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Maryland and the Virgit1ias

Cumberland. Md-One of the pretti-
est bass of the season was hooked atm
dian Rock in the South branch by M
Joseph Craddock and Peter H. Mouse. II
weighed five pounds and two and one
half ounces.
Harrisonburg. va-Charged with
non-support of his wife and six chill
dren. Frank" Deeds is in jail in Harri-
sonburg awaiting the arrival of an Of
ficer from Stark county. Ohio. where
Deeds is sought. After the arrest was
made it was discovered that the man is
really Jesse Deeds, who was indicted
here by a grand jury eleven years ago
on the charge Of breaking into a hem
merry and stealing fourteen chickens.
Deeds trip to Ohio may be delayed.
Martinsburg. w. va.-Columbus Nc
Pherson, aged fifty eight, a well known
farmer Of Johnsontown, not far from
CIarksburg, first tried to hang himself,
and. failing in this, blew his brains out
with a shotgun. The suicides body
was discovered by a daughter-in-law
when she went to the barn to look for
him. He had been melancholy for some
time.
Harerstovn. Md-Robert c. Craw-
ford seventy years old, founder of the
Crawford Automobile Company and q
pioneer bicycle manufacturer, a native
of Gettysburg. Pa, and a graduate of
Mechanical Engineering School of
Glasgow. Scotland, died at Pittsburgh.
For many years he operated large
bicycle factory here. and ten years ago
established the Crawford automobile
factory He was twice married. His
wife, two daughters and one brother.
George D. Crawford. Hagerstown. sur
vive.
Lynchburg, Wv. M. Bates, as
sistant postmaster at Brookneal. who
is charged with being short In his ac-
counts, was released on $500 bail by
Federal Commissioner Obrien for ap-
pearance here at the March term OF
the federal court.
Martinsburs, w. Va.-A West vir-
ginia boy promises to excel all other
aviators in the United States with his
daredevil" stunts, and experts claim
a real wonder within a few years time.
The young man is none other than Blaine,
Elkins son of the late United States Sem
ator Stephen B. Elkins Of Elkins. this
state. He graduated a short time ago
from the e. Kenneth Jaquith Aviation
School at Chicago. and since that time he
has been making some wonderful flights.
The Aerial Age, the national avtators'
publication, predicts that he will be a
wonder within the near future and that
it is only q question of time until he will
be one Of the foremost aviators In the
country. At present he Is working on a
new machine Of his own design. which
will have 300-horsepower motor to
drive 1t forward in its flights. With this
machine he hopes to be able to pull down
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some big prizes and also establish new
records in the air.
| FrostburR, Md.-Margaret Timmons
eight years old. daughter of Mr.. ant
from this place to Youngstown, Ohio
several months ago. is reported. in {
| dying condition from injuries sustained
| in having been struck by an automo
bile In Youngstown. Four others wer'
! injured. but not seriously. They were
Mrs. Elizabeth Timmons, mother Of
| Margaret. and the latters sister. Min
ME. and Mrs. LYDIA Raub and Johr
/ Raub. The quintet was walking il
Market street and was forced to leave
the sidewalk and take the driveway
owing to the street having been TORI
up. An automobile driven by M. H
Harmon turned into the street and
struck the party, hurting its member.
father of the injured children. is q
brother of John Timmons, mail carrier
this place.
Richmond. Va.-More than sixteen
million dollars Of intangibles have been
returned by Tucker c. Watkins. 5r-
examiner of records for the sixth cir
cult Tho report was presented to
Christopher B. Garnett of the state tax
board. In every county and the city
of Lynchburg, comprising the district,
there is big increase. the total increase
>
from the several counties and Lynchburg
is as follows: From fiduciaries, 1851. 1.179
This for the entire district. By coun-
ties-Halifax: Voluntary, $155.99S: not
voluntary. $4,000: total. sl,s7s.ssa
Mecklenburg; ,se ,veiuntary. ,Ea Ssos.4s4 no net
Campbell: Voluntary. sLsso,s7s; not
voluntary. ss.S23.30s; total. $12.375.5s2.
Grand total for district. $16.129.084.
The increases were: In Halifax, $146,-
s62: Mecklenburg, $4,000; Lynchburg.
s661,395.
Hagerstown. Md-Mrs. Rebecca Wolf
celebrated her Tooth birthday anniver-
sary by holding a family reunion, at
tended by her children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren She is in
good health and until recently did much
of the housework.
