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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
Oaizy Queries and ANSWERS
- Address all communications column to Query Edlto1
1is-DiSPaSch NO mathematical
CONS or an1Ps valued and given

t3p Tho rigid requirements OF The
Colonial Danes naturally make it more
exclusive, though admission to either
society Is discretionary with the Or
gan!xation,
rs. +. Hmticr.
Who WAS. the b. F. Butler who was
tnc Attorney-Gcnerai OF the Cniten
states under General Andrew Jackson:
], could not have been General Ron ~
min + Butler. OF Massachusetts, OF
spoon fame, etc. because lie was too
young. Tor he was born IN 1915. sav
The biographical djctionaries. soc
\oinmc III. OF Messages ana papers
or me Presldeatsi' page 2S2. FOR Arr.
butteF answer to President Jack
sons INJURY about certain legal o,Ics
lor the revenues Of the United States. n
GATED March ., 1897; also sec page asa
samc Eoilmc). FOR letter dated Ftp-
ruarH 10 1887. and signed T. T. Butler.
Secretary OF War. al interim.
Nory truly yours G. r ALLEN
This was BENJAMIN Franklin Butler
Of New York. who. strange TO say. bor,.
.nc same name as the Union general
tnoush tney Were not closely related.
II At all The Butler YOU ask abou,
was born IN l1a5 ana died In 1855. Al
one time he was a law partner OF
Hihrtin Van Buren,. lie Was an emf
ncnt lawyer In his day. served IN tho
New York Legislature, was Attorney
General IN the Cabinets Of both Jack.
son and Van Buren, AT ono time IL
acted as Secretary or War From
Tor The United states ut New York.
You can ilnd a long and interesting
skttch Of him IN Volume III Of thc
ScW international Encyclopndiu
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IlIlsibillts 10 rcmnIc rntrln,lc sncle,,n.

Eligibility to Female Patriotic SocIctIcs
W III You please answer through YOUR
query Column the following questions ?
Cd What arc the qualifications neces-
sary for membership In the Colonial
Danes? III
%, What for Daughters OF American
Revolution?
CD Which organization is the more
exclusive sand why? G n
- Under the constitution or the
National Society, it is prescribed that
ne members shall be women WHO are
descended IN their own right from
some ancestor or worthy life who came
20 reside In an American colony prior
70 LOO, which ancestry, or some ono
or his descendants, being a l!ncal as.
cehuaHt OF the applicant. Shall have
rendered efficient service To his co,in-
try during the colonial period either
IN inc rounding OF q commonwealth
or Of an institution Which has sur-
ENed ana Developed into Importance
or VINO snail have held an important
POSITION III the Colonial Government.
and who, by distinguished services.
snall lihFo contributed to the founding
or this great ana powcrfnl nation"
services rendered after l7TG do not
entitlc to membership but are ac-
ccptcd for supplemental applications
There Is no admission save ~ invita- !
ton.
t2> Any woman Is eligible who is q,
thc age OF eighteen Years and3is de-
scented IRON an ancestor who, with
uhialterinS loyalty. rendered material
ala 70 the cause Of Independence as n
recoGnizcd patriot. as soldier or sailor.
OF rs civil oificer In one OF the sew
era, colonies or states, or or the
United Colonies or states Tho aopli !
cant must be acceptable 10 the soclcty.
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What is proteid? Or. Thomas os
borne, Of the Connection, Agricultural
Experiment station, has happily solved
that problem. Proteid," says he, lis
an alkali illuminate. being also nitro
senoGs, icucocytopenic and ic,crogen
eric. its food value being greater whc,
it contains sufficient baemnaglutin
TO make It iasmobrantical." Elias
mobrantical' Is good. 1T reminds us
OF the noise made by the Emporia Mes
scngcr when struggling Will n mouth
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

that peace might avert the arbjtranlcnt
OF the sword. Whcn the second sts
sion OF the Confederate Congress nc,
in July. 1861, Virginia was ably rep
resented BY Thomas s. Bocock j. w.
Brovitenborough Il. NJ. T. Hunter. Rob
ort johnson, W. II. Mcfarland. James
NJ. Mason. Walter Preston, William
Ballard Preston. James a. seldom Wal
Ter K Staples. Roger a, Pryor, John
TYLER. W c. tsivcs. Charles W. Russell
and Robert +. Scott.
u is a vivid and dramatic picture
;hat rises UP before us o-day--a pic
surc that seems more n dream than
aught else. There is the classic Sen
ate hall in the state Capitol at Mont
Somery---little changed to-day from
what II was then. The galleries and
the iloors arc crowded with eager and
men and wotlcn-S South
orncrs through ana through. The re-
formality secretary Hooper hands the
written summary to President Cobb.
VITA grave dcmcanor and solcmnity
betting the hour. Cobb declares that
Davis ana stephens have duly received
a majority OF all votes cast. and arc.
respectively, declared President and
Nice President OF the Provisional Gov
crnncnt OF tile Confederate states.
Thcn, with the vision OF an indepcndcnt
country rising rs . fair promise before
their eyes. tile people acclaim the new
olicers Of The new nation. never dream
ing that in Il little more than four
Years their hopes Will haze turned to
"shes and their government faded for
eyer,
rhat was nftv years ago to-day.
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..TIIE BUSINESS END OF TIE
CHIIsCll.'

Don Seitz is business man. one OF
the kecnest and most succcssful3in TINS
country. He is the manager OF the
pulitzer newspaper properties i'll New
York City, and he has directed their
affairs with marvellous success He
has found time in tho midst OF his
business engagements 10 tramp over
extensive areas Of the aarth's surface.
TO write books about his experiences
and TO make addresses on various Top
lies TO occasional audiences OF intclii.
| gent people, and he never speaks upon
that is worth saying, even If what he
says cannot be accepted as the last
Word upon the subjects he discusses.
His latest delycrance was 10 the Uni-
versalist Club, of Brooklyn touchin &
upon the business side Of the Church,
and what he said has been much dis
cusscd in the ncighborhood by such OK
perts in polculics as st. Clair Nickel
| way, the distinguished editor OF the
BROOKLYN Eagle. Fortunately for Mr..
Scitz he is tniversalist, and, besides.
| tho son Of minister, which gives us
| hope that he may be able to pull
| through with the Orthodox. These OBJ
serva tons. however. are not intended
to he personal, but to explain in way
the position Brother Scitz has taken
management In the Church affairs Of
the country.
In the little town OF Norway, Maine
| fifty years ago, there were two church
es only-onc u trnivcrsalist Church anu
! lie other a Congreg ational Church
More than third OF the towns people
We're church going individuals. Then
| there came II Methodist minister, AMI
| he was followed in due course Of time
by BAPTIST minister. and he in turn
by an Episcopal minister who came II
| take charge OF n church that had been
| established by the principal boarding
| house mistress of the hamlet. and
| finally, when number OF French Cana
dians Joined the population of Norway
! q Catholic parish was founded there
|
and there are six churches TO this day
! but all OF them are starving to dcati
F! because the people Of Norway arc moi
ablc 10 take care of them. Tie stua-
ton in the Maine Town is the situation
that obtains in hundreds of other COM
munities In This country, and il was
upon this business OF OVERRIDING the es
Establishment Of churches that Brothol
| SeitA addressed his club, Taking
purely business view of the subject
hc contcndcd that tic Church, TO be
successful yceardng ito course, from
a practical and material, and not (;
! spiritual point Of view, requires sount
business management, just IS any Other
enterprise requiring the employment q
workers, the payment Of salaries. th'
support Of industries orsinstitutions
This is a strictly business view
but IT is view that must com
mend itself 10 the common mind a
least. il not to the spiritual apprehcn
sion.
Brother Sci,z dcplored the coming o
u lie money bag into the Church III
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! 49," not nave the Church run by the
80" "noso purses arc long. He docs
'espisc or underestimate the value
. lo'c'i''al 1orce In INC
49,, '','''' o. good morals, i5't he
''e' w" ''o"eS -
.'''poi 'aht pare IL INC man
"Sch'cnl OF tho Church. He would
have Tower churches in good neigh
borhoods. ana moro .,,,,,,, =, -
- poo'
- ''ooi'iooas. lie believes that the
| oniNefSailsts Should organize Il bust
| ness mana cment ana nay II sir o1o
| the wear ~ ,a,,i,i.. ~,
~ -
| DENOMINATION ana 20 conduct It's
| BUSINESS, rs the business Of other cor
porations is conducted. The Christian
| Scientists h,vo ,n,do {, ro,, -
| ,b.t. -
'''o't aii'ii' oSei
! ~ e'c oircctloh OF acute business men.
! Plymouth Church, in Brooklyn. has
| been conducted on business nrinoi,,,.
! wni,, -
oi' 1apcrhacie mas
- gone out OF business be-
I'causc it was not managed on some,
business n,,nci,,.s
brothcr Scltz, having been called to
law by Brother McKelway. OF thc
| Eagle. for bis ,,ov. o,,;..,
'i'e o" Tvs
Presbyterian monitor /, ,h,n., 80
worth considcra,ion ro,. oyann,o.
..,<,
on tho. hi..h,v,ys ,,,,,i.'., - picach
serve their cause wi,hou, scrin or
~ US me APOSTLES did. there would
Ia $500 49, - st's' hut TINS Is not
itself into q nroncrtv-o,,,n{n ..,
p2yinS institution. and as such rcts
..'eil mo precisely the same cmbar-
:tinr with nra,,,.,. .o'iccih oPer-
with equally fatal results from I'D,
ma ha cement or ovcr-supnly. Zeal
m,l,a, -i.u ,'u'i'tS an lail before
age when feryor ana rc,irinu. -.
arc less potent TO arouse than in 10
81 '''cr times, when there was less to
500 ~ rn.,., J., e. H'ahhihu,
Why !: worthy, unselfsh undcrtnisinr
should not be as we'll handled in lis
= go! li'i'er IA aspects as bank or
the aged roIorc,, ,,nrtia 'au s'oIS Q,
to the Lord for a week Ia fctrh ~,
''IkeN. nut none came. and then al
ho .,,,a ~ no me request to
half an hour"
q. r
or,hoao> ,t,,o ~,
scitx. mn =
as If Rro,hcr cat, ~ .,,,,
over" ria rraaL,,.,, ,,. ~
take tj,nt l. ,.oror,,,
church Is r..ardo, .,.,s
,nr,riv ;,,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

When President Taft appointed los
cph Rucker Lamar TO the United states
supreme Court, the Georgia papers
were fllcd with references 10 other
Lamars who had been famous in his
tory. If we mistake not, no mention
was made OF Albert r. Lamar. of
Georgia. who was assistant clerk OF
The First Confederate Congress and
clerk OF the second Congress. He was
a prominent hgurc in legislative pro-
ccduTe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

Will, and the next Congress Will be
called together i, for that specific pur-
pose. AIR. Tart has determined to pms
This treaty through and the people
OF the United states, Without regard
TO party or state lines, are with him
almost TO u man, cScusing. OF course
the Progscssivos, who don't kn.w
where they arc or what they believe,
except that they would ombarrass the
Administration Of their OWL. party in
thcil. own interest
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TnE NEGRO L,NcoLy.s 81 ,,r,:

Last Monday i'll Chicago twelve mon
and three women were driven from
tnelr homes by Il mob Of seventy five
men, armed with rcvolvcrs. clubs and
stones Tho house in which they
dweit was partly wrecked TWO
pianos which belonged 10 the inmates
were demolished and the terrified vie
inns OF the mob worc fcarfully beaten
ana driven out with the warning that
If they should venture into tic neigh
borhood again their house would be
burned down and they would be stoned
to death or lynched.
These twelve men and three women
were negroes and their assalants
were white men, and this occurred in
the City OF Chicago, the state of
abraham Lincoln, the great E.manc-
pator of tic race. The negroes had
ventured into Il neighborllood inhab-
tied by white people ana they were
driven out SO far as we are Informed.
nothing has been done TO punish their
would -bc murderers. and "thc North
crn heart has no; been fired by this
terrible demonstration or race hatred
in Abraham Lincoln's state.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

Tho Augusta County Argus is still
true to its candidate, for in our con
tcmporary's last issue appears the fol-
lowing:
so far as we can see, President Taft
is quite certain to secure Il rcnomina-
Democratic National Convention is
long headed enough to,place that most
distinguished individual. the Hon II
st. George Tucker. Of Virginia. IN the
position"
tity OF the .Argus's favorte son.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
THE rArEn-MA1<,NG r.n>rr.s.

=
,r,,,, n,r,, !, ~,
i, 4; .o;,, NJ. c,,,,,,, .,;z
| citv ,.-r.,,nont ,vi,l ~ ,,,,a ,,, J.,
1a,1lI,. III, t4,o 1,,,,s III ws,,
,j,is ,,col, Observation-Disclosures,
Iasolvc,l II sunnnr, :, ~,
tno cn,ir, countr,. ,ro1,rl. 80
President bas dcto,.,n,nol o
n,ss.,r. 81 f,r III j., Ill.
encc WITH proprietv. INC sc,,,a !,
; hanging back. tho Insurgents - $50.
,rr,ssivos ~. Saw S,,io,aI;,
| whatever thev.orc ,yho r,isoa u ,,,o,,
| Cain in the late campairn nho,t ~.
failure Of Mr.. TAFT to ..royise VA r;tf
downward arc rncssin,- how tb,,. IL,
rct or nr i Ala r., ,ho,.,.
days Or two weeks Washington has
watched with mild concern the work
of the lobbyists for the special inter
csts trying to tinker the treaty IL save
their own plumber. 1t is Il purely
-Nmerlcan scene which tho Canadilns
must be regarding With much con
tempt.
The reciprocity agreement mus bc
accepted or rejected hy tho tvo JTous..
Of our Congress withou, amen,,,ntn1
or change asto minor acta,s u. !.
! Will fail. The butchers ana ,,,,ors I'LL,
| cnndlestick makers In ana o1t ue nur
4 Congress may be able Ia anoc, ma
| sense" or the American Senate. mn
they cannot control the action of ~,
| Canadian Parliament, which wiIl m
sist, as it should insist UPON thc ac-
! ceptance or the treaty in il. intn.r,ity
| or It's rejection 1t has becn drawn
with great care. II will he OF larg,. ana
| steadily Increasing bcneni 10 tbe
American people, 1t will moi ID harm
| TO any legitimate or worthy American
enterprise.
The most ncrsis,en, i, IN
that are scellinr IL daf.., ,t
ara III nor ,,.,,' a
hommering away al President ana
Cabinet and Representatives, ana sco-
ators i'll their own interest. Thev ire
hnyng their piilp-wood chaapcr thnn
ever they are selling paper nov 'or
more money they they received nef,r.
tile duty on paper was reduced "a the
extent Of Sl.25 ~ the Payne tariY ;,ct
they are selling 72,oooooo pounds nf
paper, annually TO foreign consumers
for less than tlley3 are selling IL IN this
country and IN competition with tho
i paper made in foreign countries, ana
thcy arc singing the same ola sang
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
TIE WICKED rowN or NEWPORT.

Newport. Rhode Island. has been
SPOKEN OF by il number Of writer's
ana speakers as one Of the moral
plague spots of this country, and last
sunday the Rev. William Stafford
tones, minister OF the Charming Me-
! mortal Church in that town, rnadc soma
observations on the subject Of the i'm
'n"failty OF the place which would
seem 10 lend color to the things thar
other less careful common tors have
s SAID about ii. Tho majority Of rich
men and women who CONF mere sum
lincr after summer he said, live
quietly and unostentatiously, give lib-
orally to our charities, and are inter
Tested in civic improvements But. IN
fortunately, q minority. by their lack
Of morals ana manners bring the fair
came Of tile city into disroputc. and
Ito real Christianity"
4 Why condemn the whole community
Tor tho sins Of ID minority" This is
! not Scripturalj even Sodom and CO.
morrali would have been saved If there
| mad bcen only a few righteous men
there and Newport bad as ii is, is
probably no worse than either Of
those ancient towns Besides, there
OUCH, TO be some legal way 10 get rid
/ OF thoac who are lacking In morals
Mo'c9Yer nero is no reason Why Tie
/ respectable paoplc WHO so there should
associate wien the wicked rather ,han
the rithtcphs unless that is why they
- ihrtc Many OF the WORST places
4 III Now York are said TO be supported
~ nc co9nlt$ncn who visit tic mo-
"A Wopolia There are white sheep among
me very ricl aud there are black sheep
anpns TIE very poor.
Nrwpofi Is a good enough summer
resort foi thosc who ike ii; but Old
roini g far Better ana among the
m"nn'ains Of Virginia there arc II
numb"i Of Places where clean people
ican I've Without having their sense
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
ADD (:Itl.t;NSl,OI,u.

ON Tuesday thc city of Greensboro,
North Carolina, adopted the commits
sion form Of government. The plan
chosen includes tho features Of the
initiative referendum and recall ard is
fashioned after tile commi ssion gov
crnmcnt Of Dcs Moncs, Iowa, and Gal
weston, Texas though il contains ideas
taken from other cities ana some orig
inal provisions. Three commissioners
arc TO he elected III May, one, the May
or. 10 receive $4,000 the year, and The
other two TO receive $4,000.
The result in Greensboro was
achscvcd only after Il hard fought con-
test, in which the opponents Of the
rlan claimed that the charter proposed
was undcmocratc though admitting
that the idea of commission govern
ment is, per Sc, Democratic
Here and there, in all sections Of the
country, the new form Of munici pal
administration is being put into opcr-
alton BY cities which are weary OF the
antique plan which is now the RUE in
Anna rican cities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

The Boston Globe says that Ballinger
is getting ready to send a valentine
10 President Taft. reading thus:
Coal is black,
And lumber is dry
Mucilagc sticks,
And SO do IT,
Yes, Ballingcr is evidently fond OF
that little line of Tennysons:
Mon may come and mon may go.
But go on forever"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

Nearly fifty years ago this clause
was Incorporated in the Constitution
Of the Confederate States of America
Nor shall any duties or taxes on
importatiuns from foreign nations be
laid to promote or foster any branch
of industry"
That is the true Democratic doctrine
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
TIE PEOPLE WHO CAN'T GET

WELL.
one OF the most deserving Of the
many excellent charities in Richmond
is tho Home for Incurablcs the people
who can't get well. They need the
sympathy and help of all who are,
moved by the misfortunes OF their
fellows, This institution is dependent
upon the gifts Of the generous. ana
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

Of dcccncy shocked by tho VULGAR rich
or poor.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09

BY Timcs Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser
~,ce IN Richmond tand suburbs) and Peters
burg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-09
FIFTY YEATS AGO.

THURSDAY. FEBRUARY :. 1911.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-18
MONKEYS CATCH COLD EASILY
De. chalmsrs Mitchell Of London oays
Animals Are Quite Susceptible
20 human Ailments,

Kansas City, Mo.-Monkeys are Just
- susceptible to colds and tuberculo-
sis % human beings. and often catch
colds from tho people who come to
watch their antics. according to DR..
Chalmers Mitchell, secretary of the
Geological society Of London, who
passed through the union station Of
Kansas City on his way to the Philip
pine islands.
Cold weather IL bad for animals.
and for monkeys. who are nearest to
man species. especially" said Dr..
Mitchell. During the recent cold spell
In London-the worst April for IA
years-there was no serious mortality
among tho animals, but l expect they
viii feel the results OF the severe
weather later on. Their constitutions
Will have been Weakened. and there
may b many deaths.
Damp, not cold. 10 the monkeys
enemy Consumption is their disease
In captivity. largely because they are
living In community. and one tubercu-
losis monkey may infect tho others.
Monkeys. being nearly allied to man.
catch mans diseases.
II wouldn't say that . lion couldn't
catch cold from . man, but should
SAY It would be unlikely. A monkey.
On the other hand. would be easily in
lected. 40 would crocodiles II they
were exposed properly"
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-18
BIG CAT PLAYS PIPE ORGAN
MsthodIst Church ut oresnsburo, p,
Was Thought to % Haunted
Mystery Cleared.

0reensburs. Ps.-"The mystery Of
the pipe organ" has been cleared. The
vocal music at the Methodist Episcopal
church here 10 furnished by Q male
quartet, and for several Sundays it,
members have experienced creepy
feslings during the sermon at sight
Of the organ keys keeping up regular
movement, ~ though being played b.
IN invisible hand.
Il became 90 nerve-racking that John
d. Young, nrst tenor. spent three
days in fruitless investigation. Final
" tuner was brought from Pittsburs
and. With Milton r. shumaker. organ
lst. he went to the sanctuary.
When the door leading into the
workings Of the organ was opened
both men were startled to SEQ lsap
from the recesses Of the instrument q
big cat.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-08-18
GROWING FOR PRIZES
Training BOOSTERS for Competi.
ton in England.
First Event Of lts Kind to Be Held In
the 0Id-FashIoned Essex Town
Of Dunmow-Meant for Fun
and instruction.

London.-The first cock.crowing
competition ever held in England will
take place during the coming summer
at the oldfashioned Essex town Of
Dunmow. famed for its association
with the historic hitch of bacon.
J. w. Robertson Scott. an author OF
books dealing with poultry matters. is
organizing the great event. and com.
mittee Of ~ Dunmow men has been
appointed to select the jury. Mr..
Scott points out that the idea Of tho
competition originated in the fact.
long noticed by poultry keepers. that
young cockerels which crowed the
most developed into the most vigor.
Gus birds:
I'm Belgium and east Germany" he
continues. Tho poultry fanciers have
alroady fastened on the knowledge by
holding Growing competitions for
young cockerels, which provide ex
traordinafy good sport. and also de
vsIop the strongest birds by . prin
ciple Of natural selection
my idea is to utilize this knowt
edge In England. The Essex poultry
keepers and farm laborers who have
besn approached warmly support the
growing match. which will provide
good fun without the slightest cruelty
70 the birds.
1.-The cockerels will be arranged In
rows facing each other. with Judge
In front OF each bird. Tho test will
be to see which cockerels crow most
in half an hour. A prize Grower
abroad has been known to give tongue
$50 times In 80 minutes.
Then there win be prizes for deep
toned growers and shrill growers like
Leehorns. and . championship for the
longest crow q al.
I'VE mean to have some good fun
and instruction In the countryside"
concludes Mr.. Scott, although don't
suppose that cock-crowing. whom fully
developed. viii add q charm to rural
places for those who are attracted
there In search Of quiet week ends"
Inquiries made in poultry circles
shout Dunmow elicit that preparations
are already being made to coach the
likely Growers among the young chick
ems recently Matched. The cockerels
are being specially fed and trained for
the sport, and parent birds which are
most inclined toward Growing are be-
ing run among the younger ones to
Give them the advantage OF good
example.