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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

which was given at the Western
Hotel. the parlors Of which We're
lastily decorated for the occasion.
VARIOUS games ware INDUCED in and
feireahrnen's We're served
Mr. and Mrs NJ. u Long we're en-
tertainment Thursday afternoon, the
occasion having been the twenty.first
anniversary OF their marriage The
Ildlr was arranged by Miss Dorothy
Long, their daughter. and they were
guests arrived. y musical program
was rendered. bridge whist was in :.
dulged IN. and the guests spent The
evening in most pleasant manner
Miss Matilda Garlick. of Cincinnati.
- who Is spending the winter here
entertained "Wednesday afternoon -.
Ravenscroft' in honor of Miss Ger
aidine Lamson, who Is spending gomu
,irnc IN this city as the guest of her
brother, Roger Lamson
Ten of the girl friends Of Miss Grace
Allen were her guests on Wednesdays
atternoon when she entertaLncd a
luncheon
The Asheville debutantes were tn
guests of Mrs, Alfred S. Barnard on
!uesdaN, when she gave n delightfui
dinner in the evening; in their honor
me house was handsomely decorated
for tho AFFAIR which was a very en-
ioyable one
Mrs. Arthur NJ Fields was The
hostess to number of friends At hsr
homo on Grove Street Tuesday after
noon when she entertained at bridg e
whist party.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
ASHEVlLLE

Special to The Times spa tch.l
Asheville n G, February 24.--One
ot the most brilliant balls of the sea
son was that given last Monday night
by the cadets Of Bingham school in
honor of the girls of tho Asheville
younger set, At the ballroom of the
Battery Park Hotel Dancing was in.
dulged in until midnight, when de.
licious course supper was served The
affair WAS attended by about forty
couples II was chaperoned by Mr.
and Mrs Roger Lamson. Jr.. Colonel
Robert Bingham Mrs. Frank Tate.
Mrs + II. Grinnan and Mrs S. schar
tie, of New York city, who Is spend
ing some time in this city.
\ largo number of the friends or
Mrs JULIEN Woodcocl1 were her guest.
on Tuesday afternoon, when she en-
tertained most delightfully."- at bridge
at her home Oh Haywood Street AT
the conclusion OF the games attractive
prizes were awarded, after which those
who were present were served with
DAINTY refreshments
Mi. and Mrs y 3, Sohochet enter
tanned tho members Of the Blomberg-
Rapport bridal party at their homo
The house was decorated with pink
and white carnations and an enjoyable
salad course was served.
twenty women were the guests Of
Mrs. pnll Carr. at her home on Mont
tord Avenue, Friday afternoon. when
she entertained at bridge whist. The
home MAS handsomely decorated with
ferns and cut flowers. and at the con
ciusion OF the games. refreshments
We're served The FIRST prize WAS won
by Mrs IS. II Pcnland
number Of the girl friends of
Miss Eleanor Morrison We're her guests
Friday afternoon. when she entertain
ed infcrmallN a tea
On saturday afternoon the Aethc-
man Literary Society of the st. Gene
VieNe's Convent gave aNalentine party
aud german to me SpArtans Of that
institution TIL" ftgures We're intricate
ana quite prett5 aud the dancers en-
loNed the Ati"iHoon great deal AZ
ter the dancing, refreshments We're
served and between the waltzes. the
punch bowl was visited often. Hearts
the decorations, aud red and white
were the faVorite cocrs.
Miss Mae Corroran Miss Sue Cor
chran aud II O. Gr.ene entertained a
large number Of their friends Friday
evening at birthday anniversary
party a their homo at Rock Ledge.
ne AFFAIR WAS most ENJOYABLE one.
Mrs r. W. Kent entertained at a
bridge luncheon saturday In honor OF
MISS ltamseS. Who is her guest. and
Who is pne oil IN" city's most attrac-
tive visitors y large number of the
friends Of aIrs Kent attended the
gathering,
The neighhorhood friends Of Mrs.
William c. Hudson were her. euests
Thursday afternoon at bridge The az
fair was altogether informal and was
greatly enjoyed
Misses Dorcas and Jessie Cowgirl
entertained number OF friends Sat
prdny evening at Valentine party,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
RALEIGH


