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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

Ton scout. -
Leamy-Golden Spears.
stacpqole-- Cruise pf the: King
fisher.
Allen-David Crockett, Scout.
Observation-Disclosures of Health.
Swift-Public Permanent Public
School Funds.
Tappan-When knights We're
Bold.
French-Engineering Drawing.
Robinson-Width and Arrange
ments Of Streets. -.s~
Dooley-Textiles. -.
Pittenger-Toasts ~.
Rivers-Conundrum
Danie1s-Home Life in Norway.
spencer-The Worlds Minerals.
Melitz - Operagoer's Complete
Guide. g.. i.
Ward & Waller Cambridge HIS
tory of English Literature.
Sterne-Tristam Shandy.
Barclay-Thru the Postern Gate.
Cooper-some American Story
Tellers.
Harris-The Recording Angel.
Barton, Clara-Story Of My Child
hood. -, 49,.
Bowman-Forest Physiogra n.y..
Tomlinson-Camp Fire of Mad An
thony. ..> ',
Genn-Rome.
Bruce-Kashmir.
Baring-The Russian People.
Patterson-My Vagabondage.
Casson-Ads and Sales.
Field-Fingerposts to 5hi:drea's
Reading.
notwithstanding Generation.
Haskin-The American Govern
ment.
Pryce-Christopher.
Clark-Law Of Employment Of La
Dor.
Ray-Nathalie's Sister.
Wiggen-New Chronicles of Re-
becca.
Talbot-Railway Conquests Of the
World.
Mair-English Literature; Mod
ern:
Observation-Disclosures to Science.
Myres-Dawn of History.
Wallace-saddle and Camp In the
Rockies. : .''.-
Eggleston-First Book in Ameri-
can History. = * .- :',~..s: T.. = = :.
coalins-The Way With the
Nerves.. 80 &4& u. I: Z. II. II >., -
Observation-Disclosures OF Bond
: s.,4.t .as 81 s:z Il. 3
Rogers-Wild Animals Every
Child Should Know. r.. j,
Sienkiewicz-In Desert and VIII
derness. 80 IS. --
Wells-Outdoor Signalling: ! .,.,..
365 Foreign Dishes. r. -: -. :
Horne-Free win and Human Re-
sponsibility. / r: - y; Il F.. al . r.
/ Who's Who in zAmerica--1912-13.
Hazeltine-Sable Lorcha. .s's s.
Askins-Wi and Trap Shooting:
Baldwin-Fairy Stories and Fa-
bles. Z .. -Es T. T.. g. X 49, Is. ).
: Tolstoi -Hadji Murad. :: s..4z.s Z II 4
Bindloss- Vane OF the Timber
lands. -. .5. zs: +: I. s M ; z3.2. &
] Bower Lonesome Land =:# 8 ss .,:z
Thomas Memoirs Of Theodore
Thomas. 3. g. .5s
Atkinson Greyfriars Bobby.
Hinkson-Paradise Farm.
+ Siepen Berlin. ~ 1. z..sss5
. Luffman Question Of Latitude,
IS5gs xp,ll.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28
Atkinson Greyfriars Bobby
7 Hinkson Paradise Far1mn. 8
siepen Berlin.
LuffmanA Question OF Latitude

IRONWOODFMAN CHAR(3ED -.
+ ..s WITH RIiSfBRZZlLEllE
II. "a. Fit1simmons, cashier of the
Bank Of Ironwood, which rsesntly
closed its doors. Il under arfest 81 i
charge Of. advertisement Of III. 90.
hail has been fixed at $1O, o0e.
Fitxsimmonsz 81 we'll Known e d
number 81 VirSinia people. FORMER
residents 81 the Gogsbic.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-06-28

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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
Virginia State Summer Insti-
tute for Teachers. Big
Stone Gap, Va.

