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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

he predicted n return OF tile brilliant
visitors in 1866 or 1867. AS II turned
out, there was q notable shower OF
motcors In 1866, followed by q second
display the following year, but IN
neither case equal to the shower Of
1898 According to these calculations.
another shower was duo in 1880 Or
1900 and while there were some me-
teors In those years, there was nothing
approaching a shower" This dis
appointment" had been foreshadowed,
However. by two other astronomers
who had calculated the perturbntive
effect of Jupiter and Saturn upon tile
swarm the action of these planets
having been particularly effective nf-
ter 1867, and had pointed out that the
result must have been n swerving III
ward or the meteoric orbit, so thut It
could no longer intersect the earths
orbit at the old meeting point.
: So it will be seen that planets, as
we'll as mortals, have disagreeablo
habit of butting in. or course there
was no way of punlshing them for spoil
ing the show, but science exposed
them for a pair of contemplate med
dlcrs
Many amusing anecdotes are told in
connection with the sliowerof 1888, one
of the best of which is related by a WELL
known member of the Virginia Senate.
fall III
by the side of his master watching the
display, and was asked If he was
frightened. He confessed TO more or
less weakness in the knees but added:
81 got my eye sot on de Norf star, IN
reckon it's all right long as lie
stan's; but when he draps, dis Niger
gwinc prayin' slo num-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
WHEN ~ruE STARS FELL,

November 18th was the seventy
fourth anniversary of the great mete-
oric shower of 1888. and the Hunts
Vile (Ala) Democrat copies from its
files of that year a description of the
phenomenon as published in the Rich
,rtond Enquirer. According to the En-
quirer's report. "a few shooting stars
was about three hours before day broke
that the number exceeded all calcula-
ZION and their brillancy surpassed all
description"
The Enquirer gives its own account
of the spectacle. but appends the fol-
lowing from Mr.. Alfred Duke:
Having been an eyewitness to the
grand and beautiful phenomenon of
the last night, for the period of five or
six hours. / cannot forbear to give
you what must be partial and inconl-
petent description OF the sublime and
imposing scene. About / o'clock the
bright CLEAN of an occasional rocket
startled my horse and surprised me by
its white and silvery light Beautiful
lights then continually augmented re-
minded one OF the gradual accumulate
ing process OF q snowstorm, till all tho
u heavens seemed emitting a shower OF
bright slVery fire. No artificial 81
Illumination could then compare with
this display of the beautiful, sublime.
Nyriads Of small rockets were descend
ing in every point of the compass, with
the frequent very large and luminous
ones streaklng the tirmament with a
white and slowly fading blaze, ra-
minding the wondering beholder of the
ughtning's flash, though not SO tran.
silent or vivid. This scene continued
until daylight precluded the possfbil.
ity Of tracing it,"
This display caused the astronomer,
OF the day 10 give special attention Il
the subject OF meteorie showers. Pro.
fessor Denison Olmstcd, OF Yale. an.
nounced thai what had occurred wa.
ar encounter with vast swarm a
rneteors moving around the sun. othe
+ theories were advanced from time /,
time. hut il was not until 1864. whel
Professor Hubert \. Newton of Yale
took up the inquiry. that the final soIu
tfon OF the problem was begun Tina
s Esntlsman demonstrated that eve
4 vince the tenth century there had bee
recurrent showers Of ,neteors In n
autumn AT an average interval d
n 80 Ia years. Sometimes the intervs
was thirtN-fonr years and sometime
only thirty-two years or less III
& the mean was 80 III. Upon this basi
4 ii : . .
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
EXPERTS WILL SEEK
C!AUS.E,0F ACCIDENT
Collapse OF Feeder Wall to BE
Investigated for City by Dis
interested Parties.
BOILING MAKES STATEMENT

