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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07

In the Southwestern counties the catt,e. raisps
business is something enormous.
IN the foothills of the mountains the fruit-erow-
that Virginia apples and Vrena beaches 90 are reeora
iior 10 the srowths anywhere else on the earth.
In the Valley we have the finest grain growing
regions of the world. 's
:. IN the northern section of Virginia, as well as
IN the Southwestern sections, we have the finesf
s GROWING country of the world. The finest
piue grass country, Kentucky excepted, is
within the confines of Virginia.
In the Soutfside regions there are unbo,nded
Facilities Tor dairy farmers and stocll-raisers. .
Under the mountains of Virginia there are vast
deposits of coal and iron.
=, And yet the world does know that in all of
these respects Virginia is the richest State in all
the world. - -
The Industrial Section of The Times -Disnatc,
mas been trying to inform the world on these sub
1ects It has succeeded quite well in way; but the
INDUSTRIAL Section cannot do 1t all. 1t needs help
and IN the good year 1912 it proposes open up its
how to tell it In short space
The Industrial Section wants to hear from folks
who have ideas and can express them in few words
Send such views and near yiews,'' such hints and
suggestions, to the Industrial Editor of The Times
dispatch, and they will be submitted to hundred
thousand readers.
Tell The Times Dispatch what you think ought
The will repeat it in prnt sa t ana
multiplied thousands will hear 1t.
But tell it briefly am not hunting for areu-
what The Times Dispatch IS after in this Industria
Section. One hundred and fifty words ought to be
enough for any smart man to use in expressing an
AT all events, the Industrial Editor will have to
make cast iron rule that the hints and sueees-
tions asked for during 1912 shall not exceed zoo
words
Address communications for this good work to
THE INDUSTRIAL EDITOR,
Times-Dispatch,
Richmond, Va
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
Money to Lend

On country and city real estate.
f B. CHAFFIN+ & CO.,
lI18 East Main Street.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07

@ A SUBURBAN BEAUTY SPOT
Near Richmond trolley: station on
place; beautiful creeks and waterfalls,
lake, mills and. &eteSpower.
strty-seven acres. only s2e5 per acre.
There's nothing like II; a little gem.
J. THOMPSON BROWN g. co.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-07
81 Acres

Warwick Road. miles from Hull
Street car terminus: l5 acros Guilt
xated; 10 acres In good timber. $4,000.
VIII cut largo quantity saw timber aud
cordwood 80 -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
THOUGHT HIS TIME HAD COME
Visitor Could Scarcely Be Blamed for
Fastening From a Treat Like
That.

Clayton B. Templer, one Of the
oldest members of the Delaware
County Bar association, had the scare
of his life recently. Mr.. Templer owns
a number of tenant houses In Muncie.
He was seeking John Proctor stage
carpenter for a local theater, to hire
him to do some repair work on one Of
the houses.
Just go to the stage door In the
alley, pull it back and go inside. He
is in there" Templer was told when
he inquired at the theater for Proctor.
Templer, following instructions,
opened the stage door to enter. y
black mustached man, swarthy Of
feature and glistening OF teeth, met
him, shouting: VILLAIN, yoG shall
pay dearly for this. Die the death Of
a dog. you hound"
Not me-" TEMPER exclaimed, as
he ran at jack rabbit speed down the
alley to the nearest policeman.
The policeman investigated and
found that just as Templer entered
the stage door a "ten-twent' thirt'
melodrama was being rehearsed for
that evenings performance and that
the lawyer "butted in" on the per
Torrance just as the william was in the
act of strangling the hero to death
Indianapolis News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
He Looked WretchedIy Worried.

