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ffihrSBmp^ SJ^pafrh DA 1L, V?\V B ? Iv L. V?S U N DA Y. BuiIiicsa Oitlce.916 B. Malu Streot South Hlchuiood.IO.XI Hull Street I'ewreburK Bureau.. ..103 Sycamore Street Bynchburg Bureau.Iii Eighth Street BT MAIL. One Six Threo One POSTAGE PAID Tear. Mos. Mos. M j. Bally with Sunday.$6(0 SS.W $1.60 .&5 Bally without Sunday. 4.00 2.t0 l.CO .?S Eunday edition only.r.00 1.00 .M> .U5 W*tkiy (Wedoosday). L00 .60 .ii .? By Tlm?s-D!spatch Carrier Delivery- Ser- j vice In Richmond tar.d suburbs) and Peters- i burs? One Week, j Dally with .Sunday.15 cents Ually without Sunday.in cents Sunday only. & cents Knt-red January Ti. 1905. at Rlch.nond. Va., j ?? necond-class matter under act of Con- j |ri?s of March 3, 1S79. tu I- r.|DAY. ArRlD 6. 1911. j I tub Ol.ti.OOK in Washington. I Congress is ready for work. Champ I Clark has been elected Speaker. All the committees have been appointed as; agreed upon in the Democratic j caucus. There arc 127 new members; in the House, of whom M arc Demo- i crais, 45 are Republicans and l is a S-oclalist. There are 22S Democrats. 1*0 Republicans and 1 .Socialist in the House. Tho Democrats have a clean majority of S3. In the Sonate there are IT new Senators, 12 Democrats and 5 Republicans There are 41 Democratic Senators and SO Republi? can Senators. The Republicans now have a majority of 0 in the Senate. When the Senator from Colorado is rlected, the Republicans will have a j majority of ?. There are Insurgents in both Houses, more of them in the Senate than in the House: enough of them, in fact, to make the political I strength of the Senate ahotit equally divided between the two parties W< do not look, however, for much aid j End comfort from the Insurgent Sen? ators for the Democratic side in < lose contests, as out Observation has been j that very little confidence is to be ! placed in this class of politicians and \ Icwmakrrs In the present case the j Insurgent Senators seem to be infill- I enced more by a desire to embarrass their own Administration than to pro? mote Democratic policies, to Mcxi etuiize tho situation after the manner . j of Ma.iero. who lias sworn thai he will not quit fighting until Diaz throw out the last election in our neighbor? ing Republic and step down and out We do r.nt know what the Senate vrlD do nt the present session, but every one knows thai the House lias ni?de a very good start. Champ Clark If far belter l?okipg than "Old Joe" Cannon?even the North Carolinian ' from the Danville District will con? cede that much, and if lie will expel the Presidential bee from his bonnet and devote himself entirely to the duties of his office, he will make a good record as Speaker. His address on aEsumjng office was creditable and particularly the. sentiment with which he closed his remarks to the effect that the big aisle separating the; Democrat? from the Republicans is "the line of demarcation betwixt us as political partisans, but not as American citizens or American repre? sentative?? he serves his party best who serves his country best." Mr. Clark's summary of the work the ' Demo-rats should do is, generally Epeaking, exactly what they ought to do-?honestly and intelligently reviso the tariff downward; make such changes in the rules governing the conduct of the Ho;i?f- as will r.-sult In the more thorough and intelligent consideration ef ?<U measures affecting the public good; insist upon economy in the pub? lic expenses, so that all appropriations shall be reduced tte'* the jnoeds of the Government, eccVhoftfically and clfect Ively administered; publicity of cam? paign contributions and disluu scriicrits before elections, and the admission oi both Arizona and New Mexico to State? hood. These are all worthy and necos rary things to be done; but we must object, to tho Speaker's demand that a resolution shall be passed submitting! to -.he States a constitutional amend? ment providing for the election of Sen? ators by popular x'ote. It is not heccs isary, it is not in harmony with the tpirit of our American institutions. 1: would not strengthen popular govern men:, it would be unfair to the State? having large populations, and destroy utterly the character of the .Senate. Instead of being sent to th< Senate, as Mr. Clark advises, "by the unanimous vote of the House," it should be de? feated by the unanimous vote of fhe House. That, of course, Is too much lb expect, even to hope and pray for. but when the resolution reaches the- Sen? ate it should there lie given tlie coup] de grace, for the sake of trie country and its Institutions. President Taft sent a special mes? sage to the Congress yesterday advis? ing that body why it was called to? gether in extraordinary session. The message is very short and directly to the point. It relates to only one sub? ject, the reciprocity treaty with Can? ada, which he hopes Congress will] make effective. The Democrats have approved it, they parsed it at the lust session of Congress; they will