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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
Give the Boys a place To Play

D ICHMOND should give more encourage
y ment to her younger SONS who want to
play baseball and who are greatly re-
stricted in finding places 10 play Available
diamonds are entirely inadequate to the need
and relatively small appropriations would go
q long way toward supplying it,
OF course we know that Father Byrd has
to be just before he is generous, and that
this is particularly bad time for generosity,
but Iheathful recreation comes under the
other head. The city is merely doing JUS
tice when Council supplies opportunities for
it's Indulgence, and is aiding powerfully in
the creation and conservation Of good citizen
ship.
AT Byrd Park last summer it was com
mon sight 10 see dozens of young men. ar
raycd in baseball toys and hungrily await
ing their turn ON the diamonds a little in
genuity in the Administrative Board and the
City Engineers Department and little
money from Council would relieve this con-
gestion this year.
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THE ISLAND OF I,EMNOS

Much Significance liz attached in
tonstantinoplc to the occupation I'm
force OF the Island Of Lcmups nv tho
NhSio-french troops. More than 80 600
aiiied troops already have been landed
on this island. which belourod IN
Turkey, and which lies in the northern
part of tho .f;gcan Sea, bctwccn
twenty-five and thirty miles from tho
entrance To the uardane!lcs II Is suy-
ecStcd that in tho event of the British
h"ih" unable to reach Constnntinoplc
ociofc the russians. possession OF tho
IS'"ihs commanding the approach to
the Dardnncllcs would enable Enrl,ud
10 chcckmatc Russia in the future Tho
iu:;i seems quite plausible The Island
OF i-cmnos holds as cOmmandint. a no
sitioh III respect 10 the Mediterranean
"".ict OF the Black Sea ~ tho Island of
it"liEoland. twcnty-cight miles from
the ,'"flnan coast in the North Sea. does
I" mo great naval base ut Wilhclins-
maven. iicii@oland was a British nos
session from 1907 to 1870. when IL ,y,.
cchcd TO Germany in return for ccr,nip
African concessions Al tho time tho
surrender of liclisolaud seemed small
compensation Ia Germany blI, m. vuIt,c
OF IN" island Ia tho Kaiscr's Kiurho,n
Is now fully appreciated. lf this great
l"ftihcation and naval station was uow
III possession of Great Britain Ger
many's activities on tho sen woi,lL my,
he"h cu"tailcd even more than has been
the cage
'-"innos has an area OF about $50
square miles. Most of II lie noun
famous, but some very fertile val
,eys e%iS', which afford pasture for
large docks of sheep. There are no
forests on tn" island. all OF the wood
being brought from Roumclia or
hhs"s Tie population in normal
Tines is In the ncighborhood Of 10000
OF whom 1000 are Turks aud the Lal-
hhce Greeks, The chief towns are
hnstro, ON tho western coast. ana
MudroS, on the southern coast There
Is an excellent harbur at kastro, which
- the seat OF all the trade carried
on win the island. In ancient times
inc island was sacred 10 Hcpnaestus
who. rs tho legend runs, fell in l.cmnos
when his father Zcus hurled him head.
long out OF Olympus. This tale. nv
well as the name -l;thalea sometimes
applied TO II, points to It's volcanic
character. All volcanic action now
however. is extinct.
Lemnos IL famed for its medical
earth. which is still used by the ma
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tivos. At one time II Was popular
In Europe under the name Of terra
siSiliata. This name Is derived iron!
tho stamp impressed on each piece of
earth, which Is sold by apothocuries
IN cubicai blocks. Turks s,iil br!icyo
that IA vase Of this earth viii destroy
tho effect OF any poison drunk from
II. The earth is dug on August .
every year with dnc religious ccru-
mony, tho whole process taking ul.rc
before daybrcak. The hill from wn.ch
the Garth is dug !s a dry mound void
OF HeSctation, In tho interior Of Inc
island. Tho aHcicnts consider Tho
earth u cure FOR old t"steriuu wound,
and for the bite Of poisonous snakes
The island is rich In legendary lore
us earliest Inhabitants arc snid TO ,i;iyo
been Thracian tribe of robbers Ffr
Story goes that the women were MI dee
serted by their husbands and In rove. %"
murdered every man on the is....H.
From THIS tho expression l.cinninn Ucc.iI
became provcrh!al The Argonauts !a.u-
nr soon after found only tyXo WON il
on the island and from thcm way DO
kcended In" race called Mnyai Cou.
ing down To better authenticated
period wc find that Lcmuos was con-
Gucrcd by Otunes, ono OF the .cu-
erals 81 Darius. Later MIltiadcs recon
pucrcd It, aud II continued nm Atheu-
Ian poascssioH ill tho Macedonian en-
pirc absorbed IL.
~ l'' u. 4. Tn" Romans declared IL
free. hut In LOO II was given over 10
Athens, which retained nominal posses
sion of IL until the whole OF Greece WAS
made a Roman province. II passed
through many vic!ssitudcs until iiuallv
The Turkish Sultaus became Supreme in
the Aegean. In li7G the N"nc,iuns sue
c"ssfui!v defended hotschinos, ore. or
the villages. against x Turkish SIEGE
but in $50 kHstra was captured by the
Turks from the Ncnctians utter a s!e.so
OF siNty-threc days. Tho CITY WAS ucui-,
hcsieGed by the Russians in iTTu I'm
ancient times the principal town wns
itcrhnesta. ncw deserted place
mined i'alanotnstro. on tho cast coast
II was on the Island az l.ammos as
legend has 1t, that Philortctcs Mas
LETT By the Greeks on their VVuv To
Troy He suffered there ten years
agony from his wounded foot. until
Ulysses and Neoptolcmus induced hlr,
I" accompany them 10 Troy rhiior-
tct"s il said by Sophocl"s to have llycl
beside MI. ilcrm"eus. which AoschyliIs
makes one OF the beacon points to flash
the news Of Troy's downfall home 90
Argos
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year--but ii is probable nevertheless that the
Times-Picayunc Is Justified in claiming New
orleans TO be the most ratlcss city In tho
world The good work ought not to cease
however else matters will In very short
While be as bad as ever. 1t probably will not
be allowed to drop. The United states Public
Health Service which has been In general charge
OF the campaign. has been insistcnt, not only
upon eXtcrminating tho rats. but upon the pre-
Fentioh OF any return of the rodents To this
end over $4,000 houses have been ratproofed tn
uatc. ana II is cstImatcd that least half tho
buildings In the city in such condition
as to render them inaccessible to the rats. Some
delay WAS caused in the progress of this work
at first by the refusal OF certain citizens to-
oheE the city ordinances, but the ordinances have
now pech uphcid by the United states Court,
and the Times picayunc states that in conse
Guence Increased activity along this line Is to
he eNpcctcd--Char lesion News and Courier.
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"ElNNn-In MrCEN

M ANOR AlNSLlE'S request TO tho Admin
lFt istrativo Board that il designate tho
week to he devoted this year To the annual
clean up OF Richmond is assured OF a fay
orable response. The second week in May,
which the Mayor suggests would seem TO
answer the purpose o1cellcntly well
We're it not for the fact that the Confcd-
erato Reunion is 10 take place in June it
might be thought that the timc suggested by
the Mayor was too far in the future. IN
Niewiof tho reunion, however. and the gen
oral adesiro that Richmond shall be AT her
best sand prettiest and wear her sweetest
smile on that occasion, the plan to place
"Clean-tp Week in relatively close proX-
imityato the reunion dates is Il good one
There is more 10 "Clean-l'p Week" than
the mere process OF washing the city's face.
Il has its aesthetic value. certainly but the
benefit TO health and the reduction OF the
fire hazard are Of even more Importance
CITIZENS should cooperate gladly and earnest
y With the city authorities, as OF course
they will.
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were comparatively safe. The second species
of jitney was the borrowed car run OH shares
OF profits. AS these cars were usually
handled by persons ignorant Of automobiles,
their operations were attended with danger
The last and worst jitncy was the broken
down and discarded car. yankcd from the
rubbish heap and set to work carrying the
public. Such machines being defective In
every way, are liable to accidents.
So much for the first three kinds OF iitneys
captured by civic cntOmologists and labeled.
Doubtless. the labors of other scientists will
follow until jitneys will he classified under
as many heads as bees and other buzzing
things.
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4 SPELL FOR = FAIRY.

