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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
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EDITOR of The Richmond virginian:
sir'-The paper that DR. Harnsberger read
before the State Medical Society and WAS pub
iisheo In The Richmond Virginian on october
'''' gives me Christian temperance people OF
our state an occasion to pause and reflect
ne paper argues for institution built and
maintained by the State. for the purpose OF
caring Tor and curing the drunEards His
ai'k hoS's ~ that OF an expert. and proba bl,
no one will even dare attempt 10 dlscradtf -
ms prescription is good, In SO far Az II goes
hut here Is the trouble, II does not 70 "a
enough. sV A"'
II an ounce of prevention ~ stu worth a
p"uHu oI cure, then his statement that uunitiya
measures are wrong and remedial ara right
WIN regard TO dealing with the drunkard only
contains part OF the truth, He ought to add
'hat preventive measures best Of all In
SNORT ms paper only argues Incidentally for an
lheprlate institution. 1t Is mainly an argument
Tor state and national prohibition OF the liquor
traffic. f
lie claims that drunkenness is q diseasa a nd
not crime. and that drunkards should not be
imprisoned but given medical treatment With
ID" ms iHlN agree. But where should the
eatnent BIZ applied If some one was making
Ia fortune by poisoning the city water and
was thereby causing disease, there is no doubt
about the need of treatment But would II be
the "iseN plan to build institution for the
afflicted and let the poisoning go on or first
put stop to the poisoning? The Old geoera-
plies contained picture OF hunters chasing a
nerd OF buraoes over cliff, as "a means OF
capturing them. Now II 1t is proved that
huffaloes should not be killed, then there is not
so much need for hospital ut the foot Of the
cl:n to cure crippled bufaoes as there IL to
stop the hunters from chasing them over the
chi. Now he claims. and no one will dis
pute 1t. that the State, for the sake uf a little
revenue, is making drunkards. who become non
producers and therefore are liabilities And
then he argues that the State. on account OF
having made men into liabilities, under oh
legation TO build institution which will I'M
der,ake To make them assets again. But If
assets are better than liabilites-sober men bet
tor than chronic Standardization he In not
arguing sp much for institution to care for
and cure drunkards he is for the State to
stop making them. He Is not arguing so much
for institution to cure drunkards In order
to make the last few years of their lives an
asset to the State, he is for the State to
stop making drunkards so that the same men
for which he Is asking that the institution be
built may be assets to the State all their lives.
The State Board of Charities aud Corrections
reports that there have been $500 chronic cases
Of Drunkenness in the State during the year,
who have done time" in iails not TO
mention others who have escaped arrest. Now
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
WHERE THE RIA ALL WOULD WORK WE'LL

Governor Blease. speaking AT Anderson, S C..
befor" thousand people, severely criticised the
ministers OF that city who had adopted resolutions
condemning lynehing and censurng the COVER
nor for his attitude towards the affair. The Gov
eraor gave positive assertion to his sympathy for
the lynehing party stated that he would not
order the State troops to protect negro who
In danger of being lynehed for certain
crime and that before he would have done II In
this instance he would have resigned his seat
and FASTENED to join the party who We're con-
Quoting the ynching He moreover asserted that
II The jury brought In verdicts or gull, in the
affair he would Immediately pardon the convicted
men.
Beautiful sentiments from the executive head
of a great State in whose hands has been largely
placed the rights and liberties of citizens and
their protection under the law. Words of truth
and soberness calculated TO strengthen the hands
OF those who believe In law and order and who
fear the peril Of anarchy
! No Southern man but believes that the crime
Of rape deserves the severest punishment the law
can provide. Vengeance should overtake the
brutes who commit such crimes swiftly and
without mercy But the rights of the accused
demand that guilt be proven by the calm. dis
passionate methods Of judicial invest cation and
not by the hands Of an ntamed and insane mob.
The larger question of conserving the dignity and
majesty of the law is involved
The recall directed towards such officials as
MIR BIease would commend its value in
strument OF relief In the hands of an outraged
people. Better far the recall in the hands Of
/ citizens than men who advocate mob violence IN
the highest office Of the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
NOVEMBER II

tions MS TO method financial ability, equipment
and such llke things bot RS TO the ~ ineiple
itself Z ~ lncoatrovertibie and ultimately bound
to prevail
In the enactment, anC enforcement OF such q
law the State has just :uach reason and right
10 regard the child as Z, Narl to be protected
and provided FOR as Ia ant other instance Of
which know. II the stat has not al least
proceeded upon such an assumption we woala
appreciate Brother Copeland ~ Informing us II
sll the history Of legislation IN relation 10 he
child life Of the sts,e does uot demonstrate IA:
the state considers ..s Office Ok guardianship
constitutional and at times necessary ~hAt does
K show, is very esi5ea; tina, tue child Is The
ward ~ the STATE in 1>Aeral construction Of the
term and upon occasion. when the State deems
it desirable Il assumes control OF the child even
to the extent of relieving me paren; OF the task
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
AVIS

, you. he cried. Il Thought you'd give
feilo" some advice instead of trent-
ing me tiippantIy, You must know
I'm not gushing don't mean to
be-"
Forgive me. Marsh" said silva
uulelly You want to ask me how to
approach the sort of girl you know
she is?''
That's 1t; exactly, She writes un-
der single name. Avis but she
must have a surname. and she must
have "a home somewhere, and | want
to meet her and some day marry
her"
You are In earnest. Marshaif."
asked sisa in n shaking voice.
i am" he said solemnly
Then ! VIII arrange 1t so you can
meet Avis--and | hope you won't ID
disappointed. but I'm afraid you Will
Here comes Fen Purdy--th,s is hls
dance. | must CO.
"Ah, but you're brick. siva--tiio
next dance is mine. and Well dance II.
Ell. not sit il out ?"
As you please" murmured silva ana
was gone,
Marshall arose and went 10 one ue
the open windows. leaning against
tn. frame and looking in on tha
Nt+AaN'' - WV Attdt nau tHttuStsh
his secret To silva Smith he felt that
there was more reality to II than the
mere dreaming of the identity of the
poetess whose .verses had won h.s
love
strangely contented. he watched the
pretty scene within. glowing every
time silva Smith passed hin. Fen
ia, black sleeve against aiae pale
| pink OF her gown. Siya's hMr RaE
bronze brown
her eyes were the same and her face
was oeautifu--surpass ingly lovely
Tonight, with her lips curved into a
happy smile and her brown ewes shin.
ing with inward joy
All at once Marshall was Jealous
OF Fen Purdy who had fallen helm
lessly in love with silva. Purdy way
rieh ana handsome and silva was So
| desirable. Why had Marshall never
thought of that before BY the time
the dance was over Marshall bowman
niew that he was in love with silva
smith. that he always had been and
that he would tell her OF it as soon
as he could reach her side.
He claimed her at once and took
her out to the angie seat silva
smith, he said solemnly. II know
you'll think am fool. but I've Just
discovered that there is somebody I
love more than Avis
silva uttered a low cry and her
hands fled to her heart
What Is it. Siva?" he asked
alarmed
"A little pain near my heart--I have
II Iften Pray tell me of your new
love-
Not new one--only. silva. dear.
I've been watching you dancing il
there and l find that you are the gira
of MY heart after all / don't sups
pose you could learn to like me a lits
tie
Il? Why. Marsh. never thought
you cared for me-
1T came to me all at once that II
you married Fen Purdy and mar.
ried Avis, my paper lady that l would
be wretched all the days OF my life.
You've been my confessor for SO long.
dear you know all my sins--y0a
couldn't care, could you. Sivag"
And silva told him she could care
and she had cared for a long time
How about poor Avis of the poemsf"
she asked after a while.
"Ah, l can't marry both YOU ne
laughed happily, and | choose yOu.~
III you marry mo you will marry
Avis, too said silva softly. "Oh, yo1
blind Marshall. Transpose the ietter4
Of her name and you get mines I
wrote those verses 10 you--and found
you after ALL i
I'VE found each other amended
Marshall tenderly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
MRS. BLANKENBtRG's HUSBAND.

The path of reormer is not one OF roses
nor are the results, that one naturally expects
after the pledges OF the campaign certain OF ac-
complishment. He faces the necessity Of re-
organizing and reforming aa administration
which probably has been corrupt for years, he
may lie of finding countless obstacles
thrown ia his way by those whose interests are
served III discrediting his administration; he is
expected TO follow the suggestion and to please
refuge in any movement that parades under the
banners oi reform. He is at a decided disad-
he may accomplish is of great credit to him.
1r the case Of Rudolph Bankenburg, the
splendid results First because the records OF
past administrations could hardly be much worse
paratiyely easy task in producing conspicuous inn
provement
Again because his character and record give
sufficient guarantee of his sincerity and his con-
sstent devotion to the OF better govern
active efforts have been given to the publication
Of politics and to municipal reform. Because OF
the soubriquet of the "Warhorse of Reform"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
BY KATE CIiEVES.
Copyright. 1911. by Associated Lit
erary Press

et,onvr,gb, 1s,1 nv assoeia,..a f.it-
e'Ais liess''
Marshall Bowman came into the
mooniit veranda and looked around
at the occupied chairs. silva Smith
was nowhere to he seen and an
amused voice nearby proclaimed
MarshaiIs predicameni.
Shes TN the ar9le sea, N,rsh v
and Marshalt acLno~Ieayaa ~ inyar
nation win "a sneentsb .rin ana a.
apneared around tho cornar 90 ma
hnnsn
tn. inforuipy vni.. ,aa 80, aaa,
that Fen purdy was s,ttins ~ ~
angie scat Win nrattv S,ys S,,t,h
ana MIR Marahsu S,sar,,a,, A..
Pnrdv il Wa snmatn,ng - -,
for MarshaI, Eown,ap s.ssd,d 10
ma svna,,a,hv -. ~, ,s. a" ~
Eva aas ~ a., 49, ~ ..h ana
he turned when his afralrs naa,saa
,-,,n,thstte ',aa're.a,'s., Aea
fane1ing e' ''''"N"s anu IN
Fen Purdv was ,aaviny her rab,c-
+an,I~ 1,aasi, as 80. ing nsl, Ieiuc-
his dance ard NarshaiI .t,,.ras go,
tbs vacap, seat '"'0
sea-
, eagerly "nn vo,, VIVA st,,rr. !,
out,,
'.Er.,ptv "a a.
said silva IN var sras, -, '" -.
..bnt ! know vo,,ve ~. .,,,,,s.,,,, -,
your mind March ara sen,, 80, "a
pert advice so orr WITH :, ara H., ~.
/ seeress relieve vour anx,st,,..
For the last time Siv. h.
| apolorizad ~ NV. .,h
again with INV arYairS on,,, ~, 80 go
| this IL somstbiny ~,
girl can fell me, gsr, NJ. o,,,', .
oh. | see F" said siya "a Is,,is s.a,a
! ly. then az sha say ,bm ,ro,,h,aa ,ols,.
on his face her voice softana, =, ~.
tone that ALWAYS tbrt1,ad bir, - I'll
| of womanlv svmnathv ana ,,naar
standing Of him Wa !, o., Al
WAYS glad to helm MARI ~, ,'a,,
know I'm only a rirl ana havan,t
| had experience enough TO max ne
| an expert on all matters"
I'm in love, silva, he said 4, a
! low tone and looLipv .w., fro,,,
her. Don't laugh"
I'm not Laughing" Aaid siva ar,sr
little pause Love is a sarin,,s
thing. Marsh
That's what tronbles mo IL nn,,
knew how to reach har-a he n,t,s..d
helplessly. -
.Ret,er t.l, roa an ,ho,. ~,
Siya in a tone,ess roica 80, 81 NC !.
quick TO nofica
II am boring wont" y. or;sa
.tNo-no-ro m Marsh 80 ;a
almos, tmnat;ant,y o., ~.
l. the naxt dance ana .,, ,,,,s. e. 80.
over now. who Is ths gir,q ,"
II don't know admi,t,a Msh.u
Don't know, echoed sfva
He shook his haad rnaf,,,,,. .a,,
never met her and aon.t knn,, -.
real name bur I'm snra--aaaa s,,r
silva thar she ia ~ ,,,,ar It.
that she Is tho one hs,ng VIZ, ~.
been createa ynr me- ~ -. ~ mas
that oyerworkaa word sha ~ asv
affinity. why ev.ry wnra 49, s
is a direct message 70 NC 49,
finds its marx hare a. ~, -.
Don't laugh silva re 80. .a1i1 - !,
this way hafora 80
think I'm a fool, he araaa ,a,,,,, go
Nothing OF The sort Marsh-Tau
me more-does abe wri,a ~ yn,, y.
"No-welI she wr;tas $780,,
they are publishea in ope ~ ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14

