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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

ing spot than Buffalo Knob. Every
year excursion parties make great
struggles Ia get there. and they find !,
most charming elevated section where
mosquitoes and cpidcmicS are never
known. but where the good old sum
mct time is the most delightful to lie
encountered anywhere in this broad
land
Although cut off. II may he said. from
til" outside world. the people Of the
county ar" we'll abreast OF the times
and they have the telephone. good
horse back mail facilities maintain
good schools and churches keep out of
debt individually. and. as Il county.
and are hospitablc, industrial. frugal
and rs cntcrpriSiur as circumstances
viii admit. Indeed Floyd County only
awaits tho introduction OF capital ard
transportation facilities 10 mako il
one of Nirgina's very richest sub-di-
visions.
Floyd. the county seat. is situated
near the center OF the county. and is
u lovely mountain village OF about 500
inhabitants. Ii has a lumber mill
and two other small industrial plants.
a newspaper. bank. hotel or two.
several churches. a good public high
school. several lodges OF secret orders
and eight OF ten stores that do a good
local business with the county people
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"CASCARETS" FOR
YOUR BOWELS #
HEADACHY, SICK
For biliOusncSS, bad breath,
colds, Indigestion and
constipation.
Enjoy life! Liycn your liver
and bowels Tonight and
feel fine.

Your tongu" is coated! Look inside
your watch cover and sec. That's bad
business. What have YOU been eating?
What Were You drinking" What kind
Of Il lazy chair did you take exercise
in" Now, don't think il doesn't matter.
because it's your bowels that talk now
every time YOU opcn your mouth. That
doesn't help your popularity. nor Your
earning capacity. Besides Il person
with bad bowels is in Il bad way, and a
coated tongue or Il bad breath arc sure
signs Of bad bowels and poor digestion
Why don't you get = Decent bon of
CascarctS ~ amy drug store and give
your liver and thirty feet Of bowels the
incest. gcntiest cleansing thny .v..l.y
experienced. Take one or two c5ts.u-
r"ts Tonight and wake up f.cliu:: imo
and 1T. MI Headache, Dullncss Hiii-
BUSINESS. Bad Breath, stomach Sour
ness. Cold and Constipation gone
wake up with your head clear. tongue
clean, stomach sweet, liver and bowels
active. step elastic and complexion
rosy.
Cascarcts work while you sleep
never grippe or sivk.n. caScarcts act 50
gently that YOU hardly realize YOU
haN" taken thorough cathartic They
don't bother YOU all next dny like SALTS
pills, oil or acknowledgements. being
perfectly harmless. is best childrcu's
Aa;iSc.-.NdV.
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morning and accompany them at night
To - sound and perfect sleep. Men. too
those WHO, in the strenuous strain OF
business competition burn up rtpidly
stores OF nervous energy. here is n
source of power and renewed strength
and endurance which. will he found
unfailing.
III you are not strong or well. YOU
owe il to yourself To make the follow
ing test: Sec how long you can work
or how far you can walk without be-
coming tired. Next take two nvc-grain
tablets of nuNatcd iron. three times
per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength again and
see how much you have gained. From
my own experience with NuXatcd Iron
] feel il is such a valuable remedy that
it should be kept in every hospital
and prescribed by every physician in
this country"
Or. IL: Saucr. BOSTON physician.
who has studied both in this country
and great European medical institu-
tons, says: Il am a great believer in
Nuxated Iron. IL often acts almost like
magic. Not long ago q man came to
me who was nearly half century ola
and asked me to give him a prclimin-
AIRY examination for life insurance
was astonishcd TO find him with the
blood pressure OF 81 boy of 90 and as
fun of vgor. vim and vitality rs n
young man: in fact, young man he
really was, Notwithstanding his age
The secret. he said. was taking iron
nuNatcd iron had filled him with re-
ncwcd life. AT 80 he was I'm bad
health: at ii he WIS carcworn and
nearly all in--now at so, after taking
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
GOOD ROADS IN PATRICK
Bank lnnusurntcS triHuc scheme to
Test Sentiment of People on
81 Bond Issue.

