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S. O. N Last and Best Short Stories.

II enc something Of some farmers"
said !, and a sure scythe will NOV
them down some day"
on the way C to the house a beau
tiful and inexpl,cable creature walked
across our path. ] stopped irresistibly
fascinated, gazing at II, John waited
patiently, smoking his cigarette, He
is a modern farmer. After ton minutes
he said: "Are you going to stand there
looking at that chicken all day? Break
fast Is nearly ready"
"A chicken" said +.
"A white O~rpington hen. ~ you want
TO partlcularize,"
"A white O%rpingtOn hem" repeated.
with intense interest. The TOW, walked
slowly away with graceful dignity, and
] followed like a chlld after the Pied
Piper, ! v minutes more were al.
lowed me by Johr, and her he took
me by the sleeve and conducted me TO
breakfast.
After | had been there a week [ be-
gan 10 grow alarmed. | was sleeplnr
ana eating well and actually beginning
10 ENJOY IRE For n man In my des-
perate condition that would never do.
so ] SneakeG down to the trolley car
station, took the car for PineyIlle. and
went to see II OF the bsst Physicians
in town.
BY this time | knew exactls what to
do when | needed medical treatment.
] hung my hat or .le bach OF p chair
and ss!1 apidly:
Doctor. have cIrrhosls of the
heart, indurated Arteries. neuras-
thenia. neurlts. acute Indigestion tnd
convalescence. I am going 10 live on
a strict diet. ! shall also take a tend
bath ct night and a cold one In the
morning, ! shall endoavor 10 ne chez.
full, and FIX my mind on pleasant sub
jects, In the way OF drugs I Intend
10 take a phosphorous nil three times
a day, preferably after meals, and a
tonic composed Of the tlnctures OF gan
tian. ~clnchona. calisaya, and csrda-
nom compound. Into each teaspoon
full OF this | shall nix tincture OF nux
vomica, beginning with one drop and
increasing It a drop each day until
the maximum dose Is reached. sha
drop this with a medicine dropper.
which can be procured at a trlfing cost
at any pharmacy, Good morning"
took my hat and walked out. After
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! a closed the door I remembered
something that I had forgotten to
say. ! opened II again. The doctor
had not moved from where he had
been sitting. but he gave a slightly
nervous start when he saw me again,
81 forgot to MENTION" said I tina,
I shall also take absolute rest. and ex-
e~rcise."
After this consultation I felt much
better. The re-establishing In my mind
OF the fact that I VA hopelessly IN
gave me so much satisfaction that |
almost became gloomy again. There
IL nothing more alarming 10 a nou-
rasthenic than to feel himself growing
we'll and cheerful.
John looked after me carefully. After
I had evinced so much interest In his
White Orpington chicken he tried his
best to divert my mind. and was par-
ticulsr to lock his henhouse Of nigntJ.
Gradually the tonic mountain air, the
wholesome food. and the daily walks
among the hills so alleyiatcd my MAJ.
ady hat 7 became utterly wre'cnai
and Respondent. | heard OF a country
doctor who lived In the mountains
nearby, ] went to see him and told
him the whole story. lie was a gray
bearded man with clear, blue. wHnkied
eyes. in p homemade suit OF gray
jeans,
In order TO save time I diagnosed my
case. touched nv nose with my right
c~orehnge-. struck myself below the
knee to make ray FOOT kick. sounded
my chest. Stuck out my tonEue and
asked him the price o: cemetery ic:3
IN Pineville.
lie III his pipe and looked at me FOR
q bout three minutes.
Brother he said, after a while, "yoI
are In a mighty bad way There's 4
rhapce for YOU to pull through, but it's
A mighty slim Olc,"
What can II be-" asked eagerly.
II have taken arsenic and gold. phos-
phorous, exercise, nuN vomica, hydro
therapeutic baths. rest. excitement, CO.
deln, and aromatic spirits 81 Ammonia
Ia there anything left IN the pharmaco.
poeia q"
Somewhere In these mo irtalns,' SAID
the doctor. there's a plant growing
flo werinE plant that'll cure you. and it's
about the only thing that will It's Of .
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kind that's AZ old AZ the world: but of
late rs powerful scarcs and hard to
ind. You n ! will have to u II up
In not engaged In active practice now:
I'm getting along In years. but III take
your case, Youll have to come every
day in the afternoon ana help me hunt
for this plant til we find II. The city
doctors may know a lot about new scien-
tihc things. but they don't know much
Sbout the cures that nature carries
around IN her ssddle-bags."
So every day the old doctor and I
hunted the cure-sll plant among the
mountains and valleys OF the Blue
Ridge. Together we toiled up steep
heights so slippery with fallen autumn
caves that We had to catch every sap
ling and branch within our reach 20
save us from failing.
We waded through gorges and chasms,
brsa st-deep with laurel and ferns. We
followed the banks OF mountain streams
for miles we wound our way like In
dams through brakes OF pine-roadside.
hillside. riverside. m~ountainside va eS-
plored In our search Tor the miraculous
plant.
AZ the old doctor said. n must have
grown scarce and hard to find But VIC
followed our quest. Day by day We
plumbed the valleys, scaled the heights.
and tramped the platesus in search ~
the miraculous plant. Mountain j'et. "s
never seemed to tire.
| often reached home too fatigued ~
do anything except ;all into bed and
sleep until morning, This we kept up
for a month.
one evening after I had returned
from a slx-mile tramp with the old doc
tor. Anaryllls aud I o a little walk
under the trees near the road. We
looked at the mountains drawing their
royal purple robes around tN@m ,or INV
nights rcpose.
I'm glad you're vol again she
said. when you first came you fright
ened me-. thought you were really H."
Well again I almost shrieh"d. DO
you know that | have only one chance
ia a Thousand 10 live"
Amaryl.ls looked AT mo in surprise.
why said she, you are as strong as
n OF the plough mules, you sleep ten
or twelve hours every night. and you
are eating us out OF house and home.
What more do wAnt1"
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NY

