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Where Is Maughan?

The Times Dispatch is appealed TO by
Mrs. j. &. LYDIA, OF 42l0 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa, to assist in anding her
father, Robert Vaughan. who, eleven
years ago, when last seen by the daugh-
ter was working in a coal mine near
Williamsburg, Pa. At that time ne said
he was going to Virginia or West Vir-
ginia to work in the mines. Since then
nothing has been heard OF him by the
daughter His father and mother have
died since, and at present his sister, Mrs
Agnes Ramsden. of 1876 Second Ave-
nue., New Kensington, Pa, is seriously
Ill. His daughters description follows:
lie was forty three years old when
last seen by the daughter, and is now
about Iifty-four. He is about feet +
inches in height, weighing above 1879
pounds of slim build. light complexion.
blue eyes and light hair mixed with
gray. Among his friends he WAS nick
named Bob" Any information in re-
gard TO him, living or dead, VIII be
Thankfully received by his daughter,
Miss Emma Vaughan, now Mrs. j. C..
LYDIA, 1910 Penn Avenue. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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government seriously thought OF using
II against the French at Toul1n Dun
donald dissented at first. but finally
consented 10 it's use against NAPOLEON
at Flushing, providing he could use IL
I'm all its fullncss." After some de-
bate tho government objected on m.
grounds that it would not be war. but
animation In 1886 another com
mittee of prominent cxrerts was
formed TO determine it's efficacy against
the French feet, and in January, 1897.
TINS committee substantiatcd in every
detail the reports OF the former com
nittec. but for some reason or other
the instrument was not used Again
during the Crimean war Dundonald
suggested its use against the sun
poSedly impregnable fortresses OF Sc
bastopol and Cronstadt. but the war
terminated while the British govern
ment still hagled, and the matter was
piSeonholed. In 1860 Dundonald died.
His last claim for the invention was
that had IL been known To the Indiana
IN mutiny not one European would
have escaped. Is his secret still buried
in the archives of the British admir-
atty, or did ii die with it's inventor. to
leave eternaliy unanswered the cues
ton, What is TRIVIAL Street Jour
nal
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Men Who Dig Coal

About $4,000 OF the 100000 mine
workers in the anthracite coal region
OF Pennsylvania are clasSed as "Amcri-
cans" but this figure includes every
employee born in this country, though
many OF their parents are foreign and
do not speak Il word OF English. Mine
superintendent in the region state
that Americans would rather earn $3.50
day at some clean collar" occupa-
They attribute this to the false pride
look down on manual labor.
TT takes more than one generation
TO make "A miner" said an old Welsh
foreman the other day, and yet the
second generation born in America in
variably leaves the mines. The miners
in the hard-coal district OF Pennsyl-
vania are probably the cleancst labor
ing men in the world. They take a
thorough scrub every day, and when
you see them downtown in the after
noon in their outdoor clothes. you
can't tell whether they work in the
mines or i'm a store. But the Amcri-
can young man seems to imagine that
some sort Of social stigma attaches to
the coal dust and the daily bath.
"Who are the men who dig your ex-
cavations and subways In the big
cities? Italians. mostly. The Irish
used to be willing to do it. but they
no longer are. In the mines 1t Is the
Slavs that are doing the bulk of the
work. Roughly speaking. we have.
besides the $4,000 Americans about
10000 Slnvs, 10000 Italians. 1850
Irish, 10000 Austro- Hungarians. $500
Welsh, 5000 Germans, 5000 English
and 1000 men OF other nationalities.
Coal Age.
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HEhh is sharpness, 50 it is reported. in
the note that has been disna,c,,cd 49,,
this government TO Great Britain regarJiur
allied interference with American shjpuinp
The note is described redecmiug fullv tho
promise OF the administration tina, Britain
would be called firmly TO account for man,
and gross violations of international law and
neutral rights.
the situation is rendered more serious by
the charges, for which Consul-Gcnera) SLir.
ner, at London stands sponsor. tina, Hri,i.h
merchants are carrying on "a tremendous trade
with Holland Denmark, Norway and sweden
in the very commodities which when sbiuncd
from the United States 10 those countries ar.
seized By Bri,is.. cruisers and held nm 4,
British prize courts.
There is no question of course that the
sympathy or the American people is with
the allies In this struggle. but the American
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Chance for III. t:u,de.

