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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
Midsummer ThOuQllf

no YoU KNOW for whom this
month was named. and why?
Long ago the month was. ~ now,
~ entitled to calendar space show.
Ing thirty-ons days. In the course Of
time enc Of these days was dropped,
and It was not until the day Of Julius
Caesar that the extra day was restored
BY the great Roman Emperor. In
his honor was tina month then called
July. and It u supposed to typafy his
strength because In July the sun 10 the
strongest. July was called ~ the
ancient AnS1e-eaxens ~hs1monaAA" b.
cause. due to the intense heat Of the
July sun. the hay gathered IN July
makes the month . vss1tabls hay har.
vest1ag time.
The birthstone for July b the RUBY.
and all who wear this stone are
thought to be bieassd with dignity,
divine power and . lore for 9ivins
charity. The July flower u the water.
lily, wAese white petals stand for TIE
purity Of the heart Here 10 Z
prophetic vssSs Tor the July child:
The glowing r1by shan aAosn
These who IN July afs born:
TAen they'll b sxsDpt and free
yso0 Jove's AGuD& aaA aaxistv."
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

But In spite Of this proph1
month OF July has seen conpAf -
few marriages. A. In every
there are lucky days ana aniuck
ana days which. II you sh0ufA 1
to b born on one Of them,
change the whole destiny Of youS ri
We are told that II you are hefn
the drst half Of July you viii ~
pathetic and have many and
frisnda You will take great pI66 9x1
IN the beauties Of nature. YeA5lE
like home more than any plaGs q AAeg
world. Above ali. you will ind y0U1
greatest pleasure In good boote.
But II you were born IN The iosk9f|
half Of the month you win ~ 1xoay
aud vivacious and jolly rood campANN
unleas you are In q bad hum0T M1eAl
you will have ugly nts Of temper. Xe1s
viii not like to study. but you VIII 0b4l
.ssrvs things we'll ana accomplish What
you set out to do.
But no matter what part 81 tho
month you were born IN. have yeufs
umbrella handy and watch out x6f
July storms for an old verse tsll6 NJ
that: . 2s
TT the Arst Of July 1t be rainy we4IAet.
Twill rain more or lees for tour
weeks together"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
TIA - 49," rsvsssl WIN. lsyail,.

'TH - 49," fspaisA WIN. leyai15.
A. sesa - Il waa dark the oeys
stole est 70 the MIL There was .
light in It but something had bssn
hung over the wtndows. Joe got VIII
to boost him MP and gently parting
the curtain he psepsd into the lighted
room. what he saw made him start
AID ovsrbalaaes and down he fell
making quite . racket Almost at
once the two men sprang opt and
seized both boys ana In Ices tinas than
It takes 70 tail. Will and Joe found
Themselves lied and GAGGED and locked
ND In the tower Of the mill with =
lantern for company.
Meanwhile, Nsttis missed the boys.
Bedtime came ana shA went to her
room On the third door ana began un-
dressing. Through the trees from her
window she could So . faint light
from the tower Of the cid mill. It At
traetsd her attention beeAuse It
danced. II 1asAsA regularly. darn.
light, DARK, lioA4. vssy queer inAssdl
she watched Il for ssme ttmA thea
suAdss1y sAe tAsugA< ef The esd&.
Flash, Aash. 1A1A. @sSsk1y-tAsn Z
dask spase-0a6A, 1aoA. siovty-AA'
other long 0ask sDase-Aash. dash.
nash, tAses Gulsk sass. What did Il
mean? NJ hogan tsanslating It into
the 49,. - let, 0ot-01dash-dot,
Aet-o-0nh-aot. DOT. dot 3: o 3
II vae ~ elU1al for help!
OAa11w IN excitement, she rushed
lew1olnigA called her father and IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
- LITTLE BOY PIGEON -

