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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

The Iiarr sonburs News Herald. speaking
for and in behalf al the horny handed sons
OF toll says. The farmers know tho rca.
live questions are business. ana not political
ones. and they are Eong to deal with them az
business mon and women should deal with
business propositions"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Snccinl ilnfn.

Wind detection. south. wind velocity. 6.
Highest Wind yesterday it weather al
i. VI. clear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

'irht I. =. Steamer to Cross Atlantic
l.. IL. G.. chatham.-Thc first Arncri
can steamship to cross the Atlantic
was the Savannah. $50 tons. Cap.ain
Moses Rodscrs. She sailed from N.u
York. where she was built. for Sa-
Sanhah. Ga" April 10. 1919. arriving
there April Il. She sailed from that
port May "a for st. Petersburg, Russia
Via Liverpool. which she reached
June 20: sailed for st. Petersburg
July 20; returned to Savannah. NIFTY
days from st. Petersburg, in Decem-
Der, 1919,
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Money

makes the mare go
lis the root OF all OWL
talks
-makcth mad
lis getting scarce.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Il 'hlS ih'nE Keeps UP much longer The
army. OF Investigation will be large enough ia
"Nerwhelm the X. *. X. in an open fight
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03
Theater Calendar

cADEMY-''Chu Chin Chow"
IYRIC--kcith vaudeville.
B1JoC-Conway Tearlc, In
after Midniest.''
lSIS-pourIas Fairbanks. in
American Nristocracy."
HLUEBIEp Pete Morrison. in
"Iicadin' North"
oDEON-Conway Tcaric and
Miriam Cooper. in The oath"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Richmond hospitality Will he in evidcnc. al
ms week At tho fair. bat IL won't reach III,
old-fashioncd height of turning over the Ike,
to it's cellar
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03
MitrhcII-Pnitrrsnn.

Mrs, Pearl Perrin Patterson. and
Samuel y. Mitchell Were quietly mar
ricd in WASHINGTON on Thursday,
September %. Rit,r spending a few
days ia phili,dc! mia and New York.
they will b. at home, 40 North
Thirty Second street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Attcr a night spent on a Virginia battlefield
IL would seem that Mr.. Harding had carncL
the title Of colonel IT has been bestowed 70,
much less
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Speaking OF the recent convention IN this
city i'll tn. interest OF reciaiminE the waste
lands OF Virginia. the Staunton Ncws-Lcadcr
says: 'NtrsInias future progress is condi-
TONED largely UHOn the development OF her
agricultural interests. An organized effort
should be made To attract the thousands OF
nativc-born Americans who drif,in,,
toward the South from the Middle West com
paratiN"ly few OF whom are coming this
state. How can expect Virginia 70 for
Ward il we arc content to leave nnutil;zci
nearly On per cont 90 our potential aEricuI-
rural resources"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03
In South tnroIins.

Miss Mary Hoover. OF South Houlc-
ward. LETT yesterday evening for
chester, :. g. 10 attend the we'd
ding of her cousin, Miss Mary Isaacs.
Before returning To school I'm N.w
York CITY. MISS Hoover VIII p. the
guest of Miss Marion Eosc. OF Nus-
C"Mviilc. = T.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03
Returned l." Richmond.

Mrs. Alvin :. rcnnypackcr AMI her
SouhE son haze recently returned
from Round Hill Ioudouu County.
Whcrc thcy spont The summer. Mir
ana Mrs. hcnuypackcr will shortly
occupy their new home on. Couicd
crate Avenue. LaLurnum Park
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

III" Nu kluX Khan" says the Roanok.
Times. may bc all that its paid propagandis,-
Say II IS. But since when did sheets. mask :
whips and tar brushes become symbols OF 100
per cent Amoric:ulsfnr"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

norfolk rs always having some kind OF ,ron-
10 The VirBinian- PINOT gives an idea OF one
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Tho bristol Herald Courier has been inter
viewing som" of it's constituents. ana here is
one conclusion ii reaches: Some people think
west virginia has been going to the had ever
since IL seeded from Virginia and fell into
the hands Of the Ropublicans"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

