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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
NEGRO SUSPECT IS
HELDFOR GRAND JURY

James Harris, the negro who Is all
legged to have held up and robbed Mrs.
A. G. Clarke OF So and other small
change on the Three Chopt road last
week. was held for the grand jury yes
terday afternoon by Magistrate r. A.
Smith. Mrs. Clarke failed to post
lively identfy Harris as the Negro
who committed the theft
According to the evidence adduced
at the preliminary hearing Mrs. Harris
was on her waV 10 board a West
hampton car for Richmond when she
was suddenly attacked by the negro
who pushed her down and grabbed thu
purse containing the money. Her az.
sailant made away into the woods. but
Harris was captured a few hours later
and accused Of committing the act.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
Anto Driver DISCHARGED.

e. b. Sparks. charged with reckless
ly driving his automobile Monday
night. was dismissed yesterday by
Justice Crutchneld.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
50us|||l|DER Un[AUF
ORDINANCE TONIGHT
COUNCIL scOMMrrTEE WILL TALK
STREET CLEANING AT ITS
n. MEETING.
FOR CLEAN RICHMOND
MRDINANCE DRAWN FOR PURPOSE
OF FREEING CITY OF DISEASE
BREEDERS AND TO RID
=
-. STREETS OF RUBBISH.

The street cleaning ordinance re-
Gently introduced in the Common
council by Councilman Umlauf will
come up for consideration by the or
dinance committee of that body to-
night.
This ordinance was prepared by
the committee on legislation OF the
Society for the Betterment of Housing
and Living Conditions after an ex-
tensive survey had been made by Ses-
rotary Gustavus A. Weber, and an
examination had been made of similar
ordinances in other cities. There Is
nothing new or unusual in any OF Its
Notwithstanding that has not been
adopted and successfully enforced in
other cities.
No Street Clean.
The survey made by Mr.. Weber be-
fore the cleanup campaign showed,
according to his report to the society,
THAT there was scarcely a street Tor
. distance of block or two, that was
not found Uttered with more Sor less
paper, and other rubbish except, or
course. for a few hours after Ssthe
street had been cleaned. 81. Some Of
the streets and alleys, in the poorer
sections such as in the section known
as the old Jackson ward, looked as
though they had never been cleaned.
THE habit OF throwing rubbish on
the streets seems to be universal in
Richmond" said Mr.. Weber yester-
day. People may be seen at any
time deliberately throwing whole
newspapers. wrapping paper, torn
letters, paper boxes and other discard
ed articles on the streets and side
walks, circulars are scattered broad
cast, employees of many business
houses when Anpacktng goods cases
habituaily throw the paper and pack
ing materials in the streets and alleys
or place them In unsuitable re-
ceptacles where a moderate wind can
blow them about. Children. too, fol-
lowing the example OF their elders
tear UP paper and scatter It about on
the street"
Before the Committee.
The first step in the endeavor to
correct these evils was the giving OF
proper publicity to the existing condl-
fions and the education of the public
In the best means of their correction.
Fer the purposes the society last
spring advocated a vigorous cleanup
campaign and Is now directing its
efforts toward the securing OF such
legislation as will strengthen the
hands of the city authorities in main
tanning a clean city.
The ordinance committee has had
the Umlauf ordinance under consid-
Grafton since the last meeting OF the
council and viii probably act upon
1t tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
AT CRAFTS HALL

A request for an estimate OF the
cost of putting your Piano or Players
Piano in perfect condition while you
der no obligation You'll be surprised
at the ilttfs cost Call. wriss ~
phone. @as,'t ~ - + Nq''5' e s@1S1s, 7
/. SO Broad az second Street, Y
,-g.s~..-.e Richmond, Nas usses SsssS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
LUCK APPOINTED
HANOVER OFFICIAL

Judge r. II. l.. Chishester, Of the
Circuit court of Hanover, yesterday ap-
pointed Charles S. Luck as a member
of the board of supervisors of that
county to succeed John L. Saunders,
who recently died. Mr.. Luck will be
the member for Ashland district.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
Logan AND TUCKER
ARE HEAVILY FINED

Found guilty Of assaulting County
Policemen Wilson Seay and John
Shoemaker, Percy Liggan was nned
$50 and J. l.. Tucker $40 by Magistrate
Thomas J. Puryear yesterday after
noon in Henrico courthouse. The two
men were represented by Louis Wend-
enhurg
The assault on the officers were made
two Sundays ago by Liggan and Tucker
in an effort to liberate a prisoner, who
had been placed under arrest for al
legged disorderly conduct at picnic on
the Seven Pines car line.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
Acquitted OF Theft.

