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and different men and stage caches.
While they were around the station
they heard the operator say that the
. o'clock express had S1.509.2i5 in gold
on board. After they heard this they
went To their den and disguised them
selves. One of them looked at their
watch. and II was 1870 o'clock They
got on their horses and went down 10
the railroad. Presently the train came
along. The head one took his horse
and went along by the engine and
halted the engineer. 1t happened that
the fireman escaped out of the other
side. lie went into the forest and
stayed there awhile and then came out
and went to the nearest operators
house and told Of the hold-up. lie
tcleEraphcd the station to tell the po-
lie" To come to the rescue
The police came. but the robbers
were gone. The next day the police
followed them up to the den The
police prepared To capture the high
waymcn. The following day the police
came To the den, and the robbers were
gone. SO they awaited their return
When the robbers came the police can
turcd all but one, who escaped. About
four weeks later this one disguised
himself as AN old man and went around
TIL" Jail. The next day the police
finally caught on to him. and captured
him.
Composed by.
RUDOLPH Won ERICKSON
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THE PIONEERS HOME.
Drawn by Helen Simons.

Many years ago a great part OF our
country was covered with forests
where there are now beautiful farms,
ana in some places even large cities.
In the days of long ago the only in :
habitantS OF these forests wer. wild
beasts, birds, and Indians, who were as
VITA ms The beasts. The early settlers
would make IA clearing by cutting down
some trees and make ready to start
their farm. Their houses were built OF
rough logs, for in those days they had
u" means with which to make smooth
poards However, they were able to
make their houses comfortable in win
Ter with their big log fires, having
plenty OF wood TO burn. In summer
they spent much time out Of doors.
which must have been very pleasant
IhcSe people had to work very hard.
put were also very happy when not
disturbed by the beasts or Indians.
whom they finally conquered after
many years Of fighting and hardshIns
Hy HELEN SIMONS
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TIE MEMORY.


On Il beautiful day in June an old
veteran sat musing on one OF the
benches dotted here and there over the
veterans park. He was awakened
from his reverie by a curly headed lit
tie boy who ran across the park and
threw himself at the old mans feet
"a story, Uncle George, story you
promised to tell me-" he painted.
The old soldiers face lit up with n
smile and he settled back on the bench
prepared to narrate the happening he
had promised the boy.
We'll" he said. putting at his pipe,
its the same old story. my son. of n
woman's love and two mems jealousy.
She was beautiful girl, was Rosealthra.
and everyone loved her.
Her admirers were many. but they
had given up in despair. all but Rob-
ert Elliot and I. We two hung on, fight
Ing brave fight for our future happi-
ness.
Then suddenly when our hopes were
highest the crash came"
(To he Continually
KATHRYN MILES TIGNOR.
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ISLES OF DREAMS.

Come take a trip to the Isle of Dreams.
Far into the Land OF Nod:
Never tarry. but come. for the moon
never beams,
But YOU go with the dreamy god.
Come take sail across the foamy
In the trusty vessel Slumbcr:
Never tarry, but leave joys TO the
merry knavcs,
AS DER the waters we lumber
Come. be OF. for sec YOU falling flakes
Twirling In the moonliEht.s serene:
Never hesitate. but watch the ships
curling wake
Feel the magic touch unseen.
Como. let's 70 with the sleepy man
passions.
with Wrinkle, Blinkie and Nod:
Never say no to Drcamland's drowsy
fashions,
For surely there you'll trod.
Come, let's go where sorrow is un-
known:
Where the weary, find rest
Never linEcr. for mere pain has flown
The land that the fairies blessed.
SO come take trip to the Isles of
Dreams
Far into the Land OF Nod:
Never tarry. but come. for the moon
never beams,
But YOU 20 with the dreamy god
Composed by.
ALVIN uATToRF.
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COTTON.

