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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
A ouestlon OF "wIyes.,

Last summer. 1t may be recalled.
some seventy-hve French Deputies
and Senators made up a party to visit
Scandinavia, in o vessel chartered for
the purpose, accompanied by their
wives and daughters. 1t was during
&ceap's defeat took place, which would
not probably have occurred had they
been attending to their Legislative
duties. The party visited Stockholm.
Copenhagen and Christtania, being
welcomed everywhere with Official
honors Inc received at court. It now
turns out that the most fascinating OF
all the wives of the Gallo Legislators.
the lady. In one word, who was the
object of the most attention on the
part of the Queens of Sweden. of Dem
Legitimate spouse of the parliamentary
Deputy with whom she was travelling.
The real wife. who is an invalid, had
been left at home in u small pro-
vincial town, and it was only by mere
chance that she learned of the man
sner in which she had been s~upplanted.
She has now instituted proceedings
for a divorce against her frivolous
husband, citing Ii latter's jaunt to
subpoenaing several of his fellow
Deputies and their wives to testify.
The matter has given rise to no end
of q scandal, and will doubtless rem
der foreign ROYALTIES more careful in
future about welcoming to their courts
foreign parliamentary delegations. un-
III the woInen accompanying the depu-
tation have been officially vouched for
as the lawful wives of the legislators
,(Copyright, 1910. by the Brentwood
5fHFrt HZ---
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with these questions, and almost init
mates a lack of Interest on opr part
in this great struggle. The Herald,
however, was preaching and advocat-
ing the cause OF temperance before he
was born. It's present editor a taken
part in every local option struggle IN
the communities where ne mas nVea.
tTwo OF it's associate editors WERE, dur
ing their relation to the Herald, at
various times, presidents of the Anti
saloon League. The files of the paper
will show that for many years 1t has
uttered no uncertain sound on this
question. Mr.. Barbour Is an excellent
man, who. however, has the mistaken
notion that moderation and conserva-
t;sm are marks OF weakness.
K. ii. PITT.
Richmond. january 10. 1910.
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Poultrymen are again urged to
stamp the date on their news!aId eggs.
Some of them will adopt The proposal
about the time that women begin
wearing their birthday dates on their
sleeves,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
Lord Wnlsinsham,a collection.

Although as a general rule The in
reference OF outsiders in a family
quarrel Is impolitic in the extreme. vet
Smithsonian institution al Washing
ton, In the London Times, Champion
Ing the cause of Lord WaIsingbam
Sir Edwin Ray Lancaster, of
tne National Natural History Museum.
~n0nsiderable Satisfaction by the pubIis
NJ large,l by the English great world
ana by most OF the scientists insthe
United Kingdom and Oh the CONT
nehs. LORD Malsingfamt is very popu-
the reverse. and when August B1sck
declares in print that Lord Walsing-
nuns collection of L%epidoptera is the
!arsest and most valuable of its kind
n ~ fx.stelce an opinion Endorsed by
reputation as Dir. Harrison Gray Dyar
OF the Smithsonian Institution, and nv
Mtliialn S.ehaus. and in which the
leading scientists of the Continent Of
inclined to question the knowledge
and the motives of Professor L.anke s-
Yer, VINO Objects to the Natural His
Tory Nluseum accepting Lord Walsing-
tiuil > connection as a Eift on the plea
that the cost of its maintenance for
value. uc
Lord Walsinglam's offer of the col
iecllon. 70 the formations of which he
mas devoted an immense amount Of
money, trouble, experience and knoyFl-
edge, assisted at a c~onsiderable en-
pense to himself by some of the lead
Ing experts of Europe in the matter.
was accompanied by the otrer OF his
Wonderful library of every known
work on entomology. collected at an
enormous cost. That the Natural His,
tory. Museum in London should permit
Professor Lark cster's cranky obicc-
ilons 10 cause it to hesitate about
the acceptance OF such gifts. appears
lnconceivablc. Lord Waisingham GER
la1nly knows much more about Lepi-
d.optera than the professor. Indeed. it
IS explained that no man in the British
Empire. and possibly no one in the
entire world, knows quite as much
about moths. beetles, butterflies and
insects generally. us this learned and
useful peer. who has long been the
president of the ROYAL chronological
Society OF Great Britain.
Sil> Worm In AIricn.
How public spirited Lord WalsinE-
ham Is is shown by the fact that since
lao7 he has been giving much time.
trouble and money tn tho investigation
OF the silk-producine caterpillar of Nj
seria, Uganda, the T~ransvaal and other
parts of Africa. with tho object of as
,Gertaining whether II would not be
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

In the fact that Tammany Is down,
Mayor Gaynor sees no legitimate reu-
son why he should not administer to
II a few more healthy swats from time
time .s{5
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The beginning OF n new and stronger
agitation for q real primary law which
is destined never to subside In Nir-
Einia until 1t Is fully satisfied.
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Abingdon, January Z. 1910.
some Light on the Lynching of Hurley.

