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THE RICHMOND PLANET INSTALLED THEIR OFFICERS. The Grand Lodge of New Jersey in Session. A GRAND TIME FineStreetParade.--Grand Chancellor cf Virginia Present. MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION. — PEACE REIGNED. THE COMMITTEES AND THEIR WORK. VOL XVII N050 INSTALLED THE The Grand Lodge in Se A GRAN FineStreetParascellor cf Virg MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION THE COMMITTEES NEWARK, N. J., Nov. 24, 1900. The Grand Lodge of New Jersey, Knights of Pythias. N. A., B. A. E., A., A., and A. has been in session here this week and it has been pronounced to be the best in the history of that body. The plans for a graded endowment were perfected and the same will be put into general operation at once. The sessions have been held at the Castle Hall of Olympia Lodge, No. 9, at the auditorium of the K. of L. of the Golden Star. VIRGINIA'S GRAND CHANCELLOR ARRIVES Sir John Mitchell Jr., Grand Chancellor and Brigadier General of Virginia who had been invited here arrived Thursday 12:32. He was met at the depot by a delegation of uniformed Sir Knights, headed by Grand Chancellor, John W. Macklin, D. D.G. C. Jno, W. Honey, Sir Jn. H. P. Young, chairman and other dignataries of the Order of New Jersey and escorted to the Grand Lodge which was then in session awaiting his arrival. He was invited to assume the cavel which he did earlier brief address. He was later assigned to the residence of Sir Jno. H P. Young, on Morris a d'ess x R. R. Ave. here he w a most hospitably entertained by the Madame. THE PARADE. The parade was scheduled for 3 o'clock but it was 4 p.m., when headed by a squad of mounted police and the Enterprise band, it moved off through the principal streets of Newark. The carriages were at the head of the procession. Sir Elias Coleman led the parade. In the first carriage were Grand Chancellor of Virginia, John Mitchell Jr., Grand Chancellor of New Jersey, John W. Masklin; Past Grand Chancellor of New Jersey J H. Mason Grand Vice Chancellor Wm H. Leonard; 2:d carriage, Grand Master of Exposition; 3:d carriage, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, C D. Lipscomb; Grand Prolate, A H. Newton, and L L. Croom. The uniform rank showed up well and the subordinate lodges were all that could be expected. A MAGNIFICENT RECEPTION. At 8:30 p.m. the audience repaired to the magnificent concert hall at the auditorium. The ceiling is studded with incandescent lights and the place decorated with flags and bunting. The seats and stands had been arranged for the public installation of the officers of the grand lodge of New Jersey. White and colored persons composed the audience and when the Grand Chancellor of Virginia, attired in a blue clerical collar, officiated in the Brigadier General, assorted by the acting Grand Master at Arms approached the altar giving the military salute and announcing that he was present for the purpose of installing the officers of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey, a hush pervaded the hall. THE INSTALLATION SCENE. This was followed by the order to the officers to vacate their respective stations, which they did with alacrity and the newly elected ones were given seats in front of the Grand Chancellor of Virginia, who had assumed the gavel. There without the use of the manual the presiding officer from Virginia proceeded to install the officers in knightly form. To save time he had commited to memory the Grand Prelate's part and all went on smoothly to the close. The following were installed: J. H. Mason, G. P. C.; J. H. Mackin, J. H. Mason, G. P. O.; V. O.; A. H. Newton, G. P. O.; Lipschout, K. of R., and S.; Jno. H. Richanson, G. M. E.; Richard Hyson, G. M A. L. Croom, G. L; G. H. Shackelford, G. Marshall; Eugene Johnson, G. I. G; Fred Vandervall, G. O. G.; A. F. Davidann, G. Representative. Previous to announcing the Grand Lodge officers installed he told of the progress of the order in Virginia and in the country. congratulated the Grand Lodge of New Jersey upon its creditable showing, and spoke of the troubles of our people in this counter- and in a few minutes closed the Grand Lodge of New Jersey to meet November next at Orange, N. J. A SCENE OF BEAUTY. Then followed a movement to the Reception Hall adjoining. Here had gathered the ladies of Newark, Cadets in rich attire, gentlemen in evening dress moved to the strains of entrancing music. The hall is one of the largest in the city and was decorated in the most gorgeous style with flags, bunting and Pythian colors. From one end of it to the other was a veritable sea of tasty decorations most attractively arranged. It told in no uncertain language that Chairman Jno. H P. Young and his committee of arrangements Sirs S.Bryant, Moses Webb, W H. Harriet Jesse Webater, Henry Delegall, John W Hayes had made a success of the entertainment. THE WORK OF COMMITTEES. The fili manager was Sir T. A. McDonald and his assistants were Sir J. W. Hayes, Sir Moses Webb and Sir Wm. Purvis. This did not prevent Sir Jno. W. Hayes from engaging in the dizzy whirl and with the fine K. of P. pro programs in one hand and a lady on the other he moved to the sounds of the bewitching music, now and then. The reception committee e e Srs J. W. Holmes, chairman, O. B Dennis, W. G. Ford, T. B. Smith, W. W. Wolfe, A. B. Cosey, Wm. Thompson. The orchestra was a study. There were about 12 musicians, two of whom were colored, and one of these cooled men, Prof. M. L. Van Dyke was the leader. His white assistants rendered efficient service and the music was strictly first class. It was about 5 o'clock Friday morning when the exercises were concluded. Grand Chancellor John Mitchell Jr. left yesterday morning for New York, expressing himself highly pleased with his reception in New Jersey. FERGUSON-EPPS. The marriage of Miss Rosa L. Epps to Rev. Aherder Ferguson took place on Tuesday, Nov. 20th 1900 at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. D. L. Cosby, 742 N 8rd St. at 7 o'clock. The bridal party entered the parlor by the wedding played by Mrs. Nannie L. Osborne. Misses Fannie and Cora Epps, the bride's attendants wore white organdy trimmed with ribbon and lace. Rev. Williams, was the attendant of the groom. The bride was handsomely gowned in white organdy, with ribbon and lace. Rev. James H Holmes D.D. performed the ceremony. The bridal parties were conveyed to the bride's future home, 1008 State St. Fulton where they were greeted by a reception from the groom's congregation, the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church. HARRIS—TONSLER. The marriage of Rev. C. N. Harris-pastor Ebeneszer Baptist Church, Charr ottesville, Va., to Mies Emma Torsler daughter of Prof Benjamin Tonsler of the same city will take place Wednes day Dec 5th, 4 p. m. at the abov- named church. Rev Dr. W. F. Gra- ham of Richmond will officiate. Th bridal party will leave for Richmond on the same day and will be the guest of his brother, Mr. Richard L. Harris, 80 W. Jackson St., from Thursday until Sunday. Friends are invited to call. Rev. Dr. Howard Takes Charge. Rev. G. B. Howard, D. D. who was called to the pastorate of the Giffield Baptist Church, Petersburg, Va., will take charge to-morrow. Rev. Howard has been doing grand work at Pittsburg, Pa. He is one of the ablest divines in the denomination and his standing is such as to undeary him to all the people in the state. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 1. 1900. REV. DR. J. H. HOLMES' FUNERAL REV. DR. J. H. HOLMES' FUNERAL A Remarkable Gathering at the First Bapt. Church. WHITE AND COLORED DO HIM HONOR. Even the Streets Thronged. Rev. Dr. Binga's Able Discourse. A GREAT MAN FALLEN-OTHER INFORMATION. RPV DR. J. H. HOLMES "God's finger touched him and—he slept." This community was shocked when the news of the death of Rev James H. Holmes, D. D. pastor of the First Baptist Church of this city was announced to the public. He passed away Sunday morning at about 12:45 at his residence, 1000 N 4 h St. after an attack of asthma from which he had been suffering for about two weeks. He was about the house, unstairs and on Saturday, Nov. 24th, and retired as usual. About 7 o'clock he slept unusually peacefully for some time, after which the attack came on and from that time the progress of disease was steady. HIS LIGHT WENT OUT. Only a long breath and the light of Rev. James H. Holmes, who for about 34 years has been pastor of the First Baptist Church, went out forever. His recent trip to New York did not benefit him and ever since his return he has been alling seriously although he was often to be seen around the street behind his favorite horse, Charley. It was in October that the Church voted to make him pastor emeritus for life on the salary of $400 per annum, and once his expressing his desire to go away on vacation him $25.00 to defray the expense of the sum. The action of the church was to have gone into effect Jan. 1st, 1901. As the matter now stands he was full fledged pastor at the time of his death, his salary being $1000 per annum. WAS NEVER RETIRED. By God's decree, he was never retired but died in harness, as one of the most popular and influential divines in all the Southland. His bereavements have been heavy, and distressing of late, yet he bore it all with the fortitude of a stoic. He always looked on the bright side and never despaired. Even in his last moments, when his favorite daughter, Mabel, bending over him to enquire, "Papa, how do you feel?" he responded between his gasps. "I am all right." That night he had told his wife to get out his things, that he was going travelling. Little did she know that he meant the long journey which to him was the end of this world. He had lost years ago, the son Jimmy, and that wound had healed, then went Alice, and his devoted wife, Maria. HIS LAST MARRIAGE: On December 27th, 1899, he married Mrs. Susanna Watkins and the union seemed to be "one grand, sweet song." Now, are the anniversary of that event behind the doors of the joyous surroundings his life would have at the head of his hair was the radiant RFV DR. J. H. HOLMES. face in the large picture of his other wife, Maria; at the foot was the serene countenance of his other daughter, Alice;—not grim, but peaceful messer;—gives announcement "All's well," he has gone to them. Bebird him is left Mabel, Julia, John and Robert; if the immediate family and Eva of Washington and Luzy of Springfield, Mass.,—a mourning course of relatives. He had three brothers. WELL BENEFITED IN OWERS He was an Old Fellow, Mason, Samaritan, St. Luke, True Reformer and had been a Pythian. He was still connected with the female department of the order. For a colored person, he was reasonably well insured. He was ben fitted in the Fidelity Life Insurance Company of Philadelphia in the sum of $1000 and only last week had notified the company to change the name of the beneficiary from his former wife to the last one. Rev, Jas H. Holmes, D. D. was born in King and Queen Co. Va., December 9th, 1826 and was accordingly in his 44th year. His father's name was Claiborne and mother's, Delphia. Rev. Holmes was elected deacon of the First Baptist Church in 1855 and served ten years in that capacity when he was elected assistant pastor under Rev. Mr. Stockwell. He served under him until 1887 when in August of that year he was elected pastor of the church. He has served continuously for 38 years and 3 months. He was a man of far reaching influence, being a mem- ber of the Board of Trustees of the Theological Union, a member of the Union University and also being connec- ted with numbers of other boards. --- The First Baptist Church presented a scene last Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. the like of which has never been seen before. The occasion was the funeral of Rev. James H. Holmes D.D., the beloved pastor of this church THOSE PRESENT. On the rostrum which was a veritable bank of floral designs were Rev. J. Anderson Taylor, Rev. J. E Jones D. D, Rev. E. Watts, D. D., Rev. W E. Hatcher, D D, Rev W F Graham D. D, Rev. A. Binga, D. D, Rev. R Wells, Rev. Z D Lewis, D. D, Rev. R Spiller, D.D, Rev W M Moss, D B, Rev A. S. Thomas, Rev W. A. Mitchell, Rev Evans Payne, Rev. George Cooper, D D, Rev W H. White, Rev Binford, Rev. W L. Taylor, Rev P. S Lewis, B D, Rev M. MaoVicar, Rev Lyman B. T, Ted D. F, Rev H. Powell, Rev C. H. Phillips, Rev W. W. Christie, Rev W. W. Christie tee. Rev. W R. Gullina, Rev Williams Rev. Jacob Turner, Rev D. L. Coosh. Rev. R. C Kemp, Rev. T. H Brigges Prof. Coleman, Prof. Diggs, Rev. W. D Samuels, Rev. R J. Bass, Rev. W. H. Stokes. Prof. J. Hugo Johnston, Prof. R. Hovey, Prof. Gunung, Rev. Nel son Brown, Rev J. E Brown, Rev R. C Burrell, Rev J H Fauntleroy, Rev Marcellus B. Hucles, Rev R O Johnson. Rev. R. Bercher Taylor predecied a master of ceremonies and offered amo tful servant prayer. REV. R. WELLS OFFICIATED. Afterwhich he introduced Rev R. Wells lined the hymn, "Servant of God well done, rest from thy loved employ." It was most feelingly sung by the choir. The lodges and orders acted under the chairmanship of W Master Solomon's sparks of Friendship Lodge No 19, F. and A. Maons. The scriptures were read by Rev. Dr. Hatcher. (white) prayer was offered by Rev W. F. Graham, D D., pastor of the Fifth S., Baptist Church. At the conclusion of this touching appeal to the thone of graces, Captain F. W. Cunningham, (white) sang with a charming melody "Sleep on, beloved sleep and take thy rest." RESOLUTIONS READ: To the innermost recesses of that edifice echoed and reechoed that tender appeal to the sympathies of that vast concourse of people through the music of the human voice. All were deeply impressed. Rev. Dr J E. Jones then read the resolutions of sympathy from the Second Baptist Church, Woman's Home Mission Convection, Elizabeth Fountain No. 88, Third Street A M. E: Church, Grand Fountain United Order True Reformers, Board of Directors Friends Orphan Assylum (28 year). Old Domination Court, No 114, I. O. Calanthe, Knights of Pythias the First Baptist Church; Rev Z. D. Lewis, D D. read resolutions from Forester Council No. 9 I O St. Luke Esters Council No. 22, I O St. Luke, Antioch Council, 81, I O St. Luke, Holmes Tab n裂缝, 59, of Love and Charity, Minister's Conference of Richmond. REV. DR. HATCHER'S GREETING. Rev. Dr. W. H Hatcher stated that at a meeting of the Baptist Minister's Conference of Rishmord and Manchester the death of Rev. Holmes was announced and a committee was at once appointed on resolutions, the work of which he desired permission to read. (CONTINUED IN FIFTH PAGE) THE RIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP. THE RIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP. Mrs. Ruffin's Attitude at Milwaukee. CLUB'S DEFENSE. Why She Refused a Seat Offered Her. A PECULIAR SITUATION.—A MATTER OF IMPORTANCE. The refusal to admit Mrs. Josephine St. P. Ruffin, the accomplished colored lady of Boston to the Piennial Session of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, a representative of the Women's Era Club occasioned much comment. The session was held at Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The following official statement will possess new interest to all persons who will take the trouble to read this powerful defense of the Club's position: That there is still much misunderstanding in regards to the episode of the last Biennial of the G.F.W.C. known as the "Ruffin Gass" is very evident from reports of interviews discussions, etc., which are being frequently published. In view of this fact the Woman's Era Club, of which Mrs. Raffin is president, feels it not only due its president but also its own dignity, the cause it represents, and the woman identified with the club movement, that an official statement should be made by it. The Milwaukee episode has made the club the target of criticism friendly and unfriendly, of 2500 women's clubs and through them of 150,000 women it is not strange then that it has been possible for industrious reporters to publish much that is unfavorable and not a little that is untrue; it seemed to the club at first that the case was so evidently one that could not to rest on its merits that little bit made in the way of explanation but many people are still being mislead and uninformed on the matter, the club feels itself justifid in making this general statement; many points apparently trivial are upon it, it is because these points have become the weapons of unfriendly critics, that they are brought forward for explanation. THE ARGUMENT OF CRITICS Briefly, then, it is urged by critics: First—That Massachusetts and the Woman's Era Club are to be condemned for attempting to force the color question upon the Biennial, when least prepared for it. Second—That the action of the President of the Federation, Mrs. Lowe, in admitting the Woman's Era Club was never ratified by the Board, therefore the Board's action was perfectly legal. Third—That Mrs. Ruffin should have accepted a compromise, should have been willing to forego the privilege of representing the club which she was president and enter the Convention as a delegate from Massachusetts which privilge was offered d her. Fourth—That colored women should confine themselves to their own clubs and the large field of work open to them there. We think it best to answer these points by a brief and general statement of the career of our club and the events immediately leading to its entrance into the General Federation. THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. The Woman's Era Club was organised in the interest of the advancement of women generally, the advancement of colored women particularly, the club entered upon its work with those aims and views supposed to be the BASON DETRE of the club woman movement, the broadening and deepening of woman's sphere and opportunities, the sphere of moral and aesthetic influence, the general uplifting of humanity. There never was or could be any caste or racial line drawn by the club, that should go without saying: its members had learned through bitter experience, the unwisdom, the unmorality of caste spirit in organizations formed on atrinsic lines. In allying itself with the general movement for women, the club has sought to elevate itself by taking advantage of every opportunity possible to help or to be helped. It sought to spread the club movement among the colored women and to that end called together, in Boston, the first Convention of colored women ever held in (CONTINUED ON FIFTH PAGE) PRICE 5CEN 78 MEMBERSHIP. Attitude at Mil- ukee. DEFENSE. Used a Seat Offer- Her. ON.—A MATTER OF IM- TANCE. EIGHTEEN YEARS AS PASTOR. The 18th anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. Walter H. Brooks, D. D. was celebrated at 19th Street Baptist Church last night with befitting ceremonies. The program was as follows: The doxology was sung by the choir and the invocation made by Rev. J. R. William movie by the choir. Mr. Laurence Clarke on behalf of the Deacon's Board made a most feeling address. Dr. A. H. Stevens made an address on behalf of the Trustees which was followed by a sole, "Abide with Us," by Miss Maggie Wilson. Miss Louise People, for the Sunday School, and Mrs. Emma Lee is for the Y. P. S. C. F. made interesting addresses. Mrs. Fountaine sang "The Holy City" in her magnificent manner. Mrs. Rosette E. Lawson, on behalf of the W. C. T. U. made a most excellent address. The visiting pastors also testified to their esteem for Dr. Brooks by making short speeches. Those who participated in the exercises were Rev. B, F. Rivers pastor of the Berean Baptist Church; Rev. I B Smith, Union Wesley A, M. E Z Church; Rev. O M. Waller, rector St. Luke's P. E. Church Rev. J. Anderson Taylor, pastor Shiloh Baptist Church. Rev. B J Bolding, pastor John Wesley A. M E Z Church Rev. W. J Howard, pastor of Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Laura Queen, president of the committee made the speech presenting the pastor a reeling chair upholstered in plush. The master of ceremonies, Mr John R Brown, presented the pastor with two suits of fine underwear. Dr Brooks responded in a most happy speech of appreciation for the good things said of him and the tokens of regard tendered him. He said that in all the years he had labored with his people he had driven to do his duty and circumstance. He commanded the support given him in his work by the officers and members of his church without which his labors would have been in vain. At the close of the exercises the entire audience was invited to the lecture room where a magnificent banquet was served free. —THE DAILY RECORD, Washington, D. C. Sunday School Union. Sunday School Union of the city of Richmond will hold its last meeting for the year 1900 with the Ebenezer Baptist S. S. on Sunday evening next at 3 p. m. All Sunday School work are requested to be present. Election of officers for the 'ensuing year will take place at the last Baptist Church on 2nd Thursday night in December. WATSON-WILLIAMS The marriage of Miss Rosa E. Williams to Mr. W. H. Watson will, take place at the Second Baptist Church, Tuesday evening Des. 11th at 9 p.m. Friends are respectfully invited. No cards. Re-seption from 9:30 to 11:30 at 812 St. James St. Could Not Sign It. Rev. James H. Holmes, D. D., carried a policy in the Fidelity Life Insurance Company for $1000. His former wife, Maria, was named as the beneficiary, and as she is dead, hor children would have become heirs to the amount. Last week he decided to change it to his present wife, Susanna, and authorized the agent here to have the necessary entries made. This was done and the company at Philadelphia complied with his request, he promising to come to the office on Main St., on Tuesday last and sign the papers, making it legal so far as the rules of the company are concerned. When that time arrived, was cold in death. The police in the Class Department of True Reformers, which amounted to about $350, had lapsed by just four weeks, and his heirs will lose that amount. THE PLANET But he whom they render narrow and self-centered, indisposed to consider others and concerned only for his own comfort, is being warped and fettered by them and is in grave peril. At the most they are only of secondary importance, and one of the most impressive of lessons is taught by the ease with which some who have been used to luxuries during their whole lives, but suddenly have been deprived of them, adjust themselves to the absence of them, grateful for having had them and fully appreciating what they mean, but serene and cheerful in spite of their loss. He who has Christ for his friend does not much miss the luxuries which may have been withdrawn from his own daily life.—Boston Congregationalist. No Harm in Loving the World. We cannot know or enjoy or love the world too much if God's will controls us. Has a mother anything but joy in watching her little daughter's devotion to her doll? Not until the child is so absorbed that she cannot heard her mother's voice. Did anyone ever love the world more than Jesus did, yet was anyone ever so loyal to the Father's will? Worldliness is not love of the world, but slavishness to it.—S. S. Times. Lost. To be lost is to be out of one's place and right relationship. The sheep was lost when it was absent from the vegetable Anomallest. White blackberries and green roses have been propagated in Louisiana this year.