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The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-18
WHAT Benefit IS
H0LLY'S new SCHOOL BLDG.
TO THE PUPILS?
PAPER PREPARED AND READ BY MRS. j. G. DAVIS
Before the Parent L eachers' Association Of Holly

PAPER PREPARED AND READ BY MRS G. DAVIS
Before the Parent Teachers Of
Luther Burbank The
TALLY the the plant child
% ~ns 0as % 'io1I % s % h for the the @ the plant Ian % One
with the environment bring qualities
the building this ~.nheent
nicely feel
the child In
superinenns Office that is
pleasure for him be Just beyond
laboratory 'pendid equipped with
not care for this of his required
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The advantage and benefit hi. readily
inspiration
Being
esd no one would hesitate attending
weather. A. he leaves this hall his
rooms we'll ventilated lighted and heated and comfortable
possible for him to be his best during the recitation
training importance First let u. look into the
department find
for vpe~rtine where everything
pupil thought benefit
they may Get good
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cation should they desire For those who COLLEGE much
Next department
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How we'll remember
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The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-18
Remembering a Name.
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Two women who were picking out
the wall paper for an apartment had
made some progress, but had not fin
lshed when it was time for luncheon.
The salesman had been obliging and
expeditions, and on the way out the
customers asked the name Of the man.
Rger, SO they could call for his serv-
Ices later His name was Sheridan,
and they decided to clinch it by think
Ing Of "Sheridan's Ride" Two hours
later they returned and said they
would like to see Paul Revere.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-18
Not Generally Understood.

Not Generally Understood.
There is nothing impossible about
white blackbird or brown black
bear. In this connection black"
means variety, not color. The
Yellow sea is not yellow, and the
White mountains are not white.
The Holly chieftain., 1916-02-18

| remember. ! remember
The house where | was born;
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn.
You'd hardly know the old place now
For dad is up-to-date.
And the farm is scientific
From the back yard to the gate.
The house and barn are lighted
With bright electric lights;
The engine in the laundry
Is run by gasoline.
We have silos. we have autos.
We have dynamos and things.
A telephone for gossip
And phonograph that sings.
The little window where the sun
Game pceping in at morn.
Now brightens up bathroom
That cost car Of corn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

on the ground that drilling an oil and
gas well is no child's play, but In
wolves high technical skill, much ma
chinery, and an expense item that is
considerably higher than that imag
ined by the average layman.
DR.. Henry Froehling considers this
drill site to be directly over the apex
or dome OF the large oil and gas pool
which probably exists in this section.
There was some talk a while back
OF the Perdue Island formation being
over granite, but this has been dis
PEELED by the fact that another COR
poration drilling just across the river
has gone down over 1875 feet and they
are still In soft formation. Indeed.
II 10 said by some competent men
that the whole territory around Per-
due Island. Dutch Gap, etc. Is a freak
geological formation, out OF place and
not at all in line with the geological
formation which may be found under
Richmond and other points within
twenty or thirty miles. Mining men
will recall that the same thing occurs
in the Cripple Creek district in Colo
RADIO, only in that case 1t was gold
bearing ores and not oil and gas.
This fact may account for the seep-
three analyses have been made. all
OF them showing it to be natural gas
Of high quality.
1t IL reported that a new seepage
Of gas has been found in the main
channel Of the river. which makes 1t
appear that indications are rapidly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

What IL probably the flrst oil der
rick ever erected in the State Of Viz
ginia has just been completed for
the Tidewater OIL and Gas Corpora
ton and 10 shown in the above photo
graph. This derrick stands over sew
enty-two feet high. and together with
the drilling machinery to DO en-
ployed, also shown in the above pic
ture. weighs many Thousands OF
pounds In fact, the problem Of
transporting 1t from Chester to the
scene Of operations presented many
difficulties. The ground was exceed
ingly rough and the wheels of the
engines had to be run on heavy tim
bers laid on the ground directly in
their path. All Of this machinery was
transported a distance OF about twelve
miles over very rough country In four
days. 1t 10 expected that the drill
will be In place and active drilling
operations will start tomorrow. Quite
a party will drive out from Richmond
to see the beginning of sinking the
first test well.
It Is understood that the delay in
getting started Is due to the fact that
heavy machinery will
be used on this drill site and the OPP
orators had to send outside Of the
State to procure 1t. The bits used
In boring an oil well are at least six
inches in diameter and probably will
weigh as much a. a thousand pounds
each. the rest of the machinery be-
ing in like proportion. which brings
home 70 those who have actually bssp
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
BUILDING OF NEW SOUTH
REQUIRES UNITED EFFORT
Souths Problems Must Be Solved BY United Effort Declares
Clement S. Ucker Vice President of the Southern
Settlement and Development Organization

