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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

homecoming eufsie being readily OBJ
tainahIe for s5~-though one may pay
as much as SIS. A book of instructions
accompanies each outfit, so that by
following a few sim pie rules success is
easy
II la urged that every farm should
have a portable home Gamer. Such
continuance is as important as milk
separator or corn harvester. Every
child should be taught the art of can
ming, and every school should have
canning outfit as part OF its equipment,
One advantage OF this kind of work
Is that il is done out OF doors. and there
is no cIeaning-up of a "muss' after
ward. II offers unlimited fresh air and
freedom from the heat and confinement
OF a Kitchen. Furthermore, the can
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
RAPID GROWTH Of
LOCAL ENTERPRISE
STATEMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA
IN FIGURES.

The annual statement Of the Life
Insurance Company of Virginia,
showing the operations of that cor
poration for the year 1912 is Il reve-
iation in facts and figures,
From a premium income amount
ing to only sss,5ss in 1887. the COM
pany has made continued, steady
strides. and the report for 1912
shows the premium income TO have
been s3.i2s.33410--an increased bus
mess in the twenty-six years Of Its
existence of over $4,000. 000-a
growth Of which few in any enter
prises in the South can boast.
The statement shows also that the
company now has in force insurance
amounting to sSs,es3.s52 represent
ed by 500. 566 policies. and it has paid
policyholders TO date s1.12T,561.
Safe. sane and conservative business
management on the part of its off,
GERS and directors and fair treat
ment OF its patrons has spelled this
UNQUALIFIED success. of course. and
augurs a brilliant business future for
the company. The Life Insurance
Company of Virginia is Richmond
enterprise; Is the largest concern OF
It's Kind IN the South. and occupied
the handsouiest building in the South
and of all these facts Richmond is
proud.
The annual meeting of the com
pany will be held Wednesday after
noon at 4:S0 o'clock. and at that time
the question OF materially increasing
the capital stock of the company will
be taken up.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

Misunderstanding for Ria- money 1t
Is a new idea for the girl on the farm
She can make more money in this way
and earn II easier, than by chickens
and eggs
The statement is authoritative, for 1t
comes direct from the government. AT
this moment the department of agricul-
ture La about to issue a special bulletin
on the subject tprocurable for the ask
ing), which tells all about the home
canning or tomatoes--how to put them
I'M in cans how to find market and
how to sell them at a handsome profit.
at lis surprising" says the bulletin,
how many tomatoes can be grown on
an acre of land, and what little expense
Is involved in raisi ng and preparing
them for market. BY slightly increas-
ing the size of the family tomato patch.
many young people could turn the pro-
duct into ready money. In small way,
the tomato can do for the girl at home
what the pin money pickle did for the
lady who invented that delicacy."
II is a lamentable fact that over so
per cent of the output OF the average
vegetable garden is wasted and lost for
want of a simple w ay of taking care of
the surplus TO insure a plentiful sup
ply of tomatoes for home use, 1t Is GUS
tomary to set out twice as many plants
as are actually necessary, and thus 1t
comes about that vast quantities go to
waste.
One might imagin that to undertake
tomato-canning on the farm, even in a
small way, would be difficult. but 1t is
not so at all. The expense involved to
start with is next to nothing, a portable
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
LEAF TOBACCO
PRICES HIGHER
BETTER GRADES COMING IN.
DIG SALES LAST WEEK LIKE
LIZ TO KEEP Up.

4 series of good seasons brought
Leaf tobacco to the Richmond ware
houses last week with a rush and
warehousemen and buyers alike put
IN 6. busy six-day period. 1t is esti-
mated that sales aggregated 100000
pounds and a great deal Of the to-
bacco was of a better grade than the
previous offerings this season. with
the result that the dark leaf attained
the high record figure for the sea
son--28 cents. The best price paid
hitherto was 25 cents.
One grower--C. E. Payne, of Gooch-
land-brought in on one load 2.o65
pounds of the leaf, which averaged
him s1s.93-the best single sale OF
the week. all things considered
with the fine seasoning weather OF
the past few days warehousemen look
for record breaks the coming week
and continued Improvement in offer
ings and prices. Sales will be held
on all the warehouse floors tomor-
row-a feature which has not been
customary for several years, but which
has been resorted TO for some weeks
past in order to keep up with the
heavy offerings Of the weed Buyers
are gohbling up all the weed they car
get and the factories are anxious fol-
it, and as the far growers seem &c
b esatished with present. prices II
looks as though all things are work.
ing to gether for the biggest and best
season Richmond ever knew.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

