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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
WORD BLINDNESS.
Curious Occasional Broken Function of the


1t is scarcely open question that all education
should be individual hut, unfortunately, this require
ment cannot be met in crowded schools. The
State is compelled to require a definite amount OF
knowledge from all engaged in the same course.
The difficulties to which this may give rise says the
Scientific American, illustrated by the following
stories OF pupils who despite earnest endeavor could
never learn to write correctly or to read fuently or
TO the examinations provided for the lowest
classes although Of them able to accom-
plish important scientific work. A perfectly healthy
fifteen -od girl, OF the best pupils of the
highest class of German school, could spell
dictation from memory She could write single
characters perfectly: she could also read a single
series of musical notes and play the violin by note,
but she could not read piano music. The difficulty
was that she was unable to impress the picture of
the word on her memory BY the employment OF a
great number OF aids to memory she succeeded in
making much progress, but she continued to make
the most incredible errors in writing. which sharply
contrasteu with the general excellence OF her work
at school She could read fuentiy because the
image OF the word was present to her memory
the glris grandmother. highly educated woman;
ner great-uncle and of the latter exhibited the
same deIecus. Each of the men wrote number or
scientific works but the spelling had to be corrected
by others.
In this case. therefore, this same defect, which the
Engisn call word blindness" appeared in four
bers OF one family. As know that the brain con-
taifs a special center for the memory OF words we
mentary faculty In persons otherwise OF good mental
equipment must be caused by defect in this small
part OF the brain AS such persons cannot satisfy
the requirements exacted In tho lowest classes they
London one case Of word blindness was found among
each 1000 school children, with proper apprecia-
ton or the conditions. II should be possible carry
on the education OF such child II otherwise in
teihBent rms however cannot be done by the
school: 1t must be accomplished by the parents or
by benevolent soceties
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
STORY IN AN ADVERTISEMENT.

Striking Comment the Liquor Evil by Virginia
Newspaper.
(From the Lynchburg News.)
1t isn't often that finds story OF human tragedy
related in the advertising columns of a newspaper
but sometimes 1t happens, and the forced cold
of the formal words in which it Is told adds
infinitely its pathos Here's instance of the
kind which find among the advertisements In one
of Virginia exchanges of yesterday--we omit the
for OBVIOUS
PUBLIC NOTICE.
To ALI the Rarrooms in the City of -, Virginia.
You hereby notified that son.
is habttua drunkard. Under the laws of Virginia,
therefore, We forbid from selling. giving or fur
nishing him intoxicating beverage. under the
penalty of the law and for violation OF this notice
we will prosecute you to the fullest extent
Yours very truly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
Wasting Fish.

The truckers around Buckroe Heaeh are Ierei,Ains
their fields with fresh game fish by the wagon ioau
In these days, when there IL so much talk apout
high cost of living. and the increasing DEAFNESS 0,
the country's food supply, few people reanze tnat
loads of the best food in the world Is oeihg
daily thrown away al doors. For almost
four miles out from the Buckroe shore stretch great
pound nets that supposed to serve for the eaten
ing of herring and shad in season
1t seems that many of the fishermen are sui uss
the small mesh net put for the herring runs ana
that a result the boats in every day loaded
with croakers trout, butterfsh spot and other
game and food fish only few inches In length.
Instead of returning these baby creatures to the
water to grow and make the market fish of future
seasons, they sold by the cart load at Acc the
bushei truck farmers in the vicinity, who scatter
them with shovels in their while still fresh ana
squirmfng Instead of fertilizer Many are even given
away thrown the sand die and the tide
carries them out, stiff and dead hundreds OF gulls
I swarm above the water and feed upon them.
Many who have recently Witnessed this revolving
and useless waste have been reminded that the little
food fish of Virginias water the Goose that lays
| the golden egg of great fishing industries in
coming years, and that where there is such waste 1t
cannot be wondered at that sometimes people want
for food.-Newport News Times Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

Democrats and Insurgents have succeeded in
killing of the bill to appropriate $4,000 for
carrying further the investigation of Senator
Lodges select committee into the high cost of
living. 1t is just as we'll The investigation was
a farce The committee did not concern itself
half so much to what was the real cause as it
did to show that high prices were not due to
high tariff
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
Southern Drifts


