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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
THE MAIN POINT.

Z = j
Good roads are cheaper than bad
roads
That fact alone, II constantly ham.
mered into the public mind by the I'D
vocates of good roads, Is u sufficient
|argument for the construction OF
good roads.
Bad roads are cxtravngant and
wasteful, and the farmers arc tho
chief losers in this extravaganza and
wastefulness. B. Il. Yoakum, n prnc-
tical man first OF ALL great figure in
the railroad and business world, told
Niagara Falls last Thursday that he
had estimated how much the farmers
of the country would have saved II
the roads over which they hauled
their products had been good roads
instead OF bad roads.
What did he estimate their saving
would have been? The snug little
sum Of two hundred and twenty-five
million dollars.
Commenting on this fact, the Thila-
Idelphia Press says:
This is not u blind guess. The
Government shows that the average
haul to get farm products to market
or railrotd shipping point is nine
miles, and the difference in cost of
hauling products over bad roads rs
compared with good is over 10 cents
ton mile. This does not include
the back haul of supplies over the
same soft roads The farmer needs
smooth, hard roads 81 easy grade.
Such roads would bring him rich re-
turn in the saving OF time and OF
much of his money now expended in
repairs to harness and wagon and in
the purchase and maintenance of more
draught stock and equipment than
would be necessary II good roads sur
round him.
At the outset when the construc-
ton Of good roads is being consd-
cred in any given locality. their cost
seems very high. After a few
years, experience changes that SEEM
ng high cost into economy.
Let the people keep in mind this
actin the long run, the good road is
he cheapest
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
JACK JOHNSON IN "soCIETY.v

An esteemed correspondent sends us
an interesting story taken from the
New York Evening Telegram about a
stir that has been caused Gin the very
heart or the exclusive and society sec
ton Of Brooklyn, where milliopaires,
judges OF the supreme Court. noted
Journalists, well known professional
and business men reside by the re-.
port that Jack Johnson, the champion
.pugilist OF the world, is negotiating
for the purchase of the fashionable
home owned by Michael l.. McLaugh
lin, real estate man. OF No. SO Pierre
5pont Street" The purchase price said
to have been agreed upon is $4,000.
The house Is one OF the finest in the
sneighborhood and cost originally
100000. 1t is built OF pressed brick,
is beautifully decorated, is three
stories in height. has basement ana
attic and is covered with ivy.
1T is understood that Johnson, IL
the deal goes through, will maintain
the house in style corresponding 10
the prevailing fashion in Brookiyrl's
exclusive aocldl community. He Will
tbeaclose enough 10 Colonel Willis n.
Ogden to#say Good morning 10 him
from his front porch. The Crescent
Athletic Club. with It's imposing build
ing and well equipped gymnasium, is
only u block away, but johnson viii
not have to depend upon this exclusive
organization TO assist him In keeping
in condition, for his prospective. ne ~
home boasts yard we'll adapted for
handball, rope skipping and open ar
sparring with Kid Cotton and others
who assisted him In the battle with
sJenrIes at Reno"
Among Jacks" new neighbors VIII
be the REV. DR.. Newell Dwight IIlllis,
pastor Of Henry Ward Beecher's old
Church; ST. Clair McKelway, Alexan-
der -. Orr, General Horntio C. King
and many other persons OF note. We
are asked by our correspondent to
make some remarks about the matter,
but we prefer to let It speale
for itself, Why shouldn't Jack John
son buy house In brooklyn if he
care to, and why should not Or. Hills
and st. Clair McKclway and tho rest
OF the ilne people or that town well
come MN into their mldst"? lie has
fought for his position: no Is one al
| the most noted men In the world. he
can take part with lIamllton Hot and
ms associates IN their studies o. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

