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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
COMPIEGNE

Compisgns. the most important city
along the line of the attempted ad-
vance of the Germans on the Noyon-
Montdtdter front. is the subject of the
following war geography bulletin lE-
sued from the Washington hesdquar-
ieFs Of the National Geographic So
ctety.
Situated on the southeast bank Of
the River Disc, inst q mile below It's
confluence with the Aisne. the city Of
Campiegne with a population of 1900
at the outbreak If the war, is nifty
two miles by rail northeast of Paris
on the Paris-St Quentin railway. for
ty-avo miles southeast Of Anthems and
twenty-five miles west Of Scissors.
1t Is one Of the most interesting
cities in this part of France. having
been known as Compendium In the
days Of Clovis. It's beautiful location
on the, northwestern fringe Of the
superb forest ~ Comptegne, made II "A
favortte country residence nf many
French monsrehs. The forest. which
contains more than 35 600 acres and Is
ffty-eiEht miles in circumference. was
for centuries great royal hunting
preserve.
TT was Louis Ky who commissioned
Gabriel to build the magnificent palace
which is still we'll preserved. and II
was that monarch who here welcomed
marie A At83hH{gS. the Ati~IafFd G8lRF-
ter OF Maria Theresa. to France when
at the age Of afteen she became the
bride OF the dauphtns the future Louis
XVI II was here also that that other
Austrian princess, Marie Louise, spent
her brief but happy honeymoon with
Napoleon 7. An an evidence OF the en-
peror's tufatuation for HIS bride tan
iufatHation which caused Metternich
To write that he is 50 evidently IN love
s,tf = anl r {s
feelings and all his customary ways
~ life are subordinate to her wishes
there ia stili to be seen In the park sur
rounding the palace an iron trelits
which ha ordered hunt 70 remind the
nineteeu-year- emnress Of her ia
vortte trellts al Schonhrunn. This In
cidcnt Is reminiscent of the devotion
displayed hv the Babylonian king who
huHt one Of the seven wonders of the
weird -the hanging Rardens--in order
that hts bride might not be without
her native mountain scenery even. on
the plains Of the Fnphrates.
TT was IT CompiegnA thet one Of
the saddest episodes In French history
orcurred-the capture OF Joan of Arc
nv the Burpundjaus in 1880. followed
/ bv her martyrdom at the stake Just
! twelve months later In Rouen.
"Refnre the war Compieene was an
/ Industrial town Of considerable impor-
| tance, It's chief activities being boat
/ building. rope ma king, distillinE and
I tho manufacture 81 chocolate, ma
/ chinery, sacks, chemicals and hats, 1t
alao carried on Il thriving river borne
/ traffic In timber aud coal. and its as
/ paravus farms were famous
In 1874 CompteEne offered q stern
resistance to the Pr11s~ians and In the
( Franco Pruastsn conflict ~ 1S7o-f811
I it was one of the headquarters Of the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
VIRGINIA GIRL WILL GO TO
FRANCE WITH Y. w. q. a

Hrrfsonhurg, Va. June 2e.-Misr
Mary Bowles. of Staunton, yesterday
made application through D. WamnIey
Earman. deputy clerk OF the United
states court here, for a passport Ia
france. The application will be for
waroed to Secretary of State Robert
Lansing.
Inc young woman, who will do
r rn work for the Y. w. c. A. in
= rance, is a daughter OF william A.
for the Deaf and blind in sts,inton
ana came from New York CITY tn
f1arrison burg to make the application
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
EVANGELIST HARDY WILL
SPEAK AT SOLDIERS HOME

Evangelist j. H Hardy, OF Lynch
burg. who has been conducting re-
vfval st Colonial Place for the past
ten days, will preach at the Soldiers
home this afternoon at O'Clock. The
subject viii be Gods Last Can to
Man"
He win preach in DR.. Ksmper's
pulpit. Hanover Avenue Christ ian
church. this evening. Subject: THE
Greatest Commandment" All are
cordially invited
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30

Albany. ". Y. June 28-Fe6era
department OF justice officials here
have placed a ban on carrier pigeon
races. favorite sport among loca
bird fancters. All birds OF this type
are being made nessan ger -avfators
for Uncle Sam or their wings must
remain unspread, the pigeon race en-.
fhusiast was told
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30

ton as related to the war is not then
concluded. the people viii re-elect
him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30
Petersburg
notice.:

