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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOL. XIX NO. 33 ELEVEN DEAD IN STORM Residence Portion of Baltimore Devastated by Fierce Tornade. HUNDREDS OF HOUSES UNROOFED Of Those Who Perished, Nine Were Drowned In Harbor From Open Boats, One Killed By Falling Tree, and One By Live Wire. Baltimore, July 21.—A fierce tornado, characterized by a wind storm of extraordinary velocity, thunder, vivid lightning and a heavy rain, suddenly burst upon Baltimore at 1.30 p.m. m. yesterday, coming from the southwest, with the net result that 11 persons lost their lives, hundreds of houses were unroofed, trees in the public parks and streets were torn up by the roots, many buildings damaged and several people injured. The storm exhausted its fury in less than 15 minutes. The damage done in the business part of the city was comparatively alight, being confined to the blowing down of signs and injuries to roofs. It was in the residence portions of the city along the river front and in the harbor where the wind spent its violence. Of those who perished, nine were drowned in the harbor from open boats, one was killed by a falling tree and one by a live wire. The following is a list of the killed: Browned in the harbor—Roy Batman, Joseph Cain, John Cain, 6 years old; Thomas Carroll, Harry McCormick, Mrs. Mary; Schuler, Harry S. Schuler, 10 months old; Olive Schuler, 4 years old; Charles Schuler, 7 years old. Killed by falling tree—William Cornish, colored. Killed by live wre—Charles Schaefer. The drowning of Mrs. Schuler and her children was the most pathetic incident of the hurricane. Michael Schuler, with his wife and three children, accompanied by his brother-in-law, Joseph Cooper, and his wife, had gone out into the harbor for a sail in a 30-foot boat. When the storm came, Schuler and Cooper took in sails. Schuler sent his wife and children into the little cabin, and he stood at the tiller to keep the vessel's head toward the wind. A sudden gust of wind threw the boom of the vessel around, knocked Schuler down and pinned him to the deck. Another gust capsized the boat, releasing Schuler, who, with Cooper and his wife, were thrown into the water, leaving Mrs. Schuler and her children pinned in the cabin. Cooper saved himself and his wife by hanging to the bottom of the overturned boat, and Schuler saved himself in the same way, after making frantic efforts to get at his imprisoned wife and children. A crew from the schooner Edward H. Hunt rescued Schuler and Cooper and wife and towed the capsized vessel to the wharf, where it was righted and the dead bodies of Mrs. Schuler and her three children taken from the cabin. Thomas Carroll, with four otter young men, were out in the harbor in a rowboat, which was capsized. Carroll was drowned, while his four companions, clung to the rudder of the Merchant and Miners steamship Chatham, from which perilous position they were rescued by the tug Mary. A colored camp meeting was in progress in Paradise Grove, near Powhattan, on the Liberty road. The congregation had just been dismissed when the storm broke. A huge oak tree fell upon the tent in which the services had been held. Several of the worshippers were caught in it as it fell. The tree had to be sawed into pieces before the imprisoned men and women could be released. William Cornish was crushed to death by the failing tree. The others were not seriously injured. MAJOR GLENN IS GUILTY Convicted of Administering Water Cure to Natives Washington, July 23.—Secretary Root yesterday sent to the president at Oyster Bay the proceedings and findings in the court-martial cases of Major Edwin F. Glenn, Fifth Infantry; Lieutenant Julien E. Gaucer, Tenth Cavalry; and Lieutenant Norman E. Cook, of the Philippine Scouts. Glenn was found guilty of administering the water cure to natives or permitting it to be done, and was sentenced to one month's suspension from duty and fined $50. Lieutenant Cook was acquitted on a charge of giving orders to kill three Fillipino prisoners. In forwarding the cases to the president, the secretary recommends that the sentences and findings be approved, but that no other action shall be taken. It is shown in the evidence and reports that Major Glenn has performed excellent service, and has done much to pacify the country where he has been in command. New Surgeon General of Army, Washington, July 22.—The president has designated Colonel R. M. O'Reilley to be surgeon general of the army, to succeed General Forwood, who will retire on September 7 next. Colonel O'Reilley will have until January, 1909, to serve as surgeon general. He was appointed from Pennsylvania as a medical cadet in 1864. He is a graduate of the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania. "Who Will Care For the Babies?" Asbury Park, N. J., July 23.—The convention of the National and State Women Suffragists closed here last night. The evening session was presided over by Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt. One of the questions in the question box was: "Who will care for the babies when the mothers vote?" The Rev. Anna Shaw answered it, by saying: "Persons who care for them when the mothers go to the opera." Richmond, Va., July 19th, 1902. Mr. Editor: Allow me space in your paper to give a few jottings as to our Sunday-School Convention. President Patterson has sounded the tosin of war, calling on all schools and individuals to do their part in helping raising $1,000.00. We all know what a grand success that attained us at Lynneburg. We can but work and play for even greater results. The time has now come when we must up and doing, from the mountains to, hesean, and leave not a stone inturned. The $1,000.00 must be raised, and we can even raise more than it. We want more than 200 schools represented at Roanoke, we can have it, prayerful hearts and earnest working. Richer in wealth, will be represented in great show. We proud to say that the S. S., work in this is moving on nicely. All the S. S. workers are arused and enthusiastic in our behalf, and our work is gaining friends daily. The National Baptist S. S. Union will be represented. Old Fifth St. (The Bee Hive) with her pledge of $100.00 and her Superintendent with his pledge of $5.00 will be in line at Roanoke. Furthermore, we are glad to say that all the schools in touch with our convention will be represented in some substantial way. Let me urge that every pastor and friend of the great mother Convention. The Virginia Baptist State Convention that convened at Petersburg and so handsomely raised the $10,000 should come to our support and encourage the children. The representative gathering at Roanoke will be of such that no one need feel ashamed. It will be a body of true Christian workers. Let every true and tried christian bestir himself and help make the Convention at Roanoke the most successful in history. We have noble men to lead us. We have noble principles for which we stand. We have a great aim and object for which we are endeavoring to reach. And thank God, we have young men in the firing line leading us on to victory. May the Lord bless us and even be our shield and buckler. Yours for success, B. H. PEYTON, 1st. Vice-Pres. of B. S. S. Con. of Va. A Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. J. Thomas Hewin take this method of extending their thanks to the friends, who so generously contributed to their happiness, on the occasion of their marriage by sending them presents. They will be pleased to receive them socially at their residence, 1303 St. John St., at any time. McDonald, Pa., July, 21st, 1902 Editor Richmond PLANET: Mr. Ballard Henderson, machine boss at Brier Hill is off duty, having met with a very painful accident. He had one of his limbs badly mashed. F. C. Page has returned from Littleton North Carolina, greatly improved in health. He has spent three months at Panecorion Spring. Although benefitted by the use of the water, he is not very favorably impressed with the sunny South where the oxen under the yoke is used in conveying people to and fro throughout the country. Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Allen of Pittsburgh, Pa., visited Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Ell of East Lincoln Ave. W. R. Hale, a driver in Brier Hill was seriously hurt on July 16th. R. E. Scott, one of the students of Lynchburg Seminary has opened a Night-School in the basement of First Baptist Church. Mrs. Sadie Scott is on the sick list this week. M. WILLIAMS. The Fairplay Literary Society, will convene Monday of each week at 8 P.M. In the Manchester, A. M. E. Church. The Fair-play is undominational, and is organized for the sole purpose of elevating our people in the right direction. Every one is expected to take an active part, but the selected speakers, for Monday July, 28th, will be for BICHOMD: Misses M. L. Emerson, Josephine V. and Pearl Davis, Messrs. J. T. Moore and Ezekiel Shaw. For MANCHESTER: Misses Nannie Gregory L, Olarke and P. A. Robinson, Messrs. Orydal Jones and P. M. Briggs. Our watch-word is UPWARD. N. B. Our doors are open for all that is right RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1902. JOHN W. MACKAY DEAD Millionaire Succumbed to Heat Prost at London, Residence tration at London Residence. London, July 21.—John W. Mackay, the San Francisco millionaire, who JOHN W. MACKAY. had been suffering from heat protraction since Tuesday last, died at his residence on Carlton House Terrace at 6.30 o'clock last evening. Mr. Mackay's condition, as stated on Saturday, had improved, but the patient had a bad night, and yesterday morning a consultation was held by three physicians. Mr. Mackay grew worse as the day passed. He was unconscious most of the time and died very peacefully. The immediate cause of death was heart failure. The right lung was found to be congested, and the symptoms indicated pneumonia. Mrs. Mackay, her mother, and Countess Telefener were present when Mr. Mackay died, and Princess Galatro Colonna arrived from Paris a half hour after her stepfather's death. Mr. Mackay was the last surviving member of the four Bonanza kings, Flood, O'Brien and Fair, the other three having long since died. PLEASURE SEEKERS DROWNED Excursion Steamer On Elbe Cut In Two By a Tug. Hamburg, July 22.—One hundred and four lives were lost in a collision on the river Elbe early yesterday morning between the excursion steamer Primus and the Hamburg-American line tug Hansa. Sixty-one bodies have been recovered. The Primus had made an excursion trip from Buxtehude, province of Hanover, Prussia, and had 185 passengers on board. While on the Elbe, between Blankenzeke and Ninstettin, the Primus attempted to cross the river channel and was rammed by the Hansa. The tug tore her way clear through the side of the steamen almost cutting her in two. The Primus began to settle, and the Hansa's crew set about to rescue the palm-c-stricken passengers of the steamer, many of whom jumped into the river rather than go down with the ill-fated steamer. Fifty of the passengers were hauled aboard the tug by means of ropes and boat hooks. The terrible panic that occurred on the Primus when the Hansa struck her rendered the efforts to save her passengers almost useless. Some of the survivors furnish graphic descriptions of the awful suddenness of the disaster. According to their story, the band was playing and many couples were dancing on deck when the crash of the collision came like a thunderbolt. In the midst of the confusion the boilers exploded, adding to the horrors of the scene, and many persons are said to have been injured by flying splinters of metal. BLOW TO PENNSY TUNNEL New York Board of Alderman Reject Contract Offered by Commission. New York, July 23.—The railroad committee of the board of aldermen, by a vote of 9 to 2, decided yesterday to report adversely on the proposed Pennsylvania Railroad tunnel route from Jersey City to Long Island City under Manhattan Island. When the committee's report came before the board of aldermen there was considerable debate on it. Alderman McCall said he objected to the contract with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, because as it stood there was nothing to prevent the railroad company from importing labor from the cheapest market and building the tunnel without regard to the labor laws. Borough President Cantor said it was a mystery to him why no clause maintaining the rights of the city and of union labor were not in the contract, and claimed the power of control should be in the hands of the president of the borough, who is responsible for the highways. At the close of the debate the Board, by a vote of 56 to 10, adopted the committee report rejecting the contract as presented by the rapid transit commission. Fatal Head On Collision. Rochester, N. Y., July 11. A fatal head on collision occurred between two passenger trains on the Lehigh Valley Railroad, near Hope Hospital, this city, last evening, in which one person was almost instantly killed and 15 others more or less sororiously injured. Both trains were running at a high rate of speed when they came together. An engine and one passenger coach in one of the trains was thrown from the track down an embankment and into the Erlo canal, and was completely wrecked; the other engine was demolished, but remained on the road bed. Newspaper to Publish the Bible. Pana, ill., July 22.