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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
News Of Fifty Years Ago

General L. $. Grant spent a short while I'm
hiShm"nd Yesterday on his way to Petersburg
ana 'hc south He was met at the Richmond,
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad bv Gem
efai Ferry and STAFF and escorted to head
quarters Tie was also escorted to tho depot
whch he departed for PetersburE The gen
erais modest, quiet demeanor attracted attention
ana caused general comment. While at the
i'Hrd street Depot he sat quietly in the smokinr
car with beverley Robinson ESD dressed in
speaking only when he was spoken to- tie,nerni
Hrant is on Il trip southwark. and it is rumoret
that his main mission is serve notice of
c1ectment on MaXinilian in Mexico
The temperance cause, SO long asleep in this
nirt OF the world seems To be waking up. A
state convention Is to assemble. in petershurr
on Wednesday OF next week. which bids fair to
mona %H ars'; influential and enSrget!c body Rich
delegates will be there from all parts of tho
state. - "
on attemp, was made night before last to
assassinate John L. Iaughton. Jr. clerk i'm tho
store Of +. L. Cooke & Co. Mr. Iaughton was
returning TO his home Fifth street between
lay ana Leigh and when near the corner OF
Ci"E. puriE rutiiun jumped in front or him and
trieG to fire a pistol in AIR. Laughton's face
n OUT me weapon snapped. and then the runian
reucated NO demand was made for money and
so assassination must have been the object.
., dhomas Settle. stanch Union man. has been
Senate ~
Virginia and Tennessee are the only Sou,bern
states that have sent up tho clerk Of the
touSe OF Representatives ut WASHINGTON ere
och'!alS OF congreSsncn elect
General f. T.. Butler is said to be frcauently
ei""eted III Washington with prominent members
Oh the radical wing of the Republican, party who
are members Of Congress. and it is believed his
influence, which VIII hc used against the South
az every point, will b. very powerful in Wash
n'Etoh the coming winter.
After ill the noise raised i'm culirorni, .hou,
the purchase home Toy the widow OF John
ir"Wn. me insurrectionis only si2G has been
promised the purpose.
The sum IL s.l0o has been paid To Mrs
was nihEtol widow of Lewis Washingtou. OF
Virginia.. Confederate officer. in compensation
niZnI
authorities and sold during the war
IN" htitish minister at Wash!ngton has
formally laid claim to $50 hogsheads or tobacco
"i:ch nav" been stored IN Richmond for several
months ana which we're about TO be removed lac.
chitcu states government agents to New York
- "">'"s heeh S'l'cd under TN" confScation rct
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Football and Lie

The glory Of football t. that IL fur
nisiicS "a struggle ia which u uIan can
he AN aD>oiut. partisan. No Yale mar.
need question that Yale ought Ia win.
Harvard men ana Princeton men can
b. as certain. They can be loyal with
out - quavcr OF conscience, they can
desire victory without thinking Of
consequences Wherever they happen
10 belong, there they can put their
faith And even those Eyphcnatcs
who 20 from Yale To the Harvard law
school may be for Yale and no qmus-
lions asked.
If only life were like, football what
splendid education young America
would be receiving. II would he
learning that loyalty il greater than
discrimination. that the crowd you are
in is the best crowd OF all, y Yale
freshman who wanted 10 see Harvard
win bccaus. Harvard contributes TO
human culture would be an Ass. lie
would be treated by his classmates as
Englishmen are now treated who adj
mire German professors. For the point
you are trained to III intcrcollcgi ate
athletics il that there arc only twc
sides 10 "a question. and that the side
YOU are against has nothing to recon =
mcnd it.-Thc New Republic.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
nnmnnrc nf nnri. nf nulrnria.

