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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22
Proposed Negro Expo.,t,op

L o tnc EdltOr or The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-ln Richmond afternoon paper,
published the day of the inauguration
or Governor Stuart. there appeared an
open letter to the General Assembly
signed by the Negro Civic and I'm
proVcmcnt League of Richmond" set
ting forth several reasons why the
Legislature da should not appropriate
$4,000 to the Negro Historical and, In
dustrial Association. TO assist in hold
ing an exposition in Richmond next fall,
10 commemorate the ffty-frst ami
VerSary OF the issuance of Lincoln's
proclamation OF emancipation
While know nothing of the Negro
civic and Improvement League of Rich
mond. nor of it's officers. the names OF
some of the promoters Of proposed ex-
position are familiar to me
AS n citizen of this community /
have always been In sympathy and n
contributor to most of the laudablc
undertakings of our negro citizens.
read their newspapers, read what our
papers say about them. and often at :
tend their public meetings, so as to get
first hand Knowledge as to what they
are doing. ! attended their great gath
ertng of Bible students held in the CITY
Auditorium last fall. The speeches OF
DIR. w. ii. Stokes and others made IL a
great meeting, and OF more value to
the negroes than all the expositiQns
they may hold
attended. in November. the great
meeting held by the Negro Organlza :
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

institute, as several hundred students
had 10 be turned away last fall be-
cause OF insufficient room TO accommo-
date; Increased appropriation for the
colored deaf dumb and blind school;
increased appropriations for the negro
elementary schools OF the State. ard
Tor the establishing OF rural high
schools Tor the negroes there being
only one In the state; last but not
least an appropriation for tho estab.
lishing OF tuberculosis sanatorium
10 save the negro from tho ravages OF
the great white plague. which not only
threatens his extinction. but which will
eventually produce az great a death
rate among our people as the negroes.
as they are our cooks, house maids
nurses, buffers. coachmen, chauNeurs
Office boys, walters and employees IN
hundreds OF different ways.
The citations by tho Civic League
are incontrovertible. and If any one OF
the appropriations for which they ask
and which have the sanction Of officers
Gall white) of the State departments in
charge OF these particular features is
TO be withheld and An approximation
OF $4,000 made for negro exposition
national In scope. which Attorney Giles
Jackson told President Wilson I'm letter
TO him. seeking the Presidents indorse-
ment. then the white people OF tho
State should raise their voice in oppo-
stion TO the appropriation.
a. WHITE TAXPAYER.
Richmond. February Q. 1914
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tion Society of Virginia, held nj the
same place. and heard the speeches OF
Governor Mann. Professor Booker T.
speakers of both races. both male and
female. Such "A meeting AK that gave
, TO the white people OF Virginia, as To
negro possibilities than all the negro
exposittons In Richmond or Virginia
can ever give.
The men and women foremost In
these two great meetings, and who arc
at the head OF the big negro fratcrnal
societies, insurance companies and
banks. do not appear TO be interested
In the proposed exposition. yet they arc
the negroes who do. have done and are
doing.
The Civic League wisely points out
! to the General Assembly needs OF the
negro paramount to the holding OF any
cXpositions. Here are n few:
Increased appropriation for the Cen
trail State Hospital for the better care
for the insane and for tho establish
ment at the hospital a colony for the
feeble minded colored people OF the
state; an appropriation sufficiently
large for the erection of buildings on
the farm in Hanover. recently pur-
chased for establishing an industrial
working home for maynard colored
girls: more money for the negro re-
formatory for boys in Hanover in
creased appropriations for dormitories
at the Virginia Normal and Industrial
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

beyond.
Beyond tho doubts, the anguish and
the fears,
The wasted strength, the fever and
Faith comes to me to bid me dry my
tears,
And point my gaze to where tho
weary rest.
To where the shadows never more shall
fall,
Nor coming storms blot out the smil-
ing sun,
Where those who rise each day to bend
and toll
VIII find. at last. their tasks forever
done
Beneath tho kissed skies Peace
softly bends,
With hands outstretched to smile my
grief away,
And through the lonely night her balm
she sends
TO lift my fainting heart until the
day.
"a little while" faith whispers III my
"The way is not so very. very long.
a few more crosses and few more
And then the crown and everlasting
song"
turn to clasp Faiths hand once more
And 10. tho path shows clearly
through tho night.
Touched by tho glory of the distant
cline,
That waits me just beyond my rap
tured sight.
AMANDA B. CORDES.
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Pleads for Sheep.

