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/ WEDNESDAY, MAT if. 1913.
OHIO?
Split again.
That ivas the way tt lookod early
this morning. Taft and Roosevelt will
have to divide up, while Wilson may
get almost all of tho plo. The outlook
If not favorable to Taft; he has failed
to check decisively tho Roosevelt
movement. Apparently Ohio has gone
against her once favored soi, Tho re?
sult may not he pivotal, but tho
psychological offect of tho President's
losing the larger part cf his own Stale
will seriously hurt his strength In tUo
country.
The fight will be to the last ditch.
THE CONFEDERATE V10E-HIU3SI
DIIXT.
One of the ablest and most pic?
turesque figures of tho Confederacy
was Vice-President Ahixaiidcr Hajnl!-i
ton Stephens, the site of whoso oflielal
residence here will bo marked by a
tablit to be unveiled this afternoon by
tho Confederate Memorial Society.
His service us the second in civil au?
thority in the ConTcdt-rato govern?
ment seems to have teen the least I
conspicuous of his life. Of h!3 con- i
noctlon with tho actual workings of.
I the government Utile Is heard, but
the vlce-presldentlal office has always
been one of shadow rather than of
,-light. It is frankly admitted by the
most ardent admirers cf Mr. Stephens
itliat ho was not a source of strength
-to tho Confederacy Itself; rather hoj
' bclor.gcci to that small but farseelngj
group In the Confederacy who had
ifllcnt sympathy with tho sdmlnlstra-l
itlon?John M. Daniel, ltobert Toombs,
IZebulon B. Vance, Joseph 1".. Brown
>nnd others of their thinking. Vlce
rprcsident .Stephens unhesitatingly and
vigorously denounced .President Davis
before the Georgia Legislature In 1S>04;
the policy of Iiis superior was one'
which did not commend itself to his1
judgment or win from him the least
approval.
T In fact, his views tended to unfit
Mr. .Stephens for his post In the short?
lived nation. His devotion to the
principles of State sovereignty and his
advocacy of strict constitutional gov?
ernment caused him to disfavor any?
thing of a nationalistic drift In the
administration of thu affairs of the
Confederate .States. Ho was always
the battling representative of .Ktate
sovereignty; his lifo covered pratftlcal
Jy the whole period of disunion agita?
tion. Among nil the loaders who en?
tered the Confederacy, he was the abl?
est defender of the right of secession,
but ho was equally vigorous in his op?
position to ftetual secession in tho
sixties as expedient. He regarded tho
action of tl.o .Southern States as bud
policy. His position was that of a
|onservatlve, _ aim hnd> ho been Presi?
dent of tho Confederate States hlsj
counsel would have boen that of cau?
tion and farsightedness. H 13 an in
ierestlng speculative question as to
how ho would havo administered the
Confederacy had his superior been cut
elf in the midst of his fonr-yoirr
jtarcer. There are Fomo who believe
that Mr. Stephens would have peace
t illy brought tho strife to a closu
through arbitration and restored the
Seceded States to their former posi?
tion In th< nation. Tho coolness of
fudgmt nt, tho wisdom, the oponmtnd
Illness.' the disinclination to bo dicta?
torial or domineering which char?
acterized his actions In ante-bellum
times won him the respect of those
who afterward were In authority on
tho Federal sido, including Mr. Llh
himself.
. "Alex" Stephens was u most inter?
esting personality. Ho was physically
.,-frail all his life, but ho carried In n
[noble head a brain that had no super?
ior in the Pouth. Until his lust hour.
Iii) was mentally as keen ns a 1 lei
'end es quick ns lightning. In argu?
ment ho had no master; ho was .-, t. ,
;Soner of the finest type, iris dlsquisl
\ flops on the American Constitution and
'.?11 the Confederate government nro of
'supreme historical Tank. This lamb
?Georgian was one who loved hi
.low men?as his epitaph declares, h<
I|vcd r.ot for self. i, :t for others.
