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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

the English each year Some of the best blue
lands have sold this year for 5000 per All and
forage crops are grown in Virginia.
Virginia grows the finest chewing tobacco in the world
The highly favored ohaccos in Henry Pittsyivana
and Halifax and other counties in increasing demand
Danve Va the greatest loose leaf tobacco market in the
world.
The Virginia peanut commands the highest price and all
trucks and crops be grown profaby the same soil
General farming is profitable in all portions of Virginia The
farmers doing better farming than before They
reading and studying modern methods of farming Agrcul
tre being taught in the high schools each congressional
district The telephones and rural delivery routes in
creased over the each year The highways being i'm
provd than before.
The State Department Of agriculture and immigration Is
giving every assistance possible the practical farmer by is
suing annual reports and bulletins all the crops that
grown the State One million bulletins distributed to
the farmers last year And by holding farmers
Institutes railway trains which traverse the State
where practical lectures are given the farmers.
Mineral Resources in Virginia.
Virginia presents probably the most promising field for
ny in It's vast OF almost known com
nercia mineral product Building stone limestone, granite
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

The winter evenings are the best
opportunity that presents itself fer the
young 10 enjoy themselves. Pleasure
Is not only desirable but essential The
only QUESTION is what sort OF pleasure
We shall seek; how to enjoy ourselves
the most without doing anything that
viii have the effect of mixing sorrow
with our Joy, or of causing sorrow to
others.
The young should meet often togeth-
ar---meet as early In the evening as
possible and be sure 10 so home early.
There are various ways to spend
pleasant evening tha@ will suggest
themselves. and IL should be one of our
duties TO help 10 please others as we'll
as To do deeds of kindness,
The young need some fun as well as
enough TO eat and sufficient To ciothe
them 1t has been we'll said. that "ali
work and no play makes Jack a dull
boy"
In country towns 1t La an easy mat
ter to get together band of young
folk for the purpose of rational enter
tainment While / am positively OPP
posed 10 what is termed club life In
our cities. see no objection to young
folk Meeting at different homes and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

Virginia the Best State to Live In
No State in the Union offers attractive Inducements
nor extends inviting hand to the home seeker than
Virginia In climate diversity of soils fruits, forests water
SIMPLY mineral deposits and variety of landscape including
mountains and valley hill dale, she offers advantages than
unsurpassed
Climate and Heathfuness
The climate of Virginia is mild and healthfnl The win.
tiers are than in the Northern and Northwestern
States or even the Western localities OF the same andes
while the periods of extreme heat in summer are
oppressive than portions OF the North lhd
diversified physical features exercise marked influence on
the climate temperature varying the several sections ac
the elevation latitude and distance from the ocean<
The variation annual temperature OF 64 degrees
the Tdewaer belt As degrees In the elevated moun
The temperature OF the state Is 90 de-
heat of the 1dewaer tempered by sea
breezes while in the mountain sections the southwest
trade winds blowing through the long parallel valleys 1part
TO them and enclosing mountains moisture borne from the
Mexico AS place to live in all the year round Nr%
gina has equal - :,
Virginia Increasing in Population and Wealth .
Virginia today the richest State IN the South excepn
Texas and growing each successive more rapidly IN
wealth and population
For saubry of climate, for kindness of soil for trans-
portaton and market facilities and Tor the hospitality OF the
people, Virginia excels them all
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
ARvoNIA

ARvONIA. VA. Oct. miss Will
lie Glover, of Manteo. James river
DISTRICTS spending some time with
DR.. and Mrs. Perkins Glover at their
home on Main street.
Mr., and Mrs William Leathers who
have been spending some time at Mrs.
Lea TIERS old home in Hartford, Conn.
have returned here and will for some
time make their home In the Arvonia
inn.
Mr.. and Mrs, Merrill X. Davis, who
have been for the past six or eight
months in Kentucky. have returned
TO Virginia to live in the future, They
have been spending some days visiting
at the home of Mr.. Davis sister, Mrs
I. Il. Anderson.
Mrs. Powhatan Staples, who for
merry lived at Lower Bremo, Flu
wanna county, but who removed with
her family to Charles City county
some years ago. is now visiting her
sisters, Mrs. +. r. Patteson and Miss
Carrie Davis. of New Canton.
Mrs. George Nicholas. accompanied
by her son, Reave Nicholas. of near
Scottsvilie, were visitors to this COM
munity on Sunday. attending all-day
services at Trinity Presbyterian
church. They motored home through
Fuyanna county.
Lewis Porter. principal of the Ar
vonia High school, visited his home
+ In Richmond ON Saturday and Sunday
of last week, returning here sunday
afternoon.
Miss Annie Nicholas, of Scottsville.
has been spending = week here ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
INSPECT YOUR ROSES DAILY
Hand Picking 10 Good Remedy fos
Familiar Old Eua-Aphis Are
Deadly Enemies Right Along.

