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uuare mic, or TAUNTON, Mass's, 500

square mile, or Taunton, Mass.'s, 500
TO the square mile.
Some OF 17ichmond's critics have
limited that In consolidating with
Manchester this city has been throw
ing out her lines faster than she had
any right to do. Exactly the reverse
is true. No city In tho country, as
the plain figures show. has been more
conservative about extending her
lines. So far from having taken In
more than she was entitled to. Rich
mond has taken in very much less
There are various suburbs within q
mile or two OF the City Hall which
should be part of Richmond, which
are now outside, and which Richmond
is making not the slightest effort to
gather IN. Chief of these Is Barton
Heights, which Is simply a populous
residence district OF Richmond. and
to which only the accident Of an un-
important natural barrier ever started
with separate identity. BY extend
ing her lines a few square miles, as
other great Southern cities have done,
Richmond could readily pick up addi-
tional thousands of population. Mean
time 1t is enough to point out that
the 10000 or SO she will have this
spring fully belong to her and repre-
sent nothing but her own normal,
solid and ,ininfated growth.
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Many dispositions have been made
on paper OF the future of the Colonel
in Africa, but none Of them has seemed
so plausible as this report from Wash
ington which makes him Speaker of the
House in 1911 or 1918. 1t is pretty
we'll understood that the Colonel has
turned a deaf car to all invitations to
adorn other Offices, which have ranged
all the way from mayoralties to sem
atorships. to say nothing of attractive
non-political openings. This has left
him unprov!ded for and "at liberty"
But in the speakcrship he is reported as
seeing, by his own statement. the one
office next in Importance to the presi-
dency. He considers that the Speaker
and the President working together
tand In the order namely could read
ily put through all the advanced laws
they wanted. The way seems creased
for him to get the speakership IL he
wants it, and only his bitterest enc
mics will say that he is not better
man for the place than J. G. Cannon.
But, simply TO promote conversation,
suppose that the Houses of 1911 and
1913 are Democraticp
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his reason over the idea OF painting
something "blackcr than black and
that in tho rawlings of his madness
he muttered over and over again
,ibiacker than black, blacker than
black" Had he lived in the day OF
orr correspondent. he need not have
suffered this terrible affection. for,
.fIruratiyely at least has he solved the
sproblem. when he offers as an "cS-
cusep for a man. already mortally
wounded being dragged from his bed
and the officers of the law. hung 70
a limb and riddled with bullets, the
fact that another man, convicted on
purely circumstantial evidence, mao
been granted respite Of few days
in which to ask for writ or error.
,rhus has he painted, II with pen IN.
stead of brush, "blacker' still, mat
which was already as black as MD
nights darkest hour"
AS stated In the outset. II was Tor
the purpose OF showing how unjust
was this criticism OF the Governor.
and how foolish was this attempt 70
charge him with responsibility Tor
this lynching. that ] took my pen
in hand" but IL l have shown that,
and therefore shown that this lynch
ing was not due to the reason as
signed by our correspondent, have
likewise defended his county, Tor, IN
conclusion, let us hope that III there
was no justification. that there Was.
at least, a greater "provocation' than
that assigned by him in tho comnu-
nication mentioned. B. I. WILSON.
Lebanon. Va. January 10.
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virginia. Cement Resources.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
slr-I am sending TO you ny 10
DAYS express, prepaid. copy OF re-
mort entitled Cement Resources in
Virginia West of the Blue Ridge" Just
published by the State Geological Sur
vey. The report contains 3os pages.
and Is Illustrated by numerous maps.
sections and half tones. 1t shows that
an abundance of raw materials suit
able for Portland cement manufacture
occur throughout the region treated
and 1t should materially aid in tho
development of these vast and import
ant resources.
May / ask IL you Will not. after an
examination of the report. call attcn-
ton to 1t in the columns of your
valuable paper. stating that copies OF
It can be had by any citizen OF the
state on application to the State Geol-
.ogst, Charlottesville. Va?
THOMAS L. WATSON,
State Geologist.
charlottesville. January -.
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NEW BELGIAN KING
HAS MODERN VIEWS
Hopes to Find Means OF Reconcil-
ing Capital and
Labor.
BARoNET WITHOUT FUNDS
Former Husband OF American
Given Seat in Austrian
House.