To the Editor Of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Tho letter of Mrs. w. b. Dock.
In your Issue of February 4. enlists my
vivid sympathy. 1t interests me as a
farmer, a lover of sheep and birds and
an advocate of votes for. women. From
her own accounts, its author is not
only "a busy housewife and mother
but Il practical farmer, an extensive
breeder OF fine turkeys. and. together
with her husband of sheep. both thor
oughbred and grade. Coming into Vir-
proportion of their property and profits
and have just escaped the more terri
ble loss OF n little daughter through
that dread disease, rabies-all from the
lack of "a stringent dog law, enforced"
And her only hope of remedy Is through
an appeal to public sentiment and to
the Legislature now in session. such an
appeal rs has been made year after
year, again and again and yet again.
without avail. There Is but one voice
which carries to our lawmakers. and
no woman in Virginia has 1t. Some
eighteen years ago a generous friend
gave to the Summer Rest farm a little
flock OF Southdown sheep--four In all.
They throve and multiplied and soon
began to supply the table with fine
enue to the treasury of the vacation
house. Then the dogs took hand
nearly every nearby cabin has two or
1 hrSe Mrs Dock hns @e
the panic and disaster which followed.
When the sheep We're grazing near the
mouse ana the Deli-WetHeT IraHtlC
ringing awakened us. we could save
them usually. but when caught In dis,
tant pastures the mornings tale Of
dead and wounded was sad. indeed.
Then we tried folding them. Fatal
PLAN for the dogs got in and the sheen
could not get out and were terribly
mangled and killed. At last we gave
it up and reluctantly sold the flock as
many other farmers have done through
out the. State AS TO the cartridges. the
too lightly taxed hounds ,yelp over our
through "ClOqp1'
break up their nests and drive the birds
to the mountains. and no one may In
terfere. Az to the little children. ex-
posed TO death Of agony from the bite
of rabid ours. It seems impossible that
n mother" should mot DESIRE" for
their sakes Mt least. that potent voice
which alone affects legislation. To
protect the young, the weak. the help
less. that Is woman's part. and God
has given nor n strange courage for
II. PerccivinR that the ballot is her
best weapon in that warfare: she seeks
It stendfastly. Pray God the men OF
Virginia may give 1t to her soon!
MRS. GEORGE A BARKSDALE.
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What is "A Pot Hunter,

To the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch:
there appeared in tho open column
OF your paper letter anent the pot
hunter" and the gentleman sports
one ~. IL aptly denominates him.
contending that this latter Is more
serious menace to game than the
former. In this view tho present
proceed further, let me say / wish
some one would define just what is q
pot hunter" as my own definition may
be open to revision. Does not every
somebody else's? Else why does no
hunt? Sport? 1 could paraphrnse
Madame Roland nnd say, oh, Sport!
thy namew IL this were not too hack
neycd.
In which class. would you place the
keeper not to bother about raising
chickens because he could supply tho
table with his gun? He calls himself
gentleman sportsman.
The writer referred to above says:
The so-called pot hunter Is an gno-
rant poor devil. who can be brought
to book" He is. too, usually, though
perhaps not always, an inferior marks
man with inferior weapons. Not SO
the gentleman sportsman" Heaven
save the mark! He Is Il law unto him
self. He huntcth where he listeth, and
thou heareth the sound thereof, but
canst not tell whence he comcth nor
whittier he Eoeth, He cares no more
for game propagation and preserva-
ton than the vcriest pot hunter" alive,
and far less for the trespass notices
of the man who Is trying to conserve
These he regards not mt all. He Is like
Kiplings Cat That Walked by Him
SELF" for "all ways are alike to him"
Docs he know Of a flock OF turkeys
or cartridges or n mcagrc little band
of woodcock ca bird rarely ever seen in
this part OF NirEinia)? II so, his ono
allabsorbing passion Is to get tho
very last ono, and he usually does be-
fore he stops. If you speak of tho
scarcity OF game he tells YOU with
unctuous felicity that this is due to the
prevalence of minks and foxes (Which
are. In truth, very scarcc) and vagrant
dogs this own go unmuzZled and un-
kenncled In breeding season and out)
and the pot hunter" (the pot hunter
is always the other fellow!
Not Il thought for natures grand
scheme, no vision OF u possible flu
ture devoid of bird life with Its
economic advantages no desire to live
and let live, no thought of Gods in
nocent creatures: except that OF slaugh-
ter, and rapine. Man. especially the so
called gentleman sportsman" is the
worst OF all 'predaccous mammals"
OF the two, the pot hunter" self
confessed. is the more worthy of re-
spect He. at least. kills for Il lcgiti
mate purposc--and is frank about it
even II that purpose is the filing of
his stomach. The other, if he is. as he
claims. no pot punter," must kill them
merely for the wanton love of killing
which Is butChcry, maSulleralInP tinder
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