IN" Newport News Press says: The United
States permitted It's overseas merchant na-
rim" TO expire, but before the European war =.
had The greatest coastal and lake merchant
marine OF any maritime nation earth. And
that branch "f tile marine service viii again
com" int" it's own. and go forward to greater
Achievements. In that line OF Shippin.;
American ships have no foreign competition
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-03

Ia the proposed curtailmcnt OF senatorial
privicrcs that Of unlimited orato-v shoulI
have first attention.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-30

N Ow tell US another" exclaimed
& the children as they sat around
II " the dinner table and eagerly
n An begged for more-and more
stories. Tell US another.
Now lots of boys and girls nave
uncIes and cousins and brothers who
went to war. But not all those boys
and girls hear stories from the ex-
citing days overseas. because most Oh
the soldiers don't like to talk more
than they have to about those days
But Ned's big brother was different
Perhaps because he had been such
long time getting home and the naro
part of the war wasn't talked ABOUT
so much. For after the war ended
John, that was Ned's big brothers
name. went to work over IN france
and only a few days ago, much more
than two years after his friends ana
mates had come home, did he come
back to the family circle.
And of stories. he had plenty SAD
and sober and funny. or so II seemed.
The children kept him busy telling
about the days he spent in France.
Every meal time they wanted more
and every bed time more. till their
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poem written while at college and
two years after that, when he was
but twenty years of age he published
his first independent volume of poems
This book did not meet with the
praise for which the young poet had
hoped so for the next two years he
strove to write verses which would ap-
peal to the public. This collection.
however, shared the cold reception of
the first volume and the young poet
was so discouraged that for nine years
he could not find the heart to publish
his works for fear his own Judgment
of his poems which proclaimed them
good may have been false.
1t is strange that these very verses
which the critics passed so coldly by
have since become the examples of
the finest and most beautiful type Of
English verse. Tennyson's was soul
stirred by music and his poems ex-
press the beauty and glamor and
mystery of romance. The verses are
so lyrical many Of them almost sing
themselves as we read them. and 1t Is
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Do You Know

