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The Washington times., 1917-09-24
By Mary Ellen
SiGsbee

Unfortunately mental faculties. Ike physical
muscles, develop only through exercise. We get
response from muscle that has not been used.
and We can get response from . mind that has
been busy acquiring the thoughts Of others that Il
has had no time to reflect on its own.
That Is why few honor men" In college amount
to much Afterwards. The student who has taken time
think at the expense Of his school standing
is the student who forges ahead afterwards. But
when the best that Is produced under a system falls
short. then that system needs investigating.
Under certain conditions an education can become
a positive handicap. This accounts for the number
OF discoveries and inventions that made By
without special education along the required line
The great does not accept nnal the knowledSs
OF other men.
Iron sinks when placed in water. But somebody
refused to accept that nnA and thought out why
sank and after that 1t was easy matter to make Il
float To-day We cover the with iron ships.
the world We quite well AFFORD to keep factS
in encyclopedia
Alexander Graham Bell said Of his years Of expert
mentation which resulted in his wonderful inven-
ton: 7 could not have invented the telephone
II had been electrician. 1t was because knew
nothing about electricity that able to do it,
There was an education worth missing!
Most children learn to think outside of school
Unfortunately you can teach average mind to con-
itself with inadequate system Of education.
and this Is the unfortunate because It Is the
average mind that especially needs goo' -
great and strong will nnd their way out from an
imposing limitations In spite Of Still shall
never know how many overly sensitive human beinKs
have been thwarted in their development
The school system Is the turning point of eiviIza
ton. It deserves the interest Of US all
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
She Pursues Carslake.

Pearl uttered = cry and sought to
throw herself In CHrIsIaks's way.
but he sluded her, and as he
plunged toward the farther end OF
the car Benton engaged the girls
entire attention
He thought simply TO seize her
and hold her fast until Carslake
should have time to escape with the
stone. But Pearl speedily proved
her ability 10 protect herself. She
aimed an uppercut at Bsnton's chin.
landed squ1rely and felled him, to
the delight Of the other men in the
ear. They eheered her as she turned
and sped through their midst in
Carslaks'S wake.
As she reached the platform, she
saw Carslake's heavy body just dis
appearing over the top Of the car.
and without q moments pause she
0Di!ewsd him-
CAraIake'G nrst impulse had been
70 Jump frsn the train. which was
not moving very East at that mo-
msnt; but q glance convinced him
that such a step would have been
worse than foolish. for the train
vas still crossing the high trestIe-
and to plunge from 1t would have
been TO court certain death.
Accordingly, when Pearl began TO
ainb after him to the top OF the
last ear. and he realised that he
could not jump to escape her. he
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Do You Know That

tario recently realized the remArka-
BILE yield OF I1o bushels per acre.
making a net proht per acre Of
thirty-seven pounds.
It 10 not generally known that
King George rules over more Me-
hammedans than the Sultan of
Turkey. over more Jews than there
are In Palestine. and over more ne
groes than any other sovereign who
is not a native of Africa.
Fish and timber are the staples OF
Norwegian wealth. Not a sloop or a
steamer navigates the coast but IL
laden. wholly or partially. with one
or the other commodity.
The Eskimo language u % ROly-
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Stories of Interest
Copyrighted,

the Mecca or American historians
The structure is q verItabls treas
ure-house Of authentic facts con-
corning the colonial period OF all the
spanish-spsaking countries of the
New World as we'll as = mine of in
formation relative to the early his
torJ OF a very large part or the
United States. The house is known
as the Casa Lonja and the treasures
II contains consist OF me general
archives OF the indies, that wonder
full collection OF unpublished. un-
edited, and for the most part even
unindeIsd original documents. re-
ports. letters. etc.. which practically
embrace the administration of the
colonies under the dominion Of
Spain in all the American
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

cleared the top of the cars. There
were mo hanging strips to warn
-walkers-snd Pearl had not
seen II.
She was advancing. She had not
looked behind her. II she did not
look now It would be too late. The
bridge would strike her-sweep her
on of the moving train.
Carslake stood motionless As long
as he dared. and watched the bridge
come closer and closer. And as It
WAS almost upon them. he suddenly
flung himself hst-face downward
to let II pass over his head as II
hung Pearl TO destruction.
UnwittIngIy. however. he gave
Pearl warning. for she looked be-
hind her. following his nervous
glance and his strange collapse
and she. too, saw the bridge in
plenty of time to dodge it.
10 BE Continued Tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