In case OF any failure on the
part of Petersburg subscribers
to receive
THE RICHMOND vIRGTSIAN
promptly and regularly, they are
requested to call Arthur ID. Man
gum. Agent, Phone 5oS-J, Pc
fersburR, who will see all such
complaints are properly attend
ed to. Mr. Mangum is also au-
thorized to make collections
; from subscribers and agencies
and supply news dealers with
Richmond virginians.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30

27-inch White Popltn
Full mercertzed finish, good quail
ity and useful for many Summer
needs. Nurses win and this makes
up splendidly for uniforms.
Special. 80c I'D.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30

French Lnen Batista
40 inches wide. perfect round
thread. nne quality; just like I An
linen Iawn--a splendid fahT11
Present days price IL 50 cents. Id
Our special. 80 -
Second Floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-30

The Rev. Pembroke Reed, for the
past eight years rector Of ST. Johns
Episcopal church. Of this city. Will
leave the latter part Of July for Au-
rora. Ill. where he has accepted the
call as rector Of the Trinity Episcopal
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19
Finding Good Ground Water.

Good ground water Is the ideal sup
ply for farms, according to Farmers
Bulletin 941, "Water Systems for
Farm Homes" recently issued by the
United States department of agricul-
ture.
Any farmer about to put down a
deep or expensive well, and who is
uncertain Of the depth and the guam
tity or quality of the water likely to
be encountered, should describe fully
the location and conditions Of his
project to national or state geological
authorities and ask for advice. Times
without number. wells have been sunk
to great depths In the belief that
eventually plentiful supply would
be reached, only to find that water
was not there, or that 1t was unfit for
use, or thdt mere hole or sump had
been created which. served but to
drain water from relatively near the
surface. There is no short cut and
no better guide In this matter than
Information as to the kind. thickness,
porosity, and dip of the strata of the
region and of the results obtained In
neighboring wells, study of the land
slopes and character of the vegeta-
tfon, and examination for evidences
OF seeps and springs.
Regarding the use Of f0rked viii
low, hazel, or peach stick for locating
underground water. 1t can be said
safely the method is without merit,
although so-called forked.stick artists
from their experience and observation
OF surface conditions usually are bet
ter able to Judge of the probabilities
Of ground water than is the average
person not thus trained. So also,
there is little to recommend certain
patented automatic water finders
which are based upon the possible.
but largely conjectural. proposition
that electrical exchanges between the
earth and atmosphere are stronger In
the vicinity Of subterranean waters. :
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19

lied self.help. enlisting the co-opera-
tioa of all farmers interested In car
rying out county agricultural pro-
gram of work.
Membership is open to all residents
Of the county directly interested In
agriculture, men and women alike. A
small membership fee CASUALLY $1) is
charged.
While the original conception Of the
farm bureau was as an aid to county
agent work, 1t was quickly realized
that 1t has broader field. and now 1t
is coming to be recognized as the Off
cial agricultural body Interested In
promoting all that pertains to bet
ter and more prosperous rural life.
How to Organize.
Farmers interested In organizing
county central bodies to work for bet
ter agriculture may obtain plans and
other information from their state ex-
tension director at the state agricul.
tural college, or from the states rela-
tions service. United States depart
ment of agriculture.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19
CHAPTER XII.
A Surprise For Pearson,