OF the Atlantic who will be grieveo
to learn OF the disappearance OF the
ancestral home of the Biakes, Men-
Tough Castle: and of the bereavement
of the family. through the loss OF i1tS
daughter In the flames.
!, Old Sir William Wedderburn. who
mas been elected as the president OF
the impending national congress liz
india, is man who, although drawing
a considerable pension from the crown
as FORMER judge of the High Cour,
OF bombay and as chief secretary OF
mat presidency. has been n source OF
no end OF trouble 10 the British gov.
eminent, since his retirement from the
indian bench. owing to the encourage
ment which he has given to the Ma.
tionalist movement in England;s great
Oriental empire.
In fact Sir Mancheriee Bhownageree,
who enjoys the distinction OF having
been the only native or East India ia
occupy seat in the English House Of q
! g n, has charged Sir William II
the one Individual more responsible
than any one else. dusky skinned or
white hned. for the disanection. the
sedition and the luminosity to British
teen years throughout the length ana
breadth of Htndnytan. Sir MuncherJee
added, from his place In the House or
Commons. that the abuse and res
and native orators alike upon the
English in India arc mere echoes and
.repetltions OF the articles contained
insthe newspapers "a. with which Sir VII
liam Is identified. and in tho innumera-F4
BILE pamphlets which he Is forever
writing.
Sir William Wcdderburn's attitude
Is all the more astonishing, since his
wife and little child. were put to death
under circumstances OF particular
satrocity at Hissar, In Upper india. by
the rebels In the great indian mutiny
OF 1857.
The Wcdderburns are very old
Scottish family. who are tirst heard
OF in history in connection with the
Wedderburn to King Edward I. q
August. 1896. The Wedderburns were
among the earliest Scotch reformers.
burn Psalms, while Robert Weddcr-
burn. rector Of Dundee was the au-
thor OF that remarkable Complaint
OF scotland \ branch Of = the family.
3(brother Of james Wedderpurn, Bisnop
of Dunblane. friend and associate OF
Archbishop Laudl. settled in Morayla.
where his dsscenda ants stu hourash {
While some of the WedderburnsF
sided with Queen Anne and the mouse
of Hanover, hn w ed derbur1', 5receiy-55
iinEsBa sbarOnetcyS from queen Anne y u
s1T0l, others remained loyal to the
fStuarts, and Sir ohm Nedderburn. the
fifth baronet,- after having been ia Ken
prisoner at the battle of Culloden, was
5tated on Remington Common. The
present baronet is the tenth OF the Y
line. and, having no sons, IT. VIII be
necessary to go back to the desc 6,
and decar,itated baronet In order {. g
find an heir to the family nonors and
estates This heir Is John Andrew
w edderburn-og ilvie, of5RuthVen, M ell
gle, NJ
.1copyright, 1910 My tho brentwood 4
G ompany.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
STUDYING our IN THE OPEN.

Golfers Weekly is obsessed of the
Colonel. In an able article on know
ledge as necessary to leadership. i,
declares that the Colonel mas proved
that each year of life. whether spent
in politics or in travel, is devoted 10
study and to progress. Just SO; but
there is no other student in the range
of history Who has advertised his re-
searches SO persistentIy as this great
man. The ordinary habit of the real
student is retirement, modesty, quiet
reflection, and the great discoveries
of the world nave come from the mon
and women 'lho have not kept them
selves eternalIy in the lime.light. For
example, there is Professor AIcGinnis.
a convict in the Missouri Penitentiary.
who has discovered how to square the
circle. study and progress" are not
promoted by the methods OF the cir
Gus. Many a hen cackles when shs
hasn't laid an egg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
Poe on Comets.

Poe OH Comets.
Recently read ola sketch By gar
a sation f b% IF masnary
q comet Can you tell me In what
work of Poe's 1t can be found? Also
y such a thing is scientifically posi-
bic; !. e., can comet gases coming In
contact with our earthly gases cause
FIRE? VIII YOU please explain this?
In what work OF Brete Ffarte's can i
find his Heather Chince.?
The sketch may be found in any
collected edition OF Poe's prose work.
His theories are plausible. but depend
entirely on the composition or the
comets tail and the gases It may con-
tain. Recent experiences with comets
tend to discredit SUCH speculations:r and
It is indeed very doubtful whether
comets Contain any gases hot well
Known on the surface OF the Garth,
The Heather Chinee't Is included in
Haftes collected poems.
mil Weights.
Kindly print the reason why d nail
mas the name i0-penny, 10.penny. etc.
The word penny" in tho compound
tenpcnny." etc. Is a corruption OF the
word pound" Originally nails were
measured by the thousand. Nails 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11
GREATEST LIVING NORTH CARO-.
LINIiN.

