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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-17
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Guitar Club added greatly to the en-
joyment of the callers.
Mrs. S, w, Paulett, Jr,. who has been
several weeks. has returned to her
home much improved In health.
Miss Nan Nicholson, of Crewe, Va.
is visiting her aunt, Miss Carrie Nor
ton. of Farmvtlle.
The Hampden- Sidney Quartet Will
sing at the Presbyterian Church Sun
day night.
for Richmond, where she goes to visit
friends and relatives.
Mrs. w. G. Burnet left yesterday to
join her husband In Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. Snow and Miss Snow entertain
ed their friends on last Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Alice Paulett returned from
visit of several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Davis Morton are
visiting friends in South Boston, Va.
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Newberne Social News.
Especial to The Times Dlspatch.

l's'sf''''"' =" = NC AiHes-Dlsphtcn.J
NEIWgERN. n. c.. May 1s.-Dr. N.
M. Gibbs ~ spending n week or SO with
relatives in Elizabeth City and Hyde
county.
airs. James III. Simmons OF Pollocks-
VINE. has returned home after visit
to her mother. Mrs. Luvenia Hall.
captain swift Galloway, OF Green
vie, who has been sick at the home OF
his daughter. Mrs. Harrell. on Pollock
street, has returned to his home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Marks and dauEh-
ter have returned home, after spending
a week In New York.
Mrs. Annie DeRossett Harris, OF Will
mington. is the guest OF Mrs. w. B.
Blades
Miss Mamie street is visiting friends
Mrs. II. C. Lumsden and daughter
have gone 10 Hyde county, where they
will spend some time.
Miss Eva Brock. OF Baltimore. has
x. N. Brock. on National Avenue.
after q visit to Miss Eta Num-. has
returned home.
Mrs. Maud Cobb. who has been visit
ing Mrs. Fred Witty for some time,
has returned to her home in Norfolk.
Mr.. William Wadsworth. who has
been spending some time in Georgia
on business and pleasure, has returned
Mr. and Mrs. r. G. Lyman are in
attending meeting OF machinery men
Mr.. and Mrs. +. K. Bishop are spend
ing few days in Beaufort.
Mr.. ]. f.. Snellings. who has been on
n visit to his mother here. has re-
turned to his home in Norfolk.
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Charlotte Social News
T[specIai 10 rhe rIme,-11I,pn,ch.1

CHARLOTr1i N. g., May 1e.-yrhe
chief social events OF the current week
have been those attendant upon tile
commencement exercises OF the Pres
ibytcrian College, which began Sunday
With the baccalaureate sermon by Or.
u. ID. Jones. The alumnae banquet
followed Monday, and the class-day
exercises Tuesday, tho whole winding
up Tuesday evening with vocal ana
instrumental concert that reflected
credit upon the graduates and tile In
stitutlon. Among the graduates this
year are Misses .Juliette Graves, OF
Charlottesville, Va. Ind Mary Smith.
OF Danvillc, Va. both these young
ladies' have made many friends here.
who regret that they are not TO re-
turn to Charlotte.
The commencement exercises at
Elizabeth College begin Sunday with
the baccalaureate sermon. and con-
tinue for three days. The prelimi-
nnries were inaugurated Thursday
evening with a banquet at the Selwyn
Hotel, rendered the seniors by tile
.Jurjors. Miss Alice Houston, pest
dent OF the Junior class, was coast
mistress.
Mrs. V. ]. Cutlery delightfully."- en-
head Street Tuesday afternoon at
enchre. Mrs Herbert Howell won tile
first prize and Miss Nettie Rosenthal
the second. Mrs. j. w. Conway re-
ceived the consolation, Mrs. A. S. Cheek
The tooby, and Mrs. Fl. w. Eddy the
pu,cher's prize.
Mrs. Mary p. Wriston was the guest
OF honor at a beautifully appointed
birthday luncheon Tuesday afternoon,
given by her five observation-disclosures
George III. Brockenbrough, j. A. Dur
ham. b. r. Lee. w. 3. Ryder and Minnie
Wrlston Smith. The occasion was n
most delightful one, those present
Joining in doing honor to one OF Char
!rttc's best known and most highly
esteemed ladies'.
Mrs. A. s. Howerton. OF Lexington.
Va. who has been visiting friends in
the city for some time. has gone to
Montrat, n c.. whore she will spend
TIC summer.
Dr.. and Mrs. P. q. Hoffman. Of
Richmond. Va, were Charlotte visitors
this week, stopping at the selwyn.
Mrs. w. G. Scott, Jr.. OF Charlottes-
VILE. Va. and young daughter, Miss
Marian, are the guests of Mrs. w. G.
Scott. sr., on East Morehead Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Graves. of New
York City. are the guests OF Mrs.
Graves's mother. Mrs. Eldred Griffith.
Mr.. Graves IS city editor OF the Now
York Evening Post.
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Gladstone Social News.
Especial to The lmes-pispatc,