CTEPHEN. the "man of the family
- was the only member of the
household. servants excepted,
who slept soundly that night. Con.
scious OF having done his duty In the
affair with Pearson and his guardian
and somewhat fatigued by the dis.
agreeable task OF soothing his hyster.
ical sister, he was slumbering peace.
fully at 0 the next morning when
awakened by series OF raps on hIs
bedroom door.
'Ah! What7 Well, what Is it?s he
demanded. testify opening his eyes
Edwards, is that your What the devil
do you mean by making such row3s
The voice which answered was not
the buffers, but Caroline's.
Steve! Oh. stevei" she cried. DE
get up and come out. Come, quick
Something has happened"
''Happened7 What is itg'
II cart tell you here. Please dress
and come to me as quick as you can"
Stephen found his sister standing bv
the library window, letter in her
hand. She looked troubled and anx.
ioua
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well enough. Seems like q decent
moorins for an old salt water derelict
like me. The price Is reasonable. and
| guess likely Ill take it. / guess
will"
why do you guessl BY George, !
hope you willr'
DO you, I'm much obliged.
didn't know but after last night. after
the scrape got you into. you might
feel-well. sort of as II you'd seen
enough OF me-
The young man smiled bitterly. 1T
wasn't your fault he said. 1T was
mine entirely. I'm quite old enough
to decide matters for myself, and
should have decided as my reason and
not my inclinations told me. You
weren't to blame"
"Yes. l was. II you're old enough
I'm too old. / callate. But did think
however. there's no use goin' over
that don't want you to think that
I've hove overheard that responsible
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w Wseut your touN,' No o0to.
ty' ! was 30 easy and fresh about tax.
In on my shoulders. It's there yet,
and I'll see you squared with Caroline
afore this wage is over IL live
His friend frowned.
You needn't mind" he said. Il pre-
fer that you drop the whole miserable
business"
well. maybe. But, Jim, you've tax.
en- hold Of these electric batteries that
doctors have sometimes? It's awful
easy to grab the handles Of one Of
those contraptions, but when you want
to drop 'em you can't. They don't
drop easy. ! took hold of the handles
Of Bije's affairs, and though it might be
pleasanter to drop EN- l cantor l
won't"
Then you're leaving your nephew
and niece doesn't mean that you've
given up the guardianship"
Captain Elisha's jaw set squarely.
Il don't remember sayin' that 1t did"
he answered. with decision. Then, bis
good nature returning, he added: well,
Jim. there's just one thing more. Have
l disgraced you good deal bein'
around with you and chummin' in with
You the way | have? That Is, do you
think I've disgraced you? Are you
ashamed Of mer'
81! Ashamed OF you? You're jok.
ing"
NO, I'm serious. Understand now,
I'm not apologizin'. My ways are my
ways, and think they're just as good
as the next felleris. whether he's from
South Denboro orwell, Broad street.
I've got habit Of thinkin' for myself
and actin for myself. and when ! take
on my hat it's to bigger man than
l am and not to a more stylish hat.
But since I've lived here in New York
I've learned that, with a whole lot OF
folks, hats themselves count more than
what's underneath 'em. l haven't
changed mine, and l amt goin' to.
Now, with that plain and understood
do you want me to live here In the
same house with you? I amt fshin'
FOR compliments. l want an honest
answer"
He got 1t. Pearson looked him square.
ly in the eye.
u do,' he said. II Nike you, and I
DON'T care q blank about your hat. ID
that plain?"
Captain Elisha's reply was delivered
over the balusters In the hall.
Hi" he called. Hi, Mrs. Hepton."
The landlady had been anxiously
waiting, She ran from the dining
room to the foot Of the stairs.
"YesT she cried. What IL it?"
ITS 4 bargain" said the captain.
I'm ready to engage passage"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19
HOW TO TRANSFER BEES

The keeping Of bees In box
hives or log gums" Is unproflt-
able. The care that bees need
In order to gather q fair crop r.,
honey can be given only II I !
beekeeper is able to examine thA
the bees and to move the combs
as needed.
Probably one-thltd Of all the
bees In the United States are In
hives without movable combs,
and to assist the owners of such
colonies to get them In proper
hives the United States depart
ment of agriculture has pre-
pared Farmers Bulletin 931,
transferring Bees to Modern .
Hives" Various methods are
given, some one of which viii
be possible to any beekeeper, SO
that there Is no reason for de-
lay 10 making the bees produc-
tive.
Unless the bees are properly
managed after transfer there is
little advantage in movable
frame hives. This requires a
study Of beekeeping as well as
promptness and care. Direc-
tions for handling bees are given
In other publications Of the de-
partment.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19
CHAPTER xl-contlnued.

"Oh, oh. Steye!' she cried and. turn.
ing TO her brother. sobbed Historically
on his shoulder. "Oh, Steve, what shall
we doi"
stephen put his arm about her waist
Its all right, sis" he said soothingly
Don't cry before him. I guess" with
glance at his uncle. you've said
enough to make even him understand
at last"
Captain Elisha looked grayely at the
pair. Il guess you have" he said
slowly. II guess you have, Caroline.
Anyhow. l can't think offhand of any.
thing you've left out | could explain
some things, but what's the use? And"
with q sigh. you may be right in a
way. Perhaps | shouldn't have come
here to live. II you'd only told me
plain afore just how you felt I'd
maybe Id-but there! l didn't know
L didn't know. You see. | thought
However. guess that part Of
your troubles Is over. But" he added
firmly, wherever | am or wherever |
go you most understand that I'm your
guardian, just the same. l considered
a long spell afore took the place, and
| never abandoned ship yet once
took command of her. And I'll stick
TO this one! Yes, sir. I'll stick to 1t in
spite Of the devil-or the Dunns, either.
Till you and your brother are Of age
fm goln' to look out for you and your
interests and your money, and nothin'
nor nobody shall stop me. As for fore
in my company on you, though, that
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19
By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN
THE CAPTAIN REFUSES TO GIVE UP THE TRUST THAT HAS
CAUSED HIM so MUCH TROUBLE
(cepyr.ghs sy D. Appls.on = Coz

