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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
sinbitp OF the shnd.

habits of the shad. and are they
ever caught In the ocean? j. w.
The shad Is member Of the herring
family and the largest of Its kind.
Ihey are natives OF the Atlantic Ocean
though they were introduced into the
rivers OF the Pacific coast about forty
abundapt there also They live in the
ocean. comparatively near to the shores,
u is believed. and ascend tho rivers in
ior the purpose OF reproduction. The
movements in tho spring are con-
.L,oiled largely by the temperature of
't wSor waters tb and takes place chiefly
90 degrees Fahrenheit. The movement
81 the schools begins in the southern
ulstrlcts FIRST and progresses northward
as me season advances. The chief runs
IN the Potomac occur In April; in tho
Susquehanna and the Delaware in April
dm1 May In the kennebec In May and
the earlier part Of the season and
during the latter part the females. or
The eggs are deposited anywhere
OF creeks or at the head of rivers.
Alter the spawning. the shad. which
are lean and starved, begin to move
rivers much longer not finaily going
10 sea until the fall They remain
at sea for three or four years. until
NY AZURE, ana then begin, like the
others, to ascend the streams at the
spawning season: A peculiar charac-
teristic Is that they invariably ascend
the same streams in which they them
selves were propagnted. During the
last few years, when the demand on
the ordinary supply of shad has been
such as TO reduce the numbers, they
have been largely kept up by artificial
propagation. which, in the main, has
peen, very successful the methods of
Matching used result in much larger
percentage OF matches than the natural
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
NOBODY WANTED TO FIGHT.

For the most part" we are told.
ut was peaceful gathering"-the
Democratic State Convention at Ere
mont, Nebraska. on Tuesday. \ plat
form was adopted without anything in
1t TO speak OF; no new paramount
issues We're sprung: Mr.. Bryan's name
was not mentioned; excessive harmony
prevailed and the convention ad-
journed. leaving things in statu quo.
Charles Wooster. of Merrick County.
wanted TO take n straw ballot as to
what candidate for President would
he favored by the convention; but he
was choked off by parliamentary
methods, and the break which had
been freely predicted. and which it
was hoped would come, was postponed
until the National campaign is a little
further advanced.
How it happened in this way Is en-
planned: The representatives. OF Mr
Bryan said that they would not insist
on his name appearing in the reso!u-
tons. If the Dahman crowd would
agree that no other leader should be
condemned. and the Dahlman crowd
agreed, and that was the end ont.
All OF which would seem to show that
Mr. Bryan is not quite so dead a cock
in his own State as some of his enc,
mics have said that he is. and o. Bliss
Q. JOY! he may get there yet. 1t will
be time enough to decide what shall
be done with Dahlman when we have
got what we want
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
NO TEoHNICALITIEs ALLOWED.

In The Federal District Court at At
lanta. Judge w. T. Newman looks with
disfavor on mere technical pleas. This
is shown in the case of Banker Charles
w. Morse After all the other motions
and appeals had failed. and the petit.
ton 20 President TAFT had evoked a
sharp refusal the latest effort to pro-
cure Morse's release was on the pleas
that the sentence was illegal. and that
he was in the wrong Jail. and these
pleas were the ones denied by Judge
Newman. The contention of Morse's
counsel was that the utmost penalty
Tor any count upon which he was con-
victed was ten years. and that as the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27

Several days ago the New York
American published a special dispatch
from President TAFT thanking 1t and
the other six Hearst newspapers for
their invaluable aid in pushing through
the reciprocity bill But how come?
We were under the impression tina, The
World had pushed the treaty through,
and that without its powerful aid the
President would not have been able to
turn hand. II has often happened
that the men who have done the work
30 not set the credit Long time ago
the woTkmen who worked in the vine
yard all day long. bearing tho hea.
and burden, did not get any more for
their labor than the workmen who
came in a the eleventh hour
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
CHEERING THE LANE pucKs.p

