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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14

Savannah River and around three sides
or the slip. Re-enforced concrete Is
used throughout for the wharvcs and
flooring. with concrete pilings and
foundations. Tho steel freight sheds
together with two-story Office build
ing lT5x52 feet. cover eleven and one
haif acres. Tho Virginia Birdge and
Iron Company's contract is for the steel
work In the sheds and office building.
The Ocean Steamship Company operates
lreiSht and passenger lines between
New York and Savannah and between
hostoh ana savannah, and handles in
normal times large part OF the wa
tor shipping between this Southern
port and the Northern centcrs. The
construction Of these terminals is a
progressive move on the part of the
steamship company to Increase it's mod
eru up-to-datc facilities for the quick
ana economic handling of water freight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
COAL LANDS IN VIRGINIA
ARE GROWING IN VALUE
Some Good Things tho Railroads Arc
Doing for the Old Dominlon.
SIRny ExtcublOns.

In connection with the announcement
OF an Offering OF sl,2oO,ooo Of 6 per cent
convertible notes OF the Clinchfeld
Coal Corporation by Blair & Co, I'm
New York, il is stated that the cxten-
Dante. Va. to Elkhorn City. Ky. thur
ty-fivc and one-half miles, will be put
in operation some time In April.
1t Is further said that reciprocal
traffic agreement has been entered into
with the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail-
way. with which the Clinchheid con
meets at Elkhorn city This Is cX-
pccted to develop important traffic over
the new line. which will he short
and direct route from the Middle West
into the Piedmont country and to Flor
ida. The new Clinchneld extension
cost Approximately $4,000 complete
or sl50.o00 per mile. the construction
being unusually heavy, but Of tho most
substantial character, with favorable
grades and alignment.
The clinchfcld Railway Is controlled
by the Clinchiicld Corporation, which
controls in turn about 1000 acres OF
coal land in Virginia. 1t was for tina
purpose of tapping n new section of
this field. as we'll rs to provide for n
northern outlet. that the extension was
projected. Tho Louisville and Nash
Nillo is also contemplating building an
eNtcnsion to E:lkhorn City to connect
with the Clinchfeld
Ambitious plans arc under way by
the management for dcvclopinp these
coai fields and for reaching now MAX
kets. NJ Charleston, s. c.. reached over
the Southern hallway. and also over
the Seaboard Air Line under traffic ar
engagements the Clinchfcld Is CON
siructinE one OF the most modern and
extensive coal-handlinE docks and
terminals on the Atlantic coast
In addition, the "Clnchneld NaviEa
ton Company" has been formed to pur-
chase or have built a fleet of vessels
10 ply In and out of Charleston In the
coastwise trade. The first boat OF the
fieet has been purchased Mt Ashtabula
o.. at cost Of s25o,000, and will be
delivered at Charleston about May
IL mas capacity OF 5000 tons. Here
totore tho Clinchfield has had to char
ter vessels In its trade between Allan
tic and Gulf ports
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
MAKING HALIFAX GREAT;
GOOD ENOUGH AS SHE is
Already Good County Seeks to lie
Greater I'm Its Own


