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have cut the clouds somewhere and then fed
Whlle the triumphant Kentuckan. with fire.
quent changes of mounts. led and rode his
men back to Realejo.
After the fight near Realejo Walker and
his followers had two battles in close success
sion at Rivas and Virgin bay The Americans
and their native allies were successful in both
fights and the city of Granada soon fell into
Walkers hands. Mr.. Baker has said that
there was but little opposition made to the
entrance Of the troops at Granada and that
the command he with lost but % men.
He has told what took place after the flibus-
terng leader had firm possession of the town.
Corral was the leader opposing the American
adventurers and their native friends. He
made a treaty with Walker October Is, by
which Corral to be made generalissimo
of all the forces Walker said this would be
a very nice plan and Corral donned his uni
form generalissimo Two weeks later Cor
raj was a prisoner before drumhead court
martial of which Walker was president The
Nicaraguan generalissimo was shot at day
break the next morning.
You see, shortly after this" said the Chi
cago survivor of these troublous times. COSTA
Rica took a hand in the fight on account of
its fear that Walkers example might be fol-
lowed and that all Central America might be
made the object of attacks by foreign adven-
turers. The Costa Rican army came up and
there was terrible fight near Granada. AS
a matter of fact, both sides were licked and
licked hard. In second battle at Rivas. how
ever, the Americans had the advantage and
hostlities ceased and then Walker went to
work to rule things"
1t is curious at this day to read the COM
ments that were made by Spanish-Americans
at that time and to compare them with
ments, being made by the same people at the
present day. There was the same fear exist
ing then that Anglo-Saxon America was GO
ing to try to dominate Spanish America that
seems to have hold of the Central and South
American peoples now. Public men of Latin
America said that all over the United States
prayers were being offered for Walkers sue
cess and for the progress and domination of
the English-speaking race. One journal said
that the sufferings inflicted by Walker were
ten thousand times more dreadful than. those
inflicted by Raveneau De Lussan. who de-
scended on Granada in 1855.
Now when one reads what Lussan did some
idea can be gained of how Walker. ten thou
sand times worse than Lussan carried on Ac-
cording to history. Lussan told the people
round about Granada that he came solely to
ciyilize them He then ordered the chaplains
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Government Mark In BONES.

Every one of the thousands of r
used in the British naval ser
from the smallest heaving line to
largest hawser,f whether it be
on shipboard or in a dockyard,
woven into one of its strands a 81
red thread. This practice has
vailed since the days of Nelson. n
romantic suggestions have been
vanced as reasons for this red thrI
but, as matter of fact, the real
son is simple and practical b
simply that it affords sure mear
Identification of royal property,
If any rope containing the' red tn
is found in unauthorized ;t',ands|
presumption is that it is h arof
possessed. 1t, is. of course. 70. bill
that rope manufactured for prI
use contain a similar red threa(
1t is forbidden that any paper ID
United States contain bits Of
such as are placed in the paper +
which the national currency is
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PROGRESS IN AERONAU7ICS

Consul Talbot ]. Albert Of Brunswick makes
the following report on the plans of the new
company organized in Germany to operate
airships:
This age will soon passenger ships nav
igating the air. The projected German Air
ship Company, already mentioned in Daily
Consular and Trade Reports, has become an
accomplished fact. The organization of the
Deltsche Luftschiffahrts Aktiengesellschaft
was effected in Frankfort on November Is.
1909. The 5000 900 marks (S714.000) neces-
sary over-subscribed; onesixth each of
the stock was taken in Hamburg. Frankfort
and Munich, while in Baden Baden 100000
marks, was subscribed privately: and $4,000
marks by the city. The company intends to
promote aerial navigation generally and the
operation of airships as Vehicles for the con-
veyance of passengers. The president is chief
mayor OF Frankfort. while there are 26 other
directors from Dusseldorf, Cologne Stuttgart.
Essen. Elberfeld. Mannheim. Munich, Leipsic
and Hamburg 1t is proposed to establish air
ship stations in the cities mentioned Frank.
fort VIII be the seat of the company and re-
ce1ye the two first airships. namely Zeppelin
w in April, 1910. and Zeppelin " in June,
1910, II the airship station there is finished
II not, In order to make the enterprise iucra-
i've. passenger trips will start from Fried
richshayen the original and present station of
the Zeppelin ships and the first halting place
and stations will be Baden Baden Ample cap-
ltal has been supplied at that city to lay out
an airship station and anchorage ground as
vast as that projected at Frankfort The next
statlon Will be on the coast of the North sea
probably Hamburg.-DaiIy Consular and Trade
Reports
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FATAL TO PROGRESS
GRAVE DANGER IN MAKING LIFE
roo EASY.
Mans Energies and Usefulness De.
veloped by strussle-HistoFy Shows
! Unwisdom OF the Paternal sys-
tenn OF Government.