—Chicago Chronicle. SUNDAY READING ILLUMINATION. In his small cell there sat a monk, With book of holy name, And hit its page with sweet designs Of sandal fronds With crosses showing here and there And crowns of bleeding thorn; With blossoms fair of Palestine And glories of the morn. And as he toiled he chanted low A hymn of Calvary— Of Him who lived for fellow-men And died to set them free; And as he sung he thanked himself ha in his narrow cell. Ataf from wife, a saintly man, Twas given him to dwell. He hugged himself to think that he So near the Master stood. Theo he before him brightly stood, And that his life was good. Wnaught to do from year to year But pray away the hours, Or to illumine holy writ With glowing scrolls and flowers. But once, when his cold cell was dark And sleep refused its balm. He heard a voice upbraiding him That shook his former calm; The world is wide, the paths beet; My heart is still. Why rest you here in idleness And follow not My star? Is there not work? Is there not sin? Are there no human ills? Is there not one of all My flock That's fainting in the hills? Illumine tree with sympathy, Illumine tree with love; The Book is written; it is done— Illumined from above. Think you the Master dwelleth here? His steps are with the poor. Where sorrow weeps, where hunger creeps Where crime doth east his lure. Him whom you seek, there shall you find, And not in this dim place; And there alone can you atone And meet Him face to face." The monk arose and fled afar; He sought the haunts of men; The heart that so had drifted off At last found Christ again. And that old tome unfinished lies, To which us who are blind. He is the one to hide from That's nearest to mankind. —Chicago Daily Record. Question That Troubles Many Sincere Christians-Is It Necessarily Perilous to the Soul? Luxury means different things to different people. What is luxury to one man or woman is practically a necessity of life to another. To one, for instance, pictures of a certain grade of excellence or books of special kinds are necessary for proper mental development, and even daintiness in the cooking and serving of food may be essential to the maintenance of health. To another person, equally worthy morally, these things are only luxuries and that anyone actually should be dependent upon them causes surprise. A luxury is something which we enjoy but do not need, and many seriously believe that all luxury involves moral peril and that the noblest life is that which is reduced to its lowest, simplest terms. But this is an extreme position. Simplicity and independence of material surroundings are commendable and ought to be cultivated. But the question involved is one of degrees. An ascetic life is not apt to be the noblest, richest, most generous and fruitful. The peril in the case lies in the danger of being mastered by the desire for luxuries. As soon as they are allowed undue importance and the effort to obtain them is given precedence over that to live unselfishly and usefully before God and man, they have become dangers, no matter what they are or how much or little endeavor they demand. He who so enjoys and uses luxury as to make his example and influence more elevating and his sympathies bronder, who because of them is truer, nobler and more Christlike, is benefited by them instead of being injured. flock. The coin was lost when it was out of the possession of the owner. A soul is lost when it is out of right relationship with God, and is not doing the work, for which He gave it existence.—United Presbyterian. BEING HONEST. The Young Man Who Lacked Essential Integrity of Character—He Needed Watching. "Papa, please give me my money," said a little fellow as he stood, cap in hand, eady for Sunday school. The fanner drew a handful of coins from his pocket, and, selecting one, handed it to the boy. "Why, papa?" he exclaimed in delight, "did you mean it? It's a nickel." "Yes," replied the father, with a laugh, "it's a punched one; but nobody'll know the difference in a collection." The boy stood a moment in thought and then said slowly: "Don't it make any difference unless folks know?" "Of course not, you little goose," answered the father; and the boy went to Sunday school. A few days later the father said with an air of satisfaction: "It didn't cost me anything to come up on the train to-night." "How was that?" asked his wife. "Oh, the train was full, and before the conductor got to me we came to a station, and he went to see if anyone got on, and I slipped ahead into the smoker. Nobody got on there so he didn't come into the smoker again, and I saved my ticket—great scheme, wasn't it?" and father and mother laughed heartily; but a sober face looked up and the boy asked: "Don't you have to pay unless the conductor asks you?" and again the father answered: "Of course not, you little goose." Another day the father came home and told with a chuckle in how in paying a small account the man had by accident handed him back the bill he gave in addition to the change required. And our little inquisitor asked: "Did you keep it, papa?" And was answered by: "Sure, it isn't my business to keep accounts for other people; I look out for Number One." This father is a professing Christian, attends church regularly, and would be amazed and indignant if anyone should call him dishonest. With training like this, is it any wonder the child grew into young manhood with an ingrained conviction that a falsehood undetected was not a sin? But the words of God never fail, and "Be sure your sin will find you out" proved true. The boy, now a young man, finds that friends and employers alike say: "He's a nice fellow, but he'll bear watching; he doesn't see straight without somebody's eye is on him." Who is to blame? Do you say: "He is old enough to see for himself and do right?" True; but habits of deceit weaken the will power as well as darken the moral vision, and our young man, though often mortified by detection, only tosses his head and says: "What a fuss about a little thing!" and the parents wonder why their boy can't be trusted. Is it surprising that with training like this in thousands of homes our young men are so often spoken of as "schemers" and "slippery fellows?" "Honesty is the best policy" may be true enough, but the sentiment is poor foundation for character building. Absolute honesty is the only true principle. Be honest with God and yourself, and you cannot fall to be honest with the world.—Emma Dietrich, in Christian Work. TRUTHS TERSELY STATED. No truth is comprehended until it finds expression in actual experience.—Rufus H. Jones. Special trial is God's recognition of special possibilities of strength.—Boston Congregationalist. It is my habit—I hope I may say, my nature—to believe the best of people, rather than the worst.—George William Curtis. Could we only get the whole human family to gather around the Master and follow him, all other problems would be settled, all other questions answered, all troubles ended and the works of the devil destroyed.—Rev. N. H. Lee. Evils in the journey of life are like the hills which alarm travelers upon their road; they both appear great at a distance, but when we approach them we find that they are far less insurmountable than we had imagined.—Colton. Rain may to us seem lost when it falls on a desert, but it fulfills some purpose of God. So the Gospel word falling on the hard heart; it sometimes works a change at last; and even if not so, it leaves men without excuse.—Fausset. The Hearer at Church. The kind of hearer I like best is one who 1. Is rain-proof, sun-proof, food-proof and visitor-proof. 2. Comes at the beginning and stays to the end. 3. Is not apathetic, but sympathetic. 4. Prefers edification to entertainment. 5. Is rich in prayer and poor in prejudice. 6. Keeps his ears busy and his tongue idle. 7. Brings his thinking-cap to church, but leaves his night-cap at home. A few such hearers make a poor sermon good, and a good one better, for the rest of the congregation.—Rev. E. Hobbs, in Preacher's Magazine. It Wants to Be Cheerful. Patience is well enough, but what Christ wants is cheerful patience.—Eoston Congregationalist. THE RICHMOND PLANET RICAMOND, VIRGINIA Thought He Went. The native inhabitants of our Philippine island possessions are rapidly acquiring the vernacular, as witness the following conversation that recently occurred between an American lady and her Tagalog seamstress in Manila: "Senora, what means Susan Jane?" "Why, Rosina, that's a girl's name. What do you want to know for?" "Well, soldier man say to me this: 'How do, Susan Jane?'" "What did you say to him?" "Oh, I smile at him and say: 'Gotaell.'" "What! Why, Rosina, you mustn't say that. That's a dreadful thing for a lady to say." "No is elegante? All soldiers say that." "No, indeed; it is far from elegant. What did the soldier do when you said that?" "Oh! He goed."—Chicago Chronicle. The British Poacher As a fact, poachers are a race by themselves; the poaching instinct is bred in the blood and nothing will cure your true-born-poacher of it. He begins to poach as soon as he is old enough to steal eggs, and he continues to do so until so long as he can drag one leg after the other. In all other matters he may be a most estimable character. As it is, the love of adventure, the cunning of the hunter—whether of men or of game—the exhilarating reliance on self are perverted to a wholly despicable object. There is scarcely a village in the sporting neighborhoods of England but can point to some such character, well known to all, a loafer by preference, who poaches as much for the sheer love of the thing as for gain.—N. Y. Sun. Origin of the Hopes. The earl of Hopetoun is the first governor of Federated Australia. The Hopes, earls of Hopetoun, notwithstanding their surname, which ought to be Saxon, are of French origin, springing from a De Hope who went to Scotland with Mary of Guise, mother of Mary Stuart. They were not admitted to the Scottish peerage until 1703. They derive their title from the same parish in West Lothian as the Hamiltons, dukes of Abercorn, the modern Hopetoun house representing the medieval Abercorn castle. Hopetoun house is a palatial mansion which has few equals in Scotland. The Hopetoun estates are worth about £45,000 a year.-Chicago Tribune. Biggest of Tox Factories The largest toy factory in the world is in New York, where ploythings in tin are manufactured literally by the million. It stands five stories high and turns out 1,607 distinct varieties in tin toys. No. 1 is a tin horse, No. 1,607 a tin menagerie. The output of circular tin whistles is 2,000,000 per annum. To make a tin horse 12 inches long dies have to be cast costing £15. The children of different countries have different tastes, but tin swords are wanted all over the world, the military instinct being as universal in the nurseries as in the courts and cabinets of the world. —Chicago Inter Ocean. Annual Production of Rubber It has been estimated that the approximate total production of rubber annually is 57,500 tons. Of this amount 21,000 tons are taken by the United States and Canada, 21,000 by the United Kingdom and 15,500 by the rest of Europe. The Amazon district produces 25,000 tons, and East and West Africa 24,000 tons; parts of South America other than the Amazon district, 3,500 tons.—Scientific American. Pa's Chiros. "Maw, I guess I don't have to cut any kikinl this winter," ventured little Willie. "Guess again, son." "well anyway, I heard paw tellin' Mr. Blake that he bought $25 worth of chips the other night. no I thought that ought to last quite a spell.'—Denver Times. Too Suggestive. First Theatrical Manager—I thought you were going to put on "The Winters Tale," and now you are billing "Midsummer Night's Dream." Second Manager—Yes; I didn't like the name of the other piece. It sounded too much like a frost,-Philadelphia Record. Wireless Telegraphy. In an ascension made recently by Messrs. Vallot and Jean and Louis Lecurme it was found that it is possible to communicate by wireless telegraphy between the earth and a freely rising balloon at great distances, without any conductor from the balloon to the ground.—Cosmos. Concerning Color She—Did you tell Mr. Luggs my hair was red? He—I did not. "He says you did." "I did nothing of the kind. He asked me, and I told him it was the color of a popular novel."—Detroit Free Press. It Conciliates the Neighbors An 'Atchison woman calls the spanking she gives her children a massage. The neighbors complain less when they hear the children scream, not knowing that the treatment is all given on one spot.—Atchison Globe. Knew Him Boarder--You made me pay in advance at first because I was a stranger. That was all right. But I am not a stranger now. Landlady--No; I know you now.—Modern Society. Her Husband's Letters When a woman is away from home, she does not care particularly for long letters from her husband, but likes to receive them as an evidence of good faith.—Atchison Globe. The Real Thing. The divine right of kings isn't in it with the right of the married daughter who comes home for the first time to show off her baby to her parents.—Atchison Globe. The Wise Man. A word to the wise may be sufficient, but he is sometimes wiser who doesn't speak it.—Chicago Daily News. BE NOT DECEIVED T. O THE COLORED PEOPLE OF AMERICA. King of all Hair Tonics, "OZONO." BEFORE. AFTER. Recognizing the fact that there are many SO-CALLED hair-growers and hair-straighteners now on the market, and knowing to a certainty that many of these are frauds pure and simple, we wish to make a straight-forward, honest statement to the colored race through this great paper. In the year 1871 our late secretary, Mrs. S. M. Moore, through a fortunate circumstance, acquired the receipt for OZONO. It was not offered for sale or purchase to any extent until 1875, when it was put upon the market and met with marked success. After a through test by the colored people of that time it was pronounced an honest, legitimate remedy, true to all that was claimed for it, and worthy in every respect of the confidence of every member of the colored race, because they found it to cause the hair to grow long and straight, soft and fine, and as beautiful as an April morning. Now, whenever a genuine article appears upon the market there are always a number of people who imitate and make capital out of the merits of other people's goods. Seeing our marked success, numerous firms have entered the market, offering hair-growers and hair-straighteners, many of which are worthless, causing the hair to fall out and doing great damage to the hair and scalp, and the colored people are buying these spurious compounds, which are filled with animal fats, and do the hair more harm than good. To these let us sound a warning—be careful what you use on your hair. Do not be deceived by flaring advertisements and big words. Buy the King of all Hair Tonics. OZONO. can iron-clad guarantee to do all this. 100. Now, we ask you a plain quest: defeat $50.00 if you are dissatisfied we want to all we claim for them, and for this guarantee, and we give glad that has been satisfied in every respect are to-day using our preparations, so as the King of all Hair Teenics. of Knotty, Kinky, Harsh, Curly, will make short, harsh hair long and thick, worrying scalp diseases. Icchie live after Ozono has been applied. It will restore gray hair to its nature, let us make a statement. Many grown hair, but when they send the men. Friends, do not use hot irons; then cause it to drop out. Ozono is nothing but Ozono is necessary. You can stop the use at any time. on a day on a hairstyle—4 boxes of ozono is 50c. is good at any time. Out out with it the sum of One Dollar. Ozono and one large bottle of Elk skin bright, rough skin soft and removes all facial imperfections. We will also include one fancy jar of beautifier—removes wrinkles, mounishes; makes the old look young. include one package of our celebrated CALLY PURE, and no soap but a p which is sold with an iron-clad guarantee to do all that is claimed for it, or we will forfeit $50.00. Now, we ask you a plain question—would we absolutely agree to forfeit $50.00 if you are dissatisfied with our preparations, if they were not true to all we claim for them? We have advertised for several years under this guarantee, and we are glad to say that every one who has used Ozone has been satisfied in every respect. 20,000 people are to-day using our preparations, and every purchaser recommends Ozone as the King of all Hair Teens. Ozone will positively take the Kinks out of Knotty, Kinky, Harsh, Curly, Refractory, Troublesome Hair. It will make short, harsh hair long and straight. It will cure your head of all itching, worrying scalp diseases. Itch, Eczema, Dandruff, and Scurf can not live after Ozone has been applied. It will stop your hair from falling out. It will restore gray hair to its natural color, making the hair long and soft. Now, right here, let us make a statement. Many firms are advertising remedies to straighten hair, but when they send the preparation they tell you to use hot irons. Friends, do not use hot irons; they will burn up the life of the hair, and cause it to drop out. Ozone straightens without any outside assistance. Nothing but Ozone is necessary, and the hair stays straight forever. You can stop the use at any time. The good effects on the hair are seen in a day or two after the first application. Our hair is Ozone is 50c. a bottle—4 boxes do the work. We make this liberal offer and give good at any time: Cut out this coupon and send to us, enclosing with it the good one Dollar, and we will forward to you four large boxes of Ozone and one large bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner, which makes black skin bright, rough skin soft and pliant, and cures all skin diseases. Also removes all facial imperfections and actually removes small-pox pits. We will also include one fany jar of Electrical Skin Food—Nature's great beautifier—removes wrinkles, moth patches, freckles, and all facial blemishes; makes the old look young and the young look younger. We will also include one package of our celebrated Scalp Soap, which is absolutely CHEMICALLY PURE, and no soap but a pure soap should ever Heavy Mustache! Fine Beard Heavy Growth of Hair produced by the use of HAIRINE In a remarkably short spaces of time, It is the most wonderful discovery of the age and is a preparation perfected after years of study. Send 25c (stamp- or silver) for a 50c bottle and you will see how wonderful it is. HAIRINE MANUFACTURING CO. Station, No. 1, Newport News, Va. 9 1 1 m Get money. Symbolic mysteries Book on a glass of water for lucky numbers 50 cents and $1.00. J. H. Coates, Bt. Dr., 1113 Cherry St. Philadelphia, Pa. Cancers cured JOHN W. [Formerly with GROCERIES & CO. MEAT A.S. No 128 18th St, Cor Grace NELSON'S STRAIGHT THE LATEST DIRECT KNOTTY, KINKY, CUR N W. MURRE formerly with John Podesta ES & COUNTRY F MEAT A. SPECIALTY Cor Grace Prompt De SON'S AIGHTING THE LATEST DISCOVERY FOR MAKING KINKY, CURLY HAIR STR No 128 18th St, Cor Grace Prompt Delivery of Good GUARANTEED FREE FROM ANY INJURIOUS CHEMICALS. ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS. HUNDREDS OF TESIMONIALS FROM USERS. STRAIGHTINE is an Elegant and Highly Perfume and invigorates the Hair. Makes the Hair grow ing off. Removes Dandruff. Cures all kinds of Diseases, giving a rich, long and luxurious head of is superior to any kind of oil or cosmetic, as it does n my or sticky. as Elegant and Highly Perfumed In Hair. Makes the Hair grow. *Dan Damirez* Cares all of its fichi Danirez, long and thick of Hair d of oil or cosmetic, as it does not m STRAIGHTINE is an Elegant and Highly Perfumed Dressing. It softens and invigorates the Hair. Makes the Hair grow. Prevents it from falling off. Removes Dandruff. Cures all kinds of itching, irritating Scalp Diseases, giving a rich, long and luxurious head of Hair. As a Dressing, it is superior to any kind of oil or cosmetic, as it does not make the Hair gummy or sticky. WHAT THEY SAY. P. A. McKAY (Agent), Maxton, N. C. writes: ROSA HOPE, Henderson, Va. writes: Send me two dozen more calls of Straightine at once. Goes like wild fire, and it works on the hair. ROSA WALLER, Pikeville, K. writes: take pleasure in recommending Straightine. It gives satisfaction. MARY F. MAYOR, Altoona, Pa. writes: I used your Straightine with wonder. Price, 25 Cents a can at all drug stores, or sent by mail to any address on receipt of 30 cents in stamps or silver. NELSON M'F G CO., Richmond, Va. Price, 25 Cents a can at all drug receipt of 30 cents in stamps or silver. can at all drug stores, or sent by mail stamps or silver. NELSON M'F'G G FROM ANY INJURIOUS CHEMICALS. AB50LUTELY HARMLESS. HUNDREDS OF TESIMONIALS FROM USERS. grantee to do all that is claimed for it, or you x a plain question—would we also are dissatisfied with our preparations, aim for them? We have advertised for and we are glad to say that every one dined in every respect, our preparations, and every purchaser, all Hair Tennics. Ozono will positively, sky, Harsh, Churl, Refractory, Troubles, Irish hair long and straight. It will cure scalp diseases. Itch, Eczema, Dandruff has been applied. It will stop your hair hair to its natural color, making the statement. Many firms are advertising then they send the preparation they tell not use hot irons; they will burn up the out. Ozono straightens without any Ozono is necessary, and the hair stays use at any time. The good effects on the first application. bottle—boxes do the work. We make any time. Cut out this coupon and send One Dollar, and we will forward to your large bottle of Electrical Skin Refiner, high skin soft and pliant, and all special imperfections, and actually removes one fainy jar of our Electrical Skin moves wrinkles, moth patches, freckles, the old look young and the young look age of our celebrated Scalp Soap, which is and no soap but a pure soap should ever Woman's Corner Stone Beneficial Ass'n. Incorporated, March, 1897 OFFICE: 502 W. Leigh St. Authorized Capital, $5,000. Claims promptly paid as soon as satisfactory notice of sickness or death is placed in home office. OFFICERS: Louisa E. Williams, President Kate Holmes, Vice-President Bettie Brown, Treasurer Mildred Cooke Jones, Sec. & Bus. Man. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Louisa E. Williams, Kate Holmes, Mattie F. Johnson, Ann M. Johnson, Bettie Brown, Mildred C. Jones. WANTED—A number of men and women for first class places in Richmond and elsewhere. If you want work, come to see us. tf L. H. Rice & Co., MURRAY, [John Podesta] UNTRY PRODUCE SPECIALTY Prompt Delivery of Good HTINE. COVERY FOR MARKING ERLY HAIR STRAIGHT. Highly Perfumed Dressing. It softens as the Hair grow. Prevents it from fall- ing all kinds of itching, irritating Scalp aroused head of Hair. As a Dressing, it licit, as it does not make the Hair gum- HEY SAY. ROSA HOPE, Henderson, Va., writes: Send me two dozen more cases of Straightine at once. Give it wild fire, and it works on the hair like magic. MARY F. MAYBOE, Altoona, Pa., writes: I used your Straightine with wonderful results. stores, or sent by mail to any address on NELSON M'F G CO., Richmond, Va. Agents Wanted. We want good agents everywhere to sell Strightline for us. We allow our agents big profits and make very liberal terms. Be the first to take hold of it. Write to-day for full information. BEFORE. AFTER be used on the scalp. And, lastly, to prove our liberality, we will put in a pint package of Anti-Odor, a positive cure for Sore Throat or Mouth, all forms of Womb Diseases, Chilblains, Sore and Frosted Feet; also removes all smells and odors arising from the human body such as farts. The actual value of this Grand Aggregation is $4.00, but we let you have it for $1.00, simply to introduce honest goods. In order to protect the public in general from imitations of our goods, and to avoid mistakes, we have placed upon our coupon our Trade-Mark, one head showing Short Hair and the other head Long Hair. The U. S. Government has granted us this trade-mark, and it is registered in the Patent Office at Washington so if the coupon has this trade-mark on it, you will make no mistake. Use only the coupon having the two heads on it. As to our responsibility, we refer you to the Editor of this paper or to the Metropolitan Bank of Richmond, Va. We have thousands of testimonials we have not to publish. Here is a sample of one: Boston Chemical Company: Dear Sirs, You are at liberty to state in any newspaper that I have used OZONO, and give it my most hearty recommendation. I have been fooled so often, it does me good to recommend honest goods. Gentlemen.—After using OZONO a short while only, I am glad to say that my hair is already straight and growing finely. MISS BESSIE POWERS, 383 Missouri street, Toledo, O. A last word. OZONO is absolutely guaranteed to straighten hair and cause a beautiful and luxurious growth. If your hair is already straight, you can use it to secure a glossy long growth. Buy only the genuine "OZONO." Send us $1.00 at once, and the goods will be sent the same day we receive your order. Boston Chemical Co., 4 Boxes of Ozone, worth $2.00. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Refiner, worth 50c. 1 Bottle Electrical Skin Food, worth 50c. 1 Package (1 pint) Anti-Odor, worth 50c. 1 Package Scalp Soap, worth 50c. Total, $4.00. If you want 4 lots like above, send $3.00. If you have a friend who has no coupon, let her write her name on a piece of paper and pin to coupon when you send your order. CAPTAIN HANKINS Where do you buy your Meats? FROM James H. Gibbs, Dealer in All Kinds of Meats Stall, No 12 First Market The best Butcher you can find to buy Fresh, First-Class Meats at a Reasonable Price THANKS, I JUST WANT TO KNOW Office & arerooms: 207 N. Foushee St., nr. Broad. HA KS FOR HIRE Orders by Telephone or Telegraph promptly filled wedding, Suppers and Entertainments promptly attended Old 'Phone, 686 Residence in Building New 'Phone 48 909 E. Main Street, RICHMOND, VA. We want lady or gentlemen Agents in every town in the United States. You can earn big money if you will work for us even in your spare time. Write to us to-day. This may be the chance of your life. This offer is open to ladies or gentlemen—white or colored. social and Fraternal and to promote the Social and Moral condition of humanity. Its two distinct military and uniform ranks will secure for this organisation a place in the front ranks of all sacred institutions of modern events, a rand opportunity for active men. Deputies wanted in all section of the country to organize lodges. Kindly address, G. W. ALLEN Supreme Voyager, 884W 55rdStreet, New York, NY 10024 Boston Chemical Company ; Dear Siria.—You are at used OZONO, and give it fooled so often, it does me g Here is another: Gentlemen.—After using that my hair is already stra A last word. OZONO causes a beautiful and luxur you can use it to secure "OZONO." Send us $1.00 day we receive your order. the following goods: 4 Boxes of Ozono, worth 50c. 1 Bottle (1 pint) Anti-Odor, Total, $4.00. Name. Street. County. If you want 4 lots like a no coupon, let her write her when you send your order. CAP Where do you James Dealer in All K Stall, No The best Butcher y Meats at a Reasonab THANK W. I. FUNERAL DIN Office & areroom HA Orders by Telepho ding, Suppers and E Old 'Phone, 686 Re Have Y ARE YOU EARN HARTON 909 E. Ma We want lady or gentlen You can earn big money Write to us to-day. This open to ladies or gentlen Kn special and Fraternal and to pro- tion a place in the front to rand opportunity for activi- ty to organize lodges. MISS BESSIE POWERS, 383 Missouri street, Toledo, O. BOSTON CHEMICAL CO. 310 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va. Knights of Columbus of the World This organization has been chartered and legally instituted under the laws and statute of the State of New York, for the purposes of uniting together all as ceptable men on the Board. Broad of Ohio. 3 —_———— Hane: Bae NS SATURDAY, DEC. 1, a see ASHER Sere? early gm a L THE Re ene rei staly ‘Wa one occasion during the civil war the ‘eenfederate troops under Gen. Jackson ‘Were forced ton long and very fatiguing march. On going into camp for the night hey were so exhausted that the entire command fell upon the ground and were soon sound asleep. Jackson was so moved with pity by the condition of his men that e-would not force anyone to stand guard ERs took that duty upon Bimselt. "Tne fo lines were written in commemorg- Yon of the incident: “Twas in tho dying of the day, ‘The darkness grew so still ‘Whe drowsy pipe of evening birds ‘Was hushed upon the Bill: “thwart the shadows of the yale ‘Stumbered the men of might, “Bs.one lone sentry paced hin rounds ‘Fo guard the camp that night. ‘A yrave and solemn man was he, with deop and somber brow: ‘Whe dreamful eyes seemed hoarding up Some unaccompiished vew; @ wistrul glance peered o'er the plain, Beneath the starry light, nd with the murmured name of God ‘He watched the camp that night. Whe tuture opened unto him ‘ts grand and avful scroll; ‘Manassas and the valley march ‘Came heaving o er his soul: Wichmond and Sharpesburg thundered by “With that tremendous firht, Which gave to him the angels’ hosts ‘Who watched the camp that night. Brethren, the midnight of the cause Is ahrouded in our fate! ‘The demon Goths pollute our hells With fre and fust and hate; Be strong, be valiant, be assured— ‘Strike home for heaven and tights ‘The soul of Jackson stalks abroad, And guards the camp at night. ‘We mourn for-him who died for us,” ‘With that reaistieas moan, ‘ ‘While up the valley of the Lord i He marches to the throne: le Kept the falth of men and saints, Sublime and pure end bright; Ble sleeps, and all te well with him Who watched the camp that night. igi Aidielimsaoemuahtnas IN AWE OF GENERAL LEE, esky Voares Masai at the Comiiihn sar tdead anianiOndingse { nae In a group of old confederates gath- ered around the camptire at the head- quarters, at No, 436 West Jefferson wtreet, the other evening, was an ex-captain of Stonewail Jackson's foot sgavalry. ‘The telk had drifted to the More that the men of the southern ‘army bore for their leader, and a ‘doen or more stories were told of wome little incident in which that Bove had manifested itself, says the ‘Pauisvile Courier-Journal. "Then the Captain spoke: “Your stories prove the love that ‘he men of the south had for Gen. Gee, but I Femember a conversation swith an old negro, who, I believe, had = truer appreciation of his worth than sany of you. “After the war clcsed Gen. Lee as- swumed the presidency of Washington swollege, now known as Washington and Lee university. “Ten years ago I visited Lexington, "Wa., to see the grave of Lee, who lies Buried in the family vault of the unl- versity chapel, The heal janitor was ‘Rhen a white-haired old negro, whose qgreatest delight in life was to usher "= party of visitors into the office that Shad been Gen. Lee's, His accent in sspeaking of ‘Mars Robert’ was one of sawed reverence. I asked him & num- Wer of questions, and found that his A\ SS Nb ag WY S/N r gen ASIN AARHLE | Gig Jee ie = ty n= Ss oh it « Se a> | 7 Ga. ‘-WHUT's DE TRURBLEY 1 SEZ TER “maaster had been a colonel on Lee's staff, and that he had been employed mn. cook at headquarters. In a spirit sf banter I asked him if he had ever theard anyone say cnything disrespect- ‘ful about Gen. Lee. He scratched his head reflectively, and then said: “*Yas, sir; jes’ one time.’ } “SHlow was it?” Lasked, “Well, sir, "twus dis erway. One night erbout de middle ob de war I weed-a curi'us man_go inter de gin'l's Ment, He cum out, en whin he got upter gwhar I wuz he wuz er-rippin’ en er- qoarin’ and er-snortin’. 4 “«“What's de trubble?” I sez to "im. \™*“Trubble,” sez he. “I jes got or- Wers ter ride 40 miles ter-night wid er memidge, en here "tis er-snowin’ en -er-bdlowin’ en er-sleetin’ lak all per- wsessed. I'm darned ef | know what ‘Min’ Lee's er-thinkin’ erpout.”* ‘What did you say to him, Uncle Mom? I asked of the old janitor. “say ter “im? he replied. ‘Well, ‘\eir, 4 Jes’ looked at "Im fer a minnit en ‘hea tex ter ‘im: “Fo Gawd, I doan yer does know whut Gin't Lee's bikin” erbont Mey, sir, ef ane er Gin'l Lee's thots wuz ter get inter yer haid "twould bua’ it open.”"" > One Way to Do it. - -He—Have you done as I asked, Elise, and saved some money this month? She—Oh, yes; I spoke to the grocer and asked him mot to send in his bill till next month!—Pliegende Blaetter. ai aevroat Blunace, | Has Mr. Goodeatch been to see you Wntely?" asked the girl in the pale Dive taffeta shirt waist. “Not since a week ago last night,” re- plied the girl ga pink. “He said our parlor wueao brilliantly lighted it hurt Bis eyes.” “And didn’t yeu tei him to turn down the gas?” “No, I didw't think of that.” | “Well, that’s precisely where you @ropped your watermelon.”—Chicago Tribune, bees we One of the delights of travel in China is the innocent ignorance of the people. They think themselves the most sophisticated and heaven-ew- lightened people on this earth, and so make their naive childishness the more engaging. They live very close to the primeval superstitions, and the gode and devils, between whom they make little practical distinction, com- mand their healthy respect. Our slip. per boatmen stuck a bunch of incense Aticks into the bank at the foot of some bad rapids, to placate the spirits of the rapids, who, indeed, were so tar pleased as to let us ascend. Our house boat admiral laid ont an elaborate offering of chicken and rice and soup ‘and pork arid-chicken-blood and light- ed candles as we entered the North river on our downward journey. “What is this for, captain?” we asked. “For the enjoyment of the spirits of the river,” he replied; “they are eating half the sacrifice.” “But {t is all here still,” we told him at the close. “Well,” he replied, “at least, the candles are gone."—R. E, Speer, in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. bs Dicken Unease ee The sirdar (Sir Francis Wingate). who is.now on his way to London fora short stay, is a remarkably young man for the Important position he now holds, and he is one of those who carry ‘an old head on young shoulders. Twes- ty years ago, when only 19, he entered tthe royal artillery and reached bis ma- jority at 28. When only 23 Wingate served as military secretary to Sir Eve. lyn Wood in the Nile expedition and re- ceived special mention in dispatches for his brilliant work. The sirdar’s late career is familiar to everybody. He fought at Toski, Tokar, Afait, Fir- ket, Hafir, Atbara and Omdurman, car- ries more medals and decorations than any other man of his age in the world and does not look as if he had ever been in anything mere dangerous than « hansom—London Mail. ‘tease Mebcied Wale wus: |. “It is not generally known,” says M. -A.P., “that Lord Roberts has with him |im South Africa a warm personal friend ‘who faced death with him in India ‘more than 4 years ago. The gray- haired veteran Who rode by the aide of the commander in chief into Kroonstad recently was Lieut. Gen. Sir James Hills-Johns, of Dolan Cothy, in Car- marthenshire. The two old. friends have much incommon. Both, curiously enough, are very short in stature, both have been in Indian veritable hair- breadth escapes from death. ‘There is @ very considerable personal resem- blance between them and both have won the Victoria cross.—N. Y. Sun, ) Boston's Early Pauper Lunatics. At a legislative hearing on behalf of the insane poor a physician recalled the fact that as late ns 1830 the city ‘ef Boston kept its pauper lunatics in wooden cages, which rested on wheels and were rolled out of the almshouse on pleasant days to give the wretches a little air and sunshine. When @ new building was provided the patients were trundied into it In their cages. But Dr. Butler, the wise and humane superintendent, promptly set them free from conditions which might make ® sane man erazy.—Youth’s Compan fon. son “Congratulations, old man!” “What for?” Saree “Oh, don’t be hypocritical. Joakley tells me your rich unce died last week.” “Joakley thinks he’s funny. A pretty young widow moved in next door ‘to my uncle, end he’s dyed his hair end mustache."—Philadelphia Press. Unconsctoun Comparison. “Ah,” he protested, “my love for Jou is the greatest thing in the world. It is larger than the world. It is wider than the sea. Let me pour it into your ears.” “Sir!” ejaculated the fair maid. “Do You mean to insinuate anything about ‘the size or.shape of my ears?"—Balti- more American. Montanw's Copper Output. According to United States Assayer Braden, the copper taken from. the mines of Montana last year wes worth no less than $40,000,000. That is the largest amount of that metal ever pro- duced in any state in a single year, and it takes no account of the revenue from other mineral resources there, either. —Chieago Chronicle. iT te a ts | Phyllis—If you continue to be # roll- ng stone, Gordon, you will never amount to anything. Gordon—There is one great advan- tage of being a roiling stone; you don’t get picked up for a flat—Harlem. Lite. Passlea for Once. Mrs. Banks—What do you think of your new neighbors? Mrs, Brooks—Well, I can’tssy. They moved in when I was downtown, and they have their washing done out.— Smart Set: Getiten tm tine. Blinks—What’s the matter, old chap? I haven't seen you at the elub since your wite'got « divoree. Jinke—Ob, you'll see me back again Before long. | I'm to be mar ried again.—Chicago New. THE » RICHMOND: PLANET, RICHMON~ VIRGINIA. RIPANS te01zs Doctors find od A Good = | Preseription For mankind © aS elas aaa SARAGASAEAIG wy —— CLO KCAGLOX RVRYAVSTSVAVS cay, © LTRS NPAT =) FOU ge ANAN eee ‘= ND IOOOQOES) ST Ake EMIS 3, The M asT! [= aoe > Magneti eos S aee etic Co hee S| 3 WU oak mb. 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Hes Ran idea oe Phere te wo ve [SS Awd ee pela at wer ele, many il bey SaLOIONOLO LOLOL Sass be LOONOOOOE Neroreror “iss GS ININDNIN? (OYOxoY Se Root) AXA JOOGOS ay =| IIOO OG: Ro Pleasures in City Life. “Pa, let's move im the country; I don't want to live in town.” “Why not, Bobby?" “Well, pa, ma says if we live here till I'm grown up an’ gray-headed she won" lemme keep « pig.”—Indianapolis Journal. ite Oe a, ‘He—Well, I suppose that I have made & fool of myself? She—That remark greatly embar- rasses me. He—Indeed! How so? She—Because it would be equally impolite to agree with you or oontra- dict you.—Town Topica. Perseveranee Winn. Jones—Your friend Smith dosen't look like = man who is easily discour- aged. Brown—He fen't. He’ buried his ‘third wife less than six months ago, and he's now looking for a fourth Chicago Daily News, Home Trensures and Pleasures. ‘The Joy of coming home let's sing, And right and lett fond phrasee fing Of greeting dear ones; thes, my muse, All hal? the Joy of one’s old shacat Dureit Free’ Press. HE KNEW ONE OF THEM. Fh =< eS me” A SY YD: .- d pr — VAI A ING AS Y 7 BSS NAR Oe SO She+I know only two men that Tad: ite Who fe the other? — Sondags He was inclined to be facetious. “What quantities of dried grasa you keep here, Mrs. Stebbins! Nice réom for a donkey to get into!” “Make yourself at home,” she re sponded with sweet gratity —Tit-Bits Not to Be Trusted. Wife—Let me send for Dr. Killman. You said some one recommended him highly. Sick Husband—I don't want him, dearest. The man who recommended him is an undertaker—Harlem Lite. s Godd Mews for' the Usempliyed. ‘Live right here in the morth, I'am in tonah with these who eed help, gar fied ant who is, unressoneble ‘avd unjust. Thaves steady demand for geod women es cooks, chambermaids ‘and general ervants, and often for oad indoor and outdoor men servanta, pay yeur fare to which is added « reasonable amount for expenses and fees. I take no orders under any cir- cumstances trom disreputable houses snd hells of that kind, and the beat protection is afforded the respestable girl who respects herself. Send one stamp for information te ¥. Z. 8 Panroxmo, Albany, N.Y. In care of the “Spectator. cs reteeni eee ee ara aac University, Washington. D.C. MEDIOAL DEPARTWENT, INCLUD- ING MEDIOAL, DENTAL AND PHARMACEUTIC COLLEGES. Thirty-third Seusion (1900-1901) will begin Ostobér 1. 1900, snd continue seven (7) months. | ‘Toition fee in Medical and Dental Colleges. each $80: Pharmaceutic Nollege, $70, All sindents must register before Ovtober 12.1900 For catalogue or fur- ther infort: ation apply to— F. J. SHADD, M. D.. Sonwranr, 801 R Gtreet. N. W., tm City of Washington un NATIONSL QANTI-MOB ann ig LYNOH-LaW “ 4 ASSOCIATION Sau ee Pt {ncorporated.] 7) |\ eee j aK #10, Jenkins, Pres, \ i Jas! Barrie, Viee Pree. sa! Bumsran Geek i tle with in every Ri Fda eee SR Aaa sons EAR se Cadena: Sri ESN Hisdmen for sctvcnar (eee siving’ fell pardoulars , 3S wie agp NATHANIEL J. LEwiS, Attorney-at-Law And Notary Public 009 &.Maneuart St. Richmond, Va pe ea ek ee ae We Buy ? Old Mahogany: Furnitue AND... PAYS THE... BEST PRICE THE At the PLanet Orrick ™ ae * MRS. MART, the world renowned gd highly celebrated business and test Mediam reveals everything. No imposition. Can be counsulted’ upon all affaire of life, business, love and marriages © ity. myst Feat tleTataat gctceed living friends, Removes all troubles a estrangements, el lenges an; Medium who can exeeed her in start. ling revelations of the past, present and rature eventeof ones lite see member she will not for any price flat- ter you: you may rest erated Jou will fe facts without nonsense. 8 can consulted upon all effaire of Lite, Love, Courtship, Marriage, Friends, ste, with déseription of future ecm- panion. She is very accurate in de- soribing missing friends, avemies, eto Her a¢yi-* avo sickners, change of bosidess.-taw suits, Journeys.: contest ed wills, divorce and epecuiation is val- uable and reliable. “She reeds your destiny~good or bad i she’ witholds nothing. MRS, MARTH fells yout entire lite Rast. present and. future ina DEAD ANGE, has the power of any two Mediums you ever met. In. tests she. tells your mother’s full name before mnsdelage, the cement all yeortamily their ages and description. the name and business of your present husband the mhime of your next if you. are to have one, the name of the young man who now calls on you. thename of your uture busand. and the day, month 2 d year of your marriage, how many Bi ldven you have or will have: whethe Y your present sweetheart will be true to you and if he will marry, you; if you have no sweetheart she will tell bn when you will have and his name, usiness and date of,acquaintance. All your future will be told im an honest cleas and plain manner and in » dead trance. Mothers should know the sue- cous “fe their husbands and children young ladies ahoald know everything about the,- sweethearts or intend husband. “Do not keep rompany, mar- a or go into business until you knew i, donot let willy religion” scruples prevent your consulting. Madame isthe only onein th world who can tell you the FULL NAVE of our future husband, with age and date of marriage, and tells whether the one you love istrue or false, ‘Thére are some persons who believe: that there is ne truth to be gained from consulting a Medium, but such beliefs sre contrary tothe truth. It is only from the leek of discrimination that such aconelusion ean be reached, It ia not every one who placards himeelt or herself as 8 medium that cam stand 8 test of what he or she claims. And a person of an enquiring mind may ask theresson why It is simply % these advisers donot take the uble to study hunan nature, ‘They do not spend their thoughts for a mo~ mane with sequiriog the art of phase. ology and kindred branches that will Lave a es perp Oe make the pathway t0 the road of the business clear and devoid of all obstacles. It is an undeniable fact that persons will come for edvics in full knowledge of what they want to know, and yet a8 soon as they confront a Medium a try their utmost endeavor to dispel from their minds what they know so ss tohear if is will be rehearsed by the Medium. To get the secret out ofa POABUD LS" Unmeteee w em me om ig the art used oy many unpriacip.ed mediums, but to take hold o: che head ‘and gain control of the mind thereby is ‘matter of, impossibility” to most of ‘them. And yet this ean be done and by consulting Mes, Marth the seeming oe becomes a reslization. ‘hig subject has received no little attention Y eminent wen and even college professors. So it proves con- clusively that although there are in- fringers in our midst with oily tongues haps the getes of wisdom have not fen closed to the untire profession. Ittakess great deal of study to be- come an accomplished medium and by ® continuous and untiring effort, the Koy to the well of apparently untathom able mysterion has been secured by MRS. MARTH forthe benefit of hu- manity. ADVICE BY LETTER, $1.00 movRS rRow 104. u., 70 8 P. ¥ MY Norfolk Weste Ne! Westen ened Schedule in Effect it Now. 19, 1809, snayavanen minh SEED Goa bcc! 0200.4. 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OldzPhone 1484. 40 a" ¢ A Virginia Union Universit) “ 4 Ge SoENe Spm fick Walid = epee Pi ; 5 guttens NS ; ‘3 Pie items . ‘Theological Coll ~ Sate 4 se ee ‘ me Oe Geer Sitar. MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS OF GRANITE. ~~ New Equipment, Fine Library, Electric Light, Steam Heat. Commanding Location on Border of Richmond. Large Faculty of Enthusiastic and Able Professors. Lectures by Distinguished Scholars, Educators and Preachers. COLLEGE DEPARTMENT, OfHigh Grade, Moder, Broad, Thorough, with many Electives. Courses leading to Degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Bachelor of Literature. THEOLOGICAL DLPARTIENT, Baptist, Conservative, Scholarly, with many electives; with Hebrew and Greek Courses leading to Degree of Bach. clor of Divinity and English courses leading to Degree of Bachelor of ‘Theology; Ministers’ Course for those who with little previous educa- tion, desire to fit themselves for the ministry. ACADEMY DEPARTIENT;, Thorough and attractive, including College Pre~ Paratory Course; General Courses adapted to fit young men for useful, wise and noble living; and Normal Course to fit students for teaching. INDUSTRIAL DEPARTMENT, For manual training in’ wood'and iron work and use of tools and machinery. Unequalléd advantages for pursuing literary along with theological studies. ‘Training in manners, habits and character receive special attention. Entrance examination and classification of new students Tuesday, Oct. 2, S45 a.m, Tern begins Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 8:45 a. im. Catalogue and further iziformation on application to Tux PRusipExt, Richmond, Va. Old Phone, 577; - New Phone, 1133 e ‘AU orders promptly filled at short notice by selegraph oF telephc De Fall ecanes for nines nice entertainments. - P) Fenty of room with. all necossary conveniences, Large picnie or band wagons fe~ ‘<a. . sreanone ble rates sod nothing fas fret class carriages, buzgics, ete. Keeps eoo~ stantly on brad tne Funeral Supplies. 