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The sun., 1916-11-26
The Optimist.


Yvom fAs Detroit Free Pessa
Never known n thing so bad
But what somehow l could be glad
II wasn't worse:
Always whom nv troubles coms
And I am si'itne. sick and dumb.
About 10 curse.
Somebody whistles, jogging by.
That Is ten times worse on than I.
Lord. when ] think about them eli,
Most OF my troubles here are small.
And petty things:
7 don't believe 7 really know
fsave one or two real bits Of woe)
LIES bitter s'ings.
For 7 can hear AND walk ana see
And health Is st!ll a part OF me.
Cripplea and bird men and insAns
And invalids on beds Of pain
Are all about:
daily meet the = and dumb
And ! that still can talk am gium
And wear n pout.
n now q rm!ler passes by
That Is ten times worse on than ].
Each day Of self I'm more ashamed,
70 think with rage ] am inH,ned
when plans 20 wrong;
20 many Joys belong 10 me
My life upon this earth should bs
One round Of song.
why should I now my woes Pehearse
When many near mo suRer worss1
The sun., 1916-11-26
The Alpine Horn.

From no Russtaa Rsrtse.
Midst mountains wild l met . shepherd
who blew upon a long, long English horn.
And sweet his melody did dow, The horn,
So strong resoundinG, was but the instru-
ment.
That midst the hills the charming echo
wakencd.
And every time the shepherd waited. SILENT,
Until the echo died, that long persisted.
And Few from height to height: It's sounds
were sweet,
Beyond compare, and inexpressihle:
II seemed to me: a choir Invisible
on Instruments ethereal were expressing
The earthly tongue In heavens wondros
language.
And thought I thsni 20 gsniusi Like
this horn.
Thou, too. must sing the earthly song to
waken
In heart. another song. Blessed he who
And midst ~. mountains heard I In reply:
Mature IL bat a symbol. like this horn.
she sings but for the echo. which Ia God
Blessed he who hears the song. and hears
the echo!'
viAcHEsLAv IvANov.
The sun., 1916-11-26

But the path led to you. and 80
what mattsrsd II to me!
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
wi.h.
Mako me Q bier Of autumn leaves.
OF gorgeous scarlet and yellow and red.
In some safe reach
On . white . beach.
whsrs the splash Of the vavs
May dow and ebb.
There you may icy me-
One autumn night.
with crimson and grange In the sky;
No mournfui friends.
No solemn hearse,
But only the ssabirds sorrowfui or.
So n a I lie.
Through storm and bright:
The thoughts Of my friends
Shall keep watch over me
TIL the sea In . frenzy Of rage q Dc.
Shall carry me gu. on it, crest in the
MARY WILSON THOMPSON.
The Soul Of France.
PROM the Lo~do~ CAro~teis.
what light 10 this that streams acres the
sro,h:r:. IN. Sou, Of France zoe. s.m,ns
In clouds Of spisndor red with vietsr,,
When ., the osss. many nations eysnsa.
When for black weeks the Prussian host
She stood unshsksn. she the mos, assaiied.
she shall consume. all tyranny and wrong!
Her soul i freedom. and her name 10 song
Think you, who stand outside ths strife.
And praise her for the pride. she SHOVE
Think you you understand her life
You for whom mIssive and despatch
No terrors rave. who sleep at peace.
ws Hss s sa,lss." , prSo, .n .Ss, pTSa,s %t'eh
| Think you, with eye. that DO not weep
| Think you to know how high. how deep
Her glory. with your hearts attn whole
ro Than. sSIls nsS . !,Ss, ave rsu ,s. .ro: :IsnG :p r:s:
suffer. II you would see her heart.
Wait III destruction brings 20 pass
On you and yours his fell desire.
Walt thi your grave. are Ike The grass.
Walt TIL each day brings near to you
An hour that from your arms viii tear
foyo You, yoS Ssd 10 tSs,s s,sk .nS s,s~ ,.,,
Your praise II like n theatre song
| That strikes across the mountain blast
You only fee that she ir strong.
You only love her for her past:
Walt till your hair IL white with woe.
Wait TIL your eyes are blind with death
Wait I'll you reel from blow on blow.
And bleed with every strangiing breath
We dare to praise her. we who night.
Whose sons beside her sons advance.
We. stricken eorcly. claim the right
To breathe the sacred name OF france
Bu' even We, With reverent lips,
Who live within this guarded land.
We are behind our British ships.
We. too. We cannot understand.
Her soul 10 like q torch that goes
fore the nations. Death and night
And tyrant wrong and endlcss woes
Turn her no inch from truth and rtght:
He'll storms her, but she does not coW'r.
Death smites her. but she stands more
She is the dawn that, comes with pow'r.
She 10 the spring that comes with song
what shout Is this that rinGs across tn
Tn. Soul Of FA.nc. sinss a. On. rush.s by
Clothed In. all beauty. crowned with vic
tory!
she shall consume all tyranny and wrong
Glory has crowned her. truth has made he
Her soul is freedom. and her nam. 4. song
HAnoLp BE6AiR-
The sun., 1916-11-26
Z WORTH D


