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The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
In the Senate.

The Senate passed eleven bills on
third reading. making total OF
thirty-seven final enactments in two
days. Bills passed on third reading
are as follows:
8. B. 29, West-To permit district
Judges to hear cases in chambers at
points other than the places where
the actions are brought.
S. B. Ill. Gove-Exempting steno-
graphers from testifying about conf-
Dental information received by virtue
of their profession.
s. B. 141, Cross-Fixing the time
for taking the school census between
May and February.
S. B. 27s, Hayden-To permit GER
tificates of record Of executive Off
GERS as prima-facie evidence in litiga-
tion.
s. B. a37, Cary-To put county
Judges of all counties except division
B, fourth class. also fifth class coun-
ties. on salary instead Of fee basis.
In fourth class B and the fifth class
counties county judges are paid out
Of the fees.
S. B. 90, Gove-To abolish the me-
cessity of the District Courts seal on
appeal cases.
S. B. 800, O'Connell-To fix the
terms of District Court In the First
judicial district.
H. B. 42s, Irby-To clear tax titles
acquired by the city Of Denver
through delinquent sales. The old
law does not recognize the city and
county of Denver as being one. This
bill cures that defect with respect to
titles from delinquent tax sales.
S. B. 522, Hits. Carringer and
! Stephan-To prevent by making a
felony for anyone to switch appropria-
tions for state institutions to some
other use than that for which they
were specifically made.
S. B. 525, Hits. Carringer and
stephan-To compel county treasur-
ers to make monthly remittances Of
state funds to the state treasurer.
H. B. 1868, Ellison-Repealing the
statute requiring written opinions by
| the supreme Court in affirmed cases.
Observation-Disclosures public officials
to make affidavit as to matters not
appearing of record and making such
affidavits evidence of the facts there
in contained.
Carpenter-Authorizin payment of
actual expenses incurred by coroners
in the investigation of deaths.
Van Tilborg-Concerning the publ
cation of delinquent tax lists.
Napier Requiring third class
| school districts to certify to the coun-
ty commissioners a list of their needs
in order that the school tax levy may
be fixed accordingly.
Napier-Providing for distribution
of money to which various counties
of this state are entitled under the
agricultural appropriation act of Con-
gress of May %, 1908.
Irby-Prescribing more severe pen
alties for the carrying of concealed
weapons.
Cornforth-An act for the protection
of boys under 1s years of age.
assaday-Authorizin and regulat.
ing the practice Of osteopathy and
creating a state board Of osteopathic
examiners.
an-Reclassification Of coun-
ties for the fixing of fees.
Gove-Creating Jury commission
and providing for the appointment OF
a fury commission in counties of tha
first class.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
U3IIl} q, q 5Ya e. !: !: Sake
Nextl

There were couple of dandy fish
liars in the Colonial lobby. We didn't
have time to get their names. ad-
dresses and photographs, but we lin
gered long enough to hear the conver-
sation. The poignant part thereof
was as follows:
How much did your fish weight"
'I didn't have no hay scales with
ME, you NUT. But when l pulled him
out 1t lowered the lake four inches"
Some fish," commented the other,
without the quiver OF an eyelash.
Reminds me of some good sport l
had duck hunting last fall. I fired at
a flock of ducks and gathered up four
quarts of toes."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
An Eye to Business.

A dressmaker had sent her serv-
ont to post letter and was anXiousiy
waiting her return.
"Did you post my letter all rlgh,,
Mary?" she asked as the maid-ot-ai
work returned.
oh, yes. ma'am!" rephed Mary
holding a penny out to her mistress;
What is this for?" again askeu .he
fair employer. Il give 1t 10 you ioi
the stamp"
~ didn't have to use it ma'am. l
mt the letter in the box when nobody
was looking" explained the innocent
Mary-IdeaS.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12

"For two weeks I had to be propped
up in bed and lost so pounds In
weight. I was in terrible condition. in
fact, l came very near dying. AS q
last resort began using Doan's Kid
ney Pills. Since then I have gained
back my lost weight and feel wonder
fully improved"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents .
box. Foster -Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
G EN- ERAC.

