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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
NANETrt:S TRIP TO THE COIN.
TRY.

Nahette was a little girl who lived
III the city. She was sick and
delicate little girl. Her mother and
rather didn', know how to make her
wen and neither did the doctor that
they had. They gave her everything
that she wanted.
One day Nanc;te said TO her
mother. Mother. I'd like to go to tho
country and see grandpa ana grand
mother. can so?"
I'll have to see what your father
thinks about it," answered ber
mother.
1t was night when her father came
home. They asked him and ha said
he would ask the doctor II IL wonId
he good for Nanettc. Use doctor said
he thought the country would do, so
was decided for her father TO take
her to the farm on the train and
Ihen come back and let Nancttc stay
on The farm for three weeks.
Nahettc was delighted with tho
idea and started to pack her things.
She packed her prettiest dresses. but
her mother ,old her To pack some
thing suitable for the farm. So sbe
packed few OF the sunday dresses
and her gighams.
Nanettc could hardley wait for the
next morning.. but at last it came. 1t
was n beautiful morning, at least, to
Nanette. AT O'Clock her father took
her to the station. They had nice
trip and they were met Mt the door
by her grandfather and grand
mother She had lovely time and
soon got we'll in the country. blu, she
VAS glad TO come back TO stay with
her mother because she missed hor.
Written by TERESA COHENs
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
With Our Little Virginia Poets
VII; Ntbltti.S.

y cloudy morn. sweet baimy AIR.
We leave behind US school and car,
And HE away 20 the stream or lax
where Nature lives. there to take
Deep. .Ont; Graushts OF hcplthfui win.
exhaied by the leaves OF the fragrant
pine
To where the moss and lichcn cling
About the rocks hy the sparkiimg
spring.
And the cr!ckc;s crlck.
And the hummers hum.
The squirrel barRs
And the wooIa,cker drums:
Where the kingtishcr IN qucruious
tone
Seeds us to be left alone.
The clear. sweet cal! of the male
Rob White"
The cawing crow as he wlngs his
Hight
Far above us to tho fullest tree.
Where he staads nnd peers and wants
And learn and why and what's tn.
fun
And whether or not We have gun
our canoe El.dce along on the l.mped
breast
OF the silent waters OF the crystal
And we commune with Nature ut her
best
OF her health and vigor We partakc
So hi" away 10 the stream or lake
Where Nature lives, there to take
Deep. Ions draughts Of hcolthful wine
Exhaled by the leaves o. the fragrant
pine.
o where can we find such clcanly
sport
To life ones moral ideas up:
Where are the lessons OF beauty
taught
Except in the Quathng from Natures
cup.
WILLIAM Il. FRIEND
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
a wINTRY NIGHT.

Softly the snownakcs nuttercd down.
Covering the earth with brilliant
gown.
They sparklcd and cleaned like mill
lions Of gems:
Far brighter than the iciclcs which
hung from
The stems Of the ghostly trees. all
covered with white.
That stood out quite plainly in the
s;arlit night.
An owl hooted. night hawk
shrickcd:
Angry. they could not find the party
for whom they sccked.
That was all
Silence rcigncd once more.
The moon looked calmly on.
While in the East the sun arose,
And so another day was born.
(OriSinal)
LENTlNE WIND.
Age IT.
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.nnthcr Nr,r ,irmhrr.