The guide of Capitol Square seemed more
cheerful when Newcomer found him summing
himself on The Capitol steps wife she
sees II chants for me. Somebody told her tina I
If Greece gifts into the scrap ytn,er that
kin git Il chants to roast chcstnuts for Rich
mond. ~ ali the Greeks here would go over.
Then She had to get in dig by sayin' tibet eff
did 20 into the biz to look I didn't git
myself in the pan. didn't tell her so. bu,
thought kmowed Il way to git roasted without
falln into the pan
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government is neutral. and its honor demands
that it insist OH the preservation ot neutral
rights. TO yield to British invasion oC these
rights would be is disgracctul as IL yield IL
German invasion. Bogus neutrality. ctrial
hypocrisy. would be Il stencil in the noStrtl>
OF every decent American. no matter where
his sympathies rested.
There are Americans. unhnppily, who are
more British than the British. and they are
nearly as Objectionable as the eNtrcme pro
Germans. They place foreign advantages
and necessities before those Of their own
country. or course. they are entitled 10 no
consideration from patriotic citizens OF this
republic.
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TIE STORY OF JADE

There is a great charm about the
stone called jade. which, from prchis-
toric times, has been carved into or
namcnts and implements. 1t Is a
close grained. hard, massive substance,
showing peculiar !ustcr on the cut
surfaces and possessing II distinctive
color, usually some shade or blending
Of green or blue. 1t is sufficiently
rare to prevent objects made OF IL from
becoming commonplace. being found
only in moderate quantities in Ger
tain parts of the world.
China has always been famous for
Us jade. and it Is found also In ST.
IBERIA. Turkestan. New Zealand. Egypt
and Northwestern America. Another
name Dor il IL nephri;e. from the
Greek word FOR kidney. AN old belief
being that II had curative powers
over kidney diseases.
There are two varicties--jadc proper
and jadcitc. The former Is "a silca,e
OF calcium and magnesium, and the
sodium. Dana. in his "Mincraiogy."
says that the aluminium sodium silicatc
in other words, jadcItc--is the stone
most highly priced Of AL that pass
under the name OF jade. Externally
the Two varieties appear so much alike
that only an expert or a minera!os!st
can distinguish between them.
Recent examination has shown that
much OF the Chinese jade is really
Jadcitc. Color furnishes no certain
test. for both possess Il great variety
Of hucs and shades. and hardness and
lustcr are equally indctcrm!natc quail
tiles. Chemical composition is the
only sure clue.
However, for the collector OF an
tique and beautiful Specimens OF jad"
carving the question Of the chemical
composition Of the material used Is Of
relatively little importance since
whether IL be Jade or jadcitc the quail
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, tiles that give it value are equally
present. 1t is the work OF tho artist
upon material suitable to express
and pcrpetuatc his idealizcd forms TINT
Is sought Tor and admired.
In prehistoric times Jade or judcitc
was employed FOR Implements @. Ia.
Dor, such as stone axes This nag
given rise to the name "axe-stonc."
sometimes applied to these minerals.
Specimens have been found. for in
stance. among the remains OF tho
lake dwellings" Of Switzerland. al
though the stone does not exist nat
uraliy in Europe. This indlcat! IN that
there were ways and means OF travel
and Trade in prehistoric times such as
we should not have expected
Archaeological research has pushcd
back both art and commerce 10 an
ahton!shiugly carly period, and proved
uiat even In the Stone Ages men were
scattered widely over some parts OF
the earth. and already possessed the
spirit or enterprise which was to rem
der them masters OF both sea and land
Much OF the charm uC Jade objects
arises from tho exceedingly rich and
NaricEntcd Cplurs ut tho luatcrl,l
These colors arc not slarIng or con-
sp!cuou>. but subducd ana Beautifully
harmonious. and the artists i'm mo
finest specimens, have taken udvantagc
OF the distribution Of tn" various tones
ana 'inis 10 he!ghtcn the effect OF their
designs while bringing out tho con.
! trasts OF color.
OFTEN the most exquisite Effects arc
produced by tho varying shades Of color
running through the carved ngurcs.
Among the coiors characteristic OF iudc
and jade!te, are emerald grccn. "msttor-
:St" tea green, violet. "camphor" and
yellow. Nearly all these shades arc
sometimes found distributed through
n single specimen. Til" rarest com
/ hinations are said to be of violet and
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The Voice Of the People
Wommn Suffrage by Cunsrc... Act.

