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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23
MANY APPLICANTS
FOR TREASURERSHIP
General Scramble begins tor Office Now Held
BY Kirzei-N oman Inspector Finds No Vic
t..4lor7 Of state en-riour l. Der L.w.

ever. that a number Of mere hants have
been WARNED after they declared they
were not cognizant - the fact that
such law was on the statute books.
Many merchants have arranged their
store schedules 80 that the female en-
ploycs will aot b required 20 work
more than ten hours day.
AFTER serving the state % West
virginia Tor fffF-thrce years first a.
prosecuting attorney - Lewis County
then aa legislator. next a. circuit
iudac end finally a. president OF the
SUPREME Court - Appeals Of that
state. IudEo Henry Brannon- OF Wcs-
son. who was born IN winchester
about seventy years ago. viii re-
tlre from tho bench early IN January.
DO u one 81 the best known jurists
- the state % his adoption and has
q wide circle - family connections in
virginia q lsrgc banquet was Eiycu
few nights aEo IN honor ~ Judge
Hrarrrn If Charleston BY tac rlciu-
Hers ~ the bnr q wood County. West
virginia. and fhe noted jurist made
fhe principal speech. which was rcplete
with reruirisccuscs - highly m
tcrcstinr and enjoyable Character
10 = expected that practically al
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

Do you know OF anyone who
would not welcome q bag or
suitcase as a Xmas presently
Prices So to $55 Gitted).
Or a silk umbrella? SIS to
$12.
For men or women.
A special assortment for the
holidays.
Canes too, 81 TO $40.
Many on sale around half
pricesi
And a big range OF other USE
ful articles.
Come and see.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

chief Of Police Charles Feltner: OF
Berryviile. who was recently nneo 70
ami costs amounting to ABOUT s-v'
Tor striking Lee Jackson Heffleoower.
81 Winchcster. with a night stick
while the latter, with about 1900 otn-
er persons. we're celebrating at
Democratic jubilee IN Berryville, IS 70
- named as defendant N an AGO.. 10.
made here yesterday. The officer en-
tered a plea Of guilty when srralgneo
on the assault and battery charge
NJ. MARI T. Orndorff, ssventy-tvo
~ears oid died AZ her homo here a
lew ssys ago, after an illness Of can
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

the companies Of the Second Virginia
Regiment stationed in the Shenandoah
Valley will 20 to stanton on Satur-
day and march In the monster parade
TO be held In connection with the fifty
sixth birthday celebration Of Presi-
dcut-Eiert Wilson
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

Ger. She leaves three sons and SIX
daughters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-23

The Berkeley County Horticultural
society recently set aside q week to be
devoted by It's members to the cutting
down and burning OF all cedar trees on
their premises, thu csc.lrs wing been
pronounced by government experts a.
fatal to fruit trees. IN that the apples
we're damaged by the cedar rust, AID
IN one day D. Gold Miller, of Geraros-
town had over 1000 cedar trees cut
down on his farm. The majority OF
the trees were sold TO persons who
supply Christmas trees and green's,
and the balance were burned.
Nrs. y. n WfIHamA
fSpecf,s % Tne f"imes-DI PATCH
ArvonfaL Va. December 27.-Nre. y.
r. williams. widow Of p X. Williams,
died on saturday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
81 anonierv
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28
Up-to-Date Jokes

An angler once missed his gold olga
rette case, and being very much upset
about it, but not being quite certain
whether it had been lost or stolen, re-
solved not to mention the matter to a
soul-not even to his wife Two years
had passed by when, on hts happening
to meet with a piscatorisI acquaintance
by the riverside. the man astonished
him by remarkingI
7 say, did you ever find that ciga-
rette case you lost some time ago?"
No" replied the angler to the more
Rstonished inquirer, but you did"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

Patience-"They say her husband has
a passion for music"
Patmce-"That's right. Every time
she plays or sings he flies into one"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

Il have fishing boat and a chauf-
feur that are both in the same class"
How do you mean?"
81 am always bailing them out"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

Il believe honesty pays in the long
run"
80 do / but I often wish it were not
such a mighty long run"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28

Copyright, 1912, by the Star Com
pany. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
Leaves Purify Air.

