davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
rAns1v111E.s SALES LARGE.
Guod Prices Realized and the Cash Money
Is Paid.
lspcciaito The Tines-Dispatch.J

FARMVILLE. VA, November so.--The
of FaImville have been taxed
this week with large quantities OF tobacco.
The recent reason was just what the farm
ers wished, and they went Immediately to
werl. stripping and hauling their tobacco to
market. Prices have ranged high through
out tho wceis, as compared with last years
sales. especially so on all the lower grades.
II Is expected by tho buyers here that there
will be large offerings each day until the
Christmas holiday when for a week or
ten days the GALES on the warehouse floors
are suspended.
While II numbcr| Of markets are paying
the grower With scrip, Farmville has not
us set resorted tot the substitute for cur
reEcy, and this fact IL apparently nppre.
cihted by the farmhrs. During tho present
week prices on tobacco here have ranged
as follows:
Common lugs.... ........S 800 @S Wy
Medium eaf..... .I....... $50 g s,1o
Good to fine. (. /. . ......., 3.0u w iu'ou
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
pINW1pp1E WINs MEpALs.
One on Her Agricultural and tho Other OF
Her Tobacco Exhibit.
Ispecial to rhe rimes-pispateh.l

Especial to The Timcs-Dispatch.l
ERA, VA, November 30 -Dinwiddie
county wins two medals at Jamestown E1-
position. Mr.. r. II. Chambers and j. n.
Bcck. commissioners for the Dtnwiddie
county exhibit at tho exposition, have Just
received notice tina, the county was award
ed a brohze medal on its agricultural eS-
hibit, and u gold medal on its tobacco ea-
Ehititt
Dinwidd:e should feel proud OF this dig
tinction of honor, as this was the only gold
medal awardcdtto any county on Its asrlcui-
turnl products. There Is no county In the
State that makes a finer type OF dark to-
bauco than Dinwiddic.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEE'S
Confined From First Page.)

HNSOAs
suburban property report continued
inquiry and some activity in their line
of business. ,4
Tic Glnter Park Company reports
continued activity In sales, and n de-
cided Improvement as to prospects for
the immediate future. Last week q
prominent gentleman of this city .pur-
chased u HANDSOME villa site from
them. He will erect thereon an up-to-
attractive design
An excellent opportunity rs again
offered to securefhigh class Ginter Park
lots at initial prices The company Is
preparing to open up and develop two
moro blocks just to the north of Labur-
mum Avenue. and these lots, each con-
tanning over half an acre of ground,
and being high and we'll drained, "
be sold to early purchasers at $1,000
and $1.200 each, cXceptingat THE corners.
wa Last made gsan ma 3 m slmil a,,S offering .fan5 Of lots
response, most of Them being taken
within a short time, AS Ciinter Park
has grown n developed Surprisingly
foot of ground within its limits has
thereby greatly appreciated In value.
these lots shonld sell rapidly, ana
Doubtless viii.
The success of Ginter Park.is large
ly due to the high class of it's perma-
nent improvements, such as sewerage,
I~dfairaSe and wttter systems; it's finely
shade trees and its accessibility. Then,
too, the nealthfulpess of THIS territory
is .proverbial. and its high altitude
makes q most delightful all-the-
year residence section. which is rap
Idly hllirE up with handsome and
home-ltke residences, surrounded by
beautiful lawns and gardens.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Po.tma.ters mud New Bank.

WASHINGTON. D.. C. November 3d.
Postmasters appointed: Virginia. Char
lie Hope. Brunswick county: Thomas N.
Matthews. vice S. L. Wilkes. resigned.
North Carolina: Browns ummit
Guilford county. Lille j. TroSler. vice
j. #. Chilcutt, removed.
The First National Bank of Hunts
VILE has been authorized to begin gus
mess with $4,000 capital. l.. A. Routli.
president; w. c. Cluck. vice-president.
Sam Nunnelly, cashier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
and telephones companies. nor docs It
into account the oyster tax.
81 this sum S19.2S3.24 is paid by resi-
dents OF District No. 1.
District No. Q pays 37,608.91.
TO WORE IN Nc, road.