The Halifax Record Advertiser. a
bright weekly paper. published at Hous-
ton, the county seat of that county, has
the following. which in way speaks
for itself:
What arc YOU doing TO make Hall
fax County tho best place in the world
to live in?" asks the Halifax Record
Advertiser, ana then 1t proceeds to ex-
plain that tho question Is addressed TO
every citizen of the good old county.
This wfdc-awakc paper proceeds to OK
plain that in its own opinion Halifax
County Is now mighty good place to
live in. We say so and we believe It,
We believe I'm this county. I'm It's soil, it's
climate, its people and It's possibilities.
But for all that II Will not fully de-
vclop itself. 1t is up to MS Halifax
should Il" the very best place TO live in
the state OF Virginia. bar none
The RcCurd ADVERTISER is right. There
is no better region to live in than iali-
FAX County, but ii may he that the
people there are willing: too willing. in
fact 10 let we'll enough alone, and do
all Of tho good living there them
selves. DO they want some moro live
people to get in there and help them de :
state? That is the question. What
have tho people Of Halifax to say in re
spouse"
The above is from The Richmond
/ Times Dispatch and is a comment upon
IN" article appearing on the front page
Of this paper last week.
We want to assure tho industrial cdi
tor of The Times Dispatch that the
doors arc open, wide open, and all who
choose may come in and make a home
on the congcnial soil of this grand old
county. We don't want any loafcrs
politicians or kickers: but we will ex-
tend the glad hand Of welcome to all
workers and boosters who may seek a
home hero.
We did not write 1t What are you
doing to make Halifax County the best
place In the world 10 live in?" We wrote
IL, What are YOU doing TO make Hall
fax County Il better place to live Ing
| But We have no objection to your way
Of putting 1t. and will do our part tc
make the old county 1.-The best place in
tho world to live i'm
1t would be n mighty hard job &c
undertake to improve on old TIalifaS
and make il n better region to live In
than ii now is. but there is an old say.
ing that always. this side Of Heaven
q there is some room for Improvement, q,
words to that effect. Go it, dear ole
halifax. Improve If YOU can. but you
are good enough just as YOU arc.
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THE CLUB OF CLOVER HILL;
FARMERS WHO TALK OUT
Some Things That HIVE Come nm md
Some Old Jokes
Told,

As has been shown by previous re-
ports OF the sayings and dongs OF "a
bunch OF farmers over in Chesterfield
county. Glover viii Club members do
not confinc their talks To the raising Of
m"icS and alfalfa. but sometimes branch
out into subjects of deep moment
NJ recent meeting one member
Sprang yarn about some fellow hav-
ing found some lost treasures hidden
away before the war---by means Of a
divininS rod, and the question arose as
10 VINO the found gold belonged to-thc
owner OF the oak near which the hid
den treasure was found. or the man who
sent $40 bill to st. Louis to get the
rod. In the course of the discussion it
came out that nobody had ever seen the
treasure: In fact. 1t was all talk. Never
thclcSs, the right OF ownership of such
treasure having been preached the
right of ownership in natures products
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
KNOWING THE CORN AND
JUST HOW TO TEST SEED
Interesting Demonstration Tint Is
Showing Some Good Results
Farmers Much Intrrested.

LfNCilBURG. March ID. W. II
Gross who Is conducting n test Of seed
corn to TIC used by Walker & Mosby OH
ten-arce field near Monroe, has con
Guided test of $50 cars. and from this
number thirty-ono cars have been dis
carded because the grains did not ger
ninat" perfectly. Other similar tests
VIII be made until sufficient seed will
have been tested for the planting OF tn.
tcn-acrc field.
Speaking OF the test this morning. MIR
iross who was formerly Connected with
the industrial and agricultural depart
mont OF the Southern Railway, said il
shows the necessity OF knowing tho
corn before 1t is planted ana that after
Inc test that from three to seven OF
more, bushels Will be secured from the
acre than could have been the casc
without it,
The test was started by $50 cars he
ing selected at sight. From these six
Grains were taken from each ear and
'hcy We're 80 carefully marked that tho
SIX grains could be identified with the
ear from which they came \ large
Dox was arranged with moist sawdrs,
ana over this a canvas was placed with
100 squares numbered from to $50 I'm
~
grains OF corn. over this was placed
another moist cloth and over this more
damp sawdmst. The box was kept at a
temperature sufficient to cause gcrnina.
tion and after seven days tho corn wnY
exposed. AZ this time Mr.. Gross care
fully went through the $50 lots and il,
all cases where one OF the six grain.
failed 20 sprout the ear corrcspondinr
10 the seed was disca rdcd. Those mum.
heTs showing six good grains wcro re.
tanned for seed. In cases where all or
tn" grains gcrninntcd but several OF
inc grains showed weak sprouts, the chr
was discarded rs the ono from Whit
less than loo per cent showed TO he per
feet seed.
Tho land near Monroe is being src
[ chliy prepared after tho most approved
methods of corn cultivation. and In this
land this tested corn Is to he planted
Mr.. Gross Is confident that n good sta'i
OF corn can b" gotten from this s.c'
unless weather conditions arc too y '-
verse. and that an excellent dcmonsi
ton can he made 10 Tn" farmers tn u.s..
section as 10 what can toe done in
method Of scientific cultivation on la
OF about the average In Central VIZ
ginia.
Much interest has already boon
aroused among the farmers by tho uro-
posed test and the efforts OF Mr.. Gross
IN this instance viii be watched bv nun.
drcds OF farmers. Tho owners or tll.
property believe better corn should h..
grown in the Piedmont section and IL is
with this view in mind that this tcs,
is 10 bc made to show that the Idea l.,
"a very practical one
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
Harm DEMONSTRATION
ON AN ENLARGED SCALE
Tillcrs Of the Soil and School Chill
drcn Being Taught Many
- Things.
WORK STARTED
Farm Demonstrators Enlarging Their
rS Good WOrk-lnstitutcS to BE Held
All Over the Statc-Mccklcnbu
and Prince Edward First.

