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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

February is the shortest month ot
the twelve, II has twenty eight day.
And one day more we add to H. ons
year in four" this old rhyme SAYS
That Is. every fourth year. February
has twenty-nine days. These years
are called Leap Years. Their dates
can he evenly divided by 4. 1915 VIII
be one. II your birtvdsy had been on
February 90, 1919. your first btr n.
day party would come. probably on
February 20. 1916. Your birthday
cake would show four candies. for
although it was your first birthday.
you would be four years old.
Maybe. to make up for its few DAYS.
February Is brinful apd running over
with great birthdays. The two great.
est men OF our history were born in
this month--Ahrafaam Lincoln on the
18th and George Washington on the
22nd r.ongfellow, who is called the
'chiidren's poet, was born on the 9th
Lowell who gave us the beautiful
poems about THE First Snowfall
and "A Day In June" was born on
the 2and. February 18th liz the birth
day of dear old st. Valentine. whom
all little people. and some big peopIe
who have young hearts. love. In his
memory we send pretty messages OF
love In the form Of valentines. flowers.
or little gifts.
February 2ud Is Candlemas Day.
ron this day. the old legend gays. the
bear or woodchuck comes out to see
liz he can see his shadow IT he
sees II, back into his hole l,a goes to
stay six weeks. and no signs of spring
will there be for six weeks LIZ he
doesn't see 1t. he stays out. and We
may look for an early spring. In
other words. when Candlesmas Day
is clear. we expect late spring.
When it IS cloudy. we hope TOR an
early one.
The days begin to show that they
are getting longer. About the middle
of the month. go into an ur1iRf1ted
room Mt six o'clock. You win see
the pale daylight still looking IN at
the window.
The stone OF February II fhA anne
thyst--a deep purple stone, which L.
said to protect the wearcr from harm.
Its flower Ia the primrose.
We have no outdoor blossoms In
February. But what do We carer
The whole month Is sabloomz with val
entines and flags It's coiors are Red,
White and Blue. And IL we have a
little birthday OF our own In this
Month of Great Birthdays, we are
proud indeed. And we know very
we'll what oolors we wifi show, don't
we?
ALTCE f. ALLEN.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
ATTACKED BY WOLVES


IL was an awful night. outside oar
COSY rooms the storm howled wildly
| threw a great pine log on the fire
and as ii famed up the Wnd swept
In one great gust against the mousse
and shook it from garnet u" 'e''f-
and like baffled giant. came AGAIN
with more. terrihc force
My wife, who sat IN great easy
chair. shivered and came closer 10 me
Our friend. Tom Chandler was HtAhE
on diyan beside our on3y son, harvey
and daughter. Marion, aged feSpeN
lively fifteen ana t~e!VF' ON n'u
been travelling great oeai q"t1HS
the past year and We, naturally 'poheH
for very Entertaining stories o. HIS
travels.
AS a great gust Of wind swept aeaihs-
the house which made the WINDOWS
rattle, Tom leaned back IN ms tn ma.
and said, Heavens What hiAne
il reminds me Of a night in Russia
Ii was most terrible"
Tell me about it," ] said.
We'll. az | said It was an awfui
night The sky overhead was 8"
dark we could see nothing except Tor
the brilliant flashes Of lightning
I'VE had been to dinner party
several friends and J. ana were re-"
turning on our ten~mile trip.
I'VE had gone about half OF our
Journey. when we heard noise ~hich
made our. hair stand on end By a
vivid fash Of tightening, we saw ten
great woives
.yvbat was ,o he sope9 Something
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to *" then down to "a" then right
to IN" then up to 3D. then right
to ~" then down to IT, and the
rest in similar manner to the right
end of the base; then go to top by
using only the two columns on the
right, and coming down from the top
by the two columns on the left. end
ing with "R." which is just to the
right of the letter you started with.
You will find that you have the fol-
lowing familiar verse:
Jack and Jill went up the hill,
To fetch pail of water;
Jack fell down and broke his
crown
And Jill came tumbling after.
LOUIS DAHL.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