What general had three horses shot
from under him? Fitzhugh Lee.
What naval hero IN his first battle
conquered the British Navy? Captain
Perry.
What General sold his honor for
money? Benedict Arnold.
Who was known as the silver
tongued orator? James G. Blaine.
What military man was a midship-
man at the age of IL years? David
Farragut.
What great statesman began his
education under his fathers instruc-
ton in his own home? Patrick Henry.
What American graduated from
Princeton while his father was Presi-
dent of the college? Aaron Burr.
Who after he left the Presidential
chair was in Congress II years? ]. @.
Adams.
Who delivered the memorial ad-
dress on washington before Congress
Richard Henry Lee.
What two Presidents of the United
States died on July 4th? Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams.
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/ put down my apple and let them
have 1t. After that / fed them every
day. and they're Just as tame as can
be, and the big black one I brought
from the Monument, his name Is Mon
ME, likes to sit on the hearth when the
fire is lighted and he chirps too cute
for anything"
We'll. / declare" exclaimed Louis.
They are cute little critters
Yes. but very weak in the legs"
Dorothy sighed. II picked one up
over there, see him? He's crippled,
and I've named him Hippity-hop."
"What'd call the others?"
"Oh. there's Bob and Herman with
white marks on them and those two
little ones are Lightfoot and Sam"
What are you going to do with
them?" Louis wanted to know.
Just keep them for pets" answered
his sister. i've been reading a lot
about them and I'm worried about
poor Hippity-hop cause now that he's
lost one leg he may be hard Of hear
ing"
"why?" asked Louis.
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said thoughtfully. Did I tell you
about the time I was on listening post
duty?"
NO" answered Ted eagerly. what's
a listening post?"
"A listening post was hole in the
ground-sort of a pit, I suppose you
would call it," replied John. And a
man would be posted in each pit to
listen for sounds from the enemy"
But how could you hear anything
in a pit?" asked Ned. wonderingly.
Through a telephone" answered
John. There was in the bottom of
each post Cor pit) a curious looking
little instrument-round and fiat with
a funny little top. And to this were
attached wires running into the
ground and also rubber-covered wires
with ear plates the soldier could put
to his ear. The lookout would go
down in the pit and then put the ear
plates to his ear. Through this, he
could hear vibrations in the ground
which told him whether enemy troops
were advancing and many other
things soldiers must know"
"But wasn't II awfully lonesome,
staying down IN q pit all alone -
asked Ned.
"Lonesome." exclaimed John. TITS
plain TO see you never went to war.
should say It was lonesome! But it
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grass and poked II down into the hole
by the stone steps. When she drew IL
out there was Monnie clinging to the
house and put him on the nice warm
hearth.
Look he's getting awayl" exclaimed
Louis.
mo, he's Just finding himself nice
hole or crack to sit In then he'll forget
that It's cold weather and sing US q
little song-listen!"
They sat still awhile and pretty soon
they heard a cree-cree-creek, and
Dorothy cried in triumph: There!
Isn't that prettyi"
'Say!" cried Louis. st have an idea
Let's raise these crickets and sell 'em.
A cricket on the hearth is good luck.
and people ought to be glad to have a
trained cricket to sing to them"
II wouldn't sell dear old Monnie
and he's the only house cricket, the
others are field crickets, and don't
like it indoors so much" replied Doro-
thy.
We'll, let's get a few more for our
own fun" cried Louis, snatching up
his hat. "Ill go right over to the
Monument and find me a cricket.
Whereabouts did you find Monnie? I
think I'd like to have one of my own"
Dorothy squeezed her brothers arm
and made queer answer to his ques-
ton. She said: "Oh, Louis, It's awful
nice to have you back and I do like you
better than crickets!''
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- HE materials necessary for the
~ shovel will not be hard to secure.
II The drawing shows a handle
- made of round stock, but If this
is not available, a piece of square
stock may be used, in which case,
however, the corners should be round
ed as well as possible with a jack
knife. 1t will be noticed, also, that
the cross piece at the end of the
handle sets into the latter slightly. 1t
is not necessary that it be made in
this manner. though the finished piece
looks better this way. If desired, the
cross piece may be fastened without
especially forming either piece to OBJ
tain a At.
The making of the part B will be
the hardest part of the problem. This
should be made of heavy galvanized
iron for the best results. The pattern
is shown in the lower right hand
corner. Get out the stock first to the
overall dimensions, then mark out the
patterns according to the measure
ments shown. Note particularly the
full and the dotted lines. The cutting
is 20 be done on the full lines, being
careful not to go beyond the points
indicated. The patterns should then
be bent along the lines shown dotted.
Following these directions we note
that the outside strip x of one-half
inch is to be folded up at right angles
to. the bottom, as is also the small half
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ALFRED TENNYSON Born August 6, 1909

small wonder that when at the end of
nine years unceasing labor Tennyson,
with courage and hope revived. pub
lished two more volumes the critics
sand the public acclaimed him Eng
lands new king of poets" He was
appointed Poet Laureate of England.
and that same year at the age of forty
he married. His life was not without
its early struggles, but once success
came his way his future happiness
was assured. He settled after his
marriage in a beautiful country estate
and spent his days weaving musical
words together to form beautiful
verses. He was elevated TO the peer
age as Baron Tennyson. of Freshwa-
ter. and Aldworth. the counties in
which he lived, and he ruled the lit
erary world of his day as an undis-
puted monarch OF verse.
When Lord Tennyson died. in 1892
he was buried in the Poets Corner in
Westminster Abbey. London. and ac
corded the highest honors that a man
may have.
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But it was too irregular to mean any
thing 1 decided. And pretty soon it
stopped.
Il forgot all about it and for an
hour all was still as a church mouse.
Then suddenly 1 heard the words.
ever get lonesome? Why don't you
answer back?'"
NO. 1 didn't really hear the words,
the real words; but those words came
TO me. And then that tapping began
again. I got really bothered. Then
suddenly. just like a flash I knew
what it was. OF course! Stupid!
Why hadn't I thought of it,
The chap in the next listening post
knew the Morse telegraph code and,
hoping that 1 would know it too, he
was tapping lightly on his listening
phone a conversation to me-"
But how did you know the letters,
John?" asked Ted. You never were
a telegrapher."
Right you are son, never was"
agreed John. But one summer when
l was a kid I learned the Morse code.
and 1 never used it till that night.
That was why was so slow getting
on to what he was doing
ana after that did you ana the
other soldier talk back and forth all
the timer" asked Aileen.
I'VE did not" laughed John. wed
have been thrown in Jail if we had! No,
those wires were for more important
business and we knew enough to let
them alone. But once in while,
when the night was very dark and
when we were very lonesome. we
would say sentence back and forth"
Well" said Ted with a big sigh
as John went off to read, Il didn't
know what I could do this summer.
But now 1 know. I'm going to learn
that Morse code SO If ever there's
another war or anything like that. I'll
know how to send MESA ges too"
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TxH
X6@poTYYS. DARlDnes

