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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07
SATURDAY. JANUARY :, lsll.
pnnIIlnlrIoN 1N MAINE.

In The World Almanac for l9l a
Statement is made as TO the progress
Of the Prohibition movement. This
statement is printed with The informa-
lion that it was revised by the Asso-
slated Prohibition Press It Is SAID
that tile movement made substantial
progress in every section of tile United
states during the year lelo.H IT is
added "on November tho question
OF constitutional prohibition WA de-
cided 10y direct vote of the people in
Florida. Missouri. Oklahoma and orc
gon. These are the FIRST states except
Alabama CNovember, ieo?D to consider
the constitutional phase OF Prohibition
by referendum Tor twenty Years.
We do not think this is fair state
ment, a s one would conclude fromit that
constitutional prohibition had prevailed
in the States named. whereas, Tile con
trary is true, constitutional prohibition
being defeated in every ono Of these
states. But, we are told. in spite az
the fact that Tho Federal reports
indicate ian increasing consumption
Of liquor. the las; twelve months
have witnessed radical s,rensthen-
ms q organization among the
forces opposed to ,he drink traffic,
ana the year 1910 close. With hcliquor
question nearer the centre Of the pollti-
cal stage and more vital issue in q
score Of states man Cor many years
past THIS would seem 10 Indicate
tina, after al /, IS . political rather
than a temperance question anu We
are aot q, all surprised a, tic con-
fession.
rhis, however, only IL passing our
immediate purpose is to say something
aocut tho stats az Maine Which has
had stsio prohibition Since 1874 ana
Of this state. the Associated Pgohibi-
lion Press says in The World Almanac
that the multiplying Republican State
administration was defeated scptem-
Der, 1910, arst time in thirty years
better enforcement expected In his
inaugural address. Governor P!aist-
60. the new Democratic Governor after
noting that the Democratic party haG
promised 10 submit TO popula! vote tile
question OF constitutional prohibition.
remarked 80 fair -mlndcd man can
refrain from feelings OF disgust at the
fai(ure Of the Anti LIauor l4w Not
only has the purpose failed Of uccoln-
plishment, but hypoor!sy. corruption
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07
a NEW siltr s,ps,py mn,

senator Gali!ngcr, of New IIamp
sure. Is getting up a new ship subsidy
PHI Which will grant United States
mail contracts or subsidies 10 Aneric,r
steamship lines plying only between
United states ports ana ports in south
america on the other side of The
Equator y is said that the State De-
partmeat will ry TO negotiate under-
standings With the South American
noWers 70 rccprocate with mall CON
tracts on their account THAT would
be a hne thing 10 do. wouldn't it? Your
Uncle SAMUEL asking Inc South Amer
lean Powers for a hand-out9" the
miserable old beggur
J, IS hoped that the other senator's
wil stand by ami Knock This latest
scheme u The New hampshire states
man on the head Tho thing is loaded
with ali SORTS OF raids Oh the treasury.
We "li know what mas happened with
an the ptber Infant Industries" tha,
hnve las tened themselves on the public
tcat After more than hundred years
af Protection thcy arc stin unable to
waik alono ana SO shudder 10 tlinR
what would happcn to ,ho surplus il
the sn-calad American steam hip lines
hnuld Ecl Z whack a, it,
ship subsidies and The income tau
anl the Corporation laN aud the rest
arr all the spawn u ,he policy o. Pro-
'eo'iou and uake only for further
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

run away, for at the end OF his course
there is no mercy for HIM
at tho meeting OF the hunting cluos
to-day there will DO much talk doubt
less about this royal sport which
through generations has stirred tho
blood of Englishmen and by Its excite
ncnts and tho qualities of daring.
courage and cool calculation requisite
iii those who thoroughly follow and
appreciate It," has made it The favonlc
amusement of kings and gentlemen and
ladies OH the other side and OF on,
OWE soverc!gns. some OF whom will
meet to-day TO run their races over
and keep alive in tho hearts of Vir-
ginians the enthusiasm of the chase
Now begins the grand excitement or
the day and tho hounds follow at fun
cry. the day being propitious with IA
southerly wind and cloudy sky" over
hedges. bitches and gates. across
rivers railways and pioughcd fields ana
grass pastures until presently. the
scent failing. the cry ceases while Tho
pack run With their heads close to The
ground. the huntsmeu helping them on
by cheering words. until the trail is
again "h!t-off' ana once more tho race
begins and ends in the death Of Rey-
hard or IN his escape until his time
has come. What glorious days we
have had together out in the open
when the scent" was good and &c
cunning Of the fox and the swiftncss
OF his Pace was his only chance against
the skill of the huntsman and the
training of his hounds
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

