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PRIMARY OBJECT OF
PARCEL POST TRADE
Difficult to Solve Problem OF
Fair Prices.
produeer Seeks to Secure Increased
Prices and Consumer Wants Seste'
Products-Asreement Should
Be fair to Both.

terepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture
AS the object of parcel post de"'.
ing is to obtain slightly Increased
prices for the producer and better
products at the same price. or 'he
same class OF products nj lower prices
for tbe consumer. the question OF ar
irving ut prices fair TO both Is I'M
portant, and also difficult, say mar
keting specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture.
1t is not likely. at least not ror
some time TO come, that eggs VIII De
marketed so largely by parcel post
that the ordinary market quotations
can not he depended upon In arriving
at prices.
II should be comparatively easy TOT
producer and consumer TO agree
upon stipulated market quotations as
rho basis for determining prices. A
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produces according to the attention
given 1t. A well-cared-for garden will
produce much higher yields than one
which is neglected. The average re-
turn in money value from a tenth-acre
plot Of ground usually is about SS5
for season.
Fresh Vegetable Supply.
Plenty of fresh vegetables direct
from the garden to the table is of
vastly greater Importance than the
money value, the cutting out of mid
dleman's profits or transportation
problems. The question of saving and
cost, however, may prove a very i'm
portant factor before the close of an
other year. Already there is much
unemployment of labor and the local
or home production Of foods in the gar
den Is the surest way of safeguarding
the family food supply. 1t is said that
the farmers of the country could cut
themselves off from the rest of the
people and live comfortably for an
indefinite period, because they can
produce practically everything that
they need. Gardens furnish an i'm
portant part Of the living of families
on farms and the same principle will
apply to people who live in cities.
towns, and villages who have access
to small tract Of land on which to
grow garden.
There Is nothing connected with the
work OF cultivating garden that has
tendency to injure the health unless
overexertion is indulged in. Persons
who habitually work indoors should
Pc rather careful when they first be-
gin working In the direct sunshine.
When the work is frst started the
muscles are stiff and weakened from
inactivity and It Il necessary to ro
elewiy until they get into play.
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BEST VEGETABLES TO PLANT
Many Beginners Make Mistake Of
Planting Everything in cata-
logue-Pulverize Soil.

Some beginners in gardening be-
come very enthusiastic in early spring
when they look through seed cata-
logues. They have desire to plant
every kind of vegetable elaborately
described and favorably illustrated.
AS rule not more than 10 or 20
kinds of vegetables should be planted
In the average home garden, say spe-
cialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. Few beginners
also realize the importance Of we'll
prepared seed beds. Pulverize the soil
as deeply as it is plowed. II the soil
is coarse and lumpy, even though its
surface is well broken up, the plants
Will not thrive. Large air spaces In
the soil are injurious, but great num-
ber of small ones are beneficial.
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fared to FULL strength. The wonder
of her hair and throat and arms
sprang out of the night. She laid the
burnt match upon the candlestick and
turned. A gasp broke from her at the
sight of him-tattered, hatless;
bruised and bloody.
Forgive me that I come before you
like-this." he stammered.
An impulsive step brought her to
his side.
"Forgive mel" she repeated, her
voice still a-quiver; her face pity-ten-
dered. "You must let me dress your
hurts"
He shaded the candle with his body
while she raised the curtain over the
door and slipped out to the kitchen.
She was back before he could have
believed it, carrying a basin of cold
water and some strips of muslin. all
of which she had managed to get to-
gether in the deep dark
Drawing chair near the candle,
she made him sit down-a quite obvi-
Gus necessity, if she was to reach his
head. But she didn't stop with wash
ing the clots out of his hair and bind
ing up the scalp wound. The cuts and
bruises on his face and chest came In
for their share. When her ministra-
tiOns were over he was another man.
All unsuspecting. the girl did other
things for him that night besides
washing his wounds. Nothing can so
refine man as the ministry of good
woman's hands. 1t never leaves him
quite as 1t found him. He can never
again be quite the same. His life out
he will be a grain the finer for it. So
great is the grace of nature that no
man is denied that touch. Once to
every man 1t cOmes-to recreate; to
make him new; to call him up to his
higher self. 1t came that night to the
Pearlhunter.
The girl seemed to lose all fear of
him; to forget that he was in her bed
room in the secret night. She even
smiled contented smile of satisfac-
tion as he rose and stretched himself.
He fumbled in his tattered blouse and
drew forth the draft.
Have you pen and ink?" he asked,
his voice, his manner, again the voice
and manner of the alert, keen woods
man.
Wondering, she opened the drawer
of the small stand under the mirror
and placed pen and ink before him.
He picked up the pen. awkwardly-a
fish spear. an oar. or six-gun fitted
his hand better-dipped 1t in the ink !;
laid the draft upon the stand; squared
himself; and after no small pains sue
ceeded in writing the word "Pearlhunt-
er" across the back. 1t was quite evil
IDENTIFY relief when the unaccustomed
task was over. He laid the pen down
as If glad to be quit of It and handed
the draft to the girl.
''It means that have five thousand
dollars ii, the bank" he said. land any
body that takes this draft there With
my'-he hesitated-"name across the
back can get the money. The banker
said So"
Her face showed how little shs
guessed whst his words wes Isadins
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GARDENS REDUCE
LIVING EXPENSE
lust as Important for Food sup
DIV Now as Any Time Dur
ing Past Few Years.
ORE-TENTH ACRE IS ENOUGH
According to Agricultural Specialists
Space Will Supply Enough Ve9e-
tables for Average Family in
Many Large Cities

