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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-20
Caught On Tic Fly.

MIR. Edison has written an article
TO The effect that sleep is unnecessary.
Not only that, but with his phono-
Graph he has made II wcll-nish i'm
possible.
La Toilette says he would rather
be right than President, but some OF
the standpatters do not believe that
he VIII ever be either.
Chicago is 10 have a monkey hos
pital III all the monkeys In Chicago
go there for treatment II Will do II
capacity business.
Tho President Is only hfty-four
years of age, but sometimes he cuts
Helen Ware, the nctress, says she
IS willing to marry. Where's Nat
Goodwin?
What has become of the old gentle
man who used 10 take out his false
teeth between the courses of the
banquet and polish them with q
silk handkerchief
There Is one Thing that VIII cause
the tlEhtwad husband TO dig up the
S25 for the new spring hat. and that
Is to have his wife bring out Ii batch
of old yellow love letters he wrote
her and start TO read them out loud.
They say that Russia Is going to
war with China. but how can she
when all of the Russians are Mt
present In this country doin' Russian
imperial toe dancing or playing In
Russian imperial orchestras?
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ness thnn twenty.aeven and max

less thnn twenty-sevcn and half
,tGhes IN length OF s;ave. but not
,m ,,ld this Canadian law. am
informed that large percentage OF
Cnhdian export apples are shipped in
! ne twenty-eishi and 4 half inch stavc
| piairrsi. lustn as Ia virginia We arc
PICS IN the twcnty-cight and - half
inch stayc barrel while Il Virgin;a
statute prescribcs the twenty seven
! and half Inch stayo barrel as the
minimum
For the sake OF argument, let IA
Iraht mat Congress may establish
stnvG barre! us the United Statca
standard. Would thtrc he any guar
antes that the custom OF tho uuur-
Try would conform TO that measure
nent and can you doubt that as a
matter Of good business we must con
tinuc 10 Ia large measure use the
t"cn;y-eiEht aud half inch stnve
barrel. So long as this size package
IL demanded. competition viii cn:n:co
rs use. In View OF this consida.a-
non could you see any sense or Wis
dom In m act OF Congress that woull
seek TO establish n standard that
would not be standard, or that would
not he recognized ms standard J'his
- not only the opinion of the writer.
but is the opinion OF many experienced
growers. packers and shippers.
Again. taking the bill rs 4 whole,
with ita provisions for standard bar
re! and grades does Il appear 10 YOU
=
upon 30 per cent of the fruit growers
and shippers OF the uuitcd States Il
hardship IN the. way OF pleasing ;.ad
gratifying the desire Of the other 10
per cent: an indnitesi!nal part OF
which seeks through certain Influences
bnl2 . :" W"
Furthermore, at recent hearing
given those opposed TO the Bill, certain
Virginia growers cndeavored 10 leave
the impression that they were speak
ing Ger the great and good Virginia
State horticultural Society In oppos-
Ing the BILL whereas, II mistake not.
tEcy hstG absolutely no authority for
asserting that they represented that
society. while OH the other hand IL |
mistake not the board OF directors Of
tn" society. at II recent meeting held
in Stannton, after hearing the report
OF the committee sent to Washington.
passed resolutions favoring and ur,s-
Ing tie passage of the bill II
stands Yet, despite This fact. tho
Imp cssion received by the Committee
Well as several OF our Representatives
in Congress, was to the effect that mo
iiorticultural Society wanted this hin
cat and slashed as desired by the ex-
ceedinsiy small contingent Of growers
from Virginia testifying before The
committee In the way OF opposing the
passage of the bill In its present form.
As fruit-growe: and as manager
growers, earnestly urge that al
:ruit-growers give this matter their
most serious consideration aud that
they communicate with their Repre-
Ia y bill. No. 2l.SO. be reported favor
able by tho Committee on Coinage.
Weights and Measures, and that it
pass Congress IN its unamendcd form.
DO lot delay The matter: Act now.
CLARENCE w. MOOMAW.
StaiInton
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To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir,--I am lifting my hat and mak-
ing my best bow to the writer who
pcnned the editorial In yesterdays is-
sue OF your paper on the recent great
sea disaster.
1t Is n sparkling little gem, and
aptly closing with Rossctti's true,
beautiful and pathetic lines; 1t beau
tifully shows fine thoughts; it is not a t
all irrelevant to ciotho in Charming
beautiful thought and language the SAD
and terrible disaster that for time
at least stuHs and uppalls us with its
distressing magnitude. Thanks to the
writer of Man and Titan"
Richmond C. A II
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-20
TI.e slrong Protceting the wcnk

