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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
THE SCOPE OF THE PARCELS POST.

The scope of the new parcels post
reveals the dawn of great change
in methods Of buying and selling. The
ruling of the Postmaster General that
such articles as butter. lard. fish. veg
etables. berries and even eggs. when
under the parcels post opens wide the
door for readjustment of trade cond =
tions. 1t remains to be seen how the
regulations will work out. but I looks
operation of the law-whether in an
increased or diminished trade is not yet
apparent.
On the other hand. many articles
may not be sent by the parcels post.
Matches. liquors. explosives of all
kinds. pistols and revolvers live or
dead animals. hides or pelts and books
and printed matter are forbidden.
Books and printed matter must go as
third-class matter as at present. This
precaution IS necessitated because the
parcels post might be too greatly
flooded with business. In all proba-
bility. when the system is in success
full operation. the latter matter will
be accepted. for there is far greater
reason for its inclusion than for it's
exclusion.
The parcels post marks a departure
as significant to the nation as the es-
adjustment of rural free delivery,
which has done so much to bring coun-
try residents into close touch with
the business world
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
On the Spur of the
Moment.
By Roy K. Moulton.
AccordIng TO Uncle Abper.

What's the use of sayin' iggers
don't lie when every man knows that
his wife's does?
There is one good thing about bein
a Prohibitionist. A Proh!bitionist Is
never disappointed in the outcome OF a
presidential election
The railroad that runs through
Hickeysville buys ham every year.
and that is enough to supply the ham
sandwiches along the line.
Any husband who let's his wife make
a monkey of him is not entitled to
any sympathy, and ne never gets any.
4 Teller has got 10 have lot OF
sand to go into the cement sidewalk
business
man may wear gallon hat TO
church on Sunday. but still take a
Widows home away from her on Mon
day.
Kickin on the street car service is
&he oldest form OF amusement in this
country
When a man starts TO goin' down
Hill there are plenty of friends ready
10 help him along
4 Teller who has got the gift OF
CAB gen'ally lands somewhere. even II
it is only in Jail.
The trouble In this country at the
present time seems to be that the
dinner pals are too large.
Some of the poetry young Teller
writes 10 his gal certainly sounds fine
and dandy when she pulls II on him
ten years after they are married.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

The Topics, published by the Bal
timore Lodge of Elks. contains the
following in reference to the recent
annual memorial observance of that
organization:
1T was the consensus OF opinion of
all voicing their sentiments that the
service was the most impressively-
beautiful ever given b. Baltimore
Lodge in honor and to the memory OF
its departed brothers. The orator OF
the occasion. DR.. Z. N Caliscn. cap
tivated the audience, not only by his
exceedingly clear exposition OF the
principles of our order but also by
his charming personality. His voice
was resonant. his gestures graceful.
his presence pleasing. He won his
audience at the opening Of his ad-
dress and held them spellbound till the
last word rolled from his lips"
felicitous ANALYSIS OF an eloquence
OF which Richmond never tires.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Our New Garage.


During the long and tedious sum
mer months we labored on an inven-
ton which is expected to make us
rich beyond the dreams of avarice.
The invention 10 now complete and
is ready TO be placed upon the market
as soon as We can float the bonds.
initiate the capital stock. water the
valuation, oil the machinery. and turn
OH the steam. Nothing like II has
been invented since the odorless onion.
Our invention comes to I'LL a long
felt want. 1t is nothing more nor less
than a collapsible garage, which can
be set up or taken down in eight min
utes. central standard time. and Is
meant for the use Of automobile own
ers who cannot pay their rent. and
are obliged 10 move frequently TO DIFF
ferent localities where there are
strange meat markets and grocery
stores where new lines OF credit may
be established.
Our garage is made of tin. and can
be carried in the ordinary suitcase
when folded up. When opened up
Il keeps unfolding and unfolding until
you have a regular garage with two
windows. double doors and a gasolene
can sitting out behind. 1t Is much
easier than a tent to put up and take
down. and will accommodate any sized
automobile. from the $3.50 peanut
rooster variety up TO the seven pas
senger plutocrat
When going on long tour the
owner can take the garage along
with him in a suitcase and pitch ii
anywhere he decides TO spend the
night The price of this garage is
going to be in the neighborhOOd of
IS cash or SlI7 IL paid for In monthly
instruments They VIII come in all
colors-pink garages to narch pink
houses. blue garages TO match blue
houses. etc. We are ready to sell
territory TO anybody who calls. We
have already disposed OF Alaska. Ice
land and Montenegro.
We forgot 10 mention that the gar
age has a paddock on the front door.
open plumbing. hot water heat, gas
CRATE. hard and soft water and
looking glass in the bath room II
YOU have no automobile. the garage
can easily be used as a bungalow.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