tHy fHAN1EsE Ia ssASkSAsA -
The familiar old rose bug liz ever
+nfoecrz.- He -eass Assies In leaves
Look out for the rogue. Hand pick.
Ing 10 as good as any remedy.
Rose slugs arrive during June and
also later on. Whale oil soap keeps
them down,
\ Aphis ara deadly enemies to roses
right along, They thrive by sucking
th< rose Juice. Kerosene Ia effective
Tor house roses.
In putting out roses remember to
prepare much larger opening than
the pot. Miy scot and trifie of lime
N luke warm water and pour Into
the hole Shake the earth away and
Get the roots carefully Into the hole.
closing quickly and ratttng gently
down.
When first put Down allow only one
main stem to grow. Remove all
shoots starting from near the leaves.
Never put roses ON the north side
OF the house, because they need all
xhe sun they can get every day they
1ve.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

of an organization carried on for tho
instruction and entertainment of ifa
members should be referred to conn
nittee of one or two--the fewer this
better-so that the time can be used
for something more profitable.
Every church organization should
provide some method of satisfying tina
social Instincts OF its young people,
Il will have a tendency to keep them
from roaming to obtain that kind OF
qualification.
Young people need the society of ona
another--feel the better for II and look
better.
OF course this life was not given To
us TO spend In way that will make Us
useless. but TO be useful But tho
truth Is that some of our most useful
people are those who have the gift OF
making themselves always agreeable
My old Sunday school teacher, John
Martin, did me good on the sabbath;
but the gatherings of his class ON
Thursday evening at his home for In
structian as well as entertainment ha0
a wonderful influence for good.
1t takes good Judgment to know how
to put In your time for the best inter
ests OF yourself and others. Think the
matter over ana do the best you canv4s
Sabbath Reading
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

ivy HILL" the home Of Miss Marga-
ret Brown. She returned to her home
on Wednesday.
David Morgan. formerly of Arvonia,
now located in Logan. w. Va, visited
his home here last week, spending
several days before returning to the
West.
A. Z. Pitts visited Richmond on Sat
urday, returning that same day.
Miss Annie Williams, who has been
spending some time at Crockett
Springs. has returned no her home
here.
DR.. and Mrs. Rudd Of Bon Air. Va,
have been visiting Mrs Rudd's sister
Mrs. Charles Graham Thomas. at their
home here.
l.. n. LeSuour, of Ore Bank, is now
in Richmond, where he is undergoing
treatment in a hospital. His daugh.
ter. Mrs. Charles w Keel has been
with him during several days.
The Misses Conklin, OF StearneS
Va, were visitors at the home of Mrs
Anna Holman on Tuesday. attending
services that evening in the Trinity
Presbyterian church.
Miss Anna Holman, of Bremo Bluf,
will go to Petersburg on Monday to
remain for some time. ~
Mrs John Thomas and Mrs. Besja.
min Guerrant, of near TaEgart, have
been visiting DIR. and Mrs Charles w.
Anderson at their home here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

Ahan those laid By hens No one
talsphtes the fact that the puliets lay
more eggs than hens, but their eggs
are never so large.
Leghorn puliets commence to lay
when about six months of age, while
many of them start Mt five months,
Therefore, 1t 10 very easy matter to
raise puliets sa that they will be lay
ing the winter after they are Matched
Pullet eggs do not hatch as we'll as
those OF hens. Not only that, but the
chicks do not seem nearly so strong
and lively m those Matched from
hon's eggs. For this reason, the writer
would advise pallets for market Gags
and hens for breeders. The question
OF which In the better. depends upon
whether you are using your eggs for
market or for breeding purpose--Bet-
ter Farming.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
Clean Feed for Horses.