—The Assumption Independent, a weekly newspaper, announces that it will begin the publication of the Holy Bible this week, commencing with Genesis, and continuing until the whole is published. According to the plan, it will require 50 years to complete the publication. Y. M. C. A. Notes. Last Friday evening general secretary Burrell, was very pleasantly surprised to know that members and friends of the Y. M. C. A. had planned for him a few days of rest by presenting him with a purse which will permit him to enjoy what has been desired. Secty. Burrell is very grateful and will try to carry out the wishes of those who have been so kind. The address was made by Mr. Geo. W. Roane who said many good things about the sect. These, secretary Burrell did not feel that he deserved. Others spoke who were in the same bont with Mr. Roane. The jail and alms house work held their meetings regardless of the extreme heat. The boys were out in large numbers last Sunday to take the trip to Mt. Lake Park, Md. They enjoyed themselves and were back in time to subscribe $00 towards the $1000.00 rally. This speaks well for our boys yet, Pres. Clifton Cabell is not satiified he is plaining to have the boys raise $50.00. Nothing beats a good leader. Mr. D. J. Bradford was equal to the occasion last Sunday. His address was well rendered and showed that he had prepared himself. The warm weather did not stop the men from attending the the meeting. Jail and almshouse committees are requested to be on time Sunday ready for good work. Boys meeting Sunday 4 P. M. Special papers by Master Baker and Daily. Mr. John Williams will address the men Sunday 5:30 P. M., at our rooms. Come and bring the other man. The men are pushing the rally. Remember their effort is to raise $1000.00. Let every body help and the burden will be light. Meeting for women only Sunday Aug. 3d, 4 P. M., Rev. D. Webster Davis will deliver a special address. Music by a female quartette under the direction of Miss Nannie B. Jones. Admission free. For women only. Third St. Methodist Church. The Maceo Club. Monday night, July 21st, the Maceo Club gave a smoker to the members and friends at the rooms of the club, 528 N. Adams street. The club was brilliantly lighted in all depa tments. The guests were very large in attendance and consisted of some of the leading young colored men of this city, among whom were Lawyer J. Thomas Hewin, Mr. Edward Clay and a number of others that space will not permit. Vocal and instrumental music were furnished by the Maceo Mandolin and the Guitar quartette. Maceo Mandolin and Guitar club, assisted by a few selections from the Municipal Band, were captured by a cornet solo from Capt. M. Johnson. At 12 o'clock all repaired to the dining hall, where Mr. John Freelan had prepared the refreshments. Speeches were delivered by members of the club. Mr. Edward Clay acted master of ceremonies; Mr. Walker Benjamin, the president delivered the welcome address. The Second Baptist Sunday, School will run its annual excursion to Buckroe Beach Tuesday, July 29th, 1902. Train leaves C; & O. Depot, Broad St, at 7:30a.m. sharp. Returning, leaves Buckroe Beach at 7:30 p.m. Fare, adults, $1.00; children under 12 years, 50cts. Rev. Z. D. Lewis, D. D., pastor; Dr. M. B. Jones, superintendent; Rev. Sydney Stanton, chairman; John T. Tay, lor, secretary. The Ebenezer Baptist Church on Ivy avenue, near Hampton Roads, was founded by Rev. L. H. Dickerson, who resigned and returned to Richmond. Rev. T. D. Lee has been called to the pastorate and has accepted. He is a resident of Newport News, Va. Ladies "Cresson bicycle" almost new, new tires will be sold very cheap also. One good Guitar with fine tone. Both articles must be sold at once, apply to PLANET Office. Misses Snow L. Winfree and Hattie B. Harris left the city to spend a while with Mrs. Cheatman of Bon Air Va. We wish them a pleasant trip. CATHOLICS REBUKED Church Societies Taken to Task by Archbishop Ireland. HIS VIEWS ON FRIAR QUESTION Says Direction of Catholic Affairs Belongs to the Pope and Not to Irresponsible Church Societies and Editors—His Tribute to Roosevelt. St. Paul, July 23—Archbishop John Ireland, in an interview yesterday, reviewed at some length the progress of the negotiations conducted between Judge Taft and the Vatican, and took to task certain Catholic organizations that had assumed to question the fairness of the administration toward their co-religionists. The archbishop said: "Yes, the news from Rome is quite satisfactory, and it is, I am sure, quite correct. The sovereign pontif and other Roman authorities are delighted with Governor Taft personally and with the negotiations in course of progress between him and the Vatican. It is to be hoped there will be among certain classes of Catholics in America a cessation of movements and declarations such as we have had recent occasion to hear of regarding religious matters in the Philippines. The Pope teaches these Catholics to trust the American government, as they seemingly have been heretofore unwilling to do. In his conversation with Governor Taft he expressed the highest esteem, for American methods of treating church matters, and remarked that he had more than once pointed towards the United States as setting an example well worth copying. "His words ought to signify something to those who profess to take him as their leader and guide. At any rate, the direction of Catholic affairs is his business, not that of irresponsible church societies or newspaper editors; and when he informs Catholics that any one matter is in his hands, they ought promptly to step aside and allow him to have charge of it. The question of religion in the Philippines is now formally and officially his own, and it should be considered as such. A few there may remain who believe that they have a better understanding of it than he has, and will insist on telling him how to handle it; but such as those are few, and at least it will be clear that they hold no brief whatever from the Catholic body at large. "The agitation, such as it was, in certain Catholic quarters, did no honor to those who participated in it. They should first have been absolutely certain that injustices had been done to their co-religionists, and next, if injustices had been done, they should have sought a remedy for them by appeal to the proper officials before rushing into public clamora. "It was rankest rashness and rankest injustice to intimate that the United States intended to proselytize in the Philippines, or to do naught to detach the inhabitants from the, Catholic faith. To know in the slightest degree Mr. Roosevelt, Mr. Root or Mr. Taft is to be certain that nothing of the kind could have been thought of or could have been tolerated. Never did there reside in the White House a man more fair-minded and impartial in religious matters, more resolute to give all classes of citizens the religious rights granted them by the constitution and to protect them in those rights, than Theodore Roosevelt. During the administration it is unqualifiedly absurd to imagine that "governmental acts could be such as to deny or impair the religious rights of any people or tribe over whom floats the American flag." Butterline 'Manufacturer' Claim 'It is Class' Lelisation. Columbus, O. July 23 - At a meeting of buttline manufacturers in this city yesterday a plan of action was decided upon to test the constitutionality of the recently enacted ocalmargarine law. A New York firm of constitutional lawyers has been entrusted with the case. The confession will be that the act is class legislation. Lawyer Charged With Robbery Greensburg, Pa.; July 22.—The cli- max if the alleged robbery of nearly $250,000 in money and bonds from the vendible Jacob Byers was reduced here last evening, when William S. Byers, a leading lawyer of the West- norland county bar and the Democ- ratic nominee for congress, was arrested on an information containing three separate charges, larceny by baillee and two for larceny. The infor- mation was made and sworn to by Jacob Byers, the reputed owner of the lost bonds and money, aged and in- firm, and who has been unable to rise for several weeks from what is be- lieve to be his deathbed. The ball bond was fixed at the sum of $250,000. Another Court Instituted on Church Hill. Lily of the Valley Hall was a scene of liveliness and beauty, Thursday June 26th, 1902, the event being the organization of Rising Mt. Zion Court No. 45, through the tireless efforts of the faithful Deputy Grand Worthy Counsellor of Richmond District—Sister Anna Taylor. This makes the fourth court gotten up on Church Hill through her efforts and much praise was given her for her excellent labors by the Grand Worthy Counsellor, Mr. John Mitchell, Jr. In fact, he stated that he had praised sister Taylor so much that words failed him to express his approval of her work. Forty-six ladies robed in spotless white and two gallant Knights were initiated into the mysteries of the Order. The following visitors filled the chairs and assisted the Grand Worthy Counsellor: G. W. Inx. Mrs. Rosa Loving, G. W. S. D. Miss Eva Davis, G. W. J. D. Miss Racilia Steward, G. W. Ins. Mrs. S. L. Mitchell, G. W. O. Miss M. L. Chiles, G. W. R. of D. Miss Emma Lewis, G. W. R. of Dept. Mr. Catherine Carter, G. W. Escorts Mrs. Anna Taylor Assistants, Miss Willis, Miss Cordella Fleming, Mrs. Sarah Steward, Mrs. Mary E. Hooper, G. W. Con. Mrs. Harriet Thompson, G. W. Ass't. Con, Mrs. Anna Lewis, H., Miss Louise Nelson, G. W. P. Miss Maron Steward, the visitors congratulated sister Taylaamp success and wished her strength to be more in the future. Sister Taylor spoke of the valuable assistance rendered by sister Sarah Steward and the other sisters of Church Hill and said that much of her success depended upon their aid in getting the members together for her. The following are the officers. W. C., Maj E. A. Washington W. Inx Mrs. Minnie Brandt, W Ins Mrs. Amelia Toast, S. D Mrs. Julia Allen, J. D Mrs. Charity Cook, W O Mrs. Isabela Staten, W R. of A. D Miss Rosa Williams, W R. of A. Mrs. Susan Bartlett, W R. of Dept Mrs. Punkie W. E Mrs. Mrs. Jackson, W Con Mrs. Martina Thomas, W Con Mrs. Catnerine Lightfoot, H Mrs. Ann Carter, P., Mr Robert D. Brown. After a bountiful repast all left for their homes. Burned Him. Rev. A. S. Thomas, pastor of the Sharon Baptist Church was painfully burned about the eyes by concentrated lye last Saturday. It caused excruciation and we are glad to state that he is rapidly improving. The sight was not injured. Killed on an Excursion Train Mr. Robert Baker, brother of Mr. S. S. Baker was killed on the St. Luke's excursion train near Hampton, Va., last Monday. The statements concerning the affair are conflicting. Some say he was knocked from the train and others that he fell off. I suppose you will grant me a small space to say a few words concerning the 2nd, Squadron of the 10th, Cavalry arrived in the P. I., one year ago this month and landed on the Island of Samar during the height of the insurrection and hiked all over the Island but could not get a fight. We hiked all over the place that Com. C., 9th Inf. was massacred but never was fired upon. We also had a camp at Qundo where Capt. Jackson's company (white) had an 8 hours fight since we left. We left Samar, I Aug. and Aug. 10th, Island of Pamu which is pacified. Since coming to this Island, we have lost all of our horses from diseases only one troop has any left. The other three are dismounted. It is two Richmond boys in this troop. The 2nd, Squadron is composed of troops "E., F., G., & H." Hoping you may continue your good works, Respectfully, LEWIS W. HOLLOWAY. Troop E...10th, Cavalry Manila, P. I. Mr. James E. Chick of King William county, Va. has been a subscriber to the PLANET 17 years. Rev. T. P. Harris of Michanx has returned from Auburn, New York, visiting his son, having a sick family. He also visited Philadelphia and Germantown. He had great enjoyment and a pleasant stay with his many friends. Jeannette L. Forrester, daughter of the popular florist, R. S. Forrester is spending a few weeks in Charlottesville, Va. Rev. J. D. Chavis, president of Bennett College, Greensboro, N. C., is in the city in the interest of his work and called on us. Mr. A. D. Price has purchased a fine, late-style funeral car, also two new-design carriages. They have caused much favorable comment. He has fine harness and horses to match while the liveried drivers are quite an addition to the outfit. WANTED—At once a first class cook. Apply at 2601 Grove Ave. PRICE, FIVE 5 CENTS CALLOWAY—Mrs. Mary Calloway died at the residence of her son, Beverly Boyd 511 W. Leigh St. Sunday, July 20, at 10:15 a.m. after a long and painful illness. She is survived by three sons; Bevery Boyd and John Calloway of this city, and Richard Calloway of New York. The deceased was for many years a member of the Ethetene Baptist Society at which pl ce the funeral services were conducted last Tuesday at 3 p.m. by Revs. R. Wells and W. H. Stokes. --- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Green of No. 11 W. Duval has gone to Phi a., where they expect to make it their future home. Brother Isaiah Patterson is a well-known Virginian. He is reading our paper, and he like it so well that he took it home and said he would read it the balance of the night. A WEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED. Thursday, July 17. The third annual convention of the Pennsylvania Stenographers' Association was held at Harrisburg, Pa., yesterday. Andrew Carnegie has given $1,000,000 to Clark University, Worcester, Mass., on condition that a like sum be raised elsewhere. Sinko Hatto, a wealthy New York Japanese, has been appointed by his government to study ten growing conditions in South Carolina. The New Jersey board of pardons refused a pardon to Walter McLallister, who was convicted of the murder of Jennie Bosschieter at Paterson. Friday, July 18. Soft coal miners are so scarce in the Altoona, Pa., district that operators are advertising in the papers for them. In putting down a test well at Mr. Vernon, O., the Logan Natural Gas Company struck gold in quantities assaving $5 a ton. Secretary on War Root will sail for Europe on the 24th inst., expecting to return to the United States about the middle of August. The Philippines will soon be made a military department of the United States army, and district commanders will report to headquarters in Manila Saturday, July 19. Secretary Hay left Washington yesterday for his summer vacation, which he will pass at his home in New Hampshire. The Canadian Iron Melders' Union in session at Toronto, Ont., defeated a resolution to withdraw from the American Federation of Labor. The Lion Department Store, Oklahoma City, O. T., one of the largest in the southwest, was damaged to the extent of $75,000 by fire yesterday. Charles Newhouse, of Richmond, Va., who disappeared in December, 1801, has been located in South Africa, where he had been fighting in the Boer army. Monday, July 21. General Chaffee will sail from Manila for the United States September 30. Fire of unknown origin destroyed the principal business blocks of Cadiz, Trigg county, Ky., yesterday. Henry Appel and Maurice Small were drowned yesterday while bathing in Miles river, near St. Michaels, Md. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw has been summoned to Oyster Bay, L. I. for a conference with President Roosevelt. The transport Sheridan reached San Francisco, Cal. Saturday from Manila, with nearly 1,400 ill and discharged soldiers. Tuesday, July 22. Engineers yesterday began surveying near Cumberland, Md., for the eastern extension of the Wabash railroad. Mrs. Peter Thoernich, of Reading Pa., fell dead from heart disease duri- ing a fight between dogs in her home Sunday evening. President Floosevelt appointed Hugh S. Sutphin as superintendent of the United States Mint at New Orleans, vice Roothy, resigned. The torpedo boat destroyer Parc Jones, built at San Francisco, Cal. has been delivered to the government at the Mare Island navy yard. Ben Watts, Albert Miller and Robert McLaughlin were drowned in the Ohi- river near Aurore, Ind. They were in a sailboat, which was capsized by a squall. Wednesday, July 23. Four stores and 40 residences were destroyed by fire at Brookside, Ala. yesterday, causing a loss of $70,000. George L. Meyer, United States ambassador to Italy, arrived in New York yesterday on the steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm. Herbert D. Oler, a returned Philippine soldier, was struck by a train near Baltimore, Md., yesterday and instantly killed. The United States monitor Arkansas, now building at Newport News Va., will be ready for her official trip on August 8. [ ] A RANGER'S LOVE LETTER By JOHN H. RAFTERY THE rangers were lounging about the corral. Breakfast was over; the April sun was searing the pale blue fog that uprose from the Rio Grande. "Guess who I seen in Junrez last night," said Tomkins, plaiting his quirt. "Panhandle Pete?" said Holliday, lounging up as he rolled a cigarette. "Yep. How d'ye know?" "How did he know?" roared Kelly. "What's he sparkin' Pete's gal fur? Eh, Holliday?" And the pockmarked Kelly laughed in the young ranger's face. "Oho, that's the lay, is it?" growled Tomkins, sneering. "Well, mebbe that accounts fur Pete bein' so leery o'comin' acrost the river. I never did think Panhandle Pete was a mind reader." "What do you mean?" asked Holiday, his florid face looking tawny with anger. "If you mean that I've told the woman anything, you lie!" "Never mind, purty," snarled Tomkins. "I ain't a-goin' to fight ye till I ketch this Panhandle bully. I'm after the reeward. 'F ye kin lay low till I git it, ye can git all the scrappin' ye want." Just then Peterson galloped round the corner of the corral with the mail from El Paso, and the rangers crowded around eager for letters. Capt. Crews, a low-voiced, sun-browned man with black, curly hair, came out of his tent and took his letters. "Tomkins!" roared the mail carrier, tossing a newspaper at the bowlegged ranger. "Kelly!" and the surly giant reached out a big paw for his letter. cut a big paw for his letter: "And a love letter for Holliday!" The young ranger bit his lip as the crowd roared in ridicule, but he took the letter in silence, and, going to his tent, read: "Sweetheart! I found the flowers on my table in our room. I know the man from you. Meet me at the middle post of the bridge at nine o'clock to night. I have something to tell you. Your name is FLORECE." "Listen here, boys!" Capt. Crews was calling to his men, "a letter from the governor. The reward for Pete Dimitri is increased—500 now. Can't some of you scheme up a way to get him across the river? I've sent him half a dozen baits, but he won't come." "I sent him a letter from his gal," said Kelly, but— "You don't expect him to bite at that kind of game, do you?" "It might be worked," said Tomkins, lowering his voice, "but every time we set a trap that dad-gasted woman puts him next." "How in the devil does she know?" asked, Crews, looking from one to the other. "You might ask Holliday," sneered Tomkins, "I seen him in the Plaza with her Tuesday night, and I bet six bits he's a readin' a letter frum her right now. I don't like that d—dude no PANHANDLE PETE how, Cap. He ain't never done nothin' 'cept ride around an' look purty. He—" "He can outshoot you. Tom." "He ain't never shot nothin' 'r nobody, is he?" "He's a peach with a lariat, isn't he?" "Well, s'posin' he is. He ain't roped nothin' cept this here galo' Panhandle Pete's. I don't mind sayin' right out that I think he's a tippin' off Pete fur to stand in with th' gal." "Ah, get out, Tomkins!" said the captain, trying to smile, as the men shuffled out of his tent, but he looked uncomfortable, and he saw that his men agreed in their estimate of the new ranger. Holliday met Tomkins half-way between the corral and the camp, and said: "Tomkins, do you know where Pete is living in Juarez?" "Naw, I don't know what he's livin'", snapped the auspicious fellow, striding after his saddle and bridle. "I seen him dealin' faro in Del Nodal's monte, an' I got him spotted so's he can't get no letters there 'thout me knowin' it. Hear that, Mr. Tenderfoot?" But Holliday only sneaked back to his tent and sat down at the soap box which served him as a table. With much effort and many loving touches of the pen he finally finished addressing his letter. Then he saddled his pony, and, leading it before Capt. Crews' tent, saluted and said: "Captain, I'd like a leave of absence till midnight." Crewsey him furtively from the corners of his bright gray eyes, saw the end of a letter peeping from the pocket of his blouse, coughed, hesitated, and then drawled: "All right, Holliday. I won't ask you what you're up to, but I don't mind telling you that the boys are saying ugly things—" "I know it, sir. I hope you don't believe everything you hear?" "N-no no, but, Holliday! You'll be careful what you say and do, won't you? I've my heart set on getting this Pete Dimiirl. There are seven warrants out for him, and I'd give a week of my life if this troop could land his." "I'll not spoil our chances, sir. You can bet on that." And the big suspect stalked away with the light of a lover in his black eyes and the spring of young fervor in his tread. But when he had ridden away, the captain summoned Tomkins, and said: "But not a word to anyone, Tom! And promise me?" "Yes, captain." "If it turns out that Holliday is all right, you'll stop this backcapping and made friends with him?" "I'll go you better, sir. I'll beg his pardon." And Tomkins grinning maliciously, got on his pony and trailed away toward the river. And all that day like a healthy shadow Tomkins stalked his man. At eight o'clock from his hiding place in a doorway Tomkins saw the "dude" come out of Wah Lee's restaurant, mount his pony and lope leisurely toward the west. A mile from town he turned toward the river and, riding in the shallow water so as to leave no trail, went pacing slowly down stream toward the low wooden bridge which spanned the shallow river between old Paso del Norte and the American town. Tomkins, riding out of sight and hearing, in a parallel with his quarry, saw Holliday stop like a blacker shadow in the shelter of the bridge, his pony's head almost on a level with the low floor of the central span. Tomkins crossed the approach and driving his pony down into the ooze of the eastern side dismounted and tied it among the willows. Then he crept into the yellow shallows till he was opposite Holliday, raised himself into the low timbers of the bridge and peered up and down the viaduct in search of the woman, or was it Panhandle Pete he should see at this lonely rendezvous? Even as he watched he saw the outlaw skulking along the western sidewalk of the bridge. He loitered, scanned the American approach, turned his back upon the little mule car which passed, and then, with a light spring, sat upon the top rail of the fencelike guard and began to make a cigarette He was lighting it when suddenly from the opposite side Tomkins heard the whistle of a larivet. A woman screamed: "Run, Pete, run!" and the hulky body of the outlaw fell backward into the water. The watcher dropped down into the sand, got out his revolver, mounted his pony and scrambled out of the black shadows toward the shore. As he reached the level he saw a horseman streaking eastward in a long cloud of dust that rose high into the moonlight, and as he gained the bridge approach Tomkins saw the scared woman standing under a street lamp looking wildly after the vanishing cloud. Capt. Revere was smoking in the moonlight before his tent when he heard the clatter of horses' hoofs coming loud on the rocks and dull on the sand. "Kelly's drunk again," he guessed, as he walked toward the corral. But there he found Holliday dismounting. The men came running, but the "dude" laughed in their faces and said: "I've got him, fellows; there at the end of my rope." Tomkins, all befuddled with his vain stalking, galloped up as they stooped over the bound outlaw. They carried the limp prisoner into a tent and searched him, and in his greasy pocket they found a letter which read: "Sweetheart: I found the flowers on my table after supper. know they came from me, and at the middles the bridge at nine o'clock to-night. I have something to tell you. Your own "I didn't forge the letter," he said, blushing. "She sent it to me all right. But I—er—just fixed up the envelopes little."—Chicago Record-Herald. AIDS TARGET PRACTICE. New Invention Which Will Improve the Gunnery Efficiency of the Navy. To improve the gunnery efficiency of the navy, Lieut. Commander Chase, acting chief officer of ordnance, has sent to the battleship Kearnarge for trial 200 "illuminated chaser"—a patient contrivance which in the darkest night shows the flight of shell. The illuminating chaser is the invention of a Pittsburgh man, who believed that gunners would be able to do more effective work if they could see where the shots from their guns struck. At the Indian Head proving grounds several one-pound shells, fitted with the contrivance, were fired in the dusk of the evening, and rather good results were obtained. In the teste aboard the Kearnarge the projectiles will be discharged in the full glare of the searchlights to determine whether the illuminating chaser can still be seen. The invention will be of value especially for the rapid-dre guns of small caliber. It was explained that a man operating a rapid-fire gun has little opportunity to sight the weapon, especially at night, and if he can see where the projectiles are falling he can use the weapon as a man does a hose. **Bumped Her Curiosity.** In a village post office Miss Peek. Had a job at six planks per week. But she had a fit And threatened to quit, When a postal came written in Greek. THE RICHMOND PLANE1. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA HIS VICTIM'S SKULL It Saved a Colorado Homicide from Leigh Hanged. Clever Ruse of a Lawyer Who Was Aided and Abetted by a Surgeon— District Attorney an Inno- By sawing off a dead man's skull and using it in defending his client, charged with murder, J. Maurice Finn, a Cripple Creek lawyer, outwitted a corps of district attorneys and even fooled himself by securing an absolute aquittal for the man he represented. The story of this unique legal ruse has just been revealed by the attorney. It was on Christmas eve, 1901, that William Brooks killed James Roberts after a drunken brawl in the Dawson club, at that time one of the most frequented resorts in Cripple Creek Brooks struck Roberts over the head with a heavy Colt revolver, and the latter fell to the fibor dead. Brooks, who was proprietor of the place, gave himself up to the authorities to escape the vengeance of a mob organized to lynch him, and immediately sent for Attorney Finn. It was immediately afterward that the lawyer made the unique discovery which ultimately resulted in freeing his client. While viewing Roberts' body at the morgue, Finn noticed that the bony covering of the skull was of a thin porous nature, an unusual condition among human beings, and he immediately made up his mind that the one single thread which might be relied upon to save his client from the gallows rested in his possession of the skull. But how to get it he did not know. Another fact that presented itself was that he himself could not exhibit the murdered man's skull, for to be material evidence the state must introduce it. Finn thought for an instant, scarcely knowing which A "HERE IS ROBERTS' SKULL" way to turn, until an idea struck him and he hastened to put it into execution. He hurried to the office of Dr. J. W. Sanders and explained the case sufficiently to excite the professional curiosity of the surgeon. Then the two set out together, the doctor with his scalpel knife and operating saw concealed under his coat. They went at once to the morgue, where the body of Roberts was held, and found the place in charge of a boy, who was easily persuaded to busy himself away from the death chamber. Finn pointed to the body and stepped outside. Soon the surgeon called him, and going back to the morgue he beheld a sight that shook his iron nerve. Standing before him was the doctor with the skull of the dead man resting in his hands. It had been skillfully separated from the scalp, which lay limply over the dead man's face. The lawyer recouled and turned sick with faintness, but he thought of the fate of his client and braced himself for the final test of nerve. A few days before the case came up Dr. Sanders walked into the office of the district attorney with the skull of the murdered man. "Here is the skull of James Roberts, who was murdered on Christmas day," he said. "The fact that the skull is almost as porous as paper made it a valuable addition to my collection. It is a rare, I may say almost unheard of, specimen. The state can use it in the prosecution of the person charged with the crime." The trial, says the Chicago Tribune, was of a tragedy character and the testimony sensational. For eight hours Mr. Finn pleaded with the jury. He exhibited the thinness of the skull, and dwelt on this point with such convincing finesse that the lawyers who listened were unanimous in saying: "He will get him off with a manslaughter verdict." If Roberts had had an ordinarily thick skull he would not have been killed was the glist of his contention. Late in the night of the second day a verdict of acquittal was brought in by the jury. Miners all over the district were appalled at the outcome of the trial, a vigilance committee was quickly formed and 200 men said they were ready to avenge outraged justice. The news of their intention, however, preceded them, and Brooks, quaking with fear, was escorted to the Midland depot under the protection of 25 deputy sheriff, hidden away and taken out of camp. As fast as the train could take him he made for the Pacific coast, and is now in Seattle, Wash. Paint Heart Won. Dora—How many times did you refuse Jack before you accepted him? Ethel—Only once. He seemed so discouraged I was afraid to try it again—N. Y. Weekly. Proud of Pa. Preacher—Do you swear, little boy? Tommy (aged six)—No; but, say, you ought to hear my dad—N. Y. Journal. Grandma had taken little Roger to the country for a visit over night. After all the wonderful visits to the barnyard and pig sty, milking time name, Roger, cup in hand, went to see the cows milked. When he was drinking his cup of milk he looked at 22 the cows and then asked: "Grandma, which cow is the buttermilk cow?"