ment and Is greatly misunderstood.
Following the Civil War its vast
forests of long-leaf yellow pine were
exploited for naval stores and lum-
Ter. The seat of this industry was
originally at Norfolk; then it gradu-
ally made its way southwark and was
successfully located at Wilmington,
Charleston and Savannah. 1t Is now
at Jacksonville, Fla; in time it will
pass to Mobile, New Orleans and Gal
weston.
The exploiter brought the timber
and accepted the acre as the unit Of
measure. In those days the land had
70 value. Today new courthouses,
new schoolhouses. permanent high
ways and other improvements made
by progressive counties are paid for
by the land owners. Taxes are goins
up ana the taxpayers are awakening
to the fact that sc!ne 5eneficial use
must be found for the cut-over land.
Unless they finI purchasers, unless
they Ittract settlers in sufficient num-
bers, tQe land mus. pass to the State
for taxes. To ind buyers Ia difficult,
because specui.t'<tr.. have boosted the
price rs high as present conditions
will permit, ard the land offers no
speculative op; ortunlty. Yet 1t ~
Cut OF this reri6a TINT comes the in
sistent call for the settler. It is in
this comparatively virgin region that
the great New South will be built
For not only Is 1t capable of great
devel pment, but 1t is the only re-
naming comparatively unrestricted
acreage Of virgin land IL America
that may be purchased at IS or $40
an acre.
Only two uses have ever been made
OF this !and-g-azing of cattle and
the growing of timber. An i'm
memorial custom of the squatter,
handed down from father to son for
generations. has been to range hi,
cattle In the open pine woods. The
squatter may have owned forty acres
Of land or he may not have owned an
acre. but he did own from $4,000 to
10000 head of cattle-cattle that
were inbred. wild, quarantined with
the Texas fever cattle tick. Every
pound OF meat was to him clear profit.
however. and he looked upon the
eradication Of the cattle tick as the
end of his privilege Of free and I'M
restricted range, a privilege so long
exercised as to be considered almost
an inalienable right. AS for the own
err OF the land. his concern had only.
to do with the timber and the naval
stores. In no other respect had he use
for the land.
Every man who seriously considers
the problems Of the South must con-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
WILL SCHOOL GROWERS
IN PACKING Of APPLES
Division of Agricultural Extension
Work Of v. p. 1. to Give
Demonstrations.
WILL BEGIN SERIES TUESDAY.
Methods OF Picking, Grading, Pack
ing, Storing, Size of Fruit and Color
Some Of Subjects to be Treated.
Women's Glasses.

