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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-13
Church and Probation

II UBBELL. MICH, weary of seeing the
i Chicago Northwestern University and
Winsted. Conn. taking up all the room in the
limelight, has burst into magnificent rromi-
nence with new cure for bad boys Circuit
and probate judges recently agreed that first
offenders in Houghton County would be SEN
fenced TO go to church. and two boys, one
from each court, are now serving sentence
They must attend regularly and prayerfully
and their parents must report each month
This is not at all bad idea Lack of
church attendance has long been complaint
of the clergy, along with that companion
complaint that there are too many pennies
and not enough quarters in the collection
box. lncorrigible boys may not materially
increase collections, but they will give the
clergy something to work with great glory
If they succeed. But 1t occurs to the aver
Sc man to ask what has become Of the old
fashioned woodshed That was formerly n
most excellent tonic
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work. nor give to the possessor of 1t all a
single privilege not the free gift to all men
True. some men have castles while others
have nuts. some ride in motors while others
rudge. some are waited upon by servitors
while others turn the mill. But down at
the bottom Of all this is the fact that only
he who understands is truly rich-only that
man whose hearing ears interpret rightly the
song of the silences, whose seeing eyes are
the windows Of his soul.
Millionaires? They are few, and many OF
them unhappy. The material things of this
earth verify are trash, and only the great
things. the magnificent things. have value
And the gift of Providence to all men I'm COM
mon is that most glorious manifestation OF
spring that calls all men outdoors.
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skilled artisans AZ carpenters. brjcl
layers. plumbers and painters Tn m.
country we need exports I'm the produc.
ton OF live stock, grains and fruits
To develop the highest type OF farniue
which is also tho most profitable
we must have the highest type OF skin
To advance this skill and knowledge
inc conference brings together the ex-
pericnces Of many men CLEANED from
mani investigations and experiments.
10 show how methods can be improved
and production Increased.
In this way a decentralization Will b.
given or what can be done through
group enort. several farmers working
,oeether Tor single end. each help
ing the others by study and expert
cnccs which he contributed The do
Eclopment OF the fruit industry in
FLORIDA. and OF a cooperative cream
cry In Catnwba County. North Caro-.
lima. Will be discussed az eSnnnlcs
II rs recognized that ono of our
biggest problems IL financial There.
iorc VIC VIII have n symposium on rural
credits at Chattanooga Those who
VIII participate include some Of tho
,le, VINO havo given the most though.
10 mo solution OF this question in our
country" ~ '"'
schools TO Play Mig Part.
The schools will play n big n,r, f.,
me new industrial program for ,hni
oouth' according TO Or. Bourland vhn
i"r-reachlns good work done 10, ,hcS
boys corn clubs, tho girls cauni,,r
' poultry and fruit clubs. shows
Whht can be ACCOMPLISHED through In.
'crcstihS the boys ana girls.
Education these days il held IN mean
.."'hS more IMAM memoriz!ng pagess
"ui OF u book Natural history is bcinpi
taught ut Rock hin, s. G.. for j,.,,nrs
through tho honey boo ana Tho ,r.no,,
.nat modest the plants aud flower. ind
INC hthool garden. Arithmetic muv nd
wen be applied to a garden plot ,yhernJ
me pupil is making things grow. ms ,os
,nvo, .''chi problems. Writing may bel
taught az easily In connection w,,ia
'he practical work the child IL dninp
az IN almost any other wa. A. fo.I
history. the history OF tho boo DIS
"ack AS far AS that OF man: figures in
snr;,, 1t,'i"ss OF Iliny and on the in
scriptons of ancient Egypt.
When the schoolboy take. col,
and studies his record backward .nd
lorward, and keeps records OF its
growth and development. he has becoms
scientist In perfectly oasy and
nn.nral way His farm home has be.
Io,'e a MIGRATORY" He has laid tn.
louhuation for promoting I'm his com.
MUMMY pure breeds of stock fro,,
chickenS to bceves
The program for this years ,n.e,ips
or me conference emphasizes the fact
that grain and cattle production If nor
q proh!em for the Individual farmer
but FOR the entire community and ,ha
state. How can the farmer get urain
nay ana fruit into farm proc ram
winch calls primarily for cottono The
answer rests partly with the mcrcb,n,
INC banker and the supply man In
~" inc FARMER must have capital
ana ne must have market The wis
oon and experience and &C. onerstion
Oh an must contribute to make the
new industrial program a success.
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War News Fifty Years Ago
tFrom Newspaper Files April l3. 1869

