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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
CHOOSING THE VISITING CARD
Many Kinds to Select From. and Il
Really Becomes Simply a Matter
of Ones Own Choice.

You drop into a stationer's and ask
In casual tone for new visiting cards.
The salesman inquiries: "What kind,
madam" Hundreds Of cards are
whirled at you. You are informed
that Mrs. Murray.Lothrop never uses
old English lettering; you are assured
that Mrs. Rutledge-Harmon prefers
her cards to read with three names:
those of her husband and herself and
Of her daughter. Your husband does
not wish to use his middle name In
full, but the man across the counter
lifts his eyebrows and tells you that
Initials may have been in style when
George Washington was the first gen.
tleman Of America, but they are not
used now BY anyone who pretends 70
know social conventions.
When you have decided on the en-.
tirely correct thing. which 10 q thin
square bit OF white pasteboard With
your name in full. engraved in block
letters. shaded with the address b.
meath In the corner. then you will in
stantly wonder II It would not have
been wiser to have ordered shaded old
English lettering, which has now t.
ken the place Of plain old English, The
public will answer that question By
saying that block letters are nester.
cleaner and easier to read.
What about your husbands cards?
asks the man across the counter. Your
first impulse II to wonder Why your
husband cannot attend to his own
cards. but when you are reminded that
1t Ia In better taste for the cards Of
the family to correspond in size and
lettering you turn to the task with
more confidence. You choose an oh.
long bit Of pasteboard with his name
In full preceded by Mr.. and followed
In the lower corner with his address.
You sigh. This task is done for the
year. you think. At the moment Of re-
lief the man across the counter asks
whether all Of your husbands cards
shall bear the name Of his club. Now
this is the one question for him to de.
eide. There is also the question OF the
bill-it is wise plan to let him de.
eide on paying that, too--as his share
OF the bargain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
Human Mature,

why Is It," asked the curious gussS
that poor men usually give larsss
Ups than rich men?" Well, sub
SAID the waiter. who was somethtns
Of philosopher as well. looks to ma
IKE de po' man don't want nobody 70
hnd out he's po'. and de rich man DOM
want nobody to ind out he's rich."-
souLhs Companion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
ktccHN

Lscescs belongs TO the pea n
tstch family. and grows Wild. he
slant commonly reaching q height Of
about four feet. It !s the lorE,
straight root Which is OF commercial!
sslue. No means have been adopted
Tor cutting the plant, which requires
about three years TO reach maturity
- for iIpprovlug It's corditinA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04
WASTE.

BNr Archibald O. Iie used 70 Q
story OF aScotchman. Tho much I, q
hts own will. was persuaded to 44 Q
holiday. He went to Egypt and -
tied the pyramids. After gazing for
some time at the Great pyramid hs
nutt,red: MAN, what 4 lot OF mo .op
work not 10 h. ~ in ar ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-10-04

Fcoson ,tF1 Tie ball ercGncsl
bah! Bas~ lell Is a regular ski,
game. Hare paid my money 10 sea
a same, and tie game is called On
account Of darkness, with the scora
nothing to nothing.
Dobson-Hedvens man. That is men.
ally considered Il great game.
Hobsoa--les; but l think they
should give one run for his money
anyhow.-Puck.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

years ago. Later. when 1t was more
generally grown. hogs. II they were
we'll behaved, would get bite now
and then. But 1t wasn't for horses.
Some farmers had tried It and in
sisted that 1t did not agree with their
work animals. 1t was too laxative,
they said; entirely out OF order as a
horse feed. But In late years West
ern formers have used It very sue
cessfully as horse feed. This test
simply proved the assertions of some
OF the more enthusiastic Of these
farmers. If alfalfa can live up to the
honors 1t received In this contest 1t
can easily qualify az the poor mans
hope. When fed in the proper pro-
portions II proved a much more val
liable roughage than timothy, prairie.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

getting corn. Close observation on
this were made OF course It's too
bad to explode such fine old theory.
but 1t couldn't be helped. 1t seems.
Hereafter you might just as we'll say
that Prince is feeling his alfalfa or
his corn. Doubtless alfalfa would be
the better word---it's SO very stylish
just now.
When seventeen selected rattons
are tried out against one another in
a test such as this one at Fort Riley,
the interesting results obtained are
many. and they are valuable. In ad-
dition to those already mentioned the
experiment disclosed other facts about
feeds, the most important OF which
are given here. briefly: Oats proved
to be slightly better for work horses
than corn when fed with timothy or
prairie hay. Corn and oats proved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

