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MERELY JOKING.

No Use Trying.
Brown has an idea that he can do things
that other people fall at"
lis that so2"
Eyes. He insists that no IS going to keep
diary."-Detroit Free Press.
Only N1uslng.
"Nevertheess.' said the young Roman.
"hc is all ambitious poet. He would serve
the muses. oil his lfe."
But" replied his elder. "he makcs tho
| mistake of supposing that Bacchus is one
OF tho muses"-Catholc Standard.
a Budding Mngnate.
What has become OF Johnny's engine and
his cars and his toy track?"
"The little boy next door has 'em, He
| got Johnny to agree to merge their roads
| Pittsburg Post.
Going Back.
why are the funny men always kicking
! about tho turkey hash?'
GIVE it up"
| II think it's u good thing. 1t makes tho
descent from white meat to corn beef kind
of gradual lke."--Houston Chronicle.
| AT the Play.
I'm worried about that pore actross turn
| cd out In tho snow"
"Save yer worry, ma. Tho usher tells me
the cars are stalled outside. That actor
ladys hotel is next door, but we gotter
walk two miles through the drifts.'--kan-
| sas City Journal.
just Like Them.
Hank Stubbs: al see by the papers that
Madison Square Garden is TO be done away
with"
Bige Miller: ...Jest like them city folks.
spilin' all outdoors for the sake wv gittin'
up another buildin'.''-Boston Herald
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THE HOME FOR GIRLS.

4 No bigger or more important philan-
thropic work has been done In Rich
mond or Virginia for a long time than
the definite laying of the foundations
for a home for incorrigible girls in
this State. The problem presented by
offenders of this class has long been
familiar to every judge, settlement
worker. social student and missioner
in Virginia. To release them Is sim
ply to restore them to the social body
where. under the old influences, they
are too apt to relapse into unfortunate
ways and where their example may
do incalculable harm to others. To
send them to prison is at once to de-
prive them of hope and condemn them
to the company of hardened wrong
doors. and thus. very often. to insure
their final ruin. Between the two
horns of the dilemma. 1t has been
extremely difficult for the judge to
choose. and it has long been evident
that Virginia lacked just here an i'm
OF punishment and reform.
Now. thanks to the generosity OF
philanthropic citizens of Richmond,
this great deficiency is to be supplied.
and upon it will be established home
| and industrial school for young girls
| who have fallen into the hands Of the
law 1t Is proposed to found and start
this institution entirely upon the VOL
! untary gifts of private citizens. When
this has been done, there can be no
doubt that the Legislature will pro-
vide an appropriation for its malnte-
nance and thus put it on the same
footing as the similar reformatory for
boys at Laurel. near this city.
The success of this very important
movement now seems to be fully. as
sured. Too much credit cannot easily
be given TO the men and women who
have generously given their time and
money to SO valuable purpose. They
have truly. in the words of the old
hymn, thrown out the lifeline" They
have been guided by the spirit Of the
best and most practical charity, and
have opened the door of hope to many
who more often than not, are more
sinned against than shining, and who
have simply lacked fair chance under
our present penal system.
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Some Remark. on Farn,ine.

