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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
EScLaND,s ENDORSEMENT.

Englands reavowed adherence to the princi
y pies OF free trade win go ASiong ways toward
assisting the reciprocal agreement between the
United States and Canada.
President Taft has had his troubles with the
American Congress. and opinion on the agree
ment is divided in the Canadian Parliament On
all sides the trade pact is having an uphill fight
but II wilt doubtless overcome the obstacles
placed in it's path.
Canada has been seeking reciprocity with this
country for two-score years, but all her efforts
failed until the present year Wearied of the
rebuffs from the United States Canada has de,
veloped an enormous trade with England and
the nations Of Europe. Members of her Parlia.
ment now resent the thought OF granting reel.
become so high on this side OF the border as to
drive us beyond the confines of our own land for
a solution OF the economic problems confronting
US
The mother countrys endorsement of the
trade pact will have a fa--reaching effect on the
Canadian Parliament England has stood for
free trade from the inception of her govern
ment, and could do nothing else than put the
stamp of approval the reciprocal plan be-
tween one of her possessions and a neighboring
nation. The fear of the ultimate annexation of
the Dominion of Canada to the United States Is
not at all well grounded. II 1t Is based solely
upon the fact that the removal of an absurd and
ridiculous tariff wall has been undertaken.
There may be other reasons for annexation. on
the part OF Canada, II not that of the United
States. but the reciprocal trade agreement car.
ries worry enough of its own. and expansion Of
the domain of the United States need not be
considered or discussed at any great length at
this time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

The old custom of wassailing or toastng the
apple trees has been observed this week In re-
a meal at the farmhouses professions were made
to the nearest orchards the farmers leading
the way with light and the men following
carrying all sorts of firearms. Arrived at the
orchard the party formed in a ring while the
farmer seized the branch of tree and sang
the following:
/
20 apple tree, wassail thee
In hopes that thou wilt blow
To blow and bear WE'LL
So merry let be-
For the Lord doth know where we shall
be
To be merry another year"
London Evening Standard
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

Richmond VsrginiGn: Rector Armistead
Gordon of the University OF Virginia has cor
rected the erroneous statement that that institu-
ton has but fifteen alumni In the Sixty-frst
Congress. The number is twenty-one. which IL
but six less than the University of Michigan
has
Why not allow the matter to rest? Every
virgnian Is proud of the great institution at
Charlottesville Why seek to hx attention on
the black sheep among those who have gone out
from its halls?-Petersburg Index-Appeal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
A LIFE PRESENTER
FOR Av|AT0Rs

PARIS, Feb, 1o---A successful tesa
was made to-day Of q parachute safe4
ty device for an aeropianA An aeros
plane equipped with a parachute. tn
which was suspended 4 dummy
weighing 40 pounds, was thrown
from Eiffel tower. The aefoplane was
smashed to bits. but the parachute
with the dummy came down gentIy.
The parachute Is so arranged thaa
II disengages itself from the aNroplana
automatically when the aAroplane
starts to fall. Many aviation experts
witnessed to-day's test and expressed
the belief that the device could be
perfected until II would assure the
absolute safety Of aviation. The in~
ventor Is M. Hsrvieu. hitherso uns
known in aviation circles
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
Training for thc White Hon.a

1t is time the old fashioned man had pro.
ident OF his own, and Judson Harmon Appeared
at the critical moment to supply the damard
about the tarin and finance that il gave thar
Ia headache to nnload 1t, and we have had cas-
didates who were strong for the old aoidt.,
and candidates who were right there with ~.
aggressive foreign Policy. but who except Hars
mon has worked himself into the preside ntia,
class as champion horseshoe thrower? Har-
mon pitches quoits in a way to make the villa =.
champion take notice. Further. he delight. n
the sport. Did any man who ever sat on tha
shady side of the village blacksmith shop and
watched championship game Imagine FOR -
instant that the winner could do any wrorr
II there is left In this tainted land heart with
out guile such man bears It. Furthermcra
his Judgment Of distances acquired in thror'
ing horseshoes, 10 material only by his indr.
ment in other matters The Democrats car
get no moro compelling political literature ths
. picture of old Jud Harmon. with his suspend
ers down. pitching horseshoes on the yillare
grcen.-Chicago News.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

