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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

eminent Assyriologist and interpreter
OF the famous code of Hammurai and
what 1t discloses. Hitherto. says DR..
Jastrow. the first definite date for
Babylonian history was marked by
the rulers OF the dynasty of Ur. be-
ginning with Ur-Enser. $500 B. c.
The history of the Euphrates Valley
could. OF course. be carried back for
many centuries before that period. but
listed among scholars as to the age to
be assigned to some Of these earlier
rulers, while In many cases their very
! order was uncertain. The new
tablet found by Professor Scheil en-
ables us to establish definitely tho
order and the names Of the rulers of
five dynasties earlier than that OF Ur.
Then follows list of the cities that
We're the political centres OF the era,
and DR.. Jastrow continues:
The earliest dynasty OF all, accord
Ing to the newly discovered document,
is that which had It's centre at Opis-
probably TO be identified with Seleucia.
not far from the modern Bagdad. The
all of them representing entirely new
names and reigning thirty, twelve, six.
twenty OF twenty-four, and seven
years. respectively"
Deiving IN the Egyptian, GreciRn,
illogical treasure houses Is giving SIM
liar results in the way of historical
and chronological reconstruction, is
completing history I'm stone. while
archaeological research in Central and
South America, which. although prac-
the solution of the problem Of tho
Cosmos of man." More important and
vital, however, than all IS the fact that
Old World archaeological work. espe-
cially that in Egypt and the valley Of
the Euphrates, has proved and Is still
proving to be the interchangeable an
cillary OF sacred history. The Baby
lonian mythology, as read in the tab
lei records. shows conclusively that
this mythology and the Mosaic record
in Genesis are traceable to common
source, and sustains the argument of
S'' &C Shat VII ouSn inc man Oh VI
Moses received the inspired narrative.
We repeat that the movement to
organize a society of the Archaeologi-
cal Institute In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
great educational centre-ought to
succeed. and we could wish it would
lead to our higher institutions of
learning taking part in the archaic
illogical field work for the completion
of history, which Is being conducted
by like institutions of the country.
We could at least wish 10 see through
the fundamentally of the society,
fund raised for practical Virginia in
tercollesiate pursuit of archaeological
study in stu.
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ulated. one in tobneco stocks ana tha

uiated, one in tobacco stocks and III.
othcr IN OaTterinG patronage with tn.
enemy. untii to-day you don't know
whether your representatives. are Dem
ocrdts or Republicans by their votes,
Tor you know that few men will vote
TO shrivel their Investments ana that
the moneyed classes can buy lp every
Senaicr--in fact, the whole OF Congress
-and be in pocket billions OF dollars,
ana these men are there for long terms.
50 no" whsre shall you look Tor pro
lection from this on.inoving avalanche
OF destruction? Can you trust Mr.. Taft
or Roosevelt or Harmon or Underwood
or Martin or Lamb or any who jump
on your true friend, William j. Bryan?
l.. l. JONES,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
TT siioi;Ln SUCCEED.

A movement to organize q Richmond
Society of the Archaeological Institute
of America ought 10 succeed. and we
earnestly trust that it will take prac-
tical shape at the meeting TO be held
nj the Womans Club tonight. and
Richmond College tomorrow night, or
which occasions. respectively, Professor
Mitchell Carroll the general secretary
of the institute, will present the cub
ject,
The institute is now constituted OF
fo-ty-tw two animated societies, having
their headquarters IN centres OF learn.
ing in the United States and Canada
The proposed Richmond society, 1t /:
designed. shall be in sense an auXil.
iery of and cooperate with the Ciassi-
cal Association of Virginia, which wa,
HORNED TO combat the tendency IL
iAnoro or subordinate the study OF
ine humanit,cs in our system of edu.
cation, and stimulate study OF III,
Greek and Latin languages and cult.
walton in Grecian and Roman litera.
lure.
That an archaeological society woult
prove potent auxiliary i'll these do
mains is not matter for argument
The mission OF archaeology goe.
further and deeper than culture" n!
that term IS generally applied ans
understood il goes further and deeper
than It's generally accepted rela tiony
TO art" ard revelation Of curious an,
Interesting ruins II works back L
the beginning OF all knowledge. il /.
no longer confined to the province @
dilettanteism. investigation for In,
sake OF satisfying curiosity and col
iecting dryas-dust information; y
has become the worlds great and onl,
sure dependence in historical! recon
struction. In chronological harmoniza
ton and continuity. In determinint
the cognations of successive civiliZa
tions. in following the track OF migra
lion of races, and in rellnking TN
earth's chronological and anthropologi
i al chains. 1t is the illuminating; IN
searchlight annihilator OF time taa
has passed
No stronger support OF these claim
could he asked than is found in re
Gently published paper by Dr. Morri
3nstrow on the new Babylonian table
discovered by DR.: Vincent scheil tn
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
rnE ExAMrLn or counAaE.

