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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
HONOR THE BUILDERS.

No recommendation OF President
Tafts message is sounder in principe
or more likely to meet with general
approval than that suggesting mat
Colonel Cocktails. the army engineer
whose genius and energy have made
fhe Panama Canal be raised 70 the
rank OF major general. The spirit OF
the American people to-day is construc-
tive. They honor the builder more
than the destroyer They believe that
the arduous patriotism OF everFNaV
Labor achieves splendid victories OF
peace. TIE men who win these vic
tories should have just reward.
Colonel GoethaIs did not create the
canal. but without his ability and de
vntion il would not have been built
so swiftly o. so wei Remembering
how his appointment brought order
and accomplishment out of the chaos
Of ineficiencv ana delav attending the
efforts Of private ensineers. We can
not 10 too grateful for what he has
the time allowed for the completion
q the work and vast sum az money
has been saved lie has solved ire
naeudous problems of engineering. Of
sanitation. of handling labor under
strange conditions. lie has brought
honor 20 his country from the whole
world. The nation that does not
r.coc.iiz.. and -eward such service does
not estimate tho love Of her citizens
"a; its tree worth
r. .csacter ways this a.; will ne!p
humanity. Il will further the cause
~ peacc -. proving 60 soldiers that
thee gro inner feids T. win taan tii"~c
of 'a,tie. Even to-day there is spirit
- r~reS: fr the Arm ~ the Unit
81 states. Officers feel that. the nation
doe not el.c thcm what they need
They feel taat tire sentiment sgains 3
Wa Is undermining the i-aiition ~
arms T-ev ave dubious % the new
IDEALS % prare CcefhsIs has pointed
or. tic p.esen; path TO glory He
las made "tae ecryise" mean more
-asn e-c- before. 70 army hes a no
biz .storv trs1 ours 80 people have
been ant ke- a. 70 pond T. the appeals
~ falo. and martial seniJs. There
FORE 100 re-fs 5eai9Gsy can Gsihrie
wn~n so ses;cw sic.y uPon senersi
~eo rss 10 ris peaceful army IN =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
MICROSCOPE AND FARM.

I, is an cminently sound and pract-
cal suggestion Of Farm and fireside
that every farmer should provide him.
self with a good microscope. and make
i, q business TO use il constantly ana
systematically in examining his pur-
chases and his growing crops.
Among the advantages OF microsco-
pic examination on the farm that con-
tenporarv points cut are these: In
buying clover. timothy. grass and 9th
or small s,eds the farmer would he
able to tell Instantly what he "as
getting. detect any adultcra;ion or pad
In the orchard the instrn-
ment could be used in identifying scale
and other obnoxious and deleteriors
insects. while II would reveal inmed-
lately the presence of plant lice. root
lice and the like in gardens and feids
fabrics could be eXamir-
ed for quality. foodstuffs and water
for purity. and in many other wars
the farmer could make the microscope
most valuable to him.
Not only is all this true. but the IN
farmer would soon find hts
examinations developing into fascinat-
ing study He would not only. b.
the use Of the microscope. save time
and money and learn many things that
would otherwise, as Farm and
Ffreside says. only be learned b. cost
ly experience. but he would be led into
a domain OF semi-scientihc investiga-
,ion arordinc him vast deal Of most
Measurable recreation.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
REFLECTED LIGHT.

Selected for The Times DISPATCH
H, was not ths, light but was sent
20 hear witness % that Nght~--S;.
John. g. 3
The words - this tex; were wi;
ten about John the Baptist H. Mfe
vas on % tao most original IN ths
whole SeU Ies'amcnt. s. different
srom al tie people ~ho said VIA;
other people told them and were what
other people made them Here was
man who was himself ard spoke thinss
~ rs own. = must have seemed a.
II that ugAs which showed with such
= new AID piercing lustre were CIR
ia:riy a light that burned o. its own
raiiance md yet John the BariIs,
safI ~ himself again and ~xai1 What
Ioha fhc Evangeiis; said 81 him .a
ibis verse. that he vas not a., oris-
in2i sosrce o. light o. power. but thar
al the fore, % HE Ife consisted ia the
wy in which ~ rcfs It'd upon mon
-, rEhf trst came IN I'm from.
srov.. ~He vss MOI that IshL hut
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

