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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-25
Richmond, June 20. 1918. NH ~ % NN
what is Mint julien Mint,

10 the Editor or The Times Dispatch:
significantly attended the regular monthly
Luncheon Of the pspnosophis!s club OF ro
Ties "p doom at n h r.n M
iheir think tanks and the Infinite beyond. IL
he sn dean. Dr: Wheeler editor Of The New York
IN ID 3 irS yS1k
iyn; one NJ ID. from Germany, one publisher
colonel IRON kentneky aud one ' NJ g. fr 9me
from ten TO foriS years at"si"pm nsM 0fNers OF
Various profound questions We're learnedly dis
bet the price Of the September luncheon that the
war would end In august with the Germans VIC
scribed; but interes, conferred chiefly in the dis
ns fo Of s y" se Of mint ca a s
hui suG hI the Een'gman from Miasissippi
thunder tones that anybody who knew the FIRST
rdz the osy 'h"' to se nd
that pepnermnt 1Mentha piperita) was no better
(Mentha canadensis), which the gentleman
s"ehI Rsd s MS he hf h1o
Latin from buttermlk tBntyri serum), and any
argued that perpermint was the grass he had
been used to in those sections OF his state with
l'he two gentlemen from Virginia the Mother
by the Latin or the gentleman from Mississippi
that they wouldn't posi,iyelky swear which was
belicf and with no desire to violate any neu-
maybe spearmint me only kind il something
better could not be, secured before the Ice melted
Was me no, but thar 1 Mentna
The gentleman from Vermont had been tho
water wagon so long that he didn't remember
anything except that the mountains in his State
green The gentleman from Brooklyn
served his opinion until after the regular We'd
nesday .vcning prayer meeting; and the two
gentlemen from Germany thought it hops
only the colonel from Kentucky stood firm for
the peppermint Of the fathers, and in this un-
determined by higher authority.
Instnctively all eyes turned to Virginia. and
the question is put to you for decision
Kentucky will also BIO appealed to. If you do
not wish to assume the entire responsibility you
may submit the question to the editors of your
State, all OF whom. no doubt, have their private
by its Latin disguise. j may add in conclusion
that a suggestion to the effect that New York
editors be called in judgment was unanimously
vetoed on the ground that any editor in New
York wouldn't know the difference If they put
alfalfa in his instead of mint.
w. j. HAMPTON.
New York City, June 22. 1915
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News of Fifty Years Ago

