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Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

should be another row of chairs closing an
other corner OF the room, and this is labeled
Havana. 1t is the object of each ship in Ger
vera's fleet to escape from Santiago Bay and
reach Havana, and that of the American Navy
to prevent them.
Exact historical record is not to be ex-
pected, so each American ship that is caught
by hands outstretched from Santiago has to
go in there as prisoner of war, and each
Spanish ship caught during one of its sorties
toward Havana is kept prisoner of war, but
it is generally expected that the Spanish ships
suffer complete defeat. When the ships are
all captured the whole company falls in line
and marches to "Hai Columbia" or some
other patriotic air. A game of this kind can
be varied as much as is desired, and there are
always clever persons in a company to suggest
interesting changes. =,
A rather more ambitious game is called
Klondike- This is very suitable for birthday
or Easter party. A lot of ribbon is procured,
and to each is tied little gift. The ribbon
is hidden with the gift in a large pile of saw
dust, which is heaped up in the middle of the
room on sheet. Each player then receives
tablespoon, and all kneel around the pile
and begin to dig for gold. When he or she
has found the end of ribbon, the spoon is
dropped and the ribbon held on to until the
leader asks if they have all reached ''pay grav-
ell" If they all answer yes, they are told to
pull, and the ribbon mwinds, and the little
gift is brought forth. Some of the gifts are
comical, but none should be expensive.
1t is a pretty and amusing game. This same
plan could be carried out by having few arti-
cles of some value, and Others of triaing cost.
scattered mdiscriminately through the sawdust
or saud-without ribbons. The whole surface
of the mine is then marked off into sections,
and each section sold to a miner for ten cents:
the amount going to church or charity.
each miner to have all he finds with a table
spoon in his section. The finds are often very
amusing, as men getting small dolls and la
dies finding cigarette holders or pipes, or some
other articles essentially devoted to masculine
raduiPementa.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
a Quill FROM Mother Goose

dish run away with the bold spoon, but also
Jack and Jill are her property.
For though they did get such a severe
tumble down hill, Scandinavian legend says
they we're caught up by the moon where they
now stand, side by side, with a pole over
their shoulders, on the ends of which are bal
anced two pals of water.
OF course, il the moon tilts ever so little
in either direction, the water will spill from
one of the pals, and a slight careening will
empty them as effectually as when they both
tumbled down hill.
But American girls and boys see man in
the moon, though how he got there many of
them may not be able to tell.
The Germans, who are fond of legends, say,
in this way:
Zone Sunday morning, ages and ages ago,
an old man went to the woods to cut wood.
He tied some fagots together and slung them
over a stout stick which he carried over his
shoulder, and then he trudged home with his
burden.
"At the edge of the wood where the road
was, he met very hansdome man. dressed
in fine suit of Sunday clothes, and evidently
on his way to church. He stopped the old
wood-cutter, who was STOPPING under his load
of fagots, and said, politely:
"Do you not know that today is Sunday,
when all men who live on the earth must
rest from their labor?
" Sunday on earth or moon-day in heaven
is all one to me- said the wood-cutter, rudely.
"'If all the days are alike to you, you can
carry wood forever. AS you do not value the
blessed Sunday rest, which the good God
has given to man and beast, you shall keep a
perpetual moon-day in the heavens Hereafter
you shall stand in the moon as a warning to
all Sabbath breakers"
Then the stranger vanished, and the old
wood-cutter, just as he was, in his work-day
clothes and with the fagots over his shoulders
was caught up into the moon, where he il
plainly to be seen.
Some say his faithful dog followed him
Ibut / must confess that, though have otter
looked for him, l have never seen him
That the dogs recognize him no one can doubt
who has ever seen one sitting on his hinc
legs and bowling to the moon
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19


