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The state herald., 1913-08-15
p ARDWAR. where the sacred
Ganges leaves the foothills OF
the Himalayas and enters the
plains. is still the great place

the Himalayas and enters the
plains. is still the great place
OF pilgrimage which Braham-
ism has made 1t for SO many ages. and
every year. on the occasion Of Its fcs-
uval, draws hundreds Of thousands OF
native people from all parts Of India
to seek redemption In these upper wa
ters Of the holy river. and incidentally
to swell the trafic returns of the rail-
ways and compensate somewhat for
the Improbable carriage Of tourist"
1rst-class passengers. The crowds OF
worshipers came for ages before the
railways. but 1t is only since the Brit
ish occupation that the practical value
Of the river has been extended In such
gigantic Eystems Of Irrigation as the
vast canal which carries of the wa
ters Of the Ganges at Hardwar during
the season of low food and spreads 1t
over the level fats Of the United Prov
tnces. writes A. Hugh Fisher In the
London Illustrated News.
The wide river. clear as crystal and
gloriously blue In the bright sunshine
Of that February morning. flowed Joy.
ously with eager swiftness. The CEN
ter OF attraction was the temple and
bathing CHAT, on the reputed site of
divine sacrifice. In the water here
are hundreds Of big. large-scaled fish.
dark-brownish creatures. about two
feet long. which are cherished and fed
regularly. On the steps Of the CHAT
no one is permitted to wear shoes.
and It was In my stockined feet that
] visited the "Charan." or sacred foot
prints on stone let into the wall BY
the entrance to the temple. sQuatting
upon tiny platform. q priestess.
dressed In bright colors and spangled
clothes. played upon a flute. Sacred
cows. Of which ! had already noticed
several in the street. stood about at
the top Of the steps. They bore Q
strange deformity in the shape Of an
extra limb loosely hanging from the
hump. In some cases this ended in Q
The state herald., 1913-08-15

sumclent stamina IN all the SeeOs 10
reproduce like the parent. The corn
reverted not only to the one-eared but
to the eight-rowed type.
This is one OF the mysteries that
will have to be solved. no doubt be-
fore highly-productive two-eared
type OF corn can be raised with the
qualities Of the parent SO fixed that
II can be relied upon TO maintain a
big average yield. II may be due to
n weakness OF inbreeding.
Some OF the ears weighed over a
pound each. making over two pounds
to the stalk. II this could be aver
aged for an entire corn field II would
yield over ten tons to the acre.
Such may seem an exaggeration or
an impossibility. but II so only In
comparison with what we have been
accustomed to. Even II by judicious
selection OF twoeared seed each
year still the type could not be fixed
so ms to produce even yields OF the
maximum amount. yet II II gave an
Increase OF 20 per cent. as It did In
my experiment. the return would be
big one for what Is involved. II
does not imply added cost. In the pro-
duction. but only greater care and
interest In ones work.
Another thing TO be kept In mind
in breeding up a type Of corn for high.
er productiyeness Is that the number
OF kernels TO the ear and their size
has an important bearing on the yield
OF grain.
A corn expert once figured out that
II the productiyeness OF corn could
be increased by only one kernel to
each ear. on the entire crop II would
mean gain OF 30 tons OF grain.
Even though the figures be not abso-
Lutte there Ia no gainsaying that tho
increase OF yield would be n very big
amount In the aggregate. The point
In made very clearly iu the accom-.
panying photographs which show
eight ton and twclyerowcd ears of
corn. Each ear was exactly the same
In weight. being II ounces each. Tho
elghtrowed ear gave seven ounces OF
grain. and had cob Weighing four
ounces. the t.n.rowcd ear weighed up
eight ounces OF grain and had 4
three ounce cob. Tho tw.lverowed
ear gave s's ounces Of grain. A dit.
ference OF nm ounce and n half 10 tho
ear OF actual grain In an apprcciabl.
sain worth striving for. hut that
does not mean that such In tn. limit
OF the gain TO be obtained. II would
be quite within reason to obtain ten.
fold that Increase.
Tho chief requisit. 10 substantial
progress In the growing OF n moro
productive corn must b. tho skill and
Judgment of the worker The firnt
essential IL no doubt seed selection.
but this does not merely mean tho
picking out Of tho best looking ears
either at harvest time or In the husk.
Ing. II Ia necessary that the grower
shall watch tho corn from tho first
start Of tho seod and through tho
growing.
Visor. produotiveness and early
ripenins should be noted, not merely
In tho mind. but In book. and tho
stalks should be marked 40 that thcy
can be identified a, any ums. Ny
method In 10 snip out litti. bits Of
tin. punch hole through them at
one aide and pu, BIT Of thin wire
through and twist this loosely about
the stalk when marking t. on tho
tin scratch a number with sharp
awl There Ia no, likely 10 occur
any accident that can destroy this
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
RICHMOND IS THE
BIG Distributor
Wholesale Market Par Excel
lence, as Visitors Will Learn
Next Week.
GATE CITY OF WHOLE SOUTH
Better Acquaintance Week, and
Some OF the Things 1t
Will Tell.