among the litter of cards and penhold-
ers. She opened it, smoothing out
the conventional bank strip used in
binding packages of currency togeth-
er. 1t had $50" printed across it,
the date of the day previous. and the
initials of the bank where the com
pany did business.
1t was all plain to Grace now. She
grew quite pale. Then she almost
cried. Then she kept watching for the
arrival of Jerry. He slouched in half
an hour later. He looked wretchedly
worried. Something was wrong with
him-Grace saw that at a glance.
Jerry" she called and beckoned
him past the doorway of one of the in
ner Offices. He darted a frightened
glance at her but obeyed her call
Sit down" she said, closing the door
q have, something to say to you"
Il can't do any errands," blurted
out Jerry. lin going to leave,
Miss Boyce. You see"
NO, Jerry interrupted Grace, "you
are not going to leave until you tell
me all about the fifty dollars you took
out of my handbag yesterday"
Jerry tried to face his accuser de
family. Then he broke down. He
gulped writhed and sobbed
81 didn't take it out of your hand
bag" he declared 1T rolled out on
the floor. Oh! | wish | was dead l
don't know what did it for"
What did you do with the money!"
inquired Grace.
u met some fenows. I went with
them to pool room. lost it all, and
don't send me to jail" he pleaded,
falling to his knees Don't tell my
mother-it will kill herr Give me a
chance. I'll slave, dig, work nights to
pay it back"
NOT here, Jerry" said Grace softly,
but sternly. you cannot be trusted
where there is money around. Jerry
! have thought out what am going to
do for you. ! shall get you another
place. / shall have to pay that fifty
dollars out of my own little savings
What will you promise if l make this
sacrifice for you?"
Jerry moaned and bawled. Here
and there amid his incoherent sob
bings a streak of the real Jerry came
out. and Grace ended up the interview
in a brief talk At the end of it the
contnte Office boy declared she had
saved him from an abyss and he
would be true blue!"
Jerry went back to his desk Grace
with sigh drew a check against her
little savings account, thought of poor
Mrs Lang, and hoped she was acting
for the best. She was little sur
prised when young Mr. Morris en-
tered the Office a few minutes later
They chatted for awhile Then Grace
asked him to give Jerry a place at
the factory
Two months went by. Every Sat
urday evening Jerry called upon Grace
at her boarding house. On each occa-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
GRACE'S SACRIFICE
Girl Cashier Starts Misguided o.
flee Boy on Street Called
Straight.
BY FRANK FILSON.

Fifty dollars missing! Grace Boyce,
cashier and secretary of the downtown
office of the Allen Manufacturing COM
pany. stood staring in a dazed way
into the money drawer of the high
screened desk that was her post of
duty.
All her pride and esteem went down
IN kind of crash at this, the first
blow in her pleasant business career.
Never before during her two years
service with the company had her
cash been short. The mysterious
thing about it was that she could not
explain the circumstance.
She had tailed off her cash balance
at noon the day previous. Then she
had gone to the bank. She had re-
turned and filled the pay envelopes for
the factory hands. At four O'clock as
was usual, young Alden Norris, son of
the president OF the company, had ar
rived to take the pay roll to the fac
tory in his automobile
Grace very distinctly remembered
that incident. A slight flush tinged
her fair cheeks as she thought OF it.
Whenever the young man visited the
office life seemed to brighten up. Then
after the days work Grace had placed
the cash box in the safe and had gone
over the books.
Il never let the handbag out of my
sight from the bank to the Office she
reflected. Then | placed 1t for a mo-
ment on Jerrys desk while l put my
wraps away. Oh. yes, l remember
the bag snapped open. But it was
only a minute, and gathered it up
and took it into the cage with me-
Because of the minute she tabulated
Grace mechanically walked over to the
little desk that was the post of the
office boy, Jerry Lang. She stood
racking her brain anew, trying to fig
IRE things out. Suddenly she gave a
start, leaned over and from the tiny
Ink tray on the desk took up a long,
thick pin.
a bank PIN" she fluttered-"n
another in the tray like it, and-oh,
dear, I'm afraid | see it all"
Grace made a spasmodic dive for
: crumpled-up wad of paper lying
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Could Read Faces.

Yes. sir" went on Professor Y
10 gentleman to whom he had re-
Gently been introduced, Il have given
some attention to the study of human
nature, and | rarely fail to read a
face correctly Now. there is a lady"
he continued, pointing across the
room. 1.-The lines Of whose countenance
are as clear to me as type. The chin
shows frmness of disposition amount
Ing to obstinacy. the sharp pointed
nose vicious temperament; the large
mouth, voIubility; the eyes, dryness
Of soul; the
Wonderful, professor-wonderful!"
You know something of the lady,
them" said the professor, complacent-
~.
Yes, little. She's my wife,
Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

