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The Times-Dispatch rubll.hed Dally nnd Weekly at No. 4 North Tertth 8treet, RIohmondY V*. Entered JahUa.y 27, 1903, at Rlch rnond, Va? as Second-Class Matter, under Aet of Con? gress of Maroh -', 1879. The DA'ILY TIMES-DISPATCH ls sold Ut 2 cents a copy. ^_ . The SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH ls ?old at 6 cents a copyi DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH by mnll 60 cents a month, $5.00 a year, $2.-0 for six months, $1.50 for three months. SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH by mall, $2.00 a year. The DAILY TIMES-DISPATCH, ln cludlng Sunday, by Carrler, 15 cents per WThe SUNDAY TIMES-DISPATCH, by Carrler, 5 cents per week. ?__.-_, The WEEKLY TIMES-DISPATCH, $1AU yUns'lgned Communlcatlons. wlll be rCFtejtcct'ed Communlcatlons wlll not be returned unless accompanledby stamps. Uptown Olflce at T. A. MILLER'S, No. 619 East Broad Street. SATUBDAY, MARCH 21. 1903. THE EDUCATIONCONFERENCE Jn referrlng tlio other day to harsli crltlclsm by somo Vlrglnla newspapers of the Southorn Conferenco for Educa? tlon, wo sald that wo could but con cludo that the opposltlon to tho move? ment whlch was thus manlfcsted pro? ceeded from Ignorance. Tho Franklln Graphic roproduces thls part of tho artlclo, and udds: As usual "Tho Tlmes-PIspntch" spcaks very plnlnly. Wo agreo fully wlth them whon they say that they bellevo oppo Bltlon to thls movoment by somo of tlie newspapers of Virginla is due to igno? rance. How absurd lt is for a nows? paper to bellttlo or hlnder nny movo? ment whlch Is cndenvorlng to cducnto llio pooplo. How can a nowspaper al? low Its prejudlco agalnst Yankces, North Vrnors, Indlvlduals, or nny assoclatlon of men who aro willing to spend tliclr money through our own orgnnlzatlons loeducato the boys and girls of Vlrglnla, io opposo a movoment whlch propos.s to decrease llllteracy, eduoalo, prepare nnd equlp our peoplo to develop tlie natural resourccs and wealth of tho State hlddon in tho oarth, to. placo our meohanlcs on a levol wlth, skilled nie chnnics of the country and to bottor prepare our boys and girls for tlio great confllct an<l battlo of llfo that Is boforo them? Thoro nre many object lonublo tralts and chnractorlsttcs pecullar to Yankces, but on tho other hand there is much good ln them, and if wo would throw asido our prejudlco, adopt tha good thev Tiossess and reject tho bad, It would indeed bo proiitable. Thry bellevo li\ educatlon, ? industry nnd practlce strict attentlon to buslnoss. Thoy havo mndo lots of monoy nnd If It should bo In thelr hearls to holp us bdu'eate our people, whlch we nro unnblo to do, Tho Grnphio deslres to say thnt it fccls vory graloful to these peoplo and wo want to ohcourago and nld thom In the great work whlch they hnvo undcr taken. They do not proposo to establlsh Yiinkee schools, tonch soctlonnlism from a Yankee standpolnt, to nlter or In nny ? manner Interfcro wlth nny of our schools. Thev slmply.proposo to glve thelr monoy to tho school authorltles of the Stnto of Virginla In order that we may bo able to accompllsh that whlch wo havo so far been uriablo to do, That Is a due statement ot tho fnct, and wo wlsh that overy Vlrglnla editor would take that vlew. Thoro Is no nows? paper ln the Stato lhat Is moro Jenlous of Virglnia's honor and dlgnlty, moro Jealous of tho State's sacred tradltlons than The Tlmcs-Dlspatch, nnd If any movement from the North or elsewhere woro mnde to jostle our Instltutlons or 1o Impalr the Intcgrlty of tho Vlrglnla people this paper would bo among tho flrst to rescnt nnd reslst it. Wo confess that In tho beginning wo were more or loss suspicious of tho so called Ogden movement, and hnd our mlsglvlngs, for wo had seen somethlng of the "mlsyionary .work" whlch Now England fo.natles- ha'ii beon dolng ln tho South.' But Having made a thorough In vestlgatlon, and having talked faco lo face with tho men in thls movcmon, wo long sinco becamo thoroughly convlnccd thut tho men aro slncero ln tholr desire to uuito with tho Southorn pooplo ln helplng them to push along tho causo of ?popular education. XVo aro Batlslled that thero is.no harm in it, and nothlng but good in lt, and that lt wouid bo ungra elous and uriwlse for tho. Southern peo olo to refuso tho offor thus mado. Let us remembcr that thoro ls a grace of ro tolvlng as woll as a grace of giving. Somo peoplo scem to thlnk that tlio underlylng deslgn of tho movement ls to push tho nogro forward. Thero Is no doubt that theso men aro deslrnus of holplng tho negro, but they havo learned that tho way to help hlm ls through the whltes. Recently wo revlowcd au artlclo in the curront number of tlio Outlook on tho raco problem. Wo aro lncllned to thlnk that tho artlclo was wrltten by Dr. HamlAon XV, Mable, who Ib ono of the edltors of that publlcatlon, and who ls thoroughly Idetullled with tho Ogden movement. At any rate, tho ar? tlclo thoroughly represents tho vlewa of Mr. Odgc-n and hls assoclates so far as we have heard them oxpressod, nnd in that artlclo the wrlter says that tho llrst duty of tho North ls to rocognlzo tho fact that, lf tho raco problem la a national problem, lt ls also