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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
WORK IS RUSHING
ON DOUBLE TRACK
N. y, P. and N. Railroad Prepar-
ing to Handle Heavier
Traffic.

Especial 10 The Times es-Dispatch.l
Cape Charles, Va, October 1.-The
work OF double tracking the New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad be-
tween pelmar and Cape Charles is
progressing rapidly, and before the
busy fruit season next summer will
have been completed. Double track
has been extended until now there are
forty-four miles Of double track In
operation. Large concrete culverts
have replaced the wooden bridges at
Kings Creek and Princess Anne, and
several smaller ones have been put
i'll at other places; large repantr shops
have been erected at Cape Charles.
while concrete bulkhead, the third
OF Its kind in the country. has been
put along the water front at the ware
house In Cape Charles. while con-
crete pier for supplying coal to the
tugs and barges is being built on the
other side OF the harbor; and work
trains are busy unloading gravel on
parts OF the road that need 1t most.
Besides all these Improvements. new
stations have been opened at Mears
and Greenbush. new depot has been
built at Lecato and other station Inn
bury and Crisfield Not only Is the
road being improved, but 1t is being
extended. Work has been begun on the
Cape Charles Railroad, which will eX-
tend from Eayview to Townsend. a
distance Of six and one-quarter miles.
This extension will tap rich farmin g
country. New lnterlockinE switches
and signals have been put in at the
end Of all double tracks. and Pocomoke
draw bridge Will have lnterlockins
signals.
Hundreds Of thousands of dollars
are being expended on the line to put
It In; condition to handle the traffic.
Several new engines have recently been
added to the equipment. which are
among the largest ever built In this
country 1t is frequent occurrence
to see one OF these giants speeding
along pulling 100 to l20 loaded cars.
There has recently been q great en-
largement of the freight yards at Del
mar and Cape Charles to accommodate
the Increased traffic.
The tremendous Increase In ship
ments over this road has caused the
road to expend cast sums of money to
handle the traffic. The shipments or
farm products from the Eastern Shore
of Maryland and Virginia have been
greater than ever before. the increase
ranging from 10 to 10 per cent Four
new road cngines to help handle this
business were bought before the rush
Of the busy season, A tug and two
new sarges helped facilitate the bay
movement, while two new shifting en-
gines helped out In the yards. In ad-
d!ton to the great increase in the
movement of perishable freight, the
heavy movement of slow freight has
continued. A great many improve
ments have been made and are still
being made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
Market proves a ,success.

---7 [SptCIuT 10 4 ne = !I1ts-DIspatCn.J
Washington. y. c., October 1.--Wash shing-
toms tobacco warehouse Is proving great
SUCCESS. and is greatly adding to the COM
mercial interests OF the city. This ware
house was organized about one month ago
ness men, Since the opening day the local
warehouse has sold over, q quarter million
pounds. On last Friday the sales reached
sales are from 10000 to $4,000 pounds, at an
average price OF from SO to sl2 per loc
pounds. The local warehouse is under the
management Of n. D. Young, who for the
past several years has had the experience OF
conducting successfully loose leaf sales. w.
u. Bugg, OF Chase City. Va. has charge OF
the auetioneering. @
The hest grades of tobnccos are raised
Throughout this sec!on, and the prospects
for loose leaf business In this city are eS-
ceptIonaly good.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
Tpbacco Report from panr,,lo.

" ISUSV1H' 70 41Ie ! 1IIIIeS'IISpHtCH
Dany!lle, Va. October 1.-THE season tor
selling prminGs is now about over, and the
regular grades are beginning to come to
have lasted only about an hour or less un-
der double sales each day.
While the offerings are rather common
they indicate that the crop will be good
body. with less color than usual
Prices have started off on higher level
than last season. and there Is no indication
'nt present to look for any decline.
Full receipts not looked for until the
crop is all housed, which Is now nearing
completion. and until these5is a good season.
Probably 75 per cent. OF the crop In the
old belt Is now housed.
any large sales of moment to report,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
GOOD ROADS TALK,
THE FAMOUS DRAG
How to Make Drags and How to
Work Thena--Object
Lessons.
TIMELY SUBJECT DISCUSSED
Bill of Materials for Building a
Drag OF the Best
Type.
TIMELY SUBJECT DISCUSSED
ny FRANK S. WOODSON,
Industrial Editor.