What sort of creature vbuld man
become If an omnipresent,. powerful
protecting influence watched over him
in his walks and his rides, at his play
and at his work! Would not the mar
SO treated as a child soon become
thoughtlessi and improvideht as 8
child, confiding for all the good ID
life In the. protection. accorded him
and finally claiming it as right and
its withdrawal as crime?i Remem|
ber that while it may be permitted u
doubt whether the monkey becana
the man by STRUGGLED and the experl|
ence of years. we. yet know that thu
savage has developed into the civilized
NAM by the survival of the flttest. bj
the elimination of the weak and thai
the rule. seems to hold good in TIL
mental and moral kingdoms as wei
as in the ruder and more strenuou
battles, of the muscles.
The legions enforced the Roma
peace upon the world, and what foF
lowed? Civilization grew soft an
corrupt-the superiority of its arm
and its knowledge proved iRsufficien
to protect it, and from the icy forestN
of the north swept the storm of sas
age strength and brute force declare
a writer In the New Orleans Picayund
Miracles could not save the chureE
when armies failed the throne; all fo.
which man had labored for centurie
was swept away and darkness brood
ed0over Europe till another beginnin*
could be founded on the relics of th<
old. Is peace desirable? Enough
doubt fingers in the question to mak
US careful how we give to law for I'd
individual the protecting care tbs
seems fatal to mans energies and us
fulness in the mass
If we1could eliminate from civiliz
ton the sports that MAIN or slay, I'd
drinks or foods that injure, the make
ness that leaves disease behind, ar
the poisoned airs that slay at han
can we be sure that man would
saved and not annihilated? Once eli
gfl1zation set the church in the positid
OF responsibility only to learn tn
even the church could play the tyran
shall we trust science after the failu
of the church?
Our ancestors began to look for
savage foe behind every tree as sol
as the boy set out with a rifle to al
the meat for the breakfast table:
find football game too dangerous {
our sons. In contempt of germs a
microbes the soldier of yesterd
marched out to the field ofibattle a
kept a stout heart; now he dies befo
he can leave his own soil and we
lift our hands in prayer, knowing til
the microbe Is too powerful for
The southern soldier of the COS fad
armies whose recruiting ground q
braced the world, and he kept the
back for four long years till he "
stricken in the rear; now the authd
ties Of the national army report I'll
the southern recruit is unfit becat
he has the book worm now or suffer
from it in his youth. 4
We do not despise the triumphs
morality and science-if We must
taxed for protection we must acc
its seeming benefits. But ,sometin
we wonder what pleasure will be
. a boy whose peaches must be ST
liZed, whose melons must be bath
and whose kisses must be perfuu
from bottle and a nozzle before Il
can be accepted.
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to celebrate mass, Immediately
after which he slew 345 natives as
the initiatory step to civilization.
Then he stole everything portable
in the country, had some more
prayers said, killed another thou
sand of the inhabitants and then
cleared out. Some Of Walkers
followers succeeded I in making
their way back to the United
States, among them being the Chi
cago man.. Baker. A vast majority
of these men believed when they
went down to Nicaragua that they
were going there for the simple
purpose of making certain a demo-
cratic form of government. They
had no hand in pillage or out1awry.
Walker" said Mr.. Baker, final
ly saw his finish. He caused him
self to be elected president Of
Nicaragua and by his arbitrary
acts not only provoked a domestic
rebellion against his authority but
brought on a war with some OF
the surrounding states. He finally
fed with 16 of his officers and
gave himself up to Capt. Davis. of
the old sloop of war st. Mary's,
which is still in the service as
training ship. Walker was taken
to New Orleans, where he was put
under bonds to keep the peace. but
In November he went to Nicara-
qua again. There Commodore
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PauIding q. S. N, captured nIln VIII Ioz Oh
his men and took them to New York. -Pres-
dent Buchanan said that Walkers arrest on
foreign soil was illegal and he was liberated
He sailed again with a new expedition from
Mobile in a vessel without a clearance, but
was captured in the Gulf of Mexico taken to
New Orleans, tried and again acquitted. In
June, 1S60 he formed expedition to go to
Honduras, a place which he reached only to
be seized by the authorities and shot
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out of filibusters as
were taken to stop the
expeditions headed for
Cuba before the Span
ish war. Neither the
first expedition headed
by Walker himself nor
those which followed
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TRuE STAGE REALISM.

