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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
Fine Crops Are Reported in
Every Direction.
THE HIGH PRICE OF LABOR
Farmers Are Forced to Do the Most Of
Their Own Work-Not Single
Person in the New jail Of
Highland.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.>

Nopee.a1 ~ =. =. 49,, a.,
Mo1N io ai1'' 49, o"'s
last week in July VIII pegln the nay mar
vest the most important one in High
,a 1,ro,, every section of the county
''t'u' ,.,s ~
favorable reports are heafu' ana 'ne
hay crop will be one OF the pest IN many
wears. The splendid season during June
40 90, -h,cl, given
ai'Ut ou'' .,, ~.
tho Grassiahds py an ui'iaNoi 'Dto -iN'
and it Is now conceded that the nay mar
net of 1904 will exceed that Of any re-
o, ~ +bo bigb nr;ces
No'. ast - nc
which labor commands just "est o. uS'
the unprecedented actively along the
r.roonbr.r valley the greater number
- st,n,,r Young men from the farms
and other avocations throughout the
,,,n,,,toins have found employment in
tI,a lumhcr camns. backwoods and saw
,,,il,s and the burden Of reaping the hay
~, r,,ast will fall largely upon the imme-
aia,a ,o,I -nwnars themselves The farm
'lut - -. .a,,a ~ ,a,, the nrices realized
e., iahorars along this valley twenty-five
"a, ~ Vet ~ nc and the nroblem that
't.o.a M, &c akin IN that of the
Ion,,,os uhaat grower. howbeit on a
ar,.aI,ar scale
No PRISONERS THERE.
my. va,,, county rorreSnondent of The
,,, nv 81. ~, 1,ho nro,,llv boasts of
iiiea, i,'Si ;au s,,ca January can lay no
an el'ipty Ja' ..,,ait,, IIiyhlnndia new mil.
cialisl ~ ,, ~ Formidoble In every de-
co!,ihiollooe CIV - ',,,;at md ,,ea SAINT as
taii, mas oe1 ~. .. 10 ME for eightaer
any i.o ~ ao,,s ho;np emnty for That
i ,aoath &c III Time
icIisth " IN noaso, az tho YEAR when
ms - ,no na,l,zos >,hat he has
every iils i',n,'ue. ,,,,,ns, home neculiarl,
his own. and Wheh ma siios nd conditions
the absence OIL lac'Iities anu .,,,ra HOS.
that would enable nm " sna.e ..is
mid summer comforts Win VIZ liz
throngs who have them l'o., anu w." w..
seek >for ana ma noiaA' Wa 80
less conducive to health, ease anu s s.
inc comfort. Though many mles iloii
railroads, without hotel accommodations
boarding houses. advertisers or solcltois
perhaps dozen visitors have. py an
OF hard work on their part, found MONIES
at Monterey for the summer! Sans rail
road sans hotels and boarding houses
4 we selfshly revel III a luxuriant, health
.,ti,;n s,,mme, climate where furnishing
500 p,,narads would Gladly share it If In
tn, ,t.,ia tu and entertained. With
si.ss', ,,t,t W. GREATEST need OF our towI
ou' "ou',, ~ ,o+s1 ,y,tb a wide. awake
IS q ihoue'h
man 10 'un ,'i1y pr1TNION
H.. Il Itrht nthf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
A s4umaniziag Experience

Taa vlgIls beside ,he % de me- Seen OF
yls,o5s MeKinoy esap aa sS for the ba
very nulnnan'zlnge ne ~ strlce Of God" has
a@okg saeceedea another y eap nsse b 1ss
Eeafs OF neWi,,, os t,lneonsciouslY, NEAR,
heeh bfoughl' hli'is95S' compreIepsions and
81 gllf ano me sense OF fhe soIiiariiy NJ
sce tho e ne /. one pe sss4 ber 1ys
made tbemselpAs ~, he Written. -Hart-
siuGe history began " w
fnrl Commit
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10