STUART. VA. March 3.-Thc Bank
Of stuart has just developed a unique
method of sounding ont the people of
Patrick County OH the subject of good
roads. Believing that ut this time
$4,000 in bonds should hc issued in
order 10 improve the highways "f tho
county. the bank proposes during tho
ensuing week To take straw vote
to discover whether tho sentiment OF
the people is sufficiently strong 10
warrant asking for an election. Not
only can ballots he pollcd in the bank
at stuart. hut merchants in tho moro
remote sections will hc supplied with
ballots. and the rural free delivery
men will assis, in the effort TO deter
mine the sentiment.
Ia the event Of tho patrck people
favorins the bond issue. the Judge IF
III" Circuit Court VIII he asked 10
call AN election.
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KING WILLIAM FARMERS
FIXING FOR HIGH PRICES
Potato Growers IN West Point section
Arc Seeding Uii: Acrcs-littlc
Ice la York River.

WEST POINT, VA. March 3.-rhc
Commodore Maury. with Messrs Par
sons. Lewis and others Of the Board
Of Fisheries aboard spent some time
here last week. They went up to
cohoke 10 establish the hatchery which
was talked Of while back. This
hatchery is for hatching shad and
other fish.
Efforts are being made to secure u
suitable tract OF land in that neigh
borhood on which TO raise phcasants.
wild turkeys, quail and other game
birds. and also some animals-;, reSu
lar game farm" it will be.
The last few warm days. the onions
row after row. are just pcepng from
the ground, almost smiling 1T the idea
Of their ascendancy in the estimation
days. and the Irish potatoes. planted
in October and November. Will be ris-
ing from the lazy beds
Farmers are losing no time III plant
ing Irish potatoes. one man has con-
tractcd already for the planting of
10000 bushels. Another farmer is
planting 100 acres Of his own land in
potatoes. lie lives in three miles OF
West Point. Another farmer. living
in twelve miles OF Yves, Point. is,
planting 500 acres in potatoes Dur
Ing the drcadfully cold month of Feb
ruary the West Point harbor has been
clear for tho entrance of All steamers
that could reach here that had been
detained in the Baltimore harbor and
Chesapeake Bay.
Tn" steamer Louise that runs back
and forth from West Point TO Ayictt.
On tho Mattaponi River. WAS detained
hut few hours on two or her trims,
and failed to make onc-half "a trip
only
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some directions gained strength during the
week. Leading lines Of dress rinehams
and mapped fabrics hay" hccn placed al
vitiiu aud coiorCl cottonS. class. are
very we'll sold. Cotton duck markets hay.
been stronger sine. IN, large government
requirements became defined. Wid" prr,
cloths slightly higher. and are still
scarce for spot delivery. D!cachcd cotton,
80, .Irauy Niti. many orders set IN band
10 lie nti"d Brown Sh"",ingH have beer
In moderate dcinaiI. aud prices Shuw littls
change. what termed sport styles "
printed aud woven CottonS ar" selling
lively Ia wash goods departments. Ike.
tnil"rs and Jobbcrs are taking IN all goods
or order. In placing new business they are
very cautious. and hu"" been Influenced [,
considerable extent by IN" Interim ti."t
situation. The nearby business has been
good under all til" circumstances. pnc
staples FOR the manufactures trades l!tvt
b,cn bought literally In some instances
Hosiery markets hay" been active, :tnd
yarns are much Stcadi"r.
Prices are AZ foll"ws: prn, cloths. - inch
tiSriS. sac: 5iSGpS. 5:c .sl2 inch. 6SJts, 1HCs
brown shcctings. Southern standard. Ii'iv
d"ntns. 22os, indigo. 2ic: tIckings. S-ounc"
.nisr: prints &c: stapl" ringltuIs Ji-c. dress
Einghams l2,.c to i:'."
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beautiful. rosy Checked women with
out iron says Or. Ferdinand King. 4
New York physician and author. In
my recent talks to physicians on the
crave and serious conscquc nccs of iron
deficiency in the blood Of American
women. have strongly emphasized
the fa"t thai doctors should prescribe
more organic iron--nuNated iron--for
their nervous. rundown. weak. bag
Sard-l""isiuS women patients palior
means anacmia. The skin Of an amaze
me woman Is pale. the flesh ilahby.
tbs muscles lack tone. the brain fasS,
ana the memory fails and often tltcg
become weak, nervous. irritable. dcS-
i"ndcnt and melancholy. When the
iron goes FROM the blood Of women the
roses =" from their checks.
I'm tho most common foods of Amc'-
lea, the starchcS. sugars. table syrups,
candies. polished rice. white bread.
soda crackers. biscuits. macaron. spa
rhctu tapioca. sage. farina. dc2crm-
mated cornmcal no longer is iron 10
moved the iron OF Mother Earth from
these impoverished foods, and SHY
methods Of home cookery. by throwing
down the waste pipe the water in
which our vegetables are cooked are
responsible for another grave iron loss
Therefore, il you wish to preserve your
age You must supply the iron dciici-
cncy in your food by using some form
OF organic iron. just as you would use
salt when your food has not enough
salt.
Dr Howard James, late OF the
United states Public Health Service
says: In my opinion. organic iron il
beyond question the greatest OF all
strength builders. &c people would
only take NuXatcd Iron when they feel
weak rundown instead OF dosing
themselves with habit forming drugs
stimulantS and alcoholic beverages. |
am convinced that III this way the
lives Of thousands mig hit be saved who
now die every year from pneumonia
grippe. consumption. kidney. liver.
heart trouble and other dangerous
maladicS. The real. true cause which
started their diseases WAS nothing
more nor less than lack OF iron in the
blood. Iron is absolutely necessary to
enable your blood to change food into
living tissue. Without ~. no matter
how much OF what you eat, your food
merely passes through YOU without do.
ing YOU any good. You don't get the
strength ont of it, and as - conac-
anrnc. YOU become weak. pale nud
sickly looking. just like Il plant trying
TO grow IN "a soil deficient IN iron. \
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Dr.. Howard James, late OF the
United States Public Health
Service. says physicians should
prescribe more organic iron
NuNated !ron-tO correct the
great drain nature has placed
upon women at certain periods
and 20 supply the iron deficien-
cy resulting from a denineral-
lied diet now being served in
thousands of homes. Opinions
OF Er. Ferdinand King, New
York Medical Author, and other
physicians who have thorough
ly tested the value OF NuXated
Iron.
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New Win With Capacity Doubled.