It is reported that Generals Fitz Lee and
Rosser refused to abide by the terms OF tho
surrender at AppomattoX and made their escape
unattended.
burg. Much tobacco. public stores and several
buildings burned by order Of the military
authorities.
General Grant arrived at City Point yesterday
CT route to Washington. y portion of his stan
will visit this city. Great crowds notked to the
wharf to greet General Grant.
General Custis Lee reached Richmond from
City Point yesterday afternoon visit his
mother. Immediately upon landing at Rockets
he went to the Lee home. on Franklin Street.
noon on tho Capitol Square by direction OF
general order OF the Secretary OF War
General o. Z. G. Ord commander of the Arm,
Of tho James. arrived In Richmond yesterday
morning and put up at headquarters. 1t is sup
posed General Ord will command here
ing liquors to great extent. but as In time OF
martial law under the Confederate rule in 1862
there are many .inlets" where the vile COM
pound can still be obtained
Robert T.. Lee have been greatly exaggerated
She is simply suffering from nervousness which
is quite natural, but her general health is Az
good as it ever
d. L. Parker. special agent OF tho United
States Post Office Department, has reopcned the
city post under the SpottRwood Hotel
L. I. Clawson is his representative al present
The civil courts have suspended their fuhc-
tons. but the clerks OF the several courts are
permitted to continue their duties In the matter
of issuing marriage licenses, etc.
Tic markets arc better supplied at the uppcr
market house than at any time since Federal
occupation OF the city, but prices continue very
high. Salads arc selling for from 80 cents to
to 30 cents per pound, and butter. so cents 10
TO cents per pound
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BIC GERMAN PLOT CHARGED

PROVIDENCE, r. l., April l2-Thc
Providence journal prints this morning
Washington dispatch in part as fol-
lows:
The German embassy in WASHINGTON
is spending millions of dollars in the
United States directly and through its
recognized official agents. in the further
ancc OF al publicity plot which has for
it's object these three separate and dis
tinct results:
81. To discredit absolutely tho ad-
ministration by spreading the sentiment
broadcast that President Wilson and his
principal Cabinet officers are discrimi-
hatinS against Germany in the war.
The direct creation OF conditions
and the manufacture of evidence tend
ing TO show that the allies are break
ing neutrality laws, and the subsequent
discovery of this evidence by the very
men who have manufactured it,
"3. An attempt to swing into line
Senators and Representatives in Con-
greSs by efforts to make them believe
that all the foreign elements among
the voters of the country are "a unit
in declaring that the expectation of
ammunition must cease; PRONUNCIATION
OF this same doctrine in pulpits occu-
pied by German pastors. and attempts
10 browbeat newspapers into support
OF this attitude by putting the screws
OH through advertisers or German
birth or affiliations throughout the
country
THE recent election in Chicago was
to have been made triumph for the
German cause IL it had resulted in q
victory for Mr.. SwcitZer. The German
Austrian appeal circulated during that
campaign was prepared In the German
embassy I'm Washington, and since tho
election members of the embassy STAFF
have openly denounced many thou
sands OF citizens Of German birth In
Chicago who refused to heed the ap-
peal.
''rhc fullpage advertisement dcclar-
ing that the sale of munitions of war
should cease, which appeared in sew
cral newspapers last week, signed by
a large number of publishers of papers
printed in foreign languages in this
country. was declared to have been
originated and paid for by a private
individual. The advertisement was
written. the idea conceived and the
cost borne by tho German government
and Its agents. Captain Boy-ed, the
German military attache. passed on
the draft OF the appeal and through
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FOR UPBUILDING OF THE SOUTH

