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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

| 1908 almost two, on the average, at.
to increase at this pace there will be
one suicide for every 5000 persons In
| 1912.
| Fifty years ago our country had the
smallest proportion of suicides, but
now 1t bids fair to outstrlp other ma
lions In this respect Nowadays a
suicide is common occurrence. and
occupies less space in the newspapers
than 1t used to.
What is the cause Of suicide? Why
does 1t increase7
1t Is not poverty. An investigator
has found that few Of those who take
their own lives are in want. Most of
them are healthy.
The reasons. in most Of the cases,
appear to be subjective. Suicide arises
from an abnormal mental condition,
brought about by immaterial causes,
generally speaking. Grief, disappoint-
ment, failure, romantic reverses--
large percentage of such deaths is
due to the fact that the deceased be-
lieved that they had lived life to the
full. that it contained nothing
more of pleasure-people who
became world-weary. The What's
the use?" of the cynic is the reason
which has sent many man to prema-
ture doom, stricken by his own reso-
Lutte hand.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
BRITISH ATTACHE TO
WE'D AN AMERICAN

de las Mercedes remained reslden'
/ OF the oriente Palace after her mar
/ riage with Prince Charles OF Bourpofl
until her death. But when frihce
/ Charles contracted a second marriage,
with Princess Louise of France ne also
moved into palace of his own al
| Madrid The young Kings other sister
Princess Marie Therese. acquired d
married Prince Ferdinand of bavaria
now an Infant OF Spain.
Anu IL Queen Christina Is following
her daughters example. IL is not De.
cause there has been any falling out
between mother and son, but merely
because she wishes to put a stop to
che malicious rumors constantly being
circulated. to the effect that she Ia
influencing him in reactionary sense.
Among the many lawsuits against
/ the estate of eN-Sultan Abdul Hamp
still engaging the attention of the
man government at Eonstantinople, the
most extraordinary perhaps of all Is
that OF a certain Josefa Schneider, an
Austrian subject. 1t Is a suit in which
two of the ex-Sultan's principal physi-
clans have been made co-defendants.
u seems that the girl was standing In
front of the Italian hospital at constan-
tinople. few months before Abdul
Hamid's abdication. when three men
suddenly drove up. seized her hurriedly,
bundled her into their carriage and
drove her off to the imperial palace.
Here. despite her struggles and OBJ.
jections, she was carried into special
room, stripped, prepared for an opera
ton, and placed under ether. When
she recovered consciousness she was
coolly informed that her appendix had
been removed in the presence OF His
Majesty the Sultan Abdul Hamid
1t may be remembered that just about
that time the favorite daughter of the
eS-Sultan was found to be suffering
from appendicitis. and an operation
was declared necessary. But Abdul
Hamid was, unwilling to intrust his
daughter to the mercy of the surgeons
first demonstrate their ability. The
operation for appendicitis was there
fore performed on the first girl that
could be snatched up, the Sultan being
1t was only after the girl had been
pronounced out of danger that he con-
scnted to allow his daughter to un-
,dergo the operation.
The girl was treated With every con-
sideration during her conva1escence.
and by the time she was out and about
again the revolutionJ took place which
deprived Abdul Hamid of his throne,
1t was only after things began to
settle down under the new regime
lawyers. she. determined to institute
legal proceedings against the ex-Sul-
tan's estate, and also against his sur
geons. for having deprived her of her
appendix without her consent She
claims the trine of $4,000 for it, al
though the most eminent members of
the 1nedical profession have denounced
the appendix as a wholly superluous
and entirely useless organ, the presence
of which constitutes danger, and its
eXcislon safeguard
Copyright, 1910, by the Brentwood
Company
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
FETCH KING MANUEL no RICHMOND

King Manuel of Portugal will prob
ABLY be looking about for COM
iortabie place of residence, and, If
adequate provision shall be made for
MS proper keep and Incidental ex-
penses. we should like to have him cast
IN his lot with many other good people
VINO have found Richmond an alto
sether delightful city, to live In. He
would find number of desirable sites
here for the building of a palace-at
Westhampton. or Ginter Park, Or
Church Hill. or Barton Heights. or
Woodland Park, or at any one of a
dozen or so places fit for any, King
that ever lived. Besides. he would
find In Richmond an efficient police
force and any number of the best
fellows in the world, and mint juleps
In season that would make his Royal
lips chant the praises of this town
forever and day.
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Daily Queries and Answers
Address ali communications for this column Query Editor
valued and dealers will be given.

