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The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
WATER NECESSARY TO LIFE
Al Vitality Has Been Well Called an
Aquatic Phenomenon.s ~ French
Student Expressed Il

All life Il lived in water. Where no
water Is. no life can be. The necessary
machinery may have been already
made. as In completely dried seed,
but that seed cannot actually live un-
til water reaches 1t again. To live Is
to be wet: or, In the phrase Of
French student, "Life u an aquatic
phenomenon"
When the supply Of water Is with.
held from living things. they may sur
vive. but their life II slowed down.
as 1t were. In the completely dried
seed, life is arrested altogether, yet tho
creature Is not dead. The French call
that case Of vie suspendue-or, in
our language. suspended animation.
After astonishingly long periods, such
seeds will terminate II they are wa
tered. N0A@
The astronomer tells NJ that our
planet is only one Of many belonging
to innumerable suns. and he wonders
whether this little .lukewarm bullet"
Of ours il really unique In bearing
burden OF life. There Is enc path that
leads 60 the answer Of his query. II
he finds NO evidence Of water on
other worlds, ne cannot expect to 6no
life there.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
getting On In LIE,

Someone whose hair was growing
iron-gray said: II am CITING ON In
life." His friend, who knew him
very well, had his doubts. He mis-
took getting on In years for getting
on in life. He was morally and spir-
itually just about where he had been
80 years before. Nobody gets on In
life except those that achieve spirit
ually. When boyhood's bad temper
persists into manhood, when one IL ir-
ritable. disobliging, seafish. naughty.
proud. self-sufiicient, immoral. goddess,
one should not talk about getting on
In life, even II one Is ~ rich as Sroe-
sus. To get on in life Ii o rise In
moral stature. 1t Ii to aave soul
big enough to love and admire without
envy, to be content with treasures OF
the mind, to set character first Of
all. The man who II erich in faith"
gets on. The others drift down the
years, or accumulate great posses
slons, but in the essential things. the
things Of eternity, they are water.
logged and stationary.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
HI. Wonderful Memory.

Horace Annesley vachell. playwright
and novelist. had an extraordinary
memory, which stood him In very good
stead when he wrote hls play, search.
lights"
He composed the play very rapidly
straight of ON his typewriter. in fact
and did not trouble to take copy. In
these circumstances, he refused to In
trust the precious manuscript to any
one less careful than himself. Hall
ing a motorcnr, he brought It up to
town. and promptly left 1t behind him
on the seat Of the cabi
He set himself to retype the play
from memory. and Just as he had nm
ished Scotland Yard recovered the
missing copy. Mr.. vachell found. on
comparing the two scripts, that he had
rewritten the play almost word for
wordi
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
"RaIsIne Cane"

I remember. remember
The farm whore was born.
The little patch of suGarcans
Beside the field Of corn.
1t never came q mite too soon
Nor made too long = stay.
And now often wish my teeth
Were up to II today.
i remember. remember
oh. the syrup on the cake,
The coffee with long sweetenin'
That mother used to make:
The Jug Of stun distilled from cane
Behind the cellar door.
I remember once I found 1t. and
Remembered nothing more!
You used to run your little still
Al simple as . child.
Now sugarcane's like happiness
A-wasted. running wild.
II kept you lit two solid days.
A fount of bubblinE Joy.
Seems like we-all were nearer heaven
When was Just boy.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
BEFORE THEY HoLLER pEAcel
Old Gentleman Thinks There Should
% Something Definite Happen 70
Treaeherous Huns.

