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dhyoTimr.
igpatrlj
DAILY?WEEKLY?SUNDAY.
Buafnets Offlet, ? B1B E. Main atreet
TELEHONES.
Business Offlce.? ? ?%**
Edltorlal Depart ment.a?<i
Circulation Department. as
Washlngton Bureau...B01 14th St., N. VV.
Manchester Bureau.1102 Hull SL
Petersburg Bureau....44 N. Sytnmore St.
BY MAIL, One Slx Threo Ono
POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos. Moa. Mo.
Daliy, wlth Sun....JS.00 JS.00 5LB0 .BR
Daliy, wlthout Sun. 4.00 2.00 1.00- .35
Sun. edltlon only... 2.00 1.00 .H0 ...
Weekly (Wed.).1.00 .B0 .2? ???
By Tlmes-Dlspatch Carrlcr Dcllvery
Servlco In?
Rlchmond <a n d
EUburbs), Man?
chester and Pe
ternburg.
_MO ONE YEAR
ONE
WEEK. Payable
In Advance.
D-Hly. wlth Sun..
Daily, wltho't Sun
Sunday only.
14 cent*. $5.50
10 ccnU. $4.50
5 cents. $C30
Entered January 27, 1903, at Rlch
-nond, Va., as sccond-class matter, un?
der act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
SATCRDAY, FKBR1 FARV
A beautlful behavfor Is bettsr than
a bcniitlful form: i* gives a higher
pleasure than statues or pictures; It
Is the flnest of flne art3.
?Emsrson.
Pass the Torrens Bill.
The Pel r
lli a strong
ReghUrntloi
Eugeni C.
nrgumi nl t he me:
ly iond ? <
secms i" ' - :. ithln-fe I-1!
sitloii worthy of
tlon," Oui intemporary ls of opinion
that even tho cost would bo great
the benoiits would moro than compt n
s-atr. u says that tiie obstaclos in the
way of verlfylng land titles under the
present systci . .more lhan any?
thlng or everything ciae to depress the
ValuO of land :?:??! to linpalr i'.:' avalla
bility as a commerclal ahd bankable
issct; ti;
: H !
af a goc
approheni
cramplng
0 Torrens systi m
1 invest tho proflts
. estate wlthout
w.-.h crlppllng or
- v -i
. them "-.- :i real estate; but iho.-.
ire not thn:
va I
ged
itimes to tlio Injury of bla credit,
why lt
privile*.*
ive be
cstate
/hon a
b< vir
.'? buys
hls ln.
ii' in in
?Mcin bo
is only
.;-? havo
ig it for
mi rstand
iny thls
Local Option and Schools.
tliat the llrst pilbl . n Whlch
Virgipia hu<\ ifaa f< ? i local -opUon
11 Inclp'h % io thpae i ...-,
ciJl'ir'-n" and "ii. ? i no . i . ,-??..,?,
li:.'i what tyas (cno-wn ... the -.*--?.,- ..
fuu'd t? which belont'cd whatever tnlght
nccrue to tho Stnti frdrti eschBata', for
felturea, fltien, plifet of il.'lin.iuo.nl lands
and so on, niiil e.l.li year tjlC '""u "f
j,*iv?>i waa dlstributed throUBhbut the
rountleii nnd OltleS for th" support "f
schools for indlent chlldren, Tliere was,
ln nddition, .ui appropriatlon of ?ir.,H?i
a year lo tho Ulllvorelty of Vlrglnla, and
$1,600 n year to lhe Virginia Military I11
BtltUte out ot tliis fuml.
Hut beSWftS thla lt was provlded thu
tho councll of n. clty or town havlng n
corpbrntlon court mlght adopt tho free
school system, and further thnt on tlm
potltlon of one-fourth of such of the
wlille male ?-ltl/.eiis, aged twenty-one
yenrs, resident ln any county wlthout
IlinllH of nny such city or town, ns mlght
be entltled to vote in an election of n
ii. legate from such county or should liavd
been nasessed with a part of tho county
levy wlthln tlie preceding year or act?
ually pald the same, tho court of the
county should order a voto to tie taken
for or agalnst tho freo school System,
nnd tlint if tWO-thlrds nf the votes phouUl
bc ln favor of ndopting the system tl*.o
court should have th" fact entered 011 tho
mlnutoB of Its proc'-odlngs nnd ordor a
copy to lie dellvered to tho existing
b ittrd of school commissloners of such
Aftor thal tlio board was requlred to
li ive tlie county lald out into school dls?
trlcts and another election would then
0>??? hold to choose a new board of school
cominlsslohcrs. Tlie commissloners thua
, - - 11 took Uie place of tho commis?
sloners appointcd by the court for tho
management of tlie schools of Iridtsenl
chlldren and the new board mado au
aasessment upon the county for funds to
establlsh tho school, employed the teach
ers and Viut the frco school syatcm into
operation.
