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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08
Riaaer Than Mobile.

Ella Don't you think she has mo-
bile mouth
Stella More than that; 1t ID as big
as the whole OF Alabama
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

q The man who Is satisfied with him
self never worries on account OF his
neighbor's estimate of him
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

Woman has led the world since ii
began. She took the leading part ii
the flrst drania. Man and the Ser
spent Paul Rloust
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

When people begin to say to q
woman, How young you are look
Ing. It's a sign she is getting old.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08
An Interruption.
Gerald With that end in view
Geraldine Stop looking at my feet.

ONLY ONE .BROMO OUININB"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMH QUININE. Ed)bk for
the signature OF y, w. GROVE Used tho World
over 70 Cure . Cold In One Day. 80.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

The JAPANESE make vegetable isin
glass from six varieties of seaweed. Il
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethinR, softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain. cnrea wind cotic S5c q bottle.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

Most aen would rather give their
wives credit for what they do than
to give them money.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

All women love = lOver but most
married men fsel 1or1y for him
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08
Nothing Serious

Made any mistakes IN the new yeal
as yet?
Wen, I'm still writing it 1917
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

Prussia is very small country, but
It has a forest which contains 1000,
900 acres. -
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Japan,s new central railroad Is 225
miles long and has cost ST, 500, 900.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

In London and its suburbs there ar,
10000 dairies.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

Then he had better be careful or
they will put him out
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

Why donst you maize up your mind
atb cease permitting your wife TO hen
peck you q
Z have made Il up half 4 dozen
times. but 1t doesn't seem to do any
good IL all. she refuses 10 concede
that i have mind.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

= kalEes Z se1lns 3 play the fool
and make 4 ~.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08
A Possibility.

He's gone to that meeting, fun Of
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-02-08

1selR rsi1l ne ~ sa i1Ateef nltty
- ep1ee11 ese1s - - TIRE. L'l.e1
- 1elul.les t1:llf 60 nm g
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
GRANrrE-BouNp rIsupoNp.
ence and are hrstlers. Their Office viii
be open for business tomorrow
DO Figures Lie?

Tho Kansas city journal ina. found
miller who evidently spends more time ng-
urnG on wheat than he does In grinding
II Into nour. Here are some o, h.s figures
ami conclusions
~ the present Kansas wheat crop wcr.
baked into loayes Of bread each c!sh,
inches long there would be 500 COO coo
ioaves. II these loavcs were laid in a line
end TO end they would stretch out a dts
lance ~ s53.72s miles; three times tho dis
iance from the earth to the moon with 49,.
%" miles to spare Laid in limo on tho
esrth's surface they would g!rdle the globe
thiriy-three times and havo enough LETT
over 90 lay two lines from New York 10
san Francisco. Baked into ordinary Sriddle
cakes they would make a stack 10000 miles
nigh. md II a man should undertake. to get
away Win the stack. eating \ EriSdle cake
every nftcon minutes for sixteen hours
every day he would haze 20 iiyc something
over S,eS years 10 anlsh tho meal As the
nour necessary TO make a Loaf OF bread
Will make ten lat doughnrts. {; tho Kansas
wheat crop We're worked into -four and
baked into douEhnuts. there would DO 81
o99eoc' dougnnuis. That would be forty
ihree dourhnnis for each man. woman and
child a. present living on the gioho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
SUPERSTITION AND SCIENCE.
Why Drinking Water from New Shoe Il
Good for Sore Mouth


