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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
Little Bobbie and His Pa
By WILLIAM T.. KIRK

Our teechcr asked us TO read Poem
M NJ naGation. 1t is called the .Anshun,
w;nh smer. 1t Is about old sailor
cnt any wind. vas
| remember that old poem we'll
sea "a a. |, fits fine now. too. sed Pa.
water. water evcryware
water, water cverywarr
d not "a drop to drink!
well. doesn't IT, sed Ma. '''
~ IS pcrfeck. fit. sed Pa. | guess
ven the poet rote that he must have
been KIND OF profit. looking ahed into
sed Pa e'd'e T. D.
We have soft drinks cnun Sod Ma
they are very refreshing
doant like settler tho. sed pa. /
remember the time old B'll cobb the
tried sel,zcr. He went back TO the
wine. tho. scd Pa He scd tharc was
newer a brite thought calm out Of a
scltzcr bottcl
Missus strang was over 10 sec nc
today sed Ma. & she is vary happy
since 1t has gone dry. She says thay
nave plenty Of mummy, in the bank
now, much moar than thay ever had
wen bee husband was singing the Stine
Song.
30 doubt tina, is true, scd Pa & |
VII! he so much mummy & happiness
on this erth that nobody viii feel
ike trying the next wurld Wen the
time Gums.
Weihcr or not we want to go. into
the next world we must blow. scd pa,
& tharc is moar truth than pottery in
that.
think il is nice for the children to
study them sweet old poems "A, skool.
SGD Ma We used to 20 in for that a
whole lot. remember one abou, Bid
thee moar stately manshuns. o my
soul.
remember that, too. sed Pa.
Shakcspccr rote il wen he was a stage
carpenter. He was always thinking
about bilding then, IA sed
You are talking foolish to yure littcl
child. sed Ma. II filling his he'd with
nonsense wen YOU shud be tceching
him noebel things.
That is so. Sed Pa. I cud tcech him
noabcl things. cuddent |.
! guess Me- thinks Pa is moar noah
Ter. now than beefoar we had Pro-
bishun.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16

Hieh SCHOOL Student. Rlchmond-
the doctrine Of the freedom of the
seas" was propounded by Gro,ius
The air, running water. the sea-are
answered by Scldcn. who defended tho
claim OF England to the waters sur
rounding the British Isles. The mat
Ter was settled by the present doe
triitc regarding iha marine league.
that the jurisdiction of IA State extends
three miles beyond the coast line and
no farther; In the eighteenth century
continental antaSonism 10 British sea
power produced the doctrine that free
ships meant free goods" This was
backed by the armed ncutraiities in
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us. y =. r.. LyMchDurg-The status
OF the Roman Catholic Church Of
France. which embraces a very large
norton Of the population. was an en-
ccptonal one. Its relations TO the
state were defined by the concordat OF
1901 as rc-cnacted in the Organic Ar
t!clcS OF the following year. Fly this
agreement. the church. which had
oecn deprived Of its property in the
Revolution, surrendered it's claims in
return for a guarantee of state sup
Concordat O: 1905 and the Organic Ar
Icl"s OF. 1902 were abolished and state
maintenance OF Roman Catholic, Prot.
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Ask Sumrnsist Heudouart.r.

Miss NJ $, Richmond.-In reply to
your query. rs 1t true that since the
late war the United states suffraCisis
resent the use OF the pronoun She
being applied 10 Germany and here
after usaGe viii make he the cor
rect form' we have TO say we had
not heard of such proposed innovs-
tIon. suppose YOU inquire at equal
suffrage headquarters
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He Nnn the Mn,

AS usual tie -ankce was drawing
the long bow.
ON one OCCASION" he said. 81 shot
999 snipe."
The EnElishman looked incredulous
You might make it 1000 while YOU
are about it," he snccrcd.
NO. answered Uncle Sans or
spring righteously. Its not likely I'm
going to tell a lie for one snipe."
The Englishman, determined not to
DC outdonc. began to tell n story OF n
ton.
Did you see him yourself" in
quircd the Yank
WY. yes. OF course. ] did. was
coming across the water and our yes
sci passed him mile outside Boston
harbor."
Well. retortcd the Yankee. I'm glad
you saw him. stranger. COS you're 4
mcr," ''''
The EnSlishman said no more
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ESQ and 1sno. and WAS hnallv /,

porated, in great part. into interna-
t!onal law by the Declaration of Paris
sac, which also abolished privatccr-
ing. Meantim inc third meaning had
come 10 be fastened to freedom of the
seas. the idea that private property
should be immune from capture on the
high seas in wartime unless it was
contra band or intended for "A block.
AIDED port. OF this action the United
states has always been the champion
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
Our Young Hoperul,.