Tho "bobtal' Legislature Of Virginia having
served out it's allotted time, and the members
having drawn their per diem. adjourned sine die
yesterday afternoon. The body passed upon
every one of Governor Perponts recommended
lions, and with exception Endorsed all of
them and made the same into laws 1t remains
TO be seen if any laws made by this alleged
Legislature will hold good.
The last performance of the "bobtailcd" I.egis-
iature was the passage Of the following reso-
tution Resolved By the General Assembly of
Virginia. That the general policy of the present
Federal administration, and especially it's policy
IN regard to reconstruction in Virginia. is emil
nently wise. just and proper and merits the
warm appreciation of the people of Virginia"
The conduct Of Governor Pierpont during the
sessions OF the Legislature of doubtful legal
force has met the approval of the better class
OF people of Virginia. The Governors recon-
menda tions as to- the re-enfranc hse,nent of the
better people, who have been deprived Of the
right Of voting by arbitrary military law came
from patriotic heart. While Governor pier
pont with his intense Union loyalty. has In a
measure been offensive many VrginIans no
one doubts his loyalty to his state or his love
Tor tho better people. The Legislature wisely
adopted his recomme nda TONS and il Is to be
hoped that the powers that be will fit TO give
them full force. This. however, is doubtful In
any event Governor Pierpont has shown him
self patriot and he has done his best.
General Gordon has been relieved of command
at Norfolk. and the city by the has been
restored to civil rule
General Thomas has ordered that ). 900 bushels
Of corn he distributed for the relief OF tho imdi
gent people OF the northern counties of Georgia.
Tho records of the Confederate states Treasury
Departmemt' and the secret journal of the Con-
possession OF General Wilson, L.. S A. and will
be sent on TO Washington
1t has been ascertained that the Young Mems
Christian Association paid the enormous sum of
100000 for the Ford's Theatcr in Washington
Charles Walsh. OF Chicago. convicted by q
military commission that is to say a trumhcad
court martial as having been concerned in n
conspiracy 10 release Confederate prisoners from
camp Douglas. and sentenced five years i'm
PfiSohmeht, mas been pardoned by President
Johnson.
General breckenridge Colonel Taylor Captain
wilson, aid de camp TO Mr.. Davis. and General
Slaughter of the Confederate service are ON
cially reported TO BE- safe and free in Havana
Ihey escaped from the Florida coast in an open
boat, and II is said that the story of their travels
and adventures would make a thrilling novel
Mrs. Seward. the wife of the Secretary of
state. died in Washington day before YESTERDAY
she was sixty years OF age. and II is sale that
me events OF the closing days of the war
especially those days of the assassination period
so bore upon her nervous system that the phv
steal breakdown which ended in her death was
inevitable $500 va"
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steamboat captain he managed TO
save $1,000. His wife. who was
equally as frugal and economical
saved $4,000 by keeping q hotel II
this first $4,000 Vanderbilt bought a
controlling interest in a steamship The
result was that within Il few yeas he
owned other ships. and IN time rail
ROADS ana various transportation lines
An Interesting and illuminating OBJ
)ect lesson in the value OF waste prod
ucts. which have hccn the source OF
more IMAM one great income. may he
FOUND In an experiments, tried on, in
on" of the schools OF Berlin.
Inc teachers III this school Instruct
ed the pupils to gather up all waste
articles and apparently worthless
things that they could ma on their
way to and from school. such as metal
scrap. tinfotl, bottles, paint tubes. etc.
During The first school year of this cx-
pertinent these school children brought
IN an enormous amount OF valuable
junk, the sale OF which brought enough
TO c!oihe over 500 poor children, besides
sufficient balance to care for over
100 invalid children.
This might be done with PROF, By
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Negro Exposition Deserves Aid

D edmond. feels pride in the ability and
~ enterprise OF those OF her negro citizens
responsible for the exposition OF the progress
of their race TO he held here next month.
The exposition deserves support and sympa-
thy. and should receive both in generous
measure.
Nowhere in this country is the negro as a
race better housed, better employed more
generally prosperous and contonted than he
is here in the old capital of the Confederacy
Hostility and anmosity between the races ere
less manifest here than they are in almost
any Northern city where The negro Consti-
tutes a considerable element of the poIpl-
: lation.
The exposition will show what the negro
has achieved, in that section. where Northern
critics assume he is oppressed. In that view,
the exposition will be hardly less credita BILE
TO the white race than to the black. and both
should welcome il.
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LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
BY S. w. STRAUS
PrtIfafnf hnrr'enn Ssn<Ly for Thri6

school children in every city in Am.
ica. II would be tho means OF saving
many dollars worth Of objects ~,
otherwiHc would be wasted But inc
great dement, would come in tho train
ing IT would give the pupil. fl. tha
ways OF thrift. They would be given
a demonstration OF the value of ,ayi,p
and would soon learn to make the an
plication personal
We must always consider that tbr,,,
is cumulative and progressive in its de-
velopmcnt The saving Of a lille to.
day makes II easier TO save more
morrow and 80 on. But hope no ore
VIII gain the idea that thrift mean.
saving only In the smaller sense Thrift
Is putting TO the best possible advan.
tage every penny. every moment OF
time and every bi; OF moral strength
we have.
II VIC were to trace the history OF
many Of the beautiful fabrics we see
displayed in shop windows we would
discover that waste product import
ed from far-off India plays an i,npor-
tant par, in the manufacture have
In mind Jutc waste. tho very game ma
tcrial that is used IN making gunny
sacks.
Hundreds>pf tons Of jute is manufac-
tured every Near. and the waste from
the tibrous substance iA enormous. The
skin Of this waste is so tough that IL
formerly could not be separated from
the hhrG and had TO be discarded az
hopeless rubbish Later. however Il
process was discovered whereby The
skin was softened TO such an extent ss
TO admit Of cardirg process. This
hy-product later made fortune for
dealers in il The waste product thus
produced is eagerly bought by spinners
who have found IT an excellent mixture
In making every Kind Of cloth. imclud-
N SILK
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Lashcs for VIE Hcatcys

