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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-14

sold 2,333,OoO pounds starting worth
rOf GoodA and THAR net profits Axgre-
TaxteA 1Ss. 800 pounde sterling. ~ cons
pared to this In 1908 there were g.
900 cooperative societies In Eng
land. with . membership OF s.1ol.O goo.
and sales asSresating ii3.eoo.ooo
pounds sterling and net profits totAIlna
ID. se7 900 pounds. The increase since
1908 has not kept pace with the earlier
years, but the societies are maintain
ing the sales averages. and are show
ine . heaithy and general growth.
These e0cieties engage IN almost
every known feld Of production and
distribution. There are retail coop
erative societies. agricultural socie'
ties. Wholesale societies, and q gen.
erai Agricultural organisation society
which looks out for tho interests Of
the smaller associations BY helpinl
them In their contracts with common
carriers and business houses and b,
securing governmental assistance fo'
them.
The membership OF the Engiisf
CO. operative societies = made up NJ
most exclusively Of wsSs-sarhsrs and
are strongest In industrial centets
such - Lancaster. They are organ
iaed and operated under ! wsll-p par
stock cUmpanieA In the smaller 90.
cssesss : psrson y required to bu,
only one share o. stock, which esn.
erAlly seilo q 20, To become . mem.
her. In the larger societies he \
usually asked 70 buy from two to. lvs
shares No one person by Law u al
lowsd 70 own mors than $1,000 worth
Of Htcck IN cooperative association
0OmA ~ them neek to nell mercAn0iet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
DEPUTIES
ANNOUNCED
sHERiFF-ElECT a 7. SWEENEY
NAMES HIS ASSISTANTS
And Appointments viii Prove Gen.
orally Sstisfaetory-Au Are
Experienced Men.

Sheriff-elcct Andrew r. Sweeney
has announced his appointments OF
deputies for the coming four years
The ONCE deputies will be John J
Hyrne and Lafayette Graner: court
deputies. Henry Frohme and Thomas
II. Smith. Jail deputies. William J.
Burch and George W Gaus
Speaking OF the appointments. Mr.
Sweeney said. The matter OF Sc.
lection OF the deputies has had my
earnest consideration since the cleo
ton and. not having MADE any prom
ises. the number OF applications re-
ceived and the character OF the ap-
plicants has made the determination
very difficult undertaking
Il realize there will be- many dis
appointments and only regret that
there are not sufficient number OF
places TO go around"
John J. Byrne is a collector Of the
National Telephone Company and re-.
sides az 235S Wood street in Center
district He was former county com.
missioner Of the district under the
old law He will he chief assistant
10 SufElu sweeney N luf ONCE.
The other Office deputy. Lafayette
G.. Graner. is connected with the
Graner Manufacturing Company man.
ufacturers OF indigo blue. with Offices
az Az North Wabash street
County Assessor Henry Frohme
named as court deputy. was the cam
paign manager OF Mr. Sweeney dur
ing the election Mr. FrOhme was
formerly a lieutenant OF police under
former Chief Of Police John :. Ritz
lie resides al 1881 Lind street. ia
Washington district.
Thomas y. Smith. the other court
deputy. il deputy county assessor at
the present time and resides in Tri-
adelphia district
William ]. Burch. the county jailer
was formerly an officer under the adj
ministration Of Chief OF Police Ritz
lie resides at Caldwells Run. in Web
ster district.
George ". Gaus. former Lieutenant
Of the police department. will attend
to the duties of assistant jailer.
christmas-Men's SILK Lined Kid
Gloves. ese. sf.5o. MeFAOOEN'S. eel.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

Orchid. Lily Of the Valley.
Ideal Pink, Sweet Pea. white
Lilac and Wood Viole: IL;
SOC.
Houbigant's new Perfume.
Couer De Jeanette. the Glory
of the Garden. in bulk az
S1.-fo an ounce Toilet Wa
ter at S4.15 a bottle and
Sachet at S1.75 an ounce.
Marshall Fields Blue Rose
Perfume at $500 an ounce.
Vantine's Wistaria Toilet
Water. bottles put up in
fancy Oriental box at SOC.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

tnrttons - which VIII euro Tho worst
"hIr i'. f.'. usa DBL .rr. f4
nan readers VIII fr1 Dr. s.uthIrr ana
.r"ra Hff.I shaving
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

