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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-06
GOVERNOR STUART TELLS
OF HIS COLLEGE DAYS
All-FoOis' Day Prank ut Emory and
Henry Recalled by states Chief
ynElstratc.

Governor Henry c. Stuart was In
reminiscent mood
The Governor, surrounded By group
OF newspaper men. stood at the win
dow In his sccretary's office. contem-
plativcly smoking his beloved dark
leaf. fat cigar.
This first week In April never rolls
around but it recalls that April-fool
Joke we played on old Britt" he
pursued.
who was old Britt. Governor? Tell
us about it,
young man. said the Governor.
you mean Mr. l.ongley. Mr.. Longicy
Emory and Henry College. No one
ever called him Old Britt, except the
yodnS Philistircs OF that era who were
enrolled as students 1T Emory and
Henry. President I.ongley. sir. was
philologer and gentleman: the
guide. philosopher, friend and pre-
ceptor of youth. You aston.sh me
when you refer to him AS Old Britt
We called him Old Britt because he
was native Englishman, Old Brit
being a contraction of Old Brittany
Partly because of that circumstance
we called him that and partly because
We we're an irrevercnt and irrelevant
band OF college students OF forty-three
years ago. with predictions that
were contrary to all the laws and
statutes In such cases made and pro-
videl. That was away back In 1872.
1T was the first day of April. and
VIC were tempted to take fall out
OF old Britt. The occasion seemed
propitious. 1t was All-Fools' Day. Tho
temptation couldn't be resisted.
There was one among us OF the
name or Ward and another of the
name OF Wesley AS the conspiracy
worked out. We chose this fellow Ward
to be MANNED, dishgured or killed by
PROXY. The proxy was a dummy, which
we fashioned into human form out Of
an old suit OF clothes stuffed with
straw and rags, pair of abandoned
shoes and somebody's hat. Then we
throw it out Of the window OF Wards
room.
The idea was to have Wesley stand
Ing below when the dummy hit the
greensward with dull. sickening
thud. 1t was Wesley's business to sur
mise that the dummy was Ward, and
to hasten to Old Britt with the sad
tidings OF what he had beheld.
Now. by fortunate circumstance,
I had been first choice of the gang
as the bearer of the shocking informa-
ton which was to hurry up the soul
of old Britt but 1 was seized with
such violent attack of the grins
that the boys decided 1 would never
do. Wesley, who could keep his face
straight, got the portfolio for that mis-
sion.
1T so happened that when Wesley
made the rush of horror, inquiring the
whereabouts of President Longley, he
was led to the presence of Old Britt
and old Britt was in the midst OF
meeting of the faculty.
Wesley gasped out his story of the
frightful fall of Ward. old Britt
horror stricken, rushed away to Wards
room. followed by Wesley. There they
saw a crumpled figure partly covered
by the bcdclothes. He bent tenderly
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Wonderful Activity I'm.
parted by a Famous
Remedy.

The appea rance Of pImplcs. hollis, skin
eruptlons and all evidence OF impure blood,
calls for S. s. $, the famous blood purifier.
Cathartics, pUrgcs, bowel movers and lax
atyes won't do.
No amount OF bile will destroy certain
germs which cause blood and skin eruptIOns.
They are away down deep in the Tissues,
perhaps In the very marrow Of the bones.
And such n condition calls for the searching
influence Of S. :. $. IL is indeed n remark
able remedy. since 1t IS taken up by the blood
stream and never loses its medicinal inlu-
cncc. On and on II goes, through and
through the entire system and always with
thc same definite action to disIodsc germs,
destroy their activity and stimulate the liver,
lungs, kidneys. bowels and skin to throw
them ont completely.
1t stimulates stagnant blood. provides a
rational cxhilaration to the nerve ccn;cra and
thereby the natural functions OF the body are
aroused to cast ont intruders, no matter how
strongly intrenchcd they may be. 1t rcfntes
the anclcI. theory that to destroy within us
the germs hat eat into our vitals calls for
drugs that 'stroy our very existence. Get
n bottle q :, s. today Of any druggist and
for speciaVs &c on severe blood disorders
Swift Specits. Co.. 103 Swift Bldg, Atlanta,
Ga. DO not accept substitute. Insist
upon what you ask for.
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THE0LOCs DROP GAME TO
WILLIAM AND MARY nine.
consistent Hitting by Williamsburg
ers Causes Defeat OF Union
Theological Seminary.
PREACHERS ARE SHUT OUT
hiclmonders Unable to Push Men
ACROSS Plato When They Got OH
base-Fourth Straight Victory for
Orange and Black.