Don't feed dirty grain to your horses.
The dust, weed seeds and other for
eign matter In the grain Ia Disagree
able to the animals and is injurious.
Use q sieve TO measure the grain.
and give II few shakes to allow the
dirt and seeds to fall out before feed
1ng. Some pour water over the grain
An the sieve. or dip the sieve OF grain
fln bucket or tub at water few
times. This 10 q good plan. az 1t re-
moves all dust and smut. The feed
Ihoxes are kept cleaner by treating
The grain In this way before feed
mr..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
Common Sense Talks to Young Men
BY GEORGE n. SCOTT.

spending an evening In the kind OF en-
joyment that helps to make life more
pleasant.
But ii lis what to do and how to do
Ii that bothers me. To some. literary
exercises are burdensome, so it may
be well to suggest some innocent games
for their benefit The majority OF
young people enjoy singing and music,
and these two accomplishments VIII go
far to make an evening profitable as
we'll as entertaining
When q young man IL was my good
fortune TO belong to a debating society
In the city of Brooklyn, and about the
only young men whom / ever knew
in my boyhood days who have never
amounted to anything We're members
OF It. Most OF those who did not join
are still drawers of water and hewers
of stone"
am a strong advocate of liteary So
cieties among young people, especially
IL red tape can be dispensed with in
running such organizations. l know
of nothing so dull as spending hours
In discussing nothing but some trifiing
matters Of routine that less than Ave
minutes should be sufficient to settle
1t seems to me that the business part
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
Vnginia's Splendid Progress in Agriculture
By GEO. w. KoNER Commissioner Agriculture

slate soapstone mica cays of all kinds available from the
red brick to the finest pottery cay COAL COKE ron
lead znc tin copper pyites arsenic gypsum salt
barya marble asbestos gold and silver all found in more
paying quantities. Cheap labor fuel timber and water
abundant Transportation facilities of the BEST and
climatic conditions such that outdoor work be carried
yeai round The mineral lands be acquired at a
reasonable prices and every facility is offered to induce
capital to undertake the development OF these products No
Stale in the country produces greater variety OF mineral wa
such number of medicinal springs situated,
for the part in delightful climate in the most
parts the Blue Ridge and Allegheny mountains offer
ing ideal locations and health resorts, OF
which world famous, bu the most of them are not
utilized extensive scale. They however, only lack the
necessary capital make them equally famous with them
fortunate neghbors
Forests.
The forests Of Virginia abound in unusual variety o1
woods especially the valuable hardwood important in mod
constructions In these forests found wood known
soils The forest products of Virginia WORTH
$50 100000 per year. Most of the ucutvated lands in
forest.
Commercial Facilities.
Tn ready to the markets for the products
oundres and factories and of her nexhaust
ibe beds iron we'll respect to faculty of
purchase from markets of the world without Virginia
most favoraby situated trunk lines Of railroads penetrate
and the State These with their numerous branch
lines and connections with other roads, place portion
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05
INCH AaE BETTER LAYERs7


/ No matter how successful keepers
IkSc0ms with poultsy. they are trying
~ III times to md how they may In
rxoose their profits. To increase their
IGofts means to increase egg produc-
Nm PoGhrymon are now debating
iwhether hen or pallet 10 capable OF
~ greatest egg production. There IL
kgood argument on both sides. Some
|elAim that while hens lay less than
Dul1sts, they lay larger and heavier
agss and because Of the fact the eggs
scmmAnd . better price than those
la1d by pullets. This 10 true, but In
nGny sections Of the United States.
Ioeks arc sold without grading and
(oCnseqAently the small egg is able
~ comnnand AZ good a price as the
s1aneer ones. Others are In favor OF
Dullats beoaose they lay eggs which
- claimed to possess better flavor
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

NEW YORK. Oct, A.--"Piease take
care OF me. | am going 10 nay mann
ma. DO not kiss me" Thus tagged a
little unkissable miss arrived In New
ork from Austria, and she is going
10 be sent across the continent TO
Kenwood. Cal, to her mother, She
Is MarRaretha Ritsehen, aged four,
and she Is surely sweet enough for
any one to kiss. The little girl was
tenderly cared for by tho Ellis island
authorities and many immigrant wo-
men who are waiting To ha released
from the island. She has q special
attendant. who never let's her out of
her sight The Immigration author
tiles learned the little girls mother
arrived here several weeks ago and
had forwarded through ticket to
take her baby daughter to California
The child displayed her ticket and So.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