a,nos, insupereble obstacles in the
,vav OF ascertaining the real value 'of
railroad property. In the case OF
large nun5er OF carriers the capital
,zation in terms of stocks and bonds
greatly exceeds the actual cost OF road
and equipment. due in large measure
20 the almost universal practice OF
eapitalizing earnings. This additional
capital has frequently been issued In
the form of stock dividends. or has
tteen used to purchase stocks and
bonds OF transportation and industrial
companies. and does not represent a
purchase OF physical property for the
railroad itself In other cases, rail-
roads have suffered severely in the
issue of new capital through the ex-
r.loitation OF underwriting syndicates
which were in control of its manage
ment. AS consequence of these
facts. annual obligations in dividends
and fixed charges in many cases have
been steadily increased without any
corresponding commitment of capital,
which would add 10 the earning ca
pacity of the carrier. Manifestly,
however. il the credit of the rail-
roads is to be maintained. charges
Tor their services must he permitted.
which Will yield the current rate or
income upon capital issues, which have
already passed into the hands of tho
p,s,lic Rates which would not meet
this requirement would cause a de-
cline in stock and bond values. and
would practically result in a coniis-
cation OF private property. Only in
q limited way. therefore. could freight
and passenger charges be based on
actual physical valuation or tangible
capital investment.
\ physical valuation Of railroad pro-
perty should be had. however as we'll
as an appraisement of present in |
tangible assets. as a means of future !
guidance in the determination of
charges By the Inter !
state Commerce Commission. What /,
. OF vastly more Importance is TO !
secure some measure of publicity and
'egulation OF stock and bond issues +
n the future. which will prevent over |
capitalization and the use Of securi- |
les to obtain a monopoly control of |
within a certain geo. !
graphical area. such as the New York.
iew Haven and Hartford Railroad has
attempted under President Mellen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
q Jusf Rrbuke.

To IN. Editor Of The Tines-DispAtch.
ssr.-At last nights concert OF the
Philharmonic Society OF View YORK.
vvifh .fischa EImsn a. soioisi- I was
.snaued for M city. That great
artist Ike Elmen. who hes been OF
fered the courtesy. respect ano 40
-nirafion % kings. ernperors ana N.
best musicians OF the worio. snooip
have been kept sfandinf. Niohn ~
hand. waiting. waiting. IKE
,-.,t uhne q crowd Of thoughticss
,.cooic chattered and laughed and
,.f.,refv seated themselves. was an
outrage and a disgrace 20 the COM
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
LIGHTHOUSE sons OF WEALTH.

Mordccai Brown. Chicago's one-tirne
champion ball finger. is teaching
young Fowler Mccormick. scion OF the
House of Rockefeller, how TO pitch
John DIS grandson is trying to be-
come a democrat Two lessons
week from the crafty Brown, with the
judicious admixture OF language may
aelp some. but the lad is going TO
start under an awful handicap. He
viii he Browns Baby" and The Kid
Kurvist" from the day he enters
school TIL he makes good on his own
account Colleges may 5e tainted
with gold. out prep schools are still
pretty good melting pots OF democracy
They have rough and ready ways Of
taking the foolishness out Of hot
house comrades. We hate to think Of
what will happen to young McCor-
mick If his head gets enlarged by the
groom him for his sport
Right at the start his father is
taking good bit OF the fun Of life
out Of his reach. He IS going to
miss the education that Comes from
learning how on his own hook. He
may develop into a great baseball
player. but all the essence of anna
teur sport will have been stolen from
his pleasure. 1t would be better Il
he remembered old Mr.. Weller's proud
boast that young Samivel had the
greatest schooling in the world. He
was allowed to run on the streets dur
ting all his golden adolescence. That
was not old Weller's word. but &
expresses vaguely his ideal No mat
ter how wise Professor Brown may
he IN baseball. he can't teach manli-
ness and tact and self-controI and
courage and a thousand sterling quail
ties OF the back lots. In some things
u j. better Just to have growed"
than to have been manicured and
trimmed and refined into a premature
efiorescence
The most appalling aspect OF this
matter is the prospect that young
Curly locks may no; make good. Sup
pose he has TO compete with a stub
nosed. violent. native son Of Erin
whose curves were made wider be-
cause they had 10 he tossed during
the swift intervals Of lodging the
"4icer on tho beat Many millions
VIII not console tho beaten youth on
tina; day. should his fancy training
avail naught against inborn skill and
natural ability. This IS tho dim spot
n the rich mans vision. lie cannot
buy some things ~ any market on
Earth Yet he rsS mislesd his son
inso thinking MONEY csn teach his
Srn cunning and his nerves cooiness
When the boy wakes VI. 8, goes hard
rhsn his real training TO- spor; and
5or life begins.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
THE COUNTRY SCHOOL FOR HEALTH

