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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
NEEDED-A RAIN,IAI<ER.

The drought in Oklahoma, Kansas
and Nebraska and in other places has
caused the farmers to sigh for The
rainmaker who was in his glory sew.
enteen years ago. a few rainfa Us
must be e%acted from the skies. and
there ought to be some man who could
40 tho job. There was a rainmakor
seventeen years ago, asserts the Ohio
State Journal, who could make 1t rain
and who did make it rain He brought,
rain that saved the crops seventeen
years ago. we are told.
He was Clayton B. jewel. He g
not to be confounded with General
pyrenforth. who went into the Texas
prairies and tried to shoot down some
storms. The Generals method was 10
send bombs or other explosives into
the air and thus shake the water out
OF the clouds. He probably based his
theory on the fact that generally after
great battles there is q rain, presuna-
b!y caused by the gunpowder He
made many efforts 10 accomplish his
end. but he failed The Govornuen.
after spending $4,000 on the expert
ment. withdrew. coming TO the con-
c!usion that rain could not be forced
by shaking the welkin.
JEWELS method was wholly diss,n,,-
lar. He placed no reliance on explo-
sives. He pinned his faith in cbami-
cal reaction. He made a gas ont Of
ammonia, metallic sodium. caustic pot
ash. aluminium and the black oxide Of
manganese. The gas so made is much
lighter than air, and it went i.nmedi-
ately into the regions where rain is
mace. Then through u chemical com
o!nation. vacuum was produced. into
which the watery vapor rushed and
there dinused, fell in torrents of rain
over the thirsty heIds.
This was the theory 2enerallv
speaking. More definitely IT WINS ma
lieved that this volume of gas am
TO 5000 feet up in the air, turned cola
suddenly. dropped with rush ma,,na
vacuum into which the moisture
rushed forming clouds and creatin, =
storm. Thus # worked ana inns q
rained The farmers would ike -
see Jewell around again. but he &c no
where TO be found. 1t is to be honod
'hat he can be approhended ana
Drought to Virginia to work over
tins
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

twelve or thirteen cents por ton per
mile. and this would result in an annual
saving to tho people OF the United
States in the single item of hauling
alone of moro than S25o.00o,o00, annu-
ally. The building of good roads. In
addition to reduction of the cost of
getting our stun to market, would en-
nance the value OF our agricultural
lands, improve our school facilities.
establish closer social intercourse be-
tween the people living In the country
districts. ana, It has been estimated.
save the people the loss of at least
$500. 900 the year, which has been
country roads by some of tho eoono-
rists who have given the subject much
attention. There is a very strong SEN
timent. however, that the Government
should not engage in further ventures
which will impose larger burdens upon
tho taxpayers OF this country.
Senator Swanson believes that he
has guarded the constitutional objec-
tons that will be made to his plan and
he has presented the case so clearly
its merits. Great progress has been
made in u number of States In the
building OF good roads by their own
efforts, and this. in our opinion, is the
better plan. In the States OF New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania and in
other States, perhaps. the public high
ways have been built and maintained
BY tho extension of State aid to tho
local authorities
While he was Governor of virginia
Governor Swanson performed u most
valuable service in pressing this i'm
portant measure to It's adoption in this
State. and with many good results.
there being now In this State 500 miles
of good roads. well constructed and
capable OF the hardest use, with great
advantage to the people In sixteen
counties OF Virginia bonds for the CON
,struotion OF permanent roads have been
issued to the extent of $2,S2S,OOo. In
North Carolina great advances have
been MADE in puolic highway construc-
tion. and the question is whether the
Federal Government. already over
loaded with obligations for enterprises
lying outside OF the strict line of Gov
ernment duty. shall now embark in an
other enterprise calling for stiu larger
appropriations of money from the pub
lie treasury. all OF which, it must be
borne in mind, will come finally out OF
the pockets of the people.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
ONE IN TEN MILLION.

