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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
QUALIFICATIONS OF A "CREER-UP
LADY"

An earnest woman writes us letter in
which she declares that patient reading OF
our iucuhrations fails TO disclose any bit 70
laugh at and she wishes TO know whether
We think that the services of "eheer-up-
LADY, would be we'll paid for in Richmond.
Somewhere on or about November 8, when
the smoke shall have cleared away and the
battlefield is covered with the mantle OF fai-
len leaves and forgotten disappu4nrments-- we
intend TO smile, mayhap TO laugh, once more,
When that happens We hope our friend will
find time 10 laugh bit with us; at present,
as with the laughing hyena' II is not par
ticularly evident what there is TO laugh at.
AS to a "cheer-up lady" there is need al
ways for the breed Also. they are well
paid. but not in the coin OF the realm One
does not listen to others troubles al price,
or II one tries TO do so. troubles are re-
tailed for hearing. 1t Is a popular delusion
that the. world tells It's troubles with a bla-
tant persistence Nothing Ia more false.
Troubles swarm about us. sometimes behind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
Nv Fila WHEELER WILCOX.

One-half the people of the United
States are existing upon an 1hcohe
of about $500 year / am con-
WINGED It that an industrious family,
WORKING under the best conditions
can do better than that on one sin
gle acre In any State In the Union
No man has yet demonstrated the
utmost capacity of an acre of ground
If You are looking for independence
and contentment, / advise you With
out hesitation to turn your attention
to the soil particular to small areas
near large towns You Will want 10
go to town frequently to look into
the store windows. II for nothing else,
and you win find 1t convenient 10
live close to few hundred thous-
ard people no don't produce thing
10 eat. but eat three times day. you
have got what they must have II II
costs Them their last cent
Finally, don't be descending
man" Be an ascending man! Go up
and not down! Go up from depen-
dence to independence from tenant
to 1andlord. from servitude to SOW
ereisnty,--W f. Gmythe. in Little
Farms Magazine"
Once upon time there was a
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

Mr.. Tafts veto OF the Army appropriation
bill just at this time on the ground that a
provision had the effect OF ousting Major
General Leonard Wood from the highest COM
mand in the army, shows al any rate that
recent political events have not heckled him
into the taking of petty reyenges
Had IL not been for Theodore Roosevelt
General Wood might never have been heard
OF except In the by no means creditable role OF
Colonel OF the Rough Riders" He was an
army surgeon, with minimum OF experience
IN matters OF the line. He knew nothing
concerning the science of moving large bodies
OF troops, or Of mobilization He was created
BY Roosevelt as absolutely as Roosevelt was
crested by Thomas Collier Plat. different as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
CURRENT COMMENT


Governmental Waste ana the lost Oh
Fundamental facts bearing upon the cost OF
living, so obvious that they generally over
looked, are set forth by the New York Journal
of Commerce follows:
There is permanent and cver-increasihs
Item In the cost of living to which most people
Ray no attention and which 1t is difficult to set
ANYBODY to appreciate, and that is tho draft
made upon the resources of the people Tor
public expenses. There is general complaint Vi
public extravaganza for the figures look lefSe'
und there is much preaching Of economy nut
the fact docs NOT come home to many "eopie
that they paying for all the expenses OF
city or town State and nation. out OF their
earnings, and that what they have left Tor thelt
own use Is just rnucn less. They do not reaii%e
that IL not oaly reduces thor income. but tna'
what the country spends for supplies OF one
Kind and another and for services of those VINO
are taken from productive industry ana s1t
ported by the government susuacts SO htuth
from the general stock OF those things by when
We live, and far as 1t Is done needessy OF
without commensurate benefit IT increases prices
for Others beyond what Is necessary IN of9er
to have the government properly administered.
One of the main reiiances for success III P''-
motion OF the policy of looking more ana i III
to the Federal government for expenditures
upon public improvements is the knowledge
OF promoters that the great mass OF the peo-
nile do not realize that every cent of money
taken from the Federal treasury has been put
there by them. With the growth of the couh-
try Federal activities must expand, hut in that
expansion there should De neither waste u Inv
peoples money upon unnecessary projects nor
an entrance by the Federal government INTO
fields of activity properly belonging to the sep
arate States or to individual citizens. proper
economies in handling public funds by Federal,
State and municipal authorities and strict
Limitation of of such activities to their proper
domains. would go long way toward giving
the country what 1t needs IN improVem ents to
meet its increasing needs without adding 10 the
cost OF living as affected by unnecessary tax
alton. AS the Journal of Commerce we'll sug-
gests, dollars that may be sQuandered by the
billions in the various forms or government IN
this country not created out OF nothing or
picked up at random, but they represent the
result of productive labor, and so far as they
wasted they reduce the income. of In
dividuals and their capacity to buy. and at the
Same time increase the cost of things that haze
to he bought Because the vast waste is divided
among the millions of the population 1t Is not
felt Immediately. but nevertheless, It is q vital
factor in the problem of making both ends
observation-disclosures Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

