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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
TWO COLONIES ARE
GIVEN PROMOTION

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE APP
pointment of Colonel John +. Wiser
of the Coast Artillery. and Co1one
Thomas f. Davis. 18th Infantry. te
be brigadier generals. was announc-
ed at the White House today Score
tary Garrison recommended the two
appointments and they were prompt
ly accepted by the president. An ex-
haustive inquiry was made prior to
the tssieceion OF these two officers
for promotion and Secretary Garri-
son said this afternoon that they were
based solely on the merit and eftt-
cheney of the men and with absolute
disregard to politics and influence.
Colonel Wiser Is now stationed al
Fort Winfield Scott, California, and
Colonel Davis is at Fort Mackenzie
Wyo.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
RIDERS OF THE WORLD
HAVE VARYING STYLES
Buffalo Bills Wild West and Pawnee Bills Far East Combine
I All of the Eccentric AS Well AS the Very Essential
Forms of Equesranism

nent. We are many-sided people
and our equestrianism partakes of our
many -sidedness. The greatest variety
of riders which any one people has
produced has thriven on the CONT
nent of North America
Going back to include the days still
In the memories OF old men living,
when the Indians. who dwelt furthest
from civilization, were armed with
bow and arrow and rode without a
saddle, we can count within the
boundaries of the Union almost every
type of rider, from those who sub
dued the steed in the era of the frieze
of the Parthenon to the faithful fam
lily "Dobbin' OF today
The high arts of the menage show
Ing the ornamental movements Of
horsemanEhip are displayed in this
years program In vivid contrast to
the rougher and uncontrolled methods
Of the horse in motion, forming the
most satisfying and exhilarating ex~
position of riding on u scale so large
and varied that it stands unmatched
in the history Of equestrian entertain
ment both in America and Europe.
and at no time is there n single trace
or semblance of the circus or Its
horsemanship. 1t ia In Il distinct class
of its own.
Richmond show grounds, Eo,ile-
ward and Broad street Saturday. Nav
24th.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

The different methods OF riding OF
the different nationaiities of the world
n Aro illustrated by the congress oil
trough riders with Buffalo Bits Wild
West and pawnee Bills Far East,
ohcying every style Of equitatior
from the great men ages of Europe
gsxo me Syrian desert; men who throw
their legs across every kind OF mount
N1tOu1 n bronco to q bride bullock.
The widely different mounts could
mot be more fully demonstrated than
sfhe two almost extreme seats of the
and the fox hunter. shown in
This seasons program.
Ill The cowboy has to be astrlde his
%pony, from a dozen hours upwards
@Eyery day; he scopes steers and drags
H0ut mired cows. and Is compelled TO
Entick to his saddle under the most
abnormal conditions. and If need be,
must have both his hands al liberty.
The fox hunter has nothing to do but
Esssit tight" and has no other occu-
Epation for his hands. except by the
Eplay Of the bit, 10 get the very best
Eberformance out Of his horse--a deli
SEAie enough operation. and not to be
quickly acquired; he uses a saddle III
(which he can sit safely over different
|obstacles. but which is convenient tt
E&Alf out Of II a horse comes down.
III "A hnntsmap rides the fattest thing
Known except d PAD: every saddle
slmuxt be as laaely adapted TO the
NERDS Of the rider as can be made
VI The home of the short seat and
ing stirrup Is the 0ccident; that %
ne long seat and short stirrup the
yDricnt
These are varied in every locality to
ouit its own peculiarities. Inherited OF
Required.
The Eastern rider clings Ia his eS-
rsmeiy short feathers, to place him
he higher above his horse in the
eharge, and therefore make him tho
more Imposing when he stands up in
M stirrups. to brandsh sc!mitar or
MATCHBOX.
The Fastener early learns 10 throw
10 horse and use him for "A rampant.
rom behind which he can fire, and
u remount rapidly and attack with
rabre, to use il in any position, at
NY gait They throw their horses al
Eailop, they pick up wounded men,
Nd going at fun speed they leap from
horse TO horse.
In matters equine. however. it is
onceded that America Is pre-emi-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

