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SATURDAY. AUGUST Z. 11)12. j
BUSINESS MEN NEED INFORMATION.
The Business Men's Club has struck|
upon a good scheme to enlighten ltsi
members as to the qualifications of the
sixteen candidates for the Administra?
tive Board. Each day at the luncheon
hour a single candidate will he given
ten minutes in which to set before the
gentlemen In attendance for that meal
: ;^ record and platform upon which
In bases a claim for their votes nnd
support. This ought to he a good tiling
for both business men and candidates.!
It has all the advantages that come
from personal contact and the conse?
quent ability to judge of a man's men-.'
tal equipment and character as Weil
as his spoketi words, it is a >tcp in;
I the right direction, namely, the search
for definite Information as to men and
measures as n preliminary for lntelil-J
?
It may bi noted that the business
?
lien as any other possible voters They,
are likely to Overlook tho need of^
studying municipal questions in the
rush of their more immediate private j
r.ffairs. Yet their business Interest!
arc vitally and fundamentally affect-['
td by the character Of public servant 1
they entrust with the community side]
Of their business activities. The idea 1
that any individual or corporation can ;
make his affairs independent of the '
lack of proper public service Is sti- 1
prent el y fallacious Private nnil 1
public welfare nrc Inextricably
intertwined. It is a good sign '
that Richmond business men are wak-j '
lng to the need of having a voice inj3
their public business They e.iti roni-;'
jilaln of mismanagement with greater '
emphasis.
It will also be a good thing to have';
the lntelllser.ee and ambition? of the;
candidates subjected to the test of
cold and critical commercial judgment.;
They will realize the necessity for
staling specific factn and proposed re - j
form?, and canr.ot take refuge In the
rlitterlng generalities that pound well
in the popular ear at a mass-meeting.I
Jt might ever, be advisable to lay down!
ten polntF and .uk each aspirant whaj
he proposes to do for Greater Rich-!
roond nlor.f these lines. If live mlr.-j
?utes more might be used for the
asking of pertinent questions. It would
T>o time well spent. In many ways the
Tauslness Men's luncheon addresses can'
throw needed light on the question of.
?ecuring the five best men -for Hich-j
mond'e experiment in modern govern-j
tnent.
THE ALASKAN "HOME III I f." HILL.
The passing by Congress of the bill
establishing civil government in Alas?
ka?granting tho territory n measuri
of home ru'.e?naturally draws atten?
tion again to hew Reward's "folly'
lias proved s5ward's wisdom. When, In
ISC", 'WlVjiam, IS. sf'cward paid $7,200,000 |
lor the Russlan'barreh "waste" on tin.'
side of the Bering Strait and Sea. com?
prising more than half a million square
miles, he was roundly denounced for
having allowed the Bear to unload dpi rt
us a frozen whtto elephant. Tho Bear
hugged himself Is seU-feltctltlous over
having struck a good bargain. So
?ward's critics excorlatod him for hav?
ing made a Lad and foo'.lah one.
N-> doubt the then Secretary of St.-.te
had no Idea of In how far ho was bund?
ling better than ho knew. No doubt
he. had but faint conception of the
for him In the way of economic re?
turns on the Investment. It Is ti?cs
Ulonable, In fact, whether hu had any
Interest on the
was not to sa:
appetite, or a c
expansion. Ti.c
a piece with i
tlor.a! policy of
possible this co
qulsitlon of most of the
But how much ! . r t hi
did Beward build fi
and material viewpoint?
comes <n the bosom of a go
that pours out of t i. <
whose fountain head Is rr,:
practically Inexhaustible,
breasts of constantly f,c.v::,K ,:.