mother Nrw Member.
l,"Ar ,*di;or,- received my badge
mUch am sending drawing I
nope to see IN print am going to
Took IN SundaN's paper aud see II /
see IT, Your now member.
MYRTLE +. EACIiO.
Route .. Box 34-A, Richmond. Va.
Sign Your Drawings.
Dear Ediior.--Thank you so much
!pr puhi!Shiur my letter. suppose
II they were. | NJ! ,-y % do better
TINS Zine. Eat CONT understand
aocu; the rules OF The debate and
contest as 10 III. amount .! words at
4, lowed and Soiprth. Can just amy one
write on the contest? | hope so, for
! want 10 send something IN real bad.
Hope these drawings. one Of them at
GLARX MUNDAY.
keysv!lle. Va. Box 1913.
T. S.-Are ther" amy Limitations as
70 how Old member is And what
color !n!; is reGuircd?
Praises Members.
NY dear Editor,,--l have intended
lime. but i, looks like every lin" /
started something happened so
thought would write nov. am
going TO schoo! n Dinwidaie. and /
nisht ! got here was taken with
IN" chickcnpoX and could not GO
n naG TO sshooi when ! Intended. |
| am glad that have had 1t and hope
never 10 again. because T. mad. me
risht SICK. ! have been reading tho
T. d. G, G page every Sunday and
enjoy il so much. II is not very long
before Christmas and | know all OF
the inemners arc looking forward TO
Il with pleasure ] know | am. I
weeks holiday from school. bu, We We
VIII have to make /; up during the
warm June days this summer. ] en-
JOY Hclen Constance Simons and ron
er; L. Jones contributions $" much
In fact, all Of them. Hoping you viii
ma room for this, am,
., ,f%@Yvr Old member:
Good Wishes.
nna one Of my drnwin Wing SS sem, % ON.
last week and was glad to see Them
IN print ! will close with love 10
all the members Of tn. club
Your new member.
cfrRlAN DANIEr.
Send Your Prize soon.
Dear Miss vii; Having become
so very hoinesick for my own loved
state. which have not seen in six
years, dropped oft a poem. To- irN
To relieve my hcartachc and at last
thought Id send II TO YOU /; is MOI
written IN stylish language. bu; ii at
least Expresses the hcartbrcaIl OF n
refeT"nc" /" Virginia. for others may
see its sun. hut | only gee it's rain.
Your loving member.
MARION ADAMS
panviiie. Va. SIS Patton Street.
Hope You Arc Bcttcr.
Dear Editor.-l have been To Phila
aelrhia to nave my eyes cXamincd
and haven; written in ii long time
but read the page every week.
am sending in Il drawing for the
Christmas contest
Your loving member
Glad You Liked II.
Dear Editor:
! was very glad to sec my puzzle in
story VIII go in next time Please
Schd me badge. Sincerely
GRACE ADDISON
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
CAUGHT II SUMMER SHOWER

Once there We're two brothers.
named Frank and Henry. They had
an uncle who was a farmer. one day
The boys received "a letter from their
uncle inviting them To come down
t" his farm ana spend the summer
with him As /; WAS the last par;
Of May and school would soon be
over. the boys made up their minds
10 20
Soon after school was over they
started to pack their things. and
wrote II letter 20 their uncle saying
they would arrive next day. Whnn
they arrived thcir uncle met them
ana ;ooh them Ia his farm. where
everything was strange TO them
They found good hrcakiaS; walt
:nE for them After breakfast they
went out Ia look around the farm
Now. back of the farm was Il forest.
where the boys liked to hunt. so they
went ont hunting. When they were
about halfway IN the forest Frank
saw Il bear: both boys were fright
cncd, and Henry raised his gun and
fired. but missed him. Then the bear
began to chase the boys into the
forest; The boys started to run so
ast that they did not know how
far into the forest they We're until
ihcy stopped ANA looked around for
their house. but they could not see
Il. and they knew they were lost,
50 they began To think what they
should do. Suddenly II began to
rain so hard that they could not ind
their way home. Henry heard some.
Thing in the grass and looked around
and saw his uucle's dog. who began
20 bark and run. and the boys fol
lowed Kim for a good ways. when
suddenly he stopped and thoy saw
lhcir uac!c's house. Both boys ran
10 the house, where they received a
clad welcome. The next day was
SrptcmDr the LIST, and the boys knew
tGat ii was time To go home. They
packed their things. and the next
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
A STORY.

Once there was little girl tina.
didn't believe I'm Santa Claus. Christ
mas soon was almost here and she
told all the other little girls that It
wasn't no santa Claus. but the other
children said 1t was. Christmas Eve
came and she went to bed early and
the next morning when she had got
ten un she locked TO see what sho
had and her stocking was filed with
ashes. She went TO see what tho
other children had gotten and whom
she got there tho children had lots
Of things, and ever since she believed
in Santa Claus.
by MARGARET MOONEY. IS
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
4 S'T'0I. 4.

once there was II little dog and his
name was spot. One day as he was
running out In the street some boys
caught him and tied Il tin can onto
his tail and then the i!;''c TO- -"
away and they ran and threw sticks
and stones at him. and after a"n..,
one boy threw stone and broke his
leg. and there he lay In the street
and could not move. l ran and took
him home and tied the leg up and
gave him something to eat. and after
he got we'll he ran after mo and
played to. But don't you think those
old boys were mean? ] do. and hope
mono OF you boys or girls do that.
JENNIE NANCE.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
THE BIIsD'S BAZAAR.

