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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
WYTHEVILLE

Especial to The Times-Dispatch.]
WfTHEVILIIE, VA, April 22.--Rev.
and Mrs. j. A. Gray recently gave a
delightful house warming in tho hand
some new Presbyterian manse which
has recently been completed, and Of
which the congregation is Justly proud.
During the evening many members Of
other congregations called, and the oc-
casion was thoroughly enjoyed.
Rev. and Mrs. Gray are attending tho
Presbytery at Abingdon
Mrs. j. B. Dunn, OF Richmond, has
returned home.
Judge and Mrs. Martin williams, of
Pcarisburg, have been the guests Of
Mrs. A: H. Williams!
Mrs. S. ]. Bryan has returned to her
home after spending several months
In the South.
Mrs. Stephen Putney and Mrs. Reed
are at home at "InEieside." after q
protracted absence.
Mrs. ID. S. Forney. of Pulaski. 10 visit-
Ing her daughter, Mrs. Barnwell. on
Church Street.
Miss Weekley. Of Birmingham. IL tho
guest OF Miss Lelie Dew.
Mrs. Lena Cooper has returned from
visit to her brother. Robert Lawson.
Of Burk's Garden.
Judge Fulton KeEley. OF Bland, was
n Wythevlille visitor this woek.
Miss Sallie Royal is at home, after q
visit to friends in the South.
Miss Grace Wilson, Of Lynchburg, IL
the guest of Mrs. w. e. Fulton.
Miss Page Moore is visiting her Sis
ter. Mrs. Nicols, In Detroit
Albert Gibboney, Of Marion. Is visit
Ing his daughters In wytheviiie.
Mrs. Thomas Miller has been tho
guest OF her daughter, Mrs. H. q.
Robinson. OF Grahams Gorge.
Miss Elizabeth Ewald 10 at homo
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NORWOOD

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
NORWOOD. VA. April 2o.-R. T IT.
vine. Of Big Stone Gap. and Professor
Crafty, Of the University of Virginia,
are expected here shortly to prospect
for manganese OH Elm Cottage. the
farm owned by Mrs. w. II. Whelan
Mrs. Edward Burks and family left
for their home in Blueield on Sunday
Mrs. Joseph Hartford and children
have returned to their home at Sabot,
after visiting Mrs r II. Kidd. of this
place.
Mrs. o. II. Johnson and Mrs Hannie
johnson. OF Richmond. attended the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23

Like the abdominalmus.
oles, the Wonderful Band.
let is elastic but firm; when
tense daced up) it lifts the
abdomen and its organs into
proper place; and, lik .
healthy abdominal mus.
clos it promotes heaHh. 1t
lifts upWard aud back
svard-iust as Nature does.
Invaluable as the Won.
derlift is in doing the work
Of the weakened muscles,
it 10 even more valuable
in PREVENTING such
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
Instant Hair Stain
Better Than Slow
"ReStOreYS -
Nothing Will Ever "Restore" Color
10 Hair. IL Must BE Stained II the
Color Is 10 BE Changed--Don't
BE Deceived BY Slow Acting
Dyes Under the Guise of
Health Restorer" and
Such Misleading
Names.

some IOlkS
would h n V @
you h e j G 70
that they have
a ! s C q v g red
some marvel
Gus Cornbina-
otion tina Will
r"rcSture' the
scoior TO gray,
U streaked or
+ a Il e d hair,
without STAIN
ing II. No such
y = e q Il ration
has ever been
q | : e y v cred.
Many prepa-
ratiuiiS ar
advertised in
this dcccivirx
~ a vh n =
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TwotU Unique Model. for
Abnormal Figures

Ne. ess-For very large, ae.hy
women, with. heavy, hansins ab-
demen, much excess fat every.
whore. Tho Greatest corset ever
nsde for this type. Biz sires.ealy
so to ~ SO
Ne. SB7--Ths ether extxsne-
Ger very siia figures, sharp hip
hsnes, oonoovs aldermen. A dis.
tisot novelty. Sizes Is TO rs, IS
Wonderful Corsets are correctly
httedia msst GOOD stores. Be sure
yeu tet the right Aodei Ia the right
size, and that you adjust it cor.
reotly.
Ns.s Hysieaie Fa,lis, I,ststsae, New Ysst
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"BIGGS"

