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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
VETERAN ACTOR DIES
John II. Wills Succumbs 70 Severe Illness in
This CITY

John r. Wills, the veteran actor. who was
taken suddenly i'll February IL while playing
AN engagement at the Iubin Theatre. died
yesterday morning at o'clock in the Me-
mortal Hospital after desperate attempts
had been made to his life. Relatives
have claimed his body. and will carry IL
home for burial.
Mr.. Wills, who recently reached his fifty
first year, had spent more than thirty-f five
%cars upon the American stage. In his COM
cdy roles he had amused and entertained al
most countless thousands. He was a come
dian of the old stock. admired by the public
and esteemed By his associates. lie was
member of the Elks and other fraternal or
ders.
Reaching here sunday. February Ii. from
an engagement In Allentown. Pa. Mr.. Wills
began TO feel i'll and kept to his bed most
of the day. Monday his condition became
worse. but he insisted on playing both matt
nee and night at the Lubin. Fever came on
Tuesday. however. and his condition grew
so farming that his physicians ordecrd him
to the Memorial Hospital.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
ARMY LECTURER HERE
National Worker in Salvation Forccs
VIII Visit Richmond

Colonel j. l.. MarGetts, the national
lecturer OF the salvation Army. win
visit this citS in ,he interest OF tie
local work and give his illustrated Ice
iure on Heroes At the Army Hail.
as East Broad Street. on Friday even
ing, February ". at S:l5 O'clock. He
will also lead the army street meetint,
At 5;l5 O'Clock.
SPECIAL program OF music and ape :
cial songs have been prepared for this
meeting ana viii be rendered by local
talent.
cordial Invitation is extended to
All friends
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
TEMPERANCE INSTITUTE
state Officers and Prominent Sneaker. Ia re
rresrnt M. White Nihhnn Mc.tinc

state Officers and Prominent Speakers To he
Present At White Ribbon Meeting.
n temperance institute under the aus pic es
OF nc Woman Christian Temperance Union
"lil be held At First Baptist Church TO.
morrow. There VIII he two day sessions tho
:rs, TO open at 10 O'Clock Mrs. Howard NJ
hose' me state president. will preside and
o'n"f SLATE Officers and prominent visitors
SIl ne preHnt The program embraces ad
otes'es on different phases of the temper
enc "orh-Yocial economic, cduca tinnal
n,schlc, &C. There will be AN adjournrne n 1
enuIch and the afternoon session Will open
~ o'clock tomorrow night Mrs Ror.
ihe state president will sneak 10 the nh
Ho ~ Monurent Methodist Church
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27

IN he case Of Einora Barnes arsins, IN.
Virginia Railway srd Powef Conr,any -
~ 20 trial yssterasy IN the Law and go,
EoDft the evidence was partly heard ana
The case adjourned to this morning ~
me JnrJ VIII near argument. The fisirtic
tues Tor damage ~ the sum OF 5000 clam.
ing that on June -. IN as she MAS .iight.
.ng from = street car 81 Robinson AM. a.
c-I$ Streets the car started for,r.,d -,
ing her TO the ground. ''''N'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
Plead Guilty OF Charge.

r. i. Grar. manager OF the Graz Cut-Rata
Mail order House Of Newport News, who
was arrested hy order OF the Bureau OF
Labor for violation of tho child labor law
wss fined SIS and COTS yesterday morning
Newport News Police Court t;run entered
4 plea Of Euilty.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
cIo-n Military onice Earl,.

Tho office Of the AdJutant General in the
State Library Building viii NC closed afterf
noon to-day so that the officers and en-
pioyes may attend the funeral OF the little
son OF Chief Clerk Joseph I.c Nasurier.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
BOARD GETS LESS
THAN HALF INCOME
City Administrators to Expcnd
$1,633,2l7.44 of New
Budget.

