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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
DREAD OCCUPATION
BY FOREIGN POWERS

satisfaction and to the admiration OF
everybody: and when her son. after at.
i,ninins his majority, took over from
Tor all those Various countries he
found everything in apple pie order. II
was MS son who wac raised to the Dig
MY. hrstof all OF Prince OF the Neither
tiGnds, and then to that OF Prince or
ne Holy Roman Empire.
Ewelvc years ago the prc6en, chief
Of Of the family. Albert OF Thurn ana
sister OF the late Empress Of Austria.
Mas created Duke OF Worth ana of
Donaus,aufcn. By the Regent OF Dnva-
ria He liz married TO Archduc ness Ma r.
guerite OF Austria. to whom he pre-.
scented. on the occasion OF his we'd
d,nE, a rather utnque sift namely. the
imust iuNurions!y equipped private rail-
| road train in Euronc.
4 superb Flemish tapestry. dating
| rom 1880, and adorning the walls OF
the palace at Ratisbonne. Represents
Tho Countess Alexandrlne OF Thiirn and
TaNis on horaebuck. In her robes Of
roatnistress-genc of the empire.
When. IN 1870, Admiral the Prince do
JJoinyillc. the sailor son Of King Louis
philippe conveyed back from the IS.
land Of ST. Helena 10 France, the re-
II the Palace Of the Invalides on the
banks OF the Seine. he brought along
WIN him the big tombstones OF the IL
decades rhcy We're tl.ree IN nu,nt,Hr
and immediately after Napoleon's death
kiichcns Of iLongwood, In order to
serve for the purpose. no otiirr stones
being Just then avatlGble.
nat a Isrk al the pemp ana paseants
OF Napoleon from ST. Helena al Cher
nonrS. The tompstones were forgotten
dockyard there under Il shed, until
a few months ago. only partially
sheltered from damage due 10 weather
and carelessness. Indeed. as the pres
ploycs NJ the arsenal at Chcrbcurg
and the generation that preceded H.
Snew nothing about tho stones. it is3
istencc. They were discovered thero
BY General NioN. who is not only tho
commandnnt or the Palace Of the In
French army find u home. but also the
director Of the Army Museum, housed
IN the palace He has had them careful
y brought from Cherbourg 10 Paris.
and. resisting the efforts to induce him
TO Use them In the construction OF !.
reproduction in the lnvalides grounds
ing TOO much OF make believe, he has
considered 1t more dignihed to lay
them next to one another. in the form
OF q species of table. before the altar
In one OF the chapcls of the Church
OF the Invnlidcs There Is no inscrp.
ton OIL the stone. 1t may be rcmem-
~ 'iile eiie sNfONeJloi III
| Helena. General Sir Hudson Lowe, re-
fused to permit any other inscription
than that of General Bonapafte," and
that the Emperor's attendants, sooner
than permit his superior title. and his
name of Napoleon TO be Ignored.
preferred TO leave the tombstona
without any inscription at all.
General Niox has laid on the stone
brass plate. bearing the lines Of Il
celebrated verse OF the poet Lamcr-
tine. heginning: lei Eit-point. do
NOM (fIere lies--therc is no nance
| commend this new feature of in
terest in the Palace of the Invalides
summer. especially to those who are
In any way Interested In the career
OF Napoleon. ft
Copyright. 1911, BY the Brentwood
Company &-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
FLIES on ATTN STA.

