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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11
CHARGED with Stealing pocketbook.

Nuh' Ecu WIN stealing pockethoOk
containing $40 from Miss Rlanche Mel
ION. Lula Goode. colorcd. was arrested
by Patrolman Jacobini Yesterday and
pending her hearing in the Police
Court this morning. She IL said TO
have stolen the pocketbook in n Broad
street store. The woman was followed
from the store by noorwaIkers. who
pointed her out TO tho officer
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11
INCOME TAX RETURNS
MADE BY RlCHMONDERS
Continued From First Page.)


incomes being now taxable both for
state and Federal purposes.
Under the statute, n grand jury Will
hr, impRncled in the fall to review all
tax returns.
Incomes have been reported TO the
state Auditor OF Public Accounts for
the city OF Richmond as follows:
LEE WARn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11

piNAtion known as
Mothers Friend"
During the period of
expectancy 1t is ap-
piled to the alb
domfnai muscles and
Is designed to soothe
the Intricate network
OF nerves involved.
In this manner II
has such a splendid
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11

Harry T. Antrim, OF Wayucaboro. vas
operated on for appendicitis at the
Johnston Willis Sanitorium ycSterdaN y.
His condition is reported as favorable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11
totnry Club Meets TONI,
Concealed Ncnpon.

The Richmond Rotary club will meet
o-night at 40 O'Clock In the rooms
II the Business Mems Club.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11
Boy or Girl?
Great Question!

This brings to many minds an old and
tried family remedy-an external ap-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

enccs in religion were the chief
cause of dissension. In 1880. when
Europe suffered from rebellion
after rebellion. the Belgians also de-
manded independence.
Placards with red letters were Sc
cretly posted one night on the
street corners of Brussels defining
the following programme: Mon
day, fireworks: Tuesday, illumina-
tons: Wednesday, revolution" The
revolution came to pass as sched-
uled. The biggest fight of that war
was in Brussels itself. The Bel
CLANS We're led by a wooden-legged,
General from Liege. His name is
Charlier. he Is one OF the national
heroes of Belgium. Charlier had the
women make dummies of straw.
These dummies were showed above
the breastworks and the Dutch
would open fire. The dummies
would fall behind the breastwofks
to be showed up again. The Dutch
wasted their ammunition and at the
decisive time the Belgians rushed
to the attack.
-Four days the the Belgians and
Dutch fought in the streets, The
streets were filled with the dead
and wounded before the Dutch,
were finally driven out. Belgium
named her own King. and since
that time has been exceedingly
jealous OF her Independence. Since
gaining her independence Belgium
has been at peace with the world,
except with q few small uprisings,
until the present war.
By industry and skill the Belgians
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

language. Above all else they have
maintained their reputation for
bravery and love of freedom. Many
of the cities of the land have been
sacked repeatedly.
Take, for instance, the city OF
Macstricht In the 500 years be-
tween the year 500 and 400 it was
besieged. taken and plundered six
times. In the war with Spain,
which lasted fifteen years. 1t was
taken by the Spanlards, the Prince
of Orange, Prince Maurice. Fred
erick Henry and sacked every time.
1t was besieged four times in the
wars between Louis XIV and Will
liam III and in the Napoleonic
wars. Again It was taken during
the revolution of 1880.
SINGLE CITY SACKED
FIFTEEN TIMES.
That makes fifteen sieges and
captures for Maestricht. The worst
Siege probably was in 1879. when 1t
was captured after siege lasting
three and half months. The cap
tors pillaged the city and butchered
the inhabitants. Only 400 persons
survived of city of $4,000 popula-
ton.
Brussels also has had a career
of destruction. The destruction
caused by the movement of Ger
man troops is not nearly as serious
as the destruction caused by the
movement of other troops.
Brussels was besieged in 1895 by
the French. In 1905 1t surrendered
to the Duke Of Marlborough. Forty
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

