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HOMES FOR
THE BIRD
Dlrectlons for Attracttng Slng
ing Foathored Frlenda.
DESTROY THE SPARROWS
Thay 6hould Be Killed Romoraelaaaly.
Houses for Martlnsi Wrene. Blue
blrds?Tho Valuo of
Shrubbary.
By EDWARD B. CLARK.
Aaiociato Member Amorlcan Ornltholo
ghta' Union.
B would he grnleful to tho wrlter nf
the?e te? summer nrlloles upon blrds to
know that hls words had atlrnulated In?
terest enough lo Induce some of hls rend
ers to welcome the blrds to thelr homca
When the spring cumos onco agaln nnd
th. feathored nrmy ln marchlng, wllh tho
horth stnr ns a guldon.
"Whether you llvn In clty or country you
may hnve tho blrda as companlonn lf ynu
wlll but preparo for thom tho housos In
Whlch thoy liko to dwell, or seo to II that
condllloiis of surrouudlnKs uf yard, gar?
don or orohard aro mado congenlal, Somo
thlng of thls haa boen snld ln a prevlous
artlcle, but tho nttompt wlll be here to
glvo speclllc dlrcotlons for tho attractlng
and holdlng of our tunoful frlonds.
Q1_T 1UD OF SPARROWS.
It may be n shock to somo of our hu
manltarlans when it Is sald thut tho Ilrst
necessary step of pruparution for aecur
lng robln, wren, bluoblrd, otlole, martin
ond other foathored nelghbors ls tho get?
tlng rld of tho companlonshlp of the pes
tlferous English sparrow, tho unspeaka
tlo feathered plrato, tho "avlan rat" of
out domostlc life. Call hlm what you
vi111, there ls no tttrm too harsh and no
name which ln tho descrlption of his
utter worthlessness und savagcry can go
beyond tho bounds of truth.
I havo eeen tho English sparrow kill
our natlve blrds; I havo seen hlm rob tho
young of tho food whlch thelr patlent and
too tlnild parents had brought them; T
have seen hlm tear to pleces the laborl
ously bullt nests of tho robln and tho
wren. Ho deserves no mercy, and he
should bo shown none. If you wlsh song
blrds about your doorstop, klll thls mur
derous little thief wlth the rusty hlngo
creok In hls throat, and In the kllllng
mako tho world better by the loss of a
pest and add to your llves the muslc of
the blrds whoso ways aro lovlng and
whose companlonshlp Is swoet.
Thls co-ming wlnter arm yourself wlth a
small rifle, and usb cartridges filled with
u few blrd shot. You won't harm your
noighbors wlth thls kind of a charge,
nelther will you rnake nolso enough to
bring you Into dlscredit. If you slmply
wlsh to keep your own promlses freo from
eparrow3 kill four or flve of them a day
for a week and aftor that for somo tlmo
you can't get one of tho cunning rascals
to come within slghtlng distance of your
yard. If aftor a month.they show a dls
Iiosltlon to become bolder kill a few m?re,
and'koep at It nt odd Intervals well into
the aprln/.
THB POISON PLAN.
If you wish to do all your nelghbors
a servlce go to work systematlcally to
kill tbo sparows. Frank Bond, now con?
nected wlth the government blological
hurvoy and formerly a resldent of XVyo
mlng rld Cheyonne of English sparrows
in a singlo season, and when ho started out
there wero thousands upon thousands of
the savage llttlo allens ln the clty streets.
Mr. Bond used polson. In fall and winter
tbo sparows feed ln groat flocks. Flnd
out ono of thoir favorlto feedlng grounds,
choofio a baro spot near by nnd strew
lt with polsonod whoat. You will soon
reap a harvest of the only. good sparrows
?doad onea. Watch tho place where tho
wheat waa strewn, and when the spar?
rows havo flnlshed thelr flnal rnea'y
eweep up tho remalnlng polsoned gralns
and destroy thom.
Here fti a reclpo for the stuff: Mlx a
drachm of strychnla wlth three cjuarts
of bolllng wator. Let tho mlxturo boll
untll the poison ls dlssolved. Put enough
wheat tato the polsonod water to absorb
lt; thon put the mlxturo asldo for forty
elght hours. Tho whoat wlll bo found to
have swollen greatly. Sproad It ovor tho
bottom of a pan and placo lt in an oven
to dry, but be suro it doos not scorch.
