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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23

tee appointed to act as a reception COM
mittee when Senator Jos. w. Bailey adj
dresses the General Assembly met, and
Senator Halsey was directed to write
a letter OF invitation to the distin-
guished advocate of the national in
come tax.
What is tax commission export
like?" is the question which Senator
Sale and others have asked, without
getting satisfactor yand comprehen-
Give answer. This much is known: He
will receive salary OF not more than
$500 per month. to be fixed by tho
commission. if the bill which passed
the Senate yesterday is concurrcl IN
by the House. A negative definition
made on the floor of the Senate is that
the expert must not he "a mere pro-
| fessor of political science" A rare
| blend Of the theorist and the practical
| man Is the sort of person devoutly
hoped for.
! Statewide prohibition will have an
other inning this morning at 0 o'clock
before the Senate Committee on Priv
bill will be considered. Very probably
the bill will be considered at length
and will then repeat the course in the
Finance Committee.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad bill, which has al
I ready caused so much comment Will
be considered by the Senate Committee
| on Roads and Internal Navigation at
| 4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
a comedy of errors has been based
ON the Adams pure seed bill. passed
by the House, and now on the senate
calendar. AS at first drawn, it con-
tanned several provisions, which We're
highly Objectionable to the Richmond
seed firms and to others interested
In the seed business. They conferred
with Delegate Adams, patron of tho
bill and an agreement was reached,
whereby certain Objectionable features
were removed -.
In some way one Of tie leading seed
dealers In Richmond secured n copy
of the Bill before 1t got to the amend
cd stage, ard thinking that it had neen
passed in that shape by the House,
without regard sl0s the elimination Of
ahe provisions not acceptable To the
Eseed people, he became seriously alarm
;ad Hundreds. of letters and postals
were sent out rousing the people in
terested in seeds to high pitch of
protest. so that letters and kilograms
flooded the Senator's. asking, that the
bill be given a full hearing. Yesterday
the seed people swarmed and surged
| in the committee room OF che Senate
Committee on Agriculture and Min
Ing
Then the hsmog OF the sltultian was
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23

EVERYTHING. Is lovely in the situation
as regards the Adams West bin pros
wong for the examination o. agri-
-.cu!suraA seed. IA conference WAS held
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23

bouquets to each other"
SO that the Senate Committee on
Roads and Internal Navigation may
have the result of the proceedings OF
the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Po-
tomac hearing before 1t at it's meeting
on Friday afternoon, Senator Strobe
offered an amendment which requires
the hearing to be not later than
Thursday. The amendment was adopt
ed.
On motion of Senator Halsey, the
joint resolution was agreed to.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23
Revenue Measures,

The House agreed TO the Senate
amendments TO the bills allowing the
assessment OF franchise tax on light,
heat, gas and power companies. rhe
changes merely make the measures
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23

The Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad bill. which has al
ready caused so much comment, VIII
be considered by the Senate Committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation at
4 o'clock Friday afternoon.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

by which she might get the poor
creature TO her warm home. She
patted him on the head and he looked
up into her eyes so gratefully, wagged
his tail feebly and tried to stand on
his feet. But weakness. cold and
hunger had almost done their work
with the suffering animal, and he fell
to the cold ground again.
"Oh, oh. poor doggie." cried Ethel.
tears springing to her eyes. How can
l go away and leave you?' And you
are too big for me to carry l wonder
if / could get you into this snow fort
and leave you there till | could return
with Bob and his sled!" (Bob was
Ethers brother two years her senioD.
Then. coaxingly, Ethel led the dog to
the door of the fort. There was one
section OF the fort called the prison.
and into it Ethel half carried, half
dragged the starving animal When
she had made him as comfortable as
she could-she took off the top cape of
her cloak and spread it on the ground
for the dog to lie on-she hurried home
ward as fast as she could run. 1t was
only two blocks from the snow fort to
Ethel's home, and she covered the dis
tance in quick time. Rushing into the
house, she called to her brother who
was sitting beside the big, glowing
heating stove in the living room; "Oh,
Bob, get your sled and come with me.
1 have a job of work for you"
Bob threw down the book he was
reading and looked up at his sister.
What sort of a job, Sis?" he asked.
IF it's not important | won't do it. for
this weather is too bad to go out into
unless one feels it is quite necessary.
But"
Don't waste time, Bob" said Ethel.
ITS a very urgent matter, l can tell
youn A poor dog lies freezing and
starving in the prison of the Snow fort,
/ want you to drag him here on your
sled. Come, while l get some blankets
to wrap him in when you get your
sled"
Bob was not long in running to the
carriage she'd where he kept his fine
coastng sled. And when Ethel opened
the hall door she saw him at the gate
waiting for her Come on, Sis he
called out.
Ethel put warm blanket on the sled
and away the two children went to-
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
AN ANCIENT BIRD

