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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
The Story Of Two Women

SOM. sine or other. or 60 through
IT, IA ho. water.
W., ~ So. .bi, .,,,r.t,..rts,
II! - -, l,5s;
VIVA" 1i'-A r. ',5f,t
DFe@"S7 7'' '1"F -
you pa Il fil'li''h
sah4Ihef FSsot = "ha we" my -.
thlhE " i3ts asi'@4{ E's ~ % 80 2 y
never ht Hi+l1A"""a H'"" ''17''''e'
#eTeb they
What I'D 500 know about thls
woman who hes made yua 80 much
trouble. Ilsti -~g.,. vicar f1sr ty7tr ts1r
- tfrss a Ifftf71 SIR rtF-
same kIGd Of powder Thrilling
tnlrgs. "a he scare. bat hardly sccGrits
far fbe secret-teiiing fest >Yer. tf,et :
~.
'.t-t - 20 .'-1S - -
s''I!otiit''e @'"ut why ~" e.i =
it"i al "ye S'ui w." ~ VE '.'0
E""ti! -sti we PS 5-''l't'N me t'@ f''
ana your husband t7u quarrel
Well, what Of r. 1870 YOU suppose
you and year husband tre lhe only
/ ones who ever QuarTe!
T DEAR .,,e. if ,rs., ,.t,,,I,7 ,.r7f,. h.ar tbe
/ .fi.n,rtas mai g. ~, ,5r1.., ~, rg,oF N
| ,',,i~ - fr...rS - ~, .,,,.,se,3,,,.
~. - -.
/ go .s.i+s,f1 ,ost;,,'r'
uN XVI Hslle ""fliah' there are no
suca Things as secfets--FeeI secrets
IN The h|es or decent people Why
should there be
3 Kttrr stt{ s-.ter fs..s E..g- 4 l,..... 1st41.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

,,s,-,.,.,. r.la.,aa under tb,. same roof
....t ,.,,,.stvi,. e4tt,h strer al lae table,
tbg uli.sf popular woman ! know and
.G, fglost unpupu3ar. This popular
...,,..@ ',D, @ared cat Al an fur her popu-
.r.tt Iae unpopular Wpman cnNled
h. r..,ssesslan hv lue othrs
;ris t,iy,rhaon fra,n It's beginning ri
.4s...s III s4s.4.5t.y ,.f> AK .3Artsgf ss}ees
r ,5,,.,,,fT,f,e.r-s straight through tie
..-.,,e.t,t f,raign dishes "a she delicate
1901. AZ Strong HACK eoTee and long
, tas .,s-f,as ma iiItle AIaCN
.SIs,s,a.q az fha fs1zf II Was quite
ans. - y IA IIs51E ID ~
.....,~,-.1s,ss H.. tnae- her ard the other
.,,e at.yarentfv frsandless.
re- ~, sengt,ar, gsaa free, the sec
ems az. a prisonef. Not IL prisoner
,+ss,7 fs3f4a HAIRS Nat one Who
- inform and does the lock-
steo an works for tae Stats Eut "a
"a .',.,t,e',1,, ,e,nsf, IN prtson al her
ttf .rles. r. the. t,,9p,tlar woman did
sf.a ar.aLs ,.5.r af urison- Il MAS not
eas. +. y.pt, tae iaost popular won!@n
Ina tati luf sha hal born, and SHE had
accomplished "a sail delivery
Roth Raa ,hecn prisoners Of self. the
rsy ard most painful form " I'M
.s~set8nlput Bup had escaped, tRe
other remained and yhay vas ia"
reason one sas the mos por"laF- anu
rht. other tn. least popular Of Wom-
en.
To clear 7e fps let me- explain mat
/ one was and the other h&a ceased 70
ev selfish. on" talked cnntlhu't'st,s
( af herself, tA' other said "i''g
Isl hen il Nas vnarolaas't" ei.s s'l5 17.sg''
/ her shoulders Hud crowned hef
+ fr.ts
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
MEETINGS,

The annual meeting OF the stock
holders of the New York Southern
Corporation viii be held IN the city
Of Richmond. Va. at Tsa East Main
street second door, front. on We'd
nesday the Both dag OF October. iaf3
AT II o'clock noon, to- elect directors
tor the ensuing Year and 10 tf&usact
such other business AZ may properly
come before the meeting.
T. F. HARRIS, Secretary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
When Son Comes Home
~ wIsiFRED BLACK

