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Turn Back the Calendar.
BY. n. T.. BABCoCI<.

light hfw sa VIM the Of the day
Of all clocks 70 be turned backward one hour,
laSt spring. OF course. there were persons who
Of fosy Who refused to conforms Te to it,
obad o put Sp S co sSsa
We have returned to the old time with the
5hponsS sSse,lsn se mag ns1s
date OF the government.
40 POSSIBLY. however' had it not been regarded
such placid and general sopnse " Win 'f Sse
order or e: for the public large makes no denial
r Tith some hesitnncy venture suggest on
ESmal{ b oi small group OF advanced thinkers
a still more radical experiment 10 inc SUBJECT
=, Without further beating abou, the bush let
&c. take effect on the lst OF January next which
who have reached er passch ths ns
H o. thirty-one years. TO turn the calendar back
as a. supplementary feature OF this act no
S nf OF perjury shall lie against any person
S before January |, makes oath to having Been
posing therebS to TO Secure s ise ten @
or sba mas as c csns from Whatever birthday he
hardy gentleman or well -preserved lad, who is
81 dsv s. fs5 Ra h pn5hda
l lt baek OF the calendar. they would not
at It would Id. be mnpifestly absurd If Mrs Yer
a nh, or ina sprghtly Miss Greenleaf. each of
benefit in halted calendar, than being set IT BACK
debut n fun dozen years ago becomes Iindnr
The inimum age Of persons @en affected by this
mandatory calendar alteration. is placed at
ns or her san Xe,e 1t the Pss
but think how much wiser this muItitH x Ten OF
v jsst Of sGe YOU'D
eans be- Il Ts voters hed " Hnows some poll
at the start as they know how?
the advantages Of the proposed plan. think
What muti,udes OF attractive females there
are In an pats of the United States. from whom
h mp, OF no home and family has been driven by
Ty ra ed eaie, ct, Of Congress- we Danish that
beckonins and aiSring Under thir ,l P'a shai
%E noi nave taken step toward keeping the
lis !chiess prosperi,ys country ABREAST with
-, IhinA ior moment OF our vast army of
confidence in thcmseves! Put them " BACK 'o in
e ens ii viii adS class and see The
IS s rs iI 'ns1 he syss TSa, to DC ai
nioyer feels is. But. tie war has ms Shown em7
the government, therefore. il the law says sea-
undey nhis,y year a4n app for job is still
such sue and in nine cases out OF ten will probae
Of the 'sS hnk S% @a i9e o Rirt
buoya" %h s saSahsns Years ysqhts
ecptions 10 the rule; therefore, the rule should
u hs M HweTe sn
'ia ahe PgSash
Try 10 lind out wha! happened this cont:
and September H. to- You Ie eanno sp dc II, IN
aes salsn6 af SENSE ods d9 h sis, There
S Sa,. septenber 2. 1852, fell on Wednes-
calendar was adopted by Great hr Gs and ba
ameT!can colonies. and the date forward to
YoY don't really know what government
can do. when 1t gives its whole mind TO it, |
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Books and Authors

by Wilfred Roweii SThe s''S Mom m,e; s
Press). contains seven studies o! the
. ,Ss on between IG9dern patriotism and
titles are: the Place OF patriot;sm 'I in
Religion. Growing BY Conflict. the
lhs k Hf sns s ai is5 foT
nation. the Word and the sword. etc'
Things That Cannot Be Shaken" by
Charlotte II; Adams tThe Woman!s
rress1. consists Of charmingly writ
, Yen essays on Christian fundamentals
women and girls whose faith has bee,
put to new test by the hosting OF
me service flag.
:, How to Proven, sickness" by C. l..
& Brothers. Here is advice given hv
an expert. Hundreds OF cases tjea,, uy
Nth, WITH the daily worker have passed
s hsn ba n,s han a. aad in.this book he
accidents and sickness. He states thnt
more more than half the diseases in tho
proven PROVE fasts BE p;n ted and gives
take sensible care o. himself.
y, The HIS Of Re- lge." by VIII n
Ing ih OF ,an youns man who. while light
on his s shoSid Ei ms SO own downtal took
DINERS misstep--his brother. aiana
az ana outeaet. he went to the mountains
Sid "Herc he pulled himseIf
together. and. with the aid OF Fri
'ouha success, and happiness. ..
THE kingdom of the Child" by Mrs
ni;ce Minnie Hertz Heniser a. ar" p
pput.on Co.). has an introduction nv
tI rGiStaen1t q. stanley Iiall:->of Clark
-, hhehlEer goes more Thoroughly inio
Inc INC principies and methods OF the chill
"tch theater and shows more clearIv
ma extremely what can be arcop,,
p i,i. ny them than did her previoma
wSTA: The ChiIdren's Educatinn.i
iheater, published seven Years oYa
rs me originator and leader OF tSe
ni! . to make practical use ~ ths
dramatic instinct in the cducatior ~
en!iuren. Mrs Heniger and Tie MI
Gren.s theater she established in Nsu,
orN hfteen years ago soon bera,ns
ccntcrs Of influence in educat,opaI ne
iairs she was Invited by Coimmhi,
University 10 present the subiect' 10
q course OF lectures and durjnC IN
!ast TOUR years she has directed in tbe
extension teaching department ~ the
university normal course for Ie,ch
erS. settlement workers and narat
whose subject Is Methods OF S.,sjnp tha
uramatlc instinct In education ami 80
cation, Some Of the EreHtest 81
Gators In this country lake mari IN
con"ucting the course. President u.ii
says IN his Introduction To her III.
book that II rs real and orieIny
contribution both TO educatiorai. na a,is
ods and TO our knowledge or cisin
nOOu.
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Health Talks by DR.. VIM. Brady
The Dcnrth OF Doctors.
tCopvrtrht 1914 by National Se~,pst~r scrx,e>,

More and more letters from readers OF this
column refer to the absence of the family doctor
IN the service OF the country. Is there dearth
OF doctors?
, According to the most recent reliable census
there are l46.500 physicians III America serving
are t5.i9S under the age OF forty five years
october ~, 1918. there were 30.S20 physicians
serving as medical officers i'll the United States
Army and Navy. and since June l nearly 5000
more nave made application for commission In
INC Nsdical Reserve Force. The Surgeon-G Cen
cral OF the u: s. Army has estimated that 10000
phys.cians will be needed this year. That will
forces. Se
The authorities intend to careful judg-
ment TO avoid stripping smaller villages and
country districts of their necessary medical men,
NO community Is going TO suffer. In the larger
towns and citicS. where hospitals serve CON
Siderable share OF the population. fully half
without seriously inconveniencing anybody
3ut nevertheless there is grave danger.
w nen real doctors are scarce. the Kind OF doc
tor3 the government has use for, when good
doctors arc difficult to find. then the uncduca ed
pretcHders. the unqualified hcalers, the quacks
AND the takers have richer field To work. The
puoiic mas an easy going way Of assuming that
pa ior patronage is necessarily qualified under
the law to practice the healing art. irrcspec-
i've OF the methods lie employs. Alas this Is
iar from the truth. what the general public
aasumes the authorities have sanctioned the
authoritieS as a matter OF fact. care nothing
instance OF the authoritics of their own volition
prosecuting unlicensed practitioner before
other? -
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Della, Not So nnd.

TO the Editor OF The Times Dispatch.
Sr.-In connections with an article
All ga ring in your paper to-day, headed
Voice az the People" and signed by
T. y. Stubs, Woods Crossroads. Va, I
would advise that the delay complained
of has been several times investigated,
un! the postmaster OF Woods Cross
loads advises. under date OF October
Is. as follows:
Vi-gin,an ca.ae TO this office on the
18th arG 18th G.: X. Both OF these pa
pers do not conc through to this Of
flce every Gay. perhaps once or twice
a month hey come day late"
Accepting this statement at its face
value. it Would appear that the serv-
ice is no. so bad after all There is
soi7c littls delay occasionally In hand
ling the mails addressed to any point,
due usually to the conditions on the
roads HAY 4. THORNTON.
Richmond, Va, october 80. 1918.
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No Time to Take Chances.

To the Editor OF the Times Dispatch:
S:r.--In the proposal TO reopen places
safety first" seems TO have been en-
tircly abandoned By those who urge
such action. True, the epidemic has
but until IL has entirely exhausted 1t
self, there is danger Of its recrudes-
cence through such a gathering OF
ban would invite. 1t is a spray borne
disease. and one carrier Of the germs
In Il crowded building might distribute
them very generously among all those
within several feet OF him. Philadel-
ph!a's sad experience from premature
action in raising the ban upon public
assemblies should Ge sufficient warning
20 Richmond not to take a similar risk.
Let the ban stay on until the epidemic
has completely subsidized.
SAFETY FIRST.
Richmond, Va, November g
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

There is real satisfaction in reading tina.
the walters at three leading hotels in New
YORK. having gone on strike at a crowded
time. arc replaced by women. and probably
VIII lose their Jobs permanently. Also there
Is nope that many or them will be drafted
and sent to dig trenches. Eagerly servile
TO the rich greedy of gratuities, insolent as
they dared be to those from whom they ex-
pected little, many OF them carried in their
hearts bitter hate against those before whom
they abased themselves, and used every op-
portunity to injure their employers and az
innate with the i. w. w. anybody else
trying to bring havoc and ruin upon the
country.
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tluns who undertook to mill: the cows OF
Belgian peasants must have thought they
had struck bovine insurrection They could
get no results and generally gave up the job.
probably having sufficient experience to know
that when cow has made up her mind not
10 give down" She is obdurate to argu-
meht and Establishment as Il hen that has
decided to lay of laying. The secret was
that the peasants got up and did the milk
Ing in the night. This is one OF the secret
humors OF the occupation that has been
brought to light since deiverance.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

II. r. T.. Penniman.Thc word IS
the name Of bird called a l,insfishcr.
Il was anciently believed that the eggs
OF the halcyon were hatchcd at sea In
floating nest, and that during tho two
waves OF the ocean, and while the bird
was brooding over mem, the sens we're
calm and could safely be nagivated by
the mariners. We are familiar with
the term ''halcyon days" which are
understood TO signify beautiful wealth
err. and the expression is also used to
describe the bright days of boyhood or
or youth or other periods Of. ones life
that tho memory delights to recall.
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,rhe scarcity OF ConI.

To the Editor OF the Times Dispatch:
Sir-There Is but one reason why
VIC should like to live in Indianapolis.
We notice that the papers OF the In
diana city. are advertising the best
grades of lump and nut coal for $3.50
delivered Coal OF this grade would
bring about $3.50 on the local market
IL We are to judge by the prevailing
prices. 1t is hard to see how; there
can be any just basis for such differ
enca. We nave coal mines Of import
ancc in the State Of Virginia and we
are connected with some of the prin-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
Could 4 Control Sly Dream

Could Control My Dreams.
Could I control my dresms.
In slumber ] would Sit beside
An estuRrys rnurmurIng tide.
Or IN rome maintain streams
Cast for the trout that shadows ride
Could control my dreams
Could but choose the themes
or slcep-thoughts iumol!nE here and there,
I'd make my caste In the air
Bright with thousand CLEANS.
And In the world place chr.
Could but choose the themes.
Could control my dreams.
Where by the stream tide. or through
Ny castle, on sleeps wings few,
NJ moons most beauteous beams
Would but. reject the eyes OF You.
Could control my dreams.
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cipal coal producing sections OF neigh
boring States. In addition to coal be-
Ing high In Richmond we are informed
In the event OF cold weather, might
develop Into a famine. This is hard
10 understand. for the coal men and
government administrators have had
the whole summer in which to SEQ
that supply OF coal was brought into
me city and this is too early in the
fuel scarcity.
HOUSEHOLDER.
Richmond. Va. November II, 1915.
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a It was Count Tisza's hand that held the
torch when it was applied to the Balkan
finder and the world broke into flames
There is justice in his death at the hands
sof an assassin, but 100000 deaths such as
his could not atone for the harm that he
dlo while living. The utter futility OF pun
ishment. however harsh, is appalling in the
face OF the crime that has been wrought
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
To Hcmorc aIildcH.

Mrs. G. #. c., Jynchburg 1T de-
ponds on the material. and surprising
that you mean ordinary cloth. we give
you a receipt published in the CYCLIC
Pedia of Formulas: "Moisten with
again with dilute sulphuric acid. one
OF acid to twenty parts of water
After half an hour rinse thoroughly
in soft water and then in water con-
tanning one ounce TO the gallon Of
sulphite or hyposulhitc OF soda. \ stif
brush may be used in applying the
hypochlorite."
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

in this country the President and his Cab
met hold Office to the end OF their terms.
and Congress is free to fight any measure
1t pleases without endangering the govern
ment. The President has appointed many
Republicans to responsible positions such as
heads OF the big war boards, but in tho matter
OF selecting his own personal advisers 1t is
puerile to contend that he is under any sort
OF obligation to choose men OF contrary pol
itcs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

s89Fhere is poetic justice in the surrender to
sFurkeysto General Townshend and pcrhaps a
degree OF satisfaction TO the British un-
equaled since the war hegan Townshcnd
.ied a gallant host on the way to Bagdad
hut at Kut-el-Aniara lie was surrounded and
after siege, ne was compelled to yield IN
Unfairly. OF 10000 men TO The Turks That
s'RasatEo years ago. Then the tide turned
and.,the prisoner was released that he might
5aITsnge an armistice and accept the sword of
his captor. the sign OF unconditional sur
afender. The name Of Townshcnd will 20 TO
shistnry's pages OF the brightest OF
.fheswar.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

Speaking OF unconditional surrenders, i"
how about that of Taft to Roosevelt? Moth
ing more AFFECT or humiiating has been wit
messed In American politics. Taft weak
president that he was. his administration and
political prospects wrecked by his predecessor,
stlils mad the wholesome respect Of the coun-
stry,aTegardless OF party, but it has been for
Ieitsd through the cravenness Of his sub
lection to the Oyster Bay formula of ANY
thing to beat Wilson"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

ssS somewhat acrimonious controversies are
3ra eng In the newspapers regarding the treat
mant; by the people Of Washington civ Of
the war workers who have been fockinp
there. The upshot of it seems to be that
%When visitors and residents of good breed
ing and common sense were in contact with
cach other the results were as pleasant as
aconid De considering the conditions, whereas
sWhensthose or opposite qualities encountered
"a good deal Of fur few--especially whom tho
combatants were OF the feminine gendcr--and
the part1ngs were with mutual disgust and
Exchanges OF more less vigorous express
ssidns Of it.
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sgsS MfdNl Mccormick. Republican candidate
sfpFaCntted States Senator from Illinois. COM
plains that in the allied countries men OF all
parties are to be found in the Cabinets. while
America only Democrats hold such posi-
Stt0ne.. Mr.. Mccormick forgets that the
fgJatted States is the only one Of the countries
itixhHng Germany that has Constitution
73fSghtSh does not make the Cabinet directly
to the legislative branch, whereas
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

D For the first time in more than four years
switzerland is breathing easily. Surrounded
ahySa wall Of bayonets, its position has been
zone Of the direst difficulty. Now the encir-
Cling barrier is broken through the defeat
OF Germany, and the little republic is able
with safety to reduce it's border guards to
the number necessary for police duty.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

ease his feet, tired with unaccustomed hard
Ipavements. Who is there, who has lived In
the country, who docs not remember his
trips, as boy. to the city. and does not re-
MEMBER how, like hunted thing. no finally
round refuge and happiness in the trees and
grass OF the parks?
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
WHAT n pona VIII DO.