211 Hast Leigh Street {Reswznck Next Door.] OPEN DAY AND NIGHT—Maw on Doty Art Nicer la ae a it Nn i ee 88 18h) be odoonne £ Funeral Directors, Embalmers aad Liverymen OFFICE, WAREROOMS & STABLES; e 528 N. Adams St. Near LeighSt, Night Calls and Orders by "Phone Promptly Execated. Nesidenae U p-stairs. { NELsons WE WANT AGENTS ~ i pal Tre —_---—_ i ToRManine” itt every City, Town fand Village rT KIN 1Y HAIR, in the United States to sell KO ¥. Tig THE FRANDEST HAIR PREPARA- A he TION EVR DISCOVERED, | Sepee) * ighti | eee) * Nelson's Straightine (Weg | A 4 nee i see Nasi ad i yy Agents can make from _ $2.50 to $5.00 a WERE «= day working forus, or they can ‘devote SIO NY thicir opare time to the work and make Serage ae® from $1.00 to $3.00. STRAIGHTINE: ist the festest cellirg article ever cffered to ogerts. Th renee price is low (2se.), and it pays the agent a good profit Tt is, well advertised in the newspapers, and is not like trying to sell a preparation thatis unknown, We keep our agents supplied with circulars and other advertis- ing matter, and guarantee the sale of our gocds, ‘The company making STRATGHT= tet ie chartered under the laws of the Siete of Virginia, with emple capital to car out all its promises. Its officers are ke leading citizens ef this city, and should mat be confounded pith ine many ‘feke” concerns that are trying todo bus. iness on the reputation we have made for STRAIt HTINE. Straightine to day has. the largest sale of any preparation on the maiket. It is sold ard used in tvery State in the Union, end in many foreign countries, and is highly endorsed Ly alt users" We Want 10.000 More Agents A Once. Write to-day for terms and full information before someone else gets the agen- ey in your eae MF & trial can (about one months treatment) of NELSON'S STRAIGHTINE will be mailed to any address on receipt of goc. in stamps or. sile were Address all orders and letters to : - a NELSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY, RICHMOND, VA ~J B McKenny, STE AM DYEING AND CLEANING WORKS 418-420 Rast Marshall St Richmond Established, 1865. S:S. MCKENNE, Mates eee Crump & WestCoal Co 1 Net Beet ey Soe ape COKE, COAL AND W000 Kept dry under shelter Prompt Delivery and Satisfaction Guarantee d. ——* Office: 1719 East cary. street. 83,0LD. ANDNE »’ Established 1868. ae ste aas 5 eres Foi aaa aie 2 aoe Jacod A. Cooke. J. A&C I Cooke SUCCESSORS To<—=—— Henry Cooke, Old "Phone 1433 SEC. ae cn ee betray ent A ~ 5 ae Cornetius 3. Cooke THE PLANET Published every Saturday by John Mitch ell, Jr, at 311 North 4th Street JOHN MITCHELL, JR., EDITOR. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday. order their paper discontinued at the expiration for which it has been paid and insisted upon the payment of the subscription up to date when they order the paper discontinued. COMMUNICATION :- When writing to our new paper please to discontinue your paper, you should give your name and address I. all, otherwise we cannot find your name on our looks. CRANE OF ADDRESS :- In order to change the address of a subscriber we must be sent the former as well as the present address Entered in the Post-Office at Richmond, V. second class master. S TURDAY, DEC. 1, 1900 The victory of the Richmond Traction Company in securing the right of way on Main St., was one of the most remarkable efforts ever seen here. Hon. JOHN G. JONES (colored) of Chicago, has been elected a member of the Illinois legislature. The news will be received with satisfaction by his friends throughout the country. The statement of the Woman's Era Club in defense of the action of its president, MRS. JOSEPHINE SR. P. RUSIN is an able presentation of the facts and places the Women's Federation of this country in a most unfavorable light. We have produced the address in full as it is interesting and dignified from beginning to end. "IS FOOLING THEE." THE RICHMOND, Va., TIMES has its usual recurrent attack of Negrophobia. Aweking or asleeping the grim spectre of the brother in black is ever before it. It has its hobby and it rides the same unmercifully. Like the quack doctor, who was noted for his ability to cure any disease, provided he could throw his patient into fits; so does the Times argue its ability to cure all of the social and political ills of the human family if it can bring its readers to permit it to repeal the 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which amendment confers upon the citizens of color the right to vote. It has left all of the Virginia Negroes at home and gone down into South Carolina to find one in keeping with its way of thinking. In its issue of Nov. 28rd under the caption of "A Wise Negro," it says: "A distinguished jurist of Richmond city has sent us a copy of a newspaper published at Abbeville, South Carolina, called 'The Ethiopian.' The judge referred to says he knows the editor of the paper as a highly intelligent and appreciated minister in the Presbyterian Church. He is a Negro and, as the name of his paper indicates, it is a Negro's paper. We take from the issue sent us, published in October, 1900, an article headed 'Such a Sentiment Will Not Win,' which will he found in another column." So much as to the information concerning the abiding place of this particular Negro. The Times then expresses its opinion concerning two Negroes: "The editor of this paper, named E. W. Williams, and Booker Washington have got more sense than all the other Negroes put together who have figured in any way before the public." This is not saying much for all of the either Negroes of the JUDSON LYONS. JOHN R. LYONH, H. P. CHEATHAM, FRED. DOUGLASS, B. K. BRUCE, JOHN M. LANGSTON, A. WALTERS, A. GRANT stripe. But then the TIMES like the Century Dictionary may be an authority on this subject. It continues: "What he says in the article which we quote is full of the sound sense. and if all of the Negroes in the South would model their conduct upon what this Negro commends to them, all appearance of race antagonism would depart, and it would be infinitely better for the Negroes. Of course, if the Negroes would only get back to the condition which existed before the war, yield up the right of franchise and be a "nigger" in deed and in truth everything would be lovely, and if it wouldn't the Times would stand to one side, raise its ynical nose in the air and exclimim, "Well, I thought it would." It patronizingly says: "This Negro is perfectly right when he tells his fellow Negroes that the greatest blow the Negro ever received was given him by Congressional enactment, the chief of which, as he was, was the unconditional imposition of the right of franchise. He well adds that no government has ever done a defenseless people a greater it jured." The English are remarking the same thing with reference to the Boers. Spain is saying the same thing with reference to Cuba, and this country is taking a similar position concerning the Philippines. Great Britain entertained the same opinion concerning the American Colonies which framed a Declaration of Independence, and the rich men of the land, the representatives of trusts and monopolies feel that way towards the labor vote whenever a campaign is under way and it is liable to be cast against its interests. If the TIMES editor could enjoy a lucid interval long enough to imagine himself a Negro, it would no doubt entertain a different opinion. The burden of his song is in favor of caste or race prejudice. It continues: "It was indeed a cruelty to the Negro to arm him with this weapon which had to be on that would stir up perpetual strife between him and the white man, and that strife could have but one result. All men capable of thinking should have known that it must create perpetual war between the races, and all such men ought to have known that the result of that war had to be disaster to the Negro." There are some Negroes who would permit this reckless statement to pass unchallenged. Have the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States brought disaster to the Negro? To ask that question is to answer it. Before the enactment of these amendments, we were slaves, and owned no property, and held no offices. Since the enactment of these amendments, we own twelve million dollars worth of property in VIRGINIA and five hundred million dollars worth in the United States of America. Before the enactment of the amendments, we had no office-holders; since the enactment of the amendments, we have had United States Senators, Congressmen, Collectors of Internal Revenue, Collectors of Customs, Legislators, Councilmen, Clerks, Mail-carriers and it is estimated that we now draw $8,000,000 in salaries from the government. Before the enactment of the Amendments, we had no professional men since the enactment of the amendments, we have Bank presidents, real estate agents, business men, theologians, physicians, lawyers, electricians, machinists, authors, editors, inventors, veterinary surgeons, druggists, astronomers and men in every vocation and calling of life. Our homes dot every hill-side, Mr. Times editor and our cattle may be seen covering the mountains, valleys and j' river-ban's of the southland. Where then, sir, comes your croaking of disaster, which like Pon's Raven tells of despair? The Times asks: "And what is to be the final outcome of his wretched business?" We do not know. From our viewpoint, we are leaving that part of the business to God and eternity. You'll be dead before long and we see no need of you worrying yourself into an earlier grave about the matter. I: remarks: "So long as the 15th amendment remains a part of the Constitution of the United States there will be recurring attempts to carry elections by the solid Negro vote, and whenever one of these attempts is made the white people will reply in kind by showing a united front in opposition to the solid body of Negroes, and then we shall have an election controlled by violence, or, what is worse, corrupted by fraud." Of course,—Mr. Bryan, your candidate for President made the attempt and Tammany, his patron saint did the same thing in New York City. Indeed all of the elections in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas are carried for the Democratic Party by the solid Negro vote. They drive them from the polls with shot-guns and then count their votes while they are away for the party with which you affiliate and are identified. Fraud is fraud and corruption is corruption whether it is sanctioned by law or placed in the Constitution of the United States. The suffrage is under the control of the states. The only requirement is that there shall be no discrimination on account of race or color, or previous condition of servitude. The TIMES would exclude from the ignorant colored voter and admit the ignorant white voter to the right of franchise. Where does it get its ethics? What part of the Holy Bible justifies its contentions? Why should it discourse against corruption and fraud while it speaks in favor of corruption and fraud? Who trusts the TIMES' editor? Who would for a moment believe in its sincerity? Not one. Thank God, it does not represent the best sentiment of Virginia in this re- THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMON VIRGINIA A PEOULIAR INOIDENT. THE 'following article from the Richmond, Va., DAILY TIMES of Nov. 27th, explains itself and shows how considerate some of our Broad Street merchants are in dealing with the feelings of others: "There was a most embarrassing scene in a Broad Street dry goods house yesterday afternoon when the wife of a prominent citizen started to walk out of the place with a handsome coat for which she had not paid. The lady had entered the cloak department of the establishment and asked to be shown some of the latest style coats. These were shown ber, and she tried on one of the handsomest of the les. She then turned to look at some other articles, and shortly afterward stasted out of the store. 'As the lady got near the door she was called and infarmed that she had neither paid for the coat nor requested that it be charged. At first the woman seemed puzzled, then, casting her eyes down at the garment, she remarked: "Oh, I declare. I quite forgot, I made a mistake. I do not want the coat." She removed it and it was placed in its former place in the cloak department. The lady went her way, but seemed much confused over the incident." We trust none of our colored folks will take it into their heads to be equally absent minded for Justice GRUTCHFIELD would prove himself so absent minded and give them a long term in jail before he remembered that the prisoner at the bar had been absent-minded only. We colored folks call that kind of business the "silkest kind" of stealing and so do the police authorities here. ST. LUKE NOTES The Executive Board of the R. W. G. Council of Virginia has paid since August 1, 1909, the following death claims: Elisabeth Brandon, Elijah Council 99 Dinnieville county, Va., $50; Leila Johnson, South Side Council, 172 Manchester, Va., $25; Kitsy Smith Randolph Council, 110 Ellerson, Va. $50; Beal J hinson, Lily of Valley Council, 114 Huntington, W. Va., $50 Ella F. Robinson, Campbell Chappell 126 Carrollton, Va., $50; Martha Cole- man, Union Prospect 93, Woodsville Va., $50; Sarah Hill, Virginia Council 127 Richmond, Va., $50; Frances Mitchell, M. Sinai Council, 54, Rich- mond, Va., $50; Eveline M ore, Mouna Carmel Council, 42 Petersburg, Va. $50; Millie Scott, Namingine Council, 87 Poplar Grove, Va., $50; Fred Mann, Sneha Council, 18; Petersburg, Va., $50; Henry Gravs a, Hatcher Council, 98 Danville, Va., $50; Mary J. Lancaster, S. Mary's Council, 5 Petersburg, Va., $50; Louisa Trent, Mt. Sinai Council, 54, Richmond, Va. $50; 14 death claims paid $6750.0 Whole amount paid in death claims $5762.50 A union meeting was held under the auspices of Namizie Council, No. 87 Poplar Grove, Wednesday, Nov. 14th. The councils of Dinwiddie county, namely: Rowanty, 124; Elijah 99, and Namizoe, 87. were largely represented. P. R. W. G. Chief, J. A. Lee. Booker Ellis and Brother D. C. Beasley and the Deputy of the 1st District, Thomas H. Brown spoke for the order. Among the visiting members of the order were seen the Rev. Z. D. Lewis, Mrs. Ada Lewis and the R. W. Grand Secretary. Deputy Thomas H. Brown, reinstated to the order Washington Gee Council, No 85 Blair's Wh rr. Deputy William Randolph consecrated to the order Oak Grove Council, No. 182, at Etna Mills, King William County, Va. National Deputy, Sister Alice Winston consecrated to the order Welcome Home Council, No. 183, Richmond, Va. Maggie L. Walker consecrated Athaline Council, No. 180, and Eureka Council, No. 181, both of Richmond V. South Side Council, No. 172, Manchester, Va., celebrated their 1st Anniversary Monday, Nov. 22. The council has a membership of 40. Seven candidates were initiated and the officers installed. Miss Laura Hobson was made Degree Chief, several visitors from Richmond were present and Q W. Moon of Manchester, Va. The Juvenile Department is on the increase. The R. W. G. Secretary, Miss Gertrude D Lawrence is key busy issuing new policies. Hyacinth Circle, Mrs. Mary Holt Dawson, matron, celebrated their 2nd anniversary. The circle is in a prosperous condition and has a membership of 80 children. White Rose Circle, No. 1, Miss Toney, matron, is increasing her members every month. Miss Eliza Kelley made a fl. visit to Oak Grove Church, King William Co., Va., and started a circle of 50 children. St. Stephens Circle, Miss Julia I. Stephens, matron, has grown to 115 children. Miss Mary Wright of Poplar Grove, Dinwiddie Co., Va., has been reinstated. The department paid a claim of $40 to Mr. Fannie E. Brown, for the death of little Miss Castle, and of $80 to Mrs. A. Dawley of Norfolk, Va., for the death of a member of her circle. We regret to learn the death of Rev. James H. Holmes, D. D., a member of Forrester Council, No. 9, one of the oldest councils in the order. Rev. Holmes has held every position of trust in the order, having presided over the 1st National Grand Council, and passed the chair with honor; was treasurer of the Endowment Department for two years and died treasurer of the Past Officer Council, No. 3, I. O. of St. Luke, and also Degree Chief and treasurer of Forrester's council. No. 9 The whole order of St. Luke has lost a friend, a brothee. For the order to be honored with the membership of such a man, speaks for the order. We honored him in life. In death, his name and good works will stand forth as the Monument St. Luke. May he rest in peace! BUSY BEE. A Popular Magez'ne. The Colored American magazine, an illustrative monthly, devoted to the Literature, acme, Art, Religion, Facts, Fe ion and Tradition of the Negro race, and published in Boston, Mass., is certain, becoming popular. A fact which will astonish this is, that recently one of our pubis is often cut out and a short sketch of her lady-like accomplishments appeared in its columns, and to her surprise she received complimentary letters from gen temes far and near. She also received one very flattering proposal for marriage, as the evidence of our Southern girl's beauty. We will not give the young lady's name, out of respect so hard to notice. The Colored American Magazine is not a year old, yet. It was began in Boston by young men who formerly resided in this city, d iting from a branch offices all over the country. In its columns can be found cuts of our foremost men and women, and sketches of their lives and works. The annual subscription is $1. 50, single copy 15 eds. In fact, it supplies a long felt want among our people. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. Prof. G. R. Hovey was very much pleased with the attendance on last Saturday. Each member is kindly requested to do personal work. The work by the religious committee for last Sunday was reported with good results. The inmates of the aimshouse were remembered. The meetings in the city jail were very impressive. President Clifton Cabell gave the boys last Sunday an address which made quite an impression upon them, said, "What shall I do with my life." The men were pleased with the very timely address which was delivered to them by Rev. E. A. P. Oneck, subject, "Turn on the Light." All were well paid. The mothers' meeting met in our rooms last Monday. The attendance was extremely large and much business of importance was traacted. To-day a 5 p. m., Saturday you are invited to the explanation of the Sunday School lesson, free. Meetings in the jail, alms-house and upon the corners of the street, Sunday 11 a. m., and 8 p. m. Bible studies for boys Sunday 4 p. m. Parents send your boys Rev. R. J. Bass will address the men Sunday 5:30 p. m. at our rooms. All men are invited. Our rooms are more home like every day. Motners, help us to keep them so. Do not forget the date of the lecture by J. R. L. Diggs. A. J., Prof. of Latí and French in Virginia Union University, and French in "The to-morrow of the Richmond, Nigro, or His 20th Century Possibilities" special music from the University under the direction of D. G. F. G. Jung; the speaker will be introduced by Rev. W. F. Graham. O. pastor of 101 street Baptist Church. Dec. 8, 8 p. m. Admission free. This is a treat for the people of Richmond, tell your neighbor. Free for everybody. 5 n. St. Baptist Church Dec. 3d, 8, 8 p. M. Free. Our night school under the principalship of Mr. W. S. Morgan is meeting with success. Do not let this opportunity pass you. The rev'al in progress at Ebenezer Baptist Church is meeting with much success. Many have made professions and more still seeking. Mr. Ulysses Briggs of Richmond, Va. was in the city this week, the guest of his father. The services at Emanuel A. M. E. Church Sunday were held at the usual hour. At 11 a. m. Rev. Edgar Robinson of Brighton Chapel preached and at 7:30 in the evening Descon Thomas Davis officiated. The anniversary social given by the Christian Club this week was quite a success. Rev. J. W. Kirby, formerly pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church was in the city this week. Mrs. Martha Rose and daughter has returned from N. Y. city. Mr. Samuel Davis of 600 High St. who has b een quite sick is improving slowly. The mother of Mr. Charles Casell is is very sick at family residence, corner Pine and King S.s. Mr. Aias C Watts left the city on Thursday for New York, District Deputy Grand Chancellor J. W. Randolph was in the city last Wednesday. He came up to attend the funeral of Rev. J. H. Home, D. D. He returned home last Wednesday evening. At Mt. Olivet. Services at Mt. Olivet Church, 25th and S Sts., on tomorrow, as follow: At 11: 10 o'clock a. m. a sermon by Rev. R. J. Base. At 8 o'clock p. m. the ascension of the Lord's Supper by Dr. W. F. Graham. 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Jurgen's Son 421 EAST BROAD ST., between 4th and 5th Street When You Are Sick Pure and Fresh Mediames only will cure you then purchase your Drugs and Medicine from: Leonard's Drug Store. 724 North Second Street. 