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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
Voice Of the People



To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch.
Str.-Pleasc give me space to make
n few feeble remarks on Mr.. Lyons'S
letter i'll your issue OF the 18th of Oc-
tobcr, animadverting most severely on
my letter of the 9TH instant discussing
traders and their relation to organized
society and the organized churches
Mr.. Lyons has taken a big job when
he PUSHES in to defend the traders.
The traders have engaged the most
aStute legal minds of the country To
save, them from punishment at the
hands OF their fellow citizens, as rep
resented by the government. Traders.
business men. the most eminent, mako
UP the steel trust. the sugar trust. the
beef trust, the oil trust, tho money
trust, the tobacco trust. ct id omne
genus They are the Representative
traders Does Mr.. Lyons imagine that
they Will receive the welcome plaudit
OF the Carpenter of Nazareth We'll
done. good and faithful servants. En-
Ter We into the JOY of your Lord?
The charge is made by Mr.. Lyons that
contradict tho Bible and assail tho
church as venal and corruptly dis
obeHing God. and choosing the rich
rather than tho poor" That is a fear
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20

There arc just as many wimmen
who kin sharpen lead pencil as there
arc men who kin sew a button on a
| shirt.
1t always pays to be honest on Sun
day The OTHER days when 1t pays to
be honest are Saturday, Wednesda
Monday, Friday, Tuesday and Thurs
day.
l don't believe when n Teller lies
about fish that it Is Eoin' to be
chalked UP agin' him very hard. for
that is about the only way Teller
kin catch the big ones
No man IN the history OF this world
ever invented anything that was as
interestin as a baby.
Miss Amy Pringle complains that the
millinery business is Goin to the bad.
1t is getting so there amt more than
500 per cent profit In any hat that
she sells.
There Is Il lot OF talk about voca-
tional schools, but what tho Kids would
rather have are vocational schools
Hank Purdy says If he has q few
ham and eggs, a couple OF stacks Of
wheat cakes ana three pieces OF apple
pie for breakfast he can generally
manage to worry along until noon
without anything to eat excepting
what lie nibbles down to tho gruccry
store.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20

has shocking visions of women going
10 the polls" In skirts slit and slash~i
outlandishly, NJ the bare slight OF
which mere man promptly fails
Ihat Virginia sunraGista, may their
trlne Increase, viii not go to the
polls this year. and that styles change
with tho seasons. does not at least
Imagination has drawn. In her mind
there seems TO be something peculiarly
deadly 10 this male In tho juxtapositioi
OF the polls and the slashed skirt
| This same effect which causes men
TO fall Is not produced b. tho anti
who tiaunts the seif-samc style on Broad
Street IL is 70 be supposed for wher-
ever else she may be going, she il
certainly not going To the polls"
me man opposed TO woman suffrage
claims that woman's sole ambition
should be TO ind favor in the eyes OF
men. Tho woman opposed to equal
suffrage eagerly ASSERTS she has no
other thought Result. slashed skirts
appreciation OF them, II state this
without fear OF contradictory In sur
fragc States whenever anything goes
wrong, the female voters arc blamed
Tor It. Then In nonsunragc States the
antis should In all fairness be held
responsible for all untoward happen
ings- 70 G. +. asks tho direct ques-
tion: III women get tho ballot will
they Improve conditioner" This ques-
ton carries with Il the confession that
Noteless women have failed. and the
answer in the Affirmative lies in the
records OF the nine States. ono Terri
Tory and twenty-three countries which
havo declared their women free
NOTELESS VIRGINIA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
There lay another soldier. and this Is
how he died:

There lay another soldier. and this is
how he died:
Twas in the burning summer, the moon
was at It's height.
And shone In ut the window with
weird and ghostly light,
Upon the pallid faces OF dead and dy
And there were phantom shadows seen
dancing everywhere.
Between the means OF anguish, the an
intervals OF pain,
heard one humming softly. a sweet.
familiar strain.
That hymn of all the helpless, Jesus
Lover OF Ny Soul"
Twas II sound from Heaven thro
House OF Healing stole,
And then the awful silence that fol-
lowd made me feel
That God had heard in Heaven this
pitiful appeal
The lips were seard that sung IT, his
soul had gone before"
The soldier on tho "stretcher" at win
dow by my side.
! turn TO him TO tell you the way IN
which he died,
WHISPERED. earnest prayer.
AS n his soul was suing for Gods
sweet mercy there.
Thank God, ] was intStakn as sequel
now Will show:
This soldier was Christian and had
been long ago.
Twas not the fear OF dying that made
him thus to pray,
He prayd for those who loVd him and
who were far away.
Ere long the moonlight faded. and day
began to dawn.
AS soon nights sable curtain was 81
lently withdrawn.
Upon his scanty pallet the stern ola
soldier lay,
Lay there his body only, his soul mad
pass'd away.
The soldier on the "stertcher." his life
was in him yet,
But sun OF his existence, alas. was
nearly set
There came to him at daylight. youth
fifteen or more,
Came to the strctcher weeping, and
knelt upon the floor:
"Ah. Benny darling boy. why do you
"Oh. papa. papa, how can I see you die.
For down here mother sent me, told
me to bring you home
AS soon as you were able, and you will
never come.
told me to come and help you in ev'ry
way YOU need.
And now what ] must tell her' VIII
break her heart indeed"
"Oh, cheer UP, Benny, cheer up, do not
lament me SO,
I am all right up yonder and not afraid
All night have been praying. that
God would shield and care
For mother and her lov'd ones, and he
has heard my prayer.
Ben. were my lives a thousand instead
OF only one,
rde give them to my country. as freely
as I've done.
Tho one YOU see me yie16'-g without
n trace OF fear.
To win my countrys freedom, nor deem
the price too dear"
and now my words at parting. remem-
Der evermorc,
The cause for WHICH I'm dying, as
thousands have before,
And now. farewell my boy, for / am
nearly done,
But ere my breath shall leave me
there's one thing-only one;
no moro shall see.
Tell her to show to others n courage
worthy me.
Tell her lov'd my country and bore
it's banner high,
Upon the field Of battle and dar'd for
it to die"
He ceasd. his voice faipd him, but over
his noble face
There stole n smile OF gladness. as II
tho Prince OF Peace
Himself had bid him welcome to his
resnendent sphere,
AS he will say to others who do their
duty here.
DUvAI. PORTER
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
TIE FAIR ELECTIONS SOCIETY.

The purpose OF the Fair Elections
Society Of tho Ninth Congressional
district 70 prevent fraud IN elections
IS altogether commendable, and. we
trust. will ne amply fulnllcd. IT. is
the result OF dehnite movement
started b. J. i. Built. of Big Stone
Gap. former president OF the Virginia
state Bar Association. It Is supported
by an excellent company OF the repre-
sentative citizens OF the Ninth District
AZ its meeting on October Z, tho or
parhzation passed n resolve directing
and authorizing the appointment of n
committee 10 recommend revisions OF
;hc present election laws OF Virginia.
The society also sends out pledges to
tc signed by candidates for Office that
they Will not countenance viola tons
OF the election laws. Tho necessity
for such nj obligation In itself IS a
serious Indictment of tho defects in
our present system OF elections. If
thero were 10 easy opportunities IN
that system for fraud, the promise
would not be Invited. Tho next At
torney- General OF Virginia, Mr.. Pol
lard, has declared time and time again
that the first vital need Of Virg mia
is a complete revision OF her suffrage
and general election laws to the end
that honest expression of the popular
will may be obtained IN every case.
The Marion American, at present the
most aggressive mover for pure cleo
lions among our contemporaries, sug-
gcsts that the Fair Elections Society
should add to the pledge It will send
cut TO candidates 4 further promise to
support such legislation as will give
tho State suffrage and election laws
that will be above suspicion. in this
recommendation we concur.
1t seems TO us that the first step to
he taken in election reform must be
along the lines OF the pure elections
bill drafted by the late Judge Archer
y. Phlcgar, and presented TO the last
General Assembly, hut not passed. Had
that inca sure been added to the stat
utes, II would have provided adequate
punishment FOR both the eivor or the
receiver of bride in any form. and
would have supplied sufficient incen-
two 10 the nforner. Such incentive, TO
our way OF thinning. is an indispcns-
able part Of such q law, for corrupt
practices in reference to the ballot box
are not easily discoverab!e.
No law. however ingcniously and
efficiently drawn. will avail much, un-
Joss the sort OF sentiment that the
Fair Elections Society is seeking 10
create and organize is behind 1t, de
handing enforcement. Fraud has so
many qualifications that only by ctor-
nal public vigilance can it be even
substantially checked. There is. of
course. no such thing as perfect
Rntl-fraud law and never Will he.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
DOES RICHMOND WANT A CITY
HOSPITAL.

