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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

In the United States) While my twsn
~ cows not me $1,000 u year II Ia not
me bes; my farm should do, and By
)udicious uHe or either the unsiakod
lime or ground limestone ] mean 10
reap tho best, and although | am :,
woman past forty. l am going TO taks
iu!l agricultural course clarifying q
speciality At the Columbus University.
or the man who makes the most
rapid strides In accomplishing that
whlcn Ii best for mankind Is the man
at whose feet | Will gladly Sit to
gather wisdom, Although am n
southern born and bred woman would
and do consider IL an honor 10 gain
knowledge from any man who In his
zeal 10 accomplish the greatest good
neither looks for lines nor recognizes
limits.
i. cumming up the worlds great men.
Who 10 mankind has done most good.
i wonder who Will answer then
The plaudlts OF the multitude.
VIII II be nc who scatter5 gold
Broadcast and with q lavish hand.
Lifts up the fallen, cheers the old.
And spreads good cheer in this great
land?
On that great day there will be one
Who stands apart with uncrowned
brow.
Who has studied deep the things OF
I!fe
And has taught others why and how.
Any information gladly given.
a W.. VA. WOMAN FARMER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
Fish ladders.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir.--l wish to add word OF In
dorsement. as we'll as Il slight suggcs
zion, for the movement to establish
better protection to game IN our State.
believe this matter should be under
II peculiar head.
In the consideration OF the matter
hope The Item OF ishways. or ladders
VIII not be overlooked. Our statutes
call FOR erection of the Macdonald
nshway when certain conditions OBJ
tain. The Macdonald has been obso-
lete Tor years-no models of II TO be
procured anywhere. My suggestion IS
that wherever this appears in the
statutes, the verbiage "or some fish
way Endorsed by the Game Commits
eion" or II Become O Department. or by
the State Commission of Fisheries tf
no game department be created), be
Inserted
BY fault of the statutes, as much as
by physical inability to handle up
country fish matters, the Commission
of Fisheries has been unable to enforce
the law to Ash ladders. In equity,
these uD-country fish matters should
not be made TO fall under the super
vision of my department which has It's
hands fun OF Tidewater admin:stra-
ton. Enforcement Of local statutes
for sections above tidewater have had
to he left to local officials
". MCDONALD LEE
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
On the Spur ofthe Moment
BY Roy K. Moulton
The Grocery store Symposium.

The Grocery store Symposium.
Ola man Purdy's got 1t sized UP good
and properly this year.
There ls no mistake about It, for from
all that he kin hear
Just one man has got q cinch upon the
Democratic plum.
And he'll get tho nomination, and it's
certain fer to come.
woodrow Wilson is the Teller that is
goln' to make 'em dance.
There are no two ways about it, No
ono else has got chance
Uncle Hezkiah Frishy says that ola
Man Purdy's wrong,
Ana that along next summer no Will
have 70 change his song,
Judson Harmon Is the Teller who has
got the lend pipe cinch.
Hes got it nailed down tight. and with
a good old-fashioned clinch.
Any Teller from Oho's surely got tho
inside track,
And Hezckiah says he'll never havo TO
take It back.
Grandpa Binks says both arc wrong;
he wants 1t understood
The nominations sure TO go to Oscar
Underwood.
While Ansel Perkins says as sure as
hiackbirds all are dark
The nominations bound TO so to no
one but Champ Clark
But Amry Hicks. who is an active
Democratic fan,
Says he has got 1t straight that Carter
Harrison's tho man
Old Ezra Harkins says he wants tho
bunch TO understand
That Bryan is the only one in all this
great, broad land
Who's got a look-in OH the thing. He'll
get Il sure as sin.
He's voted for Bill three timos. and
he'll do the same agin.'
Each day they meet down ut thu store
and thrash the matter out,
But still there ain't ono of en- knows
just what he's tulkIn bout.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
Voice Of the People
Criticizes the Fish commiss,on.