.---TT- TT- WTTTT
49,. EGf,a Ina mother to do Is came
~, t..u US All aboaf II the other even !
tns,
S5tyre,vtf aafd tnp young man throw I
80, a, rsaIts a very uncuuven
5.opsl ,,rs.le +Nhewi DO LET me I
sEtgt}gI nc been sitting up straight I
| ID, 80, 1rntv atnsr sr,raul Ur ale (
''f "a. ttspge On . Visit. the young I,
man continued # read q tale about +
a.. .uIJ bstn,. and the old mother and +.
got So hemesick ] couldn't stand =
sprtf,,r nirute. so got a leave OF
fsst,I rstd r91- 4rv room two weeks
aresd locked uu my bureau and
Sfaffrs
,.[yhr,. s.st home therc was mother
aud A4nt Na!lie and lneie i,''5 ,.,I, IN.
ia - ,9,5.5 A., brIr[er ,,{t. liIt---
49, ~, -, 49, VIZ .fsfjs,, T., Ins.et n,.
We rod up IN tht c4L ~ = ..',
it"NgI " a. 70 go " ;s|5ht.i -e.r,r(,y,.d
'it ~ Ht5 H. - ~ .',,srtrr for
~ ,,.ls nv - To- the carry aIt
Aotheg t2ta iHe 9"w 70 az ssr ~" . -, m"
- "a - - ttta, raat before
~ H. 80 nv IA ,.bot,5.e loved
II
4t ri, +, ...,.- x,,. ,,f4 houS. bless
..,f a.''t rt's,,. faa35 Ina "a. ana The sais.
on @ue hing" just ~ u al ass was, "a
,.r. 80, "a fti.d s.biet.n and but
neg Htf'''i' 10 49, - a. -. a0a-r The
. AFIf.lsht anu Ri'FtttFh va ~
cor eys ~ her mouth AND tried 10 leoA
solemn ara Kept saving why, son.
"a Atv' u'o.h'i'h '"' '''
IL . ~ ". a., f,,. t,ro mr. three DAYS.
- "a t meet "a feiloy
,t}i" titU = o"Pps - t, tE'e nosf.
hh.W a scGvuE WV -. ~ stttt M.
mr. tf5 49, ~, tfxr,fs ana new
az" - fN' IN, ~ "a aa}fad klra
-, 80 - ,li,'T,sr Ira he didn4 stay.
+ AN" W't5q',5 GU Hi3 s- 1.,-+ -
When he'd gone mother 49ohrd e.
1 ms rs { I'd poisoned the eat son sire
h safd what can ynu see in that CON-
tn6u smith boy w ny. hia Rfandfathef
never came to this house Ia his ilfe.
/ T.. 'paeI .g.t.4 ad!4Q, sa{d !. be missed IL
af8fst ". rfGthSF55
aBut mother didn't laugh SHE shook
: her mend and t-uelc Roh"rt signed ana
Aunt Sallle looked as ii she vas so}ng
+ "a crv
I'll ...-tes3.. st+e beginning Every
: 45i -s.Als541. 81 aa1zas
ola fellow who'd been dead half een-
tury, and nobody was anybody Tor
/ himself
THE brightest man In town was
/ Young lawyer from somewnefe or
+ West and that settled him. He WASH
invited anywhere, though he coaia
+ have given the whole town cards ana
spaae4 and then won the gam" any
+ dav in the year
/ aYou couldn't thpk for yourself;
The Eldrgds always thought SO anu
st, ana as you were aa tstttred sou had
tu tntnk that way OF make mother
crv.s
1T Was wicked 20 se f"t e walk ID
the woods an Sunday nor wicked TO
gorge yourself all you couldn't breathe
and thea lie around the house Ike Il
boaconetrictor an the rest Of the day
Wicked ta sit out la the woods ana
( Aropta llne into the brown water. @ol
wicked to tel scapdaiouS stories about
your neighborS
THE old lady next door was trZths
Ia die md nothing would do but mother
and AnEt SanIe should 40 ia and S3t
Inere all day, and when said l
should think iue old lady Woula nate
to have her last hours at ttattrf+a up
with rocking chairs aud whispers thtS
tHu42rEt I was al VEL ataA 81 t++tstst-
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DOVER TO SEARCH
FOR MISSING LIST
FORMER REPUBLICAN, sECRE.
TaRy MAY THROW LIGHT
OK CONTRIBUTIONS.

