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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
News Of Fifty Years Ago ;.
(From Newspaper Files. July 10, 1869

General T. -. c. Ord. weil-known here-too
we'll known. It may be .said-has assumed his
new command. known as the. Northwest Military
DIVISION with headquarters, in Detroit. Mich.
Detroit is a long way from Richmond, and so
much the better. since General Ord is in Detroit.
quantity OF property--private propertH, mind
Hon--helonRing to MrJenerson Davis has been
seized by the military authorities in New Orleans
md offered for sale At public. auction. The
posters announcing the auction sale say tia t
the goods Mr.. pavis's private property. have
historic value The great government OF the
United States is advertising this sale and try :
nS to make a spec in tho dsgraccful manner
ini:m&ted above.
Three thousand workmcn. employed by the
Duplex iioopskrt manufacturers. in New York,
were given grand holiday and special picnic
excursion on the Glorious Fourth. They had a
picnic Staten Island, and other festivities
were added that kept the hoopskirt max ers ira :
rersing the fun and frolic lines until the cocks
we're Growing for day even UP TO the 9Th instant.
This is sood enough. for says the New York
i'tibune. these people have been practically
behind prison bars for weeks and mon tins mnxbe
Years. II would have been "A good thing il, none
Of these people had awakened with the growing
OF the cock and the whistling of the engine, and
had just kept on sleeping and resting through
another day
Or, l.oyc Of Wilmington. y. c.. became much
agEri"ved ut AN editorial article in the Whining
ton Herald. and he proceeded to challenge the
editor for a duel to the bitter end The editor
laughed and refused TO fight and so the irate
doctor proceeded 10 post him slandcrer and
coward. The editor laughs the ira te d oct or
and his hosting. declares himself relieousiy
and otherwise opposed. 10 the dueiing code. hut
in no sense intimidated or frightened by the
fiery doctor ON the contrary. he feels sure
that he whip the doctor in the good old
fashioned ist-and-skull way. and FOR tina
matter. offers to tic one hand and then try it.
The fiery doctor with the roma ntic. name re
mains to he heard from
Mr.. Speed. the Acknowledgement Of -the United
states. has written n. very. pointed letter to
provisional Governor Holden. OF North Carolina,
in which he admonishes Holden that he is too
free with his parhonnE rem. and that he must
curtail tho number OF his many conditional
pardons
General Grant reached Washington from his
Western sigh, seeing tour yesterday. and II is
said that he viii now take up his permanent
headquarters in Washington.
according tn the reports from Washing on.
all Of the Confederate prisoners held in Northern
prisons, except about $50 officers above the ra n
Of captain. have been released and sent home,
The clipper ship Monsoon Is loading with
ton and tobacco and tobacco stems at Rock tts
She is taking goods for Bremen and the Cont
ncnt OF Europc.
whisky. by the drink, HIS declined in price.
You can now get ser: respectable drinkw at
!" cents or two for a quarter. This begins To
look cwhat like old times
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Banana Flour

In Holland and Belgium, when the
war. forced UP the price of wheat -four.
attempts were made to ind substitutes
Tulip bulbs were ground and the meal
used i'm baking, but the results were
unsatisfactory. In jamaica expert
ments have been made with the banana
Jamaica's most important product is
the banana. and since the war began
sales have fallen off This led to the
tests to convert the fruit into flour.
In one case 537 pounds so converte ed
made l3S pounds. 1t cost 90 cents a
hundred pounds TO make the -four. The
wholesale price was put at 4 cents
pound. This is said to yield Il profit
SO fair that the making of banana
flour may soon he a regular enterprise
Nine hundred and fifteen pounds OF
lrult on the stem gave in -four a value
or $3.50. This banana meal mixed
VILE wheat hour. is being used TO make
bfead ana cakes. Both the cakes and
me bread are liked by the people. who
mus get larger. and certainly a no
less nutritious. loaf Housewives are
urged TO try banana meal with wheat
nour. y little experimenting will give
the maximum proportion of banana
meal that may be use<l for bread max
ing; from three parts of banana meal
TO 1--WE OF wheat -four up to half and
half are said TO make good loaf
Banana meal makes excellent ginger
cakes and ginger hVead. plain cake
or scone can be made Of eight ounces
OF banana meal to one teaspoonful Of
baking powder. and the usual iorre
dients for cake to be added.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Couple on Gorilla Hunt

