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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
Special Delioery
for Parcels Post

WASHINGTON, Feb. 75.--Begin-
Ming March LIST the new parcel post
sytem Will have a special delivery
service. Postmaster General Hitch
cock today decided for an additional
ten cents paid by scnders, all pack
ages through tho parcel post will ba
delivered as speciai delivery letters
are handler.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
Funeral of q. G. Coles.

The funeral of Guy c. Coles, who
was found dead in his home, SIG Hull
street, Monday night, was held yes
terday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Stone
wall Jackson Aerie, of Eagles of
which he was a member. marched in
body to Maury cemetery, where he
was buried
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
Citizens Wiu Contribute.

Following the action of the board
of supervisors in appropriating the
sum of $125 towards promoting do
mestic science in Chesterfield schools
a number of citizens OF the county
have declared themselves in readiness
to contribute to the cause.
With the sum contributed by the
board combined with the donations of
the residents, material to be used for
the installation of equipments will be
purchased in a few days.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27

NEW HAVEN. CONN, Feb. go
President Taft, who win come here
to live fhe last Of next month. today
notified the local Y. NJ. c. A. that he
would become a contributing member
beginning April LIST. He was ad-
mitted TO membership in the New
Haven Chamber of Commerce last
night
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27

train wAl leave Princeton at II
O'clock.
= Two cars have been reserved for the
flresldeut-slect's party, and there win
he about six hundred students on the
tame train. Mrs. Annie w. Howe,
sister OF MIR. Wilson. will board the
srain at West Philadelphia. The train
will reach Washington at 6 o'clock in
sic afternoon. and the president-eiect
and his party will be taken to the
faodeham hotel in automobiles.
Z The Princeton students, numbering
srnore than q Thousand, are to lead the
srsvic organizations in the inaugural
parade.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27

each ingredient ard then ttte wtufee
prescription, using the forns hiclllaTlda
of mercury" the clerk testified. After
wards, the clerk testified, he became
doubtful as 10 the medicine because
Eof the large amount Of mercury--~tWo
grains for six powders had been or
dered and he looked Il up and found
that one third of a grain of mercury
was the maximum dose for an adult
He said that he tried to get into touch
with DIR. Gee 10 ask him IL q mistake
had not been made. lie thought of
calling up the residence where the
medicine was to be delivered. bat di3
not know the name and could not ina
the name corresponding to the adj
dress In the directory. He said that
ne delayed filIinG the prescription "a
considerable length Of time, bat finally
compounded IL. using only one and
one-half grains of bschloride OF rner-
curry instead OF two. making one
fourth of grain TO d dose.
McCrary testified that after MIR.
Fletcher, the proprietor of the drug
store, came IN. he called his attention
to the prescription, and stated thai
Mr.. Fletch6r said that the doctor had
evidently meant mild chloride OF
mercury instead of bichioride of
mercury. Mr.. Fletcher then got into
touch with DIR. Gee and told him what
the prescription contained.
His Help Declined.
/ Captain LeMasurier wanted to ask
the witness why, If he thought there
was something wrong with the meai-
cine, he did not send a message with
the medicine stating his fears. but
! the question was not put. AS soon
as the mistake was known McCrary
was sent to the hotrye With mustard.
and said that his help was declined.
| Mr.. Fletcher testified as to the con-
versation between himself and Nc
| Crazy as to the medicine. Accord
| ing to my experience with tele-
| phones" he said. lit is very easy to
confound bichloride and mild chic
| ride"
| DIR. Gee said that he teiephoned to
/ the drug store on Monday and pre-
scribed two grains of calomet with six
grains of saccharated pepsin, to be
I prepared in six powders. agd admin
istered every twenty or thirty min
utes until three were retained. The
powders were delivered about noon
DIR. Gee learned that the child had
vomited UP three, which was not con-
lsidered strange, and the other pow
ders were given. He received a teie-
phone message from the drug store
| In the afternoon. and said he was
astounded when he was informed OF
the mistake. Then Ire told of how
he and DIR. Grinnan worked practi-
cally all night in an effort to save the
chiid's life.
MFR. Fletcher said that he had
never doubted McCrary's ability to nh
prescriptions. He had been in his
employ about six years, and eighteen
months ago McCrary passed the ex-
animation of the State board of phar-
macy, and was registered as an as
sistant pharmacist He said that Me-
Crary told him that he understood
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
Open Damage Suit.

