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our Medical Schools.
ICHAS. M. HAZEN, M. D..

stimulation, the centers for movements
OF the foot, or tail, or facial muscles, or
for the dilatation OF the pupil Of tlie eye.
NJ Under the head Of matcria medica the the
Laboratory is again in use for the study
Of pharmacology. or the experimental
action on animals OF various drugs. ca
thnrtics stlnlulants, i. depressnnts, etc.
s5 Upon the knowledge gained Of the body
In health the student takes up in his sec
$ond year researches into the causes and
results Of disease Bactcrlology, the
study OF germs, and pathology, already
mentioned rs the science of morbid con-
ditions. are studied by gross specimens,
under the microscope. and on the patient.
From this time forward throughout the
remainder Of the four years. tho work of
the student becomes more and sm ore7prac-
tlcal as he applies himself to- the many
departments OF medicine and surgery.
He Is required to attend lectures on the
theory. OF these subjects and to test In
tho dispensary and hospital his knowledge
of the practical outcome Of these theories.
More and more Is the clinical side Of
the medical school becoming the sine qua
non. In fact recent advances In medical
education may be summed UP the two
Observation-Disclosures and clinics.
The above outline suggests at once that,
tho teaching of medicine and surgery.
must. be expenslyes The maintenance OF
hospitals, with abundant charity clinics,
we'll trained corps OF nurses andgresdent
physicians; large laboratories. with cost
ly apparatus supplied to each students;
laboratory teachers who nre specialists
in their particularqlines; adequate super
vision and organization OF such labora-i
tories and teachors into departments,
and of tho many departments into ono
great, well-rounded medical school; this
Is the task Of the medical educator,
The object OF his labor is to furnish
to humanity and society a profession
constituted OF well -tralned. thoughtful.
competent, discreet practitioners. VINO
shall DO worthy of sacred conf
dence in matters Of lIfetand death
pertaining to the Individual and the fans
lily, who shall be fitting leaders In matters
of public welfare. whether they be sani-
tary and physical or educational and
moral.
The tcnchers in the medical school de-
sire and deserve tho earnest support OF the
body polite In our city and in our State,
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Women Who Wear Explosive
Gowns. I'LL

= .'science, which lately furnished q me- ne
.chanical substitute for the horse, has
now set about putting tho loWly silk
worm out OF business, writes Clarence
Hutton. In Technical World.
Almost unknown in tho United States,
tho manufacture OF artificial SILK has
been on a commercial basis IN France
for several years, the daily production
being now about seven tons .i5
In forming chemical compound cor.
responding to the yiscous f1uld out OF
which the silkworrn spins his delicate
thread the French chemists FOUND,
STRANGELY enough, that The ''esJ subsll-
tute was a solution OF gun-cotton, which
also serves as a basis for the most power
ful and deadly Of modern explosives TO
what extent this gun-cottvl silk IS re-
lieyed al its explosive GusSties before
being woven into laoes and dress fabrics
seems To be somewhat guestiona Ie. cer-
,tainly young woman gooWned n g1ln-
cotton and wearing dainty nitro ely
'cerine wrap about her white shou vers,
would ben most Formidable. not TO say
dangerous, object, II the new fabric
ever becomes popular$ln this country It
will plainly be necessary to warn young
men mt to approach Its wearers with
lighted cigarettes or other combusttbles
IN their hands. And sparkling VIII be-
come most hazardous occupation;
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Fredericksburg Normal
Nature Study Cub-Manual Training Talk-Lecture
bY Professor SOule. #
Club-Manual Training
by Professor Soule,

FREDERICKsBUTaG. VA, July u
The Normal, conducted by MI u, II. RUS
yell, Is doing fine work in all its depart
ments and has at present an attendance
OF IA teachers and II Instructors, making
a total OF 49,
In connection with tht regular classes
a Nature Study Club has Men organized
for the purpose of creating interest and
enthusiasm IN this particular branch,
The object IL Ia interest those who can
rot attend tho regular classes. Emkrtain-
menis WIN be given weekly during the
Normal An attractive programme mas
been arranged for Friday tMn!ng, july
9Th. Va
the Aim OF the Mature Study Club
Miss Dickinson. i5
Nature Quotations Members of tina
club
The Nature Study Movement--Miss Rey-
notds. &
solo; Observation-Disclosures Blakemore.
K Principles OF Nature Study,-A reading
by Miss Cole.
a Sketch Of Luther Burbank--A reading
by Miss HIe,rndon,
l"Goodnlshl 10 tho Flowers" Chorus
my the Club, &
-Au interesting and stimulating talk on
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Talk;Lectulre,