It has been calculated that single
tree is able through It's leaves to puri
~ the air from the carbonic acid
arising from the Precipitation of con.
siderable number of men, perhaps 4
dozen or even more.
The volume of carbonic acid ex.
hailed by a human being In the course
Of "a hours is put at about 100 gal.
Ions; but by Boussingault's estimate.
. single square yard Of leaf-surface.
counting both the upper and under
sides of the leaves, can. under favor
able circumstances, decompose at
least gallon Of carbonic acid in q
day. One hundred square yards Of
leaf-surface then would suffice to
keep the air pure for one man, but
the leaves Of a tree of moderate size
present surface Of many hundred
square yards. Scientific American.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
BEES PARTICIPATE IN WAR
Terrifying and DemoraIizing Method
of RepelIing Besiegers Employed
by Themiseyraeans.

In these days of scientific warfare
there are more ways of killing
man than of going to church, but you
would have to look far and wide be-
fore you would find more terrifying
and demoralizing method of repelliing
Pesiegers than that employed by the
people Of Themiseyra, an ancient city
Of Asia Minor A Roman historian
tells that when the city was besieged
there were great buildings put up to
be pushed toward the walls so that
the attackers might advance uninjur-
ed. But the Themiseyraens were a
capable people, and they chopped
holes in the tips of the buildings and
cast down on the heads of the advanc-
Ing army whole swarms of bees and
oil the wild and ferocious animals
that their municipal menagerie had
contained.
Likewise, IN England, a few hun
dred years later, the Danes and Nor
wegians were attacking the ancient
Roman city Of Chester, then held by.
the Saxons After all the ordinary
methods of warfare had failed to
drive away the Norsemen the bee
hives of Chester were brought to the
city walls and overturned on the
heads Of the enemy, who retired Is
taste.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
BIRDS MUST BE PROTECTED
Evils That Have Followed In the Train
Of Promiscuous Slaughter Of
Feathered Creatures.

The reciprocal relations between
different departments of nature Is q
subject worthy of deep study, for
through such involuntary cooperation
there come results of great economic
value to our race: Promiscuous kill
ing Of birds allows insect pests to do
stroy both forest and orchard, while
the slaughter of forests and trees In
general results In lessening the multi
plication of birds because of lack OF
shelter and natural surroundings.
John Davey, now travelling over the
country in the interests of the Refor
estation Band of America, says:
Zone hundred million dollars yearly
Is the price we pay for the activities
of the tree butcher. The decrease in
the number of native song birds has
resulted in the elimination of trees
from cities and towns The band pur.
poses to interest the children of Can.
ada and this country in the culture Of
trees, and the protection of useful ma,
tive birds. In this way we are pre-
pairing more effective plan for the
restoration of the forests than could
be effected by the setting aside of 100
forest reservations"
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
Parks Lesson Fire Risks.

In connection with the parks and
the city's prospective growth it should
be pointed out that the parks have q
fire insurance value. This is fact
which, seldom taken into account, is
nevertheless, apparent on moments
reelection. No greater fire barrier can
be made, invented or built, than q
wide stretch of park land. The danger
OF conflagration is lessened This was
distinctly proven in the great San
Francisco fire where flames stopped
short at the edge of parkWays. In
Baltimore one or two parks would
have paid for themselves during that
city's unfortunate conflagration.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
Novel Savings Bank.

