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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
our Furnacc synposium.

Mra. r. c. b. writes: There is one
thing about our furnace that | would
like 10 know. On a reasona bly, warm
day. when we need but very little heat.
furnace throw Il nj. and the heat will
shoot M out of the registers enough
to blow persons hat OFF, but on Il
cold day we can heap in tho coal and
open ali the drafts and not get whis-
per of heat from any OF the openings.
IA cold day our registers draw in the
air instead OF shooting II out"
y. II. It. says: "At ! o'clock yestcr-
day morning when ! got home from
the lodge put SAFE worth of coke in
my furnace, opened mp the gangway
and smoI<estaci. let down the gewilli.
ker. shut up the eduil!briator, fastened
down tho life boats. battened the
matches. yankcd open the jimcrack and
loosencd up all the set screws .ac-
cordinG to directions. ! then went to
bed and when arose at 6 o'clock the
wrinkle your raglan?"
"Later--I have just discovered that
1t was o'clock on the second morn
Ing that l got up. ] oversight one
day and u night. 50 II was not the
fault OF the as1gc. Pardon me for
bothering you about 1t at ALL"
II. T. c. writes; My furnace has
caught a bad cold and I think It is
rapidly running into pneumonia, It has
ticed any symptoms resembling q
fever for some time, It's digestion
seems to be perfect and 1t has Il
surprising appetite. / cant quite make
out what 10 do for 4. It does not
mel blankets 1t would help. It's tenn
.perature Ia very low and 1t seems to
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
new OVER PLANT
NO " COMPLETED
Marks Another Era of Power De
velopment-Erected at Cost
of 100000.
Especial to Tho Times-pispatch.

lopeCldl W no IlIneS-Dl8potCh.1
Bristol, Va. December 24.-The first
hydro electric power plant establish
ed In Tennessee will be put In oper-
alton Monday morning, December rs.
This plant built BY the Watauga
Power Company. Is located in the
Horseshoe" of the Watauga River
twenty 1--WE miles southeast of Bristol,
and tho work Of establishing 1t has
continued over a period OF two years,
and has entailed n cost of 100000. The
capitalists backing this plant are resi-
dents of Elizabcthton. Tenn. The OIL
GERS OF the company are: Lee F. Mil
Ter. president, w. e. Hunter, vice.
president. and ]. II. Grayson, secre-
tary and treasurer. The work has
been accomplished under the direc-
ton OF Engineer Francis r. Weller.
OF Washington. D. c.. assisted by R.
l. Weide, OF the Same city.
The concrete dam rests on gran
lite foundation. and Is anchored to
granite walls ~ either side of the
river. The dam Is So feet high and
50 feet in thickness at the base, and
is $50 feet in length. It forms a lake
one aid a half miles in length. It's
capacity is 3.o00-horsepower. The ma
chinery. with the exception of the
turbine wheels, IS OF the Westinghouse
make. the plant containing three units.
wv ~ winch nave dlTcauy been IN
stalled. The machinery was tested
Saturday and to-day. and was found
to be in good condition. Aluminium
transmitting lines have been con-
structed, and the company Is now
ready to deliver current at Elizabeth
ton and In Bristol. In addition to this
plant. the company has two other
available water powers, nd will be
able to supply 7.5oo-horsepower when
ever there Is q demand for that
amount
Tho completion of this dam is look
ed upon as the beginning Of new
era In power development for Tennes-
sec, which Ia said to have more ava l.
able waterpower than most of the
Southern States. because Of the fact
that Its streams rise In mountains that
place their source 5000 feet above the
level of tho Mississippi River Another
large power is now being developed in
the Tennessee River. near Chatta-
nooga.
Significant to this situation. the
government. through the Bureau OF
Forestry. is now inspecting the land
that embraces the hcadwaters OF these
rivers with view to making them a
part of the national timber reserve
under the Weeks bill. The protection
of the watershed thus will be OF grea,
value to the waterpower of Tennessee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
COUNTY SCHOOLS
HAVE GOOD YEAR
Marked Progress in Educational
Affairs in Buckingham
During 1911.
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch.l

tSpecial TO Inc TlmeS-DlSpatch.1
Arvonia. Va. Decem Der 2i.-The school
officials OF Buckingham caunty are
greatly encouraged on account of the
progress in educational affairs during
the past year. In every line there have
been marked advances. but especially
IN the line OF equipment. new mthols
and sanitary conditions. 1t Is now an
nounced that every school in the d.
vision has individual drinking cups for
the pupils, and most OF the schools are
supplied with water Coolers instead of
me oid-time open water bucket All
The new schools havo the jackcted
stove, with It's system OF ventilation;
and In large number of the schools
:he teachers give regular lectures to
all their puplls on hygienic matters.
The value OF the school property has
increased largely within the past two
years. Tho new Arvonia High School.
model of It's kind, is now in opera
lion. For its size and cost. 1t perhaps
eas no superior In the State The pres
ent session shows also marked ad !
yances in attendance and enrolment
The enrolment for November was 1910,
with an average attendance of l,62s.34.
or an advance Of IL per cent. over the
year 1910.
It is also 4 source of great gratifi-
cation that Buckingham county dis
tanced all competitors in the Stute in
It's record for patrons day. according
to tho last issue OF tho Virginia Jour.
nal of Education. thus winning the
banner for Increased interest on the
part of patrons and citizens in gen
eral
Plans are already being prepared to
have the tax rate increased from 80
cents a hundred dollars worth OF
property to IS cents, or tho maximum
Of 90 cents. At the April meeting the
supervisors will be requested 10y the
entire school force OF tho county.
headed by the division superintendent
Some are expecting that a bill will
be passed in the coming session of
the Legislature making II obligatory
upon the Board of Supervisors to levy
such tax. within the limit OF the law,
as the county board of school trustees
nay see fit to demand. Such law
would meet with the approval OF the
average citizen and would be most
heartily supported by all school otii
Gals throughout this section.
The properties in the Arvonia slate
district. the most extensive and val
liable IN the South, are now In n pros
porous condition, owing to the fine
weather and settled labor conditions
throughout the past summer and fall.
Work In all the six quarries has been
steady throughout the year, and the
output has heen large.
a movement is on foot on the part
OF capitalists to open UP OF con-
siderable scale the we'll known copper
mine located on Slate River, near
what is known as Bumpass's Bridge.
This mine Is said to contain a fine
grade of copper in paying quantities
and fine specimens have been OBJ
tanned from a point not far from the
surface.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
Social and
Personal

~ HRISTMAS DAY there is very lit
tie done in the way of formal
entertaining. Family dinners
and family house parties are the order
of the times and only few informal
parties VIII be given to-day. Nearly
everybody has invited friends In. either
for tho morning Or afternoon for egg
nog. and everything Will be very
gay and very festive. Many visitors
are in town and more will arrive to-
morrow and during the succeeding
days OF the week. and good many big
entertainments will be given this week.
Several Christmas house parties are
being entertained ut some OF the coun-
try estates near Richmond, but most
OF these Will break up In the next
few days The days of the week will
be gay and full OF pleasure of Miss So
clety, and several OF the handsome
functions of the week are 10 be for
dchutantes. though generally the mar
ricd set comes in for the lions share
of the entertaining at Christmas.
In Suffolk.
AIr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Smyth have
gone TO suffolk. where they are spend
Ing Chriatmas with the lutter's
parents. Mir. and Mrs. George Nurnev.
Mr.. and aIrs. Smyth VIII return to
Richmond in a few days.
StcphensOn-Cury.
very pretty wedding took place IN
the Methodist Church at Franklin on
Thursday afternoon a O'Clock. when
Miss Sarah Miriam Gary, daughter Of
Ar and Mrs. Charles Walker Gary, be-
came the bride of Grover Thomas
stephenson. son OF r. T. Stephenson,
Of Seaboard. n. c. Tho Rev. Thomas
r, Reeves. principal of Blackstone
Female Institute. performed the cere-
mony In the presence of large com
pany OF relatives and friends, and the
Lohengrin" wedding march was play
ed at the entry of the bridal party
Church decorations were in pottei
plants, trailing vines and masses Of
lovely lilies and white flowers
Candles and white flowers were also
used on the altar. and Miss Halle
Hester. Of Tryon. y. c. Gang "Beauty's
Eyes" jus, before the ceremony.
The bride entered the church with
hcr maid of honor, Miss Ruth VIII
!iams. Of Franklin. Charles Bernard
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
MANY HORSES ARE
KILLED BY CORN
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Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l
Harrisonburg, Va. December 24.---At
least seventy-fve horses have been
killed in this end of the Valley dur
ing the last month by eating moldy
corn. The farmers are greatly exer-
cised over the matter, and yeteri-
narians are kept busy. A few casea
nave been cured. but the doctors say
that 90 per cent of the afflicted ami
mails die. Newspapers are urging tho
farmers to shell the corn before feed
ing, and to use other precautions. II
is said that the unprecedented drought
of last summer and fall stunted tho
corn, causing the formation OF dead
~ poison In the stalk and cob. This Is
the first time that the disease, known
as toxaemia. ever has appeared In
this part of the country.
Some OF the animals suffer a COM
plete paralysis of this nervous system,
with an attendant sleepiness, which,
brings On death In few hours. Others
become wild and raving. attacking 9TH
er animals and often human beings,
and soon die in fearful paroxysms OF
pain.
Deaths are occurring daily in Rock :
ingham, and many animals arc sick.
Page county has been hard hit, as
has been Augusta. Shenandoah has
had few deaths.
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produce dealers have shipped away!
carload after carload for tho holiday
seasons. IT has been the custom re-
Gently to send turkeys on foot across
the mountains to HarrisonourH. A
flock Of 1900 turkeys Journeysd Hike n
flock of. sheep thirty miles across tho
mountains. making the trip without
difficulty. At nightfall the turkeys.
true to their instinct, roasted on tho
spot. Their driver got within few
miles OF HarrlsonburS at sunset. and
was tnsistent upon getting the birds
under cover. but the stubborn hens and
sobolers refused to bulge an inch, but;
roasted right In the riddle Of the road.
remaining there until sunrise. when
they voluntarily resumed their jour
ney tft
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
Trnin Crashes Into Herd of Becf onttle

Especial to The Times Dispatch
Britol. Va, December 24.-The east
bound fast train on the Southern Rail-
way, known as the Memphis Special,
ran into herd of beef cattle on u
street crossing at Philadelphia, Tenn,
to- day, killing twelve head, without
serious damage to the train.
Postal clerks applied the cmerEen
cy brake when they heard the noisu
of grinding bones. T
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
Corn Winners Announced.
ISpccIal to The Timcs-Dispntc

Especial 70 The Times -Dlspn ten.
Harrisonburg. Va. December "a
Superintendent Hulvey has announced
the winers In the corn Judging contes,
held here ut the Annual School Fair
on November Is. The Judges worked
on the papers 4 month. Marvin Cor
bin. of Dale Enterprise, with grade
of 81, led. John Cotfman. of Monte
yuma, and Avis Madam, of Bridge
water. tied for second place. About
sixty members OF the County Corn
Club entered the contest, which was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

who have opened their town house at
Sixth and Franklin Streets. arc keep
Ing Christmas with a number OF their
family around them.
Colonel Cameron's sister, Miss Cam
eron, of Paris, France. reached Rich
mond scveral days ago. to visit in her
brothers household. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Blackwood Cameron. OF Harrisburg
Pa. are here for the holidays with
Mr.. Cameron's parents. Mrs. Black
wood Cameron came to Virginia dur
Ing her bridchood. She was the beau
tiful Miss Dorothy Angel before her
marriage.
In and Out OF Town.
S1r. and Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh, Jr.
have gone to their country place. Piod-
mont, for the holidays.
! Commander c. b. Price, United States
Navy, and his wife. formerly Miss Lena
Hancock. OF this city. are guests OF
W. T. Hancock. on Libby Hill.
Mrs. Sam Cohen. of 10 East Grace
Street. has as her guests for the holt
Wash. and James Beale Cohen, of New
York.
MIR. and Mrs. Norwood Lee Alcooke
and daughter of Rocky Mount. N Co.
are visiting MIR. and Mrs. A. T. Traf-
ford. at 22oS Floyd Avenue
T. NJ. Hobson returned to Richmond
Friday. after spending six months In
Detroit
I. JEFF Stubs. Jr.. is visiting rela-
tives at his homo in Williamsburg. fo.
several days.
A. Sherwood Lambeth viii bo the
! guest OF hts sister. Mrs. a. T. Trafford,
at .eos Floyd Avenue. for the holI.
days.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles L. O'Rork and
little daughter. of Bristol, Tenn, are in
Richmond as the guests of relatives
Mr. and Mrs. L E. Nanny. OF High
land Park. are spending this week
with relatives near Emporia.
Harvey Haynes has returned TO
Richmond. after spending the past two
weeks in Syracuse. N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Fem and daurb.
ter left Sunday to spend some time in
Lynchburg and Roanoke.
Mrs. j. II. Meacham has returned to
brooklyn, y. T., after visiting her
aaughter. Mrs, j. c. Smyth, OH the
River Road.
Miss Linda carruthcrs, OF Round Hin.
! is visiting friends in this city for this
/ week.
Miss Annie l. Abrams, of wash
ington. is the guest of the Misses
Wyatt. 1915 East Clay Street
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I,he Scientific Age.


