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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

social season is on in Richmond
and the debutantes of this year are
like the sands of the sea in number,
and before even the debutantes of the
last year have be thinned out very
much. Somebody ought to discover a
plan by which the demand should
equal the supply Instead of wasting
SO much time squeezing more blood
out of the railroad turnips the punish
ment of ing bachelor should be
made to fit the crime. The bachelors
ought to be taxed until they would be
compelled to do the right thing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
the POPULATION OF CITIES.

In late article on city govern
ment, The Philadelphia Telegraph de-
clares that there is tagging behind
in the average growth in those cities
which have adopted the commission
form of government. These cities have
not grown as rapidly as other cities
The natural deduction Is that Off
Gial management by business experts
is not conducive TO the best interests
Of the cities so governed, If figures
Of population mean anything. Doubts
have been expressed as to the de-
slrabilty of the new form of govern
jment
The one concrete example, that OF
the city of Galveston which has lost
in population since 1900 does not
| strongly support the contention In
4 1900 Galveston contained S7,TS9 In
! hpbitants. Now it has just 36,9S1.
/ These Agures are not indicative of
I retrogression however. Galveston boz
gan the decade with one of the great
/ est calamlties that has ever befallen
an American city In this disaster more
! than 5000 lives We're lost Yet Cal
4 weston has almost entirely recovered
| from this TERRIBLE disaster That alone
4 Is rranf-of the inherent vitality of the
1 city Under the guidance of "com-
mission form of government" an i'm
\ pregnable sea wall has been con-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
COLONEL WILLIAM TAFT DABNEy.

Mr. Taft's visit to Richmond will
long be remembered by the people of
this community. He came on good
mission not as the guest of the City
or State, but as the friend of educa-
tion In all its branches, and the mes
sage he delivered made profound
impression on the five thousand teach
ers who heard him and honored him
for his service. The reception and
entertainment of the President while
he was here was all the more enjoy
able because It was lacking In the
conventionalities OF official etiquette,
the simple greeting of mis- friends and
admirers to the Man as well as to
the President There was no talk OF
politics or political questions, no sug-
gestion that he was other than OF the
people with whom he mingled. no
claim other than that having been
born in Ohio he was a virginian. and
being ytreinian therefore Southern
man. 1t was all very nice, or, to quote
the saying of an eminent person. "lne,
fine. fine"
1t would not be proper of cour e,
say how much the cooperation of
President Stevens, of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Railroad and President
White, of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railroad. and the
Gordon Motor Company, and the West
moreland and Commonwealth Clubs
and Chief Werner and his brave boys
in blue, and the cadets of the Vir-
GINA Polytechnic institute. and Cover
nor Mann contributed to the success
of the occasion; but there will be
unanimous agreement on the pro posi-
ton that but for the strenuous activi-
| ties Of Colonel William Taft Dabney.
| the workingman of the Chamber of
| Commerce, good many points might
have been lost in the delightful game
! that was played, and nobody was
| sorry when 1t was all over that Dab
ney had taken the jackpot, whatever
| that IS and was welcome to it. In
| singing him out for this appreciation
we are moved by the considera ton
| that the next time, and we hope that
there will be many moro of the same
sort, we shall be able to make him
| work all. the harder.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

The Index-Appeal knows Its Bever-
idge as we'll as The Times-Dispatch.
His colleague from Indiana, Senator
Ben shively," says our Petersburg
friend, "can put more meat into If
teen minutes speech than Beveridge
can get into one of three hours" Very
true. very true; but 1t must be said In
explanation of Beveridge that he is
so ladylike, Mary in-her-vin e-clad-
Gotta ge'-like. that some persons who
live to eat would not think that they
had dined at all If there were not a
great deal of froth with the rest of the
vittles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

The races this week between the
airships and the buzzards have been
one of the most novel and interesting
features of our educational programme.
The buzzards have not made as much
noise in getting about as the ma.
chimes, and in the matter OF sustained
hight seem to have slightly the adj
vantage of the other BIRDS; but the
latter have established their right of
way
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