"Peacew said my old man. "you
make me tired"
Some excited gent he was. and plank
ed his lunch pail down on tn bottom
step and then himself beside 1t.
"Did l liver till We about the Garman
I had tn rough house wild when / first
whit to wurrk in tn gas housed"
"Search met" ses !. "You've had 30
many rough houses it'd take 4 char
tered accountant to keep thrack Of
them"
"welli this round-headed Proosian
starts Donnybrook-"
"Eh?" I asks. ale didf"
swell, somebody did! Anyway We
got to locking horns. an whit to the
fiure wild jar that shuk tn gas tank.
Like all Gnrmans he was a dhirty fight
er, no he was. an got me thumb IN his
ugly mouth. an that made me mad, an
trompletl him wild me knee, an-well.
he hOllered peace, 10 he did. 80 TUX
me leg out Of his stommlck, an me
finger out of his eye. and got up on me
feet, and reached over an give him q
hand up. an he fetched me belt wild
q piece Of scantlin' that laid me by the
heels for quite a spell. an kept your
mother busy putting poultices on my
busted head"
"whnt's that got to do with the
wnr7" I asks.
swell, tn Garmans il hollerin'
Peace ain't they. an Uncle Sam ia,
maybe. good-natured enough to give
tn bloody Huns 4 rest. and thin. he
gifts smashed wild a scantling. No. SIR"
he finished. ms he gathered up his lunch
pail and started into the back door,
eth mkt Proosian At. 1t was who
whit to bed with poultices, SO he did.
an I whit to work tn mkt morrnin'.
Dye think I'm goin' widout me can o
beer to buy thrift stamps, and thin
have tn war end that wayf Not
much. be jabers; we've got to lick 'em
first. an then they can holler all the
pence they want."-Edward 8. Pills
worth Of The vlgilantes.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Aoe No Drawback to Service.

NV wv SsaNS1$N 80 ~ WV
''rhere Is no such thing as re
tired patriot One II never too old
to render some service to ones coun-
try"
This sentiment of Mrs. Richard
Flower, nlnety.fouF years old, has I'm.
PEELED her to become one Of the lead
Ing Red Cross workers Of New Orleans.
Since the declaration of war she has
knitted dozen sweaters. eight pairs
Of socks and many helmets, muftlers
and washcloths. The Red Cross au-
thorlties highly praise Mrs. Flowers
industry and say that her example has
been invaluable. She not only works
every day at the production Of Red
Cross articles, but also keeps abreast
n the war news In the papers. She
has assisted in several entertainments
for the benefit Of the Red Cross.
Mrs. Flower has reared a family Of
five sons and three daughters. One Of
her sons was the late Mayor Flower
Of New Orleans.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
SAINT SURELY WOMAN Halter
COLOMBIA, Il Must b Admitted. Car.
He'd His Aversion 70 the Fsml.
nine Sex TO an Extreme.

Women have been forbidden ON sev.
efal islands ruled by the Catholic
clergy. One Of the most famous Of
these is Iona Of Icolmkill. called also
I or Hy, small island OF the Inner
Hebrides, nine miles southeast Of
etafYa, and separated from the island
Of Null by channel one and q quar-
ter of mile wide, called the sound Of
Toe of Icolmkill; II IL In Argyleshire.
and has a population Of about three
hundred, whose only occupations arc
fishing and raising black cattle on the
bleak moors. From earliest times the
island has been accounted holy and 1t
IL still known to the Highlanders ~
Ellean nah Druinech-the sacred Isie
Of the Druids, for whose rites 1t was
the chief seat.
In 663 Conal Christian, king Of the
Northern Scots, granted 1t to st. Co
lomba. Brude. king Of Pfcts, con-
armed the gift upon being converted.
COLOMBIA built q chapel and a hospice
Of wicker and mud matched with
heather among the $50 gray Druidical
monolIths, on which rude crosses were
sculptured by early converts. Colom-
has aversion to everything feminine
was such that he forbade even the
keeping of cows on the island. for. he
said, "where there 10 COW there must
be female. and where there II q fe-
male there must be mischief" Any
married tradesman Of Iona must keep
his wife on the neIshboring "Woman's
isle" While the lords Of the Isle were
brought to Iona for burial. their wives
were buried on the Isle Of Finlagah.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

hon which lay in Its course. A west
bound car. a second later. did the
same. After waiting minute or so
and watching the boy, who was now
disappearing around the corner Of
East Fourth street. the two motor
men got out to Investigate. They con-
suited for while. then came to n dar-
Ing decision. They broke the tnpe.
and traffic proceeded.
The policeman on the corner made
IL report Of it.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
ForsIon Demand for Our Chemicals.

