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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-24

both houses 1t Is sent to tho Mayor
for signature. II he vetoes 1t. 1t may
become bill BY two-thirds OF the
votes OF each house.
Mayor Reed is our chief executive
officer. He sees that the hre and po'
lice departments attend properly to
their duties. He examines the books
and records OF other officers. II he
finds any officer neglecting his duties
he will suspend him from his office.
He has the power to veto any BILL
There are other officers. They are the
city Sergeant, City Treasurer, Tax
Collector. and Commemorative At
torney.
The Police Justice presdes over the
Police Court His duties are to arres.
any one that he sees violating the
laws. The judges name Is Baine. His
duties are to try cases which the Pc.
lice Court cannot try.
NELLIE NICHOLSON.
louisville, Va.
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THE PALACE OF THE GOLDEN
PATH.

A fair young princess lived in a
walls around 1t, a golden path ran
to the gate. From her window In thu
palace the princess could see any one
who passed over this path. Three
princes wished to marry the beautiful
princess. Each went to the palace
TO win her When the first prince
reached the golden path he would not
ride over 1t. He found another path
and rode over that. The princess saw
him leave the golden path and rido
over another. Then she said, "Fie Is
thinking more Of the goiG then OF
me- and she had him sent away
The second prince came TO the
golden path, He would not ride over
the gold either, He left his horse and
walked to the gate The princess saw
this and said, HE, too, thinks more
OF the gold then of me- The third
prince came, He was thinking only
OF the beautiful princess. He did not
see the gold on the path. He rode
over the golden path, through the
gate and straight 10 the castle. When
the princess saw this she was glad,
She said ''Ee loves me more than
gold When he thinks OF me he can
not see the gold. The princess loved
him and married him, and they became
the king and queen of the Palace OF
The Golden Path.
Your member,
LILLl-- GARBETT.
1901 West Clay Street. city
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REMINISCENT THOUGHTS OF 4
HARVEST MOUSE.

This is July, and the sound OF the
mower. the reaper and binder. also
the ruthless scythe, makes me shVdder
and almost wish that did not live In
civilized ca and "up-to- date" coun-
try. How we'll remember the first
July of my existence! I had heard the
old people Of our locality complaining
that things were not like they used
to be; that 1t was almost waste Of
time and labor to construct a house
like their forefathers did In field Of
wheat or grain, or even in the OUT
skirts. IT there were anything that
would be good for hay anywhere in
arms length. or rather a reaper's
spand. Notwithstanding, when I was
considered old enough to go house,
keeping took great pride in selecting
an attractive place and building a
little home according to my taste and
instinct. built it upon a scanolding
OF rank grass of uniform size, and
constructed 1t loosely like open-wors
Knitting began inside and wove the
substance about me into globular
shape. left no definite opening for
q door. but when I wished to 80 out
side had to only push slightly with
nose and forepaw and slip through,
always rearranging the opening from
the outside I had about finished the
inside to my hearts content and had
come out to refresh myself by eating
some of the golden-ripe wheat that
stood in abundance around my house,
when ! heard great deal OF noise
made by men with machinery reaping
down the wheat. Now, It makes my
heart beat and my whiskers tremble
10 relate that my beautiful home, the
pride OF my life. was destroyed by
these remorseless reapers. ana this
all took place in July,
j. OTIS HANNAH
Prospect prince Edward County Va
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HARRINGTON.

Pennington is an old Southern
homestead. located about four miles
w sesn e 81 fs h1ase in was osT Sa
many years ago The main house is
Of hexa gonal shape. The kitchen and
servants quarters are really a sep
arate building. connected with the
main house by long corridor.
Standing on the north porch one
the Blue Ridge for eighty miles and
through Ave counties.
There are many paintings In the
house. Among these are portraits
Of Mr. Miller. the former owner Of
Farming ton, BY Sir William Boxall;
Venice. by David Roberts; Una
Sleeping by Moonlight" by George
Landseer. Sir Edwin Landseer's
nephew; Sunset Near Venice by
Cook; beautiful painting called "A
Study" by s. A. Hart and another
beautiful one, The Cattle Scene" by
Sidney Cooper There are also many
ing on the walls of the different rooms.
Another ono of the valuable old
relics is secret desk made in the
time Of William and Mary There are
which, when touched make drawers
appear from most unexpected places.
In one Of those drawers are some let
tiers from Mr. Miller's artist friends.
They are from Sir William Roxalh
Robert L Stevenson. Charles Dickens,
Sir Edwin Landseer. Tom Landseer
and many others. Among these LETT
tiers is a certificate or patent OF an
invention OF Mr., Miller's to which Is
attached the enormous seal OF Queen
Victoria. Hanging on the wall near
the desk is an ancient barometer
bearing the following inscription:
This oak formed part OF the stern.
post Of Her Majesty's ship Temeraire
%, that bore so distinguished a part
in Nelson's victory off Cape Trafalgar,
October 81. 1906"
WILLIAM WREN,
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THE BATTLE OF THE CRATER.