Virginia has not waited for tho pub
ncation OF Dr.. Charles North's pamph-
let on sanitation in Rural Communi-
ties" by the United States Bureau OF
Education to begin effective measures
for making country schools the
centres Of active health work and Of
imparting health knowledge to the
young generation. \ member OF the
University OF Virginia faculty spent
an entire year Investigating the prob
lens OF making school children
healthy, and is now devotins the major
part OF his time TO disseminating this
information among the teachers OF tho
State.
He shows how progress in the class
room is inseparsbly connected with
He IS siving scientific attention TO the
hygienic aspects OF the country school
itself the seating arrangements. the
heating. light AMI ventilation, the
drainage and water. the sanitation. and
the control of contagious diseases.
lie is also beginning the systematic
inspection OF the children themselves.
Their eyes. teeth. lungs and bodies
mentality. The cooperation OF neigh
boring physicians is being secured to
nelp keep the children sound and
vigorous Detectives and diseased
- he.-
removed from the classes. whose benc-
tits they cannot reap on account Of
physical hsndicaps.
The teacher is giving such instruc-
ton ana assistance as viii enable her
TO overlook this fundamental need Of
her charges. II is the aim OF this
work to inspire the new ideals Of
health and higher standards of physi-
al fitness in the schools. so that here
after the same care will be given each
year. The visiting medical Inspector
and the trained child's nurse are recos-
nized parts OF the city school system.
In few years they will be equally
important in the rural schools.
The state Health Department is at
lacking its own problem also through
the schools. An Inspector has been
designated to visit rural communities
for the specific purpose Of educating
the young boys and girls in the prln-
ciplcs OF personal and social hygiene
AMI sanitation. Many adults in small
places are too set in their old indi-
vidualistic ways TO understand the
ideals OF preventive and social medicine
But the minds OF the children are
ready for new thought They can he
taught the danger OF germ infection
in milk. water and sewage What
they absorb az school Is taken home
and becomes force in their daily
lives. The principle Is the same at
work in New York where cleanliness
demanded in the schools is made the
inspiration for cleaner homes. so up
lifting The old as well as the young
The country school teacher can DO
wonderful Service in the conservation
Of human life. This function is as
important as the impar;ing Of book
knowledge The school authorities ~
Virginia should lend every aid IN their
power TO making better men and
women BY making better bodies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

70 the territorial remnant thereon
mentioned should be exempted from
the division the Balkan war has made
a certainty. Even, again. with 'ha'
exemption. the possession will Zoe con-
flrmed TO Turkey "oniy little longer.
Terriiorially. practically ali OF the
empire left will be Asian and. all
other considerations apart, IL woulo
seem that IL the ottoman is wise in his
generation. he will take time BY the
forelock and concentrate his resources
and energies in building up a homo
geneous Moslem state and power
across the straits
He would do well TO recognize the
force Of our British contemporary
suggestion against the inevitable Gay
when he may have to try conclusions
on the issue between Christian and
Mohammedan in that quarter. In
of that event he might do
well 10 take counsel of the reelection
that since the Anglo-Eussian treaty
touching Persia save TOT Ma
his domains represent the lat o. the
Independent Mohamnedan states: ana
having so done. prepare 70 estaoiisn
such an order OF government Of oo'h
Moslems and Christians in his ASIAN
possessions as viii put the powers Oh
rho defensive in seeking justification
for partition among themselves %
TnrkcN in Asia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
4 Problem.

