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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30
oastronomie Surprises.

Gastronomie Surprises.
The old newspaper man standing
along the curb reminisced thuswise:
Ever know Scotty MeLennon?
don't know why l should speak Of him
now, except that If he were here he
would probably have with him a
Scotch remark or two that might help
to pass the time.
''Scotty used to work here On the
cid Report. i remember when he had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30

his first taste OF .caviare He bit into
1t, spat 1t out and then said:
Cad, mon, but your blackberry
jam is bitter.
Somewhat similar in viewpoint was
his remark about horseradish He
took a mouthful and, with tears roll
ing down his cheeks, said:
That's hotter oatmeal than we
have In Scotlandr" = San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30

do you think man should take his
wife into his confidence regarding his
business afrairs:" asked the man who
had just becN married.
If he isn't making any. money. yes"
replied the experienced one cautiously
Spokane Spokesman Review.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30
WANTED

WANTED-Woman to come to the
house to do washing Phone 1901
or call at 202 North Sth street. 3O-2t
WxNTED-pIace to do housework IN
plain family. Address &c" caro-
Palladium. SOFT
WANTED-A position night watch.
man or fireman. Call phone 1868,
or address 500 N. 18th ut. 29-2t
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The Scrap
Book
The Finished Part

A reporter was once sent around to
make some inquiries concerning a new
play that David Belasco was engaged
in writing.
"Yes." said David. II am writing a
play. What do you want to know
about it,"
Anything you can tell me will be
Interesting" was the reply.
SWELL" was Belasco's response. lit
Is to have four acts and three inter-
missions. and I've just finished the in
termissions"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30

This shows very simple but pleas.
ing development OF the body and
sleeve-in-one idea. The blouse Is worn
with long sleeve tucker that may DO
of lace. net. or other material con-
trasting to that Of the gown. The
blouse fronts cross In snrplice style.
SO becoming to most figures. The
skirt may be finished without the
'banded-in" effect. Diagonal sniting,
serge, or other woolens. satin. velvet
or q combination OF cloth or velvet,
will develop this model effectively.
The blouse pattern. (which includes
the tucker) Is cut in : sizes: SO. 81,
So, 80. 40. and ~ inches bust measure.
1t requires III yards OF "a inch ma
terial for the tucker for the medium
Size. The skirt requires Az yards or
~ inch material for the medium sire.
This illustration calls for two sepa-
rate patterns which will be mailed to
any address on receipt of 1Oc for each
in silver or stamps.
(Fill out Blanks In pencil ana send 70
Pattern Dept. Richmond Palladium.)
Name ....................s.......
Address ....................
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For YOUR Com
Venience
LIST OF AGENCIES

Branch offices are located In every
part Of the city. Leave your WANT
ADS with the ono nearest you. The
rates arc the same and you will save
trip 70 the main office.
SOUTH o? MAIN
Bruening 4 EIckhorn, 18th and 8. Z.
A. w. Blickwedel, Sth and South +.
Horny Rothert. 9Th and South H.
NORTH OF MAIN
Quiglcy Drug Store. S21 North z.
Childs Z Son. 18th and North C.
VIM. Hieger. 14th and North G.
John J. Gets. 10th and North H.
CENTRAL
ouigley Drug Store. Ath and Main
WEST RICHMOND
John Foster. Richmond Ave. and North
West First st.
Geo. n. Shofer. 3rd anu w. Main.
rAIRvIgW
w. II. Schneider. 1898 Sheridan.
-RATe9-
One cent per world days for the
PRICE OF days. We charge advertise
ments sent In by phone and collect
after It's insertion.
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WANTED-If you want money In
place Of your city property or farm.
go right to Porterfield's Real Es-
tate office. Kelley Block. 9Th and
Main. l4-tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30

FINE HORSES-Like people. die.
Therefore, II you have any valuable
ones. insure them against death
from any cause. For particulars call
on or phone Dougan 4 CO.. Room 1.
l. o. O. F. Bldg. Phone 1880. 15.tf
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30

PATENTS procured, also sold on
commission. Positively no advance
fee. Patent exchange. Jenifer Build
ing, Washington, D. G. may22-tf
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WANT AID
[ E 7 T E r. l0 S r

The following are replies to Palla.
dunn Want Ads. received at this Of.
flee. Advertisers win confer a great
favor by calling for mail in answe.
to their ads. Mail at this office UP to
IL noon today Is follows:
NJ. F. =. .. ~ Permanent :. 1
Md :. >. =. Il "16" .. .. :. /
Moving picture Widow :. =. IS
Wardrobe 80. I A. F. T.. >. =.
w. II. :. .. -. Modern :. :. 3
Mail will be kept for 50 days only.
All mail not called fos within that
time will be cast out
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-01-30
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
FOR SALE-Excellent heating stove
with drum and pipe. 2x3 strip OF IL
noleum, Haywood reed go-cart.
Tuesday only. 401 s. 14th. 30-lt
FOR SALE-Quick. Brick house,
modern. " block of Main. Central.
Something good. Porterfield, Kelly
Block, 2S-7t
FOR SAILS. c. W. Leghorn cock
rels. Young and Wyeoff Strains
$50 each. Eggs in season. C. C.
Saxton. r. 4. Richmond. 25-14t
FOR SALE Good steel tire buggy with
storm front for $1,000. Newburn's
shop, 4th and North A. 26-tf
FOR SALE-Six room house, bath. fur
mace, electric lights. Owner leaving
city. Price reasonable. Call at
property. 1O7 Kinsey street. 25-7t
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FOR SALE-Wood. Cali 5105-D.
elliot
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MISCELLANEOUS

FIRE INSURANCE and insurance of
all kinds. Loans, Rentals, Notary
Public and Real Estate. Chas. d.
Shideler, 913 Main. Phone 1914.
15-tf
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
A. 10 Saving. Banks.

clip the following from a financial
journal:
TT Is stated at the Post.ofice De-
partment that the $500 limit of pos
tai savings bank deposits will be re-
moved In tho near future Many de-
posttors have reached the limit In their
deposits. and the trustees OF tho bank
nave moved to permit deposits without
Limitation as TO the amount The
Postmaster-Gencra has received peti-
tons from several national banks &c
the same effect" may be a little
obtuse, but for the life OF me have
never yet been able to figure gu,
wherein the postal savings bank pro.
position is in any way an improve
ment on the savings banks as we
have them down here in Virginia, cs.
pecially in Richmond. II would take
too much space to go into details. and
Vt is none of my business anyhow, but
all the same Richmond has some saw.
,nEs banks that arc IN all respects jus,
as good and in some respects a sight
better than anything the government,
has yet offered
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
some TALK ABOUT
LEAF TOBACCO
(contlnued From FIRST pnue

expecting better figures than they
scored previous to the holidays I am
hardly able TO see
anyhow tho sales Of leaf will he
large from the opening OF sales this
week on TO the end Of the season.
Ihe reports that como from Yves,
virginia and Eastern Ohio indicate
that the deliveries OF Burley leaf on
the Richmond market will be very
large after the holiday season. The
Hutchinson Warehouse, which makes
something of specially Of the Duriey
sales. have large receipts from West
virginia and Eastern Kentucky and
Ohio. Tho Hutchinson will quite likely.
have some big lots of Burley 10 offer
this week.
Captain Hutchinson, the head man OF
the new Hutchinson Warehouse, Eas
the first man to bring the Burnley 10
WIS CITY. Tho Burnley Is good thing
to sell on this market because all tbt,
factories use the Burnley. They woulo
rather buy 1t right here at home than
10 go West for IT, The Buriey sales
VIII likely DO much larger in 1912 than
ever before. But as for that matter.
anything In the tobacco line that is
III TO sell will find Richmond it's best
market
me package dealers report a very
good holiday business, and from all I
can learn nearly a thousand packages
changed hands last week Many of
these packages, in fact, tho most or
them were of the bright wrapper
variety. but not few dark hossheads
were sold to men who buy for the
Foreign markets. And in all cases tho
sellers Got satisfactory prices. Other
Wise they would not have sold.
The warehouses will open leaf sales
iuesoaS morning. II they have any
thing to sell and quite likely thew viii
have very much
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
.B|GCOAL CONTRACT
ALL IN VIRGIN IA
Nine Million Dollars Worth of
Dusky Diamonds to Be Dug
From Virginia Mines.
tspecial to The Times-Dispa,ch.

tIP'cioI 70 lHe IlmeS-DiSpaech.
Bristol, Va, December so.-Much IN
terest Is attached to the deal recently
cioseo, by which the Virginia Iron.
Coal and Coke Company is to supply
certain New England railroads win
coaI Tor the next FIVE years. and which
involves about 100000. It will calI
lot extensive new activities at tho
ioms Creek mines in Wise county. and
the 1acllities Will be added to as rapid :
~ as possible in order to meet the
demands OF the new situation. Aside
from the interest this affords to the
mining classes. who now look upon
IONS Creek as haven OF refuge In
times when tho coking industry Is ex-
ceed'nsly quiet, the people of this
region arc especially interested from
Tue standpoint OF the Significance of
SUCH contract as It relates to the
Naiue OF Southwest Virginia Goals.
This feature Is made the more import.
ant when 1t IL known that the contra ct
was awarded In favor Of the Toms
creek coal In competition with a mum.
Der Of other couls.
The Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke
company. of Roanoke, agrees 10 furn
ish $1,000 tons of Toms Creek coal a
month TO the New England railroads.
lhis amounts to $40 tons n day. or
daily output of siNty-six cars. 1t
VIII require three trains each day to
carry the coal over the Norfolk and
western from the mines to Norfolk.
Two steamers of 900 tons burden have
been chartered for weekly trips each,
from Norfolk to Boston. for Ave years,
winch is the time Of the contract
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
GOODROADS DOWN
IN old vIRG| MA
Mecklenburg County Making a
Reputation Away From Home.
Others May Do Likewise.

Virginia" says the Manufacturers
Record. lis one of the Southern States
In which the enthusiasm for Improved
highways Is taking tho practical d'rec-
ton OF large bond issues for their con-
struction.
Among the latest of these are s24o,-
900 worth which the Board of Super
vlsors OF Mecklenpurg county ordered
last week to be issued; $4,000 for
Palmer's Spring district, $4,000 70.
Buckhorn district $4,000 for South
Hin, 100000 for La Crosse and $4,000
for Boydton. These Issues. added "a
previous ones, make a total bond IS
sue of 3s50.o00 for good roads In thai
county The South Hill Enterprise,
referring to the per cent. interest to
be paid. suggests that these bonds will
be good investment. That refers to
individuals in the county or elsewhere
but the money derived from the sale
of tho bonds. when spent In providing
the country with frSt-class highways
Will turn out To be Il far better invest
ment for the county as a whole and
for It's individual citizens.
Wherever good roads have been pro
vided the market value Of farm lands
has advanced, for the simple reason
that accessibility Is one of the determ
ing factors in the price of land every
where, Just as the price received for
crops from the land is another import
ant factor. Good roads, of course, do
not Increase the fertility Of the soil
but they enable the farmer 10 get his
products TO market more easily and
more crcaply. and consequently, by ro-
ducinE the cost of marketing them
give him greater net returns BESIDES
improved roads are followed by I'm
proved neighborhood school and
church facilities. and add to life in the
country elements which cannot be rep.
resented by dollars and cents, but
which are worth more than many
things which money can buy
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ance The larger profits. possible by In a
newer methods. the opportunities for
mixing brain and Drawn with such
splendid results. together with good
country highways. the consolidated
township school, which will enable
these boys and girls to get the equiv
a4ent Of high school education and
remain on the farm, are tremendously
important, and these conditions must
DC established IL we expect the boys
and girls to remain. The need OF the
hour Is for an Intelligent, nation wide,
we'll planned and sustained effort for
better agriculture.
This means an organization Of
strong, well equipped mon, who will
make It their business to take up and
follow this great work and seek 10 en-.
list and correlats all forces available.
and ccntralize tho movement for a
dennite end. Tho National Soil Ecrril-
ity League has assumed to do this. 1t
mas nothing to SELL no axes 10 grind
and no private interests to promote.
1t has strong directorate upon
which are two eminetn and SUCCESSFUL
farmers Il railway president and two
large manufacturers On the advisory
committee arc such distinguished men
as President Taft, j. j. Hill, b. T.
ioakum. j. NJ Studebaker, A H. Sand :
ers Samuel w. Aller,on. Champ Clarke,
franklin MacNeigh and others
These men are not dreamers. In
word, the plan Of tho League Is TO
arouse interest In agriculture. and
particularly TO secure Federal and
In
lions for tho express purpose OF en-
aiding the State colleges OF agricul-
tuFe TO send out ultimately into every
ono of the 5000 counties trained
farm demonstration 10 cooperate with
tho farmers and help them to under
stand and apply in practice upon the
respective farms the methods best
suited to Thorn. They will study local
conditions and ascertain what ought
to be done before beginning TO do it
This plan has been tried to a con-
siderable c1tont in various locations,
and Il has always resulted In pract!-
cally doubling the yield. The league
proposes nationwide movement that
shall place the now methods at the
very door OF every farmer. The total
expense OF maintaining this campaign,
when II ia, fully inaugurated, should
not exceed 10 cents per person per
SSaI' II u Snail DO only one-half AS
successful in the general campaign
contemplated. as has been proved in a
few hundred instances where IL has
been tried (and IL should be better), Ii
Will add to the wealth Of the country
every year at least $50 per capita In
no other direction IL II possible to
place human effort and money where
II will do SO much and such lasting
good. II the country is to endure the
problem of food supply must be solved,
and II Is time VIC were about it,"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
sr,llisnt Outlook

