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Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
AID FOR ST. VALENTINE.
old Time Books Instructed Lovers In
Art of Writing Love Letters.

old Time Books Instructed Lovers In
Art of Writing Love Letters.
"Carvalho's Polite Valentine Writer;
or, The Lovers Repository" a little
book published nearly a hundred years
ago. contains IA capital collection of
all the new valentines and answers
for the recipient was in duty bound to
respond to her lovers assault upon her
heart.
The following amorous ditty in script
was ~subjoined to a picture, highly col
ored. of a girl eagerly stretching out
her hand to receive a missiye held In
the beak of a dove:
A Letter from the Youth ] love.
Pray give 1t me my pretty Dove:
May Cupid both our hearts incline
To grace the morn of Valentine.
Briefly conclusive is this one:
Sweetly smiling. quite divine.
] chuse thee for my Valentine.
A sample of a reply for a girl to 8
to an nnwelcome sutton is this;
Dear sir, you're so foppish
And scented so fine:
I'll not have a man monkey
For my Valentine.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
War Caused First Valentine.

1t was at the battle of Agincourt in
14l5 that Charles, duke of Orleans,
was taken after a fierce charge in a
vain attempt to retrieve the French
fortunes Of the day, and for twenty-five
years thereafter he remained a pris-
oner in the Tower of London until AN
somed for 100000 crowns by Philip the
Good Of Burgundy. In order to relieve
the tedium of his long confinement the
captive duke composed about sixty love
poems, which. tradition asserts, were
the first valentines ever penned.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12

HE TOOK HER LITTLE GLovED HAND AND
LED HER INTO THE PARLoR.
one was bringing up a trunk. Violet
wondered whose 1t might be.
A laundering noise on the door star
tied her from her first mouthful of din
ner. She jumped to her feet and, re-
membering her attire. opened the door
on a crack to tell the expressman he
was in the wrong place.
Miss Violet Sargent" announced the
gruf voice of the man, and he thrust
open the door and deposited his burden
in the only available spot In the room.
Then without further words he was
gone.
Violet closed the door and stood star
ing at the trunk. 1t was new and
strong and large. And on 1t in unmis-
taxable letters was painted her own
name, Violet Sargent. with the address.
The trunk was securely strapped and
locked. Furthermore. 1t took up the
only floor space she had in the room.
But she was helpless. She could not
unlock it, for she had no key.
A moment after she had climbed
over it to resume her dinner there came
another knock upon the door.
"YesT' she called, hoping she might
not have to scale the trunk again.
"Miss SARGENT called a boy.
Violet opened the door to receive a
note addressed to her. She signed for
it and closed the door again. 1t was
addressed in typewriting and was
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
Everybodx,a Valentine.

To you-somewhere,
Here-thare-
Roses may bloom around you,
Maybe snow has found you
On land-at sea-
You don't know me.
Nor do I know you.
But feeling blue
I pen this line
To those who have no valentinel
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
ST. VALENTINE AS HYMEN.
Got the Credit For Helping Along Mar
RACES Sixty Years AGO.

Just to show that Valentines day,
with all it's significance of betrothals
and marriages, was not unappreciated
in America in the nineteenth century
1t might be well to quote an advertise
ment which appeared in the Democrat
of Feb. 3, 1858, In Wooster. o.
'The great increase in marriages
throughout Wayne county during the
past year is said to be occasioned by
the superior excellence of the valen-
tines sold by George Henry. Indeed,
so complete was his stAeess that Cupid
has again commissioned him as his
great high priest of Love. Courtship
and Marriage"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
Pepxs, Valentine Day.

The immortal Pepys. who chronicled
the gossip of England in the seven
tenth century. wrote n day In his
immortal diary. Il am also this year
my wife's valentine. and it will cost
me f5. but that l must have laid out If
we had not been valentines"
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12

WAhhh IhOu CANbI aEAh.
Love paused beneath my window
And sang a tender lay.
I babe him cease his singing
And fare him on his way.
That song. indeed. Is wasted
Which falls not on thy ear.
! send Love to thee winsins.
To sing where thou canst hear.
And If Loves roses please thee
And If Loves songs are sweet
I've songs to sing and roses
To scatter at thy feet.
And songs will be the sweeter
And roses seem more fair.
Dear heart. If one who loves thee
Can IN thy pleasures share.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12
BIZ RueY DOUGLAS EVANS.
copyright. 1915. by American Press Assoc
c~lation.l

