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Persons wishing to communicate with The Times- Dispatch by telephone will ask central for "4041," and on being answered from the office switchboard will Indicate the department or person with whom they with to apeak. When calling between 8 A. M. and 9 A. M. call to central office direct for 4041 composing room, 4042 business office, 4043 for mailing and press rooms. Life was Intended to be so adjusted that the body should be the servant of the soul, and always subordinate to the soul. It was never meant by the Creator tn.it the soul should be subordinate to tho body or sacrificed to the body. *' ?Holland. How Richmond is Prospering. Since its foundation Richmond lias ? ? ?ever hnd more reasons for satisfaction : In its present and Confidence Sn its ' future than now. 'Cities,' llko people, are -. ? often too busy getting? rich and pre? paring for enlarging responsibilities to observe the far-reaching and funda . mental changes that Imperceptibly trans \ tforra a vlllngo ,lnto a city, ffo-day ?.. Richmond should stop and toko stock. . The spirit of growth is in the air. Ask the next man you meet In tho streets ..how he feels about Richmond, and you . will hear no dreary explanations of present backwardness or lugubrious prophecies for a gloomy future. That melancholy "augur muttering low" has .passed away with the bad years of the nineties, and In his stead If, -.he aggres? sive, confident, courageous citizen, who ? turns "a keen, untroubled face home to ;.- the Instant need of things." No longer , Is there plnce or audience for" tho gtum bler or critic In this town. The mere presence of visible and ln ?: disputable physical facts has stabllshed the spirit of many a weak brother nnd . compelled many skeptics to believe and ..many timid to be brave. ' On every side Is the building of homes, which Is in Itself one of the most sure proofs -of fundamental prosperity. Nota : bly among the Important bulldlnps pro? jected or under construction are the : Jefferson Hotel, Murphy's Hotel, the Richmond Hotel, the new Y, ar. C. A., i an auditorium and a literal'multitude of other hostelries. stores and nianufac torles. The new addition to the Loco? motive Works will mean an expenditure of %4<X>,Wi and the employment of three to four hundred men?enough to make a good town of lt*elf. The Chamber of Commerce has taken aggressive action for the good of the Whole community by preparing to con ' sol?date public enterprise under one management and promote the advance of Richmond for the good of all. In the past the Chamber has done invaluable Bervice: and for the future its services under the new impetus will be Increas? ingly enlarged. In civic work Mr. John P. Branch has made a noble gift of public baths. The , improvement of piaille, health has been materially aided by Use-recently proposed ordinances, and Richmond can soon be made one of the healthiest cities Sn tho world. But public baths and health orrtl nances, important as they are, do not affect the public comfort one-half as much as the recent improvement Sn our city water-works. The enormous set? tling basins are practically complete. All that remains to give Richmond pure and sparkling water 13 the construction of the flume from the basins to tile pump house. This work is under way, and by January tho first the new system should bo in operation. With pure water, modern health meth? ods, a salubrious climate, expanding business, increasing wealth and public . confidence, nothing is lacking to make thl? city tho cholcost spot of Amcrlcu; fry, thank Heaven, the Bweot temper, honest manhood and courteous spirit of our people has not been changed by our great and Increasing prosperity. Town Government iri New England. Recent action on the part of tho city of Newport, Rhode Island, In adopting-the' charter framed by tho city's Alunlclpul Association und grunted by the Legisla? ture, brings to our attention the whole sy?teru of town government In New Eng? land. In New England the town Is the most Important political division of the -state, in 1?.70 there were in New Eng? land 1,?J24 towns with un average urea ol-S-i square miles. Under thut system the town Is a political und corporate body cn-utt-d by the Leulsluture. _ its rights, duties and liabilities uru dt-lliied by law, and it la resijoii.lble for any act or ou.i__i_.li, in violation of law, to the per? son injured or to the Stute und _un ; be fined lu the ?same manner as un hj. dividual, it la entitled to ropresentu. lion In the lower brunch of the Legis? lature; It ','lects it. own executive _??. w-r-a, ?supports ?Chopin, makes rouds und bridges, support? paupers, reftralns lu? nat?os, manages 'ft local police, protects the public health against Infectious dis? cu?*?, elects lu. own o.'flcers, collect, ?tale and local taxes, and euch town udniit,. later? Us own public affair.. The chief officers are a town clerk, three, live, seven or.nine aelectmen, three or ..?ore usbi?. ?era, thr## or ?nor? over.,???