GOING EbR NH H
Golfers Weekly interprets the re-
cent elections as "rebukc to
Ballingerism along with the other isms
of the same species" and it is GER
tain that talk about the need Of
opening Alaska for its supply OF coal
win be heard with plenty of fire.
ouency in the near future in spite
of this rebuke. Golfers then springs
this new scheme for the development
OF Alaska
Everybody wants Alaska opened,
when it can be opened for the benetlt
of the people and not of the Guggen-
helms. When this talk gets lively, do
not forget that the railroad is the
Key TO everything in Alaska. Have we
in Washington statesman capable of
demonstrating that the government
ought to build and own a railroad and
also capable OF working out the terms
on which the Territory ought to be
developed without 'being exploited"
Great scheme. that The Government
must build railroad to develop
Alaska. but why not have the Gov
eminent TO exploit the country also
and develop its resources? What's the
use of doing things of this sort only
half way? And If the Government
should build railroad in Alaska why
should it not also build railroads in
other states and Territories that need
development? Besides, how can any
49,. ..,i 20 ~ S,a,,o,,, y,,o,+ ebnuId
go into the coal-mining and gold
digging business on its own account.
that The Guggenheims and other people
with capital and nerve will not go in
and get hold of the properties any,
how. just as they have become possess
ed of other valuable properties of the
same general character in the States
and nearer Territories?
The United states have owned Alaska
since the time of General Grant, forty
three years, and 1T was not until 1895,
fifteen years ago, that there was ever
word said about the Immense mineral
wealth of the country, and the vital
Importance of its resources TO the
peace aud comfort and prosperity OF
the people of the United States, IT
was not in fact, until the Guggen-
helms and others began to operate in
that country that there was any talk
OF saving the coal and other natural
resources for the people Even now,
there is no movement on the part of
anybody but the Guggenheims to risk
his money in developing these inter
ests, But for the enterprise of the
Guggenheims, or the enterprise of
others of like speculative turn, the
coal would stay where it is to warm
the feet of the polar bears
If the Guggenheims do not develop
Alaska, who Will? Why. the Govern
nent, of course That is what the
Government was established for Isn't
it the Government of the people? and
shouldn't it do the business OF the
people? But IL it should go into the
building of railroads and the mining
of coal in Alaska. why shouldn't it
so into the building of railroads and
the mining of gold ana the nanufac-
ture and sale of whiskey and the grow
ing OF cotton for the benent OF the
people, and not of the Guggenheims %
The manufacturers of cotton cloth say
that the price of cotton has been al
most prohibitive last year and this,
and everybody is complaining about
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
THE rn1nnrr no MerApEN.

Just what denomination Brother
George II. McFaden belongs to we do
not know, but we imagine that he is
a Methodist. He has been minister
in Suffolk for some time and has been
eminently successful. we derive all
our information about him from the
Norfolk Landmark, which tells US that
in order to welcome him back to suf-
folk a crowd visited all trains for two
days. Here is the report from Suffolk:
"Brother Nc as he is lovingly called
by large numbers of persons, was
warmly welcomed all day by members
of all local denominations, as well as
by those who don't belong to any.
Asked why he did not let any one
know the time of his coming, the
preacher said he preferred to come in
quietly, without any demonstration
The large crowd that greeted him
when he returned paid him a remark
able tribute. 1t was d genuine ovation.
They were so glad that he came back
they showed him that they appreciated
his labors, his worth as man and his
usefulness in the community in which
he had shown his good works. 1t was
a splendid tribute TO cody man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
SAME ON PAGE.

