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porters, Cruelty Him. Cruelty Him,
Cruelty Him
Mr.. Bennett arose, and apparent
ly without any feeling in the beginning
| of his remarks, yet showing the depth
| and intense fervor Of his nature as
he continued. This is what he said in
| conclusion. Yes, Mr.. President, your
| Secretary of State thoroughly under
stands the underlying principle which
| daily governs each issue of the Herald
He says the Herald would have been
! on the side Of the rabble, of the clam
oring populace and it it would have re-
echoed the cry. Cruelty Him, Cruelty
| Him, Cruelty Him" So 1t would, Mr..
Black! and then turning upon the sec
rotary of state he raised his voice and
! stretched out his long Scotch arm,
shaking his finger in Mr.. Blacks face:
Yes! you are right; and where would
your hope of salvation be today, MIR.
Black, II he had not been crucified
for you
| Some years ago the owner of one of
| the largest papers in New York, recog-
nizing the need for Frightening his pa
| per, issued an order that common.
| place writing should not thereafter be
| printed. The order extended to the
| editorial page. The cleverest descrlp-
| tive writer's that could be found were
| employed, and what was the result?
fol CT IA
| tors wanted the pavements around the
| building covered with sawdust and
straw to deaden the disturbing noise
| of the passing vehicles, because such
| a great mental effort was necessary.
You remember what / said about hu-
NOR and insanity. Well. the presence
| of this additional force of funny writ
ers made very sheol of the Office.
| The merit of news was forgotten and
| the whole establishment was divided
against itself.
Petty jealousies were more numer-
GUS than individuals among them. A..
| B. was simply q conceited fool, C. D.
and E. F. had no more humor in their
| composition THAI the Belgian pave
ment in Broadway. AS the night edi-
tor and the city editor were only
plain news fellows the fine writing and
the funny writing went out every time
under that memorable rule, chop
things down. The editorial page es.
tablished a standard of cynical ridi-
Guile, so that it became a byword, and
when a contemporary wished to pi-
rouette on the apex OF comparison, he
merely had to say that such a thing
was funnier than an editorial in the
New York Eagle. In less than six
months the order in that Office was to
buy more Procrustean beds and less
paper and pencils.
When a man has turned what he
thinks is a particularly fine sentence,
invented q good Joke, on some public
men, and sees his master the next
morning as dry as dust. why he has
no desire to try to comply with the
owners order. After q while the pa
per got back into it's common practi.
cal everyday style again and again the
editor shook EN- up with an impera-
tive order that the first man that inter-
fered with this command would be
fired on sight He thought Washing.
ton was an excellent field wherein to
establish this new order of things.
One afternoon when the editor was In
. great hurry be sent . telegram 70
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

spoonful and if it doesn't s.,,,-
you right up and make von saIsa'sa
and vigorous / want you to 20 't bs., aa'
the store and get your monsr 'a' 4 %
sons Liver Tone is destror'. Doa
sale Of calomel because # ls raa aug j. lie
medicine; entirely vegetable ,h NV, iva
II cannot saiiyate or make von a,.a
guarantee that one snoon t 81
Dodson's Liver Tone will Nv. Of
sluggish liver to work and cl I, s'a'
bowels OF that sour bile and - o, 'Oa
pated waste which is clossin, ,' rs1
system and making you feel mis0,. .Su
| guarantee that bottle q, noas ss''
Liver Tone will keep your epti,s sI w.
lily feeling fine for months Giys = s4 '
your children. 1t is harmless. ao. " "
grippe aud they like its pleasan, ,....
Most men who make hav Will ..
L l. :. Gt
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24
RECEIPT FOR DARKENING
YOUR GRAY HAIR

Do this-Apply like shampoo Q-Ban
Hair Color Restorer to your hair and
scalp. After a few applications you
will be delighted to see all your gray.
faded, prematurely or gray streaked
hair turn to an even beautiful dark
shade. Q-Ban is harmless, no dye,
but makes scalp and hair healthy so
all your hair whether gray or not is
made soft, lustrous, wavy, thick. even
" dark and handsome. Insist on hav-
ing Q-Ban. 1t is ready to use and
sold on a money back guarantee. SOC
for big bottle sent prepaid or at drug
stores Address QBan, Front ST..
Memphis, Tenn. Adv.
Prudery is a wig often used to cover
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24


