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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
a VOICE FROM TILE pEop,r

1Here are not lacking signs that
the people OF Virginia are being
aroused to the seriousness and i'm
portance of the questions raised by
.he TOUR proposed constitutional amend
1Eents. Our contemporaries through
out the Commonwealth are beginning
to pay more attention to them and the
people are realizing that there are
powerful considerations demanding the
defeat of these suggested changes.
Hear a strong voice from Farmville.
correspondent of the Farmville
Herald, appropriately styling himself
Good Government" declares:
From present indications 1t looks
as II those who are personally in
terested In the proposed changes are
going to win out, and are going to
win not because of the desirability Of
the new amendments. but on account
OF the lethargy and indifference on the
part of those who are not directly at
fected by these changes
THE most Objectionable OF the pro-
posed amendments deals with the
county treasurers and commissioners
OF revenue.
THE proposed amendment provides
that no limit shall be placed upon
either as to reelection. It is an at
tempt to return to the good old days
when men held office for 16 to 40
years or until death. and dying were
succeeded by their sons"
Commenting on the circular sent
out by the Treasurers' and Commits
cinnar,, "A s,,,oi,+Ioxr - .,,..,, +..,,....
and commissioner of the revenue in
Virginia, urging organization and ag-
sressive influencing OF the voters at
the polls, ne continues:
las to the meaning OF getting the
judges and clerks of election in line
with you and in what way this could
help IN carrying the amendments. /
am free to confess my ignorance. The
object of the Association, however, is
very evident, their fight is not for a
principle, not for measure that will
benefit the whole State. but is a fight
pure and simple for the purpose of
keeping in office for an indefinite term
the present Office holders. No better
proof of this could be wanted than
Is found In section 4 of this circular.
IF the force Of this organization is
to he broken those who are opposed
to the amendments should do all pos
sible to bring them before the public.
Let the Association come into the open
and give some reasons for the pro-
posed change and not rely entirely
upon the 'sctting-into-line' and quiet
~ soliciting methods"
Good Government is right. This IS
not a fight for principle on the part OF
the office-holders. They are in 1t FOR
what they can get out Of 1t: and while
there are doubtless some newspapers
which are defending the proposed
amendments from motives of principle
only. on the other hand the demand
i of the office holders which brought into
being these suggested changes was
selfish, and based on no reason OF
public policy. Self preservation, not
the general welfare was the motive OF
the office holders in originating these
proposed changes; and their motive
then is their motive now.
The public ought to be informed OF
the truth that lies behind this move
ment of the offlce-holders. 1t is a
movement for private gain. not for the
public service.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
The rarmville Herald says:

Without exception so far as our
reading goes, the press of the State Is;
dead against the Amendments.
And, as far as our inquiries go,-and
that is a long way--without exception
the people who know about these pro-
posed changes are dead against
them, And after November s let us
hope that these tiniaultous propositions
will be decidedly dead
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
BIanks-Campbell.
Especial to The Times-Disps

Especial to The Times -Dispatchl
Lynchburg, va. September 30,--Yes-
bride in the city. Miss Cornelia Camp
bell, Of this cltt'. was welded to 7. E.
Blanks. 81 merchant at Sweet Briar.
Amherst county They went for trip
to Washington and Atlantic City be-
fore taking up their residence at Sweet
Briar
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
THE wonK of THE STATE LIBRARY

