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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
POEMS TO MEMORIzE.

Once Upon a Time.
A pretty little princess
A winding stair did climb.
And lean'd from out a turret
All once upon time.
A prince upon a charger
Was gaily dashing by.
He saw the pretty princess.
And cried, 20. with me fly!''
The princess lean'd out toward him
He caught her then and there,
A fiimy veil she fastened
About her fluffy hair
Away they rode together.
Through miles of sunny cline,
Prince Wind and Princess Milkweed
All once upon a time.
A r. A.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
ACRoSTIC.

r is for thanks we render our Lord.
II ts for health were 50 thankful FOR,
A la for aims We give 20 the poor,
\ is for neiGhbors we need DER and
Ger
X 10 for kindness We show one and all,
s 10 for songs we sing in the fall.
G Is for games We play on tho lawn,
In for ice that comes later on
V Is for Virginia. . grand old state,
IL for Inhabitants who helped make
II great.
N IL for nuts we roast on the hearth,
G lis for guests who bring us such
mirth.
Composed by Nellie c. Baber, Towards
willie, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
AUNT NANCY HOPES ALL HER CHILDREN
ENJOYED THANKSGIVING AND GIVES
LITTLE LECTURE ON PROMPTNESS

Dear NecN and Nephewsr OF
"n pay and Just wi.s:1 could have you with me
nice big family dinner with thought
X this and
could be sitting side by down. And Aunt
white dark Would
interested what
lot
letters this
habit
II
m
The that
q then s.p:ciay Nov 70, know let help DE-
and which side think has The son. WIN
I'll publish winning
thank every one Of the dshatsr. for helping much
Children want to send In
lately Don't lets
Of m promse to
NANcr
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
IL,
Nngattye.

-NEk0AANC-
Resolved Examinations are not Il
fair test of a pupils ability
The first question which occurs to
| my mind. in considering this question,
lis. What is the purpose OF an ex-
ANIMATION" An examination Is given
lin order to find out the exact knowi-
edge. the exact ability Of a pupil: but
how often 1t defeats Its own purpose!
Usually the pupil knowing when the
examination is coming. straishsway
begins TO cram. and this 10 one OF the
worst things he could possibly do.
Many pupils. taken on this seasonal
standing only would not get promoted,
vet when exa limitations come he VIII
stay up and cram until late At night.
and consequently when the exan1ina :
tons come the pupil with have every
thing in fine shape and will get IN ex-
cellent mark: but how about day. or
even q few hours after examination.
how many pupils who made 4 very
good mark On their examination would
make many points above passing
mark?
when the student stays UP like this
he 10 In no condition to stand an ex-
animation for he n nervous and sleepy
and In no respect capable OF doing his
best. and 90 It 10 that the examinations
defeat their own purposbs.
Al SSuhs0VkAs8 esAo NeOe~soA We w
not have TO consider those pupils who
have good sectional averages. for they
are exempt from standing their ex-
aminatione. Then there II. too, the
question OF cheating. pasA over that
for everyone knows how easy it 10 for
Z pupil's mark to be rAissd by knowf-
edge not his own; that 10 = very strong
point. but Il ii 20 distastefnl to III all
that - quickly ~ possible pass on.
Examinations Not Always Fair.
Examinations are raGulatSd In order
TO be fair and square with every pupil.
inevitable: their time cannot b
changed. 0uppose Z pupil hAxinG .
very bad Cold would hAye 20 stand M
examination. or one subject TO head
aches should have one. whom hA would
have to stand An examination. would
he stand fair chance In competing
With the other pupils In the sxamina-
tons?
Thsrs was . certain young man who
ATTENDED college and al year he would
skip al. the claAseA and had the gaysst
possible time. and about week before
examinations he would Ut several
crates Of soft drinkA seinS black cotfes
and would have HID head wrapped with
towels well soaked ana would study
night and day end would come out IL
the end with excellent naarhs. Was
that exactly fair to those other pupils
who did attend classes and who did
study al the Year, II was not = fair
test Of their ability. tor II you should
ask that young man q question per.
taininF to one Of these suhtects on
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
Direction For Making.