Less than half of the pending an
nual budget Will be disburscd under
the supervision and on vouchers APP
proved by the Administrative Board
OF the various items embraced IL, the
annual appropriation ordinance report
cd by tho Committee on Finance and
adopted on Tuesday night by the Com
mon Council. amounting in all to
s3.4T7.o35.35. only Sl,G33,21 is for
the departments OF the city govern
ment placed BY law under the super
vision and management OF the new
Administrative Board.
The Board OF Aldermen is called to
meet tomorrow night In special scs-
sion To act on the budget. which. If
concurrcd in, will 60 to the Mayor FOR
final approval OH Saturday.
Division of Funds.
An analysis of the paper az reported
by the Committee on Finance and
adopted by the lower branch Of the
Council, shows that il provides for the
following division OF funds
Administrative Board 81 ,633,21T.t4
Sinking Fund Commissions
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
Is.ues Kcauisiiinn

IVEphof Mann Yesterday is.ucd reon,is, .
Nun pepers IN Governor CrTig, Of North Cnr
Dina for the person Of Wirt IT .ir ~
me me it,taeNs negro who I. wanted in Nirrinia
MAZE almond L. now being hsid In
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27

Find. Dead Infant.

Wrapped In an old garment aud weighted
down with stones. tho body OF II dead in
FAINT was found yesterday afternoon by Coun-
~ Officer T. w. Seay In ditch along Thir-
ty-hrst street near Nine-Mile Road, Hcnrico
County. 1t |ns taken to the County Jail.
where DIR. j. Fulmer Bright will make an in
Nestigation this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
Commissioner III.

state Dairy and Food Commissioner ". D.
saunders was taken suddenly i'll Burke
vile yesterday morning as no was prepa ring
TO catch train for Richmond. The attack
soon ended. however. and Mr.. Saunders Is
expected to be back a. his office to- morrow
the commissioner was on his way from the
meeting OF farm demonstrators ut Blacks
burg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-27
Bond Issue >cc,,,nt,

1t should he remembered. however,
that aside from current funds the .Nd-
minisr"tivc Board has tho supervision
of the further expenditure OF certain
funds resulting from the sale of by.ids.
the present remaining balances on
which are as follows:
Con II ruc.in,, wat.r rr.;r, cn,-c
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
IRON HAND IN EGYPT
Lord Kitchener's Sway In Nile
Country Is MasterfuI.
Speaking of Education Of Youths, I'VE
Oon't Want Them to Get Their
Hands Soft" He says-HoIds
Some Unique Views.

Cairo, Egypt.-No explanation Of
the government Of Egypt is adequate
without the presentation Of the name
Of Lord Kitchener, who since his ap-
pointment as British agent in October
of 1911 has been increasingly the
unique and dynamic force behind all
the government agencies, alike the
protector Of imperial English interests
and the humanitarian regenerator Of
the land he loves, writes Clayton Sedg-
wick Cooper in letter from Cairo to
the Christian Science Monitor.
He came to Egypt to assist in the
completion Of the splendid work Of re-
generation commenced by Lord Gro.
mer He himself had before contrib
uted to the problem as the soldier
leader In Khartum, the conqueror Of
the Khalifa. sweeping out Of the Su-
dan the fanatical dervishes, nor did he
arrive one moment too soon to arrest
the tide that was surely carrying
Egypt backward from the high and
superb craftsmanship Of Lord Gro
mer's regime.
The presence Of an iron hand was
needed and not few of Egypt's lead.
ers were unconsciously turning In
their minds toward Kitchener. AS
the conversation of certain Egyptian
officer who commanded brigade at
Omdurman infers: Lord Kitchener Is
soldier. He is a man of iron. He
made clean sweep Of the Sudan. He
is just, but he Is not to be triAed with.
There is not nationalist in Egypt
who would not bury himself in the
sand if Lord Kitchener came to Cairo
He is the man for the job
After an interview with Lord Kitch-
ener In Cairo realized that he was
the man for the job" also realized
why the people of the Nile country.
when asked why the nationalist were
quiet, why the schools Of agriculture
and commerce were thriving. why
thousands of acres OF rich Egyptian
land were being reclaimed by new
systems of irrigation and drainage,
why the European timeserver Is un-
tremendously disappearing, why the
journals of the agitators have been
going out Of business at the rate Of
one each day, why thousands of fella-
heen were beginning to have a grow
ing confidence in the government as
evidenced by their trust in the postal
savings bank. or why Turkey did not
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
FUR TRIMS SUMNER COATES
chinchiIla, Swansdown and Ermine
Rim These Popular Abbre-
waited Wraps.

