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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
Poem, Wanted.

Hon. John Lamb, Washington, D. G.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
nond, Va.
EubnlninE.

Is it legal for an embalmer's helper
to operate in the absence Of his en-
ployer. the helper not being licensed,
thought his employer holds license?
II 1t is contrary to law, what punish
ment Is fixed and what is the method
of proceeding against the offender?
RICHMOND,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
Oid Hickory.

In an old "Life OF Jackson" I came
across, Il verse giving nicknamcs Of
five persons. Roger b. Taney's name
Is the only one 1 can make out. Will
you tell me what men were designed
by the others? The scrap Isl:
There was Mat and Lou and Jack
and Lev.
And Roger OF fancy hue" etc.
r. N.
Martin Van Buren,, Secretary of
State; Louis McLane, Secretary OF the
Treasury; John Branch. Secretary Of
the Navy; Levi Woodbury.. Secretary
of the Navy after Branch, and, as you
say. Roger B. fancy. Attorney-Gen-
eral.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13

Please tell me with what rank and
pay graduates Of West Point enter
the army. v. ~.
Rank. second lieutenant, Pay. cav
airy, s125; infantry, a115 a month.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13

1t Is contrary to law. The punish
ment is fine from $50 to 500. The
usual proceeding would begin with
complaint to the Commemorative At
torney, who should cause The indict-
ment Of the offender.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
snle for Cancelled Sta mps.

Can you tell me whether there is
any sale for cancelled stamps?
r. A. s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13

The Law Department of Richmond
College is tho only law school in the
city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
West Point Gradun ties.

If they are of the ordinary variety,
none SO far as we know.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-13
Queries and Answers.

II ZuCflCo oil
Hampton Normal school.
TO whom should 1tapply for infor-
nation about the Hampton Normal
School. and for admission? A. 5.
Write to Or. II. u. E'rissell, Hamp-
ton, Va.
Inv School.
Please name ole or more of the best
schools or law In Richmond.
A. c. II.
The Law Department of Richmond
College is tho only law school in the
city.
Small Dorc Shells.
Can you tell me where l may get
shells? FARMVlLLE.
Any hardware store in Richmond
can supply you.
West Point ana Annapolis.
Will you give me the name OF some
one who will inform me about the
method of getting appointment to one
of the United states academies?
x. Y. q.
Hon. John Lamb. Washington, d. G..
Poem Wanted.
VIII you publish Tor me the poem of
John Esten Cooke: "oh. band in the
pine wood cease?" a. o. $.
VIII some one send copy?
Sale for Cancelled stamps.
Can you tell me whether there is
any sale for cancelled stamps7
r. A. s.
If they are of the ordinary variety,
none SO far as we know.
West Point Graduates.
Please tell me with what rank and
pay graduates Of West Point enter
the army. v. N.
Rank, second lieutenant, Pay. cav
airy, s125; infantry. a115 a month.
Richmond aud Chesapeake.
Has the road from Richmond to
Ashland been finished. and what Is
the outlook for the completion to Tap
pahannOck? w. a. =.
It is finished. but not yet perma-
nently running from Richmond to
Ashland. It is not publicly known
what the intention>of the company is
in the other matter.
Orphan Wanted.
Will you give me the name of some
Richmond orphanage from which I
may procure a colored boy?
AN OLD FRIEND.
The best chance is to write to the
Catholic colored Orphanage. Rich
mond, Va.
EmbnlmfnE.
Is 1t legal for an embalmer's helper
to operate in the absence Of his en-
ployer, the helper not being licensed.
thought his employer holds license?
If 1t is contrary to law, what punish
ment Is fixed and what is the method
of proceeding against the offender?
RICHMOND.
1T Is contrary to law. The punish
ment is fine from $50 to 800. The
usual proceeding would begin with
complaint to the Commonwealth's At
torney, who should cause the indict-
ment of the offender.
Tren tment of Fruit.
Some of my vines and peach trees
produce fruit which dries up before
ripening. Can you refer me to any
source of information and help In the
trouble? MRS. D. NJ. III.
We should be pleased to give you
the approved treatment for the trou-
BILE you mention but for the fact that
1t may be due to any Of many causes.
- -
Charcoal Kills
Bad Breath
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

