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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
TRADING MOREACTIVE
IN COTTON MARKET
There Is General Buying Movement, Both for Long
and Short Accounts-Heavy Damage to
Crop in Southwest Reported

new York, August 24.-The trading
In cotton was more active during the
past week than for long time past.
IL was due to general buying move
hent Tor both long. and short accounts
influenced by the reports Of heavy dam
age to the crop In Oklahoma and Texas
from the drought and high Temporal
lures, which have been prevailing there
the past month. Some OF these reports
say the outlook has been so materially
changed that there Is no prospect left
now Tor either State to produce the
record breaking yield, which was re-
garded as 30 promising up to month
ago. The plants have boon shedding
young bolls and blooming at the top
and tho older bolls have been opening
prematurely as the result OF this pro-
lonsed hot dry weather
Cotton can stand great deal OF
drought when there is a good sub
SOIL moisture and ample tap root to
reach 1T. but In August when the plants
are In the full fruiting stage, too high
temperatures and prolonged dry
weather causes heavy deterioration
August and the first half of September
are the most critical periods during the
development of the crop, and unless
the plants are favored at that time
Win frequent showers, AMI tempera-
lures are or seasonahle character, a
full crop cannot be raised
ehhrp Advance on the Shorts.
Tardy recognition by the trade Of
changed conditions. the unfavorable
Giles crop report, put out last Fri
day, Followed by bad report by Cordill
on the situation of Texas and Okla
homa, caused the furry In the markets
There had been b.. unusually heavy and
scattered short interest outstanding at
new orleans as we'll as here. The rise
extended to a and "a points ON the ac-
tive months of the new crop deliveries
from october to next March in this
market from the low level OF the sea-
son reached on Thursday. August IA.
to the high prices OF Thursday morning
of this week. The maximum advance
In August was <5 points, and in SEN
TENDER 81 points. On August "a Au-
gust sold Mt 11.48, September Hip. Oc-
tober 1922. December 1888, January
lo.72. and March 1888. On Thursday,
Auguset went to 11.92 on the bulge of
that day, while September sold at 11.74.
october 11.69, December 1855, and
January 11.56, and March to 1165. After
such sharp advance OF over 81 per
bale for some of the late months in
so short time, it was only natural
that heavy profit-taking and Southern
selling should ensue.
This pressure sent prices off 12 to Is
points from the top Thursday after
noon, and there was n break OF near
~ ID points more yesterday morning
on general selling, on the prospect
of the drought being broken in Texas
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
LiEon-MoOdy.
Especial to The Times-Dispat

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Charlottesville. Va, August "a
! Bosher H. Lyon. of Richmond, and
Miss Edith Moody, daughter Of the late
Robert S. Moody, OF this city, were
married last evening at the parsonage
OF the High Street Baptist Church, the
Rev. Henry w Battle. u. D., officiating.
The young couple left Immediately after
the ceremony for Richmond, where the
groom is employed in the railway SER
vice.
Dr. Battle also of1ic!ated at the mar
riage Of Lawson Smith, of this city, and
Mrs. Hettie Bunch. the ceremony taking
place at the home of the bride. on
Carleton Road. The bride recently re-
moved to this county from West Vir-
ginia.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
MARKET PROMISES TO
BE DULL THIS WEEK

New Orleans, August 24.-The cotton
market this week promises 10 be dull,
with trading restricted. This is the
last week OF the old season. and the
trade VIII do much guessing over the
annual statistics, some of which prom
Use to lean strongly one way or the
other. The figures consumption, for
instance, viii probably be extremely
builish in addition 10 the fact that this
VIII be the closing week Of the year.
IL VIII also have only Ave DAYS Of
trading. as both American markets Will
close Friday for triple holidays. in OBJ
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
PLAYS PoRrIA IN COURT.
Jessie BonsteIle, Actress, Her Own
LnMYeE In Detroit Suit

o"SSE Ill Detroit Suit.
Detroit, August 24-Jessje Ronste,la
the actress. appeared in court as her
own attorney in a suit brought against
her by William Harcourt King, n mem
per or company with which she toured
me country last season. for $3.50.
"hich ne alleges TO be still due him.
MISS Bonstelle set forth that the ac-
sloh ought not to be brought against
her but against William A. Brady. Of
ne" york. who owned the company.
she also stated that the week ended
Marcn ~, for which salary is claimed
by King, was Holy Week. and as 1t is
custom or actors to work for half
pay In Holy Week. she paid him only
King is suing Miss Bonstelle because
IL was she who engaged him for thu
company She admits this, but says
she was acting in behalf Of Brady.
next Thursday
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
LEAFS, sHACKLED. FROM TRAIN
Prisoner Who Takes Desperate Chances
is Soon RccRpturcd.

