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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Under the auspices OF Magnolia
Camp. Woodmen of the World. one
of the most impressive ceremonies
was conducted on Sunday, the occa-
sion being the unwilling OF monu-
ment to w. l.. Mickelboro. a mem
Der of the organization, who died
last summer There was II least five
hundred persons at the unwilling,
which was executed by the officers OF
the camp.
The address was delivered by Rev.
Gerald Culpeper. and in addition a
beautiful poem was reched by Miss
Louise Jones. and the Pine Street
Baptist church quartette sang. Mr..
Culpeper In his address said:
Our surroundings this afternoon,
the occasion which calls us together,
the virtuous auspices under which we
come. are calculated to affect and In
spire us, and to awaken in every heart
glowing resopndse.
God Is gracious TO us giving times
now and then to pause in life's busy
engagements. and quell all anxious
thoughts and bid the selfish breast be
still.
H.. For the, necessity. .. which. Myta9
creates demands and produces In
the human family an anxious condi-
ton which Its short hours at best can
scarcely satisfy. The qualification OF
personal desires the accumulation Of
worldly gain are strong with US.
xNh
late and soon," says one.
Forgetting and spending We lay
waste our powers.
Little we see In nature that Is ours.
Cur ireartss are given way in Axcrdid
boom
THE lifelong struggle OF the man
Is not for living only. much less for
actual happiness. but rather 1t Is for
possession and evermOre possession.
Strange that the principle and policy
OF the sanity Naxarene. as he gave
them out for the guidance Of all ac-
ton between man and man should
not have animated us more universally
with the flight OF years. There were
vague shadows, doubts and misgiv-
ings to curse the race. enough before
His coming. Law had done Its best
to relieve expressions. philosophy had
tent LIS u0u0 NJ (HcCAAa6 StsC VtoASSu
and hurt. Prophecy shot some light
beams against the black cloud or
hopelessness and dismay. but poor at
lest was the result. II was then
when the star Of hope had sunk low
est upon the horizon OF humanity
outlook, that new light famed out
on the shores Of 0alilee and the hill
tops round about. since that timo
the rose has been without. excuse tor
it's individual wrongs ana national
catastrophes. With this greatest OF
all human platforms TO stand upon
and policy for action there q the
greatest foil against selfishness and
In humanity and In its luminous truth
We should ind the foundation for
human happiness and the guerdon Tor
universal peace.
In private life ana and In the
churches @re have shown somewhat
IN generous charities "a the needy and
Fostering care to the weak. Thus the
desire to mingle this beautiful senti-
msnt OF justice ana charity toward 4
breaking slowly but surely through.
Fraternalism now d adding 3ts jawel
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
SUNDAY, APRIL ii. 1912.
INSANITY OF THE DRUNKARD.