~ess drose and offered them seats.
And the foolish rrgn accepted the seat trthout question. But the
sne virgin turned unto the youth Uo had fovored her With a entrdncing
emile OF GRATITUDE, saying:
ION. thank vu so much You IRE verr VERY ktndr'
And rhsn theu cere seated she turned TO tn. foolish virgin and cried
out in a roice so that all might hear:
"Oh, Epelvu, don't uu ADMIRE a courteous mani"
Whercnt the youth blushed and tcepe me- Wo had HEARD arose
and offered their seats unto tueive Women o~d they poers ALL delighted
uth Themselves -
But tchen the tco ddmsels had departed from the train the foolish
virgin admonished her sister. Saying:
"Hop noU. thou fdtterer! Thou OVERDfDST|he thing. For the sWj
youth Dds PUFFED UP t1h concrt"
And the nase virgin WINKED prrTy, saytno: ,
"EUen so! Yet, neuer again IN all NE hDe StV THAT youth remain
seated uhile a WOMAN stdndeth: For he hot" tosted the FRUITS o.
chipdHV and they were sweet Moreover. didst thx not observe tUe!ve
men toO pcre hkeTse CONVERTED.
Hoo long, on thou Simple One, must ! continue to remind thee tho
men W s BABES. uho must be ENCOURAGED !" their good deed.
With SUGAR PLUMS and praises! Hop long VOLT thou continue to CT
. " for thr RIGHTS. hchNe thou ns0IeCtest to hold onto thy PRIFILEGESi
"As for ME, I uOuId not exchange my right to q seat in q street "a,
<My the right 10 VOTE. Nav I you'd rather Be PAMPERED than PRESI
DENTr'
Yeu. perp! Then, J beseech pe my daughters 90 thou n 10 HkeT1se
And phen a ma DOETH a good deed, let thy t0ce D raised u
shdrelujahs,. that he may take PRIDE in hs uorks.
Fr. 10, more flies dre caught utthh oneyed Uords than with cold Udferi
and n title fatteru uorketh Wonders rherc great drgumentf uuetb.
s. shineth a GOOD SCHEME in a naughty wOrld! SeIah'
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In his calm way. Don't worry. Get up,
YOU rabb!t-chas ser, ana come o to the
house before the biscuits get cold" 1t
was about twilight. and the mountains
came up nobly to Miss Murfree's descrip-
lions OF them.
Soon after dinner announced that
believed . could sleep for a year or two,
including legal holidays. SO | was
shown to n room as big and COO as a
as broad as a lawn. Soon afterward the
remainder OF the household retired, and
hen there fell upon the LAM a silence.
Suddenly some belated little bird
allghted upon the window-sIll, and. In
what lie had no doubt considered sleepy
tones, enunciated the noise eenArPlly
translated as ''cheep."
] leaped into the air,
Hey! what's the matter down there
called John from his room above mine,
"Oh. nothing" I answered. except
that accidentally. bumped my mead
against the ceiling"
The next morning ! went out on the
porch and looked at the mountains,
There were f~ortv-seven OF them in
sight, . ~shuddered, went into tie big
hall G'tianC ~ tive house, ~ z
"Pancosst's Family Practice OF Medl-
cine" i.cm q BOOKCASE, sGd began %
read.
John came in. took the book away
from me and led ms outside. He has "A
farm OF three hundred acres furnished
WITH the usual complement of barns,
mules. ~peasantry INC harrows With three
front teeth broken of,
Then John spoke OF alfalfa, ana
briEhtened at once. "Oh. yes" said |.
wasn't she In the chorus of-lets
SEE
Green. you know" said John. "and
tender. and YOU plow It under after the
nrst season"
II know said J, and the grass
grows over hsr."
Right said John. "You know some
trlnn about FARMING after all"
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An Embarrassing SNuation.
ANS
S73

