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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

When a box of goodies sent By
eener0us friends was opened AT the
deaconness home in New Yerk, there
were among the children present two
German girls, a little Italian boy.
Fera+ a little Polish girl. and her
italian playmate.
Hammer and chisel were given OPP
Cortunity to assist in the opening.
says The neaconness. Creak. creak.
and then the boards flew off in spin
ters. "Ah,' "0," Look Good"
Umt" followed by the question.
And what IS that on sticks
THAT IS popcorn. Have YOU never
seen II this way before ="
Moo. How do you cook it," was
The puzzled reply. In milk and put
butter, salt and pepper on it,"
Ne, indeed, 4 n show you how. 80
And surrounded BY the excited
girls. The deaconness led the way to
the dining room, taught them how
q take the corn from the Cob. and
then how 10 pop IT,
When 1t was time to 70. each was
given some corn To take home, that
they might treat those al home. And
all said. We are sorry that those
who gave this corn cannot be pres
ent, w Wesleyan Advocate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

|. of other good things that come with
she water
What good things?' asked the lit
tie city girl.
Worms, little crabs shell fish. snails.
insects and water nuts" answered
Pau Tsu.
Il wish we could get there. 1t
would be such great fun to be in
the midst of 1t ALL" sighed Ku Yum.
II will paddle you out If you like, -
said, E'au Tsu good-naturedly.
"0f course l will Ike" returned
the beaming ku Yum.
So Pau Tsu called to the herd boy
to brinfg out the boat, and ku Yum
got into 1t, lifting up her skirts very
carefully and stepping very daintily
IN her red satin slipper. Pau Tsu
followed her. taking the oars in her
hand. and soon they were going up
stream to the paddy field. My but
ku Yum felt merry once she was
there. Little ducks and big ducks,
geese and ganders, ducklings and gos-
lings. q whole feathered flock, were
. SWIMMING and wadding and diving
around her.
As Pau Tsu padded around in the
midst of ii all, the Mandarin's taugh-
ter laughed and talked and moved
about so much that az last the lit
tie farmer girl was obliged to entreat
her to be a little less restless. You
might turn the boat over said she,
and then where would you be? The
water is not so very deep. but the mud
at the bottom is. and think OF your
pretty dress and shoes and your hair
done up with the jeweiled pin. They
would all surely be spoiled
But Ku Yum was like g. bottle OF
effervescing spirits with the cork Off.
She only laughed at Pau Tsu's warn
ing and said that 1t was impossible TO
keep still while Pau Tsu's braid
tangled in such an entertaining fash
ion before her eyes.
III you could only see II yourself, "
said she, you would admire It as
mucA as T."
She sat right behind Pau Tsu. and
when she said this. she leaned forward
| with a misch@vous twinkle in her
eye and gave Pau Tsu's braid a gem
| tie tweak. Then she sat back, but,
so carelessly that all her small weight
| WAS on one side of the boat, and II
1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

What nonscne," said the Toad, I
Ysa.s lived IN This garden and under
this stone more years than you have
gold petals on your silly little head
ana know all about it,"
II know you are very wise, MT
Toad. bet do you think that you know
everything ventured the Dandelion
t.fuld}y. Il can't help feeling that
there IS something still better ahead
If me than even living in this beau
tifui June weather. 7 hope ! am
right
.No Use wasting words on such a
tanc.fpl little thing as you are. Listen
TO fnn- 7 am 50 old I have seen the
beginning and end of many things.
haEe the wisdom ~ experience, and
'HaVe nneditstcd on ali matters. No
body can teach me, have seen
thousands OF dandelions like you
grow up. and flower, and die, l have
scan silly things with wings, that
lss.e ensY' 2ar ~ a,@ @Es4 sne{2e thaf
vf,.sJ ~ -eis9,s,. ~ s'isssa3 Se{l spa, YoG
VIII die just Ike the rest What
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
The Dandelion and the Toad