-? of iho poor, ft "?(.surer, surveyor of highways, m< hers of school committee and constab! The most important officers are the lectmen, who transact the general pul business of tho town. Tho most lmpc nnt bu&lness Is transacted by the voteti the town meeting, which Is the ?one legislative body Of the town. The coui in New England is an unimportant si division of the same and exists mall for Judicial purposes. Eveh th?, Sti does comparatively little public buslne and the town raises by taxation and i pends nt least eight times the amoi of money that (lie State requires for purposes. As tho population lias Increased, t cities havo ' necessarily abandoned tl form of government, but the city of No port lins determined to return to It, far as practicable. Many abuses h sprung up, and last December the M nictpal Association, says, the Now Yo Evening Post, was ttjith?rlccd 'to'dirait i act that should servo-as a'pattern for i small cities of the State. The committ that framed the charter was mado up representative hien-^awycrs, ?worklw men and merchants. ' As explained 1 one of the most Intelligent member ''the aim of the committee was to g back to first principios hnd common sens Tho town-meeting system of old Ne England was an ideal government, f< there wus no corrtiutlon and no graft Newport Is a city of 20,000 ...habitant and It Is obviously Imb-?slble' to bfhi all the electors together-In u single mee lug, but It was desired as'art altoriu tlve to chooso a council big enough I represent every voter. The council undt the new plan will bo a non-partisan bod of 193. From each of the live wards c lli?'clty 39 representatives are to be cho. en, who shall "meet for tho purpose o .deliberation, Instead of tho whole . bod of electors. A board of aldermen is re tallied for exocutivo work and the power of the mayor are largely Increased. Th council's power Is limited to the appro prlatlon of money; to the smaller boar of aldermen is left the expenditure o money, but only for the spoclflc-purpos indicated by tho council. Any "citizen" win objects to an .nppnoprlqtlon by the coun cil, or to any of Its policies, is given tin right to circulate and present petition; to that body, nnd on .the petition of I'm electors a referendum Is to be grantei on questions affecting tho city. As fa: as possiblo tho members of the councl will bo elected without reference to partj division. It is hoped In this way to stir up c liovelicr Interest on the part of cltlzeni in municipal- affairs and also educate th. voters. Whether. or not the plan wil accomplish these results remains to be seen,- but tho spirit of It 'is good. If ai: voters would only take the trouble tc Inform themselves In matters pertaining to municipal government and would then lake the trouble to select suitable mer to represent them, thero would Imme? diately follow a marked Improvement in municipal government. Welcome, Mr. Williams. Virginia would welcome the Hon. John Sharp Williams as a citizen and teacher of her young men In economics, pol?tica history and the science of government, Jlr. Williams has all tho qualifications oi mind and heart to teach these subjects, and he is the better qualified because of his rich experience. -Moreover, Mr! "Williams Is thoroughly Southern, which means that he Is thoroughly Democratic, and it would bo of great benefit to have Virginia youths trained in the'* fine art of government by a man of Mr. Wll llams's abilities, character and senti? ments. It Is remarkable, however, that a man of Mr. Wllllams's training, aspirations and brilliant political prospects should be willing, as he himself has said, to end his days "In the shades of the acad? emy." If the Democrats secure control of the* House next fall, which now seems probable, Mr. Williams would be Speak? er, and he also has before him tho pros? pects of a seat In the "United States. But after all it is not strange that such a man should' be willing to give up poli? tics for a professor's chair In tho great university of the South. As teacher In the university he would be very"welcome: he would hay?' the opportunity of pur? suing In the fjulet of his now surroundings those studies In which he takes interest and pleasure; he would not be continu? ally annoyed, by public clamor, by Im? portunate office-seekers, by the-trickery. Insincerity ana claptrap of modern poli? tic:.. He would breathe ti~ different at? mosph?re, and to a man of his tempera? ment and sensibilities It would be sweet to his soul. There is a fnsplnation In polities, and as a general thing, ho who has hud a tasto o? ? It longs for more, but it is a trying career for a sensitive, sincere man, and in a material way there la little promise or Inducement to him who is thoroughly honest and who takes no pay for his service savo tho salary which tho government allows him. No wonder Mr. Williams Is sick of politics. No wonder ho desires to retiro from thu public gaze