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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24
Must t4su. License to Sell.

Charged with peddlirg jewelry with
out license. J. A. Wynhoop was ar
rested last night by officers from the
First station ffe VAS detained at INC
station. and wlh explain In Police court
today
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24

Percy Bundy. colorsd. va locked 10
at the 6econd statine hast Nisht on the
charge of threatening 10 shoot Dougias
Brown. Bundy wcnld gi~e ~ sxraa-
nation Of the cRusa which Led up to
the charge which was placed AgAinsr
him
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24

Delegates Elected.
Delegates elected to the MiSsicn
arv ccSEerepes are Rev, w. y neSiA
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
THE LAST voLLEY.

Sheridans bugles are calling tri-
umphantly shrill; the scattered caval-
~ respond TO their notes; gather in
high spirits promptly To their stand
ards and Custer. at the head OF the
clanking column. gallops up the lie
Grande road. drawing sabers for a
charge toward the courthouse itself
Sheridan. as he leaves Chamberlain
to join them, grits out, Now smash
'em, tell YOU; smash 'em!" and gives
the bit To the champing, restless.
head-tossing Rienzi.
AS Chamberlain crosses the little
run, all the troops on his left press
forward, and the whole confederate
line. now full of despair and heart
ache, begins to fall back. But as they
retire. Cox gives To his North Caro-
lima brigade the command. Right
about face!" Behind them their young
stately commander stands, his body
As one they whirl. Firmly rings his
voice again: Ready! Aim! Fire!"
and from leveled guns pours the last
volley that will be fired by the Army
of Northern Virginia.
Behold. reader while the smoke of
his brigade is billowing up, let me tell
you monument marks the spot where |
that last volley was fired; and. If ever
YOU visit the field-and 4 hope il will |
be I'm October-do go to that stone; |
the tall. slender. gray-bodied, twilight
holding young pines that have grown
up thickly In front of IL, and the pur-
pie asters blooming round il, if you
led your ear. will welcome you to its
proud record.-Morris Schaff, i'm the
Atlantic Monthly
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
PANIERS AN EARLY FANCY
Cannot Be Said to Have Achieved
Much Success Despite Its Partisan
Origin and Backing.

Numberless are the "robes de
Style just now being shown in all the
big dressmaking houses, says the Paris
correspondent of Dress, and various
are the forms they take. or course
the panier dress Is one of them. copied
exactly from old documents. But one
never knows whether early models
will be success until La Parisienne
has pronounced her opinion OF them.
Thus 1t is pretty safe to predict. in
stead of the panier dress, return or
partial return to the directoire style.
The high directoire collar and fancy
vest are already seen at fashionable
assemblies worn with the cutaway
habit coat and wide cuffs OF the
period the directoire hat is worn with
this costume, but the directoire hat
is not new TO us, for we have had Il
with us all the winter
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
sensItIveness Of RIow.EIy.

II is well known. says knowledge,
that the blow-fy (Calliphora vomit-
oria) has an extraordinarily keen SEN
sitiveness to the odor of flesh, detect
Ing 1t from a distance. Xaxier Raspail
has made some observations on the
rapidity with which the flies find a
bird has just died and he maintains
that they do not alight second be-
fore that. An apoplectic pigeon that
looked dead, but was not, was left un-
visited. A moribund magpie, lying
beside two others which had just been
killed. was left unvisited, though the
flies were on the dead birds just be-
side IL. The instinct not to lay eggs
in anything not quite dead seems to
be strongly developed Dut Raspail
goes on to draw the hazardous conclu-
sion that in the article of death an
animal gives of a volatile something
Of infinite subtlety, which serves as
clue to the fly.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
SMART SLEEVE FROM WORTH
Silk Marquisette Gown Has Long,
Tight Cuff of Black
Satin.

Worth has sent out n very smart
sleeve in a black silk marquisette
gown. 1t is full from low shoulder
TO within an inch of the elbow, made
of the marquisette. and there is-a long
tight cuff of black satin that extends
to the hand, which is touched at the
top with a thick satin cord, and is fin
ished at the wrist with two white
crochet buttons and a half-inch fall
of black lace.
The bodice has two gathered scarfs
of the marquisette starting from the
shoulders, crossing the bust, and fin
ished at an empire waist line in the
back with a fiat pump bow held in
place by thick satin cords at the edges.
A black satin girdle outlines the front
of the blouse, and It runs into a mar
row pointed panel for eight inches be-
low the waist. This panel is part of
the skirt.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
VII SON ON TIE rARIEF.

