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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
WHAT A MOTHER is TO US.

We never know what a mother really
Is TO us until after We have been left
and work hard all day to save up Il
rev pennies in case VIC were to get
SICK. SO as to be able to have a doctor
II necessary. even though our friends
Woula say, Come, stay with me and
VIII look after YOU" and If you were
TO go they would say behind your back.
Il do wish that girl would get Well so
she could leave: to have some one sick
IN the house is always such a bother;
h.eh. and you see you are kept be-
mind the curtain all the time, and think
She is really true friend OF yours.
whereas she is not at all. as it is very
seldom YOU will find a friend that is
good and true. and when YOU do. stick
TO her; don't forsakc her for one who.
under 4 mask OF sincerity, is quite in
sincere; and after you get we'll and a
long. long time has passed you will
you that the friend YOU stayed with
while YOU were sick said she was so
eIad when you were gone. and that
she didn't dream of your coming when
she asked you. or she would have kept
silent: and then you will think, oh. If
mother was only living l know
then wouldn't have given that friend
OF mine n chance TO say what she did
about me, for | would have been ut
nave been doing everything that could
be done TO make me comfortable and
at once. Now, for instance. your
mother was a widow with no means of
taking care of you. or herself, except
by what little sewing she can get, and
you know not what n responsibility IL
is trying to live without any means
and several children to take CAR. OF.
too. until you are left the very same
way, and yet you will say I don't see
n nov, mother Other could , give me the pennies
pain ii must have hccn when | some
times asked and she didn't have il to
give me. as she knew that all children
loved candy, and most OF them could
have II when they wanted it, ana for
me not to. know it made her heart
ache and she always said: II wish I
were ahlc. dear, to give you everything
you wanted. and it hurts me a whole
lot sometimes when ! think ! can't"
iA>d Wien she used 10 tuck YOU into
would feel rs though they were velvet
Oh, how You long for that again as
You SIT and say this little verse that I
" u"Ss is known the world over:
Turn back ward. turn backward
. Time in your flight:
Make me a child again
Just for tonight"
As you never, never know what :,
mother is to you until after you have
MARIE ELIZABETH WILLIAMS
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ABOUT MOTHER.

Boys. don't let your mother kill her
self working for you while yon are run
nine around town when you could he
helping mother.
Don't forget the mother who fed YOU
from her own breast. who would drop
her work and come TO you if anythin G
happened. who would play and rock
YOU to sleep in tho cradle, or pcrhaps
Ecld YOU in her arms; who was ALWAYS
by your side If danger was near: who
cooked your meals three times a dav.
VIII" watched over YOU when you were
sick, VINO brought the medicine to your
bedside. Don't forget the woman who
took you to church and prayed that YOU
might grow up and he n good man; who
tolo YOU what was wrong and what was
right. Try and help your mother, bows
and girls. in every way YOU can Save
some of your spending money and buv
hfT n dress. Your mother may die and
th"n You Will think how YOU treated
her.
COMPOSED by TTERMA VALENTINE
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A MOTJIIiR'S LOVE.

Who can value mothers love more
than children?
There once lived a woman who had
two children. She loved them very
much They loved their mother falsely.
hnt tho good old woman never knew
IL.
It was very hot day in Angus,
when tn" mother and her two chill
Grcn went out bathing. Alice. the
Younger girl. went beyond depth ana
was almost drowned. when her mother
saw her and ran to her rescue and
saved h"r. Alice did not appreciate
IL nj ali. The other girls name was
Dorothy.
one DAY Mrs Smith. which was the
old lady's name received a letter from
her Aunt, saying sine would like to
see the whole family. Dorothy and
Alice begged their mother to go, hu,
she would not. At last she consented.
The smith family left New York
FRIDAY morning and was supposed TO
arriv" at Boston. Mass. a few days
later After riding fcw hours. the
train came to a stop and tho people
hHd to change trains. Mrs smith
WAS very rich and carried q large sum
OF money with her. The two girls
know II and they were planning how
they could get tho money.
When they arrived at the station
IN" girls went in back of their mother
ana pushed her off the train She
was taken 10 The hospital and died
within few DAYS. Alice and Dorothy
rubbed their eyes with onions SO peo-
PIE thought they were crying.
Mrs Smith willcd her money and
jcw"iry TO tho two EirlS-hcr only
childrcn--w whom she valued so dearly
II was in the papers and everybody
knew her children had the money in
their possession
They We're on their way to the sta
ton ana were held up and robbed ot
All In" money and valuablcs except
lhcr tickets. They returned homo
lonesome and worried. for they lost
their money, and worst of all. their
mother. WILLIAM pETENOFF.
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CLUB RULES.

