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The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
Edisora's First Book Keeping

acterized his pursuit of science. He smiled for a moment, as though some amusing recollection had come to him.
 Well" he said, q know now how to secure competent assistants who will look carefully and accurately after the business end or my under takings But there was a time when 1 was as green about such things as boy who hoes corn upon prairies would be. That was when I had re- ceived several thousand dollars in part payment for my microphone transmitter patent, which, as you know. aided vitally the perfecting of the telephone.
 This was the first big money so to speak, that I had ever possessed and with it I decided to establish my own plant and laboratory and begin work upon the other things 1 had in mind. So I secured place in Jersey City, equipped it and started to work
 T was pretty much the whole thing about the plant. I figured out that the best way for me to keep my accounts was the simplest; so I had two spikes made, each about the thickness of an ordinary telegraph wire, sharp at one end and stuck at the other end into a leaden support or base. Upon one of these lead bases l pasted a strip of paper upon which I had linked these words: What is owned me- Upon the other, I pasted another slip of paper, upon which 1 had written the words: What I owe' One stood at one side of my desk, and the other at the opposite corner What was owed me was at my right hand, because that was of more consequence.
 "So, when I had done and sold piece of work, I stuck memorandum upon the spike to tell what was com ing to me. When I got any bills against myself, I stuck those upon the other spike. I thought that at the end of a month, or certainly at the end of year, these memoranda would match one another, and what was left would fill my pockets. Sometimes, while 1 was filling these spikes, I got short of actual money, and the bank would cash my note. I had learned as much as that Then I never paid any more attention to it, till one day I would receive notice saying that my note had gone to protest. I thought that was the way the bank had of telling me that it was due, so l would shin around and get the money to pay the note. The bank never made any objection. I guess they understood me.
 "At the end of the first year my methods of keeping accounts showed me that I had made quite a good bit of money. There wasn't any mistak- ing the accounts. There was the rec ord I had made the money-no doubt of that. And then it occurred to me: Where is that money? haven't got it; the bank hasn't got it, and yet I have surely had it. I pug zled over the problem for time, then became satisfied with the thought that I had had the money, and let it go at that But afterwards, when I had moved to Menlo Park, I saw that that way of keeping accounts wouldn't do. So I hired a bookkeeper and cashier, and since then have never bothered myself about that end of my affairs"
 Copyright, 1909, by E. J. Edwards.)
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

It is said that before Hawaii was swept with the wave of civilization, men and women were dressed in this natural bark cloth tapa' or kappa" The dress of the women consist of the pau" or wrapper, composed of five thicknesses of tapa, about four yards in length by three in width, passed several times around the waist, and extending below the knee. The dress of the men was the "malo," or girdle, about foot in width and several yards long. A "kikei," or man. tie, six feet square, was sometimes worn by both sexes. In former years these natural cloths were sometimes bleached to snowy whiteness, or were dyed in colors, and even printed or ornamented, usually in checks or squares.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

Edges of val lace from one and ones half to two inches wide. and allover patterns, are used in the greatest number of models But fine bastiste or batiste embroidery is a great ia vorite in combination with lace. Sheer mulls and embroidered swisses are also used, A hat made of a fine dotted swiss is shown in Fig 1. Ruffles of the swiss edged with val are made, after the material has been plaited in fine side plaits on a plating ma chine.
 In Fig. a hat is shown, made of embroidered batiste with ruffies about the brim edge. These are made of strips of the batiste edged with a very narrow val edge Rosettes of messaline ribbon in blue are used on this chico model. They are joined by a twist of ribbon. Such hats are with in the province of the home mil liner.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21

under one is perfectly plain and trained.
 Materials required: Seven yards cashmere-de-soie 42 inches wide, I yard chiffon.
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
CLEARED THE TRACK ENGINEERS QUICK ACTION THAT
 INVERTED WRECK.
No Time to Apply Brakes, He Hurled Train Upon Rock and Brushed 1t Aside-GrieVance of
 RaiIroader.

"Yes," said an engineer, one of the group of six who were telling of their
The Green Forest tribune., 1910-01-21
BOYS TAUGHT TO BE EXACT

Victor A. Hermann, in New York Sun.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
.ENGRAvERS TRIM
MEAT MEMS FIVE
STYLUS WtElDERS OUTBOWt
AND OuTCLASS OPPONENTS
ON NEWPORT ALLEYS.

Ev snatching two games from the
Meat Packers on the Newport Alleys
Wednesday night the Engrasers moved
UP 10 where they could share first hon.
org In the Richmond Bowling League
with the carniverons crew.
The stylus wiaIders rotnped off with
the opening ana closing game OF the
trio. dropping the second game to the
enemy by - pins.
Captain Quinn. OF the Engrayers. had
his saekle IN and rolled like Ii house
anre. He aynassed total Of 57s pins
during the three games. and this was
the highest total of the evening. In
the first game he toppled so5 sticks OF
timber on their balance and skedaddled
off with high hnnors for individuals
games. Several reasons might be as
signed for the oeefy tribe. but the one
that Il soundest and tells the whole
story is that the Packers were out
classod at every stage of the game dur
ing the first and third contests. and
each member of the Engravers' five
howIed with determination to win.
The Plumbers. who have not rolled
a game since the ieague WAS reorKan-
lied, win stack up against the Auleri-
can Locomotive Company team Fri
DAY night and are hopeful of putting
the bug TO the engine makers.
Following are the scores of Wednes-
days games and the standing of the
teams in the league to date:
EnQravers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
\ W MAY PLAY
PRINCETON TIGERS
l>Dl, ATOMS Arr. 1H&AI sCHk-D-
Aa.a. WALL. Isr..As sAAAt IsAEAN
Last Ss.A-.t.s.

ANNAf1I.s. 4,ait.. Dec. ih,~--The
.Sasat aNausins Is Negotiating wttn
triHGetnL Ior Il Iootiyan game 10 IL.
fgtaseu Iil AnfapoItS neat season, anu
sue inuiGat.otis are tnat Tue arrange
uent VIA Ue closed. fne uttte ~ still
Uncertain. ~, princeton viii desire to
I'm II Win reference to possible
game with har,aru. However, II Is
iinety that tne game WIN tn. Naval
Aoteuemy viii he taken on wheth er
PRINCETON ana Harvard play or not
The Indications are that the sched-
ule Of the navy team next year will
contain stronger teams on the aver
age than during the past season.
Though the season was most SUCCESS
ful. those who direct football believe
that II would be better TO play one
team OF the highest class before the
army game. The final arrangement
of the schedule will await the agree
ment with the Military Academy over
the date or the annual game. The
army representatives Will urge that
the Saturday before Thanksgiving
shall be selected. but the navy will
adhere to the former day---the Sat
urtay after Thanksgiving.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
FOLDERS EXPECT
To GET The Use
MAJOR BONIEs WILL ATTEND
COUNCIL MEETING AND ASK
THAT PRIVILEGE OF HOLD
ING ATHLETIC GAMES
THERE BE GRANTED.

Permission for the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues basketball team to use
the drill hall OF the new armory will
probably be granted at meeting of
the council committee Oh grounds and
buildings Thursday night.
Building Inspector Beck interrupt
ed the practice OF the team two weeks
ago. after u number Of candidates
had turned oct and after schedule
of games had been arranged. His
reasons were that the city's property
was being unnecessarily endangered
by the rough game OF basketball and
the rushes over the floor toward the
windows and doors.
Major Eowlcs and Sergeant Il. W.
Gates of the Blues. will attend the
council meeting Thursday night and
explain the soldiers position. They
Will give assurances that none OF the
city's property will be damaged ana
that fear ia that direction is not well
founded.
Should the permission be granted,
which Is most likely. tine Rlses Will
resume practice. whip IA fast quintet
of basketball players into shape and
prsth PA yang theiF SEHeHhlc OF games,
An indoor meet TO be held shortly
after New Year Is also being planned
b. the Blues in the event MIR. Beck $
opposition is withdrawn. Tire Blues
purpos. holding a meet in which stu
dents OF all the recognized colleges
and athletic associations OF the state
Will participate. The soldiers have
promised To screen of the windows
and lights If permission to play bask-
etbail and TO hold tho indoor meet is
granted them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
NORFOLK MEN DEMAND
A GUARANTEE OF $3.50
TO PLAY IN THE WEST
If Roanoke and Danvle Won't Promise That Much Profit on
Every Series, the Crew Will Stay Out OF Virginia
League-OmoHundro Talks of Eastern
Virginia League, Which is IS
pocb
Karat Bosh

that II may not be necessary for Nor
folk to go next season without or
ganized base bail. III Richmond and
Petersburg should happen 10 drop out
Of the Williams League" and JON
Norfolk and Portsmouth Tn form
money could he MADE by all thecemf
ing AN Eastern Virginia League,
money could be made by all the
clubs. Mr.. ouiohundro said.
when asked ii the present owners
ef the park would sell their holdinse
Nh. ontohundro replied that they
would if they could get Il reasonable
price.
He said they were willing To lose
their stock in the association, but that
they did not propose to lose tho
money they had advanced the asso-
citation and that they would sell the
park for what II cost them.
He admitted that several people
the park. but had not offered q high
had negotiated for the purchase II
enough price,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
BRADLEY SELECTS
PATSY FlAHER1Y
As COLTS BOSS
PIICHER-OUTFIEL WHO
PLAYED WITH ATLANTA LAST
YEAR MOST LIKELY MAN
WHO WILL MANAGE
RICHMOND BALL
CLUB.

n pitcher-outflelder, with a noodle
and knowledge as TO how to use ii
so as to get the oest group OF bal.
players together and to keep them
playing gilt edge ball. has been pick
ed by Owner Bradley. Of the Rich
mond baseball club. to lead the Colts
through the season of 1911.
Patsy Fiaherty Is fine old Irish
name, and the man who Ia a watkins
press agent for the Emerald Isle by
carrying this cognomen around with
him, and who swings the shiialah to
the tune of .2s0. Is the gent who wit.
be the guardian of the local bah tos
sers' dcstinies next season.
Flaherty played with the Atlantn
Southern League team during the
1910 season. pitching star ball, coraii-
ing everything that came hts way in
the outiield, and swinging the cluD
Tor a batting average OF 500 minus
ten. He is a popular ball player,
exceptionally fast in the field and on
the bases. and possessed OF unusuai
executive ability. He is said to possess
q keen knowledge of inside baseball.
which he acquired while playing with
the Chicago White Spx. which Is far
famed for its hcady, work both atield
and abat II la Il notorious fact that
the White Sox each year linish far
above other teams which secure twice
as many hits during the season. The
players ara trained to take advantage
Of every opportunity to advance a
base. and TO make IL short distance hit
count for the most on the sacks.
True F1aherty was released from the
White Sex and went to the Boston
Nationals and then dropped back 10
the minors. This may be accounted
for In two ways. One Is that the
managers Of those teams did nor know
the real worth of the man = lid not
give him fair tryout IN - capa-
cities for which he IL best suited The
other reason liz that the teams were
carrying several other minor league
men who had gotten a better start
in the season and consequently
wormed Patsy ont of IA job,
AT the meeting OF the baseball mag
mates in New York city 1t was freely
predicted Wednesday that Patsy
would undoubtedly show the Virginia
League a higher class of hall than
II Is accustomed to playing and that
at the end Of the season he would be
signed by another major league and
would stick in the big company.
Flaher,y was recommended 70
Owner Bradley by Jake Wells form r
president of the Virginia League. and
President Barrows. Of the Eastern
League, both Of whom have seen the
player In action and know his real
worth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
thunderous climaxes for which no is

thunderous ciimaxes for which no Is
famous.
Victor Herbert, who comes on April
II with his orchestra of fifty and O
celebrated sextette OF vocalists, Ii un-
aoubtodly Americas foremost COM
poser, Run over his list OF popular
operas It hich have been presented
within the past ten years and you
viii find that Herbert has composed
half OF them. This season the
METROPOLITAN Opera Company is to
honor him by presenting In Phtiadel-
phiu and Chicago MIR. Hereert's new
opera. s.Natonia.' It will be the first
time the Metropolitan Company has
ever presented an operica written by
an American upon an American sub
ject and Ia English.
Dorothy Lethhridge, the famous
young English pianist who has won
such great success in Europe, VIII be
heard IN recital on January 80.
one OF the big mum bers Of the series
will be the concert by the Metropoli-
tan Concert Company, Including
vocal artists of national reputa who
Will present selections from the hes;
known operas.
To hear this whole series of con-
certs for the paltry sum of two dol
lars Is privilege that Eichmon
people have only because OF the bis
seating capacity Of the city audi
turiliru.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
REAL AND PERSONAL PROPERTY
IN AMELIA co. VA

by virtue OF a certain deed of trust
dated January IL. 1903, executed by
J. S. Morris and A. NJ. Morris. his
wife, conveying certain real and per-
sonai property therein described to
secure Ave certain notes, as well MS
advances In certain deed of trust set
forth. default having been made IN
the payment OF tho said notes as pro-
sided. and being requested so to do
by the noteholders. the undersigned
trustee will on Saturday. 81 day Of
December, 1910, beginning mt nine
o'clock A. If. sell on the premises
Of J. S. Morris home place. about two
miles northwest of Jetersville. Amelia
county. Va, the following described
real and personal property to-wit;
(Ftrst.) All tho standing timber
six inches and above across the stump
on S45 acres OF land In Amelia coun-
~, Va. Leigh district. known as the
John Robinson" land: ample time
for cutting belng given:
fSecond.) Eighty-four acres of land
in Leigh District. Amelia county. Va.
known as the Mary A. Watkins tract.
and about threo-fourths Of mile
from Jetersville.
(Third.) Also twenty-six Jersey
cows and the increase from said cows
for the past two years: some or these
cows are registered. or entitled to
registration.
lFourth.) Also Ave large saw smill
mules with the harness. collars.
bridles, etc.
(Fifth.) Lastly. one No. Lane saw
mill with all the fixtures and APP
pliances, ono 18Th. p. Farauhar en-
einc and boiler tmountedl; two two
horse wagons, two log trucks. belts.
etc. ETC..
The terms OF this sale will be cash
sui7icient to pay the Indebtedness Of
3a,7S0.oo. and the cost OF executing
this deed OF trust. and the terms for
the residue. II any. will be announced
on the date Of the SAFE.
II the sale does not take place on
the above date from any cause II win
be continued by announcing a future
day on this date. and without further
advertisement by agreement of the
grantors and deed Of trust.
J. N. TURNER.
Trustee
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
LYNCH OPPOSES
GIVING PRIZES
To STAR PLAYERS
PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL
LEAGUE NOT IN FAVOR OF
OFFERS OF ALTOS FOR
BATTFRS.

NEW YORK, December 15.---When
assumed theT meeting this after
Don at the Hotel Bresiin, II was with
he general understanding that the
,..hedule committee would be order
ID u draw up a program eff 159
afnes for the season OF 1911.
At yesterdays meeting. in which
resident Thomas Lynch was unani-
.nously reelected Tor one year. the
natter OF the schedule mas discussed.
ut no definite action was taken. The
iagnatcs however. had about agreed
hat Il 15A game fchedulc. conflicting
.s little az possible With that of the
american League, would be best,
The schedule committee will. II is
aid, ho requested to confer with
resident Ban Johnson, Of the Ameri-
an League, In an effort TO see that
here are no conflicting games on
.undays In the West.
Opposed to Contests.
II vas also expected tnat some
etion would be taken this after
loon on President Lynch's request
hat no more prizes be approved Tor
lie best hatsman. This request arose
,ver the offer of an automobile and
md Cobb, OF the American League.
lynch is bitterly opposed to allowing
players to enter such contests and lIa-s
asked the National Leagiie to back
him up IN this opposition.
Tho league will also sske some
action on the plea of Western and the
Three ! Leagues that they lie re-
tanned in their present minor ieas ae
classification. Under tho baseball
census. these two leagues would this
year drop To a lower classification.
The American League n1agnates
met again this morning at 10 O'Clock
TO wind up their unfinished business
The chief business was the report Of
the committee appointed last night
IN take UP the matter of the owner
ship of the St Louis Club.
At yesterdays meeting Pres'ien:
Robert Lee Hedges. of ST. Louis an
nounced that the his club WAS for
sale, and that group az st. Louis
men were ready 10 take ii of his
hands Ia the sale could he ratified. A
ro'nwittee connosed OF Ran Johnson
Charles comiskex. of Chicago anf
Frank Farrell. ef New York. was
named tn investigate the standing OF
the prospective purchasers ard report
to-day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
REALTY ACTIVE IN
ROANOKE SUBURBS
TERRY PROPERTY MAY BECOME.
CITY PARK-PREPAR FOR
RAILROAD CELEBRATION.

Especial 70 The edmond Virginian. J
ROANOKE. VA, Dec. ia real
estate firm Of this city has sold to
j. A. Miller, a farmer of West Vir-
GINA, twalye acres Of land near Roa-
noke for s6.75o. or about FIVE hun
dred dollars an acre. Mr.. Miller WI.
move there with his family.
Mayor Cutchin has endorsed a reso-
luton Of council accepting from T. w.
Goodwin an option on the Terry place
and il now seems possible that, de-
spite great and persistent opposition,
the Terry property may become city
park and site for public buildings.
Hundreds OF people here are anxious
for the city to buy tho place. and II
the matter ever comes 70 a vote 1t
cannot be doubted that the verdict
will favor the purchase by large
majority.
Messrs. J. II. Marsteller. L. II.
Cooke, II. NJ. Darnail and ]. f. NJ.
HanclSei and Judge John w. Woods
have been appointed a committee 10
select speakers for a banquet to be
given here January 20 In celebration
Southbound railway. This committee
met to-day with Mr.. L. E. Johns -.
president OF the Norfolk and w
ern., and decided on the names Of
speakers. These will not be diyulged
until later.
Henry Day and Byrd Wade. ne.
groes. were arrested this morning
charged with having held up and
robbed Thomas Flower, colored. on
Gainxboro road last night. Flower
was partly under The influence 81
drink. Pearl Briggs and blanche
simmons. colored. are implicated Ia
the crime. The date Tor the trixl
has not been liked.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
SUCCESS Of new
LINE ASSURED
STOCK OF WEST SHORE NAVTGA.
TION COMPANY. RIPARIAN
MOCK LINE, GOING LIKE
hot CAKES"