years later the French besieged It.
1t has been said that no great
General In the history of the world.
with the exception OF Hannibal and
Alexander the Great, missed fight
ing battle on Belgian soil. Napo-
leon fought his final battle there.
That was the greatest battle ever
fought on Belgian soil unless. some
battles of this present war have
exceeded It. The numbers then
were small compared with the num-
bers engaged in the present conflict.
but the Battle of Waterloo was OF
Napoleon and forever settled his
career as the chief ruler of Europe.
Napoleons army in thst battle num-
bered 122.4o men. wellington's
army numbered 1850 men. We'll
lington's army consisted of Eng
lishmen, Hanoverlans. Brunswick-
ers, Nassauers. Germans and Dutch.
Butcher had 1857 Prussians. AL
though outnumbered almost two to
one Napoleon entered the fight with
confidence. He attacked ,Blucher at
Ligny and forced him to fall back.
The streets of Ligny were filed
with dead and dying. Butcher re-
formed near Waterloo and yelling
ton came up to bear the brunt of
the conflict. Napoleon's method of
lighting was to divide an army and
defeat the divisions in detail. Biuch-
er's mastery retreat saved his army
from annihilation. Napoleon was
unable to follow up his pursuit Of
Butcher because wellington was adj
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

on equal terms.
These natural distractions have
made little Belgium with its H.
S13 square miles the fighting
ground OF the ages.
In spite of the frequent inva-
sions Belgium is the most densely
populated country In the world. Its
population Is almost 100000 peo-
pie. Crowded in such "a small space
the people naturally cannot make
a living from the land. The living
is made chiefly in manufacture and
trade with other countries.
In the earlier days Belgium was
overrun by the migrating Tcutonic
tribes. The Vandals. Franks and
other tribes of German peoples
forcing their way into Western
Europe fought on the plains of Bel
GUM for a passage. They usually
crossed the land. The Vikings de-
scended from Denmark, Norway
and Sweden and for several hun
dred years ravaged the coasts. They
crossed Belgium to get at the peo-
pie further inland. In ali that time
Belgium was known by various
names and owed allegiance to vari-
Gus kings. 1t has been united with
the Netherlands. 1t has been part
OF France. The Austrian and Span
fish Kings ruled over it. 1t was part
OF Caesars Empire and part of
the Holy Roman Empire. For a
time its Princes paid fealty to the
Danes, but throughout ali its his
tory the Belgian people maintained
their individuality in customs and
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

separate countries is due probably to
the fact that Spain once forced her
rulership over the land. The coun-
tries are very closely related and
there are no natural boundaries be-
tween them.
The Netherlands, of which Bel
GUM was part. permitted the
Spanish to rule over them until
Philip II became King of Spain. The
people of Antwerp. Amsterdam and
other seaports objected to his inter-
ference with trade. They We're even
then a great commercial people.
War broke out. Holland, now called
the Netherlands, was more success,
full in resisting the Duke of Alva,
spain's chief General. William of
Orange cut the bikes and flooded
the Duke of Alva out of the low
lands. but the Spanish were more
successful in the highlands. Al
though the Belgian part of the
Netherlands gained Its freedom. II
took longer. In the meantime the
people living under Spanish infiu-
ence became Catholic in religion,
while the Hollanders were for the
most part Protestants. In these days
Protestants and Catholics can live
in harmony together. but 100 years
ago the thing was Impossible.
BELGIUM GAINS HER
FREEDOM FROM HOLLAND.
Napoleon annexed Belgium to
France. 1t remained a part of
France until Napoleon's downfall,
when the Kings of Europe united It
with Holland. The Beleians were
FESTIVE under Dutch rule. Diner.
-
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

farming Is done Is done intensiveYy.'
The farmers have only a few acres
and these acres are made to yield
abundantly. Fertilization is car
ried on with the greatest care. Bell
GUM owns the most fertile lands in
Africa. The Congo, State pays trib-
ute to Belgium.
Under the reign of Leopold the,
Congo was cruelty governed. Il
wac exploited for Leopold's privGse
gain. Tho stories of his cruelties In
the Congo astounded the world
Since his death the Congo has been
governed with much more con-
sideration.
The greatest horrors OF this pres
ent war in Belgium are due mors
to the shut down of the factories
than tho horrors OF war itself While
many cities have been damaged, and
while many cities have been forced,
to pay tribute to the Germans, YET
lack of employment Is at the b0t4
tom of the greatest distress.
With the factories and ship yards
idle the commerce Belgium had
with the world is at a standstiii.
Because their agricultural lands are
swaziland the German soldiers have
eaten their food. the people are
starving. The atrocities against the
Belgians by German soldiers have
been exaggerated. but the suffering
because OF lack of employment haDs
not been exaggerated one bit.
Belgian refugees have throneed
Holland. France ana England. Yet
there are more left IN Belgium wis
cannot get away.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

