The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-04
What Two Women
Saw and Said

Isn't 1t shame" said ono wo-
man to hnotncr walking down rrank-
f I'm Street III the early morilii,g-."lsn't
IT q shu INC that the grass Iii the Cant.
tol oPaaie Is burnt up and looks as il
does: Could it not nave been si,vcu
from the condition ii lis now In Nv
being wdtcrcdt'' ~
Just as her companion started 10
rcPlv,Ia Disk breeze started Il minfa.
lure cyclone In front OF them a vol
unc OF dust with gathered sun frar.
lncnts Of paper and other gcrm-laden
impediinenta Of the street was Hung
narply and directly In their faces.
HheS couid only gasp. bow their hcads
6nd wait Tor tile passing by of tho
4 dust storm. Then tic broken tbrcaa
OF conversation vas resumed. and IND
woman appealed TO answered her
companion -
altogether agree with sou lin be-
iievins that there liz no nccessiiv for
.no s,ass III Tie square to be scru
sna Drown. lf +. were properly
watcrcd and tended this could nor nos.
sibiy be the ease cannot un,jor-
stand why, Indeed tho whole squarc.
which should be made Il pleasure 10
INC eye ana an ornament to n grow
,hs ana prosperous city. should not
ne Kept UP to tho standard estab.
iishcd for IT in former years. can
II teHici'ipcr wheh beds OF foliage anil
flowers. trinity kept walks and orna-
mental shrubs ana trees in good con
dition tesiilGa>1o the care taken by
Inc Stale OF this. ono OF its mos,
valuable and historic assets"
"Eut Why again asked the FIRST
{ speaker. why should the square no.,
be rendered a beautiful spot and an
appropriate setting for tho statues and
tho buildings that have been erected
he. IA ~ tt.,
tts trees given over to decay and It's
turf be anything hut fresh and iuxu-
RANT? Is not Richmond progressive
and Is not Virginia slowly but surely
regaining the prestige. which. In the
beginning. made her a Commonwealth
to be reckoned with and considered?
Are we, as Nlrginians. become so pnre-
~ uilitorian and commercial that We
have lost our Just sense OF proper
ton In forgetting what Is due our
Z selves and the fair name and fame OF
our Mother Slater
~ am afraid" came back the reply
"I am AFRAID that Is just what We
arc. and Just what we are ncglcctinE
to do. But she continued brighten
Ing. there Is hope ahead. let us keep
thinking and talking about these
things and interesting more and more
people In them. Let MS try. and
hope VIC may finally do something for
the grass and tho trees and the flow
crs-not set plantcd--in the Capitol
Square
And in The meantime" reminded
her friend. "lct us take UP the con-
dition Of the streets along with that
of the Capitol Square. Let us sec II
there arc not brooms and arms enough
In the street cleaning force 10 render
municipal liouscclcanlnG here more
cncctual and moro regular"
And the two women shook hands
on thia bargain before they began
4 other work for the day.
XII ----------
Tho Advent OF .Chrlstinnity.
Says Arthur Jr6son Brown. in the
Student Volunteer Movement: Let me
remind you OF that great painting.
ammo Domini, which. perhaps. some
Of you have seen. II vividly illus
IEtratcs tho unprecedented opportun,,y
to-day in the extreme Orient.
1t represents an Egyptian temple
from whose spacious courts a brilliant
d process ion OF soldiers. statesmen Phil :
osophers, artists. musicians and priests
MS advancing In triumphal march
bearing a huge idol. the challenge and
1.-THE boast OF hcathcnisn.
Across the pathway OF the process
sion is All ass. whose bride is held hy
rcycrcnt looking man, and upon
whose back Is q lair young lHotneE
with her infant child,
1t is Jesus entering Egypt in flight
from the wrath of Hcrod, thus cross
ing the path of heathenism. Tho clock
strikes and the Christian era begins.
Women's observations.
Tho Christian Iindeavor World REP
resents the chief occupation and in
terest OF women to be prying into the
affairs OF their neighbors And this
Is what the World has to say in sup
port OF It's contention.
81 thought 1t was pretty fair sort
Of telescope for one that wasn't very
bis" said Uncle Silas rugged q up
In the attic by the high north window,
and had it fixed so It would swing
around easy. took deal of salts
faction In looking through 1t, tho sky
seemed so wide and fun of wonders.
so when Hester was here I thought I'd
give her the pleasure. too"
She stayed a long time upstairs. and
seemed TO be enjoying It. When she
came down ! asked her IL she'd discor-
cred anything new.
Yes" she says. why 1T made
/ cvcrybody's house seem so near that
seemed to be right beside EN-. and ]
found out that John Pritchard's folks
are doing In their out Kitchen. I've
for night after night. and I just turn
are cuttin apples to dry-folks as rich
as thcm--cuttin' apples"
Origin or Old Jcsts.
To HicrocTes, who lived in the sikh