interesting, crisp short paragraphs to
be telegraphed before eleven o'clock
that night. They were to relate to
public events and public men and ev-
cry line must be printed whether good.
bad or Indifferent And this, not for
one day, but for every day.
1T is no use to say in the face OF
such an order. if you only had twenty
four hours notice it might be well
done. The only question was what
could be done and how well could it
be done before eleven o'clock that
night. The paper came to Washing
ton the next day with four columns or
the most interesting novelties about
president, members of his cabinet, sem
ators, congressman, bureau officials;
in fact everybody in official life con-
tributed to the humOr OF those col
umns. The grave chief justice OF the
United States, and the ponderous ex'
ecutiye were credited with saying the
cleverest things-I say credited. be.
cause all the stories, all the JOKES
were either pure invention or vital
lied chestnuts.
Now let me take you into my con-
tidence since you would all like to
know the secret of journalistic intel
lectual force Probably not one IN
hundred of the bright things you read
in the papers were ever said Dy the
persous to whom they are attributed.
In the days of President Lincoln ev'
erv story extant had him for father.
The journalist of today knows very
well the way to float witty saying ID
to nut it upon one in public life. In
orr dav Senator Evarts has the credit
of saying more bright, clever things
than anybody else. And whyT Be-
cause he really has told, very frequent
ly too, witty stories. For that reason
when a newspaper man invents any
thing particularly good and wants .
sponsor he puts it on Evarts.
You may remember early In the
first session Of the Fifty-irst congress
the Democrats evaded the roll call for
weeks in succession. Whenever the
ayes and noes were called they left
the hall in q body Just then the grippe
was very common in our midst and
one morning there appeared the f0l'
lowing. Senator Evarts remarked to
his colleague, Edmunds, that II run
ming from the eyes and nose was
sure symptom of the grippe then ev'
ery Democratic member In the house
must be sadly afflicted, for they had
been running from the ayes and noes
for more than two weeks past
If you were to ask Senator Evarts
II he made such remark he would
doubtless tell you, If you read 1t In
the newspaper it must be true But
the trouble about such humor IL, the
newspaper where 1t originates never
gets credit for 1t. Not long ago the
size of the postage stamp was reduced.
Again Senator Evarts came to the
front. He said-in the Newspaper
Edmu1ds. do you know that Wana-
maker has endeared himself to the
rising generation Of Young America?
That profound lawyer from Vermont
could not answer the conundrum. and
so Senator Evarts answered, Because
the postmaster general by reducing
the size Of the postage stamp. has
diminished the licking propensity Of
the adult population Of the country"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24
F RECKLES
Now IL tho Time to Get Rid OF These
Ugly spots.

There's no longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed OF your frecklos, as the
prescription othine-double siren gth-is
guaranteed to remove these homcly spots,
Simply get ounce OF othtne-dpuble
itrength-from your druggist and apply a
little Of 1t night and morning and you
mould soon see that even the worst trrckles
nave begun to disa ppear. while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. 1t is seldom
that more than one ounce is needed to com
oletely clear the skin and gain beautiful
.lear omple xion
Be to ask for the double strength
othine. as this Is sold under guarantee OF
money back II 1t fails to remove freckles.-
Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24
To Drive Out Malaria
And RuiId LIN The System

TaLe the Old Standard GROVE 5
TASTELESS chill TONIC You know
what you are taking. as the formula is
printed on every label. showing it IS
Quinine and Iron in a tasteless form The
Quinne drives out malaria. the Iron
builds up the system. 50 cents.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

And many man after losing po-
litical job is compelled to DO real la
Dor.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

When a man is down his enemies
stop kicking him and his friends begin.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

Any girl in school knows that xs'
is a conjunction.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

A lazy man is a dead one who can't
% buried
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

The highwayrsan who requests sis
victim to throw up his nands ~
throw down his arms slmuitaneoS''
iS asking too much.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

Most men who make hay while a.
sun shines make it for other no,., ~
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

Prudery is a wig often used to cover
a bald character.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

To cool a burn apply Hanfords b.
sam. Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-06-24

HE superintendent of
the senate press gal
lery in Washington is
James D. Preston. a
son of the late Herbert
A. Preston. who for a
long time was the
w a S b ngton CORE
spondent of the New
York Herald. The SEN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
ANNUAL MEETING TO-DAY
RICHMOND CREDIT MEN
Address BY f. r.. Shelley, of Lynchburg
and Election of 0Ti-
GERS.