. III n.
Editor o. The Times Dispatch:
sir.-four editorial in Wednesdays
paper about the idea OF j. y. EggIeston
70 teach farming methods In the pub
asn. and You seem to think that the
problem Is Just about already solved
Ry this bright and original idea. and
one would suppose from what Tie pa
OF the farmers sayl that the deserted
farms and lack of farm help were the
result OF Ignorance and lack OF knows
ase or the business of farming. That
state can possibly come from mislead-
ing statements and exaggerated ideas
( OF the great profits to be made on one
acre OF land which some boy has Gull
This writer is familiar with TN.
practical and the scientific side OF
farming. and nstestify3 that 1t is pro-
iitapie where conditions are favorable
as 70 production and a good market
but i would be useless for an ineXpe-
menced man 70 take up the business
Win such idea; as he sees printed In
the papers.
As 70 the real reasons why the FARMS
arc deserted, 1t would take a large
volumc.to snow the many causes, dl-
rect and indirect but I will venture TO
sum w the reasons in the statement
that thc main cause is our false ideals
can can be President of The United
States" has spoiled many a good farm
er and made Il town loafer of him
The boy has false ideals instilled into
nm, and he thinks he must make
pile OF dollars or be classed as a fall
urre, y Is but too true that many OF
our best citizens are classed as "sim-
pie old farmers, (D, and also many
e EXAMPLES fn W q deal ats h be
lowed by the young nlau. It is not
strange that the boy. and also the
Girl, have false ideals Of life
In conclusion, the word "education"I
Is a much abused term, and is now all
most meaningless, In that 1t is used
In a wrong sense to cover the whole
sum Of human knowledge including
The arts and 8handicrafts, In news
paper parlancc,'} q man Is educated to
be an engineer, a doctor, a chemist or
that he Is trainedin certain special-
| ty, or pro fessionor trade, or handi-
craft, The good old English word. an
"apprentice," Is little used these days,
when men go to school and college to
learn many things which they could
learn much better in other ways.
The boy who wants to learn farm
Ing, and cannot gosto good co!lege.t
should take an apprent iceshlp with a
ture should allow him time for study
experiment stations.
Tie few boys who graduate at the
agricultural colleges do mot become
farmers "a t. all, though they help the
other farmers BY their more or less
,s s'sS. EDMOND FoNTAINE,
charlottesville, ~ December a.
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! Lord wclbr ON 1Ncnlth

Lord Welby, WHO In an interview ca
bled eto TINS country and published on
Sunday last declares that the Initial
states relies on the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sbS " Pierpont Morgan OF the extra
ordinary powers vested In him
through the control Of the great
Ito preserve its national banking sys.
item and to maintain its credit. and
describas Morgan. in CONSEQUENCES
Thereof as the virtual and perpe t,,ai
head OF this re2ublic.8is admittedly the
ish government, and Is regarded as
such hnthyin the city5and at the Treas
airy. where he served for close upon
nifty years, DURING half of which as
M emf Ha xax tina xht hand -n4 1aa4A.A
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08
IIUGHlGS'S BLOW AT THE
INCOME TAX AMENDMENT.

The New York World sums up per-
fectly the deeper significance of Gov
ernor Hughes's rejection Of the income
tax amendment. 1t says that the
Governor has furnished to the oppo-
nents OF this measure 1.-THE one thing
they have been seelsing-a plausible
argument from a highly respectable
source" Similarly the Springfield Re
| publican declares that "Governor
| Hughes's attack will be ioyfully APP
proved by every interest III the ooun-
I try that opposes the amendment on
other grounds" The damage 10 the
amendments chances by this blow is
regarded as so heavy that one con-
Ispicuous newspaper proposes that Con-
g-ess should recall it and rcshape 1t
according TO Governor Hughcs's ideas,
The Governor states specifically that
| he favors comforting the income-taxing
| this particular amendment simply and
solely because it confers the power to
| tax sincomcs, from whatever source
derived" In these four words the
! Governor sees q great menace This
| proviso, in his view, would open the
door 10 the Federal taxation OF in
| comes derived from state and muni-
cipal bonds. and upon II he makes this
sweeping condemnation; 40 permit
isneh securities TO be the subject Of
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THE oBsERyANT pAR-AGRAPHERs

