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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
MATTAPON| BRIDGE
TO Be BUILT SOON
EQUIPMENT EN ROUTE AND WORK
WILL. BEGIN on THE ENTER
PRISE THIS WEEK.
SHIPPING PO 7 A I OE S
OVER NINE HUNDRED BARRELS
HAVE GONE FORWARD FROM
WEST POINT IN PAST
THREE DAYS.
SHIPPING POT ATOE S

Especial 10 The Richmond Nlrginiano
WEST POINT. VA, July 2s.~-con-
tractor A. :. Neale. OF Washington.
y g.. the engineer in charge 81 the
new bridge t. ne butt across the
Mattapopl river, ~ In Wear Point,
locking very secretive as ii he knew
something From the comings and
poings around the Old Dominion In
dHstfiai eempaay's offices, the
wnirring away OF men In the auto /.
mobile. and the busy photographer,
ana the msps and drawings and all
manner of serious and interesting
things going on uuder the very eyes
of 4 curious public. something evil
titGtly is about TO happen. All that is
yonehsafed 10 the public IL that Atr
Neaie is here arranging csrtaln ide~
tails with the officials of the old
Dcminien Industrial company and
that The equipment Ia en- route and
thai after July 18th, when the last
tt'unttuued on Second pasgpsi
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28

PULSE OF PROGRESS

Richmond is to become a city OF
apartment houses. They apartment
house Is the evolution of domestic
e-ii4eiefe...7 tn tftfs sfge of EuUnomy 7
space. labor and money. It is the nat
ural dwelling, The cave man had K
tn a modified form History has re-
peated itself. and what Is of signifi-
cant Importance. 1t helps TO solve the
seryant-glrl problem. thai dilemma
dolorosa which confronts so many
housewives and almost as many
house-husbands. Architect Alfred C.
Bosom or New York and Richmond
made this prophecy 10 reporter for
the Virginian a few days ago.
Richmond Is city quickly recap
tive to the pulse of progress. II has
not been slow in accepting this. meta
morphosis OF the home. Those OF
the older generation sometimes be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28
Sceking Skilled Labor.

The lack OF sufficient skilled labor
to supply the demand at the shops OF
the American Locomotive company ia
making the officers hustle to secure
the needed men for the work. Let
tiers have ben mailed 10 mechanics
throughout the State offering them
work In the shops.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28

Continued on Third pase,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25

sympathy will be given, so that we can
endure the distress and come into the
light of Gods consultations.
he meek as regards their relations
with men are known by the spirit
or love, joy, peace, long suffering.
Kindness, goodness. These are the yir-
tues OF the strong, who exhibit self
control and serve the best interests OF
their fellow men. Inherit the earth"
1hose who truly enjoy the blessings
of life do not Always have great pos
sessions. They are rather possessed Inv
1he spirit of contentment with godu-
ness u Tim. vi, @. "Righteousness''
is an ideal Of justice and truth that
must ever he before us. We must
munger and thirst" after 1t. so that it
VIII become passion in life.
Snail be filed" Compare Ps. evil. 9.
The merciful" show good will and
pracuce forgiveness toward the unde-
serving. This Is not an announcement
to evil doing, but the sympathy shown
may lead the sinner to turn from the
error of his ways. Pure in heart,
as regards the disposition which is in
accord with the will Of God. The
clean life has the clear vision. The
light of the divine countenance is lift
ed upon such Compare Ps. Nv. 6:
xxxvi, 81, and communion with Cod ia
reality. = =
Verses 1O-12.-The heroic appeal.
The kind of life set forth in these
beatitudes would not meet with the
appreciation of the world. Indeed. a
spirit of hostility will promptly be
manifested against It John ", 19).
Prosecuted for righteousness sake"
Their sufferings will be borne in
noble cause. Charges will be preferred
against them falsely, for my sake,
ON account Of their associations with
Christ Il Pet. Nv, 14). This must not
frighten them. Instead let them ire
joice and be exceeding glad" : =
SO prosecuted" This thought is fully
Illustrated In the life Of Paul. Writing
to Timothy, he exhorted him, saving.
Take thy part in suffering hardship
with me as good soldier OF Jesus
Christ III Tim. II, 81. It was not d
call to be shirker, but worker.
and 70 have no fear Of consequence.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
A Call For Volunteers.

