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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

AT the supper given by Richmond
men 70 Charles Dickens on occasion
OF Dickens's visit to Richmond I'm 1872.
MI Lyons sat facing the guest OF
hohor end. when called on. gave Mt
dickens n hearty Virginia welcome"
ana offered the following toast: Eng.
i"na hhd america. bound together IN
Kindred ties. May all their con,ro-
Nefsies be conducted In the true Pick
w!ckisu spirit"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

Earden, smokehouse and servants
dwellings, discrectiy screened from
nupic View by leafy box hedge
From this post of vantage. situated
amid "fowcry and bowcry" grounds,
where Richmond boys ana girls played
moe and seek under rosebush and
sEfinga coverts for hiding places, Mr..
Gray looked well and easily after his
work at his more prctentious new
dwelling across the way
House Pnsscs to Judge Stnnard.
He was occupying 1t in 1889. when n
great and sudden decline in the price
ot cotton brought w,th II such heavy
losses that he found 1t eXpedient to
sell to Judge Robert Stanard OF the
virginia Appellate Court. an asset
which, as originally planned. still
lacked something of completion. The
Gray family however. found them
selves very happy To go back TO the pie
turesque Writ cottage for few years.
until financial losses We're retrieved.
Then Mr. Gray erected as his permanent
nome sos East Grace street. lie was
the additional designer and owner OF
Gray's Row, on Franklin street. be-
tween Second and Third. lie was.
moreover, stakeholder In a museum
then situated about where the fountain
now is in the Capitol Square. and GER
are TO he seen at the Valentine Museum.
HIS Richmond descendants of to-day
include tho sons of the late Mann s.
Valentine. whose wife was Miss Gray,
w +. Gray James T. Gray, Edward
Gray Mrs. James a. Moncurc, the fam
HES of the late Andrew Gray, of Mrs.
Helen Gray Manson ana of Mrs. VIII
liam II. White.
In his completion of the Westmorc-
IlIU
land club building Judge ,tanard
brought from Italy ana ornate furnish
ings procured by his son. William B.
Stanard. in Paris. France. Judge STAN
ARDS law office was in the basement OF
Tie house, and here ne continued his
work until his death on May II, 1886.
nc being occupied in the writing of an
"pIhlon when his summons came.
HIS son. Robert c. Stanard. inherited
his house. lie was a brilliant lawyer,
. member % the Virginia Senate and
~ the Convention Of 1851. He married
MISS Martha Pierce. OF Kentucky. Il
woman of remarkable beauty. auburn
haired tail and stately in fsurc.
Around hor in her elegant drawing
rooms Sho gathered wordcrful cotcrie--
statesmen. bellies and beauX OF the day
- an dclightins in Mrs. Stanard's de-
lSntiul wit ana adroit rcpartee. VIII
Ham Mak"rface Thackeray was a visi-
tor to Richmond In 1853. and. II is said.
vas dinner guest at Mrs. Stanard's
table. And Edward Everett who came
10 the city to address the Mount Vernon
Association, was also a rccipicr. Of her
hospitality.
Mrs. stnnard's vNIdowhO0d.
After Mrs. Stanard became Il widow
sh" herself was a great belle. and her
h@nd vas sought in marriage by the
most gl!Ellir man pf day Her
drawing room was meeting point for
The Official lirc of the Confedcracy.
ana h"r wartime breakfasts and lunch
cons were greatly appreciated social
AFFAIRS. During tho closing years of
inc War Between the States Mrs. stan
ara disposed Of her residence at SiNth
ana Grace TO William II. Mcfarland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

