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The Marshall republican., 1910-02-25

output was 56S, 144, 042 and the cost
was $397.76 a million.
Ten years ago the number OF appll.
cations for the stocking of rivers and
streams with fish of various kinds was
less than 1000. During the last fiscal
year, the applications increased to
nearly 1000 and the bureau respond.
ed by planting fish in nearly that
number Of rivers, streams, lakes aud
ponds.
OF the entire amount planted, 9S
per cent. was for market fisheries,
only two per cent. being for the use
OF sportsmen.
In summing up the conditions for
the fiscal year, Commissioner Bowers
has come face to face with the con.
tingency that In the near future the
Pacific coast may be called upon to
restock the Potomac river and It's
tributaries with shad. Only q few
years ago shad were taken from the
Potomac and planted in the Sacra-
mento river, where they are o more
plentiful than or the Atlantic coast.
The commissioner is having pre-
pared maps showing the extent to
which nets are planted along the Po'
tomac and its tributaries for catching
the shad as they return from the salt
water of the Chesapeake Bay to the
fresh water in which they spawn. Sc
| great has been the onslaught on the
fish as they attempt to reach their
spawning ground, that in spite of all
the efforts Of the bureau to plant
eggs, the catch is constantly decreas
ing.
The Marshall republican., 1910-02-25

washington,The total coinage at
United States mints during the month
OF September consisted OF l6,elS,s7b
pieces, valued at S929, 200. OF this
amount SSib,S30 was In gold, s4b% ,oS6
In silver and s16D.Sb4 in minor coins
There WIS also coined l0s. 900 pesos,
$4,000 hfty centayo and sl3.199 ten
centavo pieces for the Philippine gov
eminent.
The Marshall republican., 1910-02-25
it,s up to LanrIea NOW.

Now that Jack Johnson, the heavy
weight champion. has defeated stan
ley Ketchel, king OF the middle
weights. ia such easy fashion, It IL
agreed among all nght critics that
Jeifries Is the only man who has q
chance 70 dethrope the Texas negro.
Jeffriaa has returned from europe Ia
good condition and Gays he will be
ready 10 nght In three months. John
son may keep tho former champion
waitinR,, as he has an opportunity
of making good money on the stage.
THAT tho giants finally Will clash.
however. there seems little reason to
doubt. II ought 70 be some fight
The Marshall republican., 1910-02-25
Cure for sleeping Illness.

Paris.-Dr. Laveran has announced
to the Academy Of Sciences a new
cure for the sleeping sickness. 1t con-
sists Of simultaneous injections of an
aniiine emetic, This remedy a sug-
gested by experiments conducted by
DR.. Evans, an American physician,
and worked out In Senegal by DIR,
Thiroux with remarkable results.
The Marshall republican., 1910-02-25
Hid Four Days in Rats Den

and to take him to New York for q
course of treatment. He told me he
weIt into the cellar to sleep, and
when l asked him why he did not
come out when he awoke, he just
yawned and said he vas too tired
The Marshall republican., 1910-02-25

.Ala smith. NJ of the best.knowu
sporting men IN tho country. diod Ia
New York at his rooms II the 0ilsey
house. smith Was tho hacker az John
sullivan. Dan Q'ieary and many
,.hsr pnsilista md AthietesI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

chnfferins for delegates against
Barnes, Of Albany, and on the same
plane with tho upstate "boss"--thls
is not the darling of the reformers,
who, Keen and fresh-faced. spread his
fame over The state as II mere boy
legislator.
There is nothing about this man
to suggest Sir Launfnl nnshing forth in
his unscarred nail, and all that sort
of thing. He is a practical, working
politician no finer grained than the
men with whom he Is contrasting for
advantage and power He is personally
honest, and ne is their master at the
game OF politics-tho only difference
between them.
The temporary craftsmanship has
heen won. The ex-President once more
stands in his beloved and Intoxicating
limelight
Before the vote he. declared:
Our fight is squarely against corrup-
ton and the unclean bossism which
has bred corruption Tie men, who,
by trickery, kept control of 'the State
Committee, and who row come here
in the effort to dominate the conven-
ton, are the very men who are re-
gponsibe for the corruption which pro-
duced Aids, and for all that has been
discreditablc in the party management,
and now these deeply discredited bosses
resent the effort of the people, the
effort of the plain people who make
up the great bulk Of the Republican
party, to rescue that party from the
factions which have used it only to
further their own base and selfish pnr-
poses"
Well, the Republican party did not
secm to desire to be rescued nearly as
much as Roosevelt wanted the job Of
saviour in chief, and now the public
will look on to see IL there will be
really any more purity high minded
ness or popular government. than be.
fore all this shindg was kicked up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

