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The Pennsylvania Society. pridefu, OF
the quantity OF Its members A. we'll as
their quality. held Its annual dinner at
the Waldorf Astoria last night and cele-
brated merrily in spite of the rather
ponderous topic Of discussion which was
taken up and thoroughly busted of by
the three speakers. Mayor Rudolph
Blankenburg Of Philadelphia. n. NJ.
Waite. City Manager Of the commission
government OF Dayton. Ohio, and Sam
uel b.. Hare, a lawyer Of Altoona.
All three talked about Municipal
Government but most OF the 200 Penn
syl,lnians In New York seemed vastly
moro interested in renewing acquain-
tanceships and talking about home
folks. They called cheerfully from table
to table. and insisted that Pennsylvania
IL some State.
TIE dinner opened with the annual
parade Of fags--the historic flags owned
by the socity--with a great rufiiing of
drums and fanfare Of trurnpets in honor
OF visiting guests m with the singing
OF choir boys, and with the march "a
the dining room to the steady beat of
drums.
Guests Of the society.
The soc:ety's guests az they sat upon
the dais in the grand ballroom of the
hotel were Gov. Martin @. Brumbaugh
Of Pennsylvania. Mayor Rudolph Blank
enburg OF Philadelphia. Rear Admiral
Nathaniel r. Usher. Lawson Purdy.
William c. Sproul. Col. Robert NJ.
Thompson, the Right Rev. James Henry
Darlington, Bishop Of H%arrisburs Dr.
Henry s. Drinker. president of Lehish
University Joseph q. Butler, Jr.. sam
Vel b. Hare. DR.. John A. Brashear.
Lieu,.-Gov. Frank Il. McClain Of Penn
s~ylvanla. Joseph Pennell. the Very Rev.
Lawrence b. Ridse,ey OF Hankow,
China Theodore Rousseau and Major
Gen. c. Bow Dougherty. commanding the
Pennsylvania National Guard. The
toastmaster was the president OF the
society. ex-Attorney-General George "
Wickersham.
Among those at the smaller tables
we're Richard T. Davies. Or. Samuel Nc
Cune Lindsay. Edward Box, editor Of
the Lodies' Home Journal: George A.
Post. william Loeb. Jr.. W. A. Nash.
Frank n. Doubleday. Gustavus T. Kirby.
George c. Boldt. Theodore =. Shonts.
Henry p. Dawson. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
August Belmont, Thomas F. Ryan. Il. j.
Berwind. Jacob II. Schiff. william n.
Truesdale. Eugene II. Outcrbridge. Guy
E. Trip. John Markle. Clark Williams.
James 0ayley. DR.. John II. McCracken.
John ". Griggs. William h. Corey.
Joseph W. Hartman. Frank A. Nanier-
lip. Ambrose Mcneil. william n. Dickson.
Alva c. Dinkey. Count Shuienburg. en-
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GUILBERT RETURNS
TO HER OLD SONGS
Wonderful French Artist Sing
ing at the Lyceum Changes
Her Programme.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

Yvet,e Guilbert Is another refugee
who has been compelled to come TO this
country on account OF the hardships re-
eulting from the war. The wonderful
French artist frankly admits that she
Is broke. This IL accounted for 10y the
large amounts she was compelled to
spend on the soldiers who were quar-
tered in her house for many months.
Fortunately she is singing to large
audiences at the Lyceum Theatre and
s5n,e .. what she has expended may he
returred to her. Al her concer, on
Friday Mine. Guilbert returned to some
II the older songs In her repertoire and
gave la Glu' and La Femme Fa-
tale" Tonight she repeats her first
pros ramine. which includes "te Lien
Serre," which she now mas to sing AT
every concert. she will he heard again
on Tuesday and Friday afternoon.
Mime. Guiibert hus some remarkably
interesting old songs which she col
lected through the suggestion of .Anatoie
France. The recite the story or Joan
of Arc on verses written by a con;em-
pornneous poet who heard all the stories
Of her life, Even the music 10 when
f'dl anu u w
dral at Rheims are in tho possession OF
the singer. who Is anxious TO introduce
these pieces. which are unknown In TINS
country. TO some OF the students in the
colleges.
The Educational Alliance announces
u performance of Ibsen's Ghosts" with
Agathe Barescu in the leading role. The
other parts will be played by emhers
OF the Art Drama Players. II Is 20 u"
hoped that the performance OF the play
will prove OF educational value TO the
audience In the Straus Auditorium. since
1t will probably not supply them with
diversion.
Now II is Al Jolsou VINO Viii act
Fiiday In a musical version az lob
inson Crusoe.' The Shuberts viii make
tie production early In the spring after
Mr.. JolsOn returns from Florida. Nh"
last preceding comedian who was to
have this chance was Bert Williams.
but that scheme fell through Edgar
smith and Harold Atterbridg" are 10
write the text. The music Will he by
Sigmund Rombcrg and James Hapiey,
All hui eight New FOR theatres are
now Offering their PLAYS al half prices,
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FINDS A ONE ToED HORSE.
Nichigan scientist Also Discovers
n Three TOed Specimen.