1t will be the same old page-same
old Walter II Page--but it will be
worth reading. and the teacher who
fails to read IT. or to hear 1t read,
will miss great deal. 1t will doubt
less contain, some cuneiform inscrip-
tions or Babylonian bricks, SO to say;
but it will also contain a world of
information upon questions in which
everybody, and particularly every
teacher, should take a lively interest.
DR. Page has been hard student for
great many years and he has de-
veloped the teaching faculty in no.
table degree and whether his theories
be accepted or not, intelligent people
are always much instructed by what he
says
DR.. Page is North Carolinian by
birth, South Caroljnian by instinct,
a virginian in general aptitudes and a
is editor of very fine magazine, the
head of a publishing house that does
wonderfully artistic work and that has
produced some books that might as
we'll not have been written, and, in
addition to a delightfully."- contentious
disposition at times, is one of the best
fellows in the world Possessing the
gift of what THE Country Parson"
calls the art of putting things" he
Will say something this evening worth
saying and there ought to be great
crowd present to hear him say it.
crop of column, next reading matter.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

Now, If the University of Virginia
and the University of North Carolina
could both be removed to Richmond
and compromise on this place as the
joint seat of the two establishments,
there can be no question that the
cause of education would be greatly
advanced
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

shall be able to drive the team In the
House as we'll as some persons think
he could drive a span of Missouri mules
down the Avenue. We have had quite
enough of the spectacular in our poll
tics to make little common sense in
the way of doing things as surprising
as the art of standing ON the head or
taking hurdles in n scrub race
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

Captain Archie Butt Is still in
maiden meditation fancy free" and
somebody ought to be able to catch
him. There would be nothing finer
than to seq the gallant Captain led
to the altar with halter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

They will get over it in time--the
Rollo Boys; but if there be anything
at all in Hamilton Mabie's muse this
is the time for poem that will knock
all other heroics over the ropes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

Everybody ought to have gone
tc church yesterday. We have
a great deal to be thankful for
peaceful homes, food and raiment
bursting barns. fourishing banks,
good health, loyal friends. cheer
full prospects. These things have
us.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

When Mr. crisp was elected Speaker,
the Albany Evening Journal says: THE
same rules tthe Reed rules We're
adopted. and during his term there
was not murmur about 'czarism' and
tyranny" There wasn't any.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
Daily Queries and Answers
for this column Query Editor,
Times Dispatch problems will be solved coins
yalu no will be given.

principle of government which was
the browning achievement Of the
founders Of our Federal Constitution,
Second. the initiative and referen-
DUN Is dangerous because 1t cannot
fail. in time to obllteratc the distinc-
ton between constitutional and statu-
tory law.
And, lastly. the initiative and refer
endum Is dangerous because 1t would
place our whole governmental system
on radical and uncertain basis. I'm
der this policy our legislation may
come from one of two sources, from
tho Legislature or from the people,
Famous Saying.
Will you kindly enlighten me aa
to who 1t was that said Orthodoxy Is
my doXy. heterodoxy is the other fell
In DR.. Priestley's memoirs It says
that Lord Sandwich Che same who
gave his name alike to the Sandwich
Islands and a well-known luncheon ar
the. meaning of the words orthodoxy
ard heterodoxy. SO freely banded
about In certain debate on the test
acts He frankly confessed himself at
Warburton, sitting near, "orthodoxy
my lord, is my doxy. Heterodoxy is
another mans doxy.'
l. Please inform me how many feet
In a metre and what is the symbol for
metre and what are the symbols for
centimetre and kilometre? Is not a
kilometre the Same as m!llimetre?
z. What is the value In American
money of German mark. and what
is the symbol for mark? L.
/. The metre. the unit OF length, was
Intended to be one ten-millionth part
Of the earth meridian quadrant. and L.
so very nearly. Its length is 3a.37 OF
an inch. A kilometro Is 621- Tooth of
a statute mile, or nearly tive-eighths
mile. while a millimetre is only 1-254
Of an inch. or, In other words, a mil
limetre statute mile. or nearly five
cighths mile. 1-10oth OF a metre
While a kilometre Is 1000 metres.
the symbol for metre is NJ: centifne-
tres, chi. and Kilometres, k1I
2. a German mark L. equal to 2s.s
cents In United States money.
SIX Follies OF Science.
What were the six follles Of science?
These six follies OF science were
noted by Disraeli; l. The uuadruture
OF the circle. .. The duplication of tho
cube 3. Perpetual motion. 4. The
philosophers stone. s. Magic. CAS-
trology.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