represent the only benefit to railroad
largely on cereal foodstuffs during tho
winter months. Whether as dressed
meat or on the hoof this class of
traffic Is also very important for tho
live stock kept on farms Will consume
about 2,ooOOoo,O00 bushels of corn a
year, that crop being the mainstay
of American agriculture.
The Wall Street Journal says: Tho
progress Of corn culture In this country
has kept pace with the westward eX-
tension of the frontier. AS the line OF
settlement pushed forward, the area
In 1867 to more than twice that in
1881. In 1910 the corn area has again
almost doubled, with 114,000,0O acres.
Probably in no OTHER part Of the world
has there ever been SO wide scope
Of productive industry in single crop
within any one country The corn
ear Is nearly as large as the combined
area Of wheat and oats, and two and
.one-half times that of hay. and three
times that Of hay. and three and one
half times that of cotton
Not only Is this true, but corn has
another singular and extraordinary ad.
vantage over other crops. 1t will show
at once the benefit of intensive Gull
ture The school boy who cultivates
his corn In a scientific way will pro-
duce from two to three times the crop
Of his father, who works along the
old lines that We're considered good
enough" two generations ago.
The effect of this fact Is gradually
being absorbed in the country districts.
Last year the Virginia State Fair
showed the greatest corn exhibits ever
brought together in the South Atlantic
States. This year we look for even
better proofs Of how the farmers of
Virginia have seized upon the modern
idea of scientific corn culture. And
when once the effect OF intensive farm
ing is realized and practced in Vir-
ginia the agricultural pre-eminence Of
this State will be re-establshed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
HELPING RICHMOND.

Great ideas mean great men and
great men build great cities. 1t was by
his thoughts that Themistocles was
enabled to make a great city out of a
small village, and though that trans
formation is not possible for Rich
mond since she is already metro
polls yet there lies before this
municipality growth and develop
ment not dreamed Of and the COM
nents of Postmaster Homer Warren,
of Detroit. should stimulate and en-
courage every citizen of Richmond.
II am amazed--simply amazed-at the
progress Richmond is showing" said
Mr. Warren This is very gratifying,
but those VINO know Richmond's inner
life are not amazed The growth and
prosperity of Richmond is not a
miracle. 1t is an inevitable fact. Too
much brains, too much energy, too
much broad thinking and painstaking
building have been spent on Richmond
for her to stand still.
In a column of the TimesDispatch
adjoining Mr. warren's praise of Rich
mond there appeared Tuesday morning
an announcement that indicates why
Richmonds growth is amazing. For it
was that column which contained the
announcement that the Chamber OF
Commerce would undertake TO arganize
a company whose object would be to
provide financial support for new In
! dustres. In that simple statement lay
| the explanation and the; promise OF
| Richmond's prosperity. The men who
have thrivcn here are to reach out
strong hands of help for those who
are beginning their struggles.
Financial aid to new industries. that
is the motto that will make Richmond
greater than she is-that is the prin-
ciple that Richmond will apply for
Richmonds benefit. The idea Is
broader gagged. and Inherently sem
sible. In its development and appli-
cation the Chamber of Commerce
should have the backing of the whole
business community.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
AMERICAS GREATEST cnor.

