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Uustht** ottic*.?:* k. Mam Street. South Illrhmond.:c:o Hull Str??l Peteraburs Hurr>o....:c> >.'. SycKrrior? SI ?ot Lynclibure BurrSU.S15 Blghth Street. BY MAIL One Three One POSTAGE PAID Year Mot. Mb*. Mo. Daily with Sunday.PS.? ?S V ?1.? .? Dally without Sunday_? ?0 2.00 1.00 .is Sunday rSlllon only. ?00 l? .M .rj Weekly f\Vi-dnc*day). l.Ou .M ? ?* ... By Tlmrf-Dlsyttch Currier Delivery Per trrfburj? Ono Week .Dally ?ah Buntar. 15 seats i)?.iy without Sunday. 10 cent* fcuntiay only . ' e?ata Entered January ~. IS05. at Itlchmimd. V?.. n? (cecad'c on matte* under art of Concrcis of March 3. 1S70. ?I Ii I I.V. I> \\'..t:tl?. ! five be.-t men fori the Administrative Board. Wo believe the majority of citizens are earnestly und conscienti? ously frying to vote for th? g^'od of ? candidates Impartially. But it is timely to mention tho e?btlo dancers thta may creep in to vitiate honest intentions. Oh? oi these is the feeling that the selection will come out all right now whether everybody votes' or hot. In? dividuals may feel that their ballots will have no cffecft on the reS?lt. Tills is not true. It Is the solemn duty of every voter to cast his bal? lot In this election. Ho owes It to himself and to his community, t.'nless each man Is aroused to the necessity of helping In making a wise choice, the danger of a poor choice Is In? finitely Increased. The responsibility of the single reter Is paramount. Any neglect will be costly. Every quali? fied voter of Richmond must voice his beliefs on Tuesday. Another ?langer Is that of scatter? ing the whole number of votes among the multiplicity of candidates. Tin vote must he cohtrc-d on the men who are most fitted for the rlac-.s. The practical politicians are awake to this fact. They are making slates and en? deavoring to Join fdrci s 1:. f vor of their candidates. The Citizens' Asso? ciation was formed to combat this possibility, if the good citizens vote In hap-hazarrd fashion, however hon? estly they may choose, their efforts ?will be waned If their votes are di? vided. Akin to this la the Idea that a man can afford to waste Iiis ballot on a friend for personal reasons, al? though he ma i know the man will not be chosen. Every vote must log should decide it board elected foi ? Sents this : hOUlI A I IMI .IA Ai.ltl:i:>ll S I. ? st is tlrtk'the>>ng-draivn-o sgotlators. France, h'avii j i en >rded paramountcy lu Morocco, lagnanlinous; Spain irinol Bff rd A- modus vlver.dl must be fount enforcement of Bhd order that \ tipon thos< tui its capture mmatlon of permanent possession ?was Inevitable. Tho movement bus only been hnstenod and made tho more Immediately necessary by the circum? stances of a number of Trench prison? ers being eonrtned there, the new Sul? tan proclamation nnd the appearance or El Hiba on the scene. Itut these factors comhlno to render tho task far more difficult, and to require that It be undertaken on a far greater scale than as : t first contemplated. They have forced tho crisis, and. In BO doing, have placed Prance In a position where wisdom dictates that she should not only bo generous to Spain, but. if pos? sible, form an alllanoe. offensive nml efens vo. with tho latter for the main? tenance of Frnnco-Spnnish domlnancoi Itl Morocco within the confines of theirj si pdrato allotments. In marching to tho relief of Morocco City, the French will have behind them! a route to keep opon that will bo a heavy drain upon General L?yautoy's army of occupation. Spain could bo of vast assistance to hint in keeplngj open the country beyond his objective, nnd to that extent diminishing the demand upon him for men to guard his rear. Insure safe communication. I nnd prevent sporadic uprisings. The' moral effect ulone of coming to n friendly understanding with f-pain will,' be worth morn to France, both In Mn roroo and nmone tho Furoponn powers. I than any concession, no matter! h iw liberal, she could have made. It I? in evidence that the Moroccan IS" have presumed