Hit other riches. Strike the ,
since 1S75.
in the Intervening Gir.c we hav
received from Alaska ?135.016,,',20 n
gold; 151,000.000 worth of (cat
and upwards of $17,000(000 in net revt
nue. Beyond that It has bet n d< men
el.-ated that parts e.f the country ->
admirably adapted to the raising 0
certain staple crops and the- breeding >
certain strains of live stock on a rhoi
extensive scale. Contrary to the n.,.
preralenl Impression', the climate 1
by no means nil rigor; the landscap
1? by no means desolation, Addtt.
all other contributions to tho .above
figures n:;<i the net balance |ji our
ravpr, aft-r charging oft' the purchase
price and the expenditures for postal
and other g0V< rninent service, foots
up, it is claimed, $iio.ono.ooo. More- {
over, the work Of development la FtUl
In Its Infancy, the task of exploitation,
with the assurance of almost Incalcul?
able reward, has virtually just begun, j
Tho .111 in point provides for a
legislative body consisting of one
house nnd composed of sixteen mem?
bers, and limits the legislative ses?
sions to sixty days. This Is In con- '
sonanco with the tendency to COncou-'
tr?te responsibility. Although the
measure docs not, It is understood, so j
as far as the Alaskans could v.-'sh in j
according self-government. It Is be- j
llcvcd, and with convincing reason, j
that it will impart tremendous Impulse
not only to further development and i
utilization of the territory's vast nat?
ural resources, but to colonisation for
the purpose of home-making. It car;
hot but be the beginning of the einer- |
genco of Alaska from the pioneer and j
adventive and migratory .period into
period of wide civilization and sta?
bility of population, on which to found ,
? of the greatest, wealthiest and |
most prosperous Mates In the sister- !
hood. It lays the corner-stone of a
monument to Sownrd's memory, which '
will ca,St Into the shadows of historic
oblivion much which as a politician ]
arid it sectional malignant has been
lustly written against him. Ills folly
Is coming to bo atonement.
'CATCHING t f WITH ROOSEVELT."
.Most of us art waiting for the mam?
moth third party e'reus at Chicago, j
with the Bull Moose as ringmaster,
with a bandanna around his neck, a I
black slouch hat on his head and a big]
ivhlp In his hand. There are some
?ldeshows on the way to the ,Mr tent
rvhlch are nevertheless most entertain- !
!ng, such aa that of the Michigan Th'rd !
1'.. nn Party. The Rull Moosu struck
j when he fairly shrieked his "charter
? f democracy" f-pcech at Columbus, but.
:io has been trilling In a minor key I
v. r since; The Michigan brethren]
ire still going It at the top of their
,-olces. They dcclnred not only for the
nltiative, the referendum and the rc
a'.l. Including tlic recall of Judges. |
They favored these policies "not only I
is applied to State, but also In ex
eh I t; of these principle's to thej
intton." The Hull Moose's manager.
5 nator Dlxon, was "present and gave >
Tders which were obeyed to the lot
er." The Hull Mosoe himself, then,
tins: have found the Michigan plat-,
'orm In Its entirety satisfactory.
The Third Termers of Michigan,
ivould "go the limit." Their dcclara-|
lion Is for tho recall of the President
of th.- United states, the Chief Justice
and all the Supreme Court. Senators
and Representatives. The sop thrown!
to the development ot conservatism has ;
heen that the initiative, the rcforen-j
dum and the recall were to be applied
only to State ofllcers. and there was no]
proposition to extend them to the
Federal government, but the Michigan
statesmen advocate a revolution thatj
would affect all departments of cur]
political structure?a change so radical ?
that It would reach tu the Very I
foundations of the government.
Federal olllocrs could not be recalled ;
tinder our present Constitution, for it
fixes their tenure. Judges remain 'n
office during goon behavior. To malt-j
the change effective, the Constitution
itself would have to be recalled. The
Third Termers have, udrcady proposed
to make It possible to amend tho or?
ganic law of the nation more easily.
Tho Bull Moose believes In "flu'd con?
stitutions." Tho Michigan Idea Is al?
together revolutionary, for It would
slug'the courts over the ropes, make
the Judges come to time, cinch the
President of the United States, crack
the. Senate, between the eyes and punch
the House in the lamps.
tinder the Michigan system, it would
not only be proper but easy for the
President to appeal to "the people"!
over the Judges' heads, and It he did,
he *" would soon he superior to .both
. w and precedent.