. L
The beginning to-day of the winter
schedule at the State Library will be
welcomed by students and those en-
gagged in special research work, as
we'll as by the general reading public
The regulations of the Library Board
provide for closing the Library at 5
o'clock during the summer months;
but from October first to June first
the reading rooms are kept open until
10 o'clock at night.
Our schools and colleges that begin
work in the fall. find the night open
ing of great service to their students
and pupils; ard these, since this plan
was inaugurated. in increasing num-
bers visit .he Library at night. This
is, of course, gratifying to the Board
since 1t was chiefly for the benefit or
students and pupils who would find 1t
difficult to use the Library at any
other time that 1T is kept open.
The advantage to students of hav-
ing access to great reference library
such as this. cannot we'll be over
estimated, and the fact that 1t In
wolves no additional cost to the State
in no wise diminishes that value. The
members of the regular staff serve the
night tour of duty by turns without
extra pay. Students and pupils are
by no means the only ones who profit
by this night opening. Professional
men, laboring men and women avail
themselves of this opportunity for
reading and Investigation.
1t will thus be seen that the State
Library PLAYS an important part in
the educational system Of the city. 1t
also plays growiEgly important part
in the educational system of the State.
BY means Of the system of travelling
libraries which it operates, 1t serves
all parts of the State. There are
school libraries of selected books thar
are sent on request to schools through
out the state and also Libraries for the
use Of the general public that on
application are sent to various points
ana lOcaltlcS. One OL the eNCelleIlt
results Of this travelling library sys-
tom is that in many localities 1t has
inspired the desire for permanent pub
lie libraries, and many Of these have
been inaugurated in towns and COM
n.unities that never had them until
the pleasures and educational benefits
of the travelling libraries suggested the
need for and the advantages Of per-
manent ones. So also have many per-
manent school Libraries sprung from
this system.
1t has been the policy of the State
Library mana gement to aid and en-
courage these local libraries in every
way possible, recognizing, as 1t does,
that they constitute part. and very
important part. of the educational
system of the State.
The State Library is a great and
growing reference library. but it is
more. 1t is doing pioneer library work
throughout the entire State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
Johnson-Henley.

[Speclalt 70 The Tinles-Dtspatch.1
Lynchburg, Va. September 30
Miss Margaret Reulah Henley, OF Linn
vile. N. c.. We're married here We'd
nesday by DR.. p. n. Bennett, pastor
OF the Court Street Methodist Church.
They went Immediately to Erie. where
gineer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

The people of Williamsburg surely
must "have it in for somebody The
Virginia Gazette, of that city, has just
published the ninth OF a series of
papers on the Atlanta prison.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
buchanan Ministers Leave:

Buchanan, Va September 30.-Rev.
I. Mcc. Williams, Of the Presbyterian
Church, OF this place. has accented a.
call to New Castle, Craig county. and
labor.
n Rev. G. F. Cook, Of the BAPTIST
Church, will leave to-day for ENrri-
sonburg, where he has accented call
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
Rox1E HOW. AcaUITTEp.
Jury Returns Verdict of "Sot Guilty In
Murder Charge Against Woman.
TImes-DIspat L

Lov1ngslon. Val September so.-
Abou. 5 o'clock THIS afternoon the Jury
returned a verdict OF not guilty in the
case of the Commonwealth against
Roxie Howl, charged with the murder
of her husband bJ poison
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

ORIGIN of the Name "Brldge."
Please tell me how the name bridge
happened to be applied to the game OF
whist that Is so popular these days,
I have put this question to any num-
Der OF bridge players, but not one vas
able to give me the answer. O. L.,
The name of the. popular card game
is comparative youth. 1t came to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

