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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

When the United states Supreme
court began It's sessions last fan its
docket contained about 100 eases.
Now il has finished its deliberations
for the year, and but $50 cases have
. been disposed Of. although The judges
We're unusually diligent rhe court i,
Two years behind It's docket There Is
no relief for this condition in sight,
and the situation Is gradually hecom-
Ing aggravated
In $50 al the organ zation Of the
court 1t had but six members. Now.
after the passing OF century and a
quarter, II is larger by only half.
although the nation has developed ire
mehdonsly, and We have become a li1i-
gious people Since 1895 the court has
heard appeal cases from the Philip
pines and Porto Rico IS an additional
harden On the docket. "The cher ca u Sc
OF the accumulation Is the American
trait which impels z litgant 10 fight
70 the las, ditch" says the Boston
Globe.
In 1891 The Circuit Court Of Appeals
was created for tho purpose OF reiiev-
Ing the con gestlon, but the relief was
only temporary. It Is manifest tina,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
THE GOSPEL OF coon mans

One OF the best articles on good
roads published in many dav an
peared lately in the Midland Methodist
under the title The Gospel of Good
Roads" Our contemporary tells us
thai II is reported that up in tIolston
in a certain community where "lhc
second blessing was much in vogue
uhder the high sounding phrase OF "a
inil Gospel,' inc presiding elder one
day inquired Of the pastor in the
quarterly conference II he thought he
| mad preached a full Gospel to his
/ heopie The pastor replied that lie
! thought he had, did you preach the
gospel Of good roads," continued the
presiding elder. The pastor had not,
and so this afiorded the presiding
( elder chance TO talk on the gospel
Of good roads"
The Methodist has heard the oues-
ton asked at many district confer
| ences. do your Sunday schools rim
all the yaar?" and this answer was
always given: NO the roads are in
such condition most of the winter that
We have 20 suspend" Sometimes. Ill is
added that the creeks have no bridges
and the children cannot get to Church.
So The whole religious training of tho
children in Sunday school work has
10 stop because OF bad roads and
bridgeless streams" That is the re-
iigious side of The question, but it Is
nevertheless. large side.
There is nothing that advertises a
country more than Its roads and public
buildings 1t can be set down as a
| rule that county that will not build
| good reads Is behind in almost every
| thing else" continues The Methodist.
In counties whio. refuse TO construct
improved highways. the farms arc u.s.
naliy In poor stale OF cultivation. Tho
stock is scrubby. fences are In sad
state Of neglect. house are Imprinted,
the schools and churches arc insight
ly hll public interests are ahan-
doncd the farms have little value.
/ -STunEerA passing through such n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

the Supreme Court ought to be moro
prompts in handing down its decisions.
but II is physical impossihility to
move much faster than $50 cases the
Year, This gives each Justice about
40 cases. each involving complex and
hard propositions OF law. The Justice
must not only slit the facts and apply
the law. but must also sit in consul
tation with his associates in tho other
cases, some Of which are of supreme
Importance. He must be an unrcmit
ting student-in fact, there is little
time in the year that he may call his
own.
There seems to he but one remedy;
TO enlarge the Court to fifteen or more
members. This is objectionable be-
cause 1t IS repugnant to judicial ideas
10 have a large consulting court 1t
may have to be done however, ii the
present agitation against the laws de-
lay continue
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

