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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-04
A STORY.
ELMO CLARKE.

Girls, where are you going?" asked
amy, coming into the room one day
ana hndinE them getting ready to go
out.
Never mind. little girls shouldn't
ASK questions returned Nan. her ff-
tcen-year- sister
Amy boiled up at this insult md d.
termined to find out il she teascd for
an hour. She turned to Meg saving
10 tel! mo. pleaEe please do, please. {"
cant. dear, because you aren't
wanted. II were you would go.
pom; cry, now listen, you are going
tonight, SO don't cry"
II want to go with you" said
amy land not Anne" Tears in nor
eyes.
why Is Amy crying, and Nan so
cross ard Meg So" and before Ammo
could get any more out she was told
To be still. by Amy.
Glad II you. little baby, but why arc
you crying" Nan asked her. and Amy
lay hack and laughed TIL the tears
ran down her checks.
Amy! Amy. no you baby. no Won
baby. she said ms soon as she could
Ee be STEEL L tell you.' walled
Amy, bic st-oll
And as Anne looked up she saw
that her sister WAS gone out of the
room.
NOW, uear, De Still yourself, and
Will tell you where they are going"
Ill won't hear il. | won't, I
tell You. ] won't" and here Amy wall
er afar; and I'll make Nan feel sorry
YOU see IL / don't" but Anne was
gone.
The next morning Nan burst into the
room. demanding: Has anyone taken
my story" Meg and Anne said NO"
Al once. Amy poked the fire and said
nothing
Amy. you've got it,
II have not"
You don't know whore il is, them"
No"
That's fp. and you better tell at
once"
You will never get your old story
again"
why not
II burnt it: you SEQ I told you"
Amy got no further, for Nan shook
her crying: You wicked girl, I'll he YER
forgive you AS lone AZ ] live" But I
think Nan forgave Amy, don't you?
ELAINE KRIpAR.
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Editorial and Literary Department
CONTEST CLOSES NOVEMBER ~.
My Dear Girls and Boys:

My Dear Girls and Boys
The Army and Navy Contest clones
on the afternoon Of Monday, November
~. so get busy with your contribu-
lions Be sure and mark what you
send For the Contest; otherwise. 1t
Will not be printed on that page. Now,
some of the members have written to
ask what we mean by an Army and
Navy Contest" Well, IL means that
you may write about any thing or per-
son belonging TO the army or navy; IL
you have friend who has gone, your
brother or father write us little
story about that; draw pictures Of
boats. guns. airships, soldiers or sail
ors-!n fact almost anything about
this war that interests you-and let's
see II We can't make IL the most
patriotic contest We have ever had
! am so proud OF all the club mem
bers, anyhow, and am sure this con-
test is going to be splendid.
YOUR EDITOR.
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GEORGE WASHINGTON.

George Washington was born Feb
ruary %. 1892. He was born at Bridge
Crech, in Westmorcland County. He
lived in a large brick house. When
he was three years old his father died
and left him. He went to school. One
day he met Lord Fairfax who had come
TO Virginia to take possession OF his
large grant of land across the Blue
Ridge Mountains. Lord Fairfax wanted
to send settlers in;o the region. but be-
fore doing SO II was necessary that the
country should be surveyed. E'or this
work he found young Washington in
every way capable. In Ills a message
came to George that his brother LAW
renee was i'll and he went to nurse him.
year later Lawrence died. leaving
George as guardian Of his little daugh-
ter and to see to his property. Shortly
after this she died, leaving the SPLEEN
did estate of Mount Vernon to George.
After his brothers death, though only
twenty years old. George was ap-
pointed Major C;eenral in Virginia, and
year later when Virginia was divided
into four military districts. young
Washington was put in command OF
the northern division. About this time
the French occupied the territory along
the upper Ohio River
The Virsinians likewise claimed the
western lands Governor Dinwiddie at
once saw that Nirginia's claim to the
western lands was about to be lost by
the French occupation. Washington
returned as quickly as possible to Vir-
Einia, but his trip was perilous one.
IL was cold winter AMI he often had
to CROSS the rivers on ice. Then vir-
ginia prepared for war
The English government now deter
mined TO drive the French from tho
Ohio valley, and for this purpose they
sent Braddolk to an tho VirginIans.
They were being killed in numbers,
when Washington asked Braddock to
order his troops to take 10 the woods
and fire from behind the trees. In In
dian fashion
1t was reported that Braddock was
very angry with WASN'T ,gton, replying:
What! n Virginia colonel teaching n
British general how to fight"
The loss OF Virginia1s and English
troops was very heavy
washington returned to Mount Yer
non worn out with this campaign. He
was then in command OF all Virginia
troops on his own terms. Washington
commanded tn Virginia troops and
joined General Forbes
II was against WashinIton's adyic.
that Major Grant with Andrew Lows
was sent 10 Fort Duuuesne whom
Forbes moved with main army against
the fort. Washington rec"csted 20 be
put in front, and Forbes. rememberin.
lraddock's fate, complied with the re-
quest.
with his army Washington led the
march to Fort DuQuesne. The French
were At last driven iron, tho Ohio re.
zion. The people Of Frederick elected
washington a member OF the House NJ
nurgesses. He was on his way to
Williamsburg when no met widow
Mrs. Martha Custis, whom few
months later he led to the altar as his
bride. Washington made his home nj
Mount Vernon where he enjoyed the
IRE or planter. He was the first Pres
ident of the United States.
ELMO CLARKE.
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4 NARROW ESCAPE.