Cockatoos are we'll known to live to
patriarchal age, and probably the old
est bird in the world whose age can be
traced with certainty flourishes in
well-known hostelry at Tom Ugly's
point, near sydney, New South Wales.
When he had feathers enough to dis
tingush his species he was recogniz-
able as a lemon-crested cockatoo, but
as he has been under bare boles' for
half a century few living people can
remember when he had more covering
then he shows at present
He was owned for eighty years by
Captain George Ellis, well-known
master mariner of Sydney, who died at
the Solomon islands in 1887, aged SO.
The bird was presented to the captain
when the latter was years of age.
and he was then Informed that Cocky
was Just the same age.
The bird was left as a legacy to Mrs.
Bennett of Sydney. but she did not get
him until 1891. Since that period, says
the Wide World Magazine the bird
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

ward the snow fort AS they hurried
along Ethel asked Hasn't mamma
come home from shopping yet, Bob?"
mo: she phoned a few minutes ago
that she had gone to papa's office and
would come home with him. Won't
they be surprised when they reach
home to find dog in the house?"
yes, but it will not be pleasant
surprise for he is in such distress. But
maybe we can build him up again"
"Oh, dogs are hardy creatures" ex-
planned Bob, "and they live through all
sorts of privations. Well bring him
through all right if he has any strength
left to build on
BY this time the children had reached
the snow fort and found the dog just
where Ethel had left him Bob soon had
the thin, shivering creature on the sled
and Ethel wrapped him in the blanket
Then together the children drew the
sled to their own house.
Ethel ran to the kitchen and got a
bowl of warm milk This she fed to
dog, and he Tapped it only as a half
starved dog could. Then bit of bread
dipped in meat gravy was given to him.
But Bob said he must not be fed too
much at once, for it might cause bad
results.
Just as the children had made the
poor stray dog comfortable and had re-
moved their own wraps and were seat
ed beside MIN on the floor the door
opened and in came their parents. OF
course they were surprised to see
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

dog lying stretched out on the best fur
rug, but as soon as Ethel and Bob had
told the story of how the former had
found the poor creature starving and
freezing and had run to the house for
assistance to fetch him to the house
and how the later had with sled and
masculine strength Dob dwelt rather
emphatically on the lasD had hurried
to the ice-bound prison" and took
from it the almost dying prisoner, both
parents lauded the action. Ano Mrs
Anderson stopped down and patted the
dogs head, saying, "We'll make you
strong and well again, old doggie. and
you'll never have to wander about in
the snow again while Bob and Ethel
Anderson have a crust and shelter to
share with you"
And now l must finish this story by
telling you that the dog did get well
and strong again and became Que of
the Anderson household.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
THE YOUNG OSTRICH

Perhaps some of you have seen
chickens getting out of the shell, but
! don't believe you have ever seen an
ostrich doing~it, so you may be sur
prised to hear how he manages it.
The shell is so hard and thick that the
little ostrich couldn't possibly break it
with his bill, as the little chickens do,
and might have to stay inside the egg
until he was grown up if it wasn't for
his kind parent. When the little os
trich is ready to come out his good
father presses the egg against the
sand with his wishbone, cracks 1t,
tears away the inside skin and says,
Good morning, my son; it is time to
get up and go to school,"
This thick shell is a great protection
to the little ostrich for if he can't get
out none of his enemies can get in.
The carrion crow, however, has dis
covered a way of breaking the shell.
He takes a big stone in his claws, and,
flying in the air with it, let's it drop.
If it strikes the egg and breaks it he
has a lovely breakfast, but If it misses
it he has to go and hunt for another big
stone.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

