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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

than we believe ii will not be the late real high
priestess of the faith, which, deprived of its
leader, now gropes about in the dark on the
brink Of destructive Erecipice.
As to the context of this allimportant and
farreachng message we doubt but little that
somewhere in IT will be reference to Mrs.
Stetsons eminent qualification to take up the
labors where the error marked them off. We
shall confess our error, which we hope shall not
be Of the Christian Science variety, if Mrs.
Eddys manifestation is not one of supreme
forgiveness, and the draping of wind-tossed
mantle around the whlom abode of animal
magnetism.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
An Incident in n Farmers Life.

Albert Griggs is farmer who lives near
Eagleville. Ohio. He has a herd of cows For
a long time he has enjoyed considerable reve-
from the milk they give which he takes
from them. During the past month or so he
has noticed pronounced falling off In his herd 8
milk product. He was unable to account for
it until last Monday when by chance he dis
covered singular condition Of affairs in his
pasture 1t will doubtless be received with
incredibly by Fasteners but the Cleveland
Plain Dealer youches for 1t and so it must be
true MIR. Griggs. II seems. found singular
family living in his pasture. 1t made up
of sixteen snakes. his old and four kittens
These homogeneous units had taken up quarters
together under a pile of rails. and strange as
1t may seem, they all dwelt together In perfect
harmony. When the evening shadows fell the
snakes under tho direction of the old cat
would go forth and select cows Four snakes
would then attach themselves to each cow and
while the kittens sat in receptive attitude the
snakes would milk the cows into the opened
mouths of the kittens. 1t all very in
teresting but MFR. Grfggs somehow failed to
enter into the proper spirit of the thing. He
went so far to kill all the snakes as
Well the old cat and her kittens, so that
now things have gone back to tile humdrum
on the Griggs farm in Ohio and there is hoth-
ing further doing there out OF the ordinary
farm routine--W. G. b., In the Evening Mall.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
GRAFT CHARGES
WILL Be PRObEO
FRIDAY NIGHT IS NAMED AS
DATE HNOR INQUIRY INTO
MULE CASE.

Next Friday night has been SEE
as the time for investigation OF graft
charges brought against Alderman A.
W. Bennett and Mr.. j. G. Smyth in
connection with the purchase or
mules for the city stables. This was
decided at a meeting of the street
cleaning committee Tuesday night
when Councilman Brown formally
called the attention of the COMMITTEES
to the matter.
Addressing the COMMITTEES. Council
man Brown stated on last Saturday
Councilman Radcliffe and himself in
the formers office had heard DIR.
Thomas NJ. Sweeny, veterinary sur.
geon, make certain charges in re-
gard to the purchase OF mules for the
department from Smyth Brothers sta
bles. DIR. Sweeney's statement he
said, was to the effect that Mr.. Ben.
nett had instructed him to pass the
first four mules while Mr.. Smyth
had taken him to a restaurant over
the scales stables and there offered
him SIS for each mule passed by the
city.
Chairman Hobson said no report of
the matter had been made to him,
but he believed there should be full
investigation. On motion Of Mr.. Um-
lauf, Friday night was set as the tfatp
for the hearing.
In this connection IL may be stated
that both Mr.. Bennett and Mr.. Smyth
court complete probe of the mat
ter.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
PEOPLES FORUM
Keep Rascals Out.