" TIOLET SARGENT slipped into a
wv pretty kimono and then sought
the most comfortable chair her
small room afforded. Already
her tiny kettle was beginning to sing
over its steady blue flame and the
miniature table was cleaning with its
white cloth and single cup and plate.
1t was her custom to eat her evening
meal alone in her little hall room.
But tonight-it was the eve Of st.
Valentines day-she was conscious of
a vague longing for companionship.
And not even a lace paper heart had
greeted her In the dingy hall below to
tell her it was st. Valentines anniver-
sary. How completely the home folks
in the western town had forgotten! 1t
was true, she admitted, she had few
home folks left.
She was reused from her reverie by
a loud noise on the stairs below. Some
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-02-12

sOOPyA H. c1u - AAAAC 81
c~iation.1
Sweet Love passed through the garden
And plucked a rose for me.
/ took 1t, and | kissed it.
/ send Il. dear. to thee.
For. though tbs fair and fragrant
. Its beauty is not mine.
Love. bear II to my dear one .
And lay it on her shrine.
The rose is lacking beauty
When It's not shared with thee.
Its sweetness is but wasted
If known alone by me.
So Love shall bear II further.
It's thine by right divine,
For beauty's stamp is on it
And makes 1t only thine.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
RYAN AND POLLARD
AT MECKLENBURG FAIR
|,rmcr Stnte Secretary and NirSInin'n
Attorncy-Gencral VIII Make
Adurcsscs.

Especial 10 The Times D!spatch.l
CHASE CITY, VA. September 20
he first meeting OF the Chase City
District Chamber OF Commerce was
Sld in the municipal building ycstec-
by: The constitution and by laws.
| high had been prepared by Il CON-
litteo appointed for that, purpose.
ere read and approved. This carried
3!tR II the election OF officers and di-
ctors. who were as follows: presi-
nt. r. l.. JeTreys; vice presidcnt, c.
Allen; secretary. G. Il. Craven; treas
err. +. W. Babcock. Directors: r. L. JEFF
eys. I. y. Allen, y. II. Williams, r. l..
: pits, II. o. Gwaltney. =. W. Ba bcock,
f. Young. George L. Craven. r. u.
ltterson
The new organization Is merely the
ham Der of Commerce OF Chase CITY
dlarsed. The plan is 10 take in the
rmers OF the district. and thus make
a community affair rather than a
: ~ affair. OF the board of directors,
ur members are farmers and five arc
ON the city. The purpose is to en-
$urage closer relations between the
untry folk and the business interests
the city.
The Meck1enburg County Fair will
ben its gates on Tuesday. October 5.
fldi continue five days instead of four
\ at first advertised. This lis due to
fact that eX-Secretary OF State
lillian Jennings Bryan.will speak in
D ont Of the grand stand on Saturday.
2ctoher .. Mr.. Bryan was here at the
: ir three years ago. and 1t is expected
at he Will draw rs large crowd
is year as he did then Another i'm
'rtant announcement made by Sec
tarS Geoghegan is that John Car
nd - Pollard, Attorney-Ge Of
4rginfa; Will speak on Friday, Octo=
fr S, and that Mrs. p. 3. Valentine, of
richmond, will speak on Equal Suf-
age" on Thursday, October Z.
A luncheon Will be served In the
i'd Fellows Hall for Mr.. Bryan and
. r. Pollard on Saturday afternoon by
g Chamber OF Commerce, to which
Early zoo people have been invited.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
MAYOR MAILS INVITATIONS
FOR MONUMENT UNWILLING
City and State VIII Join In Defeating
Federal Governments Memorial
10 President Tyler.

Engraved invitations, bearing the
embossed seals of the city OF Richmond
and the State Of Virginia, have been
mailed by the Mayor to prominent
people IN civic and official life, request
ing their presence At the unwilling of
tho monument to John Tyler, fourth
President Of the United States. The
unveiling Will take place in Hollywood
Cemetery at { o'clock on the afternoon
OF October IL.
=. An elaborate civic and military
demonstration will he part OF the
ceremonies. Armistcad c. Gordon. of
Staunton. rector of the University of
Virginia, will he the speaker OF the
day. The monument. which will he
an imposing shaft near tho tomb Of
President Monroe. was made possible
by Congressional appropriation. The
expenses incident to the ceremonies
OF unwilling Will be borne jointly by
the City of Richmond and the Com
monU ealth Of Virginia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
SAYS POLITENESS PAYS