WA Mastersd II
A. I went up and all along
The hil crest. clear there came 10 N,
Meiodious bursts Of lyric o
From every budding tree.
A. I went up and ali along
The hill crest. there came poignantly
The wall Of winds. no triIi Of song
From any barren tree.
The seasons JOY. the seasons vsA
The budding ana the barren tree;
But the path led to you. and 20
What mattsrsd II to me!
CLINTON SCOTLAND.
The sun., 1916-11-26

Clubs are trumps and z is In the lead.
Y and u wan all Ave tricks against any
defence.
The sun., 1916-11-26

WIN Secretary Of State Lansing be our
next President. acting in that capacity
on Sunday. March I. 1917?
WARRINGTON.
He will not. The man elected in No.
vember becomes President the follow
Ing March 4, or begins his new term,
without regard TO the day Of the week or
anything else Of the sort. His taking
the oath Of once has nothing u do with
his becoming President; It merely quail
hes him to perform the duties Of the
Presidency.
The sun., 1916-11-26
PROBLEMS FOR sun
READERS TO SOLVE
Unusual Positions at Bridge
and Checkers Serve as
Object Lessons.

Bridge problem No. AoS presents .
rather peculiar discard forcing position.
as II comes % early In the play. A. q
rule in problems Of this class the situa-
ton that forces the discard ID worked up
to gradually. Here 10 the distribution:
The sun., 1916-11-26

a some Of your readers inform mo
as to the best method of tanning or pre-.
pairing rattlesnake skins 40 they can be
sewed on felt? j. J.. SLEvIN.
The sun., 1916-11-26
SCHOOL FOR CARD PLAYERS.

White.
Black 10 play and win.
The sun., 1916-11-26

The poem for which wv. @. Nee" IN
quires In Questions Ind Answers for No
vember 10. beginning with the lines:
Is he gone to a land Of no laughter.
The man that made mirth for US alif
The sun., 1916-11-26

Can some Of your readers tell me who
wrote sailors Creek to Appomat,ox .
and also what General delivered an ad.
dress In 1886 at Gettysburg?
DWIGHT ROBERTS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
News Of Fifty Years Ago
From the Richmond Dispatch. Juno o 1SG6l

