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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
THE PERPETUAL rI,.w CASE.

Hereafter follows tho fifty-seventh
set Of morals to be drawn from the
| 'rhnw case.
1t is TO longer tho Thaw case. but
an American institution for amusing
and thrilling the populace. 1t ranks
second only to baseball. Tho human
mclodrama in the adventures OF the
millionaire paranoiac has obscured all
other aspects The people arc getting
! fond OF Thaw. lie is n hero. not in his
own right. but because no does so
many surprising things. or has them
done to aim. Tho interest in Thaw Is
close kin to that Inspiring tho crowd
that runs to Il fro or talscs part in
| the chase of n pickpocket. We read
of automobile hunts. struggles. incl
dents on the road. and tho pursuit Just
rs we read tho perilous doinEs of n
detective best seller. The elemental
justice OF the whole affair is largely
overlooked
1t follows from this that tho re-
porte:s are the best custodians OF
rhaw. They keep him handy. lie is
news. What ho does or does not is
worth n story. IL he escapes or If lie
is captured makes good stun. we have
our suspicious OF that reporter who
took Ihaw such n roundabout trip in
an automobile. We believe he was
afraid Thaw might get away TO Eu-
rope. ana so the perennial source OF
copy be dried up.
Quite different from this solicitous
care was the blunt action OF the Ca
madam immigration authorities. Their
idea oc Justice UP there seems rough
and ready TO 4 nation used TO the
creeping. tccl nicalitics OF the nJunc-
ton. the habcas corpus, and the other
chess-likc riovos that the law pro-
vides. They Just decided lie was an
undesirable. and came and dumped him
ont or the country. We do not know
what the bench Will think OF that. but
somehow it STRIKES us as n sensible
thinG TO do. 1t settled the business for
the Dominion. for we do not think the
TO get OUT rcquisition papers TO bring
him back ana start more trouble.
More impressive than these side is
sues is the slow and certain way in
which justice pursues the man that
killed Stanford White. There is some
thing almost like fate in the way he
almost cludes its arm only TO be sud
denly saatchcl back as he is about
% triumph. There is a queer sugges-
tion OF n cat playing with n mouse.
Back CT ii ell looms the giant pas
sion mother love that has fought
for years to reclaim a SON That is
splendid, whatever the son may be.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

We favor binders for men. horse
wears binders and doesn't have to
look ut the slit gowns. Should not
the men OF this country he treated as
Wcll as the horses? We ask the
ladies. in all fairness, If this should
not be so?
one OF the famous love experts says
that idle men make the best lovers
But she VIII not go so far as TO say
they make the best husbands.
1t has been discovered that the wo-
mon OF Greece wore slit skirts away
back $500 years ago. Well, look
what happened to Greece.
Or. Cook predicts another glacial
period for this world. Let il be hoped
that ii comes in the summer instead
OF in the winter
1t is said that the President fire.
qUcntly is not recognized on the street
That's nothing. President Hucrta is
not recognized at all.
One way to get the boys to stay on
farmers have never thought Of this.
. German has invented an airship that
will not fall. II will not fall probably
because it will not 20 up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir.-The recent New Haven Railroad
wreck and the many wrecks and col
lisions they have had in the past two
years cause one to think that they
have some very poo- railroad men or
the management operates trains with
very little regard TO human life. or
both on a we'll operated railroad rear
end collisions are very rare. No train
should be turned in the block on n
passenger train. not even with {.
caution card. The New Haven road
would do we'll to borrow n few Chcsa-
pcakc and Ohio men to put them right.
The secret Of the successful opera
ton Of trains over the Chesapeake
aud Ohio is capable men The Chesa-
pcakc and Ohio makes it's own men;
that is to say. ii does not hire negro
fircmen. hobo braltcmcn and scab en-
ginccrs and conductors. Promotion is
slow on the Chesapeake and Ohio. but
when promoted the men are fully cap
able OF fulfilling the duties assigned
them. No railroad should employ negro
iircmen; they are very properly barred
from running a locomotive, and such
have to look about for men from other
roads Consequently they do not get
the best mcn-new men arc not ia
miliar with the road and may kill
"a train load OF people before they learn
the road. when passengers take their
berths over the Chesapeake and Ohio
they do not expect n ham operator to
let down the bars and turn a train in
on their rear ut sixty miles per hour
w. L. T.
Fine Creek Mills Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