Criticizes the Fish Commission.
To the Editor Of Tho Times Dispatch:
Sr,-In your Issue OF tho 9th you
quote from the report OF the Commits
sion of Fisheries AS follows: ''Unwill-
ing to surrender a proftless right
given them under the laws. the people
OF these two sections for the most
part have to go away from homo In
the season OF oystering to make
living. Our regret and we trust the
only one that your commission VIII
take out Of Office with It, Is that the
people OF York River and Mobjack Baf
denied the officials the privilege OF
restoring their natural resources. az
has been done In tha Pocomoke Sound
ana the James River. and other parts"
This strikes me as being most re-
markable statement to be made by
high officials In an official report-one
which may do for "the marines, but
not for the cavalry" What has this
commission done In the James and Po-
comokn that It could not have done In
the York and MobjaclS? why was 1t
necessary for tho people OF the last
named sections to grant privileges 10
this august tribunal? When and how
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

10 the Editor or Tho Times Dispatch.
SIT, unlike many other women,
am not clamoring for vote and voice
In the matters that make up the meas
urc of our government. ! noticed in
Sundays. also Mondays. Issue OF The
Ilmes-Dispatch articles In regard to
promote the industry OF grinding LING
stone for the good OF the farmers OF
the State.
If l mistake not tho farmers OF Yir-
ginla are far moro able to form com
panles and 10 Into this business For
my dear farmer friends. you cannot
afford to do without the agricultural
limestone that analyses high per
running from So to 80 per cent pure
calcium lime. Your sour Virginia soils
are calling aloud for IL with voices
that cannot be hushed or unhcnrd
If you cannot AFFORD to put Ia pull
workers. now, go build some old-fash-
toned lime kllns and burn them as did
your iorepas many years now ngonc
ground you wish to put ii on. cover II
With earth and allow II TO Stake When
the last days of March come on and
your land is sufficiently dry. pillow t
up deep and well. Don't use those old
poor gray mules or those old bony
horses. Invest In some dynamite. Get
Information from the AGRICULTURAL Dc
uae II. and II you have the good sense
TO be good farmer. follow directions
and get results. II you are possessed
or an old drag harrow use II at least
twice a month on this land until the
latter part OF July; then In a bed. soft
and mellow. SOW your alfalfa-good
lnoculatcd seed: Leave results to Him
who sends alike the sunshine and
showers. The following year you will
pc reaping results. OF a few things
II VIII do for you l mention first:
l. It Will stay hard times.
z II VIII enable you to keep both
COWS and hogs in paying numbers.
g. 1t will educate that beautiful,
bright eyed daughter.
lege education. topped off with thor
ough course ct the best agricultural
college, and II l am not begging the
question, and you. Mr.. Virginian, can
clasp hands across the border send
your boy to Columbus O., now, to nv
mind, the best college OF tho kind in
any State OF the Union, and l have
read much and studied this question n
very closely.
Before doing anything with your
limestone have an analysis made BY a
reliable chemist (some State universf-
ties do this for nothins). and IL they
cannot hand you m analysis In the
niShties, come to West Virginia we
can givo you stone directly on the
Chesapeake and Ohio that analyses
1895 pure.
brought poor, WORKOUT farm up from
Keeping a couple OF horses and about
three COWS to keeping twenty head of
the best milk-producing cows In Yves,
/ Virginia, four good horses and from
ten to twelve head OF other stock but
have set my mark ahead to 100 cows,
q now own some of the finest Jerseys
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
UNDERWOOD on THE PARAMOUNT,
ISSUE.

