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Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Z. 81
The Value of the Peanut.

Not until after the war was the
peanut recognized as a commercial
commodity. In seeking for some new
crop through which the condition of
farming in the south was to be bene-
fited, the farmers hit upon the pea
nut and they have cultivated it with
increasing success during the past
forty years.
The crop in 1908, It is said, brought
to the southern farmer $12,000,000.
That $12,000,000 was worth picking
up. In certain sense 1t is a side
issue, a by-product; but it is a bust.
ness that is still In its infancy. The
world is constantly demanding larger
nut crops. The food value Of the nut
is getting a wider recognition every
year.
What the south needs is to give
more attention to the peanut and to
crops like the peanut. 1t needs to
give more attention, moreover, to the
pecan tree. You can get q crop OF
peanuts every year. It takes about
ten years to get a merchantable crop
from the pecan tree. The difference
is that once the trees begin to yield
the value Of that crop increases year
by year largely from its own inher.
ent labor; whereas the peanut crop
has to be planted every year. The
agricultural department has issued q
pamphlet on the peanut and 1t sug'
gests that in the boil weevil district
peanuts will make more profitable
crop than cotton.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
NEED OF MORE COTTON MILLS.
Several Are Being Constructed in the
South and More Are Promised
for Texas.

A few years ago D. A. Tompkins,
author of Cotton Mill Processes and
Calculations, made collection Of
cloth samples and arranged them to
show the value of cotton when con.
verted into CLOTH He used the figures
half million bales, good North
Carolina crop, and reckoning it as raw
material at the normal average of six
cents per pound or $50 bale, shows
1t would be worth SIS, 100000. He
then says: Half million bales Of
cotton in the shape of ten-ounce duck
would bring $35,OO0,0O0, or nearly
az times in value in the raw state.
The crop of the country-say 11,000,.
900 bales-if manufactured into this
goods and sold at this price, would
show a gain over the raw price OF
over $400, 900, 900, or over five dollars
per capita for all the people OF the
United States. To manufacture the
entire cotton crop into duck would be
misfortune somewhat akin to selling
the entire crop in its raw state, but cot
ton may be made into numerous Other
forms, to produce even greater values
would bring the wealth of the cotton
crop to many millions more. The ar
gument resolves itself into question
of proper education and thrift, to turr
a possible cotton crop into thousands
Of times the money now realized on II
by the people who produce it."
His argument is for more cotton
mills in the south and there are more
mills being built in southern states
and more are promised for Texas.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
THE WRONG OBJECTIVE POINT
Mules Lack Of Consideration Respon-
sibIe for lke's Being Late
at His Duty.

An Atlanta merchant has frequent
occasion to rebuke Ike, his darky por-
ter, for his tardiness in reporting for
duty in the morning. Ike is always
ready with more or less ingenious
excuse.
You're two hours late, Ike!" ex-
claimed the employer one morning.
"This sort of thing must stop! Other
wise, I'm going to fire you; under
stand"
"'Deed, Mistah Edward replied Ike.
"it want NAH fault, dis time! Hon
est! / was kicked by mule!"
Kicked by a mule? Well, even II
that were so, it wouldn't delay you for
more than an hour. You'll have to
think of better excuse than that"
Ike looked aggrieved. "Mistah Ed
ward" he continued solemnly, It
might have been all right eff dat mule
kicked me in dis direction; but he
didn't-he kicked me de odder way!"
Lippincott's.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
new COTTON PICKER
LONG BEEN AN uReENr NEED OF
THE SOUTH.
Many Machines Have Been Invented,
But None Proved Successful; One
Recently Patented Promises to Fill
the Bill in a Satisfactory Manner.