r. DITOR BOX. who recently unburdened
r his mind of pressing conviction that
- the club woman Is superficial, has had
burning sensation in his left ear ever
since.-Chicaso Tribune.
a Washingto ton physician suffered a fatal
stroke of paralysis a result of a sleigh
ing accident. Presumably the accident was
that of running across the bill while in a
state of unpreparedness for the shock
Louisville Courier journal
A Democrat is who docs not believe
In the regularity of any other Democrat. A
Republican is one who believes in the ir-
regularity of every other Ropubican-Min-
neapolis Journal.
Late reports are to the effect that Phila-
delphia will officially begin the removal
of the snow which fell IN that city on
Christmas Eve some time next week.
Charleston News and Courier.
In Indiana oven tho convicts have taken
to writing books So do they avenge their
punishment upon the public.-New York
Evening Post.
Something rather companionable about
the price of coal going up just at the time
the cold wave Observation-Disclosures News,
e
Besides, whiskey is whatever the barten-
der chooses to give you.-New York Mail.
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ter nourislcd. and, therefore. from an
increased vitality could better with
stand the attacks Of sickness and dis
case.
These two statements led the writer
to make an investigation of our health
records. The period OF time covered
In each case is from May of one year
TO November of the succeeding year
nineteen months--becanse only nine
teen months of this present two-ycar
dry period has elapsed. and the off,
cial records beyond that point are MOI
yet available. 1 have gone back to
1901 In order 70 get first a wet Pc
then dry again. as near continu-
ously and consccutiyely as possible. AS
there were no epidemlcs during tliia
tiHe. see no reason why the period
.oNersa should not be fairly representa-
tive OF the point under Investigation,
inc record. as taken from the sworn
statement OF the health officer and re-
corded In the City Auditors Office. Is
as follows, VIZ:
May 1. OF, to November 30. 'Oe 1--WE,
nineteen months). total deaths. ,iis:
May !, 'o3, to November 80, 'Oi (dry
nineteen montlisl, total deaths, 522;
May l. 'o6. 10 November 30. 'o7 (wet
Nineteen sIas m monIhs?. total deaths. $50
.ineteen months). total deaths, 535.
Those who differ with mo on the
liquor question may say this Is a mere
coincidence, but to me the facts are
significant. not to say startling. Yon
VIII observe that the two largest ne
RODS are the wet" periods. and The
two smallest are the dry" periods.
though the periods arc Internationally.
Wet and dry and as near consc.
cutive as possible. considering tho
time duration.
II occurs to me that decrease OF
IlG deaths is. considering the value @,
one pause ard should also engage one,sl
most serious attention when deciding
how to vote on the liquor question:
FRANK TALBOTT,
~ DanYille. December % n.
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Dally Queries AMI xAnSzvery
colnnn to Editor Tmss-
be
and ae Nll s
of cigarettes are cxchangcablc Tor
money or for premiums.

money or for premiums.
Negro School Tcnchers in the state, Etc
1. How many negro teachers In this
public schools OF the state?
2. Did man die In Ettrick. Va.
about nine years ngo who proved to b4
n woman when he was being pre-
pared FOR burial? Please give his name
3, How many negro teachers have
first grade certilcates7
4. How many have second and third
grades? Why IS It that no fourth
j. About $3.50.
2. We know nothing of such femi-
nine man.
4. About 700 have second grade and
about 1850 have third grade certincntes.
There are no fourth grade certificates.
Teachers OF both races can qualify
Tor emergency" certificates. ~
The Fling Ritunl.
Please tell me what the flag ritual
Is, or where can get copy Of the
positions of the flag mean. II you
can do so. plense print this for In
formation of the youths OF tho coun-
try as well as some who have reached
the scar and yellow leaf age.
a CONSTANT READER.
This does not appear in any OF our
books of games II any OF our read
ers Will send 1t to us we will forward
1t to you.
A Vuried Collection.
Please be SO good as to tell me in
your column the following:
/. What is the measure that the Vir-
ginia travelling men are about to get
against the Virginia hotel men?
2. Where is Dutch" Revcllc now,
and what does he do In the. winter?
3. What does a phone cost for resi-
dence per month in Richmond?
s.. When will the Japan Exposition
be held?
5. What date will Halleys comet be
seen dearest?
6. Is 1t unlawful TO play cards for
fun In n hotel lobby in the State of
Virginia. j. S.
l.. The Virginia travelling men are
seeking to have a bill enacted by the
next Legislature requiring hotel-kcep-
ers to conform to standard regulations
throughout tho State. These reglla
lions Include clean sheets for every
guest. fresh towels. ample water. ny
screens on the windows and improved
, general sanitary conditions In the ho-
tells.
2. Rcyeile is now In Portsmouth, Va
He will play In Richmond again next
year
8. 5000 and $500 per month.
4. April 1 to October I. 1917.
8. About May next.
6. No.
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An old-Fasl,loned Couutry ,I,idc

