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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-13
ppsANcE FoR THE PRESS.

In its report of the meeting of the
Methodist Conference held on Thurs
day The Times Dispatch attributed to
Mr.. John p. Branch language which
Or. James Cannon at Fridays session
declared was grave and untrue re-
Election on his character. Saturday
morning The Times-Dispatch gave a
full statement of all the circumstances
surrounding that Incident with the in
teation of making 1t plain that Mr.
Branch did not intend to cast any i'm.
putation whatsoever on Dr. Cannon.
In this review was published Mr.
,Branch's denial that he had ever used
tthe language attributed to him, though
tother members Of the conference I'M
sderstood Mr.. Branch to say substan-
italy what The Times Dispatch re-
,ported as occurring Especially was
it brought out that no offense had been
INTENDED by the speaker, and that the
action OF the reporter had been merely
1.-THE impartial transcript of an unbiased
onlooker. This should have closed the
incident. But not so. Eager to sniff
offense where none existed, and hasting
ito salve his morbid egotism by strilS-
ling trustworthy and honorable writer
with the weapon of a public 'rebuke,
lDr. Cannon yesterday supported and
abetted. IL he did not cause to be in
/ troduced. a series of resolutions de-
] 1iberately intended to affront, harm
and discred't the man and the paper
at which they were levelled.
DR.. Cannon knows that no injur,
was meant or done him. and The
ITimes-Dispatch would not for any con.
sideration deprive him or the public
of the fullest acknowledgment of this
fact. But the readers of this papel
are also entitled to know that ths
resolutions excluding The Times-Dis
patch from the floor of the Metho.ist
Conference, step never before taker
with regard to this paper, or any paper
in our knowledge, are a gratuitous ant
unworthy exhibition of the power and
vanity of the Rev. James Cannon
ID d
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THE DOCTOR AND HIS WICKED
PARTNER.

