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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
fVWfEhfvY:StIxx TONS
SENT PARCEL POST
POSTAGE REQUIRED FOR ITS CAR
RIAGE no DESTINATION WAS
k2.$iS.Sg,

Postage paid on parcel post man
matter despatched from Richmond
postoffice during the first fifteen days
OF October, according To the report
sent yesterday from the local postal
authorities to the department at
Washington. amounted TO $2.A so.
The mum Der of pieces sent out from
Richmond is 37f54, and that of pack
ages received for delivery In Rich
mond is 20,627.
a striking feature Of the report Is
that portion Of Il which notes the
number Of parcels sent G.. q. ID. Par
cells In this class numbered but ninety
five, a very small proportion Of the
total number. seven hundred and
forty-threc pieces of. parcel post mat
ter were insured
The total weight Of the outgoing
parcels was $1,000 pounds and the
average weight. one pound, six and
two-th!rds ounces. The average post
age paid on outgoing packages was
six and one-half cents
More Than Half by Carrier.
More than half of the parcels re-
ceived in Richmond for delivery here
were distributed by carriers on foot.
The number handled by foot carriers
was il.1l0. From boxes and the gen
eral delivery windows there were de-
hvered 3,527. and l07 went out by
special delivery
Wagon service was required in de-
iiverlng at destination the heavier and
more bulky packages. OF these there
were 6.ss3 The average cost Of de-
iiVery or parcels by wagon was three
ana tourteen-o hundredth cents
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
VETERANS invited
TO u|TTLEST REBEL
GREAT WAR PLAY OPENS ITS
DOORS TO ALL OLD
SOLDIERS.

Manager Zonazetta, of The Littlest
Rebel company. has invited all the
old Confederate veterans from the Sol
diers' home To attend the matinee at
the Bitou this afternoon.
This play is one Of intense interest
to Richmond people, as the scenes are
laid around Richmond. Manager 20
nazetta asks all veterans. whether
from the home or not to attend the
performance this afternoon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
THOMPSON BROWN
SUFFERS PARALYSIS
REDFORD COUNTY FARMER SAID
TO RE IN SERIOUS
CONDITION.

John Thompson Brown, prominent
farmer Of Bedford county, and twice
candidate for commissioner or agri-
culture. was stricken with paralysis
mt his home near Bedford CITY Tues
day. and In now in serious conol-
ton. according to information Whlch
reached Richmond yesterday throush
a visitor from that county.
The stroke affected Mr. Brown
entire face, rendering him speechiess'
PHYSICIANS were summoned FpH'
Lynchburg to attend the aitilcted
man.
Mr. Brown was defeated in the re
cont state primary by Commissioners
of Agriculture Koiner. The nervous
strain incident to the campaign is
given as the cause of his breakdown
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
were referred to the committee on
bills and overtures.
Mission Contributions.


bills and overtures.
Mission Contributions.
Following hese routine matters the
synod began what was In reality a
conference on foreign missions. con-
Quoted by Rev. II. &. GILMORE. of
Fredericksburg. He read first tho re-
port of the committee, calling espe-
cial attention to the contributions for
this cause The following are among
some of the interesting facts brought
out in this report.
Per capital gifts TO foreign missions
by the Synod of Virginia:
The Synod-s2. os leading church,
MitcheH's. s2l27.
shyteries-Potomac. s3.41; lead
Ing church, MitcheIFs, s2I.27,
East Hanover. 5000; leading
church, Ginter Park. s12.52
Roanoke, s2.s4; leading church,
Danvilie, First. s14.s6.
Tygarts Valley, s2.23; leading
church. Davis Memorial, $500.
Winchester. s2.14. leading church
Moorefield. ss.74.
kanawha, s2.00; leading church,
Charleston. First. 1875.
Montgomery, s1.s7; leading church,
Christianshurg, s5,4s.
Lexington. sl.ss: leading church
Monterey, $500,
West Hanover, $l.65, leading
church, Charlottesville. Sail.
Abingdon. s1.4o: leading church.
New Dublin, 1870.
Greenbrier, si04: leading church,
Lewisburg. s3.l0.
Norfolk So cents; leading church.
Norfolk, First, SILL.
After the reading of the report ad-
dresses were made by several speak
ers.
One of tho attractive features OF
the services has been the delightful
music rendered by the large volun-
tary choir. supported by d magnif.
cent new organ. which is presided over
by an organist of great skill and
power.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
DR.. kincaide Whitehead.