Please tell mo what two prices they
are Of which the greater = - per
cent. more than the smaller. and the
smaller IL 90 per cent less imam the
greater. y X u
You speak Of two sums and give but
one condition. since the two state
nlents you make are such that either
Involves the other as necessity ANY
two numbers with the relation Of -four
70 FIVE will answer. -Four and nFe
or any equimultiple OF these numbers
Will be 50 related that the greater IS
one-fourth. or % per cent. more than
the lesser which. in turn. Is one-hItn,
or 20 per cent. less than the other
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

munity. The expression on Stransky's
face as he waited and looked at them
said plainly: What manner OF animals
are these?'
II people have not respect enough
for the greatest violinist in the world
20 come on time or remain outside
until the artist has finished. they
should stay at home. where they would
have no restraint TO their noise or
limit their musical desires 70 beer
garden concerts.
II this was the reason tina: Elnran
would not respond TO the encores, II
was well merited rebuke 10 the
audience.
MRS. BENJAMIN T. AUGUST.
Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
.Thr Governors

.sJhe Governors
WIZ the small farmer ana 'us'ness
mantle people who pay Virtually al
.be tax-ever derive a dividend OF one
roillionth Of per cent on the money
thev -put M" for the meeting ~ the
S..,,-.~,ors, T n. =.
One-n,ilIionth Of I per cent j. risnt
email dividend. and II the meeting 10
not profit that much. II might be near
~ a. we'll not 20 have it But no orc
can teli-we erfainly cannot -
aavantare to the yeomanry OF tne
country will not accrue from sro"
meetings. however right you are
vofr suggestion that We have sFSi'eo
OF our governmental Ire N@st -
.,,-.- mitch would Be soberiy decreased
if the spenders would remember TIM.
.ve-v dollar IS wrunc from the sTeSt
and misery Of the working people. sn'
,rhjcb would vanish with ridiculous &C.
t.-t.v n the spenders were placed upon
r.. Yickwickian basis whcTe ede"
gentleman pays hts own expenses.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

Can you inform me what progress
has been made in work on the great
map Of all countries which was planned
some years ago. what VIII the scale
be? Il y
England Published the hrst sheets
last ve-r. and one sheet OF Turkey
and one II the Comm onwealtn Of AUS
traua have been published This year
France mas published two sheets ana
England three. and We have put out
ono sheet the Boston section The
sheets viii cover four degrees OF lati-
tud. and six of Longitude, Will De
about seventeen inches high and aoose
tyventv-seyen inches wide for eqlato-
rial regions. narrowing. Of course. 10
nothing at the poles. and will be draw n
10 the scale Of about sixteen miles 10
,he inch. No little delay and disap-
pointrnent have resulted from the DIS
agreement over the point from when
longitude should he reckonec- ihlS
discussion WAS finally settled IN &C
cord with the British contention. Hno
Greenwich reckoning was adopted
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

England knows '1arsc Chan and
thee Is no question that this country
would h creditsbIy represented ct the
Court u 81. James ny = typical W.
siuis xoniIemsn like Thomas Neison
rss~. ssys N, Boston Globe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

The personal equation differences be
tween Governors Is just tho same - IN
ordinary men. one Of these gentle
men vows he never psrdons state Of
sciai convicted 90 Eaisusins public
money. while another declares that he
cannot forgive any nan who carries
concealed weapon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

there are q great many Governors
who ought to be IN the United states
S-pate. and th-re are great many
senats-s who ought 20 BE IN private
ufc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

The opening session Of Congress was
no, 50 much an occasion for consrstu-
is,fons as for condolences.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08

II you rave done your Christmas
shopping early. why not pay your Ne"
years bills now
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
Esau's BirthrIs hit.

What was the hlrthrieht which
Esau sold and what Is the meaning
of the second death IN Rev. Xxx .?
w ".
The family and tribal Importance
OF the iirst-born son. The chapter de-
clares that the justified shall De resur-
rected at the beginning OF the NIL
lennium. and that 10 them tee punish
rnent following the last judgment--or
the second death'-shali have 10
power.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-08
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ANSWERS
Coin Dealer.

