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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-08
HENRY FoLKEs
A. TRUE STORY.

Once there lived In England a happy
and rich couple. They had SO much
money that they did not want to leave,
1t in the house for fear Of thew
so they cut n hollow in a tree, 61a
Which o1n 5ssy put their heir money non
to another city flood came urdifor-
washed away their home and thShours
with all of their treasures in ID, sour
In another city man was Hes out
In factory, and he saw tho ttga well,
Ing down the river. Now II
was very poor and no thoughts
tree would make a good fire III
SO he threw n. rope around M
Ind put 1t on n wagon and
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WATCHING ONES SELF.

when / WINS n boy" said mn old
man, I'VE had n schoolmastcr who had
an odd way Of catching idle boys Ono
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Contribute Regularly.

Dear Editor.-1 haven't written to the par.
TOT long time. as ! have been very busy
with my examinations. ] am glad 10 saw
that have graduated the public schools and
am going to the John Marshall High School
have tried and tried TO win a prize but
was never successful ] am sending n draw
ing. which hope VIII be published uopinr
49, IDA herman
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..others keep California
-1t Figs handy; they know
'.easpoonful to-day saves a sick child
tomorrow. Directions for babies. chill
oren OF all ages and grown-ups are
plainly on each bottle.
Ask your druggist for a 5o-cent
pottle or California Syrup OF Figs"
the genuine. made by California ITi.s
syrup Company" Refuse any other
ns syrup with contempt.-Adyertise
ment,
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THE WEEKS PRIZE-WINNERS.
Mary Elizabeth Curry, 500 North
Fhirtlcth Street, City.
Lewis Jones, ". =. ID. H., Stnunton. Vn.
Dimple Pcrdue, Spencer, Va.
THE WEEIx,s CONTRInIrroR

THE WEIIK'S CONTRIBUTORS.
Bottoms, Andrew Lyme, Mary r.
Brondrup, Helen Mitchell. Geo. s
Beadles. Bessie Morris, Thelma
Carlton, Louis McElroy, John
Curry. Mary T.. Mitchell. q. S.
Campbell. Grace E. Nelson, Estelle
Cummins, Evelyn Nance. Hettie
Cardwell, c. p, Jr. Perdue, Dimple
Tyson, VIVIAN Ridout. Everett
Dickinson. Lottie Rice. Mary
Folkcs. Henry Roberts. jamie G.
Cartwright, SamI Seay. Maggie
Hali, Emery Tignor. Thelma
Jordan, John l., Jr. Varro, Susie
Jones. Lewis Walker, Nell
Kellum. Katie Williams, Bennie
IamDeth, Virginia Waller, Dorothy
Lambeth, Parker Zacharias, Paul
Zacharias Oswald
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The Feast of St. Valentine
My Dear Girls and Boys,

49, A|Shi mas anu iopSs.
Before another Sunday T D. c. c.
page is printed all of you will have
celebrated Valentines Day-at least I
hope that you Will Do you know that
! am q regular old heather about feasts
and days and celebrations? I like to
sec cherry trees and hntchets In the
windows for George Washington's
birthday, and like to find witches and
pumpkin heads at my plate on Hallow-
cen, and l know very we'll that all of
YOU do, too. 1t is just. n nice human
feeling. You know exactly the way
you feel when it's tho season to spin
tops or play marbles, because it is the
same thing. SO do. dear children, get
out and run around and stick valen-
tines under each others front doors,
and pull the bell and run. Have them
all about roses are red and violets are
blue and big-nosed gentlemen, who
dance gnily above a funny verse, or
anything that you think is amusing,
but be sure and celebrate the feast OF
tho jolly old st. Valentine, whatever
else you do.
great many new members have
written for badges. 1 want you to
nave patience about them. because
they are surely coming soon, and in
yorite fairy story, know that you are
Mccarthy welcomed into the member
snip or our club. One of our older
memDers drew the cartoon at the bot
TOM or the page, and II is splendid
pc sure ana see III you don't think So
100. YOUR EDITOR.
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VIII BE Sent Soon.

