HOLLAND
rrv Haeue. Netherlands, Oct. 16. t
.uu iinno-krres?fve Holland. has t
cMU the an
It pro-
nexaiiuii iyc. u piu-
. o tnrolfth nrnvlnpA from
po
ops to ainicA .
L 0id enemy the sea.
an q rt fra plover nrmv
hvdroRrapmc engineers witn
the
the! of
...t of bridling
the waters of
7 idver .ee, snai.""6 o..u i u axo
ericultural land from its embrace, and
inverting the remaining 362,500 acres
to a freshwater lake. For the present
"lie sf heme just embodied in a govern
ed Bill is restricted to the reclama
Uon of some 133,050 acres, and is estl-
milit'd to COS! a lomi sum ui t,uuu,vuu,
tarnation scheme is $88,800,000. It !
con
muted tnai even Tiie restricted
1 " MJ. .
scheme will require iuieen years.
In it? main outlines the project,
.i,ih hns been evolving ever since
year 1349. is a simple one. he
Zuvder Zee is a large, shallow arm J
of the North Sea that breaks into the
northern part of the Netherlands in '
...v,n otorlv Hirpotinn find lnna tVi
3 SOUlucacti'j - -
shores of five provinces, widening out
:.nio haoin a naa jn
AININCAA I IU1N rEVCK.
illtO a Ulfe tlluiai uaoAu. woo no i c -
mouth lies a string of-istands which, age system of the surriunding pro
tbP ereat floocs. once formed 1 vinces. The coastline to be defended
uri (.i
rhp coastline and tne imits of the
sea's domain. Some little distance
inside this line a massive dyke is to
be constructed in nine years time,
from shore to shore, r:gnt across the
entrance to the bight. Starting a few
miles below the weJT-tinown base of
Den Helder, on the coast of the pro
vince of North Holland, it will .cross
the narrow strait of the Amsteldiep
to the island of Wiei-;ngen, thence go
ine straight through the sea north
westwards to a spot near Piaam, on
the Frisian coast. The entire dike,
including the intervening small is
land, will be 25 miles in length, as
j ii.. oAi : i I
compared wnu me iuv ui ucs ui cvjat- " J- -
line that it supplants. the two reclamation plans included
Out of the lake thus formed, it is in the present bill, the northwestern
proposed to construct four separate 1 or Wieringen polder consists of very
polders" or drain basins, though on- I good clay ground, and the southwest
ly the two smallerpnesf the north- ern or Hoorn polder of the very best
u-pstprn and southwestern, located !clay soil- Moreover, these are the mos1
Amsterdam, are actually includ-!
above
ed in the bill laid before Parlament. j
The latter northeastern and southeast- i
ern Dloders will be situated on either i
side of the channel through which the
River Vessel will reach the 'newly-
formed "Yssel Lake" and their re-
damation will probably take another ; an expenditure of about $2,900,000 an
15 years or so beyond the time stated. ; nually, not reckoning the extra expen
This island lake will a'so receive the j diture necessitated for special meas
outflow of the other rivers and wa-1 ures in the interests of the country's
terways at present emptying into this ! defence. For the reclamation scheme,
portion of the Zuyder Zee. It will form ' or at any rate that part of it which
a basin so low that even the spring tide : provides for the ultimate drainage of
in beating against the northern outer the soutneastern polder, extending
dike, these waters can flow into it right across the soutnern parjt of the
ami without prejudice or danger, re-
main there for a few days when it is
not possible to discharge immediately
through slucies into the sea.
Among the various problems aris-
ing is provision for the needs of ship-
" As fine as silk!
Yes, it actually is "as fine as silk",
for Valier's Dainty Flour is sifted
through pure white silk until it is so
fine in texture that it almost floats in
the air. No wonder this superfine
flour makes such light, beautiful
baking. Order Valier's Dainty, from
your grocer, next time you need
flour.
n
Manufactured FroW 1
DUCTED WINTER VHEAT
OF BESTQUAUTV
BRNVGHRHB UP
1
MR COULD vc-AMn YOO VilO IK I VM SW- OXE THIMK :
1 'SPEAK TO YOU T-uiTV Tamfr VOU VCVIbF'ACTIOIS SATISFACTION- ! KIT ANX STKFACT!v,. . ,
FOR a MINUTE? THAT 5 ABOUT YOtfO BVE ME A j WT ? I f 1 WHEN XOU ASK PEt?
