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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-09

board. that the Board Of Supervisors.
shall he known as the local road nu-
thoritics in all State aid work."
Members Of the Virginia State High
way Commission are as follows:
G. Il. Coleman. state Highway Com
missioner. Richmond; w. NJ. Thornton.
dean Engineering Department. Cniver-
sity Of Virginia: Captain II. Il. II. BeRg.
dean Engineering Department. Vir-
ginia Polytechnic Institute: Colonel T.
\. Jones. professor Of civil engineering.
Virginia Military Institute.
The active staff Is composed ns fol-
lowing: G.. T. Coleman. State Highway
Commissioner; C.. +. Scott, Assistant
state Highway Commissioners; D. Nc
Donald. auditor; T.. u. Henley. enGI-
neer OF construction; S. l.. Won Gem
mirgcn, engineer OF maintenance; G..
s. Mullen. assistant engineer OF main
tcnnnce: W. n. Giidden. bridge engl-
ncer: B. Atkins. clnrk.
Northern Divisions. G.. Liggett. act
ing division engineer.
Eastern pivision---B. Il. Cowherd. Jr..
acting division engineer.
Richmond Divisional. II. Cooke. Jr..
acting division engineer.
Central Dtvision---W. ]. Lea. division
engineer.
Western Division--A. II. Pcttigrew.
division engineer.
Rappahannock Division S. j. Sad
Ter, acting division engineer.
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cannot hope for relief in this matter
within the next twelve months. A very
radical change from tho number OF
men worked Inst year. when We had
from 1900 10 400 convicts and from
500 TO COO Jail men. This has resulted
in materially reducing the amount OF
road constructed.
ALL ABLE-BODIE;D JAILRInDS
SHOULD DE on THE ROADS
We have applications on flle from
number OF counties for convict forces
as soon as the men and funds are avail
able for this purpose. We believe that
all of the able bodied men confined In
the Peni;cn,iary and in tho county and
city 5ails OF the state can be work ed
10 advantage in the State roaC force.
either In the building of roads or i.
The preparation OF materials for road
building purposes.
1T has been clearly demonstrated
that no county now using convict labor
desires To give It UP until the cXpira-
tion Of the time limit as provided by
law. and we wish. IL possible, TO have L
sufficient number OF camps established
to serve all % the counties Of The
state desiring this class OF labor Tn.
lose this Il, done by the next Legisla-
ture. It will be necessary. under the
existing law. TO transfer some Of the
camps from the counti.s in which w~
are now working TO other counties
which have made. and are making. APP
plication for this class OF labor.
One hundred and eighteen bridge
surveys with the necessary plans and
estimates were prepared during the
year for ffty-one counties OF tho state:
eighty three bridges were completed
or begun under the supervision of the
department., costing s2+l.ss5.ss. or
this amount SleS.S04Tl represents con-
s;ruction completed this year. and
SlOG.oSl.l2 represents the contract
prices OF bridges not set completed.
but upnn which construction has bagmn
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UP AND DOWN THE OHIO
West vIrRiuians and Others Propose
Getting Back to River Transporta-
ton TO Relieve ConKeati0h.

WHEELING, W. VA, December g.
Tho wheeling Commercial Association
has started and II pushinK a movement
to organize steamboat company with
100000 capital to establish steamboat
service on the Ohio River. and thus
supplement- the facilities OF the rail-
roads. which arc now overtaIcd by rea-
son OF tho extraordinary dema nds upon
them caused by the war. 4 large meet
ing vas held last week. at which NJ
Walker Peterson. president OF the DOL
lar Savings ond Trust Company, OF
Wheeling. said that group Of fnen-
c!ers assembled TO consider the PROPOSE
ton OF putting boats OH the river be-
tween Pittsburgh and Parkersburg had
recommended the formation Of such n
company. and that their general Idea
Is that all cities or towns affected or In :
terestod should be given opportunity
to subscribe to the stock.
Colonel Roach. who Is division eng!-
neer for the Ohio River and its tribu-
tares said: Tho boats have vanishe d
from the river on account OF the low
.Taight rates made by tho railroads.
and also because the river men have
been conducting their business In an
antiquated way; they are pursuing
methods IN transportation similar to
those used by the stage coach men in
days long ago. Modern methods must
be adopted If the bosom OF the Ohio
shall again feed our children as Il
did in former tines
-Four States We're represented at the
meeting which 'adopteG resolutions RI
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STATE HAS BUILT SIS
MILES OF GOOD ROADS
construction During the Past Year
Has Been at Cost Of
81 ,671, 417.O2.
LACK OF DEFINITE SYSTEM
otate Highway Commissioner Cole
man Submits Annual Report to
tho Governor-WnntsS State Roads
Constructed Entirely by the State.

