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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

Sir-I note an article in The Times
Dispatch regarding the matter OF
voting contest among the women at
the State Fair to decide the most pop
Various suggestions have been made.
and among them, the rhododendron,
or, mountain laurel. As its mention
hats should go up and cheers begin.
Although not a native OF the Eastern
part OF the State It il no doubt well
known to most Of the Fasteners, for
certainly no one can ever pass through
where ii grows without being struck
with its supreme beauty.
Should there be readers who are not
familiar with II ] will say that it
is an evergreen shrub that grows pre-
ferably in the shades of the forests,
in glens and along water courses But
this preference Is but preference
stand the most rigorous winter
weather. Its trunk is very irregular
and crooked with branches shooting
out at irregular intervals 1t is rather
exclusive in its own society. generally
growing in areas Of from a few square
yards to many acres. on which MOTH
ing else may grow except the real
laurel or an occasional wild honey
suckle and the native forest OF oaks.
and other trees that seem not to in
terfere in any way with Il. Its growth
is SO dense that one may hide success
fully at only a few yards away In
the spring time there is a period OF
three weeks or perhaps more when IL
is in bloom that the rhododendron Is
without question the most beautiful
blooming shrub to be found on the
American continent.
It so far excelS the goldenrod in
point OF beauty that comparison Is out
Of reason. I trust that IL the matter
Of selecting a State flower is submitted
to the votes of the women attending
the State Fair that they will give the
rhododendron the consideration IL so
rightly merits. Then Virginia will head
the list of States with the most beau
tiful State flower just as she does tho
list Of statesmen with her Washing.
ton, Jefferson and Lee. Il. e. cox
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
A TWENTIETH-CENTURY JACK
CADE.

No soundcr evidence of the un
changeable blueness of human nature
exists than the fact that for ever.
supcrman who strides out upon tbs
world stage there are unnumbereo
prototypes. Roosevelt, for instance
might easily be proved 10 be but the
reincarnation in type OF many mef
who appeared in the ages past eaca
believing himself omnipotent aho
omniscient. Roosevelt regards MN =
self as the last hope of the Amel-
can people; he believes tina, the power
of the cause which he represents can
no, be disassocia,ed from his person
tina, he is the healer who alone can
perform political miracles Yet lie Is
M, -. 1872 edition of Jack Caae. VINO
stirred the masses Of English TO re-
y.lr hundreds OF years ago and ieo
Sscc. with impossible promises as ne
led them against the reisn;ns mon
arch.
I'd in the green hills Of Vermont
Roosevelt. told the farmers:
Our proposal IS 10 heip NJ
farmer and a. the same time lower
fhe prices Of his products 10 the men
who actually consume them
lack cade is recorded as speaking
similarly to the English masses
"Cade-Re brave, then, for your
captain is brave. and vows 'el'r'n
80, There shall be in England sew
a
". the three-hooped pot shall nave
tsn hoops. and will make 1t EEL
.,r TO drink small beer. All the
.a,;,, shall be in common and IN
cheanside shall my palfrey GO 10
Zee and when am king, a King
/ will be
.caae-I thank you. good peopis;
There shan be no money All
eat and drink on my score anu
III, annarei them all in one i''e'!'
,.a, .hey MAJ agree like brothers anu
worship me, their lora.
And Roosevelt fools some OF 'ne
,.on,e some of the time with IKE
empty mou,hings and Impossible prom
,s.. They patiently swallow IL a'i-
u. promises miracle and engages
% -erea, the laws Of commerce anu
.,.na,xs The wonder worker
..,b come. He shall make OF COM
mo, timber a seasaw with bo'n ef"s
-, :, the air at the same time Every
ma, VIII be prosperous and none Will
=, noor He that shall buy shall pay
nothing. and yet he that snail
hal, lose nothing. The nigh cost Oh
,,rsnp shall vanish, JAN for p'e
xieh, that drinketh small beer: SIT
,,,,el Of sack, God save your
majesty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
GIVE yorR FARM A NAME.

