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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
WHITE SULPHUR HELPS
WAR DEAEG|T FUNDS
Last Week In August Finds Guests al
Springs Busy With Benefit En-
tertainnlcnts
MADAME GILLS SINGS
Nine Gabrielle ellis, French Opera
Singer, and NJ Beaudoin de Beau
rnaniot, In Benefit Entertainment
for Devastated France.

Especial to The Richmond virginian,)
The Greenbrier. White sulphur
Springs, w. Va, Aug. 3l.--The last
week OF August found White sulphur
Springs submerged in the desire to
aid the war reliefs and henefit funds.
and entertainments were enthusiast
cally staged for the cause OF help win
the war. On Saturday evening M
Beaudoin de Beaumanoit. of France,
gave a talk In his native tongue on
the work Of the American committee
for devastated France. and official
French rims were shown OF the re-
.hahilitated - regions of destroyed
France. Madame Gabrielle ellis. OF
France, a noted opera singer who h
stopping at the Greenbrier with Mr..
and Mrs. George Blumenthal. charg-
ed the entire audience with greatest
enthusiasm when she appeared, in the
dress OF the French flag and sang
with great dramatic fervor. La Marse-
illaise, Burr Mcintosh. who will soon
start for France as the cheerful
philosopher. under the auspices OF the
Out There Theater league. accomplish
ed with his winning grace, the raising
Of much money by auctioning an en-
hroidered luncheon cloth. Each bid
der was responsible alone for the
amount he raised the bid. and figure
few high, until Miss Virginia Smath-
ers. OF New York, won the cloth with
a SIS bid. Miss Gwendolyn King. OF
New York, who is here for the sum
mer with Mrs. Barry King. was in
charge of the entertainment and act
ed as treasurer for the evening, Over
81. 800 was raised for the American
committee OF which Miss Anne Nor
gan is vice-president
a subscription bridge part was given
on Thursday evening fer the benefit OF
the A. B. r. B. Permanent blind re-
lief war fund was a great success and
over twenty tables OF players devoted
their evening to adding to the cause.
Mrs Charles L Strobel who was in
charge, donated prizes for the even;
ing and Miss Sarah l.. Poe assisted
her in conducting the party.
Mrs. Garrett Buckner Wall. Of Rich
mond. announced as chairman Of the
war savings stamp committee that
$l0.155 had ben subscribed in war
stamps at the Greenbrier, and the
White during the week-ends at White
sulphur Springs, when the var stamp
booths were opened At the dinner
hour. White sulphur SPRINGS allott-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02

TRUSTEES SALE OF Two-sToRY
DETACHED BRICK DWELLING ON
THE EAST SIDE OF EIGHTEENTH
STREET. BETWEEN BROAD AND
GRACE STREETS,
By virtue OF certain deed of trust.
dated September IA. 1915, and Of record
In the clerks office Richmond chan
Gerry court, deed book 235+D, page So,
default having been made in the pay
ment of certain notes therein secured.
and being required so to do, will sell
by public auction on the premises on
"WEDNESDAY. SEPTEMBER 4, 1918,
at 8 O'Clock p. NJ.
the two-story brick residence. No. us
North Eighteenth street. containing
about eight rooms. Lot has a front
age of twenty-five feet and runs back
between parallel lines 122 feet to an
alley. .
TERMS; Cash as to expenses of exc
cutting this trust and TO pay the sum
OF $50 and interest and any taxes that
may be due and unpaid and t. credit as
to $1,000 due September IL, 1918: bal
ance at one and two years.
This property. however, Is sold sub
ject to a prior lien of $4,000 and in
terest
c. L. DENooN.
r, L. CRAWFORD,
Trustees.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
Bitten by Homewriting Microbe Soldiers in France VIII
Use 12O,O0O,OOO Sheets of Paper and 100000
Envelopes Within the Next Year in Y. NJ.
{ A. Huts Alone-An Europe Combed
BY CLARENCE BuDNcToN KELLANp
For Stationery