not yet know my secret or the extent
Of my knowledge:
Ishave given the letters; threw
them through the bars OF my window
with a gold piece, and made what
signs 1 could to have them posted.
The man who took them pressed them
to his heart and bowed, and then put
them in his cap. 1 could do no more.
I stole back to the study. and began
to read. AS the Count did not come
in, I have written here.
The Count has come. He sat down
beside me, and said in his smoothest
voice as he opened two letters:
THE Szgany has given me these, of
which, though I know not whence
they come, shall. Of course, take
care. seeT-he must have looked at
it-"one Is from You, and to my
friend Peter Hawkins; the other
here he caught sight OF the strange
symbols as he opened the envelope,
and the dark look came into his
face, and his eyes blazed wickedly-
"the other Is a vile thing, an out
rage upon friendship and hospitality
It Is not signed. WellI so IT cannot
matter to us." And he calmly held
letter and envelope in the flame of
the lamp till they were consumed.
Then he went on:
"The letter to Hawkins-that I
shall, OF course. send on, since II is
yours. Your letters are sacred to me.
Your pardon. my friend, that unknow-
ingly did break the seal. Will you
not cover II again?' He held out the
letter to me, and with a courteous
bow handed me a clean envelope.
could only redirect II and hand IL to
of the room could hear the key turn
softly. A minute later / went over
and tried II, and the door was lock-
ed. .-a.-.--- ..-.-~- -.-#.
When. an hour or two after. the
Count came quietly into the room:
his coming Weakened me. for I had
gone to sleep on the sofa. He was very
and very CHEEKY in his man
ner, and seeing that 1 had been sleep
ing. he said:
$50. my friend. you are tired. Get to
bed. There is the surest rest. ] may
not have the pleasure to talk tonight,
since there are many labors to me;
but you will sleep, pray" passed
10 my room ana went 10 DeQs ana.
strange to say, slept without dream
ing. Despair has its own calms.
81 May.-This morning when IL
woke thought I would provide my
self with some paper and envelopes
from my bag and keep them in my
pocket. so that I might write In case |
should get an opportunity; but |
again a surprise. again a shock
NOT A ROAD TO
Is LEFT OPEN.
Every scrap OF paper was gone. and |
with It all my notes. my memoranda, |
relating to railways and travel, my |
letter of credit. in fact all that might |
be useful to me were once outside |
the castle. sat and pondered a |
while. and then some thought occur
red to me, and I made search of my |
and in the wardrobe |
where had placed my clothes.
The suit in which ] had travelled |
was gone. and also my overcoat and |
rug: I could find no trace OF them |
anywhere. This looked like some now
scheme of villainy.
CTo he Continued Tomorrow
tCopyriEhtsdl
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Antiquity of Nursery
Rhymes.

Sing = Song OF siIpencs" Is as
old as the sixteenth century. Three
Blind Mice" is found In a music
book dated 1903. The Frog and
the Mouse" was licensed In 1870.
Three Children Sliding on the Ice"
dates from 1899. London Bridge
Is Falling Down" is of "unfathom-
able" antiquity. Boys and Girls
Come Out to Play" iS certainly as
old as the reign OF Charles the Sec
ond. as Is also Lucy Locket Lost
Her Pocket" to the tune OF which
the American song. Yankee Doo-
die" was written. Pussy Cat.
where Have You BSenT' 10 one OF
the age OF Queen -Bess. Little
Jack Horner" is older than the
seventeenth century. The Old
Woman Tossed in q Blanket" is of
the reign OF James the Second. 10
which monarch 1t is sSid V GlludG
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

BY that vhioh may be termed
an "ironical turn of the wheel OF
fortune" Belgium obtains a slice
OF the German possessions in East
Africa that Is three times as large
as Belgium itself The region,
which has been occupied by Belgian
troops under General Tombsur.
offers a most advantageous outlst
for the commerce of Belgian Congo.
In Jewish marriages the bride y
always placed TO the right OF the
bridegroom. with every other ma
ton her place in the ceremony Is to
the left.
The priEe-winner in a potato-gro%
The priEe-winner in potato
growing contest for boys In On
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

