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THE nov WHO TRIED.

Some time ago there was J. man
IN New York who was in business. and
and he put an advertisement in the
newspapers The next morning about
2 o'clock dozen boys had come TO
ton.
The man went in and looked at them.
Jhey were all nice looking boys, tidy
really wanted to get something TO do.
fIo hardly knew how 10 nuke up his
mind which one to take.
So at last he said: Boys, you all want
this job; but | can take only one OF
you. and am going to take rather a
will have"
There was a post by his desk. and
He took Il walkingstick and said,
The Iirst boy that can strike that nail
on the head with this stick twice out
of three times shall have the place"
was very easy. II will do IT," lie got
the stick and walked steadily up.
again. Whack. on this side lie walked
up again. Whack! and he went under 1t
and gave 1t UP. They all tried and
none of s them a9 @nys do it, SO the ds
cannot take any of you; and they
went OFF
papers. and the next morning another
lot of boys came. and among them he
saw one who had been there the ray
before. and he said: My lad, weren't
you here yesterday"
yes. sir" replied the boy.
You did not hit the nail then" said
the man; can you hit it now?"
II think I can; and with that tho
hoy took the stick and walked straight
up. Whack! He struck 1t plump on
the head.
An lid the man; you just hap
pcned to do II that time; you cunt do
1t again" Whack: plump on tho Head
-of 1t went the stick the second time.
Nov do It again." said the man.
Whack! plump on the head he struck
it the third time.
Now. my lad. will you please ex-
plain how you did III"
Yes" said the boy. when left
here yesterday I knew that the thing
could be done or you could not have
asked us to do it. So went home ard
got mother TO give mo a hammer,
nail and a broomstck. I went into
the yard, drove nail into the fence
and practiced all the day with the
broomstlck till could halfway do 1t,
and practced till l could do It: and
got up an hour before breakfast this
morning and tried again"
me-" Whateyer the boy had to do he
tiled to do his best; and 1t was not
very long before he became chief clerk
in the store.
RUSSELL NJ. FERGUSON.
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THE DEATH OF THE DAISY.

The robin sang in the tree. Tho
daisy sat in the meadow. Autumn had
come. The cold weather was coming
on, and the room and the daisy knew
IL. In fact, 1t was iutc, very late for
a robin TO be staying tins far north.
The reason was clear: the robin WAS in
love with the uaisy. All spring he
had watched the daisy. In summer
he had courtcd the daisy, and they
were to be married in the autumn. All
September, October and part OF No
vember the daisy had put It of. Iput
at last she had given up and set the
day--the goth OF November. The ROBIN
was awtully glad Al last night came
on: 1t was pretty chilly. and the robin
went to his nest and the daisy closed
Its eyes and went TO sleep. In tho
night 1t became cold and showed very
last. and when the sun came UP the
snow was "a foot deep. The robin was
very much frightened. He flew TO the
place wnere the daisy lived and he
found II frozen 10 death and buried In
the !beautitui snow. lie kissed 1t and
flew away.
WIN. ELLIS JONES, JR.
2o10 Floyd Avenue, Richmond.
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Editorial And Literary Departure mt

the Same tender hearted girl of ten
years ago, turned into II tunbled own
house. Here the tramp told Dorothy
Sroitly TO lie down on Il pile OF straw
in a corner, and when she timidly ask
ed for something to eat. he struck her
Drutally and threw her down.
Dorothy lay down. and at last tho
tramp's snurea were heard. and as soon
as the TOW lock struck midnight, she
arose ana lnt softly out Of the house
At last sns reached the business part
morning Finally She fell asleep.
hen she awolsc 1t was about 9 o'clock
ana rising YEARLY she was about to
walk on when lady, whose name was
,,iT farreii. said; kindly: MY dear.
where are you going?"
II do not know" said Dorothy
despeiringly, II have nowhere to go
and I'm so hungry"
rell pityingly. Then she frightened
up and said: Come with me and I'll
give you something to eat. You look
lnmished" The lady led tho way to
the:' were speeding toward her homo
she asked Dorothy about her home
and parents. Dorothy told all she
could remember. and in a nice home as
Il companion to Mrs. Farrelis daugh-
ter Is an invalid, We will come back
year later.
One Ycnr Inter.
Dorothy" said Mrs Farrell, one
m ming at breakfast, would you like
TO know something of your parents?'
She knew Dorothy would be over
1oyed. but was not prepared for the
way Dorothy told her that she would.
lorothy's face grew white. and she
knelt down by Mrs. Farrell and clasped
her hands and with tears in her eyes
oh! tell me quick" she pleaded
After Dorothy had Gained down Mrs
farrell told Dorothy that her father
was rich merchant, and her brother
IT, L.
hair was gray she said. but not with
nEc, but care ana sorrow had made
her old before her time.
Mrs. Farrell said that she had writ
Ten to them; and told them all she
KNEW and they had cabled, for they
were In Europe that they would be
there soon.
We will not describe the meeting
betw en- the parents ard lost daughter
Dut ever after was Dorothy guarded
with jealous care
MARION WILLIS.
coo Barton Avenue. Heights Heights
Richmond
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a LITTLE BIRD.

