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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Womb nc.,ucc Excavations.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-While our Solons are assembled
in Richmond to enact. make and repeal
laws for the public good. l would like
to say a few words through the col
umns of your paper relative to the eX-
emption laws of our State-laws which.
as they now stand. are productive of
great losses to the business people. and
should be adjusted II Is recognized
of this country is done on credit. and
II Is claimed tthough think the csti-
mate too high) that 80 per cent OF our
business men fail. Now why? In
lagcment and extravaganza, and last.
but not least, bad credit. and this bad
credit Is fostercd and harbored by our
statute laws.
First. we have the homestead ex-
emption, which is entirely too high, and
Should be reduced.
Secondly, we have the law allowing 4
man TO own property IN his wife's name
and exempt from his debts. even IL
these debts have been made for the
benefit OF said wife and family. This
in many cases is Il rotten law, taking
from Peters" wife and children that
"Paurs" wife and children won't suffer.
Thirdly, we have the poor law
for VI man only has what that al.
lows him. Some one else will more than
likely have TO bury him when he has
TO answer the long roll call
Fourthly. we have $50 wage cx-
emption law, which should he reduced
III not repeatedly, for the average wage
is rot $50 per month. When we have
preachers throughout our land trying
TO teach the people TO do what is right,
and abstain from that which Is wrong
and our antisaloon people preaching
Thou shalt not drink" and our Solons
in congress assembled hammering ut
the whiskcy problem. the laws of our
state say to Jones: Jones. you nre not
getting $50 per month You step into
Smiths and buy your wife n!cesbon-
net and go into Browns and get her
n nice warm muff, and IL she goes out
much and you want her to know at
what hour t" return home to get hub
by's supper just skip into the jewel
er's and buy hor IL nice little watch.
then you, so to the corner, grocery
man" and order wagonful of nice
things TO eat, and don't get anything
but the best. and be sure TO have them
all charged. Don't be afraid. Tor they
can't touch you. oh. no; wiley WIN
spread out her silken skirt and say.
shoe. Mr.. Creditor. you cant get my
hnbby's property for he has had IT put
In my name: or Mrs. Homestead" Will
take care of you ifFthe please remits"
begin 10 use little legal Dhraseology,
and YOU know they chn't garnishee YOU
for you arc not worth $50 per month"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16

Now. to be more serious. why should
any man, as long as he is physically
and mentally able It work. be exempt
do. such iniquitous laws exist 1t is
a funny proposition. Our laws conuiye
nj widespread practice Of dishonesty
on one hand. and jeils q man n caught
stealing. as IL intcrprets stealing The
difference lies only in the way &, is
done. One Is legal. the other Illegal
The one Is petit larceny. and subjects
the perpetrator to a rest cure. while
the other Ia grand larceny. and upheld
by our laws exempting people from
paying honest debts
Last year. or rather during the Las,
session of our State Legislature some
bills Were fought through along the
lines or readiustmcnt Of the homestead
and the garn!shee exemption law. and
han the proposed changes been en-
somewhat improved But tho changes
were foored in the Senate. and the
reasons or arguments Galiac Gus
though they were) which killed the
Diils were that the merchants would
Cypress the poor. rob the negro 81 his
credit, and work hardsh.ps on the an
fortunate.
Now, II II is wrong for our nsonlo
TO commit the sin of drinking whiskev
or any intoxicating liquors. and We
pass laws TO restrain or prohibit them
from doing so. because we look upon ii
rs 4 great evil. TO be consistent would
II not be we'll to say: You must he
honest as we'll "a sohcr. and If YOU
won't be. we will pass laws making
you so? 80
Reducing the wage exemption. home
stead exemption and tho "w'fcv mo
lection act would certainly clear tho
atmosphere. and Instead OF injuri.
~ honest man. would help him for
iufoiced az assets instead or relerRtnd
10 the profit and loss column OF the
iedEer, goods could be sold cheaper.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
WILSON'S JusrIrlCArloN.