to tho quiet shudus of the university campus. And If he fumes, Virginia will receive him gladly. The Value of Public Baths. Reference was made tho other day tu the great work which Mayor Fagan, of Jersey City,'has done for thut com? munity. . Muyor Fagan (_. u, man of the people, find his endeavor Una been to accomplish tho Kroateat good for the greatest number. Ho bus paid special uuontton to public schools and public buths. HI? view? on the subject of public school buildings huvo' already beon v>ub liahed in these columna. Aa for public butha, thero aro several. The largest, which Is provided with hot und cold water, accommodatoa thouaanda nnd la opon day and night tho yeur round. Mayor Fugan has found thut thu baths ure patronized beyond precedent, and us '?oon aa thoy woro t-stul.llt.hed them was un immediate falling off in tho number of loafers and vagabonds,- and a decided improvement in tho industrial and moral tone of the young mon. There'ig nothing strange in this'atiiit: ment. Tho man who fulla Into the habit of bulbing regularly and keeping hla pt-rbon clean la certainly nmro apt tu b? clean in his thought* ami in i_i_, man. ner ?f living than ho who 'shuns tho bath. It ia an established foot thftt physical cleanliness promotes moral cleanliness, nnd, therefore, the public hath Is a moral Institution. It should be a matter of public rejoicing that Rich? mond, through tho generosity ?f ? public spirited citizen, will. soon , have woit-, equipped public baths f of "the comfort and pleasure of the masses, and for their moral as well as physical welfare * State Sovereignty and Religious Liberty. ? Commenting on ! some remarks of tho Times-Dispatch'? on tho proposed ex? pulsion of Senator Smoot, tho Newport Nows Times-Herald says: "We cntuiot bellevo that tho Supreme Court, oven though It has yielded to partisan feeling and public clamor, will sustnln tho revolutionary action pro? posed." It Is news to The TlmeS-DIspatch that the Supreme Court has anything to do with the case. The Constitution provides that each house of Congress shall bo the Judgo of the elections, returns and tjualU flcations of Its own members and that each house may determino the rulos of Its pro? ceedings, punish Its members for disor? derly behavior, and with tho concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member. Tho rule Is arbitrary and neither branch ' Is re? quired ' to assign any reason whatsoever for expelling a member. The Times-Herald says that Smoot is qualified under the Constitution and that "tho people" have nothing to do with it. "Are tho people of the entire' United States," asks our contemporary, "to be permitted to usurp tho right of a sovereign State guaranteed by tho Constitution?" But the Senate is a national body, and: the' people aro supreme. If Mr. smoot "were living In polygamy with two wives he would not be tolerated any more'than Roberts wns toleratod in the House. The peoplo would not submit to It. Mr. Smoot does not practice polygamy, but he Is a member and representative of a sect which does practice lt? which teaches It as a cardinal doctrine, and .which ^?ould spread both the doctrine and prac? tice far and wide if it were permitted to do so. None but Mormons hold-that- it is an Infringement of religious liberty to prohibit polygamy; no moro would it be an Infringement of religious liberty, ?r a violation of, the rights of a sovereign State, to expel -a polygumlst from the Senate; nor tho disciple of a sect that teaches and-practices polygamy. The Times-Dispatch yields to none, not even to the esteemed Times-Herald, In its advocacy of State's frights arid ro llglous liberty. But there, are limitations to all things. No State may send to the Senato' a man who Is personally, or by affiliation, offensive to that body, and the body politic, and Insist upon keeping him there on the' score of State sover? eignty; nor may any citizen or office? holder subscribe to a doctrine that is contrary to. law, and morals, and yet claim Immunity and consideration upon the plea of religious liberty. The State of Utah has sent to the Sen? ate a member of the Mormon Church, nnd Mormonlsin ?lands for polygamy. There, fore the people will not stand for Smoot, That is the- whole* story; arid -there is no religious persecution about It, nor any trespass upon the sacred doctrine of State sovereignty. Religious liberty Is a very broad term, but It does not tolerate poly? gamy,' nor any sect which practices or teaches It. ?