Robert A. Tibbald is one of the
queerest . and rarest politicians who
ever lived. Until few days ago he
was register of Bergen county. New
Jersey. at salary of $4,000 the year.
Last fall when he became a candi-
/ date. he took the stump and asserted
that tho Office for which he was run
ming was useless and an outrageous
burden upon the people. He pledged
himself. If elected to use all of mis-
influence and power to have the Of
nee abolished. He won his race. and
MS first efforts were to redeem his
singular. but mono the less splen-
did. pledge. He had a bill abolishinr
the office introduced into the Iesis-
iature. and It was passed. taking ef-
feet July /. On the Fourth of July
Mr. Tihbard celebrated by giving a
dinner to Il number of his friends
Here is man who deliberately and
gladly destroyed his own public lob
and then celebrated IT as a ioyous
event
II Mr.. Tibbald would only come to
the Old Dominion and exhibit himself.
he could get twice the money he would
nave received in the now defunct office.
virginia ofticeholder who wishes to
abolish his own job would be harder
TO hnd than the carciss of n dino
saurus-in fact. as some OF the illit-
erau might say about the dinosaurus
there amt no sich animal" r.,
clerk of court or some other officer
IN virginia running on platform
which demanded the abolition OF the
once sought! Imagine an ofticeholder
iavorins the abolition OF the fee sys-
'e"'' NO 'here are no Tibbaids in
virginia where many fat fee OFF,
Ger wakes but never wanes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
sAcKoLorH For souru c,po,

The Fourth of July was redhot IN
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
and particularly at the cownens ava
Mt Drayton, where Governor BIeasa
delivered himself of some burnine-
Thought that fairly made the cnnvreon
blaze with light that never vet was
known in the grand old Commonwea,, =
OF John G. Calhoun, George McDume
Ben Thlman and e. d. smith somo
OF the facts have been corninp on,
about the masterfui utterances of this
masterful man Of which the ou,siaa
world should be appraised. or course
we have to depend upon the reports
That nave been made in the local ma
pers for our information. and. while
We have not the least douht that tha,,
have reported'fai,hfuny what tho Gov
ernor said, We wish 10 place tho re
sponslhnity where IT belongs
There has been some talk ahop,
impeaching Governor Blease for vari.
Gus and sundry acts which have nrovsd
beyond question his utter unitness
| for the Office which he disgraces-in.
deed We believe that we were the
irst to suggest this method OF gctt,ng
rid Of him and all his works but II,
seems that Impeachment is irnpossihlo
IN Yie" the fact that at least one
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
scRANToN's SMALL couNcI1.,

Within the past fortnight, council
of hve members was indicted to of.
nce in Scranton. Pennsylvania. which
has only about two thousand more
population than Richmond In a few
minutes the legislative branch OF
seranton's city government was
changed from the old order of sixty
two members in two branches OF coun-
oil TO single body OF nvc members.
The president OF the council and the
councilman wall receive $4,000 the year
fof their services. counciImcn who
miss special or regular meetings or
the council or committee sessions wiu
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
The Farmer and HI. renm-A Parable

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Once on a time there was a
farmer that had four horses. One was
named Tom, and one was named Bill.
and one was named Claude and one
was named Carter, And the farmer
hitched Tom and Claude at the wheel.
and he h!tched Bill and Carter IN the
lead. But Bill and Carter said: we
VIII work better at the wheel and
Tom and Claude are not good wheel
horses; but we are good vince! horses"
And Bill and Carter kicked up with
their hind feet and reared up with their
1ore feet. and they kicked at Tom and
Claude violently. And they kicked
so violently that the farmer did not
know how 70 make them stop Kicking
And he said these four horses were a
very fine team until Bill and. Carter
took to kicking. And the farmers
load was not carried along as well as
i was when the team pulled together
But Bill and Carter said their kicking
helped TO move the wagon
And the, GARNER said: 81 wonder II
Bill and Carter will work any better
at the wheel than Tom and Claude do?"
And ne and his family were wondering
about this when was last al his
mouse. ROOSEVELT PAGE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

The National Educational Association
Is now in session at san Francisco.
Ohaer the direction of Mrs. Ella Flaer
Young. of Chicago. it has had a sue
cessful and inspiring year. There was
good deal OF excitement last year
when she "downed" the machine. +"
and her progressive friends have in.
sisted that She shall stand for re-elec-
ton but she has declined to do so.
being content with the honors she has
received and willing to give some
BODY else a chance. Mrs Young will
devote her efforts at this convention
mainly toward agitating and further
ING the movement for better compen
sauon for teachers. a work in which
she VIII nave the unanimous support
oil the teachers present and the teach
ers throughout the country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

be fined SIS for each dereliction. Tho
act OF the Legislature creating this
council OF five fixed the maximum sal
airy of councilmen at $4,000 tho year.
and tho minimum salary at $4,000 the
year. The council itself was empow-
ered to fix tho salary between these
two figures. 1t promptly selected the
minimum salary. This change in
Scranton will BIO watched with interest
mere for the practically identical sizes
of Richmond and tho Pennsylvania city
AFFORD an opportunity for demonstrate
Ing to the former what the latter
might accomplish by way of better
government and more modern methods.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

