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Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
WATERMELON TANNER,

AS l pass the stores and see the
rich, ripe watermelons galore, feel
constrained to give your readers few
pointers of an experience that won Tor
me the title of watermelon Tanner"
The breaking Of forty-day fast with
melon is history, and / need not dwell
thereon.
But the value of the luscious fruit
as as specific for rheumatism and kin
dred disease Is not so well known. l
cured myself of articular rheumatism
and valvular disease of the heart
after seven physicians had abandoned
my case as beyond professional aid.
The verdict of each and all being the
heart was liable to suspend its func-
ton at any moment.
Confine yourself to a diet of melons,
ye afflicted ones and I feel safe in
assuming you will never regret acting
on the advice of a physician with
half of century of experience as
medical man.
Take no medicine, no food but mel
ons; drink no fluid but the aqua pura
found in them, 80 per cent of which
is water distilled in natures laboratory
and without a rival for purity.
Oh. perhaps Won say there Is no food
value in melons. Don't be hasty. The
writer gained nine pounds in the first
twenty-four hours after breaking fast
of forty days, and thirty-six pounds in
eight days, also strength In the same
ratio and the assumed "ruined stom-
ach" is still doing business at the old
stand.
The remedy for rheumatism and
stomach troubles Is not found in drugs,
but in giving the stomach summer
vacation and regaling 1t with melons.
The breaking of my fast of forty days
with the rich, ripe heart of q water
melon was a banquet worthy of the
gods. While thus regaled the Jubilee
Singers" song the Feast OF Belshaz-
zer." But in the writer's case there was
no Daniel to predict the ruin of my
stomach. There was no handwriting
on it's walls warning its owner that 1t
had been weighed and found empty.
There was no CONSERVATION at my
feast, only in the ranks of the pseudo
philosophers who predicted that as soon
as / commenced to eat my stomach,
like the old mans clock. would stop
short, never to go again.
The false prophets said II ate that
forty-five-pound melon it would get the
laugh on me. 1t did get the laugh not
on me, but on them. My alleged
ruined stomach" Is boss. 1t has
worked faithfully for eighty years and
can digest keg of nails at this writing.
H. s. TANNER, M. ID.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
INSPECTION OF CHILDREN

At the convention of homeopathy
recently held in Pasadena DR.. Herbert
Dana Schenck of Brooklyn, N. Y, read
a very interesting article on Medical
Inspection Of School Children"
The substance of the paper is here
given:
''In no sphere has preventive medi-
cine a better field than in correcting
the physical and hygienic defects of
school children, which are largely un-
discovered until school life begins
Medical inspection requires co-opera-
tion of teachers, physicians and nurses
to be successful. The teachers can
economically and easily find out de-
fects Of sight, hearing and nasal respir-
alton; the medical inspector is to dag
nose cases to be excluded and confirm
the physical defects discovered by
teachers; the nurse Is to do follow up
work In school and at homes of chill
dren. Medical inspection should be
under the care of the board of educa-
ton and not the board of health to get
the best results. Better discipline and
work will then be obtained. AS soon
as a child is excluded from school on
account OF contagious disease his case
should be transferred to the board of
health. In New York state medical in
spection is rapidly extending and
widening its sphere, and the active CO.
operation of the state department of
health and education promises much
for the welfare of the school children
of the state. 1t is the duty of every
member to urge the necessity of COM
prehensive and accurate method Of
medical inspection that physical de-
fects that impede progress may be de-
tected as well as diseases that en-
danger Others"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
TALE OF HARRINGTON

An Indianapolis toy dealer tells this
story about Booth Harrington:
"Mr Harrington" he begins, came
into my shop one day at Christmas
time and said:
"I want a Noah's ark. please. Not
one of your modern Noah's ark, please,
but a good old-fashioned one-one
wherein Noah is the same size as the
elephant
"T think I've goth what you want,
sir answered, up in the attic
"And l soon brought down to him a
dusty old Noah's ark of the kind that
had sold when he was little boy in
a bib
"Mr. Harrington opened the lid,
peeped In and said:
"'Aha, this is the ticket. There they
all are. There is Noah, the same size
as the dove, and the dove is the same
size as the elephant. But to make sure
that this is a genuine old-fashioned
Noah's ark will apply one last test.
l will. sir, with your permission, taste
Noah's head
"And Mr.. Harrington laughed, pre-
tended to taste the bright paint on the
head of the patriarch, and, paying his
bill, walked out with the old-fashioned
Noah's ark under his arm"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
A SECRET TRAGEDY