greatly on the Franco-Spanish disagreements; have been greatly encouragc.l by them. News, of an agreement would travel fast among them, and could not but have the contrary effect. It could not be more timely. rill JACICIBS COMB TO TOWN. Richmond Is playing host to 100 of Uncle Sam's sailers to-day. nnd right welcome they are to tholr Inland cous? ins. It Is nn opportunity for the land? lubber to polish tip a few nautical terms, nnd pipe the entertainment: crew to dress ship. The Invaders arO| from tho battleships Wtmont nnd: South Carolina, and will spend the .lay' ? Chamber of Comnv rce. The brief visit rhbitld be profitable both to the plcas tit-e-seoking tars und to tho staid bitist-j 11. ISS tv.en who will get by proxy a! Inland cities rarely get In touch 1 with the real life of the navy, although they share as much ?b other regions the just pride In the achievements of! our naval fighting force. A visit such, this Impresses upon the ordinary man tho slso and Importance of his country nnd freshens in his mind the patriotic sentiment;; that long peace makes him forget. It stimulates tho sepse of national solidarity nn.i or? ganic relationship with all sections: that join together In providing ample means bf upholding a common cause and n common honor. The people- of the United flutes are hol fond of war, but It is pleasant to know that rea? sonable precautions against whr exlal i:i the ship,? of a formidable fleeti rminhed by trained rhcrii i'ho perabh nel or the actual fighting force has I main strength lies not so much in the ?> timlier iir sire of battleships, as It, the Intelligence und nbillty or t'hi ir crews. It is n good thing to come In II lino time. We want thorn- to leitrn ? II ? ovo.- watermelon and Oral gc ehlek FTF.lt TUR COAl, IIAHO.VS \|;\|Y. leaders In tho race-breeding propa? ganda In America, President David Starr Jordan, declares Unit It will never bo possible to Burbank the human fata? lly In tho senso In tvhloli the flower wizard produces bis marvels. Burbank raises millions of plants, and for suc? cessive generations culls out thi>se that j have accidentally varied lu the dlree < tlon In which ho Is aiming to produce a > now species. President Jordan In Ilia i stalcntont hits the nail squarely on the head. He says: "I used the phrase 'Burbunkillg the race' to show that although systema? tic, scientific selection of mates could be made to produce great physical Strength, beauty, endurance and even mental power, those very persons who might bo thus effectively muled, would never submit to st ito dictation, if they, would, they must In time eliminate the; most vital elements' In human evolu? tion?love and initiative. Love Is the best basis for marriage, und love Is it real i ml noble thimr In spite Of tho baseness of its many Imitations." This gives the central argument against the eugenic theory. Burbank Is omnipotent as lar as his plants are concerned, ami can supcrvlso the !n-j crease of several generations. Rut What social authority can enforce eu? gchlCal mating, and bow will the pro-; cess bo extended over hundreds of years? The very types best worth per? petuating will bo the ones, least BUBcep tlblo to control. They will follow In? terior Spiritual guides which wise na? ture hns given rather than hearken the book wisdom of spectacled scieil tlsts. Tlie solo present value of eugen? ics Is negative. It may enlist soi;iety to prevent tlie Increase of the recblc m'lhdedj diseased or unlit, but it can do nothing positive towards producing better types. Ultimately Individual education for noble mating may accom? plish tho bciped-for end, but tlie race will never.In any real sense bo Bur-i banked. Tili: 1HLI, MOOSE) AMUSES. When Theodore Roosevelt formulates his own premises nnd manufactures his own facts, produces his own alibi and avoids all dealings with bed-rock principles be is one of the Hnest sr guora In the world. Hut here lately, when brought faco to face with the cold facts by 'he calm and dlspnRSlbu ate Intellect and fundatn' nttll honesty of Wobllrbw Wilson, ho has fallen sadly tl.it. Ills logic Is more plainly non that even before; his platitudes loss Convincing; his temper and ndroit iii ss badly ruffled. Wilson's piercing analysis of the farts has gono home. 