vote fei? lt now. How it will fare In the Senate, no one can tell. It was defeated in that body at the. last session by alto? gether dlelngenuous means, ana the Re? publicans who are left In the Senate *re tricky enough and politically dis? honest enough to again oppose it, and thus destroy the only really worthy effort a Republican Administration lias ?ver made to give the peopb of the country a chance for their lives, , The world ts watching the Democrats at "Washington Mr. Clark and the other leaders of the party know that the people were only making an exper? iment in returning the Democrats to poVer in the House, that In two years there will ba another election for Con - gresprnen and that the result of the. ConKrees election in 1912 will de-pepd altogether on what the Democrats shall do at the prescht extra session ami at th" regular session next DecomuCiV. >>:i.'' of the moat disquieting reports from Washington Is. that Mr. Bryan Is very much in evidence, and that is enough to make the Democratic party f< ' the least bit creepy, and tho Re? publicans to hope for another chance. Jf he would only let them alone, oh! if- he would only let them alone, just tor a little while. taail) tvtll'Jl WITH THE IVVHTY. in the opinion of the Baltimore Sun "it Is no use assigning reasons at tuts ; time for the result-' of the primary election in Baltimore on Tuesday, and then it gets ugly to the extent ot saying, "it is one tiling to capture .? patty primary and another thing to put the candidate through In the gen? eral election." From which it would appear that the Sunpa per has almost! made no its mind to keep up tho light '< it los.t at the primnry election when the general election Is held in about four weeks. We afo told that "e-verv Democratic politician in Baltimore was enlisted with the machine"; 'bat ui i opposition "there was a complete con- J solids t ion of the forces opposed to non-political government. " Wo do not know how it will tiir'h out finally. Nobody does; but as the Sun arid the people who go with H?! and it is sometimes a pretty safa j leader in political matters'?went .nioj the primnry as Democrats, it looks to us as if they should stand by their party at the general election. Good faith, it seems to us. requires tins int:ch. Besides, the Baltimore-Amer? ican, which represents the oppo? sition, very ably, of course, pro? tests against the appeals to passion, whi^h were made in the primary con- I test, holding- that the violence .j recklessness of the abuse In this cam- j paipn "was an offense to public can- j dor." "an affront, to public intelll- t genco.'*"' The. American is in favor ot the election of V.. Clay Tlmah?s, Slid Its support ought tr> he sufficient to defeal htm in a Democratic town ilka Rsltlmore. Nothing is to be gained. In! our opinion, for party harmony or for good government by disputing at the general election the decision of the! people at the primary. | BEFORE AND AFTER. On Tuesday, the day of the election j In Chicago, the* Tribune warned thei people elf that town that they were to! make "a momentous decision. It >s .not merely a decision between two: mm. it Is a decision between two sys? tems, it is a choice between fining for? ward and going back." That reads well at this distance. It appears to be impressive, but the peo? ple of Chicago did not seem to care two cents about it. and voted as many times as they eould against the poll- j cies and candidates of the Tribune. We j venture to say that it will not n? three months?we shall be surprised i if it Is more than three days?before the Tribune will be saying that the prosperity of Chicago was never so great and Its people never so happy ami contented with their estate. "Ct( irig back?" Not a bit of it. "Go? ing forward" all the time, whether it be Harrison or Merrlnm: hut we de? clare that the Tribune ought to quit telling stories, even for the purpose of effecting admittedly good results. !f it do not change Its habit, after awhile nobody will believe anything | It says. ; AC UN ST THE FEE SYSTEM. The Memphis N e w s - S c I m i t a r has he-m and is making a vigorous fight on the} fee system, which robs the people of Ten? nessee as well as the people of Virginia of thousands of dollars every year. Our < ohtemporary has lately taken a poll of the Tennessee newspapers, which shows a strong sentiment in favor of abolish? ing the fee system of compensation fori county officials and substituting stated salaries therefor. Papers in one-third of the counties of the State were heard from, and they stand about 2 to 1 against -the system. Conditions in Tennessee are very; sitiill i'r to those obtaining in Virginia. In ->ur siV.er State some clerks are receiving $1,000 too much; sheriffs are' get ting about $1,200 more than they art- entitled to equitably; and so oil through the various offices. It is esti- I mated ttini if the salary system were to replace the fee system, there would be a saving tu Tennessee, of "hundreds of thousands of dollars." No