To The I1ditOr OF The Times ..ispatch:
Sir.-Reading the account Of the ter
rihle tragedy Of the Titanic. / realized
as never before that man is truly made
In the image of God! The number of
women saved proves their birthricbti
Rich men dying that even peasant wo.
men and womcn's maids might live, If
garGcd and how men will do am daro
to save them l have never known OF
anything noblcr IT proves that In this
age or scliishness woman" Is still
sacred to man. We are "priyilegcI
class"-chcrished protected and hon
ored--and God grant that we may re-
main so. It's not only tho ctiuuetto
real men-thc stronger protecting the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-20
SENATOR l,oll>ns M,sAl'rnn-


1he non ~ = fo'kes mas in"He a
good senator ana has always been u
Food citizen put we mink senator
Folks fAiiS to perceive the poss'oie IN
fuenee from his statement in ycster-
d"Es news Leader WAen he declared
'Aat u mere IS Z" primary shail nc
candidH'e' but u mere Is eonVeh-
'ioh' L sHah not ne a cnhdidaie''
WHY this distinction? Why would
MIR, F'oiios oTor himself to ciGh;
thousand or nine Thousand voters ana
refuse TO let his Qualifications be
paSsed upon ny q convention chosen
pS 'h'se same H"'ers IN inc open pri-
i''"rF ""e' Is mere IN mystical
power or inspired wisdom that would
make mans vote real criterion
between senator folkes and the 9TH
tr 'wen'E-seYon candidates and would
oept''e man o. an power or WIS
eoin III "o'ec''ns a representative to
'"o'se ~ nm
II Senator FoilSes believes that any
I'VE men who happened to be chosen
ty bare piurality-and this plurality
need not exceed twelve hundred or
ffteen hundred votes. -ar. Folkcs to
the contrary notwthsta ndinE-arc,
by the mere fact of those excess
votes, proven TO be the best fitted
five men In Richmond to administer
the city government IN all OF its
many ana various and technical Hc-
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kansas, who says most orten IT point

kansas. who says most often IT point
with pride"
Senator Bacon. of Georgia. likes:
might talk TO YOU for hours"-
Looking back upon my chlldhood"-
Representative Martin w. Littlcton
favors:
we can imagine tho scene"-
have neither the time nor tho
ability
Representative Sheppard. the boy
orator OF the House, uses most Rises
phoeniN-lilSo from the ashes" while
Senator Bailey is known for but
alus,'-and What moro can say?"
The strange thing is that these
peculiaritics OF speech seem to suggest
,ertain traits and mental characters
ties OF the en- who use them.
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CORRESPONDENTS oy,s AnT,

At the risk of being some 1000 per
formances behind the times. We desir>
to call attention to tho fact that in
Richmond to-day Forbes Robertson
Will present very beautiful and sat.
isfying piece of dramatic art. The
Passing OF tho Third Floor Back" IS
so wistful m alfrgory of tho need OF
love and gen,lencss IN the world, and
so wise sermon upon the virtue of
human Kindness as means of win
ninS cynical and sordid souls to a
finer conception a, living. that when
1t IS played. the theatre regains It's
old estate as place whence insptra
lion and guidance can be drawn. Can
tious critics say the story is not prob
able and, alas! this IS right but only
because truth Is stranger than action,
AND the forgotten truth that rumep
hearts respond more readily to faith
and affection than to doubt and fear
seems too strange for belief But GER
ta!nly tho business OF all idyls IS to
make the improbable happiness anpear
so beautiful that No are lnsplrea 10
strive to make It real. Nothing 1,l,s
this ever happened in life, we hear
but think what a blessed and wonder
full thing IT would be IL some day II
should happen,
Mt Jerome's story Is nothing but a
fairy tale adventure in loving kind
ness. Stranger takes lodging IN the
third floor back OF commonplace
boarding house. full o. spite, and teal-
ousy ana gossip ana marital d!ssen-
sion, and snobbery and vanity. Tho
hoardtrs are human beings beset with
the weaknesses that dwell as vicious
dodgers in every breast Blu, the
Stranger doesn't seem 10 see tho ugly
things, hut only the hidden glories
that have long baen overlooked: and
h. expects so much and is so eager
to welcome each breath OF sweetness
that ere ne passes upon his mysterious
ray peace and happiness have settled
Ike familiar spirits beside the hearth.
Ii Is very simple, but old and stern
and true, 1t IS not perhaps literature
hit marvellous like life.
'orbcsRohertso Is the greatest
speaking actor His voice is
gift OF Joy: and his quiet and re-
stra!nt token the intellectual appre-
citation OF hts art In this slight play
nc IS not so much a man as truly the
Incarnation of a spirit. Yet his great
ness IS most manifest In his willing
ness to let his own talent be absorbed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-20