One Sunday afternoon l was sitting
by the window looking at the 7. D..
c. {. page and l happened to look
out-of doors and saw n little snow
bird hopping around on the snow. The
ground was covered with snow and
he seemed to be 80 happy hopping
around on the snow. There was somA
broom straw out In tho yard and he
would hop to the broom straw and
climb on 1t as if he was looking for
some little seed or something &C cut.
He would get nearly to the top OF
the straw and then 1t would give ava
and he would go back TO the ground
He kept that UP for n few moments,
and then something Oh the porch
scared him. and he flew away. do
not know what became of him, bu,
suppose he went off to find something
to eat.
BEATRICE THOMPSON.
JetcrSyillc. Va.
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THE NAMES ur Tnis STREETS or
Pi2rENsuUJtG.

Part H.
as our school Is located on Wythc
street, have tried very hard 10 tiuI
out All l could about IL. Not long ;txo
an oid Drick building, fronting on
"ycamore street was torn down This
Was once tavern belonging TO a Mir
Weeks who also owned ali OF what
Is Nythe street. Mr. Weeks had :,
ROAD cut through his property, so il
Mouia ne conn for the farmers
coming tr"in Pr,nce George county TO
SOD ut ms tavern. For n long lime
ms road was known as WeeKs's Cut
put II was afterwards named Wythe
Greet ,, ior chancellor Wythc. the noted
Vagina lawyer: Harrison Street was
SO called for old Parson Harrison. n
colonial rector OF Bristol Parish, now
known as Riandford. The old home
stead OF Joseph Harding. for whom tile
street was named. is still standing on
harding street. Byrne Street was
named for Thomas Byrne, wealthy
Pine Street derived its name from
the fact that when 1t was laid OF il
VAS In the midst OF a pine grove. Shore.
street was named for Thomas Shore.
one OF the first postmasters of this
city; The Office was then located
on Bhnk Street River Street derived
rs name from the fact IT was so near
NE river. and Canal street being near
way.
Petersburg did not become city
un.il iS"V. when we had our first Mayor
ana ana City Council Its growth up to
ms tiine was very slow, and we arc
told that in 1912 Petersburg had only
u population of 5000 people. 1t might
nave grown faster but for the wealth.
lest landowners dn the city, who held
their lands in the same family so
Tabb Stree: was not cut through to
North Market street until 1859. One
OF the Holiings married Il Miss Tabh.
ana it was thought that this street was
named for her family. Before this
Union street had been opened and IL
was so called because II united Hall
fax and TaDb streets
-Four of our streets were named for
Presidents-W Washington, Adams, JET
fcrSOn ana Fillmore Others were
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TIE SPIDER.

some people think that a spider is
an insect, but it Is not. 1t has etcb,
iegs' ana It's body seems to be divided
INTO Two parts. = young spider is OF
Inc same shape as an old one. WINE
changes.
spiders always spin webs. and this
Is something that an inaect cannot do
The way that 1t goes about spinn!u.
II fastcns tho thread TO some tnin,,
ana then IT crawla TO somethine eiac
and fostens f. again. \ spider can
spin web Iii a little while, ana some
Of them are very beautiful Wren
any one comes around II soon as.
appears IN It's hole. If Il uv -.
caught in its web the sptdcr wNi
ruah out and capture It for his d!nner,
have read poem called .Th.
spider and the Fly In this poem
me spider invites the Ry to come into
his par!or, but lac refuses 10 conc
". :, BLAIR.
V. s. u. 49,
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MY TRIP TO THE CArsisILI ,o,,x.
TAINS

