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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-17
A. CURIOUS VALENTINE
ROX

Far up in the Blue Ridge Mountains
there is a. picturesque little village
a.led Greenville. Here nestled. in a
:large mountain ravine, lis q slittle
|.srhoolSthat the village children attend.
The desks are. rudely made, but the
children are IS happy and contepted
there: . M 53aiss4g, .
St. y alentine's Day was drawing
near. and tall the children we're think
ing about getting valentines
Little Elizabeth was a new girl, and
allaough [, she wanted one more than
any one ina the school, she knew she
wouldn't get any.
father and mother only the autumn
before Valentines Day. Her father
had failed in business in Eastern Vir-
Einia, and had come to sGreenyille to
try his fortune in the lumber BUSH
ness.
Oh! how Elizabeth did want a valen-
tine! II only some ono would give
her one she would be SO happy. Her
soft eyes filled with tears :,sus she
getting them out of tho beautiful vol
.entine box their teacher had made for
them.
The days went. slowly by. and at
last Valentines Day would be here
St. Valentines eve Elizabeth went
home sick at heart, thinking Of the
other ch..dren's Valentines won't
get a single one" she said half aloud.
Just then little slip Of paper noate,l
down from the sky, 1t seemed but it
really came from q boy in the top
of neighboring tree. It was a very
Notwithstanding. paper. 50 Elizabeth
picked 1t up to examine it. She saw
written in scrawlng, boyish hand,
Look in the old hollow tree to-mor-
row.
"Oh!" she exclaimed. ut must have
been q fairy that sent this paper i
believe will look and SEQ Tomorrow
That night Elizabeth could scarcely
sleep for thinking about the hollow
tree, and when she did drop off to
sleep 1t was only to dream that she
looked into the hollow and It was
empty
AT last Elizabeth sawoke.. to ind the
sun shining in her window.
g Sho got up and ate her break fast
and SO was on her way Al to school.
When she came to the hollow tree she
IshininE white paper, Elizabeth ran to
| the tree and pulled out beautiful
valentine.
"Oh!". That was all she could say
She gathered up her books and went
on her way to school. CHANGING up
In the tree. sho saw Billy Nelson, a
ii tie red haired boy. Elizabeth liked
Billy, and when she saw him the color
mounted up to the very roots Of her
hair.
That day tho other children received
their valentines out OF tho beautiful
red box of tho teachers, but no one
received any out OF such a valentine
| box or from Elizabeth's Billy.
(MISS) PAItl<II MORRIS.
Farmvlllc, Va.
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BIOGRAPHY OF A PICTURE.
(Prizc Story.)

! - \ : 80 = '
was made In Boston. Mass, with
number OF other pictures. After!
everything about us was fixed I and
some more were packed away in soma
large shelves unit j it, was time for us
to be shipped
Ono day some men came in tho room
aand began taking the other pictures
from the shelves AT last one of the
men came toward mo and examined
mo to see IL was all ri gilt. He found
that Twas. as
After examining mo sthe man took.
me and some Others and packed US. In
q box and shipped US to New Y orls. &
After arriving in New York we were
packed in a large store.
One day an old woman came to the
store and asked for a picture
The picture represented was a
little stream running through a cool
and shady forest.
She seemed to like me very much,
SO she bought mo and carried me
home.
She lived away out In the western
part Of the city, in an old house She
was the only inhabitant and she had
never owned a picture before, and that
Christmas somebody had given her a
half-dollar. and she wanted to buy q.
picture with It,.
She hung mo ups over tho fireplace,
so that she could look at me when
ever she wanted to.
happy days Of childhood, when sho
and her brother played together by
q running brook, and 7 ain sure T. have
,comforted her much
Roxobcl, N. q. III
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M J HOME
IN MICHIGAN
prize story.).

