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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12
OUTLOOK FOR COTTON
CROP Is GOOD

According to Cotton Wilson. the
for the planting of a much
larger acreage to cotton next spring
is very good. One farmer has said
that he will plant at least so acres,
and il he is assured OF the pickeTs,
will make il a hundred. Others
who planted cotton last season viii
plant again next year. So far as We
have been able 70 learn. only one or
Two who planted this year vii de-
cline to 20 so next spring. Their
trouble mainl ! has been their inabil-
ity TO have the couon-picked at the
right time.
For the amount OF MONEY invest
ed. the crop was the best paying 10
this immediate section this year.
The total crop amounted 10 some
thing like IS or 20 bales. but some
of it was as fine IS could be grown
anywhere.
Mr.. Wilson ginned the entire crop
most OF which ne bought outright a
the gin. The finished product wa
sold in Norfolk. He will have
much improved plant next seasoi
an6 Will De aOle TO take care OF
large crop. He is going to erect
building FOR his gin during the win
ter menths.
The experiment here with the lon
staple cotton was highly satisfactory
MIR. John McGlnnis, formerly super
intendent of the knitting mill. an
: an expert. informs The Gazette thl
, the long staple cotton produced th
season by MIR. Wilson was the fine.
, he mas ever seen anywhere. Il
T his opinion that this long staple co
1 ton would bring this year from
< 70 - cents. With ordinary coroi
: the short staple. selling at 10 cent
o this new variety is well worth tryir
i next year.
q If any of our readers are conten
O plating trying a small acreage ne
u season. they should consult NJ
Wilson. who will take pleasure
Il looking over their farm and givir
II directions and advice as TO the be
u land to use and the proper crop
&c plant. Stick to cotton as a staI
% crop. it will surely pay on the Pc
% insula.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12

You viii find that druggists every
where speak well of Chamberlain $
Cough Remedy. They know from
long experience in the sale of il that
in cases of coughs and colds il can
always DC depended upon. and that
il IS pleasant and safe 10 take. For
sale by AL dealers,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12

If you are troubled with chronic
constipation. the mild and gentle ef-
feet of Chamberlain Tablets makes
them especially suited to your case.
For sale by all dealers.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS

RI d. No. 3. Williamsburg.
December 7. 1912
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a bicycle. pop
crackers. csndv and Duss.
Your htlle friend.
Evan Hovsy.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please briag me a dol baby.
candy. nuts and popcrscker.
Your little friend.
Ruth HOvey.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a dolbaby sad
a doll carriage. nuts. candy and
popcrackers.
Your little friend.
Bessie Hovey.
Dear Santa Claus:
Please bring me a boy bicycle
and some other small things.
John J. H0vey. Jr.
Dear Santa Ciaus:
Please bring me = book snd q
pencil box Bring nessone candy.
nuts and popcrackers.
Your little friend.
] Alice Hovsy.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1912-12-12