sion he had humbly offere1 IL. a eu.
lar of his salary, which she declined
TO take.
You will soon be better able to
spare me something if you keep on as
finely as you have started" she en-
couraged him.
How do you know that l am, Miss
Boyce?" he asked.
Mr. Morris tells me about you
whenever he comes to the office" ex-
planned Grace.
He's good as gold, he is" stated
Jerry enthusiastically He seems
just glad to advise me and show me
how to do things. He advanced me
last week. And he always speaks or
you, Miss Boyce, as gentle like and in
terested." and Grace had to turn away
her head to hide the hot, quick bushes
that came to her face.
The last day of the fiscal year a let
ter was handed to Grace by the ONCE
manager 1t was from the president
Of the company, and it inclosed
check for two hundred dollars-for
faithful services" the letter read, the
amount to be duplicated as an advance
in salary for the coming year.
Grace was regarding it, dreaming
over what the unexpected wlndfaH
would mean to her, when smiling
face pressed close to the netted wire.
81 heard about that" spoke Alden
Morris. You deserve it, Miss Boyce
What will ever do with so much
money!" inquired Grace in pretty, ar
fected dismay
will you let me advise you?" asked
young Morris. quite earnestly, and
stepping into the cage.
Il should be glad-why, yes,
stammered Grace, something in the
impressive manner of the speaker set
ting her heart in a strange fiutter.
Then" said Alden, lowering his
voice to a tender whisper, buy your
self wedding outfit"
"A wedding OUTFIT" repeated Grace
in a gasp.
THAT is" smiled Alden. "if you
will have me for husband. Listen
Miss Boyce-Grace. You and | have
been sharing some work together.
mean Jerry, you know. ! was in the
inner office the day you so nobly sacri-
feed your little earnings to save the
boy. I have been cooperating with
you ever since. He is going to be a
credit to both of us. Won't you con-
tinue the delightful partnership,
dear?"
Grace could not say him nay, and
the guest at the wedding who con-
graduated them with honest tears IN
his eyes, was the misguided boy they
had started on the street called
Straight.
lCor,.rfrrl+ 1910 nv w G. Chapman.)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
ISLES OF SCILLY
Group That Are Situated South.
west of England.
Period at Which Islands Were s.n.
rated from the Mainland Must Be
Far Beyond the Reach of
History.

London-People sometimes orrl..
| the term Lyonesse to the whole -
/ Cornwall, which is a mistake. If thera
ever was such land at all it Law west
ward of Cornwall, and the ScilIv TsIou
are its relics. The name of Arrbnu
plays like a lambert light about rLa
district; but the period at which tbo
Settles were separated from IN,
mainland must be far beyond tho
reach of history, which in England oor
only explore about two thousand voor,
backward. The Lyonesse of romano
extended to the southwest of T.ard.,
End and was connected in race and
legend with the Leon of Brittany. As
matter of geology the tradition has
no satisfactory basis, though tboro
are traces of submerged forests in
Mounts Bay, and the old Cornish
name of st. Michael's Mount ranro
sents that rock as having once stood
In the center of woodland. In reality
the islands are the last upheav9Is of
that backbone of granite which is co
impressive on Dartmoor and which
again comes into notice on the BOD.
min Moors. True, ocean depths do nor
begin till far beyond the islands so
that in its relation to the great sub.
marine platform Sicily may be con.
sidered structurally attached to Brit.
ain, as Britain is to the Continent
Some portion of the vanished region
may have survived adjoining the
coasts of Mounts Bay, till the wear
1899, when, according to the Saxon
chronicle, Lyonesse was DESTROYED in
a great tempest.
When We come to the genuine his.
tory of Sicily there are some interest.
ing things to notice. The islands seem
to have been used as a penal settle.
ment in Roman times; and in the sixth
century they gave a home to the
WEIGH st. Samson, who became bish.
op of Dol, and who has left footprints
in Guernsey as we'll as in Devon and
Cornwall. The Isle of Samson is now
uninhabited, but it may have had a
fairly large population when the saint
SSldbllSllSQ an " dtOly .tlt, there
are many traces OF early occupation.
To many it is still more interesting as
the home of Walter Besant's Armorel.
Early in the tenth century Athelstan
made conquering expedition through
Cornwall, and is said to have spied
these isles from the high land at ST.
Buryan-the day must have been m.
commonly clear. He vowed to build
church on the spot where he stood il
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
CAN YOUR BABY FIND ITS NOSE.
Here Are Some of the Tests for Determining
Normal Child.