!. \, My ho1neais$in Whitehall. Mich, Mus
kegan county. but we come here ere 70
Virginia to spend the winter. IhinGs
here are quite different compared Win WI
what they are out there.Fs Ihe Weatnsr
Is so much ,nilder than what we are
used to. Winter before, last we !, had d
seven feet OF snow on the Level. tSsIl,
the trains were held back ny snow y;
There IS q Snow plow, when 4 W ,.,
have to run through ahead of#the Tram al
to shovel away the snow.
B But the summers are quite, warm ;Iar !
Still, there is always s a cool !. ~ ., ree2e
from the lake becauIe Lake 3Micilsah
is%or,ly tsiS miles from there.
Whitehalli Is no large city; IT Is more
Of a resort But 1t has a pretty loea-
ton. for 1t Is almost surrounded by
water.
There are fairy boats, which run be-
tween Whitehall and the beach all day
long. There are also two large boats
that run between there and Chicago.
One comes one day and one the next.
They carry five hundred passengers.
They can only run; in the summer, be-
cause In the winter the lake is block
AIDED with Ice. We are going home in
May, bM maybe wessTapil l. come 4 back
here next winter, Iy+shall now draw
my. story to a., close. The Wolverine
girl. MINNIE A. JOHNSON,
% Chappell Street, Petersburg, Va.
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CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE. WEEK

FOR THE WEEK.
Marshall. Virginia Z
Mccarthy. D. a.
Mctzgcr. Charles
Moore, John
Moore. w Susie
Mountcastle, Leroy
Morris, Park
Mcclure, Richie
Newton, Helen
5Ould Matte D.
Parrish, Marguerite
Pritchett, Esther
Powell. Jnnlus
Parrish. Agnes
Parsons. ]. H.. Jr.
Parish. Carl
Robertson 8. Lee
Robertson, Lucy J.
Ralford Estelle
Ransone. NJ. Louise
Roney. Lottie NJ.
sydnor. Noyella
Smith. Bla1ichc
Spencer Clarence A
Saunders, Ida B.
Starritt. Katie P.
Shreiner, Bonnie
Stnrritt. Willie NJ.
Station, Lewis B.
Stephenson. John FL
Sharove. Alexander
stern, Daniel
Shaefer, Willie
! Sn,ithers,e Harry
Tcnch.i Minnie L.
Tench. Virgie y.
Tatlni. William P.
Tench, Mary Lou
1urnb ull. Evelyn
Tatu1l1, Paris J.
fTredway, Villa
White Edgar B.
Wade, Nellie
Wesley. 4.
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THE CHRISTMAS PARTY.
CHAPTER II,

There was n rap at the door, Lay
Ing it In the draw, she said. Come in"
The door opened softly, and a little
head came In, 1t was Beth's little
head. Her curls were hanging over
her shoulders, but ono was tied up
With q blue ribbon.
5"Grace. please come on and 60 out.
won't yoll?'
alright, as soon as I can got my
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Alexander, Royal G,
Anderson, Preston
Allen, Virginia D.
Allen, B. d. \
Apperson. Julia
Bradbury, Charlie
Bryant. Ben
Babcr, Julian T.
Bloom, Lewis
Britton, Alva
Baldwin. Lucille
Bnrnford. Willie S.
Babcr John u. j
Childrey, Annie
Cordcs. August I
Corces, Amanda
Galloway. Hattie I
Creek,nur, Russell !
C.ticrt. Mary r. !
Cole, Kcrah G.
Clarsoll. Agnes
Figg, Myrtle
Fleetwood, NJ. L.
French. Jean
French. Grace
Gathright. Louise
Gary, Gertrude
Grcavcr, Edith
Goldin., Elias
Glenn, Lloyd
Haynes, Mary T.
1Iowerton. Roscoe
Hannah. Marjorie
Hathaway. Elizabet
Johnson, Minnie a.
Johnston, Helen
Jeffreys, Mamie g.
Krimer, r. II.
Lynn, Mary S.
lawson. Mollie w.
Morton. Virginia Is.
Maxcy, Ruth
Alctzger, Marie
Young,
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Words Of Greeting
toSOur2Mcmbers