Gspeoia TO The Times -Dispa tch
Raleigh y. c. February oi-Mrs.
r. 7. Gray wa hostess for the Ola
Podrida Book club Tuesday AFTERNOON.
The cent enary of dickens was the
theme for . most profitable meeting
of the lnhnsonian Book club Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs, V Il. Turner
The Invitations have been issued for
the celebration of the fftieth auniver-
sary OF the marriage Of Mr. and Mrs.
William Harrison Rand, of this city.
Monday. March I. nj their home on
South Blount street
Progressive whist was doligh,fnlly
played Monday evening in the home Of
Dr. and Mrs. |. G. Riddlok, an New
bern Avenue. Miss Salllc Rovster, Of
Townvilc, was the honor guest. and
Mrs, r. r. Freeman aud Mrs Jack
iCussons were the hostess, There were
FIVE tables, Mrs freeman making high
est score, and Mrs. II. j. Newboid,
OF Elizabeth City, coming in for the
BOBBY award,
the Young people Of Raleigh MONDAY
night in Raner ballroom gerina n
that was the most largely attended
that has taken place in raleigh in a
great while., There We're forty couples
Gordon Smith and Miss Emmie nrnwry.
Friday evening In the audito,ium
there was Leap Year dance, IN which
n half hundred or more young people
participated. With Miss Mamie Rogers
and Howell Smith leading. The
.chapercns were w IT. McGne, Mrs
James Boylan, Mrs. NJ T. Norris and
Miss susan Nc Pheeters
DR.. j NJ Fleming, as PRESIDENT and
j. 3 Cheshire. Jr,. as secretary of
the Wake county alumni of the Uni-
yersity OF North Carolina. were in
charge of A delightful smoker Monday
evening in the rooms Of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
Mrs w. S. Wilson entertained FIJI
day afternoon the Five Hundred Club.
Mrs. +. c. Hillyer was hostess for a
delightful auction bridge party and
luncheon Friday morning nj her home
in Hiilshoro Street. There were six
tables for the auction bridge
Misses Corinne and Iassamine
CANT, of Burlington, have been the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

ruary 20, were Leo Won EIeuze the
German architect, who was given to
the world in 1854, and Morten- Muller.
the Norwegian landscape painter, who
followed in 1923.
Living Authors on the List.
BIT let us return to our living Leap
Year day babies:
Our young author, Elizabeth Nc
Cracken. is of this category, having
first seen thu light at New Orlaans on
y few leap years ago. Indeed, her
birthday Thursday next would be de-
! sisnated by q number SO small TINT
dolls and toys would be tho only ap-
propriate gifts to send her. H.4r sue
cess as a writer, despite this dlscrep-
ancy of birthdays, IS not due solely TO
the fact that she was Leap Year day
baby. but that she was prodigy, for
she began to write for publication soon
after her second birthday.
Then there is our modern LEAK wal.
ton, DR.. James Alexander Henshall au :
thor of "fe Gods and Little Fishes"
and whole shelf of other BOOKS,
which, II n confirmed fisherman you
Know nearly as we'll as your Com
pleat Angler" Although he has beer
! turning out these works for moro than
thirty years, the size of his birthday
next Thursday will be so small tina,
: N''N' - ''iihilN SllChS OF z non SlG0
would saem to be the only birthday
gifts suitable for the occasion Those
who would thus favor him will ind
him In charge Of the government fish
hatchery at Tupelo, Nt!ss,--a station
immortalized by John Allen. the former
hurorist OF Congress who. in asking
his Republican rivals to appropriate for
the establishment. brought down the
House OF Representatives by the plea
Mr.. Speaker, countless millions of UNI
born fish are clamorlng to this Con
gress for tho honor OF being Matched
at Tupelo!'
Having eaen conceived, thus. in clev-
erpess. tbs meet that the Tupelo hatch
/ cry should be directed by clever
genius.
Scholars and Politicians.
Another author and NJ n. who will
celebrate on the SAM scarce date is
DR. John Bingham Roberts. Philadoi-
phia's distinguished surgeon and lnedi
! cal professor, who has written a long
list of medical textbooks. AT the time
OF his seventh birthday he was pub
fishing o profound trAatise. lie viii
be entitled to only fourteen candles on
his birthday cako this year.
Only thirteen will adorn that OF
HarVard's learned professor OF law. DR..
Eugene WRmbaugh, whose MAN. legal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
improving after an ilness Of two

