Richmond Times-Dispatch from Richmond, Virginia • Page 10

Views expressed by Firnes Readers, A Word About the Nottoway to the Constitutional Wat terson About Hazing. Other Topics Discussed. publishes the com rrom fr.onds and read as paper. White the editor of The Times undertalocs neither to nor ito deny the correctnosH of the views pressed, tho. is glad to give to itbo.

of objects of interest to the public. The Noi Assault Case. Editor The Times: old Virginian, jealous the good name of tho Ccm jnonwo.illh. 1 have read this morning. with mingled aliarne and Indignation seems to me) the ver? dict given and-si nienoe in the cuise ol itegr William H.

Wilson, tried the last tew in the county fcCottoway for Intended criminal assault. 60 far as appears from the accounts be I In Fie papers, no violence, on tbi? of tho negro was proved. aro told that tbe lady spoke sharply io hint, Utax be s-aid he i.neant toothing in touching her arm. and imme? diately back obediently to his work. also testified us to the uniform pooi conduct and respectful bearing of this during tlie two years ho had been in her husband's employ.

Yet the verdict for this man is eighteen year-s in penitentiary, blasting his life and practically separating him forever from and children, who, apart from natu j-ai distress, must suffer direful wallt ir the enforced absence the tread-' husband und father. IX almost defies human belief that any such terrible punishment shall have been so siigiit an offense. So much for the negro. We, read on the other hand that the husband "proved a contumacious witness," but admitted that he stoic away under shadow of night, and in company with Hbrce or four other ctiivalric spirits poured tril about tho cabin in which tlie accused negro, with his wife anil live little chil? dren, were sleeping, and endeavored to them up as an appeasing holocaust in his "wounded honor." His statement ho would have risked his life to save negro's wife and children may be left comment, for surely none 5s In view his admission that he fired several shots through the door with intent to kill. Mr.

Watkins socas to bave been a s.iri peripatetic arsenal and no have been of pistol peri? this, in open court, yet, so 3'ar as I have read, no notice whatever was taken of his defiant and lawless con such travesties of Justice are to take the place of "fair trial by jury" in ibis Commonwealth and are passed by with? out indignant comment on the part cf common sense and common Bioncsty. may cease to wonder that our Northern friends maintain that xura.1 communities ire balking ia the-scale of civilization and bumsaity. Th? crowning; touch Uns performance (opera-bouffe, were it not tragedy) was the congratulations off.ired prisoner's counsel for having savesd his client's life. AX OLD VliUFNFAN- SLA.VE?I0LDER. ta the Constitutional Con ventimi.

Edltor of The musi be gratifying indeed to all whu desire a full and economical revision of the organic laws of our to observe that the people are generally awakening to the importance of the up proaching Constitutional Convention, and are carefully considering the numerous mighty questions involved. This is just as it should step, a long? -stride, in right direction, Let tins work be? fore us have careful thought and free discussion. And ha the. common people, the tax-payers, control the selection of delegates to the convention, and not the politicians, and one need fear the result. are continually being informed by recognized party leaders that the mail.

purpose for which the convention has been called is the elimination of illiterate negro suffrage. And this is unquestion? ably true, as the worthy gentlemen in control of our party machinery launched convention for this purpose; but un? less all signs of the times fail, they are doomed to lose control of their beauti? ful boat, as the people are far more interested in economic reforms in both State and county government than they are in disfranchising the negro, and will in due course of time assert rights and assume command of the craft that has been so skillfully launched by our party leaders, and pilot the same in the interest of the tax-payers and not tho office-seekers. The suffrage question would be mate? rially changed if we could lawfully dis? franchise the negro, but this we cannot do. Wo aro barred by the fifteenth amendment to the Federal Constitution; and I am of the opinion that every re? spectable lawyer that views the matter from a disinterested standpoint will reach tlie same conclusion. 1 am, however, aware that a goodly number of our best lawyers claim to entertain different views, but I am constrained io believe that they aie either smothering their hotK'st convictions or their judgment is influenced and biased by viewing and considering the matter from an interested point of view.

By no artifice or adroit? ness c.t.i we draft a suffrage law, not in conflict with the supreme law, that will disfranchise the negro and not affect the voter; as any suffrage law must operate equally between the races. The clause nor the much-com menud-upon "military" clause will suf? fice. As we ail know, the sole ob? ject and intention of tbe fifteenth amend? ment was to prevent the disfranehise ment of the. negro; and is not the lan? guage or words used sufficiently clear to convey the accepted intention? The suffrage question "in a nut-shell" is this. We can suspend the negro vote, hut we cannot "blot it out." and is it wise, is it policy for us to do so? We can do nothing more than stop tbe negro from voting until tlie Supreme Court de? clares our act unconstitutioaal.