19 May-I am surely in the tolls
Last night the Count asked me in the
suavest tones to write three letters,
one saying that my work here was
nearly done, and that 1 should start
for home within a few days. another
that was starting on the next morn
ing from the time of the letter, and
the third that I had left the castle
and arrived at Bistritz. would fain
have rebelled, but felt that in the
present state of things it would be
madness to quarrel openly with the
Count whilst am so absolutely in his
power; and to refuse would be to ex-
cite his suspicion and to arouse his
anger.
He knows that know too much,
and that must not live. lest be dan
gerous to him: my only chance Is to
prolong my opportunities. Something
may occur which will give me a
chance to escape. l saw in his eyes
something of that gathering wrath
which was manifest when he hurled
that fair woman from him. He ex-
planned to me that posts were few
and uncertain, and that my writing
now would insure ease OF mind to
my friends: and he assured me with
so much impressiveness that he would
countermand the later letters, which
would be held over at Bistritz until
due time in case chance would admit
OF my prolonging my stay, that to op-
pose him would have been to create
new suspicion. I therefore pretended
to fall in with his views, and asked
him what dates l should put on the
letters He calculated a minute, and
then said:
The first should be June IL, the
second June 10. and the third June
%"
know now the span Of my life.
God help me.
OPPORTUNITY TO ESCAPE =
PRESENTS ITSELF.
2S May-There is a chance of es-
cape. or at any rate OF being able to
send word home. A band of Szgany
have come to the castle. and are en-
camped in the courtyard. These
Szgany are gypsies; I have notes Of
them in my book. They are peculiar
to this part OF the world. though al
lied to the ordinary gypsies all the
world over. There are thousands Of
them in Hungary and Transylvania,
who are almost outside all law. They
attach themselves as a rule to some
great noble or boysr, and call them
selves by his name They are fear
less and without religion. save su-
perstitfon, and they talk only their
own varieties of the Romany tongue.
shall write some letters home.
and shall try to get them to have
them posted. have already spoken
them through my window to begin
They took their
hats of and made obeisancs and
many signs. which. however. I could
not understand any more than could
their spoken language.
] have written the letters. Mina's
Is in shorthand. and l simply ask Mr..
Hawkins to communicate with her.
To her l have explained my situa-
tion. but without the horrors which
I may only surmise. II would shock
and frighten her to death were I to
expose my heart to her. Should the
letters not carry. thsn the Count shall
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
A Spanish Mecca.

In the historic city Of Seville.
near the famous cathedral and occu-
pyinE a frontage OF about two hun
drsd feet. stands building that Is
OF paramount interest TO the people
OF practically all the American re-
publics. Because OF the contents of
this building Seville 10 becoming
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
The Fatal Ring ASoFEl foTF 4Sp Of MSsTHFT TSH4SSE
Pearl Pursues CarsIake Through the Train and
to the Roof of the Cars
CSovelIEsd from the photo-plAy The
Fatal RInE.")
By Fred Jackson.
Episode IL.
e.syntAt 1917. By Fred I'ef'On' all ritA''
ressrySdl

reaeINNo-l
FfHH YELLF Hand over the dia-
wv mond. and be quick about
w it," repeated Pearl impA-
tientIy a. Carslake fumbled in his
pocket and played for time
He watched the stiletto in the
hands Of his Iecomplice, drawn
hiEh in the air. He knew that in
an instant 1t would be plunged to
the hIIt in Pearls side. And he
smiled
But he smiled too soon.
For At that instant-even a. the
stiIetto descended forcibly, aimed
at its mark-the train approached
high trestle and the engineer
3ammsd down the throttle Of his
engine to slacken speed. There
was = violent jolt and Pearl.
carslaks and his lieutsnants were
all funE forward.
The snEineer-whom she never
saw-who never knew what had
been passing in the last car
Of his train-saved Pearls life.
For the stiIetto whipped through
the air and struck-nothing
And ere the would-be-murderer
could raise his weapon again Pearl
saw him and changed her position
% that both he and CarslakS were
covered by the same gun.
Almost" she smiled. noddinE
from CarslAke's disappointed face to
that of his confused companion.
Blu not quite-this timeI The vio-
let diamond. please"
Her tone was no longer casual
GAd polite. 1t was peremptory now.
She realized how near he had come
TO outWIttinE her again. and she
was out Of patience with him.
CArlslaks Erowled something be-
meath his breath and made a move
toward Pearl; swiftly she swung
the revolver directly upon him. her
AnSer on the trigger, awaiting his
stack. braclnE herself to nre. But
his pretenEs Of assaultinE her was
but a ruse to draw the gun toward
himself and leave his accomplice
free. u
Taking advantage of this freedom.
Benton suddenly kicked the revolv-
sr from her fingers.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
DRACULA,
THE VAMPIRE
SYNOPSIS OF STORY
BY BRAN STOKER.

jonathan Harker, q London 20
IlcitOr's clerk, takes q long
journey to BukOwins to see Count
DracuIa and arrange fer the
transfer of nm EnEIIsh estate to
the Count. In his diary, kept In
shorthand. he gives the details Of
his strange trip, the latter part
allied with mysterious and thrill
Ing happenings. Upon his arrival
at Castle Draeula he Is met by
the Count and andE himself VIr-
tuaIIy q prisoner. The castle It.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

self In = place Of mystery with
deors all barred, and no servants
to be seen. The Count greets him
warmly, but his strange perpOn-
atty and Odd behavior cause Har-
ker much alarna- In order not to
arouse suspicion Harker leads the
Count to tell Of his estate and Of
the history Of his family. Later
the Count orders him to write his
employer he II to stay at the
castle for . month. That night he
sees the Count crawl down the
castle wall like . lizard.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
Protect Your Old Furniture.

