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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING NEWS
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while on the southside. Woodland
Heights. Forest Hill and Bens!ey VII
lage were in the swim. and sales and
ZONE resale5 of lots were made in each
of these.
Norwood, the new settlement to the
north of Barton Heights, which has
been put on the map by John Swart-
wout, is something of a wonder. Two
more partially completed houses We're
sold there tie past week, which make
p total Of six already sold out Of the nine
handsome homes Mr.. Swartwout broke
ground for in the spring.
Westham "Comes Bucll' In Fine Shape.
After being OFF the market for about
three months, Westham. the beautiful
Richmond College and the Country
Club, has again been put on the market
Tie company withdrew this property
in order to have famous New York
landscape engineers come here plot
the ground, lay out sewer lines, cleo
trict light lines, wide avenues and
make other extensive improvements
The company has already spent $4,000
on this work. Richmond College has
opened up a broad avenue sixty feet
wide. north OF the Westham or River
Road. This new thoroughfare has been
named College Avenue. and 1t leads
direct from the Westham Road to the
head of the lake at Westham, and will
/, be one of the most beautiful drives In
and around Richmond. Three thou
sand feet OF the Westham Land Com
pany's property fronts on this avenue.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
FIXING POULTRY
FOR EXHIBITION
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plead mot guilty" to using 1t myself.
for I have never raised anu shown
white fowls. simply wished to learn
all could of the poultry business.
There are quite few people who
make q business OF bleaching white
birds. their charges being generally
$40 per specimen. If there is any
tinge,of brassiness observable on back
or bows Of the wings they take a
sponge saturated with peroxide of
hydrogen" and rub 1t gently over the
surface OF the feathers. This will
often remove the brassiness without
injuring the lustre Of the plumage y
destroying the texture OF the web
OF the feathers. AS peroxide is only
strong disinfectant. which can be
bought at any drug store. there Is no
danger whatever In It's use, either for
the bird or Its handler, And further
more. I would personally hesitate to
call 1t taking" exactly, as It's no
worse than using face lotions, etc.
had Specimens.
I saw bird fitted up for the show
room that was hardy more than a
Gull. The quilts of the feathers We're
all yellow, as were the feathers them
selves. To fix this birdup oxalic acid
was used. suppose box of straw
hat bleaching powder would do the
same. This process. though. don't
believe could be accomplished except
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

dynamite along the rows. which are
{1-2 feet apart. at intervals OF 8 feet
An iron rod was driven 2 feet into
the ground and into the hole the
dynamite was dropped and fred. In
this way the ground was broken to
depth Of feet, and one walking
over the ground sank to his knees in
the pulverized soil. After this prepar-
alton, cultivation differed little from
the ordinary method, except that the
hoe was not used.
Produces Tenfold Crop.
BY the use of dynamite. Mr.. Cald-
we'll has produced approximately zoo
bushels Of corn on land that by the
old methods produced from twenty to
thirty bushels, according to conditions.
The expense Is little more than by the
old method 1t cost Mr.. Caldwell only
ss5 to prenare his land. Including IS
for labor.
A manufacturer has agreed to put
on the market next year dynamite
cartridge for this special purpose, and
claims that with this, land can be
broken at cost Of $40 per acre. ex-
elusive Of labor. When land has been
once dynamited 1t Is not necessary to
repeat the process. s
On another tract of land Mr., cald-
we'll Is seeking to demonstrate
that by the use OF dynamite
waste land. on which every par
ticle of soil has been washed away,
may be made as productive as the
most fertile, Selecting a part OF the
poorest land on his farm. he removed
all the soil and covered It over with
more claw This was dynamited as
the other necessary fertilizer used,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

Mr.. Caldwell claims that this acre
will produce not less than 200 bushels,
and among the 1000 or more people
who have seen the field, there is to be
found not one who will question his
claim.
Mr. Caldwell freely asserts that he
has revolutiontzed the method OF grow
ing corn, and that present methods
will within few years be abandoned
To prove this he will next year give
special attention to one acre. break
ing up the land with dynamite to a
other improved method known to
the scientific farmer, with which he
expects to break theN record. He be-
lieves that he can with ease produce
800 bushels to the acre,
Pulverizes the Soil.
The chief advantage Of breaking land
by dynamite, according to Mr.. Cald-
we'll, is that the clay is thoroughly
pulverized, and not cut up, as when a
plough is used. thus making available
the phosphates in the clay. and leav-
ing 1t In such condition that crops
growing on It will not suffer for
moisture even in the dryest weather.
AS proof Of the latter claim, the
corn growing on the dynamited land
| ia as green and luxuriant as II grown
In river bottom. while in the fields
around corn is dying for lack of rain,
Two feet below the surface the soil
|is as wet as II a heavy rain had Just
fallen, though there has not been a
rain in this section In weeks. and
other crops are burning up,
The land was prepared for cultiva-
! ton by exploding small charEss q
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
Acts as

Trustee, Executor and Administrator.
Transfer Agent and Registrar.
Fiscal Agent for Corporations and
Municipalities.
Legal Depository for State, City and
Court Funds.
Custodian Of Wills and Securities.
Agent for the Care Of Real Estate.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
Ten thousand feet fronts on the Rive,

Road
Among the improvements already
made at westham is very handsome
home at the head of the lake on the
north corner OF the Westham property.
This was built by DR.. Mcdaniel.
f. E. Noting. vice-president OF the
First National Bank, has q Very hand
some home en- che south corner of this
property.
F. w. Pizzini Is building one of the
finest country homes in the South near
the centre of the property.
j. c. Smith Is completing handsome
home short distance from Mr.. Piz-
zinis residence, and which will cost
$4,000.
The company has decided not to sell
any small lots and deal only in acre
age. and has also placed suitable re-
strictions on all its properly for the
protection of purchasers from any un-
desirable features.
Officials Of the company say that the
property will be offered very cheap
for the next sixty days to intending
builders, so as to induce purchasers
to build at once.
The company has over mile over
looking James River. One thousand
feet adjoining the Country Club
grounds and 5000 feet adjoining the
Richmond College ground: and they
claim that the building sites are un-
surpassed anywhere al the prices now
offered.
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All Vegetation

Mr.. Caldwell is not combining his
attention to growing corn by the dy-
Mantle process. for he believes 1t can
be used to advantage with almost
every kind Of vegetation. He is es-
pecially enthusiastic over Its possible
tiles in forestry, though he has not
given so much attention to that. In
the future. he says, when man wants
to build a fence. instead OF digging a
hole and putting in a post, he Will
drive an iron rod into the ground
IRE blast OF dynamite, and in the
hole plant growing tree; almost be-
fore he knows 1t. the trees will be
several inches In diameter.
Mr.. Caldwell's experiments have at
tracted much attention In all parts
OF the country. and have been widely
exploited by scientific and agricultural
periodicals. He has received requests
for seed corn from practically every
corn producing State In the Union.
and numbers have declared their In
tention of employing his methods next
year.
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by persons of considerable experience.
In fact. 1t ought to be condemned in
the strongest terms, as it ruins the
bird ultimately. and If such specimen
is sold to some buyer who thinks he
is buying a snow-white bird. It's plain
stealing. that's all. Well. here in Old
Virginia we haven't got that smart
Cor crooked) yet. SO what's the use?
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]. Henry Caldwell, of Spartan
burg, Increases Crop
Tenfold.
DROUGHT HAS NO EFFECT
Soil Pulverized.to Depth Of Four
Feet by Treat
ment.
BY ARCHIE RICHARDSON,
OF Spnrtanburg, South Carolina.
.io1 = 80,

-I--I-.- 4
Spartanburg, S. c.. September 10
People who laugh at ]. Henry Cald-
we'll, of near Spartanburg, when he
prepared his land for corn by ex-
plodlng $50 pounds of dynamite feet
underground. last March. now freely
admit that there is more in his theory
of dynamite farming" than they
dreamed Of
On one acre Of land prepared in
this way there are to-day over $4,000
stalks Of corn. averaging nearly 10
feet in height. with just 2s,23s beauti-
full ears; every one well developed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11
Bank to Erect Fire Escape.

The American National Bank yester-
day morning filed with Building In
spector Beck plans for an outside steel
fire escape. in accordance with the re-
quirements Of the building code: The
from the bank people. stating that
the escape would be erected as soon
as the contract could be awarded.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-11

and to-day the corn growing there is
perhaps the best May corn" in the
cnufh
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
EFFECTS OF SEA ALP

Rev. U. S. Smith of Washington.
Iowa, is one of the party of ministers
which Howard A. Burrell is accom-
panying on trip to Europe and the
Holy Land Mr.. Smith thus closes a
letter from Cairo to the Washington
Press.
p. S. Mr.. Burrell has worked
faithfully and hard at his Job. and if
ne does not lead back to Washington
beautiful bride it will be no fault Of
his. Farther than this / shall allow
him to speak"
This is the same BurrelI who retired
from active newspaper work several
years ago on account of his advanced
age. For some time, prior to going
abroad, he spent portion of each
year in California and at the Battle
Creek Sanitarium in the interest Of
his health. Now, in "furrin parts.,'
he walks the ling like buck in spring
and the report is that he wants 10 get
married. 1t seems clear that the
benefits to be derived from an ocean
voyage have not been exaggerated.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

The African NJ. Es. of southeastern
Iowa have been holding a convention
at Mt. Pleasant. Among those present
VINO took an active part in the pro-
ceedings was Rev. H. P. Jones. pastor
OF Bethel A. NJ. E. church in this CITY.
who is referred to by the Journal in
Its report of the meeting as .sthe sill
ver-tongued orator of the convention. !"
From other sources it IS learned that
MI Jones is man of considerable
more than ordinary ability and of rare
oratorical powers. Furthermore. he
IS greatly beloved by his congregation.
as he deserves to be. It follows from
this that he is exceptionally infuea-
tai and useful to his people and is
DONG much good in the community.
He viii doubtless be surprised 10 learn
that his talents and work have at
tracted public attention, but this ac-
knowledgement OF his merits is clearly
his due.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
MONUMENT TO FIRST AMERI-

Senator Deliver is quoted in favor
of erecting a statue OF an Indian in
New York harbor to typify the friend
ship of many OF the Indian tribes for
the incoming settlers BY the terms
OF a bill now pending in congress this
memorial to the American Indian is
to be. erected without cost to the
United States government, on site in
New York harbor, to be selected by
the secretary of war and the secretary
of the navy.
Through the efforts of Mr. Rodman
anamaker, who sent his expeditions
into the west for the purpose of gath
ing the true story of the Indian and OF
becoming familiar with them, this
monument to the First American is
to be erected IsauGable as is the idea
of Mr.. Wanamaker to furnish all OF
the funds for this monument it is but
right that the people of the country
should be allowed to contribute, and
especially the various Orders of Red
Men and the children of the country.
New York harbor, which is the
place chosen for this memorial. is the
point where it will be first seen by
visitors and immigrants, and will re-
mind them of the accomplishments of
the few years in which America has
been transformed from a wilderness
into the greatest and richest nation
on earth
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
TWAIN AS A REPoRTER-

The first thing a cub reporter is
taught Is to tell the whole story in the
opening paragraph, and give the de
tails in the rest of the article He
is also instructed to stick closely to
the facts in the cas-, and avoid all
extraneous subjects AS horrible
example Of how an event should not
be reported Mark Twain thus de-
scribed what he called "A Distressing
Accident"
Last evening about s O'Clock. as
Mr.. William Schuyler. an old and re.
spectacle citizen of South Park was
leaving his residence to 20 down.
town, as has been his usual custom for
many years, with the exception only
of short interval in the spring of
1850. during which he was confined
to his bed by injuries received in at
tempting TO stop a runaway horse by
thoughtlessly placing himself directly
in it's wake and throwing up his hands
and shouting. which if he had done so
even single moment sooner. must
inevitably have frightened the anil
NAL still more instead of checking It's
speed, although disastrous enough to
himself as it was and rendered more
melancholy and distressing by reason
Of the presence of his wife's mother
who was there and saw the sad oc-
+ currence. Notwithstanding II is at
4 least likely, though not necessarily
+ so, that she should be accommodating
in another direction when incidents
occur. not being vivacious and on the
4 lookout. as g general thing, but even
the reverse. as her own mother is
said to have stated. who ia no more
but died in the full hope of glorious
resurrection, upwards OF three wears
ago, aged eightv-six. being a christian
woman and without guile. as 1t were
or propertv. in consequence of the fire
OF lS4s which destroyed every single
thing She had in the world. But sucf
IS life. Let us all endeavor SO to con
Duct ourselves that when we come II
die we can do it. Let us place OIL
hands upon our hearts and say will
earnestness and sincerity that from
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
THE SUMMER OF 1916.

Philadelphia paper has gone
through its files to such good effect
that it can assure US that the pres
ent spring is a model as compared
with some that have preceded it. The
year 1876 was the worst on record.
1t is known as the year without a
summer There was frost in every
month of that ysar. January and
February We're mild, March was blus-
tering and raw; at the end of April
snow fell abundantly and the brooks
were ice-imprisoned as in winter. In
May the wondering buds and young
plants were nipped ere they were
aware; the corn crop was annihilated
by an ice sheet that formed to the
thickness of half an inch. In June
snow fell three inches deep in New
York and Massachusetts and the de-
struction of growing things begun in
May, was disastrously completed. On
the fifth of July ice as thick as win
dow glass was common phenomenon
in Pennsylvania, and in August there
was ice half an inch thick. Pennsyl-
vania farmers were compelled to Fay
SO and So per bushel for corn for the
next springs planting. Winter seemed
to set in during the latter fortnight Of
September; from that time forward
lice and snow were at no time lack
ing.
One year of that kind should suffice
for several centuries.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
LIGHT az The PINT

The latest valuable invention is
new gas in liquid form said to be five
times as bright as ordinary gas. The
new illuminant was invented In Ger
many by man named Blau, and a
plant for its manufacture in the United
States has just been established in
Long Island City. It is made from a
waste product called gas oil, which
costs three or four cents gallon and
is the residue left from crude petro-
leum after the ingenuity OF the chem
lists and refners has extracted the
gasoline, naphtha and other things. 1t
is ordinarily put UP in twenty-five
pound cylinders of steel and is said
to be non-poisonous The manufac-
turers claim that for few cents suf-
ficient of the liquified vapor may be
obtained to maintain sixty candle
power light for seventeen hours and
keep q gas stove in full flame for two
and talf hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
JUNE CREED.

Iowa Homestead: l believe in roses
IA splotched gayety OF red and pink
and white and yellow. ! believe in
luscious strawberries fresh from the
creeping vines. l believe in the busy
hum of the bees darling TO and fro
among the white clover blossoms. |
believe in neatkept lawns and we'll
trimmed shrubbery-fitting frames for
farmers homes. / believe in the gar
den. believe in cultivation, knowing
this, that but little after June is done
mans share in the seasons cropping
is past, l believe in clover blossoms,
knee deep in June" / believe IN
the morning fragrance of the mead
ows, purple with the bloom of timo-
thy-Nature's sweetest aroma. / be-
slieye in showers, in cloud-decked
skies, in the lingering golden sunsets
i believe in tie month of roses and
graduates and brides. l believe in
summer.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
Information for the Anxious.

fIntended for the man who has no
time to answer the usual questions.)
No, haven't seen the comet blazing
in the eastern sky,
I've not even tried to see 1t with my
useless naked eye;
Yes, / know It's growing bigger, that
its tail is getting bright,
But I'm married, so ! never stay out
very late at night.
No, haven't made my garden, haven't
touched a spade or hoe:
am somewhat undecided and may let
the whole thing go:
Yes. I think the frost was dreadful,
twas the worst we've had in
years,
No, fruits never hurt as badly as It
at first appears
No, hardly think that England will
be torn by civil strife;
Yes, I've seen that tale concerning
Georges morganatic wife;
No, don't think Taft should try to
spend so much time on the train;
Yes, | rather think the colonel will be
forced to run again.
Yes, it's hard to keep on hoping whilt
the grafters steal us blind:
Yes, think the rich law-breakers are
the most pernicious kind;
No, | don't suppose we'll ever have
things perfect here below;
Yes, think that war is dreadful, and
that Jeffries has show
IS. E. Kiser in Chicago Record
| Herald
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14
The Cedar Rapids Gazette saws:

AAo OSodi leGpi4e GdHStlS says.
Everybody seems to think that the
Republican nominee for governor two
years hence will be Lieutenant Gov
ernor Clark. He will be the nominee
If he is candidate. and undoubtedly
he will be a candidate"
It is too early to say what the con
ditions will be two years hence. but
Mr.. Clarke is qualified and deserving
and he has greatly strengthened him
self by his refusal to be a candidate
against Governor Carroll for a second
term No one loses anything In the
long run by playing fair in politics,
as Mr.. Clark has done. The Gate
City cannot pledge itself so long in
advance. but at the present time 1t
knows of no reason why it should not
give him cordial support.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14


The Young Peoples Christian Tenn
perance Union OF Chicago has adopted
a song, the first stanza of which reads
as follows:
From shore to shore, from gulf to
lakes,
In every town. by city and free state
Our hosts will pray. and work and
educate.
That the. saloon its departure In our
time takes.
Such poetry is enough to drive
the uncompromising total abstainer
to driak. If the Young Peoples Christ
ian Temperance Union of Chicago
knows enough, to come in when it
rains it will let the other fellows sing
that song
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

BY way of explanation and apology
the editor of the Atlantic Telegraph
printed the following in a recent IS
sue of that paper:
Being short of help this week the
editor OF this newspaper has been
obliged to feed the paper folder and
he is looking for the lobster who
says that the Telegraph has no cir
culation with gattling gun
Let it be understood henceforth that
the Telegraph is circulated with gat-
Ting gun. But Why The Telegraph
is a good enough paper to circulate
successfully without resorting. to such
drastic means.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

One of the pleasures in anticipation
to the Kewanee Star-Courier is the
reading of Golfers analysis of the
Iowa primary and its painful explana-
tion Of why the Republicans of this
state threw its advice out the win
dow.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

Old Glory is 1873 years old today
Every year in that century and a
third has invested it with additional
meaning and increased its sacredness
to the American heart. Never before
has it typifed SO much that is glori-
Gus in the nations history as it does
at the present time Hats off to the
national ensign and the things for
which it stands,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

A Worcester, Mass, woman is suing
her husband for divorce because he
became peevish and abused her when
the number Of cats she kept and fed
at the table reached thirty-two. 1t
doesn't take much to "peeye' some
men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

A Pullman official comedies that up
per berths should cost less than lower.
But i is noted that his concession did
not come until the interstate com
merce commission pointed out that
the company's profits We're very, very
very large. It is also noted that the
company has not suffered any qualms
Of conscience in taking the price 1t
asked the long suffering travelling
public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

A woman reporter who recently
wen to Pugilist Jeffries' camp for the
purpose of interviewing him was told
by the fighter that woman's place
was at home. Mr. Jefries evidently
has no idea of bidding for the support
of the suffragettes.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

What has become OF that Keokuk
dam project-lot to be nrofane-tFat
was to furnish St Louis 10000 horse
power st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
See Chicago Tribune Of last Sunday
and Gate City of yesterday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

Charles Towne say that if every
Chinaman were to add two inches to
the length of his shirt 1t would keen
our cotton mills running day and
night A writer in the st. Louis Globe
Democrat protests against this as a
dangerous suggestion, on the ground
that it may lead the Chinese to decide
to cut two inches off their shirts in
order TO further their boycott of Amer
lean goods
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

We shouldn't wonder if the Spring
field Register was right in its predic-
ton that the idea of teaching every
girl to thump the piano and every boy
/ 10 be a bookkeeper will make potatoes
worth s. per barrel in another twenty
years.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-14

Senator Clay Of Georgia tells Re.
publicans they must be prepared to
defend the new tariff law. Senator
Clay's solicitation is as unnecessary
as It is gratuitous. TIE law is speak
ing for itself and justifying itself
every day It needs no defense.