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The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
GAVE UP LITTLE
ONES TO CHARITY
Sad Story of Young WOman's Life
Told in Police COurt-Helpless
and Deserted.
RICHMOND, VA.-SpeciaI

RICH MON d, VAS cial.-
With eyes red and swollen from
weeping, Mrs. Nettie Parsons, a come
| ly young matron Of tWenty-thret
years, showing many traces of =
| beauty too early faded, this morn
| ing surrendered her two children tC
the Associated Charities to be given
a home which she alone could not
provide, and appeared in Police Court
10 prosecute charge against her nus
band, James Parsons, Tor not provid-
ing support for his children.
The case was continued over un-
til Saturday at the request of the de-
PENDANT and in the meantime Mrs
Parsons Will be cared for at the home
of Mrs. Bradford. 1888 West CLAY
where she and her children have been
Tor Sometime.
To questioners outside the court
room, Mrs. Parsons told a most pa
thctic story Of abandonment on the
part of her husband. Married at the
early age of sixteen. the almost de
Spondent little woman seems to have
undergone more suffering than is or
dlnarily experienced outside Of chear
notion. During the seven years of hey
married life she has been deserted
four times by her husband. forced
10 nee on one occasion with him wher.
an angry neighborhood threatened tc
administer bodily violence TO him on
account of his treatment OF her and
only a Few months ago underwent
the horrible experience of returnino
10 her room, where she had left ner
niue hVe-year-old daughter plaving.
to find the little body burned ia a
crisp. &"
The Parsons come from Pen Argyll
IA, where both were born and reared
ana where they were married. par
SoHs Is slate worker by profession.
put ms Wife states that he Will not
work. Last January Parsons was ar
rested on the charge OF deserving his
fanny was convicted and sent 10 faii
in default of bond.
AFTER staying in Jail for several
weeks, during which time his wife
anu iamlly were the greatest suffer
ers' Mrs. Pareons consented TO his re-
lease on his promise to provide her
with a sufficient sum of money TO- oh
tam divorce. Since then. She a.
leSes, Parsons has given her no.hipC
and has provided his children with
nothing.
Mrs Parsons states that She has
several times secured work. but has
round II impossible for her To earn
enough TO keep herself and children.
IN addition to which il IS Frequently
impossible for her TO provide a place
Tor the children to stay while she ic
az work. one of the two remaining
children is two years old and the
other six
AS result Mrs. Parsons has been
compelled TO seek employment i'm
boarding houses, where she could only
earn the keep of herself and children
what clothing they have. she states
was sent 10 them by her father. who
IS not Wen Oft. sunday Mrs Parsons
learned that her husband was i'm the
C'ty ana secured warrant for his ar
rest. Last night he came to her bonoa
10 see the children and the arres, was
made.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11

window shutter. so he rolled an old
packing box up to it and from this
eIeVatlon ne was able to slip his hand
through the shutter and unfasten IL.
Inc IRON bars across the window are
ABOUT eight inches apart-just wide
enough to admit his little body. but
narrow enough to prevent the pas
sage of a man
detectives Wiltshire and Wren were
uetalled on the case yesterday and
traced the work to the boy. The how
was not placed under arrest for the
reason that the State is without means
OF handling such cases. The negro re-
iormatory is already overcrowded and
the police department is severely han
dlcapped in breaking up the gangs
OF child thieves that are operating in
dinerent parts of the city. The chill
dren are captured and brought In
only to receive lectures from the
court and be dismissed.
All OF the State institutions are now
oVercrowded and the court has no
place to send incorrigible youths.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
CARE OF TIE CELLAR.

Whatever else YOU do. Keep the Gel
lar dry and ScrUpUloUSly clean.
Ii is like the weakest link in a chain
If the cellar is unsanIayy. the rest OF
the lc' Sc cannot De pure and clean
1t is true that microbes and dust
collect more quickly there than any
where else.
A window or ventilator to the out
side air should be open all of the time
DO not i'm your efforts 10 keep the
cellar cold i'm summer time keep il SO
shut up that it becomes damp and
muSty.
Keep a wary eye out for such damp
spots. and remove the cause at once.
g Walls should be whitewashed fire.
duentlv A little carbOlic acid mixed
in the whitewash is an excellent pre-
caution.
Microbes may be collected in a pile
bleS.
The cellar should be as spotless as
If ashes. as well as decaying vegeta-
he drawing room.
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DANVILLE FIGURES
ARE DISAPPOINTING
Realty Values Seem 70 Have Been Put
LoW-InereaSed Assessments Are
Very Small.
r I G II NJ o ND. VA-Snec

r CHM ND, VA.-Suecial-
20 Judge by the reports just sub
Lnltted TO the First Auditor Of the
state, the assessors OF real estate In
me me city OF Danville have either put
the hgureS much too low or the realty
values OF the town have increased but
mite IN the last five years
Inc books submitted by the assess
ors snow a total increase for lots
and buildings of only S92492I which,
means a mere SS,237.26 icrease I'm The
revenue for the Commonwealth in the
year 1911.
viewed from another standpoint the
increase in lots represents a gain of
- 1-S per cent, while the increase in
the total OF lots and BUILDINGS renra-
sents a total of 10 40.
Inc Danville people may think this
is a good showing, but certainly the
citlzens or Alexandria will dissent from
mat view for the gain in that time
honored municipality represents an
increase OF over twenty-six per cent.
alexandria, total values for lots and
buildings Is only $5,1O3,565, as against
OanVille's $7,969,711, yet the first
= ~ n az Sioned town will give the State
80, l25.72 additional revenue.
1t would seem from this that Alex-
ahorla, despite slur recently cast
upon IL by travelling man. who re-
ferred to its Observation-Disclosures. Is
somewhat more than wideawake, or
bunch of assessors.
Inc following are the figures for the
TOBACCO manufacturing city:
Lots-191O, $3,495,511: 1909 90
O57 .223; increase, $4SS2SS.
BuildingS-191O, $44742OO: 1909
$3.9S7.557; increase. S4S6.643
fetal for 1910. S7.969,711; total for
1909 $7,044,7SS.
Total increase for lots and buildings
in 1910, $924,931.
increase in lots, IA Ia per cent.
increase in total. 13 lilo per cent.
Increase in revenue TO the State bv
new assessment, S3,237.26.
AleXandria's total values for 1910
are S5,1O3,565, as against $4,039.O75
in l9O9-an increase of $1.O6449O
Lands and lots in counties and cities
are assessed only once in every five
years, but commissioners of the reve-
nue. assess the improvements to realty
every year.
1t is admitted at the Auditors Of
fee that handsomer figures were ex-
pected from Danville.
There are many who believe that
the new assessment figures for Rich
mond will show a twenty-five per cent.
increase in values. but few hope TO
see as great an Increase as that made
by Alexandria.
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Won1ar's Department

/ juice of four or five lemons and one
| pineapple, grated.
Let this stand in a cool place. best
on ice. for two or three hours. then add
one and half quarts of cold water
or charged water. and serve at once
Grape Wine.
Wash and steam the grapes. nut on
the stove with a very little water.
enough to cover the bottom of the
pan; allow the berries to Just heat
through; squeeze out the Juice and
allow one pint of water TO three pints
of juice.
Add one-half a pound of sugar to
one pint of juice. Let this stand six
or seven weeks, then bottle.
Fruit Punch.
Pour one cup OF fresh hot tea over
one cup of lump or granuIated sugar
and let stand until the sugar is dis
solved and the syrup cold; pour into
large bowl with two-thirds of a Gun
of orange juice, one-half a cup OF
lemon juice and one pint of ginger
ale and ApOllinaris.
When ready to serve add thin
slices of orange and a few of pine
apple, if desired.
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FROM wOMAN'S POINT OF VIEW

There are substitutes for lard in
cooking which are considered more
wholesome and are quite as cheap
one. at least. is cheaper. have learn
ed good deal about the virtues of
cottonseed oil from a man who markets
the best potato chips l ever ate. They
are cooked in that kind of oil and will
remain crisp and sweet as long as they
! are Kept in a tin box He tells me
that he uses the oil over and over
again as it does not become rancid
so there is no waste.
l know of a remarkably healthy
FAMILY which uses il like lard. and also
as a substitute for olive oil. and the
medical profession is sponsor for It's
/ good qualities. 1t IS settled fact thai
oil is needed in the body. and olive oil
is too expensive 10 become common in
| the home OF wage-earners I have
eaten cottonseed oil in salad dressfna
and found it pleasing to my taste. anC
/ l venture TO say that the majority
would not be able TO distinguish any
difference between that and the eN-
pensive salad oils
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
GREEN YFI-VFr prIT

a touch of quick ribbon why s,,- -.
Iast-minute gift is suggested hy a fsfx
o. sage green ribbon VeIvec eszEhs--
packed INTENDED to be worn Al 8. xsss.
anu embroidered with rococO T7hSszr ar
CONTINUOUS vine stretching far slga-
teen inches along the center a. fss
DeIt and IN design ans color a azzxe-
me-hot or blue with green toxzex ar
most the color OF the velvet besnEx
NO Fastening is provided. aRse fyse
vetvet IS left quite long. suyxsxazhx
bow to suit the Yearer.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
CUNNING NEGRO BOY
TAPS MEAT STORE TILL
RIG MOND. VA-Snecia1

/ { II NJ o n ID, VA.-Special-
Displaying remarkable cunning and
exceptional cleVerness in his worI,
Tor one of his age, Robert Winston a
dlminutive negro, nine years of age
erected an entrance to the meat store
conducted by Leber Brothers. at Sec
ond and Canal Streets. on Tuesdax,
night and tapped the cash drawer for
20 IN change, which had been left
there over night.
me entrance was made through a
window, which was thought 10 be Sc
Sureiy barred against intrusion. The
boy was not tall enough to reach the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11

49, UIuer USUAL symp-
soms OF Kidney complaint, lassitude,
neadache' pain in the back, urinary
dlsoredrs' rheumatic pain, etc. have
Dox containing IA gravel stones that
L passed, but that Is not one-ouarter
OF the whole number. = consider
Deans Kidney Pills a fine kidney
tonic"
AT any dealers, SOC. a box, or mailed
on receipt OF price by Foster-Milburn
Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
RECIPES.
Cream SIaM.

Into a saucepan put one-half of a
tablespoonful of butter, two table
spOonfuls of sugar, and one cupful of
vinegar, and heat to the boiling point.
Rub one level teaspOonful of flour TO a
paste with two tablespoonfuls of sour
cream, add one beaten egg and six
tablespOonfuls more of the sour cream.
Pour over this carefully the hot vine
gar mixture and return TO the fire. stir
ring until thiccened. Strain il over
two quarts of finely shaved cabbage
which has previously been seasoned
with One-half of a teaspoonful of salt
and one-quarter of a teaspoonful of
pepper.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11

three years that I
had trouble with my
kidneys / passed
about % pounds OF
gravel and sediment
in thu urine. 1
h aven't passed n
5 one since using
Doan's Kidney Pills,
however, and that
was three years ago.
l used to suffer the
m { acute agony
during a gravel at
tack. and had fha
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
Orangeade,

Cook nine tablespoonfuIs of sugar
with three glasses of water about three
minutes and pour over the yellow rind
of three oranges. having removed all
the white from the rind
Let this cool. Then add the Juice
of six oranges and three lemons and
six or seven glasses of cold water.
serve very cold.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
Free to Our Readers.

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co, ChicA
go, for 4S-page illustrated Eye Boob
Free. Write all about Your Eye TroubI
and they will advise as to the Prone,
Application of the Murine Eye Remedie,
n Your Special Case. Your Druggist VIII
tell you that Murine Relieves Sore Eyes
strengthens Weak Eyes Doesn't Smart
Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for soc. Jrr-N
1t In Your Eyes and in Baby's Ewes foi
Soaly Eyelids and GrAnulation-
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
Accidentally Shot in LEG.

BRISTOL, TENN.-Special-By the
accidental falling Of a shotgun from
"A closet in the home of his father
here yesterday afternoon James G..
Phipps, twenty-eight years old and a
prominent lumberman. received a
heavy charge OF buckshot in his left
leg Just above the ankle. The bones
were so badly shattered that the limb
had TO be amputated immediately.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
Roanoke Institute

OF Danvilk, va -~-A0
For young women 1SSxse adrzTex~a-.
IN Languages. Mathematics. ScsazcssT.
Music Art and Elocutio4- CArsIsf1,S
influences; carefully chosen EszzTIfV--
new plant and equipment On HuurfSC-@.
acre lot fronting West Main SFre~-1-
Mouern appointments, nealthnaI AZ
tractlve location. Catalogue.
'NO- ID. BREWER, PreS't, DassrIlB.. Vs.
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PinNanheade.

Boil two cups of sugar and two and
a half cups of water together for Ave
minutes. Let this cool, then add the
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
ODD FEATURE OF THIS CASE.
Formation Of "a Pounds Of Sand, Grit
and Gravel In Three Years.

J. ID. Daughtrey, rausic publisher. OF
Sunolk, Va, says: During two or
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
4 Good Word for the Frivolous.

Our besetting sin is to be too seri-
Gus and set too high value upon So
briefly" says Margaret f. Sangster, in
the Woman's Home Companion. 81
hold brief for pure fun. Laughter is
wholesome; mirth does more good than
medicine. Not merely when we are on
holiday, but in midcurrent of the
daily round we are the better for an
interlude of amusement. The person
who was born without a sense of HUI
NOR is greatly to be pitied No situa-
ton is intolerable if one can see the
fun in it. When | hear or see con-
demnation of a girls gayety. | am
forced to the conviction that the grave
censor never had a girlhood worth the
name, or else was born under baleful
star. Immoderate giggling belongs TO
transient phase and should not be
reproved when children are in their
early teens; rather it should be re-
Joiced in, and their elders look back in
tender wiStfulneSs on their own days
of such thoughtless delight. Be as
frivolous as YOU please, dear maiden
and matrOn, in the summer DAYS. and
be assured that in its place frivOlity
is the sunshine that dances on the
wave. Some of the most portentous
people che meets, people solemn and
severe. and given To frowning. are
fools underneath their masks. Some of
the lightest-hearted. gayest and most
winsome in their capacity for seeing
fun and making ii are among the great
and wise. If one has no native sense
of humOr, one should endeavor by
every legitimate means TO acquire III.
An evening spent at play which from
the first act TO the last ScintillateS
with jests and irresistibly proVOkes
mirth is a boon To tired folks; so. too
is an hour with a novel in which the
serious underlying purpose is illumi-
mated by flashes Ct fun or q summer
day or a winter afternoon
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
Almond Ice Cream.

One quart of cream. eight ounces of
sugar, four ounces of shelled almonds,
one teaspOonful OF caramel. one table
spoonful of vanilla extract and four
tablespOonfuls of sherry wine. Blanch
and roast the almonds, then pound in
mortar TO smooth paste. Put half
of the cream and the sugar on to boil !;
stir until the sugar is dissolved, then
add the remaining pint of cream and
the almonds; stand away to cool;
when cold, add the caramel, vanilla
and sherry. Freeze and pack.
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
POWHATAN TNSTTTTT

BeOna, Va.
9 miles from Richmond and two snS
ne James River Division OF the R
efficient
young ladies Tor college, for teaching
OF education receive High
State Examination. e $780, - ~7e'N~~
Special advantages
N"~
Course and Physical - 49,
For catalogue TER, Business Manss Rs -
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1910-08-11
DUBLIN ms TYTLTE
Dublin, Va

Dublin, Va.
A high-grade Preparatory sessoss
Prepares for College. UniVerxitr az
pactical life. Graduates may 7xrrSS1
leachers Certificate in State OF VIZ,
gina without examination
For Catalogue address
GEO. 4. BECGEK
c. c. CARR.
Principals
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-02
w. z. p. CLUB.

The Weekend Pleasure Club had
their first annual Thanksgiving din
ner at the home of Mrs. F. G. Nc
Cullough, 79O Winter street, East
Nashville, on the night of Thursday,
November oath, 1910. The club at
tended the Fisk-Meharrv foot ball
game with the club colors floating in
the gentle breeze with that of Fisk
and Meharry. After the game each
member, with his or her invited
guest, boarded a Woodland or Wood
land Gallatin car and rode to the
corner of Eighth and Woodland
streets, where they found some boys
waiting as guards to direct them to a
beautiful home and handsomely deco
rated dining-room and table, which
looked as if it had been prepared for
king. The president or the club,
M. Leslie D. Rowan, presented the
following program: address, welcome
and Thanksgiving by the president;
solo, mo one knows" Miss Lula b,
Northern; lecture, "Sociability," Mr..
Williams; solo. "All That l Ask is
Love- Miss GenevS Bender. The
program was most highly enjoyed by
all that were present. At the close
of the program the guests were in
Vited into the dinine-room by Messrs.
Sumner and Rrackens, Misses Ride
out and Hadley being escorts. The
dining-room and table were decorated
with ferns, yellow and pink chrysan-
themums. Mrs. Mccullough and
Bats are to be thanked and highly
praised for having prepared such an
elaborate dinner At eleven-thirty
each and every one congratulated the
president on behalf of the club and
expressed their thanks for the dinner
and the astounding lecture delivered
by Mr.. Williams, and babe good night
to all with pleasant dreams.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-02
MAREcHAL NEIL CLUB.

Mrs. VIM. Wilson entertained the
members of the Marechal Neil Club
last evening at her home on Ramsey
street The house was decorated for
the occasion. The club colors were
used in the parlor. An excellent pro-
gramme was rendered by Mrs. Steve
Turner and Mrs. S. E. Griggs.
The dining-room was effectively deco
rated with yellow chrysanthemums
and ferns, the table having beauti-
full embroidered piece on which rest
ed cluster of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. A delightful menu Of several
courses was served Misses Anna
Matthews and Marie Stockell assisted
the hostess. The following guests
were present: Mrs. A. ]. Bright, Mrs
J. l.. Harlem, Mrs. J. A. Crockett
Mrs. I. f. Dowell, Mrs. w. P. Rose
Mrs. Wash Bowling The place cards
were yellow chrysanthemums. Mrs
Wane Warfeld will entertain the
club at the next meeting at her home
on South Fourth street.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-02
MISS EWING HOSTESS.

Miss Carrie Elizabeth Ewing was
hostess of pleasant Thanksgiving
affair Thursday evening at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thos
Ewing, Thirteenth avenue, South.
The house was beautifully decorated
with many ferns ard vases OF cut
flowers of the season. Games and
dancing were enjoyed until late
hour. Covers were laid for "a guests,
A pretty two-course menu was served.
The color scheme was carried ont,
mink and green. Those to enjoy Miss
Ewings hospitality we're Misses
Clara Druck, Of Huntsville, Ala, and
DR.. y. H. Pussy, Myrtle Wylette and
Dr.. Chair, Beatrice Waugh and Dr. A.
w. West Claude Snowden and DR..
E. w. Parrish, Alberta Smith, Ada
Dickerson and Dr. e. M. wilkins,
Jennie " Anthony and DR.. F. H. Bias,
Beatrice Drypdale and Mr.. Drypdale,
Ollie Brandon and DR. Hill, Clara
Hightower and DR.. Alfred Docket,
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-02
CITY ITEMS

Mrs. e. w. Knight, or 4OS Fifteenth
avenue, North, made ii business trip,
to Shelbyville to visit her uncle, Mr..
Guy Barksdale, and spent several
days.
DR.. S. B. Banks, of Chattanooga,
spent a few days in the city visiting
his wife and friends. He left the
city Monday night to resume his pro-
fession
Mrs. James Kennedy and Mrs. Gall
man, of Pine Bluff, VINO were the
weekend guests of Mrs. Gilbert
White, returned to their home We'd
nesday night.
Miss Dabney and Miss Whitfield, Of
GAINESVILLE, were the guests of Misses
NJ. L. Allen and Rosa Davis.
Miss Maud Voolfolk, who was the
guest of Miss L. B. Stringer, has re-
turned to her home.
Mr.. Frank Dougherty and Miss
Stella Bramlette were quietly mar
ried Sunday evening at the home Of
the groom's sister, Mrs. Clifton, Of
Summit avenue.
WANTED.-A Colored Settled wom-
am to care for an old lady, $4,000 per
month. 1104 Halcyon avenue, Phone
hemlock 2009.
Prof C. S. Swain, of Chicago, will
be in the city December 6, at Jackson
Temple. Prof. C. S Swain is an
evangelist of wide reputation.
Mrs, Adeline Murfree and Mrs.
John hurry spent Thanksgiving with
Mrs. J. A. McClendon at 625 Sixth
avenue, South.
Mrs. ]. H. Higgins, of 1901 Elev-
enth avenue, North mas returned
home from a visit or FOUR weeks in
st. Louis and Chicago
Miss Ada Mae Jordan, of Pulaski,
and Miss Minta Alberta Morrell, of Co
lumbia, who were in Nashville to wit
ness the Fisk-Meharry game were the
guests of Mrs. S. NJ LTtley, of II North
Hill street.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-02
CITY FEDERATION OF CLUBS.

The City Federation of Clubs is
called to meet at St Andrews Pres
byterian Church, corner Eighth ave
nue. and Gay street, Friday afternoon,
December 9, at 1910. The various
school alliances will please come pre-.
pared to make reports. Any church
or neighborhood desiring an after
noon Sunday-school will please send
notice to this meeting ana workers
will be sent to conduct the same.
MRS. G. L. JACKSON, President.
MRS A. M. TOWNSEND, Sec'y.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-12-02
HElLorRoPE CIRCLE

The Heliotrope Circle held its first
monthly meeting on November 18th
at the home of Mrs. John p Craw-
ford The meeting was called to or
der by the newly-elected president
Mrs. Crawford. The ladies were
well prepared to take up the usual
embroidery work and several new
rieces were commenced. Quite a few
visitors were present and expressed
themselves as being we'll pleased with
the work being done by the members
of the club. Those present among
the visitors were Mesdames Eugene
Price, Chas. Cotton. H. A. Boyd, A.
NJ Townsend, W. R. Baker, Bailey,
Corrington and Miss Polk Berry. A
two-course menu was served which
was delightfully."- enjoyed. The meet
ing was then closed to meet with
Mrs J. H. Hale on Wednesday, No
vember 3Oth, $50 Wetmore street.