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to the editor for n membership badge
Afterwards, to be a member in good
standing, II is necessary TO be n regu-
lar ana interested worker along some
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OF stories. puzzles or letters, or in
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= 1t is necessary to write in ink and
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produced.
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words, and as much under AS possible
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05

This summer I spent my vacation in
Roanoke. and while there was asked
bv one of the Sunday school teachers
to go on picnic to Mountain Park.
We started at 10 o'clock on Saturday
morning.
This beautiful park Is on the side
of Mill Mountain. from which an in
cline runs to the top. There IS a largo
spring under this mountain that sup
plies the whole city with water
When we arrived ut the park we put
our things in the pavilion and went
to play on the greasy pig. swing and
the see-saw. Afterwards we went for
"A ride on the thriller and hobby horses
Then we goI Our lunch and went to tho
picnic pavilion and had dinner We
left for home. having fine time
that dry.
MAUDE COOK.
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HELEN.

Helen was Il rich girl. Her mother
was kind TO the poor, and give them
clothes and money.
one day. while Helen was out pick
Ing flowers she saw poor child, and
she looked so sad that Helen ask ed
her what was the matter. She told
Helen that her mother was dead. and
she had no one TO stay with.
Then Helen took the girl home and
asked her mother could the girl stay
with her. Her mother told her yes.
so Helen and tho girl lived happily
ever after. MILDRED SPENCER.
Petersburg. Va.
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Editorial and Literary Department
EDITOR ON VACATION.

Tho editor OF the Time Dispatch Con-
trihution Club page is on vacation this
week in the mountains.
Some splendid contributions to tho
Mothers Faye Contest that failed to
ma space last week are printed to-day
Each member of the club should take
last Sundays page and to-day's and
read MI Of tho stories and poems and
puzzles and look ut the drawings, and
then write to tho editor of the T. D.
I. {. column your opinion OF which
Is best That is the way the prize
winner will be decided The win
ncrs will be announced when tho editor
returns from vacation next week
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05

The attention of club members Is
called To the necessity of their let
tcrs hcinr addressed Ia the editor
of the Chi!drcn'S Page" Letters sent
addressed to the editor of The
ifmcS-Dispntch" from girls and boys
cause much confusion and needless
work. Sign letters and stories with
nnnic and address In full, and write
on ono side of the paper only.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
CHAPTER IL

CHAPTER II.
Nine years tonight. Nine. long.
weary years TO me-"
The clock on the mantel above the
fireplace licked then chimed forth the
hour. o'clock. Every ono and
everything seems to mock me. Even
winds seems to howl mournfully nine
years tonight oh, Jack, my moor.
poor hayward boy" A tear trickIed
down tho faded cheek of Mrs Ferry
large Shepherd dog that lay mapping
on the hearth before the blazing fire.
noticing his mistress's agitation.
sprang to her side and wagged his tail
~ said, laying her hand gently on the
dogs head, its nine years tonight
since we've seen or heard Of him. You
remember him, don't you. Rover? You
remember his handsome. boyish face.
with its dark brown eyes. the lips
that were always curved into frank
smile and the clustering curls that
fell about his noble forehead. oh,
Jack, my darling, hayward boy.
Mrs Ferry was suddenly interrupt
ed by knock at the door, and as
Sarah. the servant. had just retired.
she opened the door the figure of a
man doomed up before her-a man
whose clothes were tattered and torn,
and whose face was pale and bag
gard.
1--WE come home. mother" he MUIR
INJURED in faint voice. I'm tired OF
this wicked world. I'm tired of be-
ing gambler and drunkard. I'm
on the farm with you. on, mother.
hold me in your arms and sing to me
you did when 1 was an innocent
child" And the next moment mother
and son were clasped in each others
IRENE ROBERTSON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
WHEN THE Sun rs SETTING.