There has been much talk in the
local columns about Richmond's Ret
ter Acquaintance Week" which VII
neRin on the nth, one week from to-
morrow. and last until the 10th. There
are at present reasons to expect in
Richmond during these days several
hundred. maybe more than couple
OF thousand retail merchants from the
pest country in the world, that is 10
say, that part OF America which lies
between the Potomac and Ohio Rivers
TO the north and the Gulf OF Mexico 10
the south. The responses to invita-
Mons sent out indicate that the peo-
PIE are coming on 20 Richmond from
all OF the States lying within that
territory. but the chances are that tho
larger number of the visitors will be
from North and South Carolina. Geor-
gia Florida and Alabama, with large
delegatio from Tennessee many pco-
pie from Kentucky doubtless. quite a
sprinkling from Mississippi and Lou!si-
ana and few from far away Texas
These people have been asked to
come TO Richmond 10 get better ac-
quainted with Richmond and let Rich
mond get better acquainted with them:
and they are coming for that purpose
and 1t isn't going to cost them much
AS matter OF fact, IL is going to
prove very profitable trip for these
Southern merchants, for by getting
acquainted with Greater Richmond
they arc going TO find out that they
VIII make money and save money
every month in the year by staying
acquainted with Richmond, and max
ing II their permanent market pla &c
for buying all the goods that are
known to the shelves and counters
and warehouses and barns and farms
OF all the town and village and coun-
try merchants OF all OF the Southern
country. This simply means that. all
things considered. these Southern mcr-
chants can get goods Of all kinds
cheaper in Richmond than in any
wholesale market OF the country. This
CONTINUED on Sixth Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
WEST POINT NOTES.;
MANY LAND SALES
Port Richmond to Have National
Bank-Good Things
to Eat.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. !


West Point. Va. August "a. NJ.
Cheatham sold twenty-eight acres of
his farm this week to w c. Odds. in
dustrial agent of the Southern Rail.
way Company. The tract is a portion
OF the farm on which Mr. Cheatham
lives and conducts a dairy, originally
part of the Taylor farm, which is
now the property Of the Old Dominion
Industrial Corporation The portion
is that on which the old race track
formerly was. Mr.. Olds signifed his
intention OF building a home for him
self in the near future His proper
~ lies along the public highway. and
he Will build opposite Oak Grove. the
new property of Miss katherine "
Moore. on which she is building
beautiful residence. soon 10 be ready
for Occupancy
An automobile trip through the
lower part OF the county the first of
the week showed splendid farming
conditions. There were fields after
fields of tall dark green corn with
large cars. and crimson and gold
silks lending color. Potato patches
there arose away OFF from the county
road large clouds OF dust This
showed where the farmers were
threshing the wheat grains from the
straw. which were very plentiful this
season. A good story was told by
one OF the party Of a King and Queen
FARMER, who, in other days mad as a
head man veteran negro named Um.
phrey 1t was the custom of many
years standing, when the toilsome days
OF harvest came. TO send out each
day jug Of whiskey, from which
each might get n sip now and then.
This time the master had been fear
fully smitten with the temperance
fever, which was abroad in the land
at that time. AS the morning work
was about TO begin. he called up his
man and said "Umphrey, whiskey is
dreadful thing; it kills so many peo-
pie and ruins so many homes; and
therefore l have determined to give
you all barrel of good cool molasses-
water in It's place" 1t is doubtful
whether surprise, disappointment or
Indignation was most prominent in
tho old darkys sensations. He was
dumb for a moment. but rallied, and
said: "Marster. marster. this here crap
is too heavy to he reaped on 'lasses"
Right or wrong. umphrey got his
whiskey
The automobile trip opened the eyes
Continued on Last Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
SMALL INDUSTRIES
IN THE SOUTHLAND
In Spite of Alleged Hard Times,
Dixie Moves in Industrial
Development.
SOME VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES
Capital and Energy Doing Big
Stunts in West Virginia
and North Carolina.
SOME VIRGINIA ENTERPRISES
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch. !