Frank Mtlriscy, one of the Roosevelt
hlgh-prlests, fays that wo are now
"catching up with Koosevelt." From
the Michigan case It appears-that we
l?nr.SlDE.\'l MeCllEA AXD RAILROAD
FINANCE.
President Metres, of the Pennsyl?
vania Dines, has recently repeated to
the engineers' wage-arbitration board
his well-lsnown tale of woe relative to
our Impnver.: V i artd starving rail
lords. Ills story' runneth thus: The
pricey of materials and equipment have
greatly Ir. ~r.a .? i recent years,
the rate of pay to employes has gone
? :? 10 per <?:.!, government supervis?
ion has require! the Installation of
iermanent t. (i lltion i
th' railroads would
oankrupicy by any
to their operating
fillacy in President'
Is that no lurth.r
it tariffs, and fa
d for a n exr
the Interstate c,
Stated that the i
ttei of f:,rli when
can show the need
Of additional rates they can bs ob?
tained. The burden of proof Is by law
placed upon tho carriers, and so far
they have been unable to bring forth
the necessary data.
Presi lent McCroa also falls to men?
tion the large economies In conduct?
ing transportation which have been
made possible by the uso of heavier
locomotives and freight and coal cars
of greater capacity. Neither does ho
mention tho probable Increase In tralllc
In the future or the growth In railroad
earnings. lie Is also silent as to tho
Interlocking directorates of steel man?
ufacturing companies anJ the Immense
< xpehse thus Imposed upon tho rail?
roads by the necessity of paying exorbi?
tant prices feir titeel rall.?, cara and en?
gines. From tho standpoint of corpo?
ral ion flnanc?, however, tho weakest
point in the argument of President Mc
rea Is found In tho statement that the
railroads should bo allowed, In order
to maintain their credit, to tnvean In
permanent Improvements an amount
equal to the Hum doclurod In dividends.
In other words, stockholders should
be granted a liberal dividend and an
equivalent Increment In property vai n B.
Tills Is In lino with the practices of the
railroads bet?re 1907, when they were
stopped by the Interstate Commerce
Commission, e>f concealing earnings by
charging extensive Improvements to
operating expenses.
President McCrca's argument Is the
same as It was two years ago In the
advance rale cases. It was not then
accepted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission. As It Is repeated at tho
present time. It has not gained any
convincing power.
EIFFEL TO WE If A licit T.\'l\C-Hor>.
-Men are slotvly learning to master
the forces of the air as they have those
of the land and water. Tho latest nd-:
vrinco Is making a lightning-rod out
Of lliffel Tower for the purpose of pro
venting hailstorms and thunderbolts.
The French government hns discover?
ed that some $30,000.0,00 a year Is lost
In that country from tho ravages of
ball. This Is particularly true of the I
great vineyard region's along the Loire!
and Glronde. Experiments have shown!
that tall copper conductors In some,
way ?-hange the hall-making effect of
atmospheric electrlcnl currents, and n
chain of hall-destroyers has been cs
tnbllshcd through the danger zone. I
Frer.ch savants have long held that]
electricity Is largely responsible forj
the formation nnel precipitation Of hall
upon the earth. Although this Is not
the generally accepted theory, enough
data has been gathered to make tho
present attempts at protection very
interesting. The hall-rod Is called a
"parngrele," and Is comparatively lnex-1
pensive. In n general way It consists
Of a rod of pure copper at |ea.-t 1">) <
feet high, terminating In n crown or;
plume of copper blades. The base ends]
In a pool of water, preferably a flow-1
ing stream. Church steeples, factory!
chimneys and special towers can be
used If properly Insulated. The para-:
grelos are Installed every six miles In
a lino transverse to that followed by
ptevalllng Storms, In Paris an "elec?
tric Niagara baa been put on top of
the Eiffel Tower as a safeguard.