The Lynchburg Advance is rather
overwhelmed by the news that Lynch
burg IS anything OF hotbed for equal
sunragc-in spite Of the fact, too, that
Mrs. Pankhurst once spoke in this city
before she became militant" Never
thclcss, the fact must be faced.
ana when she enters the HI
city in triumph, the Advance will
he glad enough TO be the third assist
ant purveyor OF tho powder puff, whilo
clouds OF dust Will Indicate the specdy
retreat OF Brother Addison, of the
LynchburG News, toward Massie's
Mills with his former victorious ad-
vers@ry, DR. and Vice President Anna
Blount Of tho Equal Suffrage League
Of Chicago. In fun pursuit.
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Poet Laureate Of virginia.

Why should we not have a poet
laureate in Virginia? You might open
the, columns OF The Times Dispatch
and publish the work Of candidates and
get some highly competent persons, the
more the better, to judge the merits OF
the compositions and make the proper
award. X. N HUNTER
Virginia has no need for an official
poet. Your letter is by no means tho only
one touching this matter that we have
lately received, and not a few persons
possibly receptive candidates for the
honor, seem to be agreed that the State
should crown some one to sing for her
Uncrowned. there is now ArmIstead
Gordon. of Staunton. about the near
est Il great poet just now in America.
and the state has had a succession OF
men before him-John Tabb and John
II. Thompson and others-who would
worthily have worn II laurel wreath
If that would have been to Thorn !,
tribute higher than the. great appre-
citation which their fellow citizens
have given in admiration of their work
lsIIysOn md Cation.
Please give the number OF votes in
the election for Lieutenant Governor
OF Virginia four years ago i.
Ellyson. 1886 Cation, 22,16S.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
THE Doon OF THE FUTURE.

nunl history OF Richmond takes place
to-day. The schools open and through
their doors. rs If through the portal
Of the future. Will enter the coming
generation for the knowledge and
training that Is Its preservation We
| are coming to see that education is
| the base for social progress. 1t is
/ slower IA action than the sure cures
/ Of 4 day. but its triumphs are won
forever II we give the children II
! sound grasp of right methods and
/ right thinking. VIC can trust that they
} VIII apply their possession TO the prob
! lens that arise IN the new life that
VIII be theirs after our temporary
guidance is withdrawal
The school authorities arc wise In
making tho keynote of their coming
work that OF close personal contact
with the child. The danger in popular
education IS lest 1t become mechanical.
producing an average. innexible.
cramped product. all of the same
shape and kind. Its ideal should be
the free development OF the powers OF
Individuality We do not want all
children alike: wc want them ali diff
ferent This fostering of the indi-
vdual VIII be helped by the smaller
classes to be entrusted to each teach
anything hut a vague common place
ness. The Improved system should
offer special opportunities for those of
unusual ability. and also sympa-
thetic help for those who arc handi-
capped either mentally or physically
Visits. TO the homes OF children. with
the resultant light on each case. should
prove very helpful in directing the
child's mind
The board and superintendent be
lieve that the physical equipment Of
the schools is for time satisfactory.
There may be some crowding.
but this Will he reduced. These men
rightly congratulate Richmond on the
Improvement in It's public schools.
They point to free text books. COM
mod*ous buildings. open air teaching
medical inspection. care for retarded
pupils, extension OF manual training
and domestic science. and better
courses Of study as evidences of pro-
srsss. They also believe that the first
years work IN the summer normal
has been successful. and Will aid in
solving the problem OF securing traince
teachers. The increased time 10 be
devoted to fundamental processes in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Hill on the other. A bit OF gold has
been found there. on Labor Day there
VIII be n great time at Corzall with
many races and other sports in the
evening and a big dance at T!vail Ho-
tel at Ancon There are lots of things
here OF interest which l might write
Of. but Will not tire you
w l.. ALLEN.
Empire Canal Zone Panama
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY K. MoULToN.