Inc farm demonstration men. under
the general direction OF L . Sandy. the
general agent for Virginia. have com
menccd to hold what they arc pleased
ITO call Farmers Institutes and School
SRallies' in all OF the counties OF Nir-
Elnta, that is, In all OF the counties In
(which they arc privileged 10 demon
sstrate" Under recent appointments they
Y nave been privileged to demonstrate in
something over sixty counties OF tho
State. and the probability is that hoforc
another year ends they will he I'm every
county. The frs; of the new meetings
s was held in McCklcnhurC County at
y Chase City, and Of it correspondent
writes The Times pitratCh rs follows:
y very interesting farmers institute
g has been held here This WAS ono Of Il
series OF Institutes whic" arc being con-
Quoted throughout the county Ivy the
members OF the Extension Service OF
1 tile Virginia Polytechnic Institute in
connection with the farm demonstration
4 work
Lectures and Demonstrations Tint Tell.
sis-ln tho morning GCnonSt ration in
pruning was conducted in ono Of tho
. nearby orchards by til" county agent.
y. Il. Rramc. About Twenty-Five farmers
z. went with Mr.. Eramc TO this orchard
and learned at first hand how to prunc
their fruit trees and how TO detect and
prevent such diseases az San Jose scale
, MooiN fpHlS. cue IN INC afternoon lee
{ lures were given IN tho Town Hall by
Professor John Il. Hutchinson and Or. G.
II. Hays. Professor Hutchinson spokc on
Soil 1mpr ovcmcnt." and told tho farm
ers how TO manage their soils so "a to
conserve fertility. He dwelt especially
on the value of lccumos and live stock
as soil improVcrs. Or. HAYS discussed
hog cholera and its prevention. lie told
the farmers the loss caused annually
by this disease and how they could
know and prevent II.
About scvcnty-fve farmers attended
the Afternoon session and showed much
utcrcs. IN tho subjects discussed. Ey'
asking questions they found n solution
< 10 some of the problems which have
y been giving them trouble.
At night meeting was held which
4 was we'll attended by tho business men
OF the town and the farmers Of tho
y community. Mayor Jcfrics made tho
openinC talk and urged the Importance
OF cooperation between the business
men and the farmer. Mr.. Hutchinson
talked on Tho Improvement Of Live
Stock" and stressed tho Importance 81
ure-bred sircs. pr Hays made y scr-
ond talk on Hog Cholera" as tho farm
3 ers seemed much interested in this sub
ject on account OF recent losses. This
lecture was illustrated by stcrcopticon
views. showing the preparation and use
of anti-hoE cholera serum.
Good Work In Prince Edward County.
Z OF the opening meeting in Prince Ed
5 ward County. which was held in Farm
willie. correspondent writes
To-day began ono OF tho mos: sys-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14

