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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25

In execution OF decree Of the Cir
cult Court of Henrico county. entered
August i. 1910, in the suit of Adam
EmpIe Sheppard VS.. Lurty's Admin
istrator ct ais" the undersigned COM
missioners. appointed for that purpose.
Will sell at public auction in front OF
Henrlco county courthouse. 90
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1910.
at l O'Clock p. ". the two ..acts OF
land above mentioned. the one known
as "Ethelwood,' containing about ESQ
embracing about $50 acres. These
lands nave long front on Tie Tee-
graph ROAD, and are also bounded IN
most of these lands are open. ana
have been cultivated for many years
by Mr.. a. E. Sheppard: and while all or
the land is quite good, 1t can be truth
fully said as TO a large part or II
that II Is exceptionally productive. On
both OF these places there are COM
Portable residences and the usual out
buildings, such as barns. stables. etc,
etc. These two farms are to be sold
as whole or separately, as may seem
best at the time of sale.
TERMS. One-fourth cash, and the
balance In three equal instalments at
one, two and three years, with inter-
est from date OF sale, the aeferred in
stalments to be represented by negoti-
able notes, and title retained until all
of the purchase money has been paid,
or all cash. at the option OF the pur-
chaser.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-25
r. A. ROFll-EDE
Lawyer, Title Examiner
Eleven years making title plant in
this city. Office 6os y. Main.
phone Monroe 3074.
Dibinelln Rotirf8.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co.,
49, y kNcaa rlronLs, nHl nf

Nh. 49, Treasurers Office.
Richmond, Va, September 10, 1910.
NO, 60. THE BOARD OF
directors have, this day declared a
4 dividend Of two (2) per cent, the
dividend No. 60, on the preferred
stock OF this company payable OC-g
TOBER 10, 1910, when checks will be
mailed to all preferred stockholders
OF record at the close OF business
NJ on September so, 1910. Books for
the transfer Of preferred stock will
be closed from 8 r. NJ, September 30.
i 1910 to 10 "A. NJ, Monday. October II,
! 1s10sr g, W. TRAY DRs, Treasurer 4.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Valuable "P|owing Strips" Mile
Long, Are to Disappear.
city Beautiful Plan" Being Taken Up
IN German apitaI-Emperor Is
Deeply Interested in New
Project,

Berlin.-The garden city," or "city
beautiful plan,' which is causing such
wonderful Transformation in the sub
urbs OF London and other English cit
les, Is being taken up in Germany, and
Berlin is to be extended in all direc-
uons on scale Of beauty and in a
way that will give American travellers
new Ideas on the subject of municipal
adornment. The emperor is deeply
interested in the project, it is an
nounced.
Berlin has grown up in peculiar
way. The whole metropolis has been
built up solidly to its limits to height
OF i've and six stories, and then it
stops suddenly. and open farming coun-
try begins Immediately beyond. This
open land is divided. in old time Ger
man style, into what are known as
''plowing strips" These are often only
80 or 60 feet wide by frequently a
mile in length. The holder of these
strips, in many cases the original peas
ant owners, Or their descendants, are
usually very stubborn, and will not
consent to their holdings being cut
into streets and reapportioned. This
has seriously hindered the growth Of
Berlin beyond its original boundaries.
Some of the strips are valued at a
million marks This has been the
greatest problem in the way and has
required unusual skill in laying out
suburbs.
The main radiating and circumferen-
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Some of the Reptiles Certainly Roost,
ed Above Ground, According to
Pennsyivanians.

Williamsport, Pa.-Since State
Economic Zoologist Surface, by doubt
ing the statement of Columbia
county man, started the query, Can
a rattlesnake climb tree? the
snake annals of central and northern
Pennsylvania, the recognized RATHER
country, have been appealed to to
settle the question, by the citation OF
actual experiences. Charles H. Ell
linger of this city, prominent sports
man and fisherman, recalls an incl
dent where he found rattlesnake on
a tree; but the tree being in SUCH
close proximity to some projecting
rocks, he concluded at the time that
the serpent had first been on top OF
the rocks before taking it's unusual
position on the tree.
w. T. Miller and son, Verus, and j.
@. Simcox, all of Jersey Shore, went
on fishing trip UP Pine creek" to
Tomb's Run. Hating near the streams
edge at tree to which they intended
to tie their horse, they were suddenly
given warning by two boys who stood
in the road that they should look out,
because there was snake up in that
tree" The tree was a beech, smooth
of bark and hard, and of pretty good
dimensions. The men thought the
boys had seen a blacksnake among
the branches of the beech; but a
glance into the trees branches, at a
point about twenty feet from the
ground. disclosed the notified form OF
a rattlesnake-not a large one, but as
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08

furthermore, to trim their hats. The
Empress OF Germany holds that a
knowledge of children, kitchen and
church is to be preferred before all
other accomplishments and other
members Of royalty are proud of the
TACT that they have provided their
children, as they grew up, with the
means to gain proficiency In any use
tul line they chose to follow.
The latest student of royal blood in
the business world Is the 13-year-old
daughter of King George, Princess Vic
torla Alexandra. This little lady, the
only daughter in a family of six, be-
came much interested in the type
writer's in daily use where she resid-
ed. There are two lady typists at
cached to the secretarial staff of MARI
borough house, which has been the
Kings residence, and finally the young
princess declared her enthusiasm and
asked one of them to give her the
necessary instruction that she might
operate typewriter. She has learned
to use the machine at fair rate of
speed. Now she plans to assist her
mothes, Queen Mary, regularly with
her correspondence Thus the third
lady in England today, for her grand
mother ranks second, Is an accom-
plished little business woman in at
least one line.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Woman Laughs Her Jaw Out of Joint

Mrs. Goldberg was chosen as the first
to be the blind one.
! She was blindfolded and led into
the parlor She was entitled to kiss
any man she could catch, and she
supposed that Jim, her husband, would
be on the job and see that he was
caught. But young man named Har
ry was caught by Mrs. Goldberg and
was kissed. Jim was just second
too late. Then they pulled the blind
fold off and Mrs. Goldberg saw whom
she had kissed.
The crowd combined in a roar Of
glee and Mrs. Goldberg gracioNsly
joined in the laughter. But she over
exerted herself In the midst of an
unusually loud "Ha-ha!" she grabbed
her jaws and began to dance about
the room. She gasped and groaned,
and Policeman Mott, rushing upstairs,
found the company in confusion and
hysteria. Mrs. Goldberg seemed I'M
able to close her mouth, and nobody
could hold her long enough to close it
for her. A policeman gave all the
first aid he could muster without re-
suit, so he called doctor from the
Harlem hospital. The doctor made a
hasty examination and diagnosed the
dislocated JAM Lee inal-
" succeeded in getting 1t back In
place, and advised the patient not to
laugh again for day or SO. She
won't for week at least.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
TIPLEss HOTEL is A SUCCESS
Experiment in London Has Worked
WeII-Guests Must Abide by
Rules or Quit Hosiery.

London.-The experiment of non
tip hotel in the Strand in London has
proved a success. Since the establish
ment was opened year ago there has
not been vacant bedroom, record
| which could not be equaled by any
other London hotel Every day the
management has had to refuse visit
oTs. Altogether nearly quarter OF
million guests have stayed at the hotel
during the 344 days 1t has been open.
The success Of the hotel, the d1rec-
tors believe Is mainly due to the non
tip rule. Guests are forbidden to offer
to any servant of the hotel a graf
uity, and any servant found accepting
one Is Instantly dismissed. People
know exactly what it is going to cost
them before they set foot in the hotel,
and when they pay their bill there IS
no need for them to put their hands IN
to their pockets to tip anybody.
Although the rule against tipping is
rigidly enforced by the management,
there have been visitors who have in
sisted upon offering gratuities. In Or
der to protect the servants from temp
tation the management has had to re-
quest these visitors either to abide by
the regulations or to seek accommoda-
ton elsewhere
The management has had no difficult
ty in securing plenty Of walters and
chambermaids despite the fact that
they receive no tips.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
FILED FIRST CLAIM
Daniel Freeman Got Homestead
Number One.
AS q Soldier in Nebraska in 1862 He
Took Advantage of the Law i'm.
mediateIy After 1t Went
Into Effect.

Lincoln, Neb.-When Daniel Free.
mau fled on the first free home nro.
yided for free men, at one minute past
twelve o'clock on the morning of Ian.
nary /, 1868, he inaugurated the h;s.
tory of homestead entries, which have
since developed the western prairies
into the heart OF American agricul.
lure. The Freeman home is at Brown
Vile, Neb., on the quarter-section Of
land for which the first patent was is
sued He always regarded this Old
patent as one of the most interesting
and valuable relics OF American his
tory It's lace indicates that Freeman
made entry No. /, his proof of resi-
dence Was No. l, his patent is No. .
recorded on page No. l of book No. /.
10 the United States land office.
Frccman's name Is linked with that
Of Gaiusha A. Grow Of Pennsylvania
once speaker of the lower house of
congress, and whose maiden speech In
the house was on the subject of
"Mans Right to the Soil" That speech
vas made in 1852. but it was not until
ten years later that he was able to see
his measure, the homestead law, re-
corded in the statute books.
Freeman at that time was a young
soldier, detailed to perform a secret
mission Al Brownville, Neb., where the
first United States land office was
opened. The presence Of many pro.
spective settlers awaiting the opening
January !, 1868, of the land office. to
take advantage of the homestead law,
attractt d Freeman to the idea of Sc
curing free home. On December 80,
however, he was ordered to report
In St. Louis for new assignment. To
add to his troubles, January l was a
legal holiday. The young soldier
nothing daunted, sought out James
Bedford, who had charge of the gov.
eminent land Office, and told him his
troubles Bedford agreed to sign the
fling papers following the stroke OF
midnight the following night if Free
man could secure the consent of other
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Freeman and His Home.

prospective settlers to waive their
lowing day. All day December 81
Freeman sought out the settlers and
secured their consent to the scheme.
In order that he might get away New
years morning. There was a dance
at the town hall in the evening and at
midnight all the young Beau Brum-
mels repaired to the land Office to
see Uncle Sans soldier become the
hrst homesteader. The papers already
mad been made up and were signed
Just after twelve o'clock. Freeman
started at once for st. Louis and was
able to visit the land but twice dur
Ing the next three years, the law max
Ing special provision for soldiers.
In 1865 Freeman laid down his arms
and took up the peaceful pursuit Of
agriculture on his claim. He built
log cabin as the first structure on the
farm. On an adjoining claim lived
young woman with whom Freeman
had become acquainted during his pre-
vious visits, and when the cabin was
completed they were married and
moved into the new home. Freeman
was energetic. and from an open prai-
rie homestead the quarter section was
developed into the finest farm In Gage
county. Additional land was pur-
chased and Freeman became wealthy.
Three fine orchards surround a COM
Portable brick dwelling and forty
acre timber claim has developed into
young forest
Daniel Freeman was a pioneer In
dian fighter and carried two scars as
the result Of bullets from the Indians
rifles. One of his peculiarities was
his free thinking doctrine. He always
maintained that the Bible was made
for the people who believed in 1t and
that they had no right to force it upon
persons who did not want 1t. Taking
this stand he brought the famous law
suit to force the Bible out of Nebras-
ka schools. The suit was brought
against the school board of his home
district and he won out. His conten-
ton was that no religion could be le-
gally taught in the public schools and
That teachers could not lawfully read
the Bible in school The supreme
court sustained his contention and the
Holy Writ disappeared from the
Erownville school.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08

PRINGFIELD, Mo.-"No session of
- the public schools of Springfield
after ten o'clock a. m. on circus day"
This edict from the Office of Prof.
Jonathan Fairbanks, lifelong educator
and for So years superintendent of the
public schools Of Springfield, brought
Joy to the hearts of 5000 school chill
dren, for 1t meant that at ten o'clock
on the morning of circus days the
city schools closed for the day.
"A circus is something every child
ought to see," Superintendent Fair
banks said, in explaining his orders,
'for it is veritable education in it.
self. You can see for a small sum
attractions that have been grouped to-
gether at a cost of hundreds of thou
sands of dollars, and which would
cost large sums to see outside a cir
Gus
School c ldren read of lions and
see pictures of them, but they don't
really know what lion is until they
see one. Merely seeing the animals
in the open cages Of circus parade
is of great value to children. They
see many animals with which they
are not familiar and get real knowl-
edge of animals of which they have
read but which they have little op-
portunity to see. In the menagerie
there are animals from all parts of
the world and the child who goes to
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08

d ORTLAND, Ore.-Sojourning here
Z the last several weeks has been a
man who has attracted widespread at
tention in medical circles. He is
Thomas P. Dunn, native of Mon
tana, who, as member of the First
Montana volunteers in the Spanish
American war, was shot through the
head at Caloocan in the Philippines
more than twelve years ago and is
alive to tell of it today.
When Dunn fell wounded on the
battlefield of Caloocan he was car
ried to the ward where the fatally
injured were placed and no one paid
any attention to him for two days, as
there were too many other wounded
whom the physicians and surgeons in
charge believed had better chances
for recovery. At the end of two days,
during which the Montana boy lay
practically without attention. the sur
geon in charge remarked upon his
vitality and decided to try to save his
life.
A Mauser bullet had entered the
left side of his head just above the
temple and emerged from the right
SIDE just below the temple, a wound
that had previously proved fatal as
far as any of the medical men who
have examined Dunn ever heard
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
No Missionary Cash for the Indians

be carried on. The old idea or teach.
ing white missionary to speak the
Indian tongue and sending him among
the Indians to preach in their own
language is to be abandoned
It was pointed out that, under the
state government. the Indian and the
white man are the same socially and
politically, that the state schools are
being extended into every Indian set
Element, and that the Indian children
everywhere are being taught English.
Methodists, Baptists and Catholics
have been carrying on religious and
educational work among the Indians,
through mission churches and schools,
in Oklahoma, for more than half
century. The missionaries arrived i'm
mediately after the Indians came In
1898. Until now their efforts have
been to meet the Indians on their own
grounds.
1t is expected that other religious
organizations will take the same step.
it being practically forced upon them
by the new conditions arising from
the adoption of state government and
state schools.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
BERLIN BEAUTY PLANS

tlal traffic. streets are to be carried
out scientifically, while intermediate
residential streets are to be made
most agreeable places 20 live in. There
Will be Intermittent use of trees, or
short rows of trees, or small trees,
shaped open spaces at street corner,
all of which break the line of street
and give every street it's own individ-
uality. This type of planning per-
mlts the streets to rise and fall with
the natuIa al grades in the suburbs. No
street is Ito continue in an absolutely
straight line, as in America, nor do
cross sheets intersect opposite to
each other. The streets are to be of
different widths, and even the same
street. will vary as tc width. Some
houses will set back, others will pro-
ject. This will give most pictur-
esque and old-time air to the neigh
borhood.
More than $4,000 has been spent
in plans. and the best architects and
Landscape gardeners in Germany have
contributed their ideas. The New
York playground plan is to be tried
A "subtrb beautiful is being laid out
near nesden, another near Nurem-
burg, ind still another on the out
skirts bf Munich The Swiss are try
ing ths plan just on the borders of
Berne.I A garden city" is growing up
close 10 Dourges. in France. The
same general principles are being fol-
lowed h all these, the idea being to
create within easy distance of the
large city an Independent community
on copartnership lines. with all the
features Of a complete town. Facto-
ries are encouraged, but they are per-
fnitted ITO locate only on the side
where the PREVAILING winds will carry
their smoke aWSy from the town
Dusseldorf and Antwerp are con-
sidering the scheme.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Herr Schwarz, Hungarian Merchant
Discovers Swearing by Granno-
phone Is Punishable.

Misunderstanding by gramophone
ia a punishable offense in Hungary,
as Herr Schwarz of Arad has found
to his cost. Schwarz, dealer in
gramophones, complained that the
singing of milliner girls in a neigh
boring workroom disturbed his rest
in the early mornings. His protests
to the management were without re-
suit.
One morning the girls were horri-
fed to hear a stream of abuse, inter-
larded with high-flavored Hungarian
oaths. directed at them from a gramo-
phone placed in Schwarz's window.
AS the cer,lean outburst had been
heard by neighbors, the girls brought
SANDER action against Schwarz
The gramophone mans explanation
in court was that he had been testing
some new records, and added the re-
markable statement that there was A
demand FOR swearing" records to
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Soldier Victim of Rare Affliction

His remarkable recovery and the
fact that he retains his reason are
the most remarkable features of this
health and able to walk around the
streets and converse with his friends
and acquaintance, Dunn is handi.
capped by the loss Of all sense Of
smell or taste and has lost the sight
of his right eye. Despite these af-
fiictions he bears his lot with forti-
tude. He cannot enjoy meal, for no
matter what choice viands he may Or
der, he cannot relish them any more
than he would bareback and salt pork.
The loss of the sense of taste he
looks upon as his worst affection.
Tommy Dunn, as he is known among
his friends, is ward of the govern
ment, though not of his own choosing.
for he has relatives and influential
friends who take care of him and look
after his comfort at all times. lbs
impaired eyesight has proved an OBJ
stacle toward his securing employ
ment, and idleness is something he
breads because of his Affections. His
only amusement Is to join several con-
genial companions and tell stories Of
past experiences, or to take street car
rides or journeys through the country
in automobiles. He cannot go to- the
theater, being handicapped by partial
blindness and fearful lest the glare Of
the lights shall impair the sight of
his remaining eye.
AS ward of the government Dunn
must report at Washington or some
ether military headquarters at certain
periods and to undergo the periodical
examination required by the surgeon
generals Office.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Fishino Joke Boomerang.

Berwick, Pa.-Fred RouSl, prac-
teal Joking fisherman. laughed first
the other day at the success of joke
he played upon Clyde Croft. brother
angler. Clyde Croft laughed last. and
he thinks he laughed best.
The two men we're fishing. When
Croft wasn't looking, Rough attached
his companions hook to a piece of
iron under the surface. Look, you've
got a bite" he called. Gee, it must
he a whale painted Croft. after tug
cling for some time. Then he became
snsnicious. He waded into the creek
and pulled out wash boiler.
Rough laughed fmmoderately.
"That,s a good one on you" he howled.
crof threw the boiler on the bank in
disgust. A 12-pound rock bass Topped
nm the grass out of its iron prison.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
TALES OF THE TREED RATHER

yellow and as silky as If he had just
slipped his coat that very morning.
Mr.. Miller, who is an old hunter, could
hardly believe his senses until he had
climbed into an adjoining tree and
with pole pushed the snake down
upon the ground, where it was dis
patched by his son and Mr.. Simcox
It was a RATHER and no mistake, for
once on the ground it made itself
heard with very spiteful rafting.
Occupants of cabin on Pine creek
found monster rattlesnake on a sill
of a second story window, to which
bough of an adjoining tree extended.
In Nippenoss township rattle
snake was found on the sill under the
caves of chicken house, and at Slate
Run, in the upper end of this county,
a very large RATHER was found in a
box used as hens nest, five feet
above the floor of hencoop.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1910-10-08
Day Spent in Circus Beats School

the circus learns more about animals
in one day than he can learn from
the teacher of nature study class in
a year.
The trained animals Of circus
are an object lesson that cannot be
beaten anywhere, and for this reason
every school teacher ought to attend
the circus The performances of the
animals prove what conscientious and
continued training will do. If the
school teacher put as much effort in
the training of children as the circus
trainer gives to the training of per
forming pigs, the improvement shown
by the school children of today would
be remarkable.
"The influence of the circus is
broadening for the reason that it
shows so many things which seem
impossible to the average person. but
which are really done with apparent
ease. The child who attends circus
gets an entirely new idea of expert
Craftsmanship and of skill in the per-
Torrance of physical feats, and for
this reason l say the circus has an
educational value.
Then schoolroom work is done in
the most perfunctory way when there
Is a CIRCUS in town. The minds OF
the children-not nearly all of the
children are there-are not upon the
work, and the teacher can put no life
in his or her tasks. The teacher
knows all the work will have to be
gone over the following day"
Professor Fairbanks is almost eighty
years old, and he has been elected SUI
perintendent of the public schools
here almost without opposition 50
times