Any whlte chlld botween the ages of
six and twenty-one resident of n districil
wt-re allowed to attend school nnd be
Instructed wlthout cost.
It ls worthy of not, however, that
there wns no provlslon for cbmpulaory
ndanco, Indeed, lt waa oxprcssly
? 1 thal even Indlgciii chlldren
shnjiltl not be requlred to attend the pub?
llc schools, wlthout tho conaont of thelr
parents or guardian. Virglnians nre'very
j lio ::; of tholr porsonal rlghts, and as
n rulfl they nro not ready, we bolieve,
for a compulsory attendanco law. Hut
thoro is a strong senlimetit in favor of
such a incaaure, and by and by It will
break down prejudlce, and prcvail. Noto
tho predictlon.
Editorial Restraint.
An Assoclated Presa dlspatch from At
? says that John Temple Graves
has been temporarlly removed from the
position of edltor-in-chlof of tho Atianta
News on jietltion of Charles 'D-uiiel,
buslnesa manager and managlng editor
of tho paper. granted by Judgo Pendlc
ton, of the Superlor Court.
Mr. Graves ls one of Georgla's most
* iuent orators and brilliant wrlters.
*i'hr> News ls Atlanta's red-headed news?
papers, and ls a very llvely publlcation.
Mr. Graves hns helped to make it fo.
Mr. Graves not oniy sp'-nUs oratory; he
writcs 1t. lle Is a stump speaker in
prlnt, spectacular and flambuoyaiit, and
he ls always entertalnlng, even so whon
hc runs "William R. Heart for the presl
dency.
Bilt for snme roason there was lack of
harmony between the editorial end of
Uie paper, controllcd by Mr.
Oraves, and tbo buslncFS ond. con?
trollcd by Manager Daniel. The two dc
partments dld not co-ordlnate, and flnally
Daniel came to Judgmcnt. lle pctitioned
tho court to cnjnln. restrain and utterly
prohiblt tbe llow of Gravo's oloquenco
into tho columns of tho News. Ho de?
clared that Mr. Graves wns affllcted wlth
a comhlncd attack of egotism and politics;
tliat hoVwas uslng tlie paper to advertise
hlmself ana promoto his candldaoy for
officc, wlthout paylng the card rate for
Buch service, nnd that ho waa so much
in lovo wlth hlmself that any sort of a
communication was suro to be admltted
by tho editor lf only the writer took
pains 10 prcface it wlth tlie sentbnee,
"I read your able cdltorials, and am u
j;:-i al .-ulin'ri-l* of them."
Tho .miii Bt has .been going on for
\\i oks, and, of course. Editor Graves
has denied nll lhe offenslvb, allegatlons
of the business mnnugcr an,i aurlcd them
back ln oratorical scorn. But, oratory ls
no match for buslnesa. .Mr. Graves is
enjniived and restrainod, at least tem?
porarlly, and thn editorial columns of
the News uro boreft and in mournlng.
lt la n sad story for ns edltors, and
our sympatliiea go out to Broflier Graves.
lt is humlltnting that the free speech
should be muzzled by basa commereial
Ism. "What aro we editors coming to,
and what is coming to us?
Charges and Counter-Charger,.
lt was staled ln our news columna
yesterday that "ir tho antlelpated nttack
upon tho record of Mr. ]?:. n. Clowes,
whose litiic-i-.s as a member of tho Board
of visltors of the Eastern State Hosptln'
is tho subject of Investigation', is mad.-,
ll.e defenso wlll Introduce a line or evl?
dence prosonting chargea of tho gmvca't
nature against tho Bupierlntendent and at
tho same tlmo mako sorloua allesatlons
concerning the general condition prevall
Ing ."-t the usyluin to-day,"
Thla ln a romurkablo statcmunt, and
wo hope that there is somo mlstake about
lt. if Mr. Cjowea as a rapmbcRr or tho
Board of Visltors of the E*aatern State
Hospital knows aught against the char
ucti r "t the Buporlntendent or lu^ man
I of tho hospital, lt ls olearly his
<iuty to muko lt known, regai'dlesa of any
i ? rge that may be brought against hlm
self.