improving after an ilness Of two
weeks,
Miss Lo,,ie Estes. OF This,iewood.
has gone to Washington, where she
VIII gn in training as nurse in the
Chnd's Hospital.
Charles F Russell. o. Charlottes-
VILE, is visiting Mrs g. 5. Brent. at
her home. "iontcbellat'
Manning Harper spent las, week at
his fathers. Mrs Harper is located
In Alexandria
r. G. .Cowherd, although still suffer
Ing from his accident OF two weeks
ago. is much improved and hopes 10
he able 70 return TO Orange shortly.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
PROFESSOR wAmpauGH.

calends of March.-this is, the last day
Of February, a92. which was leap
year After the revision OF the call
endar by Pope Gregory this day be-
came the 2eth of February. although
no one know it as such In Oswald's
tiple or until centuries afterwards. But
because of the designation ST. Oswald
has his day only once in four years
while the other saints have theirs an
nually.
Grent Composer One fof Them,
The subject of Leap Year day twins
cannot be passed without mention OF
the most distinguished pair .hat has
adorned the past. These wero Rosslni.
the great composer, and Kari Ernest
Won Basr. the naturalist. Both were
born February 90. 1899. Those who
may have grown rusty in their mem
ory of Rosslni's achievements will have
their interest awakened by tho recol-
lection that he COMPOSE tho grent
opera. William Tell" which. by the
way. he gave to the world before MS
tenth birthday.
This being my eighteenth birthday
VIII now turn over a new lsaf and
disregard tho frivolities of youth and
the indlscretions of my teeng." said
Rossni February 90 1864. when sew.
enty-two. But his estimate of his
birthdays was Incorrect. as he had
counted thu year 1909 as n leap year
which, like 1900, 1t was not (for years
designated by two ciphers are lean
years only when their first two num-
hers can be equally divided by four
for which reason the year 1000 will he
leap year). In 1868, tho year of his
death. tho great composer represen ted
himself as nineteen. although he had
celebrated his eighteenth birthday that
year. His death on Friday, the 18Th
of November. was tho fulhllment of n
lifelong morbid flea: Of both Friday OF
zach week and the 18th day OF each
month.
His twin leap year lun,inary. Won
iSaer. was a distinguished professor OF
zoology and later librarian of the St.
Petersburg Academy of Sciences. He
published work on emhryology which
made a great splash in the scientific
world, and which established his repu-
tation as one of the greatest natural.
lists Of the nineteenth century. 4
coincidence also attaches to his case.
In the early twenties he held the chair
OF zoology at Konigsberg, where, at
the same time, the chair of theology
was hald by the distinguished German
pedagogue. Friedrich Dinter, another
Leap Year day baby. born in 1850.
Two other great geniusns, born Feb
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GoRDONsVIl-LE

Specia 10 The Times Dispatchl
iordonsville, Va February 2i--Miss
Ada Cowherd, OF "Monteith," returned
home this week after spending most
ENJOYABLE month with relatives and
friends in North Carolina and Rich
monh.
Miss Martha Graves. of Weston" f.,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25

ham In the home .ot Major ". a Ora
ham, Commissioner OF Agriculture.
mere the past week, and have been
the recipients OF many social atten.
tions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-25
j. a. HENsHALL.

ruary 20, were Leo Won EIenze. the
German architect. who was given to
the world in 1854 and Morten- Muller,
the Norwegian landscape painter, who
followed in 1928.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
ORPHANS. COURT.