-P--J EVEHE RAISE 1 J- LJl Vv ? J
y 'LOOK AT y WELL-WHat' I ? "
Siil
ping. - A broad channel of the iak
will still mm nn ti the T,nt. . I-
uam, ana in oraer to nresprvA rnm.
muhlcation between the two severed I
parts of the Zyder Zee. locks aore to be
built on the island of Wiering&n; .while
a canat running aloittgtneBer' sidja
the
u risian sea and- Issuing
south of the enclosing barrier will meet
the needs of shipping between Harllng-1
en, icreuntrjung ana vieiana and tne
enclosedpart of the Zuyder Zee? The
harbors falling Jwithin. the latter area
will have to be deepened, while pro
vision is made for an indemnity of $2,
400,000 to the Zuyder Zee fishermen
for the damflp-A rm trioli
terests by the conversation of the pre-
oe uiu n.uesu.wanjr ihko
oi less man .nan tne size.
The great question Is: can this great
project be made a remmefativV one?
in the opinion of the government and
its advisers it can. To set agaiijsjt . the
total expenditure for the whole scheme
"of $88,000,000, in the first place there
will be the enormous benefits and sav
ing of money which it will, mean to
tne entire water nrotfirfmn anri rl rn i n -
from the inroads of the sea will be
shortened by some 180 miles, and in J
place of an arm of the North Sea in
the center of the country, with its
sharply changing water conditions,
there will be a proper drawing of the
.surrounding region. Out of this lake,
too, the provinces of Firesland and
North Holland can obtain a plentiful
supply of fresh water, a long-felt need.
But beyond all this, there is the re
sulting 486,025 acres of fertile land;
here, where the waves now wash, will
appear smiling meadows with brows
ing cattle; and the financial yield
alone will probably be sufficient to
rrver thf pntir onat ni the schotne Clf
favoraWev situated for a speedly agri-
cultural development, wnere, too, tnerB
are Sood markets, and from whence the
capital can be reached in a short time
by good rail and waterways.
Spread over the 15 -years, the cost
of the restricted scheme works out at
Zuyder Zee, must necessarify, involve r
drastic chainges in the defences of
Holland's chief fortress and capital,
j Amsterdam. The government there-
fore announces that noiaing will in
.any case be done until a separate law
FA TMEIIS
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APPLY SAGE TEA
few applications of Sage Tea and
Sulphur brings back its vigor,
color, gloss and youthfulness.
: ' Common garden sage brewed into a
heavy tea with" sulphur added, will turn
gray; streaked and faded hair beautiful.
ly ' dark, and luxuriant. Just a few ap
plicttiohs - will prove a revelation if
youi-halr is fading, streaked or gray,
imxfittg: the Sage Tea anc Sulphur re
cipeat;home, though, is troublesome.
!.An easier way is to get a 50-cent bottle
of ebage and Sulphur Com-
poun. at any drug store all ready for
use This Is the old time recipe im
proved by the addition i other ingred
ients. While wispy, gray, fadded hair is not '
sinful, We all desire to retain our youth
ful appearance and attracclveness. By
darkening your hair with Wyeth's Sage
and Sulphur Compound, w? one can tell,
because it does It so naturally, so
evenly. You just dampen a sponge or
soft brush with it and draw this
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time; by morning all gray
hairs . have disappeared, and, after I
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully dark, glossy soft
and luxuriant. :
This preparation is a delightful toilet
requisite and is hot intended for the
cure, mitigation or prevention of dis
ease. Advt.
SPORTING GOSSIP
(Frank G. Menke.)
"Lies Darcy is a real fighter; one of
the most brilliant that has flashed
across the pugilistic norizon for
many years."
So says Captain Cushman A. Rice
and "Cappy" knows a real scrapper
when he sees one. The retired army
officer has seen in action ' every one
of the .pugilistic satellites of Amer
ica, Europe and Australia, during the
past five years. And to the Austra-
lian champion he accords the distinc
tion of being a real wonder.
