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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOL.XIX NO.19 THE COLORED MILLIONAIRE. PECULIAR ANTIPATHY TO HIS OWN PEOPLE. RELATIVES CUT OFF—THE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECOGNIZED. Mourning Friends Permeated With Disgust—The Will to be Contested in the Courts. The colored people were unaware of the fact that one of their own race was worth over one million dollars. They are now aware of the fact that after an existence of 80 years, he practically gives back to the white race all that he had acquired during his residence in their midst. This emphasizes the fact that he had been from the death and that the love of the colored brother for the white man is strong enough to lead to the former's undoing. VIRGINIAN BY BIRTH. Colonel John McKee, a resident of Philadelphia, Pa., but a Virginian by birth having first seen the light of day in 1821 at Alexandria, Va., died on Sunday night, April 6th, 1902. He owned 400 pieces of real estate in Philadelphia, 4500 acres of farm land in New Jersey, 300,000 acres of coal, mineral, oil and farm land in Kentucky, West Virginia and Illinois. He seemed to have hated his own relatives worse than any one else, and liked strangers better than he did his kith and kin. HIS RELATIVES. He is survived by one daughter, Abbie A. Syphax; who has five children living, and by Harry McKee Minton, who is the son of a second daughter, Martha Virginia Minton. Mrs. Minton has been dead for several years. The surviving daughter is cut off with an annuity of $300. It is provided that after her death her children shall receive annuities of $50 each. Harry McKee Minton is bequeathed an annuity of $50. Upon the death of the daughter and the six grandchildren the comparatively small annuity of $50 will become for the annuitants shall revert to the residuary estate in the hands of Archbishop Ryan. A CHURCH AND COLLEGE. Colonel McKee has specified that this estate shall be used for two purposes, First, to build a Catholic church, rectory and convent in McKee City, N. J., and, second, to build and maintain a charitable institution in Philadelphia for the education of both white and colored male orphans. Legacies of $100 each were left to Raymond J. Barr, Colonel McKee's confidential secretary and adviser; to Annie Saterfield, his clerk; Raymond Barr, an employee; A. E. Smith, his barber, and to Susan Washington, his cook. MUST SERVE TWENTY YEARS. He provided that if John Donohue shall continue in the employ of his executors for twenty years and serve them faithfully for a compensation of $25 per day, then he shall receive an annuity of $100 during the rest of his life. He wills that the old homestead on Lombard street, shall be converted into a store immediately after his death. His daughter is to move out of the house directly after the funeral, and she may have the use, free of charge, of a small cottage at 1355 Patton St., a narrow lane in the extreme southern section of the city. The testator directs that none of his Philadelphia real estate shall be sold, but, on the contrary, that it shall be improved and rented. SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS. It is directed that the buildings of the college shall be large and substantial, and of brick or stone. They shall be surrounded by a solid stone wall eight feet high, three feet thick at the base and two feet thick at the top. The walls shall be provided with drains to carry water away. Poor white or colored male orphans, between the ages of 12 and 18 years, may be admitted to the institution, and fat and cultivated free of charge at the discretion of a board of directors. This board shall consist of ten men, who shall be chosen annually by a vote of the Catholic clergyman in Philadelphia. EDUCATED FOR THE NAVY: The pupils shall, so far as possible, be given a naval education and taught the subjects that are taught at Annapolis. In front of the main college building a marble slab shall be placed. On this slab shall be inscribed the following: "Colonel John McKee College." An equestrian statue of the testator shall be erected in front of the grand central gate. It is directed that a photograph of Colonel McKee on horseback shall be used as a model for the statue. The relations between Colonel McKee and his daughter and his grandchildren were always pleasant. The latter had no intimation that they were to be cut off with such a small share of Colonel McKee's estate. BITTER COMMENT If the dead millionaire could hear all that is being said by his relatives, employees and the colored folks generally, he no doubt would want to change that will. The family has decided to take legal steps to have it set aside and much of the vast estate will no doubt go in a direction never dreamed of by the deceased. Its peculiar, but nearly all of our wealthy colored men are permeated with similar notions and the result is disheartening to the average observer of the race's progress. A. LIBERAL CHURCH It is safe to say however, that the Roman Catholic officials will carry out the will's provisions with rigid impartiality, and few, if any other denomination or church could be trusted to do it, where a colored person was concerned. Another Court Organized in Lynchburg, Va. LYNCHBURG, VA., April 15, '02. Grand Worthy Counsellor Mr. John Mitchell, Jr. arrived here last evening via C. & O. R. R., for the purpose of organizing a new court of the Independent Order of Calanthe. Mrs. Anna Taylor, Deputy Grand Worthy Counsellor and Mrs. S. L. Mitchell, G. W. Lecturer came also. The work was done at True Reformers' Hall. The following filled the chairs: G. W. Inspector, Mrs S. L. Mitchell; G. W. O. Miss Lottie L. Merchant; G. W. Inspectrix, Mrs. Julia Loving; G. W. Escort, Mrs. Anna Taylor; G. W. Conductress, Mrs. Susan Roane; G. W. R. Ace'nts, Miss Rosa P. Hendricks; G. W. level of Deposits, Mrs. Christina Wells, G. W. Protector, W. J. Wells; Assistant G. W. Escort, Mrs. Helen Jackson. After the initiation short addresses were made, Mrs. Julia Watts was highly complimented by the Grand Worthy Counsellor for her work. She is the Deputy Grand Worthy Counsellor. Sir Mitchell left at 2:05 a. m. over the N. & W. R. R. for Richmond. The ladies left this afternoon. The National Baptist Sunday School Union a Great Success—Interest Increases With Every Meeting. The meeting of the National Baptist Sunday School Union at the Fifth Baptist Church on last Sunday was well attended. The church was packed from pulpit to door. At 3:30 p. m., President B. H. Peyton called the meeting to order after singing by the Union. Scripture reading by Rev. Perry and prayer by Major E. A. Washington, the well prepared program was rendered in good taste. It was soul-stirring to sit and listen to the little ones as they showed forth what new life there is in our coming generation. Mr. W. P. Burrell, Pres of the Baptist Sunday School Union of Richmond was present and gave a very cordial greeting and bade the Union God's speed. The paper read by Mr. Vernie Hoard on Sunday School was a fine production, and Mr. W. H. James, Jr., of Fairfield Union in his remarks showed that the city and country was alive for such a grand move. All seemed to voice the sentiment that the Union is doing great and good work. Pres. Peyton and officers of the union received the congratulations on all sides for their wonderful efforts. The next union will be held at Fifth Street Baptist Church the third Sunday in May. A rare treat in store. Editor Fortune Emphatic. age. Editor John Mitchell, of the Richmond PLANET has been used for $10,000 damages for libel. Our sympathies are with the editor and we hope you will come out and shoulder the costs upon his opponent. But a man must be a fit subject for a inmatic asylum to sue an Afro-American editor for $10,000. From McDonald, Pa. McDONALD, PA., April 7, '02. Editor Richmond PLANET- Miss Isabella Horton, the wonderful 16 year old evangelist preached to a large audience of about 500 on Sabbath evening at 8:30 o'clock. Her text was from 1st Peter, 4th chapter, 18th verse, "And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the sinner and ungodly appear?" She handled her subject well which was, "From the cradle to the grave, when the ball is over," and she made many fine illustrations. The choir of the First Baptist Church rendered some very fine selections under the leadership of Prof. Charles Red. Rev. Greene of Finleyville visited his daughter, Mrs. J. E. Carter of North Fanny St. Mr. James Brown has resigned his position as boss driver in the Jumbo coal mines. Mr. D. W. Simpson of Oakdale was in town Saturday with his many friends. Advent at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Horne Woods on April 1st—a son. Mr. M. J. Wells of Midway spent Sunday with his many friends. MABLE WILLIAMS. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1902. LIFE-TERM CONVICT SAVED Desperate Prisoner Was Choking The Keeper When Negro Vaulted Rail and Jumped Fifteen Feet to His Person [New York American and Journal] PHILADELPHIA, April 13, '02. Members of the Board of Inspectors of the Eastern Penitentiary are awaiting with interest the action of Governor Stone and the Board of Pardols in the case of the colored convict who risked his life to save one of the prison guards concerned in the murderous assault and gallant resue. Whether they are ever made public depends upon the action of the Governor and the pardon Board. On Saturday Governor Stone received a letter from George Vaux, Jr., Secretary of the Board of Prison Inspectors, informing him of the affair, which occurred nearly three months ago. It was not suggested by the inspectors that the men be pardoned, but it is said that an effort will be made to have their cases brought before the Board of Pardons. When prisoners were being returned, they were turned upon his guard, seized him by the throat and throw him to the floor A life-term prisoner, a colored man, was standing in the gallery which runs arm and the second tier of cells. He heard the scuffle below and looked over the rail. The guard was black in the face, and the prisoner in the gallery saw he would be dead in another minute if help was delayed. The stairs leading to the ground floor were 300 feet down the corridor. He would have had to run 600 feet to reach the struggling guard. So at the risk of his life, he jumped over the rail to the stone floor, fifteen feet below, lighting upon the back of the unruly prisoner. The shock forced the guard's assailant to loosen his grip, and the colored man followed up this temporary advantage by dragging him off the limp form of the keeper. Two other prisoners rushed up and held the struggling desperate until other guards arrived and placed him in his cell. Warden Bussinger and his assistants warmly praised the action of the three convicts who saved the guard's life, and the letter from the board of inspectors to the Governor was the result. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The explanation on the Sunday School lesson last Saturday was well attended. Everybody was benefited. The committee on the jail and almshouse work reported good results on last Sunday. Master Thos. W Smith delivered a very helpful address to the boys on last Sunday, subject Obedience. Boys, take heed. Never before in the history of the association has there been a men's meeting as the last one which was held at the True Reformer's Hall. 600 men attended. Rev. D. Webster Davis, A. M. was at his best for the Lord. Subject, "And Absalom a mule." After the men had listened to this most timely address all pledged themselves to live better lives. Some said that they thought they would get off some of the mules that they were trying to ride be fore they get thrown. Two men accepted Christ and three men voluntarily returned to their former place for usefulness. Music by Trent's Quartette gave much life to the meeting. The solo by Rev. W. H. Stokes, B. D. pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church was all we could have wished; he put his very soul into it, therefore it reached the hearts of the men. This meeting will never be forgotten. Watch for the next one at an early date by special request. Prof. G. R. Hovey, Vice-President of the Virginia Union University will explain the Sunday School Lesson te-day 5 p. m. Come. 10 a. m. sharp committees will meet Sunday for the day's work. Now our boys will have an opportunity. Parents' mass-meeting Sunday 3:30 p. m. at the Presbyterian Church under the anices of the Boys' Department. Special papers by the boys. Addresses by Mr. Joseph Arrington and President Clifton Cabell. All parents should attend this meeting. Come and encourage your boys. Admission free. Everybody is welcome. Special music by the Lilliputian Quartette and a Quartette of the Second Baptist Church S. S. Papers by the boys. Special Addresses by Mr. Jos. Arrington and President Clifton Cabell. Mr. W. S. Morgan will address the men Sunday 5:30 p. m. at our rooms, subject "The Simplicity of Religion." Special music under the directions of Prof. Thomas H. Wyatt. Men, do not miss this meeting. See that the other man comes too. Princeton Notes. The "Disappointed Bride" recently given in the Methodist Church was a great success, both financially and socially. A very enjoyable time was spent at Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Moors's last week; the occasion being the anniversary of their twelfth year of wedded life. Miss Fannie E. Harper has returned to the city. DEATH OF REV. TALMAGE DEATH OF REV. TALMAGE Noted Presbyterian Divine Succumbed to Long Illness. THE END CAME PEACEFULLY His Last Rational Words Were to His Daughter, When He Said: "Of Course I Know You, Maud"—Short Sketch of His Life. Washington, April 14.—Rev. T. De Witt Talmage, the noted Presbyterian sivine, died at 9 o'clock on Saturday night, at his residence in this city. It had been evident for some days that A DR. TALMAGE IN HIS PULPIT. there was no hope of recovery, and the attending physicians so informed the family. The patient gradually grew weaker, until life passed away so quietly that even the members of the family, all of whom were watching at the bedside, hardly knew that he had gone. The immediate course of death was inflammation of the brain. He was 70 years of age. Dr. Talmage was in poor health when he started away from Washington for Mexico for a vacation and rest six weeks ago. He was then suffering from influenza and serious catarrhal conditions. Since his return to Washington he has been quite ill. Until Thursday, however, fears for his death were not entertained. The last rational words uttered by Dr. Talmage were on the day preceding the marriage of his daughter, when he said: "Of course, I know you, Maud." Since then he was unconscious. The funeral will take place at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon from the Church of the Covenant. The services will be very simple. There will be no funeral sermon, but short addresses concerning the life and works of Dr. Talmage will be made by men who have been intimately associated with him. At 9 o'clock Wednesday morning the interment will take place in the family lot at Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn. Silent tribute to the memory of Dr. Talmage was paid yesterday by thousands of people, who walked past the residence on Massachusetts avenue, where the visit of death was marked by a cluster of violets, tied with a streamer of black, hanging at the right of the entrance. Messages of sympathy from nearly every state in the union, and from England, Russia and other European countries came to the family during the day. Sketch of His Career Dr. Talmage was born in Bound Brooke, Somerset county, N. J., January 7, 1832. His home was a small farm, and he was the youngest son of a family of 12 children. His parents were deeply religious people, and their greatest desire was to see some of their sons enter the ministry. Their hopes were fulfilled, for the eldest brother at the close of his college life went to China as a missionary, while another became a minister. Dr. Talmage himself entered law, but his parents never ceased to hope that he would eventually follow in the footsteps of his brothers. In 1853 he gave up legal practice and went to the college at New Brunswick to prepare for the ministry. His first charge was at Belleville, N. J., where he spent three years. He then accepted a call to a church at Syracuse, N. Y., and remained there until 1862, when he accepted a pastorate in Philadelphia. This gave him his first chance of reaching the people of a great city. His success was instantaneous, and he finally received three simultaneous calls from Brooklyn, Chicago and San Francisco. Although the church which had called him to Brooklyn boasted only 17 members he chose that city, and the result of his choice is well known. Within a year it was necessary to erect a structure capable of holding 3,000 people. Two years later this church was burned to the ground. An edifice that would seat 5,000 was then built, but was inadequate to accommodate the thousands that flocked to hear the famous preacher. For 15 years the church had wonderful prosperity, which was rudely broken by a second fire that laid it in ashes. Undismayed, a third tabernacle was built. It was completed in 1891, and its dedication was a great public co- The tabernacle was a grand and beautiful place of worship, with a vast seating capacity and perfect acoustic properties, but it was not destined to stand long. On Sunday, May 13, 1834, shortly after the close of the morning services, fire broke out, and before it was under control had left the magnificent building a pile of smoking ruins. Dr. Talmage was beyond a doubt the most popular preacher America has produced. When he had a church, his congregations were as enormous as those of Henry Ward Beecher, and he at the same time addressed another congregation of millions through the newspapers. When he was preaching in Brooklyn, there was no necessity of a stranger asking where Dr. Talmage's church was; all he had to do was to follow the crowd. For many years his sermons were preached both from the pulpit and through the newspapers, but after he gave up his pulpit in Washington the great divine spoke to his flock wholly through the public press, and there was hardly a town in the United States where his sermon in the daily or weekly newspaper was not eagerly awaited by scores of people. It is probably no exaggeration to state that his sermon was read each week by several millions of people. It appeared in at least six languages, and the combined circulations of the newspapers printing his sermons were estimated at $30,000,000. Few men were capable of doing as much literary work in a day as the famous preacher. When nearing three-score and ten, he often dictated as many as 20,000 words in a day, and on many occasions he has worn out two or three stenographers during that time. His sermons were all first preached to a stenographer, and when he was in the throes of composition he walked tirelessly up and down his study preaching and gesticulating exactly as he did later in the pulpit and almost with as great rapidity. Each week he read thoroughly between 50 and 100 papers, wrote the editorials for his religious weekly, the Christian Herald; dictated sermons, correspondence, letters and books, saw scores of friends, business callers, admirers, cranks and impostors, and during his lecture season lectured at least once a year in most of the large and many of the small cities of the country. He once tried dictating his sermons to a phonograph; but as walking about the room was practically a necessity and as he could not very well carry the machine with him, he abandoned the scheme. He often said that in all his life he had never written a line or spoken a word with the aid of a stimulant. At one time he was a habitual smoker, but ceased one day with a sudden resolution that was typical of his whole life. Dr. Talmage was a voluminous writer on religious subjects. He was the author of a number of lectures, and his sermons have been published in 30 volumes. Among the better known of his works were "From Manger to Throne," "Sparks From My Anvil," "Crumbs Swept Up," "Sports That Kill," "Night Sides of City Life," "The Poetry of Life" and "Old Wells Dug Out." It is estimated that for many years his royalties netted him the princely income of $20,000 a year. DR. TALMAGE'S FUNERAL Services Were Held in the Church of the Covenant. Washington, April 16.