The Stated Meetings of the Orphans
Court Of Cecil county will be held on ths
second Tuesday of every month. Executors
Administrators and Guardians, wanting
their accounts stated, will please bring in
tisir vouchers few days before Court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
JURY FREES SLAYER
CaIiiornlans Uphold Killing o.
Home invader.
Twelve Men Declare Naaband Wan
Justified In Shooting nsspelier--
Pslsoner Admitted Deed snd
Did Met Plead Insanity.

Oakland, Caf.--An Aimeda county
Jury applied the unwFitten law 60
Harry r. Prescott and justified his act
in having shot down the despoller Of
his home. Preacott'n second trial for
having killed Ralph Thompson In the
Prescott home on the night OF Kebru-
airy IS last. ended two hours after the
jury had received the courts instruc.
lions.
There was little elaboration.
The big room was crowded vita
men, but there was q breathless stfll.
ness az Louis Rudolph. clerk. took the
folded slip from the foreman OF the
jury and read:
I'VE. the jury, find the prisoner at
the bar not guilty"
The verdict was direct application
OF the s'unwritten law" There was no
question as to the killing Of Thompson.
Prescott admitted it, and did not plead
insanity. He was q married man with
wife he had sworn to protect and In
his own home he had shot dead the
man who had come between them. On
that ground he went before q jury Of
his fellow men. who justified the act.
On the stand Prescott told OF his
having no trade other than that OF fur
niture salesman, Of his Ill health and
being out of work, OF ding on gov
eminent claim In the mountains OF
Trinity county and Of his going up
there alone and working in the hope
Of making home for himself and
wife; the hardships he suffered during
the winter: the sudden coldness OF
the infrequent letters of the woman
for whom he was working aroused bis
suspicious and he returned home unan-
nounced; how he hid behind the por-
there's until his wife returned with
Thompson at midnight. and what he
saw that caused him to whip his re-
voiver from his pocket and confront
the pair has been told. Character wit
nesses testified as to his honesty, good
habits and desire for home. His at
torney overlooked no point In his de.
tense, and the jury agreed with him.
Prescott's wife was not in court when
the verdict was given.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
VALUE or THE CABBAGE CROP
Early Varieties Practically Consumed
40 Green Vegetable and Later for
Making Sauer kraut.

Although one Of the coarser vege-
tables. cabbage finds q place In the
home garden as well as in the market
garden and the truck farm, and in
some sections OF the United States It
is extensively grown as a farm crop.
NO adequate estimate, however. can
be placed on the value Of this crop.
as it fiuctuates very decidedly from
year to year both in acreage and price;
but the output Is large-the three
states of New York, Pennsylvania and
Virginia, which outrank all the others.
grow commercially about $4,000 acres
OF this vegetable, either as spring or
autumn crop, in addition to the home
garden supply which was consumed at
home.
Early cabbage Is practically all con-
sumed as a green vegetable; the late
crop on the other hand, is handled az
fresh vegetable, as a storage crop.
and for the manufacture of sauer
kraut. Cabbage is always in demand.
and under present conditions, is
always on the market either in the
spring As the product of the southern
farms, in the fall and early winter
from the northern farm and market
garden, or In the winter from the
storage house where the surplus has
been preserved for, this demand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
A Differences.