Mention q! crown Prince lioriS OF
Bulgaria in Sofia dispatches, which said
tie prince has gone TO the front, re-
calls the love affair between Linn and
the Russian Emperor's eldest dauSh-
ter, the Princess Olga. The engage
mcnt has been reported on two oc-
casions, and the p!nCc's visits 10 the
Car have given color TO the romance
He knows pctrograd better than any
city outside his own country, and pre-
fers II to. any other foreign city.
Prince Boris * only twenty-onc years
old. and is the eldest of four children
OF King Fcrdinand's first marriage to
tho Princess Marie Louise of Parma.
While King Ferdinand remains RO.
man Catholic. Prince Boris is n Grcck
Catholic. The princes conversions
which took place at the early age OF
two Years. was 81 condition demanded
by Russia in return for Russian
recognition Of Ferdinand as King
When only four years old. the little
prince astOnishcd the Russian court
his first visit TO Petrograd by his
prccOcious knowledge Of the niceties
Of overwhelmingly Public Led
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
SEEN ON THE SIDE
warning to Peace SINNERS.

Our old pal William Jennings Is.
And Henry Ford both want to see
The early dawn of peace;
SO Henry has invited Bill
TO sail on his peace ship that will
Strive TO make lighters cease.
Ana Henry Ford sends out a plea
To friends Of William Jennings Il.
10 join the motley throng
Which plans to make the war dogs. wild
SO gentle. lovable and mild
That they can do no wrong.
But this advice, as sound as free.
We hand to Hen and William b.:
Don't get too near the Alps.
For II YOU should you there may fnd
Those war dogs simply will not mind
And YOU may lose your tcalps."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Don is for Poets

Don; think OF yourself as poet,
and don't dress The part
Don't classify yourself as member
OF any special school or group
Don't cali YOUR .;ua~,c-s a garrett or
4 stuIIy.
":'cr', neouen; exclusively he com
pauy o. writers
Don't think % an class OF WORK
thnt you feel moved 70 do az either
beneath Won or above you.
Don't complain OF lack OF apprccia-
ton On the long run no really good
published work can escape apprccia
tiou.j
Don't think you are entitled to any
special rights. privileges and immuni-
ties as = literary person. or have any
more reason to consider your possible
lack OF fame a grievance against the
world than has any shipping clerk or
travelling salesman.
Don't speak OF poetic license or be-
licve that there is any such thing.
Don't tolerate in your own work
any flaws in rhythm, rhyme. melody
or grammar.
Don't use Ger for ever DER for
over. 'whenas' or what time for
when, or any Of tho 'poeticar COM
momplaces OF the past
Don say ana go loT went, even
IL YOU need an extra syllable.
Don't omit articles or propositions
for the sake of5the rhythm.
Don't have your book published at
your own expense by any house that
makes a practice OF publishing at the
authors expense.
Don't writ" poems abount unborn
babies.
"Don't-dont write hymns to the
Great Cod Pan. lie is dead; let him
rest in peace.
Don't write what everybody else Is
writing."-Arthur Guiterman, in New
York Times
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
In the Highlands.

In the highlands. in the country places
Where the old plain men have rosy
faces.
And tho young. fair madens
quiet eyes;
Where essential silence cheers and
bleSses.
And forever in the hill rcccsscs
Hrr more lovely music
Broods and dies.
o to mount again where erst I
Where the old red hills arc bird en-
chantcd,
And the low green meadows
Bright with syard:
And when even dies. the million
tinted,
And the night has come, and planets
glintcd.
l.o. tho valley hollow
Lamp bcstarrcd.
Q to dream, o to awake and wander
There and with delight to take ami
render.
Through the trance Of silence,
Quiet breath:
l.o! for there, among the flowers and
grasses.
Only the miRhtier movement sounds
and passes;
Only the winds and rivers.
Life and death.
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Coming; More Jobs Tbnn Men.

The outgoing emigration under nor
NAL industrial conditions is from
100000 TO 100000 Il year. 1t may rise
to double that number if industrial
conditions in Europe improve. Then
America may be confronted with u
labor vacuum: then we may find diff
Guilty in building railroads. in manning
our mills and factories. In harvesting
the crops. The war may, and in my
opinion will react upon America In
this way. Continued expanding pros
perity in this country, the great
falling off in immigration during the
past two years, and the exodus of
foreiSn-born after the war may create
situation in which American in
dustry will be confronted with con
dition II has never faced before. There
may he more jobs than men. Unem-
Dloymcnt may come to an end in
America rs in Europe. And the quick
ness with which organized !abo. has
sonsed it's power during the last few
months suggests that under such civ
cumstanccs the condition Of labor
would rapidly improve. Wages will
rise. and they may rise far above the
present lcvcl.---Frcderic c. Howe, in
American Review Of Reviews for No
vember
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Americana Made Nnrc,

