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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
Geography Questions.
My Trip to a. !
Country

We left Richmond on HI
morning for q trip Of two weN
the country. Sister and myuelf K
by ourselves, and 1t took NJ 49,
a half hours to get there. NM
arrived. my uncle and cousins
us and we rode about : mills ~
house There saM my I'll
other two cousins, ana ! y4m
glad to see them. Altar 10 1ASl
en- dinner we went to the &C.,
I newer saw 10 mH0aa eorn tn
Then we went to the potato ~
tarmeIon patches, When ~ eo1
OF walking around We weM
home. Monday We went
berry hunting and rot 8Gg9
buckets OF hiackberrieA - -
some blackberry dumpl1n
went blackberry hunting neAx
cry day.
One day wa founn A~41n r.
and my uncle killed g. ~
four or i've snakes Mhtln 1
down there We f0und tss
heard evry kind Of bird
hawk caught chicken -
my uncle told me to look NN~
certain direction and : aaW ~
When the time camo Tor - 4
home, momma. pApA Ara
sisters camo down 10 spen0
We had in fina time ana h1D4
n gain mart summer. al s53Sg
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
Only a Waif--a True Story

meadow ana catch field mice for him.
bringing them up with great pride and
laying them down at his feet for him
to play, with; or how she presented
US with two fine kittens one Fourth
OF July morning, one Of which we
called Independence" land Well 1t
deserved the name), and the other
Eek Rex became the pet of a
famous Baptist minister and went
abroad. to lead q useful and distin-
guished life Perhaps I viii tell you
the story of Rex some other time
Alas, we must hasten to the sad
ending OF the life story of our mucn
loved and petted waif. the mother OF
.'Pendy" and Rex"
One cold midwinter night when sne
had been with us several years, she
disappeared. We hunted and catied,
and called and hunted again, in vain.
The next day there was the worst ice
stern We had ever seen Every WE
of every tree, every spear OF grass,
the whole earth and everything that
was on 1t was laden with a heAvy
coating Of ice 1t grew bitterly colo
al night and held 40 for four days
Then heavy snnw-sform set in.
Ten days passed and we had given
un poor kitty as lost for good ana al
Then. one afternoon WIN the cold had
yielded a little. brother and another
boy took . walk down in the WOODS
nearly = mile from home to see the
damage the ice-storm had wrought.
They were making their way along m
the deep forest WIN they heard faint
"mew," '4mew." meow Tney
stopped and listened, and heard y
again, NEW. NEW. meow Aoi-
1919. the snund thew soon cane upon
poor kitty. In thicket al the font
at. a big trees caught fast BY one poor,
lacerated and broken forepaw ~
cruel. dreadful stsel trap. She had
been there. without food Or water. aer
broken paw fruxen stin. through 81
| that bitter winter colo ana norm.
for ten full days and nights. during
which the wicked boy or man VINO
| had set that trap never once visited
| it TO zee Mhether SOME poor anifnal
had been caught in Its vice-ike srIp
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Your niece.
EDITN RAWLINGS.

pearsd. and. putting on = bold front.
the boy aimed his gun. The savage.
thinking Ia WAs On thu point of shoot
Ing, leaped into the river. leaving his
gun IN the canoe. and ran to tell his
tribe that the palsfAcss were on the
warpath again.
Jonathan. knowing that pursuit
vAs certain, and that Ae could only
hohbls &C best. assured himself chat
thers Nas NO hops for him. .Hurriedly
he looked about for . aiding place.
Iuu nu1ify noticed two trees which.
undermined hy the watcrA had Dip
psd forward tngether into the stream.
A great mass OF loose wood had lodg-
cd On their trunks.
jonathan stepped into the water %
~ to leave no trail, and creeping be-
tween the trunka undAr the maAa Of
driftwood. found ut fenxth hole
large enough TO permit Of his breath
Ing. He had scarce time to secrete
himself before the Indians appeared
They searched thoroughly. even run
ming out upon the mat Of driftwcod
over his head, thus cAuaing the trees
to sink with their weight and thrust
ing his head completely under water;
but they found no trace OF him and
1t length G1vs I'm the hunt ~ un-
ayailing. The boy gathered himself
together and ltmped on. . prey to
thirst and hunger and % weak that
he could % only i short distance
without pausinx to rest.
Luckily 10 eaw no more Of the In
dams. and after three dayv Of painful
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08

