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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
AUCTION SALE-Tuture Day
Auctionsers of Farm Properties.
1iI0 East Main Street, Richmond. W.

TRUSTEES AUCTION SALE
NrNE-AcRn FARM. WITH FIVE
STABLE AND NECESSARY OUT.
BUILDING THEREON, SITUATED
NEAR MEADOW STATION ON TIM
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
BY virtue Of 4 deed OF trust. recorded
In the clerks office OF the ,Ciircutt
court Of Hsnrico county, In d. b. 1aS
b. page llA default having bssn made
In the pAyneht Of portion OF the debt
secured thereby. and being required
30 to do by tho beneficiary, We shall
offer for sale. At public auction, 1t the
front door Of Hanrlco- county COURT
house. At
II e'Clsek Noon. On
SATURDAY. APRIL II, 1914,
the farm and appurtenances In said
deed described ~ follows.
All that piece or parcel OF land lying
and being In Fairfield district. Henrico
county. Virginia. about nine miles east
Of the city OF Richmond, near rfeAdo.
Station on tho Southern Railway. con-
tanning nine t9) acres. more or less.
and bounded as follows, to-wlt: BY
= line running by the northeast corner
Of the land OF b. n, Robins. on the
WIEN 0tuo VA bNC Au0il IVoA WHICH TURN
from the Williamsburg road IN =
southerly direction, and which inter
sscts with Elko road short dis
tanco from Elk0 station on tho Ches.
apeaks and Ohio Railway, running
thence Along said main road southwark.
" 40 yards. thence westwardly along
the north line Of the land to NbafhArdt
$50 yards TO cedear stake. thence
northwardly 800 yards 70 : pine tree,
thence eastwArdly along the liNe %
Rrison'a or Ellerson's estate 80 yArds
to the place Of beginning.
n TERMS: For cash sufficient 70 dis-
charge 5000 note and per cent interest
thereon from February'14. 1914. AAd IL
defray the costs incident 70 sole: bal.
Ancs upon terms TO b announced ~
ALnxANDHh n. 1A1ep&
". ~ WJfI34o4 N
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
SPREADING OF RAILS
CAUSES A WRECK

PETERSBURG, VA, April 6.---A
freight wreck on the A. {. l.. road at
thirty nine mile siding yesterday was
caused by spreading rails, 1t Is report
ed A number OF freight cars were
deraiied and more or less damaged,
the tracks being blocked practically
all day, The tracks are now clear
and trains are running on the usual
schedule No one was killed or seri-
ously injured.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
Things Theatrical.

Academy Ozark all week.
Bitou--G rHyce Scott Stock company
In "St. Elmo" Miss Scott as
Edna and Jack Warner as ST.
Elmo.
Lyric--"The Bride shop and other
high. priced Keith acts
Little Neutrality-suspicious. mot,oh
Little .Theatcr-~Hibh-cla motloh
pictures.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
4 7b7TITLE SHIP oKTAHof1A RfApY -F0R LAUNCHING

battery will consist of twenty-one five
inch rapid fire guns for defense
against torpedo boat attack. There
are also fitted four submerged TWEEN
ty-0ne inch torpedo tubes and ten
small guns for santing and landing
purposes. The vitals OF the vessel arc
protected by deep belt Of armor on
the sides and BY; armored decks and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
DEATHS.

HEATH A3t--Dled In Wilmington, n
C.. SUNDAY morning at $50. MRS. A,
f. CHEATH.*M, In the seventy ATTN
year Of her age,
Funeral services viii take place
this morning tTEESDAY) at Oak
Grove Baptist church, South Rich
mond. al 1880 O'Clock Interment In
MahFy eenieter3
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
Too Realistic.

Where is that barber who used
To have the end chair" asked the
customer
I'VE had 10 let him GO" replied
the boss. He had TOO much talent
''Whaddy "a mean. talent? ?" asked
the customer.
He got SO he illustrated his sto-
riee- with ~cute. sfsss~H he ~Ssss- ~s4rav wing
people" explained the boss. -Cincint
nau ENQUIRER,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

The United States battleship Okla
homa. which was launched at Cam
den, n. j., is of the following dimen-
sioDs: Length over all. 5S3 feet;
beam. extreme, a6 feet 21-2 inches;
trial displacement, 27.508 tons; trial
speed, 2v-r-2 Knots. The main I.r ma
ment will consist OF ten fourteen inch
breech loading guns The sec9ndary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
LOT Of SPLENDID
ANTIQUES RECEIVED
MAHOGANY FURNITURE FROM L0N-
Dox FOR RESIDENT OF SUBURBS
WORTH ss.eoO.