"Darcy knows the fight game," de
clared Captain Rice. "He is fast,
shifty, can take a tremendous lot of
punishment and he. surely can hit.
Yet Darcy never seems to aim for a
one punch knockout. He cuts his
man to ribbons first and then shoots
over the crusher.' '
The most remarkable thing about
Darcy is his hands. I noticed them
first when I saw him fight in Syd
ney, Australia, when I was there last
winteri They impressed me as being
the hugest I had ever seen. Later
he was introduced to me and when
we shook hands he practically smoth
ered my right in his. Darcy, you
know, was a blacksmith in his earl
ier youth, and I guess they develop
huge hands in that trade in Austra
lia. "The most disconcerting thing
has also been passed relating to such
requirements, this law again necessari
ly depending on the results of a search
ing inquiry to be carried out when the
war is over and the new conditions
can be surveyed in the light there
of. ;
A considerable period must there
fore even now elapse before the Zuyder
Zee project eventuates. As a matter
of fact, the first Zuyder Zee reclama
tion bill was Introduced as long ago as
1877, and others of soubseouent date
likewise failed to reach the statute
book. But the whole of national opin
ion now seems to be strongly behind
the scheme. Moreover, Holland has a
plentiful supply of monev at the ore
sent time, the gold stocks of its cen
tral bank being three and a half times
as large as at the outbreak of war;
and the war's effects both at home and
abroad accustomed people to contem
plating the expenditure of vast sums of
money. The importance of such a re
inforcement of the country's agricultur-
ai land in peace ana war is not over
looked, nor the opening the project
will offer after the war to Dutch in-
dustry and labor. The scheme has
therefore better prospects of realiza-
j tion than ever before in its long his
tory. ::.ij;i.fniiJi5':
- '-""''5
i CH, INaUINUA -Ar; 1 KNQCN f OCTOBER 1 6 1 9 1 6.
about barcy 'ffrny eflian'ie
pointf;. iistbatefoftener ?iie is chit
f the harder he fights. J Usually, wheri
a man "is walloped by another, two or
three times he begins 16 back up. It
is exactly . the reverse with the Aus
tralian.; He really dosh't "slarl to
battle-uiitiithe i other fellow lands on
him. Butv just as soon as he is oh; the
receiving end of a blow he begins
rushing really begins to fight
The harder and oftener they used
to hit Battling Nelson the . morei fu
rious would become his : attack. And
after a while, you know,-.the other
fellows quit hitting Bat. So it is With
Darcy, except that Darcy doesn't
fight, along Bat's old theory of "ake
a dozen punches to land one.' ; When
Darcy startsafter a man he continues
to protect 'himself-rsomething . that
Bat rarely did.
I saw Darcy in his second fight
With Eddie McGoorty. Many alibis
since have been made for the second
knockout of the American, but in my
opinion Darcy beat him -because; he
was the better man. McGoorty la
clever, but Darcy was more so. Mc
Goorty could time his punches and
had a good eyes but Darcy, in both,
was better than Eddie. The Austra
lian . battered the American into a
state bordering on helplessness and
then sent over the morpheus swat
- Captairi Rice recently received a
letter from Australia which declared
that it was possible for Darcy to come
to the United States. The communi
cation was from William F. Carbet,
the most famous sporting writer in
Australia.
Carbet told me that if at least
three matches could be arranged for
'Darcy it was likely that he would
make the trip," said Captain Rice.
"Darcy, of course, is subject to call
to the European battle front. But I
am sure he could come, to the States
or three or four months if he could
get fights with Mike Gibbons, Jack
Dillon, Battling Levinsky, Bob Moha
or some of the others.
"Darcy is the particular pet of the
Australian premier, and members of
government there. Should actual
bouts be framed for him here and
his money be guaranteed, Darcy
would come. His departure from
Australia probably would' require the
posting of a big bond, say ?15,000 or
$20,000, but he wouldn't have any
trouble getting it.
