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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-25


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The home that affords the must
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I'm the DEVELOPMENT of its possibilities.
Home making is process of evolution.
We take up the work when everything
connected With 1T Is in 4 NOR. o. .'ss
chaotic condition, probably without any
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HIGHLAND SPRINGS


Highland Springs. Va. August 81
surprised during the past week. when
party % her Young friends unexpect-
efly arrived at Liberty Hall" the
nome of her parents. the occasion be-
showered nor with congratulations and
tokens OF their remembrance. PROBES
scr Atkisson furnished the music. and
dancing was kept up until a late hour.
Cnr.cc refreshments We're served, and
everything went merry until the time
to break up Tor home going.
Miss Mary Dcierhoi has left the viii
lsRo 10 visit her bro,hers family IN
leave early In September, to attend
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Paris In England. in any background
ms lnclinations turn to. hake cnarining
book condolences. possessing Just tho
from dullncss and Just the rirht adj
mixture OF romance 10 please youth as
Wei as maturity Probably II the book
had been called Whispers About Men
and Women. its title might have nit
cd trife better but it is good
enough not even to merit that slight
criticism
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'.scum o. tho rorn, and Other Poems

b. Robert Haven Schauffler. Hough-
ton Miflin Company. of Boston and
New York $500 net
rms series of Twenty-three poems by
Mi Schaunlcr relate 10 the so-callcd
immigrant problem They arc powar-
ful and Inspiring poetic utteranccs on
this most interesting subject
Tho book is most aptly described
by DR.. Henry van Dyke in inc fol-
loving sentence.
ut is a remarkable poem. not only
because OF lis poetic interest. its con
crete expression OF deep feeling in
imaginative and musical language.
but also becaiise of its meanins-the
message wnlca 1t brings 10 us as
Amcricans'
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..The Man Who rnderstooa women.'

By Leonard MoTrlck MltChell Ken
merry. Of Nev York and London. pub
Usher. $40.
Loonard Merck Is a positive guam
tity IN Notion Tue book 10 which tho
name story quoted above mas given .
title, contains a series Of subtly at
,ractite uovclettcs. The man in each
misht nave protested to understa nd
women That Is as It may What
IS 'no-o to the purpose is that Leonard
Merck knows aow TO tell DIT OF
romance so that each hit IN series
seems little better than the one pre-
eeding and The last the best OF all.
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Health and rinppincs.l A Message to


From Eliza 81 Mosher. NJ. D. mus
trated by Hcien Mnheron Funk ana
"agnaiis 90, % Sou York and Lon
don $l.0o net
This nov book bg SIosher consists
q dozen letters whlcn deal in a
Fundamental ana very original way
with HABITS ~ posture, good and bad.
nd tnet Influence upon the body
with chicienes through an understand
inE Of inc needs ~ the body in rcla-
uon 10 food and the removal OF
waste tho care OF Tie skin and the
Offices of clothing
Very simple and clearly the struc-
t4re aud functions ot the nervous sya
tom are given as a basis for impor-
iant suggestion REGARDING the care
girls need 10 give thclnseivcs during
hiFh school and college years II they
"lsh 10 keep as we'll and strong az
tacy opght n be The story OF
mothcrhood is told in : very interest
lgg manner, md valuable advice is
given regarding the physical prepara-
ton for 4. which tho author believes
ahorid begin IN carly &irlhood.
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.rhe no.cs of Crcin."

