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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

noise Of the animal he represents,
when that animal IL named. that one
is "it' and the game In resumed.
A modification OF this game Ia
known a. stage coach" In this Case,
whenever tho word stage coach" Is
mentioned. everyone must get UP and
turn around. individuals are then
named some part Of the stage coach,
such as the whip, the axle, the wheel,
seat. the boy hanging on behind. etc.
When one of these is named the per-
son having that name must get up and
turn around. This game is played in
silence. Should one fail to get UP
and turn around when his name Is
mentioned, or when the word stage
coach" 10 mentioned. that one is eft"
inc game Ia then continued.
observation"
L joined In q game the other even
Ing with jolly party of young people
which seems to me a capital amuse-
ment for everybody, from grandfather
down. 1t 10 called Conservation"
One OF the ladies came into the room
with a good-sized tray, which she
placed in the middle Of large, round
table. On the toy was collection of
objects hidden by napkin. We knew
that something was under the nap
min. pcCdu6o IL was puSneu up into
little hillocks and depressed into little
valleys. We all sat around each
armed with a pencil and a sheet of
paper. AT a given signal, the lady
removed the napkin and exposed the
contents of the tray TO view, while
she counted ten. Then she hid the
tray again with the napkin. While
she counted ten we were all strug-
Cling to get into our minds what was
on the tray, and when the napkin was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
Games for the Home

One child who is at" il blindfolded,
and an the other children take hold of
hands. forming a circle around the
blindfolded one. who holds q stick
three or four feet long. The circle of
children dance around, first in one
direction and then the other, until the
blindfolded one raps on the floor with
the stick. Then all must stand still
and keep quiet The blndfolded child
then reaches out carefully with the
stick Gin order not to strike any one)
until its end touches some one, who
must take hold of 1t. The blindfolded
one then names some animal. such as
a pig. and the one at the other end of
the stick must grunt or squeal like a
pig. The blindfolded one then has one
guess as to who has hold OF the other
end OF the stick. If the guess Is cor
rect. that one becomes at" and the
game is continued. If the guess Is not
correct. the blindfolded one continues
to be ''it' until he or she does guess
correctly. The name of any animal
can be. given, such as a dog or a COW
or q sheep, etc, and the animal named
must be initiated.
Menagerfe.
All the players take the names Of
animals If played indoors they sit
in chairs: II outside, on the ground
or on benches. The leader then tells
story about animals, naming ami
mails chosen When the name of an
animal Is mentioned. the owner must
get up and gives the sound OF the
animal. whirl around and sit down. If
the word "menagerie'' or animals" Is
used. all must get up and give the
sounds of the animals they represent
and turn round. When any one fails
to get up, turn around and make the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
Wilson Gives Flag to Al schoolboys.

President Wilson. in presenting an
American flag on April 2Sth. in Wash
inston. to a delegation Of forty-seven
schoolboys from San Francisco, gave
Expression to n hit Of philosophy about
schoolmastcrs and school days
j dare say you think" said the
president that schuolmasters are Of
ten bit hard on you in requiring
You TO do things in order that you
may pass the tests of school, but l
want 70 warn you that when you get
out Of the school you are going TO
have harder schoolmaster than you
had before.
For the world requires that we
make good, no matter what happens.
and the man who does things amounts
ia a great deal more than the. man
who wishes he had done things and
who promises he will do things. The
men ! am sorry for are the men who
stop and think that they have accom-
plished something before they stnp at
the grave itself. You have got Ia
have your second wind in this world
and Keep II up until the last minute"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