70 the Editor of The Times dispatch:
Sir.--Thc defeat OF the won,:iE's suffrage
amendment by the four campIi,:a States
day has made us reaza that the only method
Anthony amendment to the national Constitu-
tiun in Congress and by The next tthc sixty
fourth) Congress In the future women Will re-
fuse submit their political freedom the
mass OF electors in each separate State. This
method OF work imposes terrific burden upon
women. Such campaign requires large sup
plies of funds which women do not possess. and
obtaining the Fundamental right OF citizenship.
The entire body of suffragistS sincerely deplores
the temporary defeat of those campaign States
The machine element was too much against
them. The suffragists the country over ha We
great confidence in the national CONSTITUTE ion
amendment winning in the next Congress- SEN
ator Martin thc senior Senator of Virgnia)
| know that the Anthony amendment would not
he an invasion of States rights. | have no
hesitation about trusting women with the vote;
| saw anything man could do intcllectu-
ally that IL woman could not do better If she
tried. But the question is: Are there any real
evils that would be corrected by giving the
vote women Senator Martin made the
above statement to us when he met the depu-
tation of women OF the Virginia branch OF the
Congressional Union, at Murphys Hotel, his
recent visit to Richmond citizenship is not an
attribute Of the States but of the United States
II IL Inconsistent in recognizing the right and
ability of women to vote on matters Of national
policy and then denying that suffrage is n ma
iional issue There is every reason to believe
thony amendment will get the two-thirds ma
iority at the next session of Congress
HELEN LOVE- BOSS1EUX, NJ ID.
Richmond Va, November 3. 1916
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Nma"emcnt is expressed by people who visit
op""ii 'or 'he hrst time says the Hopewell
news mat II city of 30. 900 could huve sururv
up w elSht months, where before that inns
'o'hncl"s and pine woods waved unmolestoJ
h"' 'hc most wonderful feature is oyerloo,,,,
"'"H ,nh' H. mat this great population is
almost exclusively of men who b,y. 49,, 49,.
peieo TO leave their families behind for lack
Oh accommodations which, If available Womb
'."Sc 'he town TO have 1T this time II populution
OF at least $1,000 to 100000 That SOUND. Io,,u
put the figures can lie verified
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Teeth on the Front.

\ New Zealand dentist has invented a set o,
teeth which can be used "A war weapon "Iu
cinch with the enemy" hc writes. the sold Ter
could slip these out OF his mouth and gouce tn.
neck OF his opponent. Slice off his ear or his
nose. | have used them Il pinch TO scraic
out rabbit hole and as a light scrcwdriver."-
EostOn TrAnscript.
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SEEN ON THE SIDE
M 'Ntllltnriaf.

\W ancient ciam In Amsterdam
WAS asked IL he desired
II see the Dutch grab guns and such
And so out and get fired.
This ancient clam OF Amsterdam
Lost no time in replying:
WHY. not for me- for then rd'bc
In Dutch beyond denying.
NO. here am. nor care u--rap-
For shot. or thrust. or parry;
Ill L.; old Mars intlict his scars.
i;ut here. think. I'll tarry.
For though II clam in Amsterdam
May miss excitement thrilling.
He keeps away. both night and day.
From all this careless killing"
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I'nttlinEs.

Whenever man gets in wrong the world
says it's his own fault.
TEey say It's human nature take the side
of the undcrdog in fight. Eui when a man
get under. everybody stands on him.
When man tells YOU is going TO take a
ntcr N,u don't know whether he is going to
Kite IN Wall street, or up in aeroplanc
In either case he finds himself in the air
y wite's idea of economy is in making her
HUSBAND believe that he ought TO spend less on
himself and on her
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\ Will, n Woman and q i.aw,ui,

HE moss-covered saw. where ther. = :
will there is lawsuit" j. working o..
in the last testament OF the late :: G Sp.--
ing, who was sort OF god:a;aa. 70 ~ 49,.
lean national game. He hz4 three z5-s "a
each he left 100000. Ol= g: ,a=- ~:
satisfied with his share. alleged II: II:
father was OF uasou..d mind -. = -.-=
his will. The so1 also z..=g=: tn. =. :=..=-
was dominated - his w.:- =. -: =. :
turn was to.-:az,=- y H. :-.-.=.--=
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her late aEzoz.-E -=-o:E s-4=---r :::--
liz SOS .:z:=-=-: ~. ..s.=- ..-....-
ie,tsE . ~ 2-o..c -=-r.-E go W-s -x-
leg @v=T .-=~ Z: -. NJ. s.s..-r z.ss
cs1-%: -: So =T=: go --..= .-:.=zc=
or=- y: s;z.5l-E -a@ c.---..: .=.3--..
th=!E 1z2Py ives $50 Tay y: ssz.-..g -.
81 ne c5.--o- IA 1850 L--cz ---1=r =: zzy
young ~ as - -:::.,--a=ss = u ,1=,
opinions vi, c!1e-
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Virginia Tobacco