| At meeting held yesterday after
I noon three members OF the Council
Committee on Water were authorized
| to employ exports to ascertain the
cause of tile damage ut the settling
basin ON Sunday. when 800 feet Of. the
away by an unusual rush of the .Jnnles
River. The damage Is estimated by
superintendent Boiling at $4,000. The
structure can be rebuilt before the
completion of the flume connected with
| the settling basin. and the accident.
therefore. will not interfere with the
plans for securing an abundant supply
| of clear water.
Superintendent Boiling frankly ad-
nltted to the coiumittee thul he was
unable at the moment to determine just
what could be assigned as the cause
OF the disaster.
To secure Exports.
II am willing to give the beneflt OF
my knowledge and experience" he said,
"hut I think 1t advisable to employ
experts to find out whether 1t was due
to faulty construction on the part OF
the contractors or to defect in the
the blame will rest directly upon me
and my Office. II the plans AMI speci-
ticatohs were right. then 1t would
seem that the contractors are respon.
sible.''
Carrying out this idea, Chairman
John Mann. Jr.. Mr.. w. Fred Ricnard-
son ana Mr. H. a. Barber, Jr.. were
appointed a subcommittee to engage
the services of disinterested experts,
not only to find out why the wall coll
lapsed, but also to ascertain IL the
rest of the basin was properly cons
structed. At all events. the work or
rebuilding will not be delayed.
Asked About Foundation.
Members Of tho committee asked a
number OF questions. being anxious to
know II the foundation went to the
rock ledge. and II It was securely fast
ened there with cement. It was sug-
gested that the cement might have
been washed out when 1t WIS green
although this was not thought to have
been the case. When the wall, coll
lnpsed near the point where the Chesn-
peake and Ohio Railway is building q
track, It tumbled into the river, many
chunks, now lying In the water, being
twenty feet long From top to bottom
one lineal foot weighs $500 pounds.
the weight of the entire section which
thereabout.
Section Collapsed Before:
Assistant Inspector Ruskell called to
mind the fact that while tho wall was
being constructed in February. 1905.
stretch of 1t sixty feet long was
washed away. Mr.. Boiling was of the
opinion that an examination of the
feeder wall now standing might dis
close the cause of the accident of sun
day morning, but in view of an inspec
ton by experts he did not.care to speak
with authority.
The wall was built by Winston &
Co A representative of the firm said
yesterday that it was carried on under
the supervision of the city. and that
all plans and specifications Were COM
Piled with carefully.
The subcommittee will probably be
able to name the experts to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

"a 4.
Christmas holiday" he has missed the
point of them indeed. Texas and Hous-
ton have no better friends In these
parts than ourselves. Further, IL our
correspondent has followed our Hous-
ton contemporaries clever and amusing
rnillery at the expense of Virginia,
Richmond and The Timcs-Dispatch, al
ways reprinted in these columns. II
is curious that he has not perceived
that the Post thoroughly understands
the spirit of our pleasantries, that it is
amply able to take care Of itself. and
that it has invariably given us back
as good as we sent
We do not reprint the poem our cor
respondent incloses, partly because OF
lack of space, and partly because II has
already been reprinted in Richmond
MISREPRESENTATION
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
HEAVY Eurot,pean Trayel.

Mr. Samuel II. Bowman. steamship and
tourist agent, received Instructions yes
terduy to stop booking steerage passengers
on the following steamers: Hamburg
American Line steamshi Up Kaiserin Augusta,
November oSth; North German Lloyd
stesmship Kaiser Wilhelm H., November.
9Gth; Steamship seydlitz, November eth !:
Steamship Barbarossn, November 2Sth, and
White Star Line Steamship Romantic De-
ccmber 9Th all having been booked full.
These steamers carry from 1900 to $500
stecragc passengers on each.
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BY Tiines.Dlspatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vicc in Richmond tand suburbs, Manchcs-
HOW 10 CALI TtMEs.DrsPATcH.

Persons wishing TO communicate with The
Times Dispatch by telephone viii ASK CEN
ira, for ..4oi1," and being answered from
tho office switchboard. VIII indicate the de-
partnlent or person with whom they wisn
to speak.
When calling between 6 a. NJ and s
a. NJ. can to central office direct for 4oa1.
composing.room: 4oia, business office; 4ois.
10. mailing ana press-rooms.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

As we understand it, the Taft Boom
did not greatly object to being tackled
behind the interference for IL ten-yard
loss. but does feel some surprise at get
ting kick in the face from the cap
tain of its own team.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

1t is not true now that anybody can
beat Roosevelt" but later 1t may be
true that most anybody can.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Mr.. Roosevelt appears to be in that
rather uncomfortable situation in
which a man is finding out who are his
real friends.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

New York is building a s2oo,oOo.o 900
notes the Nashville
Wall Street has not re-
formed yet, by any means.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Those who like to do their Christmas
shopping six weeks in advance will
now have to wait till next year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Famous Words Of Famous Men,.
Here Am and Here Will Stay".-Gen. MCMAHON in
the Malakhoff Sebastopol, Sept. 8, 1855.
(All Rights Reserved.)