b Ber>l symous = Appleton and
Co, OF Sew York $50 not
a story OF Provence. the land OF tho
courts OF love and OF troubadours IN
the nrsi part of the thirteenth century.
when northern and southern France
were arrayod the ono asainst the
other. ANA the church threw :hc wciSEt
Of her power 1nn authority against
Ina south AND with trc north
count Bertrand. OF Crain. undertakes
10 DO 8 service for a fricnd. Count HUI
bert OF Gcrvauoan. by conducting Count
Hloe~ts promised bride. Lady Rosa
lnundo Ole Tracey, from Paris TO Ger
vAldan The bride Was cousin OF
Eilnard +. AT England and great lady
~ France because ~ hcr nus band : al
nliaucns IN Aqutanc In III, year
l-oe the roads from Paris TO tho south
'v,re infested with PREDATORY hands OF
men going hero ana there. so that trAv-
q was both difficult and dangerous
Bertrand De Crciu Was. however. ono
Of the foremost knights OF Provence.
Em5lazoued on his yellow surcoat
above tits black coat OF mail We're
three red roses and underneath. the
motto Of his house Cro.n fears moth
roses. said Bertrand symboilzcd the
rose OF oesire. tn, rose OF desire full
nilcd ana the r7i rose OF love. lie
Was man Of his times. primitive as
81 hattie and honorable according to
The standards OF his day
az course he foil in love with Lady
Posainurde de Traces Bcine man
End thrown I'm tn company of this
lovely woman whom be vas pledged
TO protect such a result seemed inevi-
table. That he kept faith with Ger
vsudan with great danger 70 himself
was much to his credit That Lady
Rosairunde courage matched his in
quality was greatly TO hers. She being
: woman
The book s fun u the fierce tuinult
% the Middle ascs but many Of its
crises ara well described and most i'm
teresiins Notably the hrst IN whish
Bertrand Creln threw his saSe o. de-
nance 10 the fact OF the einisaries from
Pope Innocent III VINO came 10 per
sIaHs i2e hin6 ~ rTan,f 10 lend hls
relp ~ enTsaae against ia ymonl
NJ. Count 90 toulouse lie bra N"1
kins Philips 70 MS face and promised
q hundred Thousand fre'emeal swords
when ihe usual rrnisiment for a
Knight drawing sword % the kins $
presence was deaih.
orPFessloh OF tne lensa! lornS
uP'n 'ne et 60. S'a.r - MAJ Eea'.S-
''.i." e', 9' mus
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BY Edna Ferhcr Frederick =.
Stokes CO. ~ New York
r Ford Harner mas done IRON.
u'pie'e IN color for this very clever
volume q short stories and Thoraa.
Fogerty and IrmA Derelnsau1 nav.
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''uhispers About Women,

p LEONARD Mcrrick Mi,chen E.n-
"eriy' u London ann Sew York ,.2o
Nj M-rick, Dwhlsp,rs s.sro
'nr'lEA the nftsen ttores o, NE In
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ing adventure into the realm or psy
chioai research and invos ,isa5ion.
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DINING ROOM.

Handsome Dining Room SETS in
many styles and woods Also,
many odd pieces that will match
other furniture.
Bullets, China Closets, Chairs,
etc, i'll Early English, Mahogany
and Golden oak.
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$3.50 Bureau Scarfs, $1.69

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OF THE PETIT STORE

The time fast approaches when will have seriously consider
time to fciunis the old home adding the many
OF months Before
And eomplctc line furniture carpets
YOU AWARE OF OUR PLAN Or EASY PAYMENTS? COMEIN
ASK Us ABOUT IT. ~
The Winslow mail., 1912-12-14