Ella johnson, the negro servant girl
charged with STEALING a diamond ring
from hervemplocer. Mrs ]. w. Daniels,
of TIA West. Marshall street, was
acquitted in Police court yesterday
morning. The girl said that the ring
was sent to sher In an envelope. and
that she didjnot steal 1t. as had been
charged by ain amateur fortune teller.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
Fined for Shooting.

Robert cambridge. colored, charged
with shooting at Bicycle Officer Tray
lor in jackson ward last Saturday
night, was fined $50 and placed un-
der $500 security by Justice Crutch-
field rday morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17

large number Of witnesses had been
summoned in the latter case. There
were forty eight cases on the docket.
The proceedings were at all times
orderly. and the case. the first of its
kind in this city, was disposed of with
alacrity and with little argument.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-17
Auto Hire Too High.

Eddie Jeffries. colorcd, charged
with using c. NJ, Liphard's automo-
bile without permission, was fined $50
In Police court yesterday morning, and
was sent to jail for thirty days.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04

oanting in one or two favored localltles, "heie
&c strictly preserved Although a good deai mas
been written about the ferruginous rough-iee
CArchibnteo ferrugineus) l am not aware that II
has hitherto, been studied or photographed a.
the nest Last summer Mr. w. r. FELTON, kept
tour nests of this hawk under observation Tor me-
and visited them whenever his work allowed MIN
time writes E. s. Cameron in Country Lie
These four nests were within radius OF Tour
miles from Mr. Felton's headquarters at the
Souare Butte ranch in Chouteau county ana
others we're reported seven miles away. Besides
the above Mr. FELTON, found four disused, Dut Wen
nreserved eyries-two of them within quarter
of mile of an occupied nest. All eight nests
were placed upon rocky lodges or points Ihey
were constructed of the same materials, Whlch
consisted of sage brush and greaseWood SUCKS
with some soapweed intermixed, and lined WIN
drv cow dung. AS will be seen from the meas
urements. the loose pile of sticks made the new
nests remarkably high, but they settled consider
ably before the young had flown orlel ms
tory of one of these nests condensed from MI
Felton's notes is as follows: The nest was only
two miles north of the Square Butte ranch, easily
visible from there through powerful binoculars
and was visited almost every day. This partcu-
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
NUTMEG As A PRoPHYLACnc
Many Enslishmsn Are Taxing Up an
Ancient Old American Rheu-
natism Preventive.

Iondon.-An extraordinary alleged
cure for rheumatism is being talked
OF here. The cult OF nutmeg carrying
as a sort OF charm against the disease
has Increased rapidly Of late.
For a good many years. writes
elubman to the Daily Mirror, "a few
people have been carrying nutmegs as
a kind of protection against rheuma-
tism, and now many others are follow
ing their example. Consequently there
has been an increased demand for
nutmegs, although the price OF them
has not gone up so far. Those who
have adopted the cult declare that
however severely they suffered from
rheumatism before, all traces OF the
trouble ceased as soon as they began
TO wear the charm and that they new
er have any recurrence of the COM
plant so long as they continue to car
nv a nutmeg on their person. Some
have the nut attached to the watch
chain by a gold clasp and keep it con-
stantly in the watch pocket; others in
neat leather receptacles, which are be-
up-to-date Bond street shops.
"Women-and there are many who
have caught the nutmeg-wearing craze
often have the aromatic charm fixed
in a gold or platinum claw and sus-
pended by light chain from the waist
or garter"
A Church of England dignitary who
has worn a nutmeg for many years,
said that the belief in the efficiency OF
the nut TO cure and prevent rheuma-
tism was no mere superstition. He at
tributed it's power to the carminative
properties of the oils contained in the
kernel-properties which from time
immemorial have been known to the
natives of the Banda islands, whence
come nutmegs.
A London doctor was very skeptical.
at is evidently an old fetish revived,
he said. It is absurd to imagine that
by carrying a nutmeg you can ward
off rheumatism. You might as well
carry a stone and put your belief in
that. STILL the nutmeg has certain
! properties as an antidote to Theuma-
tism. Mixed with rum, its essential
oils make liniment that have known
used with success in what is called
tropical sore throat-a form of tropical
rheumatism"
The representative of firm Of spice
merchants said that he had heard OF
the belief in the nutmeg "antidote.
"As a matter of fact" he said, "a
leading member of our firm carries
nutmeg about with him and swears by
it as a 'warder-off' of rheumatism.
No New Highlander needs to be re-
minded that the nutmeg as a rheuma-
tism prophylactic has been venerated
for centuries in the Eastern United
States.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
WIFE WON
Husband Finally Convinced.