The iron and steel trade is said to
be the barometer that points to and
indicates all classes of business and
the conditions prevailing in that line
are but reflections of what may be
looked for in all other lines. II this
be true, and 1t ss true, the outlook for
tho new year is delightfully."- bright
From ono of the most reliable trade
journals read, take the following:
Conditions in the iron and steel
trade continue to improve. The heavy
buying OF steel products for prompt
delivery and contracting for the first
quarter and first half has not expert
enced the usual holiday iull. and De-
ccmber has proven to be the heaviest
month of the year in bookings.
"Inasmuch as steel mills are more
likely to close at this season OF the
year for repairs than TO open after an
idleness there arc few assumptions at
this time. and production Is not ma
terially Increased. but orders which
were issued a fortnight ago for the
banking Of several furnaces over tho
holidays have been rescinded. aud
production Will be maintained. Exten-
sive plans have been approved for re-
sumptione at the beginning OF January.
and from running at IS por cent. OF
capavity during the past three months
the steed industry promises to DO run
ming at SO to SO per cent. in the first
half of January. while a rate of 90
per cent. may be reached by the close
OF the month"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
lie, Well Enough Alone.

Professor Massey has in the Pro-
Gressivc Farmer an editorial page all
his own, nnd every week in the year,
except the holiday week, he puts some
thing in that page that IL worth re-
Numbering. He thinks the farmers OF
this great Southland country are the
greatest folks in the world. Mover
thelcss he Ia OF tho opinion that some
OF them sometimes get little too in
nulsltlre and seek after too much in
formation about crops they know not
of and that are best suited TO the
lands OF other parts of tho country.
The professor but expresses my own
Views when he declares that down
here In the South We have the best
money-making crops In the world
Aside from the cotton and tobacco
propositions. and everybody acknowl-
of those crops. Professor Massey pro-
cecds to show that we can beat tho
West in corn II we farm right. We
can beat the whole country In oats
sowed In the fall. and we can grow
more stock feed OF high quality with
cowpeas and SOY beans and velvet
beans than any other part OF the
country. and we do not need to monkey
with broomcorn or sunhowers.
We can raise hogs cheaper than they
can In the West because of the sbun-
dant food we grow for them to eat
anu harvest for themselves, and We
can feed beef and dairy cattle moro
cheaply than the North or West.
All of these things have been abund :
antly proven here in Virginia, especial
lv those facts about beef and dairy
cattle. and about corn and hogs.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
Continued From First Page.)