drous thing to see
Now they used TO do without 1t Is a
mystery to me.
When the old folks used to linger In
this mundane vale Of tears
TIL they reached the ripe old age OF
GGt about a hundred years;
When they didn't spend on doctor
bills q solitary cent.
And each one had his appendix 10 take
with him when he went
There was no optometrist tc fix their
eyes and make EN- see,
But q ninety-year-old man could read
fine print nice as could be.
When their eyes at last went back Oh
EN- they had no great expense.
But purchased steel trimmed spectacles
that cost em forty cents.
No infantile paralysis or brain flag In
that day:
They lived along until they just drleo
up and blew away.
Seems as though it's mighty hard just
now to- keep out of the ground
There Is some new-fanglcd ailment
every time you turn around
When n fcller's feelin' healthy and he
looks it in his face,
They're sure to find some new disease
and make il fit his case.
To be ailin' about something seems to
be the bowling rage,
And it's hard TO live at all In this great
scientific age.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
RoCKINGHANrS TURKEYS
ARE VALUED AT 100000

Especial to the Times Di spa tch.J
Harrisonhurs. Va. December pa
The Rockingham turkey crop this fall
Is estimated ut 100000 Harrisonburg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
Ono Kind of n snle,

There IS nothing like being quito
frank In dealing with customers or
prospective customers. In a local atoss
window there Is tho following sign
painted:
Channels
SKIN SALE.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

Dipped From tho Stream.
Now they say Mona Lisa is 81 moving
picture because she doesn't stay long
in one place. That comes near being
Perhaps that Paris editor refused
to fight a duel with Il woman because
he uoes not know how to hondic II
hatpin.
An English traveller says he sees t.
great many tired men and women OH
the streets in America. Yes. some
OF the English traveiers make mos,
Of us tired.
OF all the folks who have chance
for the presidency Joe Folk seems To
have about the least
The pr1ine crop is reported 59,e0o.000
pounds short this year. and il this Is
so life in the boarding house should
Begin TO be worth living.
Hctty Green's old bachelor son says
he is going to marry q perfect woman,
out he Will have trouble iinding II
woman who hasn't u little false hair.
An Eastern man has invented a fur
hacc which he says will cool house
instead of heating it, but almost any
furnace will do that.
4 Michigan woman wants n divorce
because her husband talks in his sleep.
but maybe that is the only chance he
gets.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
TIL EeSPUR>.
E9NaFe 7 He eNl9zG.ElNT
S2SS93 By ROY K. MOULTON.
DIpned Trom thc Strcun,,

take very little interest In life
ask for Suggestions aud best wishes.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
Answers to Corrcsnon,,.n,,

Percy--Yes. Il couple gear automobile
VIII carry either an engaged or a
married couple. or q couple that Is
neithar.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

And when you can live lust So
You can well afford to throw
Your mazuma To and fro:
When the dollars to you dow
And you have all you can stow,
And your credits never low
And you can go in Tor show
That's n clnch.
But it's not a cinch 50 fine
To be happy. friend of mine
When you're very badly bent
And you haven't Sot a cent:
When your last kopck is spent
And you've got to pay your rent
And you can't get what you've lent;
When. at least TO some extent,
Your friends question your intent
And you're dressed just like the gent
In the comic supplement.
And are 3purned where once You went
by unanimous consent
That is very different;
Yes. indeed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25
Yes, indeed.

Yes, indeed. ;.
Being happy's not
so hard
hen you own youT
house and yard
And you've Eot O
lot of dough
That is all you-
own to blow;
When you see your
balance grow,
And you can AFFORD
to go
Any place YOU
=. L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

Miss Annie l. Abrams, Of wash
ington. is the guest of the Misses
Wyatt. 1915 East Clay Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

Commander c. b. Price, United State!
Navy, and his wife. formerly Miss Len;
Hancock. OF this city, are guests O
w. r. Hancock. on Libby Hill.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-25

Miss Linda Carruthcrs, OF Round Hill,
is visiting friends in this city for this
week.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-11