! Wise News and tho Abingdon Virginian
suspended--all because of luck of local
support--thcre is afforded tho unweI-
come suggestion that something must
be wrong with tho public spirit Of the
people In some of our counties. AS the
Herald says:
What is the matter with the people
} In those localities that they should let
such things be done? The local paper
should DO Il thing OF local pride, in
winch all good citizens should gladly
contribute tho mite that is expected
OIL them. y citizen should be ashamed
TO let 1t go out that he does not ,unc
the home paper"
1t Is indeed reflection on the people
! OF any county and community when
they fail to back with all their might
the local newspaper. which gives local
news which larger papers cannot pos
sibly give and informs the outside
world of tho progress and prosperity
Of tho locality in which the paper is
| published. When the local paper Is nor
supported, there Is unqucstionably ab-
sent in the community that spirit which
4, makes communities thrive and swcus
villages into towns and towns into
: cities. Public spirit ought to bc behind
the local press. for the local newspaper
is the chief and. often. the sole ad
vertising asset OF the community in
winch it is published. Any man who
has the courage and the energy and
the constructive purpose 10 start a
local newspaper ought to have at least
tile loyalty and tho material nSs,etp,,
OF The people In the midst OF whom he
lives and works Cor mere pittancc.
stand by your home paper
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

No that is not a house on ire only
an automobile going through tho
street. In other civilized commluni-
ties smoking automobiles are not per-
mittcd. except under heavy penalty.
and that is the way it ought to be in
Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

correspondent wants TO know
what is the significance of standing
under the mistletoe. If the inquirer is
a pretty girl, let her stand under it
with dearest" around and she'll lind
out.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

Ten more days and then Coleman
L.ucullus Blcase will take command of
the army and navy of the grand old
Palmetto state, first in peace. first in
war first in the hearts of his country
men
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07
the SEGREGATION OF rnE RACES

t"lHiuS OF MS Mounds.
TIE SEGREGATION OF THE RACES.
I Last Monday night Dr. Ernest LION.
former United states Minister to Lii
IBERIA made II striking address at the
! celebration in Baltimore OF the forty
eighth anniversary OF the Emancipa.
ton Proclamation, in which he told his
colcred audience that the SEGREGATION
81 INC races III th.s country as pro
fided for in the Ordinance recently
PASSED BY the City Council of Baltlmoro
would be to the advantage of the col.
ored people. said he. speaking for his
own people;
II is a blessing in disguise to bring
the race together. We object to scprrs
Sation ny law, hut the race would MOI
Set toGether unless forced by I'm
Plt"saht means. ii colorcd men could
sci service i'll a white barber sl,on IN
negro barber shop would 10 unnhlo ~
MAINTAIN itself in this town. III white
4 churches would admit negroes 10 ,non-
hcrship with equal privileges. very foyv
cV!ofed pastors could be maintained in
colorod pulpits."
The Springfield Republican. which
lives in community where the races
are now and have always been. prac-
tically segregated, thinks that "tlis 90
cheerful view OF tho situation. ana
PROBABLY was designed 10 help the col
ored people in Baltimore to make tho
best of things But. OF course. ii
Ignores the question of the effect Of
al such plans upon the future ,cla-
tons between the Two races" our
contemporary then lays down this
proposition: The more segregation
the less sympathy; tho less sympathy.
the more friction. II Is a vicious circle"
But dear contcmporary it is the circle
which was drawn by the Almighty,
when lie determined the bounds OF
their habitation,' and we have never
been able to Improve upon it By all the
blood and treasure which has been
wasted TO upset The counsels OF the
Eternal
rs FOR the future relations between
the Two races" they must continue as
they are and as they have been al.
ways; for in this way only can their
integrity he preserved. White men do
not insist upon heing shaved in col
ored barber shops; neither must col
ored mon insist upon being shaved in
white barber shops White men ana
women do not seek admission into col
orcd churches on societies: neither
must colorcd men ana women seer:
..1dD,isei,u i,,,,, ,,.,,s,o ,j,,,-rl,.. 49,,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