Tlio sparrows wll] like wheat prepared in
this way. Thore Is no cruelty ln thelr
kllllng. Death ls swlft and paitiless.
After having kllled your sparrows got
roady to wolcome your frlonds of tho
spring. If you live ln tho clty, und have
large grounds, you may hope to havo
nearly all the feathorod frlenda about you
that your country couslns can clnlm, but
lf you havo moroly tho ordlnary clty
back yard your vlsitors wlll bo few,
though they are llkoly to bo Interestlng.
lf you llvo In a flat you can havo but one
kind of blrd nelghbor, and ho wlll bo a
roof dweiler. for whom you must preparo
n box, and mako certaln tbat tho othor
tenants of tho flat building wlll not Inter
?fere with hla housekeopll)g arrangements.
BOX FOR PURPLE MARTJN8.
Tho purplo martln (Progno subls) ls a
housobulldlng blrd, and somethlng of hls
hablts have beqn told beforo, If you have
a good sizod yard, put your box on a polo
about twenty-flve feot hlgh. If lt ho
necessary to go aloft for a slte, ralse tho
houae about four feot abovo the roof. You
may provlde as many apartments In your
martln house as you wlsh. Tho blrds live
in colonlos, and as a mattor of fact wlth
the martln lt seems to ho n casq of the
moro tho mcrrler. Havo each onmpart
ment about s?ven lnches from front to
renr, at lenst six lnches hlgh nnd flve
Inches ln wldth. Tho entrance holo, prefer
ably, should be made midway between tho
top and bottom of the front,'and It should
bo about the slzo of a sllvor half-dollar.
Koop thc sparrows nwuy and tho
chancos aro that ln oarly Aprll plonoer
martlns wlll be examlnlng tho premlses,
and If satlsfled wlth the arrnngoment you
g^DAYS. Base-Batl Park, fl^j I21h.
W NIOHTS. Broad Stroef, West. UGI? 17th
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6ASKILL-MUNDHEVITT
Prescnts tho World's GrcntcR. and Dosb Shows, Dlstlngulshod by Now Fcnturos,
Artlstioaiul Rxolualvo rvrformanoos of a Strlotly Mornl
r.nil IMucotlonal Oliaractor.
QC of tho Most Costly nnd Sonsatlonal Free Aota In the OC
lo World Featurlns the Great &u
Tho Doath Dofylug, Oentrlfugal, Klnutio, Marvol of tho Ago,
Hundred Foot Hlgh Dlve?Oreat Splral Asoansion?Sllde tor Llte.
Motor Cyole Whlrl-Stalrcase Hlde-Hlghast Hl*h Wire.
Gorgeous Eleotrlcal Displays?Grand Band Conoerts.
ONE SOLI) WEEK. ? AFTER OONS AND EVENINQS.
ADMISSION .O CTS.
wlll ho occunled beforo Muy day by de
slrable tenanta.
HOME FOR THS WRBN.
t-ersons who have yard room and some
shrubbery can got the wren and the blue
bird ub neighbors if they wlll make a
httlo preparation for them the comlng
Winter. Tho wren wlll ncst in almost
any kind of box, but, of course, ho llkes
to have things woll arranged. A sm.ill
keg mich as anchovie.s are sometlmes
packed In makes a good wren home.
A wren Is a mlto of a crosturo, but he
llkes considerablo room, nnd hls npart
ment should bo sllgKily larger than that
provlded for tlio martin. Uo not expect,
however, two palrs of wrens to llve In
iho same box. even though lt be dlvldcd
into compartments. They won't, or ,t
thoy do they'11 bo ho busy flghtlng that
they'll forgct to lay eggs.
Mako tho entrnnce hole Into the wren
heme mldwny between tho top and bot?
tom Of ono end of tho box or keg. Muke
lt exactly tlio ;=i_e of a silver quarter.
lf you do this the wron Is safe from
the attackH of tho blucblrd and Engli.sh
cpArrow.
