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RAILWAY FATALITIES.

The people of Great Britain are ex-
erclsed over very material incr ease
In fatalities from railway accidents
in the United Kingdom in the last
year According to the British Board
Of Trade. during 1910 twenty three
persons were killed and l,l1l injured
In railway accidents. So serious IS
this showing that parliamentary in
quiry has been suggested to fix the
responsibility for this state OF affairs.
The fatality hgures given when COM
pared with what we are wont TO see
in this country appear insignificant.
but when 1t Is recalled that in Great
Britain only one person was killed
on the railroads in 1909 and none at
all iii 1905. the distress III England
can be understood.
How does this record compare with
that of the United States? In 1909
eighty-six American passengers wero
killed and 4,s54 injured in train acct
dents for which they were in no way
responsible. besides a much larger
number in train accidents to which
they themselves contribut ed, but which
in Great Britain would have been prac-
ticslly impossible If there were an
increase of twenty-five deaths In a
single year in the United States 1t
would not be officially and popularity
commented upon while If the total
number We're 10 be only twenty three,
nstend OF exciting concern it would
evoke loud words OF consratllation
and selr-praise
In rejecting upon this deploraole
contrast il is we'll to recall that the
railroads in Great Britain carry a
great many more passengers in year
than do those Of this nation-about
30 per cent. more. Our Losses are.
therefore. not only actually. but pro-
portionately, much greater than those
| of tho worst year in recent railway
try Is not so densely populated as
Great Britain, and the distances trav-
elled are much greater. For this rea-
son the roadbeds are not so we'll taken
care OF nor are the safety appliances
SO numerous or efficient as In Grea t
Britain. Many accidents that occur in
| this country through the contributory
negligence of those killed or injured
would be wholly Impossible in Great
Britain, where all railway tracks are
| fenced In and no one Is allowed to
! walk on the tracks or cross them
at grade.
AS the New Orleans Daily Plcayune
says, the excess In railway fatalities
in the United States compared with
European countries is largely due to
preventaole causes. such as the com
| plete fencing in and protection of the
! tracks. the. elimination OF uil grade
crossings, and the adoption OF more
extensive and efficient safety devices
and signals.
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Daily Queries and Ans,Uers

was built in New York. On Mnv
1so1. II was turned over tc the Unttod
states government for trial and on
the following day iflt etoan,od Tor
Hampton Roads. RI B, i .''>'' -.
suiphur-L,mn Spray.
What IL the formula Tor making
sulphur. lime spray for trees?
hn me -, following III is The recipe for
pounds. sulphur nrteen poun1s, wator
nfty gallons. The lime sul phurI md
half the quantity OF water must b.,
boiled In kettle for forty fivo min
utes, then strained and diluted by tho
addition Of twenty-five gallons Of
Vice-Presidcnt. SLIP
II the Vice President of tho Ijnitod
states should die, who ould take his
The president pro tenn. OF i the e, a 4;
Marie CoreIIi. s
When and where was Marie coreni
born? Where does she live? fow
many books has she written2 p.
She was born In italy liz 1854. and
resides In stratford- n-Avon. Eng
books M ~ - =,
Worms.
Where do the worms that arc seen
on walks and porches after a shower
como from? 1i C|Dyf17a
The Ground beetle lays it's eggs IN
dry places, and after q shower these
are Matched In the form OF worms
and appear in great quantities, which
give rise to reports Of worm rain"
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ID . L = D. ~ T q I q
1t is again reported that the first
cavalry Of the Alabama National
Guard Will be abolished. and It's Off
GERS and men transferred to an In
fantry regiment. Nobody could blame
the Alabama cavalry very much for
wishing to walk rather than ride, II
one could see their mounts. Better
not dlsband the cavalry. however, but
buy horses for It in Richmond. the
greatest horse and mule market in the
South. Also it would not be bad
idea If the alleged cavalrymen OF
Al Ala bama should be sent to Richrnond
to take riding lessons. Hobbies are
good things to mount when there IS
no particular objective point to be
reached
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BISHOP pETEi,IS1N,

@The thirty-third anniversary of the
conservation OF the RI. Rev. George
". Peterkin as the arst Bishop OF the
Diocese of West Virginia was cele-
orated at Wheeling last Thursday aft
ernoon. The celebration had been ar
ranged without his knowledge, and
was therefore. great surprise to
MIN as IT must have been particularly
agreeable. because It showed in what
nigh esteem ne Is held by the Church
which he has guided through the ne
OF generation.