An Atchison woman called up a
friend over the telephone this morning,
and when she heard response asked:
"Is this Mrs. A. p The answer was in
audible. II want to tell you g great
secret, Mrs. A." the woman said. and
for the next fifteen minutes she pouted
out her heart. Then when she stopped
to get her breath a reply came over
the line: This isn't Mrs. A. will
call her."-Atchison Globe.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
APPROPRIATE

"She is very liberal in her charities"
said one woman.
'Yes," answered the other; liberal,
but not always practical. For instance.
she wanted to send alarm clocks to
Africa to aid sufferers from the sleep
Ing sickness. s."-Washington Star,
Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31

from the COW is it possible to prevent
rapid decomposition of the milk in
warm weather All milk sold should
be cooled as soon as possible after
milking
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
COUNCIL To MEET
IN OLD ST. JOHN
Episcopal Body win Do Honor to
Early Rectors of this His
toric Church.
TABLETS TO BE UNVEILED
Diocesan Business Matters Will
BE Transacted in Sessions at
Holy Trinity.

A special feature of the diocesan
council of Virginia. which meets here
In one hundred and fifteenth annual
session Wednesday. will be the ser.
vices to be held In old ST. Johns Epis-
copal church in celebration of the
one hundred and twenty-flfth ami
versary OF the organization of the
diocese These services will begin a,
10 o'clock "Wednesday morning and
will be marked by the unwilling of
tablets to the memory of Rev. Miles
Seiden, last colonial rector of st.
Johns, and to Rev. DR. John Buch-
anan, first rector under the new or
ganization
Rev. It. 4. Goodwin, rector of st.
Johns, Will deliver the address ifr-
cident to the unwilling exercises while
the historical address will be made
by Rev. f. l.. Goodwin, of Fairfax
Courthouse. historiograp her of the
diocese. The tablet to the last colonfa,
rector Will occupy a position on the
wall OF the church. The tablet to the
memory of Rev. DIR. buchanan will
be placed over his grave In the old
chancel, now the east transcept. In
view of the fact that the first religious
services Of the diocesan council OF
Virginia were held In st. Johns when
it's organization was effected In 1885,
following severance Of relations with
the Church of England after the
Revolutionary war. it Is regarded as
httingiy- appropriate that this historic
edff1ce should have been selected for
celebration of the anniversary event.
First Sessions I'm Capitol.
When the first diocesan council met.
its business session were held in the
State capitol, and at that time St.
John WAS the only church OF the
Episcopal denomination in Richmond,
In this connection it may be stated
that tablet TO the memory of
Patrick Henry. who delivered his
famous Grafton, give me liberty or
give me death" In St Johns in 11T5,
will soon be unveiled in ST. Johns
A special appropriation for this tablet
was made at the last session of the
legislature.
Bishops of the diocese will admins
ter holy communion to the council
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
PERMITS ARE ISSUED
FOR MANY BUILDINGS.

Dufiufng permits aggregating over
100000 were issued by the city
building inspector Tuesday among
them several OF the most important
assued for many weeks
They were as follows:
Authorizing the city school board
70 the proposed Hanover public school
building To cost $4,000
Authorizing the Virginia Railway
and Power to build paint and oil
shop on Cedar street near Cary
street. to cost $4,000
Authorizing Mr.. j. b. Kidd 10 build
nix story pickle factory on Bowe
street. near Marshall street. to cost
$4,000.
Authorizing Mr. w r. Ellet, 10
build Q frame dwelling on Orange
street near First street. 10 cost $500
Authorizing r. n. Jordan to build
i two-story dwelling ON o street near
Thtrty-fcurth street. to cost $4,000.
Authorizing g. r. Ford 10 build a
frame dwelling on Cary street near
Went street. To cost $1,000
Authorizing A. d. Eprenkie to build
two dwellings on Main street near
Auburn avenue, 10 cost $a,5tp
Authorizing r. T. Hunt to repair
No. e06 North Second street, To cost
s4ITk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
alrnOunt