H? provided In his lifetime for tho
Education of more than fifty young
?v.en and women. Ho v. as excel ively
kind to his slaves?on.? of
?f him: "Marse Alex's kinder to 6
'ji most mer.s is to ptopie." In II
wrote from Washington to h'.s planta?
tion. "Liberty Hall," giving hla con?
tent to the marriage ..{ cr,? 0f his :,
fnaie slaves, and he directed ,; .
wedding gown and a pa'r of fine shoes
should be bought for her; that sh?
'should have a good wedding suppei
Tilth roast, pig and poundcake,
that she be marrled-by a minister "Ilk,
?Christian fclks." This man, with th<
? body of a weakling and the head < 1 1
Creek -god. lived seventy-ore years
serving In many political capacities 01
the most exacting and exhausting r.a.
ture. He was never a coward. In JSH
itindpre Cone cut him terribly with t
knife, crylnc; "Now,-jl... re
tract, or I'll cut your throat," but the
bleeding, almost dying fctophens said:
"Novorl Cut." and grasped the. swiftly
descending knlfobludc In his hand.
A review of the political rooord of
Mr. Stephens would fill pages. Ho
served Georgia for years as a mem?
ber ot Congress, and was after the war
J elected to the Kennte, but unseated by
that body. Ho w-roto copiously on poli?
tic.] subjects. 7Io WAS active In help?
ing his pcoplo through tho throes of
reconstruction, lie died as ho hud liv?
ed. In harness: he was Governor of
Goor;.;!a when the summons came. Ills
biographer, Louis l'cxidieton, thus sums
up his career:
"Of his wider usefulness it may be
said that tho thanks of all American
patriots aro duo to him as an untiring
champion of constitutional govern?
ment und Ktnto rights as opposed to
threatening encroachments of tho Fed
? : .; government on our dual system.
Vor theso ho wrought mightily when
they- wero most Imperiled; und tho pos?
sible >lay when tho republic of North
America shall bo merged luto the all I
Of empire except tho namo has boon
made more distant as u roeult of Ids'
efforts."
Ills was a olear. strong voles, that
comes to us across ttio years, warning'
against tho Xcw Nationalism and ad?
monishing us not to remove the an?
cient landmark( but to stand "In the;
old paths where is thi good way and!
walk therein." \
ADOi'T A BAXIONfJ RBPOHU
l-l.A7.lv.
Indorsement should bo given bank?
ing and currency reform by tho Stnto
DomOcratto Convention this week. It
Is of vital Importance, that tho nation
shall oooura remedial banking legis?
lation' In tno nenr future?legislation
which will froe? tho country from tbo
avila of parties and unnooessary dnan
oial disasters. Such loglalatton thould
not bo a matter of partisan politics,
but should have tbo undivided sup- !
port of both parties ior the good of
a corranon country. Virginia, as well
eg oil other Htutcs in tho Eouth,
would ecpeclally profit from a sound
banking and currency system, because
of tho vast benefit of Euoh a system to
farmers. Tho Old Dominion is desir?
ous that for her own Interest, us well |
as for that of her sister t?tntcs. this
buslnosa question should he removed j
from politics. The United States j
would have had a sound banking; sys?
tem years ago If the business ele?
ments of the country hud united in
demanding that tho monetary Question |
bo divorced from politics.. Unluckily
for tho nation, however, banking and
currency reform has heretofore been
made the football of partisan politics,
with tho result that wo have tho
worst banking^system In any civilized
country.
A nor.partlsan revision of our bank- J
ing laws is of Immense Importance,
haying for Its purposo <.n) relief from ;
financial crises; (h) elasticity of bank-I
ing credit; (c). freedom from dominant
financial or political control. A plank
embodying such a demand for a revis?
ion for such purposes should be. In?
corporated in tho platform at Nor?
folk, something similar to that adopted
by the recent Alabama Democratic
Convention:
"We believe tho honest farming, bus?
iness and working classes of this
country could be largely relieved
from panics and consequent unem?
ployment by a Democratic revision and
codification of our ifhtlquated bank-;
Ing laws, which would create an oias- j
tic banking system and preserve our
Independent banks from any dominant ,
or financial control."