vancing and threatened HE flank.
He had to fight wellington first. If
he could have defeated Wellington
on that memorable day 100 years
ago next June 1s. he could then
have turned his full force on Bluch-
err. Wellington, had the advantage
OF receiving Napoleon's attack. He
did not have to win "a victory in
hurry. Delay Ees in his favor be-
cause 1t would y We time for Bluch-
II to refrom and come up. Napoleon
Aad to wins decisive victory quick
~. Hurting his force against We'll
lington he pushed the fight. but
Butcher came to the rescue. The
tide turned against Napoleon and he
fled to Paris. leaving his dead and
wounded on the field to be cared for
by the hospitable Belgians. b.
That Belgium and Holland are
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

VIKING drawingsat upper
y left, upper right and
lower left and right, show
Norsemen, who overrans
Belgium a thousand years
ago. AT top, is Charlie
magEe, who expelled them.
Center is Kaiser Wilhelm,
present invader of Belgium.
Below is Julius Caesar, the
first invader rec corded mis-
tory. At left Of Charlemagne
is William of Orange. Ats
right is Duke of Alva. who
was driven out by Orange
Atleft of Wilhelm's picture.
is Duke of Wellington. ATT
right Of WilhelIn's picture is
Napoleon. Lower right is;
Butcher, who with yelling.
ton defeated Napoleon att
Waterloo. Lower left IS:
Duke of Marlborough, vic
tor at the Battle of Blen-s
helm.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

The cities of Belgium. drenched
with blood for centuries, are the re-
.cipients Of more sympathy on the
part of the American public than
any other of the countries suffering
from the European War. AS far
back as history reads Belgium has
been the battling ground OF the
races
Before the dawn of authentic
history the legends of that land
tell of battling between the tribes
of antiquity. Quarternary man. too.
probably battled there for the SUI
premacy. There is no doubt but the
Celtic peoples coming into West
ern Europe fought on the plains OF
Belgium with those who preceded
them.
The first battle of the Alsne was
fought 1000. years ago. The Aisne
River Is short distance south OF
the present boundary of Belgium.
but 1t formed the original southern
boundary, and 1t was across the
Aisne that Julius Caesar had to
cross to subduc the Belgians.
In writing about his battles with
them Caesar said: THE bravest Of
the Gauls are the Belgians." Only
after a terrific fight was Caesar able
TO conquer these fierce people.
Caesars main reason for fighting
The gelgians was to get at the Ger
mans. Running north from the
Swiss. Alps Is a low range of noun
tains and hills extending into the
plains of Belgium. These hills are
fine places for defending armies to
intrench themselves. Only by pass
ing to the north of the hills can an
invading army meet the defenders
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20

have built up a country Of great
wealth. They are n manufacturing
people and their factories turn out
products for sale in all lands. What
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-05

0a00y, until he had killed a competitor; and
afterwards he would serenely tax the same
community to get back the oil he had given
away.
"a splendid old angel John D. is going to
make, as sure as you are born.)
To save the Parcels Post 1t is absolutely
necessary that the Postmaster General have
the right to act at once, and change his
weights and rates, whenever the noble Express
Companies go at some Of their under cutting
games
This became so apparent to the .. S. Sen
ate, and public opinion was so quickly aroused
by the sly work which the Express Compa-
MES were trying to do, that the Parcels Post
won victory But it was by a close CALL the
vote being q to %.
Senator Vardaman deserves the thanks of
our people, he fought their battle, and did
it we'll.
Senator Smith Of South Carolina also
deserves honorable mention and applause.
| am ashamed to say that Senator Bank
head Of Alabama showed up a champion of
the corporations, as he has often done.
Senator Bryan of Florida is on the same
black list with Senator Bristow Of Kansas
Ind Senator Smith Of Georgia acW haze
to ansacer for himself, and tell the people a0hy
he tried, in his Committee to gjve the
E@press Companies q knife aoith qch5ch to
stab the Parcels Post
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-05
How Some New Friends OF The
JefEs Are Helping.