number of children had narrow es-
capes this afternoon when the steps
Leading into the graudstand Of the
baseball park collapsed under the
weight Of the youngsters parucipat-
ing in the May Day exercises Of tn"
public schools. Mrs. Samuel Fenton,
who weights nearly three hundred
notnds was the most seriously hurt.
She sustained two broken ribs ana
appears to he hurt internally.
The accident came without the
slightest warning. oyer three thou
sand school children had gone mp the
steps which mount the distance OF
thirty feet Seven hundred women
including teachers and parents had
accompanied them. 1t is supposed
that the heavy traffic weakened the
supports of the steps which were
found 10 be full Of dry rot upon
inspection after the accident
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

2bc Packers Tar Soap, cake 1Vc
25c Resfnol, cake ....... ..... iSc
$50 StiefePs, all kinds, cake 1sc
Csc Nadine ..............-.. 1Sc
CSC Nebfow's Herpicide S0ap. ~1Sc
ESQ Palmer's Skin Success Soap 21c
CSC Munyon's witch Hazel Soap 100
csc Cont Pure Olive OIL CASTLE
Soap, per pound ..........17c
Jergen's 100 Soaps, all odors,
&c, 3 for -. SOC
SOC satin Skin Cream, 2ic and.- 40
soc ManOlfna xIc
csc Euthymol Cold Cream. :. 19c
15c Oriaua, arbutus odor, Tai
cum Powder; coupon with
10 cents gets q beautiful In
dian picture framed; coupon
with each can Of Oriana Tai
cum Powder ............-. 1Oc
csc Traglc's Special half-pound
cans French Talcum Powder;
trailing arbutus, violet, car
nation; excellent quality. LILO
.5c Talcolettc, white and flesh - 19c
25c Iiehn e Fink's Riveris. f9c
500 Daggett's & Ramsdells
Cold Cream, &c, 19c, Sic. 43c
and 49, TIC
soc CoSmO Cream 4fc
SOC Stillman's Freckle Cream. $40
soc Ponds Extract Vanishing
Cream. 19c and ............39 c
soc Woodbury's Facial Cream. .2fc
soc Knowiton's Massage Cream 41c
Sf.OO Nadinola Cream. 45c and. S3c
CSC Arnica Cream ..~-.-.-.19c
csc PaImer's Rose Cream .. Ito
500 Pompeian Massage Cream.
a0c. eOc and .75c
soc Kinds Honey and Almond
Cream ...........
T5c Hagan's Magnolia Balm. :. .59c
CSC Jergen's pound cans, Rose
and Violet. 1870
Williams Karsi, Carnation and
Rose f3c
soc Java Rice $40
csc Jess Talcum Powder trail
ing arbutus ...~..-...-... S1c
CSC Spiehler's Lily Of the VAL
ley TaIcum Powder .19c
500 RED Seal" Sarsaparilla,
the ideal spring medicine =. $50
500 Celery Nervfne Compound $50
800 Tasteless Cod Liver Oil - $50
500 Compound Syrup Hypo-
phosphftes ...-..........-~ 500
800 March Root Compound. sec
soc Laxative Fig Syrup, with sy-
rup SIENNA, compound - .-.. .29c
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