-rs. attorney general Of Virginia has rendered
nm opinion TO tho effect that the insane asy4anis
have no right to refuse admission to alcohohc
patients.
Danel come to Judgment
Never in history has there been such com,
,.royn,se in the SLOW development: OF human JUS
t,ce "A that which now obtains in the use on the
one hand of the whiskey traffic as means OF
revenue, and the neglect OF the resulting drunk
ard as a common nuisance.
Let II be admitted that the drunkard is nui-
sance. He is not wanted In shop. In company.
on the street He is Stunned by friends, desert
cd by acauaintances, hectored by the police. He
cumbers the Earth. OF all things. he Is the one
that is most in the way. Who stops to think
that the thing that is most abhorred Is most as
sidnonsly cultivated
As long as the State continues to make drunk
ards, it should provide a place for them. HUI
nanty has long since gotten over the idea that
drunkenness is a manifestation of original SIM
We have for years been tying to the belief that
the sot is as much victim Of disease as the con-
sumptye. Tentatively. have been trying to
help him at price. Institutions are founded for
his treatment. Dietaries and courses OF treat
ment are recommended to fit his case But. very
untustly. have kept him out of our hospitals
because they are established for the treatment OF
the insane"
Who is more insane than the man who puts
down his last hope for the purchase of a drink?
Who is crazier than the individual who barters
his manhood for the jest that passes over the
mahogany. itself stained and initiative? Who
needs more sorely the restraint OF organized so
ciety than the derelict who has lost his will, who
wakes to embrace virtues which he Immediately
rises only to betray?
We are glad that the Virginia hospitals are tc
bc opened to the drunkards. We are not of those
who contend that the place for them is in iail
especially when we fatten them for such destY
nation. But would desire to ask in the light
of this official determination of the drunkard's
status what is left of the financial argument sc
liquor traffic. 1t would be a fine thing II ever,
victim of liquor could be sent to an asylum
where he might have the chance which Is The
rainbow to a never-dying hope. The cost of such
n charity would, Of course be enormous But 81
are the profits. II are to continue to poisor
humanity for gain. the least that civilization car
do in the maintenance of it's selfrespect is 10 Gre
ate pension fund to provide for the lunatic,
mat 1t considers necessary incident to its de
velopment.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
SWAT THE FLY BEFORE HE COMES.

The time to swat the fly" Is not after he has
settled on ones nose, but before he Is born.
Within q few weeks will hear much talk
about the fly. his filthy habits, his deadly posi-
bilites.
Why not swat the fly before he has provided
for the millions he is capable of producing?
A little more cleanliness. little foresight, a
comparatively small expenditure OF money. a
certain quality of unsefshness would make
Richmond clean A clean Richmond would mean
the abating OF the dust nuisance, the smoke nui-
sance, the fly nuisance. Many cities will soon be
having clean up days" The time to clean up is
before and not after. the time when the damage
has been done.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
Tho Thaw Case Again.

4 mass OF expert testimony quite ample
as that adduced at the trial to secure Mr.
Harry Thaw's being adjudged insane is now to
be presented to the court to further his re-
lease from the asylum. 1t Is said that nearly
4 million of dollars has been spent In his de-
fence and subsequent efforts to bring about
his freedom.
We cannot but sympathize with these self
sacrificing efforts Of the family 1t would
surely seem to the great majority Of people.
However. an essential miscarriage Of Justice.
made possible by the possession of great
wealth. IL they should be successful.
Expert testimony aside, the feelings of those
who followed the trial most carefully would
surely dictate the conclusion that his release
would be reflection already depre-
Gated legal procedure and might not be with
out an element OF danger to the community
New York Herald.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
"AS THOUGH IN CHURCH.

VI the men who remained to await the sinking
OF the iffdntc. her second officer saws In an in.
terview that they Stood quietly as IL thew were
In church.
Great emotions, magnificent tragedies, carry
with them their own calm. 1t U.s. after all. the
small things that we worry about. The big
things themselves big with Fate. Them we
accept in sort of instructive humility. with a
certain compelled awe and admiration
The men who went down. "as IL they were in
church. were looking things in the face. May
We not suppose that they were come into the
heritage Of their being by an ability to look
through and past the cloud banks Of circum-
stance Where else originated this quiet and
selfcontained dignity in the face OF certain de-
struction? No clairvoyant ever approaches the
certitude of those whose eyes see Death while
they are yet possessed of health and strength
The strange confidence of the condemned is a
thing that those who yet have leasehold on life
can never understand until their term. also, is
shout to expire.
Throw a cannon-craeker into any populous
street. and you will its explosion followed by
= panic and outrageous fear capable OF confirm
ing the most cruel estimate Of your fellow.men
Take the same individuals who brazenly flee
sudden noise and place them on the battlefield
or on shipboard. and they will strangely find the
secret OF dying with all the tabled pride OF gem
tlemea. It is thrilling to read the CORY stories
Of glory; 1t should cheer US to realize that in all
probability. our own mediocrity is the result 81
lack net of heroics. but Of opportunity
There Is no possibility OF ceasing at present
10 think and talk Of the Tnanic and those who
sank with her. 1t might however. be worth
while to think that the place to discover poten-
tial heroes Il the street, where almost every man
With dinner bucket carries his slab OF soggy
~ wrapped up In decoration.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