The approach of the Fair viii direct
attention again to the value of the
corn crop not of Virginia alone. but
of the whole United States This
years crop will probably be worth ST.
1850 100000, based upon The yield of 81
coo 100000 bushels
or this enormous output the rail-
roads viii receive over 1,ooo,oo0,oOo
bushels us freight, making corn one
OF the most valuable sources of reve-
nue. that the railroads have,
ON the average, the tiftccn interior
markets receive nearly 25o,oo0,ooo
bushels OF corn year by rail, and 70
per cent of this amount is hauled
again This does not include probably
an equal amount which enters into
more direct long haul traffic. nor the
short haul distribution between the
different points within the surplus
corn belt. Nor does the corn itself
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

To the Editor OF The Times. Dispatch:
Sir,-Why have the Virginia people
been so persistent in having the statue
OF General r. e. Lee placed in the So
called Hall of Fame? i am sure.
under the circumstances. he would not
have SO desired, such modest and re-
firing man as he was. and am conf
dent that the old soldier clemens who
served under him do not SO desire. I
notice there are good many objections
arising from those people UP North as
to having 1t placed there. Why, sir.
they should think themselves honored!
Take 1t to virginia's Capitol. where II
belongs /. as an old Confederate. feel
sorry that his name should be taken In
the mouths of those people up North.
Give us an article on the subject. You
may publish this II you like.
Yours, D. w. SPENCER
Light Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
EATING LESS MEAT.

Just when it begins to look as if we
would never learn any better, along
comes some gratifying example that
the world does improve. Old people
are so fond of saying that bad habits
are never broken, and "once down, al
ways under foot" that it requires q
good deal of cheerfulness to pick the
flint and start again That is why It
is so encouraging whenever we find
an example o: real Improvement.
Now, boycotts are not only illegal,
but generally futile; but the meat
boycott however it failed in strict
-abdingness, at least taught many
Americans lesson in food value and
good health that might have been
learned with profit long before.
The New York Journal of Commerce
says that the smaller packers have fell
the dimnution in the use Of meat yer!
seriously, and that families that were
times a day now only eat it that OTTER
week, and rarely over once day
with great ,peneft to themselves.
The time may yet come, as thi'
change goes on, when the American
joke about the European light break
fast will lose its point, and we ma!
even see that splendid old platform
three square meals day" abandoned
T Z,
for more meas and less of them, Thi
change Will mean not only bette
health, but wise economy and it pay
to be economical with your disestiv
fluids as we'll as with your bank &C
| count
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
THE HONOR SYSTEM IN TIE
SCHOOLS.

The principle of the honor system,
which had its origin at the University
of Virginia, is about to be transplant
cd into tho public schools Of Lynch
burg. In the nigh school and In the
lower grades of the schools of that
city Their, Is to be organized an Honor
League" Its purpose will be to instil
and maintain keen and lively sense
of honor among all the pupils in school,
moving them to abstain from cheating
on examinations and from giving or
receiving improper aid in daily recita-
lions. The practice of such principle
viii eliminate that great fault OF the
average recitation corresponding
ones unprepared friend or fellow.
The sooner the practice of honorable
conduct is begun in the schools the
better off will be those who are govern
ed by the principle. Honor has Just
as much place in the primary grades
as it has in the higher classes. Viola.
ton of the code of honor established
by the pupils will cause the offender
to suffer the unfriendliness of his
mates and repetition Of the offense
Will be sufficient cause for his final de.
parture from the school.
Our schools are designed not only t.
inform their pupils with useful knowl.
edge of various sorts, but equally a.
much to train them in the principles
which go into the making of the goot
citizen and the upright man. The in
culcation of honor is part of thu
training which the future good either
should receive.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

