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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
IS ALL RIGHT Ar TIMES.

The deadlock a Albany has not Yet
(. been broken. Mr.. Shepard has retired
from the race for United STATES sen
ator. but Mr.. Sheahan h7lds on. ii il
3 SAID that he Will also retire from the
p race If the Democratic caucus Of lie
New York Legislature which placed
him In the field, SHALT nominate an
ether, candidate 10 take his place IN
announcing his retirement from the
contest, Mr.. Shepard wrote d long
lettegzto Dear Brother Hare setting
Sasrth skis reasons for giving up the
fight. declaring that the caucus held
in Albany in January, Which romi-
mated Mr.. Shechan FOR Senator, Was
sheerly device BY which the minori- !.
should rule the majority" and that
under the discipline Of Tam.n4ny HAN
their votes had been M, into ttust
and were to be cast By one yoting
trustee" the same being sir. Murphy
3 the head Of the 1aminany Hall organi-
cation. who is by the way. not a inenl.
Der of the Legislature
85 In the course Of his letter Mr Shen.
4 ara reflected severely npon the ~
ranny Of Taminnny Hall ana with an
expression of regret for tile threatened
& life OF the Democratic party IN Naw
York state. wlicn seemed almos,
unctuous III lis quality with thanks
TO the minority and warnest congrbtlj
1ations for IFS seldsh labor in his be-
half, which he';nterpseted naturally ID
AZ he in behalf OF the Iyartt M hn>,-.d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
HOW IT WAS DONE ~ ,aa.

INC Boston Herald is printing a sun
n!ement to it's Sunday cdition--the
Boston SUNDAY Herald OF the war per-
iod, III facsimile. ! carries the mind
back to a most interesting time in the
history Of this country. The last
number Of this old time paper. bearing
GATE March l, 1863 contained twenty
cight columns filed with most interest
ing matter, much of it about tho pro-
eress OF the war. and only two columns
ni II filed with advertisements OF n
modest and effective sort The tele-
graphic dispatches did not ill more
thah half column, but the news"
was directly pertinent to the times
There were no sensations" in Ii. very
little undertaking. four columns OF
excellent editorial matter and d sufiici-
cni Quantity Of good reading
one OF tho items printed in this pa-
per, filling six lines and bearing a
Washington date, covered tho gisi OF
"a letter written by ihc Secretary Of
War in answer TO n resolution Of tie
House, and showed that there had
been paid for transportation since
the Rebellion TO railroads between
Washington and New york $1,000. 600. .
I THAT Is the whole story and it carries
With 1t It's lesson; but If anything Of
ne sort should he printed now In the
Boston Herald OF this day il would lie
regarded as worth at least a column or
| space with intermina Bile reflections ana
conclusions 20 suit the supposed temper
Of the people.
Only few weeks ago, when pon
Seitz, OF tho New York World was In
Richmond, he was talking in an intcl-
tliscnt manner about tho way in which
great events were formerly handled hv
the newspapers. and one Of the profes :
sors Al Harvard University has re-
Gently written q book about "rhc Cor
sican,' the same being Napoleon. in
which the things the great Emperor
Of the French said iii but II small
space Napoleon. as we believe was
ono Of he greatest men that ever
lived. vel when This Harvard Profcs-
sor began To hunt down the things he
lad actually said ia foiInd that they
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
CAN'T CLOSE TVS nn,,,,


Si noer the Act of Assembly OF March
Us. 1910. the state Corporation COM
& g. iias authoritE, upon proper APP
= AAeI'sa llton. 70 close or discontinue at
4 5 Ahs trne any private dock or wharf
I an '7aol' eeeted with a public use or case
i i1i'l lls. me Act does not say that the
ST >'oit.iillisslon snail. but that it may. ana
4 Al Al inc exercise Of its discretion the
Il SION mas decided that the City
Il 800 - 'iis properly OF the bond :
IL Ss,-o's'l' u the IrtsG ShipbuildinG
L i5Ss'.itp'1aiS' snail not be closed. 1t is a
s He s = vaiua nle piece OF property. more
4 ,'a1ioie 10 the city and it's commercial
fi3s'4re'!7 man 1T Is to the bondholdcrs;
& -, ! eiieti Helrs and assigns. IT covers
4 = . uis lance OF eleven city blocks, run :
- ~ rom SeNenteenth street to Twcn-
s - 49, olree'' ana could be made
III - Seis great value TO the business
/ ~ ~ ino 'u!S'rlai life Of the community.
Inc property is now in fearful
$500 oii 81 heglect, being OF compar-
- ' ttt'ie use 70 me city It's own
VIZ NOT develop It, and 1t is worse
~ ~"AiN''N 1911
- " saia we oeheve, that it
- useu' because steamer from
aaily arrival at the
49, i"se year I'VE hundred yes
= o'ic so o' ana ana another, arrived at
$3.50, oooA' out July developed ii
eeS0iii'iouate heet or ships TO
49, e1''a OF Inc town. The pres
~ 80 - ne properly nave asked
/. - 70 close the dock. SO that
- !. up and DISPOSE OF the
= se''ahR II as sites for
-, - 'ls eseaoi'shmehts' which
~, =. = greatly 70 INC bust
: I ''i' q 'hc Sly me Cor
Y - : eAon commission VIII not permit
'.' - - uoie' sho as nc Commission
as -. - ~" e 81 70 colnPei Inc owners TO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

