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1t is the season for the sowing of
seed-the springtlme of life.
Character is the entity, the indi-
viduality of the person, shining
from every window of the soul,
either as a beam of purity, or as a
clouded ray that betrays the impuri-
ty, within. The contest between
light and darkness, right and wrong,
goes on; each day our characters are
being formed and this is the all i'm.
portant question which comes to US
in accents ever growing fainter as
we journey from the cradle to the
grave, "Shall those characters be
good or bad?"
Beloved instructors, it is charac-
ter not less than intellect that you
have striven to develop. AS we
stand at the end of our academic
course, and turn our eyes toward
the scenes forever past-as our
memories linger on the words of
wisdom which have fallen from
your lips, we are more and more
deeply impressed with the true
conception of duty which you have
ever shown. You have sought
not to trim the lamp of genius un-
til the light of mortality is paled
by its dazzing brilliance, but
to encourage and strengthen
both. These days are over, No
longer shall we listen to your warn
ing voices, no more meet you in
these familiar class-rooms, yet on
our hearts "deeply has sunk Il
lesson" you have given "and shall
not soon depart
We thank you for your kind and
watchful care, and shall ever cher
ish your teaching with that devotion
which sincere gratitude inspires.
1t is fitting that we express to
you also, honored trustees, our
gratitude for the privileges which
you have permitted us to enjoy.
The name of the institution
whose interests you guard will ever
be dear to us as the school.room to
whose influence we shall trace
whatever success coming years may
bring.
Dear class mates, my lips refuse
to bid you last goodby. We have
so long been joined together in
community of aims and interests;
so often met and ming led our
thoughts in confidential friendship;
so often planned and worked to-
gether, that it seems like rending
! asunder the very tissues of the
heart to separate us now.
But this long and happy associa-
r tion is at an end, and now as we go
forth to our respective ocations or
r higher schools of learning, as each
one must, to begin life's work, let
US encourage each other with
strengthening words.
Success is brought by continued
, labor and continued watchfulness.
We must struggle on, not for one
moment hesitate, nor take one
backward step; for In language Of
the poet:
THE gates of hell are open night and day.
Smooth the descent and easy is the way;
But to return and view the cheerful sky.
In this the task and mighty labor lie.'
We have esteemed each other,
loved each other, and now must
from each other part. God grant
that we may all so live as to meet
IN the better world where parting is
/ unknown.
Hall of learning, fond .. M. A.,
| farewell. We turn to take one last,
/ long, lingering look at thy receding
, walls. We leave the Now to be ush-
r cred out into the varied duties of ac.
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-21
Program of Prizes:

For winner in creased pole contest so
cents; Boys foot race, two pounds of
choice candy; Oldest couple present, free
dinner; Best Singing Class, nice prize; also
nice prize for best looking baby on the
ground = = : :
Pocahontas star herald., 1912-06-21
Ouachita- Maynard Academy

NoTEAddesses of Graduates the Academy follow under
heading from week week, until all been published
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05

diseases of various kinds to the hu-
man race.
What becomes OF these minute
amounts OF filth and these thousands
of bacteria which flies carry OF on
and in their bodies? Are they taken
To where they are relatively harui-
less? On the contrary. they are
taken to where they are capable Of
doing the greatest possible harm For
example, the sputum of a consump-
tive who is confined to his room is
not likely to harm any one outs de of
the house in which he lives unless dis
trthuted 10 other houses by some
special agency. But files find this
sputum much to their liking. They
visit it in hordes, and. leaving II. they
go into other houses. where they
and over the nipple of the haby's bot
tie. to say nothing of their crawling
over the baby's lips and even into its
mouth while II Is asleep. One can
not see that the mass OF sputum In the
consumptive's room has been lessened
by the dies which have visited 4. bu,
the bactcriologist can nevertheless
show that these dies have deposited
germs OF consumption in tho places
which they have subsequently visited
These germs are wiped off of their legs
ana bodies and also found In the "ny
specks.
In the same way flies visit the sick
room In cases of typhoid fever. infan-
tile diarrhoea and other diseases and
carry the germs into other homes.
This has been proved beyond every
possibility of doubt
So far. then, from being useful
scavengIs," flies fail to lessen by any
apprec!/Dle amount the denominations
of Ma. which they visit. They do, 1t
is true. remove minute amounts o.
this filth. but, SO far from tax ng this
to places where It is relatively harm
less, they take it and its thousands
OF dangerous germs to places where
ii is capable OF doing its greatest pos
sible amount OF harm--to the family
table. the babys milk, the baby's bot
tic and the baby's lips.
II the ny is useful TO mankind III
any way, this has not yet been shown.
while ii has been abundantly proved
that it is "a filthy, annoying and dan
Gerous insect.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05