IAftINEH.
The Outlook is lymanabbotting about
the elections on Tuesday, and explains
tory way to itself. 1t reads almost
like page from the Rollo Books and
must make deep impression upon the
Intelligence OF the country. The OBJ
,sect of the Outlook appears to be
shifting of the responsibility from tho
general cause of the Republican Water
loo to a variety of agencies SO that
the responsibility shall be spread out
very thin. The high cost of living. the
control of tariff revision by the sp ecial
Interests. the corruption and hypocriti-
cal pretenses in certain influential Re-
publican circles, "the alliance between
the special interests and the Repuhli-
can oligarchy," the division of the Re-
.publicans between the insurgents and
The regulars, the freedom of the Demo-
Gratis from the traditions of Cleveland
and the personality of Bryan, are some
of the causes which, in the opinion OF
INC 3IditcA -il-Sulclb LII. Ly Appolli
combined to upset the party in power
Dr. Abbott does not think that the
stack '-lantern bugaboo of Mr.. Roose-
velt's imagined monarchical ambitions
cut any considerable figure in the cleo
tion,' and holds to this view, because
rs he expresses 1t. THE greatest fall
I1ng off In the Republican vote was In
,the State of Pennsylvania. where his
voice was not once heard in the cam,
;paign." This, in the opinion of DIR.
Abbott, is significant, If not conclu-
give. upon the point" In the circum-
stances, poor reason is better than
none. but 1t Is worth noting, following
the line of DR.. Abbott's reasoning, that
wherever his voice was heard there
was Democratic victory.
In New York State, where he lives
Hnd where DR.. Abbotts magazine is
published, there has not been a Demo.
cratic Governor since 1925. In Massa.
chusetts, where his voice was heard
there has not been Democratic Gov.
ernor since SEE. In Connecticut, where
his voice was heard. there has not been
Democratic Governor since 1898. In
Ohio, where his voice was heard. re-
peatedly, until the election of Cover
nor Harmon in 1905 there had been
only one other Democratic Governor
from 1897 down TO this present year
of Grace. In Indiana. where his voice
was heard. and in Iowa, and wherever
his voice was heard 1t was sufficient
TO drive thousands OF Republicans 10
the support of the Democratic candi.
dates, The pity of it is that his voice
was not heard in Pennsylvania. Had it
been, that State also would have been
Tedeefned from Republican misrule
We are very we'll satisfied with the
results obtained for the Democracy
through the active efforts of the Con.
tributing Editor 10 the general result
IT was TO be expected, of course. tina
pr. Abbott, whose professional gift a
uplifting hairs Is acknowledged
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ginia for the magnificent night he made,
not for himself. because he did not
care to enter this contest, but for his
party and for the cause OF good gov
eminent and capable representation at
Washington. There has been nothing
like 1t, certainly, In the recent his
tory OF Virginia, and II 1t shall prove
to be the case that Stuart has lost, his
ability as leader and his strength
In debate and his courage in facing
fearful odds richly entitle him to high
er honor at the hands of his people
and state.
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REST.
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iStISSlSQ lDl i ile
Come unto Ne, all We that labor and
are heavy laden, and Will give you rest
Take My yoke upon you, and learn of
Me; for am meek and lowly In heart:
and We shall find rest unto your souls"
Matthew xi. %. 20.
Few, perhaps. ever read these words
of Christ without being impressed by
their singular adaptation to the ne
cessities of our nature. We can read
them again and again, and find them
ever fresh and beautiful and new No
man can ever read them without being
conscious that they realize the very
inmost need Of his being. Christ has
struck the very keynote of our nature
in offering us rest.
Modern systems, like ancient ones of
philosophy, science, and even theology,
occupy themselves with the thought
that Happiness is our beings end and
aim" But 1T Is not SO that our Re
deemer teaches. His words are such as
these: 'In the world ye shall have
not happiness, Decentralization; but
be-of good cheer. / have overcome the
world in Me we shall have peace"
not happiness, the outward well-being
so called In the world but the inward
rest which cometh from above AND
He alone who made this promise mad
right to say, '"Take MY yoke upon
you, and learn of Me: for I, am meek
and lowly in heart; and ye shall hnd
rest unto your souls" II we turn TO
the history of Christ we find repose
characterizing His whole existence
For example first in the marriage
feast at Cana in Galilee, He did not
look upon that festivity With cynlcal
asperity He did not frown upon the IN
nocent Joys Of life: He made the wine
to give enjoyment. and yet singuiarly
contrasted were His human and Hls
divine JOY. Ills mother came TO Film
full of CONSERVATION. and said, Ihes
have no wine," and Christ, with calm
self-possession, replied, woman, VIVA
have to do with thee? Mine hour is
not yet come" He felt not the dell
cheney which He supplied. From th.s
scene we pass to one Of grief at fetH'
any, and there again we md that won Won
derful repose as, expressed In tnese
words there spoken: Il am the resur'
rection and the hfe: he that believer
in Me, though he were dead, yet shat
he live; and whosoever liveth and be
lieveth in Me shall never die Spear
they not of repose? In the REQUIRE
ments Of great matters many men are
not found wanting, It IS when thes
come to the domesticities OF their ,l'Ve'
that we see fretting anxiety como upol
| their soul. Therefore IT is5 that w
gladly turn to that home in Bethany
where He went for quiet rest,iand w
hear Ills words on the subject OF every
day cares "Martha, Martha, thou ar
careful and troubled about many
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THE BRUTALITY OF A BLUE
STOCKING,