IT is very interesting to note the way in
which some people become subscribers to
The Jeffersonan and to Watsons Magazine
If you haVe~made no effort to interest your
friends who are not yet subscribers lend a
hand as these friends have done, and the
results will be appreciated by I. E. w.
Wednesday, mail brought these two letters
The first contained list Of sixteen names for
Watson's Magazine. and you will note the
man who sent the list is PENNSYLVANIA
are there no Southern readers who will do as
much? Here is part Of the letter:
GA friend handed NE the February number to
read and / thought it was hitting the nail
squarely the head. I think it is a great
Magazine in a great cause, so | got busy on your
liberal terms of fifty cents per year in clubs Of
ten or more and am pleased to hand you sixteen
to start off with and expect to get more | am,
Yours for a big circulation,
Pennsylvania. FLEET TRUMAN
The second letter was written on hotel
letterhead, and evidently the writer is a man
who travels considerably, and he is probably
noting the tendency of the people to seek
information along the lines he mentions in
his letter. Here IS the letter:
Upon applying to Dr. Pckard, Savannah, Ca,
for his series of sermons Catholicism, I
informed by him that they are being published
by you in The Jefersonian so l am therefore
enclosing one dollar for one years subscription
and will ask that you send me all back numbers
containing his sermons. I was fortunate in hear
ing one, and in this connection will say, though
40 years old, and a church goer, it was the first
sermon that subject Catholicism | ever
heard preached Why don't they wake up?
Kindly send paper to address below and
oblige. Yours sincerely,
Florida. j. G. McCRAW.
Of course we are getting good lists and
good letters all the time, but these two were
from people who had learned only by acct
dent Of the work which The Jecersonian
publication is trying to do
Can't you use few sample copies to spread
the knowledge of the aims and objects of The
Jefs?
You can have them for the asking, and it
will only be by the cooperation of every
reader and friend of The ,Jeffs, that the work
will be made to accomplish anything
Get up a club in your neighborhood.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-05
PAGE NINE

Send in list Of the names Of your friends
whom you think will be glad to read the
literature The Jefs is putting out.
Read the books which The Jetfersonian
Publishing Company is turning out.
Learn what your State and your country
are menaced by, and learn it from the histori-
cal view point-and then you will realize the
necessity of such fearless, truthful publica-
sons Magazine.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-05
The Foul Attempt TO knife the
Parcels Post: 10 Failed.

which call themselves civilized have
enjoyed such progressive institutions as the
free delivery of mail, public ownership of
railways the equipment of post-ofices with
the cheap telephone and the cheap telegraph,
and the carriage of small packages through
the mails at low cost.
But our hoggish corporations have had
such grip on our editors, our statesmen, our
Legislators, &C., that every attempt to give
oar people the immense benefit Of cheap
public service has been opposed, denounced,
rldiculed, and bought off, year after year
1t seems incredible that the four Express
Companies should have been allowed, for
forty gears, to outrageously rob the people,
In the carriage Of small parcels, aChen the
mail czerh and the mail sach rode IN the same
car aoitb the agent Of the Enpre88 Con1pa2ey
1t never seemed to occur to anybody that
the express package could have come, in the
mail bae
We never thought of thai, did we?
1t seems, awfully simple, though, when once
you DO think Of it.
| can remember when people living in the
country used to keep close watch ON the
public road, to see if any neighbor was pass
ing, on the way to town. Such a neighbor
would be asked to inquire for the mail and
maybe he W0Wd, and maybe he wouldn't. If
he forgot to inquire, or forgot to stop and
leave the mail, he might carry the papers
home, read them leisurely, and return them
IN week OF two, maybe.
Those were gay old times for the country
folks.
When [ was boy, used to see an able
bodied mail clerk hand out a very light mail
bag to our able-bodied postmaster; and the
village stood in front Of the wicket until the
postmaster called out and handed over the
papers and letters to the expectant audience
At the same time, an able-boded express
messenger would hand out from the train
halfa-doaen bundles, and the abe-boded
local express agent would tote them to his
little office.
Thus two systems were kept up at public
expense, when the work was really of but
one lIind-and the same kind.
But we are coming along" Little by lit
tie, we shed the moss off our backs. 1t nearly
kills some of the antique Democrats to see
Populism flooding the country with new
tangled improvements, bat still they ack-
nowledge the corn.
In the present Congress, the noble Express
Companies made gallant effort to slip
knife under the fifth rib Of the Parcels Post
They tried to tie the hands Of the Postmaster
General so that he could not change 2Oeights
amt rates, to meet the competition of the
noble Express Companies
The noble Express Companies wanted
Congress to keep to its virtuous self the right
to change the weights and rates in the Parcels
Post service.
The Express Companies know that Con
gress can delay, can suppress, can dodge, can
bury things In committee rooms, &c.
Therefore, the Express Companies wanted
the whole thing left to Congress, where by a
very slight opposition any change can be
blocked for at least tecO gears.
During those two years, the Express Com
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-03-05