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Paper cutting-Using q piece -
brown paper Ia by Ia inc9eas
cut on one OF the sides scallopE ~
represent slight waves ON tho ri9ors
Cut a SANDY beach from BIT o. xoi~
low paper IL by 3 Ia inches Cue
boats OF black. Cut trees from enHea,
To paste, place the boats wheFo' r.
wavy edge Of the brown paper N3M
come. Paste the brown paper jipA ri
cover the lower edge OF the b1aA
Place the yellow beach ct the hotfoF
OF the paper to meet or overlap t0o|
brown. Group the trees Ut the 11a6ul
Of the beach. Birds may Be cutyf0U
NE sky II desired. or omitted II Hroe
ferred.-Selected from National S1ns
structor and Primary Plans"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
What the Old Gray Goose
Will Surely Gobblc III

pushes
address OF tina sender.
stories written both sides Of M
Puxzes In without
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Answer ~ Jumblcd Names.
Nellie Baber: Lucille Martson; MarD
McCalsb Louis Dahl; Wallace Dos
wall; Dallas Dahl; Myrtle Pafmore.
ALICE ARMENTROUT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
LETTERS


Howardsville, Va.
My Dearest Auntie.--As l have not
sent In anything for quite a while I
will try to get In time for this weeks
page. am sending Thanksgiving
acrostic. Hope the Gray Goose does
not get it. am really anxious to see
next Sundays paper. as l want to see
how the debaters are getting on.
wouldn't it be lovely II both sides
could win? Aunt Nancy. be sure and
nut me down for one next time ]
would have sent in my name this time
but Just kept putting it off. Do you
get holiday Thanksgiving? / only wish
you could spend II with me. l hope our
page will be full Sunday.
Well, will close with much success
to the debaters and happy Thanks
giving to you and all the cousins. Low
ingly, NELLIE T. bAbEh'
West Point. Va,
November Is, 1914.
Dear Aunt Nancy:
Seeing my letter in print last week
has prompted me to write again TINS
week. I am sending drawing also.
I went to Richmond this year for
t.,e first time, when | was up for the
State Fair.
Just think winter time is nearly
here,
Hip. hip. hurra. Winter time has
come again,
with ice and snow and sleet ana rain
Beating against our wtndowpane.
The wind Is wl1rIing round,
The snowfiakes falling down,
Covering I'D the dear old earth go
Drawn.
Listen TO the sleigh bells chime!
Three cheers for dear old winter
time!"
Please excuse my writing, but
haven't more than a spoonful OF ink
and a scratching pen.
I am as ever.
Your niece,
MABEL TAYLOR.
Callao, Va,
Dear Aunt Nancy:
am sending in paragraph. as ]
have not had time to write story.
will send in a Thanksgiving story
soon don't mind waiting for the
badge.
I think the Cousins are doing fine
on the debate. ] am not much on
debate. ! was on a debate once--Re-
solved. That Wood Is More Useful to
Mankind Than Coal.
| think this war is awful I read
all the war news.
As I am new member and am
quite lonesome at first. please write
to me, Cousins. and cheer me up.
Your nephew,
HAMPTON FRENCH.
-----
Waiting.
IL saw them on the ground they
lay.
Golden and red--a huddled swarm,
Waiting till on from far away.
White bedclothes heaped upon her
arm.
Should come TO wrap them safe and
warm
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Resolved That Examinations Are Not Fair Test OF
Students Ability.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
Topsy Turvy.