II arrived one cold, snowy evening
In Late autumn. 1t seemed to nave
blown up against the front door where
sts piteous cries. blending with the
bowling wind. attracted our atten-
ton One OF the children opened the
door just a crack. and with the rush
OF the tempest through the space thus
opened II seemed to have been lit
orally hurled into the halfway II
was pitifully bedraggied; but when u
had dried OF IL had refined look
and was well dressed. as though 1t
came of . good family. But 1t was
evident that Ii had been very badly
treated. For there was Wild. hunted
look in its eyes. and although It nad
now fallen among friends, many,
many days Of gentleness and Kindness
were needed to change that look into
one Of trust and happiness 1t was
a real pleasure to win back that new
expression into those expressive eyes.
To some people all Cinnamon look
alike. But Ii you know Cinnamon.
and especially II you interest yourself
In them ana try to do them some
little kindneases, you will soon dis
cover that they have the same per-
sonal qualities and the same varieties
OF expression ~ white folks. And 30,
to some people. q cat IL cat But
many people have found ont thar
there are cats and cats. Our poor
little wall was just an ordinary stray
cat when uhe, came to us on that colo
December evening. But her awaken
ing under kind treatment soon placed
her In the and cats class. For sne
developed : remarkable intelligence
and seemed actually to speak 70 US
from the chAngeahie depths OF those
LIQUID eyes.
Oae Of our ehiIdrsn. an eleyen-year-
old boy, always had a remarkable
power over animals, based no doubt
on 1 real sympathy with and under
standing OF them. He talked to our
waif just a. though she were a hui
| man being and insisted that she I'M
derstooi him and talked to him IN
return. We rather think that she did
Cur waff wAs About eight months
! old when she came to us Brother
and sh6 becxux fIyt friends. She was
always scrupulously neat and clean
about her person and around the
| house. She loved dearly to steep Viii
| brother and she would get down IN
| der the clothes all except her head,
and sleep all night looking for all
| the world like another child in this
dim twilight, rs uhe and he went efi
| To dreamfAnd together She became
| "a mach loved member Of the family
retaining only one indelible mark Oh
her hard. frightened life before sht
| drifted into our doorway; and thai
was that she never could purr. "
/ 10 this time we did not know thai
| there was such q thing As 4 -ieas
cat But Il seemed as though THU
| poor. dear kitty had been so abused
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New, -Anntie. you have doubtless
thought
Your little nephew surely ought
To stop this simple. silly rhyme
And not nfonopeiize your tfsne,--=
For other Circle members dear
To you. from whom you wish TO hear,
Cannot be pushed aside for me.
Nor do wish 1t thus 10 be:
So | shall hasten ON, ray friend;
And bring this letter to an end.
No need there Is that ! should write
What happened every day and night
While spending my vacation there;
And. then. / know you do not care
For this, since there is little more
Each day thar wxs the day before
or pleasures that do THERE abound
And move their joyous cycles round.
But | mnst surely tell 70 you.
Dear Auntie. just = thing Or two
That struck me of the people there
And Of their habits-how they fare
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My Trip to Ocean View
LOUIS DAHL, Farmville, Va.
Continued from Last Sunday

