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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
AFTER SIXTY YEARS.

Sixty years ago, on the 18th OF Sep
tember. the FIRST number OF the New
York Times was printed Its editor
was Henry ]. Raymond and It's publish
er George Jones. Raymond owned a
fifth interest In the paper. Jones owned
one-half. and E. B. Wesley the remain.
der. The capital stock was sac, 600.
The paper was issued from u narrow.
nl-ftted building iG Nassau Street II
was small folio. with four pages OF
SIX columns each, and was sold at one
cent copy or delivered by carrier at
Ga cents the week. Since that day in
1881 The Times has changed Its home
hve times. and is now building a new
house in Forty-third Street, far above
the city limits when 1t first began
business, 1t has grown from very
small beginnings into an enormously
big affair.
Yesterday It celebrated its six
tieth birthday with special edi-
tion. filed with complete story of it's
life and times, the men who made IT,
the varied experiences and vlciss.tudes
through which 1t has passed, and the
reasons for It's existence It is a NOV
Ing story Of lofty ambition. worthy
purpose and high achievement. Many
newspaper men of distinction ceiebrat-
ed the event with communications
touching directly or remotely upon the
history of the paper. the duty ano
I obligations Of the Press, the art o!
newspaper making. and so on whor
| The Times was started. New York city
! had population OF about half mil.
lion; to-day It has population Of
4.7es,sss. and the little thumb pane,
| of Jones and Raymond and Wesley has
kept even pace with the maenifcen,
, ;Erowth Of the great community In
" hich It has ever heen power 10,
! good. 1t is now read daily by 200. oOt
people. and Ulst year its cost Of pro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
SIGNS OF TIE HAND

Or. Holmes, the psychologist OF tho
University of Pennsylvania, who is re-
membered in Richmond as a speaker
at the great rally of the mems Bible
classes two years ago. lately address
ed the Delaware County teachers in
stitute in Indiana He said:
The hands of an imbecile or men
tally deficient person are almost AL
ways smooth. with pink skin like
that of a baby, and when the hand is
allowed to relax the fingers assume a
straight position. Sometimes tho I'm
gers are short and stumpy. and have
pumps on them, although they may
never have been used to manual labor. :
The doctor goes on. adding tests. II
child use its thumb and fingers in
picking up pencil or other object. 1t
is normal according to the psycholo.
g!st. If one. in grasping bar to pull
himself up. places his. thumb on the
opposite side of the bar. he is nor
NAL: but he Is deficient IL he put the
thumb on the same side with the fin
gers. as monkeys do.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
DEAD AtArNsp HARMONY.

In the last number OF The Catalogue.
MIR Bryan comes out strong against
Harmony" in the Democratic party.
He doesn't want It, won't have IT, II
he can help II. and vociferates that
the men who are now preaching har-
mony should understand that harmony
viii cost the party its chances OF sue
cess We nave not had harmony In
the party for fifteen years, but we have
seen the progressive element OF the
party dominating the political thought
OF the country. and ii is ready 10 sweep
the country, Shall we turn over the
lighting TO tn, progressive RepubN-
cans? What we need is not har-
mony, but straightforward fight for
principle in behalf OF the public-such
a fight Will win"
We do not know what effect this
sermon vii! have on the party; but IT
shows very clearly where Mr. Bryan
stands that ne IS willing TO die rather
IMAM yield; TO rule or ruin the party
as ne mas ruled and ruined it for six
cry against Wall Street again. declares
that wall Street is bribing the cor
ruptible, fooling the guliible ana
frightening the timid," and that the
Wall street crowd wim be at the next
convention, as usual. ready to sell har-
mony at wholesale at the regular price,
namely the betrayal Of the public"
Down with the Wan Street crowd! Up
with the banner of the Invinc!ole
Leader OF the Democratic Party once
more; the Boy Orator of the Platte.
the Irreproachable Master OF Men and
Assemblies. the Great Unforgiving
Tribune of the People! Harmony.
avsint! The Democratic party can't
win without It; but that is nolreasoa
why we should have it Divided coun-
sells, reckless experiments. irreconcil-
able antagonisms. partisan differences
broken condolences. helpless warfare
these are the elements of the grea,
%ebraskan's strength.
Double. double toll and trouble;
Fire burn. and cauldron bubble"
AS matter OF fact. the only time the
Democrats have won since Mr., Bryan
assumed the mastery OF the party wa.
when the party refused 20 follow MS
ieadtrship. when. tired OF the unnat.
rsal divisions ne had cultivated. the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
THE WEAKNESSES OF THE LAW.

