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= ruGN,cIors PROSECUTOR.

Attorney General j. y. Lghtfoot. of
ToHas. is a true Texan and man The
average attorney. general Is man
FROM whom liltln is heard. but not so
in the case of Lightfoot. who has Just
written {. singing letter 10 Governor
Elect Colauitt. in which he says
II desire so say respectfully but
hrr1lH, that no policy OF yours which
runs counter TO my duty as an officer,
or which vioiates tho mandates Of thc
Law, or tho effect of which is to Grip
pic tho usefulness of this department
in the enforcement OF the law, so as to
permit special Interests 10 plumber The
people, land srabbers rob the school
children. or liquor dives and gambling
dens to destrci- homes. shall he inflicted
upon INC. either before or after your
Induction TO the Office OF Governor"
Lightfoot evidently has the right
conception Of his once fully aware OF
his duty to tho people, unwilling to ac,
The sarvilo rart Which is played by so
many who I'LL the office Of tho states
chief council. Too often tic attorney,
general is The Governors legal man
FRIDAY.
II there had heen such man as this
In tbs same Office In New York when
Theodore Roosevelt was Governor of
New York that wellknown politician
would not have held office long. 1t is
"a story which has much behind it to
verify /, that when Roosevelt was
approached as to his candidacy for the
sovernorshin, he asserted that he could
not run because he was a resident Of
Washington, and not of the State of
New York. This was proved by the
books Tho Republican political lead
ers knew IT, and they dill not know
what to dc, until some one suggested
that tho only man who could brine ac-
ton against the Governor 70 remove
him from Office would DO the attorney
general Consequently the Eepui,li-
can nominee for tho attorney general
ship was carefully selected, ana when
be went into Office tho potential case
OF the state OF New York Va. Rocac-
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! tissue. The N-r1y is said to have tho
power of causing nerve ends which
have become useless 10 resume ihcr
proper functions, BY blending with this
ray yrowtbs which seem To have
ceased may lie made 10 begin all over
again,
II is asserted by this Chicago patron
saint of short men that what mny he
/ done for the Growth Of a nerve. may
be done for the growth of an orsan-
ism II this ray can only b. isola ted
aud detached from the tangible uni
verse Of forces" the short man will
shoot upward into Il height common
auratc with his hearts desire. No
longer will he havo 10 diet on indi-
foods. lis limbs Will not have to DO
stretched, his tender cartridges will
not have to he strained. lie will not
have 10 shuttle around in specially
made shoes, navigating somewhat after
the fashion Of q female cncaacd in a
hobblc skirt. All lie will have TO do
will he to baal< in the ray ~ few times
and thou he will be able 10 drink a
cocktail off the head OF any man
he desires 10 tower above
But what OF tho tail man. he will
become taller. Shall we have a sky
scrarer race? The habtations Of men
viii have to he RACED and romoulded
nearer The tall mans desire This.
however. is wandering ovcr into the
aim of pragmatism When the ray
is found, we shall discuss tho matter
at lcnEth
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THE RACES IN ruE nrsrn,cr.

Representative Frank Clark, OF
Florida, has introduced n bill i'm Tho
House at Washington providing for
the separation Of the races in public
conveyanccs in tho District OF Colum-
bia. 1t is provided in til, bill mat
within four months after its massage
all companies operating cars. vessels
or other vehicles I'm the District shall
provide separate and distinct accom-.
modations for the conveyance Of white
and negro passengers. II provides,
further that all street cars aud other
public convcyanccs must have separate
compartments for whites and blacks,
The accommodations for negroes 10 tc
as good MS those for the white people.
Mr.. Clark claims that he has intro
duccd his bill lin Justice to both the
whites and the negroes" lie believes
hat It's passage would remove friction
between tho whites and nlacka. rho
hill appears to have uecn drawn with
due regard to tho legal rights of tho
negro. and We do not 500 how IL can
be attacked under any OF the Const,.
tutionul Amendments. In our opinion.
however, it would place n very con
siderable burden on tho TRANSPORTATION
companies, requiring them practically
TO double their equipment for tho per-
formanco OF the same service. In Rich
mond and in other towns of the couu
try tho plan has been adopted. and has
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DOORS SHUT IN FACE
OF PRINCESS LOUISE