500 Milan, the great pioou
tonic and body builder -.69c
Sf.75 "s. s. ST." the old relia-
BILE vegetable blood remedy, $f.3S
Sf.0O b. b. b., blood tonic and
invigorntOr .-. 49, s--.---.--.- SSc
SOC Yagcr's Sarsaparilla for the
spring fever 49,. -. .. go. .SSc
Sf.OO Bennctt's New Life. --~..79c
800 Perutone. for catarrh,
stomach troubles and dyspep-
si0 .~..~.- 80 -. -ovc
500 waterbury's Cod Liver
Oil, plain or with creosote
600 Wine OF Cartiui. the great
woman's tonic and body build
cr --..s~.~-. .~~.-. ovo
$500 Eckman's Alternative, the
great remedy for tuberculo-
sis 49,. .Sl.SD
$500 Wampole's Syrup Hypo-
phosphites ...~-..- - 100
$500 Succus Alterans. for the
blood 49, ~..-.. .-.~~~.~~~~Sz.aS
800 Hancock's Liquid Sulphur,
n remedy for eczema, skin
and blood diseases-~...~~
CSC Woodbury's Tooth Powder. 1.c
CSC Sozodont Tooth Powder--~-f9c
csc Lyons Tooth Powder
ESQ Calox Tooth Powder.
csc Arnica Tooth Soap
just received. fresh shipment Of
Pure Virgin French Olive OIL.
in glass bott1es--half pints.
csc size, fsc; pints, SOC size,
$40; quarts, 500 size-.---~7 Ito
$500 TraEle's Seamless Foun-
tain Syringe, rapid flow tub
ing. fully equipped, direct
from factory --...- 600
50c Peerless Household Rub
Der Gloves, good quality and
very useful for spring clean
ing s~~~----. ---~- 800 49, 49, 2Sc
40c one pound box OF fine As
sorted Chocolates as good as
the best (only two boxes to
custOmfT) .2fc
csc bottle Gowan's Pneumonia
Remedy .-..- 1880. ..-~- --- TIC
soc ono pint Pure Lofoten Cod
Liver OIL; just received .----. 3fo
800, $3.50 and $500 Import
ed Razors, including Wosten-
holm. Wade q Butcher, Com
niander, I. X. liz etc~s~~--.~-5sc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

soc bottle Platt's Chlorides, the
colorlcss and odorlcss disln-
fectant .............. .41C
SOC bottle Wampole's "Formo-
lid" Antiseptic Solutions;
germ killer 80. .4fc
SOC bottle &C. n" Disinfcctant.
an aid to cIcanlincss--3 sizes,
DC, 10c and SOC
CSC Overwhelmingly ger
micide, insecticide .-.--.-- f9c
CSC and soc Cabot's suIpho-
NapthoL-gcrmfcide and anti
septic, nOn-pOison or corro-
sive, 1gc and. SOC
25c bottle "LysoI," an ideal an,
tiscptic and disinfectant; 2
sizes, f9c and. ...........1 eDc
csc and 500 bottles Creoline
disinfectant, ice and. .7sc
$500 Hoopcr's Improved Hair
RestoFcr: will restore gray
and faded hair to the natural
coioF --..s...- .oSc
soc Iyon's katharion ...--. 38c
75c BarIser's Hirsutus SIC
St.o0 La Creole Hair Restorer e9c
500 Halls Hair Restorcr .e9c
Sf.00 Wythe's Sage and Sulphur.
soc and ...... SOC
soc Partisan Sage Hair Tonic soc
$500 Woodbury's Hair Tonic. 6oc
CSC Arabian Egg Shampoo Pic
soc Walnutta Hair Stain. soc
$500 Damschinsky's liquid
Hair Dye, 41c and 79c
$3.50 Imperial Hair Regenera-
tor Si.uU
Csc Palmer's Hair Success
Dressing 2Ic
CSC Nelson's Hair Dressing -2fc
soc Swedish Hair Powders 4fc
800 Delatone, for removing SUI
perfiuouS hair zoe
Zoe. 25c and SOC Peroxide Hy-
drogen. standard strength. the
most powerful and effectual
/ antiseptic known; 3 sizes
quarter pints, &c; half pints,
f0c; plnts .--->-->. ---..-15 $50
CSC one pint Crude CarboIic
Acid, for disinfecting .-.-- 100
25c Cuticura Soap, cake. ...... Ice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
HENRY MASONS TO
ERECT BUILDING