never yet see Il blacksmith who
could play OH the mandolin with u
Iiod Peters is too light for hoavy
work, 30 his wife takes in boarders
by tho day or week.
The Teller who would rather be In
manages TO land somewhere, even IL
II is only in jail
Hank Purdy says. by gravy. If thoro
beatin' carpets he don't know what
IL Is. unless 1T is putin up stove
IT is no Disgrace to be called con-
ceited. Tho Teller that uin't con-
ccited at nil, is doing chambermaid
work In livery stables or rasslin'
freight on some steanboat dock.
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4 Dirgc!
Sound. sound Tho tirgp

Ger THE rolling surge.
Ana ye, great Ice Jumps, that with
pounding thumps
And WIN IA crunc hing noise sound tho
loud buoyS
Thou, sobbing sea. wandering over the
lea,
Lend ali thy means to tho funeral
Thou. Mother Earth. hide in thy bosom
the birth
OF tossing wrong that passed for
That played with the Wild, mad waves
and Winds thnt rave;
And That grinding thing from tho
Unveii. and Weep thou. fair maid OF
the mist,
For an ogre stole thy mantle and
tholc.
Ana hidden lay in wait.
Mysterious garb OF fate
Hehve a sigh for the coward who lived.
HIP hn1rah' Thrse cheers for tho
And far down in the sounilcss sea do
In cchoiess cave, where the mermaids
Are the deep-s sea moss, with L!chen
and Fern,
They Will gnrnish the tomb of those
Unshrivcd, unshrouded. uncohncd 10
lay
With upturncd face. waiting judgmcn.
Weave dirgc for the dead
Let some prayers be said.
Oh. Mysterious Power. in that last
Didst Thou.
In that greet Hand. to hold. catch up
the shrinking soul,
And didst bear 1t away through ether
TO tho Land of the Leal. 10 be with
This We pray thee. Q. God; :
Bentonvillc. Va, April IS. 1912.
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Tho Nefcrtrn.

There's corned beef and cabbage, an
old standby, sure:
There's faithful old pork and beans.
bound TO endure.
There's hash and boiled 'taters, which
cling to us sim,
And boiled beer and horseradsh yet
on tho bill.
But there's ono old veteran wo can't
forget;
It Is the best Hticker that we'vo ever
mot;
When all else is lost no Will still be
our boon,
We take off our hat TO the boarding
house prunc.
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On the Spur ofthe Moment
BY Roy K. Moulton
Tho Possibility,

,rbo. Tho Possibility.
as non, lone SO unfortunate. SO Tar
A8 tho poor misTuis,d prcsfdont,a,
Every fondly Cherished secret of his
r. dim and distant past
as dragged forth from its old hidIpu
,rbo,,yti 70 haunt him to the last;
he.s al intcnts and purposes
Pson,a hes mad spotless life,
Hcaf lnsinuationS whom he
gets Into strife.
'oe one publishes his letters, every
Ho., , one NO cvor wrote;
mitnout doubt The fall guy"
he's the rummy, he's tho goat
He's the JOY OF the cartoonist, who
Or his si1 tss. up his adtpose.
MS teeth, his chin. hts whisleers
H.. OF tho wart upon his nose.
pubiio institution and he's
h. Pampered not a bit,
Inc target for the paragrapher's
shafts OF pungcnt wit
Ahefes no peace and no concenlmcnt
when he gets into the game.
ne t suuefs all the penalties OF
40 temporary fame:
All tho vaudeville performers his pet
rr,o lads and hobbies poke;
Inc aversion OF the moment; hos n
howl, scream Joke.
Almost everything he's ever dono Is
,r,,, oeitly twisted round,
LII IL seems to have Il very quecr
and most suspicious sound;
Many incidents which he had thought
were passed ana eono and dead,
are revived by weird historians and
heaped upon his head.
Every uttcrancr and side remark he
made while yet child
Is DRAGGED out before the public with
enthusiasm Will
ne is hammered, mauied and Ques-
TONED; he is proaed in manner
And they all lumbast tho presidential
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The Titanic.

