Richmond Planet

THE RICHMOND PLANET AN OLD SHOE On a heap in a cellar There lay an old shoe, With black outside leather And lining of blue, Whose style of its make-up Conclusively showed That the time had been long since It went on the road. A buckle of silver, A keen and high heel, A thick sole and square toe And nails of hard steel, Are signs of much hunting And mountains to climb. But, list the shoe's story, Narrated in rhyme: My master was young with Abundance of means, Ne wooed a wee beauty Amidst of her teens; But there was a rival Who sued for her hand And a feud there arose that's Well known in the land. And blood would have flowed but, The fair maiden said: I'll settle this quarrel— By pighing to wed The one of you two who Will make me a home On top of you mountain Where wild beasts now roam. Now, bears and flerce tigers, Wild cats and such things, And serpents with rattles And poisonous stings. Did swarm on that mountain And none but the brave Would venture to climb it For aught he might crave. The rival was willing To shed human gore, To fight in a duel With one man or more, But to fight with wild beasts and And such things to subdue, He thought was beneath him And so he withdrew. My master went forth, and With sturdy right arm Cleared up this same mountain, Established a farm, And there he now lives in A mansion at ease, On top of that mountain, Beneath shady trees. And the fair blushing maiden? Who did so love peace, That she gave as a ransom Herself to release My master from bloodshad And thus was the means By which he did wed her Amidst of her teens: Well, now in that mansion Can always be seen That peace loving maiden, (For she is now queen,) Surrounded by children So lovely and sweet, That, just to look on them Is always a treat! —O. M. STEWARD. LEFT THE CITY HASTILY. TWO LAWYERS SEEK INDICTMENT OF THE GREEN TURTLE CLUB. ROPE PROVIDED FOR LYNCHING. New Orleans Visited by Northern Sympathizers of Miss Jewet, for Whose Head the Green Turtlers Offered a Reward of $ 1,000—Coffin purchased and Committee Named to Present It To the Boston Woman of Anti-Lynching Fame. New Orleans, La., Aug. 15.—Two N. York lawyers, Herman Butterfield and P. A. Loomis, put in an appearance in New Orleans this morning with a object of having the Green Turtle Club indicted by the grand jury for its $1,000 offer for Miss Jewitt's head. Tonight they left hurriedly by train, and were lucky to get away alive. The names are shose under which the men secured hotel accommodations, but their baggage bore other initials, and the belief here is that the men came under false appellation, fearing the outcome of their trip. Soon after their arrival this morning Butterfield and Loomis went to the Hennen Building and consulted prominent lawyers as to the legal status of the case. They were told unhesitatingly that the Louisiana laws fully supported the session 5, act 8, of special sessions of 1870, regard to conspiracy was enough and the slander laws would apply; but when they told the Fasteners that there was not a grand jury south of the Mason and Dixon line, who would indict gard to "negro lover!" The men angered at this, went to the hotel, took a buggy, and started in the direction of the treen Turtle Clubhousa PREPARATIONS AT THE CLUB. The fact that the lawyers were here quickly spread throughout the city, and a quiet tip was given the club that they were to be visited. A forty-foot rope was secured, at each end of which a ring was fastened, and a noose formed. This significant apparatus was coiled up in the back room of the club house and a half-dozen well young men were placed to guard it and await developments. The men in the buggy arrived in the neighborhood and drove slowly past the club. They made no move to leave their seats, and when they saw the members in the club they whipped up and quickly drove away. Had they gotten out, they would quickly have swung to one of the rafters. The men next turned to the hotel, packed up their things, and left on the first Louisville and Nashville train. Prior to their departure they were interviewed, and after desaying the object of the visit, changed their muda and launched in a tirade against the South. They said they came from Boston and had accompanied Miss Jewitt as far as New York. They said Miss Jewitt represented the best element in Boston; that Massachusetts had done more than any State to take the Negroes from slavery and did not propose to see them re-enslaved. They said they fell in Boston was that there was an organized conspiracy in the Democratic States to nullify the fifteenth Amendment, and they would not stand it. Massachusetts would not submit to such action, as were taken by the Green Turtle Club in offering a $1,000 reward for the head of a woman. A COFFIN FOR MISS JEWETT. To night after the departure of the lawyers, the Green Turtle Club held a meeting and resolved that a coffin should be bought. A committee of twelwea was appointed to carry the coffin to Boston and present it to Miss Jewit in person. This will be done if transportation can be secured for the party. If not the coffin will be filled with the dummy Miss Jewet and be buried with due ceremony in the court of the club. The presence of the lawyers in the city became known in two Sasarac and several large assembly places in the city, and lynch task of a pronounced kind was indulged in. It is generally held that the lawyers did well to get out while they were able. Butterfield's grip was marked S. R. J. THE PYTHIANS ARE TO DO BUS INESS-JUDGE MINOR GRANTS CHARTER. The Pythian Galanthe Industrial Association of Virginia was duly incorporated in the Law and Equity Court by Judge E. O. Minor. The capital stock is $25,000 and it will engage in industrial puruits, manufacturing clothing, making millinery goods, and establish a building and loan department. The large and commodious building and lot, adjoining 511 N. 8rd St. have been purchased. The subordinate lodge of the K. of P. and the subordinate courts, Independent Order of Galanthe are intersested in the enterprise. The Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A. S. A. E. A., and A. and the Grand Court, Independent O. C., have appropriated $1,000 and $500 in cash respect to invest in the enterprise. The officers for the first year are: President, John Mitchell Jr., Vice President, Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D. Secretary, Thomas M. Crump, Assistant Secretary, Misa Eva Davis; Treas. Mrs. Barrett Thompson. Last Monday night Marshall Randolph, a colored porter at Murphy's, was stabbed in the left side on a Cheesapeake and Ohio excursion train. It is alleged by a colored man named Owens. The excursion passed quietly until the train returning from Buckroe Beach reached Fort Lee, a station a few miles from the city. There the troubled started, and from the flash of knives and flourishing of guns it looked for a time as though much blood was be shed. In that time it was almost impossible to see who did the cutting, but Randolph insists that Owens is the man, and the fact that Owens disappeared from the train soon after goes against him. BADLY CUT. William Norris, (colored) was badly cut Monday 20th inst., by E. S. Robinson, (white), a collector for Maxwell and McGowan, furniture dealers. He had a small bill against him. It seems that because Morris used insulting language to him, Robinson deliberately hit his throat. The latter was arrested. FOUR LYNOHERS PUNISHED PALESTINE, TEX., August 20—Walter Wilkerson was to-day convicted of participation in the Humphreys lynching, which occurred in Henderson Co. in May, 1899, and was sentenced to the penitentiary. Three other men, born RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900. THE SEPARATE CAR LAW. Peculiar Complications -The West Vir- It seems that the case involving the Virginia separate car law in the State of West Virginia may yet bring the Norfolk and Western railway some trouble. The Norfolk and Western runs through two counties of West Virginia and thence back into Virginia. It has been the habit of conductors. it seems, to enforce the Virginia law in the West Virginia Counties. Three colored school teachers were put off the train, which action may cause a damage suit. A special t: the DISPATCH from Charleston, W. Va. says: THE GOVERNOR SPEAKS. "We have no law in West Virginia which allows any discrimination between colored people and white on railroad trains," said the Governor. "Any colored person is authorized under the laws of West Virginia, to sit in a coach with a white person if he desires to so do. The only rule that is enforced in West Virginia is that all passengers must behave themselves properly on all of the trains passing through the state. THE COLORED TEACHERS "A week or two ago I was informed that three colored teachers were put off a Norfolk and Western traun in a county of this State, because the conductor asked the teachers to take their seats in the car which was run exclusively for the accommodation of colored people," continued the Governor. "The teachers were invited to take seats in the colored car, which they declined to do, and the conductor shereup put them off the train. They appealed to me for redress. I repented that they could not proceed against the railroad company in a criminal way, but they had redress in the case in a civil suit for damages, and that this was their only remedy. I do not know whether they brought a civil suit or not." WILL PASS NO LAW. The Governor was asked for his opinion as to whether the next Legislature would likely pass what is commonly called a "Jim Crow" car law. He replied that he did not think such a law could be gotten through a West Virginia Legislature. "We have," said he, "in West Virginia comparatively few colored people, in proportion to the general population of the State, and the West Virginia (colored people, as a rule, are well behaved and do not seek to intrude themselves upon their white associates." THE PAMUNKRY INDIANS. The Pamunkey Indians are now allowed to ride in the coach (locepied by whites. Captain W. T. West, of this city, division superintendent, yesterday informed Chief Dennis, of the Pamunkeys, that the officials had decided to allow his people to ride in the car with the whites. The York River Division of the Southern runs almost, or quite, through the Pamunkeys reservation. Haretofore the Indians have been required to go into the colored coach. They made a number of protests, sending a committee to this city to see the officials of the company regarding the matter. It seems their protests were not in vain. Now, where will the Chinaman ride? FROM PORTSMOUTH. Many Excursions—Personal Items—Religious Notes. PORTSMOUTH, VA., Aug. 21, 1900. The excursion which the the Zion Baptist Church ran to Richmond a week ago was a grand success, having number 924.75. Mrs. Marie Perry of North Carolina arrived from Boston Thursday and spent the night with Mrs. Emma Harrell, leaving in the morning for said state. Mrs. Belle Halliday and her little sister, Lucile Gary left the city on Thursday evening for New York City. Zion Baptist Church, Rev. J. M. Armistead, D. D., pastor, 9 a.m., Sunday School, Robert Miles, superintendent; 11 a.m., preaching by pastor; 4 p.m., B. Y. P. U.; 8 p.m., preaching by pastor. Mr. Joseph Wilson, eldest son of ex newspaper representative Jeffrey T. Wilson arrived in the city Monday morning. He is here on ten days vacation. Mrs. M. C. Smith returned Thursday from her visit to the national capitol. She brings with her Mrs. Florence Liverpool. Invitation are out for the Marchaneil Social Club's 10th annual basket picnic to National Soldiers Home, Hampton, Va. The present officers are Messrs. D. M. Cuffe, president; Wm. A. Myers, vice-president; W. C. Elliott, secretary; George Tyne, assistant secretary; Anton Bell, treasurer. Board of Director: Alexander V. Davis, Wm. Hodson, Commissioner Tatum, John Watkins, W. C. tiddick, Thomas Elliott. Reception committee: Giles I. Chiffee, D. M. Cuffe, Southa master of ceremonies Walter C. Sunday School, Mrs. A. V. Paige, superintendent. Services at 5 p. m. conducted by Rsv. Edgar Carpenter, rector. Mr. James Barbour of Norfolk ran an excursion over the S. A. L. to Delaware Park on Monday. It was accommo- ding by the Excelsior band of the said city. Miss Rachael White was taken suddenly ill Tuesday afternoon after eating her dinner of cabbage, crabs, etc., and medical aid had to be summoned. The Seaboard Club ran an excursion to Littleton, N. O., Tuesday morning, accompanied by the Seaboard band. The Republican city league had a meeting at Webster's Hall Monday night. There was disappointment on all sides. The gethering was not what the expected did, the speakers put in their appearance, Nevertheless the meeting was called to order by the presiding office, Capt. John Winslow, who expressed his regrets of the scheduled speakers who were absent. Capt. Winslow then presented the first speaker, Capt. Geo. A. Melvin. He made an able address. Mr. Lynch of New York was then introduced, who made a few remarks. Then cheers were heard and then calls for George H. Walker, Eq., to speak, but Mr. Walker had left the hall just before the speaker sounded his speech. At this time members being instructed to spouse the cause and look out for doggers of next meeting. Young men between 21 and 80 years of age were severely criticized at this meeting. Mr. Charles Stewart, the only colored representative of the Asso-ciated Press passed through the city Monday. He was the guest of Miss dusie A. Nahsh several hours. Emanuel A. M. E. Church, Rev. Daniel P. Seaton, pastor: 7 a. m. class meeting; 9 a. m. Sunday-school, Jeffrey T. Wison, superintendent; 1 a. m. preaching by the pastor, subject men; 5 p. m. Christian Endeavor Society; 8 p. m. preaching by the pastor. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) in payment of the death claim of Mrs. Madora Smith, who was a member of Friendship Court, No. 143, Independent Order of Calanthe. Signed: G. N. SMITH. Witnesses: CONSTANCE V. Fuller, R. of D., Melissa J. Luton, W. C. PROMPT PAYMENT BENEFITS. NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Mr. Editor:—Please allow me a space in your valuable paper to thank the Southern Aid Society for its prompt attention to my wife, through Mr. Ed. Brown, its polite manager of the city, while sick paid in the last 18 months $37.50 sick Benefits, and a burial fee of $35.00. I will say to my friends that they will do well to call and see Mr. Brown if they need a good insurance and a policy that will do just what it says. Office: 681-24th St. NOTICE. BALTIMORE, Md., Aug. 19, 1900. BALTIMORE, MD., Aug. 19, 1900. The Grand Council of the Independent Order of St. Luke of the state of Maryland will hold their 38th Annual Session in Deep Bottom, Va., August 28th, 1908. At our Thursday morning session we will open our doors to those who wish to rejoin us. R. W. G. C., Mrs. L. W. Hutchins, R. W. G. F. See., Miss E. P. Randolph. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The meetings in the city jail last Sunday were conducted by Brother Stephen Braxton, W. H. Bolden and A. J. Hamlin. The reports were good. The almshouse meetings were under the direction of Bro. F. W. Quarles. They were well attended. Bro. George W. Roane gave the boys last Sunday a very instructive address. Subject, "The boy who stayed at home" The boys were happy to have Rev. D. W. Davis present, who is always ready to talk to the boys They were greatly benefitted by what Rev. Davis said to them. Brother A. T. Wright's address to the men last Sunday was filled with good thoughts, which seemed to have fastened themselves upon all who were present. Such an address carried into practice will give us a strong set of young men for good. Meetings for Sunday, August 26th, 1900: 11 a. m., meeting in the city jail; 11 a. m., and 8 p. m., meetings in the almshouse; Thomas Kissip with will address the boys Sunday at 4 p. m.; Special address to the men at our rooms at 5: 00 p. m. Our night School opens October 1st at 8 p. m. JACKSON—CRUMP—The marriage of Miss Leva Crump, daughter of Mr. Charles Crump of Powhatan County, to Rev. B. J. Jackson of this city took place at the residence of Rev. Kemp, Bushanan St., Thursday night, Aug. 18 at 9 o'clock. Rev. Kemp officiated, after which the happy couple received THANKS RETURNED. To the Mothers Club, and friends in general; Editor of the PLANET:— It is through the medium of your valuable paper that I take the pleasure in thanking the "Mothers Club," through the influence of Mrs. R. D Bower, and the many friends, who gave to our children of the Colored Friends Asylum such a pleasant outing to Seven Pines on last Thursday, Aug. 9.h. The children enjoyed themselves and few can realize the joy which that one days outing has caused. Their little voices are heard constantly about the grounds speaking of some one pleasure of that day, each telling of the things most enjoyable to him or herself. Please accept my thanks again. I am yours in Christ for suffering humanity. MRS, BETTIE GRAVES, Matron. RESOLUTIONS OF CONDOLENCE RICHMOND, VA., Aug. 20th, 1800. Whereas the hand of Divine Providence has removed our beloved sister, Leanna Pittman, from the scene of her temporal labore, and from the friends who loved and honored her, we are desirous of expressing the earnest and affectionate sympathy of this Court with the household deprived of its head by this dispensation. Resolved, that it is but a just tribute to the memory of the departed to say that in regretting her removal from our midst, we mourn for one in every way worthy of the respect, love and esteem with which she was held by us all. But while we bow in submission to Him who can do no wrong thing, we feel that in the loss of our sister our Order has lost one, who was always ready, always willing and always lending a helping hand to build it up; and our Court has lost a worthy member, one whose pleasure it was to faithfully perform every duty assigned to her, therefore be it. Resolved, That we tenderly condole with the family of our deceased sister in their hour of trial and affliction, and devotedly commend them to Him who looks with a pitying eye upon widowed and fatherless; and that these resolutions be published in the Richmond PLANET and a copy of the same be sent to the bereaved family. We