In connection with this attempt to;
subdue the hitherto recalcitrant wea?
ther that proverbially blew and hailed
where It listed, the proposed use of
wireless currents to settle the atmos?
pheric waves In the Immediate vicinity
of an aeroplane Is Interesting. LSotn
of the present schemes may prove fu?
tile, but they point out a new field for
Kcienco to conciuer in helping man to
c. supremo and untroubled domain In
tho world. If hull can be prevented,
why ultimately cannot eie.structlve'
tornadoes and costly droughts and;
floods be prevented too7
More than u year ago The Tltnes
Dl3patch nominated Morris Shepparc.
of Texas, for Joe Bailey's 8-;aL in the
FnLed States Senate, anl now he's
got It.
Things have certainly changed when
William Jennir.ga Bryan la ;hc largest
contributor to the Democratic campaign
fund.
It ought not to be called the Bull
Morse, party, but the Peacock party.
The three candidates for the United
States Senate in North Carolina have
talked about almost everything under
the sun, but none has been SO brazen
as to uphold the Hpuriour Mecklenburg
Declaration' of Independence.
Most of the speeches now made in
Congress sire for campaign consump?
tion, and the dally proceedings have
turned Into an oratorical contest r f to
which Speeches shall get Into tho cam?
paign textbooks,
Roosevelt's platform may advocate
[votes for women, but what he really
needs Is vtes from men.
Maybe Governor Wilson went to *ea
lust to gel im ii to the tidal wave that
One freak no one Will b? lible to find
>r the Fair is n Richmond man who
n't a booster
The Krntucklan who wnlted until he
its < ity-three years old to he imp
zed did so because It took hin. thai
>ng to find out that water hau other
Me* than that of being put uhrtcr a
the masher." thinks Vance,
intOti l.e.ader, but It would I
itooMoyoll says lhat Pre
. baa forgotten the people .
Will Theodore fora" too?
1
On the Spur of the Moment
By Roy K. Moulton
The Auction Wedding.
One of tho smalt papers published :
nn Item ibis week which was a weird
mlxup of an account of a woddlng and
an auct!oii notice. The most Interest- |
ing'part of tho Item follows:
"William .Smith, th.lly son of
Mr. und Mrs. Jostnh Smith, and Mrs.
Lucy Anderson were disposed of at
public auction at mi" farm, uim mlla I
east, in the present-') of scvehty-flS'e I
guests. Including tWO mules and!
twelve head of culth
VHcv. Jackson tied the nuptial knot;
for tiie parties, av< i ? ??. l;260 pounds
on Hie hoof. Th, beautiful home of
tho bride was decorated with ono
sulky rake, ono f> ? '? grinder and two,
sets of work hurntss, hei ily new,
and just before the ceremony was,
pronounced Mondcj Sorts' weddlhB
march was rcirclen ; ' ono milch cow. I
five years old. on.- i icj cow and ono.
a.p. who, can vit, ? '. inch of bride's
roses In her hand, iviis very beautiful.
She wore one light spring wagon, two [
crates of apples, threi rttcka ol hay.
one grindstone of moisilne desole und
trimmed with about 100 b?Shels ofj
spuds. The bridal eourila left Jester- ?
day on an extended trip. Terms spot)
Another Memory.
How dear to my h' :i are the scenes
of my childhood,
That little hull roohl at the head of:
the stair;
That sort feather ? I that did always
enfold tue:
That old flannel nightgown that I |
used to Wi
I'm not dead In ? ? with tho now
fnnglcd pajamas',
Their buttons ind drawstrings I
somehow enn't bear.
They may Ik., high lolled, In a way.
but I long for
That old Hain ? ? tgown that I
Used to wear.
The soft fur.r.v nightgown,
That large r< bmj I ? tgowh.
The 'id flnnn.l nightgown that I
usXd to wt-nr.
Kpnnl ?n the Kerosene Circuit.
"Honest. Madge. I am so fnt tht
If yoii ever see ni Ii a canoe yb
will havo to look ,
"I don't like the weather
The. rnln or : snow.
Hut we'll alwhy "? ' weather.