pre-einlnently a Southern problem; that men In tho Souih who are Jovors of tholr country, of llberty and of thelr fellow-mon, aie trylng to srlvo thls-problem on prlnclples consonunt with Justlce und freedom, nnd ihat the North can serve the negro best by co-oporaticjii wllh the negio's whlto neighbor and largely under the whlto nelghbor's leatJershlp, The same wrlter .ays ln another part' ot the artlclo that tlie klnd of cducullon whlch tho negro needs is, flrst of ull, tu have lho Ten (.'onnimiidments thoroughly drllled lnto his head and heart, aud thon to learn the urt of taking care of hlm? self by 1)1* own work. The Northorn men wlio belong to thu Southern Conference tor Kducatton aro certalnly ln latgo majorlty ln sympathy with the Buutiiurn people, and are imn estly dosiiotis of co-uperutlng with us ln Improvlng our publlc: schools und lu arriving at a at-nslblo and satlsfactory solutlon of tho raco problem. So far frctn o'lscouru.lng them wo belleve that lt ia moat senslble for tho pooplo of tho South to take ttoese men lnto thelr eon lldencn, to glvo thom the-rlght hand of Ullo'viably,, to uaufAi frienda ot tl.eui und to secure .tholr hcarty co-operatlon Ih tho work whlch wo nro trying to do. When they como down here nlid seo the situation na It ls nnd talk face to fnce wli.. tho Southorn people, thoy ?o back homo wlth new Idcns nnd wlth n very ilirrorent feollng for tholr brolhren ln thls seotlon. Many of thom hnvo alroady been dlslllusloitleod, nnd thero ls no bet? ter ovidenco ot thls fnct than Iho nrtlcle ln tho Outlook to whlch wo havo refer? red. Suoh nn artlclo could not hnve np pearcd In thnt publicatlon llvo yenrs ngo, but whon tho1 editor enmo South nnd mixed tip wlth the Southern pooplo nnd snw tho negro nt homo and saw our situation, tho fancles woro all crowdod out of hls head by the facts, und hav? lng found tho trutli he wns not nfrald to proclnlm lt. , Tho moro thorough tho Intercotirse be? tween the Intelllgent and earnest men of tho North nnd of the South the slmpler.wlll bo tho solutlon of tho negro problem nnd of nll problems upon whlch tho peoplo of tho*two seoitnos have for so long been dlvldod. HE PROMISES TO HARRY. At a publlo banquet In Baltlmoro nlght beforo lnst Mayor Hayes, bachelor, mado tho statoment that If ho Is ro-elocted ho wlll marry. Ho seems to have no doubt that he can fln. somo worthy woman to accpt hls hand and help him to spend hls salary. Wo guoss Mr. Hayes has been twlttod nbout belng a bachelor untll ho finds that that stato ls lncoin_mtlblo wllh a screne polltlcnl life. But, mlnd you, ho plnces hlmself under no obllgations to marry lf ho should bo dofeatedl In that caso he purposes sufferlng the pangs of dofoat alono and unalded. . ' Mr. Hayes confesses that he oonsultcd a lady frlend beforo ho mado up hls mlnd on thls questlon, nnd says sho told hlm lf he wero in earnest ho would hifvo the support of every woman in Baltlmoro. It Is posslble that he mny. It Is curious what Interest the femlnlne part of tho communlty tako'ln mnrrylng off thelr fcllow-creaturos. No matter how busy Bho is?or ought to be?about other matters, sho'll always take a day off to "promoto" a weddlng. And somotimos wlthout due consideration. In tho present Instance, supposo Hayes's opponent ls a married man wlth half a dozen chlldren; is he to bo ovcrlookcd, overslnughed, slde^tracked, and de fcatcd nicroly because Hayes has prom ised to marry "should he bo ro-olected?" Hayes demands a prico for rellnquish ing tho Independence of bachelorhood, wherens hls opponent may have rclin quished hls because ho could not wlth stnnd the charms of a palr of sparkllng eyes. However, wo are not golng to take sldes agalnst lhe women?wo court no such danger; our object only ls to mildly call tholr attentlon to features of tho caso they may havo overlpoked. DIVORCE SYMPOSIUM. Wo snld somethlng yesterday about tho dlvorce epldemlc ln tho clty of Buffnlo ns revcnled in the Burdick mur? der caso. It boats all that wo huVe ever seon In thls llno. Burdick was stilng hls wlfo for dh-orco. Ho also in slsted thnt Pcnncll should get n dlvorce from Mrs. Pcnncll' and marry Mrs. Bur? dick. But Buraick was Interested ln a Ohicago woman, a Mrs. "Warron, and sho was In love wlth Burdick. "While Burdick wns trying to releaso himsolf from tho clalms of mntrlmony, Mrs. Warron was sulng for a dlvorce from her 8pouso, ond tlie agrcoment was that slie and Burdick should mary as soon as they should bo freo to do so, Thero is much talk In these days about tho "old South," and tho "now South," and northern enterpriso and northern ln novntlon and all that. Wo wat to soo tho South progress; wo want to got and uso progrcsslve Idcas from tlie North eo far as they aro good and wholesomo. But may tho good Lord help us to presorvo tho Intogrlly of tho old South ln nll that rolntes to morals and chi.alry nnd the soncllty of tho marriago tlo; nnd from tlio rottonnoss of northorn "socloty" ns reprosoted by tho Burdick gang, mny tho good Lord dollver us, aa from scourgo, pestllonco and f.