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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
Animal lntf.lIigsuits..

Animal intelligence
writer in lie Petit Journal of
Paris tells some interesting anecdotes
or apimal intelligence. In order to
obtain original facts he appealed to
readers OF the journal to tell him
their experiences with pets His con-
clusion is that only II very small num-
Der of people have the peculiar gift
or making themselves understood by
the animal world.
The first instance he gives In that
or swallow kept as a pet by lady
in Grenoble. Swallows, he SAYS. are
the most difficult birds TO tame. He
tried time and again. taking good
care, OF course, not 10 keep them in a
cage. to rear some OF these birds oc
passage, but they invariably pinned
away and died The fact that the
lady at GFeaaA!4 has been able +,
keep and actually to tame one OF
these birds Is a proof that she must
have a special gift She says in her
letter
II have been keeping al my house
for eight weeks a swallow which had
been hurt. II was caught in wire
on the roof. and l asked a plumber
TO climb up and deliver the poor
little thing He went about IL too
roughly, and In pulling the bird away
he broke its wing. l kept the swai-
low in the house, giving 1t fun libs
erty for a swallow will not live in q
cage / fed II on tiny bits OF calf's
liver. which | gave II on a little ivory
stick. The bird did not want to leave
me any more. It followed me every
where about the house until l took
ii up and put 1t on my shoulder. Z
also have a cat which. during the
first few days ran after the swallow.
But ! had forbidden her to touch it.
She ended by understanding. for she
watched the swallow moving about
the house without stirring, However.
l did not trust her too much, and,
when l had to go out. / shut pussy
up in the kitchen and the swallow
in the dining room. one day. when
l had not shut one OF the doors we'll,
/ found 1t open on my return. I was
frightened for my swallow. .en-
tered the dining room, and what did
see but the cat and the swallow
lying snugIy together like great
friends on a dressing gown that had
fallen on the floor
The lady, adds the writer seems in
this case to have exercised sort OF
charm over her two pets. Most OK
the other stories relate to the mar
velous intelligence of dogs. One OF
these As contributed oy a market Wo-
man OF Paris. She has dog which
has been trained to go to the butcher
for its own meat every day. She
wraps penny in piece of paper.
and the dog at once knows what II
is for. He goes to the butcher. gets
his meat, and returns to her to have
it cooked. One day. however. Gu
rious thing happened. The piece OF
meat he got was perhaps too small.
or the dog had a better appetite than
usual. and wanted more. He forth
with crumpled up bit OF paper in
his mouth and walked to the butcher
a second time. The butcher was fu-
rious at first when he found no penny
inside the paper. But 1t was not the
fault of the dog. which did not know
that the penny was more essential
than the paper. However, he got such
a scolding that he has not repeated
the trick since.--Our Fourfooted
Friend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
Reclaafned Land.

Fiorid#aohe holds twenty mil
lions of acres of swamp land: Maine
has three or four millions. North Da-
kota, Illinois Wisconsin and other
States also have vast tracts The
United States government is planning
to drain this land to make 1t pro-
ductive. Though some parts OF Cali
fornia were SO dry and arid. irriga-
ton bitches were established; other
parts are rich in swamps. and en-
gineer experts claim that much valu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
vlRGfSIANs WEEKLY SERMON
"How Can Satan Cast Out Satan
Y SERMON

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We must all OF Us Who are in any
position Of thu kind pray God 10 give
, us grace to take quite the other way
We must pray God To give US grace
to cruelty ourselves IA any matter of
private resentment. or mortified feel
Ing We must try to see that God
bv this very experience is asking US
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
Conditions in China.
Foreign Fruits.

Bright red apples. the size OF peas.
are eaten either fresh or dried by
the people OF northern China and
Manchuria. An explorer found in a
temple garden of KERN a oid-proof
peach which when cut in half show
ed blood-red and closely resembled
beet. There is also another variety
of this fruit which is called beef
peach. because II looks SO much like
a piece of beef-meat. China is sup
posed to be the home of eighty diff
ferent varieties OF sweet oranges. all
OF which are edible; but the lemon
is almost stranger there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