He is what we Americans would call
a self-made man, and he made q good
Job OF IT, too lie Is the carpet king
of all ENGLAND. h h goods ran ranking high
Invented a queer sort OF floor cover
bearing his name, sort of glorifled
hemp which Wlthstands the dirt car
ried into the houses by the stupid Eng
but going direct from tho street level
into the hall. 1t Is the fact OF being a
tradesman that has admitted Sir Will
liam into the ranks OF the great Lon
don companies, which alone are the
avenues to that proud position of Lord
historic and wealthy mile square in the
world We OF America know more
about that position from the fnscina-
ting tale OF Dick Wilmington, Lord
Mayor OF London, and his famous cat,
than from any modern incumbent but
Sir William comes close to being a
fairy tale prince In his prlnce1y work
for. the care Of the much to be pitied
little crirplcs from the poverty-stricken
parts of the metropolis. Throughout his
uous one), his greatest interest has
been in children's charities. and even
at the tino of greatest pride to him.
when about to become Lord Mayor.
he did not forget his favorites. but
had tho whole pageant of the street
show arranged IN a form to especially
appeal to the little ones Of tho city
Among other delights were seven
historic Lord Mayors. including Dick
and the cat, and the Mayor with the
dagger that slew Wat tyler. But the
best and kindest part of the procession
was that part including brakcload
of crippled children. prettily dressed,
preceded by the band OF the Ragged
School Unfon"--who arc not at all
ragged-following just behind the be-
loved MASTER Sir William. Other lit
tie cripples were on stand especially
prepared for them with soft-cushioncd
seats. from which co'gn OF vantage
they could view the giittering show
without fatigue, and their delight at
1T all WAS enough to move one IL tears.
Ono poor mite waved her crutch in The
air and her white lips formed an
hurrah the little voice was too feeble
to express. While the great feast in
tho guild hall 10 the dignitarles of the
were also remembered, for 1000 or
them, Were entertained in Sir Williams
own ward with such feast they will
never forget. Two hundred OF the young
est were banqueted at the offices of tho
carpet house on Ludgate Hill as Sir
Williams own guests, And of all tho
pleasure that came through his invests
ture in his high office, 1t Is safe to say
none was as deep as the knowing hls
little friends were sharing In his
happiness.
So we who believe that as ye do It
unto one of these, the least thy
brethren ye do 1t unto me-" Will wish
our guest all success In his mission
and hope that when he leaves for homo
his hands will be full of American gold
for his tiny DroteSea. j. C.. ON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29

~ British Childrcm's Lord Mayor,
70 , the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
nir,-str William Treloar. eX-Lord
Mayor Mayor, fof London, England, better
h ,ha N, 70 !, fame by the sweet title Of
america to ask for aid for the Home
Tor crippled and Deformed Children, in
hampshire, England. He Is consid cred
me biggest beggar In England and has
ceaNed many an hundred pounds to
ed benefactlon, 1t is pleasant Ia note
.nat his own purse has been more
OFTEN drained than any other ins this
cause Sir Williams is probably un One,
q o. the !, most interesting personalities
years. But he is so modest that We
VIII not lind cut much from him en-
Icept on the subject so near his heart.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
HEIR BORN TO GREAT
CLAN OF CAMERON