Mary Garden Perfumes. half
ounce bottle al SI.OO. ounce
bottles ar $500. two-ource
bottles al $500.
Mary Garden Sachet Pow
der ar SI.50 an ounce and
Toilet Water at $500 a bot
tie.
Nantine'S WisCaria Perfume
AT soc an ounce.
der Kiss Perfumes at
S1.20 an ounce Toilet Wa
ter ar S1.10 Sachet Powder
at Coo an ounce and Face
Powder at SOC and SIC a
box.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

i0r tn benefit NJ fnuHe ~ YOUR read
'rs VIZ" u1t wis DO q am sending III.
'Iit nf Hn excellent lotion fnr ernr.
lrl hands AMI faces. two or Three ar.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
Ribbons for Christmas

r IBBONS in much demand Christmas the kinds
~ for tying parcels packages fo-
making fancywork and the like offerings your
/ ing
Plain Colored Ribbons Ribbons at 1r and
II packages. lOyard spoolS 90 yard
iVc SPooI Satin Ribbon in colors.
Finsht Ribbons in zig widths No No &c 10
! gag and dotted effects. 5-varI loo yard.
bolts for Sc and 1Oc hp Lots of good looking Novelty
ii Holly and Merry Christmas MpoonS Tor tancywork also
II nI :. w, rm tfu priced from I5c SOC 4
III oois al &C and IOc a bolt. yard.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

HudnutS Violet Sec
and Hanson jerks Vic
let Brut Toilet Water put
up in fancy holiday
boxes at 70c.
Hudnut'S Perfumes IN
LOUNGE bottles in leather
Ct boxes with CLASH.
choice of ArbutuS. Sweet
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
Perfumes in Holiday Packages

ANTY Perfume and Toilet Water put up attractive ioi-
day boxes for giftgyng feature December davs
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
inexpensive JeWelry Novelties

Cloisenne Enameled Pins,
three in pretty box for SOC.
Gold-Plated Safety Pins. SIX
in box for 25c.
Beautiful line of Coat
Chains. gold. gunmetal AMI sill
yer finish or jet black at iSc
TO $500 each.
Baby Sets on velvet pad 80
Neck Chain. Ring and Baby
Pins at 90 a set.
Sterling Silver Mounted
Novelties - Tooth Brushes.
Shoe Horns. Nail Files. Shoe
Buttoners. Hair Curriers'. Match
Boxes. Nail Buffers. Glove
Stretchers. Hat Brushes snd
Scissors-priced from SOC 20
$3.50 each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
S4.OO
TaOeIINg COMbaNioN

LadleS-ln genuine pin Seal-rnoire lined-ful
assortment toilet accessories.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

Christmas-Men's SIX Lined Kid
Gloves. eee. st.5o. MeFADDEN'S. cot.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
TaOeIIHg C0mbanion

LadleS'-ln real walrus caSe-ebony fittings
toilet accessories.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12

Novelty Vanities and Coin
Purses with short or long
chains, gold. silver or gun
metal finish. 1Sc.
The latest Sautoir Chains
for locket and watches at soc.
Baby Rings. plain or with
colored setting. warranted
three years. 25c.
Sterling Silver Hat Pins
with 9-inch stems. 25c ani
SOC each.
O. Mems Seam
~ o0D less Gold-Shell
st4GSSsz%I Rings at SOC
<-f each.
Sterling Silver ThimblcS in
neat boxes at 25c and SOC
each.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
Travellers NeedfuIs as Gift Articles

icoat Demonstration This Week on Our Second Floor
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
MEMS Taller Case

Contains soap box. hair brush. talcum. nail and
tooth brush and crystal holder comb and hat brush
etc.-all best materals-in real black seal case
leather lined.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-12
ST. 50, s.. 50, $3.50
LadIeS FIifcd Bars

All are of finest real seal. all have /,
in several SizeS-the highest grade OF
workmanship only
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
DEATH LIST OF SOME WARS.

The total number of British killed
in action in the South African war
was 5,744; 22,S29 were wounded, and
1876 died of wounds or disease. The
number of Beers killed or MORALLY
wounded was about 300; about 3d.
900 prisoners OF war were taken, 700
of whom died. The United States loss
in Yhe war with Spain was 336 men
killed, 125 MORALLY wounded. SPIT
died of disease. The Spanish loss
was 10000, the majority dying from
disease. According to the report of
the provost marshal general the cas-
ualties of the Union army from the
beginning of the American Civil war
to August, 1865, were as follows: Kill
ed, 67,976; died of wounds, 25.947; dis
ease, 183,464; disabled, 224,306. Con-
federate losses were: Killed: 51,525;
wounded, 227,871. In the Union navy
there were 4,030 killed and wounded
In action, 1852 died of disease, and
2,070 died from other causes. Japan.
according to- one computation, is said
to have lost 1877, 400 in killed, wounded
and captured in the Russo-Japanese
war, while Russia's losses were COM
puted to be 388,5o0 men.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
TYPEWRITER VS.. COAL HEAVIER.

