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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
The Golden Prescription

Justine got to her feet. laughing In
spite of herself. u suppose you want
a paper n pencil then, she said.
Yes" nodded grandmother. hap
PLY. "On my little table blythe win
dow, dearie."
The prescription for liking people
that you didn't like" did not take very
long to write on the slip of paper in
the neat. old fashioned script. Grand
mother folded the slip and handed 1t
to Justine
I'm case of need" she said smiling
ly. You may not need it at all but
you can keep 1t by you TO use If you
do. Don't look at IT until you are
ready to take the medicine 1t pre-
sCribes."
Justine laughed enjoyinEly. Grand
mothers little mysteries were fun:
With that little folded paper pre-
scrption" in her half of the desk at
school 1T would almost he worth while
sitting with that new girl Any min
ute she could open the paper and see
what it was grandmother had taken"
sixty years ago to make her like
Aunt Emily Simmons, and what
would make her, Justine Hitchcock,
like her new seatmate.
Dear! Dearie'" called after her
grandmother's voice, This was next
she had gotten as far as the gate.
les, grandmothero'
IF you open 1t, you must take
what ii prescrihes, remember. Don't
open 1t unless you're willing to-
Nom"
BLESS herl" Grandmother turned
to her sewing again she'll mako up
a face at first, perhaps at the taste,
but 1t will work-its a good prescrip-
ton. It cured me"
Back across sixty years grandmother
saw another eleven-year-o trudgiug
to school to sit beside Emily Simmons
poor Emily simmons Grandmoth-
er could see the huge blue polka dots
and the lesser brown ones on Emily's
cheeks and nose; she could remem
Der Just how it had felt to "dis-spise'
Emily Simmons sixty years ago.
And we came home with our arms
around each other slIppety hop"
laughed little grandmother tenderly.
That new girl was already In her
seat when Justine reached the school
room She was hunched rather de-
jectedly over her spelling book, whis-
pering the words over and over to
herself. That new girl was such a
poor spelleri Anyway she had been
yesterday-couldnt spell America,
Funny kind of American, she was
Justine edged into her share of the
seat in a gingerly, inhospitable sort
Of way. How she did hate straight
red hair with pink ribbons on-pinki
How she did dis-spise folks that twit-
tered their lessons that way to EN-
selves And folks that couldn't learn
TO spell anyhow, tWitter or not twit-
ter. and that sighed long signs as If
maybe they were going to cry. and
that wore funny dresses and that sat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

Justine looked sober all the way
up the front walk and all the way up
the steps sgally, when she came
home from school sober. she grew n
little less aud less so all the way
home tiu al the front gate she was
Laughing Justine again. 1t must
he an especially serious sober" today,
the little grandmother VINO was wait
ing on the porch decided.
Wen dear"
Justinc's llttie scowl deepened be-
tween hcr eyes.
Tisn't we'll grandma should
say not They've gone and put that
now girl at the desk with me-
Dreadful Is that new girl thief
or liar or IA smugrleT2
"GTaudma' You're making fun Of
me- No, ] don't suppose she Snug
giles, but l don't want her to suugEle
either" In spite Of herself Justine
smiled at her own little joke. We
can't help smuggling at a little mite
o. narrow desk like that. and ] prefer
ia snuggle up to some b'dy I like!
don't like that new girl"
Poor new girl" muTmured grand
mothers kind voice. Grandmother
was acquainted with the likes and dis
likes Of this small person on her door
step, il was nicer to be liked than
dislked by JUSTINE
II can't help II, can J, now, grand
ma? I Just don't like her. and If she
sits beside me I'm afraid I'll dis-spise
her by m by. That's all" AS If that
were not enough.
For a little minute grandmother
only rocked back and forth and looked
away, beyond Justine's frowning face
at the everlasting hills Justine sat
down suddenly on the uppermost step
and drummcd with an impatient little
foot. If grandmother was going to
preach
Il believe I know a prescription for
liking folks YOU don't like dear" was
the queer thing grandmother finally
said Had her friends. the Everlast-
ing TTIls, sent her the rule by some
gentle wireless?
Il had forgotten all about Emily
simmons how / did dislike that girl
We sat together, too. She wore a dress
WITH huge blue spots and I hated every
spot I couldn't bear her finger nails
because they were long and pointy
and mine wanted to be | couldn't
bear anything about Emily Simmons.
Why Grandmother Hitchcock, you
mean Aunt Emily simmons, at the
Old Ladies' Home, I do believed And
I thought YOU loved"
i dc love, smiled dear grand
mother We've been the dearest
friends for sixty years, and I'm going
10 have Aunt Emily over for her birth
day tea next week, We've birth
dayed together great many times"
But, grandma
But, Justine--you see took that
prescription sixty years ago, and It's
cured me ever since. / am glad
thought Of it. I could write it out
for you to get filled you fill it your
self. really
Grandmothers dear voice waited
patiently Grandmother's gentle gaze
rested on the small person on the up
per step.
Il suppose It's the Golden Rule,
pToh'ly,' drummed the small person.
Not just exactly dearie. though 1t
IS blood relation and it is a golden
prescription / could write 1t out"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
An Elephant Who Liked a Joke.