POSSESSORS of antique furniture should devote regular
attention to it. and especially to old oak which should
be kept in condition by periodical rubbings with flannel
dipped in mixture of beeswax. oil and spirits of trp-
entine.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24

had a hideous trapped feeling. For
below he had fought his way
through a crowd Of excited pas
sengers who did not know what the
trouble was all about. but who we're
plainly on Pearls side.
To jump from tho train meant
death. To stay and face tho girl
meant the loss Of the dismond-and
what was infinitely more serious.
the probable loss of his liberty. For
he was wanted by the police for a
dozen crimes-amOng them muir
der.
II was a trying moment for Cars
lake. He peered about him through
narrowed eyes. seeking desperate
ly for some way out.
And over Fearl's shoulders she
advanced toward him-he saw
chance.
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
When Gold Was COrnered.

ONLY 48 years ago to-day there panic in Wall
Street when few conspirators held nearly all the
gold in the country and would give out only at runouS
prices The Secretary of the Treasury offered gold for
sale and relieved the situation but the evil effects of the
corner were countrywide
The Washington times., 1917-09-24
A Chance for Life.

The train was approaching a lit
tie overhead bridge. that scarcely
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
.UCCtSSFUL CONCERT
GIVEN Fur CHARITY
Music Lovers Have Real Treat at
Annual Event of St Pcter;s Con-
ference of st. Vincent dc Paul.

Music lovers of the city crowded
the auditorium of the McGil Catholic
union Monday night for the annual
charity concert OF St Peters confer
ence of ST Vincent de Paul. The
most prominent of Richmond artists
participated in the concert. and their
work was received with great APP
plause by the large audience. Bishop
d. J. O'Connell. Of the diocese of
Richmond, made a short address at
the conclusion, in which he compli-
mented taose taking part in the con-
cert, and thanked them for their eff
forts in making the charity enter
tainment success
The program opened with quar-
tette arrangement of the mad scene
X. l.. Skidmore, soprano; Mrs. r s,
Hudgins. contralto; Joseph White
more. tenor and Marcus Kellerman
baritone. This well known sextette
was well sung, and was one of the
particularly pleasing numbers of the
evening. The sar1e uuartette also
sang the "Miller's Wooing" which de
lighted the audience.
Mr.. Whittemore and Mr. kellerm ar
sang a duet from Ia Boheme" The
former also gave tenor solo, while
Mr.. kellcfman pleased the audience
with three Irish songs, Danny
Deveer," THAT Little Woman
o'Mine" and You Better ASK Me"
one of the especially bright spots
Of the evening was the skillful violin
solos by Samuel Shklar. the Young
Richmonder. He played the Media =
tion from ''Thais'' with considerable
depth. and for an encore gave Sou
venir." a charming composition OF
great beauty
Other numbers on the progra m
were a solo Der Lew" by Mrs Hud
gins. and an aria from La Tosca'
by Mrs. Skidmore, Shepherd Webb
was the accompanist Miss Bessie
Dudley gave two amusing readings
From every standpoint the concert
was a large success and delighted
the several hundred persons who MI
ed the auditorium.
All of the proceeds from the enter
tainment will he used for charity
The st. Vincent de Paul conference
renders assistance TO all. regardless OF
creed OF Cofor.- II was csta A,tistfed n,
81 Peters church in 1857, since VIVA,
time II has done much 10 alleviate the
sufferings of the poor OF the city
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
WORK Of COMPENSATION
c. N .lISsI0a Begun

