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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

I'd NocY rsEsTro. Quick .rcii.s
QIkS& - y swelling snort breath
soou removed, ofrn en- tire relief n IS "
~ q DAYS. Trial treatment sent FpCE
~ wrste o.. r. a. e<ssss Sos. - Z Risslx- C
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

A number Of incubators and brood 10
e-s have Just been received at the
state Normal School. at Harrisonburs.
where scientific poultry breeding Is 70
10 taught. The public schools Of
Rockingham County are also taking
IN this study. and throughout the
county poultry clubs are being organic
cd b. Miss Rhea Scott. the supervisor
Of rural education.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09
The Hanover Times says;

large and modern canning factory
e being built at Sandy Point, III Wes.
rnoreiand County. by T. l. 1il'i.n. y.
Hague, to be operated IN co,.
,-S,b The W. ]. Courtney Company
80 Nundv Point. This concern
-,,s number OF factories, and Is
,arbaos the largest single canning II
+erest in Eastern Virginia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

fax DAYS. They were found TO be most
sstisractory in construction as well as
10 the satisfaction they are giving III
aiding in the generation OF the elec-
t-ic current. and there il every reason
to believe that those representing tle
power company and the constr uC1.o''
Contractors will recommend the accept
ance of the same
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

Tho Southwest Time tells us tna'
.ha email acceptance test OF the wagon
wheels installed in connection with
100000, ~ nf the I'D
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has prepared plans for re
modelling its station at Lexington at .
cost Of about $4,000.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

In ali the excitement Of dealers Sales IS well to
out for yourself II you want Piano now, you OF cou
OF AI-one that will SATISFY long after the price IS
every dollar OF your panomoney the utmo
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-09

The NartinsvilIe caunery has been
bouxht BY r. J. Davis. of that town,
and will be operated extensively this
season II the frost spares the early
vegetables and fruits. and IL the to-
rnato crop is good
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Selective Employment.

From the Engineering Magazine.
The question of assigning men to that
work which they are best fitted to per-
form affords a we'll equipped employment
bureau its great opportunity. Careful
and reasonable methods have proved sin
gularly fruitful, necessarily the work OF
employing men is o specialized function
and must be conferred in one department
Necessarily too, there should be a contin-
uous process of selection which VIII Iur-
n!sh list of eligible candidates for every
vacancy likely TO occur at any time. mus
the necessity for haphazard selection al
the final moment Is to some extent over
come. This work is as vital 10 the sue
cess of any plant as well appointed eA-
perimental laboratory. and II Justires
suitable investment to provide Tor It's up
keep. 1t is worth while iHvestlgaung
carefully two hundred applicants who Will
never be employed IL by so doing the
right man at the right time becomes
available. The hiring of an employe, no
matter in how subordinate capacity, is
as important matter as the purchase OF
a high priced tool. Once hired, the new
conner should DE made to feel that sub
ject only to unexpected exfgencies OF
business. his place in the organisation Is
a permanent one, which he need Forfeit
only for the gravest misconduct. III he
should prove iil-adapted to the job Tor
which he has been engaged he should be
assigned to another and his latent capa-
bilities developed to the best possible ad-
vantage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Hydroelectric Power in Farming.

From the Engineerin. Magazine
The possibilities of the use Of HYDRO
electric power in connection with farm
ing and agricultural work are MANY.
and offer one OF the most promising
fields of the future. The unqualified
success that the application of electric
power has had ia this line of work in
dicates that il has become a factor of
much Importance. that il must be con-
sidered as affecting both the cost and
quality Of the products of modern
farms. Compared to other forms of
applied power, the chief advanta ges
cleanliness and fiexibility in applica-
ton. Power can be readily and eco
ironically distributed to the scattered
location of the various buildings. where
the cost of providing separate engines
would be practically prohibitive. Fire
risk is reduced To II minimum. which is
Of greatest Importance on isolated
farms where fire-fghting appliances
are limited. With number of motors
installed for the various classes OF
service, the operating periods can be
50 arranged as to secure a very good
load factor. thus making the cost of
power Il minimum.
The use Of electricity for the stimu-
lation of vegetable growth Is now be
ing extensively investigated. and IL is
surprising to note the number of ex-
ner.mcnts that have been made, the
prominence Of the men conducting
them and the results which have been
obtained. although yet on very
small scale. The lead of Europe is
being followed TO some extent III
America and. the results obtained
abroad have been duplicated here. In
the near future we will undoubtedly
know more shout this subject. and be
in a better position to determine wheth-
er OF not these principles can be utii-
lied 10 practical advaGage-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Forbearance of the Smoker.