II II.
Baltimore, August 2-Among the
many Southern Industrial and other
developmental enterprises reported in
this weeks issue OF the Manufacturers.
Record are the following:
Standard Steel Co, Birmingham. Ala.
proposes reorganization under name
OF the Gulf States Steel Co with a
capitalization OF sls,5oO 900. Its plans
are understood to involve the Invest
ment Of several hundred thousand dol
lars for purchasing additional Iron
ore properties now under option. i'm
proving present steel plant and wire
miils, installing small steel billet
plant at Gadsden. etc
Davis Coal and Coke Co. Ra,t;mor.
Nd, plans TO open new mine at Kemn'
Ton. W. va, and equip for daily ca
pacity of 1900 tons of coal; develop
ments will include construction n
mining town. and Western MARYLAND
Railway will construct three milo
branch railroad from Henry to Kemn-
ton
The Hydro Electric Company. OF
West Virginia West Penn Traction
ana Waterpowcr Co, Pittsburgh. pa
l.
uonal dams on Cheat River devotion
ing 5000 horsepower.
Athens Manufacturing Co. Athens
Ga viii repair building for installa
ton OF 10000 spindlcs: at present will
install 5000 spindles for hosiery warns
and add TO these until full capacItv is
reached; cost OF present installation
about $4,000. and capacity Will he
IRON 5000 to 10000 pounds OF yarn
per week
Cauley Power Co. Charleston w
Va recently reported incorporated
with capital stock OF $3.50. 900, con
templates building five dams esti
mated to develop $4,000 to 100. 900
horsepower
Atlantic Coast Lumber Corporation.
Georgetown, s. C, awarded contract
10 h-+ild reinforced concrete mill: main
building % l-2x252 fee, with lean. to
32N73 feet: reported as to be equipped
for capacity OF 100000 feet OF lumber
per twenty-four hours
Nahawka Lumber Co. Charleston
w Va was, incorporated with capital
stocl' Of $4,000. and will build saw
mill for daily capacity 5000 feet OF
hardwood lumber.
Ozark Mills. Gastonla. " C.. award
ed contract to erect additional build
Ing, and has ordered 10000 spinning
spindles with accompanying equipment
to manufacture cotton yarns
Chescent City Alcohol Co. New Or
leans. La was incorporated with CAPT
tai stock OF 100000 10 manufacture
alcohol from moiasses.
Floyd Bagging Mills. savannah. Ga.
organized and will establish plant TO
manufacture jute bagging for cotton;
weekly production $50 bales OF bag
gng
American Motors Co. Baltimore. Md,
was incorporated with capital stock
of 100000.
Buckingham Slate Quarries Corpor-
alton. Arvonia. Va. was Incorporated
Continued on Last Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
REAL ESTATE AND
BUILDING Ne VS.
Another Dull Week, With Sew
eral Bright Spots in the
Murky Clouds.
SOME SMALL DEALS ON HAND
Young Men Changing Base.
Money Getting Bank
ers Coming to Rescue.

IN real estate circles there continues
KIND OF summer dullness, but il is n
GUINNESS that. according to all of the
AGENTS or at least majority of them
presages a mighty lively fall business
one of the agents who has an Office
somewhere near the corner OF E,lev-
ehth and Bank Streets backed me m
IN an armchair yesterday and deliy-
ered himself somewhat as follows.
Inc whole business has been duh
ever since the summer sun got hot
and the tariff discussion and the CIR
rency talk got warm, but we are dis
counting all OF that The agents know
very we'll that all of this tariff talk
and bank currency talk is mere pony.
cock. but all the same, it has made
money little hard TO get. that is
from the banks. The talk has about
exhausted Itself, and money is getting
easier. The real estate domain feels
the easing up OF money conditions
sooner than any other department OF
business. for all people recognize that
real estate. especially Richmond dirt.
Is the very best security for the cash.
and so, when tight money market
begins TO ease up. the first propositions
come to the real estate men. AS an
encouraging sign of the times will
tell you 'conhdcntially' that within
the past five days ] have had hun
dred thousand dollars pla ced a my dis
posal to be loaned on good real estate
security"
Good II True.
That was encouraging, to say the
least OF it, and in the old war time
phraseology, it may be labelled good
If true" / have no doubt II was true
for there came to me some facts and
near-facts that went far to- corrobor-
ate that view of the situation. For
instance, another real estate firm told
me OF the loaning of $4,000 for-build-
ing purposes. and the senior partner
OF the concern who happened to be
in charge whom I called, said he had
applications for about a hundred thou
sand more. and 4 banker, had just as
sured him that there would he no
Continued on Third Page.)
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
Modern Method. In Dlnwidd,e.