Inquirer, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to
the committee on public information, II
government committee. bond OF the
ceding loans also. is enough to feed
soldier in France for little over seven
months. Or it will give him complete
outfit Of good winter and summer cloth
ing, including sheeS ard stockings, and
slicker and overcoat and blankets, with
enough left over TO arm him with Il
good revolver.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
MONDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1915.

rs Release from prison found the makings OF
a revolution ready to the hand of DR.. Lieb-
Sknecht, Germany's premier Socialist He has
lost mo time in taking advantage of the sit
nation, but there are fearful portents that
1t may pass beyond the control of those who
I'm 1.-The overthrow of the government still
would maintain order against anarchy.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

Solemn oath taken by members OF New
York society binds them never so long as
they may live, to make use of German ma de
material Such promises will not be neces-
sary to the great mass OF the American peo-
bic, who have only to rem ember the blood
in which the world has been bathed at Teu-
ton hands to make the boycott barrier SO
high that the made in Germany" brand will
never surmount it,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
SEEN ON THE SIDE
ny HENRY EDWARD WARMER
The Truce.

He made his truce with Adamzad,
And when the truce was done
He picked another place and tried
To make another one
But truceS made with Adamznd
Stick like the clays OF Nome
And from his window he perceives
That Adamzad's come home!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

Those eighteen cars loaded with gided fur
niture and other appurtenances of his former
royal state should make the flight of Kaiser
Karl easy to trace. Before many hours he
may be glad to abandon his imperial trap
pings, so that his search for safety will be
unhampered.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
information Bureau

Inquiries rcr-rdinG almost sny topic.
excepting OF legal aud medical aub-
tects, aYe answered free. Az sli in-
quirtrs arr snav~Tcd directly ny per-
Aonnl letter q sef-nddresseH. stamped
envelope {. required, Address Tia
Tis,es Dispnsrh t.sermatioa BureuAs
t,.rnu.ond tn.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

ie az must have chuckled to himself, il
shame did not drive away his mirth. who,
he issued his appeal for the return of :, no
publican Congress. that Wilson might he
lhem to an unconditional surrender of Ger
many. If any holding" were necessary il
seems to have been fairly we'll done in the
cases OF Bulgaria. Turkey and Austria. With
these recent examples Of the Wilsonian po,icv
before them, American voters with tyreat
seqnanfmity await the debacle which comes
sapace in Germany.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

doubtless those fifty-odd Huns near YER
dun who crept toward the American limos
5tos get the offered tobacco and white bread
feit proudly that they were intellectual su
perMer taking advantage OF the soft gen
crosby Of inferior beings whom they might
murder the next day. Disillusionment must
have caused the chagrin they are said to
.haYes shown when they found they had been
Ebaited into trap, and the entire shooting
match was herded to the rear and sent to
the .prisoners' cage
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
News of Fifty Years Ago

James Thomas, Jr.. ia
putting up a large new.
brick factory on the corner
Of Seventh ana Arcl,
streets, on the site OF one
or Dis factories that went
up in smoke at the time
OF the great conGagratiou
of April. 1865. This new
factory VIII be used for the
manufacture OF tobacco,
and II is MIR. Thomas's pur-
pose TO furnish il with all
the modern improvements
t.! that kind of work. Mr..
Thomas Is ono of the most
nfarnrivinc &c
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
Belginn Relief.

Miss NJ L., Chatham.--Fo the in
formation you want: write to the War
Reiicf Association OF Virginia. Allison
building. East Main Street, Richmond,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

Ludendorff was cut down for playing poll
tics. Meanwhile, the Oyster Bay warrior
seems safe in the bombproof of his private
citizenship.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04

For the American voter there is comfort
in the thought that whether Democrats or
Republicans win at the coming election, both
arc pledged very explicitly to make it hard
for the Hun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
Voice Of the People

Letters must give the name and nd
drsas or the writer. Name will not be
published ~ writer requests.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-04
Charcoal Eph. Daily Thought.

Hit ain't enough e holler Amen an sing
tenor" said Charcoal Eph. in mood. Yo' got
t drap sonethin' In de bask!t an fo'git de
change. Eat hunk O. pie, Mlstah jackson
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A Sermonette

Accident has led many man to fame who'd
have a hard time holding down regular job.