- . Seasonable Warning. It .was noted in the local columns the other day that an aged colored man died from having indulged too freely in Iced wafer. His death Is a warning to others. When one-Is hot and thirsty the temptation is ? to gulp down greift draughts of cold water. Some are ablo to stand Jt, but It la dangerous, and especially to the aged and feeble. This does not mean that one should stint himself in the use of water in the hot season, or in any season. The trouble^ Is that moat of us drink too little water. But In the hot season we should all be better- oft If we eschewed iced water altogether and took goodly portions of water moderately cooled to the tempera? ture, say, of Bprlng water. The sensible plan Is to have a -bottle of water In tho refrigerator or in the Ice-box. This,Is' both convenient and economical. If the water should become too cold by contact with the Ice, the temperature -may be, raised by adding warm water to suit. If our readers will follow this simple plan, they will get a benefit. At least, they will avoid a danger whlclv has cost ono citizen of Richmond his life. The Living Water. (Selected for The Tlmes-Dlspatch.) "Jesub answered and said unto her, If thou knewest tho gift of God, and who It la that Rolth to th?o, Give me to drink, thou / wouldest' have asked of Him and He would have given theo living water."' John iv:10. The threo Persons.of tho Godhead aro all lioro. Ther expression, "the gift- of God" shows the Father; "the. living water" Is the Holy Ghost; tho Son of God Is the speaker.. The love of God shines brightly in this verse, a love that seeks and saves the lost. Every word hero is love?love that pnaaoih knowledge. Tho interest which God tukeB in each Individual soul is vivlly shown. The threo thousand at Pentecost tell ub something quite different from this. Hero w?; have Is free from harmful elements. ! Its alkalinity destroys mouth acid ; germs. It permeates the entire j tooth and mouth structure with j its healthy fragrance, A tonic to the gums. SOZO?ONT is an article of merit.. Its popularity of sixty years will attest to that. Remember SOZODQNT, th? G?dli-ead stoopirig dow/i to*, visit ? caro for one Solitary, one sinning s? It Is the ' Hood Shepherd casting i eye on a straying sheep?nay, ratl going after tho stray sheep by the w< side and bending over to pick It up, as to carry It oft oh His own shtmUlert God Himself meets with tho indlvidt slnn?f. God deals with him alone, fa to face. God speaks t? htm, and ho God. Thet-o must always be this clc personal dealing, this individual trat actloh or the soul for eternity, thin, si tlement of the question between God a: man. It must be alone?not In a crowt but directly ond alone. Ahy day, anyhow will do. Anil ai place. Not the* templo on!/, or tl closet} but ? sycamore troo, a tax-gat erer's office, or even a well-slrfo, as hei Samaria, Jericho, Tyre, Jerusalem, a all tho same to ?film. Ills grace Is n circumscribed, by temple walls, ' nor tli to ceremonies, nor limited to hours. Tl temple, the highway, the hillside, tl seashore, the house, the graveyard, ai all alike to Him nnd open to His grace. The meeting looks accidental, but lt not. Jesus was seeking one of tho; whom His Father, had given Him whe Ho traveled that forenoon and Bat dow at length wedried by the woll. .It wt not tho woman seeking Christ, but ?.Chrli seeking her. Sh,i came for one) thl?{ Ho ? gives another. She cuino In quoi of tho earthly; Ho gives the heavenl; She nolther know or.cared for Hirnf.H both knew and cared for her. And so, I spite of, Bin, and unbelief, and lgnoranci and liardheartednoss, He draws her. t Him, lays hold of her, and Wins her t Himself. Christ wag weary; jlet It was thus tim He found rest, D? w? find our rest wher He found His?. -He was hungry ah thirsty, and hero Ho found both-moat ah drink. Do we satisfy our hunger an quench our thirst Where He did? Th doing of His Father's will, tho gatherlm ?In of this lost one, was to Him refresh ment and rest, ?as well as meat .and drink Is It thus that Wo are. refreshed?: Ib J thus that w? eat and drink? . When Jacob dug this well, how llttl ho thought what was to bo traris?cte? here; who was t? sit here; what eterna words were to be spoken here; and tha hore a_soul was to be saved, which wouli cause "Joy;ln. heaven!" In building i sanctuary, wo naturally think. of thosi Who may be born there; but who,-In dig ging"a well, would ever think.of such t thing? The most simple act may bi fraught with destiny centuries after th* actor has passed away. ??;,???? And this gift of God? It Is .eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ?,'..? This weary, hungry Jew Is the ? bringei $t>f tho gloriouB gift In Him is life, ah?: "all fulness of life dwells in Him. Thl? Jesus, this Man, like ourselves, has com? down from the Father, illled.with this eternal llfo to give us. Could it . be brought, nearer? This woman did not know of the gift nor Its bringer. She had no sense of Its value, hor of her need of Him. The watei of Jacob's well she prized, but not the ."living water." Such is man everywhere! He knows not God, n?r tho love of God, nor the gift of God, nor the Spn of God. "Thou wouldest have ; asked, and He would'have given." This is all! How simple, how easy, how near, how free! Living water! That is what the Son of God h03 to bestow. Living water! That Is the Holy Ghost Himself. There must be direct application on our part, and there will be direct