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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

a party OF Richmond and Petersburg
men together with newspaper report
ers and Photographic made a trip in
automobiles to the spot on Purdue Is
land in James River, where the recent
ly organized Underwater OIL and Gas
Corporation has secured a large tract
of land on which they will shortly
begin development work, drilling
well TO tap the great basin of oil and
gas. which from the best OF indications.
exists beneath the surface at that point
In Chesterfield County.
It is understood that Richmond and
Petersburg capitalists are largely In
tercsted in the prospective oil and gas
fields near Dutch Gan and the trip
was made with the Idea of investigat-
ing at first hand the property Itself
and all the indications of oil and gas
in that locality.
The river was at low tide and at
the point whore The -seepaaa@ OF gas oc-
ours through a assure in the earth's
crust and under the bed Of the river
in the old channel the bubbles were
to be plainly seen breaking on the
surface Of the water and would readily
fash up when match was applied,
The party was met by c. A Owens
the discoverer OF the gas. and also
general manager of the Virginia Nat
ural Gas and Oil Corporation. also by
J. J. Warner. general superintendent
and others.
The company has large barge on
the river at this point to which they
were conveyed in row boats. Just out
side of the barge and over the point
where the gas is escaping was placed
a tank. with one end open, and In
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18


The styles called Gothic. springins
from q common source IN RomanesQue
architecture and developing through
out western Europe on differing lines.
are IN general characterized By the
following features, although not all Of
these viii be found In all examples:
Ribbed vaulting, pointed arches. the
flying arch and pinnacled buttress,
clustered shafting, traceried windows
In all but the earliest phases, stained
glass. progressive tendency toward
loftiness, hghtness OF supports and
suppression Of wall surfaces, a sys-
tenn of decoration of which one ele-
ment was the emphasis and adornment
Of structural features and another the
nse Of sculpture and carving Of human.
animal. vegetable and grotesque forms.
controlled by a definite didactic pur-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

favorable for the development OF gas
and possibly oil in this vicinity.
The prospective development means
much to Richmond, Petersburg Hope
well and other cities of Tidewater vir-
ginia in furnishing gas for cooking,
lighting and manufacturing purposes
and 1t would be a simple matter to
build pipe lines when 1t Is remem-
bered that In some fields the gas Is
piped distance of two hundred miles
to the point where II is consumed
Drilling will shortly be commenced
by the Virginia Natural Gas and Oil
Corporation and the machinery has al
ready been ordered and will be on the
field inside of the next few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

pose and significance. and finally t.
use Of ayaila bic materials according Is
their nature upon principles in part Of
structural logic and In part Of decora.
tive efYect--A. d. r. Hamlin in Archt-
tectural Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Annronriate.

Manufacturer--I'm going to call this
new cigar The American Lady In the
Japanese Kimono" Dealer - whyf
Northumberland filler and i'm.
ported wrapper.-Illinois Siren.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
The Feminine Psssiml,t.

The Feminine Psssimist.
The feminine pessimist worries be.
cause she is not as young as she once
was; the optimist Of the same sex re-
joices that she Is not SO old a. she
will be.-Life.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18

Justice John yesterday sent irving
Darlington to the grand jury for rob
bling the home of Kicker Arakelan.
and taking away jewelry amounting
10 slGh in value. The jewelry was
recovered.
Willis Montague was fined $25 and
put under bonds. for ninety days for
assauliing Minnie .Iahnson.
Emanuel feerxon, colored. was fined
$40 for lily treating two mules.
A, u. Trexati was fined a similar
sum for lily treating one mule.
J. i Wicker, Jr.. was fined SIS for
automobile speeding. He noted an
appeal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Council Committee Meetings.

Council Committee Meetings.
Council committees are scheduled
TO meet this week as follows:
Tuesday-Finance and Utilities
CdnlnIittees at o'clock.
tn uYsday %--Advertisin Committee
at & O'clock
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Marriage Licenses.

Deputy Clerk Breeder yesterday IS
sued marriage licenses to the follow
ing couples:
L. r. Heisler and Cora Lee Ford
Wallace White and Sarah Farrow.
r. T. SubIett and Ruby V. Law
renee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
Law and Equity Court.

