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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06

A committee Of three appointed last
Monday by the board OF supervisors
of Chesterfield county will meet a
like committee from the Atlantic
Coast Line railway company this morn
Ing In Petersburg. and decide upon q
dhnite location for the bridge to be
constructed over Grossman crossing.
The committee is composed of T. s.
Rose, chairman. w. A Horner and
E. +. Hatcher.
The present crossing at Grcssman
In grade one and several accidents
have occurred at that point recently.
which caused the board TO order an
overhead crossing constructed by the
a. c. l. company.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06
Hansfit Oystsr Supper.

An oyster supper for the benefit of
tie new building fund of Meade
Memorial church. will be held this
evening from 6 to 10 O'Clock. by the
Woman's auxiliary. The supper will
be served In the Bainbridge- Street
Baptist church parsonage.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06

The funeral Of Mrs Mable Eastman
Lester. wife of l.. L. Lester. who died
Tuesday night. was held at O'Clock
yesterday afternoon in Cambridge
Street Baptist church. DIR. Douglas
Freeman officiating.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06
HOWARD ANSWERS
TO TWO CHARGES
WAVES EXAMINATION IN STATE
COURT AND Is SENT on
IN FEDERAL COURT.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
FREDERICkSBURG VA, Dec. s.
Mr.. A. Randolph Howard. late
Garnett National Bank, charged with
embexxlement while In employ OF the
bank. was given Q preliminary hear
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORKERS TO MEET
PLAN TO HOLD CONFERENCE OF
HOME DEPARTMENT MEMBERS
FOR NEXT THURSDAY WEEK.

The Richmond Sunday School asso-
citation Is announcing a conference OF
workers. in tho home department to
be held in the Presbyterian chapel
on Sixth street on Thursday. Decem-
Der 18th.
Experienced workers are expected
to be present, but the chief features
OF the conference viii be reports, ex-
periences, suggestions and a question
box.
This conference will be the first
which the associations expects to hold
during the season on the various fca-
lures OF Sunday school work. Al 1
recent meeting Of the executive COM
mittee Suporintendents were appoint
ed for three Of the great divisions and
two others will be appointed as soon
~ suitable persons can be found for
the work. Those already appointed
are: Secondary. Mis- Anna Branch
Binford; homo department. J. A.
Gawthrop; teacher training. 8. Adler.
othtfs to be appointed are in the ele-
mentary and adult divisions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06

Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
FREDERICKSBURG VA. Nee s.
Professor Il. t. Brickhead, Jr.,
principal Of public school. Of Fred
ericksburg. was among those initiated
Into the fraternity Of Phi Beta Kappa
AZ William and Mary college on
IhurSday night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06
EXPRESS COMPANY
OBTAINS QUARTERS
WILL Use FORMER POST
oFr'c. 70 HANDLE IT'S
PACKAGES.

The Southern Express comnany an
nounced last night that Ii has engaged
the building IN Seventh and Frankliu'
streets, formerly used - the Ric;l-
mond postofnce. for ita temporary
quarters, Il. w
The company sbA6An handIsng pack
ages from Its nav quarters last night.
1t will remain In 1T present quar-
ters until the huilding~ In Ninth md
Cary streets, recently destroyed ~ fire.
H. restoxed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06

expected to poll more 1900 votes in
the next election.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06

postal empioye or damage the mall
equipment OF other mail matter. Pro-
ducts sent In this wise are not to be
Of character perishabie within
period reasonably required for trans
portAtion and delivery.
Under the parcels post arrangements
It will be legal, beginning January
LIST. to mail farm or faetory products
and all other matter not now embraced
in fourth class mail matter. The par
GELS are not to exceed eleven pounds
in weight nor be greater In size than
seventy-two inches In length and girth
combined. Tho government PROVIDES
that these products shall be of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-06

