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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-02
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date on The eth day of October 4 u
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FOR SALE Az PUBLIC >rcrloN.

BrRN GRILLE VA NOVEMBER IS.
1878. - l. l. * J.. WILL. /. MASONIC
LODGE. On THE MAIN STREET. IN
BCEk ENiiI.E.. VIRGINIA.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
A Bit of Chinese Fun,

The love Of fun Is not unknown
among the serious looking Celestials
who during the last decade have been
collecting in the Australian colonies.
A storekeeper. wishing to advertise
his wares In the Chinese language, en-
gagged q Chinese to paint sign. expect
ing, of course, that it would be a very
enticing one, 1t did not answer his
expectations. however, for the only
perceptible effect 1t had on ''the rela
tives Of the sun and moon." as the
Chinese term themselves, was to ex.
cite grin OF broadest dimensions.
At length the storekeeper. by con
siderable bribe. obtained a translation
in English Of the advertisement and
found that it read as follows:
Don't buy anything here-storekep.
er is rogue"
That sign came down in a jiffy. and
the storekeeper spent the next week
looking for the ingenious sign painter
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
Representative Hull Of Tennes-
see Defends Income Levy.
CARNEGIE An "ExAMPLE. "
Author Of Income Tax Measure De-
cIares That Public Is Compelled to
Pay S1,5ooo0o,o0o Annually Into
Pockets Of "SeIeeted individuals"
Properties Assessed Too Low.

Westinghouse richer a person
grows the less he pays In relation to
MS property or income. Experience
has shown that under the present tax
system personal property practically
escapes taxation for either local or
state purposes
These statements were made in the
house by Representa- tive Hull of Ten
nessee in defending the income tax,
which is carried in the Underwood
tariff bill and is estimated to yield the
government $7OOOO,O00 year in reve-
nues.
Andrew Carnegie is singled out as a
shining example Of the rich who es-
cape taxation. He holds $4OO,OOO,O 900
of United States Steel corporation Sc
curities Until recently he has paid
state taxes on $5.OcO.OO0 Of personal
wealth. New York city authorities
have increased this assessment recent.
ly to $1O.OO0.OOO.
"The rich investor" said Mr.. Hull.
1.-The money lender, the wealthy bust
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20

In his studio In Carnegie hall Charles
Dana Gibson was amused to receive
the other day printed circular signed
by an automobile firm, that said:
you are cordially invited to par1c-
ipate in our grand 500 prize dra wing
contest Each participant may submit
one or more drawings advertising our
automobile. and the winner will re-
ceive grand cash prize OF 500.
Drawings must be sent prepaid, they
must be original, and all unsuccessful
drawings will remain the property OF
the undersigned"
Mr.. Gibson. who can scarcely be
persuaded to make drawings at $1,000
apiece. smiled over this printed circu'
lar. and then be took sheet Of note
paper. and, still smiling. he wrote to
the automobile firm:
You are cordially invited to partici-
pate in my grand ten dollar prize auto
mobile contest Each participant may
submit one or more automobiles fully
equipped Of his own manufacture. ana
the winner will receive grand cash
prize Of $40 in gold. The automobiles
submitted should be brand new ana
must be shipped t. o b New York.
The unsuccessful automobiles will re-
main the property Of the undersigned
Charles Dana Gibson. ."-Exchange.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
Five-year- Girl Prodigy.

St Louis -Wannetta Haverstick of
1850 Maryland avenue, Just five years
old. has developed In the last six
months into a prodigy of learning, wit
and wisdom under che teaching Of her
father, DR. G W HaverstiCk. formerly
a lecturer on children's diseases at the
Physicians and Surgeons hospital.
She has mastered the first grade read.
err knows more geography than the
average twelve-year.old pupil. is well
up in physiology. has taken keen In.
terest In politics and Is so well versed
in the Bible that she Is excluded from
the Sunday school class containing
children Of her age
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
DIR. v11HJALMUR srEFANssoN.