l. u tru" that American machines NAV h.
why" $500 - ~
II Is true IN many c"s"s. The reason is sim
PIE ne tar'h on lnachinc"y Imported into the
lh!tc" states Ia liked FOR the 'proicrtion" OF
nome man ut"ctuFcIS, 50 that the duty CHARGES
added to In" cost Of ih- foreign article viii
make a total 50 great that the machine MAY
not be sold below tho pric. Of the home mad.
nachihe Ia markets whore American inachiu-
cry "'l" 1"'"i"ai machinery pay either no
hut! or ten sam" HutE, this dscrin iui; ion van
shes ana in order to compete with tn. Tor,
eeh-mate article. the or."iUal price of ubirh
~ generally IA! less ihan ,l:,l Of the Ancricnu
the American manufactured is obliged 10 Of
Ter ms wares at prices considerably lower than
nose wh'ch ms favorable nom" conditions en-
able him TO get here.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

serves only to mark the wearer for the
enemy's sharpshooters. So it is discarded
That fact the little story from France
brings forcibly to mind but the striking cir
cnmstance /; that the British general staff
should ever have thought il appropriate to
revive the antiquated custom. Certainly the
King would not have approved had he known.
War is Il serious business nowadays--more
serious than il has ever been---and there is
little room for senseless display.
Somehow. this insignificant incident
stresses Il conviction long entertaincd--that
Field Marshal Sir John French does not
possess the qualities that entitle him 10 the
principal command of the British armies
i'm the field.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
I'nttlfnRs.

In the estimation OF some married women, men
are necessary evils
before you tell n man what you think OF him
size him up.
There is "a theory among many women that
II rs easier TO love than let other
woman love him
lt Is tho same in all lines OF business. The
man who operates wheelbarrow cannot sue
coed without push.
"hiie speaking we'll of tho dead remember
mat Kind words are appreca ted by the live ones
II you have TO strike somebody for loan
select pessinist; he doesn't expect to get 1t
back.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
The Voice Of the Peool,
nciicyes Zig NAVY In,ncr,,,,

To The Edito" Of Tn" Times DISPATCH.
Sr,-Oi course. Di. l.. g. 'CIlcrs t;,l. J., ,.,
mes -Disphl zen on November - shows thr, he
rs !" learned ami profound man. " '''
IL has been said that Their, T. go, H., 49,
S''i'" '',an mo, :" i,!,'iihine as The loSc OF fact
- u NOT Il Tact that victorious u,,;n., j., .
war IS NOR Formidable for nGhtinr than when
Is IL not true thit The army Of the Moth yeas
iar more powerful ct the close Of the War ~
iNteh me states than ii was when IN. vy:r
pcthh: Does hot hiStorT show that conulcr;mt.
rh, N Wvi" no, exhausted by one o.. two?
nat ultcfitlC", upon HANGS
II" law and prophets. does not coutrn n,n ii, ,'i
Ihereiorc the necessity OF providing mymins;
possible uahStrs before the:- come.
The Cnitcd'StatcS may not nee, , large y,a,l
ing army. hut IT should have 4, nav Second 70
none. Ei,,u 10
providence Forge Va. November &c. 1915
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Just Il Gentle Reminder

THIS year ii ought not to be necessary TO
remind the good people Of Richmond TO
do their Christmas shopping early. That APP
peal 10 the Christmas spirit in its best mani
festation ought not to go unanswered. for
no one of us is any longer III position TO
plead ignorance, We all know that ii we
put off to the last ii will mean WEAKNESS and
suffering 10 the employees of The stores at
which our purchases made. We all
know that this particular brand OF procrasti-
nation, i'll addition to being the thief of time,
is the thief also OF somebody's happiness
and cheer
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

Th" Middle West and Northwest. accord
Ing to reports received by the it-is-so New
York sun, determined to snatch the
ermine of Justice Hughes from his shoulders
and fling it in the ring as was the old State
of Maine when it went bent for Governor
Kent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

lou were over at Philadelphia the other
night asked 4 Richmonder OF his ncighhor
Yes. Went to see {. play called Marie odilc."
so! How did YOU like IT."
Plays all right, but they've got the WRONG,
name for it,"
What would YOU call it?"
" For the Love of Mike"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

me philosopher VINO presides over the destiny
of the Chase City Progress gravelv rc,,,r,
You shouldn't lose sight of the fac, .ha
Christmas time rolls round that YOU are /, ye,r
older than you were last Christmas ,nI ~
discretion should be better" '''
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

the roads built. This is excellent suGscs-
ton. and worthy of the most serious considera-
hon at the hands of the incoming Legislature
Mathews Journal The suggestion has
been before at least two outgoin Legisatur
but without effect
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
torlSOrutluIiH.