Blacksburg. Va. Sept 16.--Begin-
ming with Tuesday. September 10. and
continuing through the 27th, the d.
vision Of agricultural extension work,
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, CO.
operating with the Virginia Horticul-
tural Society. will conduct a series of
dem constructions in apple packing al
central points from Salem to Blue
mont in Loudoun County. Professors
Ralston, Marshall and Starcher. of the
extension force, Will be in charge OF
these and fruit growers in the sec
tons adjacent to the points for the
packing schools are cordially invited
to attend AL one of these packing
schools held recently at Daleville ap-
pie growers representing 800 acres
were present. a goodly number at
tended the one at the stevens orchard
in Montgomery this week and the one
In Carroll Thursday attracted much
interest
Some of the subjects receiving at
tention at these packing schools are
Nethods of picking. grading, packing
storing, size Of the fruit at maturity
how usually colored, and freedom
from blemish. On account OF the
weather conditions prevailing. this
season the importance Of having the
fruit free from blemish OF any kind
is particularly empha sized because Of
the funguous growth caused by the
continued wet weather The proper
sizing of apples will also receive spe-
cial attention and the sizing machine.
invented by Prof. Staroher, OF the ex-
tension force. will be shown at each
demonstration. This machine is
simple in construction and has proved
very satisfactory wherever used.
Those interested In box packing can
also secure any information desired
from the men in charge OF the dem
onstrations'
The dates and places for these dem
onstratons in barrel packing are:
September 10, Salem; September 20.
Cloverdale; September 81. North
River, Rockingham County; Septem-
Der %. Dayton: September %.
Singers Glenn: September rs. Blue
mont; September a. and rs. Roanoke
Fair
Series OF Movable Schools.
Misses Agnew and Roberts of the
home economics department are ar
ranging for series Of movable
schools throughout Virginia, where
food values poultry and other things
connected with the welfare OF The wo-
men on the farm and ip the home will
he discussed, These schools will usu-
ally last three days and 1t 10 planned
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
PIGS ATE PICNIC DINNER:
SNAKE SWALLOWED TOAD

Beaver Falls, Pa, Sept. 1s.-Just
as a picnic party Of young folk from
this place were about to sit down to
a big dinner spread on the grass In
a grove near darlington. one Of their
number rushed in with the announces
ment he had discovered . snake swal-
lowing a toad All scampered off 70
witness the snake perform it's gas
tronomic feat When after thirty min
utes the toad had disappeared down
the reptiles throat and they returned
to the dinner. they found in their alb
sence pig and her six little ones had
eaten the whole repast. All returned
to town to get something to eat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

The building of a New South de-
ponds primarily upon two things:
First, the live stock industry of the
South must be put upon its feet. Sec
ond. the South must solve its prob
lens by united effort on the part of
all State and all agencies. and con-
certedly must place its advantages
and its claims before the world. Then.
and not until then. will millions OF
acres Of virgin soil come into its right
full heritage and the Southern States
take their place in the ranks of the
great agricultural States of the Union.
Like Gaul in the days of Caesar.
the South is physically divided into
three parts. These are the coastal
plain. the Piedmont section and the
mountain region. The coastal plain
may be separated from the Piedmont
section by drawing a line from Bal
timore to Washington, thence to
Richmond. to Raleigh. to Columbia.
to Augusta, to a point just south OF
Atlanta. to Montgomery. Ala. thence
sharply northward. The territory
west of Alabama. is. of course, in
cluded in the Mississippi Valley. The
Piedmont section extends from the
Allegheny Mountains ana tho foothills
of the Appalachian Range. The
mountain region is largely covered
with timber. 1t Is mostly utilized
for grazing purposes, with some agri-
cultural activities in the valleys It's
wealth depends largely upon grazing,
upon the development Of its water
power. upon its forests and upon the
exploitation of Its mineral resources.
Reforestation and regulated grazing
will play a large part in Its future
welfare. Reforestation will be some
what assisted by the act known as the
Weems bill. which provides for the
acquisition Of areas for forestry pur-
poses by the Federal government
under the avowed intention OF pre-
serving the headwaters of navigable
streams.
or the three divisions. tho Pied
mont section has acquired the great
est amount Of civilization and activity.
1t is land OF small plantations. 1t
is land largely given over to one crop
cotton. It II q land whose soil has
been badly depleted and (which Is fast
passing under the tenant system.
Generally speaking. the great coastal
plain was avoided by the early set
tier. 1t extends from a tribe south
Of Norfolk. Va. along the coast to
Western Alabama It embraces
Southern Alabama, Florida, Southern
Georgia, North Carolina and South
Carolina, and portions of Eastern Vir-
ginia. 1t is comparatively level, has
sandy soil, possesses great latent pos
sthl&tiegk teesApAhao n4 high devobop--
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

Macona. Texas. Sept. 16.-A farmer
named Palmer. near here. a few days
ago ploughed up silver bars on his
farm variously estimated to be worth
from 100000 to $3.50. 900. it became
known recently. Palmer says he will
send the bars to the Denver Mint for
analysis 1t is believed the silver bars
were left here by Spaniards In the
sixteenth or seventeenth century when
they retreated owing to the activity
OF tho Indians against them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