ANN ARRoR. Mich, Dec. ll.-Dr. Il. L.
Troxler OF the University OF Michigan
announced to-day that during explora-
lions In the Black Hills In South Dakota
during the last summer he discovered the
maio portion OF the skeleton OF a one
toed horse. He also discovered a per-
feet skeleton Of a three toed horse. which
Ia also a rarity.
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FOUR JUMP IN COLLEGE FIRE.
Hamilton Men Escape Injury IN
100000 Rlmsc.

CANTON. y. Y. Dec. Flour
students AZ Hamilton College jumped
from the second floor OF the Sigma rhi
fraternity house. where they were asleep.
early to-day when the building caught
FIRE. Tho loss is estimated at $50, 400.
Zone Of the our men. one N whom
was William NJ, Bois,ol of Brooklyn.
were injured.
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lie complained uf pains in tho back.
J. NJ. scott told him that his spinat
column was injured and might result
i'm paralysis. His father sent the Young
man back to college. and m Novcmbcr
% he became so III that he was carried
to, the institute hospital. His father AMI
mother had been with him for over n
week.
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away. You see their little hands outstretched.
q Surely you will give them bread. For their
mothers have nothing to give them but their
tears.
q Your aid the little or much that YOU can spare
vii allay suffering and save lives.
q And in some mother heart there will be a PRAYER
of gratitude for you the nlnow helper in the
name of worldwide brotherhood and >isterhood
9 In later days, when Peace has come, a greater
happiness must be yours as you realize that
YOU, TOO, HAD PART, the noblest Of them
all, and PLAYED IT WELL.
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l
of quality and fashion

In our stores every pleasing
courtesy will be extended to you
and illustrated Holiday price list
can be mailed il desired.
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mi FaVOrlta"

is popular and widely sold. The
brands Of Imported Cigars we
sell. are only those manufactured
by the
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DO YOU REALIZE
g That YOU, here in this happy. peaceful land
have been assigned a part in the present great
world dramatic noblest role of them all?
g Your part. assigned you by THE SPIRIT OF
HUMANITY is
HELPER OF THE HELPLESS!
g Helper of suffering, p~erishing children! They
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21

The Good Women ut Work Among the
Farmer Girls In the County.

LEESBrRG. VA. March 2n-Miss
Rhca Scott. assistant State agent for
the canning clubs. and Mrs. l.. NJ. sim
son, county agent, were here last
Thursday and Friday. and visited the
local school as well as the Longmarsh
schools, for the purpose OF organizing
for the coming season in canning club
work.
They We're we'll received everywhere
and large number of volunteers were
enrolled.
1t is Intended TO make an extra effort
this year in longmarsh district. which
has not had canning club since the
work was first started in this county
three years ago.
Sattletown. Cha pei and Grecnway dis
tricts have made excellent progress in
the work: and il is believed that Long
marsh will equal their record ut least
Great encourag ement was given at
Hawthorne Pierce's and Glendale
schools. as well as renewed interest at
the BerrNvillc high school.
Mrs. Stinson and Miss Scott will again
visit these schools in a short time. to
look over the preliminary work and adj
wise the club members as to their fur
ther progress.
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MIC GAMER, r"n wEsr ro,>r.
Port Richmond, Getting Yer, au.x
tlonG Several Linen. New Buiid-
inRa (.0lnR

WEST POINT, VA. March 20.--Iohn
Y. Brown. OF baltimore. An cXpert
hacker OF canned goods this week
closed contracts with the Old dominion
industrial Corporation ny which he will
esta olish here at once Il canning fac
tory. the site being on tn. Mattaponi
River. The establishments will be ready
for business Ivy June aud blackberries
factory viii take all the fruits. berries
and vegetables suitable for canning tina,
the farmers OF the surrounding region
VIII furnish. The number OF hands 10
ire employed will be from 10 10 100 and
Mr.. Brown says the number may er-
reed that NJ tina cannery can pe, Tho
material 10 work on. and il that mate
Wal comes In suf'cient quantity and a {;
INC right season the factory NAV ho
eNpecteo 10 he in operation at least
eight months IN the wear. The farmers
surrounding West Point are much in
tertercsted in this new enterprise, and
they arc already getting busy to fur
ntsh the fruits and vegetables required
10 Keep The enterprise going Work hs :
already been begun on The canning fac
'err, which is located in the Port Rich
nlond subdivision OF Wes, Point
T.. w. West. the North Carolina lurn
her man and contractor. who proposes
10 erect dozen or more houses here
has arrived and commenced work HI,
hrs' Work rs the erection OF several
cottages in Euclid Heights. upon which
work he and his SON. with "a large
force Of hands, ~" now busy
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MAKING REAL BUSINESS
IN THE PROPER MANNER