This is an age of progress,
The intelligent teacher knows
well how important it is to
keep pace with the progress of
the age.
The Virginia State Summer
Institute, at Big Stone Gap,
will afford splendid opportuni.
ties to teachers desiring to do
professional work. We are de-
sirous of making this our "ban-
ner year" in every respect, but
we are not so selfish, or oyer
ambitious, as to desire the pa
tronage of the teachers from
other Normals. We do need
however, and expect, the loyal
support of every teacher and
school officer in this particular
section or division.
To those teachers who wish n
lovely mountain locality i n
which to spend u summer vaca-
ton ndrecreation, coupled with
some light professional work
Big Stone Gap should be precu-
liarly attractive.
We shall be glad to have you
attend the Normal at Big Stone
Gap which will be from July 3,
to 30, closing with the State
Teachers examination. If you
are interested write for our bull
letin and further information.
III. Ii. Young,
Local Manager.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12

and two tonths (s0.e) feet; thence lcav-
ing same north three degrees thirty seven
minutes cast IN 3 81 E) one hundred
seventy and seven terths (170. ~ feet:
thence north eighty six degrees twenty
three minutes west IN SO 90 w fifteen
40 feet; thence by curve TO the left
from tangent bearing north three de-
grees thirty seven minutes east IN . 81
E) with radius of four hundred sixty
eight and seven tenths t46s7l feet one
hundred thirty one (l3l) feet to the iiSt
named divisional line: thence with same
one hundred six qOG) feet to the Begin
ming, and containing one and two tenths
U.2) acres more or less.
Being the parcel OF land shown ON
"I'he plat of the survey of the parcel of
land sought to be condemned by the
Carolina. Clinchfeld and Ohio Railway
In proceeding instituted by it against
the above named defendants In the Cir
Quit Court of Dickinson County. Virgin
Ia, and profile showing cuts and fills,
TRUSTEES and bridges, (which plat and
profile is filed in the Clerks office of this
court at tine time of the filing of this pc
tition as Exhibit \ ''
Carolina. Clinchiield and Ohio Railway.
BY J. j. CAMPION.
Vice President
w II Rouse.
II c. Morrison,
! Norment Powell,
Attorneys.
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NOTICE.
" IT NUUsU.
III G. Morrison.
J Nurnont Powell
Attorneys

To Lillian Rasnick j $ gusnicl, r. ID.
sutherland and wife, Bessie Sutherland
q Il Horn and wife lors
Cllnohlield Coal Corporation COMO
ration; Central Trust Company of
New York, corporations Tie New
York Trust Company Trustee, cor
portion G \ Lee and others whose
names aud addresses are unknown aud
all whom 1t concern.
You are hereby notified tlat Carolina.
Glinchiield and Ohio Railway. "A public
service corporation organizaed exist.
ing and doing business under the laws
of the slate of Virginia, and hy lis
charter and the laws of state authori-
2ed to condemn land and other property
for It's nscs will, ON the sth DAY OF
july, 1912, being day of the Circuit
Court of Dickinson County Virginia
apply TO said court at the courthouse
thereof, in the town of Ciintwoud. for the
appointment of five disintcrcstcd FREE.
holders residents of the said county. To
ascertain what will be Just compcnsa
ton for the following described s,rip or
pcrccl OF land. the Zee of which is pr5pos-
cd 20 be condemned by the UNDERSIGNED
in constructing, maintaining and opernt-
ing = railroad inDickenson Uounty, Vir-
ginia. and to award damages. If, any, re-
sullng to the adjacent or other proper
ties of the said defendants above named
or the property of any other person or
persons, beyond The peculiar benefits
that will accrue 10 such property respcc-
lively from the construction, mainten-
ance and operation of the works of the
undersigned
That the said defendants above named
are tenants in the freehold of said strip
or parcel of land.
The said parcel OF land is the same
mentioned described and shown in the
petition, description, plat, survey and
profile filed by the undersigned in the
Office OF the Clerk Of the Circuit Court of
Dickensorf County. on the 10th day Of
June, 1912, in this proceeding against
Lillian Rasnick ct al and TO which refer
encc is here made
The said strip or parcel of land is sit
ua:e Ia Dickinson ccunty, Virginia, and
is \ portion of track OF land situate in
the county and state aforesaid, adjoining
the lines owned by Gliuchfield Coal Cor
poration, Noah Deal and others. and
which said strip or parcel of lane is more
particularly bounded and described ms
follows.
BEGINNING at the northerlv side
thereof ON the divisional line between
Lillian Rasnick end lands now or form
erly OF Logan Ashby at the intersection
of same with ths center line of location
of the Carolina, Clinchfcld and Ohio
Railway and running with same castorly
about ninety tSOJ feet 70 Mcclure Fork
thence up MeCiune's Fork with RAsnick's
line three hundred 800 feet more or les
TO lands of Noah Deal thence with same
west about sixty i've t66j feet TO the con-
ter liue OF location of the Carolina.
Ciinchfeid and Ohio Railway: thence
containing along same land west ninety
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12