bestowal on His. But how close at hand is this divine life! How welcome we are to It from the hands of the Son of God. "Ask and ye shall receive." "If thou knewest." It is the Saviour yearning over the needy and the thirsty. Oh|: that you would come unto Me for this living water. "Let him that Is athlrst come. And whosoever will, let him tano the water of llfo freely." The T. .Spence Smith hill for the regu? lation of wooing is an even warmer measure than The Times-Dispatch had estimated. Immediately after its intro? duction in the Louisiana, State Legisla? ture the Capitol caught fire. .Spence Is a warm member. . '; ' If a U. S. senator was elected to tho Russian Douma, he would doubtless servo very creditably, 'but what In tho world would he do for excitement?' " An Insistent demand' has-, arisen . In Packingtown for immunity-; Bathing master Humphrey to come forward-'and refill tho tub. Lots of people now know what "abat? toir" means who didn't use to, A handy little thing In its way Is tho dictionary, - In a alnglo year ?Wo have had tainted money and tainted "meat, and Chicago gave us both of them. _ Well,?what's 'til Inference? . No, Eustace, you are quito wron?r. The term free alcohol does not imply gratis highballs on the freo lunch counter. Thoso for wnom It Isn't hot enough yet aru recommended to visit any warmer locality that huppens to occur to them." However, lion, John ' Sharjp', .WllJIains must not look upon, a University of Vir? ginia chulr u? u moro country seat, ? " ,.?.',.,. ,1?. To amass wealth with great ' speed Just now, get behind i '.savings bank and make a nolup like an ?Ice trust, ? Still thons seems no reason for the weather man to get so heated a?out it. As for a high death rate, It may now proceed to skldocf from then? parti, As we have suggested before In thoso pug?s, watch out for your Solph, Man wants but little potted,meat-hero below, but wunla that little clean, i The commissioners rt-rt:i?iily ' t,rod von ] tho packers' pet corned "l.cof. j put reflect t?,^ nothing, luuitily, Is so i raro us a duy )n June. ' Yes. It's hot eiiouiih for us. Don't I <iBk that again. ? ? ' < Signi? is Mutatis. ? ?an never Vote tof. Bryan ; t?o is too conservative. Grant ho Is the party's llon?_ ? Yet tie's to? conservativo. Let him flip hi? lucky penny, Possibly he'll do for many? But I'll heVer Vote for any Hidebound old conservative. No more can ? vote for Hoosevclt Hs 1? tat too radical, Thus huvo both his friends and foes felt He is much too radical. Undeterred and undeterrlng, Ho's set Socialism stirring? I'll not voto for any erring - Wild and woolly radical. Lickings? Bryan's known how thoso felt He was then a radical. ' Vlct'rles? They have come .to Roosovelt? ? 'Fore ho'was a Vadl-?al Kach lias altered, willy-nilly, Till the chnngo Is simply silly Must on? go and - voto lor Willy ?' Hearst, the shy and modest ono? H. 8. II. Merely Joking. Propriety.?"But. why do you think you ought to be accompanied by a chap- ' crone?" "One of my former husbands Is to bo there." replied tho pretty grass widow.?Chicago- Record-Herald.. Of Course.?"Yes, doctor, one of Wil? lie's oycS soenw ever so much stronger than tho other. How do you account for It?" "fcnotholo In the bnse-bnll fence, most likely, nir?dnm."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. ' HI? Limit.?Sorlbbs: "Ponnlngton cer? tainly knows how" to' treat a subject.^ Dribbles: "Yes, and'?hat's his limit. 11 never knew him to treat nn acquaint? ance."?Chicago Dally News. Awful!?"That was a floreo fight you hnd with Cliolly," said Knox. "He claims he .licked you.'.' '*Oh, the boastahl" ex? claimed Oussle. "I admit ho wumpled my cwavat dreadfully, but you should have s?bri his" co'Uah!"?Philadelphia Press. Attracted Attention.?Bacon: VThcy say tho new' congressman attracted a 'good deal of . attention '.when ho entered tho House of Representatives." \ Egbert: "Why, h? never opened ? his mouth!" "No, but his' shoes squeaked."?Yotfkers Statesman. She Understood.-?"YoBi" said tho man who was beginning ..tu sour on the na? tional sport, "It's* interesting sometimes, but base-bair nowadays Is becoming very dirty." VO," exclaimed his . fair com: panlon, '.'I'understand now why all ?hose players a?e, wearing gloves."?Philadel? phia Frees;. ; \j )Mo Pleasure In It;?Mrs. Chase:-"Pjh?. I don't like" to go to that store. It'*; soi unsatisfactory to do our shopping, there." Mrs.'?hoppen: "Why, they have - every? thing-there." Mrs, Chase: "That's Just It. No matter what you ask for, they can suit you right off."?Philadelphia Ledger. To General Warton. T. ' Farewell, O farewell, to the land of tho living, The Lord has been good, both, in mer? cy and store; So now h? returns his soul to his keep ' ing;'.,;... ' , ' J.",. .v/; , The.'