Editor Of The Virginan
Dear sir,--I am in general accord with your
editorial on the New York senatorship. The
writer. however thinks that the question Is
much larger than whether at this crisis
is proven TO be bad: he must be free
from all suspicion. He must not be regarded
by the public failing to reach fair stand
ard Of private and public morality, ability ana
devotion to public service. The Democratic
party. as has often been said, has a remark
able opportunity, and she Is showing herself
in some particular cases worthy Of such an
opportunity. Such men as Wilson Dix, HaF-
mon. amt Baldwin worthy e.aHy party
at any time. And the interest of the parry
well of the public demands imperativey
that where there Is a man of the Wilson type
he by all means be selected to represent tn the
general public what the Democratic party re-
CARDS the standard of ability and character
for holders Of responsible positions. Wherever
d man like Sheehan Smith IusistS on ad-
vancing himself at the expense OF the reputa-
ton and future success of the party he should
he ncoutnenty shelved.
AS everybody knows. the only thing that
brought about the recent landslide was the
general disgust at the selfish and utterly in
adequate craftsmanship of the party In power
the only thing that can bring the Democratic
party success In 1912 is a clear superiority
over the Republicans in statesmaniy character
and Statesmanly work. As the tates
will be Democratic success if men like Wood
Wilson, Judscn Harmon and Edward NJ.
Shepard are exalted; equally as sure will be
our defeat if the Murphys, the Sullivans, the
SheehaHs are allowed To lead Shall our ras-
Gals corrupt politicians. our Democratic
Aldrich Houtenants be put forward, shall
the party of jefferson show that it means
honest, efficient business with tho people? This
is no time for bargains and trickery. these
things may do sometimes to win the fight, but
not when the people are aroused as they are
now. Men ct patriotic minds and indepen-
dent thoughts are everywhere watching .intently
10 see whether the Democratic party deserves
to succeed 10 die. Never did party have
more sympathetic interest in its movement.
Thoughtful men In years have asked
whether there is any party to which a think
Ing. conscientious man can give his faithful
allegiance. viii the Democratic party dis
appoint our rising ropes. they ask II Smith
wins in Now Jersey, Sheehan in New York and
various others OF their ik win in other States,
men Will say, with how much justice II Is not
for the present writer to point out. we had
just well leave the rens OF power in the
hands of the Cannons. the Aldriches the Bal
fingers What Is the Democratic party going
to do about the men she Is to put in important
position Is in every this present time
very interesting question,
u. r. ANDERSON.
December 81. 1910.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
THE VACANT CHAIR.

Demarcation lines between optimism and
folly are in many instances nebulus. The sane
optmst dares not venture too far, else he pre-,
cipitate himself into the yawning abyss of ridi.
Guile which always has room for one more"
As If the heights Of absurdity had not been
transcribed in the prophecy that Mrs Mary
Baker Eddy. whose recent error" closed the
portals OF life behind her, would rise glorious
and immortal" from the vault Mrs Stetson, the
communicated priestess of this schism. pro-
yides now material chair in her material
home, for the material body of the departed
leader Stanneh in the belief that Mrs. Eddy
viii some dat rest her wearied form in this
chair. whisper a MESSAGE of farreaching effect
on Christian Science, Mrs stetson keeps her 81
lent vigil in her home but all the while looking
to the iufinites!mal detail that no single copy
of the newspapers appears without her name in
some wa. being connected with the office of high
priestess of the faith.
The little matter of Mrs Eddy's body being
sealed in a vault IN a cemetery and thus so sit
uated that even a strong. live and robust man
would have difficulty in liberating- himself,
is evidently overlooked by Mrs Stetson, and
she believes and on. Christian Science
must indeed have a spiritually refining and OBJ
Hterating influence II Mrs Eddy is TO appear in
mortal form anew in the home Of Mrs Stetson
whose "pernicious animal magnetism" called
forth her accommodation Mrs Eddy may be-
resurrected and seat herself in the chair in the
stetson home. but unless the transition her
error provided did more to her nimble mind
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
MIDLOTHIAN NEWS
AND TRAIN GOSSIP
RAIN INTERPRETERS WITH RURAL
ROITE,S-CAPTAIN BAkER'S
NEW BOOk-PERSONAI.
MENTION.