9 E. Duval St. Richmond, Va. Dealer in FINE GROCERIES, MEATS VEGETABLES, CIGARS TOBACCO AND FEED. Goods Strictly First-class and delivered free. HE PLANET SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1900 REV DR.J.H. HOLMES FUNERAL. (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) They expressed unqualified approval of his course. His influence had been conservative, generous and indicative of true progress. His name will be held in lasting honor. At the service of Graze St. Church of which he is pastor, on last Sunday night resolutions of sympathy were passed and he was requested to present them to the family and the church. WASHINGTON SENDS WORD. Rev. J. Anderson Taylor stated that on Monday morning in the Baptists Minister's Union. Washington. D. O. his death was announced and by unanimous vote resolutions of sympathy we adopted. He came to bring them. He read the resolutions. Q. William Moon of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria and the Grand Chief J. W. Thompson were present. M. Olvet Baptist Church passed resolutions and also ones from Past Worthy Chief's Council, O. I. of St. Luke's Episcopal Church sang "We are waiting by the River." Never has this fair sonette sang with greater sweetness and with more pleasing effect. REV. DR. BINGA'S TR BUTH. At its conclusion Master of Ceremonies introduced Rev. Dr. A. Binga, Jr., who announced that he brought resolutions of sympathy from his church. He then proceeded to deliver the funeral discourse from II. Samuel, 2d Chapter, 38th verse: "Know y' not that a great man has fallen in Israel this day." He declared that great men could be as yet found in this age. No where is found a man as great as that man who is struggling in the moral conflict when being waged between light and darkness, truth and deceit. Only those are truly great, are those who are truly good. The temple built that is truly noble and great man has a touch of the divine hand. Our departed was great because he was Godly. he was great because he was good. RE WAS GOOD. That he was good, this vast assemblage testifies. All ranks of society are here rep escented. Men coming with their heads uncovered, women coming with their heads bowed down. All differences of creed and nationality are buried in this halo of good. His greatness consisted not in oratory, not in keenness, but was on account of his greatness. We all must give our assent to this where Niles a man who tried to do right who tried to serve his God. EN WAS GRBAT: He was great as a citizen. He did not isolate himself. He was a law abiding citizen. He strove to maintain and sustain the majesty of the law. He contributed to the good of the people. A WORD ABOUT PARASITES. He took up the statement that ministers were parasite. He declared that any man who contributed to the reduction of crime added to the material worth of the community. He was a great hearted man. A large enough to adroit all markkind to its territory. He spoke of his interest to the Colored Orphan Assyrium. ALWAYS SUNSHINE. Kindness be came part of his countenance. I have never seen him, sad. He was always full of sunshine. He was great as a Christian minister. No pretense to o story but in an aristess manner, he presented the marrow of the gospel He tried on every occasion to deal with men's hearts, to speak to men's consciences. In this respect he was a great preacher. He was a great pastor, eminently courteous to all ministers. He invited all ministers to be welcome to his pulpit. He named Rev. Taylor, Rev. Mitchell, Rev. sowler and last but not least Rev. Dr. Brooks. He made a pathetic reference to the distance from which he came. He taptized 598 persons on one Sunday without stopping. "Waant't he great?" he asked, and the response came from the congregation. He spoke of the injury to his (Binga*) church and the response of Dr. Holmes' church, a check for $100. He gave Dr. Hatehater's church a check for $100. He believed that they should be no white or black in the kingdom of God. For this, I say, our brother was truly great in generosity. He spoke of his efforts to serve his people and he declared that God had never revoked his commission. At the museum, he held, I am going to die the pastor of this church." Standing for 34 years, he was able to die with the throttle in his hand. Like the Spartan, he died at his post. He was great in the hearts of his family, he loved his children and they loved him. He concluded with: "Servant of God, well done, Best from thy loved emplor." Prayer was offered by Rev. J. Anderson Taylor of Washington. He aroused the audience to a high point of sympathy: its excitement. The couch casket was of the latest design, with heavy silver extension handles. Funeral Director A. D. Prié officiated, and the arrangement were carried out to perfection. His assistant, Mr. Isham Mann, was equally careful of the interests of the friends who were there to do honor to the deceased. There were about 65 carriages in the procession exclusive of private conveyances. The remains were interred in Hama'i Cametary Rev. A. Binga Jr., D D., officiated Gandles were lighted to enable the Masons to proceed with their ceremony. The other Oders agreed to waive their right in this particular. Dr. Holmes Delayed. Dr. John H. Holmes was delayed 88 hours on account of a caving in as Allegheny Tunnel. He was accompanied by his wife and son and his stay at aderson, W. Va, was very wearisome. the railroad company provided how ever for his wants. Mrs. Lucy Tay-ton and her husband arrived from Sortingfield, Maas, and w. W. H. Brooks D. D. and his wife and w. from Washington. It was a veritable family reunion at the Holmes' manson. THE RIGHT TO MEMBERSHIP. (CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE) America, the convention which ultimately resulted in the National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. NSVER HESITATED TO ACCEPT: Believing the women of the club movement represented the most advanced and liberal thought of the country, we have never hesitated to confer with or accept association with what are spoken of as "Women's Clubs" in distinction to "Colored Women's Clubs"; we held ourselves and the women of America represented by the Federation as above petty prejudices. We became a member of the Massachusetts State Federation, and no club in that body had a deeper pride in it and the women it represents than we. Our association with Massachusetts Club Women had been such that the possibility of color discrimination had been lost sight of—our delegates had been received at meetings receptions and conventions with that courtesy invariably extended by ladies toward all with whom they come in contact, nothing less was expected, certainly nothing less was received. INVITED TO JOIN With this explanation it can be readily understood that when invited to join the General Federation, the Woman's Era Club accepted the honor in all sincerity, as free from any thought of forcing an issue as was doubtless the true extender of the Invitation, Mrs. Anna D. W. West, State Chairman of Our correspondence for Massachusetts. The club went through the prescribed form in making its application for membership into the General Federation; a sign of its Constitution was made to Mrs. Lowe (no mention is made of color in the constitution) but work for our race, the constitution, our people," etc. is spoken of) with application for admission into the Federation. A reply was immediately received from Mrs. Lowe in which she said:— LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT. Office of the President of the General Federation of Women's Club ATLANTA, GA, April 80, 1900 Dear Madam President:— I hope that you have by this time received your certificate of membership in the General Federation. It is with great pride that I write to extend to your club, my congratulations, and at the same time to assure them of my desire to be helpful to them in any way possible. There is a great work for us all to do women everywhere need the practical training, in a large sense, which the Federation gives, and the Federation needs the co-operation of every club to strengthen it to do the work which life to day requires of such an organization. Extend to your club greetings from me, and tell them to call upon me for all that they need and to send me all they can spare for encouraging and strengthening the union of our work. Believe me, The dues were forwarded, a receipt and a certificate of membership was received and a ratification of the action of the president, Mrs. Lowe, was received by Mrs. West, dated May 14 1900, as follows: "It gives me great pleasures to inform you that the application of the Woman's Era Club for m-membership in the General Federation has been accepted by the Executive Committee. Congratulating you on the success of your work. I am, sincerely yours, Mounie M. Kendrick. Corresponding Secretary General Federation. Acting upon this situation the Women's Era Club at once began to consider the question of sending a delegate to Milwaukee; with pressing financial obligations it was a question whether the club could afford to be represented. Howver the view that membership in the Federation was an honor which brought obligations as well as opportunities, that the club could not afford to mass oppoities of exchange of thought with liberal-minded women prevailed, and it was voted to send to the Biennial the president, Mrs. Ruffia, who had been also elected a delegate by the Massachusetts State Federation and an alternate from the N. E. W. Press Association. NO REASON TO EXPECT TROUBLE. From this it can be understood that neither the Club or Mrs. Ruffin had reason to anticipate any antagonism; as a matter of fact the possibility of color discrimination had not been thought of until a few days before the Conventional newspaper articles began to appear, which was set down as "sensational." Upon arriving at Milwaukee Mrs. Ruffin was forced into a humiliating and embarrassing position for which save the newspaper articles, she was wholly unp spared. The Mass. delegation was immediately notified that the bishop met and I would not receive an application for membership of the Woman's Era Club. Mrs. Ruffin was informed that she could not enter the convention representing a "colored eub" but would be received as a delegate from a "white club" and to enforce this ruling and attempt was made to snatch from her bees the badge which had been unwittingly handed her on the passing of her cred nuals. MR8. RUFFIN'S DIGNIFIED STAND: This unexpected and unprecedented and unpredictable nature of the only stand compatible with her idle action forced Mrs. Ruffia to take the only stand compatible with her idea of 'ignity and honu'—she refused to ignore the desecration of the rights the cab which sent her to Milwaukee and rest at such a price. After the adjournment of the Biennial upon the day of her departure from Milwaukee our delegates found in the mail-box at the hotel an envelope containing the amount paid into the Federation as dues by the Woman's E. A. Club, it was then impost- sible to return them and they are now held under protest. The matter stands here, the General Federation of Women's Clubs has no color line is its Constitution, there is published in its Constitution, in its off published amounts of gas am alms, in its supposed advanced position upon humanitarian questions to lead any club, with like alms and views, to imagine itself ineligible for membership. Laborers Aid Society and Investment Association 812 E. Street 85. We wish to acknowledge to the public a surprise led on the above named Association by the Twilight Club No.1. Presentations are as follows: Mat-tion for the floor, ½ down chairs, 4 large picture I lamp, table cover, pair porters; alms table filled with cakes, jellies, nuts, and many other delicious fruits of the season. Our hearts are filled with joy. NO LEGAL GROUND FOR ACTION. The Woman's Era Club having been regularly admitted, no legal or moral ground can possibly be found upon which it could be ruthlessly thrown out, at the pleasure of a few individuals. As a member of the Massachusetts State Federation, the Woman's Era Club is still a member of the General Association. Although it feels itself justified in holding its membership on the ground and admittance by Mr. Lewe, and ratification by the Board. This is the case even though, aside, the first question before the Board and b-fore she the country, is not whether colored clubs shall be admitted to the Federation, but whether that unwarrantable action shall be sustained. Whether women asking for suffrage and a larger participation in public life, shall endorse a ruling which as a specimen of bossism could not be overmatched by the lowest political gathering in the country. Whether this is to be allowed to stand as an example to these women who are about to enter the political arena, that a mistake was made in admission a colored club, is there any justification for the correction of the mistake by the overthrow of law? THE QUESTION OF THE COLOR LINE: As to the other question as to whether the General Federation shall draw a color line, the Woman's Era Club does not enter into the discussion of that. There is no record of colored women's club forcing themselves upon individuals or bodies; although there seems to be a large fear of this. Our club believes it voices the sentiment of the colored women of the country when it says it is perfectly willing to abide by the decision of the majority as to whether there shall be color discrimination in the Federation. We reel though that it is our right to say that we shall reel very sorry for the cause of women to see its standard lowered, its accepted ideas repudiated, its power diminished by any declaration that it is the cause of white women for which it stands, not the cause of woman. However, whatever may be the result of deliberation upon this question we beg the women of the clubs to make the decision to solicit and final so that in the future, in their work for the upstaging of women there may be no possibility of the trampling upon the feelings and aspirations of those they consider beneath them. The weavers of the despised "coloe." many millions strong— cannot annihilate or eliminate themselves, they are forced, in the passing of the years, to touch the larger life of the nation at many points—it was supposed that such contact was desirable for all parish but should it be deemed undesirable to those with the greatest power, it is only that the weaker side should be allowed to prove itself, this, however, is not the question we urge. Our stand is this: Our club wendely and regularly admitted to the General Federation of Women's Clubs, the action in throwing it out was illegal. we ask if you can afford to endorse that action. FLORIDA RUFFIN RIDLEY, See. Com. JOSEPH N. St. P. RUFFIN. ARIANNA C. SPARROW, HANNAR C. SMITH. Committee on Statement of the Woman's Era Club. Boston, Mass, No 12 1900. Winter Tourist Rates Via Southern Railway. Beginning Nov. 1, 1900, and Continuing Until April 30th, 1901. The Southern Railway will sell excursion tents to the various winter resorts, points located in the South and southwest at greatly reduced rates. Tickets will be on sale daily and the majority of them will bear return limit May 31st, 1901. Among such points included are Columbia, S. C., Albens, S. C., Charleston, S. C., Asheville, N. C. Hot Springs, V. O., Tryon, N. C. Augusta, Ga., Savannah, Ga., Beausewick, Ga., Thomasville, Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., St. Augustine, Fla., Miami, Fla., Nassau N. F., Havana Cuba, and many other points in Florida and the South; also New Orleans, La. an to various points in Texas, Mexico, New Mexico and California. The Southern's facilities for handling such travel are unsurpassed, operating as it does the most superb and luxurious trains composed of Pullman's latest designed sleeping cars, and Southern Railway Dining-cars and Thorough fare coaches, with fast and convenient schedules. In addition to the standard service operated daily on the various trains of the Southern, tourist sleep-arrays take three times a week between Washington, Danville, New Orleans, San Francisco, and Pacific Coast points without change of cars. For detailed information, see For detailed information apply to any agent Southern Railway. The jury in the case of Gary Orraig (colored) on trial in the County Courts of Henrico for the killing of Henry Johnson also colored last night returned a verdict finding Orraig guilty of murder in the second degree and fixed his punishment at ten years in the penitentiary. The difficulty that led to the killing arose over a game of craps, the amount involved in the dispute being about twenty cents.--Times, Nov. 27, 1900. Clear Case for the Colored Children. NORFOLK, VA., Nov. 27 — Three colored children of F. E. G. Rash, white trucker, of Norfolk county, are surning in the Orinruit Court here to wrest their father's thirty thousand dollar estate from his white widow. Rash's colored wife died, after which he married a white woman. He died last March, aged 60 years. It appears that eleven years ago he deed his property to his Negr) children, and that just before he died he made a will under which his widow was left his property during her lifetime. Tae widow asks that the deed be set aside, and she inherit the estate in fee-simple. The children claim the deed antedates the will and their father had no right to will that which he had no title to. Laborers Aid Society and Iv treatment Association. $12 E. B. Std. We will so acknowledge so the pub- lisher led on the above named Association. Presentations are as follows: Meeting for the floor, ½ dozen chairs, 4 large pictures, 1 lamp, 1 table cover, pair porters; also the table was filled with enks, jellies, nuts, and many other delicious fruits of the season. Our hearts are filled with joy, our tongues can not express our thanks to the Presidents and members of Twilight Club No. 1. We hope they may forever live. Yours for right, R. D. GRANDERSON, Pres. M. JOHNSON, Sec'y. CARTER—Died. At his residence, 815 N 6th St. Wed. Nov. 22 d. at 4:80 a. m. Mrs Mary M. Carter. His funeral was preached at 5 h. Street Baptist Church by Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D., at 4:30 p. m. on Thursday, Nov. 22. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church for 12 years. She leaves a husband, mother, and father to mourn their loss. The following named gentlemen eated as pall b arrs: Honorary, M. Sears J. H. Harper, B. P. Vandervall, Malvin Jackson, and Charles H. Robinson, Acive, Massas Thos. Scott, John Jackson, C. B. Johnson, Joseph Charity, A. C. Jooe Henry Jones. Funeral Directors, J. A. and C. J. Cooke officiated. M. Dr. Shea, Marvelous Medium Gives the names of dead and living friend and when you will marry, also of business or health or anything you know, no matter what is it. He can call up your spirit friend and when they rap all around the room. He asks questions don't ask you to write names for them or pum it in any way but tells you right away how to power credentials no one else can show, countless of references to both white and colored patrons. Twenty-five years practice business is best for you and where, how to business is best for you and where, how to business is best for you and where, how to be successful in all your duties short what is best so do. He succeeds when others have positive satisfaction or n pay and see how to consult this Christian gentleman. He has medicine that will cure drunkenness, cadbull through him are now. RICH, HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL, with all their undertakings, while those who neglect his advice are still laboring against chemistry. Through his perfect knowledge of chemistry, he heads toward his goal. His will overcome your enemies and win your friends. His aid and advice has often been solicited the result has always been the case. He will win all your wishes. In love affairs he never fails. He has the secret of winning the act citation of the pestle sex. It is the cure of spiritualism that in all large cities they are of men and women who clairm power gifts, the gift of love, the neither gifts, credentials nor reference Surely the colored people are noto watch in sense as to throw their time and money William Denmore, architect and builder, Cleveland, and Arbiser, ewell, hi builder, south cockyotn. All have know the test of his power to all. The doctor has reached five years in New Orleans, St. Louis, Empire and Louisville; understand thoroughely that the test of his influence the race is subject to. He is now an alway had a large patronage from them. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING: Brooklyn. Aug. 15, 1901 — This is to certify that came to New York from Albany. I was out of town in a stragegey, out of work and out of school, to do my job. I undertook. What to do I did not know. I friend advised me to go and see Dr. Shea. He took me in and treated me as a buddy. Through him I got a good position that very much. I had been to others: they took my money and gave me a job. I first met Dr. Shea. I would advise all in bad luck, slok or in trouble to go to him once. Sincerely. ALBERT AYERS, 2057 Atlantic Ave South Plaainfield, Aug. 15, 1901 — This is to certify that my husband and I have been absent two years. I mourned for him night and day. I gave him up as dead. he is wonderful things Dr. Shea was doing with me. He told me my husband was alive and well, where he was; told me he would come home where he was; told me all of it came true. He is home now, come here. He is dead. I also wish to say that this mouth lost the sum of $500. I am a poor woman and he told me Dr. Shea and he told me I would find my to my intense joy I did find it as he told me God there is a man so gifted in our midst that an angel and tell their what to do. Sheerly. A SENSATION IN BROOKLYN - A MINIB TERS' STATEMENT I wish to state that one of my parishioner was sick and in trouble for a long time, Mrs. n, a Gay Street. No one seemed to understates her, but none of them seemed to know who the matter. None could do her any good. I was my duty as her pastor to call and see her done by Dr. Shea the last wonderful work being I would call and see him myself. I found him a kind sympathetic gentleman. He gave me the best of his powers, told me to send him a locum patient* which I did by her daughter. He told atonement what we were and time cared for and well Her family cared for. Now all is changed. *n* are well and prosperous. I can truly and heartily recommend Dr. Shea to all those in sickness or dislodge. *n* Johnson Pastor Lebanon Church, Brooklyn. Dr. Shea can show thousands such DR. SHEA has been carefully educated in the Homeopathic and Leichte Schools of Medicine Rheumatism, Asthma, Sore Throat, Cancers, Constipation. Ague, Dyspsiae Tape Worm, Liver Complaints, Dearness and all strange mysterious diseases which all strange mysterious diseases which matter what they be. Nothing disease, no matter what they be. Nothing disease. He can and will honestly tell you if you can be cured. Has all new experience in public hospitals and clinics. No trifling with human life. Call at once. not delay. Diplomas hang in parlor is a registered physician. A new remedy for Rheumatism just discovered, not a ilament. Hopeless cases and those that others think the childless made parents. 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I am prepared to furnish the public with plants of all kinds, out flowers funeral designs, etc. I will be pleased to have the patron- age of the public. S W Robinson, 23 N. 18TH ST. Dealer In Fine Wines, LIQUORS, CIGARS, &c. All Stock Sold as Guaranteed. PROMPT ATTENTION. Your Patronage is Respectfully Sold cited. KNOXVILLE COLLEGE. Twenty Fifth Anniversary Jubilee, June 11 and 12th. Addresses by prominent Edunst, South and North, including President W. H. Council of Huntsville, Dr. E. L. Parks of Gammon Theological Seminary, Rev. G. W. Good of Fisk University, Dr. W. H. Mellin of Alegham, Pa., Governor Menton McMillan and others. Reduced rates on the certificate plan of one and a third from all points in Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia and Alabama. Total expense for the year of board, fuel, light, furnished room, etc., $366. 5 THE PLANET THE CHORUS OF THE SEA. I hear unnumbered voices in the chorus of the waves. Among them spirit echoes as from sailors' hidden graves. A multitude of murmurs that in differing degree. Combine to make the matchless music of the waves. 