SynopsisAtwood Graves New lawyer goes
boro Cape Cod TO Captain Elisha Warren. a
storm While on the he
goes with the latter to his home The
hat MS brother whom he had eighteen
ana named him guardian of his children
and Stephen aged nineteen The
New
accept the trust The arrival
ton among his wards and their arsOcratlc
makes friends with james Pearson then
Sylvester head of Graves firm The
brothers trust Sylvester pleased but
and dsmay Pearson calls and
Warren and their father Caroline
servant whose father hurt by
Malcolm Dunn had caused the injury and makes him help
the sufferers until his DEATH
difference he had with Rogers
latter In shady transaction The plans
ton for Caroline but the latter who
the day with the Dunns fails
father They upbrad both their uncle and Pearson
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The captain gets q hint that
there are more rocks ahead.
Read about this development
In the next installment.
(To BE CONTINUED
American Girls Who Marry youno.


The census bureau finds that hun
dreds of American girls In every twelve
months are married at fifteen. Thou-
sands annually are married at sixteen.
Out OF every 100 women In this coun-
try eleven have married before pass
ing nineteen. In New England tac-
cording to the census data) only one
woman in fifteen gets an acceptable
proposal before she is twenty. In the
south, the desirable man offers himself
to one out of five or one out Of sIx
girls OF nineteen or under. It Is shown
by the census that young woman's
cbsnce OF offers is decidedly better in
a rural community than anywhere
else.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-12-19

"What7r he shouted. "You mean he's
quitp
well. that's different. l cal'late you
won't have to worry any more. Good
night"
He thrust his hands into his pockets
aud walked slowly from the library.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27

ranged by some-Young, Knight
and Crassweller.
But, despite Mr.. Crassweller s
handsome vote, he really might
have been defeated if the progress
sives had not supported him.
Their support undoubtedly made
his election a sure thing, there
fore supporters Of some Of the
independent candidates threw
votes to him merely to be in fash
ion, which, otherwise, might have
gone to another. =
Peyton was low man and COL
man high man on the ticket Of
the autocrats. One probably ran
behind and the other ahead of
the normal vote in favor of that
ticket. The average of the two
votes would be 1926.
DR.. Schaibly's vote was 3,317
and DR.. Annand's was 1926. The
average Of the two would be 1901
just enough to have beaten Grass
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27

It must be the German influ-
ence that causes so many fierce,
wild things to come out Of the
woods this summer.
Only a few weeks ago, q big
black bear, up near the Goose
berry river in Lake county, tried
to interview editor Metcalfe when
he was out joy riding with his
family.
It was not long afterwards
when a lady moose, out on the
Pike lake road, tried to sit IN
DR.. Bettenhausen's lap when he
came by in his Dodge car. OF
course her ladyship may have
mistaken the Dodge for that
mammoth Mormon car that flies
up and down the Pike Lake road
like a spectre of the night. The
mistake cost the lady Of the wild
wood a broken neck.
Moose are reported as swim
ming so freely in Vermilion lake
as to make it unsafe for tour
lists to paddle about in their ca
noes. Now, down at Willow River,
wolves are chasing farmers up
the trees.
Philip Brendal is a farmer in
the Willow River zone of human
endeavor down in Pine county.
He recently climbed a tree near
his home to locate a bee hive
Just as he was on the point OF
sliding back to the ground he
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27
A. MUNICIPAL WOOD YARD
NOW APPEARS PROBABLE
State Safety Commission Has Authorized Fuel Board
Which, Under Supt. Ward, Will Aid Munich
palities in Fuel Undertakings.