state Highway Commissioner George
=. Coleman has submitted to Governor
stuart the eleventh annual report of
the Virginia Highway Commission for
IN. year ending September 80
He says:
Unusual and peculiar conditions have
confronted the department in its work
curing The past season. shortly after
tho opening up Of the working season
IN tn" spring. and when construction
and maintenance work was just heinz
started in ntany sections OF the State.
war was declared by this Couatry,
bringing with IL serious labor condi-
ions, and to add to our already high
cost of materials. there Is a car short
age. which illustrates the inability OF
the railroads to cope with present
transportation conditions. The decla-
ration Of war also brought with it a
consequent upreSt and uncertainty on
the part Of tho men employed b. the
department "a TO how they could best
serve the country.
Tho various orders of the subcom-
initteea Of tho National Council Of De-
Tense relative t" car service. and ihe
confiscation 10y tho government OF road
materials, have made almost impossi-
Die the carrying Oh OF tho work In an
economical manner This. Is particu-
lariy true or maintenance. The high
way officials of the country have had
authorities, and VIC arc promised relief
IN the winter or carly spring.
MILLION AND A HALF
SPENT on HIGHWAYS
During the year 523 miles ~ road
have been constructed at a cost OF
S,5ii.I7.0e. including prlall bridges
and masonry. but exclusive of cngi-
neerlng expenses. The character of
these roads and The counties in which
located are given In the appended tables
showing cost OF roadp. This work was
divided between 339 different pieces Of
work in cjgiiy-six OF the 100 counties
OF the State. There is included Ia this
cost about forty miles OF grading ahead
Of the sections surfaced. In addition.
resurfacinE and reconstruction work
road. at cost OF Sls".Ii7.03. aud minor
repairs and expenditures amounting TO
Ss.ls2.?o. have been made on roads
during tho year.
With only ono exception. all the
counties of the state made application
for 1871. State aid In the form OF con-
Wet labor or money.
We have operated convict camps In
:S'r.y-threc of tn. counties. employing
between 500 and 1000 convict, from
the state Pcnitenti0ry, and from 80
To $50 jail mon from the various county
Jaiis. The average cost per tea-hour
working day OF the convict labor to
the State fer the past year hns been
approximately u la cents. The great
increase in cost has been brought about
By "ar conditions. ard certainly
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Amherst Copper to no Mined.

LfNCHBCRG, VA. December s.--A
company to be known as tho Buffalo
Ridge Developing Company has been
organized here for the purpose OF min
ing copper In Amherst County. The
lands. seventy-fve acres. that have
passed under the control OF the COM
pany are said to be very rich in cop
per ore. and it Is expected that the
company will do an immense business
there. requiring the employment Of n
large force OF men and the use OF
much valuable costly machinery.
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Cedar Cheat ractory Rebuilding.

CHATHAM. VA. December S.--Thc
Hargrave Cedar Chest Company. whose
factory in this town was recently de-
stroycd by fire, have announced their
intention TO Immediately rebuild the
plant. and they expect to have it again
In operation by or before the opening
~ sprinr
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secure full cooperation with the pro.
posed steamboat company and 20 SEQ
that sufficient equipment Ia provided to-.
handle NIL classes OF freight and to es.s..
tabl'sh regular. quick and effective, )
service.
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What Virginia Has Done
for Good Roads Since 1907

The following table win show the
ptcnibe
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RECOMMENDS DEFINITE
SYSTEM OF HIGHWAYS

We would recommends:
u. The establishing OF definite
state highway system. 4 committed
composed OF three from ;h., Senate and
four from the House. was appointed BY
the last General Assembly to formulate
such system. and make it's RECON-
mendations at the coming meetings
These gentlemen hsIe given grea;
deal ar time and thought TO this i'm
portant work, holding public meetings
in the various sections Of the State
for & general discussion of tn. Dues
ton. They VIII submit their report TO
the next General Assembly. and we
VIII recommend The adoption Of the
plan suggested by them. which forms
- most comprehensive stat. System.
80. That this State system De con-
structed entirely by the State. and for
this purpose that we use all Fedora
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TOTAL Oh ROAD BONDS

