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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02
BOYS ON THE FARM
SECY. WILSON REPLIES TO RESOLUTIONS
OF WEST VA. CHANGERS.

Washington, Feb. ee.-While the
boys in the east are leaving the farms
and seeking employment elsewhere
there is room for optimism as to farm
life in some parts of the country said
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson to-
day is discussing the protest of the
National Grange of West Virginia
against the figures in his annual re-
port relative to the wealth of farms.
The secretary said the figures, S.
go, 900, 900 mentioned in his report
as the value of farm products last
year, merely represented the visible
wealth of the farms of the country,
including stock, cattle, grain, etc.
and had nothing to do with the cost
of making the crops. He added that
the department had not reached the
point where it was able to give the
net profits of the American farms.
81 know" he said, that some
farmers claim that the corn and grain
should not be counted in, along with
the stock, as the grain is fed to the
stock. But doesn't that make the
stock more valuable?"
The Grange complained that the
figures were misleading and repre-
scented the farmer as rolling in wealth,
giving no data as to the comparative
ly small profit he made after the
hardest sort of work.
In regard to the desertion of the
farms for the cities, the secretary said
the young people of the farms must
be educated to the possibilities of that
life. Last year he stated, 1880
boys or southern farms raised an acre
of corn each and some of them did
splendid work. This year the de-
partment is giving instructions to the
young men in hog raising.
''we are trying to reach the old
people through the young ones" he
said.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD PRODIGY
LECTURES AT HARVARD.

Building the Twig," is the title
of Mr.. H. Arlington Bruce's article
in the American Magazine for March
in which he discusses the work and
the results and the education of Will
lam James sidis, the eleyen-year-Old
lad who recently lectured at Harvard
before learned professors of mathe-
MATES on The Four Dimensional
Bodies ofthe boys education and
early home life under his fathers
guidance, Mr.. Bruce writes:
To realize his great aim of ener-
giving and rationalizing the child, DR..
Sidis began to train him in the use
of his observational and reasoning
faculties before he was two years old,
and, with the aid,of a box ofalphabet
blocks, actually succeeded in teaching
him how to spell and read before he
was three. He did this by playing
with the boy, shifting the alphabet
blocks around to spell different words,
pointing to the objects spelt, and
naming them aloud. The effect of
this was not simply to teach the
child spelling and reading but also to
give him thorough grounding in the
principles of sound reasoning.
Moreover, the method employed
by DR.. Sidis seemed to impart to his
son power of mental concentration
seldom seen in children. All chill
dren, as every parent is aware, are
eager to know about things, but as
rule their inquisitiveness is easily
satisfied, and they fit, like SO many
butterflies, from one subject to an
other without giving much thought
to anything. Not so with little VIII
liam James Sidis. Once his atten-
ton was arrested, his interest aroused,
he was not content until he had
learned the exact nature of whatever
had excited his curiosity.
At the age of three and a half,
for example, he CHANGED one day to
wander into his fathers Office while
DR.. Sidis was writing letter on a
typewriter. He watched the move
meEt of the carriage back and forth,
he heard the clicking of the types,
the ringing of the bell, and forthwith
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HONESTY KEYNOTE
OF ALL SUCCESS SAYS BELVADORE
BROOKS.

New York, Feb. eS.-Forty years
ago, Belyadore Brooks was a mes
senger boy in Navosta, Texas, hot
footing it across the sage fields to
make an extra dime.
Today he is general manager fthe
Western Union Telegraph company,
an Office heretofore consolidated with
that of the president. He was elected
yesterday.
Has it been hard to get on from
messenger boy to head of so great a
corporations'' Brooks was asked to-
day.
have been lucky-awfully lucky. But
it never did strike me that it was hard
to succeed in my work. 1t isn't hard
for any one.
Ifyou only love your work, if you
only promise yourself from the first
that you will give it the best that is
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" Always?''he was asked, Always
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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02

tuGged eagerly at his fathers coat.
What was that machine for. he de.
handed, how did it work, and many
other questions, Then climbing into
his fathers lap he pressed his little
fingers on the keys, and exultantly
read the words his father showed
him how to form. This first lesson
was followed by Others, until within
six months when he was only four
years Old-he was typewriting with
considerable dexterity. He had al
ready learned how to write with a
pencil.
when he was six-his parents
having in the meantime removed
from New York, where he was born,
to BrOokline, Mass.-he was sent to
a public school. His career there
was brief but spectacular. In half a
year he passed through seven grades,
leaving behind him succession of
bewildered, wide-eyed teachers,
aghast at the precqcity he displayed.
An interval of two years of study at
home was followed by three months
of attendance at the Brookline High
School. Then two years more of
study at home, and now, as has been
said, he is a special student at Har-
ward, toying with VICTOR analysis and
other forms of higher mathematics.
AT Harvard, as may be imagined,
his career is being watched with the
liveliest interest. Aside from the
surprise occasioned by his proficiency
in the difficult field of study which
he has selected, those who have come
into contact with him are most deep
ly impressed by the manner in which
he, so to speak, takes himself for
granted. He does not seem to re-
gard his precocity as anything out
of the usual, and enters as a matter
of course into the new life opened up
to him by his admission to the uni
versity. He is a regular attendant
at the meetings of the Harvard
Mathematical Club, and enters freely
into the discussion of the various
papers read, his criticisms command
ing as respectful hearing as though
coming from a man ofmature years. =
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Notice to the Public
Once more does the Single King
come before the public to supply the
needy ones with Roofing Material.
Five Cars of Shingles

Just received from the western
coast, Washington Red Cedar lsand
is inch; Michigan White Pine l6
inch. The best ever brought to this
village.
Also a full stock of Felt Roofing in
all its kinds and quality. No. /
Poplar Lath
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02
True RELIGIOUS ldeals.

There is nothing religious about a
church service unless II is the souls
aspiration after the highest. a reach
ing after tullness Of life. a search for
God and goodness. unless here men
and women come together to lift up
their hearts. to look upon the visions
that inspire and to yield themselves
To eompulsion for better things.
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02
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The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02
Thomas CARLYLE

Thomas Carlyle
said. Great Brit
ain has 100000
inhabitants most
ly fools" and a
study Of the Bible
reveals more than
thirty varieties.
Jesus said to the
disciplines on the
way to Emmaus:
20 fools. and slow
Of heart to be-
lieve all that the
prophets have
SDoken F" II ia Wis
dom m ha,ta,..
The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-03-02
Her Answer ReadX

What a peculiar way that Gimble-
ton girl holds her bps. IF you
propose to her you'll find on, what 1t
means. She's all fixed to say Yes"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-12
In
THE REVOLUTION
Some Facts In Connection With
the Relations of North Carolina
and the Continental Congress

he financial history of
the American Reyolu-
ton is a subject which
has not, Up to the pres
ent time, been treated
in a manner which the
importance of the sub
ject demands. The
reasons for this is the
general Discrimination
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-07-12

At the beginning Of the Revolution.
North Carolina had an estimated
population of 100000 which included
a large number of negroes. The pro-
vince was settled very largely bv peo-
pie in poor circumstances who had
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
BUG-A-BOO o
DANGER TO SAILORS
ON THE HIGH SEAS
There is Not the Amount Of
Danger to Life and Limb
in the Navy That There is
In the Ordinary Humdrum
Life in the Small City.
AN INTERESTING
STORY BY T. G. ARNOLD

was sitting with a number Of gen
tlemcn in n hotel lobby one evening not
long ago. and finding out that ] was an
cx.Navv man, the conversation natural
~ turned that way. and ia the course OF
il one gentleman made the remark that
he would never allow n son of his To en-.
ter the navy owing "to tue extreme
danger "A man is exposed 10 in the ser
vice ever in times OF peace why,
this man said. every little waile you
near of "a ships boiler blowing up OF
a big gun exploding or II ship being lost
ar wrecked, every one of these accidents
meaning the loss of a number of men
and Outlines the injury of many
others. -
Most Of the insurance companies
won Z insure men in the Navy on ne.
count of the risk and that y enough ar.
gument for me"
Now I've heard this same thing 81
many times from people who don I
know what they are talking about and
don 7 stop to consider, hat i ''gets
my goat as tine saying is. aud ! i'm
mediately proceed then and there Ia
put them straight Statistics will prove
my assertion that THERE ~ NOT THE
AMOUNT OF DANGER TO LIFE AMI
LIMB IN THE NAVY THAT THERE
~ IN THE ORDINARY HUMDRUM
LIFE IN THE OR BINARY LITTLE
CITY. Thus sounds astounding at first,
but stop To consider II.
First for the Navy part of il. II is
sadly true of course that occasionally
n had accident will happen in the Navy
such as the explosion on the L. ). =.
BENNINGTON "a few years ago. or the
accident To great guns like the famous
MISSOURI accident in 1904, or the loss
of the tug NINA "A few months ago. IN
not, of course, provided AT the moment
with statistics. but from my ten wear s
knowledge of the service | dom know
OF any other boiler explosion than the
Bennington. and the Missouri = acct.
dent was certainly the worst Of its kind,
and incidentally the three eases men
toned. as there was. ! believe twenty.
eight officers and men killed. Now r..
member, this was six wears ago: and
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26

ing,-even anxious--to further expert.
mcnts with the submarines, etc. that
every precaution from the greatest to
the least that money, patents or ingen.
uity can %contrive or provide il taken
to protect the Navy man. Whenever an
accident DOES happen. n Board com.
posed of commissioned officers is i'm.
mediatcly ordered, and fully Us import
ant, or possible more 40, than to place
the responsibility OF the accident. is
duty to investigate and find means
overcome the possibility of u similar
in the future.
So, taking il all in all. | say positive.
~ that life in Navy is actually LESS
DANGEROUS than life in the ordinary
little city Of sixty thousand, and the
man who says differently either doesn't
what he is talking about or is
most certainly "a short. and ugly.
FRANK CALBERT ARNOLD.
Ex.U. y. Navy.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
FIEND STAYS N
BURNS FAMILY
Missouri Farmer, His Wife
and Two Children Murder
ed in Home.

Maryville, Mo-. Nov. 2l,-Oda Hub.
bile. u farmer. near Barnard. Mo-, his
wife and two children were shot and
killed in their home last night by some
un known person. who set fire to the
house 10 conceal the crime.
The children were u hoy and II girl
aged six and four years, respectively
The fire was put out by ncighbors, who
afterwards found the charred remains Of
Hubble, his wife and children.
II il evident that the children were
killed in bed, while sleeping. \ pool
of blood outside the house indicated that
Hubble had fought with the murdcrcrs
there, and had been dragged into the
house after being killed.
No clue as to the identity of the muir.
dcrcrs has been obtained.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
SULLIVAN RESIGNS
TO 90 WITH ORIENT

Santa Fr. y. W.. Nov. 2l.-Territor
ial engineer Vernon l.. sullivan resign
ed today 10 take u position with the
Kansas city. Mexico and Orient Rail
way at $4,000 q wear. lie will likely
he succeeded 10y assistant Territorial en-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
FOUND

One bay mare, marked Cross J. Owner
can have her by identifying her and
paying for this advertisement
JUAN WELSH.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26
WANTED

Work in some good home. rs house.
keeper and cook. Don call without
Won want first class help.
Phone s76 w.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26

plnrcr Chns. u. Miller, formerly Of La,
Irucos.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
Ashland News Notes
to The Times-Dispatch.

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Ashland, Va. September 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. Hicks Hoofnagle who have been
travelling abroad this summer. have
Cardoza.
Dudley Bowe spent Sunday with
| relatives here.
Cadet Leesford Hunter was the re-
cent guest of friends here.
Miss Clark Hoofnagle leaves Satur-
day for Buena Vista to resume her
studies at the Southern Seminary.
/ Miss Elizabeth Crown will return on
Saturday from a delightful visit to
fr1 len in New Smith, hor * Macon
Woman's College, Lynchburg, was the
guest of Dr.. r. E. Blackwell on We'd.
anesday.
Miss Elizabeth Parr has concluded
her visit to Miss Ruth Blakey. and Is
now in Bowling Green.
Miss Grace Vest has returned from
a visit to fredericksburg. N
Eugene Wightman left this week
for Johns Hopkins University. Balt
more.
j. Palmer Gordon attended the Fred
ericksburg Fair on Tuesday.
w. B. Greybill, of Richmond. was
here on Wednesday.
Miss Fisher. Of Norfolk. has moved
into her home on College Avenue.
Misses Gathright are guests OF Mrs.
II. L. Gathright.
Mrs. Robert Carlton is visiting reia-
tives in Richmond
Miss Condo Roy Bridges. who has
George B. Hutchins, at Saranac Lake.
N. Y, returned home on Wednesday.
On Tuesday afternoon. in the homo
of Miss Daley, the Daughters of the
King entertained in honor Of Rev. and
Mrs. John Coleman. Among those pres
ent were Mesdames John Addison, Nor
gan Shepherd. James Chenery. r. NJ.
Fox, G. E. Potts. James D. Hunter.
H. D. Kerr, E. T. w. Marye, Misses
The Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
men We're given delightful surprise
party on Tuesday night at their chap
ter house by the following young
women: Misses Nina Wylie, Elise Card
we'll. Page Nixon. Anne Marye. Emma
Marsh, Katherine Kent, May Baldwin,
Alice Howison, Carrie Vandiver, Au-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
SIMPLY BUSINESS
Love Has Nothing to Do With Mar.
rinEc When Man Passes Fifty.
Especial to The Times-pispatoh.l
Washington, d. O.. September %

Especial to The Times-Eispa toh.l
Washington, ID. O., September 20.
-"Marringc Ii simply business
age of fifty years. There's no love
then" declared Fred Greenwood, n
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Norfolk wild
over, when he applied mt the COURT
house for license to marry
Mrs. Renn F. Crowell, thirty-seven
years old, who lives mt Enrlyvtlle,
Yn.
"I need companion; that's why
am getting mnrried in my old
nge," declared Greenwood. "I am
well fixed, and cnn support wife
In right good style, 80 what's the
use of being lonely. I chose Mrs.
Crowell because she IL cOmpara-
lively young, and have known her
since she was knee high to grass
hopper.
ssThere is n big difference between
love and kind regard or esteem
for woman" continued the old
man. ..Lovc Is the proper basis for
young men to get married on, but
nn old fellow always gets bumped
on the rocks when he imasines he
is In love. Let men pnst hfty
marry for compnnionship sake and
young men marry for love, and the
world will he HAPPIER
MIR. Greenwood and Mrs. CrOwelI
were married last evening by the
Rev. George T. Dudley.
P. H. MEG.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30

g.usta Nixon, Mesdames Morgan shep-
herd. Carrie Hartsook, wightman. Rice
Warren. Me.srs. shur, Fisher, Willis
Carbon, May, Frank Bane, Walton
Howdson, Bane, Hite. Walton. Tebbs
CardwelI and Lipscomb.
Mayor Charles W. Grow at a called
meeting Of the Town Council held to-
night announced the standing COM
mittees who are to serve the town
for the next two years. s.. j. Dos
we'll continues at the head OF the
Finance Committee, and g. 3. Delar,ie,
at the head OF the Committee-on Streets
and Lights.
The Committee on Law and Order
Is new departure, and Is made for
the purpose OF advising with and as
sisting the Mayor in the manage
ment OF the town, SO far as police reg
ulattons are concerned:
Committees for 1910.
Finance-s. ]. boswell. W. s. Brown.
q. F. Delarue.
Ordinances. j. boswell, p. W.
Newman. c. B. Jones, Jr.
Health--E. w. Newman, w. s. Brown,
w. L. Foy.
Law and order-W. 8. Brown, D. B.
Cox, S. j. boswell
Fire-w s. Brown. D. B. Cox. q. 3.
Delarue.
streets-G. F. Delnrue. D. B. Cox,
Buildlngs-w. l.. Foy p. w. New
man, s. j. boswell.
Claims-W. L. Foy. E. w. Newman.
poorgc. B. Jones. Jr., Q. F. Delarue.
d. B. Cox.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30

other countries Such banks, he said,
are In successful operation in Eng
land. Germany and other countries.
Will Prevent Pnnics.
He prophe5ied that within five years
after the establishment of the system
there would be 100000 depositors
and that such banks would benefit
rather than injure ordinary savings
and other banking institutions. They
will draw hidden money out in such
quantities, asserted Mr.. Atkins. thnt
ranics and money famines VIII be-
como impracticab1e, and will serve TO
establish the financial supremacy OF
the American people.
The question was further discussed
by Herman H. North, Of Bradford, Pa,
who went into the details OF practical
operation OF savings banks. N the
following debate It was brought out
that under the act creating such
banks, no account could be opened for
less than 81. and that no single month
ly deposit could exceed 500. and no
single annual deposit should exceed
5000. thus seeming to limit the use
OF the banks to the smaller class OF
savings depositors.
After general congratulations, the
convention adjourned to meet IN
Omaha in 1911.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
Trnde Report.

Bradstreets tomorrow will say for
Richmond and vicinity;
Trade conditions, taken as Whole
show Improvement as the fall season
approaches, and indications are favor
able for good late fall trade In most
lines. However, tho high prices of
practically all staple commodities have
a deterrent effect on orders for future
delivery In ms large quantities as Is
customary. Dry goods and shoes are
fairly active, Produce is In good de-
mand. Naval stores are firm at recent
prices, Tobacco Is hatng
marketed In larger quantities In North
Carolina, and prices are we'll TO the
average of recent years, In North
Carolina this cotton crops are. being
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30
may GE | ORDER
FOR new CRUISER.
NEWPORT News shipyard Visited
l11n by Chinese Naval
Officials.
to The Times-Dispatch.;1

VtO Inc llneB.Dl6pHtcnu
News. Va. September 29.--
iral San Ohen Chen Ping.
Erseng Yu Cheng, Captain Chu
Hang, Captain Tseng chu VI. all
imperial Chinese navy, and
beers OF the retinue OF Prince Tsai
In. who Is now In Washington, spent
-day inspecting the plant of the
Newport News shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company. With the party were
rthur johnson, general manager Of
Bethlehem Steel plant. and ]. w.
yell, assistant to the president OF
np's Shipbuilding Company, Phil.
phia. They made the trip to this
from Washington In President
rs private car Mayflower.
0hfs afternoon the party went to
fort Monroe aboard the private yacht
of General Manager Walter a. Post. OF
the shipyErd. and tonight they left
Tor Washington Via Cape Charles Gem
eral Manager Post admitted to-day that
Prince Hsun said that his government
had awarded contract to the local
yard for the construction OF a cruiser.
Mr.. Post would not discuss the matter.
but he left the interviewer under the
Impression that the yard either has
secured some contracts from China or
expects to secure some in the near fu-
ture ~,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-30

marketed at prices ranging up to IA
cents The quantity Is good. and unless
early frost or rains injure the later
paintings an average crop is expected
in this State. Tho old cr1p has been
we'll used up. and mills report of1lers
as satisfactory as could be expectetA
essary by the Increased cost of raw
material The peanut crop Is reported
good both In North Carolina and vtr-
ginia. Collections continue slow In
most lines. Retail trade shows some
Improvement with the approach OF
cooler weather.