Yesterday reported sale of yellow leaf
Pp posn 'Saa sr we hays report that
iS,Ss Of oS Sso" na Leaf ha.
El,s was S9H on the tobacco exchange by
Yi hn .KE house s$l2.5o per loo pcSa as
Virginia farmers can get TWO dolinrs and Mnen
haTe %" hd for Sn % ace nsy need
or The Pa hapts LIST General Association of Virginia
S Ssst Ter morning This is the arst meeting
ana ,hs rumors of made it imrracticable tor
od hs TO Of sf ISL S I in aG
moe,nr aS o o, OF King and Queen called ths
the new body and with him the foiiowime
Prince Edward R stse'ea; Key Daniel VII Of
linz COUNTY; Rev Thomas Hume of Portsmouth,.
COUNTY William Dandridee OF r iihtn"l" was
Mas nG Iec ASSanasr r. AFG G OF
socation was duly organized. committees we're
the 'o ;e1 mapped ho S%t u ' be-
preached the annual sermon.
James w Bnford, citizen OF Surry County
1 vS,} to Riehnond Committed suicide
sSchnne lie CAME to cmoEs dsa thrae ess s% 9f
In s Pe soPpe6 wa at IA h Car hEuse Frank
me 'G fht h do5e o Of POISON He left note
nothing mere worth living for. anu "'''
als se ha ,n'f hI hot on weahe of the past few
GitX limits limit, Al OF the merchants complain OF
but t from SnSn ,h no 6sn1 s
three deaths IN S ew "r Of stern There
to intense heat. '' "-
p IKE f Of ss'egday Paraonea jacob
OF the 'iaN IN Kind" agents Of the Confcierttc
government: He converted his from; ward and
SIZE grounds about his handsome rcsidc,rc t.,
Marrehto!I into warehouses; and barns to hoIi
me supplies necessary TO keep the Confcdcrato
Soinlers IN rations. and from those warehouses;
~ Mafrcntoii there were shipped daily pro
Petersburg and Richmond fronts ''
The Secretary of the United States Trcasur,
yesterday notified all of the Southern appoimtecs
10 fedcral positions who could not take ihS
lhem-that their designations are nov i'm order
as ne cine secretary has been ablc To srct
the congress TO modify the oaih So that The
south. ' '''' !" inc
Ihree New York papers. TWO Of Philadelpbio
Two OF Washington ana of Boston dcrnii,,,c',
judge Cndcrwood's vile charge To tho rTanS
July "hen II convened in this city a few da vs.
President johnson yesterday announced Inn,
no more political pa rdOns Will he issued or ne.
utloiiS S3hSldeIed for the present. He has h,
ia !tos tlied With other,-and in his opinion more
me President Of the United States YESTERDAY
ISSUED proclamation demanding and caIlinS-
ioi me arrest OF any and all kinds of renia ns
on the general charge of violation OF reutrnIitv
laws aud he followed this with n ypecihc or,jer
forces or the Department OF the Atlantic. 70 he
on the alert and employ o tho fullest axf.c-
date. ' ''''S ''"h-
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

human side Of law, as opposed to hard and
fast rules of procedure and construction.
III case just decided by the New York
Court of Appeals. the frailty--or the virtue
of human nature is given far greater weight
i'll arriving ut Il decision than would have
been believed possible few years ago. In
brief. an employee became endangered.
through fault of his own. fellow
employee, seeing his companions plight.
rushed to his assistance and was killed The
court held that, though the rescuer placed
himself in danger by his own act, his conduct
was incident to his employment. as the phrase
goes and damages were awarded. 1T is
quite inconceivable said the court that any
employer should expect direct his en-
ployee TO stand still while the life of fellow
workman few feet away was imperiled by
such an accident Decisions like this verify
the lawyers definition of law.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