) BY Tirnes-pisnatch Carrier Delivery Ser
Wee IA Richmond tand suburbs> and Peters
burg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

London's I'ortnightly Review occu-
pies so important II position enjoys
so much rcspectability, authority and
fame for reliability. that would not
venture TO give here the following
story. had IL not appeared in It's pages
as part and parcel Of Very remark
have all heard that he was so haunted
BY the fear OF assassination. that he
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07

sn;sret Januar: p. 1915, at Richmond. Va
as econd.cla.s matter under act Of Cor
STess OF March S. 1879.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
A STUDY IN FIGURES.
Necessary to Produce tho
k,u4;naI Almanac

Calculations Necessary to Produce th9
Nautical Almanac.
1t NAV safely be said that no one
outside the publishing office has read
the entire Nautical Almanac from be-
ginning to end, but each figure OF the
printed almanac is i'll the office ex-
amined twice and read three times.
The total number of figures exceeds
a million; but. great as that number Is
IL Is triAing compared with the mum
Der Of figures employed in the calcula-
lions, as the almanac figures repre-
sent "bara" results only. The mool'
for instance, requires for its calcu-
lation more than million and nan
Of figures, and similarly with other
branches of the work, such as the
sun, the planets, etc. Contrary 10 the
general opinion, practically every hg.
ura In the book 10 fresh from year 10
year
The tables from which nearly all the
work fs calculated have been original
il constructed from the labors OF the
astronomical opserTsT and to large
extent from the observations CT tna
Sun. neon and planets made at the
RoJal observatory, Greenwich Tels-
scopes ard other astron omical apI!i-
ances are conspicuously absent, as tna
work Of the staff Is purely mathemati,
...a 40 aIionaI 1|"n1On
Telegraph.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
a Iaaand Of Mount Omi.

Mount Omi, on the border between
western China and Tibet, has the long
est staircase In the world. On top or
the mountain there stands Buddhist
temple, around which gather some OF
the holiest traditions Of that religion
and which Is made q Mecca to the
Chinese. TO facilitate the ascent OF
its slippery sides some 10000 steps
have been cut in the mountain, form,
ing a single digit, up which the Pill
grim tolls. Because Of its inaccessl'
biiity few Europeans have ever visited
the spot, but number OF travellers
have assembled the stairway and are
positive that 1t is no legendary myth,
There Is legend that Ia earlier times
the pilgrim was forced TO ascend the
mountain without artificial aids until
the monks conceived the plan Of re.
quiring every pilgrim who would gain
especial benefit Of his journey 10 cut
single step.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
mTouch Not tho Queen"

Under this title Paris journal pro-
fesses 10 give an account OF the tragic
death Of the queen OF Siam, who was
as greatly loved as her consort. Some
years ago her majesty was boating
with ladies Of the court in lake In the
gardens OF the palace at Bangkok. The
boat overturned, and the queen could
not swim She was surrounded by nu-
merous personages who could have
saved her life, but no one has the right
to extend the hand upon the queen.
Ths king alone could have held her up
and prevented her from sinking, and
be was nowhere at hand. Respectful
" the court allowed the queen to
drown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
A CURIOUS BIRD.
The Crested Hoactzin When Hatched
Has Four Legs.

The Crested Hoactzin When Hatched
Has Four Legs.
The crested hoactZin Of British Gui-
ana is the only survivor Of certain
race Of birds most Of which are now
known only as fossils. The hoactZin
lnhabits the most secluded forests or
South America. and its survival be-
yond its congeners is doubtless owing
TO its retiring habits and to the fact
that it feeds on wild arum leaves.
which give Its flesh most offensive
davor. rendering 1t unfit for food.
The chief popularity Of the hoactZin
consists In the fact that when IL IS
hatched it possesses four we'll develop
ed legs. The young birds leave the nest
and climb about like monkeys over The
adjoining limbs and look more like tree
toads than birds.
The modification Of the fore limbs
begins at once after Matching, when
the claws Of the digits fall off and the
whole cluwlike hand begins to 1atten
and become wing shaped. Feathers
soon appear, and before full growth IS
reached not vestige remains OF the
original character.
The adult birds not only have no
claws upon their wings, but their
thumbs even are SO poorly developed
that one would hardly suspect that III
the nsstlings We have tie nearest ap-
proach to quadruped found among
existing birds.-London Iit-bits.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
THE CRESCENT.
Leasnd Of It's Adoption as an Ena6lSn'
by the Turks.