Such a plank Is one upon which
men of both parties, without regard 1
to section, enn Btand together. Tho |
plank is hot extreme, but Is In line J
with a reasonablo and moderately j
conciliatory attitude, rather than with i
unqualified adherence to any part leu- |
lar plan or scheme. Tho Alabama j
plank is considered us putting Chair?
man Underwood, of tho Ways and :
Means Committee of tho House, on rec- !
ord upon the question of currency and
banking reform. Ho docs not appear;
to be a direct advocato of the National
iteserve Association Idea, nor does It j
seem that ho 's Us opponent. How- i
ever, no matter what,his or any oth- ,
er man's views may be, tho Democratic j
Convention of Virginia ought to ??>
on record In favor of auch financial;
reform Just what shape that reform
'may tako can bo determined later by*|
Congross after discussion find dellbera- I
? tion. but tho Democratic party owes |
it t<- the people to further thu cause j
? of banking and currency reform. The |
i Democratic party was always the;
? sound money party until and It j
j should now reassume Its former poal
j Hon._
TUB C1TV ilOSIMTAU
Now lijht hits been tllrown upon thu |
?possibility of a modem and central
i ? lty notjpStal for Richmond by th i
[report of th? Council sub'tioininlttee,
ithput b>' the purchase and enlargement
of tlio William's M imorlal Hospital ah
Institution adequate for tho n ieds ol J
tooth white f-n-i colored pail?rit . tan
>e secured for an estimated cost of
Plt,5,000. This will Include th.i as
.'. nnptlon of a dtu/t of 140,010 on tho
?present building and the purdh?se of
. round and c1*0"'"0" Of iin annex and
i dispensary. The ccst of -fhe n??w build -
log, t.'./.??,rd".ng to the estimate of archi
Meats, ffOUld be about ?79,030,
I The advantages and ecoriorny of this
plan have been pointed out. The city
j needs .. hospital for t -i proper care
(of accldolYt and Indigent cases 7 he
practical bonetfil t?f securing a well
|cuaiiot be dlsputta. The grrtw th
[city will* mt'&a a more pressing dem and
for rha lie.'.1 tacllrtSes. it !.-, dlfflx i
jto see from a financial standpoint
'where, this plan could prove- unprofit?
able!
?j>Kt aside from t': nil i nueatlor
The truatcw cr the Memorial ii^iu
have- proposed a acLf-tPirpetuatlng
"board, ot which their appointees shall
constitute a majority. In order that
thoy may bo euro tho ends for Which
tho Institution was founded may he
ou-rriod out. TMa plan 1b faulty lti
tlwut It .takes osvay from tlhe Jnunlclptal
Ity tho absolute dlreatlon of Its cwn
property and tho o*a>en tilt uro ot city
money. But tijeso gentlemen have
shewn a oommomlablo spirit of open?
ness <vnd compromise. Their aolo cart
Is to Insure tho perpotuntton of the
charity for which they are responsible.
Tho master will bo presented to the
Council, and It 1? to b?'hoped that some
satisfactory adjustanent can t>o reached
I by means of which the Interests of
I tho trustees may bo eafesruarded and
th0 rights of tho city protected. Cot
talnly overy legitimate moans should
be considered tv> gain for Richmond
tho manifold benefits of a hospital.
ENDORSE Till: SALtAJlY STST133I.
INorta Carolina la substituting fltc
salary system for tha foo system as
?Oha method of ootutpsnsatlng public
oflloors.
T3?o Dtmocratlo parity In convention
as.iidivbdod to-on?rrow at Norfolk ought
to record Itself in favor of doingjusi
r.vhnt North Carolina- 1s doing. There
could bo no nvoro ai?pro-!>eJate plaice
t/han Norfolk to start cleaning up.