Tho elephant Of the Jardin des
rlartcs at Paris used to play hts wish
tors q trick which could not have been
thought Of but by sn animal Of much
intelligence,
His house opened upon an en-
closure called the elephants park,
containing "a pond in which he would
lay himself under the water, conceal
ing every part Of him except the very
end Of Ills trunk-a mere speck that
would hardly be noticed by & stranger
to the animals habits
A crowd would often assemble
round the enclosure. and. not seeing
him in it. would watch in expectation
that ne would soon issue from the
house, but while they were gazing
about n coptous srriukIlng Of water
would fail upon them. and ladies and
gentlemen. with their fine bonnets and
coats would run for shelter under the
trees. looking up at the clear sky, and
wondering whence such a shower
could come
Immediately afterward, however
they would see the elephant rising
slowly from his bath evincing as IL
seemed. an awkward joy at the Trick
that he had played. In the course
of time his amusement became gcurr-
ally known. and the moment the
water began to rise from hfs trunk
The spectators Wpuld take Night. at
which he appeared nTrrrd dinghy de-
lighted, getting IN as fast ass be- could
to see the hustle he had caused.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

A single mountain, 3utting out at
the end OF range OF low hills--that
Is Grandsire's Peak
A large pond or tiny lake, halfway
down the slope of the peak. nesting
between II and Juniper hill-that is
Lake Pearl
Stretching fully half mile from
Grandsires Peak, a fine hemlock
grove cleared from underbrush. fitted
with a bandstand, swings, tits. and a
dancing pavilion--ttat is Peak Pearl
picnic park.
Summer sunshine. light breezes
from Lake Pearl tanning cool shadows
under the i1emlocks, races and games
balls speeding, ,rowboats Swimming
across the lake, swing flying, Tits tip
ping, merry chatter, gay shouts
laughter and cheers-these made a
certain picnic at the Peak Pearl park
One each of Phillips. Rice and Joy
liffle children, two Mays, two Bakers,
three Randolphs, four Eatons and Six
Parker children, with enough mothers
and fathers and uncles and aunts and
teachers TO see that the little people
neither drowned nor starved--these
were the picknickers on that par
ucular day at the Peak Pearl Picnic
park
/ A bunch OF foamy white rufIes,
star-shiny eyes, wave-rippling rib
oons and hair, breeze kissed cheeks
and rose-patterned lips-this was
| ne httlest child at the picnic
that day; and her name, as II it had
beeh made for that particular place
on that particular picnic day, was
Fatty Parker. And everyone there
! called the occasion "Patty's picnic"
because her name Just fitted it. and
because she was the cheeriest and
crowd.
We always have a good time when
Patty goes. too" they said. for wher-
ever Patty goes the sun shines all
the day long"
But in the middle of the afternoon,
when luncheon had been eaten and
game lists exhausted. and people were
beginning TO ask what they could do
next. suddenly the wind began IN
blow furiousy, Little white-capped
waves tumbled over the surface OF
the lake, and rowboats hurried hack
TO the shore. Black clouds bIotted
out the sunshine. Rambling thunder
ratified in the distance, and every one
in the Peak Pearl picnic park hur-
ried up to the pavilion.
Patty Parker. because her mother
chased her as fast as she could run,
was the first to arrive
The pavilion was built with a fine
smooth birch floor for dancing. Tall
posts stood about its edge to support
electric light wires and the roof one
long bench ran from posts to post ali
the way around the pavilion. except
where spaces were left to walk
through.
Patty Parker stood upon bench
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