There is but temporary comfort foi
business in Governor Wilson's remarks
on the tariff in his speech of accept
ance II has been feared Ia business
circles that. II elected. he would plunge
the country into condition Of business
chaos by making sudden and sweeping
changes in the tariff system. But this
is not his purpose. ia appears. He
points out that changes i'm the law.
however necessary, must be made with
caution and prudence" i'm such a way
as will least interfere with the normal
and healthful course of commerce and
manufacturing strangely out
OF harmony with the attitude of the
Democratic House whion would force
upon the country a lot of tariff bills
which certainly have not been devised
with the caution and prudence" urged
by MIR Wilson. The candidates posi-
tion ON the tariff is not radical In
the generally accepted sense. That is
he would not Immediately plunge the
country INTO state of business de
preston hut would bring about that
state of affairs gradually. But ultl-
the effect would DC the same.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
EXPRESS RATES.

The express companies. replying 10
the announcement Of reduction OF
charges made by the interstate COM
merce commission. assert that the
proposed reductions will he unfair
and too drastic VIII they7 Appar-
entity one Of the fAirest discussions Of
the express situation was printed IN
April. 1911. by the Worlds Work mag
azine, over the signature of c. NJ.
Keys, an expert financial writer. The
Worlds Work is not a so-called
muck -raking" magazine.
TIE amounts paid in express
charges are divided about equally be-
tween the railroads that haul the
packages, and the express companies
for collecting and distributing same,
for running their Offices. and for their
profits. A veteran railroad man said
to Mr.. Keys: What We could get
from the public for the work the ex-
press companies do, would not be
much over one quarter of what We
get from the express companies for
what we do for them" That is. \
portion Of the charge is four times
too large.
Mr.. KEYS figures the average pay
ment to the railroads TO amount to
nine cents per ton. per mile When
the railroads tried to increase their
rates in 1910. ali they wanted from
New York to Chicago was raisu
from Is cents per ton, per mile to
is cents per ton per mile Mr.. Keys
claims that the railroads could make
a profit at . cents per ton, per mile
instead OF 3 Mr. Keys also figures
that the express companies get S1.22
for each 81 paid INTO their treasury.
He figures the average rate of
sending a parce; a short distance. say
about 30 cents. Weighing say 10
pounds. to be cents per pound. An
'Xpress company doing business arounu
London delivers parcels up to 80 miles
FOR C.5 cents per pound. 30 to 80 miles.
Ine cent per pound so to 100 miles,
10 cents per pound
II looks like this coon would have
10 come down, and the more willing
v he parts with his superhuous fur. |
he better the chance Of retaining his
lido intact.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
A NoeleMAN.

\ Chinese missionary, resting q
Long Branch. said of the Chinese:
They are the noblest people In the
world. When they are So noble as
heathens. what will they bo like whcr
they become converted?
'fu tell You a true story that Mus
trates the nobility of the Chinese char
acter.
"A drunken CossacS i'm Manchuria
shot a Chinaman fatally. 1t was nee
,ssarN TO Identify the fellow, and half
a dozen Cossacks were brought To the
chinamans deathbcd for lat purpose,
He, however. refused To point out his
murderer saying:
Why should he be killed, since l
must die i'm any ease
They explained that the Cossack
would not be put to death but only
severely punished, for his crime
Theroupqn the Chinaman said;
Bat why punish him. since he is
already forgiven"
ITO this they made answer that The
punishment would net be revenge.
hut deterrent-it would keep the
Cossack from repeating such a heinous
crime.
But the Chinaman only shook his
head.
=" He won't repeat it anyway he
said, when he knows that | forgive
him."
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
DESERVES ENDORSEMENT.

Cylde $. Mackenzie is a candidate
To succeed himself as register of deeds.
We see no reason why he should be
displaced He has dlled the office with
signal ability; ,has been painstaking
and thorough in his work and cour-
teous 90 patrons This is an the peo-
pie except in public officer. His
qualifications are pFoven by his fine
record in Office. and we do not believe
The voters win turn him out. realizing
as they must that he las served the
county as they would have it served
by a public servant. We wish him
success IN his quest for nomination
and recollection.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
TEA TABLE
ACCESSORIES THAT ACCOMPANY
THE CHEERING CUP.
Pretty Surroundings, Easily Acquired.
Add Greatly to the Pleasure Of the
Gatherings In Closing Hours
Of the Afternoon.