Eorslsn Demand for Our chsmleaIs.
There Is every indication that perma-
nent markets are being steadily gained
by American manufacturers of chemi.
cal products in all parts Of the world,
remarks Popular Mechanics Magazine.
In the first nine months Of 1917 the
total exports In this line were SAL
OO0, 600, rs compared with 1921, 100000
In the corresponding period in 1916.
and $4,000, 600 in the first three quar-
tiers of 1915. In connection with this
rapid expansion. students Of foreign
commerce are pointing out the neces-
sity Of making our export goods alb
solute,y reliable In purity and strength.
Even slight carelessness in these par
ticulars would do incalculable harm at
this time.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Functions o. M.rro,,,.

A writer In the London Lancet sug-
gests that marrow has tvofold func-
ton. not only to nourish the bone. but
to supply most important internal
secretion. As bearing this out, he cites
the mortality Of 0S per cent in ''prf-
mary" cases Of amputation high up the
thigh when the patient Is In the prime
of life, with secondary" cases In
which the mortality Is only 60 per cent.
In the secondary cases, where q dis
eased condition has existed for some
time, there IL less shock, according to
the writer. because the system has be-
come gradually accustomed to getting
along without the marrow In the thigh
bone, which contains one-sixth Of the
total amount in all the bones.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
stra,oh.snIns wlrs.

stray pieces of copper wire have
many uses, but It often Ia necessary
to straixhten out wire that has already
been used. See that there are no
sharp bends or kinks In the wire and
straighten out by hand any such that
are found. Fasten an end of the wire
to some firm anchorage; grip 1t In
the Wise II need be. Loop the other
end OF the wire around hammer
handle or similar Instrument and then
pull out the length Of the wire. Re-
peat the operation rs often MS neces-
sary. II the wire is Of soft copper 1t
will stretch a little. which improves
It
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

A crowded elevator stopped with 4
shudder at the ninth floor Of one Of
the large office buildings in the city.
The operator called @Out ninei" No
one volunteered to follow his sugges-
ton, however. and crowd was walt.
ing to get on. "Step back In the car,
please" said the operator as the crowd
on nine started to push Its way In.
When all but one had squeezed in. and
the operator had repeated his request,
a small boy piped up In compressed
sounding voice. "Say. mister. there
hain't no back door to this car.~-l1-
dlanapolis NewA
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
One lneh-,oo Miles.

Telephone experts declare that II a
person speaking over a phone holds
the transmitter four inches from his
mouth II Is equivalent to adding about
220 miles to the line over which he
ia conversing. says Popular. Mechan-
ics Magazine. Carelessness In the man
ner Of using a telephone instrument
Ia one Of transmission. The best re-
suits are obtained by allowing about
half an inch to intervene between the
mouth and the transmitter.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Weary World for I'll. Pup.

Russell. four. WAS delighted when
his grandma gave him puppy for his
birthday, so we were rather surprised
couple Of days later when he an
nounced that he was going to send
Daisy" back home again to grand
ma. said, "why, Russell. I thought
you liked your little puppy" He said.
~ do like her, mamma. but she's not
happy. She hasn't smiled since she
eame."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
esntIm,nt Uttered by Many.

The origin of the expression ''fn
union there is strength" Is not known.
but the sentiment In various forms
has been current very long time.
A Latin author Of ancient times said !:
by union the smallest states thrive.
by dIscorl the greatest are destroyed"
The American author Of 1.-THE Flag
Of Our Union" said: United We
stand. divided we fall"
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

S uSeu Ill HtoSh
tlckers, and he
was letting 1t un-
roll as he walked.
The tape was
nearly two blocks
long. As he cross
ed Euclid Mt East
Sixth street.
An east-bound
e u C lid ca r
stopped suddenly.
within a few feet
of the paDer rib
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Words Frequently Ml.spsIl.d.