The sea Of hard. strange faces an
nerved her. and she felt sick and nau.
seated, but she quietly held out her
arms for the poor child who lay groan
ing in the chaufeur's gentle grasp.
A tai young man stepped briskly
through the crowd, and made his way
to her side.
"Oh Doctor Grant-I'm so glad
you're here!" exclaimed Paula i'm
pulsively
"M0re terrified than injured" an
nounced the doctor after hurried ex,
animation. Then turning to Paula, 81
saw it happen from distance up the
street and recognized your car"
Assisting Paula into the motor. he
made the child comfortable on her lap
and stepped in with her.
"Tll report to you later, Peters," he
called to the policeman, who immedi.
ately permitted them to drive away.
In a few minutes they were at the
stricken home. A tired, resigned wo.
man opened the door, and after the
doctors tactful explanation. she mute.
iy accepted this last blow which I'M
kind fate had seen fit to administer.
While Doctor Grant and the mother
were working over the boy. Paula's
quick eyes took in every detail of the
bare home. Christmas for the many
little Browns promised to be scanty.
A kind neighhor had taken the other
children to her home, so Paulas pres,
ance was unnecessary. She slipped
out of the house. gave the chauffeur S
few instructions and as he drove off
rapidly, she sought q nearby telephone
1ooth and after ten very satisfactory
minutes, was back at the house Her
phone calls were to certain toy deal
srs and caterers. and long before the
doctor was ready to go. the chauffeur
rad shyly dragged baskets and bun.
lies of all sizes and shapes into the
wee kitchen.
Al last Dr.. Grant was ready to
cave.
May I ask for a lift, Paula?" he
asked wearily. Il have had a hard
lay, I told Mrs. Brown that you
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would be around to see her tomorrow
and also to watch Tim eat his Christ
mas dinner. In a week he will have
forgotten what happened AS they
turned into the brilliantly lighted ave
nue.. he happened to glance at her eve
ming cloak. cob, how stupid of me-
10 let you go so far out of your way
when you are going to the Rarhams,
mo. I'm going home, I've had
enough for one night" answered Paula
with averted face.
Now that she remembered her own
trouble. she felt a strange shyness
with this man who was in the secret
IF their financial wreck The silence
became awkward somehow there
seemed nothing to say
Paula" began the doctor abruptly
I have heard of your misfortune and
now | feel free to ask you to be my
wife. ] realize please don't interrupt
until | have finished realize that
YOU will take steps to support your
self at once. but I need you too much
10 allow that
Paula's heart leaped violently, but
he elation was brief The sweetness
speedily turned to bitterest misery
'Why does this occur :e you to
night of all nights? It would seem as
If YOU we're doing this out of char
lty," commented Paula co1dly
mo, Paula. ont of esteem I am
poor. but | have enough for two You
! certainly understand why I have not
spoken before: "a Paula Mercer could
I hardly be expected to share young
PHYSICIANS precarious income"
He appropriated her reluctant hand
And SO you allowed your pride to
come between US! No I thank you
some pride. too"
Paula pleaded the young man
miserahlv. ffif YOU only knew the bat
lies there have been between my
wretehed pride and my love. I need
you so much. Paula"
eff I were you I'd engage q compe-
,ent housekeeper, Paula remarked
sarcastically. But her heart ached as
she said it,
Don't. don't. dear" entreated the
DOCTOR Those things hurt too much
rom YOU! Can't you love me, Paula :?
/ Please see how infinitely worship
you"
why didn't you say that before, -
Paula whispered unsteadily, You
said esteem, and what girl in her
right senses desires esteem when
she's yearning for lover"
"And I'm yearning for kiss: Well
soon be at your home. but can't wait
unit! them" exclaimed the doctor hap
PLY.
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to COnvUIsive sObs.