The Kansas City journal says that
sometimes the law is weak in little
things and sometimes weak in big ones.
cold-4looded. unprovoked murder
took place on the streets of Kansas
City, in plain view OF several specta-
tors After n delay OF FIVE years the
Law is powerless to fasten the crime
on anybody. That is ono OF the big
weaknesses" so much OF the law
as of Its administration. Another man
beats up" woman on the street, and
the law regards /, as a mIsdemeanor,
when 1t should be a felony. That
should be remedied. An undertaken
gets from poor widow money to give
her husband Il decent burial, a sum
small In itself. but large to her. In
stead OF applying the money TO tho
purpose for which it was given and
taken the body Is buried in the not
ter's field, and the law of Kansas saws
that there Is no actionable ofrense OF
any sort committed-though the un-
dertaker was induced to return the
price OF another lot, burial in which
removes the brand of pauperism. The
law should provide some sort of pun
ishment for so bold a betrayal of trust.
even If the undertaken had lost some
money on the Job.
In Kansas an unusually barbaric out.
rage was perpetrated by bunch of
towards upon a defenseless woman,
who was subjected TO indignities that
would have been unworthy OF savaees.
Again the law is "hazy" as 10 whether
the criminals can be sent to the pen
itentiary or escape with only nominal
punishment. The voice of the law
ought to he lifted against such crimes.
The penalty of the law should be COM
mensurate with the aggravated nature
OF the crime. There is little danger
that the law Will be too harsh. saws
tho Journal. THE danger Is all the
other way in most Instances, and II Is
rarely outside the comic opera that
the punishment really fits the crime t"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

cowboy hero. clad in bearskin chaps
ana armed with at least two six
shooters.
So the boy stealthily slipped away
from home He caught a freight train
and started out into the Wyoming
wtlds. The disillusionment came slow
ly' He saw nobody in the West that
could have been used in q ''woolly'
motion picture show without u good
bit OF making up. Cowboys in chaps.
wearing big pistols. were not In evil
dence. Street cars were running along
the old Indian trails. The boy was
disappointed and disillusloned He felt
that he had been cheated.
Finally, the thought OF home came
to him. and he went back to Kansas
City. Ashamed to face his father, he
hid. and at last was hailed into the
juvenile court, where he told the result
OF his journey of discovery. He said:
.. There ain't no West"
Sure enough, there amt" Lads who
see Indians with scalpins knives on
the motion picture warpath cannot find
them in real life ever so far out West.
The Indian OF to-day is q very peace
able person Rarely does he live in a
tepee of boughs. He wears store
bought clothes. His children go to
school.
All this suggests to the Savannah
News that lit n ght be good plan
for all motion pictures TO bear the
date OF their supposed action" Let
scalping scenes be dated 1885 or soon
er. The almost extinct cowboy of the
old West and the bad man" should be
so dated that youths may be spared
the journey in search of that which
is no more.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
A TREES VALUE.

n construction company in New York
cut down tree and the owner sueo
for damages and was awarded $500.
II was fine tree. no finer than many
other trees. The decision is important.
because it shows that the law regards
IA tree as valuable. On account of that
tree. the public derived much pleasure,
and this fact entered into the value
from the owners viewpoint. The in
'rinsic value of the tree might not
nave been great. There was not more
than $40 worth of wood in the tree,
but there was $500 worth of pleasure
TO the owner and his neishbors to-
Eether.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

voters made UP their minds to act on
their own responsibility, and with the
result that In the present Congress
the Democrats have an overwhelming
majority. Mr. Bryan sought to mako
influence in tho organization Of the
Senate felt: his advice was rejected and
the Democrats in the Senate wore
never more effectively organized or
capable of doing more and better work.
He demanded" that the Democrats in
the House should follow him: they fol-
lowed Underwood, under whose leader
ship they have been welded together
in fighting force not known before
since the malign influence of the Ne
eraskan obtained possession of the
party. He submitted catech!sm of
paramount questions to the Demo-
cratic candidates for President. Only
one of them was weak enough to an
swer.
Not satisfied with the intima lions he
has received that his advice is not re-
gacded as in any sense necessary to
the success OF Democratic measures.
Mr. Bryan now holds up harmony in
the party TO the derision of the multi
tude. This is really the queerest OF
the many vagaries OF Our Candidate;
but we know him well enough to think
that this is not the last card no has
to play in his little game against the
Democracy. VIII he be q candidate
for President? Is the weather cold at
the North Pole?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

