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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

OF money with them or sacrifice their possess
sious in this country.
Or course, if the struggle were localized y
or even averted. the menace would not be so
large or so Immediate. But il would al
ways he there in the background Foreigners
who had not naturaliZed themselves could not
be depended upon to settle down to work and
business would be more or less shaken AT
the close these men would return and with
them others in largely increasing numbers
We suffer first and last
We boast good deal about being isolated
from blasting European entanglements Yet
we are not immune. upon close and deep
analysis There is to-day community of
interest that ignores oceans and continents
and languages. and that Influences finance
and trade. That is not to reckon with this
other drain of men OF which we have spoken
Modern civilization is very closely knit
1t is impossible to put on pressure at one
part Of the globe and relax it at another.
without the effect being felt almost uniyer-
sally.
In the event OF an important European
struggle, the countries directly and indirectly
affected would at once make requisition on
us for all the gold they could secure Ii is
true. they might spend some with us for sup
plies especially if the conflict were protrac ct
Ell. and European stores of munitions were
exhausted But, by and large. that would be
onset by stagnation Of imports from this
country in other lines. and by Il general tying
up OF investment funds that would norma ly
come 10 this country.
The United States has, therefore, vital
stake in the preservation of peace In Europe.
a Sordid anu selfish stake, after the humani-
tarlanlsm OF the situation has been elimn-
atcd. The aftermath of a European war
would be extremely derogatory to business in
this country, drawing our reserves and
more or less putting the brakes on our com
mcrce
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
The Clafiin Reimbursement

XTHE decision to keep the Clafiin whole
sale dry goods concern in operation aud
to take il out OF the receivers hands as soon
as possible is as welcome as is the intima-
,tlon that the firm Will pay its creditors in
8full.
i In this connection sight should not he lost
goi the fact that conditions i'll this country
Unjust be sound To The core. or the Clanin
Failure involving il did so many millions
&of- dollars and such widespread chains of
Ablg department stores would have had dis
&astrous results. Far from having had am
abad erect outside the houses immediately
concerned. the public has received ii strik-
51ng anG nonpartisan evidence that the coup-
.try s prosperity is so stronglN intrenchcd thai
%eyen catastrophe to one big house can han
1pen and he cured withou, Il ripple apncari !.
%on the surface OF business as a whole
So Even IN selling tile huge Clafin stocks of
goods. prices were held at so high level that
sNisitine buyers complained that they haG
#hoped for bargains, and were disapDoint cd
s94Bargains in wholesale lots would have been
"a disturbing influence in retail sales through
:soui the country, and il is wholesome and en- .
encouraging To sec that these staples could an
3@ere held a, approximately normal marie,
prices
AS we were told though very vaguely
ldhat the CIafn failure was due 10 Wasniur
sion we should now be told that the rclla biIi-
CITATION and the absence OF any general III
szehects were also produced from that ql.arter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

a MID the prescriptions of a bitter domes-
a tic struggle and the threat of a great
European conflict, King George of England
took time 10 do very graceful act in CON
forring upon the discoverer OF wireless teleg-
raphy the honorary kniehthood of the Ora nd
Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
1t is true. that the decoration does not
give MIR. Marconi any greater glory than he
already possesses, for. as is the case with all
titles. when they are deserved they confer
nothing and when they are not merited they
are useless. Still. The world owes a great
debt 10 the great Italian and King Georges
tribute took the only form ii could take
England owed Sisnor Marconi some rcpara-
'Fno< for mixing up his name in unpleasant
stockSQbbing scandals, with which he had
nothing To do. England's mighty naval and
merchant shipping is safer because of wire
less Biography and il is fitting enough that
she should honor its discoverer
We grow so quickly accustomed to marvels
In these wondrous days that wireless tcleg-
Taphy no longer eXcites amazement or the
reVerent awe 10 which il is truly entitled
Yet the miracle is very young-so Young
that its discoverer is only now receiving
formai decOra lions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
Public School Finances