The salary eystom Is modern; the
foa system is antiquated. The salary,
system i? just and tquftaJblo; th? fco
Byvstem Is unjust nnd Inequitable. The
?alary system works for 'lean govern?
ment; t>h? foe syKteon for bosslsm and
taa crooked deal. Tho salary aystim
ls? ? bua!nessllk?; the fee systeun is un
tni'Slaoyslika. The ralary system ls
aisonoaa?ual; rho fen a-ystem ta disgrace?
fully astravajrar.t. The salary system
Gl"?V3 tha peopla a Equaro deal; tho
foo syefUBOU holds them up and roh3
t'aecn. The pooplo imr.t the ah".Ary al?
tern; Thoy do not want tho foo system,
j Let tihe DomocTiita of Virginia Insert
Into the Norfolk pla'bform. a plank
favoring the aul-sit'.tutlon of the salary
system for the foo eyi-tc-m. Tho pco- :
pl0 of Virginia aro getting rostlcss
about this fee business; tha last Gen?
eral Assembly contained more enemies I
of the feo system than have ctvr heen I
together before Tho fee system Is a
rotten thing, which smells foully to
?t'lioso who hcllerve In clean government.
Th? foo prlnclplo la a Repuhllcan prin?
ciple; thj salary system Is a 'Demo?
cratic system.
The. feo system must fro.
A LITTLE CHILI) SHALL LEAH.
In the Instructions to tho workers)
who on May 2S. between the houra of |
3 and D In tho afternoon, will visit i
tho homes of Richmond to take a re
llglOUS census of tho people Is found
the following sentence:
"If the people cannot talk English,
what shall we do?"
If you have an lnterireter. well
and good; If not, call a child.
Tho aurfaco Hlgninennc of this
that among the non-l-'ngllsh-spenklng
residents of tho country tho children
are the first to learn tho language and
net as Interpreters for their elders,
but deeper than this practical point Is
tho lesson that In the children Is the
bond of sympathy between the alien
and ills new home. They form the
magic link that joins the old dcs-palr
to tlie new hope. They are the living
conduits through whom the floods of i
fresh ambition's and better Ideals rush '
into tiie hearts and minds of those
nurtured nnd hidebound In the old
ways First of ell. the Uttlo ones learn
tho language und breathe the Inspira?
tion and aeck tho help of their sec?
ond fatherland, and in their youthful
and unclouded visions Is mirrored all
the best of the future.
It Is a good thing for children to
be teachers. They aro quick, alert,
full of enthusiasm and faith In tho
blessings around them. All the fine
things appeal to them, and In their
translations of facts to an older ?rti- I
eration they illtimlnute these facts not I
only with the glories of n new land,
but with tl.o glorious optimism of tho
young. They seize tho promises of j
democracy and inuke them real. The [
importance of this phenomenon cunnot i
be overestimated, in It lies re?aon,for(
faith that the gift of the melting
pot may have in it much that Is pure
gold.
i: |? heartening t? remomber what
blessings these tiny messengers bring
into dull lives, one. of tho first Is
cleanliness. The schools and social in- J
stltutlons Impress "P<>n t'?c Blrls nnd
boys the need for clean bodies and
. i. |iu clothes. They learn to be ash mi?
ed of dlit and slovenliness, and soon'
the wholesome truth passes into the .
family and many a hovel js mado to j
bloom into new and undreamod-bi
tidiness and beauty. The less tangible;
purity of the spit it la no less surely;
brought to residence among those who
. re likely to be lonely, sullen and un?
co tn for ted l:i a strange land. The li'sls
oi 1. modern faith is in the nobler
, icr?tl?n to come, and when a man
I Is In doubt what lie can do to make
I the world better lot h!m "call a child."
I Ohio has done Ha turn on the na?
tional vaudeville stage. Who's next in
tho limelight?
According tej the best traditions, the
i Flood and H" Byid might compromise
I on an olive branch.
at the Dolly Madron
id af. our grtindmoth
j Whatever is dona ?beut the "Dallas
Dip" Or the ?Turkey Tr-,t," It WOUK
b? ? ?(.od thing to abolish tho "Banam
I Peel Tumble "
I ,, e platform most in i.ivoi now i
l.tiiu frv.it o'./r?.!i
On the Spur of the Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
Trie "Urapi."