In clear, compact, concise, ipcialvc
article in the last number of The In
dependent. Representative oscar "
Underwood discusses the Right ana
tho Wrong OF the Tariff Question. -
Owing both 10 his position as tactical
leader OF the Democratic majority in
the House and the responsibility that
rests upon him as an exponent Of its
policies, Mr.. Underworld views on am,
public question are of widespread in
tcrest, not only TO mis- own party but
the nation at large, and US Ia his par
ticular subject in this Instance, IN.
interest is emphasized by the fact INA
he iE chairman Of what Tho Indcpard-
ent correctly terms the "powcrful"
Ways and Means Committee OF the
Mouse. The article may ee aDpro.
priately described as concentration
The essence or the res!dluIn-of VIVA,
OF various occasions nc has said in ais,
cussns detaEs OF particular scheduIes
setc. 1t goes directly to the cruz OF N.
mntter.
Air. Underwood recognizes that III,
tariff liz the paramount Issue in thi:
tt@Tsc declaration: ITO my mind the lin.
tof distinction between the TWO erea
parties Ia this country Sc the dinerehc,
between a prohibitive and competi
i've tariff BILL" and then proceeds T.
show that the Republican party stand
tor the one the Democratic party 70
ch.k,. ~ ~
cerstood that,he himself Is not a Ere
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
GEn,,ANy,s CHINA PROPOSITION


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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

Judges as q class abound In humor.
however dry and prosy their decisions
may he. Often they cannot resist the
temptation to enllven thoir opinions
with flashes of wit or humorous allu-
sion. cas-. in point Is that of Mr..
Justice Pelham. OF the Supreme Court
OF Alabama. who in late decision says:
The expression "a long time would
refer to n very different period Of du-
ration and have wild ely different
meaning In measuring time when used
by an Archaeological having reference TO
the period Of existence Of the Egyptian
pyramids than when used By Carolina
Governors with reference to the time
between drinks"
1t will he a long time before the Car
oiina Governors will say 1t again, for
both are on thu water wagon now
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
FrnncIs IT. Nichols.

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Sir,-Louisiana Is mourning the loss
of her greatest son, General Francis II.
Nichols. He served his native State in
the times of her greatest need and
every tribute of loving respect ts be-
Ing paid his memory. New York, too,
is honoring him through her papers
Should not Virginia have some tribute
for the brave general who fought to
protect her soil. and lost an arm and
leg In her defense?
SUSAN q. NELSON
VILLA m sburg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
In Florida.


To the Editor of The Times-Di5patch:
Sir.~-One can scarcely imagine the
sudden transition from Richmond TO
Florida.
When T-c left Richmond Friday
night the temperature was AZ, and tho
pullman vas ornamcnted with iciclcs
pendant from the roof. When we
reached Jacksonville Saturday our
eyes were greeted by roses In full
bloom. orange trees in full fruitage
ana veEctation in full blossom; ha!my
ar. windows open. temperature 80
rms ls most delightful little town,
"ith nine hotels. eight churches, etc.
situated not very far from the central
part OF Florida. thirty-hvc miles from
mo Atlantic Ocean and seventy from
inc Gun OF Mexico. and ninety from
tampa, The transition is something
wonderful. and our Richmond fricnia
would enjoy tho change.
). STAUNTON MOORE
Orlando Fla
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

During the ciamorous silence of the
Colonel. Mr.. Taft doubtless finds a
Book Of Job. which ne received as
Christmas present: who can open the
doors of his face? His teeth are terrible
round about"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
wrlter,n Addres. on Letters,

To the Editor OF The Dispatch
sir.--Won't you kindly make sug-
gestion to our people to put their
The writer being away from home. al
though he knows where his friends
live. of course cannot remember the
number of their houses
AWAY FROM HOME.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

The foes of Woodrow Wilson Will
never have cause to ute: the ancien,
lament "my desire is that mine ad
vcrsary had written a book"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

One of the reasons why he should
come to Richmond Is that Governor
Harmon will get to meet Senator Har-
man.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
Caught ON thc rly.