This claptrap fake sale. No restrictions
nothing reserved but sale where Piano must Every
Piano is included regardless OF cost.
Not Piano remain And the time getting short
dangerously short for you Mr. Piano Purchaser Do you
know that hundreds of shewd buyers have taken advantage
of this sale least purchase their Piano, There is
There is always Remember Also we offer
variety-your pick of the worlds best makes. What it
pianos from $50 up, to suit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

on frame house. Hold the glass so
that you look through only one-half of
the glass, as shown in the Illustration.
Now close the left eye and get the
opera glass focused on your lines.
Holding your gaze steadily on these
lines open your left eye and move
the glass until you see the same lines
with both eyes at once. With little
practice you will get them to over
lap as If you were not looking through
the glass at all.
Count how many spaces you see
with your left eye in the single space
that you see with the eye that looks
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
YOUNG Beavers DAYS WORK
industrious Little Animal in Regents
Park Gardens, London, FeIls
Tree Two Feet Thick.

A young beaver in Regents Park
Gardens, London, was once placed al
work upon a tree twelve feet long and
two feet six inches thick, just as the
town clock sounded the hour of noon.
The beaver began by barking the tree
a foot above the ground.
That done he attacked the wood.
He worked hard, alternating his labor
with dips in his bathing pond. He
bathed and labored alternately until
four o'clock in the afternoon, when he
ate his supper Of bread and carrots
and padded about in his pond until
$50 o'clock
Ten minutes later, when only one
inch of the trees diameter remained
intact, he bore upon his work and the
tree fell. Before 1t fell the beaver
ran as men run when they have fired
a blast. Then as the tree lay on the
ground, he portioned 1t out mentally,
and again began to gnaw.
He worked at intervals all night,
cut the log into three parts. rolled two
of the portions into the water and re-
served the other third for his perma-
nent shelter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
Q[N[AL.FAlrl.
5 MIES =

Every farmer who keeps stock Of
any kind needs a silo
Horses are the most uneven graz
ers among our animals.
Give the orchard goodly share Of
time, thought and care.
Calves will learn to eat hay early
when it is kept within reach.
The wise farmer keeps all the fer
tility that he can on the farm.
1t is we'll known that some bees are
more inclined to swarm than others.
The skimmilk differs from whole
milk in being deficient in butter-fat.
There is positively no known treat
ment of any value for tuberculosis Of
chickens.
1t is very necessary to teach the
calf to eat grain early, when raised
on skimmilk
Whatever breed of sheep meets
your requirements it is the one for
you to land on.
Size, vigor and activity of both cock
erels apd pullets are essential to good
breeding of fowls
Why not clean out the poultry build
ings as often and as thoroughly as
you do the barns?
There is no excuse for keeping
cows that do not pay market price
for the feed that they consume.
The craving for salt by animals has
been considered a whim of the animal,
when in reality, salt was a necessity.
When put in the milk the calves
simply gulp it down which may mean
indigestion or constipation But it is
mistake to put it in with the milk
feed. Let them have it dry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
WOMAN HAS CLEVER SCHEME
Possible Accidents to Costumes, No
Matter What Their Color, Are
All Provided For.

At one of the debutante teas the
hostess, a. woman noted for her fastidi-
ous dressing, tore her gown so badly
that repair was necessary. A friend.
accompanied her to her room to sit
and chat while the mending was go
ing on. The maid brought out sew
ing case filed with needles threaded
with silks and cottons of all colors. 1t
took but moment to select the re-
CURED color and the repairs were
quickly made. The guest thereupon
remarked on the advantage Of having
threaded needles ready at hand. The
hostess proudly admitted that this was
her own brilliant idea, as it made her
nervous to see maid try and try
again for needle eye when she was
hurried. She says she not only has a
stock of needles threaded in black and
white. but on the day colored frock
IS worn needles are threaded in that
color and placed in the workbasket.
1t takes only few minutes on bright
day to thread needles and the system
really saves time, eyesight and, most
precious of all, patience.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
READ Huck FINN UNDER BED
Alabama Man Relates Difficulties He
Underwent to Absorb Mark
Twain,s Well Known Book.

