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The Yale expositor., 1908-06-12
Sheer RunInq.

Some women have fancy for plain,
sheer ruffling, and they like 1t bet
ter than lace or embroidery for trim
ming underwear. For such there are
dainty frillings, which come in all
widths. some of which are hem
stitched, while all are supplied with
a drawing string by which to gather
them.
These are easily applied to the edge
OF hens, as there are no raw edges
to be disposed OF.
The trimming is quaint and reminds
one OF grandmother's linens piled with
tiny stitches and redolent OF laven-
der
The Yale expositor., 1908-06-12
A stir LInoerie Collar.

When wearing one of those soft
collars, sold as turnover collar,
which is too fine to stand any starch,
1t is a very good idea to cut the band
from a mans collar and fasten II about
the neck. tying over II ribbon to
which is attached the soft collar. In
this way a trim effect will be main.
tanned, and the heavy linen IL 30 stifi
that no amount of feminine wear and
tear will break II down
The Yale expositor., 1908-06-12

dainty underclothing
combinations
slightly shoulders armho
wide
through which
S
The gathered edged with
fril embroidery
requir
which the material is tucked to
insertion side
ng andre
he with embroidery
shoulder the
SO inches wide, insertion
The Yale expositor., 1908-06-12
Coal Dust Problem a Hard One.

The most difficult part of the coal
dust problem is TO discover what ele-
ments must necessarily be present in
coal to make the dust dangerous.
Some experiments have been carried
on with this end In view. but the re-
suits obtained have not been enlight-
sning.
The Yale expositor., 1908-06-12
CHAPTER xlv.-continued.

CHAPTER xlV.-Continued.
On the morning of the day of days
Gideon returned from his long alb
sence. Stella knew nothing of his
wanderings save the little told in his
infrequent letters; and she was quite
unprepared for the Gideon who pre-
scented himself before her. The change
she saw in him was mysterious, al
most uncanny. Something about him,
his clothes, his bow, his voice, an at
mosphere she could neither define nor
understand, made her feel as If a char
acter before unknown had stepped out
of book to meet her. She was glad
there was no time for him, that she
could plead the pressure of work for
the evening.
He had hardly gone when Vic Wah
poked his yellow face into grand
maam's room, where in spite of Au-
gust heat, four women were plying
hurrying needles in last preparations
for the evening.
Charley Clocker, he come now pitt
ty soon.'
and hurry" Sally b. rolled up her
work with one hand smoothed her
hair with the other and was out of the
room before the cooks reply was
finished.
You callee me Vic Wah! Sabe?
All light. Extlas plenty gosh quick.
damn hully." he called after her as he
ambled to the kitchen, his words fol
lowing her flying form to the office
door.
Standing in the open doorway Sally
b. began a voluble welcome to her dis
tinguished guest while "he was yet a
great way off," her high words carry
ing like arrows from a taut bowstring.
Not to the public wash basin and
all-serving roller fowl, but to her fas-
tidiously clean best room. kept for
such emergencies, Sally y. conducted
Mr.. Croker for "a wash-up n hair
brush" Without actual need of the
ceremony, he was too tactful to de-
cline 1t, but used Sally BIS home
wrought conveniences with an appre-
ciative thoroughness that brought
broad smiles to her face as she stood
by, serving him, and retailing we'll
selected railroad gossip the while.
The dinner served to the superinten-
dent, seated apart in a corner of the
dining room, testified to Vic Wah's
fine understanding of the laconic or
der, extras" The fiag-draped, FIR
trimmed walls, and stage at the end
of the room. aroused Mr.. Crocker's GU
riosity; and Sally BIS description of
the show to be held there that night
'fur the benefit of Jim Sacketts wild.
der" was so eloquent that Mr. Croker
put in her hand the first five dollars
for "a reserved seat" he said.
At six o'clock came a message from
Alfred to Stella. my train is ordered
to the Front. You'll have to postpone
the programme till come. Set them
to dancing, and get Sally b. to ex
plain. She's hostess: It will come
properly from her I'll be there as
soon as possible. II will be after ten.
The dispatch met Stella as she
went in to supper, early tonight and
contrary to her custom.
Transfers, trainmen, shopteepers
saloonmen, gamblers, employees of In
gram, Finn & Gould's Fast Freight
wagon train to leave in a day or sc
for the desert, the three musicians
from Auburn, a travelling minister
It was an odd companioning of Drawn
brain and guile there at supper under
the yellow kerosene lights in Sally
BIS hotel. No table-talk served as 9
sauce to meat; no ceremony gracet
the daily meal. Men did not eat. the,
The Yale expositor., 1908-06-12
TEA GOWN IN EMPIRE DESIGN.
A Tunic Effect In Front Provides the
Smart Note In Its Drapery.