thrcc american writers WHO arc 80
:ypicaily American that tloy could not
have been born anywhere else a,,,,
VINO cypress all that is best III Amer
lcan ideas.'' lie would select t'runklin,
Emerson and Abraham Lincoln.
Another very striking thing said
by pr. Aiabie was:
In literature In An,crlca ,hn,c H., u
becn few voices which have had carry
me powcr across tho continent, C;rr,,
truths arc brought oriy from suffer
ing. divine suffering tt,at lnspircs an
artist TO his creates. .yrwll Amari,,
Las not Vet received ~; buifctipy ira /
would lave creai*o this nationa.
suffering. Anguish Of ,hc SOU viii
rless out expression Witch nothin2
else could eyer touch"
In such u statement rs this. Dr.
Mabic very rightly looks on tho Amer
iean nation as The product OF the cru
ciblc Of tho War for Southern Inde-
pcndcnce The colonies were born in
the Revolution. but, as he himself puts
IT, INC American nation camc out of
The Civil War" Untii that time there
was no real nationalisn ana all the
$500 - = 'Sioi = htdl WIS local ana
sectional
Various writers WHO have done
great things for their community are
thus listed by Dr. Alabie: Cable FOR
New Orleans, Harris for Georgia.:
James Lane Allen for Kentucky. Ellen
Glasgow for Virginia. Mrs. DeLand and
pr. Weir Mitchell for Pennsylvania
Sarah Orne Jewett and Mary Wilkins
for New England. Howells and Mat
thews for New York, Norris for the
West. Mark Twain for the Mississippi
and Bret Harte for the Pacific slope.
Great plays, plays close to the rug
ged heart Of this country, arc being
written, and while they lack in per-
spectivc they are strong on vivid
flashes of realism Or. AInblc asserts
with great truth. Certain plays,
cast from their origin for prescnta.
ton. are much more expressive, of The
American passion for nature and lib
crtS' than any other form OF action
horetofore produced in this country.
For instance. such plays as William
Vaughan Moody's Great Divide ..rhe
Lion and the Mouse" Ned Sheldon's
Salvation Nell" and others go closer
to the heart of certain phases of Amer
lean life and feeling than thousands OF
novels and essays.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
LOIsIAIER HOLDS oNs

'oit ~ ue 10 represent
- ~ oii''ed states senate.
,''' i ''e' YESTERDAY
- - 'i''il ms auaiiiica-
-" ~ 70 ehh'ic nm TO a
cr,tic ~ - ~ fie'eh Demo
~ from me south,
49, ai'u cish'een Democratic
- ''a'''orS' sixteen OF them from tho
80 q aiiis' nm. Both Of the
III, N'ieinia Voleo against
r,,,
., ia ,,r, .'i''o'' . : ia 'eai
r,o., '''e ne
~ - ''an' business
contest VIII eA-
IN. nere Is no ooupt
+ o.,, were cast LOT
TN, $500 i.e : 'Sia '"re' ana d
oa,,... : % '''at hoaH re-
aan,aa 800 io' nm ne
IN ,,s o,, ,.,,,e
&c va crime
,, 'ieo'iS iastehed
'''''' 'e Wo''ll
!, ~ ,,t, ~ - iS ' 'ure
MA ,aa, a,,, ~ ''e'i' Notes
i. r,ai, ~
reason hor,, - y"
rotai, a., s'iu no
sona, ''o'eS
,,,, suii'S as
ra,a ny ~
,,,o ~ ~ 'he sen
!, 81 "oiora pie
RI
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
could all be included within q

