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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15
.THISDAY IN HISTORY
October 18th.

1564.-Andrcas Vesnlius. celebrated
Dutch nnatomist, died. He revived
Il the study OF anatomy In Europe,
g Whlch4tMd been neglected, and i'm
pcded by the prejudices Of ignorance
1908 Birthday OF Evangelist Torriceli.
the Italian mathematician and In
ventor Of tho barometer,
1914 Gabriel du Pincau, an eminent
French advocate, died; celebrated for
his genius aud eloquence. Ills couf,-
sci was often sought by the court,
and no acquired tho tito OF Father
OF tho People 81 5{s5 34f
f74o---Joln Oze nm indefntigable Eng
llsh writer died. He Is immortalized
by Popcs Dunciad. &.
1904. "a large number Of Swiss inimi-8
grants arrived ut Groensburg, Pn.,
where they established settlement.
1eo6.--Paul Joseph Barthez, learned
French physician, died. He founded
tho celebrated medical school Mt
Mon tpellicr, and acquired 30 great n
reputation that he became member
OF almost every learned society. and
some OF his works wero translated
into mos OF the European languages.
1908 james Anderson, an eminent Scot
fish writer, died. His first literary
1T productions were on agriculture,
VIZ which produced a greatly Increased
attention to tho subject.
t82a.-A British steamer put In at
Charleston. s. c., for tho purpose OF
obtaining vaccine, which was carried
TO Nassau N. p, where tho small
pox waa raging among .the blacks.
1e54.-Thc grand conference OF American
ministers began at Ostcnd.
4 ae4.--Unlted States Treasurer Spinner
authorized a denial, OF tho anti-ad-
ministratlon report that President
Lincoln drew his salary in gold
1e6B.-A steamer conveying State arms
belonging to Arkansas from Memphis
to Little Rock seized by a band Of
disguised men, and the arms thrown
into the river. i5
a1e74-Thc Lincoln monument Mt Spring
field. H.. dedicated
= es4. On the occasion Of tho laying OF
tho kecls OF number OF ronclads
a at Scbastopol. tho Car telcgraphed
Grand Duke Alexis: II rejoice at tho
new birth OF the Black Sea Fleet.
God grant the spirit OF the old fleet
III may revive and render; good service
to the Fatherland " q. M AZ n
1904. Russo Japanese war; Japanese
forced Russians back to Hun River:
Russians rctreatlng to NIukden; Jnpa-
,rese buried 1000 Russian dead, and
estimated total Russian casualties at
81, 900. Severity OF the lighting shown
In reports from Mukdon. whore whole.
companies were wiped out by Japa-
sf tiese infantry and artillery. Russians
lost 10000 men III first three days.
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Not Christian Science.

Editor OF Tho Times Dispatch:
Sr.-You really must permit this pro-
issue is d prominent heodline charging
.ChrIstian Science with making man
murder his mothcr-in-laNt II is re-
lated how a man who. lind been drink
ing heavily for some time past. and
was partly intoxicated at the time, = shot
his mother-in-law. Now I submit TINT
tho two bad habits OF drink and mother
,In-law nre fully competent to account
for Nho sad happening without Juggling
in Christian Science. ] will so further
and confidently affirm that II there had
been a little genuine Christian Science.
in the case, the mothcr-in-law would
have knocked the drink out, Instead OF
the drink Knocking tho mother-in-law5
out, Very respectfully. t
Z s e. HERBERT PIERsON.
Christian Science Publication Commit
tee for virginia: ~ S s5 z
Richmond Va. October Il, 1907.
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The Scottish Banking System.