Crawford T. Ruff of this city had an
experience while reading lark
Twain's famous 'Huckleberry Finn"
which probably was never duplicated
by another admirer of Clements.
1T must have been more than thirty
years ago." said Mr. Ruiz, in relating
the story to party of friends, accord
ing to the Montgomery Advertiser.
when was small shaver. Only a
limited number of copies of the book
appeared with the first edition Only
one book came to the little town
where lived. but it suficed for the
entire populace. The book went the
rounds, from neighbor to neighbor, and
finally landed in our home was so
absorbed in the first chapter that I
wanted to finish it all before any one
else In the family started on 1t.
There was an old time bedstead in
our home. The headboard was two or
three feet from the window. The COW
ering dropped to the floor on either
side, so as to conceal me from view
except from the rear. | would crawl
under the bed with Huck Finn, face
downward, and with my head near the
end of the bed so the light from the
window enabled me to read In this
way | finished the book before any
body else in the house got it."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
BLACK AND WHITE COSTUME
Idea That Really Never Has Lost
Favor Comes With New Versions
of the Mode.

Black and white costumes, it seems,
have been revived, though probably
few have ever been able to discover
that they were in need of any such
process. A smart new version of the
mode may be seen in suit consisting
OF white linen skirt and a black
taffeta coat, in Russian blouse style,
which is adorned with white linen
buttons and buttonholess bound with
white linen. Another striking black
and white combination is in a gown
of oyster white satin, the skirt OF
which opens in front to show an up
ward turning point of black satin,
underskirt. This is all the black
there is, except in the girdle, which is
OF black velvet. A hat that WOULD be
altogether stunning worn by the right
woman is a wide black straw OF
graceful lines, which is entirely COW
cred on the upper side by a drapery
of white chiffon. The trimming is a
fiat mass of pure white roses.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
TWO GOOD THINGS FOR SlLo
Sorghum and Johnson Grass May Be
Used, But Not Considered as
Good as Dent Corn.

In reply to a query from Texas as
to the use of sorghum and Johnson
grass in the silo, the Hoard's Dairy
man makes the following reply:
Sorghum may be put into the silo
and We should expect it to keep as
well in the south as 1t does In the
north. About the only difference be-
tween silage keeping in the winter
and In the summer is that a little
more should be fed each day In sum-
mer than in winter. The air coming
In contact with the surface OF the
silage in summer spoils 1t more quick
ly than 1t will In winter. This is due
to conditions making it easy for the
different kinds OF bacteria and fungi
to grow But In an alright silo where
these plants cannot get in. silage will
keep as well In warm as In cold
climate Sorghum makes a fairly
good silage, but owing to the large
amount of sugar 1t contains the silage
becomes more acid than when made
from common field corn.
Johnson grass may be put into the
silo. Care must be taken, however.
to thoroughly pack 1t during the filing
process, and II 1t is little too ripe
when put In liberal amount Of water
should be used. We think 1t very
good practice, after the silo is filed,
no matter with what crop II Is filled,
to add considerable amount OF wa
ter. While sorghum and Johnson
grass may be put into the silo, yet we
think they are not as good crops to
use for this purpose as dent corn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
The Llvinu Room.

In choosing chairs for the living room
the Individual requirements of the
members of the family should be re-
membered, so that when the family is
gathered together there will be COM
Portable spot for each member.
The curtains. too, should be chosen
in accordance with the needs and de
sires of the family
Since the living room is always
where the privacy of home life is en-.
joyed, the curtains should, if neces.
sary, serve as protection from passers
by.
On the other hand, the room wills
probably require all the light possible.
A happy arrangement is often made by
having upper and lower curtains. Such
sash curtains are made in two tiers
and hung on two sets of brass rods.
SO that either the upper or lower half
or both, can readily be drawn aside.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

apart as to freely admit the sunlight.
1t is possible, however, that too
much has been made OF this objection,
as the experience of many has shown
that much milk may be obtained by
feeding corn grown thus on given
area of land.
1t is a very convenient way of grow
ing il, but it is costly of seed and does
not check weed growth so completely
as when grown in rows.
For purely soiling food uses, when
corn is grown in rows the aim should
be to obtain from 1t as much bulk as
is consistent with the free and ample
opportunity to cultivate the crop in
the usual way.
This means that while the rows
should not be closer than three feet,
the corn may be grown thickly in the
row. To accomplish this the drill
may be made to SOW seed twice or
three times virtually In the same
place.
The cutting may begin as soon az
the crop is in full tassel, and may be
continued until the crop Is nearly, II
not quite, ripe. The season OF feeding
may be prolonged by planting at least
two varieties which mature at differ
ent times during a season.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
Court In Their SIeen-