an soro when then seen how Pig-Eyc
wuz tryin' to be such CRATER. an
they all takes "a good wallup at him.
An. well. say. SDud. nones to Iawd.
that fat kid was some sight fer fair.
You had ought to OF saw him. I bot
he's so sore he thinks he's got boiis
all over him"
Gee. What did YOU fellcrs do with
tho mushrooms. jimmy"
Mushrooms? Oh! they got squshcd
In tho fight. Nobody got nothin."
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raised without tho aid OF man-be-
came involved. and members noundered
around on all sides OF tho subject and
eventually got nowhere.
Thcn ono Of tho members told a story
Of two city boys who met. and as usual
with city boys--and country boys. too.
for that mattcr--beEan to masticate tho
textile. But here's tho story:
Hello. Jimmy"
Hello, Spud."
Coin to the circus?"
Nope: amt got no money"
fain't got no money"
Nope"
Gee. thought you and the other fell
icrs was gotn' TO make n lot O money
pickin' mushrooms"
we was. an we did, but we amt"
We'll. how about II. Whynt tell a
fcller?"
Well, it's this way. Spud. Nc an
f'rcckles an II couple of other kids. we
seen all them mushrooms over there in
them vacant lots an we hikes down to
the market an n guy down there says,
Sure, I'll buy mushrooms; so cents Il
pound: fetch 'em along SO me an the
other kids comes back an We goes to
work pickin' mushrooms. Gee. VIC
worked, too. Well. just about when We
get to pickin' em good. along comes
Pig Eye. You know Pig Eye Smith.
that fat kid"
"A-yah."
well. I says, Hello. Pig Eye tcs'
like that to him. An he says. Hello
An l says: Come on. Zig Eye. get to
work says, you're In on this An
he says: 'A-yah. know ann But
nothin' hut jos stan around an loaf
an walch us fcllcrs. An then. after
awhile, another Kid says TO him. no
says, 'Aw, come on, rig Eye: do some
thin. Amt yer goin To get In on
this? An then rig Eye says: TN
in on II now: he says. My old man
owns these here lots. lie says"
well. no look at Frccklcs. an
l'reckles looks at me, an then Frcck
les says to me kind O. low. he says,
that's right. My dad told me Pig
Eyes old man traded a balky horse
for these lots long while ago"
We'll. anyhow. we picks an picks
an picks, an Pig Eye JOS STAINS around
an won't do nothin'. 'ccpt he grins AT
Min Dineen when she goes by: thart
Freckles's girl y know. An by'n by
We got a whole big basketful o. mush-
rooms bet there was 500 worth
don know. Anyhow. they was n lot
An then as we wuz goin't to 20 an
git tho money. Pig-Eye says: Here
gimme them mushrooms. I'll tako 'cm
down an git the money he says"
Fer why says Frcckles"
They're mine says Pig-Eye
"'Yours? Aber nit says FrcckIcs"
Sure" says rig Eye"
We seen 'em. an we foun' ON
an nobody had 'em, an nobody else
picked EN-. only us says Frccl<Ics"
But these is my old mans lots
says Pig Eye"
Your old man didn't raise the mush-
rooms He never seen EN-. Ner he
didn't make the lots, neither says
Frccklcs."
Thems my mushrooms all tho
samcy.' SAYS Pig Eye. Don't ge, sore
an he knockcr.' says lie. I'll give
YOU fc!lers nickel apiece. Gee. how
much do YOU want" says he. lie saws:
DO YOU want tho earth with handle
on 10 II jes fer workin'? he says An
then he makes like lie wuz a-go!n to
take tho basket
'Whas that yer say" SAYS Freck-
les, an gee how Frccklcs did swear at
Pig Eye. An then when Pig Eye
grabs holt o tho basket, Frccklcs
pastcs him bcaut in the eve An
then Pig Eye, he pastes back AT Frcck-
les. An ! guess al the kids was good
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
FACTS EROM AGAR.
Hricucts Of Moro Less tndmNt rial
Character From the Outside World.