WASHINGTON. October 1.-THE
question Of whether there Is in exist
anee \ liff Of. the contributors. ~ the
Republican, national campaign Of
iaet witt be answered within q few
days a'hs enc pess hifits That such
ALI -A4a 44-ins1s1l reSs
with Elmer BuNer. former secretary
OF the national committee. Mr. DoSer
Is now "a they MAY frelst Tac0ssan-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
SEALED PROPOSALS.
a Ice. & / ~. 3 Il s 81
city Han
NFGNfMOhu, Va. OCT II, Isl.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NUIFNL ID NUNTft2ACIG KN
Sealed proposals Will be received al
this office pntil F. NJ. "Wednesday.
October Is, 1912. for grad ng, graYel-
ing and granolithic sidewalks. as per
list on file in this office. where spaei
fieations can be seen and proposals
obtained.
W. IA ceftitlad check III the aaaa OF ss.s.
made payable to e~Tre4tsHrsF Of The
city % RiehmoHd mnst aeAuinpany
zach proposal rs Il SuagaHtHa nj eSfcu-
tom Of contract
- v1UrTTrTTTrrFsF UT STr7'TyH ssSssFFrS
the right Il. reject any and All bids,
tHAS. f. BOILING;
III g Citss Enginear.
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Richmond and Chesapeake Bay Rail-
way Company.
sCHEDuLg OF ELecTa g . TRAINS

sCHTDTLN tlF ELECTRIC TRAINS ~
EFFECTIVE MAY 30, 1919.
Leave Richmond. Laurel and Broad stresea
b*e:o5 A. M, sT:fa A. NJ, bS;i0A NJ, esIlA, NJ.
**iaia 4. NJ, lti0 4. NJ, l;i0 z. n, 2sio Z. nv
ssIei0 4 NJ. 1linA NJ. ITO P. NJ, 40 2. M
$40 r NJ hssin r. NJ. $40 r. NJ. $50 r. III,
7.Ia ?. NJ, bs;l0 p. NJ. 10sl, r. NJ iI:ss r. 10
Leave Ashland, ENGLAND and Maple streetSl
se55 A. NJ. h.s:00 A. NJ, 500 A. NJ. b. 20 a, In
iafsa A. NJ, s'n:Oa A. NJ, -tz;oe ~. 81 90 2. MI,
2EaP NJ, 3an z. NJ, 400 p. NJ. bS 90 r. NJ, 80
P. NJ, ooP. ". 500 p NJ haoo r. NJ, li:Ao ~
DAILY except Sunday.
ssSuaday only. III
l,{ 'nrFsea baggage. Hs$a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
COAL AND WOOD

Place Your Order With lis for Fuel,
as we handle the best anthracite.
lump splint, and Fire Creek coal:
also try load OF our pine and OAK
wood, which In dry and under
shelter TYLER & RY AN. 1901 West
Cary street. Madison 1879 Monroe
30i7
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

gout corns, bunions. hufns, car
: ache taothache and pneumonia. use
and RICE'S MOTHERS Joy SALINE.
They are Invaluable fnr immediate
relief and eventual cure. Sold by
all nrst-~l8ss druggists In this city,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
ASK MIR. Bowman

BEFORE making reservatienH or pur-
chasing railroad or steamship tickets.
ffe win #aee you time ard money BY
selling you tickets by the most direct
and cheapest route
Free hotel and general Information
bureau.
TaS Ea@t Vain street. $
f.huEv 1sII~an 5Iy1.-
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SPECIAL NOTICE
FURNITURE AND CHINA PACKING

We Pack and ship Furniture, China
and wedding presents with c8fe
JACOB UMLAUF. 1925 West Broad
street Madison 3232
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

~ Yeu Want Yonr Horses Neil Card
for board theta at the 9lFhmoi1
Stahles Nineteenth and Franklin
streets H. = HALLE Phones
Monroe PISS aud Madison 6s5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

In Thex x1nif Ann Rmb i Little
goose grease nm Il RtuEty 81. Il.
f.ltgI MENT gives inst4nI reiief 10
Il ma hnnj & M sss ssHs.s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
Richmond & Petersburg Electric R'y.