Ever since I was done converted
last week." remarked a certain col.
ored citizen in q chastenedly-tri.
umphant tone. "muh conscience
gnaws me when ] thinks o. what q
sinner / was befo' l seed de blessed
light. I was false to de Lawd and
untrue to muh fellermen. and muh
conscience gnaws--"
"Do It gnaw 20 enough. BruddaE
Bogus" grimly interrupted old Broth.
er Gumpshun, ito make 20 pay me
back dem fcu-dollahs yo' borried ofr'm
me yeah hef' lastf"
"W'y-w'y. sah!--yo' knows how
clost de times Is. desc days. and
Well. sab. here's haffer-dollah. dat I'll
pay yo' now. and"
Huh! II dat's de best 20 kin do,
sab. 20 conscience ART gnawin'-
it's dess uh.nibblin'. "-satire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
ONE THING RIGIDLY BARRED


"There is just one thing the law,
abiding citizen may not do when
watching royal procession in Lon
don. and my wife, through attempting
to do 1t. mighty soon found out what
it is," said the traveller. There was
marrow-piercing wind to chill us
and icy slush lay thick on the pave.
ments that day We stood to see the
king go by. After lettering around
for few minutes In q vain ende&vug
to keep her feet warm my wife folded
q newspaper and stood on that. The
policeman at her side looked on in
kindly disapproval.
Mustn't do that he said.
"Of course she asked. why not?'
Looks bad said he. II you was
back Ia the crowd 1t wouldn't make 50
much difference. but right In the front
row it's against the rules to throw 9
scrap OF paper on the ground
my wife glanced at the long line Of
muddy shoes Of all colors. sixes and
conditions. and wondered how one edge
OF white paper could damage the dis
play, but the policeman's tone pre-
cluded argument. 20 she picked up the
spapsz.s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
DIGNITY IN LOW NUMBERS


"Such a small thing as telephone
number has some significance In tho
standing OF Arm" remarked New
Yorker who had little else to do but
talk and observe.
"How so?" asked the other.
Take the low numbers Broad H.
for instance land. as q rule. it will be-
the number belonging to an old estab.
lshed firm. provided, OF course. that
frm has remained In one location. The
nrm now bearing the above number
was in existence before telephones
were in use at all. and In like manner
It IL possible to ascertain the old es.
tablished business houses. II q firm
moves. but remains in the same ex-
change. It has the privilege of retain
ing its original telephone number.
Americans don't care much for age
and long established anything. as q
class. but there are many firms in this
city that are proud OF their telephone
numbers in system where the num-
bers run high up in the thousands"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29

1910 was gl,Oso.tio. ol whAch s4ss .bsa
represented land. sf0z.eoe buildings.
s5s,50s implements and mAehinsEys
and s134.S04 domestic animals and
poultry.
OF the 222 farmers reported, sos
were white farmers. the remaining 10
being Japanese. Indians and othafa
Practically all Of the land IL operated
by owners and managers, 40,e0S acres
being In this class.
or the farmers reported. ie1 pro-
duced potatoes of an average valne Of
more than $500 per farm. The $50.
ond vegetable in relative importance
was cabbage. reported BY about one.
half OF the farmers, the crop being
valued at $20,512: Other vegetables
were turnips, $11,492: tomatoes. 3d.,
$50: lettuce, 1894; cucumbers. s0,12ls
carrots, 5000: radishes, $5.866; ruta.
bagas, s5,722; celery, onions. beeta
and parsnips, each at a value exceed-
ing $1,000: while sweet corn, melons,
caulifiower. eggplant. kale. kohlrabii
mushrooms, parsley, peas. green pep.
pers, pumpkin, rhubarb. spinach and
other vegetables were reported IN
small amounts.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
KINDLY OLD BAvARlAN RULER
Ample Reasons Why Duke Max Was
> Popular Within and Without
His Domlnions.