ELkIN, y. -. March a.-Ihc Chat
ham manufacturing Company has CON
tractcd for til: erection Of a three
story wooden mill That will be 4OOx so
feet in size This Will replace and
double the capacity OF the mill that
WAS SO seriously damaged by the hig
flood Of last year. The machinery for
'hc "auipmcn, Of the new mill which
has already been purcha sed, is Of the
very latest improved kind
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

Dark loose leaf tobacco sales on the
Richmond market for tho iivc-m month
period ending on March L. not only
SHOW big increase over the CORE
Spondin. period of last year but the
prices were much higher. The sales
for tho period just closed amounted to
6.6il.225. as compared with 5.i5S.o7o.
Tho average price was sl5.a9 hun
drcd. as compared with SOS. The Of
fcrings on the local market last week
totalcd about 100000 pounds. which
sold at an average price OF 81, Il hum
drcd, with top price OF $50.
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cross sales OF the Atlantic and IA
enc Tea Company. which operates sew
cral branches i'll Richmond. are cN-
pcctcd to approximate 1850. 900 for
the fiscal wear ending February Is
me increase over the previous wear
amounts to Sii.eJo,0oo or rs per cent
The company now has 2.aou stores
in its chain having opened 1000 in
the past year. The FIRST payment in the
bonus system for its store managers
was made ON March /.
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Gus and irritable. or looks pale, bag
gard and worn should at once have
her blood examined for iron dcfici-
administrator of simple Nux-
atcd Iron will often increase the
strength and endurance Of weak.
nervous. carcworn women 100 per
cent i'm TWO weeks time.
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kcr.cm. n. n Cattle Raiser.

MISUNDERSTANDING, w, MarCh Ga
record in tho Valley was made this
week when former Senator George r.
kcezell sold ten twoyear- short
horn steers to l.. l.. Yates & Son Tho
cattle averaged l.30S pounds per head
aud brought SlIt.I2 each. The total
OF l3.oS0 pounds brought Sl.111.2O
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the railroads passing through North
Carolina is nftecn times us much as
cotton and about i've times as much
as that furnished by all agricultural
products. 1t is believed that the Nir-
Sinia figures. had they been obtainablc,
would have shown similar results.
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Orange count, Jersey breeders

ORANGE. VA. March ".-'rh. breed
crS "f Jersey cattle in Orange County
have organized u breeders Jersey Cat
tie Association ut this place. the pur-
I pose Of which is Ia encourage tho
breeding OF Jersey cattle. Dr. j s.
Andrews was elected president and
I. r. Cooper. secretary ana trca Surcr
! of Tho association.
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In the Business World
Happenings Of Week Of In
tcrcst Here.

