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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
BEDFORD To HAVE
A DOUBLE FAIR
Horticultural Exhibit TO be Held
in Conjunction With Agri-
cultural Show.
TO ENCOURAGE YOUTHS
Retail Merchants Association and
Board Of Trade Hope to Keep
Boys on Farms.
TO ENCOURAGE YOUTHS

tSpeCila to The Richmond Nirginian)
BEDFORD CITY, VA. Sept. "a
The Retail Merchants Association
and the Bedford City board of trade
held a mass Getting recently to dis
cuss the POSSIBILITY. of holding a hor-
ticultural exhibit here this fail. 1t
was decided to hold this tair in CON
nection with the school fair.
The object OF the school fair is to
arouse interest on the part of the
boys and girls in farming, dairyiug
and stock-raiSing, The combination
Of these two fairs viii strengthen this
end and arouse more interest. This
wholesome and commendatory move
ment on the part Of Bedford county
citizens is Well worth the considera-
tion of other sections. Interest on the
part of the youth In the aaffirs of the
farm IS Il significant thing in regard
To the future welfare of Virginia :
farming interests and rural develop
mcnt, 1t is vital that the citizens
should try to reduce the number OF
boys and girls that are migrating TO
the city Too many are leaving the
farm with its great possibilities and
life OF Independence Cor the city with
its unknown future.
Bedford county has inauguTated a
movement to develop her roads. In
the winter the Bedford roads are al
most impossible and if the land area
uf Bedford is 70 he more productive
marada mized roads ara extremely me-
ceSsary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
NO FOUND DEAD
IN WOMAN ROOM
Husband Finds Wife and Mail
Carrier LifeIcs,-Both Shot
Through Heart

CLEVELAND. o., September "a
Mrs Martha IL Distel. - years old.
and Hall Mueller. 35. a mail car
rier, We're found murdered to-day in
her bed room, Police were called by
Lawrence Distel the womsns hus-
band. who is a special officer at the
society for savings banks
Distel and his son, Irving 20 years
old, and his daughter, GeneYieTe, is
years old, We're sleeping in other rooms
on the same floor. They all say they
heard the shots.
Police found Mrs Distei and Muel-
Ter lying side by side ON the floor.
Each had been shot through tho
heart. A 81 calibre revolver was
found in corner OF the room with
all of it's chambers empty.
Distel told Lieutenant of Detectives
Walker: II was sleeping in my own
room when | heard shots I ran to
my wife's room and found her and
Mueller lying on the floor. Both had
been shot. A moment later my son
and daughter came into the room.
Then | called the police
Distel. In i'll health, had been sleep
ing in tent in his back yard, Last
night was the first in several months
he had slept in the house.
Police think the person who fired
the shots stood only a few feet from
the victims, for there We're signs OF
powder marks on the bodies,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
MECHANICS INSTITUTE ADDS
AUTO SHOPS TO COURSE

An automobile shop course has been
added to the curriculum of Virginia
Mechanics institute, This announce
ment was made Friday night at the
annual organization meeting OF the
faculty. Other new courses are prac
;teat electricity for electrician APP
prentices, plumbing shop and astimat-
ing quantities of material for the
building trades. With an enrolment
of $50, the regular exercises Of the
institute viii begin Monday.
The new members Of the faculty
are: Lawrence M Fuqua, +. s..
mechanical shops; Edgar p. Dalton,
mechanical shous: A. O. Arwin, b. s,
Nj. f.. mechanical shops; J. G. Reaz-
ley. estimating; George w. Bebout,
practical electricity, automobiles; j,
r Fentress mathematics; Il, Caring
ton Moseley, A. NJ, English.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
AN ORDINANCE.