Great commo'lon was near and far.
Fer WASH; there going TO be
In i:irdland 4 bazaar?
Just like IA matinee.
Nil the birds aud small anlnals
Were invited
II vas a thing too big to miss
y great place was cited
Where every one was to dance and
Eiuehird was there with HE guitar
And Jag was there with his flute.
FOR this was big bazaar
And every one was dressed
In his very hest suit
The frog brothers were dressed in
green
And were beating the drum with
great elee.
Md every one Was to be seen
PLAYING or singing tclther he or
shcl
Finally, the time to dance came,
And every one swung their part
ners around:
And they were enjoying tho same.
Whilc hardly vacant space was
seen on the ground
every one hurried over TO eat
IL vas enough for every one.
Md every ono enjoyed their moss
seat.
There WAS all kinds of soodies ttfF
bird. tE-
Ana the squirrels alto their it4,s
with glcc. ~
While the sound OF ,aliting and jok-
ing was heard
And every one went away.
They knew they had enjoyed them
selves so.
And they went away chattering and
gay.
so every year the birds have bazaar
That IS nearly matinee.
And they spread the news near and
far.
And many visit the bazaar as you
Gage ~ Pearl V. FLIEss.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
TWILIGIiF.

When the sun has gone TO rest,
When the birds are In the nest.
When tho mountains lie in sleep.
When the shepherd drives home his
sheep,
When the flowers have gone to he'd,
When the sunny day has fed.
oh. but tits a pretty sight.
When it's twilight. twilight. twilight.
When the bees have packed away
Honey. for the winter day,
When the ileecy clouds have flown
To the sun queens brilliant throne,
When the grasses all are still.
when the millcrs left the mill,
Oh. but It's n pretty sight.
men Iia twilight, twilight. twilight.
MASGARET BOWLES. J..
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
4 WELCOME GIFT.

1t was ten days before Christmas
DAY. Eleanor was busy wrapping
presents for that day. She was think
ing about many unpleasant; things
what is the use giving presents to
pcop.c who do no; appreciate thcm?'
she said. For Eleanor thought that
II she gave gift she should receive
one. ard IL not tina; the one that she
gave hcr's TO did not appreciate it,
This was very ugly thought. but
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16

a coon LESSON TO HELP OTHERS

once upon a time there was IA very
poor woman. She had two children.
one WAS Il boy Of 6 years old and
the other Il girl OF 10 years of axe.
Tie boys name was Jefferson and the
girls name WAS Dolly. Thcy were
very sweet tempered little children.
and WAS willing To do anything for
their mother. They We're very poor
as have told yen. ard would very
often have to 80 without food They
lived in an old log cabin. without any
fire I" warm them they wore very
thin clothing rs they could not afford
any w.ln "ne3. Tho!r mother worked
Very hard 10 keep hey children well
aud happy' II was two weeks before
Christmas and IL WAS very cold
weather. Mira" Blake, as was the
woman's name. vas worried TO thinl,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16

Rules on Original Work

Boy
up the
m work for have had to throw
o
b made up out your head that
III our but
me What you
o of
woodward Il know
ca Hover in the
'' ''' 'ec'h JUST thc same, does IL! OUR EDITOR.
WEfK'S
Harriet Smith, iycnue
street. Norfolk
c. leases
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16

day were taken to the train which
took them home and out OF my story
PAUL JACOBS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
Letters From Our Little Ones