—Funeral services were held at the Church of the Covenant yesterday afternoon over the body of the Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage. The large church was crowded to the doors. The funeral ceremony began at 5 o'clock, and occupied considerably over an hour. The Rev. Dr. Teunis S. Hamilin, pastor of the Church of the Covenant, and the Rev. Drs. Thomas Chalmers Easton, of this city; S. J. Nicols and James Demarest, both of Brooklyn, officiated. The casket rested immediately in front of the pulpit, and over it was a massive bed of viollets. The floral offerings were numerous, mostly of illies of the valley and white roses, including a wreath sent from the CONTINUED ON NORTH PAGE BIG SWINDLING GAME. A Woman's Ingenuity-Much for Little—Now in Jail. Addie Johnson (colored) and Alberta Bailey, Bettie Johnson, alias Lizzie Smith and Rosa Robinson, who resided at the time at 505 Gilman street, were before Justice John J. Crutchfield last Saturday morning upon the charge of swindling or rather obtaining money under false pretences. It is estimated that the gang cleared over $2000. Both white and colored seemed to have been their victims. Among those who suffered or who were sent for were D. J. Farrar, A. P. Quarles, A. D. Price, Dr. R. E. Jones, J. Thomas Hewin, Dr. Charles E. Wilder and others. They were sent to jail for eighteen months. The following account tells the whole story: The master mind of these four women is Addie Johnson. The other three are Alberta Bailey, Bettie Johnson alias Lizzie Smith, and Rosa Robinson, all of whom have been living at No. 505 Gilman street. Wise Ellis appeared against them yesterday, and during the course of his examination the eight other victims were called to the front from the rear. The workings of the gang have been remarkably successful, many of the prominent colored men and several whites who were the gang net within the last two and half years. MEN WITH MONEY. Addie Johnson would always send Rosa Robinson for these men. That was Rosa's job. The men whom Addie had reason to believe had money would respond to the call from her, knowing her to be sick. Then would come a cleverly conceived tale of woe with the statement that some twelve months ago, while in Philadelphia Addie found a bag containing eight or ten $100 bills. Soon, when the bag had sometimes ten; and sometimes the bag was found at Wanamaker's in Philadelphia and sometimes it was found at Elba Station. COULDN'T KEEP IT IN THE HOUSE Then Addie would explain that owing to the fact that she had been ill she did not care to keep this money in the house, and that owing to the size of the bills she was afraid if she sent one out to get it changed that white people might get suspicious. Then she would say that to tide her over a bit she had borrowed some $25 from Lizzie Smith, a cook employed on Park Avenue, who had the black bug with the money in it, keeping it for her. WANTED TO BORROW. She would ask for the loan of $25 to repay the loan from Lizzie Smith who would not give up the bag until she received this money. She would promise at the same time to give one of the bills to the lender of the $25 so he could get it changed and get his money back with an interest sometimes promised at $50 and sometimes at $100 for the use of the $25. WENF TO THE BACK GATE If the victim showed the $25 it would be turned over to Rosa Robinson who would go to see Lizzie Smith to pay the $25 and get the black bag. Sometimes the lender of the money would go with her to the back gate of the place where Lizzie worked, being warned not to go in. however, as Lizzie's employer would object. Then Rosa would go inside the door to turn it over to Lizzie and return with the bag. That Lizzie was so busy just then cooking that could not go to her place to get the bag, but would get it immediately she finished and send it to Addie's place. VICTIM AT FIRST SATISFIEED. This usually satisfied the victim, and he would return to Addie's place to wait for the money. Then word would come from Lizzie that she would not give up the bag on more re-payment of the sum alleged to have been borrowed from her, but that she would do it for $5, $10 or $15, the sum being fixed according to the softness of the victim. Then the victim would be confronted with this story of producing some money to pay Lizzie for her trouble, and being already $25 out, would in every instance produce more. THE FLEECED VICTIM. Then having fleeced the victim of all possible, the payment of the money would be put off from day to day. Of course, the found money and the diamond ring, which was supposed to be in the bag never existed, although in the midlife Johnson maintained that she had given this ring to one of the victims. A Royal Time. On last Wednesday night the palatial residence of Mr. W. W. E. L. Smith, of 109 E. 17th street, Manchester, Va., greeted the presence of a jovial guest. It was brilliantly lighted and every thing pointed to a royal time. It was 8 when the guests arrived. Past recollections were recalled and reminiscences long forgotten were brought to remembrance. Refreshments were plentifully served. Seven young men constituted the gathering. Various amusements were indulged in until the small hours of morn and the guests regretted when the guests left. Those present were Messrs. W. E. L. Smith, John H. Holmes, Edgar E. Cogbill, Charles Robinson, Joseph Smith, John E. Hall and John R. Coqbill Fallen Asleep. George W. Brown died at his res- dence, 716 N. 3rd St., April 2nd, at 3:40 o'clock in the 80th year of his age. His illness which was long, was borne with Christian fortitude. He was a quiet Christian gentleman, a fond friend, a good citizen, a devoted uncle and brother. He leaves one brother, one nephew, a devoted sister and a host of friends to mourn their loss. His funeral took places Sunday, April 6, at 11:30 o'clock a.m., from First Baptist Church of which he has been a member since boy- hood. Rev. Johnson pastor officiated. Brother, in that solemn trust We commend thee to the dust In that faith we wait, till, when Thou shall meet us all in heaven. His sister, MARY R. BROWN. BROWN—Died in New York Sunday, April 6th, at the residence of her dear- ness, 523 West 45th St., Delhi Dance Brown, beloved wife of Alexander W. Brown. The deceased was a member of Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Richmond for a number of years. Her funeral took place from the First Baptist Church, Richmond, Va., Thursday, April 10th, Rev. W. T. Johnson officiating. She leaves a husband, one daughter, mother and two brothers to mourn their loss. A precious one from us has gone, A voice we loved is still. A place is vacant in our home, Which never can be filled. Rev. Dr. Z. D. Lewis preached at the Second Baptist Church on last Sunday morning. At the conclusion he referred to the charges recently made against him by Brother Harrison Reed. He was in good humor and declared that some one else had been "throwing their garbage into his barrel." He said that Bro. Reed had exonerated him and that he had his affidavit in his pocket. Roy Giles B. Jackson was present and some greatly pleased over the situation. Rev. Lewis was congratulated by his friends who are happy over his vindication. Go There and Buy. Go to the American Grocery, 1231 Sts James St. They have on hand a fresh stock of goods, and you will receive polite service and prompt delivery of all goods purchased. They have also on hand a large supply of canned goods that have been slightly damaged by fire which they are selling for half price. 41st Annual Sermon. The 41st annual sermon of the G. G. A. O. B. and S. of Love and Charity will be preached at the Sixth Mt. Zion Church Sunday, April 27th, 1903, at 3 o'clock p. m. by Rev. Randolph Peyton. The following are the officers for the occasion: Brother H. H. Allen, W. S.; Sister Maria Smith, W. V. S. B. L. Cousins, Secretary; Nathan Johnson, W. Treasurer, Sister Frances Howard, Right-hand Conductress; Sister Celia Grey, Assistant Conductress; Randolph Richardson, Chaplain. Brothers are requested to meet at the hall and march to the church. Sisters meet in the basement of the church. Mr. Walter Allen of New York called on us. He is looking well. Mr. M. H. Clarke continues very ill. Mrs. Jno. F. Garnes entertained a few friends at tea last Sunday afternoon in honor of Mr. William S. Banks. Mr. C. M. Taylor, the efficient manager of the True Reformers' store, was indisposed last week but is now much better. Rev. W. L. Weatherly of Coatesville, Pa., formerly of Richmond called on us last Tuesday. He is here visiting friends. Messrs W. L. Young, W. R. Young, J. C. Young of Sparta, Va., and Robert Gatewood of Balty P. O., Va. called on us. Miss Florence E. Shorts has returned from Culpeper after a successful session of five months. Mr. Pinkney L. Walker and his bride, of Lynchburg are in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith of 419 W. Duval street. She was formerly Miss Martela Green. Friends are invited to call. Governor Montague has appointed J. Thomas Hewin, Esq., a Notary Public. Mrs. Fannie Miles of New York left the city last week for her home after spending a very pleasant time here. While in this city she was tendered a very fine luncheon by Mr. J. Patrick Smith, also a swell breakfast by Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Burwell at their residence, No. 706 N. 2nd St. Among the guest we noticed Mrs. Fannie Brown Mrs. Jaina E. Wilcox Mrs. Jennie Jones, Mrs. Jaina Williams Mrs. Emiline Johnson. A very fine dinner was also given in honor of Mrs. Miles by her cousin, Mrs. Emeline Johnson of 807 W. Leigh St. Her many friends were glad to see her, and sorry to say farewell to her. After having been driven around the city, she went to a current site, she left well pleased, with her A ROAD & FARM IMPROVEMENT. A Novel Device for Elevating Water from Streams and Discharging It on Higher Land. It is becoming more and more apparent that irrigation is destined to have a larger place in the agriculture of the humid portion of the United States than a few years ago was thought possible. Market gardeners around all the large cities of the country are coming to realize the profit and security from drought which it brings, while the development of the arid west by irrigation is soon to occupy a place in the affairs of the nation, being already under investigation by the department of agriculture. The solution of the problem of irrigation rests largely in the quantity of water available and ability to direct it about the land at low cost. David Hutton, of Quartette, Nev., has designed a novel machine for elevating water from streams and discharging it on higher land, the apparatus working automatically and without cost, after the in- LIFTING WATER FROM STREAM installation of the plant, which is in itself inexpensive. In the illustration is shown a machine in operation. It consists of a frame resting on the bank of the stream, supported either by its own weight or anchored to piles driven in the earth, with a shaft poised at an angle of 45 degrees to support a series of buckets, revolving between the stream and the discharge trough on the frame. The buckets are mounted on arms radiating from the shaft, and besides each bucket is a broad paddle blade which dips into the water as the lowest point is neared, the action of the current revolving the shaft and elevating the buckets in turn to the highest point of revolution, where they are tilted automatically to discharge their contents into the trough. Though the strength of the current be small, the quantity of water elevated will yet be large, as the flow is regular and unceasing.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. GOOD ROADS TRAIN. Unique Traveling Educational Enterprise. Managed by Government Road Inquiry Office. What might be called a school on wheels is being sent by the government through the southern states, with a corps of teachers on board, and a quantity of material to help illustrate with object lessons the instruction given to the people along the route. This travelling educational enterprise occupies a train of a dozen cars, two of which are fitted up in hotel fashion for the accommodation of the staff of instructors and their assistants, while the other vehicles are flat cars loaded with an extraordinary variety of ponderous machinery. In fact, such a weighty and elaborate outfit for school purposes was never seen before in the world; and as the caravan moves along through the sunny southland the inhabitants may well be astonished. It is like a circus without the animals—a comparison by no means intended to be disrespectful, inasmuch as the affair is in reality of very serious importance and practical value, being designed for the purpose of encouraging the movement in behalf of good roads. This peripatetic school is organized somewhat on the model of a kindergarten. All the people along the route who will come and be taught are its pupils, and classes run from 500 to 5,000 in number. At each stopping place lessons are given in the art of building roads, from half a mile to a mile and a half of first-class dirt road, gravel road or stone road being constructed. The kind chosen depends on the material at hand; if the stuff is available, a sample of each is built. There could be no more simple and effective means for conveying substantial and practical information. The "good roads train," as the traveling school is called, is run by the National Good Roads association, with the help of Uncle Sam. Director Dodge, of the government road inquiry office, is head teacher, and his chief assistant is Mr. M. O. Eldridge. Several engineers, specially trained in the business, accompany the expedition, and there are about a dozen expert workmen to perform the actual labor in the construction of the sample bits of road. The amount and variety of machinery taken along is surprising. On the flat cars are carried road grading machines, rock crushing outfits (including elevators, separating screens and bins); steam rollers, horse rollers, traction engines, wheel scrapers and plows. The plows and wheel scrapers are used in the preparation of grades, for reducing hills and filling hollows. The traction engines are for running the crushers, hauling stone and drawing the plows and road machines. The road machines are for rounding up the earth foundation, and the rollers are employed to consolidate the material —Pearson's Magazine. GOSSIP OF THE SHOPPERS. Small deks in oak are finished with a high polish or the latest dull finish and decorated with brass. A most convenient article which is to be found at the counter for toilet wares is the salts bottle, which comes in a small leather case to fit a not very large flat bottle, the top of the case having a twisted ball clasp. Just think of an oil that lubricates, cleans and polishes metals, furniture and pianos—you really couldn't expect much more of any preparation, could you? For clocks and bicycles, guns and woodwork, locks and typewriters—well, it must be handy to have in the house. There is such a demand for straight edges in many things nowadays that footings and similarly straight-finished materials are used to edge ruffles in place of those with the more common fancy edges. There is a value in this in frocks which launder, as the straight edges "do up" much better. The utility of rope portieres in rooms where it is important that neither light, air nor heat shall be excluded has been so thoroughly demonstrated that new ideas in this line are constantly appearing. Some are of silk ropes, some of chenille and others of silk and wool mingled. They are often knotted and meshed nearly one-third the depth of the curtain and the effect is exceedingly good. One of the favorite patterns in dinner plates is a wreath of deep red roses, with a border of lace gold and a central medallion of white roses on a golden ground. Another design has a border of alternate gold medallions. In the center of the latter are soft pink roses. The center of the plate is pale blue encircled with gold and outside is a wreath of pink roses. White and gold, green and gold, are also in vogue and always in excellent taste. GENERAL INFORMATION Iron can be drawn into thinner wire than any other metal except gold. There is one wood much lighter than cork. This is the marsh anous, found in Brazil. The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's kite flying is near at hand. Yellow stains in either timber or lumber are an indication of dry rot, and are regarded as an injury to the tree or wood. The gourd rattle, used among the Zunis of New Mexico, is made of a gourd with a wooden handle, a few pebbles or beans being placed inside. Native gold always contains some silver, and generally a little copper. Platinum and silver are also found native, but the baser metals are nearly always alloyed with other elements. Fishermen say that a lobster gains half a pound in weight each year of its life. The record lobster caught on the south coast was taken at the Needles lighthouse, and weighed over eight pounds. The naming of a Japanese baby is not simply the bestowal of a name upon it soon after its birth, by which it shall be known during its lifetime. The name of a Japanese is changed at various periods of his life. E.F. Stephens, a prominent horticulturist of Nebraska, has distributed free to farmers of his state 45,000 apple trees on condition that they will be cultivated according to his direction. Mr. Stephens will receive one-half of the yield for a certain number of years. FOREIGNERS OF NOTE Mascagni, the composer, has contracted to write two operas within two years. Duke Siegfried deliberately fouled a brother officer's mount in a race, was disqualified as a gentleman rider, and resigned from the Bavarian army. Sir Conrad Reeves, chief justice of Barbadoes, who died a short time ago, was a mulatto who rose from the humblest social condition. He began life as a newspaper reporter and eventually came to be regarded as the greatest statesman, ablest lawyer and most patriotic of all native West Indians. At the time of his death he was 80 years old. Chekib Bey, diplomatic representative of Turkey in Washington, is officially unknown to the Roosevelt administration, though he has been in the national capital six months. He reached Washington just before President McKinley's departure for Buffalo, and after the tragedy there his credentials had to be returned to Turkey for necessary changes as to the personnel of this government. The corrected papers have not yet arrived and Chekib Bey is still in official retirement. BITS OF SCIENCE. Up to 1850 6,831 earthquakes are recorded in the world's history. The British isles experienced 225 of this number. The latest electric invention is the storm-prophet—a wireless telephone patented by an Italian. It records the approach of a gale or thunderstorm at 100 miles' distance. The president of the Jersey City board of health has decided that the city hospital is so infected with disease germs that it should be burned, the sanitary conditions being so bad that it is impossible to remedy them. The young shoots of the bamboo are covered with a number of very fine hairs that are seen, under the microscope, to be hollow and spiked like bayonets. These hairs are commonly called bamboo poison by the white men resident in Java, for the reason that murder is frequently committed through their agency, mixed in food. THE RICHMOND PLANEC, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. CORA, THE COWGIRL A Unique and Daring Product of Western Civilization. For Two Hours She "Shot Up" the Town of Santa Rosa, N.M.-Always Has Plenty of Money & Command. "Cora, the cow girl," as she is known to the Santa Rosa whites, or Cora Chiquita, or Senorita Chiquita, by the local Mexicans, has disappeared from Santa Rosa, N.M. She flitted between two days to avoid arrest for "shootin" up the town" during a sportive drunk, and whither her flight tended, *or where it ended, is yet unknown. Not long, however, will her whereabouts be a mystery, for wherever Senorita tarryeth she is soon in active and abiding evidence. La Chiquita is a quarter-blooded Cherokee Indian, and was a cowgirl on the Cherokee Indian cattle ranges from the time she was able to sit on a cow pony until seven years ago, when she transferred her range_riding to the Texas Pan-Handle, and thence drifted, accompanied by Poker Paul, a well-known frontier card sharp, to the construction camps of the Rock Island-El Paso railroad. Cora and Poker Paul opened a saloon and gambling house at the famous Rag Town grading Rock Island camp and remained there until she became jealous of a pretty Mexican girl, upon which La Chiquita promptly shot Paul and scratched the woman until she looked as if she had been in close and energetic communion with a first-class barbed wire fence. Cora then mounted her horse and rode to Santa Rosa. Cora Chiquita is now about 23 years of age, is slight in form, and yet robust and agile, carries a handsome and haughty head crowned heavily with black hair. Her face is lighted with flashing black eyes and teeth of a dazzling white, and she presents a picture pretty in the extreme, done in deepest olive. She dresses in nattiest frontier male attire, wears a beplumed and bespangled sombrero, carries a brace of re- J. T. H. CORA ON THE RAMPAGE. volvers at her trim waist, and a repeating carbine in her shapely and supple hand; she is a quick and dead shot; a fearless and finished rider; is unrivaled in the use of the lariat; and, as the mood takes her, a good natured, gentle hearted, and hand-helping woman, or a fierce and daring desperado, before whose ready gun the most reckless cowboy or habitual "bad man" is glad, indeed, to hurriedly "hide out." It was while being swayed by one of her periodical desperado outbreaks that La Chiquita Senorita earned her present exile from Santa Rosa. She had been drinking heavily, says the Chicago Tribune, riding her horse into saloons, and "settin' them up" to all hands. She became so drunk and disorderly that she was arrested and fined. With her wild heart afame with mingled whisky and wrath, Chiquita once more mounted her horse, rode madly to her tent on the outskirts of the town, and before startled Santa Rosa could fairly catch its breath, was back on the main street, riding like a whirlwind, and shooting with either harr at everything in or out of sight. The town promptly hunted its hole, and for the two hours of daylight yet remaining, Cora Chiquita shot and rode as she listed. When the morning dawned the sulphurous taint of the smoke of La Senorita's revolvers still burdened Santa Rosa's otherwise balmy air, but the girl herself was missing. While Cora Chiquita is no mystery, there has always been sufficient speculation as to where she procures the money with which she is always more than liberally supplied, a financial amount far beyond that of any source apparently at her command. This monyaged conundrum, together with the fact that the girl herself is from the Indian nation, once the breeding place and refuge of bandits of all classes, has led to a suspicion that Cora Chiquita may be the shrewd advance and investigating agent of a bandit organization proposing bank and train robbery this winter along the line of the new Rock Island-El Paso railroad. Kangaroo farming is an important industry in Australia. The hides are valuable, and the tendons extremely fine; indeed, they are the best thing known to surgeons for sewing up wounds, and especially for holding broken bones together, being much finer and tougher then catgut. First Mention of Gold. The earliest book which mentions gold is the Bible. It occurs in Genesis 2-11. IN REMOTE PLACES. Three hundred and fifty-five of London inhabitants are country-born. Sutton Coldfield, seven miles north of Birmingham, is the center of England and Wales. In the United Kingdom only one per- son in 200 is a landowner. In France nine in 100 own landed property. Petitions and addresses to the king, or to members of the houses of parliament, if not over two pounds in weight, are exempt from postage. The Japanese parliament has among its members 130 farmers, 23 barristers, six editors, three doctors, 26 mechanics, and 76 without fixed profession. In Ashanti there grows a tree resembling in appearance the English oak, which furnishes excellent butter. This vegetable butter keeps in perfect condition all the year round in spite of the heat. When the sultan of Turkey attends a play he often hands the comedian of the company an original joke of his own, which the actor gets off in the course of the performance. These naturally create much laughter. The Coloniale Zeitschrift of Berlin has just printed a letter from East Africa in which the writer asserts that there is no chance at all for the European retail dealer because the East Indian merchant sells everything at a profit so meager that the European could not live on it. ROLL OF HONOR Week Ending April 11, 1903. 