playing "Folly my Nanny Tipsey-toe. =
First went great mass 0f white. which
| they said was the Nanny Tipsey-toe:
then followed soft roly-poiy clouds and
those were the Tipsey-tOe children One
of them tagged far behind,
What cross looking little, cloud
that gray one is cried the twins
Il wish ii wouldn't come 80 low-it
isn't so apt 10 rain when the clouds keep
high. said Tom.
Tom. YOU don't know everything" an
swered the anxious Susy-for the cross
little eieud certainly WAS coming very
low
Well | guess father does. even if /
don't, said Tom. That cloud Will rain,
We will all just keep watch of II and see
if il doesn't"
Lower and lower came the cross cloud.
Clearly the mother cleud had thought L
too young 10 follow her aud had told i
To stay al h0me-and 1t hadn't stayed.
Down it sank towards them as they
watched. And at last il drifted right
across great. tiercc-loOking pine tree on
the mountain side, and got all tangled in
its needles
OH. bad little cloud, you should have
stayed at home
Its beautiful gray fleece WAS now all
draggl2d and torn. AMI of course il began
10 cry, and its great tear drops Splashed
i'll the upturned faces OF the children.
ON. It's raining, they walled as Witt
one voice,
But even H. they watched the bad lit
tie cloud tore itself loose and went sour
rying along after its mother before
sparkling breeze. the sun shnne cut like
gold and the children took hold OF hands
and began Ca capcr and shout and in "A
few moments more they had fallen into
line Tom aud Susy leading the way in "a
wild scramble upward, the twins follow
Ing on as hrSkly their short legs wouli
mother carrying the dinner baskets And
ut last they reached the mountain top;
and with the softeSt of breezes blowing
around them aud the GayeSt little shad-
ows playing in the sunshine. the fire was
built in the safe hollow of rock AMI
the birthday feast Of the twins was
snrrnl - itlln Enlks
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10

In England leap year is supposed Ia
confer upon the fair sex the privilege OF
choosing life partners for better or for
worse. h,t5 the custom is more hon0rcd
in the breach than in the observance.
The gypSics especially in Hungary. en-.
JOY and make very expensive use OF
the right at Ill times. in accordance with
an ancient custom. Thus marriage
able young gypsy girl in the land of tn"
Magyars, ms soon as her heart is Smitten,
takes good care that the Smiter shah
hear of the havoc he has wrought and
have II chance of cunsulug her. With
this praisrWorthy object ia view, she
has It love letter indicted. places coin
in piece of dough. bakcs it and throws
the billet duuN during the night into the
bed chamber of her brideEroom-rlect.
Then she possesses her soul in patience
aud awaits developments, The Burmese
maiden begins her marriage campaign
al much earlier stage. In order To get
together Il goodly gathering OF younE
men from whom 10 choose she places
lamp in her window ut nightit Is
known rs the lamp of lovc"--and en-
tees all those youths who are candidates
for the order of benedict. In sunny
Andalusia. the peasant girl whose heart
has been stolen 10y stalwart young
hushandman, PREPARES II tasty pumpkin
cake and sends il TO his home. Ii he
eats it~and the Andalusian girls take
good care to make ii highly cdihle-thr
pair are forthwith bctrothed. London
Telegraph
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
The Bees Warning.

An early bee this morning flew
Across any garden, 10th to settle,
He paused above SpcedWrl blue
He loitered DER Il crocuS pctai.
Till March remarked: 'Nou know. my dear.
| prosecute and seldom paI,lon
All forward bees who trespaSS here
Before ! leave the sleeping garden.
For though. today
My tones ARE mild,
Too soon viii they
BE fierce and Wild.
Then spread thy gauzy wings. | pray.
And cone no more till merry May.
Il saw the willow" hunmrd the bee.
Its bopghs in fairy beauty showing
While yondcr lauue wakes. ] see.
A mouth before the time for blowing;
And. rising from my bed, said /;
Upon so mild and sweet morning..
Indeed. tits only right Ia fly.
And give the flow rs timely warming
For Just suppose.
- faitheSS breeze
My lovely rose
Should bloom and freeze
Nh. surely all the garden knows
I'd risk my life To save the rose.
Then on from fow'r 10 tlow'r he hcw:
From shrub 10 shrub with whispered hmm.
ming:
beware. beware. caution you.
These winds are not the summer coming
For April's footsteps no one hears.
The winds of March still roar above you.
Then come not out too soon. my dcars
The warming iS from those who love YOU.
And you'll agree
That April show rs
Should wake for mc
The summer flow rs.
Then bear in mind. oh bush aud free.
The mesSag" of the warming bcc,
John Lea in CasselI'S Little Folks.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
An Insect Thermometer.