Empire tea gown of turquoise blue
liberty satin with tunic effect at
front. The chemisette is of ivory tulle
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01

All things considered the week just
passed mas been the most successful
Of the season OH the tobacco markets
Of Virginia and North Carolina. The
excellent handling season OF the week
before enabled The farmers to get their
tobacco into shipping condition. and
while 1t has not been rushed on the
market, 1t has come In sufficient guam
titles to keep the warehouses busy
during the selling hours of each day.
Only on one day did prices in Rich
mond show the slightest decline, and
this was due entirely to the fact that
the weather was SO damp as to damage
a small part of the offerings. On the
other selling days the prices received
fUryall grades were up to. the standard.
Sun-cured and dark stemming tobaccos
continue to be in heavy demand. being
mach sought after by the large buyers.
For the entire week 596.035 pounds
were sold On the local warehouse floors.
the weekly sales have not
reached this mark but once. Dealers
think that a large part of the crop Is
vet to come in, and are confident that
there will be no diminution In price.
Farmers are advised to ship their to-
bacco in as fast as they care to. and to
let this seasons prices induce them to
raise more tobacco in future.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
wln.ion-salcm Sales Large.
tspeflal to The Times Dispatch,l

"a II Special to The TImes-Dispatchl
s. WINSTON-SALENI, February 20
Large breaks on the local leaf tobacco
market continue and the market sold
about 100000 pounds during the week.
There is no material changes in prices.
and the buyers are showing as much
eagerness to get all the leaf possible
report very little leaf In the country
now. Perhaps nine out OF every ten
have sold out. The growers are now
bulky for the 1908 crop. and it is gem
orally conceded that as large. II not a
larger crop will be planted than in
1907. The highest average OF ,Ae year
on a single load of tobacco sold here
was made on Wednesday by Mr.. w.
T. Moore. of Symmetrical. Rockingham
county. He sold ,523 pounds at an aver
age of S32.64 per hundred. Twenty five
pounds of this brought So cents a
pound. this being the highest price paid
on the local market this year.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
ROANOKE At work
FORFEIT TER ROADS.
Men ofICity and County
Take Hold OF Matter with
Deep Interest.
MAKE TRIP OF INSPECTION
Mr.. Coleman Goes with Dclcga-
ton and Gives Great Encour-
agcnent in Work.
Especial to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatch.l

ROANOKE. VA. February 20.-The
committee appointed by the several
associations. including the Board of
Trade, Merchants Association, tho
automobile interests. Roanoke Civic
Improvement League and the county
supervisors. assembled at Mr.. La
Baune's Office, In he Norfolk and West
ern Railway Building, last week to
meet Mr.. Coleman, assistant to the
State Highway Commissioner. for the
formulation of preliminary plans and
the viewing OF tho roads selected for
Immediate Improvement.
q A great deal Of qualification was
manifested by all at the unanimous and
hearty enthusiasm shown in tho In
augulation OF this movement, which
[ is going to mean so much to Roanoke
county. At least twenty-five or. thirty
OF the county's and city's most repre-
sentative citizens were congregated
there, and promptly at 1880 they re-
paired to the automobiles q line OF
six or seven OF which We're awaiting
| themain front OF tho building.
| The first road visited by them was
| that leading out past tile chemical
works and the dlstillery. and known as
| the Tinker Creek Road, The party then
returned to the fork of this road and
the Cloverdale Road, and they proceed
ed out on the latter road the distance Of
a mile or more. Returning through the
city they then went out Franklin Road
to the corporation limits. and then out
onto tho county roads leading to Bent
IMountan.
Can no Easily Improved.
| While these roads were found to be
lheavily travelled. muddy and impossible
for the hauling Of heavy traffic, never.
theless 1t was agreed by all that there
were no unusually heavy grades to be
encountered and that the Improvement
should be matter of comparatively
5|nominal expense. The condition OF the
/ roads traversed and those tributary TIC
lthem was universally bad, and these
Iconditons offered one of the strongest
3('arsuments to every one In the party
5I3thata Roanoke CITY and county should
|yno longer delay In the inauguration OF
4 a system of extensive and permanent
\ improvements.
Mr., Colem further advised that this
Ecounty was favored with unusually for,
4 tunate circumstances, contributing to
A the successful prosecution Of a roat
4 Improve campaign. He pointed OIL
i the easy access OF large bodiesiof gpot
\ rock the freedom Of heavy grades or
\ tile roads traNersed, and the unusual
4 advantage lust atRthis time, when labor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
LARGE RECEIPTS AT pANv1LLD.
Quality of Tobacco Good, Demand
Strong and Prices Firm.
1 speclal to INC T,E,es-DLspatch.l

|
DANVILI.E. VA. February 2a.--
Messrs. Dibrell Brothers give the fol-.
lowing review OF the Danville market
for the week:
Receipts Of tobacco on this market
for the. past week have been quite
o'clock until late in the afternoon Of
The Quality. of the offerings con-
tinues good, quite Il large proportion
of wrappers. smokers and cuttings Of
fering. At the samestlme common to
the sales. and more medium filters
show an increase in the sales, and more
medium filters have been sold this
week than for some time before.
All the buyers appear to be busy
and competition is. strong, and the
however. are taking only q small
share of the offerings. The big COR
cent. of the tobaccos sold. This crop
appears to be q favorite. and espe-
ci;illy we'll suited for the English
the Imperial Tobacco Company have
been large throughout the entire drop.
Prices are firm. and without ma
Sterial change. 1t is generally con-
sceded that the present high level of
prices will be maintained until this
crop is sold. IL, !, q
Trade in redried tobaccos is very
active, several lots changing hands
on this market this week. Large ship
ments are being made from the
storage warehouses. and 1t IS saie 70
predict that the amount or tobacco
than 1t has been for years, and stocks
are being reduced from day to- day.
We look for continued large sales dur
ing the coming week,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
QUEER People Of
GREAT RIFT VALLEY
The Noted Nasal, Who Make
Their Homes in3the Heart of
British East Africa.
.STOCK-RAIsERS AND WARRIORS
How the British Are Evolving a
Civilization-America Cotton
and Quaker Missionaries.
by FRANK G. CARPENTER.
NalNasha. British East Africn

In the heart of the East African
Highlands. as far south OF the Mediter-
ranean Sea as New York is distant from
Denver and as far west of the Indian
hntic. am writing this letter for my
American. readers i am in the Great
Rift Valley, mighty trough, which
runs almost north2and south through
at the Zambesl and traces of 1t are
still to be found in Palestine. 1t is sup.
posed to be formed by the earth half
folding UP after q mighty volcanic
ikilimanjaro. Kenia and Elgon. mouths
ing the clouds at attitudes OF from H.
900 to 10000 feet
Z. This great valley narroWs and
many great lakes. Broadly speaking,
all the great lakes OF East Africa are
In 1t or In its spurs. North Of here
are lakes 4Baringo and Rudolf, and
Tsana. the source of the Blue Nile, AS
l write l am looking out on Lake Nai-
Vaslla, a. beautiful sheet of blue water
over which white cranes are flying. I
not far from the water: and with my.
glass can watch tho ugly black head of
three #hippopotami,,, bobbing up and
down like giant fishing corks upon
swampy. and arc lined with masses OF
reeds Just back OF them the ground
rises into rich pastures, which are
protected from sportsmen by tho res
ervations allottedfto the Uganda Rail-
way and fairly swarm with big game.
A. Future Stock Company.
The weather here Is delightful. We
are. so near the equator that one can
almost straddle 1t. but the altitude is
such that blankets are needed at night
and 1T Is never excessively hot during
the day. Nalvasha Is a little higher up
In the air than the top of Mount WASH
ington. and the climate of the whole
Rift Valley is said to be suited for
white men, This tier is being tested
by settlers, Large tracts of land have
been taken up IN different places, not
far from the railroad. and there ara
many English who are going into t stock
raising, Right near the lake the GOV
eminent of British East Africa has
started an eNpcrmental farm and there
are large ranches IN the immediate vi
and the 2ebras, which one sees by the
hundreds in almost any rideBorer the
Evalley, are an evidence that horses will
Thrive. There are also many ostrlches,
land IN time we may have ostrich farm
Ling here as they have in South Africa.
! The average height OF the valley Is
lsomething like 1000 feet, and the grass
lis said to be luNuriant everywhere,
|8 The Land or the Nasal.
Thisis one OF the sttongholds of the
Nasal race, Who have always heen
noted as warriors and stock raisers. |
see them bout Naiyasha, and not a few
w. l 40.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
Mig Breaks in Fnrmv,lle.

FARAIVIIlIE, VA. February 90
has arrived, and not since the opening
ioffthe market for the sale of last Years,
crop has there been such tremendous
breaks on the warehouse floors of
THE prices have been onsall grades
higher than known before for a great
number of years, IT being not lnfre-
5quent that some piles OF the weed are
farmers all look prosperous III a M
pleased. not sone being heard to com
spla!nBofS theSresultso his tobacco sa 49,
lit lis thought by those in position to
Judge that while much of the crop has
sbeeil marketed here yet srena ms near
sly4one-half to he sold. II sis also pre-
8slicteds here that owing IT, 4 he sattsfac-
tory priecs "a ~ the rFt1rnins III the
SGo.s t.ntisa .s t.s Pags. l 4
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
Blackstone Has Good Sales.

. So Specia1.to ENTHUSIASTICALLY.
s BLACKSTONE, VA, February 90
AS predicted in this correspondence.
this week has shown unusual activity
in the tobacco market. Full breaks
have been held at each of IT,. ware-
houses every day. and the warehouse
men have had all they could do to
handle the sales. Prices have held
right, up to the top notch, and the
buyers have shown much eagerness for
everything offered. One package of
about 1000 pounds of NICE dark wrap
.pers sold as high as $24 per hundred
for the entire package. 1t is esti-
mated that between 100000 and a
100000 have been marketed during the
past week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
FARMERS PREPARING FOR
tSsffI LARGER CROPS OF STOBACCO
rspecla1 10 The Tlmes- pispatch.l-

Especial to The Tmes-Dispatchsl ts
Il BUCKINGHAM, VA, February 29.--
Farmers have been busy theSpast week
plowing and preparing plant land, 1n-
d1cations are that a. larger acreage
will be planted In tobacco than for
several wears Planters, returning
tromfthe F'armville market report fine
sales. and 1t is said that a local buyer
realized a profit of s2.5o per hundred
on lot Of tobacco he recently sold
and which was purchased by him be-
fore Christmas There Is plenty of
ready money in circulation and labor-
.ers continue to return TO their former
homes and farm lands are more beau
tiful5than they have been oriyears.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
South Boston'. Sale. Good.

3a Especial to The Times Dispatch. !
= SOUTH RsosToN. VA, February 2s:
the average price remains about the
same, which is fully up to the eXpec-
tations of all parties concerned. There
is no doubt about the crop falling
short in pounds, and each naturally
wants the ''lionis share" whilesit is
going. The buyers arc urging the
planters to sell all the weed they have
ready for the market while such fancy
prices, as previously reported, are be-
Ing paid. About 80 per cent Of the
crop has been sold.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
M0sLEY ESTATE SOLD

Highland Park Realty Corporation Pur-
cbnses Valuable Property In Suburbs.
Through N. w. Bowe G. Sons, a deed
OF bargain and sale was recorded yes
terday morning in the Henrico9 county
clerks Office by DR.. Ernest Mosley
and other. heirs of the estate of Mrs.
Victoria ". Mosley, on Highland Park,
conveying to the Highland Park Realty
Corporation property valued at $23.-
900.
the Mosley homestead, contains be-
tween twenty-three and twenty-four
acres lying adjacent to the other hold
ings fsthe Highland Park Corporation,
between Highland Park and Chestnut
Hill. The purchase places in possess
sion of tho company almost all q the
land betYeen the two suburbs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
BUY LAND FOR COLONY
Tract of Over 5000 Acres In North Carr
Olina Sold to New Workers..

Tract of Over 1000 Acres In North Car
Olina Sold to New Workers..
Especial to The Times Dispntch:]
Messrs. w. ID. Hill and r. Holt Easley,
real estate agents OF this place. sold
$500 acres of land in North Carolina
to a syndicate Of Western New York
men a. few days ago for z the sum o f
Sal 900. The purchase will at once
be divided into small ira cts for coloni-
zation, and as the land is especially
adapted to trucking purposes. no dou bt
it will be thus used 'ss 4 &
AIessrs. Easley and Hill spend a great
deal Of their time In the North on
this class of work. and other colonizn-
ton work In the South: Mr. Hill re:.
ports the sale of farm lands from his
South Boston (homel office since tn Q
100000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
Wilson Market Very Active.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
WILSON, NJ c., February 29.-While
the exact figures have not yet been
completed, still it is known that the
TOBACCO sales on the Wilson; market
for February will approximate 100000
pounds. This is more; than double the
amount of the sales for last February.
The total sales this season to date
amount to moro than 100000 pounds
more than was sold here during the
corresponding period last season, when
the sales to March LIST, amounted to
.l4rl S7.n4 81. ~. NV. El.l...
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
LARGE QUANTITY OF WOOD
High schoo1to he Erected at Wicon,ico.
Oystcrs Very Cheap.

t[specinl to The Tines ispatch.l
= WICoAlICOt CHURCH. VA. February
.e.-Thomas Wright has had 500 cords
of wood cut on the tract of land he
recently purchased Of the heirs of the
late Tom Coles, near Wicomicos Church.
The school trustees of this district
have purchased two acres of land at
Wicomico. on which they expect to
erect a high school building. They ex-
pect 1t completed in time sforithe COM
ing session. i
Owing to the extreme low prices Of
oysters, the shocking houses have been
closed most of the season. Our shuck-
ers and oystermen have madesvery lit
tie money and our merchants miss
their very liberal patronage.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
LYNcHDuRG HAS GOOD WEEKS.
Offerings In Good Condition and OF
Good Quality and De Mnnd Active.

u LYNCH BURG, VA, February 20.
The receipts of tobacco this week were
Very heavy. The offerings We're gem
orally In good condition. and was
but little in proportion 81 the e ftne
grade and wrappers being offered. The
trade was quite animated, and the,
buyers We're very active in looking
after. the tobacco they wanted, Prices
3tions. FIX 81 Srs
The prices foriSth week were as
follows; ll4lg s, common, $hs50gIto $3.50;
hugs, good, Sc, "a TO IS: leaf, common,
81 10 $S.25; leaf medium, $3.50 to $3.50 !;
leaf, good. $3.50 to $12; y leaf, fine, $ls
to Slh wgapners, S to sac
M Safes nf opse tobacco, an tile Lunch.
fh.,',, r,a' fnst tlli, itlYn Nee yensl Il
Siiss q le io5I ca bsf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
WEEKS SALES LARGE
AND PRICES HIGH YET
Favorable Weather Results in the Largest Offerings of
the Winter-QuaiN Good and Demand
Continues Strong.

John L. Oslesby. ofLynch's warehouses:
Sold week ending February 21st.
s537,SO0 pounds: sold week ending Feb
ruary 2Sth. 1.111,900 pounds: increase
week ending February 2Sth. 574.1O0
pounds; sold from September !, 1907,
to February 2s. 1908. 9.14S.20o; sold
from September I, 1906. to February
%, 1907, 12.44O.100 pounds; decrease
for 1905. S.291aO
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
BEDFORD CITY BANKS .

Il nj DFoRp CITY, February 2ol--IThe am
.nlpI statement If the Peoples hank shows
u, ',nnat orrat ifying and stable status nf III
sa,r,mnoss which Is especially. encouraging in
view al The suingency ofBnlpnetary Affairs
throughout the land,s, l5l ,t8 lsss ss III
the N vnci,busg institution, Is nlso doing Il
finu business under the cement 8of M r.
IN IN scot the cashier. and the two banks
-'{,7s' 90 ',}e',ssfg " ny $nnalslpss
Nh NH II, iTtsrt .Punty OF He'd 4
liNNa allhuW.,a ts,nss are had Al NJ IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01

Messrs. Dibrell Brothers give the fol
lowing review OF the Danville marke
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01
virElniun Road Open. Way.

and the line run within 300 yards of
Sennedy's store it WAS but natural
that the eyes of the people of the rich
triangle above described We're turned
atoRTinkling, and, figuratpelS spealsiny.
they, in Imitation OF an ancient hero
and conaueror, drew their sword, mark
ed lines in he sand, and proclaimed
the dlctum: n ere 8sha he "a "a great
lCpntEluel On Last ~ ssh III M
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-01

Many building Permits.
Tho total sales for the past week
run considerably over 100000. all
though some of them have not had the
final touches put on them in the clerks
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-21
A CURE FOR MISERY

Il have found a cure for the mis-
cry malaria poison produces" says r
". James of Loucllen, S. c. Its call
ed Electric Filters, ard comes in 50
cent bottles. it breaks up case of
Chills or a bilious attack in almost no
time; and it puts yellow jaundice
clean out of commission" This grEat
ionic medicine and blood puri fer
gives quick relief in all stomach, liver
and kidney complaints, and TIE. misery
Of lame back. Sold under guarantees
by all druggists.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1908-03-21

so satisfies that once we have tasted
We want 10 other. The Father who
sent Him was all to Him. and He who
sends us desires to be all to us wi. 81
LESSON NI.-JeSuS heals man born
blind Oohn tx, 1-12I. Golden Text
John tx, ,. Il am the Light Of the
World" Consider the four great words.
life. light, love and believe. and that
by the last one Jesus becomes the 9th
er three to us. We are all born blind
to the things of God. and it is the
devils work to keep us So but the en-
trance OF His word giveth light: in His
light we see light. and then He uses us
to enliShten others.