Within the week. a Virginia Judge
and his fellow officers OF the court
have given to the world m example OF
the ancient virtue OF courage that will
Uplift and strengthen the hearts OF
men throughout the world. Judge Mas
sic and his companions had both the
rugged valor that faces danger un-
rinchinr and unafraid. and the finer
ana rarer temper of the spirit that as
sorts its faith in justice and duty. and
seals that faith with the last test of
death itself. They had no martial
glory to spur them on, no applause of
breathless spectators. no personal
They were merely the sworn officers
Of an abstract law. brought face. to
face with destiny in the dusty routine
of court docket Had they wavcrcd
and taken the lower fork, the next cas-
on the docket would have been called.
the world been none the wiser. and the
accused gone forth free to sneer al
order and intiame fresh strife. And
the spirit of man would have been poor
or for the rest OF time. AS it is, know
Ing their peril. they chose, and wear
ing the victors laurels, left the sunlit
world TO bear the news among the
dead that mans flesh IS still ready TO
answer for his untouched soul.
This was true courage. Yet 1t ia
not necessary to wait for tragedy to
D+h
Amunsden did moro than reach a GER
tain point on the earth's crust when
with his comrades, he pushed across
tho unknown ice and surmounted
mountains and risked starvation, in
pursuit OF his goal He proved that
goals in themselves, and in the face of
Nature do not fail. DIR. Wiley, fighting
six years for cleaner and purer foods.
had the same quality of n stout heart.
Nor is high place needed 10 bring II
out. In almost the same paper that
recorded these facts was the account
IF an unknown express messenger who
seized hammer and killed two arm
ed bandits In defense of his company's
car And to-morrow's news will hold
fresh records OF heroism.
Courage does not depend upon cir
and it is not rare. But
the value of this constant procession
OF brave men through the world is be-
s'ond estimation. They lend OF their
spirits 10 multitudes of everyday citi-
zens, facing each his little problems
wherein duty must he done at the cost
Of bodily comfort or mental peace.
They need no reward save the serene
that they have set a
standard for others to emulate and ad-
lnire. Brave men neither live nor die
in vain II in their acts they have shown
that quality of mind which enables
men to encounter dangers and difficult
ties without fear or depression OF spir-
it."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

ers. A general tax levy was urged
as the right way In which to meet
the expenses. but the Legislators were
AFRAID to raise taxes.
The General Assembly OF Virginia
Just managed to got Its appropria-
ionu within the prospective income
OF the State, and during the last two
years the State has had to pinch and
scrimp to make both ends meet Tho
state Treasury has not been flushed
Tor some time with any great surplus.
Instead Of passing tax measures which
would put money In the treasury, our
legislators held the State back on tho
same old basic.
1mprovidence seems to BIO one of
the well-defned characteristics OF
state legislatures" thinks the Mem
phis Commercial Appeal; "the business
OF politics SO permeates Legislatures
that tho real business OF the state
Is either entirely neglected or its
necessities noe understood"
II the suggestion were not hope
iessly Utopian. we should agree with
the Commercial Appeal that the Diff
Guilty might be obviated in the South
oy having two sessions of the Legss-
iature-one session devoted entirely
to politics. to forwarding the political
interests of the members and to i'm
proving the fortunes of political lead
ers. and the other session one at which
politics and the selfish interests a
the members could be omitted and
the time devoted to the real needs of
the State. 1t would be Infinitely better
Tor the people ia such a suggestion
could be adopted. but until human ma
ture is universally improved every
legislature will be politics-ridden and
the community will be magnihed above
the State. Some day we may have in
virginia State Legislature and not
a county legislature" but there are
10 signs of Its dawn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
Totals in bales