Talk about your realism. this show ;csxs
awful natural to me-"
How mqch?"
Six months have elapsed since the play
started and the housemaid hasn't done any
housework yet"-Louisvilie Courier-Jourpal
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a man riding on
the shoulders of
two other men and
making faces that
were nothing short
of demoniacal. Gen.
tral America cour-
age could not stand
this. The besieg-
ers let loose one
volley t b a t m ay
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ROUBLES which the United
States government has had
with Nicaragua have not
been confined to recent
years. nor were Groce and
Cannon, who were killed
some time ago by Zelaya's
orders. the only Americans
who ever went hunting ad.
venture In the Central
American republic. The
state department Is fnll Of
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uzzlc Department.

Miss Lucy j, Rober.son who sent IN
g very rleYor and original puazle last
week. INC answers TO whlsh give the
names oil number OF virginia coun-
tihs' TINS week furnishes the Key "a
lnat pn%aa lam sure all members ot
INC y. p &. G. win be Interested IN
hsr explanation, which follows here
hcf 10 County ruaalc.
Amelia could not solve her problem
20 slle asked the wise teacher TO 6olYe
10Y nor Then sho got her Hlslony'
Wh,al lold N her lesson about wash
sHsNohs bravery and Patrick aenry's
great speech.
Wy ana bS recess came, and Amelia
ltpN'sa' Charlotte, Carroll and Carol'ne'
M.nt oul on the pretty green grass W
,aF V'Af lunches Amelia'slunch part
~ consisted of Brunswlck stew ana an
Sisor they had eaten their lunches
ell OF thom Joined in tho game Of KING
amu queen They played this Until wv
l l,a,. peAi r,ing, Amelia then Weh' ~ y
- aVut ana got hen Geography, ~"
eHanpd " rage or two to her lcsspll,
"o,n lneS were :nterruptcd bS
'i.Vah az ne door. Miss Augusta w. ~
a th'tnua. opened the door, and 70 ~
,,in,, dsmay, there stool M',
aau,,, their superintendent, 'Grea'
49,, 49,, Sa'd Amelia ~ wonder ~ t y
~, VA any 81 my lrssnns. ~ ~ =.
"'thlhR more than To say tNN
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TIE AMENITIES or AN ArrLE.

The first thing that / can remember
IN my life is, that was shaken from a
tree, gathered up and put in a barrel
with great many other apples, We
We're then put IN a wagon and hauled
to a raileSad depot, where we were
placed in an empty box car.
! soon went 10 sleep, and was awak-
ened by the car being struck by the
engine that was soin- 10 carry us
away, which shook us about in the
barrel, VIC stayed shut IN In the Cur
all the time that we were going TO our
distinction. When We arrived there.
the barrel that | WAS IN WAS taken out
.asnd put In cart along with some
hoSes
We were hauled 10 small COUNTRY
Store, where we were taken out wiped
WIN cloth, aud some of US, / among
them, placed in a basket card was
placed on Top which had some mark,
on 1t like this, y cent each"
few were sold, hut some or NJ
stayed in the basket so long that large
black spots came In our sides Thos
with the largest spots were each morn
ing thrown away, and black monster
called hog dvvoured them.
After staying In the basket lon
time hoy bough, me. and carried m
with him to school. After nnishin
I his dinner az noon. he pulled me on
was the end Of my adventures.
IiINIus b. POWELL
Rosobel, NJ G,
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/. II is necessary to apply by letter
10 the editor for q membership badge
Afterwards, to be member in good
standing, it is necessary to be A reg
ular and Interested worker along some
line preferred is in tho writing
cf stories, puzzles or letters or IN
drawing.
.. 1t is necessary 10 write in ink and
on ono side OF the paper only; to write
neatly and distinctly with attention. to
punctuation and apeltiug. All original
composition win receive preference
over selected articles.
8. II is especially necessary to sign
everything sent in-not letters merely
but everythins--wiih tho full name
and address of the sender
4. Only those drawings done with
pen, in black ink, on white paper viii
be accepted q others cannot be repro
5, Frlzes;*ar6" awarded weekly and
medals given monthly for the best
contributions during the week and
month. Stories must be limited In
length to lao words. Look to these
limits II YOU desire 10 sec them III
print Letters should not be over 100
wards, and as much under as possible,
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HON , srENY CHRISTMAS.