AIahon was given the duty Of TAX
ing the Malakhoff itself.
At precisely noon q British of
the French at the Malakhoff!,
we saw the zouaves.' said Rus
sell. like autumn leaves, drifting
before the wind, already swarming
across the bitches and climbing over
the parapet. Once inside the fort
sort. The whole hill was covered
with Trenchmen,s and the British
supports, in their trenches. waited
with hated breath for the outcome.
Suddenly over the famous works,
whose capture gave to France the
pol, and made q duke of Pelissier,
floated the Tri-color and the Union
Jack.
"see." cried British officer
again. there are flags flying on
Union Jack Great God, 1t IS our
turn noW'
The relocated regiments made
brave effort to repeat the per-
Torrance of their French allies and
float the colors Of the two nations
over the Russian intrenchments
wing. For once, at a critical mo-
ment, the staying qualities of the
Anglo-Saxon soldier failed him and
the British assault was repulscd
with great slaughter. Y
We lost" said Russell, "2,50O
men. But we lost more-the honor
of sharing with France the crown.
Ing glory in the fall Of Sebastopol"
In a French work by Leon La
forge, entitled "Complete History of
MacMahon," this Malakhoff incident
Is further described as follows:
The counter attack Of the RUS
SLAMS was not long deferred, In
inassed, SERTED columns they dashed
against tho works. under the fire OF
our troops, crossing IN open space
where they left many dead, but did
not slackens their charge; but thanks
t. the precautions Of G .el !! ! de
MncMahon, and 8notWit landing
their heroic courage, they could
force neither the narrow entrance
to the works nor the parape is VIII g y
they had erected agnlnst us. and
which we were now emerge lcally
defending. n, Il a
II was at this s,lpreme moment
that General MacMahon replied to
General pclissier. who begged. him
not to remain longer In SO critical
and dangerous situation, In that (
simple but eloquent sentence;
here I viii STAY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Scientists may some day come TO
classify the murderer, who is sane, and
admits it, with the long vanished dodo
bird.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Balance in States favor. s37,ios %
1t appears. therefore, that Rich
mond's net contribution in 1906 to the
public education of children outside
her own borders was more than $4,000.
TO say nothing of private gifts to edu-
cational work and educational institu
tions. That, it strikes US, is not q
bad exhibit, even for the capital of the
State and tFse centre of educational
activities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
There's going

There's going
to be hard work
today. SIR" said
a camp follower
to William How
ard Russell, the
war correspon-
dent of the Lon
don Times, on the
morning of Sep
tcnber s. 1865.
THE boys ex--
pect to be in Sc
~,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

ner, they say, but" continued the
calamity prophet, SITS little some
OF them will be wanting"
The Russian seaport of sebasto-
pol, on the Black Sea. for the period
of twelve months, had been. be-
sieged by the British and French
armies. Turks there We're, also,
among the allies. for Turkey was
the cause Of this war in the Crilnea.
But the Union Jack and the Tri-
color, the respective emblems of
hereditary foes were once at least
in history united against the COM
mon enemy of Russia,
The loss or life to all the COM
batants in this memorable Siege had
been appalling, and by September
!, 1855, 1T was determined by the
British and French commanders to
make n desperate effort to capture
the stronghold and end the slaugh-
ter.
A key to tho Russian defenses
was the fortress, known in history
as the NIalakhoff The original
structure was II small stone tower.
built as n mere caprice by a private
citizen. and the Russian engineer,
Todleben. around this insignificant
nucleus had developed q formid-
able addition to the Russian works,
with enormous parapets, and shelter
caves and trayerses without nuns
Der
"Therc was one mistake said.
Russell, "it was closed ut the
gorge"
TO the French wing of the allied
assasiants on that fatofu day OF
September Sth was committed the
task Of capturing that portion of
tho Russian intrenc hmellts which
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Richmond is enjoying the most mag
niticent hunting season she has
had in many years, and the least MUIR
derous. Not a single guide has been
shot on her spacious streets this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
nrcnnizer Hero.

