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DUST.

Dust is a good thing to mediate
upon as an antidote for too much pol
itics. After a year Of hurly-burly. OF
pyrotechnics, Of alarume and retreats
and ,of pure noise the country might
well think upon some fragment OF
reality that cannot speak. Too long
pondering upon principles, IDEALS,
measures, pointing with pride, view
ing with alarm, or the theory OF pure
democracy is calculated to upset the
best balanced mind. After all, this Is
but the machinery Of living. and the
essence and real Joy Of life is found
in simpler and less confusing things.
Elections are not ends in themselves;
they give US no keen sense Of being
alive or of Selling upon the heart OF
human existence. Government is MOTH
ing but the means Of making the earth
habitable Therefore dust, which Is
earth and man both, is Of more
Importance.
The stated mind and spirit rebel at
trying to measure destiny by electoral
votes. We get sick and tired Of Won
dering what society means. and feel
content in letting the night wind blow
on hot brows or in watching the mimic
storms of colored leaves whirlins to
the ground. unfettered by sharp frosts.
Men want to touch or taste something
to bring them back to sanity. What
good does election bring to blind
man. Can any program lead him into
the world with new eyes? The sun
shine. the dust, is what he wants. The
laughter of children. the quiet peace
of home evenings, the honest joke, the
mild speculations of friends, the grace
Of girls in new laces. the passion OF
great poetry Or the small victories in
games Of chance and skill-these are
the touchst ,nes of happiness. The kin
ship of the dust, answering Its one
immutable law Of gravity. is good
thing to remember when the inside OF
the skull seems a merry-go-round, and
there is no brass ring as prize.
Man comes from the dust; he is fed
upon the fruits Of dust, and to dust
he meIts after a trifie II animation.
All his labor is directed toward NOV
ing fragments OF dust hither and yon.
of stirring them with a pillow or pilins
them on top each other to live IN
The romance Of the body Is dust I'm
perial Caesar as dust may stop chink
in the wall. The dust endures tt
recall this In the dead calm after mad
tumuIt is not Improbable.
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COW, ELECTION ANALYSES.

.cS. has known what her place was
IN the national situation. she nos
.,aas her time: and now. IN the luz
- % that time she expects to take
n,,cs IN the councils and In the
,;sa ~ the power Of a great couh-
try" SPOKEN Of the South al A'ia".a >"
,e,e but peculiarly applicable TO N
-, ., this hour, are these words u
o,oh,b yirsinian whom the natioh
has called to its chief mas's'tA
,y,oarow Wilson. The might OF 'ne
"a ,-aar has passed, and the o'u
non.niou fulfls the dream&of her oiu
o,s tn. vision Of her youth Is
she no, regaining her full stature 40
IN. nation wrought so largely ny '"'
,,rs of her sons? For the first time
s,ncs s,un Zachary Taylor, OF ORANGE
he~an in 1856, term OF which oe''n
a.r,.d him all but few mon'hs'
v,rr,n,an is President. In the senate
18th yirginia's commission are TWO
Senator Martin is minority
leader. and with Senator Swanson VIII
undoubtedly rise to distinguished COIN
r,,...e chairmanships II to their party
;. r..,or.a control Of the body. In the
House the representatives OF the
neop,e of the Old Dominion nave al
ready. under a Democratic majorits'
achieved such eminent place that the
o,d-time leadership OF virginia III
Congress is instantly recalled Repre-
sentative Flood, now chairman OF inc
committees OF Territories. succeeds
william sulzer. Governor-eiect OF Ne"
york. as chairman OF the Comm'ttee
on Foreign Affairs Representative
ZONES. who will be the third ranking
member In point of service II
sneaker Cannon is not returned Is
already chairman of the Comm'''ee vi
Yr.,,ar Affairs. Representative Hay
:. chairman of the Committee on Mill
+ary Affairs. Representative Lamb Is
chairman of the Committee on Agri-
culture The possession of four chair
ansbins OF such eminence as these
hv one State testihes to Virginia
position in Congress. Moreover, Re-
preventative Saunders, member OF
high rank of the Committee on APP
propriations, is recognized as perhaps
the aelest parl'amentarian in the
House. having been called to the chair
by the Speaker more than any othef
member Of the House, it is said The
other representatives from Virginia
have excellent positions on important
committees
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The turning Of the tide gives the
s,uth her opportunity TO prove whether
or not her sons are uncommonly fitted
for national leadership. To a far
greater degree than any other section
the South is the home of people OF
pure AngIo-Saxon strain Now comes
the hour when they must demonstrate
whether or not they possess the Anglo
Saxon genius 70: seif-government' the
Anglo-saxon capacity for the preserv-
ing Of liberty. Are the Virginians and
South Carolinians and Texans better
fitted for statesmansflip than the sons
of Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and Call
forn1a? If SO, they of the South must
now prove their title and justify their
self-confdence. Can they reassert and
re-estabIish the primacy % the South
In the ordering OF national affairs and
in the safe guidance OF the govern
ment? The test Is at hand
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The times have changed in many
ways,
No use for bosses In these days.
There out o. date, nor rich nor poor,
Have no need for 'em any moro.
Like us ole men, they've had their day
An like US. too, were once as gay;
But progress has In searchin' found
A better way to take things round.
An So she's left the boss behind.
Hard on the beast, but not unkind.
Ole dobbin's reapin' the same fate
That falls to all when out o date.
The motor cars now hold the cup,
An will It'll somethin' else turns up:
Then they will also all have fled.
To be eclipsed by ships DER head.
We must admit you've served us nne
An praise you for 1t; but the time
Has come when you're not on a par
With the speed lightn!n' motor. car.
You must move OF the crowded road
No use to kick. that does no good;
Best way Is Jes' to do like US
Get OF the track without a fuss
Don't weep ole boss, II 'haint no use;
It Is not mean as an abuse;
You better take up your own cross
An bear 1t like we did, ole boss.
Philadelphia, Pa d. II. KEENEY.
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an&ly. and now wishes HIM well. oven
IL Il did not wish to see him reelected.


