The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-20
A Woman Campaign

i'H'ss' one demanding rigid investiga-
ton and an enforcement OF the laws
| that have been passed to render food
especially. cleaner ana moro whole
some
Through the efforts OF women a
| health and sanitation department has
been established in Seattle. and pro-
| prietors of all places where food is
bought ana sold obtain their permits
as such. only after the commissioner
or the Health Department Is satisfied
| that they have met requirements. in
cleanliness. ventilation and light, and
In the clothing of workers who ham
ale food Every workman or work.
,ns woman is obliged to file certi-
hcate of health from a doctor and no
| worker Is allowed the use of tobacco
while handling foodstufs
supervise Boston Meat Market
| The Woman's Municipal League Is
entrusted with the surveillance of the
Boston meat market. An organization
OK men and women. known as the
| Massachusetts, Milk Consumers Aeso
citation. looks after the handling ana
transportation of milk throughout tho
state. and the Massachusetts Consum-
ers League rs investigating all bak
| cries and issuing a printed list OF
those coming up to sanitary standards.
similar investigation has begun in
| New York city
| me Health Department 81 Washing
ton' u. c. has inaugureted a vigorous
| campaign for the personal rleanIiper,
Of all mon and women handling foo6
Clean towels and stationary wash
STANDS for the convenience Of clerks in
| Washington food stores have hean
found necessary by Inspectors Tho
Monday Evening Club of Washington
composed largely of women. has en-
tered upon campaign for cleaner
markets. They are trying 70 compel
1000 handlers to protect their stocks
| from rats. mice and nieS Through ,
combined effort with other clubs ,bera
is therefore visible Improvement In
the habits of the Washington baker
butcher. dairyman and grocer,
Incking In Humility
among the nuns in convent no, far
from Rome. says Emerson. one had an.
peared who laid claim to certain rare
Eifts OF inspiration and prophecy. and
inc appess advised the holy father at
rome Of the wonderful powers shown
by her novice
The Pore did not well know what a.
make of these new claims. and 81
| fhllip Neri, wise. devout man NJ
me church, coming in from Journey
one day, he consulted him. phiiin
undertook To visit TIC nun
nc threw himself on his mule al,
raNei-stalned az hc was. and hasten.
n 'nro"sh tho mud and mre Ia the
| Instant convent. lie told tho .hhoes
the Popc's wishes ana begged bc,, ~
summon tho nun. The nun was SOM
io'I and, as soon as she came Into
me apartment Philip stretched out his
reg an hospattered with mud and de
sired her to draw off his boots.
me young nun. who hau become III.
on)ect OF much attention and respec.
"ne" PACK with anger and refused the
once Philip ran out doors m6uut-
eh MS mule and returned Instantly IN
the Pope Give Yourself no uneasi.
ness, Holy Father. any longer. here
Is no miracle, for hero is no humiIity"
Her Gown of Hone.
once there was woman whose
harmless madness was to believe her
SELF to he bride, and on the owe of
her wedding Waking M in tho
morning she asked Tor > white dress
and brides crown; smiling, she
adorned herself
To-day he will come" she said +,
INC evening sadness overmastered her,
AFTER Tho Idle waiting: she then took
off her white dress
/ but tho following morning with tbs
dawn her confidence returned "It is
Tor today she said And her life
passed IN this tenacious. although
eNcr-deceiVing cer,itude taking or
her gown OF hope. only to rut it on
again
Thought Dnnk Notes Rubhish.
SICK nurse in Vienna hospital
administered by nuns was observed
burning UP bunch Of papnr money
which she had found in the bed of a
deceased patient
She thought tho bank notes wece
rubbish and il took the AUTHORITY of
the Mother Superior 10 convince her
that the rubbish represented a small
fortune
subsequently, it turned out that the
sister VINO had lived i'll the nunnery
since her third ya0r. never went ont-
Sidc. and had nothing to do with
worldly things whatsoever. had never
heard OF the existence or use of money
IN any shape or form
Mother, Love,
popular lecturer in Illustrating ths
power of maternal devotion said. thar
ono calm. bright sunshiny dav an
angel stole out of heaven came down
10 the world and roamed told and for
est city and hamlet. Jus. as The sun
Went down. he plnmod his wings and
said;
Now my visit is ended must go
back to tho world of light. but be-
FOR" | go ! must gather some me-
mentoes of my stay on earth
He looked over into beautiful gar
den and said "lIow lovely ana fra
grant arc these lowers Then he
piucked cluster Of the rarest roses
thinklng that nothing could he mqro
ioNely or fragrant y little farther on
however he saw a bright-cyed, rcsy-