- NUW SD,D3d,2UU
VIC consider that :his department. is
being Of particular assistance 10 the
counties In this i,npc:tun, work sine.
we not only prepare plans for their
WORK, out pass on work which has
pech done oiher than under the 3pccin-
cations Ut this department,
Bonds have been issued by the diff
fcrent counties md dBtrictR OF the
The Ozark spectator., 1917-02-21
DESSERT TO TEMPT INVALID
Baked Milk With Stewed or Fresh Fruit Is Appetizing and Can
 Do No Harm.

A perfectly innocuous dessert for the most delicate of patients is pro- vided by baked milk, and it makes very pleasant accompaniment for stewed or fresh fruit. It Is very sim- ply prepared, as the milk Is merely put into an earthen ware jar, covered tight ly and allowed to bake in very slow oven for several hours, until it Is of the consistency of very thick cream. The main attraction about that recipe is its harmlessness, but really deli cious and nutritious pudding can be made from the following:
 Rice Flour Pudding-One-half pint milk, two tablespoonfuls cream, one ounce butter, one ounce rice flour, whites of two eggs, flavoring, one ta- blespoonful sugar. Put the milk, but ter and sugar into a saucepan and bring just to the boiling point; mix the rice, flour and cream well together and stir into the boiling milk; draw to one side to cool and beat the whites of egg to a stiff froth, then add them to the rest, folding them carefully in so as not to break down their fluffiness- Pour into q fireproof dish and bake ill a quick oven until light golden brown.
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Pan Dowdy.

Pare and quarter enough sour, juicy apples to nearly fill an earthen baking dish, add to the apples half a cupfui of hot water and nearly cupful of molasses. For crust use one quart of flour, one teaspoonful soda, two tea spoonfuls cream of tartar, one tea spoonful salt, half a cupful creamed butter, one pint rich, sweet milk. Mix soda, cream of tartar and salt well into dry flour, work the creamed but ter into the prepared flour till fine and yellow. Add milk to this mixture and mold to a delicate dough. Roll 1t out an inch thick and fit closely over the apples. Bake in moderate oven as long as the crust will allow. When done, while warm, break the crust into pieces and mix through the apples; serve with cream or milk. '
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MAKES MOST TASTY OMELET
Prepared With Kidneys 1t Is "Some- thing Different" From the Usual
 Run of Egg Mixtures.

Melt two tablespoonfuls of bacon drippings In a frying pan; add two lambs kidneys that have been cut into dice and toss them about in the hot dripping for three minutes. Then add sufficient thick brown sauce to moisten, and season with pinch of paprika and one tablespoonful of wor- cestershire sauce. Prepare an ordinary omelet from the yolks of four eggs beaten with little salt, pepper and four tablespoonfuls of water, and when very light fold in the stitfly whipped egg whites. Turn into an omelet pan in which has been melted one tablespoon full of butter and cook very slowly un- til we'll risen. Then spread with the kidney mixture, sprinkle with chopped parsley, and turn over, after loosening the sides, into neat half circle. Tip the pan gently, so that the interior of the omelet may cook through, and serve inverted on a hot platter.
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Somethino Nice for Sumner.

from the remnants of a roast of beef: Chop or cut fine all the lean beef and mince an onion fine. Put into bak- ing dish and cover with the leftover gravy. Cook in hot oven about three quarters of an hour. Have hot mashed and spread mashed potatoes over top. Well season and return to oven to brown. I served this dish one night last week with hot biscuits, apple sauce, doughnuts, pickles and tea and I must say they did full justice to it. Try it some day.-Exchange.
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CHAPTER XVII.
The Storm Breaks.