DIX LA MARQU1sE DE FONTENOY.
~ ARON MAX Won KUBECK, who
" has just been raised by Emperor
- trancis Joseph to q seat IN ,. .tlf
be remembered in this country as hay
ing been stationed for time at Wash.
ington. and also as having on several
occasions visited the United States IN
behalf of his government. II was dur
Ing one OF these stays in america
New Orleans 81 sister or Mrs. Charles
May oelrichs, OF New York, and also of
Mrs. Theodore A. Havemeyer Of that
city, but who now makes her nome
abroad. But the union was not
happy one. The Baroness Kubeck
shared the fate OF all other American
girls who have married Austrian no
bles; and unable to fulfil the Senea-
logical requirements exacted from all
women who are Austrian subjects by
self barred from presentation at the
court of Vienna. Being thus virtually
excluded from the great world at Wen
ma, she became dissatisfied With her
lot, and, after the birth OF daugh-
ter, of the name of Blanche divorce
marrying Emeric Robert an actor OF
the Burg Theatre. Her daughter,
Blanche was equally unfortunate IN
her marriage. For within year OF
neT Wedding SHe recovered ilcl iicc-
dom. and is now known by her maiden
name of Baroness Blanche Kubeck.
Her father--that is to say, Baron ku..
beck-the newly created member of
the Austrian House of Lords held the
retired rank of Councillor of Legation
In the Austrian diplomatic service, and
was for long the Curator of the Inn
perial Museum of Art and Industry at
Vienna. His father, the late Baron
Charles Kubeck. was President of the
Imperial Reichsrath and one of his
cousins, Baron Alloys Kubeck, died as
ambassador
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Bcleium,. New Ruler.

King Albert and his consort have
remained SO much In the background
during the closing years of the life OF
Leopold II. of Belgium that every
thing relating to them must be Of in
3terest. 1t may, therefore, be well to
state that they first met attVienna at
the funeral Of Empress Elizabeth, at
which Albert represented the Court
place about eighteen months later, in
the spring of 1900, in Paris. at the
home there of Princess EliZabeth,s
aunt. the ex-oueen of Naples. In adj
dition to being duly qualified physi-
clan and trained sick nurse. Queen
Elizabeth is a wonderful musician, and
eXcels as a violinist. She is, like her
aunts, the cx-Queen of Naples and the
late Empress OF Austria. perfectly at
home in the saddle, possessing their
fact. over most animals. In this she
differs from her husband, who does
not care so much for riding as he does
for autonobiling and for aviation. Nor
can he be described as an enthusiastic
Nimrod. for he has a much greater Tx
Ing for fishing than for shooting.
It should be added that although the
labor legislation in Belgium Is Of a
very advanced character. King Albert,
before his accession to the throne.
pleaded in the senate for its still
further extension; and, regarding him
self as, by reason of his position, the
chief arbitrator among all rival fac
tons In his kingdom. hopes to find the
means of reconciling capital and
labor, SO that. being united, they may
fight side by side for noble end, es-
teeming one another and inspiring mu-
tual confidence" That he has quail
fed himself for role OF this kind is
shown by the care which he has taken
to include among the members of his
household in the radical reorganization
OF his court a number of men known
for their breadth of view and for their
| liberaliSm
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The lntcrassooiation committee ap-
pointed 10 work for tho preservation
OF the John Marshall house is quite
right to oppose any proposition to re-
move it from its present site. The site
and the house together make up the
home of the great jurist, and they
cannot be separated without the loss
of invaluable associations. Even II
the house were put in historic Capitol
Square. It would cease to be where
John Marshall lived,' and IL 1t were
moved to some building lot In a newer
part of town. much more OF Its hertz
age and glory would forever depart from
it. The removed house would pass into
the museum relic class. like Libby
Prison, when It was carted off to the
Worlds Fair. The house should be
left where 1t now stands, and with as
few changes as its safety and preser-
walton will permit. If the patriotic So
cieties can raise the needed repair fund
from private sources, so much the bet
ter. but if they cannot. the city should
not hesitate to provide 1t. And we
should say that there was not much
time left for discussing the matter,
either.
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RICHMOND, AND THE BIGGEST
SOUTHERN CITIES.