The girl who is operating a type
writer doesn't appear TO be doing very
heavy physical labor. as compared
with the brawny individual in the
stokehold of an Atlantic liner who Is
shoveling coal into hungry furnace.
but this is one Of the many instances
in which superficial appearances are
receptive, as comparison OF the
force expended by the two will show.
The stcker may be credited with
handling one ton of coal per hour, or
eight tons per day, plus the weight of
his shovel. Adding the shovel to his
1880 pounds of coal, he expends
about 10000 pounds of energy. For
each key struck on the typewriter
there is an expenditure of something
over three ounces OF energy, or, say,
one pound to the average word. A
fair operator will average 1900 words
an hour. or in eight hours $4,000
words-12, 900 pounds of energy. To
throw over the carriaga for each new
line requires on an "average three
pounds Of force. Twelve Thousand
words will make 1000 lines, so there
are 5000 pounds OF energy to be add
ed to the $4,000. making $4,000 pounds
Of energy eXpended-which compares
pretty well with the stoker's 10000.
all things considered A really fast
operator would push the expenditure
of energy in to $4,000 poundD or more.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
MUSCLES TURNING TO BONE

Lying helpless in an armchair at the
Homeopathic hospital in Great Or
mond street, London, w. c., is a gNl
of fifteen named Edith Winter, who Is
suffering from a mysterious dlsea9"
which is causing her muscles to turh
into bone. 1t is the same disease
that attacked Allan Rushbrook, known
as the brittle man" who left the
same hospital partly cured some
months ago. The disease began 10
develop soon after birth, and she was
taken to the hospital month or 30
ago. Since then a few signs OF III
provement have been observed IN ner
condition. She cannot walk or even
stand unsupported. and can haroly
move her head at all, as the muscles
of the neck on either side of the race
have largely turned to bone. Inc
muscles of the jaw have also haro-
ened. and 1t is with some difficulty
that she is able to eat.
Great care has to be exercised III
moving her. IF she were to fall the
hardened muscles might break, SAID
a doctor recently. When | lift her'
said one of the hospital nurses, 1eel
as though l am holding a bundle OF
sticks" 1t is four years since Edltn
took her last walk
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
Advertising In China.

Tradesmen in China have quite as
high appreciation of the value Of ad-
vertising as ap ather people in the
world. In China the biscuits bear
the imprint of the baker. and ducks
bought in the Celestial markets fire.
quently show on their backs a big red
stamp bearing the name of the seller.
Chinese shops have large signboards
which show an odd mixture of the POI
etc and the commercial traits of the
people. Here are few examples:
shop of Heaven-sent Luck" Tea
Shop of Celestial Principles" 1.-The
Nine Felicities Prolonged" Mutton
Chop of Morning Twilight The Ten
Virtues All Complete "Flowers Rise
to the Milky Way"
A charcoal shop in Canton calls it.
self the Fountain of Beauty" and a
place for the sale OF coal INDUCES in
the title of Heavenly Embroidery"
An oil and wine establishment is the
n eighborhood of Chief Beauty" and
"The Honest Pen Shop of Ii" implies
that some pen shops are not honest
New York Sun
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
OLDEST FIRE TOWER.

At La Coruna, In northern Spain,
may be seen a fire tower which is,
with the exception of the ruins of the
Roman lighthouse at Dover the oldest
Of all existing structures of this kind.
The exact date of the erection OF
this tower is unknown. According to
an ancient tradition, it is accredited
to Hercules, whence its name Tore
de Hercules. Others say that Phoeni-
clans, who established several colo
MES in Spain, had erected this light
tower for their northland cruises. How
ever. Judging from the inscription. 1t
is more probable that the Roman
emperor Trojan (9S to lit A. d.
erected this structure. The inscrip-
ton also mentions the name of Servi-
us Supus of Lusitania as the architect.
The tower is built of ashlars and is
nine meters square and 40 meters in
height. It has six separate stories,
which can only be reached by cir
cular staircase around the exterior of
the tower The lighthouse was restor-
ed In 1884, but at the end of the eight
ecnth century was again In ruins. In
1897 it was rebuilt by the Spanish
government and still sends forth its
beams
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
THE LAST STRAW.

