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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
Hay in Virginia.

Some weeks ago / printed in the In
dustrial Section very interesting ar
ticle by G.. b. Buchanan, of Woodford,
Va. This article treated entirely of
hay culture in Virginia, and Mr.. Buch-
anan showed how he had turned the
trick up in old Caroline county. 1
wondered at the time who this fellow
Buchanan was, and / had the audacity
to write to him and ask him Just that
thing. I have his reply. and a pleas
ing one 1t is. After dealing in some
personal matters with which the pub
lie Is In no way concerned, Mr.. Buch-
anan says he was born In the West.
and lived in different sections of that
country, both rural and urban, until
he was of the necessary age to make
his own choice. When he came to mako
e choice he was not slow to strike our
for Old Virginia Now here Is ono
striking thing that Buchanan says: Il
do not cXaggerate when / say that in
virginia find better agricultural pos
sibilities than in any other section 1
have seem" He goes on further to saw
that he is Virginia booster because
he knows whereof he speaks. and he
further goes on to have a whole lot
of good things to say about the good
work of Tho Times-Dispatch and its
Industrial Section, Il department that
no other paper in the United States has
ever made a success of.
Evidently Mr.. Buchanan knows a.
good thing when he sees II, and. by
the way. he knows how to write about
tha Gnaa thlnas ha doNs Gaa Tho col
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
umns of the Industrial Section are al
ways open TO Mr.. Buchanan and his
kind.
a Word From a Good Woman.

\ dear. good woman writes the In
dustrial Editor that she is glad the
Views and Near Views" column has
been opened 10 the women folks. She
was struck with hint a woman threw
out in last Sundays edition, and she
wants to put In q word on the same
terms; that is. that her name shall
not be made public. Here is what she
says:
a woman's views in last Sundays
paper encourages another woman, who
confesses 10 a much longer period OF
observation of religious and cduca-
tional Disadvantages, not in one To-
cality. but In many. and found them
just as Represented.
"Of course. there are good schools in
some counties, but in the backwoods
they are poor indeed. Think OF the
country children's experiences last
winter getting several miles to school
two or three times n week The teach
ers arc always on hand in spite of
weather and VIII draw fun pay. If
there are good teachers let them speal,
out and tell OF methods. and success
In teaching young Ideas to shoot"
One teacher was found teaching that
the equator is an Imaginary line pass-
ing through the earth. II our state
ments are doubted, just send out a COM
mittee to investigate.
(Signed)
ANOTHER COUNTRY WOMAN"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
HOME CANNER|ES:.
WIZ I THEY ARE
There Should Be at Least One
i'll Every Good Virginia
Community.
PAYS TO USE SURPLUS CROPS
At Limited Cost Any Virginia
Farmer May Have Small
Cannery.
PAYS TO USE SURPLUS CROPS
BY FRANK S. wooDsoN.

Away back yondcr. almost a quarter
of century ago, l took advantage
OF my position as editor OF paper in
q town OF no mean pretens!on5 to ad :
vocatc the establishment OF home can
nerics, that is TO say. little factories
in which the housewife and the chill
dren could nuke the surplus fruit and
the surplus vegetables into market
able products that would sell all the
winter through and bring in some
money from various and sundry
sources-money that the farms need
ed
Up in Pittsylvania county and Hall
fax county many farmers and their
good wives took on 10 my idea, and
several of rhem have done we'll with
their little HON ecanneries. I can but
wish that they might have done bet
ter. and likely they would have done
better II they had been more strictly
business
do not know that the sugges ton
! made so long ago was really the
beginning OF the home canning tusi-
ness IN the South. but l do think that
up TO the. time I brought the subject
UP there was mighty little of it done,
and 1 do know. furthermore. that a
great deal OF II is being done now
Anyhow the business IS growing all
over the South. and especially In Yir-
ginia.
An Alabama Idea.
Away down in Alabama there has
boon an awakening along this line.
The Birmingham Ledger has been ad-
vocating the home canneries, and here
is what 1t has recently said on the
subject:
Canning outfits can be had. from
the little ones to use on n cooking
stove. making twelve cans at time,
to the big $500 ones to use as neigh
borhood shops where hundreds of doz-
ems are packed OF the same grade and
brand.
1T Is easy to operate cannery,
and there Is good money in It If the
owner will stay right by 1t and do
tho brain work and pant OF the hand
work Tho moro hired labor the less
tho profits.
"on tho farms and market gardens
Of Alabama there is immense waste.
shameful waste of vegetables and
fruits and berries. All this waste can
he turned into profit by canning the
surplus into wirster food or into can
ned goods that can DO traded to the
merchant or sold IN the market town.
All Kinds OF Canning.
Now IS the time to think OF these
things The canning outfit can be
bought and the cans be made ready
before the rush of farm and garden
work begins. Tomatoes and corn,
beans and okra can be preserved in
quantities. Tho berries and fruits can
be taken in turn. and at small out
lay full supply OF canned goods may
be put away for home use and the sur,
plus sold to those who want it, at
fair prices. Thore Is n good demand
for home-packed goods.
1T people would only use the small
canning outfits 1t would make a great
difference in the family food bills and
give neighbors q chance at clean, pure
fcAntis,iAA e.S Second Ra9AA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
BOOST RICHMOND.
THE HOW AND WHY
Some Pungent Thoughts and
Suggestions From Real Hust-
ling Richmond Booster.
EPIGRAMS THAT ARE EPIGRAM
Bring the Buyers to Richmond
and Make Permanent
Friends OF Them.
BY II. VI. Fl.