modious high school In the South, and
one OF the best In America, and 1t i'm
proved Its police and fire departments
in notable and gratifying ways.
Richmond's numbers have grown.
But the causes that made those num-
bers. the reasons that have led to
Richmond's upbuilding and Influence,
have grown faster even than the pop
ulation. For the next decade Rich
mond will surpass the record made be.
tween 1900 and 1919
--- 49,
THE EDUCATION OF THE OYSTER.
OF the original deeds of dilettante
scientists there seems to be no end.
IL was but yesterday that there ap-
peared an account Of Harvard pro-
lessor who had shut himself UP in q
cage with a chimpanzee In order to
study the use OF the participle in the
monkey dialect, and 1t was not much
earlier that the press told of the Uni
yersity of Chicago professor who spent
the summer on a barn roof, compiling
a vocabulary of the dove language of
love. These achievements. however,
fade into insignificance when DR.. Nishi-
kawa, of Japan, announces that he is
planning to educate the oyster The
bivalve is to receive higher culture"
at last.
1t is not through the grades of
grammar school, the high school. and a
college course that the oyster is to
DO educated. He is to be given what
in the oyster world is equivalent to
manual training in our schools. Dr.
Nishikawa will teach the oyster how
TO produce pearls and how to make
them larger and more nearly spherical
than heretofore" Just how the learned
japanese Will go about 1t doth not. yet
appear; but it is reported that the
American Fisheries Society. now in
session in New York, is deeply In
terested In his plans.
If success crown the labors of this
educator, blessed Will be the name OF
Nishikawa in the oyster territory Of
Virginia Tongers and planters alike
will wallow in a wealth of pearls and
the fair women OF the oyster country
will dissolve pearls as carelessly as
Cleopatra of old. BY all means. let us
hope for the education of the bivalve.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Chavez flew over the Alps, Hannibal
and Napoleon marched over. All We're
Spectacular and all are dead.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

All Virginia will be In Richmond
next week, not executing the battling
Ninth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
life some twenty years ago in thl

s"SAt'S y St@i % "oo ~ thAo
II happened that two families at
Great Dalby. Leicestershire. England,
grew to be very intimate, largely be-
cause they were fond OF whist. 1t
happened also that certain members
OF them were rather Inventive In the
matter OF card games, from time to
time introducing innovations or varia-
lions of the game OF whist.
SO devoted did these two families
grow to their games that in course
OF time 1t came to be understood that
they were to visit each other on al
ternate nights for rubbers at whist
---or rather variation OF the game
for which they had adopted the name
Russian whist"
The homes of these two families hap
pened to be situated on opposite sides
of tumble down old bridge across u
ravine and small stream. This shaky
structure had been one OF the stand
ing Jokes of the neighborhood for years.
and no one ventured on 1t without
some feeling Of fear that It might
collapse. It was particularly haz-
ardous after nightfall. and the two
families OF bridge players poked about
the old bridge Just like the rest OF the
neighborhood With the last rubber
OF any night the visitor was likely
to say to the host:
"Thank goodness It's your bridge
tomorrow night!'
From this came Bridge"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

If Richmond took a deep breath the
census returns would stretch another
thirty thousand,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
The Grnphophone Nuisance.

TIC UrlpHOUhOne Nu1NHnCC.
/ have neighbor who owns talk
ing machine" and keeps 1t going a
about all hours OF the day and otter
But there is too much of goot
thing"-that Is, such sort OF goot
thing. Have I any legal recourse?
None, except to bring suit on the
ground that the machine and Its per
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
Proud Of Our capitnl city.

NlTs!nlanS may Well be proud or the
ton increase by Richmond. as an
nounced last night by the Census Be-
reau.
The unusually good showing mado
by the Virginia capital Is another OF
NAL census. Ten years ago the In
crease was almost irnperceptible.
showing that between 1890 and 1907
seea sy sseWs ye1 Tapd srog ya ss
Manchester be excluded. The Virginia
capital, like many other Southern
cities, has made rapid strides and has
placed itself In the list Of cities hav-
W Was hegsSe d RsPaelo makes somo
interesting comparisons which redounu
TO the credit OF our capital city. In
the census OF 1900 Richmond ranked
oh,e. with q Population Of $685..
ranked forty-fifth, Immediately above
Richmond. Dayton during the past ten
years has gained SO per cent. and is
therefore. passes that thriving Ohio
town in the population race, Richmond
also passed Grand Rapids, Mich. IN
the race for supremacy. Grand Rapids
in s,, 1900 % had sss5s popahlatLon It
years. and now has 1881 population.
$4,000 less than Richmond.
Other cities which Richmond has
passed, according to the statistics
thirty-third in 1900. with lo4.sss popu-
lation. but showed a gain OF only 1873
per cent during the past decade. and
Lowell Mass. which ranked thirty
ninth in 1900, with 949se population.
but has only los, 2s4 in 1910, an In
crease OF ll.s pei, cent
Albany. ~ Y, in 1900. with a popu-
hlatiOn of 04151 hut hac 100.oHS 1o10
having increased only SIS per cent.
Cambridge, Mass. which had 1856
In 1900. and is now given population
of l04.S39. an increase of only l4.1 per
cent in ten years
Paterson, n j.. which had 1o5,17l In
1900, but Is now given 125,600. having
increased only 1914 per cent. In ten
Hearty congratulations to Richmond
In its growth in population as we'll as
in Its commercial. industrial, educa-
tional and civic progress. there is no
feeling Of petty Jealousy. We are all
vance.
Rchmond's growth is not confined
to population. The Times Dispatch
psns sa;sss e shSS at hsr anuary
was a gain OF 30 per cent. over 1900
that the number OF public schools, 81
is gain of 60 per cent. and the num-
Der of pupils, 1906. is gain OF So
per cent. about corresponding with
the increase of population. The post
office receipts have increased 159 per
cent: the manufactures, now 1853, Al
per cent; the banking capital and sur
plus. 104 per cent. and the bank de-
posts, 207 per cent.
The entire State will unite in graft
fication at the fact that the old CAPT.
tai is holding up her end. We think
too. the figures. when they are COM
pleted, Will show that the growth of
the Virginia cities-or such of them as
are regarded as active In commercial
life--is steady and general. Virginia
is not one city State. We notice in
some of the States, especially in the
South. one city appears to be flourish
ing. while others languish. With US
Richmond. Norfolk and Lynchburg all
show good gains.-Roanoke Times.
Richmond's population by the 1910
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Admission to Annapolis.
How can 1 secure admission to the
Naval Academy at Annapolis?
Write to Congressman John Lamb.
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Taft's, cabinet has met eand Bal
linger came also"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Richmonds population by the 1910
census is l27,62s. or an increase of over
so per cent Good for the capital city
OF which the old State is very proud
Virginia Gazette.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Thunder.
1 believe I nave secured a fair
amount OF information as to what
lightning is and what causes 1t. But
I am all In the dark as to what thun-
der Is and why 1t follows lightning.
When the lightning passes through
the atmosphere from cloud to cloud
or from cloud to earth. 1t causes a
violent opening In the ALPHABETICALLY
a vacuum is created. The separated
portions OF bhe atmosphere rush to-
gether at once to fill the vacuum. The
force Of the rush is so great as to
cause the noise which we call thun.
plies to the Cracking Of whip.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

virginin Schedule.
What is the football schedule of
Virginia?
Saturday. September 24--william and
Mary, at Charlottesville.
Macon College. at Gharlottesvilie ~
Saturday, October S-Oper..
Saturday, October list. Johns Coll
|lege, of Annapolis. at Charlottesville.
Saturday, October 22--Virginia Mill
tary Institute. at Charlottesville.
Saturday, November 5-Carlisle In
dams. at Washington, D. C.
Saturday, Novel; Der IL George
Washington, at Washington.
Thursday, November 24-(Thanks.
giving Day)-Untversity of North Car
DINA al Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Married Woman M School Tcncher.
Will you tell me II 1t Is lawful for
a married woman to teach a public
school or teach as assistant in high
school in Virginia?
vIRGIL1NA SUBSCRIBER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01
Daily Queries and Answers
Address all communications for to Query Editor
stamps valued and dealers names Will be given
Popular Ballads,

Popular Ballads.
Will you please publish in your
Inquiry Column" the words to the old
songs, When You and Were Young,
M MAJ and Silver Threads Al Among ,ns
Shells from the seashore"? This sounds
rather greedy. but you can publish one
at a time. thought that while I
was writing / would ask for all
Thanking you for the trouble, / am,
I. NJ. KENDALL.
We regret that lack Of space forbids
compliance with your request We
cannot print poems or songs In this
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

Lord Dundonald died, as the tenth
Earl of Dundonald. he was laid to rest
in that Westminster Abbey which is
the Valhalla of English history:
Pantheon where Nelson had hoped to
lie but where he was denied sepulture.
being entombed instead in st. Pauls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-01

pyTISHt, THU, by the TBrcntWOC
Company.)
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

notable steel span bridge over the
Copper river between the Miles and
ch!lds glaciers. in Alaska. descrip-
ii"h OF the work appearing at the
tilhe. Now the same company is en-
gagged IN stretching steel cantilever
bridge across the Kuskalinn river mt
mll"nOst li9 from Cordova. The work
is TO be pushed all winter and. despite
me prevailing idea that Alaska Is too
cold TO permit of any work throughout
the winter months. the climate at this
point Is not unlike that of the north
ern portion Of the United States and
the steel gang is able to push the
construction right along through
November and December. Tho length
OF the Cantllcvcr Is $50 feet and the
total length Of the bridge Is 500 feet,
1t Is 30 feet above the water level
50 1t will undoubtedly be one OF the
most interesting pieces of construc-
ton on this somewhat remarkable
ralroud which is being built upon
standard lines and is destined to be-
come most important factor in the
upbuiding of the interior of Alaska.
All along the route above tho
kuskalina hundreds of men and teams
are at work pushing the railroad to
kennecott. to be the terminus which
Is zoo miles from Corhova, the sea-
port. Here the ships Of the Alaska
steamship 60. weekly disgorge vast
cargocs of supplies and equipment for
the men who are building the road
through the wonderful region.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17
LODE MINING IN ALASKA

The story of gold mining in Alaska
during the last 20 years has been large
~ the record of her rich placer fields.
Now 1t Is assured that additional and
interesting chapters will be added to
the splendid story by the activity OF
her lode miners. From one end of tho
territory to the other lodges are be-
ing uncovered and new discoveries
made. and from region known far and
wide for the wealth Of its placcrs Alas
ka Is now destined to become equally
famous for her rich lode mines. Strikes
arc being reported regularly and reports
are being received OF tunnels to be
driven, stamp mills to be erected and
new discoveries Of rich bearing quartz.
The best vein so far discovered Is
the Cliff mine which is already paying
enormous dividends and its owners are
now III Seattle perfcctng arrangements;
for now machinery with which to fur
Their develop the property and increase
the capacity of the stamp mill early
next year.
Prospcctors who have never looked
upon ALASKA as other than Il placer field
are now turning their attention To the
country ana even ut this time of the
year the boats to Cordova Valdez and
other points on the southwestern route
are crowded with prospectors eager to
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-17

be early in the field and to reap the
reward Of their enterprise.
Aaron Johnson. wealthy mining
man of Valdez arrived in Seattle last
week and stated that L. stamp mills will
be erected at Valdez next summer He
and his partner John Erickson are In
this country to buy machinery and sup
plies for their mines on Mineral Creek,
The installation of IL mills in Val
dez," said Johnson, will start one Of
the biggest stampedes that has been
seen in Alaska since the great hegira
of 1898, when the Yukon gold fields
were discovered. There is big belt
of country In there that carries Il num-
Der of hlgh-gradc free milling veins.
and / know of l. claims on which ore
will be crushed next summer. The
best vein so far discovered, excepting
perhaps, the Cliff, which is paying big
dividends right along, trends across
Mineral Creek. 1t was this vein that
shed tho placer gold into that stream.
when left Valdez, two stamp mills
had arrived, and they will be transports
cd to the ground as soon as trails are
good The claims on which mills will
be installed this winter and next spring
NE; johnson Erickson. Willard. Will
li0ms & Ginslar, Woods, Mickey and
Edwards properties, all on Mineral
creek.
Two mills will be installed on claims
between Mineral erect; and the Gift
mine, One will be erected on Gold