'l"h. Issue Is so clean cut as to bb In? escapable. Therefore the impeccable fine gets very angry and In plain words makes a fool of himself. Mr. Roosevelt's analysis of the forces behind Mr. Wilson's nomination con? trasts vividly with the latter's more than generous interpretation of the good in the movement that hSs chosen Mr. Roosevelt ns its head. The gist of tho latest tlrado Is that Woodrow Wilson Is the candidate of the Bosses. "The bosses of the Democratic party wrro enthroned In power by the re? sult of the Baltimore convention. Th I ranged by Mr. Taggart, of Indiana, niid Sir. Fiillivrtn, jo'f J!Ulnol*. jnrlAh Mr. Murphy, of New York, finally joining * Docs he expect nnybody t-. believe thlR? Fortunately, the ra.et> In the ense tViti tlmo are hot sealed In tho crave or lost In (he profound depths of the Roosevelt traveling letiarlUc. The assault of Mr. Btynil upon the bosses at Baltimore Is stni hews, not history. The defeat of Murphy and ? In public memory. The overwhelming <e this time, and known ill Broad si n et b< pnv On the Spur of the Moment By Roy* K. Moulton prom the lUckcrvllle rtnrlon. Mr. jed Prink lias Inaugurated an Ice cream parlor In connection with his horseshoeing and blacksmith slioj>. nnd is now prepared to serve tho fi dainty at any hour of the night, Mr. Ft Ink also writes calling cards .1 h.n tho agency In this township fo n sure-cure for blind staggers. Mr. Prink, who Is also a Justice, performs wedding ceremonies, Mrs. Ilnnk I'urdy Is saving her but? ter money to no to Ueno. Nov. I-lllhu UlbblnS, our gentlemanly and versatile Jeweler, took a dollar watch apart for Mr. Mod Peters one day last week and has a quart moasuro full of works that he has been unable to i buck In the ease. Bllhu says bo doesn't pereaiyo how they can make a watch like that for a dollar when i: Is wort |i $s to take It apart and tlx It and trj to put It together again. Mr, Himer Jones, who left this vil? la to last Friday never to return with? out n fortune, has his feet under his father's table attain. When he tried to sell the patent rights for his per petual motion machine, upon which he had been working all winter, they dis? covered that it bad to be wound up with a key. flieh ? a postal card at tho pust oiiice for Unclo Barn Harklns which arrived three weeks ago, Inviting him to his cousin's funeral out In Now brnskcy. It Is not tlioUght, now that lie can gbt there In time, oven If bo calls for the pustal card, which at the present time seems rather doubtful. Is in Jail over at the county Jail for Interfering with a religious meet? ing by a ilng'to sleep ami-fa Miner out'n the gallery1 at the Hardshell church a month ago and Smashing three hats for prominent ladies l:i our midst. ?Mt. Arne llllllker has invented a horse collar that the horse puts on nnd takes off himself without the aid Of human hands. There Is a place to hook n necktlo on in front, and Arno thinks they ought to go like hot The I'nllor Court of the Future. Judge Jcrusha Brown presided with h"r usual dignity, and several cases were heard at the morning session. Sarah Ann Jones appeared before the I urt ?harged with beating her husband, a poor little gentleman who appeared as tho complaining witness. Sirs. Jones admitted the fact, but said tli it her husband persisted in staying out ever} afternoon to attend Iiis llt ....... f;..i,,, arilj bridge partlos, nnd was never homo to get mippi-r. lie lilsni I fused to wasli the dishes regu? larly. The defendant was discharged by tho court. Sir, Perclval V. Smith, a charming young gentleman clad In the latest nttire and a new sprlrtg hat, and much admit, d by all of the feminine attaches of the : our I, nppeared charge.I with shoplifting. When searched by the man attendant at th<> jail, several yards of valuable