Judgment was confessed In this
court yesterday In the case of II. A.
McCurdy against A w Waddeil ct
ais for sl56.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-18
NEWS AND
COURT RECORDS
oHANCERY COURT TRANSFERS.
Bargain and sale.

Virginia Trust Company. executor,
to ]. NJ, Gentry. southeast corner Ne
vada Avenue and Meadow Street, 80
x1l6; Sse750.
E. O. Talley and wife to f. II. Boat
wright, No, 2s22 East Marshall. FAX
10: 81 500
+. II Boatwright 10 +. Ct Taliey.
lots s. /. block I. Highland Park.
5oxl40; $500.
/, A. Gebhardt TO II. h Gebhardt.
No. $40 North Eighth. 31xl23: $40
Boxley and Chewing, trustees, to
II ii. Jones No. 7l6 North Second,
I7-Gxl2G. $4,000.
T. +, Boyle and wife TO Maria V.
Burrus, lot Clay east OF Thirty fifth.
23-Ex150, $40.
+ n Worthington to c, f. Adams
and wife, lot Northside Avenue. west
OF Wellington, S7-6xi05, $40.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
CHILDISH FEARS VERY REAL
Parents Are Apt 10 Underestimate
Their Effect on the Minds OF
the Little Ones.

The mother knew that her son had
been afraid of the dark for years, but
had thought him long cured of 1t be-
night alone with his younger brother.
So she refused to go upstairs with him,
or let his brother CO.. as Peter was
amusing the company at that moment.
Jack went out and was gone such a
long time that finally the mother was
alarmed and went TO see what was the
matter. She found the boy crouched
half way up the stairs. slowly creep
ing up. but plainly terrified. When
he saw her the lad started to cry con-
vulsively and said that something was
hiding at the top Of the stairs, ending
his statement with, "but you told me
10 go, mother, so I am going" 1t was
the truest form Of bravery. because he
was slowly going right on up, although
almost scared to death.
Anything that might produce fear In
the child's mind should be avoided like
the plague. for 1t Is just as dfsas-
trous to the chiid's mentality as some
dread disease might be to his body.
Take. for instance, the practice on
the part of really kind-hearted par
ents OF throwing child in the water
to teach him to swim. This severe
rnethod may succeed In certain cases,
but Its usual effect is. to teach the
child not only to dread and fear the
wafer for years. but also to lose his
confidence and trust I'm his parents.
Be careful to keep fear from your
children's minds.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
SCKENSI II SALIVATES|
DON'T STAY BILIOUS, C0NST|PATED
Guarantee ADodsons Liver Tone" WIN Give You the Best Ih
and Bowel Cleansing You Ever Had Don't Lose DAVIS WI

Calomel makes You sick; you lose q
days work Calomei is quicksilver
and It salivates; calomel INJURIES your
liver. - sfs
II you are bilious, feel lazy. sluggish
and all Knocked out, lie your bowels
are constipated and your head aches
or stomach is sour, Just take n spoon
full Of harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
instead of using sickening salivating
calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone Ii real
liver medicine. You'll know It next
morning because you win wake up
feeling fine, your liver will be work
Ing, your headache and dizziness gone
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular You will feel like
working. You'll be cheerful; full Of
vigor and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells You q
50-cent bottle OF Dodson's Liver Tone
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
Trough on BIs sI Rsss Ml A. ssS
BRAVE SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
GrimaIdi, Who Drove the Moors From
the Mediterranean, Given Monaco
8 as His Reward.

One of the many disappointment
of the present war is almost total alb.
sence of thrilling stories concerning
the soldier OF fortune. Even the "for.
eign legion" of France, that is made
up of dare-deyfls from all over the
world, has little or nothing in the way
OF romance to offer, and the romantic
spirits have always been the ones that
attached themselves to the French ban.
ner.
Did you ever hear Of the most dis.
tinguished Of the Grimaldi family, not
the Genoese general who remained at
home and fought for his own country,
nor yet the artist who did heroic stunts
on canvas, nor the sixteenth century
Grimaldi who died by the hand of an
assassin in the palace at Monaco but
the tenth, century ancestor of that
prince, who saved Monaco from the
Moors2 His was an achievement
worthy of trne soldier Of fortune.
The tiny principality, perched on its
seagirt cliff had been settled by the
Greeks even before Athens became
the greatest city Of the civilized world.
1t was one of the cultural outposts Of
Rome, and In the fifth century 1t was
an important center of Christianity.
Then the Moors crossed the Medi-
terranean. extended their sway over
Spain and seized the ancient Herculis
Monoeci Portus and gave over itS
churches and monasteries to the In
f1deIs. For 200 years they defed the
soldiers Of Europe, and then Grimald
came. There had been many wars in
Genoa. and here was chance for
Genoese captain. When his military
genius had driven the Moors into the
sea, he was rewarded by being made
absolute monarch Of country 80 miles
IN circumference.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
The Flrst step.