in Virginia that can be bought
for $50 per acre that can
easily be improved to grow
such crops.
Orchards.
Virginia grows the worlds
best favored apples. The IA
nous Albemarle pippin com
mands the highest price in the
home and foreign markets.
There are many large CONNER
cial orchards being set in Nir-
ginia. Bearing orchards last
year produced crops Of apples
that sold in the orchards for
1915 per,acre. There is no bet
ter investment, safe and sure
and permanent income for 100
years, thaaa vel cared for APP
pie orchard ii Virginia. There
ara hare The finest apple lands
that can be bought for a reason
able price.
Live Stock Profitable.
Virginia il tlaa. only State
that exports beef cattle direct
from the blue grass pastures.
Many thousands of head of
highly bred beef cattle, weigh
ing from 1900 to 800 pounds
per head, are exported from
the grassy slopes of Virginia to
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

of the State in communication
with every principal port and
city of the country. The lines
of steamboats, that ply the navi-
gable streams Of Eastern Fir-
ginia afford commercial COM
munication for large sections OF
the State with the markets OF
this country and Europe. New
port News and Norfolk arc
ports that maintain communi-
cation with the European mar
kets by means of seagoing
steamers and vessels, while
from these ports is also kept up
an extensive commerce along
the Atlantic coast. The harhor
of Hampton Roads, upon which
these ports Sit like crowned
queens Of commerce, is the
largest coal shipping port in
the world. As has been before
stated, these ports are nearer
than New York to the great
centers of population and areas
of production of the West and
Northwest. Chicago is nearer
by fifty miles in a direct line to
Norfolk than it is to New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-05

She probably win start in a few days
with a family that is going through
10 the coast
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-03-11
PERSONAL AND SOCIAL
NEWS NOTES OF GOL(ONDA
Golconda, March 10.

Golconda, March 10.
F. j. Button, Leland Muller and
Victor Button made trip to Golconda
yesterday in the latter S new auto.
Cashier j. Sheehan, of the First Ma
tional bank, Minnemucca, accompani-
ed by his family, spent Sunday in Col
conda.
}. A. Comes, and son, George Comes,
made trip 10 their mine south OF
town, in their machine yesterday.
j. &. Abernethy has returned from
Oreana.
Fred st. Clair and Fritz Crockett
visited Winnemucca Saturday.
Clyde Welshons, of the Golconda
Telephone q Power company, here,
doing some work on the line.
Mrs. Dr. Porter, of Winnemucca, is
a guest at the Golconda Hot Springs
hotel.
A carload of wheat has arrived for
Taylor 4 Sheehan, via the Southern
Pacific.
A wagon load of alfalfa seed has ar
rived from Paradise Valley for the
Golconda Cattle company.
Howard Edison is stopping at the
Golconda Hot Springs hotel.
Fred Baekus made a visit to Winnie
mueca today.
Madison Anderson is making his
dairy shipments of milk and cream to
Winnemucca via the Western Pa
eific
The Misses Mabel Daniels and Sarah
de la Vega spent Sunday on Balm s
river rancn. The girls had an enjoy
able day, going on Southern Pacific
No. 4 in the morning and returning
on No. 3 in the evening. They walk
ed over to the ranch from Iron Point,
in order to surprise their hosts.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-03-11
OPENING DAY OF
CRIMINAL court

The criminal term of the District
Court convened at 10 O'Clock this
morning, with Hon. E. A. Ducker pre-
siding Judge; j. w. Davey, clerk; G..
w. Callahan, prosecuting attorney;
Sheriff S. G. Lamb, bailiff. Mrs. A..
X. Shewalter was sworn in as tempor-
airy court reporter.
The roll of the jury panel was call
ed, when it was found that several
had not been served, and the Court
then gave an opportunity to those who
had excuses to present them. Chris
Diehl, Sr., claimed the age exemption
and was excused for the term. l.. d..
Brady, Julian Liotard, w. G. Pitt, s.
b. Thornton, c. A. VanZandt, ID. f.
Abel, A. Seeliger, A. l.. Bachrodt and
L. ID. Brown were excused for a time
ranging from the 18th to the full term.
Sol Camp and John w. Blair, of
Lovelock, had found new excuse
for avoiding jury service. Each had
paid in to the clerk $25 and cited
Section 1882 of the Statutes of Ne
vada as authority that they need not
serve. The section referred to reads
that any citizen residing more than
60 miles from the county seat may,
upon tae payment of $25, be exempt
ed from jury duty for the term of one
year. The Court said that he would
take the application under advise
ment, stating that if the law had not
been repealed, il should be. 1t is said
that the act was passed at the last
session of the legislature, and its eff
feet will be to exempt every citizen
of the Loveloek valley from jury
duty, upon the payment of $25 per
year.
Later in the day Camp and Blair
were excused for the term.
The ease of. State of Nevada. plain
tiff, VS.. Albert Howard. was called.
The district attorney requested that
W. $. Bonnifeld be entered as an at
torney of record to assist in the
prosecution. and il was so ordered.
Salter & Robins represent defendant
Given an Indeterminate Sentence.
Fred Miller who on Friday changed
his plea to burglary from not guilty
to guilty, was given term of from
one to five years in the penitentiary
Following are the remaining cases
on the criminal calendar, with their
date for trial:
State VS.. Alexander Dixon; grand
larceny. March IL. Dixon's attorney
is w. s. Bonnifeld, Jr
State VS.. r. Herman Ware; forgery.
March Is. Wares attorneys are Sal
ter & Robins
State VS.. p. G. Pomeroy; burglary
March 1s. Pomeroy's attorney is j.
A. Langwith.
State VS.. Bert Scott; murder Mar
90 Scott's attorney is r. NJ
Hardy.
State VS.. Albert Howard grand lar
ceny; second Indictment March "a
Salter & Robins also represent How
ard in this ease.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-03-11
AMENDMENT PERMITTING
POKER PASSES SENATE