7 see. 7 know, ard what dent see
Isn't there"
Now the trouble with the Toad was
that he only looked down and never
up, and his mind only looked back
ward, and never forward SO he was
content to exist, and admire himself.
and ne really believed that what he
didn't know was not worth know
ing
Now. although his croaking cast a
shadow for q moment over the Dande-
lion. Il could not really disturb the
sweet face which she turned up TO
the blue sky, or weaken the faith
that ley warm at her true heart.
A Bluebird lighted on the grass
near her, and said:
Don't be afraid, little Golden
Heart. I am years younger than the
old hermit there, yet | know more
than he does about some things. |
soar up into the glowing sky and see
wonders that ne never sees. Wait
, patiently, and some day. when your
sgSi<Is4a i5taa2. faae. yeJ4 'v4ili }1aSts ell
yer wings and fly away 20 a new and
beautiful life"
Dear Bluebird that Is what my
heart tells me. though I do not know
where ! learned IT," said the Dande~
lion. II know I will rot be always
chained TO this life. even though it
is so lovely and my heart sings to
Itself all day for the glory and the
beauty OF tt
The Bluebird flew away, and the
| Dandenon lifted It's bright face 10 the
sky, and laughed when 1t folded It's
green cloak about IL and went 10
sleep. 1t never knew that, when dark
ness and night fell, and all the gold
stars on earth shut their eyes, tho
ands of golden eyes looked down c.
Of the heavens. and watched the sleep
Ing earth. But then We do not know
half the wonderful and beautiful
things IN the world. any more than
little Golden Heart did.
At last. after come days OF this
happy life the brightness went out
OF the yellow petals. and Dandellon
hung her head. Then the cross old
( Toad looked out from under his stone
and said ~ the Bluebird:
There! I told you 80! Dandelion's
/ dead now"
! But the Bluebird said wait a BIT
| and she will ny farther and know
more than you ever will"
The days passed by. and AT last out
Of the flower from which the golden
| petals had faded, sprang beautiful
silver wings, soft and silky. fine as
Fossemer. each holding a tiny seed
The winds blew. and one by one the
silver wings few upward farther than
the old Toad had ever gazed into
the clear air. and far. far away They
carried blessing wherever they went,
and found new beautiful lives waiting
for them. -Kathartne Francis Jack
son. in Young Christian Soldier.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Filipplnn Riddles.


The mother says, Let us stand up"
but the children say, Let us lie
across. "A ladder.
AT night they come without BEING
fetched. and by day they are lost with.
out being stolen. The stars.
Here he comes with glowing char
coal on his head.-Cock,
come up and let us go, go down
ana mere We stay.-Anchor.
Two stores are open at the same
time.--Eyes.
There is a small brook, filled with
shells.--Mouth.
a slender tree which bears only one
leaf.-Lighted candle.
His words are audible, but difficult to
understand; when you look at his face
you will understand what he says
Clock.
l saw two bats; only one person was
aboard.--Shoes.
sweet lady among thorns.--Pine~
apple.
Here. here!" he says, but has no
mouth.-Forefinger
The letter c becomes o. @ becomes
C.--The moon.
He pulled out stick and IL was fol-
lowed by a snake.--Necdle and thread.
When held it goes; when let loose
Il lies.-Pen.
] throw the eggs. they crow imme-
diately.-Firecracke tTorpedo.)
When pulled it Is a cane. when
pushed 1t is tent.---An umbrella
tt ne sits down he is high, II ne
stands up he is low.--DoE.
There are two princesses who live
on the two sides of a mountain: when
one cries. both cry.---The eyes.
I sowed maize grains; in the moYn~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