E THEL ANDERSON had been
X, spending the afternoon with her
- cousins, Jack and Myrtle Bacon,
and was hurrying homeward as fast as
she could, for the weather was very
severe, heavy snow having fallen
during the previous night, and a freez-
ing wind had crusted it. The lights
of the town were beginning to glitter
from the hundreds of windows, and as
Ethel hurried along she felt very
thankful that she had such a good
home to go to. And in her heart was
a feeling of deep sympathy for any one
who was without shelter and plenty of
good wholesome food on day like
this, and she shuddered to think of the
suffering of the homeless on the night
just setting in.
Just as Ethel was passing a big.
vacant lot-a place used by the boys
in the neighborhood as a playground.
and on which they had built a snow
fort-she heard a low whine. Surely
that was the wall of some dog, thought
Ethel, and she paused and looked
around. Then she saw a small. dark
form quivering beside the wall of the
snow fort, the form of a half-froZen
dog. Her first impulse was to take
the dog in her arms and carry him
home but on going to the shivering
fellow she saw that he was too large
and heavy for her little arms to bear.
Then she began to figure out some plan
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
PERSONAL CHATS WITH
THE HERALD JUNIORS

Dear Aunt Laurie:
| hope this letter will get to you
before this evening so it will be pub
lished the 18th.
AS there are to be no more stories TO
finish / will send you limerick.
My baby brother Carl is one year OLD
today. Your niece,
IMOGENE RICH.
Atlantic avenue school, grade C6,
age 12,~ As Lynden avenue, Long Beach.
Dear Aunt Laurie;
May 1 suggest a topic for the Ar
lists Contest? l think a nice one
might be Home Life" or "A Visit to
the Country"
S. PEARL CHURCHILL,
I'll Ceres avenue.
Dear Aunt Laurie:
Here is a suggestion for a topic for
the artists contest: THE Farmer"
MILTON BAShAM,
Inglewood, Cal.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17

has lived at Georges River, within
sight of where Captain Cook landed
and where the first fleet" anchored
about the year of his birth
He has never been in better feather
for the last twenty years than at pres
ent, and the few tattered fluffs that he
wears are white as snow. None of his
faculties is weakened and he is as
loquacious as youngsters of his tribe
who may be 100 years younger. In
hilarious moments he will flap his
stumps-you could not call them wings
and yell. "I'll fly, I'll fly! BY gee,
I'll fy!" palpably mendacious state
ment.
His back is fully four inches long,
but he can pick up and crack his
favorite maize as easily as ever.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17


stay for few days last week and
u everything was so beautiful that
I could hardly wait to get home so
l could write to my nieces and nephews
and tell them about it. All the fields
are covered with California poppies
and it seems as though an artist had
painted the whole mountain side yell
low. 1 was reminded of the story of
the Spanish discoverers who called this
land California because in their Ian
guage California means gold, and they
thought that the country w-s full of
gold ore, so they went home to their
friends. you remember, and told them
that they had found country filled
with gold where the could all become
fabulously rich.
In one place I found a patch of wild
onion and from a distance it seemed
as though a blue veil had been laid
softly over the earth. The sun shone
brightly and 1 thought to myself that
the earth was truly a good and beauti-
full mother.
L walked through a field and at
little distance from me a tiny bird
was perched on a bush singing sweet
ly. AS 1 was watching it the exquisite
liquid warble of the meadow lark came
to me tantalzing from the distance.
Suddenly a baby rabbit scurried boldly
across the path at my feet. 1t had not
learned yet to be afraid.
Just at that moment l caught sight
of a black line across the southern
horizon. 1 watched it with interest as
it slowly advanced. Soon, however,
my intense curiosity was satisfied, for
l could see that the line was made up
of many big birds. AS they came near
er / saw that they were cranes. 1t
seemed that the larger ones were driv-
ing the little baby ones. They were
going to their summer home in the
north. Each day while l was there two
or three of these trains passed over
my head, travelling very fast
Down in a deep canyon l discovered
a beautiful little stream, filtering
down over the boulders making pret-
ty little falls here and there The tall
brake ferns make cool shady hooks to
protect the baby riVulet from the sun.
| sat on a boulder and watched it
wander on contentedly to meet the
great river which would carry it to
the sea.
At night I walked out on a trail
which leads around the mountain and
looked down and across the valley. |
could see the lights of the city and
the small towns around tWinkling like
little stars. l slept that night breath
ing the perfume of orange blossoms.
l hope that you will all have a chance
to go somewhere in the country, and
l am sure that if you observe closely
you will see all that l saw.
| am sure that almost all of you
have visited the farm which belonged
to your grandfather or your uncle
Maybe if you haven't beeen there your
self, you have heard your mother or
father tell of their childhood on the
old farm.
l am expecting many good pictures
from the artists, for all artists love
the picture which is presented in the
early morning with the chickens and
the horses and all the animals which
are familiar on the farm.
With love to you all,
AUNT LAURIE.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
All Juniors who will write to