And as the Supreme Court is ever in sympathy with the appointing power we can rest that any act of ours in restraint of negro suffrage will be reversed when? ever the present non-interference policy of the Administration in our suffrage question undergoes a change. The manifestations of kindly feelings towards us at this time of our northern brethren should decoivo no one, as the is dictated by policy. They will unquestionably allow us to solve our own suffrage problem just as long as it is to the Interest of the Republican par? ty for them to do so, and no longer. They do not to aid ut in changing the Siedi ra! Constitution so that we can law? fully disfranchise the negro. Oh, no! liut they are most graciously and benev? olently supplying us with all tbe "rope" we desire.

Will Virginians allow them? selves to become entangled in its cons? I hope not and believe not. I am of the opinion that the only change we need in our present suffrage law is a provision making the right to vote dependent upon the payment of all past due taxes in ad? vance of the nomination of the candi? dates to be voted for. A law of this na? ture would disfranchise or prevent from voting about one-hal? ol our floater vote, Is jast the vote we should restrict, tod would tend to purify the ballot as no I proposed measure will do, and cor tainly there is room for improvement along tills line. It would also r.au?Sfc gufile to pay their taxes who oiliet'Wiso not do so, nnd would vrry materially les? sen the expense of collecting taxes, as it would force tax-payers to go to the col lector to pay their taxes, instead of his having: to hunt them as is so often tho case now. And no one would have I just cause of complaint, for as a matter i ot right only those who contribute to maintain the Government under which they live should have a voice Uierein.

B. X. WOOD. Central Plains, Feb. 19J1.

Hazlin: at West Point and Virginia Military Institute. Editor of. The Times: congratulate the country at large over the excellent work being accom? plished by the Congressional Committee in investigating hazing nt West Point. It shows what a little sense can sometimes aci when supposed ex peri Information und fitness fails entire? ly. The military committee, made up evi? dently of military martinets and in strong sympathy with prevailing methods at West Point, marched up the hill and marched down again and gave the boys an enUreiy clear bill of health.

Their finding was simply ridiculous. It brought unction to my soul to see how Congressman Diggs punctured the conceit and showed uj? in its true light the cowardice and brutality of these tyro soldiers. 1 see the boys have been smart enough to sniff afar the storm of indignation that is abroad in the land, and have made an abject surrender and promise hereafter to be good. It remains to be seen if this is sincere, but whether it is or not. the Congressional Committee will be doing only half their duty in working on the tail.

Let them also tackle the head and make a clean sweep of the entire staff of officers and professors who have had charge of cadets. From either they knew of the hazing and failed to stop it. or whether, on other hand. they were not smart enough to detect it? they deserve to be promptly dismissed and no excuse or palliation extended to them. 1 hope this shake up.

before it lets up will reach what is popularly known as the West Point of the Virginia Military Institute at Lexington, Virginia It became necessary for me to investigate hazing there last September and i can truthfully say that if hazing at West Point is bad. that at the V. -w 1. is worse and more cowardly. I wai inveigled into patronizing this school a representation in their catalogue, that all cadets were required to take a solemn oath that they would not engage in haz ing in any form while connected with th.

Institute. 1 found in truth such an oath was so required, but the boys as a whole the oath was compulsory, and. therefore, not and they held themselves free to engage in all the haz Ing warned. This is really not true for 1 myself saw tlie oath administered and it was not compulsory at all. The hoy could take it or and it is not forced on him at all.

and I pronounce any violation of such an oath when once taken as flagrant a violation of a man's honor as he could ever make at any time and under any circumstances. 1 can speak with authority on hazing at military schools, for in my earlier years 1 had considerable training at one of the best tlie South has ever Sonili Caro? lina Military Academy at Columbia and Charleston. I was here at a unie when they were turning out genuine soldiers for the great Civil War, and I can testify that hazing is no more necessary for the education and training of a soldier than pulling legs and wings of a fly is for bringing up of a child. Both are equally brutal and cowardly, but 1 would award tlie palm for the greater mean? ness to the former, for the latter may be more or less excusable from ignorance when the former is not. Hazing as practiced at M.

T. has much in common with that at West Point as brought out by the Congressional Com tmiuee, but there are two popular features at the V. M. 1. which seem io be loo low down and cowardly to be practiced at West Point.