II toll YOU" said 7, that unless We
looking form time. nothing can save
me. The doctor tells me So"
"What doctorT'
doctor Tatum-the old doctor who
lives halfway up Black Osk Mountain.
DO you know him?"
81 have known him since I was able
to talk. And Is that where you go every
days II he who takes you on these
long walks and climbs that have brought
back your health M strength? God
bless the old doctor"
Just then the old doctor himself drove
slowly down the road In his rickety old
buggy. | waved my hand at him and
shouted that 7 would be on hand the
next day at the usual time. lie stopped
his horse n called TO Amaryilis to
come out to him. They talked for i've
minutes while | waited. Then the old
doctor drove on.
When we got TO the house AmaryIus
lugged out an encyclopaedia and sought
a word IN n. The doctor said" she
told me. that you needn't call any
more as a patient. but he'd be glad 20
see you any time as a friend. And then
he told me 10 look up my name In the
encyclopaedia and tell you what II
means. II Seems to be the name OF a
genus Of towering plants. and also the
name OF a country girl In Theocritus
and Virgil. What do YOU suppose the
doctor meant b. that?"
II know what he meant" said ]. ~
know now"
\ word to a brother who NAV have
come under the spell OF the unluiet
Lady N~curasthenia,
The formula was ruc Even though
%groplngly at times. the physicians Of
the walled cities had put their fnger5
upon their specific medicament.
And 20 for the exercise one Is referred
20 good Doctor Tatum on Black Oak
Mountain-take the road 10 your right
Al the Methodist meeting house In the
pine grove,
Absolute rest and exercise
What rest more remedial than 10 sit
with Amaryllls In the shade, and. with
a sixth sense, read the wordless Theoc-
ri,an idyl OF the gold-bannered blue
mountains marching orderly into the
dormitoriss Of the nightf
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lLdL1NG sahaes IN Rnaaa. N en-
n tire dasrsssrd Of futurs suppaiss.
has resulted In . seeady decline
In tho catch. and in soms districts has
nearly effected the ox~termlnse1on Of
these valuable fur bearers; the matter
has been taken up by The authorities,
and no sabies will b permitted - be
caught during the present season. ana
the matter Of making IN absolutely
closed period Of three ysars y - -
considered without delay.
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dict OF a preacher standing with a
little book in his hands in a bower Of
chrysanthemums white a hundred thoi-
sand people lookeS on, John has a
country house seven miles from Pine
vile. II 10 at an altitude and on the
Blue Ridge Mountains In a State too
dignined TO be dragged into tnis con-
troversy, John Is mica, which ~ rscre
valuable AMI clearer than gold.
He met me At P!nev!lle, and We took
the trolley car TO his home. II Is a big.
n~eighborlsss cottage on a hill surrounded
by a hundred mountains. We 60, OF at
his little rrtvaTe station wher. Johns
fauti.y and Amaryii,s met greeted
us. Ams'?l:is iooest at me = triis
snxlously.
A rabbit came bounding across tine hill
between US and the house. threw
down my suitcase and pursuei Il hotfoot.
After I had run twenty yards and seen
Il disappear. I sat down on the grass
and wcpt disoonsolately.
1T can't catch q rabbit any more" !
sobbed. I'm Of no further use In the
world. 7 may a. VOL be dead"
'Oh, what Il it-what 10 II, Brother
Jnhnf' ] heard Amaryliis say.
"Nsrvss a little unstrunx." said John,
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Going to Laugh from his Heart.
You can Chop the Head off a Rattle
snake, hut Habit has 60 10 be Killed
All over.
Sometimes we Feel that we're so
lastly Detected from the Right that 1t
'ould be a Good Thing II we were Fit
M with Blinkers,
The Good Resolutions that we Make
hen we're There with a Bank-Roll
have a Heap More Tensile Strength
Than those We Make when were
Rroke'
lGoldsmith never Thought. when he
fTramped through Europe playing the
|Flute fo- his Bread, that he was Des-
Aimed 10 become an English Classic!
lsemorse doesn't Medr Anything
uithopt Penuncidtion,
Somehow the Giant Despair doesn't
squat so Easily on our Shoulders
hen we're All forged witt the Best
narA,y IN the Locker!
Y Some Of US arc so Stuffed with Crit
Licism that We have no room lett fa-
Nntrospsction!
The Follows who Win are those who
Incvbate one Idea at a Time!
Worry II you Want To-but Pay that
{Number In Combination with a Pian'
ITS a sardonia Thought that Some of
bs permit n few Dummy Dollars TO
'yand between ~ aad Hspplnsssl
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VI" tn thoisand Ines MOI Got the real marriage, tho omy me worth the
name a woman married to the vi she loves ad who loves her.. 10 tho
nappiet person the world holds such a marriage Is in itself the most gtornsdg
lob conceivable =
Girls, please don't max n mistake about this II is good fr % "a,
choose some occupation or profession which appeals to you ant become skisd
In IT, IL yu are very fond of you work. IN circumstances permit. n N IDEAL
FOR you to continue with II after your marriage. . .aat.. -
But II you love a man don't weigh the delights II work" agafnsa wedding
mi Tit solitary toler" whether they be men or women. raj only share in
Danquet table
For so many years the girl who didn't marry as despised and Knocked.
'ow "e ndunm swings to the other extreme. and a young woman IA &C.
used OF wasting her 'God|gven talents because she prefers TO sing In the
nursery instead II on thu concert stage A life work. Is deemed a more
precious thing than a apnl of children.
Don't marry Tor a home Learn to work.: do rood work. a take care Of
yourselves Ill the right nan comes But when he does come. II It 10 a aues-
ton of giving u p the old Job" to becom his wife please remember tina. you're
being promoted '"
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Betty Vincent's Advice
On Courtship and Marriage
Mariage or 4 Careeri