On an autumn evening. when the crirk-
cts are out enjoying life too it is very in
tercStlng 10 b" able ~ tell the temppra-
tire NJ the air by the number nf chirpe
the cricket makes per minute.
1t seem. that the rate of ciirpS is af-
fe~ird 10y 'bc temperature. and the exact
reiatiol al the temperature 30 the number
of chirp~ has been estimated. With a
little care in counting. ON" soon becomes
exrer enouc, 10 tell the temperature
vii hin Que or tWo degrees Fahrenheit
One meets with many disrouragcmcnts
az first as lie tries bard 20 conut every
chirp the cricket stops before he minute
= up; OTHER insects notes drown nut the
cfickctS; the noise Of passing vehicles
etc. are very apt 10 interrupt 81 the crit
zeal moment IT countilIg But little 49,
tleHcc " i'll easily uvcrcomc such diIirui
tics.
When ouc has the average number Of
chirpS per minute, take 9ur-fourtl Of that
number. and add forty IT, tnal; the result
VIII be the temperature within a dcgrcr
or twO If the actual temperature rs read
from - THERMOMETERS hung pui uf duui-.
Another experiment Is 80 capture a
cricket and take him into the house and
see how much faster ice rhjrps when be
Is warm
To count iae thirps per minute. taking
one-iourth vt that number and adding
forty 10 IL mas seem a little complicated
but il i really very simple. and H. like
he game Think nf q number aud lou-
bic H. PVT 10 an interesting purpose. r.
~. NIciola>.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
To "Do Up" Lace Curtains.
Good WORCESTERSHIRE.

TO do up lace curtains satisfactorily
when taken down, pin them on the line n
few minutes. so that the wind will blow
out the dust. After TIE loose dust has
been shaken out, put them to soak iii
very smoky. in luke warm suds for an
hour, squeeze them out by hand and
place them iii hot suds made from ivory
soap. Rinse up and down by hand until
all soil is removed. Run them through d
slack clothes wringer and place them il
a tub of clear warm water. If they are
to be pure white they are now ready for
the bluing, but those who wish them 4
cream color may add clear filtered coffee.
Instead of using starch to stiffen them
they will look more like new ones if gum
arabic is used Upon a teaspoonful of
the gum broken into little bits pour a
cupful Of warm water and stir until dis
solved. To every quart of water add two
teaspoonfuls of the mixture Wiring out
carefully through a loose clothes wringer.
In a sunny spot in the yard have the
quilting frames extended. and a clean
sheet pinned taut over them.
In order TO work to advantage it is het-
er for two to shake and spread one cur
tain at a time. They should be gently
stretched both ways and pinned in each
scallop. Allow each curtain to remain
until perfectly dry. AS fast as dry
spread out flat on Il sheet on the floor
over night in perfectly dry atmosphere.
country Gentleman.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
A Serious Mishap.

The initiative faculty is the most vafl-
able mental gift which civil servant
can possess, AS his success largely de-
Ponds upon his ability TO repeat official
formulas and 10 write documents in the
style of his superior, who will sign them.
Negroes are admirable imitators. and
they make excellent civil servants. Here
is letter from Gold Coast postmau
TO his postmaster: Dear Master:
have the pleasure 10 regret to inform
YOU that when | go bath today bllow
he remove my trouser. Dear master,
how can go on duty with only one
trouser? If he get loss where am II
Kind write Accra that they send mo one
more trouscr and so | catch him and ~
duty. food day. sir. Ny God, how arr
yuuI Your loving corporal, J. A" Note
how readily the man adopts not only OF
fetal phrases. but what is probably the
unofficial language of his postmaster.
London Daily Chronicle
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
Your Cats Language.

\ French professor has become the
Columbus Of Carland. lie has learned
the language of cats. The vocabulary Is
so small that ii is matter of wonder
that the world waited So long for man
yersed in il than that the professor ha*
put ii among the things anyone NAV
know Here are some uf the cat words
he has learned:
Aelo IS request for food.
"Aliloo is a request for water
Lac" expresses Il desire for milk
'B1 is a demand for red meat.
'Bleemc-b, means Kitty wants cooked
meat
''ptleehl" is mouse meat and is applied
10 any food which kitty rondles befoft.
devouring.
"Aleouw, uttered simply. is a greeting
uttered tierccly and with accent on The
Me is an expression of hatred and de-
fance.
'Mieuow, vow, WOW. vclwoyow. tiow.
Ts-ss-syoW' is the yell of defiance in haf-
tie and is yariousy accented to tell Of thu
progress of hos tiiitirS. 'ys-S-s-s-~-~- ywoN 81"
being the cry ri battle madness.
"Iew' signifies that the eat is in di>-
treSs and needs human aid. II is uttered
very softly.
'Parrierc' is q request TO open a door
''I'urricu" * the l-luve- ypu Of catand
and when uttered with rolling - and a
rise on the last syllable is call from a
mother Ia It's Kitten. 81. Louis Po~t-Dis
patch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
Arsenic in All Animal Tissues.