Backed by the unanimous indorse-
ment of the legislative Committee on
Counties, cities and Towns, 1t Is Ger.
| tain that the amendment to the Rich
mond Manchester consolidation act
will mass the Assembly. Not only Isl
consolidation now assured, but con-
solidation in time to go into the CEN
sus of 1910. Within a few months
there will stand on both sides of the
James a Greater Richmond With a
population certainly not less than $780,
600 and perhaps as high as l4o,ooo.
Compared with the $1,000 of the CEN
s,s of 1900, these figures are very sat
isfying indeed But it must be re-
membered that other cities have not
stood still in the decade. and 1t VIII
be interesting to compare the ne"
population of Richmond with that OF
the other leading Southern cities.
No absolutely official figures Will pc
obtainable until the census appears.
But we find in the World Almanac TOT
1910 some estimated populations Tor
January /, 1910, and these incidentally
show that the Chambers OF Commerce
or other agencies In the South have
nor been overwhelmed with modesty
in making un their estimates. Atlanta
claims 10000 population. but Atlanta
sprawls over an area of tWenty-slA
square miles, or only FIVE and onc-half
souare miles less than Baltimore,
wb,ch has more than four times as
large a population. The census OF
1900 gives Atlanta s9,s7a of popula-
ton. Houston, Tex. claims 10000, on
an area of sixteen square miles.
nashville claims 100000. on nearly
eighteen square miles. San Antonio
Tex, mentions $4,000 population, but
admits to an area of thlrty-siX square
miles This area Is nearly as large as
the city of Detroit, which has 100000
population Memphis has kept down
TO sixteen square miles, and claims
200. 900 population, and Louisville, witt
1 only five more square miles of area
| claims 100000, New Orleans believes
| that II has $4,000 people, but 1t hat
/ Ia apread over 1872 square miles to sc
/ them. The city of Chicago could b
! set down inside OF New Orleans
though Chicago has seven times a
1 large a populations Nor Is this gen
erous pushing out of city boundarle
to catch population in any sense con
4 hned to the South. We find 1t In De
/ Moines and LOS Angeles and San deg
and Tacoma and Taunton. Mass, an
4 elsewhere
Compare these ratios of area an
4 population with Richmond. This cit.
now has a population certainly no
4 less than l7,o0o--probably more
i witch ii supports on an area of onl
nine square miles. Manchester has
population certainly not less than Is,
600, when 1t supports on an area 9
almost exactly ono square mile-6l
: acres. The consolidated city will hay
4 population not less than 10000 o
: All area little more than ten squui
: miles. This Is 10000 of population
4 the square mile, and there is hardly
q city in The country which can sho
n such density, Compare 1t with a
T. lantas estimated 5000 to the squa
y. ltnile. ep New oglsansa 1900 to y
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until next December. when tho short
session viii begin, TO end March Il,

d ---
biographies OF Stonewall jackson.
Please publish the Biographies Of
stonewall Jackson. giving l pub =. h
and their addresses. w; =. IL.
The best biographies or Stonewall
jackson are those of Lieutenant-Colo-
mel Henderson and John Esten Cook
IL you will write to the State Libra
rian. Dir. III. K. McIlwaine. state Lir
brary, Richmond. Va. he VIII furnish
you with the names OF all the hiosra-,
phies of General Jackson. the names
OF the publishers and tho price. We
cannot give them In this column.
CoifYurcs and beauty.
Which do you think IL most beccm.
ing for girl of sixteen. to arrange
ones hair. in a Psyche-knot at the
back of ones head. or tucked UP with
the re-, eoronet braa2 or, KE Ey 1sa,,a
advise you to try both styles and to
keep strict account Of the number
OF times either style Is commented
upon by your friends. II you find that
the majority of your admirers applaud
your coronet. 1t is safe to say that
that style most becomes you.
ovcraous.
A. and C each own tract OF land.
AS spring is located on the upper end
Of AS tract. The stream from the
spring runs across all three tracts In
event the stream becomes clogged In
the lower part OF C's tract. can G
be forced to keep stream open ia
keep from flooding the upper tractsf
READER
II ia certain that II you went into
court ard could prove damages to your
property through tho negligence OF
&c, you could get the verdict In your
favor, but as the laws on this subject
are very much confused. we would
suggest that you gain C's consent TO
clean out the water course yourself
| unless he Will do so. This VIII be the
easier and better way.
LnrEcst Hny Producers.
Please tell mo whether or not V!r-
Einia produces moro hay than North
Carolina and West Virginia
INQUIRER.
Virginia produces $4,000 toms; West
Virginia. $4,000 tons; North Carolina.
$4,000 tons.
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No Helping Hand for Haronet.