Few food cranks have carried their
yearning after the simple life to such
an extreme length as did one Roger
Crab, who, in spite of his strange fare,
saw fair part of the seventeenth cen
tury- Up to his twentieth year he was
normal-minded, then he turned vege-
tartan. and framed his apology:
Butchers are excluded from juries,
but the receiver is worse than the
thief. so the buyer is worse than the
butcher" From the banning of meat
he turned his attention to butter and
cheese. and thought that he could live
without them He went even further,
and banned all things edible. till at
length he achieved the fine art OF feed
ing upon dock leaves, grass and water.
at a gross cost of about a penny a
week
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
A WATERLOO DISPATCH.

There has just been published
Bluchers dispatch which gave Ber-
lin the first news Of e victory OF Wa
terloo. 1t was ad~ 'ed to the gov
ernor, and said:
Il inform your excellency that In
conjunction with the English army
under Field Marshal the Duke of
Wellington, / yesterday gained the
most complete victory over Napoleon
Bonaparte that could possibly be
won.
THE battle was fought in the neigh
borhood of some isolated buildings on
the road fEEm here 70 Rruasels bear
Ing the name LA Belle Alliance" ard
q better name can hardly be given TO;
this important day The French army
Is in complete dissolution, and an ex-
traordinary number Of guns have been
captured.
Time does not at this moment per-
NIT me to send further details to your
excellency; l reserve them for a fu-
ture occasion, and beg you duly to
communicate this joyful news to the
good Berliners.
(Signed.) "BLUCHER."
This dispatch reached Berlin on
June "a, 1915.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
VILLAGE is TRANSPLANTED

Old Berich, quaint village in the
principally of Waldeck-Pyrmont.
standing in the way of the construc-
ton of the Edder River dam, has
just been transplanted, lock, stock and
barrel, after existing for three hun
dred years. All the inhabitants re-
ceived notice to leave their houses.
which are to be leveled to the ground.
New dwellings were erected at New
Berich, some thirty miles away. and
some of the freshly painted walls re-
semble in great measure the deserted
village. The church, erected in the
twelfth century. was taken down, and
is to be regretted on the new site.
The foundation stone was laid by
Prince Frederick. A large crowd wit
messed the ceremony, and the pastor
in an address said he trusted that the
reputation of Old Berich would be
preserved in it's new location, and that
the village would remain as before.
stainless of serious crime.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
NOVELTY IN WALL PAPERlNG

A Bergenfield, N j., man has just
completed the decoration Of a room
in his home by covering the walls Win
a group of pictures taken from every
newspaper in the east and represent
ing an immense variety of scenes. he
has been a newsdealer since 1899 anu
collected the pictures for many years.
The pictures are carefully trimmed
and arranged in four and In some
cases five rows, each one exactly meet
ing the next pictures. Over the PIC
lures the decorator applied two coats
of varnish. The pictures are arranged
with similar subjects in one row as
nearly as possible. The second 70"
below the ceiling is given over en-
tirely to half-tone reproductions Oh
well-known places in Europe. Below
that comes a circuit of Gibson pic
lures. The fourth row is given over
to pictures of the Worlds Fair at Chr
cago in 1893 from newspaper. Civil
war scenes run entirely around the
lRecom In the third row. and the I iiols
q ton sest Of q. 2 friouf
colored supplements OF amazing va
riety. There are nearly 500 pictures
In all.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
ef' TIE q"
SCRAP
BOOK
TRIBUTE TO THE JUNGLE.

7 That India still pays its annual trib-
ate of human life to the jungle Is
shown by a statement made In re-
bent issue Of the London Times. Dur
nG the past three years the number
Of deaths from snake bite or the at
lacks of wild animals has steadily In
creased. Rising waters have driven
the serpents out of the lowlands up
into the villages, and have diminished
the natural food supply Of the larger
animals.
In 1910 IS persons were killed by
elephants, rs by hyenas, 100 by bears
s51 by leopards, 318 by wolves. S53 by
tigers, and 688 by other animals, IN
GLIDING wild pigs. No less than 22,-
478 died from the bite of poisonous
snakes. The grand total of mortal
ity Is 24,S78.
During the same year, $4,000 cattle
were also killed by wild beasts and
snakes.
The losses on the part of inhabit-
ants of the jungle were nearly but not
quite as great as those Of their hu-
man enemies and domesticated ami
mails combined. Ninety-one thousand
one hundred and four snakes and over
10000 wild beasts of various kinds
were killed.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31