THE Virginia Superintendents Conference
has decided TO send delegation of eiu-
Gators to appear before the Tax Commission
TO present to il the financial conditions OF
the public schools of the State. Public hear
ings by the commission have been closed but
ii is to he hoped that il will give a careful
hearing TO what these men will have TO say.
II is certain that they will recommend that
the mlllage system OF taxation for school pur-
poses be adopted and annual appropriations
he dispensed with entirely. The adoption of
this system is indispensable to the welfare of
the schools, and what the delegation of super
intendents will have 10 say on the subject
viii be of great value TO the men who are re-
constructing our whole tax system
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Keep in touch with home during
vacation by reading The Times pat ch
For ltnicicncy,s Sake

THE Administrative Board has appoint ed
L commissioners Beck and lIirschberg to
inquire into the necessity of reorganizing the
City Water Department III the interests of
greater efficiency. The Times Dispatch re-
specially suggests that the human equation
is most important, and that ineiiiciency of
personnel means ineiliciency OF operation IT
would further suggest that employees who de-
vote TO outside interests time and labor which
belong 10 the department cannot attain the
maximum. degree OF efficiency The extreme
penalty melted out 10 employees who cannot
be convinced of this would not remove any
whose connection with the city pay roll is
essential.
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The Summer Echo.

Now what is this setting me worrying
and doubting?
(OutingD
Psnaw. what's the first requisite for
taking pleasure?
LeisurcD
But what alas. is my lovely wife,
notion?
(Oceano
M'ycs. but what's the second slave to
matrimony"
Moncyo
And what do feel when she begins 10
blubbcr"
CLubbcrD
Anu what's tho end Of my hating and
msgiving"
(GivinG)
And what's mans share in This annual
ycarning?
'farnnSD
And what's the final clause in this sea-
shore going?
(Owing0
La Touchc Hancock. in New York
sun.
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Dr.. Brady's Health Talks
WASTING GOOD DIsINFECrAN WIS.

The first great epidemic of influenza
in America WAS attributed to infection
horne on the winds. There were then
health authorities who actually mag
incd the disease had Travelled across the
ocean on the winds. People somehow
got the idea that the disease lurkcd
in the highways and byways in ash
heaps and unswept strcets-and alto
Gcthcr overlooked the real culprit who
was travelling about distributing the
germs wherever he went After time
health authorities saw the absurdity
OF the idea of air-bornc infection and
recognized tlat the germs came over
from Europe in ships. packed away out
OF sight IN peoples noses and throats-
to get past customs inspectors
Influenza therefore, or grip" as
We sometimes call II when we arc
not sure whether II is or isn't. is u
germ disease spread through the
agency of human carriers. That being
SO. IL matters not the least whether
the street sweepers go on strike or
the ashrnen forget TO call.
Can't Disinfcct the Patient.
a dish OF disinfectnnt solution placed
on a shelf or under the bathtuh or
IN ihe bedroom is simply wasted The
wet antiSeptic sheet hung in the sick
room or over the door Of tho sick room
is foolish waste OF energy The pa
tent IL the source of infection: from
the patient the germs arc transferred
TO other individuals. not through the
air. but through personal contact You
may Kill germs on the floor. on the
WOODWORK. or even in the air-if ,re
had any good evidence that the germ.
were present there At all-but YOU
can't disnfect the patient without en-
danGering his life. So why waste your
disinfectants?
You Can't FumlEatc the Carrier
Nh, but after convalcscence sets in
and tho patient is ready to leave his
room, tho nonmcdical health inspecto OF
comes around pronounces danger, all
over. removes the placard and disinfects
tho roors-or makes n good prctense
of doing so. What's the use of that If
the patient still harhors germs in his
nose or throat or running ear or, gall
BLADDER" No use at all Even admit
tinE that the rite Of fumigation does
DESTROY all disease germs in "A room
which II usually does not--vou can;
iuhigate the convaicsccnt carrier
The problem Of controlling the car
ricr Of disease germs Is still a very
serious problem. The problem of pre-
venting the spread Of disease from
known cases is simple: avoid contact
with the patient. keep all his personal
ana toilet articles separate from the
household supply. and bc bit cXtrav-
aGant IN the use Of soap. water and
elbow grease. These precautions an
ply in every case, whether it be diph
therla. influenza or just 1t common
cold"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
Whnt War Means 10 L