-imlne. THE CENTRAL HOSPITAL. Wo.woro propnrcd for a comploto vln dlcatlon Jn tho Contral Hospital lnvcs tlgallon, but wo aro nono tho loss gratl fiod nt tho report of tho commlttee. The gontlomon composlng tho board aro uprlght, coiiKclentlous men, nnd thoy wouid not tolcrato anytlilng apprpachlng Immorullty among tho officers. Thoy hnvo Uio good of tho hospital at heart, they havo no sclflsh ends to serve nnd wo .belleve from all that wo can learn that thero ls not a moro faltliful und cfflciont board than thls in tho Stato. ' As for Pr. Wllllam F, Drewry, suiiorltitondent, tho Stato Is fortunate, Indeed, to havo such a man at tho head of Its usyluni for tho colored insuno. 11 Js u most ro? sponslblo and oxacllng posltlon und il roqulros a man of inuny parts to 1'ill lt. Ho must bo somethlng moro than n phy -ician and an export ln tho treatmeiit ot llisunlty, lio must bo a man of charac? ter, a man of courago, a man of ex ecutlve abllity, a discipllnurlun, ancl yot a man of tendor sytiipulhlea; in short, u man thoroughly cousecratod to hls work, Wo belleve that Dr, Drewry is such a man. llu ls Inlorcsted not inercly lu thls work, but ln all truo and noblo and elovatlng cliatltles, aud ho Is servlng hls Stato well. Such a matt Is tihvays ready aud williug tu bo invesllgated, CURRENCY LEG1SLAT10N. Senator Aldrlch unnouncc-d to tho Fl iiuneo (Joinmllleo ou Thursday lu.l thai ho wouid soon appoltit a subconiinltteo lo meet lu thu recess and draft a coni picliensivo llnanciul blll, whieh wouid bo Submltted lfl a meotlng of tho whole com mlttte, to bo called shortly beforo tho cuiiveiiing cf Congress, In order that tho inoa.uro mlght be Introduced on lho rii'st day of tho sesslon. "The proposed blll," says the Washlng tor. toirebpondcnt of tho New'York Trl bune, "will embody rnuny of the pro vi.loits of iho late Aldrlch blll, but it wlll bo much moro comprelienslvo in it* ucopq and wlll seek to remedy q number of tlio defecU ln tho preaent llnanciul py.tein, whlch hayo peeft vulled to Uio attentlon of Congross by Beoretary Gaee und othor Socrotarles of tihe Treasuf-y.' Jf thls bo llio oulcomo of tho falluro of Senator Aldrich to get hls bob-tall bill through ut tiio laat sossloli of CongreBS, tho failure wlll not havo beon ln valn. Tliey neod a Barksdale blll up In New York, and need lt badly. Thoro waa a vlllose olectlon In North Tnrrytown last Tuesday. Tho party llnos wore drawn. tlghtly botwoon tho Bockofellors nnd the antl-nookefoller8. Tho former won out, nnd by means that a Bnrksdalo blll would havo not allowed. Tho real lssues aro hld In a mlst so far os tho outsldo world Is concornod, but thoy soom to havo beon woll undorstood by the Bockefellors and tho nntls. Tho leador of tho lattor fac? tlon ehallonged evory one of the _0O Ital lans whom John and Willlam Ilockofollor fetched up to tho polls from thelr prlvate colony on " tho duck farm." Flve car rlagos and an nutomobllo woro transport Ing tho Itnllans nll dny long, and the Bockofellors' candldnto _sv presldont won by 79 majorlty. It does not appear what tho Itnllans rocelved, but lt is intlmatod that they lost nothlng but qulttlng thelr work to "savo tho country." "The Monroo doctrlne," says the New Orloons Plcnyunb, "has loomed up as tho subjoct mattor of a world controvorsy of tho most momentous scrlousnoss. The United States must olthor bo prepared to surrender lt and abandon nll the Latln Amorlcan republlcs to tho rapaclty of Europe, or elso flght for It and for Amorlcan supromncy on thls hcmlsphore. Tho Issuo cannot bo shlrked. lt hns got to bo met, and whatevor In tho way of preparatlon Is requlred to meot it- must be mado, and made ln readlness to meot nny attack, not waltlng untll aftor tho blow Is struck." And now comes an Engllsh professor to explode tho thoory that fish is valu able ns a braln produclng food. Ho says thoro ls more phosphorous In a rabblK than ln a fish. Thla Informatlorf inigflt to lmprovo the rabblt markot in this im? medlate soctlon. In tho Interest of the St. Louls Exposl? tion, tho _?-?n. Dave Francls has soon threo klngs. We know a man who has seen threo klngs to hls sorrow and dls comfort, and did lt wlthout salllng to lEuropo. The Hnwallans have petitioned the Prosldont to include Honolulu In hls "swlng aroud," but he has decllncd, as the Hawallnns have no mountaln lions, bears or delegates to offer as Iduce ments. Tho great and dlgnlf~.d Unltod States Senate has lost Its nerve. It was afraid of the South Carollna Crum, and lt shlft ed to tho Houso tho responslblllty of the Cuban treaty. It ls the oplnlon of many wlso men that tho new Commerco and Labor Depart? ment, under the strenuous m'anngement of Secretary Cortelyou, commenced to oxpand too early In tho actlon. How would tho Watts law, just put In operatlon over In NorUi Carollna, do in tho placo of tho defunct Mann bill? - *?' Newport News ls to havo a clty hall. II neods lt. Tho old Warwlck county courthouso ls too small for tho growlng port. Tho Engllsh Llborals havo carrled Byo, Seo tho effect of tho Klng's recent pur? chases ln Kontucky. Farmvlllo can go rlght ahead wlth Its dlspensary. The Mann blir\1s dead, or llkely to bo. / Tho Amherst Now Era Is stlll prlntlng Mr. Conrad's speech in tho Campbell caso'as a continued story. The whlskoy dealers do not agreo with thoso pooplo who cry out that thore ls nothlng dolng ln tho