commentary on the business
,sas,s Of the town and country 'ha'
,-ohablv no little confectionery or
.boe-shining parlor in city Is aiio"
Cd 70 go without name TO distinguish
n and enable people 10 talk about IT,
Gov vood or bad, while in the country
farms of hundreds OF acres, turning
over thousands of dollars year are
derived of any appellation by when
they can be advertised or conveniently
,.nemhered. The farmer is overlook
ing a business asset when be pc nits
his plaut TO be called Bob Smiths
place" or "the old Brooks Farm He
is sacrificing a lot Of valuable adver-
,isi,p and all the effectiveness of hav-
ing a trademark. For example. IL is
likely that every farm in Virginia.
generally famous for any of its pro-
ducts has a name by which its fame
suggestive name is going TO be remeul-
bered much longer than the often COM
nonplace title Of the man who owns
It.
The principal gain IN having name
Is that every success the farm makes
adds to its prestige and extends the
market for its wares The constant
appearance Of this name In the list
o. prize-winners a; the fair or horse
show increases the feeling o; conf
dence In its products. = farm name
may finally come 20 BE- like the SterI-
Ing mark on silvcrwarc. Moreover.
endeavo- TO live up TO good name
Will react fo- better things on IN.
owner HIS pride in tn. guarantee
carried b. hts trademark Will tend TO
make him keep up the quality. Its re-
putatioa will become almost as dea-
20 hin a. his OWE honor.
In furnishing food 20 cities We
think q name woUId add much TO the
farmers profits ~ hoUscwi,. who
desired a particularly rice Kind II
vegetable, fruit Or fowl some special
NS,ter or pure milk Tor ~. baby. real
COUNTY hUh's VI ''A'-ai. 'vN'H ~ III
60 her grocers Or butchers and ash
Tor something from the f.vs.daie Farm
Or from Sunset Grove. and De assured
OF sess,ng pure. fresh food. she would
be q permanen, asset for me farmer
She would spread TIE fame % his good,
among her friends. and be willing :,
psy q higher price for the certainty u
seseIs equality.
The choice Of . name should not b,
/. onseky or sentimental u should. 9
0ossibIs, represent some prodvc; o
Z sua,tsy that the owner seurss char
oeserissic OF his fields. ~ should b
49, Q permanent feature OF all sta
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
GOTTA STOP KICKING" OUR con.
STIrUTION AROUND.

The Roanoke World insists that the
courts shall be called on 10 determine
ultimately the merits of the re-suo-
mission to the people this year Oh
the constitutional amendments whicn
would permit unlimited tenure TO Guy
treasurers and to city commissioners
OF the revenue when elected by the
people, for the Work. is anxious tha'
the foundations OF Jaw and order shali
not be tempered with simply I" IN
sure the prosperity of a few ind.rid-
uals" The same newspaper says:
The issue is not whether treasurefs
and commissioners shall be allowed 10
succeed themselves. II is whether our
constitution is a miserable farce or an
instrument worthy Of decent treat
r1ent If our courts decree that the
constitution is to stand with strength
and power and receive always care
fui and accurate observance. We shaii
know that proper and hiSh- mIloeu
government prevails. il its principles
are to be distorted and destroyed 10
suit the sxigencies of politics or the
welfare Of ofeicehoiGers. we shall nnd
our State hopslsssly adrift. the play
thing of dangerous com oinatlohs, th'
victim of, official whims. and the tool
of salaried olisarchy.
Exactly There is a bigger question
at stake than the tenure Of the city
officials affected. IL Is whether or not
the people Of Virginia will permit
their &asic law To become putty 10
be moulded TO suit the purposes Of the
Office olders. Is the Constitution OF
Virginia 10 stand or is il TO be cut
TO pieces by the assaults OF greedy
Is II t. retain the dignity
OF organic law or is become BIZ
ennial!y amended statute The people
may feel that the instrument is not
perfect. but they do maintain that the
trust has gotta stop
kicking" their constitution around.
II the law upon which our lives, our
liberty and our property depend can be
booted around like a football, where.
indeed are we drifting
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
,, ,xEoREsEEN FOREsEEN.