If you didn't go to Church yester-
day. you should pray for forgiveness
to-day. and make UP next Sunday, in
a way. by increasing your contribution
when the plate is passed around.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

After looking Mr., Taft over at the
dinner the other night a good Judge
of men and horses reduced his con-
clusion to writing in these words: He
isn't Republican-he only thinks he
is"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

If Wheeler and Sloan and Murphy
and the rest Of the lynx-eyed sleuths
should happen to lose their Jobs at
Washington Chief Werner might be
able to put them on In Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25
Christinns In the World.

Please state the, number Of Chris,
tians In the world and how divided
| In denominations. p. $.
! by NJ. Founier de Flax. arc probably
the latest given by any competent au-
thority: OF the aI0,000,o0o Christians
in the world. 230,S66,50O are follow
ers Of the Catholic Church; 143.23s,oOO
of the Protestant churches; $4,000 Or
thodox Greek Church. 100000 Church
Of Abyssinia; 100000 Armenian
| Church: 10000 Coptic Church; $4,000
HISTORIANS; 10000 Jacobites.
Points on the Negative.
Please print arguments that can be
brought UP on the negative side of a
debate ,argued by ne, members senao Of the
debate reads thus: Resolved, That
the initiative and referendum will
help to make more clean the politics
Of Virginia." +. d. c.
The Following points may be used by
the negative side OF the debate:
Love of liberty and social justice
are structural principles of our gov
ornment
In the first place, the initiative and
referendum cannot give us better
legislative system, because 1t is not
| necessary.
Again, Initiative and referendum is
adequately expressed through our
present Legislative system. Our State
Constitution guarantees to the people
an open and sure recourse to their rep
resentatives. The people have the
right to instruct, petition and use all
possible influence to direct legislation
Not only is the initiative and refer
endum unnecessary. but the proposed
plan is inefficient, because 1t breeds
greater evils than 1t pretends to check
In giving us laws supposed to check
imaginary evils, the proposed plan
fails to meet existing needs.
In the second place, the proposed
plan would weaken the character Of
our Legislature by removing from the
people the responsibility of choosing
good representatives People would
no longer consider good representa-
tives absolutely necessary. They them
selves can originate whatever legisla-
ton they desire or they can reject
the various acts OF an unwise repre-
sentative.
The initiative and referendum Is In
efficient in the third place, because 1t
diftuses Legislative responsibility.
Initiative and referendum Is actually
dangerous because 1t is stibversive OF
the fundamental principles OF stable
government and wise legislation
First 1t is dangerous because 1t
would destroy the equilibrium of our
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

Was it really because the Ten
nessee" scraped little bit on going
out that Mr. Taft changed his plans
and sailed for Hampton Roads?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

The President made one mistake in
his speech to the Educational Confer
ence on Wednesday. 1t was General
Armstrong and not General Hampton
who founded the institute at Hamp-
ton
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-25

Three per cent. per nnnum interes,
allowed an Savings deposits, CONS
bounded every six months.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23
The Code OF Slano.

1t Is rather clever notion In re-
cent story to make two Americans
communicate with each other by
means of slang In a Central American
republic at time when all kilograms
are carefully inspected. II they used
Spanish. that, Of course, would be i'm
mediately understood. II they used
English the officials would find some
one to translate 1t. AS they had no
cipher code prepared in advance. they
could not resort to 1t. Consequently
the first American telegraphs to the
other American In 1.-THE great and pO-
tent code of slang" Here Is tele-
gram which slipped through the fin
gers Of the curious Central American
officials:
His nibs skedaddled yesterday per
jack rabbit line with all the coin in the
kitty and the bundle Of muslin he's
spoony about. The Doodle Is six fig
ures short. Our crowd In good shape,
but we need the spondulics. You
collar It. The main guy and the dry
goods are headed for the briny. You
know what to do. ."-Bookman.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23
Simple Transaction.