OF 500 pounds. $1,000 1850 1880
Note-Frcvious progress Is shown as
follows: 1905 1900 bales: 1901 $500:
1905, 1900; 1906, 1920: 1907. 24,soo:
1905. 23,ooo bales Of 800 pounds
These data show how much has all
eady been accomplished in furthering
the cultivation OF cotton. and they
should serve to emphasize tho advice
which American railway managers and
country bankers are trying to impress
upon the planters and farmers of cot
ton and other agricultural crops in the
United States. This is 10 cultivate the
earth with greater care. to cultivate
more intensely, to use more manure
and in such ways TO try to raise
larger crops To the acre. The Amer
lean cotton crop is worth TO the plant
ers more than s7o0.00O.oOo the year
and tina, sum, by proper planting
methods could easily he raised to 81.
coo. 100000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
Voice Of the eople


To The Editor of The Times. Dispatcb.
9lr'@under the heading of Noun
Virginia tragedy in Carroll county -
leading newspaper aflirms that such
murderous deeds are due in n ma Ior
ny OF cases. to the Illicit distiIling OF
whiskey."
The death of such men arc a dis
tinctly individual loss to civilization.
more especially with the two higher
educated gentlemen Judge OF the Cir
CUT cur, court Massie and Attorney for
the commonwealth Foster, and IL less
valuable from professional and edu-
cational viewpoint, mono the less so,
from the standpoint 'ot citizenship,
was sherI1 Webb in whose grim,
courageous hands lay the duty OF pre-
serving public neace and decorum,
! thoush the toll were life itself
II these gentlemen fully recognized
their own danger. and the contingent
danger TO others in a crowded court
room. as seems to have been the case,
they were and are now justly amen
able TO public criticism for failing to
provide against such a contingency
There is courage which can be both
discreet and indiscrect. The indiscre-
ton of their courage lost to them their
lives and those of others. and placed
upon the annals OF Virginia a pare
that would be blotted out with tears
If those who weep had access to 1t.
Facing. as they best knew. the cour-
age of d class OF men who have always
utHcQ tHt IN
ternal revenue tax upon whiskey. and
who in many respects are good citi-
zens. whose wrongdoing was largely
the sequence of this antag
ing, / repeat known courage and de-
termination inspired by their belief
Of the unfairness and the inipuity Of
the government tariff in favor of the
whiskey trust, Judge Massle should
have directed his sheriff to provide
against such possible tragedy. 1t
was unnecessary for him to prove his
courage at the risk of his own life
and that of his associates in govern
mental functions. and of those others,
part of 81 peaceable public assembly.
The late Federal District Judge
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

raul. OF Virginia, recognized in the
ienlehcy with which he treated in his
court this class OF public offenders,
and gave them due credit for their
government had Il right TO continue a
war tax in time OF peace.
That great Statesman, "old Joe
Brown of Georgia. was always a de-
fender of the moonshner. or rather. /
should say, of the right these people
claimed to make their own corn and
apples and cherries and peaches into
whisky and brandy, without govern
ment tax or supervision.
Are these people greater offenders
than those people who have forced
out Of the government service the
great pure food and pure whiskey
advocate, DR.. Wiley. that they may be
permitted to sell their elimination
all over the country, robbins the gov
ernment as well as the individual. at
many times It's real value?
The greatest menace Of this re-
public, in it's government as Well as
the lowering tone OF morality which
1t enSenders by the awful adu!tcrants
that II is permitted, by the processes
market to the exclusion OF competi-
tion OF pure goods, Is the Whiskcy
trust. They are mainly responsible
for the defeat OF local option OF boot
Logging and speakeasies It is their
business TO diseredit temperance
everywhere. as well TO destroy the
competition of the moonshiner
Nobody seeks to apologize for the
terrible crime. but the cause Of the
crime has long existed and has been
fully recognized.
Virginia needs all h~r men. and
most OF all such men as Massic ana
Foster and Webb.
The oppressive tariff taxes Of tho
Federal government in the interests
Of class and privilege have no right
to exist. T. r s
Bentonyille, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

