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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
THE CASKET OF PEARLS

was cool as ever to outward seeming.
indeed cold as frost to Mrs. Hardacre-
Butt, and u trifie carcworn. She sought
&c Lys in the library to which he had
retired after the meal in order to Show
sylvia Mowbray Il picture from Punch.
There was quite a little party In the
library. Sylvia and her companion, Sir
Walter Rokeby. a smart young baronet,
who WIS consulting an encyclopedia,
with Mrs. Hardacrc-Butt. and Lady
edward. Without addressing de Lys at
all the last-named took flight, and pre-
sently George Haywood entered, large
and slow and impressive. Sylvia was
porting over the Punch in one windowed
embrasure.
Dc you happen, de Lys," began Hey
wood. Ito remember the formula for
the maze?"
Il think" said he promptly. that it's
left right, right left and SO on"
"Much obliged" said George Haywood,
and went out.
Passing by Sir Walter on his way out
de LYs noted by accident hat the en-
cyclopedia lay open before the rapt
student at the letter NJ.
He enjoyed ar amiable talk with
Sylvia Mowbray on the terrace ex-
planning to her the voices of the birds,
then he proposed a stroll. They
strolled In the direction of the western
gardens. AS they did he overheard old
Mrs. Burney. who was lame of a leg and
sixty. tnlkins in excited accents to
Freddy Liddle.
u tell you I heard them. Mrs. Harda-
cre-Butt was telling him. Oh, Mr.. Lid
die, would you lind"
De Lys passed out Of earshot. He
noticed that when the maze fronted
them his pretty companion flushed.
II am now going to exhibit to you.
Miss Mowbray." he said impressively.
the tragic-comedy Of the maze"
"Oh. no. I don't think" She drew
back, and then wavered. Then she
passed in behind him.
They had not gone very far In those
tall eNiguous and ~bewildering pas
sages before it was evident that others
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03

Nv of the causes of the Revolu-
~ tionary War and quite as i'm
portant u one as the Stamp Act,
was the wanton destruction OF the city
of Portland, Maine, then part of the
town OF Falmouth.
1t was said thai the patriots might
have forgiven Lexington and Concord,
but that the razing Of this town, which
hau been peaccably inclined until then,
illcenscd the colonies beyond measure.
one prompt result was the Immediate
formation of a Maine regiment which
was added to the meagre forces of the
Continental Army.
Not so generally known. however. is
the tradition that it was due to the
vaccinations Of a beautiful woman that
Portland was destroyed and another
town preserved.
When the British commander, CAPTAIN
Mowatt, on board his flagship. the Cam
ccau. anchored with his fleet in Port
lands inner harbor nc did not reveal
to her citizens that the interruptions
little god of love had been his pilot. In
stead, on Il bright October morning in
l''5, he ran UP The Royal ensign on his
iiect and at nine o'clock began n bonn
bardmcnt that lasted uninterruptedly
until SIX O'Clock at night. Portland was
u~nrrcparcd for such q visitation and
there was nc attempt at defense. the
inhabitants simply swarming the streets
with their OK carts and horses and at
tempting to seek safety by flight to the
open country back from the water
front.
So close did the assailing vessels APP
proach that under cover OF the bonn
bardmcnt they landed sailors who per-
vadcd the town, setting fire to such
buildings as had escaped damage from
hot shot and exploding bombs. Before
Captain Mowatt had completed the
sacrifice he desired to lay before Loves
shrine. t~hree-quarters OF the town was
totally destroyed. including the NUM-
cipal buildings, churches, public library,
fire engine houses, warehouses, wharves
and shipping.
-hn that he left was a handful of the
poorer novels, every residence Of i'm
r%ortance being bombarded or set on fire
and five thousand inhabitants left
shelterlcss at the approach of winter.
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To make ii practically certain that aid
could not come TO the seaport by water
he destroyed all but one wharf and took
with him on his departure. all the ves-
sells anchored in the harbor that had
been spared from the torch.
Truly he had u glorious bonfire and
in explanation he exhibited instructions
which read: Come opposite the town
with all possible expedition. and there
burn. sink and Destroy" but the COS
originally related to Portsmouth, New
hampshire. and that 1t was due to a
woman hat they were not carried out
Us written.
Captain Howatt and his fleet had
anchored off Portsmouth Harbor some
time previously to his assault upon
Portland. and while there he had gone
quietly on shore and secretly visited
the family of the royalist Cor Tory. as
the colonists called them) Nathaniel
~Sparhawk. Nathaniel had n daughter,
a girl of eighteen. famed the country
round for her beauty as her father was
famed for his obnoxious loyalty to King
George. n when the sailor captain saw
her he proved an easy conquest Cike
most sailors where pretty women are
concerned) and he found IL necessary TO
he rowed from his ship many times In
order to spend the evenings with at
trcativc Mary Sparhawk.
Her wit. beauty and br%Illiancy Of
conversation fascinated him and through
her influence. it is said. the intention Of
bombarding Portsmouth was abandoned
and Portland suffered in the stead of
the town which held the charming little
loyalist.
So. what one hi. ;orian termed "A
wanton, indcfensible assault upon an
undefended and peaceful city" came
about through n womnn's smile, and
every vollcy from the fifty guns OF
Mowatt's fleet doubtless carried his
thoughts back TO the lass who had won
his heart. The smouldering wharves
and the flaming houses were his burnt
offering to his la6y-lovc.
The Sparhawk house, where the cap
tain lost his heart, still stands. but
alas; the romance ended as so many
Iomances do. for after the Revolution
was over the fair n fascinating belle
married a physician and a patriot.
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CONTINUED from Page g.

Lady Edward looked towards the
maze with serene Indifference. Il sup
pose 1t is rather a p~uzzling maze she
remarked.
Not so very" said dc Lys.
Lady Edwards brow was smooth and
untroublcd,-she turned her head to
listen to the thrushes in full song.
And in the middle is a tree?" she
asked.
"A large hawthorn" he replied. 1T
was under that that / dug a hole to
bury
Il know" she said nodding. and after
a pause: They generally make these
keys oil q definite plan. don't they?
Right left, right left and that sort of
thing"
Yes" he assented. looking abstract
edly towards The maze. this one. if I
right. and that sort of thing. Lucky
Mrs. Hardacre-Butt idn't know. isn't
it?"
Most for innate" agreed Lady Ed
ward cordially. 1T was too shameless
Of her.
Lord de Lys remembered an engage
mcnt that was due. but his companion
preferred to wander pleasantly in the
garden. He turned into a p%leasaunce
towards the north. but apparently had
forgotten something. for five minutes
later he stood at the gap in the yew
Wall W!lich surrounded the maze garden.
at that moment Lady Edwards charm
ing form was slipping through the en-
trance of the maze. He waited five
minutes longer when Mrs. Hardacre-
Butt appeared furtively in the ofing
and ran down towards the entrance.
She, too. vanished into the entrance.
De Lys lit a cigar and went back to the
house in search of other amusement.
& T lunch the two ladies put in an APP
- pearance. much deprecated. Mrs.
Hardacre-Butt'S well kept complexion
showed signs Of ravages and of
elaborate repair: and she was hot and
cross. On the other hand Lady Edward
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
No oreGrayHair
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The BLACK SHELLS
! Want Some of

Say that to your dealer, and you will be
started on the way to better shooting than YOU
have ever had. There are several important
reasons why the new BLACK SHELLS
are better.
Our NON-MERCURIC PRIMER is
unvarying, sure, and quick. The FLASH
PASSAGE (the hole in base of shell through
which the fire from primer passes into the
charge) is 1909 larger than ordinary. That
means there's not 4 chance of a fraction of a
seconds delay. Every shooter will appreciate
the value of 4 shell that never hangs fire for
even the tenth part of 4 second.
THE BLACK SHELLS arc absolutely
waterproof. No swelling and sticking in tic
chamber because of fog, rain, or even a ducking.
There are three classes of BLACK SHELLS,
all with the standard loads:
RoMAX, a black powder shell with s/l6
inch base.
CLIMAX, the most popular smokelcss
(hoth dense and bulk) she'll made. Has one
half inch base.
AJAX is the highest grade smokeless
powder (both dense and bulky shell made. 1t
has a long one inch brass base.
Send for Book about shells. If you enclose
1oc we will send a beautiful, colored poster,
20 80 inches, called October Days" Sure
to please every shooter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-03
Wars Unwritten History
How a Woman's Fascinations Caused a City's
Destruction
Destruction

NNE of the causes Of the Revolu-
tionary War and quite as i'm
pOrtant 4 one US the Stamp Act.
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make the post of these American women
Very difficult. At all these posts are the
selected tteSt women OF other nations
and the competition is the strongest con-
ceivable. The present corps OF the mis-
Sionaries of american life is regarded
as being particularly able. Among ii are
a number of women of letters and women
of regulations as artists and musical
composers. There still remain some
grande danes of the old school There
are MANY new members who are girls
barely out of school. We. of such striking
beauty a To draw much attention TO the
type of the woman of the west.
Probably the best known of the diplo-
matte women who have eSSayed litera-
ture is Mrs. Post Wheeler. who, under
the name Of Halle Erminie Rives, has
won worldwide fame as writer of fic-
ton. Mrs. Wheeler is the wife OF the
first secretary of the American embassy
diplomatic society Of the Russian capital.
tation and Miss Rives were married While
Mr.. Wheeler was secretary OF the Ameri-
can embassy al Toxic.
Among the recent talented additions to
the diplomatic corps abroad two
American women, mother and daughter,
who have just taken their places as host
esseS OF the legation at Lisbon. These
women are the wife and daughter of
Henry Sherman Boutell. who, with the
newly appointed minister. are now nicely
installed in their picturesque embassy.
Miss Alice Boutell who was debutante
of Washington two seasons ago. belongs
to the set Of young people who, while
they dance and frolc have time for more
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ing should be eight inches deep t. bring
up sufficient moisture for the plants.
After this the soil should he thoroughly
pulverized. the clods being broken up very
fine. All this should he done before plant
ing time.
The next para graph tells how to raise
the plants from the seed by taking a box
two feet wide and four feet long and one
foot deep withou. bottom. Sink this In
sunny protected place and fill II 70 the
depth of SIX inches with stable manure.
that Of horses or mules preferred. Tramp
this down a little and on the top place
three riches Of good garden soil. This
will make q hothed. The manure will
warm the soil.
Now plant the tomato seeds, putting
them in from oEe-quarter to half an inch
deep. and as soon they are an inch
high thin them out so that they stand an
inch and half apart each way. This
will give you about 40 plants. You must
be sure they are kept moist and water
them if IL does not rain Cover the box
at night with cotton cloth or thin
blanket and Ii there is danger of cold
weather YOU may place some loose straw
over the top by laying a board or two
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Mrs. POST WHEELER9
SIATIoNEDAT STPETERsBURG
@HARRs EWING

serious things Miss Boutell has made an
exhaustive Studv of art matters. and Is
herself an artist of no little talent 1t is
expected by her friends that she will win
as great name for herself in the art
world abroad as her fellow compsltriots.
the Barney sisters, have in the salons OF
Paris.
When Miss Marcery Cotton Of Washing
ton went to Porto Rico to play chatela'ne
for her bachelor brother. the governor of
Porto Rico. Washington society lost one
Of its favorite members. Mis- cotton
has taken her place on the little island
in the middle of the ocean It's first
LADY and has not only won the hearts
Of the more prominent people. bur Of all
the people. Miss Cotton has often been
spoken of as the most beautiful Am' RI
can girl abroad. But. be that as it max.
she is a type which Americans NAV well
be proud to have represent them
Miss Marjorie Ide. daughter OF the
American minister to Spain, is her ia
Tiers hostess. The experience Of pre-
siding at legation at the punctiious
court OF King Alfonso is usually the lot
of an older woman, but Miss Ide has
proven herself well able to handle the
situation She is the youngest hostess
in the American diplomatic corps IN
Europe. During last winter Miss
Ide returned to Washington for a visit.
and was one of the young ladies selected
BY Mrs, Taft TO preside at the tea table
at the debutante reception given for Miss
Helen Taft Although Miss lde IS some
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900 before the year closes. That WORK
Is carried on under the direction OF Sec
retarv Wilson. and it is backed up hy
the states the governors Of which are
Offering prizes and giving diplomas
similar movement has now begun III
order 10 wake up the girls. II originated
last January. with the starting of a
girls tomato club in Aiken. :. G. IN"
Agricultural Department i backing u
and there are now more than 1000 girls,
in different parts Of the south. who are
eaen raising a patch of tomatoes. under
directions sent them from Washington.
The agents Of the department are travel
ing over the country establishing tomato
clubs IN three counties of each southern
state. and in time they VIII turn the
whole south into market garden. This
Is one OF the most radical Of the new
schemes OF Uncle Sam. patriarch. 1t
means the bringing of woman into our
great industrial revolution, and the crea-
ton Of a race of business women on the
farms of the south
The idea came from the corn clubs. In
them each boy was given one acre b,
his father. He was TO pillow and plant IL
himself. and to have all the Dr1ht. 1
have already written OF the mighty re-
suits. In certain cases the boys made
several hundred dollars off their
spective acres, and taiS year one OF them
expects 10 net one thousand dollars from
4 fve-acre tract. That money Is TO send
him through school
Since the organization OF the corn clubs
the girls of the vicinities in which they
were established. have been writing the
Agricultural Department whether there
was not something for them 10 do They
nave been allowed TO compete with the
BOYS in the corn clubs. and in . number
II instances. Notwithstanding their sex.
they have produced corn above the aver
iRe OF the clubs to which they belonged.
In South Carolina corn club, for ex-
ample, there were two girls who each
raised more than one hundred bushels of
.orn OFF one acre. doing all the Guilt
walton themselves. One OF them raised
10 bushels on her acre. This was Miss
Hanna Powder of Clarendon county. She
belonged to a club of one hundred and
forty-two OF whom one hundred and
forty were boys. There were only three
boys who raised more than she did. and
the average of the club was siNty-two
bushels per acre
In Aiken county the boys corn club
rad sixty members and their success was
the envy OF their sisters. The boys
clubs were organized through the schools.
and the girls discussed this matter with
their teachers. Thereupon one OF them
Miss Marie :. Cromer. started the tomato
club movement She had the assistance
of the county superintendent and OF the
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TYPICAL TOMATO GIRLS.

cans. II is enough to make ones eye
bulge
1t is an old saying that ten acres are
enough for any one man to handle. These
plans of the Agricultural Department are
based on one-tenth of an acre. 1t does
not seem much. Ii is equal to strip
forty.three feet front and 100 feet deep
ii is not much more than good sized
town lot. yet Uncle Sam thinks ii Is
quite enough 10 keep one little girl busy.
in addition 10 her school work. during
tine time the tomato crop grows. The
parents are required to give the land and
do the first blowing, and il is also IN
sisted that the girl receive the money
which comes from her crop. The girl
is expected to read all circulars and bull
letins sent her by the Department of
Agriculture. She is told how to plant and
ia Sc her tomatoes and il is by such di-
rections that 1000 little girls are now
working. Remember that each has only
one tenth of an acre. Well, here is what
Uncle Sam tells Ills daughter to do:
Where possible have three loads of
we'll rottcd barnyard manure put on the
plot. Then pillow the land deep or about
two inches deeper than usual The plow-
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MISS ALICE BOU TELL

ter of life and death. In these emergen-
cies also have the American women fig
ured and 70 their credit y notable Incl
dent Of this sort occurred during the
famous Boxer siege Of Picking. when the
whites OF the city. both american and
European. we're gathered in the Ameri-
can compound. threatened with death by
the fanatics who We're attempting 10 scale
the walls and exte.minate them. Mrs.
r. G. Conger, wife Of tine American min
lister to China was the heroine Of the
occaS sion. She Was the most popular Of
all the foreigners with the masses of the
Chinese themselves. While eXerting her
influence in various channels to calm the
Iabhle OF the city, she was none the less
active in cheering the hearts of the staff
ladies. comforting their children ami di-
vertinS their minds from their danger.
While the rabble threatened outside she
arranged al manner of entertainment
within the walls. and kept her charges
in good cheer emil rescue came.
Mrs. Con2er'S record al that most deli
cate of posts for woman was remark
able ore. She became close friends with
that most difficult grand old woman,
the empress doNager. WHO ruled this ma
ton, which boasts one-folrth Of the
was through this friendship with the
stern old woman that Mrs. Conger was
shoWered with gifts Of the far east and
was often permitted 10 peep into the
mysteries of that famous Forbidden cit.
where the inner lives of the Chinese royal
families are lived.
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IN