MARTINSvILLE. VA, May H.
After having the matter under con-
sideration for many months. the Pied
Of the lodge Monday night decided
to begin as soon as practicable the
erection of temple building on the
lot fronting on Church and Bridge
streets which the lodge has owned for
q number Of years.
The plans OF the building 80 far as
developed provide for one or more
stores on the ground floor, q public
hall on the second story. theIodge to
occupy the third floor. The-contem-
platedscost+ds $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
BRAZIL, GRANTS US
TARIFF PREFERENTlALS

WASHINGTON, May 17.--The
tariff proferentiais on American goods
formerly allowed by the government
Of Brazil have been restored accord
ing to a despatch to the state depart
nent this afternoon from Ambassador
Morgan, The president OF Brazil has
issued decree announcing that tho
tariff preferentials shall lie restored to
effect and remain Ia fierce until the
end Of tho calendar year, 1t has been
the practice Of Hrasi ever since the
preferentiais were fret granted to
issue Il decree for eanh year, ANNOUNCES
is,a that the pFefessailsl# Hre ia Te-
main In force, This year the euste-
mary decree was Rot issued,
In April 1t was announced that the
pTafereHiiais wHHid be Continued I'D
Ia. April 9th Fhis last deeFee makes
ltHn La =
favored goods, Throughout the yaaF
t1A1G
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

teaching IN the Dublin Female insti-
tute, hassreturned OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mer.
Mr.. William Hunterepf~ Whise<;ul
phur Springs. w. va-s wasrecentiy-ths
guest OF Mayorand Miss warburtun.
Mrs James Turner Christian leaves
Monday for The P1aanss Fanquier
county. to- visit Miss A1icosMurray
Miss, Goldie Dppiernan. OF .Rioh-
mond. 1s1rheaguesev pt .Mras VI n.
Douglass.
Mrs. D.ss.J onessbf- yewporE News.
is the guestsof her-sisters-A 1lss Gala
Powell.
Miss Nan4Johnstunwo OF Chfo.6xhsrs
for visit to her brothers Mz7 aN. 9.
Miss r. C-.serover. ofArowson~ nGd..
IS the guest OF Miss Gchenclre AtOak-
tree.
An informal dance was gfven last
Tuesday evening at tbs 6ignA PhtEp-
silon House. About ten couple were
present.
Mr.. Lionel Frost entertained worry
delightfully."- at q birthday party AZ
tbs homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. l. W. Rob-
erta. near this city last "Wednesday
evening. Those present wero Mlases
Katherine Geddy, Margaret Roberts,
Mary Ware Calf, Emily Hall ana III
bert Moncure: Messrs. @. b. Geddy.
Fred Goodwin. A. w. james, Tur-
pin and Spindle.
Mrs. w. A. Apperson, Of C0nber-
land. Nd, II the guest OF her sister.
Mira. Z. IL. HAundax1. gssss5..y- q+..a.gsssya
Mrs. l. Henley Jones. of Cnariottes-
vile, In visiting her mother, Mrs.
Graves.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
MARTlNSVILLE WILL.
HAVE GREAT FAIR

MARTTNsVILLE. VA, May IL
At n meeting OF The association
Wednesday night II was finally de-
cided TO hold fair here next fall the
date to be October G]st and with that
decision went the determination TO
make ii the biggest and best fair that
The county has ever had. The prizes
VIII be more attractive than ever.
including district prizes and general
prizes and work has already begun
TO carry the determination Of the as-
ISOLATION In to effect.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
GRETNA POSTOFFICE
IS ROBBED OF 5000

IlYNCHBuRG, VA. May 1.-THE
postoffice at Gretna. formerly Frank
I'm Junction, forty miles south az
Lynchburg, was robbed this morning
at / o'clock. the robbers getting $500
and two registered letters. The safe
was cracked with dynamite. The in
terror of the ONCE was Uttered up
with mail this7norning when the rob-
berry was discovered. A resident OF
the village was awakened by the ex-
plosion, but hearing no further noise
went back to bed without investigat-
ing. There Is not the slightest clew
as to the identity OF the perpetrator
of the crime.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