acuiar class of tho French neople who
constitute the bulk Of The lnonarchical
Laftics in France. namely. the RonaIt
1ath2lics In Beiginm. the ariatocracy,
tho indigp!ty which thcy claim has
neen placed upon the Pope by the
prince and princess TINT they talk oc
sub1ectitS Victor Napoleon and Glen.
cntinc 10 social boycott when they
return TO take up their residence at
Brussels. The prince, by going 10
none To stay with The King and Queen.
OF Italy, has forfeited the sy,npatilies
OF a large PROPORTION Of tho a,iti-
irpubiican element in France. withou,
any corresncndins gain, and without
cause of the French government.
In one respect tho visit Of Prlncca,
Clcmentinc 10 the ouirinai must have
been rather awkward. for she was ons
of the princcsscs who rejected the OF
icrs Of merrlnSc by the present King
OF italy, then merely Crown Prince
In fact, the rejection was SO lacking
III ronoideratiop that the princa
brought his, visit To tho court OF Brus.
aeis to IN 29rapt, close. and left at q
Tended. princess Clementino'e retcc-
lion of The prince was based more
thnn anything ciac upon the difference
between hnr own lofty stature aud tho.
hrcvity of that of the present ruler Of
Italy.
mere Is no truth whatever III the
statements which h1vo boon printed
10 the effect that Princess Clcmentino
has been notified bH the French gov
ernucnt that OWING 10 her marriage
to Prince Victor Napoleon she will
hcncctorth be compelled tn aba ndon her
visits To Paris and to the South OF
Franco. ana that shc will no longer
be welcome on French soil
The law. OF exile. in forco againat
the FTcnuh prctcnders does not OK
tend tn their wives Tho now Wild
owed comtessc dc Paris. during tho
lifetime or her husband was SLOWED
TO como and 70 in France IA sl,e
listed. though he was b3nishcd from
French tcrritorT. Tho Duchess Of Or
leans wife of tho royalist prctcndcr.
nnd who Is a member OF the imperial
house Of Iiapshurs, makes frequent
and prolonged stays In Paris where
she receives the homage. of the wo-
men of the monarcliicaI PARTY and
holds receptions OF her husband's adj
horcnts, with no interference what.
Soevor on Tho mart OF the French gov
crnment There Is therefore, not thu
siiShteat reason why Princess Glenn
entine should he called upon to share
her husbands banishment: all the less
aa his party is Of such inNnitesimal
Importance compared 10 that of the
Duke Of Orleans.
Copyright. 1911, by the Brentwood
I1 'r.F CoIDpaOyD .N
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4 DLAck EYE ron rEonAcr.

Tho New York TrGun" is entirely
tom OF pccnage by which tnc contract
or3 i'll Alabama have sought TO hold
mon in slavery. and VIC invariably re
Joicc when tho Courts como to tho re
lief If those who arc not able for any
reason to take care Of themselves we
should favor heartily Tho rcheal OF all
la Dor contract laws, but wc arc in
clincd 10 tho opinion that this would
not ne 10 tho advantage of very
largo number Of the colorc,l farm In
horcrs IN the South There nave hccn.
unqncStionably many abuses under tho
contract system. but it has not worked
10 tho disadvantage oi the negro
workers on the plantations speaking
generally, indeed, it has afforded them
protection from absolute suffering for
lie harest necessities of lifo in many
bases. But, just the same. thc eys-
ten should go and will 60.
The decisiou OF The United states
Supreme Court last week in tic Ala
hama case has hAed tho unconstitu
tionality Of such laws and II is assun-
cd that the several states which have
passed laws OF the subject will rc-
peal thcm in which event Tho negro
farm iahorer will bc compelled 10 kn
his chances with tho rcst. We are
willing. hut there is ono point wo
should like 10 emphasise for the in
formation Of Tho Tribune rho hrs,
prosecution for pncnave was brought
in tho Circu,; Court of South Carolinn.
III Anderson County about ten ycara
ago under tho Instructions Of the pre
siding Judge certai in negroes laboring
under contracts had been cruelty treat.
Cd. ana the information OF their un
harry estate having been brought, tn
the attention Of the Judge. he tirec ted
the grand fury 10 make a thorough
'nvesugation OF the matter. This wa a
| done. the contractors were indicted
tried and punished That was long he
fore recourse was had to any Of tho
Federal Courts which proved, as we
haVe aiways held that the states
should lie strong enough ard just
enough 10 protect the interests Of all
their own people without invoking
Federal aid
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MAKING SHORT MEN TALL.