Ed Bowes, the theatrical manager,
used to live In San Francisco, and out
there he knew a certain contractor
who did good deal Of work for the
city.
One mornings Bowes says-a
stranger who professed to understand
street repairing In all its branches ap-
piled to the contractor for q job as
foreman. The boss undertook to test
the applicant.
Well. now" he said "supposfn'
you was called upon to clean out a
sewer down In Chinatown that was
clogged at both ends. What would you
do f1rst?"
The man thought moment.
I'D bless myself" he said simply
Sunday Magazine.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31

under, my personal guarantee that !.
will clean your sluggish liver hot,I
than nasty calomel; it won't mako W."
sick and you can eat anything W..
want without being salivated. W. ~u
druggist guarantees that each spoontn,
win start your liver, clean your bowaI.,
and straighten you up by morning ~
you can have your money back Chm
dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Ton.
because it is pleasant tasting sns
doesn't gripe or cramp or make then
sick.
lam selling millions of bottles Of nos
sons Liver Tone to people who bav.
found that this pleasant, vegetable Itv
er medicine takes the place of danpan
GUS calomel. Buy one bottle on m,
sound reliable guarantee. Ask vor,
druggist or storekeeper about me. ADJ
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
Unnecessarily Alarmed.

The Rostman handed him the letter,
One glance at the envelope sent him
nearly into Mysteries.
''Heavens1'' he. cried, ..the first chal-
lenge ever got.'
Duel" was in big letters on the ont
side Of the envelope.
"But can't fight, and"
So he hurried to the station house,
explained that he knew Of no enemy
who would demand his blood and
asked for protection.
Three blue-coated arms OF the law
presented themselves.
The detective force hurried out. BY
that time the desk sergeant had re-
covered.
He said It meant, "Due one cent"
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
Meaninc Business.

"The American girl means business"
The speaker was Miss Alberta HILL
the courageous and popular New York
suffragette. She went on:
"She is quite right, too. know an
American girl whose two weeks at the
shore a pale young man in blazer
tried to monopolize.
"'What is the meaning Of platOnlc
affectionr he asked her, one evening on
the board walk.
TITS usual meaning she answered
So that the chap who talks about II
Is either too poor or too stingy to GET
married. - Cincinnati Enquirer.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
american MotorcycIist Relates
the Dangers of Carrying
Dispatches.
RIDER WINS VICTORIA CROSS
Blk Killed In One instance Before
Seventh Delivers Messaoe-Trench
Pools Made Up Before, Di-
vided After Action.