"oh. mother Julia and Ethe: were
nearly ran over by the train this at
ternoou" cried. rushing into the
roam where mother was sitting. After
listening to my story she told me the
70 lowing incident:
one Sunday afternoon two nj NV
friends and myself went walking We
came 10 u treStlc bridge, but thinking
We had time to cross before tho train
cane, va started across, The bridge
was very nerrOw--therp was scarcely
space at NIL between the railing md
tracks. We hear" the trains whistle
and SAW the train coming, Realizing
we did not have time to cross before
the train reached us we decided to
get close TO the railing. was wear
Ing full skirt, and never having been
in such n position. / never thought OF
holding IL. There were several peo-
pie on the bridge. and ono OF thcm
said TO me. Excuse me, miss, but il
You do not hold your skirt In the train
WIN suck you under It. Thank you,
! said. and gathered my dress about
ma and told my friend to do tho same
We WerCe very much frightened We
waited for the train to pass, nil the
while imagining terrible things. The
train barely pa u,s us-,hut ! never
story BLfzABHTH wills.
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Desmond Wrny, Box Ola Lexington,
Va.
Mnrr FIournoy. Glover, En.
Helen SimonA, Dumbartop, YIN.
\ STORY REPRODUCED FROM A
Poem.

once there Was a king who was
always unhappy and discontinued. He
said he Was sick and his people were
very much distressed.
Doctors came from all over the land
10 see kim, but they never could find
anything wrong with the king. The
most distressing thing was that he
would have every doctor put TO death
tina, said there was nothing the mat
ter with him. Many poor men lost their
heads in this way.
Al last two doctors came togther.
and one Of them examined the king and
humping his large sound chest said
You are we'll and sound" Hang
him up! hang him up!" exclaimed the
king. Now the other doctor had de-
cidcd also that there was nothing the
what the other one had received for
telling the king about it. SO he told
MIN he WOULD he we'll If lie slept in
the shirt OF Il happy man.
The king started out TO look for
This happy man, but each effort put
forth was in vain. Each day they
would come in and tell the king the
conditions of the people with whom
they came in contact. The entire en-
found a poor begGar lying in the grass.
They spoke to him and asked him il
he was not happy. Yea" was the re-
ply. Then they asked him if they
might borrow his shirt. II haven't any,
sir" was the reply.
'rhey returned TO the king again and
told him all about what had hap
pened.
The king finally realized that all Of
His people were really worse off than
he was. And in this way his great
smell OF sickness was cured
This teaches us to be contented
and not to complain before We are
hurt.
GEORGE &. ANDERSON.
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A STORY.

once upon time there was little
girl named Mary. One day She asked
her mother II she could go on, and
play. Her mother said, No" SO Mary
thought she would go jus, the Same, so
she went out and az She was RAINING
she fell down and broke her leg and
started to cry.
Her mother hearing her. came out
and asked her what was the matter
Size said. al fell down and broke my
leg" and her mother carried her into
the house and sent for the doctor. and
it soon got well, and after that she al
ways obeyed her mother. The end.
HELEN CRITZ.
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Urls where are you going?" asked
Amy, coming into the room ono dav
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THE cANTALourE SEED.

