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text OF this bill. but unless dog law
- u, passed that viii get rid OF the dog
IL VIII not be worth the paper on
which II Is written.
Mr.. Baker resides in Cumb,r,,nd
,oilhty and. no doubt. has had untold
damage done by worthless dogs. ia,
"a" ever beer, able 10 hnd an owner of
uoSs Tor ten years. and consequently
mao 10 become law breaker to curb
IN some measure the damage done me
shool every damage doing dog that
comes around. Consequently am free
from them III d.y time but am over
run al night when have no remedy.
Every year. In addition to the eggs,
yhicEcns Ut is Impossible TO raise tur-
keys) and other things destroyed. 1
n ,.t hal dogs running through my
whc,t hc!ds on bright nights from twi-
iisht tabout tho time the dogs arc rc-
lchscdt until and y. Nj. / lose ten
70 nttcen bushels OF wheat every year.
w nat recourse have | or would have
under Mr.. Bakers proposed law? Nine
iihcs out OF ten you cannot get the dog
IN ease you do get him. nine times out
nun. 80 YOU have nineteen out Of LOO
mat you have the dog and the owner.
Ten chances out of ten you get judE-
ncnt FOR damages, but one chance OF
lVo that YOU VIII collect anything So
,her" You arc. ASK MIR. Baker from
nov many owners Of cur dogs could he
an owner Tor cur dog. When go TO
the supposed owner tor some damage
ms dog ha, done nc invariably get:
pht am my dog. lie 1es iayen round
here pickin' up scraps"
We want dog law that will Get rid
OF tue worthless dogs. Say a tax OF
- 10 $40 on each dog. and give am
nun INC privilege of killing any dog
licensed dog does damage there would
be some show 10 be rccompenscd for
damage.
Muzzling n dog is no, worth a cent
II ha
on In days tiinc. | own three dogs
but would gladly pay a tax OF $40 each
could be relieved Of the annoying
damage done me every wear
ne amount q! young game and their
eggs destroyed By worthless dogs
every year calls for a dog law that
viii get rid OF the dog
;, j. i. BLANTON.
FarmHiile. Va. January 20. 1918.
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News of Fifty Years Ago
rFrom the Richmond Dispatch Jan 81, 1868.

brought up in Judge Underw Gods court ycstcr-
day the writ of habcas corpus applied for
by the representatives Of the Conservatiye
State Central Committee. General II. II. Wells,
who appeared for the government. asked for :.
continuance until IL O'Clock to-day and, OF
course. he got 1t.
In n discussion in the Constitutional Convcn-
ton yesterday Eowden and Snead got into a
wranEc. Bowden said Sncad's conduct In GER
tain respects had been electromagnetic; Sncad i'm
mcdiatcly raised a chair 10 strike BOwden, but
before he could bring down the blow, Clements
and others got between the men and kept them
Sncad to call him a .'d-n liar" and still other
members kept the two apart hut it was quite
a while before the convention could resume
business
The three new oyster steamers built in this
city will leave here to-day on their trial trips.
Spotswood. the TaedeEar by Captain Feed. and
tic william l.. Taylor by Captain W. il. G..
Lovatt chief inspector.
hastorms has made the weather for the past
few days most disa agreeable. 1t is all the more
provoking because the usually reliable almanacs
had led us to expect fair and mild weather"
weeks arrived from Lexington yesterday. The
ice has now entirely Disappeared from the
James River and kanawha Canal.
The tobacco factory Of j. w ellis at Pros
poet. Prince Edward County. was totally de-
stroycd by fire last Saturday night
The channel Of the Potomac River is at last
free Ice. and the boats running on or
about schedule time.
Eighty citizens Of Washington. H. c. repre-
scnting slo,oOo.0oo Of property, have petitioned
Congress to take entire char Of tho. n,inicinal
affairs of that city and Of the entire District
Of Columbia. These citizens also oppose the
extension of the present charter.
assembled in Little Rock day before yesterday.
Every county in tho State represented
Among the delegates were number Of irish
and German citizens who have come TO the
state since the
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4 Plea for Mr.. Pnrriah.

