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Daily Queries and Answers
Address all Query Editor
stamps Vailed and dealers will be given.
ILsc1la of 81. Mnrls.a.

: \ short time ago there was inquiry.
made regarding the pigeons OF st.
inelosed legend send 1t, thinking II
you saw ut to,print IL 1T would Inter-
est the inquirer. Also, know from
having been there that there is n set
time every day for feeding them, but
haze forgotten the hour. NJ.
There is u tradition, now generally
accepted in Venice, which tells how
the great dogc made formal and
ceremonious visit to the Piazzft San
Marco one Palm Sunday centuries ago.
eials, including the foreign ambassa-
doris residing In Venice. Tie pres
eiicc of this host of dignitaries, the
hiarn Of the silver trumpets that an
no,inced their coming and the 1uagrl-
flcencc of the professions greatly int
pressed the people of the city, who
were gathered, as many as could be
accommodated, on the edges OF the
piazzn and In nearby places.
The doge was moved 10 show his
bounty to his Subjects So he had a
number of pigeons each ono weighted
by having piece of paper tied to one
OF its, legs. released from the gallery
of st. Mark above tho portico whore,
bodies, The pigeons thus hampered
were easily caught by the greedy
crowd waiting. In the square below,
and those who were lucky enough to
capture these sacred blfdS took them
home and fatted them UP for their
Easter dinner a few of the pigeons
escaped and sought refuge high up In
the dome OF the church, where the
hand OF man could not reach them.
The fact that the pigeons found safety
in the very dome OF the tomb of st
Mark worked on the superstitious ma
lures of the multitude, and they at
once believed that the good saint had
given the birds protection and had
thus sfgnifled his wish that the pig
cons should be regarded as sacred
creatures hencefortt.
From that time until the present
day the. pigeons of st. Marks have
been safe from tile sacrilcgious hand
of man, and ever since It has been.
the custom to give them extra at
tention and food on the anniversary OF
their being taken under the protection
of the saint of the church. That Is
why everybody who is In Venice on
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zeal shay2 perhaps ! made a mis-
take In thtnlsing that did. Perhaps
J did mol make mistake" But whit
does that prove. IN tile light of the
records the Doctor has forwarded
within the laet faw wccks to Gopea-
hagen? suppose these records Should
establish tue latter "ncfhaps' IN tho
minds of the Danish authorities, what
would happen? Having placed the
american mind in u receptive frame.
what would be easier than to
convince II tina, he rra.l'y did, At
any rate II Viii he conceded tliat
he described the conditions at tic
Pole very much as Commander reary
has described them. and he described
them first
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There can be no question that the
Of the safety razor is Il
cause o. alarm to barbels in many
quarters. There are many makes OF
tilis sort Of razor, and !, would seem
That they are replacing to some estcnt
Ing oid-tine razor, 50 slSilfnlly welded
by those WHO place STRIPED poles III
Front Of their shops,
some viii remember THAT only a short
time ago, in ono of the cities, The bar
pers declared ttat the use there of the
safety razor was so general that The
BARRIERS Mere losing money and would
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mn cnnk,s pEnHAPsEs.

