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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
MANN SAYS UE. WOULD
he STRONG CANDIDATE

'"'Hn' ""P"hhcah
I"''" can he
II" "'up' ii"t 'oionc! Roosevelt has
strong suppogt in this part Of the
country. He has many followers and
his announced attitude on many min
lie questions has .rou.od
sentin,en, fn, hin, III '
with x,ro,s- rnn,..a., ~ US man.
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"''s man? 10 ms standard.
XXI" same tiTnc. Justice Hughes has
s"ihch great deal OF strength IN my
section OF tho country. and believe no
would make strong candidate Tn.
same is true OF for,nar c.,.,a, p,,.,
and other candidate. :, - 80 wa
max. ,ro,-,,os,;...i - ',u'''cSs TO
however Tb. pa,,,,. .'"'c.
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and am su,o :, Min
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orHer Speaker Cannon: "ot course
poPuia? man AIN not prepared to
H".sS as 10 who the candidate Of the
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vii, s.,an, "r'"hh! convention
rnI r.;., heP"bhcan. idcnt!-
principles
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vi llf hePubi'can Congressional Cam
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
= t,fI7'.

Young Roostcv--Its the las, time
I'll ever call on girl whose father is
a lighting cock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07
BIGGEST F0RTIFICATION BILL
EVER PRESENTED TO CONGRESS
House Considering Third Great Step General Preparedness Program
and Expenditure Of $lOO0OO0O0 for Defenses Is Proposed
Provision for Protecting Great Cities From Bombaydmen

WASHINGTON. April G.--The third
great element OF the natioual pre-
paredncss program WAS to-day brought
into the House. IT is tho largest forth
iicati"n bill ever reported, and the first
of four annual measures under Which
81 c.h"v, 600 for increasing and modern
iHing tin" coast defcns"S. already Off
cluliY declared to be superior TO any
in the world. and 10 supply an ample
guns
Included in tho bill are provision.
for mounting sixtccn-inch direct fro
rifles =" guard Sew York. Boston. SAN
Francisco and other great cities from.
long range naval bninbarduicnt Pro
vision i" ais" made for mounting trir-
t""n-inch rifles now In reserve so ,i,ov
VIII nav" :: rauGe oc more than 80 600
yards, ~ uftc"n goa miles. so shin
could live within that Iistanr" OF the
guns
III" pItn wIli add stM,.cn-taca NOR
tar batteries :" 'ho present twcIve-
inch cnp!accm"m,s because vt Tho in
creased armor protection Of mod.rr
b"t'!cship" IL addition it provides
for "iA'""n-inch mobile howitzerg and
lfourtcon-iuch guns on railroad cars 10
defend points no, protected by cs,ab-
!ishcd fort:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-07

iof lohr- range IRE. ana twelve sixteen
inch mortars
In addition 10 the above, tho pro-
lccts OF III" hoard include l3i three
'fivh ah'iaircrafi guns for the sea
! coast Gcfcnscs OF continental United
states. seventeen ;lrcc-inch ontiair-
craft guns for the insular possessions.
and eight thrcc-inch antiaircraft guns
, for Tho Panama Canal
The board also recommends the con
*truction Of six sixtecn-inch rnovahle
howi'zcrs and an experimental four
i"cn-inch KUN or railroad car mount
I FOR defense against hostile lantinr:, in
unfortilteh harbors.'
Tho prcscn, armament. to which rho
above batteries will! be added, Is dc
scribcd As follows:
Guns now mounted or being
mounted 'aftcr elimiua Ting batteries
declared obsolete by the War D,n,r,
'n"nt board or review: s.x,ccn.,,,,,
! fourtccn-!nch. "a t,r.lyc-inch. III.
t"n-inch. i"i: ciEht-inch. 80. six-inci.,
zoo: hvc-inc'. -: seventeen, 81: four,
inch, :; ;hrcc-inch. 2IG: rnor,ary. 400
total. l,"22
The min" dcfcuscs ar. c!abor.t =
, ana practically completed for All exist;
ing f"rtiiioatiou.. and provision will
DC mad" for min" dcfcuscs in corroc-
W" VIZ" ne" ''Ti'i"ati"ns "a soon as
IN" cnp!"c"incnt of guns makes such
: action desirable.
RESERVE tMMuNIrIox
- GREATLY INCREASED
A. 20 reserve ammunition. tho re-
por; SAYS
~ review Of tn. suhtoc, {, ,,o,,h
/ If Tho Europoan wa c,ny., .to 49,. !
20 very greatly increase IN. .n,o,,,,. 80
such reserve ammunition ,noucr, -
bc requisite. ana /, has .,r,,i,,a.,
wear AN estimate OF s. 600 ooo ,..,.s
contract authorization NJ ,..oo.oo -
, b. expended toward s.curir.. :, ,.,, ~
serve. The cuu,rni,-o. H. ,li.,,;
its entirety the cs,I,n., c,,,,,,.,,,
maxim, An appropriation in ercc, -.
$4,000 c6 for this pu,uot. a. ,-,,.
previous annual .,u-nr-;,.io.,,
s""".6en.'
In addition 10 III. reyr ,s rio ~,
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The chief and real purposes 30 he
Served hy our iorti,ications ar. 10 uro-
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Ancient Use Of q Kiss.