Whether or I
"Most men like little women."
I "Ah. yes. nnd llttli v. omen Uli
most men."
"The saddest words f vi'., by heel
Are, "I'ltaso send check."
''Why is tho upiT r |aw the music;
"I'll give It up. Why?"
"Because It Is tie . r-rhower."
'"Yoy can always toll n mnrrled w<
mnrt."
"Y.--. but you can't tell her vet
Prom tin- Iflekeyvlile Clarion.
The Ladles' All n minstrel
show at Tlbblts's < i house fast
week and borrowed ?'?' i Man Purdjr'S
cork leg to black ? with "hey burn?
ed about four Ihel tf'n It and old
Man Pufdy is wnlklu Borric l"p-:'?!???'.
at pre?-tit. Ho h pinched three
times f"r Intoxication: h?t the Ladles'
Aid has come to tin res uc and ex
Plained the matter each time.
The culprit who Irk- Into the
Clarion office ?jlght cf>re last and
riole Ye Kdltor'a trousers, is request:
ed in the name of ' ? Ity to return
same und there will 1..- no pro:;ecu
The flarlon will not be tnuch of a
paper If w?i can:-."! get out nnd get
t! .' news; and we can't do It wrapped
up In a ho: _e blank, t.
Hank Renfrew Baj'S when he eii.'i
he wants ovi ryono to be sorry he is
dead, so he Is go'.mr to have the
HIckeyvlllo Silver Cornet Band play
at his funeral
The t [III ? r? nnd dressmaker?
have trie,! hard enough to rig up cos?
tumes that n-. woman would have the
nerve to wear -i tho street, but their
efi*rv? In this direction havo been all
In vain.
There ain't no use In arguln" with
the old-fash! -...1 feller who wears
square spec I I, and gets his weath?
er ou't'n an n ? Mine.
It Is gelt n' ?o nowadays that it
takes more than a dress suit and
pair of pat. leather Hhoes to get a
feller Into I . st society. i,ut a lot
of "em are tlow about finding It out.
Memories.
The enrnp."^ cartouh of the mulle}"
klr.c with i- ? lollar mark clothes.
The nnnn'-- t beo.rd.
The outlhc f: nhel nlehtshlrt.
The stage In with the ?Uk hat
"Whip light drive slow; cash In h
or no go.
Mechanical C :nary bird on the
of the bar.
Rectangular -^Ipes.
Hoop roller In vaudeville.
oice of the People
1 ICIng Wllllnra '. efernna Had Splendid
I: ctiulon.
To the EUlt Tiie Times-Dispatch: 1
Sir,-? Wh . mo gifted wrlte-r, with:
. his ready p< will toll to the many
I readers of yt valuable paper of the '
I Inter, sr: n ring at King William
Courtho .. ; iiv, please allow this
humbb- privat n little space to say <
that the Kin 'illlnm chapter. United
I Daughtei ? ? Confederacy, gave to.
'the "thin gra line" another regular
annual ri tin on July 31, which was
much ei iy the vets, who for :
some .. . been looking forward;
to and !?? % themselves ror the
. feast ..f igs we so much enjoy, I
and a day :. nils so much to renew
I youth and I back recollections of
the p. ( vc cheerfully endured
In rd ; 'aced dangers In the I
?. perforrfiahci . duty. We vets hail :
i iiii.. d oui ,. washed our hands
and ? and nice, put on bur
"blled ! mi i' Suriday clotl ? s.
and carried ? appetites with us, and
proved to i i ,r>le Daughters wo np- i
? ?? ?> I ndness. liberality and
thoughtfulm ti ngaln thinking of
? an.I pi .. - our enjoyment
A t m. ; Inner was served un
I der thi if the beautiful monu
Marlin
tu .,,' on lb' clarinet
,' house next door,
night <f a name for
grandchild ylt, as th'
poor.
THE MAN WHO VOTES FOR WILSON WILL BE ASKED TO
FORGET AND FORGIVE?
(Copyright: 1312: liy John T. MoUUtCheon.)