..length- of his years are well past .j four-score. H. His life was a motto, and oho ' to be choi-I?hed. ?ho thoughts ,of his memory will never g vow gray ;^ Not even an enemy-in his- case, he'd let ptirlsh; , r He did his duty as others will say. . * III. As a soldier. , ho fought not ? for glory or fame, But true to a cause, ho thought JOst and right; . Though yet It was wrong, ho stained not / \. rhls mime, Nbr the stars of the victors, were .never ' rhore bright, ? :'-. ? \ iy> For those that lie loved, he-never grew ','? weary; " >' To. do them a kindness they would never regret; His friends of the North-land ho. never made weary.* The respects of.hlB foe's they'll never ["? forget... ?, *. . .?: ? . v.":* But the star of his .evening- has: sunk in th? wost, '..,'"' . And the deed of. his life are now. left i__-ptory; ?.. '?_ ., '? '' ''"??'. l;Ils rewin/l Is a homo to live with tho | ' L-U'r-iod, ?--?.. .''??. , ?In a '?and that is filled with goodness an?! glory.; '.-.-. -D. I-.." DU VAL. The Softer Sex. If twenty "men loved ,twenty "maid?. And the ?maids they loved them hot, ; How many bachelors are forlorn , , ? Would .' w.oefully wish -.thoy -..had i ne'er i - been born . Z~ 1 To mourn their single lot?. Twenty! If twenty maids, lover, twenty men And the men cumo not to wo?, < .-???-, ; How many brides In the briefest while ?Would ;brli)g. to the -altar, those men,- aha ! Sltllle - - : V ?'' i At (the neat job" carried through?. '?; Twenty (, _3rooklyn Lifo. i : . ,.,'>,.-v.. ? :) Among the minor phenomena of tho great qurthqUnko In .California was,.tho. oponlng of a how spring of water neur Warm 'Springs;. ''.'?'?'' ENTIRE FAMILY CURED ELIXIRBABEK Th? Ons Sure Cur? for Malaria, Myself and whole household had suf? fered very much for some timo with Ma. hirlal Fever. . "ICIIxir -Bnhuk" bus cured U8 perfectly, so that'we oujoy.nt present the best of health, and uro feeling ptiohger than btfeiro, ." JACO? JSUlS'tLY. Farmor, FiMrfax Court Aouse, Va. Insist on getting "Babok," tho oldest and most reliable remedy, Beware oT substitutes. For salo by all druggists. SOo per bot It?. -, '*? '. I " i i' 'i? i i m? ' i' ii'ili '.'Un. i i ...i.? i Views of the Virginia Editors Slow Freight. . The city of-' itlchtnond Is now concei ed over what It chooses to call the "SI freight nuisance." Tho complaint is the length of timo It required to mc freight . from that city to othef poll and that this Is resulting in injury their growing trade. Thoro is no dot but that tho grievance tile .city of Rl< hiond has Is a Just ono, but tho fault t cording to,our mlhdg Is not wholly w: 'the railroads as the people there wot place It, < Tho fstct of the matter Is that the bu noss .of tho South In all lines has I creased during the past'few years rapidly that It has taxed the cnpacl of tho railroads to handlb lt.?Roano Timo?. , The Lawyer's Portion. It is said .that tho Richmond nttorn who coiloatod |05,O?O from the govor mont for the soldier hoys of Vlrglifth g 20 per cent, of the amount,, which mea Il8,000. It Is a shame tlint any Amci can citlaen should bo forced to cmplt nn attorney; especially. Is this true of "Soldier .boy,''1 to get his dues from the country. What are our Senators ai Congressmen doing In Washington, an how? Didn't the soldiers know the a dress of Hon. Thomas S. Marin??App mattox Times. Southern Senators. Tho South has shown up well In tl great debato on tho rat? bill. Danh of Virginia; Tillman, of South Carblini Ruynor, of Maryland; Bailey and Cu berson, of Texas, havo onnanced tlie reputations and attracted national a tontion. Tho Now York Post quot? the Lynchburg News with approval whe tho latter says that, these Senators "cu bo equalled neither by tho North, Wes or East."--iFarmvllle Herald. Centralization. Tho tendency towards'Interference b tho general government with tho domcstl concerns of the-States Is, year by yea moro noticeable and more alarmlni Congressman Tawney, a f represen tallv of the House ? ' appropriation committe? said last week that he had-no conceptto of ?ho rapidity with which Federal polk Ing and ..Federal supervision of tho dc mestlc affaira of the peoplo of the State is being extended until ho had examine the estimates for appropriations forth next fiscal year. Those pr?vido for 3,11 inspectors, and special agents at tho com ? il 44,u0?,72a. . Mr. Jefferson In his day feared wh.i he considered tho dangerous encroach ments of. the United' States SUprem Court upon the reserved rights of th States. But -he Said the day''WOUli ? come - when the danger 'to ' be fonre? ?would ?be tho encroachments of th (Executive Department. - That du'y ha cdme.---Charlottemrllie Progress. Mr. Carnegie's Gift. . * THo action of the faculta and Boan of Trustees ?of Roauoke Collage In the! endeavor to meet Mr. Andrew Carnegie' proposition is in thorough accord will the progressive spirit of that Institution We can not endorse this mbverrien too hoartlly, and throw open our col umns to any one who may desire to s?j a word in support of the cause. ?... Mr. Carnegie - proposes that, ho wll give to the college $25,000 on-condltloi that-tho trustees and friends of th. college .