ticuIar ferceness. friend .iropped''
the late Professor James a. Harrison
a postcard. which read.
Dear HI
What do you think of the row7
Professor Harrison replied through
the same medium. as follows
Dear -:
To know the classics. especially
Latin. Is to know English, and vice
versa. Not to know the one IL not to
know the other IN either case. ii.
The special significance and value
of Professor Harrison's opinion lie I'm
the fact that he was far and away
one of the foremost of English
scholars and teachers IN this country.
II not. indeed. in the world.
His views on the question at issue,
as he subsequently elaborated them
to his correspondent, did not merely
cover the case of Latin in its essen
tial" relations to command of English
photography. They testified to its
fundamental" bearing upon clear
understanding and grasp of the force
and shades of meaning of the In
Vulnerable English words derived from
the Latin, and upon the art of lucid.
direct expression and correct gram
NAUTICAL construction in writing Eng
lish.
This says nothing Of the appreci-
alton of the humanities Professor
Harrison voiced. considering them
from the standpoint of history. litera-
impart, and their contribution to
mental pleasure and to mental dis
cipline. apart from their office of pre-
paration for mastering English.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
Noah Webster Down to Date.

Meat-An article Of food used eX-
tensiveIy by the ancients.
Melodeon-An instrument OF torture
which is a relic Of the Spanish Inqui-
sitiOn.
Musicale-An event which turns OPP
tirnists into pessimists.
Mint-A part Of the Juiep which
cuts no figure whatever.
Mistletoe-The last resort Of a
spinster.
Musk ellun ge-A sort of fish that
nobody knows how to spell without
looking IL up.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
n is JUST AND REASONABLE
CLAIM.


IN ~, ~ simple justice. should make
restitution 10 the Virginia Military III
s,,,r,, for It's property burned by Dr.
der Of General Hunter. Of the tueiai
arr,, in IN. War Between the states
The claim is just and reasonable. me
nropcrtv destroyed consisted OF ouliu-
,ncs-barracks. two sets OF oih0eiS
ouarters. gas house laundry. hospital
mess hall: material and suppnes-iur-
niture. Quartermaster's stores V'ii
r,issar, stores. medical stores hN'ures
ard supplies. library OF 5000 volumes
a,cinoer,ns and philosophical instru-
roents and apparatus. miner@los i'"'
laboratory. with supplies and equip
nent: chemistry laboratory. win sup
Mics and equipment; cabinet geological
specimens. gas and heating hAtares'
The appropriation asked for by way
of reimbursement is S2l4.I25.6-. Inns
does NOT include the cost of rebuilding
the barracks. estimated at s'o'oVV'
rbis item is deducted because the ue-
truction of the barracks may De re-
arded as legitimate under the rules ol
war obtaining among civilized nations
There can be no question however
that the burning IF material ana equip
nent employed solely for educauonai
-.osas was a wanton violation OF
those rules. The equipment OF lhs'i
tutions of learning is not a legi'lih"''
subject for destruction in warfare
The Federal government should there
fore as a matter of right ana soou
coincidence make due restitution to the
Virginia Military Institute.
r,r,o was when the allowance OF
This claim would have been rehuereu
innossible by sectional feehhg' pu'
that dav has gone. 1t is former Gu
oro, officer who now takes the lead IN
nropcsiug that the nation shall COM
nensate the institution for its hea'S
loss for the bill for restitution VIII NC
,,.-odnced in the Senate by that gar
liant Union artillery ofiicer' senator
Henry A du Pont Of Delaware ""',
,,-.v-e;pbt wears ago besouGht Gen
a-a1 Hunter not to rae the west
Point OF the South. In that frultless
entreaty he was seconded by a major
q. OHIO infantry, who afterw2rd De
came the Chief Magistrate OF the
United States, William Mckinley
Surely there is no happier evidence OF
a reunited nation than the clrcum-
stances now presented. The resolve TO
10 ins,;ce to the institution which
more than any other gave military
genius 20 the Confederate armies
comes from the hand OF brave ana
generous veteran OF the Union army
The lust restraint which he sought to
use nearly half century ago was in
effective. but now the hour seems
ausnicjous Tor mis- endeavor to secure
justice at last
In its appeal for the satisfaction OF
this claim 80 Virginia Military Inst
tute seeks u6thing TO which il is not
entitled II is a petitioner for Justice
and not for charity. 1t enters Its
claim for compensation, hopeful Of its
approval. because the reimbursement
would enable the institution TO enlarge
rs usefulness to the nation. What
the nation gives in restitution 20 the
Virginia Military Institute. that insti-
IN generations Of superbly trained men.
who stand always ready to render IN
common service when the war drum
,hrobs and the flags are unfurlcd.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