Some Lfsnt on tHc AyHcHAhS " ieobAsss
Editor of The Timse-Dlspatch:
Sir.r-Since column after column Of
your valuable paper have been filled
lynching. I am sure yon can give
a for u few words In defense Of
the county In which the horrible crime
was committed.
The writer wishes it understood
that he is opposed TO mob-lhw. The
In connection with the lynching would
send the blood tingling through the
veins of any ono who listened. IT is
TOO brutal to think of IL one could
keep from It. 1t has been committed:
a stain Of disgrace has been placed
erased. But while it was being COM
mitted. the fourteen m~ountaineers who
did It. had u good excuse, While they
violated the civil laws of Virginia.
The trouble arose from the Little
trial. Pennington vas Little's friend.
Baker was an e~nemy-headed the mob
that went to Lebanon to lynch him.
And when the news reached the Hur-
lev mountaineers that Governor Swan
son had given Little n respite, the
friends of the Meadows-Justice family
We're angered very much, and thought
It meant q new trial: When Sam
"a r;sfn and r Menr gaI p%eq mime %ar met d,, on
with whiskey,. and Pennington taunt-
ed Baker-with words of praise For
Howard Little. A few words we're
passed. and Pennington shot Baker
dead at the feet of his wife and two
children;. then shot and wounded his
The fourteen relatives that banded
together and committed the second
crime have this for an excuse: They
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Careful computation indicates that
by next Saturday, January ID, the num-
her OF outstanding good resolutions in
Virginia VIII be reduced to IN per
cent, of the January | quota.
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FEDERAL AID IN HECLAIM1NG
SNrAMPS.

-Alp IN NEISksANVlsNl E
SNAMPS.
Conservation will be the text OF
President Taft's text message. AS
soon as the members OF Congress have
digested the abstruse morsels con-
tanned in his last dissertation, they
will have an opportunity of reading
from rats pen. how far the
Roosevelt policies Of conservation sur
vive among those who know not JOS
eph in the person OF Pinchot. Among
other things, according to the Wash
ington dispatch quoted by a CORE
spondent In this issue. the President
will that the government
expend sSO,000.oo0 In the reclamation
OF arid and swamp lands.
If this proposition is seriously con-
sidered, n If national support Of
Widespread reclamation becomes a
fixed policy, the South has at least
TWO reasons for believing It should
share in the Federal bounty. Mr..
Taft, it will. be recalled, has %frequent-
ly insisted that he considered the
South an integral part OF the nation,
the interests of which should be guard
cd as closely as those of other sec
tons. His support OF Southern con-
seryation would be practical proof of
his sincerity in these afirmations.
The great possibilities Of reclamation
In this section offer q. second reason
why the South should have Its part.
We have unimproyed lands here as
well as The West. We have thousands
of acres practically desert that may
be us easily transformed as the arid
steppes of Utah. According to reliable
statistics, there are to-day $4,000
square miles of swamp II overtiowed
tlands-enough. in fact. to make two
States as large rs Virginia. While
only 600 square miles OF this terri
tory is in Virginia, and while Ala
bama, for instance, can claim only o.
$40, North Carolina has A.130 and
other States are between these ex-
tremes. This land is rich. Its pro-
d~uctiveness.' says the Federal Depart
ment of Agriculture, lis unexcelled."
Added to the present lands of the
South, it would Increase our natural
wealth almost beyond belief.
OF course, the necessity for national
reclamation on a large scale has not
yet come. Throughout the South
there are rich lands not yet under cul-
tivation. and others abandoned, which
wait only the pillow to yield a COM
petence, If not a small fortune, to the
c%u]tivator. Our margin OF cultivation
has not yet been reached. Bit when
this limit is at hand. and when recla-
can be taken III. on a full ma
tional plan. benefiting not only pri-
yate individuals of q comrnunity, but
the entire nation. the South should
assuredly fare With the West.
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1913 w. NJ. IINININIEY 7.
Grundy, December Oh.