pETERSBTR RIG, VA, Oct. 22.--Dr.
Kincaide Whitehead, aged eighty
years retired dentist of Nelson coun-
". Va, died very suddenly at 1915
o'clock Sunday night at the home OF
his daughter Mrs. Gilbert. short
distance from Ford. DR.. Whitehead
was on visit TO his daughter when
he suffered third stroke of paralysis.
from which he never rallied He Is
survived by four sons and one daugh-
ter. and has several more distant reia-
tfves in this city. The body was taken
to Lynehburg last night and from
thence 10 Arlington. Va. for inter
ment today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
NEWS OF PETERSBURG
RESUMES HEARINGS
OF TARTTE CASE

PETERSBURG. VA. Oct. 22.--Judse
Jesse L. West. OF the Circuit court
sitting for Judge Mullen, of the
Hastings, court resumed hearing the
Harrison street colored. Baptist church
case today.
II ls more than probable that Judge
West VIII hold night session begin
ming with tonight IN order to get
through with the case this week.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
FINE. FOR VIOLATION
OF JIM CROW LAW

PETERSBURG. VA. Oct "a
Carrie Walker, colored arrested yes
terday afternoon on the charge OF
persistinR in violating the Jim Crow
law by Insisting upon sitting in "A seat
on one of the local street cars, after
the conductor had requested her to
take a rear seat, was fined s25 in Po-
lice court this morning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
YOUNG Hone Healthy.

Young hogs should not be given
crowded quarters. In order to keep
them In healthy, growing condition.
q proper diet should be fed. Healthy
individuals possess a certain amount
OF power to resist disease. and this
plays no small part In preventing Il
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23

PETERSBURG. VA, Oct, 22.-Wal"
lace l. Livesay, a well known young
man Of this city. died at o'clock yes
,erday afternoon after an Illness or
several months duration. The funeral
WIN be conducted from the Good Shep-
herd +. f. church Mt II o'clock tomor-
row morning Rev. f, @. Rihhle Will
offctate He is survived by two broth
ers and two sisters. John H. and Lewis
A. Livesay. Mrs. Mamie Slaughter and
Mrs Bette Carter. all Of this city,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
STATE RESTS ITS CASE
AGAINST MRS. EATON

PLYMOUTH. MASS, Oct. 22.--After
putting on Ralph Reyes. SON in-law Of
Mrs. Jennie Eaton, on trial for the
murder of her husband. Rear Admiral
Joseph G. Eaton, the State rested its
case late this afternoon. and court ad-
journed until tomorrow at p. Nj.
At that hour the defense will out
line what it expects to show on be-
half Of the accused. and win begin to
present evidence in support of the
claims on her behalf.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
AWARDED $1,000
FOR LOSS OF ARM

Claude Proffitt, Chesapeake and
Ohio brakeman. who sued the Chesa
poake and OHIO for $4,000 damages
for the loss of an arm in an accident
in the Gladstone yards OF the railroad
WAS yesterday in the Federal District
court awarded sll.NJy. The case had
been on trial for three days.
Argument on the motion to set aside
the verdict as contrary to the law and
the evidence will be heard by Judge
WaadiA On November 18th. ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
| UNENBURG IN LINE
FOR JUDGE WEST
p ETE z Sf3TRG. VA.

PETERSBURG. VA, Oct. az
Judge j. f. West, Of the Third judi
c!al circuit. has received n very flat
tering endorsement for election to the
vacancy on the Supreme court bench.
The latest endorsement received by
the Judge was that of the bar Of Lun-
enburg county. The bar of nearIy all
tina cnuntiea In Southwestern Virginia
have already endorsed Judge West for
the Court of Appeals.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
CITY OF ANNAPOLIS

services means to this city. and Rich
mond Is expected to cooperate.
Present also today as guests OF West
Point and at the luncheon we're: WILL
liam T. Wilson. commercial agent Of
the Southern railway, and ]. p. Nc
Donald, and Il. p. Garden, of the same
system.
The City of Annapolis left for Bal
timore on schedule time this after
noon. with a full passenger list. She
will maintain tri-weekly service until
the City Of Richmond IL ready. when
daily service will be inaugurated.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-23
NATIONAL CONSERVATION EXPO
sITIoN, KNOXVILLE. TENN.