Miss Lolita Clark of Boston, who
evidently bankers for admission to
the New England brain trust. has just
come out with the declaration that
Santa Claus must go. About thou
sand before her have made the same
suggestion. but since she is from the
Hub of the Universe she must, of
course, be described as original" Miss
Clark. who probably lectures once a
month on Ethical Thought on the fif-
teenth floor of cheap tenement build
ing on Washington Street, proposes
that Santa Claus be RELOCATED to the
ash heap and that figure of Ben
jamin Franklin should take his place.
Here is what she says:
why should children flock around
the dreadful. tawdry images of Santa
Claus when a representation of Ben
iamin Franklin. for instance, would be
much more real to them? The chill
dren know that Santa Claus is only a
myth. and, after all, they don't want
what Is artificial"
What does Miss Clark know about
the desires of small children? APP
parently, she has no children of her
own. Those who advise about chill
dren ought to know something about
them.
Benjamin franklin for dear old
SANITY! Never! Sanity was an institu-
ton when Ben Franklin was un-
dreamed Of. Besides, who was Ben
Franklin that he should be put up
for the affection and admiration of
small children, anyway? Why Frank
lin, any more than a hundred or SO
other worthless OF his age and faith?
No. let Santa Claus alone. Ben
rtranklin can never supplant him in
HE child heart. The tender sentiment
of generations has been entwined
about Santa and Will always be,
despite the press-agent tricks OF
iconoclastic Bostonians!
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PRACTICAL UNIVERSITY ExTEN-
gTnN