We'll. we'll well The photo OF the Rev James
Cannon. ID. D. aderns the front page Of Sunday 8
Charlotte Observer. What do you think Of that !.
Has change Of location wrought SO marvellous
a change OF disposition upon the part of the
editor of the Observer? Verify We shall expect to
see one or two of our contemporaries IN these
parts printing some pleasant allusion TO the doc
tor ere long
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14

We are exceedingly grateful to Andy for that
twenty-five million We are working now upon
some plan by which may gain the greatest
profit and pleasure from our share
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14

The Charlotte Aeus says that Meckienburg is
waking up. Please explain, We have been fear
full Of trouble in those parts. but we trust 1t
hasn't come so soon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
Contract Sale for Hay.
special to The richmond virginian. !

Especial to The Rtchmohd Vfrginian.E
HARkISONBURG. VA. Nov. Ia
The f. l.. Sublett Hay Company. %
Harrisonburg. has closed contract
to furnish about 500 tons Of Michigan
ha,. for the horses at the United States
government remount station at Front
Royal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14

Now dig down into the cedar chest and bring
out the fannels won't you?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
viii Hold Poultry show.

(sBecial to The Richmond virginian.r
| HARRISONRURG. VA, Nov. H.
The Harrisonburg Poultry Show VIII
be held this year in three-day exhi@
bition December Is. Is and IS. Judge
Dennis. OF Nixon, will ofiiciate. Z
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
CORN is KING IN
OLD Y IR GI MIA
The Feature Of Features at the
Coming State Fair Will
Be Corn.
AGRICULTURE 'F'' i IRE. 70. !. 30
General Prizes and Special Prizes
That7lVill Do Homage
\ TO King Corn.
AGRICULTURE TO. FRONT

When the first exhibition of the re-.
organized State Fair was held the gem
eral Comment was that the farmers
were not exhibiting as was expec ted
and us had been hoped for In fact,
the buildings set apart for agricultural
exhibits were almost empty The fair
management readily recognized the
racl that Virginia State Fair, with
tile farmer end OF 1t. in the vocative,
would not be u Virginia exhibition,
and at once they went to work to more
greatly interest farmers, The second
exhibition showed up. somewhat better
In the agricultural department; bur nor
as we'll a the management had hoped
for. The third year the agricultural
EXHIBIT was very line. and yet 1t was
not Just what Virginia could show ana
wiint II ought to show, and SO the
management has simply kept on pull
ing at the agricultural end of the fair
Last year there was a fine exhibit. and
,he corn end OF IL was something i'm
niense. something that attracted the
attention OF all OF the country. For
nearly year the agricultural and farm,
journals OF the country have been tell
ing about the great corn exhibit made
az last fails State Fair. and Virginia
has been we'll advertised. This has
greatly encouraged the management OF
me state Fair, and this year bigger
thlhSs are going. to be done II
The Fcnture of Features.
The agricultural department OF the
fair is really going TO be the fea ture
tnis year. and the corn exhibit is going
10 be the real feature of tile aEricui-
tural feature. Already the prizes have
been arranged, and king Corn" is
re, going TO be the king of the fair
me fair Is four months away and n
iooks like printing things far ahead to
,aik ABOUT the corn prizes now, but IL
IS wcil enough for the virginia corn
growers TO know what is In store fo,.
them. tsl>s, - 80 : "
Below Is the list of the king Corn"
speeiai prizes that will be offered and
every one of them is guaranteed
mere VIII be, no scaling or trimminr
~, Will go Just as named In
,he iist below. However, there ara GER
IAN rules and regulations that must
can comrete for the prizes Every 81 =
must be grown on Virginia soil. and
competition is open to All Vtreinta
farmers. There Will be no condj,inn
as 10 seed used-no matter what hind
OF seed corn went into the rroun6.
nor where 1t came from. just so the
eShloited corn is Virginia grown and
SHOWS UP all right. There Will be all
soiutely no charge for entering or for
~, ne space used by the exhibits AS a
matter OF fact, the competition w,,I K .
absolutely free to Virginia corn rrow-
ers. 80 ~. -, :, ~ ro'w
Eere Is the list of special prizes:
"a. .Ciass !, Single ear white corn
FIRST prize, $40; second, $a5; third, $40
fourth, 50; NTH, ss:s sixth 81 \ seventh
Sei eighth, So; ninth. 81; tenth, ss:
eleventh, 81. twelfth, ST. ne re
" sy dnor Pump and Well Company.
islcIl ohsg, VIII give to winner OF first
8l65 Continued on Third Page.) n
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
Big GAIN |N.vA[UE
.OFFARM PRODUCTS
Within Decade. Increase ir
North Carolina Amounts to
:. rag Per Cent. ~
! IspecIal % rho Tlmes. plsp,teh. ]

Raleigh. n. c., June 3.-That within
the past ten years North Carolina has
advanced l29 per cent in the value of
farm products is n Significant feature
of the annual report OF Commissioner
of Agriculture w a. Graham. made
to the State Board OF Agriculture, re-
Gently in session here.
The increase has been from $4,000
900, farm product value. in 1900. to
sl22 100000 in 1910. With this state
ment. he points out also that in 1900
there were held in the state, under the
auspices of the Agricultural Depart
ment, .only twenty farmers Institutes,
whereas there were held during 1910
more than 400. the increase having
been gradual through the decade. He
congratulated the board on discon-
tinuins expensive and improbable. cx-
hibits at great cxpositions, and expend-
ing revenues in direct effort with the
farmers to improve their methods.
The commissioner reports receipts of
the department from the 20-cent ton
ma sc tax on fertilizer tags and other
sources for the SIX months, ending
June /. to BIO Sf70.l94. with balance
In the treasury of S5S,040. The sale OF
fertilizer tags represents. total ton
mage of 683,a4T tons sold in,the State
for the six months. The receipts from
the oil division which so into tho
general fund of the State Treasury. are
not Included In the department. .re-
ceipts. This division broughtin S26I63
for the six months. The expenses of
the division wore $12,2t6. leaving u a
balance net profit to the State of
$4,000. 4 s., Z.
as2 In reviewing, the work OF the several
divisions of the department the com
missioner declares that there Is graft
flying progress in all these including
the test farms, the State Museum. az
vision OF. animal Industry, entomology
horticulture. demonstration. botany,
asronomy, pure food work and the oil
division. b s ~. n ~ y = 9 3s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
More About That Mule-Footed Hog-.-Can Vir-
ginia Make Colt ii? --Mountsin Grown
slrucIs.--A Point. OF Two on Good
ianadS-- inGr3liints

whole lot of other lovely things IN the
valley below-loyely things that can
be- seen only in the valleys between
the mountain ranges OF Old Virginia
writes me short note. In which he
says he has read an editorial or com
meht or a communication in The
Times Dispatch about cotton growing
in Virginia. He thinks YirEinia-ail
of Nirginfa1can grow cotton mighty
near as well as Georgia. l ain inclined
70 take issue with him as 10 some
parts of Virginia. but the story he
tells is at least interesting. and here
1t is: H1a .5
MY grandfather, who evidently be-
liered lin his day as does the Indus
trial Editor OF The Times Dispatch in
this day, that Old Virginia can grow
anything that is worth growing, had
a habit OF planting on fhis mountain
lands and valley lands every kind Of
seed known in the agricultural records.
lie used to plant cotton right under
the shadow of the mountain. not much
cotton. but enough to- show that the
lands right under the mountains could
grow the staple. a few rows, perhnps
half a dozen, and they not over ten
yards in length. comprised his cotton
crop, and the cotton grew, and ma ;
tured we'll. 1t was picked and seeded
Dy' nand, Justffor the fun of the thing,
but my grandmother found use for the
cotton when it showed up in it's beau
tiful whiteness." s;iis3s i
Well, who knows but what cotton
can be grown little better under the
guardianship of that blessed mountain
shed that protects half Of Virginia
from storms and frosts and other evils,
than II can be down In Georgia and
Texas and other points where the hot
weather breeds the boil weevil to do ;
stroy the cotton after 1t blooms? 1t is
certain that the weevil can't live In the
high latitude of Virginia.
.T% dare, to- .suggest.that some OF the
Pittsylvania county folks and some
of the folks of tIalifa" land some of
those good farmers In Albemarlo and
Augusta and Nelson and va Allegheny
counties, right In and uniensthei moun-
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