GLADSTONE VA, May 16.--Nrlss
Phinlzy Abbott has returned from
short visit to Lynchburg.
Mr.. Charles Wright, one of the G.
& o. railroad officials, is here on busi-5
ness.
Mrs. Della Horseley, who has been
spending some time in Lynchburg. is
now visiting her daughter, Mrs
Charles Wallace.
Miss Mamie Lewis is at THE Glad.
stone" again after stay In Richmond.
!. Il. Jacobs. D. D.. is conducting a
series of meetings at the First Baptist
Church here and much interest is BEING
manifested.
w. l.. Scott. detective, representing
flro insurance companyl OF Rich.
mond, has been here for the past wteh
trying to find the guilty party who has
been making repeated attempts to burn
property of w. B. Megginson. So far
nothing has been accomplished.
-Mr. j. J. Bolton continues i'll.
Capt. c. G. Burks is visiting in Rich
mond.
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Appomattox Social News.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
PPOM a T,r0XN - " Nav & On

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
APPOMATTOX, VA, May 16.-Cap-
tain J. r. Atwood Is up and at his
place of business after several days
Miss Fannie Willie Clement spent
several days of last week in Lynch
Mrs. B. Fl. Wear returned from a
visit to Lynchburg.
road oftices at Roanoke. visited his
parents here last Sunday.
Congressman Fl. D.. Flood spent last
Sunday and Monday at his farm near
here. He returned to Washington
Major j. ". Flood spent Several
days of this, week in Lynchbnrg.
Mrs J. Tyler Frazier. OF Chilhowie
Va, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. P. L. Freshman.
Mr.. Nathan Hancock, who has been
confined to his bed for several weeks
with typhoid fever. is some better, and
hopes to be up soon.
Miss Mary Caldwell is visiting in
Lynchburg.
Mrs. Ben Caldwell has returned home
from a visit to Richmond.
Mr.. E. w. Taylor. was in Boston and
New York this week.
Mrs. w. A. Coleman has returned
home from a visit to Danville.
Mrs. r. Fl. Browning is visiting her
daughter in Danville.
Mrs. Martha Walton and Mrs. r. 9.
Mann are visiting friends in Lynch
Mesdames Poindexter and Angle, OF
Rocky Mount, are guests of Mrs. John
G. Sherer, of this place.
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abroad. spent several days here with
relatives.
Mr.. C. r.. Williams. of Roanoke, spent
tiansburg.
The condition of Mrs Davidson. who
has been seriously Ill at the home OF
her daughter. Mrs. John A. Miller. is
much improved
Captain Jchn r. Johnson returned
thursday from a business trip to Roa-
noke.
Messrs. Charles and Major Borden,
OF Pittsburg, Pa. are here for an ex-
tended I visit to their mother. Mrs. Ed
Mrs. Thomas D. Arlnistead and little
daughter returned to their home in
Roanoke to- day, after spending the
week with Mrs. Ellen A. Guerrant.
Mrs. John III. Thompson Is the guest
Of her mother. Mrs. Jones, of Louisa
courthouse for tho month OF May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emmett Brown and
Master Downing Brown are spending
Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Arnold, of Nor
folk, are spending the week in town.
Mrs, William M. Jenkin and chill
dcren, Who have recently returned to
Virginia from Chungfu, Korea. are
guests of Miss Matte Montague. Later
Mrs: Junllin will go to her old home at
Lexington, where she will reside in
the future. =,
Miss Anna Trigg Childress is spend
ing some time at Culpeper, Va, with
Miss Bessie w Hooper.
are quite sick are Misses Margaret
Love, Anna Pierce and Master Walter
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Farmville Social News.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.l