Dear Children Of tho Club:
We arc to extend u hearty welcome to-
day TO now member who lives far off
In tho new state OF Oklahoma. Her name
Is Kcrah Cole, and think she Is very
bravo to contribute to q paper so fur
away. Just think! 1t takes about four
days for q letter or paper to-, reach her
from Richmond So she has to be q very
patient little girl.
Sometimes the members who live hero
IN Virginia are rather impatient about
receiving their bhdyes, prizes or medals.
somctmcs there Is unavoidable delay In
sending them out from tho Office, but
those OF you who arc fortunate enough
to win prizes and medals must remember
that you will certainly receive then, In
tlmc nnd try to be patient about 1t.
Thcy say, you know, that "all things
como to him who waits" and often you
can get things by waiting that you can
not obtain otherwise. Patience is great
virtue, and it Is among the ny4things
that YOU will have to learn as YOU grow
older
/ do not need to tell you that tito
George Washington page Is going to BIZ
splendid. It Is even better than ], hoped
for, and that Isl saying a great deal. But
II begin to tell you ali tho nice things
know about the8T. D. G. c. nembcrs
Will never ston;3 SO j will save some
pretty compliments for next week. with
best wishes TIIE. FT)ITOR ts5h
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.
Minnie A., Johnson, No. % chappell street,
Petersburg;sv ,,sfor story entitled ttt.fdy
Home In Michigan.
Junius Powell, RoxobeI, N. c., for story
entitled biography Of a Picture"
John E. NJ oore, FarmvIIe, VA, for story
entitled "Tracking Brer Rabbit In the
Snow.n
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Dear Editor,-I am sending you a little
drawing, which hope you Will like. res
.ceived my nice prize n few days ago. and
thank you5yery much for 1t. With love for!
nll the members and cur dear editor. will
close Lovingl ~, 56
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scruggs. Va,

Dear Editor, IA to-day is Saturday I will
take MY paper In one hand and pen in the
other and my ink sitting by and try to
write to you once more. I received the
pretty badge, ana am areal proud OF It. and
send you many thanks for It.. Twill now!
remain your member. e
-. MINNIE LOW. TENCH.sa
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Dear Editor,--I want to become a men,-5
her OF tho r. D. C. C. I send you a poem.
which hope you will publish In next Sum
days paper. L. am, only eight years old I
have beon to school only short while
Please send mo n badge Yours TRULY. +
VIRGINIA DARE ALLEN. rs
King and Queen Courthouse, Va.
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Dear Editor-I though would drop you
G. fewalnes. for 1t is u long time since +
write toSthe r.. D. G. c.. 1 thought II would
send you; n drawing of Lost Donkey
Well. I will come to q close. remain. one
Of your, members, MARIE METZGER.
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Dear Editor,--I know that you have for-f
gotten TINT ever belonged to the Il. p. g,
G. because j. have not written to you In so
long Enclosed you Will find five drawings.
of which you can take your choice. We
have n little lamb named Mary Elizabath.i
sSho was born tho other night In the snow
Hoping that some of my drawings will be-
published am your little member.
EVELYN TURNBULL.
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Dear Editor,-I send you q story on \
.:PoGahontas." - I hope you will think 1t IS
good. i dearly love tho children's page
and my grandpa likes Tho Times Dispatch.
With best wishes. your friend. e
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Dear, zEdltor,-4I wish very much to join;
the I'D CT Club. have been wishing TO-
Join It for long time. so please sendHme
a badge Il will send n verse. whichEI hops
to see published in next Sundays paper.
viii close ~ From your new member.
East. Radford. Il; Va. GRACE FRENCH.
q I never. spoke before to- day, s