10TH modern woman win not give up her life work
for her husband" a clever woman writer told
me the other day. III she cannot marry without
sacrihcing her job she will remain single. even though
she loves"
And 1 have Just received tho following letter: Uf.r.
" am a woman twenty mine years old. q worker. and
enjoying the best OF material comforts. A man a few
years older than ! wants me to marry h,m. He cen give
me a home. but no better than the one am able to pro-
vide for myself. I love him. but I love my work and DO
not want to give It up. Besides. isn't marriage usually .
fallure7' .. - aTT
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girl. Might I suggest TO her that she
Join me in tho denlalT"
Such a request would be q bit awk.
ward. Very likely she has never heard
OF tho rumors. Why not bestow your
attentions elsewhere for a tims?
Unuve come Attentions.
A GIRL who signs herself "A. D."
u writss;
II am seventeen N q young
man OF twenty wishes to call on me.
He has invited me TO the thsatre and
offered mo presents. I have refused all
his attentions. telling him that I an
too young and that I don't care for him.
But my parent, are quite willing that
he shouid call. Must ! permit him 20
do so?" IT,,
Certainly not. You are young. anl you
not receive attentions from any oss
you don't like. Be nrm with this CO.,
persistent person.
The st ad,'' Cal.
A NAN who sisns himself IF. ""
~ writes: t~
II an engaged 70 . q iaAy,
and do not doubt her affection for me.
But have never called on Ssr s~~d.
lily. thai Is. the same nights every week.
should IKE 90 DO this. but wAoss
place Is II 70 speak nrst about the Or.
ranEement? she goes out q Goo1 a..
but whenever I tell her I an coming
she always Il At home for me-"
advise o to forget the 'Stsaay''
call. Go to ses your nanoss whenever
you wish: you admit you have no fauit
10 md With her Welcome. Courtsh1p
should be- spontaneous. not set ~
some specified time.
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Play that Hope
Nun Der all across
the Board - even
mhird Money Is
Good II II Cops!
Dependency 5
Durable - but not
by Anything that
Comes OFT of a
Pcttle'
An Optimist IL
One who Knows
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III. First Letter.