Charleston, w. va.-dr. and Mrs. c.
diamond wedding anniversary at their
home near Colfax. w. Va. He is eighty
two and she seventy-eight
Richmond, va-A1l farmers and rep
resentatives of farm organizations in
Virginia are invited to attend the hear
ing in this city October ~ to be given
by the federal farm loan board in the
matter of the location of q farm loan
bank in this district. The hearing will
be conducted by Secretary of the Treas
ury McAloo, Farm Loan Commissioner
George w. Norris. Herbert Quick, Capt.
W. s. A. Smith and Charles e. Lobdell
Of the board. The board will sit in
session at the federal building. Rich
mond is not seeking the proposed farm
.ioan bank, having pledged it's support
In any hght that may be made for the
institution in this district to Raleigh.
-<s-~hmr~ W. Va-ThA RluA
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Not great deal of time remains in
which TO make the fall paintings of
n,,hs or..r,y snri,o aowerfn1 While
~ ~' ..e
nhe autumn weatner conuhues the
bulbs may be set out. but such weather
,csanot last forever and a. aoon as the
.r-,
-cofd rains Set ih' 10 oe ioiio~eu "S
!. freezes. the gardeners day OF grace
will have passed.
~. 80. -, .,,.
e's"ooS io'es l"o oeus VI 'oup''
jonquils, hyacinths. crocus, etc. that
burst forth in flaming colors even be-
o.. ,h. h., ,rr,n1 nm n, tbA
iofe 'ne slasS mas spfuhs up 'ne
close OF winter. The cheapness OF
bulbs this year makes It possible for
-, ri. - s-o,,d 20
any ONO "h" has oi' VI eou" :"
spare to make paintings OF these early
bloomfne flowers. though unfortunately
h.. e. ,.o,,,.axa ~ -.
every ohe mas" INC MN" VI NJ"
best to plant and how to make the
hest showing.
O.. a. ..-.,. ,s ,..
OCT 'h s'fAsh' pofoers III 'eeeA"eu
foundation walls of the house, the tu-
IT.. a.~.su. o., ,h.t- h-.4h-., ,,u,
npo' uais anu '"ei
do weli.x provided the planting has been
properly done Too many persons are
unaware of the fact that fresh manure,
or even old, when placed in conta ct
with the bulbs will cause them to de-
cay The best way in which TO set out
the bulbs is as follows:
Choose the location for the bed or
border, making sure that the spot is
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POULTRY YARD NOTES.

other extreme in size and temperament
If you want eggs first. last and all thu
time. pick from the Mediterranean
class. They are beautiful. they do no
over for their laying qualities; but they
are high-strung little fowls, and will
need correspondingly high fences and {
higher grade of tact and patience II
caring for them.
II you desire not only eggs but mea
and motherhood. and at the same timt
fine feathers and forms that will lay
successful siege to your most esthetit
sensibilities, try the American class
the Rocks. barred. white. buff; the
white. buff, black, partridge, silver
penciled: the Javas, black, mottled; the
Dominiques; the Buckeyes or the Rhode
Island Reds. If you desire purely fame,
fowls. try the so-called ornamental
classes.
A henhouse is the first consideration
In the way OF preparation. One of the
most delightful experiences of poul-
terer's beginning is to build a new men.
house according to the latest ideals and
then stock it with a fine flock of pullets
of his favorite breed.
1t will not be necessary to purchase
large number of thoroughbreds at
once. All the better il you are finan-
cialiy able: but II economy must be
practiced. a splendid trio Of breeders
may be purchased now and the house
nlled up with cheaper grades for lay
ing purposes until such time as they
can be replaced by the offspring from
the thoroughbreds bred from the full
bloods. and the inferior stock may be
disposed OF at the end Of the laying
season. Next year the house may be
nlled with beautiful birds of your own
production.
There are many kinds of houses.
many OF which are claimed by their
respective champions to be the best.
rev general principles must be kept
In nina. Other things are among the
non essentials. A dry location with
drainage away from the house; south
ern exposure; largest possible daily bath
OF sunlight; plenty Of fresh air-but
no, deadly drafts; comfortable and
ample sleeping Quarters; the greatest
possipie conveniences for keeping the
house clean. and for the general care
OF tine nook winter end summer and
under all conceivable circumstances
II Is well to purchase foundation
STOCK from q strain that has solid
reputation Tor heavy laying qualities.
