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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
will look from. He chose agriculture
and Will begin with a model farm.
THE THREATENED RAILROAD
STRIkEc


Some method should be. and prob
ably Will be. devised to avert the I'm
pending strike OF locomotive firemen
upon the railroads In the Eastern sec
tion of the country. The situation is
an unusual one, because neither the
flremen, tho railroad managers nor the
public wish to have 5srike. The rail-
think the flremen should have an in
crease In rates of pay. but that the in
terests involved are too large to be de-
cidcd by one man, rs would be the case
if the matter were settled under the
l1rdman law. The reply Of the fire.
mems officials is that the recent orbi-
tration proceedings relative to en-
gineers' wages befor. n board of seven
private citizens was n fiasco, and that
the real intent of the railroad manag-
ers in urging Il similar board for the
present case is to naugurate Indirect
~ and without government supervision
"a system of compulsory arbitration.
They also assert that the railroads
are using the controversy as a means
for strengthening publ,c opinion in be-
half of their Forthcoming request to the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
permission to advance their freight
RITES
The controversy has. therefore. de-
parted from the original issue of
wages and working conditions and has
centred upon the question of the best
method of arbitrating or adjusting the
dispute. Under these conditions a
strike would be objectionable. IL the
railroad officials believe that engines
of greater tractivc power and heavier
train loads have increased the arduous-
ness of the work OF their frcmcn and
that they should have higher wages.
and If the employees are hcsitatinE only
because OF the method TO be employed
hi reaching an agreement. n compro-
mise should be possible From n tacti-
do not wish, In view of unfavorablc
financial conditions, to be placed in Il
position where they would be criticiz
cd for yielding too easily to the fire.
men, and, as II consequence. lose the
support OF public opinion in their
movement to have rates increased. The
reluctance of the nrcmcn to submit
their grievances TO board similar to
the recent engineers arbitration board
is also justified by the results OF
the deliberations of that body. 1t is
perfectly possible, however, to have
an arbitration board of five members
and to adopt the same method OF pro-
cedurc as is provided for under the
Irdmnn law. This is what should he
done, and Il strike should be avoided.
The really striking and significant fea
lures Of this prolonged dispute, how
ever, have been the evident aim nf both
sides TO play a strategic position so
far rs the public is concerned and the
lack of protection TO tho shipper or
consumer against the outcome of the
controversy.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Trom the u,cLc,,.,,,. ,,


The Hotel Hickeyville had n grand
isn dinner the other night, and the
Dill OF fare consisted of sardines and
goldfish "''N
Miss Pansy Tibhtts is taking cor
reSpondence school course in stenogro
ply and typewriting. She has taken
piano lessons so long she doesn't ex
pect 10 nave any difficulty In learning
10 run a typewriter pretty rapid
clu Man 'urdy says nc don't know
winch is the fastest typewriter made
out therc is some pretty swift blonde
ones around this town
Grandma Perkins, who has been az
the point of death for ten years has
bought a new bicycle so as to ride Over
10 west Hickeyville. where she has ac
cepted the lucrative position of fore
man OF the -four and feed mill
Elmer Jones went To Tecumseh last
SnrlnE to accept Il lucrative position
with the ball team as shortstop. but tho
captain said he wasn't short enough
elmer is six feet four i'm his stocking
teet when he wears EN-. which is not
frequent. Elmer expects TO go back
INTO inc crayon portrait business. \
crayon portrait artist ought TO make
II good vaudeville attraction, Drovidiut,
he draws we'll
Renfrew 5inks. the station agent.
says the heat expands the rails so m,ch
that it is nine miles farther from here
20 iurdF junction in the summer than
1t is in the winter
MISS Euphemia Nudge went into n
uruS store down to the city to get some
complexion powder. The clerk asked
her what color she wanted. and sj,o
said iicSh color, of course The rIerl,
gave her some rcd ochre
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
The Durky SuGrngettc.