And summcrinE in these parks Is. for
The most part. pleasantly free of the
hold-up elements which mar vacations
IN sone--in fact in many--places. No
millionaire colonies can get a monopoly
%; these parks because Uncle Sam owns
them, aud though all may camp on
equal terms. there is no land for sale.
Likewise tho hotel and camp people
lease the right 10 conduct their estab-
ishments from the government. and
The government liz there to see that
they arc properly conducted
Yellowstone Most Famous Park.
As for the parks themselves IT is
Impossible In limited space 10 do much
more than enum.rate them. yellow
stone is Of course the most famous
IN" only ono OF the collection that has
been well and favorabiy known for
many years. It's reyscrs and tame
bears are among tho wonders that
everyone has heard of. II undoubted-
Is affords Il wonderful opportunity to
study wild life IN an uudisturbed and
YET natural state. AS for scenery.
however II cannot compare with the
great Glacier Park TO the north-a
land OF sheer. snow covered mountains
clear lakes. great glaciers and forests
rms Is one OF N" largest and probably
the widest OF the parks.
me foscmit" National Park in mid
al" Eastern California wilI attract YOU
NOR" than any other II i. IS n pleasant
climate that you seek The summers
are ideal aud the winters mild This
is a country of towering forests, great
sweeps OF Sraasy open, and deep gorEes
where wouHt3!ncd strcnrls take IN,
most Incredible leaps. II Is these falls
which made the Yosemite famous and
gained II the protection Of tho gov
rfnm"n; Tho Ribbon Falls for ex-
ample, has = sheer drop OF 1912 feet
which IS ten times Is great us that Of
N>isara' ana converts the stream into
" lr"'ze tossed lacey veil OF foam.
California has also III. Seouoin AND
General Grant parks which were So,
ASIA. 70 preserve for the delight Of all
men 'he giant Sequnia trces-,hose in
cream" plants that are as mighty ar
IN" mountains themselves Visualize II
YOU can. tree thirt"-s feet IN di
antier and $50 feet high That is no
General sherman tree You could
mako crate for tho Lusitani, ON ~
IN" lumber II would Yield Ther. -
nothing alive on tho earth as OLD =.
these wonderful trees.
Ihen there IS MI Rainier. ono Of III.
most remarkable peaks in the world
aiid Crater Lake. a deep body OF water
Oh Top OF high mountain a placo Of
mystery and legend. In Colorado thcrc
- Mesa Verde Park. where the HABIT
t"lloNs o, people that vanished thou-
SANDS OF years ago are almost perfect
J! preserved: and the Rocky Moun,ain
National Park. where the pic -
some OF the finest trout fshin- in tn.
them afford splendid opportunii;.s ,a
camp and explore, and though von ,ra
not allowed 10 hunt. you can ertov
some OF the finest trout h.binr - ~.
world ~ "'o
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
| he Voice Of the PEOPLE
score. Ronnok. Convention

Y" u" EHltor OF Inc Tlmes- Dspatch:
SIT,-Wc should like to know with what feel
lnrH Of pride and satisfaction the advocates of
'chlralry, Their than justice regard the treat
!ncut accorded by the recent Democratic State
o"iiy"mtion 10 the t.'iuest Tor a hearing made by
MiF u. y. Valentine president of the Equal
suffrage League Of Virginia? Are those Who
h"h"t ri the "chivalry" OF Southern men and he
!icYc that women should depend upon il for
freedom and Justice quite satisfied with the
exhibition at Roanoke?
" men woman, appearing before n cole ct ion
~ men who represent the people," asks for
Nli""h minutes in which TO tell them how O. O0O
"f m" people feel about great national issue
Hnd liz greeted with ''hoots and tcalls," then
nGf women may surely feel justified in looking
f"t r"'nr atromgcr projection than particuiar
hfanh OF Nirgi mia "chivalr:."
y SOUTHERN SUFFRAGIsT
richmond. May 8. 1916
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
NONChlecil.

NoScblecd.
l'iease tell me simple remedy for nosebleed
ana also what causes frequent nosebleed in a
girl of seventeen.
Answer-MoS; noseblceding comes from a mi
iiuto ulcer on the scptum between the 'nostrils
just within the restibue of the proboscis. the
ulcer being made by the fnEernail Treatment
pinch nostrils gently. but for several minutes
between thumb and forcfinger. Or insert within
the bleeding nostril small wick OF cotton or
SOFT muslin saturated with solution of alum
teaspoonfuD in water thalf teacupfuD. Or
cotton wet with l in 5000 adrenalin solution
Ut spray tho nasal cavity with tablespoonful
or water containing good pinch OF powdered
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
Republicans lave No Issue