Cotton is plant that grows in warm
climates, free from frost. 1t is planted
IN Mhrch or April. Cotton grows from
Two TO four feet in height. The United
raised in the Southern States. The
states that raise it mostly are Soutb
Carolina. Mississippi and Texas.
rho best cotton is found of OF the
coast of Georgia. 1t grows on some
little islands called Sea Islands" Cot
ton that grows there is called Sea Is
land Cotton" Cotton is used for many
different things
| shall try TO tell you some things
that are made from cotton: shirts
collars. ties, cuffs dresses etc. Cotton
is very useful plant
When 1t is picked it is taken to n
clubhouse to be Einned. The seed ia
put between two rollers and the Juice
is pressed out OF tncm. The cotton
seed oil is used for different thincs
The people in the clubhouse sometimes
put the oil on their bread and eat II
The hull of the cotton is used for
feeding cattle. SO, therefore, none Of
tho cotton is wasted. The cotton is
NE" up IN large bales weighing from
$50 to 500 pounds. They are sent TO
all parts of the country. Cotton ia
raised in the Southern States, and ia
sent up to New England TO be manu-
featured.
1t Is very pretty in a cotton field
Everything Is so white and nice. IF
YOU were to see n picture of a cotton
Held, and have not seen the field il
looks somewhat like IL flower garden
The cotton boil /! "a great deal heavier
than the raw cotton
My teacher had some cotton in class
one day that was sent to her from one
of her friends. II was very prett,
The seeds were Il little larger than n
pea She gave each of us a piece Of
cotton for souvenir. The cotton boil
was green. 1t was very heavy
HILA1A POWELL
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Editorial and Literary Department

TO wear It everywhere | 20. just to
show 1t off have not seen any of
my drawings in the paper for quite "A
while. ! must to have gone back in my
Today. and yesterday was ground hog s
day, and ! know he did not see his
shadow: so can't put much faith in that
oid saying. Your member,
DOROTHY WALLER
Goodies, Va.
BndEr Received.
Dear Editor.-I received my badge
and was greatly pleased over it. and |
very much disappointed not TO see my
drawing nor letter In the paper. but
you viii find Il drawing in with INV
letter. ! inclose.
Sincerely yours.
RUTH VINECET
731 West Marshall Street, Richmond.
Draw Only In Ink.
Dear Editor,-Am sending you my
mrst drawing, and hope Will see it in
the paper. Yours truly,
AUGUSTA CARROLL.
1l9 Broad Street. oxford, y. G.
Many Happy Returns
Dear Editor.--Tleasc put my draw
ing IN Sundays paper. as my Aunt
jamie wants TO see it. she lives in
rrlnGcton w. Va, she will get the pa
per. Thursday is my birthday. Love to
you all and Sam Garthwright
Your friend,
WILT; l.. LAVINDER
Salem. Va.
Sends Valentine.
Dear Editor.-I did not send YOU
anything las, week because Won had
been so good in printing my dra wings
Bnt you VIII find with my letter Il
drawing, II Is valentine. I hope to
see II IN the paper on our page.
Your member,
LUCILLE NEALE
Lester Manor, Va.
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a POOR BOY.

Left alone in the dark,
Away In n lonely park
with no one to talk TO,
Ana nothing to eat but little shoe.
LEFT alone in the wood
Where his old hut once -.ood
But ne was driven away. and had to
sleep on the hay.
The hay in the field which the mon
had just yield.
When the men had gone,
He went to the lawn: there he slcp,
peacefully until iiv-u.
When he awokc he was very glad
For the lady said he could be her own
little lad.
Composed by
Age ten. EVELYN ClrNIMISS
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John Harding was a rich mans son.
while Willie Armstrong was "A poor
BOY John wasted his time in school
nut "iliie studied. John tore the
teachers book, and blamed Willie
Willie was expelled. John wen, along
the railroad. whore he was forbidden
to go. HIS foot got caught, and he
Would have been killed but for Willie
VINO saved him by iiaEginc the train
John w9s so sorry for what he had done
that ne. told the teacher. The teacher
asked the hero To come back to school
Willie forSavc John, and they are tho
best of friends now
MARK LCrZ
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Jack was Il boy six wears old. Ills
mother and farther were very moor
they lived in a hut near the city They
did not have much to eat When
Christmas came Jack had no TOYS. Tho
day after Christmas his mother found
MN setting on the step looking very
SAD she asked him If he was sick
lie SAID NO. Then his mother went
away very sad, thinking that her boy
WAS sick. After while she came back
nut Jack was not there. She called.
nut no answer came. Again she called.
hut she did not hear or see him She
went out To find him. she found him
riranihS somebody's front off. The
a"E gave him 81. lie bought himself
a drum. That was the first playthInp
Jack had.
Ey ELIZARETH REAZI-L,N
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Ey ELIZABETH REAzLt.y
MARY AND HER FRIEND.

