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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
Engagement Announced.
Especial to The Times Dispa,ch1

THpeCIaI 10 Inc Times DIspatch.
Ashland. Va, May 27.-An attractive
afternoon by Miss Anne Hunter at the
home OF her parents hero TO the mem
bers or the Young Woman's Literary
society al which the engagement Of
Miss Epic Duncan Blackwell. daughter
OF Dr. and Mrs. r. f.. Blackwell. or
TINS place. to Or. j. Fred Messidk. OF
Auburn, Ala, was announced The
wedding. which viii take place on june
is. VIII be a quiet home affair. and Dr.
their wedding trip. For the announce
mcnt party the Hunter home was very
attractivcly decorated with roses and
sweetDeas. The hostess was assisted
by Misses Imocene Riddick cd Rich
mond. and Byrd Thompson and Mar
shall Hunter. Of Ashland.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
Jnmrs William TnyIor.
DEATHS

Hill" Hanover COUNTY. Va MIS-
BETTY Il. WINSTON. wife of the
late Or. Bickerton Winston. in Inc
seventy eighth year OF her age. She
and she died as she had livedMn
strong brave spirit All her life, by
thought and deed. she proved her
SELF TO he follower Of Christ She
was the childrens friend. and for
mem peopled this world with
fairies By gentle touch and radiant
smile. she made life less sorrowful
for the sad ones VINO came TO her.
Her joyous spirit passed tri-
umphantly from death 10 life into
eternal light and love. from which
she came to live with us little
while
WRIGHT.-Died. at his home, at Ell
mont. May -. 1913. at li:l5 4. N.
FRANK NJ. WRIGHT, aged forty
one
Funeral at Kenwood Church, at
DAY EVENING at 4 o'clock Friends
and acquaintances invited TO attend
Monday. May the 2s.
1913. at O'Clock p. NJ. on lakewood
Avenue. MRS. MARY j.. BAKER,
widow Of FIX -P3liceman Baker. She
and Mrs. -. j.. Ellis.
Funeral THIS wednesday, Az
TERNOoN at 1870 o'clock from the
residence.
PAYNE-Died, at the residence OF her
$40 ?; NJ. May 81. 1913, GRACE
J. and Della S. Payne.
Funeral notice later
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28

Asheville, y. c.. May 27.-The Rich
mond Howitzers passed through Ashe-
vile Yesterday morning in special
United Confederate Veterans at Chat
ttanooga. The special train arrived
here at 7:45 o'clock and left at SEQ,
the visitors taking breakfast here
The party is made up Of seventy i've
Howitzers. twenty nine Confederate
veterans and eight women. On the
return trip they Will stop here Satur-
day for n stay of several hours ar
irving ut o'clock in the morning and
remaining until in the afternoon.
companies of infantry of tho North
Carolina National Guard and Troop Il,
cavalry. II is also likely that the First
Regiment Band will be at the Southern
passenger station to aid in giving them
a hearty welcome to Asheville The
visitors Will be entertained with drives
around the city. and will take luncheon
at one of the local hotels
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28

Amendment was issued to the charter OF
in,eFs,aie Building Corporation of AIeyan-
to $3.50 00N. O''i 'iV''V''
Amendment was issued TO the charter Of
,htcH rive ana Ten-Ccnt Stores Cnc) az
tNSsew%5bpotI N,sws; Increasing its capital from
Genera Roofing Manufacturing Corpora-
.lp ION hshniond; Capital: Maximum. $50 200 ;
MN Haih!nuin s9;ooo George NJ Brown prcsi-
aeht -. Louis Mo-: s. T.. Allison. vice-pres-
,Hent ana treasurer. York. Pa. William E
fnine' secretary. York. Pa
t-Ninore Ice and Storage Company IrcN
ETniore Va Capital: Maximum SO e55:
R1i ai,a I'M $500 j. 7 iiyslop, PRESIDENT
iuent ENmore. Va; William Walker sacre-
'I IiI,d nha ,feasurer. Willis Wharf. Va.
,H4luehrand- Burnett Company Gnc.l Roam
oke Va. Capital Maximum SIS 900: mint
nun m n 200? r. T. iiiidebrand. president
w. n Maslncup. vice-president: f. z. Heat
Mole secre;ary-all OF Roanoke
Amendment issued 10 tho cba-,e- ~,
me aldorf Beneficial Association. No
thanglnE Its name TO tho Waldorf Benenci,i
Associa ton Inc.l. Location. NorfnIk u.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
FUNERAL NOTICE