$500 Ideal Whirling Spray sy.
ringes, something you pay
$500 and $500 for .Si.f3
f0c Linen Writing Tablets 49,. 10
2Sc one pound Pure IAnen
Writing Paper - ..10C
Toe Red Cross Gauxc BAndages,
SOC one pound Absorbent Cot
ton .s-.. -. 1880. 49,. .~-.z1C
zoe bottle Root Beer Extract,
one bottle makes 8 Eallons.-., &c
foc Graduated Medicine Glasses
thoroughly accurate -. -. ~ DC
$50 one pint bottle Of Traglc's
Double Distilled Witch Hazel 1870
soc Scissors, 3, 4 and 6-inch> ->.230
$50 Pocket Knives, fmported-~30c
$1.25 Flash Lights, complet0.~o8o
SC Souvenir Cards, ono dozen. y %
soc jar Tragie's "Crcmc Lilis's
SKIN Food .~-s~.-. -. -~.~-S10
use bottle Japanese Cologne In
ounce bottles ~..~~- .~.~~>~-f1C
$50 w. III. Browns IdeaE Qua
Sf.OO Lyons Periodical DropA s46C
500 d. d. d. Remedy for1c<
zema. 2Ic and .r.-~~..---HSSc
800 Caldweli's. Syrup Repstns
no ai aa snn pn--;ciss, :crS ass
ESQ simmons Regulaton~----~190
x1.OO Sal Iaxa 1890. ~.~~..68C
soc Wyth's Efferyescent Sodium
Phosphate SO
25c Mulford's Sodium Potash~~18c
75c Boschee German Cough Sy~
rup --.-~~--.. ~....--.-A.S>.SfS
Sf.0O Swanson'ars5 Drops s-ss~sz70
soc Vital Vim -.>-~~-. .~rs-~rs31O
$1.O0 Browns Iron Bitters .-~-73o
$1.0O McGill's Orange Blossom CSC
csc Tragic Laxative Cold and
Grippe Cure No
Traslc's 40 Little Liver Pills "a sc
25c Setilitz Powder 30 sets in a
box) .1054c
sec Iapactic pills ( 100 i'm bot
ucl -~--~. -------.-.~-~~-SIc
S1.O0 GYPSY GIFT ETC
$1.00 Wyethe's Beef, Wine and
,o iron -; -;.;..----.'------ CSC
10c Mateha Safve-. -ss>. s~.6 SC
$1.O0 Mrs. Joe Pearson's Blood
Remedy 5Sc
soc Purcell 8 Ladd's Hypophos-
phites soc
SOC Warmers 5-grain 1Athia Tab
$50 Gunnell's Catarrh Cream. -17c
S1.75 Bath Rugs, beautiful pat
terms. In blue, pink and olive
green s~~~s 1890 49, $I.IS
$a.OO Bath Rings. in beautiful
/ Oriental designs and rich in
Color ~. .~~.~~.s. .. .. SLED
English style Friction Towels.
for q rundown after q cold
plunge, in six different sizes,
from see to -..-.--.. ESQ
Rubber SpOnges. tins very best
quality made, in 1--WE differ
ent sizes ..i0c, 29c, 39c, 49c, SEQ
Sponge bags, Scotch plaid. pure
silk, rubber lined. three sizes,
A2c. CSC and ~--.5c
Bathing Caps, the SWEETEST line
In the city and the cheapest. prices
ALI kinds .and~c
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