The annual meeting OF the Richmond
Association of Credit Men will be held
at $3.50 o'clock this evening at the
Business Mems Club. American Ma
tional Bank Building. Besides the cleo
ton of officers and reports of COM
mittees, an address will be delivered
by Edward F. Sheffey. of Lynchbars
director of the National Association,
on a topic of interest to all credit men.
Eleven delegates to the national con-
vention viii be elected. This con-
vention will be held in Pittsburg, on
June 10 to is.
The present officers OF the associa-
ton are: President. +. e. Hinckle, IL
the Southern Dry Goods Co: vice-presi
dent. Rtves Fleming, OF Fleming &
Christian; secretary, 10 Lane Stern. of
Stern & stern. lawyers; treasurer. .u-
liam H. Hin, of the National State and
City Bank.
The nominating committee has iIst
Of names to be presented at the meet
Ing tonight. and other names may be
added to those to be submitted by the
committee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
Appeal for Confederate Women

To the Editors and Readers Of every paper In Virginia
this communication is addressed.
To Camps of Veterans Sons of Veterans Memorial As
socstons and Daughters of Virginia, this appeal Ia
made;
The Relief Committee of the Virginia Division asks
your aid in helping for the Confederate in
the State of Virginia
We had hoped that the Legislature would have in
creased the fund appropriated by them of to 000
This passed by the House. but pot endorsed by the
Senate, and only an increase of 5000 given.
AS chairman of this relief committee have present
ed in the last few weeks appeal to these district meet
ngs representing sixty chapters urging them make up
the increased amount asked of the Legislature.
The Richmond Chapter has promised to give Con
federate ball for this object May g. which is Tuesday of
next week
Win not every member of the chapter consider it
their duty to assist us7
These Confederate women fifty years ago. strong
and young, helped to make Virginia then in ruins what
1T is. Now they old.
The State provides pittance to the widow married be
fore 1868. They give to the Virginia Division u D. c.
the small amount of $4,000. On that list 166 The
Daughters of Virginia have their list thrty-six This
is only allowance of So per month"; but it means so
much to these old women debarred from the State pen
sion because they old maids widows married after
1863 debarred from many church and private nsu
tions on account of disease.
Will you not help us help them7 Any information
gladly given by
MRS. N. Y. RANDOLPH
Chairman Relief Committee.
Richmond, Va, May 16, 1916
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
Mrs. Mary " noyie

McKenney. Va, May 17.--Mrs Mary
Doyle one -the-nest- highly
respected and most lovable ladies OF
the community. died Sunday morning
at 1880 O'Clock, after very brief ILL
ness
Mrs. D1yfe was the eldest daughter
Of the laia Robert C. Rives, long a
prominent cit zen and official OF DIM
widdie County. At the early age of
fourteen years, she married Mr.. James
Theophilus Doyle, of Brunswick Coun-
ty, Va. and leaves to mourn her death
eleven living children. and thirty
seven grandchildren: one brother, Mr..
Robert #. Rives, and one sister. Mrs
Hattie P. Barner
Her children are Bernard r., John
r.. Lee r., and Watson. of Dinwiddie;
Dr. Percy Doyle. of Norfolk Mrs. r,
ID. White. Mrs 4. A. Blackwell Mrs.
DIR. r. E. Wilkinson, Mrs. l.. c. Bar
row and Miss Ida Nj. Doyle. of Din
widdie, and Mrs. /. II. Taylor. OF
North Carolina.
Her active pall-bearers were her
sons-in-law, Messrs. s. A. Blackwell,
DIR. r. f, Wilkinson. l.. II. Taylor. l.
c Barrow and r. d. White. and Mr..
w. c. Rives, her nephew.
Honorary pall-bearers were A. Theo.
Powell. John w. Neblett, w G. Bas-
kerville. John ID. Rives, Barner But
terworth. NJ, c. Tucker. ]. E. Darby,
+, DR.. E. w. Young, ]. Henry Agon and
s. c. Rives.
u Mrs. Doyle has been a member OF
Mansions NJ. Il. Church for about sixty
years, and her pastor. Rev. e. B. Low
ing, assisted by Rev. Lee G. Crutoh-
field, of the same denomination, and
Rev. r. r. Dodge, of the Baptist
Church, conducted the funeral SER
vices
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
JUDGE SIMS WRITES
HIS ACCEPTANCE