The time teacher lie eil him tn front of his lndy love.
The time when tho Prof, called him up before the fncultyy
2b -h^mrn
The time when a pleasant spring day drenm was interrupted.
Tho time when nil Profs, were regarded with fierce
clnsa hatred.
The lime when the Prof, humiliated him before 'he whole class. The time when the Prof, enjoyed himself rendinj
while lie s'rugglcd with the examination <inr?tion?.
ment erected twelve years ago by the
r.elf-suorlfli it.;: efforts of the faithful
Daughters, con tain In? the names of the
517 boy:' who went out from the county
>n the 60'8 to contend for States' rights
Loss than fifty are now living, and
many of them were too old and feeble
to attend; about twenty were present.
These were shown every attention.)
having pretty pit is to dance attend?
ance and provide US with nil of the
substantial* and delicacies or t!v sett
son, SO liberally dispensed by the fair
hands Of the bright-eyed and happy
girls of King William, it is hoped j
<?( the yets made themselves1 sick j
by overeating Just to pleas.- the girls I
It was a typical July day. Nature j
seemed to lend Its charms to the occn- ,
i ion.. ExrGovernor Montague held the ;
crowd In rapt attention for forty-rlvo ?
minutes by hl? elonuer.ee nnd earnest?
ness; as he spoke of I.ee. Jackson nnd
the private soldier, and was loudly
cheered at the conclusion. Then some
two or three privates were listened to
as they Indulged In some reminiscences J
Of the past.
Tb.- ex-Governor's wife was there,
and she entertained the group of ladles
here and there on the lawn, talking
to them Of the prer.t work that lays so
close to her heart, and for which she
works so faithfully, viz., providing for
the dene' vlng r. at the. Confed- j
ernte Old Woman's Hom". urging- nil '
tri Join and help the ITnlted Daughters \
of the Confederacy In their grand
work.
EX-PRIVATE "WM". If. TURPKC.
King William Co., Aug. 1, 1012.
The iiur and the Governor,
ro the Editor of The Tlme.-.-Dlspatch:
Sir.?Is there a case on record where |
a judge, who was originally the choice .
of the bar practicing In that court, has !
ever been Impeached?
In consideration or the fact that so
many Judges in other .States are being
charged with irregularity and pro
. ? s:,-> of Impeachment are being prose.
CUted, und In consideration or tho high
. less of men who have heretofore boon
recommended by the Richmond bar,
docs not the aetion of our Governor at j
this time seem passing strange?
It seems to me, a layman, that n .
man iltted for a Judge-ship should be ,
possessed of qualities other than Just,
a profound knowledge of the law. ami i
the lawyers who have for years I
worked in the courts with such mate?
rial are better Judges of who possesses
the qualities necessary to make n high
eiass Judge than any man or set of
men who are only casually acquainted. I
and whose opinion of fitness is based (
Upon no thorough analysis.
Appointment of judges and the fait- j
ui-e often in getting good ones sup
gesfed the recall Of Judges, wo hear I
so much nbouf. find it Seems to me that
tbe nomination of the Judiciary by the j
men who know their every qualltlca
tlbn the men who best realize t,he vital
necessity of n pure and Incorruptible!
Judiciary, should appeal to every one \
ns the "most logical rind very best
method of establishing a Judiciary t?f
the very highest order here nnd else?
where ' I understand this system of
nomination, so many years In vogue
hert had attracted nttontion nnd thru
other communities were contemplat?
ing, nnd one city In Virginia had r-1
contly adopted the rystetn. and even
oUt of this State this method was
highly commended.
1 am sorry for Judge Richardson,
who Is an estimable man "and whom
his fellow-ase?eiates of the Ittlchmond
bar would probably have nominated
bad they known he wanted the posi?
tions, because t\e ethics of that asso
clatlon, of which he has been so lemg
in honored member, are shattered by
Ilia acceptance. There enn no longer
be ihnt cordiality horeto/ore existing
botween him nnd those whom he has
nonplussed, or at least helped the Gov?
ernor to chagrin.