We are further Infnrnicd in the samo
Item of luwH that "u-nain Scnatora nra
pruparlhg lu the evont tliat bertjiln thlngs
happen, t<> uso theso aa nrguments for nn
offlclal and Bystoniatlc Inap.eetlon of puV
lie Instltutlons In tho StQto gehorally,"
I! 'J'!''? ':!:",??':, thtll Viri :. | by' all
mciiuH to haven tlonrd "f CharltleH com
j pQsed of dlsoreet peraons, vvho would
regula'rjy vlalt rty* prlsorta and aayiuma
? . i'ie .Siale and report from time io
? ? tho !? iuII pl tln Ir (hvi stlgatlon. to
j the <; fiernl Afl* tiXtily. The Inspection
j . ..i.Mi is not a Hjiy syatoill, 11 ls ii Hyp.
leui through whlch the people 'niuv know
how tlie Reneral cirfnlrn of govu'iirhont
are contliieted, thn Innpeetors belng the
agents or tho podnle to kot?f? them In
formud. The peoplo havo n right to nll
mieli Informntlnn nnd It ls nlwaya In
the Interest bt honcaty nnd lldellty tn Ihn
public servico that Inspocllons ho regu
larly mado. They act ns fitlmulatliig, as
well us restrnlnlng, Influcnces.
Let Up On Burton.
Hns not tln- proatjcution or A. cimd
wlch Durton gono far onoltgh? Ho Ib nn
Impdsler nnd he worked n sty gamo upon
Ihu peoplo of Rlehmohd, but ho worked
ln ?ho open, lie opornted under a con
liiiet wlth a mlnlster ot tho gospcl In
i-nmi standltig, nnd It Is not lllornlly
true that ho commlttcd thert. lle ob
talned money undor falso pretchecs, but
under a system tlmt had bcen ln opera?
tion ln thls clty for years and whlch
hnd tho sanctlon ln thls case, at least,
of tho church In whose Interest, In part,
tho canvass was made.
That Burton should havo bcen pun
Ished ana punlshed ? scvorely, goes with?
out saylng, but he has l.-ecn punlshed and
mado to suffor untold anguish; ho has
heen publlcly oxposed and mcrcilcssly
held up to scorn and contompt; ho hns
been brought face to face In most dra
matlc fanhlon wlth hls abandnned wlfo;
ho has Itaexx llned for Immorallty; he
has been trled nnd 'convicted on two
counta, of ohtalnlng money under falso
protonccs and sentenced to a term ln
Jail on each charge.
In nur oplnion he hns bcen stifTlc.iently
punlshed, and nny further prosecutlon
will have tbo effect, we fear, of creat
lng sympathy ln hls belialf. Tho com?
munlty has had a valuable lesson; let
us not destroy thn good elfect by push
inp; lhc prosecutlon so far ns to make
lt look like persecutlon.
Jnmes Hyde may bo a. dead one, but
nono the less ihe Equltablo is going to
buq hlm for $72,000 lllogal proflta. II
has already been ouserved lhat the evil
that men ilo Is moro or less likcly to
live urter them.
Japan is antlclpntlng nn annual dtfleit
of about $SO,000,000| thus showing her ur
gent need of a good. live,- money-maklng
treasurer, like I.cslio M. fShaw.
The Syrlnn Church in New York np
poars to be almost wholly mado up of
muscular Chrlal lans.
No ono has yet accused Senator Tlll?
man of bcing a Whlto llouse Demoerat.
Capt. Mark Caato has found that hero.
Ism is also profitablo.
There's sbmethlng shoeklng \n Guay
auull.
I -e,|-,
A Lawycr's Complaint.
r of The Tlmes-Dlspatch:
-Knowing your unlform and fair
. ? ln the publlcatlon of your paper,
as counsel for my cllent, Rev.
a. Cyrus, of Port Royal, Va., to
il you to pub'llsh thls letter.
, ||ent somo tlme ago sued the Bos
toi Chcmlcnl Comptiny for damages for
pul llshlng Hla likeiiuss in connection with
a . ertaln prtparatloli called "Ossono," ln
a number of pui>iieu,-flo'r.s' publlshcd l>y
colored peoplo in several parts of the
Ort ed States, whlch proparatloh claimed
to have the power to make tbe hair of
colored people straight, etc. He proved
that he was treasurer, aud ls now, of the
Natlonal Baptist Conventlon oC the JJnlted
States, and by nlne of the most intelll
gent, responslble and worthy colored men
In the country, men who hnve known
him for many years, that ho was a man
whose posltlon as a man,. preacher and
educator wns or the highest standard.
i certalnly n inan admlred.by hls
i . ond la looked upon a'a a reiined and
educatcd colored man.