by LILO ~
The crescent has been known since
time out of memory In ancient my
thology 1t decorated the foreheads Oh
Diana and Of Astarte, the Syrian We
nus. In the days Of Rome's greatest
glory the ladies wore it as an orna-
ment in their hair.
Since the foundation Of CONSTANT
nople, the ancient By2antium, 1t mas
been the emblem Of the city and as
such adorns Its walls and public build
ings, besides being stamped. on its
coins and postage. The legend which
accounts for its universal adoption In
Turkey, and Constantinople IN par
ticular, Is as follows:
Philip Of Macedon laid siege to the
city In the year $40 B. G. he chose a
night Of unusual darkness for the pro-
posed assault, but was foiled by the
moon suddenly breaking from behind
q cloud. In commemoration OF this
providential deliverance the crescent
was adopted as the symbol Of the city.
The Mohammedan sultans were slow
TO assume this emblem until some one
mentioned that 1t was the symbol OF
increasing greatness, power changing
as rapidly as the phases OF the moon.
w estminster Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
BURNT CORK.
The Paste Used by Minstrel Perform.
ers When "6!acking Up"


The popular impression as to the ap-
pIication Of burnt cork by minstrel
performers and actors in general Is
that 1t is rubbed on the face and hands
Of the player from a cork whose end IS
charred in q convenient gas Jet. This
Impression is, however, incorrect. The
burnt cork used by Ministries and
others Is the product of the theatrical
"paint factories" just as IS any other
cosmetic OF pigment employed by the
profession.
One house makes 1t in the following
manner: The corks are placed In three
tin vessels, resembling wash boilers,
with holes punched i..bheir sides and
bottom. Alcohol is sprinkled over the
corks, and they they are fired" When
the corks have been properly charred
they are placed IN muslin sacks, which
are kneaded in barrels Of water. This
operation forces the powdered charcoal
through the sacks into the water.
When all the charred corks have
been worked through the sacks into
the water in this way the water Is
drained through close canvas sack,
and what remains in that sack Is
ready for the performers. The stuff
IS put up In cans, from which, when
the minstrel is ready to "black up" he
takes little Of the black paste in his
hands and applies it to his face, neck
and sometimes his hands.-New York
Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
Federal Homestead Lava.

The federal homestead laws begin
with the act of 1862, now part Of the
United States revised statutes. Their
policy Is to give portions OF the pub
lie lands to those who will settle, cul-
tiyate and make permanent homes
upon them. Any person who Is the
head Of a family or who Is twenty one
years OF age and is citizen OF tho
United States or vino has filed MS
declaration Of intention to become such
may acquire a tract Of unappropriated
public land, not exceeding 1eO acres.
on condition OF settlement. cultivation
and continuous occupancy as a home
by him for the period Of five years
and the payment Of certain moderate
fees. II is expressly declared that no
lands acquired under this statute shall
In any event become liable to any
debt contracted prior to the Issuing OF
the patent therefor by the government!
TO the settler.-New York American.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
EISH WHARF FOR RENT Ply AuC

EIsH WHARF FOR RENT RY AUG
L. TION.
Ate o'clock m. on Saturday February
-. 1911, in front OF tho Market Building
on Royal street, the
CORPORATION FISH WHARF
will be rented for the ensuing tveive
months. The renter will be required 10
furnish material for and law platform
sufficient to accommodate the trade. Ali
passways must be Kept open free from
obstruction: The septeE to erect no
buildings TitniZ leas distance than 70
feet from the South front. No privilege
for the sais Of liGuors viii be granted IL
consistent with the laws OF tire city OF
the subject.
TIE renter viii be required 10 move
offal within AZ hours. aud none Of 4 .ha!l
De thrown into the river
Possession vlil be given 81 once.
so bills will be considered unless the
bidders shall be known or yoiiched for to
the alictioneer as responsible.
The right 10 reject any an aii bids IS
reserved.
All articles lande, n the wharf for the
use of the city to be ee from wharfage
Terms: Cash. Payable Immediately
after the sale.
By order Of the Joint Committee On
u. ". RALLE.1GER,
teD20 I'd Chairman.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
Tung Pc and Tesmsking.
There is but one Tay of making tea
1rplass the water boiling be