. s y VIZ . II
Ono OF the most Interesting talks mado
before the American Bankers Association
recently In session In Washington, was
that Of Mr.. Robert Blyth, manager OF the
Union Bank OF Scotland, which does bus
iress in that city Of Glasgow Mr. Blyth
says that there is IN elasticity In Scotch
circulation which the national banks OF
America must envy; that they have no
artificial. objectionable, and. in his
opinion. unnecessary limits as to the
gross circulation. tho proportion of small
notes and large, or the withdrawing Of
circulation which has fluctunted In the
last twelve years between five ana eight
millions sterling Tho note Issue is not
secured by the purchase Of government
bonds, nor. in any other way. nor are tho
banks compelled to keep their issue de-
pertinent separate from their banking de-
partment. an is tho case with the Bank
o, England. In tho event of bankruptcy
o. a bank, the holders of notes have no
priority over ordinary deposltors.
'"Thc chief characteristic feature OF
Scotch banking" he says. care u) It's
right of issue, (2) its branch system,
made possible by the one-pound note, and
tD Its mode of making advances on what
Is known as the cash cerdit account. Ow-
ing to there being only ten banks In
Scotland, they have another distinctive
end very Important feature; they have u
fixed tariff of charges for interest, dis
count and commission, They agree
among themselves to charge uniform
rates. which vary with the Bank OF Eng
land rate. This the English banks Cor
American national banks from their
very number could never do. There are
many minor differences between English
and Scotch banking.
The chief characteristic feature of the
Scotch system of banking Is the right Of
issue of the one-pound note. Before the
Bank Of Scotland was founded, there was
no paper currency. 1t began to issue
notes forthwith for Gl0O, eco. go GlQ
and Co, Nine years nfterward is issued
one-pound notes for the first time, but
prior TO the union OF England and Scot
land under one Parliament IN l707, the
amount OF these notes In circulation was
not great. The privilege Of the right OF
Issue has always been recognized"
This system OF asset currency has beer
| In operation in Scotland for thirty years
and is not considered wildcat" by q
| people who are noted for their conser'
| vatism and business discretion, Accord
Ing to this banker, It has proven to BIZ
enlnently successful, safe and sound
yet giving that elasticity. !Whleh i US hays
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boswell Dots.

Especial to Tho es-Dlspatch)
BOSWELL. VA. October 14.-Mlss Ollie lilo
Parkinson, OF Taylorsville is spending
Horse Show week with Hiss Moss, OF
Richmond. FL
Miss yireie Mitchell has returned from
a visit 10 Beaver Dam. and has as her
guests Misses Murray, Of Richmond
Misses Anne and Jean boswell VIII
spend a part OF next week ut their home
."Ililldene."
Mr.. jim Ratcliffe. of Ashland, Is here
on business trip
Mrs. r. n. Blnford, or Richmond. spent
Thursday here with relatives,
Miss Marie Prossert is visiting her sister,
Mrs. William Brandon Rudd, or hampton.
Mr.. G, ~. Butterworth spent Tuesday;
here on business.
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Entered January 81, 1908, at Richmond,
i Va.,a as seconds class natter, under act
| Of Congress Of March 8, 1879.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER Is, 1906.
The Occasion and its Obligation.

The Occasion and its Obligation.
II IN view Of n few communications which
wc have received relating to the Pres
ldent's visit It seems TO us appropriate
8 to impress the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
Its coming to Richmond upon official m
and, Therefore, as Riclnlond's
invited guest. He comes not as ali In
3.dlvidual: he comes not us ~ Republican
for office; he comes not as a
b politician or partisan, but as the Pres
4Bident Of the United States, as the head
~ OF a great nation OF which Virginia forms
&c "a part. IN 8
~ . Richmond is a representative Virginia
iSNcity which is noted forts good MAN
SS;;srers. its hospitality and its patriotism.
hen President Hayes came here she
N entertained him royalty, and the Cover
I, nor OF the State did the Inequalities with
IS every mark of respect, and cordially.
sEnnd President Hayes was no favorite in
II Richmond at that time. Richmond did
lj,,Snot consider the mans personality; she
IL considered the office which he filled.
35s.B Mr., heodore Roosevelt has said and
u done some things which Richmond does
B mot approve: he has said and done many
things which Richmond does approve
But that has nothing to do one way or.
s. the other with our conduct in receiving
4 him. Our President is Z coming as our
invited guest and We are going to enter
tain him as. becomes the dignity Of the he,
guest and the hospitality and patriotism.
Of the host. 4. II; .
6$G IL as a community we should be derllect
Il in any particular, III the quality Of the
reception and entertainment. or in cor
duality OF manner. would be- false Ito
traditions, untrue to our character
3Eund a reproach 70 our nation and State.
The question is not SO much whether
Or not VIC shall honorSthe President, but
& whether or not VIC shall honor our
selves, whether or not we snow the
capabillty and The good manners TO play
the host agreeably and becomingly to so
distinguished a guest. There can be no
question that Richmond Will meet !\ar
responsibility with due credit to her good
name and reputation.
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The Legislature and the Schools.