piscussiug the British government
warming to Picking not to sena a IN
mes. military expedition into i''e'
rho nnrpose IF asserting Chinese so'
r.;.,,v over the country and inc
..oh,nge,- Of British policy resaro'ns
<.,h;aden land. the London spec
,e.or saws: Nothing is more true '"a'
,,.. - we send troops professionally
. an unsettled and little UNDERSTOOD
.,,,,-r i, almost always turns out 70
he impossible to withdra" 'He"''
.1-uforeseen events" 1t continues pre-
wont the fulfillment of the original IN
,eution. and one is forced on from one
stem TO another, lest one shonlo nave
N make the humiiiating conIessi'n
that the policy has been a mis'aAe
from, the besinning and that the money
., i, has been wasted" 1t IS
difficult to determine whether 'n"'
rbou,a he classed as a refreshing ex-
,,n,s Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
,.ix.,e or as intentional and conscious
irony.
II the former. it is irony none the
less albeit unintentional and uncoh-
sc;ous. For who with any appreciate
aco,,ain,ance with similar British ex-
oeditions into unsettled and little un-
derstoot countries doubted from 'he
b.einnine that the "provisionai
younghusband expedition into Tibet
would be followed by unforeseen
events that would prevent the 1uihi-
men. Of the original intention-thae
is the ann ,unced intention?
British historic policy in dealing
with such countries and peoples wouid
have been utterly d!scredited had II not
worked out in this instance tina; the
Younehusband march TO Lhassa. eupho-
n.ousIy termed a mission" would de-
v.lop such unforeseen events and pre-
mare the way for British overlordship
Of Tibet Ais, British historic tactics
in safeguarding the Indian frontier
agains; Russian eacroachment- IN
checkmating Muscovite aggression IN
Central Asia. would have been aoan-
doned had in. governments original
intention. as promulgated. been ad-
hered TO.
The truth is that explanations that
changed conditions have nscessitated q
chang. o. Great Brita.n's Tibetan pol
icy 20 the contrary Notwithstanding
the present policy is the original pol
icy. ], was determined upon at tht
time OF or before the Macaulay scien.
tiac and commercial expedition. whic,
preceded tn. YounghUsbsnd and failed
vas undertaken. The changed condi-
tions had been anticipated. the unfore.
seen events fores-en.
Unless all precedent goes for naught
ihat the British in Tibet would b.
forced N from one step TO another. lest
they should have 20 make the "hGmil
lstiug confession" tn. Spectator refer,
20. vas never In doubt from the hrst
Apart from all other confederation,
ard Influences such a. conmercia
greed AID British proversisI spirit o,
territorial ACKNOWLEDGMENT Russia had
/ mad. doub, Impossible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
RICHMOND BOOSTERS

, their own interest in the material we'll
being Of their city. Any man VINO ID
doing business in Charlotte. AZ in Rich
mond, who is n 1t eloquent with praises
of his community. who Is not glad that
he Is living in II. who, Is not forever
talking the advantages Of his town
but who is etsrnally complaining. Is
not a desirable citizen. He ought 10
be driven out ] expect you say mere
as we have said in Richmond, that you
need a few funerals. You DO not need
funerals. You need to inspire the peo-
pie with the fact that you have city
Of splendid prestige and OF power ana
OF poteutiality. We have II in Rich
mond And with united citizenship.
working as a unit toward the common
advancement OF the city. we are going
to make this capital OF the south
ranking city within the next Few
years"
Other Addresses.
w c. Dowd followed Mr.. Dabney.
extending a welcome to the visitors on
behalf Of the newspapers OF the city
Speakers from Richmond had been glo-
rffyinz The Times-Dispatch. which
was really instrumental in promoting
the tour. and Mr.. Dowd's praise OF that
papers enterprise brought forth spon-
taneous applause MI kuester ciOseo
tn. season Of fellowship with warm
words of praise for the spirit that 10
actuatins the merchants OF Richmond.
and the guests Of the evening were
then escorted to the Southern Manu-
facturers- Club, where refreshments
were served from 1880 until L. o'clock.
Charlotte Chronicle.
The Richmond Booster train is due to
arrive in this city late this afternoon
from Durham. and since the public
has been assured that there will be no
booze" aboard for free distribution TO
boys or anybody else. a mos: hearty
welcome awaits the Boosters on their
arrival in our city this afternoon on
the part OF everybody except those per-
haps whose only interest in seeing the
Boosters come on former occasions was
the hope Of securing a free sample Of
Richmond booze" The vfrginisns are
to be highly commended for the re-
spect and consideratio they have
shown public sentiment in North Car
olina this time by leaving OF the free
distribution OF liquor samples along
their route, and there Is no reason why
their reception should not be a most
cordial one. which il most certainly
viii be in Henderson this aftern ,on.-
Henderson Gold Leaf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
TH. PEARL ov GREAT pnrE.