The occasion was marked nv the do
livery OF number of congratula torv
addresses. and the distinguished Bishop
was presented by the members Of 81
Matthew's and St Luke's Parishes
with handsome Episcopal ring. In
addition. an elaborate banquet was
served. over which Bishop Coad jutor
Gravatt presided. DR.. Moore. of par
kersburg spoke on THE Bishop and
the General Church" paying a warm
tribute to the Bishop In his relations
70 the Church in general and com
mendng the high place he has at
tanned in the Councils OF the church
The Rev. G. "A. Gibbons spoke on "The
Bishop az a Man" and. on behalf OF
the laity. Mr.. g. c. Martin. Of Parkers-
burg, dwelt with great eloquence upon
the love and esteem in which the Pre-.
late Is held by all the people
In resolution prepared by specia,
committee. to which had been referred
Che concluding part of the Bishops
address. and which was adopted
unanimously by the Council. note wa,
made Of the administrative ability ant
the statesmanlike attitude displaye,
oy the Bishop in all that he has don,
Tor the promotion OF the Church worl
In which he has been engaged. "a,
tho first Bishop OF West Virginia, n,
has laid enduring foundations in al
that makes for the upiift Of man ans
the righteousness OF life" There coul,
be no finer tribute than that paid I,
any man. ,IE
Bishop Peterkin conforms TO 81
rs description OF a bishop in n,
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Deaf IIonora.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Monuments are we'll, and help
brave things. for us. and who left
examples worthy of emula ton: hut is
it not true that "Honors achieved far
exceed those that are created? The
lights to honor achieved honors, and
1t Is well that we dedicate the monu-
ment to his memory; but let us not
forget how generously he gave his In
fiuence and his money TO every cause
that promised the present or future
good to all the dwellers In his much
beloved city. Cannot the city best
honor those who served the public
commenced? af4j !
Some twelve years ago, tho Hon Jo-
seph Bryan gave his money and in
hardy Street over the creek that now $
so carelessly along the northern boun-
Diary of the city. have been told
that Mr., Bryan said he had been ad-
but could not make others see its i'm
portance. The bridge is a necessity.
END daily comes into more general
creek over which It helps us to pass /?
This creek receives the filth from a
great number of families. and is a
public menace to the health of the
should be covered in and thus rid our
city OF what is now an offensive open
sewer,
II our city fathers. some warm even
ing, would pass over this bridge on
Lombardy Street, they would find in
the offensive doors from the creek n
good excuse for exceeding the speed
! limit i@tsi +
The time must soon come when this
| winding creek will ibe made a common
| sewer, but an awakened public senti-
ment ought to hasten Its coming,
| Is secure from its baleful Influence M
Let us guard we'll the acquired
| honors of our sainted dead, and then
! there Will be more satisfaction for II s
In the Created honors which they SO
| thoroughly Deserve CITIZEN.
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Copyright.

: y / b I
fla book of poems written for
a. person have q right to Incorporate
them In book he is writing and
have that book copyrighted? II they
were not copyrighted could the poems
pc used In book to be copyrigh-sd7
No one is.permitted to use any copy
righted matter without the consent Of
are published aud arc not copyrighted
they arc public property. Tho fact
that you made a selection Of them
ana copyrighted the book would not
protect you, as others could secure
the poems from other sources
N1crmaids
Arc there any mermaids? what
gave rise to the Idea that there arc
Sir James Emerson Tenant W. writing IL
Red Sea. Indian Ocean. waters of ine
East Indies and australia. says: "Its
head has a rude approach TO the
human outline. and the mother, while
suckltng her young, holds II to her
bfeast with ono nipper ns woman
holds her infant in her arms. If dis
turbed she suddenly dives under the
It is this creature w...ch has prob
ably given rise to the tales about NOR
maids" no IN
The Monitor.
When and where and by whom was
the original Monitor buiit. O.#S
The contract for the building Of that
vessel was let to John Ericsson, the
inventor thereof, October 6. 1861 1t
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THE pRAYEnLEss MAN.

Selected for The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
What proht should we have II we
pray unto Him?"-Job xxi. Is.