Judge Frederick Wilmer Sims of
Louisa, Va, will accept the appoint
ment to Ali the unexpired term of
Judge James Keith on the Virginia
Supreme Court of Appeals bench, ac-
cording to a letter received yesterday
afternoon at the Governors office.
Judge Sims expressed appreciation
OF the appointment by Governor
Stuart. and declared that he Is ready
to assume his new duties at once, even
though 1t will be at considerable
sacrifice. In the letter Judge Sims ex-
planned that he had hoped that Judge
Keith would consent to remain on tire
bench until the expiration of his term.
Judge Sims will come to Richmon 4
as soon as he disposes of some bust
ness matters in Louisa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18

Aps ksileA. Selthef has the reported
fessne krssn the ssaia~s Of ssssee
f%eHass, an Americas sssreReebef keeh
ssshssnea.
The dsfartment expects Csienel ST.
hley and Akaser LsAnghcrna to tres the
aiserict In which they are operating
Of iawless elements They are pienti-.
fully supplied, and have safe cemmu-'
nies lions with the border. The expe-
dition has penetrated i7s miles into
Mexico. The department has not been
advised whether the troops ordered to
the Big Bend District by General OBJ
RECON have begun to march,
The American eensul at Hermosilio
reported today that Mexican troops are
constantly pstrolliEH the road between
Aspersnsa and Torrin. In Sonora, over
which yaqui Indians on the war path
are expected TO move. The YsQuis have
been reported In the district from la
Colorado AaitAPe,
Another dispatch to the state De-
pariment announced the arrival at
Eagle Pass of train from the south
with a few American refugees on board
Consular agents at osxacs have ad
vised the department that reports OF
tho killing of George Houston, an
American, were unfounded.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
Scientific
Farming


Troublesome Disease prsvsntabls BY
Spraying With Dordsaux Mixture.
Prepared by United States department Of
Agricultural
Watermelon growers In various Sec
Tons OF tie country frequently suffer
lcss from o disease which biights the
foliage and spots the fruit The leaves
are covered with irregular dark, dead
spots and may die before ths melons
are ripe. The trouble develops on the
fruit In the form Of water soaked and
later sunken spots of varying size,
which come to have a pink center
made up of masses OF the fungus
spores. As the disease progresses the
melons decay. This ia anthracnose
and is caused by parasitic fungus
related to those which produce the ap-
pie bitter rot and pod spot of bean.
The fungus causing watermelon an.
thracnose attacks cucumbers. canta-
loupes and squashes, but probably not,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
EN-. ADMISSION IS
MADE GREAT sACHEM
Cssnsll 81 Iaprevsl Order of
RED Men In Session.

Especial to The Richmond virginian)
Lynchburg. Va. May 1.-THE seven
tieth annual session OF the Great Coun-
Gil of Virginia Improved Order Of Red
Men. was convened shortly after 10
o'clock this morning at the Hill City
Assembly Hall, the State degree Of
Pocahontas meeting at the same time
in the lodge room on the third floor
of the same building.
The opening Of the executive sas-
sions of the two state bodies was
preceded by an open session for greet
ings and responses at which Miss Lydia
Chapman. the Great Pocahontas, was
presented with a bouquet by the Dam
Vile delegation and Great Sachem Par
rott with a similar design by the ladies'
of the degree of Pocahontas.
The opening prayer was made by
Rev. n. L. Loftin. pastor of West
Lynchburg Baptist Church. Speeches
of welcome were made by Mayor Jes-
ter, and Secretary w. T. Corwith. of the
Chamber OF Commerce. and were re-
sponded to by Clifton J. PARROT. the
Great sachem. of Danville, and Great
Sycamore e. NJ. Adaington. OF Coeburn.
The officers elected this afternoon
were: Great Sachem. f. NJ Addington,
Coeburn; Great Sycamore. r. c. Sulli-
van. Alexandria; Great Junior Saga
more, G. w. Banton. Lynchburg: Great
Prophet T. J. PARROT, Danville.
Representatives to the Great Coun-
ell of United States for two years, r
j. parrott. Danville. and Harry Cuth-
refill Portsmouth; for three years. w
Fl. Golden. Roanoke.
Pocahontas Degree Fleets Officers.
The Great Council OF Virginia. Degree
OF Pocahontas, in annual meeting to-
day held two sessions with a full at
tendance of representatives. present
The reports to the Grand Council of
the Degree of Pocahontas showed
gains In Membership In ali the local
councils.
The following officers were elected
for next year: Great Pocahontas Mrs.
Mary r, Grant, Portsmouth; Great We
mona. Mrs, Mimi Cherry. Norfolk; Great
Minnehaha. Mrs Neal. of Danville:
Great Prophet. Lydia Chapman. Win
chester: Great Keeper of wampum,
Mrs Glenn, Richmond: Great Keeper
of Records, Mrs. Elmo Mcdonald, Ports
mouth.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18