Duke Max of Bavaria had no greater
delight than leaning over the counter
Of some small shopkeeper, talking gos-
sip or purchasing toys for his great
granddaughters In Austria. Innumers
able stories are told illustrating his
character. r. H. Goldschmidt, Q
wealthy banker of Frankfort, was once
journeying to Vienna. Opposite him
on the velvet cushion Of the first class
car sat an old gentleman. whose dresa
and looks betrayed no uncommon
rank. Are you on pleasure trip?"
asked the bankers vis-a-vis. "Yes,"
answered the latter, II am going to
visit my daughter. who, thank God,
fortunately married the Banker VIE.
ner In Vienna" "How strange" re-
piled his companion: 'the incentive
to my trip is the same. am going
to visit my daughter in Vienna. Thank
God; she. too, 10 rather fortunately
married to the emperor Of Austria"
The dukes pocketbook was open
/ to all. Many a poor creature in that
Catholic city told on beads for good
Duke Max" and blessed his namea
A disciple Of old Baltazarina, whose
art had once charged the ballet low
ers of music, having grown old In her
profession, was unable to get employ
1nent. In despair she wrote to Duke
Max, giving an account of her situa-
ton. His secretary handed him the
letter with the remark: "She deserves
nothing: she has lived q fast life. .
"Then," answered his highness, ''she
viii miss her former splsndor so much
the more" and, sitting down. he wrote
her q letter, enclosing money, and
signed "From an admirer OF your art. =.
The Argonaut.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
NO WAR CLAIMS AFTER 1918.

IN Washington. even at this late
date, war claims continue to pour in.
Since 1874 the war department court
OF claims has settled through special
acts for 100000 separate and distinct
claims: and each one of these repre-
SCENTS special act OF congress, with
many mere claims still outstanding.
Even since December. 1911. more than
$50 congressional cases alone have
been reviewed by the court Many
curious claims ara presented. and the
milIs Of the court Of claims grind
slowly and exceedingly fine. A claim
|kor al was paid to q Montana man
THE other day for the use of his horse
by Union ofzicer In 1861.
There doesn't seem to be any stat.
ute Of limitations az far as claim
against Uncle Sam Ii concerned, but
many hundreds and thousands Of them
have presented facts of pathetic and
heartrending interest.
There IL unusual activity among the
claimants now. because congress has
passed 3 bill declining to consider any
claims not submitted prior to January
i. 1913.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29
STRONG PLAYS
TO Be FEATURE
The Pilgrimage and @Tw Thou
sand Niles for q Book
az Baltimore.

"The Pilgrimage" an Arabian play.
and Two Thousand Miles for
hook" an American Indian drama,
will be given ID the Missionary Play
Iiail Of ''The World IN Baltimore"
TO be held from October Is TO Novem-
Der 80. At the Lyric theatre. baltimore.
Both Of these plays are unusual, de.
handing many participants, the re-
uuirement OF people for both being
three hundred and Atty.
Beautiful incidental music will ac-
company these plays, the weird
strains % Indian lyrica ling heard
In one. and mystical Oriental strains
supporting the other.
The. scene Of "The Pilgrimage Is
laid at Jiddah. the port Of Mecca,
at the time when the whole Moslem
World makes It's annual pilgrimage
to the tomb OF Mohammed. The pop
ulace becomes aroused over the con-
version to Christianity Of several ma
tives. especially that of young Mo-
hammedan student of high caste.
which il the work of Missionaries
who have been working In Judah.
Several perilous situations are en-
countered through the attitude of the
natives to the Missionaries and their
friends. The acknowledgment of q
gradual conversion to Christianity ID
made by an high caste Professor Of
Mohammedanism, whose wife, pin
cess OF high degree, finally joins him
In sacrificing all dear to tradition
among their native people. 40 well as
their riches, for the sake Of The
Christ.
The wonderful longing for the
white Mans Book OF Heaven" the
Bible. Is demonstrated in the play
1.-TWO Thousand Miles for . Book, !"
when. in 1888 delegation Of Ameri.
can Indians went from the Oregon
country to st. Louis for "The BOOK"
long before promised by the white
men who had passed their way.
Several short plays, lasting some.
thing less than an hour each, viii also
be given. In Sunlight or Candle.
Light" the scene 10 laid in Japan;
Election Day" takes one to the moon
shine district Of our own country;