President Elect Wilson has four
months in which to decide upon the
personnel OF his Cabinet. but the polit-
teal prophets began making II for him
yesterday. Governor Wilson will take
counsel with hundreds of prominent
people from every part OF the nation
before he comes to any conclusion ~
to a single member Of his omcial ram
lily. yet the prognosticators are ut work
even now. Nothing is certain about the
Cabinet save that the South will Do
well represented in its composition In
his first Cabinet President Cleveland
had three Southerners out OF the eight
members-A X. Garland, OF Arkansas
Attorney General: John G. Carlisle. d
Kentucky, Secretary of the Treasury
and l. Q. c. Lamar. Of Mississippi. Sec
rotary of the Interior. The President
elect lets no animation Of his slate get
out until just before his INAUGURATION
SO public curiosity viii have to wait
a while. The political guessers claim
that Josephus Daniels, of North Caro-
lima, will get the post-office portfoho'
but tomorrow Senator Gore. OF OKLA
homa, will be added to the list. and the
day after Cone johnson. Of Texas. wiz
be added unto him. and the day after
McCombs, OF Arkansas, will be added
unto him. and so on. But remember
that the Cabinet maker Is the Presi-
dapf
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What OF the great popular demand"
for Roosevelt? Out Of all the host,
only Illinois, Michigan Pennsylvania
and Washington SO far stand at Arrna-
eeddon. Is that the great popular
Demand that caused Theodore Roose-
ve,s 70 wreck the Republican party
upon the shoals OF his ambition? IL
char the great popular demand" that
prevented him from subordinatiHg him
self at Chicago and from permitting
She nomination Of another than him
self or Mr.. Taft? But eixhty-nine
electoral votes for The man who imaS-
snee himself cause. who conceived
sAA. his individuality was the para.
mount issue. who Tna5ly dreamed that
he was the foreordaIned savior o
the people. The great popular do
nand'. for Roosevelt never existed bu
IN his dieor6cred Imagination. Il va,
sAe Child Of hi- imperial vanity.
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tutional amendments allowing cities to
elect their own treasurer and commits
sioners of the revenue. Just like the
counties do now.
Scratch out the word Against In two
places.
Please post
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Voice of the People

