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SEEN ON THE SIDE
: Bf HENRY EDWARD VARNEp
There Are NIomc,t.

There Are Moments
arc moments when weary of tho +rsx;.
things of life ae'o
"he" we long to be 4 coward and ~ sno,,,
away from strife: ~ dA
mere arc moments when we falter - ~,
there is TO do ''e 'oo
ana would like to let George do IL Will. ~.
loaf week or two. Wv
IN describing certain moments.
"hen lianked for repose-
ana do not mind admitting
These is those!
mere arc days when we turn yellow when ,vs,r.
willing to desert
MN we nate 10 put the spurs on when ".
simply loathe the nuirt;
There are times when even trvirr ..
Il simple chore
Gets to be a fearful nuisancc-an into,cr,h,.
borc
we would like 10 be heroic
But were shaky ut tho knec.
There arc times when we would slack and
Those is these!
iherc are minutes, hours, days and weeks when
we would Ike to shirk--
"hen we'd get our chief delight from watching
other people work! :.
when were so completely lazy and so weary
of the grind
That VIC haven't even energy enough 70 chang.
mind!
am speaking OF the moments
When becalmed from stern TO stem
am like a ship adrift and
These is them!
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Little Boobies Pa.
NY WILLIAM +. KIRK.

mite he said he was iookiPs Tor Old pf clothes
buN WE onds snps o 9,S the sd Pa
Fiat it is too bad seq the Sang man.
the rita sH TOO 70 for ns sd Pa
My fee. are nat. sed the the sSH man. Thay
Ing for old clothes.
Your he'd r is KIND Of nat too sed Pa Did you
] ddent cum here to be insulted, sed the yunE
Then my ~ plain an s must be peasan,
es ad sed Pa W1d gy ~, them EN- to sum poor
fes cant ali be Ss s sed the man
No. sed Pa, but we all work. We can all
do sumthing. however littel It Is. sed Pa. to help
] newer thot Of that, sed the old clothes man.
you nave mot it. What do you ss' say to toe sns,
II Ing in the he army P or navy You are yuns &
around with old clothes, Pa sed must be feer-
less
oSs. talk 5s Ssa hf e. ss,. vail
good can be aecomplh.d BY 'I the &c Gift Of aase
sed Pa ] have talked that man into becing a
We shall Sc. aed Ma He ddcnt look vary
savidge to me when he went out.
leeped up wen uttered them dethess words
What, do you say to enlstng in the army or
dident motifs it, sed Ma. thot he was Iafing
lie was iaffnE TO think how happy he was TO
beecum filter. sed Pa.
& he. was calling sum words out loud. 1 hot
e. he was holering.
l Cash Cloes! I cash closet
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dialect OF Venetia, and shared in the
rich culture of that republic. All tho
Daimatia date from that period.
lands Of he vene,tan repu Bic. efvins
There followed another decline, from
which. under the tyrannicnl Austrian
rule these provinces have never re-
from the first TO stamp out Italian sem
liment and tho Italian language. She
inces. She imported colonies OF Aus
TRAN Germans. She cndeavored to
tG oms hn laWs i Inst and e1s-
Ihe< sturdy Italian spirit survived in
spite spite, Of her every effort. The people
ss annS, to their mother tongue and
that Austria sough, TO Impose. m 3 -
element in uprootng ltalianism. She
Slavic peoples into the Italian cities.
She put these cities under regime OF
every encouragement to the e;ermans'
the Magyars and tho Slavs and sought
IN IN, every ,S Way to oppress and discour
right 70, vote and SO dividing them into
artificial administrative districts as %
seSoos up ' es, apy she e G b Their
German, Magyar and Slavic schools.
enc 20 rc nseu every expedient TO force them
Iionally resorting even TO massacres.
In Dalmhtia. for example. sho helped
enc inc slavic clement to gain control OF
10 tcrrorize the voters
Yet despite this long century Of Cd.
preston Dnlmatia and Jstria remain
There are 400 900 italians a. spea, so,dn f..
Italian tongue still inhabi,inE those
tons owinr Is 10 frye thht in some sec
colonization and oppression. the ma
i'HSr raSy q, e. the popaation are Slavic. but
ants of whom the greater portion in
iact speak Italian and are only too glad
100, 10 90 business business with Italians. In IN.
Innsi The professions are In italian
stance IS adminis,ratede S en,ir iG5 Inv by
ma isr'a ans, inc slavic population there be.
ne larger cities OF Istria. Itaiv' IN
short: gives the real character to the he
When it comes TO the nucst,on .,
mutual self-defense as arreniiSs na 11r
~ ~ whole as well as the Italians or
nen appesfn ANS the Ad ire sans arEs
rs applied in the northern provinc.s OF
st rsnsino ana ana, GSou'hern Tyroi. tn.
pn olnt or military defense is the wa ner
s,e", sa1 ~ee en- the ,Adriatic and thc
This princip1lo S' vas as it Is at the north.
treaty OF London Under the terms NJ NJ
w ron, Italy entered the war. II wa.
hlHcu hEa.n as military c.nc
a ,,it,tt when the arniisticc Was s,sped
r mnn ,n,uHs,ria. IT is probable that the
, ~ ~ ~ n,'!9ns or the disintcsrated cm-
pIrr or oid Austro- Hungary will 4, H.
Scass 70 come unite under commerc .m
i T. n"Ii,sc, The newt step, los!caiiy.
step. the possibility Of whinhh 11n 1a1rrne.
fns Guropc az whole mus, nrovide
lSTr, - return OF the old dysatic .nir;,
u "a tvE,
10 again disturb tho peace OF E mronn
Italian r poo ,nnre r rnslayS part Of Tie
boundary. natural
IT, r ahd"iner danger nrains, which W.
.,,tnrhb seek protection is that or -
pIeau OF Rolshcvikism, nov ihrca cre
p"nuIn, DHerroa re Slnvic and German
shs%itiu,,hE =" inc north OF us. Bol