!, Of our later physicists, who have con-
Guided that hydrogen and helium have
sufficient molecular veloclties to take
them away from the earths upper at
mosphere about as fast as they are
emitted from hot springs and other
sources at the bottom Of the air; but
that the earth's gravitaton and tenn
perature are such as to retain argon,
oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxidc,
water vapor ond ammonia. II helinm
escapes from the earth, as supposed,
VIC are shown that the moon cannot
retain an atmosphere whose mole-
cules are less than 1916 times the mass
Of those of helium or 80 times those Oh
hydrogen Mercury cannot hold an
atmosphere with molecules less than
10 times as large az those of helium
and Mars cannot retain even water
yapor at temperature above rs de-
grees c. below zero. This conclusion Is
said to be supported by observations IN
1909 at Mt. Whitney. Cal, showing that
Mars has no apprcciable water yapor.
Venus can keep an atmosphere similar
TO that of the earth dnd Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus and Neptune may retain gases
even lighter than hydrogen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
PERIL TO TIRE CHESTNUT.

One OF the delights of American boy
hood is in danger of passing away
The Bureau Of Plant Industry at Wash
ington tells us in a late report that
the chestnut bark disease, the most
rapidly destructive affecting forest
trees, Is spreading in Virginia, The
hard part about II is that when the
disease is once established nothing can
check It's progress. Only great care
can save chestnut trees 50 afflicted,
and such care will not be general
enough to stop the ravages upon one of
the most toothsome things that grow
IN the Wildwood, These noble trees
ought to be preserved so that their
fruit may still give joy to the young
and kindly shade and shelter to the
aped
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

We have no doubt that the tribute
paid by the New York Evening Post to
Governor Hughes upon his retirement
from office is wholly Justified by the
conduct OF that great man in the adj
iministration of its affairs: hut we wish
that it had been a little more explicit,
that 1t had told simple story of what
he ACCOMPLISHED and not filed all its
space in fine writing" New York had
passably good Governors before Gov
ernor Hughes There was Samuel
Tilden for instance, and Grover
Cleveland and good many others of
like character and ability and honesty.
and we do not believe that Governor
hughes did anything for the good Of
the State which had not been blazed
out by these eminent reformers Tf-t
ne was strong enough to follow them
and to do the mighty works they did
In their time is honor enough f6r
Governor Hughes; but in praising him
1t is not necessary to make 1t appear
that he was really of more account
than they.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
THE INCREASE or sUIcIpr.

The number of suicides taking place
annually in this country is Increasing
steadily. In one year it has increased
from 1872 per cent. to 1876 per cent. of
every 100000 persons, The Census
Bureau has given out statistics on this
point for about one-half the population
of the United States for the period
from 1901 until 1908, The figures show
1912 suicides in 1904; in 1906, 5,4sS;
in 1895. $3.50; in 1907. Gas, in 1908,
sss2,
II will be seen that the rate Of in
crease is appalling. In decade the
number Of suicides had almost doubled.
Ten years ago the proportion of sui
cides per 100000 Of population was
only ll5 IN 1903 it rose to 1875, 60
per cent greater. That is to say, that
though in 1900. out Of 10000 people,
one person a year committed suicide. In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
A COOP USE FOR 4 coLoNEL.s COAT.

What becomes of all the uniforms OF
the gallant men who are appointed Col
onels and observation-disclosures and Ma
jors and the rest on the STATS of the
Governors of the American Common
wealths? This is the question that has
given some concern to students of do
nestle economy. One very fine woman,
formerly living in South Carolina, but
now residing in Atlanta, has solved the
problem in a very satisfactory way as
to her Colone1s coat having made it
over as we are informed, into nice
Jacket for herself. Very few of the
ladies Of our acquaintance could use
the trousers, but the coat is the thing,
and If 1t can be turned to practical
account, it doesn't matter so much
about the breeks. They can be worn
by the dismounted men with almost
any old coat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