is the only foreign sovereign upon
whom the baton OF a Russian field
Joseph is field marshal OF the German
and of the English Army. and holus
the Spanish equivalent of that office
namely, the rank of captain-general
me kaiser Is also a captain-generai
OF the Spanish Army. and field mar
shal OF both Austria and Great Britain
But none OF them are field marshals
OF the Russian Army. save King Mich.
olas OF Montenegro.
King Leopold has beauea tined to his
suits, and his i memory IS des, III daw t.
endure IN particularly displeaslns
manner for many years to come
suited from the disposition OF his for
tune and his transactions of one kind
and another during the closing period
of his life. Thus the Kasai Company
the chartered company which has rem
dered It's name execrated Throughout,
the. civilized world, through the at
rocious barbarity of Its white and ma.
tive agents In the collection OF rub
Der, has Instituted suit against the
Belgian government for SlO,0OO,O0o as
damages for the opening up of the en-
tire Congo colony to the commerce OF
the world.
1t may be remembered that this free.
dom of trade was guaranteed by the
creation OF the Congo Free State In
1884, and that one OF the principal
complaints brought by the Great Pow
ers against King Leopold was that he
had violated both the spirit and the
letter of the Constitution OF the Free
State by granting to the various COM
panies engaged in the rubber business
monopolles Of trade
King Leopold owned about 81 per
cent. OF the stock in this Infamous
kasai Company, and bequeathed it al
his death to the Belgian government
with the object of preventing Its fall
Ing into the hands of his daughters
The possession OF this majority OF the
stock would under ordinary circun.-
stances enable the Belgian government
lawsuit against itself. But in order to
avert this the management of the com.
pany coolly issued quantity OF adj
dltional stock, SO as to render Its hold
ings, superior to those OF the crown
AS this Is distinctly inegal the Belgian
government has brought suit against
I the company to compel 1t to repeal It'll
action In the matter.
Ana as II this We're not enough
Princess Louise OF Belgium and hel
nave brought suit against the govern
ment demanding the surrender OF IT
stock in the Kasai Company on thu
ground that the stock formed part o
-, So.otc q theiE tiatHer, winch ~
mad no right to ALLEVIATE. Princes
/ ciementine has declined to be part.
to these suits.
/ How the matter will end, 1t is din
cult to see. But the litigation Is boun
70 go on FOR years to come, and tn
only satisfaction which trere Is to b
found in the affair is that it serves t
snow that King Albert has really full
Med his obligations to the world b.
opening up his entire Congo colony t
foreign trade and industry: and, sec
ondly, that the cruel tyranny or tn
kasal Company n vast portion O
the former Congro Free State and tn
, immunity hitherto enjoyed for all tn
crimes penetrated by Its agents ar
Copyright, 1910, by the Brentwood
Company.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
w1SNow1SG THE WITNESS.

Wars make regulations, but palitieal
conventions destroy them. President
Taft with all his good heartedness,
will come out of the Saratoga conven-
ton pretty badly scorched, and Roose-
welt will bear the mark Of his poll
teal dealings to the end OF his career
Roosevelt is plain demagogue,
TAFT is worse, he is a hypccrte," That
is how one member of the old Guard
put it, Another insldor is quoted by
the New York Evening Post as say
ing: May be it was an inadvertent
!naccuracy maybe it was due to loss
Of memory, and maybe it was straight
case OF political hedging involving di-
rect falsehood When all the facts
come cut as they must come out there
won't be any maybe about it." So
they charge tina, President raft was
terrified by the chance Of Roosevelt
sitting at the head of the table" and
therefore he readily fell into the arms
of the Old Guard and promised his
support Tor V1ce-Presldent Sherman on
purpose 10 beat Theodore, That is
what the Old Guards say
As for Roosevelt himself. with an
unparalleled lack OF dignity and re-
serve, he has gone down into the
smeke-filed rooms. the confusion, the
trading and bargaiiniAg OF the CON
yentioR with al the :gpsto of a ward
heeler. ,
A. The scenes may we'll remind him OF
his early DAYS in politics. bat the man
himself has. changed, This thick
nacked man. inciining 10 corpuency
this master politician, this counter Of
delegates. this en- President, and one.
time Vice President, OF the United
States who has now come down tc
I z y Z n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-29
STREET TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.

STREET TRAFFIC. REGULATIONS.
At the meeting of the Committee on
Ordinance, Charter and Reform on
Monday night the proposed ordinance
giving to the police department the
power to formulate street traffic regu-
lations was laid on the table. 1t was
desired to have the City Attorney pres
ent when the ordinance was taken
under discussion We trust that this
will not mean an indefinite delay. Such
an ordinance is urgently needed. An
adequate and comprehensive scheme of
for a city Of the size OF Richmond.
Such a body Of rules and regulations
can only be prepared and adjusted In
satisfactory fashion by those who
are most closely thrown In touch with
the demands Of the situation. Tho Po-
lice Department, therefore, is best
qualified for this work.
AT the outset especially, street traffic
| regulations must In many respects be
experimental. They must be adapted
| calities in the city. Some regulations
which would be eminently wise anu
necessary for one locality would be abb
surd il applied to another. An ordl-
nance must from its nature be general
1t cannot be subject to exceptions or
to continued changes such as a body OF
rules formulated by tho Police Depart
ment could be- The Police Depart.
ment. therefore. should be given this
| power, and should proceed to exercise
it as promptly as practicable.