It Ih nothlng whort of cruelty porhaps
to give the wron too blg a box for ht.1
homo. Ho and hlw wlfe Hoem to feel in
duty bound to fl 11 wlth twlgs whateyer
p'.aco thoy chooso for thelr dwelllng, and
lf you gave them a dry goods box they
A HOME FOR THE PURPDE MARTINS.
would probably work from Aprll to Oc?
tober ln tho effort to flll the thing up
boforo thoy gavo a thought to matter
of progeny. Bo not put a perch outsldo
tho holo of the wren's home. The blrd
doosn t need It, aud tho porch nffords a
resting-place for tho English sparrow.
who can Kot hla head through tho en?
tranco and do somo mischlof, even though
hls body Is too blg to follow. lf you don't
liko muslc, Incessant muslc, don't invitc
the wron to bo a nelghbor. He wlll pirig
from 3 A. M. to 8 P. M. all through the
nestlng season, and hls last noto at nlght
Is likely to havo n touch of complalnt in
it, that he's too sleopy to slng nny long
er,
BLUEBrRD. ORIOLE AND ROBIN.
Tho bluebird wlll bring a hlt of the sky
to you on h's bnck In tho narly spring lt
you wlll but bld hlm welcome, The nlue
blrd Hkes an ordlnary starch box for u
dwelllng place, It Ih bettor, however, to
bulld hlm a box of hard wood and inako
lt rain and storm proof. He needs a
larger ontranco than doos tho wron, ono
nbout the slzo of u silver half-dollar en?
tlrely sultlng hls convenience.
lf you have troos you muv be able to
InducQ tho glennrng orlolo to swlng his
cradlo abovo your roof tioo. lf you
catoh a gllmpso of IiIb llvery of black
and gold iu tho oarly May days, throw
out blts of string und yarn whore he nuy
flnd them, ond oro long thls beauty may
MAKES
LIGHT,
SWEET,
WHOLESOME
PURELY VEGETABLE.
At AH Grocers, Write For Free Sample,
FULTON YEAST COMPANY, Richmond, Vfc.
be weaving hls nost at the tlps of the
swaying trco boughs.
You may have the robln and the phoobe
under the roof of your porch, for bo h
theso blrds when certaln they wlll not
bo dlsturbed, lovo to bulld on the tons of
the porch plllars Under tlio cover of the
roof.
Plant ahrubbery In the corner of your
yard and don't keep It too woll trlmmed,
lio.-ip a plle of bnish in one corner. Vou
| oan mako tho rest of your yard bo at
tractlvo that people wlll forglve a bt
I of soemlng neglect. Tho brush mnko^ a
! good hldlng place for tho birfls. Slnlc a
| pnn Into the turf in the center of tho
yard and flll it with fresh water twlce a
day. Do theso things and lt makes llttlo
dlfference where you livo, the blrds will
ilnd vou out and .stay with you and 11
the same conditlons prcvall, they wlll
oomo back oach sprlng wlth the south
wlnd and Mng nt your wlndow
EDWARD B. CI.ARK.
__-.
STAUN'ION WEDDINQS
Well-Knov/n Younp Peopla Join Hands
for Life.
(Speclal to The Times-Dlspatch.)
STAUKTOX, VA.," Oct. 3.?Mr. J. P.
Kisor, of this county, and Miss Littio
Coakley, of Rocklngham county, were
quletly unlted ln marn'age ln thls clty
Tuesday nlght, nt the resldence of and
by ihe Rev. J. C. Garber, of the German
Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Kiser
Wlll mako their futuro homo near Mt.
Sclon, where the groom ls In buslnoss.
Mr. Elmer E. Hall, a prominent young
man of thls city, nnd Mlss Ella J. Eye,
daughter of Hnmrlen Eye, of the county,
wero marn'ed at tho Methodlst parsunage
by the Rev. Isaac XV, Can ter, pastor,
Wednesday nlght. The marriage was a
nulet ono nnd only the most Intlmato
friends of tlio contractlng partles were
present. Mr. and Mrs. Hall wlll make
thc-lr futtu-o home In thls clty, whero
the groom has a positlon at tlie Putnam
organ factory.