correspondent OF the Kansas city Times
tells an Interesting story that may give
country folks a valuable hint. Here IL is.
Down In the Ozarks Very curative mower
Is attributed 10 plain drinking water drunI.
from new shoe. They Will tell you that
Tor sore mfith among infants there can be
no better remedy.
Knowing all ihis I was no, much surpris-
Cd when one morning one OF the natives
brought his baay boy to our mp TO use
one OF my now shoes for drinking cup.
Old Mrs. Peters. Who furnished us with
fresh hnttermllk had known ii 20 cure
when all else had failed. She had used il,
with ner boys way back he:o' the war
when they nj had TO cross the mountain to
nnd now shoe"
Now. according 10 the old law OF survival
OF the nitesi J Thought that there must be
something 20 this odd approximation. for II
mad certainly survived. so after my visitor
had lett ] decided 10 Investigate.
] REALIZED the heel OF the shoe and took a
sir D!d you ever chew . piece o. bark ?
Oak bark -thni's what tasted. and the
strange part ot it was tho strength Of If
Yes. there was that peculiar astrineent.
alum-like taste. strongly Favored with oak
bark
Nov wha, Is there in oak bark though,
r. that could no considered as a inedI-
Al the very arsi opportunity wen, to
town and 10 the lone drug store, where I
unearthened The fourteenth edition OF this
Fharmacopis. and among the inusty old
pages found acid tannin. learned that
st was the active Ingredient In oak bark
and other bark that has found use In the
lanyard in the preparation of leather
And acid tannin used to he considered 4
great mouth wash for babies 1t Is so effl-
Client and chear that 1t has gone out O.,
style.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
saeeial @ The Tines-DispaicA ]

ISpeclaI 70 Ine IlFnes- Dispafch
Lynchorrg, Va. September u-JoAn n
vs.esoy. Of tho LyEchourg Tobacco Ware.
house company Inc). makes the following
burg market. '"'"
sold week ending sentez-Aer u. is-.,n,
pounds: sold week ending September 6 a ioo
''S 80 increase ihis week. TOO pounds
WI. $500 pounds. sold from sep;ember J.
TO september u. 1912. 2sl.5eo pounds; decresse
for 1912. 2ssi.oo pounds
me the offerings OF pr!nings this week
We're larger than last yet majority ~
mem were OF more Inferior qualify bein,
Snott ana dirty. caused BY the protrac,ed
uiousnt Clean. ieafy primings are in
strong demand and selling well. but trasb~
OHes are IN poor demand and selling low
fEees range from 81 10 s. 20 per 10 pounss
eccoid.ns 70 Qnality. 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
Norfolk & Westerns Good Showing

Roanoke Va September 1.-THE Norfo,k
ana western now has outstanding ss5.esl 500
common stock on which according n ~
official income account. last years divisibie
surplus from rail- operations was exactly "a
per cent The year before the company
earned SIS per cent on t74,2Si.00o stock Ds
Quoting the railroads. proportion OF the de-
hciency in the earnings OF the Pocahontas
Coal and Coke Company to meet bond in
erest, which Is virtually a nxed charge ~
the railroad. last years balance was equivs
lent to ssS per cent. against an even ner
cent the year before and Il 80 per cent in
1910. VITA the exception OF 1910 the com
pany last year earned the highest percent
age upon its common stock in its history.
BY comparison with the average OF railroad
exceptionally prosperous year. Its gross ro.
ceipts increased in round numbers s. 200 900
or IL per cent as compared with something
Ike per cent for all the railroads In the
country.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

Continued From First pagc)
this means the roof is lowered or
raised at Will There are no sides to
the barn. ana when the hay has been
cured and stored In the barn. IL gets
all the required air to keep IL cured.
sweet and sound. and yet by the roof
II is amply protected from tho wealth
er and acquires none of the amonia
and other improper and Injurious
fumes it would acquire If stored in a
barn above the stable or COW house.
The Dutch" barn is also used for the
storing and drying out of wheat and
oats before the threshing time and
has proven 10 be better way to keep
these grains than the old fashioned
stack in the field. The grain il
throashed and gotten out OF the way
by the time the barn Is needed for
hay The Germans. the Danes. the
Ifollanders and the Swiss who are
great hay growers use none but the
open-side barns. hence Mr.. Victor has
named his the Dutch" barns. All of
his are eighteen By eight feet and
have moveablc tin roofs. so that tho
roof is always close down to the hay.
no matter how near the barn may
be fun or empty.
This Richmond ngriculturlst in max
ing his farm great for all time TO
come looked we'll 20 tree planting Of
both the profitable and ornamental
kind. lie has BEGAN tres, walnut trees
and all kinds of fruit trees. but his
especial delight is a half a dozen or
more chestnut trees which have been
very productive for the pas, several
years. They have grown well since
they were set out ten years ago. and
they are now perfect beauties
Nh Victor did not show me his
books but ne informed me. as he
winkcd his other eye. th1t he was sat
ished with the income OF the farm.
and when so good a business man AS
he has proven to be is expresses him
self as being satisfied 1t Is pretty Ger
tai nthat tho farm or other business
enterprises that may thcn be under
discussion is paving well.
am writing about this model farm
for the information Of others. whose
eyes may he turned longingly to the
soil They need not hesitate 10 fol
low closely Mr Neitor's methods. II
they know how
We'll. he didn't know how when he
first started-hit nc was d good learn
FRANK 5 WOODSON
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