Legislature. Mr. Gns Addlcks has explalned It. vHe says he is not a good polltical finan cler. Tho Sonato very neatly sldc-steppod tho Crum, Tho Mann blll soems to havo mended its hold to como agaln. Prnctlco ball boats no ball at all. With a Comment or Two. Tho Itlchmond Times-Dlspulch ob sorvos: 'Tho favorlto placo for shootlng peo plo ln tho Old North Stntn soems to bo In front of tho postofllce." Woro tho Legislature in session we would appeal to lt for a commlsslon to rogulato tho movements of tho cltl? zens lo und from tho postoftico, and rouiro nll guns to ho doposlted be-/ foreiiand. Tho llrst thlng wo know tho Fedoral: Government wlll ho taklng Ju rlsdlotlon and thus making anothor as? sault upon Stato's rlghts.?rtaleigh Post. Whnt's tbo mattor wlth tho Rlehmond Tlinos-Dlsputch? llasn't tho "blg" com? bination sufllclont powor lo start tho drlvlng-wheol of tho Trlgg shlp-yard lnto motlon??West Point Nows, A tow llno hus boon hnnked ?.or It and ln duo tlmo wo wlll pull It through. Democratlc ticket ln 1001: For Presi? dent. Gr'ovor Cleveland, of Now York; for VI. e-Presldont, AVIlllam J, Bryan, of Ncbrii.ku. Platform; llurinony.?Memphla Coinmr-i'clal Appeal. That Joko was evidently borrowed from tlio lltinlernun Froo Press. Kx-I'iosldont Clovelnnd was tolclng po Interest ln polltics untll Colpnel Bryan undertook to drlvo hlm out nf tho party, It wouid be'Just llke Cleveland to tako Iho party with hlm whon ho go.is.-St, Louls Globo-Doinocirat. He is tho only mnn who has takon It iu siilllclent forco sinco Huchanan'a dny. The Dot Contest. F.dllor of Tho Tinies-Dlspatclr. Slr,?Klndly tell tne whlch wlll bo near ost to tlio munber of dolst Tlie one tliat guosses about twenty ov'Wr tho dois, or flfty undor tlieniV 1 hope i jiave mado tny c|uoslii)ti clear. Yours truly, A. M. R. Charlollosvllle, Ya., March 18, 190:1. Tho futegclng rof.rs to tho groat dot contest now running ln 'i'ho Weekly Tlnieu-Dlspntoh, whloh ls creatlng much Interest IhroiiKhout tho Stato. ln .answer to tlio ciuerry: The one who guesbca twenty moro than tho number of dots ls, ot course, noaror thun tho ono who guvssos flfty less than tho num l b?r, * DAILY CAI-BNDAR-MARCH 21. 17-8?Colonel Carter Brander dlscovered a mlnt bed. 190a-Captaln Robert Wrlght took hls flrst julop. ? ? ? Wo wlsh to say that wo are not the gtiardlan or custodlnn of Mlster Harry Glenn. And we can't seo why hls mall should bo sent to us. If wo wore as flno a monologue artlst ns ho, wo wouid havo a prlvato mall box; nnd a st.nographer, and wo wouid Im modlntely begln to look upon Pross El drldgo as n hatcd rlval. Wo wouid copyrlght our jokos, so tlmt pooplo like Fred Nlblo, Jlm Morton and Fullor Golden could not uso thom and thus grow famous, Wo'd drlve around In a cnrrlago nnd smoko only the J.fferson clgar. Wo'd hlro a hnll and invito our friends to comp and hear us tell funny slorles. Mlster Glonn was tho leadlng come dlan In the mlnstrela at tho Acadomy, and hero's a lettor ho got: Hon. Harry C. C-lenn, Clty: Donr Slr,?It was my good fortune last ovonlng to be ln thls clty, nnd al? ways 'taking n great Intorest in ama lour mlnstrelsy, 1 sojourned to tho Acad? emy shortly boforo 8:30 o'clock, and must confess that I never spont a moro en? joyable eveftlng. Ot eourso, I supposo you wlll consldcr It a prosumptlon for mo to offer you an ongagoment with our troupo, but after seelng your groat dclineatlon of tho Southern negro character, I must con? fess that your cmtal Is not on tho stago to-day. Polk Miller was never In It; Georgo Wllson could nover touch you ln hls palmiest days; Prlmrose looks llke a back number, ond even I, tho. rccognlzea londer of mlnstrelsy to-day, must acknowlodgo that you mndo me feol llke thlrty cents with the provcrblol holo In lt. Great ls Harry Glenn-the now monarch of mlnstrelsy. But to talk buslness?If you wouid con? sldcr a proposltion to begln a profes? sional career, I havo no hesltatlon. )n tho namo of myself ancl pnrtner, to stor you for tho flrst season, giving you a four sheet "poster," and pay you $3,000 por mlnuto, you to appear 1-3,000 of a mlnuto at oach pcrformanco. Let me hear from you at your earllcst opportunity, nnd glvo mo the refusal of you bofore enlerlng Into nn agreement with any othor company. For we want you so bad?oh, so bad. Respcctfully, LEU DUCKSTADDER, Of Prlmrose & Duckstadder's Mlnstrels. ? * ? Wlnter ls gono and spring ls hero, Tho tlme for juleps and lager beer, Tho tlme for Inrdolla and hls band, Ancl the moonllght strolls with hand ln hand. And so wo mlght go on ad Indoflinltum, nll desperandum, In hoo slgno vlnccs and vox popull. Ploaso excuso our French, but wo wont out with Tom Bagby St. Patrlck's nlght, and havon't got ovor It yot. Stlll wo thlnk tho tlme for sentlment has como, when a fcller has to unbut ton hls vest to keep cool, nnd has to change hls coffeo at Klrkwood's for but termllk. Wo nre gotlng Into the humor of lho thing, ond wo want to go off into some rustic rotrcat whoro we may tako off our shoes mnd stocklngs hnd paddlo about ln tho waters of a nolghborlng stream. Oh, glvo us bnck our chlldhood's day, Whon wo used to watch them maklng hay! ? ? ? Woo Is us agaln. Wltb tho llcenses all golng up on