When tho golden sun is setting.
And your mind is free from care;
When OF others YOU arc thinking,
Will YOU sometimes think Of me-
The world is round.
The sea is deep.
And in your arms
long TO sleep.
Composed by.
HAZEL GUTUROW.
COZ North Twenty fourth Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
A MOTIfER.

Your mother is the sweetest per-
son in the world. When she is dead
nobody can take her place and do
as she does. You ought to love and
nhey her and make her life hap
The sweetest day in the year is Moth
crs' Day. And everybody ought to
wear white rose. love my mother
better than anybody in the world,
ana everybody ought TO love their
mother better than anybody in the
world.
From your devoted member,
JENNEILI, ALLISON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
MY MOTHERS WARNING.

My friend and 7 were going to the
woods after hucklcberries. NY mother
told me TO look out for snakes Tho
woods arc across the street from us
After VIC had about pint each yo
heard the dead leaves rustic on the
ground. We looked and saw n green
snake" We ran home and told them
ahou' IL She told us not 10 so again
MARGARET McSWEENEY
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A MOTIIER's LOVE.

The clock on tho mantcl chincd
lorth the hour--l2 o'clock. Jack Ferry
Eiancea nnXiously out of the window
his bedroom. then turned away
with shuddcr as the cold n;rh,
wind howled mournfuIly around tho
corners OF the old farm house. Once
moro. however. he allowed his gaze
10 wander rcstlessly over tho GnIJ.
and woods OF the old farm Snow
snow, snow everywhere The moon
ana stars III the dark heavens above
sieamed down coldly upon tho white
mantle on the ground Hastily lack
Ferry tore piece OF paper from his
memorandum and wrote In a trom
bling handwriting: Good by. mother,
IN urcd of the farm. I yearn for tho
city and tho better things Of ito
Good-by. Your loving Jack"
Thcn. after pinninE the note on his
bureau scarf. he wound his way with
stealthy footsteps across tho hall 10
ms mothers room. There was pang
Of indecison as he saw that loved
ono lying there. sleeping so peaco
fuliy. with the sweet smile lurkicc
around her lips. He started for the
door. hut something compelled him 10
turn back and kiss the wrinkled brow
For moment he wavcrcd halr-temo,
cd TO remain with his mother on the
old farm: but vision of the great city
doomed up before him, and he muir
INJURED. The call OF the city is great.
and / must GO" Then with fare
vel! glance toward his mother. he
turned and loft.
OFTEN through the nine years that
followed, visions OF his gentle moth
er noated before him, and often he
was tempted TO return to the good
old farm. But never yet had he Yield
cd to this temptation until one day.
at game OF cards. his watch fell from
his pocket TO the floor with crash.
as il did so, the back rolled off. re-
v"alins beautiful face. with snowy
hair. gentle blue eyes and the sweet
est Of smiles Imaginable "Mother,'
Jack cried. nine years tonight" and
the next moment he darted out OF the
door
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FAREWELL.

Farewell forever, I now will say.
hope YOU VIII understand some day
That friendship cannot he bought or
sold;
That n good, true friend is better than
gold.
Composed by,
HAZEL GUTHROW,
col North Twenty-fourth Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05

i. a county in Oklahoma the name
OF tree, musical note and n pigeon.
,. y county in North Carolina tho
name OF an ot -upation and a hcayv
weight.
D. y county in Kentucky that means
good weight.
i. county in Alabama, to conquer
ana two thousand pounds.
.. county in Mississippi the name
OF rare gem and stream.
BY SAMUEL CARTWRIGHT.
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Puzzle Department
DROP LETTER PUZZLE OF II. ID. G.
e.. MEMBERS.

H-rry Ch+dw-ck
W-ll-- Chadwick.
D-r--thy Smith.
hl-r-- W-ll--ms
M-rj--r-- W-ll---ms.
MI W-lk-r.
N--rG--r-t- H-rr-s.
Ch--rl--s Pro.
W-ll-- VII.
J-l--n. G-rthr-ght.
Each letter dropped is a vowel
BY SAMUEL. CARTWRIGHT
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PUZZLE.

