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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-03-14
TELLS OF HEROINE
Dr.. c. w. Foss Lectures on
Work and Life of French Char
acter, Joan of Arc.
FULFILLED GREAT MISSION
Executed as Witch, She Was Tried
20 Years After Her Death and
Found Not Guilty.

loan of Arc is undoubtedly the
most remarkable character in history >
said Dr. c. w. Foss in a lecture before
the Adelphic society of Augustana
college last night. The story of her
life is so wonderful that if she had
been born seven centuries earlier she
would have been regarded as purely
mythical character"
DR.. Foss told the story of this re-
markable girl in his own inimitable
way, The account of the visions that
appeared to Joan of Arc and the de-
scription of her march TO the, relief OF
Orleans We're especially interesting
Then followed the story of her cap
ture and betrayal into the hands of
the English. her condemnation as a
witch and her execution at the stake
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,rnx The Iln.a

Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
sir-The bill offered II, the House
OF Delegates prohibiting the buying
and selling OF game at any time III
this State Is Very unjust one TO
say the least, to the landowner. II
interest of the city sport. who can
and does. without the knowledge OF
the landowner board the trains and
slip In and hunt the day. Owing to
the fact that labor is scarce, the land
owner does not have the time to
hunt; his lands are posted by law. and
naturally he should feel that his
game Is not being eSterminated. and
IL would not be II IL was not done by
the town and city sportsmen." men OF
means who can afford to take their
time from their business.
The writer's farm is within milo
OF large negro settlement. He gave
NOTICE some years ago that he did not
allow any hunting on his farm. The
notice was obeyed by the negroes, and
all the trespass since that time was
cities. I say tax. "all" the dogs, and
require them by law and fine to be.
kept tied UP from April list to the 1at
of July each year. This would do
more towards the increasing of game
than all the game wardens twho are
q humbug). and all fso-called laws that
are being introduced tor the prOtec-
ton of game and city sportsmen. The
writer does not advocate the sale OF
game. but of the two evils. namely,
If his game is killed and taken away
by city sports" he prefers to sell
his game II he can spare tile time
TO have the pleasure to hunt and kill
his game and Gf he clooses) sell 1t. E
LANDOWNER AND FARMER.
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Silent on Temperance.

Editor of The -Dispatch:
Sir.--[ want to heartily indorsc what
Mr.. Parham said In your valuable pa
per of the 18th, relative to the omis-
sion of anything in regard to tenn
perance in Governor Swanson's mes
sage. am Very sorry to note this
omission. us ! cannot see how he
could have neglected this great and
burning question, which has pcrmeat-
ed the entire South.
In OUR honored leaders we have d
right to expect everything that Is pos
sible for the advancement OF the NOR
al reform of our people, and there is
nothing on earth that would add so
much to their elevation. comfort and
happiness as the banishment Of the
liquor traffic from our midst
See what Glenn, of North Carolina;
Smith, of Georgia; Conner. of Alabama,
and Noel, of Mississippi are doing for
the advancement OF the temperance
cause! God grant that their noble
efforts may be crowned with success
The temperance people have every
cause to be. encouraged by the great
wave that is spreading over the en-
tire country, and the time Is soon
coming when all Will want to get or
tie band wagon. I fail to see how
any Christian man or woman icoulL
fail to raise their voices against this
mighty evil whenever all opportunity
Is presented. Yours truly.
a,a ls54elR r. s. BARBOUR
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Eceeutricitic.,.I Of 'ruxVtlon.

