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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
Make INCREASE IN
SCHOOL TAX LEVY
Important Action Taken by Coun-
~ Board Of Supervi-
sors.
[specia1 to The TImes. Dispatch. /

Especial to The Times Dispatch.]
Yorktown, March 1o.-The regular
monthly meeting OF the Board OF SUI
pervisors to-day proved to be the most
important and interesting which has
been held for number OF years, the
session occupying most of the day. a
large number of the more progressive
citizens OF the county were present,
and evinced much interest in the
transaction OF the business OF the day.
as most of them were more or less d.
rectly Interested. Probably the most
important action was the raising Of
the district school levy. In Bruton
District II was raised from 80 to 40
cents on the 800 assessed valution:
the same in Nelson. In Grafton and
Poquoson Districts like raise was
made for general school purposes. but
an additional levy OF 10 cents was
added TO meet the interest on bond
issue for the building OF the proposed
high schools in these two districts.
Division Superintendent Eastman
read carefully prepared paper on
the comparative school tax levy in this
and other States. which very clearly
showed that the amount OF money
spent per capita for school purposes
in Virginia was much less than that
expended elsewhere. InlS paper was
received most cordially by the board,
and was the main factor in inducing.
the board to raise the district school
levy. knowing that the money re-
ceived would be used in the general
Improvement OF school conditions.
more particularly in the matter of
more and better school buildings.
The board signed and forwarded an
application to the Secretary Of ASrt-
culture at Washington for the detail
Of an engineer Of the Public Roads
Bureau Of the department to make a
preliminary survey Of the proposed
military highway from Yorktown to
Jamestown Island, for which bill is
now pending in Congress appropriate
ing 100000 for the purpose.
A contract was made for the refur-
fnishing OF the county court room. and
the Offices OF the county treasurer and
Commonwealth attorney. This action
of the board is the subject OF much ia
Eyorable comment, as there has been
discussion OF the necessity for such
action long time. When completed,
which will be by June I, the court
room will compare favorably with any
in the state. and far surpass most OF
them. The seats for spectators will
be OF the latest and most approved
auditorium" chairs, the other furni-
ture Of CHARTERED oak and the floor
covered with cork flooring.
a
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ley. During this time Mrs. Chelf and
two children are guests of relatives in 4
Bluefied WI Va
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West Point Social News.
: Especial to The Times-pispatch.l

West Point, va, March 19.-The
event of the week was an entertain
ment In honor OF the Home Needle
Work Club. given In the home Of Miss
Lillian Roberts. on Fourth Street. on
Wednesday afternoon, from to 6
O'Clock. Decorations We're appropriate
to the season, St. Patrick's Day, The
favors We're little silken Shamrocks,
tied with the green ribbon. and pinned
with the bent pin that always brings
the best of luck.
On Friday evening. In the Masonic
Hall auditorium, under the direction
charming musical was given and
greatly enjoyed by a crowded house,
The, entertainment was given entirely
by local talent
Herbert Allen Chase and Mrs. Maria
sBristow. We're married by Rev Mr..
.Eggleston, OF the Methodist Church, on
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
INTEREST AR0USEO
|N| n { ] 4 J COUNTY
People Awake to Importance Of
Practical Educa-
I ton.
J, |! /. The Times Dispatcl,.l

Especial to rho Times Dispatclil
orange VA Marcn ly.---lIe euucn-
tional boom which liz rolling over,
Virginia can be seen In every section
Of Orange county, and the wonderful
q proSrcas are interest shown by both
pupils and parents Is something un-
heard OF heretofore. All5cItizens seem
to BIO awakening to the Importance or
real education and practical training
for the everyday work which Will
mako good farmers, az well as doc
tors and preachers and lawyers.
Every teacher In tho county Is n
member OF tho Tcachcrs' Association,
and Is deeply Interested In its prac-
teal working. Already the benefits or
this organization are being recognized
BY the public ntthe better service
rendered by the teachers. -
The demonstration work." az APP
piled to agriculture, has aroused tho
most widespread interest In all classcs
from the smallest school children to
the Oldest men and women. Unstinted
praise should bc given both TO the
demonstration" Mr. VIM. e. Shackel-.
ford. and the division srDerintend-
cnt Of public schools, c. r. Cowhcrd,
who have been untiriny in their cr-
y forts for combining tbe new agrIcul-
tural demonstrations with the public
5 school work OF the teachers.
That everybody understands this
new departure and the great results
which must follow. is shown by tho
fact that in one day the superintcnd-
ent, G. T, Cowherd. and the demon
gtrator. w. C. shackelford. got an ap-
preparation OF 5000 as q starter tor
the Board OF Supervisors and a like
sum tS20o) from the county school
boards. and tho following contrlbu-
tons from men Of the town OF Orange.
For a corn contest for boys Zone
acre OF land)-First prize. s75
third prize. oliver plow No.
a; fourth prize. subsoil plow; fftn
prize. $40 in cash: sixth prize, suit or
clothes. 32o5 seventh prize. fountain
pen. IS.
Potato contest for boys. once eighth
acrc-First prize. $40: second prize,
stephens's repeating rife. $40: third
prize. pair gum boots, 50; fourth prize,
two fine lanterns. 50.
Girls contest, read-First prize,
nice tea set. SIS; second prize. barrel
best flour, IS; third prize. fine pair la
dy's boots. SIS.
Butter contest-First prize. $40 In
cash: second prize. 5 in cash: third
prize. 50 inscash.
Girls apron contest-First prize.
tailor made suit, SIS: second prize, So
in cash; third prize. handsome pair
gloves. $3.50.
(AdulD Farmers contest, corn Zone
acre)-First prize. $50 in cash; Sec
ond prize se5 in cash: third prize, $40
In cash.
Hay contest Gone acre)-First prize.
$40: second prize. $50: third prize
( $40.
The above contributions and prizes
were the work OF three hours only.
and at the town OF Orange Other
contributions are coming In from all
over the county and Will assume SPLEEN
did proportions before contests arc de-
clded. This shows how the people are
waking up and what can be done with
live men to lead the way,
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Farrnville Social News.
Especial to The Times-ptspatch.

Farmville, Va. March 19.-AIiss Car
ter. Of South Carolina. Is visiting in
the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Taylor
Thompson. ofEthis town.
Alfred b. Davis and bride, of Mac
Donald. w. Va, have been spending
a few days in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Baxter Davis.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
Will hold an important meeting on
next Thursday, In the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. r. D. Miller.
For the benefit of the Farmville
Guard and the Farmville Silver Band,
the farce comedy. entitled "At the
Ferry, was repeated at the opera
house last evening. The audience
was large one, and the entertain
ment much enjoyed.
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EXERCISES ANNOUNCED
FOR COMMENCEMENT
DistInEuishcd Speakers VIII Be Guests
of University of North Caro-
liuu In
[specia1 Id The Mines. Dispa,cI,.1

Especial to The Times Dispa:ch1
Chapel Hill. ~ c.. March 19---Com-
n1encemcnt at the University OF North
Carolina this year will begin on Friday
night. May 81, and end Tuesday morn
Ing. May al The opening event is the
reception by the Young Mems Christian
Association Friday night SATURDAY.
IS class day. The intersocIety banquet
will be held Saturday night. the bac-
calaureate sermon Sunday morning.
and the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation sermon Sunday night. Monday
is the alumni day. the day OF the alum
nj address. the alumni banquet and
class runions. The intersoclety debate
and the faculty reception will be held
Monday night. Tuesday Is commence
ment day proper. !.
Most of the speakers for commence
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
BABY'S.SCAL ALE
CRUSTED. over
With Eczema That Broke 0utwhen
but Three Months Old Burned
andItched SoShe Could Not Sleep
Chance Of Cure Seemed Slight.
by CUTICURA
EASY AND COMPLETE.

"Our little daughter. when three
months old began To break out on the
head and we had the best doctors to
treat her, but they did not do her any
good. They said she had eczema. Her
eyes became crossed from the disease
and her scalp was a solid scale all over.
The burning and itching was so severe
that she could not rest, day or night.
We had about given up all hopes when
We road an advertisement Of the Cuti-.
curn Remedies. Waat once got a cake
Of Cuticura Soap, d box OF Cuticura Oint-
ment and ono bottle Of Cuticura Resolv-
cnt and followed directions carefully.
After the first dose OF the Cuticura Re-
solvent. we used the Cuticura Soap freely
and applied the Cuticura Ointment.
Then she began to improve rapidly and
In two weeks the scale came of her head
and new hair began to grow. Ina very
perfectly straight when she recovered
and have been so ever since. She Is now
sixteen years Of age and is Q picture OF
health. We know the Cutieura Rene
dies cured her and have used them In
bur family ever since.
We used the Cuticnca Remedies
about five weeks. regularly, and then
we could not tell she had been affected
with any disease. She suffered with
burning and Itching and hard. scnly,
dandrud-lo looking scabs all over her head
and in places on her body. We used no
other treatments after we found out what
the Cuticura Remedies would do for her.
~. Fish and Ella M. Fish, Mt. Vernon,
KY, Oct. IL. 1909"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
Salem Social News.
Especial to The Tines ispatcl

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Salem, Va, March 1o.-Mr. and Mrs.
w. Black Whitecaryer entertained a
large company OF young people In
formally last Monday evening at their
residence in Broad Street. In honor OF
their guest, Newton Gordon. OF Rich
.mond. 5
Mrs. Homan, OF Roanoke, district
secretary Of the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Society Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South, was In Salem
this week and addressed the women
and the young people OF the church.
Mrs. Mary Il. Williams has returned
homo from Philadelphia, where she
has been under treatment for the past
three months In the Orthapaedic Hos
pital for Il serious trouble.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Hupp. Of De-
troit, Mich, are spending some time in
Salem. as guests at Monterey"
Colonel A. M. Bowman has returned
from Richmond where no has been.
in attedance upon the recent session
of the Legislature,
Mrs. Charles happening, OF Indians,
apolis, is In Salem visiting friends.
DR.. j. C. Darden has returned from
tSmithfeld. Va. where he spent several
days visiting relatives.
Mr.. Parsons. Of Chicago. I'LL spent
several days this week In Salem. a
II
Miss Nan Logan has returned from
a two weeks visit to Miss Alice Pat
ton, at Lexington. Va.
Miss Leah Dowen and Miss Jessea4
Goo win, OF Lynchhurg, wore tho
week -end guests nf Miss Nan Hatcher.
on College Avenue.
Mrs. #. "A. RI berts. Jr., has returned
from Point Pleasant, W. Va, where
she has boon fer the past threelmonths
at the bedside Of her father. CAPTAIN
Neale. who Is very i'll with neart dis
ease. s III q, S Y z 5 s3
Mrs. Burks. who has been the guest
OF u M. 5Scruggs ana family on Broad
Street. has returned to- BedfordI City.
s Mrs. Nathan Maynard, fsa Buena8
Vista, Is Visiting her father. Rev. j. N.
iHarlowe, on Broad Street.
Guy Denit, ot the VII T., y s y -
Dent OH Pennsyl vania Avenue. ,aS
Miss Minerva Dent left thursday for
an extended WISH to- elnttyes In ST.
II oseph md other 81 ties In Missouri
: Rev, n, Fl, Chelf. fnancia 4 a gent 20 ~
the Baptist Orphanage ~ absent on
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". P. I. on Wednesday evening.
Judge Gooch, OF Goochland. Va. was
a visitor to the ". M. +. on Saturday,
and was the guest OF Dr.. Hunter PEN
dleton.
daughter OF the late Captain John
Carmichael, of the class OF 1870, af-
forwards assistant professor v. NJ.
L., and captain United states Volun-
teers in the Spanish-Amerlcan War.
Is with her family. visiting her aunt,
nue..
Colonel N. B. Tucker. professor Of
geology. will be In Richmond on Tues
day. March %, attending the meet
ing OF the State Board OF Educa-
tion.
movement which promises to be
OF much good to all concerned, was
inaugurated on February IL, when
General Nichols held the first OF a
series OF Joint meetings OF faculty
and corps. which he most appro-
priately calls institute hours" l. Is
during the spring. In his talk General
Nichols covered number OF questions
Of interest to every son OF ". NJ. /.
This hour Is generally felt to be a
most beneficial innovation, and will
promote closer union between the
faculty and the corps.
The second of these Institute hours"
was held on March IL. when Colonel
Patton, Instructor in and head OF the
department Of modern languages. read
a very interesting and instructive
paper on the heavenly bodies. much
this line by the illustrated lecture re-
Gently delivered by DR.. w. Le Conte
Stevens OF the Washington and Lee
University.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20

For preserving. purifying and beauty.
ing the skin, scalp. hair and hands; for
eczemas. .rashcs, itchnRs and chadngs
and for the prevention Of the same; as
well Us for the sanative. nntiseptic cleans
ing OF liberated. inhamed mucous sur
faces and other uses which rcadilysuggest
= themselves 70 women. CutiGura soap and
Cuticxs Soap t26c) 70 Cleanse the Skin, Cuticurs
Ointment f6QcJ to Heal tho Skin and Cutc,na
Resolyent t5oel or 10 the form Of ChoeosAss Coated
sold throughout the world. Potter prua Il Chem.
Corp Sole Props. l3x Columbus Ave. Boston. Mass.
! Dlete Guide TO the Treatment OF Skin aud Scalp.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-20
nEronT on HIGH SCHOOLS.
Great increase In Number aud At.
tendance In North Carolina.

Great Increase In Number aud At
tendance in North Carolina.
LspeGialto The Times n1dispa, CHI
N. w. Walker, State Inspector Of Pub
lie High Schools. has just filed with
Hon. ]. Y. Joyner. State Superintendent
of Public Instruction. his detailed res
port Of the operation and growth, Of
public high schools in North Carolina
for the past year. This shows that
there are 16O schools in operation. with
$3.50 students enrolled. and an aver
age attendance OF s.Ts7. compared
with ,145 schools and s,94o students
enrolled and average attendance OF
1888 during k1e year previous. The
increase for the past year was "a per
cent. The schools had 1868 boarding
pupils. and there were 800 teachers.
lie says the chief problem Of the
public high schools is expansion. More
teachers must be provided, larger
school buildings erected. mess halls
and sdormitories built and modern fur.
5nish!ngs added, all this resolving itself
iintoEn question Of greater revenue Tor i1S
tthe8high school. He declares that Us
the high school is a county instltu
II he county ought to be made the pasls
of1aits 1sunnort, He says that during
& the past eighteen months twelve hand
some new brick high school buildings
have been erected. alta total cost Of
500. 400, the total value OF this high
school property being 1l1,o00;. also
four wooden buildings at g cost OF
$1,000, I,
There are nine counties IN the State
which, according to Prot or Wall er''s
report. have no public high schools.
THESE arc Brunswick, Chowan, Dare
New IIanoYer,SF' asq 40 nix, Perquimans,
Stanley. Tyrrell and Yancey.
Lexington Social News.
Special to III e Times- Dispat cl.l
as Lexing Ton, 81 Ma rcfSs n &c General
Nichols has return ed from Rlack "a hurry
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slty. is the guest Of Mrs. N. Carrie

sity. is the guest Of Mrs. NJ. Carrie
Anderson.
Mrs. John Henley walker. OF Rich-
mond, is visiting ats"Rockland.''
Miss Halle Rothwell, who Is teach.
at Wilmington. Is spending a few days
at her home here. sits Il &.
Mrs. Samuel Houchens left yesterday
|for the University Hospital.
Mrs. j. iyY.APayne,s who was called to
her old home In New England, on ac-
count OF the death OF her father. has
mot returned.
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Red Hill Social News.

[specialto The Time -Dispatch.l
Red Hill. Va, March 19.-AIiss Mamie
LuXford. who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the Uni
vcrsity Hospital. is improving.
Miss Louise Batten.. Of the Univer-
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few friends were

Monday night. few friends were
present.
Mrs. q. E. Walker. Of walkerton.
has been on visit to DR.. and Mrs.
B. B. Bagby. for the past week.
Hunter Edwards. OF Baltimore, was
a visitor in town this week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-24
WINS HEARTS
OF RANDOLPH-MACON BOYS
Expresses the Hope That Students Will Be Al
lowed to See Game in Richmond axes
Short Speech at Ashland.

may be YOU may also hope little
At any rate, / wish sou success in your
game. THAT is yonr first and main
object TO win your game. a victory
Is great thing but victory Is hardly
worth having unless you can see 1t
won. The game is only one-third.
seeing 1t counts the other two-th!rds .
Then for few minutes the Presi-
dent addressed some earnest and
forceful words to the students, en-
oouraging them and urging them to be
good citizens, true, brave. patriotic
Virginia gentlemen. The speech was
answered by an outburst of enthusias-
tic cheering for President Taft, and
the boys showed that they appre-
ciated the honor done them and the
interest shown.
Arrangements for the stop were
made this morning in Richmond by u
committee sent by the student body
for that purpose. The committee met
the President at the Governors Man
sion in the morning. and extended an
invitation on behalf of the college
for him to stop few minutes on his
way to Washington and address the
students. The invitation was at once
accepted with an expression OF ap-
preciation for the privilege. Arrange
ments were then made with Secretary
Norton and President White, of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railway. to stop the train.
The situation at the college over
the football game was mentioned in
the students letter to the President.
and he took no little interest in the
predicament of the boys
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States had the means and the deter
mination to press the project. but 1t
was necessary to build up an effective
organization in order to construct a
waterway fifty miles long through q
continent. Under Engineer John f.
Stevens this organization was begun.
The army engineers completed it after
he withdrew. The government has
faced and solved the questions of
housing employees, and feeding them.
and keeping them in health Sickness
has disappeared There has not been
a case OF yellow feyer \the isthmus
in three years. Malaria has been re-
duced to a negligible amount The
food is furnished at government com
missaries at less than cost i'll this
country. The laboring men are COM
fortably housed and fed Life in the
tropics has been made as pleasant as
possible. The government Is paying
wages on the canal work in advance
of those paid in this country The
excess in wages is justified by the
fact that the work is In the tropics
and that. like the service in the Phil
tppines. it is attended by certain
nervous strain and recurrent periods
of dependency which the physicians
call nostalgia, and which appears to
be plain Inconsistencies, which takes the
life out of the men. The government
has aided the Y. NJ. c. A. and other
institutions in work to create the at
mosphere of home. This liberal policy
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News Of South Richmond

they will be at home at Magnolia
Grange" Chesterfield county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perdue arc both we'll known
in South Richmond. where they have fire.
quentiy visited. and are extremely popular.
!ievera! from here attended the marriage.
General News Notes.
James T. Ashby, hfty-six years OF age.
died yesterday morning at 1920 o'clock at
his home in Oak Grove. Tho funeral ar
engagements Will be announced later.
Rev. r. N. Chandler, a former pastor.
preached last night at Central Methodist
Church.
George e. Gary. daughters and niece.
Misses Eleanor, Lyle Gary and Annie Du
Yal. are back from New York. where they
attended the horse show.
r. II. Anderson has left for few days
hunting trip in Fredericksburg. Mr.. An
derson is n we'll known hunting celebrity.
Mrs. L. T Du Val and Mrs. J. Fay Du Val
left yesterday for Farmville. where they
viii be the guests of Miss Julinne Du Val
for Thanksgiving. Miss Du Val is attend-
ing school there.
Miss Margaret Baldwin, of Blackstone.
spent last Sunday with her father.
Mrs. w. L. Rudd left Tuesday for Lynch
burg on a visit TO her daughter. Mamie
Walden, at Randolph Macon College.
Miss Mary Jowe.t. of Midlothian. princl-
pal of Bethel graded school, and Miss Lula
Powell. teacher OF Mdpthian school, are
delegates to the educational conference at
Chester. They are guests at tho Crawl
House for this week.
Misses Lala Mayo and Emma Lamb are in
Washington inspecting the public schools.
Miss Lucille Wrilkerson, of Amelia, will
spend Thanksgiving at the home of her
cousin. Miss Minnie Welslger.
Raymond Paul is home from Backsburg
to spend the Thanksgiving holidays with
his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Fitzgerald have re-
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primary and industrial education and
its spread SO as to offer its benefits to
every white and colored child In the
Southern States.
I'VE are on the eve Of a great awak-
ening and reform in this regard. 1
firmly believe. The tremendous ma
terial growth of the South, greater
than that of any part of the country,
needed for thorough system of pub
eminent necessarily requires prosper
ity among the people, because it Is
expensive and needs. sources of taxa
ton that will yield a large public in
come without unduly depressing the
people. That the South now has. And
such a convention as this. and SINH
lar meetings all over the South, testify
TO the fact that the South is awaken
ing 70 the necessity for strenuous eff
forts to spread the opportunity for the
thorough preparation of the humblest
child TO meet the responsibilities of
a citizen and to earn livelihood in
some wealth producing industry. The
object is not only to give them In
telliSence enough to exercise their
functions as citizens, but 1t Is to
FORM their minds and to fashion their
hands to the pursuit of some indus
Try that shall make them valuable
to the community as producers of
wealth,
Tribute to Hampton Institute.
II is singular fact that the prog
ress which has been made in recognize
ing the necessity of industrial educa- :