Mary's friends name was Emily.
one Went 10 see Emily one day. and
they played dolls, and Mary said; Il cts
take the dolls for Il Wake" So they
went on. and Emily said: MARY. we
are lost" And they heard Il voice saw
ing: where are you going, children 80
ana she found out that it was her
lathcr' ana she said: I'VE are lost.
iather. Well. come on, then" And
he took them by the hand and took
them home.
SARAH AIJI.L, Nr,nr,r
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Puzzle Department
topography Puzzles

Geography Puzzles.
4. What city I'm the United States Is
the name OF Il kind of grapes?
.. What city I'm New York is the
name OF Il laundry in Richmond?
3. What city I'm the United States
makes you think you are riding II BIZ
cycle"
4. What city In the United States
has the name of n bnshful girl?
g. what city in the United States Is
the name of great discoverer?
MAMIE; LYLE TARRY.
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VALENTINES DAY.

My Dear Girls and Boys:
Ana to-day is Valentines Day You
know just how much fun YOU have had
sending little men with long legs" TO
your dear father and fat ladies fry
ing douEhnuts" to your dear mother.
besides hidcous pictures to the other
boys. This is a day OF good wishes and
the mailman il fairly staggering under
his heavy load of red hearts and pink
cupids. Everything that YOU see is tied
up with forget me-not ribbon and IL
lovc-you' is simply bursting out of al
most any package you get. | think 1t
Is a very nice day, don't YOU? You can
ring the doorbell and run around the
corner to see If the people liked the idea
of being thought Of and you can dress
up like n ghost and deliver Valentines
all over your own square without Il
chance of anyone knowing who YOU are.
Tell me what YOU did. I dearly love
to hear all about it. Last year. YOU re
member. we had Il fine contest on VAL
cntine's Day, and now to-day this is
not even Il contest. but look. what a
splendid page we have. Dorothy Sad
Ter drew the lovelicSt colorcd Nalcn-
tine. all for my own, and do apprcci-
ate ii so much. II has pansics on 4
heart. and Il sweet little Thought at the
top. Thank YOU so much. little girl,
Now, children, try and help mo to
think of another contest am con-
siderinE something about March I
wonder how many Of us know what the
month means, and tho flowers that come
at that time. ana u lot OF other things?
Tell me what YOU would like to write
about YOUR EDITOR.
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once upon time there was a crow
ana he led the other crows wherever
they went. lie was called king of the
crows. He was called that because he
was the blacklist among the crows. And
when he hallos all of them halo And
uey steai all OF our corn. but we still
let them live.
nAlRI IrIlM, DID
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Drawn by Helen Brondrup.

CHARADE.
My first is in honey, but not i'm bee
My second is not in coffee, but found
in tea.
My third is in riches. but not In
wealth.
My fourth is always found in health
My whole is the name OF an animal
CLYDE H. BUTT
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Prize winners OF the Week.

l.. Rudolph Won Erickson. Of iOlI
West High street. Petersburg. Va: May
RawlirGs, lawrcnCcvillc, Va: Marie
County, Va.
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nonnING THE MAIL. TRAIN.

once upon a time there were three
highwaymcn. They robbed the trains
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No, Indeed.

Dear Edltor,-l am sending YOU soma
drawing ! guess YOU have forgotten
me AZ haven't sent any drawing in
=" long. our subscription goes out i'm
March to The Richmond Times Dis.
patch so thought | would let YOU
near from me once more before I
couldn't. Hope to see drawing in pn-
per soon. I will close.
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Dear Editor,-Excuso mo for NOT
wiring before. but | have been busy
takius examinations all this week
Aren't We having bad weather? I arn
E4"" We nav" so many new members
! would write some more but il Is time
70 20 to school Hoping YOU and all
III" t. ID. {. g. members good wishes.
! our member.
IL ~
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WILLIAM FRANK nuTTERwoRrH

Dear i:ditor.--Thank you so very
very much 70. my perfectly bcnutifli
mccall. That received last week And
you bet am proud Of IL, ] am going
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Dear Editor,-I have been so busy at
school that ] have not had time to
write 10 the page. ] was promoted to
NE sixth grammar. Samue, Garth
rlHht has been promoted to John Mar
snail High school hope | will got
promoted so ] can go To high school
lncios"d YOU VIII Aud a cartoon. which
nope TO see in print. | will have TO
Iiose as my letter is getting too long
am as ever your member.
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WILLIE,