1t is hoped that the restoration of
Mayor Gaynor to fairly good health
viii not have the effect of binding
Jersey Justice to the proper treatment
of Gallagher, the miserable assassin
who tried to take his life. Twenty
years in the penitentiary would not
be day too much for him; indeed. it
would be far better if the law per-
mitted him to be hanged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

the unscarchable riches OF Christ. He
offers to those that come to Hin, -
portion portion In Himself. yea, Himself.
And they would not Gomez
But. now. what is 1t to come to
Christ? 10 come into christs visible
presence now is impossible. In Els
mousse we may, by faith, see Him
who is Invisible.
But what is tho ngurative meaning
OIL coming to Christ? 1t means that
us penltents we should approach Him
by prayer: that from Him we should
seek the grace OF Els spirit to amend
our nVes: that we should realize tho
i'eeo. ana value of His intercession, and
strive TO become meet for 1t by work.
ing as carefully. strictly and diligently
as II all depended on ourselves. n &c
10 love Rim. and to show that we do
SO by Keeping His commandments. ~
is TO strengthen our communion with
iliih by sacramento and all other
means of grace witch He has an.
pointed, so as to make Him In all
Things our Ruler and Guide. ana to
make His will our own. This # is
to como to Christ. And since hit few
DO come to Him. what is 1T that pre-
vents them? A single word supplies
the answer-sin. He bids us come. but
ne VIII not receive us and our sins,
too.
In answer to the sad expostulation.
VIII We also go away?' may we from
the depths of our hearts reply, Lord,
to whom shall we go? Thou hast the
words of eternal life"
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II. +. ID. Examinations.

VIII you please answer through
your query Column II the examination
Tor a rural route is difficult, and II
there is any trouble in securing a posi-
ton. also to whom shall ! apply Tor
Information to prepare for exanlna-
ticn? Eh1Alo I'm.
Ii is not very difficult. Securing
,positfon ts fairly easy. Write to w.
III. Ham. secretary OF the Civil Service
Board, Richmond. va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
indian Popnlntion.

Indian Population.
Has the Indian population OF Amer
lea Increased or decreased during the
last 800 years, and to what extent?
w. S II.
There has been an increase IN tina
Indian population, but tremendous
decrease IN the number OF full-blooded
Indians. The officially recognized In
dian of to-day is either full-blooded.
mixed blood white man or negro some
tribes have utterly disappeared, whiie
,bose that have kept themselves sub
.stanttally unnixed with other races
show fearful decreases. The original
indian population Is estimated at 2ao.-
900 To-day 1t is 100000. Keep In
mind, however, that the greater part
OF the indians OF to-day is mixed
blood. not really Indian in the strict
sense of the word.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09


Extract from the Baltimore Sun yes
terday:
This was at the little town of Chill
movie. where a small crowd of men,
women. children and dogs gathered
about the rear end of the train
Happy children; lucky dogs.
Il was more than glad to come. es-
peclally when Mr.. Slemp asked me 10
come. because Mr.. Slemp had claim
upon me that l am more than glad
to recognize. for he stood as straig.,
as string by me and what l sad
while / was President
Slemp. probably. would like for
somebody to tell him what 1t was all
about. anyway In the meantime, tho
free and independent people of tho
Ninth District are getting ready to
give Slemp one OF the finest political
funerals that has ever been known in
that region of country. and there viii
be- no strings tied to the obsequies
Everybody in the Ninth District will
be glad to participate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

The Washington Star notes the fact
that people in the penitentiary. who are
known by numbers have no advantage
over the people who own automobiles
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

The Omaha Bee protests that great
TODD has been made about Mr.. Bryan
boiling the Democratic ticket in Me-
braska He is not the first Democrat
ever " bolt" says the busy Bee, "rhe
records show that something over
10000 of his partisans bolted In SOC.
and again in 1900, and again in zoos.
Now he is showing them that they have
nothing on him. All of which goes to
show that we may all be able to get
together, without prejudice, for Mr..
Bryan in 1912. Having done what he
scolded some hundreds Of thousands
OF other people for doing, he may be
willing. to forgive them if they will for
give him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