'Der beach and land in measures grand these limpid songs are sung. As though each flashing jeweled drop had found a jeweled tongue. Here unto Nature's devotees with understanding ear. Each murmur speaks its message sweet, harmoniously clear; Wise heads and hearts are tuned to catch the shattered sand and the sound of God's mysteries profound; They speak the secrets of the sea, concealed through ages past. And reach prophetic arms toward the future velled and vast. What are the estatorios and symphonies of man. Composed to those devised upon God's wildest, wisest plan. Interpreting the God of enshurred in sweetest song. Which ranges from the light bird-note to thunder deep and strong? Waves of light and charging lines, laugh, clamor and rejoice. And every breaker silver-fringed hath here a silver voice. The lights and shadows come and fade like ghosts of long ago. And with them lights and sounds of sound in rapture ebb and flow. Like voiced reflections of the tints and tangibly glorious gleams. Until the manible into one like music heard in dreams. While every note its message hath for souls attuned to hear. The whirwind, or the faintest truth God whispers low and clear. Wouldst hear the beat of Nature's heart, then hear the throbbing sea. And burn the message sheathed in song God whispers a thousand voices loud or low, each beauti-fal alone. Completer, sweeter when combined in matchless time and tone; A THE MAN WITH THE STRIPED SHIRT "YOU seem unhappy this morning," remarked the silent partner to his associate after the stenographer had left the room in tears to receive the condolences of the temporarily discharged office boy. "And yet," he continued, "there is no yellow tinge to your skin, and your eyes are bright and your hand steady. No one would believe that you were suffering from an active fit of remorse and had determined to take it out on all the dependent humanity that crossed your billious path, to look at you. Why don't you go across the way to the drug store and take something for it?" "It's not that," said the disgruntled man, passing his hand wearily across his forehead. "It's my shirt." "Then I have no sympathy to offer. A man of your ordinary intelligence ought to know enough to take a penknife and make a new buttonhole if the neckband is too large for your collar, and if it is simply a case of fray you can easily dampen it and take the starch out of it. There's no excuse for you coming up here and raising Ned over a trifle like that." "If you had an instantaneous bleaching process to suggest you might help me," observed the other. "As it is I'm conscious that I've got on a thing with purple stripes and I'd be willing to exchange it for one of haireloth. It wouldn't have nearly the irritating effect on me. I wasn't born to the purple—I had it thrust upon me. The clerk said it was the latest thing this season and neat in its effect, and it didn't look so bad when he showed it to me. But I got under its influence five minutes after I had put it on, and half killed an innocent kitten that came and confidingly wiped its little pink nase on my trousers. That's the trouble with me—the inability to size up a garment before it has actually passed into my possession, and my cowardly and parsimonious aversion to throwing it away when it tortures me to look at it. It's bad enough with anything, but with shirts it is simply maddening. Shirts have always been the bane of my life." "In what respect?" asked the silent partner. "In every respect. I have to buy them ready-made because a man has to take off his coat and waistcoat and put them on again afterward to get measured, and my doctor tells me to avoid all unnecessary exertion on account of my heart, so to a certain extent I have to take chances on the fit. That's a good suggestion of yours about the button-holes, however. Well, then, there's the pattern and color. It isn't once in three times that I get anything that on sober second thought satisfies me. Then, as I say, I haven't the sand to throw anything away. I say to myself that I'll save it for an emergency, and I find that the emergency happens about twice a week. If I get on a shirt that suits me I'm as happy as a king and my heart sings within me, but the wrong color throws me off just as you see me this morning. Doesn't it ever affect you that way?" "Never." "Well, I suppose mine is a peculiar case. I wish I could find some remedy for it. It's no use for me to cover the horror up with a necktie and put on a pair of white cuffs; the world may be deceived, but I know that it's there." "Then why don't you stick to plain white shirts?" "Heaven help me! I cannot," sighed the victim, respondently. "I have con- tracted the colored appetite and 'tis too late. I can wear a white shirt just as I can drink a glass of milk. I know that if I were in a normal condition I would be happy and contented to wear them, but as it is I have a perpetual craving for the stimulus of something pink or blue, with bars or figures or stripes on it. Although I know that it will hurt me, lower my moral tone and render me unfit for decent society, I will even take a shirt with red and black horseshoes on it or mix with my fellow-man spotted with yellow polka dots rather than don the purse, innocent white of happier days. "I remember so well my first shirts — I mean the mast that were built after the pattern of the adult garment. I only wore them on Sundays, of course, but it used to be well into the middle of the week before I recovered from my misery. It was bad enough to be 'got ready,' to have myself ignominiously bathe' by my mother, who was the most reckless woman with soap I ever saw, and who consistently put most of it into my eyes; and there was the further ordeal of having my hair and the upper part of my face brushed with a stiff, bristly brush; but these tortures were insignificant when compared with the agonies that the shirt caused me to suffer. The shirt of Nessus was a fool to it. My shirt was made by a woman who had raised seven boys of her own and was considered an authority. She was an economical woman, and didn't believe in wasting any unnecessary muslin, so that there was never enough tail to it to make it balance properly, and it fit around the neck like a Turkish bowstring in the moment of the sultan's wrath. It was done up at home, of course, and mother was as prodigal of starch as she was of soap, so that it stuck together like a porous plaster to its cover, from stem to stem, and the neckband was a quarter of an inch thick. The hired girl generally tote it apart and helped me on with it. She had long finger nails, and in buttonting the collar she invariably got hold of a fold of my skin and tried to push it through the buttonhole. "Then they sent me out to Sunday school, choking and sore, and expected me to get benefited by it. I can remember how I had to sit there without being able to move my head independently of the rest of me for fear of cutting into the jugular vein and messing the cocoa matting, and how I hated to give up my penny for the heathen. It wasn't that I grudged the money, for I was always a free-hearted boy, but I thought of what I might be helping to bring the heathen to. I pictured him, care-free and happy, in an unstarched breech clout and with no lesson leaflet HALF KILLED AN INNOCENT KITTEN. to study in the afternoon, and I longed to be in his benighted condition, much as I loved my dear teacher. "I know that my perhaps morbid sensitiveness in regard to shirts was occasioned in the first place by the shirt of my youth. I own that my condition is morbid. I have got so that I size up a man, to a great extent, by the shirt that he wears, even with the knowledge that I myself am occasionally open to criticism of the hardest kind." "I can stand for anything but a man sticking a superfluous diamond stud in the bosom of his negligee," said the silent partner. "I don't believe there are such people," said the other man. "I like to think well of my kind." "Naturally, but there are mighty few of your kind around. But I guess you've made a mistake about my shirt. There's no purple about it, and no stripes. I should call it a black and white cheek." The monomania walked over to the mirror above the wash stand and surveyed himself. "I can't understand that," he said, turning, with a puzzled expression on his face. "I could have sworn that it was the purple shirt that I took out of the drawer—and it had the identical effect. I don't see what could have made me speak harshly to that poor girl." "I guess you'll have to put it down to natural cussiness and let it go at that," declared the silent partner. "Your shirt won't wash."—Chicago Daily Record. Asked a Hard Question. The following story, coming from Northampton, England, which is represented in parliament by Henry Lawbouchere, is not one of that gentleman's favorites, but is vouchered for as true. One of "Labby's" constituents, a homely workman, is responsible for it: "Ona of my mates," said he, "has a little invalid girl that's very thoughtful, and the questions she asks are most surprising. She'd often heard Bill talking to the missis about the war and who was to blame for it, and one night she says: "Daddy, did God make Labby?" "And Bill he thought a bit and says: "Yes, love—I suppose so," he says. "So she thought a bit more and she says: "What for, daddy?" "Bill was never so staggered. He put his considering cap on, but it was no good. "It's surprising what hard questions children can ask."—Chicago Times-Herald. Michigan State Lands. The state of Michigan holds title to over 500,000 acres. Your friends notice lots of your faults that escape your enemies.— Atchison Globe THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND VIRGINIA The Regn of Lawlessness "That story of the soldier who lost his leg in a thrashing machine," said the colonel, relates the Chicago Inter Ocean. "Reminded me of the experience of Corporal Sam Copeland, of company G. Fifty-second Ohio. At Kenesaw, just after the second assault, we fell back a short distance, threw up intrenchments and held our ground. In the hot work that preceded Private Chub, of company K, had been killed and his body lay only a few yards in front of company G. The confederate fire was so heavy that the body could not be brought inside the breastworks and scores of bullets struck it every minute, much to the annoyance of the men. "Finally Copeland, saying that he could not bear to see poor Chub treated in that way, started on a run for a tree near the body and made an attempt to cover it with a gum blanket. He crew the blanket as planned, but it fell so as only partially to cover the body. Copeland dodged behind the tree, expecting to run back and complete his work, but the confederates, noticing his movement, concentrated their fire on the tree behind which he stood and he could make no movement toward Chub, nor could he get back to the breastworks. "Corporal McCue a little later made a dash forward toward another tree GOING TO TAKE THINGS EASY. and pulled the blanket over Chub's body. The confederates gave him a special volley and kept up the fire so steadily that he could not get back. This was the situation for a long time, the bullets coming from the enemy striking the two trees and the gum blanket over Chub with spiteful sharp little spats. Finally Copeland, after wearing himself in in returning the fire of the confederates, sat down with his back to the tree and informed the men in the breastworks that he was going to take things easy and have a nap. "In a few minutes he was actually asleep with the confederate bullets splintering the bark of that tree down on him. When he went to sleep he carefully arranged his person so that no part of it could be hit, but as he slept one leg, which had been thrown over the other, relaxed, and the foot went further and further to one side until it was exposed. Just as the boys had noticed that Copeland's foot was in danger a confederate bullet went through the toe of the shoe, cutting the leader of the big toe. "The corporal scrambled into the breastworks in a state of mind. When his shoe was removed his big toe stood straight up from the foot, and even when the operation was performed it still stood up. To the very last it made him a cripple and was so much of an annoyance that any question in regard to the obstreperous toe called out the answer that it was nobody's business how he hurt his toe. He didn't want anybody, asking about his toe, but if he ever caught the man who fired at him while he was asleep he would murder him in cold blood." THE OLDEST SOLDIER. "Uncle Dan" Whipple of Michigan Who Was a Friend of K&t Carson. There seems to be less discussion as to who was the oldest veteran at the recent encampment than there is over the question as to who is the "baby" of the grand army. "Uncle Dan" Whipple seems to have an undisputed claim in the matter of age. He nails from Traverse City, Mich., and was 100 years old March 1. He is a member of the McPherson post, No. 18. "Uncle Dan" has had a remarkable career. He spent the greater part of his life in the far west as a hunter, trapper and Indian fighter. Born in New York of Quaker parents, he went west early in life, when his father joined the Lewis and Clark expedition to explore the Rockies. When he was 22 years old he sailed into Fort Dearborn, the present site of Chicago. Pushing westward, he reached the Missouri, where he hunted and trapped for many years. The romance of "Uncle Dan's" Life occurred in northern Minnesota, when he fell in love with Laura Pierson, the daughter of a frontiersman. They were to have been married, but both were captured by the Indians. The girl was tortured to death, but Whipple, by the sid of a squaw, escaped. He buried his sweetheart's body and swore over the grave to avenge her. Following the tribe for months, he killed every Indian in the band that had tortured the girl. Whipple had many narrow escapes, and rescued many people from the Indians afterward. Whipple joined the union forces when the civil war broke out. With his friend, Kit Carson, he enlisted for three months, but served during the entire war. Afterward he went back to his hunting. He is still spry and marched in the procession with the rest. When you see a girl trying to stare at you and look sad at the same time you may generally be sure some man has told her she has such "expressive eyes."—N. Y. Press. Too Far Behind. Milly—I understand that Miss Elderly is getting to be very fast. Willy—Yes; but she'll never make up the time she has lost—Smart Set. Put on white woman. Aug 11. Bi Wilson, " Attempted Assault, Port Jefferson " W Chambers, " Criminal Assault, Bell Jack, Tenn. " W McClure, " Attempted Assault " 18 Charlie Jart, " " can y, " 20, Peter Lon and " 15 year old Son, white, Shooting a man, Wetumpka, Ala Aug 16. Charlie Hart, colored criminal assault Brantley, Ala Aug 18. Tom K-ish, colored entailed lady's room drunk, Near Greenville, 8 C Aug. 20. R.v. P. J. Floyd, colored, wanted to work, Quartville, Ill. " Wm. Pretties, " Hughes Bradley, " Henry Branum, " Jim Hayes, " John Black, " Sim Cremmings. Aug. 28. white, stroke against lynching, porgetown, Ga. Sept. 12. Rev. H. B. Battle, col., spoke against # Young, Near Thompson, Ga. Sept. 27. Senor Sanchez, Cuban, nothing Havana, Ouba October 11 Judge Barit La Place white, nooting Near New Orleans " 18. Joe Lettreth Colored. Arson and fire, burned. St. Ann Miss " 18. Robert Smith. Col. Innocent, Hardy Roasted not dead " 20, George Wells, Colored, Murder. Wier City Kan Total 3 Southern Railway SCHEDULE IN EFFECT OCT 21, 1900 Trains Leaves Richmond, Va. 11.00 P. M. NO. 11 NOUTHERN EXC. and points. Boh h. Sleepers, w. wallee, and Greenbore. Salatham on charlotte open at Richmond, n. m. wallee on accampanion stations. Connects Baskerville to local stations with New York and Florida Express (No. 23 carrying through sleepers be connected for all points in Texas, Mexico and California). connects at Danaville. Charlotte with the Washington and Southwestern Limits, wallee through sleepers between New York and Baskerville and New York and New Orleans, also. Pullman Tourist station between New York and Sundays and Fridays, Washington, without change, with connections for all points in Texas, Mexico and California. 12.50 P. M. No. 7. solid train daily or charlotte, N. C. Connects at Moseley with Farmville and Powhatan railroad at Kennebunk, Oxford, Hennessy and Durham. For Durham, Raleigh, and Winston Salem, at Danaville with no. 35 United States Railroad daily for New Orleans and points South and carries sleepers New York to New Orleans and New York to Jacksonville, Uba Dracula r. on buffet, Uba Dracula m to Birmingham through Atlanta. From train sleeper Sansebury, to Memphis via of Asheville and Chattanooga. 6:00 P. M. NO. 17. LOCAL, daily except Sunday. Trains via and intermediate points TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND. 6:00 A. M. 6:25 P. M. from Atlanta Augusta, Asheville and all points South. 8:40 P. M. from Buffalo and local stations. LOCAL FREIGHT TRAINS. Nos. 61 and 62. between Manchester and Nedernis, Va. C. & O. Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. ROUTE. Schedule in Effect Oct 1, 1900, From Richmond. LEAVE BROAD-STREET STATION. 9:16 a.m. daily for principal stations Newport News, Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth Parlor car. 8:40 p.m. daily local for Newport News, Old Point, Norfolk and Pulliam at Old Point. 10:00 a.m except Sunday. Local Trains for Clifton Forge. connects at Godwinnati, Norfolk, and Utophe, Calverton, Manassas and Westhampton. Charlottesville for Llychbug; at Basic for Hagerston and at Staunton for Lexington. 2:45 p.m. Daily limited, to Cincinnati, Louisville, and St. Louis, for Virginia Hot Springs. Local Train No. 7, follows No. 1 exbunday, from Godowley to Staunton. 5:00 p.m. Accommodation, except Sunday to Doswell. 10:45 a.m. Daily, P. F. V., to Cincinnati and Louisville, rulman sleeper car. Connects for Virginia Hot Springs. LEAVE EIGHTH ST. STATION. 10:30 a.m. Daily for Lynchbug, Lexington, and Clifton Forge. Parlor car, connects, except Sunday, with Buckingham and Albe rene branches. 5:15 p.m. Daily for Sunday, to Columbia. TRAINS ARRIVE BROAD STREET STATION. 8:00 a.m except Sunday from Doswell. 8:30 a.m and 8:30 p.m., daily, Cincinnati and Louisville. 11:45 a.m. Daily, 8:50 p.m., from Norfolk and Old Pain. 10 a.m. Except Sunday, from Clifton Forge. TRAINS ARRIVE EIGHTH STREET STATION. 8:40 a.m. Except Sunday from Columbia. 6:30 p.m. Daily, Buckingham and Clifton Forge, and except Sunday from New Castle, Lexington and Rouney. For detailed information, connections, etc., apply at Richmond Transfer office, No. 905 east Main street; Cheapsake and Ohio Passenger Office No. 800 east Main street; Station Ticket Offices, across John D. POTTS, Ass't. General Passenger Agent YORK RIVER LINE, WEST POINT The Favorite Route North. LE VE RICHMOND LITMRE LIMITED. Daily, except Sunday, for West Point, and intermediate stations making close connectio. Mondays. Wednes- days and F days with steamer for Baiti- more. No. 16, 1:30 P.M. 1001 Mon Wednes and Fridays, for West Point and intermediate stations, connec- tion with stage at Lester Manor to Walker town and Tappahannock; also at West Point with steamer for Baltimore. Stops at all sta- tions. Train No. 74, 5:00 A. M. LOCAL MIXED, leaves daily, except Sunda, from Virginia Street Station for West Point and immediate stations, connecting with stage at Leafor manor for Walkleton and Tay paannock. TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND 9:15 a.m. Daily, from West Point, with Connec tion from Baltimore except Mondays. 9:15 a.m. Sundays, except Baltimore 3:00 p. 6:00 a.m. Sundays, except Sunday from West point and intermediate stations. Steamers leave West Point daily except Sunday, returning leave Baltimore 3:00 p. m. returning leave Baltimore 3:00 p. m. daily except Sundays arriving Richmond 9:15 a.m. Steamers call at Gloucester Point and Almonds Wharf, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; Yorktown and Clay ank. Mon- days, Wednesdays and Fridays. O. W. WESTBURY, Traveling Passenger Agent, 920 E. Main St. Richmond, Va. J. M. CULY, Traffic Manager, W. A. TURK, Gen. Pass. Act. FRANK S. GANNON. Third Vice-president and General Manage Washington, D. C. VIRGINIA NAVIGATION COMPANY'S JAMES-RIVER LINE To Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point, Newport- Norfolk Ocean and grand river Island, and Sonnelling a Old Point and Norfolk to Washington, Baltimore and the North. STREAMS FOGMONTAL LEAVES MEDAY, WED Friday, FAMILY AND GARDEN TRAVEL. Electric cars direct to wharf. Fare only 8.1& and $1.00 to Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point and Newport News. Music by a grand Orohes tion. Freight received daily from above-names places and all points in Eastern Virginia an North Carolina. LEVIN VENISIGER Superintendent EDWARD E. BARNES President Gene rail con: Planters Bank Building. WANTED—100 men for R. R. work in W. Ws., $1.50 per day. Call at Planters Warehouse. LD DOMINI9 SEAM-hip CO DAILY FOREW NEW YORK. EXPORT SUNDAY. Passenger can leave Richmond daily except sunday via Cheesapeake and Peteberg rail- road or Richmond and Western route 9:00 A.M. sone train with Old Dominion. Line steamer sailing same evening at 9 o'clock for New York. Passenger can leave Richmond Transfer Co- mpany's, 600 east Main Street, Richmond and Ohio railway and Richmond and Peteberg debris, and at company's office, in most Main Street, Richmond. Baggage checked through. PERIENT. for New York and all points beyond can be shipped by steam train from Richmo- nery MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AY at 5:00 P.M. This steam car carries manifest closed one hour before sailing time. Freight received and forwarded and for lading issued for all northern, eastern and foreign ports. FROM NEW YORK. Passengers can leave daily except Sun the (Satuary 5 P.M.) to Norfolk or Old Point Station, meeting with Norfolk and Western railroad or Cheesapeake and Ohio railway. Passenger for Richmond by steamer via Nor- folk Mondays and Wednesdays 3:00 P.M. Saturdays, 4 P.M. Callings from company's pier. No 3 North Silver food, Nash Street. Freight received and forwarded daily on Sunday. For further information apply to: JOHN F MAYER, Agents, 113 east Main street Richmond, Fo. W. L. Guillaume, President New York RF & P RICHMOND, FRERDRE RICKSBURG & POTOMAC E. R. Schedule in Effect July 1, 1902. LEAVE BYRD ST. STATION. 18 A. M. Leaves Elba for Quantio. 4 00 P. M., Leaves Byrd at Frederick burg. 6 20 P. M. Leaves Elba for Ashlaa. 6 40 A. M., arrives Ibz from Ashland. 8 46 A. M., arrives Byrd street Station from Fredericksburg. 6 06 P. M., arrives Eba from Ashland S. A. L. Through Trains, Via S. A. L. Junction and R. F. & Railroad. 6:21. M., Daily, for Washington and pollate north. Stops at Frederickburg and Quantico Pullman steepers to New York. Dining cart. 6:00. P.M., Daily, for Washington and pollate north. No th. Stops at Frederickburg and Quantico Pullman Steepers to New York. ARRIVE BROAD STREET STATION. (O, & O,) 8:30. P.M. Daily. Stops only Frederickburg and Doswell. Steepers from New York. Dining car. 10:30. P.M. Daily. Stops only Frederickburg. Steepers from New York. Dining car. W.P.T.VLOR, Traffic Manager E.T.D Myers, President. S.A.L SEABOARD AIR LINE RAILWAY: The Favorite Route South. Schedule in Effect June 3rd, 1900. Leaves Chesapeake and Ohio Broad Street Station. 7-30 A. M. Daily, except Sunday, for Petersburg, Henderson, Du-haw, Raleigh, Aslants, and all points South and Southwest. 