T. VEN though Senator Martin cannot COM
IL prehend it and despite the inconvenience
it causes our own people. there is no req
difficulty in understanding why Great Britain
and her allies decline 10 permit Virginia to-
bac:o to reach Germany.
True enough. as Senator Martin says Il.
cannot be used to feed clothe or equip
armies" but next to natures own resto7e-
sleep, Virginia tobacco is the best nepentas
on the market to-day. Al knitting up the
raveled sleave OF care ii has few equals and
no superiors. Lawyers and doctors. teachers
and clergymen. wearied By Lies iCceSs.u,
conflict, find soace and comfort in he fra
grant weed Doubtless. IL is jus, q good :c-
soldiers and its withdrawal from their daily
ration correspondingly bad
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Bnflicd Prussinn Homes.

what better could tell the story of
baiilcd Prussian ambition and blnsted
PruSSian hopes than the translation of
Berlin's supreme endcavor from France.
with the German legions laundering
upon the gates of Paris. to Serbia, with
the hybrid hordcs sacking the novels
or hamlcts?-New York Press.
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L ROM the sanest ablest. best lanced and
least partisan of New England news
papers the Springfield Republican. comes this
application of the results OF the Massa-
chusetts election, in which Republican Gov
ernor was chosen, to national political pros
peciS:
Judging the country as Il s,>holc 10y
This state, the conclusion is warranted
hat in next years presidential clcCticu
PRESIDENT Wilson will he very dtcult
man /" defeat. for he. too. will draw
share OF the former strength % the ma
,'"nai progressive party. which Mr.
hird has finally DESTROYED without in
the lens; destroying the chief magS-
,ratc OF the nation.
That is a fair statement of the fact. which
certainly lays no undue or unwarranted en-
phasis on the validity of Democratic hopes
So far as Massachusetts is concerned. il is
normally Republican State. wherein Re
publican divisions have made possible the
Democratic victories OF the last five years
As our Springfield contemporary points out
in the editorial already quoted. Mr. Walsh
received more votes last Tuesday than he did
i'll either OF the TWO former elections at which
lie was triumphant. and lin the days when
Republicans and Democrats held the field
alone 80 small Republican plurality would
have been regarded moral defeat in its
bearing upon national politics.
III. truth Is tia, the Progressive party in
Massachusetts, has collapsed. and the major
part O: is membership returned TO their old
allegiance. Nh. McCans plurality" as the
Republican says is evidently not large
enough by : good deal 10 warrant the con-
c!us!oa that his success IS rebuke TO Presi-
DENY Wilson. The Democrats have
gained IL agE-@E2:s strength on account OF
,he elimination Q: he Prog7essives''
The only o.A=- Safe Il which the election
may d -=E@.-=. = having possible political
significance :, Nz7y.4a: There the Demo
cratic Cz-:--1-- - Governor Ms yicfortouS
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'""sihE oE tho way the Magic City has been
Kicked about by some Of its cnyious nciphhnr.
IL seems to us that Roanoke ought to he an
r'sht when 1t comes to football The above
NV ""'! furnishes information ON II timely sub
J'''' "". ahofds an opportunity to call attention
20 the tact that. since Hopcwcll has gotten on
me map. Roanokc's tito to the name Muri,
City is quest oncd.
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Wedding Anniversaries.

Some tim" ago YOU printed FOR me the list OF
tho most observed wedding anniversaries VIII
you not give the fullest list MRS l. l. H.
First, cotton; second, paper; third, leather:
fourth, fruits aud flowers; NTH. wooden: sixth.
willow; tenth tin: eleventh. steel: twelfth,
SILK and linen: thirteenth. lace; fourteenth.
ivory; fifteenth, CRYSTAL. twentieth china: TWEEN
ty-nfth. silver thiiticth pearl. forcicth, ruby:
nft!rth, golden; seveMtN -iIfth. diamond.
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The Horrors
Armenia