1t is always better to throw a bou-
quet than pickle
The friends who aatter us are the
ones we say understand us.
Nobody knows much, but everybody
should know enough not to go to law.
If you have good opinion Of your
self and wish others to have it, keep
it to yourself
No use talking, it is very hard to
feel just right toward a friend after
you have heard him praise your enc
my
We suppose it is broadening to
travel for the reason that the traveller
discovers what a lot of people there
are on earth who never heard of him.
This is what the ambitions of life
finally amount tO-that a man NAV
have warm corner and enough to eat
when he is old and that his final i'll
ness may be a brief one.-Atehison
Globe.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02

A glove manufacturer took from a
cabinet handsome pair of brown
gloves. "These. gloves are made of
ratskin,' he said They look well at
first glance, but examine them care
fully. Look into the skin. The skin,
though soft and fine, revealed on close
examination a great many cuts and
scars and scratches None Of these
went quite through. Nevertheless their
effect was to weaken the gloves great
IL. sThose cuts and scars said the
manufacturer '.are What bar ratskin
out of gloyemaking. You never get a
skin without them; hence you can't
turn the damaged skin into a good
glove. Rats fight so much that they
become at an early age a mass Of
sears. Their torn hides are of no use
+n carnf erce =
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
Charnn,s Boat

On one of the lakes in the north is
land OF New Zealand, near Auckland
tnere was hotel much frequented by
fishermen. On one occasion when =
gentleman, whom I will call Mr.. x.
was staying there he was taken seri-
ously Ill, and the landlord, supposing
that ne could not possibly recover, be-
gan TO think Of making preparations
Tor his visitors death Knowing a
man who was a pretty fair carpenter
and mad owed him money for some
time and seeing little chance of being
repaid, he told him to make coffin for
the sick man. The coffin was duly
made, but Mr.. x, instead Of diving. as
he ought to have done, recovered. and
there was therefore no use for the cof-
fn.
The landlord, not caring to be at the
expense, included charge for it in
Mr.. As bill, who, on seeing it, natural
" enough demurred to paying for
something which he had not ordered
and did not want The landlord said it
was very hard that the loss should fall
on him, as he had only done 1t for the
best. and Mr.. q. at last agreed to nav
for It Determined to turn It to some
account, he had kael put to il and
used II as a fishing punt during the re-
mainder OF his stay at the hotel. Lon
don Telegraph
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
Itching Palm OIL

palm oil,'' a synonym for graft" is
not at all a novelty in this sense. In
1927 Middleton wrote that palm oil
will make pursuivant relent'' The
sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
reveled in varieties Of the metaphor.
Greene speaks Of rubbing palms with
the ollie of angels a humorous allu-
sion to the coin named after the an
gelic figure stamped upon it, and ssoil
OF angels seems to have been quite a
common joke in England. Another
writer has reference to Amounting.
an ecclesiastic in the fist with Indian
oyle. Both Amounting" and 3sgreas-
ing were frequently used to mean
bribing, even without special mention
Of the hand as the part creased. Dry
den has ..the greaz'd advocate
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
90 isl al S ORIGIN.
Story ns It Is Told In an Old
Snnskrit Legend.

i ne SeOEy 1A 1t Is Told In an 010
/ 81 Snnskrit Legend.
i Tradition says there was scarcity
OF solid elements at the time OF her
creation
At the beginning Of time TWas1tn,
the Vulcan of the Hindoo mythology.
created the world, but when he wished
to create a woman he found that he
| had employed all his material in the
creation Of man There did not re
main one solid element Then TWash-
tri, perplexed, fell into profound med
itation He reused himself as follows:
He took the roundness of the mosA.
the undulations of the serpent, the In
| twining of climbing plants, the neA
| bling of the grass, the slenderness OF
the rose vine and the velvet of the
flower, the lightness Of the leaf and
the glance of the fawn, the gayety Of
the suns rays and tears of the mist,
the inconstancy of the wind and the
timidity Of the hare, the vanity of the
peacock and the softness of the domn
on the throat of the swallow, the hard
ness of the diamond, the sweet flavor
of honey and the cruelty of the tiger.
the warmth of fire, the chill of snow,
the chatter of the jay and the cooling of
the turtledove. He united all these
and formed a woman. Then he made
present of her to man.
Eight days later the man came to
TWashtri and said:
My lord, the creature you gave me
pOisons my existence. She chatters
without rest, she takes all my time,
she laments for nothing at all and is
always ill.,
And Twashtri received the woman
again
But eight days later the man came
again to the god and said:
my lord, my life is very solitary
since I returned this creature I re-
member she glanced at me from the
corner of her eye, and she played with
me, clung to me-
And Twashtri returned the woman
to him.
Three days only passed, and Twashtri
saw the man coming to him again.
MY lord" said he, II do not under
stand exactly how, but am sure the
woman causes me more annoyance
than pleasure. beg of you to relieve
me of her.
But Twashtri cried, "Go your way
and do your best!''
And the man cried, 81 cannot live
| with herr
Neither can you live without her."
replied Twashtri
And the man was sorrowful, MUIR
muring: ''Woe is me! l can neither
live with her nor without her.''-Chica-
go Record-Herald.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
FENCING OUT RATTLERs.
A PrecautiOn of Animals That Man
Uses to Advantaxe.

