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Little Bobbie's Pa.
BY WILLIAM F. KIRK.

a snTns ssan so2E msss. 70 he h h9sss s Ia.
is a "a, kind IF n fsE n Se 81 song Ma
everyware except in Germany
1t ~ n good song, all rite. sed Pa. 1t rec
minds me OF the Grin song WHICH rote In Chi,
TO Win THAT was the way it started, sed pa.
But this new song Is butiful. scd Ma. II marks
you feel as II yure rent was paid ten yeers In
Smiles are butiful things. ,sed Pa. They are
sed Pa. I start every day with smile. Pa sed.
but now II is different.
Songs is crate things to keep the Nashun
it is Sure to pay its taxes s buy Bonds. But
when n nashun dosent sing. 1t IS reddy to hol-
Ter Kamerad, Pa sed.
thing Tor our nashun, sed Ma. that many, of its
peepu have singing voices. If thny all sang
like you sed Ma. tharc wud newer be Peace
You newer used 80 think my voice was out
Of Tune wen first knew you. sed Pa In them
golden days you sed had a golden tenor. sed
on me &, sing nice songs like O. Bully Land,
the warblers at the Forty-seckond Streat Coun-
try Club sed Ma. & Termed to sing HnTe Is
psk'ed % 4Essnn sea is Ma far hop fF" Bully
snmtimes yern for them old simpel days. seq
the afternoon. sed Pa, & buy yure dinner &:
have enun mummy left to last me al the mex!
well. ned sed Ia. Ihare is no use in ree.pining
or hn sa o Of The Is in .ns sa
Ma Bu, let US be brave & buy Bonds sed Ma.
that is the spirit. Sed Pa, il you doant
the singing for the fleet. sed Pa e then Ma
sang the Smile Song aggenn.
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News Of Fifty Years Ago
tFrom the Richmond Dispa tch, Jan &c. 1859

The Virginia state Agricultural Society held
a meeting at tho Exchange Hotel yesterday.
when about 400 members answered to roll call.
The following officers were elected: WilliaW II.
Suthcrlin, of Danvillc. president; James Lyons.
Of Iiichinond; william r. scott Of Chariot tc:
Orange :. w. Ficklen. OF Alhemarle; Edmund
Rufiin, OF Hanover; Lewis Il. IIarvie, OF Amelia.
and j. Marshall Mct'uc. or Augusta, vice prcsi-
dents; Charles Is. Williams. OF Richmond
rotary and treasurer.
Rev. w. W. Carmichael. of Hampstead, L. L.,
preached at ST. Marks last night. taking the
place of Rev. Mr.. DaShiel who lis quite sick.
The directors of the Richmond and York
River Railroad have elected James H. Lips
comb president. pro TEN. Thomas Dodamead
has been chosen infringing director with full
The road.
Colonel Francis ]. Parker. the representative
OF The Aspinwaiis and other Northern capt
taiists interested in Virginia coal mines and
prospects. Is in tho city business Of great
Importance the mining interests generally.
General Stoneman has removed William NJ.
Trcdway, the able commemorative attorney
of Pttsylvania County; and appointed a car
pet dagger named Tucker in his place
The farm OF j. NJ. Douglas In Greene County,
223 acres has been sold to Two Northern farm
ers for $4,000. They propose TO make Virginia
their home.
Coal has been discovered in smyth County.
IT is said that the vein which has been found
is very rich.
James wood has boon appointed clerk OF the
Hastings Court OF tho town OF Danville.
l. A. Sale has been removed as Common
wealths attorney OF Bedford County, and
entries A. Bower appointed In his place.
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phate and fertilizer. These are com
,,n ,n from tramp steamers: wo
them In the past, but were cotcnt 10
MI tile ships OF other nations as per
nnccs: with our own ships mud our our
| own tonnage balances we can really
trade In these bulk commodities, seek
prove quality and service. Money for
hauling them will go TO our own peo-
We shall not be paying exchange in
terest and marine insurance premiums
to other oh a, nations. for this ,raIe VIII
branches. make foreign Investments.
and Will encourage our insurance com
panics to set up branches abroad for
business that we have neglected.
These bulk manufactures In foreign
,sade are like heavy freight trainc on
for efficient bulk handling like our
Great Lakes traffic. We can trade
tries. We can bank on them. balance
our exchange with them. build up our
marine, marine Insurance business. and mako
rnents In the industries. mines. agri-
culture and public utilities or other
nations. particularly in Latin Amer
When we send n barrel OF turpentino
or cement abroad, and bring bnck
barrel of palm oil. carry the money
both ways. insure both transactions.
and have an investment in the nation
that produced the palm oil. then we
shall be operating ships on British
lines. which are the best I'm the world
for a great lasting trade.
Then there arc manufactured goods
like hardware. automobiles, machinery.
office equipment, farm Implements
food speciaItics. Hero IS the field
which appeals most strongly TO the
American imagination. Hero arc the
characteristics things produced by
Americans. the high-wage products In
which wc excel. This lis n trade that
may he built by craftsmanship and
good service, and II Will keep our CON
vcrted troop ships busy regular
lines.
our railroads haul about 10000. 600
tons OF fnrm products, ranging from
heavy staples down 10 fancy products.
Ike dressed poultry and cured meats.
The American farmer has Il direct In
tcrcst I'm ships, no matter what crops
he grows and should begin 10 study
shipping MS diligently az the business
man. our refrigerator ships. built TO
carry meat TO the war zone. should en-
able US 10 build up with South Amer
lea and the Orient good q trade in
fruit and perishables as we had with
Europe before the war. because sucn
farm products are like manufactured
goods--thcy can he pushed by selling
and service. and on fancy quality. our
great new mercantile feet should give
us back the largest export cheese trade
We Ind In the days Of tho Yankee clip
per. and extend orr markets for butt
ter. oggs condensed milk aud all tho
dairy products.
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Song of the Pines.

