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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

Dear Editor,---Inclosed you Will find an
swers Of puzzle I would like to become a
momber OF the r. u. G. Club. enjoy read
ing the Chidren's Page very much, have
written to you before. but didn't receive any
answer. Please send me badge remain
your unknown friend.
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Cilarade.

My first Is In cape. but not in date,
My second Is In oil. but not in toll
My third is In pat, but not In bat.
My fourth Is In cat, but not IN that.
My NTH Is In rat, also In brat.
My sixth is in mat. also In fat.
My seventh Is in cake but not In take.
My eighth Is In rate. also In bake.
My ninth Is In oar, also In tear.
My tenth is In ran, but not In tan.
My whole you will hear on the Fourth OF
July VIRGINIA S. MORTON.
Care Mr.. G, P. Haw, Hanover. Va,
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Composed by
CARRINGTON kCALLAyv1AY.
Norwood, Va.

The Declaration OF Independence.
The Declaration Of Independence in
Congress July 4, 1916 was unani-
mously signed by the representatives
OF the thirteen United States of
America. The original copy. (which
was ,siGned at Philadelphia, Is kept at
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

g. Hedgehog. z, hex. S,BLana. 9. Mouse.
10. opossum. HELEN JOINER.
To jumbled fruits: J. Orange. 2, Peach.
3. Banana. 4. Apple s, Pear. g. Plum. !,
Apricot. S. Pineapple,
Answer sent by gre $50 1BSg
RAMON D. GARc1N, Jr..
Aged eight years.
2sls z. Broad Street. Richmond. Va.
To charade: Washington.
Louisa, Va VIRGINIA GOODWIN.
To jumbled trees: /. 1Iemlock. 2, Hick.
DRY. >, Pine 4, Cedar. s. Mahogany, g.
Hazel. 7. Cypress. 8, Laurel. .. Aspen
| II Guarantee Street, Petersburg, Va.
! TO eharade by Catherine Drummer
Stuart" -si 81
To charade: Editor of II. d. CT c.
ANNE LOUISE ABRAHAM.
! 900 z. Leigh Street. City.
To 5umblad girls names 1. Virginia 2
Ruth. g. Kitty. I, Joe. 5. Lucy. s. Anna
IL, Sally s. Barbara. ., Mary. 10. LILY
II. Blanch -. I.ouise; -, sady -, So
GAY B. LEWIS
To jumbled girls names: Maud, Bertha
I Hatty, Ellen, Hortense, Ruth. Dorothy. Ma
i tilda. CATHAR1NE INGRAM. Z
/ Blackstone. Va.
To 1umbled cities of Europe: Constantine
!, PIE Odessa. Moscow, Hamburg. Amsterdam
/ Vienna. Aarsellles. London Copenhagen
f. NoRFLEEr GARDNER. \
| Clay Street, Franklin. Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

Dear Edtor.-1n reading last Sundays
paper paid strict attention to 1t, or at LEAST
/ think did am going to send you q
description OF the Declaration of IndepenS
dence and drawing Of the Liberty Bell's
and q quill which was used In 6ignng thS
Declaration, which hope to, see published
In our July page. thank you very muc6
for printing my letter and drawing for mex
i incloso drawing and poem. Please pub<
lsh them and send mo a badge. remainss
your loving member,
ELIZABETH L. HOPPER.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

Dear Itditor,--T would like to become
member of tho r D. c. Club. have put
ono OF my drawings In to show you my
work, and hope II Will be successful. Please
Eend me q badge Yours truly.
EDWIN T.. ADAMS.
2Og West Grace Street, City.
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DC. G.. MEMBERS
Letters From
Our Children

Dear Editor--Inclosed you Will find y
drawing of George Washington. I am an
Hoping I will win ii prize wifi close. Your
devoted member 80 IS
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Puzzle Department.
Answers to Puzzles.

To jumbled animals: I. Gorilla. 2. Cha
mois. g. Horse. 4 Dromedary. s. Erm!ne.
G. Hedgehog. 7, hex. S,gLlama. 9. Mouse.
10. opossum. HELEN JOINER.
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CONTRIBUTORS Fon THE wEEI1.