One Of the largest importations Of
antiques to be entered through the
port Of Richmond In several months
yesterday. brought to this city Deputy
A. X. Thomas. of the New York Gus
toms house. who 10 special examiner
and expert appraiser OF antique gooda.
The shipment consisting chiefly Of
furniture, 10 consigned to = citixen iiv-
Ing near Richmond Its declared value
by the importer. and it's Apr aiaA1, IL
$4,000. The shipment 10 q lot OF hand
soms mahogany furniture, and = NUM-
her OF ornamental antiques. and comes
from London.
1t was received In bond In New York
and reshipped BY Old Dominion 70
Norfolk. thence to Richmond by night
boat 1t arrived In Richmond ysstef.
day morning. and was appraised DUR
Ing tho day by Deputy ThomAa, who;
had come here for that purpose
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

Mrs. Clarke came running hurried
ly into her husbands office one morn
ing.
"Oh. Dick" she cried. as she gasp
ed for breath. IT dropped my da-
mond ring off my finger and | can't
find it anywhere"
Its all right, Bess,' replied Mr..
trousers pocket Weekly Telegraph
Clarke. ! came across it in my
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
The Weather.

; yirginis-Tncreasins cioudiness and
warmer Tuesday: rain at night and
t.anesdsy light south WINDS heenm =
ins variable.
%br.h CarClira~-Ta4~ warmer Tues
day Wednesday unsettled and colder,
pgetabty RAIN ,ight east winds,
Allegheny county, Pennsylvania. en-
elovs outside 81 its cities, two thou
SAND public school teachers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

bulkheads Protection against SUBJ
marine mines and torpedocs Il afford
ed by means OF close subdivision In
the lower part OF the vessel The
electricity and has. seIeral large ana
powerful searchlights fitted The
complement Of the vesse3 Will ccnGi4&s
" nlty-hys ofacers ind $0e mAn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

w. A. Ryland. Charles II. Lee, ]. p.
Stephenson. ID. G.. Duane and t. i.
West'noreland. Iuterment was made
In the family plot In Blandford ceme
terry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

Good Example.
Teacher--Now, James. do you UNI
derstand the meaning of the word
"extinct?"
James-Y es'm.
Teacher--IThen name one bird that
Ia now extinct.
James-Chipper
Acknowledgment What KIND OF
bird Is that
James-My pet pigeon. The cat got
him this morning Judge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
Attract Attention.

The blastin noise of the ambulance
siren and the breaw speed with
which Driver Drake rushed for the
hospital attracted much attention. and
the news of the double crime soon
spread about tho West End section
of tie city. A large crowd was con-
gregated about the floor of the laun-
dry agency when Thomas u. jerks,
a brother of the dead woman arrived.
He was at once admitted. but when
told of her death. left TO inform other
members of the family, and TO stop
them from coming to the scene. He
made inquiries as to the whereabouts
of the children, and said that they
would be taken to the home of his
parents early this morning.
He said last night that he and others
had made an investigation Of the prem
Uses. and that the rear door had been
forced open.
Sergeant NeisS was regarded as q
thoroughly efficient officer by the men,
bers of the force, and had many
friends, both within and outside OF the
department. He had been on the force
for nearly thirty years, and for the
last four had been a sergeant, His
wife. eour small children and several
brothers survive him.
Mrs Lester. was the daughter of
Frank W. jerks. of 2i9 South Pine
street. and was twenty-nine years old
Her father and mother. three broth
ers. Thomas f., william H., and r.
W 1enks. ~. as well az sister, Miss
Mshala W jerks. survive her
The BODY of Mrs. Lester was taken
Immediately to Benefits undertaking
establishment across the street, as soon
as Coroner Taylor had viewed It. and
had decided that an inquest was un-
necessary. A few minutes after her
body had been conveyed there, that of
the dead sergeant was brought from
the hospital to be prepared for burial.
The two funerals which Will bly,
be held sometime Wednesday, no ar
rarRements having been made for
either last night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