A private bank of Wellington. ILL.,,
was dynamited and $4,000 in money
stolen.
Married ten times at the age of six
ty is the record of S. ]. Kellow. of I'm
boden. Ark.
The Ohio State Legislature is facing
a, sweeping grand jury probe of alleged
holding during the present session.
Former United States Senator AL
bert Beard Kittridge of Sioux Falls.
S. D.. died in Hot Springs. Ark, after
a months illness.
Jim Fuzzy Moy. Chinese physician
of Hackensack. n. j.. is under arrest
charged with conspiracy to smuggle
100 Chinese into the United Staes.
Radcliffe College will receive fund
of about $500000 from the estate Of
Francis b. Greene of New Bedford
Mass. who died recently in Italy.
BY a vote of 80 to 3, the Carroll bill,
which legalized six-round bouts pro-
NOTED by incorporated athletic clubs.
was passed in the Senate of Illinois
The national convention of the
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties, meeting in New Orleans last
year, will meet coming August in Co
lumbus.
Two persons at least killed and four
others hurt through the derailment of
Chesapeake & Ohio railway passenger
train No. 3 in the heart of the Blue
Ridge mountains ten miles from Hin
ton, W. Va,
John Poole, wealty farmer living
near Fowler, Ind, confessed to Sheriff
Shackleton that he had killed Joseph
Kemper. his farm hand. chopped up
field near his house.
Pleas of not guilty have been en-
tered by the five members of the Ohio
Legislature indicted for alleged brib-
cry, as well as by the sergeant-at-
arms, who is charged with acting rs
go-between.
A score out of hundred miners in
the Hartford mine of the Republic
Iron and Steel Company, Negaunee.
Mich, were cut off from escape when
the timbering of the mine took fire
and at least seven men are dead.
John j. Mcnamara. secretary of the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers and his
brother, James B. Mcnamara, have
been arraigned before Superior Judge
Walter Bordwell on a charge of muir
der in connection with the explosion
which wrecked the Los Angeles
Times October 1st last and killed
twenty-one men.
Water Commissioner Henry S.
Thompson of New York City repeated
his warning to householders to be eco
nomical in their use of water, saying
that only heavy rains can save Man
haitian and the Bronx from a water
famine.
| Chas. F. Leach, former collector of
customs at Cleveland, has filed suit
against Secretary of the Treasury
Mac veagh for 100000. claiming GER
tain statements in MacVeaghs report
when he was removed from office
were libelous.
| It is quite probable the young wom-
an who took the negotiable bonds
worth s15O,000 from Mrs. S. B. y Ar
mour of Kansas City, will be arrested.
1t depends upon whether she will re-
store $4,000, which she thus far has
refused to give up.
A Colorado student was given pro-
motion by the State University re-
gents of Wisconsin, when John s. Gus.
ter of Rocky Ford. Colorado, who re-
ceived his collegiate education at the
Wisconsin state school, was made as
sistant professor in American history.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Mnnumen, for Mrs. Eddy.

Boston.-Christian Scientists are to
erect one of the most magnificent
monuments in the world over the
grave of Mrs. Mary Baker e. EDDY IN
Mount Auburn cemetery in Cam
bridge. Designs are being prepared
by several competitors.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12

Something for the Hen to Crow ABOUT
When a duck lays an egg she wao'
dies off as if nothing has happened:
When a hen lays an egg there's nj
OF a noise. 49,, a.-
The hen advertises. Hence the ue'
mand for hens eggs instead OF duck 5.
The Live Wire.-The Lariat
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Work on Hartman Gymnasium.