There's a difference. Some hens are
loafers instead OF layers. The poultry
man VINO does not discriminate from
the very beginning will be likely to
keeps the amateurs zeal at white heat
so much as steady supply of eggs
winter and summer
insist above all things on strong
stamina and perfect health in the fowls
that you purchase. Be certain that you
get no weaklings for your cash. and
no victims or roup or other dreaded
poultry diseases. Test newly purchased
birds by themselves few days before
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stately effect and give . vivid impression
Of dignity. They hang in straight linee
down the ngure. It Is true. and have not
regulation waistline. but the absence
of frivolity and the presence Of ecclesias-
tical needlework. touch up each frock
with q ceremonial aspect
InfreQuently. In the new evening gowns
one sees q way of escape from needle.
work for the woman who does not wish
to adopt 1t. Its expense Is against II.
where the majority Of women are con-
cerned. It is not possible to get this
kind Of needlework cheaply done, and an
manner Of bullion threads. and colored
crystals have advanced In prfoe. The
dressmaleers are already substituting
cheaper trifies for these costly ones. as. In
the first place, few women viii pay thu
original price. and. In the second place,
1t is dffiicult to get the material and
workmanship IN this country.
However, for the satisfaction OF those
who like the conservative rather than
the new. there IL the truth staring one
pleasantly in the face that velvet, satin
and silk net are reckoned among tho nrot
factors in a brilliant evening gown
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In the first place one must have the
real chicken fever There 10 not
much doing without this. A zeal,
whether according to knowledge or
not, is the first asset in the business.
No man has the root OF the matter in
him until he prefers to think more
about chickens than anything else
There Is a hundredfold more in the
breeding Of fine chickens than the un-
initiated suspect 1t is a nation wide
game. Yes. it is world wide; for. before
Europe was torn by the present
cataclysm. international poultry con-
ventions were being held. This world
wide movement will advance with in
creasing speed when the people again
have peace
Every human likes a pet, and this is
the real secret of the poultryman's en-
thusiasm. There Is a native love. Tor
every beautiful animal. although this
love may lie dormant for years Thou.
sands Of people know nothing about
beautiful fowls. and therefore care
nothing about them.
Cultivate in your soul worthy zeal
for the peaceful bird that not only lays
and pays. but fills the eye with beauty,
and satisfies the mind. Study poultry
oooAS dhu HdSAbfdcSp ING
perfection and the agricultural ouiie-
tins; note the pictures and descriptions
Of each breed Of individuals. trios. pens
and flocks, and from these select
breed that is best suited TO your par
ticuIar locality, ideas and purposes.
From books and papers you get not
only enthusiasm, but wisdom. wnicn Is
the principal thing. You'll md this
especially true in poultry culture u
not only the man who feels. but the
man who knows. who will get most
pleasure and most profit from the
breeding of good fowls. Peruse the
books and papers. therefore. as the
lawyer and the doctor. the preacher
and the professor daily search Tor the
latest findings of the foremost spe-
cialists In their respective INES. foI ,
can't get too much theory. II 1t Is OF
the right brand. before you begin.
Do not begin with mongrels, You
may get as many eggs. but your inter
est in poultry culture will soon weak
en-. Choose a breed. There is some
thing about thoroughbred stock tina!
fascinates the eye and compels and
holds the interest. Domestic blooded
fowls are not registered. but II your
pen is of pure bred stock. your admira.
tion Of 1t and your zeal for Its care and
its increase will be tenfold greater. IN
sist on the highest type OF artstocracy
in your poultry yards.
Decide definitely what you want to
do. Study the breeds exhausttyely-
there are scores Of them. Their tenn
peraments are az various aS the tastes
Of the people. There 10 the heavy, slow
socfable and easily controlled Light
Brahmas. There. is the sprightly and
beautifully spangled Hamburg at the
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FIELD, FARM AND FLOCK.
Poulymen Gardeners Stock Raiser Orchard
Experts
ALL AROUND THE PLACE.

sired. the white ones, or the huny
double daffodils. If the bed Is circular.
the variety of colors. when all are in
bloom In the early spring. will make
a couple of weeks. BY setting the
crocus bulbs an inch or SO deeper than
the tulips and tonquils all may be
made to bloom at the same time.