Toe supJrct OF the adcrcSS was
Disputed Points IN the Life OF
Stooewall Jackson" ," As az aide 10
5ne great sTategist. DR.. Smith knew
as no er living man does. the
closest and most personal facts OF
JscxSon's ifs and spoke out OF a
nch and cesuriful love. The impu- /
auors o. over ambition. of lack OF
aamor. o. awkwardness. were al
,asNered oy DR.. Smith with point
ami evidence. He showed the
great hearted. deeply religious,
sympathryi,. human nature Of the
nan. and liu'uated il with mirth
provo ing snd delghtfully droA
stories aud ~igh incidents OF such
acart iatsrss, as 10 bring tears 70 the
ewes. He showed the lack or his
tonc OASIS TOT lne famous Barbara
Fuetchie story. out paid a beautiful
tribute to Wnittier. who immortal
lied tue Story which was told him
by airs. SouihWorth. the novelist.
through a poem which DR.. Smith
declared 10 be true to Jackson S
humane spirii. X untrue as 70 real
factr He showed the humanity OF
Jackson by stating that as his aide,
the speaker himself handled $50. .OOC
raised under ,ne generafss direciiOr
tor the relief Of the suffering Pe0pl'
OF Fredeuck. Nd. The story oi
Jackson's lit0e friend. Jennie Cor
Din. was told. and how she woulc
come TO his quarters 70 play and th'
geperal would send the little msi'
home with his gold braid woan'
aoouI her hair. Then. at last. whe
the message came that. the h,tle ga
was dead. h-r RgowR-uP p.aynaS
sat tar into tae night grieving ove
the htJle tread that he was soon I
. Join.
d In illustration OF the great man
of sense Of, huH0r. DR.. SmiJh tol
is many chsTmlngly funny storie
Never. be said. had be seen hi
q more hlariously moved than whS
te nc received a lstIer addressed
q. Mr.. Stone w. Jackson" Shi'
be began. May II please your Lor
as ship" IL was from a woman 1
n Gently from LELAND. who sought Z
20 release OF Der husband from q
al guardnouse.
We The president otthe society. Ho
Rooert NJ. Hughes. OF Norfol
presided over INC meeting and
troduced the speakers. The pC
OF the occasion Was DR.. Bsnjan
ais +. Sledd. or Wake Forest. W
SIT introduced his poems oy a ui5t
b. 10 Virginia. nis native State.
nc which, while paying . compliml
m TO the progreSsivensss OF No
'ur Carolina, wnlcn surpassed. he sa
the shrewdnsss OF the Connects
o'S Yankee. hs YET dsploTed the Z
est that so many of this States inSu
81 tons arc NOT in the hands of nat
Virginians. DR.. Sledd read a 20
90 to IVirginis entitled To the
A'' Mother" he also read a neg
verse to an old gentleman OF
''a' back stock. Isaac. aud a sonnet
the Greek pOetsss. "Sappho."
ing
~ AT the initiation which follow
twelve members were added 10
res society's roll. Including DR.. Wycli
her Rose, DR.. James Y. Fair. DR..
iamin Sledd. Waddy Thomps
and Clayton Tonence. Colonel Jsnni
lies c. Wise. J. r. L. Johnson. E.
,.n- Shewmake. George <. Bennett.
pov r. Wieglesworth. z. z. Birekh
uIks and Smith J. Williams.
A beautiful reception was pre-
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COLO. RY. Men
ARE WITH WILSON

Princeton. y. j.. Nov. ..-Goyerno
Wilson looked eagerly today toward
big basket OF mail filled to over.
flowing. II appeared he would con
tinue his custom Of opening all mai
himself. He likes to do II.
You know that can rccogniz,
the typ-wrlicrs OF some OF my per.
sonal friends he mused. II don't
know Just how ! do II. guess I'll
need tonic TO go through that pile.
though"
He began slowly to open some OF
the letters as he talked.
William Morrisscy. secretary OF tn,
Denver Lodge OF tn. Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmcn. wired that tn,
railroad men of Colorado would give
the new president Its hearty sup.
port
\ cabIcsram from San Juan. Porte
Rico. read:
My hearty congratulations to tn,
standard bearer OF Democratic prin
ciplcs IN America. Union party full
ly confident OF Justice Mt the hand.
OF the party that always stood 70,
their rights In congress.
"Barcelo. President"
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RELIC OF NAPOLEON FOUND