; =. Spain, the county demonstration
Tor pinwidde County. writes as fol-
lows:
SIX years ago when intensive farm
ing was introduced In Dfnwiddie Coun-
~, very few farmers made as much
as twenty-five bushels of corn per acre
the average being less than ffteen
bushels. The fertilizer, II any was
used. was something ready mixed with
just enough plant food in il TO give
The corn little start. and before the
ear started, the fertilizer was exhaust
ed. and very short crop was the
natural result. The implements used
to prepare and cultivate We're the
crudest possible. and necessitated
great deal of unnecessary hard work.
The land was merely scratched on
top and that which was broken was
not properly pulverized for the fine
roots of the plants to feed on the little
plant food In same and grow as they
should. and the land broken so shall
low there was not sufficient depth
Little depth for the roots: little plant
food; cultivated improperly and at
such long intervals there was always
crust on the land which allowed the
moisture to escape rapidly With lit
tic or no humus in the soil to help
hold the moisture. no dirt mulch kept
on this land; no legumes grown to
gather the nitrogen from the air, and
help build up the soil. while growing
larger crops than possible without the
legumes. With lands getting poorer,
and crops smaller each year, it is not
surprising that the farmers and their
boys should have been dis couraGed
We are told. that God helps those who
help themselves" and without proper
~ planning, preparing, fertilizing and
sowing, one could not consistently ex-
pect remunerative returns But to-
day conditions are changed for tho
better That latent spark of hope
for something better for the farmer
that has been so nearly extingushed
for so many years has been rekindled
by the advent of the late DR.. s. A.
Continued on Last Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-08-03
FARMING THROUGH
MODERN METHODS
Facts and Figures Showing What
Demonstration Work Is Doing
for Virginia.
DINWiDDIE AND ISLE OF WIGHT
County Collaborators Tell Results
OF Their Operations in Two
Prosperous Counties.
DINWiDDlE AND ISLE OF WIGHT

A young farmer writes the industria,
.u'tor as follows: IT have never he
iore taken much stock in the demon.
stration work, thinking like many OF nv
neiEhbors that there was not much
IN II except to furnish Job for some
nooy IN each county, but since have
oeen reading OF the results OF this
good work In other counties am SO
Tar converted to It that want n
nave an agent in my own county. and
think. through the informing work
or Inc Times Dispatch. very many OF
the older farmers. OF the kind that
you sometimes designate as old forles
are becoming converted too. and Xix
me, want to see the work started here
II our Board OF Supervisors will give
their consent"
This young farmer and ali the other,
IN mis- county and IN other counties are
hereby informed the informing work
OF The Times Dispatch" will be con-
unued until every county that now
employs demonstration, ifty-three in
number. shall have been heard from.
Two very interesting letters are given
below
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
v. .C.T.U. SESSIONS
BEGIN THURSDAY
Annual County Convention
at WOOdlawn This Year
PROMINENT SPEAKERS
Debate on Woman Suffrage Will Be
a Feature of Morning Session.
Rev. Brooks Lawrence to
Deliver Address
PROMINENT SPEAKERS