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
Home vegetable gardens will be just
as important in stabillzing the food
supply in 1921 as they have been at
any time during the past few years,
say garden specialists OF the uhlteu
States Department of Agriculture.
Urgent need for increased production
of food during the war caused thou
sands of rural and urban residents to
plant gardens which resulted In es-
tablishing the gardening habit. rms
year. specialists say, home gardens
will play an important part In thrift
and economy. Thousands of acres of
uncultivated land in and about many
large cities will be utilized this year
TO furnish employment and recreation
TO home gardeners who know that by
raising their own supply of vegetables
they can materially reduce their liv-
ing costs.
Enough for Average Family.
One-tenth of an acre of fairly good
ground-a square about Go feet each
way-will supply the greater part of
the vegetables needed by the average
family, say garden specialists of the
department The cost of all seeds
and fertilizers for garden of this
size should not exceed SIS to SIS, and
may not cost more than So or SO.
Experience has shown that not more
than 100 hours should be required for
planting and caring for tenth-acre
garden. This time is so distributed
throughout the season that the work
can be easily done by most persons
working in factories, stores, or offices.
II means an average of about five or
six hours a week for a period of 20
weeks or merely enough time for prop
er outdoor recreation and exercise
necessary for good health. More time
will be required early in the season
while the garden is being prepared
and planted than during the summer,
when not more than two or three
hours week will be necessary to
keep the garden in good condition.
A little time during mornings, eve
nings, and on holidays spent in the
garden is a good investment. A gar
den is like farm however. in that 1t
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ODE
BlueMOOn
"A Tale of the Flatwoods

'.YeSi -
She stood farther back in the gloom.
He slipped lightly in over the sill.
please draw the blind before you
light the CANDLE" he directed.
He saw her arm reach up along the
easement. The blind came down.
within touching distance of each other
they stood in pitch darkness: man
and n-alone-wrapped in the
silent secrecy of the deep woods. He
heard her quick breath. His heart
beat up into his throat. Her gar
ments brushed against him. He heard
her slippered feet feeling their way
across the floor
There came the guarded scrape of
match. A sputtering, tardy flame
was laid to the wick of a candle on
small stand in the corner under mir
ror. The wick caught; smoldered;
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ing me. am keeping house ~. !,
am able to do all of my work. ~ IL
say enough for your medicine IN IN
done more for me than any do.,s ~ I,
have not paper enough to tell i you 4
mIcn fa;sadi It mas Ws,, done 'e for me and ia i
you wish. =" : ELizABErH G cns, is,1 4
care of A. P. Corley, Edmund yyi :
Ability to stand the strain of NJ. 4.
the privilege of the strong and b.,@. Z
but how our hearts ache for tbs ~
and sickly women struggling with M n:
daily rounds of household duties & =
backaches, headaches, nervousues y y
almost every movement brinps , =
pain. Why will not the mass 81 i.ss
from women all over this country ~ ~
we have been publishing, conyins ~ =
women that Lydia E. Pinkhams W
table Compound will help them III,
surely as 1t did Mrs. Corley! -
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Eggs to Be Shipped by Parcel Post
Should Be Packed SO They Will Not
Touch Each Other and Break.