The damage suit OF the Middle At
lantic immigration company against
Antoine Temple and A. Durvtn will be
opened this morning in Hastings
court. part III. Charles L. Page will
represent tho plaintiff, and l.. r. Page
and w. Kirk Matthews will appear in
behalf OF the defendants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27

Nomination OF officers for the en-
suing year will be made tonight by
Manchester Lodge. OF Eiks. in the
home, Eleventh and cambridge
streets. Exalted Ruler LINTON B.
Lloyd. having filled every ONCE, Will
be made a past officer. Following the
nomination OF officers q smoker will
be given and refreshments served
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
Qualities a. Executor.

Layton A, strader appeared before
Judge Ernest Fl. Wells yesterday in
Hastings court. part II. and qualified
as executor of the estate Of the late
Robert NJ strader. The porperty IL
valued at $4,000,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27

The funeral OF Robert M. Hall. who
died Monday night In hts home, 7oS
Perry street. was conducted yester-
day afternoon at tho grave In Oak
wood cemetery, A number ofNrASa :
tives survive him,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
No. Nolan Dies In Cincinnati.

No. Nolan Dies In Cincinnati.
Fred Nolan, of tho Consolidated Pa
per company, OF this city, received d
message from Ctnninati yesterday an
nouncinR the death OF his brother. Mr..
Nolan will probably leave Tor Gin
cinnnti this merning.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
DEATHS.


MUG ENT. Died. February 25, 1913, at
$40 p. NJ, at Grace hospital. JAMES
G. NUGENT, in his sixty-seventh
year. He leaves widow and three
daughfers--Miss Grace Nugent. Mrs
S. w Lucy and Mrs. r, e. woodson.
Funeral from late residence, 2s02
West Grace this tTHURSDAY) after
> noon at o'clock.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-27
PRESIDENT URGES

100000. to be paid for through
period of twenty years.
illumination IF Wasfa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

gaining all the time. An eastern firm has
tried to buy it of him, so it must be good, but
he has refused to SELL Coincide,tay, gen.
tleman friend of a girl friend of mine works
for him and almost worships the man and
can't say enough in praise of him.
This man, my girl fried, doesn't
know where l work, or that his employer ever
worked there, or that ever saw him, SO there
can't be any method in his talk. He tells my
girl friend that there will shortly be positions
there for several girls, and she expects to get
one of them. What / want to know is this:
Would it seem too forward if l were to try
to get work there too? am of a retiring dis
position, and l know the man care for adj
mires that kind. don't want to do anything
that will kill his respect for me, but do want
to be where l can get chance to know him
better, and this is the only way l can see.
My girl friend never will come in close con-
tact with him, her introducing us formally
is out of the question. Please let me know
what you think of this. / have no mother to
counsel WITH and I would like to feel that
love has not warped my vision. SO please give
me your advice. HEART-HUNGRY."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Would Diporcc Wife to Marry Her.

g Dear Miss Libbey: l am an orphan and
saleswoman in a downtown store. l have
been so busy all my life earning my living
and living from hand to mouth that / never
have known any of the little happinesses that
most girls enjoy. | never have been in love
because had little opportunity of meeting
men, ! recently met in business man who
tells me his wife and he are entirely out of
sympathy, that he has long been silent ad-
mirer of mine He wishes to divorce his wife
and marry me. He has all kinds of money
and can give me the many little Injuries
that so often have enved other women. |
am tired of working; there seems to be no
future opportunity in my WORK. Do you
think that l would be justified in encourage
ing this man to divorce his wife and marry
me? Remember, | do not love him, but I
recognize in this an opportunity to better my
present condition.
:" l am so tired of working!
g sss,oIne s, where SOME ons said that one should
always look out for themselves irst that it
was a law of life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