I placed the child in her fathers
arms and left the room. An hour
passed and then Mr. Singleton raped
on my door He told me the story
Mrs Singleton was not dead, as
had supposed; she was in Paris, and
if the separation of which he told me
was caused by fault of hers he did not
SO much as hint at it.
Mr.. Singleton cabled at once tc
Paris. There would just be time.
Christmas Eve came and still NJ
word, and though Mr.. Singleton's face
looked thin and strained, he started
out with Dorothy at noon, telling her
they we're going to have q grand and
glorious time that afternoon
was left to attend to the last de
tails of the tree that stood in g1itterine
bravery in the center of the sitting
room. There was lot to do, and
was bustling around when the door
few open and radiant young WON
an rushed in, calling:
DAN Dorothy"
Stopping quickly, her look arrested
by my uniform, she exclaimed He
she-oh. who is ill?" She faltereG, 60
ing white.
My smiling assurance that all was
well brought forth thousand ques-
tions, and we both talked at once,
and | helped her off with her
wraps She cried in my arms and
kissed me with fervor when l told her
of how Dorothy had begged for her,
and then she bubbled over and we had
a gay afternoon finishing the tree.
Mrs, Singleton was on the steplad-
der laughing down at me when Doro-
thy and her father came in. The laug;l
died on her lips. but caught his glori-
fed look and heard Dnrothy's glad cry.
Then / crept silently from the room,
feeling the loneliness of spinsterh 7od
as l had never thought to do
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Love may always be right, but it
can be so Influenced as to be seem.
ing1y a mistake The marriage took
place and Fred Dillingham; was ostra
cized. He was not kindly welcomed
in the other stratum. If there is a gull
between the rich man and the work,
ingman the latter resents intrusion
as much as the former. There was
love, but after a few months it was
influenced from both sides Both hus.
band and wife were made to fear that
grave mistake had been made. They
fought away the idea and sought to
hold their love, but that brought irri
tations and vexations and eliminated
In Misunderstanding and quarrels.
After two years there was a sep9ra.
tion. Neither really desired it II
was what the gossips had predicted,
and what they strove to bring about
There was more sorrow than anger
when the young husband turned his
back on wife and infant year old
and went out into the world IS
wanderer The wife went back to
her fatherS cottage, DuJ not TO StruS'
gle with poverty. The husband been
generous to her.
Five long years. and Fred Dilling'
ham had not been heard Of AS an
outlaw without family, whom should
he write to and why? At three years
of age the child, who had been named
Patty wondered in her childish way
why she hadn't papa At five she.
demanded to know. At six she stood
before the embarrassed mother in in
dignation and threatened to go out
and find one.
And at last the wanderer had re.
crossed the sea and headed for his
home He was tired and weary and
lonely. Home? But he had none!
He had left it when he left wife and
baby. This struck him like a sudden
blow. though he had all along realized
Il in a general way. No home-no
wife-no childl That was why he
had left the train and taken lodgings,
He had no place to go. With money
In his pockets. he was a tramp.
And to know that Christmas was st
hand, and to hear the Jingle Of sleigh
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names ana not know
ing that in its fall
by some strange fate
it had bounded
through a small hole
in the pipe and now
lay amidst the rub
hish of the church's
basement. For an
instant the girls
eyes softened, then
hardened again and
she turned them
aside. Upon the floor
in q corner Of the
room the little
church mouse was
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Santa Claus.
1t went back five years. He the son
of railroad magnate. had dared to
fall in love with the blue-e eyed daugh.
ter of locomotive driver on his ia.
theirs road-a man whose face and
hands carried grime-who dwelt in a
cottage-who had no society outside
of daily toilers. And he had dared
stand before the father who thought
himself specially created and say:
Father. / going to be married.
"Well?"
ITO Gladys Davis"
Never heard of her"
THE daughter of one of our en-.
gineers,"
There was moment of painful sus.
pense and then the storm broke
You shall not! You are either a
fooi or q lunatic to think of it, An
engineers daughter Think of your
mother-of me--of your sister--the
disgrace! You must have lost your
senses!"
But am to marry her" was the
steady reply.
Il say no! If the jade has trapped
you into an engagement buy her off,
The father must use his influence or
take his discharge"
But we love and are promised to
each other
In the next half hour the father
stormed and eaioled, If the. son in
sisted on such a marriage he would
be cast out by the family: he would
be ridiculed even by the common peo
pie, And the magnate ended up with
Fred, will have the engineer call
ed UP here anS give him a check for
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A Christmas Time Saver.

To save the minutes on Christmas
eve and leave time for the many things
that are bound to come I'D, shut off
from the children one room in the
house suitable for the tree a couple
of weeks before Christmas. and grad
ually accumulate there all decorations
and presents. The tree can be
trimmed a day or two before the holi-
day. and the presents wrapped more
quickly and easily because they are all
in one place The children too. will
enjoy the mystery that centers around
N inaccessible room.-Hous sekeeper.
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The little girl con-
tinued to improve.
but the spontaneous
gayety of childhood
was lacking.
Christmas was ap-
preaching and Dor
othy was now able
to go about. l was
instructed to take
her to shops and
matinees--in fact,
to do everything to
afford her amuse-
ment. Her father
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2 thousand dol
lars and tell him
that this non
sen Sc must end
"We shall be
mar r j q d t h r @ e
days from now
was his answer.
In reply to that I
the father point.
ed to the door, and
the son bowed and
passed ont to be
son no longer. He
had money that
had been left him
by an aunt, and
the father could
not threaten him
with p0vcrty
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offered my services. He took me at
once into the stateroom and intro
duced me to worried looking young
man. There was no need to ask his
trouble. On the couch tossed little
girl of five or six years, her cheeks
and eyes bright with fever
] had few simple remedies with
me, but the child showed rather
alarming symptoms of an aggravated
cold. Deciding to take no risk, / sent
a telegram ahead, and when we reach
ed Chicago a physician with neces
sary medicines came aboard and ac
companied us to Buffalo
Dorothy escaped all of the maladies
with which she was threatened and
by the time we reached New York
was very much better. However, Mr..
Singleton, her father, retained me,
and the three of US went to a fash
iOpa h1o hOto1
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An Assurance.