Did Or Frederick a. Cook discover
the North Pole? He is not quite sure
that he did and, on the other hand,
he Is not prepared TO say positively
that he did not. In an article contrib
uted to Hamnton's Magazine he is re-
ported to have written: perhaps !
made mistake in thinking that ] did,
Perhaps I''did net make mistake.
After mature thought confess that |
don't know whether / reached the
Pole or not AS Mr. Dooley would
say: And there yc are"
DR.. Cook wanted to 20 to the Pole.
Ut was the ambition of his life. lie
tried 10 get there. He spent more
than two years in his quest He en-
dured privations and hardships that
were enough TO upset any mind III a
region which he describes as - re-
Eion of insanity, whore one cannot be-
lieye the evidences gathered by ones
own eyes and he wishes now, in u
psychological spirit as the editor of
1Iampton's Magazine explains, TO
snake the people of the United states
realize Just what he went through
during his two and half years in tho
Arctic fastness, and to make them see
what processes OF thinking, or lack of
thinking ii was that led him 10 do
tile thing which confirmed TO tile aver
age mind the worst spspicIons against
him"
Dr.. cook says that the honor
OF discovering the NortA- Pole no
longer means anything 10 him; per-
maps he got there perhaps he did not
II Is very interesting story as II
STANDS in THIS latest development. but
suppose he did. and there IS no ono
who can say of his own knowledge
that he did not, is ii moi possible
that he may now be wandering in ms
mind? rhissis not a wholly unreaauu-
able suppositinn in view Of his appar-
emily conscious statement that iii
would be Impossible For any man ID
demonstrate beyond question that hc
had been 70 the POLE Again, the
Great i5xalorer's perhaps obtrude,
itself, and II II he admitted that II,
was not quite at himself when h,
said that he got there. the impartia
mind would conclude that nc was like
WISE moi quite Responsible IN confess
ing that ne did not get there
Captain Loose has exposed the falSial
character Of some Of Or, Cooks ohser
ystlons and calculations but only m
other day and after the story was
written for Hampton's Magazine tn
New York Times reported in Its for
eissii dispatches that he had sent fur
thef records % his trip g the Pol
70 the authorities AZ Copenhagen y
proof Of Ills claim that ne really
reached the Pole, IN view Of ines
records what reliance can be place
IN the pispoyerer's present psycholog
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rnn n,1e1a1 or cAn11sLE.

The Manchester CN H. Union re-
Ipeats the story about the alleged dis
respect shown to the late John G. Car
Isle, when ne was taken to his old
home at Covington, KY, for burial. The
story is that when his body arrived
at Covington the casket containing
lit was hauled about town in an express
wagon with an ordinary load of mis-
cellaneous packages before being de-
posted at the undertaking establish
ment. No committee or individual WAS
on hand to take charge of the body"
The same dispatch states that the
body oil Mir Carlisles wife arrived
later: in the day She died several
years ago. and her body since then
had been in q private receiving vault,
1t appears that there was not even
care to have tile two bodies carried on
the same train II the report is true.
Mr.. Carlisle dted so poor that it was
necessary to obtain financial assistance
TO bury him, and collections Were be-
might he secured SO that The burial
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MAKING MEN OF woMn,.

Things are COINS from bad TO worse
in this country: the women are hecom-
ing men, and when the Transformation
is completed We SHAH follow the ex
ample Of MI. Bryan and move 70 TEX
as. where the women and men are al
ready very much alike.
DR.. Dudley Sargent, Of Harvard Uni
versity, said the other day taat ii
the American women persist IN undue
athletic sports there VIII soon he iitne
difference between the masculine anu
feminine figure; think OF Il! end this
view is shared by John w Alexander
the famous portrait painter of New
York, and President OF the National
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not been taken into consideration
tile personnel of the Hall of Fame.

not been taken into Consideration in
tie personnel of the Hall of Fame.
There is nothing startling about
the achievements of the farmer. Yet
he renders a service to mankind
greater than any other man In yoca-
ton or profession. He belongs to
the most ancient calling. The farmer
clothes and feeds the world. Upon
MN In large measure depends the
welfare of mankind. 1t has been well
said that the greatest benefactor of
his race is he who succeeds
in making two blades of grass grow
where but enc grew before" Ac-
cording to this standard there are
many eminent men who deserve high
honor among the farmers. These men
by relentless research and ceaseless
effort have promoted farming and
added thereby to the total of human
happiness for all time
1T seems only reasonable that there
should be a hall of fame for farmers
There ought to be some perpetual
reminder of the men who in one way
or another have advanced the science
Of agriculture on earth. 1t would be
Il due recognition and an incentive
to the. present and the subsequent
generation of farmers.
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,,oHssoN,s MIND.

The old news comes from Chicago
that Jack Johnson, the heavyweight
champion is suffering from nervous
prostration His memory is falling him.
His general sense of responsibility Is
Tess strong. Medicine is being used
TO keep the man up to his work.
1T is the old story of>over- develop
ment of the body and under
development of the mind. There is no
true growth II these are not made to
grow proportionately The ancients
demanded that there should be a sound
body, but they likewise insisted that
in that sound body there should be a
sound mind.
The stories that are heard OF John
son since his Victory are not to; his
credit. He but follows in the path
of others who glory In brute strength
alone, The gladiators Of old, tho
mighty men, soon Embossed their
minds and muscles in wine and reveIry.
and so it has been with their modern
successors, the pugilists.
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LOWER snryrEn Postage.