NEW YORK. July 5.---William Mou-
Gey. OF Cleveland, who shares with his
wife. Helene. a love of wild creatures
turned by the French liner Chica go
from a hunting trip OF eighteen months
in the French Congo, bringing with
them a rchimpanzee, known AS Indy
and petite blue faced monkey. They
failed. in the chief purpose OF their
exploration OF the jungle, which was
TO bring To America one or more Soril-
las alive.
The expedition was undertaken under
tho protection OF the French govern
nieut and the Mougeys were literally
provided with guides and native
hunters. They started from Care Lo-
peg and ny canoe and foot Travelled 10
Lake NYovc
Mougcy and his gunner got three
young RorilIas in the neighborhood OF
Lake Ngove. They were in company
grown gorillas were nearly eight feet
hish. or would have been IL they had
stood erect and weighed more than
800 pounds II would have been peri
lous to attempt to capture the mothers.
so to get the baby gorillas. each sew
.ral months old. II WIS necessary -
shoot tn. mothers
The h:cst specimen al the baby 60
rilla WAS the most savage and was
named Demon. One died on the arrival
OF the party at Cape Lopez. Demon he
came quite affectionatc. following Mrs.
MouEey around likt dog. He dic. on
the way from Cape Lopez to Bordeauv
aboard the steamship bAfriGue. The
last Of the trio succumbed a t Bordeaux
MouGey says cannibalism is still
practiced in the French Congo, but that
IL Is fast vanishing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

safety as we'll AS to national. harmony. and this
fact indicates = condition back OF Holt. rather
than IL theory. mental state on the part OF
persons who are obseSseh with the same idea
more menacing than the eccentricities or insanity
OF single person. Holt has put himself beyond
the reach Of punishment but. if tho theory of
hostility to the foreign policy OF the government
or which he proceeded is to be pushed and
pressed viii, undin,nshe activity. somebody
and something worse thhnSIiolt may come to the
.ront.-TIaltimore Sun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Old Medicine.

Were Acsculapis. Hippocrates and CiaIen of
shout the same historical standing? GRACE.
The first is character, of Greek mythology.
son Of Apollo. He god OF medicine and tlc
physician to the Argonauts. The second was
character of history, a celebrated physician OF
Cos, born r. G. 46. The last was the medical
authority OF his time A. D. 10000, a, prolific
writer and a most successful practicer.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

Here is some great and good news from the
good old County Of Louisa. 1t comes from the
Louisa tCentraD Nirrinian: Judge Ruther-
foord will not hold court Monday, mainly for
the reason that there is so little business he
in more criminality and have suuabbles
among themselves. rising generation Of
young men will quit preparing themselves for
practcinc the ancient and honorable profes-
sion Of law
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
SONGS AND SAWS
The college Girl,

The cynics offer dour complaint
That college girls don't care to wed,
Anu with statistics aid they paint
\ doleful world. which love has fed:
! Ihey pfophesy that :loveless day
VIII, come when every girls B. A.
And even college girls who yield,
CnwillinBiy. to Cupid's dart.
me cynics say, can never WELD
tne diStan with their mothers art.
isut take time to philosophihe.
winch should be used in baking pies.
vi course. the. cynics all are. wrong
helr whole perspective out o. line;
ihe college gil knows love is long.
nat husbands sometimes wont resign.
ana. therefore. waits TO ind man
Constructed ON the proper PLAN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Content ns He liz.

The Cow-Don't: YOU feel
jealous that you are left
behind when so many OF
your friends are taking the
voyage to Europe"
The NaE-Not particularly.
As matter of fact, never
was very strong either for
martial glory or salt water
baths.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Chats Witt Virginia Editors

THE Fourth OF July celebrations In this part
of the country have resolved them
selves. for the most part, into limitations of
the back TO the country movement.'--Rich
mond Times Dspa tch (Which is evidence OF
desire Ia spend Fourth Blackstone
Courier Good and sound is that conclusion.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

Times have changed very much i'm Halifax
County, il the following, from the Halifax Rec
rd-AdvertiSer. may he considered strictly
liable. AMI. judging from the reputation Of tina
esteemed contemporary. we think il can: The
glorious Fourth. which happened to he the
fifth this time was ushercd in and passed
hcrcahouts without boom a an
oraiiCn II marked the lSath year OF the indie
pendcncc OF nation and that was all
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Queries and Answer,
War (:nEea.

hid the United States ever pledge itself against
tic use of poisonous gases in warfare? How
docs the gas used by the Germans kill"
]. *. L.
No. The American delegates to The Hague
conference refused to sign the article. With
great promptness by sunocation.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
The Voice Of the People
rr.n--Mo,n street Telephone ofis77.