Send, story.
Dear Edi,or.--I was very glad TO
see my story in the paper. and ann
S""d!nE IN another ana hope 10 SEQ
IL Il print too. With love.
Your new member.
Norge. Va.
Mnst Not Copy Poems.
Dear I.d.tor
to w vii oF to tho n9F| '.5s pen in h nan
hSE" am now InCloslut a poem.
which hope wl! ne accepted /
lhlnh the page waS just fine last
have to stop now with my short
letter. MI remain AN o.l member.
MARY ELIZABETH HI.ACKHUitN.
Coz North Twcnty-third Street.
You ii:,c Grrat Talent.
Dea. Ed:tor
| entitled. Thoughts"
ON IN" train On the way home from
Lynch burg. TINS SUMMER, | didn't nave
anything 10 ito, Sc | wgot: this poem.
Il ~ u ilttIr less than =. month from
Chris im"S no" am very ANXIOUS
to So" the christmas contest. ! know
II Will b" hne wish | could write
story for The contest hut | suppose
.oem viii have - DO for me: WITH
love. MARGARET HOWLE.S.
sends Uird Poem.
Dear Miss Witt am sending in
four or i've drawings for the paper
and also one poem called ;hc Bird
l'ocm. and a story lionc TO see my
vii! got "a pr" some time soon "'
] haven't gotten any for long time.
Ny eous!m sam, IS sending. some
stories are 5Ir. era 'r,f .hinE th s"S
are good a. soiH" books people write.
10 write. l Viii close. Hope 10 sec my
nnd my cousins drawing in next
sundays paper Miss Witt. what time
did YOU say we must have Our christ
mas things in ior til" contest? /
know the christmas contest Will he
a lovely on. hccauS" all OF the It'll"
ones can make Some little story about
| santa OF draw santa. Wen. will
close.
So ~Nod-hv
From yG rI,I RT { , mSinG"F.
X. + Il. irN -. Tuns,n!is. Va
walnut iIn Farm. GAGE ll)
bear FdIior IS many hcvc suggested
Il ana Jh.iT 50. Christmas contas, vii!
u" hes. as Inc n;jic ones know more
a. Y'T ;in in"f ,h,, oi@r Mi In
The ai'irrua,.v" side. ;:inli the page
"vcry iny Enclosed You Vii Ind a poem,
4" i cii "f GS&T.
nsar Hlsa Wl',,1-l: pleased me ,y.ry
have "a christmas contest
Your loving mentors
ElEA<pR EAII.E.
BThi;r Received.
Dear r.d.tor.-I received my badge
.. * and Ike i: anc. Thank you
very ma H. Here is a drawing: |
hop. il wi! escape Mr. Waste Basket.
From your new member.
BLANCHE LOUISE EACTIO
Route i. BOX 3i-A. Richmond. Va
Nc, .uiCrd.
Dear .ditor.--I am sending in n
story. which hope to see in print
next sunday. | have not written to
the i. II g. e. for Il good while. but
always enjoy Tie page. hope YOU
haven't forgotten me
Your Old member
JESSIE STATION.
2@lS West Main street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16
20 ENNN- Nv.
From v0ur e y = 9 mcIrhrr
l. EL'IN BETH RICHARDS.
r. / H. Hrv 81 Tunstn!is. va
walnut Ill! Farm. Gage IL.

nnHr tii;o--hs many I,,yc su,--cs,.,,
II and J's.rt So Christmas cont.s, will
l." hes. as ~" !i:ilc ones know more
about ..u very much Interested In
the I,hIt.. Hrd Mink mat viii take
The s!!irfuat.vo side. ;ainl; the page
IL getting upE" AVID more interest u /.
every dan. tuClusyd you w!ll Ind II poem.
wh!ch 1 nope to see in print.
An OH mc'nher,
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-01-16

sends story.
Dear Ediior.-I was very glad to
Sc" my story tn the paper. and ann
sending in another and hone TO sec
IL II print too With love.
Your new member,
GLADYS LACY.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
Few Folks Have
Gray Hair Now
Sage Tea and Sulphur Turns Gray,
Faded Hair Dark and Glossy

Almost everyone knows that Sage
Tea and Sulphur, properly compound
ed, brings back the natural color and
lustre to the hair when faded, streak
ed or gray Years agp the only way
to get this mixture Was to make il
at home, which is mussy and trouble
some.
Nowadays we simply ask at any
drug store for "WyetKs Sage and
Sulphur Compound" Y gu will get 4
large bottle of this old time recipe i'm
proved by the addition of other in
gradients, at very little cost. Every
body uses this preparation now, be-
cause no one can possibly tell that
you darkened your hair, as it does il
SO naturally and evenly. You damp
en- a sponge or soft BRUSH with il
and draw this through your hair, tax.
ing one small strand at a time; by
morning the gray hair disappears
and after another application or two
your hair becomes beautifully dark
thick and glossy and you look years
nger.-Adv
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
CRY CAME FROM HIS HEART
When He Gave Such Strong Vent
to His Feelings.

Otis Skinner was recounting some
OF his experiences in "Kismet," not
the motion-picture version but the
stage play, in which he made such a
big success all over the country few
years ago.
Il remember when we played Gin.
cinnati," he said, "that we had trou.
BILE with our harem pool. We always
tested it before the show and on this
night, instead of the slightly heated
water pouring through the pipes, Il,
was jets of steam.
we sent out and got all the ice we
could procure, but even so, when the
harem girls plunged in, they turned
red as beets. A little later, l was
called on to throw the grand vizier
Mr.. Hamilton Revelle into the pool
eve had forgotten to tell him about
the temperature, and when he strucR
the water he let out veil that we
thought would break up the show. But
1t didn't and you can imagine our sur.
prise next day when the critics com.
plimented Revelle On the spontaneous
outcry he made when l threw him to
bis DEATH"
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
Quit Meat When
Kidneys Bother
Take a Glass of Salts If Your Back
Hurts or Bladder Troubles You