Avery, Hope
Allen. Marion
Adams, Edwin
Anthony, Blanche
Blair, jamie l.
herman. Roy.
Bailey. Marguerite
Boe,ie. Alma $.
Galloway, G.
Cnildrey, Frayser
Cullingsworth. j.
Cullingsworth. J..
Galloway, Henry
Coulter, Dorothy
Cavedo, c. II. 1
Coulter, Mary @. z
Cuicc!, Joseph
Dunn, Ethel
Garcln, r. D.. Jr.
Gregory, w. H, Jr
Gardner. 4. n.
Gates, Estelle Z.
Hicks. Mary NJ.
Hopper. z. T..
Hopkins. Counties
Hale, Mary Z.
Hughes. G. Z.
IIunnicutt. Myrtle
Joyncs, John j.
Joyner, Helen
e Joyner, Houston
Wooidr
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Dear Edtor.-One day my brother and ]
went fishing on our creek. We caught five
or six little fish. Whom we were coming
homo we saw n pheasant and her little
ones. She came In about ten feet of us with
her feathers ruffled up and looking very
large. When she saw our dog Rover she
ran In the bushes. We caught n good many
of tho Iittlo pheasants. but we turned them
loose again. While we We're rocking for
them we killed a nloccasin snake, which We
thought was after the little pheasants. we;
old pheasant had brought them out Of the
most and down to the creek to got some
water. received my badge. and think that
II is beautiful. I wis hto thank you for It.
Wishing the T. D. C.. C. much SUCCESS, am
An old member. MOLLIE TRENT.
Jacksonville, va, i5st443A1s
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

Dear Editor.-I have been putting OFF from
time to time to, write to you to ask II a
lower peninsula boy could Join your happy
circle. 70 II you think I am worthy OF a
badge please be SO kind as to send me one.
II 1.-Two In tho ghipbuilding city, where the
ma jority OF Unchs SAINTS warships are born,
Roads. where the PEOPLE of Virginia and
this whole great country nre celebrating the
landing OF the settlers of Jamestown. April
the Goth ! went over. to Old Point and saw
tho arrival OF tho hIayflower with tho
nation'g ruler aboard. The sight was grand
ne the Presidents yacht sailed around tho
fleet; the roar OF the cannons could be
heard for miles around MS the Mayfower3
and Its distinguished passengers passed the
fleets of NIL nations. thon went aboard
n ferry across the water and landed Just in
timo TO hear all OF the Presidents adj
dress and what did hear was very pa
triotIc. Tho buildings were Very near COM
pletod when | was there. and hope every
| thing will be nice by the time that you visit
the exposition. think 1t would be nice to
have n reunion of tho T. d. C. c. there. It
would be great. Mamma has been taking
Tho Times Dispatch for fifteen. years. and
Two are all delighted to read the Chlldrens
Page. and only wish 1t was Issued daily
instead of Sundays AS tho sun Is sinking
far in the West ana my pen Is blunt, I must
close my letter now. hoping 1t Will be
printed in next Sundays paper Yours truly,
JOHN j. JOYNEs.
Aged fourteen years.
2a2 Forty second street Newport News.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30
THE FOURTH OF JULY.

: 4 l..
Here's a boy with a ragged. old boot,
And a skyrocket. all ready to shoot:
Into the boot the skyrocket he throws
iigh'into the air the skyrocket goes.
Another boy his pennies he counts;
! To about ten cents the whole amounts,
And bu n9 gods ozen ,e store
Here R Gre more csnd s l.l they have
Which cost ten cents apiece; they are
But, my they're fine; they're best Of all,
So say the children. one and all.
al OF the children have some, you see;
On the Glorious Fourth ali the children
From the early dawn till the day IS
MILDRED p. LEWIS.
/. clsmont4ya.
When School ~ Ont
(Prize Poem.)
When school hps closed
The childreDare free,
And they plan their pleasures
With heartSfull of glee;
For school Is out,
"Hurrah!' says boy,
Running over with Joy;
1--WE can run now and play
The liyelong day!
For school Is out"
u am as happy as bird"
Says one girl to another;
I'VE can take these cards home
Straight to mothers;
For school Is out"
So all the children
Are as busy as a bee,
Planning their fun
Why! they are free;
For school Is out.
Composed by
EVELYN TURNBULL.
Lawrenceville, Va.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-30

Layne. Lillian
Lawson, Anna II.
Lewis. Mildred
Moscr, r. e.
Melton, Bessie T.
Mitchell. Broadus
Martin, Watt. Jr.
Meade, c. K.
Morton, Virginia y
Marsh, Katherine
Nicholson. Janet x.
owen, Anne
Ould, Matte D.
Owen, Sara
Passamaneck, TITLE
Paine, Alice T.
Prince. Willie 81.
Pannill, Marian
Pannill. Kate
Ross. Lennice S.
Roberts, Willie. Jr.
Robertson. S. l..
Sievers. Saleina
?cnch. Mary Lou
! Turnbull, Evelyn
Trent, Mollic
Talbot, NJ. Louise
Walton, Lloyd
Whitlock, LOWE
Ward. Dorothy
White, Nan r.
dye. r. r.
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2a6 Byrnc Street. Petersburg, Va.
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To charade Washington.
Louisa, Va. VIRGINIA GOODWIN.