!, The smallest girl am J. $s5 IA
IN And as I've nothing much to say.
I'll only say goodbye.
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~, pear Editor,-.,L Will send you drawing.
s anu ,i nope II vii be printed will Try q
have nave. much ttne Willie am going to schon,S
81 clifton Forge, Va. ~ - ~ ~.
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her OF thelT. DC. c., and am sending you
q story which I wrote myself. 1.hope to
see 1t In the paper next Sunday Please
send me badge. Wishing tho club much
success, remain, JOHN MOORE.
5g FarmyIlc. VA hoy FL va 10y
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Dear Editor.--As my cousin Is member
of3EtheST D. g. c., and enjoy reading your
page SO much, thought that / would like
to become member. Please send mo q
badge. am twelve years old and. am In I
the fourth grade will close. hoping you
viii publish my letter. Your future mems
Der, RUTH MA&EY
s3 b blackstone, Va.
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B Dear Editor,--Enclosed ia N lItt,o rom. ~
INK I'M, sketch called "a Doubtful plnymate.,s
when ! hope VIII escape tho trash basket.s
: . want 70 become a IN cmber OF the r. -. q.
' SNlllup' SO phase send mo a badge, Respectfully
-. CHARLIE BRADBURY
n 2602 T.. Franklin Street CITY sr5ffs #
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fgs Dear Edltor,-I would like to join the I.
ID. G. c. like to look Mt the paper very
much. will send a story, which hope
VIII escape the waste basket. Please send
mo q badge. Your little girl.
MARJORIE HANNAH. n
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Dear Editor,--I will send you a little
verse or two and also picture OF a little
girl of seven. and Wis., to have II put In
The Times Dispatch next week. am not
"a member, but hope to be ono. will close
from your new member.
East Radford. Va. JEAN FRENCH. &
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N Dear Editor.--1 have not written to you
for long time, SO will try now. send
you drawing I drew, and hopo 1t viii
escape the waste basket. also hope It
VIII win q prize. as Itnevor have gotten one.
Your member, LOUISE FGATHR1GI1T. Z
III 64e N. Eighth Street, City. 5lt
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Dear Editor,-I sent you piece on my
trip to Wakefield. $.but I did not see It In
the paper enclose some Of my drawings.
Il think our page improves every Sunday
The ground is right white with hail and
looks like snow. Your nember.
NJ. LOUISE 5FLEETWOOD.E
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Dear Editort-1 thought would drop
you few lines to thank YOU for letting mo
become n member Of your club will
therefore send you a drawing OF a Deer,
and hope It Will escape the waste basket.
remain your member
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ii Dear e Ed itor, IL 3 enclose you a drawing
made by himself, tiled THE Newsboy.".
This Is tho first drawing that have mailed
&c knowledge recent of same by putting5itsins
your paper. II It Isl pub lished would thank8
you tofsend me asr>a per of same date. and
Twin y, forward sstamps for same. Yours
very truly, LEROY MOUNTCASTLE III
Care The Gable CO., Norfolk. Va.
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Newcastle, Va.
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(. "A d en- Edttor,-Is am member Of the T.
u. C.. c. III haven't written for a long time.
Il send you n story Of st. Valentine. My
teacher read 1t to me and wrote what T.
could remember. I must close. Hoping It
Will escape the waste basket Your member
ANNIE 5CHILDREY.s
r. Il. d. No. a Il Richmond, Va,
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picture. which I hope is done we'll enough,
for you to publish. a friend OF n,ino acci-
,dentnlly broke my badge and lost ii.
Please send mo another one. An old Nom.
her. CLARENCEs4A. SPENCER.
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Lawrcncavlllo, va.

