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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09
Value Of a Library.

Editor of Tyhc Times Dispatch:
sir,-As one who has been intensely m
terested ever since his Ghlldhoou IN T., ,ne te en
city, enS''s Which would open to the :lmo;'ioss
poor one avenue Of escape from those
twin jacrs Of genlus-poverty ana LII ig tn ?.
trnnce-and who has been a most grately
advocate or the citys acceptance OF INC
proposed Carnegie donation with all Of
its conditions FOL. site and support: ASK
! Srnphs, condensed from the last annual
roport of tho Nashville Public Library,
which will perhaps accentunte the beheht
the public library Of Nashville has been
During i 1so5. e44s1 books were borrowed
from the library Out OF these only ~
were lost. . ~ -. a.,
book bought in the library, The ts, people Pc c OF
Nashville received In 1909 !9i,4a IN return
for the $4,000 appropriated ny tne c'i =. go,
Of rs cents each, would be s14,eos, which IS
nearly 5000 more than the city gives tho
Tennnysons Life, by his son, lcest $40. has
crcuasea tS times me on mabk dnE $3.50 given %
4 s Sss sI EAU rsSss es ssRfn
$l12.5D from this book to the pu ,.n =, ),
One man read in three m y e tbs S1s2 worth
Of books They were not fo 81 an;,en novels
recently bought, costing $500 each. They
have been out the following numpe e o. OF
times ana are still In circulation: 4G, 80. 20
C, 10, IS, 81, making in all 3o2 times. Cost
ing s1oo each these represent wv given
to the public from seven novels. q. -,
It Will also be understood that the p:4sl
books circulated In 1905 are, VIII ,, me n a sS.
ception Of few worn out, sun III cir.
culation and arc doing the same service
In 1905 that they did IN 1909 =, 49,
rowcd from the library and taken to the
houses OF the people are entirely ,,;hor OUT IT,
EXPENSIVE non circulating books. reference
books and bound magazines constantly
III The average daily attendance in IN the
reading rooms OF the library N ul%o o Wan
s5s DAYS p' out OF the s which would make AK
150o62 visitors to the library nur,nEi i'm nv" o.
some = Of IL the points made above may Ak ,, N
tho minds ofsome Of the opponents o. 'n ~
eexnedicncy or otherwise, thought or Two W,
which Will cause them o feel thn I nern ftoS
III oTo 7A1 EVERETT WADDEY.s,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09

Wc congratulate ". Med. Lee, ESQ,
Of the Virginia Citizen. on his appoint
nent by the governor rs chairman OF
the Board of Fisheries. Mr.. Lee is we'll
qualified for the position, as he under
stands fully the fish and oyster IN
dustry Of the State, as we'll rs the laws
regulating It. and. therefore. we may
expect efficient service from the new
appontee.-F fredericksburg Free Lance.
craft, and that is a good recommended
ton. His brother editors are exceed
ngly fond of him, and believe that he
will make as good fisherman as he
Is n newspapcrman, and that's enough.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09

Quoting figures recently published II
The Times Dispatch, showing the rela-
tive assessment Of real and personal
property in the cities Of Virginia. the
Roanoke Times says:
cit appears from this that Richn,onds
personality Is n little more than ono
third Of its realty, Lynchburg's about
onc-half, Danvilles about one-haf.
Stauntons about one-half, Roanoke
about one-sixth and Norfplk's less than
one-seventh. h&
1T will be noted from the above that
Roanoke has nearly threeGn, rs much
realty as Staunton and considerably more
than Danville, but In the case of the
personal values she only about equals
Staunton and Danville has nearly three
times as much It Is obvious that there
is something wrong with our assess
n,ent system"
That is the conclusion we have drawn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09

III can hardly be conceived concludes
our correspondent, that the court would
apply this rule to an attempt by Congress
10 delegate the power OF fixing tax
rate and would not apply i, 10 an at
tempted delegation OF power to fix q
freight rate"
In to-day's paper We publish another
article from Mr.. Royal. this time In
direct reply 20 the argumen, OF Lex"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
The World Of
Finance and Trade
THE COTTON MARKETS.