Each morning early on the strand
With box or basket in his hand
Tho cook proceeds in haste TO reach
The market place tths sandy bsachl
To meet the hoatmen coming in
NTH eraaker. trout and terrapin.
For on HIS heart ID laid this care
A welcome meal he must prepare.
Though everything that's good to eat
Beef. lamb and various other meat
VIII. now and then. make up dish,
Their universal food 10 nsh
Another thing which struck me sore
Was that they always charged ~
more
For fountain drinks. for Lemonade.
Than here at home I've ever paid.
Oar nickel drinks. aias, alas,
Al Ocean View are fen -giass.
And thus was Of .'chink" hereft.
! did not have = penny left
When time had come to say sdieu
To friends and scenes at Ocean View
The End.
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We covered the grave with flowers
and set up little headseone. in
scribed the date OF her coming to US,
and the date of her death And now
we try to forget some things and to
remember how We won the trust ana
giadness back again into her eyes In
those first days of her life with US.
And We say to ourselves that per-
haps it is true. as many great ana
GOOD people have thought. that there
il somewhere heaven Tor good dumb
creatures such as she.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08

At the Gate
Wen. Roger. my dear old doggte. they
say that your race Is run,
And our Jolly tramps together UP and
down the world are done.
You'ro only dog. old fellow dog.
and you've had your day,
But never a friend Of all my friends
has been truer than you Away.
We've had glorious times together in
the fields and pastures fair;
In storm and sunny weather we've
romped without care:
And however nsen haYA, treated M,
though foul or fair their deal.
However many the friends that failed,
rive found you true an steel
That's right. my dear old fellow. look
up with your knowing eye,
And tick my hand with your loving
ss@ tongue that never told = lie;
And don't DO afraid. old aosgis, II your
time has coIaA 70 Ke,-------
For somewhere out In the great Tn
known there's place Tor you.
-------- knew.
Then don't you worry old courrdes
and don't you fear to die.
Fer out in that fairer country I'll md
YOU by and by;
And I'ii stand BIZ you. old fellow, and
our love will surely win.
For never Heaven will barber me
where they won't let Roger in.
When reach that city glorious. be-
hind the waiting dark
\ >kx = xfutl tz
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
THE ESCAPE
OF
JONATHAN WELLS

Through the New England Indians
were 80 very much stronger in NUM-
bers than the whites. they we're never
even weakly united. and their cow
ardice was weakness for which
superior numbers could never make
up. The end OF the summer OF 1876
found the ravaEes everywhere VIC
torious. however. and dozen towns
had been attacked and burned. while
isolated murders without number had
been perpetrated. There was no meet
ing the Indians face to face. They
fought only from amhu&h and were
always gone before troops could be
summoned to the scene and the white
men were siow tn amy case TO adopt
the Indian methods OF warfare And
so it came about that the savAEes,
everywhere successful, came to de-
sp.se their clumsy, awkward enemies.
On the night Of May 18th they eel
ebrated q great feast and aftefward
sank TO q sound sfumber IN their
bark lodges: all Of them. that II.
with the exception OF Philip. who.
suspecting danger, had Withdrawn
over the river.
On this same evening number of
seidiers and hoys gathered In Hadley
street. Prominent among the volun
teers was sixteen-year-old youth.
Jonathan Wells. The company was
under command OF Captain Turner.
and the expedition upon which 1t was
about to set forth was . daring one
The plan was to attack the Indian
camp, and the Indians outnumbered
them four 10 one Defeat meant
death or the captivity and torture
that was worse than death. The
march was undertaken after night
fall and tina -hEauA little hand mazda
It's way in safety through forest and
swamp past the well-guarded Indian
outposts. and at daybreak arrived
near the camp Here the hnrsea WerA
left among the trees. while the SOL
Ysfiers erept silently TO the lodges OF
-the enemy
The surprise Was completely sue
eessfsf. The terrified sarages, shrek
ing that the Mohawks were upon
them. were either shot down or. plum
cling into the waters, were swept over
the roaring falls. But the attacking
party. though It had gained the VIC
tory, was hy no means out OF danger,
still heavily outnumhered a. II Was
By the remaining redskins. While the
soldiers were husily gathering arms
and food. the sayages suddenly raj
lied and opened IRE upon them from
behind the sheltering trees Captain
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Farmville. Va.