II Is reported In Paris that. at the
town Of Dorpla. IN Russia. there has
Just been discovered remarkable
relic OF Napoleon's Russian campaign
In the form of copy Of Gocthc's
"Werthcr." which was Napoleon's
personal property and accompanied
him wherever he went.
The volume. which Is bound In
leather and Is In an excellent state
OF preservation. contains, rs well ss
Napolcon's signature. u curious In
scription on the iiy leaf by an un-
known hand. stating that the book
was stolen by n Cossack from the en-
peror's sledgc one night during the
retreat from Moscow.
Besides the date of the theft aud
the name CT the thief. details are Civ
en- OF the method by which the Co.'S
sack managed to possess himself Of
the volume.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Had the American farmers been able
to grow as much as tho Germans from
each acre their returns would have been
N.SI1.|2OOW or more than twice what
they actually were. |: would be di!-
iicult 10 find 4 more striking illustration
of the value Of modern methods OF
cultivation and crop rotation than this.
''The high WELD Of Germany" says
this report in explanation Of these con-
dition.. rs due TO tho fields being plant
cd TO sugar bees wherever possible.
and il not To sugar bec,s to other root
crops. usually one year in four o:Scept
in the sugar beet districts OF III. United
States root crops rarely arc planted. In
districts where the trlds are planted
TO sugar bcess one year in four the
average yield OF cereal crops as reported
BY farmers exceeds ihe, average yield in
Germany and exceeds by l33 per cent.
the average yield in the United States.
Intensive farming is not shrouded
in mystery. nor docs IL require scien,i-
lie knowledge or continuous laborious
application As praeticed in Europe it
means that ono year in three to five the
fields are well fer,ilized. pIo-xed deep
and planted to sugar bects or other root
crops. well cultivated and hoed to iacili-
tate the growth OF the roots and to kill
the weeds During the remaining three
years the fields are sown to gram and
the harvest gathered. the same as in the
United States Any farmer can practice
intensive farming and all farmers would
do so II they but knew the wealth it
would bring them Aside from the fact
that the culture OF sugar beess improves
the soil more than does the culture OF
other root crops. they are the most
profitable crop the farmer can grow
while = root crop grown for stock.
feeding purposes is the least profitable
| in the rotation"
With an area Of nearly O0O000o
acres adapted to the growing Of sugar
beets and with demand for sugar that
makes the United States by far the
largest market in the wor'i for this
product. over Sl00OOO year being.
sent TO foreign countries to pay for sugar
imported. it is evident that one OF the
most practicable and profitable means Of
inrreasi the yield Of other foodstuffs
would be by extending the area devoted
to sugar beet cultivation to which all
but very few states in the Union are,
l s>.alf 81
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Sage Tea Will
Darken the Ha.r

There Is nothing new about the
idea OF using Sagc for restoring tho
color OF the hair. Our krandmothcrs
kept their hair dirk. glo~sy and
abundant by the usc OF u ample
Sage Tea" Whenever their hair fell
ont or took on n dull. faded or streak
cd appearance. they made n brew OF
sage leaves. and applied II To their
hair with wonderfully beneficial cf-
feet.
Nowadays We don't have To resort
To the oli-tlmc tircsomc method OF
gathering the herbs and making the
tea. This .is done by skillful chemists
better than We could do II ourselves:
and all We have to do IL to call for
tho rcady-madc product. Wycth's
Sngc aud Sulphur Hair Remedy.
containing Sage In the proper strcnE-
III with the addition Of Sulphur. ap.
other oid-;imc scalp remedy.
This preparation gives youthful
color aud beauty to the hair. and In
one of the best remedies you can use
for dandrun. dry. fcverish. Itching
scalp. and falling hair. Get u fifty
cent bottle from your druggist to-
day. and you will be surprised at the
quick results. All druggists sell Il
under guarantee that the money will
be refunded II the remedy Is not cx-
actly as rcprcscntcd.-J. u. Ilughs.
Agent. City Drug Store.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
Smoke Commercial II: 4ss '::t ,ss r.; sss
y Boquet Cigar Ssis's:s Tin, .i'' "

sity Heights. Dances are held after
the athletic games. The sophomore.
junior and senior dances are the big
social events OF the college year.
Dances. teas and house parties arr
held frequently In the commodious
house OF the Greek letter societies,
Tho college boy on University
Heights liz u vastly different type
from the one generally pictured. He
is u wholesome Young animal. ful,
OF spirits. but we'll behaved. lie does
not live mp To tho cxtInvnEant char
actcrs Of musicdl comedy. lie In be-
ing trained to lie u useful man aud
an able citizen In u healthy moral
u; a;mosphcrc.-Ncw York World.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