n,iiit'N,thlsin must not set foot ncro,s -
unoinc: Against such anarchy. We se .mr
enc protection of the Italian nar 'h
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obscrHcr's' View OF Mr.. Sunday.
o the Editor of The Times Dspat ch ::
sly well. we have Mr.. SUNDAY in
Itichnond. The writer has heard him.
90 not agree with him in all things
by any means. Personally. I wish him
az tho good things Of life he is en-
titled To as man. but ii is pathetic
for this fathomless, sublimai, pro-
hibitivc spirit; corralling all OF truths
light "a parcel II to our needs. lust
as TO his own views.
The unholy love for wealth and
power to dom mate over others against
tnelr natural Instincts. which are
mostly good. Is tho cause OF go much
dcvilment in this good old world
:, II Mr.. Sunday believes he is a brill
penetrate .T.e earth's beniEhrI millions,
Giving away al, he has TO the amicted
poor, and only accepting tho meek
lahorcr'a pay for his hire? II YOU could
sec tho light clearly thrown on his
ceinEosition. you would see why he at
talnS Certain amount Of appa rent,
EamourinE success. lie uses a very
nigh physical, nervous tension, and
oorganiz9tion; This is profitable to him
financially. but he also loves TO i'm
agine himself star bencfactor He
enjoys both, of these no loves our
homage and our gifts and he would
make YOU believe by his, words that
he would walk right through a place
on earth and put the devil to flight, if
sounding and pathetic phrases.
Real spiritual salt does not mani
lest itself this way. If this is salt, 1t
appears so far beneath the surface Of
the blackness of the selfish debris that
the little crystals will never kiss the
TACO OF tho suns rays for assimila-
ton.
Il have no objection to his preaching
ChristS life all he wishes. and will
honor him In his sincerity. but when
no. or 100000 Sundays. steps In and
says. If only there be but one man left,
who wishes TO choose for himself, and
to use his own discretion, then hands
of when 1t comes to voting away wha [
ought to be our constitutional right.
when used in temperate and sem
sible manner
Mr. Henry said he preferred death
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OF her lost and recently regained Adri-
arc provinces OF ls,ria and Dalmatia
and Incorporated both in the treaty OF
London and the terms OF tho armistice
with austria They deal. however. with
In tho street may render their justice
less clear than our somewhat more OBJ
no an rgst ,9 the OF
these complications is the recent de,
mand on the part Of certain Serbs.
Austria. that Italy evacuate tho So
called lingo -Slav tcrrititory." now oc-
cupied by her under tho terms OF tho
with Serbia in Il single Jugo-Slav state.
I desire. therefore, to clear up vari-
Gus misapprehensions that may exist
American public. we italians Of tho
new redeemed provinces value highly
The warm spirit of brotherhood between
has. developed new bonds OF strength
during the world war. We feel that
shf IN ,hs of this spri, of
can citizens as we'll as statesmen of
tn, the PRACTICAL p, aims an,kideais OF tie re-
united democracy OF kaly.
sI speak as an Irrcdcnto believe l
voice the sentiment OF the overwhelm-
,n in I majority Of my fellow-Irredentists
Slavic or Latin origin. when l say that
We recognize Italy as our mother coum-
th s she,t eesirs h permanent nar return to
which our kindred have for three
bi9er9%dy years fought for our liberty.
arguments for the justice OF this de-
sire are four-historical, cthnoiogIcal
and traditional. military and political.
Historically, Istria and Dalmatia are
the ancient Roman republic. The iirst
expansion OF the. early Roman people
s nofen n Nils so45h from their city on its
graphical course. On the pcninsu SUN
proper pro PERT I, was limited by the sea. TO
OF the Adriatic 1t found it's natura I
boundary in the great Alpine water
shed d, between, the ,Adriatic and the
water shed known as the Julian Aips
TO the north and the Dinaric Alps at
In those early Roman days formed IN .
SS ani geographical northeastern
were settled by Romans and complete
" Romaniz.d. out Of this territorv
tb ,.n the Adriatie., Rome formed
ca ny integral parts of Italy and not
colonies in any sense OF the word. All
Ok % these inhabitants spoke the Latin
citizens as the inhabitants Of the Eter
ih CITY Itself. The municipalities OF
$500 provinces were organized on the
roman plan. Their monuments of
sculpture and architecture stand to-
Gay. mute testimonials to tho nncicnt
spirit OF Rome that originally Civilized
nose lands and has never been en-
llrely Killed by the foreign opp-es.
Aftcr the collapse OF the Roman ON
pre- lstria and Dalmatia fell indnr
the sway OF the byzantine empire. As
~ natnrli result of being thus arbitra-
poillcal and commercial decline fni
ipWeu; FROM that time until well into
me Middle Ages these provinces nlavcJ
Il Smai role among the nations
,;cHs iIn me rise OF the Italian rcpub
lies out of the ruins OF the Eorn ~
empire. Venice rcconquercd ,bcsn ShrI
a.ic lands. with this reunion Of The
isIrians and Da!matinns with Their
pm pcople on thn ma in peninsula dur
ing the second half OF the Middle Arcs
a new and brilliant period in Their Sis'
tory began. Under Venetian r,,Io ,hni-
ports. their Industries and their cow.
mercc were developed. They became
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
The Unknown Dead.