plishes this by requiring the deposit
of coin in the bank before the clock
can be wound. Unless the coin is de-
posted the clock becomes useless
The amount of the coin deposited Is
controlled by the size of the slot in
the savings bank. The number of de-
posits can also be increased by re-
quiring daily winding of the clock.
In this way a certain sum must be
added to the bank each day previous
to each winding of the clock. After
the clock has been wound and the
key removed, the mechanism assumes
its normal position so that the clock
cannot be wound again without the
deposit of coin.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

the natural law governing the sur.
vival Of the fttest it looked as if the
horse had almost outlived its useful.
ness and soon would be practically ex.
tinct. But, according to the Harness
World, there are today more than
twice as many horses in the United
States as there were in 1900, the very
year that the motor-driven vehicle be-
gan to demonstrate It's Independence
Of the horse
According to the latest statistics
there are more than 2,OO0, 900 horses
-one horse to every three individuals
In the United States. Their total val
uation, in round figures, is three bill
lion dollars. In 1900 there were Il.
100000 horses in this country, with
an average value of $44.61 each. =
total valuation Of $626, 000, 900. In 1900
there were 10000. 900 horses. averase
value 1864 each.
It is interesting to nc+e that ~
horse makes and maintains TIA No.
ket for nearly all the oct crop. vortA
1884,. 100000, most Of the hay a..
worth $74s,000. 900. and I laree ~
Of the corn crop, worth 1857 600 ~
Il We also consider the horse enus..
msnts carriages. wagons. harneee
clothing, saddles, brides. shoee ~
htts. private stables. bl.rk.r,ssH
shops and horse repositories. Il m
% readily understood that tia 49,
creates business i1tereets r.H~
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
IlQf||'I as
TOWN
IS Hi PS
BEAUTlFY THE BACK YARDS
Public Spirited Citizens Of Baltimore
Have Formed an Organization for
the Purpose.

The residents of the 200 block q
st. Paul street have formed an ASSOC
citation for the purpose Of creating
interest in the Identification Of back
yards. The object is a worthy one.
tor a number Of reasons, as the Sun
has often pointed out. The planting
Of flowers or the cultivation Of grassy
spots in back yards not only beauties
them, but It 10 the means Of having
them kept In clean and sanitary con-
dition. As one reform leads to an
other, the conversion Of the back yard
into thing Of beauty will In ito turn
Danish the carelessly kept garbage
bucket, with its disagreeable odors
and swarms Of flies. The elimination
Of the unsightly board fences will
make not only for beauty, but in the
end for economy and safety. The
board fence, like our old friend, Char
III, covers q multitude Of sins Tho
time may come when we may be, in
the present derogatory sense, back.
Hardless and q board-feanceless city.
or, at all events, when the back Of
the house shall be its front in point
Of beauty and attractiveness, and
when the householder will point with
more pride to her little plot of ground
there than to her parlor overlooking
tho street.-Baltimore Sun.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
SILVER COIN MADE TO JUMP
Clover Little Trick May Be Per-
formed With Port Wine Glass, but
ConicaI Form Is Easier.

Choose a wineglass of the con1cal
form, shown in the Illustration, whose
greatest diameter is a little larger
than silver dollar. At the bottom
Of the glass place silver quarter,
and above it the dollar, which will
tall only little way into the glass;
It will rest horizontally, like a lid
upon it. Now tell your friends that
without touching either glass or coin
you have it in your power to make
the quarter of dollar jump from it's
position. All you have to do is to
breathe strongly on the silver dollar.
It will rotate and so assume a YER
deal position. At the same instant
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
fail to penetrate.

fail to penetrate. United States Con
sui General John Z. Griniths of Lon
don in consular report says that
Mr.. Matthews was placed in the
strong room Of a big London CONNER.
cial house and locked in, with nine
inches of armor steel, nine inches Of
fire brick and six feet of concrete be-
tween him and the outer world. BY
means of his small portable apparatus
he carried on conversation with IN
operator in another room on the
farther side of the building So dis
tinct and faithful was the transmits
sion that the experts in attendance
were actually able to hear the tick
of his watch, Notwithstanding the al
most impenetrable mass beween the
two instruments.
The inventor contemplates furth-
er test through five miles Of solid
rock. In speaking about the aero
phone he said that vibrations pro-
duced in the air by his apparatus do
not take the form Of the Hertzian
waves, as in the Marconi system Of
wireless telegraphy. In fact. they are
not waves at all, inasmuch as the dis
turbances are Of such high frequency
that there is no appreciable break be.
tween them. and their action is rath.
or continuous than fitful and separate.
% In the case Of Hertzian waves.
Il is estimated that complete sst
Of instruments By means Of which Il
Will be possible to carry on con
versation through walls, mountains q
any other objects within radius q
dve miles viii cost 34s.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
SAVINGS BANK QUITE NOVEL
Depository Combined-Must De-
posIt Coin in Timepiece.