Let US question our consciences and
seek to find out II any Of US tries to
live without prayer. DO we. let days
or. perhaps, months pass and fail to
kneel each morning and evening to ask
forgiveness for our sins, or. for
strength to resist temptation, or to beg
Gods blessing on us and upon those
most dear to US? DO we start OFF In
the morning 10 our daily work and
80 on all day till night without
thought Of God OF the mercics He has
sent Ns during tho day7
II We arc leading such lifo as this
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| gradual by proper location. Possibly
the fact that badly drained roads have
often been heaviest In mud on tho
level STRETCHES has lea many to I'M
deresttmtte the increase in load that
easy grades would give. Thorough
drainage Isl, Of course. FIRST essen
tiai Tor all roads. There are other
considerations'tin locating roads be-
SIDES easy grades; but there are mono
SO often ignored. Let us put our
roads in the right place before we
spend our labor on them. If we do not
we shall. get poor result and tho
work Will In the end be wasted. 1
fear the importance of good location
Is little appreciated yet. II all the
people understood how general Is the
need of improvement In this respect,
they would take action to make the
changes. and those whose farms We're
crossed by new roads would not try
to obstruct the Improvement. or be
able to do so by demanding excessive
damages, Well Informed public opin-
ion is needed to give moving force
and to remove opposition.
AS to the second point: 'Macadam-
lied" roads are excellent. nd we need
more Some counties. perhaps. may
build them generally; for some re-
gions they may be the one solution.
Yet 1t is evident that however lib
orally We may be willing to spend
and we should be lucrative cannot
soon turn most OF our mileage Into
good metaled road. The cost would
be greater than the land could bear.
There Is danger that we shall exhaust
our money and our zeal in getting
small mileage OF these roads (Which
we must also pay to maintain) and
then find that most of our hauling and
driving is done on roads We have left
untouched. Such disappointment
Improvement. In many parts OF the
State In the lighter red clay soils for
instance. well drained earth roads
would be very good for three fourths
OF the year. easy on horses, free OF
dust and cheaply maintained. The
money available would give perhaps
nve times as great n mileage OF this
road as of "macadam.'' In all such
regions would It not be best to build
q large mil rage OF earth road OF good
width. thoroughly drained. serving the
whole community. and after this Is
done add macadam as may be found
expedient? II the location OF these
roads were made right, this plan
would lay a sound foundation for
future improvement. and at the Same
time yield the widest Immediate bene-
fit Here and there metaled roads
might be built at once for special
needs.
1t is hardly necessary to say that
the writer intends no criticism OF the
work of the State Highway Commits
sion, the difficulty OF whose task ne
can we'll understand ENGINEER
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FEDERAL Supervision OF MARRIAGE,
TO the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
Sir.-Professor Howard. Of the Uni.
veratty Of Nebraska. in his report for
the establishment of n college OF do
mestic relations, claims the secular
ization OF all marriage and its civil
celebration under Federal supervision.
So must be abolished the old regime
Of license arbitrarily conceded to min
listers Of many religious denomina-
tons. II the State or the civil Judge
Is competent In the matter OF divorce.
aissolving the matrimonial chain, he
must be also able to celebrate the
contract and examine tie inanag ement
Of the marrying business. The de-
Helcpment OF tho ecclesiastical or
clerical idea OF the church as legal
establishments is the worst kind OF
| With Judge Gary. pleading for Fed.
cral management OF the marrying
business, We hope for the abolition OF
the old episcopal, privileges which are
and dispensation OF the .,tate 10 many
/ dissenters.