Senator Cummins's bill to require
the monetary commission to hand in
Its report and ashland on the first
Monday in December has received
favorable report and will pass That
commission would hold on forever IL
II were not thus ohoked off. 1t Is
always the case that big Government
salary and plenty OF leisure put off n
termination of duty. Mr. Aldrich has
already indicated that he can be ready
to report when Congress meets This
Is no doubt because of the Impotence
OF the country
Nursing job is just as reprehen
sihle as any other form of official cor.
ruption. Some men. when they get a
fat Government Job prop their feet on
the table, light ten-cent cigar and
smoke. If laboring man were to
go to work digging bitches at $3.50
the day and should light pipe ana
talk politics an hour, he would be
canned The case OF the monetary
commission and other such commit
tees is just like that of the laborer.
except that the committeeman gets 4
higher wage and has a big pull These
lame duck" committees ought all 10
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
moneerers of these sensational times
Saws the prasi5o,,

mongerers OF these sensational times.
Says the President:
on the other hand, tho acrimony Of
spirit and the intense malice that have
oeea engen6cred in respect of the sd-
ministrotion OF the government N
Alaska and In the consideration of
measures proposed for her relief. and
the wanton recklessness and eagerness
Win which attempts have been made
10 besmirch the characters of high
officials having to do with the Alaskan
government. and even of persons not
IN public life. present a condition that
calls for condemnat ton and requires
lnat the public he warned OF the de-
liberalization that has been produced by
the hysterical suspicious OF good peo-
pie and the INSCRIPTIONS and corrupt
misrepresentation of the wicked. The
helpless state to whic. the credu.ity OF
some and the malevolent scandal
monsering OF Ythers have brough, the
people Of Alaska in their struggle for
lis development ought to give the pub
lie pause, for until juster and fairer
view he taken investment in Alaska.
which is necessary 10 it's development.
VIII he impossible. and honest admins
traitors and legislators will he en-
barrnssfd in the advocacy and putting
into operation OF those policies in re-
gard 10 The Territory which are neces-
sary 70 its progress and prosperity
Wa are much impressed by the Pres
idents frank deoling with this ques-
ton, and We believe the people will be-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
Philadelphia servant girl In c

Philadelphia servant girl In court
some time ago declared to the maeis-
trate that her mistress was mo lady"
When called upon to explain what she
meant she said that her mistress
limited her to breaking two plates,
two cups and two saucers per week,
and mo lady would do that" Her
notion of lady Is evidently one who
would put no limit on the breakage
OF crockory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
THE Understanding VOTER.

A qualified clector has the right to
vote even ii an impersonator got TO
the ballot box hrst and used his name.
No man may be cheated out of his
vote. In Pennsylvania the election
officers have long been in the haDi, OF
holding that an impcrsonator, II an
early bird, could deprive Al qualified
eiector of his rights. The Pennsyl-
vania courts. however. stand ready to
punish any election officers who de-
prive voter of his rights. This blow
Is aimed al machine politics. 1t is good
law. and Will settle all disputes of
this nature hereafter. The real voter
cannot he shut off from depositing his
ballot by an impersonator, and the
inspectors in Philadelphia, who. on
such ground, excluded voter are
TO be put in jail.
The impersonator in the Philadelphia
case has not yet been unprecedented.
and the pending case is an EFFORT TO
punish the election officers who ex-
clUded the real voter from the ballot
box. They have been sentenced and
The highest court of Pennsylvania has
sustained the sentence.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27

DR. Wiley. around whom fierce no.
lttical storm has gathered, was seen
hatless on Washington street car
the other evening. He was asked why
he was without his hat, and he replied
that the hat habit has been carried to
irrational lengths. In the daytime a
hat keeps the sun off or the snow. rain
or cold, as the case may be- At night
there is no sun. and in warm, dry
weather there's nothing else to keen
of The idea is good one. We wear
hats too much anyway.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27

The manager OF the House restau-
rant in Washington has been hred. at
ter holding the Job fourteen years He
charges that he has been removed for
political reasons, Just as every other
fred man has charged for tho last CEN
fury. The real reason of his dismissal.
1t is said on good authority, is that he
failed to have bacon and snaps on the
menu every day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27

Petersburg, without regard 10 de-
noninational affiliations. will regret"
says the Index-Appeal, the decision OF
the Rev DR. w c. Taylor, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, to resign
his charge and take UP his STAFF in
another field. DR.. Taylor is a. fine
type Of the Christian gentleman. la
boring for the advancement Of Chris
tianity. lie will be missed in Peters
burg, and will prove distinct gain for
any city in which he may live and la :
Dor" Our contemporary is right
again The Rev. pr. Taylor is a man
of fine ability. of that breadth and
strength of character which always
mark the successful minister and the
efficient citizen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27

The latest fad at Newport is for the
women to sport canes. They do not
tie ribbons around them. and swing the
canes in their hands, but PUNK along
with them Just like the men. Another
evidence OF the encroachment OF wo-
men on masculine jurisdiction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
How Diamonds Are Set.

VIII you kindly state how diamonds
are set? G
The act of setting jewels iss com
paratively simple the skill OF setter
depending upon his knowledge OF the
strength OF the material and the deli
cate touch required. which can only
be gained by years OF practice. There
are only four distinct methods OF set
ting diamond. though mount!nEs are
made which involve two or more Of
these methods. The most common is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
Fishing Rod.

Which Is considered the best rod for
trout fishing. steel rod, split bamboo
unsplt bamboo or Lakewood. jo!nted :?
SPORTSMAN.
There is a'diversity of opinion among
experts. Each owner Of O rod believes
that the particular kind he uses is the
best. ''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
dclton.

What is a good cxterminant for dan
ueiion? n. n u
Cut the tops off in the spring or
summer time and pour gas tar or
sprinkle salt on the wound Either of
these viii Kill the root by eating to
the very extremity
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-27
Daily Queries and Answers

the clamp or claw. The operator i'm
teos TINS mounting. whatever 1t may
. re IN warm shellacc on the end OF a
generally used), leaving the setting
exposed. This cools and holds tho
parts He eie tSsn Of it,sNwery r% in an
all the clamps. bringing them NJ up ito to
sharp points. Then, with IA scraper or
Srayer shaped, like a chisel Cali his
SSE; Ig TOOLS are miniature chlseis OF
Ing or shoulder for the edge of tho
stone on the inside of each clamp. lie
now. with pair of sharp pointed
p pit 6ends the, clamps inwards or
inc stone VIII Just squeeze into the
circle of clamps. Then the stone is
pressed firmly down until the edge
c eiamn sq% rare ont, on the bearing Of each
clamps sticking up past the edge or
the stone, The next step is 10 push ali
t tbens eng, ends oyer the edge and FURNISH
three inches long is used for this nicd
10 O small square end, and fitted i'm u
round handle. When the clamps are
al hrm IL their places. they are bright
trimmed to point with three cuts,
Two on the sides and one on the ton.
me setter cuts away from the stone.
AND ana must he careful not to dig too
whole clamp away from the stone:
then. to make a good Job, the stone
1o Jus. come OUT and the clamp bent
t, I,r again. Some who manufac-
orlght-cutting clamps on rings, a. the
sharp edges left are very severe on
gloves worn over them. 4 setter en-
pioyed by these firms merely sets tho
camps TO point. and the polisher
buns Il round on top, when the work
gets the last finish.
nI1cL ExId.- ,,n
Fr Hseate q Fiy isse account of the Black
sep,ember Il. 1862. Jay could H al and
James Fisk. Jr. attempted TO create n
corner In the market by buying ali the
amounting to $4,000, 600. For rs sev wrs
days the value of gold rose steadily,
and the spectators aimed to carry IL
from ! "a TO 200 friday the whole city
was IN terme1t. the hanks were
STU! rising Men became insane ana
everywhere the widest excitement
RACED. for IT seemed probable that the
business houses must he closed from
ignorance OF the prices 10 he charged
Tor their goods. But in m!hst OF the
panic II Was reported that Secretary
Boutwell,, ofthe United States Treasury.
had thrown si.ooo.ooo on the market
ceased, leaving Gould and Fisk the win
ners of Il.o0o.0 900. The day noticed
above Is what is generally referred
to as Black Friday in this country, but
being applied In the first Instance 10
the Friday on which the news reached
London that the young pretender
Charles Edward, had arrived AZ Derby
creating terrible panic, and finally 10
May u. 1866. when the failure Of over
end, Guerney & Co. London. the day
before. was followed by o widespread
financial ruin.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29