From the New York World
There are great many smokers. most
of them men, some OF them women.
They pay a large part of the $40. 600. 900
OF internal revenue that is derived from
tobacco and a considerable portion of
the 100000 900 of customs. In many
cases they are taxed otherwise. Speak
ing generally. we should say that they
are desirable citizens
Yet the tendency is to crowd these
people off the earth. Everybody wants
their money. but because q few take Of
Tense at their smoke and because smok-
ers as a rule are well hammered phi
iosophers, regardful of the feelings of
others. they find their personal rights
or tastes more and more restricted.
Persons In a position to forbid smoking
evidently need to be warned against
yielding too readily to the demands of
people whose obsession is limited to a
small number Smokers may never get
together and carry their flaming cigars.
pipes and cigarettes into Africa. but If
they should they would make some of
the present-day rules and regulations
look foolish in the extreme.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
ANCIENT AND NOBLE PREFIX.
The Irish 90 Extolled by a Fortu-
nate Heir.
tier TO the New York Tribune.

Letter TO the New York Tribune.
II is a pity so many people here drop
the Irish O. for it is a prefix of nobility
that is the oldest in Europe. Many of our
best Dutch families in New York came
here without a surname, but there is not
a family in Ireland possessing a surname
in o that has not borne that surname
since, at least. the twelfth century. That
is surely a nigh distinction and proof of
social standing that Ireland's fall from
her high estate cannot obliterate i be-
lieve that Venice has families whose sur
names date from the ninth century. but
with that exception Irish surnames are
the oldest in Europe.
Under compulsion of the penal laws
many people in Leinster adopted English
names, but these people belonged mainly
to the lower classes. and the names they
adopted-Smith. Carpenter. Cook. Butcher
showed their occupations and the mean
ing of their Irish surnames. Such names
always bore the Mac, and in IrelandS
whole history you will find nowhere in
her ancient nobility a family bearing
name associated with any trade or occu-
patton nor any such name with the d
prefixed Howard or Hogward, the most
aristocratic name in Britain, would have
been borne only by hereditary swine
herds in the old Irish world.
Other evidence shows the high rever-
scendant, was held. Thus it is rare in
Scotland, an Irish province to which only
the poorer Irish enigrated The o, more
over, was never prefixed to names begin
ming with tire word Giolla (servanD, seen
in the Scotch "gilly- ODOnovan. the
celebrated translator of the Annals of
the Four Masters" says: Throughout
the Annals of the Four Masters only one
OGiolla, namely, OGiolla Phadruig ukil-
patrick, occurs, and that in only one In
stance, and / have no doubt that this is
a mere error of transcription. These an
nails were complied In the seventeenth
century by the four masters from more
ancient manuscripts and they contain
every existing Irish name
The belief prevails in parts OF Ireland
and Europe that only five families rightly
bear the O-the ONeils. high monarchs
of Ireland and kings of Ulster: the O'Don-
neIs princes of Tyrconnell; the OConors,
kings of Connaught; the O'Briens. kings
Of Thomond. and the O Flahertys, princes
Of lar Connaught. Sir Henry Piers wrote
i'm 16s2: Such as have prefxed We're
of old. superior lords or princes, and such
as have Mae were only great men, viz,
lords thames, etc Il would rather be
The O'Neil of Ulster than King OF
SPAIN" declared the immortal Shane
o. NELL to the British Elizabeth. when re-
quested to change his Irish title for an
English dukedom. and as such, claiming
freland's throne, he died
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Virtues of the City.
rom the Philadelphia Press