MY hrst is in vast. but not in tnst.
MY second is In idea. hut not in dear.
Wy third is III nlly, but not in busy.
Ny fourth Is in son, but not In ton.
MY hith is In boat. but not in bot.
My sixth is in Mamie. Int moi IN
lly.
All is name Of well-anown man.
MARY WAKEFIELD.
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Receives I'riJ

Dear Editor-I rocoiv.d ,
ab0nt w." weeks ago and I read i,
,hr"ufh II was very .pood THANK
You NcsE muGh for - I would like 10
,aht 'hc ncadlnr ! ann sending I'm mn.
!ishcd on the Contest Page" The n,,2
T!es j. tosday's paper were inc 7
nhSe, !oUnH many fnur-lcaf clovrrs'
.Hu ! never hoard OF a nvc-lcar clover
w ihst week found several. ana /
am inciosing one In this "uvniono
WIN best wishes 20 you and All thn
pl,c,..,oo y WRAY BARKER.
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TRAVIS.
West View. Va.
Sends Story for Contest.

=
Dear Editor,-I am sending In n stor,
called "A Mothers Love" for the con
test, and i hope TO see il IN the paper
| was disappointed not to sec the othe
story In the paper which l sent in las
week. 1t was called Lost in London
Hoping to see this story in next week!
paper, remain : Times Dispatch mem
Der.
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NNclcomc for NeM NIcmhcr.

Dear Editor.-l am little girl
eleven years old. and would like Very
much 20 join the I'D. Z. c. Club. will
be Kind to AL animals. Please send me
n badge. Three or four of my friends
Of Lester Manor have joined the club.
Bcst wishes and long and happy life
TO YOU and the mcmtbr VIII close
with love to all of the members and
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New Member Enrolled.

Dear Edltor,-I have always wanted
am asking you to take me in as n mem
Der OF the It'd. c. c. and I hope you
enter my name on tho roll | am in
closing 4 drawing and hopo to see II
cercly,
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Sends Drawing.

Dear Editor,-I am sending n draw
Ing and a puzzle, which ! hope will
escape Mr.. Waste Basket 1t has been
very hot up here. ] must close now as
] want to mail this letter in time TO 20
down or this evenings mail. Sincere
~ yours
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GEOGRAPHY PUZZLE.

SAMUEL CARTWRIGHT
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05
A PICNIC on MY VACATION.

IRENE ROBERTSON.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-05

Avon, Nelson County Va
+. S.-Just received 4 card from Lii
liam Franklin. and surely was glad to
hear from her. Am going TO write her
real soon
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IiNIF.II GU IH RUW.
col North Twenty fourth street
Sends Contribution,

Dear Editor.--I just can not wait. 1t
seems, to see our contest page. for
know II is going TO he a success.
wonder who Will be the special prize
winner. am inclosing n Contribution
which ] do hope to see published With
lots Of love, l am Lovingly,
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Drawn by Wrny Bnrkcr.
Enjoyed Picnic.

Enjoyed Picnic.
Dear Ed.tor.-I am sending YOU to-
day the story. or part OF il, about a
picnic. This is true. and happened day
before yesterday. l had the "beStest."
JollicSt. merricst time ] believe l over
mad nj n picnic. | have been going to
school all Of this summer. up to now,
and in three weeks Will start again in
the nine months session. But. after all,
/ do not like school as well as ! ought
to. Thank YOU for printing my work
last Sunday. Sincerely,
MARY ELLA HOWARD.
The Washington times., 1915-04-17
wTALY'S ASPIRATIONS"

1t is not easy to accept literally
the story that the Russian minister
of foreign affairs sent to Rome a
message saying that if Italy would
enter the war now she would be al
lowed to realize her national aspira-
tions, but that if she delayed, she
would not. Such communication
would not be given publicity.
Yet this is doubtless the general
attitude of the allies, and Russia is
the country from which such an ulti-
matum might logically be expected
to come. For Russia and Italy have
Inspirations" in the Mediterranean
and the near east which conflict so
obviousl y and at so many points that
Russia is the particular country
from which Italy could be expected
to demand very specific assurances
as to the future.
These aspirations of Italy relate,
of course, to it's position as a great
po"Si III VIC 1NtNST
in the thousands of years since
western civilization made the Medi-
terranean basin its seat, has that
land-locked sea been more important
as a highway of world commerce
than today. To Italy, now as much
as in the days of the Punic wars, Sc
curity in the Mediterranean is su-
premely important. Already she sees
Britain a great power there; France
is another; Austria aspires to become
one; Turkey has been broken down
until she is not a serious rival-but
what if Russia shall take Constanti-
nople and enter the lists?
A glance at the map shows that
the Adriatic narrows toward its
southern end, and that across the
straits of Otranto is but a narrow
-ay. At the Balkan side of the
The Washington times., 1915-04-17
Two Thrills.