little vas granted only q resplte OF
thirty days, on the representation OF
his attorneys that his witnesses were
intimidated and on the further claim
that het had been convicted because
of previous bad reputation, with no
other evidence than circumstantial.-.
Editor Times-Dlspatch.1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

The percentage Of idleness'' is said
to be decreasing in New York State,
Somebody must haye given q million
to GUST tho hookwprn.,i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. didn't come to q
head till Cook-Peary was gone. The
public, certainly feels grateful to. the
controversies for preserving such q
neat and orderly sequence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

A West Virginia contemporary asks:
Does it cost the moro to build u bat
tleship or TO keep 1t in repa4.. EN-
actly. Aud is it true that two can
live as c1eaply as one?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

So far we have been unable to es-
tablish any connection between the
cold snap and the firing now being SO
steadily indulged in at Washington.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Tile one truly gratifying feature of
the ruckus is that 1t is humping along
without swelling the membership of
the Anunias Society any.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
Jobu n. JsOcIxe fcIter's WcnIth,

NAfflAf r 1919 A------- y ..ERyR y
John ID. ItocIxe fclicr's WcnIth.
4. Ia j. ID. Rockefeller worth more
than the whole United States Of Amer
jcaY Could ho buy the United Suites
lie 1t were for sale?
2. ] believe there lis mineral in u
certain mountain of my fathers. What
would IL cost to have II tested?. Where
would I write?
g.. Who is tho richest woman IN tho
READER
1. Certainly not, Mr.. Rockefeller's
holdings are %vnriously estimated at
from 500 ,000,O00 to $500, 100000, not a
tithc of the estimated wealth of this
country
2. Write to the State Geologic Sur
vey. University. OF Virginia. Charlottes-
s.. Mrs. u. w. Hartman.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Dixie" has lately gotten a lot OF
drst-rate advertising which it didn't
need.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
southern swamp Lands.

Editor OF The Times-Dispatch.
Sir.-l have just read in q Western
daily paper = Washington special
dated anuary 4, as follows:
SIN the special message on conser-
walton which President Taft Will soon
send to Congress a loan of S3p,p00,0oo
TO complete present reclamation pro-
jects will be suggested.
..Western Senator'S who have visited
the President the last few days nave
been given to understand that such
a loan will be recommended. IT would
probably be floated as short term
bonds or certificates OF indebtedness,
As your good paper IS SO much
Interested Gas am u in the develops
ment OF the South, cant o start a
p~ropaganda for a similar appropriatlon
Tor draining the swamp lands OF the
south? Why in the name OF Justice
should we be taxed to put water upon
the arid lands of the West for the
benefit of practically foreign imml-
grants. while we are getting no huch
appropriation to drain the swamp
lands OF the South, which would be for
the benefit of Americans more than Tor
foreigners?
When these lands are properly drain,
ed they are OF magnificent lerllilly ana
ready to be cultivated.
believe IL the Southern Senator'S
and Congressinen would stand together
and lust simply serve notice that no
such appropriation for tho West should
he gotten through until similar care
was taken of the South, that our in
would be properly looked after,
M. L. W.
Abjnrann January 7. 1910.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Boston chooses a Mayor to-day, afte,
the hottest campaign In years, Here's
hoping, Mr.. StprroW.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Joseph Cannon's days r certainly
numbered, but nobody yet knows what
the number Is.
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8. Mrs. Z. w. Hartman.
General Lafayette.

General
Please inform ME IL General Lafay-
cite had any children when he came
to America for the first time. II 80.
how many?t Also his wifc'sC name and
his wife's age. X. w. j.
lafayette had no children ut the
time he calne to America. His son was
born In 1879. We will give you tho
name OF his wife as soon as we can
ascertain IT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Ten Drunk In Great Britain.
Could you tell me about how much
tea Is drunk per annum In Great Brit
ain and Ireland7 INTERESTED.
The only way to ascertain this Will
be from the Imports. During 1908
323,469.333 pounds of tea were re-
ceived at the British custom houses.
Probably four-ffths of this was con-
surned within the year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Taken out your conservation policy
yet?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
ROYAL DUKE AND
ACTRESS WIFI
Of Germany Refuses to
Meet Rider Of Sake
lIciningcn.
QUESTION OF BUGS!
Sir Edwin Ray Lancaster Casts
Slttrs at Lord Walsingham's
Famous Collection.