One of the recent novelties patent
ed is combined clock and savings
bank designed by a Chicago man.
Why a savings bank and a clock
should be combined will not at once
be apparent. The idea would seem
ridiculous, as these two articles have
no apparent relationship. The pur.
pose of the inventor has merely been
1ngs bank and assure that 1t will be
constantly employed. He accom-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
THE
CHILDREN
<;ERztQ$sszs q
BRAIN EXERCISED AT HOME
Something Entertaining as Well as In.
structive for Boys and Girls on
Cold Winter Evening.

Often Of cold winter evening boys
nd girls like to spend the time in do
lpg something entertaining and instruc-
I've as we'll A good pastime that will
Prove instructive is that of solving
BPoblems. Distribute pieces Of paper
Among those present and tell them to
bolve the following problems, the an
Dvers to which are given below:
1. What two numbers multiplied to-
Dether will produce seven?
:. How may four hves be placed so
- to make six and half?
3. If five times four are thirty-three
what will the fourth Of twenty be?
4. What Is the difference between
bWlce twenty-five and twice five and
tWsnty?
! 8. Divide the number fifty into two
Snch parts that II the greater part
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

b divided by seven and the lesser by
three the quotient in each case will be
the same.
Some may answer correctly and
some will be caught, easy as the prob
hams appear.
Here are the answers:
l. The two numbers are z and l.
3. The figure 5, the fraction 5-5 and
Ehe decimal fraction 8.
8. Eight cents and one-fourth.
4. Twice rs are fifty. Twice 5 and 20
re 80.
5. The two parts are IS and Is.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

Eacy Fairy wears. do declare.
A little Lady's slipper,
And when she drinks, the butter cup
Is useful as q dipper.
"A mushroom is her parasol
AS well as q supper table
At tea. s'pose the Hare-Bell rings
Az loud as 1t is able!
Her candles are the fire-bugs
To light her to her pillow,
And In weed, there's milk to feed
Her little Pussy-WHlow!
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
aohool oardens In summon.

School Gardens In Summer
The greatest drawback to managing
school gardens comes from the alb
sonce Of the teacher and pupils during
part Of the summer season. Some
pne win DO needed near each school
VINO will assume the care Of the gar
den during the vacation and who Will
consult with the teacher when there
Is change from one teacher to, an
other.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

news, an Eng
Hsh inventor,
has just sue
ceeded in pro
jecting the
sound Of his
voice through
material which
the ig st
steel projectile
on earth would
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

the compressed breath at the bottom
of the glass will cause the quarter to
skip from it's position quite a dis
lance on the table, after which the
dollar will slowly go back to It's for
mer position. Sometimes this trick
may be performed with a little port
wine glass, but with the con1cal form
At is still archaeological expert
ments.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
YOUNG BOYS SHOULD LEARN
Many Little Things That Appear to 30
Unimportant in Early Youth Count
for Much Later On.

for Much Later On.
All young boys should learn.
To run.
To swim.
To carve.
To be neat.
To make fire.
To be punctual
To do an errand.
To cut kindlings.
To sing If they can.
To hang up their hats.
To respect their teacher.
To hold their heads erect.
To help their mother and sister.
To wipe their boots on the mat.
To read aloud when requested.
To cultivate cheerful temper.
To sew on their own buttons.
To help the boy smaller than them
selves.
To speak pleasantly to an old
woman.
To put every garment in its proper
place.
To remove their hats on entering a
house.
Not to tease boys smaller than them
selves.
To keep their finger nails from wear
Ing mourning
To be as kind and helpful to their
sisters as to other boys sisters.
To close the door quietly, especially
when there is sick person in the
house.
To take pride in having their mother
and sisters for their best friends.
10 treat their mother as politely as
II she were strange lady who did
not spend her life in their service.
If they do anything, to take their
mother into their confidence, and,
above all, never to Vie about anything
they have done.
When their play is over for the day,
to wash their faces and hands, brush
their hair and spend the evening in
the house.
Not to take the easiest chair in the
room and put it directly in front of the
fire and forget to offer it to their
mother when she comes in to sit down.
TO make up their minds not to
learn to smoke, chew or drink, remem.
bering these things are not easily IN
learned, and that they are terrible
drawbacks to good men.
Not to grumble or refuse when asked
to do some errand which must be
done, and which would otherwise take
the time of some one who has more
to do than themselves Somerville
Journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

N6&A q 3 Austrian govern
EeH10NX ment. They pro
vide fines and i'm
prisonment for those who follow the
old-fashioned custom of country court
ship known by the name of "Fen-
.sterln." Oddly enough, the new laws
were enacted. to aid in suppressing
the foot-and-mouth disease, which is
affecting animals in the upper prov
fnces The disease has spread in
spite of all precautions
Some time ago a medical man ex-
pressed the opinion that the microbe
of the disease was distributed by hui
man agency. stop the counting in
the ancient way and the disease will
not be carried from farm to farm" he
said. The authorities Immediately
sent orders to police and constables to
put stop to "Fensterln."
From immemorial past the country
folk have made love with "Fensterln,"
which is form of serenading both ro-
mantle and picturesque. After the
days toll the love-sick young peasant
LUGVW0 VI LAD OLIVIA e1AAO x04 III OOOLD
and arrays himself in his best clothes,
and after nightfall slips away to the
farm where the rosy-cheeked maid Of
his affection lives. There, standing
beneath her bedroom window. he
sings old folk tunes. The girls par
ents Sit behind closed shutters They
understand it. If the girl is favorably
inclined toward the rustic serenader
she appears at the easement and al
lows. the swain to kiss her hand. That
constitutes the first and most impor.
tant stage Of their engagement. The
others are more formal.
Among the lassies of the mountain.
side there is a great feeling Of resent.
ment against the new regulations.
Many sturdy young peasants have dc.
clared themselves as willing to bo
come martyrs to preserve the ancient
custom.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

truck q great
deal was said
and " rite
about the i'm
pending doom
of the horse.
and the ap-
preaching Of
the. ''horseless
age" In &C
0nrdonoa 18th
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
Clean Vacant Lots Now.

Weeds are now going to seed. and Il
cut down and burned at this time the
seeds Will be destroyed and q much
less crop spring up next year, to Say
no<hing Of the lessened amount Of
Rssd seeds scattered over the gardens
q the netghborhood.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
praaa,s1lonaev.

Agsnt-You want your house wired
Cor burglars?
& Mrs.. KnlckeF Yss; and / don't
want any woman 9 steal my husband
While l am away.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
HoRsELEss AGE ONLY MYTH
More Than Twice az Many Horses b
United States a. There Were
In 1900.

With the Introduction Of tho auto
mobile, the taxicab and the motor
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
ARM0R-PIERCINo VOICE
New instrument Projects voleo
Through Material Which Biggest
Gun Could Not Penetrate.

With the aid Of a, $4s instrument
known as the aerophone Grindell Mat
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16

sheaf Want Ads. do the Business.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1912-05-16
LIMIT ACTIVITY OF CUPID
New Regulations Put in Force in Aus
tria Are Much Resented by
Ardent SWains.

New laws and
regulations limit
ing the activity of
Cupid have re-
Gently been pro-
mulgated by the
Austrian govern
ment. They pro
v,ilo R~@o So