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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
AUGUSTA APPLE CROP
BEST FOR YEARS

Clerk r.. +, Wilson. Of the State
Corporation Commission. returned to
his desk Tuesday morning after an
absence of several days which were
spent In Augusta county. Mr.. Wilson
is enthusiastic over the apple crop
in Augusta, saying that II is bigger
and better this year than he has ever
seen It.
One OF the orchards containing
only forty acres will yield q crop this
year. he says. worth 10000, while
other places throughout the greater
part OF the county will establish r.
cords nearly - good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Bridge Repairs DELAYED.

There were not two-thirds of the
members of the board of aldermen
present at the called meeting Monday
night, and as a result ii was ilnpos-
sible to take definite action con-
corning the proposition to appropriate
$500 for repairing the Free bridge.
The matter will be brought up at the
next regular meeting of the board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
ROANOKE. VA. Sept. 27.-The
funeral services of the late Mr.. J. B.
Pollard, a well-known contractor who
died last week, took place Monday
afternoon from the First Presbyterian
church and were conducted by the
pastor. the Rev. W. o. Campbell. D,
D. Interment was in city cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
REPUBLICAN MAY
OPPOSE MR.. JONES
G. o. P. Men to Gather in Con.
vention and Discuss Pros
poets in First District.

Especial 70 The Richmond virginian.)
FREDERICKSBURG VA. Septem-
Der 27.-The Republicans of the Ftrst
congressional district will hold their
convention here this evening to con-
slider the question of nominating a
candidate against Hon. W. A. Jones,
the Democratic nominee, A number
OF delegates arrived on the boat last
night from the lower counties.
No names have been mentioned so
far as likely candidates, though II IL
said that Mr.. Henry Warden. Of this
city. Is a receptive candidate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

Especial to The Richmond yirginian)
HARRISONBURG, VA. Sept. I'll
Annual election OF officers of the
Thirteenth Virginia Regiment Chap
ter. United Daughters OF the Confed-
eracy. OF Orange. Va. resulted as fol-
lows: Mrs Charles w. voolfolk. pres
idsnt: Mrs. <. p. Hatcher, vice-pres
dent: Mrs. A. T. Browning. record
ing secretary: Miss Eula Hatcher, cor
responding secretary; Miss Mollie
Rawlings. treasurer. Mrs. Il. p
Hatcher was elected delegate TO the
State convention In Suffolk on Oc-
tober II, with Miss Rietta Graham
alternate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Sruuvr,cr Fined

TRENTON. \. j.. Sept. 27.--For
smuggling a pair OF sleeve buttons
and a necklace. Edwin Dannenbaum,
OF Philadelphia, was fined $25 by
Judge Cross In the United States Dis
trict Court here to-day Max Sher-
Der. Of New York. another smuggler,
was fined $3.50. Mrs. Mary A. Dolan.
OF New York. was arraigned for as
sisting In smuggling three costumes.
She was fined 500.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
NIRGINIANS WE'D
IN NATIONS CAPITAL

WASHINGTON. D, c.. Sept 81
License TO wed were granted the fol-
lowing virginians Monday:
Adron English. 20, OF Ruby, Va,
and Maize 8. Suthard. 10. OF Faymon,
VI.
Walter Hanna, 81, and Esther j.
ODmpton. 20 both of Alexandria. Va.
John L .Moser. q. and Bertha
Max, 90. both OF Newport News, Va.
James II Clark. %. of Dinwiddie.
Va. and Annie T. Connolly, 2s. OF
Dewitt. Va.
Charles J. Jones. FL, and Esther Lee
Miller, 10, both of Alexandria, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

BERLIN. Sept 27.--The torpedo
boat $. SO was relocated to-day at
KEEL. where she grounded yesterday
afternoon, after the removal of her
guns. She was not seriously injured.
1t was enormously reported that S.
GO and S. 81 had both been sunk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Coyner--Handy.