more valuable than corn alone BaRM
ley has practically the same feeding
value as oats. Bran Is worth mor4X
pound for pound. as part of a rats
for a work horse than alfalfa nn@0E3
Other feeds may be substituted In p@14
for oats with excellent results but wttA
practically no reduction in cOme%
Timothy hay proved TO be OF sltGA&SS
ly more value than prairie hay ~ ~
could be credited ia. any ration u11l
in this experiment. Horses gett11
bran, oil meal or alfalfa hay ah0N
the best condition. The g&MeG
health and condition of work h0r
is greatly influenced by the rtxulAx
and manner Of feeding. AbfiitY
detect individual peculiaxttte0
animals plays Z very Important p
In successful feeding.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

or any other hay. and was cheaper.
There was no evidence Of laxativeness
and no indications of softness or lack
Of wind.
But alfalfa that Is to be fed to
horses, 1t was discovered. must be cut
when 1t is in full bloom. Ordinarily.
alfalfa Is cut when only few bios
SONS have appeared. The early cut
hay and the last cutting, which make
the pea-green alfalso so much desired
by dairymen and cattle feeders, Is not
SO satisfactory for the horses. 1t con-
tains too much water: or Is too
..washy'' as horsemen say. So. to
make alfalfa hay a satisfactory horse
feed II must be cut and fed properly.
Another discovery of this expert
ment--and this may disappoint you
was that horses which ate oats did
not show any more spirit than those
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

so on. Grain was fed three times a
day, beginning at $50 in the morn
ing, and hay once. at night. They
were watered in the morning about
two hours after being fed. and in the
afternoon they were turned into an
exercise lot after returning from their
work. They had access to water In
this lot and remained there until feed
ing time at night.
Though the experiment was made
with army horses, DIR. Campbell says
the results are just as applicable to
the feeding OF farm and city horses.
The work done by artillery horses
every day is equal to that done on the
average farm.
Your grandfather would have hoot-
ed at the idea of feeding, alfalfa to
horses. That crop was not then
known for Its adaptability as feed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
MAGNIFICENT OLD
Continued from First Page

feature of general agriculture con-
eidered 1t seems so especially adapted
Il In hard to decide which branch II
will be most lucrative to follow.
AlfAlfa---Its Value.
The name itself Is supreme. because
its literal translation means The
Best Fodder" Arabian for Alfalfa Is
Al-fac-cah, meaning Best Fodder"
alfalfa, according to different sections
Of the world In which IT is grown. is
known by many different names. But
in all these sections. whether by the
namo OF Lucarne. Spanish Trefoil.
and many others. II Is everywhere
acknowledged a. The Best Fodder"
The record OF alfalfa being actual
iy THE Best Fodder seems to go
back almost to the commencement of
human records.
We md that the great warrior
Xerxes uscd II as O roughage for the
horses which drew his chariots in the
campaign against the Greeks. 400 e..
c., with his 2.oo0.0 900 men.
Later we ind the Romans, In their
war against Greece, when they re-
turned to Rome, took with them this
valuable plant. which was original
" taken to Greece by the sPersians.
II has been stated that julius
Caesar. In later years. claimed that
tho conquest Of Greece was well re-
paid by the finding OF alfalfa Guilt
waited In that conquered country B. c.
14S.
Tho name alfalfa Is derived from
the Arabic. and II Is reasonable to
suppose that the Moors OF Northern
Africa were responsible for It's intro
duction into sections OF Europe. such
a. Spain.
Mexican alfalfa Is regarded as OF
supreme quality. But few people
realize that this plant was introduced
into Mexico In the fifteenth century,
whom Cortex. the Spaniard, made a
campaign against that section of this
continent. conquered it and later dis
covered California.
In the same century. viz, the fif-
tenth, 1t was introduced into the Caro-
linas by Sir Walter Raleigh, with his
expedition financed by Queen Eliza
beth. who was directly responsible for
the colonization plans of the English
people But 1t is well known tina,
these expeditions were not successful
on account Of the war with Spain, and
agriculture In that section. for con-
siderable time, was in state OF col
lapse.
But English records show that the
Raleigh and Drake expeditions to the
Carolinas took with them alfalfa
Alfalfa was grown in Southern Cali.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
RICHMOND /! 70. N! !!
lContinhed from First PaGe.l

