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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-08

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19

You fans who are doWncast be-
cause an three Of our bail teams ars
in second place in their respective
leagues, think of what the people Of
St. Louis have to endure throughout
each season, and send up a prayer Of
thankulness.
It's tough to ride behind after haV-
ing held the van for such a long Pc
Rod, but a glance at the standing OF
the clubs show that in one after
Moons pastiming each of our clubs
can again stride to the top Of the
heap. And they're all liable to do it.
RoWland's men have held the lead
about as hong as one team can ex-
pect to. A slump was due, and this
is a good time to have it Then it viii
be worked through in short time,
and nothing will bother the club
through the final drive into Septemz
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19

Chick Evans reconsidered his de-
cisiOn not to compete in the western
amateur golf tournament, and is play
ing in the qualifying round today at
Cleveland. The re-entry of Evans has
boosted the class of the field, and
strong competition for the first flight
players will be found among the 1876
aspirants for the championship who
teed off today.
Maurice Mclaughlin, the CaIifor-
mia cannon ball, generally recognized
as the best tennis player in America,
despite his defeat by R. Norris VII
Hams in the championships last year,
had revenge yesterday in San Fran
cisco, defeating Williams, As, 6-3,
GA, 60. Williams bothered Nc
LoughIin in the first set, but the Cali
fornian broke through and in the.
concluding match played the Harvard
man of his feet. In the battle be-
tween the east and west the score
ran five matches to one in favor Of
the native sons. I :
Ernest KoclCier, RNerVieW Cycle
club, set a new worlds amateur two
mile pedaling record at the VeIo-
drome, going the distance in 4:O5.
KockIer also won the twO-third mile
point race. Eddie Madden won the
half-mile open professional handicap.
IVer Lawson took the Smile open
professional, and Bedel won the s.
mile motOr-paced event.
Western athletes, through their
work Saturday in the qualifying meet
at Stage Field for the, National A. A.
U. championships at the Panama-Pa-
cific exposition demonstrated that the
east will have to do better than it
has. ever done before in order to make
a showing.
Especially in the spirits did the
FLYERS from Chicago and vicinity out
class the fasteners. Both Smith and
IOOTnfs NJ O. A. A. have footed the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
National League

w. L. Pct. w. L. Pct
Phila- Al "a .547IPittsb'h 80 40 .494
Chicago AZ 50 SAM. York 81 80 .493
Br'klyn AZ 81 .532 Boston ..37 43 1852
St.LOuis Al 80 .494 Cincin'ti 80 AZ 1872
American League
w. L. Pct. W. L. Pct.
Boston so 20 .633I Wash'n Al Al 800
Chicago SO 81 .631 ISt.Louis 80 At .4O5
Detroit so 81 .617IPh .29 81 1862
N.York- 40 40 500 CIevel'n % So .346
Federal League
W. L. Pct. W. L. Pct.
K.City .4S SO .593INewark AZ Al sos
Chicago 47 "a .5S0Brook'n SO Al .434
StLouis As "a $40 Buffalo SO 81 Ala
Pitsb'h 43 Sc .544 Bait. ....29 so 1867
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-19
RESULTS YESTERDAY

National League. - No games
scheduled.
American LeagUe.-BOstOn 6, Chi
eago 2; Detroit II, Philadelphia Z
Washington 4, Cleveland 2; Washing
ton 4, Cleveland 2.
Federal LeagUe.-BUffalo 6, Chica-
go 4; Kansas City 10, Newark 4; Kan
sas City 4, Newark 2.
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CHEWING GUM @