One person at time kneels and walks along
on his or her knees and tries with a teaspoon
to gather up the potatoes again, and put them
in the basket. This is far more difficult than
it appears, and often the most ludicrous ac-
cidents occur. The others follow in turn, and
a timekeeper has kept account of the length
of time each has spent trying to pick up the
potatoes The one who gathers them in the
shortest time wins prize.
The misers grab-bag is another laughable
game. There may be bag or a. large vase
filled with peanuts and each player is to hand
a slip of paper signed with his or her name
to the keeper of the grab-bag, and on it write
the number of nuts he expects to secure. Then
he or she may plunge the right hand down
among the nuts, and grasp all he can and
bring them out The number-and 1T is gener-
ally disappointingly small-is counted and writ
ten down beside the number expected. After
all have done their best the slips are read,
and the one having the greatest difference
between what he did get and what he thought
he would get loses, and the one whose guess
was nearest right wins. The hole in the bag,
and the neck of the vase. where one is used,
should be small.
A very up-to-date game is called Cervera'a
fleet. When there are enough persons present
to play it, it is worth while to try it once,
anyhow. One corner of the room is fenced of
by chairs, and inside this are the ships form
ing Cervera's fleet. Each player should have
the name of the ship he represents pinned To
his breast. In the other part of the room
the ships belonging to the American fleet are
cruising around, keeping a watehful eye upon
! the imprisoned craft in Santiago Bay" There
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

nose nipped off! Will it destroy the charm
of the nursery rhyme to my young readers if
tell them that the verses are very, very old,
and are meant for description of the day?
The four-and-twenty blackbirds represent the
twenty-four hours. The bottom of the pie is
the world, while the top crust is the sky, that
overarches it. The opening of the pie is the
day-dawn, when the birds begin to sing, and
surely such sight is fit for King.
The King, who is represented as sitting in
the parlor, counting out his money, is the
sun, while the gold pieces that slip through
his fingers as he counts them, are the golden
sunshine.
The Queen, who sits in the dark kitchen, is
the moon and the honey, with which she re-
gales herself, is moonlight.
The Industrious maid, who is in the garden
at work before her King-the SUMS risen,
is day-dawn, and the clothes she hangs out
are the clouds, while the bird, who so 'tragi-
eally ends the song by nipping off her nose,
is the hour of sunrise. So we have the whole
day, if not in nutshell, in pie.
The story of Little Red-Riding Hood, ac.
cording to the German version, is another
myth, or old story of the suns setting and
rising, The German story mitigates the fate
of dear little Red-Riding Hood by the timely
arrival of huntsman, who kills the greedy
wolf, and then cuts him open, when, to bis
great surprise as well as delight, he sees the
famous red cloak (for the wolf has swallowed
her whole, and Red-Riding Hood herself
comes forth nnharmed.
The VOLTS black throat typifes night, which
swallows up the sun, who, after time, agar
appears, shrouded in brilliant clouds-the rec
cloak that covers up Red Riding Hood.
The moon has her share of the nurser,
songs, as well as the sun-not only the on,
where she sets the clumsy COW iumpinR oyel
her. and makes the awkward. hat-bottomet
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
DICK
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very absurd with the terrapin sticking out Of
his mouth.
Our old dun COW once hid her calf in the
woods, and we concluded TO take Dick with us
to help find it.
All of our readers may not know that
young calf will lie quite still in the woods
wherever its mother leaves it, even though she
stays away all day, and the old COW will not
go to her calf while she is watched; but If
she spies a dog in the woods, she will imme-
dately run to her little one, to protect it from
any harm.
Dick started with us quietly enough put out
on an open glade we came upon herd OF cows,
quietly grazing on the wild grass, or chewing
their cuds and resting in the shade at the
edge of the woods.
This was too good chance to be missed by
Dick, and he dashed madly in among them,
scattering the herd right and left, and almost
driving them over US.
Sometimes an indignant COW would dash
toward him with lowered horns, but DICK Skill
fully lodged around, seizng her by the tau,
or nipping her heels till she was glad TO save
herself by flight.
We found Dick worse than useless to hunt
calves with, and gave up the expedition, for
that day, at least
But, with all his roughness, Dick was not
vicious. He never refused to be chained up,
though he usually gamboled and jumped about
so it was almost impossible to fasten him
properly.
Sometimes he would seize my arm in his
mouth, and hold it carefully but firmly. lie
might easily have crushed it between his huge
jaws but he was careful not to infiict even
scratch.
He had a curious habit of gathering old odds
and ends, and carrying them to the tree under
which he was tied, for playthings
Among his collection of curiosities were
couple of old shoes, a horses hoof, an old pow
der horn, and various other valuables OF the
=. E,ck n1 hn
amused himself by tossing them up In the
air, or by taking one of the articles IN his
mouth, shaking it furiously, and growing saw
agely all the time.
For all his pranks and mischief, Dick had
but one enemy on the farm. This was IN old
Dominique hen, who had just brought out
brood of seventeen chicks, when she encounter
ed Dick for the first time.
Dicks curiosity was aroused to see more of
the little yellow, dumpling- shaped balls of
down and feathers and he marched up to
make closer inspection. But the old hen,
naturally mistaling his motives. and think
ing he meant to harm her brood, made such
an onslaught upon him with her bill and claws
that the intruder beat hasty retreat, and
never ventured upon the slightest intimacy
again.
Old Speck. however, refused to get over
her animosity to poor Dick. She would fly
half way across the yard to attack him, with
out the slightest provocation; and he, seeming
to think he deserved it all, bore the persecu..
tion with great meekness and gentleness of
spirit, giving his belligerent foe as wide berth
as possible.
Poor Dickl He grew to an enormous size,
but he never outgrcw his frolicsome ways and
it was so much trouble to keep him tied all
the time. besides the numerous scrapes he got
into by breaking his chain, that we gave him
away to family in distant town, and have
never seen him since.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