TO tho Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SIT referring 10 the criticism OF tho
Hon. II. G. Ecattie. of the House OF
Delegates. in recent issue OF your
Journal. and particularly To his attack
on inc supe r. II. r. Parrish.
not supcrintcnd." etc, beg space
to say few words in reply.
J am a near neishbor OF the State
under seven superintendents. and af-
hrnl without hesitation. that. in all its
history. II has never had an executive
considering how he has been handicap
ped b. adverse conditions, as success
iully as has Mr. Parrish. the present
connected with the State Farm for
twenty years. hut in !, subordinate posi-
ton until about fifteen. months ago.
qualities and fitness for the position,
thought tho board OF directors acted
wisely in selecting him as its executive
arc familiar with the situation that he
has more than made good. He has had
the advantage OF working under most
excellent board. the best the institution
mas ever haJ. composed. IL il, OF
successful business gentlemen. and in
GLIDING An accomplished farmer. The
sonnet before.
This newly organized board found
inc farm burdencd with large in
debtcdncss which has been reduced in
the last year upwards OF - per cent,
aud that, too. III the face of an inven-
tory which was slashcd from A to II.
ana with debts incurred under previous
administrations which had TO be paid
and with foodstuns and every other
commodity doubled, and. in many in
stances, trehled. in cost
This is certainly not n bad showing
that the superintendents books dis
close; and. doubtless. the result would
nave been very much better had il
not been for the excessive rain last
summer and disastrous windstorm
IN the carly fall; which played havoc
with the corn and tobacco on all farms
In this section Of the state.
The board under which Mr. Parrish
has worked tor fifteen months planned
wisely and has labored faithfully with
but one motive, and that to put tho
state Farm Oh paying basis as soon
as possible. IL has found in its suncr
faithful and Woodworking executive of.
iicer who has invariably carried out its
mandates.
TO my positive knowledge Mr.. Par
rish has been ION the Job" early and
late and all the time, not relegating TO
to do but giving every detail Of hi,
many and complex duties his own per
sonal supervision and direction. and
faithfully and most constitutional car
ryinS out the orders of the board OF
directors. These facts cannot be dis
puted. and it is proper that they should
be known 10 the public. and that ono
OF the states most faithful and in.
corruptible officers should receiva fhA
justice he merits.
JOSEPH II. ANDERSON.
Thornclif. Va" January rs. 1915.
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
by HENRY EDWARD WARMER
Love Hns n Way.

Love has a way of its own
= Never tho same in two cases
Love never travels alone
But paired to it's destiny races;
Seeks where ii falls. keeps what 1t may.
Laughs ut tomorrow in dreams of to-day
II.
Love has a way, has a way
Mixing its Sighs with It's laughter
Stalking heaven to-day
And paying tho toll that comes after.
Plucks thorns with roses, bruises It's soul
Ever and ever it's paying the toll.
III.
Love has n way-ah, my sweet!
Come. scar my soul with your kisscs
Give mo damnation complete!
Como. let us die in loves blisscs,
Love has Il way, lives while 1t may
Death comes tomorrow, but kiss me 10 da y.
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Human Nature.

How we'll do remember in these days OF bleak
December,
And of January, February. and OF roar ring
March,
How scorchins last July was and how nearly
toasted |
When my neck all glued slippery from
my collar running starch
How kicked then for November, for the snow
days OF December!
How beloved out for Christmas: now
shivcr and freeze!
And. kind friends. with your permission 7 pro-
cccd to make admission
That banker for August with its semi
tropic breeze!
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Industry, This.

Inc strewdcSt man in the mountains &c ~
old fellow who has /, pcachcrino OF , dau,h.or
VINO Is oelhS courted by young sport
he old man gets him into poEcr nlo..in-
80" '''s nc Won dare 10 Win for fear OF start
.s discussion about tho girl And between
them, the cid man and tho girl win no ,,,
two mules. . Sc On
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Restoration.

y Mother wept a tho grave of her wayward son
ana "here the tears fell were sown seeds OF
sorrow: -
but the Sun came and warmed them
Ana the Eains came and coaxed them
Ana the gentlcst BrccZcs nurse, No a.,
young sprouts.
beds 49,
Like the great, loving eyes OF Her BABY.
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DlIEEInN.