had nieccs, the Misses Turner. who
were almost IS much admired as her
daughters. Yet another attractive girl.
Betty Bicrne. was married To William
Forchcr Miles. OF South Carolina, from
the Mcfarland home in 1863 Miss
biernc. who had been courtcd hy Pat
Calhoun ut the White Sulphur Springs
In 1881. and was said TO have been fol-
lowed by tale OF men as lo,fls las a
Highland chiefs" VS. welded in white
satin and point d'Aiencon a pathetic
incident of the ceremony was the pres
ence at 1t of the brides sister whose
young soldier husband had been killed
In battle less than a year after he
became bridegroom. shower of
rain greeted the Miles Bicrnc wedding
party when they came out into the
church vcsttbule, and, as all the horses
In Richmond had been impressed for
cavalry service. there was hurried
consultation as to how safe return
was 10 be accomplished. One OF tho
twenty friends Invited to witness the
ceremony had on a rosc-colorcd silk u,
Paris gown of a fashion and material
seldom seen In tie South. during Con-
fedcratc years. To save It, as best she
might. its wearet, perforce, turned her
pink skirts over her head and ran from
the church TO Sixth and Grace Streets.
between Mr.. .dcFarland and Senator
Semmes. When the house was reached.
the most, unmindful of the fact that
the lady to whom he had given his
escort might wish to smooth her ruff
fled tresses, took her l. .mediatcly into
the parlors. That she could. even at
such disadvantage. he her natural.
charming self, showed greater power OF
seif-control than II needless man can
ina Sinc.
Signed nnii Bond of Jefferson Davis.
on April 2. 1866. NJ Mcfarland was
called out Of church. after Mr.. Davis
had received General Lees telegram
10 look after and secure the gold in
the banks of Richmond. That he con
tinucd most loyal to AIr. Davis is evil
dent from his name appearing on the
bail bond by which the former Presi
dent OF the Confcderacy regaincd his
freedom from Imprisonment. II has
always been something for Richmond
crs 10 regret, the removal by marri
age of the Mcfarland sisters to other
and distant States. and the dispersal
Of family which had won for itself
so real a place in the affections of the
community of Richmond.
Passed to Governor Penn.
From the hands of william II. Nc
Farland the sixth and Grace Street
mansion passed to Governor Penn. of
louisiana. who made of it splendid
gift for his daughter, the young wife
of James Lyons, OF Laburnum. a SUI
burban mansion which had been burned
by the Federals. y mention of the
LYONS Penn wedding, appearing In the
Richmond Wing. had the following
verse appended. an example of hui
morist of tho town. who wrote in al
fusion to the names of the bridal cou-
pie:
Such oppositcs were nc'cr before
In web of Hymcn caught
The forest monarch and the queen
OF all the realms OF thought"
The oppositcs fused. however. in
happy matrimony James I.yonss
daughters by his first marriage. Mrs,
Scott. Mrs. Stanard, Mrs. Taliaferro
and Mrs. Iiutter, We're long identified
with the finest social life of Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

there. public places of worship not
then offering tho pleasant and con-
V"hient invitationa of the present ana
MI Gray Being Jealous member OF
the Presbyterian Church.
The Wcstmorcland ward 10, nc INV
chased ny Mr. Gray included tho
ground To the east. on which two
residences have been since erected.
The willow standing near the foun-
tam ~ tn" yard was planted there by
Mrs William Frederick Gray. She
brought the slip from Mount Vernon.
the tree in the Washington grounds
hcins transportation from, the grave
OF Napoleon at St Helena
Member of Iunucntinl Firm.
Mr.. Gray was n leading member Of
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09
Photograph by Fl. p. Cook.

an influential firm OF Richmond to-
oacconists. doing business in 1925 un-
der the firm name Of Rogers. Harrison
\ Gray. About that time William
Writ removed to Washington. and Mr.
Gray bought the Writ house, which
occupied one hundred and thirty front
feet. beginning ut the northwest cor
nor of sixth and Grace. II extended
rearward to Broad Street rho Writ
house was two stories in height, and
had wings 2nd three porticos across
It's back and front presentment 1t
stood well back from the street. or
carriage road, the Intervening space
being filled, with beds of the gaycst
and most fragrant of old ia shioncd
flowers. At the back was n kitchen
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

Is description of his native city
unsurpassed for the picture It
creates. in the mind. one OF
Richmond's gifted sons wrote not long.
before his death: such is the beauty
of its site and the charm Of it's land
iscape, that when Richmond shall be-
come the great manufacturing city of
tho South--even then it Will tempt the
wandering artist TO take out his
portfolio and sketch the outlines of
us hills and the tumult of its leaping
waters"
Kichmond's charm lies largely. as
tbs man knew. in its atmosphere. It's
picturesque and traditional back
ground. which not even skyscrapcrs
and an utter absence of the luNurIant
ishrubbery and flowers. distinguishing
racteristics of Richmond homes OF
the carly and middle nineteenth cen
fury period. have altogether cffncd
Hero and there still linger amid
modern. smart surroundings. a house
with history, II house that has all
the indofnable influence which
history that makes II part of both
past and present rXerts.
VnInc of Historic Atmosphere.
That members of the Westmoreland
Club, which was so named ON motion
of John Ilnnpden Chambcrlayne, in
February OF 1887. realized the value
OF historic atmosphere, is APP
parent IN their decision on Juno l6
1875, TO purchase from the Lyons IS
tate. through a special committee OF
which Isaac Davenport was chairman.
the editice at the southeast intcrsec-
tion of Grace and sixth streets
Built mainly by a man named BOYD.
from BaltmCTc. under the pcrsonal
direction - the late James GRAY. its
foundations wer clald deep ana strong.
ami durability as well as spaciousncss
went into the place. which. completed.
STANDS to-day ms evidence of Mr. Grav's
care in selection OF material and
vigilance in it's construction. and of
p certain stability, a defiance al time.
In whatever marked Richmond's pro-
Eress several generations ago.
NeiEhborhood of Siath aud Grncc
Mt. Gray buildod here in 1897 amid
the pleasantest surroundings as far
as the ncighborhood was concerned
the homes of Chancellor Wythe. james
Caskio. Thomas Ritchie. Corbln War
wick, Dr. James McCmre and other
DISTINGUISHED people. professionally
and socially, being in immediate prox-
unity.
1t is said by James blair. citizen
whose m~Hioa'y j. q storchousc of much
del!g htfui'-unwrittcn Richmond lore.
that the English basement or ground
floor of the Wcstmoreland Club was
fashioned by MIR. Gray in it's COM
modiousness with regard tn Prcsby-
terian prayer meetings being held
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

