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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-29
DENVER GIRL FATHERS
TATTOO LOVERS NAMES

DENVER. July 2S.-Girl bathers
on the beaches at Washington and
Berkeley Lake Parks have devised a
painless tattoo system for displaying
the initials of their favorite suitors,
VINO have answered the country's call
for war. On their dmpled arms they
have applied the initial cut out in
court plaster. The action Of the sun
in tattooinE their shapely fins" leaves
the initials imprinted strikingly.
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menting waste will gently move out %
the bowels, and you have well. play
tul child again. thorough inside
cleansing" is ofttimes all that is neces-
sary. II should be the first treatment
given In any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrupa
Ask your druggist for 5o-cent bottle
OF California Syrup OF Figs" which
has full directions for babies. children
or all ages and for 8rown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. See that il is
made by the california Fig Syrup
Company" Don't merely ask for
Syrup OF Figs. but ask for California
Syrup OF Figs" Remember. "Califor-
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Dancing
MISS IDEAR STEELE TRAYLOR
STUDIO FOR DANCING,
Corner Of Laurel and Hrond Strnets.

N' VII '@'RuFFT 1fHI bTOHu Sfrcetbt,
Every Saturday.
The l9l7-ls session begins October TAT
snasa classes arranged the same as last
season one open class for boys and girls
: TO ~ years. every Saturday to $40
JUNIOR GERMAN CLUB"
Saturday Evenings. 1880 to o O'clock
Age limit "A TO Is years Speclal clas,ea
In toe dancing. Write at once
MISS IDEAR STEELE TRAYLoK.
Fredericksburk, Va
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-19
Live stock Insurance..

Mutual live stock Insurance. was the
hrS' form "l agricultural CO-"r"ration
/" develop in rhis country ana in SOM.
others. II appeared along tho Atlantic
soab"ard, hut NHs moved steadily west
ward unil II is found in practically
every part Of Tho country. The mere
fact that NJ is so prevalent is pretty
good PROOF HAT ~ * needed but ii is
not .n"arlN -" urgently needed in this
country yet as It is ~ Europe. where il
has reached very much greater de-
Nelopmcul that has many lessons for
US. MANY a man in Europe would I've
left destitut" "r at least embarrassed
for life toy tn" loss Of q horse or cow
not covered by insurance. Many {,
man who prefers 10 buy one good COW
would only buy INC poorer ones for
fear the one good on. would die ana he
would lose all lac had if he could not
protect himself by live stock insurance.
In England ne may insure not only the
cow bat practically everything else Oh
tn" farm from tho lahOrcr in tho nclS
{" The bees in the hive
Conditions in this country ar" every
year becoming more and more Ike
those across the water which demand
such a great development of live stock
insurance Free farm land j. no longer
Of very good quality, and soon the gov
eminent VIII have. none ~ all Com
petition viii Toe isccncr and kccucr. and
The struggle will no longer bc Ia make
living and keep what we already
lave. at least for most OF us. Under
such circumstances live stock nsur-
ancc, now desirable thing, VIII be
CouIc absolutely necessary. and each
man VIII nave TO dcvid" whether to
JOIN mutual company or patromi2c a
commercial company
ln some - the older countries the
mutual company has practically driven
al others out Whit" !u others tho Vari.
Gus companies thrive SIDE hy side aud
the farmer may choose whichever he
prefers as in this country In some
countries tho government leads ia or
gani%ing ana financing tho companies
While IN others II gives practically no
aid except through regulatory laws
I - Iyarl,l,
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tory increas" in tho number Of nesting
birds, tho total being reported as forty
species anu lSa pairs OF twenty three
acres. \ h"lf-pcrc lot in this area was
the home during 1918 of twenty pairs
of birds representing fourteen different
species four wood thrush nests being
the greatest number of any one kind.
In Aiken. :. G.. tho owners of two
city blocks. ten acres in all. for many
years literally supplied the birds with
food and water. In the summer OF
1915 the counts showed ten species and
sixty-hvc nesting pairs on this area.