the buying in cash in large Quanti-
ties, thus securing discounts, to the
economical conduct of the big store IT.
self, every effort will be made to give
the consumer food. raiment and
household necessities at the lowest
possible price. Even the detail OF
delivery service has boon inquired out.
and the customer who takes home
his own bundles. will be given a lower
price than the patron who must needs
have his purchases delivered.
Unique Stock Selling Scheme.
In order to reduce the cost of sell
ing the stock and to encourage the
small investor. the promoters nave
adopted a unique endless chain fea-
ture whereby each subscriber to stock
becomes a solicitor II he so desires ana
IA allowed 10 per cent commission on
each share of stock he secures In
the enterprise to be added to his hold
ings in stock. When the stock is all
subscribed there will be between 3D.
900 and $4,000 stockholders All OF
these people will naturally trade at
the store where their money is In
vested and where they will secure a
norton Of II back in dividends. while
thousands Of others will take advan-
tage of the low cash prices Of the new
store.
throughout Europe and the north
western section OF the United states
the success Of these cooperative stores
has been phenomenal. and there IL
every reason to believe that the Rich
mond enterprise, which has adopted
the best features of these stores Will
prove an even greater financial sue
cess and as well AZ an eminent FACTOR
In reducing the cost of living IN the
community.
The new enterprise has behind II
some Of the most prominent and sue
cessful business men and farmers In
the city and State.
These are the officers:
Officers and Directors
President--W. d. Duke-assistant
TO the president OF the Richmond
rrederfcksb urg and Potomac railroad
First Vice PRESIDENT. O. Sandy
farmer. Burkeville.
Second Vice President--w. J. Whit
lock. trustee. Central Trades and La
Dor council. Richmond.
Third vice-President--C.P p. CABOT
assistant manager Allen & Gintel
company.
Secretary and Treasurer-C. D
Coleman. merchant, formerly witt
Spence e. Nunnamaker.
Following is the proposed board OF
directors:
George w. Bahlke. mayor of High
land park, superintendent Metropol-
itan Life Insurance company.
]. H. Chappeii. OF J. Fl. Chapel
g. Bro, plumbers
J. A. Connolly. OF J. A. Conneil,
h Company real estate.
william C. Schmidt, OF Herman
Schmidt, grocers.
l. L. Scherer. general claim agen'
OF Chesapeake and Ohio.
II. 8. Winston, general manager
Miller Manufacturing company.
Captain W. Fl. Owens, master me
chanic Southern Railway shops.
r. r. Bowden. president Richmond
typographical Union. No. 90.
DIR. John r. Ragland. j., Chester
feld county.
Captain John A. Hutchinson, tooac
conist-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
SOUTHERN RAILWAY


480.67S. or 1855 per cent. There was
expended on maintenance OF way and
structures ts.2T5.b53. an increase of
$1,Aa4,tS3. or 1929 per cent and on
maintenance of equipment sli,2so,-
337. an increase OF $I.isi.s 64. or 1853
per cent.
Tho ratio Of operating expenses and
taxss to total operating revenues, ex-
GLIDING auxiliary operations, was
7s.eS per cent. an increase of i.49 per
cent, over last year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