| IL intelligent brown eyes.
se55ESSl lady brought Dick to us, on
kJ the cars, when he was little puppy,
and he was so round and curly,
and fat, and playful, that everybody noticed
him.
We made him snug little bed to lie in at
night, under the back step, but Dick was lone
some, and from sundry noises under the house
we discovered that he had deserted his COM
Portable quarters and taken lodgings with the
tabby cat and her five young kittens, who lived
in a barrel under the porch.
We strongly suspected that Dick had been
helping himself to the kittens food, and took
measures accordingly for the protection OF poor
puss and her little family.
Dick seemed to grow more mischievous and
playful as he grew older. II not carefully
watched, he would slip away to the calf yard,
and chase the young calves UP and down, and
round and round, till they were half dead
with fright and exertion. Or he would amuse
himself in the game way with litter OF
young pigs, when old Polly, their mother,
was out of sight and hearing. For when she
was around, Master Dick was glad to keep his
distance. as Polly never allowed a dog near
her little ones.
Dick played so many pranks and became SO
unmanageable as he grew larger, that we were
obliged to keep him chained. Even at night
he would go to the garden, tear the vege-
tables to pieces, and toss them around IN his
gambols. At one time we had two or three
very fine nutmeg melons, more forward than
the rest, and almost ripe But, one night
before we suspected him Of such thing,
Dick concluded to sample the melons HIM
self He tore the two finest ones from the
vines, gnawed and scratched them into bits,
and scattered the fragments around the patch.
He also tore up several of the vines by the
roots.
At another time he destroyed at least two
dozen ears of sugar corn, which we had ex-
pected to cook for next days dinner.
This settled the matter, and we kept him
tied up after that both night and day, except
when we could take time through the day to
watch him.
Still we could not feel entirely easy, for
every few nights he would break his chain, and
we were certain to hear the next day of
rious depredations he had committed in the
neighborhood- as jumping into the sheep
yard, and chasing them about, till their bells
jinged and the poor animals bleated with
terror. Or he would go into the field and tear
down the shocks of fodder and corn, and
strew the fragments over the ground far and
wide.
We were in hopes Dick would grow more
steady and sober down some as he grew old
er; but he seemed to get worse instead of
better
When he was only six months old, his paws
were almost as large as q common saucer,
but his manners had not improved particle.
He was as frisky as a squirrel, and so large
and stout that even the boys scarcely dared
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

walk off with it in very dignifed manner,
and lie down on the grass, depositing the kit
ten, somewhat damp, but entirely unhurt, on
the ground, between his huge paws.
If we attempted to take it from him, Dick
would pick it up again, and carry it off a
short distance farther; but he never hurt it in
the least.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
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play with him, for fear of being roughly
handled.
When he was allowed to go free in the day
time, while we watched him, Dick had some
quite amusing ways.
The tabby cat had another set of kittens
now, just getting able to walk. Dick would
gravey pick one Of them up in his mouth,
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

to take peep at the outside world md dis
cover the perils of the situation, we held a
small stick Of wood to its mouth, whereupon,
after the manner of terrapins, it quickly snap
ped its shell together holding the stick of
wood as tightly as if it were in wise.
Dick immediately seized the stick as a
handle, and walked about the yard, looking
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19