These consisted of the following
species: l;luc JAY, fourteen. red headed
woodpcckcr, eleven: mocking bird.
nine; brown thra shcr. eight: catbird.
seven; cardinal. six; wood thrush. four;
orchard oriolc. one; chcwink ono: Eng
fish sparrow. four.
TWO Of the reports received, ono
from Woodstock. VT. and the other
from Nircsc". Va. gave Interesting
data as to variations in bird life from
nifty acres. consisting OF Woodland,
twenty-onc acres: piowcd land. five
acres: permanent pasture. fifteen acres,
and the remainder. nine acres. brushy
land along stream and on a hill
side. In 1870. much Of the land not in
woods had lately ceased to be Guilt
waited. and was growing up in brush
while the 'umdcrhrusl had just been
inoTouEhiN ticit'u out OF all the woods.
In the last eight years the undcrbrush
has worked back into the woods while
great incrcas" has taken place in
the brush and young trees along the
stream and OH some three acres that
were formerly cultivated During all
the years bird life has been vigorously
protected. hut there has been no extra
bird feeding either winter or summer.
and no putting ur Of bird boxes. with
the execution Of II single small martin
the martins. which arc on several
neighhorinG farms. but was used fit
fully by blucbirds. house wrcns and
crested hycatchcrS
y bird count WAS made by an orni-
biologist in each OF the las, five wears.
and tho results show a steady and nro-
nounccd gain in the number of kinds
.f birds nesting about the place and n
still greater gain in thc total number
Of nesting pairs. Indeed. the gain in
this latter respect. 60 per cent i'm the
five years. is more than may he OK
planned by the growth OF bird food and
shelter on the place. and is nrobobIv
due to the entire freedom from die.
turbnncc which the birds have come Ia
recognize.
II il Interesting to note the change
in the character of the bird population
from year to year. While forty-two
kinds of birds ncStcd on the Mace in
the course of the five years, the Great,
est number in any one year was ONLY
th!rty-four, while each year a dozen
or more kinds Of birds ncstcd Within
sight OF the fifty acres. but not within
the enumeration area itself
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ton OF is stored on the body OF tho
animal as fat In the case of the
!ounS animal. part of this cNccss is
used for growth.
OF the two mistakes made in feed
inc, perhaps undertaking Is most COM
mon. 1t Is II serious mistake to feed
COW only enough to keep ur her
body. She must receive feed to keen
her milk production UP TO capacity. If
COW loses weight while in milk she
is not receiving sufficient food \ good
COW. Il not fed enough. Will uroducr
milk for time at the expense Of her
body; that is. she will take the surplus
flesh from her body and convert il
into milk. and thereby viii lose live
weight. ON tho other hand. when "a
COW is ovcrfcd she will begin to ratten
III n short time. This condition may
be corrected by giving her only the
amount she needs for maintenance and
for milk productions Such rccdiu.
weight
RouEhncss is the frs, impor,a,,, con-
sideration i'm feeding COWS \ COW is
not contentcd unless her stomach Is
1uiI. She should always havc nu Tho
rouEhncsS That she will clean mn and
thch tho amount "f grain she reeves
should be regulated 10y tho auo,,,t M
milk produced. y dry COW in GOOD
condition should hc f"d roughuos;
only: and does not need any grain. In
.t"'nE gram 10 milk producing cows.
is found to work fairly well:
Eeed one pound of grain for co,h
,hree pounds or pnts of mill, mo
duccd. Jersey cow. producinc ,or,.
T,ch mix. may need a little more rr,i,,
than the amount given.
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MILLS AND FURNISHING
COMPANIES WELL EMPLOYED
Ry Associated Press.l

Wy ENSSot'dteu f'TesS.