--will .'raise a sum equal t( 135,000.?Salem- Times-Register. ? ? <? / Good Roads Work. The readers of the Virginian read every thing in it every- week, but not alw?yi Just as soon as received. For that rea son we invite, prompt attention to thi article on the'first "page" entitled "Gob.. Roads ^Work,"'-its''its'' reference to i meeting ,at.'Roahok?- In the good-roadi movement might -?^serviceable to somt of our subscribers in that direction. The short time intervening'would hardly givt opportunity for many,"?' if any, of oui readers in this Section?' to? attend. -, The Importance of '-this great move, mont and the deep interest bolng uni? versally'manifested" ln;lt make's any dis? cussion of,the ?subject'or report upon meetings ' attractive.?Ablngdon Virginian, 1 . The Farmer. The farmer Is not asJiig a fool as some city people think .he: is,? Uncle Riityj is caricatured and made fun of by the city dude; but wo con-forgive all this, ?for the city dude hasn't sense enough to be held responsible for his nets. Of ^courge, a gold brick is ? worked off on tiie'farmor every now and then, but real smart men buy gold bricks occaslonaly. Wall Street can't tell the difference be? tween" brass and, tho.genuino article all the time. There may be a few mouhtaln. eers.' who do not know a 'hawk from a handhaw," but the great majority of farmers are Intelligent, well-read, pro? gressive citizens. They are, as a rule, th? most honest and relluble people ' on earth. It is true that they may pack tho ilargost apples on top of tho barrel (or iput their best cabbage on.. the outside of the crate, but?but?well, every ono puts his best, foot foremost, doesn't he? We, sometimes think tho Scripture must ?have had reference to tho farmers when It-said: "Ye are tho salt of the earth." 1 Rural Rotreat Times. . '.;:.:. ? ? Professor Soule's Feeding Experi? ment. ' Green Hill Stbck Farm, . Blacksbnrg, Va., May 2D, 1900. '?Editor of The Tlmes-Dlspatch: '? ' Dear Sir,?For tho beneilt of tho farm? ers', and the agricultural masses of Vir? ginia, I desire to make somo comments through the columns of your papor In regard, to bulletin No. 150, issued July, lf'05, try the Virginia Agricultural Ex . p?rimant Station, of which Professor A. M. Soule Is dfrcntor. Tho test was mndo by feeding gluten, cotton seed moa), with silage, hny nnd stbver to dairy, cows. - Tho experiment ..was conducted on four groupai of six cows, each, and the length of tho tost was 120 dnys (seo 'pago M). On pugo .??.'.V'O'Jlndthe following statement: ?'Six 'animals -were used in bach grdup, divided as nctirly as possjbjo ncoordlng.to weight, ?go, condition and .'milk How.!' Now, I claim that this' tost was to a great ex? tent a failure, due ni?lnly to' -tho fact that the-cows wero nal of uniform age, In' group I. is to bo found ono cow nearly .thirteen yearn old, nnd which bus been a soml-crlpplu for several ypars. (Seo pago 4.) In this group lH ?Iso Included two animals a little under three and another -a little over three years of ago, with no animal between, tho ages of Uve end nine . yours-tlio prime of a dairy, cew's Ufo. In group four no animal was? clflrht year? old, and only two animals were less than four and one-half years ? oui. .... If this is. .dividing 'as nearly as Is po?. ' S(blo as to ago, would ,not tho conditions as ta milk, i. e? tli? timo each dropped lust calf, and the condition' of each ani? mal for two-or three years previous, be interesting? How about th? cow Borkum, (seo page S)? Had aim produced living calves reg.. ularly? i On pago 21, same bulletin, it Is stated:] I "The lowest prollt on milk was mua? Gifts for June Brides ONE ?f the Most acceptable gifts for a bride Is Sterling Silver Knives, Forks and Spoons* Sena for book, Paul Revere Sil? ver, containing illustrations, actual si&e, and prices tf more than seventy pi?ces of this splendid pattern. Galt&Bro., Jeweils?, silversmith?, Station?*? if 7 Penatyivani* Avenue, Wmahington. D. C (rom ?roup 4. This Is not to I? taken ?w seriously as In the cnso of the othoi groups.'.' Why? if thoy did not thrive, why? If not to be. "taken seriously" In ono case, then why In any? Why no? throw*'them out of the experiment in full, rather than "take, them sorlousty'.' Itrbno caso and not in another? But how ahpnif in*oup;ono? Should.they be "token ?ctHiualpfii of'should they \k taken mor? sc?lously than thoy were? That these youthful matrons In, group 1 should have felt so very much stimu? luted by the presence of the venerable bid cow\ as to best her aftor all he? years of valuable services at tho pall, should entitle them to graduate with honors of their class, On pago 28, same bulletin, I quote: "The experiment Indlcutes quito clearly that food-stuffs may bo properly compnrod on the basis of the, digestible protein they contain." Again, middle ?of pags 7, "Wheat bran containing, ns Mt Boev about 12 per cent, of digestible protein, or one-third as much as cotton seed meal, ' , coh lh ' about as much as the latter per ton." Again, section seven, pago 30: "As whoat bran costs about-the same as cot? ton seed meal per ton, three times as much Is paid In one instance for a pound or. dlgcbtlblo protein as In tho other." ?lu a bulletin Issued by Cornell, corn Is Indicated as having 7.0 of digestible.pro?' ' teln (see bulletin 164, pngo 143). How can we -, reconcile all of these "statements? If statement at top of pngs ' is correct, then corn would, bo worth a little 'less than one-quarter as much us cotton seed meal. Would any farmer bo willing to Rive four tons of corn for, ono. ton of cotton seed meal? If first statement Is truo, thpn, why should corn and cob meal "constitute the basis of the grain ration for dairy cows".? (See page. 6). This statement is somewhat modified (last paragraph on page seven). It is there stated, "Of courso tho other, elements entering;, Into th<_ composition of a food-stuff should receive,, some consideration?particularly tho fat, Tho carbohydrates aro of less cohcern, because tltey cost comparative? ly little." Orahted that they arc not a* valuable as the protejn, can they thus be shifted aside? Also, will any'farmer accept as a fact the assertion that bran costs nearly as mush as cotton seed meal? Is there any reason that it costs mora thn?? three-quarters the price of cotton, seed meal? Is not an error - of 25 per cent, greater than any Variation claimed for.the various food-stuffs? I rogret that ages.of. the stock wore not given In bulle? tin ISO: had this been the case, and had their, former history also boca publish? ed, our farmors. would have been in ?; better position to Judge for themselves " the' val?o'"of this, experiment... . c: b.mcdon a Lb. BlackFburg, Va, "????- .- ?". : ?. . - CUBA'S HEALTH RECORD. Havana Has Unexcelled Water Supply, But No Sewers. Passenger steamers' from Cuba ore said .to have largeljr Increased their passage rates, owing to' tho wild scramble to go hotpe on the part of Americans, who have been spending the .winter season In that country. More than 25,000 American visitors are said to have registered in Havana alfcne. Tho homeward rush of: the Cuba;l visitors is due to a-largo ? degree to the desire to avoid detention at quarantine at tho home ports,'which de? tention takes effect early In the season. : The Soutliern ports Of the United States . established a quarantine against Havana' on March 15th, although there has been no yellow' fever tills seassft In. that city. There Is very ' llttlo difference betWeen tho death rates In Havana* and In New York. Tn New York It averages less thnn 20 ,to "every thousand, while In Havana for the past year It has averaged 20.3.' Havana has no sowers, but It has a, water supply that is unexcelled elsewher? In the world, Thirty-three springs .Well' up from the coral, reef that underlies Cuba and supply the city with 180 gallon? per. capita every day of tha purest water possible to find. Consumption Is said to be the cause 'of ns ? many deaths in Havana as any other disease. Throughout Cuba the poof sunltnry precautions are a subject of criticism on tho part ?fUforcigners, al? though tl _??> 1b comparatively a low death rate; but tor the reason of tho lew death rate the Cubans are indignant : at'. I?V quarantine of tho Southern ports of tho United .Btates, which causes the Cubans considerable loss. 'George Ollletto, ' of the Development Company of Cuba, makes the following' statomant: "Lot no farmer come to Cuha thinking that ho will meet no dlfflciiltles. The soil Is hero and the climate Is- here, ? but for 'every obstacle he met at -horn? ho will meet ten here. The soil is rloh the richest In tho world?and will not yield up Its riches without a fierce strug? gle, When it does yield, the reward Is great." ' ... I -.?. .*- -7,-?--?-* ? | .1 -M, Comment Reoerved. lift* a' Bollevue-Stratford dliiner. produc-' tivo of candid statement,1 President Bae? *"" . v There Is too much looseness In Amen? can methods to?day. \ Si?d?' but true, Mr. Baer also said:* If all railroad'systems w?ro ns fres from -ovary taint as the Beading there would be no" Investigations sweeping over the 'country as there are to-day. Comment thereon Is reserved'until the Inttirsiato Commerce Commission/finishes its present Inquiry .-Philadelphia' Evening. Telegraph. ? ? g- ? '?. ? ? ? . Slighting. Mr; Lakeside (of Chicago): Curpo all newspapers and roporters, anyway I Mr?. Lakeside: Why, Jnclison! What's tho matter? a Mr, Lakeside: Not a single ono of them has devoted moro than an inch of space to my hold-up last night; and after 'roe . taking pnlps tq givo the hold-up report? . ors all particulars of my loss, tho posU ? tlon I occupy in North Bide society and my rating in Bradetroet!?Puck. i _4 Maurer'? "* ^ Rat-and > Roach-Paste att'nets these vermin by it? odor; they *?t it .und die Instantly. _?IAIJHI.H'ri IN ?lire deutli to bedbug?, ants, lleun, inou??. Sold only in bottle?. At all dn-ggUts' or i'H'H I hi.?EOT POWOI'H is Il to bedbug?, nuts, Ileus, mot In.