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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
VOTED To BUILD
$4,000 WHARF

Appropriation of s25. 600 for a new
city wharf was recommended by the
Council Committee on Finance last
night, the wharf to be of wood and
PHO construction and built on plans
prepared by the CITY Engineer.
This action vas taken following
talks from several Councilmen Mr.
richards advocating a cheaper " hart
lie presented d plan from Mr. II. b
Airport, of the contracting firm Of H.
NJ. Airport & Son. who set forth that
wharf suitable for every purpose
could he built for $50 or less
city Engineer Boiling opposed this
scheme and 50 did Councilman Rhg-
ers and President Peters, of the lower
branch Mr.. Rogers and Mr. Peters
apleAred rnurnaentafiNaa If tie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
COLLEGE N|GaT
IS CELEBRATED
OLD AND NEW STUDENTS MIN
GLE WITH EACH OTHER AND
EXCHANGE GLAD HAND.
GUESTS OF Y. M. G. A.
TALKS ARE MADE BY YOUNG
MEN REPREsENTTXG DIFFER
ENT PHASES OF WORK AT
INSTITUTION.

TT was College Night last night MT
/ Richmond College, the event DeInx
/ celebrated in the chapel under the
auspices of the College y. NJ. c. A.
Many old students were present and
the glad and welcome hand was free
~ extended TO the new student who
Is always a trifie embarrassed when
he first reaches college and finds him
self anything but "a hero, as he may
have been at school in his home town
or community. And to add livelness
to the occasion, the College Club was
on hand with some fetching and ca;cny
songs.
Mr. j L. WEIGH. president Of the
y NJ c. A. who is 1912 man, pre-
sided. making "a few Introductory re-
marks and introducing the speakers
in turn
Mr. W. B. Miller gave an exceeding
~ interesting talk, reheArsing his trip
to Monue/t. \. c.. the past summer
when the Y III. e. A. conference was
assembled there. He said that the
Southern students made an Especially
fine showing In the course of his
remarks he emphasized the Importance
OF making the \. NJ. c. A. more and
more a part of the regular college
life
Discusses Sports.
Mr.. q. W. Sadler. Nj. a. 1911, and
star football man. discussed sports at
some length, but in a decidedly inter-
esting manner. He show ed how they
have become al integral part OF the
institution and he emphasized the I'M
portance Of even more attention 10 this
line of work. AT the same time, he
would not have the student neglect his
( books for athletics.
hgEaIF of the literary societies,
| Messrs. r. G. DuVal and A. K. Haw-
kins spoke, giving an outline of this
feature OF college and Urging all new
students 10 become members OF the
sOcieties
Professor Dice r. Anderson ors-
cussed the weiI-rouuded man. declar-
ing that n college man, 10 do his full
duty 10 himself and to the institution,
should sec 10 1t that he participate
in as many features Of college life as
possible. not passing over some of the
most important for others that, whine
they appeal to him most strongly do
not tend TO round the man as the
college man should b. rounded.
Refreshments Served.
At the close OF the addresses, re-
freshments were served. and an infor-
mai reception held, with a goodly beVy
OF young iadies present to add TO the
attrActlN chess or the OCCASION.
II was announced that on Monday
night. September q. Professor Henry
A. Van Landingham, Of the depart
tnent Of English language and Htera-
ture. Will speak at the formal opening
Of the sessiou IN the college chapel
his subieet being The Flower OF Had
dington"
Professor Van Landingham has re-
turned To EichIuond after year =
work al Harvard where no made H
special study q the English drama
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
NEW ENTERPRISE
HAS SECURED SITE

1t lis officially announced by the
management OF the Virginia Coal
t}riqQetting Company that d site for
the plant OF the new enterprise has
teen procured ana that machinery
Will be ordered at once,
The briquetting Of fine coal has
been in vogue for years and there Is
now in the United States seventeen
plants In operation The United
States government has gwen this
m othod OF manufacturing bY-pro~
duets of the coal mines a great deal
Of stnGv and states very strongly its
economical value.
The process TO he used by the new
company Is based on patented
binder that produces no smoke or
odor and adds efficiency to the nat
ural burning qualities of the coal
II is claimed that coal briQuettes
made by this process will he equal
in heating efficiency and lasting quail
ties, to the best anthracite giving
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
ARMORY PROJECT
IS RECOMME NOEO
COMMITTEE PUTS SEAL OF APP.
PROsAL UPON sos 900 ApFRO-
pRIATTON FOR PURPOSE.

Recommendation that s105 600
be appropriated for 4 now regiruentaI
armory at seventh and Marshall
streets was made by the council coma
mittee on grounds and buildings last
night the recomme ndation being
made on the strength OF report from
a subcommittee appointed to look INTO
the merits Of the project.
The matter now goes back to coun-
eli Tor that body's approval and If
it meets with favorable consideration
it will then go to the finance commit
tee 10 be included in the annual bud
get for next year.
The committee declined to take and
decisive action in respect to removing
drinking cups from the parks. as re-
quested by the health board The
matter Was laid on the table. so that
pr Levy. chief health officer. might
appear before the committee and sug-
gest some substitute for the cups. Il
possible. The health board desires
the cups removed as a precaution
against microbes and germs In general
MIR. Blakes voice was raised per
haps the loudest In calling on the
board Ia make suggestions regarding
the matter
Mt Selph made motion that he
city take steps to acquire two small
houses at the southeast corner Of
Twenty first and Broad streets So as
To secure an entrance way TO Taylor 5
Hil. The proposition WAS referred 10
the city engineer,
MIR Batkins, the chairman, jocular-
" ,H al n
would perhaps be the best way OF
reaching the hill He wanted To know
whether Mr.. Selph was one OF the in
corporators of the airship company
chartered yesterday. but Mr.. Selph
pleaded not guilty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
DAMS FRIEND DID NOT
KEEP HIS PROMISE

Dan Marines friend did not keep
his word
SShen ne went into Dams candy
shop on Broad street Tuesday and
took sl0o with the promise made IN
writing. on small piece OF paper,
which was left in the cash drawer.
that he would return the money in
q few days Dan believed that he
might keep his word. But up to date
ne has not.
Therefore Dan asks the police TO
help him locate his friend, and he
has furnished the department with
photograph % the friend
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
YELLED PROPHETS
- TO VISIT RICHMOND

On It's annual hegira. a large dele
cation from Cashmere Grotto, No. IL,
Mystic Order OF Yelled Prophets OF
the Enchanted Realm, Elmira, N
", will come down to Richmond next
Thursday from Washington, follow
Ing a meeting In that city. They
Will be accompanied by brass band
and will parade the principal streets
of the city.
Many of the prophets Will be ac-
|eompanied by their wives and daugh-
tiers. A delegation from Washington
will join the party on its trip. 1t is
ammo uncsd,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
Virginia Weddings
Iayiot>--.--siilTnford.

Especial TO The Richmond Nirginian.)
KING GEORGE VA. Sept 2f-
'Io~hatan." King George county. the
ancestral home Of the bride. was the
scene OF a beautiful Wedding yester-
aay al high noon, when Miss Sophia
Rldgley TaNloe became the bride OF
Mr.. George Wyfhe Mumford The
fine old mansion was scene OF love-
illness, beautiful in decorations of
goIdenrod ahd green. a large arch
reached across the hall. at one end of
which an altar was erected. where
the ceremony was performed most
ltQpressiVely by Rev Roy Mason,
formerly of King George.
Mrs, $. Maxwell Harrington. of
Dover, Del. a sister of the bride. was
matron OF honor. She wore white
marQuisette and blue fnessaline. and
carried pink roses. Mr.. Swepson
Earle. OF Bel AIT. Md. was best man
The bride. who is a lovely blond. was
never handsomer than In her bridal
robes of white chiffon. with veil and
orange blossoms Her only ornam ent
was a pearl crescent, the gift of an
uncle She was given away by her
brother. Mr.. Edward Tayloe. now OF
Norfolk Mrs. William Shepherd. or
West River Md. rendered the we'd
ding marches After a delicious
luncheon Mr. and Mrs, Mumford We're
driven TO Fredericksburg. where they
boarded a southbound train for n
Southern tour. The bride Is daugh-
ter ~ef Mira. sersssiH Il, Tayloe. q iasl
the late MIR, William Tayloe, OF King
George. and a granddaughter of the
late Colonel Edward Tayloe. and a
great granddaughter of Governor
Ogle, formerly Of Maryland.
hr, ,r yata
Rev William Mumford. and Fannie
Ball Mumford, of Annapolis. Md,
where the young couple will reside.
He is also related to the Virginia
Mumfords. The guests from a dis
lance Were; Misses Elizabeth and
Sue Alien Mumford. Mrs, William
Cooke. Mrs Frederick Cotton. Mrs,
William Shepherd. Mr. Simpson
Earle. of Maryland. DIR Arthur A.
Snyder, of Washington, and Mr.. and
Mrs. s. Maxwell Harrington, OF Dover,
Del
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
SURGEONS SAVE EYE
OF Mr.. HARTZELI

Mr. Howard II. HartzeiI, the we'll
d very delicate operation performed
on one of his eyes. In fact. he has
SO far recoV cred that he is back at
his place OF business again
The operation was rendered nee
essary az result Of seemingly in
Significant accident. A flying frag
hnent from an oyster shell lodged
In his eye while he was standing at
the oyster bar IN Dcyie's ca<e. The
particle soon worked is way back
of the eyehall. causing him intense
pain He consulted surgeon who
advised An operation to save the OPP
ttr
Mr. FIartzeH had 10 remain in a
darkened room for some days after
the operation
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22

permitted to show that. as owners
OF the Arcade Hotel. they had col
lected the fun face of their policy
S2s,o0o on their hotel building, which
loss was governed toy exactly the same
conditions as the furniture loss They
aliege number OF errors on the part
Of the trial court, and writ of error
was awarded with bond OF 5000
The right OF a creditor To com
promise away the assets Of a debtor
under such circumstances VIII he
passed upon by the Court e APP
peais and will be watched with a
great deal Of interest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
Married In Richmond.

A marriage license was issued Yes
serdaS to Charles c. Catcher. of Rox-
boro, n G., and to Maggie May Law
sor OF Person county. y. G. MIR,
Catcher IS forty years old, a wids wer
and an undertake. Miss Lawson q
age Was put down as twenty seven.
She is thu daughter Of MIR. aand Mrs
w. :. Lawson, Of Person county. The
couple were married last night and
will spend dav or two In Rich
mond seeing the sights before return
ing home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
UNLICENSED LIQUOR
DEALER is FINED

Confcctioner A Cipriani, who keeps
Il store on Franklin street, near Thir-
teenth. WAS arrested gone days ago
on the charge OF selling liquor with
out a license. He denied that he
had sold Hquor, hut the city chemist
declared that the stun taken from
bis place was liquor. and in Police
Court yesterday morning. he was as
sesscd sl5Q and costs
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-09-22
COx---Young.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
FARMNILLE, VA, Sept. 21.-On
last evening an unusually beautiful
and brilliant marriage took place at
the Presbyterian church when Miss
Hattie Rebecca Cox. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ben Cox became the bride
OF Rev. Thomas Kay Young, OF
Holden, w, Va, Rev. w. f Hill
officiating, Miss Burger presided at
the organ and the ceremony was i'm
pressive.
From the church the more intimate
friends OF the parties repaired to the
hospitable home OF the brides
father, where a reception. perfect in
conception and execution, followed
Mr. and Mrs. Young left on the
midnight westbound train Of the Nor
folk and Western for visit to friends
In Lewisburg. w. Va, and will go
from there to kayton, the home of
the groom. and thence to Herndon,
W. Va. where Mr.. Young is pastor
OF tho church.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
A TO THE N

The writer has lately run ncros two
)r three concrete instances Of this
"Dack to the land movement where II
was painfully apparent that the ones
taking the step should have rented a
half acre near their old home and
worked II nights and mornings. This
would have enabled them to determine
whether there were i'm their makeup
those qualities which would make Il
possible for them to hold permanently
that rosy view of agriculture and hor
~iiculture that Il pictured In the maya
zines and which has such n subtle fns
cination for the man who Is welried
with the smoke. the racket and strain
" city life. II any one having this
back to the land" hankering will
p%ainstaklngly tend a half acre OF
onions on other intensive crop. doing
the bulk Of the wedding, the cultiya;.
Ing and harvesting himself. and after
doing this still looks upon the filling of
the soil with zest and favor. IL Is fair
10 assume that he would succeed IL he
engaged In such a work on n more ex.
tenslve scale. There ARE backache.
sheer WEAKNESS. gnawing hunger (n
blessing aud often restless nights FOR
the imam with the hoe" and all who
have In mind taking up such work
should have these facts IN view before
taking the step. Then. again, aside
from ones willingness TO do hard
work. there IL sometimes painfully lack.
Ing what may be termed adaptabllity
or knnck. This was shown In one OF
the Instances referred To above. where
Il fine young fellow WAS just crazy ovcr
the orchard business when the fact
WIS that at the end OF two months
apprenticeship lie couldn't harness q
team aud get the preceding ON the
right end TO save his gizzard. lie sim.
Ply lacked the ability 10 ''catch on
and In n short time re-entercd the
banking business. which he left In his
movement 10 the land We would
not by any word discourage any read.
ers of these notes who long 10 have u
'home on the land" bur would only
utter such word OF caution as Will
cause them To have thcir eyes wide
open when they take the step. There
Is hard work. yet competence. health
aud contentment. for those who I'll
the SOL. There should Le more folks
engaged In II.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
FRUITS AS FOOD.

Some food analyses which have beer
made by the California. North Dakota
and some other experiment stations
show quite clearly that apples and
other fruits have a food value that
shunld commend them for use in the
average family si,'irely apart from
the fact Of their tine flavor AVID the
relish with which they are eatta by
the average person. These cyperi'
ments show that fruits are fairly cheal
sources OF energy and + 10 be conr
nniliel on the ground Of economy for
coordination In proper quantities with
cheap proteid foods to furnish a bal
anced ration. IL has been found that
10 cents worth OF fresh apples used
as feed furnish i.46I units OF energy
10 the body, 10 cents worth OF porter
house steak furnishes ilt units. while
10 cents worth OF dried beans fur
n!sh SOC units or calories. From
this IL win no seen that apples as wei
as other fruits are 10 be favored be
cause OF their food values. entirely
apart from the fact that they are pret
Is To look Mt. hhc favored and have q
wholesome eHtect ON the digestive proc
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
Children Cry
FOR FLETcheR'S
GAS RIA
NORTON

Mrs. Nora Philips and Miss Pearl
Reynolds were calling on Miss
Mollie vanWinkle.
The meeting at Norton was
well attended.
Miss Mary Base OF Higbee was
visiting Miss Winnie Stipes.
Miss Ethel Atchley, Mrs. Mel
Lush and Miss Ethel Mccoy were
visiting the latters mother Satur-
day.
Miss Elite and Teddy Irwin were
visiting Miss Pearl Reynolds Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Dick Stipes OF Texas Is very
low and has sent for his brothers
John and Lee Stipes.
Misses Winnie Stipes, Mary Base,
Derit venible and Mrs. John
Stipes were callers ut Misses Bess
and Fannie McCoys Monday night,
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
PrizeW Winning Corn

r. A. James, Of Charleston. ILL.,. has
the proud distinction OF having grown
the best ear OF corn in all the 3,12s. 713.
800 bushels Of last years bumper crop.
At the National CornllShow Just held
at Columbus, Ohio. this gentleman was
awarded the w. X. Kellogg National
Corn Trophy, donatea in 1909 by W. X.
Kellogg. I president OF the Kellogg
Toasted Corn Flake Co., Of lBattle
Creek. Mich. 1880
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
insertion Mar. Stat.
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice Is hereby given that letters
OF, administration with the will an
nexed ON the estate OF Ephrsim Witch.
err deceased. were granted TO the
undersiRred ON the 9th day OF March
lell by the Probate Court OF Saline
County. Missouri.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit
them to me for allowance, within one
year after tho date Of said letters, or
they may be preCludQd from any
'honeft q such estAtGs and ~ such
claims ~ not exhthlfod within two
years from tho ttm4 ~ the pnb)1ca.
ttnn Of this nptice theJ shall be tor
Matte wrTcH&R Admx.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
ELM GROvE

Jos. Schieszer and wife were Wis
itprs Of Jos. Pittmans Sunday.
August Schmidt and wife visit
eF at John Cromley's Sunday week
Orville Crump and wife and
children visited the latters parents.
4. r. shankes near Sweet Springs
Sunday.
We wonder what was the mat
I ter with George Wilhelm Sunday
Had some pretty girl Tilted him.
b Mrs. Alex Wilson was a caller
on Mrs. Gus Schmidt Tuesday af-
! ternoon.
Win Goldman, wife and children
were among the many visitors in
Marshall Saturday.
Mrs. Sarah Larue Is 60 the sick
list this week.
Mrs. August Schmidt visited her
sister, Mrs. Lawrence Jacoby near
Blue Lick Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. j.. NJ. Holloway and daugh
ter, Mrs. Ed Crowley visited Mrs.
Orville Crump Wednesday.
We think the spring birds de-
c.ded to go South again Monday
morning when they awoke to find
winter here again.
Ernest Hare and wife visited
the laters parents, c. c. Rufus last
Sunday.
Mrs. Nathan Ruff and little
daughter, Gladys, were shopping
in Marshall Saturday.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
SOME FAULTY s1ANpARps.

There II n serious criticism tina
can be fairly lodged noe only against
stock shows as usually held. but alsn
orn shows-namely. tnnt the stand
ards Of excellence adopted for judgins
tend 10 encourage the development of
abnormal aud artificial rather than
practical and normal types attainabl'
under every day animal husbandry
nnd agricultural conditions. The stand
ards set up In the fat stock show tent
Ia the ruination for breeding PURPOSES
Of all animals exhibited. while thu
prize steer usually requires from tw,
10 four nurse COWS Ia put him In shap
30 curry on the blue ribbon. Ordinaril;
more attention Is directed In tn
prizes awarded to a pampered. I'm
natural individual than TO the produ,
tlon OF the best bunch OF steers pos
slble under conditions which are prar
ilcnble In the average feed lot. In al,
too many corn shows the tendency l.
10 encourage the growing of cars Of
rom Of II fixed, artificial standard rath
or than of u type which will pruduc-.
the largest number of sound ears-tho'
Is. the most mar sethble corn-per acre
IN u given latitude. Those mtereste,
ia the welfare of the stock and grain
business rs handled by the average
man have noted these and similar Dc
feVts in shows which have been hello
ANA are hoping for some change In
standards which will offer greater In
centive - the class Of aericultrriS :
most In heed Of encouragement aud n
slStancp
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31

While the old fashioned practice OF
distributing manure by placing It In
piles In the field when thrown from
the wagon is fast going u of vogue.
yet It X still practiced 10 some local.
ties. II has much to condemn II from
tine standpoint Of n loss of time, and
still more because the fertilizing eIe-
nients leached out by rain and melt
ing snow are very ~unevenly distrib-
uted aud a good share virtually vast
ell. The anu sprcader overcomes
;his difficulty nicely. doing more eHec-
tive work than Is possible by the most
effective hand distribution.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31

Thousands OF ears OF corn from all
parts OF the country and Of all varieties
we're entered In the competition. The
selection Of the grand champion sweep
stakes and the award OF the Kellogg
trophy were made on general points
Of superiority.
The a OF corn grown by Mr.. James
Is OF Reid's Yellow Dent variety. II Is
10 inches long, ~ inches In circum'
ference, and has 20 rows OF kernels. Q to
the inch In the row, average u OF an
inch In depth, and 5.i6 OF an inch In
width. II Is indeed a very correct type
OF yellow dent corn.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31

There Were No More.
When a noted Irish orator was In
America a few years g he appeared
Mt a meeting In st. Louis and delivered
an address on the subject OF 'Home
Rule For ireland" There were 5000 of
his countrymen In the audience. AT
the close OF his remarks the chairman
asked:
"would any one like to ask the
speaker a question:"
A man In the rear OF the hall. who
was quite evidently under the iniu-
ence Of liquor. arose and said. "will
the gentleman tell me II there Is any
reason why the Irish should not be
wiped or the face OF the carthf
Immediately pandemonium reigned.
The disturber was attacked from ev-
cry quarter, Calls OF down with
himg' came from all directions. Final
" he was rescued by the policemen
ind. torn and bleeding and In an un
conscious condition. was placed In nm
ambulance which had been called.
Order was In measure restored.
While the audience could stii hear
the clattsr Of the ambulance and the
sound Of It's gong as Il conveyed It's
burden 70 the hospital the chairman
stepped forward ana asked, Would
anybody like 10 ask auothsE Qaos
tion National M0nthiy.
The Marshall republican., 1911-03-31
New School Law

The county clerks office this
week sent out blanks and instruc-
lions for the new school law 10Y
IN effect, which provides that rat
least ten days before the annual
school meeting In any years,
when n county superintendent OF
public schools Is to be elected,
the clerk OF the county court shall
mail by registered letter to the
president or clerk OF the school
board OF the various districts OF
the county, n tally sheet OF suffi-
cient size to contain the names Of
all the qualified voters OF such dis
trict." II also provides that the
tally sheet shall conform to the
hoil books now required to be
fused ut general elections and that
the voting for county superlnten-
dent shall be by ballot"
The following instructions are
also given:
Gin making the returns of such
election the tally sheets shall be
certified by the chairman and
secretary of such annual school
meeting and attested by the
m embers OF the board OF direc-
tlrs of the district who may be
present. The voting for county
superintendent shall be by ballot
Dhnd all ballots cast shall be count
ed for the persons for whom cast,
and It Is hereby made the duty
OF the members OF the board of
directors and the chairman and
| secretary of the annual school
meeting TO see that each ballot
90 cast is counted for the person
receiving the same, and 1t is
hereby made the duty of the
chairman OF the annual school
J meeting within two days after
5such meeting to transmit the tally
ssheets and all ballots in person or
by registered letter to the clerk OF
the county court; such ballots to
be In a sealed package seperate
and apart from such tally sheets
sudh package being properly des-
ignated.
ANY person upon whom there is
IMPOSED an official duty by this
act, and who shall violate any OF
tie provisions herein, shall be de-
ehed guilty of a misdemeanor
aid upon conviction thereof, shall
be punished by a fine OF not less
than nifty dollars nor more than
Eve hundred dollars, or by Inn
prisonment In the county jail not
/, less than thirty days nor more
than six months OF by both such
fineI and imprisonment.