High in the North sings the sea at the
feet of the foam -fretted forelands;
Bitter and hard is her chant as the
tempest that thunders and shrills
Or the moan OF the bleak bcrgs battling
blindly to seaward---
Loudly I sing Of the hills.
In tho green isles OF the South sings
the sea on the coral white beaches
Sihilant. silken and soft as a love
song that whispers and thrills
In the drone of tho surf and tho mys-
teal murmur of palm fronds--
softly ] sing to the hills
RESTLESS the sea sings from North to
the South, from the Line to tho
Manifold NODDED and mastered,
manifold needs she fulflls,
out Inc sum pine trees. chosen Of old
Constantly sing to tho hills
Il. Davis, In the Arkansas Gazette.
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! {.

II ""fc pcf!WInEis. 1aat
And you wGfe II ny taH"ra,
And VIC went away for - yeat ana = day
80 your HON. Tho Heians Noon:
II All the daisies were Euit.ycuDE
and cows ncT around on ~;Dga
Ana IL folks were a:cnhtoinnh to witnessing
Such vcry curious things.
]. J were a pcriwinldc. dear.
Ahd you Gazonn. Bhy.
II We went to Groom on the Neither Moon
We twain. for year and day:
II ali these thngs were as hive said
ana pumpkinB were worn Iiko flowers
really can't see why that should be
Any ones business but ours!
Jh?
Any ones business but ours.
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DO They Speak for All Farmer.