This II Is that puzzles me.
How the little Japanee
Way beyond the great salt sea
In the land CT silk and tea,
L. just opposite to me.
Both are standing on the ground.
And the Garth between Is round.
o, 7 cannot help but frown.
For perha ps I'm upside down.
And our peaceful little town.
And its church and steepie brown,
Also are all upside down.
No, will not think it's
who am hanging In the sky.
I'd much rather think it's he,
The funny little Japanee.
Little Men and Women
Perplexed.
Our little Tstelle
Was perpiex'd when she found
That this wonderful world.
That we live on Is round
How rs held IN its place
IL Its orbit so true,
Was a puzzle to her,
With no answer in view.
'It must be-" said Esteile,
Like 4 ball in the air.
That Is hung by a string.
But the string isn't there"
st. Nicholas.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
Waiting

I saw them On the ground they
lay.
Golden and red--a huddled swarm.
Waiting till on from far away.
White bedclothes heaped upon her
arm,
Should come TO wrap them safe and
warm
Susan Coolidge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Answer to JumbIed Flowers,
chrysanthcmums; Goldenrod: Gene
tians: Roses; Carriation, Gerantuma
Lily.
ALICE ARMENTROUT
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29
PUZZLES
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS PUk.
ZLE,S.

Answer to we.tern wo-a.'s wnt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Dear Cousins of the Virginian Juve-
nile Circle.--It may be unbecoming Il,
preface my discussion with an apol-
o<y. but when ! agreed to take part in
thts debate I had been promised as /.
sistAnce from one familiar with the
part OF the RECOMMENDATION on the SUBJ
ject now before uA. The time for ac-
uon came and he took the wings OF
the morning" and few away
/ But ] am not going 10 finch one
small little bit. Oh. no. "Come one.
come all, this rock shall fly from its
, firm base sooner than T. and one
thing you readers may rest assured
about IL that what shall say is orig
ii1al and straight from the shoulder. !"
Beeoaved-That examinations are
not = fair test OF students ability.
IT seems TO me thai any person with
three grains of common sense might
eaaily see that an examination in it,
self. or per Sc" - the professor
would say. can In no way prove. Or
test. . students ability. II person
can. he can. and that's the end OF 1t,
examination or no examination.
Why. my beloved readers, there are
hundreds and hundreds OF 'gradu-
Ates'' having scored high in their ex-
Aminations at school who today are
not worth a. much ~ two-cent cake
OF soap after hard days washing.
what sort Of ability would the afirma-
tive claim Is tested by IN examjnationf
| The. proper definition OF the term
ability IL the power to do, not the
FACULTY OF answerin1 few random
questions on some topic taught during
the school course: not the power 70
s4y how . thing can be done. but tho
ability to "do" the thing yourself.
For Ex4Aapae.
l. ~ aAtA ANNA aSxonAe ahnn u~A
spend ~ much time - you please In
watching the operations Of the work
M~n. You will after 4 white, UNDER
stand perfectly chow 1 barrel IL
l.mads, ana Will be able to tell some
other visitor every particular move
and motion required to produce the
completed cask: but can you do Il
yourself? Can you make the barrel?
who's loonsy now
WAS about to admit that an exam
iIatton mixht be fair test Of 1 stu
dents knowledge Of the text matter
gone over during the school session,
but that 10 not even true. and II such
method does not fairly test q pupils
knowledge "a portion" It cannot test
in any degree his ability.
II 4 pupils expects his promotion
to be based upon his standing In an
examination at the end Of the school
= arm. he will nine tlmaa out OF ten. ~
49,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

Mamie; Violet: Alice; Mary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-29

LOUIS DAHL
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
Will BRING Civil Suits.

Determined that the findings report
ed by the State Bureau of Accounting
are to be followed up with civil action.
and criminal prosecution, if necessary,
Attorney-General T. S. Hogan and
State Auditor A. V, Donahey agreed
on the appointment of an attorney as
special counsel to work with the audi
tor of state. Their selection was Lew.
is Stout, of Wapakoneta, who will be
part of the force of the attorney gen
eral. There are hundreds of thousands
OF dollars of findings upon which local
prosecuting attorneys and city solicit
ors have not acted. 1t will be Stouts
duty to stir them to action or himself
bring suits for cancellation. Reports
of examiners of the bureau who have
been Investigating the accounts of pub
lie officials in four counties were filed
Shortages reported were: Scioto coun-
ty, $3O9; Ashtabula, $S06.60; Monroe
county, $3,914.33; Madison county,
SS52.10. In Ashtabula it was found
that $264.70 was due to various off
cials. The Monroe county findings.
contain items of $1,617 due to failure
Of subdivisions of the county to pay
election expenses. Included also are
overpayments of salaries to former
County Commissioners John H. Bell
man, George w. Baker and F. W. Hick-
man, amounting in each case to
S626.61. When attention was called to
the errors prompt repayment was
made.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27