The annual convention of the several
Womens Christian Temperance unions
of the county will be held at Woodlawn
Baptist church, June 10, when the reports
of the officers and superintendents of
their years work will be received. The
indications point to large attendance
and most interesting session is expected.
The meeting will convene at 10 o'clock
a. M, and will be in session until o'clock
D. M with an adjournment at noon for
lunch.
Among the speakers will be the Rev.
Brooks Lawrence, superintendent Of tho
Arti-Saloon league, who will make an
address. A special feature of the morn
ing's programme will be a debate on
'Woman Suffrage" which will be par
ticipated in by several noted and we'll in
formed speakers who will debate both
sides of the question.
An interesting feature Of the afternoon
session will be contest for beautiful
gold medal by six boys and girls who
will present essays on temperance and
other subjects OF interest. There are
other features on the programme, in
Guiding music, vocal and instrumental
The meeting is expected to be one Of
the best ever held in the county as all
the unions Of the county are in flour
ishing condition with large and increas-
ing membership. 1t is understood the
reports of the officers of the past years
will work will show a gratifying condi-
ton of the institution and of the valu-
able work it has accomplished in the
cause of temperance and morality.
In the opinion of a prominent prohibi-
Zionist the Womens Christian Temper
ance union has done more to advance
the cause of prohibition than any other
single agency, the church excepted He
said they have fought the fight in the
years when their efforts seemed fruit
less, but they never relaxed their ef-
forts and today have the satisfaction Of
seeing their long, self-sacrificing and per-
sistent campaign for temperance bear
fruit.
The convention at Woodlawn is open to
the public and will be replete with splen-
did features and a cordial welcome will
be extended to those who attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
.DOM|N|CK HEADS
|. EPWORTH LEAGUES
OF NORTH ALABAMA
Business Session of Confer
ence at AvOndale Closed.
Other Officers Are
Elected

With the election of Frank Domlnick
business session Of the Epworth leagues
] of the north Alabama conference WIS
brought to a close yesterday afternoon
ats2 o'clock. The meeting, however,
! which Is in progress at the Avondale
Methodist church, will not adjourn un-
|! til tonight. ~ as
| The other Officers elected were Miss
Lena WILDLY, first vice president; Miss
Katie Bell Harrison. second vice presi-
| dent; II. X. Douglass, third vice presi-
dent w. H. Echols, fourth vice presi-
dent Miss Maud Luttrell, recording
| secretary; r. H. Pouge, treasurer; Mrs.
NJ. J. Owens, junior superintendent; r..
II. Owens, boys superintendent and
Charles Hamilton. Era agent.
The fourth days session was opened
yesterday morning at 8 o'clock by de-
votional services and was followed by
q short business meeting, during which
plans and arrangements for the elec-
ton to be held at 11:l5 were made. At
10 o'clock the assembly adjourned for
q short intermission and refreshments
were served.
AIteT tHo eiectlOu OF OIllceTS, WHICH
took up nearly two hours, q short adj
dress was made by the Rev. F. II.
Gardner on "Our Flat Rock Work"
Mr.. Gardner IL superintendent Of the
Flat Rock school and his address was
considered q timely feature of tho
days work.
After a picnic lunch served in the
Avondale park, the session was opened
for the afternoon with the department
institute. Miss Carrie Newman Of
Gadsde0 conducted the institute for the
first department, and H. X. Douglass Of
Florence had charge of the other de-
partment. Mrs. Wade Of East Lake gave
an outline missionary programme of the
fourth vice president OF the state.
At 10 o'clock this morning the banners
and prizes for the most efficient work
for the past year will be awarded to the
league chapters, following which the
newly elected officers will be installed.
Among other things the programme for
today will contain an address by Dr. L.
C. Branscomb Of Birmingham and a short
talk by Rev. P. L. Abernethy. The clos
ing feature of the conference will be a
sermon delivered by the Rev. j. d. Simp-
son tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-06-15
Forune Told by Cards True

from t.aS ANeW 1Ork SUM-
Milwaukee.-For 15 years, Mrs. Nellie
Cousins told her fortune with cards, never
losing confidence in their efficacy. For
is years she went about her employment
in stores in order to help her husband
maintain their little home.
At night after her work was cleared
away she went back to the faithful old
deck Of cards. Sometimes the cards ran
good for her. sometimes not But when
she turned up the five and 10 Of diamonds
six times In succession Sunday night she
was overjoyed.
j"Our fortune Is going to change" sne
told her husband. II know It IL. The
cards tell me SO and the cards do not
he''
Confirmation was not long delayed A
special delivery carrier came knocking at
her door Monday morning. Mrs. Cousins
took the letter. 1t was from an attorney
in Philadelphia. It told her she was hei.
to the $4,000 estate Of Mrs. Carrie Drexel,
Philadelphia, an aunt.
Mrs. Cousins. who Is 50 years old, had
not heard from her aunt in Is years. She
put the letter aside and went to her work
at Lefly's. She will finish out the week
there despite the fact that the fortune
is enough to keep her in comfort the rest
ct her life.