FURTHER evidence OF the fact that the
Republican party has no real issue with
which to go before the country is revealed
in the accounts OF the confusion in the Re
publican National Convention. AS appeared
in the news columns OF this newspaper yes
terday, the party has abandoned itself 10 a
bitter contest Of personalities" The Old
Guard doesn't want Roosevelt; Roosevelt
doesn't want Hughes. AS matter of fact.
Roosevelt wants Roosevelt aud the objection
urged by the so-called PrOgressves against
Hughes that he hasn't declared himself on
the German American question is obviously
II shallow pretense The Republicans have
no platform of principles it is sort of
forlorn hope they are trying to settle on their
strongest man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

an experiment. in acoustics will be
'ti""e curing the Yale pageant 70 be
gwen at New Haven in October IN,
inc plc.htennial conmemoration Of TN.
rtinoNai OF the college from Saybrook.
conn. 10. its present site. AT the an
nual Football game it has been custu-
mary TO locate the orchestra in the
bowl When the music was on tho
yale side. only the Harvard men couId
near IL, and vice versa. For the pag-
cant Inc music is to come from over
mead. platform is in process of con-
struction above the highest auditors on
an adjustment. 1t will be furnishe a
Win an inclined roof, equipped with
sound shields and refcctors. and it's
HIope VIII correspond to the roof of the
mouth. This idea occurred to Francis
Mafkoe, pageant master. after his
reading OF Nine. Lille Lchman's book.
ieIneSangerkraft," which deals with
the whirling currents of sound that
are due TO head structure. IL has been
approved by members Of the music
Schooi. Mr.. Markoe believes that by
mas means the labor of the musicians
WI! he re- enforced, and n distinct sten
taken forward in out-of-door Dlayin.!
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

For those who delve: There is no ancien
gentlemen but gardeners. ditchcrs and grave
oiegers; they hold up Adams professional
Hamlet V. /.
For the Republican Keynote: .u.s "oason
are as two grains of wheat h:i IN two bushel
OF chaf; you shall seek all day ere you fine
them: and when you have found them they at,
For the disheartened:
Sweet are the Of adversely;
Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous.
Wears yet precious jewel in his head"
AS You Liic II, H. !
FOR the stay t-home Briton:
10 the wars. my boy. the wars.
He wears his honor in box unseen,
Who hugs his kicksy -wicksy here at home"
-Alls Well That Ends Well, H. g.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
He Whom u Dream Hath po,.sss.,


He whom dream hath possessed
knoweth no more OF doubling
For mist and the blowing of winds
ana ting Inouthing OF words n.
Scorns:
MOI the sinuous speech of schools he
hears, but Il knightly shouting.
And never comes darkness down yet
he sreeteth a million morns.
He whom dream hath possessea
knoweth no more OF roaming:
All the roads and the flowing of
waves and the spccdiest flight
ne knows.
But wherever his feet are set, his sou,
is forever honing,
And going, he comes, and coming he
hcarcih call and goes.
lie whom a dream hath posscsscd
Enowcth no more OF sorrow
At death and the dropping OF leaves
and the fading of suns he smiles.
For dream remembers no past and
scorns the desire OF morrow
And a dream In "a sea OF doom Gets
surely the ultimate isles
He whom dream hath possessed
treads the impalpable marshes
From the dust Of the days long road
he leaps to a laughing star.
And the ruin of worlds that fall ha
views from eternal arches,
And rides Gods battle field in a fash
ing and golden car.
--Sheamas O'Sheal.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
To Old England.