Years OF fine service to the educa-
tional Interests OF this city and state
have fastened the name Of Or. Samuel
Chlles Mitchell IN the grateful regard
of all Richmond people who knew the
genuine quality Of his work. For lit.
tie more than two years he has been
president of the University of South
Carolina, where rich fruits have
crowned his labors. Taking small
college OF the fine old Southern type,
he has breathed into 1t the spirit OF
the modern American university and
has builded 1t up as only a master
workman in education can. Its enroll
ment has been powerfully increased,
new schools have been opened, new
buildings have arisen In barren places,
and the institution has prospered ma
terial1y and spiritually. DR.. Mitchell
has been the genius who has wrought.
these changes, and he has been mis-
sioner to the people. going through all
parts of the State and awakening the
people to an appreciation of the fact
that the State university is of them, by
them, and for them.
One of the effective features which
have been introduced are the Univer-
sity Extension Courses. which are de.
signed to inform the students and the
people generally ON varied and impor-
tant subjects. Last year this course
was immensely popular: this year 1t is
to be enlarged and made OF even
greater service to tho people. There
are thirty-four popular lectures to
which admission is free. Members Of
the faculty Will deliver these lectures
and Will bring to them tho best Of
their scholarship. Here are some of
the subjects which will be discussed:
THE Foremost Figure In the French
Revolution; Insects and Their Rela-
ton to Disease; Present Day Spain:
Present Progress In Rural Schools;
Municipal Educational Movements;
Mark Twain Then there are six
courses in Italian opera interpreted by
ranging from The Barber OF Seville,'
to Madame Butterfly, There are
thirteen lectures on the pedagogy OF
the Sunday school which constitute a
practical education In such work, tax
ing in almost every phase OF such
| work.
In addition to this, there are three
special classes for which a small ad-
mission fee is charged These are;
Night classes in commercial law, ele-
mentary French, and English liter
azure; course in the Victorian Poets
and correspondence course in Eng.
fish.
! These courses simply signify that the
State University is lending a strong
hand TO the people, enabling them to
come into touch with liberal culture
and higher education. After all, is not
the State university but the servant
OF all the people of the state?.
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doubleday. Page g. Co., publishers).
an excellent authority on etiquette In
general. It contains chapter de-
voted to table manners, and anotheE
on the family table.
Horsepower OF Engines.
What is the shortest and most sim-
pie method of figuring tho horses
power Of stationary engines?
The horsepower OF a steam boiler ID
an indefinite and inappropriate term.
1t was formerly assumed that the
evaporation OF cubic foot OF water
would yield sufficient steam to drive
an engine OF one horsepower one hour.
moderately good modern engine
should not use more than ne-half this
amount. and good boiler should evap-
crate half cubic foot an hour for
each twelve square feet Of heating
surface.
Gray Ennmc1 Ware.
Can person not brought UP to tho
trade make gray cnameled ware?
An. amateur would probably make
failure OF the undertaking, as tho
work requires skill. properly built
oven for firing. and technical knowl-
edge In compromising the enamel.
Bible MSS.
Where are tho ancient manuscripts
OF the New Testament. and the accu-
mulattye evidence OF their authentlo-
ity? Please tell me where these man.
scripts are found.
Some are in the Vatican Library.
some are held by the Vienna and
Berlin Academies, and some are in
possession OF the University OF CAM
bridge, England.
Mrs. Mckinley.
Albert says that Mrs, Mckinley IL
dead. and. Jake sayB that she Is not.
Please answer in your Query Column.
We. mean President McKlnleya wife,
Mrs. Mckinley. widow OF the PRESS
dent, died May rs. 1907
Vote in Primary.
Please state in your next Issue how
to figure the majority vote cast In
a primary election. For instance, there
are three candidates for Governor
one gets 21.665. one gets 2i,s67 and
the other gets 2t,s63; total vote cast
$4,000?
The race would have to be run over
again between the two highest In q
second primary.
"En Route.'
Which is correct, en- route or enroute7
that Is, one or two words?
II you are writing French 1t should
be en- route
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study or the Bible, among ,otiief
things, he said that men In all walks
OF life have great advantage II they
know this Book OF Books Two
speeches he cited as instances OF the
recognition OF its value by great men.
"A United states senator he said, made
twenty minutes speech recently In
which he made nineteen references to
the Bible. while William j. Bryan once
quoted Scripture eight times IN ten
minutes. 1t might be added that the
speech which won Mr.. Bryan his first
nomination for the Presidency had
biblical reference in it's tense climax.
There can be no doubt that there rs.
indeed, too great apathy toward the
reading and studying of this master
piece OF all the ages. In various parts
OF the country, questions have been
put to classes which revealed great
Ignorance of the Bible. DR.. Lyman
Abbott has recently added some illu-
minating evidence, sustaining the con-
tontion that the Bible is too little read
"A lew yediS dSo ~ &S''Ss 49,
speaking on political reform in large
city OF this country. Many prominent
citizens were on the PLATFORM. Dr.
Abbott took UP the pocket Bible which
he carries with him, saying: II have
here an old book which is fayorite
with me-" From 1t he read the parable
of the trees from the Book of JUDGES
When he had concluded, two gentle
men on the platform asked DR. Abbott
the title of the book from which he
had read. One was Judge in one OF
the State courts.
Further. DR.. Abbott declares, that he
knows teacher who taught gaog-
raphy to class of pupils who belong
to cultivated and church going fami-
lies. She asked her class once II they
could recall any celebrated historical
incident connected with Egypt There
was no answer She then limited tnat
the Jews came out of Egypt and tried
to recall the story OF Joseph. None
could give any account of either OF
these biblical Incidents One came to
the teacher and asked her what the
Bible had to do with geography.
A teacher in Church Sunday school
class taught class of girls. who were
the daughters of church-going parents
and had been in the Sunday school for
some years. The teacher asked this
class why Pharaoh sought to kill
Moses The reply was that Pharaoh
tried to put to death all the babies at
the time of the birth of Christ. With
one exception, the class agreed with
this reply.
Some years ago two women IN a
town in the West went to see the can
tata Of Queen Esther" One said to
the other, THAT was a very beauti.
full story; / wonder where the COM
poser found tn" The other woman
said she didn't know.
These instances might be multiplied
indefinitely. We have never under
| stood why the Bible should be left out
of the curriculum of hundreds of col
leges in this country. Perhaps 1t has
been for fear that the teacher OF such
course would unconsciously reflect
denominationalism. The Bibleas litera-
ture ought to be studied in every English
department In all of the colleges ane
4 universities, and we know of a goot
many colleges where more reading o.
i the Bible would teach the student
more English and more about literar,
style than the whole course as nov
given.
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THE GOOD nook.

: Or. w. ID. Weatherford delivered All
eloquent appeal before the state Stu
dent Convention OF tho Young Mems
Christian Association some days ago.
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Address Of Fox.