BRISTOL. VA, November s0.-s. r.
Callahan. railroad contractor. is re-
ported as saying that his company has
graded a thrce-mile line for the Vir-
ginta Mining n Manufacturing Com
soon begin. 1t connects with the yir-
GINA n Southwestern. The Calla-
han Company has also graded several
miles OF line for q railroad from n
connection with the Norfoik and West
ern Railway at Saltville, Va. to the
plant OF the Mathieson Alkaii Works.
OF Saltyille.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Mecklenburg Farm Sold.

~lSpecial TO The Times Dispatch
CHASE CITY, VA, November S0.-R.
Jeftreys Is about completing Il large
brick business house on the
most elevated situation in the town.
lie has also sold n farm of about 100
with fair improvements south
of town for $4,000 to u person from,
another state. This has been consid-
cred q poor place. but Mr. Jeffreys
made a splendid crop on ii this wear,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
exclusively.

Mitsui Bussan kaisla exclusively.
This company. therefore, handling
largely Japanese products. will secure
the benefits of the 7 per cent rebate
on freights. while the smaller shippers.
handling American cotton goods In
smaller and separate lots. will be hand
Iicapped by this regulation. The effect
OF the regulation will most likely BIO
to concentrate the business OF Man
churia along the line OF the South
~Manchuria' Railway in the hands OF
large Japanese merchants"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
USES HIS KNIFE FREELY
ON RESTAURANT KEEPER

SPENCER. n. c.. November 30. M.
Brown. a we'll known restaurant
Keeper, of Spencer. was frightfully
used up yesterday by Carl Maynard. a
southern Railway brakeman, who
s!ashed his victim with a knife and
skipped. 1t Is said Maynard was
drinking In the restaurant. and Brown
asked him to be peaceful. Hr turned
on Brown and u him in sixteen places
before the comba tants were Separated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Henry PfeIRerling.

sTAUNToN. VA. November so.--
Henry Pfeifferling, a Stanton land.
mark, and a native of Ger1nanA died
to-day after a short illness. He was a
Confederate veteran. He CAME from
Germany in 1853 and passed through
Harpers Ferry. coming TO Stanton AT
the time of john Browns raid. He
leaves u wife and three sons
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
systems OF Shorthand.

WI, wi, he good enough to advise
me- which OF the systems of shorthand
is best? -
Among the several systems now most
In use there is little to choose. In
order to gain speed in writing the
symbols are simplifed in shape ana
extended in Specification with the re-
sult that The Likelihood OF error IN
forming the symbols, and the difficulty
OF reading are increased.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Sells MIL and Buys Farm.
Tspecinl 10 The Tlmes-1,isna,ch

- SptcIflIt 10 TIC TI1nes-DlNpatch. -
SPOTSYIIVANIA, VA, November
30.-Mr. Alvin r. Smith has sold his
saw and grist mills to Mr.. John
Vaughan, Of Caroline county, for sa,-
900, and has bought a farm near Lewis
ton in this county. to which he and
his family have moved. Mr.. Vaughan
has taken charge of the mills and is
running them regularly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
JUMPS OUT OF WINDOW,
CAUGHT, AND SETTLES UP
Especial to The Times,pispateh.l

SPENCER, n. c.. November 3o.-
Charged with attempting to beat a
hoard bill at Spencer last week. Edin
Nirkner, an employees of the Southern
hallway. was arrested yesterday by
Chief of Police J.. II Cruise. While
awaiting a trial before a Justice of the
peace he became desperate and jumped
from a two-story building, about TWEEN
ty fee to the ground and ran. He was
afterwards caught. and rather thar go
TO the lookup. made settlement OF the
claim,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Traffic ,,c.u,t. of the slmp,on runnel

Traffic Results of the Slmplon Tunnel
Northumberland Ernest San
reports the following from the Milan
post regarding tho first years earn
ings OF the Simplon tunnel:
The first years (1906-'T) operation
OF the SImplon tunnel did not meet
only e1.4oo tons Of goods entered and
90, 100 tons left Italy over this line.
while 100000 passengers We're carried
through the tunnel. The authorities
expect tina al least 100000 tons OF
goods will annually pass through the
tunnel. The line earned $3.50 per mile:
the estimate was $4,000 per mile. h
company calculated hlat the line would
have to produce $4,000 In order that
the second tunnel could be built, con-
etruction OF which has been postponed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
,rhc croI very Good.