of the objects OF the girls clubs and u
SAY that each will he sent package OF
tomato seed II also mentions the farm
ers' bulletins which VIII help her In her
work.
In connection with this work tie de-
partn,ent has on hand a number OF
cook books | have one before me which
came from there Ii is gotten NJ 10y the
which gave a scholarship IL the girl who
raised 5io cans Of tomatoes on hos one
tenth-acre patch. The book Is devoted To
recipes for tomatoes. catsupS and GU
cumbers. and il he gins with this quota
tion from Rdskin as TO the ideal cook
TO be a good q - means 4 know edge
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state agent Of or Agricultural Depart
mcnt.
Miss Crpmcr devoted her evenings to
writing letters IL girls in different parts
of the county AVID her SATURDAYS 10 s.
curing members. rs result a club OF
forty-sN little girls was organized and
a list - valuable prizes secured FOR those
who did the best work. Some Of the
prizes Were money and others We're
books. One was free scholarship to
the Winthrop Normal and Industrial Col
lesa, OF "A college education for the girl
who secured il.
This prize MAS Won by a girl who plant
cd, ctltivated and gathered a sufficient
crop Of tomatoes from her oue-tenth OF
an acre 10 ill 1i2 three pound cans. She
not only raised the tomatoes. bur canned
them, and III addition made a dozen other
products, consisting OF pickles, reiishes
and preserves. Her tomato cans were
all sold at the rate of SID per dozen
bringing i'll gross amount of between
so and $50 from her tenth of an acre. ~
the same rate an acre would lave yielded
a gross Of fro,a $50 To $3.50, but from
this Of course must be deducted the labo,
she did on the place, and the cost OF the
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their instruction in vegetable raising.
The most of the work is being done
in connection with the schools. and IL Is
found to he highly educational. teaching
the little ones much about soil and plants.
and at the same time inc ulcating practi-
cal ideas of business. hygiene and general
home Improvement.
have been especially interested IN the
patriarcllal nature OF this movement.
Uncle Sam writes to the girls as though
he were a real uncle and they were real
ly his children. Here. for instance, is
an extract from a letter which was sent
ont last spring from the Department of
Agriculture nj Washington to the girls
canning and poultry 6:'s"s X i a
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of all fruits. herbs, balms and spices,
and of all that is healing and sweet in
fields and groves and savory in meats.
1t means carefulness, inTentiTensss,
watchfulness. Willingness and readiness
of appliance. 1t means the economy OF
YOUR great -grandmothers and the science
of modern chemists Ii means much
tasting and no wasting. 1t means English
thoroughness, French art and Arabian
hospitality. II means in fine. that you
are to be perfectly and always ladies
loaf Sivers) and are to see that every
one has something nice to eat
The book then goes on to give recipes
for canning and to show how to cook
tomatoes In various ways 1t deals with
tomato salads, tomato pickles, tomato
oatsup and green and ripe tomato pre-
serves Such work cannot fail To i'm.
prove the cooking of the south.
FRANK G. CARPENTER
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canning outfit, which can be furnished
at as loN a cost as SO. ! have before
me a report of one 81 fnese 'nlilai ,
parties II occurred at White Pond,
$. c.. at the home o. one al the 81 :
There were ten mcnners OF the tomato
club present and a crowd Of Spectators
from the farms nearby. The tannlnS ~
gan early and was carried ou undei' the
Instructions Of one III the teachers by
noon 1870 cans were filled and capped
ready for shipment. After TINS 4 dozen
watermelonS We're served. and picnic
dinner was eaten under the trees.
The Department OF Agriculture THINKS
it best to conHne this work a first 10
tomatoes alone. although lttie later
on cucumbers and beans Will be added
II is expected also 10 extend the prizes
to poultry. but the competition in poultry
raising VIII be confined to the graduates
of the tomato clubs, and viii succeed