Indianapolis. Ind, Sept. 1e.-MrA
Lyle Perry. Of Flatrock township. u
a teacher in the schools 1T Clifford,
northwest OF Columbus. Last winter
she had q hen that stole out her
nest" The hen finally selected largo
Pile Of anthracite coal and laid three
eggs there. Then she nursed the eggs
for the required length Of time and
three chickens came out. Mrs. Perry
did not wish to lose the chickens. and
would not leave them at home whom
she went to school. 80 she solved the
problem by taking them with her In
the morning and returning them q
evening until they were old enough
to shift for themselvea The chickens
were Matched In January and now one
OF the pullets has been enterprtolno
enough to hatch out . brood Of sevNn.1
teen little chickens to repay Akos
Perry tor hex trouhies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17
Three Brides Keep Names.

Cumberland. Nd, Sept. i6.-Mar-
rage licenses have been issued to
three pairs from Pennsylvania, and
in none OF the cases will the bride
change her name. The couples met
about the same time at thu Court
house. They were John p. Arch and
Grace Margaret Arch, both Of Large:
Lloyd Nelson Moore and Minerva
Violet Moore. both of Somerset. and
William F. Lucas. of Pittsburg. and
Leona Lucas, of Meadville.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

Continued on Eighth Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

Alnnsd from First Pass).
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-17

accommodating to show that gas, and
probably oil, will most likely be
struck at the right depth. 1t is said
that large business men in Richmond.
Roanoke. Lynchburg and elsewhere
have recently become identified with
the enterprise. after considering that
the prospects were exceptionally good
for a successful gas and oil develop
ment in this vicinity
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
CHAPTER XIX.
En- Route.

IN hOuISs
For all the success that had ostensi-
bly, rewarded his effrontery, Lanyard g
mind was far from easy during that
hour which he devoted to lodging,
ducking, and doubling across Paris and
back again before attempting to rejoin
Lucy Shannon. He hoped to confuse
and confound any jackals of the Pack
that might have picked up his trail as
adventitiously as Ekstrom had
His delight, indeed, in discountenanc-
ing his dupe and enemy was quite
chilled by an apprehension that it
were madness, simply because the spy
had proved unexpectedly tractable. to
consider the Ekstrom affair closed In
the very fact of that docility inhered
something strange and ominous, con-
temptation of which distilled a potent
premonition of evil hardly mitigated
by Lanyard's relief on finding the girl
awaiting him, as per program, safe and
sound under the wing of madame la
concierge, in the little court of private
stables wherein he rented space for
his car, off the Rue des Acacias
Monsieur lie concierge, it appeared
was from home, and madame thick.
witted, warm-hearted, simple body that
she was, discovered phase of beam
ing incuriosity most grateful to the ad-
enabling him as it did to dis
pense with more embarrassing men
dacity in support of his original lie as
to their relations and to whisk the girl
away as soon as he liked.
This last was just as speedily as per
sonal examination had reassured him
with respect to his utomobile-super.
flcially an ordinary motor-cab of the
better grade, but with an exceptionally
powerful engine hidden beneath its
hood. car of such a character. pass
ing readily as the town car of any Gom-
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

this, no less than three hideous squeals
of protest were evoked before they
gained the top, each indicating pause
and wait of several breathless sec
onds.
But it would seem that such serv.
ants as had been left in the house,
in the absence of its chatelaine, either
slept soundly or were accustomed to
discount the midnight concert of those
age-old timbers; and without mis-
chance, at length, through a swinging
door they entered the main reception
hall, revealed by the dancing spotlight
as a room Of noble proportions and fur
nished with somber magnificence.
Here the girl was left alone for a
few minutes, while Lanyard darted
abovestairs for rapid reconnaissance
of the state bedchambers and servants
quarters.
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07

