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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

Plattsburg. n. u. March lo.--An OPS
p%ortuntty for Philander e. Knox. Jra.
son OF the Secretary of State. to begin
carving out u fortune and future for
himself and his bride was rendered TO
hin, to-day. when a Plattsburg eve
Ming newspaper wired him an offer of
opposition as a reporter. Young Mr.,
Knox who clopcd with Miss May Boil
or nf Providence, r.. I, y married
her inYermont, was quoted Yesterday
AZ SAYING that his father had warned
him that he would have to shift for
himself.
May he Cub Reportcr.
den ii, March 10.-Philan-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

der G. Knox, Jr.. said to-day that he
has been offered SO many positions
that no is bewildered and cannot tell
which to choose, Telegrams are COM
ing in from al parts OF the country
containing offers OF positions In mes
'nhanicalS lines.
He said: u have more friends than
/ thought. i havo over twenty-hv
offers or positions now, and more are
coming. i am considering IN offer IN
this city Very seriously. ~ is along
mechanical lines, and Il think tina ~
may accept at least for While"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

A church sale will be held this At
|%ternoon from 2 to G o'clock, at =
home OF Mrs. W. G. Burch, 1905 Ever
az Street. FOR the benefit OF the AS.
bury Church parsonage fund.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

A large crowd is expected tonight
School. when local talent will atpear
before the f~ootiishts in nrogram
replete with musical selections. several.
and not the least, OF which VII. nave
for its subject slove'-an nch1S"i
episode II. every mans nc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

and 200 men, and has among
It's members the exclusive social peo-
pie OF the CITY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11
TRAINING school ASSURED.

Citizen. nnd Business People Of Chat
hmm l,nise Requisite sum.
rspecialt to The Times.Dispatch.
Chatham. Va, March 10.-The4 Chat-
ham Training School is assured. n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

the time Mr.. Hudspeth went from the
State. and did not return, when5h he was
presumed to be dead unless proof was
made that he was alive within h
time. The question is a narrow ono,
and an interesting one, but aftor care-
fully considering the able arguments
of counsel and the cases cited, ana
taking tho law on the interpretation
OF the meaning OF the requirements
OF such policies, I have no doubt that
satisfactory proof Of death with. rea-
s%onablae dcnniteness and certainty. anu
there must be furnished and establish
ed in the proofs, the fact Of death
with reasonable definiteness'; for these
reasons l shall give the instructions as
asked for, which embody the law as
the court understands 1t.
No Proof of Death.
"can it be commended hat in any
sense in the light OF these adjudGed
/ cases that statement "A. establishes
the fact of the death OF Mr.. Hudspcth
with any reasonable definiteness? 10
repeat, the reading OF statement a
answers the question in the negative.
"A number OF cases m authorltles
were then cited as to the meaning OF
Il DfOOI- anu otllGI POlbhNo
case.
"Thc court further decides that a
person who has disappeared and has
not been heard from for seven years
has died, vet the presumption OF death
only arises at the end of seven years
that is to say, that the presumption OF
the law Of death does not arise Until
! tho expiration OF seven years. but there
c is no presumption Of law as to the
s time of death within the seven years
3 nor does h law raise any
that the party Who has 50 1ett IN
Id state has continued to 1.-Two, or that h
lg is living, at any particular time du,
to ing the seven years, and when 1t
40 claimed that one thus absent and ur
~ heard OF for seven years died at som
as period within the sever years, II
Sc burden is on the party asserting sue
a claim to prove 1t by testimony salts
ce factory to the jury, and in this cas-
r the jury is instructed that the burde
of proof is upon the plaintiff to sho'
to your satisfaction that Charles T
u.s. Hudspeth died before the 14th OF April
Mt 1903, and unless you are SO Statistic
st from the evidence of the proof of tfi
I'd fact, then you must find for-the plain
le tiff.
Courl's Instructions.
it 'That the policies sued on in thi
case had lapsed by eason of non
payment OF premiums before the bring
ing of this suit, or that the suit wa
d brought before satisfactory proof Q
e the death of the assured had bee
d furnished to the defendant, then til
jury must find for the defendant.
"Tlat the statements set forth In tn
statement signed with the claimant.
a statement are not such satisfactor
proofs OF the death OF the assured a
d is contemplated by the policies u
on in this case, and unless the jur
It believes from the evidence that furthe
proof Of the death Of the assured wa
furnished to the defendant before thi
suit was brought, then they must Tin
y for the defendant"
t It was shown thai in this case tn
q plaintiffs did not pay the premium
It except for one year after his disar
pearancc while in the instance Of NJ
Justis they We're kept up for tho fu
\ seven years.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

rho monthly meeting Of the City
Assembly is scheduled to pe neg 40 10
night, preceding the meeting OF tns
Board Of Aldermen, when the latter.
Will arbitrate on annexation. me
street Committee will convene aver
tho adjournment OF the Board OF Al
Edermen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11
News Of Manchester
Manchester Bureau, Tinles.Dtspatcn

NMEG% ahA 8-Et1llHH
Manchester Bureau, Tir,es.Dtspatcn.
No.1103 Hull Street.
strides In advancement was shown last
~ I !, e. the e, meeting t1s tSf The s're psnsnse
balance sheet for the montli Of Feb
runry was submitted. The report is
as follows: Expenses--Streets general
y, si4 i.9o X; Board J al.a4 81 Mealt,,' S Ssa5 ana atal
PERSONAL reis SIS: Committee on Health,
s1da;o?; Marry nre ae can'eiery. sisS; ), pollee,
$I70: Almshouse, s50.83; interest, $50;
s s17s:Ii; co fpoas ss9' d seMat, n ssssils;
total, s5,G1S.51. llecelpts-Taxes, real
and personal, s561.7S: lights, S29HG;
license. S57.21; Maury Cemetery. s2o6.45i
.s4,76a.3o. Disbursements in February
exceeded the receipts by $1,302.71.
Tho Second Ward a%nnexation com
mItteo not last night IN \ the selge a IT'S
effect that the. ward shall assemble
when tile public will be invited.
Speeches vii, be made by william =.
Cornelius Wells. Messrs. Brown and
Owens will discuss tho annexation or
dinance, and Messrs. Bradley and
Wells. the benefits accrufng from an
mittec was present last night-sixteen
In number.
In contradistinctlon to the open
meeting last Wednesday night at Sixth
| and Hull, when all citizens. irrespec-
tive Of their attitude towards consolt-
dation, were invited to attend and eS-
press their views. a meeting OF n
MISUNDERSTANDING was held last night
in Anderson's Hall. ~ citizen, Mr..
Gallagher, by name. was refused 40,
tho union OF his city with Richmond:
! Nothing definite could be asccrtained
Of the details Of the secret meeting
last night.
Tho House made smooth the patf
yesterday for the union Of this city
i and Richmond by passing the Senat
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

The funeral OF Mrs. Mary j. Tolby
took place yesterday morning at 10
O'Clock from the Sacred Heart Gnurcil.
Irterment was in Mlaury Cemetery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

Davis Council, Nc. ~ Jr. O. I. a. ~,
met last night at 1880 o'clock Odd
Fellows Hall. The question OF cnanS
ing the by-laws Wns discussed. ~ Q
sized attendance was present.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

Manchester Lodge. No. 20, knights Of
met last night at 5 o'clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

Judge McLemorc Will resentence the
prisoner next week. naming the DAY
of execution.
ono OF Hardy's visitors to-day was
Mrs, A. a. (Gus) Holland, OF Hol4anu.s
He also had visits from clersymen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

bill providing for the ~annoxatiloe ion my NJ
Bill swns called up by ME- 80 ~
passed unanimously.
It has been decided TO hola. a Tneeu !
Ing Of the Joseph u. Johnston Snaep
I'll Confederate Veterans o-n.ght ~. ,w's -
matters pertaining TO the "eiiaNo
tile camp Will be {discusseu.
Miss Rita Frances Holt, Of Mat 1854,
Chesterfield county. died eariy oH III
.nlsday morning, after q prolonseu
ness, from typhoid fever. IA ond
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Holt;
Site Is survived by her fatlier ern !
mother and two brothers. me ,,un ~ 4
will take place this afternoon = =
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-11

Tho House made smooth the path
yesterday for the union of this city
and Richmond by passing the Senate
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22

Hell hear you have stopped using
slang.
She-You've got it down right. NE
says my English is on the fr1tz' SO I've
cut out the phony talk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
EASY WAY OUT.

EASY WAY OUT.
Office Boy-Two men outside to see
you sir One is poet and the other
is deaf man.
Editor-Well, tell the poet that the
deaf man is the editor.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
AMONG THE STOUT ONES.

$50 you have Joined the fat mems
club? How do you like it?'
"F'ine. Every member discovers on
joining that every other member is
stouter than he isl
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
CONVINCING THE CALLER.

John-One of your creditors wishes
to speak to you, sir.
Master-Well, say I'm away from
home.
John-All right, sir. And I'll just
light one of your best cigars. He'll be
more likely to believe me then.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22

TROUBLESOME NEIGHBORS.
"Well, Henry, how do you like your
mot at ALL They're so quiet that I
daren't move or mamma can't hear
what they're saying"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
NOT FAR WRONG.

NOT FAR WRONG.
Miss Outoftown Cat the city tea, tt
one Of the set)-Really am so flus.
trated! Do you know, when I try t.
think Of your name I am all at sea.
Clever Woman - You are not fai
wrong. My name is Atwater
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
THOSE LONG coURTsHIPs.
THE WOMAN AHEAD.

Susan-Yes; Hiram Wayback has
been calling on Mandy Parks for ten
years steady He says he lost his
heart and has been trying to recover
it ever since.
Sarah-Well, he'll have to recover
the sofa if he keeps calling much
lon ger, ...-.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
THE REMEDY,

"My wife is getting awfully strenu-
GUS" remarked Whites. yesterday
she broke a plate over my head. What
would you advise me to do?"
well" replied Sniffles, you might
buy cast iron plates
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
FINANCIAL ITEM.

She-Eyery man should give his wife
a regular allowance.
He-Yes; that's a good idea. 1t gives
him some place to go and borrow be-
tween salary days.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
ANOTHER REASON.

ooh, pshaw!" said the fox after try
ing yainly to reach the grapes. "They
will only give me appendicitis any
way"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
TOOK 1T EASY.

Housekeeper-rm afraid you are
hard drinker.
Tramp-Madam, youse does me al
Injustice. Jest give me de chance an
ri prove to youse dat I'm one of d
easiest drinkers on cart
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22

SOCIETY REPORTER PUZZLED.
Society Reporter came to get the
ladies' gowns
Senator (glancing into the drawing
room at the exhibition of bare Shout
ders)-They certainly need them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
MAKING IL HoMELIKE.

Hotel Keeper (to arctic explorer)-
Shall I have some ice put in your bed?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
lk nNll
BECOMING WISE.

Rondel-Why don't more poets wear
long hair nowadays, as they used to?
Stanza-They don't dare to. They
marry more often now.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-03-22
AS FAR AS 1T WENT.

Crusty-Gee your linen is the dir
test I ever saw! How long do you
wear shirt?
Rusty-Not quite to my knees.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
HRM6Ss2s
;'.sBEES
SCIENCE IN GROWING CORN
Requires Great Deal Of Labor, but
Farmer Is Repaid by the In.
creased Crop.

CBy CHAS. Is. pETERSEND
Enc testing of seed Corn Ia very i'm
portant this spring. Not in many
years has the question so closely ap-
pealed To the farmer as IL does now
Much of the seed corr saved in the
corn belt states for this seasons plant
ing Is showing low termination and
better cultivation than ever will be
necessary to produce a big crop.
a good seed bed is the foundation
of the crop, or rather the first stone
upon the real foundation, the seed.
Presuming that the corn ground Is In
proper rotation and sufficiently man.
ured, 1t should be worked UP as mel.
low ms a garden bed. If stalks are ON
h ground they should be diskcd both
ways, the rollers being ground sharp,
then follow with II spading disk, and
work the soil thoroughly four or five
Inches deep.
1t is hardly possible TO spend too
much time in preparing the ground.
II should be disked three times each
way, making six workings before
planting.
When stalks are plowcd under "A
good plan is TO harrow first then pillow,
then harrow again and plant.
The harrow should follow the pillow
closely and all plowcd ground should
be finished every noon and night.
Another good preparation is to disk
the ground four times, using a spader
the first time and III ordinary disk a
week later. Then harrow the land
after each double disking and plant
close after the harrow. Rowe the II.
linois a says that after several
years experience he prefers disking
to blowing. or course sod ground
must be plowed.
II is also important to use the right
kind of Il corn planter-usc an edge
drop planter or one that will drop the
eXact number of kernels for which II
Is set 90 times out of 100. II should
wen do better than that, II the seed
has been carefully sorted according
to size to fit the holes I'm the different
plates. This is the only way to get
an even stand of corn. An even stand
from good seed is the only way to
grow n profitable crop.
Test the planter well before taking
It to the field. DO not spoil n lot of
ground and waste n lot Of seed trying
to find on whether your planter Is
reliable or not.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
Puzzle to Trace the Lost Pennies

cents, Is still spoken Of in trade, but
no ono ever hears the one.cent piece
mentioned. In many towns in the
south and west the tradesmen offer
nothing for a penny, a ive-cent pur.
chase is the smallest that can be
made. But of late there have been
more demands for pennies from the
west, and the government experts
have declared that this is a sign OF
increased frugality.
In the east. the chief use OF the
penny, outside of filling the child's
bank and buying the daily paper. is
for the purchase of chewing gum and
one-cent candies. The increase In the
number of penny-in-the.slot phono-
graphs and moving picture machines
in the last few years shows another
way to which the public has taken to
get rid Of its pennies.
Uncle Sam takes in many pennies
for stamps and post cards, and many
of them flow into the contribution box
in the churches and religious societies.
But all these ways in which the penny
Is put to use does not explain where
they eventually go or what makes
them disappear In such vast quantities
every year. Even the government
coinage experts do not give a satisfac-
tory answer to the problem.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
Circus Lemonade Tabooed in Kansas

glad refrain of the lemonade stand
barker, who In s%tentorian tones, calls:
"Lemo, lemo, lemonade,
Made in the shade,
Stirred with a spade
Five cents a big glass!"
These things have been among the
sights and sounds Of all picnics, cele-
brations and fairs and circuses since
Kansas became a state. But no more
Will n hear these sounds or drink
the Lemonade" about Kansas unless
the dispenser has real lemonade to
sell. The state board of health has
put a damper on the noise of tho
barker because the board of health
has ruled that a tub of water, In which
Is put some tartaric acid and sacchar.
inc and the peel of a lemon is not lem.
onade, but the imitation article, and
cannot be sold as the real thing.
In Kansas all lemonade offered for
sale must be made from the Juice of
lemons, water and sugar only. Imita.
ton lemonade can only be made from
citric acid and sugar and water. The
use of the most common materials for
making fake lemonade, tartaric acid
and saccharine, is absolutely prohibit.
ed in this state,
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
The Lid Put on Tight in New York

the ranks of the gamblers as well as
with the police.
Since the shooting of Mayor Gaynor
placed him at the head of affairs Act.
Ing Mayor Mitchell has received many
complaints. Some were appeals from
mothers who declared that their sons
were losing money In gambling places,
n many were specific in their char.
acter.
Men from the office of the commits.
sioners of accounts, the secret service
department OF the city government,
found for Mr.. Mitchell the violations
of the law. The raids began and keys
were soon In the doors OF 40 gambling
places along the Great White Way be.
tween Thirty-second and Sixty-ninth
streets, and 81, 000, 900 of invested cap
ital went out of business. The mana.
gers who were not Grating their rou-
lette wheels, their faro layouts and
their Klondyke sets In preparation for
the exodus, were mournfully parading
the streets in the vicinity OF their
houses, warning away prospective GUS
toners. 1t was the saddest day the
gamblers have known since the Ag.
new-Hart racing bills went into force.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
i9ers Going Into History, Unwept

who reached California in those
days" he declared. "Only those who
had the grit to spend months at sea
or across lndian.infestod plains and
mountains succeeded in getting there.
The people of today do not know how
much their country owes to the 40
ers. They did more toward the de-
velopment of the United States than
the men who fought in the revolution
or any other single group of men.
Most of them were very young. The
man among them who was over TWEEN
ty.five was rare. And they did not
get rich. The men who came after.
ward on the railways. with capital
and improved mining methods, or
who went into real estate were the
ones who reaped fortunes.
The pioneer who get enough for his
railway fare and $1,000 more with
which to buy n farm considered him
self lucky. Those who came after.
ward III the railway w do not con.
slider real pioneers. They are not
eligible to our society.
I'VE were privileged to take part
In an epoch OF history unlike any.
thing that had ever gone before, and
It is something whose like a never
be seer again. There may be other
countries still to be developed. but
there is no place left in the world
where such a spreading of civiliza.
ton over an enormous wilderness can
take place in so few decades rs II
did In the western United States.
The 40ers. as they went west in
their prairie %schoonerS. saw miles
upon miles of fertile country whose
existence had been scarcely known.
and they were the most important
factor in developing the entire west"
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13

w7VOTEs!IS;

The well filled silo forestalls dry
pasture worry.
One and one-half bushels of wheat
are ample TO SOW an acre.
The successful farmer finds weed
ing 10 do in the fiocks as well as the
fields.
You can find many chunks of wood
about the farm. Save them all for
the stove.
Every weed that Is killed before
going to seed makes next years field
the cleaner.
Manure that Is spread upon the
field will not waste its fertility. This
is not the case with the piles In the
barnyard.
Bees use water to dilute the heavy,
thick honey left over from winter to
make II suitable for the young larvae,
and also to make the cell wax pliable.
Onions, s%quashes, pumpkins and
sweet potatoes should be stored in a
dry frost-proof place; most cellars are
too damp, and n o or attic is
usually a better place,
Keep some Kind Of a crop growing
in the garden the entire season. II
nothing else is done, SOW wheat or rye
on the vacant places to keep weeds
from springing up and maturing seed.
Weeds ripen in a very short time II
they are allowed to grow.
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
D Observation-Disclosures becomes of

p H1LADELPHIA.-What becomes of
1 the vast volume Of copper pennies
that are turned out each year by the
government? They are never called
In and redeemed like some kinds of
currency and coins. but they seem to
disappear as fast as they are stamped
and put in circulation.
1t is unusual II the date on any Of
the pennies in a mans purse at the
end of the day is over ten years back,
yet the Philadelphia mint, which coins
all the copper pennies, sends out in
some years as many as 81, 200, 900
worth Of them to the trade centers--
100, 900 900, one-cent pieces. II laid
fiat, edge to edge. in a row they would
reach more than one thousand miles.
And still there are some sections of
the country where the penny is little
known.
In many Of the mountain districts OF
the south the York shilling" 1914
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13
TOPEKA, Kan.-Dr. s. ]. Crumbi

TOPEKA, Kan.-Dr. s. J. Crumbine,
1 secretary of the Kansas board Of
health, has put his official foot into
the mixture always present at cir
cuses, fairs, Fourth of July celebra-
lions, picnics and other gatherings of
IA like nature. This mixture is known
as misunderstanding to the barker
who spiels before the refreshment
stands. Generally 1t is something that
looks a little like lemonade because
there is a lemon peel in the tub, but
It hasn't the taste of the refreshing
beverage mother makes.
Since the memory of man runneth
not to the contrary, the n chief de-
light of the small boy and girl and the
big boy and his sweetheart has been
to drink circus lemonade at the circus
Esir or picnic.
No one knows who invented the
The Red Cloud chief., 1910-10-13

NEW YORK.-Spurred on by Acting
~ Mayor John Purroy Mitchell, Po-
lice Commissioner William A. Baker
has caused several raids TO be made
on the gambling joints of this city,
and the lid has been jammed on so
tightly that 81, 900, 900 Of capital in
vested in such places is idle just now,
while the owners are wondering what
neXt?" Impatient over the vexing de-
lay, Acting Mayor Mitchell in a letter,
following several raids, has put square
ly up to Commissioner Baker all re-
sponsibility for the non.enforcement
of laws against gambling and vice. He
charges the police with being grossly
derelict In their duties, and declares
that the situation his secret service
men report could not exist without
police conniyance. There Is panic In