To the Editor of The Tim Dispa tch:
Sr.-The Times Dispatch OF this morning tells.
a: some length and most felicitously, the Won
dc-ful. even marvellous, story OF the conTerSa-
tionS taking place Yesterday afternoon between
Governor stuart and others in San Francisco OF
the side and number OF friends here in
Richmond the other. Yes. actual conversa-
t;ons--talks backward and forward. 1t seems
ALMOST miraculous-un be lie vable--that practi
caily the human voice can thus travel directly
md audihly for more than 1000 miles, and vet
it is true. and il be. and Will he, repeated
ard over again in the future.
Filled with wonder of this new development
OF science and art naturally turn TO the
rriEir and the history OF such achievement.
We fortunately have brief record of perha ps
the earliest appearance Of the telephone in Rich
'ond. II is FOUND in that valuable work by Dr.
Christian. entitled "Richmond--licr Fast and
Present and We quote as follows from page
355
Something new under under the sun arpearcd in
across Main street TO exhibit the use Of the
-elephorc. and At night ut AsSocia zion Hall
Professor Winston. Of Richmond College. lee
turcd on the new and wonderful invention. A
largo crowd came to see the instrument. and to
hear The explanation OF it's working. \
mon thing To-day. but a wonder to those who
before had never seen it
As tho wire strung and the instruments
used were actually made nv myself. naturally
feel some pride in this incident. occurring nearly
forty years ago. and trust may be parione ed
FOR this brief reference 10 it.
CHARLES II WINSTON
Richmond College Va. July .. 1915
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

The stanton Leader opens column OF adj
vice Ia Great Britain with this paraYra PHI: THE
british stra:egists will please excuse for
agreeing with their plan OF campaign. We feel
heet for week or two would break trace
sink some "f those German subs that arc
taking all sorts Of liberties with the waters
that lave the light little isles"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

Gruhbs--Why do YOU suppose pr. Yankem
refers TO himself as 'painfcsS dentist?
Stuhbs-Becausc he is. Why. that man is so
perfectly healthy he doesn't know what pain is
THE TATTLER.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

An idea of tho ittsylvania brand of politics
may DC gathered from q paragraph from the
Chatham Tribune. follows: THE Demo-
cratic primary Viii he held the Sd of next
stretch. shouting the last call for dinner, which
means if YOU not present you'll have to be
satisfied with sandwich. provided YOU can
it
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Women lawyer. to DEFEND t;,-,.

fAf tNeW YORK Sun)
/, Sixty women lawyers in Chicago
have put themselves at the disuosal
Of Judge Heap. Of the Municipal Court.
to; defend girl criminals brought be-
fore them. ','t',t.' 80 ..--.-' f1,-: ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
The Wrong Sort.

from the judge and jury"
"1crhaps II did. hut. from the fact that
Sauallei's client found guilty by the jury
and sentenced ~ the Judge TO fifteen wears in
the penitentiary. imagine the tears Squaller
wrunE tears of rage" ' y
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
NJ. 4 I,oaat.


stBoston Transcript -
Here's to the month! It Is the gro-
GERS friend. tho orators pride and the
dentists hone. .,....
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
I.endon to Piss.

Please tell me the usual schedule time OF travel
hetwcen London and Pisa. t. j. IoEf1PAPA.
Thirty-eiX hours. At present things are 10
disordsred. Of courpe, that 1t would not be safe
10. count on the schedule. .r..t ~
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

Never believe the unknd gossip YOU hear
about Your neighbors. BE original and start a
little of your own
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Rural
'reditS
Problem


ueicni enough. II the government is to steer
clear of complex and dang field. and try.
instead. 10 stimulate the various States enact
rural-cred measures. all cognatc schemes FOR
sending city workers of the farms had much
better he left to state agencies. Washington
dispatches declare, that an intcrde pa mental
committee appointed by Secretaries Lane and
wilson is now at work 81 plan zone rating
through the Department of Labor, which would
enable workers in coneestcd cities 10 take up
dcricul' ural land on government reclamation
projects. or public lands with OF public
money. In such attempts the Federal govern
inent has an advantage n'its possession OF huge
tracts of oHen land. The States. the nyesti-
cations OF the massachusetts Homestead Com
mission have shown. would usually have To
sralch oUt and purchase waste land i!ut for
their ability handle loans and instinct
would he farmers more intimately. local agencies
arc greatly to be preferred: the government
Co.ild surely arrive at agreement with tho
Western Statcs--where rural credits arc most
me- deG-whereby funds could he advanced IN
needy homesteaders brought fro,p Eastern and
Contra! centcrs Through the Federal Employ
m,nt Bureau some supervision might he main
aimed. While too serious attention cannot Inc
directed towards the questo OF rural credits
and unemployment. both offer problems bct;or
30 I've solved by the Common wcnlths than bv ,he
n"tionNew York Evening Post.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Former Canadian Write. OF wnr.