How They Deceived The PeeDse.
To The Editor Of The Ttmes-Dispasch:
Sir.II enclose herewith copy Of
what was posted prominently At the
entrance Of the voting place here to-
day. I presume that similar notices
were posted at eOry precinct through
out the State \
Blackstone.
SHALL THE PEOPLE RULE?
Re sure to ask the Judge Of election
for q ballot and vote for the consts-
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The House Is already safely Demo-
cratic the Senate Is still In donpt.
The Senate--aye, there's the rub!
Whatever its composition, the Senate
will have its ears a good deal closer
to the people than it has had before
in many a long year. La Follette's
direful prophecy has come true; tho
..u,illionadres' club" is dissolved.
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QUERIES&
ANSWERS


FsresG, Hstn.
Can you inform me what percentage
Of foreisn-mads hats Is sold In this
Ne YOU mean what DER cent OF the
hats worn in the United States are OF
foreign make the answer IL that the
best authority puts IL 1t about one
half Of 1 per cent, or one hat out OF
200. II you wish to know what per
cent Of the hats made abroad are sold
here let us know and we vii try
to find you approximate answer.
|Chssrsseurs aDa Marriage yStsees.
To what language does the term
"chiaroscuro- belong. and what does
Il mean? when the families on botn
Dispatch do you publish msrrisse no.
tice without charger c. =.
t. il Italian. The pronuncia 10 ke-
ar-o-os-ko-ro: it 10 made OF cn'aro'
clear. and oscuro. dark and - . 1rsw
tributine shadows and lights In . pic.
ture. Marriage notices are published
without charge In the soc'ety col,
umu- ~ items OF interesting socsaa
news. a charge Of cent 800, 2 wcTc as -
tee.
IPuvuaussou - Cvesea
Please give the TcE rssam a :. n1sa;
mona.
ana New orleans. and the names OF the
ten largest cislso In the world In the
order Of their pop.scssor .~rveo
In the order q tie g, e.essiSn; i y. 81
s~rAon- New York. Pcrie. Chicago
Toxic. Berlin. vienna. g. Petersbursh
Canton, Feksoe.
lvVs.s. SsiI ne what 10 the per dIeM
l. as~ssOrp and u1emberS OF the
6Srse Of delegates % vyyxinia-
SrBSCRtBER
ssx dollars On both eases.
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Advice % she vsessv.

A few friendly words to VI. WOOD
row Wilson. designated as the next
President OF the United states:
In this hour Of your triumph me
Herald would address few woros 20
you In q spirit Of the UTMOST 1a"oH-
ness and candor. no, that they may be
necessary to hold you true 90 your
purpos.. but because they may be help
ful In uptoldsng your hands
rbe election has been held with the
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william Howard Tat - the six;h
President 20 be refused reelection by
IN. people. John Adams was defeated
ey Jefferson. John Quincy Adams ~
jackson. van Buren, b. william II
HARRISON. CLEVELAND by Benjamin Har-
r,.or. and benjamin Harrison BY Cicye-
taad. difference. Within the parry as-
u-ed largely N all these reversss.
None % b. predeeesscrs defeated for
n second tern vas less dislikec than
Mr.. ras, He has scs Appealed 70 the
p,vuiar mind. He So not magnetic in
zone respects be has ben an admir-
shI. Prc<se~ns. but IN che expressive
parss. % N. stage. he ~cou'dst PVT
q over tie suffered greatly from
Sv.i cour~eie. he cpnfous5ed The tu-
A1Ai temperament win mental In
er-sa. ne v~s DELIBERATE wh>n he
sncoil have been decided: he De-
ssel wien he snevid have been de-
ubsrnse A cUsrs~oos. kindly gentle
- nA0sU1 sU0s0Asrs - eesae-
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H,p. HE, n, Phi Kappa Pal.

To the Editor Of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir-It il not matter OF much I'M
portance, but as 1t was stated in the
sketch Of Marshall to what Greek
letter fraternity he belonged. it may
not be amiss to say that Wilson u
member Of that grand Greek letter or
ganization known as the Phi Kappa
Psi. - ~ q.
Richmond.
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New Rirth Of Freeden.