Cantaloupes have yellow seed. Some
people plant them about one foot apart.
They get ripe in the summer When
they are ripe they ara delicious. They
grow on vines. When you first find
them they are very small. They grow
larger and larger. Finally they begin
to get yellow. Ncxt they are ready
to eat. MARY FLOURNOY.
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Richmond. Va.
II l. "a (hIldrrn's Club.
Praises Members

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not dead either.
hard ali summer
time TO brca the.
any more CDEtiay
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t.ust n chapter q
Of Il and want To
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thing IN "urh u
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mother ono OF
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girls. ] wonder
traction. himself {
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mem beers. We'll.
" ith love
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Puzzle Department
A tfIAR.ADE.

MY frst is In ~. but not In high.
Ny second is n Y, but not I'M yoke.
Ny third Is in -, hn, hot In GOAT.
My fourth * IN |. but not in island.
My nth is In T.. but not in Faster.
My sixth ts in =. but not in north.
My seventh TO in r. but not In cat.
My whole is q study In school.
Ro8f.R l. NELSON SPAIN.
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NY LITTLE KITTY.

] have a little kitty,
He is yellow and white.
He IL so pretty,
You ought To sec him tonight.
This little kitty
Lives under the house.
lie is so pretty.
But he can't catch A mouse
SARAH LEWIS.
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THE WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
CAZORT GAINS IN FIuHI' FUR
 SPEEAhEERRSHjp
Possible Settlement of Con tests Before Assembly
 l.0nQenes MonGaY.

Little Rock, Jan. i. The races for the spcakcrshjp and tao presidency cf the senate are narrowing down } t~at a possible settlement ot thc con tests is possible before tie conyauing CT the general assembly at noon next Monday.
 This is especially true of the speakcrship. The first withdrawal Was that of Ben McGerrin of NcWton. ir favor cf CaH0rt of Johnson. Thur5- jay night r. E. Osborne of Sebas t@n retire. from the race, saying that he did SC because another Sebastian representative, Johnson, was running. Yesterday Brooks N9rfl2et of St Francis, withdrew in favor Of Cazors and further withdrawals were expect el before tomorrow night.
 There have been no Withdrawat% from the raae for president. and ttlt may go to the floor of the senate with inc five ctandidates in lbe field.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
Proper View of Life.

Why is it, I wonder that the little boy almost always imagines that out side of home is to be found the larger liberty? Why do young men fondly dream that wonder, always wonder, is to be found business opportunity? Why does the absolute man conclude that outside the common virtues of society, he is to find the larger life? For you, my son, will sometime find that your largest liberty was in the old home, where, if there was author ity, there was also deep and abiding love; and you, my friend, will find that others succeeded in your home town, while you failed in the world; and you, my liberty-loving man, will most surely realize, that in the com- mon virtues of the simply good life is to be found what you seek in the by-paths of the world. Find the wealth that lies everywhere about you. Prac- tice the virtues that you know. Cher ish the love that is yours now. Value the friends that you have known; and in the superficial you will find the profound, and in the simple things the things eternal.-St. Johns Bulle- tin.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
PARDON PEN IN USE UVCE MORE;
 SIX RELEASED
Hays Liherates Forger Sen fenced to Fifty Years by
 Judge Garter.

Little Rock. Jan. 5.--Thc governor has pardoned Fred ". Peaters, alias J. H. Clark Of Miller county. who wa convicted June 14, 1913, Of forgery and uttering in several counts and sentenced 10 fifty years imprisor ment. There was an attempted jail delivery at the time at TeNarkana, and Peters was suspected Of complicity in 1t. There were several counts against him for forgery and uttcrin@ and the minimum penalty was twenty hVc years. When Judge J. Al Carter announced the minimum sentcndn, Peaters said that he might as well make It fifty years, whereupon Judge Garter fixed his penalty at fifty years imprisonment When he pleaded guilty he said that he did so with the understanding that he was to receive | sentence of not exceeding five years lie has already served nearly four years. Former Acting GOV. ". K. Oldham of Lonoke county interceded in his behalf, and Judge Carter wrote letter to the governor recon. mendjng the pardon
 Others pardonod today are:
 Jewell Harrington. Miller county, convicted December !, 1916. of carnal abuse and sentenced 10 three years Imprisonment.
 Sandy Mcdonald, Greene d9unty. convicted July 24, of grand larceny ani sentenced to enc gear.
 Lindsey Sanders, convicted Nay II of grand larceny, and sentenced to one year.
 Calvin Whiteside, Fulton county. convicted March 6, 1915, of mur5cr in the second degree, and sentenced 10 ton years.
 Pleas Cool, a white boy 1G years of age sentenf nd to the reform school for grand larceny, also was pardoned.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
Curinu Leprosy.