Josephus Daniels. of the Raleigh
News and Observer. appears to have
very good opinion of Dr. Dodd, one
Of the hired men" OF John D. Rookie
fe!ler's Chicago University, and is dis.
posed to pat him on the back for his
recent den" of old Rockefeller in his
speeches in this State. But" says
Josephus. DIR. Dodd is a North Caro-
iinian-one of Bancrofts .freest Of the
iFee'' and before he would permit him
self to be muazled, he would return to
the farm. That's the true North Caro-.
lima spirit" II we did not think SO
well OF the farm. we should say that
that is precisely where he ought to go.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

When are dog days" due. and how
lnnr, q 10 col

Dog Days.
When are dog days" due. and how
long do they continue?
MARY +. Q.
The season commonly designated as
dog days extends from July 3 to Au-
gust IL. embracing forty days. usually
being the period of greatest heat in
summer. though some modern almanac
makers name the period from July "a
to August "a. Among the ancients 1t
came to be called dog days" becau use.
in the latitude of the Mediterranean
IL happened to correspond with that in
which the Dog star rose with the sun
The great heat of the summer was as
cr!bed to the influence OF the star. 1t
appears now that the rising of this
luminary in conjunction with the sun
is most indefinite phenomena. 1t
was by accident only that 1t conceded
with the hot weather season. for the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

II he is not too busy hunting up his
witnesses to prove that Commander
Peary took his hear-skins up at Etah.
we should ike TO have word or TWO
from Dr. Frederick y. Cook, the Orig
inal Discoverer OF the North Pole.
about what the people in that region
do when the weather is as hot as it
has been in Richmond for the last
two weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

Subject for discussion Mt to-nights
session Of the Chesterfield Converse
ton cub: The Relation OF Hot
Weather to Our Opinions of Our Eel
low-citizens, With Annotations as to
why the Men Haven't Got Sense
Enough to Wear Thin Clothing in Hot
Weather"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

Some of the weather sharns hay.
reached the conclusion. after mature
deliberation, that the Kiosk up in
Capitol Square is to blame for 1t all
ana 1t is expected that Judge John H
ingram, of the Court of Law and
Equity. who has already pronounced
an opinion on the subject. will to-day
enter formal judgment ordering the
mated thing off the grounds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

Who Will defeat Blease?" asks the
spartanbnrg Herald We should say
That the people OF south Carolina ought
TO do it, and viii do it if they have
any sense OF decency left.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
From n Song.

From Song.
Who wrote the song In which are the
words. It'll the sun grows cold" and
what is the full quotation generally
used? a. +.
These words are from The Bedouin
Song" by Bayard Taylor, and the quo
tation Is:
II love thee, love but thee,
With n love that shall not die.
TIL the sun grows cold.
And the stars are old.
And the leaves of the Judgment book
unfold"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

Don't wait for tho General Govern
i''eht l" improve the public roads in
your neighoorhood, but go to work
and do 1t yourselves. You will have
TO pay for them in the end a any rate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

municants to kneel at tho altar rail,
but tho hnts got so big that there
was no room. The preacher could not
sec under the brims OF the millinery.
So the women now stand in row
and receive tho sacrament
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

"a Reader requests The Times
Dispatch to ask the Churches of Rich
mond to have special prayer service
on sunday tomorrow morning
praying God 10 bless us with rain -"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
swANsON's GREAT SPEECH FOR
GOOD ROADS.