especial to The Richmond Firginian)
MlDLoIHiAN, VA. Jan. 1.-THE
heaNy ran OF rain for the past Few
Gays mas caused hieh water in most
OF the creeks and branches through
out the adjacent counties and inter
iered 70 some extent with travel by
prlEtates CONVEYANCE. Iha puhlic .hlghr
ways are also In a wet and horrible
eoftaatfoh' II Some districts the road
forces have been at work on the roads
ana the heavy ram has made them
aiHlost llapaSsibie.
faItlhg creek. stream running
lnfoosh Midlothian was so swolien
tuesday as to compel one NJ the ru-
raj man carriers to abandon part
. ~ ms route conditions viii pgsssi-
oiy De worse wednesday, as a great
aGantltE or ram fell during Tuesday.
me Lea Lamb Der Company. OF Rich
mona Is preparing to operate an ex-
tensiVe sawmill near Midlothian The
'nlil VIII De located on the Southern
railway tracks and railroad will be
iald Tor five miles across the county to
me binneeny tract Of timber. The
logs wiz be cut and hauled on the
new ROAD TO the mlll, where they win
De sawed ana the boards shipped in
southern railway Company cars II
IS understood that there will be
enough work to Keep the sawmill busy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
December 81,
Famine in Short Stories.

According contemporary. the Bookman.
there is q famine in short stories, due to diff
ferent causes, not the least of which is the fact
that the story writer's busying them
selves with the will-o' the wisp of play building
The others, it would seem, have lost the gift of
invention for never before have editors found
il hard to obtain what they call bright, read
able stories
one Of these editors say that since O. Henry e
death 1t has been utterly impossible for him
to secure for his publication short story that
original in any way" When consider that
O. Henrys manuscript offered for two years
without buyer we are led to suspect that the
fault may lie in the editors themselves rather
than In the writers. and this theory is borne
cut by the experience of every one who has
written for magazines long enough to discover
the castiron rules and mossgrown traditions by
which they governed. And every one Of these
writer's knows that il is much easier to sell COM
monpace matter than anything novel in theme
form.
1t Is quite true that there is a famine in the
literary market but IL is of editors capable
recognizing the new Kipllng q. Henry when
they meet him in ipt.-New York Her.
aid.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

toll parsons have gone so far in their practice
and become so Objectionable. that the police au
thorities cave forced them to stand in the gut
ter with the negro hotel porters, so not to
block traffic.
While clipping holds species Of fascination
for the clippers, and they seem carried high in
the clouds on the wings of love and romance,
there are few OF these affairs which do not bring
their vain regrets. and all too closely in the
wake Of the ceremony
1t is a striking fact that while in the majority
Of countries in Europe the banus are rablished
and cried out from pulpit and in the press weeks
before the ceremony, aud clandostine marriages
are the exception rather than the rule in this
country any man and woman or boy and gir!
who fashions the notion of wedding surreptt
tiously, can sneak off TO an adjoining city or
county and take this very important step in life
with all 10 encourage ard uone to dissrade 1t
matters not whether The PARTIES who offer them
selves for marriage are of legal age possess the
financial moral or spiritual qualifications, have
any conception Of the responsibility they are
about 10 assume or notion Of remaining man
and VIE longer than is their pleasure. The
marrying parson" probably does not presume
to 90 into these trivial details. His is the duty
Of aiding Cupid and collecting fees for the abet
ting
The United States has an appalling divorce
list. In many States Legislators are striving 10
make it more and more dficult to obtain d
yorces and in South Carolina there is no divorce
law whatever Divorce is one OF the largest
problems of social America to-day, and remedy
ing the evil is the concern of many.
Divorce is but an effect. The causes are not
difficult to discern. Marriage is not thing to
he entered into lightly. and it should be made
harder and harder for men and women and boys
and girls to vault the barriers. The marrying
parsou" is probably one of the largest contrib
utors to the worlds cup of unhappiness and the
divorce courts OF this nation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
THAT IIBEI. sun.