~ ARTS, July 2o.--There never
was such an army of letter
q writer's as the American Ex-
peditionary Force In France!
II the thing keeps up. and 1t bids
fair not only to continue, bat to
increase. We shall have to add
writer's cramp to the list Of hor.
rors Of war, for our soldiers have
been bitten by tho writing microhe:
they can no moro resist the sight
Of pen and paper than a hungry
hobo can resist an apple pie cool
ing In . farmhouse window.
Next to getting letter from
home, which is the greatest and
most exhilarating indoor pastime
In France, the soldier enjoys writ
ing to the folks and telling them
all about 1t for page upon page.
He u seeing . heap OF new things
ands meeting with = heap Of new
experiences, which boil around In.
side him and make him mighty I'M
comfortable. until he can unburden
them to pa and ma and Jenny
Jones, back in Keokuk. He's just
naturally got to put 1t down In
black and white.
STATIONERY A PROBLEM
One OF the biggest Jobs over hera
IL furnishing him writing paper and
envelopes. Stationery stores are
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02

rickety table. There he eats and
settles himself to composition.
There are several soldiers in
France-several! All OF them
write, which means considerable
when you check up.
'Lemme see, got TO write Ma
and Aunt Loo and Nell and Bill
Wilkes tonight" says the soldier
man, and he goes to 1t with vim
and enthusiasm. When you stop
to figure that some officer In his
company must read all those let
tiers and censor them, 1t looks as
though that officer were going to
have to consult an oculist before
this war ends.
TONS AND TONS or PAPER
During the next year the Y. M.
G. A. estimates 1t will be required
to give to the soldiers from 7.00o,-
900 to lo.o0o.0 900 sheets of paper
per month, and from $500, 900 to,
100000 envelopes. Ono order
was recently placed for $4,000. 900
envelopes and $50 toms OF writing
paper, which runs 250.o 900 sheets
to the ton. II. = I.
This vast quantity Of paper II
SECURED at great sspepse aof.
time and labor. and with tho at.
most difficulty. It must be cor
lected from all parts OF Europe
England. France. Spain. The
paper comes in huge rolls and must
be cut up and printed In Paris by
the r. M. G. A.
This means that In 7. M. G. A.
huts alone our soldiers during the
next year will write home to thu
folks on 10, 900 900 sheets Of paper
and 10000. 900 envelopes. The total
weight OF paner and envelopes Will
be 72o tons. Seven hundred xnd
twenty tors OF comfort and newA
for the fc'.s back home. "
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02

Harvey Granger. Jr.. OF Savannah. Ga.
Mrs George Anderson and Miss
Penelope Anderson arrived by auto
mobile for the day with Miss Gather
inc Cook. Frank Male arrived at the
White on Tuesday.
Mrs. James Piech and Miss Althea
Puech, of New Orleans. who have been
in New York. arrived here for a stay
of several weeks ~zYsys
Arriving here from washinexusfs bn
saturday was Surgeon-Generaf Rurfrt
Blue and Mrs. Robert S. Hume, who
stopped at colonnade cottage. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Carey are here from
Lexington. KY.
Captain and Mrs. c. crittenden Cali
houn, Of Washington and Lexington,
have arrived at the Greenbrjer xon
their honeymoon, Before her marriage
Mrs. Calhoun was Mr.. Barker Gum-
mere. OF New York and washington.
They have been passing some. t7me,at
Mrs. Calhoun's summer place .Rose-
dale" at Princeton. Mrs. Stephens
Blaine Elkins and Mrs Dewitt Tal-
mage are here from Warrington With
Mrs. w. Pitt Scott. who was joined for
over the weekend by Captain Pitt
Scott Mrs. Elkins and party came
here after touring the White moun-
tains. Mrs. William J. Sturgis who
was Miss Ellen D. Yuiile, and is now
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Burks Yuiiie. has bren TONED
by Mr.. Sturgis. The Misses Nancy
and Burks fuiiir attend the Fuxeroft
school at Middleburg. Va
Mr. md Mrs Rerfran H. Rnr<eAY,
of Rumson. ". j., have arrived 1T the
Greenbrier to pass several wekag Miss
Margaret Livingston Is here from Nsew
York I'D Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo Ephle
Hackett. of Philadelphia: Chaxies
Richardson, Of New York. Mrs. John
Middleton, of New York. and Mrs.
George Thomas Marye. Of Washing
ton. who returned TO the Greenbrier
from Yorke Harbor. Me-. where she
passed a fortnight are also here. Mr..
and Mr.. Richard NJ. Cadwalader, Jr,,
honeymoon hero last year. have re-
OF Philadelphia, who passed their
turned for brief stay. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
SCHEDULES.