—Cincinnati Enquirer. Why the Case Was Hopeless. The dog greeted the customer with an ear-splitting bark of defiance, and kept up the disturbing racket until finally the tobaccoist's wife came to the front of the store and mildly asked her husband if he could not somehow manage to quiet the excited canine. "No," blandly replied the philosophic man, "it is utterly impossible you know it is a female dog."—N. Y. Times. Great Head for Business. Sister—Oh, Bob, that Dr. Scripp is a mean little fellow. Brother—what's up with him? Sister—You know he attended me when I was ill. Well, he began to call regularly after that for another reason—till at last he proposed and I rejected him. And now he has charged all those love-sick calls as professional visits.—Tit-Bits. Charley's Wenther Observation. It was thundering very loud one day when little Charlie Horner, aged four years, said: "Mamma, God must be scrubbing today." "What makes you think so, Charlie?" asked his mother. "Why," said Charlie. "don't you hear Him moving the tables around?"—Ethel Horner, in Little Chronicle. The Boy Guessed Right "Do as I tell you." Tommy's mammaried. "It's about time you realized the futility of struggling against the inevitable. Do you know what that means?" "Yes'm," replied Tommy, "it means there's no use o' your washin' my hands an' face 'cause they'll only get dirty again."—Philadelphia Press. Progressive Euchre. Sybil—Is that Harry Scribbler's writing. Kitty? Kitty—Yes. I'm engaged to him, you know. Sybil—Of course. I was engaged to him last summer. Kitty—The dear boy! I wonder who he'll eventually marry?—Pearson's Weekly. Unanswered. "Here's a problem for you. If it takes nine tailors to make a man—" The average fellow's only a ninth of a man, eh?" "No; I was going to add: 'How many tailor-made gowns will it take to break him?'—Catholic Standard and Times. May—Yes. I am sure Dick is going to propose when we get out on the links. Ida—What makes you think so? May—Why, I heard Dick brifling the caddy to make out he was too tired to keep up with us.—Mt-Bits. Good Book to Own Agent—Here, sir, is a book that should be in every family. It contains a receipt for everything, sir—everything. Cholly—Give me three copies. If it has a receipt for my tailor's bill I'll take five.—Tit-Bits. Self-Centered. Now doth the youthful graduate Require a larger hat. He thinks that his diploma makes Of him a diplomat. —Philadelphia Press. MISTAKEN IDENTITY. The Pug—Great Scott! He takes me for his honeysuckle!—The King. Out of the Hurly Burly. We'd be more contented, perhaps. Know less of Defeat's painful throbs. If we would quit looking for snaps, And stick to our regular jobs. —Punk. Bright Dog. "I tried to teach my dog to jump over my leg." "Did he catch on?" "Yes; twice. I've just got out of the Pasteur institute."—Baltimore World. Well Oh. "Jones proposed to Mary last night." "Is he well fixed?" "Yes; she refused him."—Judge. Something Doing. "Helen, I haven't heard Brother Johnny for an hour. Go and tell him to stop at once."—Life. His Wide Circle. Reporter—What shall I say of this man who has just died? City Editor—He was a member of the Fat Man's club, wasn't he? Reporter—Yes. City Editor—Then—say he had a wide circle of friends.—N. Y. Herald. Her First Marketing. Mrs. Youngwife—I want to get some salad. Dealer—Yes'm. How many heads? Mrs. Youngwife—O! Goodness, I thought you took the heads off. I just want plain chicken salad—Philadelphia Press. Must Be Good. Customer—Is this good soap? Dealer—Well, mum, the man who writes poetry about that soap gets $10,000 a year. Customer—My sakes! Gimme a dozen bars—N. Y. Weekly. C & O PASSENGER TRAINS LEAVE AND ARRIVE NEW MAN-ST. STATION. LEAVE RICHMOND 7:30 a. m. Daily - Newport News Local all stops. 8:50 a. m. Daily - For Old Point, Newport and Norfolk. Two hours 25 minutes to Norfolk. Stops Williamsburg. Newport News and Hampton only. 4:00 p. m. Daily - Except Sunday - For Old Point. Two hours and 25 minutes to Norfolk. Stops Williamsburg. Newport News and Hampton only. Connects at Old Point with Old Point. Charles steamers; at Norfolk with Old Dominion steamers for New York. 5:00 p. m. Daily - For Newport News and Old Main Line West Bound. 10:10 a. m., Daily—Local to Clifton Forge; connects for Orange; Culpeper, Calverton and Manassas. 2:30 p. m., Daily—Cincinnati and Louisville Express. Observation parlor cafe car to White Sulphur and Hinton. Pullmans from Gordonville to Cincinnati, Louisville and the West; parlor car to Wichita Falls to Train from Gordonville to Stanton follows, for local stations, except Sunday. 6:45 p. m., Daily—Special Sleeper to Cincinnati, Indianaapolis and St. Louis. Parlor cars Cincinnati to Chicago. 10:10 p. m., Daily—F. F. V. Limited. Pullman to Hinton, connecting with Pullman to Cincinnati, Louisville and the West. Connects for Virginia Hot Springs. James River Division. 10:20 a. m., Daily—For Lynchburg, Lexington, New Castle and Clifton Forge except Sunday for Rosney and Allurec. Kendall PENNISUMA DIVISION. — From Norfolk and Old Point, arrive, 10 a.m., daily; 2:20 p.m., except Sunray and 6:30 p.m., daily. Local arrive 7:25 p.m., daily. MAIN — From Clifton Forge 7:45 a.m., daily; 9:45 a.m., daily; 9:45 a.m., daily. From Clifton Forge 7:15 p.m., except Sunday from Clifton Forge and except Sunday from Charlotteville: Local from Dowsell arrives 8:30 a.m., except Sunday. JAMES RIVER DIVISION. — From Clifton Forge and Lynchburg 6:35 p.m., daily and 8:40 a.m., except Sunday from Manteo. Apply at 809 E. M. Main, Murphy's Hotel and Hotel of New York, Rates, tickets and Pullman Reservation. W. O. WARTHEN, DISTRICT PASSEGGER AGENT. C. E. BOYLE, H. W. FULLER, GEN'L M'G'R, GEN'L P. A. On to Chicago THE MIDDLE STATES AND MISSISSIPPI To be held Chicago from the 14th of August to the 14th of September, 1903. The first, practical demonstration ever given to the people of the north of the development and growth of the Negro race in this section. A grand display of race progress. The nation's first big event of the 20th century. Chicago is the treest and finest hospitable city in the United States. The greatest summer resort of the world to visit Chicago and the greatest of all Race Expositions. Special railroad rates. The 14th of August to the 14th September, 1903. For information, address the COMMITTEE, No. 610 Garfield Boulevard, Chicago, Illinois. Miller, Graves & Wright, BILLIARDS AND POOL SAMPLE ROOM, Nos. 216-218-220 kighth Street, Huntington, W. Va. Barber Shop Connected, 216 8th St. Best Wines, Liquors, Beer, Cigars. 5-17-3m. 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 16 States. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT APRIL 13, 1969 TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND-MAIN ST. STATION-DAILY. No. 27. No. 31. 2:15 P.M. 10:37 P.M.-Lv. Richmond. 2:15 P.M. 11:39 P.M.-Lv. Petersburg. 7:25 P.M. 7:30 P.M.-Lv. Atlanta. 7:25 P.M. 7:30 P.M.-Ar. Hamlet. 10:38 P.M. 7:29 P.M.-Lv. Hamlet. 10:38 P.M. 7:29 P.M.-Ar. Atlanta. 2 A.M. 10:38 P.M.-Ar. Columbus. (Eastern Time.) 1:05 A.M. 9:40 A.M.-Liv. Columbia. 4:35 A.M. 2:10 P.M.-Ar. Savannah. 1:15 A.M. 7:00 P.M.-Ar. Jacksonville. 1:15 A.M. 7:00 P.M.-Ar. Augustine. 1:34 P.M. 6:45 A.M.-Ar. Tampa. 10:22 P.M. 7:30 A.M.-Liv. Hamlett. 7:30 A.M. 9:38 P.M.-Ar. Atlanta. 12:30 A.M. 10:34 A.M.-Columbia. 1:05 A.M. 9:40 A.M.-Liv. Columbia. (Central Time.) 4:55 A.M. 2:10 P.M.-Ar. Savannah. 1:15 A.M. 7:30 A.M.-Ar. Jacksonville. 10:50 A.M.-Ar. St. Augustine. 6:54 P.M. 6:45 A.M.-Ar. Tampa. 10:22 P.M. 4:35 A.M.-Columbia. 10:22 P.M. 10:22 A.M.-Liv. Chester. 8:43 A.M. 12:35 P.M.-Liv. Greenwood. 7:30 A.M. 8:35 A.M.-Liv. Athena. 7:30 A.M. 8:35 A.M.-Liv. Atlanta. 5:60 P.M.-Ar. Augusta. 11:35 A.M. 7:20 P.M.-Ar. Macon. 6:25 P.M. 7:20 P.M.-Ar. Georgia. 6:25 P.M. 2:55 A.M.-Mobile. 7:25 A.M.-Ar. New Orleans. 6:25 P.M. 8:20 A.M.-Ar. Nashville. 6:25 P.M. 8:20 A.M.-Ar. Nashville. Train No. 65 leaves Richmond 9:10 A.M. daily for Petersburg. Norlain, N.C., and all intermediate points. Connection at Norlain with M. and Railway 8:30 P.M. daily and Durham 4:35 P.M. daily except Sunday. Train No. 81 Richmond for Washington, and New York and the Richmond for No. 36 at 6:45 A.M. and No. 66 at 5:55 P.M. Connectica at Jacksonville and Tampa for all of Florida East coast points and Cuba, and Port St. Lucie for all points in Texas, Mexico and California. TRAINS ARRIVE AT RICHMOND-DAILY. 6:35 A.M. No. 84 | From all points South. 6:35 A.M. No. 58 | And southwest. 5:45 A.M. No. Noralina, N.C. Petersburg and local points. SLEEKING-CAR SERVICE. Nos. 31 and 34—Florida & Metropolitan Limits, Pullman, Drawing-Broom, and Sleeping-Car厢子, Drawing-Broom, and Sleeping-Car厢子 between New York and Richmond, and between Richmond and Jacksonville, Jacksonville and Tampa. Also through Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York and Jacksonville, Jacksonville and Tampa. Also through Hamlet and Atlanta and Hamlet and Savannah. Nos. 32 and 66—Seaboard Fast Mall, Pullman, and Atlanta and Hamlet and Savannah. Also between New York and Jacksonville, connection at Hamlet with Sleeping-Car to and from At-Atamah through Pullman man boxes are sold. Pullman, between Jacksonville and Tampa, Friend Dew GOVERNMENT W. J. MAY, City Ticket Agent. Z. P. SMITH District Passenger Agent. 1000 East Main Street. Phone 506. WANTED - S INDUSTRIAL COLORED MEN and women in each locality. $10 to $30 per week can be made working for us, and much good deals for them. Call 506-222-2222. of special interest to men and women of the race who desire to work themselves up. Full culature furnished. Apply by letter only. Address: UNITED M.Y. P.O. COMPANY 1100 & 1100 E. Main St. Richmond, Va. CURES WEAK MEN FREE. Insure Love and a Happy Home For All. How any man may quickly cure himself after years of suffering from sextual weakness, loss vitality, night losses, varicose, etc., and enlarge small weak organs to full size and vigor. Simply send your name and address to Dr. Knapp Medical Co., 1823 Hull Building, Detroit, Mich., and they will gladly send the free receipt with full directions so that any man may easily cure himself at home. This is certainly a most generous offer, and the following extracts taken from their daily mail, show what man think of their generosity. Dear Sirs:—Please accept my sincere thank for yours of recent time. I have given you a document a thorough test and the benefit has been extraordinary. It has completely beamed me up. I am just as vigorous as when a boy and you cannot realize how happy I am. Dear Sirs: Your work worked beautifully. Results were exactly what I needed. Strength and vigor have completely returned and enlargement is entirely satisfactory." Dear SirS,—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 men to have it. 4-5 02-4 ATLANTIC COAST-LINE Schedule In Effect Jan. 14, 1902. TRAINS LEAVE RICHM — BYTRD STREET STA1 9:00 a. m. NORBOLK I. J. Daily. Ar- rives Petersburg m. N. Norfolk, 11:30 a. m. Stops t. Petersburg, Waverly, and Suff. 9:00 a. m. Weldon 11:50 A. yayetteville 4:25 P. M. Charleston m. Savannah 8:35 a. m. Tampa 7:10 p. m. Port Tampa 7:10 p. m. Connects W. Wilma with No. 47. arrives at Goldsboro 8:25 Wingate. 10 p. m. Pullman Sleepout New York. 11:55 a. m. Daily. excune. arrives Pet- tesburg 10:35 m. Stops at Manchester, Drewry, m. centralia and Chester on signal. 8:00 p. m. OCEAN LIMPFED. Daily Arrives at P. M. Burg 3:30 P. M. Nor- folk, only at Petersburg Waverly, and Suff. 8:40 p. m. Daily. e Sunday. Arrives Pet- tesburg 8: m. Wadon 7:35 p. M. Reserva M. M. Makes all inter- mediate st. NEW LINE TG- MIDDLE GEORGIA Ft. Wayne Ma. 1:35 A. M. Alabama 12:35 P. M. Ma. 1:35 A. M. Alabama 12:35 P. M. Nb. swale 2:35 P. M. Pullman Sleeper Nw. work to Wilmington, Charleston, P. Lampa, Jacksonville, Augusta and M. 9:10 P. M. Pullman Oaily. arrives Petersburg 9:35 P. M. P. Lampa, Jacksonville, Augusta and Western railway, arriving at Lynnok org 2:35 A. M. Roanoke 5 A. M. Briscoe org 2:35 A. M. Roanoke 5 A. M. Briscoe P. Lampa, Pullman Sleeper Richmond yneburg 11:50 P. M. Dairy. arrives Petersburg 12:10 A. M. 11:55 P. M. Dairy. except Sunday. THE NEW ORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL. Arrives Charleston 9:35 A. M. Savannah Arrives Charleston 9:35 A. M. Savannah Augustine 4:00 P. M. Tampa 10:40 P. M. TRAINS. ARRIVE RICHMOND. November 24th, 1901. LEAVE RICHMOND (DAILY), BYRD STREET STATION. 0:00 A. M. NORFOLK LIMITED. Arrives at Petersburg, Waverly and Suffolk. 9:35 A. M. THE CHICAGO EXPRESS, for Lynchburg, Roosevelt, Columbus and New York. Arrives at Lynchburg to Roosevelt, Pulman Sleeper Roanoke to Columbus; also, for Bristol, Knoxville to Roosevelt, Pulman Sleeper Roanoke to Knoxville. 8:00 P. M. Ocean Shore Limited. Arrives Norfolk and M. St. stops only at Petersburg and Waverly with Sheamers to Boston, Providence, New York, Baltimore and Washington. 