'E"iecf'd Tor The T5mer-Dfspatchp
"Egsin. the Kingdom 90 Heaven -
3aIs unto merchantmen seeking
goof!y paris who. when h. had found
"rs pearl % great price. went ana
sold all that he hsd. and bought t,"--
Matthew riti. ss-ss
The kIrsd"r % Heaven. the truth
- q 8. IN Jesus. cou,~. - men not
only 40 discovery. bot a. the reward
., sss-T search. u .. the Hf. work
20 TIE merchantmen ia the parable 20
seek the ~gooSly pearls ara In 'hs
ooBrs. 81 ~. travels be finds one ~
such ,sprerp. worth tha, he ,eIIs al
that be has and buys a. -Goodiy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

81 was raised on corn bread. but
bav. been working for mighty good
man and he.boarded me at his house.
On. all the wheat bread that
7 could eat. Since the job give out
and have to look out for my own
feed. corn bread does not taste good.
r..s d. mortal TRUTH a Greensboro
negro said the other day. That Is q
bo-neIy illustration Of the difficulty OF
re,renchment after prosperity has
given way TO adversely.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
Voice of the People

The Dussy A. Our Stste Flower.
To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.|I love the simple little daisy
far too well to neglect an opportunity
TO speak again in its behalf II has
all the simple beauty Of the stately
are used to reproduce IL just like the
lily. The perfect circle represents the
upercken home which appeals to every
one everywhere. One OF the most
beautiful marriages . ever ATTENDED
was a daisy affair. Where Is the Old
who does not remember at some time
Of life the words AZ they would pull
OF METAL after petal Love me. love me
not Yes. u is common and can he
found everywhere from the seashore
TO the mountain TOP. but II We are
truly great. are We not simple as 1T
tic children7 Does ~ not suggest eie-
eapce, woul5 VIC not love on stately
occasion 20 wear our state emblem!
Could We not at all seasons get the
daisy from our aoriss7 Last winter.
/ ~ our hsr had come M and been pre-
! scented. our florist had an order for q
bunch OF daisies for the Speaker. and
you remember how cold u was all dur
ing the Legislature. Could We have
gotten ct that time. either 81 the
beautiful honeysuek!e. We want =
dover fcr virginia which our florist
can at all sessons furnish.
We want q flower which - wen
known. We want flower which.
when painted ~ distinct. graceful aud
clear. Has the daisy all this which
we dsSsre7 The only thing which
cannot claim for the daisy ss. 70 does
NOT 9fve us the fragrance of the
boucvsuek1c ana others. But that dc~s
not rob the daisy ~ being . fortune
teller. Vow. friends ~ vtre4oss. .
hope you all vii tskc enough intercs.
in this tnterestine affair to express
Eulaa Schooi ere osUuusyea 20 ges sAn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

bill through and /. as chairman, must
be true to my ONCE. and plead for the
daisy. II you desire TO co-work I
will do anything to help you. Now.
will you not help US. and II you have
a choice say so. We have a good
editor and a good paper to help US
get together on these lines. There are
still other things to be said about the
daisy. but I close with the call for the
daisy in my heart. Love me; love me
not" MRS WILLIAM GEMMELL-
Chairman State Flower Committee.
Beloua, Powhatan County.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

That whiskey In prohibition Atlanta
mus, be something awful 4 man in
that town hIled UP on the stun the
other aay GU, his throat with razor,
and a.aed all Of Atlanta to come and
take him. They had TO 1a.so him and
tie him until he could sober up. He
had not been on a spree-just took a
couple % swigs. and then went on a
rampage. Blind tiger booze evidently
puts something Of the tiger :nto its
imblbers
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22
TIL. Hartford Courant says:

There is no doubt about II; hart.
ford has made a hit with the Richmond
R,nes Tha, dancing step which they
took I'D last evening. as they came dowl
f-or, the Foot Guard Armory to tbs
Hotel Garde for dinner and speeches.
,sIis the whole story. The guests
who dance before dinner wouioh
change a thing il they could Hart
fors,s welcome holds good for theii
mex, visit, which We hope will be soon
Well see the Foot Guards in Rich
mond first
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

Northumberland ir Douglas Haig
Is commanding the Blue Army In the
British mauocuvre.-doubtles with
Aid. CLUB soda on the side.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

The capture % New England by the
Blues gathers new meaning when 70 h
recalled that this 10 was In ami.
yersaFy week Of the battle Of Ansie'
tam
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

(. u - observed that the new branches
NJ the Virginia sunrasis,s do not
adopt the banSsana as an e1biem.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-22

tionery. advertising. labelling. ana
correspondence. 1t should be lived up
to. The farmer Is business man.
and needs all the legitimate methods OK
business.
The Laclede blade., 1912-06-21