dries up. That is called the dry sea- son."
 "Oh, yes, understand. Grandpa"
 Then Grandpa went on, "As I said, the trees are tapped in the rainy sea- son. The sap that comes out looks like milk, but very soon it turns vel low, after 1t has been in the air for awhile, and gets thicker"
 And sticky?" Jamie inquired
 Yes Then the sap is boiled and kneaded until 1t gets ever so much thicker and light gray color. This stuff is raw chewing gum-the sap of the Sapodilla tree (and some other trees whose names are too long for you to remember) Chickle."
 But Grandpa, how does it get Sc sweet and flavory?" Jamie asked.
 Well. the chickle is cleaned some more and good deal of the water evaporated out of it. Then it is sent to the factories, to be made into pepsin or peppermint chewing gum.
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stone to upset your canoe. your suc- cess is assured.'
 Our success depends upon you" said one of the fish. It was the fan tailed one. "1f you are happy then we are successful. Our mission is to make others happy, but there are many fish,
 Tn big rivers?' And the ones that live at the bot tom of the sea-"
 a visit!'
 Would you, really?" said the gold fish. Well" and he consulted tiny watch he had under his fin. "I have Just one hour to spare, 80 sit on my tall and we'll take a dive. and call on Neptune"
 Dot was out of bed in jiffy, and was seated on the ish's back.
 But. Goldfish, who is Neptune? Is he fish like your"
 The goldfish laughed loud and long. Don't you know him? We'll must say you don't learn much in your school. Neptune Is the old king thai guards the ocean and all that's In 1t. The mermaids, too. you ought to see them; they are beauties"
 Do you mean mere-maids? we have maid at our house. too.'
 ''Ho, ho! The mermaids are not a bit like your Bridget. They have beautiful faces, and their bodies arc half woman and half fish,
 Dot wanted to ask many more ques- tions. but they went toward the center of the ocean with such swiftness that she almost lost her breath
 Here we are." cried the guide, and there they were, swimming before a gorgeous palace built of coral. In front of the massive doors, which were made of pearls and shells sat two sea serpents, who looked rather fierce
 Who comes to visit our king?" they cried together. eyeing Dot suspiciously.
 She will do us no harm, see, she has neither hook nor line." said Gold fish.
 Admit her." commanded Neptune from within, and the portals were thrown open.
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Will 1t please you. O King. to meet Miss Dot? She was curious to see how we paddle our own canoes"
 Two mermaids helped her to alight. She had never seen anything so beau tifnl. Their hair was sea weed and their eyes were diamonds
 Come with us." they said in pearly tones, as they wound their arms about her. They swam toward a huge Shark
 "o-oh. h-he's so uglyl" cried Dot in fright.
 Just like some persons that lnhabit the earth, but if you would have sue cess you must steer your canoe out of their path. Here is MT. Weak fish. He is not so dangerous. but he, too. must be avoided lest you lose courage. Come Blackfish be intro duced," said the mermaid beckoning a dark looking, big headed fish.
 He looks gloomy. I like my gold fish better" said Dot.
 T dare say, but we cannot have all sunshine and brightness in our lives. Storms will come and we must be prepared to steer our canoes through them"
 Have you no sunfish here?. Inter- rupted the tot.
 Yes. indeed, we have plenty of sun shine, too, but we often get blue as you do up on earth. Here comes Mir. Bluefish"
 "Go away please, you make mo homesick for my mother. Dear little Goldfish take me home to her"
 Jump on my hack
 T see you have just as much to contend with as we. so when I'm safe home again I'll paddle my own canoe to the best of my ability without com plaining."
 Good bye" called the Mermaids. Farewell came in Neptune's deep voice.
 All aboard." shouted the Goldfish. "chu-chu we're offl Ta-ta, see you later" and with q jerk Dot landed high and dry in her little bed.
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What is it sent in?'' Jamie wanted to know.
 "Barrels Millions of barrels of chickle come to the United States every year for little boys and girls to ichew-and grown-ups, too." But you haven't told me how it gets so nice and sweet, Grandpa: Jamie protested.
 50 1 haven't" Grandpa said "In' the chewing gum factories. this chickle. is chopped up and ground fine. Then. it is boiled in big kettles surrounded by steam, until 1t is just thick enough. Then brown sugar is put into it. and whatever fiavoring they want-pepper- i mint, or pepsin, and sometimes drugs for sick people. Then 8 big machine whips 1t and kneads it into nice, soft dough-"
 Like bread dough ?" Jamie asked
 Not that color. but about that thick.' Grandpa replied.
 well, this dough is kneaded and kneaded and powdered sugar worked. into It."
 'I can see the powdered sugar on it now!" Jamie cried. looking at the. sticks of gum.
 Yes. And to get itinto such nice,
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And yet Tommy shook his head all the more determinedly and declared right out fiat that he didn't care a bit whether or not outriders in the old days had all-day-suckers-h wasn't going to give up his, nice strawberry one too!
 So the royal ride that afternoon had day-sucker
 Round and round the garden went the gay equipage. with Marion looking every inch Queen and Edward hold ing aloft the Queens Own Standard. Once the "horses" all but ran away and the Queen had to call to her Outrider to stop them. And once, while passing over big stone in the road, the State coach very nearly up- set.
 But the grand smash-up came a lit- tie later when. alas, Tommy who was prancing ahead as all well-behaved outriders should caught his foot-ex- cuse me. his horses foot-in a low lying vine ana over he toppled. horse, rider and-all-day sucker!
 It was an awful "spill!"
 Robert and Edward quickly laid aside their roles of horses and came to his rescue. They picked him up and sat him on his feet They felt him all over 10 see that no bones were broken. But-horror of horrors!-the all-day-sucker couldn't be found! It had disappeared as completely as though the earth had opened and swallowed 1t!
 And right then and there. you may be sure, the Queens ride was ended. For how can Queen ride out in prop CT style without an outrider? And if the outrider won't ride without his all day-sucker why--well, that just settles it, doesn't it!
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an awful mean old thing!"
 Bettie sighed. And then she sighed all over again.
 Mary says Miss Hodges jes loves school" she suggested. "If she was a little girl like us she wouldn't"
 T don't see why we have 10 go to school at all." said Bessie. in sympa- thetic tones. "Wouldn't it be nice if we didn't have to- But I guess then that mean old Miss Hodges would cry her eyes out--'cause she loves it. And then"
 Ding gdong! Ding-dong. sounded the school bell and both little girls ran as fast as their little legs would carry them--to keep from being late on the first morning of school. For that would never do!
 So. after all, you can readily sea that Bettie and Bessie didn't really hate school quite as much as they pretended to--there is joy, you know. in bringing home good report each month and having Papa and Mamma and Teacher like you, isn't there?
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ANIMAL PUZZLE.