Air.
Does air go from the earth into
space, or can an atmosphere be SO lisht
that n solid globe cannot hold IT.
According TO the kinetic theory a
gas is composed of molecules darting
in straight lines at velocities depend
ing on the size of the molecules and
the temperature. the velocity being
greater at nigh temperatures and with
small molecules Very light gases OF
our atmosphere may escape into space.
This is the view, at any rate, of some
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

Woodrow Wilson is said to have
reused Trenton" by his speech there
iast Monday night. That was a feat
mat entities the learned Princetonian
TO the office of Governor of Ucw Jer-
sey Any man who could rouse Tren-
ton deserves the highest office in the
gift of the people of Jersey.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
First Fire Alnrnh 4

! FIRST Fire Alarm.
| Remembering we'll when the fire
uiarm was put in my native town
twenty years ago, / have wondered
When 1t was first used anywhere.
=. C. A.
inc first electric fire alarm for cities
was patented in England by Alexander
pam, IN 1913. 1t was very imperfect,
and moro elaborate systems were
patented by Dumont and Hunter in
lh5l and 1852. Hunters seems to have
been practically Identical with that
introduced i1to Boston by Farmer and
ChanninE between 1853 and 1857. This
was experimental in the earlier years,
but In 1857 seems to have been per-
fected, and was patented and put into
operation In several American cities.
This system first divided Il city In to dis
tricts, each subdivided into street sta
tions, having each it's signal box. The
first boxes, however, were operated by
hand crank instead of being auto
matte, and the signals were given by
the Morse alphabet In 1856 n more
complete and extensive system was in
troduced into Philadelphia and New
York by Charles Robinson under
patents issued to Charles T. Chester,
January /, JSG5. In this system the
street boxes were automatic. and the
signals were given by compound num-
hers This plan, after some use of
that of Farmer and Charming, was
gradually adopted.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

Why Mr., Taft should care TO spend
the summer IN Massachusetts when he
could be more comfortable in Virginia,
we do not understand. The climate
here IS u far better summer climate
than that of Beverly. the air is purer,
the people are more like real folks,
and summer home ut Ginter Park or
on Church Hill or at Buck Hill or at
any one%of a dozen places in the State
would make tho President over Why
doesn't he take a cottage or a string,
Of cottages at the White Sulphur
Springs? That would be really SEN
sible thing for him to dc,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

If our sweet and gentle friends who
persist In chewing gum in public viii
so 10 the Virginia State Fair they
Will find at one Of the shows on the
Midway one of tho dancing girls, a
stately brunette in. shrimp pink who
cheWs and chews IN the presence of
the multitude with such grace and
vigor as must impress our own gum
.chewers with the inconsequence of
their mastieating genius. It is athrill-
ing spectacle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09
Line. of shnlscspcnre's Characters.

Lines of Shnkcspcnre's Characters.
Tell me the number Of lines spoken
by Shakcspeare's principal characters.
The late Professor Rolfe counted the
lines spoken by many Shakespearean
characters including: Hamlet. 1,569;
Richard III, 1.16t. othello SIS; An
thony. 500: lear, 77o; Brutus, 727; Mac
beth. 7O5; Cleopatra, $40; Romeo, 6ls;
Petruchio. 5S5; Touchstone, 616; Des-
demona. 1s9, Mistress Page 36l; Lady
Macbeth, 2s1; Katherine, 22o; Perdlta,
12S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-09

sNly mothers people' ought to be a
little careful for the few weeks. !,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-11-24
Reaching The Top

in any calling of life, demands avig-
orous body and a keen brain. With
out health there is no success. But
Electric Bitters is the greatestHealth
Builder the world has ever known.
1t compels perfect action of stomach
liver, kidneys bowels, purifies and
enriches the blood, tones and invig-
crates the whole system and enables
you to stand the wear and tear of
your daily work. After months
of suffering from Kidney Trouble,
writes w. M. Sherman, Of Gushing
Me-, three bottles of Electric Bit
ters made me feel like new man"
Soc. at H. j. Pies.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-11-24
READING THE FLASHES.
Lighthouses Are Open Book. to tho
Experienced Mariner.