Early in July a custom older than
shire village of Yarnton. On a given
day the thirteen balls here illustrated
placed on a little flower support for
the convenience of the photographer
are drawn one by one from the canvas
bag in which they have rested for the
last ;welve months. each carrying with
il the right TO NOW definite portion
Of the common meadows. Three hun
dred and fifty acres of grass are thus
apportioned by lot, survival of the
custom of open fell cultivation when
both arabic and meadow land were
apportioned in strips to the village
householders The meadow land be-
ing less in quantity and therefore
more valuable was settled by an al
nual lot-drawi2g so that each man
might have an equal chance of obtain
ing the better strips of grass The
arbitrary date for the lot-drawing. the
fl st Monday after ST Peters day.
has been aband0aed in favor of the
wiser plan of letting the date depend
on the state of the hay, so that at
present it falls on some date between
July and II
These thirteen polished wooden balls
are in the custody of the meadsman.
who brings them down into the mead
oWs on the arranged morning and the
drawing begins. On each ball is a
name, Boat" William of Bladon.
"Rothe," Harry" and others. 1t is
cCnjectured that these names are pos
sibly those of the original tenants Of
the farms which held the moving
rights week before the drawing
the rights of those owners who do
not wish to NOW their strips them
selves are sold by auction at an inn
In the village, but the man who buys
the right denoted by Harry will
not know until he is in the meadows
and draws out the ball so named
which piece of land will be his Little
posts mark the strips. and the meads-
man walks along hating at each post.
where a drawing takes place. The
ball at the posts--say The first Is
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
A THIRSTY CITY.

Official statistics just published by
The municipality of Munich, Bavaria,
show that the city still colds the rec
ord for the per capita consumption OF
beer, the amount per head of the pop
ulation last year being 7O1s gallons;
the average consumption per head of
population in England is only rs gal
Ions. The Munich breweries produced
last year S1.752.000 gallons of beer. of
which 42,500.O00 gallons were drunk
In the city, while the rest was ex
ported to other parts Of Germany and
abroad. This home consumption rep
resented an increase oof 100000 gal
Ions as compared with 1910.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
FRANCES LOW BIRTH RATE.

Statistics show for last year 34,867
deaths in France in excess of births.
The depopulation of France, states DR..
variot, the eminent children's physi-
clan, is not due to high death rates.
but to low birth rates.
In 1862. when the population of
Paris was 1,721,917. there were 52,312
births. In 1907, with population of
2,72S,731, there were only 50,S11.
Germany, whose people numbered
Go, 100000 in 1905, had increased to
GA, 10000 by the year 1910. The Ger
man population is increasing at fast
er rate than that of Great Britain.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31
THE SPEED OF THOUGHT.

How fast do impulses travel along
the nerves? The speed has been duly
measured by the aid of the elaborate
apparatus with which the physiology
cal laboratory of today is supplied. In
man the rate has beenDset down at
about ia feet second.
This measurement has reference to
the rate at which messages of the
bodily telegraph system are sent from
nerve centers along motor nerves or
those destined to bring muscles into
play. But second class of nerves
exists in the body called "sensory,"
whose duty 1t is to convey messages
from the body to nerve centers. The
rate Of impulse in the sensory nerves
is quicker than in the motor nerves.
Investigators give varying rates. from
about 1913 feet to 675 feet per second.
an average rate being 2S2 feet.
Psychologists have made careful
calculations regarding what is called
our reaction time. Here we endeavor
to calculate the interval which elapses
between the impression made on our
organ of sense and the giving OF the
signal which registers the impression
as received by the brain and translat-
ed into terms of consciousness. Diff
fe-4nt results, due, no doubt. to the
varying nervous capacities of the in
dividuals, have been obtained. In one
series the interval averaged .10S7 OF
a second and in another 1911.
Signaling to the eye by means OF a
light demanded for its reception and
demonstration .1139 of a second. In
the case of a sound the interval was
1860. An electric spark used to slim
ulate the eye gave as reaction time
1877 of a second when the signal was
given by the lower jaw and $40 when
given by the foot.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1912-10-31

"Harry"-marks that strip of land as
belonging to the man who bought
Harry at the SALE That drawn at
the next post may be Boat" and may
belong to a man who has not sold
his right Following the drawing the
moving takes place, and when that is
over the meadows are thrown open
for grazing, and the parishioners who
have had place in the drawing have
a right to Craze one head of cattle to
the acre or one horse to two acres.