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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24
1T STRIKES ME
by TIM PATCH

Happy Jack Quinn, who pitched tho
Colts to u pennant not SO many years
back. When he landed on the big cir
cult it was predicted that lie would be
one of the greatest twirlcrS of the de-
cadc. but now comes announcement of
his release by Baltimore. the tail lend
Federal LcugucrS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24
Prep Grid Notes

The prep schools Of Richmond have
got down to real work. and Byrd Park
is the scene every afternoon of a mass
OF football warriors chasing the pig
skin up and down the gridlron.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

Manager Funston has not completed
his schedule. hut there arc games
pending with Randolph Macon. Maury
High. Of Norfolk. ana other prep
schools Of the state.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

The John Morshall High School
squad Was put through the stiffcst
workout of tho season at Byrd Park
Yesterday afternoon. There were three
teams lined up and hard scrimmago
lasting half an hour was gone through.
Coach Simpson did not pick any spc-
Cial team, but DiXcd the veterans with
tho new mon in order to find out the
most likely talent
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

Coach Smith had tho McGuircs boys
out Yesterday afternoon. and nothing
but light work was taken up Tho
real practice will start on Monday, and
the boys will have their first ecrim
mage then.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24
Boston
Pittsburgh.


Kan FOR Whaling IN ninth.
tBatted for Hughes in ninth.
!Battcd for Manaux in fif,h.
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

the Yankees yesterday, rettine ono III,
IN two trips. Cliff MarItlc, formerly Of
norfolk. twirlcd the game. winnipn.
hhndily. He famed five. walked one
ana was touched for seven hits
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

Totals ~ s:7 &c To,als....s7 - :
nn4.,HI Tor Stanage I'm ninth
,,bb"!,eG Tor i.oud"rmills in ninth.
rs Yea ioT McAyov in fifth
Ss,shttr9 tor Shc"han In eighth.
ln"lt'n Tor i.npD In ninth.
.hhtlsG Tor Knowison IN ninth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-24

At a meeting Of the letter men OF
tho Renedictine football team Leo
kc!lihcr was elected captain for the
season of 1915. kelliher played CEN
ter on the first team last year and
made fine showing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

BY Gayne 7. X. Norton.
"HE stamps of various kinds and
colors which are upon all mat
ter sent through the mails do
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Stamp Collecting Is This Boys Hobby

stamps are found upon the envelopes
Of old correspondence, and those
lucky enough to find them can sell
them for a good price. Perhaps a
good hunting ground for these
stamps would be in an old trunk in
the attic, where yellow packet tied
with a faded blue ribbon would re-
veal the love letters written by
grandfather to grandmother in their
counting days.
If you are interested in stamps and
would like to meet this young ex-
pert you will find him and De cordial
ly welcomed at the meeting rooms of
the New York Philatelic Exchange
Society, 144 East Eighty-sixth
Street, where meetings are held
every second and fourth Monday
evening of each month, at which
stamps are shown and interesting
stamp talks given.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Stories and Verses by Our Young Authors

wiches. So she went back TO her
room and dressed. Just as she I'm
ished buttoning her shoes the other
two girls awoke, and after dressing
they all went to breakfast. After
breakfast they put on their hats end
then all hurried to the trolley car for
a long ride in the country.
Upon their arrival there the three
little girls obtained their mothers
permission TO take of their slippers
and socks and 60 padding in the
brook, while mother rested in the
shade. After the children were tired
of wading they walked over to
farm. First they saw the pigs, then
they saw COWS, chickens, cats, dogs.
and a pony, which the woman al
lowed the children to ride. Then
they had to eat their lunch, as they
were getting hungry. After picking
some wild flowers they returned
home.
That night they had dreams OF
riding horses and cows all mixed up
together.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
The Fairy Que NJ S Va All O m