September ! to November 4. 1919.
For this occasion Southern Railway
offers extremely low round trip fares
to Knoxville and return.
Convenient train service. Sleepine
Cars. Dining Cars.
For fares. reservations and other
Information, consult nearest Southern
Railway Ticket Agent. or write
8. &c. BURGESS. o.. p. A..
Richmond. VT.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15

he takes the stock OF some fellow who
has already demonstrated himself a
failure; in either case he gets sorry
lot OF birds.
Now suppose that instead OF com
mitting the usual folly, the beginner
applies n little OF that golden specific
that mentioned above,-common
sense. Instead of an old shack, sup
pose he provides good rat-proof
house, built on plans approved by ex-
perienced breeders; then suppose he
looks up some good. reliable breeder
and invests In a few, well-mated work
ing birds. Then. having posted him
self as fully as possible by reading
good pigeon literature. let him give
his stock that careful attention indis-
pensable to the wellbeing of all living
things and 1t will not take very tai
ented prophet to predict a result quite
at variance with the one first outlined.
Squads die I'm the nest or are found
on the floor or do not fatten up prop
erly, when the old birds are not fed
properly. A young squad Is not to. be
compared with young chick. A very
young chick can run about and help
itself to food and water and the other
necessities of life; whereas the squat
Is utterly helpless at its birth. and Is
unable to walk and must be fed in the
nest by the parent bird and with what
ever the parent birds may feed 1t.
The watchful pigeon man is the one
who gives his hocks the best of care
He keeps them in health by noting the
first signs of ailment
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
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Homemade Garden Plow.

rim which rides over the ground bet.
ter than a fiat rim would. ID Is one
of the tools which may be used for
cultivation. A small cultivator shovel
will answer the purpose. Other tools
for garden working will suggest them
selves to the ingenuity of the maker.
The two iron strips bolted from A to
b have several holes at the upper end
to make them adjustable. The handle
braces are also of iron strips. The
handles are made Of soft pine. This
plow does fine work and one person
can do as much with It as three per
sons can with ordinary hoes.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
Hay Should Not Sunburn.

The feeding value. as well as the
market value, an palatability OF hay
is lowered by being sunburned. The
feeding value Is probably hurt most by
the loss Of leaves. Sunburned clover
and alfalfa lose large part of the
leaves in handling. and this Is the
best part of the crop.
When the sun is shining very bright
ly the alfalfa or grass should not be
left in the swath long. A large part
of the curing should be done in the
windrow and the cock. Most OF the
hay is then shaded and so the damag-
ing effect of intense sunshine Is re-
duced to the exposed portion. And a
stock cover will still further lessen
the injury from the sun az well as
from rain.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
HABIT OF EXCHANGING EGGS
Exercise Of Little Care In Gathering
and Selecting VIII Net Advance
Over Common Price.

There Is no satisfaction and but
very little money In exchanging eggs
for groceries or grain. by being care
full In gathering eggs. SO that they
won't become chilled In winter and
so the hens won't sit on them over
night and using n little care In sizing
and selecting, quite an advance over
the common prices may be obtained
When possible, sell your eggs direct
to the consumer. II not possible. get
a market In your nearest city with
some grocer who deals in strictly
fancy groceries and provisions. Agree
to furnish him only strictly fresh
eggs, and then. for your own sake.
live up to the agreement Carefully
clean all the eggs; don't send small.
misshapen or large ones. Stamp each
egg with rubber stamp, using your
initials or the name of your farm, and
In a short time you will have created
a demand for your eggs. and when
you have created such demand your
eggs will bring the highest prices,
considerably more than your store
keeper would pay.
Several neighbors should send their
eggs together, paying n cent or two
per dozen to one of their number for
doing the business. and In this way
all would gain little.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
DA1PY NOTfS
r;s = -

Brains in the milk pail insure quail
ity. quantity and cleanliness.
Start for town when the milk can
gets rusty. A new one may save you
ten times the cost of good one.
A flismy fence will not restrain a
bull-and will cause no end of annoy
ance. especially in busy season.
The secret OF big. steady summer
milk flow Ia a generous and uninter
rupted supply Of good succulence.
Before you abuse the man who
does the testing see II everything is
all right with the co" which gives
the milk.
Letting the COW go without salt for
two or three weeks In stormy weather
ia many times responsible for churn.
Ing troubles.
Dairying need not imply abandoning
wheat but more wheat on less acres
Roth bread aud butter should be pro.
duced on the farm
Grading of cream is receiving more
attention by the dairy press and dairy
men than It possibly has In the history
OF the dairy business.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
PQblIQYWES

