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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
"SKYCRAPER" MUST
BE DEMOLISHED

Especial to The Richmond virgtniau.)
HOUSTON, VA. Oct. S.-The work
of tearing down the old EAsley store
building on Main street 10 rapidly
progressing under the supervision Of
J. b. OVERLY. contractor, Of South
Boston. In place Of this old laMd-
mark tho Bank Of Halifax will erect
modern bank building, one story
in heighth: its general architectural
lines to be those Of q Colonial type.
according to plans and Specifications
of the architects, Messrk Heard u
Cardwell, OF Lynchburg.
When completed the building will
cost $4,000. The contract calls for
completion by December 1. The Ola
Easley building was erected In 1o1o.
being built from timbers from TT
land upon which It afterwards stood
1t was first occupied by Bruce 4 Car
rington, general merchants: latsr "
Easley q Bruce. Such was its heighth
in those days (being three stories)
that people from the county came .
see what was then q skyscraper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
HIGHLAND PARK
SCHOOLS CLOSE
DIPHTHERfA AND SCARLET FEVER
DISCOVERED AND CONSIDER
ABLE ALARM IS FELT.
ANNOUNCED IN CHURCH
HEALTH AUTHORITIEs REouEyT
| RICHMOND PHYSICIANS To
| REPORT CASES UNDER
/ THEIR CARE.

Diphtheria is now causing citi1ens
of Highland Park some alarm, three
ch!laEefa- ef-M Er-aIsd- AsFSs-A--Gs Rey-
nolds having been taken down with
it within the last day or two. They
are now quarantined, strict orders to
this effect having been issued by DR..
A. l.. Martin, the health oficer. They
are being attended py DIR. b. w.
Rawles. OF Richmond. who 10 using tho
anti-toxin treatment.
Announcement Was made in all OF
the churches yesterday that owing 10
the epidemic all Of the schools have
been ordered closed and will not be
reopened until 1t can be done with
safety.
DIR. Martin desires 10 especially Inn
press upon Richmond physicians prac-
ticing in Highland Park the imports
ance OF notifying him whenever fh-
fectious and contagious disease conn
TO their attention.
The Reynolds children were re-
ported to be resting very comfortably
last night. II 10 believed that they
caught the disease while attending the
town school.
The little child of Mr. and Mrs.. J.
IL. Wyatt has scarlet fever. the case
having developed yesterday. 1t does
not appear to be Of = violent form.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
church will hold cake and pie safe
at the Sixth Street market in Rich.
! mond to-day.
Tuesday afternoon. beginning ct :: -
o'clock. the Mothers Club Of the High
land Park High School will hold Z
meeting for the transaction of import
ance business. 1t IL announced.
Mr.. Stanley Matthew'S, Z well known
youn man Of Highland Park, 10 r..
ported to be in extremis at the home
OF his aunt, Mrs. Parrish. Second
avenue, In that place. He has been
| AN invalid for the past yeax and e IL
said that his ill-health 10 attributed
partly to over INDULGENCE In c1gurettos.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09

2. city; third. Mrs. c. V. HARDWOOD.
500 North Twenty-ninth street city.
Canned Goods. Glass 229. Canned
Tomatoes Yellow.--First, Mrs. T. r.
Bowen. Elkton, Va; second. Mrs. T.
d. Crouch. p, o. l27. city.
Pickles, Catsupe, Etc.
| Pickles. Catsups, etc, Glass 23o.
Mixed Pickles.-First. Mrs. T. S, Jen-
| kins. 20 East Marshall street, city.
D., No. =. city.
Pickles, Catsups, etc. Class 23i,
| Picked Onions.-First Mrs. p. IL.
Bergheimer, AIS West Main street.
city: second, Mrs. T. u. Crouch. r.
F. D.. No. 2. city: third. Mrs. NJ. u.
Patterson. r.. f. D.. No. 2. city.
: Pickles. Catsups, etc. Class 23s.
| Sliced Cucumber Pickle.--First. Mrs
A. F. Grant. r. F. D., No. 4. city;
second. Mrs. A. e. Saunders. 222l
Park avenue. city; third. Mrs S. w.
Davis, r. F. D. No. 2. city.
Pickles, Catsups. etc. Glass 2S4,
Green. 2l0 East Cary street, city;
second, Mrs. T. u. Crouch. II. +. L.,
No. 2. city; third, Mrs. J. F. Fore.
South Richmond. Va.
| Pickles. Catsups, etc, Glass 2s3.
r.eklea- PeaHs.-First, MFsrJ-F.-flefa'
South Richmond. Va: second. Mrs. p.
II. Bergheimer. 4l3 West Main street.
city; third, Mrs. Fl. Messerschmidr,
4o2 East Clay street. city.
Pickles Catsups. etc. Glass 2as.
Chow Cnow.--F'irst. Mrs J. +. Fore.
South Richmond. Va; second. Mrs.
P ]. Flippen. Highland Park. city;
third, Mrs. T. s. Jenkins. 20 East
Marshall street. city.
Pickles, Catsups. etc, Glass 242,
Bottle Of Tomato Catsup.-First. Miss
F.. t. Marks, sos North Twenty
fourth street city: second. Miss 7
Myers. South Richmond. Va; third
Mr., w. II. O'Neill Sill North Ninth
street. city.
Pickles, Catsups. etc. Glass 2A4,
Bottle OF Cucumber Catsup.-Firss
Mrs. l.. r. Woodward. lo5 Nortn
Fourth street. city; second. Mrs L.
p. Cartwright, r, +. D., No. ., city;
third, Mrs. T. $. ,Jepkns. 20 East
Marshall street, city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
STEEL MEN MEET
BUT SAY NOTHING

NEW YORK, Oct. S.-A private
meeting of about fifty iron founders
and cast steel makers from various
parts OF the country was held at the
Waldorf-Astor Hotel Saturday
None of the men who participated
was registered at the hotel. and after
winding up the meeting with a lunch
con they all departed In tho after
noon for their homes.
No statement could be obtained
from any source as to tho purpose or
work OF the meeting. OFFICERS OF the
steel trust denied all knowledge OF
the meeting and displayed no inter-
est whatever In it.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
MONCURE DELAYED
BY ENGLISH STRIKE

The Rev. DR.. John Moncure, who
has been travelling In Europe with
his daughter for the last three months
has been delayed in sailing for home
because of the strike in England.
He expected to embark on the
steamship Bohemian at Liverpool or
September 80. and II he did he ought
to arrive In Richmond within the next
dav or two.
Meanwhile, his duties are being
performed by the Rev. BENJAMIN
Dennis, formerly of South Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09

(Sueciai to The Richmond virginian.)
HOUSTON. VA. Oct. s.-Tobacco
sales on the South Boston market
during the past week averaged 100000
pounds. among which were few prim-
ings. the season for these being about
over. or the quantity marketed near
~ all was stalk-cured leaf; the color
OF which Ia showing up bright, with
prices well up. Fairly heavy breaks
are looked for the coming week. Wea-
Their conditions throughout the county
continue excellent: and IS to 90 per
cent. of the crop has been housed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
The Minister Won.

Especial to Tho Richmond Virginian.)
HARRISONBURG. VA. Oct. g.
An interesting suit has just been con-
cluded in the Circuit Court of Au-
gusta county J. F. Shaver. well
knewn business man OF Weyers Cave,
sued Rev. ). s. Myers. minister OF
the Baltimore Methodist Conference
for &700 damages claimed rs due on
commission on real estate deal
B .xEAA miRldfeS Won ~ cAsA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
WHOLESALE THIEF
CAUGHT IN RALEIGH

(Special to The Richmond virgin!an., 81
Z RALEIGH. n. c., Oct. s.-Waltefk
Johnson. coIored. an alleged whole1aiG|l
thief. who has been plundtrtng frelghSl
cars. was landed here to-day ON theRl
specific charge OF stealing forty -aGVGsll
boxes OF chewing tobacco. Much " i
1T was discovered secreted In = llH1gSlI
stAbles where the accused o1or
xQtkld
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09

the es,x - ehss % ae
Warwick Elizabeth City. York, Cioucs:ssr, Mathew.
Middlessx, Lancaster. Northumberland, Westmofeand
Richmond. Esssx. King and Queen King William, New
Kent Hanover. Caroline King Csor4s. Fairfax, Prince
William Stafford Spotsyltania, Louisa, Orange, Gull
pepper, Fauquiee Loudoun, Clarke, Frederick, Shsnan
doah. Warren, Page, Rappahannock, Madisoa. Greene
Rockingham, Augusta, Highland. Northampton, Acco-
and Alexandria
stct No. 6Counties Of Allegheny, Craig Giles Bland
Wyths. Pulaski, Mont1omsry, Roanoke. Botetourt
Pittsyvanis C.mPbsll, Charlotte. Appomattoz. Buck
ineham, Cumberland Prince Edward, Lunenbura
Meckisnbera Halifax, Lee Scott Washington Grayson
Smith. RUSSELL Tazeweu. Buchanan. Dckenson and
Wise.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09

A large handsome five-passenger touring car built
to give years of staunch, durable service. A car
with abundance OF power-a car that can 60 any
where, any time regardless Of road or weather con-
ditions. In the originality Of design, perfection OF
detail mechanical construction and ease of control,
the "Chalmer 3O' stand preeminent. Demon
stration will prove its value.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09

issued and candidates voted requested An
checks money etc., should be made payable The Rich
mond Vrgnan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
Other Prizes

A. Henry and S. C. Lindsman Player-Pisno,
value $4,000. A City Building Lot, value three
quartsrs Of . thousand. In addition to these
prizes there will be two prizes to each district
A $4,000 solitaire or cluster Diamond Ring.
Also $50. 90 Gold Watch.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-09
Districts.

District No. All Of the city Of Richmond north Of the
Rive West Of First Street, Including First Street,
Gntsr Park, Barton Hea1hts Chestnut Hill, Highland
Park. Brookland Park and Westhampton.
District ALI Of the cty Of Nehmond North Of the
james River and East of Frst Street. including
First Street. but inciudina Ease Richmond and Highland
Syringe.
District No. 8-An Of South Richmond, INCLUDING Swans-
boro, Woodland Hsthts, Chesterfield County Forest
HUI and the city Of reteEsburn.
District No. 4countee q Powhasan, Anasa. Nottow.y.
Dnwiddie Brunswick Crssnsvle Susss3 Prince George,
Surry Ise Of Wight, Southampton Nanssmond, Norfolk
and Princess Anna
Dastct No. s-Oountes Bath. Rockbrdae, Amherst
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Wonders Worked by Indian Magicians

from his belt which he plunges into the sheet. You
hear the cries of the woman; some of the audience
faint and the next moment you find the same woman
whom you enter the basket standing behind you
asking for backsheesh money.
Hndoo magician will stand in the open field
in the city of Calcutta and when surrounded by quite
a crowd will initiate the cries of birds and very soon
different varieties of BIRDS coming from every drec-
ton, will hover at height above him and fly around
his person.
Among the Hindoo magicians are to be found
snake-charmers, whose the reptiles is won
derful You may often hear IN the streets Of Calcutta
the sound of the Scottish bagppe which is the herald
OF the Hndoo snake-charmer
One OF these men is often known to walk into
the residence OF Engshman in Calcutta and after
having gone through most rigid examination to show
that there is nothing his person, will begin TO play
on his bagpipe when cobra de capello will be seen
crawling from OF the OF the room to the
utter amazement OF the Englishman.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30

more readily to external and internal stimuli than
men. 1t is this special susceptibility OF woman, too that
renders her liable to attacks of hysteria neu-
rasthena emotional states and the milder forms of
insanity Instead, however of this special affectiby
being evidence of constitutional frailty has been
supposed it appears to distinct advantage
acting somewhat a sentinel outpost to ward off
attacks upon more important centers.
When the emotions, the affections, stimulate to
activity in the of nursing sick friends it ap-
pears that women endure hardshps espe-
cially in the loss of sleep, than men can.
All Psychologists agree that womans blood has
fewer red corpusces contains less coloring matter is
of lower specific gravity and is more watery than
mans blood. Man dies suddenly much oftener than
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
THIS MAN HAS CHAR GE OF
10000 RURAL MAIL CARRIE r S.

routes have been largely complied with and that
within few weeks the department will be to date
The service has been extended to every part of
the United States, although there scattering
tons where it has not yet been introduced. Over
500 new routes provided for last year. During
the coming year the salaries will into
effect and from the carriers who have to
distances of twentyfour miles and will receive
$1,000 per annum, ranging down from there to $500
or $500, which is the pay for those who from
six to ten miles
In my talk with the fourth assistant postmaster
general asked him If he did not think 81, 900
rather high wage for whose work alto
gether outside the city, where board is cheap and
wages are generally much lower He replied
ut is not high rate of pay for the service re-
quired and could not we'll do it for less. 1t is
lower rate comparatively than that of the posmen
of the cities, who get from 5000 to $1,000 year,
according to the size of the town the length of
their service; they receive this without having
make any investment to incur any extra expense
for their work The rural free delivery man, who
makes twenty-four miles day for six days of the
week, needs at least two horses and some of the
routes three horses necessary to render regular
service during bad weather. These have to be fur
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
mess much oftener than

woman. Men suffer from badness much oftener than
women.
The fact that woman lives a more protected life
avoids the stresses and strains that favor seniity
may factor, but it hardly be the only factor
in her superior tenacity of life. If 1000 abe-bodied
men and 1000 able-bodied women be uniformed
armed and equipped for battle and ordered on long
and weary march to the front, more men would prob
ably reach their destination, while women would
be found exhausted, but more men found dead the
roadside.
Owing to their peculiar psychological organization
women heed the warnings of fatigue and avoid the
fatal crash while man, with his iron will, after
plete exhaustion, resolves to take another step he
dies in the attempt.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30

the many problems which the subject presents.
Not long ago 1000 students of both sexes aver
aging 21 years of age, subjected to the most
searching scientific tests at Amherst college, in order
to obtain reliable comparative data. 1t was found
superior to the women, and yet the remains that
women live longer than How is this apparent
anomary to be explained?
The Amherst experiments showed that the average
capacity of mans lungs is PSI cubic inches as COM
pared with 145 cubic inches for the womans The
male right foot, 10 1-5 inches; the female 8 inches
The strength of the males right arm compared with
that of the female is So to As, while the strength
of the mans legs is 336 to 149 compared with the
vomans
The accepted belief OF mans superiority is boldly
attacked by DR.. A, H, Stewart of Lawton, ok in an
article in the New York Medical Record on the com
parative longevity of the sexes.
AS result of careful investigation OF the sub
ject Dr. Stewart reaches the conclusion that women
are better equipped for the battle of life than men,
and are therefore the better able survive its shocks
AS he pcturesQuely expresses it, woman is a ply
siologcal miser; she accumuates energy without
pending It, while man is physiological prodigal; he
expends more energy than he accumulates" Dr. Stew
art cites the census returns of this country and Eu
rope These figures clearly establish woman's greater
longevity
Women, II seems are more apt TO contract In
fictitious diseases than men, but they offer better
sistance than men, and therefore succumb less fire.
Quently.
Women mature at an earlier age than men, and
this fact, Dr. Stewart believes. makes them respond
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30

an Indian fruit something in the shape of the Amer-
can pear The mango trick may be described as fol-
lows
Hindoo magician will walk into a room where
an audience of thirty or forty people assembled
he will call for some earth which any one may pro-
and set before him He will take, seed of the
mango and, covering it up with the earth, place
sheet over the whole. He will then call for one of
the audience to lift up the sheet when there Will be
seen a small sprout budding forth. Presently it
grows into tree and at last bears fruit of which
the magician plucks and offers 1t to any person
present to eat.
In another trick the magician has a basket which
he offers TO the public for inspection. 1t is large
plain straw basket woman gets into it and he
covers her with a sheet He then draws q dagger
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Twenty. million
people get dsityEmaiI BY rural delivery

nished out of the
pocket Of the
man himself, and
he has only 5000
or 500 left for
his wages.
Nor go We r."
cnotinued Mr.. De
Graw, ut is
found that with
the daily wear
and tear to
which a carriers
equip m e mt is
subjected that
the life of both
horses and veh-
icles ra n 6 e s
from three to
five years, so
you see he has
not such a soft
snap, after all.
In cases where
he travels less
than twenty-four
miles he gets
less money. /
am not in favor
of too low wages
in the Postomce
d department. My
idea is the same
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
The end of route showing fourteen mail boxes.

subscriber and has led to the building up of small
daes all the country The farmers are the
real thinkers of the United States and since the
delivery has been established they have been doing
more thinking than ever. They are more careful
readers than the city people, they through the pa
column by column reading the articles and
not merely the headlines they study the editorials
and the result of their thinking is the letters
which come here to Washington and to congress- We
have had to discontinue some of our routes, and in
such cases find that the most strenuous protests
come from those who are thus prevented from daily
receiving their favorite newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Is Womans Constitution Stronger Than Mans?