Little men VIII nnd much pleasant
food for thought in Inc news
from Chicago that :hor, man
can be made tail, to order. y Chicago
scientist says that there is "rayi'
drifting around somewhere in the uni
verse witch, 81 found and utilized will
make short men long. The ray i.
something like the ultra N,ray. which
latter contains force that has dis.
iinct effect on the growth OF nerve
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COR JAMES SMITH. M, colNc.

GOT JAMES SMITH, vi, GOING.
When DR.. Woodrow Wilson reached
Jersey City last Wednesday night to
trim the feathers of James Smith he
was met at the railroad station by
Joseph r. Tumuity; &c, some persons
do not believe that there Is anything
IL = name. The patronymc OF the
chairman of the committee in this
case Indicated, in a sense, tho char
actcr OF the meeting. The hall was
packed. every foot OF available
space" being occupied ami when tho
school tcachcr-this academic strip
ling who beat tho enemy 10 a FRAGILE
and led tho Democratic party to vic
tory--entercd the hall, tho crowd rosc
mp and chcercd "our next President"
Tor several minutes and until they
could cheer no more and when the
dominic turned to MARITIME and ex-
claimed. 81 appeal to you, AIR. MARITIME:
under no circumstances withdraw"
there was another tulnultuous demon
stration.
Or. Wilson was at his best; he is
always at his best. lie did not say
anything against Mr., Smith, person
ally-hc had said that before. when
he showed that Mr.. Smith had not
kept faith win himso,r. h,t he 49,
nIcrcd AR Smi,b o,.or a..
he declared that the people of New
Jersey want Representatives in the
United s;ates senate ,.,, ,.;,,
sent ,hom and ~, ~
and interests win vhiob h. :,
ciatcd and OF which bo won,d ha ~
Instrument. he smoke or N. r,,s,, &c
tho intcrest1r Ia tho l,or,r,,,o
camp. He could 500 tho,, s,,n,,,.
with their bacsaro all nno,.ad ,,d
ready TO move ovn, .,,,n,. ,bo ,,o,,,>,.,
not for tho bene,lt Of tho reonIo ~, ,or
their own purposes and bo ,..r,od
his audience against, tho s,omncdc MOI
as we understand. thut he von,d donv
political suIyation In .n,. nc no 50,
Ing. but thai, he would keen ,hcr,
under tho careful insncctton ., ~,
elders until ,hey bnyo shown rr,,i,s
meet for repentance.
wc sno,,J ~,
All o,.o, ~, H.. IA;
IN oor,r, ~
tho n,r,, ~,
or, i, ~ ,.,;
Know an ~, -
| on,,,,,. 49,,
! ~,
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SUMNER Am LODGE.