/
young ladies OF Farmville gave a leap
year german Thursday night in the
armory to the German Club OF Hamp-
den-Sidney College. The affair was a
delightful one and dancing g. vas kept
was furnished by a string band from
Hampden- Sidney.
Mrs. Frank S. Lodge of Colorado, arr
rived here yesterday to vislt[her uncle,
Mr., George Nj. Robeson., Mrs. Lodge
= Mr.. W. =, England and Captain II.
IT. Hunt were delegates this week to
the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows which
met in Lynchburg. Mrs. England nc
companied her husband to the Hill
City.
confined ntii Ito to his home for the. past Six
weeks with a severe ATTACK of III
ness, is out again.
Nv. Va. stopped in Tarmvlile q day or or
two this week on his way home from
Mr.. Joseph Mannoni, who recently
returned TO- this country COW, from Corsica
has has spent the Week pleasantly with
his Farmvllle friends
Mr.. r. Lynwood Baldwin and wife,
WHO have resided In Richmond for
several years. have returned TO Farm
wis asa w %aLs h his t fs Of bone me
Matte Spencer willis, a student of the
Conservatory OF Music, of Farmville,
1t is dedicated TO Miss Lula Q. An
drews. q the Normal School facnlty
Mrs. j. II. Messenger was at home to
her friends on Saturday afternoon. The
young ladies OF the Mandolin and
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morning for richmond. Va. to apena few

days.
Rev. and Mrs. w. II. Cali after mn e1-
tended bridal trip to tho Northern cities have
returned home.
Miss Mildred Gray. OF Newbern. after q
sfort Wish to Miss Mary Carter. on Bridge
street. has returned home
On last Thursday evening quite n number
OF friends gathered at the residence OF Rev.
u; a. sullivan. or the Baptist Church of this
ms each person preventing him with d
pound OF some kind OF provisions
MISS Mamie Laroque. OF kinston after n
snort WISH 10 MISS Carrie Simmons on Sec
end Street, has returned to her home In
kinst.n.
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BARONESS HENGELMULIER
4 woman than
nrccord
OF
of
q II home, ant thnt she usbe
In $ to who eInnded
in he right There's
prncpnity
Of first
general IynnTa
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A 4, early collegiate educatio{
Miss Flossie Willis Is visiting relaS
tives In Washington, D. G.
Mrs. Florence Nash has leased thu
It
Misses Mckee and Phillips, pros
prletors of the Bon-Ton millinery es.
adjustment, have moved from thu
post-offlce corner and are now occupyl
Ing the Schwab storeroom on Mali
Street
Ing for a Chicago clothing house,
stopped by his home here for several
days this week.
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-18