Three years or more ago I had a
talk with one OF the NEST men ever
knew. He is now dead. He did as
much for Virginia as any man who
ever lived in the State There was
nothing that looked to the upbuilding
and the betterment OF Virginia that he
did not in some way have a hand In.
He was man OF means, man Of
marked intelligence and Of unbounded
energy, and he used all Of these to
help make his loved State greater and
greater as the days went by. Pity he
died young.
IN this talk he told me that in all
OF his efforts to make the old State
greater and better he had done the
pest he knew how. but he was con-
vinced that, In way, he had worked
from the wrong end. He had worked
for better schools. for better farming,
for better and larger manufacturing
enterprises, for finer railway develop
ment. for better municipal government,
for better and larger educational ad-
vantages. and all that kind of thing.
and know that along these lines he not
only gave the State the benefit OF his
Judgment and his natural ability, but
also of his money. and he had the use
of much money that he had made by
honest effort, but still he thought ..e
had commenced at the wrong end.
Good Roads the Beginning.
In reply to my question as to what
was the right end. he said: Good
roads is the salvation of Virginia, and
II I had spent more effort for good
roads would probably have done the
old State more good" To sum up his
argument briefly II was this: Good
roads will solve all of the problems
that need to be solved. A good road
that will take the country child to
school In good time; that will take
the country preacher to his appoint
ment In good time. and assure him
of a congregation: that will take the
farmer to market in good time; that
will enable the women to visit their
neighbors in short order and talk over
neighborhood affairs. and gossip, ii
you please, and get back home before
dark: that will furnish good right
of-way for telephone lines, and, In
short. that will bring the country
folks closer together that they may
be sociable and neighborly. and that
will. In short, make the rural re-
islons Just as enjoyable to live In ms
lthe town or the village; these things
Will make the country blossom as a
rose and will obliterate the country
boys desire and the country gtrl,s
desire to move to town and work in
stores and factories and oil that KIND
Of thing
lsiE Object Lesson.
\, That is lust how good roads will
pay. I was down In Greenesville coun-
~, ~ MI do ia v
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
CLUB ORGANIZES TO
ADVERTISE CHASE CITY
lspeelal to The r!mes-p!spa.ch.

CHASE CITY. Va, October THE Chase
City Commercial Club was reorganizod
Thursday evening at an enthusiastic meet
ing OF the club. With r. d. Patterson, presl,
dcnt T, b. Reamey. vice-president. and L.
w. Hudgins, secretary and treasurer, An
aggressive campaign nns been lnaugurated
by tho club TO advertise the town,
With this movement on foot and the pres
ent recent advancements In the form OF n
new furniture factory, new box and shook
manufacturing plant. and the recent order
by President Finley, OF the Southern Rail-
way for better railway facilities. Chase City
has splendid prospec.s as being one Of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02

A l,ig Object Lesson.
( That is lust how good roads will
pay. I was down In Greenesville coun-
ty the other day and Judge Leonidas
(Cont1nued on Third Pnge.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
oyerau Factory for Fnrmy,lle,

~ ISPecIAT y no s-TTNF5-DTsPutVH,1 ~ "
Farmyille, Va. October Ian overall
factory for Farmyille Is now assured, The
.capital stock subscribed is $4,000, and more
than one-half OF this amount is taken by
Farmve citizens. 1t is proposed to begin
operations just as soon as the machinery
can he placed. II Is said that the factory
viii give employment u not tess than 100
nAraanA meat az whom will be girls,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
Tobacco Sales at Tarmvllle.