Ii"'St give the locations OF the Baldwin Loco
.,."',tt M"iks' the bethlehem steel Works and
'"I ''t'nihSton GO L. .. SCIIAEFER
In your order PHILADELPHIA Brthl.hcr, -,
%" 'r""dwa%. New York city. is a principal
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
' arIuus.

!" whom should apply for membership IN
i daughters Of 1872? What is the law fo.
80, 49, ~ III virginia Is the old Man
chester Cotton Factory Sill in existence
-. SUBSCRIBER.
MIS-: i-'ii"y hrown' H3+ West Grace Richmond.
~ i' Wiu"" has for he! lie on--t third %,
the husbands real estate. ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
RtniIcss Ciphcrn.

The chorus man.
SuHragctte's husband
man who knows II all.
wrist watch
sport shirt.
girl castle hair cut.
man is his wife's poodle nurse
Cincinnati Enuuircr.
The mam who asks his wife when he may ro out
dom know how to talk baby talk
can't make his wife laugh at his
jokes
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Modern Magic.

There vas a little girl
Who had a little curl
That hung right down on ler sho,,,dar.
That little curl was brown.
Which made IT'S owner frown->
Twas gold ere sho grew much oId.r
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Removing Termination

n GORGE j. SEAI'S suggestion. as gov
~ crnor OF the Federal Reserve Bank of
Richmond. that the lnrcc-Quarters OF billion
dollars Of bank reserve. consisting OF country
bank deposits in city banks, be no longer
counted as legal bank reserve. in order to
remove temptation TO speculation and over
expansion, is backed by sound common sense.
Money in the pocket is ali too likely 10 burn
hole in the pocket. IS the Saturday Even
ing Post. III approving Mr.. Scdy'S suggestion.
humorously, out ShreWdIy. pu,s it. THE
money would still be there. but we woudn'l
see it staring Us in tho face as cNcess reserve
The bottle, instead oi standing on the side
hoari under our "yvs. would be tucked away
III thc pantry -
y holy gar against The French in Algeria
IS announced by Abdul Kadir and Arab
chiefs The wor! holy applied to war is
on par with "kuItUr" when that word is
similarly applied
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
The Pessimist Snys.

IL YOU will not do your own Christmas shop-
ping early exercise your obvious talent for being
disaereeable by making other STRIKERS uncom-
Portable
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

rerrihc Fighting on the Italian Front
News headline. Why this specific intorma-
ton? 1t is no different from the fighting on
the western front in Flanders. or on the
eastern front. and il is about the same brand
as that which is being handed out on The
Serbial. line.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

The steamer Gratitude. OF the C.hcso,o,,, 49,
Potomac steamboat Company" saws ,bs ra,,,.
News Press. went aground on y'hanksr,,
Day. Some steamboats, seem to buvo no 10
OF tn" eternal fitness OF things" Tla, n,,,. i
because they are run by human, hai, e
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Cnn.tnhuInrx Kulfur.

The police in Manhattan are scholar
ly \ warning reads: do not diagon-
al in crossing arcars."--Lynn. Mass.
Item.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
NitN Not Find DuIr

| Z really docs no, seem that the problem of
dealing with The citys garbage should cost
tn" Administrative Board so much brain fas
ana WEAKNESS OF spirit Ii the directors of
d business corporation were faced with a like
problem 'hey would not find ii Impossible
OF solution.
In The first place probably tliey would
ehp'"E recognized and impartial expert to
investigate and determine whether the
methods ~ present followed are productive
o! INC best results II changes were suc-
se@'eh by Ims expert. they would be made
In the neX' place tie corporation directors
"o'lH consider whether they could get the
wore done as We'll or better and more cheaplv
by letting contract for all or any part ol i,
10 TINS end they would invite bids permitting
prospective bidders TO understand that the
invitation was not mere bluff, and that IL
really favorable proposition were made i,
would be accepted
w commend this course 10 the Admins
tratiVc Board
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Chats With Virginia Editors

lin Bristol. Tenn: SAYS the Rr;s,o, ,I,,
Courier life is just one blamed election ,rter
another" Isn't it pretty much The sam. wo,
in Bristol. Va? E
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
lncNcuSilblc.