For the purpose OF beginning work
on framing q workmen's compensa-
ton bill to be presented the next gem
eral asse bly,. the members Of the
workmen's compensation commission
met in the office of Governor Stuart
Monday to perfect their organiza.
tion. and outline the work of the com.
mission. G. E. Michaels. president
of the Virginia Bridge and Iron com.
pauy, of Roanoke. called the meeting
to order and Senator c. Oconnor
Goolrick, of Fredericksburg, was un-
arimously chosen as chairman.
Frank kruck. of Richmond. was
named secretary.
The commission YVES appointed by
the last general assembly for the pur.
pose of drawing up bill that would
be acceptable to both employer and
employe.
T. +. Roberts, of Chase City. was
Monday appointed by Governor
stuart member of the mission.
in the place OF X. 3 Barbour. of
South Boston. who on account of his
health, was unable TO serve This
other members are Chairman Cool
rick, OF Fredericksbu Secretary
kruck. of Richmond: Ice Long. Of
Dante. Va; G, ri. Perry, of Norfolk !;
c. +. Michael, OF Roanoke, and II.
NJ. Cousins of Richmond
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
UNIVERSITY FIRE
BEING INVESTIGATED

Believing that the recent fire at tho
University of Virginia which destroy
ed the chemical building, was TIRE
work of a robber. who was bent on
destroying traces of his crime tho
state insurance commissioner is hav-
ing the matter investigated 1t ,s ise-
iieved that platinum. valued at $500
and several sold crucihes were stolen
from the building.
A rare collection OF ores and GENE
was destroyed in the fire, together
with hundreds of mineral speciru :
all OF which We're assembled b, the
late DIR J W Mallett II IN believed
that the building was set FIRE from
a basement in the rear.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
Southern Railway Sy,tem

Trains Leav Observation-Disclosures st.
station. Schedule fgures not guAran-
teed. For the south-Daily: $50 A. NJ,
local: 1880 A. NJ. express. parlor buf-
fet car; p. NJ. express: l1:15 p. NJ.
express: sleeping car open. 500 p NJ /:
500 =. NJ. local. for Keysville, Chase
City and Buffalo Junction--week DAYS.
York River LinA-5:10 P NJ. steamer
train. except Sunday. connecting for
Baltimore tparlor earl. 1880 A. ii. and
4:15 p. NJ daily. local.
'rvsains@ ACE iHa, .RIchmond--rFrnSss the
South; 700 A. M. and $40 A NJ, 12:25
p. M, 7;55 P. NJ. daily; $40 A. NJ, ex.
cept Sunday. From West Point. s:45
A. NJ. except Mondays: $40 A. NJ. and
Sis p. NJ. daily.
ison ga
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
Miss B..n.ett at Memorial.

Miss Nellie Bennett. who has been
Ill at the home OF her sister, Mrs.
James Cannon. in Blackstone has
been brought to the Memorial hospi-
tai for treatment Miss Bennett is
In charge of the women's Bible
school, at Kobe, Japan. and is now in
this country on a furlough.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14

c., 0u'vle & west .. u 81 r. Elm
snfr torc f~caI s7+ss a. Ysi.
1arres River Ltne, sie.ee a fk:is Z
y News Nh. Ola Pr.
IS 30 A.. sie NJ. .. o
S~wrort N"ws Local. 'Teo a. 's.so q
Trains arrive from NIX s9i.aS
Is D. "s 40 D., n. News s..s5
- % p From West 800 n, .sso n.
"a IS g. '1ls D, 1850 daily from
Cnariottesviie excep. Sunday from,
rhurmond. Jas River, ts'es r. s430 u
Daily. SE~.e.t Sunday.
RtCHNUNN avn CHrA ~rrsWF HIS
hAIIWAY COMPANY
Schedule effective tHnuary 1'1sls
.upef<edtng schedule of Anrit ~ 1914
schedule sublecs to change wtthout
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
attempted 10 Rob Conductor

Police are making an Investigation
in an effort to catch two men who
attempted to hold up o. NJ. HOVER
ton. street car conductor. early Mon
Ny morning at Albermaris and Laurel
gtf< eta
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
Office of
City Engineer,
Richmond, Va,
Tehr1arv g. 1917

Sealed proposals will be received
at this ONCE until IL o'clock noon,
February 10. 1917. for the construc-
zion OF certain sewer.
Forms Of proposals can be obtained
IN application.
A certified check for amount stated
ss25.aa} on, proposals. must accom-
eany each bid as q guaranty OF execu-
ZION of contract. The administrative
board reserves the right to reject any
and all N''s
CHAS. e. BOILING,
z City Engineer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-14
FARM LANDS.


Oregon ana California Railroad Co.
grant lands. Title to same revested
In United States by act OF Congress.
date June 9. 1915 Two million. three
hundred thousand acres 10 be opened
for settlement and sale. Power site,
timber and agricultural lands. Com
tanning some OF best land left In Unit
ed States, Now la the opportune
time. Large sectional map and de-
sc-sption of soil, climate. rainfall.
elevations. etc. Postpaid ore doll
lar GRANT LANDS LOCATING CO.
Box $40. Portland. Oregon.