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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

''ind:screet" nominee was urged by his
associates to get OF the ticket. and
MAS dcnounccd by them before the
grand jury. In the pending inveSti-
Iation the people of New York are
--~-rninG, as II matter of fact just how
they get some OF their judicial nomi-
hecs: and the papers record that it is
q confirmation OF suspicious long en-
;eriaincd. The New York Times de-
clarcs editorially: But 1t is clear mess
that nominations are frequently. If not
always. Paid for in advance.
though few Will believe That it Il. e.
the purchase money! is all. or nearly
all, used for legitimate campaign cN-
penscs The New York Worid calls
upon the next Legislature to Order al
investigation INTO the manner of max
ing judicial nominations, ana says ed
itorially: suspicion OF such shameful
bargaining has hung long enough over
our high courts
ours is II government of law. aud
The peoples Faith in the learning and
integrity ot their Judiciary Is an alb
solutc essential. US much OF the worst
seems now to be known. il, remains
for the people OF New York 10 destroy
this nefarious traffic in judicial nomi-
nations, and remove from honorable
judges the suspicion that necessarily
attaches to all.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Voice Of the People
The Novelist and History, or History
IL Novelist.

anu the Novelist.
To the Editor OF The Times spatch ::
Sir.--It is ii plausible argument that
a novelist. having become an excellent
seller and reaching a good number Of
pcopfr, must be held more or less ac-
countable for the fixing of opinions.
The matter, however. is debataple, for
If the novelist is, on tile whole, infe-
rior, II Is not a question of great con-
Germ whose opinions are formed by
the story; and ii the novelist is really
Il big gun. the public reached by the
own opinions. Besides, the novelist Is
not Il historian. cannot be u historian.
and no matter how good the story IL
must be little more than an additional
item, not so much in the Interpretation
of the events touched upon by the
story as in illustration of what was tho
character oil the time at which the
story was put together
These remarks are offered In COM
ment upon the attacks made on ''Thc
Long ROLL a good story. and no doubt
an excellent seller. AS for General
Jacksons part in the book, that is
Interesting mainly as an indication OF
the psychology of the author. One hun
dred years hence this story will be
looked into as very good material for
paragraphs in n dissertation upon,
say. The Early Twentieth Century At
titudc, North and South, Towards the
CiVil War OF 1861 1855" or, THE South
In Emcrgencc From Reconstruction:
( The Sentimental Phase"
The time mas come when 1t seems
TO be the duty of every intelligent per
son TO write novel. The opinions thus
registered are not necessarily of any
permanent value, but the mass of such
material Is Of Il certain Importance.
Prince Edward Co. Va a. j. NJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

Tribune gives tho following rules for
protection against colds. and they arc
so excellent that in the cause of better
health we reproduce them;
Protection against colds is like a
chain. "A weak link weakcns the whole.
Some of our correspondents have per-
fected certain links. yet still have
colds To perfect amy link reduces
the liability. but does not eliminate it.
TO AVOID COLDS.
a. Colds are catching, mostly from
others. therefore
Avoid people who have colds
Avoid people who have recently had
pneumonia. (Within two yeurs)
Avoid crowds.
Avoid hot places
Avoid badly ventilated places
- Colds can be caught from ones
self. therefore
Keep the mouth. nose ana tonsils
clean.
Avoid Gorging with food or drink.
Avoid alcoholics.
{. The germ is Il factor, but the
human body is also, therefore,
Avoid getting ovcrwarm or over
cold in the entire body or any part
thereof.
D. Colds cannot be caueht when re-
sistance is high, therefore build up
heatmaking powers by
Sleeping out.
Cold baths.
Moderate eating
Exercising. especially In tho omen
air also on rainy or snowy days.
- If cold has been contracted
DO not spit carclessly.
DO not sneeze or cough carelessly
Destroy all nose and mouth sccre-
lions.
i. If the attack is accompanied by
aches and fever, avoid pneumonia by
Going TO bed
Decreasing eating.
Taking a purge.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch
Sir.-Patrick Henry, or some one
speaking for him. says: II have no
lamp by which my feet are guided
except the light of experience
Whoever said IT told the truth, and
following its teachings will enable
us at the present time to come to a
correct conclusion as to the best man
the Democrats can nominate for Pres
idcnt In 1912. We will notice sons
of the objections. so-caIled, to Harmon.
First, they say he is no orator and
could not rouse the people. Expert
ence says no orator has ever been
elected President: examples, Clay, Cal
noun. Webster. Blaine and Bryan No.
the voters shout themselves hoarso
while thrilled by the orator. and when
they cool down, vote for the "solid
man" whose con<tructive genius as
q statesman puts mere brilliance. at n
discount Secondly. they say Hnrmon
is not progressive" enough. First
as to those who make the charge;
Have they ever done anything In the
line of Democratic success that enti-
: tea them 10 he haadGd to excluslpp of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
DEnEIIcr nELEG,..:s.

Mayor heiskcll, Of Knoxville. Tenn
lie win he Commissioner Ileiskell prctty
soon, as mis- progressive city has cho-
sen the commission form OF govern
nent-was lately asked to appoiyt del
egntes from his city TO the great Good
Roads Congress which is soon Ia he
held in richmond He was rightly re-
quested in addition. to name delegates
who would be sure TO attend" By
way OF reply Mayor IIeiskclI said that
he would be pleased to comply with
the request, but he did not believe
that there was "a living human being
in Knoxville OF Knox county" who viii
attend, lie went on to say:
AS proof of this. ! will say that
have been appointing oitizens of Knox
vic IN carload lots and in numbers as
various as the sands of The sea I,
various good roads conventions. water.
"a%= conventions, municipal conScn.
lions and all sorts and kinds of con.
Hcntions in all parts of the Unitof
States, and not one of them has cyo,
attended at any time. You viii see
therefore, that / am discouraged alnoet
/ beyond hope Of resurrection in, gettin.
somebody To attend a convention some
time. somewhere on this carth."
4 This time. we hope. Knoxville vii
! make an exception to the rule and son.
4 a large delegation to a conven,io,
/ which has as its object a reform eopall,
as important to the Volunteer State al
: to any other. However. there doe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

Eyer.
Captain Smith came down the James
On fishing trip--long ways from
home;
He lost his bait, the cord and all.
But not his grip. nor did he lose his
dome.
The shore looked good. the grass was
green,
The country seemed open wide and
free;
lie did not have his rubbers on when
out
The boat came he to go on a spree.
An Indian maid came forward,
To save him from his foes:
He took her to his King abroad.
Who. like q snoh. put up his nose.
The maid she did not speak his tongue,
Nor did she know his ways at all;
Captain Smith, though English born,
a right good Indian was he.
He spoke the language Of her eyes,
She answered likewise so and sigh,s
But telling glances (unlike wav'rins
tongue)
SELDOM disclose n lie, that's why.
And since that time, the saying goes.
1T matters not a bit. you see-get
wise!
If Indian maid be She
And telling foyce lins IN her eyes
Richmond. ~. GREG
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
CONSERVING; AMERICAN BIRDS


r. Gilbert Pearson, secretary OF the
National Association OF Audubon So
cietles. and a North Carolinian, by the
way, has lately made his report, in
which he gives n readable account OF
the progress made in saving birds
from extinction.
In his report, Secretary Pearson
says:
Most successful has been our work
i'll saving birds from the grasp Of
milliners through the bills we have
advocated in the various State Legis-
latures.
NO work ever undertaken By this
association has shown more concrete
results than the guarding of bird
colonies. The increase of herring
gulls as a result or the protection of
the splendid colonies on the Maine
coast is apparent TO all observers. one
of the most valuable services our
movement has rendered to the ornitho-
logical world has been the snatching
back from the verge of extinction of
certain birds of the United States.
Thus, the roseatc tern in the Massa
chusetts colonies probably has been
spared from extinction by the pro-
lection ii has received. in part at least
from this association
The association has again taken
up the subject of locating and guard,
ing the few remaining breeding col
onics OF egrets in the United States.
Explorations for this purpose were
made in four of the Southern States,
and ten colonies were located and
guarded By the wardena OF the asso-
citation or members of the society"
rt,l. ,iSlr
acceded 10 the appeals OF the associa :
ton for laws looking to bird conser-
Walton There were. however, some
hotly contested legislative cnactments
in the last year, especially those pro-
hibiting the sale OF feathers of many
of the native birds Of New York and
New Jersey. The wholesale feather
dealers and millinery interests oppose
determinedly the passage of laws de-
signed to protect the birds, but at
every point this opposition was over
! come
Legislation is not enough. Unless
| community sentiment reinforce the
! laws no good results will flow from
/ the acts OF Legislatures. Mrs. Russell
! Sage. realizing this. has given $4,000
! ihe year TO be used by the Audubon
1 Societies in the Southern States. cs.
] pecially in educational campaigns
Through this money the attention OF
: the people Of the South will be direct
ed to the value Of many kinds Of birds
in destroying pests and otherwise
Leaving aside Legislative accom-.
/, plishment, it Is indicative Of the in.
creasing ana sound popular interest n
the movement that 5SS junior Audubon
classes have been formed in schools
with a total paid membership OF 10,
59h. The adult membership is likewise
growing. The work that Is being done
is wholly unsolnsh and everywhere
deserves unstinted support
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
THE ALpEMAnLp uUyr

Horses dancing-briGht eyes CHANGING.
- rounds are eager for the start:
ildcrs up-girths tight--all right,
We're on!-it will warm your heart.
The scent is hiSh---a frosty morning.
:, Air as fine as champagne brace;
warm young blood loves clean-bred
Hounds a-cry at a pace.
The Master canters-his Hunter fu-
Taking the jumps in easy stride!
Pink Coats Whips a-scrcam-
The Field is joyous-ride,
Over the fence. and over the sod
Ihking the Timber high hats tumble.
over the water we pray to God,
Good horse Don, don't stumble
Lift him lightly with the snaGc,
So! he takes 1t in his stride:
Don puts his Soul into his legs.
When the Keswick huntsmen ride
With ringing steel. and heaving leather
The horses are racing to take the
With gleeful, galloping, roaring romp
Ihey all jump in a wedge.
The Death.
The Field is straggling-some are
winded;
Hounds are tonguing to wake the
dead.
In the meadow, across the river,
y sight-chase-quick old Red.
The First Flight spur across the
ford
Horses and riders Eye Heavens
above),
First In at the Death gets the fox's
Brush
To keep, or give to his Love
The Tonst.
y friend he is, who's always true,
In hunting field. what may come on;
Sound of heart as an English yew,
Here's to my good horse Don!
EDMOND FONTAINE
Charlottesville, october. 1909.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

What land of flowers is Virginia!
As the songster said, the roses bloom
nowhere so sweet" as in the Old Do
minion, and a glance through our
county exchanges reveals verit-
able State wide garden of color
and beauty. In Onancock the
chrysanthemums are so many and
SO gorgeous that great chrysan-
themum carnival will soon BIO held In
that capital of a Underwater paradise.
over In the Southside the James River
Clarion tells us that roses, violets.
cosmos, chrysan,hemums and other fall
flowers are blooming in the greatest
profusion and perfection" Ours Is a
land that blossoms ever in loneliness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
To KIN typhoid Germs.

What will XIII typhoid germs IN
water; 4. NJ O.
some years ago bleaching powder
freed the water Of Maidstone, England.
from typhoid germs. ana IL has been
cities Of the United States and canadn.
For campers and travellers. ontario Of
lcials have recommended tho usc %;
level tcaspoonful OF chloride OF lime
stirred into Il cupful OF water, three
cupfuls more Of water bclug then
added y Tablespoonful of the mixture
In two gallons OF tho watc. to be purt-
nec gives four 10 i've parts OF free
chloride TO 1000. 600 OF water. and /,
suhlcient TO destroy In ten minutes
such germs aH those Of typhoid and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Great Men who Died Young.

Name some great men who dico
young. 81 O. ".
Lists OF great men that died young
have been given many times. Edgar
a Poo died at thirty eight; Robert
Burns, thirty seven: Raphael, thirty
seven: Alexander the Great. thirty
two; Charles XII OF Sweden. thirty
two; Charles Wolfe. thirty-onc: Fran
els Beaumont, thirty; John Keats,
twenty i've: Henry Kirke White, TWEEN.
ty-one; Thomas Chattcrton. seventeen
Napoleon reached his hfty-sccond year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Mohnmmed and His reach,nr.

desires
ION ION concerning Mohammed ana ria
auacninss. Also state the pr.sent
sro"th Of his followers
CONSTANT READER
lou VIII find your question muci,
more satisfactorily answered NV Rad
ing me article on Mohsmmcdanism in
any encyclopedia, for we cannot ~
space to printing full discourse ON
ihe iaith OF Islam. Mohammed hjmsnIf
wrote nothing. The Koran. tho scrin-
his death. "'tc'
The nrst requisite Mohammed taupb,
WIS belief in God and in himsnif
CIhcFe is no God but Allah, and Mo.
manned is His prophet"). After this
are -FOUR chief duties: % prayer. which
's performed five times daily nj nm
pointed hours; (D almsRivins. which
is considered meritorious act and
practtced with reckless PROPULSION. mo-
where is the Oriental conception OF
nencNolcncc found In the old and Ncy.
Testament Us well as in the Koran
carried to It's logical extreme as in
MohaHimedan Countries 90 fasting.
% tho pilgrimage TO Mecca, The use
or ihtoHicants. gambling and tho tax.
Ing OF interest are forbidden. There
arc many laws and images Of ceremo-
NAL purity reminding OF Hebrew and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
COLD CREED.

Nothing adds more to the misery of
winter than colds. bronchitis, pleurisv
and pneumonia. October is an espc-
ciaiiy active month for catching colds.
and those who go into the winter with
weakened resistance are all the more
likely to take some serious disorder.
A doctor, writing to tho Chicago
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

Patrick Knight, who on complaint
by his wife, was hailed into the Chi
cago Court of Domestic Relations on
the charge of non-support. and was
sentenced to walk the floor two hours
each night for SIX weeks with his baby
III his arms. ought to be pretty
thoroughly disciplined infantry sen
tinel by the time he gets through his
extra tours" of domestic duty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Decreasing eating
Taking "a purge.

Chicago. which boasts of doing every
thing on n stupendous scale, has made
good its boast even in stupcndously
mean and fraudulent imposition on
charity. 1t has been discovered
through an investigation by organized
charity. which might give clue to
other cities, that 5000 families receiv-
Ing aid from Cook county as "deserv-
ing poor" are nothing of the kind. In
the list Of spotted" appear fifteen
with bank accounts-one as high as
sIooO-and many families in which the
head OF v1e house draws a salary of
$3.50 month, or more, to say nothing
OF PA property owners. Notwith-
standing her proverb!al jealousy of the
Windy City, we hardly imagine tHut
st. Louis will be particularly swift and
anxious TO make a counter showdown
in the line of this particular develop
ment enterprise and activity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Ice barrier.

what is the ice barrier? a ID.
The marvellous ice barrier OF the
Antarctic was found by Shackleton
to be great floating Ice plain. 1000
feet and more thick-not fed by
glaciers. as had been supposed II Is
more than 400 miles across. from King
Edward Land TO Cape Eoyds, and ex-
tends south at least 800 miles. seeming
10 end at about 81 degrees south lati-
tude. Ita front Is a precipitouB wall OF
ice. rising 20 to $50 feet above tho sea.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

The fan styles IN womcn'g complex
ions have just been announced from
Paris. Last winter the prevailing
mode was white. with red lips but this
season the out-of-door tint with n
touch of duslky red ir. the checks. will
be worn. Pistachio Will be the pre-
vailing mode next year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
letter Carrier Examination

1. What Is tho nature of the exami-
mutton you have to pass to get q posi-
ton as letter carrier?
:. What is the smallest height?
D. 10 whom do you apply for a DO
sition at same? READER,
-. An educational examination is
gwen. consisting of spelling; arithme-
VIZ, ictter writing. United States geo
Sraphy. reading addresses and copyinr
rom plain copy. This examination
c9uid be passed by any one having an
e gu equivalent to that secured
animation is also given.
49, rive feet and four inches in the
.. 70 the board of examiners at the
lirad once where employment Is de-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Age OF Germinntinr sccd,.

has 1T ever been settled how old
SEEDS may be ana grow? Is ther. any
Ny 10 get some OF the mummy wheat
mat Is sometimes made to grow?
L. T.. S.
MI evidence that wheat taken from
nutiihies may terminate seems 10 IN.
unfeilapie y. +. de Candolle. how
enffI, mas mentioned seeds OF the Gen
s.iNc piaht that terminated after moro
man ifty years OF rest. and Girnrdin
saw beans sprout after they had nncn
more than 100 years in Tourncfo,,.s
ierDarium Sowing seeds that had II,
~ .hc collection OF Sir Hans Slaonc
more more than 100 years. Robert Brown In
GOV, made several OF them grow ,n
tuiiiuoihg especially a kind of wutnt.
my. me latest life of seeds secrna 70
- even more remarkably preserved
,oIiielimcs underground. In iS75 PRO
G 1uss3r dc Heidereich. of the Botanical
m"ruens at Athens. discovered a nov.
pIpppy on spot that had lust barn
eieurcd or "a thick bed OF scSrIo rro,,,
ie'ent mines. and could ONLY accom-
49, a the plant by supposine tina, Its
900 800 hha been kept alive under tbn
SIoih AT least 1900 years Strnr,o
Han's oiten appear in forest cIea,-
ine PROBABLY from seeds that bnvo
Ing 'ain inert In tho soil A,ntinnso
v L"huollc urged that soundipws 10
rn "ao peneath the SHOWS OF tho Ain. tn
ava or Vestlges of ancient veyetation
80 somebody suggested thnt yit,i
cial plants. soihe pfesla-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
We Want Your Account
National State & City Bank
RICHMOND. VA.

NICfIMUNU. va.
VIM. II. Palmer, President; John 6 ElIott
Vice-President; VIM. NJ. Hill, Vice presf
dent; J. w. sinton. yice-Tresident; julien
ID. Hiil, Cashier.
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spnpcr.

what is the date OF the first news
paper published In the United States?
JOURNALIST.
Tho first genuine newspaper ostab-
lished in the United states was the
Boston News Letter, founded in Bos
ton, Mass. in 17oi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Cure for PirnpIes.

What Is the cure for pimpies?
ANXIOUS
We can recommend no cure. Con
suit Il good doctor or pharmacist.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07
Daily Queries and Answers

jewish custom. Additions are always
necessary before prayer. Circumcision
Is universally practlced, though not
commanded by Mohammed.
Mohammed taught the existence of
great numbers of angels of different
ranks. as well as OF good and evil jinns
creatures of tho old Semitic religion
ana follt-lore. 1t Is the Mohammedan
6elief that the dead will rise at the
last day and then VIII be final judg-
meht OF mankind: unbelievcrs will be
condemned 10 hell. but believers pass
immediately mt death to paradise, n
place OF sensual delights conceived by
analogy with the green and watered
Gases OF tho desert and developed with
all tho fervor of Oriental imagination
Is Impossible to say just to what
extent the Mohammedan religion *
increasing or diminishing in member
ship, but latest figures place the mum
Der of the followers of Islam in the
world at l76,s34.S72
HooHcveit.
What is the date of the birth Of for
mer President Roosevelt?
October 81. 1858.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-07

| nuiled by the courts 50 that che was
enabled 10 we'd sir Edward under her
maiden name.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-08
4 BAND OF GENIUSES,
Every One Of FeTrante'S Men
Would Have Made a
Mark Anyhow.
-
THEY'RE ALL FROM sunny ITALY
And Music PIaVs a Greater Part
In Their Lives Than Is
the Case With Most
Musicians.
THEY'RE ALL FROM sunny ITALY

The Royal italian Guards Dand.
which will play here ChautauQua
week. may attribute its fame largely
to the genius that directs them and
yet not entirely.
The man at the head Of great
band is TO be credited for at least two
great tRngs-and perhaps many more.
He must himself be Il musician or
most extraordinary ability, and if ever
the qualities of leadership are essen
tiaI it is in bandmaster.
Ferraute has great genius as lead
er and great ability as n musician.
But every one of Ferrante's musi-
clans is himself more or less of a gen
ius. Every one would have made a
great mark in the musical world.
whether in Ferrante's band or some
other.
Music plays a greater part in the
lives Of these men of sunny Italy than
In most mems lives, even most musi-
clans lives.
That's why they play as they do.
They put their whole soul into 1t.
And that Is what makes geniuses-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-07-08
Librarian Wanted.

TIE r.-W PuJIi: L4orar, l. ahoUt
complete d ana are n reed of LiDr. =
fi.r. Fer ems aid cordi 10 = app,
10 Ars. E A. KEA, Seet'5-
Banl er Cochran ard wife Of Pain
ellie ard pzrty f frir, d frVm K. c
arrived 90 ;be II er Fricay n'r log
and aneosd to Phi vile.
Henry Be- ke re ur.G d lhu-sdfF
fron his visit to his O'd home IN Gel
many. Is looking well mi reports q
nice trir. saw the coronation services
in L7aio..
Dos It no m: ke you thIns al out
ssrood'' ind ity wh- you a-e at'o't
% insure your HON. Our rectrd for
fai7 Z. aliaE wish iO~s eisimeB's Is an
ex.ei.d, i,es ause We repres-' only
Comnari = who are goo All tn tune
Th,J u Schsefer l. & I SUR nee Acy
Houses for Rent:
I offer fer reTt n rice Il on hC U.s.
in good neighto"hood.
Also a rrod room, d Ao So
See G.. w. Miller, Hays
Nice House for Rent.
A Z roumed resiierre wi h . g
garden. Ia y nice - iyhbJT mood. for
1 rent cheap, See HENRY SCHULTZ