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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

7 AM not going to begin disser-
tation on pills" of people, who.
though sugar coated, are at heart
bitter and disagrecabie, bat real old
fashioned medicine bottles of pills,
which, for some reason or other, l
have always stood in terror of-big
pills, fat pills, round pills, long, cap
sule pills-one an hour, two an hour
or four an hour-howevev the doctor
prescribes theml
What a fuss make and how l
gulp and blink my eyes and decide
the ailment is easier to suffer than
the cure! And yet, when the other
fellow is about to take the dose,
swallowing it with very bad grace,
grinacing and complaining, I always
think it is the height of fun to do
the watching, and, sitting there, tell
the other fellow il is really childish
to take such trifles of life so seri-
ously!
lit captains VI WhS%G
deals arc all Of utmost interest to
Wall Street, lose all their dignity
and potent powers when we see them
face to face with q teaspoon and o
bottle of physicians prescription.
| remember when child thought
the pleasant medicines were those
which did one no good while the dis
agreeable mixtures were destined to
cure. Perhaps I learned that from my
mother, who insisted that the things
| disliked to eat were always the
most nourishing and would make me
grow up to be nice plump, healthy
ladyl"
The dislike we all have for medi-
cines is a benehcent instinct, of
course, though there have been seri-
Gus and sad cases of men and women
who overindulged ia patent cures
until it had become a destroying
habit.
Then there are the other poor un-
fortunates who are happy in their
misery and thrive only upon their
ailments, which are physically mag
mary and mentally real, since they so
weakly encourage them.
What a funny little old actress we
have at the studio! And every morn
ing when l come In, like to stop
and say to her, And how are you
this morning, Miss Blank1"
"Oh, Miss Pickford," she invariably
replies in faint, tired voice. II don't
know, but | guess l will get through
the day if I keep up courageous
heart. Yesterday | had backachc,
which l am afraid really is some
serious dislocation Of the spine. To-
day | am having blind spells, and
know my poor eyes won't be able to
see the light much longer
Poor Miss Blank / always re-
plv. What sufferer you arel Last
week Won were quite sure you had
diphtheria, meningitis. neuralgia,
bronchitis and an aneurism of the
heart"
The truth of the whole thing is that
no one in the studio could be quite
as agile or even more healthy than
this rosy-cheeked little woman, who
is willing to assume suffering for the
sympathy of humanity. Between
scenes she goes around with her lit
tie roll OF bandages, her powders
and her pills-chiefly piiis-which she
takes between emotions to sustain
her through the day.
Miss Blank is but one of the many
whose morbid interest in their own
fading health leads to an unbalanced
mind. Let them read the symptoms
of an ailment and they win diligently
seek out those symptoms in their
own svetc1' rr~er abandoning one
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12
Workman Kills E,agle.

Bowling Green, Ohio, April IL
Workmen near the Bend, six and q
half miles north of town, for several
days noticed large bird lying about.
They thought 1t hawk. Finally it
was brought down by bullet. 1t
proved to be a bald eagle, measuring
seventy inches from tip to tip. John
Vermilya has 1t in his possession.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12
Daily Fashion Talks
BY MAY MANTON
WITH THE FASHIONABLE cAPEs

The Patterns for This Design Be-
sides Allowing for All Seams.
give the True Basting Line and
show Diagrams for Cutting and
Making.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12
PILLS AND PILLS.

Eai,L London. right
oft Who'll OF n
mcclure
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12
Wonen NOW Belonr,

Women Now Belong.
For the first time in its history the
British Royal Astronomical Sociat4T
has admitted women to E.embershfps /.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

Mis- Margaret Enslow Is the guest
OF Mrs. w O. Kahle, In stanton.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

Miss Eleanor Kent is the quasi of
ella tfves in New York.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

william Robert Vawter. OF Highland
Park 10 critically Ill in Philadelphia,
where he was recently operated upon.
Mrs. vawter is IN that city with her
husband.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

Mrs. 8, z. FELTON,. of Rocky Mount
H. c.. In the guest of her daughter.
Mrs. y. s. Pearsail. in Highland Park.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