2-85 P. M. "Florida Mall and Express," dail; for Petersburg, Henderson, Raleigh, Charw, Camdond, Columbia, Savannah, Jacks nville Tampa, Fozzandine, and all Florida point. C-40 P. M. "PLOYKIN A LEMINED" daily for Petersburg, Macedonia, Hibernia, William Petersburg, Marlboro, Chester, Athens, Atlanta, Monroe, New York, Queens, porsons South and Southwest Chester, Cleveland, Columbia, Syracuse Jacksonville, Dampa, bermantain and Alaska-porsons. Trains arrive from South Chesapeake Ohio to Station 5-15 A 6-40 P. M. da, also, 2 P. M daily [Sunday. For tickets, checking baggage sleeping reservation, etc., apply to the Seaboard Air way office, 886 East Main 81; Rich mond Street, 886 East Main 51; Jefferson Hotel, and to depot ticket agent, H. M. BOYKIN, General Apt. 888 East Main St. THE PLANET Reptiles in Captivity The most striking single feature of the reptile house interior, in the New York "Zoo," is the alligator pool, which is another new departure in the keeping of the saurians. The pool is 35 by 9 feet, and contains four feet of water, heated to 90 degrees F. On the farther side of the pool are spacious gravel banks, beyond which rises a dense maze of palms, Spanish bayonets and other tropical plants representing a living jungle. Leaning over the pool is a tree resembling a live-oak overgrown with tillandsia, orchids and Spanish moss from Florida. A flood of light streams down upon the pool and its banks, the water is warmed by concealed pipes, and the six alligators are so contented that they have long since ceased to be vicious. Being properly warmed, they feed freely, grow rapidly, and are always ready for a meal. The largest specimen called Jumbo, now 12 feet 6 inches in length, has added six inches to himself since he was placed in the pool last November.—Dr. W. T. Hornaday, in Century. A Life for a Tree It is well that the United States government should look into the matter of forest preservation in due time before it comes to the point reached by Russia, when in 1836, on December 23, the record of Russian legislation was enriched by the addition of a law which provided that anyone caught cutting down a tree without proper authority should be sent to Siberia for life. This was forestry preservation with a vengeance, but it was too radical even for the Russians, and a few years later the law was repealed. The same year that this law was enacted the government lost about $2,000,000 American money on account of forest fires, the forest revenues at that time amounting to only $300,000 annually. These forest fires did such damage that in one province in an area of about 200,000 acres there was not a tree left fit for the production of building timber.—Philadelphia Record. Amerien's First Bees. There were no hive bees in America when first settled by the whites. The common brown bee was brought from Europe in the seventeenth century, and within the last few years superior varieties, such as the Cyprians and Carinians, have been introduced here. There are small stingless bees of another genus in Central and South America which make delicious honey, with a peculiar aromatic flavor. It has been proposed to bring them to the United States, but they would not stand the climate. Though they have no stings, they can bite quite painfully. -Indianapolis News. Equine Inequality The work horse and the carriage horse stood side by side on the street. "I see, you take your meals a la cart," sniffed the latter, looking disdainfully at the other's canvas feed bag. "Yes," replied the equine toiler, "Don't you?" "Neigh, neigh, Pauline," and the proud aristocratic mare rattled the silver chains upon her harness. "I prefer mine stable d'oat."—Philadelphia Bulletin. It Was Successful "You said you had a scheme to pre- present burglary when you had to leave your house alone," suggested the friend. "Did it work?" "Why, I thought if I left one or two gas-burners turned on it would asphyxiate the would-be burglar." "Did the plan come up to your expectations?" "It exceeded them. The man went in with a lighted match and we haven't been able to find either him or the house since, but I have reason to believe he was effectually discouraged."—Chicago Post. Cause for Wrath. "Well, Maude and Jake Gotrocks are no longer friends." "You don't say so! What's the matter?" "They've had a dreadful misunderstanding; Maude is awfully angry, and it's all about a kiss." "How did it happen?" "She dared him to kiss her, and he—" "Promptly did it, of course." "There's the trouble. He didn't!"—Colorado Springs Gazette. Evidence of Meanness. "Meani!" exclaimed the borrowing neighbor. "She's the meanstest woman I ever knew. Why, in the week since she's moved in I have only borrowed a little salt, some flour, a few eggs, a bit of coffee, some ice, a tiny bit of baking powder, a broom, a loaf of bread, a hammer, a few tacks and a half peck of apples, and she had the nerve to-day to putupon her back door the sign: 'Groceries at Retail.' Wouldn't that shock you?"—Chicago Post. Wenry Willie Was Grateful. "It is very kind of you, madam," said the tramp, "to give me such a fine dinner." "Don't mention it, you poor man," said the kind-hearted woman. "But I'll repay you," said the tramp, gratefully. "I'll tell all my pals that you are a flinty-hearted termagant that isn't never known how to cook nothin' decent, so they're'll give your house the goyby and won't never bother you."—Tit-Bits. Alice—What leads you to think Ethel's second husband is an improvement on her first? Grace—She told me herself she might have done worse—Town Topics. A Curious Russian Trade. The Nostov police have just succeeded in arresting a woman who has been wanted for the past two years for having driven a lucrative trade in artificial mutilations. After her husband's death the widow continued the business, and by some want of caution aroused the attention of the police, but she has long managed to evade them, while continuing to perform her operations. By injecting under the skin at the joints some preparation of petroleum, she produces a very natural-looking contraction of the joint operated on. Her clients were those among the common people who desired, at as small an expense as possible, to escape being taken for soldiers, and among less deserving and richer people, a certain number of clever swindlers, who defrauded accident insurance companies by affecting the same kind of disfigurements. The last attempt, which led to the capture, was on a young man who had arranged to fall out of a train, and so account for his injuries to the insurance company, besides the possibility of getting a sum of money from the railway company—London Standard. Debts Inherited in India. Debra Inherited in India. It is the universal custom all over India for a man whose monthly income is perhaps three dollars to spend as much as $300 on the marriage of his daughter. This sum he borrows from the local money lender, a veritable blood-sucker, whose minimum rate of interest is 24 per cent., which is only accorded to thoroughly well-to-do people. The ordinary peasant, small shopkeeper or domestic servant pays one anna per rupee per mensem in the way of interest, and as 16 annas go to the rupee it will be seen that this works out to 75 per cent. per annum. As a rule, it is more than the borrower can do to pay off this interest, and so the debt goes on growing and is handed down from father to son, a terrible load which is never got rid of.—N. Y. Times. Love isn't quite as comfortable as laziness, but it's a lot cheaper. A woman's heaven would be a dead failure without it had a little fuzzy dog in it and a big garret. A woman gets most of her happiness out of remembering how miserable she was some particular time before. A woman is considered bright by the other women by the number of kinds of a fool she can make of a man in five minutes. Every time a woman sits up half the night acting sweet to a lot of men she wakes up the next morning and acts ugly to the one she is married to.-N. Y. Press. A Discovery. "It's very remarkable," said Mr. Mecktown, pensively. "Very remarkable, indeed. I really think the matter is worth bringing to the attention of science." "What are you talking about?" "Our six-year-old son, Telemachus. Heurtletta and I were discussing him, and after ten minutes' conversation it was conclusively demonstrated that he inherits all his good qualities from his mother and all his bad ones from me."—Washington Star. Loyalty. "Loyalty," remarked Senator Sorghum, "is one of my great characteristics." "But you have been known to change your mind once or twice." "That is true. But my loyalty is tremendous while it lasts. When I attach myself to a man's political interests I stick to him like a brother until he gets defeated.—Washington Star. Narrow Escape. Yunker—Did I ever tell you about that narrow escape I and from a hotel fire while I was in New York? Eldster—Naw. "It was the narrowest escape I ever went through. The check from Uncle John arrived while the landlord was talking of sending for a policeman."—Indianapolis Press. She Hit It. "Ma'am," said the tramp, hoping to strike a sympathetic chord in the woman's breast, "I was bred in old Kentucky." "Bread!" snapped the busy housewife. "And loafed, I presume, in a good many other states." -Philadelphia Bulletin. To See Herself. Mrs. Givem—Isn't Mrs. Loudleigh rather ostentatious about her charitable works? Mrs. Roastem — Ostentatious? I should say so. Why, that woman would like to have a pier glass over her mantle of charity. -Baltimore American. Clearer Vision She—Before we were married you used to say I was the apple of your eye. He—Maybe I did; but I've had my eye peeled since then.—Philadelphia Bulletin. Public Spirit "Mr. Biggleson is quite a philanthropist, isn't he?" "Yes. He always draws up the subscription papers other people are asked to sign."—Chicago Times-Herald. Verdi's Nerve. Verdi is erecting a home for super-annuated Italian artists of all classes. Although almost 90 years of age, says the Washington Star, he is himself far from being eligible to admission to such an institution. Due to a Defective Memory. Many a man's originality is due to a defective memory.—Chicago Daily News. Try Combining the Two. Amiability is not everything; some amiable people show a noteworthy lack of common sense.—Atchison Globe. Perhaps the Only Sure Way. One way to make apple trees bare is to pick the leaves off.—Chicago Daily News. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA HW.O.3.3 "G'LANG THERE!" HE SHOUTED. "Eben Holden: a Tale of the North Country," by Irving Bacher—published by Lothrop company, Beston—is a tale to be sure, but so faithfully does it depict the scenes of the day and locality from which it is taken as to read more like a history. The common places of existence in northwest York in the forties and fifties are so woven into the story that the tale appear more as a reality than as a well-written bit of fiction. It is a book of many sides. The curious tales of Uncle Eb, with which he was want to amuse his little orphaned nephew, is a side that applies to the children. The descriptions of the manner in which the incidents which brought to the attention of pioneers their joys and sorrows is of interest to every student of America's growth, while Uncle Eb, with his quaint sayings and his good American sense is as clever a characterization as it would be. The following extract from the book depicts the scenes at the county fairs of that time and locality, and at the same time gives the reader a glimpse of Uncle Eb: ATE in August Uncle Eb and I took our Black Hawk stallion to the fair in Hillsborough and showed him for a prize. He was fit for the eye of a king when we had finished grooming him, that morning, and led him out, rearing in play, his eyes flashing from under his broad plume, so that all might have a last look at him. His arched neck and slim barrel glowed like satin as the sunlight fell upon him. His black mane flew, he shook the ground with his hoofs playing at the halter's end. He hated a harness, and once in it lost half his conceit. But he was valent of all things in Faraway when we drove off with him that morning. All roads led to Hillsborough fair time. Up and down the long hills we went on a stiff jog, passing lumber wagons with generations enough in them to make a respectable genealogy, the old people in chairs; light wagons that carried young men and their sweethearts; backwoodsmen coming out in ancient vehicles upon reeling, creaking wheels to get food "G'LANG THERI for a year's reflection—all thickening the haze of the late summer with the dust of the roads. And Hillsborough itself was black with people. The shouts of excited men, the neighing of horses, the bellowing of cattle, the wailing of infants, the howling of vendors, the pressing crowd, had begun to sow the seed of misery in the minds of those accustomed only to the peaceful quietude of the farm. The staring eye, the palpitating heart, the aching head, were successive stages in the doom of many. The fair had its floral hall carpeted with sawdust and redolent of cedar, its dairy-house, its mechanics' hall, sacred to farm implements, its long sheds full of sheep and cattle, its dining hall, its temporary booths of rough lumber, it's half-mile track and grand stand. Here voices of beast and vendor mingled in a chorus of cupidity and distress. In Floral hall Sol Rollin was on exhibition. He gave me a cold nod, his lips set for a tune as yet inaudible. He was surveying sundry examples of rustic art that hung on the circular railing of the gallery and trying to preserve a calm breast. He was looking at Susan Baker's painted cow, that hung near us. "Very descriptive," he said, when I pressed him for his notion of it. "Rod Baker's sister Susan made the cow. Gits twew dollars an' fifty cents every fair time—wish I was dewing's well." "That's one of the most profitable cows in this country," I said. "Looks a good deal like a new breed." "Yes," he answered soberly, then he set his lips, threw a sweeping glance into the gallery and passed on. I found Ab Thomas at the rife range. He was whittling as he considered a challenge from Tip Taylor to shoot a match. He turned and "hefted" the rifle, silently, and then he squinted over the barrel two or three times. "Dunno but what I'll try ye once," he said, presently, "jest t' see." Once started, they grew red in their faces and shot themselves weary in a reckless contest of skill and endurance. A great, huking fellow, kalf drunk and a bit quarrelsome, came up presently, and endeavored to help Ab hold his rife. The latter brushed Home Made Bread, Cakes and Pies For Sale, Also Accommodations For Excursionists and Visitors to the City. MRS. JACKSON 9 O'SA James St 8m him away and said nothing for a moment. But every time he tried to take aim the fellow jostled him. Ab looked up slowly and calmly his eyebrows tilted for his aim, and said: "Go off, I tell you." Then he set himself and took aim again. "Le'me hold it," said the man, reaching for the barrel. "Shoot better if I do the aimin". A laugh greeted this remark. Ab looked up again. There was a quick start in his great, slouching figure. "Take yer hand off o' that," he said, a little louder than before. The man, aching for more applause, grew more impertinent. Ab quietly handed the rifle to its owner. Then something happened suddenly. It was so quickly over I am not quite sure of the order of business, but anyhow he seized the intruder by the shoulders, flinging him down so heavily it knocked the dust out of the grass. Ab turned quietly to the range. "Hedn't orter t' come an' try t' dew my aimin'," he said, mildly, by way of protest; "I won't hev it." Then he inquired about the score and calmly took aim again. The stallion show came on that afternoon. "They can't never beat the boss," Uncle Eb had said to me. "Fraid they will," I answered. "They're better hitched, for one thing." "But they hain't got the ginger in 'em," said he, "er the git up'n git. If we can show what's in him, the Hawk'll beat 'em easy." If we won I was to get the prize, but I had small hope of winning. When I saw one after another prance out, in sparkling silver harness, adorned with rosettes of ribbon—light-stepping, beautiful creatures, all of them—I could see nothing but defeat for us. Indeed, I could see we had been 'too confident. I drenched the moment when Uncle Eb should drive down with Black Hawk in a plain leather harness, drawing a plainer buggy. I had planned to spend the prize money taking Hope to the harvest ball at Rickard's, and I had worked hard to put the Hawk E!" HE SHOUTED. in good fettle. I began to feel the bitterness of failure. "Black Hawk! Where is Black Hawk?" said one of the judges, loudly. "Owned by David Brower, o' Faraway," said another, looking at his card. Where indeed was Uncle Eb? I got up on the fence and looked all about me anxiously. Then I heard a great cheering up the track. Somebody was coming down, at a rapid pace, riding a splendid-moving animal, a knee rising to the nose at each powerful stride. His head and flying mane obscured the rider, but I could see the end of a rope swinging in his hand. There was something familiar in the easy stride of the horse. The cheers came on ahead of him like foam before a breaker. Upon my eyes! It was Black Hawk, with nothing but a plain rope halter on his head, and Uncle Eb riding him. "Glang there!" he shouted, swinging the halter stale to the shining flank. "Glang there!" and he went by, like a flash, the tail of Black Hawk straight out behind him, its end feathering in the wind. It was a splendid thing to see that white-haired man, sitting erect on the flying animal, with only a rope halter in his hand. Every man about me was yelling. I swung my hat, shouting myself hourse. When Uncle Eb came back, the Hawk was walking quietly in a crowd of men and boys eager to feel his silken sides. I crowded through and held the horse's nose while Uncle Eb got down. "Thought I wouldn't put no luther on him," said Uncle Eb. "God's gin 'im a good 'nuff harness." The judges came and looked him over. "Guess he'll win the prize, all right," said one of them. And he did. When we came home that evening every horse on the road thought himself a trotter and went speeding to try his pace with everything that came up beside him. And many a man of Faraway, that we passed, sent up a shout of praise for the Black Hawk. But I was thinking of Hope and the dance at Rickards. I had plenty of money now, and my next letter urged her to come home at once. W. W SCOTT 806 N. 2nd Street, Fair Otting, Shaving and Shampooing in First Class Style. Tonsoral Appliances new open to receive you. Call and see me. 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Those who do not keep a regular Bark Ac- count, the plan of this Association takes its place. MONEY LOANED to members on PERSONAL AND REAL ESTATE SE- CURITIES on small weekly payments Interest Paid on all Deposits. For further information apply at the main office. AGENTS WANTED. Rev. G. C. Coleman, President ProtJ. H, Blackwell, See'y & Manager IN THE FRONT RANK. Has been a great benefi to their slick members, also their death bene- shave helped many. Hustling and polite agents wanted Masonite Hall, 511 East Glay St. W. W. IAACA JOHNSON, President, J. E. JONES, Vice-President, B. P. VANDERBALL, Secretary, E. P. JENKINS, Treasurer, O. GARN. BROWN Manager The P. A. can be found at the following places every Saturday. BRAUMONT, TEXAS Wm. Archibald, B. WHEES HILL, VA. A. Ashburn. BREKLERY, VA. Narco Riddick OSTON, MASS. William L. Reed 155 Cambridge 84 rs. Ana Jolins 141 Northampton 84 Elward 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 BALTIMORE, MD. P. D. Black w/ II, 208 Richmond, 68. 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Stokes, Broad & Pitruswater St Charles Steward 1240 Rodman St. Lively Central & Laundry Bicycles 607 South 11th Street PETERBURG, VA. Jos Jarrett, 701 High Pearl St. POUGHKREBSH, N Y W. J. Ellis. Nelson House, Market St. PALESTINE, TEXAS. H. B Barrett. ETTSBURG PA Jos. Evaas, Main Office Brd Ave. A. A. Charles, 5933 Kelly St. OPER, N. O Lenox Gaylord. RICHMOND, VA. W. H. white, 501 W. Leigh St URBANA, VA. W. D. Harris WILMINGTON, N. O. W. H. Moore, 8 Mulbery St. WACO, Texas. Southern Herald. WINSTON, N C. Samuel Toliver WASHINGTON, D E Koooper 3034 4% st Atlantic Coast Line # ohadule in Effect January 14, 1900 **TRIN LEAVE RICHMOND-BYRD TREE STATION** 9:00 A. M., Daily, arrives Petersburg 8:21 9:00 A. M., Norfolk 11:27 A. M., goes only at Petersburg, Waverly and puffolk, Va. 9:05 A. M., Daily, arrives Petersburg 8:28 9:05 A. M.,eldon 11:45 A. M.; Pet- jettsville, M. Illinois 12:00 11:30 P. M., avannah 12:00 Jacsonville 7:3, A. M., Port Tampa 2:00 P. M., Connects Wilson with arriving Goldsboro 8:10 P. M., Manchester 6:45, Pulman, Ceeper New York, Parsonville 11:25 I. M., Daily excursion, Arrives Petersburg 12:06 P. M., Manchester, Drewry's, Hus- 央, Centralia, and Chester on signal. 5:25 P. M. 6:35 P. M., Daily, Local. - arrives Peter- sburg. Makes all stops. 6:35 P. M., Daily, except all stops. Peterburg 6:15 P. M., Wedden. 8:30 P. M., and Rocky Mount, 8:30 P. M., makes all intermediate stops. 6:45 P. M., Daily Arrives Peterburg 1:25 M. for ferry with Norfolk and Western rail. and intermediate ponte; Emporia (connects with = and D. for stations with emporia and Lawrenceville and Layetteville 12:19 a.m. savannah 7:04 a.m. Jacksonville 11:30 a.m. M. Port Tampa 9:00 a.m. NEW LINE TO MIDDLE GEORGIA POINT - arrives August 8:10 a.m. Jackson 11 a.m. M. Atlanta 12:19 P. M. Sleepers New York to Wilmington Charleston, Jacksonville, Fort Tampa, Miami, Augusta and Mason. 9:00 P, M., Daily Arrives Petersburg 8:35 P, M., Wednesday, 11:20 P, M. Makes local stops for Petersburg and Welton. Arrives burg 2:15 P, M., Moanokee, Vn. 4:50 P, M., Moanokee, Vn. 10:30 A, M. Connects to Emery panville, Vn., arriving 5:35 A, M. Lyman, mcleopar klimmond Lyman, 10:30 P, M., Daily except Sunday. NEW YORK AND O'FORD "PECIAL" Arrives Boston 1:05 A, M. Savannah 9:01 A, Jonville 1 P M, St., Augustine 2 P, M. Tampa 9:30 P, M. Trains Arrive Richmond 8:36 A. M., ally, from Jacksonville, Savannah, Augusta, GA., from Atlanta, Moor August, GA., from Charleston. 7:15 A. M. Daily, except Monday from St. Augustine, Jacksonville / Savannah, Augusta, GA., from Charleston. 8:15 a. M. Daily, except Monday, from Ab- sentia, Athens, daleigh, Henderson, Lynchburg and the West. 8:37 A. M., except Sunday, Peterburg, Missouri. 8:00 M. Sunday, ally, from Atlanta, Athens, Baleigh, Henderson, Lynchburg and West. 11:10 A. M. Daily, except Sunday, Gold boro and intermediate stations, Norfolk and alufok. 11:08 A. M. from Norfolk, Suf- tok, and Petersburg. 1:35 P. M. Daily, except Sunday from Petersburg. 6:55 P. M. Daily, from Norfolk, alufok and Petersburg. 7:25 P. M. Daily, from Miami, Port Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, Gold- boro and alufok. 8:66 P. M. Daily, from Petersburg, Lyn- burg, and West. T. M. EMERON, Trailman Manager, General Manager. .G.W LEWIS. Attorney-at-Law and Notary Public Abstract of Title Oillse. (title oillse ropetey carefully examined and og stables pastation given to sgis opther mat es relation peas inks) THE PLANET SATURDY DEC 1, 1900 SENATOR DAVIS DEAD. Minnesota Statesman Succumbs After Two Months' Illness. DELIRIOUS FOR MANY DAYS. In His Delirium He Raved About His Congressional Work—Was Uncon- scious For Several Hours Before Death, and Suffered No Pain. St. Paul, Nov. 28.