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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18


man has no right to vide on a street
car II this ruling holds. the Mary
land street cars will be patronized al
most exclusively by women hence1orth.
A woman In Pennsylvania has smok.
ed one pipe for twenty-five years. She
ought to have almost enough tobacco
coupons saved up by this time to en-
title her to another pipe.
The hookworm has made its appear
ance in Baltimore. though there was
no evidence Of 1t while Mr.. Bryan
and his party were sojourning in that
locality.
The Illinois man who married his
mother-in-law was wise. for that was
the only way he could make her cease
being his mother-in-law.
From all reports the 100000 Aston
baby's talk is Just as foolish as a -
babys.
Roet Kemp has disappeared. This
happens to poets only too frequently.
Uncle Sam Is going to spank San Do
mingO again. San Domingo must be
eating off the mantel most Of the time
these days.
Edmund Gosse says there will never
be another great poet Edmund IL
evidently a thirty-seoond degree OPP
timist
About the only things that are going
down these days are the elevators and
the submarines.
The trouble with civil service 10 that
it does not always eliminate uncivil
service.
A bridge magnate has been arrested
in Nebraska. but not for playing it.
FAN Fashioo Hints.
Any lady can make q nifty fan hat
out Of a bird and portion Of an old.
discarded portiere. any color.
Skirts will be 80 tight this year
that any woman will be able to make
two Of them out Of a pair OF her hus-
bands trouserA
Johnny coats will be very much in
vogue this fall. You can make one
out OF an old horse blanket and three
large cast iron buttons. The cut IL
similar to that Of a bathrobe.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18

VIII Colonel Dink Potts, Of Georgia
be the nsxt Secretary q War,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18
Onthe Spur Of theMoment


FrO0 the 81okoyv0A0 Cl0x1o0.
A mail clerk threw . mail pouch
on the raiirud train here t'othsr night
bat the train was goin' % fast the
pouch didn't light until Il. got pretty
near down to Peavy Junction Sever
love letters for Miss Rlbbins. our popu
lar trimmer. was delayed until next
day.
Elmer Jones started for West HEX
eyville yesterday. but something must
have happened to him. a. Postmaster
Tibbitts says Miss Amy Stubb0 amt
received no picture postal card from
him yet. Foul play 10 suspected. and
Constable Ezra Hand and the Ladies'
Aid is workin' on the case. Hold Pc
tiers has got q new fall suit. vii.
liam Tibbitts started Il agin him for
a grocery bill. Miss Lutte Bihbins
says when she gets up to sing she
never knows what to do with her
hands. Old Man Purdy says the best
thing she could do with them would
be TO hold them over her mouth.
r. Egbert Psavy says when hs work.
ed at that ice cream sody fountain
down the city he was 90 busy that
when .e started to bed at night he
used to meet himself Eettin' up.
Old Man Purdy took . drink Of
water when he was down to the city
Sunday and has been laid up ever
since. Ike Virgins Sundayed and Mon
dayed down to the city. He didn't
expect to Monday there. but he couldn't
get the court to set Sunday on his
case.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-18

Fer sbe Cso1e0oed NoE6eFeeaI
To the Edsaor Of The Timee-D!spatc0:
S.r.-I see from your Query Column
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
THAcKERAYIN NEW YORK

ETOm the New lOfk w Orlu.
 New York is not so rich in literary shrines and associations that it can afford to overlook the memorials of the two visits here of William Makepeace ThaclI- cray, in 1s52-3 and 1So5-6. assembled in the current exhibition at the Grolier club similar exhibition, including manu- scripts, portraits. drawings, early edi- tions and various reprints was held in London, at the Charterhouse last July the centenary of Thackeray's birth, of the commemoration of which the Grolier gathering is a well justified hodover It proves that America has more Thaek- erayana, more readily accessible, than London. It also reveals the interesting fact that the first appearance of any of Thackeray's writings in book form oc- cured in this country in 1S3s.
 Gen. James Grant Wilson. one of the very few among our living fellow citizens who enjoyed the personal acquaintance of both Thackeray and Dickens and attended their readings here, recalls walking along Broadway near the once fashionable Bond street with a friend who pointed ahead and whispered; Do you know who those two giants are? William M. Thackcray and Bayard Taylor"
 In Amity street now West Third), as- sociated with earlier memories of Edgar Allen Poe and N. P Willis and other lii- erary lights of 1s40-'50. Thackeray occu- pied apartments for over a month, having for near neigAbors Lester wallack. rhe actor, and George William Curtis. These latter, returning form the theatre toward midnight and seeing a light in Thack- erays window, would repair thither, brew a toddy and sing ballads until the milk man camo round.
 Such things are pleasant to remember
 in connection with our academic study of the author of Vanity Fair" and Barry Lyndon,' who. if not the greatest novel; ist of his time, was indisputably the foremost Englishman of letters of the Victorian era.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Arms and Munitions of War