Some people are wise enough to try
new foods and beverages and then
generous enough to give others the
benefit of their experience. A wlie
writes:
mo slave in chains, it seemed 10
me was more helpless than !, conee
captive. Yet there were innumerabie
Notwithstanding from a troubled
sleep with feeling of suffocation, at
times dizzy and out of breath, attacks
of palpitation of the heart that fright
ened me.
(Tea is Just as injurious as conee
because 1t contains caffeine, the same
drug found in coffee.)
cat last my nervous system was so
disarranged that my physician ordered
no more coffee l capitulated.
Determined to give Postum a fair
trial, prepared it according to direc-
lions on the pkg, obtaining DARK
brown liquid with rich snappy Ma
your similar to coffee. When cream
and sugar we're added, 1t was not only
good but delicious.
Noting its beneficial effects In me
the rest of the family adopted it-all
except my husband, who would not adj
nit that coffee hurt him. Several
weeks elapsed during which drank
Postum two or three times a day,
when, to my surprise, my husband
said: I have decided to drink Postum.
Your improvement 10 so apparent
you have such fine color-that pro-
pose to give credit where credit Is
due And now we are coffee-slaves no
longer"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek Mich. Read The Road TO Well
ville," in pkgs.
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum--must be boiled.
Instant Postum is a soluble powder.
A teaspoonful dissolves quickly In a
cup OF hot water and with cream and
sugar, makes a delicious beverage
instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
There's Reason" for Postum.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
A Thoughtful Wife

''Wheres my new meerschaum piper asked MT.
Cumso, after dinner. Il thought ! left 1t on the
mantel back of the clock, when l quit smoking
last night"
Didn't hear you say that it would take long
time to color that pipe dear?" asked Mrs. Cumso
ut is quite likely you did. The operation can
not he performed all at once. But where is the
pipe?"
you know how anxious am to save you all the
work can, dear?"
yes Just like the precious little woman you
are: but what has that to do with the pipe!
Just this. love got to worrying over the long
time 1t would take you to get it colored, and won
dered If / couldn't help you bit
What! You don't mean to say you nave peeh
smoking the pipe yoursef?'
"oh, mol But poor tramp came to the mouse
this morning. He was smoking the forlornest III
tie bit of pipe and
60 on!" commanded Mr.. Cumso In constralh-
ed voice trying to keep calm. you have made
him a present of my meerschaum, suppose?"
oh no! Your little wife isn't quite so foohsh
as all that" 49,
"rrben what has the tramp to do with the piper
Don't be impatient dear, and I'll tell you. ! re-
nembered what you said about the long time IL
would take YOU TO color 1t, and SO asked tne
man II he would smoke it all day for dollar ne
said no: that dollar and quarter was the lowest
he could do II for SO told him I'd pay him that,
He's out in the back yard now, working hard; anu
he really seems to enjoy t. Yet some people say
that tramps can't be induced TO work But where
are Won going. love? Not downtown so early, are
YOU? Now | wonder what's made that man 80
cross?" she added as her husband slammed the
door-Puck.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
The Slash.