[ ~ 'iHNccS UP IN BOSTON arc Cels-
! bratinE tho centenary of Charles SUM-
ner There was % great gathering TT
raneuil Hall las, Thursday evening
and tho local newspapers have hccn
hllcd with what the speakers said
about the old rascal ono OF the prin-
cipal events OF whose life was that 10
Was licked by Preston Brooks. OF South
Carolina for his studied insults 10
Senator Butler who could not dcfcud
nimsclf AIR. sumner WAS a very active
worker in tho cause Of Reconstruct
tion ana was jim large degree rcspcn-
Government FOR The suppro ssiun OF the
{ South. lie believed that the Southern
| states committed suicide when thny
! withdrew from the Union, and, there
| fore, lie wished To punish them b.
making their white people aubSorvient
trying 10 accomplish his purposes OF
| revenge. But this is another story
, What VIC are interested in now. par
| ticuiarly is the contrast which Tue
| speakers M the Fancull Hall meeting
drew between Cabot Lodso and AR
preacher. another wa. n professor :
! and tho third was Alhert Enoch Pills
| bury, former encouragement OF
Massachusetts. who WAS very savigrous
against Mr.. Lodge. lie asked all sorts
of questions, of which this is y sample
| Can you conceive of sumner cgging
on his conntrymen TO policy OF mill
! tary conquest and foreign domiuion?"
| II Lodge were not tarrcd with tho
Same stick, if he had not insisted upon
carrying out Tho sumner policy to-
| wards tho South by urging the passa 81
of Force ELL, ho could answer: Yes,
| and worse. sumner, aud he II said 10
his everlasting Slishonor, exhausted all
his power aud authority in cgEing OH
tary conquest Of the South, but TO THO
after aud absolute ruin of tho states
which had sought separation from the
liniolt and did his worst to place tho
white people uf these States under nc
dominion OF The negro. In his way,
anu lpliS aliCi sNHHlurI, i.ouEc 'ii'Ft ~
do tho same thing. They arc Of q
feather, so far as this particular tang
is concerned but, measured by SUM
Nor We should say that Lodge Is ~
better ana higher man, though a m.,.l
it would he a misfortune FOR Massa-
chusc,,s 10 continue in tho United
states senate. Hereafter, in seeking
contrasts for Lodge, IT is hoped that
the Yankees will pass by Sumner
Why not take senator lIoar? lie livec
long enough 10 realize that tho Recon
gsrurtlon policy adopted through III,
efforts Of sumner WAS 81 great niistakc
Tor both races in tho South and for al
parts Of the country. There ara iini"s
when some Of the dcnd should no; ht
disturbed Besides, il is bad io:n IL
, turn wake into political meeting
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intent is clear. the Issue is clear; bu,
the defense will scok TO innu-
cncc the judicial mind. Every tech
nicaiity that may hc cXtrica,cd FROM
tho endless Jungle of decisions from,
the earliest time to the present Will
he brought into play, No ono can rrc
dict what tho decision of tho Court will
be. hut it will not be strange IL upon
tho definition Of tho tl,rco words.
trade restraint ana "monopoIlac.'
shall hang the verdict in an epoch.
making case.
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aNp Nor ) wonp FROM p,scuor.

Wherc arc Clifford and Amos? What
arc they dping? How does it happen
thai they have allowed John. lays
hammond TO organize 100000
rompany To control tho electric power
Of tho Yosemite? Not only has he done
this but. according To the Christian
Science Monitor, nc intends TO absorb
two other power companies. one OF
which already bclonga to him and the
other Is controlled lay q rich timber
man Of Maine And here wo sit in Tie
eiiete East allowing such things TO
take place without SO much as a pro-
tcst from The Pinchote. II is terrible
With the aid Of Governor Johnson.
tho Pinchot brothers might no able 10
have law passed making il misde-
meanor for anybody in California 10
take their power and lights from this
graGpinS concern
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We'll. he so, tho man. all right.