Hereafter the export of arms to Mexico will be hazardous undertake ing. All such efforts are hereafter ] 10 be vigorously prosecuted, simply because we are at peace with Presi- klent Madero's administration. If need be 25,000 men will be sent to the Texas frontier to patrol it so as to prevent the sending of arms into Mex tco from Texas towns.
 -4' No such force will be needed. The proclamation will do the work, and Madero can now proceed to do up the bandits and revolutionists in rapid succession.
 Much remains to be done, but be- yond all doubt the various rebel chiefs have lost an important advantage when the United States took from them the right to receive arms with out restraint. It is believed that Ma dero will now be able to crush the various opponents of his administra- tion. He has hard task before him ct the best, and he needs peace in or der to bring out the very best reforms ], that Mexico is equal to.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
BIOodshed in Virginia

"The horrible tragedy in Virginia, in which a judge and two other law off, cers of Carroll county lost their lives. was the most startling Of recent times," said an old citizen.
 Eastern Kentucky, eastern Ten nessee and southwest Virginia are used to long drawn out feuds and brutal murders. But me Virginia as sassinations of this week are the most atrocious on record. With the exception of a few mountain counties in the southwestern part of the state, the old Dominion is noted for its law abid- ing citizens. But when 1t does have homicides they are usually murders most foul. It is safe to say that all the participants in the Virginia trag- edy will be tried and duly executed '
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

From "Lincoln the Greatest American l Humorist," by Wayne Whipple. in the Hampton.
 Theodore Roosevelt has truly said that to patronize a man Is to insult him. Ln- coln's cabinet treated him to numerous
 insults of this kind during the earlier
 months of his administration. Several of them T. been defeated rivals for the presidency, so each thought himself com
 missioned of high heaven to save the country from an imbecile President who
 could do nothing but tell stories. Sec retary Seward possessed sufficient sense | of humor to discover his mistake in about
 month. It took the others longer to
 agree with the Secretary of State that | "the President Is the greatest of us all. l In less than a year the Secretary of l War. the only member who had been forced upon him by a prediction agree
 ment. had got into such bad odor by questionable dealing that the country demanded his removal. He was diplomat | icaly disposed of as minister to Rus | sia.
 | Then a committee from the Senate
 called at the White House to urge the l President to make a clean sweep of the
 cabinet and start afresh with entirely
 new set of advisers. MT. Lincoln, as | usual, was reminded of a story" "Gentlemen," said he, T once heard of
 a farmer who was troubled with skunks. They annoyed his household at night, and
 his wife insisted that he should take
 measures to get rid of them. One moon light night he loaded his old shotgun and
 stationed himself in the yard to watch for
 the intruders, his wife remaining in the
 house anxously awaiting the result.
 After some time she heard the shot
 gun go off, and in a few minutes the farmer entered the house.
 What luck had you? she asked. "'1 hid behind the woodpile,' said the | old man, with the shotgun pointed toward
 the hen roost, and before long there ap- | peared not one skung but seven I took | aim and bezed away, killing one. and | he raised such a fearful smell that 1 con- ! cluded to let the other six go.'"
 Those senators saw the point at once. | Nothing more was heard of cabinet recon | struction. That story parable reduced all l the difficulties in the case to their sim plest terms, and Its argument was unan- l swerable. An ordinary discussion of the | situation would have drawn out and de- | veloped personal animosities that would | have made enemies of some of those pres 1 ent, but instead they all parted friends.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
TELEPHONES
Happy are they that hear thy detrac. Mons, and put them to mending.
 Much Ado About Nothing.
Farm Demonstration Work

