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JAMES MADISON.

James Madison was the fourth Pres
ldent OF the United States. te was
porn IN Orange county, Va. March 49,
;;s.175l. Ills ancestors were from Wales,
and nmong the early emigraptasto vir-
ginin. He received thorough pre-.
paratory education, and graduated at
princeton, N. j., in It'll, remaining
afterwnrd another. year at college and
continuing his studies und er DR.. with
erspoon. the president. He commenced
the practice of law In Virginia, but
the stirring exigency of8the Revolution
called him early into public life. He
was elected membe OF the General
assembly a. I.l Of Virginia in 177s, and in
the winter Of 1779-8O was chosen a
delegate to the Continental Congress,
OF which body he continued an active
and prominent member till 1854. He
was distinguished member OF the
convention which framed the Federal
Constitution, in whose debates he took
a leading part. and his views Were
the basis Of the instrument that was
drafted. Mr.. Madison represented Vir-.
ginla in the lower branch Of the first
Federal Congress-. and continued rep,
resentatlye until 1897, lie was connect
ed in Warm personal friendship with
Thomas Jefferson. During the eight
Years OF Jefferson's administration.
Madison was Secretary OF State, and
ne succeeded MS friend as president
In 1909. Ho was President two terms.
during Which ur,country was engaged
in war with Great Britain. In the
latter Year the British took Washing
ton. and President Madison. with some
other principal officers OF the govern
ment. barely ESCAPED capture By q
hurried flight. The close OF Madison's
administration was prosperous and
Mr. Madison retired from public life
to his seat at Montpelier, In Orange
county, Va. where he passed the rest
of his days. He died juno 28, 1886, at
the age of eighty-hve. Il w hen he was
forty-three years of age he married
Mrs. Dolly Paine Todd, Of Philadelphia,
the daughter Of Virginia Quaker,
and tho widow OF a Pennsylvania law
Yer. His-Wife was twenty years
younger thar Madison, and she sur
vtveda him many years, sis
Madison was anstable5 dehater, and
unexcelled as a political writer. Ie
survived all the other slgners OF the
Constitutions, and thepart he bore In;
framing that instrument, and his sub
|sequent advocacy.sof It, obtained for
him the tile of s'r he Fat hor OF the
fCpnstltutio 5sS IS A
gI Chic 5Entl.)
j .II.. o1AYIS III n.
VA 111a West Cary. tire 81. city,
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a HALLOWEEN sToRy.5

J, onee in the long aro Tina. ~, !,
. no s, We're more FREQUENT tbero wen l',o
a at Ap ptsht where certain ghost roam mes
and ' ~ after everybody was asleen
Ono M y sta a,shts We're dim. 1
rode BY Ml't IN about dusk the ghost
wa, s wonderful ghost, and had AIS is
n ftfm, himself In the form OF q beau.
NV prince. In the yard d little r ho ),
a ask st ~ years h,,, old was playing. The ghost
boy brn n,n Tor a drinlso water. The
II to him tho ghost sra bh ,n ~ ,m san
me Inc =, solar and pitched him in t hs
p ahaI ana away he rsshed. Tho boy
n ieil a,a a. the top Of MS voice, But
~ fro ga mo no good. He was too Tar of
c ,p ~ ,m 81 mouse to be heard. The ghost
taking him to a castle. ~ ~ n Y" Y
! \ anraa they We're nearly there hs
!, ea himself back to Il, old form,
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GREATEST DISCOVERIES AND IN.
MENTIONS.