The railways OF Egypt exceed 800
miles in length.
India contains at least twenty nine
cities with populations exceeding l0o,
Oo0.
The earliest record of any life insur-
anco policy bears tho date Of June -.
,i5S3.
AS President OF tho French republic
600 per annum.
The Peruvian Congress has author
lied the construction OF a railroad from
, the present most castcrly terminus in
that country TO tho head of ma vigation
on the Amazon River
Increasing use of the United States
national forests by local farmers and
settlers to supply their needs for tim
her is shown in tho fact that small
timber sales on the forests numbered
N,2?S in 1914, against 6,lS2 the previous
year.
English statistjcians have calculated
that 52.9ST.G37 bushels of malt were
used In brewing their beer in the last
year. II is estimated that every bushcl
Of the grain used would have made at
least nf,ecn four pound loavcs of bread.
THIS would have provided n four-pound
loaf every day for year for the
",ooo.ooO lighting in Belgium, with L.
zoe. 600 loavcS Loft over for tho hungry
1T home
y South African tribe has an effect
nal method of dealing with borcs.
which might hc adopted by Western
people. This simple tribe considers
long speeches injurious both to the
orator and hi" hearers: so to protect
both there is an unwrittcn law that
! every public orator must stand on
ono leg only when he is addressing an
nn, L., 4.
the other leg on the ground his Grafton
| is brought To Il close.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14
THE SUBMAROVE

Especial Cable to The Times dispatch |
LONDON, March l3.-The British
warship Isis publishes IA bright little
magazine. 1t is called Isis Items" a
sailor contributor has composed the fol-
lowing parody on CARROTS THE Jabber-
wock.'
The Submarove.
Twas Frescold and tho Torpy drovcs
Did pate and troller on the Swcad,
All Leapious were the Dolphipoisc
And the Gruto Gcals outscrccd
beware my son, tho Submarove.
The Scope that peers. the torps that
shine.
Beware the zep-Zep bird. and shun
The Splovious Tentiminc."
He took tho Badgish ship In hand
Long time the lurchive foe he sought
Then hearkened he. meath the Tur-
bolsea.
\ submarovish snort.
And while in listish thought he stood
The Submarove with Scope awash
| Came mumming through the FoamSomc
waves,
And Torplcd as it Swosh
lie saw. and turned his BadGish ship
His Rammal bow hit Thick "A thwack
He left him sunk ten fathoms deep,
And went Steamoliphing back.
And has thou sank the Suhmarovc?
Come dine with me, my Elydish hoy!
Brass ha, shall be reward for thee"
lie chortlcG in his JOY.
Twas Frcscold and the Torry drovcs
Did pate and troller on the Swcad
All lcapious were the Dclphipoisc
And the Grutc Gcals outscrccd
'TatChCtcc,' the author signs hin,
self.
"Splovious tentiminc' means the ex-
plosive mine, and the ''Erutc goals out
scrced' is Carrollcsc for tho Erca I
Gulls screamed" Some OF the others
are fairly obvious.
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Great Mining Entcrprl.c.

hLlttiORN, w. VA. March l3-r'our-
teen mines have been opened and arc
being operated by the Elkhorn Mining
corporation. offices In the Bankers
Trust Building, New York The com
2anE has under lease about $4,000 acres
OF Eastern kentucky coal land and
plants with equipment for an eventual
annual output of 5000. 600 tons of coal
This corporation is capitalized ut So
$4,000. and Clarence w. Watson. of
New York. and Fairmont, w. Va, is it's
president.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14

Honnokc Scores Wcil--Contrnct That
Mcnms NimCh for the MnEic CitN.