replaced we wrote down on the paper
what we hAd observed. These fifteen
objects were on the trays A toy pan,
cracker, . ball Of floss, pair OF
scissors, button-hook, q little bottle
OF brown stuff (smellins salts, we
learned afterward) with red cork.
= Japanese lamp.mat, 4 marshmallow,
hail brush, = viniagrette with ten
leaves In II. \ Japanese box, a PEN
| wiper, q ball Of brown worsted, a
thimble. little match safe. Some of
| us caught only two or three Of the OBJ
1ects. and the winner managed to
observe only the first seven.
Observation" is not only amusing,
put 1t IL good training for the eye.
Robert Houdin. the famous magician,
trained his son in some such way ~
this, SO that he could pass rapidly
through room, and afterwards Ac-
curately describe the furniture, pic
lures and bric-a-brac which It con-
tanned.
Contests For Evening Entertainments.
To pass the time pleasantly, and
generate a little rivalry. nothing is
better for an evenings entertainment
than contest. Our grandparents re-
allied this when they had their spell
ing matches, and at apple pealings.
and at corn huskings strove to see
who could get the biggest pile.
"A VI TIE spelling uaLCu
Is geographical pronunciation con-
test" For this. two .'captains'' are
selected. who choose up" one person
being left who acts as leader" When
all are ready, the leader pronounces
some letter from the alphabet-any
letter he may happen to think Of
and at once commences audibly to
slowly count Ave. Before he has fin-
ished, the captain. previously agreed
upon, must pronounce some geograph-
ical name commencing with the letter
mentioned. Failing to do this, he
must take his seat. The leader pro-
nounces another letter, and counts as
before, and the captain on the other
side must respond before the time Is
up--and so on, alternating down each
line. The last one down Is declared
the victor.
drawing contest produces much
merriment and gives an opportunity
for embryo artists to discover their
latent skill
Fasten to the wall large sheets of
paper. which have been divided into
numbered sections and then distribute
little slips of paper, upon each OF
which Is written a number and the
name of some animal AS each num-
Der Is called, the holder is to take
the crayon and, in the correspondingly
numbered space. draw, as well as he
can. the animal assigned him.
After all the spaces are filled, the
judges will decide what each drawing
is supposed to represent, and the
sheet containing these artistic efforts
is awarded the artist whose drawing
is pronounced the best.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
The Pearl of Kindness

"Oh, there is a poor little crab left
by tide" exclaimed Nan. springing
from her seat on the rock. Il must
put II hack into the sea"
Scarcely had she placed Il in the
water than there appeared a. tiny
mother-of-pearf shell riding on the
waves In 1t was seated n beautiful
little lady, with eyes blue as tho sea,
and hair golden as the sand on the
shore.
MAN" che said. in a voice of Gil
very sweetness. Il am the Fairy Sea
Foam. / have seen your kindness to
my little friend, Strayaway Como
with me and / will take you to the
Sea Kings Palace"
SO saying, she waved a slender wand
over Nan, who at once became as
small as the little fairy herself And
taking her seat in the shell, Nan was
soon speeding through the water. and
in few seconds they arrived at the
entrance to the Sea Kings Palace.
Nan looked at the Fairy wonder
tngly. Who are these two big she'll
fish on either side of the gate?"
They're Brave and Steadfast.
guardians OF the Kings Palace" re-
piled Fairy Sea Foam.
Passing through the glistening.
shsmmering gate, the Fairy led Nan
through caves Of bewildering splendor.
f
lost in amazement. for seated on his
peariy throne was the Sea King, ar
mayed in rich purple robes He wore
a glitterng crown, ornamented with
Jewels and held in his hand a golden
wand
''Who is this little etrl?" he asked
Fairy Sea Foam.
she is Nan. who noticed Strayaway
stranded on the beach. and kindly put
Jr7tn n fas,
And the King smiled at Nan and
took her hand and said Your kind
ness won't go unrewarded, Nan. Here
ts the Pearl OF Kindness BE brave.
and keep this jewel BY it's magic
power you will receive nothing but
Kindness
Then, turning to Fairy Sea Foam.
ne said; Go show Nan the beauties
of my palace"
So they went, and Nan was en-
chanted with the spiendor OF the cor
raj pillars and sparkling, cem-en-
crusted walls Of the palace. and when
Fairy Sea Foam said. We must now
go, Nan" she was very 10th to go.
After last look at the wonders
Of the deep, she seated herself in the
fairy shell and very soon she was
standing on the beach. bidding Fairy
Sea Foam tender good bye. very
much surprised to find herself her
usual size.
Billy, the boy in charge Of the po-
MES on the sands who was often very
rude TO Nan, stood cap in hand. no
Htely Offering her some pretty sea
shells.
THANK you, Billy" said Nan. as she
closed her hand more firmly on the
precious pearl
Next day Nan encountered the
nn1chATs dog, Of whom she Was very
much afraid. But, remembering the
Sea Kings words, BE Brave" she
held out her hand, saying gently. {
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
TALKS TO TINY TOTS
By CASSIE MONCURE LYME
ROBERT BRUCE