friends and sunbeam fairy friends
and star fairy friends and all the
others, too, many to tell or think OF
all at once. And she thought OF the
good times she had had in the sky
then she thought OF the earth. Its
fiowers-that couldn't bloom so well
without her. It's birds-who needed
her TO tell them what songs to sing.
Its creatures-big and little, who de-
pended on her for advice and COM
fort.
And acknowledgements you be-
lieve it?-she didn't want any more
vacation. She wanted to get back to
work right away. She hunted all
about for raindrop fairy who would
take her back to earth, so she could
go to work. But / thought you
were tired of working" said the rain
drop she found nearby. II thought
you were tired cf earth and your job2"
oh" said the fairy queen, and
she laughed her old sweet laugh,
that was before my vacation. Now
/ want my job. ] want TO get TO
work" So the raindrop took her
back to earth and that was the end
of the very first vacation.
CThs end)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

"but you haven't told us what a va
cation is. How are we to take one?'
The raindrops looked at each
other. How were they to make these
queer creatures understand Then
one little drop hanging right over
the owls nose said, "A vacation is a
getting away, see? We take va
cation when we come to earth and
we take a vacation when we GO back
TO the sky. Ours is the very best
lob there is. because we stay at one
place till we get tired, then we go
somewhere else. We're taking va
cation very often"
Il see" said the owl; but where
have you taken the fairy queen"
"Oh, we've just carried her up TO
the sky" replied the raindrops. She
will talk 10 the sky fairies and the
rainbow fairies and the sunbeam
fairies. and then she will decide she
likes the earth much better than the
sky. Then we will bring her back
and she will go to work at her own
job again"
Are you sure?" asked the toad
doubtfully.
"Oh, yes" laughed the raindrops,
and they hoped down from the IN
der sides OF the leaves and went on
raining. vacations always work that
way"
Up in the sky the fairy queen was
having a beautiful time on her va
cation. She rode in little chariot
of clouds and went from one part of
the sky to another visiting fairies,
making friends and seeing wonderful
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Bv CLARA INGRAM JUDSON
Part H.

Part II.
A FTER the fairy queen had
"A hoped so suddenly on the
4 " back of the biggest raindrop
and had disappeared from sight the
toad and the owl looked at each
o,her ard each wondered what the
other would say. Mr.. Croaker Toad
hlinked and Mr.. Owl opened and
shut his eyes in most dignihed
fashion. put neither spoke. Finally,
when the silence got embarrassing,
cid Mr.. Owl said, Il guess she has
gone
so il seems" responded the toad
sagely. and then they both were still
for a while.
At last Mr. Croaker Toad could
stand it no longer, and he remarked
Vacation. suppose you under
stand just what that is?'
Mr.. Owl carefully arranged the
festhers OF his tail before he replied,
Il can't say that exactly under
stand. In fact, to be plain, l never
recall hearing the word before. l
suppose you know all about IT.
though"
Dear me. How Mr.. Toad did hate
20 admit that he knew nothing
Hadn't he always wanted the chance
n tell Mr.. Owl something Didn't
he lust ache to know more than this
owl person. who always seemed TO
lnow everything? Blu; vacation was
q thing he had never even heard OF,
so he didn't quite dare to say ne
knew all about it. Not quite. He
took two hops toward the brook, and
then he said. casually, No, / don't
know as | do. but I'm sure it's not
very important or interesting"
Not very important or interest
ing" laughed the raindrops. who
kept coming down and coming down
az the time. That's because you
know nothing about vacations
5000" said the owl sleepily.
Then. if they're so interesting, why
don't you tell US about them"
We will, if you want to know,
replied the raindrops, and they set
tied themselves comfortably on the
under sides of the leaves near by
and began 20 talk. you see, every
body on earth, and in the sky, too,
FOR that matter. has a job. And they
work at tia, job all the time and all
the time. till they get very tired
OF it."
Yes. | know how that is" spoke
up the toad, sympatheticslly, be
cause ] get tired of mine very often
And when they get tired" con-
tinued the raindrops. without motto
ing the interruption. they should
take a vacation
Yes" said the owl doubtfully,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