EVELYN CuArAiINS.
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20 r q
Gal
r END
wife SLAYER and Prison 5 e giIfI
Man. Take the Final

K ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July "a
liam n. sprouse Of East st. LouEe
was hanged at Clayton. Mo- for the
murder OF his wife. To the last
Sprouse maintained his Innocence.
His last request was to see his six
children. who had testified against
him, but they refused to come TO
him. p
Forty-five minutes before he waA
to be hanged Sprouse attempted to-
commit suicide by s1ashtng his throat
with a sharpened steel spring taken
from his shoe.
Prompt action OF Sherih BodeA and
the. physicians who were to witness
the hanging fooled the prisoner,s plan
to escape the gallows. He also had
eaten half bar OF soap during the
night in an attempt to die.
Frank Repetto, slayer OF Charles
Masters, another convict and his cell
mate, whom he stabbed to death In
the dining hall Of the Joliet pendtens
tiary on September II. 1914, was
hanged Friday morning in the in-
closed courtyard of the VIII county
Jail IN Joliet. M
Jatler Davies. who superintendent
the execution, said the convict MUIR
derer died like man.
One hundred persons, weItertng IN
the sun which beat down on the court
yard. saw the former prison Wild
man. go to his death.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-25
SCROLL WORK
of Prisoner in Illinois State
PenitentiaFy Wins Him a
Pardon.

81. JOLIET, Ill. July 81 When
James Formby entered the Joliet
penitentiary nine years ago to begin
serving an indeterminate sentence
for completely in murder he was only
sixteen years old and could neither
read nor write. {. He spent his tins
in prison learning both Theses accom-
plishnlents and studying art Besides
For months he worked on plea for
q pardon done by hand in scroll WORK.
and embel1ished with landscapes
-colors. 1850. & ~ a
Today the scroll work an artistic:
masterpiece. hangs In Governor Dun
mes Office at Springfield and the state
executive, before leaving for the San
Francisco fair, committed the young
mans sentence and those OF Ave 9TH
er prisoners. Formby and three 9TH
er boys participated In a saloon hold
up in Chicago in which the saloon
keeper was killed. It was proved
Formby was unarmed and was q
block away from the place Whan tfes
shot was fred. but he was sentencSd
for his part in the affair.
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Traffic
z, led Up
By Goat
Billy Holds His Ground
against Attacks of Police
and Carmen.

KoKoMo, Ind. July ga billy
goat tied up traffic here a few nights
ago as effectively as the street car
strike did in Chicago. The goat
broke away from colored man who
was leading it at the transfer corner,
The conductors OF two cars standing
there were on the sidewalk at the
time. They started for their cars
and the goat started for them. The
men ..beat it, for aicandy store and
won. The goat turned his attention
to several pedestrians and soon made
a scatterment. About this time Pa
trolmen Elkins and Webb came along.
webb lived on farm and knew
the habits of the goat. He kept In
the rear. Ellsins bravely went for
ward to capture the goat. He man
aged to seize the animal by the head
and tried to go with him to the sta
ton. Every time he pulled. the goat
started to butt him. He held on for
several minutes, afraid to let go, un-;
til the owner Of the goat relieved
him.
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RACES WITH TRAIN
Both Get 10 Crossing at Same
Time and Motorcycles
is Killed.