ATE yeStcf adE IN advocacy OF the ap-
preparation OF money by the United
States Government for the improve
rnent OF the public roads. We are not
persuaded that the Government should
provide for this work There are many
reasons why 1t should not. The fact
that the Government has entered upon
other enterprises OF doubtful authority
does not convince us that it should
enter upon still other enterprises of
like doubtful authority but it must be
said that Senator Swanson has put the
case very strongly
Senator Swanson bases his claim to
Federal aid for the construction 81
public highways in the several States
of the Union upon the ground that as
the several States ana their local au-
thorities provide for the construction
Of good public highways, the Fedora
Government ought to dc the same
thing. the travel over these roads now
being National as well as State and
local Last year the Government paid
'''t H14iNANS Va iAlf tOGGltlS S0N, -UN
for CARRYING the mniis. The Govern
ment now eXpends Si2.O0O,OOO annually
for TIE rural oelivery of the mails.
In this service one million miles of
public roads have now been made post
roads. practically by their use by the
Federal Government in its mail service.
The establishment of the rural delv-
cry Of the mails by the abolition of
all star routes and post Offices has
saved the Government more than
S26.0Oo,0o0. The Government has en-
pended, and Is continuing to cxpend.
millions Of dollars every year for the
Improvement OF the rivers and the har-
bors of the country and it has contrib
uted immense tracts of Government
lands in aid OF the construction OF
railroads In Senator Swansons opin-
ION. it should now turn its attention to
the construction of the public roads in
the country, SO that there shall be a
fair distribution OF the Government
money ana THAI the millions of people
who do not snare directly in the ad-
yantages OF river and harbor improve
ment would derive immediate benea,
from the construction Of system OF
public highways that would enable
them to transac, their business a, an
immensely reduced cost
For the purpose Of carrying GU, his
plans touching this srea, matter, Sen
ator Swanson has introduced bill
providing that the Government shall
appropriate s20.oOo.OOo annually for
the next hve years for the purpose OF
Improving the post-roads and rural
delivery routes now used by the Gov
ernment ~ S2oQOooOo 10 be divided
among the sHltes according to popu
iat!on, excluding in the estimate cities
which have population exceeding
10000, as shown by the las, census.
Senator swanson hop.s To r.,,aua al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08

, time OF Its rising depends on the lati-
tude OF the country, and is later every
year.
"knooi on Wood"
What are the origins of tho follow
Ing expressions:
AS funny as a Chinese funeral and
KNOCK on wood?" L. g.
Search has failed to reveal the orr
gins of these well-known phrases.
knocking three times on wood to avert
disaster is "a superstition said to BIO
of German origin.
Trnnsfer of Currency.
How is II transferred from one bank
TO another when they are not located
in the same place? i. W.
BY express. where actual Currency
is transferred Business between banlss
In different parts of the country ia
mostly by bills of exchange sent
through the mails
National Debts.
What is the amount of the national
debt Of England and the United States:
Engl,nd does not accumulate an IN
dividual debt her finances being in
GUIDED in those OF the United Kingdom
In 1903 this debt was 3,669.93I.350
The United States In the same yenr
had debt Of sl,o23. Ssl .53i. These
British colonies or OF the Philippines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-08
Daily Queries and Answers

time Of Its rising depends on the iati-
tude OF the country. and is later every
year.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09


parole granted
9 u, adams sent up nom kanas-
aa county for enibezziemeht and
sentenced to nine years from Sep
TENDER %. 1907 parole granted.
James H. Kidweil. sent up from
Raleigh county for second degree
murder and given ten years from
March ~, 1907; parole refused.
John Chester, sent up from Fay
cite county for grand larceny and
given ten years from July 2s, ls0s;.
parole refused.
Charles stopka, sent up from Fay
cite count for grand larceny and
given ten years from July %, 1908;
parole refused.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
SUPERVISION
Of Country Schools is Com
mented on by Reynolds
vile Correspondent.