practical cotton picker has long
been one of the most urgent needs of
the south, and many devices have been
invented to satisfy the demand. None
has in the past proved successful; but
recently patented apparatus de-
Bcribed in the Inventive Age Is said
by those who shave seen 1t to be so en-
tirely satisfactory in its operation that
fortune may be predicted for the
lucky inventor. The machine consists
of frame on four wheels, with two
chain elevators mounted on the frame
at an angle of As degrees. The ap-
paratus is drawn by horses, and the
forward movement is compensated for
by the backward movement OF the
elevator chain, and these two partly
reverse movements create the third
or perpendicular movement for the
pickers. These stroke the cotton
plant directly upward. The chain ele-
I yators are made up of series OF
tubes. in each of which picker is
concealed. These pickers are shaped
like a bayonet, with horsehair teeth
on their edges. As. the apparatus
moves forward, the chain passes
around the sprocket wheels, and at
the bottom of the elevator cam,
placed across the chain, catches the
pickers and pushes them out Of the
tubes into the lower part of the cot
ton plant. Each picker is provided at
its base with small gear wheel which
engages a toothed rack and revolves
as the picker comes out Of the tube. Al
the top of the elevator second
cam catches the pickers and forces
them back into the tubes again, this
movement also stripping them Of the
cotton and dropping it into con
veyor. The picking spindles, with theiI
horse-hair teeth, seem to search out
the ripe bolls and take the lint from
them, leaving the unripe and infiictine
no injury on the fiber or plant. In
operation, the machine straddles cot
ton row and the pickers reyolve rap
idly through the plant from the bot
tom upward. The moment they touch
a ripe boil they pull the cotton out.
The ease and thoroughness witt
which the machine operates have very
strongly impressed and interested
parties who have had the opportunity
of seeing it in action, and it is fair tt
assume that it will shortly be enjoy
ing an extended field Of application, tht
expense Of installation being yer!
soon overcome by the increased speed
attained.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
HANDS RAW AND scALY.
ltched and Burned TerribIy-couId
Not Move Thumbs Without Flesh
cracking-Sleep impossible.
cuticura Soon Cured His Eczema.

IAN itching humor covered both my
hands and got up over my wrists and
even up to the elbows. The itching
and burning were terrible. My hands
got all scaly and when scratched. the
surface would be covered with blis-
ters and then get raw. The eczema
got SO bad that could not move my
thumbs without deep cracks appearing.
/ went to my doctor, but his medicine
could only stop the itching. At night
I suffered SO fearfully that ] could not
sleep. I could not bear to touch my
hands with water. This went on for
three months and I was fairly worn
out. At last I got the Cuticura Rene
dies and in a month I was cured. Wal
ter H. Cox, 16 Somerset St, Boston.
Mass, Sept. rs, 1908"
Potter Drug q Chem. Corp. Sole Propa. boston
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Unexpected Prize.

With deftness acquired by long
and patient practice the pickpocket
extracted an old but well-flled wallet
from the hip pocket of the unsuspect-
ing old gentleman with the beaming
countenance against whom he had
carelessly brushed when leaving the
street car, and on reaching secluded
place he opened it.
The contents had been wrapped with
great care in numerous thicknesses OF
blank paper. Removing the wrappings
one by one, he found In the center OF
the package card with this inscrip-
ton upon it: young man, Give UP
Your Career Of Crime! Nothing
In IT."
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
FRAUDULENT LAND SALES.
Chicago Promoter Arrested on Warrant
of Federal Court.

Chicago.-Wil N. Smith, pro-
moter of land company with alleged
holdings near El Mais, San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, was arrested on a federal war
rant here charging him with the use Of
the United States mail in furtherance Of
fraud. It is alleged that he has made
s150,OOo by selling vaIueless Mexican
plantation land at high price by use Of
fraudulent circulars.
The investigation Of Smiths methods
was brought about by the complaint Of
Prof. Ayers Of the University Of Nebras.
ka, who is said TO have invested $4,000
In the scheme.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
CHEERING Him Up.

"Bill," said the invalid's friend, I've
come to cheer you UP a bit like. I've
brought yer few fahrs, Bill. |
fought If was too late they'd come in
andy for a wreaf, yer know. Don't
get down-'earted, Bill. Lummy. don't
you look gashly! But there; keep up
yer spirits, ole sport; I've come to
see yer an cheer yer up bit. Nice
little room you ave ere, but as ! sez
to meself when / was a-comin' up:
'Wot orkard staircase to get coffin
dahnu London Globe.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Learning About Horses.

An old horseman remarked recent
ly. IF man wants to learn about
horses, he must learn from horses" A
man to be successful must be with
horses and be q close observer OF
their moods, manners and makeup. A
colt should be trained from the first
moment that he Is helped to his feet.
II taught to yield early to mans re-
straint and guidance he will never
need "breaking.' To follow his mas.
ter's wishes will be second nature.
Never speed a colt too young, and
when he is given speed, permit It for
short spurts only as be can bear 1t.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Law Men Power Generators.