SC one pound Moth Balls -~-.3Xc
25c Harfina Soap. ----...-1Sc
75c one pound Pure Gum Cam
phor .5Vc
10c one pound Flake Naptha-
HDe ... -........ ..'.. -. '4t2C
75o one roll Tar Paper, IL
sheets. sizes 40xds inches, &c
per sheet, or roll OF 12
sheets 1888. -,-S- 33c
doc one pound Pure Persian In
sect Powder, so per cent
strength ...-.. 29o
sc Sicbert's Poison Fly Paper;
very effective, per package of
eight sheets .......- DC
soc "Tangiefoot" Fly Paper, the
kind that sticks; 3 double
sheets for Jc. or, per box OF
% double sheets -. .-..... Sic
csc Dead Sure, for bed-bugs and
ycrmin OF all descriptions;
full pint bottle ....11c
CSC PeterInan's Roach Food, a
sure thing for reaches and
ants; two sizes, DC and =. .-19c
Sulphur Candics---15c kind for Sc
csc Hoopcr's Fatal Food, for
The red water bugs. 100
Csc Stearn's Electric Rat and
Roach Paste, once tried al
ways used Lie
i5c Ruugh on Rats. .--.-..1 lie
soc Black Flag Insect Powder,
in sealed bottles, DC, 19c and SOC
Sc Swat-Stlcka Fly Swattcrs.-- 4c
ice King lily Killer Sc
25c tnseCtine. for all kinds of
vcrmiu; two sizes; squirter top
cans, 13c and. .....-....-.1 9c
15c pctcrman's Discovery Liquid
Bag Destroyer $685. ITO
Csc Squrter Top Can Dead
Stuck. for bcd-buRs, etc.. .. 10
Daisy Fly Killers, clean. attrac-
tive and effective, loc; 2 for $50
The Somers Ideal Fly Killer -. SC
csc Bei-Rou, q perfect dneti-
frice ...----.~.--. lsc
csc Shcfiicld's Antiscptic Tooth
Powder .-.~..~.. 1oc
soc Phenoi Mouth Wash. anti
septic, astringent, disinfec-
taHt -....-.- .'.--'' - -"c
CSC Tragie's Antsepdc Tooth
Powder 5000 lac
SOC one pint bottle Satural
Mouth Wash, from formula
DR.. G. II. Chapman: to in
troducc VIII sell at half price. CSC
soc Meade & Bakers CarboIic,
2fc, 45c and .-.--.---~--S soc
soc SozodonL 2fc and a 1c
Csc Euthymof, Participants
Company ..------ .-.--. Isc
soc Dowden'a Dental Fluid 4fc
soc Layorls. 2fc and ......... 41c
500 GIyco-Thymoliue, f9c. soc
and roc
SOC one pint bottle McrCk's Pure
White CarboIic Acid, most
powerful disinfectant and
getHaieitIe ....-..-..-.3fc
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
WESTPOINT BANK
ELECTS DIRECTORS

WEST POINT. VA Mav~17.-A,
h meeting OF the st0clkho1dezs OF
the Citizens" Exchange bank. mo-
held here "wednesday. The following
officers were elected for .thSssnsuina
year:
Ned Bland, president: W. r. BaSOy
second vioe-president: II. e. Topping
cashier. and r. C. Bradford. assistant
cashier. Directors: Ned Bland. w. r..
Bagby, w. c. Davis, 3. G. Garrett, n.
e. Topping, J. A. Potts. J. w. Mar
shall, r. c. Garden, r. c. Bradford
and H. 8. Bland
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
WILLIAMSBURG

WILLIAMSBURG. VA. May At
Miss Emily Hail LEFT yesterday for
Annapolis. Md. ko-vidt her brother
of thSEc1avaI -acad-
envy. Cadet Hall graduates next
month.
DR.. CIV Brown, superintendent Of
the Eastern State hospital. has re-
turned from q business trip TO Pc
tersburg.
Mrs. H. NsPhillips has as her guests
Ri Turner, Of Iynchburg> and Miss
Cato, Of Emporia.
Mtw Mary B. Jones'. who has been
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
HENSHALL BABY
WINS TWO PRIZES
BETI4E OF THE BABY SHOW IN
ROME. GA.--A HAPPY
GRANDFATHER.