The Good Cheer bands of fair renown,
Who boost home trade and boom the town,
Who brighten, build and beautify
Till all is pleasing to the eye,
Who sound their battlecry, Improve
They are the lads who make things move,
The benefactors of the land.
Then come and join the Good Cheer band.
OF old the brave knight fought and strove
And cleaned with hardware like a stove.
He rode to seek the Holy Grail
Or lift some maiden out of Jail,
From Judah's hills to chase the hordes
That Haunted moons and crooked swords,
And through his whiskers stoutiy swore
To drown the dragon in it's gore.
The modern knight swears softer oaths
And does not dress in sheet iron clothes,
And yet he has as high intent
In seeking civic betterment.
In winning for his town success,
Prosperity and happiness,
And spreading sunshine through the land
A member of the Good Cheer band.
Come, join the boosting brotherhood.
A soldier of the common good;
Become volunteer recruit
And do not send a substitute
In the Commercial club enlist
And be h,lstling optimst.
Just smile smile, smile. and lend hand
For progress and the Good Cheer band.
Edward Grant
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25

him. Then during momentary breeze
from behind q light substance touched
lis hand. 1t must be bridal VEIL,
was his thought.
Was the costume of bride an I'M
usual or common one for such occa-
sions? He could not recall in ell his So
cial experience having seen one. A
strange influence seemed to be passing
from the girl to him, 1t came in waves,
now happiness, now grief. Whatever it
was, he did not wish it to end HetoolS
no thought of time, forgetting that he
was waiting for train to take him to
Lillian.
She spoke no word, nor did he wish
her to speak. His senses seemed to be-
come gradually benumbed There was
a mystical mingling of chat, music
and laughter, besides the dripping of
Il fountain in the center of lawn be-
fore the hotel. Then the sounds all
melted away together
Suddenly he was awakened as from a
dream by clock striking. He was still
sitting in the dark corner, and his COM
panion was not with him. He looked
up and down the piazza, but she was
not to be seen. Had he fallen asleep
and dreamed? No; it was all too real.
Then he heard train approach the
station and knew that he had not time
to reach it before it should start on.
Hurrying to the hotel office, he in
quired the hour of leaving for the next
train and was shocked to. hear that he
could not get away from the place till
morning.
Who was this girl who had kept him
away from his beloved. lying OIL a sick
bed and doubtless listening every mo-
ment to catch the sound Of his step?
How could lie nave been SO affected by
her presence as to forget the passing
time? There was nothing now; for him
to do but take room and go to bed.
This he did. but not to sleep.
He rose early and went to the sta-
ton. The time came for the train. but
no train came. Locomotives hurried
by. some carrying box cars, and one
bore wrecsing apparatus.
Whats the matter?" he asked OF
the station master.
'sThe train that left here last night at
II O'clock went down a hundred feet
with bridge. Every passenger was
killed. Z;
Is When Edward Holmes reached his
destination, Lillian was dead, She had
passed away the night before soon nft-
er he reached the hotel. When he tells
cf the girl In orange blossoms and
bridal veil, his friends say he was
dreaming. He knows that Lillian sayed
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
cow LIKE A BOILER.
You've Got to Keep Up Good Head OF
Steam if You Want Results.


Hoards Dairyman quotes in the
manner below the statement of an
Australian mechanical engineer who
had taken up dailying and says the
engineer uttered one of, the most pro-
found truths connected with dairy
farming:
'Having been trained as mechanic
cal engineer, it occurred to be one day
during a dry spell that Il COW should
be treated like Il steam boiler l knew
how easy it was to keep good head
of steam on once it was ut the right
pressure and how difficult it was to get
it up once it had been allowed to fall
away. The same plan | found, held
good with COW. AS long as she was
maintained in good condition it was
relatively easy to keep her fully nour-
ished. Once she was allowed to go
back it was difficult to get her in good
condition again"
Ii only we could get the dairy farm
ers OF this country to see the great
and overruling force of that principle
it would be worth millions of dollars
to them. But they do not see it. If
feed is high the COW gets less. even if
dairy products are correspondence
high. They see only one side of the
question.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
Culled Fresh From the Farm
WHY NOT CARRY INSURANCE
AGAINST FAILURE OF CROPS?
Il May Be Had Without Money Pay
ment by Rotation of Crops and Use
Of Stock In Proper Farming.

