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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-30

hands. and now one Of the mob will
spend the rest OF his days behind stone
walls.
AS the Savannah News says. lynch
Ing would soon cease IL the law against
lynching We're enforced" Usually
little effort is made to apprehend the
violators Of the law. This has been
SO because heretofore there has been
very little real sentiment against
l~ynchtng. although in every case the
best people of the community have OPP
posed this fashion of doing a man to
death. But. as the News observes, pub
lie sentiment is changing. People are
beginning to realize the potential perl
OF the moi spirit. When tina spirit
passes beyond control, irresponsible
men seek to govern communities. Law
is suspended. and the within of the mob
is substituted therefor.
Lynching will cease when there are
in all our States that abiding conf
dence In the just Judgment of tho law
which obtains in Virginia. Mob law
is practically unknown In this State.
the people have faith that the
courts will administer the law as it
should be administered. In MANY
States the accused in the late murder
case in Chesterfield would long ago
have been done to death by the mob.
but the law reigns in Virginia.
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LEES IDEA OF A GENTLEMAN.

Periodically. there Is discussion as
to what qualities constitute the gem
tleman. OFT quoted is the definition
of Newman n others equally we'll
known. but we do not know of any
better than that OF General Lee quoted
in Gamaliel Bradford's of him
in the Atlantic Monthly. That dehn!-
ton is:
The forbearing use OF power does
not only form a touchstone. but the
manner in which an Individual enjoys
certain advantages over others is Il
test of a true gentleman.
The power which the strong have
over the weak. the magistrate over
the citizen. the employer over the cm-
ployed. the educated over the unletterad,
the experienced over the conhding, even
the clever over the silIy-the ioroear-
ing or i~noffensive use of all this power
or authority or a total abstinence from
|. 1T when Tie case admits it will show
the gentleman in II plain light.
The gentleman does not needleSsiy
and unnecessarily remind an onendar
OF Il wrong he may have committed
against him. He can not only forgive,
he can forget; and he strives for that
nobleness of self and mildness OF
character which impart sufficient
strength TO let the past be but the
past. y true man of honor feels hum
bled himself when he cannot help
humbling Others"
AS to this. Mr.. Bradford comments:
Lee hated parade, display and cere-
mony, hated ABOVE all Things beng
made an object OF public gaze and adu-
lation. His idea OF high position was
nigh responsibility; u superior was
simply one who had larger duties, and
the mark of Il gentleman was q keen
sense of the feelings and suscep.ibr!-
ties of others.
General Lees definition ought 10 be
more generally known and lived than
1t is.
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HAPPINESS.

In Henry Sydnor H~arrison's "Queed'
there appears the following paragraph:
You will remember what said
about friends and men. won't you, Mr..
oueed? Remember 1t begins with
liking people. liking everybody. Then
when you really like them. you want
to do things for them. and that is
happiness"
This is taken by the Ohio state
Journal as a text for the following
editorial expressions:
THAT is the doctrine-the basis of
all happiness is liking people. The
un~happiest man In the world Is ho
who LIKES onIy himself. II is very
strange how we mistake the imperial
fact ahout our human nature: how we
have gotten into the state of thinking
that gathering in and not giving out
is the true secret of life. When we
find ourselves in that fix tho thing to
do is to go to work to try to like
people. Look on all as friends whose
faults you try to cover up with their
virtues. There is never a case where
this will not succeed. There is never
a case where a man cannot use an
other to make himself happy II he
at it right"
In these two expressions there is a
deal of good food for thought, for the
very many people who look on other
people as crooks until the reverse Is
proved. There are many folks in the
world who are afraid to lii others
because they fear 1t will cost some
thing.
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"The Pittsburs Idea.Y