Things continae 10 break hal Tor Colonel
Roosevelt Contrary to has expressed Wish and
command, the power and Hctnse Of the press Of
the nation will continue Unabridged. whereat he
walieth. gnasheth his teeth and prepareth more
let shot for the United States Supreme Court
she judicial body o be mos, respected, and IN
consequence thereof the intrepid hunters favor
lie target.
one OF Colonel Rooseye,ts Iondest hopes when
he left oyster Bay for the dark wiids Of Africa
was that when he returned be would have the
Jog OF knowing that Joseph Pulitzer. editor and
proprietor of the New York World. languished
behind stout iron bars in sinners stripes
repenting the publication OF graft story. The
eternal and unremittiug foe of graft himself
Colonel Roosevelt WINGED under the mputation
that he and his relatives had taken a dabble in
this iatter-day pastirne Of high officials The
World printed story TO the effect that, with the
knowledge and aid Of President Roosevelt and
Secretary OF War Taft. J, Pterpont Morgan,
Douglas Robinson. the Colonies brothern-law.
and other shrewd capitalists got control of the
Panama Canal and sold it to the United States
Government at q profit of s36.0oooo0.
Whereupon Colonel Roosevelt in mighty
wrath ordered the World aud the other papers
which printed the story indicted and speedily
punished. The indictments we're quickly drawn
and the criminal libel cases slapped into Fed
efal courts In the instance of the World the
case was taken to the Circuit Court of the South
ern New York District The ofense charged
was that the World had circulated its paper at
West Point \. Y and thereby came within the
Jurisdiction OF the Federal court Of that State
AS quickly the Indictment had been drawn
It quashed by the Judge for want OF juris
diction. Taken TO the Supreme Court OF the
United States by those who still desired &c
please the Colonel, the met similar fate
and the Worlds victory is complete. Through
Justice White. the highest court held that Their,
was adequate remedy provided in the courts o
the States in which the papers were printed. ant
the Federal courts, therefore. had no iurisde
tion, not even when Colonel Roosevelt wanted ;
critic punished.
The papers Of the country viii continue IL
serve the public and All their columns witt
What they have good reason for believing to b.
truth. The newspapers have no ambition t,
rule the country. has been so often charged
BY those the press had she'd whitening ligh
upon but they insist on standing between thu
public and those who have not It's best interests
at heart
Whether not there was truth in the Worlds
story we do not attempt to say. but If it was ,
tissue of lies" the dignihed thing for the off
cias mentioned would seem TO have been to re
train from dignifying ii with so much notice.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
MARRYING PARSONS.

Steps have been taken by the Ministerial AS,
sociation of Bristol Tenn, to break up the per
nicious business OF the marrying parsons q"
there. and ii Is to be hoped that the preachers
aim to deprive clippers OF this Gretna Green viii
be achieved
There Is something romantic about the term
marrying parson." we'll as clippers" Both
suggest the overcoming Of obstacles and outwit.
ting of fate by Cupid and Hymen
"All the world loves lover" and il seems
that wherever ore may Ed ne witt md men. wo-
men and even children ready and willing to
assist two young people IN getting the knot tied
Involved indeed must the situation be for almost
anyone TO turn ii. deaf 10 the entreaties or
two matrimonial candidates for assistance over
the barriers which fate seems to reserve for the
anti-nuptial season.
II matters not at what hour OF the day or
night, what the or the weather when a
bridal couple presents itself at the home of the
license clerk, the latter viii go to almost any
trouble and Inconvenience TO provide the license
Friends. and even persons who never saw the
contracting parties before, will suggest minis
ter or magistrate who viii arise, at midnight and
perform the ceremony In many INSTANCES par
sons entirely unacquainted with the PROSPECTIVE
bride and groom will provide vehicles in which
to make the journey to the parsons or magis-
rate's home and in some instances have gone
80 far as to furnish the groom with the where
wlthal to purchase the license and Zee the off
eating gentleman.
Bristol, within few hours reach of clippers
from Virginia. Tennessee, West Virginia, ana
North Carolina, has long been regarded as the
meeca for those who would naunt defiance IN
4 the face OF. parental objection and eyade the
State laws which forbid the marriage OF bows
h and girls who have no+ attained their majority
N Several marrying parsons" in Bristol have
Z for years made practice OF meeting all incom
Ing trains, picking out the clippers. whom they
q einxle out with the greatest ease by reason al
4 long experience, and escortng them of to tho
4 parsonage, marry them. with no idea as TO who
fhey are. except their names. and evidently with
! Alfle thought VI The couples future The Bris
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

All this truck about the horse being super
seeded by the automobile seems ill-founded sta
tistics going to show that Old Dobbin had a
most appreciable lead on the smell wagon" in
the matter of killing pedestrians during 1910.
That the horse is more thorough machine
than the auto is shown by the fact that he in
jured only one-ninth as many as the "benzine
buggy"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
TRAIN CREW NOT HELD
CRIMTNALI.Y LIABLE

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
NORFOLK. VA. Jan. 4.-~With no
proof of criminal liability g Norfolk
Southern Railroad train crew, charg-
ed with having run over and killed
Stephen Bailey In Berkeley Ward, was
discharged In the Corporation Court
to-day. The defendants were Rufus
Wilson. e. E. Parker, f. Corner and
Allen Wilkerson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
Pnryear Ont On Bail

The $1,000 bail demanded by Judge
Scott of Frank r. Puryear, who IL
under Indictment for the murder OF
Jessie Williams on october s. was fur
nished Tuesday by w. Il. Ellis
The case will be called before thu
Circuit Court OF Henrico county next
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Louis
o. Wendenburg will defend Puryear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
Wanted--.A New Party.

The course of events since the November
elections, especially to senatorial candidates
amply confirms the belief that there Is prac-
ticay difference between the two political
parties in this country. What we need is to
throw eff ancient and nusty sectional and
doctrinal prejudices and organize an effective
and national progressive party. For the Inn
mediate present however. every effort should
be made TO utilize both the old paties to pr1sp
gresivs ends.--Spartanbur~~J ourns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

good roads the lumberman would cut and haul
many inferior grades of timber now left on the
ground and the destruction of the better timber
would in measure be prevented. 1t would pay
the owners OF standing timber to spend consid-
cradle sum in building good roads over which II
could be hauled to market--IndeX- Appeal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
Annrnye Pay Rolls

Approval OF monthly pay rolls and
the transaction OF a small amount
of other routine work is expected to
be the chief business before the Coun.
ell Committee on James River I'm.
provement when II meets In regular
monthly session Wednesday ntghA Y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

1t cost $500 to pretend 10 be senator by
sending franked letter through the mail We
unable TO say what it, cost tn be a senator.
The rates ehsngeabe, and the price of
votes iuctuates like that of eggs or radium.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

If Admiral Stanton really wants to intercept
the hostile" American fleet returning from
England, he should enlist the services of Walter
Wellman as the aerial sea-scout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

ROANOKE, VA, Jan William
Stephas. Greek laborer. yeas killed
folk and Western work train at Hope
town. The man la nded on hts feet but
struck grease box and was knocked
|undax the train
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

Strong opposition to Limburger cheese il be-
ing made by Dr.. Flanagan. Suggestion that
this odoriferous dairy product be kicked out is
unnecessary. Leave it alone. 1t will walk out
of its own strength
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

States of unrest" abound in Central and
South America these days. Revolution on the
Bloodshed River appear to be the capitals of
these States
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04

When a handful of anarchists hold detach-
ment of infantry and artillery at bay isn't it
about time to haul out that last drop Of blood"
and begin furnishing it tip for usea
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-04
Build Boulevard.

Tho Council refused to concur in
resolution from the BOARD of Alder
mrn applcpriatins $50 to defray the
expenses Of Mr. l.. Mex Judkins as
delegate Ia the American Civic Assoc
citation convention in Washington tho
city attorney having declared that tfle
Council had nc legal right TO make
such an anprni iation.--
The committee on streets was in
structed to inquire into the feasibility
and cost of constructing a boulevard
from Broad street to Bryan Park by
way Of the Hermitage road. with the
aid of the Henrico county and State
authorities The committee is To re-
port plans and estimates to the Coun-
Gil.
Recommendation of the street COM
mittee that sl6 600 be appropriated to-
ward smooth paving East Broad street
between Thirty second ana Thirty
siNts streets was referred TO the finance
committee Nicholson street was or
dcred graded from Tompkins street
through TO the Government road.
As q result Of opposition led by
Councilman Fuller. the body refused
to adopt the recommendation OF the
finance committee awarding ths
Street Lighting Company the contract
for Lace Boulevard gas Tampa at si3
per lamp year. although the light
committee had also made the same
recommendation. After considerable
discussion the matter was referred In
the latter committee with view of
having the Council members better
Informed on the light question.