Tho question to be settled with re.
gard to accepting tho ofrer of two
modern hospitals for use by Richmond
is simply. does Richmond expect to
provide medical service and hospital
accommodations for Its unfortunate
sick If we do want to give helpless
sufferers tho right sort OF care, then
1t is time we went ahead and did It.
| II we nro satisfied to continue the
present hospital service in connection
with tho City Home, let us stop talk
Ing about what we are going. to do.
Tho Times Dispatch urged tho nc
coptance OF tho offer made by the
trustees OF Memorial Hospital. 1t be-
lieved then that Richmond was veal
thy enough and humane epough to
provide modern comforts for its sick
dependents. 1t still believes this. and
IT urges that wo accept tho offer now
made by the Medical College OF Vir-
ginia.
Last year, when the Council let the
offer Of Memorial Hospital lapse. The
Times Dispatch put forward the Same
arguments for it's acceptance that arc
now mado for tho acceptance of tho
present offer. Wo need modern and
adequate hospital Tho service ron
dcred by the City Home does not I'll
tho real needs. This Is not cri,,-
c!sm OF the City Homo or Its manage
mont. It is n statement Of fact. Many
peorle will not go for treatment to
whnt they regard ms an almshouse
They would not feel this prejudice
against n public hospital Moreover
thero arc certain kinds OF disease that
can only be rightly treated In m cfi-
cicnt hospital Tho location of the
City Homo is too remote from the CEN
trail part OF town from which mos.
emergency cases come
We suppose there will be little dis
argument az to whether the city can
afford an initial expenditure OF $4,000
to remodel tho Virginia and Old Do.
mfnion Hospitals. and nm annual fxed
charge OF $4,000 above the present
hospital appropriation. In essence,
this Is the question: can Richmond
afford TO give It's Sick tho attention
and comforts given by other cities?
The mere statement OF such n query
should make us angry. Indignant de-
malls should meet the insinuation that
this city of churches, OF kindly homes
and OF big bank clearings, cannot full
III tho demands made upon Its hu-
mainly and Its charity. IF our hearts
and consciences are right. and II wo
are as prosperous rs we think then
we can meet the need OF our dependent
sick, II we cannot It is timo we
searched our lives for the reason
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
Mans Wants,
BY ROY X. MOULroN.
HUHb WHITE.
Man wants but little hero beloyy1

MANS Wants.
Man wants but little hero below"
That was an ancient song;
we do not hear 1t now, you know.
The sentiment is wrong
Man wants just now all ho can get.
| In way of sordHd tin;
Tho way that somo go after 1t
Seems like very sim
Man wants fancy touring car,
He wants Il private yacht:
He wants to get lot of Junk
His ncishbors haven't got.
He wants II lot of suits of cIothe.
And rare gems for his wife;
iie wants chateau by the sea,
TO make complete his life.
He wants 4 lot of stocks and bonds.
And Standard OH preferred
Iio also wants n lot of things
or which he never heard
lie doesn't really want them,
In true sense of the term:
But thinks he does and that's the ga me
And he'll work and squir,n
TO garner everything in sight
And keep 1t stored away.
He saves n lot of useless junk
To meet the rainy day;
And when he dies and passes on
He leaves it all behind
because he cannot take along
a thing of any kind.
'Twould suit q lot of men first rate
If they were but endowed
With brains sufficient to invent
n pocket for tho shroud.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
Queries andAnswers

Old Survey.
In Virs in.a in 1854 a line was sur
veyed as south 80 degrees. east What
is Its present direction, owing to va
ration? INQUIRER
Contributions to Papers.
When one contributes to several agri-
cultural journals. has he tho right to
send the same articles to several papers
II they desire it? SUBSCRIBER.
Certainly.
Geomet ricnl.
Please solve for me the following:
Find n point in n plano such that tho
sum of it's distances from two given
points In. the plane shall be mini
mum. NJ.
straight line. Any point on this line
answers the conditions, SINCE the sum
of the distances viii be the straight
line between the two given points
which Is, by definition. the shortest
distance between them.
Government Places.
How may. get list OF such govern
ment positions as do not Iroqpiree, an
Write to your Congressman for it. :.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
The pyina Confcdcrote Soldier.

