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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-16
ARCHBISHOP, nHAN

There died in Philadelphia last sat
urday afternoon Patrick John Ryan.
Archbishop Of Philadelphia. one of Tho
most eminent men Of his faith in this
country nj the age of eighty years.
Ills reputation was national. his scr
vices TO his Church and TO humanity
were acknowledged BY all Of his
nciEhbors whatever their religious diff
fercnccs or their sectional prejudiccs.
nc was one of the most eloquent pulpit
orators of the Catholic Church in this
country. He was made Archbishop In
SS3. and from that day to the day of
his death lie figured largely in the
pnblic eye and among the great men OF
MS Church. During the WAR Against
me south he served as chaplain in Il
military prison and hospital. and he
held technically TO his religious views.
occasionally giving utterancc to scntl-
ments that We're not acceptable 10
those who differed from him in their
political and sectional opinions. but at
bottom, and all The way through his
illustrious course, he united the true
humility OF the Christian with the
great dignity OF his Office He held
securely 10 the odd moralities," he be-
loved that the Christianity of Christ
WAS the christianity for the people OF
this day, as it was in the time Of the
Founder, and that high morality could
not be separated safely from sound
doctrine
In reply TO the suggestion made bv
DR.. Charles w Eliot, Of Harvard Uni
versity. tina: the time had come for a
new religion founded on humanitarian-
ism, Archbishop Ryan protested tina.
the popular modern system Of teaching
morality without the doctrines that
are It's motive. tho very foundation OF
Christianity and Christian civilization
would be unsettled. So he lived ana
50 he died, firm in the faith, loyal to
Tic teachings OF the past and rcaliz-
ing for himself and for his people that
the old religion was good enough,
for all the needs of humanity.
Shortly before his dissolution lie said:
4 wish to be with Christ, like ST.
Paul
Archbishop Ryan Will be buried to-
day The most distinguished of all
the Catholic prelates in the country
will attend his funeral. which will dc
celebrated With tho magnncencc OF
the Catholic ritual. but the loyal
hearted Priest and Archbishop of his
Church depcnded 1T last upo, the
promises that are given TO tho moor
and the rich, the high and the mighty
when this itful fever is ended,
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Reciprocity won III the House by /,
vote OF 22t 10 -. Only i've Democrats
voted against it and 81 Republicans.
II was great victory for President
Taft and all the greater victory be-
cause ii WAS won by Democratic votes
on tie merits OF the measure 1t is
said tina, the steam roller WAS used
10 force il through, tll;lt tic Itcpubli-
cans are split to pieces, that it means
that ola TAFT has gone 100 far anu
that there Will he the devil TO play
when the lines arc drawn for the nest
Presidential contest. but tie croa5
crs ana the stnnd-pattcrs DO not seem
to realize that tile people arc with Tie
president as ,licy have not been With
him before since he went into tho
White House ana that thcy viii be
with him more ana more az time goes
on BESIDES, the Office OF president is
really not rs big as this big thing Air
Tuft has done
Will The agreement so through Tho
senatca Wc 90 not know, hui, We thiul,
Ntl''A "a u Nv iIit nc i'tUtCIUlS over iItfC
'nust vote fer 1t and Will vote for ii,
and Win their help i'll The Senate the
treaty Will 50 through 1t Is a very
remarkable condition Of affairs, 10 bc
sure hi, tho most encouraging thing
1lat has happened in lie politics Of
the country for generations
II means that tic President; is Jig
ser than his party, that is 10 say. than
Tic old liners who forget nothing ana
learn nothing that lie is 4 builder, not
destroyer, that he secs what Is COM
Ing, what must come, if the United
States is ever 10 become ono OF the
great commercial nations OF the world
1t means that the Senate must PASS
The treaty now, or that there will lie
an extra session If Congrcss. when
The treaty Will be passcd; that the
interests arc losing their stranflc-
hold on tho prospcrlty Of Inc country.
ana That the "anablc man" in the
White House has developed suddenly
into q regular nghting machinc WITH
al the best ammunition OH his side.
More than this, il means that the
4 Democrats have proved by their course
on This question quality Of states
manship some l.adviscd persons have
thought tliey did not possess, ,iia;
they arc not bound by mere party lines
20 an'asoniHe sound legislation when
he national good is the stake haz
ard They will do a srca, deal better
Wien they get Well una.r way. ID
"hich happy iinc we a,c looking With
confidence in the saving common sens.
VI The .Amerienn peonle
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Ing United States Soma or, and i,
should be settled BY the momOcrs oil
tho New York Legislature acting upon
their own responsibility and not at the
| direction or any political machine or
any combination of newspapers
The Wild threats that Shoppurd's
defeat will mean that New York will
lie lost to the Democratic party in
the next presidential election have
nofh'ns IN th"m accent he power OF
evil, however the Senatorial election
may result The da,nnation of Gov
ernor Dix because he has kept his
Executive hands off in this contest has
been positively indecent Ills business
is TO make Il good Governor OF New
York state, and il tic is given half a
chance We believe that lie will Justify
the faith In the people in his ability
and courage. He has not come OUT
against Shcchan, nor has he come
out for Sheppard III spite Of the abuse
that has been heaped upon Inn b.
those who apparently would rather
ruin the administration Of Dix than be
defeated in their demand for Shepard
The World asks: what does John
a. Dix expect from Charles T. Murphy?
a denomination? What should he?
lie did not get his nomination from
Mummy, according to what The World
said during the campaign: why should
he look 10 Murphy for Il rcnominution?
When tho LAY Of establishment,
comes, John y. Dis may find himself
equally twith Shecran) empty handed"
The day Of diSilusionment" has a
most portcntous sound: but We don't
know what il means. we don't know
what good many things The World
says every now and then mean, nor
Is II important that we should. that
Spanglcd Banner continues 10 wave
over the land of the free and the
home OF the brave it docs not matter
TO tho generality of mankind whether
Governor Dix shall find himself empty
handed or not; one thing Is certain,
his hands are toleraby full just nov
trying 10 be Governor Of New York
with the newspapers Of his own party
swearing a him for moi doing enc OF
the very things they told him before
H. was elected not to do. Setting Il
boss TO catch boss to make boss
is opposed to the theory that there
must be no bosses or bossism.
With congratulations 10 The World
upon its partial recovery from the
Mysteries. we wish the New YORK Leg
islaturc would so ahead now and elect
Sheppard, and at the same pass a
resolution thanking Governor Dis for
shinnying on his own side
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TIE DEATH or "cAMIr.,.E..