nF course. I've missed you like
II anything. Louis. but I've had con-
solutions" said Dorothy.
" Consultations, eh?" replied
her brother. looking puzzled. II sup
pose by that you mean Margaret
Jones or somebody like that came on
a visit
Guess again." retorted Dorothy.
well, somebody came" said Louis,
nothing else would console you much.
you're so sociable. You NOPE the min
ute you're alone. Now, Tess up.
Somebody came, didn't they?"
Yes" admitted Dorothy.
when did they Ieave?" asked her
brother.
They didn't leave" replied Doro-
thy.
Louis looked all about him. The
porch was empty except for Grandma,
who had always lived with them, the
lawn was neat and inviting but 1t as
well as the house inside was quite
devoid of company.
II guess you're kidding me-" he
said, land If SO you'd better quit or
I won't give you the nice present
got you while was in Hampton"
NO. honest I'm not kidding" re-
piled Dorothy. FOLLOW me ana III
show them to you"
Louis followed with very doubtful
look on his face as his sister went
around to the back Of the house and
stopped at the kitchen door.
"Humph. some kind of q pet"
thought Louis.
Wait" said his guide. 'I'll have to
get an apple"
She stepped briskly into the house
and brought out an apple and a knife.
Then she sat down on the back step
and cut up the fruit, one-quarter she
laid on one end of the last step which
was of stone, and the other quarter
she laid on the other end. After that
she gave Louis the third quarter and
began on the last one herself
Here they come! Here they come"
she cried in triumph.
Louis followed her gaze and saw
some wavy feelers projecting from a
crevice under the stone step. After a
little hesitation the feelers came out
followed by a head and a black shiny
body.
"A cricket. b,gosh!" exclaimed Louis,
scornfully.
That's the one that walks by him
| self" explained Dorothy. 81 found
| him up ct the Monument one day
] when walked over there with Mother
and I brought him home to be with
! the others. but he won't associate witt
them. He looks different too. 1t
makes him proud so I have to feed
him by himself. Oh. look! Here come
the Others"
Feelers appeared at the other end
OF the stone and soon six dusty black
crickets came filing out. Three of
them had white marks on their backs.
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IN THE LISTENING POST -