Progressive Unions" the Chinese
statesmen, the lawyers for railroads,
the governors of states, the presidents
of Grocerymen's Associations, the
Mayors, the cotton factors and all Of
the other prominent men tn vocations
other than farming, who were in at
tendance at these conventions get to-
gether and frame UP plan, revise the
start made by President Hightower,
making the receipts negotiable and
not only making them negotiable but
actually negotiating them. This would
be real service.
Let us not dodge the issue. It does
not matter who does it, whether the
farmer himself or great giant hold
ING company as proposed at Memphis,
or a Tremendous warehouse in New
Orleans, some one must carry over
the cotton. No one man or no set Of
men or no corporation can do it alone
The idle capital of the country must
do it.
How shall we get at the capital?
How and when?
These are the questions and they
were not touched at the conventions
except in a general way.
Shrewd mill owners and repre-
sentatives Of the spinners sat in hotel
Hobbies at both conventions and laugh
ed up their sleeves at the action tax
en-. They know that the careful work
ing out of details Of insurance, stor
age, proper handling, and the forms
lof receipts, the dozens of little things
must be had before capital, which !:
always tinid can even be approached
They see at least a year if not more
ahead before any real results are pro
duced. They know that talk does no
work out the tedious detail of business
Our contention is that the farmers
themselves ought to hold their owl
meetings and that they should hir'
the best experts, work out safe
sound, business system for handling
cotton, for storing cotton, for using !
as collateral and when the system
whatever II may De, is completed, AM
found to protect farmer and capitals
alike, then to put it into effect pusl
it over any opposing broker, cottol
factor or banker compel it's adoption
The farmer produces mis- own cot
ton He should handle It as b
chooses.
J He should borrow from the grea
trusts in steel, oil, coal, jute, meat an
other products their ideas and pu
them into effect.
4 TO do this requires some master
brain, or combination OF master-braini
to act in secret behind closed door
and quietly without spread eagle or
tory. to do as other successful hans
+ Hers Of the worlds products have don
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-18
TWO CONVENTIONS
MEMPHIS NEW ORLEANS
MEMPHIS.
Great Attendence---LittIe Done

4 1t is peculiar, strikingly peculiar, !
and marvelously inconsistent that
President Barrett and president Jor-
dan should have called meetings for
the same dates in two large cities,
drawing attendance from practically
the same territory.
We don't know why this was done
or who did it, or who was to blame.
we Judge that the men are better
posted than we are and know better
how to educate the people into COR
rect plans for raising prices; but II
the two organizations are In har-
mony, If the two men are working
together, il these great generals have
no special interest to favor or per-
sonal axe to grind or ambitions lad
der to climb it seems to the Advocate
that two meetings at different times
would have been better or one with
the combined brain laboring on one
problem expecting one victory.
But the two meetings we're held and
cost a great deal of money. Let Us
see what was done
Personally, we are decidedly Of the
opinion that conventions OF this sort
are of little good except to air to the
world, and the spinners in particular,
our weak points
The same money spent In paying
the expenses of a commission Of five
leading, honest, intelligent men who
would travel over the entire south stu
dying conditions in every section and
submitting a full and detailed report
giving comprehensive ana carefully
prepared plan for handling the croI
would produce more practical results
The newspaper accounts Of the tvs
conventions show display Of mucf
oratory and free advice much IN
formation carefully cleaned from
books Of statistics much random anC
wandering talk much criticism mucl
talk Of what this and that man ough
to do and very little woefully little
detailed, concrete, definite advice Al
lust how to handle and market th'
crop and get the best price.
The whole trouble is that the con
yentions are largely dominated b
prominent politicians, business men
bankers and office-holders;
they deliver the speeches, the dis
out the hot air and extend the gla
hand and eulogize cooperation but
now really, honestly, do they knoN
much about the actual handling 9
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cotton from field to gin, from gin TO
merchant or buyer or to warehouse
and the troubles and trials confronting
the man who raises a few bales and
must have money to live on and must
borrow cash or sell cotton? 1t is well
I'd talk about not going in debt but
We haven't time for this. The majority
are now, this year, this minute, In
debt and the first logical step is to-
devise plans to get them ou Of debt.
Read the address and you will see
that most Of them were made By men
who either directly or indirectly
handle cottony not raise and sell it.
Understand we have no crouch
against politicians, business men,
bankers, Or brokers, but we do not
think they know the cotton growers
business and needs as well as the cot
ton grower himself.
We like to hear these men talk.
Their speeches are usually prepared in
luxurious libraries and culled from
good books, beautifully typewriter,
lmemorized and jealously handed TO
the press and they are entertaining
but when they are blown into the air
the farmer goes badn home, takes q
bromo seltzer or headache medicine
and a few nights good sleep, after
the strenuous life Of the convention
where he was an onlooker and listen
er. and wakes up to face the same old
problem Of how to sell his cotton ex
| cept to the merchant and how to bor
row few dollars on 1t so as to helI
the union. He can scarcely remem
ber any advice given at the conven
tion that he can put to practice 50 as
to carry out his pledge to hold off the
market part of his cotton.
i What we want is ACTIONS mo-
words PLANS not oratory BUST
NESS not politics DEFINITE AR
| RANGEMENTS not resolutions RI
4 lNANCING not flattery-
President Hightower Of our owl
state has labored hard and long tryinl
to do something He has gone at th'
warehouse business with vim. III
has prepared negotiable receipts, an'
careful system for handling the crol
for Mississippi The banks in Nev
Orleans and Memphis are not readil.
accepting these receipts as good col
lateral.
WHY?
/ If they are not in proper shape le
I the "business men, the presidents 9
The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home. (Jackson, Miss.) 1907-1909, 1908-11-18