We are so accustomed to doing GER
tain things by force of habit that we
hardly ever stop to consider what a
part it plays in our affairs. For in
stance: In the larger cities profess
sional fire fighters sleep in the build
ings where their fire engines and 9TH
er appliances are kept. All night long
the fire gong may be ringing, denot-
ing that blazes have sprung I'D In
other parts of the town, but only one
sort of ring warns the firemen that
1t Is their time to be up and doing.
Through all the other clangings of the
bell they sleep comfortably; yet as
soon as the number of rings strike
that denotes that fire Is raging in
their district the fremen instantly
arouse by force OF habit. While half
asleep they almost leap into their
clothes and finally they rush to their
regular places on the engine, the
hose cart or the hook-and-ladder
truck. Often they do not get thor
eughly awake till they are in the
street and racing toward the fire, but
they have done right by force of
habit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
tRy PROF. THOMAS SHAW

(By PROF. THOMAS SHAWL
Corn is a great soiling crop, but
the same objections obtain to using it
for soiling food purposes as obtain to
sorghum The nutriment in 1t is less
prior to maturity than after maturity.
When fed in the form Of ensilage it
is fed virtually as soiling food. as it
is then fed slightly short of maturity
and in the succulent form.
For this use no plant in America
will equal corn, and this is unques-
tionably the most economical way of
feeding it when 1t is to be fed for a
number of years.
Under such conditions it will abund-
antly pay to build a silo, relatively
narrow and deep, that it may be
adapted to summer feeding.
The advantage of a narrow silo over
a wide one for such feeding arises
from the fact that less surface is ex-
posed from day to day during the
summer when small quantities are
fed.
The sowing of corn for soiling on
the broadcast plan has but few advo-
Gates. 1t has been condemned chiefly
on the ground of the small food value
possessed by corn SO sown as COM
pared with corn grown in rows so far
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

Wonderful, Clay, and Red Ripper vari-
sties are well adapted for green ma
lure
When corn is to be planted on wheat
Ground, cowpeas should be sown in
sell at SO cents to So pound. The
grain is harvested. One and one-half
bushels to the acre, sown broadcast
pr drilled in with an ordinary grain
sirill, will give the best results. IL
brill is used, it should follow the bind
er between the dropped bundles and
he standing grain. Where the field
"a txashy or weedy and can be cleared
BE the grain before July 1, 1t should
be cleared and dksked. In no case
hould the planting be delayed long
After this date, but disking will make
) he sowing Of the peas an easier mat
er. A thoroughly warm seed bed is
Necessary for success with this crop.
Il Cowpeas, seeded in July and grown
Xnrough August and part OF Sep
ember, may be plowed under late in
september or early in October without
my danger to the succeeding crop or
10 the soil On light soils part of
he crop should be removed. On heavy
lay soils blowing under the whole
rop is best The ground should then
lie fallow until spring. Where 1t is
oEsible the peas may be pastured be-
ore being turned under with little
PISS in fertflizing value and consider
bile additional gain in feed for farm
nimals.
q The expense Of growing the peas
Fill be about 81 an acre. The ground
Till raise almost enough more corn
be next year to pay this expense. and
hen there will be diminishing gain
pr q period Of nine years longer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
Narrow Belts Smart

While wide girdlelike belts are fash.
ionable, there is something chic and
smart about the narrow belt which the
former lack.
Black patent leather belts one and
half inches in width are popular.
These are decorated with a buckle to
match, or one of antique silver. Plain
stitched cloth belts to match the suit
are also worn. Sometimes these are
trimmed with tiny white buttons ar
ranged in a design at the back.
Narrow satin belts are in demand.
Some are made OF contrasting color
from that used in the dress.
Suede and leather belts are made in
all widths desired, and in every color.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
BUTTERFLY is TRANSPARENT
Prof. Beebe Describes Insect Through
Whose Outstretched Wings OBJ
jccts Are Clearly Seen.