consistent hitting william and Mary
u,eteated Union Theological Seminary
~ last game or Cary Field hore this
Big Chief Garnett. after two men
IRE on with none out. got his fire.
W., Morks started, and with the help of
~ ms sG,aminates retired the next three
hothwell made several pretty
nv li'ehes In center on "a muddy outhcld
no kid alro managed to garner n
,Tr,Ghed for only four sufties, while the
thcir credit.
Addington. tho husky "Hoosicr" first
.chearscd comic stunt in the fourth.
When he turned somersaults between
iirst and second while making dou-
William and Mary started with a
,, ns,' sending three men across in the
hIst frame. The lucky seventh pro-
hncsd two more. the other one being
''hnc III the fourth.
season for the Orange and Black.
y large Easter holiday crowd com
iortnbly illed the xrandstnnd
or In. ,it, ,pp: william and Mary-Tnck-
IN, shortstop; Newton. LEFT field;
Rothwell. center field: Addlnrton. nrsi
pas" Jonos. right field; Zchmcr, cen
yer; 'hrnett. pitcher.
I. T. S.--Boyd. left field; Pharr, third
base: Curry, first base: Sheppcrann' con
Ter; Anderson. pitcher: PAINTER second
DIS: DigBs, right Held: White, short
'pp. Ianerson. center held.
score by Innings: Ri f.
~ + =. ''.S IS 8 :
cmnires, Messrs. Savage and Good
IN litne OF game, l:35.
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over the inanimate form. feeling for
the heart AND pulse that were not
there. As he discovered the deception
the crowd Of students hiding in the
corridor let out Il hairraisinc shout OF
April Fool and retired with great
rapidity.
we thought it was all over. but IL
wasn't. old Britt stood upon his dig
nifty. and the rest of the faculty stood
behind him. They held a council of
war. ana an investigation followed. l
forget now many were convicted and
expelled. but. by some fortutous cir
cumstancc, escaped That experience.
however cured me Of the practical
JOKE habit.
when tho April Fool season came
around after that and the muster roll
WAS called l preferred to be marked
absent"
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a to 0. In the doubles. tho Virginia
players had close call. with two
sets against them. they braced and won
IN hve sets. Ti,no after time tho New
Workers were within one point Of the
match. Binzen was Fordham's star
his vollcyng and overhead work being
clever
In the doubles. Powers aud Sternc.
or virginia, defeated Binzen and Bo-
ain 10. 6-1. 40, 1910 and Sd.
In the singles. Pott. of Virginia. de-
Icated Moore. 40, 6-2 and 60. while
Morton. OF Virginia. won over Dode in
6-l; 6-S and o.. RiNey. of Virginia
and Binzen played n draw, 81, 10
Darkness ending the match.
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NoNMAGNETIC YACHT SAFE.
Colon Storm Damaged Dreakvuter,
Neuriy Blew Carnegie Ashore.

PANAMA. April 5.-A severe norther
visited Colon Saturday night, doing
much damage to the west breakwater
which was completed last year, at a
cost OF 100000. Hundreds of feet OF
the east breakwater. which had suffered
TO the extent Of nearly 100000 damage
in recent storm, was blown out
The wind blew ut the rate of sixty
miles an hour. and for a time 1t was
feared that the nonmagnetic survey
yacht Carnegie, owned by the Carnegie
Institution at Washington, would blow
ashore. Other vessels. however, went
to the assistance OF the Carnegie and
she was able safely to ride out the
gale.
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gan to count. Up and down went the
referees hand, but Johnson never
moved. His eyes were CLASSY. only the
white visible.
AT the count of 30" WEIGH turned
and held up Willards hand. and new
champion replaces Johnson, who was
still stretched on the floor Of the ring.
Time OF round. 1 minutes, &c seconds
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VIRGINIA WINS AT TENNIS

Fortlhnm University Drops Match to
Orange nnd blue.
CHARLOTTESVILLE VA. April S.
The Fordham- Virginia tennis match re-
suited in victory for the Southcrncrs
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COLLEGE BASEBALL