An inside page of the Marshalltown
headqu arters of the Norris combina-
ton. Instead of saying tina; the letter
vas requested by the T.-R. and Nom
pareil.' wouldn't the truth be more ex-
plicitly Set forth by saying 1t was re-
quested by the T.-R for itself and the
Nonpareil. Until the letter was received
with the letter OF transmission, 1t could
not be known by Norris that ''fe had
something worth passing along nor
could he know that he would receive
suggestion from any quarter that II
was good thing worth passing along
When so much progress has been made
agains, discrimination. why did the
Marshalltown man. with trust put
into his keeping. proceed without ap-
parent compunction of conscience? 1t
seems bit strange that Des Moines.
the home of the senator. should nave
been excluded from the syndicate-Des
Moines, where the facilities for type
setting are good and the ability TO pay
is not the poorest. The matter would
be of less consequen ce but for the
things the T.-R. is und erstood to stand
for and the desire OF the author for
publicity. The explanation made ex-
culpates Mr.. Cummins to an extent.
The burden of establishing square
deal is on the back Of his professed
friend
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
THE MOON LAW.

When q man leases farm for i've
years with the privilege OF additional
time, the provisions OF the lease so
state Without such provision. the lease
expires when the end OF the period
arrives and can only be renewed by
mutual agreement.
When . saloon consen, petition is
pronounced valid it is essentially con-
tract for five years. When that time
expires a new contract must be made
in accordance with the provisions of
the law then in force. The state la
says one saloon for each thousand peo-
pie. The decision OF city councils that
the state has entered into a perpetual
contract which compels the continu-
ance OF a saloon license beyond the
date on which a consent petition ex-
pires viii stand just long enough for
the suuceme court to write a contrary
opinion when it reaches that body.
Wise saloon men and wise city Off
cials will prepare for the Inevitable
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29

examine titles under the TorrenS sys-
TEN; now there are fifty employees in
the same department, OF whom seven
are lawyers. With lawyers in general,
MIR. Jones tells US. the system is popu-
lar. and they advise clients to take adj
vantage of il. Losses suffered by the
Office on account Of guaranteed defec-
tive titles have amounted only to S.
900, whereas the reserve assurance
fund has amounted to as high as $780,
600 Money borrowed by the govern
rnent from the assurance fund, or the
net earnings OF the Torrens Office. has
been used to construct the handsome
building which is used by the land title
and registry office.
The policy pursued is that OF sim
plicity and expedition combined. The
average time consumed in converting
a title from the old system to the new
is less than a week. generally two
days Costs are nominal. Even adver-
Using has now been abandoned as an
unnecessary expense 1t would seem
that the accumulated testimony in
favor OF the Torrens system would win
over to ii many new friends, but, on
the otile- hand in scarcely any de-
partment of business is there greater
conservat sm than in land transactions.
The Torrens system will no doubt con-
tinue to grow in favor, but its adyO-
Gates must be prepared to see it gain
slowly.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
1or.ens System in Manitoba.
lChristian Science Mouitorl.


