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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
T'ronhoirn. Va.

My Dear Aunt Nancy write SO
seldom to our page that I feel like
ought TO be ashamed for not writing
to you oftener than ! do, but keep
SO busy now that do not get the TIME
to do as l ought to. | wrote Dallas
a letter some time ago. but / don't
think she was at homo at the time.
However, I guess she got 1t all right.
Our county fair starts the 30th OF Sep
TENDER. and Will close the ist day OF
October. and. Aunt Nancy, ! wish so
much that you could be there
would he so glad II / could SEQ each
and every ono OF my cousins there. 1t
will be- ut Powhatan courthouse. The
Dahl children could come down on
the morning train and 80 back on the
evening one I hope so much they
will be there the last day and wear
their badges. so that l will know
them. ] am going to send some of my
drawings there, but don't guess / will
be lucky enough to win prize.
am sending you q drawing of the first
day of school, Well. I am busy. so /
will say goodbye
Your niece,
MYRTLE PALMORE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

Petersburg, Y

Petersburg, Va
Dearest Aunt Nancy,--Am sending
you a short sketch OF our school for
the contest. VIII you please give
same title? You haven't any idea
how happy I would be II you would
only print our story. 1t was so much
trouble and we took such pains with
IL, Please give this TO the Old Gray
Goose, as I do not want IL to be print
ed. l would write longer piece
about the opening of our school, but
as We do not have much of an open
ing. I have written about the first
week. VIII try and do better next
week. I will close, as I have the
most miserable pen.
Your niece.
r Fl q
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
OPENING WEEK AT SCHOOL.
ny EMMf f.. SLATER.

and kept us at sea throughout the
Lesson. He has given US a very short
lesson for tomorrow. and says that
we will have to know 1t.
Geography seems to be the main
study at cur school this week.
/ have seven teachers. counting my
music teacher.
The whole school seems to BIZ very
anxious for the fair to come. - khes
domestic science classes will have
some exhibitions there. and. Of couroeb3
a half holiday for all. II y
EMMA ELIZABETH HI4ATUJ 81
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

The Petersburg High school opened
the 10th of September. fifteen days
before It generally opened.
The High school has taken UP do
mestic science this year. Some OF
the classes have canned tomatoes,
string beans and peppers. Tomorrow
our class viii be taught to make tea
and coffee, and am just crazy for
tomorrow to come.
Our superintendent, Mr.. Jones.
heard us our geography yesterday. He
asked us some very deep questions
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Your affectionate niece.
EMMA ELIZABETH SLATER.


Trenholm. Va.
My Dear Aunt Nancy will take
pleasure and write 10 you this morn
ing. as Il is raining, but Il I don't
hurry UP and finish my letter Will be
left out. hope the Old Gray Goose
will not get my letter My chickens
are great big now. but the old hawks
are always catching them. I hope II
won't catch any more. for I haven't
got many now. Well. will have to
stop now, for IL don't the mail will
leave. and then can't send my letter
Your niece.
ZELMA PALMORE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
IMEM TIE MIRHGINIAN TUYENILE ClRCLE: MsG
w Dear Nieces ana Nephews:

I " Necesa and Nephews
Of you forget the
made them into stories tell what going III
tor prize
a OF
Z 10
get he
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Chase City, Va.

L Chase City, Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy.--It has been a
3ont time since have written to Ee.sz
but really l have been so busy that
did not have time to write. so you
must excuse me.
have been after several of the
new members to write to You and the
". J. C. members. and some have
promised me that they would,
Laura Belle Jackson, one OF thu
nsw members. ia trying 70 get the
prize on Opening Day of School"
II / had had time would have writ
ten story on 1t. too.
Il am sending you IN some OF my
drawings. Now, yeu must be sure and
hide them from the Old Gray Goose,
% she can't hnd them.
with lots of love to you and the
". J. C.. members.
MARIAN GEoGHEGAN.
p. E.--Aunt Nancy, II Will be fine
70 have the picture OF the boys or girls
put on our page who gets the prize
NJ G.
woodlawn. Va
Dear Aunt Nancy.~-Please excuse
me for not writing you sooner, but
have been very busy since I entered
school. / want to tell you how much
! appreciated that dear hook Many
thanks to you. ! guess almost all Of
my cousins are In school now working
hard like I am. / certainly do enjoy
my school work. although It is hard
Aunt Nancy. when ] get IN Rich
mou6 am coming to SEQ you X
do not 60 anywhere else.
would like to send you some draw
ings this week. but I have not time
Tor that. / know l cannot contribute
20 our club as often this winter, be-
cause will be so busy; but II have
any time TO spare I will.
would like to hear from my cous-
lns and you, too. Aunt Nancy.
With best wishes.
ALMA KEMP
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Chase CITY. Va,