- HEN the Balkan War got under way
. Greeks left America wholesale. accom-
by sprinkngs Of tho rx,tiycs of the
states involved.
general European war would produce the
emo effect a broader scale in this com
whether actuated by the military re-
ArYc clauses OF foreign laws. or by instinc-
rive patriotism, there would be an exodus of
Iherman MS. French English Austrians. Italians
tsSnd natives OF lesser countries
~ What Inc influence would be on our own
IS difficult to prophcsy /, could
GOD negligible Unfortunately the nncm-
spipven class which always and under every
y shi, ~ gives country trouble would not
fihey would lack the money 10 make the
p. IL would be tho more substantial elo
nj, which We could i'll afford to lose and
10 possible they would carry good dca
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
nnosc,cl,.n rronram for Ia1a

Ia short MIR. Roosevelt will contrivc to set
hmSelf back into tho Republican party, and he
vii, undertake 10 make himself the one figure
around whom all the elements including big
business, MAY rally. And probably he will
succeed II" has I'M unequaled gift OF catching
INC drift OF every political breeze that blows
ana OF convincing varying elements that he is
inc particular Moses who may be of supreme
service 10 all AS the ArGonaut has already
SAID. We think II possible. even probable, tina [
Mr.. Roosevelt may cajole or bully the Rcpubli-
can party into giving him its nomination in
1916. nevertheless. there thosc--multitudcs
we bciicVc-who will not upon any considcra
non or under any pressure give Mr.. Roosevelt
tn"ir votes We further believe that even
though he should be elected. his success would
he a disaster to the party. mark OF dcgcneracy
IN our political lifcp The Republican party in
loff. il ii be true Ia itself. will name for the
presidency some man who represents, not a
ShittN personal diplomacy, but the abiding
principles which lie al the foundation OF our
insttutions.-San Francisco Arsonaut
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

Now that Xapata. the amiable bandit
of Southern Mexico. has been converted
TO peace and CCnatitutionalism under
the leadership. of Cavranza. one great
obstacle in the way Of tho uncondi-
tional surrender of the capital has been
removed Senior Iapata has kent his
forces together for a long time on the
promise of loot. Perhaps Villas elab
crate pension scheme promises the
same results with less physical effort.
Now York World
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
An UnwIsc Snake.
Or of Tho Times Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Sir,-Somc time ago china egg disappcared
from the nest of Il hen in small box. A few
Jays after the hon wanted to set. though
cgg was In the nest. turned the little box
upside down to stop her y few days after
while i'm the act of turning the box over again
] saw u part Of black snake and quickly let
the box drop back. 1t was n close place and
wanted Il good weapon ] found small hoe
and with it~turned the box over i was shocked
AT the Pile OF snake. My blows smashed the
Don and killed the snake 1t measured fsX
feet in length. In the pddle of it's body was
great lump. like an egg. 1t very hard
to crush by blows. | remembered the china
cGs y few days after, turkey buzzard
where threw the snake. That birds work
explained the mystery OF the china egg. for
there in the snakes body the fragments
OF the china egg
Now am curious to know what would this
uHwisc serpent have done with his china egg
II sudden death had not ovcrtaken him.
FRANCIS JERDONE.
Providence Forge. Va. July ~. 1914.
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Prosperity.s Drawback.


Jumper crops arc in prospect, but doubt
there VIII be pcssimsts like the farmer told
of in the Persian story. visitor. pointing to
the rich fields OF grain, said: Good friend. you
arc fortunate this year You cannot grumblc
about your crop this season, eh''
NO" whincd tho farmer, but crop like this
is terribly wearing on the soil Exchange
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
Impending Fate OF the Zoo.

The day will como when men and women
viii no longer take pleasure in seeing animals
shut up in cages. When that time comes tho
zoos VIII go out OF existence. Il IL is possible
10 sec these crea lures gambolinC about fields.
IN large enclosures, where they live in a
way mat Is natural TO Them may continue
TO keep them near and. take pleasure in the
sieht OF them But animals in cages will
become impossible TO Il really sensitive genera :
ton.
IT Is too much like taking Russians, Chinese.
Hindus. Italians. Germans and EnElishmcn and
keeping them in jails, just because they arc
somewhat strange to us, and for tho mere
York Mail
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THE PUBLIC Pull Sc
Editorial Expressions From Leading
Newspapers
Not Running tm,rck.