Wonder the State of Virginia is having to economize, when it has these leeches fattening themselves out of the State treasury. When our legisla? tor; shake themselves free from the clutches of petty local bosses and throw down the gauntlet at the court? house rings, then, and not until then, shall we have better financial conditions throughput the Common? wealth. M I ST PI T IT Ott SIU T I P. After working for about three weeks, the twelve committees charged with Obtaining the subscription of $150,000 for the building of a railroad to the Northern Neck have succeeded in gel ting about one-third of the amoiiii'. necessary to assure the construction! of the line. The officers of the Ciiain ix-i Commerce, which has put itself behind the undertaking, are hopoiul that their efforts will not fail, and ate pegging away from day to day. They have done and are doing their whole duty, more than could reason? ably be expected of them?neglect of their own private business affairs, sac rifle- of Ihclr lime and path nee, ihd the averted glances of their prosperous neighbors as they put. off the can vasscis. until they can "have time to think H over.'' It might not be a bad idea for the Chamber of Com-: merer to print tho list of subscriber^ from day to day in all the papers, so that the community will be able to tell "Who's Who" In this sincere effort to enlarge the opportunities of Rich? mond. Down In the Httlo town of Charlotte, North Carolina?a place with only about one-sixth the population of Kleh . inond?only u few weeks ago some .>t the progressive men got together and subscribed $300,000 to build a belt railroad for the improvement of lac business of the town. Some of thorn will never get a cent of their money back in direct dividends, but all of them will get I; back in the general prosperity of the town, and in I lie sat Isfaction of having done something for its d'evciophVent. Hero we are in Rich tnond, with our bank:.- fairly bursting I with deposits and business booming ail along the line, spending weeks in so fat nl most fruit less endeavor to raise $150,000 to build a railroad into a new country, where there is not now n single mile of railroad track; and a country that contains seventy thou? sand people anxious to trade with Richmond. If the dry bones here can not be stirred into lifo by such pros? pects as the building of 'his railroad! hold out of permanent good to the) community, it would be just, as well1, for the Chamber of Commerce to put | up the shutters and go out of business, i IUI', COLO It LINK IN Till-: \RMY. Our brave soldiers down on the Mexican frontier are having a touch I of real life. One day they are fairly) slewing in their own fat and twenty-j four hours later they are experiencing i some of the excruciating agonies en-j d tired by Dr. Cook as he tolled on through snow and Ice tu the top >i , the earth. Suffocating with dust to? day, they comfort themselves with the recollection of how they wallowed in mud yesterday. With their tongues hanging oat one minute with the hope of catching a breath of air. the next j with their tents, blown down about i their heads, so uncertain are the ele? ments in which they move. But they are enduring their hardship like good soldiers, and, with the exception of the Ninth Cavalry, they arc all be? having with credit to the country. The Ninth* Cavalry is a negro regt- j nicht attached to tho division camp at San Antonio. Tho street cars of San Antonio are of the "'Jim Crow" typ-?, and under regulations prescribed by the city authorities of that place the conductors are required to have ne? groes sit in the seats reserved for them- The negro troopers have re? sented this "discrimination." and have made their resentment known by tearing j down the sighs in the cars and by as- : vaulting the conductors and beating them severely. The Mayor went to Major MacOnib, who commands the regiment, laid the facts before him and demanded that '.lie colored troop? ers be required to obey the laws so long as they remained in the city. Major M?c?mh assured him that h? would do the best he could; but ad? mitted that "when men went into the town on pass and filled up on dquor and seized on any pretext tor trouble it was impossible to prevent rows such as were complained of by the city au? thorities." That was not a very cred? itable position for the commander of the regiment to take, and the case was appealed to the Comnuinder-in ? Chief at Washington, who acted with splendid courage and promptness. According to Washington dispatcher to the New York Times, the President sent for General Wood and directed that orders be issued relieving the Ninth Cavalry from further service In the divisional brigade at San Antonio, and be assigned to duty "patrolling the Mexican border as far out in the desert aa possible, and necessarily away from cities and towns where they might, have opportunity to make trouble with the citizens Of the coun? try." Representative earner, of, Texas, laid the matter before the President, and informed him that he intended to Introduce at this session of Congress a bill repealing the law of 1ST1*. pro? viding for ' the organization of lour regiments of colored troops, two oi cavalry and two of infantry, "and se. give the President authority to dis? band any colored regiment that made Itself liable to discipline by dis? orderly and violent conduct," The President is sairl to have ex? pressed satisfaction at the sugges? tion, "and joined in the belief that such action by Congress would at bast have a wholesome moral effect upon the colored soldiers and serve to make them observe the laws of the sections where they may be sent on duty.'" The President is entirely rlghJ al? though the New York Evening Tost protests that the, ordering of the negre, cavalry to patrol duty on the Mexican border "will still further alienate from him the regard of the colored people". We don't believe It will do anything of Hie sort when the col? ored people understand that the coi I ored soldiers made all the trouble for themselves by lawless ami violent con? duct; but, even if it should alienate I from him the regard of every negro j In the country, Mr. Taft has only done his duty, and there will be a hundred white men to take the place of every lawlessly inclined negro who shall turn against him on this account. There is nothing*, however, that so stirs the Indignation <>f our contem? porary as a drop of negro blood, not- | withstanding that with all its violent and unnatural preaching it has never done a single negro in this country the least practical service or' helped him to betlc-r conditions. "However Inexcusable the offence.'', it 'says, "it Is an outrage and a scandal that men wearing the uniform of-.the United States, army should be set apart from their fellows in street and railway cars because of the color of j their fiklns." Put they are not; tin law requires that they shall keep with their fellow.- and not go with the other follow1--. The other fellows are hot allowed to go with them; they must keep in tho seats assigned to ! them, and if tlioy should take scuts reserved for the negroes they would \ bo requested to sit in thetr own scats. ; and that. too. because of the color of I their skins. Major Macoinb, who com j inands the neuro cavalry, would not j be allowed l>y the law to sit In tho ? scats set apart for the n? groes, and ho would not think for a moment of trespassing upon their preserves. Why should he he excluded from the scats of the negroes, except for fhe color of Iiis skin'.' , j Why should there he four i negro regiments in lite army, except for the odor of their skins? j Is it an outrage and a scandal to the uniform of tiio United States army that the negro regiment; should he composed exclusively ol negroes? The United States has drawn the color [ line In the army and the negro sol | dicrs arc perfectly content with the arrangement and do hoi hesitate to wehr the uniform because it has been outraged and scandalized by requiring them to serve with their fellows. [ j Such organization of their commands has not affected their righting cfll elcncy, as we are assured it was this same Ninth Cavalry that saved Mr. Roosevelt's Hough Riders at Santiago, and the Seventh Cavalry from anni? hilation at Pine Ridge In 1S31. The negro soldiers do not object to asso? ciating with each other in tin ir regu? lar business of being soldiers, why should they object, or any of their fool white friends object, to their as? sociation in street and railway ears'.' .- Mr. Taft Is right in ordering the Ninth Cavalry where it can render service to the country without dis? grace to t he uniform, and his timely and really generous concern for the colored troopers will be appreciated by every real negro in the country, and by all thoughtful white men as well. THE llOYS' EXPOSITION. Cleveland. Ohio. enjo^ the distinc? tion of having an annual t oys exposi? tion. The title Is self-explanatory. The'purpose- of the exhibition is to give tho boys of the whole city a chance to show their ability in direc? tions which "grip thought, imagina? tion and activity throughout boyhood years." Any lad under nineteen who makes things, can write or speak, who trains anything from pets up, may ex? hibit on this occasion. HandV.vork, such as furniture mak? ing, wood-turning and carving, metal work, electrical apparatus, mechanical drawing, printing, designing, photog? raphy and other kindred crafts1 form an Important part of the exposl- J tlon. Hobbles are likewise exhib? ited?collections of postage stamps, coins, buttons or post cards. A boy may bring his pets, take personal charge of them and delight himself and others with their tricks. There are contests?vocal and instrument? al music, whistling, original sto? ries, orations, poems, shorthand, type? writing, gymnastics and costumes. I.asr year there were softie Interest? ing exhibits.?a wireless telegraph rut fit mnde by a .Ifteen-year-old boy, a violin constructed from a cigar box, n broomstick end one string, upon which the Inventor played several tunes. There were pen and ink draw? ings and oil paintings, some of which showed genuine talent. Parents and I relatives wer.-- tremendously delighted to see. what their small boys had done. The Idea is excellent. By such .an exhibit, latent ability Is brought out, initiative is encouraged, and sound ambition is inculcated. The idea should be followed generally. UNFOi;Xl)ED. One of the correspondents of the Fredericksburg Free Lance has written to that paper, asserting that learned In Philadelphia that Mrs. ?Abraham Lincoln was a Southern sym? pathizer and kept General l.ee and the Confederate authorities posted every day as to the actions of tho Union cabinet and administration. No historical basis can be assigned for such a statement, and the story should not go any further. There is no truth in it Mrs. Lincoln was a Kentucky woman and she was not over strong mentally, but she did not have any communication with the Confederate authorities. She was not disloyal to her husband or to the gov? ernment ol* which, lie was the head. She was a goo.i wife- and true, and though she must have often thought tenderly of her kinsmen who were fighting for the Stars and Bars in her old home, she did not break faith with her husband A \ INTERN ATtO\AE~POI,IOE. Captain Thomas W. Kinkaid pro? pose; in the March Issue of the Naval Institute Proceedings that the twelve greatest nations of 'he world provide a joint fleet consisting of. Ill first class battleships, ii| destroyers and 31? scout cruisers to enforce the de i isious of a permanent International arbitration court Stich a court has been suggested many limes, perhaps the most feasible plan being that of former Governor A, .' Montague, who would establish a court for Interna? tional arbitrament fashioned after the Suprcuic Conrl of the United Slates. However, the international situation has not yet reached that point where the lion and' the lamb can lie down j together. The solution offered by Cap ! tain Kincaid Is tor, simple for so com? plicated a r.ltuatlon. His Idea woulrT*. necessitate the cessation Of construc? tion of dieadn?ughis by Great Britain and the Increase in battleship build? ing by the other i even nations which would.be involved |n this international police force The Uniied Slate! has 1-1,000 miles of coast line. I; could bo compelled Into obedionei , ;. ,,iore. easily by the police flccl ihau could Germany, with its few hundred miles of coast. The fleet might coerce Great Britain h> stopping sea-borne | ra flic to and from her , i ... ( It would Lu ;t c>oycrp hardship on ?bsoluteSy Purev Tha ora/y itakiny powder made from Royas Grape Gream of Tartar Italy to furnish hor quota jof droad haiights, twelve destroyers and three scouts, much more difficult than It would be for the United States. The international naval police force might prove too rious a burden for some of the countries involved. CiOlOIAX. The Hartford Times says' that "one of the ablest Senators the Democracy ever had was Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland." and it only hopes that his near namesake. Senator O'Gorman. of New York, will prove to be as able as the almost forgotten statesman from Maryland Wh lip Senator Gor? man was alive ho was under almost constant tire from the Umber-jacks of his own party and from the opposi? tion, of course. We did not like some thing.- he did. We thought he was not quite as loyal to the Democratic administration when Mr. Cleveland was in office as he should have been, but we never had the least doubt of the Integrity of his purposes or the strength of Iis convictions. It' he had succeeded only in the defeat of. the force bill legislation, which he did, he would deserve to bo held in everlasting remembrance by the people of the South. We did not like his posi? tion on the tariff. We censured hint at times severely for h!r apparent dispo? sition to make too much of the ma? chine, but we never doubted bis cour? age or sincerity. We might very well wish for Senator O'Gorman. of New York, the same degree of loyal ser? vice to the Democratic party and to the country that was rendered by the almost forgottan Senator from Mary la nd. Governor Foss, of Massachusetts, has appointed Robert E. Green, formerly of Westmoreland County, a major on his staff. Virginians make the best mem? bers of a gubernatorial staff anywhere. Strange Justice is still being doled but in Houston. Texas. Albert Snyder of that town failed to pay a bill re? cently, and so a judgment having been obtained against him. the constables levied on his two artificial legs and held them as security. Snyder had to go to heel to await the decision of the court. He summoned as witnesses four one-legged women and three one legged men to testify as to the mag? nitude of the outrage. Next thing we know those Houston constables will be puliing out the fillings in debtors' teeth. There were' three biennial township elections in Nassau