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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-23
Some Thoughts for
Vacation Days
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IL n ] 4 = - I II - =
Dear Children OF the Club:
Day before yesterday--June 21st--was
tile very longest day In tho year.
wonder IL you know why But there!
this is not going to BIO geography
lesson. for LESSONS are over, and II you
DO not know now. you VIII some uay,
and that's one comfort.
Well, az said before, Friday was
the longest day in the year, and yet II
was not half long enough for all the
things you planned to do--now, was 1t?
Think OF December 21st, and what a
long. dull day 1t WIS, coming just be-
fore Chrstmus. And yet, when you
look In your geography for the shortest
day in the year you will find thst 1t Is
that same December 2lst. Isn't that
Just too queer for anything?
All vacation days are short except
about the first three, when we are 30
unused to freedom from school and les
sons that we don't know what TO do
first. Some OF you have. been out OF
school for several months but most Of
you are Just beginning to realize that
vacation has really come.
When you go away to mountain and
Beashore and country home, please do
not forget that there IL one person In
Richmond who wants to hear ali about
your good times and your adventures,
II you are lucky enough to have any
real. harmless ones. SO you are not
to forget the T. d. G. @. or me either.
shall be dreadfuIlv sorry IL you do.
Several of you have asked for a
Jamestown Page Very we'll; but I
Bay lets wait until the members have
had chance TO go TO the exposition,
and then tell our experiences. n you
30 early and are AFRAID you will for
yet. lust write your story and nut n
time.
And now. good-by. and the happiest
of vacations for T. D. c. C. members
and al! their friends. Yours.
THE EDITOR
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rue Story Of q Mule

My grandfat Their owned mule. His
name was Jack, which always kept
him guessing. II the hired man would
be blowing. and IL farm bell would
ring for dinner. or horn would blow
could not get him to move. He wa .
there fast until unhitched. He would
not work any more Once the colorec;
people had grand rally" Grand :
fathers other horses were busy. and
they wanted to hire this mule to take
had been taking the children to Sun
day-school at a church they had to
pass, SO when they got to the church
the mule stopped under the same tree
the children were in the habit Of tying
him. waited the usual Sunday sch Dol
time, then turned around, they begging
and switching. But Jack came home.
brought darkies, refreshments and all.
Scottsburg. Va.
My Visit to Clifton Forge.
When school stops my mother and
go to Clifton Forge for Two months
at the depot. We went home and the
went to Natural Bridge, Va. 80
When we got off the train we took
We saw where George Washington
about three or four feet high. That
evening about o'clock we got on tn G
train and went back to my aunts.
The day before l was to leave we
went to the Chesapeake and Ohio
Hospital. In the hall of the hospital
was wildcat stuffed. who bit a
little boy on the leg: bur the little
boy got we'll. One OF the doctors took
us all over the hospital to s 30 the sick
people.
The next day. at S o'clock, we got
on the. train and came home, after a
nice trip.
$40 9th ST.. Newport News. Va.
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Doar Editor.-I am going to tell you all
about our farm. We have q lot OF sheep
and little lambs. We have pet lamb
named BILLY" We have six COWS; help
milk we have lot OF little chickens and
some Little turkeys and some gulnsas. We
have two little calvos and a little colt. We
have six horses, We have SOW and eight
little pigs. We have twenty-five cattle. We
have four cats and little kitten. Last
winter we had a shelter for the cattle and
a shelter for the sheep. One time my
brother and were going to drive The hogs
10 their trohgh to feed thern the snow was
eighteon Inches deep, When We got to the
OF zach other. They had hard time get
ting to tho trough, We have big apple
orchard.
Yours truly, LuC1IN MOSS. sT
Markham. Va. Aged nine years,
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Allen. Marion
Anthony. Blanche
Agee. Olive
Abraham. A. L.
Brown, L. A.. Jr.
Bugg, Martha
Bingham, 81. e.
herman. Rachel
Bailey, Louise
Drummer. c.
Barksdale. A. r.
Berman. Ida
Coghili. Mamie r.
Galloway. Willie
Coleman. NJ. X.
Chaplin. Neal
Collins. Florence
Dimmock. NJ. S.
Dahn. Emma
DuffeI. II. Il. ].
Douglas. A. l..
Dyer. Beatrice
Doak, Dara A.
Epes. Annie 3.
Franck, Edgerton
Farrell, Elizabeth
Fletcher. Z. w.
Goode. Gordon n.
Guerrant. Il.
Gayle. Bessie
Goodloe. II. II.
Green, Willie A.
Gillian, r., Jr.
Hopkins, Counties:
Hughes, Charlie
Herndon, j.
iunnicutt. Myrtle
Harris, Cecil
Haynes. Frank 3.
Haynes. w. j., Jr
Ingram, Catherine
james. Viola
Johnson. Theresa
Tones, Elizabeth B
Jeffery. Virginia
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Omission Puzzle.