In these letters | recorded the other
day the arrest of Lieutenant Colonel
ST edward Murray, thirteenth baroheess
the historic Scotch house Of MURRAY
Of .Rlnckbarony, on Charge of haylng.
obtained credit from a hotel-keep,rt.I,s
Withous Informing him. as&realirea ny
i Y or We taet that he was an M ~ !
time TO the fact that the amount Of the
hoiel, I'LL Was relatively sinai q. SstlaaI s
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Bccomes u Gregory.

No one will be more delighted than
the Hon. Alexander Nelson Hood, pri-i
waite secretary to the Prince of Wales,
over the good fortune which has come
to his distant kinsman, the Hon. Alex
ander Frederick Hood, who has just
Inherited from his cousin, Major Fran
els Gregory, the Styvechale Hall es-
tate, in Manufacturing, with the &C,
q fortune in addition thereto of nearly
a million dollars. For the bequest
carries with 1t the stipulation that the
jlegatee should abandon the name OF
Hood and adopt in lieu thereof the
surname of Gregory. and also assume
the arms of the Gregorys. The aban-
donment by the legatee of the name
of Hood Will put an end to the some
times annoying and troublesome con-
fusion which has been caused through
the fact that there were two men, not
particularly friendly to one another,
who was each entitled to describe him
self as the Hon. Alexander Hood
The fortunate legatee is younger
after attaining the rank of lieutenant
in the royal navy, abandoned the
senior service in order to take up a
commission in the army as a subal-
tern Of the Fifteenth Hussars. He Is
married to a member OF the Percy
family. of which the Duke OF North
cumberland is the chief
The other Alexander Hood, namely.
the private secretary of the Princess
| OF Wales Is a younger son OF the late
Viscount Bridport, and is descended
from Rear Admiral Alexander Hood.
who was a brother of the first Viscount
FLOOD, and who was created Lord Brio :
port for his naval services. The sec
ond Lord I3ridport married Nelson's
niece, and 1t is thanks to this that he
/ present Lord Bridport owns all the
landed property in Sicily, including
the Castle OF MANAGE and the duke
dom Of Rronte. bestowed upon Ad,
Of Naples, These sicllian estates q 9
Lord Bridport are managed and ad-
ministered by his brother, Alexande 81
| Hood, who Is often wrongly described
as the Duke of Bronte, that title be
longing to Lord Bridport; and While
| living at Maniace, he has had NUM- IN !,
Der of adventures with the bandlttl
a full-fledged Siege of the Castle !. !, q
MANAGE, lasting several days. uHtl lthe
brigands were beaten off. His NeXpe,
|riences with these gentry, and W.T.
4 the Sictlian Mana, have been utlllHee
IN at least one of the novels OF Ma l4'ss q
Crawford; dealing with Sicilian ms
and conditions. 4
On the present Lord Bridport's death
his English viscounty, his irish baron,
n and his Italian dukedom Of Brqn l
will all go to his only son. the H o.,
Maurice Hood, who retired from TN
navy as sublteutenant last summer O. O.
marrSlns the actress whose sl VIZ
name was Eileen orme, but whose rgiii1I
name was Ethel Kendall. she. ], WI !,
fathers honors. be able to boast Q Q
, being one OF the very few duchesss,es
J, who have figured In the eyes OF ~
pubic from before the footllghts.
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Frauds have been detected at the
New York customs-house in the un-
LIBERALIZATION of imported automobiles.
1t Is agreeable to know that SO far
none OF the prosperous farmers OF Old
Virginia have fallen under suspicion.
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A Connecticut man deliberately blows
himself up with dynamite and Mon-1
tana woman tries to kill herself by
setting fire to her clothing. Drowning
Is said TO be the easiest form Of suicide,
but probably there are persons who
scorn the easy forms.
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A great many strange ladies' Klsseu
NJ. Paulhan on his descent from a g ice.
flight. 1t is understood, however, th ~
the plucky aviator is resolved 70 ,..s
Nothing deter him from continuing his
operations
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A plan has been started to CONSOLE
date five Central American republics
into one, and our resident corps Of lit
tie research workers cables that all
the offlce-holders are fighting it tooth
and nail.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21