1t Ia estimated that the Uruguay wool
crop this season will reach value Of
325, 000. 600.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07

parel. The death dealing revolver IA y
IN the floor between the outstretched
legs of the sergeant and just Few
inches away was his cap containing IN
unserved warrant.
In their cot, In the room az the
rear. little James and Grace lay
clasped in each others arms. Miss
Miller went TO them Immediately and
took them from the house to the
ncme of their grandmother, Mrs. Les
ter, S22 West Main street,
In her story told Coroner Taylor
and the police last night, Miss Mil
Ter said that Sergeant Neisz had had
a quarrel with Mrs. Lester and that
he had struck her. opening bad
cash in her cheek. The woman had
screamed, attracting her attention.
and she had come to the front door
II the house and demanded admit
;.nce. Some time Is said to have
elapsed before Sergeant Neisz came
10 the door. When he had opened II
and she had come inside, he inme-
diately said: II am going to kill this
woman, who has been the cause OF
breaking up my home and of ruin
ing my life
Shot Over Shoulder.
II demonstrated with him. said
Miss Miller. land went on into the
other room, hack of the room used as
the laundry branch. Here Mrs. Les
ter got bottle of witch hazel from
the mantel and leaning against mo
began to battle her cut cheek.
was looking at her and before l rea-
lized what was happening. Sergeant
Neisz leaned over my shoulder and
fired. the sound was dsafening and
the powder burnt my face. ! felt the
body of Mira. Lester slip away from
me as she fell to the floor. Almost
before she fell another shot was fired.
The lights went out and In mo-
ment the mans body fell crashing to
the floor. l stumbled my way over
the bodies and outside"
Every effort was made to summon
medical aid to Sergeant Neisz. but
both ambulances were out on calls
and DR.. Cleve Cardwell, of st. Eliza
beth's hospital, was the first surgeon
to arrive. He had just prepared a
hypodermic in an effort TO sustain the
spark of life, which fiickered in Neisz s
body. when DIR. Weinstein. of the am
bulance corps. hurried in, followed by
driver. John A. Drake with a litter.
The hypodermc was injected and the
dying man hurried into the throbbing
car. Another hypodermic injection was
made by DIR. Weinstein IA the ma
chine flashed Its way down Broad street
to the hospital but the lfes blood of
the man had ebbed away. and he had
hardly been carried into the hospital
when he died.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-07
VILLA IS DRIVING

fcontInued from First page
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Owner Properly Dealt With.


About this time a little more than a
hundred years ago in the history Of
boat building at Pittsburgh and down
river there was much complaint Of un.
scrupulous work, which brought great
loss to owners on account Of the sink
ing Of vessels and ruin Of cargoes.
An interesting case was tried before
Justice Richardson of Pittsburgh,
whose decision was rendered Novem'
Der Z, 1907. A boat owned by MI.
Winchester struck on a rock a few
miles below Pittsburgh, was stove, and
sunk. The owner brought suit against
the master, claiming the disaster was
due to his carelessness. The master
produced a rotten plank that had been
broken by the impact, and claimed
that had it not been for this the &C
cident would not have happened. The
master was discharged by the Justice
| and Winchester had to lose his boat
| and several thousand dollars worth Of
merchandise. This and other similar
occurrences led to the appointment Of
inspectors, but not until 1872.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
WANTED TO SEE THEM GROW
Three.Year.OId Miss Gave Potatoes
Fair Warning as to Dolngs In
Her Absence.

Harry Godfrey has a granddaughter
in the three-year-old class. She has
ideas all her own about things out OF
doors. A short time ago granddad
planted a patch of potatoes in his gar
den. Miss Three-Year-Old observed
the proceedings with interest. Pres
emily darkness came on and she was
missing from the family hearth. A
search Immediately was instituted,
and, to the surprise Of all, they found
her sitting beside a row Of potatoes.
why, what are you doing here?"
granddaddy inquired a bit peevishly.
Waiting for the potatoes to come
up" was the reply.
well, you come on into the house.
You've scared US all half to death"
Unwillingly she took granddad's
hand and started toward the house.
Suddenly she broke away and ran
back to the potato row. Pointing her
finger at it as If in command, she said:
Potatoes, don't you dare come up
till l get back"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
CALOMEL MAKES YOU SICK, Ugh!
IT'S MERCURY AND SAUK1ES
Strajqhten Up! Don't Lose Days Work! Clean Your Sluggish
Liver and Bowels With "Dodson' Liver Tone:

straighten you right up and make yea
feel fine and vigorous by morning |
want you to go back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale of calomel be.
cause it is real liver medicine; entire.
ly vegetable, therefore it cannot sail
vate or make you sick.
L guarantee that one spoonful OF
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels of that SOUL bile and consti-
pated waste which is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
I guarantee that a bottle of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep your entire fam.
lily feeling fine for months. Give it to
your children. It is harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like it's pleasant taste.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick. Take
a dose of the vile, dangerous drug to-
night and tomorrow you may lose a
days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis Of theN bones.
Calomel, when it comes into contact
with sour bile crashes into it, break.
ing it up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. If you
feel sluggish and "all knocked out" if
your liver is torpid and bowels const1-
pated or you have headache, dizziness,
coated tongue, if breath is bad or
stomach sour, just try a spoonful OF
harmless Dodson's Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store or dealer and get a 50-cent
bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone. Take
a spoonful tonight and If it doesn't
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Eoo,inu the caterpillars,