Use tired of stuffng chickens
ana mending de old mans socks:
l want to git in polcrticks
And stun dat ballot box
/ want ter go to Congress.
And pass dis huh law
Dat l may ride in de white coach
Instead of de Jim Crow ear.
want to stir things all around
Jest from beginning to end.
! want ter be u jailer
And free my razor toting friend.
Den wake up, chocolate drops,
Blacks and lily whites:
Let's fight 10 get dat vote
Ana have our 'oman's rights.
What's the use TO stay at home.
To bake and sew and brew;
De cradles all are empty,
Dere's nothing dcre TO do
Come on back. Marse Lincoln,
FROM Ger dat crystal sea
Como. on back to dis huh land
Ana set us 'omans free.
When 1 ken rub my shoulders
Wid dc ladies at lection time,
IL be as good as dcy arc,
Darll be no color line.
For didn't Yong Miss promise
TO all us beck and whites
IL We could git in polcrticks
Wed al lave equal rights?
ANTI SUFFRAG ET,rl
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On the Spur Of Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
AccortlInp 70 I,nc,. Alma


me House of Representatives tried
80 80 sing The Star Spangled Banner
, me other day and fell down dismally,
III, nut Consressmen are not elected to
sihE; Ihey are elected to distribute
garden seeds.
FROM the manner in which the Turk
i rs army Is being pcrelstently put to
nigns, IL ought to be able to graduate
Rhode Island is figuring on spend-
ing large sum for good roads. but
she cannot spend very much and keen
the roads In the State
me public drinking cups have been
sakeh or all fountains in Kentucky.
NOBODY ever used them, anyhow.
Moan webster plays .afe on almost
every word by allowing the public to
take choice.
England Is to build twenty-one
dreadnoughts, but probably all viii bc
several years out of style before tho
last one is completed
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VIEWS OF THE
VIRGINIA EDITORS
Civic Improvement In Lcesburg.

The Improvement League FOR n tl,,n
leit quite complacent 81 the general
freedom OF the streets and ruyement,
from rubbish
Now the handbli. circular and the
orange peel are only too frequent.
me excellent tablcau of several son-
sons past seems TO have been forgotten
One wearies OF welldo!ng. and II Ia
easier TO drop the envelope, coufcc-
ton bag newspaper anu advertisement,
when one has finished with them. IL
is also easier not to tip ones hal when
one meets a lady, IT ~ easier 10 spit on
the hoor. no. to rise when your teach
cr enters the room. not TO blackcn one.
shoes. The easy way is the way down
hill.
We received such boos, by tho
sheriff stopping the impal!ng OF hand
piIls on the fence spikes. and by the
placing OF rubbish boxes on :hc corner
presume We thought from now on
cleanliness and order would tnke care
of themselves
The Civic Club has bought few
street signs and is wiling 10 help on
some playground equipment for school.
IS gong TO give Ia a fortnight or
,hereabouts II wonderful lecture By the
national Geographical Society.
sori"'y has n world reputation
TOT us pictures. II the town electric
,Isht does not get Ill ;hat night w.
hdIe treat In store FOR all. Thesc
icc'ircs are worth 80 cent? and 3,
cents elsewhere. and the Irnprovencr,
League puts them at n figure made.
gHhte To cover the cost. in ,rGrr that n
i"Ipe number might enjoy them.
flcasc remember the next lecture
around the world IN eighty minutes
moving picture nlgn. is contingencies
,pf the date. tell your country neigh
bors.--Loudoun Mirror.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

by foreign immigration that VIC have
so largely lost what was Il source of
JOY ana vigor TO our fathers What
our ncighbors to the north of the lakes
ana south of the ONO retain we may
yet recover"
Let us set another good example for
our Northern friends to follow by hold
inS, up the Word of God in our schools
and everywhere.
heartily commend the action OF the
school Board. IT will be remembered
OF them gratefully in years u come.
when their critics names are for
gotten, and hope they will not be
turned from their purpose by tile mis-
guided few who oppose it.
REV. w. ). JOHNSON
'Wanbay, Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
The Square Dnnce

me question naturally arises about
NC haTm of dancing durinS the week.
festivities. For my part, can
not see any harm In the old fashioned
dance. but when people have n .tro.,,
OF vulgarity and impurity in thei,
makeup even the innocent games. ms
lhey call them. can be harmful. Evil
10 MIN who evil thinks" It Is right
ana Just that our boys and girls
should lninglc and join In the limo
cent pleasures and clean games. Tho
oioer ones shonid set an example So as
to raise the standard OF v.o,nenbood
and manhood in the coming generation
Every one ssts good or bad cxamDl.
10 those they are thrown In contact
with and influences them for good or
harm. Which arc you doing Gravel
lin correspondence James River Clur-
ion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
THE oMNIsCIENr OUTSIDER.

