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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02
tn Hold Faml;, ncunion.

WINCHESTER, VA, May IA re-
Hottie Huddlc and Keller families OF
Virginia and several other States is
TO be held. some time this summer.
probably at Fishers Hill battle
ground park, according to "a commit
tee now at work on arrangements.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02
Confcrencc on nurnI Lie,

At 4 two-dny conference on rural
life to be held in Richmond. Tuesday
and Wednesday,. May II and IL, Gov
crnor Davis will outline his views on
how the rural conditions in Virginia
can be improved. The message OF
Virginia's chief executive WIFI omen
the two days session
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02
To the Public:

Take notice. that I, John f. Rag
land, propose to sell to p. Is. Breed
love my business, known as tho
standard Auto Equipment Company,
located at All West Broad Street,
Richmond. Va, consisting Of stock
OF automobile accessories, fixtures,
gas tank. etc.. and goodwill OF said
that / am not indebted to anyone.
in compliance with law, hereby
notify tho general public that I VIII,
sell and y. Is. Breedloye will buy and
dollars (S2.noo.O0) at the above named
place of business at $3.50 a. NJ. on
the ard day of May, 1921. an inven-
tory having been made OF the stock
of merchandise rs above set forth.
Respectfully.
JOHN +. RAGLAND
p. K. BREEDLOVH
Section 51s7 of Code. 1921.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02
SHOES WEAR LONGER

When you walk In comfort; so do stock
lngs. 4 package of Aliens Foot Ease, the
antiseptic powder TO shake into the shoes
and sprinkle In tho footh- bath. gives you
that odd shoe comfort AMI saves wear.
Aliens Foot-Ease makes tight or now
shoes feel easy. Ladlca can wear shoes
Foot Ease In each shoe In tho morning.
Sold eNeryw hero.-AdY V
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02
EXCURSIONS
EVERY SUNDAY

The Norfolk nnd Western Railway
VIII begin the operation of It's enjoy
Norfolk and the seashore on May 10.
ADV.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02

LYNCIIBuRG. VA, May ben.
Jamin Garland Harvey and Miss
Ihe!ma Kent. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Kent were married last
evening at the home OF the brides
parents: 1910 Grace Street, Rev. w.
T. a. Haynes. pastor OF Centenary
Methodist Church. officiating. A. NJ.
Campbell. Jr., and T.. Ityland Owen
were the usbers: Richard 81. CIaland.
best man. and Miss Mary william
l'lunkot. maid of honor. After :,
Northern trip. Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
will make their home at 1910 Grace
street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02

LfNCHBERG. VA. May l.-Wn-
liam ~. Mays. Of BrookncaI. has an
nounced the marriage OF his daugi,-
Ter. MISS Virginia Davis Mays. to
waiter John Lewis. OF Am-. rr,lnm.
\. Y. the marriage having been eel
ebrated April 81 in .SorToih.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02

WINCHESTE VA. Nav An
nouncemcnt Is made at Rerryvil.e OF
the marriage Of Miss adelaide Ma
son Hardesty. daughter Of Mr.. and
Airs. W. NJ. Hardcsty. of that place
to Robert II. Thomas. Clarksburg. w
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02
Mrs. whitman
TEST|FIES.
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to Be the Best
Medicine for Girls and Women

could hardly stand
ION my feet and /
Twas never without
/ a headache. II I
walked up town I
thought I would
drop and many 3
time / felt so bad
II had to go to bed
land / was not able
Ito do much Of my
h Gus e work. !
would have hemor-
rhages every two
] weeks and drag,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-02

DANNll.LE. VA, May 1.-The an
nouncement is made here OF the en-
gaEemcnt of Miss jamie Harvie.
daughter of Mrs. L. T. Harvie. to
Howard II. Brandon. of this city. the
wedding to take place quietly at the
brides home on Main Street on May
Z. They will live here
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Scent Is Distributed.

1t Is true that we associate scent
with the flowers and, occasionally,
with the leaves of plants. But nature,
so marvelously loving of diversity,
Scatters the sweetness now here, now
there. sometimes in the flower, some
times in the leaf, in the fruit, the
bark, the wood and even in the roots.
In the ginger and the iris, for in
stance, the perfumed oils are in the
roots, in the sandal tree the fragrance
is In the wood In the cinnamon shrub
it Is the bark that scents the air.
Columbus Dispatch.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Has a Kick in II.