III
speaker Cannon mas doubtless been
sorry sc many time that he was born
IN North Carolina, the people and
newspapers of that state appearing to
take tax no interest in him at all. The
charlotte Evening Chronicle now ce1e.
'b rates THE Passing OF Cannon" with
out speaking kind word about him
and his conspicuous career. Never
mlndi the day Will surely come when
some bright Spring morning there Will
issue forth from the railroad station
at Guilford Court-IIoGse a splendid
company OF ladies and gentlemen, Just
arrived from Charlotte. bearing with
them bronze tablet TO mark the spot
where this illustrious statesman first
saw the light. This ceremony may
not take place until after he is dead,
but the Sneaker, can comfort himself
with the assurance that in time his
native State will honor his memory.
1t can far better afford 10 do this after
he has shufiled off this mortal, etc,
ETC.. than while he Is still living. be-
cause nobody can tell exactly what
new devilment he will be UP to next
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

such size tibet 1000 would weigh ten
mounds were called .'tenpound nails.,i
ana 80 for other sizes. This was pro-
nounced. In the popular dialect, ten
pun" "eishtpnn, . which somehow con-
nected itself In the popular mind with
"tenpenny." 'eightpenny." Doubtless
the corruption was due to the fact
that expressions such as "tenpcnny'
were in common use In naming sums
OF money. and the popular inteiiigenco
has a well-recognized tendency to sub
stitute known word form for an UNI
known. One can see this Is the or.
binary pronunciation .Welsi, rabbit
for Welsh rare bit
Stars In the Flag.
Please tell me through your Query.
Column how many stars the United
States flag contains since the late
admission OF the Territories.
&. The stars now number forty-eight.
The admission OF Oklahoma, on July
y, 1908. made the number forty-six.
This year the admission OF the two
last Territories within the boundaries
OF the United States proper (excludS
Ing Alaska and the colonies) increased
that number to forty-eight. It Is coIn-
monty thought that only one more
star ffor tt1aska) VIII ever be added.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

What does the Times ltnow about the
tariff, anyhow. with all its years OF
Intelligent study? Why doesn't It
come down and come ncross, now that
we have all found n leader? Bother
Taft's board of experts when we can
take the Colonei's tariff commission.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

Speaking of that thought-parallel in
the matter OF suspense" in the Grip
pen case, VIC would say to the always
Interesting Yirginian-p pilot that per-
shaps we received our thought by tele-
patty, as we are always receptive. to
What our contemporary sends out In
the form of acknowledgements
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

Evidently there are some connois-
seurs In Norfolk. A man down there
has just received some impaired
Scotch whiskey, twenty-fv gallons Of
It, at twenty-five dollars the gallon.
This is eight dollars the quart. Why
didn't he buy liquid gold and be done
with IT?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

The Augusta County Argus dis
cnsses at length this week personal,
and 'impersonal" Journalism. II con-
cludes thus: "Gentlemanly journalism
goes with personal journalism ana if
one cannot fill the bill in this par
.ticular he should get out as unworthy
and disgrace to the Profession.
Right!
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

.. IA 100. no ~
Tvs trations Of a subject grown trite
70 her class. The little children conc
N on tip -toe and sit awhile to dream,
IN iairyland: the noisy school boy
llushes Ills boisterous ways that he
/ ! may stay to learn OF heroes he would
!. 4 tate; tho earnest student loves It
a., as ms home. Tho place speaks OF
, = earnest effort, high aims
~ I, mo things not seen--eternal 1T is
Still IN the air, but somehow can
not but believe tho solid foundations
I are az n the soil OF tn. Old Dominion
s =. eur Ut hand and that the fair super
structure viii rise--perliaps as Il me-
in uis.l IS TO some great publlc-spirited
c cl.l1s. When 1t assumes concrete
hurHn you VIII all recogniaeiit as the
= OF the people, for over tne
doorawill be written: The Public Lii
( nrary OF Richmond
s surely 1lly tho day cannot be far dis
ltant when this dream will resolve It..
self into the reality Of stone and NOR
Tar. 1t Is 1nnentaplc fact that
Richmond has no great public library.
me State Library is rich In many
branches Of literature, but that libra
ny was not intended to be the general
public library of which, Mrs. Minor 50
beautlfully writes. 1T seems strange
that IN u city of Approximately one
hundred and twenty thousand people
there should be no large city library,
suited 1i alike for research AMI for
general reading, where all classes may
come into contact with the best lltera-
ture Of the world Such a library is
an essential part Of the educational
plant OF every great city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

THE greatest literature says oil
ller's Weekly, lis written in verse.
Not so; thousand times not so. Col
lierss Weekly is not written In verse.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

Has anybody seen cromer. cromer
OF Alabama? What will he do after
he leaves the Governors ofice2 Ha
and Hoke Smith and Ham Patterson
might organize another zweibund.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

