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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-02
Burton.
Delayed letter.

Delayed letter.
George Gage, one of the carpenters
working on G Tubbs' house, fell and
hurt his hip quite badly one day last
week.-Mrs. J w Rose entertained
about twenty young people Tuesday OF
last week G Soules and p Wesner are
spending the week fishing near st
Charles-Roy Banghart, of Owosso,
is spending the week at w @ Stiffs--
Mr. and Mrs Cass Ockerman, of Owosso,
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs J N Ockerman-Mrs d J Hicks,
of Durand, visited at her cousins, Mr.
and Mrs A E Cadz's, Thursday of last
week-Victor Lowe, who has been
working for Mr. Sciebe, was taken to
his home near the Goss Bridge sick with
pneumonia-Mr Roosa, who has been
sick for some time, is improving slowly
under the treatment of DR. Abbott
Mr. and Mrs p A Wilkin spent part of
the week in st Johns visiting his sister,
Mrs Lilias Knapp--Mrs Edna Brom-
ley and two daughters are spending the
week with Mr. Bromley's parents near
Laingsburg number of rela-
tives spent Monday at H Scotts--
Miss Florence Wilcox is spending part
of the week with her cousin in Victor
--Douglas Potter, of Ovid, spent from
Friday until Monday with her grand
father, John Potter--Postmaster John
Potter, Misses Alice Edwards and Flor
ence Wilcox, spent Sunday in Owosso
at Arthur Edwards.
Word has been received of the mar
riage of Cleveland Stevenson, for some
years clerk in Rogers bookstore in
this city, and Miss Lillian Sloan, of De-
troit, at the Bishops residence, in De-
troit, Bishop Foley performing the cere-
mony. Mr.. Stevenson is a prominent
electrician, and after three weeks
wedding trip to Ohio, the young people
will reside in Mobile, Ala, where the
groom will have charge of large cleo
trio power plant Ypsilanti News. Miss
Sloan formerly resided in Owosso.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-11-02

Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Electric Oil Stops the pain
and heals the wound. All druggists sell
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
Location of Normal School

place good system Of public schools.
where all the primary and grammar
grades are taught by the best methods
and by superior teachers, and where the
local authorities allow to tho normal
students the usual opportunities FOR Oh,
servation and practice. This point shoulo
be made sure OF In advance.
a. The normal school should be placed
where it would not be overshadowed in
popular estimation by any other educa-
tional institute. 1t should be the chief
public feature of tho town and will thus
appeal to the pride and the love of tho
community. This could not be tho case
in large city; and q small town could
not supply the incidental advantages and
privileges needed by tho normal school.
5. An invisorating summer climate is
Very desirable. SO TINT there will be no
drawbacks to summer sessions. The
usefulness of such schools may be largely
increased by keeping the doors open for
most of the year.
6. There should be a large assembly
room and all the buildings and grounds,
as we'll as the equipments. should be on a
liberal scale. If the school be properly
located 1t will soon be Overlooking.
z. Let the school be organized and COM
Quoted on the most liberal principles.
Whilst, of course, nothing objectionable
should be allowed, the best professionally
trained teachers, the best books and ap-
- :us anl ne broadcast spirit should
prevail
8. Many other things would naturally
be thought Of. such as cost OF living,
healthipess, good order in tho commu-
nity. etc, s9s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

vaccine. which would be worth at least
$500, but as the majority of the. doses
would probably be effective in saving an
animal worth from 30 to so, it Is really
worth great deal more.
Besides all this 1000 letters are Z an,
swered each year and the Information
sent is certainly worth a dollar in each
instance Then, about 10000 farmers We're
reached and helped through Institutes
last year. Bulletins aggregatlng 10
pages OF printed matter are puolished
annually and distributed to between " coo
and 1900 farmers of the State. giving
the results of the Investigations carried
on during the preceding year.
These in brief. are few Of Z, the nr WAYS
ture and Agricultural Experiment Station
are doing effective wSrk for the the nod
est annropriations sought for unreal
sonable in the light of these facts; should
an opportunity to foster the best inter
ests Of Virginia farmers through educa-
ton and research be overlooked?, Surely
a matter of such vital concern Will receive
the needed support. This at least Is the
belief OF hundreds of interested farmers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