TO the Editor of The Times-DIspatcb.
Sir'-fou say in your issue OF tn.
s4th instant. that the "Pittsburg
srocers arc tired of being blamed for
everything else to eat. They are now
following":
The tariff on benefits nobody
out the sugar Trust. Were. 1t not
Tor the tariff and the trust this pack
age would cost you 2 cents ! oind
Tess. Urge your Congressman TO vote
Tor the removal OF the tariff on sugar.
~ ne doesn't do 1t. don't return him
to Congress-"
Pittsburg grocers: the law of sup
ply and demands governs the price OF
sugn.. as 1T does every other corr
monty. You should know that your
ConSressman's vote reaches no farther
than the confines OF his own country
he may vote to do away with tho
import auty on sugar. and succeed in
having the duty taken off of II; tut
ne mas no power to prevent otncr
countries producing sugar, putting an
export duty thereon. For instance,
no sooner thai Congress voted to take
the duty off of coffee. the brazilian
oVernmen placed an export duty
upon 1t. And, coffee is higher nov
tnan 1t was before the duty was taken
Pittsburg grocers. has the smoke
around your town become so dense. as
70 obscure your vision and dull yorr
senses?
England. France, and
other European countries have a tariff
on sugar, In many instances highcr
than ours, yet sugar sells heape IN
here.
These countries maintain a tariff on
cofee and tea, yet these commodities,
we might say necessaries Of life. are
cheaper there than here -
SuRRYAN Redo BANKS. :
Claremont, Va.
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To the Editor OF The Times-Dispatch:
ohiter dictum in The Weekly Times
Dispatch OF October Is, page six, col
umn one. ad fin? The Rev. James r.
10 the article of the Rev. James r.
smith, p. b., in The Times-Dispatch
OF September IL. speaks OF him as the
last survivor of the famous command
er's (Stoncwall Jackson'sl official fam
n.y. ! have met with this statement
before. and am therefore moved to re-
mark that / trust he may be, but the
undersigned is stlll in the land OF the
living. DIR. Smith and this writer We're
feIow-members of the RockbridEe Ar
t%illery. and later of General Jaekson's
star. from December &c. 1851, to April,
1881. I still have the order signed by
Major s. H. Jackson. Acknowledgement
of General Jackson. assigning me az
chief OF ordnance. Valley District. De-
cember 23. 1861" l might make Some
remarks on the main subject of the
article. but cui bono?
JAMES NJ. GARNETT.
Late Chief OF Ordnance, Valley District.
Baltimore, NEG, October FL.
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AN Il WOMAN.

Ida Lewis died last week in the Lime
Rock Lighthouse. off Newport. She
mad tended that beacon of safety for
more than half u century. She was
denied many of the things that make
lie worth while to women. Her girl
hood was lonesome and somber Her
married life was a failure. The mar.
Fowness n isolation OF her work
'h'sh' seem "a bar TO a career. but she
became one of the Famous women OF
her generation, She rescued many per-
sons from the deathly cnress OF thu
waves. and eighteen of these rescues
were really heroic. Among her man,
honors' Ida Lewis received the hank,
OF Congress. As little as she had. sh,
did what II could, and the world i.
better because SHE was in it,
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Voice of the People


profanity In the Confederate Army.
70 the Editor of II Times Dispatch:
guiding of the Battle Abbey SO long
Is a question so often asked
ana never n satisfactory answer given.
1t is hoped the u. D. C., in their ses-
sion, Will ask 1t in such an emphatic
way that a clear answer will be given
by those who ave had charge Of the
money so long.
1t used to be said "in We olden time"
II you want a thing done. do it your
SELF but L say il we want that done
Set the daughters of the South to do 1t.
aor II they mad their way it would be
Solilpleted, a thing OF beauty and q joy
forever. Many now living, whose hearts
aeslre Is TO see it. viii never behold it.
some seem to condemn Miss Johnston
LOT exposing the fact that some South
eTn soldiers We're profane. Some john
me itebs could cuss, same as the Yanks.
On being reused up early one cold
morning by the sound of the bugle to
the fanks. His colonel, who could
swear equally as hard, tried to be
dSe e Pious on the eve of battle, I'M
The Apostle Paul said we must not
cuss our enemies The lieutenant said:
Paul never had any Yankees to con.
tend with
On the eve of a great battle, while
we We're waiting for the order to
charge b~ayonets," u private who was
a Notorious hard wsarer was seen
IS.Ns. Aiter the battle was over
me boys asked him what he said, for
s seey did did not think he could utter a
,thtu, i was not thinking abou cussing
men. / prayed. and the Good Lord
nSarI and answered my prayer ask
ga aim TO have mercy upon me and
mot let me be killed by those Ca heavy
oath Yankees over yonder," -
lhe boys worried him about that
prayer SO that 1t broke him from cuss-
aHS ana he became q useful and con-
S's'ehl CHRISTIAN. WIN. H. TURPJN.
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ELECTIONS.