In Our Search for a Wilderness
William Beebe of the New York Zoo
logical park, describes his first sight
of the transparent butterfy-Hoetera
piera-of British Guiana. an insect
through whose out-stretched wings
any substance on which it rests can
be clearly seen.
AS we crossed a swirling creek on
the trunk of mighty fallen tree,
something f1uttered ahead" he writes.
I'VE could not see what it was. Closer
We came, and still the object re-
manned indistinct; we seemed to see
a butterfly, and yet that appeared i'm
possible. AT last we marked 1t down
on fern frond. and crept up until our
eyes were within two feet of 1t. Moth
ing was visible but the graceful lace
work of the frond until a slanting
beam of sunlight struck it, and there.
close before us, was a butterfly that
spread fully three inches, but was
wholly transparent, save for three
tiny spots of azure near the margin
of each hind wing
"As we looked, 1t drifted to a
double-headed flower of scarlet, and
when 1t alighted, the scarlet of the
flower and the green of the leaf we're
as distinct as if seen through thin
mica. and the faint gray haze of the
insects wings was marked only by
the indistinct venation.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

For dresser cover, take three en-
broidered handkerchiefs. sew row of
insertion around each one; then join
them together. and put narrow lace
around all; line with any preferred
color Of cambria, lacking at each cor
ner so it can be easily removed for
laundering. Put at each corner a bow
of ribbon the color of the lining.
This makes q very pretty dresser
cover
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

Every effort is being made to pro-
duce novelties. Many colors are being
made up into suede shoes purple,
sage green, sea blue. raspberry red.
The colored shoes are worn with
dresses to match, and with white and
black gowns. and colored stockings
of these bright shades are worn with
black shoes. Now black stockings
have the walls of Troy In straight
lines from the knee, which looks like
black satin ribbon. Those who are
economically inclined have Isle thread
heels and toes to their silk stockings.
for silk does not last long. especially
If you walk much.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

the board shown in the illustration
has been constructed In France. The
game is played with either 20. 36. Sc
or 80 men, and the squares are IN
four different colors which divide
the board diagonally into four tri-
angles. 1t is we'll to note that the
ordinary French checkerboard con-
tains one hundred squares instead of
the 81 of the American board
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
NEWS Mme
YOUNG
PEOPLE
TESTING THE OPERA GLASSES
Ingenious Manner of Settling Disputes
Among Boys as to the
Magnifying Power.

At this time of year, when people
go to the theater a good deal. boys
often have disputes as to the magni-
flying power of the grownups' opera
glasses. Here is the way they are
tested.
Pick out some object with number
of equally distant lines on it, like a
brick wall. the Stats on blind, the
rungs of ladder or the clapboards
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
.COWPEAS FOR HUMUS
Crop Also Furnishes Nitrogen
When PIoWed Under.
They Are Deep-Rooted and Can, There
fore, Use and Make Available Plant
Food Other Crops Are I'm
able to Produce.

For green manuring purposes, no
plant is better than cowpeas, crop ex-
perts at the Kansas Agricultural col
aege say. One year OF this crop will
improve the sol for ten years. They
are deep-rooted and can. therefore, use
and make available plant food which
other crops are unable to get. Nitro
gen is the fertilixing element usually
lacking in the soil. Cowpeas take this
element from the air and make it
available.
Cowpeas grow best In warm cli-
mates, but many varieties will grow
in cooler regions. The Whippoorwill,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
Patient Fishermen.

What, giving up already, my boy -
said gentleman to youthful angler
you mast bring little more patience
with you another time Il brought
enough patience with me. meter, bur
| didn't bring enough worms"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15

A little four-year-old went to Sunday
school for the first time and heard
the children singing: Once was
blind but now can see" That after
noon her sister heard her sing: One
side was blind, but now it can see.'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
One Kind Of Carriers.

One day last summer little Dottie
was watching her mother canning
fruit After the rubber rings had been
put on several cans Dottie exclaimed:
''0h, mamma, let me put the garters
on the rest of then!"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-15
The Eye and Glass.

through the glass and that will be the
magnifying power. In the illustration
It Is four times. Telescopes can be
tested in the same way, If held very
steady.