According to the chemical experts,
the graSshopper should be one of the
best foods extant. Wherever man or
beast have eaten them in large num-
bers they have thrived The scientist
says that rhe grasshopper is more
than 40 per cent fat and that 1t Is
stuffed with proteins. Maybe the res
taurants have been serving US grass
hoppers for lamb chops when we were
not looking. We always knew that a
grasshopper had a kick In it.-Los An
geles Times.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Mro. crosa the Rublcon.n

TIE Rubicor In. the ancient name OF
q stream flowing into. the Adriatic'
which formed the boundary between
Cisalpine Gaul and Italy proper. The
phrase ITO cross the Rubicon" has
come to mean to take an irrevocabie
Step, from the familiar story Of its
passage by Caesar, who, by crossing
it In. 40 B. c., virtually declared war
against the republic. The modern
Luso, called by the peasants on It's
banks II Rubicone. has claims to- be-
ing the ancient Rubicon, but argu-
nents preponderate In favor OF the
EiumicinO.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
MistIetoe Customs.

Mistletoe, when not suspended In the
air, is regarded by the superStitious
as harbinger of bad luck. There is
an old reason for hanging bunch
of mistletoe In the center of the room.
about ii in the first place. Ralder,
in scandinavian mythology, was killed
by an arrow of mistletoe. On his be-
ing restored to life it was promised
that the plant never again would per-
earth.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Ancient Ideas About Toads.

frog" so an ancient writer ncormed
his readers. "In the right side of each
frog Is n bone that coOls boiling water
If 1t he thrown into it. and the vessel
cannot be reheated unless the bone is
first removed. .Toads infest sage
leaves with their poison. 1t Is never
safe to eat unwashed sage leaves in
consequence. If you put toad into
a new earthern pot and bury it in a
cornfield, there will be no hnrtful
tempestS or storms there
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Odd Marriaoe Customs.

In all Slav weddings the bride is
fetched by the bridegroom, emblemat-
ic of the time when his forebears car
ried their mates away forcibly. At
Albanian weddings it is correct for the
bride to weep and show great reluct-
ance to leaving home. The bride
groom must present the bride with
handsome dress for the marriage, no
matter what his circumstances are, so
that 1t is known by all the guests that
the dress the bride is wearing shows
the taste of the bridegroom.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Books That Have Life.

After all, Is 1t not better that nun
dred unnecessary books should be
published than that one good and use
ful book should be lost? (Nature's
law of parsimony is arrived at by a
process of expense.) The needless
volumes, like the infertile seeds, soon
sink out of sight; and the books that
have life in them are taken care OF by
the readers who are waiting some
where to receive and cherish them
Henry Van Dyke.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Shoes Worn by Chinese Women.

Many young Chinese women have
adopted western shoes. but those who
grew up in the days before foot bind
ing was forbidden still wear the tiny
resplen,iently embroidered shoes that
have no counterpart in all the world.
Roughly, these shoes are Of two types:
one. which has fair-siZed heel made
on the shoe for outdoor wear; and an
other, which has no heel. for indoor
use. The latter. however, may be
fitted with q loose heel held In posi-
ton by tapes If the lady wishes to
walk abroad.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
labrador's Name.

1t is believed that Labrador was so
thought the natives would make good
laborers or slaves. The Labrador
coast was discovered in the Tenth cen
tury by Left the Norseman, but no
explorations were made. Ii was again
discovered In 1897 by John Cabot. Ex-
plorations and settlements were made
and the peninsula was named.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Wood LIGHTER Than Baisa.

The wood of tree found in Pana-
ma, Cavanillesia platanifolia, Is even
lighter than the celebrated balsa wood.
The tree grows to an immense size.
The branches and leaves are at the
very top and the trunk is like a huge
column. The strength of the trunk
is principally In the thick fdbrous
bark, while the wood Is SO fragile
that 1t crushes when the tree falls.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
PIay the Game,

Nothing matters so very much after
ALL If a man only plays mans part.
1t Is not so much what we call our
success or our failures, but what W"
bring out of them, that counts. 1t IL
doing our best and doing it bravelS
unto the end. Happiness and much
that we call success are only by-prOd
ucts of life'S great work.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
MildeW Stains.