Grounded on true incident. of tho War
Between the States.)
The sun had sunk behind the hills, SO
late with Cannon Rive'n
And picks and SPADES were busy now,
that burial may be given
To thousands OF their comrades that
day In battle slain,
Whose bodies, unprotected. lay mangled
on the plain,
Away on yonder hilltop a House OF
Healing stood.
Where arm and legs were sawd of as
quickly as 1t could
Be done by army surgeons God bless
them every one),
Whose work with saw and bandago at
night had just begun
Upon II scanty pallet a stern old soldier
lay,
who rav'd and curs'd tho Yankee who
shot his leg away,
But near me at tho window, on
"stretcher" ut my side,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
MODERN pENnLnGY

Thomas Mott Os-.ornca. recent vol
untary service in'on6 OF tho New York
State prisons and his strong !ndict-
ment Of prison conditions, based on his
experience served TO intensity public
'nterest in penal reforms All cvi-
dences point 10 e. decided modifca-
'lon OF tho system OF administering
social punishment TO law breakers In
general in tho United States. Some
States, notably Oregon and Colorado.
hhvo greatly humanized their policy Of
dealing With their prison reputation.
Governor Foss. of Massachusetts. late
j. delivered before the American
Prison Association a powerful ndict-
1nent Of tho typical American state
penal policy.
Nlore radical reform Is head. Gov
ernor Fosa believes. Tho prisoners
should he moro DISCRIMINATORY In
vestiga,cd and treated than is now the
case. The state must dineren.ia,o
more Clearly between those who can
DO held responsible for what they have
done. and those who cannot 1t must
invent methods OF confinement which
VIII permit development OF the best
IN the convict, instead intensification
Of The worst Prisoners undergoing
detention ana reformation should be
made more nearly self supporting than
Shey are now. They should be al
loved 10 earn funds FOR Tie partial
rtfuDOrt ~ tbei- Fo-,g1i,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
"Times-Dispntch Poets"

Op ilOl tfiinh we poets
Ever write for praise or fama Z
And we do not want the people
On tile paper 10 lay blame
What I write is very foolish, :
And am much surprised
To see 1t in the paper,
And expect to be criticized.
The editor is very generous
To give us space you see,
And the people lenient,
TO read-it appears to me.
think the editor very wise
TO print. as he does each day,
In the Voice of the People" column.
Just what the people say.
1t leaves no room for argument,
We can write our foolish stuff,
And you In your wisdom,
Can say, please, that's enough.
In defense OF our poems.
Which appear in the paper each day,
Just try. n few lines yourself dears.
And then, see what you will say.
MRS. v. u. DE PUE.
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
VIRGINIA AND RIG ,,sr.,,,,

The news that the magnificent 5000
acre plantation of Curtis Neck is about
10 become tho property of C. X. G. Bill
lings. wealthy New Yorker. calIs ot-
tention to the growing popularity OF
virginia for country homes There is
In progress n peaceful invasion of our
Northern friends, who find in the solu.
brious climate and pleasant surround
ings OF the Old Dominion n rcstful resi-
dence.
Almost every section OF the state has
It's big places. owned by mon from
great cities. in the North and In Viz
Eln!a The hills Of the Piedmont and
the crcsts of the Blue Ridge arc being
surmountod with homes that are AL
most palaces. In the valleys toward
the west, in the spring region. each
year, sees new houses built by pconlc
of wealth, by artists, and retired states
men and fnanciers. Some OF the river
plantations havo already boon dcyel-
opod. and the choice of Curtis Neck bv
Mr.. Billings will doubtless attract
more notice to the splendid possibil
ties OF this region.
We would not sec Virginia become :,
vast pleasure ground for wealth we
want the wealth of It's own fields de
velopcd. We believe shat Vlrein,o
should belong to Virginians. Yet, there
Is every evidence TO show that This last
wave Of immigration brings men who
speedily become Virginians. and WHO
learn 10 love the State and care for IFS
future with lasting faith.
( Certainly the existence OF large and
carefully managed estates throughout
tho Commonwealth must in most part
result in good to the surrounding coun-
Try In the very matter of horses. Ia
whose breeding Mr.. Billings expects "a
! devote his attention. we need the slim
ulus OF the best strains Tho condi-
tons for raising fno horses in Vir-
ginia arc uneXcclied. The climate
pasture and surroundings arc so welI
adapted TO this pursuit that tho gov
eminent has already taken stems r.
mako this State the centre OF its ac.
uvity in improving horse nesh for the
army. Mr.. Billings Will be welcomed
for his own sake and FOR the help his
farms may lend the rest OF virginia.
The fine farm is IN fact an expcri.
ment station It may be that the gen.
tleman farmer makes little mono, ro,
himself, bu; he often teaches hls neigh.
bors how TO make q great deal NOR,
than they made before. lie can afror,
TO import animals, machines and moth.
DDS for trial. lilo spreads tho good
things and shoulders the burden. III,
right spirit Of cooperation between TN,
bis owner the small owner. and tn,
state should further the vast progress.
now being achieved by Virginia
Tie Farmvilla correspondent OF In,
LnInns INunr Cln,i.... 49,. Il,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20
Ca scade, Va.
SIT Skirts nnd suRrnre.