"Over in Australia they arc keen
for Darcy to try conclusions with Gib
bons. Stories of Dillon's 'giant killer'
deeds have peeped into Australia,
and they've heard a lot there of Bat
tling Levinsky. But they regard Gib-,
bons as the ranking American mid
dleweight and the cry is "Get Gib
bons for Les.'
Railway Mail Jubilee. '
New York. Oct. 16. The establish-1
ment of the first railway postoffice
service in the United States on Octo
ber 15, 1864, between New York and
Philadelphia, will be . commemorated
tomorrow night Oy a dinner party at
the imperial notei to De given Dy tne
New York city Drancn 01 tne nan-
way Mail Association. Among the
guests will be Postmaster-General
Burleson.
80c to $1.50 pouod
Between the two lines we
have the best Candy to be
had at any price If you
purchase a bOX and tor.
any reason do hot like it,
just throw the box away
and telephone 248 and we
will rush your money back
to you by messenger.
IVINGTO
"Serves You Right"
Johnston's Chocolates
80c to $1.50 pound.
liggetts
Chocolates
.J ....
. ATLANTIC COAST' iJlslP V
;thr Standi of The fcolith j
EXGURSION fr&ES ;
$20.95 Jacksonvlii Fla.
f $21 ."45 State Camp; Fliu
Accbnht ;the . following important Na
tional events: : , . . ,
Southern Rifle Association, October
11 and 12.
..National Rifle Association, October
IS to 19. :
- National Rifle Practice, October 20
and 21. - V -
National Individual Rifle Match, Oc-'
tober.23. .,v - ;
National Pistol Match, October 24. '
National Team Match, . October 24
to 26.
Tickets will be sold to Jacksonville
and return September 16, 17, 18, ?3, 24,
25, 30; October 1 and 2 and to btate
Camp and return October 7, 8, 9, 14, 15
J M All .J- A 11 IL 1" 1. , A i
ana jld. ah tic&eis win do umiiea re
turning until November 4, 1916. Re- j
duced fares for parties of ten or more !
traveling together. .
$18.30 Chattanooga, Tenn. .
Account Reunion of the Society of the
Arniy of the Cumberland and Ohio
Mounumeht Association. Tickets will
be sold Oct. 17 and 18, limited return-
ing until October 23.
$4.85 Raleigh, N. C.
will be sold October 14 to 21, inclu- !
Sive, lin.ited returning until October
23rd.
$3.35 Fayetteville, N. C.
Account Cape FeaV Fair. Tickets will
be sold October 24, 25, 26 and 27, limit
ed returning until October 28, and in
clude admission to Fair.
$22.30 Philadelphia, Pa.
Account Clinical Congress of Surgeons
of North America. Tickets will be old
October 20, 21 and 22, limited return
ing until November 2.
$18.35 Atlanta, Ga.
Account Southern Medical Association.
Tickets will be sold November 12, 13
and 14, limited returning until Novem
ber 19.
I
$1.80 Chadbourn, N. C.
Account Columbus County Agricul- .
tural and Educational Rally. Tickets '
will be sold Friday, October 27, limited
returning until midnight of date oft
sale. Special Train will leave Wil
mington 7:30 a. m., arrive Chadbourn
9:35 a. m. Returning ieave Chadbourn
5:09 p. m. for Wilmington.
$2.40 Clinton, N. C.
Account Sampson County Fair. Tickets
will be sold October 31 and November
1, 2 and 3, limited returning until No
vember 4.
$3.90 Sanford, N. C.
Account Lee County Agricultural Fair.
Tickets will be sold November 1, 2 and
3, limited returning until November 4.
' PROPORTIONATE akes FROM
OTHER POINTS ON THE
ATLANTIC COAST LINE,
"The Standard Railroad of the South.'
Afer reading what vice President
Marshall about tne fate 0f the
progressives we can not help feeling
that it mugt make fcIm provoke1
( eyery tjme he realizes that his in!.
Hnk nr T. R Tprro Unut.R fTnd A
Star. t
To New York
and
Georgetown,S. G.
g s. onondaea. .Wednesday. Oct. 11th
S. S. Huron. ...... .Monday, Oct. 16th
! o Wilmington to georetown.