II AESHALL l.. RICHARDSON ana Same,
IVA Cooper, coored, were sentenced IN
MARYLAND Thursday 10 be whipped for wife
beating Richardson will receive seven
iashes on the bare back, ana Cooper, whose
onense was exaggerated viii be beaten win
twenty-five lashcs and further punished nv
years imprisonment in the house OF cof
recton.
Cooper Is the first man TO be whipped a,
Baltimore since the Civil War Formerly
the theory has been that brutal punisbmo,,,s
were TO be avoided in all cases Recently.
however, a sentiment has hccn growing for
the punishment OF brutes who beat ,hei-
wives by exact retaliation. I.cprisenmont
has heen found 10 act very insufficient
deterrent, and Il is believed that the fear Of
actual physical pain OF severe sort Will
give the angry husband pause when the
thought Of jail fails to daunt him Delaware
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"Safety-F First" Mineral

Asbestos Is potential life saver.
We do not all realize. perhaps. that
tho fireproof thcater curtain is made
of asbestos, which is rock matter, but,
nevertheless. almost as soft and pliable
as cotton or wooden fabric Asbestos
has. of course, many other Ises. It's
incomhustiblity and its ibrous struc-
ture make il one of the most useful
minerals for many and various struc-
tural purposes. 1t is used in making
lumber roofing, plaster, and stucco.
Houses that are built largely Of ashes
tos afford their occupants not only
complete protection from fire because
it is 'nonconductor," but assure
them also the comfort OF freedom from
extreme heat and cold
The asbestos-producing industry of
the United States is growing. For
many years we have been the greatest
manufacturers and users of asbestos,
drawing our raw material from Can
ada, but we arc now getting some
excellent fiber in ours own country.
The most notable feature of the as
bcstos industry in 1914 was the de-
velopment of new field in Arizona.
which is furnishing grade of fiber
that compares very favorable with the
Canadian. AS the mineral occurs in
the Grand Canyon. ii Is frequently des-
ignated the Grand Canyon asbestos, al
though the deposit in that remarkable
natural wonder is not yet producing
asbestos commercially. For electric
installation the Arizona abestos is
even better than the Canadian product,
for 1t contains n lower percentage of
Iron. Asbestos of low grade has
been produced In Georgia for many
years
a report by J. s. Dlller, OF the United
States Geological Survey, on the pro-
duction OF asbestos shows that in 1914
tho United States produced md soId
1.247 short tons. valued ut s1s.oG5.
gain Of l3 per cent in quantity and ~
per cont IN value RS compared with the
production Of 1913. Besides the small
production In California and Virginia
there were three important producers.
TWO IN Georgia, who furnished tho
greater portion. and ono in Arizona
who produced high-Rrado material
only.
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Again the Insuilcrable Thaw

II AIRY Is. IliAW is having another trial
10 ascertain whether he is sane or in
sane After countless trials and hearings
and miscellaneous legal PROCEEDINGS for
which the layman has no name the whole
case is reopcncd again from the ground up
After lighting most strcnuously during the
original murder trial 10 prove that Thaw was
insane, his attorneys have been laboring just
as zraloUSy for some time past to prove that
he is perfectly sane, and has every right TO
Do turned loose once more on society
me Whoie Ihaw case is a disgrace to Amer
lcah law Better than anything else il illus
trhtes the cumbrousncss and uncertainty of
the legal system prevailing in the great State
OIL New YORK. Since Thaws conviction, the
country mas been wearied and disguised by
The pleas OF his attorneys and the disagree
abe consequences attending his escape by
cohhivance, from Matcawan. ii the doc
irlne shal! be established III law that q man
may be insane at the time OF the commission
OF crime ana perfectly normal and entitled
I" liberty as soon as he mas finished com
hitting the crime, our justice will degenerate
into farce.
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Number Doesn't Matter