Boosting Richmond is good work
1t is more. 1t is the sacred duty OF
every good citizen Nobody will deny
that. Then let ev,ry good booster
boost BY day and boost by night. Let
every booster boost in his own way,
according to his own best Judgment
and up TO the limit of his capacity.
sagacity. loquacity. audacity, tenacity
and veracity, and let him keep over
lastinGly at 1t. There be- many modes
of boosting. mos; of them good. But
when all Is said. none brings such Ger
tain. great, permanent and satisfactory
results as this: You must be prepared
to deliver the goods.
Buyers must have what they want.
They must have what they want at
reasonable prices. They must have
prompt service and faithful service.
And they must have courteous and con-
siderate treatm ant, for the merchant
must never forget that the buyer Is
the sole. final and untrammeled Judge
as to whether he gets what he is en-
titlad to- And from his Judgment. there
is no appeal. This is hard saying.
but no argument can long hold a dis
Grunt.ed customer. There be many ways
TO drum trade and several ways TO
draw trade. There is hut one way to
hold trade. That way Is to meet ali
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES In prices and
quality of goods, competition In efficient
service. and competition In winning tho
confidence and friendship Of buyers:
And tn, trade that finally tells, that
builds business, that brings enduring
prosperity, that Pounds fortunes that
makes cities. is the trade that you can
tie to you, that you can fasten to YOU
with hooks Of steel; in n word, the
trade that stays put. The old idea,
summed UP In tho saying that any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
The Lime Milking Mile.

a friend writes me TO ascertain
where the lime factories provided for
by act of Legislature are to be located.
He says that he understands that these
crushing plants are to crush to a finish,
that is. make he limo fire. nough or
pulvrized o a sufficient extent to make
1t of good use as n fertilIzing material
for all farmers. He thinks there Is
lime and some other lime, and there
may he Kind of lime that is not gen
orally considered lime, but all the same
n mighty good fertilizing material
made in the shape Of lime from the
Ss.ontinued on Second Page1
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS,
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Virginia Hay-Another Woman Has Saw.
Where Are the Lime Kilns?-A Cry From
ampton-Lunenburg Proposes to Get
IN Centre Of the Map
BIZ FRANK 8. YYOODSoS,
Industrial Editor.

This column Is open To contributors
who have something to say of a suE-
sestiVe nature and who nrc willing TO
mni<c hints and suggestions looking 20
the better development of the good old
States OF Virginia, West Virginia and
North Carolina, and who can hold their
suggestions down In any ono issue TO
from $50 to 200 words. Such COM
municntions. addressed to the Indus
'rini Editor, will receive prompt at
tentfon.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07