al UNDERSTANDINGS country Maiden.
When early birds are singing and dew is on
the grass.
listen for the carol OF the pretty country
lass.
She's on her way to milking: / know it by
And by hor cheerful ditty, which float !
upon the gale.
she is so spry and active she seems to
AS II her feet We're keeping to measure OF
her song, -
The lowing OF the cattle and the moonc or
the COW
Seem speaking in kline language ,our
friend is coming now,
Her lips are like the roses hat bloom nnon
the burn:
Her checks arc like the cherries when ~.
begin to turn.
Her eyes as black as charcoal or sloes m.
summers bring;
Her hair SO black i, slistons like CLINT OF
ravens wing,
There's no deceit about her: she never acts
Il part:
She's unsophiStlcatedt but near to Nature 8
Knows nothing OF belles-lettres or scientific
thinss
Yet she can aerye supper that's good
enough fox kings
She never heard of Homer can't conJugute
verb,
We, her biscuits are delicious and her but
ter is superb:
comfort 10 her mother. IN kitchen. with
the kline, "a
And the her lol is lowly, her mission is
divine
All! she's a real treasure, to those WHO wish
| 10 find
4 wlfN ana woman truly or good, old fash
! Toned kind, Az 5t3 81.
II WHO IN home II
L humbleait may be,
J ROC in II dwells I'm angel none, trier here
# Than she. plYAI43 EUkiTEIs,{
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But what in the world would varda-
man put In the vacuum where other
great solons carry their senatorial
courtesy?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

The ma gazine articles have not vet
fully brought out whether the Colonel
in Africa, following his White House
custom. skins 'em alive.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

How good and blessed thing it is
TO see the Interior Department. and the
forestry Service dwelling togethcr in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

Thanks to information conveyed by
member of tho family, we are able
to state authoritatively that DR.. Cook
is now either in Germany or elsewhere.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

10; the poor Temperature, says the
New York Mail Hi there, Mercurius
say we.
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The Tazewell Republican ventures
this: When the Democratic Legisla-
ture assemblies at Richmond next week
1t will not find as big surplus in tho
Treasury as was there two years ago.
The looters will not be as happy now
as they were them We make the
familiar answer 10 the Republican. II
1t knows of anybody who has been
loothg the Treasury its public duty
as good virglnian requires 1t to fur
nish names and specifications III 1t
does not know of anybody who has
been looting the Treasury, its duty to
itself REQUIRES that it refrain from
making such remarks as this.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

zelaya is a chap whose silence is
always golden.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

II Will probably be some littleatime
before that interesting indoor sport.
handing kick to Dr. Cook, loses all
popularity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

G. Pinchot seems to have no apprc-
citation whatever of the merits of, the
little word Sh-h
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

Read the message yet? It's double
header after all.
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The esteemed News Leader appears
to chide us for having failed, on a
certain occasion some months ago, to
suggest any Southern man as a likely
candidate for the presidency. we
therefore note with interest that the
News Leader in a half column of gen
eral comment, is guilty of exactly the
same oversight. our neighbours list Of
names beginning with Alexander and
Caesar and expiring with Lee and
Jackson. offers small comfort. We
assure it that we gladly sit beside
1t on the watch-tower, in fact,
we have been sitting there for
some time; but for the moment we
gather that it shares with us a con-
scientious inability to name any South
ern statesman who on the present
showing seems to have any chance of
being called AS the Democratic stand
ard bearer for 1912.
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5obstructing Sidewalks.


What is the city ordinance in regard
to the number Of feet a merchant may
use of the pavement and street IN
front OF his place Of business Tor the
display OF goods? Has he the privilege
OF receiving goods and allowing them
to lie in the street All day. to the. dis
advantage OF his n{ighbors? II he is
Violating the Ordinance, who arc the
- MERCHANT. e
Under the city ordinance a merchant
can have a display case extending not
more than feet from the building
line, provided this case Is authorized
by q special permit from the Street
the regulations fixed by that commit
tee. RI any merchant obstructs the
street beyond this point. or obstructs
any portion OF 1t without n permit.
he Is liable to arrest under the terms
OF this ordinance.
rho Name Hewitt.
Kindly tell me IL Hewitt is a French
or English name.
MISS BUSYBoDY.
This name occurs very early in Eng
familiar with its original derivation.
george Balcombc,. Etc.
|. Can you tell me the name Of the
author of a novel called George Bal
NoilDe anu lHloEHl Iue where can
secure IT?
2. Can you tell me the manner OF
the destruction OF the large steamer
Glen Cove that ran on the James River
In 1857 Some persons say she was
carried on the rocks In the river dur
ing storm, and others that she caught
on fire. RANDOLPH.
/. George Balcombe" by Nathaniel
Beverly Tucker. is in two volumes. and
is now comparatively rare. An old
lna II ,lx,v d..
is worth about $3.50.
OF whom doubtless remember the dc.
struction OF this vessel.
ain virEinin."
Please give me the rest of the poem
which have written n few lines Of.
What is the name OF this poem?
THE roses nowhere bloom so white.
The sun shines nowhere quite so
bright"
READER
This poem is called I'm Virginia.
and is now printed on postcards. which
can be had at almost any book store.
Bnsebnll Pictures.
My little boy OF five years has been
collecting the cards coming out of
cigarettes. Some one has told him "
he collects $50 he can secure a baseball
mitt. Will you kindly tell me IL this
is correct and where you must send
to get 1t? w p. s.
No: these pictures have no value.
The coupons packed In certain brands
--------------------
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MISS BuSYBODY. #
This name occurs very early in Eng
lish history. We are not. however
familiar with its original derivation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