All Juniors who will write to
Alice Warner, 729 Banana
street, Jacksonville, Fla, and
send her self-addressed and
stamped envelopes will re-
ceive in return, free, some
seeds of the beautiful Royal
Ponciana. 1t is a magnificent
plant and has a large red
bloom. She thinks it will grow
for Herald Juniors in Southern
California and wants them to
write her and let her know
what success they have with
the plant. She is not in the
seed business-simply wants
Californians to have the flower.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
LEFT UNDER A CLOUD

"Ths is a pretty tough town, isn't
it?"
Tough? Say. we got up a scheme
to hold an old Home week here, and
had to give it up. No former resident
could come back without being arrested
the minute he struck the town. Life,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
HIS OFFENsE

Mrs. Newly-I shall never let that
operator send another telegram for me.
just gave him message for my hus-
band, and the first thing the officious
thing did was to read it.-Lippincott's
Magazine.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
Freezing Dog Finds
Friends and Comfort

Charitable Thoughtful Boy and Girl Rescue Poor Beast In
prisoned in Snow Fort While Storm Rage and Mercury De-
Danger Point-The Warmth and Care Provided
by Bob and Ethel Restore Dog Health and Strength,
Making Him Devoted to New Master and Mistress
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
The HERALD JUNIOR
FLORENCE BosARD LAWRENCE. Editor

r.
The Herald Junior is published by The Her
aid company for the children OF the SOUTH
west. 1t is devoted TO their interests and
win publish principally their own writings
All children OF public school age are welcome
contributors. The editor wishes to encour-
age correspondence and suggestions from the
teachers
The editor will be in her office for visitors
Monday afternoon from 2 until o'clock and
Saturday from 1890 until o'clock in the
afternoon. Special appointments may be
made by telephone.
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must call for their prizes within two weeks
after the award OF same. Winners OF prizes
for three honorable mentions must present
copies Of the stories, letters or limericks as
published and claim their rrizes.
Prize winners living out OF town will receive
their prizes by mail without request. except
for honorable mention. In which case copies
Of the stories, letters limerlcks must be
submitted and the prize claimed
By a special arrangement with the circula-
tior department, Aunt Laurie Is enabled to
make the following announcement: Whenever
a prize of book OF dollar is awarded
TO a Junior, that prize will be exchanged II
desired for subscription to The Herald as fol-
lows: A one dollar prize may be exchanged
for a six months subscription, while = book
will be exchanged for three iaonths' sub
scription.
This is entirely optional with each boy and
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persuade any one to take the alternate prize.
II is offered merely because OF some laments
which have &C e from boys and girls whose
parents do not and will not take the paper.
and this arrangement would enable the boys or
girls to have the pape' for themselves.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-17
MY TRIP TO THE
MOUNTAINS

My Dear Boys and Girls:
T WENT out to the mountains to
stay for a few days last week and
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
IN THE SCRAP HEAP

Vor and a desire to enrich his coun.
'rymen as well as to add luster to his
own name and reputation, 1t was too
expensive transaction, however, and
after the French government with.
drew It's patronage and the French
people declined longer TO contribute,
there came scandals without number
that shocked the world and De Les.
Seps withdrew to France 10 die of
broken heart
In the abandonment the French com.
pany left on the ground all Of its ma.
chinery, some Of which had never been
In use, consisting Of locomotives, steel
cars, huge steel scoops and dredges,
valuable tools Of iron aud steel, bridges
that had been made In France and
were ready tn put together, huge
cranes, levers and costly casting ma.
teriAl
This costl' ou;llt lay in the path OF
the American engineers when they
came % dig the new ditch which Uncle
Sam has In course of construction
Some of II was covered with mud
foot deep; some Of 1t gathered rust an
Inch deep In the forests of the tropics
locomotives that cost thousands In
France lay upturned, the resting places
OF the swamp birds, and monkeys
swung from one bridge piece to the
other as had done their ancestors
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
Miss Zoe Boyle Explains Workings Of
Her Nomenclature System
Not Fortune Tellinu.