Republicans have no reason to feel
dissatisfied with the outlook this year
or for 1916" remarked former Repre-
sentative Joseph H. Gaines Of Charles
ton, w. Va, at Washington.
THE Democrats promised to DO
great things, the most important OF
which, the one closest to the people.
was the reduction Of the cost OF liv-
Ing. They passed a tariff bill and
proclaimed to the. country that the
people would be benefited. What 10
the result? There is not single per-
son in the United States who Is buy
ing food any cheaper than he did be
fore the enactment of the tariff law
The Democrats have always been long
on promises but short on perform
ances and results. Republicans and
Progressives will soon get together
Down in my state the Progressives
are declaring that they are Repub-
Icans, always were Republicans, and
always will be Republicans, but that
they got mad for the moment because
Of the Chicago convention. Now that
they have had time to cool OF they
have put on their Republican clothes
AGAIN.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
coal TRUST ROAD is SUED
u S. Begins Suit Against Lehieh and
Subsidiaries When Court Order
Is Disobeyed.

New York, March 20.-Proceeding
In equity were Instituted on Wednes-
day against the Lehigh Valley rail-
road subsidiaries and 16 individuals In
xhe United States district court of New
York to compel the company to dis
pose OF its anthracite coal land hold
ings and conform to the governments
dissolution order issued more than a
year ago
United States District Attorney Mar
shall fled the suit. which charges the
defendants with being parties to con-
spiracy in restra:St of trade and
1nonopolization ~ attempting to har-
mess the prediction. transportation
and sale of anxhracite coal other than
their own
1t is claimed that the defendants
have been and are attempting to mo-
1op0lize the production. transportation
and sale Of coal from mines along
their lines. This is being done, it is
stated, by the railroad acquiring con-
troi of such mines and lands, by ac-
Huirjng control of the output of inde-
pendent producers and by exerting the
power of the Lehigh railroad as a car
Fier to give undue preference and ad.
vantages to The coalproducing and
trade companies controlled by 1t and
discriminate against competitors.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
ULSTER FORCES MOBILIZE
Sir Edward Carson, Unionist Leader,
ls Rushing to scene-Bloodshed
Is Feared.

Belfast, March 21.-An emergency
force of picked men from the Ulster
volunteers has been hastily sum-
moned to headquarters on Friday.
The motive for the sudden call has
been kept secret, but rumors persist
of military action on the part of the
government and projected arrests.
London, March 21-Grave events
are impending in Ulster, according to
Unionist newspapers, and rumor is
current that the government is pre-
pairing for the military occupation of
the province. There are various indi-
cations that crisis has been reached.
A vote of censure on the British
government, which was moved in the
house iof commons on Friday by An
drew Bonar Law, leader of the opposi-
ton, was rejected, 345 to 252. Arthur
J. Balfour, summoned by Bonar Law,
made a hurried return from the RI
veria and arrived in London in time
to participate in the division.
There were reports also of the
threatened .-rrest of Sir Edward Car
son and el:ser leaders of the Ulster
Unionists. ut it was officially de-
clared that there was no truth in the
statement that warrants had been
signed for such arrests. Sir Edward
Carson, however, made hasty exit
from the house before the debate was
concluded to catch train for Belfast.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
DUCK RAISING is PROFITABLE
Pekin Variety Is Excellent for Produc-
tion Of Eggs and Also for Meat
and Feathers.