Ec-po you believe in preparedness.
Hhe--l certainly do not If nili Is moi,
allowed 20 say. This is 50 sudden" shn ia 10
privcd Of half tn. fun
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

Thanksgiving Day says the Roanoke Tjr.s
was labor day for the President 40 wall 49,
Tor the newspaper men OF the country" II was
likewise labor day for the hotel mo, 49,, w.,
street-car men here In Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

I'm every community" says the Yves, PAN.
News. there are men who 81, tiuh, .n; . y,
the procession go by. Finally they wolc nm
and ask themselves why they did not GO, .; 49,
the boom. II viii lie 50 In Yves, poi,9," o',
West Point is 10 exception to The rpr ~,
bigger towns thus afflicted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
Ono Form of II.

Gruhbs-They tell me Binks is very much
int crested In music.
Stuobs--I suppose he must be- At any rate
ne Is an expert at blowing his horn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

What Ais the Doctors? Editorial caption
i'll the New York World. That's what the
doctors are supposed TO ask about their
patients
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Queries and Answers


X "dch member OF the w. &. I l. allowed
,.,,.; ~, !" ''''r ''"""h badge" l:EADEE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

The Hampton Monitor. which is au,,;,
the subject here treated SAYS: ..Thsr. h,.o
never been as many crabs in lin, u,p,n,o
Roads section as are being caught nj tbo ,,ro.o,,
tins" THOSE who are crying that the crab 10
oe'hs e"'''R"'sheo should see the big cargoes
OF them coming into the market The, oro no,
Only being cauGh; in large quantities M. ,h.
drcdge boats, but also TN" tro, lucrs b,vn hoo,
doing we'll lttle more cold weather bo,.
ever. and their days will be numbered"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30
The Riddle of Education

RlTICISM OF education has reawakeued
~ with Mr.. 'raft's advocacy OF Federal SUI
perviSiun OF schools. Again we NAV expec,
10 witness our leading educators denounce
American educational methods and bewilder
the country with vague and conflicting plans
of reform.
But failures and radical changes were 10
be expected In our education, and they merely
point the path of progress. We took our
teaching from the English, and our first col
lcges faithfully ground the classics into their
in America, as in England when college
students were chiefly rich or well-to-do but
it failed when we came to democratize higher
education. Latin and Greek are very diff
hcult To master, and they do little 10 equip
youth for success in the workaday world
This fact led TO reaction against the
classics, into extended curriculums and super
fetal teaching. Students were taught a
little of everything, and quite naturally
knew nothing of anything Our schools
graduated youths who could not spell and
write English. but whose heads were stuffed
with an ill-digested mass of general in
formation
Thoughtful men for some time past have
heen III rebellion against such results: they
demand something better. and even cast ewes
OF despair back towards the classics But
they are behind and we must look forward
Indeed the problem is not 81 difficult as i,
seems. II is necessary for our schools and
colleges TO take the resolution OF teaching
the rudiments with ruthless thoroughness
This done, Il wide choice may be left the
student. man may know neither Latin nor
biology and be educated; he cannot be cdu-
Gated il he lacks the power OF thinking clear
ly ami expressing himself intelligibly
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

The Northern Neck News advocates ih, p,ss
age or law which would force those counties
and districts In the State which issue bonds FOR
the purpose OF building roads to retain q certain
portion Of the sum obtained for the upkeen OF
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-30

lust this country, through one of lis
citizens, is preparing TO launch pcace
crusade abroad. the WCmen's Social and
Political Union in London is organizing a
revolt against Emmclinc Pankhurst and her
daughter The Dove will never have a show
in Great Britain until the Pankhursts are
Illuminated from the ring