Eultor OF The Times-DlsPHlcH'5 z
slrf-Flnancial transactlo a tit con-
ductcd with an eye to net profit A
rents to 3 a farm for q certhln SUN - y
OF money, and as rent Is net profit y
Is clear that f pays ~ ~ axes !, =
sells 10 q the said farm for N tef G.,
bearing bonds. producing, the same Is IS, Z,
enue as previous rent. The ,tnx.on SAID 9
bonds must be as ,ineYita bly, liked on
q when he was aren,l l'n i nat sG \
cant escape the CONG ~. -
pays the tax on the 81 :, -
is n to improve and 70 !ltssfe -
productive and also the I. ~. .,n,,ial,,
bonds; then the home. seeker ~ .a9 - 2 !
taxed for his spiratton e sH ,i! IA VA
declining dsy und er hts own VII, t,a l, an "a
fig tree, Surprising that there N NAY !, ~ :,
some tallacy In hove reasot'ln :, !, = - Y,
as mater Of fact that e ah = -, e
each bear tar as assessed. wn ,rHs5 MI ~, 7
OF the dilemma shall we take - l.e
holders OF bonds secured Gn ,Is g "a
tate arc not bloated ca .sa az, -
large majority OF real estate lran s -
are made from necessi % nS y, tn
by virtue of old age hnd ~ AM -,
are physically incapacit tsn ~ N
and Vigorous active, to- n, f nd,atrl 81
pushing aside the old
pursuits, rlshtfuly or .a ~,
permitted with his IN ~ y, i',t
capacity of $300 per ~, az ,stv
the advantages or y ~, :, =,
and the protection of n
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ioys IN , naa q $500 Without taxation
tho old man exhausted and worn do ON,
by tile battle. OF life. requiring , ,ln
comforts of life even more tlian VIM
young laying BY tarl hn amd es see'lrea
ny real estate to the extent Of u r,,eea a !,
Income derived tliererroiti Of $500 ~
REQUIRED to pay In taxes from a,lcn
Epitlful income sum rnngims Iro''i
s5O to s75. according 70 locality " on-
desire t. e,, sal !, a tnxa,Ion ~ am
told that there isn statute III ng s,l o
to place separate and specific inx
on growing timber, apart from thel
land on which It. grows think u,
this section tbut about sever Eiiths q
tho timber ms sold, tI1op nh m nre
posed tax is just now, y was c GER
8tainly just when above mentioned sales
were made. Then, applying the prln..
ciple OF net profit, as taxation was not
in consideration ut the time of sucll
sales, seven -eighths OF sellers must
that ought to have gone to State Treas
ury, but they would now say to the
,one.eghth, stop thief In order to les
sen the taxes on their lands they de-
sire the purchaser to pay tax on tim.
Der to be deducted from said land. ana
of money invested In standing timber
escaping taxation. may be dull Of
sion, but 1t Is q difference
without distinction to permit ono man
to invest thousands In cotton, peanuts,
etc, and not on equal terms to permit
first Instance restriction of trade, 1t
is no less so In the second.
Wakefield Va, January "a, 1908.
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THE TlIEs D1sPArcH RICHMOND va TURsDY JANUARY 3d. 1908

ldcposltors and banks. Increased con-
fldence and scctirity in times Of panic
are highly important advantages. And
the expense to the banks, 1t would
seem, need not be heavy. Figures re-
gently compiled BY the New York
Journal OF Commerce and covering ma
tlonal bank failures since tho system
was established, show TINT 10 per cent.
OF the claims upon all failed banks
were met from their own assets and
that tho balance, II distributed among
all national banks-whicli the guaranty
idea calls for---wonld lave been met
by a tnx equivalent to about one
twelfth OF / per cent. Of their de-
Epusits.
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rHuRspAY. JANUARY 50. 1905.
Let nobody outdo you In social
and modest behavior.-Marcus An-
rclfus.
ruAr WATER DEPARTMENT.

Before eiecting Superintendent OF
the Water; Department, with all the
rights. duties and powers which We're
possessed by Superintendent Boiling.
the City Council should consider sew
erai things. The settling basin. for
example, is not completed. and for its
own protection, as well as for the sake
or Mr.. Boiling. the Council should leave
the responsibility for. the completion
OF that work on Mr.. Boiling. Other
wise. he Or his successor, either might
bic unjustly criticized for the others
derelictions. If the control of The
Water Department is left with Mr..
Iselling. and ne IS given the right
to appoint, or If the Council elects
en- assistant who shall be in entire
harmony with Mr.. Bollins's methods
and under his direct control. then the
praise or blame for the great work
of the settling basin can be properly
bestowed. And. where 100000 is in
volved, the public have the right and
the Council is under the duty of know
3 S1aStis N!-!I liz
Ehould be placed.
II. for any -eason-snd The Times
Dispatch cannot imagine valid OBJ
jection-this plan should not prove
feasible. |; can be changed az the end
OF six months. for BIZ July the basin
will be completed and NJ. Boliing's
duty viii be discharged But If the
experimental consolidation IS shown
To be both moro economical and more
efficient than the present system, an
Invaluable lesson will have been
learned. This situation furnishes an
extraordinarily good opportunity. as
well as an almost unanswerable reason
for placing both the Water and Engi.
neering Departments under one genera
mana cement.
1t would be foolish to throw away
This chance. and !, is also foolish tc
swap horses while crossing a stream.
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/. HeIpful soclnl neror,,,.