NEW YORK, July 23-The cotton market
opened barely steady today. at a decline of
lab points In response to lower cables and
unsettling reports regarding the Russian
situation as reflected by the European mar
kets. There was active covering at the
Decline owing partly to the reports OF rain
In the eastern belt over Sunday. and fol-
lowing the call the marked ruled around
the opening figures in spite of scattering
liquidation and some selling by tie more
confident and aggressive bears. Spot people
seemed to be buying here. while Liverpool
prices and inclined to sell on any little
bulge. in the hope Of catching stop orders.
During the middle of the morning prices
We're about points net lower.
Futures opened barely steady; July 1000
bid: August, 1910; September 1920; Octo-
Der. l0.2s; December. 10.35; January. 1910:
March, 1851
the late forenoon under aggressive bear
pressure and stop-ioss selling. accompanied
by rumors that leading bull interests were
lfQuidating. Prices at midday were IL to
Is points net lower.
Spot cotton, quiet; middling upiands,
1890: middling gulf. 11.15.
Estimated receipts at the ports today,
$500 bales. against 5.S55 last week and a.
604 last year. For the week. 23,oe0 bales
against 2504I last week and 102. 0S1 last
year. Todays receipts at New Orleans,
724 bales. against 2,7S9 last year. and at
Houston, $50 bales against 3.007 last year.
Today's Cotton Summary
Quotations furnished by Dick Bros. & Co., mem
bers New York. New Orleans and Liverpool cotton
exchanges. Washington Office No. 1412 H ST. NV
CMaryland building).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Presidential Doubles.

Paris Correspondence OF tina London Globe.
The man who has the honor of being oc-
casionaliy taken for M F'aliieres is an
esteemed tradesman of Marais. who In
many details looks like q twin brother OF
the president, even TO the bow in which he
knots his necktie. NJ Loubet had many
doubles one OF the most striking being
the driver of an omnibus on the Wagram-
Bastille line Another Of his doubles had
an amusing experience at Yerdun the other
day. He Is an honorable tradesman, aged
about seventy. and bears very close re-
semblance to the ex-president As soon
as this man. NJ Nofrel by name, got out
of the train at verdun, q cabfnan at once
recognised him as M. Loubet The news
was not long In spreading and before an
hour had gone by the police were Informed
that the ex-president was in town. The
local comnlissonafre. somewhat surprised
at this unexpected visit. lost no time In
making inquiries. only to find that II. Mol
rel was a worthy tnhabitant of Sainte Ma
rie-aux-Chenes, near Metx and that he
had come to Verdun simply to pay visit
to his son. The late ID. Sadi Carnot. one
OF the most respected presidents France
has even had, had also several prototypes
One OF them. well known In the Latin Quans
ter, was very proud OF the distinction. and
when saluted In the streets always returned
the compliment by lifting his hat with
'spressdentfaf' poiiteness. When n. Carnot
died his double found that he had no fur
Their use for his beard, 30 he shaved 1t on.
The late M. Felix Faures double Is stiil
Wearing his hat at rakish angle. and
carving q gofd-topped cane, he used to
take q delight In haunting the neighbor-
hood of the Elysee. and when any one. m.
taking him tor the president. gave him
q respectful salute, he used to respond with
q bow which the president himself could
not have surpassed for distinction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
The Cantaloupe.

From the Ohio State Journal.
And now the cantaloupe has come-the
Joy of midsummer and the glory OF the
breakfast table. How 1t chimes In with
the morning-wfth the soft south wind and
the sunlight basking In the treeSi No one
thinks Of it through the day. or at night.
or whom one Is tired; but In the morning,
when the heart Is on the heights OF life. Ii
seems quite like some loving provision ct
nature by which to I'LL out ones pleasant
dreams.
You can take all the viands from garden
or field or orchard. and there Is nothing
that so intimately touches the breakfast
spot, as that semi-sphere Of honted sun
light with its lips parted In smiles and In
viting you to raptures. And as you plunge
your spoon down into Its aurtferous sides,
where nature has concreted all the swcet-
ness OF dew. OF starlight, OF the fragrance
Of clover and the sweet breath of the fol e.
noon, you feel all at once that the world Is
a success and II was made for you.
And when You get through with your
cantaloupe, and the taste smacks itself into
smiles, and you look at your netghbor
across the table taking beefsteak, eggs and
WEAKNESS Of life. and there is no solace.
except the contemplation that tomorrow
win be another morning, and more canta-
loupe
This royaI fruit IL the product Of civihza-
ton. That L.. when men arrived Ct the
point where they could enjoy something
better than peaches. oranges or berries for
breakfast. the cantaloupe was brought
forth, absorbing the sweetness of all these
delights and enriched with q mixture OF
ambrosia brought down from Olympus Do
you think this description overdrawn? Re-
member we are talking about the rich.
ripe, golden cantaloupe, icily favored and
wide open, on the breakfast table.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23