Manual Training was given by Aliss
v. T. starke Tuesday afternoon, showing
the purpose and Importance OF manual
training, and Its correlation with rsgul
school work, such as geography. gram
mar and drawing, and the valued train
Ing the fsands, as wen as the mind, 10 lta
highest development,
Mr., Andrew NJ, Soule, OF Blackspn'H
Agricultural and Mechanical College, de-,
livered a lecture Wednesday Hlaht AZ
the Courthouse on 1.-THE Value OF Asrlcul'i
cure In Our schctos" showing thatFagn'
culture Is eminently timetable subject,
and that the pufdl should be relulred y
begin study OF the great laws OF nature,
on which, agric,,,tuneis based,
a most gratifying phase OF 20 ecllpo'
Is the excellent spirit that preya'la among
teachers and Instructors. Tine & Faculty
IS sropy enthusiastic one, and the stu
dent body thoroughly In earnest IN thslr
work. Every effort Is nut ft,rt1l for lhe
pleasure and comfort OF the teachers, and
the work that Is being done ~ nlops
gratifying. Tho enroltmls,t IS increasing
every day.
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4 IN an argument for higher salaries for
school teachers. n favorlte textof his by
which he has won popularity and renown
a Southern educational statesman"
slipped one cog in his logic when he said:
I Legislation can affect these matters
All other professions are protected. a
lawyer can't practice law without q
license. and 1t is a mlsdemeanor for a
dentist to touch tooth unless the den-
lists have passed upon him. a physician
can't practice medicine without q medical
license
The slip appears In the fact that legis-
lation, though protecting, or seeking to
protect through Its license system the
public from incompetent lawyers, dentists
and doctors. does not fix their incomes.
While, on the other hand fixing tho sal-
aries Of teachers By legislation Is no
guarantee OF the protection OF the State
from incompetent teachers.
In other professions the income OF the
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Students as Thinkers.

President Charles r. Thwing g, of the
Western Reserve University, is the au-
thor Of an article, entitled College Stu,
dents as Thinkers, which appears in tho
July number OF the NORTH American
Review President Thwing fears that
there Is reason to believe that college
men are becoming ms a class. less eager
TO undertake and to carry fooWard earn
iestly the labor OF thinking. and he re-
fers to reports made by several distin-y
:gulshed educators that seem to confirm
this prel1ension. In the course OF an.
inquiry as to the causes Of this condition.
he suggests that the fitting colleges may
be primarily responsible for it, through.
giving way to the temptation to sacrifice
the intellectual power OF thinking to the
mere gaining OF facts for the passing Of
examinations. The increasing luxurious
ness Of academic life may tend In the
same dire ction,aas undoubtedly y does tho
great interest taken by Undergraduates
In athletic concerns. Perhaps also, the
abuse OF the elective system of studies
through which tho student may make
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Z he Pay OF I eachers.

a Individual depends upon each individual.
and the Incompetent must go to the wall
II he is honest. No careful observer can
fail to recognize that the position OF the
average teacher, considering the respon-
sibilities involved. Is! poorly salaried, yet
at the same time It must be recognized
that tho position Is too frequently poorly
filled, and that tho pay Is commensurate
with tho real services rendered. Too
many men and women make teaching q
mere matter OF convenience while they
are preparing for other work or to get
married, and. consequently, their teaching
Is e mere matter OF form. and is too high
~ paid.
The State seeks to protect itself against
incompetency at the bar and In the nedi-
cal and surgical professions but annually
hundreds and perhaps thousands OF per-
sons. hardly more than children them
selves. arc turned loose and actually paid
by the State to practice upon children In
the most innprassionable years OF their
lives while they are fitting themselves to
become teachers or to take any other
job paying better that may turn up. $s
As rule. the younger, children in
the schools are the victims OF these
experiments In pedagogy, who naturally
simply ideallze ana worship any one In
s!sting that they ought to be paid higher
salaries, But II Is lnHthe lower grades.
Of the schools that the real teaching
should be done, and there the individuals
In charge Of the children should be the
best paid of the teaching class, and. at:
least, mature men and women. Right
there Is where n much-needed revolution
In the public school system, should be
made BY placing the qualified teach
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Finest Sport in the World.S