chucr the management or ~. Ice
Smi'h. the Goldc Clothes shop viii
opSh Tor business at 7u1 I:as, Broad
street. on Thursday morning. The
p"iidihS has been rcmodelcd ana will
'i''Nr ah attractive addition to the
tetail section. The opcninr day viii
be known as "inspcction day. ana
Practical presents will he given to
NisitorS The Code concern viii he
an exclusive specially for men
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VI. W. Lloyd. who is consulting sales
manager FOR several local firms will
open his second salcSmanship class
term on Monday. March - at the
Massey BUSINESS College. The success
OF the first term was very igratifyinl-
several Of the students having been
placed in good positions
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04

The $25.00o.op0 two-ycar notes OF
the southern Railway. offered through
syndicate headed by j. T. Morgan X
Company. have all been sold The
books were closed yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock.
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WEALTH
DOE q! THE COUNTY OF FLOYD
Mountain Sides Full Of Valuable
sSAtncrals Overlooking Lands That
Are of the Richest Kind.
AsT ACRES or UNCUT TIMBER
ganty That Needs Only Tran>por-
ttation Facilities to Make II. in
he, One of Virginia's Wealth.
J in State OF Watchful Waiting.

NJ In state OF atchlut W Waiting.
lfRA I'd County. which lies between the
Dial Ridge and Allegheny Mountain
g 81 IS. near the southern border of
mo state. some day is going 10 I've
mo richest county to its inches IN
vi inia. 1t has tho dormant wealth
sl6s !, nova plenty OF it--hut il is
- veloped and VIII remain 50 un-
SrrI here is some way to haul il ont
luz e il can be made into tangible
SHS It'll.
I'll .ehle efforts have been made Ia get
~ lilroad into the county. but s" far
s%s re efforts have gotten no further
- a the hot-air stage. Ey and by.
1914 tation III words will take some
sS err form. the iron r;uiS viii hc
~ |, the steam locomotives viii liz
&sAeard clustering around the mountain
Eadrves and along the table lands. and
EShcn the cattle upon thousand hil,
EeEfII be seen. the blue grass viii be
Nntilized. the vast acres of timber viii
,lGome down and find q market the
lMfninerals will he dug from tho noun
sGatn sides. thousands Of rich acres now
idle will be made {" bring forth the
nay. the corn. the wheat. the potatoes
5and the other things that can 10
asHrown there in greatest abundance,
put as yet cannot he gotten to mar
Hket In way that makes il profitable
go grow them.
kAGHICULTIRAL AND MINERAL
ESs- LANDS AWAITING DEVELOPMENT
Commissioner Koincr's
convince him that tho
lands Of Floyd Cour y. which are roll.
E4hE, and in some parts mountainous
MD very steep. arc. or can he made
sAfhe5 most productive in tho state He
h4elIS us that the products are tobacco.
SSSsYyneat, corn, oats, rye, buck wheat hay
$5sfAoPage, potatoes. II stands at til.
Ethead of the list of counties OF Tho
TSSate for buckwheat. and is large
yproducer of rye and tobacco Orchard
%1nd dairy products are large and val
Hnable. II is especially adaptcd Ia IN.
GxroWth or all tho grasses: clover does
ssYell. and rcd-top. or herds grass. and
Blue grass grow spontaneously afford
j ms splendid pasturasc for the fine
s gorses. cattle and sheep. In tho west
emo, on the waters Of Eurnet's ana
ESGrcasy Creeks. arc the largest areas Of
Syrass lands: and upon these consider
sadie herds OF cattle ar. cr,zcd and
Il wintered annually
Il : The mineral wealth Of this county
Of great value Nearly
q Syery part OF its surface Indicates tho
g presence OF its ores. such as gold sill
Yer. iron, copper. lead. manganese as
n pestos, plumbaGo, arsenic and Soan-
K stone. and some arc already attract;
sng attention looking To their devotion
Many sections Of tho county arc SIN
{ covered with a fine virgin forest. en-
ESDracinG about onc-half Of tho area or
&$Lne county. The more valuable snn
Sscies are walnut. poplar oak, hickory
y ash' pine. maple and chestnut
e. Kissing TRANSPORTATION
81, FACILITIES THAT MUST COME
e Little River and its numerous TRIM
L res. Reed Island Creek. which Is
ally river. and its tributaries ana
1FT
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Sew rclennonc I:.chungc n, Dnn.iIIc.