Learned Justice Belts of Kingston,
N. Y, says: LAZY men have right
to live" Our lazy men are our most
potent. History shows that as a rule,
with a rules exceptions, our greatest
men had either indolent or shiftless
fathers, as fathers of Shakespeare,
Lincoln, Napoleon, Bismarck and other
worthless indicate. On the other hand,
great mems children are few and
far between. Power In lazy man is
accommodating, as in coiled spring,
but the great man has little or nothing
left for offspring. New York Times.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08

good and deep; tamp well. Next set
brace post six feet from end post. Cut
the braces, two of them; fasten a
piece of inch board between at each
end temporarily; nail the braces light
ly to hold solid while wiring them to
the posts. Take some of the fence
wire and wrap several times, as shown
in the cut. After the fence is up put
an inch block between each two wires
between the braces.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Sheep Breeding.

A successful sheep breeder says:
sDo not breed dry-feeced ram The
sire is the proper improyer, but in or
der to be such he must be q good in
dividuaI and descend from the best
lineage. Study sire, dam and blood
lines. Have right ideal and breed
to prdouce it. Honesty Is Of as much
Importance in sheep breeding as 1t Is
anywhere else.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Objection to Women Golfers.

OpJection 10 WoWSH AoHSS'
Farmers don't mind renting their
fields to golfers, but they are strongly
opposed to women"
''Why?"
Because woman golfers are always
losing hairpins and hatpins and stick
pins in the grass. Follow the trail OF
a woman's foursome with pincushion
and I'll guarantee you cushionful OF
pins at the end of the ninth hole"
But why does the farmer mind
thatf"
Because afterward when his sheep
and cattle Craze in those fields they
swallow pins. Pins, needn't tell you,
are injurious to the health"
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Delivering Cream.

The frequency Of cream delivery de-
pends largely on the distance from the
station and the ability of the patron
to keep his cream sweet. Although 1t
is believed that with proper care on
the farm the cream can be delivered
from 80 to 72 hours old in sweet
condition, the general rule should be
to deliver it just as soon as possible
after thorough cooling.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08

parts OF the day. There is also a great
amount of unnecessary roof in dou-
ble-decked building. This can be cut
out by facing the house south. The
solid lines show the end OF house
suggested by our correspondent. The
dotted lines show how the plan may
be reduced. when the house is given a
south face.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
Like an Hour Glass.

Nelle-Is that fellow of yours ever
going to get up the courage to pro-
pose?
Belle-I guess not-he's like an
hour glass.
Mclean hour glass?
BELIEVES; the more time he gets
the less sand he has.-Cleveland
Leader.
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
BRACE THAT HOLDS SOLID.
illustration and Directions for Erect.
Ing Fence Post Supporter
That Will Not Give.

Material for the brace. If sawed
stun, should be 2x6 inches; if poles
are used. they should be heavy enough
to I'LL the notches in corner and brace
posts.
First cut notches for the brace In
the posts, then set corners or end post
Times-promoter., 1909-07-08
FOR BUILDING HOG HOUSE.
Plans for the Construction of Shed
for the Swine with Well
Lighted Interior.

It seems to be the consensus of opin-
Ion of farmers ond hog breeders is in
favor of placing hog houses SO that the
largest dimension of the building
faces the south. This arrangement
saves windows, which is point worth
taking into consideration and still
gives well-lighted building at all
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
Sailed.

Steamers Wensleydale (Br.) Nor
folk and Liverpool; Tiger (Nor) Ha-
yana
SchOoners Eagle Wing, Morgan.
Boston: Jane Palmer. Wiley Boston.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
uncie Ezrz saNs.

TT you cant git up the ladder Of
success on your own feet. dcat grab
the cuttalis o. the feller ahead e. .
last resort
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
WORK ON NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING HELD UP
Rainy Weather Of Past Few Days In
terferes With Construction-Ma-
terial on Hand.

Work on the new school building
near Jefferson avenue has been held
up this week by tn rainy weather
and il cannot be continued until the
water that has collected on the site
of the building can be drained on. Mr.
Hall. Of Richmo nd. who has the con
tract for the building. has order d mis-
material and proposes to push the
work on the structure as rapidly as
possible.
A considerable amount Of the ma
terial for the building is now on the
site and the work OF Xcavating for
the foundation was i'm progress when
the heavy rain of Saturday stopped
all activity. The contractor hopes to
have the structure completed and
ready for occupancy by October I.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
SIGNED UP FOR MATCH.
Donovan and Williams Meet on the
Mat Here Next Tuesday Night.