We wero almost sure that something
would happen to Bcrnhardt before she
got through with Camille" Tuesday
the play began, and, as the evening
wore on hour after hour She seemed
10 grow steadily worse so that mono or
the French people present in the
Academy were at all surprised whom
in the last scene with Armand she
really could not stand it any longer
and passed on She was, indeed, as
our dramatic critic, Douglas Gordon.
has SO happily expressed 1t, Marguer-
lite Gauticr, that is to say she did not
play the part, she lived it. and, not to
put too fine a point upon it, she died
II. 1t was consummatc art: everything
Bcrnhardt does IS art. The dcathbed
scene, or death chair sccnc to speak
exactly. did not follow strictly the
American ideal OF this sort of thing,
It is true. but thcre can be no doubt
that she died III spite Of the commotion
all about her and the evident disposi-
ton on tho part of Armand to keep
her TO himself after lie had found her,
lnrrar 4, saa,,od ,h,, o,, ,,,,
ordorod cv.rte ,..,r,,,. ~
fran !, whol,v American oi,,, IL ,.io,,.
appeared to Justify. The utter help
lessness with which her arms fell from
about the neck OF her pcnitent liver
War ~, i,sc,f An, ! ma, 10 MI, ~,
Tho so,omn;tv sc ~ go. ,,.oe
what marrod hv ,i,e nos,, rr,of =, ,,,n
actors WHO we've in at The death. The
highest ar, n, ,.o,,ysc Is ira, ,v,,tc,
approached nature whIch does MOI IN
dulge in grea, excitement mon suc,
occasions where tho lnst drc,d eu,,,
mons comcs on,l alyyays y.itb tn,ri,,,
suddouncss. Men and y,omo, al ~,
die with loud advertisement, Thcre
is always dcathly silence ana tha INA,
dissolution. the waiting friends sympa-
thizing with the crea ture about Ia mass
over the borde. intent only mon tho
Quiet and undisturbed issue ont az
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roo OFTEN FoHGoyTEN.