6th Grammar, Mrs. Rosa D. Bowser, teacher—Olivia Forrester, Roscoe Mitch ell. 5th Grammar, Miss M. L. Chiles, teacher—Gracie Clarke, Alma Farrar, Viola Grey, Julia Harris, Inez Jones, Jennie Jackson, Arsena Lemas, Susie Monroe, Alice Price, Mattie Underwcd. 4th Grammar, Miss Wills, teacher—Nash Shackelford, Lillie Lipscomb, Irene Williams. 3rd Grammar, Mr. D. Webster Davis, teacher—Gwendola Brown, Maggie Bak er, Mary Daggett, Georgie Grey, Celes- tine Scott, Tamar Carter, Mary Turner, Addie West, Carrie Tinsley. 2nd Grammar, Miss Vera A. Holmes, teacher—Bessie Edwards, Mamie Johnson 1st Grammar, Miss M. H. Smith, teacher—Perzelia Brown, Pearl Brown, Ada Greene, Cora Smith, Azelia Storrs. 8th Primary, Miss L. J. Corbin, teacher—Wyndham Carter, Lewis Fountain, Percy Stowe, Cornelius Gaston, Lelin Calloway, Leora Smith. 7th Primary, Miss C. F. Brown, teacher—Bertha Campbell, Naomi Hill, Ethel Jackson, Florence Storrs. 6th Primary, Miss M. C. Tinsley, teacher—Eddie Yancey, William Young Ada Carter, Lena Carter, Maggie Farrar, Bettie Fitzhugh, Hermione Jackson Mamie Lewis, Pauline Morris, Mary Pierson, Mabel West, 5th Primary, Miss M. E. Allen, teacher—Henry Dawson, Grattan Graves, Ellis Mayo, James Robinson, Emanuel Stanton, Veola Washington, Katie Gilpin, Carrie Harris, Esther James, Malneon Jackson, Carlotta Kersey, Armeta Stokes. 4th Primary, Miss M. R. Crump, teacher—Mercer Burrell, Engenia Ellis, Hazel Johnson. 3rd Primary, Miss E. V. Trent, teacher—Henry Anderson, Frank Stewart, Alberta Smith, Frank Cephas, James Taylor, Ira Deane, Jack Wyche, Edward Elridge, Perzelia Madison, Theodore Green, Ethel Miner, Thurlow Jones, Erma Holmes, Herbert Kemp, Goldie Lee, Charles Storrs, Rosa Scott VALLEY SCHOOL Week Ending April 11, 1902. 6th Grammar—Elizabeth Gregory, Ethel Bowler, 5th Grammar—Nellie Bowler. 4th Grammar—Carrie Rogers. 3rd Grammar—Robert Jones. 2nd Grammar—Richard Jackson. 1st Grammar—Elise Tyler, Mary Vandervall, Unity James, Louisa Young, Fanny Robinson, Emily Tinsley, Lenora Burrell, George Jones. 8th Primary—Joseph Anderson, Leroy Brown, Gertrude Harris, Otliee Johnson, Clara Mason, Rosa Moody, Lily Walker, Blanche Walton. 7th Primary—Marie Brown, Pearl Brown, Zoe Washington, Susie Williams, Lily Jones, Lessie Matthews, Bolling Crump, Rosa Richardson, Florine Smith, Collin Johnson, Archer Johnson, Alberta Lockett. 6th Primary—Ida Phels, Vivian Kemp, Ernest Edwards, James Monroe, Emmett Coleman, Lelia Dabney, Annie Freeman, Lucy Miller. 5th Primary—George Murray, Josephine Jackson, Virgine Williams, Ruby Maclin, Rosa Pemberton, Rosa Perkins, Lillian West. 4th Primary, 35—Blanche Eddleton, Mabel Grammar, Mary Moody, Kate Shorts, Ella Stevens, Hazel Tyler, Eva Williams, Virginia Willis, Millie Washington, Edwin Burrell, Adolphus Edwards, Charles Davis, Harvey Winston, Fred Tharps, Thomas Scott, Morris Tyler. 4th Primary, 36—Gartrude Walbarrow, Zipporah Yearman, Julia Pegram, Pearl Jackson, Fannie Braxton. 3rd Primary—John Lipscomb, Arthur Roots, James Mayo, Irene Pitchford, Mattie Thomas, Maria Williams, Mabel Wells, Fannie Baker. 2nd Primary, 36—Charles White, Ollie Bosher, James Byrd, John Elett, Charles Hunter, Cornelius Manuel, William Nash, Eddie Robinson, Leroy Smith, Florence Allen, Pearl Brown, Mary Blake, Mattie Dixon, Eva Coleman, Dora Jackson, Mattie Jackson, Nollie Johnson, Edmona Venable, Rosa Wingfield, Charlotte Smith. 2nd Primary, No. 40—Roland Ellett, Frank Kelly, Edward Kinnan, George Moody, Charles Walbarrow, John Will, Percy Willis, Edna Burns, Virginia Dixon, Gertrude Ellett, Marie Gould, Pearl Harris, Eliza Montague. 1st Primary, 39—Joseph Gibbons, John Grey, Eli Anderson, William Anderson, John Moody, Rufus Williams, Engene Winston, Evelyn Brown, Katie Banks, Eiffie Caskie, Sadie Dabney, Julia Fox, Sarah Fox, Nellie Kidd, Alma Minton, Julia Moore, Alberta Thomas, Cera Whitaker, Maud Williams, Annie White, Marie Williams. 1st Primary, 41—Lucy Meikins, Bertha Lawton, Ollie Meikins, Maria Nash, Louisa Robinson, Lily Scott, Rosetta Wilson, Lloyd Davis, John Hargrave, Albert Lancaster, Charles Shields, Frank Sydnor, Dean Taylor. Seaboard Air Line R. R. "CAPITAL CITY ROUTE" Short line to Principal Cities of the South and Southwest. Florida, Cuba, Texas, California, and Mexico, reaching the Capitals of Six States. No. 27 No. 31. 2:30 P. M. 10:30 P. M.—Lv. Richburg. 8:30 P. M. 11:30 P. M.—Lv. Petersburg. 7:27 P. M. 13:30 P. M.—Lv. Raleigh. 7:27 P. M. 13:30 P. M.—Lv. Hamlet. 10:35 P. M. 6:40 P. M.—Lv. Hamlet. 10:35 P. M. 6:40 P. M.—Lv. Atlanta. 8:40 A. M. 4:55 A. M.—Ar. Atlanta. 2 A. M. 9:25 A. M.—Ar. Columbia. (Eastern Time.) 1:05 A. M. 8:40 A. M.—Lv. Columbia. 1:40 A. M. 12:55 P. M.—Lv. Central Time.) 1:52 A. M. 2:50 P. M.—Brunswick. 1:52 A. M. 2:50 P. M.—Ar. Jacksonville. 9:55 A. M. 8:50 P. M.—Ar. Jacksonville. 10:50 A. M. 5:10 P. M.—Ar. St. Augustine. 3:15 P. M. 10:50 P. M.—Ar. Tallahassee. 1:48 P. M. 12:90 P. M.—Ar. Ocala. 5:50 P. M. 5:90 P. M.—Canada. 5:40 P. M. 5:90 P. M.—Ar. Port Tampa. 7:15 P. M. 6:90 P. M.—Ar. Port Tampa. 10:50 P. M. 8:10 A. M.—Ar. Miami. Train No. 35 leaves Richmond 9:10 A. M. daily for Petersburg, Noralina, N. C. and all interim positions at Nerlina with train arriving Henderson 2:10 P. M. and Raleigh 3:50 P. M. daily, and Durham 4:50 P. M. daily except Sunday. Train No. 35 leaves Richmond for Washington, and New York and the East daily—No. 34 at 6:45 A. M. and No. 66 at 5:50 P. M. Connections at Jacksonville and Tampa for all Florida East Coast points and Cuba, and Port Houston East Coast points and all points in Texas, Mexico and California. Grand Lodge of Virginia, I. O. O. F. Portsmouth, Va., May 13th to 16th, 1902. Four cents per mile one way for the round trip from points within the state. Tickets on sale May 11, 12, and 13th, with return limit May 17, 1902. General Association of colored Baptists of Virginia, Farmville, Va., May 14th, 1902. Two cents per mile for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 12, 13, and 14, with return limit May 20, 1902. Baptist State Convention Virginia, Pet- ersburg, Va., May 14, to 18, 1902. Four cents per mile one way for the round trip from points within the State. Tickets on sale May 12, 13, and 14th, with return limit May 21st. 4-12-3t A Short Quick Trip. Beach Park, West Point Excursion and Picnic Grounds will be the place to go this season. 39 miles East of Richmond, and only 60 minutes ride to salt water. Fine Bathing, Fishing, Crabbing, boating, sailing and various other attractions and amusements for ladies, children and men, such as shooting galleries, swings, base ball, music day and night, a large dancing pavilion, long board walks, the finest and largest merry-go-round in this country, several clubs with their artesian water on the ground, making this ideal place for Sunday Schools and church. Call at once and book desirable dates. For information, apply at Southern Ry. office, No. 930 E. Main Street, Richmond, Va. TO THOSE IN WANT OF EMPLOYMENT: We desire the names and post-office addresses of competent, industrious, reliable colored women, men, and girls, wishing sitations in the north as cooks, chambermaids, child nurses, laudresses, waiters, waitresses, coachmen, butlers, farm hands, day laborers, bellmen, general housework, etc., etc. Address, J. H. LEWIS, Manager, Inter-State Real Estate and Employment Agency, 73 Summer St., Trenton, N. J. Colonists Rates to the West—Very Low Rates to California. The Southern Railway announces special colonist rates of $47.50 from Richmond to San Francisco, Cal, and all California points. Tickets on sale from this date to April 30th, 1903. Through tourist sleeping car leaves Washington Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week, via Southern Railway, through Danville, Atlanta and New Orleans on which colonist tickets are accepted, this requiring no change of cars from this section to California, offering the quickest and most comfortable trip. For further information, apply to agents of Southern Railway, or address C. W. Westbury, D. P. A., Richmond, Va. WANTED—An experienced Dressmaker. For terms and particulars address. WANTED—Names and addresses of 5000 respectable colored girls for high class domestic service in the north of cooks, chambermaids, child nurses, laundresses and general house-work. Address, INTER STATE REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, 73 Summer Street, Trenton, N. J. ALPHEUS SCOTT. Open Day and Night. Office and Ware rooms 3006 P St., Church Hill. Orders By Telegraph and Telephone promptly attended to. All business confidential. Old Phone No. 3183. Norfolk and Western R. R. November 24th,1901. LEAVE RICHMOND (DAILY), BYRD STREET STATION. 9:00 A. M. NORFOLK LIMITED. Arrives at Nortokliff 11:23 A.M. M. Stops only at Pet- terson, Waverley and Suffolk. 9:05 A. M. THE TERRITORY PRESS, for Lynchburg, Roanoke, Columbus and Chicago. Buffet Parlor Car Petersburg to Roanoke. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to Tulsa, Memphis, for Bristol, Knox- ville, and Chattanooga. Pullman Sleeper Roanoke to Knoxville. 9:00 A. Ocean Shores Limited. Arrives Nor- fork 10:40 A.M. M. Stops only at Pet- terson, Waverley and Suffolk. Connects at Nortokliff with Steamers to Boston, Provi- dence, New York, Baltimore and Wash- ington. 7:30 P. M., for Suffolk, Norfolk and inter- med interstations. Arrives at Norfolk 10:40 P. 9:10 P. M. for Lynchburg, and Roanoke. Connects at Lynchburg with Washington and Chattanooga Limited. Pullman Sleeps Lynchburg to Memphis and New York. Occupies Car Raddford to Attaun, Al. Pullman Sleeper between Richmond and Lynchburg. Bertrys ready for occupancy. 9:30 A. M. Pullman Sleeper Petersburg and Roanoke. Trains arrive Richmond from Lynchburg and and the West daily at 7:35 A.M. and 8:56 P.M. from Norfolk and the East at 11:10 A.M. 11:42 A.M. and 6:30 P. m. Office 838 Main St. JOHN E. WAGNER. City Passenger and Ticket Agt. C. H. BOSLEY, District Passenger Agent. W. B. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent. General Office; Roanoke, Va. dc. 18 FEBRUARY 10, 1902. C. & O. PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE AND ARRIVE NEW MAIN-ST. STATION LEAVE RICHFORD. 9 A. M., Daily, Local to Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth. 10:10 A. M. Except Sunday, Local to Calverton Golf Course, Connects for Orange, Culpeper and Mamaroneck. 10:20 A. M. Daily for Lynchburg, Lexington ton, Clifton Fork, Connects, except Sunday for Rosney, Alberene and New Caledonia. 2:10 P. M. Except Sunday, "Washington and Old Point Limited" for Norfolk via Old Point. Parlor and Observation cars from Washington, New York, local change. Connects at Old Point with Old Dominion Annex Beat for New york steamer. 2:45 P. M. Daily, Louis and Chicago Limited. Dining Car train, Pullman for Cincinnati, Louisville, and St. Louis. 5 to eight hours, quickest time test. Conesth, Louis train follows St. Louis Limited from Gordonsville to Staunton, except Sunday. 4:00 P. M. Daily, Local to Old Point, Norfolk and Portsmouth. Pullman to Old Point. Connects at Old Point with Washington, Baltimore and Cape Charles steam en. 5:15 P. M. Except Sunday for Bremo. 5:30 P. M. Except Sunday to Doswell. 10:30 P. M. Daily F. F. V. Dining Car train. Conn. pects for Virginia Hot Springs. Pullman to Hinton, connecting with Parker Car, Port to Pullman to Cincinnati, Louisville, and the West. ARRIVE NEW MAIN ST. STATION. 8:00 A. M. Except Sunday, from Poswell. 8:30 A. M. Daily from Cincinnati. 9:00 A. M. Daily from Bromo. 10:00 A. M. Daily from Norfolk and Portsmouth. 12 Noon. Except Sunday, from Norfolk and Portsmouth. 13 Noon. M. Daily from Cincinnati. 13:35 P. M. Daily from Clifton Forg. on burg and ex opt undray from new as the, inch an bucking. ch 13:45 P. M. fr. on burg and ex opt undray. ch 13:55 P. M. fr. on burg and ex opt undray. ch 18:15 P. M. fr. on burg and ex opt undray. ch Apply all. man. m. M. St. Sta. Main Murphy's店 for station H. W. FULLER. JOHN D. PORTS G. P. A. A. G. P. A. Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. 12:00 Noon, Except Sunday, from BYRD ST. STATION, for Washington and beyond Steps at Elba, Ashland, Dowell, Mil- ford, Frederickburg and Alexandria, Buffet P帕 Carlor, Connect with con- gressional Limited. 3:12 p. m. Daily, from MAIN STEET STATION for Washington and beyond, Steps at Dwell, Frederickburg, and Alexandria. Sleeping cars to New York. 4:00 p. m. Except Sunday, from the BYRD ST. STAT N accommodation for Frederickburg burg and intermediate stations. 8:05 P. M., from BYRD-STREET STATION, Carson Avenue and beyond. Stops at Elsa, Ashland, Fremont, and ericksburg, Brooke, Widewinter, Quantico, and Alexandra. Stops at other stations Sunday. Sleeping Car, Richmond to New York and Washington to Philadelphia. 11:10 P. M., Except Sunday, from ELBA STATION. Accommodation for Ashland and inter- mural Trains Arrive in Richmond South- ward. 10 29 P. M. Daily at MAIN STREET P. M. Location: Florida and Metropolitan Limited, St. Louis, Kansas City, Freder- ickson, Doswell, and Gingers Cars from New York. Dining Car. 11 200 P. M., Except Sunday, at ELBA STATION Accommodation from Ashland. 11 40 P. M., Except Sunday, at BYRD STREET P. M. Location: Florida and Florida Special, Makes no obstacle. All Man Cars. No extra fare, other than usual Pullman charge, Dining Car. SOUTHERN RAIL W Y SOUTHERN RAIL W Y Schedule in Effect Feb. 16. Trains Leave and Arrive 14th S tation 10:20 A. M. No. 9 daily for Durah ville, and all local stations connecting at Burkirkville with for Durah, for Junction stations West; at Junction stations Norfolk Division at Oxford for Henderson M. No. 20, North serville and all Florida Nassan, etc., Connecta Farmville, and Powha Gamblerboro Winston-Salem; at Ot 35, United States fast sail, and point South which carries睡 Drawing Room She Atlanta to Bam. Through trail with Sleep bury to Memphis. Dining-Car. 11.30 P.M. No.11, South express, daily for Atlanta, Angus recksonville, and for Danville, Greensboro, Sa open at Richmo P. M. Connection with New York and Florida Expansion and carries through Augusta, Sa vanann, Jacks Tampa Nashville Memphis, ville, New Orleans, etc. Connecticut D. Pullman Tot leeper Mondays, Wed nessays an days Washington to Seattle with outchange, with con nections to Texas, Mexico and Califor n. 6:00 P. M. No. 17. oce, daily, except Sunday, for Keysville and intermediate points. TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. 6 A. M) 5:43 P. M.) Fro. tanta, Augusta, Jackson- ville, A. ville, and all points South. 8:40 A. M.) Fro. turtleville and local stations. 8:25 P. M.) fro. turtleville, Charlotte, Danville and in ondistations. 1. CAL FREIGHT. Nos. 61 and 2 between Manchester and Neapo- lis. YORK RIVER LINE, VIA WEST POINT. THE AVORITE ROUTE NORTH. LEAVE RICHMOND. No. 16, Baltimore Limited, daily except Sunday for West Point, connect West Point, steamer for antimont and York-river stations, mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. No. 16, Sundays, Wednesdays, Fridays except for West Point, and intermediate stations, Connect, at Lester Manor for Walkerton and Tappahannock. Morton, local mixed. Leaves daily, except Sunday for West Point and intermediate stations, connecting with stage at Lester Manor for Walkerton and Tappahannock. TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND 1) A.M., daily from West Point, with connec tion to the University of Minnesota, Mondays, Wednes day and Friday. Steamers call at Almonds Clay Bank and oncester Point. C W. WESTBURY, D. P. A., 920 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. S H HARDWICK, G. P. A., F. S. GANNON, Third Vice-President and General Manager, Washington, D. C THE KNIFE THROWERS By FREDERIC VAN RENSSELAER DEY, Author of "Not Like Other Men," Etc. Copyright, 1901, by Frederic Van Rensselaer Dey. THE GENTLEMAN FROM MEXICO. CRAIG WYNDHAM had been a few moments in the cafe of the club when a card was given to him by one of the servants. Upon it was engraved, "Carlos de Escudera y Romero, 4 Incarnacion, Ciudad de Mejico." "Ask the gentleman if he will not join me here," he said to the servant, and presently, approaching him, he discovered the same personage whom he had twice seen that evening and whom he verily believed to be the assasin of Burr Pendleton. With a look of unrecognition in his eyes Wyndham rose from his chair to receive the stranger, extending his right hand as cordially as if he did not believe the one it grasped to be guilty of the foulest deed he had ever known. "Mr. Craig Wyndham?" said the stranger interrogatively. "The friend of Mr. Burr Pendleton." "Yes," replied Wyndham, noticing that Escudera used perfect English. "Your name is not known to me, however. Will you be seated, sir?" "Thank you. I also claim friendship with Mr. Pendleton. I made his acquaintance in Mexico, where we had many pleasant hours together. I met him here early this evening—before the dinner hour, in fact—and expected to see him again about this time. I have heard him speak of you so often that when the clerk at the desk told me your name—I entered the club immediately after you—I took the liberty of sending my card to you." "I am very glad that you did so. Mr. Pendleton and I had only just met when he was called away, doubtless by you. I also expected him here about this time. We will wait for him together. In the meantime be my guest, Mr.