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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

Chesapeake 4 Ohio Railway
s;ee a. Daily-sa.t train. :. 70 so Ga Point.
7;4O A.-Daily. Local to Newport News
$500 P.-Daily. LocalNo Old Point.
$500 P. Daily-Louis>Slls and Cincinnati
ll;00 p. Pullmans.
s;S P.-Daiiy. "st. Loui1-chica~o Special"
PullmAns.
1900 N,--Week days to Hinton "Mounte!n
Special" Parlor Cars
$3.50 A.-Daily-Charlottesvi Week days
Clifton Forge,
5:l5 P.--Week days. Local TO Gordonav!llo.
HIS A-DaIly. L'burg. LEX. G. Forge.
5l6 P.-Daily. To LynchburE.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND.
Local from East-s:25 a. NJ, 7;t0 r. n.
Through from East-ll;35 A. NJ. s:Sa =. n.
Local from West-sS;3o A. Nj. S;e0 A. NJ.
Through-7:oo A. NJ. .;s p. n.
James River Lno-s:35 A. NJ. 500 p n
'DaNy except sunday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

RICHMOND TOBACCO MARKET.
Richmond, Va. september 20 1910,
m ~ scrobacco--Reordered ,-Receipts and Of
farinxa continue very lisht; market VERY
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

New York. September 20-Close:
Prime mercantile paper. 5 1-2 to g per
cent. Sterling exchange steady, with
actual business in bankers bills, at
s4,Ss5o q s+.SS60 for sixty-day bills. and
OF s4,S615 Tor demand. Commercial
bills, s4.S3@s4S3 III. Bar silver. SO 3-S.
Mexican dollars, "A. Money on call
easy. 17-S@2 per cent. ruling rate
l rs; closing bid. 81; offered at 2.
Time loans, dull and steady. sixty
days, 4 per cent, and ninety days, 40
4l-4; six months, 4 l-2.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
10 National Bank OF Virginia at I79.
SET,I1pIv'rES Ma 1.i.ox, /

Quotations for interest-paying bonds ara
at price to which interest must be add
ed. Income bonds and certificates OF In.
cehtedpess arc fiat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
Richmond and Petersburg Electric Railwa,

Streets. FOR PstersDurg:
g, I. e. 20. lG II. III P. IL. l. Z - 4 &
sS:l. u, Z, s, -. 70 p. II.
Petersburg.
Cars leave Petersburg. foo Sycamore
Street. for Manchester:
A. n. H:35. $780, ?:so. s:7a, 1:as, s:b. s:2S
'7:ss. s:1s, S.2s 'l0:A0. u:4o p. u.
Carries baggage aud sxDrsss.
- Limited. except Sundays anu hol!d4yk
AL cars from Petersburg connt-: vita cars
Rtchsnond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond, Va, September 20, 1910.
SALES Az ROARD

BY Richard ". Maury,
Stock and Bond Broker, lU15 e. Main ST.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

quiet: little or nothing doing. sun-cured-
t Nothing doing. Season over. Quotations
nominal.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
Norfolk and Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
Schedule in Eject June IL. 1910
Leave Byrd street Station. Richmond. For
NORFOLK: bs:lo a. NJ. $500 a. H., a3:oa P.
n. 1910 p. NJ b7:0o P. n.
FOR LYNCHBURu AND THE WEST:
'6:lh A. NJ, 's:0s A. NJ. blz:1c room; a3:0o p.
NJ. 1870 P. II.
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk: bliss A.
NJ. all:4e A. NJ. $3.50 P. NJ. blo:25 P. NJ,
sll::v P. NJ. From the West: 1850 A. NJ
ALSO P. NJ. b2:l5 P. NJ. 's:oi r. NJ. $500 r.
II.
'Da,iy. aDaily. ex. sunday. bsunday only
Pullman. Parlor and Sleeping Cars. Cafe
Dining Cara c. H BOSLEY.
@. F. A.. Roanoke "a
RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE BAY
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Schedule OF electric trains to and froo.
Ashland. stopping at intermediate stations
upon signal: Lv. Richmond (Broad and
Laurel sts): e:06b. '7:lo, s:1ob. $50 ..lo:Io,
ll:lo A. NJ. 1:lo 2:lo. $40. h::ob. $40. $50,
j7:1o. s:1ob. 1910. 1l:45 P. NJ. Lv. Ashland:
IS :55, s7:00b, s, Sd, 10, all A. NJ. 'l2M., eel
2. 3. 4. 5b. 6. 2. 8. sb. IL p. n.
'Daly except Sunday. ''Sunday only.
Carries baggage
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21
CLOSING BOND QUOTATIONS

Col. and Southern ref. and ext. rs. 9s4
Denver and Rio Grande ref. 5s...... oln
Erie CIV. As series .'A".................. 60
Erie CIV. 49, series Observation-Disclosures. s.
marlborough Metro. Observation-Disclosures. sly
Inter. Nero. Marine Us ................ So
Kansas City Southern LIST 3s............. 72h
Louisville and Nash. In. Is ............. on
Missouri Pacific 4s ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1sH
Missouri Pacific CIV. IS Neutrality-suspicious.. 92N
Norfolk and Western LIST con. is........ osh
Norfolk and Western CIV. As ............. 9sh
Penn. cv. 3hs Qgl5) ...................... Ssh
st. Louis and San Fran gen 5s........ S7E
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

Seaboard Air Line Adj. IS ............ 6oTs
Southern Pacific cy. 4s.................. 97sa
Southern Railway 5s Observation-Disclosures. lG
Southern Railway gen. is ............... 7sls
Union Pacific CIV. Observation-Disclosures. 1o2i.
United states refunding Is. registered. 1ooX
United States refunding 2s coupon. 80. l0o44
United States IS, registered. ............. 10lsa
United States as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1ol4
United States As. registered .....,.....,.. 11tas
United States As coupon, .............. l1j
United States steel End announcement. 1ot
Virginia. Car. Chem 5s................". esA
Wabash LIST and ext As................... sax
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

:, Cotton css, fu'arss opened steady and closed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-21

washin gton, D. c.. September Goth.
condition OF the Treasury at the besinn inf
OF business to-day was as follows:
Tr,,sf E>,nda
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
A Rare Old Book.

The second book printed in the Eng
lish language was The Game and
PIaye OF the Chess" which the title
page says was "FYnyshi,l the last day
OF Marche. the yer of our lord god
thousand foure hondred and LNNIlj."
Only twelve copies OF the work are
now known To exist. In 1913 an
Englishman Of the name OF Alchorne
sold his copy for sum equal to
S270 in United States currency. Fiji
ty-six years later. i'll 1869. the same
volume IAN imperfect copy was sold
for $3.50. The British museum has
refused an offer of $4,000 for its copy,
which is imperfect 10 the extent OF
having seven leaves missing.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

The average person in danger Of
drowning usually attempts to lift life
buoy over his head, with the result
that he Is Immediately plunged deeper
into the water. A good swimmer can
do this with a sudden upward jerk. but
with the nonswimmer it is almost an
impossible feat What he should do
when he has seized the buoy Is TO
place both hands, palms downward, on
the buoy on the part nearest the body,
pressing 1t downward and slightly
away, when the farther part Of the
buoy will rise out Of the water and
actually fall over the head. The arms
can then be put through easily, land
there you are"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
TOO GOOD A SHAVE.
Il LuIIsd Budd to Sleep While tho
Price of Stocks Tumbed.

Price OF Stocks unoleo'
One Of the anecdotes in Joseph L.
Kings History OF the San Francisco
Stock Exchange Board" is rs follows;
While stocks were quite low during a
spell In 1873 a discovery OF ore was
made In Ophir, the stock advancing III
price. 1t was the policy Of those IN
control of a Comstock mine TO keep
secret any Improvement until they
could secure for themselves a good
quantity of the stock.
Budd heard OF this Ophir discovery
and bought some stock, and as tue
price advanced from SIG to SS5 the
profits on his purchases at low figures
enabled him to buy more stocks We
Ing quite a plunger. he purchased III all
$500 shares. AS the stock still ad-
vanced to higher figures he sold about
1,5OO shares. leaving him a balance or
1000 shares when the stock reached
$50. which would have given him quite
a large profit IL all were sold at that
figure.
During the recess that day he deter
mined to sell the remainder. when
would give him quite a profit. The
afternoon session was devoted to the
calling of outside stocks, occupying
half an hour, after which the members
would call up. through the chairman
any OF the Comstock shares Budd'
thinking he had time sufficient during
that first half hour TO get shaved, sat
down in a BARRIERS chair and, being
quite flush. gave the barber 80, direct
ing him to give him good shave
1t turned out to be too good shave
as Budd went to sleep, and the barber
being we'll paid, devoted quite n time
IL making his customer appear respect
able. Budd woke up, looked at his
watch and made a rush for the board
he ascertained that Ophir had beer
called and had broken so badly tina
when his stock was sold he only OBJ
tanned $40 a share for 1t.
he always claimed that that shaw
cost him just $4,000.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Starters of Good Roads.

If highways are an evolution from
the primary paths made by animals
and men, the first roadmakers did not
make their paths straight certainly.
and many u road today is a monument
to the leaders in roadmaking of the
long ago. Nevertheless it is said that
some animals. the buffalo especially,
were pretty fair engineers. They had
an eye for grade. which cannot be said
Of some OF their successors. In the
west engineers hunting pathways for
railroads are said to have largely fol-
lowed buffalo trails.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
The MAKING of Words.

Dean Swift protested against 'Specu-
lations. operations, pre!iminarieS. ann
bassadors. pnllisadoeS, communication.
circumvallat,on, battalions. as new
tangled expressions brought into COM
mon use by the war of his day. To-
day nearly all these are the most or
thodox English. In his time mob
seems commonly to have been written
"mobb," and 'phizZ" also had the
doubled cOnsonant. Hence his COM
plant that 1--WE cram one syllable and
cut off the rest. as the owl fattened
her mice after she had bit off their
legs to prevent them from running
away"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
SPORT IN ENGLAND.
A Pheasant Run Is Not Branch OF
the Poultry Business.

"a Plain American In England" by
Charles I. Whitefeld, is n highly
amusing diatribe on the gentle art OF
British entertainment. 1t appears in
the American Magazine. and in the
course OF some descriptions of English
customs the author relates the follow
ing incident. which happened at
pheasant run:
"A friend for whom l have great
admiration took me to see pheasant
run. The place looked just like big
chicken yard such as we have at home.
There were hundreds of the birds feed
ing on scraps and grain thrown to
them by the keeper. had seen strings
Of these birds hanging up in the mar
kets for sale at low prices. had bought
their eggs in the swell restaurants at
high prices. and | naturally supposed
that this trade was conducted like amy
other branch Of the poultry business.
When you have been in England Il
short time you realize that you must
approach the subject of t"dC or bust
ness with some delicaCy. but lonGed
to know the modus Operandi Of poultry
packing among the swelS. wonder
ed II they could teach our Chicago
stockyards anything. So | asked the
keeper in my broadcast English:
How do you collect and ship these
birds?'
"'Collect 'em, sir!'
Eyes l said, how do you kill them
and get them to market?
1--WE don't kill EN- We send in
beaters and shoot 'em. It's great sport.
sirr
THAT seemed to me a disgusting
proposition-to beat flock Of tame
harmless pets to death and shoot them
besides-and | demonstrate:
"'Why don't you simply wiring theiI
necks with a quick twist of the wrist
insuring a rapid and painless death
and then
But my friend grasped me violently
by the arm and drew men abruptly
away. l felt badly about ii. because
this good aud valuable host said i
would be at least twenty years before
he could look that gamekeeper i'll th'
, face with tranquility"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Good Road Legislators Needed.

what we need in this country"
says a good roads expert. us legisla-
tors who are willing to sacrifice their
political future In behalf OF good
roads. In thus dying politically they
their country than by living many
years. We like the temper of those
Alabama folk who are demanding of
candidates for Office that they speak
out plainly for better roads"
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