At worsley. Lancashire. England are two
clocks that never strike Instead they
strike 10 at / A. NJ and p. M. One of them
is at worsey Hall. said to have been placed
there by the celebrated Duke Of Bridgewater
The reason assigned for having such an unusual
clock constructed Is also OF interest. His object
was to warn his workmen that 1t was time to
return to work after dinner some of them hav-
ing excused themselves for being late that thew
could not hear the clock strike one TO make
sure the duke had the clock strike the usual
limit OF ~ and-then some.--L<ondon ChronIcIe
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

Since Congress has decided to allow San
Francisco to prefix the word National to her
Exposition in 1915, tho lawmakers might at
least let Virginia help celebrate the opening of
the Panama Canal by having the war vessels of
the world mobilize in Hampton Roads, as plan
ned by Senator Swanson Does not seem prob
able, however. and this Is another evidence that
the South has been shabbiy treated regarding
the canal celebration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
CONDUCTORS FOR
! NORMAL SCHOOLS
FOR 1911 ARE
MADE BY SUPERINTENDENT
I'D. EGGIEsToN. JR.


Superintendent ]. p. EgEleston. Jr.,
has announced the appointment Of
conductors OF summer normal schools
in Virginia for the season OF. 1911.
The schools will be neid from June ar
to July rs. as follows: -"
White Schools.
Big Stone Gap-Professor J. N. Hill
man, of Coebura.
Chase City-Professor r. n. Jones'
Covington-Professo J. H. saun-
ders. Of Richmond.
Emory-Professor 8. r. McChes-
ney. of Bristol.
Farmvilie--Dr. J. L. Jarman. Of
Farmville.
Fredericksburg-Pr J. r.
Nefr. of Staunton.
Galax-Professor r. b. Fitxpat-
rick. OF Roanoke.
Harrisonburg--Profe Julian A.
Burruss. OF Harrisonburg.
= Luray--Professor James @. johnson.
OF Charlottesville.
Observation-Disclosures N, p. Pain.
ter. OF Roanoke.
Newport News--Professor Ernest
G. Shawen, Of Norfolk.
University Of Neutrality-suspicious.
Bruce r. Payne. OF University OF vir-
ginia.
Observation-Disclosures J. D. Harris.
OF Amelia.
Colored SclloolAA
Cambria-Professor e. A. Long, Of
Cambria.
Hampton--Dr. @. p. Phenix. Of
Hampton.
Manassas--Professor l. r. Hill, OF
Manassas.
Petersburg-Professo j. H. John.
ston, Of Petersburg.
Observation-Disclosures George -
Hovey, OF Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

Secretary OF the Department of Commerce
and Labor Maggie has recommended that young
woman employed In the Census Bureau be given
$4,000 by the Federal Government for the loss
OF her browning glory IN machine. She prob
ably deserves some recompense for having been
snatched bald-headed but $4,000 is a good round
sum- and will doubtless buy more pufYs and
braids than the unfortunate woman's original
hrsute contained
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
WHOLESALE RAID
ON OPIUM DENS

NEW YORK. Feb. 10.--wholesale
raids were made this afternoon by
United States deputy marshsls on
various restaurants and stores in
CHINATOWN In which It was alleged
20 nave been headquarters for the
anc In opium. Many arrests were
naoe. All OF those arrested were
taken to the Federal hniidsr. Sor
arraignment. There was rrsst ~.
citement among the residents OF the
quarter but there was no attempt
MADE to resist the oficery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
GETS JAIL TERM FOR
UNLAWFUL SELLING

Especial to The Richmond virxiniau.y
ROANOKE. VA. Feb. 10.-Charr-
ed with selling liquor without I d
cense. VIII Cole. coiored. was fined
$50 this morning and given sixty days
in jail. Evidence was introduced Is
show that Cole sold to Frank Payne
tho liquor In which poison was intro-
duced. Payne died from the drug
leaning over the foot Of . bed. Two
women were unconscious In tho room
with him. The police ara SATISFIED
that Cole had nothing to do with tie
poisoning
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

Sometimes news dispatches end Just when
they begin to get interesting. We read that the
Norfolk truok-growers summoned the commits
sion men from New York, Philadelphia, and
other places down to the City-by- the-Sea to in
Quire why the ultimate consumers paid so much
more for edibles than the raisers received We
are not told what the answer was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
PEABODY SUCCUMBS
TO LONG ILLNESS
PASSES AWAY IN BALTIMORE
observation-disclosures SHIPPED
TO 0O8TCN.