w. G.. Palmer Of North Dakota has
n unique way of expressing himself
says Kansas Farmer, which calls this
characteristics: ITO insure against fire,
hail or storms is common practice.
Why not insure against crop failure!
1t comes more often than fire. 1t comes
more certainly than hail or storms, and
it can be insured against as effectively.
The beauty of this kind of insur-
ance is that it eau be had without pay
ing for it. In fact, the farmer will be
paid for making this crop insurance,
will be paid by securing bigger crops
in the good crop year. This crop lnsur-
ance is procured through rotation of
crops and stock. Rotation of crops
brings in cultivated crops. as corn and
potatoes; legumes, as alfalfa, clover
and peas; grasses, as timothy, bronze
grass, wheat grassland stock to con-
vert these into higher priced products.
as beef, butter, pork OF eggs, and MAJ
nure.
1.-The cultivation given corn or pota-
toes kills weeds. cures plant diseases
and saves moisture. The legumes and
grasses crowd weeds, starve plant dis
eases and add humus. The legumes
also add nitrogen.
while the cultivated crops, the leg
umes and the grasses are preparing
the land for grain they make crops
worth fully as much as an ordinary
grain crop And, again. if these crops
are fed to live stock the profit from
them can be increased several fold.
"The grain crop that is grown in TO-
tation with cultivated crops. legumes
and grasses is greatly increased in the
good crop years and is insured for the
poor crop years
"This kind of insurance not only in
cures a crop in an erratic season. but
it insures good business where it would
otherwise be greatly slowed up on ac-
count of the crop failure"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
GREAT sale Of land and timber
by the federal government be-

GREAT sale OF land and timber
by the federal government be-
gins on May ], when 1870, goo
acres belonging to the civilized
tribes Of Indians will be opened to bid
ders. Opportunity viii be Afforded to
gain control Of great tracts, for the
area % to b divided into twenty-four
sections, and prospective purchasers
VIII be permitted to bid for any one
section or all Of them. II also will be
possible to bid for timber without the
lands or the lands after they have been
numbered under government supervi-
sion, which will mean that all trees
less than ten inches In diameter will
be- left standing. 1t is believed that
under the sale the Indians will receive
more than $4,000 900 to be divided
among them.
Secretary Of the Interior Walter T..
Fisher, It 10 said, IL Of the idea that
the whole tract should be utilized by
the federal government ~ forest pre-
serve.
Oklahoma Will put In bid for part
OF the land for a state game preserve
tho gamo warden having been author
lied to acquire 1900 acres.
Il II estimated that there are 1,043,-
100000 fest Of pine Of the hard variety
and III ,O0C,O 600 feet Of hard wood,
principally oak. ash and hickory, now
to b cut Some Of the trees are esti-
zaAAsd 70 bs about 200 years Old.
1 -
Counties or WARWICK
The famous Countess Of Warwick.
who has been lecturing in the United
States and Canada for the last six
weeks, doesn't believe In 4 woman
remembering her birthdays. At the
half century mark herself, she is well
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25