There was a funny teacher man.
AS wise as he could be:
His name was Scion Solomon
Methuselah Mciee.
gs
Tie had a class of animals.
Ha stood them in a row,
And to each one he daily taught
Just what they ought to know.
lie taught the cheetah not TO cheat
The Hon not to lie;
Tho gadf1y not to CAD so much
The spider not to spy.
He taught the jellyfish to Jeis,
TIN at51sfs Va alEd right; ...9..s3
Taught ceaLipedes TO earn a cers,
And suntsh to shine bright.
An. yes, he was a worthy man,
The animals avow:
That had it not been for his school
They'd all be ounces now.
Presbyterian Examiner.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

tipped that way, causing her to slip
| over into the water amongst the geese
and the ganders. ythe ducks and the
| brakes. &
Poor Ku Yumlt Down she went
with the ducks ana geese tapping and
quacking around her. and when she
appeared again. ali her pretty Globes
| with mud and slime. oh, such sight
she was!
Pau Tsu padded over TO where she
had arisen and tried to reach over
and catch Ku Yum with one hand. But
| she could not do 1t and almost fell In
! herself Ku Yum went down again.
Then Pau Tsu laid her head over one
side OF the boat and pushed hard with
her feet on the other, so as to main
tain it's equilibrium. Her long braid
hung over into the water. Ku Yum
again appeared, suffering and chok-
ing, while the ducks and geese from
afar off, regarded her with contempt.
Catch hold Of my braid!" cried
Pau Tsu.
Ku Yum obeyed and chung so hard
and fast that she almost pulled off
poor pau Tsu's head.
Can you pull yourself into the
boat?'' asked the little farm girl, not
uttering any outcry at the pain she
was SUnSTlnS.
mo. / can Just hold on!" answered
Ku Yum And she did hold on
Well for her that she was much
smaller and lighter than Pau Tsu.
shout then.' cried Pau Tsu. who
was suffering intense pain. 'T do not
dare with my head In this position"
So Ku Yum opened her mouth and
screamed and shouted az hard as she
could, and the herd boy hearing.
padded out In another boat, and
brought back to the farm the two
, little girls.
And when Ku Yum's mother heard
all the story, she embraced Pau Tsu,
and said: Heaven bless your happy
hair"
II would II my hair were like Pau
| Tsus, said Ku Yum very rneekiy.
In her eyes Pau Tsu was now the
loveliest little girl In the world. and
the next time she visited the duck
farm. the small daughter of the Man
DARN wore her hair in long braid,
interviewer and heightened with a
piece OF coarse black twine.--Today's.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

with q bottle Of cologne, and he
brought brother watch. billy goat,
rocking horse and q mouth harp. He
brought sister doll, bells, kitty. and
the rocking horse belongs to
both We got some things on the
Christmas tree at church. ] got "a
girl standing on box. Brother got
a horse. and sister got a dog. go we
had fine time. / said a speech
called "A Holy Night That Saw His
Birth" had another speech with
five girls, so I VIII close up, hoping
every one a happy New Year.
From,
LOIS CAMPBELL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Now for some SPORT" said Whis-
kers
t.Not so fast, whtkers." said
Dinah to herself.)
y nearly caught one Pinkie''
squeaked the mouse with the pencil
fishing-rod, whose mamie seemed TO
be "Sib''
IT lay you DON'T sneered whis-
kers. and poor little sih looked quite
crushed; but she soon frightened
"oo-er" she squeaked. - laid you
see that? Another second and ia
have had IT."
Look here, Miss said Whiskers,
~ you don't keep quiet I'll push you
into the water"
--oo-er:- said sio IN a subdued
voice.
That whiskers!-' muttered Dinah
TO herself, he deserves what hel,
get And creeping. "a only 81 cat
can creep, TO the table, with ono
part Of her paw she sent him flying.
rod and all, right in among the gold
fish. Poor Whiskers! He squeaked
and struggled while Pinkie and Sio
and the other mouse raced home.
Now then. sir" growIed Dinah.
looking over the top OF the bowl.
I've taught you q lesson. VIII you
promise never 10 go fishing In this
bowl again. nor let any one eFse-"
II promise,' squeaked Whiskere
Then thank you lucky stars. satst
Dinah, that have been taught thai
1t Is cruel 10 eat mice. and go homo
and be a good boy" And with tina
she hooked him out with one claw
by the trousers.
We'll. who stole II, Dinah p" asked
BERTHE the next morning.
But Dinah only purred
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Of buekahot in each Zing! came u
rain OF arrows, The Indians had
come. They had not showed In the
clearing because they expected the
cowboys to come from their shelter.
where they could light them III the
open. But none appeared. and AT
last the Indians withdrew from the
woods, and with whoops and yelis
charged upon the ranch. Bang bang.
crack boomt went the guns Of the
cowboys Jack saw the chief creep
ing around towards this back OF the
house. lie picked up rifle and took
a steady aim. An instant later the
loud ping of the rifle announced the
death Of their chief The Indians
disheartened turned and fled. leaving
forty-flVe dead on the field. while the
cowboys had only two Killed
FRANCIS WILLIAMS
Barton Heights, city.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