Some sixty years ago commission OF
The French Academy Of Sciences report
cd, after investigation. that arsenic was
not to he found in human or mammalian
tissues. II Is difficult to assert mega
tive proposition. NJ Armand Gauter. in
1899. found arsenic in several parts OF
the animal economy Ills results were
calico in question by German chemists
who failed To trncc the element. bat sew
eral French Psychologists have repeated
and corroboratcd NJ Gautier's tests
Among these NJ g. Bertrand or Paris
maintains that arsenic exists in All animal
Tissues. being in fact necessary con
stitucnt Of every living cell, This may
or may not bC confirmed Possibly the
natural presence Of the metalloid would
he'll, to Explain the Succcss which Is re-
ported 20 have followed in some cases the
administration Of arsenic for cJnsump-
tiun. London Telegraph
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
Domestic Service in Japan.

Il remember 4 dinner party at which
/ was present in the house of an English
official employed bv the Mikado's govern
ment in Toxic. The banquet prepared
and eaten in the Japanese manner-for
many of the guests were Japanese states
men and officials-was chiefly remarkable
for the perfect skill and attention with
which we were waited upon by good
looking and well-dresSed boys sev,n or
eight in number. | took occasion after
dinner to inquire of our host how he had
picked up and kept in his employ such
Well-taught, faultleSS attendants. where
upon he answered: Every one of them is
I hlgh-born, educated youth OF some we'll
known native family in Toxic, or the
provinces. They are lads of the old
,kaZoku' and "shizoku'' rank, and they
discharge in my house duties which are
called mental among us. but which no
Japanese gentleman fears to perform. |
give them lower wages than you are pay
ing your "bOySan" and jinrickSha runner.
and they not only with willingness, bat
Eladly and gratefully. carry out every
Domestic task for the sake of learning
me English language quickly, and of be-
coming familiar with western manner;
ana habits. | was greatly struck by the
explanation, and secretly wished that /
had heard it before the unfortunate mo
ihent when | had privately offered 4
tttH hiIHuAS I'd SlilHIi Ddlhubttt 10 Ntts
prlght youth changing my trays and
charging nv saki cup. Whence came
Such exquisite delicacy OF respect and
reference mingling with so much ey;-
Hehtly wounded PRIDE Too late ! had
EARNED that my special attendant was
me me son of marquis, Il nobleman of 90
W. koku of rice. whose sword would
nave been through my body for such an
taiScretion if we had met in the sam"
iIsshlon twenty or thirty years before.
very waiter. in fact. on that occasion.
vas a bigh~born japanese gentleman, and
l" contrast one of them with the COLI
'em9thle creature who thought servant
dSgraceful title is Ia perceive that
western yulgarism las much To learn
ven today from the grace and true self
''>hect in these matters of tn" east.
% uoint ~ fact. almost the only thing
certainly noble. distinguished. desirable.
".H or houHdlesS hoHGr i To serve. One
rae chief necessities Of a life worth
wang is 80 find good master or a good
1t~4. AMI serve him or n to the la~r
thj Hi Seif-impOsed fidelity We are ail
~, N~ servants, or ought 80 he. and the
y inscribed under the p@oudrSf crest
ny knghpod known to tho wcrld is that
each succeeding Prince of Wales.
l9A Diem. That service differs m de-
re aa4 dignity cannot. Of course. he de-
1.el. There arc splendid services which
~.oriiy their lowest detail and there are
stEiges which would he iguohle If duty.
Talch turns everything into what is
+Nihe' did not redeem them The high
~ 81 ali authorities lays il down: Let
I'm mat Is greatest among you he >cTv-
~ q all; and il IS very certain tkat
oHiy safe way b. which we can learn
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
Girls with Three
CHARACTERISTIC Faults.