mo" said the Dwarf to the child
rem, when they came around him as
usual, no games to-day. This is the
second anniversary OF the day that the
black cat ate the yellow canary. and
my heart Is too sad to play. So in
stead we will have an arithmetic les
SON"
The Dwarf smiled so that all might
see how sad he really was.
"Sit down, children" he went on
This is new kind of arithmetic
and this morning we VIII only have
addition and subtraction. We will
take subtraction first. Let Jimmy
step forward and assume a sitting
position in my immediate vicinity"
Jimmy understood from all this
that he was meant to sit on the
ground at a place the Dwarf patted
and so rather sheeptshly he came for
ward
Now. children" said the Dwarf
who knows anything bad about
jimmy"
Jimmy blushed. for all hands went
up except that of little girl who
liked him,
All" said the Dwarf. wonderful
lot of thinkers you are! Now Clara
what do you know about jimmy"
He never washes his face II he can
help II" testified Clara
And said Reggie, his finger nails
are" He did not need to finish the
sentence, for all knew about Johnny 3
finEer-nails.
He has an orfu1 temper" said lit
tie Margery.
And" said another child. The
copies at school
He nearly burst last Christmas Is
testified a quite fat boy; and there was
much other evidence TO tho effect,
After a bad seven minutes, which
Jimmy bore very well. the Dwarf put
up his hand for silence.
Now" he said, S,add up all the hor-
rid things we know about Jimmy and
subtract them from Jimmy What
is there left?
At this there was a great scratching
OF heads and much knitting OF brows
and looking solemn. but no one knew
the answer
"Stoodpidsi" said the Dwarf, shak
ing his index finger at everybody.
Why, the answer Is nothing There
Is nothing left of anybody when you
have thought of all the horrid things
you know about tnam and have never
given a thought 10 the others So
let poor old Jimmy remove himself
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

by Jeffery Morris store, but l don't
see anything of Justine-wait! that's
Justine" The taller Of the two lit
tie girls wore Justine's plaid dress
anyway. Down the street, skippety-
hop-grandmother sat mp straighter
in her chair and smiled a relieved
smile. Then the two skippety-hop-
pers turned down a side street and
were lost to her sight
Justine was alone when, half hour
afterward grandmother saw her
again She came hopping and skipping
up the street and up the front walk.
This was Laughing Justine.
Laugh If you want to, grandma
I'm laughing" she cried. I'D have
been here sooner to tell you what
makes me do it, but l went home with
that new girl first. Her names John
tia because her fathers Is John. Don't
you think Johnita's a real nice name ?
"Oh, yes, grandma, | took that pre-
scription you gave mel Justine sank
down on the topmost step in a little
fit of reminiscent mirth. l opened 1t
right there in my desk l did so dislike
that new girl side of me- / thought
if anything ever could make me over
into liking her-Erandma, | like heri
do this minute, We're going to play
together ali Saturday"
Grandmother was sewing again bus
lily. The smile stayed on in her eyes
and glimmered sunnily behind the
windows Of her spectaCles.
But it was the queerest prescrip-
ton DO something for her once
every day'-honest, grandma, l
thought it was silly But Id looked.
SO / had to dos it said to. First
couldn't think Of living thing TO do
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

There were acorns in some Of them
and chestnuts in others, and one day
he brought a fine large hickory nut
from far-off tree and hid it right
on top Of the hill where he lived 1t
was the last nut that he stored away.
for that very night the north wind
came with a whirl Of snowfakes. and
the next morning the gray squirrel
stayed in his hollow tree house with
his bushy tail wrapped around him for
blanket.
This Is the time for nice long
nap he said to himself; and he slept
there almost all winter. except when
ne got hungry and went to his pam
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
Il Wonder Who'll Be Looney Next 2"

you have probably heard Armstrong ShaIIoner
how his people claimed him a
ana the thing the hear of Shaloner
was after he escaped from house
es. they Jorn asvluu
Ihey said something 10 with his brain
mat Jorn always
lie didn't have to In out Of rain
You have heard I guess of Lena
How she did her power
To get bunch of coin o Bobby
And get Jorn to he tower
You have heard about her he noble siFuor
How he tried TO
How he operate Lena ad
Which her salary in this world a
have heard noble
How he brave1y espoused
Heaped epithets "Looney
And expounded old
Shaloner him
he head a log
Dor him
BY the his prize hog
he affair created,
suppose, has Worldwide
extremity of thought
A futur a loony milionaire's
But It's not so o think;
wills etth
Put he that bothcrs
Is / wonder who'll loony
NJ MERVIN MELTON
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
THE HICKORY TREE

Once upon a time there was a
thrifty gray squirrel. All the bright
aatumn days he went whtsk, whisl5
through the woods gathering nuts for
his winters food and hiding them
away In his pantres
We have but one pantry in our
house In which to store good things
Tor winter, but the gray squirrel had
more pantries than he could count;
and whenever he needed a new one he
made 1t for himself His pantries
We're holes in the ground. and as soon
as he filled them with nuts he covered
mem up so we'll that nobody else could
find them
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
T ALKS TO TINY TOTS
ALFRED THE GREAT
By CASSIE MONCURE LYME