\X/E are very grateful to the public for the liberal
w patronage which has been bestowed upon
us during current sale, which is fast drawing
to close. The wonderful response to the an
nouncement Of our sale Of more than SIS, 100000
worth Of solid mahogany furniture, antiques and
Kindred wares is most gratifying and illustrates
in graphic way that the public appreciate beau
ttu, well made furniture which is a true reproduce
ton OF furniture such as was in vogue in those
Colonial Days when furniture making was an art.
THE, Biggs Antique Company Inc, will abso-
lutely go out Of existence at the conclusion
OF this sale, we have disposed of our factory and
sales rooms lhereis yet many articles and pieces
OF our colonial mahogany furniture to be had at
the exact cost Of production. No doubt you
have been intending to purchase some piece of our
furniture for long time but have put off at
tending this SALE We especially urge you attend
at your earliest opportunity our enormous stock
is fast being depleted and you never again will
have the opportunity to purchase furniture such
as we are offering during this sale at such rdicu-
lousy low prices Each day our stock sheets are
gone over and some line is marked "sold out
Especial attention given to out of town orders.
Actual photographs sent request. The Biggs
Antique Company Inc, Sales Rooms 318 East
Franklin Street, Richmond. Va
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y-b u
thcS All DEFEND upon sulphur, lead sill
Nt! OF olhcr dangerous minerals for
slMu"diE dycIne the hair.
4h"r" IS only one preparation so far
as We know that is entirely free from
al ni these highly dangerous and pois-
ohnus drugs. That preparation is
! safe 10 apply thai the wonder is that
anyone ever uses anything else
BROW natonc' instantly tints the hair
/ 70 any Shad" of brown Tor bIack) thai
. ma" ne desired. II the gray shoyys IN
your temples OF is StreakinE your hair
! ~ IN" ends OF your hair arc lighter than
d the balance. or ii for any reason vo,,
wish 10 stain all or part of your hair.
/ try "Brownatonc"
Gentlemen use it for beard or
!muustachc. w
All this without the possibilitv a.,
detection, failure or harm to either hair
or scalp. '''
No previous experience whatcvs, "a
necessary when you use "Browna,on."
JUST brush or comb il into the hair
y sample and a booklet will he so,t
ccip. OF l0C. f"'' re-
All OF the leading drug stores sell
$500 Two shades one for golden and
medium brown and the other for darp
brown OF black ai
Insist on "Brownatone" at YOUR hair.
Il! cSsers 'o' hhir-
Prepared by The Kenton Pharmso,,
CO.. 356 Pike St. Covington XIV
SOLD and guaranteed IN ficb,oa
%! IrsSle Drug Co. Grant Dr,y 81
i'hn other leading dealers ~
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-Four Million Acres OF Fertile Ter
ritory at Southern End OF Uncle
Sam's Railroad.
CLIMATE, SOIL AND CROPS
Grazing and Dairying Among Posi-
bilitics OF This Wonderful Conn
try. Which Will Support 100000
ADMINISTERING, Coal and Gold.
II, FRANK G. CARPENTER.

crn Railway, which Uncle sam bought
OF the builders and, as The crow flies.
within twenty or thirty miles OF
Anchorage. the present headquarters OF
the railroad construction. | have come
here from Seward. across country. as de-
scribod In my last letter and am now
waiting for motov-5 scat of some kind
TO take me out of TurnaEain Arm into
cook lnle, ami on UP knik Arm TO
Anchorage In my travels / have al
ready seen something of the Renal
Peninsula. and have learned more
concerning il from the government en-
ginccrs ana scientists who have been
making topographic maps and invcsti-
eating its soil and other resources.
TRAINS WILL run
ACROSS PENINSULA
The Department of Agriculture has
just completed a soil survey of the
country. Two OF its experts, Mir Hugh
II Bennett and Thomas II. Rice have
recently travelled over i; to estimate
its farming possibilities. and their
work viii be accessible 10 the public
through the department. at Washing
ION They have explored the whole pc
ninsula. and have investigated also the
which are 10 bc opened TO settlers by
the new railroad. The experts OF the
geological survey have completed a
book of over 200 pages on the mineral
resources of tho peninsula and the
government is doing all IL can TO in
form the people as 10 the actual condi-
tons here. The results OF it's work
are valuable, and any one expecting
iect through Uncle Sans recent re-
searches. would say also that no one
should go without thoroughly under
STANDING the conditions, and that the
want to- eet-rich-quick" man should
stay away. The development Of the
country will he necessarily slow. and
tho making of money ana the build
ing mp OF a home in the wilds will be
a time proposition.
And now let us take look at the
first country TO be opened by the gov
erunent railroad 1t will he the keuai
Peninsula and the Matauuska and SUI
si;na Valleys, just north OF ii Within
a year from now there viii he regular
trains running across tho peninsula
from Seward TO Anchorage and the
road should be completed from the lat
ter town UP the Matanuska Valley To
the coalhclds The distance from Sew
ard to Anchorage is less than 100
miles, AVID the tracks Of the Alaska
Nop,hern Railroad already reach more
than three fourths OF the way They
90 almost directly northward from
Seward ON Resurrection Bay. crossing
many beautiful valleys TO Turnagnin
Arm, The distance is seventy-one
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
from Mobile. having been called her,
by the death OF her mother. Mrs. Jose pl
oN@14RAf ,us
Dsveiis 10 ne NNN1
HEAuH:o0hFO RTssBEAu1N
'As .@WQMEN .,...
Showing hosU health
makes style and
style makes health
in Natures .vav