The answer to this puzzle Is tho name of & well known animal.
 If you add and subtract correctly according to the pictures you will have the answer.
 NUMERICAL PUZZLE. am a girls name of eight letters. 1. My 6, ?. l. 2 Is crippled or dis abled.
 2. My s, 5, 3 is to scold or annoy continually.
 3. My {. !. is a cavern occupied by animals.
 4. My 8. 5. 6, ' is a strong wind HIDDEN PARTS OF A. TREE. to evs1v ss.,lsa ans, that s..,s.,,nn .,e aar The mans three sons were narfed Jethro, Otto and Sambo.
 As we crossed the bar Kate grew pale and sick
 The bear cub ran. chased by crowds of children.
 When puss was leased. 1t wiggled it's tail.
 Clara's temper sometimes gets tho better of her.
 Jonas appeared as Romeo" In Shakespeare's play
 can trot, run, kick and jump when have bloomers on.
 ANSWERS.
 NUMERICAL PUZZLE-Mdgddien. l. Ldme. ?. Nag. 3. Den. 4. Gale. HIDDEN PARTS OF 4 TREE-Leaf, Root, Bark, Branch, Tiri9. Stem, Sap. Trunk.
 ANIMAL PUZZLE: Rdt--dt = R Hinge = Rhingc-9e = RhiR + Otci == RhinotCl--cl = Rhino + Cat - Rhino- cdf-dt == Rhisoc + Deer == Rhinocdcer --de == Rhinoccr + ostrich == Rhin0cer. osfrich-trich = Rhinoceros.
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IN IS JeS are Iul. exclaimed
 Bettie to Bessie, as they trudged
 along the path that led to the old school house on the morn ing of the opening day of school. Fse had such goody time all summer and now that horrid old school has to open. I jes wish there wasn't never such a thing as school in all the world-don't you, Bessie?"
 Indeed I do" Bessie replied. put ting her arm affectionately around her little schoolmate's shoulders. And we're in the Second Grade this year and it's going to be oh. so hard. Now l don't mind so awful much being in school. Bettie. but Just hate to study my lessons-don't your"
 Bettie smiled-any further answer was entirely unnecessary. T doesn't like being in school" she added. "It's almost summer yet and I has jes heaps an heaps of nice things to do. Seems to me we might not have to go till 1t snows. And"-Bettie giggled-"it didn't snow last winter til two days before Christmas!'
 The two little maids walked on a while in silence. Their hearts were heavy within them and they felt as though they were going to prison
 Anna had Miss Hodges last year in the Second Grade" said Bessie presently, "and Anna says she's just awful hard She makes you study all the time and-and if you whisper once she'll keep you in after school. She's
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gum, but know she will now, won't
 you Mother. dear?"
 "Yes, Jamie." his mother answered.
 big enough not to swallow it. and it can't possibly hurt you if you just
 chew it. The pepsin in it is good for
 your stomach"
 So Jamie took one of the sticks of gum and put it into his mouth, and began to chew it. My, how he did enjoy it.
 What makes 1t so good?" he asked his Grandpa.
 The sugar and the pepsin in t. I suppose" Grandpa answered.
 "Well, what is chewing gum. any way?" the little boy asked after a while
 Grandpa laughed. T thought you would want to know that" he said, "So found out all about it before came. What boy for asking ques- tions!" he added, pulling Jamies ears, playfully. But you just keep on asking them. Jamie, and if you remember all that is told to you, you'll know something by the time you are . man. And maybe the rest of us will. too."
 ''Ugh-Huh!" mumbled Jamie, chew ing his gum. But please tell me what chewing gum is made out of, Grandpa"
 Well, when was little boy, we used to chew a gum that comes from the cut branches of the spruce tree; and sometimes the waxy gum that oozes out of peach trees. But that gum was not sweet like your chewing gum. We thought it was fine. though. You see I lived in the country, and I could not run to the store for every thing wanted. Anyway didn't have many pennies to spend. "Nowadays, there are lots of big factories making chewing gum, and 1t is made of something called chickle." What a funny hame!'' Jamie laughed. "Chickle! Where do they get chickle?' "Chickle comes from a tree that grows in very hot countries-Mexico and South America and Central America. which are all far away in the Southland" Grandpa explained. "I have heard that a long time ago, before Columbus discovered this wonderful country of ours. that the. Indians used to chew chickle to quench their thirst.'' Didn't the Indians do lots of things that we do now?" Jamie asked. Don't you remember they made Maple syrup. and salt, and pounded grain to make fiour?'' "You do remember something of what we have been telling you. don't you, my boy? Yes. we have learned many useful things from the Indians, Jamie" Grandpa replied. as he patted Jamie's head.
 '"The trees, from which the chickle comes. called sapodilla trees. are tapped. and the sap taken from them in much the same way that maple trees are tapped for the sap that makes maple syrup. The Sapodilla trees are tapped during the rainy sea- son.
 "what is the rainy season g". Jamie asked.
 'sIn very hot countries. it does not rain like 1t does here, every few days | or every week. In those countries, all the rain comes at once, and it l rains and rains for many days. That is called the rainy season. Then 1t stops raining and for many days not . drop of rain falls. and everything
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@e Buckets Trip