Gather first, in your left hand
Cribs must be at shut of day.
Forty grains OF wild sca-Sand
Where YOU think q mermaid lay.
have heard that ii is best
1t YOU gather ii. warm and sweet.
Out of the d!nt OF her left breast
Where YOU her heart has beat.
Out of the dint in that sweet sand
Gather forty grains. ! say;
Yet--if ii fail you-understand.
There remains II better way.
Out of this you melt your glass
While the wells OF night arc drawn.
Whispering, till The shadows pass.
Xie--piXie--lcprechaun"
Then YOU blow your magic vial,
Shape 1t like Il crescent moon,
Set it up and make your trial
Singing. "l:laby. an come soon"
Bring the buds of the hazel-copsc
Where two lovers kissed at noon;
Bring the crushed red wild-thymc tops
Whore they murmured under the moon.
Bring tho four-lcaved clover also
one OF the white. and one of The red;
Bring the flakes of the May that fall so
Lightly over ihcir bridal-bed.
Drop them into the vial---so,
Swing their incense to the dawn
Singing, as YOU come and go,
"Nixie--pXic--lep
And, il once will not suffice,
DO II tnTlCc.
II this fail, ut break of day.
There remains a better way.
Bring an old and crippled child
Ah. tread softly, on tiptoc--
Tattcred, fearless wonder wild,
From that underworld below;
Bring Il wizoncd child OF seven,
Recking from the city slime.
Out of hell into your heaven.
Set her knee deep in the thyme
Feed hcr-clothc hcr-evcn so!
Set her on fairy throne.
Whom her eyes begin TO glow
Leave her. for an hour-alone.
You shall noed no spells or charms,
On that hilltop, In that dawn.
When she lifts her wasted arms
You shall see a veil withdrawn;
There shall be no veil between them,
Though her head he old and wise.
You shall know that she has seen them
Iiy the glory i'm her eyes.
Alfred Noyes, in uarpcr's
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SONGS AND SAWS
4 Scasonable CompIxIut.

Scasonable COmpIRIut.
The bard who sings
The charm OF Springs
Mild air and gentle brcezes.
And homage pays,
In ruundclays
And other metric whecZcy,
To plant and tree
And minstrelsy
vi sonS-birds. skywnrd pcaling,
Ne'er breuthes Il word
That can be heard
OF Springtimes tired feeling.
Still now | feel
That ailnent steal
Through all my wcaried being,
PostponuIg work
should not shirk
Ana sending thought a-tieeinc.
Twas nc'cr my fate
To emulate
The far-too-busy beaver.
And vSt l might
Get through by night
but for this darned spring fever
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11
4 Poor NIarksmRn.

Sergeant (dsgustcdly % lrivntc Jones)-
stop. Don't waste Your last bullet. Nineteen
are quite enough 10 blaze away without hitting
the target once. Go behind that wall there and
blow your brains OUT
Jones walked quietly away. and few seconds
later shot rang out.
Good heavens. has that fool done what told
him. cried the sergeant, running behind tho
wall. Great his relief when he Private
Jones coming towards him
sorry sergeant" he said. alphabetically;
another mss"--l;oston Transcript.
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No Passports for Pleasure

THE Federal government has done we'll in
issuing orders that no passports can be
secured to foreign countries engaged in war
BY pleasure seekers. This is 10 limit such
travel to those who have business, and TO
keep at homo the curious and the morbid
NJ the bottom Of the ruling is the fact that
il many Americans were Killed abroad it
might stir up unhealthy sentiment here, and
certainly il such condition ever is brought
about. ii should not be on account OF those
who lave nothing better to do than divert
themselves by going places where they have
no business.
In passing, why should Americans risk
their lives and happiness i'll search of the
purely morbid amusement Of visiting the
lhcatcr OF war? What amusement is there
III cOnlcmp lation OF such CHASTITY havoc, such
cruel. hcarticss, unthnRing destruction OF
men and lands such awful waste of money
and machinery? Is il the instinct that leads
crowds to gather around patrol wagon, a
wreck, q fallen aeropanc murdered man?
Then il is distinctly unhealthy instinct and
something we'll worth working out OF the
national system
Americans can do more for their pleasure
and for their country by seeing America first.
at This time when il is so excessively in
convenient 10 see any other countries. From
ocean TO ocean, and from the Canadian Dor
der TO the Florida Keys, this country is rich
ia Offering to sigh,sccrs and those who have
money and time to spend could do nothing
better thun by putting the money into circu-
la'iou al home and spending their time
lcarmnS more about the blessings with which
Providence has hcapcd the land,
John Wesley Gaines breaks into the lime.
light with am alleged assault on IA haber-
dashCr. When il is explained that the row
was ever one OF John Wesleys fancy waist
i, o. ttN
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

The Wilkes Patriot tells this story: when
he killed large. fine hog at his home
IN Mulberry township. last Friday, Mr. l. f.
sebastian found a large safety pin lodged in
the hogs windpipe. About six months ago the
animal showed signs of pain but apparently
recovered, got fnt and did well. AS no children
are missing I'm that vicinity it Is not God
JUS; how the hog got hold of and !hid away this
attachment so Indispensable to juvenile exist
cnce' Nothing short of cholera will keep a
Down Home hog from getting fat
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Wen Take Thirteen Gallons.

" ''SphiSil i'lSpttrh.)
MisSouriai says ne can produce
sasolihe AT profit at cents Il gallon.
We'll, the rest of tho country ia from
Missouri also on that proposition When.
he does 1t they will take large order
at that price.
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To n Patriot

To Patriot.
Pancho-Hancho Villa
Fleeing like Il deer
Toll me, Pancho, truly,
What it Is You fear?
surely. old Carranzn
Whose hands sock your thront.
surely. Pancho. surely,
Can't have got your goat!
THE TATTLER
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The Albcmarlc Enterprise says: with better
weather ana cotton bringing good price. our
farmers are feeling fine. Tho truth seems to
be that they have not felt blue. They raised
practically all home supplies last year. and are
stu selling wheat, corn and cotton in Abe
ono good farmer told Tuesday that there
was yet plenty of cotton left in the county to
be held for still higher price" II is indeed
refreshing to read of some cotton growers who
have not been blue
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Though Thcy sound Like ~.

pittsburgh Gazette Times,
DR.. Smaller Mathews SAYS the Ja,-
anese are panied al tho unfriendly at
titude OF the American nation. some
body should tell them that California
ana iobson aren't tho whole show
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How They dc Lag!
fI'lorido Timcs-nrnio,

IFIOTIUU TIinGS-CniOn.)
General Scott says i'm all his dcaiiups
with the Indians they have. never
broken promise made to him. II
really looks as If the Indians will never
become civilized.
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Geography In the Making.
indianapolis Ncws)

indianapolis Ncws)
Philadelphia Is to teach geography Ivy
moving pictures That is about the
only way 10 keep up with Europrnn
geography.
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This wonderful statement comes from tho
Greensboro Record. and is supposed refer
strictly To local conditions: "If Il white woman
can get up costume that cannot he speedily
initiated by "a lady of color she is entitled to
consideration. The negro is great mtator.
Some of them use much paint and powder
as an actress They are adopts in the Of
sachct wdcrS, too"
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4 Comfort.

certain poor woman had received some new
undcrcluthcs from who had helped the
family. Tho woman's husband thanked the
donors husband, and whole drama of humble
ambitions might be built round his words
'Mary's mighty glad to have those clothes"
he said. she says now she'll have something
to hang out on the line Mondays. -l'oston
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seldom Within Range.

tTopcka Capital)
Ihc name OF the man WHO attends
strictly 10 his own business seldom an
pears in the list OF innocent bystunders
who we're shot during tho fight
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Ready To Take IT All.
UChicngo IIcrald.)

'N'shlCNEo iIcINiU.)
Washington Ii solomnly assured that d.
Japan Is for tho open door In China.
Ana also apparently for everything else.
In china that she can think OF on tho
spur Of the moment.
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A I!ntuI oversight

II hope YOU enjoyed last nights performance
of the opera said the solicitous friend
Not at ALL" replied Mrs. Climcfass. bitterly
The singers had even taken the trouble
to learn the English language, and l could not
understand word that was said"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

They have all kinds of weather in Carolina The
Raleigh News and Observer SAYS: Just SEQ
what Il day may bring forth! Morning. noon,
afternoon of yesterday II spring and then
summer. But as tho afternoon wancd there
came the thunderstorm, the wintlstorm and the
thunderstorm. Thcn ii fair again. The
weather in this vicinity has certainly been
ting up high jnks lately"
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Accustomed toll.

Grubbs-Did you feel out of place when YOU
at your home?
Stunbs-Not at all. You see, I used to be
superintendent of Il boiler factory. and the sound
Oh MANNERS does not disturb me In the least
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Gossip From Down Home"

The Durham Sun says: "Mr. c. NJ t;arren OF
raleigh, demonstrates with the Greensboro
News for giving Walker Lee Dunson, OF Ala
bann, credit for being the champion boy corn
grower OF tho world. Mr.. Garren claims that
honor for II North Carolina boy, Charles w
Parker, Jr., of Menola.' You can always count
on the Old North State to claim position at the
head of the class.
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CIinnxes of Time.

circumstances alter cases" said the need
citizen as he placed his eighteen karat split
second repeater in the custody Of his unclo an
borrowed dollar watch
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-11

Shc--Why do YOU paint the inside Of chicken
coop?
HcTo keep the hens from picking the grain
out OF the wood.---l-chigh Burr.
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The Durham Herald says There are II lot
OF people who not inconvc nicnccd in the
least by the two quarts month law. No: VIC
don't moan that it is easy get more but that
some people can get along with less" Aro
there not some in Durham who get along very
we'll with none"
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Tho Franklin County method may or may not
be guessed at by the following from the Frank
lin Chronicle: ~ Washington County jury has
months imprisonment, simply for killing n man.
such hnrshncss would not be tolerated i'm
Franklin.'
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How to His Hopes.

Helm afraid Suzan
doesn't care for me any
longer. She does everything
she can to discourage my
suit.
She-What do YOU mean?
He-Why. last night. for
instance. she insisted on telling
me her fathers business had
become utterly unproiitablc.
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The Pes,ln,,.t Sac,

appearances are deceitful. The really valuable
"onds are not always those with the most eI,bo
rate engraving and the largest assortment of
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Chats With Virginia Editors

The Farmville Herald says: MIR. Bryan an
rcaIed to the individual man to cut 1t out
rms mas hccn the ficrald's plan for the past
twenty years. Moderate drinkers Christian
drinkers, cut 1t out, turn the liquor business
over to confirmed DRINKS. and the business will
die In month" Presumably tho Farmville
dispcnsary VIII go along with the balance OF
the business" and with il some of Farmvillc's
big paving schemes, of which tho Herald some
uincs boasts-l3ichmond Times Dispatch
No doubt about 1T that our faultlcss Main
Strcei ana nine miles of granolthic walkways
arc que 10 the disponsary, and the man who
denies this hies in the face OF facts And wa
know full well that with the going of the dis
nensary such work Will be cut out too but we
are going to continue boosting" and not
aid
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The Bright Side of Life


Parson-FIow is IL haven't seen you at
church lately?
lIodgc--I amt hccn--Ncw York sun.
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Entered .'nnIn-y -. IOG:,. NJ Richmond W.. as
Marcel. 81 1870.
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