. / s-
Hall and farewell: to those who With
calm eye
Accented death upon that fatal morn.
That shiYering women and weak
babes forlorn
Might through their sacrifice to safety
fly.
Farewell and hail! brave and true gem
tlcmen,
Sailor or landsman, Storage or mil
lionairc,
Going to doom with hearts as
dcbonair.
AS II to strike warm hands with
friends again,
o. God! that We the lesson might re-
ceiyc:
If man for man will gladly die Mt
Sure man for man may live, we must
believe:
Not death. hut life, is loves most
blessed need.
Heroic deaths world-loss cannot re-
trieve;
Heroic lives alone must do the deed.
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y must hS a poor clairvoyant who
cannot read the future far enough
ahead to avoid arrest.
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''s' pH' tag Oh your memory thai,
Monday Is rag pay.
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National State and
City Bank
Richmond, Virginia,
Solicits Your Account.
Capital. sl.o0O.OOO. surpImr. 5000. oon,

a Famous New York Chef snid.
II could as easily do without hour,
in baking. as without sauers Ex-
tracts"
Unequaled for cakes. ices. custarls.
npddiugs. sauces. etc.
sAUER's VANILLA.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02

tine That fell down. Since then you
haven't been doing anything"
Rhode paused, met Crittenden's glance,
and looked hastily away.
Go on" said Crittenden in a level
tone.
That's ALL"
That's not all you have written down
there e
no. . - Rhode admitted reluctantly.
He looked down at the envelope in his
hand, then with quick movement OF his
strong fingers tore 1t across, placed the
halves together and tore it again ana
again. THE rest of it's none % my
business he growled surlily as the cloud
of scraps ,drifted from his hand to the
floor. tet
For several nome ats neither spoke. The
Red Man employed the time with the
trimming and lighting of fresh cigar.
Crittenden sat staring at his glass; then
slowly his face regained his normal COL
oring and his eyes their calm.
''And on the strength Of that" he sid,
you feel justified in offering me n
| job"
(Cont5nued in Next Issue)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02
CHAPTER V.
A SHES


As the driver skilfully swung the mo-
tor car into Broadway Rhode twisted
and leaned back over his seat to ad-
dress Crittenden, who now occupied the
tonneau in lonely state.
You in any rush to get-home|
mo" said Crittenden pleasantly.
Rhode stared somebrely at an open
trolley car they were passing. Then
he nodded abruptly, ejecting huge
cloud of sitting smoke Alright" said
he.
few minutes later the car slack
ened speed and swept to a standstin
by the curb, block or two north of
34th street.
AS Crittenden stepped out he was
aware that Rhode. on the sidewalk by
the drivers seat. was tllumbing over an
impressive bundle of bills. Presently
discovering one of the right denomina-
ton, he stripped it off and presented it
to the chauffeur.
THAT'S right, huh?" he inquired
The driver insI ected the legal ten
der narrowly, approved It and stuffed 1t
I'm his pocket with a curt nod. Right"
he said, 'g'night."
Rhode turned away. Come on over
to the Marlborough and have drink,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02

he said. embarrassed. II got somethin'
wanta say to you"
Crittenden assented amiably, quietly
amused.
Anyway" volunteered the Red Man,
abruptly defensive, in the act of push
ms wide the swinging doors ANY
way, it was my car 50 longs 1 paid
for it, huh? That's all anybody can do
pay fer thing"
Surely" agreed Crittenden without
prejudice.
But the thought seemed to rankle in
his companions bosom. Some time aft
er they had found seats at a table he
broke spell of taciturnity with the OBJ
servation:
"A man that buys one of them cars
and pays for it's keeps fool, when he's
got as little use. for it's have"
True, said Cfftterfden. Intensely d.
verted he watched Rhode toss up his
glass and, with far more evidence of en-
Joyment than he ordinarily betrayed, in
ject into his system a full-grown drink
of red whisky
you said you had something you
wished to talk to me about"
"Yeh," Rhode pushed aside his empty
glass and frankly wiped his lips on the
back of his hand. "Hrrrhm!" he said re-
soundingly. That girl" he demanded
what d'you know about herr"
Just as much as she told you-not a
thing more
Rhode concentrated a hard blue stare
on the young mans face. Funny" he
averred. You wouldn't take her for
the kind YOU could pick up without a
knock down.
81 shouldn't advise anybody to attempt
it," said Crittenden dryly. He consid-
cred a moment then briefly narrated
the circumstances under which he had
made Cynthia's acquaintance. rs there
anything else you need to know?" he
concluded.
The Inventor of Occupations shook his
head morosely. NO." he rumbled; I
had a bunch it happened like that, but
wanted to be sure. A fellow in my
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CONTINUED in Next Issue.)
TAFT TO BE NOTIFIED
BY ROOT THURSDAY
~ .Assooiated Preek.l