Hampstead, N. Y.-Ground has been
broken here for the new Hartman
Memorial gymnasium which Mrs. E.
H. Hartman and other members of
her family will build for the ST. George
Episcopal church parish house, in
memory OF the late E. H. Hartman.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Mo eoasIp In 1hIs Club.

Middlehope, N. Although they
meet weekly, members of the Wild
Rose club, an organization composed OF
the best-known young women of this
village, are not permitted to gossip. Ex-
pulsion is the penalty for talking about
ones neighbors.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Mixed Metaphor.

Bishop Lawrence of MassachusettS
thinks that as a mixed methaphor
from the pulpit the following can hard-
ly be surpassed.
zone of the country clergy who was
rebuking his flock for their apathy,
declared that but spark of grace re.
NAMED to show that they were at all
alive. Then, in a parenthesis, he add
ed, Lord, water that spark. Human
Life.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
The Future.

I suppose" said the beautiful girl
"you write for the mere love Oh WIZ
ing" ,.,,;, mott
yes" replied the sad looking poe,,
"but | still hope to some oay pe aD ,,
to write for at least 10 cents ''"e
Judge.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12

of serious disease.
Doan's Kidney Pills
should be used per-
sistently until the
backache and other
symptoms disappear.
Mrs. d. X. Jeffers.
Colfax WASH. says:
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Caution.

"Did you ever tell the proprietor Oh
the hotel that the roof over your Iooh'
ieaked?" asked one travelling man.
mo" replied the other. ,s %as
careful not to let him Know IL. ar ~
have charged me extra LOT eAo"s
th.-Washington Star.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Hjoher the More.

Mrs. Bacon see by this paper
that priof to 1925 all womens SHOES
were made without heels :.
Mr.. Bacon-And ! believe u Is
fact that they have been going up e''
er since,-Yonkers Statesman.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
Sunday School Convention.

Greeley, Colo.-Sunday schools of
Weld county will hold convention
here May 18th and 18th and many
delegates will attend.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
The Ballot Box.

The Ballot Box.
The ballot box seems sacred to me.
and 1 never voted without removing
my hat. The men in the voting booths
are always amused at this attitude,
but to me the voting privilege will be
always treated with great respect. A
man should pray as he votes and vote
as he prays-Rev. r. S. Macarthur,
Baptist, New York city.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
KIDNEY cHILLs AND sAckAcHE.

II, when you get wet or take cold.
1t settles on the kidneys" and there
is a shivery, chilly sensation In the
back, it shows kidney weakness which
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
The Point Of View.

II suppose your clerks are all ne
publicans?" a., ,,,o tho
NO" said the merchant, II hire tne
hest men, irrespective of their poll
what a queer way to run a Dusi-
ness," commented the politiclan'-
louisville Courier-Journal.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
A Hardened Specimen.

mo Black Hand letter couia
soh, we'll. you're used to being
dunned.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12

1t is good thing to know where
you are going, and what you are going
there for.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12
DENVER DIRECTORY
pnu InnY Dealer IN all kinds Of MER-
log mailed free. Cor. 10th & Blake. Denver.

SPECIAL ROUND TRIP EXCURSION
FARES
to
CALIFORNIA POINTS AND THE PA.
CIFIC NORTHWEST
= from
MAIN LINE COLORADO POINTS
on the
DENVER & RIO GRANDE RAILROAD
THE Scenic Line of the World"
follows:
5000 to San Francisco, Los Angeles
-and san Diego. Calf. Tickets on
sale May IL, 13, IA. 1911.
&G5.OO to San Francisco. Los Angeles
- and San Diego. Calf. One way
via Portland or Seattle. Tickets
on sale May IL, 13, IA, 30. 80, 81.
1911.
$4,000 to Portland. Ore, Seattle and
Tacoma. Wash. and Victoria and
Vancouver, b. C. Tickets on sale
May 30. 80. 81. 1911.
FINAL RETURN LIMIT JULY II. 1911
Through Electric Lighted Pullman
Observation Sleeping Cars and Electric
Lighted Tourist Sleeping Cars between
Denver and San Francisco, via
RIO GRANDE-WESTERN PACIFIC
For full particulars. reservations, etc,
call on
RIO GRANDE AGENT
address
Frank A. wndlcigh, Gen'l Pnss'r AEt.
Denver, Colo.
The Springfield herald., 1911-05-12