p.N'o' ~ SPaNStl'
F'armville. Va, October 1.-The crop OF
tobacco lust housed in this section Of the
State is up to the average In quality and
quantity. Every outstanding jnIant has been
cut and made ready for the firing. PrIm-
ings have about all been marketed. and
age the growers to save and sell them am
other year. AT Rice Depot, eight miles from
Farmvllc. a large warehouse has leen
erected for tho sale OF tobacco. and strong
vert from other markets much OF the weed.
Up to the present there have been sold on
the Farmyllle market nearly !. .oo0. coo pounds
OF prmtngs this season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-02
Lynchburg Tobacco .Inrlxet.

7-s.- [SpnclaI 70 Tha aTIMnS-pispatch.)
8 Lynchburg, Va,, October l--Joh d. Ogles-
by, of the Lynchburg Tobacco Warehouse
Company Nnc.2. makes the Following gepo,t
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
MOTHER AND SON.

A "heart-interest'' story which has
been published in the newspapers re-
Gently relates few facts in the life
Of mother who has suffered peculiar
hardships and trials all the days of her
life.
The mother is question gave the
James boys to the woodland her
chief distinction now is that she is the
mother Of Jesse James.
She still lives in the neighborhood
where many of her crosses have been
borne, and to the idle and curious
world that approaches her door she
consents to tell the story of Jesse
James life. In order to keep certain
busybodies away, she charges a fee for
the narrative she has to unfold
1t is a way of mothers that they
like to talk about their sons. Usually
they do not care to charge a fee
though one cannot blame the mother
Of Jesse James for doing so. And most
mothers do not find 1t possible to put
a less hearty note into their MARIA
tives after their sons have gone and
forgotten them--as too many sons
have way of doing.
The son who succeeds in achieving
great things is simply worlds won
der to the woman who brought him
into the world. He is always young
in her eyes, and always he is in dan
ger OF being harned-or in need o.
help.
But there must be something spe'
cial In the case OF this mother, The
people who inquire about the son sh'
has lost can scarcely do so with af-
lection. Even the wisest Of them can
not seek the details Of his career Al
they might inquire about the storm!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
penn Notes.

Penn, N D., Oct. Ito The For
UNI: Henry Doyle and Henry Kiser
visited at the home of John Doyle
Sunday.
Jacob Elgaen was trading in town
last week.
People are busy harvesting their po-
tatoes now They all seem to get
fair yield.
The death of little Orlando Helseth,
the eldest son of Rev, and Mrs. H. c.
Helseth, occurred early Sunday morn
ing of tuberculosis of the hip. The lit
tie fellow had been in poor health for
nearly a year. Many warm friends
sympathize deeply with the family in
their sorrow.
Carl Elgaen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Elgaen from Penn was hurt quite
badly Saturday morning.
Miss Segne Elgaen was trading In
town Saturday.
Banker J. M. Thompson of Devils
Lake state bank last week sold his
Interest In the Anderson Mercantile
co. store to the Miller brothers who
| are now in the store.
Herbert Ryan visited Penn the lat
ter part of this week. Cor. P.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18

periods Of historic characters
could not submit to the yoke of au-
thority, and who could not be patient
under oppression and wrong,
1t is likely that they speak of this
son, and think of him only as fa-
nous outlaw. When their curiosity Is
satisfied perhaps they go their way
without having discovered the great
truth into the presence of which they
have been brought.
But can there be any doubt at all
that the aged woman-who still talks
about Jesse James--sees nothing but
the things that were hid from the
world?
Is it not certain that she remem-
bers him as the restless, the courag-
eous, the hapIess son who came back
from the troubled day to sit at the
meal she spread-and sleep in the bed
she smoothed-and who really longed
for love and happiness?
Is 1t not quite probable that this old
lady is the only person in the world
who really knew the man that so many
are inquiring about?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
Ayers Pills
Health
aE5a
Daddy Bedtime
Fnrv7 The Story
1911 OF Jumbo