Goshen, Ind, August Pin spite OF
handcuffed wrists. August Smith Jumped
from n lavatory window of a Lake
but effected only a temporary escape
from Gus Scharl. a Wisconsin sheriff,
who telephoned back from the trains
next stop at Elkhart, ten miles away,
and local police rearrested the prisoner.
Smith was injured in jumping from
the train. and was apprehe ended when
he stopped at a sawmill TO demand n file
for cutting his handcuffs or. Sheriff
Scharl refused TO tell where he is from
but said he was returning Smith from
the East to a Wisconsin county, where
he is wanted for abduction.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
DIVER FIGHTS DEvILFIsH.
Wins Battle for Life With Huge Octo


Wins Battle for Life With Huge Octo-
pus Under Sea.
Seattle. August 24.-James t. Hill a
widely known diver, has reached Seat
tie from Anacortes with story of q
fight for life waged by his chief, Wal
ter McRay, with an octopus at Alden
Banks. near Anacortes, several DAYS
ago. Hill was at the surface eighty
five feet above Moray when the strug-
gle took place, and was at the end of a
telephone line. over which he could
hear but could not reply to his com
panion in the water. There came n
vigorous tug at the signal rope Then
McRay's voice over the telephone:
Now. keep cool up there, and don't
get excited; q devilfish has GOT me-
At intervals in the battle MCKAY
gave Hill concise bulletins OF the state
of the struggle, and at one time, In the
forty-fve minutes OF the terrible fight,
he was nearly vanquished. The octo-
pus had swept him off his feet and
against the wire mesh of a fish trap, in
which he became entangled. The slimy
monster first seized the divers foot
then threw one tentacle around his
body and another around his legs.
Hill says he himself was paralyzed
with fright, but was powerless to aid
Finally McRay cut himself free with a
knife which. by fortunate chance he
had taken down with him to try to
spear q salmon.
The octopus. WHEN examined dead,
had eleven knife wounds in its body.
1t measured six feet in diameter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
DOuEan-Cnrrovyny.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatch. ]

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
Lynchburg, Va, August 24.-James
y. Dougan, n native OF Glasgow. Scot
land. but a resident Of Roanoke and
Miss Julia Pearl Carroway, OF Snow
Hill. n. c. were married here yes
terday at Rivermont Avenue Baptist
Church. The celebrant was Rev
Oscar E. Sans, pastor of that church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dougan have gone to
Evergreen. where he is employed as a
foreman on railway construction
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
M.Asr OF THE CROWS" DEAD.
"AIet Vop." 120 Years Old, Passes
Away in Michigan

Saginaw. Mich, August 24.-"The
last of the Crows" died on a reserva-
ton near Saginaw when Luke Metz
age, passed away. For many decades
he was closely associated with tho
Grow, reservation. and for some time
had been its only iiving founder. He
While some people doubted that the
Indian was as old as he claimed to
be. 1t was believed that he was Michi-
sons Is reported to be ninety years old.
Metimop, better known as Met Wop,"
settled In the Saginaw Valley before
section. Although quite a leader, he
was considered more Of a farmer thar
a fighter
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
BOX SLEEPER DIES AT NINETY.
Former Harvard Professor Successfully
DOdgcd Draughts for Years.

Portsmouth, ~ H., August 24-Dr.
Robert o. Treadwell. who. according to
his friends. slept at night in wooden
box to avoid the possibility of a
draught. died at his home here, aged
ninety years. He once was an instruc-
tor in languages at Harvard Univer-
sity
centricities were the subject of legal
proceedings. but the court before which
he was summoned declared him sane.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
CUTS BUDGET $4,000, 900.

