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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
Manassas Notes


Manassas. Va, Oct. l7--Mr. John
Lueketti OF Aiexa ndrfa. visited hts sls-
ter. Mrs. l.. +. Bargamin. near Manas-
sas. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. A. Wright. of R.eh-
mond, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Camper for the week end.
William Longwell accompanied by
Mr.. Callhaugh. of CASA way. w Va.
are guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
o. u. Waters.
Miss Alberta Davis, of Bristow. lief.
the first of the week for Clarend IN.
where she will spend three weeks VITA
her cousin, Miss Marie Simpson
Miss Ruth Johnson. of Canadaigua,
y. Y, left Monday for Philadelphia,
after visiting Miss Gladys f. Weaver
Miss -EYelyn- CHAPMAN after-rislt--
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. +.
Chapman, has returned to the Plains
for the winter
Mr. and Mrs. W, y Wenrich and
daughter Winnie, accompanied by Miss
Evelyn Wenrich. visited at Hagers-
town, Md. this week.
DR.. H. L. Roop of Eastern College,
spent Friday and Saturday in Phiia-
delphia.
Miss Nettie Arde1le Of Washington
visited friends and relatives here Mon
day.
w. II. Lipscomb, 1T New York city
visited his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. ".
n. Lipscomb, for several days this
week.
Mrs. VIM. L. Lipscomb has returned
from Occoquan, where she was a guest
at the home of Mrs G.. W Hunter
Miss Selma Holland was guest at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. F. Z. Car
rison for t1e week end
Tha 70 MT 10 ,,f w
Alexandria, have returned to that city
after spending the summer at their
home here.
w NJ. Buckley, Of Gainesville. was
the guest of friends here this weak.
enroute to Philadelphia
r. VI. Jenkins and B. Frank May,
two Manassas young business men.
will next week launch into the NOV
ing picture business here, when he
electric current is turned on for puio-
lie use. The opera house Of f. r.
Conner will be the seat OF operation,
and on three evenings each week
performance will be held. In comes
ton with the movies, a dancing school
is to be conducted. and at times vauae-
vile features will be introduced.
Messrs May and Jenkins have secured
the services Of four-piece orchestra
Manassas newly installed electric
lighting system was for the first time
turned on this week. and for several
hours the main streets were brilliantly
illuminated In two weeks the town
will be in full use OF the water AMI
sewerage systems. as both have been
thoroughly tested.
The new Southern Railway depot
here has been completed and now.
stands as one Of the best equipped
stations on this part of The Southern
railroad, The telegraph offices have
been moved from their old building
into the new depot, and several other
changes made. The structure Is 80
feet longer than the former one. and
is provided with concrete platform
and train sheds.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
| AIDES OF VIRGINIA
SYNOD NAME. OFFICERS

Bristol. Va, Oet I7.--The ladies of
the virginia synod. who have been
holding ttte'r annual session In the
Central Presbyterian Church. this city,
have elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: Mrs s. y. walton.
Farmville. president. Mrs II II. Per-
kins. Of Norfolk. secretary, Mrs, j. A.
Dorritee. Of Washington. secretary OF
assemblies: Mrs. David Walihan, OF
Waynesboro. secretary OF education:
Miss Hope Stuart, Of Lexington. sec
rotary OF foreign missions; Mrs. A. q.
pinkerton, Of Baltimore. secretary OF
literature. Miss Belle Burnett, OF Ire
Williams secretary OF young peoples
work Mrs, J. c. stuart, of Richmo nd,
resigned the presidency q. the organi-
zation. much TO the regret OF the mem
hership
The next annual meeting will he
held in the First Church. at Lynch
burg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
WHlSkEY CAUSES
DROWNING OF TWO

Heathsville. Va. Oct. l7-Daniel
Pinekard and companion. a youth by
the name Of Currie. both colored,
were drowned in Dividing Creek We'll
nesyfGy afternoon while under the In
fluence of whiskey. Neither boy wa5
over eighteen. They went direct from
kilmarnoek, where they were on-
served to be intoxicated. and came
near running down A lady as they
drove out in road-cart. to DitchleF.
and took leaking boat which filled
before they got across the creek
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
ASHLAND

Ashland. Va. October II. The
mask ball at the Henry Clay Inn
on Thursday evening was brill
liant affair In every way. A Rich
mond orchestra furnished the music
and a large number OF visiting girls
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18