If you have not regular tea table
an easy way OF serving the cheering
cup that never is more cheering than
In the late afternoon. is to have a Jan
anese tea basket and keep Il In an
inconspicuous part of the living room
where 1t Will be always In readiness
These baskets, according to their size
hold a service for from two 10 a dozen
persons. and, in addition to the alco-
hol stove, accommodate a teapot
creamer, sugar bowl. cups, saucers and
plates of Old Canton. royal medallion
Satsuma, Delft, willow or Semedi and
the various familiar wares made I'm
Japan. Best of all. the thickly wadded
Basket makes an ideal tea cozy and
one which is easily handled.
When only two persons are to be
served with tea, the simplest way OF
making the beverage is TO use pair
OF tea balls. These come In solid or
German silver attached to handles of
celluloid, carved deerhorn or silver
and none of them are too expensive
for the woman OF moderate income to
get along without
For the tea table, which is kept set.
always In readiness to be wheeled or
carried into the living room, there are
innumerable little conveniences. One
of these conveniences is the alright
tea caddy of Japanese pewter, chased
brass, carved bamboo. plain FURNISHED
copper or tin-lined lacquer, and an.
other is the Lazy Susie. Lazy Susie
is tidbit tray with a nickel-plated
frame and three glass shelves for hold
ing sandwiches and cakes,
Every tea table now has its tiny
jardiniere. either of hand.stamped
Egyptian brass, of Japanese split BAN
boo or of silver deposit; it's fruit dish
OF white lacquered perforated zinc and
its bread basket OF pierced silver with
square. upright center handle.
The lighting of the tea table Is Of
vast importance, for. of course. the H.
Elimination must come from above the
head of the hostess. lest IL cast deep
shadows upon her face and make n
look old and worn. From the wall
near which the tea equipage usually
is placed there should extend a two or
three arm brass sconce with shaded
candles, or a sconce with inverted in
candescent lights with inner globes
covered with square glass shades OF
an effective color. Lacking the sta
tionary lights. II is nice to have a tall
lamp OF Damascus brass with match.
ing shade or pair of Japanese brass
and copper candlesticks with copper
shades done In wickerwork design
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
ENCOURAGING.

There is encouragement for the coll
lege graduates Of 1912 in the recently
published decennial report OF the class
of 1901 from Princeton. The class
numbers two hundred and sixty-eight
men. Ten years after graduation their
average earnings were about thirty
eight hundred dollars a year. The
first years average income was only
seven hundred dollars BY the third
year IL had risen 10 twelve hundred.
10y the fifth 10 two thousand. and by
the eighth year to twenty seven hum
dred. Those figures include no income
from any other source than their per-
sonal earnings. II the graduates of
1912 have fairly good stun i'm them
and are not hopelessly misdts In the
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08

becomes its efficiency as direct ad-
ministrator. Every new law that Is
formulated to facilitate administrator,
necessarily curtails the direct power
Of Congress. since IL calls for agents
to carry II into effect. This has been
the history Of the civil service board
and the interstate commerce commits
sion. The civil service board has be
come respectable. the Interstate com
merce commission popular
The tariff board SO commerds itself
to the good sense of the country that
Congress will In the end have TO Weld.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
TARIFF BOARD WILL COME.

The Democrats Of the House are de-
termined in their factions and partizan
opposition to the continuation of the
tariff board. The sunory civil approp-
Ration bill as passed by the House
omitted provision for It. and in coDse-
quenCe the board practically went out
of existence on June so. The senate
restored the appropriation for another
year but the House has cut out this
item once more and sent the bill back
to the Senate.
The opposition to tariff board is a
good deal like the old opposition to a
civil service board. Congressman OF
both sides fought IL fiercely. At ev
cry session a bluf WIS made to Gu;
off the appropriation. and 1t was grud =
gingly reinserted only after various
buIlhead congressman had vented their
spleen against the personnel of the
board. or had numbered their heavy
wit on the questions asked in examina- =
tions But the civil service board sur
rived the assaults. and is today 4
thriving. useful and necessary part of
the government which no sane member
OF Congress would think of suppress
ing.
1t will be 80 with the Tariff Board
IL will win it's way. because II is a
logical necessity with our complicated
tariff system. Congress In incapable of
dealing with the tariff intelligently and
knows IL. But Congress is made up of
human units. II has all the weak
nesses Of human nature, among them
an intense hostility TO delegating its
power.
The larger Congress grows, the less
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
All SIN IN SOUTH AFRICA.