DO heard II they have brief hints and
suggestions to ofYcr. As announced
In another place tho industrial editor
proposes TO open this column to writ
crs who have hints and suggestions TO
make, II they can put those hints ana
suggestions into short compass. am
not opening this column for discussion.
political or otherwise. or for long
winded essays on any subject. but ]
do want to keep 1t filled ali Of tho
good year 1912 with live hints and
suggestions from people who have
Virginia development at hear, anc
who can say something worth saying
III short space. And so 1t ls hereby
announced that hints and sugges-
tions' that can be held down TO, say
$50 to 200 words. ure invited from all
parts OF the state. want tho people
TO make this column their own instead
of mine. or course. I reserve tire
privilege OF contributing to II.
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a NEW COAL ROAD.
Boston Money Finds Investment
Lands In NS'est y{rvinJa

Lands In West yirginID.
Cha rieston. W. VA, December 3o.-Tho
Rupert Northeastern Railroad Company,
which has Just been chartered In W st Viz.
gIpia. Will build line twenty five or thirty
miles iong, which will connect rupert. in
Grecnbricr county, with the Baltimore e
Ohio Railroad Mt or near Fenwick. w, w.
In N!cholns county, about oshteen miles
south of Camden ON Gauicy. The route iIes
through rough country and Will follow the
courses OF Big Clear and Big Laurel creeks
J., viii have TO, cross tho highlands between
tho headHators OF these streams, and Will
doubtless require some heavy construction.
Boston, Mass, capitalists seem 10 be the
principal people Interested In this now de-.
yclopment. aa the incorporators arc ali OF
that city. to-wit. IT, I, Irigginsop, Josiah
F, Hill, C. \, Ellis. II. l.. Shnttuck and
Seth +. Gano. 81 9 49,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
Right Here In Virginia.

Here IS an interesting item got
from q financial journal:
An order for los new steel passen-
ger coaches placed last week with the
american Car and Foundry Company.
Tor the New York Central lines, has
aroused more than ordinary interest
because OF the announcement that this
Is the third extensive order by that
system given within sixty days for
new equipment that altogether in
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
Cotton Report.

New Orleans December 3n-In his repor,
up 10 December p, Colonel Henry e. Hes
ter. secretary 0; the New Orleans Cotton
exchange. shows tina, the amount OF cot
ION brought into sight during il3 days o.,
the present season was S.eia,S2o bales. an In
srease o'or the same period last year OF
i,fN.S2 bales The exports verc Ts1 M,
bales an increase OF 7;i,ss9 bales The talk
;nEs We're. by Northern spinners l,ofi. IA
bales decrease OF 1920 bales; by South
63.4T7 balea
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

According to reports 100000 post
cards went through the malls swap
ping Christmas greetings. and the net
revenue TO the government on the
same was $4,000. Good enough. It
helped the government and tho post
card system was much cheaper to tho
Christmas grecters than the old way
of sending turkeys and potatoes and
all the like of that. which was moro
costly than l cent and embarrassing
In moro ways than one.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
wolves an expenditure Of over $4,000.

wolves I'm expenditure OF over $4,000.
000."
And Il large number Of other roads
are filing orders for steel cars and for
various other equipment things. The
railroads do not file orders in n dull
time. The fact that they are fling
all kinds of orders is right good evil
dcncc that we may look forward to
greater and bigger business along all
lines in the good year 1912. And Old
Virginia is right in the centre OF this
good business
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

scottsvillc is IA mighty good town.
but It has In il somo mighty modest
people who seem to hate to talk There
are several men there who AFRO capable
of letting tho, world know where
ScottsrIllc is on the map. II they want
to they can talk out In the Industrial
Section Of The Times Dispatch.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

1t Is said that Santa Claus brought
only three automobiles to Richmond
The e97 other folks who looked for
autos may well congratulate them
selves that they have saved the eX-
pense of the up-keep OF tho plagued
thing.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

TIC %-ray reveals Quality. Purity,
Sanitattsa. The Velvet Kind Ise CreSm
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

Well, as to the coal mincs UP in
Chesterfield. near Midlothian. for in.
stance. The Industriol Section awaits
reports. What about 1t, Brother
Jones?
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31

And the same Is applicable to sew
eral other good towns in Virginia and
over in North Carolina.