didn't make any difference what it
was-some fellow had TO stay there
all the time just the same-that's
war! You have to do what you're
told whether you like it or not!"
But you were telling us about a
particular time" said Aileen coaxing-
~. She was afraid that John would
lose track of his story and that
would be a pity.
"Oh. yes" laughed John. this par
ticuIar time. Well 1 was in one post
and a chap that had just joined US
was in the next. l didn't know him
at all as 1 did the other boys. We
had been assigned to midnight duty,
which we hated the worst of ALL
Didn't you have any lights?" ex-
claimed Aileen awesomely.
"Oh, a bit of a candle-sometimes /"
admitted John, but for my part 1
hated a candle worse than did the
dark. Crouching there in that tiny
pit with a candle glowing right in
front of me, l could imagine the worst
horrors you ever thought of! No. on
the whole I preferred the dark be-
cause nobody could see me so well.
And so this night" coaxed Ned.
"Oh. yes" laughed John. you folks
are awfully afraid of your story!
Well, it's not so much of a story after
all perhaps. 1 was sitting, couched
down there in the dark and I heard
a tap. Tap. tap, tap-tap. That way.
It wasn't marching, 1 knew that: but
what it was. 1 didn't know. I lis
tened again and again 1 heard 1t.
Long taps, short taps; I couldn't
make a bit of sense to it.
Finally I thought I'd count" con-
tinued John, so I began counting
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eighths inches wide. This latter strip Is
to be bent to shape and fastened to
the handle. Note the drawings care
fully regarding this. Use brads for
fastening the handle to the metal
part, letting the brads extend through
on one side and then riveting them.
1t will. of course, be necessary to
punch holes in the metal to receive
the brads, the size depending upon the
brads used.
The result of your work should be
the production of a very useful little
tool for the work it is designed to per-
| form.
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inch strip Y between the outside strip
and the part that is fastened TO the
handle. Strip Y should be bent first,
then Y, the, small half inch section
at the end of the latter strip. then
being bent to fit against Y. Solder
these corners, for it will be noted-that
there are two operations like the one
just described, one on each side.
If you have followed the directions
carefully, you will have a shovel
measuring four inches wide by five and
a half inches long, with strip in the
middle at one end measuring one and
a half inches long by one and five
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The six settled around their portion OF
apple and began sucking away at It
while the shiny black one chose the
other piece of apple.
You see," explained their proud
mistress, I've marked some OF them
SOS could tell them from the others.
That fat one with the straight mark
Is Louis, your namesake."
"Humph grunted the brother, but
he was interested in spite of himself
which one Is Dorothy?"
None of EN-" replied the girl.
I've decided that they're all GENTLE
men because they sing"
Don't lady crickets sing?" inquired
Louis And how do you know any
way?"
well, It was like this" said Doro-
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great literary taste and he undertook
TO give Alfred his early literary educa-
ton. Alfred had five brothers and
they were all brought up in a book
ish atmosphere" and encouraged 10
set their thoughts down upon paper
Roth his elder brothers, for he was
the third son, produced verses of some
little merit and Alfred determined to
follow in their footsteps Two years
before he went to college he and his
brother Charles united their efforts in
the publication of some verses. The
little book which has since become
very valuable was published under the
titIe Poems by Two Brothers" Al
fred was but sixteen years OF age at
this time but his verse venture in
literature whetted his desire for
larger literary work and his pen was
seldom idle after that Two years
later he was awarded a medal for a
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The Monthly Birthday Book
AUGUST


1, 1871. George Ticknor, historian.
2, 1860. Pope Leo XII.
3, 1892. John Henley. orator.
4, 1892. Percy Shelly. poet
5, 1850. Guy de Maupassant. author.
s, 1909. Alfred, Lord Tennyson, poet.
Z. 1742. General Nathaniel Greene.
s. 1861. Dominic Bandius. jurist
9. 1851 John Dryden, poet.
10. 1910. Cavour, Italian statesman.
II, 1887. President Carnot of France.
y, 1874. Robert Southey. poet.
IS. 174S. Antoine-Laurent Lavoisfer,
chemist.
IA. 1860. Ernest Thompson Seton,
writer of animal tales.
Is. 1863. Napoleon Bonaparte.
16. 1879. Catherine Cockburn, dram
atist.
II. 1884. Benoit, composer.
IS, 1880. Francis Joseph, late EN-
peror of Austria.
10, 1903. James Nasmyth, engineer.
20. 1888. Pres. Benjamin Harrison.
81. 1928. Greuze, painter.
%. 1917. John b. Cough. temperance
orator.
%. 1854. Moszkowski composer.
"a. 1910. Theodore Parker.
Is. 1899. Bret Harte, author.
IS, 1919. Prince Albert. consort of
Queen Victoria.
27, 1875. William Woollett, engraver.
%, 1749. Johann Wolfgang Won Goethe
poet
29, 1909. Oliver Wendell Holmes, poet
and author.
so, 1913. Archdeacon William Paley,
theologian.
1923. Gustav Carl Richter. painter.
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mother put a stop to bed time war
stories and set a limit of two for after
each dinner. Perhaps you might
think that even John might run out
of stories at that rate, but it wouldn't
have mattered If he did. for the chill
dren liked to hear them over again
almost as well as they liked a new
one.
On this particular evening. John sat
very still for a minute and then he
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thy. After you went away I began
being very lonesome and one day
was sitting here feeling blue when
little cricket came and hoped right
on my foot. and then up on my dress.
and then on my hand. and began eat
ing my apple which I'd brought out
to comfort me. II ate and ate, then
looked down and saw several more
looking around sort OF hungry-ish, so