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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

IF developments in the southland in
 the next few years are as many in !. telligent persons expect the encyclo- pedists of the future will rank Angus Campbell along with Whitney, Bessemer and Mccormick In the case of Whitney the invention of the gin marked the be- ginning of the greatness of cotton. The dawn of the age of steel may be credited to Bessemer. Mccormick ushered in the most revolutionary advance in agricul- ,ture the world has ever known. Now tcomes Campbell with a cotton harvester that may do for the souths great staple what the Mccormick reaper has done for wheat.
 About none of the products of the soil is the waste more pronounced than in cot ton. The crop Is gathered today practi cally as 1t was a century ago. It is at the same time a blessing and bane, for while 1t is the one great money product of the south, it brings Reorganization to the labor market in the cotton belt. Mills and factories suffer when cotton Is to be picked. for labor flocks to the cotton
 
 than other employment open to unsklled labor and the negro of the south has lit- tie or no thought of other work when cot ton is ripe or until the money he earns in the cotton patch is gone.
 Nearly a quarter of a century ago Angus Campbell went to Texas on visit to a relative He was pattern maker in Chicago and knew nothing of cotton and its problems, but as he tourneyed through the country he saw and heard enough to set him thinking. The method of cotton picking seemed 10 him to be crude and out of reason in an age of machinery and wonderful Improvement. It Is characteristic of some men that where they see waste they want to eliminate il. Campbell. as he rode along the highways or walked through the cotton fields, watched the negro men and women at work and wondered what sort of a machine would perform the task with higher skill than human hands. for several years he had been making pat terms of labor saving devices, so it was not strange the cotton situation ap- pcaled to him, but he had no idea then how hard was the puzzle he had to solve or how long was the journey he had entered upon.
 He was a northerner and he had a lot to learn about one of the most varied and peculiar growths in the az r1eultural Kingdom, but he set about st with the patience and the thorough ness of the man of Scottish blood The bolls on cotton plant do not ripen all al one time and the plants are ir- regular in height. machine that picks cotton must discriminate between the rfpened and unripened bolls. must pick only the cotton that is ready to he gathered. and must not damage the nopened bolls or injure the plant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30
million more than the half of our whole population,
Where the Swamps Are

million more than the half of our whole population.
 Where the Swamps Are
 And now take your map of the United States and see where they are. They are not scattered over the desert away off from the railroads amid the canyons and valleys of the arid west. They are close to the centers of our population, and are to be found in almost every state of the live, up-to-date east. Some of them lie near the big cities, others are surrounded by farms worth a hun dred dollars an acre and nearly all are accessible by water and rail to the mar kets
 Of this swamp land seventy-two million acres lie east of the great plains and twenty or thirty millions are found in the Mississippi delta. There are vast tracts in the northern states. Minnesota alone has something like four million acres and Michigan one-fourth as much more. The state of Maine has between three and four millions. There Is vast tract in North Dakota, and Wisconsin has several millions witch need only te be drained to be turned into farms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-04-30

And just. here I would say that tho of the swamp lands of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Buena Vista Social News
[speclpl 10 The Times-pl.natch. !

lSpeclpl 10 Inc Times Dispatch.1
Buena Vista. Va. August 5.-Mr. and Mrr
w IL sanborn and Mrs. d. s. Bromley who
have been spending the past week in Rich
mond returned home Tuesday.
Miss Waldrop. OF Bowling Green KY
MISS Lewis. OF Lexington. KY. and Miss
Adkins. OF Clifton Forge. are the guests of
Mrs c. p. Graham.
Albert stlwei. OF Gex Ferris. w Va, ia
the guest OF his sister. Mrs. W. r. shu.
mate.
MISS Marie Robey. who has been spending
a couple OF weeks In Elkhorn. w. Va, has
returned home.
Miller RUBBISH. Miss Carrie RUBBISH and
MISS Bessie Burks are spending a couple
of weeks at Wilson. Springs
Miss Oliver. Of Houston. is the guest of
Mrs L. b. Whitehead.
Philip. Trenwith is spending several days
in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs w =. Dickinson have re-
turned from Atlantic City.
a. o. Burks spent sxSeral days at Wilson
Springs this week.
A. a. Guley and little daughter. who
have been spending week In Baltimore
have returned home.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Miller. Of Richmond
are the guests of Mrs. w. E. Gardner.
Miss Virginia Wright. OF south Boston
and Miss Bessie Wilkerson, of Richmond
are the guests of Mrs p. A. Anthony
Miss Bernice Deaner. who has been ut
tending the State Normal at covington. has
returned home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Williamsburg Social News
Especial 10 The Times-Dispatoh.l

lSpecial 10 The Times Dispatch1
Williamsburg, Va, August 5.-Dr and Mrs
Lyon c. Tyler are in Providence. r l.. fer
few weeks.
q q Durtey. OF the State road force is
here spending few days with Mrs Durfe,
at their home.
Mr. and Mrs Rober. T Armis,ead hav.
been the guests OF friends in Surry county
this week.
Colonel James T. Christian 1. spending
his vacation IN Fauquier county and will
be away about two weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L Spencer will leave
soon for trip 10 New York City and Bal
tmore.
" II. Dickerson left Thursday evening for
North Carolina to spend few days
Mrs. E. 81 slauson will 20 to Hopkin-
ton. Iowa, to remain several weeks with
Mra O. w. Brown and daughter. Miss
Lucille have returned from Orange county.
where they spent several weeks
Mr and Mrs. L. b. Ferguson left ycster-
day morning for Charles City. where they
Will visit relatives for a few days
Mrs Bleir Spencer and little daughter
have gone TO Bar Harbor. Me. to remain I'M
cooler. weather.
Miss Lula See. OF Emporia. and Miss Bell
spats, of LawrencevIlle. have been the
guests OF Miss Kate Gray.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Bowling Green Social News

Especial TO The Times DIspatchl
Bowling Green. Va. August 5.-Miss Susie
Butler. who has been attending the Normal
school in Fredericksburg. has returned
home.
Mr. and Mrs. L. f. Martin haye returned
from Atlantic City. where they spent sew
Mrs Robert T. Glassel and children.
after spending a month at Irvinston. have
returned home.
Miss Wright of Essex county, is the guest
of Mrs. Robert A CoghllL
Ray Carleton. after spending several weeks
at the home of A. B. Chandler. has return
ed TO Montgomery. Ala.
Mrs Mary c. Robinson. Mrs. w w. Green
and Mrs. G. l.. Reed 'spont part OF this
week in Rlchmond
n w wb F. Ennis spent portion Of this week
Aubrey Valentine is attending the Dis
ciples Convention in Essex county.
Miss Emma Cavish, of Charleston. w Va,
is the guest of Mrs. Preston A. Cave.
Miss Emma Lear. after visiting friends
here for month. has returned TO her home
in Bedford City.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Garrett of Washing
ton. spent this week with the formers par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. w. Garrett
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

rhild's lot would have been sad indeed
She. in the goodness OF her heart did
everything she could to soften the
harshness of her husbands conduct
If the boy had not been an unusual
character he would have been warped.
stunted in mind, II not in body But
nothing the man could do restrained
the child in his eagerness for learning
He used to hunt out papers, books, old
Misunderstanding that contained a
scrap of reading matter-and at night
when he thought his uncle asleep, he
would pore over his printed treasures
in his attic room Sometimes the
uncle. awakening from his slumbers.
would see n shaft of light through the
in-stopped chinks of the attic floor
Then he would creep up the ladder and.
Infatuated at the sight of the boy
propped face down over a book in the
candle light, bestow upon him a hid
ing the child felt for many day. To
the uncle 1t seemed crime to burn
good candle grease in such a cause
To the boy study was the greatest Joy
in the world.
The aunt. to save the boy and to aid
him in his obsession for learning,
stuffed the cracks between the logs
with rags and bits OF paper, and after
a time 1t was possible for the lad to
read at night without danger of dis
covery.
In the spring and summer the boy
worked on the farm, almost as day
laborer, but in winter time he had a
chance to $50 to one of the rude back
woods schools. There he learned moro
than any of the other children in the
classes When he was only youth he
had absorbed so much that he had the
t.1,,o lfif,
teacher, and got it. Nearly every dol
lar he obtained for salary he saved.
He was bent upon having as good an
education as was within his power to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Marion Social News

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Marion Va. August 5,-Dr. w w
Buck, OF Rural Retreat. was busi-
ness visitor to Marion Thursday.
DR.. w. w. Rhudy and family have
gone gone to their new home in Mt. Vernon,
w w. Hawkins has returned from
visit to the Eastern markets
MISSES Elizabeth and Cornelia Har-
man., OF stanton. and Miss Mary Pres.
ton Houston. OF Roanoke. are visiting
their uncle and aui:t. L. P. and Miss
Mr. and Mrs. c. Z. Lincoln and two
sons, Charles and Dickey: MIR. and Mrs.
II, B. Staley and Mrs. II. b. Jeffrey. left
last Thursday for Atlantic City for a
stay of ten DAYS.
Rev. W Fl Pettus has been appoint
ed by Bishop Randolph to serve the
Episcopal churches at Saltville and
Marion beginning the second Sunday
In August In Saltville and giving Mar
Ion the third Sunday
Mrs. ]. f. Terrence and little son. Of
Lynehburg. are the guests OF Mrs. n.
F. ellis. on Cherry Street.
Mrs: John r. Pafford and daughter.
Miss Mary Belle, are here on visit
to relatives and frianda.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
ny n1cHARp sp1LLANE.

Out in St. Clair county. Mo-. an or
phan boy was taken into the home
of farmer in the 70's to raise" The
home OF the farmer was a log cabin
and the farm was made up of a few
struggling acres There were two
rooms in the ca bin-one that served rs
q parlor, kitchen. bedroom. dining and
store room. covering the ground floor
Above il was wee attic. The farmer
and his wife lived below: the boy
above.
The orphan boy was n nephew of
the farmers wife. and she 1t was who
pleaded with him TO shelter the boy
when the lads parents died. The man
consented. but with i'll grace He was
harsh tempered and crossgrained. II
he had any love. sympathy or kindli-
ness of feeling for that boy he never
. displayed ii Apparently, he resented
the Intrusion of a child into his home.
But he made the child work hard for
every bit OF food he ate and every
stitch he wore. Between that man and
that boy was one of those strange
antipathies that sometimes develop
between two humans for some unac-
countable reason
The boy was bright, clever. eager,
full of energy. There wasn't lazy
bone in his body The man was duh,
heavy. bitter. slow. The lad knew
how 10 read little and had an In
satiahle passion for knowledge. The
man was bent upon suppressing every
desire OF the child He hated to see
him read or try to read. Nothing
the child could do pleased him. The
hoy did all tho chores of the farm,
working from daylight to dark. He
shaved as only a farm boy can slave.
He gave almost every ounce of his
strength. but rarely got kind word
from the man who sheltered him un
der the rafters.
If II had not been for the woman the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Farmville Social News

tSpecial to The Times-Dis patch
FarmVille. Va. August 5.-Mrs
Snarles VI. Garnett has for her guests
THIS week her brother. DR.. B. f. siedd
and son. OF Wake Forest. n. c.
c. Fl. Bliss and nephew, Owen Bliss
returned from their visit to New York
state last Wednesday.
:, Mrs: H C Paulett and daughter
Mrs; William ]. ellis. have gone to
Willoughby Spit for the month Of
X. c. Bristow. who met with a pain.
Iul accident recently. is Improving
though not yet able to leave his bed
Miss Elise Flippen left on Wcdres.
aay Tor Charlottesville to attend
Mrs; w. C Gleason and daughter
VINO nave been visiting in the home
OF George Z. Cox. returned to Ports.
mouth on Monday
DIT. r Lester Hudglns left on Wed
nesaay for Mountain Lake. where he
VIII take a rest. and then go to Other
points of interest
Professor william NJ. Thornton and
son, OF the University of virginia. who
attended the funeral Of Professor
James r. Thornton. Of Hampdensid
ney. returned home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Alice Fitzgerald. of Richmond
Is occupying the home OF Mrs F'ioriaa
Fltzgerald while the latter Is visitine
friends In Brunswick
Mrs. G. v Morton. OF Fort Worm
TEXAS, mas greatly improved in health
during her visit TO relatives in Fsrm.
vile and vicinity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Big Stone Gap Social News

tSPecial 10 ne Times Dispatch.l
Big stone Gap, Va, August 5-Mrs
Z. G. Hankla has returned 10 her
nome at Rural Retreat after a visit 81
a week TO Miss Eugenla s Bumgard.
Miss Smith. Of Detroit. has returned
Mrs l. c. Taylor.
Misses Mary Preston and Margaret
81. Clair. OF fazewell. and Miss Doris
r ron Is; q ToS suffolk, and Miss Kate Cher
homes after a visit OF several weeks
10 Miss Josephine Kelly.
Mrs Strauder Douglass Gof. Misses
Buckner and Amis. OF Winchester. Ky.
n MO R pave been the guests of Miss Min.
me F2X for several weeks. have re.
turned nome During their STAY In the
pap many entertainments were given
In their honor
a, t tar,,,aay morning Mrs. L, O. Petit
lowed by a luncheon, in honor OF Miss
rox and her guests. Mrs. Gof. Misses
s Suekner and Amis. The first prize. 3
aeI ~ ta GentTepieee, was won by Mrs
a a, PHO" cover, was won by Mrs. John
" Chsikley. Mrs. Pettits guests were
S We e P,S e; e. COCHRAN; J. p Ayers
AflsoyeTT. J.; F.. Bullitt. r.. W Durrett
John W. Chalkley. A II. Reeder, Hor.
ace Fox II c. Rucker, Karl Stoehr and
r. T. Irvine
-niss caroline Rhodes entertained 4
crowd of friends Thursday evenins
with "tacky" party Miss t;iessIs
Giily was presented with a pair Of
embroidery scissors for being the
tackiest young woman present. while
VIVIAN Mouser won knife in the same
contest. Miss Rhodes's guests wers
Misses Myrtle and Grace Wolfe. Kate
Brown. Glessie Gilly Bessie Young.
Kitty Horton. Ruth Prescott. RUBY
kemper. Sarah Cochran. julie Built
vivian Mouser. Andrew Reeder. Donald
prescott. Tom Cochran and Bryon
Miss sarah Cochran entertained a,
bridge Friday afternoon Miss Bullitt
and Mrs. Parks drew for the nrst priZe
handsome piece of embl oidered linen.
Wnich was won by Miss Bullitt Mrs.
Nash and Mss Caroline Rhoades drew
LOT the boohy, which was won by Miss
Rhoades. Those invited were Misses
MARGARET Bullitt and Caroline Rhoaaes
ana MeIdames Parks Nash, Nesbit.
Hucker, Stoehr and Cochran
Mrs. Horace Fox entertained with a
card card party and luncheon Friday, in
honor of Miss FJx's guests, Mrs, Gon
ana ana Misses Amis and Buckrer. Mrs.
ro& guests were Mesdames Cochran.
a.; Ayers. w. G.. Painter. Mayo Cab
ell. r B. Alsover. L. o. Petit, j. r.
Shllltt. r. w .DLrrett. John w. Chalk
ley and A. II. Reeder Mrs Cochran
won the first prize two-pound box
OF candy. and Mrs r. B. Alsover the
consolation prize, pair OF silk hose.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

Portman sailed for England. where she Will
spend the summer
Miss Marlowe. o, Newpor, News. is spend
ing some time With her sister. Mrs NJ j.
oConneii. Mt Mrs, Gamers.
Mr. and Mrs w. II. Harmon and Misr
Campbell OF Richmond. were visitors &c
Warrenton this week.
Mt and Mrs. f. II. Noon. OF Atlanta Ga:
Mrs II. Finkelstien and two children. Of
Washington. and Mr.. and Mrs W. p Ven
able. for Farmvile. were guests Of the War
rem Green Hotel this week.
II. II. Hunsh. Mrs Hulash. of The PLANT.
their guest, Miss Fletcher. OF Richmond !:
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ". Waller. OF Broad Run;
their guests Waller Armstrong, and W. F.
Reeve. of Morr!stown y. j., wete guests in
Warrsnton this week.
Ivey Foreman. of Raleigh. y. c.. has Join :
ed Mrs. Foreman at The Dell"
MI and Mrs. D. II. Mercer and Miss Janet
Mercer, OF Washington. were among those
who motored TO Warrenton this week
MIR. and Mrs. L. s. Horner. OF New Haven
Conn. who have been spending some time
with Major r. p Barry at clifton" have
returned home. Major Barry returned with
them. and viii be their guest for month
az the seashore.
Messrs. William s. Mitchell and Kenneth
schIey. of New York, and Reginald Mohun.
the latter from Brussels. Belgium. and the
son OF the famous African explorer. have
been the recent guests OF Mr. and Mrs.
Julian Keith.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Amherst Social News
| Especial 10 The Times-Dispatc

Speclsl 10 The Times Dlspatch.l
Amherst, Va, August 5.--Miss Jane Gun
bingham left on Thursday for visit to
relatives in Hampton
Mrs Laura v. CARROT. of Memphis. Tenn,
Ia boarding In the village
% w u Brodie this week visited his family
at Mrs. 5, 3. Taiaterros
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Harrison and
daughter. Annie OF Lynchburg. are visiting
MIS- Robert L. Harrison.
Mrs $. b. Walker is visiting her cousin,
hts Green at DR. F F. Voorhees,
Miss Sallie Robertson has returned from
Charlottesville. where she attended the
School OF Methods
AZ recent meeting Of the DR.. John
Thompson Chapter, United Daughters Of the
Coniederacy, Miss Lillian McGinnis resigned
the presidency Mrs. C. L. Scott was elect
ed to succeed her
Mr., and Mrs. r. NJ ranaferro and son.
Kenneth. of Durham, y. c.. visited rela-
lives here this week
Miss Zen F. Davies. who has been spend
Ing several weeks at her old home here
has returned 10 North Caro.ina
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

obtain. He never spent a dollar that
he could avoid, every cent of his saw
ings going for the furtherance of the
one plan he had in mind. When he
had money enough to launch this plan
he went to the University of Missouri
and worked and studied there as he
had worked and. studied In the attic
of that log cabin in ST. Clair county
When he was nineteen he was grad
uated in metallursical engineering
and before he was twenty one he was
appointed assistant professor of chem
tstry and metallurgy of the Missouri
school, of Mines. The orphan boy OF
that wretched farm was now Professor
Daniel C. lacking. of the University
of Missouri
There are few mining men who do
not know lacking to-day. He has
become one of the greatest figures in
the mining world. Some men say that
he measures bigger than John Hays
Hammond-that man for whose talents
the Guggenheims. of New York. paid
a salary of Sl.oO0,OOo a year.
The Missouri University did not hold
lacking very long In 1894, when he
was but twenty five years old, he went
to the West. TO Colorado, as chemist
and metallurgist of the Lawrence Gold
Extracting Company. and, incidentally,
he assisted in the development of the
chlorination process of Cripple Creek
ores. For eight or ten years ne was
engaged by various big mining con-
Germs as engineer, chemist, assayer or
superintendent. He travelled over that
great mineral belt in the Rockies and
far out to the northwestern corner of
the Union. He built cyanide plants in
Utah and in the State of Washington.
smelters in Utah and Colorado, and
travelled over hills and dales, through
CANYONS and valleys, winter and sum
mer. There was hardly a big mining
property in all the West that he did
not get in touch with so as to know
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