Danvi'le. Va September li-rhs sale. to-
the Week have been small and the oiferInr.
common generally. WIN only n small pronoY
indications are that there !s going n 49,
l4iE PROPORTION OF good 10 fine tobacco in
tnls section OF the old belt but that the
s9.isinoh grades VIII predominant. Already
45c. 80 "ish
All OF tho large corporations are now on
'he market. and the competition Is keen
high prices u Ut
Il is reported that fully 80 per cen. o. N.
crop In certain sections OF the old bel, ,s
SUI! on the hill. Favorable seasons may
improve the quality Of this materially. bu,
II Is rather late to hope for this.
ola. redried tobaccos are fairly ac,,vs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
;yorId.s sninnIpr Nee1s

The Wall Street Journal says: splnnors
appear TO be holding themselves in reserve
while cotton prices rise and fall before their
eyes without tempting them to action Hub
bard Bros 6 Co. r. noting this attitude.
cay. I'VE have here n buying power which
has heen dormant FOR ak weeks waiting for
g decline. What would happen n smaller
crop estimates should become current 70
Pressure % receipts from the bear view
point should prevent any further advance
at this time. and scarcity OF ocean freight
room acts in similar way Both are
sound arguments provided that a change OF
ideas REGARDING tho crop does no, occur at
u time when more OF tho srindies OF the
world are at work at profit than in any
other year
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
NEW emf ERPRISES
STARTED IN SOUTH
(contlnued From first raeeJ

CONTINUED From First pase3
add 1900 spindies and 500 looms. thus
Increasing 10 25.ooo spindles and 500
looms.
Carolina Phosphate Company. Green
vile. s G.. was organ.zed with $500
600 capital stock and will plsnt win
annual capacity 10000 tons OF acid.
buildings to include 3s5 By l35-toot
storage room and 1870 by thirty-foot
structure 10 coninin the machinery.
S. Deat &, son. Norfolk. Va. pur-
chased timber properties estimated to
contain l-,e'oYo'oOo feet OF standing
timber IN North Carolina. have formal
company for development and VIII on
crate all esta blished plant at kins,on.
y. {.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

Tho United States bureau OF Education
tolls us tina, ser students from abroad arc
no,y enrolled in our universities, colleges and
summer schools. Also that Sss OF them are
from canada SOS from the West Indies. $40
from china. ii5 from Japan 2si from Mex
leo "a from South America. PSI from tho
United Kingdom, iiS from India and coylon.
he from Germany. 1913 from tho Philippines,
10 from Russia and Finland. io5 from Iia-
wall. los from Australia. "a from Turkey, Fl
from chosen GKorcal and n from Persia.
From European countries not named above
come SIC students. from As!atic countries not
named above q. from Egypt "a. and from
South Africa IS
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

nIcn With Eyes Turned Southward AK to
BE Told of Virginia.

a. ] smith i7j6 Warrcn A*enue Chicago
III. wants to know where he VIII ind In
The South the choicest apple lands
\ " Ciomons eos North First street.
s'reator li... wants Information concerning
the Shenandoah valley of Virginia. soil.
crops rainfall. etc. Ho wants 20 know how
this district compares with Southwestern
Mississippi.
John Manson. ,o.s GLADYS Avenue. chicago.
H. il thinking OF buying land IN Florida and
vans 10 know whether hc can expect 20
mako a success with 81 capital o. only 81 40.
lilo also wants 20 know why Virginia or
North Carolina would NOT bc better locations
because OF their proximity to Northern
markets
William II Bruggemann. Twelfth and Pine
Streets =. Louis Mo. hardware dealer.
wants 70 know Of 4 sood location for a
pro;eraaly with a water front In farming
territory.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
Thomnsrilie.s Homes.