The Rev. William Fl. Milton. o. D..
of Wilmington. ~ C., is spending this
week in Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

Miss Mary Massie. Of the University
of Virginia. is spending two weeks
with relatives In this city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12

Miss Frances Allan. Of this city, has
been recent guest OF friends IN Farm
villa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-12
MISS MARY JONES TO
Be DR.. MARTINS BRIDE
Wedding VIII Take Place May 10
Miss Lucye Carter Wormeiey
| Bride of Donald G. Pearson.

a Mr.. and Mrs. s. p. Jones have Is
died cards announcing the approach
ing marriage of their daughter. Mary.
70 DIR. James Alfred Martin. The
BEDDING will take place on Monday,
III Ill "a. in this city. After May
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
Iva NisiAinn Crr.,s

In 1874 when NJ. de Lagrcne was sont
under Louis Philippe ms minister ex-
traorlinary 90 China the courtesy oil
the ambassador greatly impressed the
Chinese statesmen Particularly thcir
"doyeu After the negotiations bad
been completed md NJ. de Lagrenc was
ready to embark q delegation brought
Min a great ron of paper The ambas-
sldor seeing this parcel M once thought
this was present, knowing Chinese
methods. but f. lis surprise they start
Cd TO anroll the cylinder which cyteaG-
cd TO about ifty meters of paper over
lCe feet. Then ne learned that Il was
the visiting card If thc "doycn." In II
urning his modest little bristol board
the huniHatcd ambassador added a
few words. which ugid. The amba>sa-
dor Of Trance reggcs taat he L. able o.
offer only these simple words TO your
cXcelloncy.n
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
Saturday, November a. 1916.

The article printed elsewhere in
this paper of the observation of the
editor of Good Roads Magazine
should be read by every citizen.
Bennington claims that the article
refers to that village 1t might
well do so, and also to Rutland, to
Barre and many others OF the cities
and larger towns OF Vermont and
other states in New England. The
fact is uneXplainable but it is never
theless a fact that the poorest road
bed in Vermont are to be found with
in the Incorporated cities and villages.
This despite the fact that mere money
is expended for streets in municipali-
ties than in any OF the country towns.
Rutland city in the last % years has
expended at least 100000 ON its
streets and outside of the two strips of
litriiied brick paving laid in cement
it has little to show for all this inn
mense expenditure. Happily. however,
this city is finally on the right track
in highway improve ment and if it
maintains its policy Of the past two
years in building such stretches OF
brick paving as it can each year in
an incredibly short tine the entire
business district at least will be as
creditabiv paved as it is now attrlc-
lively lighted-Rutland News.
Bennington will not dispute any
claim that Rutland may advance that
the marble city was the community
referred to in the Good Roads editor
ial So far as streets are concerned
Rutland probably measures up to
specifications Before the larger
Vermont towns and cities can secure
better streets . radical change in the
policy Of spending highway funds viii
have TO be adopted At the present
time it would appear as though the Of
fcials responsible for the condition Of
city and village streets were trying to
spread their annual appropriations
over too much surface I'm the Ions
run it would accomplish better results
If certain sections of town were
positively neglected during an entire
season while permanent construction
was being put in on other thorough
fares The streets that received lit
tic o. no consideration in the mean
time could the following year be re
built. Some such policy could be
adopted without the expenditure Of
any more money than is being used in
following the present system II
would require some diplomacy and
some officials who could sleep nights
after they had been cussed and dis
cussed by residents who were under
going their period of neglect for the
common good.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
Two Greene Stories.