consumer may desire 3 dozen eggs
week, the price to be an agreed-upon
figure above the wholesale quotation
for the best grade of eggs on the mar
ket that week. The necessary rela-
tions in this matter can be maintained
only by scrupulous honesty and mu-
tual trust.
The nature of the agreement be-
tween the producer and the consum-
er. whether reduced to writing or not,
should be made to suit the circum-
stances and be fair to both. Per-
haps the first agreement should be
in writing; but later, If mutual con-
fidence and trust have been thorough
ly established, the contract may be
verbal.
The matter of frequency and meth
od of payment can be arranged in
various ways For the first agreement
term, which may he n year or less.
cash in advance might be satisfactory.
until definite system of orders and
payments is established.
For the reason that eggs are abund-
ant in the spring and scarce in the
autumn and early winter, the con-
tract should specify the quantities to
be supplied each week throughout the
year. The producer making an agree
ment with consumer should under
take to replace or allow rebates for
eggs lost by breakage in shipping.
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BUY EGGS ON QUALITY BASIS
Uniform Color, Size, Clean and Fresh
Proeuet viii Command High
Figure on Market

Nearly all market poultry and egg
buyers are now buying on a quality
basis. A case Of good eggs Of uni.
form color, averaging two ounces tn
the egg, clean, sound and fresh. pro-
duced by flock Of standard bred
hens. is worth more than a case of
mixed white and brown eggs Of odd
sizes and qualities, laid by odd chick.
ems In a scrub flock.
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Hard to Convince.

"a man may look like state,uu
and still be a dub" remarked the d
gruntled citizen.
I'm not denying that" said Seuv
Shortsworthy. "What makes me d,s
the wisdom of the plain people L b
fact that 1t sometimes takes the ~
stituents of that kind of oflcehas
twenty years to get his number
Birmingham Age-IIerald.
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candle was blown out. The Pearlhunt
er barely had time to creep Into the
fringe Of weeds when the cabin door
opened and softly closed.
With a brisk step that indicated he
had flung of the spell Of the past, the
notorious renegade walked around the
west end OF the cabin, past the spring.
and straight to the tiny pool under the
waterfall. where the Pearlhunter, who
had stolen along the north wall Of the
cabin had his second astounding sur.
prise since coming down the blur.
CTo BE CoNTINUED)
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WOMEN! USE "DlAM0ND DYES
Dye Old Skirts, Dresses, wM
coats, Stockings. Draperiss-
Everything.

Each package OF "Diamond "
contains easy directions for dyelnsp
article of wool, silk, cotton, lneN !
mixed goods. Beware! Poot y
streaks. spots. fades, and RUNS ~
rial by giving 1t "dyed-look. "
Diamond Dyes" only. Drugp@ .
Color Card.-Adv.
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Important TO Mothers
Trout a Cannibal.

The trout is canniballstic. feed4|
upon its own kind when necsag|
compels. says the American FOrs7
Magazine, and in numerous lnstsns
when necessity does not compel
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women WHl
CANNOT NJ
Benefit by Her Exps,.
Edmund, S.C.-'Twas mn a,
nervousness and female trorh,s

fered I every - /
aN 1 was not ibkss|
an any " work and III
lot . OF medicisS|
got no relief. ~
your medicin.,asl
tised Il in a littje NJ
that was thtsn;|
my door, and iiiH|
not taken twoboss|
Of Lydia { TE|
hams hams veget.I|
compound beisri|
rnt,lIcx... Ns
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GOOD TREES FOR WINDBREAk
Black HiiI Spruce Or White spruee
Are Inc Eversrsens-WllIew and
Poplar Grow Quickly.

Send in an order for enough trees
Ior good windbreak. Black hin
spruce or White spruce are eood
evergreens to use. willow, Norvsv
poplar ana even Boz elder are quici
growing but not lassins tzssA
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And How Many There Are!
An old fool is one who THINKS ~
when pretty girl smiles at hlm w
flirting instead of laughing at nun
Toledo Blade.
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A DIVORCE suit ID often included Il
he vsrdrcbe Of The actrsu for advsr
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
LIQUOR TRANSFORMERS
FINED, JAILED, BONDED
Required to Give $1,000 Security
Not to Repeat Offcnsc
Within Year,