Especial to The Richmond virsinian.)
HARRIsONBURG, VA, Sept. 27.--
Cards out announcing the approach
ing marriage on Wednesday. October
4, in Waynssboro. Augusta county,
OF Miss Annie Moffett Coyner, daugh-
ter Of Mrs. Howard d. Coynsr. and
Mr.. AigeSnoou Lee Handy.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

ment will experience considerable
trouble in making up the State as
sessment, and that without taxes prac-
tically all the State machinery Will
be at O. sandstili.
The assessor for Williamsburg re-
turned his book Tuesday morning.
showing an increase for the year of
nearly rs per cent. For 1909 the. to-
tai assessment was $3.50. 222. For
1910 1t is s56s,1so.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
AQUA DISTRICT SHOWS
DECREASE IN POPULATION

WASHINGTON. .. c.. September
27.-The population OF Aqua district.
Stafford county. Va, has decreased by
14s in the last ten years, according
to figures given out to-day by the
census bureau. This years popula-
ton Ia given at ASA. against assoc
in 1900, q decrease Of about 5 per
cent
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Building Permits.

Permits were issued to the follow
ing by Inspector Beck Tuesday:
J. w. Rothert TO build a one-story
concrete block garage in rear of No.
14t6 Grove avenue. to cost $3.50,
c. p. Lathrop and Company to re-
pair brick Office building No 1900 East
Marshall street, to cost 5000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Celebrates silver wedding.

Colonel J. r. Sale connected with
the second auditors once. returns cd
to Richmond Monday night from
Rockbridge. where he celebrated his
silver wedding last Thursday. which
he declares he enjoyed Immensely,
bringing back to prove It big box
OF wedding cake, which has sue
ceeded In making his desk one Of the
most popular In the library building.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Enlswtler-Miller.

Especial to The Richmond virsinian.)
HARRISONBURG, VA, Sept. 2T.-
Rev. Samuel Emswiler. son OF Philip
Emswiier. and Miss Gernie r. Miller,
daughter OF T. NJ. A. Miller, were
married here Saturday night, Rev b.
b. Miller of1ciatfng. They will live
in North Dakota
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Charter Granted.

The following charter has been is
sued BY the state corporation COM
mission:
The Greenwich Corporation, Nor
folk. Va. c. G. Hudgins, president;
w. y. Newton. yice-president: J. r.
simpson. secretary and treasurer. all
~ Norfolk Capital stock. maximum,
9tt.Ao0; minimum, $4,000. Objects
end purposes: Mercantile business.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

With an authorized capital of $780,
900 the Roanoke and Mount Airy
Southern Railway Company was
granted charter Monday afternoon
by the State Corporation Commission.
The road will run from Roanoke
through Floyd, Carroll and Patrick
counties in this State, through Sur
rey county in North Carolina to Mount
Airy, in the latter State.
The incorporators are all Of Roa-
noke and are as follows: Mr.. A. l..
Sibert, president; Mr.. r. II. Angel,
first vice president MIR. C. q. Ogden,
second vice-president and general
manager: Mr.. L. C, Stewart, secretary
and treasurer. the others members OF
the board being Messrs. E, A. Thur
man. George w. Payne and J. B.
Bolts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
BOARD TO HELP
FARM INTERESTS
Supervisors Appropriate $40 for
Each 1000 People in Din
widdie County.
LIGHTS FOR APPoMATToX
Mayor and President of House
Of Lords" Make Request for
Them-Other News.

Especial to The Richmond ,irginian.,
PETERSBURG. VA, Sept E1.-
The board Of supervisors of Dinwiddie
county Monday appropriated $40 for
each I, 0e0 OF population In the coun-
~ for the purpose of furthering agri-
cultural demonstration and interests
In Dinwfddie. Secretary II. Gordon
f'inney, Of Petersburg. addressed the
board meeting. Dinwiddie has taken
special interest in the work of road
building and has as good roads as
most any county In Virginia.
A small fire occurred Monday night
in the boiler room of the J. b. Worth
Peanut Company, due TO the burning
OF peanut hulls. The department re-
sponded promptly and extinguished
the Ere before much damage was
done.
President Koenig. Of the board OF
aldermen; Mayor Cameron and Cap
tain Nelson T. Patteson went down
the Appomattox Saturday In Mayor
Cameron's yacht TO urge upon the Of
fcers of the United States Coast Sur
sey. who are now anchored of VII
cox wharf, on the James. the neces-
sity of placing two prominent lights
at City Point at the confluence of APP
pomattox and James rivers. These
officers were entertained on the yacht
by Mayor Cameron.
Mayor Cameron has addressed a let
ter 10 the police commissioners reia-
tive to the enforcement OF the ordi-
nance regarding the tearing up and
repairing of streets by contractors
who do underground work. The con-
difton which contractors leave the
streets when doing this work Is q
great cause of Just complaint.
Civic League Elects.
The third annual meeting of the
Civic Improvement League was held
Monday evening in the Chamber OF
Commerce. FIVE new members were
enrolled. For the ensuing year the
following officers were elected: Presi-
dart, Mrs. John w. Hays; vice-presi
Ing secretary, Mics f. II. Leighton;
recording secretary. Mrs. G. c.
Wright: treasurer. Mrs r. 3. Maclin.
The collection for the year amount
"a to t47.ss. The purposes OF the
organisation are sanitation. cieanli-
mesa and municipal efficiency in tho
city OF Petersburg.
Mr. Harry Foote will produce
Sunderland" in Library Hall soon
for the beneft of the Petersburg hog
pttal. In the cast will appear four
hundred children and two hundred
adults.
John Tysor. a young boy, from Nor
folk. who has been working In Peters
burg and had decided to go TO Rich
mond. had his pocketbook snatched
from him Monday on the Norfolk and
Western Railway. The purse contain
"a about $2.76.
Charged with aiding and abetttns
Junius A. Williamson to escape from
prison. Mrs. Anna Tibbs, of Richmond,
was given a jail sentence OF six
months and a flne Of Sc in court Mon
day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
GRAFTON, VA, September 27.-
A beautiful marriage was celebrated
Sunday afternoon in Crab Neck, York
county. nj the home OF the brides
mother. Mrs. Tabitha Ironmonger. the
contract parties being Mr. George
ba2by Houston. OF Newport News
ind Miss Lena Powell Ironmonger
The bride was gowned In white
serge trimmed with white satin. Her
travelling suit was of blue chiffon
broadcloth with gloves and hat to
match. Rev. e. p. Parham. pastor
of York circuit. performed the cere-
m0ay. They left for their future home
In Newport News
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Wedding Temporarily on.

LURAY. September 27.--Though all
preparations had been made and the
license obtained. the marriage of Will
liam NJ. Rfdenour and Mrs. Annie
Miller, of Shenandoah county, has
been called off. only temporarily, as
the prospective bridegroom AYERS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
80
FOR SALE,
A Beautiful New
House

One block of Barton Heights school and
car line. With or without hot water
heat. Every convenience Of city With
out city taxes Easy terms Apply / Z
70S Wickham Street, Barton Heights.
Phone Monroe 2664-J.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Pytnians Hear sern,on.

{GD1elAl TO The Richmond Virgfnian)
HARRIsONBURG. VA. Sept. 27.-
gesepty-flyc members OF the knights
~ Yythias heard the annual sermon
\ sunday night by Rev. r. O, Ham
xaAnA. q the United Brethren church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27
Burning!

CoaI a. wood should Give
haat. but ! have known II to
- becanss the wood was wet
nGl dosy and ths coal was full
s1ats % hard stuff. We
1p ~ RIGHT kind. In
n u
- wssd and Coal ca.
lGearss IN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-27

ron OUl0lER BOARpER6 TRY THU
13chRenA ytrn4nisn wants Ada
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-01

cheap diluting material. The mate
rial must be thoroughly mixed be-
fore dsuting on the vines So that the
Paris green is uniformity distributed
through the diluting material. This is
lightly busted on the plants when the
dew is on the plants in the morning
This moisture will make it adhere
and will be very effective in killing
the bugs without injuring the plants
Arsenic Principal Element.
Attention is called to the fact that
the principal element in all of our
poisonous insect destroyers. is ar
senic. There are a number of COM
pounds that contain arsenic, o. which
Paris green is probably the best
known. Paris green must be used
with caution anywhere in the south
ern states. 1t should hardly be used
on peach trees, because always some
|scorching will follow and in some
seasons the injury will be very Sc
rious. 1t should not be used on plum,
but can be used with safety on apple
and pear when made according to
proper formulas. A mixture like
that given for potatoes would be too
strong for any of our fruit trees, but
the potato is a hardy plant and for
that reason is less easily scorched
than the more tender foliage of fruit
trees. The same Is true Of the more
tender vegetables, such as tomatoes,
cucumbers and squash, while cab
bage is very strongly resistant to
poisons on which Paris green would
be safely used.
London purple is another form Of
|arsenical poison on which tho analy-
sis is not guaranteed by the manu-
facturers, it being a by-product, and
therefore should hardly ever be used
on valuable plants. Sometimes its
composition is such that 1t can be
used effectively; at other times it may
do great damage. Another form Of
arsenic which is especially valuable
for dusting is known as green arsen-
old. 1t is a very fine grained, di-
luted form of Paris green. 1t is also
cheaper than Paris green.
The safest poison to be used on
tender plants, including fruit trees, is
arsenate of lead. This Is white
substance bought in the markets and
diluted at the rate of about two to
three pounds to fifty gallons of water
and can be safely applied to most any
kind Of foliage without the additional
milk of lime, though on such tender
foliage as peach it Is advisable to add
the milk of lime made by shaking two
pounds Of quick lime. While this in
sect destroyer is slower in its action
than Paris green, it has the advant-
age Of sticking to the foliage much
better. 1t Is white and can be easily
located on the trees and in most cases
stays in suspension much better for
spraying.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-01
A Story of
GrauStark
By
GEORGE BARR
M'CUTCHEON

the long table in the Sitting, breath
less room, the armorer at the head.
Those who came by way of the sewer
had performed ablutions in the queer
toilet room that once had been secret
vault for the storing Of feudal plum
der. What air there was came from
the narrow ventilator that burrowed
its way up to the shop of William
SpantZ or through the chimney hole in
the ceiling. Olga Platanova sat far
down the side, moody, inscrutable
expression in her dark eyes At
Spantz's right lounged Peter Brutus,
a lawyer, formerly secretary to the
Iron Count and now his sole represent
ative among these people. He was a
dark faced, Snaky eyed young man,
with a mop of coarse black hair that
hung ominously low over his high, re-
ceding forehead.
Julius SpantZ, the armOrer'S son, a
placid young man of gOodly physical
proportions, sat next to Brutus, while
down the table ranged others deep in
the consideration of the worlds grav-
est problems. One of the women was
Nine. Drovnask, whose husband had
been sent to Siberia for life, and the
other Anna Cromer, a rabid red lee
turer, who had been driven from the
United States, together with her amia-
BILE husband, an assassin of some dis
tinction and many aliases, at present
foreman in charge of one Of the bridge
building crews on the new railroad.
Every man in the party, and there
were eight, for Olga was not a men,
ber of the ten" wore over the lower
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-01
The Cost of Our Navy.


The actual expense Of running the
navy of the United States for the past
fiscal year amounted to $43,790,0 600.
In this sum is included everything,
from the pay Of enlisted men to the
repairs and equipage Of vessels. And
the vessels include the tugs and re-
ceiving ships as we'll as the battle
ships.
The battleship Connecticut, flagship
of the Atlantic fleet, may be taken as
an example of the cost Of keeping
vessel of that type in service. The
pay Of the officers and enlisted men
attached to this vessel, with the other
expenses, amounted to more than
s79O,000 during the fiscal year just
passed. The Atlantic fleet in that pc
riod included sixteen first-class war
vessels, viz, six of the Connecticut
type, five Of the Georgia class, ana
the others ranging from $4,000 tons
to 1850 tons. The average cost OF
keeping a vessel Of the Georgia class
in commission, not including repairs,
is s677,5O0 a year. The classes be-
low the Georgia require expenditures
ranging from $532,000 to $6O4,O0O.
While the figures will vary for the
same vessels in different years, the
cost changes vary little from year 10
wear for the same class; $lO,52l,OOO
was the total cost for running the
sixteen ships Of the Atlantic fleet for
the past year. There were twenty
three first-class battleships In com
mission last year, and the total cost
of keeping them in service, exclusive
of repairs, was $13,035,000 making an
average cost for running them S592,-
OS4. On all these ships the repairs
amounted to only $100,496.
1t might seem strange, but 1t Is
fact nevertheless, that it costs more
to maintain a cruiser than 1t does
battleship. There were ten armored
cruisers in commission last year, the
total cost Of running amounting to
|$7,150,600, or an average per ship or
$715,060.
1t would seem at the present time
that there is to be no limit to the in
creased size of future battleships, and
naturally there will be an increased
cost of running expenses. For in
stance, the latest battleships to De
placed in commission, the Michigan
and the South Carolina, each require
q crew of fifty-one officers and SlS
men. These vessels are Of $4,000
tons displacement. The next that will
be ready for service are the Delaware
and North Dakota, each of 10000
tons displacement. Each of these
fighting crafts will require fifty-five
officers and S7S men. Then will come
the Florida and Utah, each Of nor
NAL displacement Of 21,S25 tons.
These monsters of the sea will have
in their respective compliments sixty
officers and 954 men. But we have
not reached the latest vessel yet. The
contracts have already been let for
the Arkansas and Wyoming. Remem-
Der the Oregon Of Spanish-American
war fame? Well, that is only half
battleship besides these. They dis
place $4,000 tons each. with crew
Of 1000 men, and eighty-five officers
to command.-Scientific American.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-01
THE GREAT SPANISH SWINDLE.
How Many Americans Continue to be
Vctimized by II.

How Many Americans Continue TO be
victmized by II.
Despite the warnings given out by
the department Of state at Washing
ton from time to time against such
frauds the Spanish swindle cases
continue, and recently these attempt
ed frauds have increased to such an
extent that the state department re-
ceives several letters every week from
people who have either been victim
lied by these schemers or who have
received letters from them. These
swindlers have preyed upon residents
Of the United States for more than
twenty-five years and have secured
thousands of dollars from Americans.
They are located in various parts OF
Spain. Their method of procedure
Is to write to some person In the
United States respecting the impris-
onment of a relative and the guardian
ship of his child. The stories vary
in detail, but the most common one
is that a distant relative Of the per-
son to whom the letter is written Is
political prisoner from Cuba, who
has been in prison for several years.
sent there because he was accused OF
using funds belonging to the Spanish
government to aid the insurrection
in Cuba. 1t is said that the Spanish
government has cOnfiscated all his
property which could be found, but
that there is still a large sum of
money on deposit i'm the United States.
The certificate of this deposit, the let
ter states. is hidden in valise in
an arbor somewhere near the prison.
This communication is from a sup
posed priest who is the confessor OF
the prisoner, the latter being repre-
sented as very i'll at the writing and
suffering torture" as to the fate of
his only child--a beautiful young
daughter. Will his beloved relative
in the United States undertake the
guardianship Of this child, whose for
tune is anywhere from $4,000 to
100000? One-fourth Of the amount
to be given to the relative who be-
comes her guardian.
The whole scheme is presented in
such q plausible manner that seventy
five per cent of the recipients of such
letters send the money, and in many
instances people have been known to
mortgage their homes to comply with
the request of the swindlers. Several
Americans have gone in person TO
bring the daughter. only to lose sight
of the priest after the money had
been paid: and in one case the VIC
tim received a letter after his return
home telling him how much the gang
had enjoyed his money. 1t is general
ly supposed that there are cOnfeder-
ates in the United States, who OBJ
tain names and learn something OF
the persons who are selected as VIC
tins for them.
Recently the department of state
has received a report on the subject
from Consul General Hill at Barcelo-
ma. who has had the various consuls
Of Spain investigate the swindles;
and this activity on the part OF our
officials there has caused the gang
to change the story somewhat, and
now the imprisoned relative is not
ed banker of Russia, who absconded
and fed to Spain for refuge. The
change of characters, however, is i'm
material. for the scheme is the same.
Mrs c. r. Miller in Leslie's Weekly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-03-01

Well" said William Spantz, I'VE
are safe If we take no chances with
him. He must be watched all the
time. If we discover that he is what
some of us think he is there is a way
to end his usefulness. Now, Brutus,
what does Count Marlanx say to this
day two weeks? Will he be ready?
on that day the prince and the court
are to witness the unveiling of the Ye-
tive memorial statue in the plaza. 1t
is a full holiday in Graustark. No
man will be employed at his usual
task, and
Brutus interrupted him. That is
the very day that the count has asked
me to submit to the committee. He
believes it to be the day of all days.
Nothing should go amiss. We conquer
with a single blow. BY noon of that
day, the 26th of July, the committee or
ten will be in control of the state;
the new regime will be at hand. A
new world will be begun, with Edel-
weiss as the center, about which all the
rest shall revolve. We, the committee
Of ten, will be it's true founders. We
shall be glOrified forever. The death
of the prince is the signal for the
overthrow of the present government
and the establishment of the new order
of equal humanity"
Up in the distant hills slept the Iron
Count, dreaming OF the day when he
should rule over the new Graustark-
for he would rule!-a smile on his griZ-
zled face in reflection of recent wax
ing thoughts concerning the punish
ment that should fall swiftly upon the
assassins of the beloved Prince Robin.
He would make short shrift of as
SaSsins!
To he Continued