-pardon me, but I am unused to Spanish names. May I ask how you pronounce your name?" "I use the first of the two, Escudera. Yes, I did leave the club with Pendleton. In fact, I went to his house with him, but I remained only a moment. I discovered that he was very tired and so agreed to meet him here later, where he did me the honor to say that he would present me to you." Wyndham's eyes sparkled for one brief instant, for he knew that statement to be a lie. He knew that Pendleton did not intend to return to the club that night and that he had not promised such an introduction to the Mexican for the very reason that he expected to spend the evening in his rooms with Wyndham. It was the first tally in the score that he intended to make against the Mexican. Refreshments and cigars were ordered and two hours passed while the men conversed upon every subject that either could think to introduce, and at last it was the stranger who suggested that the hour was so late that there was small chance that Pendleton would appear at the club that night. It was Wyndham's suggestion that they should go out together, and they strolled along the avenue side by side as far as the hotel where the Mexican was stopping. After that Wyndham returned to the club and, finding a number of congenial friends engaged at one of the card tables, played with them until daylight. It was rarely that he did such a thing, but that night he had especial reasons for it, and never had he appeared to better advantage or played the game with more scrupulous care. Always during the game it seemed to him that he could see his friend as he saw him in the sleeping room of his apartment sitting dead in the chair in the corner, and at such moments deathly faintness stole over him, which required all his strength of will to conquer. He knew that he was incurring a deadly risk in acting as he had done, for if it should appear that he had been to Pendleton's rooms suspicion, which might in any case attach to him, would in the minds of many take the form of certainty. Still for the plan that he had formed during the few moments when he stood by the window while James wept near him he was pursuing the only logical course. He felt that he must take the chances. What nervous force he was compelled to exert in order not to manifest the perturbation he felt during those hours of the night nobody but himself could ever know, and when he left the club in the full light of the early morning in the company of one of his companions in the game it brought the first moment of relief he had had from the terrible strain. At his own door he left his friend and, saying that he would get two or three hours' sleep, entered the house where he lived. He knew that he was in a position to prove an alibi for every hour that had passed since he parted with Pendleton except those that were really the most vital—between 5 and 10 o'clock the preceding evening—and for those he must trust to nerve and chance in case the question should arise. As soon as he was in his own room he carefully examined the papers that he had taken from the safe and in the interest he felt in them for the time partially forgot the awful reason for the examination. From them he selected several which he concealed. The others he destroyed. But after he had bathed and refreshed himself, thus destroying all outward appearance of the effect of the events of the past night upon him, he returned to the club for his breakfast. He had found among the papers the key to many things that he did not understand, and he felt certain that as soon as he could have a protracted talk with old James he would be enabled to see his way clearly before him. The mystery by which Pendleton was surrounded was beginning to unfold. At the club he met Carleton Biggs, a character whose prototype may be found in almost every club of prominence in New York. They belong to the "has been's" in that they are among the oldest members, are always serving on some committee and have from some mysterious source income sufficient to pay their dues and purchase an occasional meal. But they are always ready to accept an invitation to breakfast or dine and regard their abilities to entertain as sufficient equivalent for the favor. More than that, they are ever ready to perform any slight gentlemanly service which will place one of their benefactors under obligations to repeat the invitation at the first opportune moment. Wyndham desired Biggs to perform just such a service for him, and for that reason invited him to take breakfast. When they had lighted their cigars, Wyndham put out his feeler. "No. I heard that he was back, but I did not see him." "He was to meet me here during the evening and did not come. Then I supposed he would blow in for his breakfast. I really ought to get word to him before I go down town, and yet I haven't the time. I'll have to write a line and send it down by a messenger boy." Biggsidgeted an instant in his chair and then took the bait. "I'm going down that way presently," he said. "I had it in mind to drop in and see Burr anyway, so if I can carry a message for you, old man"— "Would you? That is just the thing. It will be a great favor, Carleton, if you will take the trouble." "No trouble at all. I intended to stop there anyhow, you know. Will you write the message, or shall"— "Certainly not. Just tell him that it is very important that he should THE NEW YORK TIMES "You know what a lazy duffer he is." meet me at the Lawyers' club at 2 o'clock sharp. That is all. It relates to some business matters that we talked about last night and had not time to finish. We were interrupted. A gentleman he knew in Mexico came in, and Burr left the club with him. I have not seen him since. Don't forget --at 2 sharp." "All right, Wyndham." "And I say, Carleton, make him come. You know what a lazy duffer he is. Come along with him if you will and lunch with us at the Savarin. I'll be at the Lawyers' at 2 precisely, but I'll be in a hundred places between new and then, so there'll be no chance to get word to me. You'll be there, eh?" "If you have business matters to discuss, perhaps"— "Boshi! There is nothing that you cannot hear—all the world, for that matter. I'll expect you. You'll see Burr soon, won't you?" "Within half an hour." Wyndham went down town then and during the remainder of the forenoon attended to his affairs as stoically and as systematically as he always did. Not once did he deviate from his usual habits. He went to the same places, saw the same people, cracked jokes, laughed and in every way was just the same as he always was to those who knew him intimately. Fortune favored him in one respect. Shortly after noon he met on the street, near the corner of John, Senor Escudera. They shook hands cordially, and Wyndham invited the Mexican to see the pictures at Stewart's. There he introduced him to a number of acquaintances, and, selecting two of them, he asked them, in company with the Mexican, to go with him to the Lawyers' club, where he expected to meet two friends. "We'll all have lunch together," he said by way of clinching the invitation. Thus it happened that just as both hands of old Trinity clock pointed at 2 the four gentlemen entered the Equitable building together. They had hardly crossed the threshold of the entrance before Carleton Biggs rushed forward and confronted Wyndham. "I thought you'd never come," he said, "although, as a matter of fact, you are on time. I have been here nearly an hour." "That was foolish of you, Carleton," drawled Wyndham. "I told you that I would be here at 2 sharp. Where is Burr?" "I could not find him." "Couldn't find him, eh? Well, it doesn't much matter. Fortunately, I did not need him." Then he introduced Biggs all around and added: "Come into the Savarin. We'll have luncheon anyhow." When they were seated at the table and the order had been given, he turned to Biggs again and asked: offended her. I— "Tell me about that incident, James." "We were on the Passo together. "I couldn't find James either." "That's strange." "I went back three times and rang repeatedly each time, but nobody answered. Perhaps he did not go to his own rooms last night." During this conversation Wyndham had glanced in the direction of Escudera several times, but if the Mexican heard what was said he gave no indication of it. "Oh, yes, he did," replied Wyndham in response to the last remark. "Senor Escudera went there with him from the club. Did I not so understand you, senorF" he continued politely, turning to the gentleman from Mexico. "What did you ask, Mr. Wyndham?" said Escudera calmly. Craig Wyndham smiled, but he found it difficult to conceal the gleam of satisfaction that came into his eyes, for he felt that the Mexican had slightly overdone his part in that counter move. When the question was repeated, Escudera replied: "Why, yes. I went with Mr. Pendleton from the club to his place of residence. I believe it was his intention to remain there last night, although I do not know. Perhaps he has been called away again." The subject was changed after that, and when luncheon was finished the party separated. But Craig Wyndham thrust his arm under Biggs' and drew him along with him. "Come with me," he said. "I have one or two things more to attend to, and after that, we will go up town together. If we do not find Burr at the club, then we will go around and look him up. I shouldn't wonder if he was sleeping and had given James orders to admit nobody. He has done that thing before, you know." CHAPTER VL WHAT JAMES KNOW ABOUT THE PAST. IT is not necessary to describe in detail the discovery of the body of Burr Pendleton or the effect that the discovery and its consequences produced upon the community and particularly upon those who knew him intimately. The mysterious disappearance of the servant James pointed the finger of suspicion in his direction and naturally diverted it from other suggestions. Not even a faint indication of such a thing attaching to Craig Wyndham was heard or thought. The coroner's jury found that death had been caused by a dagger in the hands of one James Ferguson, valet to the deceased, and every effort of the police was exerted to bring about his capture, but even such a sensational affair was soon partially forgotten, and the newspaper comments diminished from columns to paragraphs and then ceased altogether. The day after the funeral Pendleton's lawyer sent for Wyndham and told him of a will in his possession by which Craig Wyndham was made sole legatee of all the property that Pendleton had owned. It directed him to pay to James Ferguson a stated annuity as long as he lived, and there were several minor bequests of like nature. The will also contained the following clause: "I make also the following express wish: With this my last will and testament I will place in the hands of my attorney a certain sealed envelope which will be delivered into the hands of my legatee and executor, Craig Wyndham, as soon as convenient after he has been made aware of the contents of this my will. The contents of the envelope aforesaid will explain to my executor certain duties which I desire him to perform in the event of my death and which I believe he will perform to the best of his ability and which, for reasons of my own, I do not care to embody in this document. I do, however, consider it just that I should here ask pardon for placing such grave responsibilities upon him and also for keeping secret from him the fact that I have done so." The will was drawn and executed immediately before Pendleton departed for Mexico, and only the lawyer who drew it and Pendleton himself were aware of its contents. Inasmuch as Burr Pendleton had no near relatives, the will was probated without objection, and Craig Wyndham found himself suddenly a very rich man. In the meantime he met Escudera frequently at the club, on the street and in divers places. Indeed it seemed to him that it was the intention of the Mexican to throw himself constantly in his way, but between them on the occasion of such meetings there was always exhibited the utmost cordiality. The interview between Wyndham and old James had taken place—in fact, several of them—but at this point it is necessary only to refer to one of them. They had, as usual, at such times been engaged in discussing the incidents that had happened to Pendleton in Mexico and for the third or fourth time referred to the duel. Wyndham had already connected the name of Romero with that of Escudera and was of the opinion the two were related. "Did you ever see the man with whom your master fought the duel?" "Did you ever see the man with whom your master fought the duel?" he asked of James. "Yes, sir; I saw him two or three times." "Did the man who was with Mr. Pendleton the evening we found him resemble the duelist at all?" "Not at all, that I remember." "Now, James, go back to the moment you first knew that a duel was to be fought. How did you know about it?" "Mr. Burr told me." "Tell me how he told you; tell me just what he said." "He asked me if I remembered an incident that occurred one afternoon on the Passe when he defended a lady from the attentions of a man who had offended her. I— "Tell me about that incident, James." "We were on the Passeo together, walking. I was a few feet behind Mr. Pendleton. We were near what is known as the Indian statue, which is located rather farther up the avenue than pedestrians usually use. A little way in advance of us was a lady and her maid servant. When we got near the statue, a man appeared suddenly from behind it or one of the big cypress trees, I don't know which. He walked rapidly toward the lady, and she stopped still, as if she were frightened, but I do not know if that was the reason, although I think it must have been." "What time of day was that, James?" "About 5 o'clock in the afternoon. The sun was shining, and there were hundreds of people within call; so I do not think the man really meant anything like violence." "Well, go ahead. What happened then?" "The lady was a hundred feet or so in advance of us when the man confronted her. We were walking slowly toward her. Whether Mr. Pendleton was looking at them or I do not know, but I was, for I thought the actions of both rather strange. I noticed that they talked rather excitedly and that they seemed to be known to each other. In the meantime we were drawing nearer to them. We had almost reached them when the lady turned suddenly away, as if to leave the man, and he reached out and seized her by the arm. "That was more than Mr. Pendleton could stand, as you know, sir. He stopped instantly, raised his hat, addressed the lady in Spanish, as though he had known her all his life, and as the same time utterly ignored the man. As for him, he hesitated an instant, and I never saw such a flendish expression on the face of a man as that which swept over his at that instant. But he did not say a word. Instead he turned away and walked rapidly down the avenue. "The lady murmured a few words to Mr. Pendleton. I think they were words of thanks. He raised his hat, said two words in reply, and we continued on our way. "That, sir, is all there was of that incident, but the man who afterward insulted my master and thus compelled him to send a challenge was the same man, Captain Romero, who is called the deadliest duelist in Mexico; so you see, sir, there must have been some connection between the two affairs." "Undoubtedly, James." "And now, sir, if you will permit me to surmise a little, I have an idea." "Let me hear it, it brz all means." "The evening before the duel Mr. Pendleton was busy for some time preparing his affairs. Then he went out, estensibly to the opera, but I know he did not go there, for about midnight or a little after Captain Agramonte, who was to be his second, called and told me in, inquiring for him. The following morning I received a note in his handwriting telling me to defer all action twenty-four hours longer than he had told me to do when he went away, and the note was brought by the same person who on the preceding day delivered one to my master in the pateo of the hotel just as we were going out for luncheon, and, sir, what is more important, it was the same person who came to me a few hours before Mr. Pendleton's return and gave me a verbal message to have everything packed and in readiness. That last message I am sure my master did not send. "I know that Mr. Pendleton engaged in the duel with Captain Romero, and I know that he shot him, for I heard him ask Captain Agramonte just before our train left the station about the condition of Romero. It is my opinion, sir, that the lady who was doubtless the real cause of the duel sent for him that evening when he was to go to the opera, and I believe that she tried to prevent the meeting. This is only guesswork, sir, but I cannot help thinking that the duel was a consequence of that encounter on the Paseo, and that the murder of Mr. Pendleton is somehow related to both affairs." "No doubt, James; no doubt whatever. But I believe we may go back even farther than that and say that all three of the occurrences grew out of the causes of your master's journey to Mexico. We will have to search farther back than the encounter on the Paseo for the motive for the taking of the life of Burr Pendleton. James, was this trip you made with Burr the first time you had been to Mexico?" James hesitated and looked away for a moment. Then, more to himself than to his companion, he said: "It can do no harm for me to tell about it now." "It is your duty to tell everything that will help me to clear up this mystery," said Wyndham sharply. "That was your second visit to Mexico, then?" "My third, sir." "Indeed! Tell me about the others." "I was there twice, sir, with the father of Mr. Burr, but I promised him that I would never speak about it, sir, to anybody, and I never have until now." "Not even to Burr?" "No, sir; not even to him." "That was wrong, James." "That may be, Mr. Wyndham, but I believed I was doing my duty." "We need not argue that point. Tell me when you went there first." "It it was shortly after I became a member of the Pendleton family. I was twenty years old. Mr. Robert Pendleton, Burr's father, was, I think, about thirty. It was during the same winter when Burr's mother died." "How old was Burr?" "Mr. Robert Pendleton had some business there that had been left by his father. I do not know much about that, sir, for I always tried to keep my place and to mind my own affairs. He intended when he started to remain only a short time, but we were in the City of Mexico three months, and I saw very little of my master during that time. We had rooms at the Hotel Iturbide, where I remained, but Mr. Pendleton was rarely there either day or night, and I only knew that his time was passed at a house in Tacubaya, at a fine residence which he told me he had purchased, but which he subse- A "The man was Captain Romero, the deadliest duelist in Mexico." quently disposed of." "When and how?" "That I do not know, sir." "Why did he buy the house and why did he pass his time there instead of at his rooms in the hotel?" "I did not know until long afterward, Mr. Wyndham, but the fact is he had fallen in love with a Mexican lady and married her." "Ah, I begin to see daylight, James. Tell me all you know about that event." "I know very little—only that he married within a month after we arrived in Mexico and therefore within four months of the death of Mr. Burr's mother. Perhaps it was for that reason that he insisted upon keeping the matter a profound secret and made me promise that I would never refer to our visits there to anybody under any circumstances. I have kept that promise until today, sir." "Do you think that Burr knew of this second marriage of his father, James?" "I am quite sure that he did not, sir." "I mean at the time he went to Mexico—at any time before his death." "I do not think he ever knew of it, Mr. Wyndham." "Do you know the family name of the lady who became Mrs. Pendleton?" "No, sir, and, besides, there is another thing, sir, which may be important—the lady was never known as Mrs. Pendleton. We traveled in Mexico under another name, but I cannot tell you that name, Mr. Wyndham, because I have forgotten it." "Forgotten it, James?" "Yes, sir, I have forgotten it." Wyndham did not believe this statement, but no amount of argument could induce James to change his reply to the question, and it was finally abandoned. "Tell me about your second trip there, James," he proceeded. "We were called there by the illness of the lady who was Mr. Pendleton's wife. She died and was buried before we arrived. He was greatly shocked. We did not remain very long—about ten days. I think. I saw very little of him then, as before. He did not seem like himself at all, and he never recovered from the shock. Although he lived many years afterward, it affected him until his death." "Was there a child or were there children by that second marriage, James?" "No, sir—that is, I don't really know, but I think not. I think Mr. Pendleton would have told me had such been the case." "Let me sum this business up a little. According to your statements, Mr. Pendleton lived with his second wife two months and then came north again. Is that right?" "About that, sir." "How long after that was it that you made the second trip to Mexico?" "About a year—a little more than that, I think. No, sir, pardon me; it was something less than a year. My memory is not as clear as it used to be." "How do you account for the fact that he remained so long a time away from his bride?" "I hardly know how to reply to that. I know that he was very fond of her, and it is my belief that when we came north and left her there he expected that she would follow him very soon. I think there was some trouble of some kind, but I never knew what it was. He was overwhelmed with business. I know that he received letters from her, or at least from Mexico, constantly, and I know that he wrote to her very often. I think it likely that her coming was delayed from week to week and that he refrained from going to her during that year at her request. I am sure that nothing else could have kept him here waiting." "He did not take you into his confidence in this matter, then?" "No, sir; only concerning the marriage itself." "Did you ever see the lady?" "Never, sir." "Nor a picture of her?" "I did not." "I wish you could remember the name under which your master lived in Mexico, James." "I am sorry that I cannot," replied the old man obstinately, "but it has gone from me entirely. I would not recognize it even if I should hear it." It was plain to Wyndham that James had determined that he would not reveal the name and had adopted the plan of forgetfulness as the best means of avoiding argument, and the old man's resolution could be accounted for in only one way, which was that he had given an absolute promise that he would never tell it. "Robert Pendleton must have had a strong reason for binding his servant to such inviolate secrecy," mused Wyndham. "and he also must have had a strong reason for adopting it in the first place." He turned to James again. "Why did Mr. Pendleton make use of an assumed name at all?" he asked. "He never told me that, sir." "Do you know?" "I think so—partly. I do know that it had nothing to do with his marriage, for he chose the name before we left New York, and he never saw her until after we arrived in Mexico. He went there on some business that had been his father's. He believed that he could best attend to it if he were not known. And you must remember one thing, sir—although people in Mexico knew him by a name not his own, his wife, although she never bore his right name openly, must have known what it was, for the letters he received were properly addressed. I believe others were deceived, but that she was not. Now, sir, I have really told you all I know—more, in fact, for I have made hold to conjecture a great deal. Perhaps out of it all you may find the missing links in the broken chain. I am sure I cannot help you any more unless you take me to Mexico and let me point out the house where he lived. That might help you, sir." [TO BB CONTINUED.] His Harcastle Comment "What did you think I was trying to distate to you?" asked the gruff man, as he looked over the sheet she handed him. "Why, a business letter, of course," replied the new typewriterist. "What do you think I thought?" "Judging by the punctuation and the spelling," said the gruff man, "I felt justified in inferring you thought I was trying to dictate a dialect story." —Chicago Post. Ice Will Stay En Housekeeper—Ice will be very cheap next summer, won't it? Ice Man—Well, I don't know, mum. You see, we've got a good deal of dear fee left over from the year before, and we'll have to sell that first, because it might spoil, you know, and I'm afraid by the time the old stock is gone the cheap fee will all be melted.