George r, French, an organizer of tho
.Cisarmakers International Union of Amer
lea. whose headquarters are In Louisville
Jly Is In the city; for IN few. days on his
3Way home from the; convention 4ofEethe
American Federation of Labor Mt Norfolk
Arrangements are being made to have Mr..
French address the local cisarnnkers t
tho regular meeting on Saturday night iss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

You can appraise an unwrittcn-l law
trial by the length Of the hypothetical
question.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Nor was there ever steam radiator
which could not shoot out vast guam
titles of heat OH an exceptionally sui
trY dav,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

No man has, a right to throw a chest
in this country until he has been pub.
licly accused of boarding s100,000,0o(
worth of government bonds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Pedestrian Weston, who will have t.
get to Chicago very soon now even II
lie .crawls. commands the heartfelt
sympathy of Ills New York friends.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Carrie Nation declares that she
would never kiss a man who chews 20
bacco. However. no bulling of the
1uid market has yet boon reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

A ST. Louis paper asserts that it was
"a -to-order panic" However, 1t
was such a poor fit that shrewd panic
customers Will doubtless go back 10
the ready-made kind.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

For I've j,cen to the turkey mart
And conned the prices Quoted there
And / have such a bursting heart
AS gentles scarce can bear.
Who fails to make his both ends meet
And furtivc from the sheriff flces--
How can sucl, hope sweet turk TO eat
At figures such as these:
Vet all alternatives--ali. mel
Must crowd my bosom with distress.
How can party thankful be.
And yet be turkeyless?
Butlstay! A ray of hope is seen!
My cerebellum yields PLAN
I'll sauce me with cranberryine
And turk me from can!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

We appear to have good reasons for
asserting that since John TEMPLE
Graves went to New York he is rather
less unanimous for William Jennings
Bryan than heretofore.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
\ CIlnmpl0n of Texns.
dllor Of The Times Dispatch.

.uitpf OF The Times-Dispatch:
Slr--Seyeral friends Join mo IN the
Wish and request that your puragraDh
writer let up on Texas In general and
ne Houston Post in particular during
lne christmas holiday, TINS truce Is
suggested and requested partly on The
plea OF the irclaaed yersns. which show
quite canciusively that Texas is not n
heathen land. surely not about Hous,
ION With the signs Of the times' so
IN old Virginia as in young Texas at
this present writing. T :"
me verses YOU will kindly publish
ok request, and thus greatly obllge a
friend OF Texas and the Houston Post.
.5s.s e. A r -
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MERELY Jo1S1NG.
.Circ,,l,,locutor,ys.

lCitcu1nlocntory.
/ sThere 10 n Western politician. now serY-
ling his State In the halls OF. Congress. W.
tis we'll known for his disincllnation to an
nit that he is i'll, as we'll as for his CIR
cun;Iocutory method of expression.
| Ono day n friend asked after tho great
| mans health.
s.lhomas' sAid the conservative Repre-
sentative cautiously, II am not we'll. but
| 1 am better than l was when was worse
than I now nm.''--Lippincotts
Like the Wireless.
AT tho close OF their usual dinncr-tlme
argument Mr.. Johnson looked at his wife
| adnirlngly. MY dear" he said, your
/ mind resembles the wireless telegraph up
2" she asked. fattered. You mean
lbecnuse 1t catches subtle flashes from. tile
surrounding ether"
mo. my dear. Because 1t is often com
p:otely at sea.'--iouili's Companion.
An Unfortunate Loau.
lend my dress suit? Not on your life."
lreplcd Chief Clerk Moale, OF the, transpor-
tation department of the Southern Pacific.
.And get 1t In the neck the way corrisan
did. oh 2"
What happened to corrigan?.
We'll. two years ago fellow whom lie
knew slightly borrowed Corrlgan's dress
suit TO so to Il dance. Next thing Corrigan
heard was that the fellow had dropped dead
of heart disease. Corrigan went to the
reekcd into the caslset he noticed the de-
ceased had on his dress suit. The under
.taker had picked 1t out because 1t was the
Only dark suit in tho fellows wardrobe.
Corrigan wept real tears when he saw them
lowering the coffin into the grave. That
he'd never get ancther"-San Francisco
Chr oniclc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
nhr glp,sy Dispatrb
Observation-Disclosures.