Alphabet OF letters attributed to the
sPhoenicians.
Iron anchors originated with the
Greeks.
Manufacture OF glass by Phoeniciana
and Chinese.
Second century-First European
manufacturing Of glass in Normandy.
Seventh Century-The sundial, by
Anaximander.
Twelfth century-The compass by
an italian. Used centuries before by
Chinese.
1a2o--Gunpowder, by schwarz. A
crude form used in 1880 by the Moors.
and long before by the Chinese.
l422-Prlnting by Lawrence Coster.
l4ss-Metal types, by Gutenberg. :.
io9o--The microscope, by Upper
ischeim. 2sss..s
11ss44ee-Bayonets, by Puseyzur:
l64S--Barometer, by Torricelli.
1651-Electricity discovered ana
named by DR.. Gilbert IS
ltS2-Laws of gravitatIon. by New
ton. q. -, 80 w
l l,oo engine, by Nercomen.
1111aaoo-Thermometer BY Fahrenheit.
Brothers. n - 's = o s'a1s
1171ssee-Weaving loom. by Cartwright.
l i1ss boat. BY Lukln.
1 1os Sin, by Ell Whitney.
11ssoooo-sv.acolnation, by Jenner.
ilsso,11-steamhoat. by Robert Futon,
1 1ss1s-bicycle, by Won Drais. IS, Be-
1s ssee-,wrhfotography, by Niepce.8
1sessoo--llnelegraph, by Morse. 4
Pitman. = Isaac "a
Sir Rowland Hill. = go ~
Howe. ao't l g BY 2 y f1li las g
ni afSa7IG Taa printing press, BY
11ssaess-CChloroform. BY Simpson
Glidden ~ oholes and
11ss77ss-Telephone, BY Bell.
liss77sS--PI,hionograph, by Edison.
11ssaaoo-Electric light, BY Ediaon
conf. N'sse geography, y by Mar
DR.. Cook, ~ : We py sPeary and
iSo'-The Wireless telephone
1919 n, By z. HOWARD p 1.,lpt11: ~
i-lo West Cary street, Rich mnn : =
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Editorial and Literary Department.

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i When the boy saw him that way he
certainly would have Jumped out II the
ghost had not held him SO tightly that
he clroked him. All along the road
there was nothing to be seen except
dark woods.
When they reached their destination
there was nothing In sight but little
old hut The boy was frightened al
most to death. They went inside, and
being exhausted threw himself on tho
floor and fell fast asleep, hardly no.
ticing his surroundings. ThAo were
bones, skele tons, skulls and everything
IKE that ina ginnble hung on the walls.
The night seemed long one, and
when morning at last came he woke
up. feeling tired and hungry, There
was a mirror hanging on tho wall, and
when he glanced in 1t what did he
see but the face Of small grost
There could be no doubt OF IL. 1t was
MS very own face. During the night
the ghost had changed him from a
sweet little boy into horrible ghost.
& lie was SO terrified that he fell to the
ground.
When he came to himself tho ghost
was standing by him with bucket
OF water. which he daAhed over his
face. The boy rose and bit the ghost
full force In the ribe. A fight ensued,
and being worn out he threw himself
on his straw mat and fell into a
sound sleep.
week passed, when. as he woke
one morning, he saw his mother sit
ting by him with q sad expression on
her face. She said she had gone in
search Of her boy and the ghost had
caught her and brought her here. The
ghost didn't appear again until about
o'clock. He had In his hands plate
OF sawdust for them to eat. The boys
mother died of hunger and was In
stantly chan ed to ghost
His father and sister had been
caught. too. and gone through the same
performances. They were all happy
because they were together again.
They decided to get rid of the ghost.
80 they took torch and burnt of
his eyelids. Fortunately for them he
slept soundly. BY the time they An
lshed that he was so weak that he
couldn't raise his head They next
broke his legs and arms. and last OF
all CHOPPED his head off and he bled to
death.
After his death they were examining
the bones, when suddenly the boy
touched certain bone that made
him turn back to little boy, and
each Of them touched 1t and were made
people again. They hurried back to
their own home. where they lived hap
PLY ever after.
SUSIE ". MCGOWAN.
Fourteen Years Old.
EOS The Cecil, Washington, D. c.
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sNowBALLs.

Marion. am at loss how to en-
terrain those children when they have
{ finished their sewing" The speaker
was a girl OF twenty. She was the
president OF a small sewing circle.
None Of the children were over twelve
Years Of age who belonged to the
club.
why. Tennys. have you ever tried
game Of snowballs?" asked Marion.
You silly, the idea of snowbals in
lJune!" cried Tennys.
well, l may be silly. but 1t is a
fine game. If you only had the flower
that would be fine. but as you
haven't. why take balls of cotton.
wrap them In soft white tissue paper
or either fill balls of the same paper
with perfumed confedi. which will add
to tho misery of the maids Then make
crowns for each child and give each
child a few balls. Then let them
choose a pair of captains and choose
up Just as you do In stealing sticks.
They must then form two lines and
each child must throw at the one In
front OF her. When 4 child is hit she
must get out of the game. When one
throws three times without hitting
another child she must get out OF the
game. Wien they have thrown all
the balls the side that has the most left
wins
you old dear, how clever of you"
said Jennys
That evening the children came and
never in my life had such a grand
MARGARET ROPP.
nd n 70 5i fit
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A BOYS ESSAY ON GIRLS.