Farmville, Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy.-Please do not
be in too big hurry for the prize
puzzles. because ! am worrying on one
now tina. will take good while to
nnish, and which / hope Will win the
prize. / arm not much of an artist.
or else / would have tried for the
drawing prize. Your linotype made
last Sur day In the last line
at my trip to Ocean View. The word
town should have been "oewn-"
Your little nephew,
LOUIS DAHL
- Toano, Va
Dear Aunt Nancy have been in
tsrested in the r.. v. ]. c. for some
time, and would like to become a
member Please xend me q badge?
Am sending in a puzzle and an answer
to one. Hope the Old Gray Goose
won't eat II up
Your new niece,
ALICE B. CLAY.
Pampiin. Va.
nsar Aunt Nancy got the badge
you sent me. We saw the puzzles In
the paper the other Sunday. My
sister 10 not at home. She Is at my
uncls's In Forest Depot, Va.
/ sent the badge to her. am
sending . drawing this week. | hone
will see ii the paper next Sunday
want to surprise my sister.
Your nephew.
GLENNAIRE LONGSW0RTH.
Sebrell. Va
DSxr Aunt Sansy,-f know YOU
think. I have forgotten your club. But
I have to practice an hour every day.
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Turner i'm mediately ordered retreat.
The main company mounted
hastily aud plunged into the forest.
striving by every means In it, power
10 shake on the cloud of arrows which
OF angry bees.
The boy Jonathan. with a party OF
about eighteen men, who had been
some distance away when the retreat
was ordered, returned hastily to their
horses and found their comrades
down Jonathan somehow kept his
senses and found his horse. A. he
rode forward two Indians plunged
after him and Aired. One shot struck
his horse, while the other entered Ms
thigh. He reeled and would hGye
fallen to the ground had he not
clutched his horses name. The SAY
ages. seeing that he was wounded.
pursued him. but he leveled his gun
at them and managed to hold them
q bay until he hzt ridden heyend
their reach.
reach.
AS he rode furiously forward. how
ever he heard piercing cry for help.
and turning back. found Belding, >
lad of his own age. lying badly
wounded on the ground. He made
shift to pull him up behind, and rode
thus a. best he could until they had
caught up With the advance party,
thus saving Belongs life.
Panic held sway and fear was on
every side. yet Jonathan was unwili-
4. Il AAA
searching out Captain Turner, begged
that he halt and 60 back to thsir
Eelisf- .-.---
Impossible. lad." said the captain.
r. It h better to save some than "
lose all. =
To add to the excitament and CON.
fusion, the guides became bewildered,
and soon the party vas split UP Int
tiny bands
The pand with which JonathVn
found himself became tangled up In .
swamp, where II WAS once more 1T
tackled By tbs. gavagsx. Again the
boy escaped with few Others. When
they found that he was badly wound
ed, they left him and rode away.
Jonathan was wholly deserted.
DA0iy Wuuuueu, E0Mpl0tGly lU1ts weak
with hunger and surrounded by
bloodthirsty savaEes. the boy pushed
doggedly on. A nutmeg which he
had In his pocket served to keep him
from fainting.
After he had made his way SOME
distance he swooned In good earnest
and tumbled from his horse When
ct last he regained consciousness he
found that he had kept His hold on
the reins Of his horse. and that the
animal Was standing close 6sside him.
Jonathan was rapidly growing wsak-
er. however. and out Of khdness loos-
"a tho horss and let him 90. Altar !
time he succeeded In making fire
BY nashtng powder In the pan Of hts
gun. II spread among the leaves
With maExalata rApadity md sAyefNlx
burned hts hands ana fncs. Certain
th4t the Indinas having seen The
smoke. would come and Kill him. the
lad threw away his bullets and pow
der, keeping only enough for 4 single
shot. IN ttQpDed ~ IN wound -
best a. could With tow ard, com
|p1etSIy exhau1t9d HI asleep IN TIE
morning. he found hist tho bleeding
hea csaeed enA th4t his STRENGTH AaA
|returned a i ne1eulA m dl0wly
nn4 p1txfnIlx yA&14 axEeal tAe rtyps.
!; II; s
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What the Old Gray Goose
Will Surely Gobble