Robert Bruce had to run away from
the English court. He was a brave
Scot and the rightful king OF Scot
land. He did not wish the English
to know which way he had gone. SO
he has had his horses shoes put on
backwards, so King Edward OF Eng
land could not track him. The Eng
lished King Edward fcalled the Ham
mer of the Scots) wished TO rule Scot
land himself, but the Scotch people
wished Bruce to be their king. There
were some hard-fought battles near
Stirling castle TO settle who should
rule Scotland. but the Scots fought
so bravely under William Wallace and
Robert Bruce that at last Robert
Bruce was crowned king. at a place
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
In the Watches of the NIGHT

a nightingale is singing in trees
Ana from the sky the has fed herore the oraor.
shadows. nav creeping
And all is ~ '7N
The shadows
In mystic haze advance,
The steeples shine with light are cbarroa
II II the valley the shadows dense
The nightingale
3ne moon in all her glory nd the
Thrills with the Triumphant mis-
%lSht, with her shadows ~.
The gift OF sleep. W 49,
So be my last long sleep:
My Hfe-work through OF hard toU dore
Aiy mite received. and In the garden Of my hes1r
Some nightingale singing
May | be gathered in the night
The moonlight radiance
INTO my last long sleep.
M. MERVIN MELTON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

called Scone. where all Scotch kings
are crowned. Robert Bruce was a
very brave man. II he had not kept
on trying he would never have been
king of Scotland. for he had a hard
time before he got the throne. The
English were trying to find him and
were looking for him everywhere As
he lay. hidden in a barn, so tired he
was almost ready to give up, he saw
a spider trying to spin web, and
every time the spider tried the web
broke. But the spider kept on trying.
though six times the web broke, but
the seventh time the web was spun.
So Bruce followed the spiders ex-
ample--to keep on trying. and by-arid.
by he got to be king OF Scotland.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
A BIT OF GARDEN TALK
TO CIRCLE MEMBERS

Ny Dear
in al is S the
gardens and flowers and all OF lovely beauties have
wondering children
Nancy has and she has working real hard this
prepared planting all
they live do big have window
TO
to all /
Dallas for
invitation AuntN
be Of
have /
a
te the ole
May Dave
each
May Day and don't
Sth
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT
Weird Monument.
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D. - y ~ " " " " " " " "
q. O O O @ O o Q Q O O Q O O
MY first IL an abbreviation for ma
tive Of one Of the Eastern countries.
Second. The muse of love poetry.
Third. A stopping place for trains.
Fourth. Tho Lords Supper.
Fifth. A papal minister ut minor
courts.
Sixth. A method Of capital punish
ment
The initials of these six words read
downwards spell the Christian name of
one OF the v. J. G. cousins, while the
finals, taken In the same order, form
her surname.
LOUIS DAHL
Numerical Enigma.
My whole 10 a Towering vine OF
eleven letters
My 78-S-10-4 10 q near relative.
My 937S-9-10-4 10 q part OF the
hand.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

Even In the most cheauered of hu-
man existences there is more in May
than December; the darkest horizon
is rainbow spanned: the bright spots
out-numbered the dreary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
. The DishwashinR Game.

The Dishwashing Game.
On Monday. before ] go to school.
/ wash the dishes-it's mothers rule
SO Bridget can sort the clothes
To help me get them quickly done
I've made up a game that's lots Of fun
And here Is the way IL goes:
The forks are voyagers, and their
wives
Are the tablespoons and the silver
knives,
The teaspoons are babies wee:
Each platter, saucer and cups boat.
In which from the dishpan fort they
float
They're shipwrecked when out at
sea-
The soapsuds' breakers dash fierce
and high.
But all hands are saved and rubbed
tin dry;
The wrecks are towed in to shore,
In closet harhor they safely stay
Till sailing on another DAY
They bravely embark once more.
And washing dishes in this way
is nothing but fun. And ! always say,
And mother agrees with me,
IF works on hand, It's splendid plan
To do II the Jollest way you can"
Just try II yourself and see
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

Go. take that task of yours which
you have been hesitating before. and
Sinking. and walking around. and on
TINS very day lift 1t up and do it.
Phillips Brooks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
Shon Notes From the Circle Members
FaTmyIlla, a.