London.-The Daily Express pub
dishes the following:
william J. Robinson was born and
NEed the first six years of his life at
@ea. You will have realized that he is
an American. He landed in England
on September 10, 1914. He had been
here before. He was still young
man.
A year after he landed he found
himself without q Job. A few days
later he was q trooper in the Fifth
NDragoon Guards. He had done no
soldering before. He could not ride
s horse. He spent q few days in a
= riding school at Aldershot, and by
way Of stopping chaff at his expense
zsin barracks went up to "big chap"
4dwho, he found out afterward, had
been heavyweight champion Of the
= army and began fight by hitting
him in the face. That made them
friends.
On October 8 he landed at Ostend,
and on the afternoon Of the third day
came under fire at Roulers. He had
; been In the army just over month.
He spent IA months at the front as
motorcar driver, motorcycle dispatch
> rider and motor machine gun driver,
and has written the story of his adj
ventures and escapes in very read
able volume. l''My Fourteen Months
ut the Front" by William J. Robin
SONY
''lteIIAre Corner"
Soon after he reached the front,
Private Robinson became temporary
driver to Lieut.. Gen. Sir Julian Byng.
and he was In Ypres when the first
Smelling began. From that he was
switched of to armored cars, and
achen. to motor machine guns, with
which he fought In bitches at Hell
IRE Corner on the Menin road. It
was while he was ON this job that he
saw motorcyclist win the Victoria
Gross. He describes the incident
-rthus:
Volunteer dispatch riders for dam
s1ger work were called for. About
eighteen OF our chaps offered them
selves, and. Of course, all were ac-
~cepted. A dispatch had to be carried
about two miles along the road which
follows the bank Of the User canal.
The road was constantly being swept
Z by German machine gun and rife fire.
The dispatch was to be handed to a
Trench commander who was waiting
Nor 1t.
.sThe frst man started and was
-ts0on out Of sight. They waited in
vain a certain length Of time for q
signal that he. had arrived and then
called No. g. These signals are made
by heliograph, but while they are
good FOR this kind of work, the Ger
mans can see the signal as well as
we can. No. 2 started out, but we
saw him go down before he had gone
n hundred yards.
Then No. s. started. Twas pitifuI
10 watch those poor chaps. When a
ssi1an knew it was his turn next
~roL,d see the poor fellow nervously
working on his machine. He'd prime
me engine, then he'd open. and, close
the throttle quickly several tines
anything, in fact, to keep himself
4 busy. ii n
Six Of these fellows went down In
Aesa than half % hour NO. wan Il
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
VIII Make sure About Their Euus.

New York, After September 4 the
people Of New York may be reason.
ably certain as to the state OF preser
yation Of the eggs they buy. After
that date the law requires the labelling
Of cold storage eggs on the shell 10
letters at Ieast one-eighth Of an inch
high
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
There Are Others.

s'sIt is very strange that no one haS
ever been able to find Captain Kidd'
treasure"
"Oh. well, Captain Kidd isn't tnS
only man, who has put his money in'0
real estate and couldn't get 1t out.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31
Her Motive.

Mercy sakes r. exclaimed the caller.
What dreadful language that parrot
uses How can you ever stand it?'
"Oh, I bought him to reform him.
replied the lady OF the house.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31

Sites, Granulated Eyelids, Sore and InnSmsGNS
Eyes healed promptly by the use OF hO~A-'
EYE RALSAG.--Adv.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31

Il The leap year maid who hesita1e'
may win by losing.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31

KIDNEY Is a deceptive disease
TROUBLE s sad SS1;f Enoy i'll. /;
you can make no mistake by using ~
Kilmer'S Swamp-Root, the great kldno.:
remedy. At druggists In nifty cent any
dollar sizes. Sample size bottle by Par.
Gel Post, also pamphlet telling you about
It. Address DR.. Kilmer & CO.. Bingham''
ton. N. z. and enclose ten cents ALA
mention this paper.
The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1916-08-31

LESSON TExT-I Cor. u:21-l2:1O.
GOLDEN TExT-My grace Is sufdcien
for thee; for my power is made perfec
in Weakness.-L Cor. 1873.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28
Mr. ond Mrs Hopry- Cx.-orz w.

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Swarz o. Wau-
sau were visitors in the city Monday.
Mis- Edith Kahn has returned to
her home at Chicago after visit in
the city at the Meyer Fridstein home.
Guy Ehart has purchased Velie
touring car.
John Murray has returned from
bsuiness trip to Waussu and Marsh
field.
Mrs. E. Plat of Manitowoo is
guest of her mother, Mrs. Geo. E.
Hoskinson.
Mrs. Louis ReicheI has returned
from a visit in Milwaukee.
Miss Minnie Mitten has returned to
Fond du Lac to resume her school du-
ties after spending the week end with
the. Falkland MacKinnon family.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28
COUNTY SCHOOLS
HAVELARGE
ATTENDANCE
Report of County Superintendent Geo
A. Varney Shows Fine Condition
of Schools.