I'm the country IS far below the teaching
that the public schools OF our cities AFFORD.
The time has come for our people IN INC ..
country to get The services OF the best
teachers, or their children will be poorIy,
equipped to fight the battle OF HE. anu
must go down under the sharp coinpcli-
ton IN which they will become invoiveu-
I know thai bad roads and long dlS-
tances to travel TO the school-house ar
drawbacks. as well az many other tnilss
that hinder the attendance at our pupiis
schools In the country, but "a first-ciasS
teacher has q wonderful effect in gettlns
i,nt. keeping scholars, The best teachefs
we in the country must get TO teach our
Schools and such teachers. of course,
will demand and should get good salaries:
Il looks like the LEGISLATURE Us ryIi9
TO give them better pay IN the fnture.
This is good. But our rural CltiZenS
rather than fall to get good, capable EN-.
Gent teachers TO instruct their cnildreh
should IL necessary. supplement- the sI d'-
rirs paid by the public school,. ana lhus
by concerted action. which VIII MOI ne pc, d
hardship to any. meet the elnerSeltrsss
know that there will be many 10 oner
objections and suggest htndrances, put
in ,runberlcss Instances believe TINS pun plan
can be made to work successfully. me
writer has spent many years IN tue co Gun
try and lived in number OF counties,
and i believe the greatest need III ruIai
public schools to-day is first-class teach
pre- z. P. pARHAM.
Spotsylvania, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
Froude's Youthful Terror.

OF the youthful hardships endured by
James Anthony Froude u blosrapher
says: "Concelvins that the child wanted
spirit, Hurrell, his elder brother, once
took HIM up by tho heels and stirred
with his head the mud at the bottom
OF a stream. Another time he threw
him into deep water out of boat to-
make him manly, Hut he was not salts
fed by Inspiring physical terror lnNok-
ing tile aid of tho pretcrnatural. no
taught his brother that the hollow he
hind tho house was Haunted by q mon
strous and malevolent phantom, 10 which,
in the plentitude OF his imagination he
gave the name OF Pemngre. Gradually
tho child discovered that Penngrn Was
an ilusiolb and began to suspect that
other ideas of Hurrell's might be illu-
ATOMS, too"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
The Experiment Station
It's Work for Farmers
BY Professor ANDREW M. SOULE.


The Virginia College Of Agriculture is
located at Blarksburg and constitutes a
department OF the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute. There are eleven members OF
the faculty who also are charged with
carrying ON tho greater part Of the ex-
pertinent station work The men are
thus called on to perform dual duties.
This is as 1t should be provided they arc
not overloaded for an Investigator makes
an excellent instructor, as he is In touch
with facts and Is more likely to be prac-
teal in his deductions. The amount paid
in salaries TO these gentlemen who have
charge of the work in eight distinct de-
partments amounts TO about $4,000 a
year.
At the present time the work of the
agricultural department is carried ON In
an old house containing four or five
rooms. and laboratory equipment is sadly
wanting. The horticultural department
carries on it's work in some three rooms
In another building. Tho present equip
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
FARMv1LLE NORMAL
Beautiful Costume Song Recital
in Three Periods.
Spotsylvania, Va.

STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, FARM
WILLIE, VA, February 1.-THE costume
song recital given by Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Cheney, of New York, In the audi
forum. Friday evening. February sth'
was the most delightful entertainment
that Farniyille has enjoyed for u oecaoe.
The unique programme consisted OF three
periods of English ballads and foiK-sonss,
arranged to show the development or the
song through three centuries, each group
being sung In the costume characteristic
OF That period. The handsome singer
wore first graceful, stately court dress
of rich violet silk over Il white SATIN pet
ticoat. and a becoming white court Wig;
the second costume was quaint many :
rufficd 1880 gown of dainty lowered mus.
lin: the last, a modern evening gown OIL
5lustrous white satin and point lace.
But far more enjoyable than the singer
pretty gowns was her glorious voice, q
high soprano of intense sweetness, purity,
richness and fullness of tone. She sang
with remarkable clearness of enunciatlon,
artistic phrasing, and most effective,
sympathetic Interpretation of every NUM-
Der. Mrs. Cheney's high tones are par
ticularly pleasing. possessing resonant a, III
Not less attractive We're her ease, SIM
plicity and modesty of manner IN pro-
ducing such wonderfully beautiful el1ects.
In short. that Mrs. Cheney is rare ar
tripping old English songs. the touching
sheart-melodies of the second period, and
the colossal modern song-cycie, sum
mertime,' the magnificent climax of the
evening" Other songs deserving especial
mention are THE Lass With the Delicate
Air." .'Nymphs and Shepherds OF the
first group; THE Low-Baoked Car, AM
ME Laurie" and THE Last Rose of SUM
mer," of the second group. The large
audience expressed their enjoyment and
appreciation with enthusiasm.
On Monday afternoon, February 18th:
tho senior B class elected the staff Of
editors for the Annual Of 1906. They are
as follows: Editor-in-chief, Miss Carrie
DUNCAN; assistant editor-in-chief, Miss
Nellie Baker; literary editor, Miss Virgie
McCue: assistant literary editor. Miss
Sallie Jones; business manager Miss E!iz-
abeth Nerser: assistant business manager.
Miss Zoula IaBolteaux: art editor, Miss
Steptoe Campbel; club editor, Miss Grace
Walton; picture editor Miss Gertrude
I Burton. editor of jokes and grinds Miss
Virgie Mum, This efficient staff Is al
ready at work with the determination
to issue the most creditable Annual ever.
sent out from this school.
Miss Matte Thomas of Christiansburg,
spent several days ut school last week
with friends among the students.
Mrs. James X. Cochran, the head Of
the home. was the guest of Mr.. G. Kent
in Petersburg one day last week.
Mr. Archie Thraves, of ". p. l., stop
ped over Tuesday, on his way to the ".
nj. G. "A. convention at Norfolk, to visit
MIS- sisters, Misses Annie and Matte
Thruyes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
GREAT GOOD WILL CONE
TO OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Editor OF The Timcs- Dispatch:
sir,---rhe proposition to use a page of
The Times-Dispatch In the interest of
education s IN Keeping with the s,licy
OF progress your paper has consistently
pursued. Many of our citizens need en-
lightenmcnt, and the systemzed informa-
ton you wllbdoubtless present from week
to week Will prepare them to demand
wise reforms and TO make the sacrifices
necessary to secure them. believe In
the earnest desire of the people to have
better schools, and educational progress
In Virginia will bo continuous, safe and
permanent in proportion as our citizens
are cnlig htened
The Cooperative Education Commits
sion which / ,i'4srstand viii aid you In
this now enterprise. is union of all
forces in the State that are willing to
work unselflshly for the education OF all
the children of Virginia. The aims OF
the commission are high and patriotic.
Its officers have no pet schemes to mag
Nifty before the people. and ] feel sure
that the space allotted in The Times
Dispatch will be used for the advance
ment OF all worthy schools.
=. w. cartwright.
Richmond College
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

receiving mixed hay, $500 pounds; and
those receiving shredded stovcr, ai03
pounds. With siiage costing 80 per ton;
timothy or mixed hay. 50; and corn
slower, 81, it is easy to see how cattle
may often be fed at n profit or loss ac-
cording to The roughness used, and the
correspondence coming to the station
shows time and again that the relative
merits OF various forms of food are not
appreciated by our stockmen. Nine hun
bred and forty-three thousand and sew
enty mine tons of hay We're credited TO
Virginia by the twelfth census, which
was valued at 4TG9o,@2. Much of this.
$40 to SIS ton hay could be replaced
with silage in the winter feeding of cattle
and effect saving of several million
dollars q year to Virginia farmers
The station has also shown that cot
ton seed meal containing 80 per cent
OF digestible protein, costing about sg7oo
ton, Is a more profitable food for the
dairyman and beef grower than bran.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
Give Us First-Class Teachers.

Editor of The Tlmes-D Dispatch:
tho great deal has been wrlttsn fof
public roads Those arc live interesting
subjects TO Virginlans as we all know,
and the ventilation OF them In print is
decidedly n good omen. ] have read a
great, deal that has been published In your
excellent Journal on these subjects. for
ON. beloved old States future welfare
VIII undoubtedly depend largely. ON the
character OF her schools and public roads.
which have so much to do with develop
ing the citizenship and material interests
Of the country generally
without claiming the ability TO throw
much light on the public school question.
which IL Just now receiving 90 much at
tention at the hands of some of our wise5t
men. I would. like to emphasize the great
Importance of securing for our rural Sec
tions the best grade OF teachers 1t IS pos-
slble to get do not Wish to reflect o. on
public schools. with the facilities they
have and the meagrc. salaries they, get
they do in many, instances as well as
could be expected of them. hut IL Is n
lamentablo fact that the average teaching
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
For Tie II

