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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

living in the other end OF town and
Jean had an uncomfortable suspicion
that her guest was an unbidden In
trnder. She got her little memoran
dunn book and counted over the names
OF those she had invited. Three had
sent their regrets and were not pres
emit One of these was "a boy. Roy
Thompson. But he's short and fat
and red headed" Jean puzzled. NO.
the stranger can't be Roy"
Meanwhile the pirate was attract
in" much attention. The girls were
gathered in a knot looking sidewise a t
him as he sat before the fire. his eyes
cleaning through the Sits in his black
mask. Jean ran TO her mother and
told her about the queer guest.
"WeH:" exclaimed her mother.
This liz embarrassing. | don't like to
tell him to go away as he may he
someone we know. On the other hand.
he may have no business here Keep
n sharp eye on him at any rate and
remember I've put out my best we'd
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

NJ - ONE on, fellows" shouted Ralph
u As the crowd hurried away FROM.
q the school house On a ~ln'er
N Na4 - afternoon. let's make two snow
stssas ard have hasslei"
And let's choose sides ard have A
d soal Sight" added John. mot little
soss-a-ball affair but a real battle
sIone 80 we can tell who really beats"
why do we waste time making
\ toris," suggested Tom. as they al hur-
/ $i&d on together. You know the
Fnsa ue AZ -randmother's9 Rene m
Der the brick wan and how IT'S just
about a throwing distance over TO
Jsm's back yard"
ell. hat about IN" asked Ralph.
I'VE could use the brick wall for
oEe fort and The board fence a, Jin,s
for the other fort and that would give
rs NIL the time 10 make SNOWFALL am
muEstlon. Thai would make a lot
better battle than II we wasted lot
OF time on forts and then had to grab
for ammunition rs ~e went along"
The boys ihonght that very fine
suggestion and they walked UP The
\ street. passed many nice yard where
the fresh SNOW was piled high. 70 the
yard that belonged to Toms grand
mother Fortunately grandm other
was at home 80 give perm ssion for
playing IN her yard and fortunately
loo Though. Of course this has moth
ina to do with the story. she had
JGsi finished baking some of tn. best
snaTIing cookies The boys ever heard
Of. And Judging from the way those
cookies vanished they must have
tasted every bit as good as thc~
snseiled
wow" said Ralph. who seemed TO
he the natural general or the crowd.
s.ies's get 10 work" (of course. he
didn't say this TIL shc last cookie was
eaten up,
The boys choose Tenn for the gen
erai OF the other side and he and
Ralph choose SIDES Just as hey did IN
school for their baseball games. when
the boys were all divided up then The
two sides bad to draw cuts to see
(which one would have he brick wall
for the fort. Jim took two fwigS. one
su1oata and straight and he other
cYooked at the end and he held Them
tightly In bis closed hs, From the
wee BIZ OF end that stuck out # was
Impossible to tell which was crooked
and which straight.
snow said~>a "ycu both draw and
the cue who gets he crooked tw4g gets
The brick wall"
In breathless silence bota generals
drew-Ton pulling out the sfraignt
twig and Ralph The crooked one.
And then the silence was gone. with
wild whocps that resemhled indian
war cries more than a modern battle
sounds. the boys ran OFF each 70 MS
own piace and snowhsl3 ina NJ be.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
THE UNBIDDEN GUEST

K VI so sorry you cant get home for
my Birthday party" wrote Jean
II 40 her big brother QuInt. IF
q your school was only nearer so we
could have you home often how nice
il would he, l am going 20 give a
Colonial party. fancy dress party
You know that pretty old fash
Toned dress mother has in the
attic? Well it just Ais me and | anu
going TO wear IT, win Jenkins Is COM
ing as John Paul Jones and Ruth Jen-
kIns has "A Martha Washington fan so
she Is going TO get her mother 10 make
her Martha Washington dress to go
with It. Il IS going to be such jolly
party and the only trouble will be that
you won't be there"
Indeed she was right II was a Jolly
party. Nearly all The young folks
around Jeans age were present. There
were ever so many Martha Washing
tons and Molly Pitchers and gentlemen
in powdered wigs-or were they made
OF white crepe paperc--and General
Wash!netons. But nobody wore a
mask except one.
The masked one was a :a'l thin boy
with a red handkerchief tied pirate
fashion around his head. The skin Of
his brow. neck. chin. hands and other
visible parts was dark "Swarshy and
fore,g looking" said Jean. and I'm
sure ! don't know anybody like that. :"
There were some foreign mill hands
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