Texas Governor Makes Record In Slic-
ing of Appropriations.
Austin, Texas, August Ex-Governor
Colquitt, in series of vetoes, cut
nearly ,3,5OO.000 out of the appropria-
ton bills passed by the special ses-
sion Of the Legislature, which ended
Tuesday. AS reduced, the appropria-
tons for the next two years totaled
approximately S11, 100000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
PRISON FOOD. REFORM.
Auburn Convlcts to Have Full Dinner
In MeSa Hall

Auburn. August 24.-John B. Riley.
superintendent of State Prisons. has
directed that on every Sunday, begin
ming October 5, the convicts at the
ner. served in the prison mess hall. tho
rare being equal to that on workdays.
This is regarded by the convicts as
they have had light fare on SUNDAYS.
and 1t was served to them in their
cells
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
MANUEL,s TITLE IN DOUBT.

styled King by British Sovereignn.
Comment Caused.
London, August 24.-The fact that
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-25
REMOVAL NOTICE

On the morning of THURSDAY, AUGUST 18th we will
be prepared to do business at the north
west corner OF Main and Seventh Streets Richmond and ON
and from that date shall be pleased our friends and
patrons there, instead of at 100 East Main Street
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
SOME HINTS ON CHINCH BUG
Experience of Illinois Agricultural Elk
pertinent Station May Re Of In
terest to Farmers.

The experience Of the Illinois ag-
ricultural experiment station with
chinch bugs discovered in the spring
Of 1912, may prove of great value to
farmers who may be troubled by the
pest this year. Last spring the ILL
nois station found that the chinch bugs
survived the winter In excellent con
dition and on April % were scattering
on the wing to lay their eggs. The
escape of the bugs on foot, out OF fields
OF small grain at harvest time, is
thought to be best prevented by sur
rounding each field with a line of
thick, viscid, road oil, with post holes
beside 1t some SO feet apart. Such a
line a be made and kept effective
long enough to catch virtually all the
bugs In a field at a minimum expense
of 35 cents a mile per day. Coal tar
may be used for the purpose where
road oil a be obtained, but 1t must
be much more frequently renewed to
keep 1t effective. A well-made dusty
furrow, with post holes in the bottom,
may serve a temporary purpose In
very dry weather, but is made useless
by rain. Chinch bugs may be killed
on corn, without injury to the plant, by
a tobacco preparation (black-leaf 400
greatly diluted with weak soapsuds.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
"That Human Trumpet Call"

When Enrico Caruso was in Atlanta
a few days ago he sang to the prison
ers in the federal penitentiary three
songs, including his Sob Song" from
"Pagliacci." After hearing Caruso,
Julian Hawthorne, now convict No.
4435, wrote a poem, a few lines of
which run thus:
Then, in the hush of the great blank
hall,
God wrought a wondrous miracle,
For a voice like a glorious trumpet
call
Arose as a soul from the deeps of
hell,
And our souls rose with it on won
drous wings,
Rose from their prison of iron and
clay,
Forgot the CRIME and the shame of
things!
We were men once again in a sun
lit day,
Sin and grief and punishment-all
Were lost in that human trumpet
call"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Best He Could Do.

Mr.. Raymond appeared at his neigh.
boris door n November evening at
dusk in a towering rage and uttering
fierce threats against his neighbours
dog Nero. Vainly the neighbor tried
to explain that Nero was only a puppy.
He belongs to Johnny" he went on
and it would break Johnny's heart if
anything happened to him. / think"
hopefully that his will i'm.
prove
Manners" roared Raymond. I'm
not complaining of his manners, but
his nature. After he had jumped all
over me he bit the back of my leg"
That's as far as he can reach"
broke in Johnny in a wounded tone.
You don't expect a little pup like him
to bite a big man like you on the neck
do you, Mr.. Raymond?'-Youth's Com,
panion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
ATTENTION NEEDED BY EWES
Ample Supply OF Dry Fodder 10 one
OF First Essentlals-Give Asten-
ton to lameness.
CIV w. r. GILBERr.l