A S "''':. VINO signs herself w. g."
II have been engaged 10 a
young man for W. years. For good
reasons, he has been unable to call on
me for the last two months. Ho came
yesterday, hut thinks he may be kept
away again IN The near future. lie
wants me TO write 10 him. a thing I
have never done before. How shall I
begin?'
Just imagine that YOU are talking 10
him. You must be good chums. as we'll
as lovers. after so long an engagement.
and you should md no difnculty In
chatting to each other with your pens.
An Embarrassing Situation.
A MAN who signs himself ~. L."
u writes;
Il have boon good friends with
a girl for nearly two years. have called
upon her frequently and have taken her
out occasionally. This has started Q
rumor that WI are engaged. My friead
has made no effort 4 deny the rumor.
although l have whenever It has como
my way.
Il have no Intention OF marrying this
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Although auto.
mobile and cycle
tires use v n 81
quantities OF rub
Der. greater guam
titles are used In
the boot and shoe
industry.
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Engineers de-
clare that the
waterfalls OF the
Alps are capable
OF r n ting
enough electrical
power to run all
tho railroads Of
Switzerland.
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statistics = h o "
that fully o Q =
third OF the mar
risges among the
poorer classes OF
Jmpan end In d.
vorce.
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z ME- FEEL
YOUR PULSE

Copyrighted BY Doubleday, Page 4 Coz
ITO be published in book form after Sept. l2.)
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The great collcc-
ton Of Franz Halls
paintings. now the
prtncipal. pride OF
II a m. iay
rolled up for about
q century in an
attic as worthless
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It's Bad Medicine to Wait until the
Wagon is Ready TO Back up before
Discovering that Lying h never
Worth WhiIc!
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PART III.

HEN. suddenly. 7 remembered
that | must have outdoor air
and exercise. So | went do "
South to Johns John Is an
approximate relative by ver-
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,rh. ,r,c,,e. n,
.snu,,o. L. r.,.n
Il. &C.,, .om-or
yo,,n. u.r who
,,,,., N oh,a,r to-
ouar,o oron h.yo
,n.m..Ivos .don,.
,d II, some,,mc.
,.u,on. ,h..
Z. o,,.r .h.,
h,. ar.
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I'VE want our
d u C I known
from the Atlantic
70 the Pacific"
start e big ad-
vertfs sing cam
paign.''
"But We haven't
much money
TN that case ia
start At Panama,
whore II Isn't 40
far from the At
iantic TO the Pa
cinc, and work
gradually up"
Louisville Corrier
Journal.
Some OF your
speeches. said the
c y al friend.
make me think
OF q mathematical
marvel. once
| knew
| I'm what way?"
HE could dis
| pose onhand of
any problem you
gave him. Nobody
In the crowd was
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Germany has a
canal boat p q
I e by q trolley.
II works to per-
fectlon.
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SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALMENT.