Don't throw away your old
parlor suite, lounge. couch or
easy chair-call up Madison
1854, and our foreman will come
to see you, tell you exactly what
It Will cost to make Il over In
the latest style-both as to de-
sign and covers. Our New York
connections keep up ported On
the latest styles.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18

For instance, these cold, damp mornings, all you
have to do is to throw in few handfulls of shavings
or kindng wood, and far quicker than an oil stove
your room is warm as toast.
The ordinary SELF heater that would keep your
room warm now wonId freeze You to death when the
real cold weather of January and February comes
We say without hesitation after having sold the
Jurgen Novelty for the past ten years. that it is the
only stove on the market that will successfully burn
wood any kind of coal coke charcoal cinders, and
we guarantee it. you get your money back. Prices
very reasonable.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
u U.RGENS.zi
Established 1880.
ADAMS AND BROAD.

OUR RANKING PLAN dignined way of getting your
having Ave to fifteen months IN which
o nav them salesman about it, Our Banking
plan is really splendid In which save money and
thnS--at time enjoy the utmost in home
comforts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-18
Bridal Furniture
And Bridal Gifts

We make the bold statement that our stock of
Mahogany Furniture Furniture Novelties and
Chairs and Rockers suited for gifts is double that
of which you'll see anywhere else. There's but one
way to prove this assertion and that is to come in
and see for yourself
We promise to show you wonderful coilection
of mahogany. each and every piece beautiful in II
se1f-just the sort of Furniture that will be highly
priced by your ehildren's children.
And as to prices!-Well, we have genuine solid
mahogany (clear through and through Bedroom
Suites, from $112 to $3.50 each.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13

get rid of her. Second, %antiquated,
u%nsanitary methods; and third. tho
general public, our consumers, do not
realize as they ought the food value
of dairy products. How do milk, but
ter or cheese compare In the best
markets as a food product-value for
value-with the other products of this
country? No comparison!
What we need is to have three cam:
paigns of education-one among our.
selves for better cows, another among
ourselves for better methods in order
to make a better product, and another
among the consumers to help them
realize what dairy products are really
worth.
1t is up to the dairymen to educate
both themselves and the general pub,
lie and l believe they can do It. We
must look a long way ahead. There
are some things that must be done
now for the improvement of dairying
20 years from now.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
Largest Piece Of Ordnance in
World Nearing Completion.
Has a Velocity Of 1880 Feet a Second,
and 10 Discharged by 665 Pounds
Of Professionalism In.
strument of Peace.

Washington.-When it's breech lock-
ing device has been perfected at
Watervliet arsenal, the great 16-inch
gun, the biggest piece of ordnance in
the world, which was recently shipped
from the Sandy Hook proving grounds.
will be virtually ready for service in
the Panama canal Notifications.
The carriage of this great gun is
under construction at the Watervliet
(Mass.) arsenal. 1t probably will be
taken back t. Sandy Hook for tests
after being mounted, and will not be
shipped to Panama before next spring.
A conception may be obtained Of
the tremendous power of this gun.
destined to protect the Pacific en-
trance to the Panama canal, from the
fact that it is so feet long, weighs
142 tons, and fires a p%:ojectile about
six feet long. The p%rojecti.e weighs
a ton and is discharged by 665 pounds
Of powder. 1t requires eight men to
carry the powder charge.
This gun has a maximum range of
from % to % miles, or half the dis
lance between New York city and
West Point. The elevation permitted
by its carriage will enable the gun to
fire a projectile about IL miles across
the Pacific ocean. 1t has sufficient
power, theoretically, to pierce two feet
of the best armor at the muzzle. At
II miles the gun Is calculated to
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
16.YEAR.oLD BOY SAVES TWO
Men From Drowning at
Coplay, Pa.

Coplay, Pa.-Sixteen-year-old Milton
Smith of this place proved himself a
hero when he saved two men from
drowning in the Lehigh river and just
missed reaching Raymond Nolf, eight
cen years old, who was drowned. Levi
stauffer and William Kleppinger were
the rescued men. All four. following
their days work at a bakery, went in
swimming in the river. AS they were
wading about, the Quartette suddenly
stepped into a deep hole, forming a
bridge pier. Stauner and Kleppinger
made an effort to rescue Nolf and
would have been drowned If Smith had
not been near. After helping Stauffer
and K%leppinger to shore, Smith went
after Nolf, but he had sunk and his
body could not be located.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
THIEVES LEAVE A MESSAGE
Robbers Ask Postmaster to Keen No
More Pennies as They Weigh
Too Much.