PUEBLO, Colo. July 2 Asa
Walker, 30.s a prosperous farmer. liy:
ing at Pinon. fifteen miles north of
Pueblo. raced with q Denver and Rio
Grande passenger train for cross.
ing at Monument on the highway be-
tween Pueblo and Denver and lost!
The motorcycle upon which he
was speeding at a mile a minute clip
was struck by the pilot OF the fast
train and he was hurled against the
cab Of the locomotive Of a freight
train which was standing on SID
ing some distance away. His body
was crushed almost beyond recug
milton. The train stopped and took
him back to Monument. M
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and brick court house. 70 Pc cu.ls
S1frncfed for. The board OF county
TO cost bout SIS, o.
Rids VIII be taken about August 15.a
RecazI6 rchit eef "A. f. Wilson's
of Princeton, awarded to Crpzter and
Freeman the contract for erecting 2
four-stnry and basement brick hotel
and store sbuflai ing on Main estpees
Tor the Hotel Raleigh Company. Cost
$4,000.
templates the erection OF two-story
brick residence from private plans.
Same will contain eight rooms and
cost "a. 0na.
Rluef1eld- Foun dations have been
started for two-story frame resi-
dence to be erected on Ta2eweil
street for n. e. Moore, 206 farewell
street. Cost 5000.
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sxhAs church OF England was thee
tabhAhed church Of the colony Of Viz
Gtnia for many years aftt.r the land
ing at Jamestown.
The Inhabited pats 81 tho country
were laid OF into parishes AMI the
governing board was called a Yes.ry;
which was levied for upon the anhab-
fairs and the poor Of the parish
The minister had g fixed salary
which wa sIevied for upon the infab-
1tants OF the parish by the vestry, and
was payable In tobacco. A parsonage
was provided for him and not less
than two hundred acres OF land was
set apart for his use, called a tglebef'
Marriages were required to take
place In the churches and to be cele-
brated only by the ministers of the
established church
Catholic priest were not permitted
TO remain in the colony more than
hve days after receiving notice to de-
part
AL other ministers >or non-confirm-
lists were prohibited from teaching or
preaching publicly or privately. and;
we're Liable to be expelled by the au-
fhorities.
Severe laws were enacted against
Qua1erx on account of their teaching
sTalsG visions prophesles and doc
trfneS and thereby disturbing the pub
lie peace"
At the coming Of the revolution all
proscrlptfve laws in reference to re-
ligiousEworship and for raising mon
ey by taxation for the support of the
established church were swept away.
and absolute freedom and liberty of
conscience In matters of religion per-
mitted.
The strenuous and isolated life of
the settler west of the mountains his
struggle to protect himself fromM the
Indians, procure subsistence and sub
due the forest, gave him no time to
pay attention to religious matters and
they Of course were entirely neglected.
PicketS on Frontier.
But It was not long after settle
ments west of the mountains wern
Christianity we're on the frontier, and
in the eighborhoods where q few
could be collected together, travel
ing minister, generally Methodist or
Baptist, would occasionally appear.
deliver the cheering messages from
the, Master and recall to his hearers
the teachings of the faith taught them
in their earlier years.
The pioneer preachers lot was not
an enviab1e one. nor free from dam
ger. and in his long journeys through
the dim forest trails on horseback he
suffered many privations and discom-
forts, but his motto was Onward
Christian Soldier and nobly did he
fulfill his divine mission.
The Reverend Francis Asbury
bishop of the Methodist church, in his
journey, speaks of visiting Clarks-
burg in. his official capacity in 1888.
He came on horseback from North
Carolina by way Of Bedford, Green
brier and Pocahontas counties to
Glover Lick, and from there his jour
nal reads as follows:
Thursday, July 10.1TSS. GI
eve had to cross the Allegheny
mountains again at bad passage.
Our course lay over mountains and
through valleys. and the mud was
such ias might scarcely be expected IN
December We came TO an old for
saken habitation in Tygart's valley.
Here our horses grazed about while
we boiled our meat. Midnight Drought
us up at Jones,s after riding forty
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BIG WAGES. Z

Eli HARMED. kan, July "a ME
higher paid harvest hands In tie
United States are the nine sons ed q
aons-in-law OF u. =. Conard He sent
each one OF them q check for $500
On condition that they would be pre-
ent to help HIM gather his $50 ac&S
crop OF wheat, and when they nm Il
the Job each VIII receive an additt0Ns
al $500.
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II Addison Holbert died this week ct
his home on Lost run, this county. at
the age Of 95 years, and hes Is.
thought to have been the Oldest man.
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I Local Baptists in force viii attend
the Baptist assembly. which will be-
held at Philippi at the Broaddus In7
istitute. beginning Tuesday, July ~:
and continuing two weeks. Several
hundred win attend the conference
OF church leaders.
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The week stand of the chautauqua|
opened here Thursday with large and.
enthusiastic crowds. Many speoplea
are coming In from neighboring
towns for the fine attraction Isl,
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Two ,bootlegging outfits were
found this week by police officers IN
two houses in the city. A total OF
six gallons of beer and forty-six
pints Of whiskey were poured into the
gutter by the police after the raid.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-25

The county court Is Low at work
making the annual settlement of the.
accounts of Sheriff Bennett. This is:
the first year that especial auditor
was not employed by the county.