One week from tomorrow Governors
are TO be elected in Kentucky. Mary
land, Massachusetts. Mississippi and
Rhode Island. Philadelphia at the
same time will elect a Mayor. and New
York and New Jersey will choose their
Legislatures.
The result of these elections will be
enough to show the careful watcher tho
drift OF public sentiment in the months
Just before a Presidential year. ii
Toss should be reelected in Alassachu-
sets, 1t would be clear hat even the
people of the manufacturing States
desire lower tariff rates and q lower
cost of living. The tariff is the main
issue in the Massachusetts campaign.
The Taft vetoes ar. attacked on every
hand by the Democrats. while Senator
Lodge and his Republican vassals are
defending these vetoes.
If New York and New Jersey elect
Democratic Legislatures. they would
afford thereby evidence that they have
determined 10 vote next year Tor tariff
reform.
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MONEY BEHIND LA roLlr,,rrr

The Topeka Capital says that the
La Toilette movement seems to he
aoundantly financed. adding:
"A good guess would be that amoos
the wealthy individuals who contri.
butte are Pinchot. Senator Bourne OF
oregon; Rudolph Spreckels, of Cali
iornia, and possibly Medill McCor-
mick of Illinois. La Toilette has
never wanted, thouSh poor himself.
Tor wealthy individuals to back his
political campaigns financially. There
was Stephenson. of Wisconsin. who
supported the La Toilette movements
for a time
Can 1t be true hat the P~ompadoured
Paragon ever received aid and com
tort from Old Stephenson? The KAN
sas City Journal says that it is com
monty reported in Wisconsin that SEN
ator Stephenson spent. early and late.
about 100000 in promoting the po-
iitical aims OF Our Bob" as the wis
consin people are said to call La Fol
lette. The Journal says that so long
as stephenson spent money for La Fol-
iette 1t was all right, but tina as soon
as Stephenson spent money on Stephen
son 1t was all wrong, according to
La Toilette. who Immediately took the
position that the use OF money in po,i-
ties is wrong.
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THE MAN WHO MADE 1.-THE
WORID.y

Joseph Pulitzer, the man who made
the New York World. died Yesterday
in his yacht off Charleston, South Caro-
lima. This news Will be as surprising
as 1T is distressing, and his death
removes from the ranks of Jour
nalism in this country and the
world one of its foremost figures.
literally worn out with his work and
the bodtlS infrmities incurred in the
making of his fortune and his service
to mankind.
Born in Buda-Pesth, Hungary, April
10, 1877. Mr.. Pulitzer was in the sixtv-
NTH year of his age. Coming to the
United states in 1864. ne entered the
Union Army. in which he served until
the close OF the war. a stranger in
q strange land. without friends to help
him or traditions to sustain him, he
became a newspaper reporter on a
German newspaper in ST. Louis, and
iinding himself. A.egan there his mar
Ne!lous carcer'as -oHe of the greatest
Journalists the newspaper world has
known. The owner of the ST. Louis
Post-D!spatch. which prospered amaz-
ingly under his management, he ac-
CURED the New York World, at that
time in a moribund condition. and in
the course OF about Twenty-Five years
built it up into one of the most nour-
ishing and influential newspapers OF
this
a member OF the Missouri Legisla.
ture in 1853. a member OF the Missouri
Constitutions! Convention in 1874, a
delegate from Missouri to the Demo-
cratic National Convention in 1880. and
a me.noer OF the on plat.
form in that convention; a member of
Congress from New York in 1885. a
delegate to the Liberal RenphIic,,
Convention in Cincinnati when nomt-
mated Horace Greeley for President.
and since that time ident!ned with the
Democratic party, ne was a militan,
force in the political Affairs or the
Nation He foand that he could do BET
ter and more effective WORK In ~.
proper calling and devoted all his emf.
nent talents to the butldine up hi,
newspaper properties ana achieved
great success. In 1909 he endowed
with $l'ooo,0Oo the schooi OF journal.
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NO I'LL WIND FOR THE NOVELIST.

w III NlND ruiz THE NOVELIST.
Hard times arr good times for the
best sellers. The Boston Globe notes
that 1t is a strange fact that in a
period when industry is quiet the read
Ing of books becomes "the solace of
the nation" The of a largo
publishing house. we are told, looks
forward to a successful holiday de-
mand for books. because. he says, in
dull times the man remains at home.
smokes ano reads. This is a rather
new discovery. but it is backed up by
the fact that, though 1907 was a panic
year, it was a record-year in book
sales.
Perhaps 1t may be safe to assume
that in such circumstance a man
reads more seriously than he does at
other times. When he has leisure for
reading he soon devours the magazines
and the best-sellers. and. of necessity.
turns 10 sterner and better stuff.
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Daily Queries and Answers