There is great deal /" II. learned
from the follOwinr true story. written
10y the editor of the OrauG. Revciw
Virginia physician with large
and growing family decided to move
out into the country TO save expenses
In order TO help out on his income. he
started in poultry raising. lie had had
no experience whatever at il. and the
farmers OF the nsighborhood laughed
al him. They thought he would soon
retire from the competition. with more
experience and fewer dollars.
The doctor. however. made quite a
study OF scientific poultry raising. one
or his ideas was to use printers ink
freely lie inserted with his deliveries
Of eggs a printed circular telling the
public about his methods. lie "mpha-
sized the cleanliness and sanitary con-
hitiom Of his poultry houses lie spoke
of his care to feed the fowls we'll
balanced ration Of both grain and
vegetable food. He told of the care
taken To sort the eggs for size. color
and cleanliness. and he guaranteed a
given weight per dozen.
The farmers of the town were selling
their eggs to the country store for
small price Probably the store had to
sell 10 Wholesaler. and they may
have had to 20 through several hands
The doctor. selling at little better
price tt,an the farmers were getting at
'he store. soon piCEcd IN good trade
In the nearest large town.
In short time he was cleaning m
the whole product Of his poultry yard.
at better prices than the men were
getting who had monkey.d with chick
en-raisinv all their lives
Probably his simple little printed
statement Of his methods had more To
do with ii than anything else No
doubt many of the old farmers had
equally good methods Eut thcy took
no pains 10 tell In. public about them
II makes little difference how good
mans methods are. how we'll pro
duced his goods are. how low they are
selling. il he never lakes any pains
10 tell the public about it
The moral is too obvious ANY far.
mer VINO raises staples like eggs. but
ter vegetables. and whose food products
are attractive. can get all the business
ne wants AT good prices IN the nearest
larG- tow m. By spending llttl. money
on ndVcrtisinc
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MAN BEHIND PLOW
CHAMPION OF COUNTRY
Al Honor TO Waldo rhomns-Niry lie
Have imitators In Nir-
gtnia.

And now let us honor on. Waldo
Thomas. writes a Chesterfield CORE
sp"nden;. who is Waldo Thomas
never heard OF him? Waldo Thomas
is no, white hope. He has no; even
upon dc;cnseless women and children.
Bat ne is every inch Il man. Waldo
Thomas Is the champion plowman OF
the United states. having 40 proven
himself by eNper, excellence OF per
Torrance. against all Corners. IN two
annual ploWinS matches-over a hun
drcd in compeiition-and he lives at
Big Rock. H. There are other expert
plowmen in Illinois.
"Plowing may seem To he AN humble
acconpli shment. hut so also is law
making. reading and running for office
and so are lot of other things when
done in the ordinary way. Even ordi-
nary piownR accomplishes great good
and this is more than can be said for
many ordinary performances in many
other occupations
'.rlowins is the foundation for food
and clothing. just good, honest food and
clothing, without which our conditio
would h. dircful indeed. Good pillow
ing il an art il is art have
we'll nigh lost in Virginia II ia no
simple and easy accomplishment. 1t is
o. wirepullirS. When a farmer does
expert plowins he does ii all himself.
and he does ii because he loves his
work and loves perfection. Then good
piowinE alone will increase the crop. as
the Virginia corn club boys have shown
their fathers and big brothers. Good
plowinS improves quality and increases
quality Of what eat and wear
something We all must have every DAY
in the Year.
so, IN honor OF Waldo Thomas. 4
man. a man doing Working work,
champion plowman OF the United states.
let US uncover.
e You talk about YOU" learned men.
Your wit and wisdom rare.
Your poets and Your lawyers
They get praises everywhere.
They're we'll enough To make a show.
Eut will YOU tell me how
This world would ever do without
The man behind the pillow
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leo has a single span 1850 feet long
across Il river.
The waste OF metal from coins rub
hing together ia said to amount to
one and one-fourth tons OF silver an
nually.
More than 100000 young trees and
io.""o po"nds of seed We're planted on
the United states pational forests in
1914.
II is estimated that the United states
governments Grand Canyon game re
fuSe in Arizona now contains about
10000 deer.
cement mortar mixed with volcanic
ashes has been found va ltIabie in Japan
for work that is submerged in sea
water.
\ large railroad in BraHil is .radu-
ally converting all it's locomotives into
oil burners and another Is experiment.
Ing with them
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An OBJECT LESSON.
\ food Road Ia Good Road builder.
More Eloquent Than Orators.