p al N4Flftes y H.
Jan /. 1918.
Dear Aunt Nancy, a
nonored custom. shall make few
resolutions 1t may not he wise to
make very many, for some of them
might yet broken.
Ny first resolve Is that am going
70 take more interest in the Juvenile
Circle and contribute IN every way
possible to It's advancement ] thinl;
that can induce several others TO be-
come Y. J. c. members.
J received great many Christmas
cards from the circle members and
shall reply to them all Ia few days.
santa Claus brought me post card
aibum-just the very thing ! wanted.
Hurrah for Alma Kemp. whose lit
tfs poem took the prize last Sunday
I expect her TO win IN the drawing
contest. 200.
Your ioy ne niece,
DALLAS DAHL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Petersburg. Va,

Dec. 81, 1919.
Lear Aunt Nancy.--I am sending
drawing for the contest. Congratu-
lationz to Dallas Dahl, Leona john
son and Alma Kemp. / received nine
teen Christmas presents. / have not
received my prize yet but will write
you when it comes. hope you had
a merry Christmas. / have just nm
ished reading Oliver Twist. ! think
it is fine My school will open this
Thursday, and we will not have holt
day again for long time. I am going
70 send you some Of my best work
now. Wishing YOU and all the cousins
q happy New Year, ! remain,
e Your little niece.
EMMA E, SLATER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Missing Cities.
Fill each blank with the name Of a
well known city.
Jack was sent to the pasture to
drive the. He tied ---- around
an old cows neck, and threw a -----
at her, aiming TO -~ lead the herd
home. IF she them straight
home. all will be we'll. and she ----
any condition stray far away" ne
thought He then began to ----- about
the woods. He made some little boats
of acorn hulls, and tried TO on
the brook. 1t grew dark. and he has
tened home His mother said: '----.
what has happened to detain you so
long," Jack thought he would make
an excuse, then he thought of the
boy, -. who never told lie, and
replied: Il will not -: I've been
playing in the woods / hope you are
not angry" The mother answered; Il
am not ------ only regret that you wan
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

/. Continuance to furnish amuse
ment.
2. Fermented malt liquor
5. Objective case of /.
4. A vowel
OUNCE ELIZABETH STATEN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Dear Aunt Nancy am anxious for
you 20 know how coed cid santa
Glars was % me. Nv five sisters and
/ had q tree fixed Up IN our parior,
and be came ana allied It for US, and
our Sunday school had tree, ana
that was real nice. / haven't any
more to write rov.
RICHARD WILLIAMS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Aunt Nancy's New Year Resolutions
for Her Nieces and Nephews

Nephews-I tell about picture that
othe
big book he baby New Year had turned ITS
rages to white
written he And what do you think
tina wordw Resolved"
letter the dnght bells have toiied the death
blowing whistle the joyous pealng Of tells and
word Restd: Let's our heads together and form
ed set Off IS ons tor
@ best 10 nal s. splendid one -
VIII on,
ling In the he
win the carefu
bother Aunt Nancy with Its noisy sooons
What would like for her resolve to do
resolutions
you viii BEST and write
NANCY.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
.ABETH STATEN.