ple's causeT That Is easy to say, but what does 1t mean? The common as against any particular interest what ever? Yes, but tht, too, needs trans lation into acts and policies. We rep resent the desire to set up an unen- tangled government, a government that cannot be used for private pu~ in the field of politics: a government that will not tolerate the use of the organization of great party to serve the personal aims and ambitions of any individual, and that will not per init legisltion to be employed to fur ther any private interest. It is a great conception, but am free to serve 1t, as you also are. could not have accepted nomination which left me bound to any man or any group of men. No man can be just who Is not free; and no man who has to show favors ought to undertake the solemn responsibility of government in any rank or post whatever, least of all in the supreme post of president of the United States.
 To be free 1t is not necessarily to be wise. But wisdom comes with counsel. with the frank and free con- ference of untrammeled men united in the common interest Should l be entrusted with the great office of president, would seek counsel wher- ever it could be had upon free terms. know the temper of the great con. vention which nominated me; know the temper of the country that lay back of that convention and spoke through 1t. l heed with deep thank fitness thr message you bring me from it. I feel that am surrounded by men whose principles and ambi. tions are those of true servants of the people. I thank God, and will take courage.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
AMERICAS RICHEST MEN
ESTIMATED g HAVE COMBINED
 FORTUNES OF ss,ooc,o 100000.
Wall Street Writer Says Carnegie's and RockefelIer's Wealth
 Grows Fast.

Boston. Aug. 7.-Adams, a financial writer, who has Wall street connec- tions that bring him information, writes as follows:
 Private fortunes in America show amazing growth Some of them have been notably increased by the great rise that has taken place in Standard Oil and American Tobacco sub sidiaries' securities since those trusts were dismembered by the courts. heard a man possessed of many state secrets figure at S3,000,0 100000 as the combined fortunes of nine American multimillionaires who are known the world over.
 Think of it! Three billions of dol lars divided more or less fairly among only nine persons!
 My informant took pencil and pa per and estimated conservatively, he asserted, the great fortunes as fol lows:
 John D. Rockefeller, S1,000.000, 900; Andrew Carnegie, $500 ,000 ,000; J. P. Morgan, $300,000,000; William Rocke- feller, s250,00O,O00; George F. Baker, $250, 0,000,000; James B. Duke, $200,000,- 900; James Stillman. s200,000 000 Henry c. Prick, $150,000,000; w. K Vanderbilt, $150,000,000
 The income of 3,000000,000 at per cent is s150,000,000 year Its recipients do not spend 1t all
 What is the surplus income of the multi-millionaires of New York Only nine are named here. No mention is made of the Phippses, the Moores, the Reids, the Goulds, the Archbolds and others whose fortunes run from S50,- 100000 to $150,0o0,00O. The grand aggregate of course must be enormous and the percentage of 1t which goes into securities for invesNment helps to account for the absorption and concentration of dividend-paying stocks"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
KILLS HUSBAND SHE LOVES
Texas Wife Says George F. Allen Threatened to Run Away With
 Another Woman.

Houston, Tex, Aug. Mrs. Kath- erine Allen, aged 20, shot and killed her husband, George F. Allen, at their home.
 "I loved George" said Mrs. Allen. He mistreated me in every little thing. For three years he has been running around with other women, and has not supported me. At Christ mas time, when all loving wives were receiving presents from their hus- bands, he bragged to me about giving another woman a diamond ring. This other woman is a beautiful woman.
 She would come by the house and torment me. Three days ago my hus. band began threatening to run off with this other woman"
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
COULDN'T HELP TAKING THINGS FROM CHILDHOOD, SAYS CHI.
 CAGO SCHOOL TEACHER.
THUNDER EASILY SECURED
Claims Rich Are Careless and Serv. ants ligent-Things Taken Were Never Turned
 Into Cash.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-"All my life have taken things which saw and wanted, Thefts seem to have been fostered by some strange influence. As youth l took articles in other peoples homes that 1 coveted, and from other places. Something inside me seemed to make me take them"
 With these words Jacob Foy Guth- rie, the former high school professor and forger and burglar, whose loot in gems, works of art and other yalu- ables has been estimated by the po- lice to be worth s250,000, became talk ative, after spending a sleepless night in his cell. He seemed to realize his plight for the first time.
 "I am not criminal at heart" Guthrie continued. 'I believe l en- tered the richly furnished South Side residences more to explore their con tents and obtain possession of them than for anything else. l had no thought of selling my plunder or real izing money on 1t. My greatest de- light came through possession of beau tiful things. liked the flash Of gems and the softness of fine garments l spent many hours lingering and play ing with these things.
 Realizes Ills Plight.
 Now I realize the plight l am In. think the best thing for me to do is 10 throw myself on the mercy of the po- lice. I believe l can prove also that my mental condition is responsible TOT my acts. was treated for my mentai condition when I was young. l never believed was insane. but realized at times my mental condition was not as 1t should be-"
 Guthrie declared that the careless ness of wealthy residents in Chicago of leaving their homes in the hands of negligent servants made his raids simple matter.
 Dozens of persons called at the de- tective bureau to identify articles Ill the vast collection of loot obtained III the nine trunks which were hid py Guthrie Many found stolen articles and identified them.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
Or. Eliot Back In America.