II Il nave Etll lutI Tue uldu anu Wuhdp
Aky who are more than eager to tell us
Wv what he or she would have done in
certain circumstances. Nine cases
out of ten they have not the faintest idea of
the real state of affairs. They skim the sur
face of things, they walk in boldly where
angels would fear to tread.
But sometimes it is really quite helpful
and interesting to know what other people
would do if they were in your place. SO this
week / am going to give my readers a num-
ber of letters and ask their opinions on sub
jects that are confronting me.
Here's the first letter.
Dear Miss Libbey: About a year ago a
Now Clara is the most lovable little soul
imaginable. She simply worshiped John,
who, to give him his due, was very much
in love at that time.
. dm a constant visitor at their house,
and | know all went we'll for the first few
months. but after that Johns ardor began to
cool OFF His Office is across the street from
mine, and | discovered quite by accident,
that John had fallen i'll love with his stenog-
rapher. | have absolute proof of this, be-
cause their lovemaking and embracing is
carried on in the front window of the office,
and is commented on by every one who has
view of this double front window.
The girl is an adle pated creature in
her teens who does not seem to realize
how she is jeopardizing her own reputation,
not to say the happiness of my friends home.
:. John has not been coming home from
downtown lately early as he might have
done. He gives his wife the excuse of out
of town customers, though he is really dining
downtown With this little silly stenographer
81 have absolute proof of all this but
even now hesitate to tell Clara. She is still
fond of him and has no idea of how things
are going. l am not quite sure where my
duty lies. l know this: that should l tell her
it would mean the end of everything for both
of them So far l have held my peace and
decided to let things take their course with
out any interference on my part.
" As Clara is especially fond of me and
we were girlhoodi chums she insists on my
coming to their house great deal. The very
sight of her husband is now becoming obnox-
ious to me. knowing what deceitful wretch
he is.
"As far as outside appearance goes, John
makes good husband, but there is no doubt
that Clara is only second in his affection
His little wife sometimes wonders what has
changed him. She attributes it to business
WORRIES but as for the real cause it never
has dawned on her. She is moderately happy
and quite content with her pretty little home,
and though my conscience troubles me every
time see her l hardly know whether it
would be right to tell her everything.
'Please write me in full what you would
do in my case NELLIE"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
afraid He Wouldn't Forgive.

Dear Miss Libbey: hardly know how to
state my case. | am % years of age. A year
ago / was rescued from a terrible life. l
passed through every terror a woman could
know, but now that has passed. My life
has changed. Among people who do not
krow of this I have succeeded in being re-
ferred to almost as a saint. Some time ago
met fine, pure hearted young man. He is
30 years of age and wishes to marry me.
He is so good and abhors evil SO | dare not
tell him, as I am afraid he would not forgive
me- As I love him, what can l do? II
should tell him and he would NOT forgive me,
what would life mean for me? Should
allow those awful, fruitless years to wreck
my happiness, 1t being the only real happi-
ness | ever have had? If goodness has no
reward, what is the use of trying? Life has
always treated me i'll, and now must this be
the same? What would you do?
Your desolate friend, RUTH"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Girls in Office Work.

'Dear Miss Libbey: My only child, a
charming and beautiful girl % years of age,
had the misfortune of being employed as =
stenographer in downtown office. like many
others, where there was only one man in the
office. After six months in that Office the
little girl confessed that she had been enticed,
and gone wrong. My object in writing you
is to- have you write a very strong article
warming girls and their parents of the great
dangers they are taking by permitting their
daughters to engage in such employment,
under those conditions. Perhaps 1t would be
the means Of saving many girls from taking
the wrong path. From
"A BRoKENHEABTED MOTHER"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