A Roman woman in the ancient time
was not allowed to drink wine except
it were simple raisin wine. and, how
ever she might relish strong drinks.
she could not indulge even by stealth
first, because she was never intrust-
ed with the key of the wine cellar and.
second. because she was obliged daily
to greet with kiss all her own as we'll
as her husbands male representatives.
down even to second cousins, and as
she knew not when or where she
might meet them she was forced to be
wary and abstain altogether for had
she tasted but drop the smell would
have betrayed her. So strict were the
old Romans in this respect that a GER
tain Ignatius Mercurius is said to have
slain his wife because he caught her at
the wine cask-a punishment which
was not deemed excessive by Romulus,
who absolved the husband of the crime
Of murder.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Preparation Of Parchment.

Parchment is the skin Of sheep or
other animals prepared in sheets to
render them fit for being written upon.
The heavier parchment. used for drum.
heads. is made from the skins of asses,
older calves. wolves and goats. All
these are similarly prepared. The skin.
being freed from the hair, is placed in
lime pit to cleanse 1t from fat. The
pelt is then stretched upon frame.
care being taken that the surface is
free from wrinkles. The flesh is pared
off with circular knife, after which it
is moistened and whiting spread over
1t. Then the workman. with a large
pumice stone. rubs the skin. He next
goes over it with an iron instrument
and rubs it carefully with pumice stone
without chalk. Finally the skin is
gradually dried. tightening being occa
siOnally required.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
OLDEST AMERICAN STATUE.
Found Near Vera Cruz, It Was Made
Over Twenty Centuries Ago.

Found Near Vera Cruz, It Was Made
Over Twenty Centuries Ago.
A small stone statue found near
Vera Cruz, Mexico. which has been in
the possession Of the United States
National museum since 1908. has been
identified as the oldest known dated
antiquity in America. Its ancient
Mayan glyphic inscriptions show that
it was made 100 years before Christ.
which is the oldest date authenticated
in the new world.
This unique image was found in 1902
near the gulf Of Mexico. 100 miles
southeast Of Vera Cruz. and came to
the museum through r. e. Ulbricht
the next year. 1t is Of hard grayish
green stone. carved into rounded
conical form. six and One-half inches
high and three and hree-fourths inches
in diameter.
The upper part represents human
head with we'll defined features. The
lower part Of the face is covered with
a mask. resembling the bill Of duck.
carved in relief and extending down
over the chest like beard. The bird
like form is further emphasized by
the wings. covering the sides Of the
figure. Beneath the wings the outlines
of a birds feet and legs are engraved.
New York Times.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
The Nice Of Austria.

THE Nice of Austria" is the nlme
by which GoriZia. or GoritZ. is known
among its habitues. owing to its mild
climate. Curiously enough. the city
furnishes Il link with the French BOur-
bOns, for IN a Franciscan convent there
lie the remains Of Charles \. Of
France. the last Of the Bourbons: of
the Duke of AngOuleme. his son. and
Of the Due de ChambOrd. who died as
recently as 1888. GOrizia. under Aus
trian rule, WAS the capital Of the crown
land of Corr Gradisca and first appears
in history toward the close of the
tenth century, when it was bestowed
on the church. 1t is still the seat Of an
archbishop and it's special industry.
significantly, perhaps. has long been
the printing of Hebrew books for the
east.-London Spectator.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
MONTANA HAS

Montana has the largest horse mar
ket in the world.
Montana leads in the production of
wool with 30,288, 900 pounds this year.
Montana is the first in the nations
Fairgrounds with Yellowstone and
Glacier national parks.
Montana leads the world in cereals.
The average yield per acre of
wheat in the United States for the
past ten years is 14.16 bushels, while
Montana's average for the same per-
iod is 25.85 bushels.
In oats the average for the entire
United States is 1886 and for Mon
tana 44.63 bushels for a period of ten
years.
The average per year per acre in
barley for the United States is 1851
bushels, and for Montana 34.61 BUSH
els.
In spuds for the past ten years,
the average yield per acre in the
United States was 96.03 bushels, and
for Montana 1870 bushels.
Figures like these pasted in the
back of memorandum book would be
fine information for any stranger
looking for some facts, says the Miles
City American.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
TESTS FOR HEARING.
Rioid ordeals For Candidates For our
Army and Navy.