peace and contentment among and be-
tween all classes OF the citizens Of
Virginia.
OF course tho better classes OF
negroes in the state have contributed
| their humble share of effort and CO.
operation in this direction. too. They
have gladly and earnestly accepted the
opportunity TO get into n more intelli-
gent understanding with these good
white people. and al result of both
ideas of the other II has been found out
by both that after all there is not
much difference. if any, in viewpoint.
but that all. black and white, are work
ing for the same worthy end of a
larger and richer life for all the people
OF our great Commonwealth.
These. as above given, we feel are
among the most potent instrumentali-
ties that have recently functioned, and
are now functioning, in Virginia to
bring about more satisfactory adjust
nent between the races. And they
have been made the occasion OF this
writing for two reasons. First, be-
cause the writer, colorcd man, fcols
personally the responsibility Of eX-
pressing TO those by whom they have
gratitude. in which he knows n num-
Der, indeed very large number, OF
his own race shares. Secondly be-
cause it will probably appear to all
that the fine example, that so many
good white people OF Virginia are set
gestion for good to people OF other
communities where two races of peo-
pie OF widely different characteristics
nave upon them the burden OF living
pcaceably together and working out
JAS. IT. PHILLIPS.
Virginia Normal and Industrial lnsti-
tutc, Petersburg, Va.
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= VOICE OF THE PEOPLE =

the whole question as fundamentally
wrong In toto, are nothing 10th.
With lance I'm rest. and visor down
We run Il tilt at all and sumtlry."
Lot tho Issue be Joined, and from
the mountain to the sea the men of
Virginia will proclaim by their ballots
that they are not yet dwarfed into
nanikins who arc unable 20 frame
and administer laws that make for the
best and chiefest good of all the people
of the Commonwealth.
Let 1t come; here is one who don't
finch from the test, but "snuffs the
nigh"
OH. We suffragettes. The ants arc
rendy for you. You don't hear much
from them, but their dogs of, war arc
held in leash, and to all your spoutings
from public platforms and fine spun
sophistries we have the answer ready.
r. NJ. WILLIAMS.
Crtwe. Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-22

the name OF sport" and through this
he brings upon his own head If the
man who has not seen II pot hunter
In 30 many years will tell me where
take up my abode In that vicinity. II
must be an Elysium. NO pot hunters
argues no hunters at all. The only
good Injun Is dead 1njun!
Il. II. II.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
800 Reward, Roo.

The readers OF this paper VII be
pleased to learn that there is a. least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all It's stages
and thai Is Catarrh. Halls Catarrn
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional treatment
HANS Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system,
thereby destroying the foundation Of
the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature in doing
Its work. The proprietors have 40
much faith In its curative pow wers
that they offer One Hundred Dollars
for any case that it fails to cure.
Send for list of testimonials.
Address F. ]. CHENEY & co.
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for cen
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
JUNE ) In HISTORY