From the Philadelphia Press.
1t ought not to escape the attention
of the thoughtful that there is some
thing more than mere sanitation in the
recent report of the New York bureau
of health giving the death rate of cities,
which sets out the great centers of popu-
lation in Europe and America in such a
favorable light. from a hygienic point OF
view This report has naturally aroused
a great deal of attention and it's vital
statistics have been appreciated at their
full value. But. of course. a city IS
something more than a human exchange
in which nothing is taken account of eX-
cept births and deaths. 1t might easily
be that favorable death rate would not
in itself tell the whole or the best story
of a great city, though in the final
analysis of human life and happiness this
one factor is perhaps better index OF
all that goes to make life agreeable and
civilization possible than any other. 80
that specialists might very we'll be eX-
cused who see in this one factor-the de-
creasing death rate-evidence OF the high
Industrial, social, moral and spiritual
civilization of any city under discussion
Reports of this character are as a
breath of fresh air in an otherwise rath-
err hectic and somewhat fetid discussion
that goes on about the evil or cities,
through the wellmeant, but often III
informed efforts of many who talk loudly
i'm favor of improving civilization. but
do so without considering the long eX-
perience of mankind. No matter how
we'll meant such eXtravagant statements
may be. they are wholly opposed to the
experience of mankind from the very
earliest dawn of history. This unqualified
arraignment of cities as evil per Sc is
opposed to all the facts of centuries as
must be obvious to anyone who considers
the amazing benefits that have accrued
to the civilizations of all those peoples
wherein the city has played the impor-
tant and leading part Indeed. for most
of the great nations and great peoples
with which we deal in history the ear
Hest beginnings of any life at all that
was other than a futile struggle against
nature. with man a little bit above the
animals. was in cities. The civilizations
of Egypt. Babylonia. Assyria and Greece
and Rome. were all city civilizations.
This inspiring progress of civilization
through the greatness of city states,
and the greatness of states in which
leading cities were the important cen
tiers of government despite all the evils
that may be inherent when human be-
inss crowd together, has ever been a
feature and factor In the history of
all peoples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Gettysburg Was Not Decisive.
r TO the New York Sun

Letter 10 Tue NEW ioih Sun.
1t matters not whether Greasy does or
does not recognize Gettysburg as a deci-
sive battle 1t was anything but decisive.
President Lincoln was one of the first to
discern that Meade's overwhelming vic
tory did not signify the early close Of the
war This is what he wrote to Gen.
Meade just after Lees retreat:
| do not believe you appreciate the magnitude
of the misfortune involved in Lees escape. He
was within your easy grasp. and to have closed
in upon him would, in connection with our other
late successes. have ended the war. AS 1t Is, the
war will be prolonged indefinitely. Your golden
opportunity Is gone. and am distressed immeas-
uraby because OF II.
The war went on as Lincoln predicted,
and with no abatement in its fury for a
period of twenty-one months From May
to July alone Gen. Grant lost over 50 600
Zen In his advance from the Rapidan
to Richmond. and in the same year the
National Capital was panic stricken by
the approach of the forces of Gen Early
Subsequent developments in Virginia are
too well known to call for comment Nor
is IT necessary to dwell at length on the
furious fighting in the west after the
Gettysburg fight. especially at Franklin,
Tenn, and Atlanta and elsewhere In
fact the entire war zone witnessed almost
ceaseless bloody battles from the date
Of Lees defeat IL, July. 1868. to his sur
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
INDUSTRY SHOWS GROWTH.
Blast Furnace Statistics for 1909 Re-
ported by Census Bureau.

The blast furnace industry in the United
States in 1869 employed 3s.429 wage earn
ers according to statistics of the bureau
of census. To these employees was paid
24Gs6. $50 in wages.
The value of the products was report
ed at S3a1 .429 2S;. but the cost OF mate
rails was S320 6s7,SS9 The production of
all kinds of pig iron amounted to 25,651.
7s9 tons. The average cost of materials
per ton of pig iron was ST. 20. or $40 per
cent of the average value per ton of pig
iron produced.
There has been an increase in the aver
age annual pig iron product per wage
Garner from 65 tons in 1889 to 36S tons in
1899, 474 tons in 1904 and 66S tons in 1909.
The average tonnage per wage Garner for
the largest plants is much higher.
The thirteen establishments producing
over 10000 tons of iron each employed
9195 wage earners in 1909 and reported
an output of 1O3Si,1i6 tons of iron, an
average of 100 tors per wage Garner.
During the period of forty Years since
1870 the population OF the country in
creased 1873 per cent. while the pig iron
production increased 300 per cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Shop Organization and Tree Culture