1t would seem that the stark majesty
Of the death that came to Captain
Scott and his comrades might hush
the petty snarling and speculation and
comment by self-constituted critics as
TO why these brave men persisted. Yet
II thousand omniscient outsiders are
explaining how the fuel came to run
out and who WAS responsible. Never
having been nearer the terrible rcali
ties Of frozen lands than the iccboX
to get sprituous inspiration for their
ethical judgments, they distribute
praise and blame as if their words
amounted to something. 1t is no Won
der the survivors are rcticcnt and al
most beg that no inquistion crush
their hearts already burdencd with
gricvous and eternal memories. No
wonder they ask time for the writing
Of complete reports OF their trials and
achievements
Who has the right to judge Of any
man who has voluntarily subjected
himself to such Il test of his bravery
and devotion to Il cause? What can
cushioned case realize of the tempta-
tons, the bcwildcrmcnt, the mistake s
that perpetual wandering In icy lone
illness may bring to a man? Who of
the party. whether returning sadly
from death journey or gone Into some
quiet after world feels now any de-
sire TO pillory a comradc for the mis-
chance OF his deeds?
No one will ever know whether any
real blame lies at the door of tho dead
on living Nature took toll Of brave
men. one of her hundred subtle fin
gers found the flaw In plan or equip
mcnt or human character, and let in
swift death. The immutable laws are
10 blame, not any man.
1t would DC better worth our while
to stamp upon the minds OF quiet
home jewellers tho lesson of bravery
the uttermost South. Why, as one New
York paper declares. should there be a
rigid inquiry to fix the exact rospon-
sbiiity"? Who would gain? Rather let
us remember the words on the mark
set abevc the spot where one OF the
members left his friends that they
might go OH unhampcred:
"ilercabouts died very gallant gen
tieman, Captain X. Il. c. oates, Innis-
killing Dragons who on the return
from the pole in March, 1912, willingly
walked 10 his death in n blizzard to
Try ana save his comrades. bosot by
hardships.'
Let the Dragons put his name on
their standard along with those OF
great battles. The world can test tho
ihe'tie OF these men by that simple
eloquence OF phrase. "beset by hard
I snip No nobler requiem was ever
given any man
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&
ANSWERS
The nritIsh Gnyernn,cnt

Please give tho names and positions
or tho members of the present Cabinet
IN England Doth one decline the
LATIN pronomtnal adjective. hic, haec.
do you consider the greater novel,
David Copperfcld" or Tale OF Two
Cities? GEO L. GORDON
% IL il. Asquith. Premier; Marquis
or Crewe, Privy Seal: Sir I;dw. Grey,
E,;oreign Secretary; Viscount Haldanc.
OF Council; David Lloyd George Chan
Home Secretary; Vernon Harcourt.
Colonial Secretary; colonel j. e. y.
Seeiey, Secretary for War: Marquis of
Crcwc,. Secretary for India; Thomas
Winston Churchill, First Lord of Ad-
mral,y; Sidney Buxton, President
Board OF Trade; John Burns. President
Local Government Board; j. y. Peasc,
President Education Board; Charles
Toulouse. Chancellor, Duchy Of Ian
caster; Herbert samuel, rostmaster-
General: Augustine Birrcll, Chief Sec
President Board or egriculturc: Earl
Bcauchamp, Commissioner OF Works:
Sir Rufus Isaacs, Attorney General.
60 Like the other adjective forms in
Latin, the pronoun you mention Is com
monty recited across" for the obvious
forms for the three gendcrs may be
got this way. There is some tendency
now to have pupils learn the Greek and
Latin adJectlveS downward" but II Is
IL poor practice, and has nothing to
commend IT except the suggestion that
new method" C3) This column does
not express opinions. The ordinary cs-
innate places David Copperfield' far
above The Tale of Two Cities"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Millions OF AIummlcs.