To defy Nature is to in.
vite defeat: To follow tho
ways of Nature promises
victory.
The Memo Wonderlift
Bandlet gives perfect sup.
port because it works in
Natures way.
Let us explain how:
The abdominal walls are
the chief support of the
abdominal organs. When
healthy and tense, they
do their appointed work.
Whom weakened, by
weight of excess fat, or
otherwise, they fail to per.
form their duty.
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Health Malees's tyfS

Furthermore, this up.
lifting and supporting ser.
vice, done in Natures way,
also produces the lines Of
fashion; for, by restoring
the fallen organs to their
proper places, the figure is
actually made smaller and
more symmetrical.
No corset Is more ssyl.
ish than the Wenderlift.
fts marvellous hsaith ser.
eice, though priceless. is
iaeideat4l. q. IA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

The Uncle Sam, Oil Company is Of
fering the greatest money maker in
America for the moderate investor.
Advertising space comes high, and as
the company wishes to put oil capital
raised into actual drilling on proven
grounds-it Is not using much space in
this paper-only to notify you 10 write
at once for full particulars and same
will be gladly sent without cost Or OBJ
legation to you. When you receive full
information, as we want you TO have,
YOU will not consider any other invest
ment proposition in preference to a
big block of stock in this esta blished
company.
This is the "age of OIL" and big A.
nanciers are taking advantage of the
oil boom to sell to the public stocks of
the Trust on capitalization basis Of
Two Billion Dollars. Some OF this stock
on such a basis will now only pay two
per cent and cannot advance much.
Get in touch with us and get line On
the high brow" schemers for the big
Trust as we'll as the fake wildcatters
and you will make your money count
where a real advance of five to twenty
times is possible, as our drills push de-
velopment.
Millions are made in oil ana millions
will be made in oil, but you must join
an established company building OH n
big. broad basis. We refine our oil.
and 1t may soon bring $500 per barrei.
by acting quickly you can secure a
part of this valuable stock on a capt.
talization basis of One Million Dollars,
and we have several properties that,
by just little good luck. can produce
more oil than all the stock when Is
sued will come to at the pric. you
need pay.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

which was brought about by larger
offerings and the lack of buying
power The only hope for the bulls
Al the moment is for the development
OF big export demand for wheat.
which would drive many of the shorts
to cover and cause an investment de-
mand to spring up, Considerable
wheat was sold today as we'll az for
several days past on the settlement
Of the Lusitania affair.
Exporters not only of wheat, but
Of other commodities, fear there Will
be trouble encountered in moving
vessels across the ocean, as has been
shown by the recent sinking OF quite
number OF ships. The Greek gov
ernment is in the market for 2.o0o.-
600 bushels of wheat additional, and
it Is understood that offers on this
grain are likely to be opened by the
Greek officials before Saturday night.
A feature and n factor in the wheat
market today was the early buying
OF the recognized bull longs and their
su bsequent selling. The latter move
ment was followed by the entire room
trading element, and it would be diff
ficult to say as to the interest alb
sorbinR the large amount of wheat
thrown into the pit. The May flu
ture broke from l31 SIS TO 50 6-S
and the July from 1913 "a TO 10 S-S
At no time during the price break
were the offerings inadequate, as
nearly every house in the trade held
selling orders at the market" and
the wheat was thrown into the pit in
lots to suit, and at prices to suit the
buyers. On the price recessions there
were sales of cash wheat at Chicago
OF 10000 bushels. of which $4,000
were for export. Kansas City report
demand there urgent
Corn followed wheat in its break.
but the loss In the coarse grain was
/ only "a to 7-Sc. Corn was strong
early, but gave way under selling
| pressure late. Baltimore was buy
/ er of 900. 600 bushels of corn here
! through commission houses. Cash
! sales at Chicago we're 10000 bushels.
/ Oats were IA to lac lower but
the decline was less than in the 9TH
ers Cash sales were 10000 bushels,
with 1000 bushels for shipment
! abroad
There were good advances in the
market for lard and ribs early, with
| buying that looked like packers
! Pork however, was lower under SEN
sational selling by two Of the proni-
nent private wire houses. who threw
overheard 900 barrels OF May and
July Trade was active most of ths
session and prices were well. main.
tanned until near the close. when they
weakened in sympathy with grain.
WHEAT Open. High. Low. Close.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
NEW yoRK COTTON MARKET.
fluctuations by MILLER Co.. Members
New York Cotton ExehanRe.t