Cars leave Manchester. Seventh and Perry streets
for Petersburs:
81 F.s, 20. 1e r. " s'-s4s7.s Y 10y
lina p VI. for Chester. 1900 midnight Tor
Petersburg
Cars leave Petersburg foot Of sycamore stfesx
for Manehs ster:
t5.ia, 6.sa, ss7ls. T;35. %s;35, 9;sa. sin:sx
li35, A. NJ 1895, $3.50. 2:a5. 3:3s, 4:35. 5.34
G IS, q 81. s.35, 9;S5, *iD4a, li4l z. NJ.
.T)aiiy exeeY,t SUNDAY and hulidays
'Casrss hsgEase and express.
''Iisnted except sundays and holidays
All cafs from Petersburg connae1 With cars f.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

n0es n Treuhfc Xous Rmh q Esssfe
goose grease Oh ii fiCF-'S C. o.
I.INlNFNT cures coughs. colds
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

maker. repairing and polishing furni-
ture a specially Antiques bought
and sold Goose feathers bought.
( lsrohe Monroe 1885 4.5N Wast Eroasi
street
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

Long is the Original wood Man and
has the original heat giving kind in
large oak. pine and hickory or per-
fectiy dry slab, cheapest for kindlinE
and cooking, Try him once. Madi-
son 1869. THE MOOD MAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
WANT Ell
Ta' i7z'ir

WRatesi---F'esther Bed~, 0id~time An
tiqu~ sofas. tables s&aebo& rds. chairs,
bureaus. ehina. 6rasses, etc, BEARD
" ". Main hsEefsuu s9eT-
Does Ii Ache xauf-E nh- n LiA3I4
goose grease On i& RIGGS q G.
1f%iMENT promptly relieves tooth
ache.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
REAL ESTATE WANTED

List Your Farms with \. 4. Conacsiy
& Company Write postal for neees-
sary bianka
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

capa ble of doing general blacksmith
work and horse hoeinE, apply 10
w T., JAYNE. Ninterprocis, va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway.

Chesapeake and ONO Railway.
10 A.--iosa- Daiiy--Nawpo:t News.
sls A.--L6 al-Daiiy@- Ghagsattesyisls liz. sun
-L A1.x.aaud- - -----------.---------
ieaea A --fxpreszs-- Daily--NoT.s,ik. Old Point
IliA A-Ltaat-Ita5Ey- Iaehhg-. Lex. G. Forsa-;
1900 Noon-Expfess- Daily -NaFfoik, Old posass
+2f5 P.-~ts1presa- DAly-Cin-L sille,
l4;01 P,ExpFess- Daily Norfolk, \. News,
s.Is p-Lqeai--l.x. Sun --lilarsiarssv ;e
s.ls p-Loeal-Ex. sAn.-Lynchaarg
'es0 limited Daily Cincinnati Chicago
II % P.-Express- Dally--llnelnnati. L'silIe.
.Seategs fFafier Cars
TRAINS ARRIVE IHICFfaoNI,-.I4aeal frrass
Fast Ess lso T. rs p NJ NJ $50 raf r. lsa.a
from West S;28 A. Ms SIS 4 NJ. and 5:20 P. NJ
Through $50 4 b., 1855 A. NJ. and 80 r. n.
James River Line $3.50 4, NJ, $40 p III.
s'naiIy eNeept SUNDAY.
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Norfolk and Western Railway.

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE To NORFOLK
Schedule in effect September So ialx
Leave Byrd Street Station. Richmond.
for Norfalk.ss:o0 A M. 1900 p. NJ.
s4:I0 + NJ
FOR L.ynchhurg and the West: ss.is
A NJ, $3.50 A. NJ, 900 T. NJ sa.a0
r NJ
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk.
.I1.4a M ss3s p Al, siIt3a PM
From the West $40 A. NJ, as.ta Y.
NJ. h1:40 r NJ. 1905 p. NJ, 1900 p. NJ.
sDaiIy, aDaily except SUNDAY.
bSundaS only.
H. REsyII,I i FL BnsIsEYs
G. p, A, Roanoke. .. P. \. Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
FARMS WANTED

kf Voc Really Want 10 sell feur Farm
WRITE today Tor listing olank r =
CoTrR ELI, & 90, sea n Franklin
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
FOR SALE

For Rheumatism. Coughs. Colds. Group.
gout corns. buntons burns. ear
ache. topthache ana pneumonia, use
RICEfs GOOSE CREASE I4ISfMENT
.r. and RIGksssss MOTHERS JOY SsAisAi f.
They are Invaluable for Immediate
relief and eventual cure Sold by
All first-ciass druggists In this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
Pip WANT ED--MALE

wHnfed--A Bright. Intelligent Office
boy Apply TO Richmond Yirgfnian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
PERSONAL

s. BUDMAN. LADIES TAILOR eos
MADISON 1896
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14

Our Agents Get Their Seasons Bs-
siery free; write for eur proposition.
the most liberal of any and easiest
ia handle PENN HOSIERY MILLS.
station G. nsnadeiphla.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
FURNITURE.