Commenting on the long concession
of Wilson notes" Congressman
Frank l.. Greene told two good stor
! les in Illustration at Fair Haven We'd
nesday night:
"A telephone company once desired
to run line across a farmers land
but were forbidden TO do so and mad
| to apply to the lie legislature Tor a spe-
cial charter After the act was an
proved and put into effect. the fore
man showed the farmer certified
copy and was reluctantly permitted to
begin work digging holes for the
poles.
Shortly aiterward, the farmer open
ed a certain door in the barn and
awaited results. Presently the fore
man said to the farmer;
Say, we can't work down in the
meadow. The old bulls out and Is
tearing up and down. paving the
gre nd and throwing the dirt over his
head
"'All right, said the farmer just
show him the paper. -
The second story was located in a
Washington place of amusement mot
in the capitol, he explained. The en-
tertainer was extoling Woodrow Will
sol..
Ives, said the entertainer, he kept
us out OF war Applause from friends
of the administration.
I'VE ought to thank the Lord for
Woodrow Wilson More applause
not quite so strong,
But, he declared, If Woodrow
Wilson ever get the name of that man
eating shark that is deyourng Ameri-
can citizens on the Atlantic Coast,
I'll bet he'll write him a note -
Rutland Herald
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
REFUSED TO OBEY.
Major Butler Carried Hia obstina1y
Right Into His Coffin.

''S''N ''NS no O~tift's
An Amusing inoidcnt of camp life in
Revolutionary days is related ~ The
author of "Rouance ana Rcalsm OF
The Southern Gulf Coast"
In lT9S the first Un;tcl states
troops that came down the Aii~sis pli
were quaffered at Fort Adal-a Gea-
eral Wilkinson hy some accident got
his cue burned or Aneiy az Che
laugh which followed his miah,.t 4.
next day issued an order Tor. lGdiaa
any officer to appcar Win cse
ODedicnt 10 orders an the officers bHt
Major Butler cut OF thcir cues.
"Thc vain old prig" said the rajer
III see him hanged before c'l OF
ny cue 70 crafty him" And he bolt
ly appeared without changing the atf!c
of his hairdrcssing
The major was put under arrest hu.
he declared obsliaacly that he would
spend the rest Of li's life Ia prison re-
fore he would comply with such Q silly
command Sooi aitorvarl he was talk
on very III, and. rcaliliag tl'at he vas
Mt the point &C dcath, ho gave iasrUc-
lions Tor his burial. whieh he know
would be witnessed by the whole CONE
mand.
Bore hole" said he Through lAc
bottom Of - coiia right widor ms
head. and let Iay cue comc throueh j.,
that the old e2ae.al RAY soc Chat ever
whcn dead refuse % obey lis order
Aud these directions were litcrallg
'ariie1 out
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
CHINESE SOLDIERS.
they Arc Rocar5oi With Aversion ~
Iheir Own Gounsryr,en.

Their Own Counsryrion
The well known oldcn d'si'e CT.
even contempt loi soldiers --.lon 90
tbs inIusttous l.asses q hiua, IL.
town as ia couu. based on their
e,perierco tht the ol-.er loafe-
mo OF lla t'lae End n terror 10 his
country when var Is ID the air. They
lmvc MOI >'crii!cd galor or quite
Iasrcl TIE teauty not 60 say the
.lity. 90 GYM for caoH aWtry az
,hou-h vccu clcv DO Hgh, they face
Gea,h with u great iHdiG
Discussia. this phase cf tic Chinese
hara ter Mr. Yonc Noguchl The Jap
auesc writer, sas, ~ tac course Of q
recent article.
The Chinese haired ~ -eidiery busi-
ucss or tie encouragement ef edcmi-
ua.a indc'cacc Is wen oXpminel ln
ramous m"aH wnt'ci y in thai
allied TIL Arm 6raDch O,d Man.
rhis on man was NOT iuhru mtil ho
,2roiycl ga lis youth az ORDER to Dc
como a spa,ior aat Intentionally bFokr
Ais arm "a oTJer e. DO o.eu ga from
s;.ch DATE .Alth0ueh hi arm luineG
hldly on a1fohl or vainy 1ay.nhc was
siad ID PC tmhisful lOs 81 ior whlis
his friends he'd hecn killed in the bat
tlefeli. he alonn could chsoy long
afe.'
what dif'eicut senut,cnthtrom tha;
cf us Japanese. whose layaltS TO the
dag anl Tie irHefial house ~. taught
10 begin Mith the sighting of Our own
lives" East and West News.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
How's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY c: CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known f. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, O.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price Is cents per bottle, Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04

NHuWIHy VIZ nv"
Glass just promoted from the kinder
sarten ives asked lc it know any
poems .{ftcr some coaXing Little
Boy Blue" aud "Mary Had a Little
Lamb" camc to light, ana then much
yurlcd small boy contributed tho fol-
fo,t-iuu.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
Twice as Much.