A hulietin just ISSUED by the Office %
PUBIC roads Of the United States be
oartment or Arri culture contains man
Of Dallas County. Ma. as lius,ratinr
The intelligent handling OF The problem
Of road Improvement so az 10 benott
the largest number OF farmers
The map shows FIVE improved roads
centerins al selma. one OF these
branches a short distance from town
making SIX radiating roads Only TWO
relatively unimportant roads leading
out from Selma are unimprovad Tbn
total length of improved roads in 10
county ID lS' miles. While inis il onlv
~ per cent OF IN" total road niIcap.
as result Of the police of in,provinp
part or the mileage OF each importart
road leading cut from their princinaI
market town and shipping point Tho
farmers IN nearly ever par, OF Inc
county have an improved road IN. a,
least part OF their haul to marker s..
was pointed ont b. President Uarrisor
Of the Southern Railway Compan, -,
his address before the American RosI
.CongreBs a. Atlanta, the farmer should
be given frst consideration IN tho a..
lection OF country roads to b. i,,provoI
and the greatest possible number 81,
farmers VIII be benefited by a ,ys;en
or radiatinK roads, ouch as has be.n
adopted in Dallas County. Thi. a.,
~2Tth confederation in Virginia I, ~.
necn considered and acted upon q, Dan
wife and Chase city Other Virginia
towns and communi,i.. nigh, AK.
heed
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FARMERS INSTITUTES ~ ORANGE.
Eord"nsriilc. Mine Run md Orange to
lend Zig Mcetings This Week.

ORANGE. VA. March 2O--A three
days Farmers Institute will he held
in this county next week beginning on
Thursday at GordonSvillc and Contin-
ninS on Friday AT Mine Kun and clos
ing on Saturday At Orange. The in
stitute will be held under the auspices
OF workers in the farm demonstrations
Special lists from the United States Acri-
cultural Department and the Virginia
folNtechnic Institute will he on hand
TO discuss the problems that confront
the farmers
Al these meetings nr. &. II. HAYES
OF the United states Agricultural De
partmcnt. will discuss hog cholera
j X. Hutcheson. of the extension SER
vice. Will speak OF the live stock in
dustry. q. = Ralstou OF the exteu-
sion service. on management OF the
orchard. Al the afternoon sessions
each day w. &. Shacklcford district
demonstration agent will discuss grass
mixture for hay and pastures Pro
fessor Hutchesou will speak on SOIL
fertility: DR.. HAYES. on diseases Of
swine. and MIR. Ralstou will give prun
ing demonstrations These institutes
have been widely advertised and il is
expected they will he the most largely
attended farmers meetings held i'm
Orange County in years
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fertile character. while the soil is very
generally OF n productive nature. One
OF the best features about II is that
with the righ, kind OF cultivation and
wise selection of soil building crops
the FERTILITY may be steadily Increased
W. \. Cooper. whose farm Is near An
drewS. Cherokee County. on the Murphy
branch of the Southern Railway show.
what the land will do. MIR. Cooper I'm
1914 grew $500 bushels of corn ON
siNty-hv" acres of land. n yield of forty
bushels Ia the acre. and on 100 acres
OF rye made an average of twenty-two
ana four-serenths bushels to the acre.
ihe farm price OF corn in North Caro-
lima in 1914. as estimated by the gov
eminent crop Statisticians was Sc cents
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"E'ps.,,lms NEW ASSOCIATIONS.
Metropolis "f buckingham Comfy. \
q, Rushing ThinSs-Pcrmnmcnt
Secretary Nnnted

II" teidsville Commercial and Agri-
e"i'ural Association just chartered and
~ Sa"!"eo IN the live town of Reidsville.
~ =. is on the lookout for a live wire
F'' "'"ent secretary, The gentleman
now holding down that office being only
temporary official and serving tile
association until ii can ind the man it
is looking for. The Organization looks
10 tne bringing Of farmers and business
men together and to the building up OF
the back country for the purpose OF
creating new markets. Reidsville is the
principal town OF Rockingham County.
North Carolina, in the heart OF the Pied
mont section of that state. and on the
main line OF the Southern Railway be-
tween Danville and tirccnsboro 1t has
several manufacturing plants. three
banks. public library, schools and
Its population is about -. 600.
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ships PASSENGERS SEE
FIGHT IN IRISH CHANNEL.
People Arriving on British Steamer
Tell OF Encounter Between Tor.
pcdo Boat and Submarine.
coMBArANrs LEFT BEHIND
Captain Of the l.apIand. Ordering All
Steam Crowded On, Steers in Zig.
Rag Course, and Gets Away With
out Being Attacked.