ming season, w2asn tomatoes are ripe.
falls conveniently in the vacation period.
when young folks have their time at
their own disposal. Just for illustra-
ton:
Katy Gunter. of Samaria. $. c., last
summer planted one-tenth of an acre
with tomatoes OF fresh tomatoes from
her little patch she sold $3.50 worth.
The balance of the output filled ITO No.
cans, Her labor (reckoned at ten
cents an hour) and canning cost $3.50
The net cost per can, ready for market,
was cents. She paid s6.25 for her
homecoming outfit, and her net profit
for the season was S7S,37.
Lou Summers. of Brookhaven. Miss.
cleared s74.80 on one-tenth of an acre.
and friend of hers living near by.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

saIena Smith. made a met pTofat tsf
s6773 from an equal area, One-tenth
of an acre of tomatoes. some sold fresh
and other canned, put $6051 into the
little purse of Lille Du Bose, of Mo-
nette. S. c..
AS a result OF the pure food agitation
of the last few years, people are de-
manding a better quality OF canned
goods and are willing to pay higher
prices The bulletin here quoted ad-
vises the farm girl
only as a last resort depend for
your market on grocers or commission
merchants The best people are the
ones who want your product, and it is
they whom you should approach. Many
housewives will gladly give an order for
enough canned tomatoes TO last them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

all Water. DTeRs neatly AND take with
you sample Of your wares put up as
attractively as possible. Remember
that your goods are worth more than
the ordinary canned goods, and you
don't have to compete with them. You
never see fancy goods on bargain
counter, so do not put cheap price on
your products Go TO see the managers
of the best hotels and restaurants in
your neighborhood, the stewards of the
social CLUBS in cities and managers OF
railro3M dining cars. If you really have
something better than the ordinary, you
will have no difficulty in selling 1t.
1t is scarcely to be wondered at that
the tomato has taken first place among
the vegetables. When 1t is considered
that Is, GOO 900 cases OF them, of twelve
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
He FU|M-FLAMMED
REAL ESTATE MEN
WARNING POSTED ON EXCHANGE
OF SMOOTH SHARPER WHO
WORKED MEMPHIS
AGENTS.

A warning to Richmond real estate
men TO be on the lookout for slick
sharper, who vfctinized two agents in
Memphis, Tenn. was posted by Sec
rotary Boykin. at the real Estate Elk
change yesterday.
The confidence man who put it
over on the Memphis agents present
ed a card bearing the name of E
Is. Horton. Chicago. Ill, representa-
tive National Malleable Casting COM
pany." His plan Of operation was very
simple. but his tongue was smooth
ard the real estate men fell for 1t
with all grace. The stranger rep
resented that his sister was in poor
health and was advised TO seek n
hsrne in the South. Physicians had
recommended Memphis, of course. He
wanted to purchase home for her.
lie was received with open arms and
ehc~n about the city by various
agerts and finally purchased two
homes. keeping each agent in ig
n, rance of his deal with the other.
He was required to pay $1,000 in cash
az earnest money and rendered checks
to nc ! esepective agents for $3.50
aid $500. receiving in cash the diff
ference. amounting to $3.50. from the
aAtnts. One pi2@a of property was
priced to him at 81 500 and the othe-
at $500. The checks were certified
and drawn on the Continental &c m
mercial bank, of Chicago. payable to
Horizons order by f. r. Angel, who
was presumed to be his brother-tn-
law. Both checks were discovered TO
be forgeries. hut Mr.. Horton had gone.
He is described as forty to firty-
five years old. five feet inches tall.
weights 145 pounds. iron gray hair
and mustache and blue eyes--a good
dresser. smooth talker and wears
glasses. But the sure method OF
identification by which this king OF
sharpers may be easily picked up is
reserved for the last, He drinks
Scotch whiskey and smokes Pail Mall
cigarettes" reads the description. AS
a gentleman Of his discrimination Is
nai ant TO change his brands when he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