Purpose.
Establish Department Store and Mail-Order
House, and when expedient, organize and conduct
a Savings Bank or Trust Company, Produce
Exchange or any branch of either business.
Home Office, Richmond, Va.
Location of Department Store, Seventh and
Franklin Streets former postoffice and United
States Government building, being remodeled by
the owner and can be added to as needed).
CLASS OF MERCHANDISE: All department
lines Best styles, first and medium grades
preference given to union-made and staple lines.
Ownership.
An extensive distribution of stock among all
classes business men, clerks, mechanics, railroad
men, farmers and professional men.
Method of Financing and Control
COOPERATIVE: All subscribers selling
stock; all stockholders having only one vote
Organization.
INCORPORATED: One class of stock, divi-
dends to stockholders, neither limited guaran-
teed President, Secretary and Treasurer with
Directors selected for their ability, reputation and
representation of the expected purchasers OF the
stock and patrons of the store. s7sf
Officers
President. w. D. Duke.
s Ess E Saa %soc.
s ss.Td and TTeaaarer Coleman
P Cadet ASSISTANT Manager Allen Ginter Sfaneh
D Coleman Merchant formerly -Nunna
D Duke Assistant President Richmond Frederoks-
J. wh1;loes ' Rsessmi.s trustee Central Trades
A George Bahke Mayor Of Highland
e Rehmond
Nc; g es.nn.n Of J. + cn.pDe, Bro. plumbers
! a connsiiy ' or > \ connsily c.. real estate
Captain H Owens. Master Mechanic Southern halfway
S' VIM C Schmidt of Hermann Schmidt. srocers
/. scherer. general claim agent Chesapeake and Ohio
winston general Miller Manufacturing Co
facturers. professional and business men
Operative Management.
An experienced bonded General Manager, en-
ploying and directing Department Managers and
having full control subject to the approval OF the
officers and directors.
Suggested Methods.
Strictly cash, or discount to cash customers;
an allowance when packages are carried by pur-
chasers, charging for service only where service
is wanted.
Savings in Department Store.
Low rent, cheap insurance, staple lines and
free advertising by stockholders-in itself suffic-
lent to pay large dividend on the stock.
Trade inducements.
CENTRAL LOCATION. BEST TRANSPOR-
TATION POINT. 22s feet window display. All
department lines Ga cosmopolitan store). PRICE
AND QUALITY INDUCEMENTS. UNION
MADE MERCHANDISE Patronage and influ-
ence of stockholders, with FREIGHT, EXPRESS
PARCEL POST AND TIME-SAVING ADVAN-
TAGES TO MAIL-ORDER CUSTOMERS, cover.
ing a SCORE OF STATISTIC profitable Gus.
toners of Western mail-order houses, buying most
" EASTERN made goods-VIRGINIA FARMERS
BUYING OF RICHMOND MANUFACTURERS
BY THE WAY. OF CHICAGO, AND THE CON
SUdER PAYS THE FREIGHT.
Office: 9TH and Franklin SITS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
Now, as to How You Can
Own These Shares:

Below we have outlined the plan
whereby any one can become PARK
owner of THE UNION STORES,
INC. Read 1t carefully.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
How You Save:

First of ali, you buy everything you
want, from matches to houses, at far
below the market prices-and furth-
or, EVERY DOLLAR YOU SPEND
WITH THIS ENTERPRISE WILL
HELP SWELL THE EARNINGS
YOU DERIVE FROM YOUR
SHARES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
Here |. the Plan Which Will Do This +:

On this page outline a plan whereby you can.
with thousands of others, become your mer-
chant-by becoming part owner of large concern
handling everything you need.
You can see that buying for thousands this con-
Germ can secure the very lowest prices And selling
thousands of partowners. do business at
a smaller margin of profit than any merchant in
business today.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19

The demand was never greater, conditions
more promising and the location more suitable,
for cooperative enterprise than the one in which
you are asked to take stock. -.
The Southern cities supporting Northern
Syndicate chains of department stores Hal
SHOES, CLOTHING, FIVE AND TEN CENT,
FOOD STUFF and all other kinds of stores, while
the rural sections are buying of Western mail
order houses FARMING IMPLEMENTS,
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, CLOTHING, GRO
CERES and even VIRGINIA lumber, made into
pattern HOUSES and shipped back, with exten-
siye double freight and profit charges attached
RICHMOND, the gateway of the South, has
become not only comparatively LARGE CITY,
bnt leader in general progress manufacturing
enterprises lover 1,700 large and smalD, building
operations, banking, jobbng, and has the most
successful business mems organization, and II the
enterprise and loyalty manifested IN UNION
STORES, INC. by the large number OF al! classes
of people that have considered the matter Is as
heartily supported by the public Richmond will
shortly have the LARGEST COOPERATIVE
DEPARTMENT STORE AND MAIL-ORDER
HOUSE. BANKING and PRODUCE EXCHANGE
business in the country, which will attract trade,
attention and population to this city, establishing
a PROFITABLE INVESTMENT for its stock
holders, REDUCING THE COST OF LIVING
and ENCOURAGING THRIFT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
Success of COOPERATIVE Stores.