finish. II you search about you Will
no doubt be able to find an old sew
ing machine top or broken piece OF
furniture from which you can secure
pieces large enough to make the sew
Ing companion. Pieces can be well
matched and glued up IL necessary.
The bottom part should be made
first for this plane up piece 4
az" TT. When planning mark work.
ing face and edge and make all lay
outs from these surfaces. After draw
ing the center lines, locate the holes
for tho pegs or dowel pins and bore
them. Also bore SIZE" hole FOR the
screw that fastens Part tA) to .the
bottom board. Lay out the depression
intended for holding needles and pins
and work out with a gouge. finish with
sandpaper.
Now saw the ends round and
smooth nicely with sandpaper. A cop
ing saw will do this work well. Lay
out the chamfer. which Ii Il with 8
pencil. boys often like to make the
layout with a marking gage but this
liz not the tool for this operation as
you will learn by experience. Use a
plane for making the chamfer, It Is
convenient TO hold the work in a
wooden hand screw while removing
the stock
Make the Block (A) which Is 10
hold the thimhie, peg might be
mortised into the bottom piece on
which to hang the thimbie but II Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

came about.
Just when things were getting 10 q
crisis and when II was going to be
pretty hard to tell who was TO win or
lose. John had bright idea.
Look here, fellows" he whispered
'enseiy. see how rough those bricks
are? could climb up by sticking my
toes in those. and then. bending down
low so they couldn't see me, ] could
get my balance and then suddenly
raise up and fire snowbai!s right az
them. l could get better aim and
more force than when we reach up
and throw over as we've been doing"
They all thought that a brilliant
idea and while two kept on firing so
The enemy wouldn't suspect that
something new was brewing, the 9TH
ers made new set of snowbalis and
placed them right underneath where
John was slowly making his way up
the wall. Ie was almost up--just one
more step--now he was ready TO raise
up.
Here. Hand him big one,'
shouted the general. And quick as a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
ne WINDY MONTH

q-ha h,..-i--t-,,,.. .,t,,. -, -.
''i =
"'""F' A"s verse "h'th eAp'"'h S IT.
f'"''s readH+
no in this world OF ours their eyes
In March frst open shall he wise.
In DAYS If periI firm and brave
And wear 1. h,oodstora 20 thar
crave.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
THE HIDDEN POST OFFICE

gan They made big balls snd little
balls, hard balls and sputter balls.
THAT was the name they had for
balls that were made up OF severn!
little snawbals pushed together so
lightly that when they hit something
each tiny bali pressed hard and tirht.
would nv of in a different directione
A, last, when The great big red sun
warned hem the afternoon wouldn't
last forever. RsTph's side Gated How
soon won readyT"
And Toms side answered promptly
Ready brother now"
The fight began That very minute.
II womb take TOO long 10 tel every
move of that battle. How Jonn dis"
tinvrfshea himself by shopping around
and discovering where some OF the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

dining room"
"Oh. my goodness" "Gee!" Where'd
he GOT" and other exciamatious came
from the guests as they AL crowded
out into the hall looking for tho un-
hidden guest. Jean ran into the din
ing room to keep an eye on the silver
and what was her dismay to find the
Pirate there standing At the table and
helping himself to cake and punch.
She looked around and not bit OF
silver was on the cloth. Every fork.
spoon and knife was gone What
would dear mother say?
II don't know YOU" she cried. turn
ing bravely upon the Pirate. "but lid
like to know where mothers silver =.
And all of sudden she began 70 cry
hard enough to wash the little beauty
patches of her face.
Then what was her surprise 20 ana
the Pirates arms around hsr. There!
There" he exclaimed aoothlnKly. y
was a mean chuunp to 80 70 Tar.
have It all In my pocket" And
snatching OF the red handkerchief
from his head. ne dried her eyes with
it. She started back and looked UP.
The Pirate had yellow hair with .
COW lick In the front.
"Quint! II It your"
Yep. and viii You ever forgive mel
painted myself dark and bought
brass crowns for my teeth ana gosh
how fooled you ALI"
you're horrid. nasty boy!" cried
his sister wrathfuliy. "IIl set even
with youl And now come and explain
to the Others"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
THE JUNIOR COOK gn.zen no.sr