Bring a stirring scorchng, and
tn cken This should take
e the
and seal while hot
PICCA
Slice peck of tomat and two quarts Of onions
Place sprinkle each
layer with salt Let them drain all night In the morning put
level tabespoonfus of
apice four ditto of whole cov four ditto Of cinnamon bark
five red bunose Press down
the kettle add enough vinegar COOK until
tender, Put into Jars and seal while hot
TOM PICKLE.
Prepare four quarts OF tomatoes four small onions
Chop fine. into enameled
sprinkle we'll with salt let stand night In the morn
off the brine.
a of vinegar level ta-
black mustard seed ditto
OF OF ditto OF alspice,
urths of of salt Bring
add minutes after
pickle begins boil Fill and seal while hot
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
MAKE MONEY CANNING TOMATOESUnceS Sam Teaches Yo

Gang each, were packed III fhts country
in 1912. this quantity exceeding the
combined aggregate of any three other
vegetables the overwhelming popular
ity of the tomato will be 10 some extent
realized.
Anybody who wants to get hold of all
the facts about the homecoming of to-
matoes will do well to write 10 the
department of agriculture for two
farmers bulletins, Nos. 220 and sal, or
get in communication with Miss Ella
Agnew. at Burkeville Va. who Ia the
United States government expert for
Virginia, in special charge Of the girls
canning clubs, who will be pleased to
give all necessary information.
Following are some of the recipes
given in the bulletin;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
TOMATO KETCHUP.

Take one peck of red ripe to matoes clean them pu INTO
through seeds and skins Add eight
level abepoonfus level tablespoonful or cay
in mel bag containing two level
of mustard ditto
cinnamon und alspice and ditto of
ketchup
hcken then and continue boiling
Ill teaspoonfuf Will give on
Remove the bag containing the spices the ketchup INTO
bottles, while II is con-
venent melt small quantity inVer the oote
of kechup and dip the part or the bottle
neck in it,
SAUCE
Scaid and peel tomatoes Chop these up
with two red bulnose peppers two green ditto ana TWO a
level table
poonuls of whole alspce
of whole cinnamon, ditto
ginger ground nutmegS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
BANK TAKES OVER
BOWMAN AGENCY
POPULAR TOURIST BUSINESS AC-
CURED BY RICHMOND TRUST
AND SAVINGS co.
HE. WILL HEAD IT
ESTABLISHES FEBRUARY fsT
FOREIGN AND TRAVEL DE-
pARTMENT WITH MIR. BOW
MAN IN CHARGE OF If.
HE WILL HEAD 1T

An announcement OF interest to the
business world and the travelling pub
lie is made this morning. Samuel II.
Bowman. probably the best-known
tourist agent in the South. has sold
his long established business to the
Richmond Trust and Savings COM
pany, which, with Mr. Bowmans bust
ness as neucleus, will establish Feb
ruary LIST ii foreign and travel de-
partment in connection with its bank
ing trust and real estate business,
with Mr., Bowman as manager
Thirty eight Years Experience.
Fer thirty eight years Mr. Bowman
has been engaged in the transporta-
ton business, starting life as a mes
senger with the Southern Express
company in 1874 In 1851 he was
promoted To be express and general
baggage agent of the Richmond and
Allegheny railroad. holding that po-
sition until 1884, when the Richmond
and Allegheny road was sold to the
Baltimore and Ohio. Mr.. Bowman
then became general agent of the
United States Express company, in
charge OF the Allegheny lines. and in
1892 went TO Washington with the
same company In similar capacity
ington. In March, 1899. he became
general manager of the Richmond
Transfer company. in which service
he continued until May !. 1907, when
he esta bltshed his present tourist and
ticket agency at 7os East Main street
Mt Bowman had worked UP the bust
ness of several steamship companies
before embarking for himself, and 1t
was not long before he had all of the
agencies worth while
Best Known in South
In the six years he has built up not
only the best known tourist agency
south of Baltimore. or possibly New
York, but one of the most profitable
with correspondents IN every import
ant city in the world, and clients from
Maine to Mexico and from the Atlantic
to the Pacific, and he has personally
conducted foreign tours all over the
civilized world
ASK Mr.. Bowman has become q
household word, for IL has long beer
habit with a large majority of the
public for these many years to lei
Mr. Bowman shoulder their travelling
/ troubies-pIan their tours, provide
+ their tickets and guide books ana
their letters Of credit In fact, with
y Sfr-Esowryfass t.t 4 he A4-Al4t,,-ttssss eils
necessary for the tourist TO settle
/ back in ease and comfort and enjoy
I the sights.
Change Effective February list.
! While the transfer of the bushes;
! takes place formally on February LIST
/ 1t will require probably thirty days t.
prepare suitable quarters at the Rich
mond Trust and Savings company FOL
/ the new department of foreign anc
travel" and until Offices are completed
you can continue to ASK Mr.. Bow
man" at T0S East Main street.
! In addition TO the famous Cook 8
Clarkes and Bartlett's tours, Mr.
/ Bowman has the agencies Of all the
Important steamship companies or tbs
world.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
COAL MARKET IS
STILL APATRETIC
FUEL NOW SEEMS TO BE ABUND-
ANT AND THE PRICES ARE
DECLINING.
DEALERS ARE STUCK
MERCHANT SORE AT SITUATION
WHICH FINDS HIM WITH BINS
FULL OF COAL BOUGHT
AT HIGHER PRICE.