—N. Y. Weekly. Cold Charity. De trouble wild de country. Likewise de human race. Is—charity so awful sold She hugs de fireplace. —Atlanta Constitution. "Do you think my new song will live?" "I am afraid not." "Why so?" "I heard Mma. Schreecher murder it last night."—Detroit Free Press. And He Was Stone Broke. "I am building." the pensive maiden said, "A castle in the air." "And what is the corner-stone?" he asked. She answered: "A solitiare." Cheap Sort of Bluff Mrs. Subbula—I see your husband goes out behind the stable to smoke. Don't you allow him to smoke in the house any more? Mrs. Baklots—Oh, he can smoke anywhere he likes, but just now he is putting up a bluff that he has sworn off—Town Topics. It Depends. Customer—Yes, I like this piece of goods. How much? Tailor—Pair of pants? Five— Customer—I never use "pants." I want a pair of trousers. Tailor—To be sure. We will make you a pair of trousers for ten dollars.—Philadelphia Press. It Reminded Her "Your conversation, Mr. Heeviman," said Miss Poppy, suppressing a yawn, "reminds me of some champagne." "Ahl" exclaimed Heeviman, much pleased; "so sparkling as that!" Avoiding Trouble. "Do you ever have any trouble over your typewriter's spelling?" "No." "How do you manage it?" "I've quit lookin' in the dictionary when she hands my letters over for me to read."—Chiesgo Record-Herald. Plenty of Water. Old Lady—If the train should happen to run off the track, wouldn't these stoves set the cars on fire? Brakeman-No danger, ma'am. The only bad places on this road are on the bridges.-N. Y. Weekly. What They Get the legislature get in your state? Keystone—That depends. Sometimes one is sentenced for a year or two, but more frequently he gets off scot-free.-Catholic Standard. Hard Un. "Are you going to have anything to do with the charity ball this year?" "Well, yes; I'm thinking of being one of the beneficiaries."—Philadelphia Bulletin. Accounted For. Ide—She is every day of 30, and yet she says she has only seen 16 summers. May—Well, yon know she was in love 14 years, and love is blind.—Chicago Daily News. Quite Another Matter "A man may be able to carry himself straight," remarked the observer of events and things; "but when he comes to carry a baby, that's another matter."—Yonkers Statesman. At a Women's ClnR Miss Homely—As for myself, I should prefer to be kissed to death. An Unkind Member—But where could you get an executioner?—Smart Set. The Worm Turns. He—Your cooking never equals my mother's. She—Quite likely. I have heard she used to roast your father pretty well. N.Y. Sun. SENTIMENTAL CONCEITS From "Herbs." A servicable thing Ip fennel, mint or balm, Kept in the thrifty calm Or bellows in the spring; Dear is its ancient scent To folk that love the days forget, Ner think that God is not. Rue, lavender and sage, For body's hurt and ill, For fever and for chill; Reemary, strange with dew, For sorrow and its smart, For breaking the heart, Yet to bring earth, all come to dus As even the herbs must. Oh, thought, and word, and deed! Oh, unforgotten the thing, Gene out of all the spring; The quest, the dream, the creed! Gene out of all the land, And yet safe in God's hands; For the dull herbs live again, And not the earth! —Lazette Wormwood, Room in the 4 Jus' Keep On Keepin' On. If the day looks kinder gloomy An' your chances kinder slim; If the situation' purrzil', An' the prospect awful grime, An' perplexities keep presen! That all may gene, Jus' bristle up, and grit your teeth, An' keep on keepin' on. Jummin' never wins a fight An' frustriate never pays. There isn't no broodin' in These pessimistic ways— Smile just kinder cheerfully When hope is nearly gone, An' bristle up, and grit your teeth, An' keep on keepin' on. There ain't no use in growlin' An' grumblin' all the time When music's singin' everywhere, An' everything's a rhyme— Jus' keep on smilin' sheerly, An' keep is nearly gone, An' be holdin' up grit your teeth, An' keep on keepin' on. -N. O. Democrat. Second Childhood There is a childlike into which we grow—a heart-simplify whereby we hold Love's sunshine farther than the glint of water. As we hope for passeth what we know. Warm memories from the tender "long ago." Whisper their tale; and we can never grow old. If now and then life's shadows, gray and cold, Are flooded with our childhood's afterglow, We are not old till we forget the way That heads us from the tumult of the street To memory's dimly-lighted, still retreat, When you come back to those who have woken where you were. Where all may find a henderson—save they Whom long forgetfulness hath made me —Percy Gallard, in Chambers' Journal, Just a Little Bit of Baby. Just a Little bit of baby; Twenty pounds and nothing more— See him Seer his giant dad, Weight two hundred, six feet four. Just a little bit of baby; Any beauty? not a tree— See him stealing all the roses From his levy mother's face. Just a Little bit of baby, Ignorant to me— See him puzzle all the angles Of his learned family. Just a little bit of baby, Walking me; nor crawling, even— See him hide his wedge To the very gate of heaven. —Amos B. Wells, in Good Housekeeping. The Church Bell Up in my lofty steeple, I fling on the peaceful air My summons to all the people, Into the house of prayer. When a loved one passeth, Bidding the world farewell, With a sermon of liberation I tell the sacred knell. Again as hearts are wedded, and the soul is fair, Hark to the merry music I give to listenare there. Oft in the hush of twilight, When nature holds its spell, I voice the solemne誓祷. To bid the day farewell. -J. B. M. Wright, in Boston Budget. We'll be going home! Heme to the beautiful sheres of rest, In the song or Silence God deems best, In the thorn-thick way we more to ream We'll be going home— We'll be going home! From lewly valleys or sunlit dome We'll be going home— —F. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution. Two Who Failed. And then sat down and wondered why He saw not where he had been wrong. Nor where fair chances had slipped by. All that he did was sit and gaze him there and wonder on through all his days Why fate had marked him for despair. Another failed and stepped aside And saw the causes of his woe- He saw where efforts misapplied Had aided chance to bring him low- And, taking note of all the past, And turning into newer ways. He had failed and failed. The hope of all his eager days. -S. B. Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald. Reflections One of these days when the sun sinks low, With the glory of God in its after-glow; We will pause and think, of the things we done. Of what we lost, Of what we have won, One of these days. One of these days when we elder grow. With the glory of God in our after-glow, We will pursue and think of what we have won. And God grant naught will be found made. Considerations of Solace. The girl who loves to giggle But she's infinitely better Than the girl who loves to cry. And so, throughout existence, This comfort we may nurse, That we were unpleasant But that it might be worse. —Washington Star. No Sitting. Rev. Mr. Goodley—Well, he should be. He doesn't rent a pew.—Philadelphia Press. One of Its Properties. Gladys—They say champagne drinking gives the eye a peculiar look. Hobart—Well, I know it makes V look like 30 cents.—Judge. THE PLANET published every Saturday by JOHN MITCHELL JR., at 811 North 4th Street, Richmond, Va. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., - EDITOR. All communications intended for publication should be sent so as to reach us by Wednesday TERMS IN ADVANCE. 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COMMUNICATIONS—When writing to us to renew your subscription to our paper, you should give your name and address in full, otherwise we cannot find your name on our books. COMMUNICATIONS—In order to change the address of a subscriber, we must be sent "be former as well as the present address." Entered in the Post Office at Richmond, Va., at second class matter. LET us be manly. Cringing never pays. It is well to be ready for all emergencies. We should continue to merit the respect and esteem of our white friends. COLORED men, do not be discouraged. We are at times our own worst enemies, but let us go forward. PRACTICE politeness, colored men. Train your children to walk upright and to be true to their obligations. The white man in the ditch may yell, "Nigger," but the colored man in his own buggy can laugh at him in derision. LET us look after real-estate and scoop up the dollars, and the "Jim Crow" Our laws and repressive legislation will look after themselves. THE New York Age thinks that United States District Attorney BELL should be removed for his conduct in referring to Lawyers PLEDGERA, JOHNSON, and MALONE as "nigger lawyers." We think so, too. MAJOR LITTLETON W. WALLER, of the Marine-Corp, who was court-martialled for killing Filipinos contrary to the usages of civilized war-fare was acquitted. This is in striking contrast to the position of the government in executing the Filipino officers who were charged with similar conduct not only toward the Americans, but towards some of the traitorous Filipinos. The conditions seem to get worse and worse. ECHOES FROM THE CONVENTION. The unconstitutional "Constitutional" Convention has come and gone — until May 22, 1902. No one seems to breathe a greater sigh of relief than the Democrats themselves. From the time that the members refused to take the oath of office down to the time when the gavel fell upon the passage of the last section of one the most infamous election laws ever placed upon the statute books of any state, its work was open to suspicion. The purpose for which the body was called was in itself unconstitutional. White men paraded from one section of the state, declaring that it was the purpose to disfranchise as many Negroes as possible and no white man. The understanding clause was adopted for the purpose of accomplishing this result, while the sons of Confederate veterans were also an additional feature to make it doubly sure. It was said that the Negro was cor- rupt, ignorant and would sell his vote, Before the echo of the statement has died away, here comes the pastor of one of the leading white churches in Petersburg, Va., who declares that vote buying and political corruption was one of the most noticeable features of the election held in that city. Then cones the news from our own Richmond where only white men are concerned. One candidate charges fraud down town, and the other one charges fraud up town, while the more conservative citizen complacently believes that fraud was practiced in both places. The colored brother is not disheartened. He believes that God rules the destinies of men and that this legislation even when engrafted in the Constitution of Virginia is but a temporary make-shift, which will hast but a little while. CORRUPTION AMONG THE IMMACULATES. After all of the discussion about the ignorant Negro vote and the costly efforts to eliminate it, the Richmond, Va. Times in its issue of the 13th instant, says: "The story sent out from St. Louis with regard to corruption among the city officials is both disgusting and distressing. There was evidence before the grand jury to show that an officer of the city government had boasted that he had made $25,000 a year out of his office, whose legitimate salary was only $3,000 a year. It was further in evidence that a member of the Municipal Assembly received for his vote on a certain measure the sum of $50,000 and that certain members of the Council had actually established a "scale of 0" passing various ordinances in favor of the corporation and that. In conclusion, the lawyer said that there was evidence to show that in the city of St. Louis there were men of great respectability, directors in large corporations, men prominent in business and social circles, who had not hesitated to put up money for the purpose of bribing, through the Assembly, measures in which they were interested." It was all wrong for Sambo to receive one dollar for his vote. It is all right for "Mars Charles" to receive fifty thousand dollars for his vote. The TIMES continues: "That is a terrible arraignment of St. Louis officials and citizens, yet we have no doubt that to more or less extent this abuse exists in almost every city in the land." This, dear reader, is a sample of the white man's government. This is from one of the leading Democratic journals in the Southland: one, which with others has preached the political millennium when the black vote was eliminated. But then the truth is coming to the surface and the much maligned Negro will yet be recognized as the most incorruptible citizen on the face of the globe. We inadvertently overlooked the following comment in the Augusta, Georgia BAPTIST of March 6th, 1902: EDITOR MITCHELL REPLIES: The GEORGIA BAPTIST man tenders thanks to Editor Mitchell of the Richmond, Va., PLANET, for copying into his paper our editorial of two weeks ago, in reference to the old First Baptist Church of Richmond. Editor Mitchell was a member of that church, if he is not one now. He writes for his paper in this matter in a three-fold sense. He is the editor, a Baptist, and a member, or was one, of the old First Baptist Church. Brother Mitchell, editorially referring to our article affirms the truthfulness of the many charges made in the PLANET against the ruling majority in this church. We noticed in the earlier stages of the controversy that our distinguished friend Dr. J. E. Jones took active part in the proceedings and was in accord with those denominated by Bro. Mitchell as the majority. Our knowledge of Dr. Jones led us to believe that the majority was probably in the right, but of this we are no ways sure, and since this church dispute has been given to the whole wide world, whether rightfully or not, we will at this time express no opinion. It seems necessary for pastor Johnson and his church to give to the public outside of the church such a state ment of the facts as will a least give an opportunity for impartial judgment after hearing both sides. The Geoglyph BAPIST does not make this suggestion because of its approval of parading the business of any individual church except through properly constituted channels, but simply that the fair name of a grand old church should not be tarnished wrongfully. Of course, Dr. Jones, Dr. Johnson, nor the church are under the slightest obligation to pay any attention to what we say. Should either care to speak, the GEORGIA BAPTIST would gladly publish a statement of facts, with all ridicule, reflection upon character, motive or abusive language left out. But for the deep mortification which we feel in this matter we would refrain from what we have said. We also agree to publish such a statement of facts. We agree to give either of the persons referred to or the church three columns of the PLANET free of charge in which to make such a statement and we will publish in the same issue a reply not exceeding three columns. Let the old First Baptist Church at Richmond accept either of these propositions. We are fully prepared to meet the issue. THAT VIRGINIA LYNCHING. THE lynching of JAMES CARTER, the young colored youth, near New Glasgow, Amherst County, Virginia, Thursday night, April 3rd, 1903 was without a shadow of a legitimate excuse. He had wounded a white man named THOM AS. For this reason a mob of white men took the law in their own hands, riddled CARTER's body with bullets and left him hanging to the limb of a tree. The most remarkable thing about it is that the jailer, John JONES not only gave up the keys, but waited until they were returned to him. In this he not only violated his oath of office but proclaimed himself grossly incompetent and a party to the murder. When an officer arrests a prisoner he is responsible for that prisoner's safety. If he cannot protect him, he has no right to disarm the prisoner and thus deny to him the right and opportunity to protect himself. This is common sense as much as it is law. It is all very well for a man to argue that we must submit to the law, but he must be equally as emphatic in proclaiming that the law must protect the man who submits to it. ACCUSED OF CRUELTY Alleged Torture of Filipinos to Be Investigated. ROOT ORDERS COURT MARTIAL President Will Back Up the Army In Everything Lawful, But Men Who Use Torture Must Be Punished. Nothing Will Justify Inhumanity. Washington, April 16.—Secretary named Will a distance killed. The accident due to the New York Painter working on another, Joseph, on the west dividing fen loomed in a west passed jumped to the Clark a other side of task. With Far better would it have been for JAS. CARTER to have sacrificed his life in an effort to save it than to be taken out dur ing the still hours of the night, with his hands behind him and launched into eternity by a lot of cowards who are unfit to be executed on a saffold. What will be done about this? We have a Governor, who has made every effort to prevent these outbreaks of lawlessness, but in the county of Amherst, we evidently have officials who condone the crime. The murderers are known. The jailer may plead ignorance, but he has a clew. He is certainly too much of a coward to have charge of a jail. It would be more in keeping to place him on the country road where prisoners are rarely shot down and seldom lynched. He is too poor a specimen of humanity to linger longer around a jail upon this earth. WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED Thursday, April 10 The Democratic state convention of Oregon met today and nominated a full state ticket. The Republican congressional campaign committee met last night and re-elected its old officers. The Canadian military department is raising the fourth contingent of 2,000 men for South Africa. Camden county, New Jersey, will pay salaries to the commissioners in charge of the erection of new county buildings. The insular division of the war department issued a statement showing that merchandise imported during 11 months, ending November, 1901, from the Philippines was $27,249,813. Friday, April 11. Rear Admiral Norman H. Farquhar, of the United States navy, was retired today. Governor Dole, of Hawaii, is in Washington to confer with the president on Hawaiian affairs. The senate committee on commerce yesterday completed the river and harbor bill, which carries an appropriation of $170,597,439. A prairie fire swept over Terry county, Texas, destroying thousands of dollars worth of property and burning to death many cattle. Bishop O'Gorman, of the Roman Catholic church, had a talk with Secretary Root on the future status of the church in our insular possessions. Saturday, April 12. Scarcity of American meat in England has caused an increase in prices, and many retailers have closed their stores. Governor Odell, of New York, yesterday signed a bill appropriating $100,000 for a statue of President McKinley in Buffalo. The Renfost Apartment Building, the largest of its kind in Chicago, was destroyed by fire yesterday, causing a loss of $175,000. The London Chamber of Commerce has accepted the invitation of the New York Chamber of Commerce and will send a delegation to the opening of the latter's new headquarters. Monday, April 14. The outdoor bicycle racing season started yesterday on the track at Valsburg, N. J. The strike of painters and decorators at Wilkesbarre, Pa., has been settled by arbitration. For breaking up the home of William Rogers, John Turner was shot to death on the streets of Cleveland, O. The United States army transport Hancock, which was aground near Manila, was floated and no damage was sustained. Dr. R. C. Cotter, a wealthy specialist, of Macon, Ga., was found dead, with a bullet wound in the head, due to the accidental discharge of a pistol he was cleaning. Tuesday, April 15. The Association of Military Surgeons will meet in Washington, June 5, 6 and 7. C. M. Dickinson, United States consul general at Constantinople, is coming home on a visit. Earl Garman, of Glenwood, Ia., shot and fatally wounded his father during a quarrel over financial affairs. The Johnson Chair Company's warehouse at Chicago was destroyed by an incendiary fire yesterday. Loss, $80,000. Phillip Hans, a 14-year-old schoolboy of Louisville, Ky., has been arrested for making counterfeit nickels and quarters. Railroads entering Chicago have voluntarily increased the wages of freight handlers. The increase affects 8,000 men. Wednesday, April 16. Indiana Prohibitionists nominated candidates for congress in the 13 districts of the state. President Roosevelt yesterday appointed Michael Kerwin to be pension agent at New York. The annual convention of the Master Plumbers' Association of Pennsylvania was held at Altoona yesterday. A decree has been signed by President Loubet, providing for the participation of France in the St. Louis Exposition. Luther Davis was killed and C. H. Rubeck fatally injured by the premature explosion of a dynamite blast near Hagerstown, Md. New Mint Superintendent. Washington, April 15.