There Is nothing the matter with
a red comb.
Exercise is better laying stimu.
liant for the hens han heat producing
condiments.
Establish. IL possible. brand OF
eggs which will in itself be a guar.
antee of good quality.
1t is poor policy to change the quar-
ters of hens or pullets while laying
for 1t usually checks or stops egg pro-
duction.
Green food of some kind Is neces.
sary to make hens do their best In
the line of egg production.
Eggs ought to weigh pound and a
half to the dozen or fifty-five pounds
net to the thirty dozen eggs.
Experiments show that chickens
with strong vitality and plenty OF
masculine characteristics make the
largest gains.
The best place for the incubator Ia
the one where the temperature Is
most nearly uniform from day to day
under natural conditions.
Collect the eggs regularly at least
once, better twice, day In moderate
weather and more frequently In very
warm and very cold weather.
Where green cut bone Is fed. abou,
| 4 ounces a week fed In small quaint
ties mt time is a good average allow
ance per hen. II need not be fed ev
cry day.
The chicken does not refuse to Ia,
eggs or get fat through perversenesi
of character. It is simply because tn,
owner does not know how to brinl
about desired results.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
GARDEN PLOW MADE AT HOME
Implement ls inexpensive, Easy to Put
Together and Will Give Most
Excellent Results.

A garden plow is very useful arti-
Gle. but many people do not have gar
den enough to make 1t worth while
buying one. have homemade plow
that find very useful Any boy
handy with tools can make one like
1t, writes Fred l.. Doty of Mound Val
ley. Kan, in the Farmers Mail and
Breeze. A and are pieces of by 4.
At one end of B n rectangular hole is
mortised into which A fits and Is bolt.
ed. The other end of Il is mortised
out to form the forks for tho 12-inch
wheel The wheel is from an old baby
carriage, with the rubber tire re-
moved This leaves hollow shaped
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
SUITABLE SOIL FOR ONIONS
Irrigation Must BE Evenly PientI.
fut Throughout Season.

The best all around soil for onions
Is a rich loan. Very sandy. as well
as heavy adobe, ts not good soil
for this crop. Since the onion Is
gross feeder, there Is no danger OF
getting the soil too rich and the irri-
CATION must be evenly plentiful
throughout the season so that there Is
no check back In the growth. Even
II the soil Is considered fertile. II is
advisable to enrich 1t by means OF
manure or other fertilizers. On the
whole. manure is the best, and VIZ
used in all probability 1t would Civ.
better results IL 1t were simply disked
In. instead OF being plowed under.
Manure can be used at the rate of
Some folks like to get their onion
seeding done In February and the plan
IL all right IL the ground Is ready to
be worked. AS II is I'm some places. II
the temperature remains low II may
require some time for the seel to ger
inmate. but II will come on with the
first warm days and thus get an early
start. In drilling the see great care
should be taken not to get II too deep.
Thrce-fourths to one inch Ia probably
the best depth to get Il good stand.
l}y this method of starting the seed.
1t will be necessary to thin In the
row as soon as the little sets are large
enough. Thin as early as possible.
The seedlings can be thinned when
they are twice the size CT match
AS rule, under our irrigation condi'
tions the thinning Is rather expensive
but II has to be done SO as to leave
the permanent plants four inches
apart in the flfteen-inch rows. 1t Is
quite necessary to do the thinning
early to destroy the weed growth
which is bound to come In to inter
fere with the growth The onion
plants need all the ground and mois
ture.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
When Bobple Lost Faith.

The illness of the feminine head Of
the household left Bobbie to the ten
der mercies of the nurse. who pres
ntly reported that the youngster re.
fused to say his prayers. Papa start
ed an Investigation.
why don't you want to say your
prayers. sonnie?'
"Aw." squirming and wriggling,
prayers amt no good!"
Why, Bob, your mother would be
shocked to hear you. What makes
you think that?"
A long moment of silence before
Bobbie, half angry. half crying, blurt-
ed out:
why. cause been prayin' for a
dog for a long time. an here / don't
got no dog. but mamma gets n red
baby that Just kicks an squalls!"
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
ALMOST LOST
HER REASON
But Thanks To An Old Friend.
This Terrible Catastrophe
Was Avoided.