lCT-
Unless the water boiling be
To pour on water spoiis the tea
The teapot itself should be heated
very hot before the tea Is placed IN 1t
aud the boiling water poured on 1t
should be scalding hot water or the
leaves will float to the top.
No less authority than Tung Pc, the
Chinese poet, is quoted for recipe for
teamakiEg. He says: Whenever tea
Is to be infused take water from a
running stream and boil 1t over live
" fire. It is an old custom to use run
ming water, boiled over lively ire.
That from springs in the hills is said
10 be best and river water the next,
while we'll water is the worst. A
lively fire Is clear, bright charcoal
fire. When making an infusion do not
boil the water TOO hastily. at first 1t
begins to sparkle like crabs eyes, then
somewhat like fish's eyes, and lastly
it boiis up like pearls innumeraDle
spriuging and waving about. This il
the way to boil water"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
Cheap Family History,

Even in political defeat there are
conversations a Washington heights
man who aspired to ONCE tells OF one
that he discovered.
Must have cost you pile OF money
70 run. didn't it:'' friend asked.
about $1,000, but still came out
S40O ahead"
"Howf" said the frisnd-
ION genealogical research. Ny wire
has a society bee in her bonnet and
had about agreed 10 pay a man S2'0oo
to look up my family history, but
when became a candidate my oppo-
1ents did that for NE and saTed Us
tLe money New York Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
ALesanoria Gazefte.
FRIDAY EVENING. FEB. "a
THE ELECTRosC0PE.
Instrument by Which the Presence of
Electricity Is Detected.

Instrument by Which the Presence of
Electricity Is Detected.
The electroscope is an instrument for
the detection Of electricity. It depends
for its action On the principle that
bodies charged with like electricity re-
pei, while those charged with unlike
electricity attract each other. The ordi-
nary pith ball suspended on a SILK
thread is the simplest form Of the in
strunent.
The most common type Of electro
scope is that devised by Bennett in
1887 and known as the gold leaf cleo
troscope. It consists Of two strips OF
gold leaf or thin aluminium foil sus,
pended from the lower extremity OF a
conductor within glass bottle or jar.
The upper end Of the conductor ter
inmates in ball or q plate in case the
instrument is to be used as condens-
ing electroscope If q body charged
with positive electricity is brought near
the knob Of the electroscope the mega.
tive electricity will be attracted to the
knob and the positive repealed to the
leaves, which dlverge. If now the fin
ger is touched to the knob the positive
electricity Is drawn of and the leaves
collapse, while the negative electricity
is held bound. Removing the charged
body, the leaves will diverge again,
charged with negative electricity. In
this case the instrument can be used
to determine the nature Of a charge OF
q body brought near 1t, as with posi-.
tive charge the leaves will collapse and
with negative charge spread farther
apart.-Exchange
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
Some Consolation.

He was frugal Scot and When the
collection plate came round dropped
III a f1oriu In mistake for the humble
copper. Speedily discovering his mis-
take, however, he stepped softly down
the aisle and requested the oof gath
erer TO give him back the coin, which
request was politely but firmly re-
fused. A shade Of disappointment nit
ted over the northerner,,s face as he
walked slowly back to hfs pew.
"Aweel," he said, its a loss, but
there's some sma' consolation in re.
dectin' it's q bad one. 1t might have
got me into trouble anywhere else
London Telegraph.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
Einht Liens.

There are eight lions known the
world c7er-the lion CT St Marks IL
Venice, the four lions at the base OF
the Nelson monument in Trafalgar
SQUARE, me non or Warerloo. the Hon
Of Lucerne and the lion Of Chaeronea-
Ruskin In his Stones Of Venice" said
that the lion Of st. Marks was the
one lion the fierce expression Of which
no artist had ever been able to repro
duce. This beast Of bronze has the
distinction also Of wearing a pair o.
Tings.-London Graphic
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-24
Dickens and His Wife.

Commenting on the unhappy rela'
lions between Dickens and his wife,
Goodwin Smith wrote in one Of his last
papers: 1T was common case. DICE
ems had married at low level, and his
wife had not risen with him; otherwise
there was no fault on her side. The
matrimonial history. Of writers OF
works Of imagination has often been
unhappy. Their imagination turns the
woman into an angel. and then theT
fcd that size is a woman"