For Tie Times !spatch.)
The location of a normal school should ,,ld
be determined by its suitability for tho
purposes of the school. Local subscrip-
tons should not be- considered unless ..ss
they indicate something more than ne Y,
commercial spirit. The sincere good VIII
Of the community Is always to be valued;
but local gifts and local good W,l sh nhsr
and higher considerations, such as the
i. The proper geographical situation
considered with reference to the future
as we'll as the present II Virginia should
now establish three add dnlt Normal nal
vestment Of the necessary funds The
time will come when more Will be de-
manded by an enlishtened public , sen NIL
new school. let 1t be placed so that 1t
will harmonic with comprehensive
scheme.
2. OF course, the place selected should
be easily accessible from all directions
8. There should BIO in operation at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

containing u per cent, of digestible pro-
tein, costing SO to $50 a ton. These facts
illustrate the value of the station work
to the stockmen of the State.
The average yield of corn per acre in
the State is, about % bushels. II the
corn was planted in hills 39.6 inches apart
In each direction, there would be 100
bills per acre. If there were two stalks
per hill, the weight of the ears with
the yield Indicated above would only be
21-2 ounces. hluch of our land is rich
enough, IL properly cultivated, to pro-
duce an S, IL or 16 ounce ear. Through
selection and the destruction Of barren
stalks the yield of corn can be Increased
from to 80 bushels per acre.
The station has taken an active part
in the development of the horticultural
interests of the State In FIVE years
Virginia has shipped SaS,5s1 barrels Of
apples, which at $500 barrel would be
worth s1,50o.HD. At least one-half OF
this fruit would have been worthless had
the San Jose scale not been effectually
held in check. The agitation with re-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18

ference to this pest and the laws govern
Ing It's control wore enacted chiefly
through the efforts of the station.
Last spring the so-called ''nitro-cul-
ture' was placed on the market at a
cost OF 600 per acre. 1t was claimed
that this material would inoculate land
with an especially vrulent form of bac-
terla, and enable the production of en-
orrnous crops of legunles. In order that
the value OF artificial soil incubation
might be determined, the station under
took the preparation and distribution of
cultures, at u cost of - cents per acre.
Cultures We're sent out for 3,737 acres OF
land and a saving OF $4,000 effected
thereby
Value of Dairying.
The value of the work done by the dairy
department in showing that milk OF in
ferior quality can be taken and treated
and shipped from 1860 to 1900 miles at
highly profitable prices cannot be over
estimated. as 1t opens up vast new in
dustry to Virginia, and though dairying
involves a good deal Of labor, still 1t is
one OF tho best methods by which we
can reclaim and Improve our wornout
soils. As Il result OF the stations efforts
10 develop an interest In dairying. there
arc herds in Virginia now the owners
OF which are making 500 clear profit from
each COW kept.
The chronological department has
shown that the lime-sulphur- wash
will control tho San Jose scale and need
not cost more than ia cents per gallon.
If farmer were TO mix and use this
compound In his orchard, as compared
with many of the manufactured articles
of doubtful merit nov on the market, he
would easily save $50 OH the operation,
and this is a very important rnattcr to
every fruit-grower.
The value of tho cultures sent out by
the department. of inycology for the MAX
ing of elders of uniform quality cannot
he determined in dollars aud cents. but
the large number of apples allowed to
20 to waste each year because they
could not be profitably made into cider.
makes 1T clear that this work Is worth
/, good many thousands of dollars to the
State.
The veterinary department has sent out
something like 1900 doses of black-leS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
Need to Arouse People.
Lior of rhn 1,lmca-Dlsnntch:

Editor of The Timcs-D Dispatch:
sir,--I note with pleasure the estao-
lishment of an educational page by your
paper, and believe it will result in great
benefit to the educational interests OF
the State. 1t helps To arouse public in
terest aud to Increase agitation. We need
more educational agitation: more talking,
writing. thinking upon educational mat
tcrs. Last May / made several speeches
in the educational campaign, and in every
county there was the same statement,
"our people take but little interest in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
An Open Forum.

Editor or Tho Times-Dispatch:
Sir. is very gratifying indeed 10 well
come the educational page. Thus is Gre
recording results, submitting counsel and
suggesting plans for a larger work a
progressive newspaper, with the best in
forests OF the State at heart. is one OF
the very strongest allies of educational
forces. Its power and Influence arc i'm
measurable. The T!mes-Dispatch will boar
rich fruit. Very respectfully,
II. III. HJDNAII..
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacks
burg, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
DR.. Mitchell in Demand.

Dr. $, G. Mitchell, of Richmond coli
lese, ON Wednesday, tho 18th. addressed
the Teachers College OF Columbia Uni
versity, New. York. on the subject OF edu-
rcational work in the South.
Dr. Mitchell also delivered an address
on Friday, tho 18th. on the subject Of
education ut South Carolina College, Cos
tIunlbiH, IS. IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-18
PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF THE RURAL SCHOOLS.
By.s d. TURNER, Principal coiored High School III

lars to be used this year for county In
stitutes, and for II like amount to be used
each year for at least three years.
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