as a rule, any other cultivated erupA
especially favorable to the spread and
development OF anthracnose, and for
this reason 1t was more prevalent than
usual last season. The losses were
particularly severe In some districts
where melons are grown on large
scale for carload shipments.
The depar tment of agriculture has
found that the disease can be con.
trolled by spraying with bordeaux
mixture and trials Of this treatment
are recommended. The methods to be
employed are substantially those In use
for potatoes, cucumbers and other truck
crops The following points should be
observed to insure success:
Use fresh homemade bordeaux mix.
ture. In preparing It follow directions
exactly, as much depends on the way
the ingredients are combined. Use q
good spray pump, operated at a pres
sure Of 100 pounds or more. Spray
thoroughly. The time OF application
depends on the weather and the de-
velopment Of the crop. The disease
usually appears when the fruit Is near
~ grown, Watch carefully for the
leaf spot and spray ms soon as any ap.
pears In any case, make an applica-
ton two weeks before maturity and q
second a week later.
observation-disclosures sulphate, four
pounds; quicklime, four pounds: water
TO make fifty gallons
Prepare the copper sulphate by sus-
pending it In gunny sack just below
the surface Of several gallons of wa
ter In clean barrel. When the sui
phste is dissolved, which requires three
or four hours, remove the sack and
stir into the barrel enough additional
water to make exactly twenty-five gal
Ions OF the copper solution.
Prepare the lime by shaking IL slowly
and thoroughly in a clean barrel, strain
and add enough additional water to
make exactly twenty-five gallons Of
lime milk Stir thoroughly
Pour the two ingredients together
into another barrel or, better. directly
into the spray tank, IL 1t will hold Of.
~ gallons. 1t is highly important to
stir the mixture very thoroughly and
to strain both ingredients before they
are combined, as otherwise cloggtng
Of the spray nozzles might result. Use
q copper or bronze wire strainer Of
eighteen meshes to the inch. Do not
put copper sulphate or bordeaux mix
ture into tin or iron vessels. Use wood
or copper containers. Mix the bor-
deaux as needed and apply at once.
1t Is never so good after II has settled
Every one who uses bordeaux mix.
ture frequently and In quantity will
find 1t convenient TO keep concentrated
stock solutions on hand. as these keep
indefinitely II the water which evapo-
rates is replaced.
Build an elevated platform to hold
the barrels, suspend dfty pounds Of
copper sulphate to dissolve In q fifty
gallon barrel Of water. Stake fifty
pounds Of lime in another barrel. Add
water to make hfty gallons Of lime
milk, When bordeaux mixture 10 need
cd stir both stock barrels and take
from each as many gallons A. the
formula calls for In pounds. Dilute
the copper suIphate In one barrel and
the lime milk In another. each with
half the water. and let the two run
together into the strainsr Of tho spray
tank.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
AIR RAIDERS MAKE
ATTACK ON ROYAL TRAIN.

Rome. May 17.-Information reach
Ing here today is TO the effect that the
Austrian air. raid over the Venice Dis
trict Monday has MS its object the de-
structloa OF the Royal train on which
the King and Queen were returning
from the front
panic ensued and number OF
women tainted.
The Queen FASTENED from the train to
Teassure the crowd.
simultaneously II is learned other
Austrian aeroplanes attacked a train
bearing Princess Malta from Odina.
AZ PaduA the crowd broke through
the police lines as the Queen and
Processes appeared unhurt and cried
Long live the Queen and Prtnoesses''
The Queen replied. Long live Italy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-18
DUNLOP APPEALS
FROM JAIL SENTENCE

David Dunlop, of Petersburg and
well known, here. was fined 500 and
sentenced to serve fifteen days in jail
by Magistrate T. J. Puryear. at Henrico
Courthouse yesterday.
DR.. George Ben Johnston appeared
at a witness Dunlop, and testified that
he was driving his machine at fifty
miles. or more. an hour on the Cary
Street Road Monday afternoon. 1t
was said by one of the occupants Of
the car that the speed was about sew
enty miles.
An appeal was noted by Dunlop, and
he was released under 5000 bail Mag
istrate Puryear recently announced
that he was going to give speeders
convicted before him the limit of the
law.