His most effective work Is done with
what is known in billiards as the
dead ball" He can dcaden his cue
ball so that 1t will not roll over six
inches, while the object OF the ball
Is driven twice around the table. In
match play this is very effective
stroke. 1t is used by Hoppe. Sutton
and Slosson. but none OF them has IL
under control any better than the lit
tie Jap. His draw shot is perfect.
famada uses a 19-ouncc cue. made in
Japan. and with as light a stick a,
that has tremendous driving power.
In practice recently Yamada made
several runs OF 60 or more. Ono time
he ran up to 100 and stopped so ns
to try out some new shots. The
crowd that gathered to watch him
practicing alone frequently broke In.
to applause. He will not have reg
ular opponent until he thinks he is
more steady on his feet.
Young famada is trinity built
little fellow. but, like all Iaps. is
small in stature. He wei CHS 100
pounds and is five feet two and one
half inches in height. George Slos-
son is delighted with the showing of
the Jap, even though they are to be
opponents in the tournament
II have seen many OF those sent
here from abroad" said Mr.. Slosson,
but think Yamada is the greatest
OF them all. He stands an excellent
chance OF winning the champion
ship
With the exception of Willie Hoppe
famada will be the youngest man
who ever entered championship
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
IU.s s. GROWING POORER
AS EUROPE GROWS RICHER
Felt Failure Of American Farms Yields
May Forced to Import Foods-Inensive Farming
the Remedy Easy Practice. Says Authority.

vast numbers to seek homes in other
lands. To-day the German producers
are wrll-to-do and HAPPY and unm'gra-
,lon ha, stopped, 1t is evident therefore
that Germany can teach Il, something
abom the better utilization oi our farm
ing lands" g.
In this connection report just
published in Washington as congtes-
s,oiIAl document is illuminating. II gives
the comparative yields and values OF
american and German crops OF five
staples for the year 1917. the latest for
a'uch comparative figure are available.
This shows that Germany planted to
these crops 42776OO0 acres while the
United States had $1,000 acres in
the saI1se crops, or ncasiy Twice as much.
The cash value OF the German yield. due
to the higher production from each acre,
was SiSi0&6% while the amour,
received for the Americas: crop was
$i.lR.OOs 600 In other words the
Germans received 50 per cent. more
than did the farmers IT the United
States from practically hall the number
of acres in iden,ieaiIy the SAME crops.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

NEW YORK. Oct. 2-Tha, the
Um1.d States ior years has been growing
poorer while its European Industrial
Competitors were growing richer irSo-
far IS 0il,imate !esonrrcs-,he pro-
dnr9rity OF the soils concerned. is
de startling opinion rendered here by
cxpczs authorities notwithstanding the
fso dat the largest crops in the history
of ttR country have just been harvested.
So gIez1 is the danger threatening the
pokif;un Of the United States as food
paodncer considered that . movement
1 been started which is being par.
fEipa.ed in BY handlers and users of
~ railway officials and bankers as
ven as b. agricultural experts and
practical farmers to increase the agri-
rnlsnszl output OF the nation by The
adoelion Of better cultural methods.
sfk great mrnace TO the future de-
W9hpmrM Of American agriculture" :"
sa;< Z Pfarsius. a large dealer and
exJR OF the New York Produce Ex-
ehssrp who is one of the leaders in
- 0usxrprnt for agricultural conSer-
sntna. -in m interview to-day. ''is that
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
ALIENS ON TRIAL