7:28 P. M. for Sutikol, Norfolk and intermediate stations. Arrives at Norfolk 10:40 P. 9:10 P. M for Lynchburg, and Roanoke. Connects at Lynchburg with Washington and Chattanooga Limited. Pulman Sleeper Lynchburg, Memphis and New York. Carriage to Attala, Ala. Pulman Sleeper between Richmond and Lynchburg to Attala. Ala. Pulman Sleeper at 8:30 P. M. Also Pulman Sleeper Petersburg and Roanoke. Trains from Lynchburg to Lynchburg and the West daily at 7:28 A. M. and 8:56 P. M.; from Norfolk and the East at 11:10 A. m., 11:42 A. m., and 8:56 P. M. Office 888 Main St. JOHN E. WAGNER, City Passenger and Ticket Agt. O. H. BOSLEY, District Passenger Agent.* W. E. BEVILL, General Passenger Agent. General Office; Roanoke, Va. We promptly obtain U. B. and Foreign PATENTS Send model, sketch or photo of invention for freight on patentability. For free book, how to SELL TRADE-MARKS to C.A.SNOW & Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D. C. Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad. Schedule in Effect May 25, 1902. Trains Leave Richmond Northward. 422 A. M. Daily from BYED STREET STATION, for Worthington and beyond. Stops at Milford, Fredericksbury, Oceo冈察o Sundays. Sleeping Car Worthington, Fredericksbury, Dining Car Milford, 4:5 a.m. Daily from M. L. N. STATION, Florida and Metropolitan Limited, for Worthington and beyond. 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Man to take care of a horse and cow; woman to cook; best wages paid. Apply, 2601 Grove Ave., city. ALPHEUS SOTT, CHURCH HILL FUNERAL DIRECTOR ... AND ENBALMER, Open Day and Night. Office and Ware rooms 3006 P St., Church Hill. Orders By Teigraph and Telephone preemptly attended to. All business con- idential. Old Phone No. 3182. SAMBA ARH S MOS SOSOOHORE :: PLL SE PSPS TOCC OOOO DOS OSES ESOS ESCO OD: ; : E & I EE F # : a e: OF | : A i E By Ashley Towne : 33° — Orpreminces Doe SPPPODSPPPOOSOP OPO OD DODDS O99 999099909009 09 G 4S Ha SSVSVSSHSS SHUGGGHGES € q CHAPTER XVI. A MESSAGE FKOM PATS. SUIT T was the colonel who Pa delivered Vera's order Fé 37] to Kilziar, and the BSUGE; prince honored the ESsp yp) wessenger with only BEF) a glance. Darrell bad FSANZ taken pains upon the “SE ) way to headquarters See eee ee ee, ONO CR TUATETS | to Inform his captor | thoroughly regarding the Russian force that had cut in between Vindikaukas and Gredskoy. As the colonel natural- ly desired to occupy the center of the | stage Darrell obtained ‘the obscure po- sition that he craved. ‘The prince read the order, smiling, and be seemed to honor the.colonel With only a small fraction of his atten- tion, except when the news about Dar Tell was disclosed. at this Kilziar turned to the messenger and asked a few sharp questions, te ‘which Darrell replied that the facts were to be relied upon, but that he could not tell why. the American had lost favor with the princess. He had overheard Darrell | talking to bimself, cursing his folly and lamenting hly misfortune. Kilziar.could not conceal bis satisfaction, but he bridied Kis curiosity. No more gues- tions were asked, and presently the audience waa over Darrell found himself quite free, and ae resumed the search for Varnek, ‘whom he encountered half an hour Iat- er as the captain was about to mount his horse in front of a smithy where the beast had been shod. It seemed best to trust this man fully, and Dar roll disclosed his identity to him at the outset. Varnek was amazed at the American's story. “You may count me your friend,” he said. “Colonel Korna’s wish is sufil- clent with me, though that's not an ‘open secret in this camp.” “I judge,” responded Darrell, “that you are not less brave than he, but much more discreet.” “As to the matter of discretion,” sald Yarnek, “you may be right. Korna has been shrewd In discovering facts, but injudicious in his use of them.” “In other words,” sald Darrell, “he has seen through Kilziar, but has been ‘80 unwise as to let Kilziar know it.” ‘Varnek nodded affirmatively. “I ride out with the advance guard,” said he, after a brief pause. “General Durban leads, with a couple of cavalry regiments. I think I can arrange to have you go along.” G02 20284 ot do ma a greater fa v& answered Darrell. “Wait here.” said the captain, as he swung himself {nto the saddle, Within twenty minutes he was back again, leading @ good horse. “We start at once,” he said “The general is very glad to have you with Us.” When they passed through the north- ern gate of Gredskov and swung around the long curve tn the road Dar- rell had a chance to survey the force. It appeared that two regiments of Cir- eassian cavalry meant about 700 horse- men. They were well mounted, and the speed which they matntained, up bill and down dale, astonished the American, though he had seen some hard riding. And It was not the pace alone that surprised bim. He could not compreend the advantage of rid- ing so fast when It was obvious that their supporting regiments must be left many miles in the rear. About 1 o'clock they came in sight of a scouting party of the enemy, with whom a few ineffectual shots were ex- changed, the little squad of Russians galloping away in a cloud of dust. The Circassiin cavalry then proceeded slowly, finally halting as if to wait for support. The second regiment, whieh had fallen somewhat bebind, presently came up, and the advance was resum- ed, but there was no sign of another force. ‘They came into range of some Rus- sians posted on top of a hill, dislodged them without difficulty and gained the summit, from which they saw the Rus- sian army moving to the westward, al- ready past the main road, except for their rear guard, which was covering the retreat, General Durban did not seem to be especially interested. He sat on horse- back, the picture of calm, for about half an hour, at the end of which pe- riod there appeared in the distance the advance guard of a Circassian force out of Viadikeukas, There was evi dence of excitement, and presently about a thousand mon were rashed up, and the Russian rear guard was dis lodged, half the Gredskov cavalry join ing in the pursuit. s ‘Darrell did not ride with this attack, for he had perceived the Princess Vera avid ber stait on « bill overlooking the scene of these maneuvers. When the way was clear, an officer galloped ecross, with orders for the general commanding to report to her. He did 80 in person, and Darrell accompanied him. ‘The princess was on horseback, upon ‘an animal that was a picture of grace ‘and a bundle of nerves. A splendi¢ sac ae was Vers, and « glorious t to the eye; but, though she rods astride, booted, spurred and armed, abe ‘was not the least bit of an amaron be seemed to be in a royal rage, ant Darrell was not surprised. “Where ia the rest of the force?” she they oot therein’ the wert bold Rot io ‘west, bolding ‘these Russians in & trap?" “I know of po other force from Gredskov,” repli¢@ the goneral, “I was Darren. who bad succeeded during the first halt in ridding himself of bis beard. and was thus recognizable. She summoned him with a gesture, “How do you come to be bere?” she demanded. “I took your order to Prince Kilziar,” he replied’ “He received it, then? You saw it delivered?” Darrell bowed. “You disobeyed my order im going,” she said. “Excellency.” be answered, “I was afraid the others might aot get through” “Surely some of them did eo.” And she glanced in surprise from Darrell to the general “We received no other word from your excellency except through this man,” said the soldier simply. “And what did Prince Kllziar say to you?" askea Vera, turning to Darrell. “As to the order, nothing.” be replied. “As to what, then?” “He asked me if it were true that an American named Darrell had come to Viadikaukas, seeking the kban's pro- tection, and bad then been eo unfortu- pate as to tose your excellency’s fa- Yor, and I replied that such were the facts." “Your information was not altogeth- er accurate.” sald Vera. Then, turning to an officer, she gave orders for the recall of the troops engaged ip the use- less pursuit of the Russians, The cavalry from Gredskoy were called up as an escort, and the princess set out for Viadikankas. Darrell would have fallen to the rear, but Vera sum- moned him to her side. “I would hear your opinion of this,” she said abruptly. “As to the small force sent by the Prince?" inquired Darrell. “He is a good soldier, as you have often said. He learned from my report to his off ‘cer that a half dozen messengers be- sides myself had. been sent, and he rightly judged that most of them had fallen into the hands of the enemy, Though sour order was in cipher, ie Russians would surely find some way of Interpreting It, and they would ex- pect an overwhelming force from Gred- skov. ‘Therefore, as the co-operation for the taking of Viadikaukas had fall- ed them, they would prepare for re- ‘treat, slipping around that city, and at the sight of a force of cavalry, appar- ‘ently the advance guard of an army, ‘they would quit this field, which is ex- actly what has happened.” “Still I do not understand,” said Vera, “If he had sent a stronger force,” replied Darrell, “you would have been encouraged to attempt to hold Viadt- kaukas and would have again ordered the advance of his army. Now you cannot do it, You will be forced to fall back upon Gredskov, which is what he desires.” “But why move southward?” she persisted. “Why retreat?" “I would not like to give an opinion,” answered Darrell. “To my poor view Gredskov is a trap. The Russian forces moving up from Tiflis will hold eee OR ON Ret pan SLi 15 a ye Ky ow ANG) rh Ay ij tsa Seer ry ae i Geo A r = a S tel SE aA Ce ae ca ara the other end of the pass, and the body we have just dislodged, Jolued by the much larger army which bas been de- layed, will move down from the north to besiege us.” “With what result?” “Vera, it means defeat for us,” he said, leaning toward her, “and I know not whet evil for you. But I am con- tent to share your fate since I am un- able to avert it, for of course I cannot Dersuade you to strike westward with Such force as you can command and ‘cut your way back to your own coun- “You ates. gloomy propbet,”. shé said. “I will find a better way.” “God grant it!" he replied fervently, ‘a8 the princess touched her horse with ‘the spur and rode ahead to join her officers. Darrell had no more speech with her that day, but ‘shortly after reaching Viadtkaukas he received a small sealed Packet from her by the hands of Kor Ra. It contained this note in French, Deginning without any form of a- dress: Ths inclosed te from the Americas cons! i Savropol and was incrwsted te one of my men whow arrival you wituemed yustersay. ¥. ‘There was also the following from the consul: Mr, Joke Darra: ey Dear Birt have bom wed ty Mr. Bebe Sr trys apes atthe sett ho expen solving the mystery of your dlatppearancs te tal <lty aot to get some trace of yom My Dest re uk Ses brn sree tat ron oe chert ee Sat thar te no record of te errecs trial or Pe Adument of aay such perce. This I have from th Te a Tae ee see elee Come Soe wore Set ou ware_nith gh THE RICHMOND PLanr rh RIC ON!) VIRGINLA. ‘Circassian revolutioniats; even that you bad takes a leading part tm that uprising. Upon the merest chance I ead this copy of =. telogrecnsrriving for you in'may care. The further advices promised sherla ack yet at nando ma epend Dere'te the bet of my abiligye ; Here followed the usual expressions of respect and the signature of the con- sal, Julinn Lingard. Finally there was the tolegram, ex- pressed In these words: Have learned L. was in pay of Gorski's role tiven” Had strong pull with @. and amioted to teatrimonial "scheme. Received ‘revolver. No Soube ii the ope Torn document te forgery but moet Smportant egnature geavine. " Counter fign forged. "Will wend details ty mall “Mae Darrell read. these wonds-and the blood tingled tm bis veins. “Heaven send Ivan Getchikow: this way!” be aaid, < CHAPTER XVIL HELP PROM THE HEAVENS, BLL GACOUTS came into Via- > rn: r| dikaukas about 8 bs Ne) o'clock of the evening ya WE] with reports of the de- aS bh layed Russian. force i BRON vow well under way. ce) The ‘early. accounts eran, were thought to be sae eany accounts GAG) were ‘thongut to be exaggerated, but with- ip an bour the evidence multiplied until doubt was no longer possible. Even Vera, as Darrell was informed by Colo- nel Koruna, no longer had a hope of holding Viadikaukas, and preparations for falilug back to Gredskov were made witb baste, { Darrell was surprised to find how many things were already prepared. , Prudence and discipline had not been | wanting in the garrison. The little ar- ,; ™y_was wonderfully mobile. | ‘This march—begun at midnight un- fer frowning skies, enlivened in the ; Small hours by a pyrotechnit struggle in the darkness with the Russians who | were attempting to re-encircle Viadi- kaukas and finished next day in deadly weariness and the miseries of a driz- sling rain—needs no extended descrip- ‘tion in this record. There were small losses. A colonel was shot dead in his saddle after the fighting seemed to be over, the fatal bullet a mere chance wanderer in the air. Some Russian horsemen dashed in upon a line of bag- gage wagons and butchered a few teamsters, poorly paid day laborers without military aspirations. A half dozen soldiers were kliled and fifty per- j haps endured the pain of wounds dur- ing the long march. Darrell, viewing as much of this as a man could see in the night and particularly the dead teamsters, who chanced to fall in his way, was reminded of the murdered } Turkish merchant and of the poor idiot, Musef, shot in the back as he ran, and there arose In his mind a picture of the war god, like a human being endowed ‘with an individual character and com- pelled to net according to It, so that, whether bawling upon the battlefield, | Broaning upon the march or sodden with the sloth of the camp, he must kill, and kill almlessly, for the mere sake of killing. Darrell’s position was one of painful Jsolation, For the first tew miles he rode not far behind the princess; then, after the fighting was over and her safety assured, as she sent no word to him he fell farther to the rear, and in ‘the last hours of the march, when the rain had begun, he lent some aid to men who were struggling with cannon in the roads that grew always worse. In Gredskov on the second day he formed the acquaintance