we left Richmond ut 1880 over the
Richmond. Fredericksburg ana poto-
mae, July :, ana reached Wnsblr,-ton
at ii o'clock. Changed trains thcro
and passed through Baltimore phiI,
adeiphia. Dover. Wilmington ami Ncu.
ARK, tncar Newark we chanpnj
again) and arrived at Jersey C,tv a,
40 We spent the night there ana
lett next day at II o'clock over thr
west Shoro for Kingston. We chan ge3
again at Wuhawken. ana reached
kingston near . O'clock Tool, tTis,cr
and Delaware train for Brown station
lister county VIC enjoyed to trlp
up the Hudson; tho palisades. ,ba
highlands, the mountains, orc ~
which was old storm King" were M
interesting ] saw the biz; rescrvoir
they are building TO supply New yoyl,
! C''E. Tho candy that VIC call all
Hay-suckers'' the children there cain
lo!ly-pops.
| Irish. "h"
", ! enjoyed the stories of Rip Van
"inkie, and Sleepy Hollow.
,,n. GRAHAM GLr.NN.
1903 w. Cary Street, city.
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LOOK FOL, OPPORTUNITIES.

The year 1911, with It's disapp ONT
mpnts, it's achievements, its sorrows
and Its Joys has beenNswept along BY
tho stream OF time, and Is now a
part OF the past.
But, while we aro standing III the
threshold OF this new year. 1912, and
looking over new landscape, let us
in Imagination. roll back tho dc %
time one year, and, before entering
upon what the new year has for US
TO do. lot US look upon some CT the
things which we have done during the
year 1911.
In our survey we find that there
are things, which we have done,
which we ought not to have done. We
also find things, which we have fall
ed TO do, which we ought to have
done.
We feel discouraged, and are at n
loss 10 know what to do. The year
that has passed will never come to us
again.
But let us not be discouraged, for
there is, as 1t were. n stream OF op.
portuuities lying before us.
Then, let us have for our first reso-
luton, "NeYcr waste our op1ortuni-
ties" Some may say that they do
not know every time an opportunity
comes to them. can answer this by
saying that they do not look 70: them
or wish to see them.
An opportunity Is one of the easiest
things to find that know of. so ] ad-
viso each ono 10 looh for his oppor-
tunltles.
EDWARD HAWKINS.
v. S. D. Z.
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TWELVE RULES OF LIFE.

Do to-day's work to-day
Wisdom is better than rubIes.
Keep good company or none.
Poverty is better than riches.
Wherever you go ne polite.
DO what conscience says Is best.
Always obey your parents and you
VIII never regret It, S
Don't lie for anybody.
Don't steal.
Don't cheat.
Strike while the iron Is hot.
Meier make a mountain out of q
molehill.
Make hay while tho sun shines.
BE not cnvious of one another.
DO what ever you have to do with
Il true and earnest zeal.
BE sure your sins will find you out.
HAROLD LAWRENCE.
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Room On Page too VaIu-
able for Editor to Seize
Upon.
Ny Dear Bows and GitIs:

My Dear Boys and Girls:
We are having large accession in
membership at the beginning of the
new year. 1t is very hard 10 get In
contributions for everybody, Us the cdi-
tor would wish to do. But those who
do not see letters and stories in this
week will have their turn next time.
And that is the way matters will be
evened. l am not taking up room
myself this week. 1t Is too valuable.
| just wish to say that there has been
"A slight confusion as to names in re-
gard to one prize winner. whose name
was Oracle j.. Turner. and not Kitty
Il. Turner. YOUR EDITOR.
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I,OpEY,s COMPLAINT.

] went to kindergarten just to-day.
And saw an awful pretty little girl.
She sat just opposite mo across tho
room:
Her eyes were just as blue and she'd
u curl
That hung down on her face just SO;
or course. looked at her, you know.
And Angelina May" / called real low.
tThats her nnme), and she turned
round 20 see
Who 1t was calling her. and when she
saw
She stuck her tongue way out her
head at me.
And 1 ran out the room and homo to
feel so miserable, ] wish I'd die.
Fl. i. CHADWICK.
Caro- VIM. Chadwick. National Sol.
diers' Home, hampton. Va.
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THE ruAMp,s DAUGHTER.