Verses 1, 2-The attractive teacher.
1t was necessary that Jesus should
instruct his disciples more fully in the
deep truths of the kingdom. The null
titudes listened to popular addresses
on elementary but essential subjects.
The profounder teaching was intended
for those who had made their decision
to life of submission to Jesus. Only
they could understand and appreciate
the conditions for the building up of
Christian character. "He Went up into
mountain" The revision translates
1.-THE mountain" This was the hilly
region on the west of the plain of Gen
nesaret and a favorite resort of Jesus.
when he was set "When he had sat
down." This was the usual position of
the Jewish teachers when they were
addressing an audience duke iv, 2O).
This was, however, an informal gath
ering Of "his disciples" the twelve
who had been chosen, to be with him
and to learn of him Mark iii, 13).
Taught them" by precept and exam
pie, not in any narrow or restricted
way, In textbook fashion, but in a way
that was inspirational. .++
Verses 3-9.-The ideal life.
Blessed" This Is n word Of congrat-
ulation spoken to those who reach
condition Of spiritual attainment where
the experience is one OF happiness.
Let US heartily congratulate any who
take the stand for Christ. Poor in
spirit" not those whip are spiritually
defective, but those who realize that
their spiritual possessions are few in.
comparison with the riches OF Christ.
This Is the spirit Of humility In rela-
ton to God. II IL wholly unlike the
spirit OF conceit, self sutiiciency and
self will. '.rbe Kingdom OF heaven, is
IA present experience given to those
who acknowledge that God is supreme
and who know TINT their sufiiciency is
from God (lI Cor. I'll, D.. "They that
mourn" on account Of the losses IN
tif0 and on account Of their own imper-
fections n q spirit 81 true penitenfe.
oInfortAd. The Losses may not De
-
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25

ing telegram from his betrothed's
mother:
Come at once. Lillian is very i'll.
Snatching his hand bag, which was
ready, he hurried to the depot and took
the first train. 1t was o'clock in the
evening in June. On reaching ~. Il
large summer resort, he was mex
pressibly distressed to find that the
train went no farther. He must wait
for one that passed at Il O'Clock. 1t
was still twilight, and he walked to a
hotel not half mile from the station.
The house was brilliantly lighted, while
the guests We're fitting about in pic
turesque costumes preparatory to a
fancy dress ball. This was no place for
one in anxiety, but Holmes, not relish
ing waiting at the station, took wick
er chair in n dark corner of : ne piazza.
There he spent the evening. When u
dance was finished couples would prom
enade on the piazza. Holmes found
It a relief to watch them. Finally,
impatient to be again in motion, he
was about to rise and return to the
station when. glancing aside and
slightly behind him, he saw what at
first he took for sheaf of light COM
ing through window. Then he MOTTO
ed that it was Il woman. Her dress
was Of white, though of what material
he could not tell. Looking up ut her
face, he saw that it was masked, also
with white. He would have risen, but
ut the moment he felt a hand rest
lightly on his shoulder.
. For a moment he sat still. Then,
notwithstanding the hand on the shoul-
der. he rose and faced his visitor.
\ You are'' He paused. The form
seemed familiar, but there was too lit
tie light for him to identify it. She did
not answer his question, but slipped
her hand within his arm and led him
for walk, not toward the entrance,
brilliantly lighted. but ton dark end OF
the piazxa. She did not speak, and
Holmes. who was IN no mood for such
an adventure. could think Of nothing to
say to her. He thought Of confiding his
anxiety to her; but, after all. she might
J be q stranger One thing made him
start. On passing q chink III window
blind he noticed orange blossoms on
her head. His 0wn. wed ding, set for the
morrow would ii be q wedding Of q
fpneral2 Would the MOWERS be orange
blossoms OF t1herosee7 IL II hnti been
|dlAlcalt t0r him 10 speak "a. his COM
i ~ ~ srelI pish irnpos
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
A WARMING.
sorehead In Chickens Costs Life
of Little Girl.


Knowing that this paper reach
es homes where there are little
children, | am writing my sad
experience, says Il woman cor
respondent of Farm and Ranch.
My chickens took SOrehead. |
doctored them with carbolic acid
and cottonseed oil and cured
them. In a few days my little
girl took diphtheria. We had
two physicians, one Icing our
county physician. All that med
ical skill could do was done. but
we lost our precious darling. AS
there was no diphtheria in our
neighborhood, we couldn't under
stand where she had caught it.
The physician asked if we had
any sorehead chickens. We told
him we had. He said, "There is
where it came from"
Since our trouble | have talk
ed to several others who have
had the same experience. But
there are hundreds of parents
over our country as ignorant on
this subject as we We're, who
wouldn't give one of their sweet
little ones for all the chickens
in the world. | feel as if | might
warn some by writing this let
ter to your paper
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
LESSON WITH A MORAL.
An Argument Showing Advantage Of
Homo Trade Over Mail Order.

