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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
BY MARY CHAMPION.

Perhaps some of my readers may
consider hat my references to Tn'~
chtefmakers are eouched in too Vehe~
rnent language. II go / can only EN-
phasize the fact that no accusation
and no condemnation can be TOO
strong. For love Is the greatest thing
in all the world, and those VIII" strive
Ia destroy IL deserTe the harshest
possible trea tment.
Many of us do not realize the mag
nitude OF the crime because It's Negin-
ming is So small, and to our careless
mirds, =, insignificant, Remember
that no thought is without some en-
argy. some good or bad effect. There
- no wore that does not carry lo@o
on its wings Of benefit or evil.
L think IL Is splendid, says the
Nifa's- friend, that business man
should be able to throw off the cares
Of his work and lie happy Ike your
husband. Mr. Dash looked as though
he were thoroughly enjoying himself
when / met him in West f.na yesier-
day. Who Is that Charming fair
haired little woman. dear
And Ar-s-pasa- makes IN effort at
"a coherent and casual reply. her heart
and mind filed with doubt ana su~'
picion.
must lie deceIving her
~..Ife must be-. tie must hc, & she
tells herself. for he had assured her
he was going to New York early in
the morning, and now he has been
seen--~-'
Mr.. Dash is away for three or four
days during which Mrs, Dash sinks
into the lowest depths of misery and
mistrust Probably it Will never be
properly explained that on the sta
tion he met one of the men win
u hom he had intended doing business
in Manchester and as good business
man. had taken him and his wife To
lunch in the West End, and succeeded
in concluding bargain there NO!
Fer ever and ever the love that
seemed 50 pure, SO perfect suffers
from the blighting hands Of the care
less destroyer.
Have you seen Janet lately?' asks
Miss r. of Miss c.. who had intro
duced her to the good and lovable
Janet
NO. my dear answers Miss g.,
who is appaliingly jealous of Miss
B.'s growing friendship with Janet
Really. darling. / cannot ,hink what
has come over her. The things she
suggested about you were too aWfui
FOR words. Now. I've told you. for l
thought ii right to put you on yoW
guard. You must not break confi-
dence. but be careful with her. The
poor girl, She cannot help making
mischief"
SO Miss g., who does not know
Janet well enough for her love to tri-
umph over any such lying doubt. pom
ders ruiserably. and. when she next
meets Janet searches unconsciously
for some evil motive in every word
spoken.
Eventually she is wrapped in with
reservations and denials from both
Janet and Miss G.. and in the pro-
,ess friendship Is smothered.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
The Fine Art of Consideration.
ny Ada Patterson.

judicIsI Judgment Of the merits OF the
lawyers case. But the words lived
In his memory, and echoed in his
heart Instead of going home weary
and dispirited. he walked with the
sturdy stride OF "a man who has conf
dencc in himself and hope in the
future.
The judges prophecy was fulfilled
When be had lifted the judicial robes
for the last time from his aged Shout
ders. the young lawyer gratefully and
reverently received them and wore
thew with brilliant distinction.
His consideration WAS the turning
roint In my career Five minutes talk
with him made me better. stronger.
bier man. On that day was ready
-ta-SIi4 bin ta--l-EaIreIess-- DISCOURAGED
dissipsted life. He saved me said
this now eminent jurist.
know "A magazine writer whose
/ editor had told her To do the work
Of her life IN u story about Bern
hardt." This young woman had made
THE most of her opportunities for edu-
cation. bat they had been limited.
She merely felt, AS she contemplated
She great Frenchwoman. her own iG-
noraBce uf French. She must have
reflected this distruct OF self In her
face, for presently Mine. BernhardrS
manager STOOD beside her. and was
saving in a pleasant voice, apropoe'
Of noting in particular. when | told
Madame you were coming 10 see her,
she 3 sked ne II you spoke French. !
told her YOU did not. but that you
were intelligent
The }nung Wouan's set features re-
IN locked erat eftii4 p+t4t.
fstTf Il The C6psfderate man, and set
NIlinntly to work With an Interpreter.
Her editor told her the resulting story
Nls tho best she had ever written.
IN this instance consideration was
the whip of velvet; soft and CRATE
ful 30 the touch, yet squirting 10 on
detvor. often il Is the hand reached
ont to aclp.
IN Now York recenLIn a! 81 II 9
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
THE MISCHIEFMAKERS