tries to make me believe that she has done no
real wrong.
= then confront her. with proofs and she
breaks down and tells me she is not fit even to
receive look of friendship from me and that
! ought to kill her and all of thu, but saying
she can't help it, that try as she may she
can't resist the temptations.
Now don't ask you TO point the way to
happiness, as that would not be fair ques-
ton, as happiness is an impossibility, for If
take her back l can't put the proper conf
dence in her, although / can disguise my feel
ing But can you help me to save her from
herself? I'll make the sacrifice if you say so,
as | would give ten years of my life, together
with my thoughts of future happiness, to
cheat that green eyed demon we have here
in Chicago out of one victim at least. So l
ask YOU, hoping you will remember that you,
too are woman, what is best to do.
H. J."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Her Husband Smokes a Pipe.

Dear Miss Libbey: | am young wife
and feel grieved because my husband smokes
a pipe, which | simply detest He promised
me since we were married to quit, but he got
to craving the taste for smoke aud asked
me if he couldn't have a smoke. | saw he,
was going to break his promise, SO I told
him be might. He says he loves me, but
he just cannot do without his smoking. Shall
\ tell him to choose between me and the
pipe, or let him smoke and not say anything
more about it? I shall be pleased TO hear
your advice. MRS. V. NJ
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
A Lonely WIDOW.

Dear Miss Libbey: / am a middle aged
widow, having lost my husband sixteen
months ago. There is bachelor about my
age who was a good friend of my husband and
myself. | have known him for probably
ten years. | have had occasion to call at his
Office business several times. He receives
me just as be always did, with smile and
handshake, and the same on leaving, when ne
generally remarks, Glad to meet you again.,
or | am glad you called On one occasion
he remarked 1t has been a long time since
you were in.'
He is Christian man, a man whom any
woman should be proud of as husband
Now, would like to have him call, or 20
out to dinner with him or to some amuse-
ment, but he never hints such thing. He
has fine position, gets good salary, and is
death he and his sister live together. l am
not acquainted with her.
1t isn't on account of finances. Ny love
for my dead husband is just the same as ever
hut am so lonely for those little attentions
from man that count so much to woman
especially after being accustomed to them.
My husband and l often talked about the
loneliness of the one who would be left We
never had any children He was twenty
years my senior and of course he expected
to go first and often said that he didn't want
me to grieve and remain alone, but il could
find man who could sake me happy to
marry him. OF course wouldn't think of
marriage for at least another year, but I
would like the company of this gentleman.
How am l to get it? I don't want to appear
bold and forward, and only call at his office
on business occasions. Ought l to invite him
to call? Is it my place to invite him, or his
to ask permission? l certainly would appre-
ciate any assistance you may give me. What
would you do if you were in my place?
LONELY"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Wants 10 Krop Him Better.

Dear Miss Libbey a working girl.
| never had much chance for schooling, but
have read great deal I am not bad looking,
know how to wear good clothes and in gen.
eral people say l present a very refined and
intelligent appearance. In the factory where
| am employed some month"; ago there was
young machinist working. He was there for
several months, carrying some experimental
work. He was about all one could ask in
man. He was American, tall, good look
ing, wonderfully strong physically, hard
worker, too generous for his own good always
cheerful, the biggest cut-up and tease any one
in the place ever had seen, always had those
around him laughing or smiling, and, he is
clean morally although he always has bunch
of girls and women hanging around and chas-
ing after him. He does not use tobacco or
liquor, excepting sometimes beer with his
meals. Mentally he is wonder; is always
carrying lot of library books with him to
read on the street cars; has lived and worked
all over this country and in England Ger
many France and in Central and South
America, and has Travelled the whole world
over. He can talk intelligently about almost
everything from baseball and prize fights to
art, science and literature and lots of other
things most men never heard of.
{" loved the man the instant ] saw him,
before | even knew who and what he was.
Can you blame me? When he was here he
was working with and among fifty sixty
girls, and he cut up and joked with nearly
every one of them but myself. The few times
that my work required that l speak to him
he blushed and became bashful as to at
tract the notice of the other girls. They all
told me that he in love with me and was
looking at me all the time when my back was
turned.
Since leaving here he has perfected proc
ess for doing certain line of work better
than II vas ever done before aud iias gone into
business for himself, and at the present time
is making several hundred dollars a month and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
Her Old Beau.