could all be included within very
small volume
Look at the Colonel; look at Ma
poleon, Volumes upon volumes. and
yet again volumes about the one. ana
a poor little lean book about the other.
Both great men in their own cstiina-
tlon, but one cowboy and tho other
a king, The old way. it seems to us.
was q better way than the new. The
history of the creation Of the earth
and all that it contains Is told In one
chapter filling not more than Il column
OF the ordinary newspaper. while tho
story of the making OF tho Colonel
could not be accommodated in less than
y iive-foot shelf Of fat volumes print
ed, with abundant illustra tons. in
small type.
There We're no Interstate Railroad
Commissions in 1868, when tho com
try was lighting for it's life. and the
amount the railroads got from the
Government for hauling soldiers be
tween Washington and New York,
while not moro than the service was
worth, would justify nowadays some
court or other in shaving the bill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
LOADED WITH PEARLS

Mrs. Maldwin Drummond, OF Eng
land, formerly Mrs. Marshall Field.
Jr.. Of Chicago. is said to have been
robbed OF iewelry worth s1so,ouo
while on board the steamship Amer
ika. which arrived at Hoboken. New
Jersey, several days ago. The jewelry
IS said 10 have consisted or two strings
OF 27S pearls each. one string of 23s
pearls, one large black pearl ring set
With diamonds. one large white pearl
ring set with diamonds, ono pair Of
large pearl earrings set with diamonds
one black pearl brooch set with dla
monds with 4 black pearl pea-shaped
pendant.
We are rather glad that the lew
eirH was stolen. No woman. unless
she is on the stage, should travel by
sea or by land with such stock OF
precious jewels as that Where did
SHE get them? What did She want To
wear them for. and why should she
nave totcd them about with her on n
steamship, and particularly WHY SHOULD
she have put them in drawer in a
writing desk in her cabin While she
was on her way over? The sharpest
OF the detective force in New York
nave been assigned to the work OF
recovering this treasure and tho Incl
cent mas been made the subject of
much comment throughout the coun-
Try. it Is really not good form for
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
SENATOR nouRNE,s AyswI,,,

~ almost the very time Jonathan
Bourne was denouncing President Taft
as no better than n ward heller and
was using the Federal patronage for
the accomplishment OF his Executive
purposes in the coercion OF members or
Congress to support his politics, a
statement was sent to Congress blythe
PRESIDENT, in compliance with a SEN
ate resolution doubtless intended by
the enemies Of tho Administration Of
It's own political party to put him In
hole, showing that there arc 4l1,822
persons in the Government service
that of this enormous number the
President appoints o,s46 by and with
the advice and consent OF the Senate,
and that the President makes ONLY o93
appointments of his own account. S46
OF which appointments are confined to
the Department of Justice
We do not think that any further
answer need be made to the violence
of Senator Bourne
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
SUNDAY N wAsu,S1,yox

Associate Justice Harlan, Of the
Tinted States SUPER Court. made a
Fery striking speech al the thirty
fourth annual banquet Of Inc Prcsby-
ierlan Alliance At Washington Tuesday
might in which ne arra'gned tho rI.h
sor their hagrant dosecraton OF The
Lords DAY Here in Washington,
faid ne you can hnd dissertation
q sunday everywhere you look II is
shame that certain people from 500
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
AMERICAN LITEnlT,Inu

Fl Or. Hamilton ". Mabie lcctured a
tew days ago in Philadelphia under H.
auspices of the University Extension
Series of the University of Pennsylya :
MIA Despite the fact that he i )
member OF the Outlook staff. he failed
to mention tho Contributing Editor in
his address, which dealt with Amcri.
can literature
In the beginning, DR.. Mabie said:
The quality and civilization of q
nation are Judged hv its literature
more than anything else t;raat
cpoohs In history have produced great
literature they have been the inspi
ration OF genius without which a man.
Giited With any talent whatsoever
could not have produced masterpieces
The real measure OF literature should
be Us Vliaily and not its experiences
Literature is only one form OF ex
preston, but 10 he really effectivc 1,
must have some great event 90 oy
press. Power lies more in n receptive
imagination than in a creative ina ei-
nation. y nation or a race are great
IN thc-work which they accomplish for
the spirit, not as measured by Geo
monte success.
II was correctly pointed out by Or
aIabie that the untcd states fails
10 have so far y great reservoir OF
national ideas and experiences. lie
said that il he were asked TO name
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
York with big bank rolls should bs