Postmaster General Hitchcock, who
is making himself one of those fcw
immortal names. and SO on. by his ad-
ministration Of the Post Ofice Depart
ment is reported to hope that before
his term of office expires he VIII be
able 10 reduce the postage on letters
to one cent. This can be done he be-
iIeves, Without loss otthc Govern
ment Bur there is another view Of
tho subject which we hope Will re-
icciyo his attention before determining
TO cut the price Of letter postage The
reduction would Increase the cpigtol-
airy Industry OF the country, and VIC
are inclined to- the opinion that thoro
is too much letter writing as 1t is, and
instead Of reducing tho letter postage,
III many eases it would be a fortunate
thing il the letter postage could be
Increased Some provision al least
should he made restricting the mum,
ber Of letters per capita that can law
fully he written,
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CUTTING At THE SURGEONS.

The Nebraska papers have lately
printed a story to the effect that Rep
resentative Grossman is very much
"agin' appendicitis. and VIII offer a
bill at the next session of the Legisla-
ture outlawing this disorder of the
human body. This proposed law. it is
said will make it q crime for any
surgeon within the borders of the
state to remove the vermiform appen-
din Of any citizen The law contains
q further provision that any surgeon
who leaves sponge, SCISSORS. ganze or
other foreign substance in wound
after an operation shall be adjudsed
guilty of a misdcmeanor
This summary method OF desling
with one OF tho most popdlar and
fashionable diseases VIII meet With
general appreciation. 1t Is IN order for
some red-baired rauchman IN Texas
to go over TO Austn and have bill
passed prohibiting the removal of the
iejunum, where tae taste for alcoholic
Refreshments is said TO have Its seat
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AZ EXCELLENT RRauInnMEyr.

The city health inspectors are 70 he
commended for their order to street
VENDORS that candies, dates and similar
sUgary edIbies shan he placed under
glass This mgy seem small matter,
but il is really very Important one.
The exposure OF candy TO dust, germs
and microbes makes these sweets a
potent source of Infection. Microbes
and germs thrive in candles SO cN-
posed, and as children and others with
penny or 50 arc accustomed to pur-
chase such wares they are thus easily
made sick
This is q very good move.
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srnAsSn. AND PRESIDENT.

INC washington; 9sfaid reports That
perSohs VINO nave inquired MA lfesi-
ucilt lait rs going TO turn the cold
shotlaer 10 Gnele Ice cannon In the
coming session Of Congress are to be
ulsappolatfa the President had the
speake> 70 luncheon with nim at tie
Nilite rouse On MonuaN' anu " ls sald,
eussee WIN nm INC lesislatiHe
'ios'a'''ite - inc iSpProaehine session
on eohErsSs'
There is ~ reason that we cal.
imagine why the President should turn
the cold shoulder 10 the Speaker
without Cannon's help the President
would lave been abe to accomplish
Very little al the last session 1t was
q fair thing Ter the Democrats. look
ing Mt the matter from purely par
tisan point of view, 10 load all the ln..
iquities of the Republican majority on
The Speaker. but, as a matter of fact,
outrageous as the statement may al
pears and vicious as the Speaker hes
been in the exercise of his authority
the Speaker is yet better than his
party The old scapegoat has come
back after a rather hard experience in /
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4 REASONABLE PROTEST.