They loved the English hcdgerows
And scented English lanes;
They loved the sunlight on their down.
And the soft English rains.
And noW-thcy sleep in Flanders
Or where the sad Marine flows,
a bleak white cross above their heads.
fhcir names, an, no one knows!
They loved the life of London,
with lights that cleaned like pearls.
And thcatcrs and taverns
And rosy English girls.
Their youth was n brief glory
That sped too swiftly by:
They left their schools and cricket
And came out hereto die.
And some were simple boys,
Who loved the Surrey fields and oil
Substantial English joys.
FROM Elton and from Oxford
From many an English town,
Ihcy came 10 save world from shame
And lay their young lives down.
In some celestial garden
Perhaps they sit to-day
And laugh as they once loved to laurh
Play as they used TO play.
lis we who weep for young lads gone.
But they-thcy arc not dead,
Though simple crosses stand abov.
Each grave young English head.
They loved. and arc contcntcd
+ On windy wastes TO slcep.
Yet when the English daisies
Begin 70 smile and creep.
Fluck them and take them oyer
TO many lonely grave: ."t
For they loved English fiovsr,
Those young. and bright, and Sra~.
Charles Hanson Towrie, IN TIE Estrr.
day Evening Post. Z, '.sl1si
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of the status and management or its affairs
in Richmond, opening up its books SO that
any possible cause Of resentment on the
part Of its patrons may be removed. With
its recent appointment of Il peoples
committee to act in its behalf in all deal
ngs with the citizens and their municipal
representatives, it is expected that the new
spirit of frankness and open dealing will pre-
vail. At present even the G, uncl is work
ing in the dark in large measure and is
accepting the word of the company as to the
extremity of its needs.
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: - inc dcmagogue's bondage, bu. tb,s,
"uch prohibition dcmagocuos wa .toim
go aeaih. Tcmpcrancc in all things
, OUT only path" There is way Ina;
thereof arc the ways OF deatb ma IIs5
jha n o,."; Let that which. appcareth 10
tn m by CYL I'VE with that which appcarcth
~ ~ w E"nn, lest thou destroy the spirit
.mrinner the philosophy of tho whoa,
ana arcs Care not too much for lbs
1911 Siciiy prayers. they are some
nn t but give us n sincerity born
i ni low. Justice and mercy. that alwav,
,Nus mat always dares." But when
you pray use only the words Won az.
T,in,HiInandcd TO use" 1t does not look
l'kc ar. sunday has. as yet, corner
on all the suns, or Sons light
Drewry's Blur, Va. January il, 1918.
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a rare spirit winged itself into the Beyond
when death laid its hand on Edwin c. Ryals
10 his fellow-workers on The Times Dispatch
win which he was connected for oeveral
years, to wide coterie of personal friends
ana TO far wider circle of acquaintance
VINO knew him only through the medium of
MS pen' news Of his passing brings poig-
nant sorrow. graceful yet trenchant edi-
lorial writer, it was through his verse that
ne became known most favorably. His timely
rhymes and his more pretentious poems
oreathed the real poetical genius, while his
INFECTIOUS prose humor served to brighten the
beginning OF many readers day. In the
commercial field TO which lie transferred his
taiehts after leaving newspaper work he
showed equally brilliant promise of q sue
cesstui career-a career now cut off when he
was scarcely past his youth. He had accom-
pushed much but there was much left for
MN 10 40 had he been spared, and his death
is Out another Of those mysteries of the work
ihgs or providence which mist be accepted,
even IN gHef, as part of .he eternal plan
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