Bcing a man ot such a character, ho
thought, ns dld his frlends, that the pubr
on of hls plcturo in thls connection
was calculatcd to bring hlm into contempt
and rldlcule, and Injuro the great work
of hls life. lle came to Rlchmond aboilt
a yi ar beforo tliis sult was brought, and
sehl hla counse] to see tho defendant
(Airnpariy, and reques't it to dlscontlnua tho
publlcatlon of thls artveriisement. His
qounsel went to see^.tlie gcutlcmtin who
liandled tho advertlsement, nnd he prom?
lsed to take the plcturo out of tho papors;
thls was not done, however, and sult
was brought. Thls evldence, showing
that tho defendant had notlce that they
publlshecl thd plaintiff's plcture", was not
Introduced) becauso the attorney who saw
the advertising manager of tne defendant
company was out of the city, and tho
advertising' manager has dled slnco the
BUlt was brought.
The plulntiff, not being able to prove
nialice, was conllr.ed to actual damages,
and hls counsel told tho jury that all he
wanted wus vlndlcatlon, not punlshmont.
Hence the small verdlet of 525.
1 thlnk the artlcle publiHhed ln your
paper of tho 30th Instant wus not ns
courteaus and as conslderate in referenee
to my cllent ns you generan.v aro to tho
beat clement of the colorud people. Whllo
It is not an Insult to be apoken of as a
"Curollrie Darkey," stiil lt Is nclther con
Bldcrate to spenk of a clergyman nnd
principal of a school ln the way your
paper referred to Rev. ,1. II. A. Cyrus,
Tho artlcle does my cllent n seernlng In
juatlce, which I am satisfied you wlll
take pleanure ln corrcctlng by publlshlng
tho above.
Rcspectfully, P, A. c. smith.
Rlchmond. Va.
The Escape.
She wakes from a doop sleep lo flnd
tlioi flanv-H /oarlng- and cracklpg ttll
n|bout hor.
"Mcrolful heavcha* am t lost?" sho
erles.
No. On tho contrary. Tho fire, ln point
nf fact, has h<-:.t'-d her curllng tonguca
io such a degrge that she can make
ready to effect lu-r oscapa wlthout tho
losa nf a procloua momont,
"How llttlo wo know!" sho raurmus,
whoi- .11 la'ai tii" i-*. borhe down th'- ladder,
looking too swoot.?Puek,
I llt'l wf
K>.ra*-|!
Aficr eatlng, pcrsana of a bliious iwbit
wllldcrivcirrctitbcncl'lt by Dfcliijjono
of tb.csc pllls. If.you have becil
DRENK.N& TOO MUCH,
they wlll promptly rcllcvc the nouacn.
SBCK HEA0AC.3E_-?.
aiidncrvoiisncf?-. whlc II follo iV?, restoro
thu uppctito aml romovo Kloomy tvcU
iims. Bleffantjy cii??r loulcd.
Take No SuObUtiito.
ffihymos for TJoo'Dai/.
How to Feel Rtch.
Whone'er my heart Ih moved to lileed
In that my nrn seems poor and blnnk,
I atoal off by my?eif and read
Tlie ad of sonin brlght savlnga bank?
One of thoao lovoly slnteiiients whloh
Hhow how lonn pursen change to fat(i
Aml how a poor man waxea rlcli
And dlea a plutocrnt.
Just thlnk! if you entrust each dny
Ono penny tn your bankera' care,
Tfiu'll flnd, before your linlr ls grny, .
Tliat, you'vo becoiiTe n nilllloimlre.
Ono dollnr Buvod llp every week
Wlll shortly ylold a houso and lot,
Aa well na (hy this phin uiilquo)
A ctiuntry-scat and yncht.
Sweet compound Interest for nyo!
It'a worklng whllo its ownnr sloeps;
It makes tho pennles inultlply
And dollnrs nggregate In heaps.
Thal'a why whone'er I'm off my fecd
And feel penurlous and liad,
I buy a paper qulck and read
A savlng bnnkor'B ad.
H. S. II.
Merely Joking.
