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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18

y Duckpln League OF four insurance teams
was organized last night. and VIII start on
next Nonday night s.l5 O'clock. when
the Life Insurance Company Of Virginia ,nee,
ihelr old rivals. the Virginia Fire and Ma
rlne Insurance COMPANY. ON Friday night
81 next week the Metropolitan Life Insur-
game with tho -.Sc>>ntlc Life Insurance
Company. some good s2ori Is anticIpated
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
Y. vi. C.. "A. Athletics

In The graded class team games last nigh,
hurfori's Reds Tho relay pursuit
faec. br' LOST the volieybali game 70 Ior-
kinss "B!ues' y TO II. GUYS whites" Won
the relay rnce and volicybal, game from
cosby's "Grays." tho latter game Il to 10
Ihefc was " line Attendance in the class, In
spite Of the storm. and the competition in
me games warmed W the atmosphere as
wen ss the players.
An athletic every. the ico-yard dash and
a game viii follow the class work on sa,ur-
day nIEht.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
Constipation ana nlu.ou.ns...

When the bowels do not freely shows that
me liver IS inactive and the bile instead of being
nat@i by the ntcstneS. is taken
sequence the Internal ha
bilious attack. After frequent attacks the skin
comes sallow ana rough You troubled with head
ache onstipaon coated tongue, breath sour
ach loss of appetite pains in the side. Won
OF sorts and should take Warmers Safe Pllls purely
vegetable coated. absolutely from injurious
substances: perfect laxative They do gripe o.
eave bad after effects. q hnX
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
SoutIlcrinnd ApnIn I.lcc,ca


Sall Lake Utah, january i7.-Unlte,
states senator George a. Sutherlan,
was reelected to-day -
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
Sample Bottle and
Box Of Pills Free

bottle and a sample bo
sent FREE OF CtIARG
write WARMERS SAFE,
mention having seen this
Dispatch. The gepuinen
teed by the publisher.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
A Wreck in 1892
We'll and Strong Now
WARMER S SAFE CURE


|
Il nEhtn
mn hayct
and NIFTY all but
ei 1auy. use Warmers rcspts'
the
Of
%! al oy living
$ wit alc
af
would ctablc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18

Totndexter VIII Re NAMED,

Senator Bankhcad for the term begin
Ming In 1913.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18
January IS, 1911.
HIGH TIDE,

Morning. 1907
Evening. 7:5a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-18

To convince every sufferer from
diseases OF the Kidneys and liver
that WARNERS'S SAFE CURE
Will absolutely cure. sample
box of Warmers safe Pills will BIO
tGE. postpaid to any one who Will
tE CURE co. Rochester. y. V. and
his liberal oncr in The Daily Times
,cncss OF this offer is fully guaran-
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

tIHle lords and masters" 1t is not
me caprice OF fashion, We fear. that
causes women to curtail SO desperate
- bul rather deeper and nobler
purpose TO go forth conquering and
20 conquer her oppressors. If TO-
ooo,VoO petucoats have been discard
e. they have gone to the rag bag
forever.
But woman is not to he blamed
aiohe Tor this revolution that imperils
me spinning business. Some time
ago We made bold to mention the cur
talifnent OF mems unmentiOnableS'
Whereas formerly the legs descended
TO point below the ankle. there to
De snugfy tucked in and over-lapped
Dy hVe inches Of sock, now they emo
abruptly at point one-half inch
south or the knee-cap. This subtle
attack by the men on the textile in
dustry antedated the excommunica-
tlon OF the petticoat. the Ostrac aciSm of
the sleeves, the cutting dead Of the
braIds and trimmings and the re
vision upward and sideMise of the
skirt by the women. In word there
is reason to believe that woman took
her cue, as usual from mere man
who, though more original, suffers
from vision blinded by a beam v hen
emphasizing the mote of the sWeeter
half Of humanity''
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

a jury 10 the Ware-Kramer Company
IN the United States Court at Ra-
leigh yesterday III q suit against the
American Tobacco Company, was in
significant. bot the finding OF the
jury settled a most important point
to-Wlt: that the Amvricl Tobacco
company is an organization in res
traint of trade.
With is huge pile Of money the
$4,000 to be paid ten If which i.
tStImated as the fees Of oppo sing
counsel, viii hardly be felt. but the
precedent is what hurts This being
settled. the trust IS liable 10 be yank-
ed up from all points Of the compass
Furthermore Il must trim its sails %
suit the breeze. otherwise there !
serious trouble ahead.
There IS nothing new. however. in
the fact that i has been unscrupu-
lous in its methods OF crushing COM
petition. It laid fat the industry in
Greensboro. running. financially sew
era! men. while at other times Il has
crushed opposition in the sale of ci-
gars. though when the people thor
oughly understood the game they
refused TO aid it. one method was
to induce a cigar dealer to handle
its goods only. If he refused the
plan was TO open in opposition and
by selling for almost nothing. drive
the Independent dealer to the wall
This was successfully done all over
the country. but It failed here after
the game was made plain.
The talk that one hears about tn g
company not feeling the cost in this
case and viii go ahead and pursue its
old methods amounts to nothing. It
Will draw in its horns. not that Il
wants to do so, but because the
strong hand Of the law will force it.
when Il man starts up the hill Of
prosperity everybody helps him !;
when he Starts down every one gives
him a kick"
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18
HE DESERVES BETTER.

The esteemed Industrial News. or
gen Of the Republican party in North
Carolina. devotes nearly two columns
TO lecturing The News and Observer
because of its alleged unfairness TO
Senator Simmons. The Senator has
our sincere sympathy. He made a
mistake in advocating the Republican
policy Of subsidies and Of voting
seventeen times with Aldrich when
the Payne-Aldrich act was in he
making, but he has never made
enough mistakes to bring upon him
self the misfortune OF the supp port
and defense of the News. The people
might forgive him many errors, but
they could never forgive any depart
ure that would attract the approval
Of that paper. Senator simmons de-
serves better than to be defended by
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

That Alabama preacher. who de-
nounced HobSon because he spoke ia
his shirt-slecves. ought 10 apologize
10 the hero OF the Merrim4c Tn-
ole United states judge il Nauhst-
tan has caused remarks hy sitting n
his shirt-slecves. obSsrl. ~ fs
called sensible" \ Nortn Carolina
judge once lost cnuntys note sor
re-election because in sv.Iterlns
July term he compelled the jurors -
wear their coats.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18
TO PREV FNT BIN DNEs~S.
One Half of Ii Can BE. Says American
Conservation of Vision Society.
(By th9 Associated PreS~.)

(By thg AssOclafeT FTtE--I
New York, July oEe-haf N"
total blindness in this country - pre-
venta BILE. the American Association
for the ConserN alton of Vision claims.
and it announced here today that Z
wiil appoint a day in 1919 Tor tie
purpose OF educating the public re-
garding the importance q: go'a VISION
ana the methods oi preserving 4
The Gay viii he called "t""s"rfa-
ton Of Vision Day and the COM
raratiye llan of the association So 10
have practically every person H. the
United states instructed on that day
in the care Of the eyes.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18
SPECIAL Committee Of Railroad Conn
miS~iOncrS to Meet.
(RY the Associated Press

Chicago i'll July ia special
committee Of railroad commissioners
of the States that have railroad and
utilticS commissions VIII meet here
beginning JULY 27th to collect evidence
relative to express rates throughout
the country according 10 an announce
ment today by Chas. r Staples mem
Der Of the Minnesota Railroad and
Warehouse Commission.
The committee VIII hear all parties
who desire to appear and give testi-
mony or offer suggestions regarding
railroad or express companies
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18
SURPRISED SO MANY
MADERISTS BEARING ARMS.
MaderO Realizes the Danger and VIII
Enter Upon Policy Of DiSsirmamcnt

{ BY the Associated Press }

(Ry the Associated Press }
Pueblo, Mexico. July 15.-Professins
surprise at the large number OF Made
rists he finds still bearing arms and
realizing the danger Of maintaining an
undisciplined army in time - peace,
Francisco /. Madero has determined
upon a policy of Immediate disarma-
ment.
He stated today that the work or
mastering out all revolutionary forces
would be started at once. and would
be prosecuted Vigorously until Mexico
has but one army. At this point ana
at others where disarmament " II
wea ken the 2arrisons and police forces
FederalS viii be sent to take the places
of the MaderiStaS.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18
MRS Sen ATOR LEA
MADE TRIP SAFELY.
" lie OF senator From Tennessee in
Nhon Public Feels Interested Be-
cause of Infusion of Her Uu>tyand's :
Blood
lky the Associated press.l

tBy the Associated Press)
Denver Col. July 1J.--Mrs Luke
Lea. wife Of Senator Lea of Tennessee.
lies tonight al the family's simmer
home. her condition being strongly ia
NoraDle 10 ultimate recovery as the
elimination OF her ocean To mountain
race with what WAS feared might he
approaching death. Late today SEN
ator Lea gave out the following state
ment:
Mrs. Lea stood the trip Well. The
change in climate appears u have
been most beneficial and gives enouur-
agement to hope for her ultimate re-
cCNery.
SO quiet was ths arrival of the I1tas
last night that Lot even officials OF
the Union Pacific, over W nose road the
special ear travelled from Oma ha knew
OF the successful completion of the p,
600 mile rail race to save Mrs Lea's
life.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

Which is best-the Atlanta Hug
or the Houston Embrace 2? OF the
latter the Houston Post says it leaves
behind it such a thrill of rapture that
makes one forget the fractured ribs
and blistered lips that complete the
blisSful eDfoldng.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

Another school district in Lsnoir
county has voted a local tax for public
schools. Let the good Work 20 an
untl there vii not b. a neigh burh""d
in the State that does not DO It's duty
toward It's children
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

The town Of Spencer is at at law
to annul the franchise of the water
company because it does not furnish
adequate water at ali times. If the
Wake Water Company does not quick
ly increase its supply, enlarge its mains
and give Raleigh an ample supply It
Will be the duty of the Aldermen OF
Raleigh to follow the example of
Spencer The fate of Bangor would
be Raleigh's in case of a similar fire.
The hottest weather this writer ever
experienced was once when on a Visit
to Detroit. Michigan. The Southern
Pines Tourist says that "in the midst
Of the hot wave, when Southern Pines
was having temperatures Of go and "a
a certain lady declared she could not
endure such heat anC went to New
England She found a tenn perature of
IO2 when she landed in MaSSa chuSetts
rf>I, h1 N
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18
a EN NDMENT CERTAIN.

Now that New York has acted ia
vorably, only four more States need
to ratify the income tax amendment
for it to become part Of the Consti-
tuition New YOrk's action makes the
amendment certain, and the Demo-
cratic victory in that State last year,
therefore, saves the amendment In
only two StateS-Eermont and Con
necticut-have both branches of the
Legislature defeated the amendment.
ways of all the States.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

Ducks kept on ianu rnuS; fe sap
pEed with fresh = tie t1roe rueS u
day
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

In Watauga county, one OF the
mountainous sections visited by the
editors recently. there are more farm
owners than voters. And the people
are intelligent and prosperous. too.
Another argument in favor Of small
saws Our Home.
The farmer and mechanic., 1911-07-18

Whatever poet, orator .r So. may
say Of it. old gc is st.H oil az. --
Longfeflow
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
Reddy Smith Chats
On a Romance

Say, Jimmie, It don't make no DIFF
ference tn Dan Cupid wedder de
matches he makes is yung ur OF!
Member de "sparrer" lady I was
tellin yu unbout de udder day,
Well dis mornin' she was back at bur
oil place uhgain, feedin' de birds an,
smilin' es happy es uh baby an.
lookin' mos ten years yunger. WINS
surprized TIL sees dat dere's us nice
lookin' or man wild her an den I'm
wised up too de story.
Seems dem two had been in luy' wild
each udder when dey wus kids. Dew
bot lived in uh country town an both
wus poor people. Den he goes out west
tu make his fortune, an promis' to re-
turn to hur.
Hur people den moved tn de cttv an,
disd on one by one, Till she WINS Ali
uhlone, an she has wurked an uved
an hoped tes tn git hur lover bacL
all de time promisin' herself he wud
come. De years goes by. He make
uh bushel NV coin an. den starts tn
look fur hur. But he can't fnd- hur
nowhere.
De udder dey she stubs hur toe an,
falls from uh trolley car. Nh HE
crowd gathers an 'nnong denis de OF
man. When he eees huf, he les gives
one cry, "Sallie." and she heard him
an ser, -John."
Well, dere amt much more>tu tell
-dey falls in each udders arms, am
den beats 1t fur nh minister.
OATS all, Jimmie, 'cept dey both
look younger dan dey ara, now. AM
Dan Cupid L. one awful Jusy kidf
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19

Pop CAIN home eriy today, and ma
sed, Crate hevins, Henry, ware did you
get those socks. You didn't have them
avn wen you left this moaning.
Watts the mattir with those socks, SEQ
farthir.
Nuthing, sed ma, ony they look like
a SIRIUS perrade, a brass band. and a
few othtr things I can't think OF at this
momint, sutch as that Indus wall papir
you wanted me to buy wen we had the
house fixed up.
Is That So?
Ia that so, Is that so, sed pop, well I
don't think mutch Of yure taist- These
socks are PERFECTLY bewtifun, he sed,
and the man at the stoaI sed was
lucky to get them, bekaus they was
having kwite a run avn them.
He ment a run away frum them, l
CESS, sed ma with yure low Shoes ana
awl, sed ma, wondir you wasent ar
rested for kreating publick dis
terbence. Wares the ones you left the
house with, she sed.
Thare was a big hole awl the way up
the heel Of 1. sed pop, so had to stop
In a stoar and by these to ware hoam.
And 1 think yure Julius, that's watts the
mattir with you, he sed, these socks
are bewtifull. I'm going out to take a
wawk
Can I go to, pop, sed, and pop sed
Yes, and I went to.
Wen we got to the kornfr who shood
we meat but Mr.. Johnson. witch Is
pops friend.
Holy smoakes, sed Mr.. Johnson, put
ting his fingirs In his GERS.
Well. watts the mattir, sed pop, have
you got q eerake.
Watts that orfull noize. sed Mr. Johns
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19

cabbage Of her native heath WIN have
to look to some other fair throat for
road to gastric haven
Mary is some girl and knows the
benefits Of advertising. She has the
old time opera singers looking like bro
mide engagements of counterfeit
money, so take of your hat to her.
Kid. cause she's there"
She didn't show any too great a
consideration for her managers. and
used to keep them jumping around like
live chickens on a hot griddle, but the
public wanted to see Mary and said
managers had to stand for It.
She's In Bad With Me
':But I don't mind telling you, kid,
that with all the admiration I have
for Mary's pulchritude, taking in, as II
were, her face and figure. to say moth
ing Of Melisandy colored hair. her tai
ents and her voice she's in bad with
me-"
For why?" asked the s syn
We'll" growled tho s. D. K, when
she pulled off that long-distance kiss
Ing marathon here In the good old u.
8. A. she plumb overlooked me-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19

1t is only fair that you should know.
I would marry no girl on false pre-
lenses. She might find it out after
wards. / have a past"
Reveal It," she cried, softly. 'T
could forgive you anything" For the
girl loved him
Il told you that I left my home
town to seek my fortune,s he said,
hoarsely., THAT Is not true. had
to fee It
"One day-about 6 o'clock, It was,
well remember the time-a fellow
townsman passed me with his little
boy. Suddenly the child fell, slipped,
stumbled, to the street.
.Ah, see 1t IS son DOWN. 70.
marked, gazing up at the shy.
"A number Of citizens heard me, ths
news spread, and-weu, to make q
short story shorter, the town rot too
hot for me. Can you forgive me
that
Shuddering, the girl shrank away
from him. Her lips moved, but the
power Of speech had deserted her.
Sadly he reached for his hat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
she HOLDS IT UP TO TIE
GIRL WITH THE SHORT SLEEVES

an office. I do not care what you
think or how It feels! That is the
way it looksl You give a cheap, un-
ladylike impression Of girls in bust
ness. An employer who objects to
having his OFFICE atmosphere per-
meated with that impression has a
right to tell you SO without being
treated as II he had offended your sex.
As matter Of fact. he is putting you
In q way to defend 1t.
Impression Of Nudity
The other day experimentaily en-
tered the retiring room for the girl
employees In large office building.
The insane inmates made me pity the
sef-respecting, refined women who
are obliged to earn their nvings In the
world that such feminine freaks pol
lutte. The place before the mirror was
damned. counted twenty puffs on
one girls head. and she was not an
exception. And the short sleeves on
most Of them gave q breath-taking i'm
preston OF nudity. And I thought q
long thought. How much Of the trou-
Bile that girls have in the business
world from the attention, Of men is due
to the deliberate wearing of clothes
that open the way for personal conn
ment and conversation
If you, business girls persist in wear
ing short sleeves, yoq~ need not be so
much surprised-nor lndignant-when
some man with open eyes sees your
arms. And you have not cause to be
affronted II he tells you so. He Is quite
justified in thinking you VIII hardly
mind when you make q fragrant dis
play Of their roundness. He may think
you WANT him to say he sees what.
you Intentionally reveal And maybe
you dol
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
Loretta's Looking Glass

girls in the business world than all
the men with whom they are ASSOC
ciated ever can. You defend your
short sleeves with the assertion that
they save washing. They do. But at
an expense of something else.
The world does nalf its thinking
with its eyes The impression Of an
office where several girls in short
sleeves are pecking at typewriters Is
about as unbusinesslike as can be i'm
agined. It's almost offensively in
delicate. The sleeve that looks dainty
and becoming and feminine in the
house amid surroundings Il suits,
looks immodest and inappropriate In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19

. thing, / don't do it. I'm obedient,
that's what / am.
Mamma" I said to her after din
ner today, en- have a penny"
And she said, yes. II you promise
not to spend 1t Tor chewin' gum"
And said, Jaw right" and she
gave me the penny.
And / went around to the candy
store, and 1 said to the man. said,
II want a stick o. pepp'mint candy"
And gave him the penny and he
gave me the candy.
Then ] walked to the door and then
7 walked back again. and then said
to the man, said, 'wfl you please
trade this pepp'mint candy for q stick
Of chegin' gum7" and he said yes, and
he dfd.
And my mother said, What did
you buy with the penny / gave your"
And said. "A stick Of pepp'mint
candy"
I'm obedient. that's what am.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

'T see" said the stage-struck youth,
that Mary Garden still fingers on
foreign shore and might be said to be
turning up her nose at her native
America"
Yep" said the stage doorkeeper, as
he tore a clipping from a paper. MARY
seems we'll pleased on the other side and
is good for a story in the cable
news most every day. Mary is
afflicted with a common or garden
Characteristic known as temperament
She just oozes 1t.
Whatche Coin To Do
''Whatche goin' to do about It? Here
when she came over last time she
stalled of the custom officials who
wanted to collect seven million dol
lars worth of duties on her gowns and
5ewelry by announcing that she was a
resident of France, and that she was
exempt. I'm of the opinion that she
got away with it at that.
''She gathered in enough kale on her
last appearance to keep her in comfort
IN France for some time, so II she
really has a preference for frogs legs
and vermuth the corned beef and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
I,ast wait

Newiywed-what. twenty dollars for
a hat7 Why, that's simply ridiculous.
my dear.
Mrs. Newlywed That's what I
thought. Harold But you said it was
all we could afford
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
A Proprieter's Trials

wen take the room at twenty a
week on one condition"
what 10 it7" inquired the hotel pro-
prietor.
: Have you q basement large enough
to accommodate forty-twu trunksf''
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19

Evening C1ayicle"
Maybe don't" he -Four didn't know
in economics from corset string Now play position
from fuback third Some O the best pitchers in big
leagues college men,
He right Belle College certnly develop man.
In where don't they always big red
and their shoulders without loon of place.
They're the Best Sort Of Husbands
Marry college Belle. There's earth why the
pitcher the college shouldn't out to be champion
the pchin the and there's somepfn
wrong used pound eleven strong
insensity pound can't pound like professional
president the college pink ribbon around his diploma
kisses him both cheeks -
he wasn't maternity bright at college and eoutdnf do
beter that's trainin the
world for maxim fly And days
elized babies let tell fly swatter
in handy
courth time Belle, you've Idea the satisfaction
pair of well developed that Bl-anyhow,
you what I'm drivin at
Belle if have III send him college
TO take in SEWN years.
can't kick goal nine times IN send him
back for graduate -'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

son, Is thare a steem origin GROUND heer
enywares- Oh. no, he sed. It Is yure
socks, Henry, deklare to goodniss I
thawt II was q steem origin.
As a joaker yure a lemin, sed pop,
KUN avn, Sammy, and we wawked gum
moar, until we met Mrs WIllsun. witch
Is nayber.
Sumboddys a spoart, sumboddys a
spoart, sed Mrs WHlsun-
Waits that, sed pop
o You Spoart!
Sumboddys spoart anvil rite, sed Mrs.
Willsun agen, soodniss me, thawt you
was kollidge boy with those socks.
Kun avn, Sammy, sed pop. and we
wawked sum moar. Aftir a vile, we
met Mr.. Perkins, witch is fat man and
Bud Perkins farthir.
Hahaha, he sed, lafing, Tawker, will
you let me wawk alongside Of you, I
.nevir wawked alongside of q man with
socks like that. Hahaha-
Kun avn, Sammy, sed pop, and he
went into stoar ware they had
kollers and things In the w1ndo and he
bawt a pare Of black soclA and sed to
the man, Ware can I put them avn,
and the man showed him and pop put
them avn
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
Sticky Stickers
Easily Stuck

ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY
do you feel anything7" whispered
the wizard. leaning over his somnolent
prey.
YES" answered the man-"will you
please take your hand out of my
pocket?"-The Pink I'm.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-19
Whatche Coin To Do
Our Little Girl
Says, "CheWin' Gum? ?"

That's the kind of a girl I ami
When my mother tells me not to do