hlgh balls and Juleps, we feol that wo'll havo tn stlck lo plnk tea nnd coca-cola, or go off lnto tho mountnins whoro tho dew sparkloth freo for all allko. AVo can't soo why thls ls thus. Wo can't afford to pay any moro for our drlnks thnn we nro paying now, and wo hereby entor a protost. | Tjrenct of Z>hought ? tn -Vixfe Man d ? ?????e?e?????oee0???e?Qo<_Q Loulsvlllo Courior-Journal: Tlio "opon door" to tho nogro does not open Into Wost Point or Annapolls. Tho President has not darod to Incur tho rosontinonl; of tho Republlcans of the army and tho navy by appolnting negroes to tho schools whloh prepare our army and naval of? ficers. Houston Post: Unless tho Prosldont Is comlng wllh open mlnd and Is rosolved whlle In tlio South to do ns tho South doos, lt wlll bo far better for the South. ern pooplo?und tho negroes, too?for hlm to contlnue hls present pollcy unalded by personal obsorvatlon. _?*? - Blrmlngham Nowst Mr. Cleveland Is to lako n Wcsiorn trlp Just thlrty days bo? hlnd Mr. Roosovolt. If the formor Pros? ldent undortakos to oxplaln tho cxpla natlons of lho present President thoro'll bo vory llttlo tlmo left for flshlng. Atlanta Journal; U beglns to look ns lt, Mr. Cleveland, ftfter tho next prosl donllnl campalgn, wlll havo somo ono to contest hls clalm as the groatest llvlng o.\-Presldont. ? Savanni'l) Nows; Notwlthstandlng tho efforts of many admlnlstratlona to get tho Isthmian Canal under wny, Prosl? dent Roosevelt's wlll U?t tha credlt of having liiauguraled tho bulldlng of it. Personal and Oeneral. Bov, Dr. ^C. XV, Puldwln has been elected uuperirftondent of tho Baltlmoro Clty Mlsslonnry and" Ohurch l.xtonslon Soclety. itav. Charles M. "VYInohoster, of Mld dlotown, N. .Y, doolaros thut a mlnlstor can llvo on $12 a month, lf ho llves alono, nnd stlll hnvo some roopoy |ofj for tho church. He says he dous. Senator Vost. |n ft letter roud to tho Missourl Senuto, tbanked that body tor thelr rosolutlons of eonKdenco ln him, nnd says llint hls only rei.rot ln retlrliig to prlvato llfo ls tha.t he has not boen ublo to do moro for lils Stato, Tho Amorlcan Geosruphlcal of New York, has awarded" il Soelety, ..,.,. ....- ....- -_.,vTAl.:ullum gold medal to the Duke pf Utej Abru__|, lu locognltlon of hls ' .0. Vloe*\ to geo gtnphy by hls nscent of M,OU?- fet. Lllus ta Wfl_m Ws lutcr A^tlft..?*. ?^"o?s. __i_R3w~L '?:? ?___.___.:/.-.v . -i..,. ** 5 '000000000000000000000000% 000000000000000000000000%%^' ? Social and \ % % . !Personai \ 1 MIhh l'luBonlit Aun.tpaugh gavo a vory dellghtful roitdltiK from '.'anny.oii'a "ln Meniorliuu" ln tlio homo ot Mrfl, llitrvoy Clttrko, No. lf Etiafc Grtico Btreet, yoslor day ttftornoon at rj o'olook, _ti roforrlng to thla poom, Mlsa Auniipnugh miyai "Tho roadlnga from thla groat poom hnvo beon Holootcd to rthow TonnyHcm's lieiift nnd soul oxporleneo whon lho wtivcs nnd blllowa of huttutn grlof rolled ovor hls head nnd dCMolatetl hls llfoi to show hls strilgglo with tho intolluatual doubls of the nlnotoonth century, and hls nnnl vlctory, the contiuost of falth ovor doubt. of llfo ovor doallt. "Boglnniiig with donth, It cono udes with sure roallzatlon of ti now u.id hlghor llfo ond with a hymn of Joy." Next woek, Friday, March 27th, Mlss Aunspaugh wlll read at Mrs. James 1. Parkltfson's, No. U00 (Franklin Stroot, from Browlng's "SauV ono of the great est poems of a great poet. The Bostock Benefit. . A Bostock benefit wlll bo glven to-day lu the second floor of tho Masonto Tem? ple, for tho Drug Booth of tlie Confed? erato (Bazaar. A wntch wlll bo given ns a prlze to the chlld drawlng the prlze number at the door. Tho performance wlll begln at 12 M. Women's Meetlngs. . Tho Entertalnment Commlttee of tho approachlng Confedorate Bazaar wlll moot at noon to-day with Mrs. Slephen Putney, No, 0_1 Wost Franklin Street. The conimlttee of tho Mlsslssippl tablo wlll meet thls morning at 11 o'clock at No. _lfi East Frankiln Street. The chalr tiitin urges that all members wlll bo pros ent, * * * ! Tho regular mootlng of the Common vvealth Chapter, Daughters ot tho Amerl? can Rovolutlon, wlll bo hold at No. 813 West Frankiln Streot to-dny at 12 o'clock. A lurge and prompt uttondance ls deslrod. Off to Williamsburg. At 0 o'clock thls morning the excuralon to be glven for tho benefit of the Virglnia table wlll start for Willtamsburg. The train ls sclieduled to reach the colonlal capltal ln llfty-slx minutes, so that ex curslonlsts wlll have a long nnd pleasnnt day In whlch to wander through the chnrmlng old clty and its suburba; to look at the monuments marklng placos and sitcs of hlstoric Interest; to vlslt tho collego llbrary, tho Powdor Horn. tho church-yard and tho church; to par tako of nn appetizlng lunch, such as only Wllllamsburg ladles know how to pre pare, nnd lo enjoy the cicoronago of Mrs. Lyon Tyler and tho Wllllamsburg Daughters of tho Confederacy. Tho cxcurslon train, ln returnlng. wlll reach Richmond at 7:30 o'clock. Many of tho ladles connocted with tho Virginla tablo, of whlch Mrs. Archer Anderson is tho chalrman, with Mrs. J. Taylqr Ellyson ns her assoclato, wlll bo among thoso golng to AVIlllamsburg. ? ? ? Donation Day. Thursday was donation day at the Retroat for tho Slck. Tho Board of Managers, who wero presont to rooclvo' their friends, felt that thoy had much reason to bo gratlflcd at tho generous manner in whlch tho Institutlon was ro niemberod by contrlbutlons of articles whlch wore most needed. The ladies wlsh to thanlc Mossrs. Hnm moncV, Mosmlller, Mann and Brown, und other floristSj who sent flowors Thursday. Thoy nro always wclcomcd, and are much enjoyed by vlsltors nnd by patlents who nro seeklng health wlthln tho walls of the Rotrcat. Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Hitchcock. of Louls? vlllo, Ky., aro ln tho clty. ancl are tho guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Valontlne, No. -111 Enst Frankiln Streot. Mr. Hitch? cock Is assoclato odltor of tho Insuranco Fleld of Loulsvlllo, and is transactlng some prlvato buslness whlle hero. * ? * Mr. Joo B. Wood, of Goshon, Va., ls the guest of Mr. Sam XV. Bigger, at his homo on West Grace Street. Mrs, Hay T. Thornton, who has been qulto slck at hor homo for tlio past threo weeks, ls somewhat bottor to-day. Mlsa Llly Upshur. who has beon qulte 111 at hor nunt's residonco on Harrlson Street, is able to bo out agaln, whlch her mnny friends wlll bo glud to know, A muslcnl, lltorary and soclal enter? talnment, In whlch Mrs. Gay Ragland Ploasants and Mlss Loahy, among others, wlll tako part, wlll bo glven March _Uth by tho ladles of Grovo Avenuo Baptist Church. * ? ? Tho Mlsslssippl tnblo of tho Confoderato Bazaar received two boxes yesterday from Mlsslssippl. This tablo wlll havo for Its souvonlrs fons palnted with the Mlsslssippl coat-of-tirms. Mrs. John S. Harwood, who has boen qulto slck for a week past, Is somewhat lmproved, as hor friends will bo glad to learn. ? * ? Mrs. Georgo B. Fincli, of Boydton, Is oxpoctcd to bo ln Richmond for tho Confoderato Bazaar. Should Mrs. Flnch dccldo to como, alio wlll bo at No, 215 East Frankiln Streot. ? ? ? Mra. XV. J. Johnson Is convalesclng from an nltack of grlp, though sho ls not yot ablo to leavo hei> roofh. Mrs, D. T, Wllllams was among tho welcomo guosts at tho . Woman's Club last Monday afternoon. Mrs, Wllllams was much lmproved by her vlslt to Washlngton and Now Y'ork, ? ? ? Several partles of young pooplo woro at tho Confodorole Falr last nlght, among them, ono chtiperoned by Mrs. Huntor, nnd Includlng 'MIsses Gray Skeen, of Corlngton, Va.; Huntor, Trlco, of Buc'knot's Station; Mr. Wllllam Gray and othera. North Carolina Sentiment. The Wilmington Star hlts tho nnll on tho hoad ln tlio followlng: "Altlhough it hns been dlscussod moro or less for llilrly-four years, tha raco <|iie.stlon Is stlll uu l.soe, moro proinln~|H now thnn It wns ton years ngo, and stlll, upparently, no noaror a solutloil thnn lt wns then, but ns neur us It wlll bo whlle outslders who know nothlng about it In slst upon settllng It In thelr wuy." Tlio. AVlnston-Snlem Sontlnol commenta on tlio situation tihus: "Conipurlsons hnvo recontly been mndo botweon the kllllng roeords of North Car olinu hnd South Cnrollnn, lt Is about a .tuiul-off. Wn uro pullliig out our slioot Ing irons too roeklessly nnd too frequent? ly ln tho old North Stato. Thu gentlo us't of iniirrlor Is belng prnotlced allogotlier too oxlonslvoly. Tlio courts ahould ceuse to bo lenlont." Tlio Durhnm Herald snys: "Wo would liko for tho Stnlo lo mnko an oxhiblt ut St. Louls, but If sho ennnot mnko ono thnt wlll compnro fuvorably wllh/thoso or other Stntes t-ho hnd best attempt nothlng. Bho hus ovorytltlng noc essary to make a cwidltaUh} dlsplay ex? copt' tho monoy.." ^ ^|^^g|^s_____U__N--ra-_fH THE INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY-SCHOOL LESSON FOR MARCH 22, I9O3. STUDIES IN THE BOOK OF ACTS. SUBJEOTi l'aul's message to tho. Epliesians.? Eph. 2:1-10. . GOLDEN TEXT?"By gruco aro yo eavod ibrougli faith,"? Eph. 2-8. My Kov. J, M. Gllborb,D,D., Secretary of Ainot'lctitiSooiufcyoflUillgloiiHl-ducaUon. INTRODUCTION. ln tho lnst lesson wo had nn account of tho mob rulsod by Domolrlun at .-phesus, (AotH, xlx: '.MO), an tiltompt to ovorthrow tho Chrlstlan church ln thn): clty. l'nul nnd hls assoclalos un hurincd ln tho oxcltomcnt, contlnuod tholr labors wlth much succoss, and passed on to tho othor cltlos. About six yoars aftor ln fulflllment of an earnest deslre long chorlshod, (Hom., il --?>. ho vlsltod Homo and wu_ thero eonf/ned in u prlson, Whlle thus shut in, doprlvcd of Intorcourso wlth tho brothrcn whom ho Ic.cd, ho cxorclscd hls hlf.li oillco as a rellglous toacher by tho only mothod oponod to hlm, that of lottor wrltlng. Tho book from whlch wo study to-duy was wrllton at thut tlmo. lt has bocri hlghly prl.od by scholars of nll schools, us contalnlng valuablo instructlon -jiltcd to bollovors of all tlmo. Tho vorsos ap polntod for our prosent' lesson troat throo groat toplcs showlng tho Ephcs lans what thoy had boon, what thoy had become, nnd how tho chango occurred. THE FOR51ER STATE. Dl_AD-(Vorso 1.) Splrltual doath Is tho torm frequently em/ployod in scrlp turo, (Tlm., y: -). to Indlcnto tho stato of man by nature. lt signlfles tho pa ralysls of tho moral and rollglous faoul ties that rolato hlm to God, ho thnt ho Is unable to rendor tho son.lco whlch is due from tho crcaturo to tho cr.aturo. (Eph., iv: 18.) The llrst man entorod ln? to thls stato, whom by an aet of dlsobo dlonce, ovon aftor Dlvino wurnlng, (Gon., II: 37), ho bocamo allenatcd from God and waiiderod lnto sln. The consequences camo upon tho whole postorlly of Adam, (Rom., v: 2), according to tlio oporatldlj) of tho law of herodlty. Tho bluckest pago in the hlstory of mnnklnd covors tho records of tho sln that has follow*!. Paul ulludos to thls stute as "dead ln trespasses and slns," meanlng that tho waywardnoss of tho Ephoslnns, liko thut of nll other men was due to tholr lapscd aud rulncd condltion. WADKBD?