Police Sergeant Charles J.. Clarkson.
probably tho most gallant of Rich
monds police and mmodating Of
nccrs. is minus 60 cents of real money.
While or duty at an animal show last
week, an acquaintance OF his-a wo-
man with several children-approach CHI eli
ana seeing the crowd around the tick It
window, enlisted his services to get
tickets for herself and children.
In few minutes he returned with
the tickets. and as he distributed them
he explained the price OF each, and
counted the change. Then he lifted
his cap and rubbed his head. 1t was
90 cents short The ticket seller was
entirely too busy to listen 10 an OK
PLANTATION. and. of course. had made
no mistake. Sergeant Garrison re-
turned with the sixty cents, but he had
gotten II out of his own pocket The
sergeant still maintains that politeness
ana lending helping hand pay. This
was the exception that proves the
rule.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
GREAT GERMAN EFFORT
AGAINST DV|NA Lines
Masscd Batteries of Heavy Guns
Keeping Up Continuous
Isombardmcut.
FIERCE BATTLES IN PROGRESS
haiscr's Forces Engaged i'm Desper-
ate Race With Weather, as Pres
"nt Positions Are Two Exposed for
Winter Campaign.

Especial Cable TO Tho Times Dispatch. J
LONDON. September 20. Masscd
! batteries of heavy German guns arc
Keeping up continuous bombardmen:
/ along a front of many miles on tho
Dvina. whore Field Marshal Won Hin
d"nburg is making tremendous efforts
to break through
Tho most intonsc nrhting on tho
whole eastern front is proceeding here,
and the Germans claim further ad-
v"nccS In their campaign against
pVinNk and Riga. Further south
Primo" Lcopolds i'avarians arc maxi
ing some progress toward Minsle but
IN" greatest German effort is being
conferred against the Dvina lines. In
Eastern t;alacia and Voihynia the
russians con;inuc to attack and again
practically control the triangle of Vol
hyn!an fortrcSscs.
IN" tctnan statement to-day re-
ports that Won Iiindenburr has pene-
! trated tho Russian positions on tho
| Smorrcn Wischncw front, and north
west OF Schhercsnia tho Russians nave
been thrown across the Beresina
River.
some or the most violent hghting Of
( the war is going on IN this northern
thcatcr, where the Germans are en-
gagged in desperate race with the
weather Soon tho Courland winter.
1t is believed. will bring an almost
total halt to operations, and tho Ger
mans. according to military experts.
Will have to withdraw considerably un-
less they can win control OF the Dvina.
as their positions now arc 90 exposed
Tor winter campaign.
German acroplanes are terrorizing
Dv!nSk daily. large numbers OF civil
I ians being reported Killed in the raids
The greater part Of tho population has
evacuated the city and the Russians
are reported to he removing the last
OF the supplies stored there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
K|ER HARD|E, LABOR IDOL,
is VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA
Dies in Nursing Homo in Glasgow,
City fic Loved More Than
Any Other.
VISITED AMERICA IN YEAR 1912
To Him Credit Was Due for Organi-
zation Of Independent Labor Move
mcnt i'm Great Britain-Fcarcd by
AristocratS; Beloved by Masses.

Especial Gallo to Tho Times Dispatch.l
LONDON. September 2G.-Kicr Har-
die. tho Labor leader. died of pneu
monia this morning ut a nursing homo
in GlasEow--thc city he loved more
than any other. He was n product or
the ma sscs. and b. tho masses no was
idolized
Born OF humble parents in Scotland
on August IS. 1856, he went into the
mines at the age of seven to help with
the pittancc he received to support his
family. For seventeen years ho re-
manned in the pit, seldom seeing sun
light. but managing 10 read and study.
His evenings was spent in trying to i'm
prove his own condition and that OF
his fellow miners
Eicr iIa~dic's ability soon became
recognized among the miners. and at
an early ago he became Il labor leader,
advanced democrat and Socialist. He
became president of the Ayrshire Min
crs Union In 1852, and about the same
| time entered the journalistic field. It
was but a step from that into poll
tics. He became candidate for Mid
Lanarkshire seat in Parliament in 1856,
but was defeated He won the scat for
! Southwest Ham in 1892.
FEARED HY AUISTOCRATs,
BELOVED BY MASSES
He soon became n power in politics
and was feared by the aristocrats as
much as no was beloved by the masses
, Many times indignities were imposed
upon him. and he was frequently ar
rested on trumpcd-up charges. lie was
! chairman of the Independent Labor
party from 1898 to 1900. and led the
Labor party in the House of Commons
from 1906 until 1905 In 1900 he -ras
elected to represent Merthsyr-Tydnl
1t was to Kicr Harde that credit
was due for the organization Of the
! Independent Labor movement in Great
Britain. With the same enthusiasm as
he worked out labor problems he ad-
vocated temperance and later espoused
suffrage. He rcbellcd against the nm
Just treatment of the militants in Eng
shame the forcible feeding Of Mrs.
?ankhurst and other leaders.
kier Hardie's fame as n speaker had
spread throughout the world and in
August, 1912. no visited the United
States. delivering speeches in the In
terest OF the Socialist party in New
York. Boston, Chicago and other cities.
! FORK Kier Hardie was introduced by
The Rev. Charles T.. Akcd, D. D.. pas.
| tor of the Rockefeller Church.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
ARMENIAN ATROCITIES
CONFIRMED IN REPORT
Propaganda Of determination Being
Carried On by Turkish
Government.
INVESTIGATION BY COMMITTEE
Confident That II America, With All
Possible Emphasis, Should Voice
Its Protest, 1t Could Hardly Fail
to Produce Results.