There arc flies on Atlanta. The
city OF Atlanta is an official breeder Q!
flies. and. therefore. an otticial breeie,
OF diseases. This is tho ,cx, of q
stirring leader in the Atlanta consti-
tuition on Friday. 1t Is based upon the
report of DR.. j. p. Kennedy. Health
Officer OF that town. and. according to
our contemporary. every word Of IT
is true. II is susceptible 10 indefinite
elaboration.
We should think SO. as We are told
that eighteen open dumping grounds
dot the city. Each day four hundred
and sixty carloads OF garbage. each
ounce. possibly, taeminE with malisran,
hacilli arc cast on these grounds In
many Instances schools and DWELLINGS,
are situated near these grounds In
any and every instance they each breed
files. Flies carry typhoid. Their fee !:
become suction pumps to take up the
germs. and their feet and legs storage
room for the germs" What is true of
Atlanta is true Of other towns in the
South and OF towns all over the coun-
try We venture to say thar there were
millions of tons OF exposed garbage
In Philadelphia a year or so ago. when
that city was suffering terrihly from
the ravages Of typhoid fever. I, Is the
DUTY of the city health authorities
evorywhere to preserve the public
health BY destroying The breeding
places of disease
As we have noted before. R!thmond
has achieved a most honorable pre-
ominence among Southern communities
In the last year by the directive work Of
Its health officers in suppresslng ~
plloId fever. What has been done here
can be done equally we'll in Atlanta or
elsewhere. The common house-hy is
the mos, dangerous carrier OF disease
that is known to sanitary science The
Constitution is entirely right, The
powers that be in that city can 10 no
better work than 10 destroy the breed
ing places OF these pests. and thereby
preserve the health ana happiness OF
the people
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liz DEFENCE Or .pAMa. !.

\ writer in the London Times pro-
tests that the time has come when the
'aTectation OF printing the word damn
as 'd-n or q is abolished While
he further protests that III there is the
least moral objection to spelling the
word in full. that objection is not re-
moved by conveying the idea by means
Of 9 d, with or without an m al
the tail D suggests ,hat.i user
Is willing to wound but yet afraid
10 strike We agree with the cor
respondent OF the Times wholly. Damn
is 9 strong word There Is nothing
vulgar ahout it, or hidden or doubtful.
It is pure sfeciation TO decline 10 use
Ia in print when II is necessary. and
il is only. made vulgar and common
Whom It Is employed in abbreviated
form. With the result tina, it is mus
emphasized ana all its hidcousnoss,
as il is regarded by some persons,
brought our.
Last year q weiiknown and Very de-
yout and able minister OF the gospel.
who happened 10 be visiting Richmond,
in attendance upon religious confer
cnce here. expressed the opinion that
Damn IS mighty good word. and the
pity Of II Is that il cannot be used
except in the street, by those who
could employ 1t 10 advantage often
times"
TO rrin, the word damn in this form,
"d--n," is something like the very
vulgar way OF calling a leg limb, an
aneetation ina, is wholly vulgar and
I for which there can be no excuse en-
cept in the minds OF the vulgar and
common. The age OF strainins at
Ena,s and swallowing camels has not
vet rassed ri
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
THE IoNGEyITy or woMI.N

ny 10 women live longer than men
Dr. A. II, Stewart in the Medical
ke'cS9rd states us fact that there are
more female than male centenarians
Ills reasons are that women require
'ess 3l oxygen than men. and so can
stand more heat and more rareiied
ar; that they suffer less from nnes-
.he'ics and are also more likely to
survive hanging: that the risIdity OF
the thorax and tho hardening OF tho arr
teries begins oarlier in men than In
women; that they have more power to
endure suffering and resist disease:
that. in general. women are .physio-
logical misers." while men are ..physi.-
illogical spendthrifts."
The weaker sex. though that odiac-
tive is applied with great doubt as to
Its Grproprlateness. is the more tenn :
cious of life. There were about 1000
persons more than 100 years Of age in
this country, as reported BY the census
Of lSoo--a bout. $500 women and l.4on
men. III other countries, vital ta,is-
tics show about the same ratio
y is fact that in every community
there arpear TO be more widows than
widowers Perhaps the feminine ten
dency toward longevity explains this
situation. Can it. be that man is drift
Ing toward n reversal of form?
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rary to take back anything" It hn:
said on the subject: IL is not necessary
that !, should--all that we want Is
cheaper bread for the eater aud cheap
CT clothes for the wearer. and SHOULD
hd willing TO nave absolute free trade
between Canada ana the United states
because II would be hes, for both
Just as we would have the cost Of sugar
which is made in Louisiana reduced
for the benefit OF the consumer, would
we have the cos, of whcnt reduced for
tho benefit OF the consumer. even IL
The reduction should in the one case
he Of temporary embarrassment to tho
cane fields Of the Pelican State, as in
the other i, might be 10 tho mSpasers
OF the wheat patches In Ohio.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
TIE COST OF nArs.