The Chicago News suggests that
Democracy might open the door and
admit Opportunity, which is now so
persistently knocking. The News ought
to know that Democracy never admits
Opportunity, but makes 1t an inVar1a-
Bile rule to give it kick in the STATS
at the first opportunity.
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we have no desire to rub anything
in. but lie Mr.. Morse reads the papers,
he cannot have failed to observe that
Mr.. Walsh also got his.
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1T must be noted that Aviator Paul
han flew in a real storm, and not sim
ply storm of applause.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21

They seem to desire tender-hearted
Democrats on the Ballinger tnvestlga-i
ting committee Rough-talkins brutes
need not apply.
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s,inia contributory to the lawlessness
of her sister States. and this, in the
same edition and on tho same page
or The Tirues-Dispatch IN which Dir.
Pitt urges conservatism.
w. W. REYNOLDS,
South Bosto January 49,
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Cannon Is Not Boss" says an after
noon contemporary headline. The ref
erencc, however, is only to Hon. ]. G..
Cannon, of Danville and washington.
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Possibly Mr.. Hepburn, OF ldano'
,harlsles a sneaking ambition TO be
known as the Hollinsworth OF the Sem
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1t will probably be long time. NV -, !,
ever, before we have 70 ehla, ,ta,, o -,
nr,sons 70 let the wealthy bankers ~
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DallY queries aud x4n5We1y
=, Go auery Hdt"s Times
Ne ranthe matt
no "a
!, ,,.,,,. \, stoncwnlI Jncknon.

Relative OF stoncwniI Jnckron. :.
please give me the name ana 40,
dress OF the nearest living reih1lVes "
tho Iate Stonewall jackson. III. y.
c.omsra1 Stonewnll Jackson's widow
is still alive, and can be reached pS
addressing her at Raleigh N. ..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21

Down in Guatemala rebel generals
command salary OF only 20 cents per
day. Overproductlon has knocked the
bottom out Of tho market,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21

Please give me tbs. name ana az
dress or the nearest living relative OF
the late Stonewall jackson. ,.tdnv
General Stonewnll Jackson's Wlu9w :.
lie ain alive. and can be reached by
addressing her at Raleigh. n. z.
"Compnss Whist"
please do mo the Kindness to tell
me how to play COMPASS ! wh = w
rho rules for this game are too
lengthy to be printed bore. They are
given. however, in the most recent
editions OF the standard works on caro-
games.
company that would likely make a loan
to develop property into paying m, bnsl-
nesS2 IsETAiJ , - .
Consult the advertisement columns
of this paper We cannot give the
names of any firm in this column
Deeds, Etc.
i. How long can deed Of bargain
on sale be kept before recording
2. what is the name OF tho comet
that could be seen in the western POT r-
ton of the sky somewhere about 10
or 1876? Also the name OF soiai ,,
.t.
ems. visible about 2 or o'clock In the
morning? The latter was seen IN the
early sos.
3. Has any property been purchase, .s q
by the city for the purpose oil raisihs
1. Is tho present session of Con
gress long or SHORTY )! a. ..
/. Section 24S7 of the Code allows
ten days. The limitations and ampl !. :
fications Of the law are explained IN
Pollards note on tho subject ~.
2. Our records do not give US ti !.
is75-,T6. 1t is moro than probeole
that you have In mind the Gomez
Brorson. last observed at perlhclloH
March 80, 1879. The comet. seen IN
1881. to which you refer. was probably
9. A large amount Of property has
been condemned for the Lester Stree'
improvements.
4. This is the long session OF Con-
gress. which can sit. if " 80 deal l ea
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"Compnss Whlst."
please do mo the Kindness to tell
me how to play Compass whist.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-21

rho rules for this game are too
lengthy to be printed bore. They are
given. however. In the most recent d
editions of the standard WORKS OH cur fu
games.
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Can you refer me to a trust or loan Q q :,
10 develop property into paying busl-
~ READER.
Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-12-23

RESrOysI6LE men and women sho
~ would hke % add oi9 - - % more
weekly 70 their present iscome CSC hnd The
epporfu nify sIth besx established New Yssk
Cify H0use 10 xocks. boaas. lots o. fakes. bal
iutrress <~erv boay seea flhns srcarng tbeir
sxsfntion. add w6s<h j. hssaseisokd serssssty
aod k><zxnx. A. cseziss ssTz b. sztestkd -
ae<asz, re srs< have rsferezees ssth apZlics-
SO York CITY.