r, the Editor Of The Times hi spa tch:
Sir have been subscriber to The Times
Dispatch for five years. which is since I
became resident Of Virginia. came from
the Province OF Saskatchcwan.- Canada. and il
it we're not that have passed the age limit
for military service would he here day
have taken the liberty of mailing you copy
from which YOU can how Canadians feel
about this war. and. rs cose neighbors. YOU will
NOT deny but they arc pence loving people. aud
are innocent Of the lust for war and conquest.
I have wished many occasions to have
addressed YOU but have ahstaincd. ] could
wish while residing here to respect Mr. Will
sous wishes in respect to observing neutrality.
While not eXpectinr that the articles In The
Times Dis patch shall alwavs appeal TO me. !
rnprciudiced--a state of mind cannot accord
Mr. Bryan. have assume IL he had the
power he would have peace declared to-day,
with all the ADVANTAGE Oh the side OF Germany.
which 10 date has hepn gained by OF
covert and hypocrtical war preparation.
There is person peace would suit bet er
Than myself. as If war continues for another
year two ii will mean my financial ruin. from
Anything i can see Yet do not want to see
peace now until il is secured by force OF arms.
then may hope ms children may enjoy last
time for Mr.. Bryan's good Offices. since he and
all the other pcacc-'t any price apostles failed
in preventing Why should there be a "snap
verdict" obtained now. by which those nations
who at hut not from choice. he the
sufferers" 7 fear MIR. Bryan has not profted by
the example OF that other vainglorious states
JOHN j. McREA.
Amelia Courthouse. Va. July $. 1918.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

sPubltsbcd ever. da, In 'hr wear u, II Iimr.-
dispatch Publishing t".uvEa,. tue. Address "ii
cOinntunfcnttoun THE TIMES . b:Si'N "a IL.
T.IIncs-Dispntrh uuiI;m:. ~ SOUTH 1rnfh S.rr.':.
Richmond
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

me cNnics are made up Of those
Who once with college girls we're smittcn
Ana round that where they sought
They had received. instead. a mit:cn-
\ quite convincing evidence
These bachelors IA ir possessed gool sense
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

The faet is friends and fellow citizens. t,at
!'N cNiiics are all mistaken. and. i'm some pathetic
instances. worse than mistaken. Their views OF
coilcge girls are not due their cynicsm. but
ra Their the reverse. their cynicisn being due to
college girls views-as thus:
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Current Editorial Comment

if the Federal government is
To institute system OF rural
credits. the proposal to settle the
unemployed on government land
with easy payment loans adj
~. Ill L. l..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10

Hollis suicide brings to "a dra-
matte conclusion . his part, In. :,
startling war development whose
seriousness good many .pcrsons
u seem to have failed to apprcci-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-10
Holt Was
Simply
q symptom

atarces such attempts as his might have been
in;uimi1ed and classified with purely Individual
crarlt NANTES tations. ha wing connection with
g< neral underlying causes. But the conditions
in this and other countries, which have pre-
.ailed for nearly year past. give the Holt Incl
lent a grave significance and make ii the direct
result Of public unrest. Holt a sympto ON
or dangerously dis ca sed sentiment. and he simply
PUT IN bombs and pistol shots what considera-
bic number Of other persons have been putting
into words Their logic. IL ii led anywhere. led
exactly to the same point. Hollis method Uas
merely the reduction Of the intcrna tional peace
propa gand3 OF the enbargoists to the absurdity
nation. The evidence that this demonstration
Of danger OF their agitation has AFFECT ed
them II should Is contained In the efforts OF,
some OF them to continue through the press a
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-25
Irs SURPRISING