Paul Poiret, the French dressmaker,
was asked by New York reporter II
he thought woman's present mode OF
dress made for morality.
81 do not deal in morality, M
Poiret replied. Il deal in beauty"
Then, apropos of the slashed skirt,
he told story.
"A young lady in a white dinner
gown" he said, stood under Dlaz-
ing electrolier, and, swinging round
before her fiance, she asked:
"'How does my new dress snow
up?
Cup almost to the knee, the young
man replied. Those white SILK STOCK
ings with gold clocks are beautiful
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
al n Id.

"Ten years ago." said the professor
of mathematics, u killed a fly that had
got into my office. If | hadn't killed
that fly, she would certainly have laid
1900 eggs. From these eggs
would have come other flies, who
would in turn have increased and null
tiplied so that by now we should have
$50, 1881, Sal ,2e6 more flies. Obviously
they would have made life an inferno.
Therefore, it is certain that by the kill
ing of that fly did the world great
service. New York Evening Post.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
ONE OF FREAKS or NATURE
stick-Insect Passes Into . State OF
CataIepsy Instead Of Slumber
During Daylight Hours.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Schmidt of the
Imperial university of st. Petersburg
has been experimenting with a spe-
oies of Phasmid, or "stick-insect." AS
a result of his Investigations he has
discovered that these insects pass
daily into a state of catalepsy, or
trance. and that they do not merely
slumber, or remain instinctively quiz
escent during the hours of daylight,
as has been supposed. The photo
graphs show the normal pose of the
stiek-insect when in a cataleptical
state. and some of the extraordinary
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
Lady Uses retterine for Eczema.

Edgar Springs, Mo-, July Is. 1908.
The Eczema on my face usually appears
In the spring and your salve always helps
it. 1 use no other preparation but Tet-
terine and find 1t superior to any on the
market. Respectfully,
Elsie NJ Judvine.
Tetterine cures Eczema, letter, Itching
Piles, Ring Worm and every form OF
Scalp and Skin Disease. Tetterine 60c;
Tetterine Soap Csc. At druggists or by
mail direct from The Shuptrine Co., sa-
With every mail order for Tetterine we
give a box of Shuptrine's 1Oc Liver Pills
free Adv.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
The Economist.

Mitchell Kennerley, the Com
stocked" publisher, was defending a
"Comstocked" novel in New York.
THE book" he said, makes for
Righteousness. 1t shows the fallacy or
the various excuses for woman's fall
the excuses of overwork, of underpay'
and so forth. :.
Yes, the book shows that we an
have a glib defense for ourselves we
are all like the extravagant typewriter
girl whose employer said severely:
"'Miss That's, are you putting any
thing by for a rainy day?'
"'Oh, yes, Mr.. Naybobb, the girl
piled. 1 never wear my silk stocking
in clear weather
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
esh,hl, Eiav.Pound Squash.

Springfield, Mass.--A bO-pound
SQUASH, raised in the garden OF e. 7.
Triton, a local policeman, by his
eleven.year-old daughter, Ruby, was
placed on exhibition here.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04

Half HOURS.
pastures which Professor Schmidt
made the creatures assume. They re-
NAMED in these abnormal positions,
without movement of any kind, for
from one to four and a half hours;
and when their catalepsy passed, they
showed no signs of muscular fatigue.
IT should be added that these stick
insects feed at night, on the foliage
Of the plants which they frequent. AS
Professor Schmidt points out. their
cataleptic state may be regarded as
an accommodation to a highly de-
veloped protective resemblance. The
Phasmids can only be awakened arti-
hcially by prolonged excitation of the
nervous system; for example, by con-
tinuous pinching with forceps, or by
electric shocks from an induction
coil.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04

~~-1 ~
often hunt amicably
in pairs, and then
appear to be more
courageous, attack
ing mammals as
large as jackrabbits.
Mr.. FELTON, made
many valuable OBJ
servations on the
food habits of these
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04

Eough-leg, with nestlings in the white
cliffs, was gyrating low over the build
Angs. but neither the gentlemen nor the
Icat took particular notice of this familiar
sight. Both men were, however, sad-
I denly startled by loud whirr1ng roise'
ahen to their intense surprise they saw
that the hawk had lifted the now he-
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04
Uncertain.