the three posterns that pierced the
walls on the side streets one only was
in general use by the servants Of the
establishment; the other two were
presumed to be permanently sealed.
Lanyard, however, knew better.
When they had turned off from the
avenue he slackened pace and moved
at caution, examining the prospect
narrowly.
On the one hand he had the wall Of
the private park, topped by naked,
soughing limbs of neglected trees On
the other, across the way, block of
tall old buildings, withdrawn behind
jealous garden walls, showing-at that
hour at least-stupid, sleepy faces and
lightless eyes to passers-by.
Within the perspective Of the street
but three shapes stirred-Lanyard and
the girl in the shadow of the wall, and
disconsolate, misprized cat that
promptly on their appearance vanished
like a terror-stricken ghost.
Overhead the sky was breaking,
showing ebon patches and infrequent
stars through a wind-harried wrack Of
cloud. The night had grown sensibly
colder and noisy with the rushing
sweep of new-sprung wind
Several yards from the postern-gate
Lanyard paused definitely and spoke
for the first time in many minutes. for
the knowledge of their errand's grav-
ity had oppressed the spirits of both
and enjoined an unnatural silence ever
since their departme from the Rue des
Acacias
This lis where we stop" he said,
with a jerk of his head toward the
wall; "but-it's not too late"
Were wasting time" she returnec
steadily.
Without further Temonstrance, if
with mind beset with misgivings,
led on to the gate, blank door of woo
painted dark green, deeply recessed /
in the thickness of the wall.
In support of his promise that he
had made every preparation to attack
the~premises before the sudden depar-
ture of Madam Omber for England, |
Lanyard had key ready and in the |
lock almost before they reached it.
And the door swung on wellgreased
hinges. AS silently it shut them in.
Beyond the fact that they stood upon
weed-grown gravel path, hedged
bout with thicl masses of shrubbery.
he girl was unable To make muOA ~ !
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
CHAPTER Xxx.
Off With the Old

With a sensation of being crushed
and suffocated by the encompassing
dark mystery, she nerved herself
against a protracted vigil The obscur-
ity on every hand seemed alive with
stealthy footsteps, whisperings, muir
murings, the passage of shrouded
shapes of silence and of menace. Her
eyeJ ached, her throat and temples
throbbed, ner skin crept, her scalp
tingled. She seemed to hear a thousand
different noises of alarm.
The only sounds she did not seem to
near were those-if any-that accom-
panied Lanyards departure and re.
turn Had he not been thoughtful
enough when few feet distant. to
give warning with the light she might
well have greeted with cry of fright
he consciousness of a presence near
ler, SO silently he moved about. AS
It was, she was startled, apprehensive
Of some misadventure, to find him
back so soon, for he hadn't gone three
minutes long though her nervousness
had made that period seem.
IT'S quite all right, he announced
in hushed accents-no longer whisper
ing. There are just five people in
the house aside from ourselves-all
servants, asleep in the rear wing.
We've a clear field-if no excuse for
taking foolish chances However
wen be finished and off again within
ten minutes. ThiA way"
The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-04-07
TOWNS WITH SILLY NAMES
Indians Protest Against Such ohsnses
Against Good Taste as
Dolly Lake.

Some Blackfoot Indians, with tasta
and a respect for nature that shames
the paleface, have protested 70 the SEQ
retary OF the interior against the bar
barous custom OF tacking silly. mean
ingless. vulgar names 10 noble natural
objects which the Indians long ago Rad
named with appropriateness, A melo-
dlous word, with poetic significance
and very likely legend. Is calmly ig.
nored IN favor OF Jones' gulch. or
Smiths falls, or Dolly lake
II is even worse In the matter OF
towns. Nearly all the good names in
North America are those bestowed by
tho Indians or the early French and
Spanish explorers. After them came
the Anglo-Saxon spattering the land
scape with his own patronymics and
other tasteless and meaningless proper
nouns
We can understand why a person
with the imagination OF a hitcling
post might prefer for a beautiful nat
ural object his own name or that Of a
female relative. or some foolish Grand
falls, High peak, Swift rapids, Broad
canyon; but we cannot understand why
authority should permit him TO yandal-
iZo that way. Unless there Is sCme ex.
cellent reason to the contrary, author
ity ought TO insist always upon the In
dian names.-Saturday Evening Post.