NJ Il. Church parsonage this morning
the Rev. George II. Spooner officiating,
Miss Lillian Mollcnor. late of Durham.
y. C.. and william Williams. o.. Din
wldd!e county. We're married Tho
couple lett Tor tho South on their
bridal trip.
Durham Plant to Petersburg.
Ut is stated on what is deemed good
authority that the American Tobacco
Company Will soon transfer TO Pctera-
burg their Durham. n. c.. smok. &
tobacco plant. The plant is a very
large one. and gives employment 10
thousand or moro hands. many OF
whom. 1t IS expected, win be brought
here with the plant.
Died In Hospital.
Mrs. jeanette l.. Neal died last night
in tho Peters burg Hospital. aftdr an
Illness Of n few days. The body was
taken TO DanvIlle this morning for
burial. Mrs. Neal was sixty-four years
old. and was the motherin-law OF
". b. Fanshaw. OF this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
The House Fly as a Scavenger
By DR.. E. c. LEVY, Chief Health Officer.

One of the chief difficulties encoun-
tered in persuadiug the people that
the house fly is deadly enemy of
the human race is the popular miscon-
ception that flies must serve some
useful purpose to mankind. and. fol-
lowing the catch words which some
misguided Individual hit on some CEN
turtles ago, many persons think that
the ny deserves to be spared because
he is such a useful scavcnser."
1t is somewhat difficult To under
stand how this opinion ever came to
be accepted y scavcnger removes
dangerous ana offensive Nth from
places where it does harm and dc.
stroys II or deposits 1t in places where
II is relatively harmless. y good
scavcnger then proceeds to cleanse
and disinfec, the place from which
the filth was removed. so that neither
danger nor offense remains.
Let US sec how we'll the house ~
fulns its duties OF scavenger as
above defined. 1t Is true that he has
unusual ability in detecting accumu-
lauons of filth and that he proceeds
he and his gang-to visit these places
without waiting for official notification
of their existence. But does he then
proceed to destroy the Nth or to re-
move 1t to n place where 1T is rela-
lively harmless? The most casual
observation is enough to enable one
10 reply TO the first part OF the above
question. Did any one ever see heap
OF filth even one of small proportions,
disappear as the result OF visitations
by flics? Hardly. In fact, although
swarms OF flies go back and forth
all day from filth heaps, at the end
of the day the human eye cannot see
that any appreciablc amount OF this
I filth has been removed
But, although the pile OF filth has
certainly not been so reduced by flies
as TO be less dangerous or objec-
tionable than 1t was originally. it is
| nevertheless true that each ny has
carried away small portions which
adhere to its hairy legs and body
and to its tongue, and also small por-
lions which II has taken into its
stomach. Although these amounts arc
very small, they are nevertheless
swarming with thousands of bacteria,
many of which are capable of giving
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
NEW BRIDGE WILL BE built.
Order for It's Erection Follows Acct
dcna on Old Structure.
Especial TO The TimcS-Dispatch.1

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Williamsburg, Va. June 4.-W. C.
Close, a Grove merchant met with an
accident last Sunday evening that
might have been very serious. In at
tempting TO cross Blows Mill Bridge
1" his automobile. the machine ran off
the structure and was badly damaged
The bridge is across Blows Creek. on
the Peninsula sand clay road. and is
located at tho foot of a steep hill on a
heavy curve. The mishap to Mr.. Close
resulted In the James City Board OF
Supervisors, at its meeting yesterday,
taking steps for the elimination of the
curve and the building OF n new con-
crete bridge. The bridge Is owned
Jointly by Warwick and James City
uuucs. and committee composed or
James e. Walden and Arthur Johnson
was appointed to go to Warwick
Courthouse next Thursday and confer
with the supervisors of that county
about the proposed Improvement.
The James City Board of Supervisors
also appointed viewers to report upon
the advisability of changing the route
OF the sand-clay road at Grove. from
It's present location to the south side OF
the railroad. in order to eliminate two
bad crossings that are an annoyance
and danger to autoists These improve
ments will be warmly welcomed by all
travellers over the Peninsula Highway.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
DIPLOMAS FOR GRADUATES.
commencement Exercises OF Fort Lou
dOun Senllnnry.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.1