Peculiar.
woman Is funny creatures:
mere Is not doubt of that.
wears orty-dollar feather
On II twenty-two-cc hat.
And her littlo freaks OF fancy
- Arc accorded much rcnown.
She will spend ten cents i'm car faro
Just to save two cents downtown.
we can never understand her,
For she plays n funny game;
she is tickle and eccentric,
But we like her lust the same.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
INTRODUCING "mAppY HAWKINS"

Let Us make you acquainted with
Happy Hawkins. Never heard of him?
We'll, hes fellow out of book. or Of
two books, by Robert Alexander Wason
'Friar Tuck" is the latest of these, and
Il tired and erouchy mortal needs
something sweet and simple tunny ana
pathetic TO cheer him up against an
i1growing disposition, let him get this
real good tonic and read it Read il,
like child believing 1T. and forget
ling that things don't happen in life
as they happen in books
Happy Hawkins Is just cow
puuchcr lie tolls his own yarn in n
drawlng, meanderlng way. There are
lots Of stops to get in a bit OF phlIoso-
phy or laugh over n queer bit Of
human folly The air OF the story is
lean and bracing. and the scenery is
h'g both the scenery without ana seen
''y Within The hearts Of the hero ana
las epic followers It's a book sort of
the- owen Wistcrs "Virginian." vet
oiiteront Maybe it is not very grea,
ire'atrrc, lui for sincere preaching of
nanIiness ana forgiveness, 1t beats lots
VI svr'nons
Aryhow 1t is ono OF those yarns Won
NE 10 read, and one that Will do vot,
t'"d 1T Us fairy story Of the plains
.i'st "t il Is Improbable. but all OF :,
is Hue il Is not slushy or insinccre.
ia just suulit and whoicsome Road
y and YOU WIN have more courago eor
meeting trouble
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Lightning occasionally does kind
| act and one which should bc apprc-
| ciated. Last Thursday there was
| severe storm near Iickcyvillc and
Anicl Tansy who lives out of town
short way. was sitting in the draw
nn Of his residence prncticing
Iiscomfort of the neiglhbors. who
The heat. The storm came up sud
denly and Il bolt of lightning struck
u maple tree in front Of Mr.. T0nSy's
mouse, bounced OF and lodged into
the front door The bolt FASTENED
through the house, yanllcd tho slide
trombone from Mr.. Tansy's hands and
Shashe ii into Smitherocns. Then the
lightning escaped through the back
1"or Although we are not II great
believer in signs. would consider
this as = distinct and timely warning
to Mr.. Tansy.
once there was man who was so
afraid OF thunder that no crawlcd into
= hollow log, Then the rain poured
and the poor fellow WAS wedged
IL so tight he couldn't get out. All
OF his sins passed before him Sud
denly he remembered that he hadn't
paid his subscription to the local paper
ana he felt so small that he was able
TO back right out.
Iii ilugginS'S wife takes in washin'
by tho day or week and Hi has saved
up enough soap wrappers TO get n
new 1ointed bamboo flShin' rod.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
Queries andAnswers
Socialist and Pension.

Who was the first Socialist in Amer
lea! VIII the United States ever pay
pensions TO Confederate soldiers?
y. l.. II.
No one knows Probably not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
According TO Uncle Abner.

Mr.. Bryan is the man who put the
talk in ChautalkQua.
When anything happens in Central
America they have a revolution first
ana after that they try to find out
what is the matter
y scientist says the two-passenger
hammick is dangerous. Yes, indeed.
II Teller rides in one very often he
is liable to git married.
When feller buys a second hand
oatmohile he never gets more'n a
quarter OF a mile ahead of old Grim
Despair.
When they name the Pullman cars
they take the letters of the alphabet
and shake 'em up in hat and then
pull out one at time until they
git word that is long enough
Mrs. Hank Tumms Is enjoying a
vacation this summer. Fruit is SO
high her husband can't afford TO buy
any TO can.
The modern magazine is n literary
sandwich-tcn pages of reading mat
ter between the advertising sections.
y lot Of people hate the idle rich, but
still love to read about EN- in the
sunday papers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Dates.
Please let me know what days Of
the week were March %, 1882 Decem-
Der 20. 1891: May 16. 1896.
Monday. Wednesday, Saturday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
The AtoncnIcnt.