—The president yesterday nominated John H. Landis to be superintendent of the Mint at Philadelphia, vice H. K. Boyer resigned. The appointment was confirmed. The senate also confirmed the nominations of Albert A. Norris, to be coiner of the Mint at Philadelphia. ACCUSED OF CRUELTY Alleged Torture of Filipinos to Be Investigated. ROOT ORDERS COURT MARTIAL President Will Back Up the Army In Everything Lawful, But Men Who Use Torture Must Be Punished. Nothing Will Justify Humanity. Washington, April 16.—Secretary Root has cabled General Chaffee, at Manila, to investigate the newspaper reports of the Wailer trial, and if they are correct, to court martial General Smith. Also, if the facts are established as testified to before the senate Philippine committee to court martial the officers who administered the "water cure" to the presidente of Igbarras. These officers are Major Glenn, Lieutenant Conger and Assistant Surgeon Lyon. Secretary Root's message is as follows: "Press dispatches state that upon the trial of Major Waller, of the Marine Corps, testimony was given by Waller, corroborated by other witnesses, that General Jacob H. Smith instructed him to kill and burn; that the more he killed and burned the better pleased General Smith would be; that it was no time to take prisoners, and that when Major Waller asked General Smith to define the age limit for killing, he replied: 'Everything over ten.' If such testimony was given, and the facts can be established, you will place General Smith on trial by court martial. "Yesterday before the senate committee on Philippine affairs, Sergeant Charles F. Reilly and Private William Lewis Smith, of the Twenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry, testified that the form of torture known as the 'water cure' was administered to the presidentate of the twon of Igbarras, Iloilo province, island of Panay, by detachment of Eighteenth United States Infantry, under command of Lieutenant Arthur G. Conger, under orders of Major Edwin F. Glenn, and Assistant Surgeon Palmer Lyon, at that time a contract surgeon, was present to assist them. The officers named, or such of them as are found to be responsible for the act, will be tried therefor by court martial. Conger and Lyon are in this country. Both the Twenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry and Eighteenth Infantry having returned to the United States, and most of the witnesses being presumptively here, the secretary of war directs that Major E. F. Glenn, Twenty-fifth Infantry, be detected to proceed to San Francisco and report to the general commanding the department of California, with a view to his trial by court martial under charges alleging the cruelties practiced by him upon a native of the Philippine Islands at Igbarras on the 27th of June, 1900. "The president desires to know in the fullest and most circumstantial manner all the facts, nothing being concealed, and no man being for any reason favored or shielded. For the very reason that the president intends to back up the army in the heartiest fashion in every lawful and legitimate method of doing its work, he also intends to see that the most rigorous care is exercised to detect and prevent any cruelty or brutality, and that men who are guilty thereof are punished. Great as the provocation has been in dealing with foes who habitually resort to treachery, murder and torture against our men, nothing can justify, or will be held to justify, the use of torture or inhuman conduct of any kind on the part of the American army." MAJOR WALLER ACQUITTED ing Natives Without Trial. Manila, April 14—Major Littleton W. T. Waller, of the Marine Corps, has been acquitted. He was tried by a court martial on the charge of killing natives of the Island of Samar without trial. The court stood 11 to two for Waller's acquittal. Price of Meat in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, April 16—Butchers who have been in business in this city many years declare that never in all their experience have they found so serious a condition of affairs as that which now confronts them. The retail dealers are beginning to feel the full effects of the increase in prices, and their trade has fallen off to such an extent in the past few weeks that many of them are now not doing enough business to meet their expenses. Yesterday's prices were as follows: Porterhouse steak, 30c. a pound; sirloin, 30c.; rib roasts, 25c.; round steaks, 22c.; rump steaks, 24c.; chuck steaks, 14c.; legs of lamb (yearlings), 18c., 20c.; poultry, 16c.; butter, 38c., 42c., 45c. Eleven Killed By Bursting Gun. Queenstown, April 16.—Gunnery Lieutenant James H. S. Bourne, Lieutenant Miller and nine blue jackets were instantly killed Monday afternoon by the bursting of a 12-inch gun on board the British first-class battleship Mars, during gun practice off Berehaven. In addition, several men were injured in the explosion. The breech of the gun blew out after it had twice missed fire. The bodies of the two men who were sighting the gun were blown to pieces. 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Y., Feb. 1. 1901 67 East 129th St., New York City THE PLANET ENGLAND'S SHORTAGE Budget Statement Shows Deficit of $225,000,000. NEW TAXES WERE ANNOUNCED The Tax on Flour and Meat Is Increased and the Sinking Fund is to Be Suspended — £32,000,000 Treasury Loan to Be Floated. London, April 15.—The chancellor of the exchequer, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, made the budget statement in the house of commons yesterday. He declared that the past year had not been exceptionally prosperous, but there was nothing to depress the country. Despite the fact that thousands of workmen had been removed from productive labor by the war, the revenue figures showed no diminution of business at home, while there was a satisfactory increase of foreign trade, and there was no reason for thinking that there has been any falling off of the consuming power of the people. He then announced that the total deficit would reach £45,000,000 ($225,000,000), which includes about £17,000,000 additional war expenses. The chancellor of the exchequer said he had hopes of a happy result from the conference in South Africa, but he had put them aside. Preparations for the continuance of the war were the best guarantee of peace. The income tax is increased a penny in the pound sterling. There is no increase in the duty on sugar. The sinking fund is to be suspended. The duties on wine, beer, tobacco and tea are not changed. A penny tax is imposed on dividend warrants, and two penny stamps must be placed on checks, instead of one penny as heretofore. A duty of 5 pence per hundred-weight is imposed on flour. The sum of £32,000,000 will be borrowed. The duty on meat is five pence per hundred-weight. The revenue from the new taxation is expected to be £5,160,000. After borrowing £23,000,000 the chancellor of the exchequer will make up the deficit by drafts on the exchequer At a late hour last night it was learned upon excellent authority that the principal provision of the budget, namely the treasury loan of £32,000,000, upon which Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was remarkably relicent, has serious bearing upon the peace question. There appears to be a very strong belief in the cabinet that, owing to the expected early termination of the war the £32,000,000 will never be needed. Sir Michael Hicks-Beach is seldom dramatic; but when he referred to the government's intention to restock the Boer, as well as the colonial farms, his voice rose to an eloquent pitch. His gesture, as he spoke in praise of the valor of the Boers, and expressed his hopes for subsequent friendship between Briton and Boer, took the house with him, and the cheers, especially from the opposition, prevented the speaker from continuing his speech for some moments. During this pause the chancellor of the exchequer turned towards Mr. Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, who sat pale and motionless, palpably none too well pleased at this official recantation of his "unconditional surrender" formula. HITCH IN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS London, April 16.—The Daily Mail this morning says a serious hitch has occurred in the peace negotiations in South Africa. The cabinet council has decided to refuse a strongly woreded request from the Boer leaders at Pretoria for an armistice pending the negotiations. This alone is not likely to cause the Boers to withdraw from the conference, but what threatens to stop the negotiations is the fact that the government declines to place the later Cape rebels upon the same footing as the burghers with respect to amnesty, and is not inclined to withdraw the banishment proclamation. These features are regarded by the Boers as two cardinal points in the irreducible minimum of terms which Lord Milner went to Pretoria to ascertain, and in return for which the Boers agree to the loss of independence and a general surrender. Their other claims, continued the Daily Mall, are that Great Britain shall rebuild and restock the farms, take over the legal claims and liabilities of the two republics and grant a representative government within a shorter period than is now contemplated. Shot Hia Friend. Newark, N. J. April 16.—John Droughton, a machinist, returned to his home here yesterday after a long trip in the rest. He went into a sauna last night, and a dozen men who were in the place shouted a welcome to him. Among the men was James Shelby, who extended his hand in greeting, when Droughton exclaimed: "Tl teach you to insult my wife," and, drawing a revolver, shot Shelby through the right eye. Droughton then returned home, passed his wife on the stoop, and, going upstairs, shot himself in the head. Both men are in the same hospital, and the physicians think they will die. National Elks' Home Ronnake, Va., April 16. It was announced yesterday that the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has purchased the Hotel Bedford property at Bedford City, Va., and will convert the place into a National Elks' Home. The hotel is a large building, and has been popular for many years as a sum- mer resort. Bedford City is on the Norfolk and Western Railway, between Roanoke and Lynchburg. The sum paid for the place was $11,000. Gave Birth to Five Girls Poughkeepsie, N. Y., April 15.—Isaiah Rhodes, of Bailey's Gap, Ulster county, announced in this city yesterday that his daughter, Mrs. James McGowan, aged 28, of Tucker's Corners, a hamlet in Ulster county, Sunday gave birth to five children, all girls, and that all are doing well. Mrs. McGowan's other children are a son and a pair of twins. Brakeman Drowned While On Duty. New York, April 16.—A short coal train on the Central Railroad of New Jersey broke in two last night as it ascended the incline leading from the Newark Bay drawbridge into Bayonne. The draw was opened after the train passed, and three cars ran backward into the bay. Thomas Long, a brakeman, was carried into the water and drowned. He lived in Pennsylvania. Bishop John F. Hurst, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is ill at his residence in Washington from an attack of nervous prostration. GENERAL MARKETS. Philadelphia, Pa., April 15—Flour weak; winter superfine, $2.65@2.90; Pennsylvania roller, clear, $3.25@5.50; quiet at $3.25@3.30 per barrel. Wheat steady; No. 2 Pennsylvania, red, 85%c. Corn steady; No. 2 yellow, local, 65%c. Oats were quiet; No. 2 white, clipped, 65%c. Potatoes were quiet; No. 1 timothy sold at $1.50@16 for large bales. Pork steady; beef hams, $19.50@20. Pork firm; family, $19.50@20. Pork in the poultry, at 13@13%c. or 8@9%c. Poultry in the poultry, at 12%c. for choice fowls, and 4%@9c. for old roosters. Butter steady; creamy, 34c. Eggs steady; creamy, 34c. Eggs ananassa; per dozen. Potatoes were dull; eastern, 88@30%c. per bushel. Live Stock Markets. East Liberty, Pa., April 15—Cattle were steady; choice, $6.80@7; prime, $6.50@6.75; good, $5.85@6.35. Hogs steady; medium, $7.40@7.45; heavy, $7.40@7.45; heavy yorkers, $7.35@4.00; cattle at $7.45; heavy at $7; roughs, $5.67@7.5. Sheep, higher; best wethers, $5.65@8.00; culls and common, $3@4; val calves, $6@6.50. East Buffalo, N. Y., April 15.—Cattle active and 15@25c, higher on all good grades; best steers, $6.75@7; light to good heifers, $6.5@7; export bullets, $6.5@7; beef, $6.5@7; to good veals, $5.25@5.75; Hog active; heavy, $7.45@7.5; mixed, $7.35@7.40; plgs, $6.80@6.90; roughs, $6.75@6.90; stags, $4.50@5. Lambs active, higher; tops, $7.40@7.50; fair to good, $7.2@7.5; common, $7.5@7.65; yearlings, $6.50@6.90; cows, $6.50@6.90; tops, $6.65@6.50; fair to good, $5.50@5.75; culls and common, $5.5@4.75 PRIZE FIGHT FOR BOY. Montana Woman Wins in Novel Flastic Encounter with the Aid of Gallant Miners. There was a novel prize fight at Joliet, Mont., recently. The affair was to have been to a finish, but lasted only five rounds. The contestants were husband and wife and the stake was their three-year-old boy, Dick. The scene of the affair was Gilbert Hall, the largest in the town. A well-known man acted as referee. The couple had separated and never met except by chance. On these occasions there was always a fistic encounter. At all times, either by force or by strategem, the woman remained in possession of the child. It was decided that the man and his wife were to enter the ring and fight to a finish, the boy being the spoils. The matter was laid before the bel- SHE MADE HIM GROGGY. ligerents and they readily signed articles of agreement. For three rounds the fight was interesting and honors were pretty evenly divided. The chivalrous sports, however, wanted the woman to win, and while she was being sponged between the rounds to keep her in good condition, the man was given long braces of whisky. After the third round a few jolts on the chin made him groggy, and in the fifth he was knocked out by his spouse. The referee officially awarded the fight and the boy to the woman, and when the man came to he was informed that he had no claim on the lad. This adjustment of the trouble may not be strictly according to law, but there is no doubt that it will hold at Jollet, a thriving Montana mining town in Carbon county. Flooring Made of Sawdust Sawdust, combined with certain chemicals, makes excellent flooring. The combination is the secret of a German chemist. This flooring is firm, smooth and fireproof. Its chief advantage, beside its cheapness, lies in the fact that it is impervious to sound. Ought to Know Herself. He—These intellectual women make me tired. After all, nothing takes the place of beauty. She—But suppose one has neither beauty nor intellect? What can be done then? He—Now the idea of your asking such a question!—Town Topics. Gentle, Yet Severe. "My ancestors," said Willie Washington, "moved in the very best society." "I don't doubt it," answered Miss Cayenne, a little wearily. "But the best society doesn't necessarily make the best company."—Washington Star. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND; VIRGINIA WATCHING FOR JOHN WATCHING FOR JOHN Rev. William Miller's Door Left Unlocked for 28 Years. Faithful Parents Listening for the Footsteps of a Son Who Ran Away from Home When He Was a Boy. According to the Binghamton (N. Y.) correspondent of the New York Sun the recent death of Rev. William Miller, of Clifford, ends a long and fruitless watch for a runaway boy. Elder William Miller, as he was known, was one of the best-known Baptist preachers in northeastern Pennsylvania. He officiated at more weddings and funerals than any other clergyman in Susquehanna county. He was 81 when he died. He was strongly opposed to games of all kinds. One day, 28 years ago, he discovered that his youngest son, John, had been playing croquet. The father gave the boy a severe scolding and finally positively forbade him ever again to play croquet. John told a companion afterward that he would "show father a trick" That night, while the other members of the family were asleep, he ran away. The only things he took with him besides his clothes were the pictures of his mother and sister removed from the parlor album. No trace of him could be found from the time he left the house. His parents were firm in their belief that he would slip into the house some night as cautiously as he had slipped out. They accordingly left the door unlocked for him at night. When a year had passed away they were sure that he would return on the anniversary of his disappearance; and when she retired that night his mother left on the dining-room table those articles of food of which the boy had been most fond. The custom was kept up every anniversary of the day for five years. So certain was the parents that he would return when he had been gone five years that they planned to have a party for him, to which they invite THEN JOHN RAN AWAY. ed the young people of the neighborhood. Then ten years was the time toward which they looked forward, for they said: "Johnny will surely come home when he has been gone ten years." The fifteenth and twentieth anniversaries of the boy's disappearance were as anxiously awaited by the parents. Three years ago they counted much on the twenty-fifth year since their boy ran away, at which time they were especially sure that he would return; and the mother was ready to greet him with an abundance of the delicacies of which he was fond. Since the night that he disappeared not a thing has been heard from the missing son. But never for one instant would the parents entertain the belief that he was dead. Up to the hour of his death the other day William Miller expected his son's return. The aged mother, now alone, has taken up the watch. As for years past, in her sleepless nights, she listens for the opening of the door which for more than 28 years has never been locked. Must Cut Off Their Beards The German emperor has issued his command, and the doctors must now cut off their beards. The kaiser's own physician as well as the empress' and their assistants, we are told, will be obliged to shave, and the army surgeons may next expect to receive their orders. The cause of all this stir, of course, is the dangerous little microbe. The creatures, it is found, attach themselves easily to a physician's beard or mustache when he examines his patients' throats, etc., and it is possible then for him to carry the disease in his beard to some other person. Two German professors and a French professor have studied the matter thoroughly, and the former go so far as to say that a skull cap should be worn by the physicians in the sick room. Dr. Daniel Freeman, of Gage county, Nebraska, is known as the "first home-steader." He is living on the first farm the government gave away under the homestead act. His home is about five miles west of Beatrice. His original entry of 100 acres has expanded until it is now a well-stocked farm of 1,200 acres. Makes Coffins of Stone. A strange hobby is pursued by Samuel Snell, of Holyoke, Mass. In his leisure hours he makes stone coffins, and during the past 25 years has sold over a hundred of them. 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Fast train now leaving Richmond at 4:45 p. m. for Norfolk, Old Point, etc., will, on and after February 10th, leave Richmond at 2:10 p. m., except Sunday, connecting at Old Point for Norfolk and with Old Dominion Annex Boat for New York Steamer. Afternoon train for Norfolk, Old Point, etc., now leaving Richmond at 3:45 p. m., will, on and after February 10th, leave Richmond at 4:00 p. m. dai- connecting at Newport News for Norfolk and at Old Point with boats for boats, Washington and Cape Charles. Trains arrive at Richmond on and after February 10th from Norfolk, Old Point, etc., at 10:00 a. m. daily, 12:00 noon, except Sunday and 6:45 p. m. daily. No change of schedule west of Rich- mond. Texas and return short one mileage. Tickets to be on sale April 18, 19, 20, with return limit May 2nd, except that by depositing ticket with Joint Agent at Dallas on or before April 30th and payment of 50 cents an extension of return limit until May 15th will be granted. 