{ =
(Answer to "a Girls Essay on Boy's)
A girl Is very much like a peacock.
A peacock is very vain. he thinks
himself the prettiest OF all creatures.
in fact he thinks more OF himself than
any one thinks OF him.
Girls heads are very often Inhabited
by rats. The only place to, keep
them Is in a rat-tight room. and feed
them through a trap door.
Do not come in contact with them:
for they have a tongue that cuts like
knife
Their heads are like pumpkins
they are so soft and pithy that they
can't rattle. -
Girls must be much worse than boys.
because ninety-nine out of every hun
dred want to be boys. So II boys are
50 bad, why should girls want to be.
come boys?
GoHN G.. MOTFETT.
Staunton. Va. r. Ed. No. II.
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MAIsl,s KINDNESS.

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That morning when Mary came to
school her father had told her she
could go to the mountains. Mary was
telling Lois White about 1t, when
Helen Graham came down the school
steps.
She came up to the girls around
Mary Just as she had finished telling
about her expected trip. Helen had q
sallow complexion, and was not as we'll
to do as most OF the girls that went
to the school. 6,
Are you going away this summer.
HELENE" asked Edna Davies.
NO Edna, I don't think will"
Helen said.
That evening as Mary was walking
slowly homeward she thought about
what Helen had said In the school,
yard that morning.
After she had studied her lessons
she went to her father and as ed him
how much would her stay at the noun
tains be- He said that 1t would be
$50 dollars She asked him for the
money, and told him she would rather
Helen would go to themountains; she
couldn't go anywhere that summer. Z
A week later q crowd of girls were
standing on the platform Of the ste station
waiting for the train. At4last 1t came,
and Helen got on and the rest of the
girls went home.
About a month later the same crowd
of girls were waiting for the train,
When 1t camc a pretty, rosy faced girl
got off At first they didn't recognize
Encr. When they did they thought how
she had changed Then there was
great rejoiclng, for they We're all glad
to get her back again.
Mary felt as happy as II she had
been herself, because It had done Helen
so mucn good.
GAY LEA.
1891 Grove Avenue, Richmond,
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Loves 10 see ner stories in rrlnt.

Dear Edltor,--Although \ wasn't able, on
account Of lack OF tinie,Nto write to our
PAGE, was determined 10 write this week
] love TO see my stories In print and an,
gl&d when: they arc acceptable, l wa,
glad 10 ace from last Sundays paper tina,
us again, Hope she is entirely well. In,
coeed please find several contributions. Hope
they viii reach our spage instead OF the
waste basket, I remain your member. \
IN EsTELLE GATES,
l. N .RXIns Street Petersburg. Va.
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either have doated out to sea or we
might m have fallen down in the rush
irg mass OF ice below.
we turned back and then resumed
our way home across the other bridge,
al the while wondering If anything
would lld happen to this one also.
Composed by MAX GLASS.
n 22OE North Seventeenth Street.
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Where are the Rhudv children,

y Dear Edtor--I Will Try TO write a few
lines tonight before study my lessons.
am sending a drawing. which hope Will
he first to print. Ii is right large and vii,
have to be reduced right much. wonder
what has become of the Rhudy children?
II haren't seen any OF their work for a
long time, Well, l must close. AS ever, a
true T. d. G.. c. member.
BLANCHE ANTHONY. q
n. F. D. No, 4, Box 90 Ashland. Va,
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My Dear Boys and Girls:
/ t seems Just tho other day that. you
were beginning school. and now Hal al.
loween Is close at hand, and NovemDer
After9that Christmas will come with "a
rush, and tho year Will draw to It's
close.
told you early inthe year that spe !
cia prizes would be given before us
close for the best and most regular
workers In the club. This plan will be
carried out in December.
] wish to congratulate you on the
fact that the page has never been bet
1918. All OF dts departments have
been we'll sustained. and the contribu-
tors in general have been doing excel
lent work.
Do not forget your Halloween
as you choose.
YOUR EDITOR,
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Box All. Richmond.
Interested In chlldren's page.

Dear Editor,-I am very much Interested
IN tho chlldren's column OF The Times
Dispatch, and would like to become a mem
her OF the T. d, G. G. VIII have to send
In drawing every week? | would like
for you to send me a Y. D.. c. G. badge.
Thanking you in advance. i am your friend,
St9 EARL L. POlNDExTER \
X 3ls Johns Street, Anderson, S, c.
p S.-Incoscd please md some OF my
drawings. We are Sunday Subscribers.
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Chnrade
LYRA v. RANSOM.
Masonic Home, Va.