j. G. Branson of Monte Vista
Colo, is a guest at "The Oaks. .
Hear the Linn Quartette and the
Runnels Twins at the concert next
Saturday night.
Miss Isabelle Cooke of Carroll.
ton is visiting her sister, Mrs. B.
F. Thompson, and family.
Don't miss the fine showing of
moving pictures at the opera house
every Friday night. Admission 5
and 10 cents.
Geo. w. Yount of route two
left Monday for Denver to spend
the summer looking after his
mining interests.
A number of the members of the
local Christian church have been
attending the convention at Brook
field this week.
There was no improvement
yesterday in the condition of L. B.
Jones, who is suffering from a very
severe attack of asthma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Newland of
Randolph. on their way home from
a visit with relatives at Bogard,
visited friends between trains
Tuesday,
In order to close out all trimmed
hats this season, Ioffer your choice
of any ladies' trimmed hat in the
shop for $1.9S. Children's hats
so cents to $1.OO. Miss Hancock.
Rev. j, w. Anderson of Kahoka |
delivered very interesting lecture
at the NJ. E. church Monday even
ing, but the audience was small on
account of unfavorable weather.
In connection with the band
in the park next Wednes-
lay night, the Junior Improve
nent club win serve refreshments
md ices. Everybody invited to
,ttsnd. !
The Laclede blade., 1912-06-21
TAFT MEN ORGANIZE CONVENTION
Root Is Temporary Chairman--NO Nomination
Yet--HadIey May Be Ozark Horse"

The republican national eonven-
ton opened its sessions at the
Coliseum in Chicago at noon Tues
day. The first days contest cen
tered on the election of the tempo
rary chairman. The Taft forces
nominated Senator Elihu Root of
New York. The Roosevelt nom
inee was Governor Francis Nc
Govern of Wisconsin, a LaFollette
supporter.
The convention was called to
order at 12:0 by Victor Rosewater,
chairman of the national commit
tee. The Taft forces won their
first victory when Senator Root
was elected temporary chairman by
a vote of 558 to SOP for McGovern.
An effort was made to substitute
for the roll of delegates made up
by the national committee the
minority report. Following pre-
cedent, Chairman Rosewater ruled
the motion out of order, and Root
was elected. Half the Wisconsin
delegation (LaFoIlette delegates)'
refused to be drawn into the com
bine and their votes and a few
others were scattered among other
Chairman Root made a speech
detailing the achievements of the
Taft administration, the usual
were appointed and the
adjourned fo>the day.
In another test of strength
Wednesday the Taft forces were
The Laclede blade., 1912-06-21
LACLEDE WILL CELEBRATE JULY A
Arrangements Are Nearly Completed for Giving
Greatest Event Ever Held Here--Come

was elected president; III. w. Lo-
max. vice-president; j. B. Jones,
secretary; L. F. Moore, assistant
secretary and w. S. Savage,
treasurer.
The finance committee is com
posed Of P. F. Weaver, J. B.
Patrick and II. w. Lomax, and
the business men and citizens
generally have responded literally
to help along the celebration.
Several hundred dollars have been
raised.
L. F. Moore, 9. B. Talbot and
Carothers are the committee on
program and arrangements. They
have been working hard to make
this the best celebration ever held
in the county, aud they have just
about completed arrangements for
a splendid program.
The advertising committee is
composed Of E. E. Toothaker, NJ.
F. Clay, F. W. Groes, j. Clair
Lomax, Geo. G. Denbo and L. E.
Eichman. Some of the advertising
matter has already been ordered
and the celebration will be widely
advertised during the next week by
bills and advertisements in the
newspapers.
The executive committee is COM
posed of H. L. Allen, j. B. Pat
rick and L. F. Moore, three hust-
lers who will do all in their power
to help make the celebration of the
glorious Fourth an occasion long
to be remembered. Everything
will be free, of course, and there
will be ample Accommodations for
all who come by train or convey
ance.
Get ready to celebrate the Fourth
right, which can only be done this
year in Laclede,
The Laclede blade., 1912-06-21
Good Roads Movement

For several years the subject of
good roads has been discussed by
the press and people so often and
with so little apparent result that a
few of our citizens concluded it was
time to show results-get busy and
really build some good roads. The
levy for good roads and bridges
and implements to work them with
is not to exceed 25 cents. This
amount has been levied each year
since the present law went into
effect, and the money has been ex-
pended to the best advantage pos
sibIe by the different road over
seers.
But when you stop and think of
the cost of culverts, bridges, etc.,
it is not to be wondered at that
so little apparent work has been
done. After the money allotted to
any piece of road is used up and
the road still needs a few dollars
to make it a good road, what can
road overseer do?
To help him answer this fund
has been started, and thus far the
plan has proved successful. H. G.
Lomax was made treasurer of the
good roads fund and every dollar
donated to this fund is accounted |
for by itemized statement. We will
mention from time to time the pro-
yress and success of this movement,
and give below the names of con-
'ributors to date: