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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
Arvonia Social News
Especial to rho Times-Disn,tc,

'Ni'NN tHi ~ l nc S-lptSDatCh
Arvonia, Va. September I6.-Mrs
Gertruae Williams. who has been visit
ms her relatives. Mr. and Mrs John
McLave. IN Hastings on the Hudson,
y. :, mas returned To her home here.
near Buckingham Courthouse. was =
visitor here last week
a. L. PITTS, Sr, was a visitor in
iNlChmond last week.
Miss Lila Waller Duval, OF this plece
: left this week to take charge of a
school in North Carolina
MISS ApplinG Moss. of Buckingham
enc mas charge of the second primary
grades in the High School.
d. : Pullen. of Richmond, was in
town this week.
l.. L. Shannon of Cordonsvi,le enon+
several days in Arvonia last week
Key, Plummer j.. Jones and Ellis +.
Jones. an elder in the Arvonia Pres
Syleri"n Church, left Tuesday for
attended for several days the sessions
o. the fail meeting of West Hanover
Presbytcry. Presbytery was held in
0!d Tabor Presbyterian Church. which
many years.
Mrs. G Graham Thomas is VISITING
Hner mother, Mrs. r. NJ. Newman, in
somerset Orange county
Miss Anna Holman left on Tuesday
.2r petersburg. where she will spend
the winter "
Miss Lizzie staplca, OF New Can.
uoh, Ieit TINS week for West Virginia
ing school for nurses
MISS Ella boswell has left to spend
me winter on the Potomac River.
where she will teach during tho co,n
ing session.
Mrs. Reuben Nicholas will leave in
a rev Gays for charlottesville. where
she VIII SPEND the winter for the pur-
pose OF placing her children in tho
charlottcsyillc High school
Miss Ethel Hughes LEFT this wnok
ior FORK Union where she will spend
me winter in attendance upon fork
Union Academy. '' ="
George r. Blow. of Esmont, was in
Arvonia last week
INC Aryonia High School opened
" aus on Monday of this week
lessor oregon Il. Morgan, of Mime
sofa is principal and Mrs. Morgan
nas charge temporarily OF the upper
grammar grades. Professor and Mrs
Morgan are cducatos OF wide eXne
fence Misses Hannah Martin and
Appiins Moss are the other two teoch.
Miss Edith Marie Wilson. of Bear
Garden near New Canton. "a snnnd.
ing me winter at Bellevue" here,
She VIII attend the High school here
MIS-, W. iiaskins, OF Buckingham,
" nm,.o MISS ,.iSS Willie Glover. Of Mantco.
Mrs Perkins Glover this week.
Mrs. Laura Wood. who RAJ t,
net cousin. Mrs. Louis D.
49, q, new store, this county. has
tives in Lynchburc hnfnro ra,,,r Ia
TO her home in Richmond nus
Miss Mollie Butcher OF Petersburg.
is expected to arrive here this week
10 take temporary charc-. of room,
IN the High school. Miss Eutcher,wilI
later take charge OF the school at Nj.
ZION near here.
rrotessor g. II. Brown. of Western
virginia. will have charge as nrinap,i
OF the buckingham High School This
year, Professor Brown arrived in
buckingham on Saturday. The other
TWO Misses Swoope
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. cmfwypcmfwyp
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
"our Country and Its People"

BY VIII $. Moore and Anna Buck
bee. Harper and Bros, of New York.
Zoe
or tho authors OF this lit,le work.
1t is stated that Professor Monroe is
Mt tho head OF the department of
psychology and the history of oduca =
ZION In the state Normal School al,
Montclair New Jersey. Miss Buckbcc
FOR llfteen years has been Instructor of
pedagogy IN the state Normal School
Mt California. Pennsylvania The pur-
pose or the book is thus expressed in
the forcword: Its aim is to introduce
tho child TO the study of geography
from a book 1t is further said that
inc book "corrclatcs simple geographic
reading matter with the best modern
tendencies In the teaching of s,ruc.
tural ana commercial geography. 1t
provides reading matter which stu
ants OF Senctic phycholoEy have found
10 he In harmony with the interests OF
young children It aids and makes
easier the study of formal geography
by giving n degree OF familiarity with
geographic words and dioms."
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

By Laura r. Richards. Dana. Estes
" Co. of Boston. so cents net
This little volume contains biogra
phical sketches of the lives Of sam
ucl Gridlcy Howe ana Julia Ward
Howe, parents of the author In low
Ing memory a gifted writer OF tales
for renders Of all ages has mere pic
tured 'ior the young her own earliest
recollections and impressions OF the
character and personality of her par
ents. Treasured "reminiscences Of
these two remarkable nd!vidualiNcs
are Of absolutely universal interest
and offer unique opportunities 70 read
crs of every class.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
"The Henson why,

sy Eiinor Glyn, p Appleton & 60
OF New York. illustrated by Edmnni
frederick. $50 net. ''''
Eiinor Glyn is an English woman
wei known in America as writer oi
dafingly Improper novels. /, seems
almost now, as sensational AN nssnr.
tioh' to say that in THE Reason WV"
me novelist has reconstructed her ill.,
erary IDEAS and standards to mo noin,
OF publishing a comparatively ,,,n,,
1ecti"nable hook, MS it formerly was ~
pass sentence on Three Weeks" ana
heuonhl Nagaries OF the same in,
Nobody ever for a momen, irnYri,od
me author Of. The Visits of Fliza.
be'h' could+e anNthng else bu, en-
tertainins;.' even in her nanebttos,
flights Consequently Tho Reason
Why is calculated to amusc in \
sense while the reader smiles over its
wild improbabiity.
There is a good deal in tho move,
about English life, it's social. noli,,-
cal ANA financial interests and Inc
people who play the game and win or
lose
But two figures, however. dominate
the book situations One is n man ana
The other a woman--nn uncle and a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
IA Weaver OF Drenm.,v

By Myrtle Reed q. p. Putnnm's
Sons, New York $3.50.
Since the appearance of Tho Love
Letters of n Musician" Lavender and
! Old Lace" and other characteristic
works of fiction. Myrtle Reed has won
for herself place in the estimation
OF American readers that has deep
ensd painfully since the news of heI
death has aroused fresh interest In
whatever is associated with her 1T
crary career and her work
Her present work IS n worthy exam
pie OF her best efforts anu of the
beauty of imagery. the 'dealism IN
character sketching, the appreciative
love of nature and the exquisite re-
rendered her so pre-emincntly favor
lite writer of fiction. The book, like
others OF the Myrtle Reed series. has
daintily decorated covers OF lavender.
a coiored frontispiece embodying radi.
ant and irresponsible youth, and mar
Sinal lines in keeping with it's pre-.
decessors. II has Middle West set
tins.
The girl of the frontispiecc, pink as
TO gown, parasol and checks, white and
gold as to complexion and hair, auda-
cious with the careless Joy of youth
in her veins. smiles frankly on her
way through the pages OF chapter
number one. In contrast with her type
sensuous and chiluIsh, is the woman
who represents the intellectual and
spiritual, loving generously, making no
compromises, an inspiration to all the
world around her and weaver OF
dreams that m>ne for serenity and
contentment.
A third woman, with silvered hair
and face etherealized through pain
and a INN,
furnishes another link in the .Eroup
which carries out the purpose of the
book Her keen outlook upon life. hor
crisp humor and open-hand d hospi-
tally are no less entertaining than the
homely philosophy of Mother Warner,
who regulates her little world alto
gether with reference to her husband
and the boy for whom she has made a
nome so long that he seems moro hers
than another's.
The boy tries to Keep stop for awhile.
with the Weaver OF Dreams But
his rs different nature. and insensibly
he Tags far behind Youth and incon-
sequence allure him, and he answers TO
the H. In his way the boy shows
a klnShip with Bclinda's husband Hc
is certainly not idle. hut he is iucon-
slant and in'irm OF purpose
There is much of the homcly phloso
phy OF living rs we'll as the philoso-
Phy OF dreaming running throughout
me book, tender sentiment ana sharp
hashes OF sarcasm. In the book as in
actuai experience pink and white youth
tfiumphs middlc-aged lovers have an
end to waiting, but the noblcst hear,
among them all is left lonely and for
sakcn' But by way of compensation
she is assured that nobody can take
away from her the things she has h,d
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
BETTER THAN SPANKING

spanking does not cure children OF bed
wet'ine. There is a consti'utional cause
for this trouble Mrs. NJ Summers Box
s. Nore Dame. Ind Will send free to any
mother her successful home treatment.
with fun instructions. Send no money. bu,
write her to-day if Your children trouble
YOU IN this way Don't blame tho child ;
tho chances are 1T can't help IT. This
treatment also cures adults and aged reo.
pie troubled with urine difficulties by day
ni nLEht - - >
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17
- Person of somc ,mportancc.r

BY Lloyd Osbourne. The Bobhs.
Merrill Co, of indianapolis Sl.2b net.
In this new novel by Mr.. Osbourne,
the young hero Matt Broughton, Wis
It's south Pacific seas over which how
crs IA Stevenson glamor. finds ON -
lonely island something more romantic
than buried treasure, and through n
succession of extraordinary and thrill
ing events. works out TO a conclusion
the problem which this discovery pre-
sents. Thus the scene in part. for tho
story turns back to America. and the
spirit of the whole. that of adventure
Tor adventures sake, is what tho old
story te.lers called deeds of daring
do"
:. The malle-up of the story as whole
is unique First there is an account
OF The early hardships OF Inc young
nero ms an orphan and a student at
the Naval Academy at Annapolis
whence he is expelled and runs away
10 sea Then follow boarding house
experiences, the hero's falling in love.
ana ms experiences on board tho Ey-
moralda with his fancee.
human quality supplements the
humor and love and romance Of the
mover and makes 1t genuine Tho de-
nouement has the merit of being
wholly unforeseen and altogether sat
Islactory The story as whole FUR
nlsheS delcctable entertainment. "a
PERSON of Some Importance" is n per
son everybody will be wanting to meet
a social lion not to know whom will
be TO argue oneself unknown in tho
lahd OF present day adventure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

HouIhton- Miinn Company will pub
lish"the following books on Friday.
September -: "iicr Koman Lover" "a
novel by EuGenia Brooks h'rothinS-
ham: THE Enchanted Mountain. q
story for children, by Eliza Ofnc White.
Tommy Sweet-Tooth and Little Girl
Blue book FOR little folks. by Jose
prime Scrihner Gates; The story of
the Roman People, writ for chill
dren by Eva March fappan' short
BALLOT PRINCIPLES" ~ hichard :.
Childs, secretary OF the short Ballot
organization; large paper edition OF
'fouring in 1900 limited 10 500 num-
hercd copies, by Z ;. Bates, new limp
leather editions OF The Piper" by Jo-
sophine Preston Peabody and Tier
Letter by Bret harte illustrated By
Arthur L. Keller Essentials Of Expo
sition and Argument. by William T.
Foster "The Tudor Drama by C. il.
Tucker Brooks; and Selections from
the Riverside Literature Series for
siNth Grade Reading
Arnons the more important scrtbner
publications set Tor September are the
two notable works on art, The Classic
Point Of View by Kenyon Cox and
AZ, IN France" a new volume in the
AIS Una Species Mile" International
Series "t Ait Manuals by i.ouis Hour
tiog Inspector % fine arts in the city
of Paris pr William Newton Clarke's
att'mpt 60 make plain the principles
EoFotmns Ghrist's life aud teachings.
Ine Ideal OF Jesus" .,du,ral chad
wick two-Volume work THE Span
iFh American War" which, though in
aopenaent of his cartier volumes, "Di-
piomacy, comes under tho same head
ino Relations of tho United states
ana 3pain "a complete account of the
deVeioHm"nt OF football. from its very
orlsins u the presen, year. Football
TIE american intercollegiate Game"
ny P"rke II Davis. member of The
intero"llegiate rules committee.
. Henry belqvod by every cdnor
| IN ih' country sometimes was the hane
OF their lives ono Of thc,Jories of his
| WhiinSicai sayings which has Just come
to light. VIII help TO explain why no
one could harbor wrath against him.
The humorist had promised to wr,te a
! story for one of the BIZ magazines.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

but 1t failed to arrive after many re-
quests. Finally tho editor went to
O. Henry's apartment and sent up n
curt note; "If 1 don't have that story
within twenty -four hours 1 will come
mp and kick you downstairts. always
keep my promises" o. Henry prompt
~ sent back the note. Dear Bill: II /
aid NIL my. work With my feet I'D keep
my promises, too"
y writer who In her youth lived
amid tho scenes which now form tho
background of Miss Johnston's great
war record, ",Thc Long Roll" writes.
II have just finished reading Tho
! Long Roll 1 read 1t with lump in
my throat and ny eyes ready to weep,
Miss johnson Is tho incarnate spirit
OF tho Confedcracy. How she does
1t do not know, but she understands
how the women felt. how the mon
| felt; she describes events as though
she must have been present. Old
memories came thronging back. felt
every word. Stonewall Jackson, Ash
BY Stuart. all stand out alive on her
canvas. 1t is to me the greatest book
yet written on those troublous times
and have read many on both sides
Vivid. real. true to life-so real that
almost suffered again in reading st.
and still was fascinated by 1T as by
Tracks End book for younger
readers by Hayden Carruth, Is pub
lished this week by the Harpers 1t
is the story OF boy back In the 7os.
who was left behind III Dakota town.
deserted for the winter. He has as
tonishinE adventures with Indians
robbers. and wolves. The ingenuity of
this youthful Robinson Crusoe, whose
only companions are the domestic ami.
mails for whom he has to forage. is
taxed to the uttermost to defend his
HE and the money intrusted to him
Mr.. Carruth's other books are "Ths
adventures of Jones" and THE Rat.
tletrap.''
The Iron Woman" the lone-waitcd
novel by Margaret Deland is an.
hounced for publication September 10
by the Harpers. Mrs DeIand has been
mt work upon it for four years. and
II is considerably longer than her last
novel The Awakening of Helena
nichie' In fact, it is announced that
The Iron Woman" in Its actual
length. as well as in the breadth OF
ITS subject and treatment. follows the
new tendency for longer novels and
deeper themes
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

Miss Gertrude Garrison has return
ed from Warrenton, where she at.
tended the horse show and visited
friends for several weeks.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-17

Miss Julia f. omohundro leaves this
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

Membc's of the Marion county tax
budget commission hope TO be able
to nN the amount that mly he levied
In the various taxing districts of the
county within the next ten days. all
though at this time It hardly seems
probable that this can be done.
The budget commission cannot ac-
curately figure out the amount of
money it will have to draw upon, until
all returns are I'm on the corporations
and the s,cam and electric lines Up
TO this time The state tax comissiou
las figured out but three steam roads
In Marion county; there is nothing
or pipe lines, intcrurbads or express
companies. These will come later
as win me other railroads running
through the county,
County Auditor Allen. who by .ea-
son of his position. is secretary of the
tax budget commission. says that all
real estate values must be turncd over
to tho budget commits ron by october
/: that the commission, will simply
have to estimate in some cases and
make lrvy accordingly. This means
that the budget commission will prob
ably 60 the limit this year, and, 1T is
claimed. Il is about the only thing
that can be done in the present tangled
condition of tax affairs. Next year,
the tanglc will have Strengthened it,
self out to great extent and the
work or the budget commission will
be simplihed somewhat
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16
The Tory Campaign.

Ottawa, Ont, Sept. 16.-The Tory
against reciprocity is more
and more based on sentiment against
annexation to the United States.
The Montreal Star yesterday had
a block line across its front page;
Champ Clark says the States want
to Annex Canada" with a cartoon
representing a corpulent man label
ed United Stab's congress," whh
the reciprocity whip of fiscal DOM
inationin his hand. The lines there
under read;
"W'll Canadians place this whip
in the hands of this selfish, crafty,
Brltish-hater and become a despis-
ed, crawling slaveY'
The Toronto World today carries
another full page line: vote against
the unholy alliance between Luther
and Taft" the Toronto News simil-
arly displays the words OF the South
ern Lumber Journal; Give us Cuba,
Mexico and Canada, and the bal
ance OF the world can have the rest
Full page. advertisements are also
being printed with headings In inch
and a half type: Are Americans poor
bargainers?"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

PERSONALS

m s. *. :: ss !; m, - = ;s :: - #
Mrs. AMred Sclntyrc of Lansing
Mit bigil and Mrs.1 W. pundure of
Burgoon are the, guests OF Mr., AND
Mrs. j. II, Hundore on West Caurch
street.
Mrs. Margaret Whttlinger md
daughter. Mrs, RRlph Ev@ns of Dcla-
NV are, are visiting At thq stark home
on South state street
Miss Bertha Millisor Of Cbiumbns is
spending a rev days with Marion
friends. oit u" raffrW rI' fc '2lf
j. H.. I'reisH is "a Bucyms f0lsttor
today. ,1ot.ut al- roto .sfutegIt Z
Hiss Anna Kerr OF NIurray ohio,
arrived today to ln a guest at the
homo of Mrs Q. weiss 'oh North state
street, '0. HHt ''' '' .'' '.'
II. H.. Norton went to Hiram, Ohio.
today where he viii fe the guest Of
relatives for a few days,
J. r. Cr'fts left thi, morning ror
Birton. ohio, whore ne will attend
the funeral of his niece Mrsl Ora
| Fran.
Miss Lottic Neville left this evening
| for her home near LaRuc where she
will remain over the Weekend.
Miss Anna Marie Howard is in Co
lumbus today visiting friends.
Miss Grace baldwin is the guest of
| relatives in LaRue,
Mrs. Viola Wright ana daughter
| Miss Helen, left this morning for
| California. whore they will make their
home in the future.
j. W. Miller and mother, Mrs NJ
| G. Miller. have returned home from
a ten days visit al ST. claire Flats
| Michigan.
Miss Demeral Norris is spending
the weekend With her parents in La
| Rue.
Miss Mabel Ant Of Toledo is the
| guest Of Miss Wnona Holmes. of Gi.
Tard avenue.
| W. j. Evans and Michael McG.aw
| left this morning tor d two weeks
trip through Virginia and Maryland
Rev A. snyder, Of Gallon, was a
business visitor in Marion Friday.
| Crank Tschancn was in Upper San
| dusky on business Friday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Fred Shurz returned
| Friday from a fishing trip in Michi-
gan.
| Miss Ethel ROalk, of Urbana, is the
| guest of Mrs Charles Selby
Miss Mamie Court and Miss Cora
| Kreiscl left this morning for Red
| lands, california, where they will
| spend the wntCr
Miss Hattie Hostettcr, of south Vine
| street returned 10 her home here
today, after two months visit with
relatives and friends in Boston and
| vicinity,
AIRS. Ridse Gilbe.t Of Columbus
is the guest of Miss Leola McGuire.
Mr.. and Mrs, Andrew O'Hara of
! Springfield have been guests at the
| OBrien home on East Church street
for the past few days.
a windstorm lifted the roof of the
| Illinois StatchOuSe. IOrimer must
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16
Irlshinr Clnh Rct,Irns..