The decision OF Coumbians to-day. on the question
which is before them. will determine whether they
yet prepared govern the affairs of the city OF
are hold allegiance and don their caps
20 the spirit of narrswness and seifshness and ig-
norance which has dominated the majority OF couh-
ellis with rare exceptions for twenty years.
The commission form OF government Is an advanced
system. 1t presupposes intelligent citizens II CON
templates the support of patriotic voters Danoeo 10
gether by a common wish for the public good
Commission is at a disadvantage when the spirit
the voters that they choose the to conduct the
government Is the same spirit that mas peeh ooh"t
In ward politics
We hope Columbians will give their new FORM OF
government a square deal We hope they Will treat
il Justly We hope as a correspondent writes to-day.
that the system will not be hampered oy IN
trusting 1t to ward politicians and business faiuree
It is a splendid system; 1t with men, strong,
able. clean.-Columbia State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
Southern ChiyaIry.

In less than twenty-four hours AFTER Lake Charles
Louisiana, almost wiped out by fire, the citizens
met and decided to for the homeless and rebuild
without aid the outside world This
that will commend itself to all a test OF
the true Southern spirit, and Will lead to better
and union of the residents of this stricken city,
Whatever faults the Southerner may have, the men
and women sout hof the Mason and Dixon line
never found wanting when duty cals.-Winston Jour-
nal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

Oscar Hammersten has yielded to the in
evtable and decided to quit the field or grand
opera and leave his rivals at the Metropolitan
in full possession. He made a gallant fight, but
war is always expensive and Mr.. Hammerstein
has concluded that the fight is not worth the
g sinews'' The demand for grand opera is limit
ed and the cost of it enormous Not even New
York affords sufficient patronage to sustain two
grand opera houses
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
Schools and Business.

If Greensboro had adequate school facilities there
would be substantial increase in its business. There
are plenty of people who want to come here to live
but can't, the being that they can't their
children into the schools Let the word go out
there is plenty OF in the schools. and from all
quarters OF the State particularly from the Eastern
part, you will people coming into Green's
boro For there is question in the world about
being the desirable city the State as place
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Telegram.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
Our State Contemporaries


The citizens movement to boost the ousinssS
Bristol is a praseworthy one. which snouio nave inc
corporation Of every man and woman IN .he ci.s.
and there is no why it should NOT succeed
even to the OF justifying the expectation oh
most sangutne booster. But there are more ways
than one of boosting city 49,,
The population Bristol. Va. Is about nine thou-
sand or that number probably one-fonrth Is under
the age of criminal responsibility leaving aooul
sixty-seven hundred who amensoie 70 tne GRIM, nr
nal laws Last week a published statement from
Mayor Rice showed that there had been bo7 arrests
in the six months ended March 81, at which rate
the arrests for year would be l,ol4. or n1teeh
for each one hundred who liable to arrest
Bristol Herald-Courier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
The Point of View.

The masses of the American people hardly reahHe
how great intellectual and moral revolution 'hes
have undergone within the last few years In busi-
ness politics. the old standards of thought ana
actjop have been flung aside problems present
ed by nations cast Industrial development were
bound to widen the outlook of the average man ana
stir his nober impulses. 1t consequently iheFi-
table politicians and parties should be called
upon to change their habits and methods, Senator
Aldrch and Speaker Cannon condemned Tor usiis
the machine in q way which seemed quite right 10
most republicans in Mark Hanna's time. And, IN
deed the Insurgents themselves would once nave
quick ostracise advocates of the ideas when
they so strenuously uphold to-day. In finance and
trade too, signs of radical change are everywhere
TO be seen. Wan Street Is no longer what 1t was
though enough from what it should be. Members
of the Stock Exchange have recently been expelled
suspended for practices which accounted per-
fectly legitimate by spectators Of the old school
Railway have at last come to understand
that they expect TO WELD absolute control
the highways of commerce and that the public
we'll the shareholders have indefeasble rights
Much fun has been made Of the ultimate consumer.
but from bye-elections indicate that
he Is likely have the final laugh his side.-New
Orleans Times Democrat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

The cold spell has killed much of the growing
cotton in Alabama and the commissioner of
agriculture fears that the farmers will not have
enough seed to replant having sold their sup
ply to the oil mills. II is uncomfortable that
farmers should be so improvident The Incl
dent serves to emphasize the lack of business
methods in the farming industry
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28
A Sectional War.