.
Did you ever hear Of rattlesnake
fence-not one made of rattlesnakes,
of course not, but one made of prickly
thorns to protect one from the rattlers
and keep them away? That is what
the Arizona campers build, and the
only way to keep these deadly poison
ers away is by building one Of these
fences OF oktea, shrub covered with
thorns which grows on the desert.
AS the tents have no doors and are
not set much above the ground, it
would appear easy for Mr.. Rather to
effect an entrance. Imagine the sensa-
tion of crawling into bed some cold
night to strike against the clammy
skin of snake, and this is just where
Mr.. Snake likes to snuggle, in among
the warm blankets
TO avoid this men who work in the
mines have found that a snake will
not go near this oktea, and they have
built closely knit fences around their
tents, with little gates to go in and
out, and beyond this the rattler will
not penetrate. 1t was first the In
dians Of the desert who discovered this
deadly shrub, and they got the secret
from birds and animals, which, to pro-
tect their young, travel sometimes
many miles back and forth, bringing
the thorns with which to cover their
little nests. Gophers and other small
animals there cover their nests in this
manner
It is strange that in that country, 50
dry and forbidding, many things grow
in exuberance, and especially noticea-
BILE are the great fields Of Brown Eyed
Susans, the yellow daisies with the
brown centers They grow so high
and wild that you can step in a field
and your head will just peep over the
top of the nodding sea of bright eyed
faces.--Los Angeles Times.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
A Poor Place to Live In

Wind and weather were to Mrs.
Goodsall constant source of interest
She watched the clouds and the village
( weather vanes with eagerness and
pleasure, and in doubtful weather her
first question to the grocer's boy when
ne came to take or deliver orders was
sure to be, (Which way was the meet
ing house vane p'inted when you came
by?"
Her neighbors all humored her by
telling Of any eccentricity they had dis
covered in their own or other yanes.
an and Mrs. Goodsal1 would speak of "ed-
dies and currents" and ..swoops'' of
air in wise and authoritative manner.
How did you enjoy your visit to
Boston! asked one of her neighbors
on Mrs. Goodsall's return from a
weeks sojourn with a niece who lived
in the city. II suppose you saw lots
Of grand sights. / hear Carrie lives in
considerable style"
"She lives in a benighted locality ,,
said Mrs. Goodsall dryly. "That's what
| call it. For all their carriages an
stone steps an fine clothes it's be-
nighted spot. Peer s.an'. twist as r
could, there was only one weather yane
j could sight from their windows. back
or front. What kind Of a place do YOU
call that for intelligent. folks to make a
home, I'd like to know Youths Com
panion.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02