III a cottage in the midst OF a great
forest lived II little girl and boy named
Dorothy and Harold Brant. This
brother and sister We're as unlike as
night and day, for Dorothy was fair.
with blue eyes and golden hair, and
hnrold was dark, with black eyes and
black hair
one night their father, Nj. Brant,
forgot to lock the front door This
was an uniucky moment for no sooner
had the house settled down. than II
kldnappcr crcpt out from the bushes
wher- he had been hiding Io had
seen the door left unlocked and had
laughed silently to think how easily
he could get in. and steal one of those
children, which were worth more 10
their father and mother than anything
the world possessed
He softly crept into the little room
where Harold and Dorothy slept the
latter all. unconscious OF what was GO
ing TO happen to her.
she was very sound sleeper. and
when the man bent over her and lifted
hcr IN MS arms, she only turned rest
lcssly IN her sleep. Thus when day
break found its way through the great
forest, Dorothy was FAR away from her
home and relatives
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Dear Editor-tt has been about two
months since l wrote 10 the club last /
would have written sooner, but hnvo been
so busy at school have not had time
sent the answer to Curtis Elders picture
puzzle. 1t has been showing here nearly all
tho week, and It Is about six or eight Inches
deep. The birds are almost starved, and
we have been throwing out food to them
thank you very much for nay last prize.
Nothing could have pleased me better. /
think Emma Chadwick does fine work for
the club. j. II. WoODVIIIE JR
Faycttc, w. Va.
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7. s-rlcase send me u badge.
Proud NIcdnl Winner.

Dear Edttor.-i received the beautiru,
"euaI inns morning and ] want 10 THANH,
you 80 much for It. You can't Imagine nv.
delight when saw 1t. and am going 10
wear 1t with so much pleasure / nm sn
pF"uu o. mat want to show II TO ali
OF my friends am sending n ri,,u,t,,.'
which seeins very appropriate for mis- cold
SNOWY ives Their, ard hope 1t is .ooG
enough to be published. We have nearly
frozen mere ln;e!y. One day 1, was twenty
one below zero. ana We have also hnd n
s"gd deal OF snow since Christmas must
MINK Eon again for the much.apprccintrn
media. Yours sincerely.
SUSIE W. MCGOWAN.
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Cores bondence Column


Dear Ed!tor,--I have not written TO the
page this year. so / Will now write a few
lines The weather has been bitterly cold
bore the coolest VIC hnvo had since we
have been here. ! mnst tell you about some
OF the birds we have seen; little brown
birds with top knots on their heads. | saw
red bird the other day; 1t flashed across
our yard like n flame or ilrc. Lots Of little
snow birds some in our yard: Tc feed them,
and In the hoclS the other day we saw two
that none Of us knew what kind they were.
Underneath they wore n rosy mink. and on
their back and heads was bright scarlet In
all other respects they were like tho COM
inOn brown snow bird, but none OF us know
much about birds. Last week We eaw par
tridgcs. must close for this time. Best
wishes for you and nii the members sin
ccroly, NELLIE Z. CHADWICK
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Delighted With Medal.

pear Edttor'-fou muy just imagine how
delighted was when | WAS presented win
the paper stating that l had won tho Do
cemOor medal, and how highly prize that
hit!e gem which came TO me a few ,inys
hSo (and more SO. II is the nrst medal
that ! have received in my litc). and for
which II is Impossible for me to express my
gratitude and obligations % you wish
also 10 congratulate Miss Freeman rs tho
winner among the girls OF the club and [
am sure you have a grateful pair az mod
aiists' Wishing you and all tho club tho
highest prosperity In ull the vnriou, lines
oil our work, remain your sincere member.
j. u. CUNNINGuAM
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named for great men, such as Frank
lin. Marshall and Lafayette.
1t seems that In recent years the
thoughts of our citizens have turned
hcaHcnward, for two Of tho streets OF
planets. Mars and Mercury.
GABRlELLA SPOONER DUNN.
2O4 Fillmore st. Petersburg, Va
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Ergiunlng New Year Right.

Dear Edior.--As haven't written IN ,o,
and sent you anything in such a long time
Tor the T. u. c. Q. page ,hlnk | will Jry
and do better this year and try and win -
rr!%H' am sending you a little verse and
story l composed | also send YOU answer
I" some puzzles. I am hoping they wg!
escape Mr. WnstebRskeJ. and hope TO SIS
lhem published. ] wish to congrutuIatc
Emma Chadwick aud Curtis G. Elder Tho
certainly did deserve tho prize Their draw
inEs are J"st fine Wishing you and all OF
TIE members prosperous New Year. | re-
main on" Of your old true members.
BEATRICE THoMpsON.
JeierSvine. Va.
-pI,nsa ,
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!. When was Benjamin Franklin
born?
Q. When was Daniel Webster born?
3. When was Robert r.. Lee born?
4. Who was called the watt OF
America" and where was he born?
8. What celebrated ornitholoEist was
born on plantation In Louisiana?
6. When and where was Washingto ton
born? Where and when did he die?
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Note: Tho information OF this com
position was received from "a map OF
Petersburg in 1900 w. II. Baxter. Ma
jor Fred Levenworth and Daniel Lynn
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ANSWERS

TO "Behead;ngs and Curtailings," b.
Lille Paasamaneck:
TraYel-ravc.
F'rown-row.
Scowl-cow.
FHes-lie.
Sent by BLANCHE ANTHONY.
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Patience Rewarded.