Look here. Harry" says the
touchy youth To his elder brother.
alWftr1+ the DETER did yaa say lam
Sinking my work for? And am fool
Ing about wasting my time
with"
Who told You / said that2'
Il promised not Ia tell. Anyhow
that's not the question 'more heat
edlyl. You're not such paragon
of industry, And what right have
YOU 10 speak like that
Don't be An idiot. You would be-
lieve anything anybody told you.
Well, do believe this and l. ten
you--'
And soon they are ia the midst VI
IA raging quarrel. The harn' Is done,
rhe III weed is planted, and viii gro"
ever so slowly and ever So surely IN
til Il chokes and Kills brothet& love.
All through ufs, everywhere. ana
al all seasons. the fniscut3ffnahrf
spreads his or her deadly poison.
The strongest loves. the greatest
devotions, the firmest friendships hF"
attacked at their weakest points
slowly and gradually. and AZ first TN
perceptibly, until at last the fouhaa
tions are warped ana r0tred' trr
whole great Fabric topples into the
dust OF dead things. me Rreatef tit'
fabric the greater the crashing oI ltS
ruins.
There is only one way. to circuuNent
the despicable mischiefmaker -~ only
one way. II Is by frankness, eandor'
and the courage Of straight open, d.
rect dealing with the loved one VINO
has been given the first dose "f poll
s0n.
~ ,,,,, IL. NOT ohaV. il out At once
and fuliv. It liz exactly like leaving a
decayine tooth in the head Ii grows
worse and worse. more painful ana
more poisonous. until at last II en-
feebles the entire constitution, anu
maybe, endangers life
Have 1t out, That is your hrs'
duty,
Then cast the destroyer. with Re"
strong and not tender words Of ad'
vice. forever from your circle "i
friends. That is our second DUTY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

Augusta. Ga, to visit her daughter.
Mrs Herbert Lightfoot.
Mrs. Walter Van Ness and daughter
have returned to New York, after a.
visit TO the formers parents, Captain
and Mrs. &. B. Treviiian.
Mrs. Hannah Ware Hall, of Peters,
burg, and Miss May Hail. of Norfolk.
who havs been guests OF Miss Lettie
Wa-burton. have returned home.
Misses Annie Gait and niece, Miss
Mary Ware Gait, have returned home
from Staunton. The former has been
visiting relatives in New York and
Maryland. stopping over in staunton
to attend the finals at stuart Hal,
where Miss Mary Ware Gait was a
student the past session.
FIR. j. f. Brumback has returned
from visit to Atlantic city.
Douglass Doid, of New York, is
spending a few days here.
Miss Edwards, Of Surry. is the
guesl OF Miss Julia Armistead this
week.
Mrs Blair Spencer. of Washington
is the guest Of her mother, Mrs.
Miss Nora Macon is visiting Miss
Anne 3luftin at Weyanoke-on-the
James.
DIR. J. Thompson Booth. of New
York, has been visiting his parents.
DIT and Mrs. e, G.. Booth. this week.
Misses Margaret and Rebecca Bird,
of Fredericksburg. are guests of their
aunts, the Misses Smith, at Bassett
Hall.
Judge and MIR. y. G. Tyler have re-
turned to their old home. Sherwood
Forrest. after spending the winter
here.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
BY j. JOSEPH RENAJD.

Nicholas was a eadie, with a
smooth and pale face and black vel
Vet skull cap. In the poor little
church he performed the duties Of
sexton. master of ceremonies, and
often the choir boy.
Life he knew only from the faint
and indistinct murmur that pene-
trated the massive walls of the
chapel. and of the world he saw
nothing. save the narrow lane he
crossed in coming and leaving church.
And yet. Nicholas had for many
years been in love with Mime. Bril-
lot, the wife Of a butcher. dried up,
hony dark haired woman, who. every
Sunday during mass, occupied the
third pew In the fifth row.
Why had Nine. Briiot awakened
this feeling OF love In the stern silent
old mans heart? Perhaps ii was be-
cause one day as she passed through
the Sestry into the church she had
first smiled at him and had since
then smiled every sunday when she
saw his face.
The enchantment of the music and
bells. the pious images. the beautiful
singing, all there is of beauty in Il
poor little church Ike his, was to
Nicholas embodied in Nine. Brillot.
And very often he went to say his
prayers in the chapel because a Ger
tain statue OF Madonna seemed to
him to resemble his ,vve.
on. DAY a dreadful thing happened
A thick set fellow with heavy nous
tache. who sat next to Nine. Briiiot
during the service, whispered some
thing TO her and left without appear
ing 10 know her. This happened seV-
SERIAL Sundays.
\ on the fourth Sunday Nicholas
heard Nine Briliot whisper TO the
unknown:
Tonight then"
Tonight, What was he Ia do? sure
ly she was about 10 commit an IN
discretion, How was he To prevent
it, When a choirboy did not be
have. he informed his parents--put
hare
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
LOUISA