The writer suffers a nervous breakdown. lie
roe. from one doctor to another. Each preecribes
a different coure Of medicine and diet. At lensth
IN, invalid grows disguised and looks shout tor :
REL cure,
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Odd Bits.

Ginseng sells at
Annoy. China. for
sl.G5 a pound In
gold, retail.
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CopSnsht, iVii' " ihe TVS
u rs a Heap Easier to KICK
Orcr the Traces than IL is TO
Back Into En- A0dinI
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Jokes.

6 h Ell consider,
John. that sheep
are the ~stup!dest
creatures living?
Hoy es, m y
London
Sketch.
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Sayings of -.
Being the Confessions Of the Seven
Hundreoth Wife.
z~,.ns!.ssd BY Helen Rowland.

coprdGht. 1911. By the rres Pub,Nahns O.. rHs Nss Yort wsad
O, IN Eiohtysepenth street. there dpoIt to
ddmsels, a tctse virgin and a foolish virgin; an
they Uere both exceeding beduteous.
Noio, upon a day, they entered q SUBWA'
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i've had Just
tied . garland OF
maple leaves about
her ankles. what
on earth are you
up to my l've?"
asked Adam.
IT am trying on
my new hobble
skirt. sweetheart"
returned the part
ner OF his Joys.
WIEN q q W e e I
smile. - Harper's
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Jaok-W ould you
like to live your
life over again?
| Tom - And "
twice a. much AZ
I do now? No. sir.
l. Boston Tran
script
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14

]. A. White, Richmond
IS. Tuckahoe, CHI. &, 1911; ase 4. F.
W. Scott, Richmond.
II. cohee, ch. g.. 1915 age 4. F. W
Scott. Richmond.
10. Timberlost, b. g.. 16.l; age 4
United States government. Washing
ton. D. g.
10. Kazzle Dazzle. Oh. g. 16ll-2; ago
&. United States government. Wash
ington. d. c.
II. Tampico. b. g.. ISL "a: age 81
United States government, Washing
ton. D. c.
IS. Aztec blk. s, 16.s; age 8
United states government Washing
ton. =. c..
+ 10. Albion. blk g., 15.s; age 5
United states government, Washing
ton, ID. c.
20. Christine. dun m, 1s: aged H.
NJ. Seward, Petersburg. Va.
81, Setback. b. g.. 16; aged. Irving j
HURLEY. Petersburg, Va.
90. Elf King. ch. g, 1913; aged. W
F. Hill, Washington. D. c.
Class ii.
Ladies hunters-To be shown over
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
Yards. Illinois. for best pair mules.
es Glass IL asb


Charger class-In order to stimulate
the raising Of horses for the army as
we'll as TO acqua!nt horse breeders
with a type and kind Of horse best
suited for army purposes, the Cavalry
Association. United states Army, do
mates yearly a handsome silver cup To
the horse considered the best type OF
charger suitable for the oncer's mount
Entries for this cup Will be limited
to tho circuit of he Virginia Horse
Show Association and the shows at
Washington. p. c., and Iiagerstown,
Md.
General description OF charger
Stallion. marc or gelding shown to the
halter Judged oil conformation only ,
breeding at least so per cent. thorough
bred; age. three or four years; color,
any but gray or white: height, meas
urement to Indicate a $50 IL to 1862
hands horse when mature.
/ Notc-TIorses owned by officers OF
the United states Army may be en-
tered in this class for ribbons, but are
not eligible for the cup.
The owner OF each blue ribbon win
ner will be requested to furnish photo
graph. breeding and measurements OF
the United States Cavalry Associations.
No entrance fee. Post entries. First
prize. ribbon; second prize, ribbon;
third prize, ribbon; fourth prize, rib
bon.