Il . \ !
The Republican newspapers and orators
are circulating what purports to be an
I extract from a document or speech
4 OF Senator A. r, Thomas. of LSnchburg
\ in regard to the attitude OF the Lesisla-
5sture towards tle' public schools. The fol
lowing are:..'ths+ Counts in the alleged
indictment made by Senator Thomas
people OF Virginia:
list That the constitution adopted July
! C. 1869, and tho act of July II. 1870, were
! the only legal cnactments In Virginia
that subscribed fully to the free school
| principle.
SS3t End. That all Legislation since that time
4 llas-been unfriendly to the public school
Y! system required by the constitution, and
Il the Legislature has done what it could
10 throttle and destroy It.
srd. That the Legislature has by unjust
4 md unwise laws disseminated against
4 the public free schools In the counties
|; and in favor of-the towns.
II 18th, That the Legislature has failed
( utterly to discharge the moral obligation
4 that 1t was under to foster and sup
J port the free school system,
Il eth. That Il wrongfully md In defiance
4 OF the constitution and the decisions of
4 the Supreme Court denied local authors
lies the right to give the support that
\ the Legislature should have given.
Let us answer briefly these counts &C.
" rIatm,
LIST. The constitution adopted July. 1869,
(, and the act of July H. 1870. were not
the only legal enactmcnts in Virginia that
81 subscribed fully 10 the free school prin-
t.ci. No Ace ne
4 ginia passed a bill to establish public
+ free schools December %, 1906, this being
II the hrst part Of Mr.. Jcfferson's original
u bill, offered In 1779 II is true that II was
{f not compulsory, but left 1t to the county
courts 10 put tho bill In operation In
each county and city of the Common.
wealth. IN 1916 another public school
act was passed which left 1t optional
With the people of each county and
CITY to adopt It. This system had been
adopted In a number OF the counties
and cities of the Commonwealth and
was growing In public favor when the
civil war came on and destroyed It.
so much for the frst count.
End. The assertion that all legislation
since the inauguration of the present
school system has been unfrlenfly 10 the
public schools, and that tho Legislature
has done what II could to throttle the
I system Is too absurd for serious consld
seratIon. The fact that the public school,
have grown ia number from s,oi7 10 s.
$50. that the pupils have Increased from
3lSl'oss TO $780, the teachers from aol
& 70 s,oH. the value OF school propert,
sowned by districts Nom tlss.sSo TO NOR
Than 100000. is atAonce u conclusiy'
replyIto this untoundeA\ charge, ii
rs. rs. The charge that that Nsas 4sSlslalw'
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Southern Cooking.

Referring to remarks Of the New York
Mall on the glories Of Southern cooking,
In general and the remarks OF the New
orleans Times-D Democrat and The Times
Dispatch on the glorles OF Louisiana and
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a II will thus be seen tha fully one-half
Of. the Jews now in this country are In
New York State. and 1t ishsafe.5t to add
that the great majority Of these are
in the city OF New FORK. n 7 During 1;,g the
year ending June 80, 1905, out Of total
Hebrew Immigration at the principal
Eastern ports Of 11s,41o, over 100000 en-
tered at the port Of New. y ork alone; and,
in the preceding year, out of4 III z total .
I OF o2,so1, soss5 entered at the port OF Of
New York. i5fs5l ft 81 y 81 ~ h
The tremendous growth or the Jewish
population in this country which these
figures indicate is not, Of course diff
cult to understand Down-troddens and
oppressed as he had been for centu-
ries, the Jew instinctively turned to q
country settled and ,,dte;ye lpped pm q ba =
sis OF broad religious tolerance. Even
In an age which we are pleased to con-
slider enlightened. he still finds In the
desire to escape from persecution chief
impulse toward immigration. That Is q
sad story of 1.-THE Year, which Prof
Max Margalls gives in the last issue
Of the Jewish Year Book, upon which we
have drawn Gor the statistics given
above. Trouble began, he points out, on
the Hebrew New ear Day VI anti
Semitic disturbances in Russian Poland,
continued In thei3lons series OF riots to
which the Jewsgof Russia were su b.
jectcd during the year, and eliminated
in the terrible massacres Of last spring.
1T is significant, Ri says the editorial
preface to the same book that, in an
index to recent literature. under tho
caption, Persecution hut one entry mp
pears: SEQ also Jews 4, This. is, In
deed, MS significant as 1t Is sad. Il.
TO picture the AmericansJeW ,ass an In
falibly successful tlnancier, absorbing
wealth which he declines to resto to
circulation. Is or coursefn ridiculous mis-
take. Mr.. zangwill assures us that tho
Jew is not primarily a nnancler. but all
agrculturist: and another authority has
recently stated that tho largo preponder-
ance OF Hebrews In this country are In a
condition OF real poverty. The jew has
In fact proved himself a very desirable
type of immigrantiand aEgood American
citizen. Ho has shown his appreciation
OF tho welcome which this country has
accorded him, by giving no trouble and
attending strictly to his own business.
lilo has been Industrious, enterprsng, So
Dor, faithful and law-abidlng, He is
oylncing growing prediction for the
United States; and tho United States is
big enough and broad enough, both nllyHl-
Bcally and spiritually. to give him every
opportunity to exercise his best, abilities,
Nand, nnhampered by any unjust discrm-
nations. TO carve out his own success
to the full Of his natural endowment.
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The body of tho late George William
Gait, which was left to New York hos
]pital in the interests Of science, has
proved Of real educative value to the
doctors who performed the autopsy, They
made discoveries which revealed condi-
,tlons unprecedented In the history Of
medicine. and which led them to wonder
that :Nlr, Cattashould not have. died long
ago. Mr. Gait was a man Of position and
wealth. Fills principal fame, however,
rested hitherto on the fact that he was
the husband Of the celebrated Carrie
Chapman Gait a leading woman's sui.
fragist. HI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