Especial to The Timea-Dispatch1
Winchester. Va. June 1.-THE COM
mencement exercises of Fort Loudoun
Seminary. which began last week, were
concluded last evening with a final re-
oital In the City Hall auditorium when
diplomas were presented to the grad
yates by Judge Robert Wood DALEY, of
Romney. w. Va On account OF the
standard of the seminary having been
raised n year ago. and placed on an
equal footing with the higher colleges
OF the country, 1t was necessary to
eliminate graduates IN the literary
courses for a year or 50. and this year
there were three graduates in the COM
mercial department. as follows: Miss
Cecilia Anna Daw. of New Jersey; Miss
Mary Louise Glass. of Virginia. and
Miss Margaret Inskeep Keller, OF
West Virginia Tho standard of the
school OF music has also been greatly
increased along with other branches
since the incorporation of the institu
tton. of which Miss Katherine X. Glass
is president.
All of the various exercises have been
largely attended by patrons and friends
of the institution. some OF whom have
come from other States. The inter
mediate recital was followed by class
day exercises on the Fort Loudoun
campus. and tho art exhibition was
held on Saturday afternoon. with the
annual alumnae banquet the same
evening. The baccalaureate sermon
was preached ON Sunday morning in
the Presbyterian Church. in Winches-
ter by Rev. Robert Ashlin White. or
Gerardstown, w. Va, and Rev. w. d.
Smith preached to the students in
Christ Protestant Episcopal Church on
Sunday evening. Tho junior recital
was held in the City Hall auditorium on
Monday morning. followed last night
by the final recital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
MgLMAyZMgyg0zy

ton and Falls Church. secured a few
days ago temporary Restraining or
der against the Washington and OLD
Dominion. y hearing WAS held yes
terday on the proposition to make IL
permanent The Washington and Old
Dominion was represented W judge c.
L. Nicol. o: Alexandria. w. ]. Lambert.
Baltimore. Tho attorneys Tor the
Virginia were james r
eaton, OF Alexandriis and John s. Bar.
bour. OF Fairfax.
me Washington Virginia put on tho
stand William B. King. an attorney
or Loudoun county. who testified that
grade crossing at the point ueslg
mated. considering the nigh speed
which would be necessary, would be
dangerous.
The second witness was Charles a.
S St Clair. engineer for th.; Washing
ton Virginia. He had figured on an
underG round crossing. and thought 1,
would cost about $4,000 When ask =
cd what twentyfoot crossing would
cost lac roughly estimated IL at $4,000
Mr. Homer referred 20 a stream whose
waters would have 10 DC diverted,
making an additional expense and
'''u A't AcE MS company
had estimated the cost OF an under
ground way ut $4,000. When MI. st.
Clair put the total a. less than $50, 900
Mr. Homer made his proposition to tho
commission. He believed the other
company simply wanted TO delay and
thus defeat n competing llsc.
Should Get Together.
Judge Prentis emphasized tue I'm.
portance OF get-together policy II
possible and said ne believed the COM
panies could do SO IL they desired.
He did not presume thu WashinBton-
Virginia wanted TO build the crossing.
as that would be up TO the other con-
Germ.
Mr. Barbour wac not prepared to
act in the absence Of his clients. but
suggested that an engineer be ap-
pointed ~ the commission. his cx-
penses to be divided between the two
roads. TO report on tho cost. This was
finally agreed upon. l.. r. ID. Myers.
Jr.. OF this city. was called upon. and
finally agreed to go to the scene TO-
morrow. The commission adjourned
TO next Monday at noon. when Mr.
Myers's report VIII be received. II
was agreed that after Monday there
will sim be time TO make the neccs-
sary ARRANGEMENTS for traffic by
July l.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
DRAMATIC SCENE
At COURT HEARING
New Electric Line to Washing
ton Calls Hand of It's
Opponent.
MYERS is MADE ENGINEER
Will Examine Into Cost of
Underground Crossing and
Report Monday.