Archbishop. Ryan Has Sinking Spell.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 11.-Arch-
bishop Ryan was seized with another
sinking spell shortly before noon to-
day and was reported to be in a cri-
teal condition. Priests were called
to the bedside.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-11

brisk inquiry for small stores and
shops as at the present time.
Londy a Co., suit and cloak merch-
ants at No. Fit Woodward-ave., In
the valpey building, have just re-
leased their present quarters for a
long term and I'm addition have Sc
cured lease OF the entire second
floor of the valpey building, making
Il necessary for two plano firms 10.
Gated there 10 seek other locations.
The National Silk Co.. which occu-
pies a small portion of the second
floor, probably will be taken care Of
Londy q Co. will spend about $4,000
In remodeling the floor TO meet their
needs and will install an elevator
connecting the two floors.
The old Grinnell music house, Nos
219, 221 and 223 Woodward-ave., which
las had various tenants since Grin
nell Bros, moved to their handsome
new building on Woodward, north OF
Clifford-st., hae been leased by Lewis
Golden. the tailor at Nos. 1896 Michi
gan-ave., for long term. Mr.. Golden
announces that he will occupy the
middle store himself, sub-letting the
other two. He will spend about SIS.
900 In undermining the building, put
ting In a new white front, and new
elevators. He will get possession May
/, and expects to have the building
The Detroit times., 1911-02-11

working rules and regulations, wages,
better plans and specifications, and
similar topics, a great deal of good
can be done for the specific Tades
and for the industry as whole.
The Builders exchanges OF the
country have demonstrated their use
fulness by years OF successful exis-
tence. They should be regarded as
valuable aids to business but cannot
be expected to take the place OF in
dividual effort, enterprise and genius.
Rather do. they serve as a medium
through which these forces may the
more easily and successfully operate.
II want to congratulate the Detroit
exchange on the splendid progress 1t
is making and wish for IL continued
success. II Is good for the builders
of Cleveland and Detroit to keep in
close touch with each other. When
we get the aeroplane line we will
come aver and figure on every job
and will expect you to return the
favor. in all our dealings we shonld
be true TO ourselves and TO each other
and also to the public, that the call
ing OF the builder may be honored as
It deserves to be. Remember that
The Detroit times., 1911-02-11
GOV. OSBORN IS
BUILDERS GUEST
Pays Pretty Compliment To Makers
of Greater Detroit at Third Annual
Banquet of Local Exchange.

The third annual banquet OF the
Builders & Traders exchange, held
In the Cadillac hotel, Friday even
ing. was notable event in the his
tory of the organization. The guests
OF honor we're Gov. Chase s. Osborn
Edward A. Roberts, secretary of the
Builders exchange, of Cleveland, and
also of the Ohio State Association OF
Builders exchanges, and Mayor Will
lam b. Thompson, and more than zoe
Detroit contractors and builders were
there to greet them.
After an elaborate banquet, Toast
master A. G. Raymond introduced Mr.
The Detroit times., 1911-02-11

Roberts as "a man who knows some
things that we want to know in De-
troit"
Before going into the serious part
of his speech, Mr.. Roberts INDUCED
in some good-natured grilling Of the
distinguished speaker who was to
follow him.
Builders are men OF many parts"
said Mr.. Roberts. ION the one hand
they are employers, on the other, en-
ployes. They arc at once buyer and
seller, pupil and teacher, and they
have to fight all the time to get any
profit between their transactions. The
builders business 10 based primarily
on competition; this cannot be elm.
mated, and II Is the object or the
builders exchanges to elevate com
petition and make 1t more honorable
and more friendly"
Mr.. Roberts paid high tribute to
the work of Secretary Bowen, of the
Detroit exchange, and urged the
builders to do constructive work with
their exchange and not make IL mere
ly an organization for defense. In
conclusion, he said: Every city owes
much TO the builder. There Is no one
influence in the lives of the people
so powerful as the influence OF the
buildings in the midst OF which they
i've"
Gov. Osborn was welcomed with
three rousing cheers. He spoke brief
ly OF the plans for an employers LA
bility and workmen's compensation
act.
"One thing that we have constantly
in mind" said the governor, rs the
protection of the rights and welfare
OF the small employer Of labor"
The governor Landed the builders oil
the present day, saying that In no
other age and in no other place we're
there better builders than those who
are now building the cities OF this
country.
ut Is men like you that have made
the greater Detroit possible" ne
added.
Mayor Thompson followed Gov. os-
born and thanked the exchange for
the work that they had done for the
city in the revision OF the building
code. which has just been passed
Postmaster Homer Warren and VIII
lam r. Bartels sang during the even
ing.
The entertainment committee In
charge OF the program was composed
of Edward Finn. r. ID. Bissonette
James J. Hickey and c. y. Smith.