Editor of The Dispatch:
Sir.-Along with the steady and sane
prohibition sentiment that Is sweeping
over the land there Is another social
reform Of gratifying helpfulness. For
a long time the flowing bowl was too
generally regarded as an Indispensable
adjunct to state. society. and fraior.
nal order banquets. In the conquests
OF right thinking this harmful error
lions strongly point to the nearsoni.c
bowl will be considered as out OF
place at such functions as they for
merry We're deemed essentfalt.lcs a
custom which experience has demons
strated to be fraught always with
danger and often with disaster to men
should be abandoned. 1t Is not peril
nent to bubble Over distractions o!
personal liberty" and the like. nor to
rest the point on the moral right OF
clal practice should never stubbornly
stand in the way OF society's advance
nent. 1t is not sign OF weakness;
Tor strong man 70 surrender what
he may deem his rights OF appetite for
the good OF Ills fellows and for So
cial well being. for such action thor
oushly accorls with the dictum OF
Holy Writ and every worthy social
OF course. / am delighted at the stall
wart and sane prohibition sentiment
SC generally and effectively apparent
which / predicted in these columns
years ago. and | am alike graufied at
the conuuests in the realm OF moral
suasion. The truth Will always pre-
vail. W. NJ. BICKERS
Richmond, Va.
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Public I{OnllH.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
( Sill have Just read the two articles
by Farmer" advising that the public
roads be left to the care Of the super.
elevying Of tax by the State for the
purpose Of working them.
wish to ask him from what source
the supervisors WIZ obtain the money
unless by levying. a special taxa and
what difference is there between q
state and county tax. except that a
State tax does not seem to pull quite
so hard on the counties?
We country folks are very. very anx-
ious that our roads be improved. even
though we be heavily taxed for a
few. years in order that it may be
done.
B The thoroughfares should be put In
IA perfect condition.. and then let the
counties employ section men to con-
stantly care for them-say two men %
i believe that Ii is not possible TO
apIpropria;e public money where its
effect will bes&mora far-reaching in
It's beneficial effect on our common
country Than that properly APPLIED, to
| Stafford Va, January "a, 1908,
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Mn. coRTELYou,s CONFESSION.