tremely large correspondence. his
own collection of stamps is valu-
able one and numbers many thou
sands of both United States and for
eign stamps.
The stamps of the United States
are very complicated and hard to un-
derstand. he says, and it has taken
a great deal of time and hard work
for him TO master them, but he has
done this in spite of his business du-
ties since April of last year. He has
as a reference library all the stand
ard works on stamps, he subscribes
to eight stamp magazines and is an
active member of three stamp clubs,
one of which he helped to found and
which has now grown to be large
organization.
In his collection George has many
Of the old envelopes showing post
marks used prior to the use OF
stamps. The use of stamps is COM
paratively recent. Great Britain was
the first country to adopt them, and
the first stamp was issued by the
government mint in the year 1870.
The United States did not follow
suit until IS47, so we have used
stamps in this country for only about
seventy years. and many people can
remember the time when there were
none. In his collection George has
also specimens of these old stamps,
which are now very rare and OF great
value.
The first United States stamps
were OF two kinds and 10 cent
denominations. The 5-cent stamp
was brown and showed a picture OF
BENJAMIN Franklin after the portrait
by John B. Longacre. The ro-cent
stamp was black and showed a pict-
ure of George Washington after the
famous Stuart portrait.
These stamps were printed by the
firm OF Rawdon, Wright, Hatch &
Edison, who had Offices in the little
old four story building that then
stood at the corner OF Wall and
William streets and where later the
old Custom House was erected. A
very interesting phase OF their man.
ufacture was the cumming of the
sheets after the printing had been
done. This work was done by the
night watchmen, who hung the
sheets up on line TO dry after they
had gummed them. Each sheet con-
sisted OF one hundred stamps, but
there were no rows OF holes be-
tween them as there are to-day TO
aid in tearing them apart. Then
they had TO be separated by the post
master as he sold them, and the gov
eminent provided him with a special
pair OF scissors just for the purpose
All this was back in IS47.
To-day the value OF those old &
cent stamps is S. if they are uncan-
celled, while the ro-cent stamps are
now worth $2s. Some OF these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

by OdyHe y. n. norton.
" HE stamps of various kinds and
colors which are upon all mat
ter sent through the mails do
not appear at first sight to be very
interesting, and little thought is
given them, yet their history, par
ticularly of those Of the United
States, is an interesting one.
More than 100000 people are col
Letting stamps, and of these 100000
are in Germany alone. 1t would
seem easy to collect stamps. and it
is, though even in their simple col
lecting one has to know and learn
much. To be stamp specialist
that is, one who collects the stamps
OF but one country-is a much more
difficult task, which requires a great
deal OF study and is what might be
called an advanced way OF collect
ing, but few collectors ever become
experts.
George B. Sloane, who lives at
237 East Twenty-sixth Street, New
York City, is stamp expert, and
though he is but seventeen he holds
a place in the stamp world seldom
reached by collectors and one never
before attained by boy OF his age.
He is authority upon the stamps of
the United States. He is known by
collectors and dealers all over the
country, and his advice is in constant
demand by them. George is young
business man and holds a responsible
position with one of the largest sill
versmiths in the. city. Besides this
he conducts departments in two diff
ferent stamp magazines. writes
stamp stories" for other philatelic
publications and carries on an ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
The TrumbuM Boys and Their Colt

T larry AND HOWARD TRUMBULL brothers, but va,
having trouble Their father had given them
ever since they had been fighting about it.
Harry said belonged him. because he fed and took
Howard belonged him because he the fence
pasture.
Howard pony all the tine and Harry dps
early and took the colt for
When he back he heard Howard calling for the pony While Ham
was taking the saddle off, Howard His face red with ars
Thought you'd ahead of didn't you? he asked with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
a Picnic
By INEZ BRAINERD, Age 3.

n nee upon time there were
" three little sisters who were
going on a picnic. Their
names were Gertrude, Barbara end
Elizabeth.
Gertrude woke up very early on
the morning of the picnic and looked
over at Barbara and Elizabeth, but
they were still asleep, so she crept
out OF bed and looked in the kitchen
10 see if her mother was there. She
found her mother making sand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