No Emperor of undent Homo was ever
lialf so great
A3 Is tho monuroh that thu world has
reakoned with of lute.
Ills subjects stund In anxious awe,
both terror-struck and dumb.
To lcaili their futo as signalled by
tho wlgglo of Ms thumb.
Imporlous und absolute hu reigns, a
power supremo
Above Napoleon's ideas and Nero'B
fondest dream.
The destiny of nations rests upon his
mighty framo
And medieval despots were, compared
with him, uulto tame.
Upon a pedestal ho Btnnds until, with
temper quick,
Tho bleacher ungelB tako a hand and
Homo ono heaves n brtclt.
Observe his flno court language and
his diplomatic style;
"O'wnn, j'ou'so Hint linad bush leaguo
ilul>. you're out a good long
mile."
Tako notice of tho dignity which
marks his every word.
''Back to the bench. Vou'se got a
nerve dnt surely Is a bird."
Just listen to his polished tono tvs
smooth us velvet'.- nap.
"Brush by, you'SQ Imltn-tlon or I'll
scramblo up your map."
Mark well the great an.! haughty mlon
as pearls of dlsdom drop.
"Play bnl! and Bluff dat phoney talk
or else I'll Hag dc cop."
Decisions on affairs of st&ts from this
arbiter Bow
Until, quite iltu scpoctod, .-"tno pop bot?
tle lays him low.
The rabblo's protests don't disturb the
tenor of his way.
He's quite impervious to all his
bleacher critics say.
But, like tho old Egyptian kings, thoy
tell about In rhyme
Ho does not reign forev?r. but must
pay tribute to Tlmo.
Ho starts out In a mat n league and
slowly he works d wn
Until ho rules tho hack lot game, the
awe of somo tank ti wn.
His victims still yefl "Kobb?r" and
make personal remarks,
Just like wore heard loi g years ago
nround the city p : ks.
He's In bad nil his stormy life nnd
when tho end Is niKh,
Ho knows he's earned s roward, a
pood safe place On high.
Our P'lVBt* Unabridged,
Savant?A man who i rlea microbes
when there Is no microbes.
Scandal?Something probnbly ? not
true.
Si hooner?A vessel that can operate
only In wot countries.
Sculptor?one who sculps, viz.,
Indian.
Seclusion?Something that Ex-Vlce
Presldcnla have thrust upon them.
Seeds?Nature fakes that do not de?
liver tho goods. (Seo yi ur own gar?
den.)
Serious ? Solemn, g rnv. nnd pessi?
mistic. (See musical comedy.)
Sham?Something that pillows used
to wear In the daytime.
Sharpshooter?A gun with a bayonet
on It.
Sin?What everybody docs excepting
ourselves.
Simian?A monkey, I, e., one who
tries to find a leak In a ens pipe with
a lighted match; a gi ntletnsn who
wears a blue derby.
Our lle-o Contest.
A hero Is a man who takes a lodge
brother home at 2 o'clock In the morn?
ing, tings the bell nnd hands the
brother over to tl o wife instead of
leaning him up agMnst tho door, ring?
ing the bell and Tunning away. j
E. Li P.
A hero Is a nan who marries a
rooking school graduate, and lets her
do the cooking. II. M. J.
A hero Is u man who has five daugh?
ters inking singing lessons und three]
sons studying burnt leather art.
W. J. P.
A hi !., Is a man who Wjll carry a
limburger cheese homo for a friend.
? O. J.
lOiles of Table Btlajaette,
Don't cat soup likg a vacuum
cleaner,
it la Impolite to take your teeth out
of your mouth when the nut course
comes on.
Don't tuck your napkin under your
chit, or tlo It around your neck, for It
might do .'.em some rood that way.
liny It across your kneea and continue
to spill the cntnup on your necktie.
Don'l forget to glvo the waiter a
tip If you can't do anything better,
tell him who is going to win the pen?
nant in thi- National League.
Light a long black ? igar and blow
the smoke In some day's face. That's
strictly up to tho minute In cafe ctl
qu< He.