] do not like that Higgins chap,
lie gives so much advice
Hes 4 whole lot too fresh, and So
I've told him once or twice.
Hes always ready any timo
To tell YOU what to do.
Such people always make me tired
! hate them all! Don't you?
Another thing about that man
That I abominatc:
He'll never listen to advice,
Although you give 1t straight.
Now time and time and time again
I've told him what to do
When he was. going wrong. No use,
/ hate such folks! Don't you?
-Somcrville Journal
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Get Rid of m. Cur NJ

10 the Editor OF The Times pisnatch.
Sir.-Somc time ago | saw AN adj
vance notice that Delegate Baker was
70 dralt Il dog law SO drastic as 10
incur the displcasurc OF every cur do,
owner. I was glad
IN your editorial comment OF Janu-
arE 20 notice he has introduced his
nili 10 prevent damage and injuries
by dogs and 70 provide compensation
10 owners of stock 30 injured"
!. OF course, do not know the fui
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
Production OF Minerals.

Z. T., Richmond.--Witht the exception
of one or two minor minerals. the
United states produces every mineral
that Is needed III industry. This can
lac said Of no other country. We pro-
duce 81 per cent OF the worlds output
OF petroleum.. 30 per cent Of it's COP
per, 40 per cent Of it's coal and iron 81
per cent OF its lead and zine. 20 per cent
OF the output Of gold. and one third of
tho silver. Reside these. tin. platinuu
nickel. manganese and other minerals
are produced in this country. OF these
latter the supply is not nearly Suf-
ticcnt for our demand
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Looking Forward.

As soon as spring comes on, I'll go
With pick and spade and blithcsono hoe
Ana make garden filled with things
All grown from many kinds Of seeds
say, onions. bects. beans radishcs
AND weeds and weeds and weeds and weeds.
And from my many kinds OF seeds
III raise Il wondrous croD OF woods,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

Cable and telegraphic lines of communi-
cation via Stockholm have been cut, Ameri-
can Minister Morris reports, and the only
remaining routes Of communication win
Petrograd now are through Persia ana
Vladiyostok. Perhaps it is just as well.
Leave the ignorant mob to work out its own
salvation with fear and trembling, and prob
ably it will come to its senses the sooner.
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THURSDAY. JANUARY 81, 1918.

Lindsay Gordon has won for himself the
sobriouct Of Watchdog of the Treasury.
In these critical times when the Treasury is
besieged by money seekers, ii is title IN
which he may take pride. With such a
watchdog at the Treasury's doors the pubic
rests with greater confidence that its contents
will not be raided.
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Troop of lnxnIrr.

Il. +. 5. Stanardsville.--.a troop OF
cavalry is the unit of formation, cor
responding to an infantry company.
The government furnishes all uniforms
and the color is Khaki. Full dress is
worn during Inspections. We are UNI
able to say where the regiments men,
toned are stationed
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost any tonic.
excepting leEni and medical .nb.
jects, arc answered free. An NIL En-
auiries are answered directly by pe,.
sonni letter self iitIrcsned, stamued
envelope In required. Address The
Itmes- Dtspatc! information bureau,
Richmond, Va.
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The Cornerpntrint

"lIoncSt L Gawd, Pete, l wish could Get
into this scrap. DoGGone it. 1 hate the Kaiser.
I'd have gene ut the first call, only iiEsercd
they lot Of fellows might get crowded
out il everybody rushed who really was de-
serving officer jobs. you know. Then, when
the draft came l mad rheumatism something
awful. and my cyes-say, l can't sec four aces
any more; I'm nearly blind! But giminy, /
wish ] could get into this scrap
Etc. etc, etc. etc. Doesn't it make you sick
News ltcm.--"Arrcsts yesterday: Charles
Young is suspected of having in his possession
n stolen cheese"
A very strcng for our honorable Judge
TO rightly decide, If he cam
Did tho accused walk off with the cheese
Or did it walk off with the man?
Nobody knows.
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With 6S6,494 tons Of shipping seized from
enemy powers. while it has lost only 11,OG1
tons destroyed by enemy submarines, the
United States has small cause for complaint
about tho first years results of unrestricted
ui-boat warfare. That, however, is purely
he material side, and Germany must be
made to pay for tho 800 lives lost on tor
pedoed American vessels.
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ga King Coal is a merry old soul
""' Il worrying monarch, he.
"''a seven tons Of old King Coal.
hut III swear haven't got three,
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1his WnfcI,