John II. Fahey. formerly a news
paper slave. but now a FREQ man. liv-
Ing in clover on what he made out OF
the business. has been doing Europe"
this summer. and when last heard from
was at ST Andrews. Scotland In a
note. written on a postcard and not
intended for publication. he says: THE
chief Industries of this town are Golf
and Presbyterian!sm. believe you
would do we'll here; for you would
qualify for the latter game IL not for
the former. hope you are living up
to the tenets of your form of super
stition. as we'll as you can. In Rich
mond." Wright and Otis and Gray
Will all join in the chorus; The best
Chairman ever"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

1t has now been discovered that the
stone OF Scone. on which the Kings
and Queens OF England sit when they
are crowned. is the same from which
Noses struck water for the children
OF lsrae! on their long march through
the wilderness. 1t has also been
claimed that this stone was the one
used by Joseph for his pillow at Bethel
Canon Wherefore astonished the CON
sregaHon at Westminster Abbey on
sunday by saying in his sermon that
the stone was really the one Moses
used IN the wilderness. However this
may have been. there is no evidence to
support the theory. which IS almost
certain TO be advanced. that the stone
was found at the base OF Chimney
Rock, in North Carolina
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
SUBSTITUTES FOR EGGS.

The evil days are upon US. Antici-
patinG the high price OF eggs. an Amer
lean concern is making an egg substi-
tute 1t is being used widely in the
United states. and in England is even
more extensively demanded. The Brit
ish article is sold by almost every gro
Ger, One brand OF egg powder sells
at to l6 cents the tin. according to
SIZE. and another at s tos14 cents. or
II cents per dozen small packets. There
Is also new product known as "Eggo,"
which is declared TO consist Of new
laid eggs in the form. at powder, which
is retaiied at % cents the carton.
These substitutes are not sold through
agents, but directly by the makers to
the various retail stores and grocers;
they arc we'll known and widely used.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
"rmERE AMT NO wEsr.,,

a Kansas City boy few days ago in
a moving picture show saw wild and
wooly picture stories of the West. In
dams jumped up and down in their war
dances. brandished tomahawks and
scalped pale-faces with much action.
Cowboys Numbered UP at the last min
ute just in time to save the beauteous
maid from fearful fate at the hands
OF the rapacious redskins; then re-
turned to the ranch and galloped
around herds of bunaloes. The prai
ries beckoned and the canons called
to the lad He dreamed OF himself as
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

a method often adopted to spread the
sale of such articles is to deliver small
samples at householders' residences
with names of nearest retailers.
The prices of eggs on the wholesale
London market In the first week in
August. per ten dozen. were: French.
So to $3.50; Italian. so to s2.24: Danish,
s1Ss to sass; Hungarian, s1.4s to
1874: Russian. sl.52 to sl.76; English,
S2.43 10 500.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
Voice Of the People
The West virsinIa pebt.

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Let us suppose that West Vir-
ginia desires to pay it's debt, but does
not care to settle on the cash basis
Why not return to Virginia Alsace and
the counties OF Berkeley and
j Jefferson? This would square out the
line, be handsome amends and ex-
tinguish the debt. No calculation has
been made. but it is presumed that the
assessed value of those counties would
be about equal to the principal, and
their tax Income would take care of
the interest.
ALFRED j. MORRISON.
Hampden: Sidney. Va, September -.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

1t is speedily becoming plain that
Charles w. Giidden. OF Lawrence. Mas
sachusetts. the Oscars corn eater.
has small capacity. George Murdoch
on the U. s S Chester ate trial meal
early last week in which he consumed
tour dozen scrambled eggs and n cou-
pie of steaks. a. A. Hudd. fireman on
me U. S. S. Nebraska. is also some
eater Between 10:f5 P. NJ and 1906
a. NJ he got away with three dozen
oysters. four sirloinl steaks, two small
steaks four platters of French fried
potatoes, eighteen scrambled eggs, the
usual bread and butter, one custard
and two apple pies. nine glasses OF
milk and one cup of coffee At 1905
he leaned back and smoked three
cigars to help out his digestion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
Daily Queries and Ansuers
LocntIon nf IIs.Inn.