~ Ronnokc--N =. T., 4: V. NJ. l., /.
At Norfolk-N Norfolk. ?; Mount st
Joseph College, >.
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PROSPERITY on INCREASE,


TE'Tef rkVTVf " 10 I IC"IUtUT.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Daily re-
ports OF prosperity in the country, as
CLEANED from the newspapers sent to
the Department OF Commerce, are for
warded To President Wilson by Secre-
tary Rcdheld. Reports SO far sent to
the President. II is declared, seem to
have given the impression that pros
perity in the country was on the in
crease. The reports. it is asserted, go
to the White House without any COM
mcnt from Secretary Redfield.
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Certainly Mrs. Jess Knew

Los ANGELES, Call. April s.
al knew NIL along TINT Jess would
wln." snid Mrs. jess Willard here
to-day, when told OF the outcome OF
the Havana fight"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
Well Recommended.

A young country Scotchman and his
sweetheart went to Glasgow for a
days outing. After spending the
morning looking round the big shops
and the center of the city, the young
man suggested that as it was near
one o'clock they should look out for a
suitable clearinghouse to get something
to eat.
Having spotted a likely place, they
entered and took their seats at a
small table, and when the waitress
came for their order tie young man
asked for a sixpenny meat-pie. This
was brought in due course, and he
started eating it with evident relish.
The girl waited a little time wonder
ing very much where she came in.
At last, in sheer desperation. she
said to her companion:
rs the pie good, Jock?"
"Good?" replied Jock, 81 should
think it is; it's ripping! You should
get one"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

M UGH ingenuity is evident in the
4sA shaping and covering of new par
asols. The skill of the m~aufacturer
must be equal to making up the most
fanciful dreams of those who originate
%sunshades that look like big, brightly
colored flowers, with their cups in
verified. They have seized upon the
Persian designs in silks, upon the
broad stripes and checks, and appro-
priated bold-fgured laces to make the
most intricate and the most captivat-
ing things!
One of the simpler designs is shown
in the picture. 1t is rather large and
b~owl-shaped. Its first covering is of
white silk. Posed over this is a vague
ly Powered o~vercovering finished with
a scallop at the edge in each panel
of the parasol. The scallops terminate
in a small ornament which, with a
portion of the edge, hang free from
the undercovering.
A pretty parasol, smaller in size and
not so deeply curved, is covered with
white taffeta. Long diamond-shaped
pdhCio L ISlbldu Sin III DTlSuI COlOTS,
with red dominant among them, are
shirred so that their edges are. narrow
rufies. One of these is mounted over
each rib. their upper points disappear
ing under the tip at the top. The low
er point reaches within about five
inches of the edge Of the white taffeta
covering. This is a gay and textbook
ing little affair, suited to almost any
light summer costume.
Plain white parasols with borders OF
black and white "checkerboard',
silks are novel and immensely smart.
They are not expensive, ranking in
price with those made of broad stripes.
Among the latter a black and white
striped covering has a border of bright
Persian silk at the edge, about six
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

often a meal in itself, especially
cream soups, purees and bisques. AS
an example of stock soups consomme
is a good example, prepared as fol-
lows:
Consomme Huntington. - Cut two
pounds of meat from the tough por-
ton of the round. Cut in very small
pieces, put into a soup kettle with
three pound shin of beef, the skin,
bones and bits left from a boiled
fowl; add a small carrot, cut fine;
one onion, a Glove of garlic, one stalk
of celery, n sprig Of parsley, ten
peppercorns, five allspice berries, two
cloves, n half a bayleaf, one fourth
Of a teaspoonful of thyme and a quart
of cold water. Cover and place on
the back Of the stove to stand one
hour. Bring gradually to the boiling
point and let simmer for two hours.
Season with salt. pepper and strain
through a double cheese cloth.
Veal and Sage Soup.-Take two and
a half pounds of finely chopped veal.
cover with three quarts of water.
bring slowly to the boiling point and
simmer two hours. Soak a half cup
full of sage in cold water to cover for
a half hour, then add to the hot stock
and cook thirty minutes; add two
cupfuls of rich milk and pour the
soup over the we'll beaten yolks OF
three eggs. Season to taste.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
w ITHoUT any