WASHINGTON, July S1.-Simple
ceremonies will attend formal notifica-
ton of President Taft on Thursday that
he is the nominee of the Republican par
ty for the presidency. Plans completed
to date provide for the marching of the
notification committee from the execu-
tive office to the White House. the
speech of Senator Root, its chairman n.
and that of President Taft, in accepting.
Invitations have been sent from the
White House to over 1000 persons. II
the weather is fair President Taft will
deliver the speech of acceptance from
the rear portico Of the White House.
probably with Mrs. Taft and his son
Charles by his side. The guests will
stand on the lawn. After the speaking
there will be a reception and a buffet
luncheon will be served either on the
lawn or in the state dining room.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02
WAS DEATH OF NURSE
DUE TO SUICIDE PACT?
Another Young Girl Her Init
mate Friend Disappeared
About Same Time.


MARTINSBURG. w. Va. July n
Word was received here last night that
the body of the young woman found
near Cstskill, ". Y, Sunday, is none
other than that of Miss Dorcas /. Snod-
grass 1t Is said here that Miss Snod-
grass suffered greatly from insomnia.
The mother. a sister and brother Of
Miss Snodgrsss are in seclusion on a
farm in Clarke county, Va. Word was
sent to them late yesterday hy tele-
phone Of the finding of the body, which
will be brought to Martinsburg for in
terment.
Coincident with the finding Of the body
of Miss Snodgrass the police made pub
lie last night the fact that Amelia Dan
by, Is years old, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dandy, has been missing
since July Is, four days before the dis
appearance of Miss Snodgrass. The
two girls were great friends, 1t is said.
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lines gotta be careful who he takes up
with"
But are your" Crittenden's surprise
was patent.
Careful? You bet I ami said Rhode
with an emphasis that drew the eyes of
the room.
81 wouldn't think SC"
"You wouldn't, huh? I guess you've
got an idea go stumbling around with
my eyes shut, just because L happened
to speak to you without letter of intro
duction?
what would you think if you were
~
'Td think hard, that's what I'd think.
amt in business for my health; l
gotta know everythin' about the people
| I do business with. Take yourself;
spotted you two weeks ago, but l knew
all about you before l as much as looked
| cross-eyed at you
Indeed" said Crittenden civiily.
"Yes, indeed, did. got line on
you that showed me just what kinda
fellow you was"
And your sources of information
'Weu, that waiter Jean told me your
name. The rest was easy, conslderln
what you've been In this town. "A man
don't hit Broadway as hard as you uIu
a couple OF years ago without leaving
his mark on 1t.
Nov you are interesting" said Crit
tepden. MAY ask just what you learn
ed about me?%
Sure. g, Here Rhode delveo
into one of his pockets anu brought
out it's store of folded documents, run
ming through which rapidly he selected
an envelope densely darkened with his
singularIy fine handwriting. "How's thus
now?" He began to read: Born, Balti-
more, 1888. Educated U. of =. Came to
N'York. First job. clerk in law office
Higglnbotham & Hunt, Wall Street. Nine
teen five, on your owp, writing stories
and books. Nineteen-eight wrote shoT
called 'Bridge'-made pot of money
Next year, another show, called 'Faus'
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02
BILL 500 YEARS OLD
PRESENTED FOR CASH

PHILADELPHIA, July 31.-The sub
treasury here has just received with an
application for redemption, a Chinese
bank note which is more than 500 years
old. The note was issued during the
Mink dynasty. in the reign of the En-
peror Tai Tace, who occupied the throne
from 1868 until 1899. Its value is one
kwan, or a string of cash.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-02
BETTER THAN SPANKING

Spanking does not cure children Of
bed-wetting. There is a constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. III. Sum-
mers, Box 327, South Bend, Ind. will
send free to any mother her successful
home treatment, with full instructions.
Send no money, but write her today IL
your children trouble you in this way.
Don't blame the child; the chances are
it can't help IL. This treatment also
cures adults and aged people troubled
80 s,riue dif1eglticss- bx .s ia x..a-ze-ights