and they do not come OF until ve
learn to hy. when the wind blows them
away. In about three weeks aftsr ~
come Into the world We are about ~
big ~ We ever will be. but our bills
are still soft and unreliable. ana Ne
have 70 Be Awfuily careful not - bite
anything too hard. Or We might bend
them out Of shape. Pigeons are
among the best flyers Of all the birds.
and can stay on the wing all day. and
think nothing Of 1t. Mother and faith
Or ana sister and myself are what are
called Just common pigeons" but
there are other branches OF the family
that are very uncommon. Some have
tails that stay spread out al the time.
they are called fan-tails because their
tails look like an open fan: another
kind are called Poutsrs. because they
have = way Of sticking out their
breast. a. II they wers IN . bad
humor. But the carrier pigeons are
the ones that get their names OFTEN
est in the papers These pigeons love
their homelofts with such q great
love, that no matter how far away
they may b taken. the minute they
are turned loose. they strike = bee
line for home. 30 when psopls want
to send message back. they take one
Of these pigeons. write the letter on
. sheet Of the thinest paper. roll II up
and fastsn It to one Of the wing feath-
ers. and then turn the bird loose. and
It comes straight back 70 the place
whore It was born. bringing the lettsr
with It. Many OF these birds we're
used during the great war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

piece = distance inside the nrst oae
that will permit the side pieces -
enter 1t. Part A receives one Of the
cieats fastened to the side, thus hold
Ing the side piece In place.
Probably the most difncult part OF
the construction will be the brace thar
runs from the handle piece down 70
the leg. To make this, lay It on at
the required angle, mark whore to cut
and then form to the required shape.
The wheel may bother Z bit In get
ting It round. It - important that II
u round. however. % lay It out ae.
curately and cut carefully to shape.
Bors the hole straight to insurs 1T
running true. The rim should be lined
with metal such ~ sheet iron.
The wheel barrow can be used with,
out painting. but It will Be more At.
tractivs II 1t 10 given . good coat Of
paint. Green Ia very attractive. II
win Be worth while to 20 to this sxt1s
exDo0o0.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

X wouid." said Nettis. hut I don't
know anything about acting"
"Oh, all you have TO DO II to run
back AID terth over the ground there. -
said the young man. land wave your
arms"
Registering fear" put In the short
man.
You might begin work 1t once"
said the other. Wen pay you only
ave dollars for the act ~ you're mex
perienced."
Nsttie thought that was Q good deal
Of money. The men then went into
the mill and brought out q boz on 4
tripod covered all over with . black
cloth. Nettie began running about ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

large shssts on which they N4se2
printed"
AHA! Counterfeiters!" exci9i1edE
hts uncle. ''I'll send tor the sh6f9 Us rs
He was right. and later the chnefsuI
got 4 large reward for hndlng The
counterfeiters who were wanted ~ the
police. but Nettie never tried f0
change the nifty dollar bill which 9hes
soon found was only counterfeit.
TT pays to know telegraphy." said
Joe, ''and It pays, too. to have smart
cousin like Nettie. who can put two
and two together and make FOUR.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

Care should be taken to get this unit
form. To do 50. lay out a line on the
floor. and At the required distances,
lay of half the spread on each side OF
the straight line. It will be noted that
holes are TO be bored in the two CEN
ter pieces. In assembling these. care
must be taken to insure the holes lin
ing UP properly.
When the framing 10 completed. the
bottom OF the barrow can next be
made. No dimension ~ to the length
10 given. 1t viii be made up Of sew
eral boards and Will start 2oh inches
from the handle end Of the frame. end.
ing three inches from the other end.
Cut the braces and faSten to the two
center pieces for holding the end Of
the boz In place. This end pieces
should be enough wider than the bot
tom Of the barrow At that point "a
permit one Of the guides to be fastened
to It. extending down over the frame.
The other guide u fastened to the end
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