Young Doctor Elliott, lying prone on his blanket on the hewn logs of the floor of Conrod's tavern, stirred uneas- fly in his sleep. Outside. the artillery of the last thunderstorm of the autumn rumbled and crashed above the steady rush of the rain. A hand fell upon the latch and the door burst open before the fury of the wind. Elliott woke to find the rain driving into his face. He was about to rise to close the door when the whole room was struck out of darkness by the dazzling blue of sheet lightning. It was gone as instantly as it came and the crash of thunder which accompanied it drowned his cry. In that single moment of the blinding flash he had seen, outlined against the shimmering sky, framed in the rec tangle of the door. the dreadful figure of crouching Indian, knife in hand.
 His limbs froze in horror. The room was now as black as midnight, but his eyes ached with the impress of the lightning glare and the image that had been struck into them. Still in the pitch darkness he could see that sick ening face-dark, evil, its bloodshot eyes peering inadvertently into the room.
 He heard the rain-soaked moccasins or the savage take two steps inward. Before he could cry out again, a sec ond flash of lightning illumined the room, and showed a second man, tall, pale with anger, his foot on the thresh- old.
 With the hoarse snarl of a wild beast, the Indian leaped at the figure in the doorway. They grappled. In the darkness Elliott heard their quick terrible breathing as they swayed in a struggle for life. A stool tripped them and they fell, rolling against him. Again the lightning flared and he saw tho knife, dashed from the Indians hand, lying beside him. The white man was beneath, his face hidden by the straining shoulders of the savage. Blindly Elliott seized the weapon and struck with hysterical force.
 The man beneath shook off the re- faxed aims of the hideous intruder and rose unsteadily to his feet. Then he laughed aloud in the darkness.
 Il can't see who you are, friend" he said, but you've certainly saved me from close call."
 Elliott made no answer. He was sobbing weakly, his hand still clutch ing the blood-stained knife. From the upper room came the sound of voices and the tavernkeeper came hurriedly down the narrow ladder leading from the loft, followed by the awakened guests. Someone struck flint; can. dies were lighted.
 (To BE coNTINuED)
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in his fixed resolve not to forget what had gone before. Why couldn't he be sensible and talk to her as if nothing had happened? As for herself, she would die before she begged his for giveness. And so matters stood when they reached Fort Harrison, on the homeward journey.
 At Fort Harrison they found Ike Blackford, sound and strong again. Toinette had dreaded meeting him. He came toward her, his face bright with joy, but clouded when he realized that David and she had not yet settled their silly quarrel. Ike was misera- ble but he kept silence. He knew bet ter than to thrust his paw into that fire.
 The wounded were transferred to the boats at Fort Harrison and the journey to Nincennes was soon accom- plished. There they found the lady mule Priscilla, and when the march to Corydon was resumed Toinette was ferried on the jennys patient back, while Ike strode beside her.
 And Ike laughed, striving to make her forget; but strove in vain!
 On the twenty-fifth of November they reached Corydon. Runners had gone on before with the news of vic tory and the whole village came out to meet them as they neared the town :; women ran among the men even as they marched and flung their arms around the necks of brothers, fathers, husbands, though some sought in vain for those who would never return, or threw themselves with weeping be- side the bodies of those who lay upon the filters. But hundred hearts were happy and thanked God; and happiest of all was little old man, Patrice O'Bannon, who strained his daughter to his breast and kissed her again and again with tears mingling with his kisses; for she had been brought back to him as from the grave.
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Il do not know" faltered Toinette, but, oh, David"
 "Good-by! !" he said.

Il do not know," faltered Toinette, "but, oh, David"
 "Good-by" he said.
 She did not answer, but held out her hand. He paid no heed. With q sob she turned and ran falteringly to- ward her fathers house.
 David set about the work he had to do.
 He went directly to Blackford's room at the tavern. Ike was not there. In q corner, beneath the wooden table where a dozen law books lay scattered, was q narrow box. Ike had often ex- hibited it's contents to him. He lifted it upon the table and threw open the lid. Within lay two of those deadly weapons which none but gentlemen cherished-two dueling pistols, brown barreled, glistening, long and lean as lightning. He drew forth one of them, tried its hammer; it moved swiftly, noiselessly. He loaded it, fitted the flint into the lock, placed it in the bosom of his coat, and went out, silent ly, his face white as linen.
 Night had fallen. Far to the east q sheet of flame fiickered palely. Long after, faint roll of thunder followed. A drop of icy rain struck his face.
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He passed swiftly from house to house, inquiring from each if there the young doctor from Louisville, young Doctor Elliott, was within; and, though sever al had seen him that day, none knew when someone he questioned recalled that he thought he had seen Elliott that night at Conrod's tavern outside the village.
 He set out on the road that led to the east. The storm bad reached its height.
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Turkish Dish.