The Picayune prints this morning an elaborate
forcible argument by President William -
THOMPSON of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange
against the Scott bill before Congress. when
prevent the sale Of cotton the great southern
staple, for future delivery.
In view of the fact that this measure Is eNcu-
prevent entirely proper ana olten
wise and beneficial method nf dealing In COTTON
while wheat and other breadstuffs and every otfer
criticize Of consumption and use in the Unrei states
may restraint be bought and SOLD Tor Iuture
delivery, the proposed law is plainly and simply an
expire ssion of the most injurious discrimination ana
Hostility against the Southern States ana the sout
people.
II is the offspring Of Congressman Scott " Kansas,
chairman of the House committee on agriculture,
and is plainly a hostile sectional measure tnat
Congress cannot enact it, and the President or the
United States could not approve it without a'ow'ng
their sympathy and partisan interest in Its sectional
character-New Orleans Picayune.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

1t is given out from Zurich that the much
heralded comet has no tail to it. If this report
be true, the public have been shamefully duped
comet with no tail is as nninteresting as q
Roosevelt without sermon and big stick, or a
Bryan without a paramount issue
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

The supply OF foodsturs In Germany has only been
kept to the maximum figures by extensive agricul-
tures the employment of modern machinery scien-
female farm hands The German workman pays as
much as the American Tor his food. except potatoes
naiAk and vegetables
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

We hope that Mr.. Bryan will take the rag
out Of his mouth and mako the confirmation Of
Justice Hughes unanimous,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

And It's Hot 90 II Was Painted.
There Is need for further dispute to tho
cation Of h---. Governor Patterson has succeeded
IN raising Il in Teapemse,-- Post
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-28

ass1g4 Mot Going ,to the Rev. Vows,
It Ia said that society women In New York cara
for their dogs than for their hair but it's
false.-Charieston News and Courier,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
MAY HAVE LOCATED
NATIONAL ORE BIN

The following article is taken
from yesterdays San Francisco Elk.
aminer. 1t is possible that the mys
terious mine referred to may be 1ocat
ed at National At all events quan.
titles of high grade ore have mysteri-
ously disappeared from the mine of
the National Mining Company of Ne.
vada on several occasions:
After travelling for 400 miles with
$4,000 brick of gold in his suit case
without fear of robbery, 8. 8. Spell,
a Nevada miner, lost his nerve Satur-
dav morning when he faced the trip
from the Adams hotel in Oakland to
the mint in San Francisco and sought
tn eprotection of ''Diek' Adams, the
hotel proprietor, and a policeman, who
accompanied him to the mint and help
ed him cash his treasure.
Spell, who is typical desert min
explained to Adams tha the had spent
spent the past eighteen months on his
claim hidden away in the hills north of
Winnemucca, Nevada, and in that item
had extracted the gold he brought
down with him. The mine has been
kept secret, he says, and no one in
the Nevada country knows that he has
taken opt any gold at all.
With the heavy brick wrapped In
swathing of clothing and carried in
battered suitcase, Spell travelled
from Winnemueca to Oakland, arriv-
ing Friday night, when he put up at
tn eAdams hotel. The next morning
he inquired about making the journey
to San Francisco. He began to have
visions of robbers, and confiding his
secret to Adams asked thelatter to
get policeman and go with him to
the mint.
Returning to Oakland, Sell pur-
chased an $1S suit Of clothes, a certon
of factory-made cigarettes. three
pairs of the finest lace boots, cached
the fortune he has wone and then
started out to see the town.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
PAROLfD PRISONER:
MAKES HIS ESCAPE

Yesterday George johnson, paroisd
pAisoAeI az WvrA Ior LounIy Commla-
s4oher biarrner, at Parrolse, stoAe :
nofse from the rancn, wltn winch he
l4.aue good MS escape. At about
. coicK last evening the animal Wa
found wandering aoout lower towa.
where it had been turned loose by The
young thief.
JoAAson was arrested at Lovelocky, on
april 10 last, charged with foraiua I
cneck. tie was tired and convicted %.
fore Judge Pike, but owing TO hio
you.n was tulneu over To 1. A Bran.
don as special probation officer, install
"a Dclns sen. " Ine penlIentiary. Tn
the Sth OF June, Prof Brandon placed
sne poy IN cnalge OF CommlssponeY
biattner, who gave MIN q home on his
PARADISE valley ranch, whore he -
'nalneo until yesterday.
In making MS escape johnson did
not ilteraily '.Durn his bridges behind
nlm,' but he cut the telephone vifse
IN several places, thus preventing ths
snerin 8 Office from being notihed az
his getaway. Il i presumed tAat -
leAt town on night tram. !,
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
MANY CIVIL CASES
HEARDBY JUDGE ORR