The Fickle Girl. the Girl Who Talks.
and the Girl Who Says Too Little:
You know the whole trio. and il you
had to choose between them you'd he
hard beset. for there : Il glaring fault in
each which makes her not the best com
panion in the world
The Tickle Girl is gay and daShing, de-
muir" and chldlikc by turns. Its a part
Of her disposition to play the sweet little
roles people like She has the most al
turing way of fitting her chin in the air
and lifting her truStful orbs to absorb
the wisdom of the Man.
This sweet humility is all the more
effective because it is not of the muSh-
and-mliL type. She speaks out her own
ilttle opinions III reckless fashion some
times. and she Frances around in low
ably independent style which would dis
illusion anybody disposed to set her down
as, the clinging sort. Not she
Inconsistency is the last trait of char
acter She would confess to. Yet She is
InconStant-aS tickle as the wind shift
Ing now from the south, with sunny
smiles and tavors; and just as YOU are
beginning to baSk in her presence
around She WhirlS to the month. from
whence you may have frowning clouds
ana icy ShiverS for your pains.
She loves to distraction. and sLn
tiian ikeiy to hate tomorrow whar she
loves today and To adore this evening
what She dete>tS this morning: 20 tie
Yehemcncc with which she asserts her
feelings doesn't count for much Round
and Found. like weather-yane she
spins. If some time when the arrow
points propitiouSy yoar way You cund
transaX II So. You might be happy. Bur
she wouldn't. She was made 10 spin.
Some of the best traits in the world be-
long t0 the Girl Who Talks. Generous
ara impulSlvc to extremes, she has one
fault-thera is n time To talk and time
10 keep silence. hut the Girl Who Talks
regards not the last. She convcrses in
season and out Of season. She seems bot
:" remember that the most pleasant CON
NCrsation i'm the world does not invite thr
>0ul Of Il man who * struggling with n
hi% thought: she does H0t know that liz
ccSSant conversation sometimes diSfracts
even the hnnhlcSt hustler after bread
and butter
If she did. she wouldn't talk. for she IS
kind-heartcd. And that's Just the reason
Fou hate 10 hurt her feelings by telling
her.
Still. there's 10 question hut that she is
q more agreeable companion than I'll,
Girl Who Says Too Little
This creature has contracted the dis.
agreeable habit Of refusing to eXcrci~r
her vocal chords when She doesn't feed
like IT, When you say something witty
10 her YOU feel you have q right 10 eN-
poet more than haf-atieuiatc sound
from hcr boots
Y"u Hatter her. ana she CALCULATES an
UHeuncern"d Thanks, or maybe notl-
ing ut all. where either the Pickle Gin
or tie Girl Who Talks would laugli and
fash out q clever rcpartce. She never
reoUS up her emil Of the conversation
She studies her bpots with an absorbed
w
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-10-10
WOman'S Work.

The woman upholsterer is an instance
Of wOman's invasion Of pursuits com
monty accounted mans business She
works by the day or by the job. repairs
and renoyateS furniture. and often is able
to supply valuable hints to her patrons.
She learned her trade from the making
of slip covers for warm weather use.
Another version of the furniture work.
er is the woman who paints sets of fur
niture i'll simple designs. She not only
decoratcS the newly made sets, but treats
long used or dingy furniture.
Card sign painting and the lettering OF
bills and notices for window displays and
other trade uses is another field Cor deft
women workers. More and more of the
little placards are being used, and the
ability to inScrihc them neatly and taste
fully is Il knack entirely distinct and
apart from the window dreSscr's voca-
ton.
\ young artist does efficient work also
| in designing and lettering the signs for
buildings The sign may he intended to
call attention to the particular door at
which parcels are to be delivered or mere
~ say that there is an apartment to LEI.
but it must be graceful and well execute
to correspond with the character of the
building.
Corset making and altering is an occu-
patton which Il considerable number of
women are pursuing lately with success.
4 few years ago there would have been
slight demand for such a business. Now
even the shopper of limited means wants
her corsetS made 10 order.
Not few of the women successful at
the business have originated Il make of
corset planned on their own idea and eN-
peIiencc aud have prohtcd thereby, be-
Ing able 10 set M exclusive WareroDmS
and employ only skilled help. To max
corsets Ia order is said to be Il less trying
and tedious huSincSs than dreSSmaking.
md quite rs lucrative.
The providing of individual paper pat
terms or dress charts il Also new Vo-
';tion for women. Such charts are de-
signed to obyiate the annoyance invari-
ably experienced by those who use the
stock paper patterns
The chart patterns of waists. skirts.
sleeves. etc, are cut from thick. durable
paper and modelled on the actual meas
urementS of the purchaser. They are
sold from a. cents to S1.IO, and are
usually true ana exact.
\ Boston woman. who launched the
first patterns less than three years ago.
has become 81 prosperous that she now
employs a master designer to assist her
and carries an attractive line Of several
articles OF wUiu"Hs Wear calculated to
interest shoppers.
She has enlarged her original scope to
/ incudc patterns that viii conform 10 all
the latest va.arieS Of fashion. She fur
nishes patterns for handmade goods.
such as knitted slippers. baby shoes,
mems vests and women'~ sweaters and
skating caps; anything. in fact, which r
worker might wish 10 manufacture ana
would want planned out in proper pro-
portions.
Is the standard Of dreSSmaking rises
. and tho prices 20 Hp SpoHdiugly. an
. - htsr f ist