Don't you think holiday is more
cheerful when there is a large family
gathered about festive board?"
81 do" answered the ssrdonic per.
son. "A large family Is glad assur.
ance that there is not going to be
enough turkey left to supply the menu
for the next few days.
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back" she said bitingly
He stood looking into her eyes.
growing grayer of face as he saw the
stubborn anger that reposed within
hem. (Which means that our en-
gagement is broken, and that I may
aot hope for it's renewal" he replied
very low.
For an instant their gaze met as
he glittering thing, lightly held, was
passing from hand to hand then as
she released it and before his grip
1ad become secure there was the slip
IF nervous finger and with tinkle
he ring fell upon the iron grating of
The floor register. Family they heard
It go bounding far down the metal
pipe which led to the furnace below
each supposing it lost forever in the
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A@En
Made II Work,

A week before the Christmas holi.
days an undergraduate wished to start
home, thus gaining a weeks vacation
on the other students. He had, how.
ever, used up all the absences from
the lectures which are allowed, and
any more without good excuse would
have meant suspension. In a guam
dairy be hit upon this solution; he
telegraphed his father the following
;message:-
Shall I come home at my leisure or
straight homer"
The answer he received was: Come
straight home"
An exhibition of the telegram to the
professors was sufficient.
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suggested that she give a Christmas
tree for twenty less fortunate little
girls. and he kept the big limousine
car touring the shopping district
while we played Santa Claus.
One day we had been out all of the
afternoon. Dorothy had selected
twenty dolls, and in retrospect | view
ed my own meager childhood and
fancied what such a glorious after
noon would have meant to me, but the
child appeared even more listless
than usual. Feeling rather anxious,
took her temperature, gave her some
stimulating nourishment and asked
her to get into my lap while | read
to her.
Dorothy had the beautiful oldyoung
manners in which the little children
of the rich are drilled and always
treated me with careful consideration
and politeness regardless of her own
wishes Obediently she climbed into
my lap, put her head against my
shoulder, and l began to read aloud
wonderful Christmas tale We are
al of us children at Christmas and
found enjoyment in the story. Dor
othy was very quiet, and as l turned 9
page | looked down to see if she had
fallen asleep. To my CONSERVATION
the wide blue eyes were brimmine
with tears, fast overflowing and run
ming down the childs white cheeks
AS I dropped the book and clasped
her closely in my arms she gave way
r., eohe
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looking about him when a small warm
hand was cuddled into his and a
child's voice said:
Please take care of me till mann.
ma finds me-Im lostl"
1t was little girl, and on her face
was both smile and a look of en-.
treaty.
Why. of course" replied the out.
law, pressing her hand and drawing
her back little. $50 you came here
with your mother after Christmas
things and got separated"
That's it, only think she ran away
from me so that l shouldn't know
what Santa Claus was going to bring
me tomorrow night
Il hope 1t will be something nice"
ooh. it will be. Are you buying
something for your little grip
Moo"
Maybe she's dead?"
"T-I don't know"
The girl looked up and noticed the
grave expression on the outlaws face.
and cuddled closer to him and said:
I'm sorry il have hurt you Nam
ma says | talk too much. I've just
thought that maybe you are not mar
ried at all?"
Il guess that's pretty near it." re-
piled the outlaw as he tried to laugh,
but made poor work of it.
well, if you haven't got any little
girl I haven't got any papa. What
you going to buy.
why, whatever you say?'
But not for me?"
Yes, for You. Well select some
thing. and then when your mother
comes I'll ask her if she'll let you have
it,"
Il hope she will. You look to be
such nice man that she. shouldn't re.
fuse. ] picked you out as the very
incest man that came along"
Thank you," said the outlaw as he
felt his heart grow big, Now, then,
about this doll Real hair, eyes that
wink, pink shoes and almost as big as
you are. She'll be sister to you
"And how much is it?"
only ten dollars"
my, but can you pay that much! II
you can you must be rich"
"But you see have no little girl OF
my own
That's so. Isn't Christmas nice?
Do you know-there's mamma over
there! Let me run and tell her"
The outlaw turned his back on the
crowd and gritted his teeth and
winked his eyes. He had been hit