NEW YORK, February iS.-Cotton
steadier during the week. buying going
on conservatively and being confined
more and more to nearby renuirc.
mchts. Mills and furnishing companics
are stu we'll employed, although the
volume OF forward orders booked is
not as great as 1t was four months
ago. Government orders for army sun
pies or various sorts have strength
eheu the cotton. duck and heavy goods
markets. Print cloths are stcadier ana
somewhat higher on some construc-
lohs. ShectinSs arc holding quite
steady. Colored cottons are very firm.
an advance Of ] &c a yard having been
announced this week on ono line or
staple gtnghams. The already hiph
costs OF production arc being Increased
ny The advance in coal and dye costs
ana inc firm resistance to lower prices
made by manufacturers is attributed,
l" this cause, as we'll as To the sold IN
conditions for nearby delivery Spot
stocks Of goods continue lighter than
usual. and jobbcrs who have tried TO
secure s'zcablc blocks of goods have
heen unable 10 do so, II promp: delivery
Is demanded. \ degree OF hesitation
IN the markets Is expected to continu,
as long as international conditions ar.
unsettled. yet confidence is greater in
merchandise than It was a week ago
Quotations are as follows: prin,
cloths, 2s-inch 6tx64s. 5s.c: G4x6os.
"a q oiac.; 3Siz Inch 61x64s 7hc:
brown shcctinEs, southern standards,
II &c: dcniins. 2.20s, indigo, Pie: tick-
inSs. eight-ouncc, 20i2c.; prints, &c;
staple EtnGhams, SIC: dress ginsha,n-
l2i:c and 1870.
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SKYSCRAPERS FOR BERLIN
Professor Schin,pT Thinks Time Has
Come for Putting i'p Higher
BUILDINGS.

EETLIN. February lS.-Eerln should
have small skyscrapers. in the opinion
Of Professor Gustav Schimpff. Of the
technical university of AiX-la Cha mel
lie, who, in an address before the so
ciety of Berlin architects on plans for
a central railway station ana the cut
ting of new streets leading TO IL, point
ed out that the time had come for put
ting UP higher buildings in Berlin,
especially in the more central districts
The population. he said, has for years
been drifting away from those dis
tricts. sand they arc more and more
given up TO business. With this trans
formation has come an increased do
mand for Office room and higher build
inss.
Schimpf referred to the success OF
the skyscraper in thu United States as
a ground for rcsorting to it here lie
is not, however. in favor Of convert.
IN. entire streets into canyons of tall
houses: he would. instead. put the sky-
scraper only on the corner lots. or oc-
caSionally between lots in order 10 Sc
cure greater abundance of air and
light. And he would not give permits
for buildings OF more than $50 to 1sD
fcet high.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-02-19
CONTRACT MARKET
KEEPS STEADY TONE.
There II Little Cotton for Sale. hut
Price" Remain ut Advance Despite
Adverse Political REPORTS.
IBy Asso :iuted prcss.l

NEW ORLEANS. February IS
tract market last week. the market
maintained a steady tone. and i'm the
face OF adverse political reports and
highly discouraging export situa-
ton. remained at the advance through
out. At the highest levels the trad
ing months were 6S to 1911 points over
the previous weeks close. The net
change for the week was II gain Of
twenty TO forty points. or from 81 to
81 bale
Weekend market letters generally
gave as the real reason for the ad
ranc the sound technical position of
the market. \ stimulating influence
was the Census Bureau report on mill
statistics for January, showing total
consumption i'll this country Of cotton
and llntcrs Of 619.457 bales. new
high record for the month. which
brought the total for the season thus
far up TO 3.114.309 bales. also new
high record
week lend kept the market steady in
spite OF uneaSincss over international
politics and the lack of new business
mere was decided disposition ':.tc
IN the week to refrain from entering
INTO new business because Of the holt.
day in this market on Tuesday and
the holiday Thursday in both Amer
lean markets.
With trading so broken up, the com
ing week probably VIII be inclined
toward dullness. unless something inn
portant should happen in Il political
way. or some change should come about
in shipping.