| An interesting discussion of the
value of platform pledges and OF the
obligations of parties TO adhere 10
them strictly has been aroused by
President Wilson's announcement that
the free toll clause in the Baltimore
platform should be rcpudiated, because
the Panama Canal act provision In
question violates our treaty with Great
Britain.
Some Republicans hnvo been Snspar-
ing In their denunciation of the Presi-
dent FOR repudiating n plank In his
platform. Some Democrats have not
hesitated 10 affirm that changing con-
ditions justify 4 party In ignoring
platform pledges. Between these two
eAtremcs, comment has assumed many
shades of opinion. Warm defense.
lukewarm apology. cynical observn-
t!on md passionate denunciation have
all been in evidence.
II Is all very interesting. though
much of Il is valuelcss. except MS in
dicaiion OF the mental attitude of tho
critic toward President Wilson, or to-
ward the Democratic party
After all. however. there is ono justi-
hcation of President Wilson'S course,
and one justification alone. Platform
pledges are sacred. and should be OBJ
served, just no the word of an indi-
vidual Is sacred and should be kept.
The party, no less than the Individual.
which swears 10 its own hurt and
changeth not. is the honest party. But
an individual may make n vow In all
sincerity and break It under circum-
stances. There may come a time when
to keep the vow would be greater
wrong than TO repudiatc IL The PAN
ANA free toll plank furnishes a case In
point. The plank In the Baltimore
platform directly contravencs our
pledged word TO Great Britain The
conflict is between n platform pledge
and an international pledge il does not
here matter why or how tho nrst pledge
was given. 1t does not matter who
is to blame for the dilemma In which
the Democratic party now finds itself.
The circumstance exists and the only
way out Is to cut tho Gordian knot
tied by the Baltimore convention.
This President Wilson has done by an
nouncing that party promise must be
sacrificed. In order that national
promise may be kept
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Voice of tine People
General Lee, Aphor,sm

To the Edltor OF The Times dispatch:
sii,rheply 10 an inquiry in YOU! let
was that General Lee used the Oft
quoted statement that Duty is the
sublimest word in the English lam
Suase." you say IL lis sometimes said
thal II was in u letter to one of his
sons at school. but the general belief
Is mat he never made the statement.
and that there was no such letter.
In Memoirs of Robert E. Lee by 4.
l.. Long. PIP. AGA and 4G5. is published
what purports TO be an extract from
said to have been written by General
Lee TO his son. Ct. w. Custis Lee. then
Mt school. and contains this sentence,
our language" General Long had been
military secretary TO General Lee. and
IN compiling his memoirs might be
private papers OF General Lee and his
family. and the reader might assume
from the manner in which the author
tract published, that he had the orig
inal letter before him, or had sufficient
evidence OF It's authenticity.
But Jones In his Personal Reminis-
cences of General Robert Il. Lee" on
page l33. says: The letter which has
been SO widely published. purpor,ing
at Arlington To his son. GUSTS, nj West
Point, Is unquestionably spurious. But
the expression. duty is the sublimest
occur in letter to his SON"
1t is quite remarkable, and much to
be regretted that this author, af.er
repudiating the widely published
letter" as spurious, but at the Same
time positively asserting that the lam
guage quoted did occur in a letter from
General Lee to his son. did not repro
duce that letter for the comfort OF
thousands In whose memories of our
beloved commander this oft-quoted
aphorism has been go long enshrined
as belonging to him
Very respectfully,
JOHN w. GORDON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
WHAT WAS NEWS
FIFTY YEARS AGO
R+pri.ted frs.. rhi. Newspaper,
A New I,upcr.

New Paper.
The charlottesville Chronicle Is tho
name of new daily paper to be started
NJ charlottesville in II few days by
N, J. Hughes. late editor of the Knox
vile CHI onicle. MIR. hughes had to
paper to the Virginia field,
Dealt, Of consrsssman Gnrnett;
Der OF the Confederate Congress from
Virginia, died 1T his home I'm Essex
County last week. lie was about forty
Caiied to Second church.
Rey. J. K kcndiick. former pastor
Of the Citadel Baptist CHURCH, of
the pastorote of the Second Baptist
Church of this city, 10 fill the vacancy
IN the pulpit. caused by the resignation
OF Rev. l.. w. Secley.
Twelve More Caught.
Twelve more of the Yankee prisoners
who escaped from Libby have been re-
have been returned to their old quar-
tiers.
Captain Alexander Acui,ted.
The trial OF Captain George w. Alex
ander. late commandment of Castle
Thunder. resulted yesterday in his hon
orable acquittai, the charges being not
sustained. The investigation was un-
dcrtaken a, the captains request.
Lntc>t From the North.
From the New York Herald 1t is
Ivan has issued an order that for every
man in Western Virginia enlisting or
conscripted In the Confederate service
he VIII arrest and inprison the most
prominent sccessionist in the neigh
borhood
Ths pistol factory of the Colts. at
believed to he of incendiary origin.
The so-called Virginia Legislature Mt
Ale Nandria has adjourned without
States Senator Bowden.
Gold is now quoted in New York $3.50
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
WHERE WE'RE THE STREET CLEAN
EISSt