Army and Navy.
The physical requirements OF Amer
ican soldiers and sailors are of high
standard as compared with those OF
other countries. The test for hearing.
for example, in our navy and army Is
more severe than Of any other country.
One Of these tests for admission to
sur Naval academy may be taken as Il
typical example of the tlloroughness
with which the candidates faculties
are tested. In this test the ticking OF
a watch must be heard at forty inches
in quiet surrounding, and this ticking
must be heard at that distance by each
ear separately. In addition to this. the
candidate will be rejected if there Is
the slightest suggestion Of any dis
eased condition about any portion or
the ear.
In all the foreign navies, as well as
in our own. the severest tests Of hear
ing are imposed upOh the men who are
to undertake submarine service. In
this service even an officer will not be
accepted If the surgeon is able to find
any evidence that he has ever been at
f1icted with ear trouble at any time.
Thus a slight Inflammation of the ear
which occurred in childhood may dis
qualify the officer for submarine serv-
ice, though his hearing may be 80 good
that he would be readily accepted In
any other branch Of military service. =
Los Angeles Times.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Cams Dry Humor.

When the gallant Welsh captain, Da-
vid Gam, was sent forward by Henry
V. to reconnoiter the French army be-
fore the battle Of Agincourt he found
that the enemy outnumbered the Eng
lish by about five to one. His report
to the king is historic:
There are enough to be killed,
enough to be taken prisoners and
enough to run away"
This quaint forecast Of the result OF
the battle at once spread through the
camp, and doubtless every yeOman
archer Of the valiant company felt al
inch taller. We know that it was al
most literally justified by the event
Poor Cams dry humor was equaled
by his courage. He was killed while
in the act of saving the life Of his
prince.-LOndOn Standard.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
EPIGRAMS BY PRESIDENTS.
Not Many DeathIess Sentences Have
Been Handed Down to Us,

been NdOoe0 OOWO 10 Vs.
How very few things which any Of
our presidents said can anybody recall
offhand!
Washington's most frequently quoted
phrase is. "In time of peace prepare
for war;"
John Adams talked all day and wrote
diaries all night, but perhaps '1nde.
pendence forever"-his toast for the
very Fourth Of July on which he died
is more widely known than any other
one thought.
"Tew die and none resign" heads
Jefferson's list of deathless sentences.
although parts Of the Declaration Of
Independence are known to millions.
The doctrine keeps Monroe's name
forever to the front. but his state pa
pers, speeches and letters, like those
of Madison, John Quincy Adams. Nc
Kinley, Taft and many other men
long and honorably in public life. are
devoid Of handles-nothing to take
hold of.
Rutherford r. Hayes gave US one
very fine thought. "He serves his party
best who serves the country best"
jackson was forever saying "By the
eternal!" but what else?
with malice toward none" and "a
government Of the people," etc., are
Lincoln's master strokes. However, his
letters and papers are full of unique
thoughts and would afford present
day cartoonist enormous opportunities
philadelphia Ledger.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Djstilled Water.

Distilled water after having been ex-
posed to the air is one of the most sa-
lubrious Of drinks. Its daily use in
measured quantities is helpful in cases
of dyspepsia and greatly assists the
general functions Of the body. Every
large steamer carries a water distilling
apparatus by which sea water is made
fresh. In the days before steamers
primitive distilling apparatus was used
on warships and vessels carrying pas
sengers.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
CURIOUS ORIGIN OF A LAW.
Il Was Passed In England on Account
Of Peter Thsllusson's Will.