Whlch??"Some "of my Jnkes," dcclnrcd
the btiddlng humorlst, "havo been cxten
slvely copied. "As. Jokes?" asked a henrt
less friend, "or as quasl-lltcrary curiosl
ties?"
Coaches, Collcne and Staqe.?The eml
nent foot-bull mugnaie had demandod a
flfth cup of coffeo. "I know now," sald
hls wlfe, passlng lt to hlm, "why they
call you u coach." "Well. why?" he
asked. "Becauso there 1?. always room ln
you for ono more."?Chicago Tribune.
Cold Water on Hls Proposal.-?DIck:
"Yes, it ls nevcr too cold for Cupid. I
proposed on an Ice yncht once." Eva:
"Indeed! And dld the proposal go
through?" DIck: "Vcs, and so d-id tho
Ice."?Chicago News.
He Was Uslng It.-Mumma (at the
brcakfast table): "i'on always ought to
uso your napkln, Georgle." Gcorglc: "I
am uslng lt, mammn. 1've got tho dog
tlcd to tho leg of tlie table wlth lt."?E.x
chango. '
Relntlvely Sponklng.?"What nre Ard
luk's relations wlth hls wlfo's people?"
"Entirely Irnnglnary. They don't recog
nlro him ns a relatlon at all."?Chicago
Tribune,
THIS DAY INHISTORY \
February 3d. 1
1014?Sweyn, Klng nf Denmark, diod.
139D?John. of Gntiht, Duke of L.incas
ter, dled; ho was the son of Edward
III.. waa a prlnce of dlstltiguished
valor and prudence and a patron of
the poet. Chaucer.
1660?Charles X., of Sweden, dled. Ho
nscended the throne ln 1831. und was
a prudent, though warllke, monarch.
1698?Ernest Augustus. Duke of Han
oyer, Blshop of Osnabruck, and father
of G->orge I.. of England, dled.
1782-Domernru and Assequlbo surren
dored by cnpitulation from the
French.
1794-Goorge III. and Qneen Charlotte
went to Haymarket Theatre, whlch
attracted so great a crowd that moro
than fifteen persons were tramplcd
to death.
1797?Faonzn, In'Ttnly. carrled by as?
sault by the Frerfch. undor Victor,
afterwards Duke of Belluno.
1E00?Four British shlps. carrylng In all
1"G p-uns, captured off Seven islands,
after a close actlon of two hours and
ten mlniitn**, the French frlgato Pal
las, of forty-two guns and 3?b men.
Brltlsh loss, ten. killed, thlrty-four
wounded.
1807?Mnntevlden tnken by storm by tho
Brltlsh.
1808?Tlio Nrnpnlitan garrlson of Regglo
Biirrendercd to tho French.
1809?The French national ;shlp l'Irls,
twenty-four guns, captured -by thn
Brltlsh shlp l'Aml.ibh".
1809?The Spanlsh .Tunta ln Seville Issued
orders to thflr troops to give no qnar
tcr to the French found In Spnin.
1810?British shlp Vallnnt, of seventy
fonr guns, captured tlio French
frlgato f-'annnnlero, fourteen guns,
wlth n c.irgo worth JROn.OOO.
Tho Fror.ch destroyed the qulck -
sllver mlnos nt El Almoden del
Azoque, near Seville.
1810 -Guadaloupo surrendered to tho
Brltlsh.
1813?Thn Spanlsh Cortoz nhnllshcd tho
Inquisltlon.
1814?Bonaparto entered Troyes. Same
day the Russians and Prusslans bom
barded Vltry, defended by tho French,
under General Montmartre.
1831?Tho. Duke of Nemours elected Klng
of Belglum.
1852--Ba.ttle of Santos Lugares; near
Buenos Ayros, between the nrmy of
T'rqulza, lin.onn men and fiftv cannon,
and Rosas. 23,000 men and ninety
cannon. Rosns was defeated nnd
took rcfugo on board an Engllsh
steamer. The clty wns suved from
plllage hy shlps of war of all natlons,
then in tho harbor.
1835?Booth and Rycraft convicted in the
Federal Court Of Wlsconsln for viola
tion of the filgitive slnve law-, wero
discharged hy tho Supreme Court of
the State.
1862?The Federal government declded
thnt tho crews of the captured prl
vateors wore to bo considered as prls?
onors of war.
MR. JOHN W. WHEAT.
Lnother Confederate War Veteran
Passes Over the Great Divide.
(Speclal to Tho Timea-Dlspatch.)