2 EAsti-sa Hnir Switches; risSstpssiUn Ts,
etc, dyed or remade charges very
moderate. 712 North Firth strect
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-14
statesmen

Wanted. Salesman to Sell Zine Of
fancy fruit elders In small country
towns Salary or commission with
weekly drawing account RED
Gloss COMPANY. Dept FL. st
Louis. Mo.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09

lowing. he would. instead OF wanting
10 acquire such power. want power to
put stop TO such dangerous thing
But l am certain that he, like the ma
jority of US. looks upon such NANTES
tntions as an innocent. laugh provok-
Ing misunderstanding 10 pass
away an idle hour. TO tho onlooker st
probably IS. but what about the person
who submits TO such control? Is his
viii power. his power NJ resistance
strengthened?
Is it not surprising that men. broad
minded. well-read. deep investigating,
as our legislators and other public
platform men must surely be. have not
in concert raised protest and had all
such demonstrations driven from our
State?
The writer has never studied hypno-
tism nor attempted the practice OF II:
has never been hypnotized. nor would
he submit himself as a subject for any'
SUCH demonstration. He has learned
enough to recognize the danger and
could name one book alone that. II read
thoughtfully and religiously (and by
rcligiously is meant with mind
searching for TRUTH, should convince
any one of the evil OF demonstrating
such phenomena. WELL WlSHER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09

dren are constantly subjected to the
risk Of being severely bitten. II never
concerns him that his dog keeps the
ne!gh5ors awake at night and breaks
their rest in the early morning. Why
should the convenience and comfort
or even the safety. of another person
Interfere with the pleasure and free
dom of his dog? Often the ne.ghbors
pay the taxes that secure 10 him the
municipal advantages he enjoys: buzz,
II ne ever thinks OF that. it IS only ia,
reflect that Il is no moro than they
ought TO do. To him the world is very
small; II is bounded b. the horizon OF
his own interests and p!easures-and
n Is 1T.
II Is high time, for the City Fathers
10 take some steps toward clearing out
the hordes OF useless ours that range
our streets. To see them. ona would
think that Richmond Is one of tho
most provincial OF country towns. and
that the safety and comfort OF human
beings count for very little among us
The writer Of The Tim Dispatch
letter suggests a remedy by sconng
a equal suffrage and urging that
women exert themselves 10 obtain n
better dog law.
That is Just the point: If women
had voice In our government. they
could work far more effectively fos
this and for other desirable ends But
they are political nonentities: hence
their efforts count for very little-es-
pecially with those members OF the
city government whose bulldogs md
bull terriers are allowed to run Wild
to commit doprcdations on the prem
Uses OF other people. How shall We
remedy the situation2 Echo answers,
''How?" There are not policemen
enough to patrol frequently all sec
tions of the city. and the fashionable
streets have the FIRST consideration
existing among us-cor instance. our
notorious ring" politics? In n recent
editorial in The Times-D spatch Il was
asserted that there IS pressing need
for adding 5000 patriotic and incor-
ruptlble voters to the city electorate"
Since then hundreds OF mon have re-
spondcd to repeated urgings. alarmed
by the newspaper accounts of the oil
garchical power and spirit OF Rich
mond office holders. Bravo! But what
we really need is new blood. n now
spirit In the body polite; citizens who
will not blow hot" in moments Of
special peril and 'olow cold" when
danger ceases to threaten. but who
will be always Mt the post of duty
1t is in times OF fancied security that
the powers of evil obtain their strong
est hold. though at first so insldlous
as to be almost unnoticed.
We do need an additional active
Conscientious electorate to counteract
the habtnal indifference of the pres-
ent citizen body and to put the polltl-
cal machine ont of commission. AS
there are new men among us to
enfranchisc. the only course open Ia
10 confer the suffrage upon our wo-
men. Experience has proved that. in
places where equal suffrage has been
introduced, not only do a very large
majority OF the women vote but the
men arc stimulated by the earnestncss
of the women. ana vote in greater
numbers than every before
GRACE VERNON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09