VIZ TTHOUT any claim to originality
~ to aid them these two bou-
doir caps unblushingly call attention
to themselves as noteworthy. They
are examples of what the new laces
bring to morning caps in the way of
attractiveness and grace. If these
laces and nets we're less supple, they
would not fall in such soft ruffles, and
If they were too sheer they would not
make such successful plaitings and
hair coverings.
The cap at the left has a full soft
crown of allover lace and a frill of
lace about the face which widens to-
ward the back, where it covers the
neck. 1t is adjusted to the head by
the elastic cord that is run in a casing
on the under side where the frill Joins
the crown. A few little roses of chit
fon, Joined by long stems of silk-cov-
cred cord. wander aimlessly over the
crown.
The cap at the right is made Of
fine net, having a broad panel of
lace along the center OF the crown run
ming from front to back. The frill is
of plated net and the cap is adjusted
with a small elastic cord.
Narrow satin ribbon is laid in a Sc.
ries of short puffs across the front OF
the cap, ending at each side in a short.
pointed end. These are the simplest
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
Looked That Way.

Lord Mersey, head of the Empress
of Ireland-Storstad investigation board,
said to a New York reporter the other
day:
Much is still left to be desired, but
ships are safer than they used to be-"
With a smile the veteran jurist add
ed:
I'VE no longer hear of shippers Of
fering such cus for slow passages
as the one offered by the skipper OF
the collier who said:
We'll. gentlemen, no wonder we're
late. We pumped the whole Atlantic
three times through that ship coming
across. Washington Star.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

inches wide. It is made on the frame
that we are all familiar with, and is
moderate in design as we'll as price.
Parasols of shepherds check, bor-
dered with bright-colored bands, are
not new in designs, but they are, like
the allwhite ones, always in style.
They look especially smart with out
ing hats and dresses, and will be
seen with the Panama hat decorated
with a sash in the same color as the
band on the sunshade. They are among
the least costly of all and stand near
the head of the list of desirable acces-
sories for summer toilets.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13
Finish for Lingerie.

An exquisite finish for lingerie car
be achieved by crochet work, says
the Modern Priscilla. Instead of but
tonholing neck and sleeves, cut
smoothly, following the lines of the
pattern. Turn from you with fore
finger of left hand, following the
method known as rolling or whipping.
Over this crochet with fine cotton,
white or colored, using four single
stitches, and picot of four chain. Set
all close together. 1t is substantial,
dainty, producing effect similar to tat
ting, and is rapid work.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

Businesses Of such a region as tho.
Vosges. They are Injured to the cold
OF high attitudes, practiced in the use
OF skis, and can move from point to.
point with surprising rapidly. Small
arms are not their sole reliance, for
they have also light, effective artil-
lery of special design and construc.-
ton, easily taken down and quickly,
assembled, which they transport ID
the backs of mules and which they
can take to seemingly inaccessible DO
sitions, Ordinary troops could hardly
carry out such operations in the
treacherous, snow-hlocked. w~indLswept
mountain passes.-Youth's Companion.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