81 see the mercury keeps going
down" =,
"Which-tablets or temperature!
Baltimore American.
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04

Fisher, Hawks and
Owls of the United
States" page 1850 it
undoubtedly beat off
it's assailant without
difficulty. So far as
l have observed in
eastern Montana, the
ferruginous rough
leg feeds chiefly up
on prairie dogs and
m e adow m j c g,
though not averse to,
Polk County news-gazette. (Benton, Tenn.) 190?-191?, 1913-12-04

Icat took particular notice OF this famli'ar
sight Both were, however sad-
i denly startled by loud whirring noise'
when to their intense surprise they "a"
that the hawk had lifted the now ne
ui1daxed and struggling cat from her couch "a
W. Ioats and was slowly bearing her aloft II
1870 AZ first to the astonished spectators W
..e,,lgb the hawk would actually succeed IN ais
noai1he of this troublesome quarry since II coh-
tansIed to rise easily with its burden 10 helsh'
IL about 25 feet BY this time, however, the luny
arbused victim was stirred to desperate enort,
and 1t became clear that the audaclous nawA naI
.ehftten off more than it could chew. In MT SUI
,,S7an,s words the tabby twisted round, gave a
: Irribe splutter and scream, and clawed the
fwk with a vengeance The latter, mapping
,vnalv at once relaxed its grip, while pussy noun
=" es-S, withdrew her claws, fell to the ground
en. asAshed lT csss = Sas1~-T--s Numerous uowns
.S$athers floating gently to the GROUND cohstlceu
the onlookers that the cnagrlneo ha"n nau 49,
the best of the encounter. Temporarily urea ot
oats II nos scared to great height, ana re-
turned with empty talons to the chaik clihS'
The cat in question was very small one anu
Montana cats are notably thin M summer; uu'
allowing for these facts, the victim must nave
weighed six pounds at least Nevertheless Al
sullivan feels sure that had the cat behaved hKe
the rabbit for which she was mistaken, the hdWh
would successfully have conveyed the quarry 10
tic avrie in the rocks AS the nest was two miles
distant this would seem an extraordinary lea',
and presumably transcend any hitherto puoilsheo
records of the kind ! quite admit that under
favorable conditions of wind the female haWk
might transport five or six-pound JackraDplt 10
the eyrie: but that any catlifting hawk should
ever surnass what this one achieved seems to
me improbable The dexterous application OF
the cats raking claws would not fail TO prevent
II as in the above remarkable instance Where
rabbit succumbs to the shock and the haWk
constructing grip, the agile and wiry feline, on
the other hand is stimulated to offer desper-
ate resistance, and, like Mr.. SulllVans pro'ese'
is little the worse for the encounter. 1t cannot
no told whether the hawk was mistrustful of rab-
bits after this event but the cat became so sus-
pcious of flying object that she would race for
the wood pile If Mr.. Sullivan threw his hat into
the air.
The Detroit times., 1913-04-19
PUTS IMMORTALITY
: UP TO WEALTHY
Dean Sumner Says More Day
light Is Needed Between
Dancers

CHICAGO. April S.-Dean Walter
Sumner, noted vice crusader, back
from New York, where he took in
some OF the afternoon cafe dances
that shocked Mayor Gaynor. today
took these filings at tire metropolis:
New York has gone sensuously
mad"
"What we need Is not more light
dances, but more daylight between
our dancers"
THE afternoon cafe dance was In
troduced in Chicago, following It's
noisy debut In New York. Dean Sum
per declared IL lone OF the greatest
,henacss 70 our civic and social
morality"
THE daylight dance Is one OF the
vilest pressions OF lust that exists
today he said. Can anything be
more vulgar than the practice Of bust
ness men leaving their Offices to
dance with women OF questionable
reputation?
There In more immortality, unfor
tunately, among those who should
stand for refinement and culture In Q
great city, then there Is among those
who are working hard all day and
are living on a small salary"