Secretary Cortelyou's answer to in
fAuirles contained in Senate Resolution
No.SS. concerning the sale of bonds and
] deposit OF public funds in the banks to
i relieve the financial crisis, Is full and
I frank; and 1T seems to us to Justify
4 every act of the secre tary in this con-
u nection. The country was on the
5, verge OF diSastrous panic, ana the
tHtorm-centre was in New York. Heroic
measures Were necessary to relieve the
strain. and the secretary placed the
money where it was most needed. He
may have stretched his authority. bur
an emergency such as the crisis OF
l9ol made the secretary's action
something like military necessity.
The government had withdrawn from
a the channels of trade vast sums of
money beyond its needs. and when the
emergency arose there was nothing
1 for the secretary to do but TO put ii
back as directly as possible
But even that was not sufficient md
Mr.. cortelyou determined to Issue
J bonds. This was also a heroic measure
and a stretch OF authority. for tho
+ government had an abundance of cash
e at Its command for its own needs Blu,
1t seemed to Secretary Corteiyou tia,
ut would be strained construction
* OF the act of 1898. and Of his oftlcia
responsibility, to hold that it was hi.
duty, in order TO meet the curren
needs OF the Treasury TO invoke
financial disaster by attempting t,
Withdraw funds on deposit with na
tional banks ut n time when they wer
subject to severe strain in meeting tn
business requirements of The country
and when any additional act or polio
tending to subject them t. furthc
pressure might make absolutely I'm
possible. If it were not already so. til
return TO the Treasury of the fund
REQUIRED for meeting its obligations.
And 1t will SO appear to every sensi
BILE and fair-ninded man.
But Mr.. Cortelyou has inadvertentl
IL made pitsfu! exposure OF our bond
secured currency system. In the midst Q
the money sltragency. when al! othe
bonds were selling at panic price:
s United ststes per cents sold as high a
10. and even at thar price, he says TIL
supply In thE market obta!nable by tn
national banks was extremely Unite
IN quantity. Il was TO relieve this sit
uauon, he frankly contesses. that
decided 10 receive applications for sut
rcripttoms for s5o.ooo,ooo in Panarn
Canal bonds ana s1oo,ooo,ooO in 8 pf
cent, .cerlislcales of indsbtedness, Thcs
#Ss bonds were offered not because Il
government needed the mcneN, hut
N give the national banks q basis i
note Issues. II is most eatraosdinu
statement Eut even with that, IL w
necessary To protect The banks fro
I'll ir.diY!aaal Dldders ard tn slye The
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We quite agrc. with tho Norfolk
Landmark that the proposal to have
ali State executions within the walls
OF the penttentiary should not be COM
plicated with the question of whethe,
hanging or electrocution is the prefer
able method Of killing a convicted
murderer. One thing at a time. 1t is
enough for the present to transfer the
place of execution from the cities and
towns to the penitentiary. Any change
in the mode of execution is a matter
for future consideration.
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y, -. - aHudTy 2 III, LUZ. &
!, There has been n great deal said in
Tue papers Of the State about the re-
peal Of Section 12, Chapter 9. which
affects The r., r. g. p. Il. f. Co. DON'T
you think ii would have been lust
and. fair to the people Of the State
5t.o have published tile report of tile
sinking Fund Commissioners as re-
norted To the Governor of Virginia?
ana Then comment on the same. Those
lrue and tried gentlemen who compose
the Board of Sinking Fund Commission
ers have the confidence OF the people,
ana in my humble opinion they would
or could have no desire to do anything
against the State. publish this report
a ,iii, let the people see 1t, then you
VIII find that 90 per cent. Of tho peo-
PIE PIE OF the State will 5rise UP to defeat
the repeal Of the bill.
m JUSTICE And FAR PLAY. ,
Inc report was published in full.
ed. Iimes-Dispatcll
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According to the esteemed Washing
Ton Post, Il Mexican Judge recently.
sentenced woman prisoner to- six
months silence. No one but Mexican
would suppose that you could execute
such sentence without executing the
woman.
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Congress, we are reliably informed.
costs the people $3.50 4 minute. On
this basis. if the early signs are accu-
rate, J. Davis. or -Arkansaw, is likely
to sting his country for about $780,
645 before he Is through.
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An a lilcrlcHIl.

editor of Tile Times-D ispatcl:
Sir,--In looking over your paper this
morning in the editorial column, T find
mat You have classed me as IN Italian.
Wish to state that 1t Is q very. bad
Hoping you will correct same.
Yours, Z 3, Z, -
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AS TO GUARANTEEING BANK DE
pOSlTS.