a short distance from our "Cockade
City Is very noted spot. Here the
great battle OF the Crater took place.
General Grant in the year 1854, af-
ter attempting many times to cap
ture the city of Petersburg and by
this method get into Richmond,
planned to have a mine dug near a
Confederate fort The opening was
Med with eighty hundredweight OF
sunpowder. The Federal soldiers were
kept busy carrying this explosive ma
terial into their death trap
On the night of July so the great
explosion took place. Two hundred
and lifty-siX Confederates were killed,
but the loss in the Federal army was
1000. After this explosion an opening
thirty feet deep. sixty feet wide and
one hundred and seventy feet LONG
was left exposed. This place can be
seen now.
Often bullets and other relics are
found here, Recently skeleton.
which was thought to be that OF a
Federal soldier, was found while a
farmer was blowing the land in front
OF the Crater People from all over
the world while visiting in Petersburg
so to the historical Crater Farm
ESTELLE GATES.
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THE MISSION OF JACK WINSTON
GA story OF the Revolution.)
PART TIT

AT this he deliberately rose from
his bed. He was weak yet, but he
had been sleeping soundly for several
hours. and he felt better. Despite all
efforts Of the man. Jack walked out
and saddled his horse.
"Now, sir" he said. "goodby, You
have done me a great service. and I
appreciate it. To whom do owe so
much. sir?"
Henry Johnson Is my name. But.
sir. If you will go / Will go, too. to
take care Of you"
At this he saddled his horse. and in
half an hour they were we'll on their
way. after Jack had bid the young
girl goodby. He would not stop to
eat.
After a while Jack said: "Slr, feel
can conade in you. Can you tell me
where General Greene is at present?"
well. he is at Guilford Courthouse
at present. That is in North Carolina.
near Greensboro. about eighty-hve
miles from here. Daniel Morgan has
won a battle at cowpens."
THANK you replied Jack winston
I have not been able to get news for
eight days for fear of exciting sus-
picion."
Fifteen hours pass by and the two
riders still travel on. AIR. Johnson
WSosN ACCp Qtiy dlluooSN dCF AuoiSICu
on his returning. They We're near
Guilford Courthouse. 1t was the even
ing of the 18th of March. AS they
enter the village there was great
hustle and preparation. Jack soon
found General Greene and delivered
the papers to him.
The next day, March Is, 1891, was
fought the battle OF Guilford Court
house. Cornwallis claimed the VIC
tory. but his loss was greater than
Greene's. Jack could not fight In the
battle, for he was very weak, and.
in fact. had very bad shoulder. He
could not take an active part in the
great struggle for liberty for soma
time. But he had done all this for
his country, and he was willing to
suffer.
In the meantime Jack met again
and married Barbara Johnson. Henry
Johnson's daughter. and they lived
happily after the war until their
deaths. They told over and over
again this story to their children and
grandchildren. who were never tired
Of listening to 1t.
(The End-Original.)
S. j. HART.
400 East Tenth Street Charlottesville.
Va
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Good News From Club
Members and Praise
for Boys and Girls