Ny first is in RISE but not in prise.
Ny second Is in pink. also in link.
Ny third is in skill. also In bill.
My fourth is in rate. also in mate.
Ny nth is in TIN. also in sin.
My sixth Is in new. but not in old.
My seventh is in grand. but not in
stand.
My whole is sport OF the chill
dren's. ESTELLE GATES.
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3l2 South Third Street, J
Has Moved to Chester.

Dear Editor.--We have moved to the coun-
Try and to Chester. We have two acres.
My sister katherine has diphtheria The
doctor says he wants mo ana my little SIS
ter 10 be outdoors, Please send our mall
to Box AT. Richmond. hope TO see my
picture in print next sunday. My little sis
ter often says to nc when will Y be able to
send to the T. D. C. c. Your member,
THOMAS cox,
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TELLS Us About Hersclf.

Dear Editor.-I am very much obliged to
YOU for publishing my picture. story and
letter. have had cards from two OF the
boys and two Of the girls OF the club. /
am in tho frst High School. and Miss Val
cntine is my teacher, and like her very
we'll Both OF my brothers play horns. One
Is twenty ono. Richard. and Turner is elgh-
teen. Richard plays the baritone and Tur-
ner the cornet ] have two sisters both
older than am. I haven't any story or
picture or puzzle this time. Good-by From
EETTIE c.. JONES.
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Has Been Sick with Fever.

Dear Editorials ] have not written to
the I. D.. G.. c. in some time thought I
would write short note. 1 have been sick
In bed with malarial fever and have not
been able to sit up a week. The day my
school opened was not able to be up, and
so have not started yet. suppose will be
can catch up by working hard enough.
This cool weather makes us think OF fall
The leaves are falling some and tho flow
ers are beginning to fade. There are plenty
of grapes down In this part OF the country
] cannot eat but few yet. Hoping this
will not find the waste basket. your fond
member, NAOMI OUTLAND. Il
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Cradle Of Henry VIII.

Dear Editor,--I am sending you COM
position on Peanuts and some drawings.
One OF them is the cradle of Henry VIII.
copied 1t from one in book called
Around and About Old England by Clara
.lieved 1t TO BIO the cradle Of Edward H..
and the right one was to be found in Troy
House. half a mile out OF the town OF Mons
mouth, together with tho armour which
Henry wore at tho battle OF Aslncourt. I
hope they will be printed. Yours truly
MARY ANDERsoNHG GILLIAN.
200 South Jefferson Street. Petersburg.
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yyEEIx,s PRIZE WINNERS.

~ NRNcN 4 NHCNIcf,9 1UU NUrtn VVNcTnVA
Street. for drawing called .tThc Spirit
of lInllQwc'cn.''
John n. WoOdvillc, Jr., Fnycttc, w.
Va, for story called "a Little Hcroinc.'
Mary Anderson Gillian. 200 South
Jefferson street, Petersburg, Vn., for
article on HPcnnutA.v
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WEEk,s CONrnIBUToRs.

anthony. Blanche Lea Gay NJ g
Anderson. Frences Meade, Courtney K
Beverly, Edgar r. Mofett, John a.
Cotfman Thos. D. MCGOWAN, Susie w
Chester, Agnes Marburg. Edgar, Jr
Cox, Thomas Outland. Naomi
Davis u. H., Jr. Phillips, Evelyn ID.
Davis, Mary E. PondeXter, Earl
Dyke, Evelyn E. Ransom. Lyra ".
sEnslow, Philip Ropp, Margaret.
Parish, Susie Stone. NJ. Estelle
Glass, Max Tipman, Edith
Green. George P. Turner. Oracle
Gillian, Mary a. Vincent. Harold
Gates, Estelle. Wickham. Lucian P
Jones, Beth c. Williams, Isabella
q Woodville, j. b.. Jr.
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Girls Names in Figures.
2. Is. 10. 81. 8. i.
20. 8, 10. Z. 8. IL. 9. !.
10. 9. ~, 4. 10, .. 4.
IS. /. 10. 8. l. 10.
s. 4. 8, 81, 8.
II. Is. 3. 9. 12. 5.
UNSIGNED.
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Coincidence In Names.

Dear Editor,--Your paper comes to our
library and always watch for the next
one that comes. think the members are
doing hne work, which makes tho paper
fine. There is strange coincidence be-
tween the title OF the paper and my name.
II one more were added to my initlals
thev would be T. D. C. c. Please send me
badge and the club rules. etc. Well
must close for this time, Very truly yours
'.'1's THEO D. COLEMAN. q
Bridgewatcr, Va. care Brdgewater Col
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Wishes 10 Exchange Cards.

Dear Edltor,--wcl as 1t has been about
six months since last wrote, will butt N
again. Well vacation time Is over ana
school has begun Hope all OF the members
spent pleasant vacation. I got caro-
from one OF the T, D. C. c. members the
other day. II was Helen Balm. and 1T was
highly appreciated 1t was Just beautiful.
The meeting was held at my church some
time ago, they had one convert. went
every night. II any of the members wish
to exchange postcards with me would be
glad to do so. VIII close for this time. Am
sending some drawings with my letter.
remain YOUR member,
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NJ. EsTELLE STONE.
Route No. 2, Box. 9. Ashland. Va.
Wishes to Join Club.

Dear Editor,-I am not a member Of your
club, but I would like very much to DO
one Will you send me a badge? / have
four brothers and no sisters. i am In the
fourth grade at school, and am studyln.
hard now. because am anxious to lead my
class this year. Yours truly,
ISABELLA WILLIAMS.
p. Q. Box no. West Point. Va.
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In answer to Evelyns question. will say
that Michaelmas Is tho festival of Saint
Michael tho archangel, and. as such, has
been observed September % for centuries.
Michaelmas daisies arc wild hsters, purple
or vari. colored. and found in the woods
flowers.-The Editor.
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Girls, Name. in Figures.

bUSIE FARISEI.
al7 West Marshall Street, city.
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Ny whole is tho first name OF q
well-kuoWn man.
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Loves to Read the stories.

Dear Edi,or--I wish to be a member Of
the Y. D. c. Club. I think the drawings
arc very good l love to read the stories
Please send me badge. am sending q
drawing in and i hope to SEQ 1t In the Sun
day paper. Yours truly,
Ii FRANCES ANDERSON, z
3e South Third street. Richmond.
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The First Name OF Well-Known Man.
Ny irst is in wink, but not in think.
My second is In III. also In pill.
My third Is In skill, also in bill.
My fourth Is in we'll, also in sell.
Ny fifth Is IN six. also In fix.
My sixth. is In awe, also In paw.
Ny seventh is in nov. but not In
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SUSIE W. MCGOWAN.
Fourteen Years Old.
EOS Tho Cecil. Washington. D. c.
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AN EXCITING ADVENTURE,

1891 Grove Avenue, Richmond,
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Our Anolor,st..

Dear Editor,-1t is such long time since
have written to the T. D. G. G. that |!
can hardly hope for forgiveness. but VIII
write more regularly hereafter hope the
members, and you. dear editor enjoyed
your vacation as I did. I went to Balti-
more and had fine time. Halloween Is
coming so soon that can hardly realize
that ono month after II comes Thanksgiy-
ing, and one month after that Christmas
lust thing, Christmas! know Mr.. Waste.
basket thinks he is going to get this letter,
and think SO. too. Ill dot not close my let.
ter soon. with lots OF love and best wishe'
for. a good old time on Halloween night to
everybody. remain an old forgotten !, mem e,
ber AGNES GHEs En. s
200 North Governor Street, City.
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ssi j, H y ANhI s., II RI,
8s Az West Gary. Street city,
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-07
BIG COMMERCIAL CONGRESS.
Further Development Of South Will Be
Discussed This Week.

Atlanta. Ga, Oct. 7.-Several thous-
and delegates representing sixteen
Southern States filled the Auditorium
this morning at the opening of the big
convention called by the Southern
Commercial Congress to discuss plans
Tor further advancing the development
oi the South. Present at the opening
session were the governors of several
states. representatives in Congress,
prominent railroad officials, inanufact-
urers and business men, hci of ag-
ricultural colleges and numerous 9TH
ers who were drawn together by their
common interest I'm the welfare and in
dustrial development of the South
The immense Auditorium was hand
somely decorated with the national
colors and presented a most attractive
appearance.
H. l.. Worsham, State entomologist
OF Georgia, In calling the gathering to
order explained the object of the con-
gress to be to discuss the broad topic
OF conservation, together with such
subjects as agricultural education,
forestry, immigration, etc, and to de-
wise means of advertising the natural
wealth of the South and disseminating
data on the best methods of develop
Ing Its resources