ponver's Real Estate Exchange has
adopted motto for Colorado that is
very well put--"Thc greatest business
asset Of great Commonwealth is lust
governments spccial privileges to none.
equal opportunities to all" And this
was Tho sentiment the members of the
same organization drank. standing, on
New Years Eve: Colorado shall be
the ideal Commonwealth In govern
meni, as 1T is in climate ana resourccs.r
That Is fine sentiment ond ono which
might be adopted appropriately In
other States--ii Virginia. for instance.
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$4,000. is tackled on to this oxpendl-
'ure. IL makes a totnl Of ss5,s7a.7To-
enough to bus Q million acres of tho
best farm land in south Caroline.
These ligurcs show that the value OF
raising such products at homo cannot
DC oyerestima,cei. Why send out of the
state what ought to be kept liz IL?
Why waste, when there Is no need to
wns.op
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purinS the first American occupa ton
OF cuba. John L Messenger, volunteer
soldier from Iudiann, allowed himself
to bc bitten by yellow fever mosquitoes
in order TO demonstrate the correctness
OF tho theory that this fever Is COM
municatcd by the mosquito. We do
not know exactly what has happened
TO Private Messenger since that time.
hut 1t is evident that the theory mus,
nave been demonstrated through him,
as tho Honce OF Representatives AT
washington on lriduy granted him a
pension Of Sc the month. Tile Senate
h"d placed his pension at SIPS tho
month hut ,he House cut down this
amount to f7o We are very clad. IN
lhc circumstances, that all the Amcri.
can soldiers in Cuba We're not selected
TO prove the mosquito theory.
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Violation OF the principles OF m,,,tarv
distinction through dress.

NtStifctioh through ur6sS.
Two Tivcru.
What is tho length OF the AIisslssippi
hiVer from It's source to mouth, and
mat OF the Missouri from its source
alppt? ~
fsom a boz in Minnesota in whicl,
N = Mifsisaippi has its rise to iin
mouth IN the Gulf of Mexico tho
ienEth Is 2.dl6 miles, and the Missouri
rom hcadwartcrs at Jefferson, iii tho
no Miasissippi is 2,aos mites
wes. Point.
,y In order 10. Fet an appointment Ia
West Point Academy must the i,oy
mayo "a pull az it Is called j. q.
hoy must make application and
then undergo a competitive exanina-
ton. Under those conditions 10 null"
would hardly avail.
Music Tcncrer.
woman who is a music teacher
and has no other means of support
loses her mother by death Would
she, II she continued 10 practice at
the piano or give lessons. be charged
with lack of proper feeling for her dc.
'Ssed nareht! NJ. 7.
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I'rIrOppr,

PrIsoncr.
What timo is taken off q prisoners
term In tho COMMENTARIES of California
Tor good behavior? a. u.
The modo &c reckoning credits Is an
follows: First ycar, two months. sec
cnd wear. two months: third year. four
months: fourth year. four months:
NTH year. hvo months. and five months
Tor. every year following. Tho prisoner
under tenycar sentence can make
three years and six months good time
consequently nc viii havn TO serve
but aiN years and six months
ucts.
4 bet. hat he has not IS. b, who
mas lust that amount, puts It MP 4
contends that lie wiug. because after
had put Up all the money he had. no
did not have So. Is \ right IN his
That IS iii tho nature Of catch.
PEI. which. Ike bet on "suro
thing. has no standing.
Bru,,ard.
What is Tic origin of tha prasssrd
or band OF mourning worn on the
II comes from custom in armies, a
long time ago. of permitting those
wipo wished TO displas- II sign or
mourning. which in no WHY could bo
expressed on military rarh without
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welt was never dockctcd.
More Lishtfoo.s nrc needed in tho
United States.
a p,Y rowN,s nErIr,r.

rhe Halifax Gazette points out that
since South Boston will have to do
without it's dispensary revenue, there
VIII havo to be general retrcnchmcnt
in the finances of that town At "a rc-
cent meeting of the town council 1t
was decided that u policy OF economy
VIII have to be tho course pursued by
The city 1t was found that the present
ratio of expenditures exceeded tho
amount annually paid Into the town
treasury.
Therefore. tho heads of some on
Gals were chopped off ana the salaries
OF others scaled Street ana sidewall.
extension and improvements will be
halted Tor tho present.
On this situation the Gazette poet
sings:
Now. Mr., Goody citizen.
You who voted dry"
We look to you for guidance.
Shall We swim or die?
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According 10 the Grayson Gazette.
Judge e. ". Saunders received this lot
ter in the last congressional campaign:
For you own good VIC advise you 10
withdraw from the race VIC know the
sentiments OF tho people. Barhecucs
are no good excursions no good We
want man for our next congressman
and mean 10 have him.
Yours very Truloy
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THE REST N IRIS u,sronr.