The Kansas employment bureau says
college students make the best farm
hands. 1t may also BIO said that farm
hands make the best college students
Now that II Is rumored that Editor
George Harvey has como back on
Woodrow Wilson, the latter may view
the situation with SONS degree "
hope.
T. r. is still chopplng down trees on
his Oyster Bay estate. Can 1t be that
he Is getting ready TO build presi-
Dental platform?
John ID. Rockefeller now wears u
paper vest to protect him from the
cold. All. another vested interest
An Indiana woman who Is rich has
married a chauffeur. Only tho rich
can AFFORD to marry them.
T. X. seems to have the same opiu-
ion OF peace that General Sherman had
of war.
General Ma, OF the Chinese army, by
the way. Is not a suffra gelts.
Wisconsin has felt an earthquake
snock. 1t must have been good one.
for II takes Il great d cal TO shock Wis
consin since the Ike Stephenson cpl
sode.
Gaby Doslys has ESQ gowns, but
she does not use any OF them in her
theatrical performance.
Some OF the New York papers are
wondering how much money Mr..
Pulitzer really left. 1t Is safe to ga,
that he left all of II.
President Emeritus Eliot says prize
lighting is not so brutal as football.
And there is lot more oncy in 1t,
too.
One Michigan hunter is said to have
survived through seven door seasons.
He must have charmed life.
1t is going TO be some Job to re-
member offhand, the names of the
new Chinese Cabinet.
Ancestry IN TripoN Is receiving
some great additions every day now.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

The Teller that keeps braggin' about
his virtue hasn't had it very long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
&
ANSWERS
I.etcrAI,Ilrr schnnI-

Petersburg school.
Is there IN Petersburg q Southern
Female Seminary" IL SO, who ie the
President? w H s.
There IL a Southern Female College
Of which Or. 4. X. ID. Wis is president
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

session of Thibct, ana Franco holding
II strong strategic coign OF vantage on
the Chinese Southeastern frontier,
should these powers decide that the
opportunc timc had come for slicing
tho loaf, Germany would, for the pros
ent at least. DO In no position to de-
mand. and would probably not get,
moro than an insignificant crumb. She
would be but a negligible and lone
piece OF fringe on one OF the four big
partinEs Of the garment.
1t is easy to understand. therefore,
that Craftsmanship, wise commercial
policy, zealousness OF her prestige in
the Far East. and natural selnshness
rather than regard for the pcrpetuity
of Chinese territorial cntitY may dom
mate with her in urging That well
enough or bad enough be left alone,
by tying the hands of her rivals against
Partition; or rather. by Inducing them
to tie themselves, which, owing to their
Jealousy of ono another. would result
automatically, so to speak. from inter-
ference In common.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

Suggestions for the Annnius Club.
The gentleman who writes the gar
den seed catalogues
The walter who says: "It will only
taks 1--WE minutes, sRh."
The conductor who promises to make
UP time
The lady who shouts: 20, nm so
glad you called. I was inst thinking
about you"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
Uichmond Author.

RichmOnd Author.
Please inform me how old James
Branch Cabell. the writer, is.
r. a. G..
Mr. Cabeli WAS born April IA, 1879.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

Before long they will probably be
grestlng the pastor when he gets up
to begin his sermon with three long
'rahs.'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08
a nEBUkE TO ANTliIoME RULERS.


In reviewing the condition of the
real estate business in the United
Kingdom in 1911. the London Economi-
CAL tho highest authority On that sub
ject, says that ireland showed great
err Improvement than any other part
OF the country. Tho magic of prop
crty." 1t comments, has worked won
dcrs;" and tho fact that tenants own
their own lands has produced an enor-
nous Increase in agricultural industry.
the Economical adds. This exhibit. an
other contemporary remarks, thorough
ly vindicates the wisdom OF those who
held that reform OF the land system
of Ireland was tho moat vital need of
the islo.
1t does moro than that It rebukes
and puts absolutely on the defensive
tho an tihome rulers. who contend that
the Irish should not be trusted with
lf-governmcnt. because Of their lack
of appreciation OF responsibility. Land
ownership by the former tenant class
of Ireland not only affords a striking
demonstration repugnant to that con-
'ch'ioii' put rs anohHer HoNapie PROOF
of the inevitable trend of responsible
ity TO develop conservatism and con-
tent.
The NOSE elementary reasoning leads
directly and logically to the conClu
sion that home rule in ireland would
result In Increasing this conservatism
and content. thereby working to en-
nance Irish loyalty to the United
Kingdom.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-08