PASSENGERS are generally astonished
when on dark night they hear the
ships officer remark to another.
There's Egg rock" or "Crabtree
ledge" or "Beaver Tail" as the case
may be, naming some headland or
shoal along the coast. The landlub-
Der strains his eyes. and far away
there appears from time to time q
fash of light. red or white AS these
flashes seem to the passenger exactly
like those from hundreds of other light
houses. he is astonished at the officers
assurance.
1t is really very easy matter to dis
tinguish the American lighthouses and
lightships. of which there are about
1900 along the Atlantic and gulf
coasts if one Is possessed Of copy Of
the code issued by the lighthouse
board. Every light is known by the
fxed light. the duration Of fash. the
length Of the eclipse or the number Of
flashes shown In groups. No light
houses within hundred miles Of each
other are ever similar in these par
hculars. For instance, one guidepost
Of the sea may fash a white light
every fifteen seconds. never varying,
while the next flashes red light every
3ve seconds. The third may be an
alternate red and " bite fash. with In
teryais OF ten seconds betwecn. the
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-11-24
BANK CHECKS.
The Part They Play In the Payment Of
Debt

a young man had kept in his pos
session for several days check from
his uncle. lis uncle died, and he
FASTENED to the bank to cash the
check. When he found the bank would
Not pay the check until it had orders
from the heirs or from the courts he
was surprised and observed to his ia
ther that he thought of check as be-
ing So much money if the signature
was good.
AS Il matter of fact, however. a
check is merely an order from A. to
b.. who holds some OF AS money, to
pay certain amount thereof to c.
1t is not money. even ii the names on
tlle check are good and we'll known
and the bank is solid as the govern
ment. Although checks are given I'm
payment of debt and Il receipt usually
is signed on the spot. yet the passing
of check does not constitute pay
lnent of Indebtedness until it is paid
by the bank.
Nor Will the concurrent receipting of
the debt for which it is given change
this. If the check is not paid on pres
enfatien to the bank the original ella i'm
stands against the drawer or giver OF
the check. But certified cheek con-
stitutes payment on the part of the
person who draws It
Checks may be antedatcd or post
dated-that is. dated before or after
the date of delivery. II rostdated
checks are paid before the Jday spocf-
fed the drawer can recover the mon
ey for the bank has acted: not In uc-
cordance with any order from him
but on its own responsibility.
II a blank is left for the date the
holder is authorized to insert thestrue
date of delivery, but no other date.
The Insertion Of any other date or
changing the date without the consent
of the drawer makes the check void.-
New York Herald.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-11-24
ALFALFA pRODItCTIoN

Alfalfa and its adaptation to the
agricultural conditions of the terri
tory reached by the North Western
Line, and it's influence upon cattle,
hog and dairy interests, is the sub
ject of a booklet just issued by the
Chicago & North Western Ry., and
which will be distributed free to far
mers or all other interested parties.
Apply to ticket agents, or address
B. F. Farrel, Gen'l Agt. C. & N. w.
Ry.. Huron. S. d.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-11-24
HELPED BY A HAMMER.
A Little Business Incident to Which
Hangs a Moral.


Two blocks apart in certain street
are two stationery stores. The owner
of one has abundant capital. has a
wide. roomy place with a large stock
OF goods we'll displayed. The store of
the other man is mere hole in the
wall in dingy building. yet this deal
er is getting most of the business.
The following incident may explain
it. a woman who had just moved to
the vicinity stopped in the larger store
one evening to buy some picture nails,
but was told that they were not sold
there.
Where can buy them?" she asked
politely.
II don't know" said the proprietor.
The woman went to the smaller store
This man had no picture nails either.
Il have Il box of old nails that use
myself" he explained. perhaps some
of them might do"
The woman gratefully accepted his
offer and found some nails that am
swered her purpose. She remembered
then that she had no hammer. Il can
lend you one" said the shoplleeper, IF
you will bring 1t back in the morning."
Ever since that time that woman has
walked the extra blocks to patronize
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1910-11-24

1t is in time of sudden mishap or
accident that Chamberlain Lini-
ment can be relied upon to take the
place of the family doctor, who can
not be found at the moment. Then
it is that Chamberlain's Liniment is
never found wanting. In cases of
sprains, cuts, wounds and bruises
Chamberlain's Liniment takes out
the soreness and drives away the
pain. Sold by H. j. Pier.