Note from the Outlook: "what
words are most frequently mlsspelled
in the papers! Two candidates for
the honor have good claims. Haley
hailed into court'-often appears as
hailed Identify for some curious
reason. Is frequently printed 'indenti-
fy.' 'Superceded,' 'ecstacy' and de
velope' might receive honorable mem
ton In the list"
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Laraess Arts.Ian Basin.

The great nrtesian basin of Austria
liza measures 10000 square miles In
extent and Is said to be the largest
known In the world, comprising $4,000
square miles In Queensland. 10000 In
New South Wales. and 10000 In the
northern territory.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
An Embryo numorlst.

In certain family two Of the help
bear the name of Bertha. AS one
works upstairs and the other In the
laundry, the youthful son of the house
has suggested that the girls be known
MS upper and lower Bertha.-Boston
Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
But II w.s Sad Reality.

One day Jack was out playing BY q
ditch when he accidentally fell In. He
was afraid Of being punished. as he
was all covered with mud, SO he ran
into the kitchen to his mother crying
and yelling loudly: "Oh, II It were
only dream! Oh, II 1t were only q
dream"
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Doves Not Always Peaceful.

In spite Of the fact that the dove II
the emblem Of peace, couple Of male
birds of this deceitful species can give
n very good account Of themselves In
the fight. The weapons they employ
are their wings, which they use with
terrific force.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Ju,tla.bi. Curiosity.

II happened last night that occy
wattles dropped onto the same sent
he held the night before at the movie
show. But the gum he left sticking
under the seat the first night was gone
last night. Mfr. Wattles doesn't want
the gum. but he does confess to very
natural curiosity to know who did get
it-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Oldest Guide Book.

The earliest guide book printed In
English is instructions fer lorraine
Travell." published In 1912 by James
Howell, famous traveller Of that day.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Never That.

.Anyhow there was one thing he
wouldn't do with his money"
sWhat was that7"
"SAve It."
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
The Weary Captain Of Industry. :
"Do you approve Of government own

"Do you approve of government own
ership1''
"Yep."
"You think the government could
take your business and run 1t success.
fully?"
"Nope. But believe I'd get very
pleasant and beneficial holiday while
the government WIS making a try at
IT,"
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

The average man learns about three
songs and three funny stories, and
manages to make them last lifetime.
Washington Star.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
- The
Scrap Book
HAD Mo1oRmAN GUESSING
Small Boy and Roll Of Paper Tape
Held Up clevsland's Traffse
for q While.

At nm early hour the other morn
Ing, boy on his way to work In the
downtown section Idly trailed mar
row ribbon Of paper behind him. He
bud big roll Of paper tape. such az
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

" dunno why It's" said Uncle Eben,
"dnt de smalles'-sized man allus wants
to play de big bass drum an de bigges'
man allus wants to play de ukelele."
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

"she's different to most women"
'.In what way3"
"She admits that she was over thir-
ty when she married."
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
Too Handy.

IA man who wears his hair long IL
. freak"
.He's worse than a freak: he's
fool, II he's married"
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

Misfortunes cannot be overcome,
but they may be sweetened, II not
overcome. by resiRnation-
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

Where Mother-In-Law 10 Boss.
The Chinese mother-in-law Is nrbi.
trary and autocratic and is absolute
ruler over the women Of her house
hold.
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31
That Made Her Nader.