Wet the goods and put soap on the
stained parts then rub salt and lemor
juice into the mildew. Afterward ap
ply powdered chalk and expose article
Another method is to use the pow
dered chalk alone, rubbing well into
the stains. or soaking 1t in buttermilk
and rubbing salt into 1t, afterwart.
laying the goods Oh the grass to dry
in the sun.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Assurance" and "Insurance."

Assurance and insurance are synon-
ymous terms in ordinary usage, but in
Britain fairly strict distinction Is
maintained, assurance being confined
to life, and insurance to fire, marine,
etc. Assurance was used exclusively
until the end of the Sixteenth century
when "Ensurance" made Its appear
ance, the initial 'e" now having been
changed to an ,,-
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Equality.

Equality is the: dream of a madma4A
or the passion Of fiend. Extreme in
equality, or high comfort and civilZs-
tion in some, soexisting with deep mis-
cry and degradation in others, Is no
less. also folly and sin. But an
inequality where some have all the
enjeyments of civilized life, and mo, {.
are without its comforts, where some
have all the treasures of knowledge.
and nune Is sunk in ignorance, tha. IL
Il social system in harmony with the
order of Gods creation IN the naturn.
world.-Dr. Arnold: "The Operative
Classes"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Well Called "Chjna's Sorrow"

The Hwang HO or Yellow river,
Chinese records show, once flowed
through rich fertile valley, its tribu-
tary hills we'll wooded. To-day 1t is a
broad moving quicksand with small
amount of water most Of the year, but
when the floods come the whole face
of the landscape may be changed. In
1856 this river, which Is known as
"China's Sorrow" flooded some 10000
square miles of the most densely popu-
lated lands, wiped out thousands OF
villages and towns, and drowned 2
100000 people.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Ancient Almanacs.

The clog almanac, once in common
use in parts of England, is square
stick, on the four edges of which are
cut notches to represent the days OF
the week and various symbols to indi-
cate different festivals and holidays.
More ancient than clog almanacs are
the Scandinavian runic calendars,
made of wood, or sometimes of horn
or bone, and inscribed with runic let
tiers.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Good Fire ExtinQuisher.

Take 20 pounds Of common salt and
10 pounds of sal ammoniac Chloride
of ammonia). Dissolve these In
seven gallons of water. Put In thin
glass bottles holding quart each.
Cork tightly and seal to prevent evap-
,ration When fire breaks out,
throw one of these bottles so that II
viii break in or near the flames, or If
This is not possible, break off the neck
Of the bottle and scatter the contents
tn the fire.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
To Talk Throuah Telephone.

Scientific tests show that every
additional inch of distance between
the lips of the speaker and the MOUTH
piece of the telephone Is equivalent
to adding 12O miles of wire to the
line over which one Ii talking. The
proper distance Is about one inch, II
farther than that, such sounds as "b
p, d, t, (. 2" are transmitted poorly.
II closer than One-half inch, nasal
sounds like I'm" and IN" do not enter
the transmitter properly.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
oid.Time Methods Of Persian Bakers.

The Persian native bread today Is
little different from that used l,OO
years ago. The Persian oven Is built
of smooth masonry work in the ground
and is usually about the size of bar
rel. Many ovens have been used for
a century. The dough Is formed into
thin sheets about foot long and two
feet wide and slapped against the side
Of the oven. 1t bakes in a few min
uteS
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Twas the Room Went Upstairs.

Teddy had returned from the city
and was describing large department
store he had visited. He seemed
greatly impressed by the height OF
the building and the number of floors.
One of his little p!aymatrs who had
been listening attentively finally in
quired: Did you go away, 'wav up
stairs?" "No." said Teddy. "We jus*
went into the tiniest. tiniest little room
and stood still and the little room,
went upstairs"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
CARPET CLEANING,

If the carpet must be cleaned at
home, first beat it thoroughly, and If
you have vacuum cleaner 60 over
it with that. Then make wad of
cotton about the size Of an apple.
Cover it with linen and go over the
carpet with this dipped in 5 per cent
benzine soap solution. If the colors
are dulled, sponge 1t In weak acetic
acid solution.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Baron a True Diplomat.

From London comes story Of
Baron Hayashi, which, If not true, de-
serves to be true. And If it is true.
he Is a diplomat to his finger tips.
At dinner recently he sat next TO a
lady who talked to him for an hour
When the coffee hove in sight, said
the lady, You must think ] am very
fond of the sound of my own voice"
Said the baron: ~ knew you liked
music."-Japan Advertiser.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
"RoarV OF an Ostrich,

A lecturer at the London Zoo
said that very few people knew that
an ostrich roared. The roars of IN
ostrich and lion were SO alike that
DR.. Livingstone could never distin-
guish the difference, save by the fact
that the bird roared by day and the
lion by night.-Scientific American.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Force of Gravity.