Finally. the President is using his influence
10 get through Congress a bill making more
definite and specific the provisions Of the Sher.
man law. and reinforcing ii where the courts
have found ii weak There is nothing in the
pending measure thaY is not necessary TO carry
out the avowcd purposes OF Congress in cnacting
the sherman law.
OF course. the administration is not running
amuck, AND only reckless craftsmanship or
ineXcusahle timidity could have made any such
Observation-Disclosures Recordl
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Circular Evolution.

''Jim"--crrand boy.
'Ja;ncs'--ofIice boy
"f3rown''--cteyN.
Mr.. Rrown"--.,ead clerk.
"Brown"-Junior member Of the firm
"James"--son-in-law of head of Arm.
'Jlm"--l'cad OF the, frm and power
on the Street--St.i Louis Mirror.
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&sl,cs of un...

,For The Times Dispatch
Ashes OF roses all my own
The ashes arc here tho flower is aown
The fragrance fingers as fragrance will
And memories rise that arc never still
But over my heart with untold pain
ThcN sweep 10 awaken chords again
Chords forever mute.
Ashes OF roses, rich red roses
Thy gray dust in this bosom rcposes-
itep"seS here where thy beauty was she'd
Rcposcs here now silent and dead
The pUor was mine. but ashes gray
Cover the altar whcreon they Law
In my breast.
Ashcs/of roses. Ashes of roses.
How undisturbcd their reposc is
Though they be- MD from mortal Sight,
Yet Oft In sweet visions Of night
The ashes arc gone. the flower appears:
When morning breaks. / through tears
Ashes OF roses.
GEORGE WEST DIEIII.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
Fifty Ncars .inu

TUE account of the battle of tho Crater
carried III these columns this morning
IS copy OF the account as II appeared in the
Richmond Dispatch fifty years ago to-day
One of the most famous incidents of the
entire War Between tic States is told in half
column. with onc-linc head in small. tyne
And 1t is told TWO days after the happening
To-day the account of such an engagement
would spread over the first page and flow
over into the inside pages, and would be Illus.
rated with numerous photographs This
would be true even though the battle took
place thousands of miles away whereas this
one was alm><i at our doors
The story in our What Was News Fifty
ears Ago column is interesting, not only
Tor Itself and rs history, hut because OF the
Illustration OF the progress Of the newspaper
business in fifty years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
Heard In n Divorce Court.

Judge to woman asking separa n)--EIow
long have your relations been unpleasant?
Woman--Your honor, my relations have
always been pleasant; it's his relations that
arc tho old standardization Transcript
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
Questions and Answers.

W. ". r. asks: Would "a mixture OF
iod'nc and nitro nuriatic acid he a
satc remedy for one TO give a friend
with consumption?
HcnlN No
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

Mrs. NJ. ~. W. asks: Arc lemons ho,
ter than other fresh fruits for tho
liver Living in tho country Nc have
lots Of fruit. but lemons arc expensive
Reply: Any fresh fruit is as g.o.i.
If not better than lemons.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

But what good would ii do Congress TO hrnp
John Lind before II. anyway. 1t is pretty gen.
orally understood that the man can't talk
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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THE. BRIGHT SIDE
Times ChnuEea.

The woman who only the other day
Was summed for being fas,
Is worshiped now in hook and play,
Because she has past.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
shes OF roses, rich rcd roses,
Ashcs/of roses. Ashes of roses,
a Nntur.I Pre.nmntian

We don't know who holds the record for
talking the most without saying anything hut
she probably about sixteen years old whcr
she made it.-Atchison Globe.
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European and American diplomas.