Give the rose bushes a final going
over before cold weather sets In. Note
the condition of the remaining leaves.
and II leaf spot exists give the plants
thorough spraying with bordeaux
MIXTURE or with a reliable insecticlde
spray. II the plants are nursery stock
look carefully to see If any shoots have
come up from beneath the ground. and,
II SO, remove them. Practically all
nursery roses are grated on wild rose
roots. and new growth coming up from
below the graft will be wild roses.
which, IL allowed to grow, will speed
fly kill the upper part. crowding 1t out
until nothing but "A wild rose remains
Continuous spraying during the sum
mer. late in the fall and again early In
the spring is necessary to prevent sert-
Gus injury from leaf spot, mold. MIL
dew and the various fungous and In
sect pests that prey on the rose plants
In this climate it is not necessary to
wrap or otherwise protect the plants
from cold until some time in December,
and the wrappings should be removed
as the earliest spring flowers begin to
show in the beds or borders.
Flowers such as larkspur. popptes,
four-o'clock and other old garden Ia
vorttes should be sown in the fall.
These ANIMALS all ripcn their seed late
in the summer and II left alone SOW
themselves. Spring sowings never DO
any good, as nature has provided that
the seeds must lie dormant In the
ground over the winter, to come up
early in the spring.
Go over the strawberry bed again be-
fore freezing weather arrives. cleaning
out all late weeds and grass and see
ing to it that no other vegetation
shares the bed to steal nourtshment
from the berry plants. Then, along
toward the middle of December. give
the bed light dressing OF wel1 rotted
manure and mulch lightly with straw.
Don't use grass. leaves or such mate
rial. as the seeds contained in 1t are
sure to come up thfckly In the spring
and undo all the work that has been
put in keeping out weeds and the like.
Straw may have to be bought. but
even 80 II will prove a great deal
cheaper in the end. IL work. wear and
tear on the gardeners back and serf-
Gus injury to the strawberry bed are
taken into consideration.
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ern general division has been abolished
and w. H. Eakin, who has held the
position Of fuel inspector. has been ap-
pointed road foreman Of engines on
the James river district. Mr.. Cary is
sued the circular announcing the abol-
ishment of the Office Of fuel inspector.
and Mr. Fox the circular appointing MI.
Eakin to his new position. These
changes became effective October 1.
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putting them In pens with stock that
you value highly.
1t must never be forgotten that poul-
try culture is a fine art 1t isn't un-
skilled work. To master it requires
years of study and experience. The
amateur who begins with this full un-
derstanding of the case will run little
risk of failure; but II he enters upon
the work with the idea that any one
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can keep hens and that there is moth
ing in it that requires study and pa
after year, he may regret soon that he
ever entered the game. Thousands are
finding pleasure, ideal recreation and
not a little profit in this great and
rapidly growing modern industry.
There is ample room for thousands
more.
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Doka. twenty years old, a Hungarian
woman living near Sabraton. was per.
haps fatally burned when she poured
kerosene on a kitchen fire. Her eight
month-old girl died from burns.
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mere feminine desire to be fashionable,
or It may be the extreme reason ad-
vanced by one woman at q dinner the
other night. who said: ''The doctors say
II ono is operated on. the less fat the
knife has to go through the better"
To the shocked inquiry OF the other
| woman as to whether she expected an
immediate operation. she said: "Oh. no:
have nothing the matter with me as far
~ know, but every one is operated on
these days. and I'm always keeping my
self fn condition for it"
over. for all the world loves youth. and
to be young and to look young win be
the whip over every woman untQ another
race OF beings follows this one. But as
much as Is spoken on this subject. there
are Thousands OF women who prefer to
be stately than absurd and who have
found the last three years excessively
dimcult for them. willy -nilly-upon even
tho strong-minded women who had re-
solved to look dignifed at the expense of
fashion.
Short skirts IN the evening were COM
| Portable because dancing was the uni
versal recreation. but when short skirts
left the length demanded by the fox trot
by the ballet. it was necessary to do
| something strange in the way Of new
| fashion.
America produced an entire race Of
WOIHcn " AhSSl hAOcG AAS" 6OWho, ~
would seem. for the tall. Anglo-Saxon
type has felt like a giant among Lilli-
putians. like a well clothed woman
against a native Hawaiian, in the clothes
which she selected. Where all the little
women came from, gracious knows, and
how they all reduced themselves to the
inconsistency Of planked shads and the sin
uosity Of French eels is matter for the
student of the human race. and not the
/ student Of dress.
The first feature Of the new fashions
that causes the smile on the tail woman's
face is the introduction Of the train. She
! is quite aware that this appendage. as
callot uses 1t. does not increase her dig
nifty; it hefghtens her absurdity If she
allows herself to wear 1t in its original
| form.