4 For,y-two years Of service as a pub
lie school teacher were the simple but
splendid annals of Miss Mary Louise
White, Of Denver. who died last Thurs
day. She taught English and English
literature, and among her successful
pupils were Wallace and VIII Irwin.
rising stars in contemporary lltcra
,urc. When the news was flashed 10
him in Sew York that his old teacher
had gone TO stand humhly in the pres
encc OF the Great Principal, Wallace
irwin said, II now appreciate the love
and patience with which she taught
me the English language" Will Irwin
added, II 70. one. shall always remcm-
hcr the personal debt 1 owe her.
cannot think OF any Of those simple
masterpieces with which one begins q
nigh school course in English without
thinking also of Miss White and her
ynpa thctic. humorous appropriations.
tirgt saw Shakespeare and Milton,
lowcll ana Whittier through her eyes
ana IS saw them then I am seeing
them yet. Here was noble and per-
feet service to us ALL
These expressions furnish food for
Thought How many of Ms owe a per-
sonal debt 10 those early teachers who
taught us to think and to appreciate
and understand our own tongue.
mathematics history, and other. sub
jccts Perhaps we hear too much or
my dear old college professor and
too little about my dear old public
school teacher" There is vast army OF
men and women to-day, toiling in OBJ
iscnrlty. working day in and day out
through the weary years. poorly re-
wardcd raroly prnised--yct laying the
foundations for careers Of success for
lhcir pupils. There Is no cducation
rc>p onslDii,y SO great rs that Of cur
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MAGAZINES ARE nor NEWS
pSEEiS

Hitchcock has stirred UP the Period
ical Publishers Association TO almost
fever heat. He has been managing
tho affairs OF the ost-Once Depart
ment. Don Sci,z to tho contrary not
withstandlng. with unusual ability.
and has made tho Department almost
self-sustaininG. This result has been
obtained BY what appears to be fairly
good business management, BY lop-
ping OFF here and there unnecessary
expenses, BY requiring more efficient
service, and by the methods he has
adopted great saving has been ef-
fcctcd. so that we have hoped that in
q short period OF time the Post-Office
Department would be In condition to
declare dividend instead Of being
constantly a spender of revenues OBJ
tanned by the Government for other
purposes.
One OF Mr.. Hitchcock's plans has
been TO increase tho ratio Of postage
on the advertising parts OF tho maya
zines. and 1T Is upon this point that
the Postal Committee OF the Pcriodi-
cal Publishers Association has made
most Vigorous protest There is prob.
ably something In tho contention Of
these publishers. but the expenditures
of the Post Officc Department have
hcen exec eding its revenue. ana some
thing ought to be done to change this
plan OF doing business Ii is not
like. The Periodical Publish
ers must admit that much, and be-
s'des there arc so many magazines
printed nowadays that should not go
through the malls at all at any ratio
Oh postage that 1t ought to be posi-
bic 70 reach some business agreement
upon the subject
one way to accomplish this object
would be for the magazines to quit
printing advertisements; all cffoctiye
advertising is really done in the news
nhpcrs. Magazines are supposed to be
literary rather than business enter
prises, and, confined 10 their lcgitt-
mate field there would be no reason
for their cultivation or the advcrtis-
ing habit This is view of the sub
icct which tho Postal Committee prob-
ABLY mas not submitted to the author
tiles at Washington in their conten-
ton for newspaper rates nf postage
for publications that arc not news
papers.
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SHEPPARD AND s,EEE,,,x

We are pleased Ia ropor, p,ortas.,
towards a recovery Of the N.w yo,I.
word. II IS MOI quito so hystcrical as
II WAS q wcek q, 50 ago Yesterday
The daily Shcchnn sensation was worn
cd off on.,oae 81 the inside pages, ana
after a..wllslc i,''will probably bc drop.
ped altogether. TIE World does moi
want Shechan II be elected lnitcd
states Senator neither do We Ii
would like 70 have Sheppard elected. so
should we we 90 not think, howcycr
thar | ae Way to defeat Shcchan ana to
elect shoppard il rho World; way.
Neither 20 woihink that Governor l)ix
Should exercise any Influence or an
shofi'y he may have III favor of or
AGAINST any particular candidate. for
TINS or for amy other office. 'lhs, Is
net what he was olcctca Governor fory
inaeed before he Vas elected IA, ana
al other men in high executive placcs
were warned ~ tho very s;,ric ncws-
PAPERS. which are ccnsuriny him FOR
not taking All active hand in the de-
termination Ola matter Wholly Within
inc province OF tic Legislative depart,
nrnt Of the Government that ,he
people wopld not stand FOR boss.sm ii
any sort.
We should Ike To soc Sir. shcnpar1
in tie United states senate, because i.
Is ~ for The otice 4 man Of exccp-
tional ahiiiy Of widr lcaining. i,
high characicr and much ac,4uaintancc
with public Affairs; ), better man r.,
the place than any Of Tie o,her mar
who have been named for lilo oniae. q,
haze been OF ihis opinion from Inc I'd
ginning Of Inc present contest. MI
We 90 not think that NJ. .3hcehun i,
altogether without merit OF a hf.,
ofdef. ilo IS an able man there i
70 question lpon that point, we be
leye. re stands Wei in ilis professto,
and We believe there is no dount u,o
that point so ono dIaputcs ti1at nd i
a Democrat, ana that is 10 his crcAi
IT Is said, however, that lie Is back.
by MULTIPLY ANA Tammany Hall. ana y.
have tod Mummy that he should Il
this eiefiion alone, and regret tia
4 ne mas not taken our advice. butj
the storics that were told about ~
corruption Of tile Republican machln
during Tie loie campaign we're lru,
TtamImaany ii"ll. wicked ana lrrcapon
sible and deEeneratc as II IS, has non
+ ing TO lose ~ comparison WIN IN
Republican machine which IS rotten ,
& the core This y not a question I
Tammanv Hall. ~, question OF cleo
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SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA LEADS TIL.