San Francisco. Aug. Ion the last leg of his journey around the world in the campaign for international peace, pr. Charles w. Eliot, president emer. itus of Harvard university, arrived on the steamer Honolulu and departed for his summer home at Mount Des- ert, Me. The world tour was begun from New York, November 2. 1911.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
Arkansas Farmers Convene.

Monticello. Ark, Aug. 7.-The all, nual convention of the State Farmers Union of Arkansas is being held here' The meeting Is scheduled to last three days and the attendance is unusuaiiy large.
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
Foley Kidney Pills

What They Will Do for You
 They will cure your back. ache, strengthen your kid. neys, correct urinary irreg. ularities, build up the worn out tissues, and climate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Prevent Bright's Disease and Dia. bates, and restores health and strength. Refuse sub stitutes.
 Hesterly Drug Store
The Prescott daily news., 1912-08-07
Free to Serve the People.

III concluding the governor said:
 A presidential campaign may easily degenerate into a mere personal con- test and so lose its real dignity and significance. There Is no indispensable man. The government will not col. lapse and go to pieces if any one of the gentlemen who are seeking to be entrusted with its guidance should be left at home. But men are instru. ments. We are as important as the cause We represent. and in order to be important must really represent a cause. What Is our cause? The peo-
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-02
Care of House Paint.

Few housewives have the least idea
what q little care of the outdoor house
paint, such as window sashes, front
door and even railings, will do to pre-
serve its beauty and length of life.
The simplest plan is to wash this
paint at intervals with tepid water to
which little parafin has been added.
with soft rag. Then to apply a
really good, preferably homemade
furniture polish, and rub off in the
usual way. This quite prevents Bills
tering. Paint that is far gone could
be washed in oxalic acid and water
but this is strenuous remedy and
only suitable when repainting is to
be the next move. Below l give q
recipe for a polish suitable for both
furniture and paint.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-02
A Model Dairy Barn.

Concrete floors and managers with
iron stalls and fittings will make the
interior of the new dairy barn at the
Columbia, Mo-, Agricultural college,
one that can be easily cleaned and
kept clean. Sunlight, the greatest of
all purifiers and disinfectants, will be
supplied In abundance through nu-
merous large. well-placed windows. A
complete system of ventilation will
provide an unlimited amount OF pure
air is the best insurance on uniform
temperature The combination of clean
liness, sunlight and fresh air is the
best insurance on the health of the
university dairy herd that can be pro.
vided. 1t adds to the comfort OF
the herd and insures large returns for
food eaten.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-02
CAUSE OF scoURs IN CALVES
To Prevent and Overcome Disease
Medicines Should Be Given to AVOID
Fermentation of Food.

Scours In calves or calf choiera III
many instances differ from diarrhoea
in grown animals, and has special Tea
lures of its own, taking the form Oh
infectious intestinal catarrh winch IL
far more serious than the diarrnoea
of the full grown animal.
Scours in calves generally appear
suddenly. A perfectly healthy can
may be seized all at once, apparently
without any change in food or care.
The symptoms of this infantiie
diarrhoea usually appear during the
first two or three weeks OF lie.
In many cases scours appear wltnin
a few hours after the animal Is born,
and the calf may die within from
twenty-four hours unless 1t receives
prompt and proper treatment.
1t is common for the calf to De al
tlfcted with scours Immediately at
birth. even before it has had time 10
suck or take any nourishment Wnat'
ever.
The faces OF manure Is very tnAh
and watery. It has a sour, disagree
able odor and is usually light coloreo'
The evacuations are frequent and ex-
PEELED with force.
The first Indication Of scours is the
soiled condition of the tall, loss OF
appetite, sunken eyes, sometimes the
saliva flowing from the mouth, no at
tempt being made to swallow.
They have staring coat. grow thin,
and lose strength rapidly.
Death usually follows In from
twelve to twenty-four hours unless
prompt measures are taken to check
the disease.
To prevent and overcome scours In
calves, they should be given medicines
that prevent fermentation OF food to
allay irritation and congestion, soothe
and heal inflamed mucous mem
brane, act as an antiseptic, as this is
quite necessary when the disease Is
due to germ.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-02
The Point Of the s,arY.