20 daddy began his bedtime story by asAns ~
" children did hear Of Jumbof
~ moi said Evelyn SAID mot -uhor
daddy smile well, you had Deen lslns
. how be told about JuupO'
and probably the hgses
of England and Tor e
the children liked Jumbo ana ne st made
when Jumbo was keu
particularly which the big animal osl re- M
If he had not tried 70 save 20 -
baby elephant ho,oroaa the
the with dozen
in travelling around ne
children wanted TO "nen
that the itest chae auu
stand in front OF MN @
neve them He good eephahe anu ~
feets inches a weighed 10000 pounds
1t necessary 10
railroad train ID orae - @ nnd
fond of the little Daoy
together This time the two were a
All the other eePhans
baby elephant loaded the train wne ~
which the
whistle and tried hard to get m
blu Jumbo just had time to see n unte
reached fe
threw him one side OF ne
off the track himself out was wy
late The train struck i'm him instantly"
not" answered daddy When JUMBO
the of the train 1t was Win SUCH
little animals leg broken He had to be not
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
DON'T FORGET THIS
Invest Small Sums Safely in certifi-
Gates OF The Northwestern Mu-
tual Investment Co.

Little drops Of water and little
grains Of sand make the mighty ocean
and the pleasant land" Is the way the
old song that we learned in childhood
ran. It can be paraphrazed to read
that little pennies put away make
many dollars some future day and
truely, too, for the plan offered by The
Northwestern Mutual Investment Co,
makes the saving of small sums easy
and very profitable.
Little sums of money invested in
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terly or yearly as your pocketbook and
inclination suggest, will in future days
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terest added and one-half our net pro-
fits as well. Our certificates are based
on the ownership of improved city real
estate. Our capital of quarter Of q
million dollars, in addition to our
choice real estate values Is behind
every promise of this company
This is one Of the Investments that
will never disappoint. You have the
essential features Of safety, profit ane
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certificate In the Northwestern Mu-
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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
Trains Goina West.
CAT OUT OF THE BAG.

1T am very we'll satisfied with the
situation at present. My campaign "trip
has been very successful so far, and
feel confident that the tide of battle
is turned toward the democratic party
in North Dakota"
The foregoing was sent to The Min
neapolis Journal by Grand Forks
correspondent and is the last para
graph of an article boosting Governor
Burke.
The final sentence shows where Gov
ernor Burke is at and may open the
eyes of some of his followers among
the republicans of North Dakota. He
has been preaching man-not party
before, but now comes out in his true
colors end states the indications are
for the success of the democratic
party. His republican sleeps clothing
can't disguise the governors demo.
cratic wolf1shness.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
PACKARD FOR FARGO.

Tomorrow there will be another Of
the seml-weekly changes on The Fargo
News. This time F. E. Packard will
be the new editor. He has been con-
nected with The Valley City Times
Record for some years, more recently
as business manager. He will assume
the editorial and news management of
the morning paper at once. The peo-
pie of Fargo are familiar with Mr..
Packard, at least by reputation.
The Forum welcomes him to Fargo.
There have been times when unkind
things have been said about this pub
lication by Mr.. Packard and frequent
retaliations have been made-but The
Forum knows Of worse fellows than
the new man. He will at least enliven
the opposition and administer some
early risers to the publication over on
the avenue.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
InTIMIDATE TRUSTEES?