—United States Senator Cushman Kullogg Davis, chairman of the committee on foreign relations of the senate, died at his home in this city at 8:48 o'clock last evening, after a illness of two months. He had suffered greatly during his sickness and gradually sank away, being unconscious for several hours before death, so far as known, suffering no pain. On Monday, realizing the approach of the end, Mrs. Davis sent for the venerable T. H. M. Villiers Appley, archdeacon of the Protestant Episcopal discourse of Minnesota, and Rev. Theo. Sedgwick, rector of the Church of St. Sebastian Evangelist. An attempt had been made to secure the attendance of Bishop Whiting, that venerable prelate was in Florida. Upon the arrival of Archdeacon Appley and Mr. Sedgwick Senator Davis was for a time sufficiently rational to express his grateful appreciation of their mistrations. His last conscious utterance was: "Oh, that I might live five years more for my country's sake." For more than a week it has been known that the death of Senator Davis was certain to occur within a short time. Although the bulletins issued by Dr. Stone from day to day made no positive statement to this effect, they nevertheless gave the impression that the case was a hopeless one. However, the announcement came as a profound shock to the friends and fellow townsmen of the distinguished statesman, who had been hoping strait hope. The senator's devoted wife who has been in constant attendance, upon his sick bed, had never lost hope. The senator, in his moments of lucidity, expressed his determination to recover, and when the past week told United States District torney Evans, who had been admitted to see him, that he was positive he would soon be well. Indeed, it is the general belief that the senator's iron will is all that has kept him alive for the past week. The serious kidney affection which developed on Nov. 11 had refused to yield to treatment. On Sunday, Nov. 18, a serious change for the worse was noted. Previous to that the senator had been reported as having occasional periods of delirium. On that day these delirious spells became more marked, and since then the intervals have become less and less frequent until the senator was almost constantly out of his mind. In his delirium he raved of his congressional work. There have been many callers at the Davis house, but no one was admitted to the sick room. Two trained nurses were in attendance, relieving each other after short watches. By the senator sat his wife, who, despite the doctors' order that she go to rest, refused to leave the bedside. Her wig has been a long and trying one, but she has borne the ordeal bravely, and if wifely devotion could have saved the dying man he would have been saved. Even in his delirium the senator was quick to notice her absence from his side and would toss feverishly about until again quieted by her presence. When rational he assured her that he would owe his recovery—which he never seemed to doubt—to her unwary cheerfulness and encounters. Second only to Mrs. Davis in his devoted attendance has been the senator's aged father. Although past 55 years of age, the elder Mr. Davis has watched over the sick bed of his distinguished son with tender solicitude. The senator's mother has herself been very feeble of late, and she has not realized her son's condition. Mrs. Morford and her Battlet Tripp, the senator's sisters, have been staying at the house since the serious state of his disease has been known and have relieved Mrs. Davis of the household cares and have received all callers. Cushman Kellogg Davis was born at Henderson, N. Y., June 16, 1838, and in childhood came with his parents to Waukesha, Wis. Educated at Carroll college and the University of Michigan, he graduated in 1857. He was practicing law when the civil war broke out, Enlisting in 1862, he was mustered out in 1864, and resumed his law practice. After serving a term in the Minnesota legislature and as district attorney, he was elected governor of the state in 1873, and in 1887 was chosen United States senator, being twice re-elected. Woman's Brave Fight With Burglar. Union Hill, N. I., Nov. 28.—Mrs. Frederick Weismann, wife of School Trustee Frederick Weismann, had a desperate fight with a burglar in her home last night. She and the rest of the family were in the lower part of the house. Mrs. Weismann heard a noise up on the third floor to investigate, the man was putting silverware into two bags, and Mrs. Weismann grappled with the beat her in the face and on the chest, rendering her unconscious. The burglar down to the first floor and jumped through a window, making his escape. Mrs. Weismann was revived, but is badly bruised. Authorities are scouring the locality for the man. Dowie's Lacemakers Admitted Washington, Nov. 27.—The treasury department yesterday decided to admit the lacemakers and their families who were brought to this country by Dr. J. A. Dowle, the "Divine Healer," and the founder of Zion City, Ills., to teach others the art of lacemaking. This is a reversal of the action of the Philadelphia immigration officials, who had decided that the lacemakers should not be admitted to this country. President's Thanksgiving Turkeys Washington, Nov. 28.—Today there arrived at the White House a magnificent 31-pound turkey from Horse Vos. COURT TO THE RESCUE To Protect Gould Fortune From Castellane's Improvidence. AN INJUNCTION ORDER GRANTED. Trustees of the Gould Estate Restrained From Using Any Part of the Trust Funds For the Payment of the Countess' Debt. New York, Nov. 27.—Samuel Untermeyer applied to and obtained yesterday from Justice Fitzgerald, sitting in the supreme court, an injunction order returnable on Monday next, against the Count and Countess Castellane, and George Gould, Edwin Gould, Howard Gould and Helen M. Gould, as Trustees under the will of Jay Gould, restraining them from paying to Anna Gould, Countess de Castellane, any part of the estate in the hands of the trustees, or from applying any part of the trust fund to the debts of Anna Gould or to her support or that of her children until the further direction of the court. The plaintiff in the suit is Anton J. Dittmar, who sues as assignee of Asher Wertheimer, a London bric-a-bradealer. The complaint contains copies of drafts accepted in writing by the Count and Countess de Castellane, amounting to upwards of $285,000, of which $285,000 and upwards are past due. It is alleged that Anna Gould has $18,000,000 held in trust for her by her brothers and sister and that her income is about $900,000. It is claimed that $250,000 a year is all that the count and countess require for their support, and the plaintiff asks that the remainder of the income should be applied to the payment of the couple's debts. It is said that over $250,000 of surplus income has already accumulated in the hands of the trustees which ought to be used for this purpose. The present suit is said to be a test case, and it is reported, is backed by other creditors than Wertheimer. A few weeks ago George J. Gould was appointed guardian for the Countess de Castellane in a proceeding in the French courts. The creditors claim that the purpose of this proceeding was to get the property of the Countess de Castellane away from attack by her creditors, so as to enable the Goulds to forge debt on the debts at their own time and on the debts of Judge Dillon, counsel for the Gould family, made the following statement concerning the suit: "The Countess de Castellane is not entitled to any part of the capital or principal sum of the estate of her father, as the statement of the plaintiff seems to imply. The will of Mr. Gould provides, in substance, that the income is to be a trust fund in the hands of the trustees, to be appropriated for the support and maintenance of his daughter, and that she cannot anticipate or dispose of any part of that income until it is actually received by her, and that she cannot receive it shall not be liable for the debts or those of her husband; and unlawful trustees will feel it to be their duty to have this provision in the will carried out in full extent, or so far as possible. She has no control, nor has the court any control, over the principal sum, which goes to her children after her death. "In the foregoing statement it is said the creditors claimed at the proceedings in Paris whereby George Gould was appointed guardian for his sister, that the idea of the Gould family was to get possession of the income of the Countess de Castellane and force her creditors to settle on their own terms. This will not mistake, as the only effect of that procedure is vent her from incurring fresh obligations without the consent of her brother." Sold Fraudulent Insurance Baltimore. Nov. 28.—George A. Fowle, of Washington, pleaded guilty in the United States circuit court yesterday of using the mails in a scheme to defraud and was sentenced by Judge Morris to 18 months in the Maryland penitentiary. Fowle and Frank B. Fardon, both young men with prominent connections in Washington and Virginia, were indicted in June, 1899. The case is said, an insurance agency here. The firm secured many fire insurance policies. Several fires occurred in which the property was insured, and when the owners applied for their money it was not produced. Fowle declared that he was the principal in the offense, and sought to exonerate Fardon. A New York Lawyer Missing New York, Nov. 28—Francis Duffy, a well known lawyer, is strangely missing from his home, on Manhattan avenue. His family last saw him on Thursday morning, when he started for his office on Broad street. Since then all trace of him has been lost. He was temperate and domestic in his habits. He never remained away from home late and always took his wife with him when he went out. Not in 15 years has he been away all night. He was in his office until 6 o'clock and left there telling his associates that he was going home. That was the last seen of him. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Thursday, Nov. 22. The population of New York state is 7,268,012; in 1890, 5,997,853. Republican house leaders have decided to reduce war taxation $30,000,-000 annually. Governor Beckham, of Kentucky, was married last night at Owensboro to Miss Jean Raphael Fquana. Sir Arthur Sullivan, composer of "Pinafore" and many other light operas, died suddenly in London, aged 58 years. A report that Gen. Schalkburger, who succeeded Kruger as acting president of the Transvaal republic, is dead is discredited in London. Mrs. Nancy Hollifield, said to have been the oldest woman in North Carolina, died in Ellenboro Tuesday. Her age is given as from 110 to 121 years. Friday, Nov. 23. The population of Missouri is 3,106,-665; in 1890, 2,679,184. The population of Mississippi is 1,551,- 270; in 1890, 1,289,600. The population of West Virginia is 958,800; in 1890, 762,794. Mr. Charlemagne Tower, the United States ambassador to Russia, denies a report that he will resign. The receipts from the war revenue act for the first four months of the present fiscal year were $38,398,856. It is reliably asserted that Mr. John A. Russell, attorney general of Puerto Rico, has tendered his resignation. Maurice Brennan, arrested for dynamiting property during the recent street railroad strike in St. Louis, was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment. THE RICHMOND PLANET RICnMOND, VIRGINIA EXTRA MONEY SAVING BARGAINS IN CLOTHING. TO ALL CLOTHING BUYERS : The coming week will be a banner week in our Clothing Department. There are only a few weeks left before the Holidays and prices have been cut in order to give everybody a chance to buy a new Fall Suit. THE SMELL OF SNOW IS IN THE AIR Isn't it too cold to go without an Overcoat? If you can buy Overcoats at such prices as are quoted below it is your duty to your health to wear one. A Look Over Our Stock Will Make You Buy One SPECIAL OFFER THE COMING WEEK, Men's All-wool Black and Blue Heavy Overcoats, well made and trimmed, and cut up-to-date: These coats we sold for $8.50, cut price $5.25 SPECIAL SUIT OFFER, A Special lot of handsome Suits in Fancy Cheviots and Worsteds, Strictly All-wool and well made, they are regular $8.50 suits. Close out price brought them down to $4.98: ANOTHER GREAT OFFER In Men's Suits, Strictly All-wool in Cashmere, Worsteds, Cheviots and Thibets, These Suits are our regular $12.00 Grade and you can not buy them elsewhere for less money. Close out price brought them down to $8.75 They are winners: THE RAGLAN OVERCOAT It's a beauty, Everybody sells them at $15:00. Our Cut price brought them down to $9.98 The best bargain ever offered. BOY'S SUIT, Knee Pants sizes from 7 to 14 Regular $1.50 Cut Price 98C. New arrivals in Underwear, Hats, Shirts, and Neckwear: In fact everything up-to-date Star Clothing House CORNER 14TH & MAIN STREET IMPOSSIBLE TO CONVIOT. Sheriff of Lincoln County Replies to District Attorney. DENVER GOL. Nov. 26. — The Rocky Mountain News today prints the reply of Sheriff Freeman, of Lincoln county, to the letter of District Attorney Mc Allister, of Colorado Springs, concern the prosecution of the persons who lynched Preston Porter at Limon, Col. recently. After alleging that he was influenced in taking Porter from Denver to Limon by assurance of leading citizens of Lincoln that he would be unmolested, Sheriff Freeman declares that it would be impossible to get a jury in Limon or any adjoining county that would convict any one charged with participating in the burning of Porter. To The Public. I hereby notify the public that Daniel Bowler is no partner with R. W Williams, funeral director, 3019 P St An Evening of iPleasure. An evening of pleasure for a good cause. Everybody is invited to attend a Leaf Social to be given under auspices of the B. Y. P. U. of the 5th Street Baptist Church at 614Judah St. for the ben-fit of the poor, Friday night Dec. 11. MRS. ANNIE BELLE ELLIIS, Press. Miss MARY MARY, Recording Spell. The Women's Central League led a surprise on Miss Pauline Kemp, Thursday night, the 22nd. Many thanks to all who aided. Dr. R. E. Jones, Business Manga, Miss Bettie Brooks, President. —Rev. Cesar Perkin, of Buckingham Co. Va., called on 18. Miss Emma J. Carter of Petersburg i in the city and guest Mrs. Annie J. Johnson of north First St. Mr and Mrs Jas. T. Carter will be informally "At-Home" to their friends Monday evening from 7 to 9. Seven Sailors Probably Drowned. Detroit, Nov. 28.—A report reached here last night from Amherstburg that Capt. Frank B. Hackett, of the tug Home Rule, on his return there from the Point Pelee Middle Ground, in Lake Huron, stated that the schooner which had been aground there since Sunday was the Hammer Valley, of Toledo. The schooner has disappeared, and Capt. Hackett is quoted saying that he believes the waves dashed vessel to pieces and that the seven sailors who were lashed to the rigging have been drowned. Plot to Murder Lord Roberts London, Nov. 28.—The war office publishes the following dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated Johannesburg, Nov. 26. "As reports of a plot against my life will probably reach you, I think you should know the facts. It is believed that there was a plot in existence, and five Italians, four Greeks and one Frenchman were arrested Nov. 16, and are now awaiting trial. Their intentions were to explode a mine under St. Mary's church during the morning service, held at 11 o'clock, on Nov. 18." Steamer Wrecked. Eight Drowned. San Francisco, Nov. 28.—Word has been received here that the overdue schooner Czar, this city, has been wrecked off the Mexican coast. Her crew, composed of Capt. Wagner and eight men, have probably been drowned. William Olsen, owner of the Czar, yesterday received a telegram, which said that the wreck of the schooner had been sighted drifting off the coast near Chimo, about 60 miles from San Blas. Kruger's Plan For Arbitration London, Nov. 28—The Vienna correspondent of The Dally Chronicle says he hears that President Kruger has petitioned the powers for arbitration, under The Hague convention, that two powers acceded to his request, but that all the others rejected the petition. No.1310 Moore treet THE GREAT GAME. V. N. & C. l., Petersburg, Va., November 24th, 1980. More than four hundred spectators saw the Union University of Richmond, Va., defeated by the strong eleven of the V. N. & C. l. of this city in a game of foot-ball this afternoon. 3:15 o'clock p. m. the Union team made its appearance upon the field led by a lad, dressed in the Union colors, who was riding a bicycle. The visitors were wodifiedly cheered by the local rockers. Although ten minutes later appeared the boy, Orange and Blue led by Capt. Taylor to the western part of the field where the players indulged in catching the oval. A short while before the game was called the college band played a selection in open air, which was to the home boys as the triumph of Tytaens was to the Spartans. At 8:30 p.m. 'Capt. Baton won the toss and took the eastern goal allowing the home team to kick-off to them. Quarter-back Branch sent the ball to the opponents 15 yard line and they having advanced the ball 5 yards, the teams lined up for the first sorrimage Three times did the visitors attempt to go through the locals' line but failing to do so, on the fourth down, the ball went over to the V. N. & O. I. boys. After two end runs of 20 and 25 yds. by Harris and Dudley, heavy line plunging was resorted to by Taylor, Beasley and Jones, which resulted in Beasley being carried over for a touch down, just five minutes after the ball was kicked off. Branfieldailed at the goal. Barco kicked to the locals 20 yard line. Capt. Taylor caught the ball. In an instant a mass was formed, and rushing down the field the ball was carried 25 yards before the man with it was found. Then the locals began working the 'taskles back' play which more than a dozen times took the Union men completely off their feet. The losals did by far better work around the ends than the Union boys, and the Richmond teams center was battered throughout the game for 5, 10 and 15 yards gains while the V. N. & C. I center was like the historical Gibraltar. The V. N. & C. I's goal was never endangered throughout the first half. The first half ended 11 to 0 in the home teams favor. The second half begins. Barco kicks to Pope'e who was downed almost in his tracks. By end skirting and momentous plunges through the line, the losals forced the pig-skin to their appences 25 yard line. The Union boys braced up hers and secured the ball by the home team failing to advance the required distance. The Union team now played better than at any other time during the game, bringing the ball for the first time in the V. N. & C. I territory. The Orange and Blue again secured the ball but lost it on their 15 yard line after making some good gains. Here the Union boys with fire in their eyes fought as though their lives were at stake for a touch-down, but lost the ball on the home boys 3 yard line. At this point of the game a dispute arose about the ball. Mr. Eates, the referee decided that the ball was to go over to the home team and ordered the men to line up Capt. Raleigh the Union team failed to play any longer and the referee forfeited the game to the V. N. & C. I. boys with a score of 16 to 0. The dispute arose five minutes before the second half would have ended. The game on a whole was very interesting but slow on account of the Union men delaying the game unnecessarily which was in every partion against them. The Barco brothers' work was the best performed by the Union team, while Branch, Taylor, Allison, Besaley, Harris, Dudley and Jones did the phantom work for the locals. The V. N. & C. I. eleven is stronger buy Overcoats at such prices ear one. Do You Buy One All-wool Black and Blue Heavy these coats we sold for $8.50, cut Suits in Fancy Cheviots and for $8.50 suits. Close out price All-wool in Cashmere, Wool $12.00 Grade and you can not at them down to $8 75 body sells them at $15:00. Our in ever offered. $1.50 Cut Price 98C. car; In fact everything up-to-date. HOUSE ET VENTORS. WRECK INSTALLER s, Wood & Coal. more treet than ever before, and, as was admitted b the Union coaches, was far superior or to the team of the Red and Steet. The system that the locals operated today caused many foot-ball admirers to wonder. LINE UP V. N. C. I. Union Univer'y. Harris R. E. Pierce Crowder R. T. Morton Allison R. G. Puyrear Dudley I. E. Wilson Johnson L. T. Whiting Franklin L. G. Champ Taylor (Capt.) R. H. B. Marshall Beasley L. H. B. Barco Jones F. R. (Capt) Baton Branch Q. B. Pareo Poole C. Smith KNOW YOUR FATE AND FORTUNE C. W. OFFICE HOURS: From 10 A. M. to 10 P. M. 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We will simply try to dispose of as many goods as possible so as to start the New Year with a clean sheet. Many an article we have marked away below cost, and the thrifty housekeeper can pick up some choice bargains. ALL GOODS STORED FOR XMAS DELIVERY. MAYER & PETTIT. SOUTHERN FURNITURE AND CARPET CO. BLACK SKIN REMOVER. REGISTERED IN PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER A Wonderful Face Ble AND HAIR STRAIGHTENER. both in a box for $1, or three boxes for $2. Guaranteed to do wh e the "best in the world." One box is all that is required if used REGISTERED IN PATENT OFFICE U.S. BEFORE AFTER A Wonderful Face Placed A Wonderful Face Bleach. both in a box for $1, or three boxes for $2. Guaranteed to do what we say and to be the "best in the world." One box is all that is required if used as directed. A WONDERFUL FACE BLEACH. A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used as directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four or five shades lighter, and a mulatto person perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade or two lighter will be noticeable. It does not turn the skin in spots, but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beautiful without continual use. Will remove wrinkles, freckles, dark spots, pimples or bumps or black heads, making the skin very soft and smooth. Small-pox pits, tan, liver spots removed without harm to the skin. When you get the color you wish, stop using the preparation. A PEACH-LIKE complexion obtained if used as directed. Will turn the skin of a black or brown person four or five shades lighter, and a mulatto person perfectly white. In forty-eight hours a shade or two lighter will be noticeable. It does not turn the skin in spots, but bleaches out white, the skin remaining beautiful without continual use. Will remove wrinkles, freckles, dark spots, pimples or bumps or black heads, making the skin very soft and smooth. Small-pox pits, tan, liver spots removed without harm to the skin. When you get the color you wish, stop using the preparation. THE HAIR STRAIGHTENER that goes in every one dollar box is enough to make anyone's hair straight, and keeps it from falling out. Highly perfumed and ma- d easy to comb. Many of our customers say one of our dollar box dollars, yet we sell it for one dollar a box. Any person sending us one dollar in a letter or Post-Office money money order or registered letter, we will send it through the mail, if you want it sent C. O. D., it will come by express, 35c. extra. In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the box free of charge. Packed so that no one will know contents ex THOS. B. CRA- 122 West that goes in every one dollar box is enough to make anyone's hair grow long and straight, and keeps it from falling out. Highly perfumed and makes the hair soft and easy to comb. Many of our customers say one of our dollar boxes is worth ten dollars, yet we sell it for one dollar a box. Any person sending us one dollar in a letter or Post-Office money order, express money order or registered letter, we will send it through the mail, postage prepaid; or if you want it sent C. O. D., it will come by express, 35c. extra. In any case where it fails to do what we claim, we will return the money or send