According to a Thomasville. y. c.. papsr
that vigorous little manufacturing town IL
on the eve OF sure enough boom TIL,
editor OF the Davidsonian says:
we nre now on the eve OF wonderful
railroad development In and about Thomas
vile. Bird $. Coler has great things in
store for MS. We are not permitted TO print
all we have heard about what Is coming In
us but We may say that we are assured
facilities that will put us in class with the
best railroad centres OF the state"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
INTENSIVE rARMISG-AoArN.
Production Per Acre and Increased Tran.-
noriation Inciliiics Kcdmcc Living Cost.


!. foakum. one OF tho foremost rail-
road executives o: the country. has takei.
hoid ~ the cost % iivi-s problem In an
effort 10 ascertain the cause and point
moral There IS nothing neU In his conclu-
slons which point out thai the cryinc needs
oi the country are more intensive farming
ana increased transportation facilities but
ihoy emphasize the fact. II ali the lands IN
the country available tor farming were
under cultivation even by the present in
adequate methods tho annual value OF tho
country crops would be increased NOR.
ihan $1,000 IN" 900. and his Mr.. Yoakum rea-
.pnaolF assumes would do much toward re-
levins the pinch now existing due 10 the
h.sh cost OF living. Il m-re Intensive farm
ins methods were generally adopted he says
this increase nigh; be multiplied many
times. and the cutlery against hiEa-priced
iooc might be eliminated. II Is necessary
however as Mt. Yoakgm points out, for tho
nations transportation facilities TO parallel
ing growth the agricultural advancement
rae best cultivated farms IN the country to-
day are hose which lie within ten miles
81 transportation. As the distance to IN.
shipping point increases fewer and fewer
helds are thoroughly titled and productivity
per acre grows lcss II is explained TOO
that the eaters are rapidly ou,growing the
producers. and this. a matter o. fact, IS
basic cause OF higher prices On this
proposition. Mr.. Yoakum suggests that no
;rust that vas ever formed could keep IN
the price o., food Il the per capita produc.
ton was no, decreased
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
HuNInes. About Gnb,r,

Graham. Va. s,7tcrnber "a T's -,
~ F-'y IN ne Graham Dlucneid regio,
,,.tie,.no ~ .'..eN is being sncnt hereahouts
rr.ss 49,. for roads and streets al
- W Tor an avenue between Hue
,e,. ara Srensm ana ,s5ce for hiSh
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15

Newport Sows. Va September 1.-THE
stewart Hosiery Mills has secured a four
story 6oxio1-foot building and is Installing
700 Knitting machines, etc, driven by cleo
'ric and steam power FOR daily capacity
OF 1900 dozen pairs OF hosiery. About sso,el0
is tho cost o: the machinery.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
The opportunity of the South.

The organization and successful OPP
Grafton OF these rural banks In Great
Britain, ireland and In Europe Tor a
considerable period of years clearly
indicates that the underlying IDEAS are
practicable and worthy of adoption by
the Southern States in which the
farmers are in constant need of work
ing capital y movement has already
been started TO send committee
composed OF representatives from each
of the Southern States next May for
the purpose of studying European
methods and results at hrst hand. 1t
is to be hoped that as result of their
study the members of this commit
too viii be able TO formulate a feasible
Man for organizing agricultural banks
in Virginia and in the other states
OF the South.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
REAL ESTATE AND
Bull DING NEWS
Continued From First Page