Despite a late start the farm dem onstrators are planning to have 10,- poo demonstration acres in both corn and cotton. This means that the 67 demonstrators will have 2000 demon btration farms that will accept demon etrated methods. In the average a demonstrator will watch about 30 Farms in each county.
 x Thirty demonstration farms to a county will bring results alike in corn and cotton. Alabama made last year ' 6,000,000 bushels of corn and about [ 1,600,000 bales of cotton, and the demonstration farms contributed to / these great and absolutely unprece- dented results.
 When we remember that every demonstration farm more than dou- bled the product of both corn and eotton we begin to see the value of farm demonstration work. We begin also to see the value of the boys corn club. Between the two the cul- tivation of Alabama farms is being slowly but surely revolutionized. The time is coming when Alabama will be Rs well known as a corn state as she how is as a cotton state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
FUTURE OF EXPLORATION

Sir Ernest Shackleton, in the March num-
 Der of the North American Review.
 TT is not by any means, only in the | Polar regions that tasks await the explorer worthy of his best nerve and skill. Without attempting anything like full list, some of these may be referred to for the benefit of any who think that the book of geographical adventure is closed. In northern Canada there Is still much new ground to break. with rich prizes for the hunter and miner; central Labrador is practically untrodden, and though Greenland has been crossed the interior is little known. The long north ern coast line of Russia and it's frozen hinterland are unvisited except by the nomad natives, though the commercial advantage of sea communications with the great rivers running northward through Siberia has long been recog- nized.
 This is no less true of Russian Central Asia, where many historical and archaeo- logical problems also remain to be inves- tigated. The opening up of Thibet and the borderlands of India and China will yet De Il long ana SLOW pIoCcSS, anu thS mapping of northern China is far from complete A British expedition is, I be- lieve, at this moment engaged upon most interesting researches in western Mon golia, a region as to which English read CTS have so far practically no information. Starting from the Upper Yenisei, whose curious inhabitants have not been seri- ously studied, it was to cross northward into what was the cradle of the ancient Tartar empire, virgin soil Cor sand) to the scientific investigator, then to pene- trate through 500 unsurveyed miles of the Gobi desert, and so to reach Picking. q
 New Guinea, an island as large as Great Britain whose wild mountains and forests are still mostly closed to their nominal Dutch, British and German owners. has been the objective of several expeditions during the last few years. Almost every kind of geographical re- search is urgently called for from one end to the other of South America Though larger than Europe, this conti- nent has only about a tenth. of it's pop
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Coal Production. Last Year

'" Chief Mine Inspector Nesbitt re- ports that the mine production of Ala .bama in 1911 was 15,011, 1858 tons. Hhis is decrease of 1,077,375 tons under the previous years output. The o year 1911 was, however, less favora- ble than the year 1910, and the fact that the production of 1911 is in ex- eess of any previous year save 1910 is . gratifying fact. The present year bids fair to present a new record .s Jefferson, Walker, Bibb and Tusca- poosa continue to be the chief mining
 counties. The three largest mines are located in Jefferson. St. Clair and Shelby and Etowah are free pro- ducers. The coke output last year was reduced to 2,756,697 tons, loss pf 474,702 tons when comparison is
 made with 1910.
 v Altogether the production in 1911 Nas well maintained. The sales in New Orleans were helpful, and there ts every reason to believe that bet ter record will be made this year. After this year preparations must be begun to meet the demands for coal at Colon and Panama, and surely this 2 district will not give West Virginia a walkover.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
THREE STAGES OF WOMAN