Location of Missions.
GIVE the locations OF the old mis-.
sions in California
San Francisco solano mission. So
hofha San Rafael Archangel. San Rl
fael; San Francisco de AsIs. san Fran
CISCO; Santa Clara. Santa Clara: Sun
Jose mission. San Jose; Santa Cruz
santa Cruz: San Juan Rautista, near
oarRents. san Carlos Borromeo. neat
monterey; Nuestra Sonora de la Sole
dad. near Soledad san Antonio. dc
Fadua, twentysix miles from King
CITY; San Juan Capistrano. near san
Juan; san Antonio de Pala, n, Pala:
san Luis Rey de Francis. oceanside:
san Diego dc Alcala, near San Diego:
san Miguel. San Miguel: San Luis
ooispo' San Luis obispo. La Pu-
rissima Conception. near Lompos;
santa fnez. near Los Olivios; san
Ia Barbara. Santa Barbara: SIM
Suena Ventura. Ventura: san Fernan-
DO. near San Fernando: San Gabriel
Archangel. near Los Angeles.
Gold.
What is the value OF gold7 w
four. cents grain. or s1so0 an
Violin.
Can you give me any Information
regarding u violin on which is tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

The Times says in it's birthday felicia.
lions to itself and its readers: "In try.
Ing to serve the public we'll 1t has bes,
served itself Its sixtieth year ha:
been the most prosperous in Its his.
tory" Our most hearty congratulations
I TO the men who make 1t every day and
I to the people whom It serves and Ia
the guild to which 1t belongs Length
OF days and long life and peace to The
| Times and it's people.
This birthday edition OF our big con-
temporary contains great deal OF
food for thought about newspapers and
what they are and what they ought
to be. From the beginning the found
ers and the makers OF The Times
have held 1T and regarded It, not as an
instrument of private service and util-
ity, but as an institution devoted to
the public use. Its guide has been
the conscientious Judgment of its con-
causes. what men and measures. ought
to be helped on and encouraged for tho
good of the community and the coun.
try That must be rather hard am
bition TO live up TO. for so many or
the newspapers full to reach it; but The
Times has lived up to its principles
and grown rich and powerful in doing
1t. In the opinion of Samuel Bowles.
of tho Springfield Republican, who has
contributed a valuable article TO this
birthday number, the guiding princi-
pie and purpose in newspaper making
is Ito convey information, to present
truthfully. accurately. daily record
of the worlds essential activities.
movements. experiences. tendencies.
The newspaper producer may reason
tanning and attractive as we'll a in
forming; he may properly lend the in
fiuence of his editorial page 10 certain
causes; but such features should be
subordinate to the main purpose, and
when the editor voluntarily or under
coercion deliberately distorts and ex-
aSgerateS the record of facts, and par
ticularly when he consciously magni-
iies evil for the purpose OF selling
papers, he becomes false to his trust
and an enemy of society"
The present editor OF The Times is
Charles Ransom Miller. Dartmouth
College man, aud a most accomplished
writer and sound thinker. The publish
CIR of The Times is Adolph S. ochs, who
learned now to make newspaper down
in Chattanooga. and who has achieved
amazing success in the larger metro
politan field. That the people who
work with him in the making of The
Times think well of him was evidenced
In their congratulations TO him on his
iiftieth birthday. which occurred last
March and which they expressed in
these happy terms:
in their daily relation of co-work-
ers. they have found you just, consid-
crate. resourceful, enlightened OF view
undaunted by difficulties and unspoiled
by success. preferrins always the
straight and open way to the path OF
indiScuon as mindful of public re-
sponsibllity as Of private duty, loyal TO
principle even at the cost OF present
advantage; and they are prompted by
sentiments of very real friendship and
respect to tender you In this way their
good wishes"
1t was worth living and working
for fifty years TO win and deserve such
a tribute as that and we hope that he
will be able to run out at least another
tinue to grow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
GLAD HE STAYED AWAY.