Chesapeake h Ohio Railway
Ctn.. Lou'vle A. West. 100 p. $3.50 p.
Main Line Local. 1910 a.. ISIS p.
James River Line. 10000 a., 1915 D.
N. News. Mix.
Old Point. 1900 a., 1890 n, 400 n.
Newport News Local 100 a., '5:15 p.
From Norfolk, Newport News, Old
Point. 1905 a.. 1915 p. ss.55 p. New
port News Local. 's:4S a. s;s5 p. From
west. ss:15 a.. '3:40 p. Locals, 1856
a.. s7:55 p. James River. +s:2s a..
$40 p.
sDatly fExcept Sunday
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02

Seaboard Air Line Rwy. Co.
Trains leave daily A. NJ. Norlina
local: 1:15 p. NJ. sleepers. Atlanta
and Jacksonville: $40 p. NJ. Atlanta
Birmingham Special: li:4o p n.
sieepers, jacksonville. Trains arrive
6:25 A. IL. 80 \. III, S;45 r. NJ. s:so
p. NJ.
Effective Sunday. May IL
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Southern Railway system

Trains LAAve Rjenmond-Aain-s 81
station. Schedule nOnres not guaran.
teed. For the South-DAily:. 1880 A. N,
observation parior cafA car: soc p. n.
alaaping car to Atlanta; 1a:N F. II
express: slsspinG ears 70 Darsttls and
Aahevflls opsna leo r. ~; $50 p. n.
local for Ksysvtl1A Chase City and OK
ford-week dAye
York Rfver fanA-.sf sSt 4 -. and s:iS
r. u, daily leaaI 70 West Point sac
p. Il daily. except 01ndaS. 6teama'
Train connscting for Baltimore.
Trains Arrive NteAmonA--From the
0oush: 7.0k A. II. / rs p. II. e:So r. Il.
laliy; $40 4. u. except Sunday. From
west Point: $40 A. u. and e:lS r. H..
Aaily. Steamer Train. e:SS ~ H.. daily
O0lce e07 = AAin 81 Phone Ma 171
Oxoopt Monday.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
Lcndon Boobies Baek..

London. Aug. 3l.--London's Bob
bies' are back on their jobs -tonkGht
The strike OF. the rolicemsys axaA 4aAt.
tied through the good Offices of NE.
mier Lloyd George. The mon, will -.
ceive wage increase of thirteen ShilI-
lnss week tabout 1920 which
makes tfIeif totaf Pay ftfty-shfse AiI1ffts
ings week labout $13.26). Pensions
will >be granted to widows. and the
children's allowance 10 to be .1ncreAaed
to Ave shillings. which u douhfs what
II was 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
Has reached Copenhagen.

Lynchburg. Va. Sept. 1->-Mrs and
Mrs. James German. TIT Madiacn
street have been notified by the 3t1te
department at Washington of4yn0 sals
arrival at Copenhagen. DAn1iArk. ok
their son. Richard r. GornsAH. who
Ia in the service Of the state dep41t-
ment and stationed ct the AmesicAe
legation Ia Copenhagen. HA r1&s14
his destination August re. III ss sssssss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02

FOR NORFOLK, se.o6 A. N. 1900 A
NJ, 1900 p. NJ, '5:ss p. n
FOR LYNcHRGRG AND THE WEST.
80 20 A. NJ. $500 p. n. 1885 P. II
Arrive Richmond from Norfolk. 1901
noon. se.%7 r. NJ From the West:
s7:35 A. n. t3:1o p. NJ. tl:so p. n.
s7:<5 p. N.
Daily. tDaily except Sunday. tsun-
day.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
FOR RENT.