To charade: Editor of II. d. G. c. n
ANNIE LOUISE ABRAHAM.
900 z. Leigh Street, City.
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Here's boy with a ragged, old boot
And skyrocket. all ready to shoot;
Into the boot the skyrocket he throws
High into the air the skyrocket goes.
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TO jumbIed fruits: J. Orange. 2, Peach.
3. Banana. 4. Apple S, Pear. g. Plum. :,
Apricot. S. Pineapple.
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To jumbled girls names: Maud, Bertha,
1Iatty. Ellen, Hortense, Ruth. Dorothy. Ma.
tilda. CATHAR1NE INGRAM.
Blackstone, Va. 80 W..
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RAMON D. GARc1N, Jr..s
Aged eight years.
2sls z. Broad Street. Richmond, Va.
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EIIIH<AbEIfi, Il. TUT 1ft.,5
1921 Beverly Street, City. 4a8
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

way UP to the scaffold, and. standing
there, with his dying breath, the wretched
man confessed his sin. ending with.
The Scarlet Letter which Hester
wears Is but the shadow of what
bear upon my own breast: and
this, even this red stigma is no
more than a type of what has scared my
heart Stand any here who question
Gods judgment upon a sinner Behold!'
He tore away the ministerial band from
his breast. and there. exposed to the sight
of all. was a scarlet \ glowing in the
flesh above his heart.
He sank upon the platform murmnrlng:
Il fear I fearl But God is merciful."
and SO expired.
Old Roger Chllingworth knelt beside
the dying man, exclaiming Thou hast
escaped mel Thou hast escaped me!'
The clergyman's head was pillowed
upon Hesters lap as he died. and she
was asking: "Shall we meet AGAIN."
After the death of Dimmesdale. Hester
took up the daily burden of her life. It
went on. to all outward appearances, as
II lad done before But a great change
came over the appearance of old Roger
Chillingworth All his strength and most
of his intellectual force seemed to desert
him. The very essence of his life had
consisted in the pursuit of Il systematic
revenge. Unable to follow that any more
he was like a weed uprooted in the sun.
Within the year he died and 1t was found
that in his VIII. stricken probably by
late remorse, he had made little Pearl
heiress to all his wealth.
When little Pearl came into her fortune
Hester and SHE left Boston and went
abroad. y ears passed. and then one day
woman was seen to pause at the door of
| the deserted cottage where once had lived
, Hester Prynne. tfA
| The next day they found Hester there
| clad in her gray robe aud With the. Scar
let Letter glowing IN li,5essp::s.g After
! a while there citieN, III ffAuFsf ffofl ABROAD
that little Pearl VAS married In some
| far-off land and was happy and a mother.
| Hestera spent the end of her life in
| deeds of charity In the little colony which
| had witnessed her shame and her pun
| ishment. When she died she directed
/ that the only inscription on her tomb
| stone should be the letter A.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
POLAR BEAR KILLS LOVER.
Large Crowd Witnesses Death Strug.
gle of Two Arctic Giants.
From the New York World.