Mrs. Harriot T. Bagby, of thls olty.
has issued invltntion to the marriage of
her daughter, Mlss Mnry Katberlnq Bag?
by, to Mr. Alexander Waddell May, the
ceremony to tako placo at tho resldence
of thc brlde-elect nt 10 o'clock on the
Mth Instant. Tho marriage wlll be u
qulet ono, and no cards nro Issued lu the
c:'ty.
Mr. Mny Is ono of Staunton'* most
popular young men, nnd for years was
a most prominent and efllcletit member
of the Stonewnll Brlgado band, nnd now
assistant clerk ot the Virglnia Court of
Appeals nt thls placo.
Mr. AS'llllam H. Zelgler nnd Mlss Gnrllo
M, Huffmnn, nf tho county, wero mar?
ried nenr jennlngs' Osp Wednesday.
Mlss iluffman l's well known ln thls seo
tion, and ls an attractive young lady
wlth many oharmlng ways.
Invltatlons nre out nnnounelng the ap?
proachlng inarrlngo of Mlss Josslo May
Bowllng, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Bowllng, of thls clty, to Pr.
Glusgow Armstrong. Tho ceretnony will
take placo at "Sherwood," tha beautiful
home of the brlde'B parents, on tho Hth
instant, at 0:80 A. M. Dr. Armstrong
ls a succosBful and prominent pjijr. loiait
of Staunton, Thls wlll ha tho prlnolpal
socloty ovont of tho season.
?. ?.
The Muslc Master,
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatoh.)
BRISTOL, VA., Oot. 3.-l'rofoBSor Uter
moehloiij tho aoooinpllshed muslctun, who
wuo formerly director of muslo ut Marthn
Waslnngton Collego, Ablngdon, Va., has
been elected to n Blmllar positlon In the
faculty of Sulllns Collego for Young
Ladies, in thla clty,
He has accepted and wlll enter upon
tho duti.s of tho positlon next woek.
GAY WEEK AT
HOT SPRINGS
Two Rlchmond BoIIes FIguro
Promlnently There.
A BABY DRESS BALL
A Unique Affair In Which the Qowns
Wero Infantile, and the Entertaln?
ment Ended With a Plungo in
the Swimming Pool.
(Special to The Times-Dlspatch.)
HOT SPItlNGS, VA.. Oct. 3.-Th!s has
been a very gay week ,-it tliu Virginia
Hot Sprlngs, and two young Rlchmond
bellc.i havo flgured promlnently in all
thc social Ilfo of tho resort. They are
.Mlss Ella Boflher, who haa lately rn
turned from Europo, und Mlss Kate Har?
rls.
On Tuo3dny Mrs. James Robs Todd, of
LOUlsVlllo, gavo a coachlng party to tho
Cnscado, whero her guests had tea ou
the rocks. Somo of them went lri tlio
coach, whllo a large number followod
on horsoback, Mlss Kate Harrls hnd
tho box soat of the coach. Others ln
the party were Mlss Boshor and Lcwis
Ginter Young, of Rlchmond; MlnlKtor
Christoplior Hauge, of Sweden (from
Washlngton); Miss Ethel Lewls, of Phll?
adelphla; Mr. nnd Mrs. j. Bradley Cum
mlngs, Mr. Llnzeo Blagden, Mr. Ru
dolph Nceser, Mr. Dwlglit XV. Taylor anil
Mr. Ceell Barret, of New Vork; Mr. Jos?
eph Burnett, of Cambn'dce; Miss Laura
Smith and Mr. Dallas Byers, of Pltts?
burg; J1!"b Menie. of New Orleans, and
Mr. and Mrs. Frederlc Sterry.
. Ba?y _*A__l_.