the just penalty for his crime Yes,
indeed. mercy is broad principle
Mercy 10 the whole State Of virginia
would be shown by executing Claude
Allen. as the courts have ordered
CINIS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

The money trust probers have made
the startling discovery that stock
gambling is stock gambling.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Nine. Edvina. the new lyric soprano
puts II neatly. If one is welded to
art. II would be like bigamy to mar
ry.'' That explains why 80 many
great artists do not wed.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Another campaign will be started
soon in the Thirty Years War for a
Richmond Public Library
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

4 woman lecturer has announce
that the man does not count in the
home How about this week and next
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

ff there were only como Va fo
Compel Roosevelt fo attend rrofesso-
Tsirs lectures a. vale.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Second call for early Christmas shop
ping.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Mrs. william Ellis Corey. she that
was Mabciie Gilman. declares that she
is sorry. but she can't live in Amer
lea. because it's too noisy. And :his
from an ex-chorgs gil,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

The hest Iiq1or IT, pot liquor made
.isu blr~ stem rsiiares
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

lust who - the Ruu Moor favor
ife author We d. not know. hut 81.
Suspect his fsvorirs poem - th~ ode
of william Watson beginning Thou
trf America. Immortal Theodorc.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Every body's pleasant 20 papa :his
week
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Vow IS the time when aI good
horscVt,es are looking 10 tn~ir great
great arandsnoihc-'s fruit cake recipe
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Harvard students spend sf.s.s.93o TO-
"incideuraiS ~Incidcnts's~ cover -
multitule - joys
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Among the holiday decorations. b.
sure 20 include the fragrant green
stalk u the delicious onion
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

Frank Harris SAYS that Bernard
shaw Is che Creates living English
man and shaw admits &C.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18

IF Chrisfn,as came early In the month, totsn the
air 10 full of bills from, the last month, there pouid
Be a conspicuous display of economy In Christn,as
buying. This explains Why many do not do their
shopping early.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21
KNELL OF OLD MILK PAIL.

A wonderful system Of ventiIa-
ton has been devised for dairics,
and its general adoption BY all
farmers who apply intelligence and
scientific methods to their ventures
proves its merit. But pure air
alone is not sufficient for the COW
barn. No dust must be permitted
to accumulate, the barns should be
kept in perfect sanitary form, and
the animal must be subjected 10
frequent cleaning operations.
Scientists have sounded the kncIl
Of the old-fashioned milk pail with
its haring edges. The SMALL top
ped pail is in favor. L offers les,
of an opening for bacteria that may
fall into the milk during the pro-
cess Of milking.
Some bacteria invariably are
found III milk. The lahorator,
shows. however. that these germ,
are beneficial rather than injurious
to the human consumer. Bu. lie
presence Of bacteria directly tr2>e-
able to filth and insanltary eord:-
tons is at once a source Of danger
and a signal for medical "a I@rc
on the undesirable dairt.
Keep the COW stable - neat l.i
as clean as the kitchin," is tn s.p-
gan Of the most progressi c iatr--
men. 1ney are in the asceH~icr
The careless, os.-fa9hioned da.rg-
man sees planinly the hand &r., :
| on the wall.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21
NECESSITY BREEDS THRIFT.