TO borrow money. he only wants realty
as security. Could our nation do
better than an indivlduai2 Suppose
our nation were to abolish tho present
Ranking system and allow the states
Oh this great country to have their
own banking systems. but all to use
national currency only, would not this
rehevo the present pcrpleNity and
give all classes OF citizens tho same
falr chance. and NOT have. as now
moncycd lords so-caIled--ratioIai
banks? y man now who does not
own United States bonds IS only a
cipher. Realty Is only curse unless
II is In corporation What / have
written is from sad experience,
In conclusion, :,lloT me to tell you
am still! an old line WhiG In prn-
ciple.
WILLIS WILSON HoBsoN.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
Spnrc NJ I;,nrn.e

10 me Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
SlE,-Thc state OF Virginia has Of
Tered reward OF s3OcO for tho cup
tuIt ~ q buhu OF ursperadocs who
allt!ed ia the history OF the State.
ihry shot TO death in open court. a
Judge Oh the bench a Commemorative
attorney and a sheriff They wounded
the clerk ana three juryman. and
trunpied in the dirt the dignity OF
the law For tho cnormity OF the
crime committed the regard Is totally
Inadequate.
Q, Inc pity Of 81 Even single
county has offered from $500 to $1,000
10 nvcnse the death OF one Of its
citizens and bring the criminal to Jus
nee what u splacc II must be 10 tho
widows and children % such men as
laid down thelr life IN discharge OF
81 Virginia valued their services So
highly as TO offer such reward,
What feeling OF security must he
thrown around the iudciary ana on
GERS OF the state TO know they are 50
well protected:
What an incentive 10 the detectives
OF the country TO take their lives in
their hands and go into the impres
nahlc Businesses Of the mountains and
capture these men. They must h
rushing from North, south East and
West Ia get such reward. Aud yet
Virginia braSs about her prosperity
and progressi
She Is up against proposition now
where money should NOT BE consih
cred. This gang Of desperadoes should
be captured ana brought to Justice.
no matter a what cost. These brave
men. amy enc of whose lives were
worth ten times the amount OF the
reward. should be avenged and the
majesty of the law upheld
r. C. CUAIMINS.
Rumford
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
On the Spur oftheMoment
By Roy; K. Moulton

Never Again.
The poets sing
or gentle spring
In language that is rich.
They hang bluff
And sell the STUFF
To magazines and sich.
They rave and shout
And rhyme about
The fragrance of the air
And of the joy
Without alloy
That fingers everywhere.
But when it SHOWS
And rains and blows
And does a dozen stunts
with hail and sleet
And lightning sheet
And does 'em all at once:
When nature drops
And deity fiops
A back-hand somersault.
I think right now
You Will allow
It's time to call q halt.
My Tyre is still
And never will
Twnng for you as of yore.
Oh, Gentle Spring,
You tickle thing,
III boost your game no moro.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

Concerning the Wiley resignation,
one simple explanation is that Score.
tary of Agriculture Wilson, in irving
to break all Cabinet service records
mas reached such a green" old age
that smart young politicians can hood
wink and befool him by taking ad
vantage of this greenmess. DR.. Osler
once suggested a remedy for this af-
Fiction that. In the mild form of a pen
sion, might be applied to James s.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
Caught on the Fly.

An agricultural school has been es-
tablished in .Yucatan. II must be that
they are Intending at last to raise
something in Yucatan besides dis
turbance.
me dog warden at Denver claims to
have been bitten 1900 times, but any
man can equal that record in ono
night where the mosquitoes are plen-
tiful.
report says there are 100000 COM
mon school teachers IN the United
states. And then there are some re-
markably good looking ones, too.
II seems to be safer to go over
niagara Falls in barrel than to ba
Prime Minister of Russia.
hipiing says his voice is for war.
fhat is the best boost for peace that
mas been noted lately.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
One OF Napoleon's recently

One OF Napoleon's recently publish
ed epigrams reads. THE heart of a
statesman should be In his head
There is often plenty of room there,
but good many near-statesmen these
days have hard time Keeping their
hearts out OF their boots
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
oua rMrnovIpEsr LEGISLATURES