Always mil the waiter by his first
: :,.- . s. . v.-rybo-iy v. ill know you have
been there before.
Voice of ihe People
VenrrmiV Pensions.
To the Lditor of The Times-Dispatch:
Si:.- May 11th IU12. the President
signed the service pension bill, as
ngreed to by th< ? ? inference Commit?
tee cf both Flov This bill gives
?30 a month to all who served
at least sixty days In- the War
with Mexico, in . ithor military
i.r naval service .f tlui United
f.tatcs, nnd were In lorubiy discharg?
ed, ''in Increase ???? commence when
t i ppll rttlon i d In the Huron i
of Pensions.
In I I'M the average age of ttieio
soldiers wild elghty-sljt years. In
June, l'li. Hi ;.- ivcro living of the
?be Martin
? . e( t rh' farmer.
hi in pay fer It
town, Th' hsrd
I, a a pustmaotcr lo
/.' i..' time.
WHEN DAD WAS A BOY.
By John T. McCutcheon.
(Copyright: 1012: By Jotin T. McCutcneon.]
"Some day she'll be sorry she treated me 'his awav /;/ .h ?-.?., ; ? ,
[famous Palmetto Itogimtnt only twelve
i men. who fought III the War of Irt tho
War of Victories, for never once' did
an enemy's hand touch the .Stars and
stripes, nor wore our soldiers defeated
one single time.
The hill grants an average Increase
of 61.28 to all who served In the Civil
^\ar, In either military ,.r naval ser?
vice. Hud were honorably discharged:
But the older veterans receive much
mote the. ntlilaj the younger ones have
the consolation of knowing they will
Bet more as they grow older.
The Commissioner of Pensions Is re?
quired to obtain nil necessury infor?
mation as the applications u'n- sen)
in to keep it tabulated !>v States and
counties until liMi. when It win be
printed, and certified copies win be
sent upon application and the pay?
ment of n nominal fee. This will be
our country's roll ..f honor, instead of
giving ?V. c." The United states
gives as large pensions to her old sol?
diers as she can, and th- list of those
who receive these pensions is as hon?
orable In this country /.., is the list of
those who received the Victoria Cross in
England. The list, when complete
should be engraven on th.- wall* ..i i ?
Hull of Fame. Every man whoso name
Is on this list should consider it a
great honor. It proves to th.- world
that he deserves from his country all
Bhb can give him. It pro/es that ho
was willing to live for "Old Olory"
qr to die for her.
.Please, Mr. Editor, no one ran
charge a cent for helping these old
soldiers to net the Increase. So few
of them know there is such a bill be?
fore the Mouse or country. I ve
written postals to all whose address?
es I had; won't you -publish tho no?
tice and let them know through your
paper that they must ask for the
pensions.
I had all the Carolinas and both
Virginias list for the lust bill, and
many scattered, but they die so fast.
Please, if you can, make the plea
stronger; do It for love of these old.
old soldiers. They are so pitiful, so
poor. Please do your best for them.
JESSICA K. SMITH.
Henderson, N. <'.
Advertise Virginia's Advantages.
To lb- Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,?As a former resident of Suriy
county would like to ask the question:
"What alls Virginia? Why Is th.- grand
old Stute so backward about Inducing
Immigrants from olh r States to set
. He Within her borders'.'"
With the vast section known p.s Tider
ivateT Virginia, stretching from the
Vork River on I lie north to the North
Carolina line and as far west, as Rich?
mond there is room to-day for 50,
000 additional farmers who could oc?
cupy th.- now vacant lands, and cause
1 hem to |,l08S6in as that of th.- rose.
There is loo much ol tho good soil In i
Virginia doing1 nothing that Ought i<
bring in millions of doisars revenue
and make tin? Old Dominion the lend?
ing agricultural State of tho Union.