A terrapin, which one of us had caught and
brought home, seemed greatly to excite Dicks
interest and curiosity.
He would smell Of it, poke it about with
his paws, walk around it, and examine it from
every direction, and finally lie down and bark
at it.
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
-Four Good GAM e s

} play the amusing game of ''Po-
tatoes" requires basket of pota-
toes, some large and some small,
just as one might expect to find
them. They are then laid in line
aho,,I a foot anor+ ooro.s 4ba Aoor
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
Copyright by James Elverson.

ILL children delight in Mother Goose,
especially in her song of "Sing a
Song of Six-pence." Such a charm
ing tumble of King and Queen, and
J the early rising maid, who had her
Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-19
Copyright by James ElveSon.

was dog. He was part hound,
nj and had curly, yellow hair, and large
- intelligent brown eyes.
F3:1k A lady brought Dick to us, on
the cars, when he was little puppy,
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-01
tuesday, December II, 1900,

during the recvs> of Court that being
Court Dayl the property described 10
said deed as follows;
All thar certain tract. piece or parcel
1t land situate m Jamestown District
iames City County. Virginia. being
portion OF The farm known as Spratley's
containing thirty l3Ol acres more or less
90 arabic and called the Island. and
bounded a. follows; On the north and
east hy marsh. on the west by what i
known a. the Glebs Gut and on the
south by lanes river. Including the said
marsh The same Being the property
conveyed 70 the said Arthur D-nmead
or deeds from Il. X Earrcu. bearing
dates respectively on the oath day OF
March. lS97. and duly recorded N the
Clerks otlcv oi the Court tor the County
cd laues City aud tie CiJy OF Williams
burg Deed Book No 8 page 235 and
Deed Book NJ. 8 page PAL.
TERMS: Tweuty-ouc hundred and
sixty and 3e-iOOiS2l6O go dollars with
interest thereon from 23d of Nov. 1901.
together with any unpaid taxes and in
sursucc premiums and cost OF sale cash.
7 he balance upon q credit OF SIX and
twelve months properly secured or
cash az option Uf the purchaser unless
otherwise directed by the owner Of the
property. H. y. PEiLLIsS.
Trustee.
The above mentioned place is a home
OF beautiful location on the north side OF
lanes river opposite the lower end OF
lamestow Island. Has good buildings
large barns. sc Splendid bath and
toilet rooms piped for not and sold
( water. windmill. tank and tower. One
/ IT the finest eyerfowing artesian wells
7 90 be found anywhere. An ideal place
T for q sweet attractive country home. and
/ rs proximity 20 Jamestown lends IL ad
ditioual value Parties desiring 10 pEr-
chase sucbia place either as a home or al
an Investment are requested 70 invest
gate. 2
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-01
Or. Fosters Removal.

The general hospital board de-
ci6es that a clean sweep IS needed
IN the medical staff OF the asylum az
Williamsburg. ard makes il.
In 3 case Ike this i is reasonable
70 assume that there IS good ground
for the action. Men are rarely &C.
posed from office unless the eyi-
denoe IS strong that they do not al
the bill.
There IS no finding that affects
the good name OF Superintendent
Foster or either OF his assistants.
No charge OF graft is sustained by
the board. The verdict IS that the
superintendent and his principal
aides did not attend 70 their work
efficiently; did not get along to
gethc- and did not see that the regu-
lzGons CT the institution we're prop
e-iy enforced. That IS ample enough
70 Justify a new deal. Norfolk
Landmark.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-01
Dr.. BTuEk to Visit Williamsburg

D.. q. c Bunk. ne rev supe--
intel6eur q ne Eastern State He
plrsl. AL &c here December = A. &
meeting q the spec-sl board He IS
co-i-g . ts-Z-z--ze himself ~rsfn
TIE institution.
It's underwood -. " z. Driver
al y elec-ed Grst assistant PAYS
c-sn. b1t r IS thoaglat ne WI not &C
cept 7 tLz- event another TAI
~ tse CHOSEN. probably selected b.
2 d. Br-nk- Ire policy O. TIE
speclzl board seems 20 be 70 allow
TIE rev superintendent C recon
nGno ms OEn assistants
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-01