Southwest Virginia has the rest or
good roads question. Yesterday by a
majority OF nve or six hundred Rus
sell county voted subscription or
s275oON in bonds. for the building Of
goods roads in that county. Wise
county has already subscribed s70U.Don
for the same purpose, with Leo
county as respectable second with a
subscriptions Of S36i 600 10 It's credit
Tazewcl county Viii shortly vote on
The question of subscribing S6oo0rp
for good roads, and there does not APP
pear 10 he any doubt that 1t VIII vote
on tho side OF progress. With this
subscription these four adjoining,
counties will have put ZIP for goon
roads nearly S2,o0o.ooo.
There is no better test Of good ci,i-
zenship Than good roads. They are
the evidences OF civilization They
spell prosperity for tho people and the
Business cannot be conducted econom-
ically without them, and it is to the
everlasting credit Of Southwest Vir-
giniu that its people arc willing 10
tax themselves for their own benefit
without stopping 10 consider what pro
portion Of the burden must be borne
BY the generations that arc to fol
low. we wish that every county III
this state would take kpOyylcdrc ar
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TIE DENTAL. ARMY

senator Bulkcicy, OF Connecticut.
has Incorporated into the Army An
prorriatlon bill q clause providing for
4 corps OF army dentists The Sen
ate has adopted the bill with this adj
dition. and the fate OF the proposi
ton rests with tho tiousc. The corps
Viii consist OF one dental surgeon Tor
every 1000 men, eighty dentists to
begin with. The pay and cmoiumcnts
VIII correspond, grade for grade, with
the Medical Corps though no dentists
Will rank above ma jor. Candidates for
commissions must lie gradual rs = o (
dental colleges and not more than
thirty years old. Military dentistry
does not differ from civil dentistry.
nut the service Will he advantageous
20 the army. y soldier who has tho
toothachc is usually more troublesome
when he is far from u prncticlns den
list than a really sick man
/. seems unlikely that when the
dental corps is really established its
members Will be restrained to tho
rank OF major. The brignd!or- general
ship ought to he tho lcas; limit TO pro-
motion. -is the Providence Journal
says. With an NJ. d. now a, tiM head
as the' army and doctors of the navy
eligible TO command somc ships, the
dentists may look forward to seeing
one Of their number at the head OF
his troops. forceps unshcathctl. charg-
ing into the jaws of death. into the
mouth of hell
Whcthcr this be good idea or not.
~e cannot mako up our minds. An
army suffering With the toothachc
would be mad enough TO charge Gil
hraltar; on the other hand had there
hccn some bold Major General OF
Odontclogy in the Spanish Army, lie
might have attacked the Colonel and
removed his teeth. which would have
amounted to about the same thing as
cutting the locks OF samson. For
what would it have prolltcd tho Col
oncl ii lie had headed Il regiment and
then lost his own teeth?
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KEEP nA,i,lI;I,ING.