1N29-A branch of the United Sta e.
Mint was established at St. Louis
Mo
JS55-The British frigate Cassack sen;
a boat ashore under flag OF truce
at Hango Udd. The boat was
fired upon and sunk, the crow
wounded or killed
lS63-French occupy Mexico.
lSG5-Galyeston, last southern sea-
port held by south, surrendered,
lS94-A democratic United States sen.
ate passed the revenue measure
known as the sugar trust dill,
which was declared to give the
trust an immense profit.
British enter Pretoria, South
Africa.
l303-A hurricane swept the Philip
pine islands, doing much damage.
l912-American marines were landed
in Cuba
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
. u :: Il :, 50 u It :; II :; q :: !: :;
state Commissioner Of Health

The schools over thr state are c.ps
iur or have closed The time for
,.orI, for the summer Of the older
boys and girls has about arrived r.,
member that they have been housed
w. for a long while ana are not SO
used to the hot sun as those who
have been working right along. and
have been out in the open air and
sunlight Let them go 10 work by de-
erecs Let them get seasoned and
5ronzed and in very short time
they will be able 10 do much better
and harder work than if they jump
into it from the start and are weak
"ueI thereby at the beginning vi the
summer season Give them am occa--
ipual holiday OF at least half hol.-
day Bear ia mind that "AlI work
and no play makes Jack a duh boy.
and that the same may be- said of
Jennie. as well a. Jack
There Is every reason TO believe
that along with bounuful crops in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

Miss Elizabeth E. Farrell, superin.
tendent OF the ungraded schools in
New York ci'--. says that the person
who is feeble in body may be restored
to normal health, and it Is the same
with a person feeble in mind The
school Of the future. she says, will
cease talking about the weakness Of
child and will emphasize his
strength instead. Training will be
based on what we know to be good
or the individual child and not on
what we have always thought to be
sooI for children In general.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

. der tba direction of the state De-.
. nartmep, Of Public HaaItb and was
, aided in every way possIbIe nv tba
, c.tizansbf, of the cftv of ,IpsEogee
, ,rb. beql,5 rxbibft was norbans tho
hes, ever shown i'm tba state and ,he
addresses and lectures we're os q
much higher order than usual HeaI1
Wee. and Health Days in other cit.
... and towns will follow the one
in yussog.o and several are already
scheduled
After the summer vacation many
of ,our school, Will start I'D in Aug.
u.t Before school berins see 10
i. that y,ur school building and water
supply and out.buildings are nut in
GOOD condition. Have the water ,y.
amfnod. have the building aired and
umfrated and seq that the tofIct,
or prtvies are put in good sanitary
condition
Tn. following letter from DR. John
w. Riley. president of the Oklahoma
State Medical associatfgn is seIe-av- |
wanatory A word to the wise should |
b, sufficient:
"Dr. J. C.. NTahr,
"OErahoma Cfty Okla
Dear Doctor: Last fall three chill.
drcn from 81. Joseph's orDhanage of
Oklahoma CITY were found TO be suf.
feriug from typbofd These three
cases were removed TO St. Anthony's
Ho,pital and careful ipouirv into
the sanitary conditions Of the instf.
tuition. water and milk SUNNY failed
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
Wonderful Word.

Confidence What wonderful word
1t is! How much 1t does to make Dc
spondent man Or woman feel better
How often 1t has lifted a business
nan out Of the deepest despondency
and given him ano;he, chance. Say d
helpful word whenever you can
whether 1t be to a child with tear
dimmed face or to workman who
has lost his lob or TO a business man
Who faces serious embarrassments
II will pay -lgsl.e's.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
Bio Explosives Outout.

The bureau of mines has compiled
some figures on the production OF eX.
plosiyes in this country in 1912. 1t
appears that there were manufactured
230,233,$G9 pounds Of black powder.
24,63O,2 go pounds Of permissible ex.
plosiyes and 23+, 49, 1872 pounds OF
high explosives such as dynamite, nj.
troglycerin, etc. or the high explo.
sives 69,7O3,OS1 pounds were consumed
in mining other than coal and 1865.
S99 pounds of permissibl, explosives
in the same industry Jour.
nal.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
A Strong Endorsement.

w. H. Holmes of the Decorah, Ia
Journal, says: 81 have been a suf
ferer from Piles and Hemmorhoids for
years. | got no relief until my drug,
glst recommended Meritol Pile Rem.
edy. Before I had taken half the pack.
age the distress was gone, and | have
had no trouble since. I would not
take thousand dollars and be back
in my former condition"
f. J. Ramsey, exclusive agency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
A Liberal Offer.