DIR. vILHJALMUR STEFANSsoN.
the biologist with Shackleton in the
British antarctic expedition. and DR..
A. Forbes Mackay Of Edinburgh. who
was Shackleton's surgeon. Two an
thropologists engaged are Henri Beu-
chat. Frenchman. specialist In
American archaeology and anthro-
pology. and DIR. Edward Janess, who is
now on his way from New Zealand.
DIR. Fritz Johansen. Il Dane. will go
as zooogist. The second In command
will be DR.. r. NJ Anderson OF the
American Museum Of Natural History.
The skipper Of the karluk Will be
Captain G. T. Pedersen. whaler OF
twenty years experience. who will
pick a crew of fourteen or fifteen
hands.
MY experience shows that explorers
had best live off the country AS far
north as land has been discovered
there is plenty Of bear, caribou. musk
OK. seal and walrus The provisions
taken will be grains. like rice and oats.
and only dried fruit
"One Of the big things will be the
study of the blond Eskimos. and we
are going to ascertain the depth Of the
arctic sea. character Of its bottom. di-
rection and speed OF its currents. tenn
perature Of the water, its salinity and
its vegetable aud animal life"
Mr. Stefansson expects to be gone
four years. but may In summer send
the ship back to Esquimault. Whether
the territory to be explored is all ice.
open sea. a continent or series OF Is.
lands is one Of the few remaining mys.
teries Of the world today. according to
the explorer
The thirteen ton schooner Teddy Bear
may be used as an auxiliary for estab-
fishing base on Victoria island in the
arctic. for discovering metals and
studying tribes. II the Karluk should
come across land the party may estah,
lish base upon It.
Mr.. Stefansson. the child Of lcelandic
parents. was born at Winnipeg in 1878.
was graduated from the University OF
Iowa with DR. Anderson in 1893 and
afterward became II professor OF an
thropology at Harvard In 1908 he
went with Or. Anderson to the arctic.
spent four years there and discovered
the blond Eskimos. who. he says. can
not be descendants Of whalers or sur.
vivors Of the Franklin expedition.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
ALFALFA CAMP PA|CN
SPREADING RAPIDLY
Auto Carrying Instruction o.
rect|y to the Field
Growing of Alfalfa Is Made Possible
on Every Farm In the
Corn Belt
[By Douglas Malcolm, Of the I H C
Service Bureau.]

[By Douglas Malcolm, of the I H C
Service Bureau.]
Within the past week the first auto.
mobile alfalfa campaign the world
has ever known was carried On III
Kent County, Michigan, by the re-
Gently organized Kent County Alfal-
ia Growers Association. The big
Automobile Special" in direct charge
Of the Grand Rapids Association OF
Commerce, was marked as the initial
effort OF the Agricultural Extension
Department of the International Har-
vester Company of New Jersey to car
ry out their avowed purpose Of
establishing alfalfa on every farm in
the Corn Belt. Professor Perry G..
Holden, the well-known Iowa corn
expert, whose services were recently
secured by that Company, and Fed
eral Agent J. Fl. Skinner of the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture, swere the chief missionaries Of
this wonderfully profitable but sadly
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
WouIdn't Slight David.

This is story going the rounds OF
the Partisan musical world Florent
Schmitt took the liberty not long ago
OF composing music to one Of the
psalms of David II Is great compo'
sition and has been frequently played,
So the composer went recently to the
Office Of the society OF composers to
collect his royalties for all these per
formances He knew. Of course. how
much these royalties ought to amount
to and was mildly surprised to be
handed only half the amount Where
is the rest?" he asked.
"The rest? What rest? That is your
share"
'My share! How. my share7 That
is only half Of my share"
And your librettist7 How about
your librettist? He gets his share. |
supposed"
my librettistT'
why. yesl OF course! Your hbret.
tist, Monsieur David~
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
CLIMBING INTO ONE OF THE WAGONS

CLIMBING INTO ONE OF THE WAGONS
first batter and hit the second. Then.
with his usual nonchalance. he famed
the next two on seven pitched balls,
He had thrown two straight strikes
to the following batter when his ut.
tention was attracted to brass band
playing outside the gate. The main
door happened to be standing aJar. and
Rube caught sight of a German pic
mic passing in wagons WaddeN
wound up hurriedly and threw the bail
several feet over the catcher's head,
and it went on through the open gate.
Waddell dashed for 1t, yelling. I'll
get It'll" and disappeared from view.
Several OF his mates chased him and
discovered him climbing into one OF
the wagons and already out of reach.
The Giants had scored two runs in
the meantime. Although the visitors
eventually won out in ninth inning
finish. Connie Mack never quite for
gave Rube for his desertion that day.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
A Confident COOK.
He Was Sure He Would Have tho Eggs
Just Right the Next Time.