Especial to The Times Dispatch1
HARRISONBURG. VA. May H.
Determination of Judge Z. y. Haas.
presiding over the Circuit Court of
Rockingham County. ito enforce the
prohibition law as long as it is a
law" was evidenced yesterday. when
two violators OF this statute were
given the maximum penalty-siA
months in Jail and a fine of s500--and
required by the-court 20 give bond in
the sum OF $4,000 each not to repeat
the offense within twelve months.
The court declared that failure TO
execute the bond would mean six
months additional in Jail.
Frank May and Howard Fawley. OF
Broadway. were charged with trans
porting moonshinc liquor. and were
placed under arrest last March. May
pleaded guilty at the beginning Of
the April term Of court, and Fawley
pleaded not guilty.
While the jury was considering the
evidence introduced in Fawlcy's case
May was arraiSned before Judge
Haas. He asked. through his attor-
ney. G. K. Winfield. to be allowed TO
change his plea from guilty to not
guilty. ON being asked by the court
why he wished to change his plea. he
replied: ITO be frank. Your Honor. ]
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
CHRISTIAN CONVENTION
H0N0RS R|CHMONDERs
Forty-Sixth Annual Convention of
Virginia Church Elects On.
GERS at Danyillc.

DA\NlLLE. VA. May i2-The for
ty-sixth annual convention OF IN.
Christian Church. which has been in
session here. closed tonight with a
program by Lynchburr College. The
convention voted 20 hold the next
convention In Richmond at the sew
enth street Christian Church.
Ofticers were elected as follows for
the Virginia Christian Missionary So
ciety: president. Walter Holiday.
hrst vice president. Rev O.. Hubert
Steed; second i1~,9rcsidcnt. Rev. j.
r. Hundley: recoriing sccr.,,-v pr
ry Seny: treasurer. X. NJ. Kent; aud
itor. Il. p. Richardson: resident mem
bers. Rev. II. ID. G. Maclachiin. a. l..
Blake and r. 6. Hawkins. all OF Rich
mond.
Officers for the next convention are
rs follows: president, Rev Joseph r..
watson: vicc-presidcnt Rev. G. Il.
LiVesay; secretary. Rev. W. w. Car
ter.
The general sentiment of the con-
vention was that IL was the most
successful held in the history of the
society
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13

great benefit they have received from
the use of this preparation.
Recently, Mr.. John X. Duncan. a
well-known carpenter contractor Of
Portsmouth. Va, residing at No. 516
Bart street, who has a wide acquaint-
ance here. stated:
For over s years I had been
great sufferer with stomach trouble.
and my kidneys were badly affected.
was In constant pain from the gas
In my stomach, and could not digest
the lightcst kind of food; had heart
burn all the time, headaches, and was
so nervous that / could not sleep at
night. / had tried numbers of medi-
cines. but could not get relief, and
when ] read of the number of homo
people who had been cured by Plant
Juice, some Of whom I know, I de-
cided to give it n trial. I have got
ten rid of the gas in my stomach,
have fine appetite for my meals,
and feel better and stronger in every
way. ] am able to sleep the night
through and feel rested and refreshed
when / get up in the morning. Plant
Juice acts fine on the bowels, and II
is the only medicine that gave me re-
lief. ] am certainly satisfied with
tho benefit / received and am glad TO
give this public endorsement for It,"
Plant Juice Is sold in Richmond at
Tragle's Drug store
For sale in Petersburg by Morrison,
The Drug Man; in Chase City by The
Chase City Drug Co.-Ady.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
AN EDITORIAL
From The 7imes-Dispatch of May IL, 1921
Stimulant in Place of a Cure.

EAlLlNG to receive at the hands City Council the
curative it is seeking, the Virginia Railway Power
company now pleads for stimuant to ward complete
Prostratlon 1T asked for franchise that would
manently it's financial ills procrastinat ed
and the company is forced beg fare potion
Just to keep its blood in circulation pending the final pre-
scrlptlon of municipal medicine
In fairness company let it he said that
the responsibility does not rest its met the
city more than half way in attempting to conclude an
amicabe and equitable adjustment of the diff
cutes For months its franchise has been
in the hands Of the Council yet no definite action has
been taken and is in sight There is however every
reason to believe that the ordinance drafted will be de-
feated, lnasnluch does approval of
the heads of city departments and perhaps
majority of the members Of the Council Rejection the
cys prerogative and if the franchise rejected few will
question the Councils wisdom But the fairness the
Counc may be seriously questioned in that
without action until is within little more than two
months OF the date which the emergency will
expire automatically and unless relief the COM
pany must return to its old scent economic
conditions of more than quarter of century ago
10 foresall such contingency the company comes
before Council asking permission charge 7-cent fare
and to withdraw it's labor tickets for year Without
going into the merits the dement's this particular fare
but admitting that relief mandatory company To
escape the receivers hands, would seem there is no
reason why in the short time that remains the fran
chlSe matter could be definitely would
preclude any necessity this special plea for
relief, put the company permanently basis and
permit 1t to proceed ntegently with its DEVELOPMENT
Inc question OF blanket franchise is not for hasty
consideration but the Mayor, the departments
and the Councmen must by this have famiIiarized
themselves with conditions studied proposed fran
chise with The public Is fairly we'll Informed to the
details Of the controversy and the owes 1t to tile
company and the city to proceed forthwith to permanent
settlement.
1t may be accepted a foregone conclusion that IL
Council does grant relief in a reasonable time the
courts WILL and should that unfortunate contingency come
about the city will be to It's wishes either In
the matter of fares franchise.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
JUDGE REFUSES F|NECAN'S
OFFER TO PLEAD GUILTY
Former Customs Official, Held on
Liquor Charge, Faces Bril-
berry Prosecution.
Especial 10 The Timc.-Dispntcl