ANE windy day. a nice, brand new
 bucket fell overheard from a
 boat onto the lake many, many
 miles from shore. Hump, bang, splash" 1t went as 1t slapped down onto the waves.
 Dear me. Pm lucky" exclaimed the bucket as he got his breath, "I was so afraid I'd fall on my side, then I'd swallow so much water I know would drown In no time."
 Then he strengthened himself and looked around. Waves. waves, waves Nothing to be seen but waves and the big boat disappearing in the distance So the bucket swelled with pride and with water and prepared to sail alone on the broad high seas Up, up to the top of each wave it went, and then down, down between:
 T like this so much better than just being fastened on boat" he said. this way am a real boat my self"
 Just then along came Mir. Wind.
 ''Oh. MT. Wind" called the bucket as soon as he spied him, come over and give me push. I want to sail to shore."
 "I'd be glad to help you" replied the wind, but surely you don't want to go to shore. You'll get all broken 10 pieces before you land"
 "Oh, no, won't" said the bucket. haughtily. ''I am a very good sailor and I know how to land on the shore. have never done it. but I'm very sure I can"
 Alright" said the wind good na- turedly. "here you go!" And he blew and blew with all his might The white capped waves tossed and tumbled and the bright new bucket tailed towards the shore.
 Along the beach. in a park by the same big lake. some boys were throw Ing stones and playing in the sand.
 Look out there." cried one. there's bucket coming in to shore"
 Let's see if we can hit" said the other.
 So they gathered up stones and threw towards the gay new bucket. At first the waves bobbed the bucket 70 that the boys couldn't hit 1t. but
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sucking an all-day-sucker? I never did. Have you? But little Tommy wouldn't give it up. He wanted to play Queen-and- Her-Coach all right, but he just wouldn't put aside his ali- daysucker. No sir,
 Robert and Edward tried to reason with him; they pointed out that they were willing to be the horses-four horses, by the way-and have the task of pulling the heavy State coach. And Marion. who played the part of Queen, called Tommy's attention to the fact that she wasn't actually riding in a nice. roomy State coach, but had to walk on her own chubby legs.
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of the verse is that the proper guiding of life toward the end one has in view will surely bring success"
 May l begin to paddle my canoe soon? ?" said Dot.
 Yes, dear, as soon as you have some bright shore to which you would like to steer your boat. Remember there are plenty of stones and mud in every stream, but with a clear head firm hand, and a good heart. these diffi- culties will soon be overcome"
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flat sticks, the dough is run through great, big rollers which press it out thin, and many little knives cut it into the small pieces that we call sticks of chewing gum. Then it is wrapped in paper by machinery. and the chew ing gum is ready to be sent to the storekeepers.'
 Not very many little boys that chew gum know where it comes from, l bet" Jamie boasted But 1 do don't I? Oh. Grandpa" he added giving Grandpa a big hug, I'm SC glad you all tell me about things. l just love to know!"
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as it drew nearer, they could aim more carefully. One great stone hit so hard that big piece was broken out of the side. Then another and another stone whacked the sides of the bucket till it looked jaded and old as if it had been through the war.
 At last. the biggest boy threw a large. fiat stone and 1t landed right In the middle of the bucket.
 "Oh dear" gasped the bucket, 1T can't get to shore with such a load.
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PAMPHLETS.