may be doubted II the declaration o! he
National Farmers Reconstruction Confer
cncc, which has just ended :. session in wash
ington in favor Of permanent Eoycrnmcn,
ownership and operation of the railroads
represents the view OF farmers generally
Certainly the experience OF the farmers under
government control OF the roads has not been
such as TO justify the wish for n more cam.
piete elimination OF competitive factors in
the determination OF rates
The farmers principal interest in railroad
operation is AZ the point at which frnip,,t
r"ics govern The price of the materials which
nc mas 20 Buy. lDircctor-Gcneral McAdoo. tcs-
Trying before the Senate Interstate Com.
incrcc Committee, declared that II would he
possible under continued government con,roI
10 reduce rates next year when confronted
with inquiries concerning recent increases in
ralcs-that Is. increases since the general
percentage raise last July-hc stated ,ba,
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= Soldiers Complaint.
To the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch {:
.Sir.-One OF the moat fragrant pieces
OF injustice to the men or the army Is
In compelling the mon at Camp Lee TO
ray 81 each month for laundry. even
though many hundreds OF them do
their own laundry work. Tho order
first took effect on the sanitary train
of tho Eighth Division on last pay
day. when 81 was deducted from each
mans pay for laundry work. Many Of
the men never had any work done at
Tho laundry and somo only one weeks
work. for which they were told they
would pay 81 cents. They sent no
more WORK as the return OF their cloth
Ing was go very uncertain. taking from
ten days TO two weeks. and as we only
havo two suits of underwear. il Was
impossible 10 pstroHize the post laun-
dry. Then came the surprise on pay
day OF paying for work ncver done.
Is such an order justified? The men
are paying for Liberty bonds. insur-
ance and allotmcnts out OF their small
pay. and now to compel them to pay
for something .hey ncvef got seems
10 me no more than robbery. especially
AS there seems no way in which VIC can
refuse without going TO tho guard
house. ONE. OF THE VICTIMS
Camp Lee. Va. January s. 1919.
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4 Matter OF scrrice

To the Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch:
Sir.--I see by your pape: that the
Virginia Railway and Power Company
Is asking for an increase OF fares OIL
Its lines In the city OF Richmond. From
the service the patrons arc receiving
from the company II is n question II II
Is giving the patrons the value Of D.
cent fare. On last Saturday night the
car on the First Street line turned back
two squares before it reached the end
or the run, forcing several ladies to
walk two squares and carry their sui,
cases Or packages. Fully twenty-five
passengers were on tho car. At other
times az many as four cars will he
on the thirteenth and fourteenth
squares OF the First street line at the
same time while somo patrons arc
waiting on Broad Street twenty min
utes. and there is no car Cor Broad and
First Streets.
The company continues to run cars
during the middle OF the day. and in
the evening during the time when peo-
pie who work in the city wish to re-
turn to their homes the cars are sent
to the barns. as witnessed on the
evening of January 2. one car went
10 the barn, the car following was
hlled beyond seating capacity and
enough passengers were waiting to iii
another car.
There is no doubt in my mind but
the patrons viii be willing to pay an
Increased fare with reasonable scrv-
ice. 7. 7. g.
Richmond. Va. January IS, 1918.
,, A Tribute to the Colonel.
To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir--1n the loss of Colonel Roosevelt
the negro will join with the rest of the
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Reader, Observation-Disclosures Is pro-
nounced as II 1t were spelled nr-mi-
sits. accent on the first syllable. An
arnisticc suspends military operations
ent parties. II It's duration is not flSed
the belliSerent parties can resume
operations at any time, provided al
time agreed upon. In accordance with
PaacO Convention
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ginia. Whether or not II be adopted in full
BY the Virginia Good Roads Association. now
in session here, it is n long step in the right
direction. The association shows a daterMi-
nation to settle on some feasible program of
road bettcrment. removing forever the pres
ent disgrace. With the association and the
Governor working together there is better
reason now than ever before to expect definite
accomplishment.
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II is good news that Major Powell Glass,
son Of the. Secretary OF the Treasury, is as
sociate in charge Of the press section OF the
American delegation to the Paris peace con-
ference. He has returned from the front
where he won promotion. In civil life he is
managing editor o: the Lynch burg News, and
sthe kind of leyel-headed, practical, capable
and hard working newspaper man that the
American press likes 70 do business with in
important matters
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Health Talks, by DR.. VIM. Brady
PInnts anu Pure Air.
tcop1fkht. 1918 Dy Matt onai Newspaper servIc&,