Dear Editor.--I shall now send you a true
story, entitled my Homo In Michigan
which II hopo to see published In next sun--i
days paper. 4 looked for tho puzzles and
letter which + sent last week. but did not
see either. I only saw my name In the
list OF contributors. II hope to have better
luck this time, IAN your member. 5
1870 {ga5s MINNIE A. Johnson 85
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Jarratt Va,
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Dear Editor.--Sorry could not write
a piece for tho papers last week, but have
been sick In he'd for two long weeks
coYld not eat any Of the snow, but glad 70
saw I am up again. have lost hay bndca
and WON'T you please send me another
one soon as you get tho time. Ysnr old
member MANY Lop 70 49, -
Jarrast, Va.
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PARIS J..sTATUl
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-07
GREENE -CGNANEA.

The result of the recent confer ence of, pr. Ricketts and Thomas F. Cole will undoubtedly soon be seen in renewed activity at the property. For the first time. although he has visited the property professionally many times, pr. Ricketts has had the opportunity to live with the property for a season. and thus to get an exact measure of its needs
 The building of a plant, however, Of the size of that intended at Can anea needs much forethouelt and engineering estimating, in order that it my be right when completed. so much has been lost at Greene through the failure to get the very best, in- stead of the measurably successful, that the present management desires to take no chances.
 When work does get started, and the commencement of operations at Greene Cananea involves the obtain ing of some large amounts of supplies in an already oyersold supply market, it will be pushed through with vigoT that has not been exceeded in the southwest
 Within ? very shorG time steam shovels will undoubtedly be doing a large part Of the work of ore extrae ton at Cananea. The development of the Greene Cansnea heDceforth will have an engineering as well as a commercial interest.
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put on the east end of the main build ing have been completed for several weeks.
 One of the features of the Copper Queen smelter is the manner of han ding and returning to the furnaces the dust which is saved from the stacks which serve the smelterS. This dust is carried by means of belts from the bins into which it is stored after be- ing returned from the dust chambers connected with the great stack to a huge mud mill through which it is put with water coming out very much as meat comes from a sausage mill. From the mud mill this fiue dust mud is carried in cars to the ore bins and dumped into the ore and with the ore returns to the furnadss. The amount of Hue dust handled in this way daily is about 900 tons and it has a value of something near F per cent. depend ing. of, course, on the grade of the ore used for the charge of the furnaces.
 Yesterday when a newspaper man made the rounds at the Queen smelter there was a feeling of expectancy ov- CT the visit which will be made to the
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-07

duction in this country The enlarge ment of the plant has been planned on modern lines and when it is completed it may be depended on to give the same good results in the future which have marked its past operations.
 The production of copper by Copper Queen for the month of March was the largest for any month since the plant was first put in operation, going wei! over 10,000,0O0 pounds. This product came from nine furnaces, though at present only eight furnaces are in ope- ration. No. , undergoing repairs. How ever, it is predicted that the product for April will not materially fall short of that Of last month. No. 10 furnace at the Queen has not yet been completed, but work is proceeding now and all the required material is at hand
 With the exception of four steel pill lars the material for the extension of the east end of the smelter building has been received The missing pieces were shipped from the manufacturers four months ago and therefore have been due to arrive for long time. The foupdations for the extension 10 be
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-07

A visit tD the Calumet and ArZiOna smelter shows that the company is making large preparation for increas- ing the product of this enterprise. which, considered in connection with the prevailing price of copper, should be very gratifying 10 those who are so fortunate as 10 hold stock in the company. Four furnaces are now in operation. Nos. ?, 3, and ,; No. being held in reserve: this plant has never been operated to the fuil limit of it's capacity. When there were three furnaces in the plant only two were in commission and when the fourth furnace was added still one was held in reserve. The fifth fur
 mace was brought into service about the first of the year, but more than four have not been operated at one time This shows a policy of avoid ance of anything in the nature of ab- normal production. The enlargements now planned will. when completed, give to the Calumet and Arizona sneit- CT an added capacity over the present Of 10J0 tons daily. nearly double the present consumption of ore The four furnaces now in operation each
Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-07

have a capaoix- of 900 tons IL is planned to have new 5O0-t6n furnace ready for operation at the Calumet and
 Arizona by the first of August and an- other of equal size will follow this one as soon as the material can be secured and the construction work done. There is a vast amount of material now on The ground for the extensions and new buildings which have been planned. There has been some delay in plans on account of the non-arriyal. of need ed material for the completion of the new machine shops. These buildings are of structural steel which have been placed in position, but the material for the windows, roofing and siding has not all arrived. The new shops cover a space SOxIS0 feet in dimension. two buildings of 40xSO sitting side by side with space for a railroad track between. Heavy material will be han died in these buildings by an electric crane and when completed and the machinery installed it will be one of the most convenient and efficient ma chine shops in the west. As soon as, the machine shops are completed the old machine shop buildings will be
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torn away and zou their site will be erected the new powerhouse. Much of the material for this new powerhouse is now on the ground and some of the machinery which will be installed in it has begun to arrive. The original pow erhouse will be torn away to make room for the additional furnaces. The new powerhouse will be of brick and iron and will extend east and west along the railroad siding. The elec- tric generators and other machinery now occupying the original power house will be removed to the new building when 1t is ready to receive il. The electric plant is to receive an addition of importance and sufficient t0 accommodate the enlarged plant.
 The production of copper by the Cal umet and Arizona smelter during the month of March was a trife more than 4100. 600 pounds, which is slightly above the monthly average since the fourth furnace was started.
 Under the direction of Superintend- ent James Wood the Calumet and Ari- z0na shelter has made a record for production that has seldom been in the history of copper pro