If Christ tasted death for every man.
and as n ransom for all. how did HIS
death benefit the human family?
II. G. BRISTOW
Your question answers itself.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Docs the now law make i. wrong
TO include the Ice mans fist as part
Of tho wcight2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11
Appomntto1 Stock Company.


Can you tell me anything OF the
property OF tho AppomattoX Stock
Company prior TO 1861?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

VIC IND no reference 70 any suCh
company as incorporated under the
law OF Virginia II YOU hold any Of
one we shall he pleased 10 attempt 10
learn the condition of it's affairs for
you.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Canada might at least have used the
parcel post TO return that package
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

What have those innoccn, cs1ad.aae
done Mat They should be ctJ.l c.at.-
cookites2
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Two billion American osacues We,
rHported las, year How many milton
OF these were genuine Tu1sA4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-11

Uneasy lies the A.ad ,aat vl,,.
straw hat.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
THE EPWORTH LEAGUE
Good Report of Oskaloosa District
Convention at Newton.

Reports have been received for two
Sundays past from the local delegates
who attended the Oskaloosa District
EpwOrth League convention, recently
held at Newton. Among those who
attended were Miss Mary Mcclure,
Miss Bessie A. Moore, Miss Pearl
Childress, Miss Bessie Owens, Miss
Pearl Tandy, Miss E. A. Hendricks
and Raymond McFate. Mr.. McFate
and Miss Moore were district officers
last year, Mr. McFate being reading
secretary and acting treasurer and
Miss Moore the corresponding secre-
tary.
The district officers of the ensuing
year are: President, job T.. Kline,
of Kilduff; first vice president, Miss
Virginia Brenniman, of Brooklyn;
second vice president, G. E. Alexan-
der, of Newton; third vice president,
Miss Ida Young, of Knoxville; fourth
vice president, Mrs. NJ. ID. Taylor, of
Barnes City; corresponding secretary,
Miss Ellen Valkenberg, of Pella; re-
cording secretary, Raymond McFate,
of OskalOosa; treasurer, Allyn Taylor
of Kellogg; Junior League superin-
tendent, Miss Nellie Smith, of Kel-
logg, and member of the Iowa confer
ence board of control Rev. J. Il.
Monkman, of Killduff No place has
been designated as yet for the next
convention.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
ROSE HILLS DO|NGS
MISS OPAL NATTER ENTERTAiNS
A SURPRISE PARTY ON HER
BIRTHDAYS. S. TO HAVE AN
ICE CREAM SOCIAL.

Rose Hill, June 25.-Mrs. Little, of
Vincenes, Iowa, is visiting with her
daughter, Mrs. William Camp and
Miss Vera Cronicle, of the same place
and niece of Mrs. Camp, is here for
an extended visit.
Tuesday. June %, was the 18th
about twenty of her associates came
in on her in the evening to remind
her of this event and greatly sur
prised her as she had retired for the
night, but she was soon aroused and
was one of them. Meryin Bump and
Miss Montgomery, two of the guests,
there birth date being same date, all
celebrated together. The evening was
pleasantly spent and refreshments
were served, after which all retired
to their homes wishing many more
such pleasant evenings together.
Saturday, June 2oth, 1913, the young
peoples class of the Christian church
Sunday school class will give an ice
cream social on the lawn in Rose
Hill. A cordial invitation is given to
all to attend, where you will be made
welcome.
Sunday, June %, a Children's Day
program was carried out in the even
ing and all of the exercises were
good and the little folks deserve es-
pecial praise, and the ladies that
drilled them cannot be given too
much praise.
There was an attendance of over
100 at the Christian church Sunday
school last Sabbath and missionary
offering was taken that amounted to
something over $3.50. Good for Rose
Hill.
w H. Brown and Robt. Doak will
leave Rose Hill Friday morning for
Galesburg, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Johnston and
family, of Oskaloosa, were over Sun
day visitors at Rose Hill at the par
entail G.. b. Rowland home.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
DELTA A BUSY TOWN
DELTA WILL CELEBRATE TIE
FOURTH - OLD SETTLERS PIC
MIC AND CATCH FISH AT KEN,
DALL'S VICkERY LAKE.