REVVETT.-Thc funeral services
over the remains of MRS. +. j.
Allen Baptist Church at 8 p. NJ
Monday evening, tho Goth instant.
Prominent and active in church and
Sunday school work. the tributes OF
love and respect for her life, Of sor-
row for her death, so unexpected, and
OF sympathy for the bcreaved family
were manifest in overlooking meas
ure. Deceased was daughter OF
the late John r.. Broaddus. OF Hen
rico County. and leaves her husband
and six children, also six brothers
and sisters. TO mourn her death.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
FALLS IN CANAL.
Man TumbIes while Sitting on Rail
and liz Almost Drowned.

While sitting on the wooden rail-
Ing on the bridge over the canal at
Seventh and Canal Streets, early this
morning. r. j. White, twenty-five years
old, Of York County. lost his balance.
fell into tho water, and was almost
drowned before the crew of a passing
locomotive heard his cries and rescued
him from his situation. When the
railway men reached tho scene, White
had been washed under the low bridge.
and was clfnging to support. A
plank was ripped UP and the man lifted
out. He was placed under arrest by
Policemen Crunp and Gary, and locked
up in the First Police Station on the
charge OF being drunk.
According to the incoherent talk OF
White. thoro was another man sitting
on tho rail with him, who also fell
into the canal, but the searchers failed
to find any sign Of him. White himself
appeared to be very much under the
influence OF liquor. and inclined to be
reticont about his adventure.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
GIVE US A CHANCE TO rDrr
CURE YOUR RHEUMATISM [ TIL

Mr.. Delano took his own medicine. 1t
cured his rheumatism after he had suffered
fortunes for thirty-sX years. He spent $50 900
before he discovered the remedy that cured
him. but We'll give you the benefit OF his ex-
pcr!cHCe for nothing.
II You suffer from rheum atism lot us send
you a package OF this remedy absolutely free
Don send any money. We want to give IL
TO you. We want you TO see for yourself
what Il will do. The picture shows now
rheumatism twists and distorts tho bones.
Maybe YOU are suffering the same way
Don't: You don't need to. We have the
thinedy that we believe Will cure you. and It's
yours for the asking. Write to-day. The
Delano Company GLE Delano Bldg. SYRIA
cuse. New York, and We'll send you free
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
BENJAMIN waller.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Amherst, Va, May 27.-Benjamin
Waller, ,rc OF the oldest citizens of
this county died rathey unexpectedly
yesterday afternoon at his home. For
est HILL near I.owesvlie MIR. Waller
had been suffering with malaria for
some weeks past. but on Sunday was
thought TO be improving. He was a
gallant Confederate soldier For soma
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
CLYDE LINER DISABLED
Wireless Out of Commission md M
iurc OF InjurieN Not Ascertaincd

Charleston. S. c.. May 27.-The CLYDE
Lane freight steamer katachin is lying
disabled off the North Carolina coast
according 10 an Interrupted wireless
message received here this afternoon
An electrical storm put the wireless
station out of commission as the mes
sage was being received, and the ma
ture OF the Katachin's injuries could
not be ascertained
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
Mrs. Charles A. webb.

Especial TO The Times- Dispatch
Asheville. y. C.. May 27.--Mne
Charles ~. Webb. tho wife OF De,nocra-
tic State Chairman Webb. died yester-
day morning at her home on Hillside
street Mrs. Webb passed away In
inc presence of her family and near
relatives. after a long and distressing
iiinesJ which she bore with fortitude
and cheerfulness. Mrs Webb was
iorty-two years of age and was ma
tive OF this city. having been the
daughter OF Samuel NJ and Jul!a %.
Banks. Her father died when she was
ten years OF age. and she moved with
nor mother TO Washington city, wher,
shc remained unit! her marriage eich-
teen yeara ago. After her marriage.
sh" returned to Asheville and spent
ncr married life among tho mountains
she loved so we'll. The funeral servIccs
VIII he conducted to-morrov and tho
inierment viii follow at the Riverside
Cemetery. Governor Locke Craig has
wired that he Will attend the funeral.
Jnmcs William TnyIor.
Especial to The Times Dispatch
Winchester. Va. May 27.-James VIII
liam Taylor. thirty-four years old
popular merchant. died in Memorial
Hospital today OF congestion OF tho
lungs. Surviving are widow. one
SON his mother. three brothers and two
sisters.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28

