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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
Why Eve Mcepk.

pcnt politely. as he offered Eve an
apple You can raise 100 barrels of
them to the acre on one of our irri-
gated orchard, farms in the Bezingo
Valley Your husband can purchase
40-acre tract on easy payments"
Shortly afterwards the family moved
from Eden TO seek the new home
Chicago Post. e
Yes. they were tempted by the EVIL
One To leave the South. the original
Garden Of Eden. and they have been
paying the penalty ever since. They
are now learning that they can raise
better apples and make more money
by coming back to the Garden or
Eden than by continuing to live where
they were led by the serpent. Cnwit-
tingly the Chicago Post has given away
the whole westward movement from
the South by saying that IT was due
10 the work of the Evil One.-Aianu-
facturers Record.
Exactly So and 1t may be added that
The apple orchard spot Of the garden
is within Virginia BY the way. the
latest information from tho Virginia
apple orchards is to the effect that
the damage to he fruit by the con-
tinucd cold snap has amounted TO
very little 1t is now plain that fthe
money value OF this years crop will he
equal to, IL it does not exceed. that Of
last year
| G.
June H. Will be an epoch making day
tricts arc going to vote that day on
the question of healthy bond issues for
good road building.
From nil parts OF the country. es-
pecially the South. there come re-
ports of the railways making con-
tracts for more and more rolling stock
Getting ready to handle bumper crop
~, a hole lHf
ness.
III a private letter n California news
paper man of thirty-nipe years cx-
perience and fifty nine years Intelligent
and discriminating observation says:
THE Times Dispatch is a great paper.
and the Industrial Section Is an in
novation and one of supreme inn
portancc 1t is grounded on solid bust
ness sense. If literature, art. sports.
etc. are to have, sectional distinction
in journalism, why not the Industrial
unit OF community life-why should 1t
be rclegated to special journals and be
excluded from the high art of com
posing a newspaper? Truly The Times
Dispatches Industrial Section is uni
que af4
Up in little town Of Louisa they
have organized a vigorous Board Of
Trade that is going to make things
hum. Already, and 1t is hardly a
month old yet. the board Is cocksure
of at least one new Industry, a small
one 1t is true. hut one will that have a
right good little weekly payroll. Many
little payrolls can make a small town
great.
Tie railroads running through Vir-
snia have it in their power TO render
Ia great deal of help TO the trade orga
nizations that arc trying to locate new
industries in the towns, and what is
more. the railroads are manifesting a
charming disposition to render that
aid.
town divided against itself may
not actually tumble down, but it will
not sprout up to any extent There are
several towns in Virginia that need
to think about this.
People all over Virginia have gotten
right down TO the rock bottom fact
that there is but one way to get good
roads and that is to raise the money
and pay for them. And they are rails
ing it too.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07

stonocuttcrs arc employed, and the
granite when taken from, the qunrrlcs
is dressed. hewn. squarcA and made
ready for the builders use before ii
is loaded Oh the cars. When SO pro-
pared 1t is loaded on the HAT cars
right at tho sheds and shipped to
Richmond 10 the post office work. Two
additional quurries have recently boon
opened, and the force largely increased.
The costly crusher is nearing COM
pletion, and by tho middle OF the
month all of the odds and ends OF tho
granite from the sheds and tho quarrics
will be crushed Into any and all sizes
and conditions of stone needed for
Sranolithtc work, for concrcting, etc.
and this OF itself will be an Immense
business. To operate these qunrrlcs
.stonccntting and dressing sheds ane
the crushcr. very costly machinery. has
been installed. Three enormous en-.
Gincs are required for the general
work, and several smaller movable
engines arc used TO operate tho cranes,
the steam drills etc. The dressing
sheds arc equipped Will enormous
travelling cranes OF the latest type, by
which mighty blocks of granite ara
moved about as If they were but play
things
\ hotel or boa riding ho,sc had to be
erected on the grounds for the accom-
mediation OF the large body OF expert
worknen. and II splendid hosiery it is.
The Lumber Inherent.
The Gimp Brothers big lumber pla Mt
lis working full force and the FORE
man tells mo 1t is difficult to keep up
with orders The co,npany.s lumber
road. which is a narrow gaugo and
runs IS miles bnck in the woods is
Keeping up day and noght schedule
to keep the mills supplied With logs
The Beck lumber mills hrc also
pushed TO their utmost to meet the
present demands. These mills, owned
by John II. Beck. are strictly hardwood
mills. and saw aud dress only tina
class of lumber.
All of these enterprises employ very
many people. and in this exception
ally busy season all kinds OF business
is made exceedingly lively In and
around the village. The stores here
are enjoying very fine trade and The
Farmers Bank, of Buttcrworth. IN
Kept quite busy caring for the cash
This, bank has neat little hreproot
bank building. which the travelling
men jokingly call Butterworth's
"skyscra per- True, II is Il very small
building. but Il Is large enough to
meet all of it's purposes, md Il neatcr
little finance shop Is not To he found
In the country. 1t Is equipped with
burglar proof safety vaults and safe.
Altogether Butterworth is busy
village. and doubtless 1t Will continue
10 be for many years to come. for the
immense granite deposits all around
the place now that quarrying has
been started on q big scale. will be
worked world without end, and Will
attract here hundreds OF skilled arti-
sans
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
ROAD BUILDING II MEcKLnsnunc.
Splendid Progress Being Made in Chas, eli,
DIstrlct-Other Townships Coming In.

Splendid Progress Being Made in Chns. civ
Dlstrlet-Other Townships Coming In.
Especial to Tho Times DispatchI
Chase City, W., May 6.-With the good
weather OF the past few weeks very hnr
progress has been made In the good roads
work In Chase City district Of Mccklcnburs
county. The rock quarry is being worked
very advan,ageously. furnishing the rock
necessary for five miles OF road east oil
town. The crusher IS working withou; Gems.
Ing. grinding the stone 10 tho size neces.
sary 70 be worked with the clay Beside,
the crushcr. the rollers and other machin.
cry being Kept at work there are twenty.
two mules and wagons on tho go. and over
nifty men are being kept busy making this
sood roads.
Five more districts I'm Meckcnburg countY
will soon vote the necessary money to build
good roads, and the present plan Is to have
all OF the districts to SO work that The good
roads will connect and overlap from one
district to another. Old Mccklepburg is go
Ing 10 be the banner good roads county OF
the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
VIEWS AND
NEAR VIEWS
CONTINUED From FIRST page.)

- .
things saw and heard that they are
not doing much business In the ter
ritorS named. This country merchant,
by way of proving his assertion said
Now you just watch the trains that
run over this road. Starting from Rich
rnond, the regular morning local train
has very few passengers. II loads UP
ut Petersburg with drummers and
other tolks coming down here. Going
back IL also loads UP with people, but
nearly all of them get off at Peters
burg and the cars go on TO Richmond
almost empty. Many Of these people
get off ut Petersburg TO trade. and
they do 1t because they have been In
ritcd to-.
So far as observation went the state
mcnts made By my country friend
proved correct. ! just mention this as
ii hint To Richmond johbers ana whole
salcrs and their drummcrs. There's
big trade down there.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07

People all over Virginia have gotten
right down to the rock bottom fact
that there is but one way to get good
roads and that is to raise the money
and pay for them. And they are rails
ing it too.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
BUSY DAYS DOWN
IN OLD DINWIDDIE:

lSontihucd FROM First Page.)
through the dead centre Of Dinwiddic
county. and is what was known In
olden times as the Bodyton and Peters,
burg Plank Road. running from tho
cockade City to Bodyton. tho county
seat OF Afecklcnburg county. The
sand gravel clay road was completed
from Petersburg to Dinwiddie Court
house last summer. and since then the
workers have been kept on tho line
from tic courthouse this way, the road
being completed q few weeks ago to
Butterworth. They are now operat-
Ing on the, next section to the south
Of the village. and good work is being
done. the sand and the gravel ncces-
sary to mix with tho clay being plen-
t!ful here. The work will be con
tnucd until the road is completed to
The Brunswick county line on the Not
toway River. and~there 1t Will prob
ably be taken up by the Brunswick
people. on the one side and the Neck
lcnbure peopIe on the other. nnally
carrying the line to LawrencevIle
eastward and Bodyton westward. THIS
Will make one of the finest stretches
of continuous good road In the Stats,
and will leave Dinwiddie county with
poRsiby moro miles OF frst-class road
than any OF tho counties cast of the
mountains
A World of Granite.
The A. G. Bedford granite quarries.
from which tho granite for the new
Richmond post office is being taken.
are being worked with a largely In
ceased force OF expert granite diRgars
aud stonocutters., In & the dressing
sheds, which were completed several
weeks ago and the most modern ma
chlnery installed, over sixty eXpart
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07

Up in little town Of Louisa they
have organized a vigorous Board of
Trade that is going to make things
hum. Already, and 1t is hardly a
month old yet. the board is cocksure
of at least one new industry. a small
one 1t is true. but one will that have a
right good little weekly payroll. Many
little payrolls can make small town
great
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07

town divided against itself may
not actually tumble down, but It will
not spront up to any extent. There are
several towns in Virginia that need
to think about this.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
STILL IN HTS POSSESSION
RQSAhIND At RED GATBGH;S2 : ILL.,: !: g.: =
Remarkable Coincidence In sum OF
Money That Rastus Had In
His Pocket.

Rastus was on trial.. charged with
stealing seven dollars and eighty-1ve
cents. He pleaded not guilty, and, as
he was unable to hire an attorney, the
Judge appointed Lawyer Clearem as
counsel. Clearem put up a strong
plea in defense, and Rastus was &C.
quilted.
Counsel and clier. met few min
utes later outside the court room.
Nov, Rastus," said Clearem,
you know the court allows the
counsel very little for defending this
kind of case. l worked hard for you
and got you clear. I'm entitled 10
much more pay than I'm getting for
my valuable services, and you should
dig up a good-sized fee. Have you got
any money!"
YES, boss" replied Rastus, Il done
got seben dollabs and eighty-five
cents"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

to imagine Gillespie party to the es-
capade, but could not fit him into 1t.
Meanwhile I babbled on with Miss
Pat. Her phrases were, however, a
trifle stiff and not in her usual man
ner.
walked with her from the pier to
st. Agathas.
Sister Margaret, who had observed
the procession from an upper window
threw open the door for us.
How is Helen?" asked Miss Pat at
once.
"She is very comfortable" replied
the sister. Il went up only moment
ago to see If she wanted anything"
Miss Pat turned and gave me heI
hand in her pretty fashion.
You see, 1t could not have been-it
was not-Helen; our eyes deceived
US! Thank you very much, Mr.. Dono
want"
There was no mistaking her relief;
she smiled upon me beamingly as
stood before at the door.
"Of course! On a fete night one
can never trust ones eyes!"
But 1t was all be wilderingly beau
tiful. You are most compassionate to
ward a poor old woman In exile, Mr.
Donovan. l must go up to Helen ant
make her sorry for all she hal
missed"
l went back to the launch ant
sought far and near upon the lake TO
the canoe with the single star.
wanted to see again the face that wa
uplifted in the food of colored light
the head, the erect shoulders, thu
arms that drove the blade so easil.
and certainly; for II it was not Heller
} Holbrook it was her shadow that tn
gods had sent to mock me upon tn
face Of the waters
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
CHAPTER XII.
The Melancholy Of Mr.. Gillespie,

The Melancholy Of Mr.. Gillespie.
l laughed a moment ago when. in
looking over my notes of these affairs,
I marked the swift transition from
those peaceful days to. others of re.
newed suspicious and strange events.
had begun to yield myself to blan-
dishments and to feel that there could
be no further interruption of the idyllic
hours l was spending in Helen Hol-
brooks company. still maintained,
to be sure, the guard as it had been
established; and many pipes l smoked
on ST. Agatha's pier. in the fond belief
that was merely fulfilling my Office
as protector of Miss Pat, whereas
had reached q point where the very
walls that held Helen HolbroOk were
of such stun as dreams are made of.
The only lingering blot in the bright
calendar Of those days was her meet
ing with Gillespie on the pier, and the
fact that she had accepted money
from him for her rascally father. But
even this I excused. 1t was no easy
thing for girl Of her high spirits to
be placed in a position of antagonism
to her own father: and as for GILES
pie, he was at least friend, abundant
ly able to help her in her difficult pc
sition; and II, through his aid, she had
been able to get rid Of her father, the
end had certainly justified the means
l reasoned that an educated man o
good antecedents who was desperate
enough to attempt murder for prof
in this enlightened twentieth centur!
was cheaply got rid of at any price
and 1t was extremely decent of Giles
pie-so l argued-to have taken him
self away after providing the mean
Of the girls release. l persuaded my
self eloquently on those lines while
] I exhausted the resources Of Glenarr
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
AN ESTABLISHED FACTORY

Producing standard goods used by stores,
banks, farmers and practically every body.
is sending its special representative u
and other unoccupied territory and desires
a resident distributor with 5000 to g, 900
in cash, carrying stock for immediately
filing orders; we allow 500 to 5000 month
" compensation, extra commissions, Of
fee and other expenses, per contract, ac-
cording to size Of district allotted and
stock carried; permanent Arrangements;
ouirements write promptly. Liberty"
Manufacturing Association, $50 West HUI
ron St.. Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

SYNOPSIS.

Miss Patricia Holbrook and MISS Heien
Holbrook. her niece. were entrus.eus ~
the care OF Laurance Donovan. wTiteI.
Patricia confded to Donovan that she
feared her brother Henry VINO Lulneu ~
a bank failure. had constantly threateheu
her for money from his fathers VIII; o.
which Miss Patricia was guardian Ihey
came 10 Port Annandale to escape Henry.
Donovan sympathzed with tho. two
women. He learned OF Miss Heiens an
moving sutton Donovan, discovered ana no
Reginald Gillespie. sutton for the hs H'o. OF
peared tho following morning A roukn
Donovan saw Miss IIolbrook and her IA
Their meet on friendly terms: Donovan
fought an Italian assassin. He met the
man he supposed was Holbrook, but VINO
After short discussion Donovan lett
surliy. Gillespie was discovered py DOH ,!,,
ovan presenting country cnurcn Wi.n
8, 00O Gillespie admitted he knew OF noi,
10 Donovan that Miss Helen had been
missing for few hours. While riding
in a launch, the Italian sailor attempted
to moicst the trio, but failed. MISE Fat
Hojbrook and not seeking another hiding
place. Donovan met Helen in garden at
night Duplicity Of Helen was, confessed
by the young lady. She admitted connivlnH
precautions. In night meeting with Don
ovan. The three went for long ride the
following day. That night. disguised as a a
nun. Helen stole from the house. IN sne me met
gillespie was confronted by Donovan:
Helcn's lover escaped. At the town nost
Office Helen, unseen except by I)ono all
slipped draft into the hand Or me t t.a,-
Miss Pat and Donovan took In the
canoe carnival.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
Too Fresh.

"Will you promise to support my
daughter in the style in which she Is
accustomed If I consent to your mar
riage?" demanded old Skinflint, when
Dolby made his formal proposal.
well, III promise to be tolerably
close with her, Mr.. Skinflint," said
Dolby. "but you know, I'm a soft.
hearted cuss, and I'm afraid she'll be
able to wheedle a few things out Of
me that you were strong enough to re-
fuse her."-Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
His Destiny.

II wish Willie had been born .
girl"
Why"
ooh, he is such a cry baby! wish
snivelling at everything that comes
up"
ITO stop It? Encourage 1t, you
mean! Nature evidently intended
that boy for a United States senar
tor"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Papa" said the little boy, why do
they say woman Is setting her cap
for a man when she wants to marry
him?"
Because, my son." explains the
father, softly, "if she sets her bonnet
for him she knows blamed we'll the
price Of 1t will scare him to death"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Rodrick-That foreign nobleman 10
reading the stock market and l notice
his eye fingers on "A. G. Preferred"
What does "a G." stand for?
Van Albert-Associated Gas, guess.
Rodrick-H'm thought perhaps
it meant American Girl Preferred"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
Surely the Limit.

Some kinds Of dishonesty are al
most unbelievable" says the Philoso-
pher of Folly. Cheating at solitaire
is q common form. But know q man
who gives himself short change At his
own store
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
Shop Talk.

The Customer quite seriously)-An'
how's your liver today, sor?
The Butcher-Fine and dandy, Mrs.
Flaherty-and only Is cents pound!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Sore Throat is no trifing ailment It
may carry disease germs to any part Of
the body through the food you eat. When
you feel sore throat coming on, use Ham
Inns Wizard OIL
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Health is the greatest of all posses
sions. and it's a maxim with me that
a hale cobbler Is a better man than a
sick king.-Bickerstaff
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

1t is not the quality Of the meat but
the cheerfulness Of the guests which
makes the feast.-Lord Clarendon.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
SplendId Development.

Developed your gold mine any as
YETI"
Sure. l started with desk room,
and now l have a suite. "-Kansas
City Journal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Mrs. Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces innamma-
ton allays pain, cures wind collie, 25c . bottle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Mans best possession Is a sympa-
thetic wife-Euripides.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

Simple remedies are best! Garfield Tea
is simple, pure, gentle in action, and al
ways potent. Composed of Herbs, not drugs!
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13
Preliminary Suspensioi

Preliminary Suspension.
How did Jobble's wife manage to
Lang up lace curtains?"
II think by making Jobble hang up
his watch"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-06-13

To do two things at once is to do
neither.-Publius Syrus.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-01-19
DETECTIVE is UNDER AR.
REST IN OKLAHOMA

B. ID. Upkike, nephew of tx
Governor Charles r. Haskell of
Oklahoma, ie sought by the
police charged with the murder
of a. O. Christensen and the
serious wounding of T. u. And.
derson. Mrs. Nora Updike, his
wife is under arrest as an ac-
ceseory. Updike ia a detective.
Anderson is brother in. law
OF the alleged murderer. Be-
fore II e became unconcious
from the loss of blood, he made
statement that Updike shot
him and Christense n, when the
latter interfered to prevent Up
dixie g mother was former Gov
'ernor Haskell's sister:
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-01-19
NORTH DAKOTA SENATOR
SAYS SECRETARY Is" "UN-
FAITHFUL SERVANT"

Washington, Jan. l6.-Sen.
Purcell (Dem., N. d. this af-
ternoon introduced q resolution
declaring Secretary of the In.
terror Ballinger to be an un.
faithful servant. and asserting
that he "should no longer be
retained in that Office"
Purcell is member of the
famous Ballin9er-Pinchot In.
vestigation committee and bas.
ed his resolution upon the evi.
deuce developed in the inquiry
into charges made by L. r.
Claws and Clifford Pinchott.
Purcell supported the Demo.
cratic report censuring Ballin.
ger.
At Purcell's request the reso.
luton was read and laid on
the table. Sen. Hale manifest.
ed anxiety as to what was in.
tended, but did not pursue his
inquiries when he found that
no action was contemplated
today.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-01-19
High School Doings

A Junior Meeting was held
last Wednesday to install the
new president, Alonzo Putnam,
formerly vice president became
president to succeed Hazel
Hutcheson who resigned on ac-
count of her graduation from
the Junior Glass.
Some interesting and excit-
ing practice inter-class gamea
were played at the Armory
Hall Saturday afternoon. The
Sopho pulled out narrow (?)
victory over the Freshman by
a score of co to 10, while the
Juniors just managed to- cap
ture one more point than the
Seniors in the game between
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-01-19
PAYS GOOD DIVIDEND

The street car line after a
four months business declares
a Is per cent dividend and ae
only 80 per cent had been call.
ed for on the capital stock il
makes a pretty good invest.
ment. This investment will
grow better year after year.
The time is coming when the
company will feel justified in
extending the line south and
west. Such an extension would
be of great value to the cities OF
Wahpeton and Breckenridge.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1911-01-19

ber and the nomination of Nc
Cun,ber in the house by Street
er attracted especial notice. All
the oratorical IF orts were
pleasing.
In the senate the election of
hcCunber was taken up first.
In the house that oc Grouua
was first disposed Of.
Party lines were strictly
drawn. Senator Whitc!ler. In.
dependent. voted for NcCu,n.
bcr. The results were:
IN THE SENATE
Nc Cunber, ~, Bruegger5.
Gronna, AZ. Purcell >.
IN THE HOUSE
NcCunber 81, Bruegger Is
Gronna SS. Purcell
The joint ballot will be taken
at noon today. The vote will
undoubtedly tie tine same as
the total vi the separate ballots
today.