w HETiER the advisory committee of
w citizens that is TO be appended TO the
councilmanic committee charged with the
duty OF formulating new charter consists
OF five men or nine does not seem 10 us to
make great deal of difference. In fact we
can see some advantages in favor OF the
smaller number
We assume that the recently organized
Civic Association will concern itself diligent-
~, through commission of its own MEMBERS
with the consideration Of proposed charter
changes. We assume also that the five citi-
zen advisers 10 the Council committee will
De named on the advice, and recommended ion
OF the association, because il represents
fundamentally and explicitly, the public de-
mand for Il more modern organic law.
II these assumptions are correct. the citizen
advisers III question Will be III, representa-
tlves at the committee meetings Of "A more
numerous body, which will find means of
hearing and considering the views OF all ele-
nents OF the population. The advisers are
not 10 have vote, anyhow, so that mere
numbers will not count. What is needed is
intelligent devotion to the public good and
broad understanding OF municipal problems
and conditions, and We believe this can he
condensed III five men as easily and perhaps
more successfully than IL can be expanded
into nine.
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SONGS AND SAWS
Always There

There was n disappointed wight
Whose hopes had all been blighted
For him there was no JOY i'm sight
ms wrongs could not be righted-
He took them on the lecture stage
And soon was rich and all the rage
There lived maid who hadn't found
The mate she had been seeking,
Although she Kept on CHANGING round
win eyes quite rcd from weeping
SO she became n sufragist
ana won wide fame as The Unkssed."
There's hardly any cloud at all
But has silver lining:
Keep peerinS through that vap'rous wall
And YOU will see II shining
or, at the worst. you always can
Pose as the worlds worst-treatcd man
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surplus Is almost equally bad. 1t Is the duty
OF the taxing authorities to leave much money
as possible In the pockets of the people and to
take no more for public purposes than Is needed
TO support the government when economically
administered! The ideal condition is in
come and outgo exactly balance There has been
disposition in some quarters look on the
income tax sort of extraordinary measure
or relief. as when it is said that but for 1t the
deficit would be enormous. This. of course, is
mistake for the returns from this !,
part of the normal revenue of the nation. One
might rs we'll say that there would be a great
dencit but for the proceeds of custom duties
Indianapolis News
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has never given up the whipping post. and
Maryland is going back to it. Perhaps Nir-
giniar%ill follow If the efficacy Of The lash is
demonstrated in Maryland.
Humanitarian theories have don, much
within the past century to mitigate the
seventies of the law and bring about
greater social justice. At thu same time, ex-
perence has proved that in some cases harsh
ness works better than mildncss. Rosewater
will not cure burned fingers, and the serious
crime of wife beating is most nauequately
punished by brief Jail sentences. The lash
has always been potent persuasion to re-
pentance.
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The Voice of the PEOPLE
..ood Work of IN. - :,

10 me EDITOR OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-A ALLOW me Just line. | Was SO IMPRESSED
tp-aaE % what saw on Main street that telt
NE matter demanded word through! your p.pcr
~ was the valued and most helpful work that "a
being done by the Society for Prevention OF
Cruelty 20 Animals 20
a me horse, overloaded. had toilcd on uD the
mn Win raw shoulders, and driven 10y a white.
man win cruel. thouShtless Indifference TO the
patient suffering beast The watChful servant
Of the s3cietE saw the situation and came al
once to the aid of the poor animnl
we stand amazed at such treatment given to
noble horse. Every one in city ought 10
appreciate and contribute, ii Ssbic 10 the
intgid,sent effort that is being pu, forth BY the
May offer this small amount and ask that
1t be sent TO the society?
J. CALVIN STEWART
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To combat tho
high cost of liv-
ing We must turn
everything TO ac-
count. We must
] e a I'm economy
and trugality in
all things. II is
beneath no one to
g c o n o III ize In
small as we'll AZ
great things.
CoTnmo dorc Cor
nclius Vanderbilt.
founder OF h q
great house. be-
gan TO save early.
When working as
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Grubbs--I understand young Brieflcss is doing
we'll with his law practice"
Stubbs--Tes. indeed. Just the other day, for
example. he defended man accused of stealing
n chicken. and managed the case SO we'll his
client got off with a ten-year term"
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Queries and Answers
Governor Gooch.