INK LA MARGUIsE DE F0N1ENOY.
-sMPEROR WILLIAMS absence from
- the wedding of the reigning
Grand Duke of Sake eimar to
49, Princess Garcia OF Saxe-Meinin-
gen. on Wednesday last, attracted no
macy of the grand duke With borh
the Kaiser and the Kaiserin, who in
deed may be said to have brought
about tho match. The absence of the
liam should have been represented at
the ceremony by one of his minor
court officials, Baron Won Lyncker. is
to the Ill Will which sub
siats between he old Duke OF Mein-
ingen and the Emperor. The duke is
the only one of the now reiyning SOW
ereigns of Germany who has eve
visited the Kaiser since he latter's
accession to the throne, twenty-five
years ago. and who has receiv-
ed any visit from him. In fact. during
all that time they have never met.
There are q number of causes OF
difference between the Emperor and
the duke, some of them arising from
the ~latter's morganatic marriage to
the former actress, Helen Franz. now
baroness Heldburg. whose presence at
the court of Meiningen has given rise
TO all sorts of contretempS, and whose
association with the luke in his tray-
els has rendered 1t difficult for the
German ENJOYS abroad and for the
rulers OF the foreign countries which
he visited, to accord TO him the Gus
tomary honors and attentions.
Princess Garcia is a daughter of
Prince Frederick. the fourth son or
the Duke of Melningen, by Adelaide.
Princess of Lippe. sister OF the reign
Ing Prince of Lippe. Prince Frederick
Is destined eventually to succeed to his
fathers throne; for his eldest brother.
BERNARD. has no son by his marriage
to Princess Charlotte of Prussia. the
eldest sister OF the Kaiser, while tho
second son, Prince Ernest. Is married
morganatica!ly to the daughter of
professor Jensen. Of the University Of
Munich; who. was created Baroness
Saalfeid on the occasion OF her we'd
ding. 1t was expected dt one mo-
ment that the wedding of the grand
duke would take place in his own capt.
tai OF Weilnar. where, indeed. his first
marriage had been solemnized. ana
at which the Emperor and Empress
were the chief guests. Eut the old
iyuke OF SaXe-Meiningen Insisted that
his granddaughter should be married
at Neiningen. and that being the case
" was q foregone conclusion In court
circles that neither the Kaiser nor his
Gonsort would attend.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

L1agmcn on Norfolk ana Western.
70 whom should ! apply for position
as fagman or brakeman OF the Nor
folk and Western Rallroade -. r. +.
Write to the superintendent of
II TRANSFORMATION OF Norfolk and Western
Railroad, Roanoke. Wa.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

The administration has got q severe
pain In it's Interior Department.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

HalIcy's Comet.
mis- office has no further copies Of
the Chart showing the whereabouts or
Hnl1eyts comet. f4&s tt
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

says buy a bottle of Gowan's
Preparation and be prepared tor
Group. colds, pneumonia, coughs
and sore throat. SGoWan'ss pre-
vents and cpres by destroying
Inflammation and congestion.
External ndpepetrating. Sl,oQ;,
SOC. 25c. A1ltdruggists.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

william Collier.
Please tell mo whether William Col
licr is soon to appear in a new play.
x. Y. u.
Collier is booked to open in New
York with 'fThe Lucky Star" on jan
uary II. The new play is by Anne
Flexner.
-
n the supreme Court dissolves the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