A private bank of Wellington. ILL.,,
was dynamited and $4,000 in money
CT fp1pu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
FILLING THE jury uoy

At Los Angeles there is now being
seen procedure ali too familiar as a
preliminary to the taking OF ,esr.
mony In the Mcnamara trial. No Jury
mas yet been put in the box-iu fact.
practically no progress has been made
In the direction OF filling it Since
last Wednesday veniremen have been
examined az TO their competency ,he,r
past affiliations. their preJudices and
50 on through searching ligt. Hours
have been consumed In argument over
hne legal points az TO the competency
OF the talesInen.
is not The matter in the handg OF
The Judge after ali?" asks the Proyi-
denee journal. which comments Of, ;ae
Beattie case as one In which the or
DERBY and sane method Of alltng the
jury hoE Was strikingly illustrated"
Our contemporary goes on 10 say:
ia not The matter in the hands of
the Judge. after all? IN the .seDga l..
u"naI case recently tried In q country
courthouse Ia Virginia the orderly and
zane method of hIiing the Jury box
~ '''''dbiS 4s@NFkittEQ. The
poTteTh from other parta no,s1 tbat
neither side seemed oispozed 10 ouib.
be. hut whether or not tina, war IN.
disposition, the Judge promptly an.
nouhc+d that there should be no
foolsFy. IT wag learned that INC
statutes Dt the o!c Dominion contain
so'ne b!zarfe restrictions. Thus a
butcher cannot hii IN capital Gaze
pecaHEe such one * supposed 10 he
Injured 10 the spiiIin9 II blood. nor
can one o~n!nI q! emploYed a1 q xrist
mill. lest the food supply ri The com
iHuniiy be Impaired thereby. such
specinc exemptions. bDweyes strange.
produce no obstacles ~ the asse1ntyInp
OF q III Jury. Otherwise thjs virginia
Judge declared tbDi no man should
pc disGuaiin@d because Of h2Wng read
newspaper accounts NJ ,he case. lie
presumed that there mas 30, . man In
al virginia VINO ha1 nor rad and
pondcrcd"
California should have system like
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
Voice Of the People
Sunreme in concord.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch
Slr,--Many thanks Tor The Times
| Dispatch. Your paper has such fine
editorials, such fine pictures OF elegant
! pronounced them gentlemen and gen.
tleinens sons. and the ladies are the
queens of heaven and earth You may
think u strange when tell you. but
| " is the truth, when l WAS handed the
Nows and Observer and saw Mr.. Dab
ney's fine picture Kissed 1t. Among
reili. author OF ''rhe Life Everlasting"
is the most attractive. The notables
are so numerous only mention Hon.
Whitelaw Reid and Andrew Carnegie.
Mr.. Reid. editor OF the New York .Trib-
/ une; Mr.. Carnegie, the boOkmnn OF
america. for he has given away thou
sands of doliSrs' worth of books and
has paid lars nrns OF money to rescue
people. and good, generous man..
The color section has created roars
Oh o. laughter Is modern and up to date.
Is simply grand. Mark Twain would
, iaueh IL he were alive. Virginia
bonded Warehouse" is line. Your pa
per. The Times Dispatch Is grand be-
You'd description. and is the finest news
paper that has come to Concord, y. c.,
IN ten years. My half brother. DR..
James Augustin Brown Scherer. is 4
graduate of Roanoke. Va. He took two
gold medals at that college. He Is
president of Pasadena College. Cali
lorna. anu is author OF four books.
nry and founded the Lutheran church.
Or. Scherer was appointed q delegate
to the Worlds Sunday School ConVen-
i non at Rome, Italy. ~. /. James. my
president and farmer at Laurinburg.
n. G. When God made my brother lie
never left material enough in North
Carolina to make another man as good
as he is. My grandfather Hinton
lanes. was the first graduate OF the
University of North Carolina. Moore's
history of North Carolina" has d.
grandfather. Michael Brown. Of Salis-
pury. n. c.. WAS the merchant prince
In his day. DIR. Rumple's History OF
able mention of my grandfather. L
have been in the hotel business for
M teen years In North Carolina. AT Raj
eish. ~ G.. the Grand National Hotel.
wherc was head clerk. had as it's
guests Governor Brogden. of Wayne
county. n. C.: State Treasurer David
Jenkins. OF Castor; Colonel Hargrove.
Attorney General. of Davidson county,
n. C., and Honest" John Riley, OF Ire
land, Auditor
was clerk at Eagle Hotel, Asheville,
also National Hotel and Mansion Hotel
l. was proprietor of Piedmont Hotel at
Kings Mountain, n. c.. in 1881: in 1889
was proprietor of st. Charles Hotel: in
c. III. Davis and l.. II. james were pro-
prietors OF the Davis Hotel. at States
Vile, y C. While proprietor and clerk
newspaper editor a dollar nor a rail-
road man dollar
Among Nirginia's gifted sons arc
George Washington. Thomas Jefferson.
l'atrick Henry and John w. Daniel the
Lame Lion of tho Southern Confed-
eracy." These heroes have left names
mat VIII forever echo down the cor
ridors OF time, and names that shine
like 10000 dazzlcments of sunsets and
sun rises.
Thanking you again for The Times
Dispatch. ] remain. yours truly.
LOWERED B. JAMES.
Concord y {,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
Comments DIR. James Power smith.