years he resided In rexaa

years no resided in Texas.
Mr.. Waller is survived bv two .,s.
tiers. Mrs VI. II. Robertson or Amhsrs,
Courthouse. and Miss Sallie Waller
OF "Forest HILL both of whom were
mt has bedside when the end came. He
was unmarried Ills remains Will be
buried Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock In the family graveyard near
Low .syili. 1865
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
DamnRed hy CrcIone.

Anderson. s. C.. May 27.--The town
Of Honeapath. S. c.. was this after
noon struck by cyclone, which did
time out of communication by tele-
graph and telephone. No loss Of life
Is reported.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
OBITUARY


Especial TO The Times Dispatch
Alexandria. Va, May 27.-William
Owens. nifty years old n carpenter. died
to-day at his home. 100 Duke street.
Resides his wife. he leaves two chill
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
THE WEATHER
Forecast: |Irginin-Showers We'd
nesdhy morning, followed by fair I'm
afternoon; Thursday fuIr. warmer
Special Local Dnta for Yesterday.

Specihi LOCAL Dhfa Tor Yesterday.
X noon temperature .. 70
3 I. VI. temperature " 60
M4ENnum temperature UP TO S
J.. NJ .............. -
-!i niinnm temperature up to
~ ................... 81
Mean temperature " Sc
Normal temperature " 70
l("hciercy In temperature ... 4
hEceAE IN temperature since March
;...;.......; ........... IT'S
Accumulated excess in temperature
since January .:........... AT
Deaclency IN rainfall since March
-. .......:.,: o.7s
since January .............. 2.s7
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
They Are on Sale
To-Day, the New June
Records for Your
VictroLa

song OF the Chimes. ...... .Worreu
BY Alma Gluck.
Les Ramerux tThe Palms) .Faure
Edmond Clement. Tenor.
A new "Rigolctto" solo.
Parmi Veder lie Lagrime. Verdi
each Tear that Falls.)
BY Enrico Caruso.
Tacer la Notte Placior. Verdi
(My Heart is His Alone.)
From Trovatore."
Sung by Tetrazzini.
And a dozen others.
Stop In and let us play them for
you. Orders by mail filled md
shipped same day.
Mg&kyNMunuy
"Ihe House That Made Richmond
Musical"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28

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IN. E-Sts tes,,fs1v
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
NIaIAYENE AtAfAaAr.

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WrG TiIE
NrfelES ,<>jg>z4
Grts1sk -. LJt'
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
BIRDS LEASED By the ACRE

Birds are leased by the acre in
islands of the Cape of Good Hope.
South Africa, or rather the grounds
upon which they breed are rented out
by the agricultural department of
Cape Province to private individuals
who make a business of collecting
and marketing the millions of eggs
deposited by the sea birds. The
islands containing these bird farms
are located in the bays of Saint Hell
ena and Saldanha and are the chosen
nesting places for myriads of pen
gums, lapYings and other sea birds.
Bird and Dyers are the most impor.
tant islands in the group, and con-
tain the largest farms" In addition
to the egg crop" the government an
nually gathers more than six thousand
tons Of guiana which is sold to the
farmers for fertilizer.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
CONCERNING THE TOP HAT, OLD BARNEY OF wHITEAAvEN

Although the beginning Of the "cylin-
der of civilization as 1t has been
called, can be traced back to the Eliza
bethan era. it is only about seventy or
eighty years ago that the top hat of
the present day reached it's final
shape. Since then it has changed
slightly in the dimensions of the crown
and the >curl of the brim, but the hat
itself has remained essentially un-
changed. The top hat seems to have
had it's beginning in the habit of gal
lants in the Elizabethan period Of
cooking up one side of their broad
brimmed, high-crowned felt or beaver
hats and securing them with jewel.
The French court later developed this
into cooking up three sides of the hat
and fastening one with loop of rib
bon From this fashion came the cock
ade, now used only by grooms and
footmen. The silk hat Of today was
born in France, and supplanted the
now nearly extinct beaver hat Of prac-
tically the same shape, though consid-
erably larger.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
ABOUT IMPERIAL PoRPHYRY