The undersigned druggist is anthor-
lied by the American Drug & Press
ASSOCIATION. of which he is a member,
to guarantee Meritol Hair Tonic to
give satisfaction or the purchase price
Will be refunded. This indicates the
confidence they have in this prepara.
ton.
F. j. Ramsey, local agency.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

For four days in April dramas Of the
Athcnian tragic poet Aeschylus wert
performed in the old Greek theater a
Syracuse, In eastern Sicily. Aeschylu
has long been popular in Syracuse
Twenty-three centuries ago Atheniai
prisoners taken in the great defeat b.
fore that city, and sold as slaves afte,
the cuslcm of the time, earned theil
freedom by rociting the verses Of theii
great poet. Perhaps some Of the men
thus set at liberty organized a. com.
pany and acted "Prometheus Bound
or The Persians" in the same theater
where the same plays will be pre-
sented next sprins. The poet who is
held in favor for 1900 years in one
place cannot complain of public tickle.
ness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

Now that you have agreed to
marry me, dearest, l presume l had
better ask your fathers consent. "
You may, i: you like. but i; isn't at
al, necessary. I am in the habit OF
doing exactly as I please" oh, in
that case, perhaps I'd better consult
your father about the adv,sability OF
no; marrying you. then. Detroit Free
Press.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
Liquor Car Robbed.

McAlester, Okla, June 3.-Bootleg
gers Tuesday broke into a car in the
NJ. X. x r yards, taking away a wag-
on load of bottled beer, leaving four
barrels of the same that they were
unable to carry in the car. The liquor
was consigned to Fort Worth, but it
is thought that it was intended for
NCAlester consumption.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

You can't stop me. | am going to
Join the Moose before the charter
closes. $500 charter membership.
l7tf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

Be sure to get the prices elsewhere.
The Peoples Furniture Store meets
all competition. L. D. Mason.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05
FRANCE ANNEXED ISLANDS
Wallis Island in Southern Pacific Now
Under Flag of France.

Paris. June 4,Frante has ANNEXED
the Wallis Islands in the Southern Pa.
cidc The islands have an area of
forty square miles and five hundred
Inhabitants
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

s1700 Tailoring Co., lo4 W. Main. 9tt
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Anlmore.te Want Acs get results
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FOR COUNTY SSlONER
First District
ANDY HUTCHGNS
r.. l.. HAGLE
G.. w. YOUNG
Second District
w. NJ. KIRKPATRICK
]. w. JOHNSON
II. r. JEFFREYS
WOOD HERNDON
GEO. l.. EVANS
Third District
JAMES r. TALIAFERRO.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

Bargains in the Wan, Ads.
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FOR CONSTABLE
Ardmore Township.
ED. HENSON
ED. WILLIAMS
l.. NJ. SHAW
BERT JOINER
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-06-05

The Ardmoreite is authorized to an,
nounce the following, subject to the
pleasure Of the democratic voters al
the primaries, August 4, 1914
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-07

house at that place as additional quarters for the home.
 The formal transfer will be ar ranged in a few days and superin- tendent A. G. shoup will become the custodian of this building as well as o' the marine barracks building now in use. While additional quarters will thus be provided, it is doubtful if any more applications for admis- sion to the home can be faYorably acted upon for the reason that funds for the maintenance Of the home are now practically exhausted and until the territorial legislature which convenes on March l, lS15' can make some provision for reven- ues for the home, 1t is probaole that any applications coming to the board of trustees will have to be held in abeyance.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-07

The ritualistic ceremonies were solemn and impressive throughout, and especially so at the period when Secretary Geo. D. Magee read the roll call of deceased brothers.
 The musical numbers werO worry appropriate and rendered by local talent Of q high order, in man. ner so meritorious that there was nothing that could have added to the harmoniOus whole.
 The "Eulogy," by James wesley Pritchett, was a flight Of oratori- cal eloquence that has never been surpassed. Cand we believe we would be well within bounds of truth had We said equalled instead of surpass- ed) in the town of Skagway. IL showed that the speaker was con versant with, and thoroughly en