can not tell who next may fall Beneath thy chastening rod; One must be first; Oh, may we all Prepare to meet our God." JOSEPHINE A. GRAHAM, VIRGINIA C. PROUTOR, Committee. RICHMOND, VA., Aug. 20th, 1900. Whereas it has pleased Almighty God to remove from our midst our sister, Sallie Haywood, therefore be it Resolved: That we bow in humble submission to His will, fully believing that she has been called to enjoy those blessings of Heaven which await all who live in the fear of our Heavenly Father. Resolved: That this Court does by these resolutions express its grief and regret at the loss of its member; that while offering our sincere sympathy to the bereaved family, we commend them to Him who doeth all things well. Resolved Further, that these resolutions be published in the Richmond PLANET and a copy of the same be sent to the bereaved family. Friendship and love have done their last, And now can do no more; The bitterness of death is past, And all her sufferings o'er. JOEBPHINE A. GRAHAM VIRGINIA O. PROCTOR, Committee EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE IT. Another most successful meeting was held by the "National Baptist Convention Entertainment Committee," at the Leigh St. M. E. Church last Monday night. Mr. McGuire of the St. Phillip's church prescheduled a most eloquent, instructive and soul-touching sermon from the subject, "Christ Crucified. From the time the speaker began, he held his audience in closest attention to the end of the grand discourse. There were several other spicy and timely addresses by Mrs. Lucy Colels, Dr. P. B. Ramsey, Beacon Samuel Brown and Deacon Edward Coleman. The collection amended to $16.50. The next meeting will be held next Monday night at the 1st Presbyterian Church. Rev. D. W. Davis, A. M. will preach the sermon. That of itself is a guarantee of the rich feast we may expect. On last Sunday morning the Fifth St. Baptist Church was packed to hear the sermon on "The Meantest Preacher in Town." Very great interest was shown and profound impression made upon the people. By the earnest request of the people both far and near Dr. Graham will repeat hisssion tomorrow morning on "Baptist Counsil" "Mt. Olive Baptist Church. On Wednesday night, the 15th, inst., a large and intelligent gathering assembled at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Petersburg to hear the Work of the "Virginia Baptist [State Convention]" explained by Rev. W. F. Graham. There is no doubt about it, Petersburg stands almost solid for the Virginia Baptist 2500 members and Tablesnake Baptist Church with her thirteen hundred members; stand as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, for the "Baptist State Convention." Dr. Graham addressed the people last Tuesday night in Alexandria; he will speak next Wednesday night in Newport News. CONVENTION MEETS. MANCHESTER, VA., Aug. 22nd, 1800. On last Tuesday night quite a number of Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria convened at Burrell's Hall. Deputy W. H. Hatcher called the Convention to order. Bro. James E. Height was elected Sec'y, and Brother John Baker elected Chairman. The deputy then rendered a very creditable report of the work of the district. Her a spicy address by Brother W. H. Robinson, Brother W. H. Hatcher was unanimously elected deputy and Sister Franck Goda, associate. We must commend Bro. Baker for the manner in which he managed the convention, as he gave general satisfaction, and deserves much praise as Chairman of the Convention. We were favored with the presence of Deputy J. B. Taylor and wife, Bro. W. H. Dixon, and sister Sarah Diamond. Our Grand Sire was also present and gave us welcome advice. THE SUNDAY OUTINGS It has 'been the custom with the Working Sons of Hope for many years to run at least three Sunday excursions a season. The committee on these occasions are very active and exert considerable power to make it pleasant for their purposes. But the one of last Sunday to Charleston will it is said, excelled all former ones. A train of ten coaches left Richmond via C. and O. road last Sunday at 10 a.m., and after making many stops arrived at Charlotteville at 2 30. The train was heavily loaded, but the stop at Beaver Dam where a protracted meeting was in progress, cleaned the entire train to but a few exceptions. Another Outing will probably go through toStaunton next month where a protracted meeting will be at Gordonsville. STAR OF BETHLEHEM AGAIN SEEN. The Grand United Order of the Rising Sons and Daughters of the Star of Bethlehem had its third annual sermon preached on August 12th, 2 p.m. at the Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, Rev. Tunstall Banks officiated. His text was taken from Phillipians, Subject, "An open door." The Rev. was at his best, and all who heard him were greatly benefited. The Orders march-in conducted by the First officer, Eddie Fitzgerald, and Second Staffman, C. Hollyway. After singing a hymn, Mr. Fitzgerald made a powerful and intolerable speech, giving the history and object of their Orders in a short and verbal manner, afterwhich the choir song, Scripture, reading by Rev. Tunstall Banks, prayed by Secretary of No. I Lodge; the choir again sang afterwhich Reverend Banks proceeded to speak from the above named subject. The Division of lodges were as follows: No. 1 Lodge of Richmond, Va., officers, Eliza Dudley. Pres., Mrs. Etta Robinson, Vice-Pres., Ed Fitzgerald, First Officer, C. J. Holloway, 2nd Staffman, Rev. W. L. Ransom, Secretary, Oatherine Dickson, Moderator Nannie Levi, Chaplain, Mrs. Geo. Anna Holloway, Chairman, Rebecca Taylor, Assistant Chairman, Sallie Fitzgerald-Treasurer. No. 2 Lodge of Henrico Co, President John Scott, Vice-Pres., Thomas Gates, Secretary, Lee Gates. No. 3 Lodge of Henrico Co, President Wm. H. Davis, Secretary, Nancy Tyler. No. 1 Juvenile Department, Richmond, Va. No. 5, Motherhood Department, of Richmond, Eliza Dudley, Ed Fitzgerald, Catherine Dickson, and others. After services were over all of the members with many visiting friends returned to the Lilly of the Valley Hall where and excellent dinner was served. Speeches were also made by Mr. E. A. Washington, Daniel Bowler, and many others. Done by order of Grand U. O. of the star of Bethlehem. President, Eliza Dudley, Vice-President, Harry Freeman, 1st Officer, Efitz Gitzgeraid, Secretary, Rev W. L. Ransom, Chaplain, Nannie Leki; Treasurer, Eliza Dudley JOHNSON—BROWN Mr. Edward J. Johnson, the well known Agent of the Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company was married to Miss Mary E. Brown, on Tuesday August 21st, 9 p.m. at the residence of Reverend Richard Wells, who tied the knot. They will reside at 27 W. Jackson St. Dr. W. F. Graham, of Richmond, Va., is doing all in his power to arrange for the entertainment of the National Baptist Convention. He has the assurance from the people that a home will be provided for every delegate and visitor. It would certainly be unlike Richmond not to show their hospitality. — PHILADELPHIA, PA., CHRISTIAN BANNER. Certainly it would. Richmond is all PRICE 5 CENTS —Rev. T. P. Harris of Michaux Va., called on us. —Mrs. Martha Dabney is sick at her residence, 1402 Brown St. —Mrs. Mary Russell is having a pleasant time in Narragansett Pier. —Miss Marietta L. Chiles left the city to spend the summer at Newport News and Old Point. —Misses Lizzie Willis and Lizzie Yancey left for Amelia Co. —Miss Ada G. Foster and her mother are indisposed. —B. P. Vandervall, Esq., is taking advantage of the salt-water baths of Buekroe Baech. We hope he may return home much improved. —Mrs. C. H. Lewis returned to the city last week and in company with her husband left for Bavers Dam. Va. —Miss G. K. Wilkins of Chicago, Ill., called on us also Charles N. Williams, A. M., Supervisor, D. D. & B. Inst., of Raleigh called on us. Mr. Eugene Russell has returned home from Saratoga Springs. He expecte to stay two months and then return to New York City. Mrs. D. Webster Davis, and her little son, Daniel have returned from a very pleasant stay in Hampton. Rev. Martin L. Harvey, v. D., of Flushing, N. Y., pastor of the Ebenesher Baptist Church of that city is spendind a part of his vacation in our city. Miss Nannie Jackson, and Mrs. Mammie Brown are visiting friends and relatives in Ashland and Hanover Counties. Miss Maria Smith paid them a flying visit last Monday. Get money. Symbolic mysteries. Book on a glass of water for lucky numbers. 50 cents and $1.00. J. H. Coats, Bt. Dr., 1118 Cherry St. Cancers cured. 8-25-3m Third Street A. M. E. Church Sunday Services. Aug. 28, 1900. Preaching at 11 o'clock a. m., theme, "The promise to the righteous." 8:30, p. m., preaching, theme, "The Christian's beacon light." All are invited. Strangers especially welcome. HARTFORD, CONN. Aug. 20th. The business men and women of Hartford met at the Pearl St. A. M. E. Zion Church last Thursday evening, Aug. 16th, and M. G. G. Williams, chairman, James P. Holland, Sec'y. They changed the number of delegates which were elected in their former meeting, which was two, to one, and Mr. G. Grant Williams was chosen, and will leave for Boston 8:50 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 22nd, 1900, to attend the National Negro Business League Convention which will convene Aug. 23rd and 24th inst. A public meeting will be held at the Union Baptist Church to hear the report of the Delegates. The public will be cordially invited. Mrs. Hannah Henry of Essay Co. Va. makes her children in this city, Mr. Charles Henry at 88% Fairmount St. and Mr. Job Henry, and her daughter, Lizzie. Mr. James Harris of N. Y., Misses Virginia and Annie Comny, Mrs. W. H. Q. Rogers, Misses Irene Savens, Eva Faust, Mr. Dawson Jackson, and Miss Mary Johnson were the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wilson, 43 Woester St. last Sunday. Rev. E. E. Jackson, of Plainfield, N. J. preached a rousing sermon last Sunday morning at Shiloh Baptist Church. Rev. G. W. Taylor, pastor. In the afternoon Rev. E. S. James, of Brooklyn, N. Y. preached a very interesting mon. The young people's meeting was very interesting. The exercises were led by Mrs. Josephine Hardy and Mrs. Kate Hatchett. The B. Y. P. will be led next Sunday by Mr. J. S. Taylor and Miss Georgie Whitty. The Sunday School rally was held at the Union Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock was a grand success. Rev. Walter Gay, pastor delivered a very interesting address to the children. A meeting was held at 209 Pearl St., Friday evening, August 17th, by the Summer Club to elect a delegate to the annual meeting of the State Summer League. Mr. Speed Evans of Norwich was the guest over Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Martin St. Mr. James Harris of New York is the guest of the Misses Oomry of Mather St. Mr. Clarence Davis has returned home from a weeks vacation spent in touring through Connecticut and Massachusetts. A jolly theatre party consisting of Miss Mary Anderson, Miss Pearl Reed, the Misses Edith and Viola Hamilton, of Meridian, Miss Alberta Wood, Miss Linnie Seymour, Mr. Frank Anderson, Mr. William Bell, Mr. Eugene Seymour, and Mr. Chester Robinot attended the first performance of 'Across the Facile' at the Hartford Opera House, on August 15th, 1900. A very THE PLANET SATURDAY, AUG. 25, 1900 FOR months I had been itching to ask Petroff the story of that battered old coin. That it had one I felt morally certain, else why should he guard it so carefully? "Yes, mon ami, it has a history—that coin." To my delight he had broached the subject himself. Take it in your fingers. Hollow?—exactly. And that small red spot there—you see it?—that looks so insignificant, but means so much. It began with that night in the strange cafe, when the man with the black bag seated himself at the table where I was quietly sipping my absinthe. "A wet night, m'sieur." I looked up, conscious that I was being taken stock of pretty keenly. A queer figure he was—a little, bent-backed man getting well on into years; his coat the same, if appearances were any guide; with a pair of eyes which missed nothing, I am sure, that passed. "Very." "But it will be finer soon." "Doubtless," I answered, civilly; "the clouds are breaking even now." Again I felt that strange glance eyeing me up and down. I cannot describe it to you, but there was an unaccountable air of mystery about the man which puzzled me. A few more commonplaces, and then, after a cautious look round the half-filled cafe, almost as if fearing detection there, he drank off the contents of his glass at a gulp, took up his bag, and vanished. And then I caught sight of a card staring up at me from the table. I couldn't help an exclamation, it was so queer. I could swear that it was not there before he sat down, but for the life of me I was unable to fix the moment of his placing it there, right in front of my glass. "To-morrow at seven, Rue Seribe 26." Those were the words—in printed characters, not ordinary handwriting—and I stared at them till the letters seemed to be dividing up at random and performing grotesque dances before my eyes. The man's peculiar demeanor, his evident wish to escape observation—they gained double force the moment I saw the card; but as for comprehending what it meant, I was totally lost. I could only guess, and it was poor guessing at that. The key to the mystery plainly lay at Rue Seribe 26; and there, after some little cogitation, I decided to search for it. A rash resolve? Well, yes—but at two-and-twenty an adventure is very much like a first kiss to a lover. You cannot put an old head on young shoulders, mon ami. The card I placed in my pocketbook for safety; and then, finishing my absinthe, started for home. The little Rue Scribe—a dirty, evil-smelling slum in a low quarter—did not, however, seem so inviting in the reality as the prospect, when I reached there the next evening. I had left word with my fellow lodger where I was going, in case of unpleasant developments. "If I am not back at nine," I said, "something has happened. Do not lose a moment; come at once in search of me." And it wasucky that I took so much precaution, as you will see. No. 26 proved to be a gaunt, three-storied tenement, even dingier than the rest; at a first glance one would have said that it was deserted. There was no occasion to knock; the instant I got up to the door it opened cautiously two or three inches, and a man's head became visible. It was my companion of the previous night. "A wet night," he said, slowly. Then, like an inspiratory flash, the thing dawned on me. In themselves the words were meaningless; the night was brilliantly fine. Their significance lay beneath. Without a second's hesitation I replied: "But the clouds are breaking already; it will be finer soon, my friend." The effect was magical. The door opened wider in a trice, and the bent janitor's features even took on a smile of recognition. "To the right!" he murmured, as I stepped inside; and the door silently closed again, leaving us in pitch-black gloom. I groped along the passage; the walls were clammy, and occasionally I started as my hands touched something that crawled away in a trace of slime. The murmur of voices guided me to a room a little way ahead on the right. The doorway was screened by a thick curtain; I pushed this aside and entered. The room was but dimly lighted, but this was no hindrance after the inky blackness of the passage, and it had the additional merit of shading me from the observation of those already in possession. There would be about 15 or 20—all men; but, much to my relief, no one challenged my entrance, or seemed inclined to take any notice of me. Stillness appeared to be the key to the whole proceedings; all were quiet save one group of two or three in a corner who talked together in carefully guarded tones. Here, then, was the explanation—a secret society, one of those too numerous organizations which held life at a pin's fee, and wholesale murder a glorified justice, when it furthered their so-called aims. By some means their emissary had managed to notify the wrong man—myself; and enhance had done the rest—put into my mouth the very terms of their password. The chain of circumstances was remarkable, but quite clear. And now? . . . I asked myself what to expect. Discovery would be ugly; it might—probably would—spell serious danger. There was a movement among the group which had been talking; one detached himself from the rest, and making his way to a small table which served as a desk, commenced to speak. To detail all he said would be to trouble you too much. It was the usual tirade; the unholy greed of the capitalists and the oppression of the workers, and the oft-reiterated cry for retribution to wind up. And yet there was nothing theatrical about it. The tones were purposefully kept low, but charged with a nervous intensity, a crisp play of accent, which lent striking point to the well chosen words. An orator—every inch; his whole personality vibrated with his message. The persecution was a fervid appeal for a volunteer who would not be afraid to give his life, if need be for the cause which he professed. "Who, I ask you, comrades, will be that one, and achieve the glory of dying in the name of liberty? The means are ready; whose shall be the hand to stroke the blow?" In an instant a score of dirty hands were in the air, and a score of throats shouted: "I" "I" "I" "I" and one or two, fiercer than the rest, snarled: "Down—down with the capitalists! Death to the canalie!" Voila, mon ami, picture the situation! I had heard of such scenes—yes; but never had I imagined their wild talk to be accompanied by such terrible earnestness. The bloodshot eyes, the fierce, grim attention, the readiness of one and all at the call to action—these gave me a new insight into the meaning of the terrible word "anarchist." The president consulted with the group in front of him and announced: "The council is gratified with your response, brothers. It selects Comrade Laborin for the honor; the others will disperse." And now—how to escape? It was my one thought. Escape—and then to prevent these wretches from carrying out their design, of which I had gathered sufficient to know that it was no light one. He whom they called Labortin had gone up to the president, and was talking eagerly—a new light on his face. The