Tidewater Virginia is known to-day |
a* th>- garden sp"l of th- .South n?<i
Where from two to three crops a year ]
ar? practicable and actually made. Tho
productiveness of the soil is neVel
questioned; tho ft-ccisslbllity of the big J
markets of Washington, New Vork,
Philadelphia and Baltimore is of big j
advantage, while the transportation'!
facilities are unsurpassed. Th,- health I
the pure water and c limate ar- big I
factors in malting Tidewater an Ideal]
spot. Ami yet there are thousands ol j
nci'CS of rich soil goltiK tn waste, and
all it in ids Is to tic kle the soil With I
n i. and it will respond with a bar-.
v?st.
To Florida and South Georgia Im- |
migrants are coming by the train load, j
mil they are making good cltlaens
They nro men who are going to slick
It out and win. They are even coming
from Virginia, and this county to-day
can boast of s dozen families from the j
Old Dominion. And what Is attract- :
lug these Virginians and oth >rs to ?
more southern points? Why are they
hrenklng- homp ties and seekintr ? new
Eldorado^ 600 m'les or more distant?
It cannot be. that the sandy soils
of this section can raise crops super?
ior to that of Tidewater, where crops
arc olwo>-e a in..riant. Surely the
1 tut importation facilities of this section
I are not better hero than that of Tide-,
water, Which has 1,0th water ar.<l tall
transportation and consumes but u
I slnslc night In reaching the biggest
j and best inniketa of the world. And
I yet Ute Bettler? are coming und locat?
ing on lands that will never bo much
! good till drained and paying higher
j rates for frei gill and necessities of
[life. .Ther; is only one solution why I
IVirginia Is not favored with a large*
influx of Immigrants und that la print?
er's Ink.
Judicious advertising has brought j
thousands upon thousands to the farj
I South, and they are still coming.
I Printer's ink used In booklets, mag
? asdics, circulars, and In the big city
I dallies Of the North and West, had
' proven t" million of readers the sup
I posed advantage of this section over
I that .if any other. Printer's ink'is
tiie magnet that is drawing the men
and their families away from the
North, the West and Middle .South to
South Georgia and Florida.
And what is Virginia doing to h-ip
help hoi citizens at home and reap
the many advantaged to bo found
there? What are the boosters of the
I Tidewater section doing to attract
Isettlers within her \ast domain and
locate there? How many of your
readers are aware Hint Tidewater
Virginia could supply the United
States with produce?
The ?tat.- of Virginia, and more es
I peclally Tidewater, have been lying
I nslccp at the switch. While truiti loud
[after train load of new settl-ra have
I passed by to points in South Georgia
ami Florida, whose advantages have
been told to them by Judicious ndver
' Using. (
j Not a single line has been printed |
about the good things that ar<- raised!
I in your Slate. The farmers of tho
North and West, who have been roast-j
cd out in summer and frozen out In,
I winter, and now flooded out, are read-j
jlng literature and advM'tlsemcnta of j
[tin far South, and are wr'tlng to-day!
"f the possibility ?( making a change.!
They do not know thai the state of I
I Virg'nla has a million acris or more i
awaiting the plow that bigger and
bcUcr crops cap be raised.
Tin- man who is discontented with
his lot and life in the North does not'
. know that Tidewater Virginia offers
I 1. i tu g.I lands at eh cup prices, and
Hint suction is hut a i.lulu's ride from
tin big markets. lie does not know^
thnl he can come to South Georgia
: ml bo three nights liway from anyj
g^ od market and take his chances j
, on crops oh Undrnlncd soil.
Tidewater Virginia offers a gold
I mine t?i any farmer or trucker, or |
finit riliscr, e>r chick n crank that i
I Will buy about twenty acres. Tho !
I hew settler can pay for his land with;
a few chickens,' a few hogs, sheep or!
cows, lie can pay for li with a see-'
end crop of penchblow potatoes, There
, are many possibilities .md advantages
, new lying asleep in Tidewater tnutl
need a riide awakening by tho t uchj
t>: the man behind the plow,
i By the liberal use -?r prlti'.or'a Ink
Virginia could be made one of the
biggest and Ix-st agricultural states in,
thi Union, and the best by far in the'
entire South. Instead of a vast wild-j
eritess of pine and oak trees it should;
be filled v.ith men or brawn and mus?
cle, coupled with Intelligence mid a,
oi .? Ire to hustle.