About four slices can be cooked at
once.
Turn fire so that the bread will
brown in about three minutes.
When one side is Drowned. turn the
bread over with a pan cake turner
and brown the other side
Serve very hot with honey. syrup
or sugar as desired If served with
fashioned New Orleans molasses
this makes particularly nourishing
luncheon or breakfast dish. Be sure
the bread browns nicely and cooks till
all trace of wetness or soggyness Is
gone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

and showed three big gold teeth right
in front. and she knew nobody SO
decorated. Besides there was the &C
cent. and the voice.
'I'li watch him like anything. but
he mustn't spoil my party" she told
herself. WILL" she said aloud
don't you think It would be fun to
dance the old-fashioned square dance?
Can you call the numbers?"
Will could. He was treasure at
party. Come. Pirate!" he called
gaily and soon had all the girls lined
up on one side and all the boys on
the other. There was great ciapping
OF hands and shutting OF feet. and
great laughter as the couples went
through their numbers. But when it
came the Pirates turn to swing his
partner he stopped short and holding
up his forefinger and shaking it Wig
orously cried in a high nasal voice:
me mo cana dar-Ne, no, Hsi-A4tFet
Darn!"
Everybody went into peals Of laugh
ter except Jean, and the Pirate
dropped out. Dear. dear! Why didn't
he sit down? Jean was trying TO keep
an eye on hims but it was hard to
dance and watch q Pirate at the same
time. He was wandering about the
room prying and looking at things.
Suddenly he was gone. Jeans FIRST
thought was Of her mothers best we'd
ding silver. 1t was all spread ont on
the dining room table with the best
china.
Everybody" she said In an ex-
cited voice, please excuse mo. III
have to stop this dance minute. !
want to ask you something. Does any
body here know the Pirate who Just
ifSt he am r. ass
Wonder was on every face ana es-
cry one began talking al once. II was
plain to see that the Pirate was
stranger to all.
Then don't know him either" an
nounced Jean excitedIy. "and ne Just
went out In the hall and mothers best
wedding silver Is all spread out in the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

battle to prevent further disaster.
But they needn't have worried, No
| more balls would come tina. way.
For with the act of throwing the
snowballs. John had loosened the
bricks that we're In none too tight be-
fore he stepped on them and down
he iumbied. boy. snowbails and bricks
All jumsled up In a mess. And that
wasn't all.
A hole opened in the wall and In II
were letters and more letters and post
cards and dcH c,of hes and all sorts of
girl keepsakes.
The boys shouted In a,nazefuent so
that The enemy amp suspected some
thing was up and. leaving their safe
shelter OF the board fence, they dashed
over---did they want TO miss anyt hing
exciting? Not they,
And as though that wasn't excite
ment enough Toms sister. who had
been IN at her srandmolher's and had
heard the shouts. came racing out into
the yard.
You let nv post office alone" she
shouted. ~ don't want you TO take all
my 'htngs."
And then the whole story came
out Ellen. who was the only girl in
n family or four brothers had hard
time Keeping her things 20 herself. for
the boys. even when they didn't really
mean to tease, often got in her way
so she and her chum had discovered
mole in the brick wall and they had
for long time, used that safe nook
for their letters and treasures.
The boys apo!ogized handsomely and
Ellen. who realized that they had done
no harm and hadn't meant to find her
things. accepted their words very
kindly.
But the battle ended in a truce for
Just then grandmother put second
plate OF cookies and pan OF fragra nj
popcorn on the back steps--and who
can fight battles or discuss hidden
post offices with a popcorn smell in
he air?
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
The pirate Was Helping Himself To Cake And Punch

ding silver for you. shall feel dread
full II any Of II Is stolen"
Jean hurried back to the parior
where her guests were crowded. She
~ us,p'tt. let anyone sse how fluis ssl;
she was, She must start some games
or ge, Fanny 10 play the piano so
they could dance. Was her party go
ing to be a failure after all the time
and trouble she had taken getting
ready for il? Her eyes fell on he
'all thin figure lounging by the fire
and her heart tiuttered so she could
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

Cut len or twelve slices of bread.
Bread more than two days old is hes;
and slices cut for table use but not
eaten, may be used to good advantage
in this dish.
Beat one egg yellow and white to-
gether) with one-half teaspoonful salt
Add one cupful of milk and beat
with a fork till we'll mixed.
Put one tablespoonful meat drip
pings on skillet aud make smoking
hot.
With fork dip piece Of bread into
the egg batter. cover completely and
then quickly drop bread Into pan.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
3i PGyz77E

