The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-17
ROMAN JOURNALISM.

+! ana appcare but once the year 1t
was intended to be read to the public
and its title was "Annalcs Maxima"
! The editor of the paper was the
/ Pontifex MaYimus. whose duty 1t was
! to chronicle all the important events
of the year. The news was written
on white wooden tablets and was at
/ tachcd to the residences Of the clti-
| zcns.
! 1t seems strange to rs now to think
of tho Romans crowdlng around these
tablets TO get Il glance at the latest
news. However, the thirst after knowl-
edge and the curiosity OF the people
grew in such measure that the gov
| ernmcnt, the only issuer or news
papers, was forced to get out a daily,
which was known as "Acta Populi Ro-
mani Diurni"
The oldest issue Of This daily In
the birth of Christ. Here arc som.
| Of the items in this Issue:
There was Il heavy thunder storm
and the lightning split an oak al the
foot of the hills OF Veil
| III hotel at the foot OF the Hill Of
Janus there was il fight, in which the
Landlord was seriously hurt
! Sicinius punished some butchers be-
cause they sold meat which had not
| been properly Inspected.
| Ausdius, broker, fed from Rome,
| taking money with him belonging to
! other people" lie was caught and had
| 10 refund tho money.
! Tho brisand Domiphon, who va.
captured by Officer Ncvn, has been
| crucincd to-day"
[ Ail'of which goes 10 show that there
is really nothing new under tho sun.
F, AIR II j. Carpenter. one of the most
/! efficient of the Western Union Telc-
| graph operators has risen BY solid
merit 10 the position Of District Traflic
| Superintendent at Nashville, Tenn We
J lave just received a note from him in
| which he says II want 10 say that if
i Andy Jackson was born in North caro-
/ lima he is buried in Tennessee" But
Andrew Jackson was not born in North
|
| except the people VIII, place thei, trust
/ In old womcn's ejectinr In.
| truth of history for the purpose OF al
vcrt!sing their own lack of productive
| ness Andrew said himself that he
was born i'll South Carolina MY ma
tive state" as he expressed it in his
will Besides Alexander S Salley. Jr..
has proved beyond the shadow of
shade of doubt that Andy first saw
| the light in South Carolina.
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] In a private letter to the Editor Of
| The Times-Dispatch, Major Robert W.
F! Hunter writes: your article on .Bcy-
| erly Munford's Book appeals TO me
| strongly. Composed, as it was-whcn
| the hand of death was upon him-it
| isa legacy of inestimablc value to his
| people and all enduring monument 10
! his memory" It was almost worth
| dying TO have such appreciation as
| that.
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! The Colonel has jumped on Lori,ner
| again lie had TO- lie has TO make
some sort of excuse for his own I'M
| gentlcmunly conduct at Chicago when
! he dictated To his hosts the character
Of guests they should entertain. Eut
never a word has the Colonel said in
dcnunciation of The men who put M
money TO l'clp him when he was run
ming for President.
-.-.
The best thing We know about Al
lanta Is tlilt 10000 people tried to re;
into the Atlanta auditorium on sunday
and 5000 succeeded This was tho
largest audience ever gathered in AZ
ania' and the attraction was {; SER
mon from the English evangelist. Rev.
9. Campbell Morgan. Very good At
lanta needs all the evangelism il can
get.
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The Roanoke World makes prodi.,i-
Gus claims. In q late issue our con-
temporary declared itself ian alma
mater of Roanoke College That's
going some.
Good roads activity may soon be
disccrned in old Pittsylvania. accord
ing to the Pittsylvania Tribune, which
says
Our people seem to be waking up
to the great Importance of macadam
road through the county from North
TO South. The farmers coming to town
with heavy loads realize the PRESSING
need Of good roadbed; ana the
citizens Of the towns arc also eager
for the Improvement, so it Is sure TO
come III tho near future. As q start
cr In the great movement. we are told
sepator Swanson has agreed to cor
tribute $500 TO the fund for n macadam
road. If 1t comes out from Chatham in
the direction of his home"
We hope that the day is not far
distant when Pittsylvania will have
many miles Of good roads built by
the energy and enterprise of lis good
rti.ens.