American TobaGeo Germany. what e.
stockholders? INTEREiSTIID.
decided. the effect on the stoclsiiolders
cannot he positively stated, 1t lis safe
to say, however, that the stockl,olders
VIII lose nothing by such q dissolu-
Soaking Railroad Tics.
title which stated that some railroad
companies soakcd their ties In oil be-
fore placing them In position. Could
you tell me how much oil ~ required
for each tie? READER.
We. are Informed that each tie Will
take UP about three gallons OF oil.
Boiler Explosions and Fatalities.
How many boiler explosions are
there per annum In the United States?
SUBSCRIBER.
The figures for 1908 have not yet
explosions. with fatalities numbering
4'1'hc Gospel Onk.o
Can you tell me something about the
old gospel oak tree In Eng
land2 READER,
/. We suppose YOU refer to the famous
Old oak at Polstead, Suffolk, England.
ITO VIM IAN tIiuitiiIl ltuS5 ~, STeitHt-
ed the Christian missionaries during
their first years In Britain. Under 1T
These monks are said to hIye first
preached to the heather 5axons. The
old oak is now one of the largest trees
in England, having a girth Of SO feet.
1t Is said to be 1000 years old.
Womnn's SuTrnEc In Austrin.
Please give me any Information at
your disposal regarding woman's suff-
In Austria. II seerns to me /
have seen somewhere that Austrian
women could vote. READER.
So far as our Information goes, Aus
trian voted for the. hrst tiime
a few weeks ago. Under II law OF Par
Lament, single WDmen and Widows
holding property In the Province Vo-
rarlbfrg were allowed to vote for
members of Parliament.
Tea Drunk In Great Britain.
Gould you tell me about how much
tea ia drupk ner Huuunl In (,rant Britt.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

The men who lynched Henry Pen
ningtoE should suffer for their crime.
and when a jury finds them guilty the
Governor should not interfere. There
Is almost as much Justice In mo law
as there is in the Governor interfer-
have carefully weighed the evidence
and tlSedatlle punishment and8the date
of Its tnaiction. when he has not even
the evidence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

Hest Dictionary.
Which IS considered the best dictlon-
ary OF the three following: The stand
c1d.f Webster's 1nt%ernatlonal or the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11

The Century is the most exhaustive
of The three, and contains words which
are not found In the others. Fol gem
eral use. however, we personally pre-
fer the Standard. 1t is up-to-date. ac-
curate and authoritative. AL are good.
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NhrG~ l1ntaEsISy Dienntth
pAILY-wEEgL S--suNDAs.

BY inc -Dispateh Carrier Delivery Service in
Richmond land %auburbd, Manchester and Peters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-01
PARTY LINES ARE DOWN
Otto Barnard Sizes Up the Political
Situation.

New York, Feb. lotto T. Ban
nard, the defeated Republican can
didate for the New York mayoralty
in the last election and now mention
ed prominently as a candidate for
governor to succeed Charles E.
Hughes, has just presented a report
on party conditions to the Republican
county committee here. AS head of
special committee of seven which
has been considering the situation,
he says in part:
Party conditions are peculiar
throughout the country. In the west
it is a question whether the party in
many states is with the state idol,
quite regardless of his politics. A
condition of personal leadership has
developed regardless of party lines.
There are no great issues dividing
the parties. With a big issue, like
slavery, tariff or sound money, men
will stand together on party lines,
but with no burning issue, these lines
are down and we must face new con-
ditions.
1.-THE great issue today is the cost
of living, but that cannot be made a
party issue. We have simply descend
ed to personal politics and have open
ed the field for personal prejudices
and favoritism. The parties are al
most blended on issues
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-01
SURVEY OF AFRICA.
The First One by Men of Science Has
Been Completed.

Washington, Feb. IA magnetic
survey of Africa. the first that men Of
science have been able to drive
through the jungle and over the noun
tain trails to the heart of the dark
continent. has been partially finished.
Explorer-scientists sent out by the
Carnegie institute of Washington,
backed by the wealth of its founder,
during 1909 carried the advance guard
of a modern civilization from Cape
Town to the head waters of the. Nile,
Lake Victoria. Nyanza.
Two men picked their way, some
times on foot and sometimes in OK
carts, through Rhodesia, Portuguese
East Africa German East Africa,
Uganda and the British East African
protectorate.
Dr. ]. C. Beattie director of the de-
partment of physicians in the South
African college at Cape Town, and
Prof. ]. T. Morrison. director of the
department Of physics in Victor col
lege, did the work under the direction
of DIR. L. A. Bauer, head of the de-
partment of terrestrial magnetism of
the Carnegie institute.
The work began in November. 1908.
Beattie started from Cape Town in
an OK cart and accompanied by train
of natives, made a survey through
German Southwest Africa to Wind
hook, about 500 miles away. In the
meantime Morrison was sailing up the
west coast and landed at Swakop-
mund, German Southwest Africa,
where he Joined Beattie. Thence they
continued their work, completing it
Nov. 10, 1909. Their full report has
not yet reached the institute.