Tor 40 feet In the width, without keel:
framework of 35 ribs or webs OF plate
iron. 3 feet deep. immensely strength
ened. extending from end to end OF tho
snip, q to 8 feet apart. and c~rosswobs
OF similar strength connecting these at
Intervals: a double wall or screen of
iron plate outside and inside those
ribs, thereby converting the whole hull
for this purpose were 10000 in num-
Der. some Of them 20 feet long. The
cellular structure was continued along
the bottom, and about 8 feet up the
side. and any one OF the cells thus
formed could be filled with water. Ten
ship. divided the Interior into 10 water
tight compartments. further subdivided
by longitudinal partitions. The pro-
pelling power comprised both paddle
four ooilers each. with AZ brass fue
tubes: there were four engines with
cylinders OF II feet stroke and "a Inch
diameter; the paddle wheels were 56
feet diameter by 13 deep. with 80 space
or radii. The screw engines had six
boilers. The propeller shaft was tG4
feet long. and in some parts 24 inches
diameter. with a screw propeller at one
end "a feet In diameter. The coal
bunkers would hold $4,000 tons The
through Ave tunnels. IL feet high by 8
feet In diameteri eaer OF the ten boil
ers. when full of water. weighed 100
tons. The steam was conveyed from
pipe 40 Inches In diameter. Setting
aside the nominal power. all the en-
gines at full force were to
work up i~l,ooo-horse power. There
were six masts. five OF them iron, car
rying 1000 yards of sail as auxiliary
gafrs and large spars were mostly of
Iron plate.
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policies. and Ill Judged in his judg-
ments; but VIC have never believed
that he ever was Influenced By un-
worthy considerations. His death is
a great loss to the public; but the
newspapers which he founded will
speak for him on and on, now that
his voice IS stilled forever.
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Dictntion Test.

What is the dictation test as applied
to emigrants who seek to enter Aus
tralia? A. g
This test. which Is not applied at
New zealand. nor to such as come from
applicant for admission shall write
from dictation not less than ffty
words, spoken by an officer of immi-
grafton. A failure to meet this test
bars the Individual
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Grcnt Eastern.

Please give e description OF the Great
Eastern. Was II constructed OF wood
or iron? VI N +
The Great Eastern vas a ship built
to accommodate 1000 passengers. 5000
tons OF merchandise, $4,000 tons OF coal
p~end!Culars. or 692 feet, upper deck:
breadth, SO feet. or lis feet over the
paddle boxes: height of hull. GO feet.
or 80 TO top of bulwarks: bottom Nat
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advertisements.

Advertisements
What are the restrictions as TO ad-
v~ertisements sent through the mail?
z. c. D.
There are a number of restrictions.
the character OF which you may obtain
on application to any postmaster .
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We Want Your Account
National State & City Bank
RICHMOND, VA.

RICHMOND, VA.
VIM. H Palmer. President: John 8. Eliatt,
vice-President VIM. NJ. Hill Y.se-Presi.
dent; j. w. slnton, Yice-f .~ssioent: jniis.
U. Hil. Cashier.
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Duck Date.

Back Date.
on what day OF the week did octo-
Der Z. 1907. fall? Il. +. G.
Monday.
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Drcss Parade,

When, and by whom was dress parade
on Sunday in the United States Army,
discontinued? e.
Dress parade at United States mill
tary posts was abolished by Secretary
of Wa Nobl March l5, 1859.
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Vandulia.