"Ha, Ha, Ha,., Ho' Ho. Ho!.!
Into the Eye the Thread must go.
Hoo! Hoo. Hoo, Push it through.
I'll sew ten tucks while you sew
twot.."
Suddenly the Green Elf. smiling
from ear to ear. leaped on to the
bed without seeming to notice Elsie).
seized the little red petticoat. jumped
down again, and-why, before you
could say Jack Robinson" those
two fairy creatures were stitching
away like mad, singing their merry
song all the while.
Done" shouted the Elf, springing
up. Lets try it on There. how do
i look in petticoat. Fairy Queen
What Like a Scotch Brownie in
kilt, oh, don't say that. I'm real
English ELI, one of the sort that
flew out of the country when people
began to say, 4 don't believe In
fairies l stopped behind because /
knew there were some sensible peo-
pie left, like our little friend Elsie. "
She's one of the right Sort said
the Fairy Queen dancing all the
while) "She believes in us. She ale
ways looks for us when she is play
ing in the woods, and she would see
us, ltO, only We all iSCi 81 SOU sAA'N
invisible in these unbelieving days.
Why, GREENE. look there. Mornings
come! And We haven't had chloe
Elsie rushed to the fireside. The
fairies sat stiffly on the chair: they
were dolls again. But the little red
petttcoat lay on the bed. quite nm
ished. What's that? Did the fairies
really do it? All! who knows. All l
know is that the petticoat fitted Mrs
Browns baby beautifully. and the lit
tile mite laughed into Eisie's face and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

All the district conferences OF the
Methodist Church in Canada have
voted on the question of union with
the Presbyterian and Congregational
churches In the Dominion. Ninety
per cent. Of the representatives We're
favora BILE. On the ixty-eight presby-
teries OF the Presbyterian Church
in Canada" fifty-four have voted for
union. In several of the fourteen re-
naming presbyteries the majority
was very small.
The magnitude of the business Of
great church like the Episcopal
church in New York may be seen
by the statement that Bishop Greer
is to start going this week ventures
to the amount Of 100000 In New
York city alone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

In parts of Oregon the people cele-
brate the blooming OF the roses: once
each year setting aside few days
in which to give themselves up to
the enjoyment of flowers. Every one
wears them: every one decorates his
or her house. carriage. or automobile
with red, white. or pink blossoms.
Floats completely covered with flow
ers pass in parades: girls and boys
peit each other and pedestrians with
roses. Though this is kept up for a
week. IT is said that one would never
miss the blossoms that We're cut for
the vines and bushes continue to be
mass of flowers.
Conditions in China.
The Chinese have constantly before
them an object lesson in the improv-
ed conditions OF the Philippines since
the United States government has
been in control. The arousement of
the more intelligent Chinese to the
superstitions and false ideas they have
allowed to rule them during the cen
turtles point to the certainty that
China will eventually throw off the
yoke that has bound her. and install
modern form of government. The
interest manifested Is universal. and
the question uppermost in all minds
is: Can China establish new gov
ernmental rule without a revolution
airy war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
Russian Books.
OUR YOUNG FOLKS

said. 'Glug-glug- giug -gluk." which Isl
baby language for Thank you ever
SO much. The Christian World
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

able ground can be gained by drains
ing. The Mississippi Delta contains
about twenty millions of acres OF
swamp land. and covers an area so
fertile that forty acres would be suffi%
cient for a splendid farm.
An Indian Reservoir.
At last the city of Calcutta has
capacious water supply. The river
Hoogly feeds the filter system, twelve
and one-half miles from the city.
More than twenty-one acres are cows
cred with the filtering facilities. The
water la pumped from Tallah,
northern suburb of Calcutta, where
there are three Underground reser-
voirs of three, four and six million
gallons, respectively 1t was neces-
sary to have balancing reservoir.
and as there was no natural hill any
where near the city, the engineer in
charge decided to erect a huge steel
tank. which had to he constructed SO
as TO hold nine million gallons of wa
ter, and sustain a weight of forty
thousand tons. BY the use Of this
tank the people of Calcutta are not
limited in their water supply during
the hot season.
A Palace of Ice.
In 1889 the Czarina Anne, OF Rus
sia. ordered an ice palace to be built
on the Neva. The first attempt re-
suited in failure, but the second was
a great success. Large blocks or ice
were laid upon each other and CO.
mented together with freezing water.
1t was one story high when COM
pleted; fifty-six feet long, seventeen
and onehalf broad. and twenty-one
high. Statues and shrubbery OF
carved ice adorned this strange pal
ace. The interior was completely fur
nished: a bedroom contained state
bed with curtains. dressing table with
mirror pillows, bed clothes. slippers.
nigh caps-all made OF ice. A huge
fireplace. in which large logs OF ice
smeared with naphtha and lighted,
gave a more realistic and home-like
touch to the room
Russian Books
One is apt to think of the Rus
sian people as ignorant. and largely
made up of uneducated peasants. but
last year they published two thous-
and. three hundred and ninety-one
different newspapers and magazines
in forty-two languages. and twenty
nine thousand and fifty seven books
These books line the walls of ten
large halls. Among the hooks that
have been translated from our own
language are Thoreau's Walden"
Miss Alcotts Little Women" Ernest
Thompson Seton's nature studies, and
Mark Twain's works
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The Associated Councils OF the
churches of the British and German
Empires, fof fostering friendly reia
tions between the TWO peoples. have
lately issued the first number OF thelf
official organ, The Peucemaker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Rev. Robert stuart Macarthur. u
u for forty-une years pastor or the
Cavalry church In W Fifty seventh
street, New York City. resigned his
pastorate at the monthly business
meeting OF the church last Friday
night This is DIR, MacArthurs first
aud only passionate, entering upon IL
immediately upon HIS graduation from
the Rochester Theological Seminary
lie viii for the present five himself
to the work. involved in his recent
election to the presidency OF the Bap-
list " Grid Alliance.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The L nited Brethren Church has In
Porto Rico ] ,007 members ana l,oos
enrolled In Sunday schools. Inc ma =
tive church contributed last year ior
self-snpport si.t5 per member.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
The Little Red Petticoat.