There Is a hunting club. composed of
jEnglishmen and Americana. with O fine
hotel and several cottages, n ear a station
on the Vi anda Railway, named Nairobi
about midway between Lake Victoria
Nyanza and Mon1basa, the coast termi-
nus. It stands on q beautiful pla tenus,
5000 feet above the sea, surrounded BY
.snow-cad peaks and covered with dense
forests, and the surrounding country Is
said to furnish the finest sport In the
world-elephants.5 lions. tigers, CRATES.
zebras rhinoceroses, buffalo e and all
kinds OF large and small game. w North
up Nom an, OF st. Louis, has taken .lp
his residence there,@nnd is raising os-
striches, Lord Delamere has q u large
ranch in the same neighborhood. and T,
a., Pape, manager OF the Afro-American
Trading Company, has a cottage, Presi-
dent roosevelt has beentinvited to become
the guest OF the club iar an entire sea-
son and do some shooting, and he prob.
ably Will accept at the close Of his term.
A 3 sportsman must take out q license,
which costs $3.50, and Is not allowed to
shoot hut a certain amount OF game II
he violates tho rule his license Is for
feited and he is subject to a heavy fine,
The limit for a season Is two elephants
l(males only). two rhinoceroses. two. hip
nos. two lions, two buffalo, two zebras,
two cheetahs, or leopards two glranes,
two each of other species Of large game
and ton each OF the smaller species, such
as wild boar. wildcats, antelope. gazelles,
and SO forth. There Is no limit to the
number OF Wild animals that may pc
taken alive, and they are very valuable.
a rlAnoceros Ia worth 81 900; q giratte,
$500, a lion. $500. and other animals bring
corresponding prices, Several rhinoce-
roses have been struck by 8trains, one
lion, after gorging itself on an antelope
last winter. foollshly fell asleep on the
rails and was run oyer.-N Washington
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Introduction OF industrla ! h work into her!
schools rs other 81 tiessss These q htcult ties
are BY no means unpleasant men orlesg
OF the past. However, the q re bein 9.
rapidly minimlzed by theF enc rgy{ and en-
itl1usiasm Of a competent syp.ee rytsor OF
manual training, together ithtlsa wise
The st, part It 9fg b9apd
with the complaints that We nres5trylng
to maxi .chair-cnners and carpenters Of
our boys and hnsket-makers8 and seam;
stresses OF our girls Despite active ops
position. we have lahored faithfully and
earnestly, each year seeing the 8lntroduc-s
ton Of new branches, until this, tho
third year of Its Introduction, is$ chnrac-s
terjzed by workmanship Of avery high
order. OF which any city might we'll be:
sproud8t e III y.
Believing that the public at large was
not aware Of either the nature or extent
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r. 80 :
4 Of the work done in this department.,
we decided to collect specimens from
the various schools in the city and ex-
shlbit them In the Central School build.
Ing. sss This wa s, Isl accordingly, done, and
the exhibit held in the lower hall Of
that building May "a 7th and 18th. Tho
display soon attracted widespread Inter-
est and was examined by hundreds Of
citizens from both Hampton and New
port News. AZ St E. n IN 81 #
The exhibit included paper folding and
ieutting,s cardboard construction, clay
modelling. 70 phia, rattan and Indian
basletry, chnir- Gaming, misunderstanding,
bead work, plain and fancy sewing, and
many useful ar tlcles In wood. the prod
ucts OF the writing trays and carpentry
benches, The features OF the exhibit
were On album qult \ made BY a fourth
grade sewing class; a dozen or. more
doll hammocks, made by the pupils OF
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II N
one Of the seventh gradess six or moro
beauttfullycarved jewelry cases, BY pu-
pills OF the sixth grade. and several
large bookcases. with and without nd
Unstable shelves, made by the High
School boys. t5 -
"a glass case, containing beautiful8spe
imens in Woodworking and turned work
by the supervisor, Miss Lulie f. Jones,
was especially admired. $ Il
It was truly mn suspicious sion for
the cause OF manual training. Not only
were many erroneous beliefs corrected,
but an interest IA and enthusiasm was
awakened among the patrons OF our
schools that is certain to bear good fruit.
This exhibit has undoubtedly lessenee
our difficulties and proved nm inspiration
to better and more extended efforts on
the part Of both teacher and ls,r::.
w. G.. NORTON,
Division Superintendent, Newport IN Jews:
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4 Priraate Of England. n