Dear Aunt Nancy have not writ
ten to you since / Joined your nice
page. / am too small 20 draw as good
q tht other girls and boys draw. so
you Must excuse me from drawing
How 10 your "Old Gray Goose" get
ting cn7 Please hide this etter from
her. I am afraid she will gobble II
m. From your new niece,
LUCILLE GEOGHEGAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
DALLAS DAHk

en- or more striped chicks are Matched,
they stand out twelve inches In
height are strong and full pledged,
and are each the size OF q full-grown
barnyard hen. This is not strange
when we remember that an average
ostrich egg weighs more than three
pounds, For the first two or three
days. bits OF shells and tiny stones
form the main diet Of the newly
Matched ostrich chicks, but before tho
ten days have gone by the greedy
birdlings commence TO grow fat from
swallowing the same variety OF food
as that upon which their parents thrive
tender shoots OF green alfalfa,
chopped beets and cabbage. and all
sorts Of fruit and grain.
For the first half year the young
ostrich Ia supposed to increase In
month; at the end or six months tbs
youngster Will often weigh nealy an
much as either OF the parent birds,
but II is not until the third year that
the plumage reaches its prime. Az
forwards the plumes may be regular
ly removed every eight or nine
months.
The most valuable ostrich feath-
are the twenty white plumeo
birds and the few plumy tail quilts,
the short black plumage Of the body
being of small value. The plumes from
a flock are generally disposed Of to
wholesale dealers by weight. and usu-
ally each male bird will yield an an
nual crop of feathers to the value OF
fifty dollars or more.
One of these huge ground birds n
quite strong enough to bear a mans
weight upon Its back. and while UNI
able to fly. IL is capable Of running
at the rate of an average express
train, and when in full swing can cov-
err a distance of twenty-five feet ~
every stride. The average height of
full-grown ostrich Is over seven
feet. it's weight is two hundred and
fifty pounds. and, barring accidents.
1t may live to the ripe age Of seventy
years.
1t is said that a pair Of these big
birds when once mated. remain zeal
ously devoted to each other through
life. and that should one bird happen
to die the other will revere the menu
ory of Its lost consort by ever refus-
ing to choose a second mate.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Chase CITY. Va

VI IIlHEH CItys va,
Dear Aunt Nancy.--This is the first
time that I have written to you since
/ Joined, 20 you must not let the "Old
Gray Goose. gobble It up.
have not got time to draw any
thing this time. but will try to draw
something for next Sunday. I must
close now. From your nephew,
RAYMOND GEOGhEGAN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

That which we hear is nothing
wholly new, but the old truth uttered
In the new accents of faith. There
are no new heavens overhead. but the
old heaven better understood. There
Is no, new earth under our feet. but
the old earth better known. There
Is no new revelation, specially made.
but the unending revelation, newly
read.--George Bachelor.
In the t79 schools of theMethodiae
Episcopal Church in Korea there are
5.SSl pupils enrolled.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
What the Old Gray Goose
Will Surely Gobble III


az of the
that notm IN ack
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Puzzle Department

Use each letter Of the above four
words once only and form two OF the
United States.
LOUIS DAHL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
ANSWER TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES.