(Verses 2 and 3.) Hivi'lng declared that tha inward had caused the outward tho apostle proceeded to show more fully tho deplorablo conduct of tho Epheslans in thelr former conditlon. They wnlkctl, that Is behaved, "acordlng to the courso of this world," havlng su "premo regard to tholr Interests nnd de? mands of thls earthly llfo. And this wns under tho guldance und insplratlon of thnt foul splrlt that works ln the mlnds and hearts of the dlsobedlent. Thero cnn be no doubt that referenco is here mado to diaboiicnl Influence excrted upon tho mass of mon. ' (Col.. III: C.) As a. conse? quence of that influcnco tho people fol? lowed the lusts of tho llesh, (Oa!., v: 1G), and In that regard they dlfferecl In no re? spect from the groat multltudo about thom. lndeod they woro a, part at that common liumanLty among whom they had Intorcourso or whoso Ideals and prac tlces were slnvlshly followed. TlH. PRESENT STATE. QUICKENED?(Verses 4 nnd 5.) Ovor against thls state of death tho apostlo placosthe slato of llfo lnto whlch tho Epheslans had entered, and thls by tho direct power of God. they had "been qulckoned. (Hom., ?.l: 4-5.) That now llfo had been Impnrtd ln nnd through Josus Chrlst, Col.. IU: 4, so that forover they must feel that thelr" llfo was hld wlth Chrlst InGod. (Col., ill: 3.) Thero Is referenco here to tho splrltual unlon bo? tweon tho beliover nnd the Savlour, (Acts, xlv: 31), erfected by falth rosultlng ln a new experienco, called tho new blrth. (John, III: 3.) Thls qulckoniiig did not result from any reform, or lndecd from any good thought or net on tho part of the peoplo, lt wus purely nnd solcly caused by tho net of God. And that aet was promptod only by hls groat lovo whorowlth he> lovod men, (John, xil: 10), nnd not for nny goodncss and merlt seen ln them. God was not only tho agont but also tho source of the now llfo. HAISED?(Vcrse 6.) Over ngulnst tho old assoclatlons In tho world tlio apostlo puts tho now and moro blesscd assocla? tlons lnto whlch tho Epheslans had en? tered. Thoy had beon ralsed up or clo vated oul of tho degradatlon of tho old heathen world, so great ns to horrlfy tho philosophers of that tlrne, nnd they had been brought into hoavonly 'places. into tho company of tho puro and holy (I-Ieb., xll: 22.) They aro reprcscntod us slttlng down, an uttitudo assumed by thoso who expect to remuln. So theso pooplo ha've como Into that pornianont relation whlch ls prodtablo and dollght ful. Tho part of tho grout famlly somo of whom uro llvlng and somo hnvo pussod on lnto tho llfo beyond. a noblo compuny of mnrtyrs, of pro-phets, of npustles and of snlnts out of all lands and ngos. And thls fellowship, so dollghtful and oxaltcd, Is declared by tho apostlo to bo ln nnd through Chrlst Jesus, Ho is thus rooj ognlzed as the conter and bond of tha now household. (Eph.. ill: 16.) THE DIVINE FAVOR. SHOWN-(Vorse 7.) Tho chnngc so pro duced In the Epheslnns-from death to llfo, from degradution to exnltatlon?wns as Paul alllrmed, by tho good wlll of God. In tho romainder of tho Ie3son no loys omphasls upon tho point. What wns so dono waa a displny of "tho exceedlng rlclies ot grace"-what could not bo olhorwtso known hnd been shbwn ln U?is mannor. The dopths of tho wondejfu goodness of God cannot bo f"t??mcu, neither cnn Its bounds bo explore~l, b ut tno amn-ing mii-ii---. -- ---:?,,,.,, . i.risen (Tltus, lli: 4.) Thls ls ono mothod cnosen 14.) FRlSl.-CVerses 8 and 0.) Thls favor, so of horvery hoart of tho Almlghty us lho fnii? hiirsts from the founluln. lt was ^ Vuot?ed graco, bul undoscrved "lo1 iv grace mon aro saved-thnt word1 saved, telIs tho wholo story of iiinn's KMnlflssnes. nnd of God's goodness and 0Kr Thls aspect of lho Dlvlne favor wus somethlng DPW. Judalsm was a sys tVni of law, und hcathenlsm, of observ incos doslgned to wln favor. Both sald, "?>..thla nnd Ond wlll bo pleased." Tho rroVnel snld. "God ls ready p Dleaa you onl ?'belleve lt." He oltvl'S ? ???? >-utJ ? st bo nccepled. So comes tlio great octrino of salvatlon by grace through fnllh-tho ono tcncblng tlmt wins mun, wherover lt la delivered. OltDAlNED-tVerso 10.) Tho favor of God dlsplayed ln hta work among men was not wlthout purpose. In recrea li g a sou ln Chrlst Josus l.o had an end to sorve and that wouid stlll furthc-r brlng honor to Hlm and good to men. Thut end was not meroly the bring ng o souu lo _-iory whlch waa ncluded (Hob., II: 10), Put ilw. peparutlon of mon for r i:hteou, llvlng here. There is a pourse pf llfe hat a blessed and honowble, ono thnt brlngs ifood to tho Indlvldual aud to 1 m whole \body of tho pooplo, Qoofl works, jjopd llvlng, Is tlio