marriage will take place at the
home OF the bride's brother,
Ezra Carter, and after the we'd
ding supper Prof. and Mrs.
Wolfe will leave on the even
ing train for Oberlin, Ohio,
prof. Wolfe being an alumnus
of Oberlin College,) and they
will spend their honeymoon
there and at other points of in.
terest before returning to Dun.
cannon, where Mrs. Wolfe will
assist her husband the ensuing
year in the Dungannon High
School, of which Prof. Wolfe
is the capable principal.
1t is q matter of very sincere
regret TO Miss Carter's many
friends at this place that none
of our young men succeeded in
winning this handsome and CD
pable sister of one of our lead.
ing merchants. Since, in addi-
ton to her personal popularity,
she was ono of the most eff
cient teachers ever secured by
the school board at this place,
and the loss of her professional
services is regretted by those
who have the best interests of
the school INT heart.
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Carter-Wolfe.

Rev. and Mrs. j b. Craft and
daughter, Miss Rachel, G. W.
Carter, Mr., and Mrs. G. S. Car
ter and sons. G. s., Jr., and
Stuart, We're passengers on the
morning train over the Virgin.
ia md Southwestern this morn
ing "Wednesday enroute l O
Gate City, Va, where at four
thirty this afternoon Rev. Craft
will ofiioiate AT the marriage OF
Miss Flora Kate Carter, OF that
place, TO Prof. John jackson
Wolfe, of Dungannon on the
Clinch.
The wedding viii be q very
quiet affair, only tile immedi
ate relatives OF the contracting
par1ies being present. The
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
PULLMAN ARRANGEMENT

Commencing May 25th Pullman sleep
or service will be established Winston
Salem, \. G., aud NewaYork via Shen,
andcah Valley, HegeBtown, Harrisburg
and Philadelphia, leaving winston-Sa.
lcm 100 p. ~, daily return service, leAv-
my New York q 80 y. IN. and Philadei.
phia s;o5 y, ia. Dining car service north
Of Roanoke,
The Sleeper now operated Gary, w
VA, knd Now York viii be changed 10
Gary aud Philadelphia, First-class ser
Vice for Atlantic City, New Jersey Sea.
shcfs Resorts aud the North, Dining
caFs Gary and Shenandoah.
~ u. BxyiM..
~ ~ General Passenger Agent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
CLuB STANDING
FOR SALE.

Church and two lots, the
property of the Southern Metho.
dist Church, located ON Wyan-
dotte Avenue and East First
Street. One of the most desir-
able locations in town for resi-.
dence. Terms, one-third cash,
and the balance in one and two
years. VIII give possession
upon delivery of deed. Apply
to c. f. Bianton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
keokee Defeats Dorchester

keokee, June s;h In one of the most
closely contested ball games OF the sea
son keokoe defeated Dorchester today by
a score OF 4 TO | neither side being able
TO score until the sixth Inning, when a
base on balls. an error, and three safe hits
allotted the local team three runs, after
two men men had been retired. Each
team score one in the eight inning.
Innings I23l5G7s HE
Dorchester 5000 0u0i0 / 4 3
heoSec 5000 O30l 1 : q
Batteries Dorchester, Richmond aud
Combs: kcokcc Swain and Taggart.
Umpire - G. Fawbush
Time One hour and thirty minutes.
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Polley-prescotl.