LKXINOTON, VA.t February 2.?Mr.
Jolm XV. Wheat, a prominent and well
known cltlzen ot Falrfleld, Rockbridge
county. dled at hls home at that place
Widneaday morniiiB of conauniptlon, af?
ter an extended lllnoss. Funeral servlcos
w.-io conducted Thursday mornlng from
tho Falrfleld i'resbytcrlaii Church. Rev.
,1. Spencer Smlth, the. pastor, offlelating.
Mr. Wheat wna slxty-sovon yoars nf ago.
lio was twlco postmaator at Falrflold
lli-i'L durlng tho aarfleld-Artliur adminis
tratlon, and later under Harrison's ad
mlnlstratlon,
Mr. Wheat wns n gullnnt soldlor In thn
Confederato army, Ho enlisted in 18fjt
l/i ihc Twenty-seventh Vlrglnla Infantry.
Htonewall Drlgnila, but later wus trans
ferred to Compuny Q. Fourteenth Virginia
Cavalry, ln iho fall ot 1S,K h0 was t'!V|'"
tured In Grcenbrler county, W. Vn., and
was ' ? ?-?himited in 1HCI1 und rejolned liis
command,
Mr. Wheat la survlvcd by hls wifo,
who was a Mlsa McCutchan, of Rock
hridste, and oiui daughter, MIss. Jonnfe D,
Wheat, ?!' Ulionu, VlHta."
ERECT NEW BUILDING.
American Tobacco Company Pre
paring for Immense Business.
(Speclal tn The Tlmea-Dt?patch.)
Hfil'Tll BOSTON, VA., February 2.
Thn Amerlcan Tobacco Company hus do
ci.li il n, eri-ct 'uiKithcr la-rgn buildlng. iit
IhiH place, whlch wlll douTilc thelr capn
clly for liandllng tobacco. Tlio ncv build?
lng will iidjotn tho old. one, und wlll -be
three siorK'H hlfih. 'i'here wlll bo JnStulled
EALTH
THE FO
Every one knows that Royal Baking
Powder is absolutely pure. The housewife
uses it with confidence, and she is justified
in so doing..
But how few realize that Royal Baking
Powder is a direet product of the healthfial
and delicious grape ! The product of the
grape, crystallized and ground, is the cream
of tar tar which forms the active prlnciple of
every pound of Royal Baking Powder,
Fruit properties are needful for-the health
fulness of the body, and the grape as used
in Royal Baking Powder is the most valua
ble and healthful of all.
Royal Baking Powder
produces food remarkable both in flavor
and wholesomeness.
ROYAL BAKINQ POWDER CO.i NEW YORK.
THE TORRENS SYSTEM
AND SOME OF ITS RESULTS
The Land Question in Virginia.
chapter i.
thk record system and the
recj1stry system.
It Is admlttcd by thnughtful students
and evident to all who have had any
deallngB In real estate, that reform ln
our land laws ls badly needed. Tho only
qucstions are, How shall lt-,bo made
and to what extent' shall lt ko? Can
satlsfnctory results bo obtalned by
amending the exlsting law? Or, must a
new system bc adopted? No answer to
these Inqulrlcs can be glven without a
conslderatlon of the dlfferenee between
what may be termed tho "record sys?
tem" and that whlch ls properly termed
the "reglstry system." Vlrginla enjoys
the honor of havlng InaUgiirated her re?
cord system nearly forty years before
the enactment of the great "Statutc of
Frauds" In the relgn of Charles II. of
Kngland.
THE RECORD SYSTEJr.
The record system rcquires evldences
of title to bo recorded whero the land
lies, and makes such record notlce to
thlrd partles, It deals only wlth evl?
dences of title, and record Is construc
tlvo notice. But many incldents that
affect title are not required to be re?
corded. Thus there Is no record of the
helrs of deccdents. i and nono of adverso
possesslon. Title may also ari.se by de
crco of court unrecorded In tho decd
books*; by unrecorded marrlage; and by
unrecorded will or deed withln tho
perlods whlch may arlso ln many ways.
There are also thoso inysterlous crea
turos known as equltable tltles, whose
blrth and exlstence may not be depon
dent upon recordatlon. It ls therefore
Impossible to get full Information from
the public recortls, and they nro to this
extent in the nature of a s'nare. With?
out looklng any further, It Is appment
that two inherent defects lle nt the root
of tho record system:
Flrst. It deals simply wlth evldences
of title.
Second. It does not requlro all evl?
dences to bo recorded.