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EXCELLENT RESULTS
FROM PIG CLUBS

The hauhcrs in many states. many
OF thorn in Virginia. AFRO realizing tho
value of pic club work as means OF
materially improving rural conditions.
Not Il few at the bankers have mad" il
possible for worthy club mcmncrS to
secure pigs on their personal notes. In
:his way a we'll bred pig is secured and
inc hcuhcr can pay for 1t from the
proceeds OF the pig as Il meat animal
or from the sale of offspring in the
cas-" Of breeding animal. The mem
Der cutters into Il business agreement
with the parents ronScnD with tile
banker and II III this way relieved Of
IN" stigma OF charity which is tile re-
suit wh"n q pig is given outright. This
Al ranGcmcnt il practical means of
teaching business methods tC the rural
Nounc people II IS also Il character
building process. for il is but natural
FOR boy when treated as Il man, to
act in a manly manner
This apparent GcucrvSity ON the pnr,
'i tho bankers is in many cases bust
ness acumcn. y case in point is thai
of Texas bank. The president of the
hank placed %26 Digs among the nj.
club members Of his county. AS a re-
suit OF tn" acquaintance made in Sc
curing and placing these pigs. many
new patrons were secured. Tncs. pa-
irons brought iii over $4,000 in indi-
Nidual deposits Needless to saw. tnis
was profitable business tor ia" bank
nCt II Is also ~ means that Viii iurr.as.
WITH i!inc in It's beneficial Influence.
one Of the Texas papers states that ti,.
"'hkcr mas laid tn" foundation for a
prosperity when VIII he lasting. Tho
BOYS that he has helped to get started
III me hog business arc now ON their
rect financially and before many years
thcy VIII be making biz shipments of
hoSS 10 market each Year. Tho money
received from tine sale Of hoes will he
expended in, further d"N"iuninc the
county. Every merchant in the county
WI proht. the banks will Get more de-
posts and the farmers will have more
money Win which TO further develop
their farms"
How one teacher Of sixty pupils in
Il onc-room school house. situated I'm
The forests of North Carolina. succeed
ed III getting her pupils Interested IN
practical agriculture with - pig ana
i'SS man an acre of uncuI;ivatcd land
Is interesting.
farm paper offered a purc-brco
pis as - prize for securing "A certain
humher of subscriptions This cncr-
&"tic school teacher sci oUt among tho
parents of her pupils and succeeded in
S"lilhS enough subscriptions 10 win
IN" pig. When the pir arrived tho non
was already built by the school chill
'ircn on tho school grounds fer it's re-
cepti"n. Til" parents were invited and
talks on pig raising Were made The
rest oi tn" day was spent in driyiu.
around 10 some OF the best pig Farm.
IN tho county where various Kinds of
live stock were scored and discussed
The pupils learned that a pjr could
not thrive entirely on scraps from
lunches aud occasional oars Of corn
Nn Interested member Of the school
commute" offered tho use of his team
aud implements, ana the pupils start cd
q los he f,,p L.,
ass forage pasture. They thcm planted
crops "f rye. whc;rt, rapc ANA grass
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since they help to purify the air VIC
breathe.
Soil-Good soil. one that is composed
OF rch sand loam-two PARTS orchard
black dirt; three fourths part sand:
onc-half sfted wcll-rotted stable ma
nurc or leaf mold.
Tn" man or woman who knows how
TO use the watering pot Will be sue
"c"Stul with plants. Plants at certain
lines need To have the dust syriuged
off the leaves. mostly from Tn" upper
Si"c. occasionally from tho uudnrSide
aS w" wash our faces to remove dirt
ana r"rsriration Some fcw plants
like bcGonia*. will not endure much
water or tho foliage. These should 10
wiped off carefully with a sponge or
damp cloth.