So many evening wraps and dressy
short coates are trimmed IN fur that
II looks as though the sarnish Woulo
he a mart of the summers finishes 10
the best roilettes. Fur is more than
a touch 10 evening wraps, While lot
the iaunty little abbreviated coatee'
II only rims them lightly Chlnchllla
"a the most popular peltry, but we see
many examples of ermine and swans
down. Chinchilla looks rather heavy
end wintry, while the white fur ana
swansdown give a light, summary ar.
The evening wrap is very sumptu-
Gus. It is made in solid and in ng'
ured satins. Generally the flowers or
designs are big and are painted 80 as
to stand forth heavily. The back
ground is white or light and the flow
ers in the brilliant colors that are
prevalent this season. Some OF the
fashionable ones, too, have a black
or scarlet background with lighter
brilliant designs scattered over the
surface. The new wraps are all short
and round. Some are made godet,
some with a Watteut plat, either from
the middle of the back or from one
shoulder.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21

close; double knots, draw through
first picot of last closed eye; double
knots, picots each separated by 2
double knots double knots, close;
the third of the closed eyes is like
the first. Work S double knots on the
second thread, then l closed eye like
the second, and l like the first. eX:
cept that instead Of joining to the
thread before semicircle. you make a
picpt to join the semi-circle to. On
the second thread work 7 double
knots. draw through irst picot of
semi-circle, 7 double knots, picot, Z
double knots, draw through picot at
top of last closed eye, then repeat
from the beginning Of the row
For the heading in crochet:
First Row.-Work / double into top
picot Of semi-circle, 9 chain, repeat.
Second Row.-One t,eLle into q
stitch. chain. pass over ! stitch. and
repeat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
FOR WEAR IN THE COUTURE
Numerous Ornaments in Order II
Woman Would Follow the Ex'
tremes Of Fashion.

II she would be very we'll equipped
there are many little accessories for
her tresses that the modes demand:
II for instance. the hair is worn low,
there are certain heavy hairpins OF
plain real or imitation shell to hold
the knot In place. And more elabo
rate are the mounted hairpins, with
imitation jewels-these, Of course, fol
dress and evening wear.
Combs and barrettes Of real she'll
beautifully marked-are chosen by the
woman who wears her hair high and
keeps her tresses smooth and firm In
the back by their use.
Very effective are the ornaments
studded and inset with rhinestones.
Some of the designs are most artistic
and the stones beautifully set. To
give the effect of those exquisite orna
ments which are set in platinum, the
French jewelry designers have used
the rhinestones In a sllvery metal
that has the rhinestone finish, and
wonderfully good looking the comb
nation Is. One may have this In bar
rettes, those pretty bandeaux, hair
pins, and mounted combs,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
TA1TING AND CROCHET
FINE WORK THAT EVEN BEGIN
NER MAY FASHION.
Directions Given Here, Faithfully Fol-
lowed, viii Result In Satisfaction
trimming Is to Be Worked
With Two Threads.

This trimming is worked with two
threads. Commence with the semi
circle worked on the two threads,
: double knots, picot. 7 double knots,
I picot double knots, draw the
knots up rather closely together: for
the first closed eye on one thread,
work s double knots, join to the
thread from the beginning Of semi
circle, double knots. l picot l dou-
Die knot. close; double knots, join
to first picot of Ia c closed eye, dou-
Bic knots, picots each separated by
: double knots double knots, close;
on the second thread work s double
knots. For the first of three large
closed eyes, work double knots.
draw through picot Of last closed eye;
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
MAKES USEFUL IRON HOLDER
Crochet Work That May Be Carried
Out In Either of Two Materials,
a. May Be Preferred.

This holder may either be worked
In Scotch lingering wool or soft coarse
crochet cotton.
Commence in the center with TWEEN.
ty-flve chain. work down one side with
one double into each stitch, and three
into the end stitch, one double in each
stitch Of the other side.
In the second row work as for the
1rst, but In order to shape the end
work two stitches in the second
stitch before the end, three in the end,
and two in the next, but one after Il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21

continue to make this increase IN
each row until the required size. then
work q row Of one treble into each
stitch In every other row of the doubld
stitches.
For the edging on the straight side,
work one double into stitch, S chain
one treble into the first, pass over
two stitches and repeat. For the loon
work q row Of chain stitches thres
inches long, and fasten to the center
of top with double stitches.
The outstanding treble rows may be
worked on the other side of the hold.
er, or 1t may be lined with a piece
OF flannel or piece cut from the arm
OF an old kid glove, or the back Of /,
large size glove.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
400 Brides Under Twelve.

Bombay-Four hundred weddings
were celebrated simultaneously recent
ly at Surat among members Of the
Lewa Kunbi caste. All Of the brides
were under twelve years Of age, the
majority being one to seven years old.
while the bridegrooms varied from
three to nine Most Of the contracting
parties sat or lay on the laps Of their
parents during the ceremony, and
were given sweets to keep them quiet.
The caste celebrates weddings only
every ten or twelve years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21

send its soldiers across Egypt In its
war with Tripoli-yes. and why even
Downing street seemed affected with
a new confidence-always gave the
same answer-Lord Kitchener.
It 10 said that without bayonets be-
hind or before. moral force cannot
exist Egypt sees in the soldier who
drove out the mad Mahdi hosts the
spirit OF command. which seems to be
the only attitude deeply respected by
Orientals. especially In certain stages
OF their development
As Lord Kitchener sat and talked
and questioned In the British resi-
dency with Its beautiful tropical gar
dens sloping down to the Nile; as he
spoke in short, crisp phrases his COS
pei, the new plans for the fellaheen,
telling US Of his ideals for the practi-
cal rather than the theoretical educa-
ton Of Egyptian youth-"We don't
want them to get their hands soft"-I
was inclined to agree with the Egyp-
tan opinion.
1t Is to be hoped that this efficient
official who commands an army to
whom the name Kitchener" 10 an in.
centive similar to that of the name
Napoleon" to the old guard. and who
In a comparatively brief time has
gained the confidence OF the Egyptians
who have most at heart the country's
good. will receive the unstinted sup
port of the home government In the
progressive and highly unitarian
measures which he is now promulgat.
ing for the new Egypt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
Conversation Durlnc Meals,

The world long ago was forced n
admit the important relationship W
tween mind and matter, ard when ON
Is occupied by matter-eating food
the mind should also be brought Into
play. Say something bright. Payi
few compliments. tell a bright anse
dote, chat of the pleasant and lightG
things in life durir g all Your meals
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
Hats SuppIe.

Suppleness is one of the character
istic points of distinctive millinery
Hats are made without wire founda.
lions and practically may be folded
and packed in half the usual snace
For dressy hats. flowers are to have
hrst favor as trimming. They will be
much used in encircling the crown
usually In a perfectly fiat wreath or
placed erect at the side In stir
aisrette-like form of flowers and
leaves. Some Of the afternoon hats
have combination Of the two trim.
mings.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
Needles In Her Foot.

Sharon, Pa.-When Melvina Nor
ford, now grown to womanhood, was a
child, she stepped on packet of
needles and q dozen or more entered
her foot Three years ago surgeons
began taking pieces OF the steel from
her muscles, the needles having "trav.
eled." Recently 1t became necessary.
In an effort to save her life, to am.
putats the leg, blood poisoning from
the needles having developed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
Had to Know the Time.

Il understand" said the Judge, that
you stole the watch of the doctor who
had just written a prescription for
you at the free dispensary. What
have you to say to. this charge"
We'll, your honor" said the prisoner,
1T Is true, but found myself in q
hole His prescription said spoonful
every hour. ard had no watch"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-21
SPLENDID Chance.

City Man-"Is there q good chance
tor Investment around here?" Native
You bet! More opportunity than
there ever was Land that my father
paid So an acre for 30 years ago
can get :or 81 nOW."--Puck.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-10-16

Unmarried women who would have
liked to marry, but never had the
chance. are not likely to confess the
facts very frankly. The spinster who
makes her plant under the title "Why
Do Not Educated Women Marry?" in
a recent number Of Independent, prob
ably wouldn't have made it if she had
been compelled to sign her name. But
"An Unwilling Celibate" might be any
one of millions of women. This cell
bate therefore, regarding her case as
typical in many ways, announces that
she cannot understand why she has
not been Wooed. She thinks the
standard by which men judge women
must be wrong.
when | look around at the homes,
the pitiful inadequate makeshifts that
are called such, and when | read the
record of the divorce courts and
then look at my unmarried friends
wonder if marriage is really process
of natural selection and invariably re-
suits in the making of the f1ttest.'
She is a college graduate, this cell
bate, and has met with fair success in
teaching and writing. But as a young
girl her happieSt dream was OF having
her own home, husband, children, and
"the remuneration has not been easy"
She is mo beauty" but she has had
compliments on her good looks and
is a Skillful dresser. She comes OF
an honOred family, was brought up to
cook, keep house and sew, can play
cards, loves to talk to men and is
adept at outdoor sports. And yet she
has had only one offer Of marriage,
and that an undesirable one, and she
is "perilously near the danger line OF
thirty"
Sage persons, she says, tell her that
a woman must never let man guess
she has any brains or knows how to
talk anything but nonsense" She is
unable to follow this plan-doesn't
think it is a square deal" to a man.
Yet men seem to like to talk to her,
and they tell her it is such a comfort
to find a woman who doesn't want to
talk nonsense all the time
They come to see her and invite
her to go to dances, theatres and upon
moonlight walks, and they cOnfide in
her their love for Polly Jones or Sally
Smith, 81 am proud of their trust and
confidence, yet I cry out against the
essential impersonality of it all, as if
I were a sort of embodiment of the
earth mother"
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-10-16

Of all the good gifts the fairy god
mother can bestOW upon favored
mortal there is certainly nothing that
is quite equal to tact. Health, wealth,
beauty and brains, right royal endow-
ments though they be, lose much of
their value unless this precious asset
be found in combination with them.
A well-knoWn writer defines tact as
"an intuitive art and manner which
carries one through a difficulty better
than either talent or knowledge" Per-
haps this explanation is as good as
any other, but it does not cover all
the ground. There are many times
and many opportunities which call for
tact without people having to be in
difficulties. 1t is wanted in the every
day affairs Of life, in dealing with
ones husband, or children, or SER
wants, and a household very quickly
shows if its presiding genius is tact
full or the reverse.
To a young man who has his way
to make in the world tact is worth I'M
told gold. When he is older and has
gained a name and reputation, he
may possibly afford to be brusque and
careless of other peoples feelings.
But even then he does it at the ex-
pense of popularity-nay, of affection
sometimes. No woman, however, tai
ented, can shine in the social firma-
ment if she be lacking in tact, and
though one is inclined to regard the
attribute as belonging more especially
to her sex, we do not always find it
in the feminine character.
1t is impossible to go to school
mistress and say to her, with refer
ence to the education Of ones daugh-
ter, please pay particular attention
to music, French and tact" For the
gift comes instinctively to those who
are naturally quick, warm-hearted and
sympathetic. But it can be trained
and cultivated, too for who are more
tactful than the people who are taught
from their earliest childhood to con-
slider the feelings of others, and to
put them at their ease?
Tact enables US to say the right
thing at the right time, and to leave
unsaid the wrong one. Tact also helps
US wonderfully in our dealings with
our poorer neighbors. They are often
intensely sensitive and proud and re-
sent any suspicion Of patronage, yet
they are grateful for our sympathy
and aid if we do not ride rough shod
over their prejudices. Sometimes we
see kind but thick-skinned charitable
workers who spoil the good they do
by the way in which it is done, and
though their ministrations may be &C.
copied, a feeling of resentment re-
mains against the tactless good Sa-
maritan. For all practical purposes .
says wellknown writer, "tact car
ries it against talent ten to ONE
McCalls Magazine.