Dear EGitor.--l guess you have forgotten
me, as ! have not sent any OF my drawings
heard from friend that had won a
prize few weeks nto II so send n 70
yours truly. LOUIS a. CARLTON
l5le Fourth Avenue. Highland Park, Rich
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Puzzle Department

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BY HELEN BRoADRUP.
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Yawona.
Nedyse.
Talulayrp.
PAUL ZACHARIAS.
Jumbled Names Of Rivers in the United
States.
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2. Hcoaotcthale
3. THEW
4. Dnalrebumc.
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Written by
THELMA MORRIS.
Spencer. Va A1e 10
A Chnrade.
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o. MY third Is In rat. but not in cat.
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By SAMUEL 1S Il I L. V aARTHR1GHr.
Colonial Place. Va.
Behcadins.
Behead q pieco of wood and leave a
Behead pit for tho dead and leave
word meaning TO talk wildly.
Behead grip OF the hands and leave
rough file.
fermented Juice OF grapes.
Behead to sleep II lightly and leave a
word meaning rough timber.
word meaning TO untwist.
Behead male duck and leave a tool.
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Generals of the War.
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HETTIB NANCE.
1ol1 Hull Street South Richmond.
Jumbled Name. of Flowers.
Lovite
MinBreau.
Call.
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Haiscuf.
Hailad.
Synap.
Composed by
VIVIAN c. DYSON.
Peake's Turnout. Va.
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Dear Ediior.--Its been such long time
since I've written. ! have been reading the
paper every Sunday. April showers come
In January. Is not that funny? The wind
has been blowing; II has been raining and
the sun peeps ont avery and a while
hope II VIII clear up tomorrow. az / hate
rainy Sunday. We finished our examina-
tons at school stood on all. but did not
get 100 on any study. Am sending a story
which i hope is not too long. AS ever
Midlothian. Va. HELEN BROADRUP
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Generals of tho War.

Generals of the War.
l. 12, 6, 6.
3. TO-. 10. S, a.. 10. Is. II.
s. 16. l5, IL, IL.
@. 13, 10. ls. l. !, IA.
HETTIB NANCE.
1011 Hull Street, South Richmond.
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Sign Your Drnwinra

Dear Editor,-I haven't written any for
long time. so thought I would write
come. ] am sending drawing and hope 10
see IL In the paper am trying for a prize
but haven't got one yet. l am still your
member, THERAIA VALENTINE
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Driving for Contest.
Old Member Heard From.

Dear Editor,-I am an old member, but
have not written for a long time. Inclosei
You viii Mud story. which ] selected /
remain your member.
VIRGINIA PARKER LAMBETH
232 Hanover Avenue. City.
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eli vennblo Street. Farm


Dear Edtor,-I am nendnE you my poem
entitled. Hope" again In black ink as
thought perhaps YOU did not publish IL or
account of 1t being In blue Ink Inst time
was very much disappointed when l dit
not see II on the page. am very busy now
with my examinations. and must close I,
study. Hoping that you Will publish IN,
poem this time, l am. your true member,
LOTTlE DICKINSON.
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Glnd You Did.
Welcome Beck Arn,n.

Dear Editor.-I have not written for q
long time, so l guess you and all the mem
bers have forgotten me. Intended writing
right after Christmas. but starting back
TO school and music and then being sick
have not had time to write. am sending
some tunbied names and story. which
hope VIII not be thrown In the wastcbasket
but be printed on tho page With every
sincere wish. remain, yours truly
MARY RICE.
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Page Not Forgotten.

Dear Editor.-I guess you think ] have
forgotten NIL about the Chiidren's Page. blu,
have not had time to send In anything
but am sending In drawing, which hope
VIII be In the page next week. | will close
You must excuse such bad writing | remain
as ever. your old member,
GLAYDS l.. EASTWOOD
II. 7. y. No Z. Chesterfeld Cnunty Ia
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