HOW 10 Whip the Pope in These
United States.
[ is becoming a serious question as to how
we are to get the best of Papa, III his fight
to make America Catholic"
[ have been thinking it over. and have
about made up my mind on the subject
My influence with the church papers. the
Missionary Boards, the Bishops, and the
Doctors of Divinity is very great-as all Of
you know.
| have decided to use this influence to
bring about the following change of plan in
our missionary efforts.
Now that China has officially turned her
back on us, and has renewed her oath of allie
glance to Confucius, we will shake the dust
of China off our hoofs, and concentrate our
work on the Roman Catholic priests and
prlestesses, monks and mOnkesses, mOnasterieS
and nunneries.
We will offer a standing salary of $3.50
year to every priest who will leave Papa,
and come over to as. We will offer $3.50
year to every nun who will throw off her
grave garments and join us Christian soldiers.
We will stipulate that whenever the $3.50
priest mawies a $3.50 num- both salaries shall
continue to arrive; and the salaries, like the
man and the woman, being joined together,
viii be 81 500 year
We Will further agree that when the mar
fied priest and nun are blessed with child,
the sum Of one hundred dollars a year shall
be added to the $1,000.
That will make $1,000 year, until another
child comes Upon the occurrence Of this
happy event, we will add another hundred
dollars-which, If my figures do not he, will
make S1,7O0 year fixed income for those
converts.
Then when other children come, we will
add $500 year for each baby, until the oldest
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IS FOUND
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nal offenders, and he was out Of pos session
 The shooting of Hendricks and the loss of his property both preyed greatly upon the mind of Mcdonald. He often grew morose about these troubles at which time he talked gloomily Co his associates. but SO far as has been learned never inumated inclination toward suicide. His friends and acQuaintances yesterday could not believe that he had commit ted such an act, they holding that they could not conceive of anything of the sort on his part
 The departure of Mcdonald from his usual rounds between ten days or two weeks ago did not occasion particular comment. for he had told several that he was going out to the Huachucas on prospecting trip. When he dropped out of sight about town. the conclusion was immediate that he was absent on this trip and would be heard from in due time
 In the clothing of the man found yesterday morning there was nothing to establish identity A couple of cartridges was an that was found and it seemed as if the removal Of everything that might lead to idenu- ficatiou had been carefully gone about In the trunk that will be eX- amined today at the inquest pro ceedinEs which Coroner Thomas ad- iouned yesterday, there may be found something that will throw light on the tragedy, but this is very much doubted
 Mcdonald was a sober, industrious and esteemed man lie was consid- cred as given to extreme inclina. ti0us except under extreme proyoca- tion He seldom drank anything at all and when he did it was very tenn perate. lie came to this county from Colorado wnele ue was at one time mayor of the city Altman A brother James, resides in Winnipeg. Canada. and another brother. Angius McDonald in Ouray Col He was unmarried and except for his broth CTS. who have been wired of tine cir, cUmstances prevailing here, had no other relatives in the country, so far as known.
 He was born in Glengary county. Ontario, Canada. as was also his friend here. Duncan Mcdonald, who had been very close to him for some years.
 He said last night that he coGld never believe that his friend had taken his own life. nor yet that he had lost it by accident on ais part for he was always a very careful man. Re added that there might be other developments and that person ally he believed that if the body was that of Duncan Mcdonald, he was Coad by the hand of some person who either feared the loss of prop orty through some contemplated ar ton or moved with motive or ven EeanCe. His intjmation was that E- would immediately start an invest gation along this line