REYNOLDS, Feb. s-Fox chasing
is being INDUCED in.
Attorney Judson Ffndley, of
clarksburg, was here on business
recently.
Miss Bess Thompson was calling
on friends at Salem Tuesday.
Mrs. j. 70. Smith and daughter,
Mrs. NJ. w. Smith and daughter
were in clarksburg shopping re-
Gently.
The poor man from sunny Tennes-
see, who met with few district SUI
ncrvlsors in clarksburg the other
day to discuss the good derived from
supervision in our country schools
was fed so much dope that he will
most likely fall never TO rise again
in his attempt to duplicate the sys-
tenn we had in Coal district.
notice that he asks the question,
How many teachers were still
teaching the old way?" / would
like for some one to show me where
supervision has ever improved the
old way. Take the beginner. The
new way teaches him to read before
he can spell, or before he even
knows his letters. Spelling in, line
and spelling matches are almost a
thing OF The past. Spelling, the
most important study, is neglected,
fact proved at the institute last
fall, teachers missing from twenty
10 thlrty-tiye practical words out OF
a series OF forty words. The new
system with an eight months term
and SO many teachers has fallen
far short of expectations on the
part of patrons of the district, and
big majority are praying for old
tiGe teachers and old time schools.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
PROHIBITION
AMENDMENT
IS ADOPTED
BY the Lower House Of the
Legislature Of the
ONLY N1iNE AGAINST
Will Be Voted on in 1912 if
the Measure Passes
the Senate.

CHARLESTON. Feb. By an
overwhelming vote OF seyenty-three
to nine with four absent the House
today adopted the House joint res.
clutien, No. 1s, the prohibition sub.
mission amendment. and forwarded
the same to the Senate.
Only tifty-eight votes were neces.
sary to adopt the resolution. The
amendment prohibits the manurac-
ture and sale of Intoxicating liquor
as a beverage after July i, 1918,
and 1t will be voted on at the cleo.
ton Of 1912, If adopted by the Sen.
ate.
Those in the House voting agains,
the prohibition amendment were
Wetzel, BIping, Goodykoontz, Harry
Hubbard, Nelson G. Hubbard, Ken.
ney, Selbert, strother and White,
man. The absent and not voting
inson,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09
PAR|OIE|
OF Ten State Convicts is
Recommended by Par
don Attorney.

cFIARLEsToN, Feb. 3--Thirteen
applications for parole have been
passed upon within the last day or
two by the pardon attorney: not that
they have been taken UP, considered
and acted upon during that time
but that action has been taken on
that many. All these cases had
previously been passed upon by the
parole board. and parole was
either recommended or recon-
mendatlon made that parole be
granted. OF the thirteen applica-
tions that were turned over to the
pardon attorney in ten of them rec.
ommendation OF parole was made,
while in three cases the board rec
commended that request for pa
role be not granted, and the sug:
gest.on of the board was respected
in every case.
The cases acted on were:
Andrew Hayes, sent up from Har-
rison county for house breaking;
serving maximum Sentence OF eight
years from September Is, 1905; pa
role granted.
II. l.. Foster, sent UP from Fayette
county for emlbezzlement for an in
determinate sentence of from two to
item years from April Is, 1905; pa
role granted.
Maud Simmons, sent up from
Braxton county for second degree
murder, with term of from five to
leighteen years from November %,
1906; parole granted.
NJ. v. Garter, sent up from Nicho-
las county for housebreaking and
lenteriig. sentenced August /, 1903,
for indeterminate sentence of from
one to ten years; in extreme bad
health; parole granted,
dIugh II. Johnson, sent up from
Fayette county for second degree
murder for a term OF ten years from
January 81, 1907; parole granted.
Richard Cadd.cl, sent up from
Monorsa'Ia ea.atr for larceny for
six years from february Z, 1907;
parole granted.
Henry James, sent up from Fay
cite county for grand larceny, ten
years from April Is, 1908; parole
granted.
| George W. Hobbs, sent up from
Boone county for unlawful wound
ing and given two years from Janu;
larry IL, 1910; parole granted.
4 Frank PIleggi, sent up from Han
cock county with sentence of from
to I'VE years from April IA, 1909
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-02-09

WASHINGTON, FEB. 8-Represen-
tative Gaines caused laughter in the
House when the bill to invite the
nations OF the earth to participate in
the San Francisco exposition was
under debate. Representative Harry
Maynard, of Norfolk, was endeavor-
ing to provide in the bill that the
navies of the world should be invited
to redezvous in Hampton Roads be-
fore starting through the cana. :or
San Francisco.
Mr.. Gaines secured the floor at an
opportune moment and asked If there
would be any objection to substitute
ing Charleston, W. Va, for Hampton
Roads. There seemed to be no serious
objection to the proposition provided
Mr.. Gaines should pilot the nayfes to
Charleston and it is said he may yet
undertake the job.