Are you 70 bad back victim
suffer tw,uger headaches, di1l'
spells
GO 90 bed tired up tired
It's surprising how few SUSPECT the
k%idue,s
lrs surprising how few know what
90 do.
kidney troubl, needs kidney treat
myut
Douns Eidnol pills IRE for the
sidney only.
Have convinced Albuquerque pcu~
pie OF their merit.
F'res au Albuquerque oasc, Aibu-
puerquc testimony.
kidney HInerDra hot eabouts shomd
cad TO-
Mrs j D colo. 2t9 s broadway,
A|lbuqucruue, says For some time
one ot oar family suffered from
paine W the back. aH the result OF
kidney Disorder Deans kidney
fillH gave relief from the aches ana
pains md drove away the lHmcucss
uNor the kiducyH"
Price 5o'. at an dealers Don't
.siUplt ask for a kidney remedy get
hltu's kidney rills-thc same that
Mrs cole recommends. Foster NIL
burn co, Props, hunaio, \. Y
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-25
THANKED THE LORD
AND Mr.. ECCLES
FOR OvERCOAT
Interesttn g Correspondence
Mrs. Geddes and Late Mil
lionaire Produced In Will
Hearing.

lkg hNNAlnk HNfald Leased Nlfel
ogden, Utah. June sa.-Ou the
witness stand FOR the fourth cousecu-
tive day Mrs Margaret Geddc- all
legged plural vito of David Erolcs. up
10 nooa today hid denied authorship
~ twenty letters purported to have
been written %! her 90 The late tiunu-
ci"r The letters will not bee read
until ia defense iu the suit Tor e
portion 81 the $4,000. 900 Eccies
estate has introduced evidence loo its
effort co. prove Mrs. Gsddes the au-
thor There are said Co ne N. letters
in al and Mrs Gcddcs has sn Tar
ACKNOWLEDGED only two.
"Of the Two letters acknowledged
by Mrs Geddes one was written Co
David Hccles, now deceased. and the
other to David a. Ecclcs. hiss eldest
son ard administrator NJ Tho estate.
ln thc oniy letters q David Eccles
that Mrs Goddes has ackuuwlp lodged
she requested 500 To- pay for treat
mcrt ~ her eyes by 70 specialist She
also wrote. albert Omoaniny the
alleged sou "t me millionaire says
thank the Lord and Nj. EColc- tor o.
warm orcrcosi This letter was
Written "a lcW days before the sud-
den death 90 M Ecples in December,
,l'li tie dropped dead on the street
while running Goo catch 70 train after
pending the evening ut tho home 900
Mrs ieddDr lu salt Lake city.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-25
4 CHANGE FOR
coin TO ESCAPE
THEIR TOUCH
MAKEUP of Tag Day Teams
Insures Steady Roundup
of Cash; Get Ready to Smile
and Give.


J Everything II In readiness for the
baseball tax day tomorrow. The girls
nave been divided into teams ana n
citY Into districts. The tagging viii
begin at >iaV n. m. and continue un-
III 1870. There will be a lull Tor
siesia y financial ~onsiauehts Will be
resumed az Z o'clock. From that
nour until ? will be the busiest period
Of b mgsirg bee The Indian hand
viii play about tho streets during
those hour and the enraptured popu.
lace Is expected a. yield much coin
under The soothing AMI l0osening in
nuencc ~ music.
The headquarters vii be az the Ho-
tel Combs. where Arthur Praeger. 81
the baseball committee appointed hy
the Commercial club. will be IN
charge. Thirty-nve pretty girls Will
be al work in b~asebaiis interest.
Great results are expected from the
tagging. II were Idle to urge the
males of the species 10 be liberal
They'll be generous without any man
ner OF doubt. ANY trousered passer-
by who succeeds In dodRine the girls
or in keeping his money from The
baseball treasury VIII be q rare and
u%nlovoiy biri
This Is the list of districts and
teams assigned 20 them.
District No. l-Alvnrado hotel and
depot, First street from Copper 10
Gold Captain. Miss Florence drums
fetd Mrs. ~. outer. Pearl Corson,
n. Hawkins. Dolly Mcclellan. y
Trotter.
District M central avenue from
FIRST street 81 Third Captain Miss
Hiida Grun1feld; Gertrude Walker
Elsie Kemcnich. Mabel Lovelace.
Louis Bell. Anita Garcia G.. Michael
District No. 3-Central avenue from
Third Co sixth streets captain. Miss
r. Perry, NJ Flournoy. q. Badarraco.
L. ColEnn. II. Maharam
District M. Second street from
Gold to Copper. First street from
Gold 10 Copper. baseball grounds
Captain Miss GLADYS Mandeil; Mrs.
Coral Partridge. Bunny Tompkins.
Miss bradley. Lillian K~empeuich'
Grace stortz. NJ. Warrington.