signed with the
Ind ress o
win In black tnk
ssnt without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08

At seaside places dandies walk.
And wear my first. and proudly talk,
p,,t when their betters they salute.
NV first. sometimes, win make them
mute.
Then TO my second each win tell
His small adventures and cry, We'll
Iet us adjourn TO our hotel!
There, Ii you listen for the word,
NV whole may possibly be heard
In corner snug. where players sit,
And exercise their keenest wit.
EDITH MI. ALLEN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08

HATTIE CAMP.
Hsathsville, Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy have just nm
ished reading Young Blood" and am
now going to read Little Visits win
Great Americana and The hopper
Baron" school will soon begin, anc
will have to stop reading SO mucn
and go to studying. I wish you were
here 70 go with me riding. just
know you would like IL.
/ have earned right much money
this summer working in the Echo
Publishing company. I like the work
fine. Well. all the camp 10 over
and I am glad Have you ever been
to camp / didn't 60 at all because
I did nor want to- train OF bug
gies is always passing and wagons
too Its q sight, I tell you. ! am
here all By myself tonight as every
body has gone down to the river. /
have a nice Edison graphophone, anu
quite a number of records. taAe
music lessons and can play few
pieces ON the piano. / have pretty
little kitten, and do not know what
TO name II, can you help me name
il? Find inclosed drawing. wnlch
hope TO see in print, and my letter,
too / hope the Goose Is asleep Wheh
this arrives / remain.
Your devoted nephew,
CARR HALL CARSON.
;. p S. What has become Of Helen
c. H. ..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT
Missing Words.

In the following sentence, Ave four
fatter words are represented by dashes-
Each word Is composed of the same
four letters, arranged in different
order Fill the blanks correctly
Brightly coiored flowers in --~---
grow around the ----- that ----- the
mound, and cause many passer-
by to at the - to admire their
Iuxurianf beauty.
EDITH M. ALLEN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
Before II Is Too y

II you've q gray-haifed mNe
In the old home. Tar 4N
SIT down and write the le4474
You've put OF day 0y dHX7
Don't walt until her tired T.
Reach heavens pearly @
But show her that you
of her
Before 1t - too lata. ~
Lyou,ve q tender ssAeon
Or a loving word to ~
Don't walt till you fof0NE
But whisper It today
Who knows what bitter N
ries
May haunt II you wAtt
So make your loved ora M
Before 1t Is too lates b
We live but In the prea4Q<
's-e.ss THE frYsurs is tHnlKnCyR1fss
Tomorrow Is q mystery
Today Is all our own.
The chance that fortune
to US
MAY vanish while W -
So spend your LIES rich
ure - - -SS:s'as71
3 e Before It IN too lxte "
The tender words unSRok
The letters newer e0nfs
The long-forgottsn rneQe
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SHORT LETTERS FROM CIRCLE MEMBERS

and this has been a very busy week
I will try and write every week Am
sending a drawing, and hope TO win
the prize.
Your loving niece.
HATTIE CAMP.
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shumanNills. Va.