of an engt- neering officer and was of some little use in helping to strengthen the city's defenses. He saw Korna occasionally and learned from him that there had been a memorable scene between Vera and Kilsiar and that the prince had succeeded in presenting plausible ex- cuses. The princess, however, had as- serted authority, and it wag she who issued paramount orders in the city. The rain relented long enough to per- mit the Russian force to take up its position, hemming in the place, and then began again without violence, a slow and steady dripping from the leaden sky. The besiegers exhibited indomitable energy. They brought up & surprising quantity of artillery de- spite the state of the ruads, yet not enough to give them any advantage. ‘The guns were too light for the reduc- tion of a well fortified place, and Gredskovy was fairly well fortified, though at the time of the Circassian at- tack it had been very badly defended. ‘The time came speedily when no more cannon could be brought over the roads. Spies reported that the Rus- sians were having all they could do to bring up sufficient supplies in the light- est vehicles and on the backs of mules and camels. The game as it stood was a draw. The Russians could not take the town, and the besieged could not get out. But the enemy had to hold their ground only til better weather, while the Circassians had to bold theirs forever. It is a fundamentc! petaciple of war that a town thoroughly invested ‘| must fell eventually unless friends from without arrive to raise the siege, | and this the Circassians could not ex pect. They were doomed, and the thought of it was madness to Darrell. | He saw little of Vera. She was fe || verishly busy, working day and nigh ‘| upon plans for their uscless defense "| for it was like holding a hilltop against '] the food. Darrell knew that she dread |} ed to see him because he had foreseer || this evil, because he had shown him | self destitute of encouragement—a mer scarecrow in the field, as he expressec | it to himeelt. = She had taken up her abode in what | bad been an inn, Thero was a groun¢ | floor room in @ corner of the hous ‘| which was her military workshop Darrell sometimes saw her through | Window in the daytime pitifully en || €aged upon this travesty of war, Aght ing 4 battle that was over, He knew "} that she was in deadly peril; that thes< J wretched days might be all the lif. "] they twe could hope for. He shuddere: ‘at the thought and cursed the scoun +] drel who had brought her to this ca "| laity, yet curses upon Kilatar seeme: ,| unnecessary, considering the positior tm which the man stood. ‘One saw little of the prince in then | days except when he and Vera mad e| thelr rounds together that the soldier »| might bave @ chance to cheer. It wa: Co as ba ae te ee ee Jong in the rain to wateb it. He was thus gloomily employed ove night just beyond the challenge of the seutries when be detected a dark figure gliding along the edge of a small building that had stood diagonally opposite the tnn and bad been wrecked and set ou fre by a shell op the second day of the slege, when there bad been consider- able artillery practice. Since then there had been only occasional Sring, yet the inn had. beep bit twice, with slight damage. : . ‘The man whom Darrell had seen en- tered the wrecked bulldiug. and the American's curlosity was excited. He did an excellent bit of\stalsiax and Was under the charred wall lise the ‘Tulu of a window. so near to the wan that be. could hear the fellow sikie’a cough, yet wholly anperceived. Sud- @enly he struck a match upon the side of its box and thrust his bead and arm into the aperture that bad eeu a wine dow. The rain spared the flaring bit of wood long enongh tor Darrell to Perceive with great surprise bis old Acquaintance, Kevski, crouching there, with a rifle in bis hands. A sentry called from across the street. “Friend!” replied Darrell. “Merely Ughting my pipe.” ‘The explanation seemed to be satis- factory, for there was no further chal- lenge. “What are you doing here?” whisper- ed Darrell. “Come out.” Kevski obeyed, though had any other voice commanded him he would prob- ‘ably have resisted or fled. As they stood by the side of the charred ruins there was a sound of voices from across the street, and Prince Kilzlar ‘appeared in the doorway of the inn, his figure sharply outlined because of the light bebind him: He and some of his officers had been in conference with “Vera and were now about to return to ‘their quarters through the rain. “You hate that man,” whispered Kev- ‘ski. “Release me, and you shall see the end of him.” / Darrell's grip tightened on the Rus- ‘slan's arm, | “You were lying in walt for the “prince,” he said slowly. “You saw what he did to me.” an- swered Kevskl. “You saved me from death, though I did not know at first that It was yon. I suffered the knout in the prison before that. Kilziar be- Meved you were hidden in this city. 1 ‘Was tortured to make me confess where you were. ‘They got nothing from me.” “What became of you that morning when you left me in the wood?" asked Darrell; “captured by Kilziar’s men, I suppose, and brought into the city." “1 was trying to find food in a house when they caught me," answered Kev- ski, and then in a trembling whisper, “See how the wretch stands there In the light.” “You owe me something.” sald Dar- rell, “I don’t like ¢o mention it, but you do, Here's a chance to pay. Prom: ise me that you will not try to take that man's life. Why waste your time?" he added bitterly. “Are you not satis fied with bis position? He cannot es: cape from this city, and you know what his fate will be if he falls into the hands of the Russians.” “They will never take him,” answer. ed Kevski. “There is a secret way out of this city.” “Not through the pass?" “No. ‘That is held by the Russiay force from Tiflis, as every one knows.” “And the Russian line in front of us," said Darrell, “ig a semicircle renehing to the cliffs upon each side.” | “But there is a way along the face of those cliffs,” answered Kevsk!; “not road for an army, of course, bat when Kilziar is ready he will move out by that route with a few men and much gold. I know, for one of my friends Will act as guide. Where the secret path Is I do not know, and there are few in this city who do. My friend will not tel ime. It ts only from hints when he had been drinking too much that I have learned what I have told you.” “Learn more, Keyski,” said Darrell “Don't waste your time in assassina tion, but devote it all to the discovers of this secret. Do this for me by way of gratitude to win a great reward and tc get to America, which Is your dream.” Kevski was silent, fingering the rit and staring across the little square at ESSA = if Rac aN LA Alba 1) AY Se sae See a SS V3 a = Be we Ne: OSS Se a= bs BN SESS SS Sie Ah RR SSNS He rust his head and arm into the aperture. Kilziar, who, baving lighted a cigar, was gathering bis cloak about him be- fore stepping out into the rain. “I will do what you ‘tell me,” said Kevski suddenly, and, as if it were a part of his promise, he turned his eyes away from the man he hated. Then, without more words, he hurried away down the dark street. The lights still burned in the lower Windows of the inn, and those above were dark. “My love is threatened by @ hundred Geaths,” said Darrell to himself as he erossed the road. “This insane and ceaseless toll will burn her with fever. She neither eats nor sleeps, so Korna ways.” | The eentry challenged, and Darrell gave his name With litle delay he ‘was uabered into Vera's presence. She was quite alone and seemed to have Deen warming herself before the em- bers of a fre ina broad fireplace. . “Tam glad to see zou,” she sald. “It mm ew Cays. moreover, you idok | much more cheerful than When 1 saw you last. Wiat is the cause of tthe Weather perkapx?” “A have always enjoyed a great repu terion for cheerfulues:." ausivered Dar- rel “You alone seem to Lave found my sociity depressing. Yet tat ts not surprising perhaps. There is a malady | which, recording to all the poets, will make any man sigh. and 1 bave uever bad it before.” “Chat ts rather a pretty speech,” said Vera, “I have conversed principally: during these last days about corn and Eunpowder. A change cheers us. Yer I think yon aid not come at this late hour for that alone.” ; “Lame to tell you of a discovery that I bave made, or. rather, hope to make,” answered Darrell, “Perhaps you know more of it than I do, yet I cannot as- sume that you possess the Information. Let me not waste words. If this place falls and you are taken, we may grant that Cireassia’s cause is lost, may we not?” | “The \lace will not fall,” answered‘ Vera. “But, admitting your suppost- tion, what follows?” | “If you, with your best officers and a small picked force, could escape and return to Cireassia, there would still be’ hope. I have learned that there ts a secret way alotig the face of the moun- | tains"— | } “Aad you would have me take it, leaving my soldiers to be butchered.” said Vera. “That is not my idea of loyalty, whith should have two sides.” } “Read the history of war,” answered Darrell. “Haye not princes and patrl- ots saved themselves when thelr lives ‘Were essential to the cause they served? Remember, I speak of the last emer- gency, when it has become absolutely Impossible to hold the place. As for the garrison, the Russians will treat Your troops as prisoners of war.” “I do not deny,” she replied, “that if Lcould put myself at the head of an- ‘other army and continue to fight for my country I should consider it my duty to escape in case Gredskoy were taken by assault and resistance here became useless. It would be equally the duty of the humblest soldier in the /army. But we cannot lose this fight and yet continue the struggle. So 1 J shall remain and share the fate of the " troops.” | “It Is what T expected you to say,” he rejoined. “If you had spoken other- wise, you would not have been the wo- man who danced and sang with me at the stuilents’ ball in Paris. I ean only wish that the prince were equally | steadfast.” “Kilziar?” queried Vera. “Again you wrong him, my friend, He may not succeed, but he will die fighting. Of that I am certam. He may not win "his way out of the ctty, but he will at least make the trial by the main gate | and not by any secret way. He may be a man as selfish as you think him, but it is sure that his selfishness now. ' fights upon the side of our cause.” “For what reward?" asked Darrell, with a tremor of cold fear. “ “ven myself," she replied. “My hand is promised to the prince if he can lead our army out of this city and cut a way through the ranks of the be- siegers.” “So good a soldier should win any battle fora prize so exalted,” answered Darrell, his voice sounding to him as | Af tt were an echo tn the corners of the room. “We may then surely expect a sortie, and I trust you will permit me to wear a sword when the day comes.” He stepped back toward the door, as {¢ to withdraw. Vera followed him with so steady and searching a glance that he could scarcely endure It. “I shall not be the first woman of princely rank,” she said, “who bas torn out her heart as a gift to her country?" “Nor Kilsfar the first scoundrel to exact such a pledge!” he eried: then, hastily: “Pardon me! I am not myself. If you have honored him even with a promise thus qualified, my Ups should be sealed. Command me always.” Outside the rain still fell relentlessly. Ata corner of the street two ofileers, meeting by chance, had stepped back to the shelter of a projecting roof. Darrell, passing, recognized one of them as Korna. “This rain Is help fsom heaven,” eried the colonel. “A few days more of it, and those Russians will be in such @ condition that we can tear through them as if they were wet pa- per.” «You have hope, then? sald Darrell ina cheerful tone. “Plenty of it," responded Korna. “The hilts round Gredskov have a fe- ver of their own that the rain nour- ishes as if { were grass. Halt their men will die of it, and, as it {s particu larly hard upon ail who are past forty, their generals will all be flat on thelr backs, with colonels and captains by the dozen to keep them company. We shall carve our way out of this place.” “I begin to believe you,” said his companion, “but what the devil we shall do afterward with the roads in this condition I don’t know.” “I asked Prince Kilziar that,” replied Korna, with a laugh. “He winked straight up into the air, as his habit is, CHAPTER XVII. ‘Tour CzAR's TERMS. five succeeding days there was no glimpse of the sun, ‘The rain ‘was not violent, but enough fell to keep the roads impassable and to drench the be- siegers. Rumore of thetr stratte were rife ie po (OR five succeeding days ZA there waa no glimpse Ps Cy of the sun. ‘The rain S V ee was not violent, but Ole Fee | ough fell to keep VA Ky the roads impassable sa A, and to drench the be- ZAGBES siegers, Rumore of their straits were rife in the city. and the defenders were in g004 spirits despite their own discom- fort. Them upon the sixth day the sun appeared in a rift between two storms, aa the event proved, and the Russians honored him with a lively cannonade, There seemed no reason to anticipate & serious result from this fire, A cer- oe meas noes esis Sa ‘de destroyed and « few lives bot the Russian gune were not Beary ‘enough to gifect the defenses. It was ie erean pretebites ieee food aepors im tte ery and set them on fire. Tae bulldings lind been supposed to contain too litle woud to burn, They Fe outwartly stone strnctores, and yet the taice found material withia them for stubborn and disastrous com flagrations. ‘The lors was alust crit eal, aud the knowledge of it depresseit the army to an clarmlag degree, The rain set in again upor che fol- lowing day, but ceased about noon. though the clouds did not break, Li the lull of the storm appeared a white flag advancing from the enemy, and it proved to cover a demand for surrem der. A defunt reply was retuned, bat to a subsequent suggestion for a con- ference a council of generals returned a favorable answer. “Kilainr advocated tt" sald Korna to telling the news to ‘Darrell. “They will offer terms, he said. and we shail learn something of their condition. ‘The