BALTIMORE. MD, Feb. I0.-The
body OF George Leo Peabody, the Bos-
ton millionaire and clubman, who died
here late yesterday afternoon, was ship
ped to his home In Boston this morn
Ing on the Colonial Express OF the
PennsylvAnia Railroad leaving here &C
1913 A. III. Members OF the Peabody
family and Miss Deavon to whom M.
Peabody was engaged to be married.
left with his body.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

the wife pleads with the justice to release her
husband. because he Is the sole support Of her
and her children. The justices heart II touch
ed. Twenty-four hours after the City Sergeant
has earned" fee of half dollar for admit
ting the prisoner to jail. he earns" similar
amount for releasing him. Thus one dollar 10
paid out, and what good has been accomplished?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
lincoln Amone Iavycrs.

Speaking Of Lincoln as q lawyer, Leonard
SWett. MS contemporary and friend. once told
me that Lincoln was not worth cent in a
case IN which he did not believe. In this con-
nection ne related incident OF Lincoln and
himself being appointed by Judge David Davis
70 defend man indicted for murder who waa
supposed to be without means to retain law
yer. However, the prisoner had friends who
were able to raise 500 for his defense The
money was turned over to SWEET, who handed
han OF 1t to Lincoln. When they came to con-
suit with the prisoner. Lincoln became con-
vincedy that he was guilty, and that the only
cnance or saving his neck to have him
plead guilty and then appeal to the court for
ienency This was opposed by SWEET, who
was an extremely oft criminal lawyer. The
case, therefore. came to trial, but Lincoln
though present and sitting beside SWEET. took
no part In 1t further than to make an occa-
s1onal suggestion to his associate in the course
OF the examination OF witnesses The outcome
OF the case. thanks to technicalities which un-
expectediy appeared. and which SWEET not
slow to take advantage OF. that the man
was acquitted When the jury rendered the
verdict, Lincoln reached over Swett's shoulder
with the $50 in his hand. and said: Here SWEET
take this money 1t is you're. You earned It,.
not l."
Ltncoln's career a lawyer shows him in an
amlaoie light and as man who cherished nc
malice; ana this was equally true In the
midst OF the most. heated political contests. II
was indeed a beautiful side of his character
Tor no man In politics was ever more frequently
called upon. prior TO his election to the presi-
dency at least. to drink to the dregs the bitter
cup OF political sappointment.-The Century
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
Juror Not In Rox.

Lawyers have fund Of funny Incidents en-
eountered In their practice .,a Last week Judge
having an important issue for trial fury Wa
selected Just before noon recess. the peadinrr
were read, and adjournment was taken for dis-
ner. When court met In the afternoon thsy
proceeded to examine witnesses Judre Bynurn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

Fasting for eighty days is one way Of solving
the high cost of living problem. May be an easy
thing to do in California, but mighty hard here
especially with shad and Strawberries coming
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
Might BE True.

Mrs Neighbors-They tell me your SON /. IN
the college football eleven?
Mrs Maiaprop-Yes. indeed.
he plays?
Mrs Malaprop-I amt sure. but think he
IN one OF the draw backs.--Chicago News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
The Torn LETTER,

NO 1OFn IIet6ET
tore your letter INTO strips
NO bigger than the tiny feathers
Inat ducks preen out In changing weathers
Upon the shifting ripple-tips.
Thereafter on my bed alone
seemed to see you In q vision
And hear you say: why this derision
IN one drawn to you, though unknown ?"
Yes. eyes quick mood had run its course
The night had cooled my hasty madness.
suffered regretfu sadness
Which deepened into a real remorSa
thought what pensive patient DAYS
soul must know of gain SO tender
How much OF good must grace the sender
VI such sweet words in such bright phrases
Uprising then, as things unprotected
sought each fragment, patched and nendoA
Inc midnight faded ere l had ended
Ana gathered words had sacrificed
But some, alas, OF those I threw
We're past my search DESTROYED forevar.
Ihey were your name and place. ara w..
Did regain those clews to YOU
ana having missed by rush. unheed
MY nrst. last, only means to know Won
-! eaNhed' on mel must forgoe you
And at the sense I ached indeed
That ache for you. got long ago
Comes back; never could outgrow ~
what revenge. did you but know III
But that you will not. cannot know.
Thomas Hardy, in English Review
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10