Pekin ducks are profitable both as
market and egg producers. They lay
from 120 to $50 eggs each year, and
by good feeding can be made to weigh
FIVE pounds when ten weeks old. A
good grass run is one of the things
needful in order to grow them with
profit. Pekin and Aylesbury ducks
are difficult to distinguish one from
the other, except by persons conver-
SAINT with each breed. The points Of
difference are: The Pekin is general
Iy larger, and sometimes creamy white,
with a deep yellow bill. The Ayles-
bury is always pure white, with bill
of a delicate flesh color. The legs Of
the Pekin are reddish orange in color,
those of the Aylesbury some shades
lighter. Ducks should be picked dry.
To do this, hit the birds head against
a post so as to stun it, then cut across
the roof Of the mouth below the
eyes, when it will soon bleed to
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
, IMPORTANT NEWS
TTEMC
ITEMS

Joliet, ILL.,, March 19.-Mathew
Stariha. serving a life term in Joliet
penitentiary after killing two men,
took holiday without leave while
posses of prison guards, police and
sheriffs' deputies secured the country
for miles around the prison to recap
ture him. Stariha was captured by
a constable at Braceville.
Atlanta, Ga, March 19.-President
Woodrow Wilson's administration was
indorsed unanimously in resolutions
adopted at the closing session of the
Southern Newspaper Publishers as
sociation.
Meta, Germany, March 19.-Another
German military aviator was killed
hore. Lieut.. Won Gard was crushed
to death in making landing here.
The aeroplane turned sideways and
crushed to earth from an altitude of
200 feet.
Woburn, Mass, March 19.-Seven
persons were badly injured when an
electric car containing 80 passengers
jumped the track on sharp curve al
the foot of. a steep hill here. The car
plunged across the street into an EN-
bankment, but remained upright
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
FIRE SWEEPS TOWN,
TWO WOMEN BURN
SEVr ! RES DENcES ARE DE.
STRoYED, ENDANGERlNG TWO
SCORE PERSONS.
Conflagration Starts When Stove In
Home of Fatally Injured Victim
Tips Over While She Is Pre-
pairing Noon Day Meal.

Steubenville. One woman was
fatally burned, another seriously
burned and seven residences were
destroyed by fire, endangering two
score persons and threatening the
wiping out of the entire village of
Rayland, Jefferson county, 20 miles
from here.
The conlagration started when q
kitchen stove in the home of Mrs.
Alexander Christmas tipped over while
the woman was preparing the noon
day meal. What caused the stove to
upset is unknown. Mrs. Christmas
was pinned beneath the stove. She
was alone in the house at the time and
the flames and her cries brought neign-
bors to the rescue.
While the fire which was consuming
the house threatened to burn them all
to death the neighbors lifted the red
hot stove from the unfortunate wom-
ans body and succeeded finally in re.
moving her from the house in which
she was slowly roasting to death.
0h0 10 bulAGQ 81 lti6htAA&Ay SA6t V
covery is impossible.
From the Christmas house the
flames spread to adjoining buildings
In one of these another woman was
caught under falling timbers and bad
ly burned before she was rescued.
The destroyed buildings are all dou
BILE houses and comprise about one
half the residence section of the vii
lage, which is a small mining camI
owned by the Russell Coal Co. Of
Cleveland. Fourteen families have
been made homeless.
The fire department from Martins
Ferry was summoned, but was ham
pered by powder stored in severa
buildings. Loss is placed at $4,000.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-03-27
Telephone War Hinted At.

While described here by telephone
men as matter largely of local i'm.
portance," there is seen more than
local significance in a petition filed
with the state public utilities commits
sion. 1t is limited that it is the open.
ing gun in a renewed contest between
Bell and Independent interests. That
such war is coming was carried in
these dispatches last winter, and it has
been confirmed by many developments
since that time. The petition seeks to
compel the Jackson Home Telephone
Co. to give a number of Independent
long-distance connections. The COM
panies entering in the joint com
plant against the Jackson County
Home Telephone Co. are the Athens
County Home Telephone Co., the Citi-
zens' Telephone Co. of Circleville, the
Home Telephone Co. of Chillicothe, the
Logan Home Telephone Co., the Nc
Arthur Telephone Co., the Nelsonville
and Murray Home Telephone Co., the
Portsmouth Telephone Co., aud the
Union Telephone Co. of GAuster.
These companies are alleged is. the Pc
titon to have $4,000 subseribsrs.