DIAMOND
My first is found In hay
My second is Il large serpent
My third is beast of burden
My fourth is a tree
Ny fifth lis found in bed
FOUND IN FRANCE
In the word France may be found
ali the following:
]. A plant.
:. A temple.
3. A metal receptacle.
4. A stick.
s. Adjacent.
D. Anxiety.
I. Swift movement.
8. Effrontery.
3. Food and drink.
10. Terror.
ANSWERS
.asi85,,l4S as b. q, "A ~ tsS.'
II 20 r. s b
A s II
Il
FOUND ~ FRANCE--l. Fern. 2
Fame. 8 Can. 4 Cane. 5. Near
6 Care. I. Race 8. Face g. Fare
10 Fcdt
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28


ten months In the calendar year
March had the distinction of be-
ng the hrst month and q wa-s
not until ia Il. c.. when the Em-
percr Numa added January and Feb
rs,ary 10 the calendar that Ms rch 'nek
the position which II now occupies
The month was named IN honor Of
Mars. the god OF war. bat by he old
Anglo Saxons II was called Lenc en-
monath, which means length month.
and was so termed 10 signify he
1eng, neninc OF this day at this time ~
the year
This month IKE all others has many
superst!tions connected with II. II
was though that anyone born between
the frs' and the twenty frsi of the
month would have a very poetic tenn
permanent, would be thoughtful. steai-
Gus. faithful 10 duty and console n tious.
kind but Stubborn and obstinate in
holding to opinions. and above ali very
economical II your birthday comes
after the twenty first OF the month II
n thought thai IN addition 10 ali these
Characteristics. you viii he VERY active
And magnetic: you viii think deeply
and all things connected with cuI}ur.
vii Interest you you will want to he
surrounded by beautiful and COS ~
things and you will have love for
the luxurious things of life. You will
Tight hard to have things your own
way: you VIII have executive ability
and you will he very fond of good
music
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

r Will not be difficult for you to
decide who to make a. sewing conn
panion for. Mother. sister or IN
+" fact any one who, uses needle and
thimbie will appreciate one of these
little conveniences. to hold a thimbte.
several spools of thread and few
needles in an orderly manner.
If you do not do neat. careful work
| would suggest that you do not try
this model because to be attractive 1t
must be we'll made.
Use gum. mahogany black walnut
or other wood that will take a good
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
GRAHAM BELL
HOSE INVENTION MADE LIGHT OF DISTANCE

come known all over the world as the
Bell Telephone. Ely a most curious
coincidence. on the morning OF the
same day a man by the name OF Elisha
Gray appeared at the same patent
ONCE and applied for patent on
similar telephone. Neither man knew
of the other and neither knew that .
similar machine was being worked
upon. yet each completed work upon
the instrument at the same time and
on the same day applied at tho Wash
ington patent ONCE for patent.
Belts machine proved 70 be the bet
ter instrument. and It was he who
made II possible for us to talk to our
friends regardless OF the distance that
stretched sbetween US. Thus while he
taught the power of speech to the deaf
and dumb. Boil was planning to show
the world how to send their voices out
into space by means Of the telephone.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

hardly speak. Some one touched her
arm.
who's that gink?" asked a familiar
voice. 1t was Will Jenkins. looking
very curious, but gorgeous in his John
Paul Jones costume
I'll don't know who he is, Will" re-
piled Jean, N ii shaking voice. II
can't place him somehow"
I'm go speak to him" said Will
Come along. Well know his voice, I"
They walked over to the swarthy
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

stranger and Win said: Good even
ing. Prithee who may you be?"
In a high voice and with very
decided foreign accent the pirate
inrn@dss and feRllsaq;. .Me2. 4 am II asA
r-r-robber sea-sailor."
Pirate? Oh, yes" said win. look
ing quite puzzled. You look like q
buccaneer."
"Si--yes." was the answer.
Then Jeans worst fears were full
filled. She was sure she did not know
the stranger for he smiled broadly
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

r d like to be a Savings Stamp
L. And grow and swell and thrive
Until my price Of four-fourteen
Goes up to dollars FIVE.
BUY w. S. S.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

ether sides ammunition was Kept and
ruined II by one great blow with
dat board. How Tom bravely dared
enemy fire when ne climbed 10 he top
Of the board fence and hnrie5 hand
full Of suowbaHs directly behind he
brick wall. or how any o;her OF the
very exrfinw events of 'hat afternoon
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

Hash John stood up straight and tall
and with both hands. tossed two great
snowballs right directly at the enemy
general.
Poor Tom could hardly see there
was SO much snow in his eyes. He
dncked down 10 dodge a possible sec
ond ball and his aides make peppery
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28
THE MAN WHOSE L
(Born March 3, fS47)