choosing a that In
dicates rather what the lecture is not than
what 1t is. What's in name anyhow?
Robert Howard wassytsterday notified Of his
frm The "re. g: TIC ei"fE Of tho Iustnss
& ,nrt. Andre. Washhurne ttruly loyaD is to
be his successor.
James Ea-b'ur Cult per. has taken edi.
toria! charge Of the Southern Opinion, and will
hereafter conduct II as a political paper.
The annual meeting OF the First National
rectors elected for the ensuing year: A, Vance
Brown, Franklin Stearns !. Davenport Jr s.
c. Tardy. John Purcell. A. Y. Stokes John T.
White, D. J: Saunders. f. L. Brown, M Rosen
baum. William Beers. L. Ledyard HoEe and
Thomas Ewing. The two last named gentlemen
reside in Warrington and are large stockhoid-
ers. They ALI the PLACES OF Thomas r. Price
stock and removed from Richmond. A. Vance
Brown was reelected president OF tho bank,
The Republican committee that was appoint
cd to 80 to Washington to try to head OF the
Conservative commission has reached that cIty
and gone to work in Its own peculiar way.
Mr. Davis Ia reported to be still in poor health
In consequence he and Mrs Davis will spend the
remainder Of tho winter>in the south Of France
The legality OF the sale at Liverpool of the
Confederate cruiser Georgia Is involved in n
case that wes'. argued in the Supreme Court Of
the United States yesterday. -
Ensrgetlc s6orts are being made TO have
President Johnston TO pardon DR.. Mudd and
under life sentance. n, . $50"
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Navy Uniforms.

B. a, HopeWeT.-Evcry man enlist
Ing in tho navy is provided free with
and other necessaries. amounting to
800. Other articles in the outfit in
cludes wooden blankets. jackknife,
scrub brush. shoe polish, mattress and
mattress cover. neckerchief, shoes,
spool Of cotton. silk and linen thread:
all articles OF uniform for summer and
winter, including overcoat, sweater,
gloves, bathing trunks and gymnasium,
shoes; This outflt.of clothing is not
Issued at once, as 1t is furnished as
tho season requires. II the man should
ovefdraw his allowance It is charged
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

Looming in the near future is test of
the sincerity of Hun denunciation of the
cruelties and outrages of the Kaiser's gov
eminent and armies. An English cononer's
Jury has, decided that an English prisoner,
boy or nineteen. who returned from Germany
pdreiy alive and died of the privations and
brutality he had suffered, was murdered
ne "or,d VIII wait to see how much alacrity
and zeal will be manifested nv anv of the
nun factions in detecting and delivering over
LOT trial the officials responsible for the boys
death.
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stand in regard to the return Of the railroads
to private control Although the war Is at an
end, construction of new lines cannot be ex-
pected until conditions are stabilized by the
adoption OF policy which will bring order
out OF chaos and certainty out Of uncer-
tainty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

Judge Kencsaw Mountain Lands. who
presided al the trial Of Victor Berger, Con-
gresham elect, and associate Socialists, is
the same judge who acquired fame few
years ago by lining the Standard Oil Com
Spany 100000. If his sentence on the
Berger group is in proportion, the country
may be rid of their vicious clamor and sneak
ing venom through some years to come.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

lhose upholders OF the latest German GOV
eminent who used fame throwers IN .ha.L
the ardor Of their fellow citizens Of Rer,in
borrowed st. Paul's idea OF heaping fire on
.he heads of our enemies, but do not apply
IL exactly according to his principle.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost my topic,
excepting on legal nnd medical sIb-
jects, arc nnawered free. Az all In
quirles are answered directly by per.
sOnnI letter, scif-addrcaScd, slammed
envelope Is required. Address The
Times Dispatch Information bureau,
Rlchniond, Va.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