Of Peter Thellusson's Will.
The Thellusson law. once ~lactcl by
the British government. was law to
regulate the disposition Of property
by will and to prevent the excessive
accumulation Of estates. 1t had u Gu
rious origin.
On the 9th of July, 1907, one Peter
Thellusson, an English merchant Of
french birth, died in London, leaving
a certain sum to his widow and chill
dren and the remainder Of his property,
then amounting to several hundred
thousand dollars. to trustees to ac-
cumulate during the lives Of his chill.
dren. grandchildren and great grand
children living ut the time of his death
and the survivors Of them. The ac-
cumulation would have been enormous.
The will was contested. but was held
valid. In order. however. to prevent
such disposition Of property in the
future, parliament passed what was
called the Thellusson act, or accumula-
tions act, regulating and limiting be-
quests in such way as to make great
accumulations impossible.
When Peter Thellusson's last sur.
viving grandson died. in 1856, a ques-
tion arose as to whether the eldest
male descendant or the male descend
ant of the eldest son should inherit the
property, and this question was de-
cided on appeal by the house Of lords
in June. 1850. The Thellusson will and
the legislation growing out of it were
a subject of much discussion by law
yers.-Pittsburgh Press.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
To Lenothen Life Of Necktie.

A good many people who are users OF
four-in-h hand ties are more or less both
cred by the ties becoming useless after
it has been worn Il few times.
Take the wide end Of the tie with
seam up and lay it fat upon Il table
Then thrust in the finger and seize the
lining. Take the silk cover in the other
hand and pull it over the lining, about
half Of It's length. A hot iron is then
run over the lining to straighten it out.
Popular Science Monthly.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
OH WOMAN,

Oh Woman, in thine hours of ease,
uncertain, coy and hard to please, why
do you always make complaint and
yearn to be just what you aint ? Why
is it, pray, if you are lean as is the
pole where twines the bean, you'll
send away for this and that and
t'other thing to make you fat? And
why, if you are round and plump, do
you prefer to roll and jump, and
chortle with gleeful sound if you
take off but half pound. And why
if nature you has blessed with hair
as black as ravens breast, will you
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
ORIGIN OF THE PERISC0PE.
The Rejecting spyeIass Used at the
SieQe Of Sebastopol.

The Rejecting Spyglass Used at the
Siege Of sebastopol.
Speaking of the origin Of the peri
scope. the following extract from the
writings Of the we'll known inventor of
Peppers Ghost" gives the credit to
the clerical profession. Pepper wrote
soon after the Crimean war:
During the siege Of Sebastopol num-
bers of our best artillerymen were con.
tinually picked of by the enemy's rifles
as we'll as by cannon shot, and in order
to put stop to the foolhardiness and
incautiousness Of the men. a very in
genious cOntrivance was invented by
the Rev. William Taylor, the coadju-
tor of Mr.. DenisOn in constructing the
first Big Ben bell. 1t was called the
rejecting spyglass, and by its simple
construction rendered the exposure of
the sailors and soldiers who would look
over the parapet or other parts Of the
works to observe the effect of their
shots perfectly unnecessary. while an.
other form was constructed for the
purpose Of allowing the gunner to lay
or aim his gun in safety.
THE instruments were shown to
Lord Panmure. who was so convinced
of the importance Of the invention that
he Immediately commissioned the Rev
William Taylor to have a number OF
these telescopes constructed, and II
the siege had not terminated just al
the time the inyention was to have
hoon uSn6 M 6O,,ht a Oro0t 0avinU nj
the valuable lives of the skilled artil
lerymen would have been effected."-
London Express.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Home Grown Oats Best,

The Maine agricultural experiment
station has by it's wide studies of in
heritance in oats proved the idea cur.
rent among farmers that foreign grown
little basis. AS the Journal of Hered
ity notes, a variety frequently behaves
much better after it has been acclima
tiZed for il year or two.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Ingenious Rimes.

Sir Owen Seaman is to be congrat-
ulated on his ingenuity in riming
"Bagdad" with "swag, dad" but the
palm for audacity in riming must re-
main with Browning. who matched
''ranunculus'' with Tommy make
room for your uncle u.s." or the seven
teenth century bard who wrote:
The Duke OF York a daughter had.
He gave the Prince of Orange her;
So now your majesty will see
I've found a rine for poringer.
London Standard.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Steam Power.

ale power of steam was known to
the ancients, a mechanical contrivance
In which it was used being noted by
Hero Of Alexandria about 100 Il. c.,
but nothing came Of it. and it was
not till the seventeenth century that
it's power was again recognized.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

for the peroxide reach and souse your
tresses in the bleach? Pray tell me
why, if you were born with yellow
locks, like ripened corn, you'll never
rest until your head is frescoed black
or brown or red. Oh charming one,
is it your lot to never like what you
have got, but strive with drug and
dye and paint to be the very thing you
aint?
E. F. MCINTYRE.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

"Yes. grandma; am to be married
next month"
But, my DEAR" said grandma ear
nestly, "you are very young. Do you
feel that you are fitted for married
life?"
II am being fitted now, grandma,
explained the prospective bride sweet
ly. "Seven gowns!'-Kansas City Jour.
nal.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Welcome at Times,

II wish dOOrmat," announced Mrs.
De Style.
Here is a very nice PATTERN said
the salesman, with the word Wei
come woven into the fiber
81 see. suppose that will do if you
can add the words Tuesdays and Fri
days. s."-Pittsburgh Post
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Much Harder.