others were filing slowly out at the door; I made to follow. I gained the friendly darkness of the passage, when—footsteps! . . . a cloth thrown over my head from behind . . . I was down on the floor struggling impotently . . . a prisoner! It was all so sudden, so unexpected, that resistance was out of the question. Ten seconds, and I was bound hand and foot, my pockets searched for possible weapons, and face to face with the stupefying consciousness that those ruffians had me at their mercy. A voice admonished silence, in tones which gave me small disinclination to disobey; and then I felt myself hoisted on stout shoulders and conveyed swiftly back whence I had come. "That will do," said a voice which I recognized. "Loose his bonds a little." Then, "Well, M. le Spy . . . now?" The mocking triumph in his voice gave me the first taste of what was to come. "Ah! it was a rare thought—to count the members myself as I spoke. And there were twenty-three—though I knew old Yacod Inpitz to be abed with fever! Twenty-three when there should have been but twenty-two; and the extra one was—you!" I tried to put a brave face on it, but my breath came in little jerks. "I came here without the slightest notion of what was afoot," I broke in, "or desire to know. I am no willing spy, an" I demand to be set at liberty instantly." And then I gave him the story as it was—to be greeted by derisive laughter and fresh gibes. "A likely tale—very. And even supposing that it were true, my friend—'a little knowledge,' as those peculiar English say. . . . You know? Sometimes it becomes a very dangerous thing indeed!" He considered a moment. "No, no, my friend, spy or not spy, to set you free would ruin all. Listen, I have a proposition to make. You shall join our society, and that means that you swear by all you hold sacred never to utter a syllable or lift a finger against its interests—and on that one condition. . . . No?" The emphatic head-shake with which I greeted the proposal led him to add a word of warning. "Do not be hasty; consider well. The alternative is not—pleasant. Our aims, our beliefs, I need not explain; you have heard sufficient; it is rather the methods by which we seek to further them that you should learn. You see this?" He was holding up what appeared to be a coin to my view—the coin which you have just had in your hands, my friend. "A twenty-franc piece—yes; but you will observe certain peculiarities—this small red spot, for instance. To be brief, the coin would not pass official inspection at all; it comes from a private mint. "There are but two of these particular pieces in existence"—he placed it on the table—"one is here, and the other is in the possession of Comrade Laborin." I did not realize the import of the last phrase, or I might have felt the sense of terror creeping over me sooner than I did. "For once in his life Labortin will be aristocrat; he will wear fine clothes—mix with the wealthy. At the playing rooms—he is there now!—he will stake his francs with the rest of them; and at half-past nine precisely, when the rooms are fullest of people, he will stake a louis on the red or the black, as the case may be; he will throw the coin down sharply—will be one with a red spot near the edge—there will be a noise, a cloud of smoke, and falling dust. . . . Ah now—now you understand! Now you see how our louis is made!" Understand—alas, only too well; the thought of it turned me sick with horror. But he had reckoned without one factor. In his gloating triumph he had not noticed that the knots which they had loosened I had contrived by silent effort to undo still further, till the cords only needed a sudden jerk to free them altogether. With a bound I was at him, tearing at his throat with a madman's strength and a suddenness that caught him off guard for no instant. The Reign of Lawlessness That struggle—can I ever forget it? The knowledge that life for one was death to the other spurred us on; for a moment one held the advantage—then the other. Like drunken men we swayed across the floor in that mad embrace. But the contest was unequal: I was slight, he was big, and correspondingly strong. He wore me down, pressed closer, fiercer, and held me rigid for a fraction of time while he gave two knocks on the floor with his foot—once! twice! Two others rushed in at the signal, and it was over. Let me pass over the next briefly. First they stretched string tightly across the room from one side to the other, about midway between ceiling and floor. Then, with a shorter piece tied to it, they arranged the coin with the red spot so that it cangled in the air about four feet above the hard oak table. A wax candle came next, very thin and not more than three inches long. With torturing slowness they fixed it in position—the lower end a little below the level of the knot which secured the two strings together, and candle and string touching. When the candle burned low the string would catch fire—break—the coin would drop with its four feet momentum on to the table, and then—finish! They bound me into a chair, drew it, just so close that had my arms been free I could have reached out to the whole contrivance, and—lighted the candle. "Adieu, friend spy," the strudent voice. "While the candle burn you are safe. It will last about an hour; we will put your watch on the table. It goes hard with your fraternity when they are caught!" Footsteps, the banging of a door, and then I knew that I was alone—alone with the terror before me. It was half-past eight by the watch. I gazed horror-struck at the scudding seconds finger. At first I noticed hardly anything; I was only conscious of a dead numbness everywhere, as if body and brain had both stagnated. Then they woke up; I had terrible shooting pains through my limbs, and the mind that had been a bussful blank began to conjure up exquisite tortures. Five minutes! . . . Is it possible? A ray of hope -Jules was coming at nine; he would be here by a quarter past, perhaps even a little sooner. Ten minutes gone. The candle was a third gone, or nearly so. So he would be too late; it would not hold out that odd few minutes. An ideal! . . . Fool that I was; why had I not thought of it before? Precious time wasted-wasted. Blow the candle out-of course. I pursed my lips on the instant . . . the flame flickered . . . No-ah, no no, no! . . . My heart was in my mouth lest the catastrophe should happen even now! I was blowing the flame onto the string. Another inch of candle, and it it would be finished. I tried to frame a prayer, but the words refused to come . . . Ah! Was—was it a knock? All my quivering nerves listened for a repetition. Yes—yes; another, louder—still louder. Oh, joy, joy! Jules! of a surety . . . The candle! Would—would it wait? Then rapid footsteps—footsteps that I knew—advancing. Saved! Saved! "Jules! that—that! Take it down," I cried; and then, when he had freed me, I fell sobbing, sobbing like a child, into his arms. The rest? Like two, maniacs we rushed through the streets—to the bureau of police first for a couple of gendarms, and then on to the playing rooms; and—yes—we were in time to arrest the scoundrel before he had effected his dastardly intention. "But how came you just in the nick of time to save me, good Jules?" I asked when he had a moment to ourselves. We were walking home, and the clock of a distant tower boomed out as I spoke. Eleven! The same thought struck both of us. He took out his watch. It was fast; the hands pointed to twelve minutes past the hour!-Tit-Bits. Took Him for a Foreigner. An English bicyclist was coming at great speed down one of the steepest streets in Edinburgh, when his machine capsized and landed him in the middle of the road. Two carters were passing and they promptly came to his assistance. "Maun, hoo did ye fa'?" kindly inquired one of the carters, to which he received the answer: "I was coming down that declivity with such velocity that I lost my gravity and fell on the macadamized road." The carter turned from the unfortunate rider with true insular contempt. "S'wa, Jock," he said to his mate. "If I'd Kent the crater" wis a forriner he would hae lain in the gutter lang eneuch for me."—London Spare Moments. French Women in Manufactures. More than one-third of all manufactured goods are in France made by women. Cause and Effect Mrs. Richmond—They saybrain work is more fatiguing than any other kind of work. Mrs. Bronxborough—I quite believe it. Whenever my husband has to work late at the office he is sure to have a headache next morning—A. Y. Journal Another Failure. Northrup—My congratulations on your marriage with the wealthy widow, old chap! Of course you are in clover now, eh? Hardup (sadly)—No; she isn't the loan widow I took her to be.—Chicago Evening News. ug.11, Bi Wilson, " Attempted Assault, Port Gibbs " W Chambers, " Criminal Assault, Bell Buck " W McOure, " Attempted Assault " 16, Charle art, " ran y. Tenn, " 20, Peter Lon and " 15 year old Son, white, Shooting a man, Wetumpka, Ala Aug.16, Charlie Hart, colod criminal assault Brantley, Ala. Aug.16, Tom Keith, colored, enteled lady's room drunk, Near Greenville, S.C. Aug.20, Rev. T. J. Floyd, colored, wanted to mark, Oarterville, Ill. " Wm. Prentiss, " Hughes Bradley, " Henry Branum, " Jim Hayes. " John Black, " Sim Cremmings, " white, stroke against lynching, Georgetown, Ga. Aug.28, Rev. H. B. Battle, col., spoke against lynching, Near Thompson, Ga. Sept.12, Rev. H. B. Battle, col., spoke against lynching, Near Thompson, Ga. Sept.27, Senior Sanchez, Cuban, nothing Havana, Cuba October 11 Judge Ravil La Place white, Assanliting Near New Orleans " 18, Joe Leftore Colored Arson and Assault, burned. St. Ann Miss " 18, Robert Smith, Col. Innocent, Partly Roasted not dead " 20, George Wells, Colored, Murder, Wier City Kan Total 3 2 C.&O. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. Schedule in Effect Aug. 11, 1900, From Richmond. LEAVE BROAD-STREET STATION 7:00 a.m. except Sunday local for Newport 9:30 a.m. daily "Fast Train" for Newport News, Old Point, Norfolk and Pors- mouth, Carlar car. This train stops only at Waltham. Local train to Newport News, Old Point and Norfolk. Pullman to Old Point. 7:00 a.m. except Sunday, local train to Clifton Forge 12:00 noon, except Sunday. "Mountain spe- cial car" for Car for Hot spots and White Shops in Gordonville. west of Gordonville, mea's a in carte. Connects for Orange, Calverton, Manassas and Washington. 2:45 p.m. Louisville, Cincinnati, Louisville, and St. Louis. Pullman sleeping car, connects for Virginia Hot Springs. 5:20 p.m. Gordonville accommodation, ex- cept Sunday. 12:05 p.m. Daily, F. V., to Cincinnati and Louisville. Pullman sleeping car. Con- nects for Virginia Hot Springs. LEAVE RIGHT SHOP STATION LEIGH DIST. STATION. 10:00 Boston, Mass. Exington and Clifton Forge. Parlor-camp. and Sunday, with Backingham and Albe rane branches and for New Castle daily 6:00 Warren, Gladstone. Accomodation. On Saturday, will leave 3 P. M. TRAINS ARRIVE BROAD STREET STATION. 8:30 a. m., and 8:30 p. m., daily, Cincinnati and Louisville 6:16 p. m., Except Sunday from Hinton and mint street. 6:50 a. m., and 8:54 p. m., daily, Cincinnati and Louisville. 11:35 a. m., daily 6:50 p. m., except Sunday and 16:15 p. m., daily from Norfolk and Old Park. 8 15 p. m., Except Sunday, from Clifton Forge. TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET STATION. 8 40 a. m., Except Sunday from, Warren and Alberene and on Monday only from Gadeston. 6:20 r. m., Daily from Lynchburg, and Clifton Forge, and except Sunday from New Castle, and Rosney. For details, contact connections, as apply at Richmond Transfer office. East Main street; Chessapeake au Ohio passenger Office. No. 809 east Main street; Station Ticket Office, or address JOHN D. POTTS, asst. General Passenger Agent. Southern Railway Southern Railway SCHEDULE UN EFFECT APRIL 2ND, 1900. Trains Leaves Richmond, Va. 11.00 P.M. NO 11 SOUTHERN EXP 10. Atlanta Augusta Jackskoville, and Jacksonville, Greensboro, Salisbury, and Charlotte Sleepover at Richmond 9:30 p.m. 9. step passengers at local stations. Cleveland and Charlotte, with New York and Florida. (No 57) carrying through sleepers be between New York and Tampa, with con- nections for all Florida points, also con- nections with the Washington and Southwestern Lim- ited (No 57) carrying through sleepers bet'n New York and Nashville. New York, also, carrying through sleepers New Orleans, also, Pulaski Tour sleeper Moncays, Wednesdays and Fri- days, Washington to San Francisco without change, with connections for at points in Texas, Mexico and Cali- 12:51 P M No. 7, solid train daily; or Char lotte, N.C. Connects at Mossley with Kerrville and Powellville, Oxford, Hen derson and Durham and at Greenbush Gorham and Ursula, United States Salem and Danville with No. 8, United States Fast Mail, solid train, daily for New Orleans, point south, whole carries sleeper service New York to New Jeans and New York to Jacksonville id Miami for Nassau & Habana, Cuba Memphis via Asheville and Chattanooga 6:00 P. M., LOCAL, daily except Sunday for Keysville and intermediate pots TRAINS ARRIVE AT RIGHMOND. 6:00 A. M. 6:25 P. M., from Atlanta Augusta, Asheville Midland, from Keysville and local stations. 8:46 P. M., from Keysville and local stations. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS. Nos. 61 and 62, between Manchester and Nepolis, Va YORK RIVER LINE, WEST POINT The Favorite Route North. Train No. 16, 4:30 P M. BALMORE HOTEL AND SUNSET for West point, and intermediate makes close connection Mondays. Wednes- day and P days with steamer for Baltimore. No. 16. 4:80 P. M. LOC 1 Mon Wednes & Fridays, for West & intermediate stations. con- tinues with the West Point & Tappahannock; also at West Point with steamers for Baltimore. Stops at all stations. Train No. 74, 5:00 A.M. VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COMPANY'S JAMES-RIVER LINE To Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point, Newport, News, Claremont, and James River landings and connecting at Old Point and Norfolk for Washington, Bremen and the New York Straits. Visit www.nycnewport.com/weekdays/ NEDDAY AND FRIDAY at 7 A.M. Electric cars direct to wharf. Fare only $1.50 and $1.00 to Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point and Newport News. Music by a grand Orchestra IRVIN WE'SIGER Superintendent EDWARD E. BARNY President Gens ral Offices: Planters' Bank Building 2 OLD DOMINION STEAMSP H100 DAILY LINE FOR NEW YORK, EXCEPT SUNDAY Passengers can leave Richmond daily except Sunday. Cheapeake and Ohi; railways, 8 P. M. on Richmond railroad, Norfolk and Western route 9. Conducts at Norfolk with Old Domini Ice cream; sailing same evening at 7 o'clock. Tickets on sale at Richmond Transfer Company's. 608 east Main Street; Cheapeake and railway and Richmond and Petersburg railroad, and at company's office. 181 east Main Street, Richmond. Baggage checked through. FRIGRANCE. For New York and all polite beyond can be shipped by steamers from Richmond to every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY AY at 5:00 P.M. This steam carrier steers manifest closed one hour before sailing time. Freight received and forwarded and three bills of lading issued for all northern, eastern and foreign ships. FROM NEW YORK. Passengers can leave daily except Sun day at 8 P.M. (Saturday 4 P.M.) to Norfolk or old comfort, connect with Norfolk and Western railroad or Cheapeake and Ohi railway. Freight for Richmond by steamer via Nor for Monday and Wednesdays 8:00 P.M. Satur- day. Sailings from the pier. No 2 North silver foot of Beach Street. Freight received and forwarded daily except Sunday. RF&P RICHMOND, FERDERICKSBURG & POTOMAC R. R. Schedule in Effect July 1, 1800. LEAVE BYRD ST. STATION 8 18 A. M. Leaves Elba for Quantico. 4 100 A. M. Leaves Byrd St. for Frederick 6 100 P. M. Leaves Elba for Ashlana. 6 100 A. M. Arrives Elba from Ashlana. 8 186 A. M. Arrives Byrd Street Station from Hopers. 6 055 P. M. Arrives Elba from Ashlane S. A. L. Through Trains. Via S. A. L. Junction and R. F. & P. Railroad. LEAVE BROAD STREET STATION. (O, O & O) 6 200 A. M., Daily, for Washington and points north. Stops at Frederick icksburg and Quantico Pull- man Sleepers to New York. Diniger. 6 000 P. M., Daily, for Washington and points North. Stops at Frederick icksburg and Quantico Pull- man Sleepers to New York. ARRIVE BROAD STREET STATION. (O, O & O) 2 300 P. M., Daily, Stops only Frederick- kingsburg and Dowell. Sleeper from New York. 10 300 P. M., Daily, stops only Frederick- kingsburg, Sleepers from New York. Ding- car W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager E. T. TAYLOR S.A.L The Favorite Route South. Schedule in Effect June 3rd, 1800. Leaves Chesapeake and Ohio Broad Street Station. 7-80 A. M. Daily, except Sunday, for Petersburg, Henderson, Durham, Raleigh, Atlanta, and all points South and Southwest. 9-85 P. M. "Florida Mall and Express." daily for Petersburg, Henderson, Raleigh, Chew raw, Camden, Columbia, Savannah Jacksonville Tampa, Fernandina, and all Florida points. 10-40 P. M. "FLORIDA LIMITED." daily for Petersburg, Henderson, Raleigh, Wilmington, Charlotte, Chester, Athena, Atlanta, Montgomery, Mobile, Mew Orlando, South, and Southwest Cheraw, Camden, Columbia, Savannah Jacksonville Tampa, Fernandina, and all Florida points. Trains arrive from South at Cheesapeake and Ohio Broad St. Station 15 A M and 8:40 P M, daily, also, 3 P M daily except Sunday. For tickets, checking baggage sleeping' car reservation, etc., apply to the Seaboard Air Lines. For tickets for the Monmouth Transfer Company, 80 East Main St. Jefferson Hotel, and to deposit tickets agent, H M. BOYKIN, General Agt. 4 2 os Ninn Sc CEIING <P Oke ee Dee ap ioe is é Ries ae s oN a ~~ eS ee tubhahen every eaturass vy scbn Vit hel fat ail Nort Fourth Strest JOHN MIPCPELT SR ENTTOS Allcommanications intended for punticat‘on MSSould ve ‘sent so as to reach us US Wednesdav ° TERMS IN ADVANCE. 