Under the proprietary government
OF inc landlords or lan.graves, a
seigniory. and colony. wherein were to
be recorded all births. marriages and
deaths. The time OF every ones age
that Is bornin Carolina (and not the
day Of his baptism or chriatening) IL
was declared, should be reckoncd from
the day that his birth is entered In the
registry and not before. 80 marriage
was lawful until both parties owned
1t before the registrar. NO admins
tration upon the goods OF a deceased
person was allowed until his death
was registered NeglecL to register a
birth or death subjected the person In
whose house or grounds the birth or
death took place IT, a fine of ono
shilling per week
The births. marriages and deatha OF
the lords proprietors, landgraves and
| caclGues We're 10 be registered in the
Chamber!atn's Court. Edward Nc
Grady (.tThe History of South Caro-
Ina" /. 1922
1t was not"the socialistic," but the
social national, modern idea Of the
civil State and OF the common right
1t Is the secularizat,on of the Federal
Constitution itat PAUL BESSOS
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hrst letter TO Timothy. in these words
This Is a true saying II q man desire
tho Office Of bishop, he desireth a
good work. "A bishop, then. must be
blameless . ylg'iant, sober. of good
behavior given to hospitality. apt TO
.t reach, Not given to wine. no
striker, not greedy of filthy lucre but
patient; not brawler: not covetous
one one that ruleth we'll his own house
/. not novice. Moreover. he must
have good report of them which are
without" sa5t
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THE coLLEGE ron WOMEN,

What Is needed 10 complete the edu-
cational system of the Commonwealth
of Virginia is a college for women,
and this college should be esta blished
as deps rtment OF the University of
Virginia There Is much opposition
among some of the thoughtless and
ill-informed as to the proprety OF
such an institution. 1t Is not meant
that the boys and the girls shall at
tend the same class rooms under the
I same conditions, but the idea is that
there shall be a college for women
where the daughters of this State can
be trained in all OF the wisdom OF
the schools precisely as the sons have
been trained and are now being trained
In the great institution-the first uni
vcrsity. In fact, In this country-at
Charlottesville.
Several months ago very severe artt-
Giles were printed In the university
magazine against this threatened at
tack of the women upon the inalien-
able rights of the men. but as the dis
tinguished DR.. Alderman explained in
his tactful statement. the outEivinEs
OF the youngsters who were SO mucn
excited upon the subject were wholly
unjustifed BY any purpose the friends
Of higher education for women have
ever had In view. There is q college
for women connected with the Column
bia University In New York--Barnard
College; college for women at Har-
vnrd-Radcliffe College: a college for
women at Brown University in Rhode
Island; q college for women at the
Western Reserve University. at Citve-
land. Ohio. Yesterday an interesting
letter was printed in The Times Dis
patch from DR.. Charles F. Thwing
about the college al Cleveland It is
CO ordinate with the college for men,
II has been in existence for a quar-
ter Of century. 1t has gained in in-
fiuence and affiuence during this
period. 1t has faculty OF Its own.
The trustees OF the college for women
are the same S the trustees OF The
college for men. and tho executive cfi
Vcts oie Inc same put tns tWD corps
Of students are separate. Ii is CO.
ordination at the Western Reserve
University, not oeducation
IN This IS what is needed in Virginia.
"a college for women" as DR.. Thwing
has suggested, 'as a separate and YET
Integral department OF the historic
University OF Virginia" There. surely,
could be no harm in this. and we trust
that at the next meeting of the Gen
eral Assembly OF Virginia provision.
will be made for the establishment OF
such school, so thai the women of
Virginia shall have equal educa tional
advantages with the men. Too much
money cannot be spent on education.
II is the cheapest thing and the best
thing in the world. In Alabama. we
are told. out OF every sixty cents Of
taxes collected thirty-hve cents is set
aside by the Constitution for the pur-
poses OF education Alabama is one
Of. the most progressive States in the
South.
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Voice Of the F eople
Good Rondn in virginia.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-The cause OF good roads in
virginia is so important that we must
az hope II shall suffer no loss or set
pack. Two points. believe, need to
pc more generally accepted--the vital
Importance of good locations and the
Iact mat In most regions the building
OF good earth roads should precede the
building of metaled roads.
me roads of tho State, commonly
httcd To land lines, abound in steep
grades that cut down the performances
OF teams and add much to the cost
and discomfort off, transportation.
many OF these rlses could be wholly
avoided and the others made nero
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Why is what? An innocent little in
curry that we made some days a go to
this effect. we can understand the
Index Appeal. but where does the vir-
einian- Pilot" has started regular
foolish question war The Columbus
Enquirer-Sun wishes TO know. What
does the Richmond Times-Dispatch. or
the Norfolk Landmark, or the Augusta
Chronicle? Or the Macon Telegraph ?
Or the Columbia state?" whereupon
the Birmingham sun asks Why does
tho Chicago Examiner" The Detroit
Free Press inquiries. "But why should
New Orleans give e. Picayune?'' The
Anderson Daily Mall adds. This nerve
racking and exhaustive puzzle Is re-
ferred to Atlanta-ahe5 has a good
Constitution" The Norfolk Landmar k
pursues the quest by asking, What
does the Chicago Record Herald? Or
the; San Francisco Call? Or how does
the Petersburg Index-Appeal7 And in
what manner does the Washington
STARE" So it goes. though no one has
told US who is the father Of the New
York Sun.