II has been estimated that somo-
thing like 20.00O.O0O Egyptian mum
mics have been discovered. Thous-
ands of those best preserved are now
seums or the world. In the tombs with
the mummics We're countless other
objects. There were paintings on tho
walls. chairs and tables. Jars contain
ing the parts of tho bodies which
were removed when tho mummy was
orcd with funeral scenes and hierogly-
phic INSCRIPTIONS, and in the cases
along with the mummicS We're papyri.
beneath each mummy,.s head like II
papyrus, covered with NEUROLOGICAL
pictures and with stcrcotyped hymn.
The disks, found in great numbers,
are nearly alike. varying only slight
come. "Hypocephali' they are called,
because they were placed beneath tho
head. Like the mummics, the OBJ
jects found with them have been scat
tered abroad. and in the museum at
many of them rs he will.
The inscriptions on the disks and
the mummy cases, of course. could
not at first be, read, nor could the
lions could be read. However, i'm 1859.
the famous Rosetta stone was discov-
cred, and Champollion, French
scholar. began the slow process OF
ton with the aid of the accompany
Ing Greek Translation. The process was
so slow that 1t was not until 1871 that
Il grammar OF the Egyptian language
appeared. Then the progress in the
strange hieroglyphics became as intel
ligible as an English newspaper
Christian Herald.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
IIenyen ut Pnnnrnn.

Living in the Panama Canal Zone
Is socinlistic heaven" says Captain
y. Horton, who has just returned from
Panama Tor q winter vacation He
has charge OF 500 men employed on
the Big Ditch"
we have no money there-we don't
need II. Uncle Sam owns everything
the dry goods grocery. fish and drug
stores.
'one buys a book for SIS. II ron-
tnina checks In denominations Of l..
> :. 10, %, 80 cents and ST. When
things arc bought. this book is pre-
scented; the checks for the amount pur-
chased are torn out and punched
AS to prices. can get anything |
want 20 per cent cheaper than in any
of our towns. Fresh cod. 10 cents q
pound; round steak. II cents; 81 shoes
for $3.50, and so on In everything
we have neither fever, mosquitoes
nor Hes there. The mosquitoes were
routed by crude petroleum. There are
garbage cans everywhere, and not even
n banana peel is allowed on the
ts."-New York World.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Voice Of the People


To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sir-Being most interested In the
poets and poems OF the South so long
neglected by our people l read the
article IN your paper yesterday morn
ing, naming Mr.. Clarkson Moomaw
and Judge K. NJ. r. Duke. How could
have been left out Nirginia's poet lau-
rcate. James Barron Hope. of the Nor
folk Landmark? He was always chosen
as writer OH memorial occasions
lie was chosen by Congress to write
tho memorial poem at the Tooth cell
ebration of Yorktown. and 1t brought
forth his best efforts in Arms and
the Man" But not only in his memo
rial poems is he grand. but his Three
Summer Studies" shows his apprccia-
ton Of the beauties of nature His
poems have been gathered together by
his daughter in u volume called ~
Wreath of Virginia Bay Leaves" 1t
should be in every school library Of
the South, and children should be
taught Of this gifted son of the South.
JANET II. RANDOLPH.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

The taxable valusc of Wise COUNTY.
this State, increased From s7o0o.0oo in
1905 to more than s1l.000,000 In 1911
There arc few othcr counties that mad.
Il similar showing, and by many ii is
believed that the spending OF large
sum of money in road Improvement in
creased the value OF real estate and at
trncted outside capital. Let us In this
neck OF the woods follow the Wise
County plan,-Clifton Forge Review.
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Contributed.

Changing seasons oft reminds us
How affections mar our lives;
LII the winter we have chilblains,
In the summer we have hives.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

There seems no need for a six-ycar
term rule for Mexican Presidents.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
On the Trail. of tho cnta,b.

WIN the passing OF the shotgun and
recl.-Enporia Messenger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

Richmond IL certainly proeress,np
a new hotel has just gotten u permit
to have ewo maruuises.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

q The Commoner. (S)j Daily. is)
William Jennings. Bryan; "a Loaf
ten years. There have been some
changes In weight but no attempt to
accommodate them to the market price
is the basis-with Il -ery liberal mar
gin--for the retail price of bread. II
Hour advances sharply the baker looks
spending decline comes on. An aitera-
ton demanded by n long continued and
considerable change in tho price Of
size, not in the price, of the loaf.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

Isn't II strange that You can get
better Boston baked beans in Rich
mond than you can In Boston?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

Have. or have not. the sufrraRist
Iikers got cold feet?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Tanrlefoot Editnriuls

An editorial writer says the purposo
of an editorial should be to make peo-
pie think. From some which we read.
the purpose seems to be to 80 befuddlc
the reader that he can't think.-Black-
stone Courier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15

The horseless horse show begins next
wock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-15
Richmond
;. Fer p.nle nsaHins il The Schools.