Miss Etlicl Lewls, of Phlladelphla, gavi
a fancy dress ball Tuosday nlght at thc
club house, when tlie guests, all drossed
ur "babies." Mlss Harrls and Mlss
Bosher were the prettiest "llttlo gitts"
cf tho party. Tliey wore white dresses
hanging to the ankles, with sashos, nnd
hair in loose curls. Miss Bosher wore
a "baby hat"-of white lace. The others
wore rldiculous costumes, ono of tlie
funnlest being that of Mlss Laura'Smith,
of Pittsburg, who represented "SIs Hop?
kins." Mr. Lowis Ginter Young wns
dressed as a girl, and carried off his
honors very well. Mrs. Henry Lewls
chaperoned the party, and a number of
promlnent guest3 were present. After
the refreshments and danclng the par
ticlpnnts went to the swimming pool
at mldnlght, where they had a lot of sport
diving and swimming for a half hour be?
fore dlspersing. Tho whole thlng was
quite orlginal, and a duplicate of the
pnrty given by Mlss Lowis at Narragan
sett Pler last summer.
RICHMOND PEOPLE.
Mrs. Albert Young and her daughter,
Miss Arents, of Rlchmond, havo been at
the Homcstead for tho past weok. Mlss
Arents wears some exqulslte gowns. As
Is usually the case wlth Vlrglnla women,
Miss Arents is a flne horsewoman. (She
Is a nlece of the late 'Major Ginter, I
belleve.1
Mr. and Mrs. John D. Potts were here
thls week from Rlchmond, where Mr.
Potts is passenger agent for tho Chesa?
peake and Ohio Railroad. Ho was given
a dnVe In tho coach of Mf. James Ho
bart Moore.
Dr. L.-M. Gowardin harf b?en here all
summer, with hls famlly; from Richmond.
They own a handsome cottage here.. Dr.
Cowardin will leave for Rlchmond Sun?
day, to be followed by his famlly a week
later.
Mrs. Robert Newell Groner, ot Rich?
mond. Is visitlng at the cottage of Gen?
eral D. V. Groner, of Norfolk. A number
of tho young set callod at Mrs. Groner's
"nt home" Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Frank A. Davenport, of Richmond,
is at the Homestead, where he arrived
Thursday morning.
Former Secretary Hllary A. Herbert,
of the navy. is a consplcuous flgure hero;
nnd from Washlngton nre also Mr. and
Mrs Bariah Wilkins. Mr. "Wllklns, owner
of the Washlngton Post, has been In poor
health for the past slx months, but Is
slowly rccoverlng.
CHARITY BALL
IN DANVILLE
The Washlngton Marlne Band
to Furnish the Muslc.
(Special to Tlie Times-Dlspatch.)
DANVILLE, VA? Octobor 3.?One of the
swellest events that has happened ln Dan?
ville for many years ls promised noxt
Tuesday nlght in the grand charity ball
and band concert. Tlio Washlngton Ma
rino Band has been engaged, and wlll
give a concort at tho Academy of Muslc,
Whlch will bo followed by a grand ball
ln Municlpal Hall. It Is expected to make
this a very swell affalr, and tlio proceeds
wlll bo applled tbwards the furnishing of
thc new Dnnvllle Hospital.
Tho varlous commlttees havlng ln chargo
the Masonlc Baznur, which wlll bo given
here November 18th to 28th, aro gettlng
down to work. and the bnzaar ls almost
un nssurcd success.
A cotlllon club has been organlzed nnd
wlll give thelr flrat german thls week.
The new club wlll une tho old armory,
and lt ls expected that there wlll be a
great deal of plensuro derlved from it
this winter. It Is propoaed to hold ger?
mans weekly.
Mlss Annio Lee Penu, who hus been
spendlng the summer In Aluska, haB re?
turned to tho clty for tho winter.
Mlss Mamlo Easley, nn attrnctivo young
lndy of South Boston und a great fuvorlto
ln Danvlllo soolety, l? ln tho clty.
Mlss Llghtfoot Hobson has returned
from n vlslt to Pnlrlek Sprlng*.
Mlss Beulali Jones hus returned to tho
clty from South Boston, where she uas
beon spendlng tho summer.
CADILLAC AUTOMOBILES
Are Provinit All That
ls Clalmed For Them.
Ask Alr. R. W. Coffee for
Hls Oplnlon.
FOSTER TFOSTEB,
307 North 7th St.
If We Haven't Got the Kind You Want
Wo Will Qetlt For You.
AND-OTHERS.
Tho botter class of druggists, evcrywhere, aro mon of scientific attainments and high integrity,
tvho dovoto their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and
purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with phyBicians' prescriptions and
scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacturo many excellent remedies,' but
always under original or officinal names and thoy nover Bell f alse brands, or imitation medicines.