One hundred and eighty million dol
lars worth Of property Is destroyed
each year IN the United States by
rats.
That is the estimate of Charles NJ.
Frey the rat exterminn,or of the
United states Department Of Agricul-
ture.
The ,hrse cities Of the world which
suffer worst from the ravages Of The
rats arc Pittsburg. New York and St.
Petersburg,
in Pittsburg the average weekly loss
through rats is s25o,ooo. s
These figures give some idea of The
commercial Importance Of rat exter-
inination. There arc also sanitary rea-
sons for abolishing the rat which is
the beet carrier of bnbonic plague,
smallpox and other disease mcnacing
mankind
TRAPS terrsts and virus are the
Three most effective methods OF killing
ratE Virus is the hest. hecausc /, is
aurer. a virus has been Developed
which VIII XIII no animal but the rat,
Rnd which preserYes tho body 80 tina,
no offensive doors result.
Under proper laws. Mr. Frey thinks
every city In the United states could
PC freed 81 rats. He would force prom
~ owners 10 remedy tic defects In
'nlidinss which invite rats ana make
fheHl breeding places tor the rodents.
Wnere n" effort is put forth to
chech the spread Of rats. they ineroaue
at q Gr:at rate. Tho Norwegian rat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
a PROBLEM IN PIE.

Vast problems in dietetics and in
physiological chemistry have been
solved by the Federal authorities at
Washington. Welsh rabbit has been
declared wholesome, healthful and III
sestible Various canned goods have
been accepted or canned" Benzoate
of soda has been given an 20. X la
bel, though saccharine was ordered
out
The Department OF Agriculture Is
now engaged in an inquiry as to what
''normoiH nince meat is DR.. Wiley.
chief Of the Bureau of Chemistry. is
on the trail. Thirty mince meat manu-
facturers. through their experts and
attorneys. have given their views and
now DR.. Wiley is digesting the views
and ,sili soon report his findings
One Of the experts. who has won
reputation as professor of English
and as philologist. has devoted years
TO The study Of the theory. practice
and pathology OF mince pie, as shown
BY literature and history. He pre-
scented Dr., Wiley with an elaborate
paper dealing with the subject from
thf year 1900 until the present day.
/, This learned savant proved beyond PER-
adventure by means of ancient recipes
aud quotations from famous authors
ana nursery rhymes. including Little
/ Jack Homer" that orthodox mincc
meat should contain almost everything
but meat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
Daily Queries and AnslDeys

streets nve still called cock.--i !!
,iH ','1sed things. Bully Is tho Dani1.i
, Duiiem Se%nsgoratcd) or the 11ngll3n
D9llruSn can eSasgera ted rush). Anotior
ee,SymoloEy IL thnt the idol Nergal was
p 9,te , los; common Idol OF tho anciont
1HHn notni indiana ahd pcrsians, and
Egyptian bull is equally notorious IN,
DER the name OF Osiris. A cock ana
; q, Seorg may therefore, mean a myth,
IN reference to tho mythoiof,Icnl fl b,Sa
Of Nergal and Osiris.. - 800
Capital Puni4i,ment.
In what States or the Amc,It,r
Union Is there no capital punishinentY
Maine, Michigan. Wisconsin. Rhode
Island and Kansas.
Moon. n
Poes sleeping with the face 10 mo
lf2on. inuoors or outdoors, have any
cii 9,t on tho human body?
{ the ancient Romans believed thnt
sleeping with the, face To The moon
produced lunncy. and that those so All
an aied,a called .iunatics. became more
Inu more frenZied as the moon grew
larger Sleeping In the MOONLIGHT ~
or impairment of. sight. called 1I'I moons
DUNK ana sometimes myotalopia. f
Consular Service.
In what manner do The consuls and
vice -consuls who are sent by the
United States TO foreign countries re-
ceive their appointments? How can
They nro obt.,tned thr -
nee OF the Secretary or State. Wash
lnXton.. D, c.. after n civil service ex-
ANIMATION That department., on ap-
piicntion, VIII furnish circular or
Instructions as to requirements, etc.
1fccnnn md King.
DID John c. Hccnan and Ton, Iitno
ever .r night in EnGland? If 80. when? NJ
ON KING beat John G. Hcenan for
rounds. in thirty-five minutes. nt
Wadhurst. England. December 10. 1850
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

