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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29

were forgiven and left for d tour Of
Florida they Will be at home in Will
iia An,or y ~ NJ I'll early in the spring.
week for Southern Florida to spend
the remainder Of the winter were: Cap
tain y. S, Mcneil and daughter, Miss
Eila; Mrs. p. Is. Crymblc and son. Mrs.
Or and Mrs 4 NJ Carter, al Cedar
Keys. The party will go 10 Havana
before returning home.
Tie marriage OF Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Rhea. tails week was learned of with
much interest here. The groom former
~ resided here. and is we'll known IN
Bristol and East Tennessee. The bride
Ora m, OF Washington. and the mar
rage was sQlemnizcd al the home OF
the BRIDES parents.
A family reunion OF the Hendricks
widely connected in Virginia and West
Virginia. was held hcrc at the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs E. S. Kondrtcls. on
James Street. Wednesday. Tho occa-
sion was the celebra ton OF the TWEEN
IT, fourth wedding anniversary Of Mr..
and Mrs. F.. S. Kendrick a sumptuous
dinner was served in honor Of the DC
casion. There were present more than
thirty OF tho relatives. The guests in
ton county, father OF Mr. Kendrick
w. j. Kendrick. Jr, Il. NJ IIendricls
and 0. p. kendrick, brothers. The only
absent brothers were G. u. [endricll,
OF Welch. w. Va, and Dell Kendrick,
OF Clothier. ". Va.
a trio or home missionary societies
OF. State street Methodist Church We're
entertained by Mrs. w. II. Cox at her
home on Alabama Street, on Tuesday
afternoon. Refreshments were served
TO the guests. Among those present
were Mesdamcs William Burrow, Ro-
bert Burrow. a. B. Whitaker, c. ".
n In ~. Sf,< IL.
Turner. Ncttlc Slaughter NJ II. Reeve
and Mrs. Sutherland,
Mrs. ". r. Stone ana children will
leave carlySiin he wock for sanford,
Fla" 70 visit Mrs stones sister,, Mrs,
Frank anderson &
Mrs. y. NJ. CoOper and. Mrs. .GlMaIl
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Pinehurst Social News

Pinehnrst. ". c.. January SS.-So-
ciety turned out in force 10 enjoy the
first annual midwinter tennis tourna-
ment, transforming the Country Club
balconies, which overlook the courts,
into a Kaleidoscope OF bright color, the
ing exciting play to burst forth in
enthusiastic applause. Rare January
days have also popnlnrizcdt other out
door sports, the novelty of. the week
stracted a large nuinbcro friders, among
them several OF tho faircr sen. The
night was rerfection and tho fun began
carly, with snanpN trailing. shortly
Tier the. pack was IN. full CRY. and q
race to the death MAS on, a mau one
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Wadesboro Social News
Special to The Times Dispatch. J

Wadesboro. y. c.. January 2S.-NIrs.
y. B. Blalock gave an enterta inment
Wednesday night in honor OF the
graded school teachers and her Brother,
f. w. Christian, or Clyde. y. Y Sew
eral other guests were present, the
the number being thirty in all. Pro-
gressive forty-two was QUO of the in
;eresting features or this delightful
social event.
Miss Flora aIcKinnon won tho wo-
mans prize. d pair Of embroidery
scissors. Tho mans prize was a silver
nail file. Tile hostess was assisted III
receiving, by Mrs T. c. Coke and Miss
Sadie Stanback. Refreshments were
served by Misses Elizabeth Christian
and Virginia Horne.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-29
Muslin Underwear

25 styles Of Ladies Gowns,
made Of excellent material,
lace and embroidery trim
mings; S1.25 and
$50 a,.; ones Cut 81 00
Sl.OO Gowns, a large as
sortlncnt Of designs; %
Gut Sale price. Ce1C
Sl,O0 White lIndcrskirts,
lace and embroidery
trimmed Cut Sale '7Esc
Another lot Of Wei sDE
Made Drawers for. MpC
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-13
ABOUT CONVENTIONS.

A positive and definite step against the matter of Southern cities enter ing into competition as the highest cash bidders for conventions, was taken this week al Memphis, when it was resolved that the practice was one without dividends and wholly improper.
 It is getting so every convention appoints committee to look about for the largest certified check And the largest certified cheek gets the next convention.
 There was day when conventions were held at points with ! view of the interest that might he sttraet- ed in the convention city Ordinary commercial rentcrss of course, did not stand much chance, unless like Detroit they spent money largely on park and highway Improvements.
 The resorts and the city with some particularly desirable situation to of fer usually got the convention be- cause the convention delegates retl- ly wanted to visit that city.
 The resort cities were San Fran cisco. los Angeles. Salt Lake. Col orado Springs Hot Springs Detroit, etc etc.
 All of these cities were consider cd points of particular interest. It was not matter of the biggest check buying the convention. But there came change later. Any old or. dinary commonplace overgrown vii. lage with certified check coult .'get on the map" through boughi convention.
 The system of selling conventions could not last. it received encour agement from officers of convention, who were probably unduly influenc ed. but 1t found ill favor with tn, delegates to convention. who had nc other influence in voting for con vention city than to pick some con ss;it eissf eits Of iitefess:: where the he tel and other accommodations wer, ample and sufficient.
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GROWS HAIR ON BALD HEADS.
Bad.Headed People May Get a New
 Chance In Life.

an these days when youth is the moving factor in business, when man makes his mark at thirty-fiye and is ready to retire at forty five, when business houses pension the man we call middle aged" rather than allow the tagging influence to intrude upon the commercial rush. bald head is almost fatal to any mans hopes. The following must therefore prove interesting to people who are losing their hair or who are bald.
 Resorcin IS one of the latest and most effective germ xii CTS discoy- cred by science, and in connection with Beta Napthol. which is both germicidal and antlseptic, comb- nation is formed which destroys the germs which rob the hair of its nutri- ment and also creates clean ana healthy condition of the scalp which prevents the development of new germs.
 Pilocarpin Is well-knowu agent for restoring the hair to its natural co or. where the loss of color has been due to a disease of the scalp. Yet, 1t is not coloring matter or dye.
 This combination of curatives mix ed with alcohol as a stimulant per fleets most effective remedy for hair and scalp troubles
 The famous Rexall "9S" Hair Tonic is chiefly composed of Resorcin. Beta Napthol. and Pilocarpin. It helps to make the scalp healthy. to nourish the hair to stimulate the follicles Where the head is already bare, il enters the follicles. reyita izes the roots, supplies nourishment, and ti stimulates new growth
 We want you to try few bottles If Rexall "93" Hair Tonic, on our personal guarantee that the trial vii not cost you a penny if it does no, give you absolute satisfaction. That's proof of our faith in this remedy and it should indisputably demon- strate that we know what we are talking about when we say that Rex all "9S' Hair Tonic will grow hair on bald heads, except, of course where ibaldness has been of such long dur ation that the roots of the hair arc and grown over and the scalp is glaz- ed
 Remember, we are basing our state- ments upon what has already been accomplished by the use of ReNa l ''9S" Hair Tonic. and we have the 1 right to assume that what it has done to hundreds of others it will do for you. In any event you cannot lose anything by giving it .riai on our liberal guarantee. Remember. lyou can get Rexall Remedies in this community only at our store-The Rexar Store. R. G. Morris Drug Company
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COZT INN
<~-v----,.'rrsr--w

1Sf CHAPEL ST. PHONE 1f01
 A Modern Brick Building, One-hal Block from Business Center
 Two Blocks to Bath House. High Location. Quiet, Homeike. Table supplied from OUR FARM. Every
 thing Fresh and Wholesome. Take Bus te Hotel-Eare Refunded RAT ES--Room and Board $1o per week and up.
 Beware of prummers at Depot.
 R. A. WILLIAMS, Prop. Better Known as Peg" formerly of At lanta and Memphis, as Railway Agent. Furnished Cottage, Light Housekeeping. Those on diet specially cared for.
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When men vote maiorities for wo- mans suffrage the influence the wo- man Is destined to take in politics is certain.
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Visitors anticipating coming to Hot Springs need not fear Of the methods 'of travel. We have two big trunk lines on which accidents are fewer than on other lines anywhere. The going is good.
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The man who wants to do right, will see to 1t that he and his neigh bor vote the straight democratic ticket. That's right; it Is fast Dc. coming doctrine Of state rights.
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The matter of buying conventions is discouraged in resolution passed by representatives of Southern cit les at Memphis So the city that boasts ncbhing more than j"Money makes the mare go' will probably be conventionless for quite a per iod.
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Knocking one of the biggest trunk lines of the state and the natural feeder to this worlds health resort, will not avail selfish purpose.
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Baseball, Worlds Championship series, by wire direct from the rounds to the Kentucky Club dur 'ng the entire series of games. Ev- erybody welcome. Admission and seats free. 10-11-5t
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Also. the sooner they hang that negro. Gilchrist, The sooner the sob squad and the sob press will have 10 hunt a new subject.
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One thing the people might take notice of in the future is the elec- tion of persons to office who will re- gard themselves elected only Tor the
The Sentinel=record., 1911-10-13

The sorehead and the sore toe usually are found lingering around on the same body.
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The less man has accomplished the more he may have to say about the necessity of lifting up the masses.
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Now for these other two days make the attendance all it can and may be. ~
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duty outlined in the creation of their offices.
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This is a sad world for the woman who is married to professional funny man. 4a
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Wrecks are always unavoidable. just as they are always costly from every viewpoint
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If you think the world isn't grow ing better perhaps you are partly to blame.
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A man can avoid lot of explain ing by keeping his face closed.
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it's pity we cant convert our wild oats into breakfast food.
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A woman's idea cf miser is an other woman who refuses to tell a secret. q
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And Old Sol was on the job for the second half Of the week.
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Blue Points on the Half Shell. AL hrights.
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A bad habit doesn't seem so bad If 1t is yours.
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It was distinctly Automobile Day
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MRs. E. W. LAuHER, Prop.


 SATISFIED hat ia the way you feel st homa ,hs same feeling prevails among ths uests at the
 kNlckER5ockER HOTEL lot and cold running water in cash oom. Bath roems on each floor. Meab strsnixed by Hot Springs most exclu I've people. Located 1 blocks from de 1t. blocks from U. S. Bath Hsuses hseIutely Modern. Fire Prces
 Steam Heat lrsrIesn Plsn: Rsiss sf0 Per xssk and Up l28 Prospect Ava. ph!ana t9s
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DELMAR HOTEL

American and European New brick building, thornghiv r,os. oo large airy outside rooms. Steam hsat electric lights, call bells, centralIv ,ncst ed. blocks from Bath House Row. in tha most beautiful resident district of liat Springs. Moderate Rates. ''"'
 ;. II. PAINTER, Prsp.
 Cor ouspaw snu Market.
 FAIEsi E ts st0 rsE Msss,
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200 Rooms with Hot and Cold running water, and
 Telephone. Fifty Rooms with Private Baths and Toilets.
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l28 Prospect Ava.
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The Washington herald., 1911-02-19
A0uW Vernon Aa152o9 80 NAR0ezr4 ToozY =

OF Mount Vernon there might be cited the
recent experience of those 10 charge OF
the estate in securing 4 needed supply OF
shingles. IL was found that the mansion
roof must be renewed. and the superin-
tendent set out TO buy $1,000 cypress
shingles for the purpose. But they must
be 'rieed' shingles because Washington
had that kind, and Just here n snag was
struck. 1t seemed impossible to find. any
rived shingles because nowadays shingles
are not made in that way, saving being
much easier than splitting. 1t was only
after two years OF search that n lumber
firm was located in South Carolina that
would agree to undertake to supply the
exact grade OF shingles used by the Father
of His Country. and in order to get these
old-fashioned products It was necessary
for the people at Mount Vernon to pay
50 per thousand.
Similarly, the superintendent at Mount
Vernon desiring to restore the screen
walls" that formerly hanked the man
sion has been on the lookout for 25 years
past for a supply Of old colonial bricks,
such as were used when the walls were
constructed by Washington. Only re-
Gently did he finally secure the long
sought bricks. when an old colonial man.
sion in King George county, Va.,-built
by one of Washington's close personal
friends-was torn down. and from the
ruins there were rescued by men sent
The Washington herald., 1911-02-19