A small boy seated on the curb by
a telephone pole, with a tin can by his
side, attracted the attention Of an old
gentleman who happened to be pass
ing.
Going fishing?" he inquired, good.
naturally.
Nope" the youngster replied. Take
a peek in there"
An investigation showed the can to
be partly filled with caterpillars Of the
tussock moth.
What in the world are you doing
with them?"
"They crawl up trees and eat of the
leaves"
$50 l understand"
well, I'm fooling a few Of them"
"How?"
Sending them up this telephone
pole."-Judge.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
unwritten sermon the Better.


II count myself Fortunate" says a
Philadelphia minister, "in numbering
among my parishioners several who
invariably tell me the truth about my.
self.
"Of q certain worthy but uneducated
woman Of my flock ! asked whether
she liked best my written or my un.
written sermons.
"She reflected for a moment, and
then replied: I like you best without
the book, because you keep saying the
same thing over and over, and that
helps me to remember."-Harper'4
Magazif
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Activities Of Women.

The Woman's City club Of Boston
has nearly 5000 members.
Woman suffrage IL proving to be
an ally Of prohibition.
Nearly 10000 women are employed
az bookkeepers in Chicago.
The death rate among females ID
lower than that Of males.
Female clerks In Chile are paid sal
aries of $40 per month, with a com.
mission on their sales, which In some
cases runs the salary to As high as
800 per month.
Women in the habit Of using rouge
and face powder will have to pay
more for their compilations now since
the wal has caused French manufac.
turers to increase their prices.
Any woman who can cook is eligible
to take the examination for the posi-.
ton OF specialist in home economics
| for which the United States govern.
ment is willing to pay $500 a year
salary.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
A Common Way.
Did young Jaggers find an open.
ing?"
Eyes, and he's in a hole"
For crushed finger thoroughly apply
Hanford's Balsam. Adv.
impossible for English.

Apropos of the English boycott upon
German music, relates the Washington
Star, DR.. Leopold Richter, the we'll
known conductor, said in Milwaukee:
"The English, anyhow, don't care
very much for German music. The
English are too conventional. Your
English musician, your English actor,
your English author, he must always
be a gentleman Well. gentlemen are
rather limited, rather narrow. There
are so many things gentlemen can't
do.
when my friend, DR.. Richard
Strauss, was drilling the Covent gar.
den orchestra In Electra he was very
much annoyed by the tameness Of the
English playing. Finally, at q wild
and savage passage he raped sharply
with his baton and said:
"'You are all playing like gentle
men. Don't play like gentlemen--play
like wild beasts"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Verse and Worse.

Two at least of the British morn.
ing papers, in reporting one of Mr..
Asquith's recruiting speeches, treated
the well-known quotation, "One
crowded hour of glorious life," as II
1t were the speakers own. The most
delightful thing Of the kind that was
ever done stands to the credit of a
Birmingham reporter, who took
down" q peroration somewhat as fol
ows: "The gallant major concluded
his speech by remarking that in hie
opinion kind hearts were superior tc
coronets and simple faith infinitely tc
be preferred to Norman blood"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Humorlst.. Eaxorlte Joke.

Irwin s. Cobb, who has recently add
ed war correspondence to his humor'
Gus achievements, writes:
Searching back in my mind, I'm
inclined to think my favorite joke ia
the little story OF the large, slew
footed darby who was leaning against
the corner of the railroad station in a
Texas town when the noon whistle In
the canning factory blew and the
hands hurried out, bearing their grun
buckets. The darby listened, with hia
head on n side, until the rocketine
echo had quite died away. Then he
heaved a deep sigh and remarked to
himself:
"'Dar she go. Dinner time fur some
folks-but jess twelve o'clock fur me!
II like that story because It Is short,
because there Is pathos under the
laugh-as there always should be tc
make the laugh 90 better-and be-
cause there Ia q certain philosophy
bound up in It which is not only Afro
| American but American"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Reverberations.