How much the Torrens system of
land registration and title assurance
has contributed toward the upbuilding
of what was once the northwest terri
tory OF Canada it would be difficult to
estimate with any degree of accuracy
but the fact that at an early day 1t
superseded to a considerable extent the
old and CON plicated method OF trans
ferring title to ownership in real
property in Manitoba is believed by
many to have very favOrably In
fuenced the development the develop
ment of that important province. Bev-
erley Jones. secretary of the Canada
Land Law Amendment Association, in
letter of recent date to the Mail and
Empire OF Toronto, recalls the circum-
stances that he was instrumental in
the founding Of the system in Manito-
ba twenty eight years ago. Within
that time the Torrens law has been
adopted by a few Of the American
states. notably California. Illinois,
Minnesota. Massachusetts. and New
York, but, considering how we'll it has
worked when given ample latitude anu
administered with intelligence, the sur
prising thing Is that it has not been
brought into more general use.
II is sometimes calieQ system u
government registration Of land titles
under which the registered owner is
held immune to any possible loss 1t is
thus distinguished from the system OF
registration of deeds where the regis
tration carries with 1t no guaranty OF
title. 1t is simplifed method OF
transferring and guaranteeing title AS
one definition declares. it is a method
by which title to real property shall be
settled and made practically unassail-
able, and then shall be retained in that
position and rendered capable Of quick
and easy use and manipulation.
Mr.. Jones has been going over the
ground in Manitoba. He finds that.
while the new and old systems have
been worked together thru all these
years, the latter has been steadily los
ing ground. In the Winnipeg land
titles office. for example. during the
month Of May Of this year. the fees
for registering transfers, mortgages
searches. etc. under the Torrens sys-
tom were t14,501. whereas all fees for
registration, abstracts and searches OF
titles still remaining under the old s..s-
! tenn amounted to only $3.50. Only five
] examiners were formerly employed to
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
WRIGHT COUNTY LAND.
lClarion Monitor.l


w. E. Chapman is the owner of an
other farm, making something like a
half dozen he has bought and sold the
past year On Thursday last he pur-
chased the Albert Hardy farm Of 100
acres in Wall Lake township, paying
therefor an even 800 per acre. The
sale Of this farm brings to mind a
little inciden, which happened over
twenty years ago. This same piece Of
land was then owned by an eastern
gentleman who had listed 1t with W. F.
Gibbs at 81 per acre. 1t had been on
the market sometime, when Thomas
Wallace and James Donahoe decided to
buy it. They We're to pay 5000 down,
which with the other terms they COM
piled with. Soon after and before a
deed had been received they were look
ing over their new possession. when
they came to the conclusion that they
had made a bad bargain and decided to
threw it up. When they came to town
Mr.. Gibbs had received letter from
the owner stating that he had decided
not to sell and to buy the parties off
if $25 would DO 1t. 1t Is needless to
say that 1t did not take long to effect
deal. We wonder what will be said
Of present prices twenty years hence.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-07-29
Cotton Rsero~ned King.
New York Tribune).

According to the returns OF the bu-
reau Of statistics Of the department OF
commerce and labor, cotton is more
than ever king among American agr1-
cultural exports. In the decade before
the civil war cotton was supposed to
be the sure foundation OF the souths
fortunes, political as well as econoni-
cal. and 1.-The cotton kingdom" stood as
a phrase not only for that sections
confidence in its great staple but for
its belief that the cotton growing
states were more or less a political
entity, possibly destined to become q
separate nationality. In 1889 the king
ship Of cotton was made evident by a
record breaking production Of 5.3Sf.oos
00-pound bales and an expectation OF
3535.373 500 pound hales-gains OF 100
per cent over the production and ex-
portation Of 1850.
The war swept away the cotton
growing industry, and It was not until
1879 that production again rose to over
$500, 600 bales. Exports too. attained
once more the figures Of 1859. and the
restoration OF cotton's kingdom was
accomplished so far as its purely eco
nomic aspect was concerned. Yet since
1879 both production and exports have
doubled, and altho the sales abroad OF
American products reached in 1901
the enormous value OF over $2,00O,000,-
900, cotton contributed moro than
quarter of that total. The value OF
American cotton sold abroad was $685.
900, 0O0-by far the largest sum ever
realized on a years expectations.
We are getting more and more to tho
point at which we can consume our
own farm products. OF wheat. corn and
foodstufrs we have only q relatively
small surplus for export, and that sur
plus will diminish rather than increase
year by year. But we have still an
abundance of cotton, and the rest Of
the world must turn to us largely for
that staple. since in spite Of all efforts
to push the cultiva ton OF the cotton
plant in British India, Egypt Russia.
and elsewhere the United States In
1910 raised 500 per cent Of the worlds
crop. Cotton's kingdom u here and
will remain here for many years to
Gene, end az !ncreaaine demand for
the staple Will guarantee to the south
its present possession Of an unfailins
source Of wealth.