FaTmVIIIe, a.
Dear Aunt Nancy was very much
surprised last Sunday TO find that my
piece had won the prize, but am
mighty glad 1t did. My little brother,
Barrie, says much obliged for the
badge" He says that he is going 10
send Won next week some puzzles of
his own makeup.
Here's a gem that was sent me a
few days ago;
The rose is red,
The vioiet's blue
The grass is green.
And SO are you.
Your little nephew
LOUIS DAHL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

Hickory, Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy will write to
the circle. | am In the fourth grade
~ school am sending q story called
The Visit to Che Country" My school
Will be up the second Of May, and ]
will be glad when It Is up. think
that the page was fine, I am sending
q drawing. VIII close
Your niece
LOIS CAMPBELL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

Elsie slipped away from the other
girls when school was out. and started
home alone. She didn't skip at all to-
night.
i don't care" she said to herself
Il worked hard all month. and now
my name is on the roll anyway and I
can tell father
This Is what Elsie tried very hard
to say herself But all the time an
other voice kept saying, Deceive
deceive--d-e-c-e-i-v- deceive" And
when she tried to think OF telling
father, as she had planned. she knew
that she could never do it while that
voice rang in her ears.
There was just one thing that she
could do. She turned around and
walked fast, almost ran. back to the
schoolhouse. Then when Miss Morris
understood all about 1t and her name
had beer erased from the board, she
skip nor sing, but the voice had
stopped.
She told her mother when she
reached home, and cried, too, with
her head in mothers lap. Now it Is
all spoiled" she sobbed land there
won't be anything to tell father at
ALL
i think / would tell him, dear, II
l were you" mother said. II think
would tell him the whole story"
Elsie did tell as she sat on his knee
after supper And now you can't be
proud O me at ALL" she finished.
But I am proud of my little girl"
he said, ''and ] believe she has made
me more happy than If she had told
me or a twentieth hundred"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
FnrnYllle. Va.

II HTIUNITlV, ' n
Dear Aunt Nancy.-The children
in the training school here will cele-
hrate tomorrow with a May Pole fes-
tiVal. ] wish you could be with us
on that occasion.
But thete Will be n happier time
than that n little later on. when the
commencement exercises come off.
Can't you come then? ! wish you
would.
/ had the pleasure yer Of
meeting one Of your little SAL
lie Scott, who came over 10 .. .uvllle
with her father. / wish ! could meet
AL the v. j. G. cousins, or, at least.
get picture of each one for my
album.
With beet wishes for you and all the
cousins, l am, Lovingly,
DALLAS Dahl.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04
What the Old Gray Goose
Will Surely Gobble I


hane and address Of the SENDER
written bsh
Puzzles sent In without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

Hickory, Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy,-This is my first
letter | don't take the Richmond pa
pers; take, the Virginian- Pilot. |
would like to join Your happy circle
want badge. Send il to Lois
Campbell, Hickory, Va.
MILDRED MILLER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-04

Good doggie, good doggie" And
Rover. after glance. out of his big
brown eyes, extended a friendly paw
And Good little girl said gruff
voice.
Nan looked up. Miser Bond, the
terror of the children in tho neigh
borhood. stood smiling down upon her
Indeed, it is marvellous the kindness
Nan receives from everyone. for al
though she has never again seen Fairy
Sea Foam or the Sea King she still
retains her precious Pearl of Kindness
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
MAN WHO SIMULATED
SUICIDE IS ARRESTED
Vernon Doughty, whose Coat and Fare
well Message Were Found on
the Beach Is Alive