900 Information regarding the vast
Inc horrors extent OF the horrors in Armenia
in comes not alone from Armcuians
Armenia nor from th" Armenian Cath
olicos who resides in Russian
territory, hut from the American Ambassador 10
Turkey and the papal uuucio 20 the sublime
Porte. The outra"cs are, however, declared by
Count Bcrnstorm an Armenian to he
pure invention and to the Department of
state greatly cNagg Grated" In spite of
representations 10 constantin"pie. but found the
Turks unintercstcd."- Philadelphia Record
An American equipment com
American pany has completed an order for
Cars 100 steel for the Russian
for Russiu government aud has also con-
tractcd for $500 more. The
news is douby good. american industry re-
ceivcs AN impetus from all such foreign needs
and Russa's financial ability to provide herself
with 80 important addition To her transpor-
tatiou facilities is gratifying.
She is spending immense amount of money
for gums and smells, but better railway equip
lnent is impcrativcly necessary her future
welfare. II is great pity that Russia was not
persuaded years ago to double track her trans
frequent and capacious sidings. 1t was cheap
~ built. and in spite Of some bettcrmcnt is
still! primitive line. Now that the country
must depend for it's wartime supplies so large
ly Japan and America, the railways def
cienccs painfully Observation-Disclosures
Or. j. Journal
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Shakespeare for Everybody.

For the might have been:
When TO the sessions OF sweet silent thouu.h
summon up rcrIeni brance of things pas;
sigh the lack OF many a thing sought"
-Sonncts. No. 80.
For the polite:
Faithful friends hard TO find:
Every man will be thy friend.
Whilst thou has wherewith to spend
The Passionate Pilgrim, ST. IL
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cup of water when athirst.
y balm when wounds are deep
n twilight song with gift of peace.
~ kiss whose touch brings sleep.
a star TO guide when ways are dim.
y voice when wild waves toss.
~ voice OF cheer beneath life's din,
a promise on the cross!
Arthur Wallace Peach.
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Lack of Practice.

He-Miss Odgirl says she doesn't understand
no" any young woman can endure the :,ticn-
lions of the modern man.
She-We!l, that's not surprising You see the
poor thing never had chance learn.
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Rather Proud Of Them

,;rubbs-Why does Jones devote himself with
such gusto TO the recital of his vouthfu, indis-
cr.tionS? Rcmorse?
StubOs-No. Fond recollection.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-05

Everett Colby head of the reform move
ment in New Jersey. lost hat on the result
OF the election. He had for it. as he
lost his head long ago.
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just About the Same.

noon ?"
NO, but | expect to get nearly the same
thrill by going out in the back yard working
an automobile horn and pulling out handouts
OF my hair
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Chats With Virginia Editors

The charlottesville Progress reports Cousin
!:ctue Iringlc" as saying: IL don't see why n
man shouldn't eat with his knife il he can do
II without hurting himself. Besides these new
tangled knives won't cut hot butter, anyhow"
They arc talking" says the Newport News
Prcss. "of running through trains between Hone
sci! and Richmond. But how Will they manage
1" get through Petersburg without being torpc-
docd by the index Appeal?' why, the esteemed
IA. is roofing for Richmond.
w. j. Bryan says he will never again seek
political Office Bat he didn't say he would hide
If the Office came seeking him." observes the
Norfolk Ledger Dispatch. Did YOU ever hear OF
man who would-if the Office was big enough
for him and TO his liking?
The way they do things in South Boston is
explained by the Halifax Gazette as follows:
"IiailOwc'cn seems 10 he more observed here
than the Fourth Of July Thanksgiving and
Christmas put together. Excepting of course
the Christmas Eve sham battle. which seems to
be an exclusive South Boston custom"
The announcement that Mr.. j. T. Morgan
has been operated on for appendicitis" saws the
Norfolk Virginian- Pilot confirms our suspicion
that the surgeons would find n way 10 make
him "divvy up" on the profits derived from the
sale Of war bonds Any who has wrestied
with the disease and the doctors will be sure they
Iukcd OF pile.
The Roanoke Times having asked in Il head
line. "lg Roanoke good football town." tho
Clifton Forge Review answers folows
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A Chance for Germany,

If Germany doesn't finally get her
place In tho gun she will undoubtedly
DO able to manufacture a chemical sub
stitute.-New York Evening Sun.
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Don't conclude that your abundant :,,lmiru =
ton for yourself is entirely justified Your
friends frequently dsscnt-und Il is quite possi-
bic that they are right.
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what's the Answer.

How many Franklin Streets are there in Rich
mundr
And how many Virginia Streets?
And why