Three travelling companions. Gray,
Brown and Green. were breakfasting
at hotel in the south. Gray ordered
coffee. rolls. creamed potatoes. bacon
and fried eggs Brown told the waiter
be might duplicate the order for him,
and Green said. You may bring me
the same. all but the eggs-you may
eliminate the eggs"
In due time the waiter appeared with
which he served. Then. stepping round
to Green. he said in a conciliatory
voice:
I'VE got fried eggs an poached eggs
an boiled eggs an scrambled eggs an
om'let, sab. but we amt got no linn
mated eggs"
"Well." said Green, my doctor says
my eggs must be eliminated Have it
done at once. and hurry up my break
| fast"
Presently the waiter was back again.
out without the breakfast.
The cook says tell you. suh." be
said. "he jes' can't Eliminate no eggs
dis mawnin'."
"Now, see here" said Green. in ap-
parent anger. II never before was at
hotel where ! could not get my eggs
eliminated. Go tell the cook that and
tell him to eliminate those eggs double
sudden or shall complain to the man
ager."
Away went the waiter, but returned
almost Immediately, followed by the
cook
II come to splain to you myself bout
dem eggs, sah." said the excited chef
II amt been here on'y week. an I
don wan to lose my job. an dis is de
ve'y fist ordah | had fob minated
eggs since | come | was goin' to lin
nate 'em right off, but when | looked
round for de 'lim'nater dey amt got
none. Co'se can't 'lim'nate eggs
'thout lim'nater. but is goin to have
the boss git one this ve'y day. an.
if you'll scuse me this mawnin'. mex
time you come III suah Eliminate 20
eggs better n yo've evan had 'em lin
mated befo'!" -Lippincott's
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
history on = Vase,

Berkeley. Cal.-Lost for half cen
fury. a Greek vase dating back to the
sixth century before Christ has been
discovered In the anthropological mu-
scum of the University Of California,
and through the discovery Professor
Oliver NJ Washburn Of the department
of classical archaeology is enabled to
amplify records Of history and mythol.
ogy. From this black figured Attic
vase. which was given to the univer-
sity BY Mrs Phoebe A. Hearst, the
story Of the killing OF the son Of Priam
has been deciphered.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
Explorer Will Leave In June
For Long Arctic Stay.
WILL REMAIN FOUR YEARS.
Party Will Study Blond Eskimos and
Gather Scientific and Geogra phcal
Data About Arctic Sea and Vast Un-
explored Regions Between 6erins
Strait and the North Pole.

New -Vilhjalmur Stefansson.
who discovered the blond Eskimos. in
announcing his plans for his coming
four year expedition in the north. said
that it would be the party's object to
gather geographical and scientific
data about the vast unexplored terri
tory between Bering strait and the
north pole and between the western
border of the arctic archipelago and
the known open sea north OF Siberia.
I'VE shall start from the navy yard
at EsquimaIt. Victoria. for Bering
strait. In the first week of June. in the
steam whaler Karluk. Of 247 tons. pro-
ceeding east along the north coast Of
Alaska" he said. ''rhe expedition.
planned as private American expedi-
dtion. has been taken over by the
Canadian government. which has
enabled US to double its size.
Il have engaged as oceanographers
James Murray of Glasgow, who was
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
Patti's Burning Admirer.

Once in Italy card was brought to
Nine. Patti from man whose name
she did not know. but who was so
very anxious to see her that she allow
ed him to be shown into her room.
When the unknown came in he proved
to be little old man who was quite
red and speechless with nervousness
Suddenly Patti noticed smoke coming
out Of his coat. so without saying a
word she seized a glass of water and
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
j.
49, The
Scrap Book
AUGUST 81.