Dear Boys and Girls:
Wo have good news this week from
the sick and disabled among our club
members. Nellie Chadwick writes that
Harry Is convalescing from fever. Earl
Drewry says he can walk little on
crutches, and Luther Herndon Is able
to send a postcard explaining the cause
of his silence.
We are always glad to hear from
the club family. Comradeship Is a
great promoter OF sympathy and In
terest, and whatever relates to the
welfare OF several OF us ia matter
Of concern TO the rest Of US.
congratulate ourselves on having
a fine showing for the page this week.
The correspondence opens with a char
acteristic letter from Fanny Mar burg,
who Is spending the summer with rel
atives in Falmouth, Va. a new men,
Der. William Wren, writes a charming
description of historic Pennington, near
Charlottesville. Samuel j. Harris Rev.
dictionary story is concluded, and other
boys and girls render themselves even
| more agreeable than usual. And that
is saying great deal.
| The puzzle department Is brilliant
/ indeed, a picture charade, an acrostic,
Shakespeare quotations and hidden
birds being quite sufficient to stimu-
late the imagination in q novel and
| agreeable way.
! Now, all the praise which you de-
serve and I have given proves your
| loyalty to the page TO be beyond ques-
| tion for the letters, stories and puz-
zles composing 1t were received last
| week, when, II ever the hot weather
might have been an excuse for tagging
energies. But your energies are al
ways fresh and you need no excuses.
| So says YOUR EDITOR.
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There arc three departments to our
government First Is the legislature,
second is executive, and third Is
Judicial These parts make and In
lerpret the laws
The legislature is composed OF two
houses--the Board of Aldermen and
the House OF Common Council. We
elect our men BY vote. The city
laws so through the same process
as the State laws do. When a.
bill is proposed 1t is sent to the
'Comon Council. There is committee
that takes the bill and reads It over,
II IT Is appropriate 1t Is recommended,
II 1t is passed in the Council 1t is
sent to the Board Of Alderman. Here
u goes through the same process 8
II does in the Council. II It p~sses
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Ice skating In the wintertime
And shedding when 1t SHOWS
are just the jolliest kind Of sport
That anybody knows.
Picking lowers In the springtme.
When the ields are all aglow,
Is heaps and heaps and heaps OF fun,
Ahe we hate TO see Them go,
ana falls the time for apples.
plpplns Bowman's and the rest,
hnegre al SO good and Juicy
poh know which one we like best.
4 slt sumner , is the time to live.
~ brings so many joys
croeust and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IKE that
70 little girls and boys.
80 =, after thinking long about III
nv, Ms.ve made our minds up au.Nn
maj olher seasons aren't 80 bad,
but summer is ali right. ~
80, FANNY T, MARBURG.
Philadelphia, Pa, ~
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An Acrostic.

A is for arn.or. wh.-.. he always wore
Is for chariot. that drew him to
the fore.
H is for horse. all filed with armed
men.
I is for immortals. by thousands ton.
L is for love. the cause OF tho war;
L is for lady. he loved when he saw.
E is for epic, which tells OF brave
deeds.
S is for styx. which to Paradise leads
MARY G. LEE.
(Original.)
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WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

William Wren, Pennington, near Bird
wood, W., for description of Farm
fngton.
Miss Mary Gusts Lee, West Point, Va,
for clever acrostIc on hero Of
the Trojan Einr,
Edward Dillon, Indian Rock, Va, for q
figure drawing OF boy.
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shakespeare Puzzles.

In what plays OF shakespeare's do
the following quotations appear:
l. Where the bee sucks. there suck I.
In a cowslip bell lie.
g The course of true love never did
run smooth. "
3. And the elements SO mixed In
him that nature might stand up and
say to all the world. This was u
mani"
4. When shall we three meet again,
In thunder. lightning. or in rain?"
s. "a horse a horse! My kingdom for
horse,"
g. But kindness. nohler ever than re-
venge.
And nature, stronger than his Just
occasion"
I, And earthly power doth then show
likest Gods
When mercy seas9as Justice"
S. This above ALTO thine own self
be true,
And 1t must follow, as the night
the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any
man
g. What's in a name? That which
we call a. rose,
BY any other name would smell as
sweet"
10. And this our life. exempt from
public haunt.
Finds tongues In trees. books IN
running brooks.
Sermons in stones. and good In
everything"
By JOHN S. TERRY.
Rockingham, N. c.
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THE NEGRO AND THE wAsHTuD.