By w. r.. CELEBRITY
II is well to see that he W flock
has an ample supply OF dry fodder.
Nothing is better for them than good,
well got hay. Ewes should never, UNI
der any circumstances, be allowed to
have roots alone nor should they be
fed on roots and grain, or grain and
cake.
Those who feed this and omit the
hay are spending money in waste. A
judicious combination of all these
would form the ideal food and give
the best results alike TO the dam and
it's offspring. The lamb must not be
neglected.
Provision must always be made
too that a dry lairage can be secured
with good shelter from the wet and
wind and a separate pen be provided
in which specially prepared food suit
able to the palate of the young lamb
should be placed. care being taken
that only a small quantity at a time
should be placed in the trough and
that any left over should be removed
before a fresh lot Is given.
In the flocks where there is any
signs OF lameness In the ewes atten-
ton should be at once given. No
matter how slight, the ailment should
be Immediately removed from the
flock and not allowed TO run with
them again until a cure has been ef-
fected.
Lameness among the ewes means
lameness among the lambs and there
Is probably no greater source of loss
among young lambs than this.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
STOCK
DYJ NOTES
the best returns from

A pig gives the best returns from
dairy products while young.
AS the lambs grow and require
more milk, increase the grain with
judgment.
The best time to cut the tails, as
well as castrate, is when the lamb Is
a week old.
Oil meal is greatly relished by lambs
and helps greatly In the fine finish
obtained In feeding.
If a colt has not style enough to
naturally hold his head high, high
managers will rot make him do it.
A horses usefulness is measured by
its strength and rapidly Of move
ment rather than by size or weight.
Be sure the sows have plenty OF
pure water to drink, aside from the
slop they have. Slop is not drink.
The tillage. the crops and the In.
come from the farm are all more or
less dependent upon the economical
management Of the work teams,
The horse that IL all the time BE-
ing tapped with the whip ncyes
knows what his master means or it,
and comes to think he means jus,
nothing
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Plan for a 1c0Ear Tester.

x shows one of the loose cross-sec.
tons which are also OF galvanized
iron. Y is the cup used in the tray.
Any timer can make the tray com
plete for about 81. The tray can be
used to good advantage in an incuba.
tor and its size and that of the rack
will depend upon the size of the incu.
bator. After placing the kernels from
an ear into a cup, put the a in the
corresponding square In the rack,
When through, fill the tray about half
full of lukewarm water and place IL
in the incubator. Use very little heat
for the first "a hours, then draw OF
the water and set the regulator TO
keep the heat at about 20 degrees.
apply moisture as needed. In about
three days you will know which ears
will grow. There is no theory about
the use OF a corr tester like this. ]
have found 1t very practical and use
FL.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12

capable of self-expression within these
environments.
a. To teach the value of intellect
ual guidance, careful observation, cul-
tural comparison and investigation,
and the need of a broader education
for the farming population.
90 To teach the boy the proper
adaptation of plant life to local eli
matte and soil conditions.
(6) To assist the teacher and the
public school to find an easy APP.
proach, educationally. to all the inter
ests of rural and village life. (a)
The club acre should be the labora.
tory for the club member and the
demonstration plat for the farmer
(b) The club work becomes the con
Meeting link between parent and
teacher, farm and school, and last but
not least, it forms a cooperative at
mosphere In which rural boys may be
developed to the highest ideals OF
rural life.
While the chief purpose of corn
club work is crop production, as out,
lined by the bureau of plant industry
it does not follow hat all the other
character-building and habit-forming
agencies are left out of the education,
1t is clearly the purpose Of the organ
ization to reach the boy and endeavor
through instruction and direction In
contests and friendly rivalry to en-.
courage a training which is -four
square," viz, the education Of the
head, heart, and hands, and the i'm
proyement of the health of the entire
membership.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
A Memory,

"Caruso's bones are musical" says
an English doctor; IF you tap one Of
his knuckles it gives out a higher
pitched and more resonant tone than
those of the average person" Far be
It from a layman's thought to dispute
the word of an eminent medical au-
thority, but from our school days we
have lively recollections of a tap On
the knuckles resulting in tones that
for high pitch and would
beat any that Caruso ever uttered
New York Sun.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
TESTING CORN IN INCUBATOR
Any Timer Should Make Galvanized
Iron Tray fer About $1-Found
Practical and Useful.