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Express Money Orders can be ob Scicien dae erences Testes Secthisicte seat aa ae wa Ricudqnrbate touae fe wie SES aterm te ore See “Beekepeecieeter on icra rooent ey rkeatcreesty. reomsap Lrrinn wit a Money Over Pot obtener Balt toner oct Foe Be fear steams hn tinar ae ss pedarta peel ee oe Eercioarens tore ose sebdtnaty eins ‘wer risk. ‘6 Tes ctztot be pons for money sent AeMers in any other way than one ‘of the tow: mertihebstre’ ttetdeca ey SEU Ry S00 aay you abe go Sal SER Beery a cm. —ltpon doaotwsnt neriak sone St atten ae Tas a t iow has run eut, you then notify us by Penne ea ee airs Sena ee sulemape aeouaune eg sane cia irae es eer IaSris te ern em ret Seiaeetenniy ere! Ae seperate COMMUNICATION s—When writing to iene yor ne tes TU ESE SU ieee es katte ste oy Crpferor Another In onder o enn dence ata cate oe Sractarvins epiecTsdaees Pisieed ss Resouee or Sees Vo * second class matter. bo SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1900 ‘Tux attitude of the colored voters in ‘the doubtful scates is giving the Re publican managers much consern. THE PARTY AND MR. BRYAN. Tue Petersburg, Ve., Inpex-Arreat seems to think thatweare in favor of Beran aod against the Democratic Party. This is unique way of put- ting it. The trouble of the matter is. how can our people accept a part without bargaining for the whole? ‘Mr. Buyan’s recent u:terances show eviaence of the highest order ot states- manship, amd are identical eo far as the foreign policy of this country is concerned with similar statements made heretofore by Presiden: McK1y- LEY. S Toa disinterested observer, it would weem that the two candidate hed ewapped places.” Mr. Bayan refers to Lincouy, while Mr, MoKisixr is ai- lent. Nevertheless, we think we know that ‘Mr. Bayax is giviog vo.es to doctrines which his party when called into ac tion will neither tolerate nor a:cept. Is will be even more intolerane in the falfilling of its decrees than has been the Republican managers in dealing with the Presidens of the United States, Mr. €McKiNuxy's inconsistent acts Alid utterances have become so pro- verbial that the observant man puts Little or no faith in a .ything which he says, preferring to trust to the trend of events rather than come to an early Conclusion by s studious belist in his previous remarks. It isan unfortunste situation, pat nevertheless, we know that ninety per cent of the sympathy for the citizen of color is among the rank and file of the Republican Party, and the other ten per cent may be found seatterea throughout the other polities! organi- zations now clamoring for recognition ‘at the hands of the people. It makes it well-nigh impossible then for an observant colored man to do otherwise then remain with the Party which has enasted all favorable Jegulation up to this point, until some ‘other powerful political organization shows 1 disposition to reeive him on ‘Yerms of equal reeogaition in keeping With that which he once enjoyed. TROUBLE IN OHIO. A mob roamed the streets of Akron, Ohio Wednesday, Aug. 22, in an effori to lynch Lovis Pacx, colored man who is alleged to have confessed that he attempted to criminally assault Christina, the 8 yearold @sughter of ‘Tamonoaz Maas. ‘Puox was bound over to the Court of Common Pleas, his bail fixed at $5 000, ‘and he was hurried tothe jail at Cleve- Jand. But the most humiliating action with reference to the entire affair was the attitude of the offizers. ‘They per- mitted a committee of six appointed ‘by the mob, to go through the cells of ‘the city prison aod satisfy themseive: that the prisoner bad been removed A sivilar privilege was granted at the county jail. The mob then foreed open the county court hours and searched each room, stopping only at the Treasury Department. The city prison was again eurround- ed. and Mayor W. E. Youso ‘inform ed them that the prisoner had been rs- movei. The buldiog was Sred uror and the officers returned the fire, sin- jog above th» heads of the mob. Iwo persons wer instantly killed and many wounded, It is reported that the ambulances sre busy. Thus ended am attempt to parivy with a classof men who epou'd hav been srrested and st once landed ive ue of the jail which they attempted tovonn | White stese people were olasenring ; for the bleod of a colored man whohsi ‘attemor a tocriminaly asseult a six year vid white child, the Board of Darwoturs of the Virginia Penitentiary |was recommend ng the pardon of » white m+o who had been connected iS b acempting to rapes three year joid whit {-hild, Komp was given only 3 Jen «tor he crime and hes served ore bait of his term. The law provider @ a ua ‘he penalty and yet tbe odium A eoff-nse is minimzed ani Forp is to be released. This may be all righ: but ic-mphasizes the injasties of tae treasarns of the citizen of color ome is one code of laws for the white man and snother for the colores ore, sod ustil these things are eqaal zed we expect to cali the attention of $.e public 10 the manifest injastice vis ted Rape ie no worse when committed by « colored man than it is when com- mitted bya white mao. In view o! the opportusities and training which ths white man enjoys, if anything h- should be subjected to greater punish ment. As the cass now stands, it ir Jans the other way. For our part, we believe io legally hanging the Negro rapist and legally hanging the white rep st, but whe you excuse the one and hang the other it nesessarily calle forth protests and pexties resistance, iiyoch-iaw must go os THE MEARY 1WELVE'S OUTING One of the most p'easant picairs o the season was given by the Mer Twelve to Winddale Park Wednesda; ‘Augus: 15, 1900. A most enjoyab. dey wat spent. Various games an ‘amusements were the order of the day Lhe tip and refreshments were al Turoished by the elab, The folowing p-rsons were in at tendance: Misses Henrietta Dawson Lilie Ssewart, Annie King, Maggi Bu ling, Minnie Seott, Patience Seutt Fiorense Dawaon, Susie Johnson, star} Williams, Borcenin Brown, Usrile Peyton, Oarsiw Robinson, Hattie Joan ton, Emma RB binson, ‘Annie Rerd Mattic Hundley, Eva Brown, Gercrud: Browa, M ame funn, Mes. George W Dandridge. Messre. Ber jsmin Adams, Walte Jones Ardrew Dabney, Maurice Bar rett. Charlie Matthews, Willie Austo.. Shafer Clarke, Philip Clark, Georg. 'W. Dandridge, Bs0j. Peyton, Alex Jackton, Jonias Onmpbell, ‘Ashto Coleman, Gro. Tinsley, Robert Spen eer, Edward Lightfoot, Joho Harper. FROM NEWPORT Nawroet, R. I Aug. 2Cth, 1900 Lam glad to say that since the rac riot ia Newark, and the beating of de fenseless and harmless Negroes, tha: it hasteaght us all to take che advice which hasbeen given as for years b, our great, Late y 4 hero, the ediro of the Puaxer; and Newport as well a all the other cities is sure to fall ia lin and prepare for war in time of peace Prepare yourselves, for the sam: kind of outrages committed at Nev Orleans have reached Sew York arc Chicago, and is going on all over th: land. I’ say to the Negroes, put o: your whole armour and be ye als ready, for you know not when the ene my shall come upon you. ‘There will be an Industrial and Ed cational Fair at Masonic Hali, Augus 28th, 29th, and 80th, for the Denefle o the Ui on Congregational Chureh. ad mission 10 cts, Misses Mae Wilson, and Kate Moul ton, of Philadelphia, are visiting Mis Louise Jackson on Sroadway. ‘The Jenkins orphans sang at the Mt Olivet Charsh, Sanday eve, | They wi give a grand concert Tuesdsy evenin; at Matonie Hall. Mrs. George Suckers is very ill o1 Pond Ave. Mr. Geo. W, Hamilton has opened firat class barber shop of his own 01 Thame St, over Crey’s fruit store He is afconstant reader of the Piax zr. ‘The 40h anniversary of the Staro the East Society was preached at Toa ro Chapel by Rev. {srael Derrick, D D. Daring the 40 years they bave ios 20 members by death, 29 financis members, one exempted from due now enrolled on the books. It you want a first class, snd fre meal visit the “Little Rock” on {Lon; Whart, where the fish are jumping ou of the pan, and the lobsters, are, Kick ing the top off the pot: The “Littl Rosk” esting house sits.just right ove the water, one minutes walk from th Newark boat. Zamn 22. Tssercs, DEATH NOTIOE, Died—At the home of her parents, Phoebus.| Va. August ilth, at 8p. m., Mies Fanme E Miles in the 19th year of ber age. The deceased leaves « father, one sister, three brothers and s devoted grand-father and grand-moth- er tomourn their loss She was form- erly of this ity and an ex-scholer of the Normal Sehool. ‘The funeral took place from the Shi- lob Baptist Ohurch, Rev. Graham of- ficisting. Sleep on beloved, sleep and take thy Fost, We loved thee well, but Jesus loved thee best, Farewell, farewell! Her Aant, Faxnre Wits9x, —_—_—_+-.____. —Misses Lilhan and Marie Farley have Fetaraed: ftom Roanoke after avery ploasant stay wi Mrs. ‘Alice Jobnson. 7 THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND VIRGINIA. FINANCES OF PORTO RICO Finding They Had to Pay Doilare Where They Férmerly Pata Pesos Fer Articles of Common Necessity, ‘They Steuck For Dollars. San Juan, Aug. 22—From Aug. 1 up to the present time Porto Rico has been visited by a series of intermit- tent strikes among plantation peons and laborers generally. These strikes were the result of a misunderstanding or illusion over the value of the Ameri- can dollar. Although the time limit for the redemption of the provincial cur- Tency has been indefinitely extended, the idea was current that that coin would have no value after Aug. 1. The price of everything in Porto Rico was Rdvanced 662-3 per cent. The poor man, finding he had to pay dollars where he formerly paid pesos for ar- ticles of common necessity, struck for dollars instead of pesos. There is a semi-anarehistic or socialistic element in Porto Rico headed by a man named Santiago Inglesias, an aggressive Span- fard, who has placed himself in a po- sition which enables him to control the laboring classes. He is at present in Jail awaiting trial charged with threatening murder. Comparison has gradually caused prices to adjust themselves. Some of the more reasonable citizeas did not raise prices nor refuse ta accept Porto Rico silver in payment of goods at the bank rate of exchange. But the con- trary ruled in the majority of in- stances. Prior to May 1 about 6,000,000 Pesos were In circulation on the island. ‘When this amount is all redeemed the amount of American currency should Aggregate about $3,600,000. Thisamount is considered insufficient to meet the demands in mercantile circles during the coming dull season, when the isl- and is buying more than it sells. To the United States Porto Rico is a new market. and the merchants here have been unable to establish credit, consequently the New York commis- sion houses demand cash payment for purchases. As for several months to some Porto Rico merchants wil! have but Hittle merchandise to send north in payment, they are compelled to send the actual currency. Drafts on New York cannot be bought because it is said that Porto Rican bankers have no funds in New York to draw against, the trade being all one way at present the Island importing more than it ex- ports. ‘The recent issue of $1,000,000 In Paper by the Spanish bank will tend to relleve the situation, but as this money cannot be circulated outaide the island its help will be slight. This new Issue of the Spanish bank Is fast getting into circulation. The bank has authority from congress to issue $1,350,000, or three times the amount of the paid In stock. The bills are perhaps more convenient for handling than the American bills, being smaller, ‘They are neatly printed in Spanish, with “Moneda Americana” stamped across the face in red. The tssue is of the following denominations—$5, $10, $20, $50, $100, $200. They are in no sense legal tender. An Erratic Rassian's Sutctde, New York. Aug. 22.—John Carlson shot and killed himself in Hoboken yesterday. He was a member of a wealthy Russian family and had served ‘as an officer in the Russian army, For threatening to shoot a superior officer he was forced to flee to this country ‘where for several years past he sup- ‘Ported himself as af Painter, At ‘stated intervals he recelved: large Fe- mittances from Russia and these he ‘Would spend in the most extravagant manner. He would engage a full band of music and parade the streets at the head of it, charter a trolley car for his sole use and do other erratic things apparently for the sole purpose of get- ting rid of his money. These outbreaks were always followed by fits of des- pondency, and during one of these he killed himself. The Pope Exhorts Catholics, Rome, Aug. 22—The pope has ad- dressed a letter to the cardinal-vicar in which he sets forth the danger of the free propaganda of Protestantism in Italy, especially in Rome. He observes that this propaganda is permissible by Jaw, but goes on to show how painful to him is the situation resulting from it, since he cannot oppose the prope- ganda. Leo recommends that the car- dinal vicar strengthen the work of ‘Preserving the faith, and he exhorts ‘Catholics to unite in ‘an effort to mint- mize as far as possible the damage caused by sectarian propaganda. | Satmers Smothesed by Black Damp. igaquan, Wash. Aug. 22.—Five miners were smothered to death in the Hsaquah company's mines eereny: A brush fire spread to the mouth of an air shaft, ignited the timbers and the smoke was sucked down by the venti- lator fan into the workings, where 80 men were employed. Dominick Cassas- sos, Carlos Cassassos, C. M. Vowell, Ben Laws and John Ling were ina re- mote chamber and were overcome by smoke and black damp. The bodies ‘were recovered. Stitt Another Presidential Canéidate Washington, lowa, Aug. 22.—The United Christian, published at Rock Island, Ils. the oficial organ of the United Christian party, makes the statement that J. F. R. Leonard, of Ainsworth, Iowa, has been nominated by the national committee of that party as candidate for president of the United States. Leonard is a prosperous farmer, aged 60. He has accepted the nomination. Guns Furnished China by Krapp. Berlin, Aug. 21.—A semi-official ac- count of China’s military resources, just published, says that Herr Krupp has furnished to the Chinese govern- ment since 1895 1,694 guns, of whith 776 are S-centimeter guns, and that Engligi concerns have furnished 244 medium guns and $05 small ones. THE BLUE AND TRE GRAY. Rom. Gordon's Reply to Resolutions ef = Confederate Camp. Adanta, Aug. 21—Gen. John B. Gor- don, commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans, has prepared a reply to a resolution recently adopted by @ camp of Confederate veterans at New Orleans, condemning the blue and ray reunions in Atlanta, recommend- ing that no more similar reunions be held and protesting ngainst Gen. Gor- don accepting an invitation to the Grand Army of the Republic reunion at Chicago. The reply follows: “To the Confederate Association of the Army of Tennessee—Comrades: A resolution recently adopted by your as- sociation at the Instance of Gon. Chal- eron, criticising certain acts or sup- Posed acts of mine. entirely escaped Toy atention at the time of its appear ance in the public press and I have Just seen it for the first time. I under- Stood this action of your association to mean a formal and public notice that you disapprove of my participation in the Blue and Gray meeting which re- cently occurred in Atlanta; and also that it means a formal and public pro- test by your association against my ac- ceptance of an invitation extended to me by the Grand Army of the Republic and by the executive committee of the eltizens of Chicago. “The object of this reply to your Tesolution {s not to call in question the right of your association to criticise any official act of mine which does not meet your approval. I do wish, how- ever, to state kindly, but frankly and plainly, that my own conscience and my own conception of duty must be my guide in the future as in the past “As to the courteous and cordial in- Mitation of the G. A. R. and of the executive committee of Chicago citizens, I have to state that I greatly appreciate the compliment paid me by that invitation and the spirit which Prompted it. Circumstances, however, rendered it impossibie for me to ac- cept, and I so notified the officers and committees nearly two months ago. But in this connection also I wish to say that I must be judged now and hereafter of the propriety of accepting invitations from any section of the country or any class of my fellow countrymen. “In order that there may be no pos- sible misunderstanding of my position on these and all kindred matters. I re- Peat my sole guide must be my own convictions of duty to this whole country, and to the southern people, Whose glorious record in all the past, whose traditions, dignity and honor I have endeavored to defend and up- hold at all times in all sections and un- der all conditions. “In conclusion, let it be definitely understood that so long as Providence permits me to speak or labor I shall continue the effort which I have made for 30 years in the interest of sectional harmony and unity. Whatever I can do will assuredly be done for the truth of history. for justice to the south and to all sections for fostering our cherished memories, for the obliteration of all sectional bitterness and for the settle- sent of all sectional controversies on ® basis consistent with the honor and the manhood and the self respect of all.” GENERAL SOUTHERN NEWS. Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 17.—An after- noon paper ‘at Wiison, N. C., publishes an account of the killing, by thelr father and his third wife, of the four children of George Griffin. in Nash county. It is alleged that the children were imprisoned in an outhouse and al- lowed to die of starvation, The pair have been jailed. Richmond, Va., Aug. 21.—Judge Wil- Mam Reilly, of the supreme court of appeals, died at the residence of his son-in-law at Houston, Halifax county, last night, aged 61 years, after a brief illness. He served in the Confederate army, rising to the rank of Heutenant colonel and before his election to the bench had attained rank as one of the leading lawyers in the state. Morehead, Ky., Aug. 18—The Ad- kins and Howards have had « bloody battle in Elliott county, in which one of the Howards was killed and another fatally wounded. One of the Howards and one of Lindsay Adkins’ boys quar- reled over & young woman, after which both went home and brought back other members of their families for re- inforcements. All the Adkins have deen arrested. Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 16—Dan Corn, & young white man living in Lumpkin county near Dahlonga, shot and killed his brother, Kedar Corn, at a still seven miles west of Dahlonga yester- day. The young men have been con- ducting a distillery and met to divide some brandy. They could not agree over a division and words were passed. The difficulty ended in Kedar Corn's death. Dan Corn escaped and has not been captured. Atlanta, Aug. —20.—Commissioner Stevens, of the Georgia department of agriculture has compiled statistics in- Glcating that the cotton crop of Georgia for 1900 will be from 50,000 to 200,000 bales shorter than in 1899. In- dications on the Ist of August, were that every state in the cotton belt would be behind on the staple with the exception of Texas, reported to be 2 Per cent. ahead of the average crop of the last five years, Williamson, W. Va., Aug. 18—The Rev. Thomas Clark yesterday shot and killed John Dempsey, on Island Creek, this county. Dempsey and Clark had been enemies for months because, it is sald, the latter, who was a schoo! trustee, refused to appoint a daugh- ter of the minister to a position as teacher. Dempsey and the minister came to blows. Dempsey threw a hatchet at Clark and the latter shot Dempsey twice with a shotgun, killing him almost instantly. Clark sur- rendered. Atlanta, Aug. 18.—Governor Candler has ordered out the Liberty Guards, a company of the Georgia National Guard, to quell an uprising of negroes in Liberty county, in the southeastern portion of the state, where the blacks outnumber the whites three to one. One white man was killed several days ago in a quarrel with negroes and since that time discontentment has grown ‘on both sides until now a race war seems in full swing. Two negroes are Teported to have been killed for re- sisting arrest. ‘TO SNUB ENCAMPMENT. Philadelphia Ports Will Not Attend Because Bryan Is Invited. Philadelphia, Aug. 21.—James M. Morrison, state department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, yesterday announced that but three of the 86 posts in this city will send dele- gations to the national encampment in Chicago next week. Commander Mor- rison stated that this action is the re- sult of the invitation extended to W. J. Bryan to attend the encampment. “It 1s customary,” said Mr, Morrison, “to invite the president, but never a candidate, and the old soldiers express indignation because they object to Politics being injected into the en- campment. The delegation from this city will consist of about 150 men, the smallest number that has attended an encampment during the past 20 years.” oo ee ; Cai SD a : a The Grandest of all Preparations for the Hair! THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY HARTONA. Matchless and Positively Unequalled for Straightening all Kinky, Knotty, Stubborn, Harsh, Curly Hair HARTONA will make the hair grow long, soft, and straight. The use of one box of HARTONA wil show immediate results. Makes the hair gtow on bald and thin places. HARTONA cures Dandruff. Baldness, Falling Out of the Hair, and all Scalp Diseases. Remember that HARTONA is the highest-price¢ hair remedy on the market, because it 1s the best. Price, $1.00 a box. 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Sent anywhere on receipt of price—S0c. a package Address all orders to— HARTONA PEMEDYV COMDANYV To introduce our remedies in this city, we will send to all persons who will cut out and mail to us this coupon and ONE DOLLAR—three large boxes of HARTONA HAIR STRAIGHTENER, worth $3.00. two large bottles of HARTONA FACE WASH, worth $2.00; one package of HARTONA NO-SMELL. worth 50c. The entire lot of remedies, worth $5.50, will be.sent securely sealed, so that no one can tell contents, for ONE DOLLAR and this coupon. Order good piow, as this grand offer will last but a short time only. Write your name and address plainly. Money can be sent by Post-Office Money Order Express, or enclosed in a Registered Letter. HARTONA REMEDY COMPANY, 909 E. Main Street, RICHMOND, VA. GextieMeN :—I enclose yoo ONE DOLLAR, for which send me the following goods at once— Three Large Boxes HARTONA HAIR STRAIGHTENER, worth $3.00 Two Large Bottles HARTONA FACE WASH, - worth $2.00 One Package HARTONA NO-SMELL, - - worth .50 By Ie OE i Foi N05 it a ae SO ya Se A Organs re Se Te Sete os ae SE ERG eee 1? 'N AMERICA. OUR GOODS SELL ON SIGHT. [a eee Jobn . Taylor, 1 00|"A THING OF BEAUTY Is a JOY THOS. W. MITCHELL PE Rye id FOREVER.” Saeed J.R. Griffia, ur, 100 ae MonumentAssociation | Ulysses Briggs, SO iis oN ie oe a a The committees sre enthusiastic ov- er the outlook for the monument they Propose to erect over the late lament- ed Col. Thomas W. Mitchell, of whom it ey. be truely said, a more gallant, chivalrous Knight ne'er backed a friend or breast a foe than “Tom” Mitchell. The offisers of the association are tally confident that they will be able to unveil the monument by the mid- die of September, at «hich time they expect tohave the grandest Pytbien parade everseen in this state. The association is fully aware of the mas- nitade of the work they have before them, to have everything in resdiness ip eo abort a space of time; bus being very much encouraged with the ea and ready responses, backed yy the very energetic commictee, they feel fully able to measure oP, to the re- quiremente of the undertaking. Therefore, we call epee. every trae and loving Sir Knight and friends in general to help us in thie grand and noble cause. Letus have your sub- scription st ones. Show your true Pythianism and your friendship and let us erect this monument to this ore and noble, true snd tried Sir Koight. Mach interest is being manifested in the Monumental movement, and the list is swelling slowly but surely. Some of the friends of the late la mented T. W. Mitchell had been led to believe that they could not contribute, which we wish to say is a mistake. ‘The meeting at the roors of the, Y. M.U. A. op Tuesday was full of inter. est. The different points in eonnec- tion with the movement were diseus:- ed and severs) plans submitted for the inspestion of ths;Assosiation. The re- orts from the members as to the out- Took and cath subscribed were very en couraging. The Executive Board is arranging to advertise for bids in a very short while Qaite a number of subscriptions have been reported, though a number hasnot been paid up. Ali persons who have not paid their subseription will call on the Treasure or pay the money over to whom ever they gave their namer. Only ca h subseriptiors sre publichea. We say this so that those who give their names and it does ‘not sppear, may know that it is on ac. eount of the cash which should sceom- pany it. The following is the list of subscrip tions: J. M. Edwards, 50 Rev. M.B Hucles, 60 David Jones, 25 A J. Smith, 200 Mrs. Pinkie Moaby, 50 Thomas Johnson, 5 8. L. Rishardson, 25 Maj John J. Bly, 100 Wa. Falkner, 25 A. B. Hawkins, $2.50 Phillipe? Clark, 100 Joel Tucker, 100 J.J. Carter, 100 ALY. Jackson, 50 G@. W. Lewis, Bea. 2.00 G.w. Brags: 100 Rev. R, Wells. 25 flenry Batler, io & seney ‘Taylor, 8 r Ospt. W. Henry Stokes, ee W. Davis, A. M., 100 Jobn T. Taylor, 10 8 H Peyton, 2 00 A. D. Price, 5 JK. Griffia. yr, 1 00 Ulyeues Briggs, 2 00 Winston D. Payne, 2 00 Thomex M. Crump, 20 WA. Kyles, 1 00 James W. Thompson, 100 Isham Mann, 100 Rev. W F. Graham, 2 0 W. Hency Walton, 2% J. A. Smith, 200 Charles A, Hail, 1 00 James A. 'Dixun, 100 Jobn R. Cogbill’ 1% Rosberry Mosby, 2 00 so}. E F. Robinson, 2 00 Rev. . H. Brice, 1 00 IO. Fariey* 2 00 Mra. G A Foster, 10 Rev. W. W. Wines, Jr., 100 Q Wm. Mson, 1.00 Sdw. Harris, 50 Cash, 250 Wm. L. Willis, Norfolk, Va., 100 L. Beraus, 25 Subscriptions can be left with Thom- as M. Orump, Treasurer, 504 N, 2ad St. The amounts sabecribed and the ames of the donors will be pdblished each week inthe columns of this pa- paper Mca. G. A. Foster of Planet Court has the distinction of being the firat jedy tosubscribe. Now jet all the other ladies follow. Suoseriptions can be left with Thomas M. Cramp, treas urer, 504 N. 2ad St. ‘The association meets every Tues day evening at 8 p. m.,at the rooms of the ¥. M.C. A. ‘The full committee is expec ed to meet next Tuesday grening. |B. H. Peyion, President; J. A. Smith, Seeretary; Thomas M: Ccump, treasurer, Exeeutive Committee:—W. H. Wal- ton, James W. Thompson, Willis wy- att, B A. Graves, James L. Thompson, Louis T, Crawford. Isham Mana, The outing of the Juvenile Bands of Oslanthe was given last Monday and we are glad to say it wasa grand sus: cess, The metrone thank the public generally for their patronage snd the matrons have much to bs thankfal for Afcer paying all indebtedness, = good som was turned in the treasury. The Ron of Uontrol vored thanks to Sir Knight Jesse Rendall for his assiat- suce at the outing. °W. M . Mrs, Anna Teylor, Mang’r Beo'y, L. E. Miles, iene ide imaial wit orale US. Medina, O., Aug. 22—The county court house here was wrecked yester- day by a terrific explosion of dynamite, a large box of which was stored in the basement of the building. The janitor was injured, and several county officials were badly shaken up. The dynamite had been placed in the basement to be used as evidence in a criminal trial. Some waste paper, near the box con® taining the stuff, caught fire and re- sulted in the explosion. ‘Two Killed in Railroad Crash. ‘Tazewell, Va., Aug. 22—A wreck at Maxwell, six miles from here, on the Norfolk and Western railroad, resulted im the death of two men ‘and the wounding of seven others. The dead are Engineer W. O. Allon and Fireman M. B. Marshall. A ight engine was running west at 40 miles an hour when it met in a curved cut a freight drawn by two engines going at 2 miles an hour. The crash wis terrific “A THING OF BEAUTY 18 a JOY FOREVER.” Do you know thet Mr. O. M. Steward. 307 Monro# Street, the celebrated gainer and sign painser. will grain your doors or number your trausome. artistically and beautifully so that it Will always be « joy thereafter to lock. at them, and sharge you no more, and fn some instances, not as uch ae those who spoil them and render then objeate of displeasure to you ever aft— erwarda? You have only to ese his work to be sonviresd. Call on or drop hima postal. 6 15-1m eee aaa ‘omeat persons to represen ua as Mana got aie and eign counties, eat BotalRde. no'mere, noises aaiery. pean permanent, Oar’ references, aay beak in Shy town. ists mainiy oihes work conduct $d stamped envelopes "tes Soutien see Tear Dept -Cbicazo. _ AT WINSTON’S —FOR— _ INEVERY STYLE AND FLAVOR, Soda Water, }ALL FLAVORS? ICE CREAM SODA A SPECIALTY. Milk Shakes, Limeades, Nec- tars, Phosphates, Miner— al Waters, etc. Pic-nics and Festivals Foasiseap at Sort Notice. TOBACCO IN EVERY SHAPE. sa-¥pecial Selesion in Offars, Pipes Chewing and Smoking Tobsaceo. N. Winston, 537 Brook Ave Sea eee a United Aid & Insurance Company, SHALL BE HEREAFTER «KNOWN AS@_ United Aid Insurance Co. Main Office: 506 E. Broad St, THE PLANET PEKIN TAKEN BY ALLIES Capital of China Now Wholly in the Hands of the Powers. THE EMPIRE WITHOUT A HEAD. Since the Flight of the Empress Dowager and Emperor No One Seems to Know Who Is Directing Affairs-Pence Proposals Rejected. Washington, Aug. 22.—The capital of China is now wholly in the hands of the powers. The Chinese and Tartar cities were entered on the 15th. The Imperial City, within the walls of the Tartar City, fell either on the same day or on the 16th. Chinese troops in the Forbidden City fought obstinately all day of the 16th to prevent the capture of the imperial palace. The state department has made public portions of Minister Conger's dispatch, as follows: "Secretary of state, Washington: Saved. Relief arrived today. Entered city with little trouble. Do not know where imperial family is. Except deaths already reported, all Americans alive and well. Desperate efforts made last night to exterminate us. Mitchell, American soldier, and a Russian and Japanese, wounded. German killed." The whole movement is purely a governmental one. The Boxers are only a pretender, living no guns. The confidential adviser of the empress was the leader of the imperial troops here. The imperial family left for troops ago for Shan SI province. It is estimated the strength of the Pekin garrison was 10,000 men. The legation was urged to leave the city under an escort of Chinese troops, but feared treachery." The meeting of the cabinet yesterday was devoted entirely to the Chinese situation. Several questions were awaiting attention. First of these was the application of Li Hung Chang for the appointment of Minister Conger or some other commissioner to negotiate for the cessation of hostilities. The decision arrived at was to reject the appeal, and a reply of this character will be sent to Minister Wu to be forwarded to Li Hung Chang. The moving cause for this action is that this government is at present very much in the dark as whether there is any existing government in China. With the capital in the hands of the allies, the emperor and empress dowager fugitives in hiding, and the entire governmental fabric paralyzed, there is no evidence of an authority adequate to conduct negotiations and secure results which will be final and binding. With the recognized ruler in flight, no one seems to know who, if anybody, is directing its affairs. As China is an absolute monarchy, without any legislative branch, the emperor and empress dowager are all powerful, and practically they are the empire of China. Under the present remarkable conditions, the United States will act extremely caution in whatever steps it may take toward a solution of the pending problems. In the meantime, there is reason to believe that the United States may all other powers interested will keep armed forces on the ground, so that order may be maintained and at least a semblance of stable government brought out of the existing chaos. China's latest application for peace negotiations was received on Monday at the Chinese legation, and was transmitted by Mr. Wu to the state department. Earl Li's request is that the United States shall name Minister Conger, or some other official, to act as peace envoy for the cessation of hostilities. The Chinese envoy proposed no terms as to withdrawal of troops, his sole anxiety being to secure the cessation of hostilities. According to London advises the envoys are now on their way to Tien Giang. HOW PEKIN WAS ENTERED Pekin, Aug. 14, via Che Foo, Aug. 22. —The American and Russian flags were planted on the east wall of Pekin at 11 o'clock this morning. The Indian troops entered the British legation at 1, and the Americans at 3. There was a joyful reception from the wall. The emaciated tenants could have lasted but little longer. They had only three days' rations. The Chinese had been attacking furiously for two days. Four thousand shells fell in the legation during the siege. Sixty-five were killed and 160 wounded. The plan was to make a general attack tomorrow, and the troops were arriving at camp, five miles east, all night. They were completely exhausted and slept in the corn fields in the rain. The generals, however, alarmed at the sounds of a heavy attack on the legations, pushed forward independently, the British, Americans and French on the left of the river and the Russians and Japanese on the right. Beginning at 2 o'clock this morning, the Japanese diverted the brunt of the resistance to the north of the city, their artillery engaging the Chinese heavily there. The Americans and British met with but little resistance until they entered the city, where there was street fighting. Reilly's battery attempted to breach the inner wall. The troops finally entered the foreign settlement through the canal. Company E. Fourteenth United States infantry, planted its flag on the outer wall, Musician Titus scaling the wall with a rope, by means of which others climbed to the top. The Japanese men also have not yet been ascertained. The Russian and five killed and 12 wounded. The Americans and British had a few wounded. Germany's Attitude Berlin, Aug. 22.—Referring to Li Hung Chang's latest request to Washington for mediation, a high official of the German foreign office said to a press correspondent: "Germany is waiting to see what answer the United States will make. If Washington is convinced that Earl Li represents any responsible Chinese government, it could of course undertake a mediatory role for the establishment of peace, but Germany is confident that, in any case, the United States will not separate themselves from the concert of powers." A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. Gen. MacArthur cables that there are 5,129 sick soldiers in the Philippines. Ex-Congressman Henry G. Burleigh, of New York, died last night at Whitehall, N. Y. Chief Justice Henry M. Green, of Pennsylvania, died suddenly at Atlantic City. Ex-Senator John J. Ingalls died at Las Vegas, New Mexico, where he had been for his health. The steamship Bermuda, of filibuster fame, was sunk at her wharf in Philadelphia by an explosion. Another first class battleship is about to be added to our navy. It is the Wisconsin, building at the Union iron workers. San Francisco. Friday, Aug. 17. Herr Krupp will begin practice Aug. 13 with cannon shooting 14 miles. Anti-Imperialists, in convention in Indianapolis, endorsed William J. Bryan for president. The American Window Glass company yesterday declared a 3/4 per cent. dividend on its $4,000,000 of preferred stock. Forest fires are burning east of Southfork, Colo. The fires have already traveled 35 miles and the damage will run into the millions of dollars. The People's party Pennsylvania state convention met at Erie yesterday and nominated Robert Brigham and George Main for congressmen-at-large, D. O. Coughlin for auditor general. Saturday, Aug. 18. John H. Bateman, editor of The State Sentinel, Dover, Del., died at his residence, aged 70 years. Henry Brown, of Steelton, Pa., fell from an electric crane at the Pennsylvania steel works yesterday and was instantly killed. Mrs. Botkin who was convicted in California for the poisoning of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs. Deane, of Dover, Del., has been granted a new trial. The big battle between Fitzsimmons and Sharkey at Coney Island will be decided on Saturday night, Aug. 25, instead of Friday, Aug. 24, as was originally intended. Monday, Aug. 20. The population of greater New York is 3,437,202. The Prussian government is issuing orders for 480 locomotives. The shah of Persia spent $1,600,000 in purchases while in Paris. The Paris consulate is overrun with stranded Americans desirous of getting back home. Lord Roberts has warned all Boers who break their oaths of neutrality that they will be shot. Actor Robert Mantell has married Marie Booth Russell, his leading lady. This is his third venture. James W. McKenna, of Elizabeth, N. J., may die of blood poisoning, resulting from mosquito bites. William J. Bryan will be officially notified of his nomination by the Populists on Aug. 23 at Topeka, Kan. Tuesday, Aug. 21. The population of Chicago is 1,698,575. Thirty planning mills in Chicago will go into a $4,000,000 combination this week. Theodore Wallart, a farmer living near Arlington, Minn., killed his wife and five stepchildren. He is in custody. Sol Bloom, a music publisher, has sued the Union restaurant for $50,000 for refusing to serve him while clad in a shirtwaist. Gen. Gomez publishes a letter in which he says that none but genuine revolutionists should be delegates to Cuba's constitutional convention. Senator William M. Stewart, of Nevada, called at Republican headquarters in New York yesterday and said he had decided to vote for President McKinley. Wednesday, Aug. 22. The population of Minneapolis, Minn., is 202,718; that of St. Paul 163,632. Governor Allen, of Porto Rico, has arrived at San Juan, P. R., from the United States. Three men were killed and one injured by the explosion of a sawmill boiler at Glenford, O. It is estimated that $10,000,000 damage has been done by forest fires in Colorado and Wyoming. Fifteen thousand women have signed a petition against the woman suffrage bill in Victoria, Australia. The Argentine Republic is preparing to subsidize a steamship line between Buenos Ayres and New York. George Gould, it is said, will furnish the money to prevent the sale of the Castellane chateau in France. The engagement of Queen Wilhelmina, of Holland, to Prince Frederick Adolf, of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, is announced. GENERAL MARKETS. Philadelphia, Aug. 21.