- O make the situation worse
1t really was no joke
They heard a strange, alarming sound
"Ker-rick! Ker-rack! Ker-roakI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10

new sights. Il am never. never 60
ing back to earth again" she de-
clared at the end OF the first day.
This lovely sky is much mixer
place TO live. Why didn't | come
here sooner" The raindrops up in
the sky tucked her softly into bed
of clouds. and smiled to themselves
while they did so, but they said not
a word to her, except a friendly
Good night" and very soon sh:
was fast asleep.
But back on earth, in the fairy
queens kingdom, things were not
going so well. Flowers delayed
opening their buds. They waited
for the fairy queen to help them.
Brooks ran slowly. They looked in
vain for the fairy queen to romp
with them as they ran through the
forests. Pebbles rolled about list
lessly. waiting for the fairy queen to
play with them, as they slipped into
the water for their polishing. The
birds sang listlessly. Didn't they
reed the fairy queen TO pick out their
songs? How could they sing with
out her. Oh, the earth was far from
a Jelly place in those days. Every
thing went wrong. and nobody knew
quite why.
At last old Mr.. Owl could stand
it no longer. Il haven't had good
rest for three days." he said plain
lively. Nobody fixes the leaves as
a shade for my eyes. Nobody tells
the birds not to sing in my trees.
Nobody does anything right since
the fairy queen took her vacation.
wish she would come back"
You needn't think you are the
only one who has trouble" said the
toad croakingly, "for you are not. l
can't get good flies to eat. Nobody
understands the kind l want like the
fairy queen did Nobody fixes the
grass for me TO lie on. Nobody-oh,
10 use talking about it. l wish she
would come back"
Now it just happened that this day
when the toad and the owl land all
the other woods people, too) were
mourning so bitterly for the queen
who was away. this day was very
fine day. and raindrops by the million
were climbing back up 10 the sky.
It's not much wonder that among
so many, some one heard what the
toad and owl land all the other
woods creatures) said. And that
somebody told the fairy queen, who
was still enjoying her vacation up in
the sky, all about how she was
missed on earth.
She stopped what she was doing
when she heard about the earth, and
said with the greatest interest. You
mean back there on my earth? You
mean they want me TO come back?
You mean that they all miss me and
reed me?" And the raindrop who
lad told assured her that was ex-
actly what he meant.
The fairy queen looked over the
whole sky, How pretty it all looked
as it glowed and sparkled in the sun
shine. She saw the hosts OF new
friends she had made-rsinbow fairy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-10
Puzzle Answers

CROSSWORD ENIGMA.
Mother.
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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-09-17
HANDSOME ASPHALT ROOFING TO
BE GUARANTEE FOR TEN YEARS
Battle Greek Firm is Introducing Beautiful New Roofs Fer
Residences in Owosso. Is Fire Retarding

Very pretty ornamental Asphalt Roofing
Battle Roofing which
the Lincoln School building
applied roofs the building
jackson Store the Fletcher Store, and the Argus building.
The Ornamental Asphalt Roofing
red or slate fire retarding
life OF
shingles
matea becoming cities
permit the of wooden shingles
from the fact that it
the
one may judge it's wearing quality when they consider
material
No painting recoaing kind
Mfg Co.. who furnish and the guarsutt.
Waterght for the first
amnd each and should kind they
without charge
Mr. g. Goin the president
will his
of Mark Woodbury. He will be glad call
will reach him at above address the National
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-09-17