There Is n. farmer In Clnremont lo-'
titty who began operations there twen?
ty years ago without 11 cent in his;
pocket and paid for hit land by doillgi
Jobs "f surveying. To-day he owns and
works iwehty-flve acres ef goad Snrry:
CCUnt.V> soil, and is n dinner in thO|
local hank at Clnremorl. What that
man has done In Tidewater can be du?
plicated by anybody that will work.
WILL, H. STEVENS.
Waycross, Ga.
Wnrmeat In Seventeen Years.
NcW Vork. May 21.?The maximum
temperature in New Vork to-.ia-.- was
St degrees, the warmest May 21 in
seventeen years and higher than the
month's average for the past forty
years. ,i
II QUERIES &
ANSWERS
l.lguor I.nvr.
I? it lawful to sell in Virginia grape
or blackberry wine made on oni 's or.::
plat e?
It nmy not bo sold on the place, but
may be delivered to a carrlci ? an ex?
press or railway company?for trans?
portation to any point at which tho
sale of liquor Is lawful and delivery
to purchaser.
O'd Book
1 have an old hoolt. "The Duello, or
Single Combat from AntlquUie Do
rlued In the Kingdom of England,"
etc., etc.. printed in London In 1 Cid.
A dealer to whom i ou referred me
gives the valuation, but Is unable to
tell the name of the author. 1 do not
care to sell, but should like to know
who wrote It. Can you Inform nie?
C. 11.
John Seiden.
t'orrectlnc "Knurklnsr."
What i* the best method of shoe?
ing a colt which U Inclined to
"knock . R. T. STEWART.
You: smith, If a good one. could ad?
vise better than a person who has
not seen the colt. Generally such an
arrangement of shoe and weight may
be made as tr> correct the trouble,
Needle Art Beh?nge.
Will you give address of the Needle
Art Exchanfro In Richmond and In New
York? MARY SMITH.
There seems to be no exchange of
exactly the title you give either hero
or in New York. The Exchange for
Woman's Work, Richmond, Va., and
tlia Industrial Exchange. New York
City, are addresses by which you may
reach a Richmond and a New York
"exchange," both interested In art
needlework.
1-nmoun Duel*.
Can you give n list of the most fa?
mous duels of the world?
Pi T. ENDERS.
It would be olmost Interminable. A
few are: 1712, Duke of Hamilton nnd
Lord M?hlin.- both killed; Lord Byron
killed Mr. Chatworth, 1.76C; Lieutenant
Cecil kllie-i Captain Stackpole, I3it;
Duke of Montpenslcr killed Don llen
rique <le Bourbon, lS'b; Aaron Burr
killed Alexander Hamilton, 1S04: Oen
eral Jackson killed Colonel Dlcken
Bon, 1806; Commodore Ltarron killed
Commodore Decatur. 1S20.
Moni Celebrated City.
Which is the most celebrated city
in the world'." Y. X.
Home Is generally so regarded.
V. I*. V.'s nnd Henry ( lay.
What Is meant by F. I". V.'s? What
was ''l.i\ *h compensation bill?
C. B. BROOKS.
The letters, used commonly in de
r. ? ><>ii lire considered to stand On*
"First Families of Virginia." We do
not know of any measure of Mr. t "lay's
lo which the title yon glvo has been
applied.
Mrs. Orundy,
Please tell me how Ihe name Mrs.
Oriindy got its current use?
F. N HOWLER
From '|hdma,8 Morton's comedy,
".-pied tin- Plow" flTfsi. n.ct 1, Scene
I, ahere Farmer Ashileld says of a
neighbor whom his wlf< Is continually
quoting, "'Always ding, dinging Damo
Ortlndy Into my ears--what will Mrs.
Griindy say? What will Mrs. Orundy
think?' etc.
National State and
* City Bank
nirhniond, Virginia,
Solicits Your Account.
Capital, ?i.O?o.ooii. Surplus, 1000,000,