WASHINGTON, April IL = Fairfax
Harrison, president Of tie Southern
Railway, Will be one Of the speakers at
the meeting in Chattanooga, Tenn, on
April 27-30 Of the Southern Conference
for Education and Industry. In ex-
pressing to-day his sympathy with the
work of this organization. he asserted
That 1T is doing great service for
southern development.
An attendance of fully $500 ia indi-
Gated for the Chattanooga meeting The
vital and timely question OF promoting
new industries for tho South TO make
enectivc the movement for crop d!ycrsi.
nc"tion, VIII receive extended attention.
The conference IL to assemble men
skilled in every phase Of live stock and
grain production, as we'll AS fruit grow
ing, bee Keeping, and, what is very i'm
portant. the marketing OF these prod
ucts and thus lay the right foundation
FOR these industries in different South
crn communities
II liz realized that the cooperation OF
railroads, bankers. and business men,
as well as educators and preachers Is
necessary TO mako this movement a
success Each has part TO play.
Stimulation of Activity.
The purpose Of the Chattsnoor,
meeting, az understand it," said Mr.
Harrison. lis To take counsel among tho
leaders or thought and action in All
helds OF southern development as to the
course to be followed In future TO tho
end OF stimulating activity along all
constructive lines. It is a worthy move
mcnt and has my hearty co-opcration.
Inc program Is most ambitious one
ana those who attend will have the
pleasure OF listening to some OF the
most distinguished and thoughtful men
in tho educational, industrial and re-
n n ~,
mulgatcd at this great gathering which.
II followed. viii be productive of sub
stantial returns"
The industrial program which the
conference, with all tho wisdom AT i,s
command, is seeking to work out for
adoption In the average Southern com
munity. includes grain growing, live
stock production. fruit culture, and bee
Keeping. Its plan provides for bring
ing together the experts In these lines.
the practical workers who have already
entered the hcld and made a success.
and the teachers who can aid i'm dis
seminating knowledge on these sub
jccts, with the farmers and others who
are to apply II. Thus each conference
represents a community all In itself
Every community In the South has
resources which IL developed would
yield II prosperity said DR.. A. p Bour-
land, executive secretary OF the confer
encc. These resources must he point
ed out and our people aided and en-
couraged in their development In the
average community the most valuable
resource is the soil. next. Of course. 10
its human resources: and the problem is
10 make the most Of the soil that sup
ports life.
I'm any system OF development GER
tain things arc absolutely necessary:
tho first being skilled workers. This
~ true In town or country. You cannot
build up towns unless YOU have such
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Outdoors

n MAN without penny in his pocket can
stand on the top OF a hill overlooking
miles upon miles OF meadowland forest and
estates; he can lift his eyes TO the blue skv
and count the birds that skim athwart the
azure; he can fill his lungs with the purest
ozone. and drink sparkling water from tho
spring II he is nigh enough he can pluck
the hardy flowers that seek the rocks And
as ne stands there, full OF health and viror.
ne can say: All this is mine-this hill and
!ohder meadows and forest, the blue skv
and the birds, the cooling spring and the
hoWers-all this is mine TO enjoy while T
live, II Will. and the wealth OF earth could
not buy It for any man"
II is a splendid thought for the openinp
or spring, when Nature gowns earth in her
pretuest dresses Of many colors and when
the trees are alive with foathered choirs II
is me thlng TO treasure up In ones soul
when the streams are gurgling through green
erased Wales, and in the shadows trout are
playing That Providence makes no distinc-
llon among men, that he who has ewes 70
see the glories Of creation, nostrjls IN ipba Ie
the fragrance OF the woods ears to hear tho
music OF the birds. hands 10 feel the velvet
texture Of the grass-this is the greatest
gift of the Omnipotcnt, that all these things
belong equally TO AL men, and no wall NAV
be built around them
IN the waters and in the skies is the common
possession Of al who have soul to compre
bend the richness Of life. Were all the
treasures of man emptied into one heap. the
gold would not add single hue to Natures
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MS own secretary designated the list
OF newspapers which we're to receive
the advertisement.
The whole plot was conceived in the
nerHhah embassy at Washington. and
VAS carried out, as far az II went nv
directors OF the Hamburg American
So'. mp, IN New York. who. in behalf
uoliar OF the expense incurred i'm pre-
curing all the elaborate background.
dudley Field Malone, collector of the
port or New York. was fooled into be-
nevinS that wholesale breaches of nou-
York harbor"
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The Voice Of the People
Another Fair of Dreccheh.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-That anecdote about Uncle Abe and Major
Shurtz is chestnut" a clerk In Of the
departments told before the that Con-
gresham Jones OF Tennessee. used to twt Andy
johnson In the following fashion: At the inaugu-
ration OF Andrew Jackson shaking hands
with old Hickory" Johnson whispered Il made
your breeches." whereupon the President in
troduced him Major Briches
The Wings pretended to think jackson very
iilitcrate and said he labeled his papcrs 20. X
meaning "all correct What told in jest
has become "A custom with many.
The Sir Forcible Feeble" was applied
by the Yankees to of the Virginia Senator's
at tho beginning of the War Between the
states. ROBERT A. MARSHALL.
Richmond, April II, 1915
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SONGS AND SAWS
The Doomsmnn of the Sc,