Answer TO Geographical Puzzle.
Georgia. Tennessee.
LOUIS DAHL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28

TN Louisa, va.
Dear Aunt Nancy.-Thans you very
much for my badge. / will do all
can to help make our pare interest
ing, but I cannot do much. as l am
% little. My little sister, Mary, would
MAmber and obey our motto every day.
like to play with the "Kswpie Kut
Outs" / am sending a Irawing of
the Kewpie Gardener. Sometimes
when we have work to do We play like
the Kewpies are helping us. That
makes our work seem just like play,
We like to draw. but it Is hard for uA
TO draw with pen and ink.
Your little niece.
EMILY HANKLA.
Louisa. Va
Dear Aunt Nancy.-.-I want to Join
the circle. but I cannot w tie much
~ am only five years old.
Your niece,
MARY HANKLA.
Petersburg. Va.
Dear Aunt Nancy.-Now 1 know
you think am neglecting our page"
don't you? My school opened Wed
neaday. and have been so very, very
bury WITH my lessons that I haven't
had time to write to you.
What do you think. Our school
takes UP domestic science this year.
and I had my first lesson yesterday
NY Lessons take mp all, my time, and
! win write to you IN my spare mo-
ments: that IL. II have any. you
y trust our story win reach you in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-28
Notes From Circle Members

Chase City, Va
Dear Aunt Nancy am girl
thirteen years old. was a new men,
hAr sent In by Marian Geoghegan. You
must excuse me for not writing to
you. / know you are dear old ladv.
Marian talks to me about what a nice
dear old lady you are. ! am sewing
now for the fair. ! wish you could
come and see our fair. We take the
Richmond Virginian paper, and | love
to read the circle page, / Will try
and send you some stories next week.
y am going to make some candy for
the fair. Aunt Many. this ink looks
like II Is blue. but II Is black. l hops
this will escape the Old Gray Goose
Give my love 10 all the circle mem
beers. i remain.
Your niece.
MAuDE McELRATH.
/, Chase City, Va
Dear Aunt Nancy am writing
20 you In school, so excuse this Ink,
please, as / have no other. can't
draw much, but will write story for
your paper sometimes.
Marian Geoghegan does nice draw
4ng, doesn't she? We take The Virgin
ian paper and / like to see the j. r.
". c. page. Tell the other girls they
must write to me. l am going 10 Try
1cr a prize sometimes
Cur school started September 9Th.
We are going to have our county fair
uaxt week and the school is going
70 give us two days and = half. /
know we'll have a good time, as we
usually do. / have a very nice school
teacher Her name is Mrs. Ramey.
Our professor Ia a Quaker. but we like
him nne.
Hoping 10 hear from you soon, I
WIN close.
Very fcndly yours.
MARY FINCH.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
JAP PAPER IS SUPPRESSED
CALLS ABE ASSASSINATION 4
 HEAVENLY JUDGMENT"
Mob Holds Street Demonstration and
 Marches to Foreign Office. De- mandng Troops for China.

Tokio, Sept. 9.-Anarchistic expres- sions in connection with the agitation over the killing of Japanese at Nan king led to the suppression of the Niroku Shimbun, an independent newspaper.
 The journal asserted that the pun ishment of the spies of Yu2n-Shi-kai the Chinese president, had just com menced; that the murder of Director Abe of the Japanese foreign office was "a heavenly judgment" and that other assassinations would follow.
 The members of the Japanese cabi- net are being constantly protected by detectives.
 The assassination of Mortiaro Abe, director of the political bureau of the Japanese foreign office, caused a dra- matic chapter in the history of the new Japan to be written.
 Fifteen thousand persons gathered in mass meeting in Hibiya park, call ing for military action against China. A majority of these marched to the foreign office and clamored for ad- mission. They demanded the dis patch of troops to China to take such measures as were necessary to obtain satisfaction for the killing of Japa- nese at Ranking, or, failing this, the resignation of the minister of foreisn affairs, Baron Nobusaki Makino. The speakers denounced the emptiness of Japanese diplomacy in connection with California and China, and insist ed that the insult to the Japanese flag at Ranking should be wiped out. The manifestation was clearly an eXplo- sion of popular resentment against the ministry in it's treatment of the California and Chinese questions.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
COTTON GlNNED SHOWS GAIN
Report Gives 7e4ooo Bales to Sept. 1, This Year, Against 73o,935 for
 Same Period in 1912.