To provide for the advertisement re-
CURED by law for bids for franchise
TO be granted by the Town of High
land Park TO erect poles. string wires
ar1 construct other electrical appll-
ances in upon and under the streets
and alleys and public places of said
Town and to construct. use and oper-
ate conduits under such streets, alleys.
ard other public places for the purpose
of supplying electric light heat and
power.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY the Mayor
ard Council Of the Town of Highland
Park:
l.
That sn advertisement be published
in the Richmond Virginian, a newspa-
per OF general circulation In the Town
Of Highland Park tthere being no
newspaper published in said TOWN.
once a"week for four t4) successive
weeks inviting bids in the manner
prescribed by law for . franchise pro.
posed TO be granted by the Town or
Highland Park by an ordinance
which shall be substantially IN the
words and figures following, that Is to
say
AN ORDINANCE.
To authorize ------4-A---, Its successors
or assigns to construct and operate
electric lines. poles. wires and other
appliances IN and upon and under
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Richmond and Petersburg Electric Railway

Cars leave Manchester. Seventh and Perry
Streets, for Petersburg:
*6, Z. 8. 80, 10, Ii, sl2 P. M, /, 2. 80, 4. g.
s*5 10, *6, Z. 8, 1910 P. M,
HOO P. NJ. for Chester. 1900 midnight TO,
Petersburg.
Cars leave Petersburg, foot Sycamore Street, foi
Manchester.
5:I5. Gas, .s7:i5. .7;s5, s:35, ss5, slo;3s
1875 A. NJ, 1915, ~l:S5 2:35, 1885, ABS. 6:33
6:S5 %T:35. S.35, 9:s5. *l0:40. ii: 40 p. NJ.
Carries baggage and express
s+Limted except Sundays and holidays.
All ears from Petersburg connect with ears TO,
Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Southern Railway.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.

TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND.
n B.--FolIowing schedule figures published o.
Information and not guaranteed
$40 A. .~~Daiiy---Loeai for Charlotte.
ieA5 A. M.--Daisy--Iimitsd-- al points
south. Pullman and Day Coaches
400 p. M.--Ex. Sunday, Local for Moseey.
600 p, Ms--Ex. Sunday~--keysville Local.
lii45 p. M.~-Daiiy--Limited, for all points
South. Pullman ready $40 P. NJ.
YORK RIVER LINE
s:30 P. MEX. sun.--Te Vest PIT. connecting
OF Baltimore Mon, Wed and Fri,
4.30 A. NIX. Sun. and 2:I5 P. M.--Mon.,
We'd and Fri,--Local to West Point
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
From the South: Z 90 A. NJ, $50 p. NJ. daily.
$40 A. NIX. SUM- 4:i0 p. NJ: sos P. NJ.
Daily Ex Sunday. 14oeaD,
From Wes, Point, $50 A. NJ, daily; II ;35 A. NJ.
We'd and Fri; 5:55 p. Nj. Ex Sun
s. K. BURGESS. D. p A..
go Eat Main Street Phone Madison ass
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

forces heartily with the victorious
insurgents" The conference is for
the purpose of preparing call to in
Democrats 10 meet in con-
Vention here next Saturday or the Sat
urtlay following for the purpose of
putting an independent Democratic
ticket in the field. There is constd-
cradle curiosity to see just who will
sign the call for the convention of the
independents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

stocked with such, no matter how full
1t may be with inferior grades.
In my next article | will endeavor
TO explain to the many readers of
this paper the method of rearing ana
marketing broilers both To the mar
ket az well as the select family trade
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
PREPARE A CALL
TO INDEPENDENTS
Regular Democrats viii Confer
to Pick Man to Oppose
"Iusurgent'.

(Specila to The Richmond Vlrginian.)
RALEIGH, n. c., Sept. 24.--There
will be held Saturday afternoon in
Raleigh conference of Democrats
from various sections of the county
who led the unsuccessful regular or
ring faction of the party in the siren
uous and exceptionally bitter primary
campaign in which the "insurgent"
faction. termed the Bailey Daniels
wing. won out and nominated their
entire ticket with the exception of the
sheriff. For this office Sheriff Sears,
who fought with the regulars Won by
. small majority, but has now joined
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

900 A. ! Daily--Fast trains 10 Old Point
400 P. ! Newport News and Norfolk.
740 A.--DAily. Local to Newport News.
500 P.-Dsily. Local 70 Old Point.
400 Noon. Week days Mountain Special te
Hinton"
200 P. ! Daily-Louisville and Cincinnati.
II 90 r. Pumans
GAS P.--Daily. "St, Louis Chicago Special"
PuiImans.
$50 A--Daiy Charlottesville. Week days
Clifton Forge
515 P.-Week days Local to Gordonsvslle
ii;45 A.--Daily. I.ynchburg, Lex. c.. Forge.
b:l5 P--Daiiy To Lynehburg and Clifton
Forge
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND,
Local from Eaat--~s:2 rs A. NJ, 7:5o p. NJ.
Through from East--l1:3 5 A. NJ 6:25 p NJ.
Local from West--%s3o A. M. $50 A. NJ,
7:20 p. NJ.
Through--7:oo A. NJ. gasp NJ.
James River Lines as A. NJ, 600 p. NJ.
*DafIy except Sunday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
buy EGGS IN STARTING
IN POULTRY BUSINESS
tContinned from First Page.)