\, Illinois M, Who Ia. ys,r
mad !, extended -, ,h-o,-r,
Maine New Hann>h;re
and other far Faster, o,,,,s H.
elares ,bar<a New FnrIa,d farmer
uo,,fd n,,-a , former. -, i. u.,,.
Uo or,.
,os,a Al !. ,-..,,.
ne.-,.- ~;ah, E,-,, a..
:. .to1 :, NJ. f.
l..,. , -,
~, ri,
~
=. W. -
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,ba,.
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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

lid some portions Of the country
VIII be found to be we'll fitted for
the culti5stion of the perfumerv
plants characteristic of the temper
ate zones. 1t appears probable
tnat the conditions prevailing in
those parts Of Europe associated
with the perfumery industry can be
fairly we'll duplicated. It will
doubtless require much experiment
tai work to find the particular
localities best suited to special
plants.
1t must be borne in mind, how
ever, that not only must conditions
OF soil and climate be right but that
the labor conditions which 90 with
the problem must be met in a prac-
teal way. The distance of the
point of production and the trans
portation factors are also important
and might be decisive.
Favorable conditions OF soil and
climate in the United States point
to a very considerable extension
Of the volatile oil industry also.
With an increased practica'
knowledge Of how to handle the
crops Of greatest promise and with
a working familiarity with thu
forms of apparatus used in sepa
rating the oils, the preliminar,
steps leading to such an extension
will have been taken. Before
, full-hedged industry can be expect
; ed to appear, however, much pre-
, liminary experimental work mus
: be done over a wide area in orde
, to ascertain the most successfr
combinations Of soil, climate an
labor conditions.
{ From the standpoint of the cor
; sumption Of products derived fror
volatile oils obtained from plant
: the commercial statistics show
large and active market. The
I also show that the demand is no
supplied in very large part fro:
{ foreign sources, and an active ii
q terest in testing the possibilities
Our land is suggested.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21
DON'T WANT JOHNSON
GRASS.

Johnson grass has become a seri-
Gus obstacle to successful farming
in many portions of southwestern
Oklahoma, and the farmers in sew
eral counties have organized an
association to prevent the spread
Of the pest, and to secure enforce
ment of the law which makes it a
misdemeanor for any person to al
low Johnson grass to mature on
his property, and forbids his
selling hay containing it without
notice Of the fact to the purchaser.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21
PROF. BARRETT'S LETTER.
To the Officers and Members OF the
Farmers Union.

The secret OF the constant tide
from the country to the city Is that
the young mar and woman-often
the man and the Wornan Of mature
yeaF5-is on d search for that
amusement or diversion which IS
too often lacking on the farm.
The one way TO counteract-per-
manently-is to find on the farm
some substitute for the recreations
that lure the man from the country
to the city. Until this s-done, all
the preachments in the world about
the beauty Of country life, and
the duty Of the farmer to feed the
world will not touch the problem.
In the city, the average country
boy or girl gets perhaps a dollar or
two a week more in actual money
than he or she could earn on the
farm. And this difference IS speed
lily eaten up in board bills, III friyol-
Gus amusements, and too frequently
in designations that unfit the par
tlclpant either for toll or future
usefulness. You hear,a great deal
about the boy or girl who goes
from the country to the city and
makes a huge success. YOU hear
little or nothing about the incom-
parably large number who go tc
the city and either go through lift
t seml-fallures or absolute wrecks OF
the shores Of competition for whlcl
| they have not been fitted.
| Recently, | have been much III
terested III the study Of the report
Of vice commissions, issued BY tn
l various cities. In many case:
they show that the poor wages pal
girls in department and othe
y stores-and many Of these cir
come direct from the country {
n from small toWnS-are recruited b
the wages Of a life Of sham
f There is the feature to be consi(
cred by the father or mother VIII
knows the son or the daughter
listening to the lure Of the city.
Amusements of a vholeson
nature can and should be provide
! in the country. | do not say tn;
s on every farm, or III every rur.
Il community, it is possible to eve
: Approximately duplicate the myria
n lights, or the theatres or other T
q sorts that go to make up the life
: a metropolis. But the mOnOtor
g Of farm life can be relieved, and tt
/ routine itself given a new meanin
n by a little ingenuity and perseye
IS ance. | regard the introduction
II such amusements as among the IA
r. tors indispensable to the soluti(
of the so-called rural problem
. about which SO many people vigo
ously preach. Let them turn the
efforts slightly in this directio
~ The returns will be perceptible.
9 Charles S. Barrett.
Union City, Ga, May IS, 1912.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21
A General Perfumery Industry of
Great Profit Exists in European
Countries and Should Be Made
to Pay Here.
(By Frank Rabak)