In what was probably the most dra-
matte scene ever enacted before the
State Corporation Commission. tho
Washington and Old Dominion Rail-
way Company. at a hearing yestcr-
day. suddenly called the hand of its
opponent. the Washington virginia
hallway Company. and apparently LEFT
the latter without a leg to stand on.
The Washington and Old Dominion,
which was the respondent IN proceed
ihss lor Restraining order to pre-
vent the contamination of its railroad
building plans. challenged the petit
toner on the latters own proposition.
The Virginia sought tho
continuance OF u temporary order, IS
sued n few days since. to prevent tho
construction of crossing mt grade
In its endeavor 10 show why tho
crossing should not be put ,n Il in
troduced an engineer. who estimated
mat an underground crossing could
be constructed for about $4,000.
Thercupon. the Washington and Ola
dominion. abandoning its cross exami-
nation and addressing the Corporation
Commission. offered to pay as much
as $4,000 to put in a below surface
track
Deliberate Proposal.
Both the commission and the oppos-
ing attorneys We're taken completely
by surprise. The latter asked for n
repetition OF the proposition. ana +.
I. Homer, of Baltimore, for the Wash
ington and Old Dominion. carefully re-
peated his terms TO tho stcnoglapher,
thus making it a part of the omcial
record. stipulation was that sim
gle track at grade may be put In for
use until such time as the underground
crossing can he completed.
This desire for immediate use OF the
line is caused by the fact that the
Washington and Old Dominion has re-
Gently leased the Bluciaonl Division OF
the southern Railway. and has ciec-
trifed 1t throughout. making 1t the
longest electric railroad in the State
In order TO give better service into
Washington an extension of three
miles is being built between the old
line and the south end OF the Aqucduct
Bridge over the Potomac md this con-
Meeting line will cross the tracks of
the Washingto Virginia. also an cleo
tric road. at a point calleJ Lacy. The
Washington and Old Dominion takes
possession OF the Bluemont Division
on July /. and Is under contract to
give the service into Washington
Failure to do SO will cause the loss
or Its money already expended.
Would Avoid Danger.
Claiming that it sought to avoid the
dangers Of grade crossing, the
Observation-Disclosures Railway. which
operates lines between the capital city
and Alexandria, Mount Vernon. Airing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
KILLS TWo-YEAR-oLD son.
nj her Cuts Lads Throut From Ear TO
Ear With a Razor.
[ speeLal to INC Times: Dispatch.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Washington y. c., Juae i.-Jo hnA Il.
Gibbs, white man residing in Bath.
y. G.. about twenty miles from this
city, killed his two-y year old son by
cutting his throat from ear to ear with
q razor Gibbs who was a widower
and resided with his mother and child
yesterday afternoon late entered the
home and found his son playing on
the floor with another child. lie call
60 10 him and took the child in an adj
joining room. Ills sister happened TO
pass the door few minutes later. and
hearing GurEling noise. thought the
father was putting his son TO sleep.
She opened the door to deliver some
child lying on tho bed with his throat
slashed from cart TO ear and nearly
severed from its body. the bed spotted
with blood and tho bloody razor on the
washstand She screamed and the rest
OF the family rushed to the room The
father. in the meantime. leisurely walk
III out on the porch and sat down as
II nothing had happened When qlles-
toned he said he had motive In kill
Ing the child. but would not divuigc
It
The murderer was arrested and
Drought to this city ana locked up in
lh!i some time last night. Feeling is
Pretty strong against the prisoner in
tho town of Bath. and much indigna-
lion has been expressed over the de-
plorablc affair,
a coroner's inquest was held over
The chi!ds body this morning.. and n
verdict rendered that the child came
t. its death at the hands of John r.
Gibbs.
opinion Is divided as to the prison
ef's sanity.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
Mrs. Jnnc Tucker unrf.