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AT 711 EAST BROAD ST. 5 6 ore Serer Oe Reg me ee Aa vc 4 Mies ay | ey. ‘8 ies ® Seer SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1900 PRIVATE MONSON x a F Breet Harner went out to take a it look at the field. A battle would certainly be fought the next day. His own inferences had been corrobora- ted by a hint from the headquarters to which he was temporarily at- tached. When he first appeared as a war correspondent, full of the romance that his work promised, he waited for ‘the fights and then threw into his de- seriptions all the resources of his Feady peu and prompt vocabulary, but it would not do. He soon found that Dy the time his copy was ready the other fellows held the wires and he was left to receive pleasant messages from the home office about his dis- patches being quite good, but some- what ancient, with an occasional re- ‘uinder that the paper he represent- ea was not @ monthly publication. So he learned to gather and arrange ‘the preliminaries and then te dash in ‘the details while the cannons were Dooming and the bullets were scoring ‘their points with human lives in the great and glorious game ef war. Even with the swiftoess that experience hed brought him his lot was fer from happy. He did not mind hard work —that was @ part of the business— ‘ut after he had run through one of the hottest and prettiest skirmishes dhe had ever seen, had witnessed won- derful deeds of valor and bad taken Bis own life into his hauds and made @ bold dash across country to = tele graph station only to receive in ac- knowledgment of his superb descrip- tion the message: “Adjectives aro cheap and telegraph tolls are not,” his feelings were honestly hurt, True it was that the skirmish was but an dmoident in the mighty conflict be tween the great sections of a great eountry and history has not fouad space to mention it, but Haraer knew that it was more savage and pictur- esque than many of the battles to which pages were given, and he wrote as he saw. ‘Then, too, there was the restraint ef his work. When a soldier is fired at he has the satisfaction of fring back, but it is never pleasant to have the other fellow do all the shooting. As a correspondent Harner was @ moncombatant, He was shot at ss much as any of the soldiers and great deal more than some of them, end he simplyvhad te stand it without the privilege of returning the compli- ment. But he had become used to it “all. mow and the battle of the morrow must be attended to. He knew the locations of the commands; he be- Weved he had the plans of the fight, and he wanted to get the field of op- erations so clear in his mind that his mccount would be as accurate in its geography as in its other important particulars. He had permission to rove within the lines and he was on his way to the line. As be turned Into a path which would wave him some of the distance a young soldier overtook him. He was hand- some and young, with the rosy health of perfect physical manhood. Harner viewed him closely and inte his mind came a pity that such hope should be ased as food fer gunpowder, “My name is Monson, of company C, Eighth volunteers,” he said, “and I want you to do me a favor.” “Very glad te do anything Ican,” re- plied Harner. “Your paper goes to our town and anything that ie primted about us will be read there,” he went on, “What I ask may seem a little strange, but I know that you can do it without much trouble to yourself.” “Well, what in it?” “In your dispatch abeut to-morrow's fight, I waut fou to report as dead Wil- liam H. Monsen, private in company C, who enlisted from Spring Falls.” Harner took # more careful look at the young man, but there was nething in his countenance te indicate that he was either insane or insincere. But it | seemed to be a jest, and Harner smiled. “How would you like it put?” he | asked. “T don't understand.” “Ot course, you want to die a hero’s death. Shall I have you leading your company over the enemy's rampar‘s; | or dashing forth te grasp theflag from. hostile hands; or picking up a burning | Domb; or throwing yourself in front of your captain to aave his precious aniform from an appreaching bullet— or shall it be just a plain case of dead m the line of duty with only an empty | knapsack and a visiting card to tell the story of a life cut dows in the bloom of youth?” “You can fix it as you please,” said the young man, solemnly. “I suppose you newspaper fellows have to put things in to fill up and as Tam goingto die it won't make much difference how lt happens. But I'll be satisfled with Just a line—just say I'm dead. That's all [ ask.” . “I suppose,”-he waid, “that you have never taken time to consider why my paper keeps me out here or why I stay. It isn't for the fun of the thing, Tassure you. They are not paying me ‘@ <alary and expensen merely io spend Wacir surplas or to enable ws te tele. fn easy chairs ard think they rule in the country with a headline or a double-leaded screed and who know more than all thy generals and corre- spondents in both armies you would understand things better. It's hard enough to persuade these omnipotents te recognize real news when they see it much less to send them statements which are not true.” Harner’s sarcasm went for naught. The soldier did not comprehend it, and apparently did not care to. His only reply was vaguely put. “I suppose I would,” he said, “but you'll do this for me, won't you?” “Of course not.” “Why won't you? “Simply because I won't,” said Harner, with emphasis. ‘The soldier stood as if undeter- mined what to do. Then he looked up and said: “Well, never mind, for you'll have to do it, anyhow.” “I hope not,” replied Harner, and more seriously, “you're too young to die. Your country needs you even if your sweetheart doesn't.” Blushing deeply and stammering something which Harner did not un- derstand the soldier turned and walked rapidly away. ‘The battle was fought. ‘Through- out the conflict Harner was here, there and everywhere getting facts and names and details. There was no time in that awful slaughter to notice trifles. Human lives were as cheap as grass and were mowed down as mercilessly. So it happened that It was not until several days later when the papers containing the reports reached the moving army that Harner observed his own re- port: “Monson, William H.—Private, coom- pany C. Enlisted from Spring Fale. Shot through shoulder while saving company’s colors." In the next issue was a dispatsh from Spring Falls aaying that Moa- son was one of the Pest young men of Spring Falla and that his death was universally deplored. “Well, that beats me,” said Har- ner, “I wonder if my memory served me @ trick. I'll see.” ‘The command had moved many miles but the oom- pany was still with {t and he immedi. ately sought out the captain and asked him about Private Monson, “Poor fellow!” was the reply. “He SR) erg Ke VB \ Be NS? - —_— “YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS You’ was the bravest feol I ever saw. 1 suppose they buried him with the rest.” After the war Harmer aid not re- turn to his paper. The editora whe had mutilated his copy and ageinst whom he had an accumulated an- pathy equal to that which Gem. Sherman had oxpreased against the war correspondents, whose uaeful- ness Harner could prove, waa first pointed out by Gen. George Washing- ton, was still in charge and he did not feel ike coming —direatly under thelr orders. So he fried other things, but as the years went by and the other things did not make him rich he aucoumbed to the inevi- table and entered journalism agaia. ‘To him was given @ roving commis sion to visit and write up the places where the conquests of industry were making the wealth that was to pay the debts of war. In the course of time his duties took him to Spring Falls, « village which had become a city, with ite splendid water power utilized, with great manufactories on every side. He saw it all, and finally he saw upon the side of @ large mill: “William H. Monson.” ‘The name seemed strange- ty familiar, and yet he could mot place it. It was gone amid all the thousands of forgotten things in the crowded years, | But the next morning it came Hike a flash, | And then the story. Col. Monsoa told it at his own fireside after Har- ner had been presented to hie wife as ‘the man who had refused to report him dead. | “But I did report you dead,” im- sisted Harner. } Yes, but it was all a mistake. They thought T was, but I wasn't. Im fact, it was almost as untrue as ‘the report which reached me the day ‘before the battle that a certain young ‘Indy had thrown me over.” | And after that came the experi- ences so interesting to hear in times of peace that were so hard to know in the days of war. Semething New im Mechanios. Great is the bumor of woman—when she doesn’t mean it. Greatis the nerve of woman—when she doesn't need it. And great are the nerves of woman— when it so pleases her. This combina- tion is blamable for the following: A very pretty girl sat in a Long Island railroud train en route for Manhattan Beach, Suddenly the whistle blew. It is perhaps not necessary to say that « Long Island railroad whistle is more efficacious than otherwise. Itis tuned to the key of W, and is operated with » great diapason, giving out a different brand of yelping shriek than anything known to nature. To repeat, the whistle whistled. “Oooow,” cried the Pretty girl. “Isn't that awful? i should think the railroad company ‘would have these things oiled. It isan outrage.” Her companion had often heard of wetting whistles, but never before of oiling them. Thinkit over — Brooklyn Times. Not Compulsory. Student—Tell me, colonel, came man be thoroughly honest and still succeed as a lawyer? “Veteran Attorney—I preoume so; but—ah!—it iam't necessary!—Puck bet—an'—_it isn't neceses _ THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Abundant Provocation, ‘The imported Jersey cow, usually AIO IOI 80 gentle, made a savage dash at the) YexViga Wen Weenie om ae visiting young woman, who was on| \@ Ps the other side of the fence. . 2 “It’s that red ribbon you've got on you,” apologized the farmer. “I) \& guess you'd better take it off.” P “On the contrary,” said the young| /@ woman, “I shall keep it on, and wear| }¥ it as my red badge of cow rage.” And then the imported Jersey| |@ made another savage but ineffectual lunge at her.—Chicago Tribune. , Knew It Was Love. “Are you sure It la really and truly] "4 lore?” she asked. Es “Positive,” answered the practical young man who had just proposed. “I tested it.” 2) “Tested it?” “Yes. I doctored myself for ind-| e gestion for two weeks before defin-| WS a itely deciding just what the symp- ze toms meant.”—Chicago Post | Sak eraser eran Wanted It Stopped, ? “That orator again referred to me Qs a trusty servant of the people,| ek didn’t he?” said Senator Sorghum. get “ri icaneasepe emunel tA BVERYTHIN of these Jokes about my connectior with monopolics. Tell him not tc osteoseesobabsasensoonee, call me ‘trusty’ sny more.”—Wash- ington Star. = ‘The First Skirmish, Newlywed (after the first cloud has Passed)—Kitty, you must not feel un- happy; why, is my opinion never ta count for anything? Kitty (after thinking it over)— Surely—sometimes—when we have the same opinion yours will count and when we differ mine will—N. Y, ‘Tribune. No Joke, The Soxon—it's = funny thing, but have you ever noticed that Shakespeare never introduced at Irishman into any of his playsi ‘There ean be but one construction Placed upon this, and that is— Pat (interrupting)—That he knew Detter, begob! than to make fun of an Oirishman.—Ally Sloper. Nover Came Back, Cowking (to man he's just met)— My clients always return to me ogain after I've served them once. Denke—You're lucky! Mine never do. Cawkine—Too bad! Er—are you a lawyer? Danks—No, sir; I'm an undertaker, —Judge. Ne ee er, t JE “5%, B os 'p. A Nok) fl ex a WS fa aa) Ag Cn <2 Fhe LO Terao Wasa NON AM AV LBLULes Tp fi i WW A 4 Hy i yey | Nh \ A Ya 1) i Sih ity ik aa = ee ME cit Wite—Jedge, eh honor, he done smashed my head with a chair, Prisoner—I ain't 'sputin’ my wife. Judge—Six months. Wite—Jedge, yo" honor, don't sen’ him down, ‘cause if he beate me it's a suzh sign he loves me.—Washing- tom Star. 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Duval St. Richmond, Va. —Dealer in— PINE GROCERIES, MEATS, VEGETABLES, CIGARS * TOBACCO AND FEED. WOOD AND COAL; 6 PRISES Low. @ “W@W Goods Strictly First-class und vored tree. |New Phone, 478. ROBT. S. FORRESTER, —=FLORIST— 215 E, Leigh Street, — - - VIRGINIA. Oo ae, ates Rosebnds, ie Sees THE PLANET ATURDAY. APRIL 19. 1803 RELIGIOUS MATTERS PSALM XC. Thou, Lord, our dwelling place has been In all the generations past. Before the mountains had their birth, Or earth by Thy command stood fast, From everlasting Thou art God, To everlasting our abode. Thou turnest man to dust again: "Turner ye sons of men—dost my A thousand of Thou seemm. Like yesterday, when passed away. Or like a watch amid the night, Unheeded in its silent flight. Thou carriest them as with a flood; They are a sleep, a dream of night; Or like the grass that flourisheth And growth up in morning light. It even, by the hand of death It cut down and withereth. For in Thine anger we are consumed; We're troubled, both rise; Before Thee Thou our sins hast set, Our secret sins before Thine eyes. For in Thy wreath our days we spend; Yea, like a sigh our years we end. Our days are threesecc years and ten; Or if by strength foursecc are they. Yet in their pride but toll and grief: For soon it gone; we fly away. Who knows the power Thine anger hath? Return, O Lord; how long afar? Repent Thee; we Thy servants are. O satisfy us with Thy grace, Thy mercy in the morning show; That we through all remalning days May gladness and rejoicing know. As days were evil, years were sad, Now let Thy mercy make us glad. Make Thou the work within our hand To prosper, and established stand. ← Rev. Edward A. Collier, in United Presbyterian. THE UNTROUBLED HEART. It Is a Christian Duty to Live Free from Fretting Cares and Worries. It is the high privilege of the Christian, every day and in all the exigencies of life, to fulfill the Lord's exhortation—an exhortation which is almost a command—"Let not your heart be troubled." That it may be fulfilled is evident alone from the fact that it was seriously declared. Christ spoke no idle word. Whether He spoke in parable or metaphor, He always spoke deliberately, expecting that His word would be received, considered and acted upon. Whenhes Says: "Let not your heart be troubled." we must understand that He expects every follower of His to live every day and all the days without a troubled heart. But this untroubled life is not to be gained by mere resolution or by blind obedience to the command. With the saying: "Let not your heart be troubled"—intimately joined to it is that other word: "We believe in God, believe also in me." The life of perfect peace is found only by those who believe implicitly in Christ. It is not enough to believe in God; we must believe also in Him whom God has sent—even Jesus Christ. In Christ all the mysteries of our lives are explained. Hardship, opposition, cruel circumstances, death and pain are all explained in Him and are all seen to have no triumph over Him. But more than by the explanation of the mysteries of life does Christ give us peace. His presence drives away cares as the sun scatters the shadows and the mists. And He is always present, or will be, if He is welcome. "Lo, I am with you always," is His promise to the church and to every believer."—N. W. Christian Advocate. SEED THOUGHTS Opportunity and duty are coordinate terms.—United Presbyterian. Men will understand one another when they all know God.—Ram's Horn. Whom God calls, He qualifies; whom He qualifies, He calls.—Matthew Henry. Childhood may do without a grand purpose, but manhood cannot.—J. G. Holland. People seldom improve when they have no model but themselves to copy after.—Goldsmith. You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself into one.—J. A. Froude. One sure way to get into Heaven, for a day at least, is to do a kind act to some one who does not like you.—M. M. Pomeroy. Certainly love is the force by which, and home the place in which, God chiefly fashions souls to their fine issues.—W. C. Gannet. Misfortune has few riddles for those who believe that the sole 'design of Providence is the perfecting of mankind.—Mme. Swetchine. No one can ask honestly and hopefully to be delivered from temptation unless he has himself honestly and firmly determined to do the best he can to keep out of it.—Ruskin. Two things need the highest grace and are possible only to the greatest saint; the one is to possess and use a right a great fortune; the other is to fight for Christ without letting go our hold of Him.—Rev. J. Elder Cumming. On the day before the battle of Trafalgar, Nelson took Collingwood and Rotherham, who were at variance, to a spot where they could see the fleet opposed to them. "Yonder," said the admiral, "are your enemies; shake hands, and be good friends, like good Englishmen." REPENTANCE. Easier to Regret Results of Sin Than to Recognize the Hatefulness of Sin Itself. When repentance becomes obsolete, either Christianity will have perished from the earth, or been fulfilled in the perfection of humanity. Christ began His mission by calling men to repent. He puts the words into the mouths of His disciples as they go to prepare a way for Him. It is the message of His witnesses to-day. Without repentance He can promise no forgiveness. For only in sorrowing and turning from his sin does man put himself in the place where God can save and guide. Man's conscience acknowledges this claim. The sense of sin is preparation of heart for the message of Christ's life and death. It is those who feel no responsibility and acknowledge no transgression to whom the story of the cross makes no appeal. Only those who are content with their own present character and ignorant of their transgressions are without hope. Christ sent first, after his resurrection, to the Jerusalem sinners who had crucified Him. He sends to-day like promise of blessing to all who will repent. The prevailing sin of this generation is unbelief. So it has always been. It may arise from different sources; it may manifest itself in different ways. But if men believed in the judgment of God and the grace of God which brings repentance, they would not so easily become the victims of the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. If men believed in the fatherhood of God they would not sin so light-heartedly against the brotherhood of man. "God is not in all their thoughts," is the chief count in the indictment which conscience, enlightened by the Holy Spirit, must bring against the age. All sins come back to this at last. Absence of faith is like that want of bodily vigor which lets in the forces of disease. Make the body immune by an indwelling and excluding strength, and there will be no more infection. True repentance, Joined with a devout and earnest sense of stewardship for God, is the best prophylactic against lukewarm worldliness. God has trusted us with His own work on earth. If the church were everywhere alive with enthusiasm of God's purpose, what space would be left for enying and strife? If social life were leavened by the spirit of Christ, would there be room for neglects of consideration, wastes of energy and cruelties of pride? If the fatherhood of God were a reality, would it not be a light to guide His children past the glamour of temptation? Repentance is not complete without forsaking. It is easy to regret the fruits of sin; the difficulty is to recognize the hateful nature of the sin itself. The inevitable suffering which follows evil choice is but the shadow of the loss a child of God must suffer when he enters into league with the enemies of God, the sorrow which transgression brings to the loving heart of our Heavenly Father.—Boston Congregationalist. COMPENSATION Reward Lies in the Work We Do as Well as in the Wages We Receive. "In the wages of the life, not in the wages of the trade, lie reward; the work is here the wages," says Robert Louis Stevenson, in speaking of the life given up to art. How wide the application to other lines of work! Take, for instance, the teacher toiling faithfully among her turbulent young charges. Does the beggarly pittance usually accorded compensate for the output of nervous energy, for the expenditure of life and soul? No; but the life itself does, if so be she is "Heaven-called to her work;" it is its own exceeding great reward. She does not measure the strain, the call upon her vital force in counteracting acquired tendencies or inherited traits. Love keeps no debit or credit account. She loves her work. The young souls looking up to her for guidance are very dear to her. For a little while they are hers to mold. The responsibility is great, the reward is greater. And so we might go on through the list. The writer, the minister, the pioneer in a nobly unpopular cause—how seldom is the "pay" commensurate with the strength expended! But the worker who has "found his work," as Carlyle puts it, is not concerned greatly about the apparent inequality of things. His friends may mourn that he is inadequately remunerated, but he goes quietly on his way content, knowing full well that "In the wages of the life, not in the wages of the trade," lie his reward.