IA ts7i3. OmlSSlOnt Sl1uAAac.
(Rnle.-Fill the blanks with word
or syllable necessary to complete
sense. all having same sound. but diff
-ferent In spelllngD
Two children, whose names We're
Ii and nice, found SO for
their maps onerainy day. They looked
in China for the -kon river, but
found 1t later on the same continent as
--catan. -tica and -tah We're
roted then they said ad-- to
that map. and turned to rope.
."----rekan cried the til; "these
arc the -rat Mountains.' Does the
em------ live in this country?" asked
nice. in this quaint town." ex-
planned HI, ''mnny ---nique Gus
toms prevail 1t Is ---sual to ring the
curf--. and there Is wonderful
stht--- on the main aven--, under
a great -. / could read 49, a
-logy about the man thus honored
But tho celebration of the -letide
when all the people -----nito together
and h---- enormous back logs. Is ever
more remarkable."
Selected by
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MY rI,Ip TO THn COUNTRY,

Mamma carried brother and me- TO
the country. We had nice, time
running In the fields after tile large
boys. riding on the horses byck UP t9
the lot feeding pigs and horses and
oh ickens. We. go to look FOR eg.ss
every day, and ALWAYS hnd them, We
did not want to come home at all,
but we expect to so again this SUM
mer. BROTHER and ME are saving our
money to buy us little farm wagon
to carry With U.s.
Your member,
Ss4 u, I34AYMDNI0 MUG INT. *
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To Jumbled Girl.

]. Sarah. 2. Emily. g. Caroline. |.
Christian. 5. Roberta. 8. Willis &
Florence. s. Margaret. 9. Hannah.
SARAH ArGAvOCK.
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CONTRIBUTORS ron THE WEEK

Joyner. Helen
Letter, Luna
Luton. Alma
Lacy. Marie
LOWS. Gay 3.
Lewis, Mildred
Mitchell. Broaddus
Maxey, Lois
Morris, Myra
Mcdowell. Christine
Mcdowell. Jae
Moss. Lucille
Mcsorley, Bessie
Marsh. Katherine
Nugent, L. r.
Nugent, E. r.
owen, Anne
Passamaneck, Dora
Parkinson. r. G..
Palmer, Gladys
Palmer. Elsie
Robertson. j. j.
Reid, Ida
Reid, Eiizabet
Rogers. Aldieryth
Ross. Lennice
Rhudy. Jim Ted
Robertson. S. j.
Semmes. T. r.
Smith, billiard
Sharove. Alexander
Smither. Ethel NJ.
shaeffer. D. T. c.
Schaefrer. Howard
SPOTS, Nancy NJ.
Tinsley, Virginia z
Woodward. Katie L
Walton. Lloyd
Walthall. Charles
Whitlock. Lowe
Woodward. L. S.
Wyatt, Grace
wiltshire. Myrtle
Williams. B. NJ.
Wimbish. E. Y, Jr
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Puzzle Department.
ANSWERS.
To JumbIed Fruits.

Orange. Peach. Banana. Apple. Apple
Pear. Plum. Apricot. Pineapple
WALTER GRAY.
No. sol North Seventh Street. city.
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Thu: wEENs PRIZE w1NNEns.

Miss Josephine Herndon, No. 3O4 East
C1ny street, city, for story entitled
allow Mnry and Dan Got Their Trip"
MASTER II. r.. semmes, No. 200 South
Cherry Street, city, for story. entitled
"Thc Life OF tch Chill
dren's PAGE"
Hiss Lois Maxcy, Blackstone, VA, for
poem entitled .s,r. u. G. c."
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Letters From
Our Children

Doar Edltor.--I am worry much Interested
In the 4 D G. c. Page: I road It every
week. We have sovcnty-nvo littIo chicks;
we turned out lots more. but lost some
We have some goose eggs setting; they wiz
hatch next Tuesday. We also have noms
guinoas. but cannot find their nests. I ex-
poet to go to jamestown this summer.
Wishing tho members SUCCESS. yours truly,
gs MCLLrE X. COLEMAN.
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L .ifeof T.-D.C.C.Pa age
fPrize story.o.