apprehension 1U8 NxuAn8 ING oA0CS Va
sags's Death.
Special Dispatch to he star.
NEW FORK. July 2s.-when the news Of
the death Of Russell Sage circulated around
town last evening the brokers and specu-
iators who sat IN the uptown cafes and
casinos with their Sunday girls gave groan
at the thought that the aged inancier's de-
misc might be utilized as another bear ar
gument-" The market was bad enough a.
It was they all said. London was weak
Saturday On account Of the Russian sit
uation. and the New York market could
be expected to re1lect that weakness Mon
day morning.
The question was whether Sage had large
sums of call money loaned out. and IL So.
would they be called In the near future.
The money market. they said. could not
stand 1t. Fears were relieved however. by
the publication of statement this morn
ing that the Sage Arm had been preparing
for his coming death. and had arranged the
loans so as to cause the least possible dis
turbance to the market.
Russell Sage was not much of a specu-
lator. He was q money lender. He did not
carry long lines of speculative stocks which
might be thrown upon the market. HIS
holdings were investments that need not be
sold
So when word was passed around that
the estate would not push its debtors Tor
tho loans OUTSTANDING d teSuh8 VI foitSA
prevailed. The opening this morning WAS
weak but was attributed to London's soft
ness entirely and soon rallied Wall street
lives In terror OF the sudden death of great
hnanciers and spectators The street had
q bad experience when Russell r. Flower
died suddenly few years ago. Stocks
broke violently on the assumption that ne
had q long line which would be dumped
on the market. III James r. Keene or John
w. Gates or J. p Morgan should die sud
denly the bears would have their innings
with a vengeance. In case of prolonged III
ness, of course, the end would be dis
counted.
Russell Sage is the last OF the old-time
money lenders of the stamp OF Daniel
Drew. Cyrus Field. Gould and the elder
Vanderbilt. The money-ierdfng business
now Is done by the great banks.
Russell Sage lived IN the atmosphere OF
the past. The modern life of New York
swirled about him without ever affecting
him. He knew no more OF the SNOWY, reck-
less, spendthrift life OF the cafes and the
theaters than the most bucoiic resident OF
Pike county, Mo-, or Posey county. IND
The cost Of midnight supper party for
four would ciothe him for a year and the
walters tip would buy Mr.. Sage's lunches
for a week. He knew nothing but work
and money getting. and would not rank
with Abou Ben Adhem.
They say. however, that the immense for
tune OF ninety to one hundred million dol
lars which he accumulated Will all go to
his wife and that she win dispense from 1t
literally to charity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
TWENTY IN A ROOM.
Rider Haggard's Account Of English
Farm Living.

Special oablegram to The star.
LONDON, July BIN an address to the
committee on housing Of the working
classes Mr. Rider Haggard told this week of
q village in Essex. near waitham. in which
he had discovered the worst place In Eng
land.
He found twenty men working on farm.
but could see no cottages Ultimately he
was shown brick shed. about II feet
square. looking like wagon house. 1t had
no windows. Sacks were laid on the floor
round the wall. and there the twenty men
slept. A hundred yards away was an elm
tree on hill There he found the ashes OF
ire and rod to hold a pot. This was
the dwelling piace-the kitchen and the
parior OF the twenty men. Winter and
summer they did their cooking and spent
their Sundays under the tree
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Trolley W. the Circus.

From The World Today.
That the sroiieys OF the middle west have
made thsater-gosrs Of the farmers wa
stated to me with the greatest frankness
last summer By James A. Bailey. proprie-
tor OF the Barnum and Bailey circus.
Ten PEARS ago this country" said Mr..
Bailey. was the richest circus country In
the United States. 1t stfll II. for that mat
ter. yet circus receipts have fallen on APP
probably here In the past seven years.
blame the lnnumsrabie trolley systems you
have In this section for Il. They have
towns. and this has resulted In their pay
ing fairly frequent Visits TO the town thea
tiers. The familiarity with professional en-
tertainments has served TO lessen their in
terest in the circus. which. ten years ago,
offered them the only entertainment II was
possible for them to enjoy"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Today's Cotton Summary
NEW ORLEANS COTTON ExCHANG
Liverpool Cotton Prices.

LIVERPOOL, July 23.-Cotton, spot dull;
prices las points lower; American middiing
fair. e.53; good middling. 6.25: middling.
COS; low middiing. 5.S5; good ordinary. SCI /;
ordinary. Sal. The sales of the day were
4O0O bales, Of which 400 bales were for
speculation and export and included $500
bales American. Receipts. 500 bales, all
American. Futures opened steady and
closed quiet; American middiing, g. o. c.,
July, 0.75a5.T6; July and August 5.73: Au-
gust and September, 5.85a568; September
and October. 5.60ab.6l October and Noyem-
Der. 5.56a5.57; November and December.
5.56; December and January. SOS; January
and February, $751; February and March.
5.5Sa559; March and April 5.6Oa561; April
and May, 5.61a5.62; May and June, 5.62a5.6 90.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23