S. S. Onondaga. .. .Monday, Oct. 16th
S. S. Huron. Thursday, Oct. 19th
WILMINGTON TO NEW YOflK.
S. S. Onondaga Friday, Oct. 20th
S. S. Huron Monday, Oct. 23rd
S. S. Onondaga does not carry pas
sengers. S. S. Huron carries first class pas
sengers only.
Freight1 accepted from and for near
by North Carolina points at advantage
ous rates.
CLYDE STEAMSHIP CO., .
C. J, BECKER, Agents.
Wilmington. N. C.
y&X:v.?-x:-;K
1
Wet carry the satire ' hrgti class Tof Canned arid Votrferl
goodi as. the. doym town Stores and if you "will ask for
our pric-esj we ca"ti sav you trioney. , x - v :
No high Qyr head xtnses,Gobd reason; Isri't it?
THOMAS GROCERY COMPANY, Inc.'
a VL&MiniG (BOAST LONE
Arrivals and Departures of Trains at' Wilmington, Effective Sept 11,
ial6 Time N0t Guarantee I
JKABtf7ttXt
TO AND FBOM ARfilVALSi
Goldsboro, Richmond. Norfolk and JOaatera No. 81.
NortU Carolina points. Connect! at Oolda- 1:15 A. M.
boro with Sonthern Railway at Narfol Dally Except
Southern Railroad. Monday.
. No. 65.
Jacksonville. Maw Bern and Ixtenstdlate 6:15 P. M.
Htatlona. Mon., Wed. and
stations. Frday Only.
Ofcadbncrn, Conway, Florence, Charlrttoo, -
Savannah, JackaoBvlUe. Tampa BC t.m
Petersburg-, Port Myera Columbia ano
AahevlJle, Pullman Steeping Car trtwoen l a-
y llmlbfftoo and Columbia, open vo re
ceive outbound passengers at Wilming
ton at and after 10:00 P. M. and may t
occupied, lnbod until 7:08 A. M. .. .
Ooldsboro, Klchmond, Norfolk and Waan.
lnon. Parlor Cars between Wilmington No. 49
and. Norfolk connecting at Rocky Mount Dally,
with New York trains having Pullman 6:05 P. AL.
Service.
Solid train between Wilmington and Mt. No. 62
Airy via Fayetteville and Sanford. Daily.
8:00 P. M.
1 No. 03.
Jacksonville, New Bern and Intermedlata Daily
stations l:50 P. M.
Chadbourn, Florence. Columbia, August,
Atlanta and the West Char'saton 8a- .
vannah and all Florida Points. All Steel Kn
Pullman Blwplng 'ara between Wllmlng
ton and Atlanta, via Augusta. Sleeping
Cars dally between Florence and Colum- : ai.
bla, which may be occupied at Colum
bia until 7:00 A. M.
! No. CO.
Fayetteville an IntermedUta tatlana. amf8Sat!hOn"y
10:15 A. M.
Dally.
Gojdsboro, Richmond, Norfolk, Washington
and New York, Pullman Broi'er, VUtet
Sleeping Cars, between Wilmington and No. 41.
Washington, connecting with New Vor Dally
trains carrying dining cars : also Pullman It:fi0 A. M.
Sleeping Cars between Wilmington and '
Norfolk.
No. 00.
S:40 A. M.
Daily Except
Sunday.
No. 64.
8:15 A M.
Mon., Wed. and
Vriday Only.
No. 61.
Dally.
CtSO A. It.
No. 18.
Dally.
8:40 A. M.
No. 6S.
Dally.
St 45 A. M.
No. 02.
Now Daily
8:25 P. M.
No. 65.
Dally.
S:45 P. V.
No. 59.
Tnes., Thur,
and Sat. nly
6: SO p. M.
No. 42.
Daily.
6:45 P. M.
For Folder, Reservations, rates of fares, etc., call 'Phone 1C0.
W.J.CRAIG, v T.C.WHITE,
Passenger Traffic Manager. General Passenger Agent.
Wilmington, N. C.
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In Effect October 9, 1916.
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VILLE BEACH
And Intermediate Points
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Electric
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