Thoy aro tho men to deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includea
all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and
best of toilot articles and prcpurations and many useful accessorieB and remedial applianceB.
The carning of a fair living, with tho satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of tho bonefits
rlgSlBan OXCCUt-Ub IBaUUVO I__tiu_y anu Wlll i.u guco uuiYuoui __.wu._._v._?., ?..._. *?? .?.--- -~~j
aro selling many millions of bottles annually to tho well informed purchasers of the choicesfc
remedies, and they always tako pleasure in handing out tho genuine article bearing the full
namo of tho Company?California Fig Syrup Co.?printed on the front of every packagei.
Thoy know that in cases of colds and hcadaches attended by biliousness and constipation and
of wcakncs3 or torpidity of tho livcr and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or
over-eating, that thero is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as
Syrup of Figs, and they aro glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction.
Owing to tho exccllenco of Syrup of Figs, tho universal satisfaction which it gives and the
immenso demand for it, imitations have been mado, tried and condemned, but there^ aro
individual druggists to bo found, hero and there, who do notmaintain tho dignity and principlcs
of the profossion and whoso grecd gets tho better of their judgment, and who do not hcsitate
to recommond and try to sell tho imitations in order to mako a larger proflt. Such preparations
sometimos havo tho name?" Syrup of Figs"?or "Fig Syrup" and of some piratical concern,
or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have tho full name of
the Company?California Fig Syrup Co.?printed on tho front of the package. The imitations
Bhould bo rejected becauso they are injurious to tho system. In order to sell the imitations
they find it pecessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes
off on a customor a preparation under tho namo of "Syrup of Figs" or "Fig Syrup,' which
does not bear the full namo of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package,
he is attompting to deceivo and mislead tho patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his
establishment, whether it bo large or small, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and
and deception in one case he will do bo with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of
physicians' prescriptions, and should be aVoided by every one who values health and happiness.
Knowing that the great majority of druggists aro reliable, we supply tho immense demand
for our excellent remedy entirely through tho druggists, of whom it rnay be purchased eyery
where, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptionB
exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return
any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company
California Fig Syrup Co.?printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the
article and to demand the return of your money, and in future go to one of the better class of
druggistB who will Bell you what you wieh and the best of every thin g m his line at reasonable prices.
BIGGEST TRIBUTE
TO WATER MELONS
DarRIes from Church "Take"
Them and Slng "Nearer.
My God, to Thee."
Out at Rlchmond College Thursday
nlght Dr. W. R. L. Smlth, pastor of the
Second Baptlst Church, told a good story
which he had heard from Dr. Charles
H. Ryland, secretary of the college,
Dr. Ryland has a flourishing llttlo
church out ln the country and Sunday
mornings ho goos out there and preaches,
returnlng ln afternoon. Last Sundny
as he was maklng hls way comfortably
back to the clty ln hls buggy. he over
took a wagon loaded with colored peo?
ple, of almost all ages. Thoyl wore
evldontly returnlng from church. Peoplo
who llve ln tho country know that darkies
go to morning services about 12:30 P. M.
ond come away betwoen 3 and 5 o'clook.
The wagon in front of the Doctor was
jogglng along and ovidently no one in
lt had seen tho mlnlster. Presently a
wntermelon patch came into vlow. Tho
colored people spied lt at once and be?
fore the wagon stopped two young bucks
had salled out and were soon gatherlng
up several of the largest and best. Dr.
Ryland was amused. He was astonishod,
as well, when, as soon as tho molons were
safely out of slght iu tlie wagon, every
man and woman In it, began to slng at
tho top of hls volce, "Nearer, My God, to
Thee." _
TR1NITY COLLEGE
Southern Association to Meet There in
November.
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
TRINITY COLLEGE, DURHAM, N.
C. Oct. 8.?The Association of Colleges
nnd Preparatory Schools of tho Southorn
Statos will hold Its annual meetlng at
Trlnity College, November 4th, 5th and
6th. Tho ofllcors of tho assooiotlon are:
President, R. H. Jcsse, Unlverslty of
Mlssourl; Secrotnry Chancellor James H.