70 the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--ln regard TO the action OF the
members of Lee Camp of Confederate
Veterans concerning Rev. Jumcs Power
smiths protest against tho errors pro-
mnigated by Miss Mary Johnatons
novel THE Long Roll" we beg 10 say
that generosity TO the living should not
make us forget our indebtedness TO
the sacred dead.
1t seems strange. indeed. that our
noble defenders should need protec-
powerful than the sword, and, too.
welded by one born III the land for
which they gave their lives. Since
such is the case, however. we are
thankful that at least two cx-Confed-
crates remain able and willing to
champion their cause.
The beautiful spirit animating DR.
smiths lcttcr-so evidently that OF a
chivalrous, Christian gentleman. acting
from strong and high sense OF duty
gives additional force TO every word
mat II contains. We hope that 1t may
be as WILDLY read az the novel Itself:
IN other words. that the antidote may
follow the poison; and that such may
nc the case. would respectfully suggest
resentativc papers In every city In the
Union; and, too. in London, where Miss
Johnston's books are on sale, and
where General Iackson--as illustrated
IN the statue III our Capitol Squarc-is
rcvered
After the appearance of Louis
Rand Richmond woman occupying
"a public position received letter from
2 stranger saying. Can II be possible
that Thomas Jefferson was caoablc OF
The base motives attributed to him by
Miss Johnston?"
We have always regretted so called
historical novels" and consider them
particularly injurious to the young, in
whose minds they are apt to produce
q hopeless confusion OF facts and fic-
ZION. When, however. an author puts
into the mouth OF a great man scnti-
inents unworthy of him and of which
he is innocent 1t is time to call a halt.
A CHERISHER OF VIRGINIA'S
INDUSTRIOUS DEAD.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
WY TIE, rL,NIIEn.

Tue defeat Of Napoleon at Waterloo
VAS merely due to AN oversight. Rob
crt e, Ice and Stoncwall Jackson
fought the battle Of Trenton i'll the
Revolutionary War. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
was a prophet noted for his foresec-
ings.' Mason and Dixom's line divides
the states Of Maryland ana Georgia
These were some u the cxtraordi-
mary historical revelations made in
the entrance examination papers Of
many young men who were recently
nominated FOR cadctships in the United
states Military Academy al West Point
by Senators and Representatives from
the several States OF the Union.
Excerpts from the entrance examine
tion papers referred TO form one OF tine
most readable parts of the annual re-
port Of slajoy-Gonera Thomas H. Bar
~, the superintendent Of the Acad-
ems lie is Of opnion that due care
Is not shown In the selection. OF can
didates for the cadctshps. As a cor
oilary no says thai tho methods OF
instruction prevailing in the schools
If the country are unsatisfactory.
General Barry cites questions that
were put TO candidates in the exami-
nation OF July 3, 1911, those answering
them being required ito exhibit fair
knowledge OF tho names of the most
prominen, English ana American au-
thors ana Of the names Of their prin-
c!pal works"
y question about Rober, Burns was
asked, involving reasonable know
ledse'pf his iie ana works. here are
the answers from ,he original papers.
Robert Burns was ana KnYiish ne
vas born ia England and parents
""re very poor All during Roberts
eariy cn!!t mood he showed uaat he was
very bright lie is considered one Of
tie sFeqtcst English iiis poems sound
diucrrni from that OF the other poets
The sound much more smoother.
Burns carly education was OBTAIN
tATo mother and a poor school. To
"HIch ne could attend only few
months q year
A. Burns grew in man hood he feel
~ WIN eonpanions Tho results were
ne became drunken
Barns was Of scotch descent, HIS
people were poor ana ignorant His
OPPORTUNITIES were not good but he
was determine The puet!caI blood
seemed TO have run through his ye,ns
lie i;new the peasant NE wei and &,
influenced mis- works of later wears
80 poet has cvern been able too sur
( pass him i'm tlestrlbiu,, ,fe ,,s.....,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
FAITHFUL AND TRUE.

lie died in Lynchburg. where lie had
spent his life in service and fidelity,
ana this Is what was said of him in
the Lymchburg News:
Having reached the ripe old age of
fourteen years, Major said to be ono
of the best known dogs in tile city.
passed into the happy hunting grounds
at the home of his master 4OS Polk
street. yesterday morning. Old age
was the cause of Majors death. and
in his passing his owner finds the
source of deep regret Tor Major was
friendly, kindly dispositioned and had
given noble service on the door mat
of his masters home. guarding the
premises with keen sense of duty.
ever wakcful while others slept. In
the estimation of his master, tho joys
of dog heaven. even though this place
be only an eternal rest. are justly
Majors A."
II is Il sad commentary on humanity
that this dog probably served better
in this world than many men have.
Men have lived and died who did not
do as much In their lives as Major"
did In his. who did not have anything
like his honesty and devotion to duty.
There are few bad dogs, but bad men
are many.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-18
lhat or virglnIa. vhlch win enable in

that of Virginia. which will enable in
teliisent men to serve on juries. sub
Ject TO ordinary nrnceutions against
bias In conflict with what may turn
out to be the evidence. Exceptions
obviously involving miscarriage Of
Justice should be allowed by the Court.
but not so in the case of mere techni-
cal bubbles. The contention that be-
cause man has read a newspaper he
Is disqualified from serving on Jury
Is unsenable. 1t is equivalent TO ar
arming that illiteracy Is the hand
maiden of Justice. that education and
enlightenment must be barred from
the courtroom.
1t seems to us that tie matter 80
In the hands of tho judge. The trou-
bic is that so many of the judges do
not wish to take the chances of being
reversed. and Hereford do not assert
themselves In trials. a fearless and
able judge like Judge Watson does not
hesitate to see to 1t that the ends of
justice shall not be impaired by un-
necessary delay and trivial technicali-
~. There % many places In
this land ) tuat would like
mighty wen borrow Judge Watson.