In what year William Gooch appointed
Governor OF Virginia? Did he leave children?
Y. X.
1927. <Yes.
Gains wife.
Lately there inquiry about the name OF
Gains wife. She named Ada. G.
Thank you thank you.
Turner Ashby.
Please tell me when Turner Ashby was killed.
FEARN CABELL.
Juno 6, 1852.
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The wheelwriGht gives his life to wheels
The hoatwright works on boats all day,
The playwright no exhaustion feels
Because his work is only play
THE TATTIE,R
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RcnnNn for .IoS.

Why does Binks carry around with him
nowadays that peculiarly triumphant expires
sion?"
His wife has Joined the suffra gists and his
daughter the artis. and they are so busr arguing
with each other that Bnks Is permitted to re-
main neutral"
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Chats With Virginia Editors

There is world OF good sense in the fol-
lowing from the Norfolk Ledger Dispa tch
Two years will eapsc before another Cover
nor for Virginia is chosen. Two years. fraught
with all OF the uncertainties Of life. and marked
by the mysterious mutations OF time No man
now moved by the laudablc aspiration to I'll
this honored Office possibly know that his
name Will be on the primary ticket; no voter
now inclined to pledge his can know that
he Will cast IT, Therefore, much OF the discus
sion OF candidates announced on possibilities
seems premature and the disposition 10 dampen
the ardor OF any of those inclined TO enter the
race is not kind. The speculative suggestion as
to who can secure this vote that Is waste
full of time and energy"
The Danville Register editor feels greatly re.
heved after throwing from his own shoulders
TO those Of the Governor of New York a ter
rible responsibility Referring TO the Becker
case and the possibility of a communication Of
the death sentence of that unfortunate man,
the Register says The matter is one for the
New York courts and officials to determine and
not for us to decide, and glad of it, The
situation is interesting however, as afording
a timely contrast with the Frank case. There
was much clamor In one case, but little in the
other. Becker has no rich organization behind
him 1t seems certain that he will go TO his
death upon the conviction that he the in
stigator OF the Rosenthal murder"
According TO the Appomattox Times Virgin
ian, the people OF Appomattox County are TO
be congratulated. That paper says: politics
for AppomattoN at least very tame. and
there is not spice enough get out a vote
The question arises whether or not we should
have a primary for local Offices throw the
field open for the general election" The pa
tient but hopeful Harrlsonburg News-Record
remarks Il; Will be great day when the
government furnishes automobiles - the rural
carriers in Rockingham County. Uncle Sam has
not gotten around TO Virginia yet. Just walt"
The ever patriotic Roanoke Times has this
comment Good for Adjutant- General Sale OF
Virginia! While every other man who desires
publicity regarding military affairs OF the
United states is bemoaning the impossbity
OF this country's raising army which might
hope TO cope with anything greater than a mob
the Adjuta Mt General announces that IL the oc-
casion really came, Virginia alone could fur
nis.i an army of 100000 men for the defense of
the country
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living EAnnnplcs.

SO you really believe,
Professor Rocks. that the
Darwinian theory is the true
one?"
I'm convinced of it. In
my class of freshmen I have
opportunity every day to OBJ
serve the outcroppinE Of
hereditary influence"
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The Russian bear has learned 1t is nearly 4.
get to it. 49, - Woo W