For Bible RcnhinS in the Schools.
To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:
Sill note with surprise and pain
the stand taken by Drs. Mcdaniel and
James in regard TO the action of the
Bible be read in the public schools.
Their logic seems unsound, to say the
least They say "it will not please
everybody" Neither does the President
please everybody. Shall we therefore
have no frcsidcntI or. because Il min
lister OF the gospel does not suit every
lndlvlduPl In his congregation. shall
we have no more gospel proclaimed?
The President Of these United States
takes his oath Of office with his hand
on the Bible. and the State Of Virginia
demands as much Of all her officials.
Nould these critics abolish this Gus
tom also? Saint Paul says preach the
even II we consider Bible reading in
the schools 10 be out of season" we
neyerthclcss have authority for ii. We
ind the following item in the Advance,
OF Chicago:
"sunhny In nichmond, Va.
our next door neighbor was telling
In the old capital Of the Southern
Confederacy ana ho was deeply i'm
pressed ~ the quiet, and decorum OF
DAY which he had loved and lost
hWhlle IN Chicago. tle stopped ut
thc most expensive and fashionab BILE
hetei III the city, and found the streets
going by the hotel filled with we'll
dressed and cheerful crowds on their
way 20 church H. went, too. The
SCI iiloii Hc ncHTu was eloquent and
tender, full Of the marrow OF the COS
pei. ana II was listened to by n rev
satisfaction. When he returned, we'll
pleased; to his hotel. the dining room
was 1uli OF guests whose attire show
ed their social standing while in place
of the, usual orchestra (Which no
ne would have found sc the North play
Ing popular airs) he heard all the
sweet and sacred melodies. dear to him
from childhood. rendered by an or
Shostrion II was tho musicians' rest
most bustling and prosperous cities OF
Cnnnda observe tho Christinn Sabbath
Win equal reverence. and 1t is only
OF our Northern States, overwhelmed
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Bryan and Richmono bread.

bryan and RichmOna bread.
What is the name OF Mr. w Jennings
Bryan's paper? Is ii n daily? Who is
the chief editor? Has bread Increased
in price or decreased in the weight
ten years? Why does 1t not flucttIat "a
to keep pace with flour?
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-02-06
official Paper Of Marshall County
A coon ROADS MOVEMENT

We learn that in a number of
towns in the county petitions are
being circulated asking for vote at
the coming town elections on the
question whether or not road taxes
should be paid in cash. This, we be-
lieve, is a movement in the right di-
rection and ought to be encouraged.
Farmers generally realize now that
if they are to have good roads, road
taxes must be paid in the same
manner as all other taxes, namely
in cash, and that road work shall be
done in the same manner as much
Of the other public work is
done, namely by contract. - The
change TO this system is a very sim
pie one and easily understood, and
wherever this plan has been tried
it has proved to be a big improve
ment on the old way. As rule
farmers can spend their time more
profitably at home attending to the
farm work than in making roads.
Push the new plan along. -~~-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-02-06

to entertain them with Rotations
and songs. Uncle Josh seemed es-
pecially to enjoy Yankee DOODLE
Alma Melve won in the spelling
contest between the boys and girls
Tof the lower grades. Annie Melye
won in the advanced grades. Good
for them!
Ruth Ranum is absent from
school on account OF sickness. We
hope she will soon be back.
Judith and George Peterson visit
ed at Melve's last Sunday.
The boys are sand-papering their
bread boards this week. Everybody
calls for sand paper.
Examinations next week!
Arthur Peterson was out exercis-
ing his horses Sunday.
1 Alfred and Harry Hanson were
seen horseback riding Sunday.
Minnie Znerold spent Sunday af-
ternoon at A. d. Ralston's.
We have fine times coasting at
noon, some on sleds, some on sacks
and some on merely cord-wood
stick. Fred does splendidly with
The latter.
Stick-pins are cheap the boys
wear at least four apiece.
Kindness is a gentle flame,
Warm its every glow,
Sweetest light that we can name,
Prettiest we know.
Cora and Alfred Hanson,
Reporters.