Who Is the Prlmate OF England. and
why is he 80 called ~ G.g =.
The Church. OF England Is so vast and (
complex system that AN gu tsider risks
something IN answering even 1 simple
question like this. We are. inclined to
think the title Prlmate Indicates the
Archbishop OF York. while the more in,-
sportant dignitary the Archbishop of
Canterbury. has the title Lord Primate.
AT least, this distinction is made II, the
most learned book we know on the sub ~
ject, The origin OF tho term Is OF
COURSE the Latin adjective prin'us. the
first, the principal one. ISL 's s.
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Tl-hl:,eaCabinet.,

paper wlio the Cabinet ON cers are and
what Office each holds 5 AZ READER.
s Secretary OF state. Elihu Root.
Secretary OF Treasury, Leslie NJ. Shaw.
Secretary OF War, William II. TAFT.
Secretary q Navy " Charles y. Bona X \
partc. ts5s ~
Secretary 81 Interior. Ethan a. Hltch-,
cock. VA! 4 35a
Secretary OF Agriculture James iison.i
secretary OF Commerce and La Dor. Vic -
tor B. Metcalf. n Y!
Attorney-Gencral, William H Moody. @
rs Postmaster General. Georgc 3. Cortcl-l
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Widows of Policemen,

police officers draw the salaries that were
paid to The officers while allye2
second--Where Is the proper place for
being being passed TOR food around the fable?
20. No. At the death OF an active po-.
liceman, the widow gets a purse OF $500
from the other men on the force, The
city makes no provision,
q g On the plate. But Il Ia more sensible
to hold them In your left hand,
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A W i Debt. !.

III B works for SIC per week. turns all
OF his pay over to his wife each week.
then finds she hns bought groceries on
credit on her name, Gag, 3 be made
tofpay this bill made by her and bought
In her name or can any OF Bis personal
property be taken by Flaw for sad tlll 4
b owns no real estate. READER
Section 22ssa OF the Code OF Virginia OF
1904 says that husband shall not be res
sponsible for any contract or liability OF
his wife. whe Their ma e:or incurred before
or after marriage. II, therefore, the credit
was given to the wife, It would seem4that
the husband was not liza bic for same, nor
could any OF his property be 4 ken to pay
therefor.
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,Quakeir.s,,..

b Please tell ME when ana How the name
Quaker, originated. have looked for
4 Il In VAR. s5s$ FIa1I1N y.
We fear our aa''F riend Is not up on the
orthodox literature OF his people. George
Fox's journal says. Justice Bennett Of
Derby was tho first to call us Quaker
because ! babe him quake and trenblc
at the word OF tho Bord. Date Of the
reference is 1850 8s &c,
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Pension for Widows.

sdiers who have died since the war en-
titled to n pension 55 x "
y pension IS allowed n TO the widow OF
any soldier. sailor or marine OF virginia
whose husband was loyal and true In the
military or naval service Of Virginia
during the war between the 81 ten and:
has since died. the said widow having
remained unmarried to the time OF her he, {
application for aid. But X she was mar s!
Sried 70 her soldier husband IA ftcr sAiay81.
.1sss. no pension Is allowed.
Tho proper officer TO apply to is Col.
Morton nfarye. Auditor. Richmond. Va
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Underwood c Convention, Etc.

Will you be good enough to tell me the
name OF the Secretary OF the Underwood
Convention. and also what number Of
troops OF all sorts Maryland furnished
to the confederacy? j, $. J, 4
George Rye, OF shenandoah county.
General Trlmble, after investigation,
places The total at 10000.
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The Marriage Ceremony.

Is At lawful for IA minister OF Virginia
to marry couple In North Carolina I @
4; II. 8s,s i.-s N W. H. 8. az
6 II he Is lIcensd IN tho State OF virginia
10, perform the marriage ceremony. his
license will be recog nized IN North Caro-
lima. 4, II.
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Lands and Crops.

fall and pays cash for It.. does tho grow
Ing crops go with the land. or the seller?
And & does the flucs and sticks 8. with.
LAND? READER
This would be a matter OF agreement
between the parties, In Il the j absence OF
any greement on the subject It would
BIO presumed that the purchaser bought
the farm as II stood
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Early Settlers.