prlmary ond ln the nal.a? tlon of a mnn?nay, It is tho boglnnlng of salvatlon. (Natt,, il it,) God ha_ or dulned. decrceci, dotormlnud thut mon llve good llves ln thls world nnd to effeot that /ho works ln mon, croatlnff thom anow, glvlng thom a now naturo, a new purposo nnd plan. His favor toward men is in tho lntorest of earthly rlghteousnees itrnong men?It Is ln ordor lo tho good of tlio raco ho lovos. (John. lv: 0.) ? CONCI-UBION. In ten short vorsos wo have the ?olu tlon of tho problom upon whlch tho wlsest mon of all tho ngos havo vftlnly bostowod tholr' prolongod thought. They havo seen mon In tholr low ostato, wallowlng In thalr sln, Incapablo of rlslng to a bottor con? ditlon. Thoy havo hoard tho long-drawn slgh of thoso who woro weary nnd heavy laden. Thoy hnvo sought a romedy, but found It not. Antlqulty doscrlbos many such unsuccessful uttorapta to supply what all men desiro and seok. But here is a full, slmplo and ready remedy, God Is nble and willing to sond a now llfo glvlng remody into tho humnn splrlt, lm partlng to lf stronglh and purlty. Thon a now llfo may bogln und good works may follow. In overy rolatlon tho chunga may bo rnanlfost,, And as thls becomes tlio glad oxporlonco of many a now socln. ordor, so long deslrod, so hopolessly sought, wlll bo ostnbllshed, and Ood'_ purpose for tho,race wlll bo ntta'ned. Tho gospol ls tho anrwor to evory social Inqulry and nood. CHURCH N0TICE5. BAPTIST. GROVE-AVENTIE BAPTIST CIWRCH (Grovo Avonuo nnd Beech Btrcet)-Rov. J. B. HAWTHOHNE. D. D, pastor.-Pr.a_h. lng by tlio pnstor at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Mornlng subject. "Tho End of All Evll on tho Karth": ovonlng subjoct. pogmnr and Duty." ? Sunday sohool at 9.15 A. M. FIRST' BAPTIST CT.URCH.-WOR. shlp at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. Rev. JOHN GORDON. D. B., of PhUndelphla, Pa., us soclato with Dr Conwell. wlll preach at both servlces. Bible school at B.jo A. M. A cordlal wolcomo glven to all. Cliurcn business meotlng on Monday nlght. SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH (COR ncr Slxth ?nd Mnhv Strcots).TPreachl m by tho pastor. Rev. Dr. W. R. I.. SMI .11, at 11 A M. and 8 P. M. Blbblo school at 0:30 A. M. GRACE-STREET BAPTIST CHURCH (onrner Graco and Fnusheo Strecth)-Rev. CI1ARI.ES S. GARDNER. D.-,;D.i-<PM tor.?Prcnchlng by the pastor at 11 A. M. nnd 8 P. M. Sunday sohool at 9:.K) A. M. Prayer meetlng Wednesday at 8 P. M. LEiGH-STREET BAPTIST CHURCH (corner Twenty-llfth and I-tlBh Btrtets, on Brond-Street llno Tractlon Street rall wny)-M. ASIIfcSY JONES, pastor.? Prenchlng at 11 A. M, and 8 P. M. by ho pnstor. Prenchlng every evenlng ']"?ro_ lhe week nt 8 P. M. by Rov. I. CI-AG OETT SKINNER. Baltmoi'e, Md. METHODIST, CLAY-STREET M.lE. CHURCH (COR ner-Adams am. Clay Streots)?Rev. D. 11. BETTY. pnstor.?Subject nt 11 A. M-; "The Wlsdom of Wlnniiig Sonls' .venlfig. "Decldlng-On.s Own Destln.. CENTENARY M. E. CHHRCH-REV. W W DEAR. D. I)., pastor.-PreachlnB bv^hVi/u~lor ut 11 A. M nnd 8 P. M. Sub jeyct Vmonilng. '^^'^.f^^To fratl." Ono Ronu .?fe/-ltn?ev.va Vr Seor V~2S? nlght during tho woek. Bun ^NW^STATION M. E. CHURCH rY" JOHN HANNON. D ,?-. >>nstor. Preaehing by the pnstor nt 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. A cordlal wolcomo to all. PRESBYTBRIAN. FIRST PRESBYTBRIAN CHURCH (Graco und Madison Streots).-Servlces hv Uio ROV ROBERT P. KERR, D. D, pastor" at 31 A M. nnd 8 P. M. All nro WCH?unRCII OP THE COVENANT-RBV. J CABVIN STEWART, D. D pastor. nivfnn servlces to-morrow at 11 A. M. ni d 8 P M Suneay school at 9:30 A. M. Dovotton-1 servlco Wednesday at 8 P. M. Ah W^^aTREET PRESBYTBRIAN cS&CH-R-J JBRE W1THERSPOON. n n n nrstor.?Resldence No. llu -H. Fi-ank'(lnPStreeti 'Phono (Bell). No. 109 . ServiCO ev-ry Biinday at 11 o'clock A. M. nnd .; o-clo.k r. M. Bunday school ser v"co nt 9:30 A. M? nnd Wednesday nlght Bervlco at S o'clock. EPISCOPAD THE IIONUM-NTAL CHURCH (Broud Btreeti below Twelftlp-Rov. W. E EVANS, D. D? Rcctor.-Holy commim ton 8 A. M.i mornlng servlco 11 A, M., ?fT^?K-URCHkbl. THE HODY-COM FGRTEH (Grovo Avenue, corner Rolnnd Stroet)?Rov. JOHN II. JJIL, ... il Rector.-Servlces Sunday rnor?ing .at ll mii/1 tif.ornoon at 4.30. fcjuiu.ny h*_vuu* ? 9-W A. M. Denten wock-<hiy servlces Monllav 8 P. M., Tuesday 5 P. M. (un on ?ervh-e_)' Wednesday 7*> A M. nnd 8 tm W^lioi' corrd.un'. Cl^..omai senls free. CHRISTIAN. MARSHAI^STREET C II RI.8 1 I AN M Sunduy school a ? < U ^V?&^$t^? tp." m; 1 CHRISTIAN SCIENCE. i.inaT CHURCH OF CTIRIST. SCN wvtiIt -Servlce Sundny morning 11:15. imb_ect.A.,,Roallty.,J Wodnesdny ovonlng meethiK 8:80. No. 1201 Grovo Avonuo. AU are Invlted. UNITARIAN CHURCH. ?? PREACHING EVERY SUNDAY IN Smithdoal's Collego bulldlng at 11 A. M. NEW JERUSALEM. AT NEW JBRUSAl.EM CHAPEIj (1320 W Broad Street) Rov. J. B. SP1ERS wlll nr. ac l. Subject ut 11 A. M? "Al Thlngs lc. All M-n'.'; 4 P. M., "Paul und Elnodea borg." AU wolcomo. Do You Know thnt the llfe of a Shlrt or Collar tiepends upon the way It is handlodi the way It Is washed nnd Ironed? You wlll Insure the llfe of your Linen by setidlng lt ta us. THE LEXINGTON LAUNDRY, No. 311 North Twenty-flfth StreoJ. ?Phone 2164. *?^aWa\\&a__T il. I ' l l I" ' "II Wf-'"