Apropos Of the notice put up IN cafes
all over the country, "The war will be
fought on the other side of the ocean.
Please don't try to settle 1t here"
George AIDE, at a luncheon at the Chi
cago Athletic club, said:
I'VE see a good deal Of trouble
among our n~aturalized citizens In the
cafes. But what about those house
holds where the father is German or
Austrian and the mother is Of French
or English or Russian birth?
"A doctor got a note the other morn
ing from a Russian patient with a
Prussian wife.
"'Dear DOCTOR it said, please send
by bearer a large quart bottle OF lfni-
ment, as wife and self last evening
had an argument about the cam
paign.'"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Hiahest Tribute.

An automobilist last summer
stopped one night at the only hotel
in a back-country town. After supper
he Joined the usual crowd of loung-
ers on the porch.
The sole topic Of discussion seemed
to be a citizen who had been buried
the day before. At last the visitor,
becoming interested, asked:
WAS the deceased popular"
WAS he?' echoed the chief speak.
er. WAS he! Stranger, every dogs
tail in town stopped waggiLg for five
minutes while the funeral passed"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
War Snatches.

Simeon Ford, the humorist, said the
other day:
I'VE are a nation of humorists. We
extract humor even out OF war. AS /
walked down Broadway the other
morning, I overheard scraps Of talk
like these:
"'The missionaries have been look
ing for heather in the wrong countries
whats the matter with late Rud-
yard Kipling r%esurrecting himself and
giving us a new val song?
"Carnegie's peace palace? The
kaiser has turned it. into a fort.'"-
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Was Getting More Than His Share.

Was Getting More Than His Share.
An eX-soldier in Little Rock, Ark,
tells of a young American trooper who
was one of a company that was am
pushed during the Philippine war. The
boy was shot in the right shoulder
and then in the left leg. AS he was
falling he received a bullet In his
right leg, Raising himself on his good
arm he yelled toward the bushes from
which the Filipin0s were shooting:
Shoot some of the others, you darned
fools. I am not the whole American
army"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
HER APPRECIATION OF ART
Visitors Genuine Tribute Must Have
Thrilled the Soul Of tho
Copying Artist.

It was about three o'clock, and the
fading light In the art gallery of the
public library was beginning to bother
the painter-Woman who faced the sun-
set canvas with lumpy palette I'M
paled on one thumb and paint brush
held hesitatingly in the other while
she scrutinized again the intricate
blending Of sunset colors and backed
away a few steps farther to squint at
the perspective Of the old whaler she
was copying as 1t lurched in painted
| waves. Details Of color blending, OF
light and shade, of form after the
fashion of a painters sensitive appre-
citation, undoubtedly filled her mind.
Then came humping along the pol
ished floor two other women. They
stood for a moment in silence in front
| of the sunset picture. One Of them
raised a thick beringed hand and
rubbed the canvas with a slow, feeling
rub.
"Ain't it grand, Nellie" she said.
AN all hand-painted, too"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Greenwich Time.

Col durn that clock!" exclaimed
Farmer Binks.
Whats wrong now, OBADIAH"
asked his wife.
ITS one Of them French clocks.
When the minute hand Is at four and
the other hand Is at nine and 1t
strikes eleven l got to stop work and
figure out that it's seventeen minutes
to eight.-Philadelphia Ledger.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
In the Shopping District.

Small boy Ito his mother, who is
buying a haD-Why do hats cost
more than houses?
Mother-What makes lou think
they do, Bobby?
Small Boy-WelI that sign says,
Hats, $40 up" and l saw q sign yes
terday that said, Houses, $40 down."
Judge.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
cIa.sed q. SPRING Chicken.

Motorist (who had run over a pa
triarchal fowD-But the price Is very
high. The birds in his second child.
hood!
Irish Peasant-It's the thrLe word
yer honor's spakin'. Thin young chick
! ems is terrible dear at this saison.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
For Domestic Animals.

Horses, cattle and sheep are liable
to sores, sprains, gals. calks, kicks,
bruises and cuts, and Hanford's Bal.
sam Of Myrrh is the standard remedy
for such cases. When you consider
how valuable your stock Is, having the
Balsam always on hand for them is q
cheap form of insurance. Adv.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
Lightweight Orator.

Mr.. Scads0n delivers himself of the
most trivial opinion with a grand
flourish"
Yes. He's the sort of man who
thinks a sweeping gesture makes up
for a lack Of gray matter and goes in
more for sound than sense.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-11-28
coins that KILL
CAN Be AVOIDED.

People are taught in the Ills Of
Life" how to avoid the c~easeless
drain that catching cold makes upon
the vital organs. Get it and read 1t
and Judge for yourselves Of its value
and practicability. 1t is issued by
the Peruna Co.. Of Columbus. Ohio.