I'm naughty, wicked. selfish
girl, said Elsie, land 1t would serve
me right IL l pricked myself with my
needle How could l be so lazy, |
promised Mrs. Brown certain sure that
I'd make her baby little petticoat.
COS she's too poor to buy one her
self And mother bought me this
lovely warm red flannel, and showed
me how to make 1t. and now-now
it's not nearly done. I've got a whole
tuck and all the buttonholes TO do.
and It will be bedtime in a few min
utes, And poor Elsie stitched on.
thinking sadly of the tiny baby who
had no little red Ietticoat for Christ
mas after all.
Bedtime came. and the wee petit
coat was still not finished, and Elsie
crept sadly to bed. She looked so
sorrowful that mother said she could
take the esreen Elf and-the Fairy
Queen to bed with her II she liked
(The Green Elf and the Fairy Queen
We're two lovely dolls that mother
had dressed for Elsies Christm as
tree, This comforted her little.
She put them carefully on a chair
by the bedroom fire, and sat up In
bed for quite long time gazing at
them. The little red petticoat lay at
the foot of the bed.
Suddenly Elsie thought OF some
thing she had once read in fairy
tale--a strange story Of how fairies
used TO come in the night and do
your work for you. If only you put
something for them to eat and drink
on the floor.
"1'll try it," thought Elsie. all tremb-
81 Tar,
half the box of chocolates that Uncle
Jim gave me. That's just what the
fairies would like. I'm sure
She jumped out OF he'd and put
the chocolates down near the door.
together with a bottle of lovely strong
Iiquorice water which she had made
that very morning.
Back into bed she jumped. and sat
waiting and waiting, with her eses
on the chocolates and the liauorioe
| water OH, What that? Elsie
nearly jumped out OF bed with sur
prise Some one was dancing and
singing, not near the door, but on the
hearthru gat the other side OF the
room. Could il be true? The Green
Ell and the Fairy Queen were alive
They had jumped off the chair and
were whirling about in front OF the
fire, each with a great shining needle
in one hand and a long golden thread
in the other. AS they danced, they
sang
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Twenty-seven Bible societies report
an aggregate output or I%,ea5,slo
Bibles during last year, OF this 1otal
the American Bible Society distributed
2,l5302s copies,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

lJf Arthur j. Smith superinten-
dent Of the New York City Evangelis-
tie Committee. has reported that IN
the seventh season Of tent shop and
open-ar meetings just closed l.f25
meetings were held in nlnety-nlne
centers. in nine Languages, with an
attendance of 302 ,304 Of whom 49,
5Ts were girls and boys. There were
3sG childrens meetings The work
cost about S28, 900.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The first Eucharistic Congress Of
the Roman Catholic church to ne held
in the United States takes place In
Cincinnati. September 2s to october
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Memorials to Augustus Topiady. who
wrote Rock Of Ages" are to be
erected In the Devonshire parishes Of
Harpford and Fen Ottery. OF which
he was vicar from 1866 To 1863
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Rev Robert Henry Dolliver. who
died on September Is at Hot Springs,
5 D. was one Of the pioneer Metho-
dist missionaries to the Black Hills,
). .. After six years spent in that
country, he came to the Northwest
Iowa Conference. and later to the
Rock River Conference Four years
ago he went back to South Dakota
as superintendent of the mission in
the territory where his work as a
mtssionar ybegan. and held that ap-
peintment until few months ago.
when he asked for the superannuate
rela ton. He was a brother OF the
late Senator Dolliyer, OF Iowa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The European public is greatly exer-
clsed by the effect OF detective Htera-
ture In stimulating juvenile Grim
fnality. The Durer League has start
ed travelling exposition, now In
Dresden. With which to fight this type
of reading, one one Of it's posters IT
summarizes the statistics of mortality
in one of Karl Mays detective stories
"A book appearing in l0s parts with
2.612 pages In this book 1900 were
shot. 240 scalped, 2l9 poisoned. 1870
knitted, &c drowned violently, and
starved To death! In all there were
suicides. cases OF body snatching.
70 assaults and II rohberies.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The Young Mems Christian ALSO
citation has twelve secretaries In ports
OF embarkatiou in Europe, nine IN
ports Of landing in North America.
and more than three hundred associa
lions inland which give Information
and assistance to young men coming
to America II ON other countries,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The Young Peoples Alliance Of the
Evangelical Association has, accord
ing TO the report submitted at its re-
cent 9uadrennial convention. 2,694
member and their contributions for
the past quadrennium reached a to-
tai Of $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07
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n RevR