The first remember was when I
came out of big machine joined to
whole lot of other sheets Just like
me. After left the factory 1 was
taken to n wholesale paper store where
I stayed a long time. From the store
was carried to big room. where. af-
ter few days. was rolled into the
adjoining room ard put on the end of
a big machine which was standing in
the corner. In few minutes the ma
chine began to move. This drew me
right through it.. When came out on
the other side / had whole lot of
pictures and stories printed on me. AT
ter while was sold to newsboy.
who carried me through the street,
yelling "Times-Dispatch!" After carry
irS me quite long way he threw me
servant came and put me on tho
hall table. I lay there until little
boy and girl came running down the
stairs to pick me up. and as both want
torn in two. They took me over to
the sofa and began to look at me.
Here is the picture sent and got
a prize for 1t, too" said the girl.
IT am going to write something for
the little boy. ] stayed in the hall
for a few days, then was taken into
| the Kitchen to start the fire with.
7. +. sEMMEs.
Aged fourteen.
mond, Va.
Kindness.
! If you do a kind deed,
| Gratitude you will reap,
1 But II the heart with discord you feed
| Into quarrel at once you leap.
l ! 4 !
Ifiyou speak q pleasant word,
| It will pleasantness bring,
But If from your lips complaint Is
4 heard,
Through the air an answering one
4 will ring.
To some sad friend give a bit of cheer
1 1t will make them glad again;
/ But If you wound that friend so dear
Instead of ,gladness will come tears
i like rain.
4 If you always do good deeds,
You Will be sure to find
The pathNof happiness to which 1t leads
/ And contented mind.
LENNICE S. ROSS,
EdGerton, Va.
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a Great Man.
1Charade.)

1Charade.)
My first in win. but not in been.
My second is in take. also in bake.
My third Is in sea, but not in bee.
My fourth is in horse. but not in
boss.
My fifth is in till, also In mill.
My sixth is in none. also in ton.
My seventh is in girl. but not in
whirl.
My eighth Is in try, but not in my.
My ninth is in try, but not in sun.
My tenth is In one, but not in sun
My tenth is, in rum also in bun.
My whole was q very great man.
BY VIRGINIA GOODWIN.
Louisa, Va.
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The It'd, g, G. is the page for me;
Nice drawings the Editor likes to see.
And fine stories on generals,
Such as Washington and Lee.
LOIS MAXEY,
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Doar Editor,-1nclosed please find tho story
entitled "Emiys Visit to Grandma" i en-
joyed tho storios and drawings In yestcr-
that this won't reach the trash basket. I
live very near lakewood and have very
many flowers. My brother and myself have
throo largo Jars OF tadpoles. Have you
many flowers? This Is for you. Good-by.
ETHEL t. SM1THER.
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Jumbled Girls, Names.

CHARLES WALTHALL.
II Guarantee Street, Petersburg. Va
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If you always do good deeds.
You will be sure to find
The path OF happiness to which 1t leads
And contented mind.
LENNyICE S. ROSS,
Edgerton, Va.
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To some sad friend give a bit Of cheer,
1t will make them glad again:
But If you wound that friend so dear.
Instead of .gladness will come tears
like rain.
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Kindness.
If you do kind deed,
Gratitude you will reap.
But II the heart with discord you feed
Into quarrel at once you leap.
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T. ID. C. Club who has not written to you
for SO long. have been busy taking ex-
aminatio.,-June 4. s. g. and 10. I will
lot you know whether or not got pro-
NOTED. took part in the Human Flag
at the reunion. May 30th and June Sd. I
saw tho parade, suppose everybody Wis
tied the reunion. We sang the Southern
songs. Enclosed you will ind tho Con-
fodorate flags. hope they will not enter
the waste basket. As I have no more to
tell you will close, with love to you and
the members. From your member
DORA PASS4AAfASEcK.
1s1 N. Seventeenth Street. Richmond, Va
r. S.-Piease send mo badge IL you
have any to spare. as lost my other one.
d. p.
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IF you speak = pleasant word,
It will pleasantness bring,
But II from your lips complaint Is
heard,
Through the air an answering one
will ring.
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Dear Edttor,-1 am very much interested
In your T. d. c. c. Page. that write to be-
como q member of same and receive
badge. Us through vacation can devote
moro OF my time to drawing and writing.
which am worry fond OF. My teacher shows
some OF my drawings to tho scholars. and
we also correspond with schools in other
cities. I wrote a postal to q little girl In
Massachusetts,, and was the only scholar
who received an answer, and have been
corresponding evor since. I inclose also de-
scription OF my drawing, but do not know
publish this and receive badge, remain
youi little friend. BEATRICE DYER.
325 Brook Avenue, Richmond. Va.
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II South Rowland street. City.