The Buck Tail club, composed of
about fifty members, who are resi-
dents Of Marion county, returned
from Barr Lake, Michigan, yesterday
af'ernoon after enioving vacation
of two weeks. Addison Bain ha'
cN NHr~e Of the party and the trip was
made in a special car. Mr.. Balm claim
that he was awarded a $40 prize to
catching the largest fish. The prize
was offered to the members Of the
club by the South Bend Bait com
pany.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-09-16

nctesearv 10 dive so slowly inll
sulricicnt current Is rot generated
the battery automatically cuts IN
When the speed is increased. the dN-
uamo again automatically takes hold.
II wholly obviates the necessity OF
the drivers Keeping continually on
the alert to prevent stalling the mo-
tor.
In addition to this ignition, the
Cadillac is provided with the auNlll-
arv Dclco distributor system. This
is scpartc and disttncs with its own
set, ,pl spark ,plugSt and in itseli :
thoroughly efficient for running the
car. entirely independent OF the
mpiu system. t7fn'o " 4taFe' n'
wi, entire olectrlca plant has been
DESIGNED with view tp completeness
and cnictency simphcityo 6anl posi-
! tiyencgs. and to pbviatei as tar as
| possible. the Necessity OF attention
The tadnlac company makes but
one type OF rhlssis,s but oferfa limo
OF sIx' different tNpns pot fbodies' WIS
Five passenger tonriHE car, four pass
senger phaeton and. two,pnsssenSer
roadster. each at S1S00.00; fotr pas
sanger t5fpcdo. al 1st9OO.OO; three
passenger coupe, aela'$2 $225O.0on and
seven passenger limousine ~
lS325O,OOrst .1tfb1s % ,.ru
| other potcworI4y improvements
| Iare made I'm the 1912 car the more
| importan, OF which are Increased
power larger Wheels, latger tires ana
larger brake drums; increase In the
gasoline capacity of all models, and
a gasoline gauge on the dash.
The size of the cylinders is not i'm
creused, but the increase In power Is
gained in other ways. For Instance
/ the valve openings are larger, the in
take manifold is larger and the shape
changed to insure more uniform dis
tribution of the gas to the cylinders
and a new carbuerator, of Cadillac dc
sign, developed in the Cadillac labor
| atoiies. is used. Not only does II
simplify adjustments, but has maxi
mum cnicienry and nexibility from
How to high speeds. The only ad-
justmcnt to be changed under vary
ing conditions is the air which Is
controlled by small lever at the
steering wheel.
In the transmission the 'front.' and
rear drive shaft bearings are made
oil tight by the addition OF stuff
| ing boxes
THE real axle is Of the same general
construction as 1911, with some i'm
proved details, the principal change
being In the break and hub clutch,
| The rear hub will he shorter, and the
brakes are increased from IA inches
to II inches in dilmeter with an inn
privcment on the brake operating
mechanism.
The size of the wheels and tires Is
increased from "a to 80 inches.
Springs have more leaves and are
stronger and more flexible while the
rear cross spring is IL inches
| longer.
An Improved method of attaching
the tenders to the lender irons, pro-
duces more slightly appearance by
eliminating rivet heads on the top
side of the Tenders.
The color of the 1912 line Will be
standard Cadillac royal blue through
out, including the wheels, with nickel
| trimmings as standard. The lamps,
specially designed for Cadillac cars
are black enamel linish with nickel
trimmings, and all will be electric,
Headlights can be adjusted TO regu-
| late the raYs of light.