II the stories that are told about
pr Grants hcterodoxy be true that
distinguished apostle is Of the opin-
ion that Ananias was not SO much OF
a liar after all, that he was. In fact
a mere mollycoddle in the art Of ter
siversation and died OF apoplexy. he
was so shocked by his own amateur
ish effort. This will not be very vel
come news to George Harvey and the
rest of the American immortals who
have been led to believe that they are
really experts.
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THE TIMEs= DsPATeH RICHMOND VA SUNDAY MAY g. 1911
uruguax. 100000; Peru. 5000; chile,

Uruguay. 100000; Peru, 5000: Chile,
1000; occania. 1868.
omcial American statistics show that
there arrived at various ports of the
United states during the year ended
June 30, 1910. alS.s:1 immigrants Civ
ing Italy dncludine Sicily ind sar-
dinia) as The country OF their last per-
manent residence In the fiscal year
1909 the number was isS.alS. The total
number Of immigrants from all coun-
tries, 1t may be added for comparison.
in the official year 1910 was t,oil.57o,
compared with T5l.TS6 in 1909.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
ITALIAN E,rIGRANTs.

ttci HahNo Ne SOTO ,he american
Consul 3, Palermo has supplied ihe
state Department with some interest
Ing facts about Italian emigration. Tie
percentage OF Italians III our ponula-
tons rises each year. and there is no
more interesting or hopeful Part of
our foreign poprla,ion than the FOIL,
from italy
IN 1909 So; s37 rsssports vim rer-
mission 10 ern!grate were issued ~
me Italian Government. rerr.sen,ine
an incrsnse over 1905 OF i2s.sss al
most one half. or ass per cent. were
destined FOX the Un!ted States. while
the remainder ware listed for Canada
ard South America.
During The eight gears from leo2 10
1909. inclusive. out OF 10000 emf
grants TO trans Atlantic countries
l,as2,ss3 or IS per cent, returned To
he land OK their nativity II IS. how
ever. admitted that this nigh p+rcen-
'age was il mart due 10 Tie financial
depression IL ,he United States in 1901
and 1905 Nor. than 20 per cent Of
The emigran;s return 10 italy within
the first year after their departure
Emigrants seldom return without
having accumulated a small fortune.
varying according 10 The length Of
their sojourn - foreign lands. TO the
conditions ~ labor and Ia their per
sonal habits. The savings accumu-
lated during a normal uninterrupted
sojourn In ,rans-Atiantic countries is
from i1s5 10 sesE. while an Individual
| only In rara cases has been known to
| nave carried nome as much as $3.50.
/ which sum Is enough 10 constitute a
| man Q lniil!onaire IN the estimation cf
| 'he pconle back hoiae In italy. These
| savings arc Usually invested In acr,.
/ cultural or Industrial UNDERTAKINGS. in
and. ~ ~ houses about one-tii!rd
4 OF The total amount Of savings cspe
rihliy In Piedmont and Venetian PROV.
'ncos IS invested in the raising nf
chitle hogs and sheer Invcs,men:s in
slnali hnsiiess en- vrpr!ses are frequcn,
\ In reference 70 the amount of reu1i,
'ances sen, to Italy by cm!Srants. Inc
itaiian Gomm!ttes on Emigration re-
ports thh' under normal CONDITIONS tho
4 eYefage suin may Re estimated at
S9S5VPN annually This amount does
h9t include tlie sums carried home by
me retnrninE crnigran,s. either AZ
their own savings or as funds cntrug,-
la 70 them by compa,rio,s 10 - ,aken
70 their families If
As 70 The hygientc and sanitary 81.
fec' Of the emigration movement. Tho
local authorities report that generaIl,
The conditions Of health have oo
r notably changed In crnigratins com.
mnnities Nearly all. on the n,hA,
! hand show q keener interest in nojf.
G tics and decided inclination to ,ak.
) Part in political and adminis,ra,iY.
5 life That is the result Of liyinr l.
= democracy.
G The approximate number Of italian:
: living In foreign countries IN the woy,,
Is estimated at more than 5,GS6ooo
In North and South America ~,
! ofeania the Italian population Il IN.
Y 'ributed as follows United s.a,es
$ Moxico and Canada l.7s:4s7: cen,ra
!. America. 4.4sl Brazil I'm round fc
=. ures), 1,50Q,oQO; Argentina 6na ma.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES FOR WHEAT
GROWERS. M