From the New York World.
In the bear pit at the Bronx geological
park yesterday afternoon came tragic
ending to the love romance of Willus and
Mamie. two giant specimens OF the Polar
bear. y lovers quarrel led to a fight and
.Willus murdered his sweetheart.
The terrific battle was witnessed by five
hundred persons 1t lasted fifteen minutes
and during all that time score of keep
ers with steel pronsed forks were en-
deavorlng to prod the enraged lover from
his mate But Willis did not release
his teeth from the throat of Mamie until
she ceased to move.
For several months Wilrus and Mamie
! have been carrying ON Irritation. VIII
! us has been resident of the park for
six years, but Mamie came only recently.
and 1t was the talk of the animal cages
that the pair fell in love at first sight.
The attentions of Willus became so
bold of late that Keepers MulVihill and
Ferguson decided they had best mate the
pair Director Hornaday arranged to
have them put In one cage yes terday. A
crowd gathered to see the change made.
As the gate between the cages was
raised Willis trotted through and low
ingly sided up to Mamie. The peryer
| sity of feminine nature Immediately dis
! played itself Mamie had considered 1t
| proper and all right to rub noses and
/ nirt with Wllus so long as the iron
F. bars separated them. but she did not
! relish-or pretended not to--his taking
/ ii for granted that she was already his.
| AS plainly as her signs of disapproval
and grunts could say IT, she told Mr..
I Willis that his courtship had not yet
advanced TO the embracing stage and
+; she cuffed him away. Thus spurned and
made sport of, Willus became enraged and
rushed at his cruel sweetheart. She re-
| ceived him with a stinging blow IN tho
| face that sent him staggering. Then,
! blinded with jealous hatred and rage, he
bounced upon Mamie and the fight began.
| Willus forgot all sense OF honor or
! fairness. He only knew that his beloved
had been trifllng with him. AS the bears
| rolled and struggled o. the cement floor
of the pit Willus finally succeeded In
showing his head under the jaw of Mamie
and his teeth closed like a vice about her
J wind pipe.
! Do what she would. Mamie could not
! break the hold. She grew weaker and
/ weaker but continued TO struggle, know
| ing that her life depended upon II. Keep
| ers were summoned from all parts Of the
park and they entered the cage with
! pitch forks, steel pixies and every sort
of weapon. Their blows seemed to have
no effect upon Willis. The white coats
! of the beautiful bears were soon covered
| with blood At the end OF fifteen minutes
| the life went out of Mamie and she lay
! limp.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24
South as a Play Ground.

From "rhe American Riviera by Robert
Dunn in the Outing Magazine.
The south Is a new playground In the
first stages of Its evolution. The places
YOU visit are still determined too much
by the man that writes the hotel pam
phlet. Our nation of workers is new to
winter recreation; we still go at it little
guilty not understanding quite what We
want, or the resources of the southern
country. 1t Is not natural recraton
ground like the northern coast and noun
tains in summer Colorado or California
The climate is tricky; the landscape IS
not naturally beautiful. So our taste for
it has developed late In our civilization
along with its Injuries and perversities
Maybe to take an outing is degenerate
anyway, though pleasure In the open air,
like all kinds of sin. is surely only
relative Me-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

her art The costume Of q bride was
never touched by her fingers.
When she walked along the streets peo-
pie turned out Of the way to avoid her, and
when she stood in a crowd there was al
WAYS a vacant circle around her. Chill
dren, remaining at distance through
fear would follow her as she trod her
bitter way with shouts of reproach of
which they were too young to know the
meaning.
At first Hester regularly attended the
Sababth meetings, but only to find her
self made the text of the sermon and
pointed out as an example of the rate of
the evildoer Sometimes, while her crime
was still fresh in the minds of the com
munit5, minister seeing her pass IN the
street would even take the occasion to
hold forth upon her sin to little Knot
of nassersby which he would gather
aroun him.
Sometimes, at rare intervals Hester,
nassiny along the street would feel an
eve-a human eye-upon her ignomnious
brand that would seem to give her mo-
mentarily relief, as If half her agony
were shared The next instant it all
rushed back again with a deeper throb
of pair.-and the sanity Master Dimmes-
dale went on his way.
only old Mistress Hibbins the bitter
sister of the worshipful Governor Belling-
ham greeted Hester eagerly when they
met. and. with many knowing wink and
nod asked her if she had ''sen the Black
Man lately?" Had she signed the book
VETO and went tottering away upon her
staff with, 1--WE know, you and |. you'll
be with us soon.
Poor, crazy lady She boosted little
foo much OF her broomstick-rides and
10 with the "Rlapl<
Man and his uncanny company IN the
forest. so that there came a day when
tho GOOD people of Boston took her out
ON the common and hanged her for a
witch after which they departed prais-
;nfr God. and took clear consciences and
robust digestions home to their dinners.
Among the morbid fancies which Hes
ter-s isolated life brought TO her was that
her Scarlet Letter gave her the power
Of detecting the hidden sins of others.
often. walking with downcast eyes along
IN street she would feel a strange sem
sation and look up to see passing the
most respected eledr or the most right
eous matron, the most prudent damsel OF
the colony
II NAV be asked why did not the tor
tured woman flee from the scene OF her
disgrace? She asked herself this ques-
tion and the answer was MOI Here had
haan The Mace of her sin and here should
ba the scene of her earthly punishment;
and SO. perchance, the torture of her
daily shame would eventually work out
for her another purity than the one she
had lost; more saint-like because the re-
suit Of martyrdom.
Always she busted herself in works OF
charity. Where there was sickness or
poverty there was Hester with help
ing hand, though those she helped revived
tile thav accounted her rninistra
tons.
The child grew into an elfsh creature
fulI of strange fancies and weird freaks
of action SO that sometimes Hester asked
herself if her own child had not been
stolen by some malevolent fairy and a
changeling from another world left in its
place.
Old Roger Chillingworth in the mean
time had settled down In Boston -
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