This "Wednesday morning
at eight thirty o'clock Miss
Elizabeth Beverley Policy and
Mr.. Edwin Justin Prescott were
quietly married in the library
of the bride's beautiful home at
the corner of East Second Street
and Suwanee Avenue by Rev.
j. b. Craft, pastor Of the Bap,
list church TT this place, only
the Immediate families of the
contracting parties being pres
emit.
Lohengrin's Bridal Chorus
played by Miss Anna Agee on
the piano, accompanied by Miss
Virginia Beverley on the violin,
announced the approach of the
bridal party, Miss Policy enter
ing on the arm of her brother,
Mr.. w. II. Policy, who gave her
away. and the groom with the
officiating clergyman.
The impressive ring ceremony
was used. The couple stood un
der an exquisite arch of Crimson
Rambler roses, and jardineres
of the same roses contributed
further to the charming color
scheme. During the ceremony,
Misses Agee aud Beverley softly
played "fIearts and Flowers
The bride was attired in n
handsome aud becoming travel
ing suit of light tan whipcord
with hat, shoes and gloves to
match, and carried bouquet
of brides roses.
Immediately following the
conclusion of the ceremony and
the congratulations o those
present, Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott
we're driven to the V. and S. w
depot where they took the nine
eighteen train, their destma-
ton being known only TO them
selves. They VIII be gone
about three weeks or mouth.
Though no invitations were
issued, many handsome gifts
in silver and cut glass were re
ceivtd by this popular couple.
The groom's gilt To the bride
was c very beautiful ring set
with pearls and diamonds
Mrs. Prescott is the charming
daughter of Mr.. and Nlrs. s.
Policy, OF this place, and has
been a prominent figure in the
social life of the town for sev
eral years. She is an accom-
plished musician. and a young
lady of great personal magnet
ism Her many warm friends
md enthusiastic admirers at
this place are delighted that
she Will continue to make her
home in the Gap
MIR. Prescott is one of the
mos, prominent of the business
men of this section. He is gen.
eral manager of the Virginia
Coal aud Iron Company, the
largest land holding company
III Southwest Virginia. and is
comptroller of both the Stone
ga Coke 4 Coal Company and
the Interstate Railroad Compa-
ny. and is very popular both
socially and as n business man.
The many friends of this pop.
ular couple join the Post in
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
NOTICE.

To Raymond prichard and wife. Alice
Prichard; Clinchfeid Coal Corpora,
ticn; Central Trust Company of New
York; New York Trust Company,
Trustee, and Others whose names and
residences are unknown to petitioner.
and all whom 1t may concern;
You are hereby notified that Carolina,
Clinchheid and Ohio Railway, public
service corporation, organized. existing
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
Wise vs. Norton, at Norton.

liatteries NOrlon, Adams and Mcad0r,
p" iSe, Stevens, Lipps Fulton and lIylton.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12
RIG sTONE GAP

NeIIs callch out Tor cutting 3rd base
in 2nd inning.
struck out by Banks, 9; by Baker, l /;
by Hall, q.
Bases on balls on Baker. /
Hit 10y pitched hall by Banks. 8.
Hits on Banks, 3; OF Baker,
Banks pitched az innings Baker fin
ished the game ia the box
base hits Wells Hall and Davis
3 base hits--1aie
Home runs -Tate.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1912-06-12

If there is baseball trust it
is certain that it isn't in the
umpire.
, 1912-08-24

10 a. m. Barbados, bar. 1924 E. fair.
Dominica, 30.05 ". partly cloudy.
St klt's, 30.06 n. f. bright.
4 pm. Barbados bar, 3016 Il. fair.
Dominica, j." 1896 e. clear.
st. Kits, Z" 1896 +. fair.
New York, August 23rd.
Flour, Winter Clears per barrel >45O,
Meal, Kilndried, per borrel 81. 20.
New Seasons Pork no quotation.
Heavy Mess Pork 2O4.-s204
smear Crystals per 100lbs. f4.11
"o"' Muscovndo 80 test 10Oibs. 3.G1
Molasses Eng. Islds. per gal. no quotation.
Liverpool Cotton, niddIing Upland, 6 3-5d.
Exchange, New York &London, so days sight
4.844
Exchange New York and London, sight 4.874
London, August 23rd.
Dem. Crystals 1Gs, Gd.-17s. Sd.
Mascoyado, iooting terms in
'"6"' bond, IS. 9l.-10S. Oh
German beet So f. o. b. lis 81.
Java Sugar 5000 Gibraltar or Channel for
orders. floating terms, rs. Cd.
Demorara Rum, Is. 4d.-ls. SD.
Cocoon Trinidad, good m~jddl.n9 Red, nom.
N cwt. 72s.
Cotton, Medium Fine Stat Liverpool, nominal
Is. ?d.
Bank Of England Rate Of discount 3.
Consols ~ 11-1G
Three per cent kentes in Paris 92.65.
, 1912-08-24
Translation.