. I
An Old Reader" is somewhat con
fused. He cant understand why re-
spectacle papers should make different
statements on tho same subject. Nei-
ther oan we; that Is 10 say, we cannot
understand why the Ohio Farmer
,should attempt 10 dlxcredl, the state
tments made by The Times -pis nat Ill
sabout the expectations or American
tRheat TO Canada, with no other proof
,ot accuracy Than its own ipse dixit.
THE hgures recently given hy iris
newspaper were taken from a usually
VERY careful journal. the New Orleans
States, we believe, and were ia sed.
doubtless. upon tho reports OF the Gov
ernmcnt, made in The regular course
i;of business. and without, any purpose
of influencing Tho reciprocity lerisla
ton which the United states Senate is
now lodging for political or sectional
reasons. Last year Canada imported
from the United States goods. includins,
wheat 10 the value OF $3.50. 07G.s;s
Canada exported 10 the United States
During the same period goods Of the
value Of sllosl4,221. 1t may be pre-
posterous," and it is preposterous. tina,
there should be any opposition 10 closer
end fa.rer trade relations between i've
countries that are such close neigh
tors; nut 1t is true. nevertheless. that
We can never hope 10 make very sr4a
progress If we shall insist upon tax.
ing everything and giving nothing ii
return
The suggestion OF the Ohio Farme,
that the newspapers Of the United
States are influenced in their advocac,
Of the reciprocity agreement ny III,
prospect Of free wood pulp ought L
lay that organ of the special interest!
Immediately under suspicion, We fav,
suggested. II that consideration he IN.
only thing in the way OF the ratiaca
lion Of the treaty we should bc Will
Ing to have the tax on wood pulp ant
print paper remain az il is. rather tina,
have the people Of the whole countr!
deprived Of the measure OF relief thl
. reciprocity agreement would assure
/ Eobody expects our bueolto eoptempo
. fa ID a4I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

There are some people whose artistic
sense is really murderous. John White,
of New York, several days ago found
this out. White who was black as
night wore a vivid green necktie when
he entered a saloon. Take on that
tie" yelled a Russian by the name OF
McTaggart. mo. suh.. boss"' said the
black White. In an instant McTagga ri
had "crawled. him When the police
came. the tie was gone, but White had
j fractured jaw, a fractured skull and
green cannot always be harmonlousiy
worn tfSti4 81 E4 Nsisft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
THE EXPRESS GRAFT,