Our Country. ..4,.4- IL.
(By Julia Ward Howel
On primal rocks she wrote her name.
her towers were reared on HOLY cravas.
The golden seed that bore her came
Swift-winged with prayer Ger ocean wavs
The forest bowed his solemn crest
And open flung his sylvan doors.
Meek rivers led the appointed guest
To clasp the wide-embracing shores,
TILL. fold by fold the broidered land
To swell her virgin vestments grew
While sages, strong in heart and hand
Her virtues fiery girdle drew.
o exile of the wrath of kingsi 500 ~f'ss
0 pilgrim ark of liberty!
The refuge of divinest things
Their record must abide in thee'
First in the glories OF the front
Let the crown Jewell truth, be found.
Thy right hand fling. with generous wont
Loves happy claim to farthest boundi
Let Justice. with the faultless scales
Hold fast the worship OF thy sons.
Thy commerce spread her shining sails
Where no dark tide of rapine runsI
So link thy ways to those OF God
So follow firm the heavenly laws
Ihat stars may greet thee, warrior Drowned
And storm-sped angels hail thy causei
land the measure Of our prayers
Hope Of the world. in grief and wrong
Be thine the blessing Of the years
The gift of faith, the crown OF song.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
CoidliuC th, Criminal

The charges that have been made against the
management of the Worcester Jail appear to
have become an apple of discord in our legisla-
ture into which politics more or less enter In at
ieast one conspicuous case favoritism appears
to have been practiced at Worcester. and In
that instance the beneficiary of IT has been treat
ca more as guest than undergo
Ing punishment. Such situation approaches a
state OF scandal and there is a natural curiosity
IN the public mind to learn whether the fun
measure of such detection from duty has yet
been taken.
Nothing encourages crime more surely than
travesty upon justice in Its punishment The
theory that the criminal is still q man. and
therefore. entitled 10 human consideration 10
sound one. but Il In sometimes carried be-
yond the point of reason and safety The re-
action from the old principle of retrtbution has
gone too Tar In some instances and not Infre-
quently he Is made TO feel that his offense has
conferred distinction upon himself instead Of
woTkhg a forfeiture of those rights which ev-
cry weli-behaved citizen is supposed to entoy
such state of affairs puts q premium upon
violation or law and makes the prospect Of
punishment by no means the ugly thing that
IL should Approximation Transcript
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-10
PRICE OF y1RorN1AN.

Pen Corr. Crr EDrr1oH. ..is
Pen Corr, STATE EDr11os /. %
BIT MAIL OK YnAa. ..NOo
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
Reviving Old Prejudices.

For nearly sixty years Roanoke Col
lege. at Salem, Va. has been a struggling
but by no means an obscure college Its
influence has been felt in IT'S own State
and the country, and has been a lcaven
working good as far away as Japan and
Korea A recently appointed lecturer
on history and social science, Dr. H. J.
Throstenberg, selected certain history
which is used by sixty colleges and uni
versities m the country, fifteen of them
in the South In this book, although i'm
partial weight was given to all the fac
tors that entered INTO the history of the
late civil war, was the phrase, "the
shareholders rebellion"
One of the twenty-one trustees of the
college objected to this phrase, and set
himself to stirring up old prejudices- The
flame was famed to such an extent that
DR.. Throstenberg was threatened with
tar and feathers, and when President
Morehead stood by his professor, he, too.
was menaced. A meeting of the board
of trustees was called and twelve out
of the fourteen who responded sustained
the history The faculty and undergrad
yates took similar action, but still the
controversy is continued
There is no institution more loyal to
the South and its interests than Roanoke
College. Its president is the son of
gallant Confederate officer. and he would
resent any SANDER or Misrepresentation
of his State or section Honest public
sentiment North and South must stand
by the college, which has been a credit
and benefit to Virginia and the South.
Such efforts to keep alive old animosi-
ties no longer command healthy public
sympathy either North or South. The
war ended nearly half a century ago.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
What Allied His Meat.