According to recent ,magazine sym
postum, to which Booker Washington and
other negro leaders contributed, the col
orcd population Of the South Is gradually
drifting northward. In most Of the coun-
ties OF this State there has been an actual
decrease in tho number Of negro inhabi-
tants. d In 1900, only 247 negroes out Of
every 10000 born in the South, had made
their homes in the North. In 1900. this
number had grown to 4o3. Washington,
with 10000 negroes, has the largest colored
population OF all American cities. New
York Iahns 10000. Philadelphia over 10000
and Chicago some 81, 900.
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Thanks to the drains OF the war taxes
In Japan have nearly doubled per capita,
standing now at $50 yen, as against 3.50
before the outbreak Of hostilties. The
national debt has grown from ~ yen per
capita to 49, Japan Is thus face to face
with what would seem to be a financial
problem orfthe greatest importatlcc.Sw which
only tact fand sound Judgment can solve
without domestic upheaval. #
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THE WEATHER.

# 1Vorecast: virglnia--Partly cloudy sun.
,1nv and Monday; light TO fresh south
Winds ~.
4 North Carolina-Pa cloudy su i,,,n,; !
Monday, fair; light to fresh south WINDS.
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iKHYnES!a;: ZODIAC
Ny Quick Daze.

q & a = q i s. -
| sail my boat along the bay
For half the night and all the day,
And then l put my boat away H
And sleep:
OR when do not sail my boat.
mount and rdo wild young shout .s
{ or else ride q Nanny Goat s
Or sheep. AZ. x, &. 4. as5S
And when the moon5'is shining bright. @
X sleep by day and wake by night
And hunt the silent troglodyte
8 Till dawn; rs 4 RI
And az the stars grow din, + dass
TO trail the merry hopper-grass
As on he hops to early mass.
And on.
nut II the night be rather dark,
/ wntc,, 10 hear the dogwood bark
or beat the lly-pads for shark
Or cells; ii.
or break the pond 5 thin sheet OF ice
And swim a night or else a trlce,
and oh, how cool and very nice
It feels!
But many days are born to cloud
And then i train a little crowd
or porcupines to shout aloud
Aha Al HI Il @ Sitl
And IS hen I'm through with tbs I run
And eat chicken or bun.
And look both near for other fun,
And far.
AMI thus. and many other ways
pass my simple nights and daze;
And II there's one who rudely says y
I Josh,
r!im#l will gladly take some night
To hunt the furtive troglodytc,
When he. Will see Il what ! write
Is ( Josh. f${Eg@y Il t-.g IL Ita4&
II. s. II.
The Idea.
Mayme-The impudence OF that con-
ductor 4iS},
Mol!c-Whnt's the matter?
HE gave mo green transfer and
have on a lavender waist. '-Montgomcry
Advertiser.
AS to Lager.
Or. Tssic k-Jyell, yes; suppose you
should take some mild tonic
Guzzle (eagerly)-H ow about beer?
DR.. Fissick-Oh, no; that's Teutonc.-
Philadelphia Press.
Pity Of Il.
NaomI--Young Goodwin tried + to kiss
me last night, and ] told him to behave.
Eloise- And did no kiss you
Naoml--No; tho idiot actually behaved
Columbus Dispatch.
The objectionable Sin,
she was a college maiden. who with
learning was Just laden, was the very
highest grade in Of ;abstruse philoso-
ply. Ii a
She solved prohlems IN geometry snow
ali about astronomy, and played With
strignometry, SO very fnuch Knew
she,
s In Gmatters physiological, her ltaln ex-
tremely logical, discerned the psyche
logical, the wol1a told how 1t lives;
she was at home IN history, could date
each church conslstory, had studied
occult mystery, but-tho split inflnt-
tives
90 The women's clubs rejected ner, the
EDITORS dissected her, In Boston dis
infected her In verbal quarantine,
or snubs she had safety, she hated oil
~ society. she hadn't any plety, and SO
she made a.scene5.
THAT settled her for good and MI Win
those that could or would and
reform her as she should and all pc
we'll with her once more.
Ana SO with all her learning and her
- nsydh,c college. yearning all the world
to set a-burning. she's In depart
ment store. /, =
Let her awful fate be warning 70 lnoss
a. their Nfe's fresh morning. when Q
bright career is dawning-let them
strict attention give.
They may wisdom men he lendlns,, nav y
recttude unbendlns pvt 1hey!!
come TO no good ending Win lAe sp9't
!neinitlye = Bal timore Amerlcan,1
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l1ernornet This Day Last Year
Conditions in Important Cities.