pOSIIS.
The closing down of another New
York bank has revived discussion, ms
1t would inevitably do, or possible !
ways and means for better safeguard
the direct increase OF public confidence.
Unnecessary runs based on false
rumors ana whispers Of imaginary la;-
culties, have long been the bugbear
OF banking circles Trouble would be
saved for everybody if those who had
their money in bank might be so
secured that they could not be night
piared into suddenly Withdrawing st..
Here, obviously. is where the
| strength of the demand for public
! guaranty of deposits comes In. II de-
nositors know that. no matter what
| happens to their individual bank,
| their money is absolutely safe. they
| will not stand in line from Saturday
night until Monday morning for the
/ privilege of taking it out. So the.
| plan appeals TO them as i, docs in.
1 many ways, to the bankers. But 1t is
Il
body, a special feature such as this
I cannot be made continable to only one
4 class Of banks. II it were, banks of
4 otner classes must Immediately so un-
!, der. This was, the weakness of Mr..
Brynn's suggestion made some months
, The Fowler bill. Of course, raises the
Il same issue. But meantime the situu-
!, ton has undergone Il notable change
/, For we find the States, suddenly talk
, ing the Initiative. preparing to guar
], antee the deposits of their own banks
+. and thus throwing the place OF weak
: ness to the national banks, who must
. either suffer or secure similar protec-
S jtion. Oklahoma already has State
. guaranty law, Kansas Is TO have a
: special session OF the Legislature tc
pass one, Nebraska is agItattng for q
Z similar law, and there Is evidence thai
; the movement Will sweep over the
( borders into other States. The Lincoln
r Neb.. Commercial Club. 1t may be noted
recently voted for government guaran.
S ty Of national bank deposits by So;
e to So.
Ell The guaranty plan. It should b.
Z noted, offers no target for the anti.
; centralizers. The ls:ms ''govsrnnen
6 guaranty and estate guaranty" arc
- of course, misleading, The govern
a ment and the State guarantee nothing
r They merely act as trustees. through
y a delegated commission, of a fur,
.eE created and sustained BY the bank
% themselves. From this fund the do
pr ipositors ofany failed bank are prompt
" " paid OF, Assuming that the systel
as can be feasibly administered for bot
m stste and national banks. 1t appear
IL 70 olter decided advantages to bot
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Voice Of the People.

The Times-Dispnteh will print
signed letters ON nll questions which
relnte t" the public welfare. Such
articles should not exceed In length,
LOO words. except under exceptional!
circumstances. sllGuid be signed
With the fall name of the writer,
and should bear his or her address,.
The name OF the writer will he
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Meantime, Denver Is steadily grow
ing perllier and perkicr, ms Is not un-
fitting to a city which is daily growing
more certain that the next President
OF the United States Of America is go
ing to be named in her midst.
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AUTHORS AND BUSINESS.

"Ouida." famous all over the English
speaking world, as the author OF IN
der Two Flags died In Rome on Sat-
iurday in extreme poverty. In her long
life OF work she made and spent large
] fortune. Nearly year ago her needs
were such that she was put upon the
Icivll list with pension of $3.50 n year.
"ouida" had about as much idea Of the
value OF dollar as did Oliver Cold
smith. Like "Noll," she had an ex-
travagant taste and pig heart: no ono
ever called on either Of them In vain.
Her forty novels netted her a for
tune of some 100000, but she diet
without penny.
Genius and the business instinct do
not often go hand in hand. The ideal,
III hundrunl. everyday life, Is likely
to be worsted by the practical. Walter
Scott went into Just one business ven-
ture in his life. and that was the worst
days work he ever did. He found
himself one fine morning snddled with
Il debt OF f15oo0o The tale Of how he
set himself to pay off this sum, reso.
lutely refusing to compound with his
creditors, shows that he Rad industry
and courage, however much he may
have lacked commercial shrewdness.
Mark Twatn's misndventures almost
exactly parallel those of the Wizard OF
the North. Mark. too, lost heavily In
publishing venture, and worked long
and arduously to ltqu!date his ohliga-
tons. But Marks nisfortunes seem
to have gone farther than SCOTS: for
having gotten securely on his feet, he
has been overtaken by fresh reverses
breakfast food company in which
he was interested has gone TO smash.
and, If reports are accurate, he lost
$4,000 in the troubles OF the Knicker.
booker Trust Company.
iOuida" did not suffer as a result Of
unfortunate business speculations, but
only from II constitutional Impulse to
give ana to spend. The rising younger
authors, for the most part, crince diff
fesent tendencies. Now and then a
young poet gets the output of his muse
attached in advance by his creditors,
as happened to Bliss Carman few.
Years ago, but cases of this sort are
the exception. The young popular
writers of to-day usually show rea-
Sonablc shrewdness in business mat
ters Winston Churchill, for example,
who has hardly made less than 100000
from his live or six novels, is ranked
as highly substantial citizen in New
Hampshire; and George AIDE is putting
his 100000 a year largely into Indiana
farm lands OF unimpeachable value.
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Plain, hard, Intelligent toll is tie
greatest result-getter yet revealed TO
man. The candidate who expects TO
arise some morning and find the nomi-
nation in a basket on his front porch
VIII not be found among the couple
who occupy the Big Carriage on March
4, 110a.