Did you ever hear of the North
men who used TO come in ships across
the North sea 10 rob the English?
They were fierce warriors and caused
the people of England great trouble,
for they burned their houses and stole
not only their cows and sheep but
also their wives and children. At last
they grew TO be so bad about coming
10 England that even the king him
self had to hide 10 save his life.
The king name was Alfred the
Great" or Alfred the Truth-Teller,"
as some people used TO call him. Was
not this nice nickname? Well, AL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

ac0rns ana feasted on chostnuts., hut
for some reason q think it was be
cause he had put up more nuts than
lust where he had hidden il on the
top of the hin 1t lay there as still as
stiH could be TIL spring came and the
gentle rain battered down with tap,
zap Jap tap zap, tap. 1t was very
pleasant sound The grasses heard II
ana thrust their little green heads out
OF the ground. The flowers heard Il
and hurried out Of their brown earth
beds, ana something in the heart of
the hlckofy nut heard X and began
10 STIR and grow and push it's way
out aha up through the darkness into
the light.
what is II? What Is y ," v,hts-
pered the grasses when thew saw II
What is -" asked the flowers
ur+ g. &c.,. .
r.ird - a'is " - "a tIle sout u
~ 1r,,r1, s'3' i,'.Ss '',@ ~ .lip il'iltoP'
tat,ar ~ 49, ~ -, ~ oe ms
littIa bic,,nr,. 80 g - ~ tree
And so It was the tintcst tree that
y"G can lhlaSlne w ny, Il was no
'"'iei 'iia" d Atue Hover,
1t viii grow" said the south wind
blowing softly upon it,
ooh, YES, it viii grow" said the
bright sun.
Grow, little tree; grow" sang the
April showers; and the little tree grew,
taller and straighter and stronger
every day
Day after 6av ond x,o,u os..
it grew IN tbora u SaI aIter year
on the hin. and no other NM 80, ,rea 'ree
finer nuts The first vear 49, .t ~ .
were nuts on tho bIoifo,-, -, tn''l =
derful things hammered ~ ~ WI 3ii
top. Early ono n1 3,,roI ~" me hili-
with sharp axes To clt dou,t, - e'iil e ?
the trees and bushes and mako q -. y!
clearing in the wood. Tbev y,,or, = go "a.
for days, and no sooner had thev 800
tools. Zish. FISH ana az ~ iuminer t ana
wood was filled viz ne
their work from morning ~, iioi So OF
There is no need for re- ~ -, nls l
what they were doing Va, ~, ~ y, you
without a word from ~ 49, -. LESS
were building n horsa - ,"e'' ttley
house. with good sto,+ lis a pietty
out the rain and The sIeet va ~ Nt tsp
snow and wide beautiful window. ~
let in the sunshine and air Whar -
was finished, the carpenters fanced ~ =,
q yard around it, And what do voi,
think? In one corner or the yara
stood a tan, straight hickory tree
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

fred hid in the hut of a poor herds
man, but the herdsman's wife did not
know he was the king, but thought
MN poor soldier as he sat by the
hre nending his bow and arrows. So
she asked him TO watch some cakes
she had just put on the fire to cook.
now Alfred was Sc busy with what
ne was doing he forgot all about the
cakes and they were burned This
made the herdsman's wife very an
cry with Alfred, nd she said: "You
lazy rogue. YOU can't watch my cake
10 keep them from burning, but you
are, quick enough TO eat them"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27
MR.. BRYAN GIVES
SCOUTS PRAISE

William Jennings Bryan, secretary
~ state. vino has been watching the
activities ef the hoy Scouts Of America
in Miami Fla. is hearty indorser
~ tHe scout movement Il believe
ln the scout movement he says. "he~
cause II teaches the bays an ideal--aud
an ideal Is everything II gives him
tine highest ideal possible. Service is
thc meaning Of greatness. 1t is true
that he a.ho us the greatest is no who
is ~ the most service The boy scout
sn service measure the days by their
contribution 20 others. If we do
everything for self we don't count
fer magh. and we should measure life
ro' ~ waat we get out Of H. but by
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18
threat"