Mr.. j. T. Henshall. of this city, IL
one of the happiest grandfathers in
the world He received a letter from
his son, George X, who lives in
Rome, Ga, announcing that little
Sara Jane Henshall had drawn two
prizes at the baby show in that city.
The tot proved the belle of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18

show with contenders from miles
around. and was not only the belle,
but carries the distinction Of having
received the largest number of votes
and the first prize as the prettiess
baby in the show.
Young Mr.. Henshall IS connected
with the Cherokee Insurance COM
pany. Of Rome. He left Richmond
five years ago to accept the position.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
WOMAN SUING
BRISTOL BANK.FIRM

BRISTOL. May 17,--Mrs. Trancea
Dunn. widow of Adam Dunn, has filed
suit through Attorneys Osborne and
Dunn, In the Chancery court OF Bris-
tol, seeking to recover $4,000 from
the directors of tho dcfunct Citixens'
bank, of Briatoi,
Mrs. Dunn held this amount In
stock Ia the institution, and tho fact
that It failed, ahe charges, was due
to the neglect and acknowledgement
of the directors. This Ia the flrst quit
The depeaitars, who had tAT5,000 In
the defunet bank, were saved tram lpss
NJ nN5l IT - 3a1znjH1EtnlE1
National bank, q HFintGl, took aver
their Accounts and Anroe4 n paAke ~
deposits coed, Aaiiep An 0AaloN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
STEPS COLLAPSE AND
THREE ARE INJURED

ATLANTIC CITY, May 17.---Three
persona were injured seriously and a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
UNITED CONFEDERATE vETKNGNS,
TWENTY-THIRD ANNUAL RE-
UNION, CHATTANOOGA,
TENV NAY ~ "a 10ra

TENN, MAY 27-20, 1913.
For this occasion Southern Railway
will sell round-trip tickets at extreme
ly low rates approximately one
cent per mile distance travelled. Tick cts
on sale May oath. 25th. 2sth. 27th and
2Sth. Liberal stop-oyers allowed
Round-trip fare from Richmond, I'll. IS;
Danville. $9.2o: South Boston. $3.50,
correspondingly reduced fares from
other points.
For handsome booklet on Chatta-
nooga and the Reunion, schedules and
other Information, call on nearest
agent Southern Railway, or write
s. E. BURGESS,
Division Passenger Agent,
BOT East Main Street,
Richmond. Va.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-04
A LITTLE HEROINE.
Through Wilderness and Wolves
Help Her Sick Mother.


A little heroine of the wilderness
drove into Grand Rapids. MINI to the
accompaniment Of bowls Of wolves
two hours after midnight just in time
to place her sick mother on board a
train for Duluth. where she was cared
for in a hospital.
The girl was Edith Makkala. twelve
years old. daughter Of Victor Makkala.
a settler living thirty-three miles north
of Grand Rapids. and she made the
long. dismal journey in the night in
face OF a heavy snowstorm under on
ditionS that might try the nerve Of
many ii hardy woodsman.
The girls father was at a lumber
camp where he is employed when ner
daughter believed the mother must go
to u hospital if her life was to be
saved. So she hitched their horse to a
light sled and. making her parent as
comfortable as possible in a couch on
its floor, started for Grand Rapids as
night began to fall.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1913-09-04
ForoSunny Spots,

Among the many snowy Towering
plants for very dry places none ex-
cells the common blue plumbago. 1t
is doubtful if we have another plant
that will blossom so freely under ex-
tremely hard conditions. Among her
baceous plants the common lavender
Will thrive under equally hard treat
ment and lack Of treatment. We so
freely waite" ~pOinsettias that one
would scarcely credit them with being
nearly at the top Of the list of drought
resistant plants. After the first year
IN the garden it really matters little
whether they are watered or not. In
growing and Towering season they are
both hungry and thirsty and can safely
be Watered and fortified very heavily.
and with profit too, In strictly flower
plants the common petunia viii bloom
profusely throughout our hottest and
driest months without food or water.
and seedlings seem to do as well when
left alone as when too much coddled.-
Los Angeles Times.