1.-The Scarlet Letter was the first sus-
tanned work of fiction written by Haw-
thorne and is the best known Of all his
works. The story is a rather morbid an
alvsis of the human heart: and of the
human heart afflicted with that curious
thing that has come to be known as the
New England conscience" which,
among the Puritan fathers, cut such fan
tastic tricks and which, though much
worn by the attrition of time, is some
times even now seen suddenly appearing
in all it's strangeness among their de-
seendants.
Hawthorne. himself descendant of the
Purtans has illustrated in a mastery
manner in his story that peculiar intro
spective mysticism which so permitted
the minds of the early settlers of New
England 1t may have been an echo
from far-off Teutonic ancestry dashed
with fiery sparks of Morse blood-but
whatever it was, it took on a peculiar
tinge III early New England-and it is all
IN the Scarlet Letter"
Hawthorne said of the story 'It lacks
sunshine" He was, also, much in doubt
of its success with the public, doubt
which was shared by his publishers so
strongly that they printed for the first
edition only 5000 copies, after which the
type was Immediately distributed. But
the first edition was exhausted in ten
days, and from then until now the Scar
let Letter" has held it's place among the
classics of the English language. To
some the Scarlet Letter is full of
meaning and intense interest; to others
its depths are scaled. But its place in
literature is assured.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-24

. N a summer morning, now more
than two and half centuries ago,
- nearly all the inhabitants of Bos-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-01
DISREGARD FOR LAW.

A recent article in The Outlook takes the position. that "the notorious break ing of the liquor law of Maine has de- veloped among the people of that state a disregard for all law" As The New Bedford Standard views 1t "that is quite likely to be true. not particularly be- cause the law is e prohibitory law. but because this would be the natural re- suit with the persistent breaking of any law. As an argument against prohibt- ton. this condition is often made to do effeetive service; but if men were disposed to be logical 1t would be in some measure an argument against all laws"
 The standard itself is not exactly logical or fair. though it is correct on the general principle that if people do not regard or respect one law they may feel a contempt or indifference for all others and that is an argument we have more than once used against the enactment of laws the people as q whole do not want enforced The Maine law has always been unpopular with large percentage of the people of that state. and for that reason they have not only refused to aid in the en- forcement of 1t but many of them take occasion to violate it when possible. This has resulted in what The Out look calls "tAe notorious breaking" of Maine's prohibitory laws.
 While we do not agree with The Standard that this may be used as an argument against all laws. we do in- sist that it Is an argument against the enactment of laws that are not. wanted or favored by the great body of the people There are only two methods of dealing with a bad law. One is to disregard 1t entirely ana the other is to enforce it rigidIy and impartiaIiy. .. The first plan tends to breed contempt for all laws, while the latter wifi bring out its bad features so. effectively that it will be repealed ar amended at the first opportunity. If a law cannot be fairly enforced 1t should be repealed, whether ft is prohtbftion law or any other.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-01
scsxs AND VETERANS.

Montgomery Sons and Veterans are making great preparations for the state Veterans Association to meet at the Capitol in October. It is to be ona of the best of all the meetings.
 We find the above in The Florence Times of last Friday and have seen similar notices in s great many of our State exchanges. There is an error as to the date, but not as to the effort that win be made to have a great and glorious reunion here. As the State Fair will be here the last days of October and part of the first week of November 1t was not deemed advisable to have the reunion at the time first proposed. The dates fixed arc Novem- Der 12 and 1s. and Montgomery hopes at that time that every Confederate veteran in the State will come to this city Our men and women viii do their best to provide for their comfort and pleasure.