rho Name Hewitt.
Kindly tell me II Hewitt is French
or English name.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

1t never sheets but it bore.
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A syndicate is spreading broadcast
around the country the portrait Of a
woman described as Miss Auriol Lee.
the alleged granddaughter of Robert
e. Lee we do not know who has
| made this allegation about Miss Lee,
but certainly the truth Is not In it.
There are but four grandchildren Of
Robert e. Lee. and she is not one Of
them. OF the three sons and three
daughters of the great general, four
never married. Two sons married.
General w. II. r. (Rooney") Lee and
Captain r. l.. Lee. OF Romancokc. Two
sons OF Rooney" Lee are living
Colonel r. e. Lee, OF Fairfax. and Dr..
George Boiling Lee. OF New York. Cap
tain Bob Lee has two little girls, chill
dren of tender years. There is no
room for Miss Auriol Lee among the
generals grandchildren.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

This poem Is called 'In Virginia"
and is now printed on postcards. which
can be had at almost any book store.
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Mrits Of Election.

II is on Monday that the writs for
the general election in England will
be issued by the Grown Office. The
first polls will take place on SATURDAY..
January is, and the last day for tile
roll will be on January %. Not until
hen Will the results of the great
electoral contest in Great Britain aud
ireland become known.
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"In virEinin."
Please give me the rest Of the poem
which have written few lines Of.
What is the name OF this poem?
THE roses nowhere bloom so white.
The sun shines nowhere quite so
bright"
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8. 5000 and $500 per month.
4. April / TO October I. 1917.
5. About May next.
6. No.
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"GcOrEc BalcOmbc," Etc.
l. Can you tell me the name Of the
author of a novel called George Bal
combe'' and inform me where can
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

i 1.-THE amendment can be construed aa
\ placing the borrowing capacity OF the
State and It's governmental agencies
at the mercy of tho Federal taxing
power. Bit to all these fears II seems
that there Is very simple answer.
Congress is not an extra-Inundane
and transient visitor to this country,
irresponsible except in its own entity,
dissociated from the national environ-
ment and detached from all relation
ship to or connection with the several
United States. On the contrary, Con-
gressnlen, without exception, live in
states. Not only that, 1t is these
States which have made them Con-
grcssmen and from which they. as
individuals. derive their right to sit
in Washington and WELD the Federal
taxing power. On what theory Is 1t
imaginable that they would deliber-
ately use their State-bestowed oppor-
tunity to strangle the credit of their
own States and make their exercise OF
government "a matter of Federal
gracc"2 Assuming that they had the
crazy impulse to do this, what would
happen to congressman who vcnturcd
on any such course2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

.. Rcyelle is now In Portsmouth. va.
He will play In Richmond again next
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

just Like Them.
Hank Stubbs: 81 see by the papers that
Madison Square Garden is 10 be done away
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-08

y Sir George, like most successful
Australian statesmen and politicians. is
pendent upon his salary, having been
so continuously in Office during the
last ten or fifteen years that he has
beer. unable to8carry on his practice at
Il he bnrI ss ,El 49,. - '--s
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Bige Miller: "Jest like them city folks.
spflin' all outdoors for the sake wv gttin'
nm another butldin',"-Boston Herald.