Coin Dealer.
Please give the name and address or >
a coin dealer " T. :.
Trade addresses viii not be given
in the Query Column. and you sent TO
stamp for private reply.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-07-05
NOTE FROM ANDREE|
DEATH ENDS RENO ROMANCE
Brooklyn Physician Got Divorce and
Was to Wed Former Wife OF
Clergyman.

Reno.-The death Of DR.. Frank I.
Ramos, of New York. who recently
obtained divorce here. put sudden
stop to the plans for his marriage
with Mrs. Maud Andrews. The we'd
ding was to be the elimination of a
Reno romance, as they met here while
both were seeking relief from unhap-
py marital ties.
DR.. Ramos formerly practiced as a
surgeon in both New York and Brook
lyn. Before that time he had been
trained in the British colonial serv-
ice and in English military hospitals
under his uncle, deputy surgeon-gen-
eral of the British army.
Last sumer DIR. Ramos Joined the
divorce colony here and filed suit
against Mrs Ada M. Ramos Of No.
so Rutland road, Brooklyn, on the
ground of desertion. He said she had
ceased to live with him from the time
she and her sisters inherited large
fortune and went on trip to Europe.
Mrs. Andrews, at almost the same
time, filed suit against the Rev. Basil
c. H. Andrews, an English clergyman,
on the ground Of non-support- Her
home is in Peterborough, Ont.
1t was arranged between them that
they were to be married as soon as
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-07-05
By ALBERT PAYsoN TERHUNE
Copyrgh by Pres. Publlshlng Co. he New YORK wor
Richard Lion Heart Ruffian Who Passed for Hero

all the various crusades. none, rer-
haps. has won as much fame as Rich
ard-and on so little justification. Be-
yond the capture of one Saracen city
Acres surrender were not fulfilled
to his liking, he retaliated by massa-
creing 2,700 helpless Saracen prisoners
whom he had captured.
While certain deeds OF ferocious
courage in Palestine won for him the
title of Lion Heart" yet he did far
more harm than good to the cause Of
the Crusade. It was largely through
him that the leaders quarreled among
themselves and failed to conquer Jeru-
salem. There were two rival candi-
dates for the title Of king Of Jerusa-
lem" (They conferred the title be-
fore taking the trouble to capture the
Holy City, These candidates were
Conrad OF Montferrat and Guy de Lu-
signan. Richard favored Guys claims.
But he was forced to consent to Con-
RAIDS election. Conrad was at once
murdered. and Richard was charged
whether rightly or not-with the
crime.
After twice advancing to within
sight OF Jerusalem, Richard gave up
the Crusade in disgust and started
home. He was shipwrecked on the
way and was imprisoned by Archduke
Leopold of Austria, whom he had once
insulted and struck in Palestine. Leo
pold turned him over to the German
emperor and Richard lay for months
in prison. Finally, by taxing his peo-
Pile again and by swearing to hold the
English throne as mere servant OF
the emperor, he won his freedom.
He hurried back to England, where
he found his younger brother John and
the king of France had stirred up a
rebellion against him. He put down
the revolt, forgave John. and made
war on France. Again he only stayed
two months in England-just long
enough to raise more money. He went
to France. where, in 1899. after five
years war. he was killed while attack
ing the castle of a nobleman who had
found some buried treasure Richard
was greedy to seize.
England has had three kings nam I'd
Richard" All three were more or
less blackguards and all died violent
deaths.
Eastern Colorado times., 1912-07-05
Wood Leg Draws Lightning

Remley, police ambulance surgeon,
said. His left leg is cut OF below the
knee and his artificial leg has iron
braces which are held in place by a
belt that encircles his body. It 10 my
opinion that this metal attracted the
electricity to the man.
The effect Of the lightning is shown
in burns over the lower portion of
Richards abdomen and legs. The
lightning followed the artificial left
leg from point few inches below
the knees. The limb was splintered
and at the toe of the shoe a hole was
torn in the leather, giving appearance
Of something having been thrust
through from the inside. The pine
from the stove was wrecked, window
knocked out and the contents of thd
room were scattered about.
The police was notified Of Richards.
injury and the ambulance from police
headquarters was sent out. The n.
jured man had to b carried from the
tower.