Senator Johnson, OF California, wants the
American forces lin Russia Withdrawn lmme-
diately. Since no one seems to understand
just why they were sent there, it might be
that they were just as we'll ordered home
1T would please the soldiers sent there and
would not affect this country's Russian
policy" since apparently it never has had any.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

I. The Ebert government forces in Berlin have
captured Rosa Luxembourg. DR.. Karl Lieb-
knecht's chief lieutenant in the effort TO es-
tablish the reign OF Bolshevikism i'll Germany.
If Rosa wants TO regain her freedom, she
might take the hint from American sufra-
gettes who defy the law and enter upon a
hunger strike.
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representative Woods reference to Her
DsI. hoover as the most expensive luxury
~, listened on this country" gives rise TO
1870, p pp mat the Indiana Republican s
"A'e mas extended TO his head and heart
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Na,iroao managers who oppose the I'VE
siaa ,elehtlon by the government may con-
slder whether they are not opnosinp ~ u.rr
surest means of ending for half century .or.
longer all talk and advocacy of government
ownership.
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News of Fifty Years Ago

Rev. William T.. Hatcher,
OF Petersburg. whose lee
ture on The Advantages
OF the Modern. Dance" has
been repeatedly mentioned
in Virginia papers, seems
TO be In rather bad repute
In some parts of the North.
He Is regarded as n lineal
successor and inheritor of
the habits OF the fox hunt
ing. horse racing parsons
Of the olden time. One
paper comments upon the
title of his lecture that ne
is trying to please God
y ,~n.
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Health Talks. by DR.. VIM. Brady
Cancer in Every Family.
L. 1915 by Nattona Newspnper Ssrvios

s wSmsn T. every thi1ssen men dlo y
stands still great& ehanso Of sgeeumbing
facts is Is
of h the y hf sr n9
6 pa nosa Chit is all the more reason to anicpae
no family can remain long exempt from cancer.
III to
th hn own n indinidual neglect It is painful 10
ss5s SSS sG
cure. eia"'e o.
WI m SHARE
ana saTy
IIEnoranee is the cause of fully half the ia
a1d ans s sg a1a Sp it is
shs SO 'Gs' Is
Of sFPs5f1s PHYS
ST aee in na ss are those
Of forty; Cancer of the wo,nb is the most fire.
the the sn
BY the Which easss
s;ssRs IL the the s ss Of
Of Old War an mHs n
d ior
seems 70 be an abnormal or irregular growth of
Eether with prompt and radical surgery. Offers
Seipfu fof sha5s purpose Of
preventing rccurrence in cases Of cancer get
at-able from the surface.
Questions and Answers.
Sailed Peanuts Are Wholesome-Please tell
and whether Very hard S 70 dises
A ans are very nutritious and as
tr r I've, value Tor some persons the addition
digestion. 'E
Babys Eyes-Our little girl three years old
cheeks especially troubiesome when She is os
Of doors and the weather Is the least bit cold.
the nurse Who used saturated borc aes so ny
ton made from the boric crystals) for bath
there any way to overcome such a thing. now?
water is quite the customary thing to use for
ton suggests chronic innammati ion OF the tear
ducts (Which should drain tears into the nome)
Take the baby TO an ocul!st for examinati ton and
treatment.
Soap and the Teeth.-Is soap better for
cleansing the teeth than the various tooth
p fsT5 say better though
gradients helpful for certain diseased condi.
lions.
The Lime in the Drinking water.-Is we'll
water in which you can taste and even smell
ne Mme; especially IN the morning. all right
.Answer.-SIt is immaterial how much or how
little lime the contains
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Qualifying.

"Onc moment" said the proud girl haushtily.
Before you propose I want to know If Won
ever kissed another girl"
Sure" exclaimed the aspirant for trouble.
Thousand of en- and il I do say it myself
they all seemed"
Enough. l am yours" screamed the cir,
throwing herself at him with joy For a mo-
NEST thought you might be novice or a
liar"
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Charcoal Eph's Daily .Thourh,.

Dis worr am just stoppin place" said
Charcoal Eph, in mood, ION dc way I'm some
Whar anywhar an dey ain nobody headed
'zackly fo whar nc think he ruinc IT, !.
prdnc. Mistah Jackson"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-15

Padcrcwski says the Bolshcvk make war
against every user Of the toothbrush Their
plan Of management in actual operation,
leaves their constituents reason for the
employment OF that implement of the toilet,
working ON the line suggested by the prophet
Amos. who predicted to the crring Israelitcs,
"Clcanness of-slceth. in all your cities and
want of brcdd ili all your places"