Cecil Sorel in London Telegraph.
 There is a certain charm in the decollete of girl or of a very young woman which is entirely lost when attempted by older persons. woman should have sufficient sense and taste to realize that at a certain time of life, when she is no longer a girl or very young wom- an. she ought to dress in way becoming of her age. By trying to outdo the young they make themselves absurd. There are three stages in a woman's life-first, that of the girl; second. that of the young woman, and third, that of the mother. A decolete which is permitted in the first or second is offensive in the third. The girl we expect to be "coquette,' and the young woman to be modest, but above all the mother who is already certain age. is bound to be grave. By observing these rules woman is charming at each of her ages. By not observing them she makes herself ridiculous.
 Think of the beautiful and modest decol- lete which. we were told, was at most permitted in the past. It was merely a decollete of the shoulders. Nowadays so- ciety people have carried the fashion to extremes. It is no longer decollete over the shoulders it is too extravagant for me to describe. It is not beautiful. It is ugly. as in every exaggeration. Society people make the grave mistake of trying to copy everything they see in theatres. Many things are permissible and beautiful on the stage which are not so in a drawing room. When we are on the stage we are at a distance from the spectators, and
 we have to exaggerate certain things in dress and costume which we would not ourselves wear in town when we go to a
 social function and find ourselves in crowded salons with persons who are en- tire strangers close up to us.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

uation, and extensive tracts have hardly even been trayersed. Costa Rica has unexploited gold fields and other mineral wealth guarded by dense forests and pre- cipitous mountains. The three giant rivers-the Amazon, Orinoco and La Plata drain millions of miles of riotously rich hand, much of which is familiar only to obscure native tribes. The vagueness of frontiers, for instance, between Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru has recently led to mischievous quarreling; but. if this could be measured in monetary cost, it would be small matter as compared with the waste of economic opportunity. The scarcity of rubber has here given a nota- ble stimulus to the work of discovery; but there are chances enough left for a gen. eration of adventurers. provided they are "salted' to equatorial conditions. with no doubt about the reward, scientific or commercial. Sir Clements Markham has lately pointed out that there is vast tract in Colombia and Venezuela, bound- ed on the west by the slopes of the Cor dilleras, on the east by the Orinoco and Rio Negro. on the north by the river Meta and on the south by the Vaupes and laura, which is practically un known"
 Finally, the exploration of the subnia- rine world is only just begun. Worse still, 1t may. I fear, be safely said that all the work of our modern oceanog raphers-of Sir John Murray of Challen- ger fame, pr. Hjort of the Michael Sars, Prince Albert Of Monaco, and of the va rious marine biological stations-has won less of public attention and interest than did a single one of Jules Vernes heroes. Captain Memo of the Nautilus. Thus does good tale overshadow the romance of real life, with all its potency of soiid advantage. for it is one of the cheapest of fallacies that men are always governed by self-interest. But interest does tell in the long run; and some day a statesman will arise who has eyes to perceive that, if we would only take pains to farm the sea with a hundredth part of the energy we give to farming the land, there is food enough going a-begging there to nourish a nation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
GEORGIA PRESS ON UNDERWOOD

The Perry Home Journal-Not merely because he is southern man should un- derwood be nominated and elected, but because of his ability and honesty as a statesman. By his record as congress- man in service, and by his faithfulness to the democratic tariff principle, he has proyen himself to be the best man in the field for the democratic nomination.
 The yaldosta Times-Congressman Un- derwood, who is Alabama's "favorite son." is going to be one of the big hs- ures in the national convention. If the south will stand by him he will De ihe nominee-with very good chance or oe- ing elected.
 The Brunswick News-Underwooos seems to be- growing in every section ol 'ie country. and it seems strange Una. 'ho south which furnishes 75 per cent or the a,,,,ooratic votes. is not pushing his can a;sao, w;th more vigor. He is able ana
 .,, ,,a,ifed for the highest position ,,,th,n the gift of the people of the coun- try.
 rh. Navcross Herald-The editor of the rror.,d nroposes to vote for Underwood of Alabama for President, If he has an op- nortunity to do so. Rufe Hutchens is his manager in this state. and that is one of inc reasons why we will support MT. Underwood.
 The Senoia News-Gazette-This is one time the southern newspapers and south CT, people generally have an opportunity to come out solidly for southern man for the highest office in the gift of the people. Why not Icy aside dirty politicl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16