Wythcsvillc. Va. Nov. Trial
OF the last two members OF the Allen
gang. charged with the Ilillsvillc
courthouse assassinations on March
II. began here today.
sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards.
two alleged ringlcaders who cscap-
cd from the region after the shoot
ing and were captured In Iowa. were
before the bar. Two of their kins-
men. Floyd and Claude Allen. are
under sentence to he clcctrocutcd on
November 20. Friel Allen and Sid
ma Edwards are serving long terms
FOR completely.
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I'D &tJ yean Ne have Ailowed q
uae1asoA NJ sxsaesnaaic sail rohhefe L,

Id &RS >ean Ne have hllowed a
nehod Of systematic soil robbery in
oaf tanning operations. The same crops
h1va been taken from the same ground
yeaS alter year in many parts Of the
ooml1y. As result the soil. desroiled
Of certain Of its elements essential TO
tbs ypodKtion of these special crops
hS hegua to show the strain in de-
5eased yields II is only within the
~ SeG yeafs that this tendency has
kgD 10 show It's real dangers. Prior
10 dhnf time new areas were continually
sanG hr0syht under cultivation. With
most Of oar new land gone it is time to
uzpsove orr methods il VIC arc to avoid
he fsee OF becoming soon a large
mpossN ~ fooAssuhs to feed our own
'WSN ne prices of farm products
have advanced steadily for the past
fifteen years and the total value of our
:rops has increased more than oneha
he average yield per acre has practically
<ood still and III some sections actually
,aa Gone down hill. In every country
Il Western Europe tho acreage yield
0s been growing steadily during this
eriod We ge, fourteen bushels Of
What to the acre: in some sections as
or as nine bushels. England gets 81
,ashela. Germany u and Holland ~.
Dur wheat exports are falling off rapidly.
We actually import rye. haxseed and
even oats and potatoes in bad years. and
re have enme within half cent bu>hel
II importing whea, itscli
The significant and encouraging fact
or Amer,cans in the present situation is
hat the very European countries which
re mw producing two bushels to our
me have passed through the same condi-
ion IN which We now find ourselves.
They have let their soils detciorate
nd have seen their yields fan of as
ors have. Thirty or forty years ago
ONE Of these countries were getting
cry little more grain to the acre than
&c arr now. They have overcome all
nat BY modern methods and have
,sou9ht their soils up to high state Of
sroduetivi,y The task before us is to
AXE up these methods and apply them
o our own case. Formerly the United
seates exported considerable quamifie.
4 rye ONithin the past two years We
ave imported rye from Germany
'orty years ago Germany could not feed
own people They were irsv;es- liz
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
SUGAR STOCK TAKEN UP

New York. Nov. 7.--Directors Of
the National Sugar Refining COM
rany voted today to take up the ST.
100000 issue of 6 per cent preferred
stick given the late NJ. o. Havemeyer
which the New Jersey courts recently
held invalid on the ground that It
was issued without consideration.
Tho directors voted to pay par
value for the stock out Of the treas
with no fixed grade.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
TINKER DEAL WITH GERc1ssAn OFF

Cincinnati, Nov. Following a
conference here today between Presi-
dent August Herman. of the Gin
|cinnati club. and President Murphy
OF the Chicago Nationals. the deal
tor Joe Tinker. to act as manager of
the Cincinnati team next season. was
declared off.
Herman declared that Murphy de-
mandcd Beschcr. outfielder Of the
local team be included with Others
players in the trade and that he
could not concede to the demand.
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II DENIS. IN SENATE.