A sailor on being asked now he liked
lis bride i. reported to have rcuark-
ed: "Why. dye see, | took her for only
half Of me. MS the parScn says, hut
dash me if she isn't twice rs mueh rs
am am ONLY a tar, and she's a
tar-tar'-Ncw York Telegraph.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
A rrinln Pln..

1t was Mt the end OF the ninth inning
Yet, though the homo team YVES two
runs TO the good, things looked black
for them.
Tho visitors were at bat There were
no outs, and three men Wore on bases;
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
VOTE FOR FIFTEEN

Edward c. Bennett, B.nDiogton Rep
] Oliver Purt, Remington Rep
Orn W. Davis Bennington Rep
F. Howard Ferguson, Benri 'gton Rep
Irving Z. Gibson Bennington Rep
William | Hicks. Bennington Rep
Bertnc f. Henry, North Bennington Rep
Harry B. HutchinS, Bennington Rep
Ernest L. Lambert Bennington Rep
Willard 7. Lghthsll. Bennington Rep
Peter Lonptin, Bennington Rep.
Andrew ! Nash, North Bennington Rep.
John w. Rock wood, Bennington Rep
Eugene ] Shea, Bennington Rep
Wills T. White, Bennington Rep
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
The Most Difficult.

"What do YOU consider The most dlf.
ncult feat in The world?"
"Weil. there may bc things harder
than pr'ying to your wife that she IS
eXtlaya~aut hut don't know what
they are"--Iife.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
Suburban Sort.

But l thought You said your new
cook was jewell"
so ! did"
"And yet she lett the second day?"
Eyes. You see. she didn't likc the
Kind Of setting we peoyiGcl for her.
Birmingham A@e-IIeraM.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
Little Miss Muf'ct
Sat On a tuffet
Eating her skirt and waist.

.7I VI u IWIItI
Eating her skirt and waist
what moro he might have said is
lost, for his third line was the undolng
Of the teachcr.-Ncw York Post.
Natives of Algeria bury with their
dead all the medicines used in their
last illness.
More than 10000 students are taking
courses In agriculture in the colleges OF
the United states.
4 RoShsohid Maxim.
Re cautioua, but bold" the great
Roths hild claimed rs his chosen bust.
ness maxim.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
His pisnpncintment

VisitOr-Poor man, Have you hcen
disappointed in love? Hermit No,
mdy; only in mGtrimCny Exchcnse
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
TREND OF PRICES OF MEAT
ANIMALS

ID EPORTS to the Bureau of Crop Els
N Inmates of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture from its
correspondents indicate that average of
prices of meat animals-hogs, cattle,
sheep, and chickens-to producers of the
United States decreased 7.3 per cent
from October 15 to November Is; in
the last years prices declined in like
period AZ per cent. On November Is
the index figure of prices for these meat
animals was about per cent lower than
a year ago; per cent lower than 2
years ago; the same as years ago, and
1876 per cent higher than 4 years ago
The average price of hogs on November
is was $685. per 100 pounds. which is
9.3 per cent lower than year ago; beef
cattle $5.85, or 2.S per cent lower; veal
calves $3.50, or / per cent lower; sheep
$5.1S, or 1877 per cent higher; lambs
s6.76, or 1O1 per cent higher; and chick
ems $11.50 per 100 pounds, or S.6 per
cent higher than on November 10
year ago.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
February, 1916