SUPPOSE they call me SQUAD BE-.
cause I'm 30 soft and sQuashy. For
some time after ! am hatched
j DO not have any more feathers
than catfish. and my only clothes
are few scattering patches Of yellow
down. My skin Is tender and pink. and
the little pile Of sticks that my moth
er calls 4 nest hurt awfully some
times. My mother does not seem 70
think II Is worth the trouble to make
much OF nest, as We grow very fast
and don't stay In II very long anyway.
We live IN . regular pigeon hotel. with
lots OF little rooms. ana every one OF
them an outside room. opening on \
cute little porch. There are two Of
US in our nest. sister and myself. And
a, night mother comes In and covers
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

seemed to be grind4ng . haadis nader
the eleth. Joe was looking on With .
queer expression.
New said the short man 1t last.
that's very good. miss. But We havs
only atty dollars to our nance II
you can set It changed you can keep
ave and bring ~ the forty-avs to-
morrow"
This Nettie agreed TO do and the
three went away promising to como
next dav. A. the little girl skipped
merrily on ahead planning how 70
spend her money. Joe Whispered to
Will: There's something phoney.
That wasn't 4 moving picture machine
1t al. Tn going back tonight and
and cut what's up"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

the sun 70 up. our parents ny away to
see about getting something for our
breakfast. While " are very young.
and before our stomachs have gotten
used to grinding up food. they feed Us
on kind Of watsry broth called
pigeons milk"-it y really food that
they have partly digssted. when We
are bit older. they bring NJ grains
Of corn ana wheat. and big brown
COW peas. that are the very best things
you ever put In your mouth. It's
funny. but mother always attends TO
feeding me. the boy Of the family.
while fAther brings food to sister.
While all this feeding haa been going
on. our feathers have been looming
out In spots, mostly those on the wings
and tail. At nrst. they are not regu-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
! puzzle Corner Is

My NTH goes swift from place TO place.
To be my sixth is disgrace.
My seventh helps TO form = pair
Close by my eighth Is everywhere.
My whole II made Of happy days
Filled in with frolics. romps and plays.
ANSWERS
FLORAL DELETiONs-l. Silly.L,iy.
O. Store-Roae 3, Sfrcom-Aster. (.
Violcmt.Tiolet. 5. Snccors-Crocas. s.
Pekln- Pink.
ACROSTIC
Y alley
A corn
C. odsf
A udv
r rain
INdle
O nc
N ear
BASEBALL TERMS, First Base.
2. Tmo Bo00er. ;. Score. l.. Short
Step.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

ERE IL q project that won't come
under the classification Of toys.
but . something that IL mighty
= practical and essential in most
homes. It hardly occurs TO the aver
age boy that he could make such an
article. However. after looking over
this drawing, you will be convinced
that you can make one with no great
effort
The frst thing TO do In this case, 10
to make out very carefully 4 bill of
material. II will have to be purchased
no doubt. so be very accurate in order
TO avoid waste. II you expect to have
Il all cut to length at the mill. you
will have TO pay more. The proper
way Is to assemble the various pieces
OF the same size and combine them
then the cutting can be done At home.
Start the frame drst. following the
framing plan shown. Lay out the
side pieces With the required spread
and fAsten the cross pieces In place.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
FLORAL DEIEr1oNs

1. Take a letter from stupid and
ID I flower.
4. Take 4 letter from to put away
Tor future use and ind . flower.
Z. Take letter from q continuous
low and and Z flower.
~ Take letter from forcible. and
Ind flower.
!. Take q letter from "helps'' and
ma flower.
q Take . letter from . city In
sAInA and and 4 flower.
.~s ACROSTIC
Place the words guessed In . col
INN and the first letter will form 4
xord.
Between two mountains my nrst lies
AAd from my second great oaks viii
grow:
beside the sea my third II found
w fourth will never BE- around.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
the JUnIoR cooR