There were twenty-five Governors at
the Conference out OF forty-s six. Among
the ahsentees was His Excellency, the
Hon Coleman Livingston Blease. Cow
ernor of South Carolina, and somebody
mas offered what the Raleigh News and
observer calls "a fitting rebuke to
South Carolina's Governor, who was
not present at the Conference OF Gov
ernors when the biggest question of
this generation came before that
body The rebuke consisted in the
statement that while It was OF in
terest. it was OF no significance. that
the State of Calhoun and McDuffie.
the State of Notification. the State that
protested when the Star of the West
was sailing to the relief of Fort sum
ter, and that led to all the other
states in protesting to the point of
separation from the Union, was not
represented"
But the protestant seemed to forget
that having done all this, the State
of Calhoun and Mcpume, and the rest
of the riZmarole noted, should have
been excused from taking part in one
of the most foolish things the Con-
ference of Governors has done. Be
sides. Governor Blease had "a pre-
vious engagement" He was attending
the convention of the Redmen at
Cleveland, Ohio. an almost equally i'm
portant gathering OF the real sove-
.elgns of this country. and it was bet
ter for the good reputation of his
State that he was at Cleveland than IL
ne had been at Spring Lake.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

Later information received from
Hartford is to the effect that the edi.
tor of The Courant was not present
at the reception to Governor Harmon
of course, good reason why he
should have stayed away: but it was
pure bunsling on the part Of the
managers of the event that he was
not invited. He is the sort of Repub-
lican that is worth converting.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

A New York magistrate has ruled
that the cucumber is fruit 1t seems
strange that any one should have
ever thought that 1t was not Gu
cumber pie Is a favorite with Peters
burg people, and is highly regarded in
ether circles of culture. The cow
cumber" has been much maligned. but
1t is one of the choicest desserts.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
Become a Deposition with the
National State and Civ Rank

security.
Payment by check provides indispus.
able receipts in the form Of your returned
We offer the services Of strong, sound
positor. " ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

Probably 1t Is Harmon and not "Har-
mony" that Mr.. Bryan objects to and
would crush out In the party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
National State and City Bark
RICHMOND, VA,

VIM. H. Palmer, President.
John S. Elicit, Vice-President.
VIM. M. Hill, Vice-President.
J. w. Sinton, Vicc-President.
Julien II. Hill, Cashier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

Following inscription: "Antonius strad-
harius Cremonensis. Faclevat, Anna
IT,?
Inc quoted language Ia not correct.
because the famous violin maker of
Cfemona was named Stradivarlus. and
he lived from 1919 to 1897. The value
oi an instrument bearing the mama
and date of the make of this violin
maker can only be told upon examina-
ton by an expert.
Inventors wife.
Where can 1 find the poem entitled
The Inventors Wife?" HR
This poem. by Mrs. z. T. Corbett. 4,
TO be found in Choice Dialect" and In
Choice Selections" &c, in "soper',
scrap Book OF Recitations." IL, and ia
treasury of Humorous Poetry"
Pythian.
What Is the membership of tho or.
der Of Knights OF Pythias? o.
Al the beginning OF tho current yea,
me membership was 70s.s22.
Reiationship.
What relation Is my nieco's boy ia
me! Also, what relation is tho boys
father 10 me7
Granddaughter. The father is no re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

Can you give me any Information
regarding a violin on which is the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19

What is the value OF gold? w
our cents grain. or 1920 an
Sharp County record., 1911-05-12
PREFERRED GOOSE FLE3H.

Farmer Jenkins believed in the
good old-fashioned idea Of giving all
the farm hands and laborers a real
good feed at The festive season 80
he determined to give them some-
thing TO remember last year and or
dgfal the feast to start with soup, 10
be followed by goose. roast beef and
unlimited upphe- of plum pudding.
Tie farm hand. duly assembled,
and having tasted gll d7v, SO as to be
in good trim for the Christmas feed,
were prepared TO make the supple.
look foolish. Roast goose and beer
were all they expected
Ere what. this 'ere:" said =
disappointed. sturdy SON Of toll,
when a huge plate Of soup was
placed before Gm "I7a'fs forgot
zen tta goose aal .tgHa ! don't
val, all HaQ Judge