—Flour weak; winter super fine, $2.40; do. extras, $2.50; $2.90. Pennsylvania roller, clear, $2.20; $2.40. Pennsylvania roller, clear, $2.20; quiet at $1.10; $1.20. Wheat firm; no. 2 in, elevator, $50; %70%C. Corn stronger; No. 2 mixed, spot, in elevator, $44; %44%C. No. 2 mixed, spot, in elevator, $44; %44%C. steady, No. 2 white, clipped, new, $28; %28%C. old, 30; %30%C. Hay dull; choice timothy, large bales, 14c. Provisions steady; large bales, 14c. Provisions steady; $19.50%C. salt sides, $17c. Butter strong; creamery, $18; %21%C. do. factory, current packed, $14c. imitation creamery, $15%C. imitation creamery, $15%C. Pennsylvania prints jobbing at 24; %70%C. do. wholesale, 23c. Cheese barely steady; color, large, 10%C. small do. 10%C. large do. 10%C. Pottery do. 10%C. Eggs firm; New York and Pennsylvania, 17; %8c. western, regular packing, $14%C. do. oss on 10%. Powdered dough, $12.50%C. $1.25; %15.0; Long Island, $1.12; %15.0; Per 100. Russia Wants a Loan. London, Aug. 22.—It is reported in Odessa, according to a dispatch to The Daily Express, that, in consequence of the strain upon Russia's financial resources, owing to the Chinese campaign, a specially accredited representative of the Russian minister of finance, M. De Witte, has concluded, or is about to conclude, "an arrangement with a syndicate of all the great insurance companies in the United States" for a loan of 300,000,000 roubles. Struck by Meteoric Stone Richmond, Va., Aug. 22.—Rev. 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The conductor and two brakemen of the forward train are missing and are believed to be in the wreck dead. Kensico is on the Harlem division of the New York Central, about 16 miles from this city. The collision was caused, so far as can be learned, by the engineer of the second train running past a block signal set against him. It is believed that seven are dead. This estimate is based only on the number of men of the train crews who are missing. The regular freight pulled into the depot about 8 o'clock. The train was southbound. The engine left the train standing upon the main tracks and went off on a siding for some cars. While this train was standing the second train, an extra loaded with ice, dashed into it. The heavily loaded ice train was driven into the rear cars of the freight and the engine mounted upward upon the cars and telescoped them. Then the cars of its own train piled up on top of it until in all about 30 cars are heaped into a pile which towers above the railroad depot. The dead engineer can plainly be seen, but cannot be reached. His body sits on the cab seat with the hand resting on the air brake. There is so much debris about it that even after the wrecking train gets to the scene it will be hours before the body can be reached. The wreckage is hard to clear away because of the tons of ice which are piled all over from the smashed cars. The forward train carried food-stuffs, grain and live stock, a number of the latter being killed. The rails are ripped up for a distance of 300 feet and trains in both directions are blocked, and probably will remain so until noon today. No crises have been heard from beneath the pile, so it is believed all of the men under it are dead. The engineer of the ice train was William Langerbach, said to be a resident of New York city. His fireman was John Cassidy, also said to be of New York city. One of the missing brakemen was a man named Abel, but whether this was his first or last name is not ascertainable at present. To Change Memorial Day. Chicago, Aug. 22.—Gen. Albert D. Shaw, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, arrived in Chicago last night to consult with the legislative committee on the last details concerning the coming celebration. "Our membership is decreasing rapidly every year," said the commander-in-chief, "and soon the G. A. R. will be a thing of the past. I hope, however, that before we pass out of existence we will change our Memorial Day from the 30th of May to the last Sunday in May. Memorial Day should be given over to patriotism and inspiration, and not to boat racing and baseball games. I shall recommend at the national convention that the date be changed, and while I cannot say what the action of the delegates will be, I hope to find that they are all with me." SENATOR HANNA OPENS THE CAMPAIGN. The Republican National Chairman Sounds Note of Warning. New York, Aug. 22.—Senator Hanna, chairman of the Republican national committee, opened the campaign of the Republicans of New Jersey at Ashbury Park, N. J., last night. An immense crowd gathered in and about the auditorium by the seashore. Senator Hanna, after thanking the audience for the hearty reception accorded him, said: "We are on the eve of a political campaign second to none in importance, one on the issues of which depends the prosperity of the country. I want to sound a note of warning tonight which the importance of the campaign justifies. The time is at hand when every man is called on to contribute what he can to perpetuate this administration. It has been demonstrated beyond any doubt that the policy of the Republican party and of President McKinley stands for everything which means the welfare and well being of the country at large. 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Sim- ee ee Ne Eg in design, almost any material may used in its construction, such as old lumber, lath, shingles, split rails, old packing boxes, barrels staves, coffee sacks and even tin from tin roofs. Jumbo mills can be used to pump wa- ter tor the house, for stock or for irri- gation of smali patches of orchard or warden. Jumbos have been made large enough to irrigate ten acres of orchard. Xf the best use is made of the jumbo the results are not to be despised. They must be set to catch the prevailing ‘winds, which in western Kansas are north and south. Where there are but four fans, it often happens the wings are in such a position, as they revolve, that but a single fan is struck by the wind at a time, whereas in the case of six or eight fans, two, three or four may catch the wind at a time, thus giving the mill just that much additional strength. (he cut shows the six-fan jumbo mill ‘on the farm of W. W. 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The sug- ‘gestion was made of a state conven- tion to secure uniform action all over the state. At such a convention it was stated that the manufacturers of im- proved roadmaking machinery would ‘be present to show what could be done. We believe Kansas is ready to take ‘this subject up. A state convention would result in bringing together an enthusiastic body of men who would cooperate in securing legislation and adopting the most intelligent methods for better roads. ‘The value of this movement canuot be overestimated to the farmers of Kansas.—Topeka Cap- ital. a me ae aS 2 ‘The plat intended for the lawn should be very finely pulverized for the reesption of the seed, which should be sown early in the spring either broad- cast or with seeder, at the rate of about three bushels per acre, The old-fash- foned Kentucky bluegrass is the best for the purpose mentioned; it makes ‘@ good, firm sod and is particularly well suited for turfing the slopes of em- bankments and terraces, where the soil Is good. Of course this grass is not so well adapted for hay as for pasture. No grass will do well where the shade is too heavy, but Kentucky bluegrass will do as well as any we know of, and, kept cut pretty short, it will thrive in light shade—¥armers' Voice. Mesence of Good Farming. ‘The essence of good farming is to first grow what is required by family and live stock with a »roper regard to Keeping up the fertility of the soll. Look for cash to the crops which ex- perience has taught you do well on your soil, which you understand how to grow and which bring a fair price year atter year in the markets to which you cater. Any plan which means ths paying out of a dollar for food for fam- ily or stock which might be grown on the farm is a weak spot in the foun- dation of your farming, and it must be made firm if you would be successful.— Midiand Farmer. POSEY COUNTY VIM. famous Indiana Community Sets a Good Example in the Matter ef Read Building. ‘Who has not heard of Posey coun- ty, land of the hoop-pole and the pumpkin, region popularly given over to “chills and fever,” illiteracy and moonshine whisky? Old Posey may be all that the paragrapher’s fancy has painted her, but we doubt it, and our dubiety is basee upon an articie in the Tndianapolis Press wherein Posey county's part in the good roads move- ment is set forth. Other counties and other states have conventions, bills, “agitation,” and all that, but Posey builds the roads. Therein lies the difference between the people of the hoop-pole and pumpkin region and their critics. Last week Posey issued turnpike road bonds aggregating $103,000, which gold ‘at a premium of two per cent. In one township 32 miles of stone road—macadam— are building and next year several bun- dred thousand dollars will be expend- ed in extending these turnpikes — smooth and hard as our Hennepin boulevard — over the country. Early next spring the road from Mount Ver- non, the county seat, to the historic town of Now Harmony, 15 miles in length and traversing one of the love- liest rural panoramas in this coun- try, will bemacademized. The contracts have been awarded, and they call for crushed stone, tile drain and scientific construction in every particular. Posey county can afford good roads. In fact it cannot afford to do without them. Small in area, but well popu- lated, it is a wealthy agricultural com- munity. It-leads the state in wheat and oorn, area considered, and the land that is not given up to the cereals or groves produces abundantly of all fruits and vegetables known to the temperate zone. It has public libra- ries in nearly every township, and graded high schools are common “out in the country.” Nearly all of the school houses are of brick and stone and are of modern construction. Of the 138 teachers in 98 Posey county schools last year, 29 were college graduates and 14 held state, life or Professional license. The average Wage was $52 a month. At theclose of the year there was $25,000 on hand im the school fund. ‘The percentage of illiteracy is the lowest in the state, and the farmers of old Posey have more brick dwellings, more pianos, more books, more rugs and carpets in Proportion to population than those of any other county in the state. Old Posey has her faults, no doubt, ‘but there are other counties that might profit by her example in the matter of good rqads and schools. — Minneapolis Times. TILE CUTTING TOOL. ohaie ss Coen ae een sen See eee Shon watt caee Iam the inventor of a tool for cut- ting tile that is superior in every re- spect to any tool I have ever used, and that is a tile hammer, a drawing of which I send herewith. I have used these hammers for years, and theshape and size here given (six inches long) is about the best proportions for the pur- pose. They should be made of the best steel and both poll and pick tem- pered the same as stone-cutters’ chis- ela. The pick is beveled like a cold- 3 = fl ~~ TT i) vp I i cece HI 5 = i | \ Boe Sh eee tee chisel, The poll is round and the shape of the base of a cone, and one inch in diameter; the shaft round and cylin- drical, The poli should be ground square, or, better, a little.concave, leav- ing sharp cutting edges, and should be a little more flaring on the handle fade, With this tool I have never found any need of anything else. Some get tile at the mills with holes cut in them, but I never do, for with a tile hammer 3t is less trouble to cut the holes wherever you want them. In connecting laterals, most persons cut a hole, or get tile with holes in them, and stick the end of the connecting tile into the hole, but I never do that. nor allow it to be done on work under my supervision. The connecting tile (2) must be cut to fit against the tile connected to, on an angle (see? and 3). The hole should be cut the full size of the inside of 2, which will be an egg- shape, the small end up-stream. I also cut the tile on all curves to fit as tlose as other joints (see 4). A soft tile is not the best tile to cut, and I promptly discard a cracked tile. Select well-burnt tile, that will ring when struck with a hammer. Cut holes near the middle of the tile. In cutting the connecting tile (2), leave a part of the end full, as shown, instead of cut- ting it to a thin edge. Except in pick- ing « small hole through a tile to start with, the poll of the hammer is gen- erally used. The edges should be kept sharp. No patent on this hammer; free to all. — 8. F. Moore, in Ohio 1 ea It's no use trying to develop a base~ ball player out of your dairy cow. She may be a good catcher of flies, but there will be a short stop before the pitcher. ‘The sucking calves and pigs and colts suffer with the heat and need water as well as the baby im the house. al meaieiesiines cee: Wala: Yi Husband—I'd like to know what isto become of China? Wite—I guess the hired girl can tell you—Detroit Free Press. 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Standinn, “Why is it that the emancipated ‘woman always dresses so plainly?" “Well, I fancy no woman has the time or the strength to stand up for her rights and also to haye dresses fitted.”—Detrolt Journal. Politien. Tho man who's out of all tts ain Grows sad and wishes he were im And when he's in without a doubt He often wishes he wore out _— Washington Star, PROBALY sum 18. Pen J Ve ae Sy eroe Vf) ieee i . iy EM ed 1} RSs ce . = Hi i lis Se /) SS, fe= 1 Bath NN | = Cy ee = Wali y HY Mrs. Robinson—May has alteredsince she married Freddie. She used to be #0 pensive. Mrs. Jones—Now, I suppose, she’s ex- pensive.—The King. Poy Vr ers He—I don't know whether to make fool of myself plying golf or ait on the hotel piazza and make love to some girl all the afternoon. She—What’s the difference?—De- troit Free Press, He Knew Her. “Don't grieve so over your faithless ‘wife's elopement with yourfriend. ‘Try to forget her.” “It isn’t that. Ican forget her. But, my poor friend, how will it be with him?"—N. ¥. World. | Not His Fanta _“E have lost all patience with you. Everything that I sey to you goesin at One ear and out the other.” _ “But you cannot blame me for hev- ing two ears.”—N, Y, World. | Fant Sait Them. Ida—There was a controversy about ‘the kind of bricks to use in our club- house. | ‘May—Why not bricks of ice cream ?— \Chleage Dally Mews. Good News for the Unemployed. Llive right ber inthe north. Iam in touch with those who need help. can fiod out who is uoressonable ad anjust. Ihavea steady demand tor oud women ss cooks, chambermaids and general ervants, and often for food indoor and eatdoor men servant, pay yeur fare to which is added « reasonable amouat for expenses and fees. I take no orders under any cir- cumstences frem disreputable houses and hells of that Bind, and the brat protection is afforded the respectable girl who respects herself. Send one stamp for information te F, Z.8 Perego, ‘Albany, N. ¥. 