Great Americans.
What names of prominent Ameri-
caIas are formed from the following
I. Q. the niger gnaws, O!
2. So ! drown w. w. Loo.
s. Oh, wait till fad warm.
4. Root the doors lever.
s. Mama, stop the S. L. S. train.
8. Annie N. May. bring swill.
LOUIS DAHL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
Farmville, Va.

Dear Aunt Nancy am not very
much on making New Year resoiu~
tons. or any other kind, but / hope
10 be able 70 do a little more for the
circle than ] did last year. Christmas
passed very pleasantly with me, al
though I waS disappointed in ns~
being able 20 take that trip 10 Ches-
terfieid.
Quite number of the v. J. e.
members sent me Christmas cards
Did they remembers you, too, Aunt
Nancy? And did Santa Claus come
10 see you? hope he did. He was
mighty good to me this year.
a happy New Year
From your loving nephew,
LOUIS DAHL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Hickory, Va
: T1ear Aunt -%ancy,--T hope you have
pssi merry Christmas I have had a
7re time Christmas Day ] had
Christmas tree and got II nice pres
eris. Il was writing desk and a
cfajr. writing paper and & silk bag
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05

Dear Aunt Nancy received my
badge Saturday. Thank you ever
ever SO much for Il. / send with
this letter story which / hope the
old Gray Goose won't gobble mp. j
hope YOU had merry Christmas
Your nephew.
FRANCIS WILLIAMS.
Barton Heights. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-05
PUZZLE DEPARTMENT

dered so - now, and bring In some
! ------ for kindling. Nashville Advo-
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Fine Imported Horse.

Hisiode, the splendid Percher-
on horse brought here last week
by c. W. Bowers, the Oregon
horseman, in company with S. D..
Smith of Holbrook, was bought
by a company of St. Johns horse
fanciers, for the sum of So, 500.
Those interested in the purchase
are L. R. Gibbons, M. P. Peter
son, Thos. Berry, Heber Jarvis,
David Overson, Lyman Overson,
George E. Waite, ]. M. Patter-
son and Joy 3. Patterson. That
the horse is one of the finest
ever brought to this country is
generally conceded. He is coal
black and weighs 1900 pounds.
st. Johns Observer.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
CALF CROP LOOKS
GOOD SAYS SANTAROSAN

J. H. Hicks Of Santa Rosa, N.
M, of the big ranch firm Of
Hicks & Jones, owners of several
thousand head of cattle, is at the
Lansas City yards buying pedi-
greed bulls.
"The remarkably mild winter,
and the good condition our cows
are in now mean a good calf
CROP" Mr.. Hicks said. 'If the
cows are cut short on water ard
are compelled to go about licking
snow, it means fewer calves, al
though they may have plenty of
feed. But all the conditions
were favorable this winter, and
the calves are being drnpped now
and they are being saved. We
have 5000 cows on the ranch,
besides the steers and mixed
stock.
$50 far as we are able to see
into the future" added Mr..
Hicks, as he discussed the cattle
industry, in it's broader aspect,
there will be no cheap
cattle very soon. High prices
tempt cattle raisers to sell their
veal calves. High prices also
tempt them to part with their
cows, which is still worse. So
the apparent effort being made
to breed up and increase the
supply is not going to make very
much headway for a while. No
cattle raiser any place ever heard
of such high prices. If the ranch
men out on the ranges cannot
made it pay to raise cattle now,
and if those who full feed cattle
for market are not getting a
profit out of the business now,
then it is their own fault. On
the range we are taking better
care of our cattle than formerly.
And we are raising a better class
of cattle also. | buy the best
bulls can get, and we keep good
breeding cows. The very best
we can get are the best paying
in the end"
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Talk to Erickson.
Notice for Posting and
Publishing