to city streets have to look somewhere and to
somebody on the rare occasion when they get out
into the open Would it not be more in line
with the genius OF modern economies, IL some
one should write out some simple rules and keep
the heroics and the sentiment out OF them?
Otherwise the live boys and girls in the
woods will have to depend on an inherited sense
of locality and direction to get them out again.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
The Claimant and the President.

Apart from his habitual Thersitsms most o.
the Claimants talk on his perambuiations has
been about State issues The initiative and
referendum, the presidential primary, the
call of judges. as limited by him. have nothing
to do with the powers and duties OF the pres
ident. Chatter against the bosses from man
who for most Of mis- po..cii life either owsd
his Offices to the bosses, Quay and Platt for
example or worked with them cordially. Ia
au;u.ins: doubly amusing to al but innocents
In t.c mouth of man whose greatest trf-
umph In this campaign of false pretense has
been accomplished by means of those Abra-
ham Linccll. Republicans" Boss Bll Finn and
Boss Magce. why did you make Garfield
secretary of INTERIOR somebody is said 10 nave
asked the colonel once upon time. "Oh,
Jimmy wanted it, was the grinned reply. SO
Theodore wants the nomination; and thar is
really the sole grounds of his canvass. FOR
What national issue has he go? Is II 10 be
found in such nebulous bucombe as this
If we win We going tr make Laws in
every State and in the nation to make this
| country little better place for the average
man to live In.
| Is he going to make laws in the States ~
well as * ashington? Turn to the Con-
nectcut Republican account OF the administra-
ton which Mr. Roosevelt praised so compre-
hensively at Saratoga in 1910
-Four years ago the Republicans of Con-
nectcut did their part toward making William
Howard Taft President of the United States.
and they have never for moment regretted
It. lie has kept his oath. revered and de-
Tended the Constitution. enforced the laws and
obeyed them himself. He has used the APP
pointive power with scrupulous care and fdel-
ity. He has striven to put the protective tariff
on scientifically sound and unassilabe basis.
He has endeavored to open wider markets to
the country's commerce. He has wisely land
always lawabidingly) conserved the countrys
natural resources. He has instituted large and
carefully thought out economies in govern
mental expenditures. He has urged Congress
to join him in carrying civil service reform to
its logical conclusion The country has dwelt
In peace under his yigiant and sagacious man
agement of its affairs: his efforts to promote
peace among the nations have added cred
table page to American history. No president
since Abraham Lincoln has accomplished more
for the permanent good of the people than
Taft has done in less than four years."
in spite of the envy that caEkers Mr.. Roose-
velts tongue. Mr.. Taft's administration has
has been constitutional, law abiding, perhaps
an objectionable sin from the Theodorian
point of vfew.---New York Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
The Present Danger from Thaw.