put the evolved system mercilessly
into practice.
1t is cold, calculating business
problem, not sentimental twaddle, and
it is idle not to employ the successful
methods Of those who have forced up
the price of other products.
Of course some viii say we must
not fight fire with fire that we must
not form trust that we must be
democratic and all that; but we say,
that we must be fair, square, honest
but we must protect ourselves we
must get the value of our products
and we can never do it without combi-
nation Of effort working under one gem
eral system which may TO some extent
produce a trust.
These are our views. We may be
in error. II we are we want to be
put right
We would like to hear from every
reader on the subject. Let US think
and put our heads together. Write
out your thoughts and mail them to
the Advocate.
Some horny-handed brothers brain
may strike off the right idea; II so a
benefactor to the world would be dis
covered.
Now to the Conventions.
/ President Barrett delivered a ring
ing speech. as he always does. full Of
good meaty sentences containing the
\ following pertinent paragraphs
Let us remember that this is the
paramount object of our gathering;
the rescuing OF the price Of cotton
from the artificial influences which
have unduly depressed it. not permit
ting any minor considerations to inter
fere with this task until it is well on
the road to accomplishment.
There are several reasons contribu-
tory to the present unfair price for
cotton, but the main one Is very an
cient and familiar the plots and
schemes of the market manipulators,
Beginning with last spring and con
tinuing to the present day, bear gamb-
lers in this country and Europe circu-
lated circumstantial report to the Ell
, feet that the south would produce a
ecord-breaking crop Of cotton this
fall. These reports never have rested
and do not now rest upon the slightest
foundations, save those Of wilful and
malicious Misrepresentation.
That has not prevented them from
doing their deadly work The i'm
: preston has gained ground with buy
ers in America and Europe that this
\ season would show al abnormal yield
J, They have refused to believe the trutl
$ Of the situation. when told BY our OF
i ticials and, In some instances. by thei
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Continued on page s.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-12-30
snored Like a Gentleman.