ASt aft J54a -------s
Eusintss otfae ........siG Il. Main Street.
Washington Bureau. .3ss.7 Munsey Building.
Manchester Bureau .......,fio2 Hull Street.
Petersburg Bureau ......40 N. Sycamore st.
Iyrehburg Bureau .....A..sc15 Eighth ST.
"a by NAIL, ono Six Three one
y POSTAGE PAID. Year. Mos. Mos Mo.
Daily with Sunday. 5000 $500 $3.50 30
Daily without sunday 400 zoo 100 .s5
Sunday edition only. 200 100 70 20
weekly wednesday,, 100 so 70 -.
BY Times. Dispatch Carrier Delivery SER
vico in Richmond tand suburbs, Manehcs-
Ger and Petersburg
one Week. one Year.
Daily with Sunday ...ti cents s6'0o
Daily without Sunday. 10 cents $50
Sunday only ........... cents ..oV
yearly subscriptions payable in advance,
Entered January "a, 1909. at Richmohd.
Va, az second-class matter, under act OF
Congress of March .. 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
The poorest mortal xyorshipinS
HIS fetish, while his heart Is full of
1t, may be nm object of pity, of con-
tempt md avoidance, If you Will:
hut cannot surely he an object OF
hatred.-Cnriy1e.
RIcHMOND'S CONTRIBUTION TO
EDUCATION.

Norfoik's complaint that Richmond
received under the apportionment of
the State Board OF Education, more than
Ter share of the special appropriation
for public schools was based upon "a
clerical error This had already been
detected and the corrected list certi-
fled to the authorities when the COM
plaiut came.
There is no ground for complaint
against Richmond. She gets only her
lawful share of the special fund, and
she docs not receive from the general
school apportionme.it as much as she
pays in, by many thousand dollars.
The revenues for school purposes COL
lected from each county or city on
account of the capitation tax and the
school tax on real and personal prop
erty, are paid into the general school
fund of the State and then apportioned
among the several counties and cities
according to the school population of
each.
In 1906 Richmond paid into this fund
inc net sum OIL Tio,ol '.lZ- She re-
ceived from that fund the sum of ss2,-
sl1oS.
In addition to the general school
fund the State makes a special APP
preparation of 100000 to the public
schools. out OF which Richmond re-
ceived in 1906 s12,S2a.52. She con-
tributed 10 this@special fund at least
as much as she drew out. In fact,
her contribution. according to her usual
proportion, was nearer. 100000 than
$4,000. But taking the most con-
servative view. her account for 1906
stood as follows:
Paid the State for public
education ............... ..SS2,S39 81
Received from the State..... 45,433 5 3
Balance in States favor. .sa7,l 400 %
1t appears. therefore, that Rich
mond's net contribution in 1906 to the
public education of children outside
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

0Explainins a joke Is a dreary bus!-
ness we VIII merely say to our corre.
srnndent that IL he has conceived that
orr paragrapher's filings at Texas, have
been dictated by amnesty or any feel.
Ing Inconsistent With the spirit of The
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Slightly Improved,

SHBltISF 4IHtI1FUVcU 49, N q
The condition Of Mr., George p. ciregory
who is sick at the residence of his uncle,
Major otwny s. Allen, Is slightly im-
proved H Ig m h q @.sg g,i5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

Cannot Alfonso say something in
gentle rebulSe of .Portugal's revolving
ways?
How can you bond a canal which
isn't there, anyway?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER &c. 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-11-26
Rhymes for Tod
THE 1Nr1pEL rrRiS.

~ AcH day thanksgiving draw
more nigh.
And MS lodder DER my job,
~ bitter tear bedims my eye.
My larynX gives a sob.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1907-10-04
srRANeLEo sY THEIR GUARDS
Fate Of servian officers Who Beeams
Weary Of Prison Life.

belgrade. Soryla-A extraordinary
occurrence In the government prison
here Sunday resulted In the death Of
two former officers and free stirred
riotlng The two army officers. whc
were appointments OF so.called req
eide regiments were detained 10
prison ON trivial charge. Bem
driven to despair by the delay and
illegal obstacles put In the way d
bringing their cases to trial, the tw
prisoners. while exercising In the COZ
ridor wrested guns from the priso
guards and barricadlng themselves Il
"a room fired through the window
into the street The commandant OIL
the prison ordered the guards to seize
them and a desperate fight followed.
Two guards were wounded, and, nc
oording TO Official account. the tive
former officers committed suicide with
their last cartridges Other accounts,
however. say that the two officers
were strang ed by the guards. who
then cmptlod tieir reyolvers into ~ |
lifelcaa bodies OF the men.