Three members Of a local school's
dacul1y recently have been married
mere is without doubt a reason Is
IL possible that the answer may lie in
such answers as the following appear
ing on examination papers:
Helen OF Troy was Henry Wills
nnance after he divorced Katherine
AllEonc. a song has recently bern dad :
icated to Helen
Nero was a Greek orator. and was
porn In Rome. where he was elected
empire. re TOOK weekend trips TO a
place called Nerve tGaulD. "
Gettysburg was - famous detective.
He was tile first TO discover Cieopair,.s
hccdie ana TO try TO reform Egypt
the CineSe in Russia. 1t was fourh,
in l2lS 'h ~
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A Possible Solution.

Two business men were lunch!n- al
the club together.
90" said one, my partner formerly
always opposed my views but now he
agrees with me in everything"
How do you.account for it?" asked
the. ot'acr. :.
Don't know" was the -eply I'm
not sure whether convince him or
only make him tired"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
Information Bureau

Inquiries regarding almost any topic,
excepting on legal and medical sub
jccts. nrc answered free. As all in
uuirics arc answered directly by per-
>onal letter. u sclf-nddrcsscd stamped
envelope Ia required. Address The
Times dispatch Information Bureau,
Richmond, Nn.
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estant and Jewish clergy came to an
end. No religion is now recognized
by the state This was the result OF
great majority of the F'remchnien 10
the political influence OF the Roman
catholic Church. more especially its
control over religion. Adhcrents to
all crceds are permitted by this law
OF 1870. 10 form associations for public
worship upon which the expenses OF
maintenance were from that time TO
do
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Movie Calendar
3IJoU-.SThe Miracle Man.

k---BIJOU-"The Miracle Man."
|Ssl RLUEBitD MarEnritn Fisher.
IN Drrtnic from Broadway"
-, DROADwAY-Knth MncDon-
S6td. I'm "Thc Thundcrboit."
=" COLONIAl-Willinm Fnrnum, In
~fhe Inst OF the Dunncs."
FSsSISIS-Robcrt Warwick, in aIn
Mizkoura" and "a NnnEhty Wife"
hs,aODEON-Mndlnin Traversc, In
|sSThc Splendid Sim"
as REN-NenI Hnrt, In "Out West"
fts@Jnck of Hearts" md Luke comedy.
Ia VICToR-PcEEy Hylpnd. in "The
Round" and "Wild Wo-
men md Tame Lions"
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Oldest College for yomcn

Miss $. r.. T.. Smithneld.-The car.
iyicst institution Exclusively for do.
men IN this country was Nj. holyokc
founded in 1887: The system OF coed.
UHtation in the United states began in
Obcrlin o., College. in 1893
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16

position so that the hour hand /.
pointing toward the sun. The south
then les directly between whatever
hour II may he and the numeral MI
on the dia! OF the watch.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16

~ II. r. R'chmond.-Gcorgc T..
f.Chford IS American consul at Tsin
anfu. capita! Of Tic Province of shan
tuns
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Good BiII at Blue bird.

(IOOd BtII at blue Bird.
THE lure Of footliClts and the charm
or Broadway Al its caycst, pretty
chorus girls in dashinE costumes. with
dainty MarEarita Fisher as ''TriXie" in
'"rriNie from Broadway" tripping the
tickletoe in the scenes Of oh Chicken. -
with rih-ticklinG suhtit:es in character
trttc-Broadway slang. and Joe Martin.
the triangular. assisted by Caesar tho
Sonr. and Charlie. the elephant. in the
wonderful animal comedy The Jazz
Monkey, TOOK the crowds at the Blue
bird BY storm yesterday. This program
which is one OF the best offered on the
screen in some time. Will be shown
again today.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16

Using Watch Compass
NJ. ID. X, Ninton.-To use the watch
as a compass bring tho watch into a
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16

Tint Did u.
In spite Of her husbands angry
Snorts and the warning way he rustlod
his newspaper. the old lady would nrr.
SYST IN chattcring blthcly to him as
they sat on the promenade. He wanted
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-16
4 Picture Tint Thrills.

A motion picture that will thrill au-
dicnces wherever il is shown, not only
because of its abSorhiHc story. but be-
ehuse Of its powerful heart appeal is
THE Miracle Man" new Paramount
Aircraft feature. which is showing at
the Bijou Theater this week. The stery
deals with notorious band OF crooks
operating in New Works. Chinatown.
who learns OF an ancient patria rch
living out in the country and possess
ing the power TO heal the sick and
intake whole the crippled. The chief
roles are finely interpreted by Thomas
Meishan- Elinor Fair, Betty Compson
and others OF similar Calibrc.
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Hugh Cords Farewell.

N1n Mizzoura.'' the new Paramount
Aircraft picture, featuring Robert
Warwick, which is the attraction at
the Isis Theater this week. was the
last photoplay directed by Hugh Ford
before sailing for Europe 10 take
CHARGE of tic production of pictures
for the Famous Players Lasky Corpo-
ration abroad MIR. Ford intends 10
introduce American directing methods
and i'll make the pictures on the
actual locations specified by the au-
thors. whether Il be in England.
France or in the Italian Alps.
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A Stropr Cn.t,

e.4Wheeler Oakman. the dashinc young
loading man of number of film sue
cesses makes one OF the unusually
strong cast supporting Madame Trav-
e1se.i the Fox star. in The Splendid
SIM" Young Oakman nasn't been at
all spoiled by going to the war and
coming back 4 bronzcd veteran: in fact.
he has an added strength which shows
upSwell in the part OF the lover in this
pho, oplay, which is due today at the
Odeon Theatcr
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BiE Farnum Feature.

That stirring story OF Texas border
life Tile Last of the Duanes." in
which William Farnum. the William
Fox star, plays the title role. viii be
Seen for the last time today at the
Colonial Theater. The picture has
proved so popular here that il has been
shown to crowded houses throughout
The run.
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Weeks Picture Shows
J., oFFERINGS At LOCAL HOUSES
rcSEy Hylnnd Coming.

asHegsy Hylann. the dainty William
FOX star. will be seen at the Victor
Theater today. tomorrow and Saturday
An her new photoplay OF circus life.
assumes the role or tho fortune tel
ier's daughter IN a dilap!datcd circus.
Jack Hatherion. rich young club
NAH. steers his automobile into a
dfteh near the circus cncampmcnt, and
Is forced to BUY the entire show 10 get
tie use OF merry so-round tractor 10
extricate his car He falls IN love
with Gypsy Pecgy Hyland) at first
Sight. Subsequent; events show that
Gypsy is the daughter OF wealthy city
parents-but had been Kidnapped when
a small child-and that her father has
just ruined Jack in business Now
Gypsy, claimed by her parents. manages
TO, lose ,icr ne WY gained and irksomc
social position and gets Jack back, sup
plies the sensations of a very lively
story.
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Outside Helm

OutNfdc HcIp.
rersohaliy; | don't believe groccrs
ever put sand in their sugar.
They don't have to around hcro -.
viii, c.,r, Wv VT. puttcrby. 'Wha t
zinnin. y, ohe thing an another
sunup to dark. all "A grocervmap.s "n,
TO do is to leave the cover off lis -,is
sugar barrel an let It accumuIate -
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Teaches 'F:m to Chirp.
Inc two lads had seen lots OF sirb,.
curing their trip to London. but they
were stiil ready for moro.
one OF them noticed a sign outsid.
,shop. which bore the one word
Chiropodist."
I'll. Bill" said one. what is a
Why" replied Bill. "don't Won Lno
as churropodist' is a man Thar
teaches canaricS to w',istlcpr
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THE DAYS GOOD STORIES
FROM MANY SOURCES.

SO badly to read the news. poor o,a
chap. VII
"Generally speaking" she bcr,,
again presently.
Then he woke up.
Yes. you are" he retortcd.
are what" asked the puzzled dame.
Ihen silence cngulfed them like
sea mist, and he read his paper
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-03
THE LOVE GAMBLER
BY Virginia Terhune Van de Water

girls head turned by man who
would never care for her.
So she nodded rather stiffly to him
as he touched his hat on opening
the car door for her. Then she di-
rected him to drive her to the Red
Cross rooms. After which she lay
back on the cushions of the car and
tried to think of sensible things.
Yet her thoughts would wander
and her eyes would stray to the fig
ure on the drivers seat Norah had
not exaggerated in saying that he
looked fine" in his livery. OF
course Desiree told herself, that was
because Stafford and Company knew
how to turn out a stunning outfit
Whatever they did was done we'll
Cassidy-the former chauffeur-had
worn Stafford's clothes-but he had
not been as tall and we'll built as
Smith--and he had looked only
fairly well. The clothes had been of
the same handsome material as
Smith's-yet-
She shook her head impatiently
Why should she, Desiree Leighton
be wasting good mental faculties
drawing comparisons between
James Cassidy and David Smith !?
Surely there were other and more
important matters on which she
ought to be thinking. What was
wrong with her this morning?
The trouble was that Smith
looked like a gentleman. Now she
knew where the perplexity and
puzzle lay?
Well, that was nothing to his cred
it. He had been born looking like
that, she supposed, and his military
training had Taught him to norrv
himself well.
She was glad when the car drew
up in front of the Red Cross rooms.
She was in very bad humor with
herself, and, perhaps, also with
David Smith. +..-f'7
AS she alighted from the auto
mobile, girl stopped, and address
ed her cordially.
Good morning, my dear! I am
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through narrowing eyes. Then in
q moment the mood of childish
mischief vanished and the languid,
sinuous, creamy-voiced Val came to
take the madcap's place.
She went over and sank down next
to her husband on the big couch
that stood in front of the fireplace.
She didn't touch him, but could
see that he felt her presence and
that it soothed him. But it seemed
for the moment as if she were ac-
tually older than the husband who
was reputed to be her fathers age.
AS Jim watched them, 1 saw
again the CLINT of jealousy in his
eyes. From the moment she came
into the room Jim's eyes had not
left Vals face. They seemed to be
questioning her all the time. Cues
tioning her of their own accord, as
If they were separate from Jim and
he couldn't help what they were
doing
When at last their visit ended.
Jim turned to me suddenly with
that air of being a pal that I had
once thought would make me happy.
COSBY looks old and ghost rid
den, doesn't he?"
There's some mystery there" I
replied. He adores Val and she
seems to pity him. That makes me
sorry for him, too. Aren't you?''
Jim stared at me strangely for
moment. But he didn't answer.
(To BE Continued)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-03
CHAPTER CCXII.


When 1 got to the door to answer
the ring that had startled me out ol
Jim's arms and away from the KISS
that would have meant so much to
me after the long weeks he hadn
seemed to know l was on eafth'
there stood Val Cosby's French maid.
Madame send me for re dish,
she said. "She say | shall take away
re dead wood and say some live peo-
pies come, unless you prefair to
sleep ver' airly."
Jim came to the door of the dim
ing room as she spoke, and l knew
he had heard every word. He looked
at me quizzically in the moment l
hesitated before replying. l didn't
want to displease him again, and in
a flash l remembered that a little
while earlier he had spoken of send
ing for the Cosbys. l wanted to be
alone with him and see If L could
recapture the tender mood that had
f1ickered back to life. But 1 WASH t
brave enough, though, to venture his
displeasure by sighting the Cosbys.
"Mr. Harrison was just speaking
of telephoning to ask Mr.. and Mrs.
Cosby down." 1 said. 80 We'll let
you be our messenger after you've
collected your dead wood"
Jim stood in the doorway for a
moment smiling-then he disappear
ed into the living room. In flash
knew 1 had chosen wrong. Again
must appear to Jim like an icicle
afraid to melt in its own warmth.
There wasn't anything ] could do
now, so ] followed Helena into the
dining room and helped her pile the
soiled and empty dishes into her
basket. When we had finished,
slipped a dollar into her hand, and
something mocking in her smile told
me Val Cosby's maid was trained to
expect larger tips than mine. This
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-03
By ANN Isle

evidently was my night for blunder-
ing. So when Val Cosby and her
husband came, it was not amazing
that the first thing I said brought
the crease of anger between Jim's
brows.
THE dinner was wonderful, deli
cious. And it was so tactful of you
to feel that we'd like being just
together for our first meal, better
than being invited out"
ooh, then perhaps we're not tact
full to come, now. You probably
wanted to go on being just togeth-
err" said Val in a hurt, troubled
tone, which Jim seemed to think
called for masculine Intervention.
Not by a jugful!" he cried
We're old married. and little of
that alone together stuff goes d
long way. A cozy meal and then
call in the neighbors and start the
phonograph."
"Oh, have you one?" cried Val,
smiling at Jim from her long eyes
and cheering up at once. I'D love
to dance"
''Well have one o-morrow-sur-
est thing you know, little girl" re-
piled Jim.
Lane Cosby chuckled.
That's right, spoil her-every one
does. How about go at bridge
now?"
"Oh, lets" Val clapped her hands
looking like a pretty child rather
than the sophisticated woman she
generally appeared.
81 don't play" I confessed quickly,
afraid that Jim would start apollo
gizing for me if l didn't explain
myself.
"Oh, you don't want to do any
thing we want" Val complained,
with what was intended to impress
the men as childish petulance. you
do want to be alone with Jim, and
what wife wouldn't? Come, Cosby
We'll have to find other playmates-
though we do know so few people.
That reminds me, Anne, aren't you
going to begin introducing me to
your friends soon?"
why, you know ever so many
more people than I do right this
minute" | said. II never could get
a crowd together like the one you
had at your dance"
AS l finished l noticed the queer
expression with which Lane Cosby
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was regarding me. If it weren't
too absurd, I'd say it was uneasy
pleading. But it changed to one or
relief as Val replied:
"Oh, those people! Business ac-
quaintances. My dear, big, brown
bear hasn't had time to meet the
people his little Val wants to know.
But of course-if you don't want to
bother, Anne, I'll not say another
word"
Her tone of loneliness, mingled
with resigned sweetness, made me
feel hopelessly in the wrong, very
Ungracious creature, and L cast
about in my mind for a way to make
lit up to Val.
Were going down to spend the
weekend with dear friends-Betty
and Terry Winston" l cried with
delight. They're charming and I'll
arrange to have you meet Betty at
lunch if she can come in one day
next week."
Terry Winston? Not Captain
Winston of the Hertfordshire fami-
ly? Oh, he's terribly swagger and
good looking, I've heard. I'd love
meeting him." cried Val, gliding
over my suggestion that she meet
the feminine portion of Terry's FAM
lily and seeming unconscious of the
frown that had gathered on Jim's
face.
"Terry's fine chap and very
much in love with his wife," he said
with priggishness that might have
been funny if l hadn't known it in
dicated jealousy l couldn't posi-
bly, think funny.
Val kissed the tips of her fingers
to space and flashed out:
"Oh-wives! I'm a little home
breaker, aren't I, Cosby?"
Lane Cosby's face went dead
white-he looked old and shaken.
Val studied him for a moment
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going in here to work, too. 1 am
glad we met"
Good morning!" Desiree held
! out her hand, and the small hand
| bag she carried slipped from her
wrist to the ground.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-03
Advice to the LoveIorn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX
FEELS SHE is KEPT DOWN

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX.
L work as a stenographer and give
my whole salary to my mother ex-
cept what 1 need. But my mother
who is conservative, believes 1 should
stay at home evenings. She, seldom
if ever allows me to go to a dance
where she thinks there will be others
present than my near relations or
friends .and in this way you can
easily see that am more or less de-
PrlVed of the company of new ac-
qualntances. There is canteen near
my home where have registered my
name. but fearing that my mother
would not allow me to go, l gave my
friends address instead of mine
Within Il week or so they will notify
me to be present at one of the dances
and l would like very much to go but
am afraid to approach my mother to
ask her to allow me to go out that
night, especially to a place where
there will be uniformed men present
DISCOURAGED.
I have written so often on this sub
ject that it is hardly necessary to re-
peat my opinion that girl who works
for her living ought also be allowed
to play-under proper guardianhsip
hsould tell my mother what L die
in regard to the canteen, as it is 6
mistake to begin deception even II
innocent things like going to can
teen. l hope your mother Will bt
more liberal with you.
COOL RECEPTION TO A SOLDIER
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
/ have come home from France
with the A. f. F. and after arriving
at camp was given pass. | immeol'
ateIy went to see my sweetheart, or
arriving at her home and seeing her
she acted very Indifferent. Aftcl
spending the evening at her home
she said I could call on her the mex
time I got a pass.
This strikes me as a mighty coo
deception to receive from the gir
you love after being away from home
for a year. I am very downheartec
about the affair and sincerely ash
your advice.
I agrec with you that you received
pretty cool reception from the girl
and if she doesn't treat you with
more cordiality the next time yor
call I'd try and forget her definitely
Any girl with a spark of human ma
ture or patriotism. would find 1T in hei
heart to be kind to n boy who has
just come back from France.
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Her chauffeur sprang forward to
pick it up. AS he did so, his eyes
fell on the initials done in gold let
tering on the bag.
They were ID. L."
Ito Be Continued.)