TSpoGIaI to ThE TIH1es- UtSVHtTtnI w,,.
CHATHAM. VA, November so;-th
resent rainy spel has resulted n th 8
best season of the fa!l stor, s'n'i = r.rs
quantities have hsen offered from this
county on the panville market dun
Ing tho past few days. II, most tsni, ca amS
ONE think they have advanced slight
crop is Very s3od nnI the medium
grade of to%baccofis not selling SO Wei
as the lower grahles.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Nanscmond.s Tax Values.

Especial 10 Tie mes-DIspatchI -.
SUFFOLK, VA, November 50.--AI
from the land and
hooks of the commissioners Of revenue
show that Nansemond county. Will nave
to pay the State OF Virginia u tota'
OF s26,S92.15 In taxes.
The above amount does not lnciude
taxes on railroad, steamboat. telegraph
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
No F%7attcry.

I'm not sure said Miss Plane. that
you're tust the photographer I'm looking
for. I've been told you do very handsome
work and make very pretty p.ctures'-
Yes Interrupted the photographer,
eagerly. but ! can give YOU an exact like
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
yirslnin Mineral.

Whorc nay 1Hhave analyzed q piece
of mineral which I picked up!-
" w. +. p.
If the mineral was found In circum-
which make it likely that an
analysis would be of service in de-
veloping any property in Virginia, the
Commissioner OF Agriculture. Rich
mond, Va, can probably get It
analyzed for you without cost.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Actlxe IN Bcdford CIty.

Especial TO The Times Diapatch.l
BEDFORD CITY, VA, November 30.
Tobacco has been offered freely al
the warehouses; all the week. with the
largest break of the season. Prices
have ruled high. with SIS for dark
wrappers as the top price.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
wcnrins Ennblc,ns.

Can you tell me whether there is
any law in the United States asatns
wearing q button or badge of an or
SANITATION to which the wearer does
not belong? r.. p. II.
One might run some risk of charge
of "~impersonating an officer If he
wore a police badge. There is no such
law as you ask about.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
wrappers, 90 to 80: fine
s to 8; filters, Q to 10; common filters,
Large Sale. at Fine Prices.

Especial TO Tho inc -Dlspatch.J
W1NSTON-SALEM, N. c.. November
30.-Leat tobacco sales for September.
October and November aggregated
6 800, Ala pounds. It brought $751;
029.15, nm average OF over 10 cents.
The figures for September were $40.
9S3 pounds; for October, 3,153,644
pounds, and for November. 2.995.7S7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
rAe HenIerson Market.

[Spocialto Tie TlMes- LIIspatgh.I , \
HENDERSON. k. lc... November ao.-
There were heaVyf breaks the present
week, and on Monday, ssTuesdaY and
"Wednesday therJ we're. all day sales,
The demand ~ ycfy sttrong. iIlces a as,
AZ. fpllowa;5 Find z~wrappers, w " aSil
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
pcierAhurE.

was ounded and for whom 1t was
named?
slaughter-Bristol Parish. pages Is
and 1o-says It was established by act
Of Assembly in 174s. and m for
peter Jones. who had 4 trading station
about the present corner OF Sycamore
and Old Streets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Pest 81 Roachcs.

Can you tell me what VII rid my
home OF reaches?
Borax is said to answer. and there
are several roach p'oisons" which your
druggist can tell you OF. IT 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Natural Flow OF winter.

Is there a law to prevent one from
turning water out OF his grounds on a
nelghbor's? q. z.
There is not.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Queries and Answers