Cashel in William Bulfn's admirable
"Rambles in Eirinn." The author
glimpses it in the distance from the
vantage rock or which Cromwell
stood:
Far away to the n~ortheastward a
great gray mass caught the sunlight.
and looking more ~intently l could
make out the roofs and walls of a
town. 1t was ancient Cashel. The
gray mass which had caught my eye
was the famous rock crowned with
King Cormac's chapel. The rock of
Cashel is a lame known to Irish
people all the world over. Its great
est day was when it was the seat OF
the Munster kings, especially during
the reign of the illustrious and munifi-
cent Cormac.
And if the court of the pTelate king
was splendid and brilliant, the king
dom over which Cormac held sway
was worthy of such a capital and such
a monarch. 1t was rich and fertile
and beautiful beyond all power of ex-
preston. 1t teemed with plenty-its
resources were inexhaustible. From
one blue mountain range to another
it was a garden and a cornfield and
a school all in one. There must have
been a great happiness all yer the
Golden Vale then, for the chroniclepsa
tell us that the kingdom was filled
with divine grace and worldly prosper
ity. . The cattle needed no cowherd
and the iocks no shepherd SO long asD
he was king"
Where the Devil Took a Bite: ;
The Rock of Cashel, wherein Cor
mac built his chapel, is one of the
most startling freaks of nature to be-
seen in all Ireland. Three HUNDREDS
feet of sheer rock jut out of an imt-
mense smooth plain. Generations of
Irishmen, from away back before Cor
macs time, have wondered how IT
came there. And in their poetic fash
ion they have explained the natural
phenomenon by means OF a curious
legend. If you stand on the rock you
can see off in the distance the DEVILS
Bit mountains.
The highest of them has a strange
appearance of having been bitten of
at the summit. The ragged edges
seem to have been made by monstrous.
teeth. So they call them the DEVILS
Bit mountains. For, according to the
legend, the old tempter of mankind
was once chasing an enemy around
the County Tipperary. The fiend was
both angry and hungry, and he
stopped a moment to take a hugo
bite out of the hills to the north of
Cashel. But the runaway gained on
him when he paused for his bit of sup
per, and the flend in his anger spat
the mouthful of rock after him. And
there it lies to this day to prove the
truth of the chronicle.
st. Patrick, of course, was before.
King Cormac's day. The patron saint
of Erin was a great figure in Tip
perary. But even before st. Patrick's
coming Cashel was a military strong
hold and the eat of kings. It Is re-
lated that two swineherds dreamed,
they saw an angel blessing the rock.
They told their dream to the king OF
Munster, who built a fort there early.
in the fifth century.
1t was in this same century that
Patrick I'M to convert ireland. It.
was on the Rock Of Cashel that st.
Patrick preached to King Agus and
his people, and plucked from the.
grass at his feet the little shamrock
that ever since has symbolized tho
blessed Trinity.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-03-13

ing something of hat bit of
Ireland. In the New York Sun Law
renee Flick writes thus about it:
1t is related hat Cromwell once
stood on a hilltop in Erin and sur
veyed the smiling expanse of fertile
plain that unfolded before his eyes
This is a land worth fighting for"
he exclaimed. He was gazing at the
Golden Vale-the heart of Tipperary.
Tipperary today is a region as beau
tiful as its people are h~ospitable and
kindly; a peaceful region quietly pros
porous; a people proud of their history
and their relics of the golden age of
Cashel of the Kings.
A word about the Tipperary of to-
day. There is Tipperary the county
and Tipperary the garrison town. Tip
perary town is described as a SLOW"
sort of a place, which never recovered
from the kick up" in the Irish party
after Parnell's death. Tipperary coun-
ty is in the Irish province of Munster
and is the sixth largest county in Ire
land, having more than a million
acres of peat bog, meadow, field and
mountain.
Varied and Picturesque.
1t is a varied and picturesque land,
Most of it is a great plain. On its
southern border are the Knockmeal
down mountains, and north of them
the wild Galtees. The SUR is Tip
perary's biggest river. 1t takes it's
rise in the Devils Bit and flows south
ward and eastward by the historic
towns of Templemore, Thurles, Cashel
and Clonmel. The River Shannon,
the poets own river, washes the Dor
der of the county.
T%ipperary of this modern day is one
of the best agricultural districts in
Ireland. From Cashel to Limerick,
right in the midst of Tipperary,
stretches the Golden Vale, the most
fertile valley in all Erin. Tipperary
Is given mostly to agriculture and
dairying. There are some ancient
lead mines, whose ores hold a trace
of silver, but they engage only a small
port of the %populace. Large meal and
-four mills ere scattered over the
country, and the town of Tipperary
comes second only to the city of Cork
as a butter market.
The town Of Tipperary is ancient.
King John built a castle there as far
back as the thirteenth century, and
one of the landmarks of the place is
an old gatehouse which belonged to
an Augustinian monastery founded by
Henry III.
"Tip-rar-ry," as the t~ownspeople call
it. hasn't a large population-6,0 900 &C.
cording to the last available census
figures. And one reason for this, they
say, is that the lads and lasses of Tip
perary these many years have been
turning thei- faces toward the United
States. There are hundreds of thous-
ands of Irishmen-millions of them,
perhaps, would come nearer the true
mark-in this country who remember
well the original cause of this exodus.
1t was one of the results of the great
boycott on landlords 2S years ago.
cashel of the Kings.
1t is not Tipperary the town, how.
ever, that most endears Tipperary the
county to Irishmen everywhere. 1t is
Cashel of the Kings and it's resplen
lent memories of a glory that will
never die.
Listen to this poetic description Of