No man or woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally,
says a well-known authority Meat
forms uric acid which excites the
kidneys they become overworked
from the strain, get sluggish and fail
to filter the waste and poisons from
the blood, then we get sick Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches. liver trout
Bile, nervousness, dizziness, sleepless-
ness and urinary disorders come
from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel dull ache
in the kidneys or your back hurts or
if the urine is cloudy. offensive. full
of sentiment, irregular of passage or
attended by sensation of scalding,
stop eating meat and get about four
ounces Of Jad Salts from any phar-
lmacy; take tablespoonful in glass
of water before eakfast and in a
few days your kidneyS will act fine.
his famous salts is made from the
acid OF grapes and len Ion juice, COM
bined with lithia, and has been used
for generations to flash and stimu-
late the kidneys, also to neutralize
the acids in urine so it no longer
causes irritation, thus ending bladder
weakness.
lad Salts is inexpensive and can
not iniure; makes a delightful effcr-
vescent lthia-water drink which ev-
eryone should take now and then to
keep the kidneys clean and active
and the blood pure, thereby avoid
ing serious kidney complications.
If Advertisement
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
IMMENSE ARMY OF VOTERS
Almost one-HaIf the Population of the
Country Has the Privilege
of the Ballot.

Approximately one-half Of the popu-
lation Of the United States is of voting
age, If findings announced by the
census bureau for two states In which
age statistics on the 1920 census re-
turns have been worked out indicate
conditions In all Others In Arkansas
individuals over 81 years Of age con-
stitute 49.5 per cent Of the states
total population, and in Alabama they
amount to 49, per cent.
The bureau is also finding more chill.
dren in the country than in the cities,
as far as the study has been complet
ed. Children under - years in urban
areas of Alabama constitute 29.6 Of
the total population there, while in
rural territory they comprised AT per
cent of the total. Arkansas figures
bore out the conclusion, giving 40.2 per
cent Of children in the country, a4d
but 2S.4 per cent in the cities.
More than a third Of the country's
total population in 1920. and nearly 70
per cent Of the urban dwellers-37-
770,ll4 persons. to he exact-llved in
the $50 cities Of 25.OOO inhabitants or
more
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
HaVre Port Undertakinn-

A large job is about to be undertake
en- in connection with the deepening
OF the outer harbor of the French Dor,
OF LIE Havre. The scheme includes
erecting and working, on both north
and south sides Of the outer harbor
transshipping berths, wharves, moorin,
buOys, raised earthworks, roadways
a dock for petroleum, gasoline ano
other inhamnable hydrocarbides, 8
complete plant comprising both quay.
side and floating equipment for han
ding general goods, coal. heavy oils
petroleum, and gasoline, together WITH
storage sheds, tanks and machinery
likewise. rails running along the qua VS.
and joining with the state railway.
1t appears very much as though the
French were going to make a strons
bid for the worlds shipping, judging
by this and other extensive improve.
ments in French popts.-Scientific
American.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
CHRYSANTHEMUM
SHOW

The Woman's Club will hold their
annual chrysanthemum show on Fri
day afternoon at the Club Rooms in
the Carnegie Library Building from
$50 to 500 o'clock. The public is
cordially invited to this show.
Ladies in other cities as well as our
own are invited to send in flowers for
this show and all wishing to enter
chrysanthemums will please phone
number 212 or 262 at the very earliest
possible moment.
There will be an admission of 25c
charged which will go toward cover
ing the floor OF the club room.
This is the first opening of the club
room to the public.
There will be an entertaining pro-
gram and refreshments served
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
THURSDAY

THE FACE AT YOUR WIND
OW" A crime mystery, love story
secret service romance and a patri-
otto spectacle. A story exposing a gil
gantic conspiracy against American In
situations, American homes, American
life, American women. This is a
photo-drama of American life not ba-
sed upon any book or play, but writ
ten directly for the screen by Max
MARGIN, author of eyes of Youth:
Cheating Cheaters," "The House OF
Glass" and other stage successes.
Universal Comedy and Fox News.
Prices lie and &c
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-11-16
Who Controls Back of Seat2

Say, take your coat off Of my
new hatv
MY coat isn't on your hat. And
Ii 1t is, you can just take your hat
away. My coats going to stay where
It is"
you can put your coat on your
tap. III call the usher"
That's the way the argument be-
gan between the two women In the
movie theatre. The woman in front
had dropped her coat over the back
of her seat. The woman in back OBJ.
jected, because she had parked" her
new spring hat there.
But the question, who owns the
back Of the seat-the person who
sits in the seat or the one behind
was left unsettled, because the owner
of the coat moved 70 another seat
New York Sun.