Gnumanefhle. va
Dear Aunt Nsrcs.--I appreciate the
badge you ssnt me. think II n real
pretty. I guess you think I am not
SOtng TO write to you any more. but
T. am. Aunt Nancy would have.
written to you before. but / haven't
had time to write. Ancs ! wrote TO
you I haze joined the church, and
going 10 Try TO be . xoos Christian.
and try to bring al the little un
saved boys and girls 10 Jesus. Every
saved boys ana girls to Jesus Every
thing u 10 dr7 up here and It La
% dusty. Will try to write real often
hereafter.
Todr loving nephew
EARL HAWTHORN SC-HUMAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08

EDITH RAWLINGS.
Conundrums.
l. Why are tombstones like whiskey
bottles-
2. why does the moon have more
influence over woman than the sun
s. why Is a ieopard'a tail IKE a
person that's shocked or amazed?
JOHN JAMES.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
Gcuth Richmend. Va.
1lAA HsaM GHr~A

UUVkH 1SICHWFMd We.
11eo Hull Street.
Dear Aunt Nancy guesa you
thought ! had deserted the circle. but
l have been sick, and am glad that
can write to u again. l am work
ing for the prixs, 20 I am sending you
some puxxles and hope the Old Gray
Goose will not make = meal OF them.
think Alma keMp's drawing was
splendid ard think she deserved the
prize. gueas ! viii stop now.
From your little niece.
GRACE WALKER
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-08
What Rivers

Riddles.
I. What State In the Union ts round
at both ends and high in the middle?
2. There were twelve pears hanging
high, twelve men came riding py,
each took 8 pear, and sttll left eleven
hanging there.
3. What msn in the Spanish war
wore the largest hat?
4. Why did washington wear red
white and bi,,e cuspenders.
g. Why Is sn ella man like win
dow
g.. A man ,de across the bridge,
but yet walked.
What ia the Relation?
1. Brothers and sisters have / none,
but that boys father was my fathers
son.
EDITII RAWLINGS.
Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-06
PREDICT A roeLess RACE
chitopodists Foresee Human Feet
 Thus Shorn In the Future.

CHICAGO. Tn. July 5.--Chlropodists from all over the country met here today to organize B national associa- ton.
 Dr. Henry Schmidt declared that he regarded his profession as one Of the highest for the amelioration of the human race.
 The foot is the key to the we'll being Of humanity" he said. "You can't do much for man in the way of religion if he is suffering from bunions No one can be really happy with bad corn. All of your reformers, poets. comedians. spell-bindeFs, and editorial writers can do little for a people who have 10 do certain amount of walking each day oB feet that are swollen and sore.
 "A business man to succeed must have good feet"
 The chiropodists predicted that in ages to come the human race win he toeless. They pointed 10 the evolu ton of the horse as proof.
 A feature Of the session was a de nunciatioh of the frequent reproach that the feet Of Chicaso's women compare most .favorably with those Of Naples. Berlin or Vienna" declared Dr. Ignacio J. Refs Chicago women have prettier feet than their New York sisters"
Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-06
R. GREENWOOD I. YOUNG WIN
 DRILL TEST
Complete Task in 40h Min utes; Lig0n and Raby
 Second; Pejovich and KO- zarich Third; Respective Time A and 44ll Minutes

R. Greenwood and Thomas Yoang won first prize in the drilling cor test, which ended at l:20 this morn. ing. with the time of 70 l.2 minutes. lawrence Ligon and B. Rahy, second. time 44 minutes Iazar Peioyich and Mirks Kozarich. third. time ~ I-2 minutes. owing 10 the lateness of the finish Of the contest it was i'm possible to compile the time of each driller This will be published in the Sunday Review. Eleven were dis. qualified. Two teams tied at 45 l-2 minutes
Bisbee daily review., 1912-07-06
THINKS TREASURY ROW
 IS FAMILY AFFAIR

WASHINGTON. July 5.-The pro. posed congressional investigation of affairs of the treasury department may not come about unless s. Piatt An drew, former assistant secretary, who resigned the first of the week. files specific charges against Secretary MaeVeagh Chairman Cox of the house committee to which the reso- hutton was referred. declared today the committee had so far considered the anair simply in the light of family TOW.