A mother was greatly worried by
her small daughters habit Of running
away. Thinking to impress the chile
with the danger of getting lost, she
told her q vivid story of some chill
dren who ran away to go nutting,
Night found them far from home and
lost in the woods. With much art
the mother told Of a storm In the
night and of the terrible distress Of
the parents and friends who hunted
for the children until morning. She
also told about the good breakfast
prepared for the children, which they
missed because they did not reach
home till 10 o'clock.
The little girl listened intently tc
every word, and the mother hoped
that the story was making an impres
sion. When she finished the child
was silent for few moments, as II
expecting something more. Then she
asked, eagerly: did they get any
nuts s?,-Metropol MAGAZINE.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-02
NOVEL TOMATO SALAD
SOME SUGGESTIONS THE HOUSE.
WIFE WILL APPRECIATE.
Icy CoIdness, Careful Sklnnlng and
Marlnating Are Essentials Of Good
Salad-Some Recipes Worth
Ones Consideration.

The essentials of a good tomatt
salad are icy coldness, careful skin
ming. and marinating. Prepare early
enough in the day to keep In the re-
frigerator for three hours before using,
and for half an hour at the end soak
in thick emulsion of French dress
ing, though mayonnaise Is to be used
on the salad proper.
If tomato skins easily do not put
it in hot water. With some varieties
this will be possible, especially IL the
tomato be very cold and sharp knife
is used. The usual custom is to pour
boiling water over the tomatoes, let
stand half minute, then peel with
blunt silver knife and put at once on
the ice.
Tomatoes take the flavor Of their
dressing SO much better when sliced
that many salads are prepared in sec.
tions. cut in lengthwise pieces, four or
six to a tomato, according to size
Serve on nest Of lettuce or arrange
as a border around shredded lettuce
with narrow outer border of white
lettuce hearts. Dot with mayonnaise
The whole tomato is so hard to eat
that 1t Is more often used as cur
than any other way. The filings are
endless and various odds and ends Of
vegetables can be utilized.
Especially good is one of cold peas
highly seasoned with plenty Of butter
and mixed with few capers. Colo
corn dressed with plenty Of butter
cayenne, salt, and a little whipped
cream makes novel filling and served
with rich mayonnaise is excellent.
Cold spaghetti cut into small pieces
and dressed with highly spiced to
mato sauce looks pretty and tastes
good IN tomato cup, or the paste car
be dressed with cream sauce anG
mixed with grated parmesan ant
chopped pimolas.
Shrimps and shredded green pep
pers make an artistic filing, or greer
peppers and shredded celery. Equal
ly effective are asparagus tips ant
tiny pearl onions.
Remnants Of chicken can be made
into nice salad filing by running Il
through chopper, then season highly
| and mix to paste as for sandwich
filling with little whipped cream. Do
the top with anchovies or shredded
green peppers.
Minced ham mixed with mayonnaist
Is as good in tomato cups as it Is OF
croutons or sandwiches. II hard
boiled egg-yolk-is run through {
vegetable press and dotted over the
top of the cup 1t makes pretty col
oring.
Another good filling consists Of tin!
button onions, boiled until soft, made
icy cold and mixed with mayonnoise
This is far less painful to the bystand
er than the shredded onion SO Otter
used.
A novel salad Is small tomato, Gu
almost through in lengthwise sections
with minced cress peeping from th'
cuts. The tomato is only cut enough
so it will hold together and the cres
is marinated in French dressing. Th
tomato is then set on round 0
canned pineapple, which rests on {
tender lettuce leaf, the whole beini
garnished with mayonnaise.
A delicious salad is made from sec
tions of tomatoes marinated in Frencl
dressing, served on lettuce leaves an
sprinkled thickly with very crisp ba
con, cut into small shreds. Mayor
naise can be passed.