The application Of water TO the soil
~ the most importan: practice in flow
cr culture. gently on TOP. so as not to
"N"rpack the soil. in ample quantity
wien ncccSsars. but not at all until i,
~ necessary. Tn" bottom of :, flower
DOT should he covered with broken bits
"' rro"k"rN 10 insure good drainage \
100 temperatures ,.o or 30 degrees
fhhr"nhciD. and watering heavily once
u week Is best. Plants like the morn
me- sun and light. and the east win
dow should he chosen for them if pos
.;iblc
Blooming plants ought to be ropottcd
each year; ferns aud palms every thre.
years. as rulo. The pot must not loo
To-" large for tho rlaut if YOU wish il
I" bloom heavily. Crowding the roots
slightly increases tho top growth.
nuWcr" and foliage. This is called
forcing ~ plant. II la" u tendency
TO w"hkcn the plant as 4 whole. and
&hould not nc permitted for any length
OF 'in". Keep til" pot fun Of roots
nut not $" full that they show at the
Top or push through tho hole at tho
notion. Vel low leaves mean too much
water brown leaves mean drought
lIttlc vegetable ""oi<iu: oil poured
over tn" surface &c the soil around
hianiS IN boxes o. pots, or over soil be-
iort porting. viii rid II Of worms Ijsn
a tablespoonful To m eight inch not
fI"ht II over the entire surface with :,
h'tie water. NJ uiuht worms will be
Shioch'"d 10y tia" oil ANA come to the
tor They may he gathered and :lc-
S'r"Nod. After tw" days stir IN the
Top soil mixing il tn" oil
-" NOT fuss" with and handle plants
too much. Like human hcincs they
a" not want I" hc ragged" all the
'lm" ON tho other hand they mus,
not be neglected. II. T.. Major
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Facts for Farmers, Stock
Breeders, Poultry Raisers,
Orehardists, Truckers and Gar;
deners---Queries and ANSWERS
ENCOURAGE NATIVE BIRDS;
GOVERNMENTS FIGURES

The 1915 bird count. based on II,
reports from different sections received
by the Biological Survey OF the United
states department of Agriculture,
shows that tho average bird popula-
''on on the farms of the United states
can be largely Increased by protcc-
ton in furnishing food and shelter.
Several instances OF a numerous bird
population following weIl-directcd Eff
forts for it's Increase arc rcportcd \
'arih OF siNty-fre acres near Wcstcr-
VINE. ohio. comprising plowcd land,
'WchtE-threc acres: hay land twenty
TWO acreS; pasture, five acres: orchard.
hrc acres: house and garden plot. two
acres. ana swamp and wooded creek
borders, eight acres. showed "a popu-
lauon OF ITO pairs Of native birds and
twenty-five pairs of English sparrows.
or about doubt tho average for the
state farm of scvcnty-cight acres
near StraSburc. Ohio, with about the
same proportion Of tho different fields.
had l26 pairs OF native birds and eight
pairs of English sparrows. also about
double the average. y farm Of forty
acres near Middlctown. Conn, contain
ing ten acres OF plowcd land. three
acres OF woodland, five acres of pas
turc. twelve acres OF orchard aud
twenty acres of meadow. had q bird
population OF los pairs OF native birds.
eight pairs OF English Sparrows. and
fifteen pairs Of siarlinGs: a total of
ISIS pairs. or more than four times
the average. y farm of fortN acres at
New Hope, Pa. called The Hedges"
from its numerous Usage orange
hedges. and divided into plowed land.
fifteen acres; woodland. two acres; or
chard. tive acres, and era ISLAND. ciEh-
teen acres. supported 4 bird population
Of 1876 pairs OF native birds. seventeen
English sINrrowS. and II" startling: II
total of about four times the average
These examples arc all of farms that
are used for ordinary farming pur-
poses and where no attempt has been
made to attract an extra number OF
birds by winter feeding or by putting
up nesting boxes. The large bird pop
ulation is due solely To absolute pro-
lection and to leaving ABUNDANT
chances for favorable nesting sites.