Grim watcher OF tho silent sea.
Mad doomsman Of the watery plain.
That creepeth. wanly. noselessy,
Unto the shore from off the main,
That resteth, weary and forespent,
What memories in thy heart pent?
Through long, wild months thy course hath run.
Destruction always in thy wake
Under the glare of tropic sum-
Thou didst thy need of vengeance take.
Good ships that once hadst scorned tho waves,
Rest now-and roth coral caves.
And yet twas that thou didst wage
The war that lives but to destroy,
The war that steals from youth and age
The kiss Of love- the bloom OF JOY
Grim watcher OF the silent sea
What is 1t war has taen from thee?
There was no glory in thy task
No clash with gallant foemans steel:
Thine but to strip away the mask
And all wars hideousness reveal
TO strip away the mask and show
The savage hate that turks below
Ana yet. mad doomsman who can sav
Thou and thino ilk have not done weur
mere dawns. cen now, faircr day
me hymns of peace. though family, swell
Man learns by every i'll deed wrought
The curse and shame that war ha tn brought
Man learns that war breeds savage hate
Man learns It's woe and bloody cost
Ihat victory neer can compensate
For all the happiness mans lost
And so, grim watcher OF the sea
Man yet may owe debt to thee
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Not LikelN To Escape

D ROBABILITY that the German converted
1 cruiser kronprinz Wilhelm will ever
make her way out of Hampton Roads Is too
slight to be worthy of much attention There
may he reasonable amount of Ia TX and ap-
parent preparation for departure, but in the
end the kronprinz Wilhelm will follow the
example of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and in
tern until the end Of the war
1t is remarkable that she was able to
make her way through the Gordon of British
and French cruisers that guards the entrance
TO the Chesapeake, but it would he marvellous
if she were able TO escape on an outward
journey. Such attempt, said Captain
Therichens. OF the Prinz Eitel would have
exposed his ship and crew to certain destruc-
tion-and the certainty would he no less in
the case of the kronprnz Wilhelm.
1t is to the advantage of the German cause
tor the commander Of the converted cruiser
&c delay his acceptance of internment as long
as possible, because. while there is chance
of his escape, the allied fleet must be kept
on the watch and so prevented from aiding
the allied cause in other ways in other seas
Beyond this, the Wilhelm has completed
her service to the Kaiser. She has done
well. preying successfully on British and
French commerce, and cluding her pursuers
with much skill! and daring. But her course
is run.
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VIII Bear Watching.

NIiUuStON I'OSt.)
Judge TAFT says the eyes of the coun-i
Try arc turned toward the Republican.
party. The country has learned from
sad experience that when it takes it's
eyes off tho Republican party 1t is not;
long until something Is missing. 4
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In n Class by Itself.

louisville CONFECTIONERY
F1ghting is business" says "Jack.s
Johnson. IT seems to he the only bust
ness IN which you can get 100000 profit
on loss.
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All Shot to Pieces.

tkansas City Journal)
prominent In the casualty list of the
european conflict thus. far is interna-
tional law.
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Oucl,s
(St. Louis Glnha-D

est Louis Globe Democracy 81
no wonder Billy Sunday is falling I'M
PATERSON. No future state would have
any terrors for anybody who has lived
In Paterson.
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Vic Not Caring for Grape Juice.