Sorhe weeks ago the Courant men, toned that Cuban had asserted that he had discovered a cure for leprosy and had so far impressed the Havana authorities that a commission of phy- sicians had been appointed to investi- gate the matter. It now appears q leper no further away than Pennsyl- vania is so much improved in health that he has been released from quaran- tine. It is asserted that while bacilli are found in nOdules on his face, his blood shows no trace of them or of the disease, and the authorities of Wilkesbarre, which have been keeping him and his family in quarantine at an expense of $3,00O a year, have put an end to the outlay by removing the quarantine. 1t may be supposed that the man, Joseph Norman, will not be altogether popular at social gatherings for some time to come, but it is Signifl- cant that his condition has so far i'm proved that he is permitted to be at large.-liartford Courant.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
W. 3. HICkS WILL
 RUN FIR ALDERMAN
Prominent tabor Leader Consents t. naE- Race fer G0uncil from
 the First Ward.

w. B. Hicks, one of the best known men n Pine Bluff, and who has been q leader for a number of years in matters pertaining to the advance ment and progress of organized labor, last night made formal announce !nent of his candidacy for nomination for alderman for the First ward, in the primary elections which will be called by the central committee at it's meeting today.
 A resident of Pine Bluff for quite a number of years, during which period he has been continuously in the employ Of the Cotton Belts big shops here, Mir. Hicks has become very widely known, and is held high !n the esteem of all those who know him best. He has served several terms as president of the central trades council. and has held other high positions ip affairs concerning organized labor, He has been consid cred among the foremost leaders in every movement endorsed by local union labor forces, has been the spokesman for the union men i'll many conferences and at many con- ventions, and is held by them in the highest esteem and confidence.
 Mr. Hicks was averse to making the race for the nomination for alde.- man, despite the urginss of many of his closest friends. but was finally prevailed upon yesterday to give his consent. His friends insist that he Eas always had the best interests of the city at heart, is an indcfatigable worker in behalf of it's progress and and will make a Net]ua- ble, hard d-working, conscientious mem- Der of the city government, if he IS nominated and elected to the office to which he aspireS.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
Jeems Henry Was conjurcd!

"Niars John," excitedly exclaimed Aunt Tildy, as she pantingly rushed into a fire-ongine house, "please, suh, phoangrapi. to de car cleaners sem- poli,.m and notify Dan'l to emergrate home diurgentiy, kaZe Jeems Henry sho' done bin conjured! Doctor Cut ter done already distracted two blood vultures from his 'pendercitis, an l lef' him now prezaminatin' de chile's antebelum fur de germans ob de nell- roplumonia, which eff he's disinfected wid, dey gotter' quarantimes--but 1 ice-coldiated quarantimes--but l b. lieve, it's conjuration!'- !'-Richmcnd Times -Disnatck,
 Within the heel of a recently pat ented shoes for women is contained t,omplete vanity case.
 Nearly 1000 varieties of rice hav' been identified in the philippines D! government scientists.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06

of the pigs after they reach Little
 ROCK to bring them from the depot, care for them and feed them, the iorce from the state serum plant as $lS'ln&. He also agrees 10 vaccinate any hogs with serum that have not
 Eeen .mmunized from cholera. This would leave only tEe express eharges from the Qunties from which the
 rigs came to be paid and express charges seem to be tho only thing that would keep the state pig club show from being a market success"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
YOUNG FUGITIVE HELD.
Roy Wilkins Admits He Es an Escan,
 From Louisiana Reform School,

Roy Wilkins, IT year old boy, is held at the city jail, awaiting 8 re- sponse to 9 telegram sent to H. ". Moore, superintendent of reform school at Monroe, La, in which Mt. Moore was informed the boy had ad mittod to local officers that he had run away from that institution.
 The boy was pickel Up by Detec, tive Dick Smith, on suspicion, and freely admitted he had escaped from the Monroe institution. With the boy was an older man. who gave the namc Of Joe Burns. and who, the boy said had urged him to go with him to Der mott and rob the depot there Burns is believed 10 be an experienced "yegg," but the only qAarge against him here is for vagrancy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
Her Idea About Golf.