where there would be tendency for the
side bitches to wash, this can usually
be overcome by providing outlets ana
getting the water away from the road
before it accumulates in large volume
On roads where wagons will not be re-
quired to pass each other, width OF
from to IL feet between bitches will
usually be sufficient. The surfaced por-
ton need rarely exceed or feet. There
is no particular virtue in building a
farm road wider than is necessary to
answer the special traffic requirements
The need or desirability of moving &C.
casionally extra wide or heavy nipple
ments such as certain harvesting ma
chinery, over the roads should, however,
not be lost sight Of. little foresight
in the alignment of bitches, in pro
viding ample width of gates, or of giving
extra strength to culverts, may save
great deal of both annoyance and delay
during some very busy period.
For surfacing footpaths, gravel. mix
lures of sand and clay, and cinders Will,
in general, give good satisfaction. In
surfacing a path with any of these ma
terials it is we'll to have in mind that
the service the path is to perform is to
provide a firm, smooth, and dry surface
for pedestrians. To provide a firm sur
face the material selected must bond
we'll under all conditions of weather, and
to remain smooth and dry reasonably
unyielding foundation should be pro-
vided and the drainage must be good.
Too often the mistake is made of build
ing the path SO low that it becomes
drainage channel in wet weather. The
path should always be slightly above the
surface of the ground, or else cutters of
sufficient size to carry the water should
be provided. Concrete makes most
excellent walk and is now widely used
for this purpose. Full details as to mix
ing and placing concrete for walks and
other uses on the farm are given In
Farmers Bulletin No. 461, "The Use OF
Concrete on the Farm" which may be
had free from the department.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1916-02-24
NATURALLY

why were you weeping at the pic
ture show ?" asked the young lady of
her chum.
1T was a moving picture, you know"
came the reply.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-21
SMALL PUBLISHERS
TO GET FAIR DEAL

Washington. Dec. 20.--Members OF
the Federal Trade Commission said
today that at least week would
eiapse before complete answers were
received from newspaper publishers
regarding the possibility OF cutting
down their paper supplies
When the information is returned In
full, paper manufacturers. toobers and
newspaper publishers will be called for
final conference to discuss a distri-
button plan proposed by manufactur-
ers to insure small publishers a proper
paper supply.
Some trade commission ofYiciais who
have spent some months on tho in
,vestigation OF the paper situation be-
lieve that panic among publishers
who feared their wants would not be
supplied contributed to tho high prices
charged small publishers buying their
paper In the open market
Manufacturers now have agreed to
sell to small publishers at the aver
age contract price charged large pub
fishers and both publishers and NOM
bers Of the commission believe this
price would not be increased II Il de-
velopsd that no shortage existed and
distribution by the trade commission
was unnecessary.
Reports Of paper and paper manu-
facturers this year will reach 10000
600. doubling those Of any previous
year. according to figures assemhl ed
by the Bureau Of Foreign ana Domes
tic Commerce. Increasing exports,
some publishers charge. has been one
factor in Increasing prices for news
print paper.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-21
ARRESTED FOR MAPP
LAW VIOLATION

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Lynchburg. Va. Dec. 20.--The first
arrest made here on a charge of trans
portation Of liquor. in violation of the
prohibition laws was made this after
noon when Nathaniel Fisher and VIII
Coleman. both colored. section hands.
were taken in charge by City Detec~
tives Childress and Tankersley. De-
tective George Rogers, of the Southern
Railway and Detective Frank Wright.
Of the Norfolk and Western. The ne
groes were arrested aboard Southern
passenger train No. Q. on their way
from Washington to their homes at
whites. near Chatham. and three suit
cases and one hang bag containing
seven gallons and three quarts OF
whiskey were seized as evidence.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-21

, course Of this address that on account
of the college mans training. he was
especially lifted to WELD a power for
good in his community. and on ac-
count of this he owed 1t to his city
or section to use such training in
bringing about needed political and
moral reforms. He stated that college
men were 'the mainstays of the COM
munity. and their peculiar fitness for
all positions looking to betterment
along every line should be utilized for
every good measure.
The Secretary of War reached the
city yesterday evening at $40 o'clock.
John Stewart Bryan yesterday morn
Ing went to Fredericksburg. boarding
the train there and accompanying the
distinguished visitor to the city. He
was entertaiped at dinner at the JEFF
ferson Hotel shortly after his arrival,