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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
WELCOME STUDENTS
RICHMOND COLLEGE
ADDRESSES OF GOVERNOR. MAYOR
AND OTHERS EXTEND GREET
INGs AND ADVICE.
ATTENDANCE OVER 400
RECORD-BREAKIN OPENING OF
THE LAST YEAR IN PRESENT
QUARTERs--INCID OFF
PLEASANT EVENING.
ATTENDANCE OVER 400

With welcoming addresses peaming
with cordially and teeming with
sound advice to cheer and inspire It's
student body to higher ideals, Rich
mond college last night formally In
augurated its eIghty-frst session
under auspiclous circumstances
The year begun yesterday is notable
for two prominent facts: First, with
over 400 students present from ff-
teen States, all attendance records of
the college are broken. Second, II
will be the last year in the present
building, for next year the college
will be domiciied In its handsome
new home at Westhampton, with on
of the best equipped plants and
located on the prettiest college site
in America
Many Cordial Welcomes.
Governor William Hodges Mann
welcomed the students to Virginia.
Lieutenant Governor EiIysop, who Is
chairman OF the board OF trustees,
greeted them on behNf of the col
lege; Mayor George c. Ainslie turned
over to them the keys of Richmond;
Rev. Lloyd T. Wilson. pastor of
Grace-Street Baptist church, well
coined them TO the f35 churches Of
the city. and Ellis c. Primm extended
the right hand Of fellowship on be-
half of the college Y. NJ. G. A. All of
the addresses were brief. but happily
conceived and as happily delivered.
and yet fraught with helpful inspir-
Ing precept.
The faculty occupied seats on the
rostrum 3f the chapel with the speak
ers, and President +. Va Boatwrigh
did the honors, taking occasion, in
Introducing Lieutenant Governor
Eiiyson. TO interject few words of
warm welcome on his own behalf 10
old and new students alike.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
DISCUSS Rond I~s,Ie.

The people of Swansburo" win meet
at Weatherford Baptist church Fri
day night TO discuss the question OF
4 bond Issue for the purpose of re-
2habilitating the public schools of that
district
The principle speakers Will be
Richard Evelyn byrd, Rev, w. G. Sale.
DR.. Loving and Rev. Mr.. Firth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
Revival at Central.

The revival al Central Methodist
church, which started SUNDAY night
Is proving most popular, me con
gregation last night. NOTWITHSTANDING
The weather. was large and en-
,husiasttc. The revival will continue
all week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25

Mme.Calvert

Prima Donna Soprano,
will sing daily In Ex-
position Hall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
TO SELL LIQUOR
At FAIR GROUn0s

Continued from First PaSe,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
TON AN INNOVATION FROM PARIS

need syliogism in this fight. II we
go out man fashion and try to get
votes without apologizing or trying to
defend ourselves and without attack
ing anybody else we will win
Nadsworth, nothing daunted by
Hedges breezy arrival, gave OUT n
statement praising all the other cam
aloates, announcing that he would
support any nominee of the conyen-
tiah'- and asserting thar ne would ne
very much to be the nominee him
u merritt speaker of the assembly.
eaihe TO saratoga from ALBANY This
evening. and did lot Of hard u,ar,s
for Wadsworth -. :
Midnight Merritt admitted thar
ne hadn't the slightest idea whetber a.
no. Nadsworth had a majority of the
yes IN the convention. but that he
had. .idt ne
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
Mayor Ainsiis Happy,

MAYOR Atnsife. who is an alumnus of
richmond college, was very happy in
mis- remarks. Ii hadn't been so long
ago, he said, when he sat out there
as a student and heard old men make
prosaic speeches on occasions like
these. 1t seemed this time that that
younger speakers had been chosen
tand the wave of his hand took in
the governor and the lieutenant gov
ernor), but anyhow the wheels of fate
had so reyolyed that he had now a
chance to get back at 'em for some
OF the things they had perpetrated on
him, Then he proceeded TO tell the
students what really great city, his
toricaliy and commercially. he was
welcoming them students TO. and then
be closed with the advice to all the
students TO become college boosters
from the start-to boost the college
and everything connected with il. and
especially not to forget to boost the
athletic representatives OF the college
when they wer iosing--that was the
time they needed the boosting.
The doors of the churches OF Rich
mcnd Rev Lloyd T. Wilson OPEN
ed wide and babe the students enter.
urging them not to neglect their re-
ligious duties at the beginning of this
important epoch utheir lives
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
MACE GAY BAND
Congress
of Air Craft

Balloon Sensations.
Unrivalled Aeronauts.
IL Parachute Drops from
One Balloon by 2 Men.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
Harry Henry

Will sing to beat the
band every day in
front of the grand
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
HUeHEs lEAD|NG IN
VOTE FOR SENATOR

CONTINUED from First Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
TAFT PREDICTS A
SWEEPING v|CTORI

: Continued from Ffrst &C.,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25

United States Cavalry Troops.
Expert Marching, Riding, etc.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
WANT C|NDERS FOR
sOUTHS|OE STREETS
JONES SAYS he.
WILL SEE THAT SMOOTH
-4-.. STREETS CONE LATEK,

There Is howl going up among
the neople of the southsIde for bet
ter streets.
And they are gong to get IT,
said Councilman Carter Jones 4a-st
night
What We want is a lot OF cinas 's
for temporary improvements. and re-
lief. There are number OF SRI,
streets, and some Of the pataiiet
streets too, which need something
Nv people are after me. ana must
give them what they want.
.On mos, of the cross streets
etnders will do for the present, oat
later | will ask the council TO give
us smooth payemen's.
"lnspector Beck said On the "trip
with the grounds and buildings com
rnittee that this would be GOOD place
TO have the smooth paving. ana tnst
II would be fine 10 take Try at ths
hituiithic, which so many of the coun-
ciimen want.
I've don't care what we get, so
long as ii is smooth paving
Mr.. Jones viii bring mp his PROPOSE
ZION al an early meeting of the eouh-
ell.
Want Annexation.
Most Of the citizens of s~ansnoro
favor the annexation OF that secuon
to Richmond. While Richmond mas
not considered this proposition enu
all, no, for q long time 10 come. still
the people of this suburb OF the
southside may live in hopes. The
Manchesterites remember when the
neople of Swansborn declined 10 al
fsltate with them In an annexatfo"
scheme. and they themselves are IN
no hurry TO take in those who wish
Few- to
At any rate II viii be long time
fefore the city council or the mem-
beers OF the legislature from Ricn-
mond ask for further annexation.
and those in Swanshoro who do NOT
wish TO come in, may rest In peace
for long time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25


Though much OF his address was
| in facetious vein and he kept his
audience amused with the many good
stories he told, Governor Mann sought
| TO instii in the minds Of the young
| men who heard him some practical.
helpful lesNns to take with them in
their college career. He defined a yir-
ginian as either one who was born in
the State or who had sense enough to
come to 1t later in life. and of course
neither class needed a welcome from
him; to those from other States he
extended welcome, and he hoped
they would decide, after graduation, TO
become citizens of this great Com
monweaith. His definition OF educa-
| ton was taking hold OF your en-
xirenmenis and making them your
servants in your plan or life Every
! man. he said, should have a plan Of
life and after he had adopted it, make
every lick count He outlined briefly
some or the essentials OF good citi-
zenship and successful life, and the
unvarying rule of success he pre-
| nounced to be self denial and self
denial meant trampling under foot
every appetite and every desire that
stands In the way Of making SER
wants of environments. Ii required
courage. he declared. but the man
who didn't have courage would never
amount to anything in the scheme OF
life. Ii they had the courage to prac.
tice self-deniai and would make a plan
OF life. the college would do Its part
| in making them educated, Christian.
citizens, symmetrical, weil-rounded
men, who could face the world four
square.
Reception Follows.
The speakers were given the closest
attention by the students and the
sriends Of the institution who assem-
bied to witness the exercises and as
each was introduced by President
| f3oatwrisht ne Was greeted with the
regulation college "rah-rah" as a send
on. The glee club rendered mum
Der BIZ college sotiEa IN excellent voice
during the evening. and at the con
ciusion Of the speech making the stu
dents and their friends repaired to the
upper Aall where an Informal recap
tion was rendered the new students
by the Y. NJ. c. A. and delightful re-
| freshments served.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25

Herschon Russian Dancers.
Marvellous Siberian Troupe.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
See HARDY

Hassen Ben Ali Arab Troupe.
Worlds Famous Acrobatic Act.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25
Day
Fireworks

Latest
Japanese Novelty.
Wonderful and Amusing,
Beautiful and Grotesque.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-25

A Bomb explodes high
In the air, dropping
the daring aeronaut
with his parachute.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
Eleetneaa of Rumor.

The phenomena of rumor-its mys-
terious origin and marvellous spread
SO impressed the ancient Greeks that
they made Of 1t deity. Phoeme. to
whom affairs were raised. This deity,
however, was not so completely per.
sonified as the later Roman Fama,
but considered rather as a divine
voice-the vox Del. as Grote puts It.
passing into the vox populi. The
classic case is the news of the Greek
victory over the Persians at Plataea.
In Boeotia, which "Phoeme" was said
to have communicated to the Greeks
as they went into action at Mycale,
on the other side Of the Aegean. a
few hours later. although there was
no telegraphy in b. c. 40. Grote
compares Michelet's account OF the
storming Of the Bastille. which more
than once emphasizes the fact tina,
nobody proposed 1.-THE whole popu
lace seemed simultaneously inspired.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
WHO SENT THEM7

4 food sufferer was recently pre-.
sented with bundle of clothing
and the following is what he wrote
the lady whose name he found in the
bundle:
The committy man Civ me
other things wat he called
a pare of pants. and 'twould make me
pant some to ware EN-. found your
name and where you live on one OF
the pokits. My wife LATED so when
shode EN- to her that thot she
wood have conipshun fit. She wants
to no if there lives and brethes a man
who has legs no bigger than that.
She sed If there was he Orter be TAX
en- up for vagrancy for havin no Wis
ible means of support. cOuldent
get EN- on my Oldest boy. so used
EN- for gun cases. If you hav another
pare to spare. my wife would like
to get EN- to hang up by the side oil
the fireplace to keep the tongs in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
WHAT A HERO IS.

The Pensacola Journal has had a
Hero Contest. Here are few sam
ples of contributions to that depart
ment:
A hero is a man who can support
wife and nine children on dollar
day and still cheer the campaign
speakers. r. ). n.
A hero :, man who willingly
seeks the society of a proud father
new baby. II. w.
4 hero is man vino asks his wife
to be allowed TO go with her to a lee
ture on Ibsen and who says after
wards that he had very pleasant
evening J. +. II.
A hero is a man who can fall over
the cat on the cellar stairs and then
apologize to the cat for stepping on
it's tail. w. T.
A hero is a man who stays al
home and takes in washing SO his
wife can 60 to her literary clubs.
A. j. l..
4 hero is a man who sits next to
some body who has seen the show be-
fore when the company was better.
E. S.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
ADVICE TO SWEET
GIRL GRADUATES.

In your graduation essay give the
world all the advice you can think
of. because it will probably be the
last chance you will get.
BE sure and keep your diploma. 1t
may come in handy later in lite to
roll up and use as rat.
Don't forget to send Uncle Eben
an invitation to the exercises. especi.
|a!ly if Uncle Eben owns a Nevada
silver mine or a block OF stock in the
steel trust.
Accept all the books that are sent
you as they are always useful to hold
up windows and put on dining room
chairs for small relatives to sit upon.
Always remember your class motto
and the year in which you are grad
uated, because some day you may be
called TO respond to a toast at the
alumni banquet and ii would be en-
harrassing to have forgotten the de.
tails Pensacola Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
WORK DOES IT.

One of the recent magazines tell:
OF the life OF young man who Il
now supporting himself and 4Amil!
and doing it we'll, by giving lectures
Oh the literature OF Shakespeare, al
though he is blind and has lost both
of his hands.
When he was a very young NAL
he was engaged in mining. An un-
fortunate blast, set of TOO soon,
robbed him instantly of both eyes
ard both hands.
Ordinarily a young man thus Grip
pied would surrender all hope Uf
making anything OF himself, and
would become charge on public
charity Not so lais young miner.
When he recovered sufficiently TO
leave the hospital, he began to study,
and he studied TO some purpose. He
is now a lecturer whose services are
in demand.
Incidents OF the kind are not SO
common that they can be passed over
in silence, but the value OF men
tiOning this particular case is the en-
it gives, or ought TO
give, TO all young men who are just
starting out in life.
Many a young .ellow thinks he is
getting much the worst of ii in the
battle of life. Ii his father is not
!. man OF means, ii he has not had
The opportunity OF securing an edu-
alton. if he is compelled TO work for
ow wages. he regards his handicaps
,s insurmountable and instead o:
his disabilities, succumbs
c them and advances no further.
Here, however. was young fellow
Who not only had the handicap Of
poverty and the lack OF education,
tut the lack of eyes to see and hands
Q work, yet he has made good.
The lesson for every young fellow |
S that it makes no difference how |
much he is handicapped by outward
circumstances and conditions, he may
overcome them all. if he will get |
Town and dig out of his troubles.
no young man should be salts
ID with what he is now, but should
work for better and still better
lings, and he will get them = Miami
Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
Good usa for Wlreless.

That wireless telegraphy 10 to be .
powerful factor in the civilization Of
the world and In the opening up Of
the dark places still left untrodden,
10 proved BY the fact that the com.
mission appointed BY the federal gov
eminent to establish wireless stations
In the forests Of the Amazon is now
actively engaged in the work intrust.
Cd to Il. The commission has lust
penetrated through the 200 kilome-
ters Of virgin forest. the rivers being
90 low that canoes could only move
With dinculty upstream. A station
has been established at SIENNA Madu.
reira. while the Alto Jurua service
and the sub-Acrean stations have
been opened to tramc. When the
work Of the commission IL completed
the forests OF the Amazon will no
longer be cut on from all human
touch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
NOTICE TO H0MESTEADERs.

In reply to a letter written in re-
gard to the change in the homestead
law from FIVE to three years the fol-
lowing letter was received from s. V.
Proudfit. assistant commissioner. gen.
cral land Office in Washington, D. c..
dated April IL, 1912:
I'm reply to your letter of March
so. 1912. you are advised that the
bill introduced in Congress for the
purpose Of shortening the period OF
residence required upon homestead
entries from five to three years has
not yet become a law. and this office
Is, therefore. unable at the presen,
time TO furnish any definite informa.
'tion as to its probable effect"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
GETS ALL THEY HAVE,

The strike of the walters at the
Hotel Belmont. in New York, seems
to have developed the fact that there
is second side to the graft system
III hotels, of which the patrons know
little. Much has been said about
the tipping custom, and from time
10 time a story is read in the papers
OF how some opulent waiter buys a
yacht and a seaside residence, from
the accumulation of his tips. The
New York hotel strike brought out
the fact that the head waiter, whu
Is the main cheese" and does all of
the employing and discharging. has
formulated a set of rules and fines
by means of which he could come
pretty nearly to getting whatever the
walters might have coming to them
For smiling in the dining room
the fine is 81. For dropping a spoor
II was 30 cents: for being twenty
five minutes late. s.; for speaking I,
another waiter. 81; for drinking /:
cup of coffee while on duty. So. Tina
is only a part of the list, but ii i
sufficient TO show that walters. lik,
policemen. have troubles of the;,
Own.- Savannah News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

The Florida Grower calls on con-
gresham Sparkman to help stop the
abuse of sending free seeds by con-
gressmen to their constituents Did
any one ever plant any of these
seeds? We did once. In the collcc-
tiOn sent NE was package oil new
ard wonderful flower I've forget the
scientific name on The package, but
think it was something like "Daffy-
dill Damphoolus. We produced a
reasonably fair crop of ragweed
What's your experience
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

Senator Fletcher promptly and
vigorously denies any connection
with an alleged deal" whereby
Milton withdrew from the governors
race on the promise of Trammell TO
appoint him United States Senator in
FIetcher's place, Fletcher to be pro-
vided for by being given a United
States judgeship. TO succeed Judge
Locke. Senator Fletcher character.
lies the whole story as the "inyen.
ton OF fertile Imagination" and
that's the way 1t looks to everybody
but very small handful of disgruu.
tied politicians. Meanwhile the peo-
pie OF Florida are very well satisfied
with their United States Senators and
their governor-elect.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

A glance over the expense accounts
OF the gubernatorial candidates con-
yinces us that the race Is not always
to the rich nor the victory to the
long in purse. Trammcll knocked
the persimmon with little old three
thousand. while Milton and Gibbons
fell short, though each spent five
times that much That shows that
FlOridians place the man before thu
dollar sometimes, anyway.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
Col. Gibbons is a good fighter

Col. Gibbons is good fighter
character that all the world admires.
The world also admires a game and
graceful loser, but Col. Gibbons i
not that kind. But he's a jolly. good
fellow, and were glad he can always
lay the tlattering JUNCTION to his soul
that if he had been permitted to run
he would have been elected. Tha,
will be comfort 10 him and will
hurt nobody. whereas had he been
allowed to run in the second primary
this consoling thought would be TAX.
en- from him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

Ii is IA sad and Il remarkable thing
that while Trammcll, Milton ct al.
were disposing of all the Offices in
the country, from president down,
they forgot to provide one suited to
his genius for Frank Walpole. Had
II not been for this oversight, Mr.
Walpole's crouch over not havin.
been invited to the alleged confer
ence, perhaps. would not have in
grown. and that wonderful expose
would have been lost to the world
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

If YOU have not subscribed TO IN"
hospital fund. you should do so. anu
your subscription should be as liberal
as your resources will allow. This
is an enterprise that is based on hui
manitarian ideas and will yield large
dividends in the satisfaction the mera
dollar can never Dring.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

The general Impression is that
Huffaker will win out for prOsecut-
ing attorney on May 2S. and he Will,
too, if his friends 60 to the polls and
work and vote for him. The only
thing he has to dread is Over-cOnfi-
dence on the part of his supporters.
The way to do this thing is for HUFF
takers 1896 supporters to 60 to the
polls on May % and take with them
500 more Huffaker oters. T hat will
hit the bulls eye.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

Knew at the time when the LAKE
land editor said Park Trammell new
er left his home for an hour without
kissing his wife that he would be
elected. Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

Mothers Day seems to be assured
permanent place as one OF our rec
Ognized institutions Never before
was the day SO generally observed
throughout the country as on this
years anniversary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

Just few more Cards of Thanks,
and the echoes Cd the late political
campaign will have ceased TO rever-
berate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

Tampas new passenger station Is
built out in the country moderate
distance in order TO encourage the
city to grow out 10 It.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
A. j. HOLWORTHY
Business and Circulation Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES;

From the same office is issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS
\ weekly newspaper giving re-
aume of local matters, crop c0ndi-
tious. county affairs. etc. Sent
anywhere for $l.00 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

President Taft returns to his ma
tive State. Ohio. today and will prob
ably devote all of this week to cam
paigning The primaries in that
State are set for May II.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15
CHAS. w. ROBERTSON

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Finest line Of Wall Paper to Select
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-05-15

The official count shows the fol-
lowing figures in the race for county
superintendent instead of previous
r, ports caused by an error in addi-
tiOn. The results stand the same "un-
changed. The figures are as fol-