Students of sculpture and architec-
ture of the imperial Roman age are
familiar with the magnificent purple
stone known as imperial porphyry. but
few know of the immense diMculties
that were encountered In procuring
the stone. ..-
y Weigall, who personally visited the
region whence this stone emanated,
reached the conclusion that the great
distances between the quarries ard
the places where the stone was used
must have given the price a boost"
so that the porphyry was beyond all
except the rules. of the earth. #
1t appears that the quarries from
which this porphyry was obtained are
situated in the eastern Egyptian des-
ert, that region known as Gebel Duk'
han, the Hills of Smoke" The desert
is about twenty-seven miles from the
Red sea, opposite the southern end OF
the peninsula of Sinai. The quarries
extended here and there into the hill.
side without any resemblance of regu-
larity. The blocks of porphyry were
pried from out Of the rock wherever
the work could be most easily done.
They were transported down the Nile.
and in fact to Rome, in the rough.
This purple porphyry was not known
to the ancient Egyptians. Some 10
man prospector must have secured the
desert to find it, The barren coast OF
that region was harborless. Each
block of porphyry must. therefore,
have been carried across the desert to
Kench, on the Nile, and thence shipped
by river barge to the sea. Then 1t be-
came necessary to tranship 1t to the
great Mediterranean galleys, and thus
convey it across the treacherous wa
ters to the Port of Rome.
There is no other place in the world
where this porphyry is to be found.
and when the quarries ceased to be
worked, sor,e time previous to the
seventh century,. the use of that stone
had to cease also, nor has it since been
1rocurable.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
FOOD TAKEN IN LIFETIME

If you live to be seventy-five years
old, and are normal person possess
ing the average appetite, here's how
much food you will consume during
that period Of time:
I In both solids and liquids you will
have consumed something like 1900
times your own weight in both solids
and LIQUIDS, or 81 tons Of solid food
and SO tons of liquid.
Probably if your desires we're nor.
NAL you would haev eaten some rs
tons OF bread, which, if they were all
piled together, would equal in size a
small family hotel On that bread you
would have spread about ton and
a quarter of butter. II you had been
fond Of bacon and were to stretch it
out in a long single slice 1t would
stretch about four miles. You would
have managed to eat about five tons
of fish and some $4,000 eggs, while II
you were at all lover of cheese you
could easily get outside of 400 pounds
of 1t. ..-~ ,..
It Is interesting to imagine how, II
you were to see all the vegetables
you had consumed pass before you in
review, they would make a train al
least three and a half miles long.
Also on that train you could add 10.-
600 pounds of sugar and $500 pounds
of salt.
If you were a smoker you would
have used half ton of tobacco in
pipes, a quarter MILLION cigarettes, or
about $4,000 cigars.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
7rnnNs 81 REAL THANKSGIVING

VEN those g s rly
Thanksgivings that
crop up in history are
associated with much
usually too much
turkey and cranberry
sauce and pie. AS q
child. of course, he
was thankful that
Thanksgiving day had
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28

ices were most needed. Before sign
ing up with his club for last spring,
he promised not to take drink dur
ing the season. If he kept his word
he was to receive bonus of 5000 from
the owner of the club, who believed
that his outfit stood a good chance of
being in the pennant fight and, con-
sequently, was willing to offer extra
inducements to keep his men in good
condition. The player in question
kept his good resolution for many
weeks, but one day he slipped from
the narrow path and. entering 4 "a
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
DUMMY EDITOR or JAPAN

There is a peculiar person on the
staff of some of the Japanese newspa-
pers, known as the dummy editor"
whose sole duty it is to go to jail
in the interest of the journal. When
ever a paper publishes something un-
friendly to the government it is sup
pressed and the dummy editor" sent
to prison, while the real editor SIM
ply changes the name of the paper
and continues to publish 1t as before.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28

On the plains Of Moskva, by the
side of the Chevardino Redoubt, the
monument here pictured was dedicat-
ed the other day to the memory of
those 10000 soldiers of the Grand
Army of Napoleon who were victori-
GUS over the Russians at the Battle
of Borodino on September Z, 1912.
The monument is of granite and Is
topped by an eagle.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28
MADE AN EXPENSIVE DRINK
Ball Player Should Have Appreciated
Refreshment, for 1t Certainly
Cost Him ENOUGH.