Pour the milk Into the Aour mixture
ana with : fork,work It gently into :
soft dough.
Take = big spoon and drop the
dough Into the mumn rinss.
Bake 10 minutes 10 hot oven.
This y the sams - baking powder
biscuits except that the dough 10 softer
AND y dropped from :, specn--lnpch
easier TOR Junior Cook 10 make you
go.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

moustache. "Who are youf"
MY father owns this property" re-
piled Will. with sonae digntty.
Indeed" said the man, smiling ana
showing his teeth. well. / hope
there II no objection to our-er-
stopping here awhile to---er-"
Make pictures." put In the second
man, who was older and more power.
fully built but shorter. Were In the
movie business"
Maybe We could get you TO pose
for us. misa." said the hrst man, turn
ing 10 Nett> with a laugh. You're
a pretty youAg lady"
Nett!e did not care for hattery aud
showed II. 20 the man added: .'You
might care to earn 4 little money, Ell ?"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

lar feathers like the ones mother
wears. but look more like little blue
broomstraws than anything else. It
u mot long before our pink bodies are
pretty well covered. and We begin to
feel like s1re-e0ough pigeons. But
the little yellow tufts Of yellow down
that we wore 1t frst can still Be seen
clinging TO the ends Of the feathers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

Put:
Three cupfuls Of flour.
Three .saspoonsfui Of baking pow.
der.
Thrse-auarters teaspoonful gof salt
Into sitter and sift twice.
Add three level tablsspoonsful Of
lard or cooking oil and work II In we'll
with the finger tips.
Grease mufnn tins Tor II rtnss.
AeAsurs out one eupfui at milk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

US with her feathers. and you don't
know how warm and nice II Ii.
Fathe. sleeps over in the corner.
whore he won't be In the way. Moth
er's feathers are 20 soft and warm
when she snueglss down that We for
get all about the hard bed. and the
sharp sticks II IL made or Bright
and early in the morning. long before
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

fully put tho box In the buggy and
then helped with the other baggage.
Well. joe" he said. as they drove
on. what II It now?''
"Telegraphy." replied his. cousin.
1--WE got three instruments made
myself and several dry cell batteries.
First thing. you two will! ha~e.to learn
tho Morse code. Here It Is"
He handed each a neatly printed
sheet covered Nth dots and dashes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07

body's there."
She was right. mans face was
framed in one OF the old windows. II
disappeared hastily and in a momen,
two men came to the doorway and
then walked quickly towards the sur.
veying party. O.
Hello" Called one OF the men. .
darper young fellow with a small
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-07
RAKE AND HOE

nAkE and hoe are two helpers he
Whenever there's sardenins
work to do:
Rake he gathers the leaves and stu6
And smooths the earth that's heaped
and rough.
Hoe be digs out the stone. and wescs
And makes the trenches to pui shs
seeds;
And al they want is guiding hand
To do whatever your mind has planned.
And 70 they work like a faithful psis
And neither quarrel about his share.
But uneomplainsly tolls away
And never asks for cent Of pay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-19
FELL VICTIMS OF OWN
 TERRORIST TACTICS

Berlin, Friday, Jan. I7.-(By The Associated ress.)-"Liebknecht and Luxemburg fell as victims of their own terrorist tactics," said Phlllpp Scheidemann, Secretary for foreign affairs in the Ebert cabinet, in ~ speech at Cassel today.
 The Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts, while condemning the lynchlng of the Spartacan leaders, also sees in their death the natural result of the vic, tims appeal to the lowest passions and violence.
 While the independent socialists Of Bavaria and other parts of Germany are endeavoring to consolidate the two socialist parties independent of great CT Berlin, in their two newspapers thev appeal to the working men for general strike as protest against the domination of military anarchy. The appeal calls on the working men to protest against the government "which disarms the workmen and arms ,,neniightened troops, officers and students against the. workmen," and closes: r.,
 "Down with the Ebert -Scheidemann government" The work of rounding np the criminal element and unauthor- ;zed bearers of arms is proceeding satisfactorily and full protection for Sundays elections in greater Berlin seems assured.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-19
WI. 6RASHER BUYS CENTRAL PHARMACY
Will Combine Two Drug Stores al Sixth and Main Streets-M. B Barker Retires.