and went 10 live at the corner Of Eighth
ana Grace To tho last days of her
| life She maintained n bearing and u
grace that rendered her "a dominant
! inquire in any company that she entered
! and her triumphs in tho social world
htill linger pleasantly In the minds OF
Richmond citizens who remember her
very pleasant incident is related
by Mrs. James Chestnut Jr., of South
Carolina, whose husband was "A briga-
der general of the Confederate Army
and an aid TO jefferson Davis. in her
wartime diary. regarding Mrs. Stanard
She says: Mrs. Stanard came for Mrs.
| Preston and me to drive to the camp
IN an open carriage. A man riding a
beautiful horse JoinvN us, He wore "a
hat with something OF military look
10 ii, sat his horse gracefully, and was
so distinguished at all points that
very much regretted not catching his
name as Mrs. Stanard gave 1t to us.
lie, however, heard ours. and bowed
ms gracefully as he rode. and the few
remarks he made TO each OF us showed
he knew all about US.
But Mrs Stanard was in ccstasics
OF plcasurable excitement. felt that
she had baEged big fish. for Just then
they abounded in Richmond Mrs
Stanard accused him OF being ambl-
tious. He demonstrated in declaring
as ShStco 10 ne Oh the Simplest lie
only wanted Virginia farm, no end
of cream, fresh butter and fried chick
en--not one fried chicken or two, hut
unlimited fried chicken.
ITO all this chat did we seriously
incline. because the man and horse and
everything about him were so fine
looking. perfection in fact-no fault to
he found If you hunted for It, As he
LEFT u.s. said eagerly: Who is he?
You did not know. Why, it was Rob-
ert T. Lee, son of Light Horse Harry
Ice. the first man in Virginia. raising
her voice she enumerated his glo-
rics."
The Mcfarland Regime.
The head of one of the most i'm
portant banking institutions of Rich
mond. William n. Mcfarland. who
succeeded Mrs. Robert c. Stanard in
the ownership of the Westmoreland
! Clubhouse. continued the prestige of
her social reign. he being celebrated
both as an Influence in tho financial
world of the sixties, and as the father
of household of lovely daughters.
Miss Betty. who married Randolph
Barksdalc. was one. Another. Miss
Turner. became the wife OF Wilcox
Brown. OF Baltimore. Mrs. Mcfarland
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

The opposites fused. however, in
happy matrimony. James Lyons's
daughters by his first marriage, Mrs,
Scott. Mrs. Stanard, Mrs. Taliaferro
and Mrs. Iiutter, We're long identified
with the finest social life of Richmond
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-09

such oppositcs were necr before
In web of Hymcn caught.
The forest monarch and the queen
or all the realms OF thought"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
VALLEY MELON MEN
MAY BE ORGANIZED
Meeting to be Held to Con
slider a Marketing
ASSOclatlOn

A meeting Of the valley produce.
fruit and melon growers will be held
at the chamber Of commerce as soon
a. I. NJ Lyon, head Of the Lyon Bros.
company. arrives here from New York.
Nj Lyon viii meet with the land
owners and ranchers Of the valley re-
garding the organization OF a market
ing association for all the valley pro-
ducts including the cantalOupe crop
which is to be started in the FL Paso
valley
The leading land owners of the val
ley are interested in the organization
of the association and will arrange
for the meeting with Mr. Lyon upon
his arrival here.
". L Clifford, representing the
Lyon Bros company, is still here pre-
pairing a report of the valley for his
company.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
Don't Hug a De.
IuSi0n
Something "Just AS Good
An Impossibility Not
the Original Have
Nothing At All