The most expensive drink imbibed
by a member of major league team
during the 1913 playing season cost
exactly $6OO.O5. The player who drank
the costly beverage is one of the best
men in the business. but he has long
shown tendency to topple from the
water wagon ct times when his serv-
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28

loon, ordered glass of beer. While
he was drinking it the wise manager
was going on and, taking in the situa-
ton at glance, informed the sur
prised and dazed player that the nick
els worth of forbidden liquid would
cost him the entire bonus plus the
price of the drink.-Leslie'S
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28

"'And now said the governor, 'gaz-
ing abroad he began.
Pause.
And now said the governor"
Pause.
"'And nov"
And now Johnny burst into tears
and rushed from the platform, Stun
bling over the hole in the carpet on
the way.
Then teacher got up, you remember,
and said if you would all excuse
Johnny she wdold read the poem, and
there being nothing else to do under
the circumstances but to excuse
Johnny, you permitted her to go on
with "The First Proclamation" The
poem was no exception, for you found
that in even those early days Gov
ernor Bradford's Thanksgiving greet
ing had to do with eats"
So shoulder YER matchlocks. masters,
there is hunting Of all degrees;
And fisherman, tara your tackle and
scour for sroil. the seas.
And maidens and DANES of Plymouth,
your delicate crafts employ.
To honor our FIRST Thanksgiving and
make 1t a Feast of joy.
We fail Of the fruits and dainties, so close
at our hand in Devon,
All! they are the lightest losses we suffer
for sake Of Heaven;
But see In our open clearings how golden
the melons lie;
Enrich them with sweets and spices and
give us the pumpkin pie.
Remember it, don't you? But even
then It perplexed you to know why
you were hearing so much about pump
kin pie as an attribute of Thanksgiv-
ing when in all your innocent. young
life you had never tasted pump
kin. You did not know then that
pumpkin" is sort Of poetic license
for any kind of Thanksgiving pie.
One of the very limited collection of
poems for this season was dedicated
to Thanksgiving Pies" and this was
delivered by girl of the school, be-
cause Of her deeper understanding Of
the subject -
Such baking. boiling, tasting, beating!
6uCn preparation NdUc 1OT edtlNS!
Such unprecedented joys
For little hungry girls and boys.
You could hardly wait for tomorrow
to come when you heard these lines.
1t was very long poem, all about how
the hungry girls and boys of a certain
household appeased their hunger with
pies cooling on the pantry shelf, and
you thought how nice it must have
been to eat those pies twelve in num-
Der, brown as umber," though you had
not the remotest idea what lumber was
for, save to rhyme with number But
you had a very definite idea that what
would happen if you and your hungry
little playmates should 60 and do like
wise with the pies cooling right then
out on your mothers shelf.
And right when your mouth was
watering like anything" that elocu-
Zionist from the big girls class came
and and told teacher she was going
to recite Thanksgiving poem for
the little children and teacher said:
VERY we'll, If you wish to-" AS for
you, you didn't wish her to. You
did not like her brand Of poems. Cur
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28

Barney is a gray and white goose
of great age, twenty years or more,
who promenades the streets and docks
Of Whitehaven, a busy colliery sea-
port town in Cumberland, England.
He is quite at home among the trains
and struts about the streets as If the
whole town belonged to him.
Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1913-11-28

Paradoxical Attraction.
"She has such sunny disposition.
THAT accounts for her popula'
reign"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
RED CROSS OF THE SEA.

Not long ago there was Il disposition
10 look upon the United States revenue
cutter service az A field for rigid econo-
MIXING. but by the report il has just SUBJ
mitted Of its actvities In 1872 different
View OF the matter may be taken. ron
every dollar the government invested IN
the maintenance OF the service III the past
year" says the report. there has been
a return OF - 20 in the form of propert5
saved. in addition 10 the lives saved ana
the other beneficial acts performed in the
interest OF mankind" \ total Of 20 dis
tressed vessels were assisted In N, year
and 2.2l2 persons rescued from danger.
The revenue cutter service has been
called the Red Cross OF the Sea. ard IL
merits the name. Is another OF those
institutions that are maintained Tor tEc
safety OF the people as well rs Tor The
protection Of property. and IL Is not neces-
sary for Il 10 be doing something all the
time 10 prove its worth.-Pittsburgn Post.