Stew one cupful of cold lamb with one teaspoonful of minced onion in one cupful of water until very tender. Skim out the meat and add to the water enough strained tomato to make one pint, or use more water if you have not enough of the tomato. Sea- son highly with salt and pepper and a little curry or chutney sauce.
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CHAPTER xV-Continued.

With a bound he reached the bank of the stream, leaped down beneath its friendly shelter and ran on noise- less moccasins along the shelving edge, back toward the quarter from which the shot had come; if he were pursued, it would be better to let the chase pass him than to try to out distance the Indian runners. At last he stopped and inch by inch crawled up to the top of the bank until he could lift his head with infinite eau ton and peer through the tufts of weeds. No sound broke the stiffness. For an eternity of time he lay, clutch ing his rifle in readiness; but the only sound was the querulous calling of the little woodpecker, high overhead. He waited waited waited. s Fifty yards away twig snapped under slow-moving foot. David scarcely breathed. A head rose above fallen giant of the forest, and q crouching shadow fitted from tree to tree, nearer, nearer David raised his rife ever so little |. He saw the face of the dread hunter, peering with quick motions of the head from side to side, watchful as the brown water-snake. Nearer he came: the garb was that of an Indian. the face a white mans! David was about to cry out with relief when the glittering eyes were turned full toward him, though they failed to pierce the sheltering covert, and with sickening horror Dayidt recognized the face of Simon Girty, the renegade!
 On the instant. David lifted his rifle and fired full at the crouching figure.
 From Girty's lips broke the roar of an infuriatcd animal; he staggered back with the impact of the shot, but he did not fall nor yct did he lift his weapon to his shoulder; and David saw that his shot had struck only the lock of Girty's rife. rendering it use less but leaving the man unharmed With below of rage, Girty bounded toward him, swinging the broken weapon like club. There was no time to reload. David leaped to the top of the bank and braced himself for the onset. As the clubbed rife of the out law rose above his head, David swung his own upward to meet 1t. They crashed together and splintered with a shock: and in the same second, fling ing the broken stock away. the mighty arms of simon Girty flung themselves around David.
 With the strength of desperation. David strove to oppose the terrible Einews. Back and forth over the frozen grass the two men fought like beasts, heaving, struggling, stumbling over roots, locked in an embrace as deadly as that of the cougar. But it could not Inst long; David felt his strength ebblng under the terrific strain and his breath grew short and gasping; when suddenly the earth gave way beneath their feet and with a last despairing effort David twisted him. self above as they toppled over the low bluff. and the fight was over. Girty. falling underneath, had struck his head upon stone; and his arms relaxed their hold.
 David stood up, panting.
 Girty lay very still. But David knew that he must make sure that the man was dead before he could be safe himself. He felt In his girdle for his
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Cafe Mousse.

Whip one pint of heavy cream and add one-half cupful of powdered sugar. Next add one cupful of black spoonful of salt. Turn the mixture into mold, pack in ice and let stand for five hours.
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Handy Sewina Basket.

To make handy sewing basket cover square or an oblong peach basket or any cardboard box with cretpnne and line with contrasting lin- ing cotton; sew in pockets for neces- sary articles needed for sewing.
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Rantist Din.

Roll light dough very thin; cut with small biscuit cutter, or in squares with a knife. Fry in hot lard until light brown. Place in colander to re- move fat. Prepare milk or cream gravy, as for common toast.
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Adds doptoads.

Very nice for breakfast with coffee. One cupful sour milk, one egg, one half teaspoon,ul salt, one of soda and flour enough to make stif batter drop from spoon into hot lard and fry.
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Restorlna Color.

When the color has been taEen q of black goods t may be restoRed ' the application of lieu11 annpnoo1
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WssU = oWoSes SS# knife: but 1t had fallen out during the struggle. Clambering up the honk again. he saw 1t lying on the gr0(1 and as hts fingers closed upon He handle he >sught he heard solN He tu |" N quickly.
 from him n the
 (s astonishmGk in -- hls despair. i1 bis
 he cry of the soul hing against the log Girty hnd rtaon. ex-
 t1ort she had e to
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