We know YOU did not want this war:
You did not wish to fight:
You stepped into the fray to guard
Your honor and your right.
without your help on land and sea
Your valiant friends had failed;
In spite of suffering and Of loss
Your spirit has not uuailed
You have the tyrant by the throat:
lie Gasps and pants for breath:
DO not relax that bulldog grip
Until he's cold in death
Keep at it. England, till the fight
Decisively is won:
Here's hoping youll he conqueror-
Hold on, John Bull. hold on
w. r. SHIELDS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
Fall of Fort tauN

DOSSIBLY-probahly, even the capture
i of Fort NauX will not place the Germans
appreciahly nearer the reduction Of Verdun.
Like Douaumont, ptured i'll the early stages
of the German offensive. NanX is one OF the
outer fringe of forts surrounding the citadel,
and the taking of DouaumOnt had no value
comparable with its tremendous cost The
French have had time TO dismante NauX. ii
they so desired and what they have left
undone has been accomplished by German
guns.
The most recent German achievement is
notable principally Tor the indication it sup
plies that the crown prince has not aban-
doned his ambition TO conquer Nerdun, Ell
forts continue. in seeming disregard OF the
expenditure Of munitions and the sacrifice
of life. Like the adventure OF the German
feet into the North Sea, the incessant activi-
ties at Verdun suggest that a great allied of
fensive is apprehended and that the German
high command has concluded it must be
warded off at al haZardc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
Human Nature and the Law

A LTHOUGH learned lawyers and Judges
"A preach that law is the perfection Of rca
son." the lay public is inclined TO believe that
much OF law is based on unreasonable ,echni-
calities. AS result Of ardent crusadine
however, many technicalities have been
brushed aside, and there is strong reason 10
hope that many more will be nullifed by the
constant demand for efficiency. Even the
courts seem TO be leaning toward the mere
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
SEEN ON THE SIDE
DuMnlOcu.

BuffnlOcu.
The G. 0. =. convention
Is worried as can be,
For each day Sows dissension
All through the G. Q. p.
The Old Guard works to save it
And works with might and main.
But ]. r.. ne'er forgave it
And ne'er forgot his pain.
His talk is patriotic,
He grits his teeth and scowls
And uses arts hypnotic.
The while each victim howls.
But when his talks dissected
He says. you'll plainly see:
None else can be elected;
You gotter come to ME-"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
To-Day's Best Hnnd-pIckca ,oIs

ihefe recently entered the office of a Denver
physician young man. making this announce
ment: / want to thank you for your valuable
medicine. DOCTOR"
1t helped YOU did III" asked the physician.
much pleased
1T helped me wonderfully"
How many bottles did YOU find it necessary
to take?"
TO tell the truth. doctor 1 ddn,t t,ke .r,
My uncle took one bottle and am mis- cole
heir.'-Pittsbarsh Chronicle Telegram
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
Blue Law Enforcement

MAYOR AINSLIE'S announced purpose TO
IFl enforce strictly every State law and city
ordinance on the statute books that has any
relation 10 Sunday observance, considering
the circumstances that inspire IT, il exactly
proper. II is our hope the Mayor will over
TOOK no single one OF them. If this city OF
10000 people desires TO revert to an ideal
o. 5a bbath observance III favor 200 years ago,
u should have that privilege II II objects
il should make its objections known, and
ihen take steps 10 make them respected
The Times Dispatch has no personal in
'erest III this agitation, beyond the temporary
Inconvenience 10 which it anticipates being
subjected. That TO the modern world the
publication OF a Sunday newspaper and OF a
Monday newspaper well is labor of
necessity within the meaning of the law
We 30 not doubt for moment, and have
every confidence the courts will so hold
The real menace is to the comfort and
orderly processes OF living OF the people OF
Richmond. They will be sufferers from the
enforcement Of statutes that in the passing
OF time have become absurd When they
cannot ride III taXicab or have their baggage
transferred from a railroad station to their
homes, when their chauffeurs are arrested
for 'akng them to church, when they are
forbidden to purchase magazine or q cigar
or glass OF soda water, or TO have their
shoes polished on Sunday, they may begin to
realize that some of the old blue laws" are
out of date