Tbero are ground-current rumbllncra
In this matter which mny reach to pos?
sibly the bulls of our n"St General As
sembly, nnel who knows but from this
Incident may evolve n system of mnlt
Ing the manner of selecting our judi?
ciary more satisfactory te> the peeipie
nnd the lawyers than the present one'.'
Why not let the bar associations nomi?
nate two or three candidates and lot
these be elected by the people'
fSlgnedi I.A V.MAN.
Richmond. August lf.12.
National Stale and
City Bank
Richmond, Virginia,
Solicits Your Account.
Capital. 8l.ooo.ooo. Surplus, ?400,000
Best by Test for forty yenrs.
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QUERIES &
ANSWERS
AniiIm.I? by Ibe Slate, U
Is there In Virginia nr./ arrangement
for free analysis of minerals?
T. H. BHLE.
Will the Stato Chemist of Virginia
?nnke fre-j analysis of ii |.r i-mI wat'r
for me? A HAM LIN.
To i.oth it is replied that con ?
mlssloher of Agriculture, rnpttoi
Building, Rlrhmomi. Va., ear.. In gen?
eral, arrange for surh analysis as lhc>
desire. This service to cltl-ens of Vir?
ginia Is rather less .1 matter of legnj
requirement than one of stronir Inclina?
tion on the part of Commissioner K?ln?
er and the Department >.r Chemistry
to aid material development In Vir?
ginia by every possible means.
Termination of Lease,
A lease expires on the 31st, and the
1st of the next month is Sunday. When
should th-- lahatlt move? P. M.
Whether the 1st of tho next month
is Sunday or not. th? tenant should I>"
out by midnight of the ;;ist. Occu?
pancy of the premises over Sunday ant!
through part or the whole of Monday
for moving would he matter not ol
the right of the outgoing tenant, but
of arrangement or courtesy betwear
him and the owner or the new tenant.
l.rnillnc Taper*.
Please give the names of one or two
great papers In Washington Baltimore
and Philadelphia READER.
Washington Post Baltimore Ameri?
can, Phllad'-lphla Record.
Carnegie Vertut?.
Pb-ase inform me whom to apnlv to
for Information about tho ror.'l'tier.i
of award, etc., of the Carnegie'medals,
C I. FRKTWF.n.
it is supposed that vou refer to ''The
fnrnejrift Hero Fund. The secretary
nnd manager Is F. M. Wllmot. Pitts?
burgh, Pa., who rnn, of course, give
you the Information you seek.
I nnnrdonahte sin.
Pan you tell me In a word or two
who..} is genernilv considered the most
dreadful of crimes? W. }?- DREW.
Nobody could. It dependB on what
I "generally'1 means nnd who does the
'?considering.'- In the West it mlc-ht
b" stealing hors-s; In certain circles
Of society the use of the wrong fork
at dinner, etc, etc. Legally, the most
dreadful crimes would bo those tor
Which the most severe punishment*
I are assigned. Personally raid frorri
some observation of the criminal
classes, we have arrived at a grada
' tlon of crime slightly different from
that of the codes, it baa always seemed
to us that If a person would begin
: with a really Judicious assortment or
murders. being careful to Includo
i several very old ladies nnd at least
one baby, he would then be about rlpo
! to embark on the career of the drunk
! ard, and that after he had filled this
rob. wth careful attention ta all It:;
requirements for tome ton or IIfteen
; years, ho might without presumption
deem himself fitted to begin, at least
. In a modest way. the practice of the
highest of criminal arts, the art of
I hurting people's feelings.
Convention of 11)01-3,
Please give the .late of assembling
of the last ConstItlltlonn 1 Convention
in Vlrglnln, and Inform mo who wore
th.- representatives from Albcmarl?
county. WBSTVIEW.
Wednesday., June 12. 1901. Kor Al
hemarlo nnd the city of Charlottes
Villa, W. H. Ronz nnd j. H. Lindsay.
r.rentest Altitude In Vlrglnln.