County, New York, on Tuesday. In Oyster Bay Township, it is worth noting, the Democratic plu? rality was I6?. The fact is sufficients Everybody knows who lives at Oyster Bay. anel what bis politics Is, i>ut never mind, he is coming back, and then, oh, then! The work goes bravely on. Last Monday there was an election In the town of Ilunnewell. Kansas. There, were two candidates for the office of Mayor?Mrs. F.!la Wilson and Mr. O. X. Akers. When the votes were count? ed it was found that each had received the same number of ballots, and then, with that chivalrous disposition which has always distinguished the men of Kansas, ttic judges of the election de? clared for Mrs. Wilson, and she is now the Mayor of Ilunnewell. There is only one plank in her platform, and that is "Clean Up Ilunnewell." We wish her great success In her mission, and as the first step towards the suc? cess of the purpose she has In view, we would suggest that she clean out all the voters of the town who cast their ballots for Akers. Gail lard Hunt, of the Library of Congress, spent a day or so In the Stale Library at Raleigh last week and was very much impressed by the extent of the archive's there preserved, and with their excellent arrangement and preservation. The collection at Raleigh is one of the most valuable In the country, and the people of North Carolina deserve tho greatest credit for collecting and preserving the re? cords of their most remarkable and honorable beginnings and history. We are sure ot ono thing, that Mr. iiunt, bunt he ever so ellllgently, coulel not have found any record In the collec? tion at Raleigh to sustain the conten? tion of the people of Charlotte that the first Declaration of American Inde? pendence was made in that State. Says the Montgomery Advertiser; "Alabama has a Richmond, hut un? like Virginia's ho is portable." Thank gracious for that. Wo do not know who he is, never heard of him before; but we could understand the. situation in Alabama better if Hm Advertiser Had paid that he was potable. Daily Queries and Answers To Keen Grans on* Tonnln Court?. Jn answer to your invitations for suggestions to keep grass from grow? ing on a tennis court, 1 would say that If your correspondent will cover the court with strips ot old carpet mat? ting, especially in hot weather. . that the grass will be killed and seed will not germinate. SERUM. Chairman. Which Ik the plural of chairman, "chairmen" or "chairma its"? Is Su song, the University of Virginia pitch? er, playing professional ball? Jf so, where? READER. i l? Chairmen 12) Ho far as wo ^ know, he is not playing professional hall. I.nnt Saturday In January, 1801). Upon what day of the month did the last Saturday in Januar v. 1S00. fall? W. M. The 2Sth. The "Elector. I Which is the elector In State or county election, the man elected or the voters who elected him? A .SUBSCRIBER. The elector is the man who elects. Matrimonial Ilurcnus. 1. Are matrimonial bureaus lawful? 2. Is It lawful to make false repre? sentations through them? 3. Could per sons who do so be prose? cuted, and upon what grounds? 4. Could the manager of such an In? stitution not be prosecuted for wreck? ing a home? A. B. C. 1. Yes. 2. No. 3. This depends on the sort of rep? resentation made. i Yes. Livery Stable nt Falling Creek. Please tell me if there is a livery stable in Falling Creek, and. if there is. kindly give its name and. If not, what is the nearest livery stable to Falling Creek. Va ? J. S. We do not possess this information. but perhaps some subscriber will send it to us for you. Cook nook. Will you kIvo me the publisher's name of the Louisville Cook Hook? COOK. This book Is not tn our collection. Possibly you could order it through a book seller Tulnue'n ColorM. What Is Titiane University's colors-.' ALICE G. MONCURE. Olive and gold. American Guild of Ptnno Tunern. Where Is the nearest branch of tho American Guild of Piano Tuners? (jive me what Information you can relative to Joining this American Guild of Piano Tuners. 1 Respectfully; PIANO TUNER. You can get full Information as to these questions by writing to Musical America. Madison Avenue arid Thirty fourth Street. New York. "Higher Culture In Dixie.'' Will you publish or send me the pbco entitled "Higher Culture in Dixie"? MRS. E. S. DE NOON. We cannot send or publish selections In connection with this department. Election Clerk. Can a man who Is not a qualified voter act as rlerk In election? In oth? er words. If he'In twenty-one years of age and is competent, can he act? A READER; Y'cs. Reicht of WaxbliiKten Monument. What Is the height of the Wash? ington Monument? E. G. Elve hundred and fifty-five feet and five and one-eighth Inches. To Go On the Stnge. Who could I address for informa? tion relative to entering the stage? LOUISE EVANS. We do not give nut any Information of this sort. TALENTED ADDITION TO HOUSE OF LORDS nv LA MARQUISE IJr; PpNTEiVOY. WHILE many of ,hls countrymen are disposed to question the capacities of Richard Haldane. the Secretary of State for War. as an army reformer, and as a Minister of the Crown, yet there, is no doubt that through his elevation to the peer? age as Viscount Haldane of Cloan, his place in Perthshire, the House of Lords gains h most gifted and talented ad? dition. Long before Lord Haldane achieved note as the head of the Brit I ish War Department, he was known I In legal circles as a very successful I lawyer, and in the scientific world, both at borne and abroad, as a savant land as a philospher. I fe graduated j with honors from Gottingen, and from the University Of Edinburgh, is ? mas? ter of th,- problems of Kant, Hegel; i and of Schoppenhauer, whose works j.ht translated from German into Ehg j iish. and is the author of "Essays in I Philosophical Criticism" and of the "Pathway to Reality." Indeed, he knows so much, that his services are always. Invoked when any extremely Intricate question is in dispute. Lord Haldane comes from the fami? ly of Haldane of Glenoaglcs In Perth I shire. Is the grandson and grand nephew of tho brothers Haldane, whose names are remembered for their evangelical work. In 12!>6 his ances? tor; Aylmer do Haldane of Glencagles, was one of the barons who swore fealty to Edward I. of England. Sir John Haldane; of Glencagles, was Lord Justice ot Scotland beyond the Forth, and ambassador of King .lame.- 1U. of Scotland to Denmark. Numerous mem? bers of the family represented Perth-;, shire In the Scottish Parliament prior to 170b. and since then there have been a whole batch of Haida nos in tho House of Commons r,f Westminster. Viscount Haldane. who in addition to his perfect mastery e?f German, is equally at home In French. Is mar? ried, and lives with his sister, Mis; Elizabeth I Ta Idaho, who shares his tastes, havlner published a translation or Hegel's "History of Philosophy," and being a member of the Arbltra- 1 lion Hoard of the Department of Com? merce, the: full designation of which is;] the Board of Trade. Although the Granddukt Nicholas j ConstantinovUeh, brother of Queen Olga of Greece, is set down in the I Alihanach de Gotha for I oil as resi? dent at Tashkent, in Trans-Caspia. yet he Is at the present moment living 1 Under- restraint as an Incurable im- j I beeile on the shores of the Crimea, not far from Llvadla, and the story recent? ly published in a number of English j newspapers to the effect that he Is j leading very happy life with his morganatic wife and children in a palace at Tashkent is altogether imaginary. That tho originator of this, tale knows little about tho matter is shown by the fact that he ascribes the grandduke's alleged exile at Tash? kent to his "advanced liberal views." adding that the real causes of the banishment have "never been authenti? cally explained.'' Yet every one of the older genera? tion who is in touch with Russian court life, or with St. Petersburg so? ciety, must remember perfectly well that if the grandduke was banished to Tashkent by Emperor Alexander II.. in 1ST??. It was because he had been led i by his mad infatuation for an Ameri? can adventuress known in her native I city of Philadelphia as Mrs. Black ford, and in Europe as "Fanny Lear." to I steal not only his mother's gems, but j also some of the Jewels belonging to the Imperial Chapel. H was for this latter offense, which was regarded as a most impious sacrilege, that he was deprived of all his honors and sent off to Tashkent under strong escort. Fanny Lear's effects were seized by the police, the jewels recovered, as I well as a number o( extremely com? promising papers, affecting the. grand? duke and the imperial family, which they found In her possession. For a time Alexander II. wavered as: to whether to have her jailed as. a party to the grandduke's theft. But ulti? mately it was decided to endeavor to hush up the scandal, by refraining from her criminal prosecution, and she was merely expelled by the pollco from Russia. Eugene Schuyler, ai that time Charge d'Affaires of the United States at St. Petersburg, thought It necessary to interfere in her behalf, and lo espouse her cause, in a rather tactless fashion, and he incurred so much animosity In Russia In connec? tion therewith that his remaining In that country became impossible, and he was transferred elsewhere. ' Sir' Richard Holmes has Just lived long enough lo complete the work with which he was enl rusted by Edward VIT. a few months before his death, that Is lo say. lo write a full and really authorized account of his life and reign, on the same lines as ?his ''Life of Queen Victoria." When Edward died. Sir Richard was Instructed' by King George to complete the task, and it will remain as a lasting memorial, not only of his late sovereign, but also of his own tact and devotion to the reigning house. Sir Richard was particularly well fitted for the task. For not only was he in close touch with Edward VII. for a period of some forty years, but, j moreover, he was from 1S70 until 1007 [Librarian of Windsor Castle, in the [library of which are preserved some 200,000 hooks, many of them of price? less historic and artistic value, as well as most of the private archives e<f the present and recent reigns, such as, for instance all the correspondence of King Edward and of Queen Victoria with foreign sovereigns and royalties, with members of their families at home and abroad, and with their minister:; <luring the near four-score years cov ered by their respective reigns. The voluminous clisyncler of this cor? respondence can best bo appreciated when It Is explained that until George came to the throne, the leaders, of the House of Lords and of the House of Commons. fea''h of them Cabinet Min? isters) were compelled each and every night, when Parliament was In ses? sion to write In their own hand a letter to. the monarch, giving a brief a- ? punt, and a precis, of the. business transacted at the sitting with com? ments thereon. All this correspondence Is kept in the library at "Windsor Cas? tle, and It may be doubted whether there was any one at the court of St. ?lames who was entrusted with the guardianship of so many secrets of state, and concerning the English reigning house arid foreign rova! fami? lies as Sir Richard Holmes, who h?js just been gathered to his fathers. Sir 111 'hard was married to ? daughter 01 Cannon Gee, of St. George's Chapel; Windsor, a lady who may therefore be said to have been brought' up within the precincts of th?. car-tie-. He began his career as a mem? ber of the staff of the library of the British .Museum, of which his father was one of the chief oHlclals; was at? tached to the staff of Field Marshal Lord Napier on the occasion of the letter's invasion of Abyssinia in IS68, and soon after hi? return, was ap? pointed Librarian at Windsor Castle. Sir Richard was a most entertaining raconteur; but th^re was one subject on which it was impossible to Induce him to talk, namely, about the uiiost of Quee-n Elizabeth, who !s supposed to haunt the llhrarv of Winds )' Cas? tle?. The spook of the virgin Queen Is as? serted to have been seen some ye irs j ago by a young officer of the Cold I stream Guards, on duty at the castle, and even by to matter-of-fact and clear headed a woman as the late Em? press Frederick, who. whenever at Windsor, would spend all the time that siie could iji the llhrarv at the castle. The Empress was quite poatlvo about the matter, and as Sir Richard had re? ceived much kindness at her hands, It ?is probar.ie that he was reluctant to I seem t? cast doubts upon any asser i ti?n that she might make. He resign? ed his p\t as librarian at Windsor [Castle, shortly before King Edward'" death, owing to his illnesr; through blood poisoning, which cost him a : leg. I may add that besides having the. care of Windsor library for close upon four decades, Sir Richard was like? wise entrusted by Edward VII. with the supervision Of his own private library at Sandrlngham. to which all the books belonging to his father. th<? Prince Consort, were removed from Windsor, after hi? accessjon. The rea? son for this was that the contents of the library at Windsor Castle, ar-o crown property, whereas the Prince Consort's remarkably fine and choice collection of books were the personal property -if his eldest son. Edward VII. (Copyright. HH1, by the Brent-wood Company. 1 Voice of the People Acnlnst the Hobble Skirt To the Editor of Tim Times-Dispatch: Sir,?f was delighted to see in yes? terday's Times-Dispatch that some one, has taken up the cudgel against the disgusting hobble skirt. I am sure your correspondent voiced the feel? ings of many women who respect themselves and are unwilling to fol? low a senseless fashion set by the demimonde of Paris to emphasize the curves and lines of the "human form divine" for base purposes. It is sense? less for women of taste and refinement, to be led Into making themselves ridiculous, as many are, who try to step on a street car or to go upstairs In a hobble skirt. It Is devoid of all beauty, grace or ease, and should bo tahooed by all ladies of refinonr*jit. Because an absurd fashion originates in Paris is no reason why sensible. RcVf-resnccting American women should follow it. \y. Richmond. Fnlth. "Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and Ho shall sustain thee."?Psalm Iv. 22. Child of My love, lean hard; Let Me feel the pressure of thy care. 7 know thy btirden, ehlld. I shaped it; Poised it. in mine own hand; made no proportion Tn its weight to thine unaided strength. For as f laid it on T said. "I shall be near, and while she leans. oh Me This burden shall be Mine, not hers; So shall I keep my child within the circling arms Of My own love." Here lay it down, nor fear To impose It on a shoulder which up? holds The government of worlds. Yet closor come; Thou art not near enough: T would embrace thy care. So T might feel My ehlld reposing on My breast. Thou 16vest Me. T believe It?Doubt not theh. Bui loving Me. lean hard. 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