going to tell You about how lost
by badge, and about by tests.
When / was at school. ,wo hoys
got me on the ground and took it
away from me. Then nay sister came
out and took it, but afterwards
lost it. / wish you would send me
another. VIII you?.
/ stood on spelling. reading, gcogra-
ply, writing and arithmetic,
Your friend
GRANVILLE WILLIAMS
Woodland Heights.
Mayo. va
January "a, 1915.
My Dear Aunt Nancy
/ have the game of 'Logomachy,"
but have not got the directions, t
YOU or any Of the cousins have the
directions. Will you please print them
in the paper | think your paper is
real good, / try to read IL every sun
day.
j want TO join your circle and am
sending in some puzzles hope the
"old gray goose will not gobble them
up,
Your fond little cousin.
NANNY OWEN CROWDER,
Mayo, Va.
Cities.
/. What city in Utah is the name
of boy?
@ What City in Montana is the
name of a girl?
8. What city in Texas is the name
of hotel?
A. What city in Wisconsin is a boys
name?
8, What city in Virginia is boy
name?
CARRYE c. PACINI.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
SKETCHES

and not let the "Qld Gray Goose see
them. Cousins, how are you getting
along with the poems? l have just
about finished mine.
| would like to- know why Emma
II. Slater has deserted us, also Alice
Armentrout; you both dc good work.
and it is a shame for you To neglect
the page. Aunt Nancy YOU said that
one girl sent in her poem / could
not sind it pn the page. Robert
Garland, if you keep on I am sure
you VIII be a poet some day.
NELLIE C. BABER.
South Richmond. Va.
January "a, 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy
Although ] am to be a contestant.
/ am going TO try and send in some
thing every week, between that time.
l am sending in some puzzles ana
hope they viii escape the old gray
goose. ] do not have TO take eXami =
nations and you bet ! am GLAD of it.
/ am invited to a party next Friday
night and expect to have a good time.
Will be fifteen years of age in April
Please don't forget my badge
An K. V. j. G. member.
CARRYl1 &. PACINI
40S w. 2jth Street.
South Richmond.
Ruthville, Virginia.
January 20. 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy
] am sending you a story which
hope will escape the Old gray goose.
want to become q member of your
club, please send me a badge. / am
i'm the seventh grade. Examinations
come next week, / hope ali Of the
members win get a hundred or at
least pass.
Your hopeful niece
EMILY CLAYTON.
Ruthyille p. o.
Charles City Co, Va.
So Richmond. Va.
January %. 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy
hope you haven't forgotten me.
II haven't written for So long / am
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

Howardsvlle. Va,
Feb. /. 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy:
Isn't today one wet day? / almost
hate to go out Of doors. / haven't
been sleigh-riding any, you may be
sure.
Aunt Nancy. l am certainly going to
try for the prize, but would like for
YOU to give us a subject to write our
poems on. l won't have time to send
in anything this week, but am going
TO send in something next week
though Let's all send in a drawing
or something about Valentine so as
to have a real Valentine page
/ took some of my examinations
Friday. ] don't know whether
passed or not, but l think l did.
am going to take an examination on
Latin in few days l do hope i
will pass on that. With best wishes
for the cousins and yourself.
Your niece.
EMMA BABER.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

started of to the woods. He stopped
to eat his lunch. then he went skip.
ping along a little winding path til
he came to a lion asleep. Then ht
said. Here Is a nice hill to pla,
sliding oni"
So he climbed UP on the lions bach
and began to slide, down. Tho lior
woke up and grabbed Blackey and
said, II thought you were a neal"
Then Biackey ran homo to tell hi.
mother all about It.
EDWARD CANNON.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

madness, I permitted it and so he left.
Many years have passed and he has
not returned and l am stih waiting,
and / have my lamps always ready
to show him his way home"
And so the first part of my story
vas ended and l little though that
II was ever to he completed. The next
morning | left my hostess ana con-
tinued my journey.
(To be Concluded.l
MARY McCALEB.
Petersburg, Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
Howardsville, va.

My dear Aunt Nancy:
Isn't this an ideal grounding" day
The weather is simply terrible, and
the river that flows near our mouse
lis nearly out of its banks. Aunt
Nancy. i am sending two drawings.
i want you to print the picture this
week and keep the other Valentine
drawing for next week. do hope
that both will meet with your approval
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
THE STORY OF A RAT.

Once upon time there was A. little
black rat, who lived In the incest
house you could think Of 1t was a
hollow log in the country. His name
was "Blackey.''
One day he asked his mother to
let him have picnic all by himself.
on the next day. When next morning
came Blackey woke up early. His
mother gave him some lunch and he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

hnt my husband was not so fortunate;
for / never saw him again. His body
was never found. though every effort
was made to secure it, So that no
more ships would be wrecked here.
/ erected my tower, any lighthouse.
The boy was raised to think that there
was a certainty of his fathers death.
and so when he bcame OF age and l
told him of the possibility of his
fathers escape. he pleaded to so out
and look for him. and though ii was
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

class. and We are having examinations
this week
Your ueice
WINIFHED BI.OSSER,
Buena Vista, Va.
Ny dear Aunt Nancy:
] have intended writing to you long
ago. but kept putting II off.
Nc page is doing fine, and | am
rather ashamed for not helping all
of - time.
! hope I Will be able to send in
piece OF poetry.
Lovingly
ANNIE GANNAWAY
F'armyille, Va.
Feb. 2, 1915
Dear Aunt Nancy:
My examinations are over, but have
heard from only one so far. / hope
by next week / shall be able to let
Won know what ] made on all of my
classes.
AS you arc perhaps aware. the work
Is always harded just after exams. 1T
seems that we have more of the reg
ular work and a great variety of new
Junk"
We are now requider to take some
familiar saying and from it write a
fable. drawing moral therefrom.
Now. believe me, this is some stew"
can understand the maxim all
right, but It's something doing to
write the fable. you bet,
Our subject for today is: THE Pot
should not call the Kettle Black" and
am sending you my maiden effort
at this Kind Of work.
Lovingly,
LOUIS DAHL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
LITTLE BTTS ABOUT
FEBRUARY.

Twenty-eight days set IN nne,
Brave and patriotic very;
And each fourth year. twenty
nine
Days In little February.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

Because many steamers engaged in
coal trade nave deserted that branch
of shipping, a great demand for saii
tonnage in eoal~carrying trade has
arisen and brought about an increase
of about Is per cent In rates
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
LOUIS DAHL.
Jan. 8. 1915.
Bingham School,
Mclba ne, n. G

Dear 8dntie.
got the badge, and what do you
Think La nice personal was en-
closed. Now, Aunt Nancy, that was
just fine for you to waste your time
on q Juvenile iikelm line.
/ think the page is fine right now,
but when spring and summer comes
along. and when We take up our time
out of class. and don't have to stay
in the house all day, why, our energy
win fail us, and we'll naturally lose
interest in the paper, and leave poor
Aunt Nancy TO freeze"
Now cousins. let's all keep up our
good work all the summer. and maybe
we will have two pages before long,
oh? what about it? But. ne'er-the-
less, let's keep our one page in FIRST
class condition.
With love,
ROBERT GRAY
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
LETTERS
January %, 1918,
AfehapS y G.

January 25, 1918,
H. Mebane. n. G.
~ Dear Aunt Nancy:
4. Isl Please send me the Juvenile Badge
Z 8 9t adnittaace, / have been reading the
.circie." and am well pleased with IT,
Hope the page will prosper in this
coming year. i am eleven years old.
800 am going to try for the contest.
%#w / know one OF the Juveniles, and
4 ii and he lives close TO us.
With lots OF love to yourself and all
g.. the cousins, your new member.
s@ ROBERT GRAY,
" r. s. / am sending some drawings
- and puzzles too.
.s Buena Vista. Va.
go Jan. 26. 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy:
ss*s ] have read the page for 81 long
y time and would like TO become a mem
II her.
e&-t~ Do you have fee OF any kind. or
Y dues? II so. let me know and II
~ not just send me a badge.
@t am twelve years old and very
tail for my age, look about sixteen
There are three other children in
our family.
] am in the sixth grade. highest
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
WHAT HAPPENED ON A
FERRY BOAT.

1t was long ago. before the great
Brooklyn Bridge was built People
could cross the river from New York
to Brooklyn only on the ferryboats.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
Story OF n Lion.

Story OF Lion.
A lion once wanted to take a bath,
so he went down to the river.
When he got there he found Mr.
Monkey. Mr.. Ape and Mr.. Fox. When
they saw Mr.. Lion they said. Good
morning" and Mr.. Lion said, Good
morning, What are you doing9"
They said they we're getting ready
to take a bath. Then Mr.. Lion said
Lets see which one can finish first. y
Then he Jumped into the water
first Mr.. Monkey ran and got MIR,
Lions clothes and threw them into
the water!
DAVID CANNON.
Ginter Park
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

Eyes, thy hen is to be so c1fpt.~
Rearrange the letters In the above
expression and form g. true and oft
I.quoted expression.
DALLAS DAHL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

the circle. l have been reading the
page and think it very nice. / am
sending a drawing and ] hope the Old
Gray Goose will not gobble 1t up.
will have to close now.
Your new nephew
THOMAS HAWKINS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
Petersburg, Va.

Dear Aunt Nancy:
/ If the envelop were not so full. I
would send in a drawing this week.
but as II is, / am sending a story
| Wasn't our page just splendid last
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

tons this term, as those children who
averaged ninety on their daily recita-
tioHs and monthly tests were excused.
With much love to all.
MARY BURKE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

The Playhouse.
Once upon time there were two
little girls. Their names were Elsie
and Edith. They had a play house.
Their father gave them a stove that
had been packed in the cellar. Their
aunt gave them six chairs. The girls
made at table of big box. They
bought some dishes with some money
they got for Christmas Then they
made carpets ana curtains. They
carried out books too. On Saturdays
they would 60 and stay all day IN
the playhouse and have a good time.
One morning they heard their mother
and father talking about a woman
that did not have any home. Edit h
said, why not ask her to live in our
playhouse? We will take good care
of her!"
SO the poor woman came and lived
in the playhouse and was happy and
contented.
LOIS HUNT
Norge, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

week? We have such nice new mem
bers too.
wonder where Lucille Marston has
gone and Alma Kemp is only a sweet
memory.
Even Elizabeth Slater has deserted
our ranks
The grounding did not see his
shadow. but today Is it raining and
showing too
with love,
MARY McCALEB
p. S Aunt Nancy. / changed my
mind and ] am sending a drawing:
Lovingly.
MARY McCALEB.
Farmville. Va,
Feb. 3, 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy:
The beautiful snow would be a
VERY appropriate subject for a poetic
effusiop today | don't think / have
ever seen larger and more beautiful
flakes fall than are falling now. I
don't think, however. it will afford
any pleasure, for IL Is melting about as
fast as 1t falls.
Didn't we have a fine page Lass
Sunday? The artists are working up.
land that adds so much to the attrac-
tiveness of the page. | know we are
all glad to see Myrtle Palmore renew
ing interest In the drawing depart
lment.
am sending a tumble" which
ia all have time TO fix this time.
Yours sincerely,
DALLAS DAHL.
Richmond. Va,
Feb. 8, 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

IdilS, va,
February g.. 1915.
Dear Aunt Nancy:
After you announced that we
would have both poetic and book
contest, | was sorry | gave my sug-
ges.ion for since / last wrote a great
sorrow has come upon myself and fam
lily
On Saturday night, january the
fwenty-third, our home was burned
to the ground. We discovered the
fire in time to save a few articles, bur
our most valued furniture was in
that part of the house which caught
nrst OF all things We will miss most
our piano and books most, I am
afraid we will never have the number
of books again that we had at first.
All our neighbors have been so kind.
however, and we could be in a much
worse condition than we are.
/ am telling you this so in case |
do not send in and contributions for
our contest, you will understand my
reason for not doing so.
l did not have to take any examina-
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Richmond, Va.

Dear Aunt Nancy
| was SO glad to see Lucille Mar
stone letter on the page Sunday. How
many of the cousins have decided upon
the contest. l was glad to see my
story in print last Week, so ] am send
ing one for this one, hope you like
It. Wen ! had better ring Oft.
Bye-by.
MABEL ROBERTS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
Richmond. Va,
Feb. 3, 1915,

ITVFI lNWTI 4NdFTy
| am very much pleased with my
badge and am also glad to be in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07
MABEL ROBERTS.