Articles were signed last night for
a wrestling match between Jack VIII
liams and Jack Donovan, the match
To be pulled off at the Dreamland
theater next Tuesday night. 1t will
be a scratch match. best two in three
falls, with only the strange held bar
red.
Williams will weigh in at about
900 pounds, while Donovan probab-
~ will tip the scales at III. This
will be just thirteen pounds above
the weight at which Donovan met
ZellO recently.
Zello will referee the match. and
John Sherman. Of PhOebus. will be
announcer and time-keeper A pre-
liminary bout between Roy Kelly and
John anderson. two local boys, will
be pulled off at $50 o'clock. and
the main bout will start Immediately
after this is over
Williams said last night. Nothing
tc it but Jack Williams: nuff sed."
while DcnCvan declared that he pro-
posed to show the people of Newport
News what he can do when wrestling
at his proper weight
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
POLICE COURT CASES.
James Mitchell Not Convicted Of OBJ
structinq Justice.

Justice Brown had light docket in
the police court yesterday morning
nearly all the cases being of a trivial
nature and most of them being post
pcned for few days.
James Mitchell. the young man ar
rested in connection with the Os-
horne case was fined s1.75 and re-
quired 10 give bond of $3.50 for six
months. 1t could not be proven that
he was connected with the Osborne
case and the charge of obstructing
justice was changed to that of not of
good fame
Ella Ewell. colOred. accused of as
sault On Emma Jackson appeared
but owing To the absence of witnesses,
the case was continued until today.
The case of Charlie Young. colOred.
also accused Of assault, was contin-
ned until tomorrow morning.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
HEAPED GOALS OF FIRE.
6efriends Man Who Helped to Drive
Him Out of Business.

J. L. Warner. formerly pTOmlnen.
liquor dealer OF Smithiield but now
located in this city, heaped Goals OF
nre On the head of political enemy,
yesterday morning, when he came 10
the rescue OF 3. B. Grant, Of Smith
field, paid his fine and kept him from
languishng in jail for period of thir
ty days.
Grant il seems came to the city
several days ago and proceeded TO in
still into his system suffic. mt guam
tity of the beverage that cheers. 10
make him reach a stage where 80
didn't know whether ii cheerf d or not
and cared much less RE was arrest
ed and appeared before justice Brown
Wednesday morning but being pos
st ssed OF only a pocket knife and a
few PENNIES. he was unable 10 pay
the slight fine imposed. Consequent
~ he went TO Jail TO serve out the
penalty for his offense. Hearing Of
his plight Mr. Warner yesterday
morning came in the station house,
paid his fine and furnished him with
sufficient funds 20 get back to his
native heath.
Before the last local option election
held in SmithfieId. Mr.. Warner was
in business in that place. During the
campaign Grant was an active worker
for the ~drys- and was largely in
strumental in their victory.
These dry people will go away
from home and get drunk occasional
w. remarked Warner as he left the
station house.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
Associated Charities is Now Entire
Ig Without Funds.
CANT RESPOND TO CALLS FOR HELP
With Bank Account Sixty Dollars
Over Drawn the Association is Not
in Position to Do Work For winch
il Was Organized.

Will. the demands made on the
Association Charities at this time o.
the year. are light. there is often an
opportunity of helping some one III
distress but at present the Organiza-
ton is entirely ont of funds and IS
unable even to meet the few calls
made upon il. Yesterday the atten-
ton cI one Of the members was
brought to q pitiful case. that of a
man with a large family to support
who was sick and unable to work
I'DOn investigation it was found tha'
City Physician Ayler was attending
the man and the city was supplying
food but the man had no means of
paving his rent and had been threat
ened with dispossession unless the
money was forthcoming
II seems however. that under the
bylaws OF the association it is i'm
possible to pay the rent for anyone
but even had not this been the case
the organization would have been
pOwerless to help him
Al present the association is over
drawn 10 the amount of 500. and un-
less funds are received it will not be
IN a position TO do any work during
the coming winter
In the past the Associated Charities
has done much good work here. reliev-
ing much suffering and securing en-
ployment for those out of work and
without homes. In speaking Of the
matter yesterday one of the charity
workers of the city said he hoped the
citizens would take the matter up and
see that the association was put in
a position to continue its work during
the coming winter
In tine summer months many times
the association could relieve suffer-
ing and sickness We're it in a posi-
tion even to purchase little ice for
unfcrturates, but in its present financ-
lal position it can do nothing.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
N. N. PhIpps and Party Have Mar
row Escape on Washington Avenue.
REAR OF MACHINE SMASHED
Crossing Tracks at Thirty-third
Street. Driver sees Trolley Ap-
preaching. But His Efforts to Escape
Collision are Vain-Nobody Hurt.