LOUISA. VA, June s,~-Mrs. IT, L..
t;ur14ur7 ts- quite strr at thA-heTas-
=tses stether. near Xigcr. -&a-------
Miss Nancy Binford. who las been
teaching at Miller school this past see
sion. spent Wednesday and Thursday
with Mrs II r Hatch en- route TO her
home In Richmond.
Miss kiiburnie Barrett has returned
from a visit to Blackstone and Rich
nond
$. 9. whitloek was the CUES, of Or.
= L. May on sunday
Prof T. y Birekhead. who has beer
IN cahrge Of a school in Frederick
burg for the past session. spent Fri
day and Saturday in Louisa,
Miss Annie Rrnoma- of 1freen- Springs
Is visiting Miss Eliza beth Flanagan
this week
Misses Louise Crank. Laura Lede and
Maize Flanagan returned from Black
stone institute last Friday where they
have been attending school the past
session Miss Maize Flanagan was
one Of the graduates.
Master Mitchell Hoy has arrived at
his home here from Hagerstows. Nd
where he has been attending school
the past session.
John Q Rhodes, who has been teach
ing Al Hoboken. Va, returned last
week.
Miss Madge Driver spent sunday at
the Louisa hotel, visiting her brother,
Rob Driver.
Misses Dorothy Shirley and Helen
Winston Of Bristol are guests of
Judge and Mrs p " sims
Misses Lucy and Louise Williams
will be guests OF Mrs W. T. Bibb, al
Schonbarg neat week. ...,-.-...
Miss Glare Petty, who has been
eaching the past session, returned
home Thursday.
Oscar Petty. who was student at
the Grsenbrier military institute has
returned home
Hugh Lide. student OF Fork Union
academy. returned home Monday.
Miss Eosabe!ie Hunter is visiting
her brother. Emmett Hunter. at Glen
Allen
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
STAUNTON

.Snacfal IA The Richmond Nirgintan-J
STANTON, VA, June .. 1900 en-
dtred 10 the delegates TO the annual
meeting Of the Fourth division, VT
ginia division Daughters OF the con
faderacy. the reception "Wednesday
evening st the home Of Mr.. ana Mf7.
A NJ. lipwisop was the social event
ii the week here The ola tpt'l'ta'
home was tastefuIly decorated for the
,,r,a sion and many Confederate sou
ysnIrs belonging TO MRS. HoSiTon
family were exhibited. among them
being a HAT which $tonewaH Jackson
traded Mrs. Howison's father during
the Confederate war. The occasion was
Thoroughly enjoyed by the large ana
fashionable attendance. which inctud~
ed local T. D. 9, delegates. veterans
and Sons Of Veterans.
stuart Hall. one Of the local female
schools closed this week The fnai eS-
cruises being held Tuesday. There
were fftss 4 graduates in the academ-
&c, music and art departments. This
was the largest class that has ever
been graduated from the school.
John Powell. the eminent pianist
a na,ite Of Virginia gave recital
here Friday evening. Powell has we'll
been classed with PadeFewski and
other distinguished virtuosos- He
completely charmed the large and
fashionable audience which heard
him
Three performances at the Beverley
tn, alter next week for the TENET. or
the Kings Daughters hospital here
promises 10 lie of interest socially. as
locat society always iurns out in fuu
force on such occasions
tn. Stonewall brigade band the
wetl-krown musical Organization or
this city. left Friday night for Wash
ington. where they headed the state
delegation of knights OF Columbus in
the celebration with the anVeiiing Of
the Columbus monument there. Near
~ fifty delegates from the local 81
Francis Council, X Of G.. accoptpa.
MED them.
Douglass Fraser, Hugh Argenhright
ard John Nstf. who have been attend
ing school AZ the Augusta Military
acAdenx. and-AleX- and Archie Rob
ertson Charles Ghurchman. Richard
Eatlett. frltz Hamer and Granville
Curry. who have been attending the
University Of Virginia. have returned
to the city for the summer vacation,
Misses Anne Kinney Bell and Ellen
Howison Of Sweetbrisr college are at
home Tor the summer. Miss ELL
has as her guests for short time
MISS McNttf. OF HUNTINGTON. a., ana
Miss Sipe OF Harrisonhurg
Miss Page Hughes has returned
home, having been attending Chat
ham Episcopal institute during the
past session.
Mrs $. l.. Hayes and daughter. Miss
Martha Anne Hayes, OF Vancouver
British Columbia, who have been
spending some time IN the city. have
left on Northern trip. They will
return 10 the city in August TO again
spend some time. Miss Hayes Will at
tend the Mary Baldwin seminary next
session
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Commencement at Jarratt.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian.>
JARkATT Va. Juno S.--The tinals
at Jarratt high school We're initiated
by piano recital The commeucemeas
of the music class was dated Il week
in advance Of the other exercises. In
order Hat Ia have the programs tyes
close together.
The program consisted of solos. trios.
duets. choruses and the like. entirely
classical music
These numbers We're rendered before
"a large audience taking acute interest
in the entire evenings entertainment.
The pupils carried them out extremely
we'll. showing. much skill and great
personal interest in their study. and.
also. patnstaktng care on the part ut
the musical Instructor, Miss Eubsnk.
ON Friday evening Of the week fol-
lowing the commencement OF the music
class the closing exercises of the PR
mary. intermediate, AMI grammar
grades took place. The auditorium
was crowded for standing room alone,
the largest gathering by far. that has
ever entered it's doors.
Saturday evening belonged to the
graduates They had worked out 4
beautiful decoration scheme In cram
and pink, their class colors. over the
rear of the stage could be seen the class
ulotto--Non Scholae SEED Vitae. large,
delicate rose letters written in white
field
The stage was occupied by the grad
uares, school authorities. visitors. and
faculty. The principal of the school,
Professor Hartwell Adkins. presided.
Miss Mary Tyus delivered the salu.
ratory address. the class song. wrttteN
and composed by the class OF 1912. wao5
then sung feeIingiy by them. after
which the history written by one %
the class was read. a history evidently
filled with a great supply of JOY. hsxt|
containing, toe. It's cup Of human and-s
ness, The prize essay. entitled. Than
acter. the Grandest Thing in Life. 49,
read by Miss Evelyn Tyus. 49,
eteeeeeeAeeeeeeeeee mfwy sor0 -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09