Twelve thousand dollars In the psr
cent bonds Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company were recorded ~ having
changed hands It the meeting Of the local
stock exchange today. The prices ranged
from e5x to seM. Nearly all Of the busi--
ness was done after ca1i and the closing
quotations on the board were SSH bid and
IS asked.
Very little activity was manifested in
any other security. An option on 100
shares of the common stock of the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company tor
sixty days was sold at 80. which was con-
sidered fair price. Ten shares OF the
preferred brought S6h. a fraction above
last fridays highest price.
insignificant transactions in Capital
Traction stock. Greene Consolidated Cop
per and Real Estate Title Insurance were
included In the days business.
Today's Government Receipts.
National bank notes received today for
redemption, $934.9oS; government receipts
from internal revenue. 81 .22s. 1856; customs.
$i.0s5. $50: miscellaneous. $2Si. 4l4; expendi-
lures. 81. $780, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Criminals by NATURE
From the New York Mail.


Neurological and chronological science
makes serious mistake when 1t teaches
that crime is Inevitable In those who are
born with criminal impulses-that men or
women who are to commit crimes cannot
help committing them. no matter how
good their environment or their intentions
may be. This doctrine was lately put forth
in tho case of western physician who is
said to have been q very reputable citizen
up to middle age. but recently was arrested
for forgery. Ii Is said that his own studies
in sociology made him criminal by auto
suggestion; but the physician himself de-
clares that he was bound to be a criminal
sooner or later-that he was a criminal by
nature. and II simply had to come out
Stun and nonsense! There Is not a good
man earth who cannot be criminal If
he is win ~ to be. and. barring the insane.
no one who cannot throttle a criminal ten
dency. II he begins choking it In time All
life, everybody's life, is a long fight put nm
against impulses that threaten to make
anarchy OF the law by which we regulate
our relation 10 our environment. The hui
man soul is like a general who can win
sure victory IL he strikes his enemy before
the enemy gathers his forces but who Is
hopelessiy beaten IL he ioafs I'm his tent
until the opposing regiments multiply into
divisions. the divisions into corps and the
corps into armies.
There is the material of criminal in the
best man that was ever born. The elements
OF usnrper and tyrant can be traced
in the character Of q Washington II these
tendencies had not been throttled before
they had opportunity for growth the his
tory OF this country would have been darkly
Swallowed by the record of Washington's
expressions. not constantly ilinmined and
guarded to this very day by the influence of
his virtuous and self-denying example On
the other hand. the eapability lay in Ma
poieOn 10 restrain the ambitions and the all
consuming egotism which allowed to accu-
muiate force, at last deluged a continent
In blood. II IL q lazy and vicious theory.
this one that a man can never master his
impulses. IL - the excuse OF those who
might have blocked their crimes forever
With a timely no" but did not
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Liverpool Grain Prices.
TEE BALTIMORE MARKETS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. Md. July 23.-WHEAT-Unsettie
and easier; spot, contract, 7S1sa7St.; spot, No.
red western, soes0A: July, IS asked; August. 77N
asked; September. fsk bid: steamer No 2 red
TSAaI4 receipts, .22S bushels; southern by sam
pie. 6Sa southern on grade, 74Aa7sh
C0RN-Dull: spot, 55ha55h; July, 56AaS515:
September, 5oHao5is; steamer mixed, 52Aa52i5;
receipts. 1921 bushels; southern white corn, 5Sa60
southern yellow corn. 621sa591s
oATS-Firmsr; No. white AZ asked; No. 8
white, Al asked; No. mixed. 39a39h; receipts,
IL, 0S3 bushels.
RYE-steady; No. western export 61as11a; re-
cepts, 4,502 bushels.
HAY-Firm; No. timothy. IT 50a1S 90; No. I
clover mixed. 15.o0a15. so
GRAIN FRElGHTS-Firmer; steam to Liverpool
per bushel. I'd. July; Cork for ORDERS per quarter
Is Sd. July.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
From the New York News