To the Editor Of THE TIMES
Two headlines in a recent issue of
your paper challenge attention particu-
larly. The first announces that of
ficial Washington Is Excited Over Ru-
NOR of Peace" and to give plausibility
to the ''rumor" the terms on which
Berlin Is willing to grant peace to the
allies are succinctly set forth. Two OF
the specifications in the schedule strike
the reader outside of official Washing
ton even as indications of Germany s
maBnaminity, one to eVaCuate Belgium
without indemnity" and the other the
payment to Belgium of reasonable
sum for her Congo Free State" That
Germany Is willing at this stage of the
game-before Zeppelin raid on Lon
don-to retire from Belgium without the
payment to her of an indemnity for
the losses incurred in its conquest would
suggest that even better terms might be
secured by diplomatic "hagglinR," and
her proposal to pay something for Bel
GUMS African holdings ought to so en-
hance real estate in the Dark Con-
tinent as to suggest an attractive mar
ket for 'England's territories In that
country.
The other heading | had in mind was
that announcing that the war in Europe
was affecting baseball in the United
States. That the effects of a world war
are far reaching goes without saying.
and since it Is seriously affecting our
national game" will not official Wash
ington consider this in connection with
the peace proposals referred to?
HENRY NJ. SMYTHE.
North TaZeWell Va April l5
The Washington times., 1915-04-17
THE HORRORS OF SKINNER

The Rockefeller Foundation, after
survey of sanitary conditions in
Serbia, reports that typhus, typhoid,
and recurrent fever are epidemic,
that smallpox and scarlet fever are
present, and that cholera is expected
with hot weather. At Nish the COM
mission was told that at one time
there were $50 unburied victims
of typhus in the cemetery be-
cause there were no gravediggers
to open graves. From other cities
and towns SO small that their names
are all but unknown to US, numbers
of cases running as high as 1000
are reported.
1t is to be kept in mind that Serbia
is rude country in which the kind
of sanitary appliances necessary to
prevent spread of these diseases are
almost unknown. The diseases are
destined to spread at frightful rate,
for the same reasons that they
spread in rural parts of this country.
But conditions in Serbia are such as
to make it well-nigh utter impossi-
bility to handle the epidemic.
Serbia will not be the only suf-
ferer by pestilence this year. No
part of Europe dare consider itself
safe; and the prospect of a great
invasion of cholera, menacirg even
the ports Of this country, is obvious.
The Washington times., 1915-04-17
Would Reimburse Individual Wa
Victims From Common Pool.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
Private citizens ought to be paid for
their losses In the war: and govern
ments ought not. These propositions in
dicate two aspects of the indemnity y
question, which need to be distin-
gushed. One aspect relates to reim-
bursing the governments for their war
expenses; and the other relates to re-
imbursing citizens who have lost their
private property. These private citizens
ought TO be paid. not only in Belgium,
but in France, Prussia, Poland, Galicia
Bosnia. and Serbia.
In your editorial of April 10 you are
quite right In saying there should be
no indemnity of the sort that makes
one government pay the bills of an
other Even though the German gov
ernment was the aggressor in this war,
and ought to suffer, still the Germa n
people, Hans. Fritz. and Otto. ought not
to be loaded with this burden They,
too. are victims of the war the same
as the French and Belgian people.
Yet, as you truly say. Belgium has Il
special claim. That claim can be met
and the other injustice avoided at the
same time by following this course. viz:
Each government including belgium,
should pay its own war bills. but the
private citizens who have suffered losses
should be reimbursed in full from a
joint fund supplied by all the warning
commission OF warning and neutral ma
tions together. II Belgium's citizens
were made whole. then Belgium's gov
ernment could afford to stand its share
WILLIAM c. LEE.
WASHINGTON, April lS