the Christmas OF 1909 was the DUH.
est J ever spcnt in all my life.
! dld not 50 Off the farm but twice,
ana both times went to church. What
do you think Of thatr
gat lots OF presents Christmas
among them a%sold bracelet gold
par pin, really nice Prayer BOOK and
Hymnal stS handkerchiefs, a. glove
hoX, three boxes Of writing PAPER. /;
pln tray Tennyaon Con, Birthda,
book, ten pounds or candy, an egg cup
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dnsqUev to Pnssle
Dear Editor,--The answer to tho puz
lle on the ChIldren's Page is "T. p. c
c. Hope I Will win the nr,ae.
You, member,
HAROLD T. TlUTEIER,
PATIENCE.

one day a lady came into store and
asked tho clerk to show her some. has
kets,' lie took a few down from tho
bottom, shelf, then moro from the next
She did not like of those. On the tor
shelf near the ceiling, was a long row
az beautiful colored ones. She said
II want TO see all the baskets on that
row.p He took them down, one by
one. and told hor to pick out tho one
she wanted Shegsnid, II do not want
any, / Just came In her looking for my
.frIend'' Tho clerk said, Dear madam
cid you think your friend was In either
of these baskcts?H
CATHERINE TOTTllN. :
I,anyille Va
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Over in the meadow,
In nest built OF sticks.
Lived G. black mother crow
And her little crow one.
cav" said the mother;
"r cav said tho one.
SO he cawIed and he called
over in the meadow.
In a snug beehive,
Lived a mothor honeyhce
And her little honeys two,
"Buzz' said tho mother:
we buzz" said the two.
So they buzaed and they Lunlmed
In tho snug beehive,
Over In the meadow,
In the reeds on the Shore.
lived n mother FREELY
And her little flies three.
shine" said the mother;
we shine" said the three.
So they shouc like stars
In the reeds on the shore.
(ro BE ContnucdO
Written By
JAMES II, DrLRRIDGE,
Warficld Ma. brunswick county,
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RALPH COOKE BowLEs

One day Mr. and Mrs, Powers Went
up town aud took Mary with them
They bought her coat OF white fur
and nice new hat, pair OF Kid gloves
and a pair OF new shoes. They bought
these things on Wednesday and the
little girl wore them to Sunday school
the following Sunday.
Two years later they all went TO
Washington ana eljoyed thcms .lves
very very much They bought Mary
u very large don, and bed for It, and y
Teddy bear, little piano and stool
lots OF candy and cakes. Mary became
sick, but soon became well again
they went to Boston. where they made
their future home,
BERTHA GAYLE.
Nine years old.
@ol Louisiana ST.. Richmond. Va.
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A cHARADE.

Ny first IL in sail also in mail.
My second is In make but, not In
sake.
Ny third is in weigh but not In say.
Ny mourth Is IN cat but not In rat,
Ny attn Is In die hut not in I've,
My sixth Is In rain hit not In gram,
Ny seventh Is in chick also in brick.
brick.
Ny eighth Is in Lord also In Dwight.
My whole is in g famous general and
the war IN which he fought,
(original.l
A. NJ, JUSTICE,
Jarratt, Va,
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FRANK MILLER
Literary Department.
THE II. D. c. G PRIZE POEM.

y spoke for that paper my story's III
Give 1t to me this very minute
This is the cry that wakes the house,
When everything should be stlll as a
mouse.
For morning nap every ones taking
But what do they care about the fuss
they're making2
Coming down stairs then, mother they
see.
All the noise is about the I. y. C, G.
The children want 1t every one,
But not until each task Is done.
Can Tho quickest child the paper soc.
OH limfah! for the r, D. G. G.
LuCY 4, G. TAYLOR.
~ Va Ave, Barton Heights, Va.
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Cured Line and
Birds I'm Nest

The special prize for the incorporn-
ton OF curved line given two weeks
asn goes to Miss Fanny Tomlin Mat
burg, whose drawing and verse fol-
lows here, In the meantime look out
for curved line each week and special
prize going With It
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The attention Of rIrb members is
called 10 the necessity nj their let
ter. hs,ng addressed 10 the "Edi-
tor OF the Childrer's rage." Let
ters sent addressed 80 the Editor
OF The 'Timos-nispnsch' from girls
ana boHs Cause mucis confusion aud
pced,css wurs. sign letters aud
stories win name Enh address In
FIJI. and write on ono Side Of the
paper only.
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ponorHY q, INGRAM.

a croknolo Bodc and oh! just lots Of
other things.
don't know anything else to say
except we had u Christmas tree,
Grandand Burford came up Christmas
and Uncle Howard came up Sunday
after New Years Day. Oh, yes, Lucy
TAYLOR spent n day and night with me.
We had lots of FUN then
Oh | don't know another word to
say or tell, SO will have to end my
story.
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MARY.

Mary was the ,foUr-ycar- old daughter
OF Mr. and Mrs Powers, and had cycry-
thing on earth she wanted. Mary's
parents were very, Very rich. They
lived In a beautiful brick house and
had a garden on both Sides and In the
back. They had roses, nansics morn
ing glaries, sweetpeas. yioiets and
every kind OF Clover you could name
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words. The children were glad when
they heard him rafting away in his
Surry.
In little while school closed and
Amelia started on home. She soon
came to tho Rockbridgc. whore she
met her brother Floyd. He informed
her of party that Franklin was go
ing to have. IIe told her also that she
and number of others were invited
So when sho got permission from
her parents to so, she went, up stairs
and took Bath, and came down Wythe
pretty lavendar dress on.
She found that hcr escort was to be
Mr.. Lee. Floyd's best friend. She spent
pleasant afternoon.
LUCY ]. ROBERTSON.
Tally, Va.
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WILLIE ANN STAPLES.
Keysy.le. va.
school closes Coon

Dear Editor,--I ari sending you draw
tnE, which hope will appear in the T. u.
c. c. coon. enjoy writing for our pass SO
much. although 1 have not sont anything
tor a long time. Thank you so much for
printing my drawing sent last. How did
you spend Christmas l hope you had 4
nlcc time. our school Will close IN March
ana 1 will try and write every week then
and win Il medal or prize. with love, Your
little member. DOROTHY ISGRAA,
r. F. %. No. 2. Crewe. Va.
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Rea,ls YhnIn rar..

Dear Editos,--I received my ptize soma
time ago. have read right much and
like It very much. am sending little
drawing, witch | hope 10 SEQ in print. I
also ssnt drawing Tor last sunday. l
think Evelyn Phll,ipsa drawings are hne.
and also the Rhudy boys stories. 1 al
waya read all the stories and letters. and
also tbs rules. Wall. l must close.
am AFRAID my letter ig getting too long.
Mabs thanks Tor my prize. and hoping
y auecess 10 the page, l remain as ever.
yoi,r old member.
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birthday This Month.

Dear EdI,or,--i guess yeu think have for.
gotten YOU, but | have not. l haven't Hoa.
anything to the club for long while. hu,
VIII try 70 do better now. l !nelose pie
iurn, / am Rons 10 nchco Ny birthday
VIII he ,hs 18th OF this month. 1 have a
Pet cat. Ills name s Buster Brown YoH,
member. EDNA w. KENT.
kentH Store, Va.
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Dear Edilar--rha bsdso was received
Thursday morning and I think 1t very pretty
Indeed. am worry busy with my mid
winter examinations Just now, but as soon
az they are over | viii write Btory for th.,
club. which hope VIII he accepted. with
many THANKS for tho badge and with NEST
wishes for the club. remain, very sincerely,
your new member. RITA WILKINSON.
uillsslllc. Va.
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,r4r MEE,l,s -coNrn1pnrons.

payd Harry Justice, Is, W., Jr.
RowJes. James Kent. Edna w.
Rowlea' Ralph C. Lewis, Gay b.
Carter, Melva Mcars' de"el W.
Garter Matte Miller. Frank
pance. Charles ONeal, z.
Delbridge. J. u. ONcal, hena H.
Garcin, Emma a. POND, Esther
GAYLE, Bertha Po"ell, Jut'lus %
t;ayle. Alice Rose, Edith 3.
Geddy. Vernon kudn' hacuei
11utgler. Harold staples. Willie y.
uower.on, Roscoe Sharovc. sam Ii.
hancock, Azilo Taylor. Lucy
Iiarncv h. rotten, y. ~.
Ingram u. C. Wilkinson, Rita
Justice. Mabel Wilkins, Margaret
Workman. Cecil.
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Asks for Membership.

Dear Edltor.--Will you please send me !.
~ ~, n e.. club? My father takes your
uaper: / ike il very much. especially tho
t,htldrcn's page, You will find inclosed !. on T.
of my drawings. don't expect sp 70 see GO, y h ~
r. too large, but hope it will be printed.
i hope / will receive badge soon ! re-
man .ehaS Sou' VA VA. MAMIE MEADE
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GAY b. LEWIS
OVER IN THE MEADOW,

Twelve years old.
Hanover Courthouse, Va.