10 the t.dltor OF The Times Dispatch:
Slr.--l do not know vino II, was that wrote
YOU Europe needs a Woodrow Wilson, but
whoever ii wrote the best editorial on the
European situation that has Yet been written.
Ana lie did not take columns of good white
space to say 1t in, either. American diplomacy =
we arc told. is the lauEhingstock Of Europe.
One satisfaction now is tina, European diplomacy
has got everybody i'm such that there is
no inclination to laugh at anything.
PEACE ADVOCATE
Petersburg. Va. July 30 1914.
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The Ash Mn,den- rro,crn.

Cinderella smiled
People who live in glass houses
can't throw stones. but those who live
IN glass slippers can kick she bcastcd.
New York Sun
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The Do,yn Of Life.

hcnpcckkc--You coward 10 YOU rCalizc that
Nou have struck married man.
SinGlcton-How does that make me q
coward"
Hcnpcckkc-Isnt it cowardly/ Ia hi, a man
when he is doun?-Philade phia Record
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Nhr Nnt HnsebnlI I,nnIre,

With the passing of the dime museum barker
George Fred Williams seems al loss to find
an adequate outlet for his talcnts-Chicngo
News.
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Making tho Most If II.

senator Vardaman, of Mississippi is an ex-
pert whittier. TT whiting is a virtue. Warda-
man needs TO make the most OF h-chicago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

One day. when she had finished she electrified
her mother by cXclaming: Mamma, that's the
most foolish prayer I ever heard. What do !
want garden guidee for? We haven't any
garden" -Eoston Transcript.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

This has been dull summer in williams
burg. says tbc-Nirstnia Gazette. having been
Quicter than usual for this time of year" That
Williamsburg citizen who snorcs in his sleep
must have moved away.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

.. l.. II. :. inquiries: Is adhesive tame
sanitary and healing whom applied 10
cuts or bruises that arc open? Is j,
injurious to health to cat lettuce th,,
is encountered with small green in
sects or lice?
hepiN: 90 There is nothing healing
about it, but il protects tho wo,,nd
from dirt. and holds separated cdpcs
In contact CD We wouldn't eat such
lettuce
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

Bourhc Cochran refuses TO join the Pro-
ercssive party but the Bull Moose need not
be too jublant Bourkc may get around 10 Il
before 1916
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

Some Of the comment on the Caillaux tria
would lead the ignorant 10 think that wo
mon criminals were always punished in hi.
country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01
WAYSlDE CHATS WITH
OLD VIRGINIA EDITORS

Attention OF some of the curpers is called
to the fact that the Columbia State and The
Times Dispatch again carried similar para
graphs simultaneously. the great mind this
end being this time correspondent of The
ihnes Dispatch. Europe needs Woodrow
wilson,, wrote this correspondent and what
Europe needs most at this time is Woodrow
wilson, wrote the State parac ra phcr rthe
CLIFTON Forge Raview doesn't believe that our
intelligent correspondent also subscribes to a,
bureau?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

Secretary Daniels made bad bargain
When ne sold those warships 10 Greece just
before tho market for them took iump.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

An honest confession is good for tho SOUL
speaking Of the observance i'm some cities OF
Take 1t Back Day the Tidewatcr News
marks that il doesn't expect the return of any
umbrellas. because we have several borrowed
ones already This Take II Back Day bust
ness is good thing for people. hut Is
rough on others
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No Prnyer for Her.

4 little city girl had been taught 10 say a
morning prayer in verse. two lines OF which,
u.pr
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

we never seem to appreciate our friends
until tney turn against us. says inc Danvillc
Ledger Dispatch Rather expensive appreca-
ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

H. r.. Z. u. writes: Please tell me IN,
cause of cramps that come in NV logs
~ h'fh'' also what will cure it, 4
,c., ''''s inquiry ten days ago hui
have rs IT seen no answer in thc -,
per. p''
iepiN; fcforo YOU write again. read
ne io''.f mat accompanies each DAYS
iiedliu Talk. II says that will MOI
",a Sn"Sc or prescribe. as il lis limos
s'n'o I" 40 so hy mail. Consul, your
family physician
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

Women are born shoppers says the Bed
ford Bulletin. They and sometimes. they
even buy somcthng
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-01

dissruntled subscriber of the Northumber-
land Echo demands of that journal if "a news
paper man has any conscience" If so. he is
might lonesome when he leaves the shop to
his rounds