Department Of the. interior, <
United States Land Office,
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. rs, 1913.
Serial No. 021432
Notice is hereby given that
the Santa Fe Pacific, Railroad
Company, by Howell Jones it's
Land Commissioner, has this day
filed its application, Serial No.
O21432 in this Office to select, un-
der the provisions Of the Act of
Congress approved April 21, 1904
(33 Stats, 21D the following
described lands:
Gila and Salt River Meridian
Arizona.
Township Eighteen North,
Range Nineteen East; VIZ of See.
18. Township Nineteen North,
Range II East; All of Sec. 20. S1,
NWA, Sec. % SW14, NJ, Sec. 26.
All of Sec. % Lots 1, 2, 8, a, E1a,
Eh NWA, NEA SWA, SE14
SW14, Sec. 80. Township Eighteen
North, Range Eighteen East; 81,
Sec. a. SA NE14, NEA NE14, N1l
SE14, SEA SEA, of Sec. 8. NW14,
S12, S19 NEA, Sec. ID. Lots /, 2,
NE14 NW14, Me- NEA, Sec. 18.
Township Eighteen North, Range
Twenty-Five East; ME-, SEA,
Sec. "a. Township Eighteen
North, Range Twenty-three East;
all of Sec. 18. Township
Seventeen North, Range
Twenty-one East: N1a, SEA-,
SWA, Sec. IL. NEA, Sec.
Ia. Township Seventeen North,
Range Twenty-Five East; SA NEA,
SEA, E1Rs SWA, SEA NWA, Lots
l, 2, 3, a, 5, 6, z, Sec. 6. All Of,
Sec. 80.
Any and all persons claiming
adversely the lands described, or
desiring to object because of the
mineral character of the land, or
for any other reason, to the dis
posal to applicant, should file
their afidavits of protests in this
office, on or before the 18th day
of April 1918.
FRANK II. PARKER,
Register.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
CATTLE TO Be SHIPPED
ONLY WHEN CLEAN


An order of the secretary of
agriculture, effective April Is,
changes the regulations govern
ing the interstate shipment of
livestock, by providing that in
states which are quarantined for
scabbies in cattle, owners may
move cattle from ranges or pas
ture if cleaned under the super
vision of federal or state inspec-
tors. The cattle must be certi-
fed before they enter interstate
commerce.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Sneak Thievs and Fire

Where are you keeping your
valuable papers, jewels and fami-
ly heirlooms which you prize so
highly? On a rough guess we
venture to say they are in a
pigeon hole of the Secretary,
in bureau drawer, or in a tin
box on the upper shelf of the
closet if all three guesses are
wrong won't you please tell us
that we have been misinformed
of course if there was no such
thing as fires and sneak thieves
Everybody honest the best
place would be the right hand
corner of the top drawer of the
bureau, but there have been fires
recently and sneak thieves and
resultant losses. We could tell
you lots4of things that do hap
pen which some one was dead
sure would not happen, and per-
haps you won't read it any way.
so to get down to the point we
want to say. WHY NOT PRO
TECT YOURSELF AGAINST
SNEAK THIEVES AND FIRE
BY GETTING A SAFETY DE-
POSIT BOX in our large vault
which was built for just that
purpose? Don't take chances that
you can avoid so easily.
THE BANK OF WINSLOW
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12

This is spring house-cleaning
time. We make a speciality of
cleaning Navajo rugs and lace
curtains. All work guaranteed.
Winslow Steam Laundry.
The Winslow mail., 1913-04-12
Nations Shortage of Cattle.

The decrease in the meat sup
ply is sharply illustrated by Feb
ruary export figures, made pub
lie through government channels.
These figures are of wonderful
interest, and in the table which
follows for a period of eight
months, ending in February,
1907 and 1918, shows so wide a
difference VII n the increased
population is considered, as to be
almost startling. Here are the
cattle statistics: