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The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22

"NO. want to talk to you about
this letter of her fathers"
eyes, dear. that's why"
cts simply the most offensive piece
Of writing that I've ever held In my
hands! -
She stepped back from him, startled.
'But, dear. thought"
ST can't understand your even show
ing me such thing!" he cried. GLOW
did you happen to bring it to me?'
'sYour uncle thought I'd better. He
thought it was the simplest thing to
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
d fire. A piece of ice smooth and

a fire. A piece Of ice smooth and
clear, not too large and pointed at
one end, can be held in such a posi-
ton that it will focus the suns rays.
When these rays are concentrated on
a piece Of gun cotton they will cause
combustion, thus starting a flame.
There is no record of paper being ig-
ntted by this method, as a piece of
Ice in the desired size will melt before
the necessary heat can be obtained.
But Arctic explorers have employed
the means described when matches or
fiat ware not to he had.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
Start Fire With Ice.

It was an Arctic explorer who first
discovered that a fire can be made
with piece Of ice, notes an exchange.
Not that the Ice itself will burn, but
through its aid 1t Is possible to start
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
CHAPTER XVII.

George choked. For an instant he
was on the point of breaking down, but
he commanded himself, bravely dis
missing the self-pity reused by he1
compassion. GLOW can help but be?'
he said.
"NO, no." She soothed him. 'You
mustn't. You mustn't be troubled, nc
matter what happens"
'tThat's easy enough to sayf' he
protested; and he moved as If to rise.
''Just let's stay like this a little
while, dear. Just minute or two,
/ want to tell you: Brother George
has been here, and he told me every
thing about-about how unhappy you'd
been-and how you went so gallantly
to that old woman Isabel gave a sad
little laugh. What a terrible old
woman she is What really terrible
thing a vulgar old woman can be"
Mother, L" And again he moved
to rise.
Must you? 1t seemed to me such a
comfortable way to talk. Well" She
yielded; he rose, helped her to her
feet, and pressed the light into being.
AS the room took life from the sudden
lines of fire within the bulbs Isabel
made q deprecatory gesture, and, with
a faint laugh of apologize protest,
turned quickly away from George.
What she meant was: "You mustn't
see my face until I've made it nicer
for you" Then she turned again to
him her eyes dOwncast but no sign
Of tears in them, and she contrived to
' -, -
SIance of a smile upon her lips She
still wore her hat, and in her unsteady
fingers she held a white envelope,
somewhat Crumpled.
/'Now, mother"
wait dearest she said; and
though he stood stone cold, she lifted
her arms, put them round him again,
and pressed her cheek lightly to his.
"Oh, you do look so troubled, poor
dearl One thing you couldn't doubt,
believer boy. You know could never
care for anything in the world
care for yeu-never, never -
"Now, mother"
She released him and stepped back.
"Just a moment more, dearest. want
you to read this first. We can get at
things better.'' She pressed into his
hand the envelope she had brought
with her, and as he opened it and be-
gan to read the long inClOSure she
walked slowly to the other end of the
room; then stood there, with her back
to him, and her head dropping little,
until he had finished.
The sheets of paper were covered
with Eugene's handwriting. A>r ''
George Anderson will bring you
this, dear Isabel. He is waiting while
write. He and have talked things
over, and before he gives this to you
he will tell you what has happened. I
ought to have known it was coming,
because have understood for quite
long time that young George was get
ting to dislike me more and more.
Gomehovv, I've never been able to get
his friendship; he's always had a latent
0iStruSt Of me--Or something like DIS
trust-and perhaps that's made me
sometimes a little awkward and diff
dent with him. / think it may be he
felt from the first that cared great
deal about you, and he naturally re-
scented it. I think perhaps he felt this
even during all the time when was
so careful-at least I thought I was
not to show, even to you, how i'm
nensely did care. It's perfectly COM
prehensible to me, also, that at his age
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
satisfied. There Is a melting sweet

ness, a dawnlike freshness, about the
real young girl of sixteen, every day
growing rarer, that no older woman
ever possesses. It is the early morn
ing dew on the rosebud which the sun
dispels as the day advances.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
Very Few Are.

'tNo man ever saw" said Unc3s
Eben. ''was quite good his OWL
SET as he thought ev'ybody else ought
to be"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22

sne gets excited about gossip. Dear
Isabel, whet I'm trying to get at, In my
confused way, Is that you and 1 don't
care about this nonsensical gossip, our
selves, at ali. Yesterday thought the
time had come when I could ask you
TO marry me, and you were dear
enough to me to tell me sometime it
might come to that Well. you and I,
left to ourselves. and knowing what
yre have been and what are, we'd
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
CHAPTER XVIII.

Having finished some errands down
town, the next afternoon, George Am
berSon Minafer was walking up Nation
al avenue on his homeward way when
he saw in the distance, coming toward
him, upon the same side of the street,
the figure Of young lady-a figure
just under the middle height, comely
indeed. and to be mistaken for none
other in the world-even at two hun
dred yards. To his sharp discontinue
his heart Immediately forced upon him
the consciousness of its acceleration q
sudden warmth about his neck made
him aware that he had turned red,
and then, departing, left him pale. For
a panicky moment he thought of fac
ing about in actual fight; he had little
doubt that Lucy would meet him with
no token Of recognition, and all at
once this probability struck him as IN
endurable. And if she did not speak,
was 1T the proper part of chiva1ry to
lift his hat and take the cut bare
headed1 Or should the finer gentle
man acquiesce In the lady's desire for
nc further acquaintance, and pass her
with stony mfen and eyes constrained
forward? George was young man
badly flustered.
AS they drew nearer George tried to
prepare himself to meet her with some
remnant Of ap1omb. He kept his eyes
from looking full at her, and "a he
saw her thus close at hand, and COM
ing nearer. a regret that was dunn
founding took possession Of him. For
the. first time he had the sense Of hav-
ing lost something Of Overwhelming Inn
portance. .
Lucy did not keep to the right,
but came straight to meet him, snnil-
ing, and with her hand offered to him.
"Why-yOu-" he Stammered, as be
took it. @Haven't, you" What he
meant to say was: Haven't you heard2''
Haven't whst?''- she asked; and he
saw that Eugene had not told her.
fNothing!" he gasped. ''May T
nay I turn and walk with you little
way?"
ayes, indeed rs she said cordially
He would not have altered what had
been done: he was satisfied with all
tllat-satisied that it was right, and
that his own course was right. But he
began to perceive a striking fnaccu-
racy In some remarks he had made to
his mother. Now when he had put
matters in such shape that even by
the REIMBURSEMENT of his ideals Of
life" he could not have Lucy, knew
that he never could have her. and
knew that when Eugene told her the
history of yesterday he could not have
glance or a word even friendly from
her-now when he must in good truth
"give up all idea. Of Lucy" he was
amazed that he could have used such
words as mo particular sacrifice" and
believed them when he said themG She
had looked never in her life so bewitch-
ingly pretty as she did to-day; and rs
he walked beside her he was sure that
she was the most exquisite thing in the
world.
Lucy he said huskily. ''T want to
tell you something. Something that
matters"
esT hnne ftss q EreIu som othino f5nr, -
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22

A summer girl has many engage
ments, but the telephone girl gets the
most rings.
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22
9ZkS 9bOut yOur NnseIfshness toward

me he's right-you have been unsel6sh
and you have been a perfect n1other.
But what about him? Is it unselfsh
OF him to want you to throw away
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22

Experience.
THAT old teacher we had was aB
tough as leather"
ST suppose that came from his prac-
tfce In tanning hides"
The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-11-22


so glum today he's scarcely spoken to
me- Your Uncle George ANDERSON
came to see him an hour ago and they
shut themselves up in the library, and
your uncle looked as glum as papa.
I'll be glad If you'll tell me a funny
story, George"
swell, it may seem one to you" he
said bitterly. "Just to begin with !:
when you went away you didn't let
me know; not even a word-not a
line"
Her manner persisted in being in
consequent. ''Why, no." she said 81
just trotted off for some visits Don't
you remember, George? We'd had a
grand quarrel, and didn't speak 10
each other all the way home from a
play together ike good children, OF
course it was plain that we oughtn't
30 play at all" 49,. s.. a.,
"Piay!" he cried.
eyes. What mean Is that we'd come
to the point where 1t was time TO quit
playtng-weIl. what we were playing:
"At being lovers, you means don't
your
Something like that" she said light.
". "For us two, playing at being
lovers was just the same as playing at
cross-purposes. I had all the pur-
poses, and that gave you all the cross
ness; things weren't getting along at
all, It was absurd"
ssweH, have 1t your own way" he
said. SIT needn't have been absurd"
mo- it couldn't help but be!" she
Informed him cheerfully. 1.-THE way
7 am and the way "Nu ere. II coHldn't
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

orchard. Sulphur spray checks the
scale. Prohibition alone can save
cur people from the greatest blight
which ever disgraced civilized or
savage people.
work OF comparatively small
sa larry and would if necessary rather
pay almost any proportion of 1t in
taxes than have the conditions such
as they were before prohibition came
to the rescue. as every cent Of reve-
nue received from the sale Of alcohol
rs a beverage in any form is tear
stained suffering blood money. Who
would desire their taxes paid with
such hell-scorched bills as this?
And il there should be any will
ing to pay their taxes with such
funds they certainly must be direct
decendents of Judas who sold his
friend the Savior for thirty pieces of
silver.
Know all neil and the Southern
Planter by these presents that the
black day of whiskey is past. thanks
to our God and comparatively few
faithful men, and women regardless
CT outlaws, speakeasics. blind-tigers
and all the Argus fiends Of
r erdition.
Any individual paper or party who
can not see this fact Is AS blind ar
the sphinx Of Egypt and 50 we would
like to see the Southern Planter fall
In line and go with the good people
while the going il good.
Craigsville, Va. E. T. D.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

knowledge gained in this. would all
but wipe out humanity.
We all know that before this war
We were told that great ornaments
worked for peace. and we know now
that that was not true: that they
meant death to mankind.
We have learned that peace can be
maintained throughout the world
only through an intelligent under
standing among the nations.
And the voice of those who have
gone and those who remain cry ont
for such an understanding.
That understanding, written into
the League of Nations, is being ac-
cepted in Europe
Our constitution gives the United
States Senators the power to accept or
reject the understanding accepted by
other nations ana before this govern
ment for action.
Each Senator has a right to use
his own Judgment, to come to his
own conclusion IN the matter. but he
has no right to push aside hupanitys
cry. and to base that judgement, to
come to that conclusion, on the lines
Of party expediency.
There was no srtisianship in the
fight on the Frensli front: there was
no partisanship In the buying Of
Liberty bonds or giving to patriotic
funds; there should be no partisanship
in the contest in the United States
senate, but unfortunately there is.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

of the union. The Mexican people
themselves are subject to the same
lawless acts of trigandage which
quite too many Americans have ex-
perienced Rarely has the power of
the ostensible government in Mexico
been great enough to bring to the
miscreants any Just punishments for
their crimes.
The affair has already created end
less and sometimes quite heated COM
ment, stimulated not little by those
Americans with large financial inter-
ests below the Rio Grande and fur
Their actuated by the recently pub
lished stories of men and women who
have survived the reign OF outlawry
in that strife-torn country. At any
time the sentiment thus created may
break forth into an insistent demand
that the United States send troops
into Mexico to repeat there the pro-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

Her claims in other directions had
oeen rejected. On this one thing she
was positive and determined. So she
is today. Let the Republican sena-
tors carry out their threat to reject
her only real demand, and japan will
consider herself freed from the bonds
OF the treaty and take by force what
she considers her rights" Be,,,nd
that there lie illimitable possibilities,
such as the driving of Japan into the
arms Of Germany and Russia. and
consequences which western civilisa-
ton has never liked to dwell upon. O.
II Japan does not seize such oppor.
tunities at least our politicians In the
senate will have presented to her
strong temptation of a kind which
few nations with ambitions and mil
itaristic histories have ever been
known to refuse
Ihe war. most men thought. had
brought US to different and larger
conception Of our responsibilities. Ye,
today we see men playing with the
destinies of the world as IL NOTHING
were at issue but the success of their
party and their own reelection.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
RETAIL PRICES OF MEATS

We have heard many charges
against the large meat packers in
connection with the high prices which
consumers are obliged tos pay for
their products. ami we have heard
earnest And plausible answers from
the packers, who insist that their
rrcaa are rot excessive and offer fig
urvs, understandably arranged. TO
prove their contention
We hold no brief for the packers,
who seem quite able to defend them
selves and quite ready TO avail them
selves OF every opportunity for ex-
planAsions. But Ne are constrained
10 ask What has the retailer to say
about the high price 10 the ultimate
consumer of everything he buys from
the packer 90
lip 10 this time, SO far as we have
observed, nobody engaged In retaning
meats has come forward, either here
or in ether cities, to offer any justi-
Hcation OF existing charges, We have
been interested. however. in reading
d dispassionate statement of prices
charged in Charleston, S. C.. which is
by no means better located than Rich
mond for obtaining supplies. and in
com paring them with published state
nenfs OF retail prices In this city. So
that all may see how these prices COM
pare. we print them herewith. observ-
Ing at the same time that In instances
within our own knowledge the Rich
mond quotations are lower than those
actually charged in some markets.
Charleston Richmond
Per Per
Cuts Pound Pound
Creamery butter =. SO SIS
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
Ex-sERvICE MEN AND THE POLL rAx

The men who defended this coun.
~ against the arrogant aggressions
Of Germany are not disposed to ask
any fayors regarding their standing
~ citizens. This was demonstrated
IN Richmond just the other day when
the members OF the American Legion,
~ overwhelming vote. opposed the
euggestion that they be exempted by
constitutional amendment from the
payment OF poll tax.
These ex-service men are In a diff
eexeut situation entirely from those
Who fought in the War Between the
MATES. Those men OF the older com
~ very largely, lost all that they
had in the conflict. They had exceed
1nG1y little pay while they fought
s1hetr families had no such protec-
f3oA or support as were given to
camiiies OF the men OF the great war.
4he resources Of the state were In
n161cdent to give adequate pensions
80 TO those in direst poverty,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
WEDDING RING WITH
ROMANTIC HISTORY

Norton, Va, Aug. 16.-As the work
men tear out the limestone slabs that
form the curbing on Park avenue,
there comes to mind the story Of the
romance Of a wedding.
When John Jenkins was quarrying
this stone down in Lee county near
Rosehill many years ago. his little
son sam was with him. and he had
In his possession = lady's wedding
ring, which he had found in Norton.
The boy lost II there in the quarry.
After a fruitless search he gave up
trying to find It, returned to Norton
and forgot 1t.
In the course of events the ring
was found by q farmer Of Rosehfll.
Prices for produce went downX and
the farmer~began to look around for
more lucrative work. In his search
he came to Dorchester and became
q miner.
The farmer turned miner still had
the ring with him, and one day 1t
occurred 10 him to advertise 1t. He
did so. giving the initial. and at
length received an interesting inquiry
from h Norton lady, who recognized
the ring as her own as soon as she
saw 1t.
After sixteen years the ring was
slipped back ON her nu9er.
The lady was Mrs. s. N. Taylor, =
cousin OF the little boy who had found
II and lost II In the quarry. From
Norton to Rosehill,. from there to the
minee Of Dorchester. the ring had
wandered for sixteen years until Il
cams back home, and Mrs. Taylor
still ysAEs ~ Fing with history,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
People s Forum

Editor Virginian:
Sir: The Norfolk Virginian- Pilot
recently stated that Governor Davis
will probably ask the special session
OF the legislature to start the legal ma
chinery in operation which will finally
amend the constitution and put the
veterans Of the late world war ON par
with the veterans OF the Civil War,
both Union and Confederate, as to suf-
frage; that is. 1t Is intended that the
law will permit the veterans OF the
late war to vote without the payment
OF the poll tax ~ prerequisite.
This seems to be another mistaken
idea OF the governors. He should
weigh well the consequences before he
takes such a step. Does he not know
that the eastern part OF the state will
have such large negro vote under
such law that they will at least. hold
the balance of power and In some dis
tricts be able to elect? 1t is impossible
for any amendment to be tackled on
: the constitution which Will confine
such privilege to the white soldiers;
and. if reference will be made to the
draft lists he will find that. in many
counties. the negroes exceeded the
whites by more than two to one.
His motives and magnanimity may
be prompted by proper spirit, but
his judgment Is bad. The sooner a
halt is called upon such political bosh
as this the better it will be for the
state. There Is enough unrest already,
and it would appeal to the sound dis
erection Of any thinking man to raise
as few questions as possible likely TO
give more trouble than we are bound
to have The governor Of the state
should be the last man in 1t to raise
such question, and to have him ad-
vocate 1t is unthinkable-or would
have been some years ago. Where are
we, and what are we coming to?
A.
ISle ~ Wirhf
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
Manned though they might be.

manned though they might be.
These younger veterans are in the
prime OF life. Those who were not In
cluded in the casualty lists. and many
who were sick or wounded. are now
In robust health. working more eff
GENTLY than ever. in a country full of
opportunity. The wounded and the
sick have every chance for rehabilita-
ton so that they shall always be self
supporting, apart from the very lib
eral sum allowed under their insur-
ance contracts. None is in want or in
danger Of becoming so. They are not
disposed to be pauperized.
There are other considerations In
voived in the proposal, commented
upon by correspondent from Isle
OF Wight. which ought also to be well
weighed when the matter comes up
for formal consideration. For the
present. II is sufficient that the ex-
service men themselves do not desire
the exemption suggested
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20

cesses Of pacihcation 30 successfully
employed in Cuba and the Philippines
1t appears that something will have
to be done very soon. The contrast
between our northern border. where
boundary markers are the only need
ed guards to preserve the peace and
protect American property and lives,
and that on our southern border,
where armed men are constantly
needed by thousands to prevent the
most wanton outrages. makes the lat
ter condition all the more intolerable.
Pacif1cation OF Mexico is large
task. with immense possibilities of
trouble with other Ct the Latin Amer
lean countries. We would like to md
some other way to make our border
and our citizens in Mexico secure. We
must seek that other way as long as
there is hope of avoiding the irrevo-
cable step Of armed occupation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-20
FOR WHAT DID THEY
FIGHT AND PAY
dearborn Independent

In the battle of St. Mihiel,550.0O
american soldiers fought, and many
OF them died. kindly In civilian life
they proved themselves fierce fighters
when after the foe
An idea OF the size OF the struggle
can be obtained by comparing 1t with
me oattle Of Gettysburg, In which
10000 Northern soldiers fought,
Inc Mouse Argonne struggle last ed
diers risked their lives, many Of them
making the supreme sacrifice.
America had 2.086.000 soldiers in
France, of whom $3.50, 900 saw battle
service. more than $4,000 dying in ua,-
tie. total Of l22.5O0 overseas hiving
di I'd.
There were 2ss. 900 American SOL
diers and sailors wounded ON the
western front.
tice to the gallantry shown BY the
boys who turned the tide OF battle
and helped our bleeding Allies to a
victory. the French soldiers who died
in the struggle having numbered
1880 and the British, 100000.
The war cost America much more
very much more than $1,000, 900 an
hour for two yearA.
The people have paid and are pay
AsAe NOACc VA hC0lIy ctcA ytutu&s II
not directly. then indirectly, on what
they wear and eat and in rent
The nations debt AZ q result OF the
war is about $4,000. 200, or
about $1,000 for every family, which
finally must be paid by the toll OF the
family, for no matter who pays It
directly. In the end 1t comes to tho
consumer; and with interest added it
will amount to more than $4,000,
nearer $4,000 by the time 1t II paid.
What was the object Of all this sac
rifce Of life and treasure
What do we owe to the men who
went over and rtsked their all.
What do we owe to the dead on
the fields Of France -
What do we owe to those who came
back manned for life?
What do we owe to those who rave
generously of wealth and time?
What do we owe humanity?
DO we owe them an assured peace
for the future or do we owe them
endless pickering?
Those who sacrificed over there
cry out that such a sacrifice shall
never be- forced on humanity again.
Those who suffered in thesstrenches
would have themselves, their chill
dren and their childrcn's children.
spared from such an ordeal again.
They know the fierceness Of the
death dealing instruments devised BY
man; they know that another world
confaSrauon. carried on with the