w. T. Brasher, owner of the Brash- CT Drug Company at 222 Main street, has bought the Central Pharmacy at Sixth and Main streets, from M. B. Barker and will continue the two stocks and occupy the building at Sixth and Main.
 Mir. Barker will retire from the drug business, at least temporarily. He announced that his plans for the future had not been determined.
 MT. Brasher organized the Brasher Brasher Drug Company stock tomor- row, and expects to complete the work in several days. All business after today will be done at the Central Pharmacy.
 MT. Brasher organized the Brasher Drug Company in 1904 and has been in the same location since. He is one of the best known druggists in the city. MT. Barker bought the Central Pharmacy about 10 years ago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-19
GOVERNMENT BUILT
 1O1 WOODEN SHIPS

Washington, Jan. 18.-The resigna- tion of James o. Heyworth, of Chica- go, manager fthe wooden ship div ision of the Emergency Fleet Corpor- ation, was announced tonight. At the same time, the shipping board made public, a statement by MT. Heyworth reviewing the work of his division.
 A total of 1O1 wooden ships were built up to December 1st, MT. Hey worth's statement said, and 85 of them in operation outside the submarine one made 3O5 voyages and covered a total of 49OP0O miles with cargo.
 Construction of wooden vessels on a large scale was justified only by Germany's submarine program" MT. Heyworth said. The construction of wooden ships certainly was justified by the conditions obtaining when con struction was authorized. It has been justified by the account which these vessels gave of themselves in actual service"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-01-19
CARD INDEX PLANNED FOR
 C0NCRFSSMFN
By Packers; Food Adminis- tration Paid SLIGO Salary and Packers $10,00O.

Washington, Jan. 18.-Francis J. Heney, counsel for the Federal Trade Commission in it's meat packing n- quiry, told the Senate Agriculture Committee today of plans which he said the packers had discussed for es- itablishing joint office in Washing ton, with a card index on congress- men and their attitude toward legisla- tion. He said the scheme was outlin- eo by John Eversman, former secre- tary of the National Republican con- gressional committee and included arrangements for contributions by the packers for congressional cam paigns.
 Letterheads of the Republican com- mittee, MT. Heney said, were used by Eversman in correspondence in behalf of the packers. Eversman, he added, was employed as Washington repres- entati1a of Wilson and Company.
 Senator France of Maryland inquir- ed about relations between the pack CTS and the food administration, de- claring it was highly improper for Food Administrator Hoover to Ear range meat prices behind closed doors"
 conferences with the packers.
 "Do you think it was proper for Mr. Hoover to retain in his office men on the payrolls of the packers?" Senator Gore of Oklahoma asked.
 Ut was absolutely improper" re- piled MT. Heney, who said he thought MT. Hoover's efforts were directed to- ward taking care of the middleman."
 Senator Gore said that "with salar. ies of $1 a year from the govern ment $10,OO0 from the packers, there isn't much question where lay the in terest of these men employed by the food administration"
 Senator Norris of Nebraska, re- marked that he thought hog produc CTS had been treated very unfairly by MT. Hoover.
 Heney said Eversman wrote V. D. Skipworth, vice president of Wilson and Company that he had arranged with representative of lone of the largest press associations" who had the privilege of the house flood, to get advance information on legisla- tion. Mr. Heney said the letter did not state what press association was meant and that he did not know it's identity.
 Alleged practices of the packers in boycotting railroads were described by Mir. Heney, who said abandonment of the M K. & T. stock yards at Fort Worth, which competed with Swift and Company syards resulted from an agreement of the packing concern to route a certain percentage of it's business over the M. K. & T. lines.
 Asked by Senator Norris, of Neb- raska, if this was not a clear viola tion of the antitrust law" MT. Heney replied that if not of the antitrust law at least of the Clayton act" He added that the matter had been plac- ed before he department of justice. Representative Igoe, of Missouri and Carraway, of Arkansas, appeared before the committee to repeat denials that theysw were in any way under in- fluence of the packers, as intimated in letter write nby R. c. McManus, an agent of Swift and Company, and recently introduced by MT. Heney.