lace had been found ? hied In the yount gentleman's .?? '. The young man put up n. piti? ful plea, clnlhilng that he hail been deserted by his wife several months be'foru and had been obliged to pick up a living as best ho could. He was disnilascd with a warning, and left the court weeping. Jam Perkins and Mary Bllklns were! arraigned for vote-buying, and were bo.und over to the higher court, nl t ho Ugh the husbands pleaded for thr-lr release, claiming the children at home ' were crying for bread. Samuntha Jordan and Lucy Perkins! were tined }:'. and costs each for rac Ing tlo ir automobiles In a public thor? ough fare. "They wer' arrested by Mbtorcop Sarah Bftsqomb. Tbc ?Ummer Itesort. ? With the same old winsome smile. Ami ihn same flirtatious style. ? ? 'rl i i.e. -ers there to sting. Hing In tii" rockittc chairs. ? ? Shtric old si.ning on the stairs. Rathe old girls, ?* 111 a ? Sah.hi slot machine to b*nt Samt, old junk. Same obi blink. Same old stunt and nothinir more. | Same price list, ? Sam.- oh! never-ondlhg bore. I SiOltAl.: stay at home and raise dill di:1 il .? in the kitchen gnrdt n. Voice of the People ii'. sharp. ?<' Tulnne University. Nothing that hn? ha, .icned for some year's has glwn more Unanimous h I Infliction than the selection of Dr. [; .i.. -t Sharp to be. I he acting presi .i :,t of Ttilrine University for the en-. ? Or, sharp In emphatically' and char iiclerlslle.'illy a university man by na? ture ai d lij tl'nllllng; by his choice of . , , , . T- rttid by tin- circuirMlnncea in wh.ih that career has been run. Your ran li the /b sh. though we nil ktiow men who Abe Martin ,, tii' i."nest farther, did !, ,. ti,' load he lak.-s 111 Ott leket? a eantolotipu hulnt d hundred, c one aiiot. Th?sestamdaro ?^^_-gg| 'fv>P7TVrtit: 1?12: By 7ohl T. UeCnK-bfOn.) approach mir conception more or less closely. Ilr is a. man of so sincere anil lov? able a personality that nil who have known him count themselves his friends nnd admirers, nnd those who have ltnown him longest and most In tlmntely nre the most emphatic In ex? pressing the satisfaction they all feel that Puch a man Is tu lead and repre? sent them. Dr. Robert sharp was horn In Uw foncevllie, Brunswick County, Vs. Oc? tober 24, ISS1. As one of his col? leagues, himself a Virginian, character? istically remarks, "That show, that he began rieht, and he went rieht on from that point doing the right thing.'? Pr. sharp was not only snfcaelb?s enough to he horn on Virginia soil, but also to choose his parents from g?od "id Virginia-English blond, his father leing Richard Ilenry Sharp and tils m dher I.ucy Hardy. lie was educated at Rniidolph-Ma ron. After bis graduation and after taking the m Aj degree at Randolph Maeon in he went to l.elpslc to iah.e tho decree of doctor of philoso? phy, which he received In 1879. his major HUbJect being eireek and his thesis on ''Tlie Infinitive of llerodo. tus." It was while h" was In LeipAlc that he met his future wife, Miss Rlaneh? llerndon, of Spartanburg, s. r\ who came to I^dpslc the last year of his residence there to study music. Miss Itnmdon remained In Ku.ltopo two years after l>r. Sharp rettirneil to this coun? try, where he first taucht In th? fa ni'"i? school for boys at Ringham. X. (?., and Ihe next year came to New Or? leans to tearh In the University of Louisiana. It IVa* in Uli that, on Miss llern don's return to this country, he mar? ried that talented musician and since that time his wife and family have mada n large part of bis fillet, busy in- lie is the father of soven chil? dren, In whose tiphrlntrlncr he has soent more than the usual fatherly' care, and they have been encouraged to develop alone the lines of their Individuality. Resides the two eld. st sons. Lieuten? ant Ilerndon Sharp, of Ihe Ohl teil state;. Army, and RronSwIck Bharp, now an engineer employed in design? ing tnrbl nes for one of the largest en? gineering firms In tlie country, and a son Rotiert, who Is still an undergrad. tiale, and two daughters at N'ewcoinb. he has another son, Covington. who Is Studying to be a doctor, and n daugh? ter. Remiss who is a painter of con? siderable talent, who has exhibited in "the annual exhibitions of the New ()r< leans .\rt Association, and who h.n A Card To the Voters of Richmond: We wish to commend i" you for your support as ;t member of tho Administrative Board Mr. Chas. E. Richards. Mi- experi ciicc in the Council hjiS prepared hiiii for tlie work, Wc have known hi in for years; wc arc sure lie nil! make good. Iii- honesty lias never bccli t|iicslioiicd, and even olio who knows Chas. E. Richarde knows thai he stands always t""i What ho believes t'> lie the host iutcresi of the city he loves. His judgment is goccl and he is un? tiring in energy. Yours very truly. Hi R. Pollard, Jr., J. U. Pace, C. A. Blanton, M. D., Wm. Jenkins Jr., O. E. Parrish, Edw. L. Erost. I have kno\y*.i Mr. Richards for thirty years, and believe that if he sin mid lie elected a member <>i the Administrative To.aid lie would discharge all of ihr duties of tin- position faitllfttllv and cflfi cicntly. D, C. Richardson. ?*4v. taken advantage if opportunities tn study In the North, as well as In New Orleans, at Xewcomb, In oriW to de? velop her gift for portraiture. ?Vit* T. 1) FOSTER. New Orleans. tutumn ^oiiB. Fluted Voice of "Bobwhlte" crying From Holds all mown; Soft winds In the itrasi'jj sighing 'if dear days Mown. Aider loaves dipping cool where run: The limpid stream; ? i lenrod dreaming of lost suns As thy thoughts dream. ,\ pal" mcon through the dark'nln; green i >f this lit 111 place; At. I hern where you have never been I see your face. MABEL LA TR11 OOODE. Alisrll I, oniewhere, r know, i all and think upon this little Sprli it lies where autumn leaves a murmuring, ar-calllux soft and low, rise to go, reo heeding the rustling King longing, water's gleam, such memories a thronging f you who miss them so. mahki. LAIRD OOODE oydton. va. OKLAHOMA CITY ALONE BEATS US Mercury Goes to 95, Richmond being Second Hottest Town in Published List. With th.- thermometer rcuohlhg ? maximum <>i &!> degrees ori Chlmbornzo 11,11 yesterday, Richmond experienced th- hottest September fi recorded sine, ;?r.f.. This city was second only to Oklahoma City In the intensity .,f Iis t'-mpera 1 ure. The Western town suffered with 0 single ilcgrt<e more ->f "? a ' I ban dl 1 Ith hmon.t The thermometer ascended, accord? ing 1 ? Its recent custom, yesterday to II height almost equal t<- that reached' Sunday last, when a temperature of |?6ii! degrees was recorded, making that du: th hottest on re ord for the date .',t S o'clock last nlplii the thermo? meter stood at 8B, routes! Img every millimeter ,,f Its retreat downward, The temperature was ei|iial to that of Sltntlit.v night for the same hour. Ti.< street temperature as shown by th, kiosk climbed to 101 degrees Per mis who remembered Septem hei c, i1-!'!,. contented themselves yes? 11 tiny with the thought that It bail lieori worse. Those who did not rie-' I member wlil wonder bow the Inhabi? tants withstood lite 100 degrees of'j hem which the thermometer legis-] lered "ti thin date. The temperature for September il last year w?s <?v Fori I0I? It wits The low, : 1 maximum tempeaalurc for the day was in 11*03. i when 71 il,-.-:, is was the Highest tig-: uro ! i tioliod. j OalVeitoti and Chicago stood next] to Richmond yesterday, They exppri ence.l a temperature ,.r :? I Washing-I (op and HI Louis had 92, while VVythe vliie. in th, mountains, w.,s pleasant MINOR ARRESTS !.. \. Snndrldrre ? iciil for i ruellj to tnimnlH. I., a Kdhdr'dge wan arrested yester luj b> Sersii'iiul Shoemaker on u war? rant charging hliii with cruelly work? ing n team Of horses Lawrence Coleman, colored, was held ?i till S. ond Slallon iim ii SUsplcloUs character, suspected of hnvlng stolen a, jjlcycle. Il,- tvna nrrosted by Of ii,.