.iSpocial 10 The Times Dispatch.
Farmville. Va, June Mrs. lane
Tucker Hart. widow Of ]. s. Hart.
and mother OF J. l.. Hart. died sud
denly this afternoon IN the old home
where she had lived for niany wears.
The venerable woman had been Sc
rious!y sick for some time. and yot the
end came suddenly and she simply fell
asleep. Her pastor, Rev. w. r. Proc
tor, having called at the home. sat
Ct her bedside when the end came.
and hor last request was that she
might listen TO a PRAYER
Had she we'd until November sh.
would have been eighty years old. No
erTanfcments for the funeral have
beet made.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
SUPREME COURT
OF APPEALS MEETS
Forty-Four Cases on Docket to
Be Argued During Session
at Wytheville.
Especial to The Timcs.pispatch.J

Especial 10 me llncS-Dlspatch.
Wytheville. Va, June i.-The SUI
preme Cour, of Appeals oponed it's
summer sessions to-day with all Of
the judges present. There are forty
four cases OH the docket embracing
seven Commonwealth Gases.
The days proceedings were as fol-
lows:
Mullens VS.. Commonwealth. argued
by .. NJ. Wears and y. y. Skecn for
plaintiff in error, and Attorney General
Samuel W. Williams for the Common
wealth. and submitted
Jenries vs.. Commonwealth. argued
BY y. b. hunt FOR plaintiff in error.
and Acknowledgement for Common
wealth, and submitted,
HOLLY VS.. Commonwealth. argued byi
{. ). Minter for plaintiff in error. and
Attorney General for commonwealth
and leave given to supply record.
White vs.. commonwealth. dismissed
for failure to print record.
Thomas VS. Commonwealth errorl
confessed by Attorney General.
Norfolk and Western Railroad vs.
Commonwealth, relative to Interstate
l.ailroad Co. Motion to put at foot of
docket of TwcntH-fourth Circuit takcnI
under adviscment by Commonwealth.
Virginia Hallway Company vs.. Lon
don, partially argued by II. I. HALL
Tor appellant and cintinued until TO
morrow morning.
Neat Cases to he Called.
Buckeye National Bark vs.. Hunt & |
Cook, Norfolk ana Western Railway
vs. Cotcr; stacy vs.. w NJ. Ritter Lum-
Der Company; Isaacs VS. lsuncs g |
guardian; General EXecutrix vs.. Speer
et ais.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
BoDY FOUND IN WOODS.
remains of Suicide identified ms Jones
Bowlcs, of Amherst.
Especial to The Times Disnatch.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.l
Lynchburg. Va. June Sunday af-
ternoon strollers In n woods about
mile from Monroe discovered the
body of white man. who apparently
had been dead some days. Nearby was
an empty bottle which had been
emptied of Carbolis acid. The
matter was Immediately reported TO
the county authorities. and 1t was
learned that the suicide was Joncs
Bowles. who lived n short distance
from Amherst Courthouse and some
three or four miles from the scene
of ttle suicide.
The man had been missing for about
week. and the condition OF the body
Is such that he is thought to have
been dead at least that long.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
MccARY IS Acquitted.
Evidence Shows He Killed Puryear ir
Self-Defensc,

Especial to The Tlmes- Dispatch.l
Charlottesville. Va. June Ain the
Circuit Court this afternoon. T. 1. Nc
Cary. OF Scottsville, was exoneratcd on
the charge OF killing John E. Puryear.
of Richmond. Chesapeake and Ohio
engineer. at Scottsville. on February
II.
The murder followed a quarrel, in
which McCary strucq Puryear back of
the ear with an iron pope. the engineer
dying In two hours.
There was a prepopderance of evil
dcncc to show that McCary struck Pur-
year in sclf-defense. ana at the con-
clusion OF the evidence. Judge Duke,
FOR the Commonwealth. very frankly
stated his conviction that the prison
CT should be acquitted. which the jury
cid without leaving their seats.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-05
THE IAx-vos WAY.

II you had medicine that wsuld
the liver. tho stomach. the kid
neys and tho bowels. snd at the snme time
make YOU strong with n systemic tonic,
don't YOU believe you would soon bo well2
That's The Laa-Fos Way"
We ask you to buy the hrst bottle on the
money-bnck plan. and you will ask ypui
anu Rgist to sell you tho second.
II keeps your whole inside right,
There 10 nothing else made like Lax-Fos,
RsmsmbH the pATaarI4Ax,FQsIEAaT -.