| was SLOW to learn, and my hus-
bands impatienCe with my mistakes,
which confused and intimidated me-
led to some painful humiliations.
First he laughed, neNt he sneered
then he snapped me up in the midst
of my explanations and apologies and
| finally. at moment of loss he broke
out on me with brutal dersion say
| ing he had never had much opinion
of my intellect. put was now quite
| sure that | had no more brains than
a rabbit and coulG not say Boo TO
a goose.
one day when We were alone, and
he was lying on the couch with his
vicious little terriD by his side, Of
| fered to sing to him Remembering
how my voice had been praised
| thought it would he pleasant to my
husband TO see thar there was some
thing | really cuud do. But nine
years in a convent had lef, me with
next to no music bu' memories of the
long breathed harmonies of some Of
| the beautiful masses of our church.
and hardly had begun on these when
my husband cried
oh, stop, stop, for heavens sake
stop, or shall think were attending
a funeral"
Another day offered to read to
| him. The Reverend Mother used to
/ say ] was The best reader she mad
| ever heard, but perhaps il Was NOT
altoge ether my husbands fdult If he
! formed a different opinion And in
! deed yan not but think that the holy
saints themselves would have laughed
| II they had ncard me leading aloud.
in the voice and intonation which I
! had assumed tor the meditations Of
| st. Francis of ASSIST the~mYstic allu-
! SiDUc 10 "Cerfs and "bpokisS and
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26
A MANS WAY.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax;
am eighteen, and have been
keeping company for year with
a young man who is only twenty
one.
He has always seemed to be a
perfect fool over me, and ! think
great deal of him.
He doesn't seem to think as
much of me right here lately,
and fuses a great deal about
whom | keep company with, and
doesn't want me to go with other
boys. While out of my sight he
seems to enjoy being with other
girls. LOUISA
His jealousy is one proof that he
cares foc you, and he may be going
with other girls to incite your jeal-
cusy.
Don't let him succeed. Be the same
companion YOU have always
been, and if he becomes too eXacting
and fault-finding. give him up. Youth
is too short to let any of it be spent
in trying to placate a disagreeable
man.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

band going into the outer corridor to
see his visitors TO the lift, and then
something prompted me-God alone
knows what-to step into the room
they had just vacated.
It was thick with tobacco smoke
An empty bottle of champagne with
three empty eiassesl was ON the
table, and ON = desl, by the window
were various papcrs. including a
sheet of foolscap which bore seal
and several signatures. and thick
packet of old letters bound togethe.
with piece Of purple ribbon
Hardly had time to recognize
these documents when my husband
returned To the room, and by the
Dark expression OF his face I saw ia
stauuy that he thought ] had looked
at them
no mauer,' he said, without any
preamble. II might as well tell YOU
az once ana have Goue with it,"
Hf told me The letters were his.
| They had been written to woman
whom he had promised To marry. and
he had had to buy them back from
| her. Although for three wears he had
spent a fortune ON the creature she
| hod shown him no mercy Through
/ her solicitor, who was svuundTtl
/ she uad threatened him. saying n
/ plain words that 1t he married any
/ body else SHE would take proceedings 5
against him Immediately THAT Wae
/ why. in spite of the storm. we had TO
! come up to- London ON the daN after
I our Urddfuk
/ NON you know" said my husband.
! Look here" tholdiug out The sheet
! OF teolscapl "hNr thousand pounds
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26
FoRTY.FIRST CHAPTER.