York with big bank rolls should be
allowed to como to Washington and
sive Sunday dinners and supper parties
when that day they should be devoted
to tho work Of God wish there was
some way to stop this influx into tho
Capital. wish 1T could be stopped.
THESE parties are given By these preda-
tory persons on Sunday evenings, when
'hey should be devoted TO other and
higher things Justice Harlan hoped
that the Presbyterian Alliance would
undertake active work for the correc-
ton Of those conditions, and that
among the Presbyterian families or
communities at the National Capital
there would be alliance offensive and
defensive against tho evil tendencies
lof the times and the steadily CROWNS.
disposition on the part Of the rotten
rich TO disregard The proper obscry-
ancc OF sunday.
Other speeches of the Same general
tenor were made by other distinguished
men al he Presbyterian dinner. hui
We shall be told that thi; country hns
outgrown the Puritan period. tho blue
laws age When prornp, punishment,
was inflicted upon those who Violated
any or the provisions of tho Diyiu,
Commandments.
Justice Harlan has undertaken -
great work The trouble with this
country is that the family is disl.e-
garded. In older and better times INC
rather was the priest Of tie household
and there was taught ana enforced in
the family the duty OF high thinking
and clean living. II is not so nov
anywhere that we know OF. "rhc old
man in these modern times has be-
come one Of the boys" He finds it
easier and moro to his natural taste
20 let things jog along and they log.
II the family were better organiz,d
and controlled there would be vast
change IN the affairs OF State.
The statement made by Justice IIar-
Ian in his speech to the PresDylcrians
uf Washington would seen, 10 sustain.
'ui'N ihe Impression made upon Mayor
GaSnor of New York. on his visit TO
that town last fail When he 90, bac.
TO his home in Brooklyn tho CITY Of
Ghurches, he is reported 10 have said
thnt he found more wickedness in
washington than he had been able 10
discover III his walks about the great
Metropolis.
Justice liarlan's plain speaking about
The undesirability OF lie very rich and
ambitious people WHO are docking to
the National Capital will excite, Of
course, a passing thought but ii has
been tie history Of the world since
the foundation thereof that as men
grow rich and countries grow great
ne character of the people changes
and the springs OF life arc poisoned. ii
has always been SO; it will always DO
500 long as men are corrupt ana
women common,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
WHEN no pnnrnsl1

Lady Troubridge, OF London, is about
the most sensible woman IN matters
ma trimonial that we have hoard Of IN
many. many days. London papers nave
prccipitated a controversy in which
she has taken Il leading part. The
question is: when should a man pro
pose marriage to the girl OF his selec-
ton? Some have suggested AT the
first opportunity"
What every woman knows Is uttered
by Lady Troubridge, however, who Is
wondrously frank. She insists that
men should propose by day-which is
what every man does not know She
thinks that half of the unhappy mar
riages are caused hy the fact that pro
posals are so often made and accented
in the conservatory, at a ball or IN =
softly lighted drawing room. The
lights, music. the flowers, dinner all
these, says Lady Troubridge. tend "a
carry the men away from the practical
viewpoint. to make them view the
world through roso-colored elas
and 10 plunge headlong into a serious
enterprise, If they had halted for the
''unromantio daylight" she asserts,
they would never have ventured to
propose Lady Troubridge, who is hap
ply married. advises that proposals be
reserved for the coolness Of the day.
the morning III preference, even before
breakfast
This titled woman has almost divine
common sense. If all our matches were
made before breakfast we should he
slower to choose and slower Ia sneal,
while 1t is wrong to judge people by
the way they look and act at their
worst, 1t is equally unscientihc to Judge
them similarly at their best The aver
age Is the point OF decision MANY man
and women are propelled toward mar
riagc to great extent by stage efpecte
and Illusions. The romances We read
al take place in the light of the moon
or on star-lit waters-never under the
beating rays of the sun.
However. daylight proposals are not
always so successful We know OF =
very wise young man who proposed
While standing on the curb Of the
busiest street OF New York. and while
nc was accepted at the time. he has re-
turned to his former status quo. Per-
maps he now wishes that he had done -
the night before.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
scnts in Commercial Exchanges.

What were tho prices Of seats in
commercial exchanges in various cities
In 1908? X Il
The following are the recorded high
and low prices of seats in va rious com
mcrcial exchanges In 1909: Baltimore
Stock, S+.lo0. $4,000: Chicago Board OF
Trade $4,000, $4,000; Chicago stock,
S4.250, si,l50: Cincinnati Stock $500,
$4,000; Cleveland Stock, $1,000 $4,000:
Los Angeles Stock. $4,000. $500: Min
neapolis Chamber OF Commerce. $4,000.
$1,000; Montreal Stock. $4,000. $4,000:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

How happy we could be with either
were 'tother dear charmcr away. Both
are good men. and both are Dem ocrats
OF approved courage. and either would
make an acceptable President; but
mat IS no reason Why the members
OF the Texas Legislature should be
tcuting either to the advantage Of the
other at this stage OF the proceedings.
The two men are Judson Harmon and
Woodrow Wilson. We may need both
of them before the world is wear
older
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
AT THE coI,oSAT1oy.