If a child of three years knows his name and
can thrust a chubby finger to his nose. mouth
and eyes when asked about those organs he's
a normal kid. If he cant, then it's time papa
and mamma got busy with petty's little think
tank, or he'll grow up to be a boob.
This. in plain Boweryesque IS the translation
of the formula given in scientific terms by the
medical savants of the Mental Hygiene confer
ence and exhibit who are holding tests of
children in the hall of the city college remarks
the New York Journal.
"A child of four continues the scientific for
mula lis expected to know it's sex and to be able
to recognize such objects key, knife
penny, and to tell the comparative length of
lines.
AT five a boy or girl SHOULD be able to draw
a square and to repeat sentences. When child
is six we ask for definitions. might ask What
is a fork?' If boy answered: I eat with
fork it would be sufficient for that age but If
he inserted the word something in his defni
ton. as "A fork is something to eat with it
would place him in the eightyear class. If he
said: "A piece of tableware he would be in the
twelve-year class"
A child of ten is asked what he would do if
he missed train. Here the answers vary. Any
reply that is an answer is accepted. One child
said: Wait for another" Another said he
would run and catch it." While a boy from
the Bronx said he would go home for the day
What to do if struck by a playmate was the
most puzzlng of all questions. Boys invariably
looked at their mothers when the question was
put. Forgive him" the answer only few
times
The best examination passed so far was by
-year-old Donald Grant of 500 West 1SSth
street, who passed the examination for the child
of ten.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
PAIR LIVES SILENT II YEARS
Even Funeral of Child Fails to ored'
Vows Made as Result OF IrN'
I'll Quarrel.

New York-The story OF eie,',
years Of married life, during "H'n
not a word was exchanged Det"''.,
husband and wife, is told IN pap'
on file here in separation SD"
the state supreme court.
The pair-Mr. and Mrs carr wa.
were married in 1884. For thIi'I '.s
years they lived happily together W" oso
their four children. Eleven Yeas
they uuarreled. The dispute was " ~,
some trivial matter, it is said Ou' al
wife declared that she would he'o
dress another word to her huSOaHa .s,l
long as she lived. He declaleu
ahe arrangezcs1t was satlslao'O'
him. "A
Mrs. Mintz asserts that Do'n .oar
hered to the agreement Seven n
ago their daughter Dorothy dieu ror
even at the funeral service wv ,tirr
of silence was not broken. MI
is now seeking a separation
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
The VANISHED YEAR


Once again a year has vanished,
TO the realm of bygones banished,
Where the past years sleep in glory
Not forgotten-gone before
And the New Year comes to greet US,
On the wings OF Time TO meet us,
And to tell the old old story
OF the years that are no more.
In the wings of Time. swift flying,
Lies the Old Year, signing. dying.
Borne TO join the host that slumbers
On that distant unknown shore
Borne to join the countless legion,
That have crossed that mystic region,
And are counted with the numbers
In that land of Nevermore.
Once again the bells are ringing,
Tidings of the New Year bringing,
With the blythe and gladstone clangor
OF the bells that rang Of yore,
And their glad and tuneful pealing,
Brighter. fairer skies revealing,
Bids us Danish sorrow. anger,
Think Of sladness vet in store.
Let us greet the NeT Year gladly
Though we miss the old one sadly
Let us hope for bright skies Ger us.
Let our dreams be ever fair
Let us Danish care and sorrow.
Hope for gladness on the morrow
Let us build for days before us
Brighter castles in the air.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
Lace DESIGNS from Spider Webs.

Missionaries in Paraguay, South
America. more than two hundred
years ago taught the native Indians to
make lace by hand. Since that day
the art has greatly developed, and in
certain of the towns lace making is
the chief occupation. Almost all the
women, many children and not a few
men are engaged in this industry. A
curious fact with reference to the
Paraguayan faces is that the designs
were borrowed from the strange webs
woven by the semi-tropical spiders
that abound in that country, Accord
ingly this lace is by the natives called
hendutl, which means spider web"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

he returned safely from their con-
quest. Probably he met with little re-
sistance on the islands, where he Is
supposed to have founded Tresco ADJ
hey. Later, in the same century, a
Scillonian had the credit Of convert
ing the fierce King Olaf of Norway
After marrying the coast Of Britain
and Ireland Olaf sighted the Settles
and ran his vessel into what is now
the harbor of ST Mary's. A hermit
here gave him timely warning OF
mutiny that was about to take place
among his own troops; he crushed 'ns
revolt. but was severely wounded
Carried to the monastery at Iresco
he was there nursed into health anu
Christianity, conserving to receive
baptism.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