Does he bear tho strain Of THO weight
plodes and the front half is driven for
ward at double velocity. What be-
comes OF the back half7 WI w.
Cd The weight which the man felt
before hts fall was the measure of his
resistance to the gravity OF the stone.
Failing freely in space. he no longer
offers this resistance and no longer
bears the weight. ca AT tho moment
OF bursting. the force OF the explosion
was sufflcient to give to half tho shell
an additional velocity equal to Its ve-
loclty at the moment OF bursting. This
acting on the front half drives II for
ward at double speed. and acting on
the rear half exactly checks It. and 1t
drops to tho ground.
Richmond Electric Lines.
VIII you be good enough to give the
names OF the city and suburban car
lines in and around Richmenda
Seventeenth Street. First street,
Lakeside Twenty-third Street, River
View. Seven Pines. West Clay Street,
Perry Street, Hull Street, Northsidc,
Broad and Main. Broad and Twenty
fifth Street; ACKNOWLEDGMENT Main:.
lakewood Hollywood, Broad; West
hampton. Richmond and Petersburg.
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay.
Longest Word.
q you tell me what is the longest
word In the English language2
SUPERINTENDENT.
On page 43 OF February %, 1907. Is
sue OF Treasury Decisions is tho word
drids. This, we suppose, Is the longest
yet saddlcdE on the language. There is
no II to the combination which may
be made by stringtng together the
names OF the simples which mako some
highly complicated compound. OF real
words Observation-Disclosures is
about as long as n
Poems Wanted.
We have requests for copies Of ..And
Wondered How He Knew:
"Thc Pioneers story "The Cottage by
the Sea-" III You Love Me. Darling"
THE Bonnie Blue Flag" If the per-
sons desiring these will send stamp,
print them. L. A. *. asks about
the verses beginning Though the Day
OF My Dcstiny's Over" They ore Stan
zas to. Augusta and may be Found In
any edition of Bryon's poems.
English Use.
In speaking. of blank forms does one
say check blank" or blank check
etc.? SAGINAW.
III tho sense that both might mean
the same thing, it might not matter
with regard to these forms. A blind
Venetian and a Venetian blind, are,
however. pretty far apart. and it may
be we'll to state the law of formation
of compounds. When the compound is
made of Il noun and an adjective, tho
noun is the principal. no matter where
1T stands Hence Encouragement is
is a kind OF Attorney and not q kind OF
general. Wien tie compound is COM
posed of two nouns, the last is the
principal. Hence ~gSarden-gatc is a sort
of gate and not a kind OF garden;
horse-fly is o sort OF fly and nota kind
OF horse. Now the objects that our
friend speaks of are blanks" They.
arc rot checks or drafts at all until
they cease to become "blanks," and
have been filed in. Consequently the
principal idea is that of blanks" and
the forms should be "check-blanas,"
'd-aft-blanks,' etc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
,rnn.t To Virginia.

a very clever toast to Virginia was
given ut the British Settlers banquet
here in the old Exchange Hotel. May,
IS. 1874. The Mother OF States and
Statesmen, We Will Trust Her as u
Stepmother." =. WEol.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Government stcnogrnphcrs.

How may / find out whether there
are vacancies which the Civil Service
Commission wishes young ladies' TO
fill? T. =.
Write to the Congressman from your
district.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Gnrnishcc of snlnry.

May a married mans wages be gar
nishecd it not III excess Of $50 per
month? ~. II.
Not here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
householder

With reference to his right TO nome.
"a householder" In our law? N. j. 3.
Any one Who is the support OF de-
pendent relatives would surely be con-
sidered by the courts to be entitled to
such exemption.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES proccdurc.

In n convention a proposition Is re-
ferred to a committee which reports
against 1t. What chance has the author
FAITHFUL.
The report of the committee is pre-
sented to tho body and may be dis
cusseed, The full bearing of the propo-
sltion may be explained and all the
facts brought to It's aid. a motion
to reject the committees adverse re-
port will he IN order and, that sue
ceeding. unless there is complication
the resolution may be put npon its
passage Just as IL tho committee hu6
made favorable report.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01

order for Arrest of General Lee.
Is II true that, at the time of the
killing, of President, Lincoln, Generai
Grant ordered that General Lee be ar
rested and sent to " ashington?
Il. BLACKWELL.
An exhaustive search of the records
OF the War Department. including
General Grants order books, results
In failure to locate such an order.
While this is not conclusive, it is
strong presumptive proof that such
order was never given.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
yicMs of cities.

Will YOU state where the -.
Views OF various cities are pup-
lislled? -
We will not put into this column
names and addresses which would
serve as advertisement. You can get
the information from any art store.
Acting ms for Liquor Dealer.
Is 1t against the law Tor q liquor
dealer to have persons throughout q
county to take orders for him on COM
mission? a. ".
There is no statute that forbids It.
There may be some sort OF circumstance
In the locality which would render II
improper and punishable.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
The Gyroscopc.