Klrkland, Vanderbllt Unlverslty. On nc
count of the absonco of Chancellor Klrk?
land, who is in Europo, Dr. Edwln Mima
is acting socrotury. A largo number of
southern Institutlons wlll bo ropresented.
An lnteroatlng programme hns been ar
runged,
A very complete equlpment for the
druughting room hns been purchased and
ls now belng arranged. Thls oqulpment
Ib bolng Instnlled on tho socond floor of
tho Duke buildlng. Mr. XV. C. L. White, p
graduate of Prutt Instltuto, Is glving u
courso ln mechunicol drawlng.
Professor Edwln Mlms haa In prepa
ratlon tlio ilfo of Sldney I_mlor for tlie
Amorlcan Men of Letters serlcs, pub?
lished by Houghton, Mllllln & Co.
Lunler ls the thlrd southorn wrlter to
bo Included ln tliis serlos, the othor two
belng Poo nnd Slmms. Tlio Amerlcnn
Book Company wlll publlsh In n few days
un edition of Carlyle's Essay on Burns,
by Professor Mlms. Thls Ib ono of the
Untmvay uerles of Rngllsli cIiisbIcm, odlted
hy Honry Van Dyke.
Smlth and Lamar linve Just brought
out a volume on southern wrlters, Tlie
Htudy of Thomas Nelson Page, ls by Pro.
fOHSor Mlms.
Professor J. S. Bassett Is prepnrlng a
Ilfo of Andrew Jackson for Doubleduy,
Pnge * Co. Durlng tho pnst summer
ho mado speclal Invoatigatlons lu tlio
CongroBBinnnl Llbrary at Washlngton. He
hns hnd access to somo very in.purtunt
letters not lilthorto prlnted.
Tho nrclilvo staff for thls college year
Is: I.dttor-lu-Clilof, XV. P. flndd, Durhnm,
N. C.; Business Munnger, '?. P, Beach
board, Bell Biu.-klo, Toun.; Asslstant Edl?
tor, W. S. Lockurt, Mohun, N. C; Lltor
ary Department, G. II. Hmith. KlUatmlli
Clty; Exoluiuge Edltor. II. C. Sutterflold,
Roxboro; Edltor "At Home and A brond"
Dopartinent, B. S. Wonible, Nowton, N.
0,1 Y. M. C, A. Edltor, Zensky Hinoharn,
Hlroshlna, Japan.
PUBL.IC ENTERTAINMENTS
Fairs, Carnivals and Thcatrlcal Enter
tainmei'ts Interfere With Programme,
(Speclal to The Tlmes-Dispatch.)
ROANOKE, VA., Octobor ---Owlng to
tlie many uttructlons of a publlo ciiur
uoler and tho contlniieit w-iriii weaiher,
there have heen vory few social unter
tnluments this fall. Itoanoae hus hnd an
iiiiusuully largo number of thealrlcal ou
brides can be found at our stores. We are now occupying
the attractive store, No. 1409 East Main Street, in addition to
our old stand, which gives us space to show a more complete
6tock than ever. We have many new designs and patterns in
Pixrlor Suits, Chamber Suits, Brass and Iron Beds.
Dining-RciOm, Kitchen and Hall Furniture,
Bedding, Floor Coverings,
Cook Stoves, Ranges and Heaters for Wood, Coal or Oil.
DEAL WITH US AND SAVE MONEY.
Low
Prices
. & co.
1406 and 1409 EAST MAIN STREET.
Liberal
Terms.
$100 K-Ward.
Jhe /Association of Sttnsrican Plrectory Pubilshers
will pay $100 reward for the arrest and conviction of any
pirson or persons attempiing to collect money on fraudu
lent directory advertisemsnts.
iOilliam /f. Bates, Sec'y,
89 Jhird /tve., tfew tfork City
Jiill Pirectory Co., - - Richmond, Va.
tertalnmonts, a carnival for a week, and
lastly Wallaco'a Clrous. Next comoB tho
flrst falr of the Roanoko AsBoclation,
whlch beglns October 21st and runs for
four daya. The grounds are Idoal, and
como nearer llke tho plctures of falr
grounds soen on tho Uthograph represen
tntlons than aro usually sotm. With tho
exception of a bluff that acta as a nat?
ural backlng for tho grand stand, tho
grounds aro as level a3 a bllllard table.