Richmond awoke saturday morning
10 find the streets covered with several
inches OF SOFT snow and sleet. trans
formed speedily by tho rays of the sun
into ankledeep slush Householders.
mindfui of the law. which imposes a
penalty on those who fail to remove
snow from their stree, front. went to
work nj once ana cleared walkways
But the city OF Richmond. custodian Of
the roadways md crossings. appeared
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16


To The Editor OF The Times. Dispatch
Sit hear terrible rumbling and
see nm awful storm approaching, =
What is IL? Union OF church and state.
Great Powers. can we not stop IL?
Listen, Am ! dreaming? Is IL only
vision see large body or the
ministers OF the gospel and their fol-
lowers assembled In daily sessions in
church on seventh Street In your
city under the banner OF An organiza-
Win n minister OF the gospel as It's
superintendent. and other ministers an
hc!G secretaries, debating terms and
using All manner Of coercion with the
The enactment Of certain legislation by
". peoples chosen representatives.
ana threatening TO Invade the districts
and def, at nj the polls. eighteen
months, hence. those State Senator'S who
vote against the so-caiied enabling
act see these "holier-than thou
people taking unto themselves arbl-
trarily the authority vested in those
CHOSEN members of the General As
Scmbly. To amend this bill thus and SO
and Issuing statement over the sig
nlctatlng a, 10 which amendment w.li
oe acceptable or rejected by this au-
gust league when the bin is finally
N' Mr. q Egifor IN me Sc Senate.
ma STATE that much -heFalded bogy
and scarecrow 10 Brighten the tirnid
ana uneducated? Are We not ganinS.
snat and swallowing camel?
aFs We using yard stick OF fewer
'ithcs 70 measure ourselves than the
one WIN which we measure our neigh
noI IN otner words, are we using
the Golden Rule" and giving our
brother the square DEAF and ioyine
our neighbour as we love ourselves5
are we the Phar!see. or the publican.
- the greatest OF them ali?
AMERICAN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
TROUBLES or A NEW CONVERT.

Impending events In Illinois augur
badly for Roger Sulivan's once bright
chances for the United States Senate
Controlling the party organization ana
opposed by four caudidatcs he had n
right 10 be assured in his mind OF the
certainty OF his election, but ii now
seems probable that the four OPP
poncnts Will combine against him.
The majority of the Democratic vot-
ers OF Illinois did not and do no, want
this. recent convert to progressive
Democracy TO represent the state In
the United States Senate. but under
the conditions the majority had moth
Ing 10 do with 1t. Sullivan's machine
agains, four antimach!ne candidates
mnde the road easy for the machine
recognizing this. each OF the four
candidates has agreed to retire In
favor of the strongest Of them. and to
support tho anti Sullivan nominee The
choice of tho candidate to make the
frht is TO he left to tho Wilson Bryan
Democratic League.
If this plan he carried out Sullivan
VIII have to neht a united instead OF a
divided opposition, and tho Progressive
Boss OF Illinois will be I'm much tho
same dilemma MS the willing Upiiftcr
of Tammany Hall, despite the fact
that ne sought to get on the band
wagon before and. not after the storm
broke.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
An IntcIlcc,rn, ,rr..,

To the Editor OF The Times Disnrthh.
Sir.--kindly allow me space for n.
few words In appreciation of the rare
intellectual treat and spiritual upIift
which came 10 the hundreds who at
Tended the services last week Mt Grace
~ rect Baptist Church. In bringing
these gifted men to us. the Federation
OF Mems Bible Classes has performed
service In every way worthy, and IL
~ 10 be hoped that they VIII FURNISH
more OF the same kind. and il possible.
can't we have every year I'm Richmond
Bible conference. continuing at least
ten days, with two or three sessions
raily. employing the best talent OF
nrlnRing to IL scores OF preachers and
Christian workers from over Virginia
and adjoining States?
Ihe Mems Federation has made an
admirable beginning. and. for my part.
thank them heartily and bid them
Godspecd. w c. JAMES,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
NIeIy,i,.