Nr,,. ro, 80 90
aho,rd ~, p,t,,.,
which -,s ,,
- ,,,,
Cb.n,., h.,u .r,,., tornado
hos, .,;,, .s 49,, and
C.r,,n .,, ,,,o isnl.nd
cro,di,
lin. FROM, III. oo,,h,,.r,s
The 1.nl,rd ;oip.d nor .scor; ,us,
>'' p'''
not lar from ihrcrpoo' when the tor
pedo boat opened hre
The raider fred a torpedo a, another
ve..e, pa...,c.r. ano,ra ,h. I'm
land watched n. ,rosrs. or tho mis-
wv """
Fi"e OF us target NO torpedo was
discharged at the I-apland so far as
could h. learned
''
ma" 'uicNened 'he'f hfe me Lap
lands captain ordered fUll speed ahead.
To ,rord tho sunm,r,,. ,oor ,,rys,
Tor"P'N 10 por' an" 70 s'arooar"'
The steamer LETT she comha tants
far hehin6
,.
IN 'ne NeeraRH were Two American
hoys. Hsrold and Howard Hudson. OF
u,;s, 60, -,
u
"ear h'onooh' enhs'eo IN 'he Sr''sh
army S'Nins iaise aRea ana not men
''oh'hs 'he'r nationality he'r parents.
through the stale departments secured
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bushel and rye si.o5 This would
make the acre incom" on these crops]
of MIR. Cooper 33i.40 for the corn ana.
S23.I0 for the rye. In both cases thcyl
are way above the average returns fo,1
the country. Mr.. Cooper. In makinv u
these crops used 200 pounds OF Is per
cent acid phosphate per acre. Rye. corn
and crimson clover is the rotation MIR
Cooper has followed. From seven and
one-half acres he made last year
twcnty-one and one half tons OF nay.
weighed and baled
There are 400 acres in MIR. Cooper's
farm. Four years ago II paid per
cent OF an Investment OF $4,000. Its
earnings now are at the rate OF per
cent on $4,000.
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TOBACCO rs a SnLACE.
Trade Tint Hard Times Are CuIcu-
Lntcd to Help Along Somc

colonel Webb. the editor of TN.
southern Tobacco Journal. is response
bic FOR the following:
A Wall street house In advertising
the merits of some tobacco securities
as an investment. quotes James e
Duke as saying
War times aud other periods of
General depression have never resulted
un!avorably for In. tobacco Industry
In fact. at the time Of the Cleveland
dcpress ION Mhere was AN actual boom
In tobacc" industry lin this country
IF this is true. and certainly Mr.
Duke should be competent 10 speak hv
the card. II represents n curious side
lichi ON the development Of habit
in time Of adversiiy or the solacc thar
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FACTS FROM AFAR.
Hrienets Of More or Ica. Indu,tr,,
Character from Al Oyer Mnrld

hr'enet" OF Wore or i.css IudustriaI
Character from All Over World.
ReiEium's seaboard is fortv-two miles
in length.
Sunho"crs ar" extensively cultivated
in Southern Russia
chilean women are often emploved az
street car drivers
Artificial eyes were invented in Paris
IN the sixteenth century
shoal Of behring's is supposed Ia
ccontain OF from 100000 to 100000.
The Philippine Islands produce near
~ 100000 gallons OF alcohol yearly
SiHty thousand women in London
were thrown out OF work by the war.
Labor exchanges throughout Great
britain found work for 100000 people
last wear
An electric TRANSMITS ION line i'm Mex
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man ihds IN tobacco in. periods OF
trouble.
THAT MIR. Duke is correct would seem
I" he borne out'hy the observations Of
Tue present writer. Each night he
passes by the breadlinc that strings
out from the huge owl lunch wagon
III lower broad street y hundred men
-, more. WIN tickets in hand. await
the distribution Of food Thcy ar. nj
OF" ana Young. middle-agrd, shabby
NOT so shabby and some fairly gcnteel.
nearly all are foreigners. They are
ankle III one respect. They All are
smoking