FRIEND says he has a unon-madc v.,o, ...
refuses TO run at all on holidays SATURDAY after
noon or sunday. and stops one hour and .o,,a
minutes every time a whistle blows
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

,r nus is is a Very Common Ailmcnt-1 get eight
1'r rci en- Ia n1urs sleep every night. yet when
,Sr S rnS am stun tired and sleepy. what
,'. I,n ~ Il person has cold. does i, do
hns nurm 70 go to gymnasium class and play
. II. Il.
!, An;swcr.-Assuming you are young lady YOU
ui, Sel nine and onc-half hours sleep every
d"ws ami y o,o'n screens in the bedroom win
a.tive o exerso nigh, be fine for you take
en- rs what you mean. but 1T would he risky
YOU S iHlo contact Win
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

Prob bition Commissioner Peters is con-
siderate and generous soul. He is willing TO
accept an annual appropriation OF 100000
for the conduct of his department, turning
over to the State $4,000 in fees, or, ii
that is not satisfactory, he will be content
10 take the fees and forego the appropriations
He freely offers to give the General Assem-
bly, It's choice Of the methods he shall pursue
Could anything be more kindly and consid-
crate? But it may be that the Assembly will
not do the Alfonso 10 his CASTOR act.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

Few will be found to dispute the assertion
OF Professor Maphis that in Virginia the
school term is "inadeluatcly short and the
salaries miscrahiy slun!l. 1t is only through
devotion 10 tifci~ calling and tho urcompiain-
ing acceptance Of hardships that hundreds
of trained men and women are retained to
the educational service Of the Safe. Many
other hundreds already have sought more
Gainfnl vacations have gone 10 other
States, where payment is III greater measure
commensurate with their cndeavors. II is a
situation which long has been realized and
soon must ba met.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

Furnished every day In the year y 10 South Tenth
street Richmond. VA. by The Times Dispatch Pub
!shnK Co.. lie. Charles l.. llasbrook. Editor and
Manager.
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Health Conditions Mt Comp Ice

ISQUIETING reports have been freely
- circulated that health conditions at
Camp Lee have been bad, that there has
been shortage of nurses to care for the sick,
that the men have not been adequately sup
piled with clothing, and that the death rate
has been very high. Some Of the reports
spread abroad have told Of men dying by
tho dozen every day
Feeling that these reports should be met
by plain statement OF actual conditions
found TO exist at Camp Lee. The Times
Dispatch advised the commanding officer OF
the camp, Major-Geneval /. NJ Brett, of the
tenor of such reports, and that officer very
promptly invited the paper TO investigate
conditions at the camp, a the same time ten
dcring tho fullest cooperation.
The results OF this investigation. published
this morning in the news columns, should
completely rcassure anxious parents and the
public generally. While there arc large
number OF the boys in the base hospital
there arc comparatively few critically ill.,
The excessive amount of sickness is due
largely to the fact that hundrct>j of the men
drawn from rural districts had never been
exposed even TO the common diseases such
as measles and humps. These two ailments
nave IN few months sent 5000 men to the
hospital. Measles in quite a number OF eases
has been followed by pneumonia but the pro-
portion OF deaths 10 the number of cases was
small Instead of many deaths the average
mas been less than one daily since the first
death occurred on September %
REPORTS OF any form OF brca kdown for the
treating or the nursing OF the sick are en-
'ireF without foundation. The base hos
pl'ai at Camp Lee is complete i'm every re-
spcct. III has Il full quota of medical Of
hccFS ana nurses, and is under tho supcr-
'ison OF eminent physicians and surgeons
ana mas every form Of equipment known 10
medical science.
both III the hospital aud in the barracks
there is abundant evidence on every hand
OF the determination of the government 10
look 10 the comfort. the health and the
pleasure OF the men whom il has called 10
serve the country No one desires to SOC
wcli-foundcd criticism withheld Frequently
"H'" criticism reads to necessary reforms
However, IL is not just TO the government
or to the mon on whom is placed the rcsnon
! slbiii'y or directing the training Of tho sol
dlerS to tndict them for omissions founded
dIohe on INSTRUMENTATION or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
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Paw pf Soldiers