That ne acton o. TIE general hos
p.tzl board cane as Z great shock
ard surprise 70 the people q Msth-
ews is 5-t Z -llc statement. L was
4 great disappointment 20 the people
among whom d. Foster was born
and rslsei and r. whose midst re
pssseo many yesTs II the successful
.s-Ee and increasing practice OF his
profession. These people mad oo-
served us rne-Ey ard ability ano
knew re ENTHUSIASM with which &c
rook ho-c O everything WITH which
&c vas connected. hey had care
tu-y followed the investigation a.
H.--szsourg and were delighted
nat not one si-g.e transaction a. that
institution reflected upon d. Foster s
1-stclful1ess. efficiency. integrity c.
ability. Those o. them who were a.
al familiar with TIE co-ciuocs Il the
-ast legislature a. Richmond knew
mat Messrs. Ssdler ard Ould. TIE
zvowec associates. friends and sup
porers OF Z. 4. Cloves. sought az
po.nEent upon the conm.tee toT
the purpose OF indicating Cloves.
and did not expect either z far CT an
unprotected report from them.
The report CT TIE majority OF that
committee has Z complete vinGicsuon
% TIE character. ability and admin
isersron of d.. Foster and justified
ne Judgment and taith OF his friends
The action OF ire majority Of TIE
genera hospital board Z face Of the
facts and against ire strong endorse
nent q tie management OF the hos
pltzl given By the legislative con-
ulit1ee IS unprecedented II the his
|. tory Of Virginia. They never read
the report Of the proceeding. nor had
any member Of the board done 50,
they had taken only few hours tc
consider the whole matter and they
. acted with such hssty inconsideTste.
? ness Is 70 suggest nat the action hzc
been determined before the lcgis,z,
tive committee had made is report
and thzt they had determined &
= b.acken TIE reputation Of HONORABLE,
+ CITIZENS upon evidence which thc)
Z had not heard. read OF considered
snc IL the face Of 4 vindication
strong. Gear and rnoUestioncd give
By taose VINO heard the evidence.
4 The acton ot the general hospitz
y beard n tnis matter casts grave re
i fection spcn Themselves IL thz
IS they for years ago reelected ID
; Fostes. when nearly every slleee
offerss Of which they COW eornplsi
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-12-01
T VIRGINIA

V VIRGINIA
NJ In the Circuit Court o. the City
of williamsburg anu COuuty OF
lsmes City.
FIRST National Bank Of Plattsmouth.
ABB. ..................C complainant
Frsderick 5. Rawlins.et Defendants
and. In Chaucery,
George z. Dovee & Sons Complainants
Flora 7 Waugh. ct Defendants
The papers 10 the above entitled
causes having been referred 20 me as one
"a the Commissioners OF the aforesaid
Court Tor certain inquiries therein d.
rected under decree Of August Is, 1906.
notice j. hereby given 10 al parties in
terested, including the creditors on the
estate Of Iohn -. RaWhns. deceased,
that ! have liked upon Wednesday. De
cember the 18th. 1906. at 10 O'Clock as
the time and nv Otflce 10 the City Of
Williamsburg as the place Tor making
the following inquiries:
ID That b ID. Peachy, Admr. q b. n.
81 John W. kawlins. deceased, may ren
der su account Of his hdUciary transac
ton as such
(2) Al account Of all debts due sad
owing by the estate OF said John W.
Rawhus. deceased. their amouHts, char
acter and priority.
! CD What amount, If any. the dis
tributes Of the said estate OF said IOhr
W. Ra~hns are entitled 20 after tbs
pay ment OF all debts 90 ascertained and
reported. their respective amounts and
from " hat source derived. whether iron
the sale Of the real estate 10 the proceed
iiDgs mentioned, or from the persona
} effects OF the said dcledent. togethe
with any rratter 10 be specially state'
deemed pcrtinert by me. or required b
any person TO DC stated.
THOS. II. GEDDY.
IS Commissioner IN ChaDccTy
NorveIle L. Heniey, p. q.