For woman to adorn her head with
false braids, puffs and rats. or a man
to wear a toupee. IS like buying an Off
brand hair preparation instead OF New
bros Herpicide. The false hair and
the "off brand" are both substitutes for
the real thing The original is always
conceded 10 be better than any imita-
ton or substitute. Something Just as
good" IS a heresy OF the rankest kind.
NeWbro's Herpicide Is the original
remedy and does as promised Years
OF success and thousands OF satisfied
users have made it standard. Herpicide
kills the dandruff germ. keeps the scalp
clean and stops falling hair. It's proper
use before badness appears makes false
nalr and wigs unnecessary.
There IS no uncertainty. The pur-
chaser gets positive results or money
IS refunded. 1t Is sold and guaranteed
by all druggists.
Applications may be obtained at good
barber shops and hair dressing parlors.
Send l0c in postage for sample and
book on The Care OF the Hair" to
Mich.
Kelly & Pollard. Special Agents.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
FARMING
RECORD CROPS ARE
EXPECTED ON PLAINS
First Silo in Hale County
Successful and Inter
eStS Farmers

Plainview. Texas, Jan. 1S-While the
Plainview country has experienced
colder weather this winter than for
many years previous, it has so far been
beneficial rather than injurious Stock
on the range have suffered but little
for the reason that food is plentiful and
cheap and snow has never at any time
covered the grass more than two days
at a time 1t is a time proven axiom
that good crops follow a bad winter
In the plains country. 1t is thought
that no wheat has been injured by the
freezing and crackiHg Of the soil The
wheat acreage is exceptionally large
and a record yield is expected.
Keith Cato has opened his silo, the
first in Hale county, and is now feed
ing his horses. cows and hogs on sue
culent green feed. He lost about two
feet OF feed at the top Of the silO. but
attributes this loss TO insufficient pack
ing, and next season hopes TO lose not
more than six inches The balance Of
the feed Is excellent He has enough
silage 10 keep 36 head of stock for six
months and it comes handy at a time
when there is no other green stuff. His
silO IS IA feet in diameter and rs inches
high and contains the product Of 20
acres.
Nr. Cato is highly enthusiastic over
his silo, and says that the result Of his
experiment viii mean the installation of
one on every farm in the south plains
in time, and thus viii be brought about
no inconsiderable gain in the preserva-
ton Of the efficiency Of feed stuff Cit
1zens~of Plainview and farmers from ali
over the Plainview country are daily
going out to inspect this innovation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
Danderif1e
Stops Falling Hair and
Destroys Dandruf
Makes the Hair Grow Long, Heavy
and Luxuriant and We Can
Quickly Prove It
If You Wish to Double the Beauty Of
Your Hair at Once, Just Get IS
Cent Bottle and Try This

Surely Try a Danderine Hair Cleanse If you wish
20 Immediately double the beauty of your hair with
iittie trouble and at cost not worth mentioning
Just moisten a cloth with a little Dznderine and
draw It carefully through your hair, taking one
small strand at time, this viii cleanse the hair Of
dust, dit or any excessive oil-In few moments
YOU win be amazed Your hair viii be way,
fluffy and abundant and possess an Incompatible
softness, lustre and luxurisnce, the beauty and
simmer Of true hair health.
Besides Identifying the hair, one application Of
Danderins dissolves every particle Of Dzndruf;
ceznses, Purfes and invgorates the scalp, forever
stopping itching and falling hair.
Dznderine Is 10 the hair what fresh showers Of
rain and sunshine are 10 vegetation. It goes right
10 the roots, invigorates and strengthens them rs
ezhilzratng, stimulating and ife-Producing proper
ties cause the hair to grow abundanty long, strong
and beautiful II at once imparts sparkling bril-
liancy and velvety softness to the hair3 and few
weeks use viii cause new hair to sprOut all over
the scalp. Use It every day for short time, after
which two OF three times week viii be sufficient
70 complete whatever growth you desire.
You can surely have pretty, soft, lustrous hair,
and lots Of It. f you viii just get IS cent bottle Of
Knovglton's Dznderne from any drug store or toilet
counter and Try It as directed.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
FARMING
HOW TO GROW THE
SOY BEAN FORAGE
Some Directions Given to
Valley Farmers-Where
Seed May Be Had