'.They separated on account Of I'm
compatibility, understand"
Eyes, he would never get angry
when she was"
The Meeker herald., 1919-05-31

thing and I have raised her"
"You wouldn't sell her. thenf"
sOh. no! Never! That is-unless ]
had to. And maybe that may come"
said Hlltla. mournful shadow cross
ing her pretty face. "Mr. Warren is
breaking up and must look for new
home. am nm orphan and have only
q few distant relatives"
Her artlessness charmed Bart NIL
Ter and her simple ways aroused his
sympathy and interest.
"Heigho!" he uttered "We're pretty
near of kind. I've been an orphan
myself for ten yenrs-that Is, I ran
awny from home and haven't seen ia
ther or mother since"
"Oh. dear how could you stay away
from them?" chided Hllda.
"well, I got going careless and rough
and bad. Then in trouble. and finally
I settled down to life among the hard
est crowd a ranch ever knew. 1t was
cards. drink and fighting most Of the
time"
Hilda had shrunk little at the con-
fession. "You don't look very careless,
and rough. and bad" she said. He
lausnea quite oo's'efous'y nj "er IL"
hocence'
ho'-how. Aha's WHY LII
GONG oack nome.
da. sprightly. allow glad your folks
will be to see you'll"
father Is deao' sara BART: ou.
mother ~ i'vine. anu I'VE SOFT OF splea
out the land before ventured to let
her Know ! was around. Az saio'
was reckless one untii year ago
l had gone to prospecting. Bad as
ever. . 'ra'he.i win nara crowd. one
DAY TOOK drop TOO mocn. ana a tum-
Die. weht INTO pitt must nave
Deeh over MY ieet. now l escaped
De,hs k,'iea ! cou'dnt reckon OUT.
When iahded II was on a SOFT bed OF
sand-on my knees.
lie spoke the last words solemnly.
A strange. spiritual expression came
into his eyes and illumined his face.
until Hilda was fascinated In an In
tense, hypnotic way.
Yes. on my knees repeated Bart.
e1There l was-saved by the Almighty.
1 was. as l had been at my mothers
SIDE way back In childhood. All my
Dad lie flashed upon me. The words
OF Now l lay me down to sleep drift
cd dreamily through my mind. l
couldn't STIR for over an hour. All the
time some new spirit seemed to come
over me. Young lady. crawled out
OF that pit weak and broken-a new
man."
oh, how glad your dear old mother
VIII be when you tell her all this I"
cried Hiida.
with good behavior came good
luck" went on Bart tersely. II struck
rich mine. saved. instead of
squandering. I'm going home pretty
rich man. and my money will do some
good. for found my mother poor and
neglected. I'm still queer in my no.
lions, young Indy. ! know what moth.
er will say when she sees me coming
back"
"Whatf urged Hllda breathlessly,
as absorbed as though listening to
some enhancing fairy story.
"Well, mother is biblical md n
would be Just like her to say, In her
gentle, kindly, forgiving way: .Prodi-
gal son, you are welcome, and for you
shall be killed the fatted calf But,
You see, poor old soul; she has no
fatted calf. And your Whitley struck
my fancy. And l thought I'd buy her.
lead her to the old home-it's only
ten miles across the country-and saw.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
CASUALTIES NUMBER 493;
TEN ARE KILLED IN ACTION
rourteen Arc Victims OF Disease mud
Thirty-Fnur Arc Wounded

WASHINGTON. July 5.-Casua,tv
lists given out today hy tho commit.
zee on Public Information show i total
OF ts3 casualties divided as follows:
hliied In action. To- died or wounds g;
ana other causes. /. died OF disease -
aieo OF accident and other causes /;
"nded severely. 81: woundci de
Moe nndetcrmincd). 80. wounded!
e"sntN. 394: missing in action. >
- TrEinians and North ca"o,iulans in
he lists arc:
WOUNDED SEVERELY
vs., - Priyate>.
inisk. RICHARD =. charlotte y Z.
oSeAi' LEM Y: KITTY Hawk. y {
WotNnED SIICiTLN.
II -, Iicutcnant>.
raimer. Nathan " Wsrrcrt0u. y &
ooioman. Harry " Wilmington. y Z.
Pozier Willie O.. Princess Anne Va
kimhrcll Willie X Piucviilc * e.
Lewis. Oscar L.. Bcsscm"r CITY. y C.
MccAlf l.awtnn: Cashc-s. y =
RR S.Js;- Garnet J. H,ltonS "a
s outhwo4,h. '> XuuI'y w'' POM,
Pslscn, Eanda Lcc;. Loni~s VA
KILLED IN ACTION PREVIOUSLY RE
PORTED MISSING.
po,,,,. Private
HETtRSED - p! Ty.rKEyiorsLy RE
PORTED MISSING.
Private.
Sl.Mart EAAt u. E-Anln,l,h y
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
PLAN GENERAL STRIKE
Electrical Workers Oncinl Issues
Statement Directed at iicIi
interests.