The itoanoisc World has this to say
relative 10 the pcrnicious fee system:
''PraCtically ovcry ncwspapci. in Nir-
ginia is arraigncd against the system.
ana for months has been demanding
that II ~ abolished; hut it will not be.
There IS this in favor of Il rontn-
uancc OF the journalistic crusade, for
which II Should he continued tho mem
bers nr the nest General Assembly, in
failing Ia abolish the system VIII show
by their ac, that they have disresarded
an unauestionable public sentiment. and
cannot plead Ignorance
In advocating u continuance of the
light on The system. We arc in fun
accord with our Roanoke contemporary;
but VIC 10 not look at the matter in
SO pessimstic way. Ii the proper
campaign is carried on between this
time ana the election for members OF
Tho General Assemble. the fee system
can he killed 1T he next session Of
1.-the l.cgislaturc Wha, is essential is
thia maticr up ana hammer OH the
! facts thar tito reform w!l save money
! TO the state deprive officers OF undue
political power and prestige, and put
4 s..
! ....,,
/ 10 set facts about the compensation
| noW paid 10 officers ~ the system.
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a. ,,an, . ~
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ricd on BY tho newspapers aided pow
orfuily Tho fec system can be wiped
out OF existence IL the press will but
keep Informing the people of the facts
In the case
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Brother william jennings Bryan has
approved the reciprocity treaty with
Canada. and thinks that 1T was q
neat little coup on the part of the
Democratic Congressman to hold a
caucus on the treaty question:" which
goes 10 show among other things that
the Democratic party is able TO ac
complish something when it is left to
its own devices. Il wo could only per
suadc Brother Bryan TO give the party
a chance there would really be some
hope of the party coming back into
power. but for small favors we are
truly thankful.
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Magnetic Pole.

Has the north. magnetic pole hecn
netic pole? r. Is
rho north magnetic pole has been
minutes north latitude and 96 degrees
10 minutes longitude. The south mag
netic pole has not yet been located. but
IT Is believed to be about 70 degrees
II Is known, however, that tho two
magnetic poles do not lie at the OK
trcmities of diameter of the earth
How. do aviators measure tho dis
tancc they ascend? A.
BY the barometer.
Sewing Mnchinc.
= WHO invented the first sowing ma
chine? NJ s
Thomas Saint patented ono for roots
and shoes In London. In 1920, but the
first really Practical sewing machine
was tho one invented by Elias Howe
| an American. Of Cambridge, Mass.. 1S4l.
Invitation.
Is 1t proper for a person who receives
an Invitation 20 'at home" when
| tho word dancing" Is on the card to
reply? r. y
| If ii is n dance to be sivon at pri-
vnte residences. a reply should be sent.
| If 1t is dance 70 be given by an or
! ganizaticn In public hall, no reply
Is necessary.
Poker.
In game Of poker one Of the play
crs asks for three cards when he want
Yes. If the next nlaycr has not been
helped before no speaks.
senator Uoot'. Address.
| WI! YOU please publish In your Query
| Column the name and address OF SEN
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years, but remembrance Of this fact IS
not too common
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-16

ator Root, OF New York, You vii,
~ Respectful RlNbEnm.
New York city, or United SIN y et,uei
ate' Washington, d. c. III 'e"
pocr war.
What was the duration Of tie ,oer
Mar; and what was the loss IN uchh
The war began October IL. 1851. }no
continued to May 81, 1902. Britisn IT,
about 10000; Boer loss about lo.oGi
Christening.
dren being III tempered il MOI chr!-
tened before a certain timers El
mere ,s u superstition in Cumbc,
land; england. tina, If an infant is nj
clothes 1t will DO had tempered and II,
natured all It's life
Count la Cribbasc.
n, ilow co Is the an fcl clio, hand in crib
and the nine turned up? g.
Lay out the four treys in the form
tot n SQUARE md each side win make
Is SIX pairs worth ,w,ivc holes. zach
pair will count fiftccr with IN ninn
which Is twelve more tolcs. or twenty
four.
Mail Queries.
If n stamped self .5drcsscd ony.l-
npn is sent. arc any E,nrics answered
without being publislic,p
sPscRIBER
Grcnt Rrrnbllc.
What Was the date OF th loss 81 ths
steamship Great Republic In tue %.
luInbia River bar? ~ \,
kprti -
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Mail Qucrfcs.
Great Rrp.,bllc.

Grcnt Nrpnbilc.
What was the date OF th loss ~ ,,,s
Steamship Great Republic In TIC Go.
lumbia River bar? ~ NJ
April 10, 1878
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nIGGEsr THING TAEn, EVER DID.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 1t. 1911,
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Senator Roots Addrrns.
VIII you please publish in your Query
Column the name and address OF SEN
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BY Times Dispatch Carrier Delivery Ser
vice In Richmond tand suburbs> and Peters.
buYE-
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InEltntIOn.

In n game Of poker one OF the PLAY
crs asks for three cards when lie want
cd only one. Can he amend his call?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-16

Yes. If the next PLAYER has not been
helped before he speaks.
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Aviation Heights.
How, do aviators measure tho dis
tancc they ascend?
BY the barometer.