safety commission, cities and vii
lagos in st. Louis county, exceed
ing population Of 500, were duly
authorized to cut, buy or sell
fuel wood. Concerning policies of
the fuel board, Mr.. Ward recently
expressed himself as follows, viz:
"The st. Louis county wood Of
ficials will be ready at all times
to aid the cities and villages of
the county in operating their
wood Industries.
"The main proposition is to get
the wood to the consumers in
place of coal. How it is done,
while a problem that must be
carefully considered, is not Of
prime Importance. If the towns
and villages can manage on their
own resources, so much the bet
ter.
eve are studying the business
from every possible angle before
we take action. It is a problem
that cannot be solved by hasty
actions. When we are sure that
the best method Of action has been
evolved we will commence op-
erations.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27
WOLF Silly TREES FARMER
Philip Brendal, Pine County Granger, Seeks Wild
Honey, But Finds Himself Imprisoned
BY Wild Animal.

heard a slight rustic in the brush
behind him. Looking before he
jumped, he discovered a big wolf
sneaking up, presumably for the
purpose of tearing some human
steaks out of the farmer when
he hit solid ground.
Philip Brsndal Skinned up that
tree like a Martin county non
partisan with the sheriff after
him. He sent out S. O. S. yells
that were heard for three miles.
In the meantime, Mr.. Wolf sat
down at the foot Of the tree and
licked his chops in anticipation
of the feast he would have when
the farmer came down.
James Meel and son. accom-
panied by Frank Gerard, appear
ed in response to Brendel's yells
for succor, which caused Mr.. Wolf
to sneak quietly away through
the underbrush. Brendal then
came down from the tree.
Nothing more was seen Of the
vicious animal until the next Sun
day night, when John Stephan
visited the spot where Brendal
was chased up a tree. The wolf
put in an appearance but Step
han laid the marauder low with
his trusty old deer gun.
What Stephan was doing in
the woods on Sunday night with
his trusty old deer gun undoubt-
edly is another story.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27
Phillips

Commissioner Phillips now
seems to have an unobstructed
right-of-way in establishing a mu-
nicipal fuel yard. 1t seems to be
up to him to get busy and show
the people how cheaply and ef-
fectively he can sell wood in the
city of Duluth.
By authority of the state safety
commission St. Louis county now
has a duly organized fuel board.
County commissioner O'Neil is
chairman and deputy auditor
Walker is secretary. Other mem
bers, representing the citizens of
the county, are Charles S. Mitchell
and L. G. Harris. County COM
missioners Becks and Swanstrom
with Fred Ward, superintendent
of the county work farm, complete
the fuel boards membership. Mr..
Ward will bear the title of fuel
superintendent as well, thereby
having charge Of the practical op-
erations. He has been given
broad authority as to ways and
means for securing wood for the
towns and cities of the county.
At a recent meeting of the state
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27
TALES OF THE TOWN

A former st. Louis county at
torney and a Superior friend are
credited with getting so dry that
a pilgrimage to the oasis of Oliver
seemed imperative.
Once at the bar Of cooling bev-
erages, they irrigated their arid
interiors to a comfortable degree
and then decided to journey back
to Duluth.
"Let us take a few bottles Of
drouth cure back to dear old Du-
luth," suggested the former coun-
ty attorney and the motion was
promptly adopted.
"I'm afraid of the policeman at
the bridge. My automobile is not
one of those whose number that
guardian at the bridge has in
structions to ignore, declared the
former st. Louis county attorney.
"Put the bottles n|the folds OF
the cover Of the car" advised the
Superior friend. That motion was
promptly adopted.
The stimulating beverages i'm
bibed at the Oliver life-saving sta
ton caused the friends to drive
that staid old car at a rapid pace.
Just as they were passing off the
bridge on the Duluth side, the car
hit a big bump with the result that
a big bottle Of cold beer flew out
Of the folds Of the automobile top
and made a wet. splash and crash
on the roadway.
"Hey, there" shouted the cop
per, suddenly aroused from pleas
ant day dreams.
The occupants Of the car stepped
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1918-07-27
THE DAY RETURNS,
MY BOSOM BURNS.

The day returns, my bosom burns,
The blissful day we twa did meet;
Though winter wild in tempest
toiled,
N'er summer sun was half sac
sweet.
Than a. the pride that loads the tide
And crosses DER the sultry line,-
Than kingly robes, and crowns
and globes,
Heaven gave me more; it made thee
mine. -.
While day and night can bring de-
light,
Or nature aught Of pleasure
give,-
While joys above my mind can move,
For thee and thee alone I live;
When that grim foe of life below
Comes in between to make us part,
The iron hand that breaks our band,
It breaks my bliss-it breaks my
heart.
Robert Burns.