tContinned from First Page.)
"a BY the chick before LAYING the
shell BY experienc gained in the
past as TO the differnt food mixtures
for young chicks, We have found that
some are better than others; but none
that gave us any better success than
the following mixture which can be
obtAansd at any first class food store.
and can be prepared In an ordinary
&oRee mill or d mill made for the pur-
poeS.
A Good Food Mixture
One half peck miliet. one psck
wheat, one-hah peck of finely crac ked
corn or grits. one quart Of Ka tfir corn
80 pounds OF cracked rice. one pint
" me chick stse grit and one pint
~ f1ueay crushed (not ground) char
coaI. Thoroughly mix and feed as
sfo11nNs: Keep the floor OF the brood
- noop covered with fine ohafY or the
u SnA Glover heads and timothy seed
Sonn ths hay NOV. Into this throw
nandfui 81 this mixture and then
S1eh the Itttis- chicks how they go
~ III do not give them more than
cnA clean up In a quarter Of an
-. hut feed every two or~three
I ~ f0r the first three or four days,
II1r IA. hen, kssp pan o. corn
m 1oe ~ - s,itssds bps neas- shs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Fork Union
Military Academy

A great school for boys. Strict disci-
pine under Army officer. Thorough
instruction under experienced teachers
Management distinctly Christian. Last
session the best in the history of the school
Many Improvements being made for our
next session.
For catalogue and terms address,
L. S. LYON, Headmaster.
Fork Union, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

Stated front SO that the hen can easily
reach il.
After the third week we win begin
to feed the little chicks more and add
small quantity of animal food 20
their rations. FOR at this time and ON
the growth OF body and feathers Is
quite rapid.
Now We begin to teed a mash conn
posed Of corn meal middlings and
finely chopped clover, all We up into
a crum bly, mass with scalding wal er.
To this can he added small guam
THY of hone meal or prepared beef,
scrape (about large tablespoon full
To every twenty cnicks). Feed this
mash for their first food in the morn
ing. giving them ali they Will eat up
clean. Continue this. adding more
animal food from time 20 time. II
they have free runs 40 as 10 have
plenty OF exercise, there is no danger
I of overlooking.
For the noon and night feed we will
/ give them a mixture of whole wheat,
/ cracked corn and oats tscalded1, vary
/ ing 1t from time to time.
Rut by all means keep them grow
ing. as a half raised and stuntcd
/ chick never made 4 prize winner or
q good layer.
Value of GOOD stock.
Some one has wisely said tha'
economy is "A virtue when wisel!
prarticed. but al advised econom,
becomes parstmony when this point i
reached and the individual is no Ion
ger able to exercise balanced Judg
ment" Some poultry men, who ar
, Just starting III, this ever interestin
; and profitable business needs "A broad
, ening Of their scope of vision, tina
! they may see the possibilities Of poul
, | Try culture.
To the beginner the sam of $40 t
$l5 paid for a trio or pen OF seiee
birds looks like a mountain, and ther
, again, to- others the idea OF payin
even one dollar for a cnckercl to i'm
, prove their flock is IA sinful eXtraHa
gantt. why can't he trade d settin
nf eggs with Mrs, Jones or sWa
: ROSTERS with Mrs Brown to improN
; his nocks? Mrs. Jones has scrubs
I white Mrs Brown has "culls,'D
, When he learns that the netghhc
; who paid SIS FOR his pen Of puI
, brcds. and for which he judged hin
:. SO harshly. is getting more from IL
:. butcher and his private trade Tor n
y big. plump broiiers than he has ey'
- received, and that he has eggs to Sc
= when hr has none, he asCrihes ii
luck. He Is still blind Ia the ia
that the first money invested in II
u pure bred birds has really much To {
+, with the decreased profit, amountir
:, probably to several times more tha
i, the money first spent When he Sc
hts neighhor's advertisement in II
H. local and agricultural papers, al
=, sees the different shipments each ia
= stacked up at the express Office,
. stnl ascribes it 10 luck and still thinI
. his fowls re AS good.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Don't Mix Stock.