GRAFTON, VA, December 15.--ft
Is proposed to own and operate a line
Of steamers on the Kappahannock
river between Fredericksburg and
Norfolk The company operating the
new line is 10 be known as the West
Shore Navigation Company. with a
minimum capital stock OF $4,000 and
maximum OF $4,000. divided into
shares Of $4,000 each: $4,000 OF
stock only to be issued at present.
The Norfolk board OF trade is TAX
ing hold OF the scheme, pledging halt
OF the stock, arrange for wharfage
and landing facilities. Mr.. w w.
Moody, OF ,Iiddlesex, who is work
ing up the new enterprise. secured
recently in Norfolk In n 80 minutes
canvass subscriptions to the amount
OF s3.boo.
Richmond will have to take hold
Of that talked OF Urnanna-West Point
railroad or Norfoik will get ahead
OF the capital city In securing the
trade of the farmers or Northern Neck
TO a considerable extont. by means
OF this enterprise
Two children Of MIR. Pelham White,
who lives near Woods Mill. In York,
were severely burned several days ago,
by the upsetting of vessel of cook
ing cabbage DIR. r. r. Martin was
summoned and ministered to the re-
lief of the sufferers.
The Red Men had a big time IN
their hall at Grafton last "Wednesday
night, when large number of pale
faces were initiated into their order.
and big supper was spread.
1t il rumored that Mr.. Stanley
Norman, Of Fish Neck, and Miss
Nicely Burcher, OF this neighborhood,
viii he united in marriage at Grafton
church on December IS at O'Clock
T. NJ.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15
STAR ATTRACTIONS
TO Be GIVEN HERE
VICTOR HERBERT AND HIS OR
HEsTRA AND CREATORS.
and HIS BAND TO GIVE
CONCERTS.

Among the big musical attractions
to be heard in Richmond in the near
future are Victor Herbert and his or
chestra and crestore and his hand.
both OF which will appear in the new
series OF Radcliff concerts to be given
in the city auditorium. Creatore Will
come on Jan. IL. AS the first attrac-
tson in the new series. While an
doubtedlN the most eccentric and sem
sational band master ever seen N
America yet the critics all agree that
he il second to nona. the immense
are of the city auditorium should give
him ample SCOPE for producing thNsa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-15

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian3
NORFOLK, VA, Dec. 1o.~--The
meeting of the owners OF the or
folk baseball franchise yesterday
when ii WAS announced that new
charter would be drnwn up gave rise
to the report thar the situation as
far as Norfolk is concerned had been
adjusted and that "crewtown' would
be In tho Virginia League In 1"il.
This report Was no sooner npised
around. though, than It was huShea,
because the ineorporaters denied 1t
emphaticaily. While 1t was not de-
MED that they would have baseball
here next summer, it was stated posi-
lively that the present owners would
not take franchise in Virginia
League which included Roanoke ana
Danvilie.
There is but one inducement that
can he held out to them to bIing
& bout a. change OF front, and that
is for Danville and Roanoke to guar
antee the visiting club at least $3.50
for every series Of three games played
| In those cities.
Enough: He Cries.
IL am not at liberty to saE what
we are going to do said a, {. ono
hundro. president OF the Norfolk
baseball Association last scaso', bat
/ will say most etnphattcaljy that we
arc not going into any league with
bans HE and Roanoke in IT, We nave
had enough OF those towns and do
not propose 20 lose any more nlcneH
II their account. II they want to Of
fer guarantee of $3.50 for very Sc
RES OF games played at home, then
nc might consider the proposition,
but otherwise, never We are sbst
gs firm in this stand as We were who n
the league season closed
+ Mr.. onohundro animated thot ell
is not going along as smoothly as II
seems in the williams League and