LOUISVILLE. July 5.-Ioscph Lyons
of Chicago. general representative. Of
the international brotherhood Of Elcc-
trical Workers. who Is in Louisville in
mately 400 telephone workers. issu.d 81
statement today. asserting that stems
arc being taken to cali strike in
telephone exchanges IN the South
Mr. Lyons statement seemed 10 i.
directed tsccpiaily AZ the Rel inter
ests. which. he charged. had been nm ;
fair TO dts employees. Primarily. Lyons
said, the seat OF the whole trouble was
due TO what he characterized ~ arbi.
trary methods OF Postmaster General
Eurleson.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
STRIKE OF STREET CAR
MEN SPREADS IN! GERMANY
Labor Lenders and Government Oni-
rtnl> confer Without Reaching
Agreement.
Ii.v Assn,ln,rd rross I

iFN Associated ir'SS !
BERLIN. July 5-ieaticrs OF the
S;r!k nag street railway employees and
the municipal and government officials
continued their conference last night
in an EFFORT 10 settle the strike. AT a
late hnur. however. prospects were not
favorable TO an immediate adjustment
OF differences.
The strike which is in its fourth
daN. * proving a grave menace to the
economic lite OF the city. especially
rs traffic between Berlin and the SUI
hurhs has not been resumed on ac-
count at the lack of available rolling
stock.
IN" government placed large mum
her of motor trucks a, the disposal
OF the pubic today. They were li5cr-
ally patron!2ed by men. women and
children
Government adrices from Frankfort.
which IS at present the center of COM
'nun!St activities among the railway
workers, indicate that the strike is
spreading from Frankfort to other
large cities III southern and western
Germany
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
Funernl of Mrs. Josephine punrora

a!."!'I strNI,cs OF The .atc Mrs
Josephine kahl Dunforh, who died AZ
her nome. in Highland Park. Friday
night: Viii bc held from Mizpah pres
hNtcrian Church tomorrow afternoon
at -" O'Clock. Interment viii he in
AK Mood Cemetery. Mrs. Dunford is
survived ny ninc children, two sisters
Anu one brother.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
BARGAINS
FOR
HOME BUYERS

For sale. two beautiful homes ON
fioyd Avenue. hot-watcr heat sJ150
Splendid house with modern conye-
hicnceS on Hanover Avenue $1,000
Beautiful home on Third Avenue
heat. S5.500.
Nice home with rooms on Virginia
Avenue. hot-watcr heat and other
modern conrcnicnccS ST. 600
Four good homes on Third Aycnue
ranging from s2.Soo u $500
Beautiful home containing rooms.
not-"atcr heat. 400 block East Broad
Street
Splendid home on Semmes Avenue.
with III modern convcnienccs. $500
We have several beautiful homes in
cSthampton. Woodland Heights and
Forest nm for sale. Call TO see us for
particulars and terms.
l.. L. BRANCH
Room .. Ehcl Building.
So East Main Street
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-06
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
- I-l.a-l-l.-.--
,,N FARM

CIllCkt ;N FARM
ID acres Washington Highway:
part cleared, % fruit trees: plenty
small fruit and berries. good white
OAK ana pine timber. chocolate soil
IoilihS enough FOR perfect dru mag.
crtNei PIT; steady income: good fences;
o-room house: various outbuil,iinEs
! - miles to good town: building in :
sh ,ra Possession immcdiatcly.
hEaLIl d FINANCE CORP. OF VA.
LOG North Eighth Street,
Richmond Y,