suggestion was that Motman Khan, with an escort of tive oillcers, moet General Papin, commander in chief of thelr forces. between the lines. It was considered unwise for’ the princess to . ao , “ii | Ae) By 2 : Gey Vi A a: § | tit i \ SS ‘\ aa La Hea ; he i . Ne ee “i oT He stepped back toward the door. appear as the khan, and, moreover, she is physically unable to do tt. The coun- ‘ell was held today around her bed. We cannot carry her to the conference on @ litter. Don't be too anxious. It Is mere exhaustion. However, to resume, Kilziar, of course, is out of the ques- tion. ‘The Russians bold him to be a traitor and refuse to treat with him. General Durban will go as the repre- sentative of the khan, and I am going! with him.” “Will you take this message to the princess?” sald Darrell. “I believe that my presence with General Durban may be of the greatest value to the Circas- sian army, and I beg of her as’ the greatest favor she can'ever grant me that I may be permitted to form one of the general's escort.” Darrell waited in great anxtety for a reply to this plea, and he was deeply. gratified when Korna returned with Word that he could go—in a colonel's uniform, “Durban was consulted,” said Korna, “and he seemed pleased. ‘The man bas taken a great fancy to you.” “Thank heaven I have cultiyated his Acquaintance during this slege” re- plied Darrell, ‘The conference was held tn a tent pitched on a hillside midway between the lines. The rain had recommenced, and a rivulet could be heard running under the rough floor of boards. Upoo entering, Darrell had seen first the tall figure of General Lyof Panin, the Rus- sian commander. He must have been & man of fine presence at bis best, but now his visage was grotesquely red- dened with fever and his eyes had al- most the look of madness. By his side stood Ivan Getehikof, the man whom Darrell had hoped to see. Yet he was! Kreatly surprised to note from the first formalities that Getchikof was the Tanking officer present aside from Pa-| nin. His uniform showed that he bad been advanced another grade in the short time since Darrell had seen him in Gredskov, probably because he was the son of his distinguished father rather than for his own merits. Yet there should have been many who ‘Would rauk him in so considerable an army. Doubtless the hill fever ac counted for their absence, and Darrell remembered Korna’s saying that the Aisease prostrated men past forty. ‘The conference opened with a plain statement from General Panin, He showed & good knowledge of the con- dition of the besieged, especially in the matter of food supply, and he polnted out witl’ an old soldier’s precision the ultimate fall of the garrison, “Your battle {s lost,” he sald. “It te wise for you to make terms. I speak with the full authority of my gov- ernment when I say that peace is the principal aim sought. ‘The mildness of the former czar in dealing with the revolt that was quelled in "68 should be known to you all. The same policy ‘will be pursued today if hostilities are at once suspended, ‘There is no cray- ing for revenge if a full submission is made. We demand the delivery of the following prisoners, who have been Jeaders in this insane undertaking.” Here he read a list beginning with Prince Kilaiar and ending with “the person styling himself Motman Khan,” ‘The others were officers directly asso elated with the prince, and Durban himself was not one of them, to his own great surprise. Judging from the Ust, the purpose of Russia was to se- cure men who bad held military com- missions in her service at the time of the uprising, as Durban had not. ‘The net was spread for traitorous soldiers, ‘Upon the surrender of these persons, Panin continued, with the arms and armament of the force, a general pa- role would be granted, and the troops would be permitted to return to their homes, supplies and means of protec- tion during the journey being guar- anteed. ‘The terms were surprisingly Mberal, Dut they were absolutely impossible nity rast ‘tn ttat granted Durban was a iwaficient reason why he ould give no favorable response. He replied in caim tone, saying that the nature of ‘the proposel was unexpected to bim that ip order to secure an there must be a guarantee Khan, Prince Kilziar and the other ‘named would be treated as prisoner 3 DF hope that 2 surrender would bé made. He was proceeding toward certaln sug- gestions of bis own when suddenly, to- the surprise of everybody, General Panin interrupted bim and burst Into a violent harangue, denouncing Kilziar aud bis associates In unmeasured terms and with epithets that seemed quite foreign to bis nature, as bis previous speech had disclosed it, His own officers stared at bim in amazement, and Darrell, standing in the darkest shadow to avoid recognl- tion by Getchikoff, knew not what to expect. Then suddenly In the midst of his speech the old general tung up both hands to bis forebead and fel! across. Yes, Ue AV Sa f\" Sey. the table behind which he had been standing. When they raised bim up, he was seen to be beyond the control of reason, raving and muttering in the de- Mrlum of fever. Help was summoned, and he was. borne away. “He will surely die.” whispered Dure ban to Darrell. “It isa pity; a fine old man.” “As the ranking officer of the Rus- sian forces before Gredskoy,” said [van Getchikoff, “I ean only repeat what was said by my superior, now, unfor- tunately, incapacitated for the further conduct of these negotiations. You have until tomorrow at noon to consid- er our proposals.” Durban and his sult bowed gravely: and withdrew. As they returned to Gredskov the sun burst through the clouds, announcing the end of the storm, (TO BE CONTINUED.) INFLUENCES U-0N CHARACTER Little Things Maye a Subtle Emect ‘That We Should Be Caretut | aa maid The smallest things have their infiu~ ence upon character, and upon the beauty and the helpfulness of a Ufe. It was related recently of an English ooulist that he had given up cricket purely in the interest of his profes- sion. He wae very fond-of the game, but he found that playing affected the delicacy of his touch, and made him less ready for the work he was re~ quired to do every day upon the eyes. of his patients, There are occupations which in like manner affect the life and character injuriously, hinder the growth of spirituality or make one less effective in work upon the life and character: of others. We need to deal with our- selves firmly and very heroically. Any- thing that unfits us for doing our work in the best way possible we should sedulously avoid. We live but one life, we pass but once through this world. We should week to gather good and enriching from every experience, making our progress ever from more to more. Wherever we go we should try to leave ablessing,something which will sweet- en another life or start a new song or an impulse of cheer or helpfulness in another heart. Then our very memory when we are gone will be an abiding blessing in the world, So, when I fall Ike some old treo, | And subtle change makes mould of mo, ‘There let the earth show'a fertile line, Where perfect wildflowers leap and shine. —Christian Work. ;: RELIGIOUS TRUTHS. Holiness is an unselfing of our- selves.—F. W. Faber. Self-conceit blinds; self-will de- stroys; self-oblation consecrates;) self-sacrifice saves.—C. Rossetti. j Do not act as if thou wast going to live 10,000 years. Death ‘hangs over thee. While thou livest, while it is in thy power, be good.—M. Aureliual Antoninus. ' Harsh reproot is like a violent storm, soon washed down the chan nel; but friendly admonitions, like al small shower, pierce deep, and bring forth better reformation—R, Cham- berlain. | One cannot give money or anything else with the sanie passion with which he gives himself. All other forms of consecration are secondary! —valuable, but secondary, No gen- eration, therefore, can show its full faith in Christianity which does not offer its best gifts—William J. Tucker. z ‘ ‘The Chief Fact. ‘The chief fact aboutany nation is ite religion. ‘The measure of the energy of faith is alo the measure of the en- ergy of national life, Ignorance is hos the mother of devotion, ner of any ‘thing else that is worthful,, The telligent conscience is the true power that makes for permenent life.—Rev. Dr. Hull. Sey Beoeght at His Own Priced. Judkins—tI learn that through you¥ agent you have bought the properties on either side of your house and got them cheap. How did you man- age it? 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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1902, | SS {© oroRED men, let us look to business, rath er than to politics. Woe are losing smo ground, bat are gaining as is ovi- <Genoed by the clatterand noise heard on the ontside of our car-windows. | “Tne American governmentannounces ‘that its troops are returning from the Philippines, ‘Tho cause is not the Fili- pinos, but the Asiatic cholera which is Plevastating that sectjon of tke world. “Tue disclosures concerning the brib-' ‘ery of certain white members of the City Conneil is but evidence o! the ter- sible conditions existing in our midst. ‘The breach between the two wings of athe Democratic Party is widening. It samuses the colored brother, but it is san open question “which is ‘tother” or jwhother the other side would do any Wetter than this side. It is a well sat- #led fact that the noise isabeat all there ‘evill be about it. A conviction is out of ‘the question. Senator Jonny L. McLaurin of South Carolina has declined the posi- ion of Judge of the Court of Claims for sthe Districtiof Columbia, He does this Yecause some newspaper in the state al- ‘“eged that he had sold himself for this “position. ‘We do not see that the Senator's ac- ‘tion betters the situation. The tender efit tohim by President Roosrvesr ‘was enough to kill him politically in :Bouth Carolina. To use a familiar ex- pression, “he 1s already “‘as dead as Ju- ‘ius Osesar.”” Weare of the opinion ‘that these southerners are making samusing specimens of themselves. From “Tinian to Batury is all that one needs ‘to remark in order to produce @ smile of derision. By the way, if President Roosevitez jas really looking for good judicial ‘ tim- ber that will not decline, will give Kim -saatisfaction, and will be with him to sthe end, why doesn’t he name Judge E. 2M. Hewitt? > It cortainly . wonld “Please th coldred people of the country “and the reform clement of the “white speople would no doubt cordially endorse ssuch a wiswelection. « nek ———— c 999 3g Serer Te ae! sSROUBLE OVER THE OONSTITE- . f siasta" Teas , et 2 "Pine Famedustitutional: » Constitution Sof Virginia is exusing sale oak "The = “the: swhdle Smnatioesy Hse Doe Blip frople of the omtateseom to beas bitterly opposed to it vemmtho colored. Whenever it is examined table. “Y ; a (Zhe latest phase of the quastiont “Sipe nt ty the hoide ot ues ‘Qo0K, Jn., of Wannex odanty} stem Monday last, ho, retnaed to, ehn- ‘qpenel a. grand jury, giving agjhis, rpa- sons that such action would be . illegal! ~ Thenew Constitution went into effedt aly 10th, 1902, and declares that only those who have been duly registered shall be entitled to vote. ‘The schedule of the Constitution provides that the statute laws in force at the time the Constitution goes into effect, as far as not repugnant thereto or repealed there- by, shall remain in force until repealed. ‘The statute law in force relative to jurors is that all male citizens within a certain age who are entitled to vote and hold office shall be liable to serve as jurors. ‘Since registration is necessary under the new Constitution to qualify one to Yote, and none are registered under the new Constitution to qualify one to vote, and none are registered as yet, there aro no voters, and since jurors must be yot- ero, no one is liable to serve asa juror. ‘This seems to be sottnd reasoning. It will certainly throw a cloud of uncer- tainty over every conviction or trial ‘which shall take place during the inter- val from this time until October, when the registration of new voters is to take place. Every time the white citizen looks at the new Constitution, he seems to ob- serve some objectionable feature that he had previously over-looked. ‘The schemers professed to be desirous of disfranchising the Negro, and the ignorant white men gulped down the medicine without stopping to enquire the nature of the ingredients the dose contained. ‘The wry faces and groans of agony are not eliciting any sympathy from the colored brother’sside of the controversy. ‘Thank God, We have with-stood the persecutions of more than two centu- ries. - From the oppression of sl. very, we have ‘come to the persecution of “freedom,” and we are alive yet If these Negro-haters would consult great principles and profit by the teach- ings of the Bible, they would suffer less ‘es tho result of their own folly. THE WORK ANARCHISTS. ‘Tur feeling existing between tho lower element of whites and the colored people seems to become aggravated as the latter advance along industrial and busines lines. Thisis tobe deplorded. ‘There is no reason for jealousy, and it may as well be recognized now as at ‘any other time, that Iabor must support labor. That the white laboring man’s interest and the black laboring man's interests are identical. _ Exizort Bosserman (white) went to a spring Friday, July 11th, at the ‘Richpatch Mines, Va.,and was assaulted by aman who had previously hidden himentt behind 5 tree. Of course, the camp was aroused, the white miners indignant. It was at once presumed that no one could want to assault that girl but a Negro, and this was at once taken fo mean that some one of the des- pised race was tofbe made victim of swift ‘Yengeance. This feeling was quickly essipated for the girl upon being Jquestioned declared that her assailant was a white man, On Wednesday, July 23rd, the girl ‘was again missed from home and she was found ina colored boarding house. She would not come out when she was told so todo. A colored man was said to be suspected of influencing her and the mob proceeded to make arrange- ments tolynch him. A trial was de- cided upon at once and a colored man named Kerr was the prisoner at the bar. There was not a scintilla of evidence to either convict or hold him, ‘but he was sent from the county, bya party of the mob appointed for this purpose. The affair was so scandalous that Mr. Price Brown a well known and highly respedtable colored citizen was outspoken in his condemnation of the affair, Asa result, on Thursday night 18th, inst, several pieces of dynamite were placed under his house and the ex. plosion shook the camp. | The colored miners became aronsed and their threats caused the white ‘miners to retreat to the “Upper Rich- palth” for the night. Both white and colored men are armed. The colored miners of Low-moor are said to have sent anarmed force to the Richpatch }mines. ‘There is nothing to do in these cases, but to arm and meet the issue. If ‘cases of the fisgrant disregard of law jaro apparent and the county authorities will not guarantee protection, colored men should protect themselves, ‘These miners should stand thei ground. The only way to meot this ig- norant, unreasoning mob is with shot- gans and repeating rifes. When the suthorities find out that colored men mean business, they will finda way: td avoid trouble. Colored men, respect the law, exhibit good manners, use no intemperate lan: ‘gaage, but when driven to the wall, o1 pressed out of service, defend youreelve at all hazards, : : 2». Lynchdaw must go! * Crossing ‘the Atlantié ta a Dak ‘Revere, Mass., July | 23.