Continued From First Page
ling. but that is nothing new to him
Tor he is naturally hustler. MIR
Nuehrmund reports several large and
interesting sales. lie sold for ". L..
Hofheimer the property known as
Liberty Hal' just across the street
from old ST Johns Church. obtaining
for the same $4,000. He also sold
last week six brick fiat buildings at
Robinson and West Cary streets for
$4,000. aAl before the week ended
resold them for the first purchaser.
making MIN handsome pfont
His next big sale was the apartment
house at the northwest corner of
kenslngton Avenue and Robinson
stree, for $4,000 and 10 500 West
Broad street for se5.oo0 and Il manu-
featuring site at the southeast cor
ner Of Sixth and Stockton Streets.
South Richmond. for $4,000. and the
following smaller deals No. 2+24 West
Main street for $4,000 ana No sos
North Twenty-seventh Stree, for So
500. Broker Ruehrmund's sales since
he stu X out his new ehinsle have
run UP close to 100000
Doings NJ the Exchange
Late Saturday afternoon there were
rumors about the Real Estate Ex-
N4tNNHf ~ NNH. I'D - AfdAs INV 04N II. =
much buslnesES property. in which
there was some trading OF ono class
OF nrrpcrty FOR another. and the two
deals wore said to have footed up
about IL quarter of a million dollars.
Mr Bowlos. OF the firm Of Ruehr-
mund y Howles. was said TO be the
engineer who put these trades
through but when ne was querrted
about the matter ho refused TO re-
veal the names OF either buyer or
seller or trader. or swapper hs inc
case may have been. lie admitted that
tic deals had been made and through
him. but asserted that the record Of
the clerk of the courts would have to
set forth the particulars when said
record is made up. which Will be some
tine this week.
The nrst auction sales at the Real
Estate Exchange came off last We'd
nesday when several pieces OF property
were ofIered by Raab 6 Company and
Pollard & Bagby. II. r. Pollard. OK
the last named firm. did the eloquent
stunt as auctioneer. and he and all
others Interested were highly graft
ned at the attendance at the nrst In
door sale and the interested mani J.
tested. Between 70 and 100 people
attended the auction.
y new real estate firm stuck out
its shingle last week. Smith & RON
leder are the members OF the concern,
and their shinsle is exhibited at 10i
North seventh street Walter T.
Smith. formerly Of the furniture buy
ing and selling nrm OF Ryan & smith
and NJ L RoMleder. for many years
with j. A. Connolly * Company real
estate agents. compose the new agency.
They arc both young men of expert
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
OPPOR TUNITY FOR
SOUTHERN FARMER
(continued From rIrst page.l

real initial capital. They receive saw
ings deposits from both members and
nonmenbers (chlcny the latter). on
which they pay an interest varying
from 3 - to per cent. II Is tho
deposits which furnish the means for
making loans. and only in so far as
the deposits are insufficient do the
rural banks have RECOURSE to other
sources OF capital. on December 81.
1910, the aggregate amount OF de-
posts held by rural banks was 12.-
100000 In process OF time the banks
create "A capital OF their own. formed
of the small payments made by the
members upon entrance. or upon TAX
ing out their first loan
Tho Popular" or schulze- Delitzsch
banks in Italy are now approximately
1000 IN number. From reports fur
nished by $50 OF these institutions in
1905. IT was found that in tho aggre-
gate they had a paid up capital OF
Sl9.ooo.o0o and reserve funds OF Sill
100000 Tho total deposits carried
amounted to si94,OOOo0o and their
combined working capital was s262.-
100000
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-15
credit Facilities for british Fnrmcr

in Great Britain tho number Of ae-
ricuitural cooperative credit societies
which has been formed is compare
lively small bur In ireland such So
cieties arc more numerous
Co-opeTative credit was introduced
into Ireland by the irish AEricul-
tural Organization Society. aided 10y
grants from the Congested Districts
Board for ireland and, subsequently,.
from the Department OF Agriculture
and Technical instruction for ireland.
In England and Wales credit So
cieties were promoted nrst by the
Agricultural Banks Association and
afterwards by the Agricultural Orga-
nization Society. The latter in recent
years has received grants from tho
Board OF Agriculture and from the
department commissioners
with few exceptions the form OF
society adopted has borne close re-
semblance TO the Raineisen banks OF
Germany. The area OF operations IS
limited to parish or TO two or three
adjoining parishes. The members are
elected By the committee. Loans are
only given to emmbers and for repro
ductive purposes approved by the
committee There are no shares. but
the liability of the members is un-
limited Each member pays a small
entrance fee.
The most recent statistics of agri-
cultural credit institutions In both
Great Britain and Ireland are several
years old, but they show that the
farmers have extensively availed them
selves OF the advantages which have
been offered. In Ireland IN 1909 there
were 23i credit organizations with a
membership of $4,000 farmers. The
total working capital was s275.OOo. In
England and Wales there were forty
agricultural credit societies in opera
ton with membership of G63.
Working capital amounted to $4,000
and the loans outstanding were ST.