The witchery woven In her highest
tone,
The magic of her least enhancing
Wonid make old Pan desert his pipes
Ana orphcas cease to charm the stolid
stone.
ne. aleiu his homage unto her alone
fio'a sweet tEol!an harps within her
throat
such hamonics so ravishingly float
known.
r, Nol all the my7tic music OF the sky
IAN match the heavenly beauty OF her
voice:
Not nigh. winds with their softly
. soothing breath;
nor larks, that for tho Weakening morn
re&oicc.
Nor swans. that rs they fold their
wings In death
Sreathe out their souls In one melo-
dious Sigh. J.. IL. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16

"tii' y" surely the hardest lot
No matter what | plan to do
Ma ana my teacher scheme and plot
10 keep 1t from coming true.
yearn to be in tho boundlcss West.
R"bhing coach with Deadwoo,
But here I'm cruelty washed an,
dressed
Getting my rithmetic.
What does she care that long 10 be
49, pirate brave on the Spanish Main.
nat h'artless teacher who calls to me
Willie. come out of the rain?
I read my geography and long
To hunt with the furry Eskimo;
6ut all l hear is the same old song.
Don't go out in the snow!"
If ] think. 10 be an Indian Chief.
AND scalp man and steal his wife
Ma soon b'ings my plans To grief
with win. nut down that knife!
How can ever hope TO bo
\ President, or stab Il bear.
WITH ma forever telling mo:
Don't fan out of that chair?
Mine rs surely the hardest lot
No matter what | want to be:
Ma and the teacher scheme and plot
To Keen me always me.
THOMAS LOMAX HUNTER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Parcel Post md Ex,rc.s

TO INC Editor OF The Times Dispa tch:
Sir,-,l had an empty suitcase ex-
pressed TO me from Enst ORANGE. N J.,
70 Washington. ID c.. for Ga cents.
To-day returned 1t from Richmond.
W.. to East Orange. y. j.. by parcel
post for % cents
Considering tho longer haul of the
parcel post shipment and the great re-
nnctl"n IN cost OF service, would /,
indicate that the express compan.es
as ,rhn Wanamaker so truthfulIv said
whilst Postma ster-GeneraI. were the
only obstacle To the parcel most?
GEORGE f. ACEHOuSE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
STUDENT TOURISTS.

One of the most interesting and we'll
written narratives OF travel that ~,
have seen in some time appears In the
latest issue of the Richmond College
Messenger. Its title Is: Through
the work of H. u. Coghill. who, with a
fellow student at Richmond College,
cycled merrily through Merry England
last summer.
Starting ont on now bicycles, which
cost s23 each with promise OF half
price tt returned in good condition,
they visited the famous old inns, en-
joyed the broad highway, Inspected
Elton. Henley and Oxford with naturally
deep interest. rambled over Stratford-
npon-Avon, went all over the castles
and other ancient piles upon their
route and continued into Wales and
ireland They were particularly stu
dious MS To places celebrated I'm lit
erary history They had Informed
themselves thoroughly concerning the
shrines they saw, and in = leisure way
learned far more than does the aver
age tourist
| In the story, tho automobile is con
t trnstcd unfavorably with tho bicycle as
/ q vehicle for the sightseer. 'Ir he
| Ohc automobilisD secs the country n,
all, he gets only a cublst picture OF
/ it--blurs OF green. splotched with red
I gray and black, In hideous medley
as he. follows with his eye tho ribbon
/ Hike road stretched out miles on miles
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Aurll IsoolY.
Why is April 1st called All FOOLS

Why is April 1st called All FOOLS
The origin OF the observance IL by
some aniiquarians supposed To run as
far back as the time of Noah, and
there Is an oft-quotcd speculation In
the London Public Advertiser Of March
IL. 1867. which declares that the whole
matter arose from the mistake of
Noah sending the dove out of the ark
before the water had abatcd on the
hrsi day of the month among the
Hebrews. which answers TO our lst
OF April and to perpetuate the memory
OF this deliverance IL was thought
proper. whoever forgot so remarkable
! circumstance, 10 punish them by
sending them upon some sleeveless
GRAND, etc" Many other suggestions
rs To the origin OF our Isl Of April
customs have been made. but there
seems little doubt that the true ex-
PLANTATION lies in the fact that France
was the first of nations to begin the
year with January lst instead of
March Goth. and that the celebration
which had formerly eliminated on
April lst-ceremonials, gift giving, etc
was continued to mock those who had
forgot the change in the calendar 1t
Us pretty certain that the English OBJ
3rVance-whence ours--was taken from
the French The earliest literary al
fusion in English is considered to be
Addison's In the Spectator" and DOS
sibly the next. Swifts in tho journal
TO Stella In 17lS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
InnrOpcrin.