The san Francisco Call says that
TAT least two ends have been found
10 the monstrous express graft now
being investigated by Federal and
State commissions. he enormous
profits OF the companies have been
shown By the tremendous dividends
they have paid. but these payments
have not disclosed the fact that an
equal amount has been paid 10 tho
railroad companies for the privilege
Of using their lines for express bust
ness
The New York World estimates the
profits on express business as follows:
States, Wells Fargo, American. Adams
Southern and National Express Com
panies. Si50.0o0.0 900
III. FifU-sev and one-half per cent
,(ininimnm) carrying charges 10 rail-
roads, $50. 100000.
Value of all express equipment In
1907. Ss,6i6.4la,
Net earnings In 1907, s9,o26,642.
Profits, $50 per cent.
In addition tho lines had reserves
of Sia,Sl0,7Ss. II
-hiSo SQnuTS assets Oh 90 80 h
Total excess profits in 1907 on pre-
Tious operations, S6I.064.Sia. ii
The Minnesota Railroad Commission
desires an answer TO this question:
IF the Wells Fargo Express Com
pany had Il nice little dividend of $40
per cent. last year after a steady
flow of 10 per cent. annual dividends,
and after Increasing tho capital stock
rnn Z t,
accommodating surplus of $4,000 600
an amount probably In excess of the
original INSTRUMENTATION how much
did the railroads over which the ex-
press companies operate get above a
fair rate for CARRYING the eNpressT"
The public is gouGed at both ends
Some idea of the amount OF this dou-
BILE gouge may be Mad from the known
fsnres Of dividends paid By the ex-
press companies. The share Of the
express rates exacted by the com
mon carriers is as unreasonable and
exorbitaut as thgt taken By the ex-
press companies. On the basis OF ng-
ures secured IS the Interstate Com
nerre Commission IL IS calculated that
Tie nation pays $50. SOC the year in
excess Of 9 tais charge for Inc ex-
Press sery.ee The san Francisco
Cal SAYS abou; This; The railroad
companies un!,= with The express peo-
pis in eo:er.nF UP this evercharEe
and the alliance is natural FOR the
railroads IN fact practically own ana
contIol the stock Of the express com
psnie=,"
q course. the estimate made BY he
World may be open TO criticism, but
surely TO no more criticism than the
figures presented By the express com
panies when hailed before Legislative
bodies. The earnings OF the express
companies doing business in Virginia
were given brief scrutiny In the last
session of the General Assembly. but
there IS strong probability that al
the 1919 session The whole matter
will be investigated thoroughly and
an answer found 70 the question: ''Are
the express companies paying their
fair share of taxes?"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

The memory of John Howard Payne
is to be honored BY the erection of a
memorial gate on the campus of Union
College. schenectady. New York. Payne
wrote but one famous poem, but 1T is
one Of the greatest-"Home, Sweet
Home" Payne, like Poe. lived poor
and died poor. It IS said that he never
knew a real home after he left Union
College. 1t was his longing for
home that gave him inspiration for
his immortal lyric.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28
ESCAPED WIN MS LIFE.

piaa managed to escape from the
City OF Mexico on Friday with his life.
lie was fortunate. The mob waslthirst-
ing for his blood, why the mob did not
know: il mover knows, After serving
his country siNtyfour years. he was
hqoted out Of power by traitors with
axes 10 grind and the weaklines stood
about and SAW the tragedy committed
without the disposition or the streng III
to resist. We have all seen something
like It Mt times in our own country.
how erea, men have been victims OF
the hatred of tho mob. how the very
work OF racifcation and reconstruction
has been made the occasion Of revolu-
lion, how The multitude has been
caught hy The cry OF Barabbas. II
Viii be SO probably to the end OF
TIME In some far-oT period piaz viii
be tustiiied b? his countrymen. ana his
Justification theiy condemnation
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-28

.he + most numerous In this country
'roe Gus ~: from three to Ave times tho
year and the filters vary from six
- cishteen. The females begin TO
precd when three months old Any
community, therefore. which makes no
ci'ort to check the rat pest Will soon
su''er great loss from The rayages Of
tho small nesta Z.