Dear Miss Libbey: About eight months
ago l was introduced to a young man, aud
he is the image of my old beau. So many
have remarked at the way he looks at me:
he never keeps his eyes off of me, so they
say, but | never look his way. Even my
hubby remarked at the way he looks at me,
so | told him of my suspicious, but of course
cannot say for positive fact, because
many people resemble one another, and then
again if it is he, he is under assumed
name 1t is almost eleven years since |. last
saw him, so you know people change in
that length of time. My friends say he
never takes his eyes off of me. but l am
blind when he is present, and they do not
know a thing about him. l still have and
wear his engagement ring. My hubby
does not care but maybe he thinks l still
care for him, on account of wearing it. About
six years ago | heard from friend that he
was coming west, and at that time l was
going with a young man who thought great
deal of me, but whom | respected and liked
but did not love, but whom l married. l did
not want my old sweetheart to know that |
still thought as much of him after all those
years. which l did, aid l could not make up
with him, knowing | doubted his word in the
beginning, in preference to those whom I sup
posed were my friends. Well, | married,
have one of the best husbands, barring none
lave everything could affordswithin oui
means, own our own home, am just as good
a wife as could be found, h.rring none, and
as true one, but do not think any more #
him now than the day l married him. | re-
spect and like him, but that is all. But God
knows I am doing my best. What would you
do if this man proves to be my old beau?
!" HELEN"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06

be good woman, and as am a stranger here,
with no one to confide in, | ask your help. To
tell ones troubles personally to disinterested
acquaintances but makes one a laughing stock
Then, too, it will bring you ia touch with
the present vice war.
am from town in Oklahoma. | am 81
years old. l have been narr;ad two years.
am an electrician by trade and am always
working.
" Two years ago theatrical troupe came
to our town and there went broke All had
money to get away with except u girl of N,
who seemed to have gotten down to her very
last cent and was about to Il put out Of the
hotel where she was staying. I, relative
of the owner of one of the popular theaters
there, found this out and supplied her with
the necessary money to keep going. My
people, on learning of my helping the girl, who
was down and out, unfortunately misconstrued
my motive, and l. having faith in the girls
innocence went through hasty marriage
with her. But l was soon undeceived and
found out she was untrue. But she became
sick and was likely to die, AMI during her
illness I found out where her people lived.
After five months in the hospital she was able
to travel, and | took her home. There found
her name to be other than that by which we
were wed.
l left and came to Chicago, and here, as
luck would have it, worked mostly in the old
tenderloin district, and there l saw women in
the lowest stage of life, and pitied them
with all my heart. I thought Of that little
girl and wondered if in time she, too, would
be like them. | received an apparently heart
broken letter from her through home, SO l
wrote her and gave her my address here.
" She came and 1 knew she tried to live
right for a while at least, bu. the swell hotels
and cafes with their bright lights were too
much for my little moth, and I could not
afford them. Although wanted for moth
ing all had wasn't enough, SO she went back
and I saw my work fall before my very eyes
and it took with it my very ambition. be-
came incompetent and lost one job after an
other, and then l left her again, always with
the thoughts of what l saw in the tenderloin
III my brain trying to drive me mad. And
again she finds fiie, and try to reason with
her, but her heart is like stone end her con-
science gone, yet she claims she loves me and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-06
His Letters Are Distant.

"Dear Miss Libbey: have been keeping
company with young man now year. He
lives out of town, and lately his letters have
been distant and he has not called to sec ne
as often as he use to. In his letters he has
always written how great his love was for
me and that he knew didn't care for him,
which / really did, and until his letters
changed l never mentioned it or anything
about love. l thought it was then time to