"Goslings?" l said, surprised. why,
what should we do with goslings?'
4 dunno" he replied indifferently.
What are you doing" | asked,
"fishing?"
"No."-a little rebelliously,-"T
mindin an old COW out of the corn
Say he said, little anxiously, as
we were floating by, you can have
them goslings if you want them. I'll
show you where they are"
No, thank you" we said. "Wc
couldn't take care of them"
There they are, he leaned for
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

a new face ar the door" Bacchus and Venus
and brightcyed Hebe give welcome and homage
TO the newcomer, and salute the opening OF his
reign with mirthful sons and joyous laughter
The festive celebration OF the year has been
salient feature in the social life of all civilized
peoples, ancient and modern, and that character
istin persists in the strenuous life OF today.
The time at which the year began varied
much among different nations. The Carthagin-
iaus Egyptians. Persians and other nations OF
antiquity began their year at the autumua
equinox, New Years day falling on September
% OF modern reckoning. which is also the be
ginning Of the Jewish civil year. The Greeks
chose December %. and afterward June 30. Jan
uary 1 was first adopted by the Romans when
Julius Caesar brought the civil wear into close
harmony with the solar in b. c. 46 but. for
many centuries the example not followed
by subsequent European nations At one time
there We're seven different dates for the begin
ming of the year among the Christian nations
and even successive popes. until comparatively
recent times scarcely ever adopted the same
chronology. Russia and the eastern empire Of
Constantine dated from September 1. and the
Mohammedan year. being dependent on the
phases OF the moon. had and has no fixed begin
ming January became the accepted date Of
the New Year among the Catholic nations OF
Europe in 1850. when Pope Gregory XIII intro
duced the new STYLE of reckoning, and corrected
The accumulated discrepancies between the Jul
ian computation and the actual solar year by
striking ten days out OF the almanac Of that
year. BY 100 this date was in general use
throughout Europe. but It was not until 1852
that England and her American colonies
adopted It.
Ancient and modern civilized peoples. while
differing as to the day from which they reck-
onod the beginning of the civil year. have agreed
in distinguishing it by special festivities and re-
lisious obserTances. The Romans dedicated Jan
uary ! to the oldest of their gods Janus of the
two faces. one youthful and one aged-a symbol
c: the wisdom of TIE god who knows the past
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
PLAN TO LOWER LIVING CO'
Columbus Graduates Say Nue,
Foodstuffs Would Help '
People.

New York.-The estaDlisiiH. .oduct
city markets at which fooa patsiler
shall be sold by auction 10 sor III
and consumers is the remedy 10 coI1
high cost of living proposed W .',dent
mittee of Columbus graduate SON. .onsir
which has been making an aobene
inquiry into the subject. lhiS sso bes
the committee believes, is wy aossar1
means of cutting down uiins,,ld a
costs in distribution, as It
away with jobbers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

the New Year contributions OF her
subjects, and, although she made re-
turn gifts, it is related that she took
good care to have the balance well
in her own favor
The early fathers Of the church
reprobated the immoral and supersti-
tious observances of the pagan fesri-
fal, and directed that the Christian
year should be opened with day
of fasting. prayer and humiliation
The festal character of the day, how
ever. pertinaciously chung to II
throughout the ages. and the church
preserved its religious aspect by
making it a festival in commemora~
tion Of the circumcision. In Cath
Ollie countries. New Years day is a
holiday of strict obligation, opening
with a solemn midnight mass and the
singing of the Tie Deum. Many
Protestant churches hold q watch
night service" through the last three
hours of the departing year-a SOL
emn service of prayer and song and
exhortation-wh is hushed into q
few minutes of silent meditation as
the midnight hour draws near, and
: forth into song of praise, greeting
Cment of the newborn wear.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27

ward and pointed down the bank
right down there. Yo- san have EN-
If you want EN-"
That's a funny kid" remarked one
of our party, as we drifted by dozen
half-grown goslings at the edge of
the water Wonder what makes him
so generous?"
Just then, loud and shrill, came
woman's voice from the field back in
the valley:
"John-nie Johnnie o Johnnie!
Air you keepin' them goslin's out Of
the garden? "-Youth's Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-12-27
REASON FOR HIS GENEROSITY

Gated that there were scattered farms
beyond the fringe of timber that close
ly lined the stream.
One morning, when the current was
hurrying us along at eight miles an
hour, we saw a tow-headed boy pop
out of the underbrush on the bank
fifty yards ahead.
Say he called, as we drifted by,
I'll eve -ou some goslings if you
want Il emf"