Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Ashland Line May BE Snved-Ncw Kind
OF Snnkc-Bitc Cure-Droom.
Corn Culture.

With record OF sock In 13s
minutes. Mrs. Anna HELEN. of Seattle.
claims the distinction ia being tho
champion knitter OF the country. ser
tainly OF the Northwest. 1t is believed
that there are women in Virginia who
can beat and have beaten that record.
For the past two years numerous
NirSinians have been looking for q
new and easily obtainable cure for
snake bite. Now comes the informa-
ton that South African physician
snake bites. Forty per cent Of snake
bites from deadly reptiles prove fatal
but the new invention Will greatly re-
duce this proportion. according TO the
advance mans contentious.
The first application for n patent for
nm automobile was filed in the United
den thirty-nine years ago. Selden was
81 patent lawyer in Rochester. ~ Y,
when he first began to experiment with
the idea OF vehicle propelled by
gasoline engine.
There is no land in the world that
grows broom corn any better than
much OF the land OF Virginia. a news
item that is going the rounds or the
Industrial papers may encourage more
Virginia farmers to tackle this always
that upon the irrigated farm OF the
Walker Properties Association. In the
Valley of the Colorado fsivcr. three
miles below Austin, Tex. II tract of
forty-seven acres of land was planted
in broom corn this spring. The brush
which was harvested from the first
s$i5S.z7s. " The s"' cos, OF ON growing ntn the he
crop was s1,o3o.52. leaving net re-
turn OF 5000 %. besides the value or
about nifty tons of forage which II
1rf fnn
and from ii is growing second crop
OF brush and forage. which at this time
promises TO give large yield
Mr. McAdoo. the director general or
the railroads OF the country. recently
announced that the short-linc section
or the division of public service and
accounting, which WIS created July -
and OF which Edward c. Niles Is man
aEcr at Washington, will be charged
with the duty of seeing that shor,-iine
their owners. whether under Federal
control based upon contract or whether
definitely relinquishcd from Federal
control receive a fair division OF rates,
and reasonable share OF the available
car supply. and such helpful co-opera-
,ion from the United States railroad
administration as is consistent with
present war conditions, and that IN
general in their relation TO other raii-
roads they are fairly dealt with.
above to some good -intcntioned peop,c
living in kichmond and along the line
Of the now dc.unci Chesapeake BAY
Railway that used TO run cars between
this city ana Ashland. Maybe If the
right kind Of people would get hold
OF that road aud run II In the right
VA, Uncle Sam might come to their
help Thus the line might be save.
from the junk shop and serve mighty
good purpose.
Another hint that bears upon the
same proposition is found in a short
story in last weeks Manufacturers
Record, which furnishes the Informal
ton that three freight trains per week
are now being run over little road.
twcnty-onc miles long. between
BrandyWine and Mech.nicsYille, Md,
which WAS recently saved from the
scrap heap by concerted action on the
part OF several progressive men In tne
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