New Telephone Exchange mt DanvilIe.
DANNlLl.E. VA. March 3.--Thc
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company viii ere long be living in it's
own home i'm this city. Manager III. O.
Games and the companys engineers
have completed plans for the erection
of central exchange and office build
ing ana the construction of new
wire distribution system. The con-
tracts will probably be awarded in the
c9rly spring.
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Dry Goods Review.
MEM YORK. March Cotton FOODS mar
kvts have held generally steady nna i'm
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THE ORIGIN OF THE STARS AND
STRIPES.

suppose most Of our girls and boys
know that away back In 1877 our Con-
tinental Congress decided that the
flag of the thirteen United States be
thirteen stripes alternate red and
white. that the Union be thirteen stars
white In blue field. representing q
new constellation" This was the flag
which ioated above our historic
Yorktown. and the same unfurled by
Captain John Paul Jones. Did you
ever hear that the banner of the Union
represents the crimson clouds OF sun
set blown into strips by the free
winds of heaven. and spangled with
tho evening stars just twinkling in
the blue? Isn't that a sweet thought?
But. Of course. 1t isn't the true origin
Let me tell you what l have read OF
our flags origin. and why 1t was
adopted az our national emblem.
My story begins In England. Some
sixteen or eighteen miles northwest OF
London is the town OF Northampton,
and not far from this stands the Sui
grave Church. Then 1t was customary
to bury the dead under the church
flooring and mark the tombs by brass
plates. First OF special interest to us
was placed by Laurence Washington
on the tomb of AIMEE his wife," in
1864 Then In after years there were
brasses over the tombs OF Laurence
Washington Che was twice Mayor OF
Northampton, beginning 1881 and his
large family of seven daughters and
four sons. all quaint. And on all
these brass plates came the shield
bearing upon It's face the washington
coat of arms-"the Stars and Stripes:
And these appear again In the arms
Of our Great General George Washing
ton. OF Virginia, first President of the
United States OF America. and sixth
in n q,
ington. Of Sulgrave, England. Hence
the stars and stripes of the flag of the
Union had their origin In the armorial
bearings of the Washington family-a
compliment from his fellow citizens to
the man whom they hailed as their
lcadcr-"first in war. first in peace and
first in the hearts of his countrymen."
Washington's old friend Mrs. Ross.
lady who did upholstering IN Phila-
delphia, was called on by committee
In 1776 and her services secured.
Thus she had the honor OF working
designs drawn by General George
Washington himself, in the little hack
parlor OF Mrs. Ross's home on Arch
Street.
Sir John Washington. great grand
son of Mayor Laurence Washington.
left his home in Yorkshire, England. in
1867 and emigrated to 3he New World.
settling at Bridges Creek. in West
moreland County. Va. and soon after
wards married Mistress Anne Pope.
General George Washington was a
Ercat-grandson OF this same Sir John
Washington.
So the Star-Spangled Banner dates
back to the days Of lniEhthood. when
Sir John Washington crossed tho At
lanttc with n name whose coat of arms
were afterwards transformed into the
flag of a mighty nation"
EDWARD SIMONS.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG.

The first American flag was made by
Betsy Ross. who was n cousin OF Mr..
George Ross. who was very good
friend OF George Washington.
Our flag means liberty; every thread
in 1t means liberty. Our flag was first
n flag with thirteen stripes and thir-
teen stars. The stars were six point
cd. The stripes showed that there
were thirteen States and so did tho
stars Our flag to-day Is flag with
colors red, white and blue. There are
forty-eight stars to show that there
are forty-eight States. There are
thirteen stripes TO show that at one
time there were only thirteen States.
There is nothing on the flag that
know OF to show that we own two ter
ritorics. Our flag has been in many
wars and has always been victorious.
Our flag has been insulted by Ger
many and our country will not stand
for that.
In nearly every place you will see
flag and that flag is our flag. We
hope for our flag to lead us through
this war and we hope to be victorious
Long may our flag float over the
land OF the free and the home OF tho
brave. and may we never do anything
but honor the flag that floats over
our u. s. A., the grandest nation in
the world.
(Original)
MARY FRANCES ROGERS