Force OF gravity varies according to
height above sea level and distance
from the equator. As the force of
gravity is 321612 feet a second in
New York, 80 1923 feet second in
San Francisco and 32.11S4 in Key
West, an object would weigh most in
New York and least in Florida.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Wonderful Timepiece.

One of the native rulers In India,
the nawab of Rampur, is the possessor
of a watch valued at more than SN,'
600. The lower case Is cut from O
single topaz, the upper from an emer-
aid, and a diamond, ground very thin
serves for the crystal The watch
shows the seconds, minutes. quarter
hours. half hours, hours, days. weeks
months, seasons. years and leap years
up to the year 5000.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Modesty In Japan.

The Japanese girl carries her head
and shoulders slightly forward, and In
clines her body forward from the
waist. She walks with short, quick
steps, her toes turned In and her feet
hardly lifted from the ground. TO
walk otherwise would be regarded as
modest,-Columbus Dispatch.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Liuhtninq Flash Measured.

No doubt lightning flashes vary In
thickness but one photographed re-
Gently was estimated, from the size Of
the trace ii left on a photograph and
the distance of the tower it struck
from the camera. to be only one-tifth
of an inch, not much more than some
artificial electric sparks.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Worlds Supply Of Indigo.

Indigo, which is obtainable from
plants of several species, Is probably
the oldest dye known to mankind. At
the present time the bulk of the
worlds supply of indigo is obtained
chemically from aniline. The impor-
tance of natural indigo Is rapidly d.
minishing About the only regions
where indigo farming still prevails on
a commercial scale are Bengal. in ln'
dia, and Salvador, in Central Amer
lea.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
lndia Ruhb/ the Earlier Name.

India rubber is an earlier name for
rubber. but now little used. Soon af-
ter the discovery of America Uhen
chilled mdia), Europeans heard of the
use of this substance. They called II
elastic gum until they discovered that
lead pencil marks could be erased with
1t, when they began to call 1t India
rubber.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Raven Builds Nest In Winter.

The American raven Is practically
extinct In the eastern part OF our
country and the variety found In
America from New Brunswick to
Alaska differs from that sable bird
native to Europe. 1t is beautifully
black and shining and II measures
twenty-Six inches in length and over
a yard from tip to tip Of spreading
wings. The raven believes In doing
Its work early and having it over with.
consequently 1t builds Its nest In the
winter and lays from five to seven
eggs which II sees to 1t are hatched
before the end of February.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
War First in Mind of kafir.

The kafrs ritual of worship. such
as II is. consists of war dances ana
wild appeals to the god OF war
tn, oughout these ceremonies there Is
itrerwoven curious thread of Zorro
astrianism, and Hinduism. as we
might expect. but mainly 1t Is pure pa
ganism, and the god whom they de-
light chiefly to worship is their god
of war-GiSh
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
A Kick as Visitor Enters.

That sense of humor Is not alto
gether quenched by the humdrum of
work in government office Is evil
denced by placard which appears on
the door Of a department Of the pen
sion ministry in London. 1t reads:
Everyone closes our door-eXcept
you,"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
When Matching Colors.

After one has looked at a color
for a few moments the eye becomes
adapted to that color and ts no longer
able to distinguish small differences
When matching dress goods you
should not look at the materials
longer than minute at time II
YOU want q close match,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
petroieunn,s Value to World.

It has been said that every, possible
necessity of mans life. save the wa
ter he drinks and The air he breathes'
may be supplied either directly or In
directly through the use Of petroleum
products, and even water may De
pumped by a gasoline engine.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Our Own Wireless,

A wave of thought takes minute
to travel q mile of nerve.
A touch on the face Is registered on
the brain and responded to In the
seventh of second. 1t takes sixth
of a second for the brain to respond
to the sense of sight.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
How Ohio River Got Name.

The Allegheny and Ohio rivers were
regarded by the French as one stream.
The name given by them, La Belle
Riviere (the beautiful river), Is a
translation of the Seneca term "Ho-
he-yu," changed by the whites, both
English and French, at later date
into Ohio,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
At Anchor in the Bay Of Yeddo.