GREAT advance in the development of
the human race can be hoped for until
the physical disparity between the sexes
is first thoroughly understood and &C
counted for.
Scientists have long realized this and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30

as that held by former President Roosevelt; this La
that the national government should be model en-
ployer; that it should demand the highest quality OF
service from it's employees and should for them
properly in return"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30

ANY travellers have visited India for the
purpose of studying and learning the oc-
cult art OF the Hindoo magicians, says the
Philadelphia Inquirer. The mango trick
has become quite famous. The mango is
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30

merchandise carried only by rural carriers l have
doubt of its practicabty. If every one of our
rural delivery carriers would take average of
three packages day an cost of 25 cents each there
would be a return of 10000 900 from that business
alone. We running the department without
deficit, but that SIC 900 900 would be added to the
surplus, for it would not cost any more than the
amount spending
"a few years ago l recommended that the delivery
by rural carriers to communities remote from post
offices be supplemented by parcels post delivery at
special of postage if cents for the first pound
and of for each additional pound fraction
thereof up eleven pounds; provided that the goods
were mailed distributing postoce of the rural
route upon which the customers live. 1 have no
doubt some kind of satisfactory arrangement could
be made which would be of great convenience to the
people and to the country merchants"
Cheap Postage for Foreigners.
"As it is now, Mr.. De Graw, merchant living in
London or Berlin send goods through mails
cheaply than though he had branch Office in
New York and his goods from there, can he not"
THAT is true was the reply. According to the
present arrangements all fourth-cass matter posted
at any place in the United States to any other
place therein costs l cent 16 cents
pound, and the limit Of weight is four pounds. The
New York agent of the London firm, II he sent the
goods by mail from New York, would have to divide
them up into four-pound packages. and If they were
full weight pay 81 cents for each such package and
should he wish to ship eleven pounds he would have
to put them into three different packages, one of
which might be three pounds, and the whole eleven
pounds would cost him $176. On the other hand.
suppose the London merchant shipped direct from his
house in London; he could then put the eleven pounds
in package, provided that package was not more
than three feet six inches long, and could send 1t for
IL cents a pound, for $1.31. For this he
could mail 1t to San Francisco, Los Angeles any
part of the United States. If he sent four-pound
package from London, instead Of it's costing him "a
cents 1t would cost him 4S cents, and If two pounds,
"a instead of 80 cents which would be the
If mailed in the United States. Similar rates prevail
for the shipment Of articles from here foreign
tries, 1t being much cheaper to send the article
from Chicago to Cairo Calcutta than from Chicago
to New York. In the one the merchandise goes
by the international parcels post rate ~ cents
pound and in the other at domestic rate which
is 16 cents pound"
Rural Delivery and the Newspapers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Rural Delivery and the Newspapers.

Rural Delivery and the Newspapers.
what has the rural delivery done for the press
of the United States?" l asked.
ut has increased the circulation of the newspapers
to enormous extent; It has made the farmer daily
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Parcels Post and Rural Delivery.

Parcels Post and Rural Delivery.
'What do you think of the parcels post in connec-
ton with the rural delivery? VIII 1t conner"
Eyes, in time, although congress has not given
appropriation to experiment with as yet. The
PostofHce department would like to it tested it
would certainly increase the usefulness of the postal
service, and system might be established for the
carriage of merchandise at such rates would be a
fair compensation for the service performed and
would materially increase revenues. The people
want to send small packages of merchandise by mail
through the rural delivery, but they will not the
fourth class rate Such service could be organized
for the local merchants and the rural delivery to
toners of any section without injuring COM
peting with any other service. We have the machin-
cry for 1t in operation and It would materially In
must in addition pay for his vehicles. The estimated
average cost of maintenance such an outfit is $3.50
per annum, and the original cost of the horses and
vehicles is $275 more.
The average annual cost of the carriers outfit,
in fact is from $500 to $780, and at the best he
crease the income of the department BY this means
a special reduced rate of postage could be made upon
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-30
Talk With p. V. De Graw.

During the last week have had a long chat with
the fourth assistant postmaster general Mr.. p ".
DE Graw. concerning the plans for the extension
Of the service He tells that the applications for
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-10-19
CHICAGO GOSSIP.

Chicago, Oct. 1s.--Corn bulls were In
their element yesterday and several
10 the big local professionals who sold
out their corn recently were trying
to get II back. Moreover, there was
better demand from the country which
appeared to justify the bulls in the
belief that there was to be broader
market. The principal buying incent-
i've, however, is the big premiums old
cash corn is now commanding. Trad
ers are not disposed to get short corn
with No. yellow selling on track at
70Ac and other grades Of corn at big
premiums over the December. The
small country offerings with the con-
tinued good demand from the east
indicates the old crop is pretty well
rleaned up, while the movement Of
the new crop is still an uncertain
quality and will depend largely on
weather conditions. 1t is the general
belief that the local bulls, with few
exceptions, have been unable 70 re-
place their sold out lines and that
with the country a buying factor 1t
will be hard work to replace them.
Corn bulls said last night that they
could see nothing on which the bears
could pin any hopes for lower prices
In the near future.