From TSd-BitA
Stepping into a small restaurant, a
grumpy old man demanded of the wait
er a certain piece of meat he had in the
show window.
But" said the waiter, we"
NO butts" replied the old man. You
bring me what l ask for, or 1 won't get
anything here at ALL
Rather than lose a customer, the waiter
did as he was told. and, getting the piece
of meat, took it hack to be cooked.
After a long wait. the meat was brought
to the customer. who, instead of thank
ing the waiter, said:
Look here, young man, what is the
matter with this meat?''
Nothing is the matter with il. sir, ex-
cept that the paint on it has formed a
few blisters from the heat
why. what do you mean by THAR
asked the man.
simply this replied the waiter.
Those pieces of meat you saw in the
window were not made to eat. They
were made for advertising purposes, but
you insisted, sir. upon having one OF
them"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05

The Cremation Society OF England and
the Society for the Prevention of Prema-
ture Burial are getting active again, &C
cording to +. J. Stowe, OF London, who
is a member and is visiting this country
in the interest of the cause. He was
seen at the Riggs The Cremation So
ciety." said he. is rejoicing in the steady
though slow progress which cremation
is making In Paris the authorities con-
sign the bodies OF paupers to the furnace,
whereas in Great Britain the practice is
confined to the wealthier classes, to
whom the propaganda movement has up
to the present been directed. In add
ton to the two London crematories.
there are now institutions in working
order in eleven British cities.
An interesting case has just been
brought 10 light, in which young
woman standing weeping by the coffin OF
her mother was startled to see her
mothers arms spread out and return to
her side. The hysterical screams of the
girl brought other members of the
family to the room. and an examination
Of the coffin showed that the sheet COW
ering the body had been disturbed The
doctor who had certified the cause OF
death was summoned. and now having
suspicion that il might be a case OF
coma. he telegraphed for a specialist.
who revealed that the supposed dead
woman was still alive"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
a Very Sensible Conclusion.

The action of the board of education
n putting a final seal of approval upon
the abolition OF expensive dressing at
the high school commandments will
commend itself to every parent as SEN
sible and proper There is. of course,
m every feminine mind desire to ap-
pear in becoming costume. but this SEN
timent can be fully gratifed without re-
course to extravaganza. As a matter of
fact, there has been in the past an I'M
healthy rivalry among the students in the
matter Of graduating gowns, and the
result has been either jealousy and heart
burnings among those who could not
afford display or else an ill-advised out
lay on the part of others equally unable
to meet the expense
Simplicity and economy will not de-
tract from the graduating exercises. On
the contrary, their introduction will be
an object lesson TO young women who
are about to go out into the world and
will inculcate in their minds a proper
regard for the welfare of themselves
and others.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-04-05
MAKING OVER THE BODY.
Efforts of Underlined Men to Meet
Navy's Procrustean Regulations.
H.


Press dispatches report every few
months the efforts of some understood
STRIPPING to meet the ProcrUstean regIla-
tons Of the navy by gearing his Joints
and muscles for long hours daily TO the
action Of a stretching machine that shall
make him taller. Three-fourths of an
inch gained before a certain date will
qualify him for the service OF the navy
Other dispatches are likewise frequent
concerning freaks OF growth of individ-
uals. which betray the symptoms of the
disease of gigantism. The giants ex-
hibited in excuses and museums are vic
tins of this morbid u1etabolic process. It
remains for Prof. Arthur Keith, of the
Royal College of Surgeons OF London to
suggest that this process, which has it's
origin in the secretions of the pituitary
gland at the base of the skull, may be
restrained and regulated in the interest
of human growth.
Prof. Reith conceives that not only may
bodily stature be increased and restrained
by suitable treatment Of this gland, but
the growth OF the various organs OF the
body. which are known to be irregularly
developed, especially during the adde's
cent stage. may be controlled. DR.. Ellie
Metchnikoff, the Pasteur professor at
Paris. has defined in his looks these dis
harmonies OF growth. showing the handi-
caps under which the less mature organs
are placed when the boy shoots up to
manhood. The heart especially. is taxed
and the rapid elongation and thickening
OF the bones stretches the muscles in
growing pains" The liver is not ma
tured until thirty-five, when the bodily
stature has long been attained. For
these irregularities the secretions of the
pituitary gland are in some mysterious
way responsible. Can they be controlled?
The militant spirit of scientific research
will straightway assume that they can
be, and experimentation upon men and
animals will be procured in a fresh direc-
ton