The evening we dropped anchor In
the bay Of Yeddo the moon was hang
ing directly over Yokohama. 1t was
a mother-of-pearl moon. and might
have been manufactured by any Of the
delicate artisans in the Hanchodori
quarter. 1t impressed one as being
very good imitation. but nothing more.
Nammikawa, the cloisonne-w0rker at
Toxic, could have made better
,aoon,-Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11

It was Sunday and Donald went I"
church for the first time with ms
mother. On arriving home from church
his father asked him what ne old
while at church, and Donald replied:
"Mamma gave me nickel and put
It In the popcorn popper.'
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
EnuIish Humor.

A Juvenile club advertises: you fur
nish the job, we furnish the boy" A
correspondent stated that he saw in an
English saloon an amusing variation
of the above, as follows: you fur
nish the bob, we furnish the joy
Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
"Life as I See It."

I suppose we are prone to claim that
the world hasn't given us justice. In
some directions l haven't had 1t. In
some others ! don't want t.-Louis-
Vile Courier Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Independence Of Solitude.

1t is easy to live In the. world after
the worlds opinion, it is easy In soil
tude to live after your own, but the
great man is he who in the midst OF
the throng keeps with perfect sweet.
ness the independence Of Solitude
Emerson.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
why Not?

An auto concern advertises THE
car with a conscience" Correspond
ent suggests also. "The motor with
q MIND" 1.-THE vehicle with vim"
"The truck that thinks.
TRANSCRIPT,
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Laughing Gas an Old Discovery.

Laughing gas was discovered In
1776. but it was not until 25 years la
ter that Sir Humphry Davy made the
suggestion that it might be used for
surgical operations. 1t was not really
employed as an anesthetic until nearly
half q century later.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Has Various Pronunciations.

There are ten ways of pronouncing
cough" These are. written phonetic
ally, as in bow, coff, cauf (each Is al
lowable), enuff, thaut, tho, throo, hic-
cup, the Irish Tough and the Scots
pronunciation of sough, "such."
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Wise Words Concerning Advice.

Give thy friend counsel wisely and
charitably, but leave him to his liberty
whether he will follow thee or no;
and be not angry If thy counsel be re-
jected, for advice Is no empire, and
he Is not my friend that will be my
Judge whether l will or no.-Jeremy
Taylor.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Hiohest Moral Courage.

When you are SO devoted to doing;
what Is right that you press straight
on to that and disregard, what men
are saying about you, there. Is. the
triumph of moral courage.-Phillips
Brooks.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Goddess of Water.

The Virgin de los Remedies is
small wooden image about twelve
inches high, evidently carved with
dull penknife. The carving bespeaks
the. work of the Indian. The statue Is
rayered as the Goddess of Water.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Trees Used In Best Seller.

Au average spruce tree when con-
verted into paper yields about 5oo
pounds Of that product, according to
the Scientific American. Ii a novel
runs to 100000 copies, the destruction
of trees would be 900.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Music's Great Value.

Music Is moral law. 1t gives soul
to the universe, wings to the mind,
fight to the imagination, charm to
sadness, gaiety and life to everything.
Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Iodine Stains.

To remove iodine stains, put some
old cloth in pan and light 1t. letting
1t smolder Hold the stain in the
smudge. The stain will gradually dis
appear. Wash the material In cold
wafer.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11

nhrase. "Escapine by the skin OF the
teeth" may be found in the goth verse
of the 10th chapter OF the book, OF
Lob: MY, hone cleayeth to NV skin
ond to my flesh. and am escaped with
the skin of my teeth"
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Dreaming of Fishes.

To dream of being in fish market
shows that you possess great spirit
and that you will be rewarded for
YOUR trouble. To dream Of the fin
of a fish denotes poverty and wretch
edneSS
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Why Librarians Laugh.

"Father wants me to get Twenty
Thousand Legs Under the Sea-" said
a youngster at the librarians desk.
Possibly he thought 1t was Revere
beach story.-Boston Transcript.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Rss.p HAVE snaIIest Flats.

The smallest apartment houses are
those occupied: by bees. In a cubic
foot Of. honeycomb there are about
0,OO0 cells.
Catoctin clarion., 1921-08-11
Principle and Impulse.

Impulsiveness~ w0uld' be greater
blessing If only we would use, our ims
pulses instead of letting them use us.
Let good Impulses have their. rightful
play, but let principle stand squareiy
behiad them.