Gear Editor,-hfter waiting patiently for
my prizes. / received two beautiful, nicely
bound books and Was more than paid for
my waiting. | could thank and thank and
thank you for the beautiful books and sim
that would not be sufficient. for / love good
reading and read nil ms spare time. This
week I'm sending story, The VISION
which ! hope shall see IN print. Wlshinl,
the best OF success to tho page | remain
IRVING HAMILTON WHITE
cit West Clay Street. City.
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.
Grniinm Glenn, 1903 West Cary street,
city.
Walter Blair, Virginia school for the
Eenf and Blind, Stnunton.
Russell VI. Ferguson, whose story js un-
sinned nnd whose full address "a de-
sired.
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Ten Years Inter.

tramp and q sweet. sad faced
young girl were slowly walkIn.. down
an alley In the gathering dusk. They
We're IN the worst part of the city. and
AZ last the tramp and Dorothy, for it
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TIE wEEIt's CONTRIBUTORS.

Avcrill, Lois Hinton. Brown
Anthony, Sadie Jones. VIM T., Jr
Anthony. Blanche Joyncr, Gladys L.
Bailey, Dora L. Johns, Rcadie
Bowman, Wilbur Lord. Kenneth
Bcal. Charlotte Lawlcr. Edward
Banks, Ralph p. Lynch, C. r.
Baker, Pauline Lawrence, Harold
Blair, w. 5. McGowan, S. w.
Blount. Kate Meade, c. k
Broadrup. Helen Newell, Dorothy
Bennett, Rosetta Norwood. Helen
Bricl, Pauline Polial<, Theresa
Bagwcll, William Reid. Elizabeth
Blount Kate Rees. Edward
Baker, w. Howard Rawlir gs, +. NJ.
Chadwick w. T.. Ropp. Margaret /
Chadwick. Harry Shaw, Edith
Cooper, Rebecca Stebbins. Miles c.
Cooper, Sarah Saunders. Alma l..
Cunningham. j. b. Thompson, Beatrice
Canody, Leslie G.. Turner. Kitty L.
Coz, Essie Taylor Tignor. Helen
Dunn, G. s. Tigncr. Thelma
Dyke, Evelyn Il. Van Horn. G.
Dorm, Vim. r., Jr. Nenablc, lsa
Du Val, Irene Venablc, V. L.
Drinkor, Virginia Vincent. Wade II.
ELLIS. Lion A. Walther. Edna
Elder. Curtis c.. Walther, Norma
Free man. Jeamc.te Walther, Annie
Ferguson, II. NJ. Whyte. Irving II.
Glenn, Graham Wood. Louise
Gibson, II b. Woodvil!e. ]. b.. Jr.
Glenn, Donald Walker Harry W.
Gibson. Justine Willis. Marian
Hughes. Thclma Willis, Henry T..
lIite, Elizabeth Willis, Muricl Il.
Hughes Warren Waite, Priscilla l..
Hawkins. Edward Wilson, Louise.
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A Cbnrnde.

My first Is in mill. but not in gill;
thickness;
My third is IN life. but no, In fife;
My fourth is in time, but not In
rhyme:
My NTH is in rock and also in dock;
My sixth is In name. but not In tame
My whole Is an English poet
BY IRENE DU VAL.
Box No. 16. Rio Vista. Va.
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TOAST TO MOTHER STATE.

Here's to the old Mother State,
The birthplace of them all;
Also of Washington and Lee.
The generals great and tall.
Composed by
ELIZABETH HITEs
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States Names In Figures.

:! II, is. is. 20. 81. i. il, ID. 20, !.
3. 3, Is. IL. Is, IS. ]. 4, 70.
4. ]. Is, 9. &c, Is, II, /
5. g. J., IL. Q. 6: Is, IS. II. 9, l.
o. g. Is. 10. 10. 0, II, {.
Z. IS, -. 8. Is.
g. Fl, 20, I, s,
9. 10, Is. u. 20. 1, II. l..
10 0. 10. 80. ].
COMPOSED by PAULINE BAKER.
f.ge. eleven.
ies West ifarshail City.
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Add three OF these numbers and only
three, and get the sum of nifty
PAULINE BRIEL.
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birthday Puzzles.
was BENJAMIN

BY IRENE IJU WI.
Box No. l6, Rio Vista, Va.
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Staunton, Va