Please tell 1110 what Is the highest
point In Virginia. A. T.
Mount Rogers, In Ornyson county- -
5.719 feet.
Killing: of Roehel.
Please tell me the date of the rtnsr)s
sinatiou of Governor Qoebel, of Ken?
tucky. C. V.. RAMSEY.
Shol January 50: died Februnry 5,
j 1901. _
I Rose ItHuM.
Please Inform me what will k.lll lb.
?rose biie-nt "
It. 1 >. BALDWIN
Write to the Department or Agri?
culture, Washington, i> c They have
1, v.-ry useful bull '11. 01 ihn mil Kin?
dred subjects, Your roses are prob?
ably not much Injured. Generally over
tho city hen- the rose bushes wer? In
bad rendition two moulds
of them now appear abot
nnd many of th..:n certain
no treatment.
Population ?<( Illchroond.
Please state fcV rnu the populntlor
of Richmond just before and Just .at' :
N"K\\'TON I- i'ORTKR.
Firm Rlrctrlc I.lue.
Please Inform me what city In tho
world had t!i'- :;r.-t electric line
MISS Ei \V d
Prior to tho establishment of the
i Clay .Street line In Richmond. Va., one
or two experimental linos existed tor
hrlef periods. Richmond had the earli?
est prartli-.il comnieicl.il electric rail?
way In me world, established in Sep?
tember, l sS7, and gnini,- Into ac tive
, operation on February S. 1885
AFFLICTED FAMILY
! VISITED BY DEATH
C. C. Mitchell Dies, and Wife Is
Left With Her Help?
less Children.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Bedfc. 1 City, Va . August -??C C.
M'tehell, after a lingering Illness, died
at his home about ten ml'.'s from Bed?
ford City. Wednesday right.
The funeral will take place Saturday
morning u: 11 o'clock from the home.
I conducted by P.ev. Horaco Wilkinson,
j of the Baptist Church. He will be
j burled w'th the rites of the order of
Odd-Fellows, of which he was a mem
j ber.
! If.- Is survived by I.Is wife and five
children, All of these children, who
j range In years of about twelve to over
twei / years, are afflicted In the most
I unusual and romarkabio manner with a
'disease known as Frederick's attfxla,
I Which renders them almost helpless,
\\\ -hout the power to perform any ser
I vice for themselves, unable to sneak
intelligibly, yet they are net without
intelligence-. With the Intuition of a
'mother's devotion she I.as trained their
' memories In a remarkable elegreo
teaching them to repeat In a Jargon
that oho alone can understand, hymns,
' selections fron, the Blbie and simple
' poems.
j . Their parenta wero very poor and
? somo years since the small farm Mr.
. Mitchell had bought, but upon which
he had not been able to make the pay?
ments, had to be sold. The case
j aecmcd so unutterably,, pitiable, that
through.tho columns of newspapers the
; story was told by your correspondent
and heli> asked. To the. appeal there
was einlck and generous response from
many parts of tho United States, and
even from Central America. Funds suffi?
cient were thus secured to niako full
payment for the farm and make Im?
provements to the hoine.
W'th debt removed Mr. and Mrs.
Mitchell, who were thrifty people, made
a comfoi table ? support from tho pro
cee. Is of tho farm for themselves and
their hapleis brood of children. Now
that the fiithcr has been removed a
very serious problem confronts tho
mot her.
Cases of this disease are very raro
and attract much Interest among med
' leal men. One of tho children was
I sent when eiultft young to the Johns
Hopkins university at Baltimore for
examination, and the case was pro?
nounced hopless of any amelioration.
Some years age, one of the girls who
seemed less helpless than the others
was sen) to Richmond to Dr. All son
I lodges; and he exhibited her before
the medlca' class of the University
Col lego of Medicine, but declared that
no m-dlcal or surgical skill would
avail.
The children are well grown nnl
healthy, but nothing more pathettO
I than this widowed mother nnd her af
I fl let eel offu. Ines can be lmajrlnod.