graciously and say that skirts shaped
like spinning tops are OF the past.
The milliners and tailors may say
that they have been losing money be-
cause of the tendency toward simpli-
city. but In reality many of them have
been making more money than ever
before while the manufacturers OF
cloth and silks and satins arc those
who have been parting with profits.
Whatever the experience of the mil
liners and tailors. the experience OF
the women who buy hats and gowns
and the men who pay for them is
that there has been no revision down
ward IN prices. The manufacturers
may have lost money because the
tailors are not obliged to use so much
material in making gown, but the
consumer is stili paying at the same
old rate.
Women have found out at last that
simple hats and simple gowns are
more becoming to them. For that
reason the edict OF the Manhattan
s;ylemakers Will have u hard time
gaining Ground.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09

Fig culture in Virginia seems to be
profitable. King William CORE
spondent OF the West Point News. says
that last year he had three fig bushes
in his garden from which he picked
and sold more than $50 worth OF
fruit. and had / given the bushes
proper attention l do not know how
much of the fruit I might have sold"
There is a demand for ags. for the
zig is one of the finest and sweetest
of fruits. eXtolled from the earliest
times by the chroniclers. who classed
1t with the pomegranate and tie
grape.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Voice Of the eople
Thc DOG 0ncs1inn-nnd

The Dog Qucstion--anh Other Tblngs.
To the Editor OF The Dispatch:
Sir,-Tne writer OF a recent letter
in The T!mes-Dispatch headed Ware
the Dog" sounds note Of timely
warning. He is not the only one who
wants 10 know why such creatures as
Bulldogs and bull terriers are allowed
10 roam the streets at will. menaces
10 humanity.
y city law requires the owner of a
bulldog to keen him off the street.
unless muzzled Yet the dangerous,
treacherous brutss fairly infest GER
tain ncighDorhoods usually those sec
tons seldom v!-ited by the police.
They rnn at large by night and by day.
some Of them are unlicensed, their
owners affirming that the license law
~ "hard on dogs meaning that 1t is
hard on their own Dockctbooks. Where
are the dog-catch rs? Have they been
eliminated from the employ OF the
city?
Recently, few locks from the City
Han. handsome ans valuable cat OF
rare breed was set upon by pack of
neis hborhood bulldogs, as she lay on
ner owners front torch. and the gen
lie llttl" creature was tortured and
+ killed on her owners premises. Of
course nobody fought himseN to
! bIamt, ana nobody felt any obligation
/ TO pat any chcei upon his dog II
matters little 10 such Il one that chill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
Land NIonopoIy.

To the Editor of The Times-Dispatch
Sir.-The card ia Tuesdays paper,
signed ]. S. W., on Taxation and I'm
migration" is very much TO thu point.
In fact. II is the one great question
before tha people. though the profess
sional politicians would have us think
otherwise.
The tax reform movement. now wall
started. is the only way to cure the
evils of to-day in Virginia-such hor-
rible and unnecessary evils. as drunk
enness. tuberculosis. prostitution and
high cost OF food. The modern study
of political economy shows that most
of these evils are not diseases in
themselves so much as that they arc
active symptoms of deep-seated NAL
ady in the body polite.
This hidden disease is land monop-
oily 1t is the concealed arnor Of
special privilege. It Is the unseen In
iuence which makes poverty The ineY-
liable companion of progress Young
men and young women start out in life
with health and hope. and think that
honesty and hard work are all that is
necessary to produce the things which
go TO make up that thing called happl-
ness. They soon find that there is o
line OF demarcation. an invisible bar
ricr, or rather mighty magnet. which
sucks up the greater part of the wealth
production of labor and capital
Though wages rise. rent and the cost
of living rise faster. and the real cap
ital (the legitimate savings OF labor)
gets only per cent as interest
Land absorbs (by means Of rent) a
portion of the wages of labor and tho
interest of capital. leaving them only
what can keep them from being d.
stroycd altogether. This sounds very
pessimistic for a young Virgnian, but
no evil can be cured until we are sure
Of the cause.
Political economy says that when we
have such an unnatural condition as
now--idlc land and vacant lots every
where. with rising cost of living, rent
going up. and interest (real. legitimate
interesD going down-the thing for
tho community to do Is to put UP the
tax assessments on ground values to
Its full value, and then use the mone,7
in public service. At one move we can
double our State rev nue. double the
production of food and encourage in
dustry and thrift, and ke,p our boys
and girls In Virginia.
"PIEDAIONT"