Mesilla Park. n. NJ. Jan 1S.-Some
difficulty has been encountered in the
tMesiIla valley, as wei as in some other
localities, in the production Of soy
beans. The first important feature in
the production OF this crop is good seed,
and considerable difficulty is encOun-
tered in securing It. The seed, there
fore, should be tested by placing IN a
pan Of damp soil in a warm place 70
determine how much viii germinate. II
less than so percent good seed Is founo,
either better seed should be secured or
a larger amount in proportion TO. the
quality should be planted.
The seed be should be In the pest
condition, for the sprouts OF soy beans
are very tender, and any obstacles, sucn
as Jumps, stones or crust on the surface
Of the ground, will materially impede
the growth. Seed should be planted
from one inch to one and one-halI
inches deep in the heavier soils, ana
two 10 two and One-hah inches deep
in sandy soils. Irrigation water shouid
be applied before planting so that
crust viii not form after the seed mas
been planted. This is important
Soy beans may be planted in rows
Swo and one-half to three feet apart, or
may be drilled or broadcasted- Plant
ing in rows and cultivating VIII give
the best returns in seed, but for feed
ing purposes, the entire ground may De
covered. When planting in rows about
so pounds per acre viii give good re
suits. If planted broadcast, consideTR-
bic more. about $50 pounds, should be
SOWn The roots Of SOY beans are not
deep, usually not more than 30 inches
so that frequent shallow irrtga tons are
preferred to heavy irrigat1ons ana u
longer intervals. This is usually true
If the crop is planted on the sander
soils,
1t will be found exceedingly benefi-
cial to cultivate the soy beans when
they are planted in rows This should
be done two or three times during the
early part OF the growing season, both
20 break any crust that may form and
TO keep out weeds. 1t viii be FOUND
most beneficial to cultivate as soon as
the soil is dry enough after irrigation.
The soy bean plant is legume and Is
therefore a nitrogen gatherer for the
soil II properly handled. It should
leave the soil in better condition than
before. This is particularly true OF
sandy soil which is generally some
what deficient in nitrogen The crop
usually does well on the lighter soils
as compared with the heavier soils.
Soy beans mature in from 80 10 1l5
days They may be planted any time
after the danger Of the last killing
frost is passed. The crop on the mesa
land a the college was planted on May
IS. Slightly more than 80 bushels OF
seed TO the acre were produced on this
soil where the seeding was about so
pounds to the acre in rows three feet
apart
Rabbits are particularly fond Of the
young beans and If there is danger from
these pests. IT viii be well to plant
enough for yourself and the pests also.
A limited amount Of seed Is on hand
and VIII be distributed IN small guam
titles at market prices by the New Mex
leo College OF Agriculture at Mesilla
Park.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-18
ITCHING ON HEAD
SPREAD TO FACE
And Neck, Grew Worse and Worse.
Mass Of Itching Sores. Now Well.
Owes It to Cuticura Remedies.
TheyAlso CuredWife ofSore Limb
and Children Of Scales on Head.

Montgomery, Ala. II was a sufferer
nom an itching on my head. It grew worse
ana worse until my head was in a mass Of
raw, itching sores and il was spreading on
my lace and neck. was bothered two years
Win that plague Everything that anyone
would recommend 10 me all failed. To-day lam
well and owe 1t all TO the Cuticura Remedies.
Ny wife fell and sustained sore. bruised
leg. It inaamed and was about 1--WE inches
Of sore on the front OF her leg For three
years It was a black, raw sore and at times
her leg would be swollen twice its size. Ve
tried nearly everything. and they did no
good. She thought she was going to lose her
leg. She washed her leg three times a dav
with hot water and Cuticurs SOAP. the1
applied the Cuticura Ointment with tbin
bandsge over IT, Now she is well and her
leg is the natural color and size.
"Our youngest childTen's heads v-a-a
broken out with scales and we Thought We
should have 10 cut of their hair. Ne 9-ssloI
their heads with Cuticura SOAP and Rot
water and applied the CuticuTa Ointment ard
IN ten days their heads we're fine and clear -
(Signed) T. n. Hays, Sept. 80, 1911.
II you wish a skin clear Of pimules. bIscl--
heads and other annoying eruptions. ha7ds
soft and white. hair live and glossy. and scaiD
free from dandruh ard itching, begin to-dgv
the regular use Of CuticUra Soap for the toilet
bath and shampoo, assisted BY an Occasional
light application Of Cuticura Ointment. No
other method is so agreeable, so economical
and so often effective. CuticuTa Soap f7s-
and Cuticura Ointment (50c) are sold
everywhere. Sample Of each mai.c5 free
with 32-p. book Address. "C7,tir,,rs %
Dept. T, Boston. TendeT-faced men should
shave with Cuticura Soap Shaving stick.