Mr.. ". NJ Phipps. his aunt, Mrs
D. II. Phipps. her daughter. MISS
Leahta Phipps and Mrs r. ID. Barber
all of this city. had almost miraculous
escapes from serious injury or possib-
" death about : o'clock Yesterday
evening when Mr. d. J. Phipp's auto
mobile was run down by trolley car
No. a. Of the Newport News K Old
Point Railway x Electric Company
The automobile was badly damaged,
having a rear wheei smashed. the rear
axle broken. and the rear end bent
in. but the occupants OF the car es-
capped without the slightest injury.
When the accident occurred the
party was returning in the autOmO-
bile from Morrison Mr. Phipps was
going west over Thirty-third street
toward West avenue and just as
the machine reached Washing
ton avenue MIR. Phipps saw the
street car going north on the
avenue in the direction Of the ship
yard. Realizing that he could not
cross in front OF The ear. MIR. Phipps
turned his car mp the avenue and
tried to get out of the way OF the
car. However, the car struck the rear
end of the machine. Those in the
auto were badly shaken up. but none
Of them was thrown from the ma
chine.
After the accident Mr. Phipps said
that the mOtOrman OF the car did not
shut off his current in time to avoid
the accident The car was under
charge Of MOtoIman T. Selby and
Conductor G. 3. Hicks.
The damaged machine was 1auled
to DENIES garage. where it viii be
repaired. II probably vii! cost sew
eral hundred dollars TO repair the au-
tomoblie. The street car was not
damaged 10 any great extent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
Mr.. Jones proroted-

Mr. Thomas y Jones. who for a
number Of Years has been connected
with the Life Insurance Company OF
Virginia IN this city. has been made
general agent II tha; company for
Newport News and vicinity. Mr.. Jones
went with the company four years
ago as industrial agent, and since that
time he has been promoted three
times. Firs; he was made assistanf
superintendent to Mr.. e. p. Bowman.
fhcn be was made special agent for
he city. and nov he Is general agent.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
STEAM SCHOONER HERE.
Francis Hyde Arrives From Chisholm
Island 70 Load Cargo.

The three masied steam schooner
Francis HYDE. Captain Charlson, ar
rived IN port yesterday from CHS
holm Island. s. c.. to load II cargo OF
coal. She will take about zoo tons.
The Hyde is equipped with an aux
Hilary steam engine for use in calm
weather. Several sChooners plying I'm
the Atlantic coast trade are equipped
with gasoline auxiliary engines. but
few have steam engines.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06

In the last four months the sale OF
the PRINCE 10 CIGARS have in
creased 100 per cent owing to the
fact that the dealers in Newport News
have come 10 the conclusion that a
better cigar can be manufactured RICH:
here az homo for less money. There
is no doubt that the PRINCE 10 for
cents is equal to any 10 cents cigar
that is made in the North and sold
here by drnmmers. Send in your
orders TO PRINCE 10 CIGAR FAC
TORY. Cor. IS & Washington Ave-,
Newport News, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
DICK" JOHNSON HERE.
Former Newport News Man Returns
From Richmond to Vote.

Mr. Richard ". CDick'l Johnson,
secretary 10 Superintendent Morgan.
Of the Virginia State nite1tiary,
came down from Richmond yesterday
morning TO vote in ;he Democratic
primary.
Mr.. Johnson was formerly connect
cd with the Daily Press and IS we'll
known here Nest Of his time here
yesterday was spent in shaking hands
with his many friends
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
WrestIers, Bal Game.

Baseball teams headed by Zello.
the strong man. and Jack Donovan.
the Philadelphia wrestler. respective
~. viii NEE; on the Casino diamond
this afternoon a. : o'clock. Messrs.
CrumD and Scott will be the umpircs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
SHIPPING REPORT.
Thursday, August 5, 1909.
Arrived,

Steamer schooner Francis Hyde,
Charison. Chisholm Island-to At
lantic States Coal Company in bal
last
Schooner Emma F. Angel, Crouch
er, New YOrk-to Maryland Coal *
Coke Company in ballast.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-06
Exports for Liverpool.

The Furness-Withy liner Wensley-
dale. captain Oliver. steamed yester-
day for Liverpool via Norfolk with a
part cargo of miscellaneous exports
loaded here.