When Beau Brummel, the celebrat.
ed dandy, was. in consequence OF
his fallen fortunes, residing at Calais,
he had occasion TO visit Paris.
Through the kin iness Of the consul
at the former place, ne was enabled
to accompany a kings messenger to
the capital and thus travel free of
expense. When the messenger re-
turned, the consul was curious 10
know how he and his aristocratic
companion had fraternized upon the
road. what kind of a travelling
companion did you find Mr.. Brum-
.mel?" asked he. "Oh, a very pleas
ant one, indeed, Sir; very pleasant, Z"
replied the messenger. "Ahl And
what did he say?" "Say, sir? Moth.
ing' He slept the whole way -
Slept the whole wayl Do you call
that being pleasant? Perhaps he
snoredl" The messenger acknowl-
edged that Brummel did so, but i'm
mediately. as II fearful of casting an
improper reflection upon so great a
parsonage. he added, with great grav-
ity. yet | can assure you, sir, Mr.
Brummel snored very much like a
gentlemanl"
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LIVE STOCK AND TOBACCO.

Louisville. Ky. Dec. 3O.-cattle-
Receipts lG head; for the two DAYS
1,20S. The attendance OF buyers
was light, and the market quiet, yet
fully steady, on all desirable kinds
OF butcher cattle, good feeders and
packers. A good demand continues
for good weight Sop steers: COM
mon and trashy kinds about steady.
Bulls firm; Gamers and cutters
steady; mich cows unchanged: no
heavy cattle on sale; feeling steady.
We quote shipping steers s4.5OQ
$50; beef steers. s3.OOG4.5O; fat
heifers and cows, sS.OOG4.10; cut
ters. $1,000 500; Gamers, $1,000
200; bulls. s29OG3.5O; feeders.
$500 a 4.50; stockers. s2.OOG3.75:
choice mich cows. $500 n45.OO;
common to fair. $4,000 5000.
Calyes-Reeeipts 80: for two dayA
1870. The market ruled steady:
choice veals, Ga ~ &c; medium, al
5 nc; common. "a G4c.
Hogs-Receipts 500; for the two
days 1867 The market opened
owing to light receipts; 100 lbs. and
up $6.1O; 1870 to 1eO lbs. $3.50; Pig
$3.50 Q5.00; roughs $40 down.
The market closed slow to a shade
lower than the opening. owing to IN
favorable advice from other points.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts So;
for two days 173. Market ruled
quiet; best lambs 4@ &c; some fancy
shade better; culls "a @4c; fat
sheep &c down.
Chicago. Dec. 30.-Cattle-R
ceipts about $500; steady. Beeves.
s2.65 40; Texans, s3.6OQ445;
westerners. 5000 SOS; stockers
and feeders, s2.7O@4SO; cows and
heifers, s1.50@5.OO; calves. s6.50G
800. Hogs-Receipts about $4,000;
&c TO 10c lower. Light, $5.05 a $50;
mixed, $3.50 6.O0: heavy, $3.50
COS; rough, $3.50 $50: medium
10 choice heavy. $500 06.05; pigs.
$500 q5.7O; bulk of sales. $3.50
$50. Sheep-Receipt about I5.-
900; strong. Natives, $500 ass;
western, s2.6OQ4.sO; yearlings.
$500 G6.2O; lambs, S4.5O67.75;
western, 77O.
st. Louis, Dec. 30.-Cattle- Re
ceipts 5000, including 1000 Texans;
steady. Beef steers, 1915 7.9O;
stockers and feeders, $2.75@4.5O;
cows and heifers, s3.0O96.5O; Texas
steers. s3.O0GG.5O; COWS and heif-
ers, $1.75 a 40. Hogs-Receipts
10000; sc TO loo lower. Pigs and
lights, s4.250 SEQ; packers. $3.50
600; butchers and best heavy, $3.50
Q6.25. Sheep - Receipts 5000;
steady. Natives, 1925 94.5O; lambs
$500 $50.
Cincinnati, Dec. 30.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, 5,11S; active. sc lower. Butch
ers and shippers. $6.2006.25; COM
mon, $4.O0@5.OO. Cattle--Receipts
40S; strong. Fair to good shippers.
$1,000 600; common. s2.25 @3.25.
Sheep-Receipts G5; steady to strong
$1.25 a 1926. Lambs strong, 1880
720.