vocabulary
1t fs well-known symptom Of extreme rage
that ii loses the power of coherent utter
ance. People go speechless with anger.
Temper sometimes reaches the pitch where 1t
ean do nothing except mutter. When the soul
comes TO boil it overfows In meaningless
phrases
Some such catastrophe has happened TO
Colonel Roosevelt. The one-time master OF
words that gain popular hearing Is now
able 70 do little more than froth at the mouth
The man who gave Undertaking" its popu-
-fHrftr- vino sent nature faker" It's rounds,
who beat EN- 10 fragile" who found every
thing bully" who coined the hfty-seven
varieties OF synonyms for the noun lie" and
the verb TO prevaricate. this artist with
the tongue like a rat-taiI file, meets the great
est occasion OF hls life seemingly herett OF
his power OF verbal expression
Liar" liar" liar" he exca ms.
.sroupdrets thieves "hghwaymen,' hold
UPS" head picked brigands," coyotes" is the
best he can do, But there IL no nash, no
sparkle to the new issue OF vituperation. The
Colonel seems to have gone stale. Not word
worth while has he coined Not phrase has
he naaa that can like nn-the- streets for a
dav. with the palsy OF anger. the Colonel
squeaks out his bromide imprecatons with
the lack OF originality with which sailor
distributes his stock profanity in water
front saloon.
Does this mean that the Colonel knows ne
L. ys 10 al nF NO ~ =
ton? Or is It merely that even the peren-
niaify ounbiing spring of abuse Is fshed out
of the last spring lizard OF epithet?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
\. N. |. FINALS
ARE UNDER WAY
MANUAL AND BAYONET DRILLS
AND TARGET SHOOTING
MAKE UP FULL DAY.

Especial TO The Richmond virginian. j
LEXINGTON VA, June I1--par-
ginia Military institute commence
.ment exercises were wholly tniiitar-
today In the morning there, were
manual and bayonet exercises by the
cadet battalion under the command
OF Colonel Gleaves.
The cadet battery fred a salute Of
fwenfy-one guns In honor of the as
sembied board OF visitors. In the
rifle competition between teams rep-
resenting the six companies, Conn
pany G won the prize cup and Ceas-
ley Richmond. OF that team. won tho
individual cup or highest score
The afternoons exercises were sig
mailing with an electric buxzer helio-
graph. and first aid to the wounded
drill An artillery drill and dress
parade closed the day.
All the exercises were witnessed ~,
large crowds. The alumni Of the
many classes are arriving on every
train and ono OF the largest gather
ings in years wifi be present wednes !!
day when the Stonewall Jackson
monument il unveiled Many Of them
are the Civil War cadets The 20.
ciety hop takes place tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

Three errors in three lines is no. a bad
batting average for veracty for the Telegraph.
We don't hang people in Virginia.
When we eeetreeate them the matinee is
TO the barest professional audience
The court in the case referred 20 granted
mo stay, but the Governor did grant a re-
prieve,
But when wise New Yorker attempts to
coin the merry Jest at the expense OF poor,
unhappy, barbarous communities he usually
makes himself ridiculous by the display OF an
ignorance greater than that dreamed of by
the most benighted citizen OF the locality put
on the grid.
BY the way---and pardon s asked for the
seeming impertinence the ground of real
4eoneeFn~-how goes the Wild East of Manhat-
tan? Have any of the gangsters lately shot
up Police Headquarters and the Central Court
building, or spoiled holiday for Gotham by
turning the merry-go-round Of Coney into a
sha mbles?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

Wickersham announces that the Beef
Trust will voluntarily dissolve on August first
and advises postponement of suit till that time
Evidently a result OF Mr.. Netherlands civil
treatment. There is nothing Ike moral sua-
sion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

OF President Taft coyotes They may it is
true, be tying to dead one. but it must be
remarked that 1T is the Colonel who has let
forth the most dolorous howls, so far.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

The colored Southern delegate has not NOV.
ed in such good society since the happy days
when he was voting carpetbr bond Issues
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
Jury Fats to Arrce.

In the suit Of e. H. Chalkley
against the Picot Printing company
brought In the City Circuit court the,
Jury yesterday failed to agree anJ
Judge r. Carter Scott adjourned the
Jury to 10 o'clock this morning. Tho
suit II for the recovery Of S472.0S,
alleged to be duo on account
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

President Taft will 20 to bail game on the
day the Republican Convention meets. Roose-
velt on the other hand, will be In the box
instead of the grandstand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

1t begins TO look though Harry Thaw
VIII he declared sane. The great majority
of people will deeply regret that this was not
In his favor In the beginning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

Ever since MIR. Roosevelt's hat has been
the ring his nomination has been In his hat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

Congress has passed n bill establishing q
standard barrel for apples. Nothing Is said
about legislation requiring uniformity in the
size OF the apples in the barrels
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

We fear that Ebert Hubbards periodical
protests will not avail TO bring about Peace
at the convention.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18

Ex-presldent Roosevelt. calls tn. supporter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
yoCaIazEp TO A FRAGILE.

Colonel Roosevelt has apparently achieved
the impossible and put a strain upon his
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-18
NEW YORK AND RICHMOND.

wise New Yorker-all of them wise,
especially those on the "hy' sheets like the
Morning Telegroph,--obseryes:
They postponed a hanging In Richmond Va.
the other day That thoughtless action the
part of the court granting the stay spoiled good
peoDIa's holiday"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24
SPORTING.
NATIONAL.
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.

Pittsburg. Aug. 2S.-New York, today,
took both games of a double header from
the Pittsburg team by scores of to
and to 2 Both games were close and
exciting The first went 10 innings. Cole
relieved Robinson in the 10th and Gran
dali was put in the box in the sixth by
New York in the place of Ames, who
was hit for single and a double in that
inning
In the second game o'Toole and Tes-
reau were opposing pitchers. and both
did fine work. O'Toole was relieved by
Cole after the seventh inning. In tine
same inning the locals had men on third
and second and Hyatt was sent to bat
in place of O'Toole. Pittsburg tied the
score i'll the fourth inning. Byrne went
to first on balls. Carey sacrificed and
Byrne scored on wild pitch. The New
York team won in the eighth, Tesreau
scoring the winning run. He went to
first on balls, to second on a sacrifice by
Snodgrass, and home ON a two-bagSer
by Becker.
First game:
New York % 0 0 0 0 / 1-2-11-1
Batteries Robinson. Cole and Gibson.
Ames. Crandall and Myers. Time 2.e9
Umpires. Klein and Orth.
Second game
Pittsburg 80 0 / 0 o 0 1-2-5-1
New York 30 1 o 0 0 o l 0-3-7-1
Batteries-O'Toole. Cole and Simon;
Tesreau and Myers. Time, 1.54, UNI
pires, KLEIN and orth.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24
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Send Name and Address Today-..
You Can Have 1t Free and Be
Strong and Vigorous.

have in my possession prescription
Tor nervous debility, failing memory and
lame back, that has cured so many worn
and nervous men right in their own
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This prescription comes from a physi-
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I think / owe it to my fellow man to
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ly and quickly. Just drop me line like
this: DIR. A. f. Robinson, 3571 Luck
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| A great many doctors would charge s3Df
| to $500 for merely writing out a prescrip-
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24

the lost property room 1t was QUICKLY sly,
and unanimously voted place on 'ne
roof. The neighbore complained
within 10 minutes. and ma, hieh.,
when the sky was overcast, the jar
Disappeared The only ese# was as. q
smell TO heaven from the waters OF the
Hudson the next day,
/ A full layout TOR smoking OPIUM. :.
was found recently II. the SUBWAY. ~
| included half a dozen pipes t"o
pounds of opium and &c lamp a
young Chinese claimed ii. ne WAS
the first of his race who had ioohcu
into the lost property room for no
than 20 years. During that periosi'
especially within the year, nearly a
score of his countrymen had LETT their
queues on the cars.
Rats, puffs and curls enough to SUN
a pair of hair mattresses are fodnh
on the cars every six months. They
are crammed into big bags OF ticking
when the period of grace expires and
! are sent to the auctioneer. He sells
| them generally in bulk and for a song.
| The biggest find ever made here
| abouts was folding bed and all that
| goes with 1t. 1t was left on an L"
station platform. A tired pilgrim was
! taking a nap in the bed when an at
tendant awakened him. The sleeper
protested that the bed was not his and
| departed. The attendant lost half a
| day in getting it to the lost property
room. 1t was never claimed.
Money enough to pay princes
| ransom pours into the lost property
rooms every month. In round figures,
the average findings of silver coins
approximate $108 day in the greater
city. When it comes to banknotes
the amount is much greater. Thou
sands of pockethooks have been found
with sums ranging from 81 to $500.
The big finds, of course, are few,
but within the year eight pocketbooks
containing more than $500 each have
been found on the ears. The largest
find of actual money was made about
four years ago. 1t consisted of more
than $1,000 in currency. II was lost in
the subway by a Standard oil pay
master.-Springfield Republican.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24
CHINA.

Reports from Bartlett Lampson
state that the sea breezes invigorate
him and he is improving in health
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mitchell passed
two days in Pittsneld' this week at a
reunion of Frank Mitchelrs old regi-
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Martin set out
on Thursday for Augusta. They in
tend paying a short visit to Mr.. Mar
tins brother.
The services at the Methodist
church. for next Sunday, will be as
follows: Sunday school at 40;
preaching service at go, with sermon
by the pastor, subject. Religious
Solicitude for Cod; social service at
7.30, conducted by pastor.
Jessie and Harvey Ames are visiting
their uncle. Perley Dodge.
The Deer Hill Sunday school held
its annual. picnic, Aug. 14th. at Has
kell's Point. There were g. present
and a very fine time was reported
Mr.. and Mrs. William Histler are
visiting Mrs. Histler's mother. Mrs.
Ada Baker. at Capitol Island.
Mrs. Freeman from India. is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Clifford, on Deer Hill.
The Busy Bees met with Mrs, Pierce.
and an enjoyable afternoon WAS
passed. Refreshments of apples and
candy were served.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-24
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
Features of tho Days Dealings in All
the Leading Stocks.

New York, Aug. 22.-With the volume
of trading much under that OF the pre-
ceding session. today's stock market
gave another exhibition of irregularity
and professionalism. Coppers continued
the prominent feature, with recurrent
pressure against the railway DIVISION
The Panama canal bin was again re-
garded as a contributing factor, but this
was offset in a measure by hopes of an
early adjournment of Congress Rumora
of a proposed suit by the government
against the American Telephone & Tel
egraph Co, while not confirmed in OH
cial sources. caused some early selling
of that stock.
United states Steel was under less re-
straint than recently, but failed to pre-
serve more than an even balance de-
spite fattering reports of the current
the price of pigron. Miscellaneous spe-
cialties had brief periods. of activity
at higher PRICES, the Tobacco issues,
cal and Mexican Petroleum gaining from
one to three points with nine points for
American Snuff.
hour. but prices crept slowly upwards
to the best of the day with greatest
strength in Amalgamated Copper and al
lied stocks, as well as American Smelt-
ing The rise in these issues received
no little impetus from statements that
round amounts of copper metal were be-
ing sold at Is cents.
The one marked exception to the gen.
eral rise was Chicago &c Northwestern.
which yielded two points. Estimates OF
banks ran as high as ~o,o00,0o0, but 1t
was generally believed that this drain
would soon be remedied by disburse-
ments of pensions and other government
operations.
Bank exchanges continued to expand
and compilations submitted by the COM
mercal agencies make the most salts
factory comparison with recent years
in some months. Bonds were irregular
with weakness in Illinois Central refund
ing AS, Total sales, par value, s1.275 900.
United States government bonds were
unchanged on call.