An Argument Showing Advantage Of
Home Trade Over Mail Order.
In Oklahoma not long ago man
went into store to buy saw. He
saw the kind he wanted and asked the
price. 1t was $1.65, the dealer said.
"Good graciousv' said the man. 81
can get the same thing from & Co.
for $1.35."
THAT'S less than 1t cost me-" said
the dealer, "but I'll sell it on the same
terms as the mail order house just the
same"
"All right" said the customer. "You
can send it along and charge it to my
account"
Not on your life," the dealer replied
NO charge accounts. You can't do
business with the mail order house
that way. Fork over the cash."
The customer complied.
'Now cents for postage and cents
for money order"
"What'-
Certainly. You have to send let
ter and money order to mail order
house, you know"
The customer, inwardly raving, kept
to his agreement and paid the cents
"Now % cents expressage."
Well, IN be- he said, but paid it,
saying, 'Now hand me that saw and
I'll take it home myself and be rid of
this foolery.'
Hand it to you? Where do you
think yon are? You're in Oklahoma,
and I'm in Chicago. and you'll have to
wait two weeks for that saw"
Whereupon the dealer hung the saw
on peg and put the money in his cash
drawer.
THAT makes S1.67,' he said cit has
cost you 2 cents more and taken you
two weeks longer to get it than If you
had paid my price in the first place."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
Green Asparagus and White.

/ grow green asparagus because there
is steady and Increasing demand for
large, choice green grass" and be-
cause it sells for Il higher price than
white asparagus, says Il correspondent
of Rural New Yorker In growing
green asparagus l differ from other
growers who grow white asparagus,
claiming they cut more lunches per
acre. In some cases this is probably
true However. the higher price paid
for green asparagus more than makes
up for difference in yield
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
Say "Scat!" to Rabbits.

To protect fruit trees from rabbits
take ordinary axle grease and apply to
the trunk of the tree from the ground
up to the lower branches or about two
and one-half feet. An old cotton fan
mel nfitten is useful in applying the
grease.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25


broad hard admirably fitted
fashion.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25

@ 1872 by American Press Association.
Countsss Of Warwick 40 She Appeared
Upon RsAetins America.
preserved. Lady Warwick, while one
toe the leading advocates OF votes for
women, voiced emphatic disapproval
sof the militant taetics employed in
London just before her arrival in
America. She said the British window
smashers committed stupid act In
pursuit Of notoriety.
S The Countess OF Warwick came over
from the other side quite as much q
disciple Of socialism as OF woman suf-
ffags. although she did not put her So
caaltstts views on parAde.
:
OIL BURNING ANARsHiPa
The United States Dreadnoughts
Oklahoma and Nevada, besides being
the most powerful battleships ever
built win show many innovations In
construction. They viii be the first
( large hattleships ever constructed in
which III win be used exclusively for
] tuel purposes. This has enabled the
d111g ner % dispense entirely with coal
bunkats the oil being carried chiefly
q the double bottom Of the ship. The
0u1slton of bunkers sets free large
amount of space below decks, which
pesnit1 the concentration Of all Of the
~ be1lar compartments at the center
Of ~ ship. where they occupy only
Hixky-lvo fe4t of her length: therefore
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
The Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR REREAN, INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Golden Text-Blessed are the pure
in heart, for they shall see God
Matt. V, s.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25

Hospen Advice.
Hogpens, stalls, sheds and barns
should be thoroughly disinfected once
q month at least oftener if possible. -
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
Selected Short Story
A Supernatural Delay
BY MABEL S. HARRIET

HOLMES was packing
II up to go to his wedding. which
was to take place the next day,
when he received the follow
ing telegram from his betrothed's
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-04-25
RECALLING A BIT OF HISTORY

On April 80 at Coleraine, Ca, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution erect
large bowlder in celebration Of the
signing of treaty of peace with the
Creek Indians In 1906 On this spot,
which now is hustling little town.
the early white settlers, Indians and
Spaniards, engaged in many bloody con-
flicts.