Can you inform me whether physis
cists have made n satisfactory expln-
b. M. DUTTON.
We have looked In vain for some
years to find n and have not yet
done SO. We should be greatly pleased
ITO have some Information on h mat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
GERMAN nunnEn IMPonrs.
Rapid Increase In the Trudc-Stcnmc1
Line Assists,


ConBul-Genera Richard C;ucnther, or
frankfort. reports that the large in
crease III lmport or Brazilian rubber
into appears to be. TO a large
ship Line between Hamburg and North
ern Brazil. II ConsuI-General con-
tinues:
The Hamhurg-American Line In 1907
entered into an agreement with the
english .Eooth Line (Which up To that
tine, had monopoiiaed the traffic with
Sorthern Brazib to the effect that the
70 Gaia am h,as s aad aa Eve up Fl! The traits Yan,s
burg.American Line. Jointly with tile
Hamburs-South American Steamship
then pushed the traffic with
forts TO stimulate tho Hamburg ini-
ports OF rubber. Formerly the Ham
burg trade in Brazilian rubber was
exclusively In the hands OF foreign
only 100000 marks Gmark-ss.s
cents) worth were Imported directly
from Brazil OUT OF the total imports
main imports Of Brazilian rubber at
that time came Via England. The Inn
ports of rubber, In consequence OF the
largely increased demand. have rown
total value of tho IMPORTS In 1905
reached 114,000,OOO marks in round
numbers.
The imports or Brazilian rubber.
only 1900, 900 marks In 1902, Increased
to 100000 In 1903, 100000 In 1901
14,b0O.0OO In 1905. and to 10000. 900
marks In 1906. Among tile countries
furnishing rubber to Hamburg. Brazil
now occupies second place. The Ger
man Consul-General at Rio de JaneIro
states in u report that the beneficent
influence OF the Hamburg-Brazilian
steamship service has increased the eN-
ports OF Seringn rubber TO. Germany
seven times, comparing the years 1901
The imports OF rubber from the Ger
man colonies in Africa show also n
g increase. In 1902 the imports
from German West Africa amounted
to 100000 marks against 1900. 900 i'll
Il9o6, and from German last Africa
100000 marks in 1902. against 2,o00..
900 In 1906.
The large advance In the value OF
rubber imports is also partly accounted
Tor BY tho enormously Increased con-
sumption. The average value in Ham
burg. per metric ton OF 2.204.6 pounds.
was $500 marks In 1902. against c.
a. nEnr yporko q, TOnc @4E-s EFIssE'i
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01

Please give The answers with reasons
to these two questions: az A man sup.
porting a weight falls over a clif1.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01
Invention Transforming Hand Int
Power LONlnA. NV

Invention Transforming Hand Into
Power Looms.
Consul-General a.. Bucklinr Jr.. OF
G g. y reports that a master wcay.
into successful operation his Invention
by means of which hand looms may
be driven by. electric power, a dcscrip-
ton of which follows:
cept tho frame The loom SO made
over answers all OF the requirements
Much nj T m nower au liNaR' s ana e tha' pl %Srk Is
given by q spring which is compressed
by an eccentric. The power for such
a loom is said to be inexpensive, the
amounting to about as cents per Week.
The operation OF the loom Is 30 simple
that Y can be directed by q child. The
invention is r that promises to be
Of great value, to this region. a Of late
years there have been hundreds OF
Iloorns crowded almost or entirely out
OF operation by the, more rapid and
nary patent has already been granted.
MANcHuIiIAN RAILWAY nEBATEs.
Advantages Given to the Larger ships
ping Concerns.
Consul r. S. Greene, OF Dalny, re-
ports that the South Manchuria Rail-
SS&1lpAty atdo oSSAASo IL 6ISc rs"
bates to heavy shippers. the particulars
cling as follows
Those paying freights amounting to
100000 yen ($A9,s00l or over, during:
the twelve months beginning October
II, 1907, will receive rebates varying;
from 9 per cent. IN 100000 yen to z
per cent. on 100000 yen 924s,0oo) and
over. the shedule providing for ono
alt OF n per cent. additional rebate
flor each Increase Of 10000 yen in
freight payments up to 100000 sen.
Over 100000 yen, a rebate of z pnr
cent.siS allowed.H
Consul-Ganeral II. B. Miller, OF Yo-
johanna, reports in connection With the
dispatch from the consul ut palny that
the rates Of rebate therein fixed for
large SHIPMENTS over tho South Mani
lchuria Railway appear to him to BIO
designed primarily for tho purpose of
Especial benefits 10 Japanese concerns.
lMr. Miller adds:
For example, understand that ail
of the Japanese cotton goods shipped
into AaneAnllA arc handled by the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-01

Richmond Electric Lines.
VIII you be good enough to give the
names OF the city and suburban car
lines IN and around Richmond?