st Dr. Austin Eiint calls attention tor. the grav~
ity OF the situation with respect to Thaw S
present application for release when he de-
clares in letter to THE World" that 1t was
largely the influence of the Thaw family which
procured the retirement Of the old Matteawan
officials who had had Thaw under observation
for a long time and were convinced OF his in
sanity. OF the new officials In the Prison De-
partment and in charge Of Matteawan DR..
Flint. aienist Of the highest standing and
with good sources of Information, writes that
lit Is Thought that Colonel Scott and DR. James
v. May who La now president OF the State
Commission Of Lunacy. favor Thaw's release.
DIR. Russell, the newly appointed superintend-
ent Of Matteawan. Is supposed to hold the
same opinion"
And to show the attitude Of Or. May toward
the Incarceration Of degenerates like Thaw DIR.
Flint recalls DIR. Mays recommending for re-
lease from Matteawan man named Ger
mond. although DR.. May testified that Germond
was IAN enemy to society, a menace to the
public. a habitual criminal who will practice
his old habits In spite Of all his promise OF
reformation"
What Is being done by the officials to pro.
tect society against the turning loose Of this
dangerous maniac? The opinion Of these new
officials In charge Of him ought not to have
only brief experience of his case and though
he may have appeared during the few
months they have had him under observation.
that does not signify that he HAS ceased to be
danger to society. The restraint OF his con-
finement has undoubtedly improved his health,
but once he were free he would return to his
strung by his excuses and the maniacal stage
of his disease would return. That Is. the char
acterstic of paranoia. Continued apparent
sanity for months even years Is typical But
recurrence Of mania Is certain.
The physicians who had him under obser-
walton for years at Matteawan should be called
when hearing Is held regarding his sanity,
and their testimony should have the greatest
influence with the court. They know his state
best And counsel should be employed to de-
fend the public interests who are familiar with
the case. What In Attorney General Carmody
doing to keep this dangerous degenerate from
being turned loose upon society New York
Tribune,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
Vale Frank u. .ti,le+.

or all the good and brave men who went
down with the Titanic none will be more deeply
regretted than Francis Davis MIet the newly
appointed head OF the American Academy In
Rome.
His life had ben one of many activities and
unusually varied experience. as author, war
correspondent, traveller and artist. 1t Is not
too much to say OF him that in every one OF
these capacities he achieved signal obstruction.
the Russo-Turkish war he rendered services
Of the highest value. not only to his paper.
but also to the wide circle OF readers whom
he enlightened
or infinite capacity for friendship Frank
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

It Is untirely in keeping with life and the WAY
it works out that the Marcon operator whose
efforts resulted In the saving of several hundred
women and children and a few men should have
ended his labors by dying at his post.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21
CURRENT COMMENT
What a Wo,:,,r Knows

Cleveland school teacher write, that she
asked her class what the difference be.
tween the expires, ions. "a while" tNni IA Time"
Nobody seemed u have any ideas On the SUBJ
je /. Finally the light OF intelligence was seen
to shine in the eyes of one little boy, and the
teacher called upon MIN to save the intellectual
HOMER CT the class
i knew. teacher" he cried, eagerly. ..Vhen
papa SAYS he's going oCt tCr II while mamma
says She knows he's .riit, out for a time"--
Cie.e'and Plain Dealer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Some Transatlantic steamship fine mfrfYt pat
a reputation by employing Old Doctor Cook to
melt the icebergs with hot air
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Another railroad for Richmond means merely
another line to the city that is rapidly becoming
the center of the web
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Milet Will be sorely missed by men and
men OF the highest intellectual. artistic and
social standing in nearly every OF the cap
itals OF the world.--New York Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-21

Lest We forget: The Allen gang and the
Beach case.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18
TUESDAY MORNING FIRE
VISITS BIG FOUR PROPERTY
WITH LOSS TO CONTRACTOR

A FIRE Tucaday morning, which
had It's origin, presumably, in the
OF, room Of the Big Four round
house, destroyed what remained Of
the roof Of the old structure. An
adjoining shed, containing $500
sacks of cement and tools, was also
destroyed. The cab ON freight
engine. was badly damaged The
cement and tools were the properly
Of the H. A. Peters Construction
Co, Of Chicago. This firm has th6
contract for THE construction of the
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18
The Secret Terror,

The haunting fear Of sickness and
is the secret terror Of
she working man Health Is his capi-
al. Kidney diseases sap a mans
rength and vitality They lessen
lis earning capacity Foley Kidney
Pills bring back health by healing
the disease. They are the best medi-
cine made for kidney and bladder
troubles. They act quickly and thor
oughly. You can buy nothing better.
John McMastors, Streator Ill, says;
Il feel better and great deal
stronger than ! have for many years
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18