The Kentucky Legislature has lust
adjourned. after having made a large
number of appropriations without pro-
viding ways and means OF securing
the money for them. The state is al
ready behind s1.6oo.ooo. but the Legis.
laturc appropriated another 81 SOC. 600
without providing any way OF meeting
what will De grand deficit OF 3d.
100000
The Legislature of Mississippi in
Its dying hours authorized the Gov
ernor TO borrow 100000 to meet cur
rent bills The Legislature killed a
bond issue, and goes into the open
| market TO dicker with the money ,ena
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

The Maine is at rest under the blue
ocean But Rhc will be remembered
forever as the craft whose destruc-
lion In times OF peace had more mo-
mentous effect in history than the
anDibilation of u thousand fleets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

If the Council decides to postpone all
definite action on complicated civic
questions until the Administra tive
Board ia inaugurated, it may avoid
making mistakes, but it will also
avoid doing anything else.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

President Taft refuses to turn the
picture OF Colonel Roosevelt in the
White House office to the wall. This
portrait is evidently not speaking
likeness.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

FOuND.-Lady's handbag: contents,
one powder puff. calling cards, hand
glass. needle and thread matinee
tickets. chewing gum face veil. five
samples of lace. chamois skin rau.
sewing silk. smelling salts, bottle OF
Perfume, nineteen hairpins, one back
comb, cold cream. nine, recipes for
combination salad. photograph of VIII
uam Faversham, door key nail file.
nall polisher, two postage stamps, club
program. shirtwaist pattern, one street
car ticket and nine cents in real
money.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
TWINS Ever Thus,


Folks all thought Hank was fool.
Never knew a thing in school
Traded jackkn'ves when lie should
Have been studyin' up good.
Never reached the seventh grade.
Folgs all said they were afraid
Hank would pan out mighty bad
Ignorance, that was his fad
Brother Elmer, he was bright,
Studied hard. both day and night.
Took the honors of his class.
Ne'er doubt that he would pass,
Folks viewed Elmer with great pride
He had all the great men tied
They said he would reach tho top,
Naught on earth would make him
stop.
Somehow things seemed 10 go wrong,
Hank grew rich ere very long,
Owned trust and proudly sat
In the Senate, calm and fat.
owned three autos and n yacht.
What he hankered for he got.
That's what happened to the fool.
Elmer? Oh, he's teaching school.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

Champ Clarks dawg may yet dis
cover niger Underw ,od-p.le.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
TRYING TO MATCH US IN COTTON

tn" fO MN 1NH 10 TN OUT'TUN.
Strenuous efforts have been made
by Great Britain for some time TO
make the Lancashire mills independent
of the American cotton crop. The 1911
crop grown in countries under British
dominion was estimated last season OF
I,lSl,ooo bales OF 500 pounds. This
was almost half as large as the Amer
lean crop, and if the Indian weather
this season proves favorable the pro-
portion may be even larger.
The year book of the British Cot
ton Growing Association for 1912 fur
nishes the following figures with refer
ence to cotton plantations under It's
auspices:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

Presidential booms sometimes faI
on deaf ears.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

The way folks enjoy the sunshine
must make the ground hog feel mighty
mean.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18

the James River rampage by bringing
tourists to visit the Venice OF America.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
British Cotton Crops, ls11-12

ES!ptIah crop OF lVlU Was 1853
Sa7 cantnrs, equal TO about 1,554,TO7
bales of 500 pounds.
Adding these crops TO the latest
! estimates and forecasts for the CHIEF
British possessions the results are:
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-11-09
Metal Market.
Death of Billy" Brooks.

Word reached here the first of the
week Of the death OF Billy" Brooks,
in Reno He was found in his cabin
suffering from pneumonia and died
before he could be taken to the hos
pital for treatment Mrs. Susan Moi
fin. I'illys mother. has been a resident
Of this valley for some time. making
her home with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Freeman. She had no means to at
tend the funeral of her son and the
citizens Of this pace took up libcrat
subscription so that she might attend
the funeral. Billy" Brooks was ma
tive Of California. aged 33 years. In
childhood he became blind and he thcr
attended a conservatory OF music
and became fine pianist. He had a
splendid voice and Of late years play
ed and sang throughout Nevada tie
had many friends who will mourn his
death and sympathizc with his aged
mother and sister. Mrs. Turner, who
resides in Oakland. California. His
funeral took place in Reno. Mrs. Moi
fin returned to this valley and will
make her home here for some time
it is expected.