The surveys observations on the
grounds OF tho department in Wash
encc. us grackics have been known
to feed upon newly Matched English
sparrows. Fish crows. ON tho other
hand, attacked the young of Sracklcs.
and even t. q greater extent the nest
linGs Of English sparrows.
The owner Of n summer home in
Maryla nd ~ tow miles from Washing
ton. however did not have tho sam"
trouble with house wrcnS. AS Il result
of several years cndcavors. he has
colony IF house wrcnS which in 1871.
numbered nineteen pairs. all in boxes
put UP for them in tho Immediate
neiphburhood Of the house, and vet
other birds also were numerous, ana
i'm the five acres surrounding the house
there ucstcd in 1915 a total Of twenty
four species and 81 pairs.
The report of the 1914 bird counts
credited Chevy chase. Md. rs having
tho highest record for that year. This
same area in 1915 showed 4 satiafac-
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HOUSE-PLANT GROWING

There are four things essential to
successful plant growth: light. air. soil
an', water.
sunlight is necessary to produce the
chclnicai reactions which transform
the clements found ia soil into avail
able plant food. This plant food is
taken up by the plant into the leaves
i'll the form of GrcCn-cOlorcd SUB
stance. When a plant has insufficient
light tho leaves Will appear of n SiciIy
Ncliowish green color and eventually
the whole plant will become weak and
Spindly.
Air. not a draft II cold wind. but
good fresh air ana plenty OF ii. is nee
cSSar! tor plant growth. Plants arc
quite human IL many ways. They
must breathe and become refreshed
'ik" ANIMALS. Fortunately for us
plants also absorb tho carbon dioXi,e
gas which is the waste material
brcnth"d out by human beings. In this
way plants in tho house are valuable
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BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB WORK
ny ,. &. STILES.
Hanover County trcn,

The object OF hnr. I
cultural ,n,b vort, u SI'S aSii-
raise an acre OF CO.,, Si,"P!E !"
n pie or Other .,cr;,,,',,, 'h''h"hs'
but to inStiu ir,n ,,, ~ P'"""'''
ton the desire "a I""S genera .
something or r..I ,i "i
come real nr.durnrs ""H !" ne
Htroycrs of wo,l,h .ri 10" "''
our bubble scho,Is h ~ 80
still To "A rro,, ,>t,,, ~" Is
from the farm r.,h,,. 'M"H
tho farm. This bas 49, 'pN"'"S
because tho n,uiIs 40 "' t''I
any Realization az ~
homo life. For .y.r, ;,,.i '''y
a.child rocciy.e~"u.. .,,o,,,i ""'
oppurturi,y ,n .-i,, >.,,,.,'-'.' : va az
Impression '"'9
,rh;. i;
an, ,r,,h ~, rr'N '"n"rt-
ra,or ~, N ~ ''' ''"HihE "hu-
,m,,I Ir,' 40" XII Is asrirui-
An onrn',uri. 81" '"H or Elr'
nr.s.,n, 49, ~ means 81 "A-
siope ,b,. 49,, '"'', IS
Tn. ~, ,,, va ~ Ht""o''
nri,c,ri az, 80" ''''i''N business
farn,,,'c IL. '"''"'''S "'
know ybn .,, .',, 81" N""
r,,,,, :, - V" 'N"'' ~ no"
rjo,,s nrodu,, ,t Va
,.luh ro,. r., ,,,i corn
hin, -, ,ro1
La, ..,s' ~ ""N"
Cor, ,Y,,h av..r,,.I
corr, no.. .,
40 cons r., In,.ra
girls npri,.,,l,urnr ,i,l ,is
,,nnroved ,n.,,nGs 49,,
m.ny 1ir.s nf m,,,car,
arc ,.o,,du.t.l No., ,,, go,
ago. so,u. n.v Mini, -,
seen I'm tn. indus,rinl And i,,.i,.s.
,,,,Il ,.,. "a. o.,