odors. Before the art of disti1la-
ton was known, the ancient people
used odoriferous plants and spices
in their dried forms for their agree
able odOrs. Gradually however,
the development Of special utensils
for other domestic purposes may
have resulted in the discovery Of
methods for the separation of odors
from plants and plant products.
The first mention in ancient Greek
writings Of the separation Of an
odor from a crude substance is that
of the oil of cedar, which was sep
arated from the oleoresin by means
of the crudest form Of apparatus.
With the development of the neces-
sary apparatus, extensive perfum-
cry industries have arisen.
In southwestern France a gen
eral perfumery industry Of great
Importance, based on the produc-
ton Of lavender, cassie, rose, violet,
and other %perfumery plants, has
grown up. The altar of roses
from Bulgaria and Turkey, the
rose-geranium oils from Algeria,
Reunion, and other French COZ
onles, the lavender and other es-
sential oils from England, and the
citrouS oils from Italy, as we'll as
the lemon-grass, crtionells, We
liver, and other volatile-oil and per
fume-producing products from
India, may be mentioned AS i'm
portant industrial products. II
the United States and in Japan the
production of peppermint oil anc
its produce constitutes an impor
tant industry.
At the present time the nulnbe.
of plants in the United State
yielding oils in a commercial wa,
is very small, but the number capa
bic of yielding oils of probabl
value is correspondingly great
At present the cultivated plants ar
principally the minis, peppermint
and spearmint, together with sma,
quantities of wormwood, tansy an
wormseed. The wild plants If
clude sassafras, winter-gree1
sweet birch, Canada heabane, blue
gum, wild bergamot, horsemin
and penny-royal.
Oil Of turpentine was been d:
titled commercially for more tina
century and is produced on a yer
extensive scale. Unlike most vol;
tile oils, the oil of turpentine is NJ
distilled directly from the plant b'
results as one of the products
the distillation of the oleoresin o.
tanned from several varieties {
pine trees.
Up to the present time the cult
walton of perfume-yieldlng plan
has not been carried on, even e:
perimentally, I'VE a very lars
part of the United States, and sut
work Of this sort as has been dol
is confined to but a few kinds
plants. However, the wide dive
sity in climate and soil in difere
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

The 5000 horse once was a re
quisite of society. Now the S.
900 dog has come into fashion as
the substitute and the business Of
raising fine dogs is increasing every
month.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

Where the San Jose scale is
troublesome the currant is object
ionable in the orchard as it affords
a great harbor for these pests.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21
Of two colts similar in dispo-

Of two colts similar in dispo-
sition and sense, one may develop
into a steady and valuable family
horse, while the other may be every
thing that is vicious, treacherous
and unsafe-all because Of the in
difference in the men handling
them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

A horse that is watered two or
three times a day is apt to drink
too much at one time.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

Petaluma, California, ships four
and one-half million dozen eggs
every year.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-21

The Lady-'What, 39 cents a
dozen for eggs! Why, that's
more than 3 cents for one egg!'
The Grocer-"Well, MUM, you
must remember that one egg is'a
whole days work for II hem
Selected.