WashinRtOn, Nov. ITO last
nights returns which gave the Deni-
ocrats ~ senator's, within two OF the
~ necessary to control. was added
today the news that the plurality Of
Thompson. Democrat of Kansas. had
been increased over that Of STUDIOS.
Republican, and seemed to assure his
election,
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

George Mullin Ia stii at II. Tho
other day he pitched for scmi.pro
team In Detroit md held his oppon-
cnts 10 one hit.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Adding insult to Injury aud then
piling on more: Murphy says he
may decide to hold Frank Chance Us
utility inficldcr.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
SPORTLETTS

vcan Gregg. Cleveland pitcher.
with his father hns opened n pins'cr-
Ing contracting business In Edmon-
thon. Alta.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

The clown knows very well that
the women are not in love with him,
but with Hamlet, the fellow in the
black cloak and plumed hat.-Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Eddie Murphy of the Athletics was
presented with u $3.50 watch by nd
miring friends OF his home town,
White Mills. Pa.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Spokane has signed to likely Cal
tfnornia scmi-pros for next season In
Williams and Davis. pitchers. Davis
Is lcft-hnndcr.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

We are all willing to battle for the
right. The trouble. is that right
seems to he all things to all people.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

f 1t II worth while to let pint Of
milk sour from one day TO another
for the breakfast gridd!c cakes. be-
cause cakes made from sour milk and
soda are no much superior In li..It-
mess and texture to those mad. o!
sweet milk and baking powder.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

The name-Doan's inspires conf
dence-Doan's Kidney Pills for kid
hey ills. Doan's Ointment for skin
ttchtng. Doan's Regulets for mild
laxative. Sold nj all drug stores.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

In the talk OF n possible sale OF
the Buffalo Club OF the international
league 1t Is stated that the price but
on the property was $4,000.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

A cupfui OF cocoanut beaten into a
pin, OF cream that hat been whipped
light and dry and Favored with a lit
tie extract of bitter almond makes u
delicious filling for layer cakes. or
may be served IN cake that has had
III. inside part taken out and the
outside LEFT for shell.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07


In the talk OF n possible sale OF
the Buffalo Club OF the international
league 1t is stated that the price but
on the property was $4,000.
Report comes from the Pacific
coast that Denton r. Young has been
offered the management OF the Port
land team OF the Coast league.
Winnie Ward. u recruit who fin
Pacific coast league. is u cousin OF
Duffy Lewis OF the Boston Red Sox.
Bill Powell. who was with Kansas
City this year and who was drafted
by the Chicago Cubs. Is going to play
basketball this winter to keep in con-
dition.
The initiation fee Of the Players
fraternity was put at s. and nearly
800 players In the majors will come
across with their five-spots. Next
year the dues will be - month.
According to report Charles Com
nors. a Boston merchant and friend
OF Fred Burchell. has interested him
self financially In the Syracuse club
of the New York state league with
Burchell.
Pittsburgh has released Pitcher
King Cole. secured In the trade with
Chicago last summer. to Columbus,
along with Pitcher Dan Tipplc, the
Streator recruit. They go as part
payment for Lefty Cooper.
Ed Walsh was given bonus OF
81 500 over and above his share ms
a player for shutting out the Cubs in
the deciding game Of the Chicago
series. Charles Comlskey gave him
that much as present.
The New York Americans an,
nounce the sale back to Brockton of
John O'Dowd. He was given
a brief trial last summer and allow
ed to finish the season with Brock
ton. Now he will remain there.
Some people are clothed In their
own Righteousness, and others would
even steal some other fellows cloak.
Tell man he mustn't do this or
that and he'll proceed to show you
that he can.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

A clever device for letting the oil
drip slowly from III. bottle when
making u salad dressing Is this: Cut
two grooves In the cork on opposite
sides: one groove admits air. while
the other permits the oil to run slow
ly and evenly.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Some people are clothed In their
own Righteousness. and others would
even steal some other fellows cloak.
Tell man he mustn't do this or
that and he'll proceed to show you
that he can.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Report comes from the Pacific
coast that Denton r. Young has been
offered the management OF the Port
land team of the Coast league.
The chronicle=news., 1912-11-07

Linen closet shelves may be kept
clean II piece Of percale or white
muslin. as long as the shelf and twice
as wide, is laid on the shelf first;
then pile up the sheets. pillow slips
or towels. and turn back the cover
over them. They will thus be kept
free from dust.