Dear Editor,--f have not sesn any Of my
drawings published yet, but am willing to
try longer Inclosed ind story entitled IA
Careful Mothor." I thought that if sent
drawing. too, that you might think am
greedy. 30 thought that wouldn't send
thank you for It. am, faithfully yours,
RAYMOND g. PERKISsON,
Aged nino years.
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EM1LY's VISIT TO GRANDMA.

d. FLORENCE G. sCHAEFFER.
IS FishersVille, Va.
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THE ADVENTURES OF. A SILVER
D0IJ.AR

II $. Rowland Street. richmond. Va
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s.wnAr PAPA WROUGHT.

CONFUSED by LUNA IEFLER.
us N. Twenty-seventh Street, city.
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ANNIE LOUISE DOUGLAS.
$40 9th ST.. Newport News. Va.
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Dear Editor.--r Will now try and write
to our club. haven't written for SO
run out. and would like to join again.
had my picture taken not long ago, and I
will send you one OF then. as you have
asked for Please return my picture II
you can. hope our Children's Page Will
improve while tho Jamestown Exposition
Is going on. I can't say much now. Much
love to tho children and for you. Your old
member. MYRTLE q. BINGHAM.
Box .15, Elkhorn, w. Va.
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for not writing for suc. ia long time. but
suppose you know why It was AS my
grandfather failed 70 renew his subscription
to your grand old paper I was Obliged to
discontinue being member OF the T. D. C.
c. Page He has renewed It now. SO 1 hope
you Will let mo join you again. Please
send mo n badge, MS my old one is<lost
Jefferson Davis is the answer to Margle
Grny's chnrade. 1nclose please find story
entitled commencement Week at w. n. 81"
which hope you Will think worthy OF q
prize. I must close now, hoping to SEQ my
lcttor and story In print. Your new mems
Dor, ELIZABETH B. JONES.
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T. r. SENIAIES.
Aged fourteen.
No: 206 South Cherry Street Rich.
1nond, Va.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-28
NOTICE..

Sealed bids will be received by
Charles H. Anderson, Skanee, Mich,
until the Both day Of September,
1907, at II o clock noon, for furnish
ing all material and labor for the
erection Of parsonage to be built
at Skanee, Mich, and completed by
December lst, 1907, except plaster
ing and inside painting. Committee
to furnish timber for first floor
joists. The contractor will be re-
quired to furnish a good and sufii-
cient bond one and one-half the
amount of the bid.
Complete plans and specifications
can be seen at The Sentipel Office,
L'Anse, Mich, or Mining Gazette
Office, Houghton, Mich. The right
reserved to reject any or al bids.
CHAs. H. ANDERSON,
9-21-t2 Skanee, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-28
PENINSULA NEWS.
Exchanges and Condensed.

The steamer George Stone was
the only one to leave the canal
Saturday last but after making about
80 or 40 miles she returned TO the
harbor for refuge. When about five
miles from the canal on her return
trip one OF the sailors, George Gaspo,
was washed overheard by the heavy
sea and all efforts to locate the body
proved futile. Gaspo was about 5O
years old and hailed from Detroit.
The Jones & Laughlin Steel
company's Rolling Mill Lime at
Negaunee Friday morning was the
scene OF one OF the greatest
disasters in the history of mining in
the Lake Superior region. While q
cage filed with men was descending
the shaft, the steel hosting cable
broke and the car with its load OF
human freight was plunged with
frightful rapidity to the bottom OF
the niue distance Of seven hun
dred feet. Eleven men met their
doom outright all being dashed to
their deaths and six others were so
seriously injured they cannot live.
The victums were being lowered into
the workings, where they were
shortly to begin their days toll and
not man in the cage escaped death
or injury. The news Of the fatality
spread quickly and thousands of
people were soon gathered at the
mine. Pitable scenes were witnessed
as the dead and dying were br ought
to the surface. What caused the
cable to so suddenly be severed is a
mystery. 1t had been carefully in
spected only the day, before in
accordance with the company s rules
and had hoisted several cars OF ore
several times the weight OF the
seventeen men who boarded the
cage that morning.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-28

Rev. John M. Shank, Formerly Pastor
In L'Anse WIN Go 70 the
Conner Country Town.