pray that you might get her. Unless
there is such one hope you'll die
bachelor
Peggy, what are you saying?' Mrs.
Lester demanded, stopping stock still
in the sitting room door, with her tray
of cider and crullers "You mustn't
mind her, Johnny she went on ''You
know she's little spitfre that doesn't
mean what she says
'sShe does mean it-this time" Magee
answered sulkily. "But, Mrs. Lester,
hope you won't let that keep you from
being my friend"
Surely not" Mrs Lester said. set
ting down the tray. Johnny must be
wrought up when he refused her crul-
lers, to say nothing of the cider. She
looked severely at her daughter Peg
gy tossed her head. I'm friend of
Johnny" she said, with shadow Of a
smile. He can't deny it. I've been
advising him for his own good"
"Goodby! When | take your advice
I'll let you know" said Johnny hufily,
his hand on the door. Mrs. Lester sank
down, trembling all over
You've done it now, Peggy" she
said. cold Miss EN- Magee will never.
never lend us the money to pay that
security debt of your fathers. Our
home will have to co.
mo, it won't" Peggy said stoutly.
running to her mother as she spoke.
I'VE won't ask Miss En-. Instead. I'll
50 up to the city and see Uncle John"
1T will be no use. He said he'd new
er help us again when he made up the
shortage in the treasurers Office, Mrs.
Lester said dejectedly. .But your poor
pa will keep going security and having
it to pay every time
Now, now, mother! Don't fret or
go over it sall!' Peggy entreated. I'm
bound to go to Uncle John don't be-
lieves he'll turn me away
Somebody else thought it would be.
hard work to turn Peggy away upon
leaden morning two weeks later as she.
sat in wait outside her rich uncle's
private Office. He was not real un-,
Gle only sort Of stepbrother, who
had kept terms with his sister, ali
though he had no patience with her
easy going husband. Itswas ave years:
since he had been to the Lester farm
Thus Peggy, grown up into blooming!
Eyoung womanhood, was wholly strange
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
Boil 1T Dnwn!E

1t is the short piece, be it letter or
editorial. that catches the reader, and
correspondents who wish their letters
to be read should never extend them
beyond quarter of column, and half
that length is prefera BILE. Condensa-
ton is an art, but it can be acquired
with little practice. Never try to
see how long you can make your ar
ticle, but how short Use never. a
superfuous sentence or word. Be as
brief as an ineligible statement Of the
case will allow and you will have ten
readers where the long winded fellow
will have one.-Richmond Dispatch.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
a Mercif,1l
Deliveral1ceI
By Martha McCulloch Williams

@ Copyright, 1906, by Homer sprague p
Ioeosoeoeoeoeooeoeo.o.oJoeo
$50 you won't have me! Who are
you waiting for? There's no other girl
around but would say Yes, and
thanky, too. young Magee said an
grily, crushing his hat as he spoke.
Peggy laughed
"Oh, for fairy prince, of course,
Johnny-one with spangles all over
him and coach and FOUR she said.
Il know you've got horse and buggy,
money in the bank and the name of a
good chance. Somehow, though, don't
want you-very stupid of me, I dare
say, but don't. think can tell you.
though, who does want you-worst of
ALL" as she saw him put up protest
Ing hand-"Sally Job, and she's such a
dear! Go right on and ask her. She's
worth three of me. And then her Aunt
Sarah will leave her money. Think
how easy you'll get rich with money
coming in on both sides"
II don't want any Sally Job,' Magee
ragged. .She's-she's been after me
since we went to school together
"But don't you think you'd better let
me or some other body say it, John
N.Y.? Peggy demanded, her eyes dane
ing. She liked Johnny in a way de-
spite his colossal conceit, a conceit
somewhat excused by his bringing up,
the pet and idol of three maiden aunts.
'Tisn't nice thing to say that of a
girl" she went on. ssThe fact that you
do say it and don't see that it isn't
nice is one of the reasons won't have
you.''
1T is, eh?" Magee said, almost chok-
ing. Il came here courting, not to be
lectured on manners. Have your way,
though, Miss Peggy Lester. But, mark
what tell you, some day you'll be
sorry for what you're doing now"
But not SO sorry as if hadn't done
1t" Peggy flung back at him. She had
been a bit sorry for him. Now she was
angry through and through. .If /
thought there was a woman anywhere
big enough and rough enough to thrash
you within an inch of your life I'd
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
The Early Trusts.

Trusts We're sometimes dealt with
summarily in old England For in
stance, the records of the Brewers
company show that "on Monday, July
30, 1922, Robert ChicheIe, the mayor of
London, sent for the masters and
twelve of the most worthy of our com
pany to appear at the guildhall for
selling dear ale. After much dispute
about the price and quantity of malt,
wherein Whityngtone, the late mayor,
declared that the brewers had ridden
into the country and forestalled the
malt, to raise its price, they were con-
,Vlcted in the penalty of EGO (S10Oy,
which objeeting to. the masters We're
ordered to be kept in prison in the
chamberlain's custody until they should
pay it or find security for the payment
thereof.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
Ancient ThermopyIae.