Branchville. N. J.-When Postmas-
ter William P. Elicit arrived at the
post office n morning recently he
found the interior in disorder and the
following sign painted on the back of
a calendar hung over the safe: Have
a heart! What's this place-a kids
toy bank? Wise up! Never keep
pennies; they weigh too much"
A hurried investigation showed that
the safe had been robbed of about two
dollars, all In pennies, which had been
left in a drawer at night, after all the
silver and bills had been taken home
by the postmaster. In a drawer above
the n where the pennies were left
was So worth Of stamps, but these
were left undisturbed. The robbers
gained entrance by forcing the lock on
the front door.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
Giving Young Horse a Rest,

The three-year-old colts that have
been worked during the rush season
of the spring and early summer would
appreciate being let out in the pasture
now, where they ear kick up their
heels and do some more growing. The
colt should not be worked too hard
during the hot weather-if he is
worked too hard he will never make
the horse that he otherwise would.
Give the three-year-old. or even the
four-year-old, If this is his first season
Of work, a rest during the excessively
hot weather and he will put on a big
growth before next spring.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
DAIRYING ON GENERAL FARM
To Be Most Successful Financially
Business Should Be Carried on
With Other Lines.
(By H. A.. HARDING. Illinois Agricul-
.n.l HN.ll~-A

tBy H. A. HARDING. Illinois Axricul-
tural College.)
Studies of the financial side of the
dairy situation, so far as they have
yet been made, indicate that d~airying,
to be most financially successful.
should be carried on in connection
with other types of farming. The rea
son for this is quite evident.
Owing to the need of mixers, and
labor in connection with the corn and
alfalfa which must be raised for ths
dairy, a considerable amount of labor
Is necessary. The corr and alfalfa
will keep this labor busily engaged
during a comparatively short period
during the year. If the farm opera.
tions are restricted to the growing OF
these two crops, during a consider.
able portion Of the year there will
be nc labor during the day to profit.
ably employ the farm help and horses
other portion Of the year.
A consideration Of these facts
makes It perfectly plain that if dairy.
ing is to be conducted most prof,tably,
It must be combined with the growth
Of other crops upon the farm, which
will p%rofitably employ the men and
teams during the time when they
would not be otherwise engaged In
connection with the dairy operation.
Studies of the returns from various
types of farms show that these funda.
mental considerations are we'll borne
out by the results.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
DAIRY
DAIRYMEN MUST MOVE QUICK
Three Things Menace Industry: inef-
ficient Cow, Anticipated Methods
and Ignorance Of Public.
tBy EUGENE DAVENPORT. Illinois Az

(By EUGENE DAVENPORT. Illinois Az
ricultural College.)
A good deal is going to happen in
dairying within the next 25 years.
Dairy husbandry represents the most
intensive form of agriculture practised
on this side of the water. We have
been so busy about other things that
we have not yet settled down to the
development of the industry in this
country. l think the individual dairy
man has his attention too exclusively
on his personal affairs, and too little
upon the industry he represents. When
l see a man advocating a system of
buying COWS instead of feeding them /
know that he is looking at it purely
from the individual standpoint. He
knows. or ought to know that no
business "a thrive on that basis.
What you need to do and what We
all need to do-and do it quickly--is to
attend to those things that will es-
tablish the dairy business as a whole
upon a solid basis.
There are three things that today
menace the prosperity of the dairy
business: First, the inefficient COW;
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
suFFRAGETTE WINS A POINT
Shovels Grain With Laborers In Or
der to Get Their Signatures to
Petition.

Eden, O.-Miss Elizabeth Strauss.
nineteen years old, suffragist, and
n of the most strenuous petition
circulators in Ohio, asked a group
of laborers who perspiringly
shoveling grain into a box car to sign
the Votes for women" paper. WON
en- ought not to vote, lessen they do
the same work as men Does" one of
the workers said, and the others
agreed with him. Miss Strauss shov-
eled grain with a big scoop for is
minutes, and left with the signatures
Of all the men.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
Hogs Exposed to the Hot Sunshine Day in and Day Out During the Sum-
me- Will Lose Much II the Gains They Mako.