In . late issue of the Fredericksburg
Star Il Z co%ington, anSex -confed
crate, tells some interesting things
about the recent reunion of veterans
in NorfolIS, speaking pleasantly of the
gathering Yet this that ne said
is very pertinent.
"one thing 1 am getting tired Of is
hearing young men preaching our fu-
nerals at every Confederate reunion /
attend
That is a lust criticism. There are
many reunions at which orators of
the younger generation confound elesy
with eulpgy It certainly cannot be
comforting 10 these old soldiers to be
hailed as venerable men standing on
The threshold Of death, with many ref
.erences 10 reunion in the hereafter,
and 50 on. Nobody likes to be told
that he has not much longer to live
There are good many veterans in
the old land vet, and they appear to
be a pretty hardy set Of men after all.
While the war was full of privations
and 'iardships, there were many men
whose lives were prolonged by the
experience. Born to ease and leisure.
they We're toughened and stoutened
by the severe discipline of four years
OF outdoor life.
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= 81
sailey Of the Houston Post, Is nc
respecter OF peisons--he does not know
and better Pagephrasins the susges-
tion Of The Times-nispateh SAND
your track, Mr.. Taft Bailey suggests
this amendment: sand your craW' Mr..
Taft We do not like the Texans i'm
pertinence, but we must say that
there IS good deal Of merit In ms
suggestion
sand IS one of the most pselul OF
natures provisions It Is q synonym
for courage and Likewise Tor st"ooofn-
ness, II Is used by locomotive en-
sineers when the rails are wet or frozen
and slippery IN order that the ehsihes
may be able TO draw their loads. 1t is
also used when the locomotives and
their trains are descending steep and
uncertain deciiyities made more dan
Eerous because Of frequent curves to
prevent precipitation. 1t is good
therefore, for the purpose OF the en-
sineers to go forward or TO hold PACK.
Sand is also as we have noted, an
other name for courage, II makes q
man seif-connaent' steaoles ms nerve
clears his vision. cools his head and is
therefore, Quality OF great service
% the man IN difficult and danssFous
positions
Moreover sand Is great digestive
agent, and by us use game cocks are
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IT is hoped, OF course, that Prentice
will get back the s25,ono he lent the
Republican State Committee in New.
York, and in his morning oblations, so
ntly suggested to him by Mayor Gay
nor, it might be we'll for him to slip
in petition for the return Of his cash
1t would be interesting to learn of
Prentiees growth in grace, that is to
say, If he has followed tho spiritual
counsel of MAYOR Gaynor
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James ] Gallagher, who shot Mayor
Gaynor, Of New York, last August. has
been indicted by the Grand Jury Of
HUDSON County, New Jersey, for as
sallt with Intent to kill, The petit
jury should now do its duty. and
doubtless will The pity OF 1t is that
nnder the law Gallagher cannot be
hanged. Certain death. and the quicker
the better. is tho surest deterrent OF
crimes Of this sort, The old Bible
doctrine is pretty good doctrine "a
life for a fife"
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Debntantes are blossoming nightly.
They are called buds but moontlow-
ers would be better or, as they are
debutantes but once in a lifetime, may
he they are century plants
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Tho evidence is accommodating every
day that Or. Cook was, OF a truth
born in Mecklenburg county, North
Carolina,
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Entered Janaar5 q. 1858, al Richmond VA,
as seaond.ciass matter under act Of Con.
gross OF March g. 1872 q
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BY Times Dlspatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vice in richmond tand suburbs aud Peters
burg
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"sAsp youn cnAw, Mr.. TAFT"

THURSDAY DECEMBER j. 1910.
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Daily with sunday..a...%.",.~.,".lt cents
Daily without unday..,............l cents
Sunday cents
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business offce..,.....,..si i. Main stree,
South Richmond ..........s.,l.iios Hui street
Petersburg Bursauas.ioo N. sycamore street
I IynohbufE Bureau. Eighth street
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Daily without Sunday. 400 eco 100 %
sunday edition oniy..... 200 100 80 %
Weekly "wednesday. 100 so Is ..
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BY MAIL ono SIX Three ono
POSTAGE PAID. Year Mos. Mos. Mo
Daily with Sunday. $500 $500 $3.50 80
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Three per cent. per annums interest
allowed on Savings Depoyits, CONE
bounded every six months,
Evening journal., 1910-12-16
TELLS Y0TI HOW
TO CURE A COLD
Most Severe Cold and Grippe
Misery Relieved In a
Few Hours

The most effective and harmless
way to cure the Grippe or break Sc
we're cold, either In the head, chest,
back, stomach or limbs, is a dose of
Pape's Cold Compound every two
hours until three consecutive doses are
taken.
/. You will distinctly feel the cold
breaking and all grippe symptoms go
ing after the very first dose. II prompt
ly relieves the most miserable neu-
ralgia pains, headache, dullness, head
and nose stuffed up, feverishness,
sneezing, sore throat, running of the
nose, soreness, stiffness and rheumatic
aching.
Take this harmless Compound as
directed, with the knowledge that
there is no other medicine, made any
where else in the world. which will
cure your cold or end Grippe misery
as promptly and without any other as
sistance or bad after-effects as a q
cent package OF Pape's Cold Com.
pound. which any druggist in the
world can supply.
After three years research we have
conclusively demonstrated that qui.
nine is not effective in the treatment
of colds or grippe.
Evening journal., 1910-12-16
FASHION AND FADS
BY Mrs. Maud E. ciIisy.