A German whose first name is Au-
gust runs saloon in Sioux City. One
day last June the landlord called to
collect the rent and before leaving
said:
Say, August, after the first day of
July III have to charge you $15 a
month more than you are paying now.
The paving on this street has cost me
a good deal. and now the gas company
is raising its rates, and r." gotta have
more rent"
"Vell,' said August. that's all right"
A little later the barkeeper came
over to Augustus desk and said:
Say. August. the cost Of living is
goin' up SO fast that | gotta have
more wages After the first Of July !
want $40 more month"
'Vell." said August. Il guess that
will be all right"
The next day the representative OF
the brewery called to collect for the
beer, and when be was writing the re-
ceipt he said
Say, August, hops is darned scarce
this year and after the lst of July
we've got to have $1.25 barrel more
for the suds"
"Vell." said patient August. Il guess
that IS all right"
August sat and figured little while.
then took his hat and went out, Pret-
ty soon he returned with new sign,
which he hung over the bar. and this
is what it contained:
"After the first Of July will be the
last Of August" Saturday Evening
Post
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
The Noble Life.

True worth is in being, not seeming;
In doing each day that goes by
Some little good. not in the dreaming
OF great things to do by and by.
For, whatever men say in blindness
And spite OF the fancies Of youth,
There's nothing so kingly as kindness
And nothing so royal as truth
We get back our mete as we measure:
We cannot do wrong and feel right.
Nor can we give pain and gain pleasure
For justice avenges each slight
The air for the wing Of the sparrow.
The bush for the robin and wren,
But always the path that Is narrow
And straight for the children OF men.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
Served Upon the knee.

There is story told of Grammont,
who one day dined in state with
Charles ii. of England Charles bade
the count to notice that the servants
knelt while they served the dishes, a
mark Of respect to guests of the king
not common at other courts. Il thank
your majesty for the explanation" an
swered Grammont II thought they
were begging pardon for giving you 30
bad a dinner"
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
INTERVIEWING CARUs0.
A Persistent Reporters Experience
With the Great Tenor.

With the Great Tenor.
A reporter who had orders to inter
view Enrico Caruso of the golden voice
went to the Knickerbocker hotel the
other day about noon. He was told by
the singers valet that his master was
taking a nap. but would probably see
him at s o'clock If be would give notice
by telephone.
At 5 o'clock the reporter went to a
telephone The man who answered
said, About what do you wish to talk
with Mr.. CarusoY"
The reporter could hear the strains
of Celeste Aida" pealing through the
room back of the man at the telephone.
He had the assurance. therefore, that
the tenor was at home.
Il will tell Mr. Caruso himself when
he is at liberty to come to the tele-
phone" he said.
But am Mr.. Caruso." said the man
at the other end of the telephone.
II know better than that" said the
reporter. 1T is just becaUse mutton
acad servants like yourself lie like that
that it is impossible to give messages
through you with any satisfaction. Get
off that line and ask Mr.. Carnso to
come to the phone or I'll come up there
and make you into salad dressing"
But. sir, you must not talk to me
like that | am Mr. Caruso himself,
no one else. and you are insulting me
when am trying to do you favor
Say" roared the reporter in exas-
peratlon. "are you so stupid that you
can't understand that can hear Mr.,
Caruso singing right in the room with
you-you spaghetti filled goat?'
"Ah! l see." said the voice. Come
right up"
The reporter went up with a vast
feeling Of triumph. Signor Caruso
opened the door himself. smiling wick
edly And on stand in the center OF
the room was photograph from which
were still issuing the strains Of Celeste
Aida" in the singers own voice. One
of his favorite amusements Is to hear
himself sing
The reporter went away wondering
If he had really apologized enough
New York World
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20