Throughout Europe and the Northwestern por
ton of this country practically every section has
thriving cooperative stores. Their average sue
cess is phenomenal.
The Army and Navy Cooperative Society of
London, for the year 1911 paid total dividend
of s183, 500 (about $900,000) upon capital stock
equal to about 100000. Shares of this company
originally costing shilling (about twenty-five
cents) are now selling for $500 each.
In 1909 the aggregate membership recorded IN
such societies in the United Kingdom was 1884,
236, having capital stock of $226, 1866 and an
annual trade of nearly $660,000,000 The annual
profits in 1911 were over $59,000000 equal to %
per cent available for dividends, after selling at
low prices.
The merit of cooperative store is the pur
chasing power and influence of large number OF
stockholders, and the regularity and certainty OF
their purchases of given lines enabling such store
to buy in large quantities at reduced prices For
the PROTECTION of these stockholders our plan
provides an EQUAL VOTING POWER TO ALL
STOCKHOLDERS, which will prevent its ever
being controlled by any syndicate that might Sc
cure controlling interest in the company.
Cooperation in Selling Stock.
To REDUCE THE EXPENSE of selling stock
in small shares average cost Of selling stock in
cooperative stores, 80 per cent?, and to encourage
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
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Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-04-25
Ball Team
For Beach
Local rams Hold Meeting We'd
nesday Night and Organize
For Season.

The baseball fans gathered
Wednesday night at Rosenberg
& Lewison' store and organized
for the season of 1913. There
was a good attendance present
and Vim. Rosenberg was chosen
as manager to look after the ar
ranging of games, etc., while Z.
F. Smith was elected as playing
manager of the team. The base
ball association which owns the
park will have charge of the fin
ancial end of the team and look
after the grounds, gate receipts,
etc., and will work in junction
with Mr.. Rosenberg.
1t is the intention to have an
all-home team, there being an
abundance of promising materia!
and the making up of a team will
be left to MIR. Smith who will also
have charge of the boys during
practice and workout. The first
game of the season will lbe with
Wibaux or Sentinel Butte and
will be played May 4 on the home
grounds.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-04-25

That successful scenic comedy,
"A Cowboys Girl" at the Beach
opera house Tuesday evening,
April 29.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-04-25
MARRIED

On April 10th, at the home of
the brides father. Rev. ]. w.
Dudley, occurred the marriage OF
Daisy Dudley Clark, of Carlyle,
Montana, and Charles M. Fulton,
of Williams. S. Oak. The happy
couple took their place before
Rev. Dudley at E p. m. and by
the sweet and simple ceremony Of
the Christian Church the two were
soon made one. Thus the sanction
of God was given to the union
already sanctioned by man.
The bride was attired in pref
ty gown of white French serge
trimmed in white messaline and
cream macrame lace. The groom
wore the conventional wedding
suit. Shortly after the ceremony
a dainty two-course luncheon was
served by Mrs. ]. A. Dudley and
Mrs. Claude H. Virts. Only the
immediate relatives of the bride
and groom were present.
Mr.. Fulton is man of sterling
worth and character and those
who have made acquaintance can
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1913-04-25
School Will
Present Play
Annual High School Play Will
Be Given at Opera House On
May Z.

college Chums' will be pre-
sented at TIE Beach opera house
on May 9TH By the pupils of the
Beach high school. 1t is a three
act comedy OF college life. The
following is a synopsis and cast
IF characters:
Franislyn Risley. Ph. D. Dean of Clin-
ton University =. Clyde Livermore
Frederick Won Weber. a professor of
Germnn ........>. Albert Tobias
Wallace Findley, known as The Babe
........... Albert Blackburn
Howard Thornc, known as The Bull
ley" ............ Dale Delany
Arthur Ningsbury, captain of the
Varsity team 500. Hunter Patrick
Paul Drsmore, a sophomore
Alvin Hoverson
Clifford Paige, manager of the Varsity
team ........... Russell Letson
John Findlay, father of Wallace
-............... Harry kastein
Alec. colored attendant
.............. Raymond Noyes
Mrs. Asaira Dinsmore, mother of Paul
Grace Dinsmore. her daughter
........ Hazel Chrysler
Toby spraguc. daughter of the watch
man ............... Cora Finkle
The action occurs at Clinton college
"a small university near New York
City.
Synopsis of Incidents.
ACT l.-Scene-a room in the
Frat" House. about FIVE o'clock of a
September afternoon. Arrival of coll
legc students. The hazing of Wallace.
the freshman. The Bully's crushing
defeat.
ACT l.-Scene-same as in act /.
Time November of the following year.
Paul Dinsmore in trouble, Wallace
shacks his father by Dad. I'm in love-.
The German professor counting Paurs
terrible dilemma and temptation. His
robbery of the college teams funds.
under Thorin's compulsion. Wallace
accused of the crime.