Washin gton, Sept. 9.-A census bu- reau cotton report estimates 794006 bales. counting round as half bales. as ginned to Sept. 1 from the growth of 1913, compared with 730,9 ,935 for 19G Round bales this year were 7,5S4, compared with 7,434 for 1912. Sea Island was 43O for 1913, against 232 for 1912.
 Cotton consumed during July, 1913, was 4S6972 bales; cotton on hand in manufacturing establishments or July 31 was 1,029,954 bales, in independent warehouses 410,S87 bales.
 The number of active cotton spin dies for the month was 30,022,654 The quantity of cotton consumed for the II months ending July 91 was 5,327,- 335; total imports, same period, 227,. 616; total exports, S,779,338.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
TRANSPORT BUFORO TOFLY RED CROSS FLAG BECAUSE OF
 TEMPER OF MEXlCANS.
IS GOING DOWN WEST COAST
State Department Agent to Take Nurses, Hospital Men and Soldiers -Zamacona Comes to Amer
 ica on Private Business.

San Francisco, Sept. 9-The army transport Buford sailed late last night to gather up Americans in peril on the west coast of Mexico The vessel is in charge of Charles Jen- kinson, special representative of the state department. It will fly the Red Cross flag, as it is believed the ship will be better able to perform it's re- lief work under that banner, owing to the present temper of Mexicans, than under the American flag
 The Buford, it is thought, will bring back between 800 and 1000 Americans who desire to leave Mexico, and prob ably a second trip will have to be made to accommodate all who wish to get away.
 ,-lrst Stop at Manzanillo.
 Jenkinson arrived from Washing ton Friday and has been busy loading the Buford with medicines and stores and arranging for the embarking of hospital men and nurses and soldier guards. The trip is expected to last from four to six weeks. The first stop will be made at Manzanillo, Sept. 15.
 We are going prepared for every thing, including epidemics," said Jen- kinson. Maj. William F. Lewis of the medical corps, a sergeant and three hospital corps privates and three hospital nurses of the army nurse corps will be aboard. There will also be Red Cross nurses from the San Francisco chapter, a doctor from the public health and marine ! 0sn tai service here and Mrs Jen- kinson, who will assist me in the Red Cross work Besides being a special representative of the state depart ment, l am also a special American representative of the Red Cross soci- ety."
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09

"'e~o~4evlv -opduct' said Bronlow, 'aut I don't see where I have been disorderly."
 Well I am going to tell you," said the court will Mrs. Schisek step forward? This is Mrs. Therese Schsek. Her husband works hard Her family is poor. For the last two weeks she hasn't had enough to eat because you have garnisheed her hus- bands salary for $10 bar bill.
 Now. Bronlow, this court is of the opinion that any saloon keeper who extends credit to a poor man with a family and gives him whisky CT that credit and then sues him to take away the few dollars from his family, is guilty of disorderly conduct. l fine you $25'
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
DROUGHT $ BROKEN BY RAIN
Texas Has DoWnpour, While Scatter Ing Falls in Oklahoma and Kansas
 Greatly Encourage Farmers.

Kansas City, Sept 9-Scattered rains over Kansas and Oklahoma and a general downpour over northern Texas have brought relief from the second period of drought and heat states this summer.
 Two-tenths of an inch of rain fell at Oklahoma City, causing a drop in tenn perature of % degrees.
 Jennings and several other cities in Kansas reported showers and temper, atures generally were lower.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09

these stories are not very creditable Kindel admits he had been aided in this line by Henry B. Martin and Her. man Schulties, representatives of the mysterious antitrust league, of which David Lamar, the wolf of Wall street." is a patron.
 While McReynolds is not and never has been politician and does not like the kind of fighting the politicians have showed upon him, he is not ready to quit. Occasionally, when asked, he denies these stories, but usually goes on with his work as though he Had not heard of them.
 President Wilson, McReynolds' friends say, regards McReynolds as in much the same position as his pre- decessor Wickersham, during the Taft administration. Wickersham Knox, Moody and Bonaparte were sub jected to severe and prejudiced at Jacks. The Wickersham affair be- came almost a scandal. First it was the Progressives who denounced him, and after he got fairly to work he be- came Wall streets most hated man and intrigue after intrigue to get him busted was started, but all In vain.
 Watches McReynods' Work.
 As to McReynolds, President Will son looked him over very carefully before he appointed him and has kept in close touch with his work since.
 A few of the reasons for wishing to get rid of McReynolds are: He has begun action against the so-called "hard coal trust" and is framing a prosecution of the New Haven rail road, a favorite eastern investment. The actions against the United States Steel corporation and the Information al Harvester company will come to trial soon and McReynolds expects to make both prosecutions stick Re ports recently have been made to him of investigations of several other i'm portant cases and some of these are expected to develop into suits. Alto gether, there is a very powerful t1nan. cial group which would like to try their hand at appointing an attorney general
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
Has Brought Back Others.