In spite Of the fact, which is wen
known, that the sea has receded since
ancient times, the strategical position
OF the ancient pass of ThermopyIae is
still immensely strong. The alterna-
tive route by Delight, which crosses
the hills mile and a half north of the
springs by we'll engineered zigzags. is
equally capable of defense and leads
into country of a most difficult char
acter Either pass might be held in
definitely by 5000 men. The coaM
road is absolutely commanded from the
helghfs so that comparatively small
force would render it impassable
Wh1le the fiat lowland lying near the
sea is marshy and intersected by dikes
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
UNIFORM STEPS.
with Them Many Falls Dovvnstafrs
Would Be Avertcd.

Falls on staircases are Of rather com
mon occurrence, especially in houses
where the stairs are steep. dark or
nrnit with sharp turns. The frequent
causes of serious falls have suggested
that the likelihood OF accident of this
kind would be lessened considera bly,
j if III steps were built according to a
standard of height and breadth.
A chlld's fall on the stairs is apt to
be bad enough, and for an adult it
may have serious consequences. but
for an aged person tie result is not
unlikely to be fatal; hence it is held
that the construction OF staircases de-
serves more attention than is ordina-
rily paid to it,
The trouble is that stair climbing is
not natural method of progression
for the human being A child may
learn to walk with ease, but it is a
long time before it can ascend stair
fay IN an upright position without
sosing its balance. Stairs have been
nsught about by necessity, however.
5id the ordinary person has become so
accustomed to them that he dashes UP
and down them without paying any
more heed to his steps than if he were
walking on surface level. Motion be-
comes purely mechanical, without any
effort Of will, and the muscles of the
leg automatically adjust themselves
so as to lift the foot to the height of
the steps on the stairway most fre-
quently used The stride unconscious
ly becomes adapted toNa certain height
IN taking steps.
This unconscious estimate of height
zen is the cause of many falls. When
on different stairway is used the foot is
unaccustomed to the pitch, and hence
a trip is likely to occur. On narrow
and steep staircases there should be q
hand rail on each side. The instructive
clutch following a stumble would
mean the saving of many limbs and
heads. But the surest way to obyiate
accidents would be to standardize all
stairWays. at least in the matter Of
height.-New York Press
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
Ancient and Modern Ba1b;

Soap is really quite 4 new factor in
the worlds fife. Most of our ancestors
We're filthy and dissembled the fact by
the use Of Sitting perfumes. Washing
ones hands, which was only done, by
the very best people meant dipping
the fingers iii rose water and driving
them5on napkin Even the Romans
fof the decadenca, who We're probably
cleaner as q community than any be
fore OF since. bathed in water and rub.
bed themselves with oil 1t sounds
nasty to us. but then so does, for ex-.
hmple, Chinese music, which millions
Of human beings think delightful.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
Given Back.

Never say of anything, Il have. lost
it." but, Il have. given it back" Is
your child dead? It has been given
back. Is your wife dead? She has been
given back. Is your estate taken away?
Well, and is not that likewise given
back? But he who took it away is a
bad man." What is it to you by whose
hands he who gave it has demanded it
back again? While he allows you to
possess it, take care of it, but as Of
something not your own, as travellers
do of an inn. Epictetus.
New Ulm review., 1907-01-02
THE LAKE SKIPPER.
How He Tanght a Salt Water Vet
eran to Hustle.

-
There was a salt water captain who,
for reasons of his own, accepted a
berth as first mate in big passenger
steamer on the great lakes. He was a
capable seafaring man, but he did not
know what hustle meant until he
went aboard at Buffalo. The lake skip
per to whom he reported for duty re-
marked in the most casual manner:
"Just give her a coat of paint this
morning, and, if the sun stays hot and
she dries in good shape, give her sec
ond coat this afternoon
The salt water mate staggered in his
tracks and made amazed protest. This
was a 5000 ton vessel, and giving her
two coats of paint was several days
work by his reckoning. The lake skip
per was a person Of discernment
wherefore he had pity on his new mate
and forbore to deal harshly with him,
explaining with a tolerant grin:
"All right. I suppose you'll have to
learn to move lively after snoozing
around salt water all your life. You
just pass that order along to the bos'n
and tell him it's got to be done, and
then you sit up and take notice.
The bos'n took the order calmly, as if
it were in the days work, and by night
fall the big steamer was spick and
span with two coats Of paint from her
water line to her guard rail. The sailor
from deep water had learned his first
lesson in the ways of the great lake, s
during the navigation season, when the
hard driven shipping must be forced to
do twelve months work in half year.
Ralph D. Paine in Outing Magazine.