particular chld and It's parents into
sound men and women. the general
statements of Christianity and deinoc-
racv about being equal DO not always
tit the facts, one liz weak or feenie-
minded with defective senses, or tu-
herculous. or broken and weighed down
AT birth Another is strong. alert. with
clean blood, foreordaiued TO emporium
itv and leadership.
And so the educator Is inevitably
driven these days to this last step. tie
must. 10 train the child clear away
his defects. but this drives him 10 cor
rect the home and train the parents.
To do this he must reorganize So
ciety so az to provids opportunity; and
then h. finds that hr must go back ~
all these things. and see that the
child Is well born 1t is foolish TO start
with ruined nateria, II We are to fur-
( ntsh strong men and women for So
ctetY, And SO has risen the present
day interest in engeniest
This problem of being well-boTn has
appealed to philosophers and states
men in all times. The Jews guarded
the blrthright in ways that are largely
responsible for the virie strength If
The race. The Spartans secured
strong warriors hat failed To develop
other qualities Pianto definitely work
ed ont plans To secure right con !it;ons
of birth. The eugeuic conscience of
the Romans made them the fuiers Of
the world =.
Christianity in it's fierce reaction
against pagan sensuality developed a
system Of ascetic beliefs and practices
! which sadly confused all the real issues
Of this problem. For time the Body
was hated beaten. starved. scourS j.
coutemned Ignorance was exalted.
3 f,s Oh. O Ia -.
and feeling. one almost wonders that
! biological righteousness survived
{ ae- the wears of inediaevalisnl,
We are still living under the shadow
! Of this strange obsesson. Even whea
our thoughts are clear We lind our
selves involved in what President Ell
lot has recently called the Puritan
conspiracy of science
In America the interest is wide-
spread though we have no organiza-
tiou comparable to- that in England.
Investigations like those of Goddard
and Aineland. on the antecedents of
imhecile children. attract wide atten
ton and the public mind is wide open
To the subject
Leaders In America and in England
seem pretty fully agreed in concen
trating attention on two points--tha
prevention OF unfit parenthood and
strengthening Of the eugenic con-
science
We have no commissions in idiocv
which would supervise these people as
/ our commissions IN lunacv supervise
the Insane. II this single class If de-
fectiVeS could be absolutely segregated
our present army of probably 200. 400
would be reduced to 10000 in a single
generation. We must have AN otiu-
Gated public opinion 70 deal with such
matter
Hut the greatest work in this field
nf eugenics lies IN the cultivating of
new conscience. For the theological
conscience we need 20 substitute a
biological couscieue. Next to the COM
nland Multiply W. must write:
4 Thou shalt not create the unfit
This is the work of education, ard
the educators who would stop short
/ OF This must he content to go on trying
In make Sound men and women from
Impossible beginnings. %
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Fulton News
News items may be left ut Nei-
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10 Madison 474S.