Miniature Almanac.
~ October Is. 1915.
sin rises..,... e:1s EHIGH4T1DES 70
sun sets. ...., 6:23 Morning. ..s... 6:1
Moon rises. y. s 1:03 Evening ......... 5:53
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The lew in America.

rho Boston Globe calls attention to the
fact that 1t is now $50 yenrs since tho
day when a handful OF Spanish Jews
were permitted BY Governor Peter sttiy-
vesant to make u landing att New Ans
sterdam. These were the first Jews 9to
come to America. IN the two ant. IA aa
half centuries which have elapsed since
that time, other Hebrews have follow
dc these pioneers ofstheir race IN COLI
stnntly increasing numbers, gravitattling
naturally to Il country where religious
persecution has always been an unknown WI
thing. III 1915, Mordecai NJ. Nohl, csti-
mated tho number Of Jews In America at
g, 900; In 1913 M. A.. Bcrk estimated them
at 50, 900; forty years later Isaac Markens
placed the number ut 10000; which, ac--5
cortling to the ng'ures. Of David !. Sulz Der
ger, had sweledyto as7, Door more THIN
double, by 1897 II I'VE ! may accept the
computations Of the new Jewish Ency-t
clopedla, this total In 1905 had Increased
TO approximately 100000. Russia With I,tll
over five million. and Austria Hungary,
8wila over two million, are today the
only countries in thctworld which con-
tain moro Hebrews than the United
States.
AZ The distribution OF the Jews IN Amer
a:cu is naturally very uneven. They have
almost invariab lySga thered ,sin the large
cities. Excluding those States which
number less than 10000, the figures are
Z r .
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The Utica Press wants to know where
Senator Dcpew Is. This is rather a hard
one. It is safe to state that the senator
is not In the Equitable building, nor yet
again at work In his long-closed joke
factory. Can he be hidden away In some
quiet spot. engaged in rushing CORE
spondence with his superior craftsman,
ledge Andrew Hamilton of Europe?
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Mn EY1MHs spAluf SUNDAY 5 1905.

Roanoke EVening World, noting tho Viz ,lrt:
glniah-plot's defense OF silorcrs, comes ms
to the same, conclusi,on. II says wy
OF cotfsh he is.7f Don't llt,fl K. he
sleep WIN III 1lout ,l.,, opeI ~ ,v,ii dnpv
IT. INA spa,r =, Md uJd yo,, evcr know
Siury 10 convict Il man Of m offensc Of
which they were az sulatyY ~ suctr. .
case merry s. ~ !. !. :. ~. r,
SINCE men tno tSo 9 eu'to' nus ~
Icy conlesseu 3} ~ ooes ello' n
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The idea.

Mayme-The impudence OF that con-
ductor 4iS},
Mol!c-Whnt's the matter?
HE gave mo a green transfer and
have on a lavender Observation-Disclosures
Advertiser. All
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l.ss With n horse show. n circus. football
game and n meeting Of the State Central
Committee TO consider the Norfolk coun-
~ contest" there was no lack Of manly
sport in Richmond last week And the
President Is a-coming.
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AS to Lager.

Or. I'ssi ck-JYhll, yes; ] suppose you
should take some mild tonic
Guzzle eagerly How about beer?
DR.. Fisslck-Oh. no; that's Teutonc.
Philadelphia Press.
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The other day we offered to wager tho
price OF nights lodging that the edi'
tor of the Norfolk Yirslnial'-Pilot was ''
guilty Of the snoring habit. and the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-15

Naomi -Young Goodwin tried to kiss
me last night, and ! told him to behave.
Eloise-And did no kiss you
NaomI--No; tho idiot actually behaved
Columbus Dispatch.