Once upon a time there was a little
cottage upon a hillside. In which an
old negro woman lived with her two
boys, named Ned and Sam. Ned was
always playing in the water at the
foot of the hill and catching nsh III
the pond, Sam hung around home,
where his mother was washing In
the sunshine on the side Of the hill,
One day Sam was I'D in tree getting
apples, when the limb broke and he
fell into the washtub and the wash
tub slipped down the hill into the
pond, where Ned was fishing, and
knocked him into the pond, and their
father had to get them out with a
graphing hook.
After they were dressed and dried
they had u fight, and they were both
SO bunged up and knotty and both so
badly beaten that neither one of them
could be called lack Johnson"
(Origlnal.)
PORTERFlELp O'NEhL.
Ashland. Va,
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What seusont

8 Is the season that brings such cheer.
y Is the union of hearts so dear.
NJ is the meadow, with flowers bright.
~ is the moon that shines at night,
- Is the early fowers. fragrant and
sweet
Is the ripe apples delightful to eat,
BY COURTNEY KEITH MEADE.
Mannboro Va
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Editorial and Literary Department

they used to ram and sink other ships,
MIR. Longfellow. In The Skeleton
In Arms" tells OF the sinking Of q
galley In this way.
(Origina1)
JUDITH NEWTON POLE.
Hot Springs, Va Ago 10.
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EDWARD DILLON
Indian Rock, Va.
II New Member.

Our New Member.
Dear Editor,-I am not member OF
the T. D. c, C. as yet but hope TO bs
one pretty soon. ! have not been In Vlr-
gtnia very long.
dom; know II you have rules about
now cofapos'.tons ahu u.aWihss mus. t.iust 20 20
any / wish that you would please send
me a set.
am incloslng answers to some OF last
weeks puzzles and a composition.
Yours truly
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What Tennessee City

My first is in gnat. but not In bat
MY second is In ask, but not In beg.
Ny third IL in sing, also In sang.
Ny fourth Is in haste. but not In
waste. \
MY nth Is in veil, hut not in mail.
My sixth is In village, but not In
town.
MY seventh is In mile. also In smile,
My eighth Is In sail. but not in gain.
Ny ninth Is In stories, but not In
story.
MY whole spells the name OF city
In Tennessee.
SUSIE WHITE MCGOWAN.
The Cecil, washington, D. c,
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Name. Of capttal elite. in Ftgure,

IS, o, s.. S. 10, Is, ~, 4.
], IA, "a. \, II. rs.
& 20, i, lie. IA, !. 8, !, 70. 10. +. g.
j., 90, Y, /, II, 20, ],
10. !. 3. -, !. "a. .. IL 40, IT,
is, 4, IA, s. 8, I, 8.
8, is, IA. 81. l3,2, 9, i.
rs, Is, ii, 40, l8. 3. ~, s, s, 10,
is, s, Is, IS, IA, 10, a.
l6, Q, "a, is, is,
~ H, MuNsoN.
.alo West Franklin Street. Richmond,
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Thank. for Album.

Dear Editor,-I wish to thank you SO
much for the nice album. and also for
speaking OF me SO kindly In your paper
I've gotten lots of letters and cards IRON,
members OF T, D. c. C. this week. have
answered a good many OF them. know
lots of the members want TO know how
am getting on. ! expect TO have my
ARTIFICIAL limbs in about six or seven
weeks, and will let you hear from mo
again. I can walk some now with two
crutches. S. EARL DREwRY.
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Series nf Accidents.

Dear Editor,-I was very glad to see the
picture drew IN the paper, am send
ing picture of Buster Brown which I
hope viii be put IN the paper. We had
three railroad wreeks here Monday. .Thir-
ty-three,'' the morning train. ran into a
shanty car and a freight train got one
car or the track. and while trying to put
IL back on got two more cars off.
Your member.
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Pennington. Birdwood, v
Goinr 10 y,sit Her Aunt.

Going TO Visit Her Aunt.
Dear Editor.-l will try TO write to our
Page once more Ruth Griffin and are
exchanging cards now. I hope all OF the
members are enjoying their vacation as
much l am. have been after berries
once or twice. but l did not get very
many. Please excuse the blots, as the
kitten is trying 10 play with my pen. !
can't pay much attention to our Page
until return. ] am going TO my aunt's.
out In the country. I am anticipating a
] will say good-by for this time.
Your member,
CO., ,yt, Va All REPT SMITH
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To scrub walk or sweep a room.
OF course you always need
The man who wants to guard his foo
From! briars ought to wear a
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Now see the grocer bow and stoop.
He's dipping sugar with
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Find the Bird.