county laugh at the lnha bitants and
, az aldv'ertise 1t far and wide AS a county
SSliths sthriftles.j, spcndthrift ne'er do
well sort OF citizenship On the other
hannd,i good roads advertise the people
as thrifty. Industrious and up to- da to-.
could iiamc few counties not
80 rich In natural resources us some
DINERS. that are known far and wide
81 by the roads they have built.
says The Methodist.
our contemporary goes on to make
this observations:
som erpeople are so afraid of taxes
ma, .hat they would rather kill their
hoTses over muddy roads and steep
I than to tax themselves to save
eheir stock and to work with ease.
80 many people are pennywise and
pouho foolish. They are like the AR
KANSAS, Iraveler'-they don't covel the
muse IN dry weather because it doesn't
ieaN men. and when ii rains they can't
cover 1t, because 1t rains too hard.
hey tear up wagons and buggies
ana Xii or break down horses and
mules enough in five years 10 build
good roads, just to keen from taxing
themselves a few cents on the hun
ured dollars worth of property to
oulld roads and thereby save their
STOCK and wagon. The Increase in
Haiua ton to their farms and homes
alone is worth far more than the cost
Oh building the roads Besides. With
good roads they could haul much more
win the same team and hurt it less
not to mention the ease OF travel"
We are persuaded that the gospel
OF good roads needs to be preached"
concludes The Methodist. People who
refuse to build better highways de-
serve to be laughed at and laughed
at until they become ashamed of
themselves" a few years ago farm
Ell whose county had voted down bonds
Tor good roads told The Methodist that
ne would pay ten dollars the year the
rest of his life for a road to the coun-
" town, five or Six miles away. rather
than haul his produce over such d road
as his county had. But, alas, the
majority of the citizens were against
him. and they are pulling through
mud t, this day says The Methodist.
That is true. but it will not always
be so.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
New York.
l sonnet to the future state.

sonnet to the Future State.
When that old chemist Time my homes
shall take.
And bind each! atom in bondage
In flowers that bloom or fairy vapors
make,
To flush the glorious sunsets fading
Each element shall sing in gaseous
To the free Soul upon that magic
shore;
The stays shall chorus to the worlds
to-be HS
alpha and omega--to life death
goes before ''i,l
From eosmIe atoms old shall he con
a combination new which none may
AS sunbeams in crystal drop rcfract
SO vastly coasts from nothingncss
shall grow
A ngment Of the mind. BY faith his
IN symbols writ win en eli fairy
sheen. u. 4
EDMOND FoNTAINE. q
charlottesville, December. 1910.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
At one OF the Memorial Dav exerc,so

At one OF the Memorial Day exercises
this year. group of old gossips were
stretched out on the sward, discussing
many WORTHLESS long gone. a comely
little woman came up to grave near
the old men and deposited a beautiful
bouquet upon it When she had gone
one old man said to the company:
That's pretty nice. but she could ar
ford to do it," One OF the others
asked what he meant. Well" said the
aged philosopher, that's the grave OF
her husbands hrst wife. The first
wife saved the money. and now this
one is spending 1T She can AFFORD to
put flowers on No. Is mound"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
FIGHTING FOR "TIlE EARMERs.'

! The farmers" have been making q
| hard fight against the reciprocit,
greement with Canada. because. a.
! they have alleged, ii would be of Yer,
! serious loss and disadvantage to them
! This has been the fight of only few
of the farmers" however; the main
body of the great agricultural work
ers of the country being really in favor
of the agreement. Among the farmers
who have appeared at Washington
either In person or by contribution. in
aid of the campaign which has there
been waged ostensibly in the interest
of the agrlculturists, we note the
names OF Leonard Bronson. general
manager OF the National Lumber Man
ufacturers' Associations: a. c. Hast
ings. president of the American Paper
and Pulp Association G. w. Lyme n,
secretary to the president of the In
ternational Paper Company. and Will
liam w Wood. president of the Ameri-
can Wooden Company. Only a few
weeks ago a delegation from the Ma
tional Grange waited upon Mr.. Taft
at the White House. to present their
cause, the cause OF the farmer Mr..
Taft, 1t will be recalled. spoke 10 this
delegation very plainly; they could
not fool him. and after the facts
brought GU; by Senator Stone. of Mis-
souri,, who is really making good these
days, we do not think they will be able
to fool any of the people very much
longer.
Before the Senate Finance Commit
tee on Wednesday, Joseph H. Allen of
the firm Of Allen ana Graham. OF New
York, being on the stand, admitted
that the men whom we have named
contributed TO the campaign fund OF
the National Grange in order that it
might impress the lawmaker at Wash
ington with the idea that the farmers
of the country were organized against
the agreement with Canada OF course.
the National Lumber manufacturers
Association is interested in this agree
ment, because 1t is the common habit
now for all the farmers In the North
ern belt OF States to raise crop OF
trees every year. and then 1t is very
we'll known that paper and pulp are
one OF the garden varieties in Northern
New York, and that the farmers of ali
the border country would suffer great
ly if the cost of paper that is used
extensively in the factories, stores ana
homes OF the farmers of that region
should be reduced In price.
The exposure of this so.called farm
ers' movement ought to so a long way
towards imprcssing the members OF
the United States Senate with the folly
OF their present course The opposi.,
ton really in the Senate TO the reel
proeity agreement is political. and not
economic. There was never fairer
proposition submitted to the lawmak-
ers Of this country than this PROPOSE
ton to put the United States and Can
ada on wholly reasonable and advan-
tageous trading terms Tho measure
Is really not political measure, but
an economic measure. 1t is SO reason
able and Just that it ought to have
been passed unanimously by both
Houses OF Congress without waste Of
words in debate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
MACPHERSON purs HIS FOuT IN n