MISC Anne Vaughan. of Burkesyille. is
visiting her COUSIN, Mrs Henry Dill,
on louisiana street.
Mrs. V, w. Bargamin has returned
home. after a brief visit to Black
stone, where she attended the COM
mencernent of the Blackstone Woman S
,oilege. She was accompanied home
by her daughter Marie, who was one
of the graduates.
|. MIR. and Mrs. Tom Wei!uer have
moved into their ne" home on Fulton
Hill.
Miss Lily c. Nielsen. left Monday for
New York and Brooklyn where she
will spend come time visiting friends
and relatives.
Mrs II. F. Jones and children left
this week to spend the summer with
Mrs Jones parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. in MeclslenburG
Mrs Brown and ,ittl 44fer Il x tai Ail-
rfrrri-havs returned ~ their home
IN Pennsylvania, after spending some
time with Mr. and Mrs. :. y. Names
on seventh street
The following exercises were rem
dered last Sunday, az penny-Street
NJ. L. Sunday school.
selection hv the choir (seiectedl.
Song bv chorus The world is sing
ing little girls.
Prayer. closing with song, Hear Ne,
Father
song by school. Ring the old Church
Bell
Welcome address. by Ruth Edwards.
Recitation. "A Bit Of Advice Mas
ter Henry Coghill.
Dialogue. Things They Cannot Do
intermediate class of boys.
Song by school, stand Up Tor
Jesus ...
Don't You See" class of little girls.
Recitation. What He S Fit or,
Master Lewis Mays.
Recitation, "A Daisy Chain six lit
tie girls.
mary department.
saw" six little giris
Duet Three Little birds Miss9s
C;lafys Hodges and Glennis cain
Recitation. Virginia Leonard
Little soldiers, junior class Of boys.
Pecitation, II Thy 10 Count My
Ilprs sings" Hei,n HARDY
Dialogue "Trp5. tn J&s~>' '"@tFF
lite girls.
A: Solo ~ just You and /" Gladys
''J Recitation. when the World is
Bright" Evelyn Gauldtng
Recitation. Give Me d smile, Edth
Mays. ~. -,
dren.
nard Parrish.
song by the school, open the Dot i
for the Children
Dialogue. Questions jamie FaE-
lor and Earl Lipford.
Recitation. The Reason Why pay-
liss Morris.
Recitation. "Sunbean1s For Jesus
intermediate girls. .
Recitation. 4Nlolets," junior class 81
girls
Short talk by pastor.
Dialogue. "A Great Little Word" IN
terfnediate boys.
rolIectiou-ainging by choir.
Remarks by superintendent.
Song by the school. An Han the
Power of Jesus Name"
Levy sears. "a student Of FHdfor
academy, In spending his vacation Win
his parents, MIR. and Mrs .. 5foe.
Sears. of Louisiana street.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
A BEADLEE:.

Al last he wrote down what he had
heard signed no name to II and sent
il to Nine. BrIlot's husband. Then
he felt easier.
In the evening he stayed in the
vestry room, but could not sleep Tor
a long while.
Nicholas, Get up: Get the holy
sacrament"
Yes your reverence"
The beadle Jumped up from his bed,
and followed the priest into the silent
church.
1T is ii woman from our parish. she
always came to mass here. Take the
stole She had d rendezvous vita a
man. Her hrspa nd followed her @e'9a
stabbed her to death. II happened az
"A hotel. -----
They went out into the night. Men
olas seemed TO hear much strnH-
ger louder voice shouting. Tt is gu
Nicholas. who have murdered TINS
woman
Finally they reached the hotel end
entered large room with many MAJ .
rors. A doctor. two pale women and
the owner of the hotel were there
ON The bed in the glare Of the etee,
tric light lay a woman whose hak*a
/
blood She was breathing her last
Nicholas was too shaken to he of any
help. and the priest himself made tae
necessary preparations to give he eN-
IRENE JUNCTION.
! The women knelt down and prayei
iferventiy.
Suddenly Nine Brillot stirred. she
moved her head. and her eyes roaneh
around the room
Nicholas bent forward TO get a tst
ter view Of her. Their ewes met. Sne
recognized him and smiled Just as Sh@
had smiled to him on many Snoda\ .
Then her features changed and she
drew a deep sigh.
She is dead, said the doctor.
Next week Nicholas was found dead
in the charlel at the foot OF the statue
of t+f--Ma donna