From the New IUfK NeWs-
In the forests OF Oregon. Washington.
Montana and British Columbia there 10 .
species OF tree that has continuous and
copious dripping of pure. clear water from
the ends OF II leaves and branches This
extraordinary sight may be witnessed at all
seasons when the leaves are on and seems
en,.aily plentiful on clear, bright days a.
Al damn. cloudy nights The tree = q
suecies az Or. and the weeping phsn0m-
efon Is attributed to remarkable power
Of condensation peculfay TO the leaves and
bark Of this species of evergreen, In the
Island Of Ferro there are many specIes Of
weeping trees, but In this latter case the
..tearss appear TO be most abundant Nheu
the relative humidity T. near the dew Point.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
Useful Measures and Values of Food

f1ouSeke6peI
Three even teaspoonfuls of dry material
equal one even tablespoonful Four tea
spoonfuls of liquid equal one even table
spoonful Four tablespoonfuls equal ONE
half gill; -Four salls equal one pint. Eight
gflls equal one quart. Four Quarts equal
one gallon. Eight quarts equal one peck.
Eight gallons equal one oushel Sixteen
tabiespoonfuls of liquid equal one cupful.
Twelve tabIespoonfuls of dry material equal
one cupful Two cupfuis equal one pint.
Four cupfuls of -four equal one quart Two
cupfuls of solid butter equal one pound.
Two cupfuls OF graduated sugar equal one
pound Two and one-half cupfuls of pow
dered sugar equal one pound. One pint OF
milk equals one pound. One pint OF water
EQUALS one pound. One large coffee cupfui
of dry brown sugar equals one-haif pound.
Three and half cupfuls OF corn meal
equals one pound. One cupful of radslns
EQUALS one-half pound. Ten eggs equal one
pound. One white OF an egg equals one
ounce One yolk of an egg equals one
ounce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
THE FOREIGN MARKETS.
Depressed on Account Of the Russian
Situation

PARIS. July 23.-The tone of the bourss
today was very agitated, Russians falling
heavily. bonds losing 10 francs and imperial
IS falling to $50. causing general reac-
ton. Later the market became calmer,
there was slight upward movement. and
at the close the tone was better. with the
exception OF Russians. which were still de-
Ginning.
Russian imperial 4s closed at 70. and
Russian bonds OF 1904 at 400. The private
rate Of discount as 11-16 per cent
LONDON, July 25.-On tho stock ex-
change today nervous tone prevailed and
prices were heavy on the Russian situation.
Consois fell ~ The new Russian loan open
ed at per cent discount and fell to tOh
on Paris advices.
Americans opened steady. but later eased
from half dollar to a dollar.
BERLIN. July 23.-The tone on the bourse
ton of the Russian parliament.
LONDON, July 2s-Gold bars. IT'S. 9ssd-;
American eagles, f6s. 4Ssd.
PARIS. July 23-Three per cent rentes,
90 francs IS cenitmes for the account. Elk
change on London. % francs. Is confines for
checks.
BERLIN. July 23.-Exchange on London.
20 marks. 47A pfennigs for checks.
Discount rates-Short and three months
bills, 3h per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
washington stock Exchange.

sales.--Regular call, II o'clock noon-washingtoo
Rwy. and Flee, ~. 81 900 at 85%.
.. s. Elec. 1t cert. 81 900 at fo2. $500 At
102.
Capital Traction, s at l4s. at i4s. 1 at l4s
/ at la.
Waahinstou Rwy. and Klec CON-. 100 at 10
(buyer co.,
Washington Rwy. and Elec. pfd., 10 at s81s.
Mergenthaler Linotype. 10 at 194h. 10 at 194ta.
Greene Copper. 200 ct 20h tbuyer 0es. zoo at
20x, 100 1t 20x. 100 at 20iS.
Real Estate Title. 10 at 80.
After eall-District Of Columbia 3.6os. $1,000 at
ia 17-100.
Washington Rwy. and Elec. N, $500 at 66x. $500
at ssh, 900 at 6bh, 81 900 at 80, u 600 at 3d.
q 900 at g. 600 at o6. 81 900 at 86s u,oOo At
ssh
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
sIAMEsE TWINS.
Twin Sisters Totally Different in Tenn
permanent
specla, cahlegram to The Star.

VIENNA. July IA pair of ..Siamese''
twin sisters from Bohemia. who, although
of totally different temperaments-one be-
ing shy. the other merry and outspoken-
live very happily together. win shortly APP
pear here The twins have separate pulses
and constitutions. and II one Is III the
other does not necessarily suffer. They
sleep well. one lying on the right side, the
other on the left The girls are well eiu-
catad. speaking French. English and Ger
man. and playing the violin and the xither
They are to be examined under the X-rays
BY prof. Hchr0tter, in order to deternine
whether there u any danger In an opera
ton to separate them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-23
sase,s Death Did Not Affect Market.

NEW YORK. July 23-The death OF Rus
sell Sage was probably less factor In to-
days stock market. which opened heavy,
than the dissolution Of the Russian douma-
Persons conyersant with the affairs OF the
late Mr.. Sage said he had comparatively
little money out on loans and that his death
would hardly disturb local financial condi-
tons.