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
NORFOLK. VA. May l2.--The plea
Of guilty on Il charge of transporting
liquor has been refused BY Judge
Waddili in Federal court in the case
OF j. j. FinSgan. a former customs
official, and The case continued until
Friday TO allow time for reviewing
the laws on government officials ac-
cepting brides. The matter Of George
Elliott, driver OF "a for-hire car. Joint
" incriminated in the Information
A.cd. will he heard at the same time.
Finegan in detailing the account Of
MIS- onensc stated that the captain
%! ship at the army haSl had given
him six cases OF liquor in return for
u little favor. This happened on be-
c.nbcr IL. when Fin.Ean is alleged
TO have taken twenty-ninc bottles Of
liquor from the army base TO his
home in Eii!otts car. Army base of
hciais testified that the defendant
used his position TO get the whisky
from the base. stating that he was
taking II To the custom house
Elliott pleaded innoncent of any in
tent to violate the law. saying that
he had been merely hired to drive
him TO the base. He explained an at
tempt to bride one OF the base officers
Charged against him. by saying that
finegan was under the influence Of
tiTuor and he feared the guards would
hold them up.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
SHOWS IS
PER CENT GAIN IN VALUES
Property Holders Protest ASSESS
mcnts and Seek Review
OF Figures.
Especial TO The Times-Dispatch.

lSpeclai 10 The Times Dispatch.
PETERSBURG. "A. May io.--Real
estate in Petersburg Increased So per
cent In valuation under the 1920 as
scssment. While this increase is con-
sidred large. three other Virginia
citics, Portsmouth. Newport News
and clifton Forge. show greater
gains.
The value OF real estate in this
city as shown by the assessment. is
sZA'66i $50. an increase of &ll.3I3.2l5
ever the previous assessment.
Hopeweit showed a decrease IN
valuation OF 8 per cent. Real estate
In that town Is now valued at 81
$4,000, "a decrease OF $4,000
Chcst.rheld County showed an in
cIcaze OF 90 per cent, Dinwidd.e. IL
per cent; Prince George. 80 per cent:
Surry, IS per cent; Sussex. % per
cent. Prince Edward. &C per cent;
Nottoway. los per cent
The Increased assessment OF prop
erty in this city has brought protests
from several hundred property own
crs. In some instances. they claim
real estate was doubled in value by
tn. aes-ssUrS when II should not
have been over "A hundred OF them
made legal protests 10 the court. and
Judge J. NJ Mullen. OF the Hastings
Court has appointed an impartial
real estate man 10 make a survey Uf
the property o! those protesting with
q Wow Of cutti-" down the valuation
on their property.
The taA roe ..i this city has not
been lowered despite the increased
assessment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-05-13
EXPRESS COMPANY WAR
AhNOYS HARRISONBURG
Especial to The Times-pispatchl

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
- HARRlSOSBURG, VA. May IL
Ihe Harris,,lburg Chamber OF Com.
merce, at 81 meeting last night. passed
commerce Commission TO remove
any and all restrictions in the tariff
schedules that couIo prevent shin
ment BY express by either the Amcri-
can Raj way Express COMPANY or
the southeastern Express COMPANY"
city. '''''
Since the Southeastern Express
company began business here Nav
the express OF the other company has
been routed over the Chesapeake
Western and Norfolk and Western
lines. entaiiing much delay and in.
been using the lines OF the Southern
Railway -