~ NE windy March day little boy
was born in Edinburgh. Scotland.
8This boy was destined 10 bring
~ into close contact people who
were far apart. and to make distances
seem as nothing. The boy was Alex
ander Graham Bell. the inventor OF
the telephone, When he was twenty
three years old he came to Canada
with his father and two years later
moved to Boston where he taught in
the Boston University. Mr.. Bell. senior.
devoted his life to teaching the deaf
and dumb to talk. and young Bell soon
decided to devote himself to helping
his father in his good work.
While he worked with his father.
he was studying out the means OF long
distance communication. and on Feb
ruary IA, 1879. he applied for a patent
of the instrument which was to be-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-02-28

ONO ago when there we're bat
ten months In the calendar year
March had the distinction of be-
The Nenana daily news., 1920-05-03
MOTOR TRUCK ROAD
 ID TAP COAL AREA

SEATTLE, May ,. - A special Washington dispatch to the Seattle Times states that Alaska's first mo tor truck road will be built during the summer from the Trout Creek coal mines to Bering lahe. Wooden blanks are to be laid on strlngers and trucks used as locomotives, and the pioneer line will be followed later by a regular railroad, to con- meet with the Copper River X Northwestern, 10 miles from Cor dova ... =-~.. ....-@ .=
 Falcon Joslin reports that drilling for new wells will continue in the Katalla district.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-05-03
VILLAGE REPORTS
 CASES |MPRQ!yy||ssg,

Although there is considerable sickness in the native village above Nenana, the cases including both residents of the village proper and of the mission, the situation there is not at all serious, according to reports received in town today. The only assistance needed at present, the report says, is man to chop wood and pack water for the sick. and this assistance has been pro vided from town. .....-
 The Rose sisters, Fern and Myr- tie. and Miss Jackson are looking after the sick, and with man to look after the wood and water, they believe they will be able to get along.
 Miss Blacknell was taken i'll Last week, aid Arthur Wright, who came from the Tolovana country to help out, is also on the sick list now, leaving the nursing staff some what shorthanded. IT, :.-
The Nenana daily news., 1920-05-03
JUMPS ID DEATH FROM
 HIGH BUILDING

NEW YORK, May 3.-Tony Ia zio, alias Andrea Saisado, who was taken into custody by department of justice officials in connection with bomb outrages of last June, when Attorney General Palmer's house was among the buildings attacked, leaped from window of the De partment of Justice building in this city this morning and was killed instantly on the pavement fourteen stories below.
 Until the information leaked out. in connection with Tazio's death, it was not known publicly that the de- partment had made any arrests i'll connection with the outrages of last year.
 The dead man was under exam ination in one of the department offices, when he made q rush for one i t:2 "gfow, anf died head - first through it. Several pedestri- ans on the walk below narrowly escaped being struck by the falling body.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-05-03
TRADERS OF NOME
 MUST SEE SOVIET

JUNEAU, May 3.-Deputy Col lector of Customs Reed, of Nome, reports that the Russian soviet at Anadir, on the Siberian coast. has given notice that all citizens of the United States engaged in fur trad ing on the Siberian coast with yes sels must do all their business through the soviet government stores Trading with private stores along the coast or with fur dealers and trappers will not be permitted,
 The matter has been referred to Delegate Grigsby, with request that he ascertain from the Gover''- ment the status of American trade with Siberia.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-05-03
SEVERAL ARE DEAD
 IN TRAIN SMASHUP

LAMBERTON, Minn., May B. Ed Clark, conductors; L. s. Fuller. engineer; R. c. Larson, fireman, all of Winona, and A. Feltz, of Tracy. and F.. W. Augustine, pioneer of Ohio, were killed as a dozen others injured near here yesterday as a result of a collision between two passenger trains on the Chicago & Northwestern.
The Nenana daily news., 1920-05-03
RUSSIANS UPSET BY REvERSES ON
 POLISH FRONTIER

WARSAW, May 3. - The suc- cesses of Polish troops in recent engagements with the Bolshevlkl along the Polish frontier are said to have had a demoralizing effect on the Russians, anti-soviet dem onstrations are reported from a number of places, notably at Mos COW.
 The Moscow reports state the public riots are in progress there, and it is also claimed that there has been an uprising among the Bolshevih troops. There is an in creasing demand for a change in the form of government, and seri- GUS opposition to soviet rule is de veloping in many quarters.