Tho proportion of carbon dioxidc in the at
rro oman ssFfs sn Pafs !"
s aass S 6
OF earISn aloTiio from; tho blood. s"'
has sGfds s ua 1
o. as Il is Th Or s tire n SseS
Gnsn % % %oa
We knew ahS S Of inc symptoms which
a. AZ EroTiins yeSsts,io1 takes up carbon qlox,
sSS ssllssnt Wslssr as q
asE sse + ba fayss on
%o shS 9aRns Tp
DSSg v2ss Hf d ,he man
times Ssh dIexae as R ne siyes or, OFT
cubic ase carson ane dox atS
f a. 0IanaFy small it ss sy sS
Of up osSs as tSig
sbsisSs 'u0 whe" such heaters are used is
'st'"S UP dioslde
re s s"s It's f !. Ss ~
T. Which pssis sreWnE and as IS %Sai
door atmosphere is its cxcess:vos dfyness .'' M
Questions and Answers
low oa nave al n x5y you do from f9
' OF @9
later and had to submit to an operation
vc Ans WEI The nothing 1t rained N New
bSfsb@r day a sa IS s.a and the
ina ceiling an Fastener what fine "i place ,ai il
u cecGs Bu ,, as: and The skn:wi cocoa butter
h h!,y nef ns or %Tns especially legs and arms
pRNs Up e ass l0nf so re SS,
aRe by for drnT who also advised
good? o' ''''u'"S up my syss!fR Rs + Is = hat
is s%Ss ss eg Eos I'D, s
be IS sensrn GT and when
sSnn TO i,aaEine that coca butter applied ex.
Ss3 of And saq s soa &c sssS
ne % fSp yG" !" s o"a d aw"' anS
the price of the stun ." iae' you would lose
eight e1; years old and have diabetes Please
do have he sugar. sugar. dhSSse"' as f0T The
u unGe The n wr'er does have
ana ane P the oer e aganss ven.
on "s f DAYS one Ree s
dys seemf ho to help me The second
3ass ii gay sfS a!+ %hsp
differed cordially about the dict and treatment
WHAT Mhas IL man to do when the doctors dis
Answer.-Tho doctors were probably ali right
The amounts of different foods must DO deter
mined for each individual patient according to
by daily urine analysis while the patient is on
All accurately measured diet. And patients
tolerance for starches sugars for fats may
he comparatively small to-day and much
can enter, hospital under the attendance of
Il good physician he may learn how to select
for himself menu which ma ntains his mini
mum weight and maximum efficiency without
exceeding his tolerance. That is tho thing TO
do IL the doctors seem to disagree.
Athletes May Eat Apples.--Is II injurious for
an athlete who is training to eat an apple be-
fore going to bed? F. c.
Answcr.-No
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THURSDAY. JANUARY ls. 1919.

If all that Francis ]. Heney claims to have
learned about the big packers and their
methods be true; it will be difficult to satisfy
the American public for the merciless gouS-
ing 1t has undergone without sending num-
Der OF distinguished capitalists, legislators
and politicians to Jail.
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Arrest OF three default1ng Y. NJ. c. A
workers in France will be the signal for d
fresh outburst OF criticism of the organiZa-
ton and its efforts IN France. Equally just
and reasonable would be universal condem-
nation OF the clergy because three ministers
went wrong, or the bar because here and
there bad spots may be found.
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If Senator Borah really has the presiden-
tial aspiration with which he is credited, he
is getting his campaign of to a poor start
by opposing the formation OF league Of
nations. Too many leaders of his own party
land too vast majority Of the American peo-
pie have Endorsed the Wilson program 10
y make his plank effective as vote gcttcr
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such increases were more in tho nature of
adjustments OF inequalities.
Examination Of these "readjustments" with
respect to lumber, however, shows, first that
they consisted of increases wherever ship
monts 'Tere large, and decreases only between
points where there was practically no bust
ness; and. secondly, that the not effect, in SO
far as lumber from the Northwest was con-
cerned. were increases of from l to II cents
per 100 pounds. With regard to the farmer
III Minnesota. for example. it was shown that
thesc roadjustments" meant an Increase OF
from S'a TO $3.50 on the cost Of building a
barn.
Under such circumstances ono is inclined
TO doubt very strongly whether the farmer.
OF the country have united in the view that
government ownership and operation of the
ROADS Is desired as Il permanent proposition
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Germany should be able to recoup its in
.dustrial losses and pay the bill presented by
the allies through the manufacture OF gen
uine'' war helmets. Judge by the rate with
which they are being shipped out OF the en-
pire the supply must lie nearly exhausted,
and the demand for these souvenirs Will be
active for years to come.
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n INC ruth We're rnid.