| Miss fssste Watkins, has returned TO
cher home here, after pleasant stay OF
three weeks with relatives In Lunen-
burg county ..~4'
Mrs. j. Nelson. who has been OK
tremeiy Ill at her home on Twenty
arst street with pneumonia Is slightly
improved
Miss Eimyra and Gladys Rufsin are
very sick at their homes with measles.
mr. Robert Marshall, left Sunday Tor
Charlottesville to visit his parents.
Mrs. s. II. Gary. who has been quite
sick at her home on the avenue, for
several days is better.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Batidns, of
Charles City, are visiting the former 8
parents on Twenty second street.
Master Lewis Smith, who has been
very III for Two weeks is better and Is
thought by the attending physician to
be out of danger.
The regular meeting Of the Mems
League viii be held at the Baptist
church Tuesday, tonight, at elg",
clock.
Miss Ethel Robinson. of Baltimore,
is the guest of her cousin, Miss Rena
Fisher. of the pike.
The Ideal Council, Daughters of Lib
erty. will meet in the town hali to-
night. Tuesday, at eight o'clock, all
members are urged to be present
Miss Mary Timmons, left Monday to
visit friends and relatives In Hanover.
Mr. Clifton Thacker, who has been
suffering from mashed hand for sew
erai weeks. is better and was able to
return to work, this week.
Mrs Russell Fiddler has returned to
her home in Hinton, West Va, after a
stay of three weeks with her sister
Mrs Wheeler Hun. on Twentieth street.
Miss Eula Woody. viii leave for Roa-
noke Saturday, To attend the Daughters
of Liberty Convention. She goes as
delegate from Ma. Council.
Miss Ruby Smither. left Monday 70
visit her cousin, I.ottie starke. of Bal
Iimure.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17

! Before "a congregation that packed
the edifica to the gallery. Rev. Henry
r. Jones, pastor of Fulton Baptist
church, Sunday night addressed Hen
rico Council No. 1888. Royal Arcanum
and sister councils OF Richmond. He
took for his subject, Royal Arcanum
Virtue, Mercy and Charity" and
then proceeded to discuss these three
attributes of the Christian character.
Virtue" said the divine. lis not
SO broadly interpreted by the Royal
Arcanum as 1t is by the Church OF
God, but let me tell you. beloved,
1t is broad enough to accomplish
humanitarianism and that is very
broad. This cannot be done In the
twinkiihg of an eye. As to how to
do 1t. Is matter of debate
But there can be no difference of
opinion as to the matter OF its great
Importance and as to our duty To ria
the city Of every phase of corruption
and place in its stead chastity and
purity. which Is virtue.
The minister declared that the sec
ond tenet Mercy was like unto Vir>
tue. being beautifully illustrated in
the story of the Good Samaritan. He
urged that mercy be shown men who
need mercy.
Charity" he concluded, lis the
keystone OF our faith. 1t il the
subllmeset OF all virtues and of the
tenets. II IL too great for us to COM
prehend in u short space of time but
1T means Love for one another.
Right Understanding.
In opening his sermon Rev. Mr..
Jones said;
Il consider myself fortunate tonight
to speak to such q large body of rep-
resentative men, and especially TO men
who stand for the virtues for which
you stand, If there were more Of your
tribe. perhaps this world would be
better: and the faster your tribe In
crease the practsee OF the teachings,
the better will this world be and the
more rapid win 1t grow toward an
Ideal world
I'm order to rightfuliy understand
the work of thia order Of which /
speak tonight. II Is necessary to make
some explanations. More harm has
been done The orders by a, wrongful
Interpretation or their place and work
than by rightful Interpretation Of II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
WILL MAKE TEST
FOR TAR IN WATER
Light Committee Decides to
Have Analysis Made to See
if Stream is Polluted.

The Council Committee on Light
Monday night voted TO have the water
OF James river analysed In order that
the Council may know whether 1t IL Sc
riousiy contaminated by tar and pois-
onous oils as claimed by many fisher
men and members of the local boating
organizations
Fer two hours tire committee heard
evidence tending To show that the
stream below Gillie's creek was com
pound of water. oil and Lar which made
tsh UNIT to eat. and stained and in
-iuEed- the little white lAnnc hes owned
by members of the yacht club
Superintendent W. F. Knowles, of the
city gas plant, efnphaticaily denied that
any tar was being wasted into the riv-
err. while others denied the presence
of tar in the river at all, although II
was admitted that an oily scum some
times Heated out OF the creek, but not
enough TO fmpregnate the whole river
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17

man and never enter the gates Of the
New Jerusalem.
| Stands for Itself.
LET us have u true and rightfu
understanding. / want to say once
and for all that this great order doe!
not take the place of anything. Il
stands for itself, and 1t Is old enough
to speak And IL stands as one of TIM
| supplementary institutions OF tht
great Church of God. 1t does mo-
profess to take its place. The Roya
Arcanum has never endeavored, was
not intended for such and does moi
endeavor, / say, to teach such. ii
only stands by the Church of God, by
every creed and every name. to help
1t in alternating the suffering of hui
manity. And that lis the great work
So we do not profess TO take the place
of the Christian church. None OF these
orders do. They do not profess to DC
Ii.
There may he some individuals
who think that all they have to do Ii
to become member of them, and
they just as mistaken as the other fell
low who thinks there Is nothing in
them. There are a great many peo-
Pile who stand out and criticise. There
are some Royal Arcanum men. and
some men OF other orders, who do not
attend the church. Well, they have
other reasons for that. A man can
possess the spirit of humanitarianism
and not be In hearty sympathy with
Christianity. perhaps, or other relig-
ions. A man can use his own discre-
ton az to whether he will go to'church
or not. We are not called upon to
force him to go. If you force him to
go, you cannot make him partaks OF
the virtues for the soul.
But, let us realize now and for
ever, that we stand by the Church OF
God as one OF its supplementary in
stitufions-frateFnal. beneficial. social
and charfty--suppIemnt to the work
of the Church OF God. Somebody says:
Cant the church do that7" Well.
1t is not question this day as to what
a man can do, or what an institution
can do, the thing that stares us in the
face is plain practical issue--does
it do it's it doing 1t? We are not
going to discuss whether 1t can do 1t
or not, as that La not In the program;
but the fact that faces us tonight Is
this: The Church OF God Is not meet
ing teh demands of suffering humanity
to-day. 1t never has met them
whether 1t ever shall meet them is
the hope unto God that 1t will arise In
the power OF its might-unshackle IT.
self and go forth to do the biddjngs
of a great God. So / think 1t Is the
duty OF the Christian church to COM
mend any institution that will arise
to do the supplementary work of the
Church OF God, in helping it care for
the suffering"
Concluding his discourse, Rev. Mr..
Jones said:
II thank God for the charitable
spirit embodied In the tenets OF this
great order; and pray that our tribe
will grow; and with these sublime vir-
tues minglfng In our bosoms-''virtue,
mercy and charity"---we will hasten,
by the help OF the Church OF God,
the coming OF the kingdom"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
REV. H. F. JONES breaches
TO ROYAL ARCANUM MEMBERS
Fulton With Immense Congregation Discusses Virtue Mer
cy and Charity, the Tenes of the Order

I think a rightfui place established
and understood by us as Royal Ar
oanumites. and by the general public
at large, who look upon us and think
we are a strange kind of folk. because
there are secrets which we have not
yet divulged, and which we shall never
divulge.
But let us first give Them right
full understanding of our place, and
let us in the second place tell our
friends who Worship with lis where
we stand relative to other things--and
that Is significant fact. i have the
honor or being in several great and
good orders, and the very greatest and
the very best tand this is one of the
bestl of the orders of this world are
MISUNDERSTANDING very best of them
are. There are men and women to-
DAY outside of the great order of Ma
sonry VINO think that Masons believe
and teach that the only thing needful
70 enter the pearly gates OF the New
Jerusalem is to travel to the East. Ma
sons never did that. and never Will.
Ihere may be few who think that
the teachings and principles OF Ma
sorry VIII carry them into the gates
- Nhi Tic Wise anu SaiirSt
OF them never believe. and never did,
such thing as that.
fhere may be some men In the
Royal Arcanum Society (and II is VI
great society who have a similar
nisapprehension of such an idea, as
nave entered their mind and heart.
want YOU. brother, to get 1t out to-
night. This order deals with humani-
taflanism That Ia the great work.
IL was never intended by its founders.
and does not to-day endeayor, to take
the place OF the Christian church.
There may be some man who IL
member Of the orsfer who thinks indi-
Xidhauy and personally tanA every
man has a right to hiE own opinion,
ana we do not question that at ail)
that living the tenets OF this order will
save his soul. There may be some men
who think that. There may be other
men. for Instance. who think simply
living a moral life will do likewise.
think, tn the view OF the Scripture,
both are mistaken. Al man may be
virtuous and Charitable 10 his fellows
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17

delegates when they assemble in st
Johns.
Business sessions VIII he held In
Holy Trinity, the council convening
for organization at S;30 o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon. Ri Rev. Robert A.
Gibson, bishop of the diocese, will
preside. wednesday night the coun-
ell sits as a board Of missions. Re-
ports will be made by the executive
committee and several active mission
aries Will make statements of work
and needs
Bishop Lloyd WIN Speak.
a preliminary session will be held
Tuesday night at Holy Trinity In the
interest of Sunday-school work.
Speakers on this occasion will be
Rev. Thomas Semmes. Rev w NJ.
A. s. Lloyd. bishop coadjutor of the
diocese, who was formerly secretary
of the general mission board, with
headquarters In New York.
Each morning at 1880 O'Clock, the
holy communion will be celebrated at
the Church Of the Holy Comforter,
Grove avenue and Rowland street.
Upwards of 1875 delegates will be
in attendance upou the council, many
of then. having already arrived In the
city. Each church In the diocese Is
entitled to one lay and one clerical
delegate.
To Pay For Memorial.
Among the duties of this council
will be the election of four lay and
four clerical delegates to the general
convention OF the Protestant Episco-
pal Church of America, which meets
In .triennial session In Cincinnati next
October
Offerings made at the first session
of the Virginia council will he de-
voted to payment OF that portion Of
the cost which the diocese agreed to
shoulder in connection with the erec-
ton OF a suitable memorial to Rev.
Robert Hunt. first rector of the church
at IameStOMn.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
Judge Edward III. spiin,a,,

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.
WARRENToN, VA. May It.
Judge Edward Mason spilman died
al his home here this morning, aged
81 years, after brief illness. Judge
spilman was q prominent member OF
the virginia bar and Judge of coun-
ty court.
He 10 survived by a number of
children. who are General II. y. spill
man. Harry apilman. OF West Vir-
e4f4ia.: pT, Rphert aptlman,- of Nor
folk: Ed. Spilmar, of oklahoma; Mrs.
Ivy Foreman. Of Raleigh. ~. c.:
Misses Jennie, Lucreta. Lucy. Jose
phine, Many and Ethel Spilman. of
Warrenton. The funeral notice viii
re announced later.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
Fruit Crop Killed In Lewiston.

Especial to The Richmond Sirgfnian-)
LEWISTON, VA, May fI.--More
than half of the fruit in this section
has been killed by frost, one peach
tree has peaches of good size on ona
side; on the other, Who're they vera
killed by frost. the tree lis now in
full bloom. Most OF the tobacco
plants were covered with canvas. and
the outlook for q good crop In good
Some farmers have received tfats year
Ave and six hundred dollars for small
er4pH-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
TORPEDO BOAT DESTROYERs
TAKE IMPORTANT TEST RUNS

RoCKI4AND, MAINE. May IT,
Before number of naval officers
from washington and the Boston.
New York and Portsmouth navy
yards the test Standardization runs
OF the battleship Michigan and tho
torpedo boat destroyers Reid and
Fusser began here to-day over the
naval course.
Representatives Of many Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-17
j, r., Kern.

Especial to The Richmond virgfnian
SPRINGWOOD, VA, May III.
r. Kern. one OF Botetourt's most
prominent farmers and fruit packer.
dropped dead at the home OF hts son
Tuesday morning from heart failure.
Mr. Kern 1waa az years old, a promi-
nent Odd Fellow and jealous church
worker.