Under the leadership OF woodrow
Wilson the Democratic party has won
Its greatest victory since 1920.
But this victory 10 no tawdry parti-
san triumph II il no vote Of conf
dence In tho Democratic party as a
party. It Is a mandate from the peo-
pie. and woe be unto the leaders OF
this Democracy II they falter In obe-
dience TO that mandate.
The country Is seething with pohd-
cal discomfort. in spite Of its unpar-
alleled material wealth and prosperity.
This discomfort Is confined to no par
ticular class or section. Rich and POOR
alike, children Of fortune and children
of poverty, have begun to lose faith in
the efficiency OF their government to
establish justice and promote the
greater welfare. They are not sure
where the fault hes: they are not
united as to the remedy: but this they
know-that their institutions have
been seized by privileged interests and
turned against them: that subtle n1ys-
terious forces operating unseen have
proved time after time that their power
over public affairs was greater than
the power of the people as q whole.
and they demand that their govern
ment be emancipated from this part
nership.
This Is the great work that confronfs
Woodrow Wilson and the Democratic
party-to restore popular commence
in the Institutions of the republic and
re-estabiish a government Of the peo-
pie. by the people and for the people
New York World.
n. End 81 Rep.bl1eas RsIe.
The next President OF the United
States. woodrow Wilson, Of New Jer-
eey. will go into ONCE attended by an
ample Democratic majority In the
House of Representatives and encour-
aged by the prospect of an imminent
change in the control Of the Senate.
For the drst time since lsSs-that Is 10
say. for almost twenty years-the un-
divided responsibility for legislation
and administrator Will rest upon the
Marty which stood 90 nearly right with
Grover Cleveland and went so fright
fully wrong with Bryan in the disas-
trous adventure Of 1886. The deadly
influence Of Bryan and Organism upon
Democratic fortunes and usefulness
ends with the Inauguration Of Pres-
dent wd1son-if Presdden4 Wilson 90
wills.
The be~e wish that The sun can ex-
press for the Prestdenf-e3ect. COM
parativeiy untried man facing an un-
| parallcled opportunity. IL that he may
seize upon the windpfpe Of Organism
at the very start, and with All the
strength that the stnews Of long. lean
fingers possess throttle that persaseeos
and fseal thing into eternal silence
New York sun.
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We note that baeebaIl dope" 10 A.
pcsr5ne e. usual Not even . laaa-
slide can bury the great Americas
game.
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And Tomorrow the sun will keep
on shining. little children laugh In
digestion continue 20 be the graves,
question In American Hfc.> and bills
be jsst as hard 20 meet ~ ever.
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A Free Man.

Governor Wilson was nominated oy
the general voice OF the Democratic
party of the whole country. and not oy
any interests or groups of political
managers. He has grown steadily In
the public estimation during the cam
paieu. He has .ynaintained the highest
level Of political discussion. and has
proved a comprehensive grasp OF the
complicated problems Of government,
and at the same time shown the warm.
est sympathy with all classes OF the
people and hearty accord with the high
est aspirations Of the nation HIS con.
duct as a candidate has vfnt1cated his
selection. and hts conduct as President
will atundantly Justify the peoples
Observation-Disclosures Record.
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Onthe SpuroftheMosnens
By Roy K. Moulton


The Spellb1nAefS.
A Teller came the other ntgh<.
And made . speech. Twas out Of dght
He spoke down in the old town hall;
The population. one and al.
Turned out to hear this Teller tell
'Em how to vote. lie argued Well.
He was % smooth. by Jing. that he
He grabbed the stars out Of the sky.
He waved the starry flag on high.
He said IT was up to US men
To save our country once again.
He said as how 'twouid 80 TO pot
Providin', OF course. We did not
Stick to that old and faithful craft,
The ship OF state. and vote for Taft
Another Teller came along.
We all turned out to hear his song.
He said as how the time had come
To put the bosses on the bum:
That we could put them on the blink
II we desired. quick as a wink.
He told us all would be serene:
That there would be no statecraft
mean:
That common folks would SIT their
rights.
And would not have to worry nights;
That this would be a land OF milk
And honey. and we'd all wear silk:
Wed ride in automobiles and
Enjoy all the sensations grand
Which, up to now. the rich had felt.
II we'd just vote for Roosevelt.
Along about the second day
Another TELLER came our way.
He said the tariff was crime;
That free trade was a thing sublime
He said the people everywhere
Was not a-gettin' Of their share
OF good things that this world pro-
vides;
That we was foolish, drat our hides.
For not demandin' what was ours
From them Internal money powers.
He painted q word pdcter that
Most turned q Teller Democrat
His language was 50 doggone slick
He got our goat, and got 1t quick.
He said the trusts would have to bow
II we would vote for Wilson, now.
Through all the speeches we have sat
Bull Moose. Repub. and Democrat
And judgin' by the talks we've heard.
To be alarmed Is quite absurd.
No matter how the contest goes,
It means an end of all our woes.
No matter who's elected. we
Are going to have prosperity.
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colonel Harvey need worry no longer
about che election being thrown into
the Hous~
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Perhaps the Balkan stascs mighe md
use for T. r
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The Democratic Landslide
Han to the mother:

Hats or to Old Virginia. mother OF
Presidents in general and of the Presi-
dent-elect IN observation-disclosures
Sun.
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Armaeeddon has been s3dcd 60 sh'
fstesa decisive -bUesjso 81 o. vueo2
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cars nov purchased by the middle class
family Of moderate msanA
Yet the lower price does not mean
thar the automobi bile has been cheapens0
in construction. The $1,000 macnane
Of to-day ID better than the car that
cost from three to i've times - mucn
a few years back. The car has been
improved. made more convenient ana
and simplified until 1t can
be used by women. 1t IL fast coming
to be a necessity, demanded by the
physical complexities Of modern lie.
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From The Hiekeyville Clarion.

Seth Purdy, our gentiemanly and
congenial druggist. also chest protec-
tors and false teeth to rent by day or
week (see adv. on page -. says he Is
in favor Of local option in our midst.
II the drug store would only put on a
free lunch it might be all right
Deacon Stubbs's mule Hyacinth swal-
lowed about nine rod of wire fence last
week, and now the deacon says he
can see good points sticking out all
over her.
A forty candlepower sneeze wagon
from the city fastened through our
village last Thursday and knocked
down the town hail. They let loose
a couple of snorts on the horn all
right, but the town hall didn't have
time to get out Of the way. sup
pose they will claim that was con-
tributory negligence.
Hod Peters has moved into a new
house that has got hot and cold gas,
hardwood plumbing, open floors and
southern exposure He told Rev Hud-
mutt he had bought the place on the
instalment plan. $1.00 down and rs
cents a month, and II his great-grand-
children are industrious they can at
least get the front stoop paid for.
Mrs. Ansel Hanks 10 now ready to
take In bOarders Those who are pre-
pared to be taken in will find no better
place. Mrs. Hanks serves roast beef
Sunday, cold roast beef Monday. beef
hash Tuesday. beef croquets Wednes-
day, beef stew Thursday. beef Ia
mode Friday and minced beef Satur-
day. Jelly roll every Sunday, weather
permitting
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A RoagA Path.

AS for Mr.. Wilson, he has large. X
indefinite. promises to redeem. He -
to reduce the cost OF living without
reducing the stream OF individual IN
comes He Is radically to cut down
the tariff without injuring business.
He Is to abolish trusts and restore
general competition. He IL to carry
out as a sacred pledge the radical plat
form which Mr.. Bryan made for him
a, Baltimore. Behind him VIII be
Congress az und.sciplined and hard
to lead In sane paths as that which
confronted 3fr. Cleveland He task -
difacult That he may perform II with
credit to himself ard honor to the
country Is our most sincere wish
New York Tribune
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country IN . great state OF prosperity.
panic Of 1907 has been lived down.
The country under the administrator
OF William H Taft has been bounte-
ously prosperous. Divine Providene
has blessed 1t with the greatest crops
in its history. It has gone forth and
conquered markets of the world which
1t has hitherto not enjoyed. and there
has been an expansion of American
trade abroad keeping pace with the
expansion Of American production At
home
You have been elected very largely
because a large portion of the Ameri-
can people have been led TO believe
thai the cost OF living has increased
much greater than the individual In
come. This may be true or II may not
be true.
II - now proposed to try the risky
experiment of reducing the cost OF
living by upsetting industrial com
bipations which are called trusts and
which are alleged to have enjoyed
tartn fayors used in conjunction with
other artificial means to- control COM
,nodities and expand prices.
You will take over the adminissra-
ton OF a country actually more pros
porous than at any other period OF It's
history II you leave 1t that way at
the end of your administration you
win he regarded as one Of the greatest
Presidents that ever lived.
You propose TO do great things- Your
program actually contempIates the re-
making of Industrial America. But We
trust that your program to the very
end viii include the maintenance OF the
status quo of prospersty.-New York
Herald
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q 49, a oo6 NaWaro.
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