E. A. Gould has returned from a visit
with MIR and Mrs Ernest L. Gould in
Boston, Mass.
Miss Louise VanEpps was hostess at
a party Of little folks at her home on
West Main street Saturday afternoon.
Mics Alberta Tumulty of Garland.
left Friday for Salt Lake City, Utah, TO
resume her work as a teacher in the
public schools.
Bonds have been sold and contract
let for the building of a new $4,000
school house in Rush township district
No. g. Walter Bandkau of Owosso,
will erect the building. This ends a
long contest between factions in favor
and opposed TO the new school building.
John McCarty paid So; Walter Ka
mouse SIS and is put on probation for
six months; Andrew Brown has until
Saturday To pay IS fine and E J.
Turner paid Sc 40 all for being drunk
last Saturday night. They were ar
raigned before Justice Friegel Monday
morning.
Excursion to Toledo. B..
Excursion to Toledo by Ann Arbor
Railroad. Sunday, Sept. 10. See agents
regarding particulars.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-09-17
Excursion to Toledo.

Excursion to Toledo by Ann Arbor
Railroad. Sunday, Sept. 10. See agents
regarding particulars.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26

came effective August 18th, directing
that all public moneys and securities
transported between the Treasury,
the Sub-Treasuries and the banks
shall hereafter be carried by register
ed mail instead of by express. This
order involves results to the railroads
concerning which the public should
be fully informed
The express companies have hither-
to earned about half a million dollars
early by the performance of this ser
vice Approximately so per cent Of
this sum, or $250,OOO annually was
paid by them to the railroad Compan'
les for the facilities OF transportation.
Porh the railroads and express COM
paniys will be deprived of these rev
Cnues, but the railroads, unlike the
express companies will by no means
be relieved Of the service, since it is
obvious that whether the public mon
e, and securities are sent by express
or by mail, the facilities of the rail,
roads must be used in either case.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26

spurted, and one small boy seemed as
If he were trying to swallow it. Sever.
al of the men obviously were chewing
tobacco. OF the AZ people, looked as
though they might have tuberculosis,
and had an eruption upon the face.
Every person using the bubbling
drinking fountain should bear in mind
the fact that the object of this SAM.
tary device is to prevent the inter
change of mouth secretions. When
mucous and other matter becomes at
tached to metal it sometimes requires
considerable force to remove II, and
this is not always accomplished, by a
slowly moving current of water. In
using the bubbling fountain the rule
should be Bite the Bubble" The lips
should not touch any part of the foun,
tain and under no condition should
the fountain be used for rinCing the
mouth or for eXpectorating.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1915-08-26
BEWARE OF pREsgRvArlvEsl

Information has come to the De-
partment that the canning season
has brought the usual demand on the
part of housewives for salicylic acid
and boric acid. These preparations
are sometimes sold in the form of
powder under various trade names
and are recommended by the pro.
motors for use in preserving canned
goods in home canning. In the di-
'rections for use the housewife is told
to fill the jcT with the fruit or Vegc-
tables. cover With water, and add a
teaspConful of the. preserving pow
der. While it is true that these
compounds may retard the decay of
tho fruit or vegetable, it is pointed
out by the experts of the Department
that their use may be attended by
serious disturbances of health. Sail
cylc acid is well known as a poison
Gus substance, and one of the evils
which may accompany its use is de-
rangement of the digestion 1t is
therefore plain that it's extensive use
in TODD may lead to disturbance of
digestion and health.
I he Federal Food and Drugs Act
prohibits the use of harmful preserv-
atives in foods that enter interstate
commerce. The food law Of nearly
every state in the union forbids the
sale within the state of foods that
have been preserved with harmful
substances. Neither the Federal or
State food laws apply to foods that
are canned in the home and con
sumed there II would seem. how
ever. that the housewife would not
knowingly use, in the foods she pro
vides for her family, substances that
she could not use in foods for sale
without violating the law, because
these substances are injurious to
health.
Fruits and vegetables can be kept
indefinitely if they are sterilized by
heat and properly sealed, and there
is no excuse, in the opinion of the ex-
perts of the Department, for running
any risk by using preserving pow
ders, which may be injurious to
health. The use of such powders in
addition to the possible injury to
health encourages uncleanly or care
less work in canning. Reliance is
placed in the efficacy of the preserv-
ing compound instead of upon clean,
illness and heat.