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longed to see his fellows, to hear his own
tongue in the mouths Of men, to taste tobacco,
to feel a human hand grip.
Next morning, Is if Fate after forty years
mcantt9 treat him to her best, the current set
ting through the gap in the barrier reef swept
i-to the lagoon a small canoe and tossed it
lightly on the beach In the bottom lay 1
girl, tired out with futile padding through the
night, resigned now to wit her time and die.
She was brown as a nut and comcly in a
way, with a faded flower in her black hair
About her waist she wore kilt OF woven
grasses reaching 10 har knee. As Lands ran
to slhe the canoe, and fouRd her living in the
bottom, forgotten forces wclled up within
him
She made no outcry as he bent over her
Only her eyes changed, and they grew large
and round with fear Hc smiled through his
red beard and spoke soothingy, and presently
she smiled, too, albeit with trencr on her
lips, and gave him her hand and was helped
out of the canoe.
Perhaps she thought him some strange
sort Of god with bis flame II mtrimmed
beard AT al event she followed him, and,
perhaps, because SHE had given herself up for
lost, seemed wcll conicrt 70 stay with hn.
He taught her English during The ensuing
months and she taught him many things
lie learned 10 take the wld pigs which
roamcd over the island and which hitherto he
had never been able 10 capture Ills clothes
wore out, and she woyc him a soft grass mat
and showed him how to gird it about his loins
He called her Lucy and as time went on he
came to love her deeply Asfor hcrit seemed
She never ceased 10 look upon him as some
thing higher and better th4n mere mortal,
and with an eye single to his pleasure she cid
his bidding to the best OF her ability, which
after all was not great
In due time baby calnc to them, a lusty
boy with his mothers ruddy brown skin and
his ie,her's blue eyes. The advent Of his
heir hil The capstone upon Llndis's content
ment. He asked nothing more of the world
lIc had bis land, and he had a son TO when
that land should one day descend. What
more should man dcsn2
\ matter Of four years later came there a
day when Lands once more deserted the linz
Of smoke along the western horizon, and
viewed itvlth the calm serenity Of q contcnted
man. ii the old yearnings stirred in hlm at
all they were but shadows Of their former
selves and vanished completely when his boy
ran up and seized his hand
Then Lucy came and at sight Of the already
fading streancr Of smoke she started and
clulched her husband Perhaps ths sigat
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tnrry mariner, bad bsoonsIhe sole prophe-
tor cf a landed estate II was weeks bsiore
his mind became adjusted o his nofe sur
roundings, and be could hos his Yeading
acres in the face, 50 to speak, without q sense
OF APOLOGIZE embarrassment
Once this mental attitude 81 propriaorhip
was attained, however Laali blonei
forth. He cleared a site anil built thereon
rickesy shack lie was n) carpenter, ana f.s
too.s, moreoger, he'd been elspssi - Glt
water and tropic sua B0t i.gldi5 galed
irrn bis handiworl anl srsllsl wiia pride.
Il was streamer oi dlrs an9ke along ihe
wcstcrn horizon that wote isiia lie gregl
Nos INSTINCT ia him There Yeni men iar
tnc snoke was the certain mars 81 steamer
Emn.ions struggled in bis mind ll, gished
ths ffeamer wolild cane nearer tbsn gTeqt
fnr chilled him lesi she s.ianld tome an 81
be be deprived 81 bis Eden.
The smole dimmed, aud amighg Ycat /,
yvs2f over iisa, t.4s 1..g, q. hi..... .s w. u
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Ore man received a big lump Of rock on the
side Of the head, and dropped in his tracks
with grunt, while the captain was the recip-
lent Of a small, smooth whizzer from Luy's
hand which took him plump between the eyes
and for len minutes laid him out cold The
rest decided that their immediate dut was to
succor their fallen comrades
Now was the time for the Lands family t,
make its escape and they would have done SO
but for an extraordinary sight which riveled
their attention Around the eastern Point
had suddenly appeared a second white cruiser
which was now feeling her way in through he
gap in the reef
Lands watched her narrowly for un-
ment, wondering il she were Z Reinforcement
for the enemy Then with change u hes
course the trades blew ou, Ter ensign and no
gave wild yell ot Joy os hs recognized ths
Stars and Stripes, Tcn nrirpfrs after her
anchor was down, and rrar was speeding
for the beach From Il landed brisk young
gentleman and ten e.1orA 1bn lal. dazcd
captain rose giddily 70 confront the invaders.
The brisk young gentleman stepped fcrvnd
ard extended his hand. The caxAin took i.
with the air Of official fdcndliness and per
sopal hostility 7e did NJ. ENJOY being w
errup.ed al the moment.
Followed short, businessljke s,at,nrnt "a
The part Of the brisk young gentleman. 1hs
captain frswned, became red and white hv
hirns, AMI endsd by looking utterly lncrcdu-
lous. 1t ~as plainly mere tick on the pai&
Of these rascally Americans. But looking
from his battered crew of six to the cutters
smart-appearing ten, he sighed, and sub.
mtted.
Next came the raising Of brand-new
American flag on the pole, and the statement
by the brisk young gentlemen that by this act
he took formal possession of Lands Island in
the name Of the United States of America,
thereby ratiiying and confirming the act of
annexation performed in August, 49,.
The AriSoHd fingered for two weeks while
her officers made exhaustive soundings of the
harbor and minute examination Of the land.
Then she sailed away and for time the life Of
Lands Island settled once more to a smooth,
untroubled current
But it was ordained that the upward pro.
gesS of Lands should not eliminate here.
Eventually it was decided to establish coal
ing station on the island, and though it
grleved him to part with any Of his estate,
Lands was in the end persuaded to dispose Of
considerable tract on the harbor for a sub
stantial consideration.
Since then the rise of the House OF Lands
has been rapid. Lucy has learned the pro-
priety Of clothes and William smokes cigars
every day and frequently has the officers sta
TONED on the, island up to dinner at his big,
new seven-room bungalow on the hill. But
it is said that now and then on warm
afternoons William has been seen in the
deep shadow Of the veranda clad only
in pair OF trousers cut off at the knee,
while beside him sits the faithfu Lucy
adorned in the cheerful simplicin. Of her
native costume -
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inlseisingi ngiterritory already presmpted by the
United, States. The scare heads vanished
from .thelnewspapers, a terrible railway acci-
dent distracted public attention, and when
thesu IS, cruiser; AFisoH1 left the Mare Island
Nary Ward bound for Lands Island to take
fornA possession III the name Of the United
Statss,st the fact was barely recorded and pro-
ducedhardly,a ripple on the surface OF public
'opir1ipn, v.ss A
MeanKMlef orssf fhreesu following
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Peters departure in the Horace B matters
went along smoothly on the island The
tattered flag tapped itself away at the top of
the aagpole and was replaced by new one
William, Jr., wore out his particolored decora-
tons and returned to state Of nature, Lucy
presented her husband with another scion Of
the House Of Lands, and William, Sr., laid on
fat till he very nearly fitted the clothes left him
by Peters in addition to the tobacco
Then things began to happen. First the
cruiser OF the young and eager Empire
steamed valiantly into the harbor most unex-
pectedly and dropped her anchor in wrath
Passing the island she had discerned through
glasses the battered ensign on the flagstaff and
had forthwith headed for the shore. Here
was insult to his Majesty the Emperor, and
the captain OF the cruiser landed with the
fixed purpose OF making an example OF some
body.
He found Lands teaching William, IT,, the
inspiring game ofmumble-de-peg in the clear
ing before his uHprelentious dwelling, while
Lucy, ,unvexed BY convention, calmly nprsed
the baby in the background From this do
mestic scene lands vas haled to the beach
between two lusy sailors.
"Where IS the dag left your" demanded
the captain
IL don't know" s,amherci Iylliam,
with perfect truth.
You hauled It down, 6idns you1"
"Yes sir" admiita. William
-Ant substituted that dirty rag"
"That's the flag OF the United States " said
is4dis, rising for one moment 10 courageous
defense oi his country.
Th. cffsccr laughed. "NIuch good il will
do you You1 60 with noe to Tapeete. You
have insul,ed The flag Of my Emperor We
will make an example Of you"
"But LucyI" cried Landis "Whatll be-
come OF her and the children"
I'm not concerned about your native wife
and your half-breed brats But I'll show
YOU what it means TO haul down and trample
on the flag OF our great and glorious Empire.
They started toward the boat whereupon
Lucy set up bitter wailing, and William, Ir.,
hurried down and laid hold OF his father. At
that one OF the sailors turned and with a we'll
directed kick sent the youngster sprawling on
his face, uninjured, but bowling murder.
Something happened TO Lands in that in
stant. With yell OF blind fury he flung off
the two who held him. tossing them aside like
children A bit OF driitwood lay at his feet
and he seized it and laid about him. One OF
the sailors attempted to rush him and re-
ceived crack on the head that stretched him
out. The rest retreated beyond reach OF
the madman's club.
Al the first shock Of combat Lucy deposited
the baby and entered the arena with hand-
ful Of stones William, Jr, picked himself up
and followed her example, while the deserted
baby constituted itself ne-plece band and
began dispensing the music for the FRAY by
squawling at top lung Il was the House Of
Landis against all comers.
The captain after the first shock Of surprise
o;degsl bis men to seize Lands. The men
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drew their cutlasses, and advanced. The
House Of Lands had retreated to the edge Of
the Jungle. But for the children they could
have readily taken to the bush and escaped.
As the enemy advanced William accepted
Lucy's amendment to his plan Of battle, and
gathering handful Of rock fragments pro-
ceeded to lombard the advancing men as
they came within range. Lucy seconded his
efforts and the result was a shower of Jagged
bits of lava that fairly put the enemy to rout.
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the mysteries. AS far back
as he could remember he had yearned for land
for solid earth beneath bis feet, that he could
call his own, for acres however barren over
which be ard be alone might walk as master
However, as a Lad he took what came to
him, ard it happened to be berth as calm
boy aboard coasrng vessel That deter
mined his career For thirty wears he was
unable to shake off the shacklcs Of the sea.
Yet throughout those thirty years his thirst
the old inherited instinct to clutch and hold
and fight for land, never died. but grow with
deprivation.
His sailings took him far. He saw al
colntrisa 1T his savings in strange ports
with recklessness, and when the last
dollar Ia drunk, felt always the desire
surge Up within him to quit the sea forever.
Ii was a barren hope Tor thirty Years. AL
ways Ne shipped again, because il was The
only thing he knew the way Of, and he was not
man to blaze new trails
For thirty years he sailed the sea. Then
Fate interposed in answer 10 his deep un-
spoken prayer, saved him from himself, and
gave him The desire oi his hcart--land A
hurricane struck the snip in which he sailed,
and driving her before it, piled her high upon
coral reef, dismastcd, broken backed, an
utter wreck.
Lands went oversize with The masts. He
Of all the crew could not i'm HIS hand
touched broken spar and &c closed with it
desperately Ultimately be and the spar
were cast up on a beach The rest of the
crew, swimmers all came separately during
the next two days and be buried them as he
found them The y disiniegraied on the
reef and in week there rs no trace oi her
s2te broken soddcn Nrc sagc swa1hing in
Il uow l.aalis had acquired hisland.
hctlia aos realize it al first, anE spent some
days searching for the righ1u owners The
island, small. rocky, Of volcanic origin. was
covered with tropical vegetation which grew
in luxuriant langlc from the very edge oithe
beach. It happened 10 BE dot on the o,t
skirts Of one of the South Pacific archipcll.
goes but ci this Landi7 knew nothing.
Hagiag made certain than he should not
stare, The jungle bling filled with various
fruits, and once ssiied ihat he was the
islands only inhalitant, Lands suddenly
awoke TO the surprising TACT that At forty he,
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NGUIARLY enough his
mama was Lands. Why,
with such a name and
with such a lust ior the
sell as stIrged within him,
Fate should have cast his
hnesupon the STA, isone Of
tie mysteries. As far hack
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
CONTINUED from First Page.)

NSCullliuGu lIoTl 1li6L dSc.J
the investors therein arc going to lose
money and all that kind OF thing, but
all tho same no investor has yet lost
anything. and values seem to be grow
ing as the days go by.
Ginter Park.
There is for instance, Ginter Park,
which has just closed one of the most
successful years it has had, and it's
sales Of real estate exceeded those Of
the year previous. More homes were
erected in Gintcr Park last year than
have been erected any year during its
history, and tho outlook there for
building during the coming year could
not be brighter. The interest in suhur-
ban life has increased steadily, and
this suburb having filled long felt
want. has gotten its share and the
full benefit OF such patronage. A
number of lots changed hands during
the past month. The excellent size
OF it's lots, it's wide and shady ave-
nues, It's well-kept streets and hedges,
its school facilities, water. light and
sewer system have extensively adver
tlzed 1t as a suburban centre. Reports
of the trading develops the fact that
there has been a general broadening
of the market. and very decided In
crease in the demand for lots by home
pulluers. me company operating INC
Park is reported to have declined
numerous sales to spectators, the
home-builder being tho only one to
whom 1t desires to SELL
Woodland Heights.
During 1909 every one OF the
outlying residence sections of Rich
mond developed and grew, and
in none was this more marked
and rapid than In Woodland Heights.
This great suburb has grown in
popularity from the day 1t was
put on tho market and It's pros
poets for the new year are flattering.
Many lot owners are preparing to
put up handsome homes during 1910,
and the Woodland Heights Company
systems and planning extensions OF
the sidewalks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
ACCOMMODATION TRaINs-WEEKpaYs.
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway

900 a Dailys-Fast trains to Old Point New.
400 p port News and Norfolk
J:40 A.--Daily Local to Newport News
500 p.--Daily. Local to Old Point.
200 paily--Louisyie and Cincinnati. Pun,
o., Gas p.-Daiy st Lous.chicago Special"
$50 A.--paily-- Charlottesville Week days
Clifton Forge
,5 SIS r.-Wcsk days. Local to Go,donsville-
1000 .A.--Dai!Y lburg Lex. C. Forge
sis P.--Week days To,Iynchburg
TRAINs-tA PRIyE RICHMOND.
Local from East--S:25 A. NJ, ESQ P. NJ
Through from East--ll:40 A NJ, 6:35 P. NJ.
;, Local from West-1s:30 A NJ, $50 a, NJ. $50
Through--7.5o a. NJ. 74s p. NJ.
lanes River Line-t8:35 A. M 600 Pm
rDajv except Sunday
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try Is helping Richmond to be great.
This pulling together on the part OF
the people of the rural districts and
the people of the many good and pro-
sressive Virginia towns and cities is
making the old Commonwealth great.
1t was greater last year than it was
the year before. 1T Is greater to-day
THAN IT ever was before since John
smith landed at Jamestown. 1t will be
greater at the end of this good year than
1t was at the beginning, and the next
generation will be able to sing with
even more energy and vim than we OF
to-day can say:
1old yrginla' zlsyen tiaelx Nj
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

great county OF Pittsylvania. in the Ian
OF Altavista, will be completed In
few weeks, and the Altavista Foundry
and Machine Company recently en-.
larged it's plant for a. big years busI-
ness. This company has just acquired
by purchase the Very valuable water
engine invented and made practicable
bygHenry n, Farnsworth, of this town,
and already the establishment IL
crowded with orders for the same.
Since last june the town has nearly
doubled its population, and the eSpecta-
tion now Is that the census of 1910
will give Altavista a population OF
tawn anlx twa and q hale xeaza DDS Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Atlantic Coast Line

Effective DECEMBER 6, 1909.
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY.
70. Florida and South: l:2o a, M. S;ls A Nj.
For Norfolk: 900 A. NJ, 500 p. NJ.
POO P. NJ.
For Petersburg: i:20 A. M. sis A. NJ, 900 A.
NJ. l2lo ?: Nj. 500 p M, 1880 p. NJ. 900
For Coldsboro and Fayetteville: $3.50 p. NJ.
Trains arrive Richmond daily: 4:40 A. M. $40
A. M. 700 A NJ, 1885. 1i,4o a. M, ssi0:45
=. NJ, .l:20 p NJ. 2;05, p. NJ. 6:5o P. NJ.
800 P: NJ. and lo:s5 P: Nj
Except Sunday. - Sunday only
lime OF arrival and departure and connections
ACT guaranteed
c. s CAMPBELL D. P. A
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TWO AND A HALF YEARS OLD.
Rapid Growth OF virgfntns Nerves
Town; Watch the Next Cenaus
for Facts

ALTAv1sTA. VA. January 1.-The
newe town starts off the New Year
with the most brilliant of prospects.
The tobacco market has proven a sue
cess the First National Eank Of Alta
and plans for bigger things for the
New Year and the other enterprises
OF the town are planning for greater
things for 1910.
The new iron bridge over the Staun-
ION RlxaEa which Kill aUE hale Qe 1h9
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SEAnoARp AIR LINE.

southbound trains scheduled to leave Richmond
daily, 9:io 4. M.-Loeal to Norlins. Raleigh.
coaches, Atlanta. birmingham, Savannah. Jack.
tonyille and Z orida points. 1855 P. M---To Flor
ida points. 1O:45 P. M--SlecreIs and coaches
Ss9annah. Jacksonville. Atlanta. Birmingham and
Memphis Northbound trains scheduled TO arrive
Richmond daily: 4;25 a. NJ. 5:35 a. NJ. ass
?. NJ. $40 P NJ.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Richmond and Petersburg Electric Railway

Cars leave Manchester. Seventh and Perry
Streets, for Petersburg:
70 4, 8, 40. 10, II. %12 p. NJ, 1. 2, -. A. s.
't5A5 *6 Z, $, a. 10 P. NJ.
1900 p. NJ. for Chester. 1900 midnight 70,
Petersburg
Car, leave Petersburg. foot Sycamore Stree
" sis, o:55, :.7ns. 1855, 8:s5. o.s5, -lo.s5.
ii:35 a. NJ, 1855, 'l:35. 2;35, 1885, s4:35. 5:55
6:55, " IS. 1856, 0:35, tlo:40 l1;40 P, NJ.
Carries baggage and express.
=. Limited. except Sundays and holiday.
All from Petersburg connect with car, for
Richmond.
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RICHMOND AND CHESAPEAKE BAY KALI
WAY COMPANY

Schedule of electric trains to and from
Ashland. stopping at intermediate stations upon
signal. Lv. Richmond Broad and Laurel Sts.)
t6056, s7:lO. S;l0b. o:lo. t'l0i0, l1:1O A. NJ,
$40. 2:1O. 3:1o5. 4:lo, $40. 6:20, 7:106. $40.
1910, HAS P. NJ. Lv. Ashland: s5;S5, 40. 8.
90. 10, s*11 A. NJ, az NJ. al. 2. s. 40. S. 9. z
81, 9, II P. NJ
.Daily except Sunday .'sunday only
bCarues baggage
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BUSY RICHMOND
IN The PAST YEAR
Continued from First Page.)
manufactured articles was s5,57G,ss9
moro than at the close of 1908
The JObblns Trade.


Richmond brides itself on its jobbing
end wholesale trade. The jobbers here
not only deal with all of the retail
merchants IN Virginia, but cover the
whole Southern country. The capital
employed in this business is now near
~ 100000 more than 1T was a year
ago, and the annual sales of the shoe,
dry goods millinery hat, grocery and
other jobbers increased last year more
than $9,500,00O.
J, IN another column the figures show
ing the real estate transactions sdn
and about Richmond are Given in de-
tan, and study of those figures is,
recommended to the rural readers.
Al Pulling Together.
AZ me figures tell OF Richmond's
greatness and they tell a yet more
interesting story. Virrinians are be-
ginning TO pull together as they never
u.u helore, Richmond Is doing It's
acst % Rela the country. and the COIN,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
Railrnaus.
Norfolk & Western Railway

ONLY ALL RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK
Schedule in Effect October T. 1902
Leave Byrd Street Station, Richmond. DAILY
FOR NORFOLK: 900 4. NJ, 800 p. M. FOR
1910 NJ, 9:Co P. NJ. Arrive Richmond: From
NoriolL-1I:4o A. NJ. ESQ P. NJ lo;45 p. NJ,
From the West-7:00 A. NJ, 20S P. M. o:5o P. NJ.
Pullman. ParIor and Sleeping Cars, Cafe Dining
Cars G. II. BOSLEY,
w B. BEVILL, d. P. a.. Richmond. Va.
q. p a.. Roanoke Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

Cotton Manufacturers Sales Com.
panN, Salisbury, capital $4,000 au-
thorized and $4,000 subscribed.
Murbola Hosiery Mill Company, Bur-
lington, capital 100000 authorized and
$4,000 subscribed.
Cleghorn Mills Company, Ruther-
fordton, capital 100000 authorized and
| Sl2 600 Suhscrihe5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02

The past year has been characterized
by important advances in railroadins
in every section OF the State. especially
in the opening up of new lines by q
number of the larger systems. The
year has seen the opening OF the Car.
olina, Cllnchdeld and Ohio, so tina,
there is through train service in con-
junction with the Seaboard Air Line
between Wilmington and Johnson City
Tenn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-10-22

The perishable nature of most OF the
paper on which modern books are print
ed has come up for renewed discussion
in Germany, where. we believe, the
subject was first taken up. A writer
in one OF the German papers has now
made some suggestions that are prac-
ticable and sensible and easily put
into execution under a paternalistic
government.
This student of the problem pro-
poses the passing of a law that shall
command the use oe paper of the high
est quality for all copies of new works
destined for state repositories or
books. among them the great Berlin
library. To prevent interference with
trade conditions, he would leave the
publisher free to use whatever paper
he may choose for the regular edition
of the book offered for sale, though. fol
lowing out his suggestion. 1t may well
be that its adoption would lead to a
development of the special edition
feature Of the trade. with an increased
attention to the quality of the paper, at
the expense, If necessary, Of that OF
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1910-10-22
LEFT TO A WORSE FATE
Dynamiter, Himself Married Man,
Knew What Awaited Forqetful
Husband.

The business man was sitting in his
ONCE, thinking of starting for home,
when a suspicious looking person
came in with a leather bag In his
hand.
eff you don't give me $25," said the
visitor. coming at once to the point,
IT will drop this on the floor
The business man was cool. What
Is In IT," he asked.
Dynamite" was the brief reply.
What will it do If you drop it?"
BLOW you up"
Drop it," was the instant com,
mand. MY wife told me when left
home this morning to be sure and
send up a bag Of -four, and forgot
it. I guess it win take just about as
much dynamite as you have there to
prepare me for the blowing up I'll get
when she sees mel"
He threw himself back in his chair
and waited for the explosion, but II
did not come.
I'm a married man myself" said
the dynamiter, and quietly slipped out
Illustrated Bits.