At the time of my hast visit tn the
diamond fields the community was d..
vided into two hostile camps, consist.
ing of legitimate and illegitimGte
brokers. The former mad offices and >
licersc. the latter scorned expense ana
control of any kind, and had dealings
direct and on the quiet. with the KAT
frs IN the pit. The Kaffir laborers
were just then beginning to understand
the opportunities connected with their
employment, and scores of valuable
stones were finding their way into the
market and giving no end of trouble to
the legitimate dealers. When a Kali:I
was caught at the game he received
an unmerciful thraShing from the
vigilance committee, and occasionally
was strung up on lamp post, fol
there were no trees In the vicinity
But the thrashed Kafiir went home &c
his kraal and thought it all over, he in
evitably returned with all sorts of in
geniuus devices for concealing the
gems on his naked person, which he
perforated with holes and tunrels, ana
in his stomach which he manipulated
IN various ways at will Finally, ~
course of time, the mine itself was
surrounded by high fence and a rigid
system of examination was instituted
by the authorities. Its principal fea-
lures were emetics, tapping the bodies
to locate the cavities. and hanging 10y
the neck: but at the time | left the
fields this naked Kafiir thief was still
an unsolved problem James o. Fagar
in Atlantic Monthly.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
MADE" BUTTERMILk.

Since the buttermilk craze has
spread over the country ii has been as
certained that only very small por .
ton Of what we drink comes from the
churu. as II did in the old days when
people used 10 80 down to the spring
house and refresh themselves on this
stimulating and nourishing liquid Tho
butternilk of commerce is made" but
termilk. and a good many people are
opposed to it because IL is manufac-
tured rather than evolved. People
have natural resentment against imi &.
tations. even when they are an i'm
provement, aud buttermilk that can not
trace its ancestry directly and un-
impeachably to The churn is not looked
upon as being orthodox.
The new style of buttermilk is made
out Of sweet milk to which are added
certain bacilll imported from Bulgaria.
IL is GAINED that the Bulgarian ba-
cillus is no ordinary microbc. This
animal Is bern IN the purple. and
through the influence Of eugenics and
special selection IL has beer developed
to high state of perfection. just like
the race. horse and Jersey COW. Tic
Bulgarian bacillus will not associate
with the ordinary plebeian bacillus.
nor with any of these infintesimal
'Varmints" that are not ina it's set. II
rs as particular as any member of the
400" and holds itself aloof from all
that do not belong to it's particular
species. II copverts pure sweet milk
into "A buttermilk las is buttermillI,' '
and the claim Is made that there is no,
only health. but rich nourishment ~
the product.
on the other hand. the buttermil'.
from the churn Is made of sweet milk
that has been left exposed in pans
until IL has become soured or clab-
bcred. This souring and clabberine rs
produced by bacilli out Of the air. and
these are a mixed crowd of high aud
low patrician and plebeian. and like all
mixed and unsolicited assemblies. can
not be expected to do the work as
well as IL is done by the specially IN e.
vore6 and highly bred. All buttermill,
Is good and wholesome. and each make
his own selection, on as the French
say, chacun son gout.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
Fancy Vests in Favor.

A number of the smartest suits now
beiNy made up show fancy vests, says
the Dry Goods Economist. These are
occasionally made separately, so that
the suit can be worn with or without
them. but the majority are attached
to the coat and It is expected that the
latter style will be made popular than
the separate vests. These vests are
made OF satin, broadcloth, velvet.
moire, faille, brocade and other fancy
silks. Some OF the more elaborate are
beautifully embroidered in the new
Oriental colorings or in blending colors
to match the garment.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
NOVELTIES TO MARK TIME
All Sorts and Varieties OF Clocks and
Watches Are In Style at the Pres
ent Moment.