New York--What's in name?
Nearly everything from a sure throat
to a steady job, In the opinion of Miss
Zoe J. Boyle Of this city, who calls
herself "a name analysist." She main.
tains that when one writes ones self
'E'b~f-T-H.E," instead of edith"
one actually makes ones self wholly
different person For. she says, as
'Edythe" one may be more unlucky
than when les spelled with an ~"
1t isn't fortunetelling," said Miss
Boyle, 1T IL the working of a natural,
ordinary law, II means a lot of accu,
rate, careful work, Every letter OF
the child's two or three uames-Chris.
lian, middle and surname-stands for
something Then each letter is equlva
lent to a number in several mathe.
NAUTICAL tables which use, The sim.
plest is like this" and she show ed, the
following diagram; W
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
Urban MARTYRS,

At a church supper small boy was
seen to turn pale and lean back in his
chair, One of the Mattresses asked
what was the trouble, and learned
that 1t was the stomach ache You
poor little fellow, you won't be able to
finish that nice supper, will you?"
asked the waitress. oh, yes | will, :"
replied the boy. 1T will have to ache
a good deal harder before I'll quit eat
ing" Just this form of heroisln will
stand in the way of any Wholesale
movement to drive the excess of con.
sumers in the city back to the coun
try to become direct producers. They
will complain of high prices. low
wages Cabout twi what the same
grade of labor on farms receivesl
long hours OF work (about two-thirds
of what our grandtathers considered
reasonably. difficulty of getting work
(when owners of farms are ciamoring
for help), high rents and board (when
rent and board are offered In the coun-
try as a bonus beyond wages), but
they are nowhere near the point of
suffering at which they will be willing
TO leave the incidental pleasures of
city life.--Dietic and Hygienic Ca.
zette.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
HYPNOTIC AID IS REFUSED
New York Magistrate Rejects Offer
Of Services Of "Professar OF
Hypnotlsm."

New York-~A simple aud easy
means ot solving alt marital troubles
by hypnotiSm has Just been refused
consideration by Magistrate Cornrll.
presiding officer Of New Scrk's court
Of domestic relations
A tall, dark map Of Impressive ap.
pearance eHlled upon Magistrate Cor.
nell the ether day and introduced him.
self "a professor OF hypuutism He
informed the miEtstrat no was ready
70 place himself temporarily at the
aeryiCs 81 tho court
y can DO Of vast assistance" he
said I am needed here. Nothing
can stand against my powers, Let
couple who are at war come To me. |
look Ia their eyes | stroke their
heads, say softly. Go. my children,
and be at peace They walk out turtle
doves
Magistrate Cornell said he would
take the name Of the professor and
send Tor him n he was needed. but
that he would try to worry ON uuaided
for while.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-30
Remnant Of French Panama
Canal Goes 10 Melting Pots.
Costly Machinery Brought over by
aaekars Of Ferdinand de Leaseps
heina Sent to Furnaces to
&c Made over.

Harrisburg, Pa,The ghost of Old
Ferdinand dc Lesseps, the French cn,
gineer, would stand aghast were Il to
visit the yards Of the Harrisburg Iron
and steel company aud see what is be.
ing done with the costly machinery
and equipment which he shipped from
France 70 the lsthmus Of Panama IN
the 'l0s, 10 aid In the construction of
the big ditch that was to be dug solely
BY French labor, conducted by French
skin aud paid for by French cash from
the strong box OF the banker and the
humble WOODEN sock OF the French
peasant.
Al all the world knows, after De Les,
aeps had made such great success In
building the sues canal, he was urged
70 greater efforts 70 build canal
across the lsthmus OF Panama to con.
meet the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
and he set about the task with fer.