In addltlon to the thousands of litho
graphs sent out, tho falr people havo
adopted a novol way of advortlslng tho
cxhibltion, employlng a "barker" wlth tho
Wallace Show to mnke an announcement
at every Bhow glven ln Vlrglnla, and a
ten-foot banner is hung ln tlie tent.
The marriage of Councllman A. Blalr
Antrlm and Mlss Adrlan Davant, Wed?
nesday nlght, wns the Ilrst brllllant mnr
rlage of tho fall. Mr. Antrlm, the groom,
Is the father of the much dtscussed cow
law, and hns made a grent flght, although
a hopelcss ono. Speaklng of tho cow law,
tho soie cause of the defeat of lt was
rolslng Uio question of rlch and poor.
It so happoned thnt the rlcheBt men in
tho clty were leaders of tho nntl-cow
crowd, nml Genoral Manager Johnson,
now presldent, of the Norfolk nnd West?
ern. wns very prominent In the flght. The
cow people snld tho Norfolk nnd Wostorn
wanted to got rld of tho cows so they
would not hnve to pay for cows kllled
on tho rond ln the clty limlts.
To add to othor trOUblOB, tho clty ls
throatened wlth a local option electlon.
Only abOUt half of the mlnlstors of the
clty nre ut present taklng nny part ln lt,
aml tlio buKlnofis men generally are op?
posed to local option. Kostuoko ronlly luts
very little to compltiln about In the whls
Fall and Winter
Display of
AND
Ready-to-is3ear
Gfoods.
UT-TO-DATE STYLES.
llntulsomo llno of Pattorn Hats at
nuitleruto prices. Onll
Airs. Julius Bear
1128 Enst Mttlu Streot.
DONTNEED
I am Cured.
No Knlfe,
No. Uunger,
No Oetentlon
Front Businesa
RICHMONl) PANPHYSION,
8I5 East Frenklin.
koy business. Tho bar-rooms of the city
nro contined withln a radlus of flve blocks,
diroctly under tho eyes of the pollce.
There are none noar a church, theatre,
park or any publlo placo of worshlp or
entertalnment. They are also closed at
mldnlght.
TERRAPIN FROM JAPAN
Over There Thoy Are Raised in Pen$
nnd We Want to Know How,
The Unlted States Plsti Ccmmission
has sent un expert to Japan for the
purposo of studyinv ter--apin 'u'turn na
prai'tlcod Jn tliat country, whero tliey
seemed to have succeedod ln breedlug
ti.e turtles by artiflee.
It ls truo that the Japanese terrapin
is not tlio same species as ours. but its
habits. uro slmllar, and there ls reason
10 suppose that llke methods of cultur.
mlght be successful ln tho Unlted States.
The matter ls of no small Importance,
tnasmuch as our terrapin ls on tho vergo
of extlnctlon. lt used to be vustly num?
erous, especlally In the neighborhood o(
tiie Chesapeake, and in l&O dlamond
backs sold In Baltlmore for 12 1-3 cents
apie.e,
But tliey have boen llterally hunted
almost to tho point of exiermlnatipn,
and at the present tlmo they fotch ttlQ
u dozen.
Tha Jupanesa species, whlch ls said
to bo eu.ua! to our own ln ilavor, ls
known ns tho "suppon," and, llke the
Amerlcan terrapin, ls an Inhubltant of
uiiu rlvers aud salt marshes.
Arliih'lui ponds, wlth a muddy bot?
tom, uro employ.d for rtmrlug purposes,
wlth a low fenca to prevent tho turtlea
from oscuplug. Tho pond la sliallow, und
ut laylng tlino, lu early ?uinmor, the
l'emah's climb out on tho bank. aoratch
a shallow hole and deposlt thelr e_|{3,
tinaliy covei'lna them up und louvlng th_m
to bo hutoluut by the heat of the sun.
Net.s are spread to prevent blid. from
dlgging up the cb'K??Naw Vork Herald.