''There is nothing harder than get
ting out Of bad habit"
Eyes. there is-getting into good
One'-ROston Transcript.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
A Dead One.

"He is dead one is not slang. 1t
occurs in I.ongfellow's spanish Stu
dent" The clown Chispa says, 81 have
a father, too. but he is dead one"
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11
Preparedness.

Darling, won't you marry me?
would die for you.'
'How sweet OF you! How much are
you insured for?"-Baltimore Ameri-
can.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

'Tis far better to love and be poor
than be rich with an empty heart
Lewis Morris.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

There are indications that the
water wagon has an ambition to be-
come q steam boiler.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

Anyway it was fully time that sub
marines paid little attention to the
rules of the road.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-11

Our duty is to be useful. not accord
ing to our desires, but according to our
DOWers.-Amicl.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

We may well be glad that it is pass
ing and is being replaced by the gar
den which is in harmony with the
rest of the grounds.
1.-The home is the index of charac-
ter. Most people realize that they
are judged by their homes, although
they lose sight of the fact that the
backyard is a part of the home. 1t
should be as orderly, clean and well
arranged as the hall or living room
lone of the greatest factors in ed
ucation is environment. We are hap
pier when surrounded by beautiful
things. When we are happy we do
better work. The most successful
factories are surrounded by beautiful
grounds. This is not necessarily be-
cause of the goodness of the heart
of the employer. He realizes he may
get more work and better work from
the employee if the surroundings are
pleasant.
IF the successful managers Of
large factories see a money value In
environment We should profit by
their experience and improve our
surroundings. The backyard may be
replaced by a garden or even we'll
kept lawn that may be spot Of
beauty and used for recreation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22
CALLS VILLA A CANNIBAL.
Mexican Outlaw Ate Human Tongues
and Drank Blood.

Ottawa, Kan, Jan. 22-Toney L.
LombardO, importer OF chilli supplies,
says that General Villa the Mexican
outlaw, is a cannibal.
Mr. Lombardo says that during the
time General Villas brother was in
control of northern Mexico he (Lom-
bardo) saw much of him and on sew
eral occasions visited the general at
the latter's camp.
During a visit at the bandits
camp" said Mr.. Lombardo, our par
ty was served with tongue sandwiches.
Being bit skeptical looked my help
ing over and made inquiry as to its
origin.
General Villa smiled and informed
me that the tongues were present
to him from Carranza soldiers.
Il did not cat my sandwich and
shortly afterward, while strolling in
wood near by L saw several dead
men. Upon my examination of them
1 discovered that their tongues had
been removed.
ION another occasion while at the
desperndo's camp" Mr.. Lombardo
says, villa informed him that he
had concocted a new drink During
the noon day meal the drink was
served.
villa told me-" says Lombardo,
that the drink was made from hu-
man blood and ground up chilli pep
pers. This drink said General Villa,
L call the Teddy Roosevelt"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-01-22

acre advance after the road was COM
pleted? Would Topeka merchants
and the Automobile association be
glad to shake hands with this strange
one hundred thousand dollars a year
that would roll in on this new high
way? Think it over.
AT the beginning of 1916 Kansas
owned seven thousand automobiles
and paid in for the year approximate
ly $3.50, 900. Kansas stands fourth in
the list of states for the greatest num-
Der of automobiles per capita. having
one for each twenty-five citizens. The
Kansas automobile represents an
army of 14O, 900 voters and the total
state vote in 1914 was 81, 900. De
you want permanent highway legis-
lation?
with the first link from Topeka to
Kansas City completed, Topeka would
begin to notice things. She would be
on the most popular road in the state.
Emporia would Immediately have a
severe case of 'Highwayphobia' and
the case would cost her another
$750,000. By this time the boom
would be on. Wichita and Newton
would be pounding at the door for
admittance.
Lets get busy on the first link.
WALTER w. JONES'"