shuOuii1s
What is the derivation and meaning
of the word Vandalia, a name apni,ei
to several cities in the United States?
v%andalli. vandili, or yandilii is atm
for n people of the northern
part Of Germany in the time Of Tacitus.
In 1853 an effort was made by a com.
pany to form the western COLONY in
part of West Virginia and part Of Ken
lucky, n the name selected for it
was Vandalia- which means tho land
OF the Vandals. not in the sense of
yanaalism' but to signify the ancient
cause the site for this colony Was nj
Element OF Germans.
Blood.
What is the amoun of blood in an
ordinary human being? H. o.
The quantity depends upon the
weight of the individual. 1t is generally
equal to the thirteenth part Of the
body.
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Another question frequently ad-
dressed TO me by readers is concerning
the difference of height between Queen
Mary n King George. The latter>
stature is barely & feet 8 in his
stockinged feet, and possibly 6 feet Z
to z 1-2 when booted. with big heels
and heavy soles. foF work on the moors
Queen Mary's height IS from 5 feet 0 IL
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-12

all our trying, we are far from sue
cessful. Why?
1t is not because we get away from
the keynote of it all, love? Not senti-
mental love, but pure, true love that
would do good to all. If we would
keep this for our guide, if We would
use It for our standard, every time we
are in trouble, would we not strike
the right note oftener? Would there
not be more music, more beauty, in
our lives? Would not our life here
be the happy joyous experience it is
intended to be?
A girl of seventeen writes that she
loves a young man, but that her pa
rents want her to marry some one
else, and that she thinks she and her
lover will run away and be married.
What do advise?
That girl is IN terrible danger of
making terrible discord of her whole
life. Not that her parents. may be
right. Parents are sometimes wrong.
But the bitter tone of her letter
shows she is not trying to solve the
problem in the right spirit.
Suppose she lets love rule, not love
of self which is now mastering her,
but love that will do no harm to any
one. Suppose her parents let her rule
them in the same way. Then these
parties, now bitter and obstinate and
at odds, can get together. II love
rules her, she will listen calmly to
what her parents say; she will Judge
impartially, not hot-headedly She
will be able to see whether they are
in the right In their objections to her
lover. On the other hand, IL love
rules them, they will be willing to
listen to the daughters side. Love
real love, for the good Of the other
will smooth out all these tangles. II
will bring peace out of the discord
and this girls life may go forward
joyously and happily. The trouble is
we so often shut this all out of our
prejudices and opinions. We do not
keep an open mind. Love in its great
universal meaning we shut out, and
without it to guide us in solving our
problems, we make mistakes.
But happily, even our mistakes dc
not alter the fact that the right Is
still there. The instrument of life 1.
still true. 1t never changes. We
may play 1t right after a while. Blu
the pity is that we do not play 4
right all the time, that we SHOULD
through misapprehension of the tru,
meaning of life, through short-sight
edness, strike false notes.
BARBARA BOYD.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-12

Reichert, Richmond Hill, L. L, and nu-
merous others.
Don't give pills, tablets or strong ca
thartics for the child doesn't need it, Go
to your druggist and buy fifty cent or
one dollar bottle of Syrup Pepsin. 1t
is mild, gentle, free from gripping and
exactly suited to the needs Of infants
and children. If you want to try it be-
fore buying write DR.. Caldwell and he
will send you a free sample bottle. H
has sent thousands such bottles to moth
ers.
DR.. Caldwell does not feel that the
purchase of his remedy ends his obi
cation. He has specialized in stomach,
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
years and will be pleased to. give the
reader any advice on the subject free
of charge. All are welcome to write
him. Whether for the medical advice
or the free sample address him DR..
w. B. Caldwell. 5l Caldwell building
Monticello Ill.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-05-12

of nature, so to speak, is often awry
and discordant. In many cases it
lacks all beauty, all song. 1t is posi-
tive discord.
Why is this? Surely there is moth
ing in the world so wonderful as this
gift of life, nothing so capable of ex-
quisite music, Of marvellous beauty.
Yet in how many lives is there the
wonderful song or the flawless beau
ty? Why so many of us make dis
cord? Why do we mar the perfec-
ton?
Haven't you often heard someone
playing a cornet? High and sweet
and clear the melody rises, and your
whole being thrills to the sweetness
of it, Then suddenly the player
strikes a wrong note and there is dis
cord. Beauty fees. Joy in the music
is gone.
Yet the instrument is just as perfect
as ever. The melody is there to be
played. The essentials have not
changed. The trouble is all with the
player.
1t is so with life. Life is not a
misfortune as some believe. 1t is not
pain and unhappiness and discord as
so many seem to think. The beauty
and the melody are always in it. If
discord comes, the fault is with us
who have misused the instrument.
But how can we play the instrument
right? Even with the best intentions
and the utmost effort we make dis
cord. We strike the wrong Key
sometimes unintentionally. But strike