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Ne imposition. Can be counsulted upon all affaire of life, business, love and marriage a specialty. Every mystery Tevealed, also of absent, deceased and living friends. Removes all troubles and estrangements, challenges any Medium who can exceed her in start- Ling revelations of the past, present and future eventsof one’s life. Re- member she will not for eny price fat: tor you. you may rest assured you will es facts without nonsense. e can consulted upon all affaire of Life, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friends sic, with description of future com- panion. She is very avcurate in de- soribing missing friendr, anemies, ete. Ber advise upon sickness, change of business, law suits, journeys. contest ed wills, divorse and specuiation is val- uable and reliable. Sae reads yous destiny—good or bad; she withoid+ nothing. MRS. MARTH tells your entire lite past, .present and fature ina DEAD "RANOE, haa the power of any two Mediums you ever met. In teste she telis your mother’s fullname before marriage, the names of all your family their ages and description. the name and business of your present husband the name of yournext ifyou are to have one, the name of the young man who now calls on you. the name of your uture husband. and the day, moath a a year of your marriage, how many hildren you have or will have : wheth- r your present sweetheart will be true te yeu and ifhe will marry you; if you have no sweetheart she will tell you when you, will have and his name, yusinees and ate of acquaintance. Ali your future. will be told in an honest clea: and plain manner and in » dead Srance, - Mothers should Know the sue- cous their husbands and children ns lies shoul mow everythin; abost the. sweethearts or interded husband. Do not keep sompany, mar- ¥7,0r ge into, business until you know do not let silly religiou scruples prevent your consulting. ‘Madame is the only one in th world who ean tell you the FULL NAsE of your future husband, with age and ate of marriage, and tells whether the one you love istrue or false. There are some persons who believe that there is no truth to be gained from consulting s Medium, but such beliefs are contrary to the truth. It is only trom the lack of discrimination that such a conclusion can be reached, It is not every one who placards himself or herself as a medium that can stand © test of what he or she claims, And s person of an enquiring mind may ask theresson why It is simply $ these advisers do not take the uble to study human nature. They to not spend their shooghts for sme ‘Dent wil uiriog the art et ase. hogy and Kindred Dranenes. that wil tave a ee make the pathway} to the road of the business ‘er pe devoid of all obstacles, It is an undeniable fact that persons willeorae for edvice in full knowledge of what they wantto know, and yet a8 s00n as they confront a Medium.tite try their utmost endeavor. to dispel from their minds what they know so as tohear if it will be rehearsed by the Medium. To get the secret out ora PROD ES Cmte mn ee cae is the art used oy many unprincip.ed mediums, but to take hold o: the head and gain control of the mind thereby is s.matter of impossibility” to most of them. And yet this can be done and by consulting Mrs, Marth the seeming mystery becomes @ realization. ig gubject has received no little attention by ‘eminent men and even college professors. So it proves con- clusively that although there are in- fringers in our midst with oily tongues Perhaps the gates of wisdom ‘have not n closed to the entire profession. It takess great deal of study vo be- come an accomplished medium and by continuous and untiring effort, tne key to the wall of apparently unfathom sble, mysteriet has been secured by MRS. MARTH forthe benefit of hu: manity. ADVIOE BY LETTER, $1.00 mevas ynou 104. u., 70 8 Fv MRS. M R MADTE oan NAW horohkWestem —_ Schedule in Effect 2 Nov. 19, 1890, Saavs sameeren 9:00 A. M., Datly—Richmond and Norfolk Vee. Hoek Wie actuatRuatues Saeneeese orcas en sane ea vo aan Sous ead ge ta a apekinte, Rensste,Colemnas % seal See ntensneernae sseyGeremnns sig ter SroiiesrgeCueeeeee, Su cuss u. BaipioPy enpens se Resetie pene secre, estate aad sarrecnitaton 9:00 P. 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The frames are made of any size desired, 3x4 feet being handy dimensions if the stove is large enough to accommodate it. Over the frames, which should be made of $2\frac{1}{2}$ or 3 inch strips of board, screen wire netting is firmly tacked. For the legs to be fastened on the bottom frame, take four pieces of strap iron from a foot and a half to two feet long. Through one COOK STOVE EVAPORATOR. end of each iron drill two or three holes for screws. Fasten these to the bottom side of the frame with inch screws and then with a wrench or some other tool bend the legs in such a way as to leave a space of from a foot to 18 inches between the frame and surface of the stove. On the upper side and near the corners of the frame, drive in small nails so that they penetrate the wood deep enough to leave an inch in length sticking up. Over these slip four thread spools. By driving corresponding nails into the bottom side of the second frame to slip down into the spools, it is held in place. The third frame is fastened in the same way and as many more as desired can be added. The frames are high enough above the stove so as not to interfere with cooking. The fruit dried in this way is of a good quality, and the work can be done as rapidly as in a high-priced evaporator.—Orange Judd Farmer. GRAPEVINE CULTURE. Hints on the Preparation of the Soil and the Distance at Which to Set the Plants. In preparing the land for grapevines, plow the ground deeply, and, if possible, subsoil. Then pulverize the ground thoroughly to give the small roots all the chance possible to develop. It is best to set the vines not nearer together than eight feet. The holes in which the vines are set should be each two feet square and from 18 to 20 inches deep. If a large number of vines are to be set, the land should be previously marked off, so that the rows of vines will be straight both ways; as this both improves the looks of the field and makes it easier to cultivate, One grape grower advises to keep the surface soil separate from the subsolli when digging the holes, and to put back this surface dirt first when filling up the holes. This will give the roots a good medium in which to develop. Once well rooted and growing, the vine can send its roots into the less congenial soil without experiencing a back-set. In the fall, in regions where winter protection is needed, this may be obtained by plowing a furrow on each side of the row and throwing the dirt up toward the vines. In the spring this dirt must be leveled to admit of even culture. The vines may be staked and tied to the stakes till they are two years old, when they may be fastened to wires strung between the posts.—Farmers' Review. Bees the Fruitman's Aids. The necessity of cross-pollination of fruit bloom is a subject that should never be considered threadbare. Prof. Cook says his sister in California was wondering, in 1891, why her fruit trees were not bearing as well as usual. The trees bloomed, but the fruit did not set. Mr. Cook suggested that it might be caused by a decrease in the number of bees, and accordingly an apiarist was engaged to remove his bees to the place, and at once there was a marked benefit. She has kept the apiary there ever since. She feels that she can afford to pay for the presence of the bees, and she is right. While other insects might help pollination, this incident shows that bees are the thing for the business, and that in their absence the hope of a good fruit crop rests on a slim foundation.—American Bee Journal. Successions of Vegetables Vegetables of which every garden ought to furnish a succession are radish, lettuce, peas, string beans, beets, cress and turnips. Every book that was ever written on gardening has advised "sowing for succession every ten days or two weeks;" yet only the gardens managed by gardeners hired specially to see to such things really furnish such successions. The farmer, in particular, is apt to neglect the garden, if he does not forget it altogether, after the first sowing. Perhaps it is a waste of time but, considering the amount which the garden contributes to the family living, it seems as though it should be worthy of better treatment.—Country Gentleman. THE BEET ARMY WORM. A New Pest That Has Recently Made Its Appearance in Large Numbers in Colorado. Every kind of worm is called an army worm when it appears in sufficient numbers. A worm that has long been known to injure the beetle last year appeared sufficiently numerous to be called the beetle army worm. It was officially noticed by the entomologist of the Colorado experiment station. Last year a first brood of caterpillars appeared at about the time for thinning the beetles and destroyed most of the plants after thinning. One method of destroying the early brood is to mix one part by weight of Paris green or London purple and 20 parts of common flour, and then dust the mixture over the plants, before sunrise in the morning. In this strength a light dusting will be sufficient. In the early morning the leaves have on them enough moisture to hold the flour and poison. It may also be applied after the leaves have been moistened by a shower. To apply the poison, make a small cheesecloth sack about five inches in diameter and ten inches deep. Fill it with the mixture of poison and flour and walk along a row of plants shaking the sack over them. This can be done quite rapidly when one has learned how and is economical of poison, and does not require wheelbarrow or wagon to carry pump and tank. When the plants become large, as in case of treatment for the second brood, it will probably be better to use a barrel or tank and spray pump. TRANSPLANTING TREES. Earth Should Be Left Clinging to the Roots and the Trunk Should Be Lifted Bodily. The more earth that can be left to be transplanted, the more certain is the tree to live. It is wise, then, to dig about the tree so as to leave a bunch of earth about the small roots, following out and gently freeing the long roots as they are met in cutting a circle about the trunk. Then the tree must be lifted bodily, if possible. There are several ways to apply power for HOW TO TRANSPLANT TREES this purpose, one of the best, being shown in the cut. A tripod is rigged with three stout poles and lever is attached in the manner shown. As the tree is lifted a new "hold" can be secured by taking up the chain on the tripod. Where the tree is gripped by the chain or rope at the end of the lever the bark should be well wrapped in old cloth to prevent injury. If the ground is dry at the time of transplanting it will be necessary to thoroughly wet the ground all about the trunk, since the earth will cling together and to the roots much better in this way. If dry, the earth falls apart readily. Elms and maples are not difficult to transplant, but oaks must be moved with greatest care and with as little disturbance of the roots as is possible, if the trees are to live.—N. Y. Tribune. SHALLOW CULTIVATION. Horticultural Authorities Unite in Agreeing That It Is Most Effective for Orchards. While it is an accepted fact that so far as conditions will admit thorough cultivation should be given during the early part of the growing season to the young orchard, at the same time it should be understood that the cultivation should be shallow, particularly close about the trees. With all plants, in cultivating care should be taken not to disturb the roots, and this is especially true as regards fruit trees or plants. While thorough cultivation is admittedly beneficial, it should always be given in a way that will not disturb or injure the roots. With a little care the weeds may be kept down and the soil in good tilth by giving shallow cultivation. When plowing care should be taken to run shallow when close to the trees in order to avoid injury to the roots. When no crop is grown, if when the last cultivation is given the soil be left level, fine and mellow it will act as a mulch during the summer and aid very materially in retaining the moisture in the soil, and with newly-set trees this is quite an advantage, as many die the first year for want of moisture—N. J. Shepherd, in Farmers' Voice. Bores on .Fruit Trees. There have been published many methods whereby it was claimed borers on fruit trees may be destroyed, but orchardists agree that the work is altogether too laborious to pay. A number of preventives are also advocated, but if those consisting of washes, usually in the form of cement made of skim milk and hydraulic cement, are not carefully removed after the season of danger is over the growth of the tree is retarded. Undoubtedly the better way to prevent borers is to keep the soil in orchards well cultivated and the trunk of the tree clean of fungi and all other foreign growth, even of loose bark—Farmers' Voice. "I might, if I understood French." "Well, not understand it," in Silas. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA VARIOUS AND ENTERTAINING A permanent automobile exhibition has been opened in Berlin. The czar of Russia's suite consists of 173 persons, of whom 73 are general and 76 extra aids de camp. The ashes shipped from Canada for fertilizers are collected from house to house from householders, who use hardwood for fuel. The French crown jewels were once famed for their beauty and value, but they have been mostly dispersed and are now owned by collectors and millionaires. The horse business is good all the world over. One hundred and fifty thousand horses and mules have been landed in South Africa since the beginning of the war. A scheme is on foot to establish in Buffalo a hotel for the accommodation of negroes. The men who are behind the plan say they expect to be ready for the entertainment of guests early in the fall. The old Indian burying grounds in the suburbs of Sandusky, O., are to be made into city parks. The bones of the red men who have been buried there, some of them for nearly half a century, will be removed to some other spot. There has been the usual summer drop of $2\frac{1}{2}$ feet in the level of the Brooklyn bridge span, due to the heat, which has, as usual every summer, expanded the cables. The level of the center of the span in the coldest day in winter is taken as the standard from which the measurement is made. English burglaries are said to seldom receive more than 20 per cent. of the value of their booty from the buyers to whom they dispose of it, if it happens to be in any other form than coin. A £10 Bank of England note will bring about two pounds from a buyer; while £100 worth of plate would be worth only £15 or £20 to the thief, who must risk years of liberty in obtaining it, and so on with all other valuables. SOME WORK AND SOME PLAY. This year's yacht race for the kaiser's Heligoland cup was marked by the victory of a 35-year-old boat, the Fiona, built by the elder Fife. Seven Harvard students who own and operate automobiles have formed a club and secured quarters for the storing of their machines near the university. While William C. Whitney is abroad his son, Harry Payne, will attend to the former's racing interests in this country. Young Whitney is a strong athlete, a capital polo player, a good judge of horseflesh and a capable yachtsman. The longest throw with a cricket ball is understood to be that of a player named Brown, who in 1819, in Walderton common, threw a ball a distance of 137 yards. It must be mentioned, however, that the ball weighed one ounce less than the regulation ball of to-day. Pieces of sponge are utilized in the formation of a new playing ball, the sections being held together by wrapping cord and covered with a woven fabric, after which the usual cover of hide is put on, making an extremely light and substantial ball for water polo or handball. "It's gittin' fashionable now, it seems, among the high-tone clubs to buy the most expensive chinnyware they kin find," said the good old soul, looking up from her paper. "You don't say!" exclaimed her husband. "Yes, indeed; it says here: The Boston club has just paid $2,000 for a new pitcher.'"—Philadelphia Press. IN "GAY PAREE." American women are said to be the most handsomely dressed at the Paris exposition. Two hundred and fifty of the Paris police are mounted on bicycles. They carry a sabre on the handle in the daytime and a revolver at night. The new way of shaking hands in Paris is to raise the elbow as high as the ear, and take the hand of your friend in yours, very lightly increasing the pressure as the hand descends to its original position. James Allison, a Wichita man, who is serving as Kansas commissioner at the Paris exposition, writes to a friend at home complaining that his official position demanded unwonted compliance with fashion's decrees. "Instead of going about in one-gallus style," says Mr. Allison, "I have to wear a plug hat, a Prince Albert coat, patent leather shoes and gloves—white gloves at that. A notable character in Paris is Mme, Duperron, who sells newspapers at the exposition of this year, just as she did at the exposition of 1855. Her mother being English, Mme. Duperron speaks that language as fluently as her native French, and her principal trade is in English and foreign newspapers. Lord Henry Seymour, Lord Lytton, the marquis of Dufferin and others of the "old English colony" were her friendly patrons, and many well-known figures in the English and American colonies of today are to be seen at her stall. ODDS AND ENDS. More than half the population of the earth has direct access to the Pacific. The "wickedest bit of sea" is encountered in rounding the Cape of Good Hope for the eastern ports of Cape Colony. For lithographing, a peculiar variety of stone is required, which comes for the most part from the village of Solnhofen, in Bavaria. To possess a poodle with the owner's monogram neatly clipped in its curly hair is the latest thing necessary to complete the happiness of the London society woman. A Valuable Servant The servant girl entered the room with noticeable hauteur and awaited the pleasure of her mistress. A bright, cheery fire burned in the grate, a fact which has no direct bearing upon the points to be related, but which is worthy of notice as a concurrent circumstance. "Mary!" The voice of the mistress was softly modulated, as is unusual with mistresses. "I wish to raise your salary." "I wish to raise your salary." The girl clung to the lace curtains for support. "Yes, Mary," the lady continued, "I don't know what we should do without you. Of course, you have broken dishes, and all of that, Mary, but the police protection we've had since you've been with us is something immense. You are a good girl, Mary." It was a new experience for the domestic, and she had no course but to leave the room in silence—N. Y. News. Mayor of Dublin's Dignity. The lord mayor of Dublin maintains a degree of pomp and circumstance far greater than that of any other civic dignitary in the United Kingdom outside of London. His official residence is a stately edifice, with ample accommodations for entertaining, including "the round room," a vast chamber constructed when the city entertained George IV. The equipages and powdered footmen of his lordship would do no discredit to his brother official in London. The lord mayor receives £3,000 a year, but it must be remembered that £3,000 a year in Dublin goes further than it does in London. The chief magistrate has enjoyed the title of lord since the time of Charles II. By far the most distinguished holder of the office was Daniel O'Connell—Brooklyn Eagle. The Blessings of Monarchy The Blessings of Monarchy. The unconscious humor of the Irishman still lives. Last week a friend of mine was sitting in Phoenix park when to him appeared a ragged old chap, most gloriously intoxicated, "God save the queen, sor!" said he to my friend, "Certainly," was the reply, "God save Queen Victoria!" reiterated the old fellow, "By all means. Send her victorious, happy and glorious!" "That's right, sor! I wish she'd come to Dublin every year, every month, every day, sor! Think of what she's done for the countryside think of all the good she does to people. Why, look at me; here am I as drunk as h—l, and never paid a penny for it."