Senator Heffernan bill amending
the anti gambling law by permitting
draw poker and keno to be played
and to allow Paris mutual to be con
dueted on horse races, when the per
eentagc does not exceed 21a per cent,
was taken up on special order yester-
day and passed by vote of 10 to 10.
Senator Tannahill moved to amend it
ly eliminating stud poker and Senator
Bell moved to amend by making the
law prohibit percentage poker, and
the amendment carried Senator Hef-
fernan explained the bill by saying it
would make draw poker and Paris
mrtual legal.
Senator Horsey opposed the bill,
saving he saw no reason why the law
should be changed by making gam
Hing more open than it is now. He
said he would like to see the law
s.rergthenel instead of being made
why poker should be legalized and
other gambling prohibited.
Senator Heffernan spoke in favor
of the measure, claiming poker was no
more of gambling than solo or
bridge whist. He said that to enforce
the present law would result in every
county in the state being bankrupt.
Senator Mack spoke against the
hill saying the law ought to legalize
slot machines operated for checks.
Those opposing the bill were; Chaplin,
Soryell, Dolf, Gault, Horsey, Mack,
Seanlan, Stiekney, Tannahill and
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-03-11
new BAPTIST So
CIETY AT INLAY
Inlay, Nevada, March 10.

imldy, NeNdud, Mdrcn III.
DR.. Colby and the members of the
Baptist society perfected the organi-
zation Of Baptist church last Tues
day night at INLAY, to be known as
the First Baptist church of Inlay,
Nevada. Six persons united with the
new church.
Saturday night at 9:30 daughter
was born to the wife of Frank Kod-
ANA. Mr.. Kodama is the genial jani-
tor of the depot and railroad Offices
and is well liked by all the en-
ployes. He is wearing a broad smile
these days.
A number of the residents Of Inlay
are preparing their garden tracts and
some are planting.
There is considerable feeling here
over the Communication of the sentence
of Nimrod Uric, but after all, who
knows but it may be for the best9
G.. B. Nunamaker, our former sta
tion agent, has given up the office and
is on steady as night switchman in
the Inlay yards and he is proving
good.
Chas. f. Rothery, the fireman on the
local, has purchased the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellison and will move
it across the tracks, near the school
house, and as soon as it is remodeled
win move in. Mr.. and Mrs. Ellison
and children will leave for Virginia
as soon as the house is moved.
The Southern Pacific company is
building quite an addition to the club
house and expects to have it ready for
occupancy by the first of the month.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-03-11
That Occasional Chord.

There are chords in the human
heart. strange, varying things, which
are only struck by accident; which
will remain mute and senseless to APP
peals the most passionate and earnest,
and respond at last to the slightest
casual touch. In the most insensible
or childish m Ids there is some train
of reflection which art can seldom
lead, or skill assist. but which will re-
veal itself. as great truths have done,
by chance. and when the discoverer
has the plainest and simplest end in
view.-Charles Dickeons.
The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-03-11
WEATHER REPORT

Following is the report of the local
weather bureau for the twentyfour
hours ending at a. m. today:
Highest temperature yesterday, 81.
Lowest this morning, 32.
Mean temperature yesterday, 43.
Normal yesterday, 3s.
Prevailing wind direction, S. w.
RAY l.. FISHER,
Official in Charge.
Weather forecast for Winnemucea
and vicinity-San Francisco, Mar. IL:
Snow tonight or Wednesday.