afr smlfkinH." ga!d the plie-ha.red youth
WIG Lao ambitions. Il haze come TO ask for
the hand Of your daughter F.or"tto in mar
riurc"
An" exclaimed A;s. H,aitaina wei young
asn. can you nr2ieet ~ a.pp,fl M daughter In
IN" manner IN whiG" Eas has become acc,is-
toned 70 being nsEie"isnF ~ .re you going
20 give her Guch cluet. .A.s .ne3! 10 100 proud
to yponk ~ her !aUtrTf
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{ That is a iaudable ambition OF Governor
.tWestmoreland Davis TO become known as tho
l"Good Roads Governor" If he attains thar
Z ambition aside from his personal satisfac-
Stion he Will lift Virginia out OF its uuagmire
sof mud and set ii among those more pro-
aggressive States which years ago saw the crime
.of bad roads and undertook the construction
nof modern highway systems Virginia has
Tagged so sadly that now its very name is
xanathema TO tourists while its own citizens
e lose millions OF dollars every year by reason
sof impossible roads, and It's country dis,r,cts
sare under-developed through the lack of de-
scent means whereby TO reach their markets
Spfrginfa under it's Constitution is prohibited
91rom issuing bonds for the building OF mod.
:s..ern highways and their maintenance, but the
ssGoyernor has outlined plan for a small fax
Ssand an increase in the charge for automobi,o
g licenses which will provide the necessary
funds His idea is commendable and worthy
the serious thought of every person in yir-
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IL g. G. Cxeloa.

c. l.. E., Hopewcll.--Nothing has ever
been heard OF the collier Cyclops, which
disappeared SO mysteriously shortly ar
ter this country entered the war, and
II has been given up as lost and It's
name removed from the list of naval
vessels,
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''a'c senator Herbert +. Baker of Michi-
San presiding over the Farmers National
conference. in session ut WASHINGTON VIII
twenty-five States represented, in addressinr
inc BODY put forth some surprising state.
men's' lie asserted that every city of tho
country Is surrounded by a ring" which
SHUTS tho farmers from the markets I'm
fortunately. many people accept as true tal,
-, LUIS hind because they want to believe
IT, put probably Mr.. Baker would baye hoon
embarrassed il Somebody had checked b;s
now OIL protesting eoquencc with request for
names dates, places and circumstances
demonstration of possibility and particulars
vi inc construction and operation of the al
ieGed machinery of obstruction.
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Tenth Regiment. Field ArtiII.rx

Mrs. c. A. T., Richmond.-The Tenth
Regiment Field Artillery is in the Third
Division and Is n part of the army of
occupation, being now stationed at An
dernach, Germany.
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Solicitor Lamar. of the post-once Depart

Solicitor Lamar, of the Post-Omce Depart
.nent, evidently does not care much about his
Job, or he would not declare openly his OPP
position 10 permanent government contro! Of
the wire lines. Other employees who had the
temeriiy 10 run counter TO the ambition OF
The Postnaster-Geueral have found their
names suddenly eIpunged from the pay roll
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view Hampshire's Senate has voted over
"heimlnsly against requesting it's reprcscn-
tatifcs i'll Congress to vote for the sue.,
nh'!ohF amendment, That should couso
oehS'or moses, the sufrragists' newly discoy
u.e' sn'ae IN the political wilderness. to sit
Jubilation of the women over bis conwo.s;
10 their side was wee bit prematuro
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Adoption OF the city purchasing agent ordi-
nance by the Board OF Aldermen is one of
the wisest things ii has done in many months.
Had such an Office been in existence during
Inc past year 1t would have made impossible
certain expenditures by The Administrative
board which have cost the city several thou
sands of dollars and made nccessarv Tho
Juggling OF finances TO meet payment Of the
hills. In this single instance more than III.
salary OF the agent would have been saved
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There are more than 100 corrcspondcrts
.oi American newspapers assembled in Paris
20 report the proceedings OF the peace com
ference. These correspondents. it Is an
nounced, will not have Original contact witt
the source OF information," but will be given
handouts" covering such details OF the
proceedings as the President desires TO MAX.
public in America. Ray Stannard Baker has
been named as publicity agent 10 deliver these
statements to the press representatives. THAT
may not be called ccnsoring the news, bu, il
certainly puts handicap on newspaper en-
.terprse and initiative.