Fur plays a large role In trimming
little turbans and large shapes.
For evening gov ms the "dshtail"
train Is one of the newest cries.
Black velvet, velveteen, corduroy
and velour are seen everywhere.
Brocades are glorying in revival
for the evening wraps and gowns.
Mems neckties and socks come
from Paris in knitted silk effects TO
match.
A majority of the coats. whether
long or short, have collars Of long
hair fur.
The fashion Of attaching the waist
and skirt in one-piece effect still ob-
tains.
Butterflies Of white kid are made
over wire and are placed at the side
OF large hat.
The rope girdle is a favorite, and
outlines the high waist line of many
chiffon frock.
Milady's skating costume almost in
yariably includes an angora Jacket
like mans sweater.
Trimmings of white, black and COLI
ored beads have taken a firm hold
on the feminine fancy.
Metallic laces and trimmings are
most effectively used to tighten the
corsage of a dark gown.
Girdles are made Of draped satin.
heavy lace. embroidery, fancy metal
braid. beads or heavy cords.
Evening journal., 1910-12-16
PLEASE
ELDERLY WOMEN
New Styles Adapt Themselves
Gracefully to One Of
Mature Years

II is seldom that the new fashions
have adapted themselves so grace
fully to the requirements OF the elder
ly woman. For the past couple OF
seasons IL has been necessary to make
special fashions for the women who
were no longer young, as the plain,
tight-fitted skirts. either gored or
plated, and the usually plain bodices
and sleeves. while exceedingly be-
coming TO young and slim figures.
we're not always suitable for a more
mature form.
In this season OF soft. graceful dra-
peries, larger sleeves, and fuller bod
ices, the fashions seem 10 have been
designed especially for the elderly
people requiring lines in their clothes
which will soften and not reveal In
too sharp a manner the form which
may be over full or too slim.
The sleeves at Paquin are all on the
loose shaping, very wide at the lower
edge, with the upper portion fitted
into the armhole without fullness, OF
in one with the front and back of the
garment, for the klmono sleeve SCENT
not to have lost it's firm position In
fashions. Not only the elbow and
e-quarter-length sleeves are wild,
aud square at the lower edge, but ths
sleeves Of tailored coats and wraps
as well.
The shorter length sleeves in after
noon and evening gowns show a de
cided dip at the lower portion, which
Is often fully twice the width Of tn,
upper part. To be sure the majority
OF elderly women will prefer wearing
long fitted undersleeve of net oi
chiffon with these loose sleeves il
bodices. in the sleeves of wraps sof
frills of lace, net or bands are sewI
Evening journal., 1910-12-16

vinced Of my claim when / reached
Copenhagen and later New York" the
explorer says, lis It just to call me
the worlds most intrepid falxir, a
common, deliberate swindler? I'm
consciously l may have made state
ments which l myself now question
That is inexcuseable. But most en-
phatlcally and positively, l am not a
thief; most certainly there was nc
plan to hoax the world to my own
financial profit.
'Lies Told ON Him."
DR.. Cook says that he has been ac-
cused of being a colossal liar and
yet that many lies have been told on
him. He cites the gum drop story
as sample. He says he took nc
gum drops with him and never
heard the story until he got TO New
York. Cook says that the trip was not
undertaken for scientific attainment
1T was a personal conquest, in which
I expected only the return due path
finder"
Continuing, DR.. Cook says: 81
shall not give in this story my SCI
entific observations. They have beer
published and scientific authorities
have rejected them as inadequate. Il
may seem a curious thing, as so much
is made of figures-which can b'
manufactured by the ream-for ms
to say that figures of instrumental
observations are only self-convincing
But ! am telling the truth, as see il
frankly"
my conviction that reached th'