Tho results aro endless searches of all
the records every tlme any transactlon
is desired, and lack of certalnty after
tho search Is mado. Tho search Inyolves
tho work of an expert, who must assumo
gravo responslbllltlcs. Ho requlres tlmo
fnr hls labor, and must be paid ln pro
portion to the nature of the servico ren?
dered and the assuranco givcn. Tho
transfer ot title to real estato ls, there?
fore, slow, cumbi'ous, expenslve and un
certaln. llence such property ls ren?
dered undoslrable for tfeneral invest?
ment, unuvallable as a sourco of credlt
wlth banks, and wliolly unsultcd to tho
commerclal demanils of tho twentieth
ci^ntury. Tlhls naturally restrlcts .Its
market and Inovltably ' depresses Its
value. Thus every Indlvldual owner ls
Injured, business is frequently cranipod
whero It might othorwlso bo extended,
aiul tho Coniiuonwealth Hiiffers ln tho
comparatlyely small returns from tuxes.
The average assessnient of lands ln Vlr
glhta, as shown by tho Audltor's Roport
for 1901, oxclusive of buildings, was $4.S1
per acre. Tho nssessed valuo of lands
and buildlngK, outalde of citlcs and
towns. wns 10.7.3 per acro. Tho assesaed
valties of lands and bullclitigs, Includlng
town lots and buildings. was JS.ll! per
acre. The assesed values ot landa and
buildings. includlng city and town lots
and buildings, was J13.13 p?-r acre. lf
by modern methods and improved laws
the values of our lands can be Incroased
even ono dollar per acre. thls wlll mean
nn nnnual Increase of J9LC64.H in tho
revcnue of tho State.
THE REGISTRY SYSTEM.
Tho distlnctlon of the Torrens System
is that It reglsters tltle, Instead of mero
evldcnces of tltle. Thua lt deala with
the thlng Itself, and every transfcr ls
a. transfcr of actual tltle. Therefore,
there ls no need of looking backward,
but every step Is forward, and taken
with certalnty, colorlty and cheapneas.
No expert Is requlred to aBcertnln or
explaln conditions under ordlnary clr
cumstances, and If there be any extra
ordinary clrciimstauces, plaln warnlng la
K^ven on the face of the eertlflcate of
titlc. Everything ls thero put down ln a
clear nnd conclso manner, and nothlng
an affect the tltlo except what Is so
reglstered. Luynien and business men
ure thus ennbled to deal wlth real eslate
wlth a frcedom slmllar to that with
wlileh they now deal wlth reglntered ecr
tlficatcs of stock and bonds. Thus cap?
ltal ls no longer buried when invested
in real estate. and many a. man who is
now unable to buy a home because ho
cannot wlthdraw from hla business tlie
sum requlred for such a purchnao, will
lio enabled to provido a home for hls
wife and chlldren; for reglstered real
estate will becomo a wcll-rcoogni-'ed and
desirablo scrarce of credit. Many a man
will alao be saved from bankruptcy and
enabled to preserve a homo for hls fam?
ily in tjmes of finnnclal stress by tlie
credit derlved from hla real estate. Also
men of small meana, whose fortunes are
practically all Invested ln thelr honies,
wlll be able to secure sninll loans and
short loans, so oflen necessary for tlie
relief of present dlatress. Sucli a thlng
is now out ot tho questlon. How muny
loans aro now mado on real catate for
three months, slx months, nlne months.
or even a yenr? How many loans aro
now made on rcul estato for $100, $200.
$r>00? Such transactlons nre unheard of
undor our exlstlng laws, on account of
expense, dolay, and u'nccrtalhtlcs. .But
they aro frequont ln countrles whero thu
Torrens Systom prevalls. Is it falr to
placo tho poor man ln thla condition?
Is lt not rcnlly deprivlng hiin of hls pro?
perty to the extent that ho is doprlyo.d
of Its free uso? It doesn't mako so much
dlfference to tbo rlch man, becauso only
a small nr thflnlteslnwl part of hls for
tune ls Invested ln hls home, luxurlous
though lt be. But the man ot aaiall
meaus, tliat humblo indlvidual who coni
poaes a vast majorlty of our cltlzens, lias
all his poasesslona tied up in. his lowly
home. Our present laws, therefore, hear
with peculiar hardshlp upon tlie great
majorlty of our peoplo, and tlio good old
Democratlc doctrlne* of "tho greatest
good to tho greatoat number," should In
cline tho I.cglsluturo to favor tho Tor?
rens System. .
two patent dryors in tho now bullding,
whlch will enable the company to handlo
twelvo mllllon pounds addltlonal.