L'Anse friends of Rev. j. M. Shank
will undoubtedly be pleased to learn
that be is again to be located in the
near vicinity. Through some changes
which were wrought since the gen.
eral conference, Rev. Shank will 20
to Trimountain, and in speaking of
his .coming to that village an ex-
change says:
REV. John NJ Shank, who has
been at ST. Iynace for the past few
years, will come to Trimountain. In
Mr.. Shank the Trimountain people
will find valuable successor to Rev.
Shaw. While Rev. Shank has never
been a resident OF the copper coun-
try, he was for several years located
a. L'Anse. Rev. Shank comes to
Trimountain highly recommended as
an orator and church worker. Tri-
mountain is indeed fortunate in
securing the services of such man.
The change was brought about
by the appointment of Rev. Shank
to the Iron Mountain M. E. church.
After leaving L'Anse, Rev. Shank
went to Iron Mountain where he
served for two years. His appoint
ment to that charge again was as
surance that his work was highly
satisfactory, but he decided that
change would be preferable and an
arrangement was brought about
whereby be would come TO Trimoun-
tain. 1t is reasonable to assume
that Rev. Shank will continue the
good work which has been in evil
dence at Trimountain and that he
will prove himself all that has been
said.
Just when Rev. Shank will arrive
in Trimountain is not known, but he
is expected to deliver his introduc-
tory address next Sunday evening.
Word has been received from him
that he would arrive in time for that
work and his appearance is looked
for on every incoming train.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-28
ROMANCE OF NAVAL CRAFT.
Interesting History Of . Ship and
Yacht Called Dorothea.

Among the vessels assigned to the
naval militia is one with history
1t seems that many years ago, when
II was the custom of the insurance un.
derwriters to put up at auction yes.
sells that had been long overdue and
not heard from young apprentice
in Philadelphia happesed to attend
one of these auctions at which large
ship named the Dorothea was put up
for sale.
The vessel had taken aboard a very
valuable cargo, which would go with
the ship TO the successful bidder but
the very fact that the property was
so valuable had kept She underwriters
from selling the Graf; until long after
II had become generally believed that
she was a total wreck.
Consequently the auctioneer cried
the good ship Dorothea many times
without getting a bid. Finally the
young apprentice jokingly bid FIVE dol
lars, as nobody would bid higher, the
vessel and her cargo were knocked
down to him. Imagine the astonish-
ment OF the maritime world when the
Dorothea was reported sailing into
Delaware bay.
The apprentice sold his prize for
enough to start him in business, and
for years the house thus formed was
one OF the leaders in enterprise and re-
sources in the Quaker city. But at
all times the head OF the firm and
his family successors made a point
OF owning and operating ship named
the Dorothea, which name also was
given the oldest daughter in each
succeeding generation.
Shortly before the Spanishwar, how
ever, the third head of the house was
In failing health, and the only hope
OF saving his life. he was advised, was
to live at sea. Accordingly he gave
an order to the Cramps for a large
and luxuriously appointed yacht, to
be called the Dorothea, OF course, and
no expense was spared In her construc-
tion and equipment.
Unfortunately, death came to the
owner before his yacht was finally
finished and the government paid a
fancy price for the Dorothea early In
1858.
With the close Of the war there
was no purely naval duty for which
the Dorothea was fitted, and yet the
government did not wish to sell her
because there was no possibility Of
getting a price for her anything like
what she had cost. She was accord
ingly laid up at the League Island
navy yard until, says the Chicago
Chronicle, the Illinois Naval reserves
succeeded In convincing the navy de-
partment that they we're entitled to
her.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-09-28
Ants That Sew up Wounds.

II hadn't done nothin' to the little
yoller lady" said the sailor, but durn
ed IL her husband didn't pull knife
out of his boot and slash my cheek
open. That's Brazil fur We.
"The man made on, but the gal, out
Of pure compassion. stuck to me. 9th
erwise I'd "a bled to death.
"And since there wasn't no doctor
to be had, she said she'd have to get
the ants to sew my wound up.
"She caught an ant, one O. them
there big Brazil fellers. 1t had two
nippers on his head, sharp and
strong. She drawed the lips of the
wound close, arranged the two nip
pers. one on each side. and then guy
the ants body squeeze. Enraged, II
brung its nippers together~-it made a
tight stitch through the wound.
Then, before II could draw them
nippers out ag'in, the lady broke of
the ants body and heaved It away.
Aftefward she caught half a dozen
other ants, and guv my hurt half a
dozen more stitches in the same way.
The upshot was that the cut healed
and left no scar.
Surgical ants them insects is
called, and its an everyday occurrence
down there to use 'em for SEWN up
wounds"