Much satisfaction viii bc felt in this
city over the statement made by the
City Council Committee IN Finance
through Chairman II, Il, Pollard, Jr,
,hst tho present financial condition or
Richmond is the best III its history.
The figures given out ccnvincinciy cs-
tahlish the commanding position which
this city holds both III Virginia and tho
South
With tho assets OF tho city showing
an excess of Ss,5Ga,osS over all liahili-
ties. with an estin,atc ted income for lall
of S2.a6a,25o. Richmond is shown to he
in a most satisfactory financial condi-
zion. Moreover, tho fact that. il has
arc Of tho lowest lax rates among
elites of its size ana condition furnishes
striking evidence of the superior stand.
ms OF Richmond.
Atlanta suffers severely when COM
pared with Richmond in the matter OF
city tax rate, as we'll as in other
things For 1902 there was a total ,aN
rate Of S235 in Atlanta. while the to-
Vol IAN tHtc LOT ItlCHlnonu WIS but Sl.,J.
Tho total tax here, therefore, amounts
to 90 cents on the Slo0 OF value less
than the total rate in tho Georgia city.
Worcester massachusetts is tho only
city in Richmond's class heard from
which has lower rate than this city.
the tax rate there being sl.el, II
cents less. Tho rate in Grand Rapids
Is Sl.aS; in Louisville, s2.G6 in Buffalo,
s2.la; in Denver. $3.50; in san Fran
cisco, 81; in Birmingham, Sa.So
The total property values in Rich
mond arc: Real estate. S1oI,7s1.is3.
;Hclutling All real estate exempt from
Taxation; personal property, s55,Ssc,Scs;
grand total, Sl6s.6ls,oOl
The detailed statement made by tho
CITY Council COMMITTEES on Finance is
tic best advertisement which Rich
mond can advance. II will servo as an
unanswerahlo argument In favor Of
tho assertion that. hy Sane and con
SENTATIVE methods. Richmond has cn-
trrnched itself in Il leading position
NJ the commercial aud financial world
in such way as 10 assure il of Il still
tairrr future,
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INC word now comes that Congress
man Jones Will soon declare himself
rs a candidate Tor United states Sen
'tor IN opposition 10 Senator Martin.
iS'it how conc? We though, no had
already declared himself as a candi-
date. and that we were lingering SUI
perilnous." so to say. because we wcrc
not breaking our nccks in not saving
whether NO were Tor him or against
nm. As we understood. Mr. Jones is
Of age aud fun grown. and Tiers is no
reason why he should not run for Sen
alor or for anything clse he wants. as
tho spirit may move him. but Mr. Jones
must speak for himself. and not
through others. who apparently have
re authority 10 speak for him.
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Says tho Orange Observer:
Tho automobile output for The past
year was enormous. but no ono can
tel what the consequent graveyard in
put has been"
There's more truth than humor In
that.
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Listen to the soothsayer in South
Richmond, the Manchester Bee. fore
telling the doom of Democracy and the
rise of Caius Bascom slemp:
I'VE are fully satisfied that the mkt
Governor Of Virginia will he n Eepnh,
lican--prooahly Rascom Siemp, ana
when Governor Mann's term expires he
VIII be known in history as-the las,
OF the Democrats. The last of the op-
pressors. at whose retirement tnnra
will he no grand acclaim
This Io'Sss like &. gentle hint that in
the midst of life. the Democrats arc in
death.