Tho sentence the appointment Of
senator Swanson meets with universal
satlsfaction' has appeared so much in
me press lately that it's now a news.
paper bromldiom.
= M II
Sol inc ne Norton Free Press says: .iThe
Times Dispatch has never done Mr..
5 ~ any Any 5l'hfna Tho free Press
also says that we are firmly OF the
belief that MI, Bryan would not
3h Etlf Times ispateh II oppor-
Stn thli presented Itself" IN tho Cir
seanlstances, therefore. va do not need
the sympathy Of tho Free Press.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

Unlike the Hon. j ames effries, &
the HAMPTON Monitor says, United
States Senator Claude Al Swanson has
come back and in better shape than,
ever To this end the cartoonis o Z
the Washington Evening IS tar has pic
tured tho champion Governor "a a
very good picture. The point is Well
taken, This successful come back is
most remarkable. From time past
memory the Governors chair has been
g political death chair, as sure in 4 is
hill rugged up With electric wires.
swanson, career will shine down In
history as q slittering execution.
champion Governor! That's a new
one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

OF the Atlantic who will be grieved
to learn OF the disappearance or the
ancestral home of the Biakes. Men-
Tough Castle. and of the bereavement
OF old Sir Valentine Blake. the CHIEF
of the family, through the loss OF ili5
daughter In the flames.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

1t was only aayoice ever the telc-
phone a few minutes before ! 2 o. clock
yesterday. the voice OF some unknown.
person with a grievance; but It sound
ed for all the world as ifsSit might
have belonged 70 Gala CHER, the as.
sassin who tried to murder Mayor
5Gaynor. There are lots Of his sort all
over the country. and they all belong.
to the genus sneak. 3 s5ss ss
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

they nave the progressIve spirit,
those Amherst folks. and II they build
more good roads like that near Lynch
burg they Will become the banner
county of the Commonwealth.
Here, again. is an example of the
fact that once you construct good
thoroughfarcs in a county its people
are not satisfied until they build more.
More good roads is the cry in the
counties that have them
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

1Copyright, 1910. My the Brentwood
N ComJ5any.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF RICH
NIOND. 5
One of the shortest but best ad-i
dresses made at the recent Itural lie
Conference at tho University OF NJ ~
ginia Summer School was by Ars.i
Kate Plcasants Minor, reference libra
rian Of the Virginia State Library y
was on the Relation OF the library
to the School" Itadealt with the pro g X
ress that has been made in school AZ
braries and travelling Libraries.
pointing out the possibilities of the
future in this department OF popular
education. ~ III XII Il
The concluding paragraph Of Mrs.
Minors ADDRESS especially 4 appeals e
Richmond people II is: ia II,
Il am sure there Us no.
body who has not found =
pleasure in building castles IN TIC air
Let me close by telling you " one
have been busy working over $to ef, i've e
years. II Is not a cast le WI w Go 20 :
capped towers. nor does y Y lean VAIN
lights Ivy which one may gaze upon
jewellers and banquet halls, but the
doors OF It's noble entrance are open
every day in the year. and nobouy ~
turned away be no never 80 shabby
and stupid. Or gay and careless Or
troubled ana anxious. It's the refuge
Of tho man out of work. the stopping
place for the bnsiness man on HIS sway
nome. he @atudy8of tho tired workman
whose narrow quarters at home offer
no such Teatful spot. tho Mecca OF the
club woman who has q paper to write.
and az the teacher who ~ atudyinK
I5Homa new method. ar seckinE fresh IL
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-11

Galway have been
reds Of years With
md, and particularly
and social life, so
mentlon8of the
sufficient to suggcst
popular name
especially among
uniting and horse
the circumstanc
pllIanple on this side!
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
COMMITTEE FAvoRS PLAN.
Will Report Favorably on Austlne
Proposition.