"T like de 'pearance O. dat turkey
mighty WELL" said Mr.. Johnson after
a long and wistful study of the bird
The dusky marketman seemed strange
ly deaf.
"HOw could l. What arrangements
could a pusson make dat wanted t,
buy dat turkeyT Mr.. Johnson asked
after a pause.
easy terms 'nough." said the mar
ketman briskly. "You get him by
means o. a note o. hand"
"a note o. hand" repeated Mr.. John.
son, Frightening up at once. "Do you
mean l writes 1t out and pays some
time when But his hope in this glo-
rious prospect was rudely shattered by
the marketman.
"a note o. hand means In dis case, u
he said, with disheartening clearness,
dat you hands me q two dollar note
Mr.. Johnson, and hands you de tur.
key In response to dat note"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23
SOMERSET POMONA.

Somerset Pomona Grange will meet
in special session with Starks Grange.
Tuesday, June %. w. w. Creation of
Starks will give the address of well
come and b. F. Walker of Madison
will respond. Topic for discussion,
when should grass be cut and how
cured to yield the most valuable hay
crop?" l.. F. Butler and Geo. Fletch-
er will open the question.
A talk upon the following question
will be given by Worthy Master, w. c.
Hobart: Are the members of the
school board doing their duty to the
children of the community" Remarks
by others. Paper. What are some of
the greatest labor savers for tighten
ing woman's work." by Sister Alice
Waugh Sisters come prepared to
speak upon this subject.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23
GETTING Into Moral Debt.

Philip d. Armour. millionaire and
philanthropist, continually warned
young men against getting into debt.
He loved free men and despised slaves.
When asked II he admired certain
brilliant orator he said HE may have
a superb voice and fine presence, but
can't you hear the rattle of his chain
That man Is not free. He Is under
moral obligations that demoralize him.
He Is not speaking the deepest thing
In his soul, and l haven't time to hear
any slave talk. want man to be
Just as free as / am"
On another occasion he said: Don't
get into debit mean moral debt. 1t
Is bad enough to get into debt flnan-
cially. There goes u young man who
is mortgaged. That young man Is leg
ging It along with a debt, and 1t will
take twice as much power to get him
along as the man without a debt.
There are other debts and obligations
that are embarrassing In their entan-
clements. Don't get into debt morally,
my boy; don't get into debt so that
you may not exercise your freedom to
its limits"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23
The voraoious cormorant.

How a cormorant dives for sea trout
and gets them is told by writer:
II had the cormorant under observa-
ton only for the space Of four or FIVE
minutes, and during that short period
1t had captured four sea trout, oil Of
considerable size. After being under
water for few seconds the bird
would reappear with sea trout wrig-
Cling In its bill. But In spite Of the
victims desperate efforts to escape 1t
was deftly swallowed, and after few
gulps the cormorant would resume its
fishing operations. One Of the sea
trout gave 1t considerable trouble, how
ever. for the fish struggled violently
for some moments, but was deity
placed so that its head pointed down
its captor's throat. and thus its own
struggles assisted the bird to swallow
It. After a time the cormorant raised
itself In the water. tapping its wings
vigorously, as though to help 1t pack
away its heavy repast, and then rose
heavily and winged It's way up
stream"
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1910-06-23
Ali l. Not Lion That Roar..

A negro was arrested for stealing
coal and employed a lawyer Of loud
oratorical voice to defend him In q
justice court.
THAT lawyer could roar like lion"
the negro said. II thought he was 90.
ing to talk that Judge of the bench
and that jury out of the box. got
one continuance and hurried up to
burn all that coal and hide the EVIL
dence. Then came the day Of my trial.
That roarin' lawyer went up and whis.
pered to the Judge. Then he came
back and whispered to me:
"'YOu better send that coal back or
vnn'll go to JAIL kansas City Star.