| ~, ~, I''SoN s'eis me- r"Vi ~ -
OF me iirst 'ime IN sixteen Years
says fiehrH Wa''erson. IN me courier
49, ''a'' 'ne ''ei'ioeta.ie pait! - 81
'os ~ h,'ie spei' oi su'siii''e -
now mas a iiSirs chahee 10 i'Ne' 'u. II
Is not yet out OF me woods' It's pans
have not been perfected the disposi-
.ior q inc FORCES OF 'he enemy : nor
iuiiS SHOWN ana mere are 'i''ere esf',
OF taetics rather man OF prin''pies
e. 'is '''e
"iiieN require 'ne '''os' '"o"s ~ anu
eiit s'uoS = we arg - p'ese''' =
Soiio anu an io'' 10 'i'e eoi'i-
...oi' eie'''s ~ ne 7" ooN ~ 70 60
'''0s' 49, 80 'He -
rs i'oii - 'he iheii rom whom
IL 81 pa = NV oe Ne'''
80 -
.i''..i''.' III IL p'ei"'u -.
-i1'' = " 60 Wy r. : GU
- usit> e. 49,
''.e ~
I., az 80
,5'I',
ActAy in these words, bu, he mus, be
awfuliy weary OF the load which lie
-" ~ - :
1-i.
Ier year since This marpiot deceived
the party OF Jefferson and Jackson and
Cleveland into his support III
Nj Underwood, the Democratic
leader Of the House at Washington
has had his way, and. as MIR. Waiter
son says, has thus far displayed good
qualities of constructive statesman
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
Beet and Cane Sugar.
What Is tho difference inequality be.
tween beet and cane sugar.

."eeh peee una cane sugar2,tifstsS. 3e
When highly refined. no ono can
distinguish between cane and beet
sugar, as they are one and the Same
thinG. Between the crude, or raw
oeot' and cane sugars there is great
oiterence, the latter being edible, while
tho former is not. AS 1t possesses a
very disagreeable odor and taste. Cane
sugar molasses is good for culinary
purposes, beet sugar moMsses ia not
cane juice contains. glucose (reducing
susars), but beet juice does not, though
me latter contains rafTnose and The
|, FORMER docs not. In Louisiana about
twenty tons per acre is an average
cane crop. and fifteen to sixteen an
average beet crop In the United States.
cane H. worth SO to 81 per ton and
beets 81 to $3.50. Cane costs sac TO
s3o per acre and beets s25 to 500 The
sucrose content will vary In Louisiana
from. 10 TO Is per cent, and from 12
10 IL per cent. In the beets OF the
United States. The cost OF The pro-
duction Of ton of sugar is $50 to SIS.
"hether from cane or beets.
PsychOrnnnychism.
read an article In paper few
days since which had the following
In view of the idea of psychopanny-
chism." What Is that? w. r..
II Is the doctrine that the soul falls
asleepat death and does not wake. I'M
III the resurrection Of the body.
Quo vudis.
what Is the meaning Of quo
Vadis"? When was 1t used7 ''
r. l.. w.
1t means whittier goest thou? IL
IVES, addressed by st. Peter to the ap-
partition Of the Lord. as Peter was
about to fee from Rome to escape per
secution.
Double E:ntendre.
Is the French phrase double en-.
tendrs," or double entente?
Double entendre is bad French The
correct and full expression is "Mots a
double entente" twords that have a two
fold meaning). The singular Is .inot
a double entente "Entendre', is the
infnitive, while entente" is a noun.
Turquoise.
Can you tell me anything about the
turqnolse-ther shape. where found,
market value. ETC.? j. G.
About thirty-hve miles from Nisna-
pcur In the khorassan in Persia. were
once the only mines in the world pro-
ducing turquoise gems. The best gems
still come from that locality. which Is
5000 to 5000 feet above the sea level.
the mines being located in an area OF
about forty square miles. They are
also found at various localities in Asia
Minor, Turkestan and Siberia. III the
United States mines near Santa Fe.
New Mexico. were worked by tho an
Client MeNicans. and still yield flne
gems. Mines are also located In Colo
rudo Arizona. Nevada and California.
The peculiar bluIsh-grcen or robins
egg tint Is tho preferred color. The
market value varies according to the
demand. Among the carly Mexicans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
Voice Of the p eople
"The Cry az ,rad Dog,

"The Cry oq Mind Dog"
To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Sir.---Thc riders are up for the United
states Senate. and think q line from
THIS section Will not he amiss. In Mr..
". a. Jones's first speech he stated
he would not give it as fact, but II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

Mrs Jack" Cudahy has been hg-
nring q go, deal in the papers lately.
Several weeks ago she was asked TO
leave a hotel In Los Angeles. Califor-
MIA, because her company was not de-
sirable. and now she has returned to
her home in Kansas City to fight for
the recovery OF her children who were
taken from her after her husbands
difficulty with Jere Lillis about a year
ago. Mr.. Liiiis had been almost lost
to sight when his name was again
brought into the spot light by the
mention of the Cudahy infelicities.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

There is another good feature about
the commission form of government
IL wants the reporter around. The
commissioners in Birmingham have
passed resolution directing that
headquarters for the three City Hall
reporters be Installed in some part of
the City Hall. An office will be fixed
up, with desks, telephone and tyne
writer's together with other writing
appurtenances Publicity Is one OF
the strong points Of commission gov
ernment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

Howard Church Chaplin. former
Union soldier. tells the Denver News
that
Libby prison was not nearly so bad
as many people think. If we had been
gwen more to eat we would have had
no complaint to make"
Considering the circumstances of
the Confederacy the authorities of
Libby did the hest they could
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03
Psychonnnnychism.

PsychonnnnychiBm.
read an article In a paper few
Gays since which had the following,
In view of the idea OF psychopanny-
chism." What Is that? w. r..
II Is the doctrine that the soul falls
asleep at death and does not wake I'M
til the resurrection OF the body.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

1t means whittier goest thou? /
MES, addressed by st. Peter to the ap
partition Of the Lord as Peter wa
about to fec from Rome to escape per
secution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-03

Quo Vadis.
What is the meaning OF quo
Vadis"? When was 1t used7
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-09
IMPORTANT BILL.

Members OF the bar OF this judicial
district are much interested In a bill
to be presented to the legislature this
term, which provides for change in
the terms OF district court We under
stand that the committee having the
matter In charge have not yet fully
agreed upon the changes which will
prove most satisfactory. but the terms
will probably be reported as follows:
La Plata County-F'irst Monday In
March'-all summer. First Tuesday In
November-all winter
Dolores County-Third Monday in
May. Third Monday In October.
San Juan County-First Monday In
May-two weeks. First Monday in
October.
Archuleta County-First Tuesday In
June. First Tuesday In November.
Montezuma County-Third Monday
in April. Third Monday in Novem.
ber ...
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-09
Navajo Pete,
ma Hrs
ASKED FOR NEW ROAD TO THE
ORC FiNO.

t. c. Graden appeared before the
county commissioners yesterday and
asked them to build new road to the
Oro Fino mine, replacing that which
was DESTROYED by the floods OF the
TALL OF 1903. In support Of his request,
Mr.. Graden spoke at length, giving
facts and figures as he went along.
He said that the La Plata Gold Min
Ing company and those Immediately In
terested had spent in the past year
over $4,000 in developing the mine
and would spend $4,000 more before
taking cent out of the property.
The company is planning to build
mill and reduction works up juno
tion creek and will employ a large
force of men who will buy their sup
plies here, thus circulating large sums
OF money in Durango.
Since the new company has had
charge OF the property. they have
paid almost $4,000 in taxes for which
they have he'd no return. Mr.. Graden
said that for this reason and those
mentioned above, he asked the COM
missioners TO spend the $4,000 receiv-
ed In taxes in building q road to the
mine. At present 1t costs the COM
pany $2G for every ton OF supplies
packed on burro back from Durango.
The commissioners took the matter
under adylscment and agreed to In.
vestigate as soon as weather condi-
tions permit
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-09
DR.. A. L. DAVIS IN ROLE
OF POULTRY FANCIER

DIR. A. l.. Davis, the well known spe
cialist in diseases of the eye and ear
has gone into the chicken business
and is very enthusiastic on the merits
OF the Philo system which he has
recently adopted.
Zeal Is likely to be contagious and
pretty soon Edgar Buchanan, who is
always on the look out for improve
ments along the line of farm products
grew Interested and visited the Davis
poultry yard in order to Investigate
Mr.. Buchanan thought well OF the sysl
TEN and said so. and there the matter
rested.
Day before yesterday Dr. Davis
found six eggs In tho coop where four
of his finest hens make their abode
and though much surprised attributed
1t to the merits of the Philo system
He telephoned Mr.. Buchanan, who was
surprised. but did not say so-being
too cautious a lawyer to be taken un,
awares. Mr.. Buchanan did. however
tell his wife. and in some Indirect man
ner the mystery was uncovered and
the william exposed. DIR. Schlabach
whom one would naturally suppose ia
old enough to know better. sneaked
into the Davis hennery at dusk OF the
day above mentioned and added two
eggs to the four already there. The
hens might have told on him, but
they didn't
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-09
ANOTHER DEATH IN
NAVAJO PETE's FAMILY

Navajo Pete. father of Little Pete,
the Indian who was slugged to dearh
by an unknown aseailant one night
last spring. about half mile below
town, came up from the Navajo res
ervation last night. on his way to Ig-
nacio. Navajo Is rather tall, gaunt OF
frame. with thick gray hair and very
bright eyes. He speaks fairly good
English. When asked why he was
going to Ignacio. he showed the fol-
lowing letter. which he said he re-
ceived yesterday.
Ignacio. Feb. 2, 1911.
Navajo Pete,
Old Navajo,
Pennington, N. M.
Joe Caro-. your brother Flaw, got
drunk, fell off his horse. and froze to
death. He was found this morning.
HoSItEY MCKINLEY.
Navajo Pete left for Ignacio this
morning to attend the funeral and be
with his sister for few days after
all Is over.
Semi-weekly herald., 1911-02-09

ton up to the present time, for 4 Cal
of her ore. whether OF the high or low
grade. Will have the value OF from
twenty to fifty cars OF the respective
grades which have been shipped from
Leadville. and her values per ton will
double and triple the Cripple Greek
values. on the average.
ColorAdo's rnines made every other
industry in the state possible. and
while nearly every other industry IL
enjoying healthful progress, each Of
them feel the need OF some new stimu.
lating force. and nothing else will
help 30 readily and effectually as the
mining camp which will attract new
capital OF the state. the capital which
only mining Will attract.
During the progress OF the La Plata
district. which will have longer life
than most gold camps have had,
other Colorado gold camps will come
In. but they have not been found as
yet. Those familiar with the general
structural and economic geology OF
Colorado are always confident OF hav.
ing more gold camps. us fast as the
prospectors can find them or clod.
hoppers can fall over them.
But while We can rely on the un.
known mineral resources OF Colorado
being as great as those known, min.
ing is an industrial feature which
needs all the encouragement the
great state can lend. Pumpkinville,
Cabbageville and Coalville all take on
new interest whenever the new mining
camp increases the demand for their
product.
When Tom Walsh died Colorado
lost great mining booster. His best
ambition was for the advancement OF
Colorado mining interests, and his in
fluence at the National Capitol will
be sadly missed IL someone cannot
take his place. In memory OF his
spirit to boost Colorado, there should
ba a great get-together movement by
the mining people to advance the min
ing interests OF the state regardless
OF locality. The La Plata district will
build more houses in Denver than
South Africa can do. 1t VIII be i'm
possible to have all the mining camps
within stones throw OF Denver
Colorado.