IRON GOOD Roads Magazine. New York;
In planning out a system Of dirt roads
for a state or even country 1t Is just 1
as necessary to plan out the location |
and construction of the QUILTING dirt |
roads as it is Of the highways which /
are surfaced with macadam or other |
hard material and OF which these dirt /
roads are the feeders.
In road construction the ultimate
end is TO reach a certain point by the
most economic route. Thus In its To-
cation the grade is one OF the most
! important factors TO be considered
While a steep grade may shorten the
distance between two points, 1t Is false
economy inasmuch as the load horse
can pull decreases very rapidly with
the increase In grade, and 1t will be
found that it is far more economical
to increase the distance and decrease
the grade.
The earth road Is more susceptible
to damage by water than any of the
specially surfaced roads. and therefore
any little breaks or holes that may be
made in an earth road by rain or
heavy load should be repaired imme-
diately TO prevent their growing into
mudholes. AS water is the greatest
enemy OF any road. so drainage is the
most important consideration in road
building. The rain which falls on the
road must be permitted to run off as
rapidly as possible and by a very easy
grade.
After the road is located and graded
. and preparations are made for the
drainage the surface of the roadbed
+ should be brought into just as smooth
a condition as possible. The center OF
the road must be the highest and the
crown slope gradually to the bitches
The same care should be taken in con
! structing the surface of the dirt roaC
that is given to the surface of a mac
d adam or a sand-clay road. The sur
face Of a dirt road should be free from
all stumps. rocks and vegetable matter
for If not the cost of maintenance will
be greatly increased and the cost o
hauling will be much more.
Ii Is necessary that a dirt road afte
once Ii is constructed be maintaine
as a dirt road II 1t Is to be kept in tn
best condition. In repairing it do nc
) use rock. gravel or brush. but use dir
Of nearly the same character as that {
the roadbed in order to make the roaC
way uniform, so that 1t wears well an
evenly. II holes and ruts are file
with rock. gravel or brush the wearin
. effect will be uneven and will eau:
: other holes to be formed
When the road surface Is made e
tirely of dirt 1t can be kept in cond
ton by means OF the split log dra
This simple contrivance. II used reg
larry after rain when the roadbed
moist. will smooth and shape up Il
b road so that as soon as 1t Is dried o
~ 1t will be smooth and hard. The dr.
,E will fill up the ruts and holes.
y Another point to bear in mind
connection With dirt road Is that
should be exposed as much as possil
to sunshine and wind on account
their drying effect. Shade Is good
a macadam road. but bad for a d
yes road. Many a muddy place on a d
res road has been remedied by cutti
size away the shade and giving the sun a
uld wind chance to dry out the roadb
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Posted.

Pater-Can you give my daughter the
comforts to which she has been ac-
customed? Suitor-Yes, sir. I've break
tasted ut your house. and I'm certain
that can complain about the coffee.
read the paper. demand the discharge
of the cook and announce that I'll dine
at the club. New York Journal.
Who by aspprsions throw stone at
the head of others hit their own
Herbert
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
A BROKEN DRIVING ROD.
The Disaster Most Dreaded by the lo-
connective Engineer.

The Disaster Most Dreaded by the lo-
connective Engineer.
The close calls that whiten the engl-
neer's hair are mostly due TO some one
else's error or oversight which he can
not foresee or prevent. That many of
these close calls do not result fatally is
due to the engineers swift and skillful
meeting of the emergency.
The great driving wheels on which
most OF the enormous weight ON the To-
comotive rests are connected by mas
sive jointed bars of forged steel. The
ends OF these are attached TO the
wheels about halfway between the
axis and circumference. 1t is through
these bars, called driving rods. that
the wheels receive their impulse from
the imprisoned steam. These rods
weigh thousands of pounds each. Oc-
casionally one of their fS'tenings Will
break, and then every evolution OF
the wheel to which the other end is at
tached will send the rod swinging like
a titan's fail, beating down 300 strokes
a minute. Nothing can withstand these
awful blows. They tear up the track
especially the cab where rides the en-
gineer. No disaster comes so unex-
pectedly and is so much dreaded as
this. Almost invariably 1t happens
when the engine is running at high
speed. When n driver breaks 1t is
miracle If the men in the cab escape
with their lives. II they do survive
and by their heroism succeed in stop
ming the train and avoiding a wreck
despite the rain Of blows from this
huge fail OF steel their act brings forth
n greater measure Of praise than al
most any other form of bravery that
the railroad knows.
Only the other day one Of the driv-
ing rods of a fast passenger locomotive
broke while the train was running
more than sixty miles an hour down
the steep grades of Pickerel mountain.
In an instant the whirling bar of steel
had smashed the cab and broken the
controlling mechanism, so that 1t was
impossible to bring the train to stop
by ordinary means. The great locomo-
tive lunged forward like runaway
horse that had thrown its rider In
some way, however, LutZ, the engineer
had escaped injury. He crept TO tho
opposite side Of the cab and climbed
out through the little window upon
the boiler TO try to reach some of the
controlling apparatus from the outside
He was working himself astride along
the scorching boiler when suddenly the
engine struck a curve, which it took a
terrific speed. The shock half threw
the engineer from his perilous position
but he saved himself by Nrasping tn
bell rope. Then he worked himsel
down along the uninjured side OF tn
swaying locomotive TO where he coul'
open one OF the principal steam valves
A cloud of vapOr rushed forth with
tremendous roar. Although robbed o
: its power. the locomotive did not slack
en- speed until ii reached the bottom q
the grade. Then little by little TN
thrashing of the great diving roc
which was pounding the upper part 4
the engine To pieces. grew slower, an
finally it stopped. No one was kille
or injured. and not passenger in III
long train knew until il was over
the danger that had been avoided s
n narrowly. - Thaddeus s. Dayton
q Harper's Weekly.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Indicted For Bad Highways.