 For several years Jenkinson was in Mexico, attached to the American em- bassy. He recently made two trips to Mexico to bring back refugees, land ing one party in Galveston and an other in New York.
 "President Wilson," he said, fin tends that all Americans shall leave Mexico, and, having warned Ameri- cans to leave, there is nothing for the government to do but to provide homes in the states.
 of the 10000 Americans in Mexico when President Wilson issued his warning, there probably will be less than 1000 by the time the Buford re- turns to this port"
 Zamacona on Private Mission.
 Havana, Sept 9.-Manuel Zama- coma. former Mexican ambassador to the United States, arrived here on the steamship Esperanza from Vera Cruz. He immediately transferred to the steamer Prince George, bound for Key West,
 Senor Zamacona said the report that he was going to Washington as the special representative of Presi- dent Huerta was untrue.
 Il am going to the capital on pure Iy private business" he said.
 Americans Eeed Not Hurry.
 Mexico City, Sept. 9.-Americans need be in no hurry to leave Mexico, according to the latest instructions to the consuls from the state depart ment at Washington. Consul-General Shanklin has sent the following mes sage to the consuls in his jurisdic- ton:
 Through the influence of the con- suls. the exodus of Americans should be guarded against by informing them that it is not necessary to rush away, government advices being that they should leave as soon as they can make proper arrangements They should not consider themselves or dered out or warned of immediate threatening danger, but should real ize that the government is at their service as soon as reasonable arrange ments can be made"
 Those Americans who insist on leaving Mexico have been instructed to make use of the commercial yes sells, pending efforts of the govern ment to obtain suitable steamers for their transportation.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
Chemists Meet in Rochester.

Rochester, N. Y, Sept. 9.-The for ty-eighth annual meeting of the Amer ican Chemical society opens here to- day. The divisional sessions will be- gin tomorrow, and will be varied by excursions to number of manufac- turing establishments.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
-rroRTs TO IMPEACH HIM WILL FIND HIM ABLE FIGHTER
 FRIENDS SAY.
TARGET FOR MANY ATTACKS
c,oun If Firanciers Are OverzeaIous +o Have Attorney-General Dust ed-Would Have One More
 to Their Liking.

Washington. Sept Attorney General McReynolds is not going to unit and whoever attempts to inn neach him will find him to be one or tbe best fighters ever forced to de- fend himself" say friends of the head of the department of justice.
 This opinion follows a series of at lacks on McReynolds, most of which have appeared in New York papers. These stories charge nearly every thing except domestic unhappiness, and they cannot do that because the attorney-general is not married
 Representative Kindel of Colorado started the last general attack on Nc Reynolds by his resolution introduced in the lower house for the impeach- ment of McReynolds. Kindel. who for years has regarded himself as the principal railroad rate sharp in the country, has an idea that the trade Of the Union Pacific's $3S,000,000 worth of Southern Pacific securities for s42,O0O 000 Baltimore X Ohio securi- ties, owned by the Pennsylvania rail- road, is a fake because he thinks Kuhn, Loeb X Co.,, who are brokers for the two railroads, will still con- uol both lots of securities.
 Accused Him of Treason.
 Kindel would impeach McReynolds because he, as representative of the government, approved this decree, thereby being guilty of treason"
 Since Kindel made this attack on McReynolds. it seems some person has made it point to dig up story about McReynolds every day. and
The Prescott daily news., 1913-09-09
SALOON KEEPER FINED $25
Then Garnsheeing Wages Is Dis orderly, Says Chicago Judge.

Chicago, Sept. 9.-John Bronlow, a saloon keeper, stood before Judge John J. Sullivan on a charge of dis orderly conduct
 Do you know what you are charged with?" asked the court