Judge Orr arrived from Reno yes.
terday morning on NO. 4 and convened
District Court at 10 O'Clock. fester-
day and today the following civil mat.
ters were heard:
f. B. Mills VS.. +. A. Peterson and
Mazuma Hills Mining Co. Ordered
that Mrs. +. G. Carston and Wallace
Wilkerson be made additional defend.
ants.
Frey W. Wihuja Mining Co. Do.
murrer overruled and defendant given
10 days in which to answer.
W. &. Mccormick W. Chafey Mines
Co., ct al. Defauit of frederick hon.
kendurf entered, case tried and sub
mitted.
In re guardianship estate Of Vera
Somers and Alexander Nixon Somers,
minors. Mrs. Lucille M. Somers ap-
pointed guardian.
In re estate Of Herman Charles
Somer, deceased. J. w. Wenzel ap.
pointed administrator.
In re- guardianship estate of Walter
Somers, minor. J. w. Wsnzel appointed
guardian.
w. E. Paul vs.. Lydia E. Paul. De.
cree Of divorce granted plaintiff.
Ruth A. Sparks w. Clinton +.
Sparks. Decree Of divorce granted
plaintiff.
In re guardianship estate of Paul
Meth. Mrs. Jennie Meth appointed
guardian.
George w. Hartley vs. Julius B.
Lorge and Joseph W. Lorge. Notice u
SHOW cause why temporary injunction
should not be issued was heard and
will be argued this afternoon.
w. III. Goodin vs.. w. q. Pitt. Motion
for new trial argued this forenoon and
case continued until l0 O'Clock tomor-
row morning.
AS there are a large number Of civil
matters to be heard, court will probab-
ly continue in session the greater part
of the week.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
CONFIRMS STORY
LOF CAMPS RILil[S

Amson Reinhart, of the firm of +.
Reinhart & Co., went to National Sun
day, returning to town yesterday. NJ.
Reinhart visited the camp for the pur'
pose of looking over the Mayflower, In
which ne is interested and on which
the recent high grade strike was made
tie louna hat t4le nign-gls.d mad been
struck out at the same time cJn
siderable volume of water was EN-
eountered. An effort is being made t.
unwater the winze oy buckets, but
should this fail pump will be install
ed at once and sinking will be con
tiuued
While at National Mr.. Reinhar'
visited the property OIL the Nationa
Mining Company of Nevada, and joins
with all other visitors in saying that il
beats anything he ever saw. President
Pelton of the company showed him 8
chunk or high grade, weighing 4
pounds, that was ssarlv solid mineral
On the Hyde lease = large amoun'
Of high grade has been taken out an
is Icing sacked for shipment to thu
smelter.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
FRICAN GAME TRAILS,
BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT

The publication of this superb vol
ume, "African Game Trails,'' marks
the completion of a plan that Mr..
Roosevelt had had definitely N mind
for several years. AS early as the win
ter of 1906 he discussed the posi-
hility of it and from time to time he
consulted the leading authorities on
hunting in Africa until he had, in the
latter months of his presidency, for
nulated a plan which he carried out to
the letter. On March Is, 1909, he said
70 a friend, Zone year from today, if
all goes right, ! shall arrive at Khar-
toum and when arrive there the book
will be finished" On the evening of
March IA, one year later, few hours
ahead of time, he arrived, and the
ext dav despatched to his publishers
the final chapters, appendices, preface
and title-page of the volume exactly as
he had forecast. Writing from Cairo he
said, 81 regard this book as a serious
thing. l have put my very best into
it," Any careful reader of this VOL
ume will be astounded at the com.
pleteness with which Mr.. Roosevelt has
carried out his serious purpose.
The author planned and achieved .
great gift to the nation, the import.
ance of which will only be fully rea.
lized as the years reveal the complete.
moss Of the collection which the expe-
dition that he commanded has fur.
nished to the national museusc at
Washington. Ten years later, a lead
ing authority has said, such an expe.
dition and such a colltcton Will be i'm.
possible because of the rapid advance
of settlers who drive out the game.
Through the agency of Mr.. Roosevelt
and the generosity of certain friends Of
his who backed the scientific side of
the expedition, the national museum
will have a collection Of the large and
small game of Africa that will be
pnique in the world. This volume ID
the historic record of that great work
written by an author who from boy.
hood has been a student Of nature and
who has produced many volumes lead.
up to this splendid achievement.
TIE reader of "African Game
Isl will be impressed with the fact
| ht TIE author conceived it from the
! r'nri~g as hook and mt as a series
| fetched articles. 1t is not a mere
| "'smao's narrative of hunting. He
as ren~cduced the environment. the
Wild natives. the half-civili7ea tr'fe
thebrave and progressive niN~no
missionaries, the social and polite
atmosphere of a new country in ~
making. part of which he believes wiz
be a great "white mans countrv
1t is doubtful whether there exists IN
all the literature of hunting and adven
ture such a complete picture-a mar
rative that reproduces country that
is, in its teeming multitudes of wild
creatures, very like a prehistoric con
tinent.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
PREPARING FOR NEW
POSTAL SAVIN0a D0aGDn

~SSA<AAS 0A &ky00 ~ -
Designs OF the new postal savinen
banks bonds have been approved 81
Secretary MacVeagh and by tAs
time the postal banks begin 70 reeeive
deposits the trade win So ready 70
issue the now securities.
Nothing like the time houored d
signs will be found On tn new bod.
An engraving Of Washington = 8 ~
center Of the $20 bond. TAs lsttsiag
Is plain and square, perfectly stsaiokS
and almost severe. All the work y
sharp and clean cut. There y still
enough hne engraving to guard against
counterfsiting.
The old bonds fold very badly, -
the new ones are Of . size which folds
three times and just fts . sa1o d.
posit box. The coupon bonds, with
forty interest coupons attached, are
said to be the smallest governments 90
curity ever issued any where and folds
up to the size of q ten dollar bank
note. The registered bond is to be 9
little larger.
Postal bank bonds will pay two and
half per cent interest and como in
denominations from $50 up. They can
be issued to depositors in the postal
banks or to replace bonds Of the gov.
ernment now outstanding or about to
be issued.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
SHOW
NOW THE |DLEWfn

The aew moving picture show has
peen chrlstened. &c mas been aavea tn
Aaine IuiewelI," wnlcn was suhmit.
ted by Miss Bernice Wright. 70
wnom wiA be awarded the prixe. co.,
slstlng OF q season ticket.
The program at this popular amuse-
ment resort is being changed nightly
and continues to draw good housos
Tonight the moving pictures win N
clude "A solemn Insusuration. .,
"For Her Fathers Aonor,'i uThe
New Partner,' and the .sHuodee
Alarm Clock" The latter is the 9rook.
est comedy roll OF the season and aIoce
IS well worth the price Of aouisnien
The songs will be "Dreaming'' and
- red Wing"
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
DELIVER CATTLE FROM RrI.RY,S
KINGS RIVER RANCH

Sunday Harry Dunn and Randall
Sage delivered 1880 head Of cattle to
Tom Columbet at the Godscheaux
ranch. The stock was gathered from
Riley's Kings river ranch, recently
purchased by Harry Dunn and Clarence
Sage, the new owenrs havinb conclud-
ed to enter the sheep business on an
extensive scale. The stock was driven
in by Joe Rupert, Jack McFarling,
Dan Gihlin, Dolores Baldez, Jack Mel
son, Roy Nelson, Robert Ward, Ray
Armstrong and John Roderigues.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1910-10-04
RETURN FROM TRIP
TO CALIFORNIA Pom 8

Mr.. and Mrs. Phil Diume returned
from San Francisco this afternoon.
Some weeks ago Mrs. Blume was takei
to the Sisters hospital at Reno for
treatment, where she submitted to an
operation. About month aga. acting
on the advice Of the hospital physi-
clans, Nj. biume 1ook tn, patteI on u
trip to California, in order that she
might enjoy enange of climate. Mrs.
Blume returns much improved in
health