Re good enough to tell me the mean
any dictionary MRS X IL /.
Ii is, in the Roman Missal part OF the
service for Good Friday. The term
probably find IL defined under the lat
ter title in most lexicons There are
twelve improperia-"My people what
have ! done to thee? or wherein have
veAed thee?" etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16

Please give the date of the settle
ment OF san Francisco and Of Its in
corporation. T.
lie site was first visited by Euro
pcans in the autumn of 1863. The mis-
sion was established September IL,
1916 and the town was Incorporated
April 10, 1850
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16

70 INC IIUltor OF The Times Dispatch!
SIT wish to commend YOU for your
excellent editorial In o-day's paper on
lhe Immigration bill now before Con-
eress. We hope one of our esteemed
afternoon papers will read your d.
torial carefully and see that IL l our
Imperative duty to keep away from our
shores the low, uneducatcd classes OF
Europe. The literacy test. in my
opinion VIII head OFF many undesira bio
aliens. Some few educated criminals
may get by. but this test will work
with the majority. G.. c. M.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Queries and Answers
Whit lie Gnve lie HIS etc.

TIeAst ten me the original OF the
maNims, What we gave we have.
what we spent, we had; what we saved
we lost d. II. THOMAS.
Gibbon. In his History of the Courte
nay Family" gives IL as the cpitauh on
The tomb of the good Earl Of Cuurte-
nay IN Doncaster. in ST. Georges
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
SIM I,rancisco.

The riches which thou Eavcst away
Is all the wealth thou hast for ave.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
How now. who is here?
i, Robin OF Doncastere,
Ana Margaret. my feere.
That ! spent, that | had;
That l gave. that have;
That l left, that | lost.

IT is an application OF the verso
OF Martial Quas dederis, sofas semper
habebis opes, etc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16

Now tho Kaiser Is meddlne with the
kind Of mustachoa his people wear.
Grows more Ike our Teddy every day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
Accommodating Crednlity.

VIII YOU tell me what Nirginian IL
was in the old days who said he had
never seen q Unitarian who did not
Littleton Waller Tazcwell Is said to
have made the remark at a dinner
given by John Quincy Adams Iii Is
quite likely that the distinguished Vir-
the way, was coaxed along the prim-
rose path OF verbal dalliance by some
recollection Of the witty pronounce
ment of Charles III. on Isaac Vesius, "a
strange divine. who believes every
thing-but the Bible"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16

Wedding Anniversary.
| What is the eleventh anniversary OF
marriage called? MRS. w, ID.
/ The steel wedding.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-16
The Rappahannock
Rhapsodist
1NIlile,S !Inrh Lnf

Mine is surely the hardest lot
no matter what | plan to do,
Ma ana my teacher scheme and Mot
10 keep II from coming true.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-07
nIRTMs AND pEATMs.

13irths---Afchle and Myrtle Carpenter.
III south Thirty-eighth avenue, girl;
Rudolph and Mary chleborad, 2gS South
Eighth, boy; John a. and Helen l.eary,
1915 Poppieton avenue, boy: Michael and
boy
lJeaths-Dusty Gates, Omaha; Josephine
Mejstrak, IS, hospital; Charles Walker,
81, 1S2l South Thirty first, Fred y. ME-
mann, IS, Poland apartments; Orren
Lafmon, 3. 1908 North Twenty-nlnth
John w Anderson, ", hospital; Mary
Codwell "a. clio Poppleton avenue.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-07
hoard and Rooms.

WEST FARNAM DISTRICT,
Chance for refined young man to secure
room and board In splendid house ON
west side, one block from Farnam ST:
best res dental section; home surround
ings; very attractive Rate Will be very
Reasonable to young man with good refer
ences. Tel. Harvey 1881
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-07
Unclaimed Answers
to the
ttC,vao,1aroj Colup1nO

Hundreds ~ other answers have been
called for and delivered during the last
week. II IL reasonable to suppose that al
Of the people below have made the De
sired swaps-therefore. do not call for the
balance OF their answers. Bee Want Aos
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-07

LIVE srOcR sog SALE.
Horace ana Vehicles.
HEAVY tearnins gears. farm wagons &
Johnson-Danforth Co. ik2s-s1 N. 18th ST.
TEAM OF mares, 2soO pounds. si75.
Team OF mares, SIPS
s5th and county line. South Omaha. Tele-
phone South S029.
HAY, S per ton. waEner. son N. lsth.
TWO horses and two light grocery de.
livery WILSON'S and one set double har'
ness at a BARGAIN. Call the LANCE Gro
Gerry Co, 23l0 Cunning 81.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-07
MEpIoAL.
Piles, F'istula Cured

Or. =. X. larry cures piles. fistula and
other rectal diseases without surgical op-
grafton. Cure guaranteed and no money
paid until cured. Write for book on rectal
diseases with testimonials. DIR. II. r.
240 Bee.