at Lawrence and in Great Britain.
 Hope is, however, entertained that both strikes can be amicably dis posed of In Germany, on the other hand, the coal strike is spreading to additional districts. There are now 300,000 men in Germany on strike. In Saxony and Litesia the miners are demanding an increase of 15 per cent in pay.
 But we need not look abroad for strike news. There is plenty of in- formation that both the anthracite and the soft coal miners north of the Ohio river will have trouble in per- fecting new three year agreements be- fore April l. The indications point to a strike among the United Mine Workers of America. This organiza- tion, however wide it's name, does not include many southern miners.
 The anthracite miners want an in- crease in wages and an eight hour day. They now have nine hour day. This contest relates back to the settlement of 1902, during the administration of President Roosevelt, who took an ac- tive part in procuring it. A soft coal strike in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia would affect even more peo- pie than would a strike in the hard coal districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
MADE TT A RULE

From Tit-Bits.
 T have made 1t a rule through life,'' he said at the table the other day to a man at his left, never to meddle with another mans business"
 That's right-perfectly right" was the reply.
 But l see you have new confidential clerk"
 ''Yes, sir-yes."
 Hes hard looking case; I have seen him intoxicated a dozen times. and wouldn't trust him out of my sight with sixpence. Took him out of chari- ty, eh?"
 Well, not altogether. you know. He happens to be my eldest son.
 There was a period of silence so painful that both wished some one would yell 'dre.' to break it ups
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
Must Have Police Protection

Birmingham must have more police men and more lights in outlying resi- dence sections. This city, so well lighted in the business district, is poorly lighted in many residence streets.
 And in the matter of police protec- tion, patrolman is rarely seen at night in any residence section. Rob- bers have been bolder and burglaries more numerous during the past few months than ever before.
 Carrying concealed deadly weapons is not only against the law, but the practice, which has been so general, accounts more largely than any other cause for this county's startling homi- eide record Yet many a man of ex- emplary conduct in most respects goes armed for defense against highway men.
 The head of every household not only keeps pistol in convenient place, but it behooves him to be a good marksman, for he is liable to be walked at any moment in the night by thieves proving in the back yard, or burglars in his room. Little wonder that women who are left alone with their children for an hour or two after dark have an uncomfortable feeling. and some of them hysteria.
 When the city commission succeed ed the board of aldermen, one of the first things it did was to cut down the police force. Retrenchment was in order, of course, but the commission made a great mistake in reducing the number of patrolmen. Under the al. dermen the police department mum. bered over two hundred men, includ ing captains, sergeants and detectives There were about one hundred anc fifty patrolmen and that number was certainly not excessive for a city oi 150,000 population, covering an area of 50 square miles. Today, out of g total of about one hundred and fifty not more than one hundred 'men are available for patrol duty. The busi- ness district alone calls for hun dred patrolmen, and another hun dred should be distributed through the residence districts.
 Birmingham never has had suf- ficient number of electric lights in home sections aside from the impor- tant thoroughfares. Streets could be named that are almost in total dark ness on cloudy nights. A street light does police duty and it costs much less than a policeman. There is no eX. cuse, therefore, for not having every street in Birmingham properly lighted
 The public is becoming impatient and the commission should not delay in providing protection for life ant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-03-16
school Improvement Association

pr. Robert Johnson of Montreal Will give an illustrated lecture at the high school auditorium next Wednesday aft
 ernoon at 3 o'clock under the auspices
 of the Central School Improvement as-
 socation. The cause appeals to many cit-
 izens and a large audience is expected. The Central School Improvement asso-
 clation is composed of prominent women filled with civic pride, and with a reas-
 enable cooperation it will accomplish
 untold good. Here are some of the im- provements that have been suggested, sub jcet to the approval of the board of edu- ca tion
 Placing appropriate pictures on the walls of all the class rooms. Placing new window shades where needed.
 Purchasing stereopticon slides for use In the class work of the various depart ments.
 Assisting the orchestra in paying for
 musical instruments recently bought. Placing marble tops on the counters and serving tables in the lunch room. Laying tile floors in the corridors and lunch room.
 Cooperating with the teachers and
 pupils in adding new books in the library.