To the Editor of Tho Times Dispatch:
SIZE. C. +. visits the stores OF
Richmond. according to her letter to
you in to-day's Times Dispatch, in
search OF a modish suit. She cannot
find one without a slashed skirt, and
she blames 1t on the suffragists, She
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20

Tie Farmville correspondent OF The
James River Clarion stands pat on his
contention that Woodrow Wilson is :,
native Of Cumberland ana not OF Au-
gusta. lie writes in the latest issue:
The late crop Of tomatoes. corn
ned peas ana butter beans sim de-
lkh's Tho hearts OF housekecpcrs. PITY
Tor the Valley folks who know noth-
'nE or The cornncld pea. Much Of the
greatness OF Woodrow Wilson may be
due 70 tho fact that as q bow he fed
on such luXuries in old Cumberland
and stanton VIII hardly gainsav
mat az a boy no was often guest in
the hospitablc home Of the late DR..
W. ~ Mortom, in tho County OF cum
hcrIand"
~ any rate, one OF tho Presidents
sisters wac born in Prince Edward. aud
1t is lil'ely that II. spcnt much time
in The southsidc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-20

WI Governor Martin IL Glynn. Of
New York. still lot the Executive Man
zion BIS known ns '"rhe PEOPLES
House
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-12-19

At our last meeting of Wallace burg Lodge, I. o. o. F. the fol- lowing were elected: H. w. Smith. N. G; Thomas Mullen, V. c; w. A. Daniel. Sec; H. T. Stewart, Trustee. The install ation will take place the first Saturday night in January, 1914.
 Rev. J. D. Dunn preached at Blevins the first Sunday at II o'clock and again at night, and made the following changes; He will preach hereafter on the first and third Sundays in each month, instead of the second Sunday as formely m k in g Blevins half Station.
 Qulte sudden death occurred in our'community last week in the person of one of our oldest, settlers, o. M. Wood, who had been suffering a long time with what he thought was gallstone, but after having an operation performed it was learned that it was something else, he died un- der incorporation and was brought home from Hope where he was followed to the grave by nearly all the people of Blevins and Wallaceburg. He was buried at Macedonia Cemetery with Mason. ic honors, Thursday afternoon, Dec. 11th.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-12-19
WALLACEBURC

Col. Mullen was little ill the greater part of last week.
 Movers coming and going in every direction every day in the week.
 The cotton is all about out and only an occasional bale passes by going to the gin.
 The first Quarterly Conference for Prescott Circuit will meet at Midway with our new preacher. the 27 28 of December, 1913.
 Col. Grasiot, our county sur yeyor was here last week survey ;ng different lines for several of our neighbors. principly the old Wells estate.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-12-19

Only 2 more days from this publication until Christmas and ye scribe wishes to extend a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. both to the editor and all his office people.
 The Fruit and Truck Growers Association of this place held a meeting in the city Hall at Blevins for the purpose of laying their orders for all kinds of seed to use next year.
 On account of the long illness of Miss Rutb Stingly, her father was unable to move into his new home until she was better, dur in which time Alb Cobb occupied the new Stingly house and H. T. Stuart had to move into the Cobb house in the country.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-12-19

Foe Sale-A fine pair of mules about 5 1-2 hands high. These mules are gentle and of a quiet disposition and will work any where. Will take $400.00 dollars for them. HI. M. Mccain. Pres colt, Ark. Route 5.
The Nevada County picayune., 1913-12-19
SOMETHING FINE FOR HEADACHE

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