—London Daily News. Airlie's Ancient Titl The earl of Airlie, who was killed in battle near *Pretoria*, at which Lord Roberts defeated Commandant Botha, boasted a title 250 years old. For 150 years before the creation of the earl-dom in 1639 his ancestors had been Barons Ogilvy of Airlie. David Stanley William Drummond Ogilvy was his full name. He was born in 1856 and entered the army young, becoming a lieutenant at 18 and gradually rising in rank until he became colonel of the Twelfth royal lancers. Through generation after generation his family has been noted for the gallantry of its sons, and the dead earl was no exception—Detroit Free Press. Extinct Giants of Guam Were there giants in the old days in our latest possession, Guam? The present races are Melanesian and Malay, with occasional Negritos. But these men could never built the massive forts that dot the isles—forts as massive as those of Yucatan. The walls range in height from eight feet to forty. In one wall a corner stone ten feet by two and one-half by six was found 20 feet above the ground. How did the natives, who have left no trace of skill beyond a stone ax or two and an iron spearhead, rear those mighty walls?—St. Louis Post Dispatch. No Means of Determining Miss Palmer—That was an awful accident to poor Mr. Jenks. It's a question now how long he'll live. Miss Lorrimer—You surprise me. I heard he was getting along splendidly. "So he is. But you see both his hands were cut off, and so, of course, he has no life-line at all."—Philadelphia Press. Cause. Not Effect. Cockney Tourist—Why, Donald, you surprise me. You don't like the English people, and yet you are married to an English woman—you have an English wife? Donald (with a sigh)—Ay, man, that accounts forn't—Stray Stories. A Worthless Pun. "Your dog bit me," said the frate victim, "and I want to know what you are going to do about it?" "Do!" did the owner. "Shoot the dog! I won't have an animal about me who shows such poor taste."—Philadelphia North American. Her Point of View. Saxby—How true it is, as Shakespeare says: "The good man do is oft interred with their bones." Mrs. Saxby—Yes; I suppose as a general thing there is so little of it that it isn't worth saving.—Chicago Evening News. A Sensitive Animal Assistant in Menagerie—Sir, it rains. Keeper—Good heavens! Don't waste a minute, but take in that zebra. His color runs!—N. Y. World. Correborative Testimony Towne—There's one thing I've noticed about Downe; he has a habit of jumping at conclusions. Haven't you noticed it? Brown—Well, I've observed that he always wakes with a start just as the minister is finishing his sermon—Philadelphia Press. Algy—I guess he did. He said I'd have to pay in advance.—N. Y. Journal. "Yes, replied Botkins. "My wife's going away, too." Town Tops. Arousing Him. Mrs. Dimpleton—It is time to give the baby his milk and the dear little soul is asleep. I want him to wake naturally. Dimpleton—That's easy. I'll snore a few Times—Puck. She Had to Get Well. Mrs. Nurvus—Do you think I'm going to die? Dr. Young—Dear me! I hope not. I haven't lost a patient yet, and to save my life I don't believe I could make out what I am. Not So Stupid. Ruby—Kirby Dawdler is so dull; he always remembers that he has just heard something funny, but he never can remember what it is. Jacynth—Don't be so hard on him. I think he does pretty well to remember that he has heard something funny. —Detroit Free Press. Thoughtful. Judge-Have you anything to say before the sentence is passed? Accused—One thing, your honor: Consider the youth of my attorney. Remember how hard he tried and show what consideration you can for him.— N. Y. World. A Safety Clause. He—I think I'll eat a third slice of watermelon. She—So will I. "No, you don't; if we both get sick who's to go for the doctor?"—Indianapolis Journal. Cause for Concern. She—Papa is worried about our future. He—What does he say? "That he fears I won't be able to support you as you are living at present."—N. Y. 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LEWIS. 00 THE PLANET College Girls Indulge in a Real, Up to Date Rush. Junior Students Bind Sophomores in the Woods and Paint Their Faces—A Hasing Adventure of Real Interest. Twenty-five girl sophomores of Wellesley college were bound hand and foot, had their faces painted a bright green and were left in the woods one recent night by their schoolmates of the junior class. Class feeling was stirred when the juniors discovered that the sophomores had planned to witness their secret ceremony of "burning forensics." This usually takes place on the evening of "tree day," but in order to outwit the sophomores it was set one night ahead. By four different routes the juniors after dark proceeded to a lonely spot in the woods. Their first trouble arose when as the first party neared the appointed place they met a freshman. They were in a quandary for a moment, but finally forced the intruder to accompany them. The captive was tied to a tree near by and a guard stationed about her, while the others began preparations for the ceremony. Sentries were posted to give warning of intruders. Each girl donned a white sheet and a long black and white mask; wood was gathered for a bonfire and each junior lighted two candles and held them. Shrill whistles and cries of "She's escaped!" startled the silent gathering just as the bonfire had been started. Everyone made a rush to the spot where the prisoner had been left and saw the guards disappearing in pursuit. The chase was a long one, for it was a mile to College hall, and the fleet-footed juniors won only at the college grounds. They marched their exhausted prisoner back to the tree and tied her more securely. Exercises around the bonfire were then begun. Silence reigned as each A RUSH FOR DEAR LIFE. junior, with reverential mien, stepped up to the fire and laid her offering on it. About half the forensics had been deposited when again whistles gave warning and an outpost cried: "The sophs are coming! Nineteen hundred and one to the rescue!" Those juniors who had made their offerings rushed to repel the invaders. The others hurried to the fire, piled their parchments upon the flames and joined their fellows. Over an open space a tall, robust, sophomore led the way, shouting taunts at the juniors. She leaped at her nearest foe in an attempt to tear off the white robe. She met her match, however, and was soon thrown to the ground and held until a junior brought rope that had been provided for an emergency. The struggle was short. Outnumbered almost six to one, the young women of the sophomore class were subdued in turn and bound in similar fashion. There was not enough rope to go around at first, but more was brought from a near-by residence. Then came the marching. A big pot of green paint had been provided and was freely used. The figures "1901" were put on almost every cheek or brow. A few were artistically striped, and others were found to be suitable subjects for hieroglyphics and skulls and bones. Having seen the last of their parchments burned the white-sheeted, cloth-masked girls retired, leaving the 25 sophomores lying on the ground or propped up against trees. After they had waited there a sufficient time a proctor of the college, who had been told by the juniors, released them. Many of them had not been prepared for battle and their waists and skirts had suffered. Meanwhile the juniors had marched to the college grounds, taking with them Miss Hughes. She had escaped the painting and the bifolding ordeal. After circuiting the campus, cheering and singing, the juniors ended their celebrations at the door of the head of the English department. There they sang and cheered for the teacher whose duty it had been to initiate them into the mysteries of forensics. "Do you think one can fall in love more than once?" she asked. FROM ATLANTIC CITY. Gay Times Thera—Many Strangers— A Grand Event. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., Aug 21, 1900 One of the most notable events given at Atlantic City, N.J., this summer took place on Wednesday evening, August 15th, when the annual concert and banquet reception of the Brighton Waiters Association was given. This association has taken the leading place in colored, social affairs of America's greatest watering place, and its annual receptions are now looked for with greatest interest. This year's reception plainly showed the influence of the colored race on the affairs of the resort. The audience comprised all the prominent colored people of the city in addition to many whites, who came to witness the enjoyment of their friends. Among the latter were a number of visitors at the various hotels. The participants included also a large number of people from Baltimore, Washington and other cities, who are either visiting the shore or are here for the summer. The reception was held in Fitzgerald's Auditorium, on North Kentucky avenue, and the large hall was crowded to the doors. The members of the audience presented in fine appearance, all being presented in full dressed suits; while the two hundred ladies present were all gowned in excellent taste and the height of fashion. The big auditorium was brilliantly lighted and handsomely decorated, adding greatly to the attractiveness of the scene. The concert which formed the first part of the evening's programme was first class in every respect. The vocal numbers were all excellent. A leadings feature was David Jenkins, who gave some splendid delineations of Irish character. The music was fine, a large orchestra under the direction of Prof. Benjamin Olivers being in attendance. After the concert came the dancing, which was the real feature of the evening. The grand march, followed by a programme of dance, which continued until near day light. Every lady was presented with a handsome bonnet. The unprecedented success of the whole affair was due to the earnest efforts of the officers of the association and the reception committee: Messrs T. G. Hammond and J. H. Gardner as master of ceremonies and floor manager respectively, were the hardest worked men present, but their efforts to please were ably seconded by J. L. Everett, president; George W. Lewis, vice-president; L. McKinney, treasurer; W. Henry Jones, secretary; J. T. Holt, assistant secretary; L. Gould, senior secretary, the members the committee, Messrs James C. Watkins, C. C. Johnson, Jackson Riley, Cyrus Curris, A. W. Poindexter, Edward Hughston, Edward Watkins and Julius Burt. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Everett. Washington, D C; Mr. and Mrs. L. McKinley, Atlantic City; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Alexander, Atlantic City; Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kenerley, Washington; Miss Banine Kenerley, Washington; Mrs. Walter Williams, Jersey City; Mr. Gabell Oliver, Richmond, Va.; Miss Rusie Gowen, Washington; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Watkins, Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Harris, Atlantic City; Henry H. Small, New Haven, Conn.; Miss J. E Howard, Baltimore; Miss Mary Pervall, Richmond; Miss Lucy B. Corbin, Harry S. Cummings, Miss Sallie B. Hatchett, Baltimore, A. D. Gates, R. L. Edwards, Philadelphia; Miss Mary F. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. William Ferguson, Richmond; Miss Mamie Cherry and Miss Bicy, Mearw Maur; Pa.; Mrs. Chaffin, Mr. W. C. Davis, Philadelphia; Miss Sarah Fisher, Miss Jennie Paige, Mr. William Burrell, Philadelphia; Miss Sarah Wallace, Miss Boyer, Baltimore; Miss Ella Robinson, Washington; Mrs. J. C. Overton, Philadelphia; Mrs. George W. Lewis, Mr. W. J. Swanson, Mr. B. Chapman, Philadelphia. Prominent among the guest at the Morris College • New York Ave. are Madam Mildred Cross and Mrs. Emma Robinson, of Richmond, Va. Mr. Percy Sears and Mr. James McKenzie of Richmond, Va., spent two days here en route home from New York City where they had been for a week of pleasure. Miss Lula B. Nelson of Va. is spending her vacation with her cousin, Mrs. George W. Lewis, N. New Park Ave. At Wall's bath houses on the board walk, nearly five-hundred people bathed on Sunday last, and about 2000 spectators, white and colored, watched the merry bathers ride the breakers, and swell in their beautiful costumes. Among visitors and bathers particularly noticed were Misses Mahala Morris, Rosa and Fannie J. Elliots, Zenobia and Mabel Morris, also Miss Suane B. Jefferson, who is considered one of the finest swimmers among the girls. M s. John B. Harris is also here on a visit. Madam Cross sang one of her favorite solos at the Shiloh Baptist Church on Sunday night. She was at her beat. The occasion was the annual sermon to the V. R. Knights of Pythias, by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Henderson. Mr. T. Everett Johnson is here for the summer, also Mrs. Lillis A. Hope and Mrs. Clark of Rishmond, Va. Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. D. of Washington, D. C. is spending his vacation here. Rev. J. A Taylor of Washington, D. C. is here to the Baptist Convention. OBRS. Jinks—Boarding in the country now, eh? What do you do with yourself evenings? Winks—Some nights I sit outdoors to keep cool, and other nights I go to bed to keep warm.—N. Y. Weekly. In the Same Boat. Smythe—My wife dropped in to see me at the office to-day, and— Browne—Sorry, old man, but my wife saw me before I left home. I haven't a cent to lend.—Philadelphia Press. Good Definition. Little Willie—What is a hypoorite, pa? Pa—A hypoorite, my son, is a man who always acts differently when he knows some one is watching him. Chicago Daily News. Labor Saved. "Sedgeley's cow broke into my lawn and chewed off all the grass." "What did he do?" "Sent me a bill for using his oww a lawn mower."-Philadelphia North THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND VIRGINIA. They Were the Cause of a $2,000 Loss in a Poker Game. "I once knew a couple of fly specks to cost nearly $2,000, to say nothing of a man's life, in a poker game," said a New Orleans turfman, talking about big gambling in the old days, to a Times-Democrat reporter. "It was in '69 or '70—I forget the exact date—and the game was played in a clubroom on Royal street. There were four men at the table—a merchant, a railroad superintendent, a St. Tammany planter and an ex-judge, all pretty well to do, except possibly the railroader. They had sat down for merely a little diversion and started in at a dollar limit. The game rocked along for perhaps a couple of hours without anybody getting very badly hurt, when a jackpot came up, and, by one of those coincidences that always happen at cards when least expected, everybody received a big hand on the deal, and when they got through hoisting the ante there was about $60 on the table. "The judge had three eights and discarded an ace and a queen; the planter had four fives and drew one card as a blind, and I forget what the others held. The cards they were playing with were 'indicators', with marks on the corners, and as there were several spectators in the room the judge held his hand very close together and looked only at the index figures on the edge. He saw that he had caught eight in the draw, making four. Then the betting began in earnest, and pretty soon the railroad man and the merchant dropped out. "In throwing down his hand," continued the story-teller, "one of the men who passed out accidentally turned over his cards, exposing a king-high straight. The judge got a "THERE HAS BEEN A MISTAKE." glimpses of it, and, having discarded an ace, he naturally concluded that his four eights were invincible, straight flushes not being played at the time. So when the planter suggested that they take off the bridle for the hand, he promptly consented and opened the ball with a bet of $100. The St. Tammany man raised him $250, and he raised him back $500. At that the planter did a good deal of studying. There was then nearly $1,400 in the pot, but as the other man had drawn two cards the chances were he had fours, and the odds were against their being smaller than fives. "That, at least, was the way he told us afterward he figured it, and he was on the point of laying down; but there was a possibility of a bluff, and finally he pulled out $500 in currency and called. One of the onlookers was standing right behind the judge, and, as I said before, he never looked at anything but the indicators in the corners, keeping his hand bunched together. 'I have you beat,' he said, tossing the cards, face down, on the table; 'I have four eights.' 'They're good,' said the planter; 'it serves me right for being a fool;' and he began to turn them over, one by one. 'What's this!' he exclaimed suddenly, as he uncovered the last card. There were three eights, a tray and a four-spot. 'The judge glared at the pasteboards with a face as black as thunder. 'This won't do!' he shouted, at the same time slapping his hand over the money. 'I'll take my oath I had four eights!' 'Meaning to imply what?' said the planter, very quietly, but rising from his chair. What might have happened nobody can say, but the good horse sense of the railroad superintendent rose to the emergency. 'Gentlemen,' he said, 'we are not swindlers or poker sharps. There has been some mistake. 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