Members of the boards Of state in
stituHons are receiving letters from
the chairman Of the finance committee
of the democratic party. They start
with the announcement that Governor
Burke is having a "ferce" fight. The
Forum is inclined to concede this-and
then some.
The letter continues and asks the
members Of the boards of the different
state institutions-these appointees Of
Governor Burke-to come across with
some cash and help out the Burke
campaign fund.
1t would be interesting to know
whether Governor Burke countenances
this attempted hold up Of his appoin-
tees-some of whom he proudly de-
cIares are non-partisans.
Should a man be compelled to pay
for a position on a state board just to
help elect a democratic governor?
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
LITTLE SCHOOL COSTLY
Consolidated Schools May Get .
Practical Tryout in Iowa--SmaII
Schools Wasteful.

st. Paul Pioneer Press: The super
intendent of schools in Iowa has taken
up the problem of consolidated schools
in rural districts and is urging action.
He finds that there are in Iowa S,01S
rural schools with an attendance of
less than ten pupils each. Many have
only one pupil. Obviously such schools
are not only wasteful of funds, but
are poorly equipped to give to the
children the educational advantages
they deserve. He is disposed to urge
the adoption of the township as the
school unit instead Of the four square
mile limit now placed upon the rural
districts.
The rural school, as it has been
maintained in the United States, is not
up to the times, and is unnecessarily
expensive except in some isolated dis
trlcts. One teacher who has charge
of from one to twenty or thirty pupils
Of various ages and stages of adj
vancement cannot do justice to the
situation. The children in the rural
schools cannot be graded to the best
advantage in classes, nor can the
school supply the equipment and the
expert instruction that is possible in
| larger institutions, such as township
schools. And what is more, the small
district schools are not only inefficient,
but cost about twice as much per pu-
| pil as the larger consolidated school.
According to government figures,
there are seventeen districts in Ohm
sted county, Mimi. in which the school
attendance is less than nine. The av-
| erage cost per pupil in these schools
| in 1908 was s56.4s FOR a school year
averaging 1A1 days, or a cost of 40
cents per day per pupil. The average
cost in 1907 was 21.3 cents day per
pupil and the cost in the second grade
schools was 1876 cents per pupil. The
average cost per pupil in forty five
| typical consolidated schools in various
parts of the country is found to be
approximately that of the first and
second grade schools in Minnesota, and
the cost at the consolidated schools
includes the cost OF transporting the
children to and from their homes. The
little school not only is inefficient but
expensive.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
LIKED DICKINSON.

Dickinson Post: Col. Charles Brew
er, editor of The Fargo Forum, was
in the city Tuesday night and called
on The Post. He is to attend the Mott
demonstration this week and came up
to Dickinson to see a live town. The
Colonel is six foot three inch spec
linen of manhood, wears a broad
brimmed felt hat, weight 275 pounds,
and in addition to being a fine writer,
politically and otherwise, enjoys life
keeping constantly in good condition
by keeping in good humor. He was
pleased with the general appearance
of the city.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-10-18
Travellers Tales

When A. H. Leimbacher visited the
lone star state he spent great deal
of time driving about the country. His
hosts were northerners and possessed
good turnouts, so he enjoyed the little
jaunts over the plains behind the two
we'll harnessed ponies.
Wherever he drove, the smartness of
the turnout attracted much attention
among the Texans.
Driving into a small town one day
the genial landlord drove up to the
country store and postoffice and asked
If he could secure a nice cool drink
of water there. While he was in the
store uuenching his thirst, a tall lean
lad of about nineteen summers was
in front of the store looking over the
ponies.
Mice horses, Them" broke in the
boy as the man of short stature
climbed into the wagon.
Yves, sir, nice horses" said Leim-
bacher.
81 low you be from the north
Eyes, / am from the north.
"Whar we from up thar?"
"Well sir, I come from the state of
North Dakota" answered the little
landlord in his genial manner.
North Dakota, yes know Teller
UP there. S'pose you know Hank Hol-
ger up in North Dakota"
why no I do not. ! guess he does
not juggle baggage at my hotel"
"'You don't know Hank? Well III
swan. Surely you all know Hank
He's up thar working on ranch"
Look here young man. What kind
of a place do you think North Dakota
is, anyway"
"WaP 1 kinda reckin it's a righ
smart town."
AT that instant the ponies received
a singing blow with the whip which
reminded them that they were in for
eign territory.