threat.
 A sigh from the adjoining room. MT. Brotherson rose, as he he I'd it. and in doing so met the clear eye of Sweet water fixed upon his own It's Ian guage was, no doubt, peculiar and il seemed to fascinate him for mo. ment, for he started as if to approach the detective, but forsook this inten. ion almost immediately, and address ing the coroner, graYely remarked:
 Her death following so quickly up. 9n this abortive attempt of mine at an interview startled me by it's coinci- ence as much as it does you If iE he weakness of her woman's nature.
 was more than this-if the SCOTT he had previously shown me was a oak she instinctively assumed to idle what she was not ready to dis. lose, my remorse will be as great as ny one here could wish. But the roof of all this will have to be very onyincing before my present conviC. ions will yield to it. Some other and more poignant source will have to u, found for tEat instant's impulsiye ac han is supplied by this story of my unfortunate attachment"
 Doctor Heath was convinced but he vas willing to concede something tc the secret demand made upon him by SWeetwater, who WIS bundling up his papers with much chatter.
 Looking up with smile which had elements in it he was hardly conscious of perhaps himself, he asked in an off hand way:
 "Then why did you take such pains to wash your hands of the affair the moment you had left the hotel?"
 T do not understand
 You passed around the corner into - street, did you not?'
 Very likely. I could go that way as we'll as another"
 And stopped at the first lamp post ?e
 "Oh, see Some one saw that child ish action Of mine."
 What did you mean by it?"
 Just what you have suggested. did go through the pantomime of washing my hands Of an affair I con
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18

The Womans' Home Mission So- ciety met at the church Monday afternoon with nine members pres ent and Mrs. John Perritt as vis- itor who gave her membership. Meeting opened by vice president, Mrs. Buchanan. reading the 4th chapter of Philippians; prayer by Mrs. J. R. Rushing. Each mem Der present had very interesting reading Mrs. H, G. Rushing read a letter and very interesting paper. His Name v written by Mrs. Cargill to the Home Mission society. We miss her at our meet ings but know that she is praying for the good of the society.
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18
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Tax Collectors Dates.

Ex-officio Tax Collector J. M. Wallace Wlll be at the following places in Lapile township on the dates named for the purpose of col- lecting taxes for 1912 and all should meet him on those dates and pay up:
 Strong, Monday and Tuesday, January 2Z and 28.
 Lapile, Wednesday January %.
 Felsenthal, Thursday. Jan. 50.
 Huttig, Friday and Saturday Jar uary 5l and February I.
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18
Mir. srotherson Rose as He Heard It

sidered definitely ended. l had resist ed an irrepressible impulse to see and talk with Miss Challoner again, and was pleased with my firmness. In aware of the tragic blow which haG just fallen, 1 was full of self-congratu- lations at my escape from the charm which had lured me back to this ho. tel again and again in spite of my bet. ter judgment, and l wished to symbol ize my relief by an act of which was, in another moment, ashamed Strange that there should have bC . 2 witness to it. (Here he stole iool at Sweetwater.) Stranger still. th8t circumstances. by the most extraordi nary of coincidence3, should have glv en so unforeseen a point to it..
 You are right, Mir Brotherson. The whole occurrence is startling and the unexpected, as none know better than we physicians, whether our prac. tiee be of public or private char. acter."
 AS MT. Brotherson left the room, the curiosity to which he had yielded once before. led him to cast a glance of penetrating inquiry behind him full at Sweetwater, and if either felt em- barrassment it was not the hunted but the hunter.
 But the feeling did not last.
 I've simply met the strongest nan I've ever encountered, was SwectWa- ter's encouraging comment to himsl If. All the more glory if l can fine q joint in his armor or a hidden pass age to his cold, seeretive heart"
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18

Mahony & Mahony, attorney representing Elmyry Beck as ad- ministratrix of the estate of Will Beck, deceased, have filed suit in the Union Circuit Court against the St. Louis, Iron Noun tain and Souteern railway for S5O,0OO damages, alleging that deceased was killed in the town of Huttig on November 26 of last year while attempting to cross the track of the defendant company.
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18

Besides the salary and allow anees the president receives. con gress appfopriates each year a liberal sum for the upkeep of the White House and grounds. The estimate included in the approp~ia- tion bill this year in $z5.O 900. This is larger than usual for the reason that at the end of each administra- ton the custom is to allow an extra amount to cover special repairs and changes made in preparation for the incoming new president and his family.
The Huttig news., 1913-01-18
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To suffer from Skin Diseases Itch, Eczema, RingWorm, etc ] when one soc oox of Hunt Cure" is possively guaranteed to cure or your money promptly refunded Every retail druggist in the state stands behind this guarantee. Ask your druggist and see the guaran
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