One is that known as "buclc ing." consisting of making a plebe bend over a table, Avhile the older cadet beats him with an iron ramrod or broom stick. Xot only is this extremely humiliating to tin- but it is also very painful, and he is apt to be seriously damaged for life. The other is 'the cursing of ihe plebe by the older or cadet officer, while the latter is in ranks drilling or marching him. I understand this cowardly insult to the helpless plebe is not permitted at West Point, but I know it is freely indulged in at ihe V. M.

I. A word about morals at the G. An older approached a newly ar? rived plebe and said: "Kat, do you "No, sir," replied the plebe, "Do you curse?" "No. sir." "Do you drink?" "No, sir." "Well." replied the older cadet, "be? fore you leave here you will be doing all three, just like your brother." It seems that the plebe has an older brother who has been a cadet there for some time, and is known among the boys as having ac? quired all three of these varied accom? plishments I am prepared to give the names of these two brothers. Yes, smok? ing, cursing and drinking are all indulged.

in at the V. M. ifcrmer two very freely. I found the sutler in one of the buildings of the schools, besides offering pies and ice-cream, also displaying a line of tobacco goods sale, including the pernicious cigarette. The consequence is not only do the boys indulge freely in the latter, and buy them at all time of the day, but a very' large proportion of them have the inevitable tell-tale yellow finger, indicating the young man is either al? ready a cigarette fiend or is fast becom? ing one.

The conduct in the mess hall is disgraceful. There are no professors or sub-professors about during older cadets supposing to have a "salu? tary" Influence on the newly arrived It is "salutary" with a vengeance. The older cadets are scattered around the different tables among the new arrivals, they all kinds of rude pranks on the as throwing glasses at the piebe and make him catch them: drinking up all the miik so the plebe can get none, and forcing liini to eat aill kinds of un? palatable messes, etc. Altogether, hazing at the V. M.

I. needs investigating and deep probing, not by in? competent military- but by a committee of the Virginia Legislature, who handle the situation with common sense and gloves off. They should not put in all their time investigating the boys, but should start in at top and go through (from the superintendent down. If the Legislature will appoint a com? mittee of investigation, I should like to appear before them, and. in doing so, I am not only preparici to furnish facts and names, but also to give circumstances which will be proved not only to be true, i but will make their hair stand on end! J.

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"Colonel" Watterson evidently seeks to browbeat the author when he declares ihat there "never was yet a literary man who was not a hopeless politician." if Smith docs not care to retort ir. kind, he will permit me to say for him that tin re was never yet the politi c'an Mho was net hopelessly therefore not absolutely frank. "Col." Watterson is always a brilliant commentator, but he lacks a great deal of being a reliable historian. A few years ago he exploited in a public the intimation that President Lincoln offeied to Jefferson Davis an op? portunity to close the war with liberal pay for the southern slaves if the Con? federacy would come back into the Uh ion. In a reply published in a score of leading papers, I placed upon the wit? ness-stand every member of the Con? federate Cabinet, living and dead, in a positive and emphatic refutation of the statement.

But Mie editor-lecturer nev? er confessed his mistake. I have no difference with "Col." Wat? terson over the general indorsement of the abolition of slavery. if 'L'ncie Tom's Cabin" had no other effect than to free the slaves. I am willing to recog? nize its beneficent and inspired mission. And while it may not have been the sin? gle instrument in that great result, no man, not blinded by prejudice, will fail to concede that this remarkable volume was a powerful and precipitating iac Do you realize the, danger of breathing, through the mouth' Are your nostrils stopped up" Letting the cold air directly on tho lungs causes terrible colds, Pneu? monia, Grippe and sometimes Consump? tion.

Crown Catarrh Pow? der opens the nostrils; relief is instant; a cure follows. Polk Miller Drug Co! RICHMOND. Mailed on receipt of price. tor in the war for emancipation, and therefore fitting text for Hopkinson Smith's remarks. But If "Col." Wa.tterson is correctly quoted us testifying to its.

"fidelity to truth." and to the general "southern recognition of its accuracy," then I am to say that "Col," Watlerson either his jacket of gray for four years" with blinded or Buttoned it over a disloyal Heart. Mrs. Stowe herself in later years free? ly conceded that the story had to be col? ored for its mission. Uncle Tom was a mild, tender, blameless saint, and no more a fair and average type of the ne? gro than the cruel and brutal Legare (an imitation of one of the noblest and most historic of "South Carolina names) was a fair and Accurate type of the man that controlled him. Both were radical exaggerations and deliberately made so iii the pages of this crusader fiction, for the express purpose Of ilririg irkiigaiation to action.

"Uncle Tom's Cabin" is about as fai? a picture of sectional life as if I should paint the civilization of Boston and of New Liglnnd around the bigotry, intol? erance and brutal superstition of the witch-burning at Snlem, or the present life of Kansas and Ohio around the re Cent dcbuurhf-i-ies of Leavenworth and Akrcnh i have no desire to protest the litera? ry merit, or the dramatic dynamic power" Bf jlrs. hook, but, what? ever the subtle fallacies b.v which our may himself to its lavish indorsements, tho fact startete that what th? book set out to do. and what it did do. was to paint such a con? dition of-the horrors of slavery and of the cruelty rind injustice of the slave? owner that the heart and the hand of this North wpu'd be fired this result it attained in mighty measure. without a line of reaction against the section which had instituted the-slave trade and sold "Uncle Tom" to his master.

Hopkinson Smith is exactly right in his estimate of the present influence of tile book, and Henry Watterson seems almost flippant and time-serving in bis indifference to Its effect upon the spirit of fraternity and the better understand? ing of the sections. The North will never understand and never respect the South so long as the misconceptions fostered by the continue-? reading of "Uhcl? Tom's Cabin" are un? checked: For my own part. I think that the evil influenc? of the book itself is subordinate to the wholesale prejudice bv the dozen or more companies pre? senting the dramatized version, which is tho infernal instrument of sectional bit? terness. Where one person reads the a hundred people see the play. The play is an lesson, reaching the min.l through the eye': and broadcasting a con? ception of southern brutality and cruelty which cannot fail to produce a feeling ol hatr-'d and abhorrence toward the peopie portrayed.

Impressions created by an objeot-lcsson so vivid and appealing ate the most obstinate, and the most diffi? cult to remove. 1 have been for ten a preacher of reunion and fraternity! with all the force and of a genuine love foi the whole country. Fut the most obstinate and vuixuct.ve wave of sectionalism which mils against the mission of harmony is generated in aFles and lobbies where this idaykiu prejudice in the first crack of Le whip, which is deepened and fixed Ulta enduring hatred by the martyr death written. Its great mis? sion is accomplished to satisfaction the whole republic. he- evil in.ita pages lives after it, and can scarcely corrected.

Let it t'est But with all the fervid Americanism of -ivat period of reunion and frater Sv protest against the further en? couragement of the malefic drama which sprinkles bitterness like a pestilence upon the bosom of American youth. 1 JOHN TEMPLE F.K.W ES. Atlanta. Jan. 1901.

'mile in Bi-imswlelc. Editor of The tour leading editorial in last Sunday is not tiineiy, but matter oi great moment, and stioukl be looitacl into oj Legislature ami a renn ci provided at tlie earnest moment possiule, tue equalization In the? of property between tho seveial counties, cities and of tlie State. Von honor old Brunswick; in your enumeration as being only sec? ond best in fine boises; a long way ahead of oiiiers in good and valuable yet am appaSed at the figure you give for the value of our cattle, evi? dently you must have omitted the figure prefixing the which would set us again in the forefront. $18. If, howeer, the figure "si" alone is correct, the "strut'? it taken out of old Brunswick, And will excladn: Whisper ir.

nor on the sea? shore, and tell it not in tit mountain fastnesses of the west, above all things else, be sure to keep it the eye of our Sam" of the House. The idea, of a county under adverse cir? which can boast of the and finest time-keepers in the State; and a close'second in fine horses, not doing any better in the kine line, is incontesti bi'j: evidence to our mind? that something is radically defective in this county in tho equalization of the value of property as given by the Commissioners of Rev? enue. 1 believe a remedy is at hand, yet it is not in our case. The State Constitution, Article 7. latter clause, section 2.

reads as follows: "The supervisors of the districts shall consti? tute the board of supervisors for that county, whose duty ii shall be to audit the accounts of the county, examine the books of the commissioners of the rev? enue, and equalize the valua? of property, fix the county levies for the ensuing year, and perform any other duties required of them by law" The aro required to take and subscribe an oath to support and maintain the Constitution of the State; yet if the supervisor's of this county have ever regulated and equalized the valua? tion of property, "the memory of man runneth not to ihe contrary." This mat? ter was brought before the Board? ot" on Saturday last, and the attorney for the Commonwealth seemed to think (before giving tho matter but attention, that was necessary for the General Assembly to enact some supplimeritary law before, the organic law wolud be effective. My answer was; "Why then are the members the. Board required to take an oath to do an impossible We thank The Times for bringing the subject before the people and our law? makers especially. And will it not be kind enough to let the people know whether or not old Brunswick has been derelict in the discharge of has our General Assembly relinquished and abandoned the task set before it? Alter all, perhaps you had aside inform our venerable and honored repre? sentative. Dr.

R. S. Powell, of the situa? tion in his county, and put an additional burden on his strong shoulders. Unfor? tunately (is it because of the free-lance proclivities of her representatives in the major part for a goodly number of years?) the county has had divers of great tribulations to contend with. Some of which, with your permission, I will dis? close in part at least in the near future.

W. H. BARROW. Barrow's Store. Jan.

30th. 1901. lists for taxation 5,001 cattle valued at As to Commissioners' Fees. Editor of The Times: codo of section pro? vided that commissioners of the revenue should be paid $1 for each transfer' made by them. Since that the section was amended.

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Every bag or barrel guaranteed to give entire satisfaction. Won't you give it a trial? 18 South 14th Street. Soie Agents the Legislature will examine the amend? ments he wt.l iind a curious state of facts; that some of the counties and cites are left out of some of the amendments ihat were intended to be embraced. The prime object of all the amendments semis to have been to require the clerks of county and corporation courts to col? lect the fees of the commissioners of the revenue and to account therefor to the eommisssioners on the following loth of January, when the clerk delivers the transfers of the preceding year, and before the transfers are made. lit some of the amendments a eomniission.

of 10 per cent, is allowed the clerk, in others 5 per and in one or two 20 per cenF, in several corporations. The commis? sioners ot the revenue are the only offi? cers the State that are paid in advance. Usually about six months elapse between the date of the delivery of the transfers to the commissioners of the revenue and 'the return of the commissioner's books lo the clerk's office for examination. assuming thai th? commissioner v.u.- paid by the clerk on the 15th of Jan? uary, suppose that the commissioner dies, resigns, or is removed from office before he makes his transfers and his books to the clerk's office, and his duties to be, and are, performed by another person appointed for the purpose. is any provision made to pay -tirai other pen on? None whatever.

Under the former law the commissioners were required make off their fee bills for transfers-atid either collect them them? selves or put them hi the hands of another officer for collection. From one-third in the never paid. Under the recent amendments in the counties to which they? apply the commissioners lose none of their fees and noi even make off fee bills. There ought to Vie a general law that applies to all the counties and corporations alike, and the fee for each transfer should be 70 cents, anil 10 pet1 cent, allowed the for collecting, examining to see that transfers are and settling with and iiaying over funds in their hands to the But nothing should "oe paid to the eommisssioners until their books shall have completed and returned to the clerk's office and examined and certified by the- clerk. AN OLD EX-CLERK.

Bedford, 2, 1001. Was to tlio i neo. Editor of The Time's: hits Majesty, King-Edward traveling as liaron Renrrew, not as Prince, was in Richmond in.the fall of low 1 witnessed an lneicvent uiat others may remember. The Prince, the Duke of and their suite had just come out from their apartments in the House, to go driving. The streets at the corner were crowded with eager gazers.

Standing at tue top of the steps of ihe Exchange building, I saw the Prince enter an open carrcage thrown back) and take his on the righi, hand rear seat. As this venicle in the cross street immediately at the corner ot" the Fallarci House and headed up-hill toward the old CUfton House, the right side, face, and back of the Prince were in my line of vision. During the few moments in which the rest of the party Avere entering tho vehicles one of the crowd ot men, pressing closely around, stepped up on the hub of the hind wheel and took the Prince's hat off. and, after holding it poised a moment a foot or so above his head, put it back and got down. The Prince remained motionless, so far as I could seo, taking no notice of the rude? ness whatever; nor did any one else make any movement, though it was an unpar? donable ruffianism, which I felt mortified to think could possibly occur in a Virginia city, ar.d that the capital.

Of it was all over' and done too quickly to bo interrupted by police, if any police were there. The picture in The Times con? forms to my recollection of the Prince's face, except that he had a decidedly retreating forehead. He was not wear? ing any uniform then, nor later, when had a much nearer and? fuller view of him in a car window. W. F.

DAVIS. Westmoreland countv, January 25, 1901. Wants the Idjilit Turned On. Editor The Times: ime to call your attention to section 161. chapter 10 of the regulations for the Virginia Military Institute.

It reads "All publications relative to the institute or to transactions at institute are strictly prohibited. Any pro? fessor, assistant professor, teacher, acad? emic officer or cadet, therefore, who shall be at all concerned in writing or publish? ing any article of such character in any newspaper or pamphlet or in writing or publishing any handbill, shall or otherwise severely punished." How doxs that strike you at this day? The V. 01. I. draws yearly the small sum of from the State of Virginia, and is a State institution.

This looks like a "muzzle" on the lips of freemen. Why not the whole State know what goes on at the Virginia Military Every cltzen.who pays taxes helps to maintain the Virginia Military Institute, and why should they not know -what is done -mlth'itheir money? X-Ray said? sometihditg about turning on the light. Tills looks 111? it needed. When, 608 East Marshall Street. Still lead as to low prices in Groceries.

-o Obelisk bag-, 32c. i-atapsco, bag, 30c. Sugar .0514 Arbuckle's Coffee Lest Hams in the city, pound.JUF Three Cakes Toilet Soap Mountain Roll Butter -V Big Jar Large Can Thistle Tuinatroes.or Tabie Peaches The Best Butchers' Lard Good Lard Sixteen Bars Soap Dried Apples Raisins California Pears California Peaches Food Mixed Candy (linger Snaps Carolina Rice Eagle Brand Condensed Milk.tr. Just received a lot of Fresh Coun- try Eggs, dozen The Best Goods for the least money. any man, or set of -men.

institution, is afraid let the public know what goes; on at that Stalte institution, ih which the State has Invested, and to which the 81 yearly contributes money, tha public becomes a little suspicious. This seems to be a year of investigations, had such things should be sought, rather than dodged. Perhaps this will give some ideq why he did not hear about the troubles at Virginia Military Institute earlier last fall. ANOTHER Ali Souuici-ii ieaiii. Editor of The Times: bimpkins, Serwanee; tackle, Virginia.

Military institute; guard. Cox, Virginia, Polytechnic institute; nti'e, McKay, Georgetown; guara, junn son, Virginia institute; tackle. btnnet, University of Norm Carolina; ena, rinnegan, Georgetown; quarter back. Roner Virginia Military insticute; half-nack, Dabiiey, University ol Virginia; haii-bacK, Devlin, George town; iuU-uuck, Walker, University of I Virg nia. Substitutes in tne i ner, University Texas; McCabe, Vir ginla Mtutary Jewel.

Virginia polytechnic institute; Haskel, Univers-ty of Virginia; Lynch, Georgetown. Univer siiy; Wright, Virginia Military Institute; Bleo'soe, Washington ana tLee University. Bellina the F.ne?Fairy, Georgetown; Nalle, University of Virginia; Walker, I Sfciwanee; Carpenter, Polytechnic Institute; Coieman, University Vir I giiiia. in making out the above "all-southern foot-ball team" it has been my purpose to put together the strongest aggregation of last players in the South, witnottt ref? erence to the positions formerly played by each one. McKay, of Georgetown, has an ail right to be called tha first centre in the South, with Wright, of Virginia Military Institute, and SteeJeN Virginia Polytechnic Institute, close seconds.

John? son, of Virginia Military institute, is the best all-around guard I have seen play thls season. I would make cox. of Vir? ginia Polytechnic Institute, his side-part? ner, be.ng a. very strong anu? quick player. Tackles would go to Bennet, or Univer? sity of North Carolina, and Marshall, of Virginia Military Institute, both of whom show up their strongest in carrrying'the ball.

Loyd, of Virginia; Scott, of Uni? versity of Maryland, and Biscoe, of Vir? ginia Military Institute, are also strong men in. their position. In the selection of ends there have been so many good ones? this season that it is a very difficult task to decide "upon the two best. I would give the first end to of Sewanee University; which position would be new to him, but an "all-southern team" would need such a man as he is. Finne gan, of Georgetown, would be selected as his running-mate.

At quarter-back I would place Roller, of Virginia Military Irs-titute. and? would also make him cap i tain, considering his position on the team and mature age. His judgment and con? trol of his team this season was excellent. Nahe, of Virginia, and Walker, of Sewa? nee, would make either at quar? ter or half. The halt-backs would be the easiest positions of all to select, and Dab? ney, of Virginia, should, without second thought, be placed as the best half of the season.

partner should be Dev? lin, of Georgetown. Walker, of Virginia, would be placed at full-back, after giving due consideration to his weight and ter? rible line-bucking. C. W. HOGE, Lafayette.

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