New York Feb 9.--Cotton was
easier today, although 1t rallied from
the lowest in the afternoon on larger
scales Of the spot article at southern
points coupled with Increased
strength In the securities markets.
This promoted increased local and
commission house buying. Final prices
were steady at a net decline OF TO
80 points
Houses with New Orleans and Liver
pool connections sold here. Spot In
terests bought March and there was
purchasing for German account wall
street houses took July New Or
Jeans reported some reletting OF cotton
cargo space for Havre, but said that
there had been no change III Liver
pool freight rates. The rate here Is
auoted at s. so hid, with room offered
at ATS.
Spot at Liverpool was in moderate
demand AZ an advance Of IL points on
she basis Of SOD for middling up
land. Futures in the English market
finished barely steady at net gain
of 6 l-2 To 10 points. Spot here was
quiet and unchanged at 1910. There
were no sales
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
Tips Fer the Dsiryman.

How much do you pay your milkers7
There is no work more important on
the farm. Cheap mixers ruin cows and
get less milk.
Buttermilk should be sold wherever
cream is sold. Arrange to supply the
people in your town with good butter
milk.
1t is better to cooperate and pur-
chase good bulls so as to get better
blood in your herd than to cooperate
to try to hold up the price of milk
produced by poor cows.
The dairyman who does not keep
records and test his cows for butter
fat may we'll be compared to a mer.
chant who sells goods on credit. yet
does not set down in writing any Of
the credit accounts. Test: don't guess.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

The Uncle Sam Oil Company has
Three Refineres Over one hundred
twenty producing wells. One hundred
sixty five miles of pipeline connecting
the larger percentage Of our proper
ties with two refineries in two states.
The company has about ten thousand
acres of oil and gas leases and III
teen hundred acres of decided lands IN
the real oil and gas belt. and at least
400 locations where good Judgment de-
mands that wells be drilled.
The company is now drilling SIX
deep wells that can easily secure pro-
duction that should increase our com
bined properties several million DOL
lars
To make big profits you must invest
with concern developing on piS
basis. Four of our deep wells are IN
the east extension ~ the rich Cnshing
oil fields At the hour this notice was
w....er one of these wells was dcvel-
oping a rich new producer in the
Wheeler sand at 2.4SS feet. Three OF
these wells will be drilled $500 feet
unless big producers are developed at
less depth. At this hour they are ], 800
and 2.610 and 2,840 feet deep at these
three locations.
Some big producers are practically
sure within the next six to ten days
but subject to withdrawal without no.
tice the company will accept remit
tances at the present prices until Feb
ruary l6. Answer quickly and you will
have time to secure your stock at
present prices.
We have another well half drilled on
a big lease in Pawnee County. and we
are helping to drill another well near
the center Of four hundred acres Of
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
BUTTER MAKING IN
The WINTER Time