SANANNAII CA, March lathe
Ocean Steamship Company. with gen
"rai offices in this city. and it's steam
ship terminals here. has Just entered
into Il big contract with the Virginia
fridge and Iron Company. of Roanoke
Va. TO furnish the steel and iron nee
csSarN for tho enlargement OF their
new terminals here. The new term
inals. PROJECTED. will involve the cx-
pcnditurc OF nearly SlOoO.Oo0 The
general plans include a slip l.02O feet
long by 225 feet wide. with - feet
depth ut low water. R"-cnforced con-
crete hulkhcad will extend along the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-14

lie saw. and turned his BadEish ship
Ills ltammal bow hit Thick "a thwack
He left him sunk ten fathoms deep,
And went Steamoliphing back.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-10

Heavy white linen Tor cotton in GER
tain weaves) embroidered with light
colored floss, make simple and elegant
dresser sets that will delight the heart
of the neat housewife. These sets
consist OF dresser scarf and pincush-
ion cover usually. but glove and hand
kerchief cases may be made to match
and added to them.
The scarf is a length Of the linen
having scalloped edges buttonhole
stitched with light colored floss. A
scroll and flower pattern is embroid-
cred at each end and at the center OF
the scarf, on one side.
A small oblong ~pincushion is cov-
cred with two pieces OF linen. one
smaller han the other, as shown in the
picture. These are buttonhole stitched
in scallops about the edges and eyelets
are worked in them. A scroll and flow
er pattern is embroidered in the small
er piece. They are joined by narrow
satin ribbon threaded through the eye
lets and tied in little bows.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-10
Roll for DOlies of Cretonne

A dolly roll makes a pretty gift
for the housey lie and is useful to ner
il more ways than one. 1t keeps ner
doilies fresh and easy to get at. Moth
ing is easier to make, and very few
equally pretty gifts ost SO little.
The rolls ale usually made In two
lengths, u for centerpieceS and
one for doi.ies. To make one q
used for mailing is procured. Circular
pieces OF cretonne are stretched over
the ends and pasted down on the
roll.
A strip OF the cretonns as wide
n the tube II lons. 10 then cut on OF
any tengto daNre1. One enc Of THIS
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-10

strip is trimmed in a curve n the
other left straight. The curved end
and sides OF the strip are bound with
tape.
The straight end is pasted to tho
roll, the cretonne wound ono about
1t and sewed down to form a casing
for it. Ribbon ends are sewed to the
curved eud OF cretonne to form ties
for fastening it when the doilies have
been rolled.
The cretonue used to make the roll
shown in the picture is a striped pat
tern with small flowers scattered over
the surface. Dark backgrounds with
gay flowers make rolls that do not
soil easily. The ribbon used should
match the aowers or foliage in the
pattern.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-10

Henry Jenkins. who was born in
Yorkshire, England, In 1901, and died
in 1870. cut OF at the tender e of
one hundred and sixty-nine, remem
bered we'll the battle of F1odden field.
which took place in 1913. In his
young manhood when a little over the
century mark. he was famed for his
remarkable swimming.
A new wood suitable for lead PEN
els has been foH1d in EEsst Africa,
q . time whensthes supply. Of Ameri.
can cedar. largely used tor that NM.
poee, 10 apDreacAjnS e1honet1ea.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-10
ACCEPTABLE HOMEMADE CHRIST
MAS GIFTS x BY JULIA BOTTOMLEY

cry silk. are worked in the center 70
represent the stamens. Three rows OF
petals are outlined on the centerpiece
with white paint and the tiny gilt
cord is sewed with yellow silk thread
along the outline of each petal. The
petals r crowded a little at one side
to allow three light green leaves to
be painted in. A little white paint In
brushed in at the point of each petal
and the muslin about the edge trimmed
away from them.
The doilies are made in the same
way but on a smaller scale.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-12-10

Furniture casters of compressed
leather and compressed felt have been
invented for use on hardwood floors.
Many houses in France are num-
bered 12h. in order to avoid the un-
lucky Is.
A German nitroglycerin factory il
completely covered with q network
OF wires. suitably grounded. as = pro-
lection against lightning.
The ordinary shaving brush and .
rubber affair for. r1663nes.in the lSfh-
Or have been combined On q ooumsn
sln@6.A ~ -. MeeaAur.