The question is often asked OF me,
Would you advise me To mix my
stock OF must 1 keep thoroughbreds
only ." 10 older breeders this story Is
prepnsterous. bat this is world OF
changes, and that continually ! have
only one answer To 'the question, II
is an emphatic NO My reason for
advising only thoroughbred stock II
that il is about one hundred per
cent. better aud more profitable. II
YOU want to become breeder OF poui-
try for profit or to become fancier
You can do so only with the best
There are many who Will say,
have no ambition along the line OF
fancy poultry" / Say the best Is the
cheapest aud most profitable II one
would raise poultry at all II you
have the best, whether lancier In
the sense of an advertiser or not, You
will soon earn a reputation ana people
will come or send miles and miles for
a trio Of birds or at least cock or
uockerel 10 improve their flock by the
infusion OF new blood. and they VIII
nav yuu from two to five times more
than you could nave received from
the market man as broiier or "a
rooster.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
Correct. Human Errors.


1t is the uneApected--the ten thous-
andth train that this system is espe-
eially designed to protect, When
fatal error is made and the Inflated
t1xiin or trains have passed beyond
the reach of human agency. then is
the critical moment when the value
OF safety appliance is put to the
severest test. Ii is claimed that the
Miller system, working atuomatieally,
corrects human errors and bridges
over lapses OF memory. 1t is claimed
further that this not only pertains 70
collisions between trains, but the Sys-
TEN is also a psoiliFe factor OF safety
at switch points railroad crossings
and draw bridges So long as the eie--
ment Of danger exists at these points
lust So long are trains blocked against
the danger. it is claimed. This is &C
conplished by succession OF electric
switches and contacts, placed at VIII
wherever needed to suit particular
conditions.
There is to-day something more
than 100000 mites of railroad track
in the United States, The loss ny
accident during The eight years end
ing June so. 1905. totals approximate
Nv the sum of $3.50, 600, 000 or an ave-
rage yearly loss of $50. 100000
Charging this yearly loss against each
mile. the average loss per mile per
annum is thus estimated at slao every
wear for each mile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24

II costs no more to raise the best
than the common scrubs" For In
stance. suppose you wish 10 sell OH
your two year old hens (pure breeds,
Your seven pound men at thirteen
cents per pound viii bring you ninety
one cents. while your scrub hens.
whose average is not over Ave pounds
lsome of them viii hardly weigh
threeJ. viii only net VOC sixty five
cents. a difference OF twentysix cents
in the one fowl.
Yet both cost the same TO raise
and the profit on the ftrst sales Viii
overbalance the first cost even at mar
ket prices. / make these statements
inst now for the reason that in the
near future poultry raisers and those
who contemplate going into the BUSH
ness viii lie looking over catalogues
and farm papers deciding where they
viii buy their stock or eggs for hatch-
ing
By experience yuu VIII ind that the
best class of consumers cares very lit
tie about the price. provided they can
find what will suit them great
many safes can be made privately to
family trade, at price Tar above
the market quotations. Two years ago
the price was good. Last year IT was
better. and II Was due more TO the
quality Of the product offered than
anything else.
But it is seldom that one who has
a large lot of uniform broilers on hanc
fails To receive a good, fair price. as
the market during the mouths OF Jan
uary. February and March Ii not oseH.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
War Victim. Exceeded.