Artificial heat Is absolutely neces-
cold weather, writes W. w. lockwood
in the Hoard's Dairyman. Unless there
are enough cows to make churning Of
tener desirable twice a week will do
very well at this time Of year. In that
case the cream should be held cold,
but not so as to freeze, until the last
twenty hours before the butter Is
to be churned and then warmed up
to about 65 degrees. This IL best done
by means Of warm water bath, test
ing carefully with a dairy thermome
ter and stirring the cream constantly
to insure even distribution OF heat.
When the desired temperature is reach
ed the cream should be removed from
the water bath. covered and held at as
near that point as possible until 1t de-
velops the proper degree of acidity.
At this stage of development an arti-
fetal starter may often be employed
with good results. If majority Of the
cows In the herd are fresh or compare
lively so a starter Is not necessary.
No starter at all Is preferable unless
the medium to be introduced La fresh
ly soured milk or buttermilk perfectly
free from any trace of bitterness or
mold. Cream treated as above de-
scrtbed should ripen sufficiently for
churning at the end OF twenty-four
hours.
When properly acidifed for churning
cream should pour from dipper like
thick molasses, and the last drops
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

should pit the surface lightly as they
fall, Both outside and inside the dip
per will be thickly coated with adher-
ing cream at this stage. These are
signs which enable the experienced eye
In determining when cream Is ready
for the churn.
Much annoyance Is avoided in cold
weather by having the cream at the
proper temperature when the churning
begins.
In extreme cold weather the rinse
water should be warm enough to pre-
serve the waxy consistency of the gran
ules. The temperature should be about
the same as the coptents Of the churn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

Very cold water renders the butter tor
hard TO work well. and it's use IN en-
t1rely unnecessary.
When the washing IL complete and
the salt Incorporated the butter should
be worked mp at once. This may con-
veniently be done in the churn by re-
volving II very slowly and allowing the
butter to drop solidly from top to bot
tom until thoroughly pressed together
in large Jumps. A inai manipulation
with the ladle after the butter has been
removed to the bowl Will express the
remaining brine and leave It In the best
possible shape for packing or printing
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

lar amount for getting mixed" In the
trouble.
Sonny Conway. well-known by the
police, was placed under bonds for
six months as a vaErant.
w. a. Purdie was given four months
for being drunk and disorderly and
an habitual caller" at Police Court.
Guy Barnes was fined $40 for be-
ing disorderly on the premises of
Mrs. Laura Parsley.
Joe Vranian, jitneur. was fined $40
FOR allowing passengers t. ride on the
doors of his car. and ID. +. O'Connor
was fined IS for similar offense. 1t
was Vranian's SECOND offense; hence
the larger fine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10

o The bull with a good dispoei- 9
o ton is desira BILE, but never trust G
o him.
o Be especially kind and thought G
o full Of the young heifers that are Q
0 to calve In the spring. Q
o Time and feed are worse than q
o wasted on scrub or grade bull. G
o Handle the heifers carefully c
0 every day. Keep them thrifty by G
o good feeding. @
o The milk pail is potent source 9
o of revenue. and, alas, sometimes Q
o a potent source of bad milk and G
o cheesy butter. C
o o o o o o o o 0 G
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
PEANUT MARKET.
Reported by Rodgers, PIummer q Com
pany, Incorporated.

Petersburg. Va. Feb. Q, 1916,
SPANISH, FARMERS STOCK.
Market strong.
First quality. s1.05 per bushel
Green ard dirty. 60 to 75c per bushel.
VIRGINIAS. FARMERS STOCK,
Market firm.
Fancy jumbo. ga C per pound
Extra prime, 3i2 per pound
Prime. az c per pound.
Smelling stock. "a to ga e per pound.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-10
To Drill 300 Oil Wells

leases west of the Glenn pool In Greek
County. You can secure this stock 1t
about half the book value. and when
you join this company you will be
backed by seventeen thousand ether
stockholders and an already great
property.
The Uncle Sam Oil Company is the
real big growing independent Of the
Middle West, building for principle as
well as financial gain. 1t is the pio-
neer that for ten years has maintained
the first direct-to-thep people market
ing stations in Oklahoma. Kansas and
Missouri High brow" financiers and
so-called" investment journals and
the subsidized press all take a paid
knock" at Uncle Sam OIL" but it has
gone from persecution to prosperity.
and II you wish to join a winner THAT
is determined to drill 800 new wells
during the next twenty-four months
and finally cover the United States
with its direct-to- the people markets
ing stations--then write today for full
particulars ana get big block of real
oil stock before some great produ GERS
advance the price five to twenty times.
1t will only cost you a 2-cent stamp to
secure free full information and ZIP
to date reports on oil wells now drill
ing, hut do not answer unless you
mean business.
EeereHtf,tlly Suhvaitta1