II TT nest morning, having had
II time to think things out in my
simple and ignorant way, !
tried to reconcile myself to my posi-
ton Remembering what Aunt Bird
get had said. both before my mar
riage and after II, about the diffcren.
moralities of men and women. | told
myself | had placed my standard too
high
Perhaps husband was not a su-
perior being to be regarded with re-
speCt and reverence but u sort OF
groWn-up child whom ii was the duty
of a wife to comfort coax, submit
TO and serve,
determined TO dc this Stiu cling
ing TO the hope of falling in love with
my husband ! set myself to please
him 10y every means within my
power even 10 the length of simulat-
ing sentiments which | did not feel,
But what a task was setting my
self! What steep and stony calvary
/ Was attempting to climb!
After the degrading business with
The other woman had been concluded
thought We should have left Eng
land immediately Cl the honeymoon
tour which my husband had mapped
out for us, but he told me that would
not bt NbllN ttlltlAs tllti We lllhSl re-
main in London a little longer. We
STAYED six weeks altogether, and
never did a young wife pass a more
cheeriess and weary time
/ had no friends OF my own within
reach, and to my deep If secret morti-
uratiuu To woman lOt my husband :
circle called upon me. But a few OF
his male friends were constantly with
rs including Mr tastcliff. Who had
speedily followed us from Ellan, and
a Nj Vivian. who. though the broth
er OF Cabinet Minister seemed 10
me a Very vain and Vapid person
with the eyes Of mole. a vacant
smile. q stupid expression an alb
,upt way OF speaking through hi,
teeth. and ShriN voice which gave
the Impression Of screeching sainSl
| the wind
with these Two ustn ana others o
a similar kind, We rassed many hour.
/ of nearly every day, lunvhing viii
/ them ann above Ill playing bridg,
/ with them in one ri our sitting room.
| IN Tie hotel
] knew nothing rt the game TO he'
! sin with. never having touched
/ card In my life. out iu accordance
/ with theories which believed 10 b,
r.gut aud the duties | mad impose,
/ upuu myself. I took a hand With m,
I husband Wucn ha could 6nd nobod,
/ better To- he his partner
/ TGC results WaH, very diShearteu
] ing In spite ~ my desire 10 pleas,
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

single glance of understanding
could have borne with his impatience
and struggled on.
But nothing of this kind ever hap
pcned, and when one dreary night
after grumblirg at the servants, ours
ing his fate and abusing everybody
and everything, ne put on his hat and
went out saying he had better have
married Lena (the other woman af-
ter all" for in that case he would
have had some sort of society any
way" the reNulsion | had felt on the
night of my marriage came sweeping
over me like wave of the sea and
| asked myself again. Whats the
good? What's the good"
To Be Continued morrow.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26


ed with cracked and of his plum with him. whzzed and
joyed with hm-who will WALK A MILE" with him.
a mie" What a
Foolish" whispered Chinee
of his slim brown hand in lightning
walk laboriousy through the
the Big Townany see a
nghta chap laughing loud "WFIIzzING"
a park bench you can see him WALKING A MILE"
Ip1lLAr -rInIr
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26
A NOTE OF GENERALIZATION

Dear Miss Fairfax.
! have been acquainted with a
young man three years my senior
for the past four months. AS he
is giving birthday party, would
it be proper for me to give him a
taken of friendship? What would
be suitable for the occasion?
w. p.
1t is seldom advisable for girl to
spend money on a gift for a gentle
man friend. A birthday card, note
of congratulation. or a personally ex-
pressed wisY for happy returns is
sufficient and in better taste.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

shouder-deep
Ing OF hands over the same laughter and hardening muscles
BUT-here is another kind "N'IIlZ-and walk a mle!"
He this reckless boy with his fat pockets taking wild
flight like adrft whri of moneydpst his
blinded White him
his filed his
and evening clothes with that
"WHIZZNG!"
But he will walk this whirI breathess
owly-up-hi. a
will his mile that like striking
slvery ribbon
the side trail the will
and climb hearbreakng o
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

ESTERDAY told
in snowIme in Canadahow they the long
mountain in expresstrain minute the
mile
the Oriental the clubhouse their
scornuy dubbed
they might
cracking arrowike
ecstasy snapace struggle backthe "WHZand
milei'
That's kindhe good kind Where spite of the Chnee
mockng Flight Pike this there nothing OF
blame suffering youth and laughter wind
whipped heshcompanionshp maid
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

TANfNG made my bargain set
II myself 70 fuhn the conditions
of IT, had faithfully prom
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26
Advice to the
Lovelorn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
SHE SHOULD BUY 1T.


Deaf MISS Fairfax.
Is it proper for young girl to
buy her wedding dress, or should
the young man make her pres
ent of it? A. w.
The girl should buy her own clothes,
of course. 1t would be very improper
for her to accept anything so personal
f~am any young man, though he may
lie her betrothed
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26
The eWomanT Thou
GaVeSt Me
Bv HALL GAME

Copyright 1919 by Hearsts Magazine
Copyright 1878, by Hearst Magazine,
Copyright in Great Britain. Copyright,
1913 by y Lipp ucott Company
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26

What was the good? What was the
good:
Atlanta Georgian., 1914-02-26
TO-DAY'S INSTALLMENT
My Honeymoon
Thirty ninth Chapter-cOntinued.

Tbirtv-niptL Observation-Disclosures
''''1 NUM-" S'apSe'
suddenly put uf nus despair auu
ma, d.6z,,,s -, .5e.,- thought came ia
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'N'' '"''' N''' ''' W
emotion ma" tNf'' ''Hl'" ""' ''Hs lH'
marriage service. and 1t thrilled in.
,b,o,,gb and Through
.,,.t. r,.,, t4 ,.itt
ia'''''
Nous eiA, i"i mt heait was nut
tering again.
What fs IT, u,. ,hIId9"
s ,,n., ,.-..
""s '-"''
lninklng about hhl WIN great ''-
for / stammcred 10 out al last /
shouId he willing TO leave the island
.,....,....-., .....i no. .,,,,,., r,.
WIN h's NOSp"i'"' "''' ~
same roof with hlm' ana pear nus
name. so that there might be no
fro,itIe ,i. scandal. and nobody ex
t..-.. ..-..-t., .,,......l l,,,,.,,.. ,t,a,
''p' 'N
there was anything a'Yldihs US any
difference of any kind between US, ~
b, cp his mart vould promise 4.
a-,..-.,., ,..itt,f,JI,. ,.ro,nigc-tb tbet
~ ''''' ""
unless and untH came 10 loNc nun
he would never claim my submission
,sa. Wiz.
,,,,, .t.. h..r,II,- ,1.rod a..
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look az t'ihti paiH ledIihh "' N"u'"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-01-28

of the pupils who leave the rural schools have done little more than
to read ndifent to write cmsi and make ordinary
difficulty, while they pointed any
toward skilled vocation Still less
sympathy with calngs prepara-
them The instruction in training domestic
that the elementary schools confined almost wholly
Cities and negligible influence far larger problem
preparation vocation concerned The elementary
school SYSTEM therefore, lacks the qualities that will either pupil
him the elementary grounding
skill in them.
secondary pupils reported studying agr
during approved high schools pupils
studying domestic science in two approved high hools-Bu
gon Rutland Four pupils studied agriculture approved
academy and nine pupils receiving domestic science
in another approved academy
study greater degree
organization wensx of the sevenyur high Schools
of the eighteen academies and twenty
five prochial schools Eight hundred and pupsbout
onexh of the whole number the approved high schoowere
enrolled commercial work. and two hundred and eighty
oneventh Of the pupils the academies
similar courses.
state aid of $3.50 any high
school or school whose course of study included instruction
manual approved by the superintendent
total expenditure this limited $000
to subsdze twenty schools at the rate assumed v four schools
receiving such aid 911-12 The legislature
the providing 5000 high
school courses in agritue in domestic science and in manual
ing, this did July l. 1918.
This brief statement shows in sufficient detail what
taken the of the state to introduce into the
that make for vocational skill In the these udes-su
instance, manual anngerve to enrich the curriculum
the pupil of the elementary secondary
subjects. They the
schools.
III. SPECIAL TRADE SCHOOLS
In the establishment of distinct
been conservative Only school that called
tive trade school of the elementary type to-day existence
state foundation This is the Randolph State School
In 1910 when the Randolph Normal School
established its stead state school agriculture the
of developing the agricultural the state through
instruction agriculture including age raising gardening
orcharing forestry dayng stock raising, farm
kng and the allied subjects of domestic
a 1t will be noted that the field of this
broad that touch almost trade that has connection with
agriculture The state provided $4,000 the purchase estate
the erection of buildings and the provision of equipment
appropriation of $4,000 has been the
school.
Randolph Agriculture began it's the
fall of 1911 enrolling fx during the 1911-12
The principal the school reported March a. 1913
dents enrolled during the 19213 of which number
attendance The
and seventeen The majority of the students from the dnc
lively rural communities of the state with the equipment
furnished by the schools About half the pupils
of high school work During the past the
fourteen counties represented the enrolment the school,
This school instruction
school preparation for high school
uates and weeks dang general agricul
IF