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THE srElIiENsns cAsE

The recent action of the Wisconsin
Legislature in adopting by a vote of Is
to a resolution calling for the investi
cation of the circumstances in which
Senator Isaac Stephenson was elected
three years ago to his present seat in
the higher branch of the National AS
sembly recalls the fact that Lorimer is
not the only Senator who Is being at
tackled. Bribery is alleged In the cleo
ton OF Stephenson. The Senator is
Immensely wealthy. and 1t is not de-
MED that money was spent literally in
his behalf in his campaign for the
Senate. The sole question is the old
one whether the money was xpende ed
legitimately.
One Of the stories offered in explana-
tion of the activity of Senator La Fol-
lette. Stephenson's colleague, in urging
forward the Lorinler Investigation is
that he purposes to follow UP the
expected unseating of Lorimer by an
attack on Stephenson. The latter, the
story goes. has refused to finance La
follette's campaign for the Presidency
next year. Frankly, we do not be-
lleve that La Toilette has any such
reason for his action. The WHsconsi
allegations are as ugly as those sur
rounding the Illinois situation. 1t
seems probable that If Lorimer goes
out. so Will Stephenson. If Lorimer
remains In his seat so will Stephen
son.
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tel us stop before It Is too late. Tor
none none + OF US can really live without
prayer. Why is 1t we do not prayl
trtafyer should be. and is. as much a
necessity to the soul as our daily
bread Is to our bodies. Perhaps in
chilohood our parents did not set us
me ne example; perhaps they were
thoashtless or. irreligious If so, there
STANDS before every such parent a
ieariul account to render at the day
when "the secrets Of all hearts IRE
known" Most of us, however, were
taught our prayers at home and at
school. and told the necessity of
PRAYER, both for then and all times;
taught that life without prayer, is
inc very death Of the soul: that If We
strive to be without God here we must
Do without Him hereafter. Public
prayer is not enough: 1t must be u
daily matter between God and our
own souls. between ourselves anu God
alone Many of us, no doubt, have
stayed In the room with others who
never knelt in prayer. and have been
weak enough to feel we would be
ridicuied If we prayed. Can IL be that
we are ashamed of God? II so. we
nave this warning from the blessed
Scripture: 'Whosoever shall be ashamed
Of Me and ofBIy words. of him shall the
Son of Man be ashamed when He
cometh In the glory of the Father with
the holy angels" Often we find our
selves so sleepy in the morning. SO
weary at night, that we fail in making
this sacrifice of prayer to our Father
In Heaven. who gave HIS only Son
for us. We fail to find time for
prayer. and yet. though the circum-
stances DO the came. we nearly always
find time TO do anything we really
wish to do. It is not necessary to
make long prayers: short ones can be
said In true faith and bring US the
greatest help and comfort. There is
an old saying. Praying will make
man leave of SHINING, or else shining
Will make him leave off praying" re
day must come for each Of US when we
Will have to be alone with God. to
meet Him face to face. and this day
may come at any time. Therefore let
us think of what God has been doing
for US through all these prayerless
years. Think OF the blessings and
mercies He has bestowed upon us, and
the patience with which He has borne
With us; the love He has shown us. the
love of Jesus, who died for US: think of
the help OF His Holy Spirit, which we
may have for the asking. Think of
the result should we be suddenly called
from a prayerless and sinful life. There
must be some one sin that has led us
to this forgettulness OF cod Let US
pray that this sin be overcome, so
that we may be mindful OF Gods
blessings to ue. and so that we may
turn to Him in prayer ana gratitude
at all times. Never mind rs being irk-
some; never mind seeming to get no
answer; never mind the whispers of
the devil, the sneers OF the goddess, the
weakness Of our own hearts Let us
be resolute, not turned aside BY any
thing and It will not be long before
We will And ourselves boiler and hap
pier and better able to help others.
Those of us who do pray, let us try
TO be more diligent In prayer, not only
for ourselves. but for others. and
earnestly ask that the Lord will tea CHI
us all 10 pray.