The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-26

General Villa has bought a 1926 bathtub. and
now everything ought to come out in the wash'
says the Altavista Journal SO many prices have
been paid for that new bathtub OF Villa that
we have come to the conclusion that the whole
thing is nothing but Huertsta canard any
way.
The Wayside editor wishes right here to have
little serious talk with Brother Land. Of the
Blackstone Courier Not in complaint. but in
friendltness. not unmixed with curiosity, we
wish to ask him few questions In it's latest
issue the Courier calls attention to a paragraph
which appeared tho same morning in four
papers and then adds: I'VE mention this to
show our Richmond contemporary that 1t and
It's out-of-State contemporary not the only
bright minds running in the channel. We
have numbers of these In Virginia Tie trouble
is The Times Dispatch does not these. or,
If II does, it fails to give proper credit
Now what want to know is just why the
Courier made that remark II isn't true friend:
you are mistaken. The Times Dispa tch always
gives credit when it quotes from any news
paper and IL is absurd to say that It does not
notice the bright paragraphs of its Virginia ex-
changes. 1t quotes from eight every
day. Frequently it quotes from the Courier.
IL those quotations are not bright. it certainly
is not our fault Own up. Brother Land. Didn't
YOU wish to take a shot at a Richmond news
paper, not caring much what II about?
Now just TO show that The Times Dispatch
can quote bright paragraphs from the Vr-
ginia newspapers, it is going to quote this from
the Blackstone Courier taking give
proper credit Tho State Tax Commission is
to recommend license tax baseball Now
what will all the kids say
only few disgruntled politicians with an
appetite for pie arc kicking these days" says
the Clinch Valley News. Theirs is a depression
that is by means psychological.
The Lexington Gazette gives this "A dis
patch from Winchester says Howard Wells. Of
Dunmar. w. Va and companions, who
were angling for bass In Capon eIiiver Il day or
two ago, were given the fright of their lives
when Il large rattlesnake was discovered swim
ming across the stream and rafting it's tail In
Il manner that left doubt of its readiness for
battle.
struggling to land four and five pound bass
which they had hooked, and. instead Of going
in the opposite direction the snake swan right
up to Mr. Wells whose companions had re
treated.
Wells kept one eye or the snake and the
other on the line, at which the fish was tug
ging samcy, and when the RATHER came within
striking distance he dealt il a back break king
blow with small steel rod y hshhool caught
the snake in the mouth. and Mr.. Wells pulled
IN hsh and snake at the same time. The bass
weighed little over five pounds. The snake
was four and half feet long Its body was
as large as a mans forearm and it's tail CON
tanned nine rattles and button. River men
never saw RATHER swim in the river. they
said THIS dispatch is headed by the Gazette:
that the comment be amended by the substitu-
ton for the word story" of the Colonel's short
er and ugler.
The Marion American is pulling for the Re-
publican Slemp heartily the Colonel Is
for the Republican Human. Where is the Bull