The company recognlzes the fact that
tho tobacco grown ln thls section ot
A'irglnla and North Carollna ls euperior
to nny that ls ralsed elsewhero tn tho
world. South Boston now ranks ainnng
tho largest tobacco markets of the world.
Tho tobacco sales havo beon very hirgu
durlng the past week. and the prlces
pald wero hlgher than any slnce the crop
commenccd comlng ln. But for the awful
condition of the roads, thn market would
havo been overllowea with the weed.
Thero Is u. sharp compotltlon among tho
many buyers, nnd tobacco is very iiiucli
ln ilcmand. - ?
Where and Wherefore,
Tiio piitlent ut "tho cliulo suddonly shook
off tho fumes of othor, sat up on tho
operatlng tnblo and sald: "Whero am l?"
When nohody auswerod ho looked wlldly
Inlo the laces of tho students who llllod
tho nmphithentei* and cilor out: "What
am I hero I'or?"
And a volco from tho rear benchos re
niled; "For Instunco.."?J.uuk. .
RBSSB
On Furnlture, Planos. &c? without
removal from your possesslon,
I.owest Rates, No Publicity.
Tlie Weekly raymunt on a Loan of?
J10.ln.* ??>
$l,i.
.ln.
.ls.
1.140
?!.?')
1.76
1.96
2.15
Other cotnpinilcs imld ofi nnd
'money mlvanced on easler terms.
lf you 'cannot call porsonajly, vyrlto
or teloiihoiie, nnd our confldent.ial
agent wlll call ou you,
?Phono 4312.
?o B
108 NORTH NINTH STREET.
Second Floor Front.
INCREASED IM
JBJOSTOFREE
Richmond Shows Increase of Fif?
teen Per Cent. in Postal Re
ceipts for January.
The report of tho Oi sa d inc In thi
Rlchmond l'?st Offlce, for the month ol
January, shows a very gratlfying ln?
crease .n !,..? volume ,,r mall handled
an compared wlth the dgtires recorded in
the correipondlng month of last year. It
la gratlfytng becauso Postofrlce business
13 the surest Index of the general Ims'l
ness of a communlty. Tho increase of
15 per cent. In the business of tho post
olllcc shows as nothing clsc could show,
tho commTclnl Btrldes Rlchmond Is mak?
ing.
Tho flgures rovcalen". by the postolllce
reports, are tis follows:
Total recelpts January, l?v,..., m.siR.iiJ
Total recelpts January, 1?5? 3J,9I6.2S
Increase for January. lWfi, over
the samo month 'last year.... 5,932.51
Thls Is an Increase of something over
15 per eent. Special dellvery letters woro
handled In January. to the number or
3.7W. Handled In January. HKYi. 3.1'a ln?
crease this January over last, 571.
The olllce pald out In January ,to 312
rural free dellvery carriers. the sum of
$18,675.60, ah lncrease over the same pay
roll for Jaiiuar;,, 1906 of SX.S29.00.
Dog Collars,
LEADS, CHAINS AND WHIPS.
Roller Skales,
Ball-BCarlng Wheels.
and Rl&des,
Cutlery Headquartero.
Up-to-Date Line. Large Assortment.
Clarke,ijardware*
1215 East Main Street.
On the (lemise of the lata
Henry Clay Payne, a concern la
New York gathered from the
papers publlshod throughout
tho Unlted States 4,036 news
paper storles of the llfe and ca
reer of' the deceased.
These Items were cartfuljy
mountod on Irlah Hnen leavea
and bound ln 6 volumes, 400
pages to the book. A cover of
gonuino seal was approprlately
lettered ln gold and the entfre
material, ropresontlng the work
of many peoplo for several
months, has just been dellvered
to Mrs. Payne at Mllwaukee.
,Mr. Burrollo, who makos a
speclalty of thls unlque raethod
of presorvlng famlly. hlstory,
alBo complled four" volumes-eon
talnlug . tho letters, telegrama
and cards of condolence recelved
by the famlly, all constltutlng a
famlly hoirloom that 'wlll bo
handed down to future genera
tlons
Thls work is one of the sev?
eral developments of the presa
cllpplng Industry and Mr. 13ur
rello has mnde a apoelal a'tudy
of the work he ureated eeveral
yeftra a,gof,

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