From the Engineering Magazine.
The organization Of a shop may be
likened unto a tree which, bursting from
the seed, grows first as a straight sap
ing, to branch later In all directions as
the sun and the air and the earth lend
their nourlshment. AS the tree which has
grown to maturity without care or at
tention bears evidence of its neglect in
Its twisted. broken and dead limbs and
In It's SCARED and rotten trunk. 50 does
the accidental organization evince the
lack OF training by its poorly balanced
members, by its lack Of harmony and by
the DEAD limbs which ii carries, a drag
TO the healthy living part and a start
ing point Tor the rot which. II not pre-
vented. Will slowly but surely contain
Saate the whole. But like the carefully
nurtured tree. watched over by the gar
dener. It's trunk straight and unmarried.
It's limbs green and leaf-burdened to
thelr Ups. with dead branches pruned
away. thing of symmetry. beauty and
strength. stands out the organization con-
ceiVed Tor the purpose. which warrants
us being balanced in all its parts. har-
monioYf1 and effective.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Problems of the Large Employer.

From the Engineering Magazine.
In the small factory. frequently man
aged by resident owner. the continu-
ance of system OF direct contact be-
tween employer and worker has gener
ally operated to maintain and perpetuate
harmonious relations. The problem be-
fore the large corporation-owned plant Is
to provide that ready touch which. by
emphasizing the essential community OF
interests. establishes a sense of unity and
fellowship. II can be done only by max
Ing this oneness of aim and interest a
reality. and not merely the occasion for
pleasant speech-making. 1t cannot be
done by reducing wages: 1t may be done
by dividing profits. Success depends
principally on an unfailing insight into
the needs and problems of the body Of
employees. and that insight can only be
obtained by sharing the problems Of man.
agement with the men. The degree to
which employers are prepared to go in
this direction is sound indication OF
their earnestness in desiring the removal
of the prevailing mood of discomfort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Architectural Decline Of 1890
From the Yale Review.

From the Yale Review
We all know what our own coleman
was like; perhaps we do not fully re-
alize how varied 1t was as between one
section and another but at least we
appreciate it's simplicity and directness'
its honesty, it's native refinement anu
delicacy, it's frequent originality. IL
isn't the same as English Georgian
sometimes it is distinctly better. ana.
however humble or colloquial. II Is
marked always by extreme good tasls'
n ANYTHING, it improved during the a.
most two centuries Of colonial grown.
and when the nineteenth century
onened il was still instinct with NE;
A half century later whore were We I!
Remember 1850. and all that date con :
notes of structural dishonesty. styilstlc
barbarfsm ana general ugliness! Here
is the debatable period. and we may
narrow it; for in 1910 and in 1920. sood
work was still being done. while In
1870. yes. in 1880. the sodden savagery
diluted with STAINLESS artifice was wide
~ prevalent. To me. this decade pc
tween 1920 and 1880 is one OF the
great moments In architectural history
for then the last flicker of instructive
art among men died away, and new
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
BIG PRICES PAID
FOR GREAT HORSES
Argentine Breeders Taking Over
Famous English Racers.
From London Tit Bits.