Hr0r Rent-Four or rive Nice Roomh,
with all conveniences. and garage, to
party without children. Cheap rent.
s1o1 Bellevue avenue. W o 0 d | a
Heights Randolph sss.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
HELP WANTED-1E16Al1.
"A Vocation TO Be Proud OF
HIGH GRADE WORK
FOR
BUSINESS GIRLS

A number OF ambitious, in
te1ligent young women are
needed at this time to fill posi-
tions in our telephone operat-
ing forces.
This method of serving the
public is highly important. It
I'D also a5smusuaIfy fascinating
career.
Good Salaries from the Start.
Permanent Positions
Regular and Frequent In
CreaSeS
Special Opportunities for
promotion.
High Grade, Clean1y, Pleas
Iant Work.
Cungenial and Carefully Cho-
|sen Associates
Light and Airy Central
Offices .------.
Comfortable Recreation and
dining Rooms.
Annual Vacations With Pay.
Sick Benefits and Pensions
Without Cost
We invite you to come and
talk the matter over personally
with Miss Via or her assistant
lat the employment Office, TOO E.
Grace Street.
Make an Appointment
Any time between 8 A. M. and
9P. M.
THE CHESAPEAKE AND
| POTOMAC TELEPHONE
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02

YOUNG LADIES AND
GIRLS
# You Are Going to Work,
why not work in the INCEST
PLACE and the place where
you can make the MOST
MONEY!
WHITLOCK BRANCH,
23d and Main SITS.
We can give employment
- to young ladies and girls be-
tween the ages of IA and 80,
and. especially from Il to 1s.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-02
s'r AUTOMOBILES,
viii HcSssSS TSsrin~ ca Il ESckss <s
for light duty motor truck. OIL,
care virginian.
AUCTION SALES.

Bye. l.. & III. l.. DENOON, INC.
Real Estate Auctioneers.
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=. - - -
WHNTED.

tina fufnfture and feathAr beds
hEARD. Madison s3oz.
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STATIONERY A PROBLEM

One OF the biggest Jobs over here
IL furnishing him writing paper and
envelopes. Stationery stores are
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22
SERBS ARE DRIVING
WEDGE INTO BULCAR
EVER WIDENING FRONT is
MENACE TO ENEMY'S EN-
TIRE DEFENSE.

London. Sept 2l.-1'hc Serbian
troops east OF Monastr have ad-
Varccd more than nine miles in one
day and now are less than eight
miles from the main highway con
meeting Prilep with the Nardar
river.
a Serbian official statement re,
celvcd here says that great num-
Der oi prisoners have been captured
and that the allies have taken Godi-
yak, west OF the Cerna river and Is
miles southeast of Prilep.
In their advance northward, the
Serbians have passed the line kryn-
ovo-Slrigovo-Drogojel-Polosh.
Soldiers who have been forced to
enlist in the Bulgarian army during
the occupation OF southern Serbia
are throwing away their arms and
joining the army OF liberation.
krnyovo is nine miles southwest
of Domirkapu, the nearest point on
the Nardar river and the Uskub-
Saloniki railroad, from the advanc-
ing Serbian line. Should the rail
road be reached here, the BulgarianS
fighting the British and Greek,
around Lake Doiran would be cut
oil from their base OF supplies and
reinlOrccmentS.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22
WAR SCHOOL FOR
'3iF u. S. ARMY PARSONS
{ By George T. Bye)