II is hereby brought to public notice that
= under date Of 18th June II. c. His Males
ty the King was most gracions!y pleased 10
recognize MIR. W. 2. NJ. VAN Fps as Con-
sui for the Netherlands at the Danish West
Indian Islands.
Government Secretary's Office, St, Thorn
ms. the 9th August 1912
WILL JACOBSEN.
, 1912-08-24
Beke ndteoY else.

y EVERANCEN af oftornavnte Artikler
- til Richmond Fuugsel og Sygeanstalter
udbydes til Licitation for Tidsrummet fra
lste Oktober d. A. til Site Marts 1913, i
Her hold til Kondltioncr, der henligger til
Eftersyn paa Politikamret:
MojsmoI Gu. 10000 ID. beraf 1000 III /
5 Fade Il 500 fb.
Fadene af nye
white oak slaves
and heads % med
~Jierubaand.
, 1912-08-24
translation.
PubAica tion

E1HE aforementioned articles for the lie
a per Asylum are hereby put up for Ii
citation for the period from LIST October 1912
to 31st March 1913 according 10 conditions
which can be seen at Christiunsted's Police
Office.
1900 Tbs Cornmeal,
5000 lbs Musccvado Sugar,
zoe lbs. Bevf,
1900 lbs. Yellow Peas,
1900 lbs. Mess Pork,
800 lbs. Hake Fish,
5000 lbs. Bread,
5000 Bottles Milk,
Parties wishing to undertake the delivery
Of such articles OF part thereof are required
to forward sealed Tenders marked:
blenders for Articles for Leper
Asylum"
to the undersigned Chair an before Friday
the 9th September a c. at 8 o'clock a m.
containing a statement of prices for which
the parties will deliver all or part of said
articles.
The Tenders will be opened at Christian
sted's Police Office at 10 O'Clock a. m. on the
day above stated in the presence of those
who may appear.
Board of Directors for the Leper ASYLUM.
the 10Th August, 1912.
HEYN,
Chairman.
, 1912-08-24
Is elx endta0re1s 2.

~ FTERN EVNTE Artikler til Spedalsk-
&@ hedslsylet udbydes til Licitation for
Tidsrummet fra lste October 1912 til Bite
Marts 1913 i Henhold til Konditioner der
henliege til Eftersyn paa Politikamret i
ChristlunSted.
1900 lbs. Maismel,
5000 lbs. Sucker, brunt,
1900 lbs, Oxekjo1,
1900 lbs. Guile .Ert er,
1900 lbs. Salt Flask,
900 Salt Fisk,
5000 lbs. Brod,
5000 Flasker Mfelk.
Lysthavende der onsker at overt age denne
Leverance eller Dele deraf, o des ON at
indsende forseglede Tilbad maerkede
"Tilbud ON L%eyerance til
Spedalskhedsasylet"
til undortegncdo Formard linden FREDAG
den Ste September d.A. Formjddag II. 9,
indeholdende de Priser hvorfor de vile
levere ovonneynte Artikler eller Dele of
samme.
Tibudene Vile bIive aabnede paa PoIiti-
kamret Chtistiansted neynte Days For
midday III, 10 Oververelse af de Bydende
som MATTE indfude sig.
Bostyrelsen for Spedalskhedsosylet den
19de August, 1912.
HEYN,
F0ymoud.
, 1912-08-24
Translation
Publication