The busy laundress comes to rub
The clothes within asteaming
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This toy is loved by great and small
Even a kitten Will play
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Dear Edltor,-I am in Washington and !
an having me time. have visited some
places of great interest and expect TO visit
more soon. would very much like to
join the post card exchange sent a
card to member before I came 10 wash
lngton, but no has not answered II. ] miss
reading the ChildreH's PAGE very much AS
! have lost my badge. will YOU please send
me -another$s l am afraid my letter is
already too long, so ] will close. sending
love to all the members. but most of 1t
to YOU Your old member,
LUCILLE HECHLER.
r. s.: Inclosed You will find a drawing,
and | can almost see the waste basket
wlnkng al II, Send my badge to the ad-
dress above.
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South Hill. va GILBERT A. SMITH.
Virginia Beach Excursion.

VIrgIIlA He0CH LNCUtbIun.
Dear Eaitor,-Please ind Enclosed my
short essay on .'The Battle OF the Crater"
AS this was an important event which
took place during the month Of July, !
Thursday. July II. my Sunday school ran
an excursion down to Virginia Beach. AL.
though 1t raned nearly all the day ] had
a fine time. The chiaf amusenlents were
bathing. dancing, figure eight and the
erry-go-round. We got to Virginia Beach
about II or hslf-past. and we left there
about aso When we Wa re sraMd fe'ersouFs
] will tell our club good-by until next
time, ] remain.
Your member,
o7, Y,..rpa Streat GATES
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Americans, I don't know why.
Are called extremely fond OF -
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The dimes say "clink,' the nickels
"clank,"
When they are dropped into
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Before you settle to your book
Please hang your hat upon the ~
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400 East Tenth Street. Charlottesville.
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A TRIBUTE TO SUMMER.

Brdwood. Va.
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Barrow's store. Va.
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HOW ronysMourH IS GOVERNED,


Prospect, Prince Edward County. Va
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Harry Is Better.

p. s.: Thank you tor your letter and the
address and information l requested.
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These eight words found. we will not
stop,
But now. beginning at the top,
Select one letter from each word
And ind a merry singing bird.
In various ways the people name him,
Reed bird" or "rice bird," many claim
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1910-01-07

Milk in the udder of a COW is form
ed entirely free from bacteria. II
should be remembered, however, that
an injury so slight that it would es,
cape detection might be sufficient to
allow the passage Of bacteria. But
even if milk is secreted bacteria free,
it is difficult to obtain it perfectly
sterile. Bacteria work their way into
milk through the opening of the teat
II find there conditions where they
can grow and multiply. This growth
Is ordinarily confined to the lower
part of the udder, and the greater
lumber Of the bacteria are washed out
with the first few streams of milk.
Sometimes they find their way further
up and the last milk contains as many
bacteria as the first.
The real contamination occurs after
the milk has left the udder. In spite
of careful milking, dirt, particles Of
dust, hairs and even bits of manure
may fall into the milk. All of these
things carry more or less containing
ton. Manure usually contains large
numbers Of bacteria, many of them
being kinds which produce undesir-
able changes in the milk, and the dust
on the stable floors contains great
numbers and varieties of bacteria.
This dust soon settles and an open
milk pail catches a surprisingly large
number.
But the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES not end
here. The pals or cans may not be
properly cleaned and the corners or
seams may hold particles of dirt or
our milk. The cloth through which
the milk is strained may not have
been properly scalded and the bacteria
not only not destroyed, but have ac-
tually multiplied in the damp cloth.
When the Srainer is used again,
many of these bacteria are washed out
by the milk.
If a cooler IS used, it may ado to
the contamination, if it is placed so
that it catches dust. Finally the bot
ties in which the milk is distributed
may not have been properly washed
and steamed and thus may become
another source of contamination. The
~ vi Sd'i iupdi
source may be small. but taken all
together it has a serious influence on
the quality of the milk. If right
precautions are taken the number Of
bacteria in fresh milk may be kept
Gown to a few hundred TO the cubic
centimeter; with careful milking and
handling. the number will vary great.
ly with circumstances and may exceed
100 900.