From London Tit Bits.
Once again Mr.. Ernest Tanner. the best
known buyer of blood stock in this coun-
try for the South American market, has
concluded a record deal having purchas-
ed Craganour, whose disqualification for
the Derby will long be remembered for
100000. Craganour's career as racer
is at an end. for Mr.. Bower Ismay, in
closing with the offer, has stipulated that
Craganour shall never run again. either
in England or the Argentine, where the
horse will go to the stud.
AS an illustrati ton Of the profits of
horse racing it might be mentioned that
Mr.. Ismay paid 5000 guineas for Craga-
nour as a yearling. and in stakes the colt
returned him s1O,990 which, added to his
sale price. makes GiO99O.
Large though the purchase price was
which Craganour commanded, it is by no
means the highest price paid for a race
horse. The record is held by Flying Fox,
which was sold for 939,375 to NJ. Blanc.
the French sportsman, on the occasion of
the memorable sale of the late Duke of
Westminsters horses at Kingsclere
The sale of Craganour recalls the fact
that breeders in the Argentine have
bought several high-priced race horses,
the last being Your Majesty. winner of
the st. Leger, for which s3o.ooo was paid.
Cyllene. sire of four Derby winners in
cicero. Minoru, Lemberg and Tagalie,
was also sold to the Argentine for 10000
guineas similar price being paid by
that country for Diamond Jubilee, the
late King Edwards Derby winner in
1900
polar star, 5000 guneas. and PETER
harrisburg. 1900 guineas, are among
other prices the Argentine has paid for
race horses whose regulations have been
gained In this country. while to the
GTnited states was sent the famous Rock
sand for E25 900. and the unbeaten Or
monde. which. after being sold to the
ststes for f12OOO was resold for the
large sum of f31 .250..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
TWELVE TWINS IN
AN ENGLISH SCHOOL
Comedy of Children Who Puzzle
Their Mothers and
Teachers.

From the London Mirror.
The Woodend Infants School here can
lay claim to a record in having no fewer
than six sets Of tiny twins attending the
school at the same time In all cases the
children are under eight years of age.
and in only one instance are the twins
boys
Their names are Elizabeth and Sarah
Mounsey. Doris and Annie DENLY, Ed
ward and Albert Firth. Martha and Lillian
Daykin. Kathleen and Evelyn Knott and
Bertha and Edith Scott.
The mothers of these twins take a great
delight in dressing their little ones as
to resemble each other. and as in three
cases the girls are also very much alike in
build there is naturally much confusion
at times.
1T is often Impossible to tell who Is
who the headmistress told me today.
and the incidents, while often amusing,
sometimes lead to little tragedies. One
pair of twins-EliZabeth and Sarah Noun
sey-were among the performers for a
school concert held recently, and each
was to sing little song. But somehow
their places were mixed up and when we
pointed to Elizabeth to stand and sing
her sister rose and said she was the real
Elizabeth. while the wrong Elizabeth
burst into tears because she could not
sing EliZabeth's song.
'One of means of Identifying the
twins is to allot each a seat TO be occu-
pied regularly. Quite frequently. how
ever, the children are not in their right
places. and then there is trouble The
poor mites themselves become confused.
Sometimes our cross examinations as to
who is who are futile that we have to
summon their mothers to identify them. "
AS I was talking to one of the assistant
teachers in the playground during play
time, charming little blue-eyed girl shy
ly sauntered up to us. 1T will soon be
time to go into school again. Doris re-
marked the teacher to the little girl. add
ing, as she turned TO me. This is one of
the twins who are so much alike "
Doris is a nice girl, aren't you. dear?"
she went on as she turned again to the
girl
But at this moment I caught sight of
another Doris t:midly peeping round a
corner. 1t was the twin sister and the
real Doris. There" commented the
teacher. Il was certain I was speaking to
Doris. and now 1t turns out to be Annie. >
Annie and Doris are so like each other
that even Mrs. DENLY. their mother, finds
it difficult to distinguish between them.
Sometimes she said. II can only tell
which is which by the color of of
beads which each wears. Annie has blue
beads and Doris 'rhite ones"
The twins all seem to have a curious
instructive feeling for each other. They
are devoted to each other. and when one
of the twins, Albert Firth. happened to
be crying his twin brother Edward also
Immediately burst into tears. 1t was the
sympathy of twinshp.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-18
Or 0ctagon !!
From Pearson's weekiy.


Lord Derby is busy arranging the de-
IA : OF the visit that King George and
']Neen Mary are 10 pay to some of the
Lancashire towns next month
These progresses are, from the royal
ties point Of view. rather monotonous.
and their nlajesties will probably be
thankful when they get to the end OF
their eight days of receiving addresses
making speechesgnd examining factories
occasionally royal progresses are
Heightened - little incidents that occur
hy the way. For instance during their
tour last April the king was watching
= clever workman making some special
KIND of pottery. and he asked a number
o. questions about the work
Il suppose You make these vases In va
rIouS shapes ne inquired
IS, your majesty" answered the pot
ter. rather clustered by the amount of
royal attention he was attracting; I'VE
makes EN- in round, square and oxygen -