And Hot Water Heat
crs. Daily demon
STATIONS at this store.
1t is the only Gas
Range with a guaran-
tee, and can't be
copied, because every
feature is patented.
All styles-all sizes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06

returned TO their home here after a siI
weeks etay in Charlottesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. s. Reed left few day.
ago for an extended Northern tour. During
their absence they expect to visit their old
home at Montpelier. VT
w. r. Noon. OF Mouitrie. Ca Is spending
some time at his old home here.
MIS-. l.. p. Rapp has returned TO her home
IN Lynchburg after short stay with her sis
ter. Mira c. A. Wallace
N,s. Nellie Gaines. OF Birmingham. Ala,
Is Visiting her mothcr. Nrs c. II. Moon.
w S. Munhy. OF Jackson. KY. is here on
short visit.
Miss V Ellen Payne. Of Richmond Is
spending some time with relatives here
Visit to her old homo at BEDFORD CITY.
MISS Lily Bro~n Is visiting relatives at
with friends at Cro1et
Miss Mary Gum has returned from /,
abort visit TO Richmond.
burg this week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Warrcnton Social News

Special to The Times-Dispatch
Warrenton. Va, August San Informal
subscription dance was given AZ the Country
Club on Tuesday night.
Miss Ellen Douglas Low and Vivian Frank
Luke, both of Warrenton were married on
"wednesday in Fredericksb,rg at the homo
OF the brides sister. Mrs Thomas Piercey
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke will spend several days
In Atlantic City, then will return TO War
renton for the summer months
Mrs, F, A. b, Portman left Warreni0n on
Friday for New York. On Saturday Mrs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-06
Gladstone Social News

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
= Gladstone. Va. August 6.-Lieutenant F. 6
Whiting, United states Navy. and wife are
Visiting Mrs. Kato Jones.
Misses Mabel and Martha Harris have
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-05

Mrs. George carter's Card Party.
On Wednesday afternoon August
9th, Mrs. George r. Carter will en-
terrain a number of her friends at
bridge. -
United Service Bridge Club.
Mrs. Arthur Mark will be the host
ess at the United Service Bridge CLUB
that will meet at the Hotel Colonial
Monday afternoon.
4 4
Mrs. Baldwin's supper Party.
A supper will be given this evening
at the Colonial Hotel by Mrs. Alta
C0nger Baldwin.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-08-05

Mrs. George r. Carter, Mrs. F. II
Day, Mrs. Ellicott, wife of Captain
Ellicott, U. s. NJ, Mrs. Walter Francis
Dillingham;, Mrs. Gerrit Wilder, Mrs
Joseph Gilman, Mrs. william Goodale,
Mrs. Charles Bryant Cooper, Mrs
George Meade and Mrs. william Rich
ard Castle.
4 4 4
Admiral and Mrs. Cowles' Dinner.
Pink and green was the color
scheme used at the dinner that was
given Thursday evening by Admiral
and Mrs. Cowles. Their home on
Nuuanu avenue was beautifully deco
rated for the occasion. On this oc-
casion DR.. Ames and Miss Ames of
California we're the motifs for the
dinner The friends of Admiral and
Mrs. Walter Cowles who were invited
to meet the two guests of honor were
Mrs Adams of Chicago. ILL.,, Captain
and Mrs. Edwards, u. s. A., Mr.. and
Mrs. Gerrit Wilder, Lieutenant and
Mrs. Gaylor, U. s. NJ. Captain and