The following items are taken from
the annual report of County Superin-
tendent George A. Varney made to
the State Superintendent of Public
instruction for the year ending June
80, 1916.
This report relates to all the public
schools in Wood county, outside the
cities of Marshfeld and Grand Rapids:
In the territory under the jurisdic-
ton of the County Superintendent
there were on June 80, 1916, 7541 per-
sons of school age as compared with
1857 the previous year. Of this num-
Der there were 1878 years of age
and less than ID, and 934, IA years of
age and less than 16. There were 81
rural schools, II State graded schools
and two high schools, making a total
of 105 schools with 142 teachers in
charge of them.
The enrolment in these schools dur
ing the year ending June 80, 1916,
was as follows: Rural schools 1858;
Graded Schools 967; Grades below the
High School 1916, and High School So,
making a total enrolment of 1888.
The total number of days attend
ance by all children were as follows:
Rural Schools 318,586; daily average
1924; State Graded Schools 1925,
average daily attendance I'll u; grades
below the High School 56,6O1, average
daily attendance 1922; High School
1874, average daily attendance Sc.
This makes grand total of 521,256
days attendance by all children and an
average daily attendance of 29731a.
When it is remembered that the
school age includes all persons years
of age and less than 20, and that
large number of students from the
rural districts are attending High
School in both Grand Rapids and
Marshfeld, a record of whose attend
ance is not filed in the County Super
intendent's office, and when it is also
called to mind that there are nearly
300 attending parochial schools in the
county outside of Marshfeld and
Grand Rapids, it will be readily seen
that the attendance in the public
schools under the jurisdiction of the
County Superintendent is very graft
flying indeed, and speaks we'll for the
work being done by the teachers in
these schools.
For the year ending June 80, 1916,
it cost $57, 1924 to maintain the rural
schools in this jurisdiction; $62, 1873 to
maintain the State Graded schools,
and $22, 548.19 to maintain the High
Schools and Grades below the High
School.
The average yearly salary of male
teachers in the rural schools was 1923;
in the graded schools SIT, in the
high schools S1225.
The average yearly salary of female
teachers in the rural schools was 1914,
in the state graded school $465; in
high schools and grades below the
high school, $3.50.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28
RUDOLPH
COUPLEARE
MARRIED TODAY

Steve Konieczki and Miss Margaret
Hamm of Rudolph were married at
SIS. Peter & Paul church this morning
by the Rev. Father Reding.
Miss Anna Koletzka and Miss Fran
ces Holmes acted as bridesmaids and
John Konieczki and Charles Hamm
were best men.
The groom is employed at the Biz
on mill and the young couple will
make their home in Biron.
The wedding party went to the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. William A. Hamm where the wed
ding festivities took place
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28
A Clogged System Must Be Cleared

You will find DR.. Kings New Life
Pills a gentle yet effective laxative
for removing impurities from the sys-
tenn. Accumulated waste poisons the
blood; dizziness, biliousness and pim-
ply, muddy complexion are the dis
tressing effects. A dose of DR.. Kings
New Life Pills tonight will assure
you a free, full bowel movement in
the morning. At your Druggist, 25c.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28
SATURDAY.

DR.. Edward Hougen and family
went to Kaukauna this afternoon to
spend Sunday with relatives there.
Miss Martha Kaufert will leave for
Brokaw tonight to visit at the home
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-09-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sundet and
son Aubrey, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Knoll and daughters Hazel and Bernice
motored to Marshfield Sunday.
Lucy Kowalski of this city was mar
ried to John Rebensdorf of Adams
county Saturday afternoon by Rev.
c. A. Meilicke. The couple left for
White Greek, Adams county. At the
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-13

sire to call to your special attention
is the lack OF unity and central au-
thority in that part of law enforce
ment not intrusted to the courts. How
ever wise such lack OF unity and CEN
trail authority Eaay have been consid-
cred In the past. such policy is total
ly united for the enforcement OF n
law in which the habits and customs
of our people are involved and con-
corning which there was such marked
and recent division of sentiment among
our people. especially in our large CEN
ters of population.
1t is a source Of conEratulation that
the declaration of the people Of Vir-
ginia in favor Of State wide prohiO-
ton has so generally been accepted
ana acQuiesced IN. even by those who
opposed the policy. yet such sentiment
on the part OF The people Will be of
little avail. unless it Is translated by
your honorable body into plain, strong
and enforceable laws.
Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) II. c. STUART
Governor.