(By L. E. CHAPIN.)
1t is true that warm water is just
as wet as cool water, but it is not so
palatable. and the hogs will thrive
better II they have a cool drink at
least twice a day. Water should al
ways be within reach.
Hogs exposed to the hot sunshine,
day in and day out during the sum
mer will lose much Of the gains they
make. even though the clover fields
be of the finest.
The main and only point in raising
hogs is to produce flesh that will
bring the most money. and every little
thing that will work toward this end
should be put into operation.
No farmer that continually stuffs
his breeding sows with corn can hope
to secure the best pigs. Breeding
stock requires more clover, bran, al
falfa than corn.
The s%hort-nosed hog is always to be
desired against the long, slender.faced
type.
The SOW should be long.bodied and
the boar short.
1t has always been a disputed ques-
tion as to whether a hog gains any
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
VALUABLE HINTS FOR
THE SWINE BREEDER
Pigs Lose Thriftiness and Consti-
tuition When Confined in
Small, UncIean Pen.

In breeding swine, We must consid.
er the type Of hog tho market de.
mands.
Never sacrifice a good body in order
to shorten the snout or decrease the
size Of the ears.
Buy a boar Of some reliable breeder
who has been working for years to
get the correct type Of a pig, and
who is prepared to furnish the type
you desire.
With well-bred hogs your feed and
care will produce the best results.
1t Is a mistaken idea that breeding
animals, to do we'll, must be fed only
enough to keep them alive.
Swine are natives of a tropical eli.
mate and should have warm and dry
quarters.
Feed a pig all he can eat without
%squealing. This can be done only by
watching him eat and knowing Just
how much he needs.
Make a "sleeping-bunk" for pigs of
a 2 by 4 foot frame set around the
corner of the pen floor in which straw
bedding is put. Have it away from
the feeding trough and dirt. Locate
it in a cool, shady place. The pigs
learn quickly II it is their bunk and
will occupy it. Keep clean.
Is it any wonder that pigs lose their
thriftiness and constitution and be-
come weak in the back with crooked
legs when they are confined in an
8 by 10 pen that is cleaned but once
a year, and then when the owner has
time. Stop and figure the losses that
result from pigs that do not do we'll
and are restless, when all they need
to make them comfortable and con.
tented, Is the run of a nice, clean
pasture, where they can leave their
droppings to the benefit of the soil.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
May Cost Husband Riches

shade of gray-blue, which. it is assert
ed, will make the wearers invisible to
the enemy at 500 yards. instead of, as
at present. being plainly discernible at
1900 yards. The change is expected
to take seven years.
M. Messimy, the minister Of wal, in
urging the necessity for the measure,
was supported in his argument by
citing the example of the British army,
which adopted khaki in the Transvaal,
and the experience Of the war in the
Balkans.
M. Lasies, an ex-cavalry officer.
aroused the patriotic fervor of the
deputies by saying that the French
soldiers, whether they dressed in blue,
red or gray, would always fight well.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
TEST THE COWS REGULARLY
Responsibility for Existence of Tuber.
cuIosls Rests With the Owners
Of Infected Cattle.

The eradication Of tuberculosis il
the task Of the dairyman with the as.
sistance of the state. The responsible.
ity for the existence OF tuberculosis
and it's continuance rests with the
owners of the infected cattle. Re-
markable progress has been made in
Graduating tuberculosis without great
loss in several dairy sections. The
men above all others who should regu
larly test their COWS are the ones
whose herds are free from the disease.
Constant vigilance Is necessary to keep
a herd Of dairy cows free from tuber.
culOsiS,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13

thing by roofing. Even II he DOESN'T
he has plenty Of time to spare, and
roofing will certainly not hurt him to
any decided extent.
When a pigs tail curls up in q
crispy, tight sort of way; it is q sign
he feels good, and is thriving. If it
desn't, he needs something to brace
him up.
Some farmers cut off the tails of
their pigs, because they claim it takes
ten ears of corn to raise one tail;
therefore, they amputate. In the inter-
est Of economy.
The man who breeds hogs with high
ideals of perfection cannot succeed
unless he keeps an active record Of
his breeding operations. He needs q
blank book for the purpose, and must
pay the most careful attention to en-
tries.
An armful Of green cornstalks will
add relish to the hogs ration, but 1t
should not be fed regularly until the
corn in the ear has hardened beyond
the possibility of frost.
Do you know anything around the
farm that will run into money faster
than hogs?
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
CATS ABOUT BODY
Find Remains Of Aged Woman
Surrounded by Pets.
Family Of FeIines Attack Police When
Attempt Is Made to Remove
corpse-Father Was at One
Time Cashier Of a Bank.