Paris, via London. by mail. Aug.
.l4.--The first time that | heard that
our military establishment in Europe
was so complete as to include even
war school for army parsons was
one morning last week. ! was hav-
ing breakfast and an American chap
lain sat down at my table.
He continually clicked his heels
together. while breakfasting, and
had very happy expression on his
face. Finally he had to tell about it.
Feeling like a two-year-old to-
day" he grinned. Going to school
this morning. Think OF it. An old
horse like me up before teacher
once more-and | have to make good
too. It's this new headquarters
school for padres. I'm a Montana
minister: came over here three
months ago with the Y. NJ. {. A.,
but that was too tame, so tried to
get into the army-and succeeded.
My orders came to report here for a
school course before | would be at
tached to regiment All new chap
lains have to take this course"
SO | went to see the padre school.
which is in a lovely old chateu, and
presided over by Bishop Brent. an
Episcopalian; Father Doherty,
Catholic; and Chaplain Moody,
Presbyterian. son of the great evan
gelist. | mention the denominations
merely as personal designation OF
the men. The parson school forgets
there are such things as theology.
schisms and creeds.
The newly arrived chaplains get /,
their last minute instructions at the /
school before joining troops in or /
close to the battle zone. They are
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22

taught ii necessary, how to salute;
how to wear gas masks and tin he'll
NETS and, principally, how to give
comfort to Hanks in camp and in
battle; and how to avoid sermoniz-
ing. The experiences OF chaplains
who have already seen service are
quoted to them. The short course
does lot to prepare them for Ell
fective service.
Near the parsons school few
days ago our engineering corps was
boring for water. Close to the sur
face Of the ground, which is very
hiSior soil, they came TO a stone
coffin in which were the sword and
shield OF an early cru uSadcr. and no
ancient coins. Those arc kept at the
chateau as constant reminder to
chaplainS OF the crusader nature Of
the present American ENpeditionary
Force.
| heard of several experiences OF
chaplainS. One addressed a regiment
before it went into action for the
first time. All he said was, You men
60 in and fight as hard as you know
how, first committing yourselves to
God, and | promise each and every
one of you that YOU will go through
the first fight safely" The men car
ried their objectives without the loss
of man.
Another chaplain had allowed the
excitement OF the front to get on
his nerves. When a brother chap
lain was leaving headquarters to go
up to the front, the nervous one
begged him not to go, that the risk
was not worth the results, as the
men when fighting were in no mood
to talk to chaplainS. \ short time
after the friend had gone the un-
easy chaplain tainted when 4 bee
buzzed near his ear, and was later
killed the same day by long range
shell The other chaplain conducted
the funeral services
Another experience of a chaplain
did not occur in tense zone OF bat
tie. but in the beautiful gardens Of
Versailles. The chaplain was out
walking with y, NJ. c. A. secrc-
tary and found some women dip
ping baby clothes in a fountain, The
y. NJ. c. \. secretary could talk
French, and his questioning OF the
women elected the information that
erring girls OF Paris always i'm
mersed their babies clothes in this
particular fountain to ensure a
hlamcless life for their children.
1--WE learn something new about vir-
the every day" declared the chap
lain.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22
CBy The Associated Press J

(By The Associated PresS.)
Driving northward on an ever
widening front, the Serbian and
French force, in central Macedonia
now menace the entire Bulgarian
position from the Adriatic TO Sa-
lonik. The cutting OF Uskub- Sa-
loniki railways, which is only nine
miles from the new Serbian line,
would upset completely the Bulgar-
ian dcfenseS.
Serbian infantry is moving rapidly
toward the highway from Prilep to
the Nardar river, and eight miles
southward parallels the road on a
front OF more than IS miles. At
Drogojel, north OF which the cav
airy are operating, the Serbs have
advanced 20 miles from the Sokol
pokol positions. the capture OF which
prccipitated the bulgarian retire
mcut.
The formidable salient driven into
the Bulgarian line i, being extended
rapidly as the terrain becomes more
favorable, additional villages have
been liberated. \ large number of
prisoners has been added to the 5000
reported.
APPARENTLY, the Bulgarian resist
ance is not great and there is no in
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22
Taft to Speak At
Confederate K ally

Tulsa Okla, Sept. 2l,-Ex-PrcSi-
dent William Howard Tait will be
one of the speakers at the United
Congcderate Veterans reunion to be
held in Tulsa,> Okla, Sept. 24-2S, ac-
cording to a message received here
today by Chairman Tate Brady OF
the reunion committee, from J., +.
Phillips, state chairman OF the
Fourth Liberty loan The date OF
Mr.. Taft's appearance in Tulsa was
not made known.
Congressman Scott Ferris will ad-
dress the veterans the opening day
of the reunion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22
Noted Ace Is Missing.