John Hays Hammond has been namod
by President Taft as his representative
at the coronation of George, ''By the
trace of Cod etc. Some suggestion
has boon made that Mr. Hammond
would be persona non grata to the
British Government because OF his
connection with the Jameson raid mans,
years ago in South Africa, lest his
presence at the coronation might be
resented by the Beers for the Beers
VIII be there also to acclaim tho new
itlns IS others Of his faithful subjects
lf they can afford to take part in the
coronation ceremonies, we do not see
now they could make any objection to
Mt Hammond because 10 was engaged
III an unworthy enterprise against
them many years ago. Besides. Mr.
| Hammond was nardoned by the Bocrs
tor his predatory designs upon them.
Mrs. Hammond having paid the Bocrs
tho sum OF $4,000 for the discha rye
or her husband when he was under
sentence OF death. The Beers sure1v
have nothing against Mr.. Hammond
now. They got all he had once ana
probably more than he was worth.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

as the season of the open car draws
draws near the gum -chewers are man
Testing themselves in public places.
more and more We hoped that the
tribe had died out, or that the pretty
Girls had been told that they lost a
sreat deal by continually working
their jaws at the ten. twent', thirt
drama or on the street ears; but 1t
seems that they We're only waiting
until more people could SEQ them. The
papers say that Congressman Victor
Murdock. of Kansas has been sent &c
the sanitarium al Battle Creek be-
cause lie ruined his digestion by chew
ing gum.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

misunderstanding OF request for
prayers caused congrega ton in Bos-
ton t" pray for Mayor Fitzgerald. In
stead OF May Fitzgerald, but the energy
was not misplaced
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

Yale men viii be shocked 10 learn
that President Taft is blossoming out
in crimson ties
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02

How long has tea been known as q
beverage? I. A. c.
1t was used by some Chinese as far
back as a. D. 800 but did not coma
into general use in that country until
the Yenr 500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-02
WILL HIRE
CORONATION ROBES

BY Ia MARQUiSE DE FONTENOY.
IT, VERY adult peer and peerless en-
- titled to attend the coronation
i Of King George next June has
received from the leading the
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-09-15
SCIENTIFIC POINT CLEARED UP
Size Of Water Particles Now Known
! t. Change With. the Ago
Of Clouds.

! 1t seems rather singular to speak
pr the "age Of clouds"-of "oId clouds
and young Clouds. yet 1t really ap-
pears that such distinction can be
made, and that the discovery, as 30
frequently happens in matters scien.
Ftac, was based upon a preceding mis-
lake II : 81" l'5'A .'E1] !''T147 &!
! The conclusion was reached years
o TN scientific quarters that the
tfsnsity OF clossd was proportioned to
tase number OF water Particles Il Con.
tatDed, the water patticlesir i'd, turn,
|aapendtng upon the PARTICLES Of dast
ppEeseut.a Later, however, these same
asstehorities ascertainedi that their hgst
Ieonclusion was wrong, and, that in
many clouds the density falls far short
~ prop ortionality with the number Of
aasSsser particles" sFurther5 investlga.
ttoh points to the fact that the size
o6 the water particles changes with
the "age" of the cloud: The clouds
sRon which the first observations were
made must, it is thought, have been
old clouds, and in them the water
particles, being comparatively large
appeared to be proportional to the
denstty. But the later observations
were made upon newly.formed OF
young clouds, in which the particles
were small in size. D..
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1911-09-15
Education,

What is education? Emerson says
that the greatest teacher Is not the
teacher who supplies the, pupil with
the most facts, but the one In whose
presence the pupil becomes a better
person. The great secret of educa.
ton lies in respecting the, wants Of
thespupil tits not forus to say what
another shall know or even do. That
part Of thesgames OF life is chosen and
foreordained and the pupil alone holds
the key to his own needs. Emerson
begs us to respect the child. He re-
dterates his plea to- respect and wait
and see the new product Of nature
develop. We are not to be too much
the pupil's parent. We are not to be
too often in his solitude. We are to
let him alone. Give the pupil an op.
portunity to exercise and express his
every faculty, and then-hands of!