Vernon Doughty, who left his coat
and a note to his parents on the beach
near the Cliff house two weeks ago.
following an indictment charging GRIM
inahassault by the grand Jury at Santa
Rosa, was taken to the Sonoma county
seat yesterday by Sheriff J. X. Smith to
stand trial. Doughtyss parents live at
Fulton.
On the eve of the indictment the
young man left Santa Rosa, going to
Petaluma, where he cashed a Santa
Rosa check. The check for for $50 and
was dishonored when sent to Santa
Rosa The next heard from Doughty
was when his coat was found on the
sands.
Doughty was seen In Fillmore street
several days ago by persons who knew
him and they communicated with sher-
iff Smith At the time OF his indict-
ment Doughty was engaged to Santa
Rosa girl. but 1t Is said this romance
has been shattered.
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Caroline Granke to Margaret Grantke. lot in
8 1ine ct Farallones street, 325 E OF Capitol
Jacob and Bertha weissbein to Charles r..
and Sophie Agnes Claveau. lot In w line OF FIT.
fsenth avenue. $50 OF Lake street. 20 Dy W
samuel B. and Mary b. Mertes to Jacob
Weissbein, lot In w line OF Twenty-siyth avenue,
Jacob ana Bertha g. weiesbein to Julien
Achille Cools and wife. same; s..
Mns lot In ne es Of rstS avenue rs
F. 4. Levy Co to same same; SO.
Emil Sprenger to Dewey Cof1n, lot 40, block
Peter A. Giannini and wife to Fritz 81.
jane. vlsrsnes ia' to Dominique que viarxus. War lot I'm
? strset. Sc IS by NE 100: $40 -.
1f q Fen q y nf ioss Asnea' sne street. =
wife. lot in s line Of Golden Gate avenue 225 3
Of Dfvisadero street. q by 1875; So
James q. Anderson and wife 20 Margaret Hur,
Twenty third. n 25 BY E 1i7:s: $40. - ! :
Johann B Reits and wife to John n. Msckin
of fo York street N q Ps b ico s5asi avenue
Robert Edward Newman to Alfred T. Morris.
It .stssi f g ps s. E ics Tgsls1 s1s 50
Homeland company to Elizabeth Steele. lot rs,
block s. sunnyside; $40.
2s:5 by lit. SO.
John Harold johnson ana wife to Anna Pack.
scher. lot in F line of Ninth avenue, l75 Of c
street. S 25 by 100; $10
Albert Wflford to CHARLES Minich and wife. loi
IN line Of Leavenworth street. 65:1o Of LON.
hard. S 33 by r 40; $40.
Thomas Scobie and wife to Percy Houts. lot IN
8 line Of Lake street. 80 Of Twenty-ffth ave
nue., r 30 by 100. $40.
Rousseau Realty company to F. J. s. Conlan
lot IN line Of Pine street. IS W Of Taylor. "
37:6 by n 20: $1o
Giuseppe Capelli to q. B. Cesio and WIFE, loi
in r line OF Blake street. 100 OF Geary, n
1852 hy r 1i6:11h: So
Thomas r. Tracy ct all to Nellie O. sullivan
lot in line OF Buchanan street 1915 OF
McAnister. n 25 F. s3:1oA SW 27:6: $40.
Josephine NJ Shuck by sheriff to ]. j. Rauer
lot in " line Of Twenty-third avenue, 80 N Of
street. so by w 120: 500.
line OF Texas street 4ss N OF Twenty nth.
I2p:6.s ". 3o2, s 95:e. r 100 s 30. 100; $40
The San Francisco call., 1913-08-03
Portland Butter Market
PORTLAND, Aug. 2--Butter unchanged.
Potatoes, onions and Vegetables


Choice tomatoes and green corn were firm
features Of the weekend market for miscellaneous
vegetables both being in comparatively light
supply and higher to values: River tomatoes
sold up to 81. so box and Tugs from across the
bay brought 81 70 in a small way. Green corn
sold at higher range, $3.50 sack being OBJ
tanned for the best selections, while only poor
lots went low 81 so. String beans and
peas remained firm on limited offerings. while
nearly everything else the list easy
70 weak. Buyers terms ruled for general OFFER
ings of cueumbers, summer squash. peppers and
eggplant after the wants Of early traders were
supplied. Potatoes and onions closed the week
steady. both being in good demand for shipment
out. Of the state
Potatoes-New river white. 75cds1 per ctl:
new sweets. 3h@4c per ID.
Onions-New yellow. S1G1.i5 per ctl-
Yegetables-Green corn, 81. 5oG2.5o per sack
for bay; other kinds. nominal; green peas,
304c per lb: cucumbers. 40G6oc per box: garlic
304c per lb. cabbage, 81 per ctl; caulfower.
40G50e per dozen; green peppers, 35050c per
box for chill and 5oGe0c for bell: hot chill. IS
a T5c;- carrots. 75c per sack: string beans, 3@6c
per ID: lima beans. 304c per lb summer squash.
40g6oe per box: tomatoes. $161.5o per box;
for river and s1.T5 for bay; green okra, 5o@60c
per box; eggplant, COARSE per box.