Philadelphia.-The body of an aged
woman, attired in a dirt.stained wrap
per. lying within a circle of cats. was
found by two special policemen when
they entered an unkempt, d%ust-covered
front room at $40 North Sixteenth
street in answer to an anonymous tele-
phone call.
The cats were the only living beings
In the house, and the policemen were
forced to battle with them before they
could move4he body of the dead wom-
an. investigation showed that she
was Miss Sarah Lippincott Starr, sew
enty years old. who. with her sister.
Victoria, and a horde of cats, had oc-
cupied the house for the last IL years.
Shortly after midnight Miss Victoria
Starr, who Is sixty-eight years old,
came upon her sister lying at full
length near the cellar door on the first
floor. She did not disturb her for sew
e1al hours because she thought she
vas sleeping.
Later when she knew her sister to
be dead, she notified her nephew,
whose name, she says, is Walter Jor-
dan. He called the policemen of the
Twentieth and Buttonwood station.
Miss Victoria was out when the
policemen called.
Police Surgeon John H. Egan found
that the left arm was discolored and
swollen from an infected scratch on
the hand. Miss Victoria then returned
and explained that her sister had
pricked herself three days before with
a needle but had refused to have medi-
cal aid.
I'VE never had a doctor in our lives
and we weren't going to begin with
them" said the sister.
I'VE were a couple Of regular old
maids" she said complacently. "but
nice Ones" she added quickly. And
then she lapsed into the present tense
as II her sister we're still alive. I'VE
love animals. all kinds, birds. dogs,
horses. snakes, but especially cats: o,
l love 'em. that is, four-legged ones.
But don't like two-legged Ones" she
mumbled reflectively, and shook her
head decisively. II like rats, too. Those
In the cellar get many a scrap from
me. Sure I feed 'em. but I have trou-
bic keeping the cats away. Well, I'm
all alone now, except for the cats. but
Ill scrape along, although money is
scarce"
Miss Victoria Starr is now the last
Of the five children of Samuel Starr,
who was the cashier, Is years ago.. OF
the Bank of the Northern Liberties.
The body of her sister. Sarah, was re,
moved to the morgue. Doctor Egan
said the death was due to natural
causes
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1914-08-13
LARGE PROFIT MADE.
IN RAISING CAPONS
Most of Work Can Be Done in
Winter When Time Is Plenti-
full With the Farmer.
(By MILLER PURvIs.)

Wy AAAAA|GIAS I A0'J
No n is better situated to raise
capons than the farmer. On the av-
erage farm the additional work re-
Quired to raise from 100 to 200 a
pons would not be noticed, and the
most of this work can be attended
to in the winter when time is plenti.
full with the farmer.
There are many stories told about
the size to which capons grow, while
the truth is that the ordinary capon
will grow to but n or two pounds
more than the ordinary uncaponized
cockerel would be in the same time.
and to secure this additional weight.
extra feeding is necessary.
In preparation for capon feeding it
is wise to hatch about twice the num-
Der Of chickens as capons desired, for
fully half are likely to be pullets.
The pullets may be kept for egg-pro-
duction or may be sold for spring
chickens, thus securing enough money
to pay for raising the whole flock up
to the time the cockerels are old
enough to caponize, which is about
twelve weeks.
The operation Of caponizing does
not require much skill, although the
beginner will probably kill two or
three at the start, which will not be
lost for they bleed to death in about
the same time as If they had their
threats cut and are equally as good
for table purposes as If bled in the lat
ter way.
A set Of tools for caponizing costs
from $3.50 to 81 and with each set
r sent directions that any one can
follow.
After the caponizing, the cockerels
become docile and quiet; they lose
ambition and their combs cease to
grow; in fact they shrivel. and when
fed they eat their fill and then sit
quietly around until feeding time
comes again.
Capons always retain that sweetness
and juiciness Of flesh that are charac-
teristic Of the spring chicken-the rea-
son they bring such a high price.
" They n fed much as other fowls
are fed, only they get more. About all
they eat goes to the formation of juicy
palatable flesh.
A few years ago eapons commanded
hardly any attention In the West, and
do not yet bring the prices they do in
the Eastern cities.