kill court. Pennsylvania. which has be-
gun campaign against all officials who
are negligent in connection with road
making the grand jury has indicted the
members of the ST. Clair council for
failing to report bad roads conditions
near the st. Clair mining operations.
The Mount Carbon borough council
was also ordered ctedby&hsiuouxt
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Value of Good Hiohways.

Good roads are the moSl valuable aS
set county can possess. Every farm
within their operation * largely ID
creased in value. The farmer is closer
to his markets. his church ana To the
city. The cOnveniences ana p,eaSures
Of country life are enhanced tenfOld
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
First American Macadam Road.

The first road to be built according
to the macadam method in the United
States was begun in the year 1892. Il
was called the Lancaster pike ana ex
tended from Philadelphia to l.ancas
ter. Pa. a distance of sixty miles
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Just the Same.

TRY one OF these light biscuits"
the bride suggested. Il thought they
might be a welcome change from
bread"
Fine exclaimed the young hus-
band. "Just like those we got at the
bakery when was living at home"
That's where got Them" she said.
Buffalo Express.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
A Softenad Espresaion.

Father" said the small boy, what
is a 'euphemismT
at is something. my son, that ell
ables q man to say he is a free lance
instead OF admitting that he is out OF
q job."-Washington Star.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
How They Are Kent.

Miss De Style-He said | was 4 lit
tie flower: that he intended 10 keeI
me. Miss Gunbusta-l noticed him
pressing you.-Smart Set.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Much Depends on Grading and
Drainage.
WATER IS A CHIEF enemy.
Any Slight Damage Should Be Re
paired Immediately to Prevent Mud
holes From Growing - After tho
Highway Is Completed Strict Atten-
tion Is Necessary to Maintain IL.

When one stops to consider the num-
Der of miles of road in any state of
the Union and compare this aggregate
with the very small mileage OF i'm
proved road one can see readily that
It will be a great many years and per-
haps generations before ali. or even
half. Of the roads are surfaced with
some hard material.
For this reason one should give care
full consideration and thought TO the
construction and maintenance OF dirt
roads. which will continue to represent
the greatest mileage for years to come.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
ConsolinQ Her.

Bess-I sometimes wish / might see
myself as others see me. Nell-Oh.
you poor dear. Why. you just couldn't
believe your eyes,-Browning' Maya
zine
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13
Cruel.

Maude-That girl is lifelong friend
Of mine. Ethel-Dear me, And she
doesn't look day over forty.-l,oston
Transcript.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

A cruel story runs on wheels, and
every hand oils the wheels as they
run-Eliot
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1910-07-13

God has lent us the earth for our
life. 1t is n great entail.-Ruskin.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-09-19
ART OF WRITING VERY OLD
New Discoveries Carry Back Existence
of Written Documents Centuries
Beyond Phoenician Record.

The revelations made at the re-
mains of great prehistoric palace at
Knossos. in Crete, which is believed
to be the original of the tabled LADY
rinth.' would seem to carry back the
existence of written documents on
Greek soil some eight centuries be-
yond the earliest known monuments
of Greek writing and five centuries be-
yond the earliest dated Phoenician
record as seen on the Moabite stone.
These discoveries, therefore, place
the whole question of the origin of
writing on new basis. 1t Is thought
that the Cretan hieroglyphs exactly
correspond with what. in virtue of
their names, we must suppose to have
been the pictorial originals Of the
Phoenician letters on which the al.
phabet is based.
Among these are Aleph, the ox's
head: Beth, the house; Daleth. the
door, and SO forth. This contravenes
the old theory Of De Rouge that the
Phoenician letters were derived from
early Egyptian forms signifying quite
different objects.