In reviewing coal trade conditions
this week The Fuel Magazine Of Chi
cage, an authority in the coal trade
says:
Ii has been an amiable market for
the past few days, amiable in the
sense of mild and inverte brate. The
market resembles many of the retail
coal merchants conventions, twice as
many statesmen present as dealers,
Shippers, who earlier in the season
had their sales force called in be-
cause of the inordinars demand for
coal. have sent the men out on the
road again. But there is a difference
between the conditions now and
earlier In the season. Then the retail
distributor could figure ahead for the
season, with Il prospect OF coal search
ty and prices soaring. The outlook
now is, with the season perhaps half
gone. for an ABUNDANCE of coal and
prices declining.
Prices Decline.
Anyone who has tried 1t knows how
hard IL is to sell coal on q declining
market The present quotations are
considerably below those which pre-
vailed two or three months ago. And
the average dealer is apt to have in
his sheds some of the high-priced coal.
This fact produces upon his mind Il
painful impression. He gets out his
pencil and figures how much money
he would be to the good IL instead OF
buying the coal last autumn he had
waited and bought 1t at the current
levels It makes a tidy sum. Then
his mind concerns itself with the
problem of how he can break even
and recoup some Of the paper losses
he sees before him. The most plausi-
BILE plan is to buy at prices con-
siderabiy below even the present
Dc he Neaf n
upon which the merchant has now
entered He Is sore" at the situa-
ton. however inevitable the latter
may have been.
Merchants Sore.
The shipper can perceive how al
most impossible 1t is to sell coal tc
the merchant who is in that frame
of mind The merchant gives nc
thought of possible February hiiz-
yards, which might tie up the rail-
roads To him spring is in the neal
future. with its enervating influences
and its emancipation from the coal
habit The resolve which many local
distributors have taken is TO suspend
all purchases until they get rid of the
gh-priced coal in stock, for it i'm
presses them unfavorabIy and they
WISH II out OF their sight. Ind SO the
retail merchat talks heavy stocks
when the coal salesman appears. His
sheds. small at best, may be filled or
partially filled, but in any event the
tonnage is too large. 1t represents a
cost above the present levels With
the average buyer In that mood, pres
emit prices do not cut any figure. The
buyer has commercial nausea and un-
til the acute attack passes away he
wishes to be let alone.
Buyers Wanting.
Could the bttuminous trade in its
entirety be handled by some super
man. he would doubtless give dtrec-
tons that mines slow down to hall
I Continual on Third Page.l
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
CHOW CHOW.

of twelve small cucumbers
small cabbage onions and
Cho them together, them
well jar small quantity time sprink
well night
separate gallon of vinegar level ia
loce all
ditto cloves and
OF o b
Pu and seal while hot
TOMATO RELISH.
Pare and cut into
medium onions
Chops al a with
level
tablespoonful of easpoonfu of
pepper. and half pint OF vinegar.
Bring a boil, and boil slow y ninety minutes Remove
the fish bottles Seal
while This delicious VIII served with meats oysters
vegetables
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

comes to work Richmond real es-
Ia men. why his it is certain that he
viii come to grief here.
The warning Is sent out by Sec
rotary E. C. Kennedy. of the Memphis
Raai Estate Exchange.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Cook Goes To Grand Jury.