-,. Thurman and Jennings: N'at NfllAfti'c?lrfretl Whs arrested by Mounted Onleor Ryan on a warrant charging Ulm with assaulting tleorgo Rifrnuni last July. A waii'nnl licens? ing Miles ,.f stealing tbiriy-tivo cents from S inn. I Jones more than a year SgO was also put opposite his r.antc on the blotter ..t tin- First Station. Kimiittciiicnt Vnniiuni-ril. I Kooe'i?l !?? The T'mi ? -1 ' """"'Ii 1 Frcn>r(okrt>urg, va. September r,. Mrs. Mary il. Francisco, of Louisa County, announces tho engagement of h- r daughter, Miss Rosalia Francisco,; to wniiam iv Barrett, the wedding to! take place In October. NEGRO RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE Tried in King George Court for Murder?News of Freder icksburg. [.Special to The Times-Dispatch/] Frcdcrlcksburg, Va . September 6 ? Herbert Peyton, a negro, who killed I another negro, Carollnus Johnson, at a ne^ro picnic In Klne <?eore* County last July l. tried In the Circuit Court of King George County, was given a verdict of murder in the first decree and the punishment fixed at death by the jury. Judge Chlchcster sentenced Peyton to be electrocuted in the State 1'rnltentlary on November * next. Pep? ton was brought here last njght front K,?8 Oeorg. C .Uhty by Sheriff P^rks ....1 inrii-d oc: : ? .-' ?? ??? a lit J. t . ? ?'?? ehester Of this '!ty. and lodged In Jrul for safekeeping ur.t'.l the day of his . |< 'trocutlon, In addition to the many other at? tractions for th? fair la be held lure si.tu r -| 25 and 26. arrangement" have luen made for holding a Brand tournament on the af tot noon of Tues? day September 24, the opening day of the'fair, when it 1!? expected that at l.ast fifty knights will take part In the fidlng and compete for the prizes, which consist of a fine ?et of harness, ?i handsome saddle, a good bridle and whip and a pair of leather Biggins. An additional prize will be given to ths most graceful rider, without regard to the number of tines he takes. Tho crowning of the queen of love and hi anty and the maids of honor will i ike place on the jrrandstand at th<* fair grounds, in the presence of the lot . at the fair, Immediately after the nidlng contests are over. City Commissioner R Stuart Rover has appointed John P, Mundy, of Roa i.'.ke. as clerk to the commissioner. Mr. Mliridy has been connected for some with the Virginia Audit ?'<.n.pan-., of R?anoke, and has had considerable experience in keeping accounts, He will hopin his duties on Monday. September !?. RcV i: S. I.itsincer, of this city, who has been assistant to Rev. R. J. Mc Rryde, i> D., rector of St. George'? Rplscopnl Church, of this city, for some time, has hern tendered a call to the rectorship of St. John'- Episcopal Church rtl Warsaw, in Richmond Coun? ty, In the Northern Neck Mr. T,lt slriger has the call under consideration, and will probably accept. George P, King nnd if. p, Crlsmond have sold Ih.or residence property on i.re AvehUe, In this city, to w. F*. I.eibero.w. The terms wore private Mnok nnd line fishing is cood in th* Rappahannoek and Potomac Rivers tihd their tributaries A party went from this .it\ to Aqitln Crcok and Chappnwnmslc Creolt a few days ,iko and caught about fifty tine bass. Fish ine parths leave here nearly every day for Aqula Creek. Chappawamslb Creek and Potomac CrSefe and points on the ithppRhannpek. Miss .Amelia Urnlle. of this city, and her brother. Pr Herman Br?lle, of Raitimorc, who have l.een traveling In Ruropo for the past two months, ar? rived h.r<- last night, and I>r. Rrullo will visit relatives a f>-w days before going to bis home in Baltimore. Norman Areson and his sister, Mrs. .(. Clay Smith, of New Vork. arrived hero last evening In a sixty-four louse power automobile, having inado the entire trip from New York without an accident. The;, were en route to Spotsylvanla County, where they are interested In fftrift property. Campaign Fund. Additions have been received .to the Wilson-Marshall campaign fund, as follows: Previously acknowledged. )664il>l W. II. Ciemltt . 1,0.1 10 it. Washington'. i on TotAl to dale .$(!??.SS National State and City Bank Richmond. Virginia,. Solicits Your Account, kapital. 91 ,000.00a surplus, suno.oor Best by Test for forty years,