est. Louis Globe-Democrat)
III is not thought that Huerta will
crop around to Washington for con
ndehtial chat with Mr.. Bryan.
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Chats With Virginia Editors

Our town again. cxclaims the Free State
News. This a subject or which never tire
We could not forget to boost IL We would
for people from the outside are continually
coming here and telling what a great town
we nave and what great opportunities lie out
before us. The town referred to is Kenbridee
IN Lunenburg County although there is moth
Ing In the graph the name Of the paper
u suggest IL.
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More important and significant yet are tho pro-
visions that there shall DO adjustment of
states by nationalities. and that tho people Of
Aisace-Lorraine. Schleswig. the Russian Baltic
provinces. Finland. Poland. Trentino and the
Balkans shall be allowed to determine their
own destiny through plebiscite held under an
international committee. 1t Is suggested that
there be "a confederation of European states an
alliance of all against any aEgressor, an interna-
tional Parliament and international permanent
committees In place OF secret diplomacy, inter.
national police and law courts for minor inter.
national offenses, limitations of armies and
navies, and guarantees OF democratic govern
ment, including universal suffrage equality OF
electoral districts redistribution every ten years
proportional representation and payment of
members Finally. 1t is urged that there be
International possession OF tho Bosporus the
Dardanelles, the Suez Canal. Gibraltar and the
KEEL Canal.-Indianapolis News
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School Tux

School Tax.
What was the amount of the school tax In
Virginia last year? How much paid by
negroes? j. $. SIMMONS.
The total county levy sS29,500.61. The
total district levy s2,22s,3100S. There is
means of stating the amount levied on
negroes.
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suts snow jack johnson Was.
New York WORLDLY
Jess Willard comes from Kansas. but
lie is evidently not Il Bull Moose.
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Queries and Answers
Negro Troops.

Did the Confederacy employ negro troops
Did General Lee indorse their use?
COOCHLAND.
Yes, to very small extent. He did
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We have been looking long
Old Friend time for the arrival of every
with lie bodys friend General Prosperity,
>..,. -, but the general is undoubtedly
o''o -'S" here at last. He has come hand
III hand with Spring. and promises
to grow AS fast the leaves and grass and to
increase and multiply In size every week The
stock markets always know when he has come
back and the way they have been carrying on"
the last few days shows that financial nerve
centcrs have recovered their confidence and
their courage. People who deal in money or
It's equivalents are easy to brighten and hard
to reassure, and when they come out of hiding
and begin to grow enthusiastic we can feel that
everything is getting all right again 1t has
been long lane of doubt and depression but
have passed the turning point and are on
the high road to good times. The glad season
of spring is doubly welcome this wear I'm brinpA
ing us business, health and activity as we'll as
sunshine and flow Baltimore Sun
I'm the midst Of tho campaign
Socialists OF hate to which Germany and
Working Great Britain are parties, IT is
g. 30. most cheering to know that the
-" British and German Socialists are
beginning to together on
terms of peace. IT is far too early to venture a
prediction to the attitude of the various
governments toward the program that has been
suggested. But 1t is most ENCOURAGING that II
sympat hetcally received BY the English Broadly
speaking, the Munich Social Democrats insist
that peace snail he made terms that will
heal fresh wounds. heal old wounds and give
lasting security. Under the first head il is
Insisted that there shall he no humiliation or
mutual recrimination; that indemnihcat shall
be determined by just claims and financial re-
spons!bilities, and that there shall be restitu-
ton OF all territory occupied during tho war
including Belgium and the German colonies
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birmingham Age-Herald.)
IL seems odd not to hear from Colei
Blcasc any more .
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Gentle Gertrude.

Penclope-Gertrude is a gentle creature ism
she?
Percival-Yes. Instead of whipping the cream
she just scolds t.--Y Jamestown Telegram
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Modern Ethics
Who wants but little here below,
Nor wants that little Ions,
II is not difficult to show,
Is absolutely wrong.
The right rule is to want il all
With all your might and main.
And TO hang on. whatecr bcfall
To everything you gain
THE TATTLER
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Worth Trying.

Let's drop into this restaurant"
Il don't believe care to eat anything
We'll, como In and get now hat for your
old one. anyway."-Boston Transcript.