Pals, Va.
February 3, 1915.
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Begin with the third letter in the
third line from the bottom which Is
~" then go to the left and take "A"
than To thA lAfk Tor &C" than down
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

Buena Vista. Va,
Jan. &c. 1915.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-07

South Richmond. Va.
January "a, 1915
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Howardsville. Va,
Feb. /. 1915.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
PENSACOLA GETS HER
AERONAUTIC SCHOOL SHIP

Pensacola. Sept. 13 In COM
mand of Lieutenant Commander
John j. Hyland, the cruiser North
Carolina. mother ship of the naval
aeronautical school, has arrived here
10 be stationed here indefinitely
As the big ship came up the chan
mel with smoke pouring from her
three tunnels and white-clad men in
her fighting top several of the aero
planes at the flying school flew
around her as greeting, making a
pretty picture Lieutenants Bellin-
Carolina in two of the Curtiss hy-
dra-aeroplanes and later Capt. II {.
C. Muslin, commandant of the aero
station, made an official call on
Lieutenant Commander Hyland and
the officers of the cruiser.
II is understood that the compile
ment of the North Carolina consists
Of about four hundred officers and
ger and Saufiey flew to the NORTH
men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
DATE FOR UNWILLING CONFED-
ERATE WOMEN'S MONUMENT

Jacksonville, Sept. 13-With ap-
propriate exercises and grafton, the
monument in Confederate Park erect
ed to the memory of the women o.
the Confederacy, will be unveiled on
October 26, with members OF tn"
United Confederate Veterans, Daugl!-
ters of the Confederacy and others
present. This was officially an
nounced by Gen. Benjamin w. Part
ridge, of Monticello, one of the trus-
tees, who is in the city today max
ing preliminary arrangements.
This work is being left to General
Partridge, as the other two trustees
of the monument are absent from
the city They are Gen. l.. ]. lnglis
and Gen. w. H. Sebring, of Jackson
Vile. General Partridge stated that
at last the monument has been COM
pleted and paid for, he personals :
appearing before the Legislature and
securing an appropriation to pay the
outstanding debt on the monument.
The usual formal exercises and
speech-making will mark the unveil-
ing, which is expected to be an i'm
'pressive sight. The unveiling will
take place three days preceding the
annual convention of the Veterans
which will be held in Ocacla this
year, and visiting delegates from the
western part of the state will be in
the city for the occasion.
Some prominent man of the city
or State will deliver the oration o.
the day. A complete program is be.
ing arranged and will be announced
as soon as it is completed.
The monument has been STANDING
for many months in Confederate
Park waiting for a small settlement
of everything, and those who wer'
originally back of the movement 4
get the monument are relieved Il
know that it has as last been paiC
for and will be dedicated to tn.
Women Of the Confederacy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-13
rNDoU0S VIEW WITH IN.
IE1I6T RED CROSS TRAINS
lHy Associated Press)

Elushin9, The Netherlands, Sept.
~ Although Dutch farmers in the
fertile province of iceland have wit
,neesed the sight regularly twice Il
meath for the past year. the move
mont Of the long Red Cross trains
-thnk paas through the province from
~ dghting areas is always an event
witch calls throngs of country peo-
pc In heir picturesque costumes to
I'll the small stations and crossways
70 - the trains pass.
It Il no longer mere curiosity,
however. which brings them there.
rhey have learned that their pres
snce- serves to cheer the wounded
,oldiers and they have come to con-
dder 1t their duty to turn out to
yreet the sufferers. Men on whom
he science of surgery or medicine
lave little effect find that the crude
: int genuine sympathy extended
hem by the Dutch farmers has re-
narkable healing properties. Every
: Hrmer at his plough stops his horses
md waves his hand, and every wom-
II In the fields seizes her colored
apron for hasty salute.
From the church towers in the
villages nag fly. Even the soldiers
Who guard the railroad track for
ret discipline and neutrality and set
. IN = cheer. Suddenly it comes over
The soldiers in their bedraggled
khaki "all this is meant for us. :
Fiandkerchiefs are rare after year
Ia q hostile land, but bandages are
Ill the more plentiful. And with a
sudden recognition of what it is all
about an old rag is waved to the
wind and q smile of happiness drives
away the gloom oi icag days of ply
sical horrors.
The soldier who is paralyzed is
cropped up with cushions until he
too can see what happens. Soon some
almost forgotten song starts some
where and is taken up by the entire
maimed company. A virtuoso on a
mouth organ blows the melody and
blind man keeps time. When
Flu6hing Il at last reached each man
ought to have a violent fever.
A. Z matter of fact they say they
are better than ever. Right ahead oi
them they see the lights of the
steamer and a little beyond those
pIers d their town land.