The Callot evening gowns are drawn
SO high in the front that more than hall
of the leg shows against a background
formed by the train. This trick is too
| theatrical for any woman except one en-
ployed in a chorus that brings out IAN
tastic sartorial effect
Callot does not intend 1t to be worn by
the American woman. She has tried this
skfrt for season after season, and 1t is
ALWAYS filed in with a flounce OF lace,
tulle or metal
with the exception Of a few eccentric
tiles, all the evening gowns present
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II you wonder why half the matrons In
the country are smiling as they come out
of the dressmaking places and shops. It
Is because their day in dress has come.
We will now be stately in the evening.
This does not mean that one shall in
stantly relax vigilance over the flesh.
Double chins, a pad at the back of the
neck, rounded hips and a thickened dia-
phragm, are no more desirable now than
they were six months ago.
The doctors have made 50 much of this
fight against flesh, approving Of It in its
moderate form and urging It upon every
woman in the name Of health, that 1t is
not probable that they shall bet the figure
grow old merely because the fashions
have changed.
There are so many reasons for keeping
slim these days that every woman is pro-
vided with a good one. It may be the
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masses Of women gathered in. the large
centers would not say that there was any
lack Of new autumn dressing. Hundreds
Of new gowns were worn. and winter hats
made their appearance in mid September,
but the burden Of the dressmakers' plaint
was that these models were. al . rule,
bought from the shopa at reasonable
prices and that the expensive gowns
which cost them such an amazing sum
Of money were neglected.
The early autumn was perplexfng In re-
gard to fashions. No expert who saw
behind the scenes can deny It II Amer
lea had not been peculiarly prosperous.
If the stock market had not been turning
men into millionaires with a rapidity that
took the breath away, the situation would
have been tragic to the importers.
You see, the prices in Paris have never
reached such a height in the history Of
women's clothes. That's big statement.
but on reading the ftemized bills that
were made by the women Of Europe dur
ing the first and second empire, and also
before the French revolution under the
reigns of Louis XIV and Louis XVI, 1t Is
quite possible that the statement can
stand without argument
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France excused herself on tho plea that
the designers had to put out an immense
amount of capital to secure the right
fabrics to create gowns that the Amer
leans would buy. She insists that she
did not make more than her usual per-
centage out of the more than two thou
sand models which she offered to the
American public in August.
Much Of the capital invested was a
gamble, for the dressmaking concerns
had no chance to make money during
the dull months between February and
August. and If the American buyers had
not been generous in their purchases the
French firms might have felt a severe
financial pinch.
The American buyers brought over
thousands of models to this country. and
so France was relieved from the extreme
anxiety which preceded her determine
ton to make a suitable showing of new
fashions for her only market - the two
Americas.
When one adds to the Importers initial
price of French gown the 60 per cent
duty asked by this country on each frock,
and then takes into account the expense
of trip to Paris these days, with the
prices of commodities as they are Is 1t
asked anywhere between four hundred
and fifty to seven hundred and fifty dol
lars for an evening gown? Don't faint
reader; this is not fantastic piece Of i'm
agination.
The dressmakers Of the great cities es-
pecially New York. openly admit that the
condition of the stock market rules their
sales. Well, the stock market could not
have adjusted itself more happily than It
did this autumn to meet the wishes Of
the dressmakers. Women and men who
speculate saw their money coming in too
easily to keep it, and therefore the dress
makers smiled instead of weeping and
bought new motor cars instead Of going
into the hands of a receiver.
But it was all a gamble. 1t might have
been disastrous. Their schemes might
have fallen like a house OF cards and
carried thousands and thousands Of work.
ers down in the crash.
The expert felt the ground tremble
under the feet day after day, and the
pressure was only relieved among those
who sell clothes when 1t was found that
Indifference, rather than poverty. caused
the hanging back of the rich and fash
.ionable women at the very beginning Of
the season.
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baltimore, Md-The Maryland con-
ference of charities and correction is
planning a tristate conference. includ.
ing Maryland. Delaware and District. OF
Columbia, which will open here Novem-
her IA and continue until November 16.
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Clifton Forge. va-Accordfng to cir.
culars issued by ]. r. Cary. general
superintendent, and J. A. Fox. division
superintendent, the @. and o. railway,
the once Of fuel inspector on tho east
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Richmond,Va.- Corps of Engineers,
Signal Corps and Field Hospital en-
trained here Wednesday for the Mexi-
can border, these completing the quota
of yireinia's troops included in the
Presidents call. Only the Quartermas-
ter's Corps remains in Camp Stuart.