Frof. Perry G. Holden addressing the
farmers Of Kent County, Mich.,
from back steps Ct farm house.
neglected forage crop. A systematic
canvas from farm to farm, grange to
grange, and oftentimes from field to
field was made in an effort to
bring to the farmer in his own
home the facts and figures which have
been stored up in the pamphlets and
archives of the agricultural schools
and colleges.
Taking part in the campaign, either
in an advisory capacity or as speak
ers, were the following members of
the Agricultural Exteasion Depart
the Crop Improvement Committee; w.
r. Baugham, a prominent rancher and
alfalfa grower of Texas: J. E. Wag-
goner, formerly Of the Mississippi
Agricultural College; r. W. Lamson
OF Iowa; J. e. Buck of Chicago; c. w.
Farr, assistant county superintendent
of Cook County, Illinois: the Hon. G.
H. Afford of Georgia, and c. H. Allen.
a retired banker of Ohio.
That the farmers were ready for
the blessings which alfalfa strews
over neighborhood which gives 1t
neighborly welcome, was evidenced
everywhere by the crowds that
greeted the campaigners at every
stop. At no time were any Of the
speakers without an encouraging au.
dience, and on some occasions the
party was obliged to divide, a part ad
dressing the school children while
others spoke to the farmers. The ad-
vent Of the cortege into a community
was made Alfalfa Day in the schools.
In the towns the children paraded out
to meet the autos, singing special al
falfa songs and waving flags. 1t 10
estimated that between three and
four hundred farmers in that one
county alone pledged themselves to
make a start with alfalfa and do II
according to the rules laid down by
Federal Expert J. H. Skinner
Kent County, in the census OF 1910.
acres Of alfalfa, but all indications at
the present time are that by 1915
there will be 10000 acres nourishing
with this legume. 1t was shown that
on the typical sand or clay loans east
OF the Mississippi alfalfa could be
raised as easily and as surely as
clover yielding three crops season
and that 1t was the greatest plant the
farm world has yet discovered for
extracting nitrogen from the air and
storing 1t up in the soil, thus re-
juvenating run down and over-crop-
ped farms.
The Corn Belt farmer in alarm at
his annually diminishing yields, is
turning to alfalfa as his one great
hope. and the bugle call sounded in
Kent County IL re-echoing in the en-
tire eastern states. AS we 60 to
press, a similar campaign is going On
in Allegan County. Michigan; the To-
ledo Commercial Club is about to
wage . powerful alfalfa propaganda
in the ten western counties of Ohio.
Feelers have been put out by the
Connecticut agriculturists for turning
the entire H c Agricultural Exten-
sion Department batteries on that
state for . statewide campaign to IN
troduce alfalfa on the seaboard lts
possibilities seem to be unlimited. and
the prospects are that by the next
census the leadership in alfalfa acre
age and production may be wrestsd
from the western states and the
crown placed upon the brow Of the
RiddIs west and eastern farmer.
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20

REPRESENTATIVE cORDELL HULL.
ness and professional men. cover up
most Of their taxable property. The
intangible personal stock, bonds and
other securities scape taxation almost
entirely"
According to Mr. Hull, manufacture
ers have been in tariff partnership
| with the government H"l lE!Tr walked
fat For more than half century
| there has been constant struggle by
the wealthy to shift the burden Of tax
alton to the shoulders and backs of
tial citizens.
Statistics of property valuations were
given by Mr.. Hull to show that wealth
Is not being taxed and Is not bearing
its fair burden
The census Investigation, 1904. In
New York reported that the city had
about $5,5OO.OO 600 Of personality, and
the returns for taxation were about
s1.5OO.OOOOOO
The Kentucky tax commission re-
ported in January, 1912. that the total
amount of bank deposits from which
the assessors We're TO make up their
taxation lists against the depositors
and taxpayers was about $12,0O0.0O0
The bank statement to the comptroller
for the same month placed these de-
posits at Sl33 100000
The mayor Of Philadelphia recently
told the councils there that property in
that city had been undervalued more
than $1,000 100000 The census reports
In 1904 valued all real property at
$1O7 .OOO. 100000 The ad vnlorem as
sessment was $39,OOO.OOO.0OO The
value Of personality was placed at S44.-
600 100000 1t was assessed for taxa
tion purposes ut 80 9.OOO.OO0.OOO
Hull charged that under the former
scheme Of taxation the government. In
forcing the people to turn over for gov
ernment maintenance about S3oO,OOO.-
600 annually. gave n bonus Of about
$500. 100000 year to selected indi-
viduals who were given special favors
by the high protective tariff tax.
Denial was made Of the charge that
the income tax was sectional in char.
acter Hull argued that wealth had
made itself sectional
Webster City freeman., 1913-05-20
Tho Sins Of tho Father.

Tommy came home from school very
morose.
well. my son." observed his father
cheerfully, chow did you get on at
school today?
Johnny said that he had been whip
ped and kept in.
"It was because you told me the
wrong answer" he added. Last night
| asked you how much was $l.OOO.OOO,
and you said 1t was a h-l Of lot
That isn't the right answer. New
York Post.