Subscriber, nd.-Thc American
Sccond-claSs private receives S33 Il
month. Tho british Tommy receives
$3.50 month at home. with an addi-
tional allowance for service in France
MeSopotamia and other foreign terri
tories. The French cabinet recently
raised the pay of tho poilu from 20
cents to 90 cents "a day when actually
engaged in lighting. The Russian pri-
waite, before the revolution, received
only - cents "a month The Austro-
hungarian troops arc paid - cents
Il day. while the Italians get 1888 IL
month. Germany has a wage scale be-
ginning at Sl6a Il month. JapauS
soldiers at home receive IS IL year, and
Turkey gives her men $Il ii year.
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AiIotmcnt. TO soldiers Dependents.

Mrs. G. +. H.. Boydto n.--AIloimcnts
by soldiers. and sailors of half their
monthly pay to their dependents is
compulsory. II u member OF tho army
or navy neglccts to make an allot-
mcnt the government retains half of
the pay until the cn,. of the war. Al
lotments payable directly TO wives, di-
vorccd wives or children until eighteen
years old must be at least $l5 n month.
In ease of all dependents the govern
.mcnt adds the following sums: Wife.
SIS; wife and one child. SIS; wife and
two children. $3.50 each additional
children. $1250: three children, $40:
four children. $50: each additional child,
50; ono parent. stepparent or grand
$40: each such parent additional, S.;
each grandchild, brother or sister, SIS.
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Much Ado About Nothing
A Little Slice o, Lie.
ny ROY *. MOUI.ToN.

had friend and his name Charlie.
And liked him very much because
l. always thought he a iine guy lie
good TO
Animals and children, and check -grabbcr-
lie never let anybody else pay anything.
lie subscribed to many charities.
always thought he a patriot. too
lie could sing The Star Spanglcd Banner
Without looking the book.
Then Charlie had big piece of bad luck
Some misguided wretch mentioned him
For Mayor OF town. lie nominated,
And then things began To happen to him
Which had never happened before.
In the twiEklng OF eye hc wife bcatcr
y child hater. crook. an cmbczzler. a oro-Gcr-
\ proltcer and horse thief.
lie had turned his poor old mother out OF doors
And had been a hattcl-mortGage shark,
RobbinE the widows and orphans.
When they got through with Charlie
lie had no moro sclf-rcspect than IL yellow fever
microbc.
You never know what kind OF a guy You
Associating with until he runs for something.
Sure. lie defeated.
The first thing that green in the spring
is not Christmas jcwclry. No indeed. It's the
black overcoat that YOU paid sll for.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

ADDRESS ALI COMMUNICATIONS The Times
Dispatch, ami not to indi, iduas.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

MIA again gets first page position. next
10 pure reading matter. That proves what
persistence, even by bandit, will accom-
plish
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ways to prevent tho harmful drying out OF air
., ,.neialS warmed lou can't have too many
plants or TOO many children In tho house.
Leftover Canned Goods.--Are canned goods
tcit over from last year, such as peas corn fish
'n,ns hiuhey, beans. kippercd herring and
saucrNrau'' safe for the table this year?
Answer.-Ycs, if they have kept = - -
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QucstIons and Answers.

Growing ilants Purify Air--Is II Injurious
I" the health OF small children TO keep growing
plants IN the house: We live in u fvc.roon cot
tagc. and have two chdrcn-agcd two aud :,
half aud one year aud keep quite !, few plants
\ FREUD told me should not keep them in The
same house. as they consumed the air.
Answer Growing plants are hcalihfu in Two Two
ways: First; they absorb carbon dioxide given
oil by the lungs of persons in the house, and
give off pure oxygen to tho air. Second the
cvapora ton Of moisture from tho foliage and
from the porous flower pots is ono OF tho best
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31

" Is a question whether McAduo or the
weather man j. director general Of the rail
ROADS AZ present tho latter seems TO hold
the whip hand
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