Montpelier, Nov. 1.-THE special com
mittee which is considering the bill wmch
allows the state to cooperate with the
Austine fund trustees for the establish
ment at Brattleboro of an institution for
the care and teaching of deficient children
appear to be impressed with the general
proposition, and the chances are VIII rec
ommend the passage of the. bill, although
the amount Of the appropriation has not
been agreed on. The trustees would hke
$4,000 DR.. H. D. Holton turned over
fo the committee on Wednesday afternoon
letter and the amendments suggested to
the bill. only one, section 5, being material.
The proposed amendment: :, :,
Section 5. "The appropriation provided
for in Section is made upon condition
that the amount thereof shall be used ex-
clusively for the purposes stated IN TINS
act. and if said institution shall cease TO
exist. the real and personal estate OF SAID
corporation shall be held as security to
the state for the amount SO appropriated,
and may be sold under the direction OF the
legislature for the purpose OF relmourslng
the state for the amount herein appropri-
ated, and the said real estate OF SAID cor
poration shall at no time be SOLD oy the
trustees thereof without consent OF the
legislature" ~,
The special committee on the Austine
fund bill had a meeting Thursday after
noon after adjournment of the house and
their report to the house mapped out. The
committee will recommend the bill with
amendments and advise a committee OF
the whole in order that the entire matter
can can be given thorough consideration. The
amount of the appropriation can be set
tied at that time. The committee is unani-
mous on the proposition. Senator Adams
Of Marlboro is chairman of the special COM
mittee.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
INVESTIGATION OF
]. A. MILLER'S DEATH
Circumstances Related at Pub
lie Service Hearing.
MUCH IMPORTANT EVIDENCE

Given by Conductor Of Train on Which
Mr.. Miller Rode from White River
Junction 70 Dummers,ou Other Wit
nesses Examined.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
CHANCES AGAINST
WILMINGTON MAN
Porter Not Likely to Receive
Reappointment

or -HE PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
High-c|ass Representative Wanted

We wish to procure the services OF a
high-class representative to call on busi-
ness and professional men in each town
in Windham county person OF character,
ability and hustle can make from $500 to
$1,000 in SO DAYS. A young newspaper man.
lawyer or business man. or good business
woman can do the work. The work is
canvassing and the person who gets the
place must have standing, ability. ACQUAINTANCE
and familiarity with the territory; also
must sign a contract to see every person
on our list and to complete the work, once
begun, within 80 days. Write at once CIV
mo f,,ll particulars as to age, character,
experience ability. reference. etc, and
make an appointment for an interview.
Address ULLERY & CO.. Publishers New
England Farmer, Brattleboro. Vt
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
12a Acres, 20 Cows. 2 Big Horses

Complete assortment modern labor saving ma
chipery. crops such as 16 acres corn and potatoes
barn full hay. fitted stove wood. everything IN
cluded; 81 1000 worth milk sold at the door yeary'
4o acres level fields big sugar orchard with uten-
ais: variety fruit; magnificent l0-room white
house: big barns, silo. etc; ample water; beau
tiful and convenient location; owner retiring IN;
cludes everything for $500; for al aetans ano
everywhere in New England from $1,000 up. see
mage 20 ''Strout's Biggest Farm Bargains, copy
free. E. A. Strout, Station 27ss, 2s4 washington
St.. Boston.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11

A. R. Stebbins has resigned his position
as clerk for Freeman Scott after 13 years
in the store. He will devote his time to (
carrying on his farm in Guilford: K. =; +,
Jones. formerly in the grange store viii
succeed him.
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
To Rent after Nov. 81

Octaeon house opposite the common on Norsn
M.;n street corner Of Terrace street with eleven
rooms, one of the very best tenements on Nam Nan
$500 Io,,1d anor good lawn, shade trees. nice and
SUNNY SUNNY. It's where H. H. Thompson has lived for for
tbirt y.tbree years. now going to move into his
own block over his jewelry store.
CHARLES MINER, brattieporo
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11

no RENT-Tenement on Birge street. Holden
L & Martin. zIu
i s.s-. Edrett a ca a0tf
TO RENT Modern tenement, gas, bath and fpr, ].
L mace 33 Oak Grove Ave. 42u
ITO RENT and FOR SALE placards at the re,
former Office. 10 cents each. III
rNO Rents room tenement. furnace heat elee- ee-
trio lights Inquire Prospect st. Soti
TO RENT-Cottage house Of rooms. william aI.
Martin, l02 Elliot St. Brattleboro. 90
mo RFNT-Desirable tenement for small family
L on Western Avenue. Address A. NJ. Reforner aer
Office. .9s
ITO RENT Good TOR light manufacturing
Rooms, all sizes, at IS, $l2 and s2O per month
steam heated, one fight down from Elliot street
H. L. Emerson. o~
The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-11-11
Morris GaSS

- ynbbers. scrap iron and metals newspapers
sna hooks. Drop postal or telephone and VIII
caIl. Corner of South Main and hudson stfersS ~
near Brattleboro House Shop always open ie.f
ephoae 365-M-