Father Time is no longer TO pass
disregarded even by the most care
less of pleasure seekers, for the dial
is everywhere to found. Every wom-
an is wearing a watch. not on the left
breast of her blouse, as formerly, but
on her bracelet of slender gold, wire
or twisted silver, In the back of her
vanity case which hangs from her
chatelaine and In the handle top Of
her umbrella.
The large clock is no longer tolerat.
ed In the drawing room or the
morning room, but Father Time is in
these apartments just the same, since
small watches are set into the photo.
graph frames or sterling silver or oval
shape and set on ball feet: of round
shape and easel type: of the Marie
Antoinette order in French gilt, and
OF ivory-finished white celluloid on
first empire lines.
On the dressing table of the mon.
daine one is apt to find Time In the
shape Of clever little contrivance
of silver gilt filigree. BY touching a
spring underneath this toy clock, all
four sides let down, the top falls fiat
and on the inner side OF each section
is attached fancy case for pins, a
tiny puff for powder a smelling bottle
and miniature mirror.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08

The workers on the Panama Canal
have recently had a practical expert
cnce which illustrates what the com
pletion of the great waterway will
mean TO commerce. Three steel barges
at Colon were needed at Panama bay.
These two places are less than nifty
miles apart but in order TO get those
harges to the place where they were
needed, IT was necessary 20 tow them
around South America, distance OF
ten thousand miles. This wasted one
hundred and sixteen days. 10 say moth
ing Of the expense of the voyage It
win Doe great day for the world when
this giant piece OF engineering is CONF
pleted
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
Tinted Walls,

II Is far cheaper to tint walls with
water or "size colors" than It is TO
paint them with oils. Moreover, the
colors are lovely and the finish soft
The only difficulty lies in the fact that
tinted walls cannot be washed. Size
or fresco colors should never be
touched with water They may be
cleaned with bread crumbs, or Indian
meal, but the process is a tedious one.
Dry pigments are used for this tinting.
They are generally mixed in glue size
that has been dissolved in hot water.
They cost about fifty-fve cents pack
age and one package will cover about
forty square yards.-IIarper's Bazaar.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08

The Senate has refused to listen 90
England's appeal to make American
ships pay toll for passage through the
Panama canal as we'll as the vessels
of other nations Senator Cummins IS
afraid that this discrimination even
tually viii lead To war but the ma %
Jority of the members disagree witt
him. properly taking the stand that we
built the canal and have the right to
make the regulations governing it's use
the Hay Pauncefote treaty merely as
suring equal terms to governments.
other than our own, in navigating the
canal
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
Deeper Than Highest Mountain.

The depth of $3.50 meters to which
the founding line of a German sur
-vey ship is said TO have sunk In the
Pacific ocean near the Philippine
Islands is some 1000 meters deeper
than the previous deepest sounding.
or the total water surface of the
globe. 145,000,000 square miles, about
one-third stands more than three
miles above the bottom of the sea.
but until now no part of the great
oceans has been discovered deep
enough to submerge Mount Everest.
But II there is no mistake about this
depth of $3.50 meters (32,0SS feet)
the worlds highest mountain could
be sunk there until It's highest peak
was 5000 feet below the waters level.
The deepest soundings have all been
made In the Pacific; 23,250 feet is the
record of the Atlantic, in proximity
to the West Indian Island of st
Thomas; while the North sea only
averages 300 feet. or about one-tenth
the maximum depth of the icy waters
Of the Arctic ocean.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08

midsummer, or any other season, pro.
viding the body of the hat is chosen of
material suited to the time OF year
in which 1t is to be worn.
Other roses branched into wreaths
and bouquets, are made of lightweight
ribbons In odd colors. Very high lus-
ter In the ribbons makes these ribbon
roses unusually effective and attract
i've. They are used on mid-season hats
of lace and embroidery and on the
net and lace caps which are worn In
doors and out.
Tiny tightly folded roses continue
to grow in favor, worn like a bar pin
at the throat, over small bows, and
jabots. They are made of all the most
popular of the summer colors, blue.
pink. green, lavender. pale yellow and
white
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08

Handbags made OF lace are a pretty
summer possession that will take the
fancy Of the lover OF dainty dress &C.
cessories. They are swung from long
cords and are to be worn with the
lingerie frock. Irish and venise. both
real and imitation. compose them. as
we'll as black and white Chantilly, and
filet combined with embroidery.
The Calumet news., 1912-08-08
Rather Neat ReloInder.

A Frenchman. dining at the duke
OF Richmond's. bored the company by
boasting that his country was first in
everything, and supreme In fashions.
Ruffles were then in vogue, and
monsieur claimed that France de-
served the credit for Introducing
them. That is true" said George
Selwyn, but England improved them
greatly by adding shirt to them"