The Mississippi, from below st.
Louis ID Cairo, the Tennessee. from
Florence to the mouth, and the Ohio,
from the mouth Of the Tennessee to
Cairo WIFI continue to fall at slow
rate for the next two or three days,
no very Important changes are eX-
pacted within the next two or three
days, in the Ohio, from the mouth Of
the Wabash to above the mouth Of
the Tennessee and in the Wabash az
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18
NAVY Short Of Men,

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE navy
is about 5000 men short Of its
authorized strength, though latest
reports show an Improvement in re-
cFuiting.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18

II you are troubled with chronic
constipation, the mild and gentle ef-
feet o. Chamberlain's Tablets makes
taeni especially suited to your case.
For sale hy I'll druggists-Adyt
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18
shaanassv Taken e Anna Asylum

-''----- r-oT
I'd Shannessy, injured in u fight
with George Clarke, was found Tues
day to be mentally deranged by
commission composed of Drs. ITibbitts
and Rendleman Shannessy, it
seems, suffered a severe concussion Of
the brain from his fall when knocked
down, a blood clot forming as a re-
enlI
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18

Cairo ana vicinity: Fair and
colder Wednesday,
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18

new round house and are the great
est losers by the lrc.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18
Local Data.


Sun viii rise tomorrow ......, 1;ob
sun will set tomorrow .... Az
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18
STORE OPEN EVENINGS.

VI. T Wall G Co.'s Big Department
Store will be open evenings until
Christmas l2-17-2t
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-18

ana Foley Kidney Pills did it." No
harmful drugs,--Advt
The herald., 1912-09-19
BEARS HAVE LITTLE CHANCE
Methods Of Hunters In india Mako
Capture Of Game They Go After
a Certainty.

A curious method of capturing wild
bears is employed in certain parts Of
India. Four or five sturdy men are
armed, two with long spears cross
barred on the handles close to the
sharp two-edged blade, and two or
three with ten-foot bamboos, Of which
the ends are smeared with bird lime.
Thus equipped and leading several
powerful dogs, the hunters sally forth
an hour or SO before dawn. They
pass along the base of the hills with
the fresh morning wind blowing up
from the plains below.
Should the hunters be lucky, It Is
not long before the fierce dogs wind
the bear, and though the dogs Of this
species hunt silently, their straining
on the leash informs their owners that
the game is nigh.
The dogs are slipped and disappear
In the semi-darkness. Soon their
roaring and growing indicate that
they have found the game. The hunt
ers run up to the spot where the bear
is fighting with the dogs.
The men with the lined poles poke
the bear in the ribs and adroitly twist
the ends in its long hair, thus holding
1t fast on each flank. The spearmen
complete the operation by repeated
spear thrusts.
1t is said that a party Of experienced
men with good dogs never fail to %.
cure the bear in this way.
The herald., 1912-09-19
Pythian.
Crescent Lodge No. 8.

Crescent Lodge No. ?, X. OF p meets
every Friday night in Pythian Hall al
1880 o'clock.
R. Chestnut, chancellor commander'
7. ]. Burton, vice chancellor; A. D
Coyel. prelate; ]. B Babin' master o'
work: C.. Berthaut, master-at-arms' n
E. Babin, keeper of records and seal
George Lecourt, master of finance; L.
J. Peterson, master of exchequer; T.
Miller, inner guard; Louis Martini
outer guard; ]. B. Babin, grand repre-
sentative; L. ]. Burton, alternate' v
Miller, janitor; F. E. Babin, ORGANISE
f. 7. Mothe and ]. B. Babin' general
relief committee; R. Chestnut }. D.
Babin and c. Berthaut, committee Oh
nine: Louis Peterson, DR.. c. V. kraft
and L. ]. Burton, trustees; Dr. Jno
A. Rupp and DR.. Chas. Gelbke, physi'
clans; E. ]. Mothe, undertaken.