—Young People. A Response to God. Repentance is more than a human resolve, more than a turning from sin, more than a turning toward God; it is a response to God, the climax of a state of mind in which God seeks us we seek him. . . . Never have you reflected over a discreditable past, an unsatisfactory present, or a disquieted future, but God has been present in your pensiveness. Every feeblest wish within yourself for better things, for nobler life, was and is the work of that Spirit who helpeth our infirmities. . . . You are not alone in the struggle, and never were; you may have a distrust for your own state of mind; there is no need to have, for God made it; let the climax of your inward striving be: "I will arise, and go to my Father." Or if faith and will be feeble, then rest upon the beautiful words of Him who spake as never man spake: "I am the good Shepherd; the good Shepherd giveth His life for the sheep."—R. J. Campbell. Qualified Bizzar-Upon what does Flasher base his claims of being a society man: Buzzer—He's had gout and appendicitis. Ohio State Journal THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. PULLED PATRON'S LEG. Euch to the Horror of the Talkative Shoe Salesman the Member Came Off. John Diehl, of Guttenberg, N. J., has a wooden leg, but the artificial foot receives just as good treatment as its mate. As a matter of fact, states the New York Tribune, Diehl rather prefers the wooden leg to the other, for, as he says: "I picked out the wooden one myself and it's a peach." Such an excellent member of society is Diehl's wooden leg that its owner is able to walk with scarcely a perceptible limp. Consequently, when he walked into a shoestore at "GREAT G-G-G-GOODNESS!" Union Hill, N. J., and asked for a pair of shoes, the clerk noticed nothing unusual about his appearance. It will be apparent from what follows that Diehl is possessed of a remarkably fine sense of humor. Said he to the obliging clerk: "Gimme a pair o' button shoes." While the clerk was getting down the goods Diehl unfastened his wooden leg and prepared himself for the merry jest that was to follow. The clerk had some difficulty in getting the worn-out shoe off the hickory limb and Diehl observed it, remarking: "Aw, bend yer back, why don't yer?" "Kinder sticks, don't it?" said the clerk, pleasantly. With this he bent his back so successfully that he carried away shoe, foot, leg and all and landed on his back into the bargain. When the boot seller sat up and saw what he had done he was overwhelmed with horror. "Great g-g-g-goodness!" he gasped. "I didn't m-m-mean to do it." The genial Mr. Diehl was purple in the face, while a negro porter had stood by started on the run for an ambulance. As soon as Diehl could spare time from the holding of his sides he remarked to the crest-fallen clerk: "That's all right, young feller, but y' want to be careful how you start to pull off my leg." Diehl got his shoes at a rate that he himself admitted was "real reasonable." GIRL KILLS A WOLF. Armed with a Hatchet, She Approached the Snarling Beast and Despatched It. Miss Ethel Hoover, a young lady living at Leola, S. D., had an exciting adventure with a large gray wolf and proved herself a heroine. Gray wolves are numerous on the great cattle ranges west of the Missouri river, and they are noted for their fierceness. The gray wolf in question evidently had straved from SHE RAISED THE HATCHET its accustomed haunts by crossing the Missouri river on the ice. It appeared the other morning in the dooryard of the house where Miss Hoover resides and fiercely attacked a large shepherd dog. The animals engaged in a life and death struggle and their snarling and snapping were enough to affect the nerves of even a man. Finally the dog succeeded in getting somewhat the better of its antagonist. At this juncture Miss Hoover, instead of fleeing to the attic or cellar for safety, appeared on the scene. She was armed with a hatchet and, approaching close to where the dog and wolf were battling for life, she raised the hatchet and dealt the wolf such a blow that it was killed instantly. The Only Colored Man The only colored mayor in the United States is Isaiah T. Montgomery, of Mound Bayou, Miss. He is the wealthiest man in the city, and was born a slave on the plantation of Jefferson Davis. FOR THE HOUSEWIFE. Parsley can be kept fresh for some time by being wrapped in a piece of damp cheesecloth. Use stonemason's dust instead of soap for scouring tables and floors; it will make them beautifully white. Diluted ammonia is said to be excellent for taking an orange stain out of woolen goods and restoring the color. 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Please find enclosed $1.50 for the Planet for one year, which you will send to the following address: RAILROAD NOTICES. Meeting Virginia African Methodist Episcopal Conference, Danville, Va., April 17th, 1902. On account of the above occasion the Southern Railway will sell on April 15, 16 and 17th, round trip tickets from stations on its lines in the state of Virginia, to Danville, Va., and return, at greatly reduced rates, tickets to be limited to return April 27th. Annual Meeting General Assembly of Presbyterian Church, Jackson, Miss., May 14-17, 1902. One fare for the round trip from all points to Jackson and return. Tickets on sale May 12, 13, and 14th, return limit May 30th, 1902. Centennial Celebration Salem Female Academy, Winston-Salem, N. C., May 22-29, 1902. From all points within a radius of 200 miles of Winston-Salem, tariff one. From all points in the territory beyond the 200 mile radius, one fare for the round trip. Confederate Veterans' Re-union, Dallas Texas, April 22-35, 1902. One cent per mile each way for the round trip applying from all points round trip applying from all points. Tickets on sale April 18, 19 and 20th, with return limit May 2nd, except by depositing tickets at Dallas and upon payment of 50 cents, extension of return limit may be had until May 15th, 1902. One fare plus $2.00 for the round trip. Tickets on sale May 3rd and 4th, with return limit June 9th, except by deposit of tickets at Dallas and on payment of 50 cents, extension of limit may be had until June 30, 1902. The Southern Railway's Palatial Rich- mond and Florida Limited. The Washington, Richmond and Florida Limited is the name of the Southern's new train, inaugurated Nov. 24, 1901, and is being operated daily between Washington, Richmond and Jacksonville, Fla. It is in every detail a complete train, composed of day coaches of the very latest improved patterns, Pullman drawing-room cars and dining cars. The day coaches go through from Washington and Richmond to Charlotte, Columbia, Gsvannah and Jacksonville, and at Richmond a drawing-room sleeper is added going through to Atlanta and Birmingham. At Charlotte this sleeper is attached to the United States Fast Mail, forming through service for New Orleans, Memphis and all the South and Southwest. The important connections and quick time made by this train makes it one of great importance to Richmond and the territory through which it runs. It leaves Washington daily 10:50 a.m., Richmond 2:30 p.m., arriving Jacksonville 9:15 a.m. following morning, and correspondently quick time is made to all other Southern points. This service is in addition to the numerous trains operated daily over the main line, thus making five limited trains daily with dining car service between the North and South over the Southern. Wanted Weekly-100 Cooks Housemaids and Waitresses for New York and other Northern cities. Wages from $3.00 to $5.00 per week. 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At the weekly prayer meeting the clergyman announced that there must be no more lovemaking in the church, and said that time after time the services had been interrupted by smacks of kisses. He said that for the last six months he has known that it was the HE IS OPPOSED TO KISSING. habit of young men and women to attend church, which is lighted by kerosene lamps, simply that they might sit together in the semi-darkness and make love. During the week of prayer, he declared, he was annoyed nightly by loud smacks heard at frequent intervals from various parts of the church. He asked the trustees to furnish more lamps, but the request was ignored, and he has determined to check the practice or resign. "The house of prayer shall not be desecrated in this manner," he said. "The woman who accepts the kisses of a dozen men is brazen and unwomanly, but when she attempts to indulge in promiscuous kissing and hugging at services held for the purpose of divine worship she is guilty of a grievous sin." Mr. Blakely, who is a widower, criticised the young men even more severely. The young men and women of the church assert there is no foundation for the clergyman's charges. FORGOT THE LICENSE. Popular Minister Who Had United 1,000 Couples Tangled Up at His Own Wedding. Rev. Dr. J. M. Avann, presiding elder of the Toledo (O.) district of the Methodist Episcopal church recently, was married for the third time, and thereof is told an amusing and also truthful tale. In the course of his service in the ministry Dr. Avann has performed the marriage ceremony for more than 1,000 couples. Twice he had been married himself before this last experience. It was therefore to be expected that everything about the doctor's third marriage would be arranged properly and in order. In fact, the Presbyterian minister who performed the marriage ceremony which united Dr. Avann and his third wife in the little town of Washington Court HAD FORGOTTEN THE LICENSE House, O., seems to have taken all that for granted. The ceremony had been performed and the happy couple were receiving the congratulations of their friends when the officiating minister happened to think that he had not asked to look at Dr. Avann's marriage license. As a matter of form, merely, he approached the doctor and asked him in a joking way for a look at his license. With horror in his face Dr. Avann was forced to confess that he had forgotten to take out a license. A messenger was hastily dispatched for the necessary papers. When he returned a legal conference was held to determine whether it would be necessary to perform the ceremony over again. The decision was that the repetition would not be necessary. And Dr. Avann and his bride breathed freely once more. Old Maids Plan Revenge. There is trouble ahead for some of the married men of Minneapolis. Sex- eral of the old maids of that city have conceived an atrocious system of blackmail, by threatening to publish the names of all the men they jilted in their younger days. KISSED AND MADE UP. Husband, Aged 72, and Wife, Aged 67, Reunited by Chicago Judge's Sound Advice. "You would better kiss and make up," said Judge Tuthill, kindly. "You don't want a divorce." According to a Chicago correspondent Bartolomej Tomkiewicz is 72 years old; Marianna, his wife, is 67. He had brought suit against her for divorce on the ground of desertion. She had filed a cross bill, asking for divorce and alimony. The old man is worth $75,000. He was immaculate in attire and appearance. His wife was a fleshy little woman with a bright eye and a business "MY DEAR. ALLOW ME." like air. She had finished her story on the witness-stand when Judge Tuthill advised the couple to drop the divorce proceedings, bury their differences and live in happiness again. "Perhaps you are right, judge," said the little old man, as he arose from his seat and stepped toward the little old woman. "My dear, allow me," he said, extending his hand to assist her from the stand. She took his hand, and he bowed down with ceremony. Then he straightened himself, and with old-time courtesy and dignity said: "Permit me," and pressed his lips to hers. He offered her his arm and together they left the courtroom. Loungers in the hallways turned and looked with curious smiles at the quaint little man in beaver and kid gloves, who smiled at the happy woman hanging on his arm. "She wanted more money than I could give her," Bartolomej Tomkiewicz had told the court on the witness-stand. "She made a very good wife, but I could not affor her. You know women are a liability, and not as asset." DOG USED TELEPHONE: He Was Imprisoned in a Dark Room. But Managed to Make His Plight Known. The Albany (N. Y.) Journal says that a certain officer of an Albany corporation owns a pet Skye terrier dog named Rags. It is a very intelligent animal, as all who know the dog will admit, for it not only reads signs of a certain class of beer, but when the nine o'clock bell rings at night it will manage in some way to awaken its master and lead the way to a place where that particular beer is drawn—of course the dog wants the beer, not master. This famous dog, so the master says, was locked up one day in the room occupied by the master during the whiter, and was forgotten. The tele- RAGS WAS LIBERATED phone in the room and its use had been carefully studied by Rags. After being alone about ten hours that dog, hungry, thirsty and disguised, in some way managed to ring up central, and, the operator hearing three distinct barks coming from that telephone, knew what number was wanted, and the number was called. Immediately upon lifting the receiver the master recognized the voice of his pet, and, remembering that the poor thing had been locked up all day, he instantly called the boarding house, and had the chambermaid liberate Rags, and in a few moments those two companions were united in the office of the officer, and the dog broke its fast of ten hours or over. Blue Danube Is Muddy The "beautiful blue Danube" is a fake and a delusion. A cold-blooded scientist watched the river for an hour each day during a whole year. He found the water to be brown 11 times; yellow, 46; dark green, 59; light green, 45; grass green, 25; greenish gray, 69; other shades of green, 110; and that it never had anything like a beautiful blue tint. Plenty of Closets Lady--Has that suburban house you speak of plenty of closets? Agent—Dozens, ma'am. All the upstairs bedrooms will do for closets. It was built for a summer hotel, ma'am.-N. Y. Weekly. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA MADAM ALLEN'S SCIENTIFIC MARVELOUS HAIR GROWER TRADE MARK THE ONLY ADAME ALLEN'S REMEDIES FOR THE HAIR, SKIN, ETC. COLORED WOMAN MANUFACTURER IN THIS CITY Stop hair from falling out in a very short time, makes hair long, wavy and glossy and cures all kinds of scalp troubles. Price 25 cents per box. Madam Allen's Scientific Wonderful Face Bleach. Guaranteed to remove all skin blemishes. Very pleasant to use, makes the skin five shades brighter, absolute harmless. Madam Allen's Skin Food. The only successful scientific discovery that I have used in all my practice with white and colored alike and they all sound their praise. Don't grow old with wrinkles and hollow cheeks; but use this skin remedy. Price 25 Cents Per Box. 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The casket remained in the church until late last evening, when it was placed on a special car attached to the Pennsylvania Railroad train leaving here for New York at 12.10 a.m. The remains were interred this morning at Greenwood Cemetery, in Brooklyn, after services conducted by the Rev. Dr. Howard Suydam, of Rhinebeck, N. Y. Both Feet Cut Off On Railroad. Manhattan, Kan., April 16—Joseph Conners, of Shingle House, Pa., aged 25 years, had both feet cut off by the cars here yesterday. Conners, who is a graduate of the New York State Normal School, was en route to Denver to accept a position as instructor in a local school. Transport Thomas In Port San Francisco, April 18.—The transport Thomas arrived here yesterday from the Philippines, bearing officers and 500 men of the Third Infantry, 730 short-term men and a number of prisoners and invalided soldiers. MR. SMITH WINS NOMINATION. The Democrats of Richmond city are in one of the worst muddles ever known in this city. They held a primary on Thursday, April 10th, for the purpose of nominating city officers. Mayor R. M. Taylor was nominated over Mr. Carlton McCarthy by an overwhelming vote. The bitter contest was between City Sergeant James C. Smith, known as "Junky," because he is a junk dealer, and ex-City-Sergeant Claiborne Epps. Mr. Smith won on the face of the returns by an apparent majority of 47. It was then alleged that fraud had been practiced in the 2nd Precinct, Marshall Ward or the polite way of stating it was that an error of 98 votes had been made in that more votes were returned than there were voters in the precinct. The City Democratic Committee ordered a recount, not only in the Second Marshall, but throughout the city with result that other "errors" were discovered in the Second Precinct, Monroe Ward and the Second Precinct, Clay Ward which gave Mr. James C. Smith a lead of 28. Mr. Cohen's Generous Offer. Commencing Monday, April 28, 1902 and continuing all the week, the Woman's League Training School Cooking Department will give exhibitions of cooking on their complete electric range and outfit at Cohen's Dry Goods Store. They have kindly agreed to give us commissions on all sales during the week. Therefore, all people friendly to our work, who have shopping to do will please call at Cohen's. Grand Lodge of Virginia, I. O. O. F. Portsmouth, Va., May 13th to 16th, 1902. Four cents per mile one way for the round trip from points within the state. Tickets on sale May 11, 12, and 13th, with return limit May 17, 1902. WANTED—Man and wife. Man to take care of a horse and cow; woman to cook; best wages paid. I can supply places to any number of of Cooks, Ohambermaids, Waitresses, and House-work girls in Philadelphia and Surbarban homes, Good wages. Address, D. S. KREMER, 27 N. Juniper St., Philadelphia, Pa. 3-21-6t MADAM ALLEN'S SCIENCE MARVIE CURES WEAK MEN FREE. 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Dear Siris:--Yours was received and I had no trouble in making use of the receipt as directed, and can truthfully say it is a boon to weak men. I am greatly improved in size, strength and vigor." All correspondence is strictly confidential, mailed in plain, sealed envelope. The receipt is free for the asking and they want every man to have it. Southern Baptist Convention, Asheville, N. O., May 18, 1902. For the above occasion the Southern Ry. announces special rate of one fare for the round trip from all points to Ashville and return. Tickets to be on sale May 6th to 10th inclusive, with return limit May 21st, except that by deposit of tickets with joint agent at, Ashville, on or before May 15th, and payment of 50 cents, an extension of limit may be obtained until June 2nd. This promises to be one of the largest Conventions in the history of this great organization. Asheville in the midst of the far famed "Land of the Sky" offers every attraction to the visitor, especially at this season of the year. addition to the elegant through service created from all points to Asheville, a special Convention m. train May 8th arriving Ashville at 7:15 a.m. the train from Washington, Richmond and Norfolk connect with this special offering the most comfortable and expedient trip. A Charming Trip. To the Pacific Coast is now possible at so small a cost, comparative, that thousands annually take advantage of the opportunity. Three occasions have been arranged during the Spring, and Summer, when tickets may be purchased to Los Angeles and San Francisco at the nominal rate of $65.25 for the round trip from Richmond and principal Virginia points, with generous stop-overs and the privilege of returning different route if desired. Passengers may avail themselves of either Standard sleeper in which berth rate is $18.00, through, or Excursion Sleeper in which berth rate is $7.00. The route is through the most interesting section of the South, via the Southern Railway, New Orleans, ank Southern Pacific. The most interesting to see New Orleans, San Antonio and El Paso, which last named is located across the river from the old Mexican town of Juarez, where all the old customs prevail. For the first of these occasions tickets will be on sale April 19 to 27th, limited to June 23th. Mr. C. W. Westbury, D: P. A., South ern Ry., 920 E. Main St., Richmond, Va. will be pleased to furnish further information. Do You Know Them. I desire to know the whereabouts of my mother, Frances Woodson, who sometimes went by Frances Bowles, which was her owner's name. She was born in and sold from Goochland County, Va. into Florida, at which place she was when last heard of. She then had two daughters with her. Any information will be gladly received. Address, Mrs. MELINDA ROBINSON, 14½ W. Jackson St.. WANTED—Colored girls for northern families. Good wages paid. Transportation will be furnished from any point where satisfactory persons can be obtained. Address, Rev. H. N. GREGORY, 301 Wyoming St. 1t Danville, Pa. Fifth Street Baptist Church Debt Must Go. The members of the Fifth St. Baptist Church will please keep in mind that by act of the church three months ago the week beginning May 18th, continuing through the 25th, 1902 was set apart as Rally week. This is the final effort for the liquidation of the last of the long standing debt. We desire in that week to raise One Thousand Dollars. On the first Sunday in June, it is the aim of the church along with the Tenth Anniversary of the pastor to have the mortgage burning. Let the members far and near keep this in mind. Members out of the city may send money to help in this final rally to the pastor. Quadrennial Conference, of C. M. E. 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