Y Did not the Yankee and the Southern
settler both have In general, the same
origin from Scotch and English
~. NJ. ". EN-
4 The early settlers In both regions came
mainly from England md Scotland. This
does not make It necessary that they
came from the same ranks OF society.
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llstered in the court In the State OF Geor-l
sia, ana afterwards moves 10 Virginia.
Will the former record In Georgia + DO
legal y this State without renew g. lI,g tho
y i Tie subscriber can 30 compelled .to.
pay for the book Il ho has property not
exempt by law. ss3 Y y, ii
H z. II wotild be legal Tor some purposes.
but not for others. we should have to
know ali the circumstances. II e 55 Il
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Contents Of Cylinder.

II Please give rule to find cubic feet In q
circular well. PHONE
Take half the diameter Of the circular
opening, expressed in feet, multiply It by
itself and by a,14ls and by the depth ex-.
pressed In feet, Result will be the nunl-,
Der OF cubic feet in we'll, a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-08
Supoerflous Hairs.

Please publish n your Sundays Issue
II the use OF the electric needle IL the:
only sure relief for supernuous hair, and
If there Is a speclalistiln the city for such
treatment. j8 CONSTANCE.
4 We know OF no other way than the
electric needle. We do not advertise
specialists In this column.
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Newspaper Secrets

Il Please explain how newsp a pers can so
promptly give lIkenesses 81 OF prominent
people and places who for the moment
arc OF Interest and notortety n.
IL The Times- Dispatch keeps IN stock pic
lures OF all the prominent men. and they
are ready for use IN any emergency.
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"A KnottY Question.

A9 II 4 rnan'sS place Is sold Under deed OF
trust In Juno, ana 81 the lind brings
does the crop on the place belong
ninn who owned the place. h or he man
who bought it7 al 81 BsC R1BE2. f$3
III We do not mind answering legal qucs-
stions which involve general principles.
but We cannot undertake to decide a
question OF this character. Our Scorre-3
spDndent should consult d lawyer.
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jamestown Exposition.

" Please INFORM me through your weekly
paper, where and to &H'h ON to apply for
a position with the guards at James.
town, and obllge. AN Ex-soLD1ER.
Address 81 6. Brooks Johnston. care
j Jamestown Exposition Company, Nor-5
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Song Wanted

& One OF our correspondents wants the
words to the song = III * Z
THOU Wilt struggle to forget me;
. I defy thee to forget.
Who can supply tho copy? "A. Ii ii
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DEVILS Isle.

Devils Island, where Drcyfus was i'm.
prisoned 81
q Is 1T Incorrect to say Mrs. Judge
Doc, or Mrs. Or. Doe w. A. t.
/. 1t is near French Guiana.
Q. No. f Il "A Qs s5
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i Owen Meredith.

Please give short sketch OF Oven
Meredith (Lord Lytton)t and his most
rcted works. BY what writer is the title
"Duchess'' used, or what Is the true
name OF the Duchess
READER,.
4 Born at London, November S, 1881; died
at Paris, November ~, 1891 /; an ENGLISH
,e,plun.atlst and poet; son Of the first
Baron Lytton tBulwer)i succeeded his his
father as the second Lytton in $50; was V y
.m,nister to Portugal in ls74-6; ambassa 3.
dor to France. lss7-ol; vernor-genera \!
OF India, 1850; author OF 1.-THE Wan-,
derer,''' 1889; Lucille" 1850; 'Nattona1
Songs Of seryia," 1851; Julian 'Fane
1871 Life and Letters OF Edward Bulwer,
Lord Lytton." and other works
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ookContract,

3g1 II a person In Virginia signs his or
her name 10 contract1to accept a book
from an agent at specified tims, can
that nsrson be compelled by law TO ner
cept the book ~ ~, Y x !. W
4 2. II O. man has his household pelonG-
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A Ouestiion of Propriety.

I'M Is II 4 proper 10 make application Tor.
/ a position on typewriter, or should e
be done In you own handwriting
4 G. e.. ja
All such applications should be made
( in your own writing. 3$ IAN