Justice Crutchfield yesterday sent
George Cook to the grand jury on the
charge of breaking into the store of
Saunders and Crump and carrying off
a quantity OF cigars. cigarettes and
coupons Three other negroes, his
alleged accomplicas, were dismissed
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
EASIER MONEY MEANS
BIC REALTY BUSINESS

Revival Of Activity Pophesed by Real Estate Men After Feb
ruary l. When Money Is Expected to be Plendful-How
Rchmands Conservative Business Methods Good Laws and
Low Rates of Interest Are Attracting Outsiders-he Past
Week Quiet
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
FIRST FARM INSTITUTE
TRAIN STARTS TUESDAY

Experts From the State Department of Agriculture Will Spend
Week Touring Shenandoah Division of the B. & o. Railroad
Giving Practical Advice Farmers Along the LineIo be
Followed by Three Weeks Tour of Similar Special Over the
Southern Railway
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26
Fined for Selling Unlicensed Booze

Joseph Nelson. colored. was fined
500 by Justice Crutchf1eld yesterday
morning on the charge of selling Ii
auor without license, was given
sixty days in Jail and placed under
$500 bond for his good behaviour for
a wear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-26

CONTINUED on Third Pagc.)
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
TRACERY TO RETIRE;
100000 COLT LAME
August Belmont's Famous
Racer Out as Result of
Madman's Act.

LONDON. Oct. 2b.-The famous racing
colt Tracery, belonging TO August Bel
mont OF New York. has run his lest
race. according to announcement made
here today. The colt. for which 5000. 900
vas refused by his owner on Septem-
ber 90 last is to retire Immediately to
the stud. He was restricted to walking
exercise this morning. when ne was
scratched from his next weeks engage
ment.
Tracery Is regarded by racing men as
one of the best colts ever bred. He Is a
4-year-old son of Rock Sand. the Eng
lish stallion, by Topiary, and was f1rst
brought out for the English derby in
1912. when he ran third. In the 81.
Leger stakes of s32. 800 at Donca ster, he
was victorious at 8 TO l. and he won the
Sussex stakes at Good Wood In the same
year.
While Tracery was running for the
Ascot gold cup In June. this year, he
was thrown by the madman, Hewitt, who
sprang onto the course and tried 10 stop
him while he was running ut full gall
lop-
In July of this year Tracery won the
Eclipse stakes AT Sandown, and early
this month was placed second in the
Jockey Club stakes at Newmarket
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
CHICAGO IS WINNER
IN BITTER STRUGGLE
Purdue Rallies With Clever
Forward Passing, but Is
Too Late.
BY international Ne@s Service.

BY International News Service.
CHICAGO, Oct 25.TChicago won a
desperate game from Purdue here this
afternoon, TO 0. Drop kicks by Russell
the Maroons quarterback, In the frst
and third quarters accounted for the
only tallies. Both teams put up mag
nihcent game.
The visitors depended entirely upon
straight football until the last few min
utes OF play, when with Oliphent. the
sensational plunglng falfback at the bus
iness end, the most sensational and ef-
fective series OF forward passes ever
seen In the west was uncorked Thc
raiIy came too late and the Indiana
eleven was unable TO push the ball
across.
Russell. for Chicago, ran his team with
the skill of a veteran. but Coach StaGg
varied assortment Of tricks failed to re-
gister a touchdown
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-10-26
Touchdown and Goal Gives
Golden Victory by 2 to 0
- Score.
BELATED but game rally by the

n BELATED but game rally by the
~ University Of Utah yesterday
~ failed to produce the one touch
down necessary to tie the score
with the Colorado School Of Mines
When the whistle blew for the end of
tho game the score stood to 0 in the
Mines favor Utah made desperate
attempt to rush the ball down the field
in the last few minutes of play, but
the Mines splendid defensive work
broke up every effort OF Bennlon s
men.
The game was one Of the best ever
Witnessed on Cummings field, and the
cheering of the several thousand
Utahns was at times almost desfening.
The school stood by the team Loyalty
and urged the players on to win
until the time was called for the end
Of the fourth quarter,
Miners Experience Tells.
Although the teams were evenly
must be given credit for playing won
derful uphill game, and for succeeding
in keeping the Miners from rolling up
the score to even q higher total. Little
was known of the real strength of the
Utah team, and from the victory over
Colorado college last Saturday, the
Rocky Mountain conference colleges
felt that Utah would spring surprise
against the veteran and machine-like
working Miners.
The Miners veteran aggregation,
with but one or two now men in the
lineup, against team of entirely new
men for the University of Utah, prob
ably tells the story of the defeat better
than it could be told otherwise.
Utah Tacklers Weak.
Noticeable differences Of the play
of the teams was that the Miners
tackling. interference, shift formations
and returning of punts WAS far superior