Vsa ENDERS are hereby solicited for the
purveyance of the following articles
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-29

the combined idea of fearlessness and
harmlessness. single petal Of the
small variety is shaped like the "liber-
ty cap and the long spurrea kind, re-
sembles a horn Of plenty, emblematic
Of the fruitful condition Of our country.
\ front view of its five petals suggests
a star. Then the lohes in its terminal
divisions are sometimes found TO be
Is in number. And the petals. grouped
around a central staff, might be COM
pared to the dependency Of the states
upon our national government 1t
grows in every state of the union, and
its colors are n brilliant red, pure
white, and an exquisite blue-our ma
TONS colors. A columbine society was
formed in Cambridge, Mass. IN 1896.
with the idea of having the columbine
adopted as the national flower. Its
merits are many. and the idea found
favor all over the country With ar
lists, poets and botanists,
Its columbine time in colorado,-hill-
sides. decked with blue,
Fairy creatures In cool, green canyons,
cry. Hail. friend TO you.
columbine time in Colorado, scent of
the wild wood thrills
Hinting of comrades-red and yellow
back there in the hills.
Dapples are roads, with sun and shad-
ow, and where the highway bends,
Pause We, and greet these comrades,
laughing columbines, are friends.
And now the golden rod, another
claimant for national honor, that Penn
sylvania, Nebraska, South Carolina,
Kentucky ana other states have adopt
ed 1t is argued that it grows every
where iuxuriantly. about so species be-
ing found in the United States, AZ be-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-29

Maryland have adopted the rhododen-
dfen, which is. literally, a rose tree.
derived from the Greek. II is one of
the most beautiful of the mountain
laurels, and, growing on the mountain
sides. forms impenetrable thiekets.
which are the retreat of wild animals,
and barrier for hunters of game
But the laurel is a sectional plant. and
the large prairie states will never en-
joy if.
Iowa has the wild rose, as well as
North Dakota Maine has the pine
cone and tassel Michigan has the APP
pie blossom and Montana has the bit
ter root. Idaho has the Wild syringa.
Georgia her Cherokee rose. Vermont
has the red clover, and Oklahoma has
the mistletoe Oregon has her Oregon
grape, and Utah has the sage lily Cali
fornia has the satiny, yellow eschotzia,
and Nevada the plebian sage brush.
Minnesota has the moccasin flower.
and South Dakota has the wild basque
flower. Delaware has the peach bios
SOM and Ohio has the red carnation.
Louisiana and Mississippi have the
magnolia, and Florida her orange bios
SOM Texas has the blue bonnet and
Hawaii. our next new state, has the
royal lima. Kansas has the sunflower,
that has IA beautiful myth, and Illinois
and Rhode Island have the violet: that
also has a legend. Colorado has, per-
haps, the most national aspirant for
fame in the eolumbine, as it's name
suggests both Columbus and Columbia.
Its botanical name of "aquilegia IS
suggestive Of the eagle tAauila), from
the resemblance 10 the eagles talons.
1T has another resemblance to the
graceful necks of doves. and so gives
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-29
Club Woman Writes Of the National Flower

ing found in the northeastern states
Some say that ours is more truly the
land of gold than any othef,-the land
where gold is mined coined and spent
freely the land Of golden sunshine
fruit and and flowers Of golden oppor-
tunities, and of golden hours and gold
Ell dreams, whether realized of not
And growing everywhere, il is typical
OF the American liberty and freedom
that We have. It is a conspicuous FLOW
or, and the "solidago," or golden rod
would certainly make handsome en-
hlem. II blossoms late in the season.
Years ago, pamphlets We're sent out
from Boston, suggesting that tile gold
en- rod and arhutus be competitors for
the national flower. The arbutus has
Il strong hold on the hearts of the
American people In a note. preiacing
a poems Whittier says, The trailing
arbutus, or Mayflower. grows abund :
antiy about Plymouth. and was the
first flower to greet the Pilgrims alter
their fearful winter. So the arbutus
Is not only lovely, but also historic.
But il blooms only a short time in a
season.
One more and ! am through, Some
enthusiast exelaims, perhaps IL is Edna
Dean Proctor:
The rose may bloom for England. the
lily for France unfold;
Ireland may honor the shamrock; Scot
land the thistle bold.
But the shield Of the great republic
the glory of the west.
Shall bear stalk of the tasseled corn.
the suns supreme bequest,
The arbutus and the golden rod, the
heart of the north may cheer.
And the mountain laurel Of Maryland,
it's royal clusters rear.