Delta, la, June 25.-Delta will cele-
brate again this Fourth of July and
comhiittees are all at work. Mayor
WilfsN. Sargent was elected president
of the day. J. P. Roberts, marshal of
the day. A grand prize auto parade
will lead the crowd to School Park.
Calithumpian extra prizes offered.
Afternoon sports, base ball, races of
all kinds with prizes for all. Money
pelnty was quickly secured just for
the asking.
About one hundred and twenty of
the old settlers repaired to the Wick
cry Lake on Chas. Kendalls farm,
south of town, and with seines, lines
and other coaxers secured about fiji
teen pounds of fish. They spent the
day in the good old picnic style and
all had a smile on at night.
Mrs. Mary Foster and Mrs. Attis
were Delta visitors last week and
helping in the care of Mother Foster,
who is quite poorly at present.
Wednesday at high noon at the
home of Matt Wessler occurred the
marriage of his daughter Pearl, to
Cleveland G.. Hamilton, of Keota, la.
About one hundred and twenty-five
guests were present. Many yalu-
able presents were given. This
young couple start out On life's jour
ney with God-speed from all that
know them. Mr.. Hamilton is county
attorney of Keokuk county and is a
rising young man Hope we may
count them among our citizens.
w. A. Knox had the misfortune to
fall as he was climbing on to load
of hay in such a way as to break his
collar bone. He managed to climb on
an dcame to town but it was very
painful.
/ Miss Esther Stephenson and Miss
TNettie Loughridge went to Cedar
Falls, Iowa. to attend Iowa Teachers
college for the next six weeks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-06-26
AN IOWA DUEL.

BY r. l. Garden, the sage of Tracy,
in the Knoxville Journal: The Os-
kaloosa Globe of recent date con-
tanned an article under the head of
IA Duel in Henry County Before the
War, This reminds me of blood
less duel fought near old Bellefoun-
tame, in Scott township, Mahaska
county, away back in 1874. In June
of that year, William Long moved in
to the neighborhood and located on
claim in section s. Soon after his
arrival sometime during the same
year. another settler, Jacob Nordyke
by name, located a claim in Section
| II. Like all pioneer settlers, they
soon became fast friends and assisted
each other with their work and were
on warm. neighborly terms for some
time. Finally they got into a dis
pute and fell out over the ownership
of a certain 40-acre tract claimed by
each AS a. last resort both agreed
to call in the neighbors to settle the
difficulty. but the members OF that
court of last resort not caring to
incur the enmity of either of the dis
putants. advised them to devise some
other ways and means by which they
could bring about settlement. The
spokesman of the company even men
/ toned the fact that the tract in dis
Ipute was plainly government land
and could be had almost for the ask
ling, by going to Fairfield and taking
tout proper claim papers. At this
( hint, Long became very indignant and
| declared that he had priority rights
Iover all the world; that he had stalk
ed off the claim and that he proposed
! to hold it if he had to thrash Nordyke
all. over the Des Moines river bottom.
! Long even gave notice to Nordyke
never to set foot on the disputed 40
again. Nordyke was a quiet man of
few. words. but he finally spoke up
/ in meetin',' thusly: Bill. you seem to
be so willin to fight and | propose to
settle our claim TO the 40 in this man
ner: We will take the neighbors with
us to see fair play and go out on that
| 40 tomorrow and fight il out If you
| whip me | will get off of the disputed
grounds and stay off; If ] thrash you,
you are 10 give up all claims and the
40 is mine
That plan met with the approval
of Bill as we'll as of the claim court
there assembled, and all retired to ap-
pear on the disputed tract next day.
The claimants both stripped down to
shirts and buckskins and commenced
the fight, each parrying off the others
blows. Long watched his chances
and kicked viciously at Nordyke and
missed, but before he could recover
his balance, Jake grabbed Bits leg
and hung onto it like bull dog. OF
course Bill could do nothing but hop
around on one foot until he was en-
Itirely exhausted and toppled oyer
Jake still held on and finally Bill
cried "nough; the claim is yourn.
And thus ended the 'Bloodless Claim
Duel the particulars of which were
well known to all the early pioneers
of Scott and Clay townships"