Many of your school studies come In small books called Pamphlets. It may interest you to know that the word Pamphlet" came from Greek lady "Pamphylia." by name, who compiled history of the world in S6 little books. Later these booklets were called pamphlets.
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@ cA DREAM STORY @

Dot owned an aquarium, with ten tiny gold fish, and as she lay dreamily watching them that night. she began conversing with them.
 You dear little things. How bright and happy you must be, swimming around in this clear water all the time. You have smooth sailing. and l envy you. You have no lessons 10 bother over: no, you have not even one tiny
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I'm doing down! Please, MT. Wind. blow me back to the center of the lake.''
 I'm sorry. but it's too late. can't blow you with such load as that vtone is-you'll sink"
 So the once new bucket. now all bat tered and broken, sadly sank to the bottom of the lake.
 Moral: What tre wdnt most is not a1tD0ys tchGt is beat for us.
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AMIE'S Grandpa had big
 pocket in his coat that always had something good in it.

had something good in 1t. 0 Jamie called it "The Treasure Pocket" and the first thing he did when Grandpa came, was to search for the hidden treasure. Sometimes he would find candy or peanuts, or maybe new knife or a box of cray ons.
 One day when Grandpa came to see him, Jamie ran his hand down deep into the treasure pocket and found neat, little package wrapped in shining tin foil.
 "Oh, what is it?" he cried as he held 1t up.
 Jamie was not very old. or he would have known at once that it was a package of chewing gum that Grand pa had brought him.
 "Oh, goody!" he shouted when Grandpa told him what it was. Mother never would let me chew