The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-01


Huh"
"oh. yes-yest Same 10 YOU Many of
them. May they he AS numerous as
you wish and just as fas, or slow in
Filing up rs you would have them.
May your life be a grand sweet song
and your voice lit To sing IT.
Well when Father Time turned his
glass over everybody turned over a
new leaf That Is. everybody that had
ii leaf to turn. TO many folks New
Years day is just one other day. They
all look alike, except for the weather.
To others New Years day is day
of new hopes, new resolves and a
spur to new endeavor AS the person
with sporting prociivities remark Ell !:
In the race of life they make "a lit
tie squirt. II may he just flash be-
fore they settle down into the plod-
ding pace necessary for the long
grind. but the squirt shows they are
alive
Real Year in Richmond
iSt2. said the cop on the cor
Der. rs going 10 be real. year in
Richmond. We're going to have a
new city government. That's all
right " they don't get the police force
into politics. More new and bigger
buildings are going to be erected
than were ever built In year be-
-fore. More business is going to be
transacted. We're going to have a
new baseball park. new baseball
team and win the pennant. Richmond
College Is going to win a football
championship and keep their OPP
ponents scoreless. Judge Crutchfield
h going TO sci North Carolina darby
free on charge brought by Rich
mond colored boy and other miracles
arc going to happen. II Is going to
be year OF miracles.
we are going to have the bad spots
IN Cary road fixed and we're going
to have the streets swept without
raising dust
Were going to elect Democratic
congressman and a Democratic Presis
dent. We're going to have "a tariff
reform. The high cost of living Is
going 10 climb down and wages are
going to climb up.
\ City Beautiful.
Were going TO build a boulevard
Ia Washington. direct route, and
Mayor Richardson is going to preside
MT the ceremony when It Is opened
Were going to tear down-that is
Henry Beck is~--ail the unsghtly
buildings IN Richmond and make It
city beautiful. Were going to build
EpiEl0tu sfsS1 DIluEtS over tUe JaHiPs
and there wont be any other steal,
or graft. In their construction.
Were going to abolish all horse
drawn vehicles and take tn using
motor trucks and autu1uo bites ere
going to inaugnrate the horseless
carriage era and take to autom obiles
nr flying machines. dirigtbles or aero
planes. Those who prefer viii per
f,aps use hsd-epis mes, st.t st-,t--stt..it
my idea
Perfect Telephone System.
Were going to have perfect
selelhone- SYSTEM that-Me- Will
Always gel the Right number when We
cali and no line will ever he busy at
{ the time we want IL. We won't have
to walt ten minutes fer the operator
to answer. either.
We're going 10 have e parcels post
and a telegraph system Just "a cheap
and far easier than writing letters.
Were gning--',
stop IL. Stop Il, Wake up," ex-
postulated the man who had been
listening Whats the matter Been
celebrating merry Christmas and the
happy Ma, Year tao enthusiastically
Better take the pledge for yours,
.Nope:'' replied the cop oir the
corner II haven't been drinking
TIM on the water wagon and what's
more. Judging from the REPORTS heas
oS the Legislature. Ole Firsinny Is
about to get on the water wagon,
too"