Many anecdotes are told of some of the curious idcas held abGu. golf ny people to whom it was d new and strange gailre before it's modern pop ularity had set in. One w0maE who had evidently had q near view of the game said: "lt is played by two mon. One is d gentleman and tbc other is $ eolnmoh man. Tl!e common man sticks a ball on q lump of dirt, and the gentleman knocks it off"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
Where Backing Gets Odor.

Shoeblacking, says the Scientific American, owes it's peculiar aromatic odor, faint9y suggestive of the deep woods, where spruce and hemlock needles pad the ground, to an oil which is manufactured from this same kind of needles. The greater part of this oil is distilled in New England dur ing the winter.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
Sailed on the Wehsterian.

The bank cashier, disguised, was Boarding the steamer with his loot, when he noticed man standing by the rail who looked like a detective. 'Do you think that when he sees me on the seas he will seize ine?" he asked of his acconpIicc. q apprchcnd you need Rot arpr-ilond that he will apprchcnd you,' responded the other tingly.-EXchange.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
FIRE DESTROYS BARN.
 FEED, AND 'TWl AUTOS
J. G. Hooker Suffers $t.0'M Loss by Fife, Believed to Have Been Due
 to Cigaret Smoker.

A barn, containing a considerable quantity of hay oats and corn, and two automobiles, were totally de stroyed early yesterday morning by ire on the plantation cf J. G. Hooker, at Hooker, the belief being held that the fire started from a cigarette stub carelessly thrown aside by an em ploye Of the place.
 The loss is estimated at about Si.- oeo partially protected by insurance MT. Hooker will rebuild the barn at once.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-06
POULTRY CLUB F()Il
 COUNTY PROpOSfD
Mrs. Lucy F. Critz, Demenstratiy.. Agent, perfecting Plans for
 Organization.

Mrs. Lucy F. Critz canning anl home demonstration club agent in Jefferson county, is ptrfectng plans orga-Gzation in this county Of a poultry club, members of which ara to make every effort noc Cnly to bring about the general custom of raising thoroughbred poultry, but 10 add their efforts in the movement to have poultry raising taken up al every rural home in the county
 It is not yroposCd to fnake the poulEry club the means Of having exhibitions or things O that kind, bnt it is'proposed to have central organization, the members of which will not only exchange among them selves the knowledge they gain by experience or otherwise, for their mutual advantage, but will pass that knowledge along to the boys and girls and other folk "f the county. who are being urged to take up poHl tary raising as a nermanent prOpOs: ton.
 Now that the banks Of the city have set aside a sum aggreoatins S3,O00 to finance the boys and girls in their pig and poultry clubs. il is expeG' ed there will be hundreds of boys and girls : start this line of farm activities, ar with a live and progressive poultry club located in the county great things are expected to result, and Ior- ferson county is expected to be made one of the leading counties in the en~ tire south, as 9 poultry producing section.
 Helping Pig Clubs.
 The boys of the pig clubs also are going to get more encouragement and support and in all sections of the state much interest has been created be cause of the prizes to be offered the boys who get the greatest results from their efforts 10 increase tho number of pure bred hogs raised in tho state.
 H. K. Sanders. of the animal hus- bandry department of tic federal agri cultural department, and who is in charge of the Arkansas pie club work, has sent out circular letter to all farm agents in the state, in which he says i'll part:
 For some time we nave been dis cussing the advisability of undertak ing a state pig club show, at Little Rock, in connection with the live stock meeting and auQtion sale of the Arkansas Livestock association, Feb ruary 7 8 and 9 and after having hal conference with pr. R. M. Cow, scc- reialy of the Arkansas Livestock as sociation, MT. Watson. state agent, MT. Barnett and MT. I<app, district agents, MT. Davidson being absent. to- gether with MT. Jernigan and other members of this force, f was unan mously decided to undertake to gct at least fifty good pue bred pigs at Little Rock during this meeting and MT. Watson, together with the dis trlct agents. have assured this as sociation the cooperation of all the agents to make this su0cess.
 Three hundred and fifty dollars in cash has been raised from the Swine Breeders association and the State Bankers association offers a $15G scholars il , to pig club member 'G be awarded in any way we may see It, !Dr. Cow has agreed to take care