eminent payroll The best paid Of these
workers do not receive more than So or
Sc per day. which does not seem very
much considering their unique skill and
the long apprenticeship they have had to
serve to acquire It. They perform serv-
Ices which the government would be
obliged TO pay twice as much for If OBJ
tained outside. For instance, the restora-
tion of the Washington will required 10
days work. which means an expense Of
not more than 500. If either Of the out
side drms-there are only two in the
United States-Competent to undertake
this task had taken the contract it is
safe to say that the price for the work
would have been not less than 500 and
might have been $500
Manuscript restoration such as nas
been done on the VIII means an endless
succession OF cutting and scraping and
patching and pasting but it must be done
with such infinite care that only a person
with the deftest fingers aud inexhaustl-
Die patience could undertake IT, First
of ALL the ink Of the viii was set"
by means OF Il liquid process or bath
SO as to prevent further fading and then
each OF the -3 sheets was backed or
mounted upon crepeline SO as to stand
any reasonable amount Of handlinc Then
came the pieCing and restoration work
proper and it Is safe TO say that it
would not have been so marvelOusly sue
cesSful in this instance save for Il for
tunate circumstance. When 1t came to
grating" new material into the old
manuscript, 10 repIace what had been
frayed and torn away, the experts were
in q quHndary where to ind material
that would match. They had almost
given up hope Of finding patches so sim
liar in tint aud texture as to make the
manuscript look AS good as new" when
by a lucky chance one OF the experlS
discovered in secOnd-hund bOok-stors
in Washington. u number Of blank sheets
OF the writing paper which George
Washington had made specially for his
personal use. OF course this was Iust
the thing aud now, unless one holds A
sheet of the restored Will in such posi-
tion that Il strong light cuu shine through
it. there Is no means of determining
where the OId tissue III such 1t may be
caIIedJ leaves OF and the new tissue be-
gins.
Not only has the will been restored but
the sheets of the testament, mounted
upon cardboard bound in the form of n book
mounted with handsome red leyant cover,
will henceforth repose in a special steel
freprOOf and burglar-prOor case or safe
constructed especially for this purpose, in
accordance with specifications OF the gov
ernment officials. Visitors TO Fairfax
may still view the precious relic but II
Will no longer be exposed continually to
strong light as was the case when IL
reposed as 1t did for years In a common
wooden box with a glass top. Visitors
to the Virginia hamlet have an oppor-
tunlty not only TO inspect the will but
also to view the old court house and
the room where Washington's will was
probated and which appears Just as it
did in the year 1900. when the will was
probated, even to the historic paintings
on the walls.
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project for its purchase had been started
in 1853 but 1t was not until more than
seven years later that the purchase
money was raised and the property fully
paid for. Every now and then regret
is expressed in some public manner that
Mount Vernon does not actually belong 20
the nation, as does the Washington
monument. or any other memorial. In
view of this sentiment 1t should. In
Justice, be explained that. the Ladies'
Association undertook the purchase Of the
estate only after the national govern
ment had refused to purchase the prop
erty from John A. Washington. Jr., to
whom It had descended from the general.
When It became evident that some
thing must be done II Mount Vernon
was to be permanently preserved. Miss
Ann ParmeIa Cunningham, of South Car
Clina. started the movement which ulti
mately eliminated in the organization
of the Ladies' Association and the pur-
chase for 100000 of the famous es-
tate. or course. the men had a hand in
it and the largest single contribution
came from Edward Everett, OF Massa-
chusetts. who raised more than $6S.OOO
for the cause by lecturing. During the
past hfty years the estate and its build
ings have been perfectly maintained
and many improvements made. In some
instances improvements have been paid
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Coacb Aooae A7d OEheP orr 6lAZdL165

from Mount Vernon a goodIy supply Of
bricks said to have been imported from
England and identical in size and color
with those In original structures such as
the old barn at Mount Vernon. Likewise
is there a tedious quest for material
when 1t Is necessary to make any repairs
to the Mount Vernon mansion. The
manor house Is not built Of brick, as Is
supposed by many persons who have
never visited 1t, but has a frame Of oak
sheathed with North Carolina pine. cut,
painted and sanded to resemble stone.
To guard against the danger OF fire by
the employment of a modern heating sys-
tenn and yet to preserve that appearance
of simplicity which characterized the
home life OF Washington was a knotty
problem but after much study the OF
fcials at Mount Vernon have finally
solved It, They nave installed a COM
plete and efficient hot water heating
plant, but 1t Is completely concealed-a
wholly underground affair, as II were
All the buildings are heated from one
central plant located more than 400 feet
from the mansion and wholly under
ground, so that there Is not so mucn as n
visible smokestack to obtrude itself on
the scene that meets the eye Of the
visitor. In the mansion and other build
ings there are no visible radiators. Perish
the thought The heat is conveyed bv a
system of Indirect radiation that might
serve as a model for present-day builders
Of colonial houses. All the radiators are
located in the cellar. which underlies the
whole house. and the heat Is ingeniOusly
let into the various rooms through the
bases OF the freplaces-cutons having
been placed in the throats OF these fire
places SO that none OF the heat can as
Cend the chimney and be lost
Another modern convenience Of this re-
Juvenated estate Is the fine water supply
obtained from q splendid artesian well
drilled some years ago. Powerful pumps.
operated by electricity, supply water
from this well for household purposes and
keep filed at all times the emergency
reservoirs, which would have to be de-
pended upon in case OF fire. for Mount
Vernon is miles distant from Alexandria.
Va, the nearest town having any fire
fighting facilities. However, there Is
probably less danger of fire at Mount
Vernon than at any other estate in the
country. To be sure the house is Of
frame construction, with a shingle roof.
but aside from the precautions above
mentioned there IS the circumstance that
the exterior walls and every room In the
house have been treated with fre-resist-
ing paint, mixed according to the latest
approved formula.
Yet another important development Of
the past few years at Mount Vernon has
been the completion Of a fine system OF
sanitary drainage. BY this means there
The Washington herald., 1911-02-19

have been reclaimed the bogs and swamps
which at one time gave the place a repu-
tation for unhealthfulness. Finally.
threatening landslides near the mansion
and the old tomb Grcm which later, how
ever, the body Of Washington has been
removed to the new tomb have been
averted by the expenditure OF a great
sum Of money In carrying out a novel
project whereby q tunnel was excavated
under the hill on which the manor house
stands. This tunnel now drains of the
water-bearing sands and solves a problem
that has existed ever since WashingtOn'S
day. Indeed, 1t gave General Washing
ton himself many uneasy moments. al
though he found no way to remedy it.
Visitors TO the Mount Vernon estate are
always surprised to find that consider
able portion Of this 23S acre estate
all that remains Of the 5000 acres that
Washington Owned-iS farmed just as Is
any other rural tract. A big garden sup
plies food for the two dozen men en-
ployed at Mount Vernon and grain Is
raised 10 subsist the horses and mules
on the place and the deer in the deer
park in front Of the mansion. a unique
geological feature that has been restored
Just as it was in Washington's day, even
to the presence Of the antlered inhabi-
tants. Visitors also open their eyes when
they are told that Gardener Franklin A.
Whelan has to conduct a full-fedged
nursery business in connection with the
famous and beautiful gardens at Mount
Vernon This arose from the fact that
so many visitors pleaded for slips OF
q the famous roses and other flowers that
n way had to be found to crafty their
wishes. Now plants of the Mary Wash
ingtOn Rose. the magnolia that La Fay
cite planted and the other floral treas
ures of the garden are sold to visitors
and shipped to all parts OF the United
States. The sums received in payment
each small In itself. but amounting In
the aggregate to hundreds of dollars a
year. goes to improve and maintain the
gardens.
The guards on duty IN the mansion at
Mount Vernon say that they are given
very little trouble by vandals or relic
hunters. The situation might be different
however. were visitors permitted to enter
the rooms and touch the relics and fur
nishngs Instead they must content
themselves with gazing into each apart
ment from the doorway and so about the
only vigilance required Of the guards Is
to prevent men from writing their names
on the white woodwork and women from
cutting their initials by means Of a dia-
mond on the window-panes. They do
get some queer requests at Mount Yer
non, however. One of the oldest of
these was the recent plea of an aged
sire to play upon WashingtOn's flute.