Address of Fox.
Please give me the address OF John
Fox. Jr. who wrote the Little sh'ep-
herd OF Kingdom Come" and "The
Trail of the Lonesome Pine" Tell me,
also, has either one of these books
been dramatized?
An author may always BIO addressed
in care OF his publishers. Mr. Fox's
home address is Big Stone Gap, Va.
None of his books has been drama
tized.
"Almighty Dollar"
Was the expression "the almighty
dollar" original with Florence. the
actor?
No It originated with washington
"a Creole Village" which appeared In
1897.
American Folklore Society.
What is the American Folklore So
5ciety? What Is its purpose and where
Is the headquarters?
The society was organized IN 1888
for the study of folklore In general
and in particular the folklore of North
America. A. NJ. Tozzer. Harvard Uni
versity. Cambridge, Mass. Is the per-
manent secretary and he has charge
of the headquarters.
Passports. !.
How can an American citizen obtain
passport If he wishes to travel
abroad?
the United States Secretary OF State
and by diplomatic representatives of
the United States, also by foreign con-
suls and United States consuls The
fee Is 81, and full information as to
procedure will be sent on request by
the Secretary Of State, Washington.
D. G.
"Dirty Linen"
Who was the author Of the phrase,
LET them wash their dirty linen in
This is attributed to Napoleon L.
who, when asked to interfere with
some scandal, replied: I'll faut laver
son hinge en- famille" (Let them wash
their dirty linen in the family
what Is the annual total consump-
tion of alcoholic liquors In the United
The latest statistics at hand are for
1908. The total that year was 2.ooS.-
239. 40S gallons.
Book on Etiquette.
VIII you kindly give the names OF
some reliable books on table etiquette
You will find the Book of Good
Manners" by Mrs. Burton Ktngsland
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throughout the country, should seek to
make 1t appear that his associate was
in no sense the chief, or even con-
tributing cause, to tho Republican.
Waterloo on Tuesday.
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Tt is now claimed that 1T was 40
cent bacon that cooked the Beyepidge
goose in Indiana. Forty-cents bacon
would kill almost anybody. The truth
is, however, that Beveridge killed him
SELF y,
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Book on Etiquette.
VIII you kindly give the names OF
some reliable books on table etiquetteI
You will find the Book of Good
Manners" by Mrs Burton Kingsland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-13

"En Route"
Which is correct, en- route or enroute7
that Is, one or two words?
II you are writing French 1t should
be en- route
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The State Of washington has com
mitted itself to woman suffrage, the
electorate of that State having voted
on Tuesday for Constitutional amend
ment, giving the franchise to women.
The old-fashioned men We're defeated
by two to one. BY George! tho work
goes hravely on. There ought to be a
law now forbidding any Democratic
man from marrying a Republican Wo-
man, We are for peace in the family,
p, S. Later advices convey the dis
.couraging information that the report
upon which these observations We're
based was inaccurate, and that the
question of woman suffrage was de-
feated, Alas! But 1t was Just like the
men,
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Consumption of Liquor.
what Is the annual total consump-
ton Of alcoholic liquors In the United
States"
The latest statistics at hand are for
1908. The total that year was 2.oos.-
239.40S gallons.
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If the New York Tribune will stop
trying to explain how 1t happened we
shall lie pleased to resume friendly
relations with It,
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Mrs. Mckinley.
Albert says that Mrs, Mckinley IL
dead. and. Jake. sayn that she is not.
Please answer In your Query Column.
We mean President McKlnleys wife,
Mrs. Mckinley. widow OF the Prest.
dent, died May rs. 1907.
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Passports.

This is attributed to Napoleon l..
who. when asked to interfere with
some scandal. replied: I'll faut laver
son linge en- famille." (Let them wash
their dirty linen in the family)
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by LA MARauIsE DE FoNTENoY.
EITHER the United States nor
N any other of the great powers
of the world, possessed of colon
ial dependencies in the Ear
nrinn. nm rarnain indifferent to the
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The race would have to be run ovor
again between the two highest In 4
second primary
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-13

Was the expression "the almighty
dollar" original with Florence. the
actor?
No. It originated with Washington
Irving. who FIRST used 1t In his sketch.
VA Creole Village" which appeared in
1897.