Tampa, Fla-Mrs. r.. G. Coram OF
No. 1905 Highland Ave. says: Il was
very weak and worn out from woman
ly troubles. My husband bought me
two bottles Of Cardui to take as q
tonic, and from the first day 1t seemed
to me I felt It's good effects.
BY the time had used the two bot
ties, I felt and looked like now
woman.
Some time later I got my feet wet
at the wrong time. and l turned to
Cardui to remedy the mischief done.
Before l had taken one bottle 1t
gave me the needed relief.
Again, in later life, when passing
over q critical time, l almost lost my
reason, but thanks to three or four
bottles of Cardui, l did not. That has
been Is years ago. am now 80 years
Of age, and feeling fine.
constantly praise Cardui to all my
sick friends.
1t Is a wonderful remedy"
This earnest letter should take from
your mind any doubt you might have
as to the merits of Cardui, the wom-
ans tonic. Mrs. Coram Is certainly
competent to recommend Cardui,
since II helped her over three critical
stages of life.
Don't neglect your troubles longer.
Get a bottle of Cardui today.
N. B.--Uyhs to: Chattanooga Medicine Co..
Ladies' Advisory Dept. Chattanooga. Tenn. fof
"iiome Treatment for Women" cent n plain
wrapper. Adv.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
How Tubercniosls 10 Spread.

Based on figures obtained from
cases OF tuberculosis reported In
Cleveland. New York and other cities
where thorough registration Of con-
sumptives Is employed, 1t Is esti'
mated that for every death from con-
sumption In the United States. Of
which there are on an average 2OO'
900 annually. there are constantly
more than five living cases. making
at least 100000 in all. OF these mil
lion living cases, II is estimated that
the health authorities have records Oi
not more than 100000 to 10000, or
one in every eight or ten, and that.
for the great majority OF cases re-
corded. no hospital, home or dis
pensary care is provided. Practically
nothing can be done to control the
spread of tuberculosis In the unre.
ported cases.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
TIMOTHY ON IRRIGATED LAND
Flooding From Field bitches Is Most
Popular Method-Sol Should
Determine Distances.

Probably more irrigated land on
which timothy is grown is irrigated
by nooting from field bitches than
In any other way When this system
is used, bitches are plowed from the
lateral ditch to different parts OF the
field and are distributed in such way
as to carry the water along the slopes
or ridges, from which 1t can be
diverted to flow over the surfnce OF
the soil. These bitches are made
with a plow, preferably one having
double moldboard.
The distance apart that the bitches
should be and their location are deter
mined chiefly by the character OF the
soil, the slope of the land and the
volume of water available for irri'
eating. According to Prof. Samuel
Fortier the average distance apart
that the lateral bitches are placed
Is about 80 feet; the distance may
vary. however from 30 to 40 feet to
200 feet or more.
When the water is to be turned on
the land, II Is diverted from the main
d tch into the field ditches. Dams are
placed at the proper places In these
bitches. so as to cause the water to
flow over the surface OF the land ad
!, ming the ditch. When the soil to be
irrigated from this point has become
sufficiently moist, the dam Is removed
and another is placed farther down
the ditch, from which more land Is
watered. This method OF procedure
is followed until the whole field has
| been irrigated.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
To Prevent Oat Smut.

The Minnesota method: First. thor
oughly clean the seed by rnsing 1t
through several waters. taking one
pound Zone pinU of forlnalin and
pour into barrel containing 40 to As
gallons of water. Place the grain In
a gunny sack and dip 1t into this bar
rel until you are satisfied that every
grain has been made wet. Then take
the oats out and dry them. They may
be kept for several days before they
are sown.
Farmers' champion. (Elgin, Okla.) 1912-1922, 1913-05-15
ERRORS OF BEGINNER
Element Of Common Sense Often
Is WoefulIy Lacking.
Having Blundered In Initial Move He
Now Proceeds TO Crowninq Folly
Of Purchasing Cheap Stock
Way for Success.

Practically all beginners are honest
ia their belief In the business. but 1t
seems at times that the simple ele-
ment Of common sense is wocfn!!y
lacking In the majority of cases-per-
haps because common sense Is not so
common after all, writes w. B. Thorn.
as. in Utility Pigeons.
Having blundered in his initial
move. he now proceeds to the crown
Ing folly Of which he can be guilty
he buys cheap stock because 1t is
cheap. lie is either victimized by the
proverbially conscienceless dealer. or