The illustration given herewith
shows the plan of my water corn test
er that / have found very satisfactory,
writes Amos Mendenhall of Salem,
Neb., in the Farmers Mail and Breeze.
The sides of the rack are made OF
six-inch fencing and wires crossing
both ways divide the front into three
inch squares. No vertical wires are
used in the back, as these are not
needed. The tray is made Of galvan-
lied iron. The hole shown at z is
used to drain the tray Of water, be-
ing plugged when the tray is in use.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Parrot Listening.

teaching is by the employment of the
telephone, says the Popular Electro
city.
With the feathered pupil perched
a telephone is held in such a position
that Polly may readily distinguish the
words or sounds emitted, and whether
from the oddly of the thing or from
some other cause the bird invariably
pays strict attention.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
SOMETHING
-NWe Q
RURAL SCHOOL HAS MISSION
Where One Bushei of Corn Grew Be-
fore TWO Are Now Secured by Meth
DDS Just Brought Out.
(By RAY p. SPEAR.)

tBy RAY Il. SPEAR.
The training of country children to
grow two bushels of corn where one
bushel grew before is a commendable
thing. To bring this about many
changes may be made in the pro-
grams of most country schools. Arith-
metic problems may be worked put in
terms of corn and potatoes and cows.
Reading may be largely confined to
the subjects of interest to country
boys and girls. Essays on farm top
les may be written in place of the
usual parsing and other grammar
work. This will lay a foundation for
much practical work in the later
years of school life.
Older students trained in the ele-
mentary principles of agriculture
could conduct termination tests Of
corr and grain. Herds could be test
ed, rations could be worked out for
live stock, records could be kept of
poultry, garments could be made for
home, and the art of cooking could be
cultivated. These and many other
pidStiSdi IHiLsS COuiu NC WOlheu out
with the school house as a center.
Added to this is the social pleasure
that could be obtained by everyone in
the community when a permanent in
terest in the school was established.
Basket s~ocials, evening entertain
ments, picnics, school house fairs, lee
lures, and moving pictures would
make the rural school a real factor
in the social improvement of the
school district. The country school
has a mission which should not be
neglected.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Bound to Get II.

Tommy. after going to bed, became
thirsty, or thought 10 did. He called
out:
Ma, | want a drink
The mothers voice answered back:
Tommy, you go to sleep
Tommy grunted. turned over, and
was silent for ten minutes. Then
again:
Ma, / want a drink"
Tommy, you go right to sleep, was
the reply.
Intense silence again for ten min
utes. Then:
Say, ma, / want a drink"
Tommy, if you don't go right to
sleep I'll come and spank you"
More silence. this time for about
two minutes. And then:
Say, ma, when you come to spank
me won't you bring me a drink"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
RruidicaI Circle Stones.

How many stones in the Druidical
circle at Keswick, England? One an
tiquarian says forty-eight, but other
mathematicians give different and
varying estimates. A ~favorite number
is thirty-eight. Superstitious natives
declare that the lofty circle is haunt
ed by fairies, who bring to naught the
efforts Of the profane to take a census
of the megaliths. They can't be
counted" says the guide, however
long you try"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
THRIVING Industry.

The poultry industry of the United
States is today the most thriving in
dustry we have. While the other live
stock Industries show a decline OF
from 5 per cent. to 35 per cent, the
poultry industry shows a healthy gain
Of 81 per cent.
It has been growing steadily for
many years. until today 1t Is the
greatest live stock industry In the
world and the people and the govern
ment recognize it as the billion-dollar
Industry.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
The Ghost and the Meat.

We have all heard Of the French
schoolboy who, asked to translate
into English the French of ITO be or
not to be-" evolved this: ITO was or
not to am"
Another ~schoolboy has equaled this
translation in recovering from Ger
man the text. THE spirit indeed is
willing. but the flesh is weak" in the
form: THE ghost. of course, is ready,
but the meat is feeble."-Youth's
Companion.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
Sockiess.

Bonnie was looking over his broth
er's shoulder at the pictures in a new
geography.
What are those men with the
bushy hair?" he asked.
Those are Australian aborigines,"
replied Ben.
Don't they wear any more clothes
than THAR"
That's about all"
Dear mel" exclaimed the little
brother, what In the world do they
hang up on Christmas?"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-06-12
TELEPHONE TEACHES A BIRD
Most Original Method of In~structing
Parrots in Art of EIocution EN-
ployed in London.

London has a school of elocution for
birds. Trained parrots are made
teachers of other parrots by being
placed near the pupils cages. While
whistles and various musical instru-
ments are used in giving instructions.
n of the most original methods of