NEW YORK. September ga state
mcnt confirming the massacre OF Ar
mcnians in Turkey was given out mere
to-day By Professor Samuel 7. Dutton.
secretary of the Committee on Ar
menian Atrocities. formed for the pur-
pose of Investigating the facts regard
Ing the massacre. Other members Of
the committee include Charles r. Crane
Cleveland Dodge. ID. Stuart Dodge. Ar
thur Curtiss James, John r. Mott,
Rabbi stephen Wise, Frank Mason
North. Stanley White. James l.. Barton
and william Sloane.
The statement in part says:
"A subcommittee has thoroughly In
vestigated the evidence and has just
made a report to the full committee.
confirming in every particular the
statement recently made by Niscount
Bryce regarding the imprisonment. tor
ture, murder, massacre and exile into
the deserts of northern Arabia OF de-
fcnceless and innocent Armen!ans, in
Guiding dccrcpit men, women and chill
dren and their forciblc conversion to
Islam.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
OF Richmond ut Lyric

For the first half Of the week one OF
the Lyrics featured acts offers Rich
nond a sight OF one of her daughters
ir-!aw. so TO speak. Mabel Russell,
who. with Jimmy Hughes. offers a
rap.d-iirc singing. dancing and talk
Ing act entitled One step Leads TO An
other" is not only Mabel Russell
which is to say, well-known vaude-
willie performer-but she Is also the
wife Of Eddie Leonard, and Eddie
Leonard belongs to Richmond. Others
on the program are TYSON and Bar
bour. Apache dancers; Barnc? VIII
linms and His Seven Swccthearts In a
tabloid musical frivolity. and BILLY
Morse. blackface monologist
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
.P|CKPOCKETS GET BUSY
ON PAY DAY At H0PEWELL
Thieves Operate on Railway Trains
Between Powdcr-Plant City
and Petersburg.
Judge West Directs Magistrate Per-
ry to Dismiss Thirty-Fivc Men
Sworn In ACCOMPLISHMENT Had
Been Indicted for Selling Liquor.

Following the distribution Of moro
than s75OOOo to employees of tho Du
Pont powder plant at iIopcwcll. Satur-
day. pickpockets. highwaymen and
other disordcrly characters got busy.
fickpockcts operated principally on
railroad trains between Hopewcll and
Petersburg. Tho inauguration Of a
now passenger schedule on the City
Point branch Of tho Norfolk and West
ern has largely reduced the number OF
jitncys operating between Petersburg
and tho powder plant town.
No information was received in
Richmond last night regarding the sit
uatiOn in Iiopcwell proper Saturday
night and Yesterday.
JUDGE WEST DIRECTS
DISCHARGE: OF SPECIALS
Judge Jesse l.. West has directed
Special Magistrate Perry to discharge
thirty-fve special officers, who were
sworn in n week or more ago to aid the
regular police force In Cleaning up''
1Iopewcl. 1t appears that several OF
these "spcclalS'' were men who havo
been indicted for selling liquor. whilc
others were connected with various
cabarets and other enterprises which
were operated in Hopewcll when the
town was run wide open. The charac-
ter of some OF the new officers was
questioned to such an extent that
Judge west Is Said TO have deemed 1t
advisable to dispense with tho services
of all of them.
Judge West had not authorized tho
local authorities at Hopewell to swear
In these special officers. each of whom
carried big pistol.
Thomas l.. Fclts, ono OF the heads OF
the Baldwin-Fclts Detective Agency. is
expected to return to Richmond early.
this week for conference with Gov
ernor Stuart regarding methods to be
adopted for driving tho undcsirables
from Hopewcll and place the town on n
law hiding basis. Mr.. Felts visited
Hopewcll last Friday in company with
Acknowledgement Pollard.
The state authorities believe that
Chief of Police Cotton is handling tho
situation n Hopewcll rs we'll as he can
with his limited police force and in
view Of the local hlndranccs which sur
round the administration OF justice
there.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
BRYAN TO BE SPEAKER

HOT SPRINGS. ARK, September &c
Delegates. from. eleven. Southern
States are expected to attend tho
Southern Efficiency Congress OF the
Presbyterian Church. l.. s. A.. which
will convene hero Tuesday.
William Jennings Bryan will be the
principal speaker at the final session
Friday, and after adjournment OF the
congress will conduct meeting OF
prayer for world peace on the summit
of Hot Springs Mountain.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
"The Man Trail" a, Colonial.

FoT to-day and to-morrOw the Colo
malls principal attraction will be the
s!N-part photoplay, The Man Trail"
ptcturized from novel by Henry
owen. in which Richard c. Travcrs Is
featured. supported Dy June Keith.
Thomas McLarnic, Ernest Maupin and
others The Man Trail is described
MS a thrilling. red-blooded drama of
life In the raw. dealing with the print
tive characters found in logging camps.
As indicated in its title. a long extend
cd man hunt provides most of Its many
thrills.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
blanche Sweet at Little rhcntcr

That strong favorite OF the pictures,
blanche Sweet, will be the Little Thea
ter's screen star for the first half OF
the week In the I.asky- Beiasco ptctur'-
cation OF Edward Lockes famous
drama, The Case OF Becky" This re-
markablo play IS we'll remembered in
Richmond by reason OF its equally re-
markabie presentation by Frances
Starr, supported by a typical Belasco
company. 1t is said that Blanche Sweet
was suggested for the leading role In
the photoplay b. Mr.. Bclasco himself
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

WELDON. ~ c.. September 26.--The
entire plant OF the Paper Product
Company here was destroyed by fire
this morning at o'clock. The loss
is about $4,000. on which the insura nee
was small. The building was owned
by Garrett & Co. OF Norfolk, Va, and
was formerly q bindery. After the
removal of Garrett & Co. to Norfolk
1t was leased by the Paper Product
Company, and the firm manufactured
material for cotton mills.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
"1'he Escnpc- mt the Isis.

D. W. Griffith, the man who pro-
duced The Birth of n Nation" is also
responsible for the perturbation Of
Paul Armstrong; thriller. The Es-
cape" which will be the Isis Theater's
feature to-day and tomorrow. Mr.
Griffith has made n seven-part photo
play OF Armstrong; drama. and has Sc
cured for its presentation n cast head
cd by Blanche Sweet, which includes
also Mae Marsh, Robert Harron and
Owen Moore.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
Injured in Runaway.

Joseph Smith, fifteen-year- old ne
o boy. was brought to the Retreat
r the Sick last night from Williams
lrg.a where he was severely injured
afternoon when horse, he
ass driving became frightened and
IN into the rear car OF train. Smith
rs struck by the passing car, as the
Eggy was knocked aside. by tho train.
I'D suffered a broken leg ann Internal
jurics. His condition was not re-
rded as critical at the hospital
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
Charged with Attaching Her Husband

Mrs. Ida Gold will be arraigned In
the Police Court to-day on a charge OF
nssaulting her husband, Samuel Gold
with a rock. She was arrested yester-
day hv Policemen Krug and Marcuson
on a warrant.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
New Yorker Goes to Front.

PARIS. September 26.-Charles G.
Ballsley. of New York, has joined the
French flying corps and has left for
the front.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
niiou Open. Tonight with Stock.

When the curtain rises tonight at
the B!jou Theater, an entirely new and
specially engaged company OF actors
vii! make It's curtsy before an cv-
pcctant and critical audience-an au-
dicncc composed of persons who VIII
have TO he shown that the Dorothv
Mortimer Company is all that its spons-
ors have claimed for II. Jerry" the
comedy written for Billie Burke BIZ
Catherine Chisholm Cushing, will serve
az the Introductory Offering OF Miss
Mortimer and her associates. General
Director Burke promises a perfect per
Torrance for the compan.'s premier
as we'll as an adequate production. A
capacity audience is pretty we'll as
surcd.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27
DEATHS

at tho, sheiteriny
~ 1r% sspte np IS. MRS. VT &, =. ai SpR
IFS, aged thirty years. " - "
The burial will be from residence,
.01 Lewis Street. Funeral notice
Baltimore papers please COPY.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-27

hing Automobile without Permission.
aEugene Pemberton, colored, was arr
1sted yesterday by Policeman Reid on
warrant charging him with using tho
ltomobtle Of I. w. Cunningham with
lt the permission or the owner. Tho
&gro will he given a hearing before
8stice Crutchfleld to-day.