Tho Rev. William Burd, Hillsdale,
n. J., pastor, has started a boys whist
ling club In Ills parish. believing that
whistl'ng may be a means OF grace
Last Sunday the boys whistled In
church-hymn tunes, of coufsc-ar.E
wound up by letting tho congregation
hear THAR club veil.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

my advice about what, she shall wear
to fancy dress party, I shall just
look wise and say to her: Follow me.
daughter and lead her to the secret
chamber and take from cedar chest
this same gown. 1t shall become
an heirloom. mamma. If the matter is
left to you and to me-" And Blanche
laughed merrily as she held the long,
full robe up to measure its length by
her own height.
Its bit too long, but we'll take a
tuck in it, said Mrs. James.
IT'S entirely correct in style. isn't
it, mamma ~ asked Blanche.
"Oh. perfectly. dear. l copied an
accepted print of Elizabeth when she
was about twenty-five. The print was
reproduced from very old portrait,
and was correctly colored. My dress
maker followed 1t closely. and. aside
from the fact that our satins and vel
vets of today are not so heavy nor so
rich as in Elizabeth's day. 1t might be
passed as genuine gown of that cele-
brated Queen Bess. l think it will
make you look tall and rather digni-
fed. too" said Mrs. James, holding the
bodice of the frock against Blanche S
shoulders. My. how my little grille
Is growing. 1t takes a long gown to
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11

soon as they were out of sight Sim
made his escape from the hay and
ran to the main road where, lucky for
him, man came along in a wagon.
He gave Sim lift for half dozen
miles. and then Sim was obliged to
walk the remaining distance. The
poor fellow evidently had run most of
the way. for he was dripping perspira-
ton and almost out of breath. He fur
ther informed Charlie that when about
half mile from the Philips ranch he
had seen the four horsemen coming
about six miles away. A ridge then
cut them off from view, but he kenw
they'd soon be there. searching for
him.
Then Charlie did come quick think
ing, while poor Sim dropped on the
floor from sheer exhaustion. Hurry
up, Mister Charlie" he urged. They'll
be here inside OF ten minutes. and
they'll lynch me-"
Say, SIM" said Charlie, do any of
the fellows know the least thing about
electricity"
Sim shook his head. 'Nawthin'
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-11
"A fribe Almost Extinct

limitless plains and along the margins
of wooded streams on that memorial BILE
trip 500 years ago."
In Onate's record of that trip. he
says that the Escansaques and the
Quivirans were hereditary enemies"
Professor Dunbar presents convincing
proof that the Quivirans were the
early Pawnees. This would seem to
add more evidence To prove the old
saying that the Kansa and Pawnees
were enemies from time immemorial.
One of the old traditional questions
handed down in the Kansa tribe to
modern times and a question that was
first asked of returning war party.
was: "Pah -ne-its- Sc skah ?" 6Did you
kill any Pawnees2s1.
According to their traditions.
many hundreds of years ago the five
tribes, ,kansa Usage. Omaha, Ponka
and Kwapa, were one people and lived
along the Wabash and far up the
Ohio, and that at one time their home
had been near the shores of the sea
of the rising sum- from whence came
the mysterious sacred shells belonging
to the tribe"
But history fails TO find the reason
for the once powerful tribes division
| iiit' hNo SHldlieT tflDeS. Inc hanSa
tribe located along the stream which
now bears its name In kansas-the
Kansas River or the .Kaw, as 1t is
oftener called. During It's early his
tory the kansa tribe was warlike and
powerful nation but with civilization
came its downfall, I vas moved
about from one reservation to an
other, its numbers diminishing until
now, living in oklahoma. on its last
allotted lands, tho tribe has dwindled
to but 20 full bloods. and about 1913
mixed bloods.
And so we see the last of once
powerful people, living now in the
days of their decline as peaceful as the
white brother who wrested from them
their lands and later their very life.
for taking an indians hunting
grounds his weapons. his savagery.
means taking from him his existence.