Paris, Sept. .--(Friday)- Sub
Lieutenant Boyau, one OF the fam
Gus French aces. is reported today
to have been missing since Wednes-
day. He is credited with 32 aerial
victories.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-22
FEEDING COTTON SEED.

1t is violation of the u. s. food
administration rules to feed cotton
seed. AS lbs. linters from each and
every ton seed raised is requisition-
ed for making powder and the oil
must be produced to manufacture
greases and nitroglycerine for the
allies. % I'm
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Want Ads bring results.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-01
Made Brave Rescue.

Once n terror to mariners, Minots
light. which stands on a reef off Bos-
ton harbOr, has another thrilling story
added to its history, says the Popular
Mechanics magazine. Three days be-
fore Christmas, Captain Octavius
Reamey, the keeper, approached the
tower in his mOtOrbOat, which was
loaded with provisions and fuel OBJ
tanned on the mainland. AS the craft
drew up, It was overturned by the
waves that were breaking over the base
of the structure, leaving the captain
battling alone in a tossing maelstrom
of lev water The assistant keeper was
lowered on a rope from the door fifty
feet above. He managed to seize the
drowning man before it was too late,
and both men were pulled from the
water by their companions to the door
way high in the tower.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-01
Reservoir Dams in Tunis.

Already the French are looking for
ward to the rapid development Of the
province of Tunis in Africa. Accord
ing to a civil engineer who has been
the matter there are
about 80 localities in that country
where dams could he constructed, with
reservoir capacities ranging from g.
100000 to 4OO,OOOOOO cubic meters, and
water power ranging from 30 to 5000
horse power Of continuous energy. The
engineering difficulties are stated to
be small in comparison with those of
dams already built in Europe and the
United States, and the utilization of
the water for irrigation, electrical
mower, and I'm one case canal naviga-
ton is estimated to furnish a good
margin of profit. The numerous ruins
of Roman dams found in Tunis show
by what methods the country became
"the granary of Rome" under the en-
pire and the ruins of large cities, with
cOliseums, bath and temples of great
size standing in what are now barred
plains, are evidence of the success OF
the organized methods of irrigation OF
those ancient times.
Smyrna times., 1918-05-01
WHEN HE MADE RECORD JUMP
Teungster Was Trying to Escape Dog
He Thought Was Mad, So There
Was Abundant Reason.

Commander c. B. Fry, who has ten
pOrarily relinquished athleticism in or
der to train boys for the navy, de-
scribed to me the other day how he
FIRST came to discover his ability az
a jumper.
"When quite a yOungster," he said,
Il was one day Stroling along close to
our house, when there came bounding
along the road in my direction an ex-
ceedingly wicked-looking terrier l had
recently become possessed of.
1.-THE animal was fOaming at the
mouth and showed other unmistakable
signs Of excitement and distress. Hy-
drOphObia was rife in the district at
the time. A horrid fear gripped me.
Turning swiftly aside, took the ditch
and hedge bordering the road in one
Wild leap, landed safely in an or
chard on the other side, and was up
plum tree a few seconds later.
"The dog however, followed through
a gap in the hedge and sat at the bot
tom of the tree, but he brought toad
in his mouth, and l perceived he was
not mad beyond the degree of trying to
eat the toad. So l came down, and
went to have look at the hedge
had Jumped over.
ut was much higher than my head
not to mention the ditch. 1t was many
years before I jumped as high again
-PearsOn's Weekly.