During the ten years ending with
the year 1908, the number of people
killed and injured in railroad acci-
dents is placed at S67,973, The vic
tins claimed by the great battles of
the Civil War averaged each year So
494. Victims for the Year 1909 claim
ed by tuberculosis amounted to ST.
376, while victims of railroad acct
dents in the same year reached the
number Of l15,54f. This means that
one human life was sacrificed on every
twenty-five miles of track and one
human being crippled on every two
miles of track.
The Miller train control corpora
ton claims that Is system Will prac-
tically reduce to minimum TINS APP
palling loss of life, when it is in full
operation on railroads, as they believe
it must be at no distant date,
Chartered in Virginia.
Chartered under the laws of Viz
ginia, the corporation has an author
lied capital stock Of $1,000,o00 d.
vided into 100000 shares of the par
value Of 81 each. There are no pre-
ferred shares and bond issue. TWEEN
ty-two and one-half per cent. of the
capital stock was paid the inventor
for the purchase Of the United States
patents, including the right to all the
newly patented features that may be
developed from time to time. Twelve
and cne-half per cent. has been mar
keted for the necessary expenses in
cident to primary experiments and
for early promotion, The remaining
sixty-fiye per cent or $4,000 shares
OF the capital stock. has been placed
in the treasury to be held for sale as
additional funds may be required from
time to time. The stock is deposited
In trust with the commonwealth Bank
OF Richmond.
Officers and directors Of thee cor
p0ration are as follows.
President. w, A. Higgs. Charles
town. w. Va, manufacturer and capt.
talist first vfce-president j. n. Gar
Der, Harrisonburg, Va, capitalist and
bank director. second vice president
and counsel Thomas II. Lion. Manas-
sag, Va, attorney and bank director
secretary and treasurer. CA CrowefL
Staunton. Va. manager Beverly Book
Company. Directors--W A. Higgs
j. n. CARRIER, c. A. Crowell. w. NJ.
Masters, j A. Bell. Thomas H. Lion,
II. B. Miller
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24


Under the Miller system of train
control it is claimed to be practically
impossible for two trains To- occupy
the same block at the same time
whether they lie moving in the same
or opposite directions, without ole
or both of them being stopped, thus
eliminating the danger of collisions en-
tirely. The system is believed 10 be
valua BILE at all times. in that 1t auto
matically controls trains entering
+ blocks, making it possible to bunch
them very closely together with per-
feet safety by means OF short blocks.
But it Is when the dispatcher has
given q lap" order or "a wrong signal
has been displayed, or when an engl-
neer misreads an order or runs by a
signal unheeding, that the system re
solves itself into ii veritable agency
of mercy and positively aNerts the
otherwise inevitable obstruction of
human life and property.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
REDUCE Loss OF
LIFE To minimum
Railav SafetyeDevice Designed to
DO Away with Railroad
Accidents
MILLER CORPORATION
CHARTERED IN STATE
Double Protection Insured by
Patent Automatic Control
Which is Operated by
Electricity.

Several prominent business men of
Richmond have journeyed TO Wash
ington within the past week or so
for the purpose of witnessing prac-
teal demonstration OF the Miller sys-
tenn of train control, and each of them
have come back enthusiastic over the
possibilities of the system. which COM
bnes the automatic stop and auto
matte signal. insuring double protee
ton to the lives of the travelling pub
lie from whom railroad acc dents eX-
act a heavy toll every year
They report that the system is a
marvel of its kind, being entirely au-
tomato and controlled by electricity.
Within each section or block Of track
the train protects Itself from other
trains moving either in the same or
opposite direction by automatically
displaying signals. and by setting the
air brake on the opposite train The
electricity is furnished from either a
central power plant or from batteries
at different points. The operation of
the signals and air brakes Is accom-
plished by the succession OF electric
switches placed along the line and ac-
tuated by a moving train, SO that when
shifted out of their normal conditions,
the block of track in each direction
is electrically hridged. while various
signal points and contact rails are put
in operation with the electric energy.
The contact rails or plates are to en-
gage hanger attached to the loco
/ motive. The contact rails work in
conjunction with the signals, SO that
( if an engineer runs past signal set
/ AT danger his air brakes are automat-
/ ically applied, The electric switches
| are held in their shifted position by
positiN ely latches until the adjacent
switch is shifted in the same direc-
ton. when the latches are released
! The switches can be shifted in the OPP
pcsitc directions, the system being
adaptable to either single or doubI,
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The T s|yania Railroad
Compaas ~ rs employees on
its pensiJA roils who are over
80 years of age, and who were
retired when they were 20 years
or younger, and have received
annual pensions ever since.
also has ], $50 active employees
who have been with the road
forty years or more, and 1913
additional men who, before they
were retired on pension, had
served the road more than forty
years. There are also three
pensioners who are 80 years or
more of age. The Pennsylvan-
ia during the first nine years
of its pension system has paid
to retired employees a total of
So, AS, 793.77.