United States during the past sum
meT. and through them trained twelve
hundred Church leaders IN mission
AIRY educational methods
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Rev. Thomas j. Drumm, master IN
81. pauTs school Of Concord, y. Ii =,
for thirty eight years. and secretary
Of the standing committee OF the
Episcopal Diocese OF New nam 'sfiffe'
dtad Wednesday morning. He was
horn at Barbadoes, West Indies. &c
tober IA. 1s45, and graduated from
Trinity College.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

During the last three years the
board Of conference Giaimants OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church dls-
trihuted dividends TO the superan-
nuates amounting TO- sbi .ooV' invest
Inents throughout the church have
increased 500, 900. and $3.50, 900 more
has been paid TO opportunities IMAM
in any previous three years
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The committee appointed to select
the next place of meeting of the In
ternational Sunday School Convention
announce that this convention will
be held in Zurich. Switzerland, in
1919.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The American Baptist Foreign Mis-
slonary Society reports 16,114 mem
bers received In the foreign field dur
ing the past year. There are 673
missionaries working under the direc-
ton Of the society.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Rev. Father Thomas L. sherman,
son Of General William Tecumseh
Sherman, is an inmate OF the state
Hospital for the Insane At AShe"'
California following an attempt AT
suicide at the Jesuit NoVitiate at Los
Gates. Father Sherman is accounted
one al the most brilliant orators IN
the Jesutt orders,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Seventeen new missionaries OF 'ne
United Presbyterian Church lett this
country last week for service IN tue
foreign field. They 60 TO ihota'
Fgypt and the Sudan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Trinity church, Boston, reCeise s
$4,000 under the viii OF MISS 1eoi
uiana @. Eaton. which was filed last
week in the Suffolk county registry
of probate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The statement which has been 60
ing the rounds of the papers to the
effect that the First Presbyterian
church in Seattle. Wash. with its
1916 members, has the largest en-
roiiment of any church in the coun
try, seems to be erroneous. 1t is as
serted that the honor belongs to St
Georges Episcopal church, New York,
Rev. Hugh Birkhead. rector, which
claims 5.e2s members
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Tho forty-sixth annual convention
of the New England Christian MIS-
sionary Society Of the Christian churcn
began Friday in the First Church OF
Christ Worcester, Mass. and con-
tinued through Sunday. the uenoinl-
marion has 1920 Churches and l.
$4,000 commandments; 500 foreign
missions are maintained.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The annual convention OF the Ma :
tional City CHARACTERIZATION mon OF
the Methodist Episcopal Churcn VIA
be held in Philadelphia, Pa, sn ce-
tuber PART.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The Army and Navy Department
of the Young Mems Christian Assoc
citation will open its new Newport
building In October The building.
which cost $3.50. 900. with $4,000
more for furnishings. was given by
Mrs. Mary Emery. of Cincinnati. and
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Rev. r A. Craig. formerly OF West
brook. on account of insistent trou-
BILE with his eyes has resigned N
pastorate of the Rumford Metliouist
church and Rev. A. w. Pottle. OF wa
,arville who has been substituting for
him. has been appointed pastor by
District superintendent. u. homes
for the rest of the, Conference year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

The new Greek constitution pro-
hibits the circulation of the Scrip
lures in any other than the ancient
Greek form, without the permission
OF the Patriarchate of the Greek
church at Constantinople, and the
Holy Synod at Athens. And II looks
as If that permission would be long
time in coming.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Because of the prevalence Of pei
lagra In Atlanta and other cities and
towns Of Georgia and adjoining
States, Rev. DIR, Len G. Broughton
has opened in connection with his
new institutional church a peIlagra
hospital, the first institution in he
world given over entirely to pellagra
sufferers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Mr. Marion Lawrance, secretary OF
the international Sunday School As
sociation. has just sailed for England,
where he viii devote three months
to the extension OF Sunday school
work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-07

Bishop Moore. OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. in an article in
lions Herald, advocates the cleo
lon by the general conference of
his church Of colored bishop. equal
to the other bishops in standing. but
to be assigned only to the presidency
of colored conferences