—Wilitzin Scheider, of this town, has not™bdéen Seen by his friends since last Friday, And tidy ‘believd he has started gibne to ‘cross the Atlantic ih ‘@ dory. Schelder has repeatedly snfa that’ he ‘was preparing for suth a trip) be ‘ACquattitarices did not take his stat Gents betloubly, altidugh it 4 Here shit for several months he had ‘béon at Work’ fitting out a small After a peculiar design of hig oth e 100°. Seat Out” Dropay? “atl, ae Fiity"23.—Mra? "EAma ‘Wikiet, OF this ety, 1s ttying’to starve SGt a cite ot dropay"trtim ‘whifel The & Sean has, Oi the *dVIcb of hier physiians,’ retrafried trom ‘enting Binge June’ 11, #inéd’ which ate, — ‘tléged, “ito f002" has “passed ‘her’ fips, ‘her-only ‘sustendnce being’ water, With ‘w aprittkie-of lemon juice.” "The #bman WYN whe tederhio dbaite fér food, ‘and Adserte-tlint he? condition reveal improved owing to the fast. ICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. ‘THE HOUSEKEEPING MEDALLIST Miss Pinkie Chinn, ef Lexington, Mo, wen the housekeeping medal at Christian College, Columbia, this year—Nows Dis- patch. Miss Pinkle Chinn! Bfiss Pinkle Chiant We burn to sing your praise. ‘We hope that happiness you'll win “And know tt all your days. Athletlc giris and music girls, And girls with learning blest, Must take back weats now—biews thelr ‘curist— ‘The home girl ls the bast. Oe nears go outwith tengertheit | ‘To maidens making eyee: ; ‘But lacking strength they'it be untih = { ‘They're also making ples, { A girl ts sunshine tn a house, But heightened is our trust ‘Whene'er the sunshine falls, dear mous, In finding dirt or dust. Mise Pinkie Chinn, you're just the stuff ‘A happy home to win— With roxy cheeks just Pinkie ‘nouste And, p'r’aps. noe too much Chinn. 4 May you have happiness and wealth? A life of rosy hus! 2 Miss Plokie Chitin, J dring your health! | Here’s to your husband, too! Pittsburg Dispatch. The Thought of a Man and a Maid By ANNA COSULICH ‘E was in a characteristic attitude, perehed on the balustrade cir- cling the fancy little boat house. He watched his vis-a-vis intently. She was smilingly pinning a rose in her dark hair. He thonghther very pretty —in the moonlight. | He felt very glum, for it was the last evening of his vacation. With grimness he reminded himself of Gib- eon'e “Vacation Over” ketch. It /hung in his den at home and once he ‘had mentally joked the down-in-the- mouth chap taking leave of his sum- mer goddess. And he had thought the picture girl's supreme. nonchalance particularly humorous. Bat there was nothing very funny about ‘his, the real thing! Giving the rose and the knot of hair @ final pat, the girl fell to wondering what was passing in the man's mind. She had the gift of silence—e real vir- tue in this age of talkative women. Instead. of teasing a man fer explana- tions she waited. And nine times out of ten they came to her in full, She hardly understood her own methods, but they were quite efficient—especial- ly with @ man of his temperament. | He puffed wildly at his cigarette for several minutes, then threw it dis- gustedky into the water. Even emok- ing had lost ite charms. This, in the man's case, was decidedly the limit. “Just predestination, I suppose,” at last he found vowe to say between closed teeth. “That's all. That I should come here and know you, and —" | “I don't like the way you woar your eye glasses, nor the way you frown, nor the way yeu cut your sentences short. Why don’t you reform?” | He looked at her as though she had not spoken, saying ina dull monotone: | “I came here for a rest, and where did the rest come in? Not only that. T've prepared unrest immeasurable for ~ee | Pal AAT {Ep ie myself thie winter. Pleasant pros- pects, awrely: But I suppose it had to be—every summor has'ite army of tools.” ~ | He looked 60 absurdly glum thatshe laughed right in bis face. He etared at her blankly for » mo- ment, but was clever enough to join in her merriment. \ “You should get furious at me when I laugh at you like that,” \she said, prettily; ber white teeth showing in the silvery light. ‘He was leaning far over, hia face quite close to hers, as he replied: ) “That's Ht. I should; but I don’t! ‘“That’s where \the fool part of it comes in, you see. | And, he rested hib head in his hand in a despairing way. i ‘The:girlsmiled behind her fan. * “Lam sorry [came here.. I was dujly content before. Now—new—why, you know yourself how impossible it. will be for me to go back to the old way and be happy! Not to. see you any more, that’s the worst of ,the whole business, hang it” i a“You'll, ferget all about dt sooner than you think. Summer affairs never last long.” a SLL It was said.in a prim, sententioug manner which would have amused any- ‘one but alover. || “ Ri uzitaied the man, ae ‘ideayot it. (Gun- ee (E Mhiitts me Mitac a here, Nitle gibi" He broke off auddén- Y, "ediindS hee isan sensly i Bip. VBSA'E Jou ititerbland that I apiee tdr You: teil tine? mote thin dd good fdr pg Dola't itis anawer met™ —} BOR" Kees Anxtods eyes looked ints nde att ah ahittéd Nor pla bodlo Wl shimmering Water" "a Loony Wet Chae PT Ghdevatade® anid Ab! “Fweked "tp A"'isw, “abte bette Weide a fie bef Baas??? 7 att it's ad well ‘that Pia Renews Borrow ‘martag” Toney ‘ "worse tool ‘of tynelt tf T'wtaxt On, yet oa Wt crae wate dtdd of . We Ieee s"F250 of! 34 enor see, 16°88 slandiree eae Ai pain reer iy bho’ v ‘ete ior nde cabs ats tb enka with it, _ ~“Therel™ she erled gayly, “if you say | another word aboat yourself, Ill com: mand you to walk into the hotel cor ‘rider with your hands tied. How would you like that?” “Oh, I'd do it, [presume if it pleased you. To think that I should come to tit “I wouldn't tet you gol” abe cried impulsively. “I merely threaten. It's to make you behave.” And she smiled moet entreacingly ‘8 he unwound the banda. He was 80 tempted to kiss her, there, as she leaned to him ever 40 slightly. In- stead, Ke merely passed his face ecroea the folds of ber scarf as she sat idly twisting it between her white fingers. When a calm ware returned to him he said: “You have fascinated many men, just countless dozens, ien't it eo?” | “I havo never thonght of it. I don't know." “Bat I know. Anyhow, tt's « jolly consolation to think that I am not the only one. There must have been other chumps. When did you stop count- ing?” Again bis face waa very near hers, and she answered, hesitatingly: “Not any—any—that I really liked—ever.” ‘The water splashed softly against the steps. The gentle sound came to them in trebled volume as they sat there, intently silont. At last, abe lift- ed her head with a guick, young move- ment. | “What are yon thinking of?” she asked, sprightily. “You! That's all I cen think of, these days.” Silence again. “Why don’t yon ask me the same question?” she cried with a dainty show of petulance. “Well, tell me.” “Ask me, first.” “Ot what were yon thinking?” “You! That's all—all—I can—think of—these days!” “Sweetheart!” Then, half ineredu- lous, he turned to her. He longed to take her in his arme and kiss her for an hour, without cease. But he feared that it might bea new sort of torture she was practicing upon him. “Aren’t you glad?” she pouted. “But you don’t mean tt!” “I do! I dot Idol” she sobbed. Wherefore he embraced her in a moat Gazed fashion. He wondered how ehe could care for him, and why she should weep over it. But when the hour was up, . he thought he understood —National Magazine. ETIQUETTE OF MARRIAGE. Seclal Usages That Aro to Be Ob- served When = Widow Takes a Second Husband. ‘The majority of women do not both- er their heads about the rules of eti- quette govérning second marriages; it’s those that control first weddings that most concern them. But yet there are certain forme which society has decreed that must be followed ‘at the marriage of the widow that will interest the sex, says an authority on such matters. AN the legal observances required are the same for maids end widows. At one period it wae the custom for the widow to wear when marrying a second time @ gown of somber hue, such as gray or lavender, but gradu- ally other eolore aame into vogue, ‘end now widows are reverting to vir- gin white. Not, of course, to the or- thodox white satin and orange blos- soms, but a gown of white cloth or of some other white material, while in- stead of a vel they wear, according to individual Liking, a hat, a toque or bonnet to suit and harmonize with the gown. Orange blossoms are never worn by a widow, either aa a wreath or on her dress. ‘She, however, generally car- ries @ bouquet composed of white or colored flowers, which evar ahe fancies. At the marriage of a widow the bride le not attended by bridesmaids, nl- though the bridegroom hus hie best man. Although @ whiow when « bride for ‘the second time fe not attended by bridesmaida, she generally has a lady friend who acts toward her the part of lady-in-waiting, or as she is now often enlled, a “dame @’honneur,” who atands near her during the service, holds her gloves and bouquet, and, in fact, undertakes the same little du- tlee that are usually pertormed by the prinoipal bridesmaid. In other things the same etiquette fs observed as at all weddings. The invitations are sent out in the same manner and time, and the form of words employed is elso similar. The ceremony in the church Is con- ducted: in the same way as at other marriages, the bride being given away by her father or friend or relative who acts ax father for the oreasfon. The removal of the firet wedding ting takes place the day of the second mar- rhage, when it {s to be replaced’ by a eueona: A Pobt Vome, i Edward Pfuhl, of Wilkesbarre, Pa, wants the court to let him change his name, It would surely be a fool court, says the Chicago Record-Ber- ald, that denied such a petition’ ras tan ana mate tone, | It fs said that frequent sum bathe are the, best-known, lair tonies fop a woman's hair. Unugecasary Knowledge. , Aunt Sarah, (a spinster)—Samalgar, if you, would only watch mg, closely you, might learn how to esochet.-> little, Teale 9h, Im guint, to get me whea I grow, uptyy—Detrolt ‘Free Press. wedar asel | Quite Tinpossibie,? <> "41 Wonller “whethe? riybné™ wht ‘ever invént's silent typewriter?” _ “Not as long as womed! are *’&m- rployed:—suage, THT eters eT AOR et cepeemetetee Bath || OR a ete ho Pian i der ginal aie apts to give Bee, FREE ties my e Old Grumpy—Yep. Go back tp gar. Ayieg the hod-=N, X. Jonas | Status? trait Gnammas amehtoceen + * She-“T' want & thew cover for Betla’s ‘Piand; ‘can’ you suggest anyttiing, He==Yes;\ Caw’! you fuid. dite’ wilich’ is i Mernietiouy * sealed? obkere ‘Statesman. ey-f Set aaa th BR wes itoruhias, EE OSIRIS LINCOLN’S TENDERNESS. , Awa part of the last Memorial day services in Broadway Methodist ebureh, ex-President J. H. Martin, of Moore's Hill college, delivered his lec- ture on “Abraham Lincoln.” In sim- ple, foreeful sentences he portrayed Zancoln the mau and president. He told with eloquence the story of Lin- voln’s early life and struggles; of his achievements as a lawyer; of his bis- torical debates with Douglas and of his dramatic political career, with ite tragic ending, says the Indianapolis Journal. “No story of Lincoln,” he ead; “would be complete without some mention of his tender, sympathetic nature. A man of great physical strength and moral courage, as well &s firmness of will, he had all the gen- tleness of a woman. “His heart and sympathies were al- ways with the common soldier. It was Gen. Butler, I believe, who gave an ac- count of the president's visit to a hospital. As he passed from ward to ward, stopping long enough to speak ®@ word of cheer and comfort to eack Poor fellow as he lay on his little cot, he finally came to a boy who was evi- dently dying. | “Mr. Lincoin sat down by his side, snd asked the dying boy if there was anything he could do for him. ‘I wish you would write to my mother,’ was ‘the feeble answer. And the president “wrote it down, signing his own name. “When he read the letter to the boy, and came to the closing sentence: | This letter is written by Abraham | Sdnooln,’ the poor fellow looked up, fand sald: ‘Why, is this our presi- dent?” } “Mr. Lincoln answered: ‘Yes, and now that you know who I am, is there anything more Ican do for you? The dying boy answered: ‘Nothing more, unlesa you hold my hand and see me through.’ y “And so the great president sat by that humble cot, and with big tears "rolling down his face he held the trem- bling band of that dying boy until the spark of life bad fled. }_ “Search the annals of history and you will nowhere find a more beav- tiful, tender utterance than bis letter to Mrs. Bixby, of Boston, who Itad given five eons to her country. ‘Tis letter was written in November, 1864, at a time whea the angel of death had visited almost every household in a Lf Bf stb y na eae » ap b iy BG S strickon land, and {t was even then hovering over the president himself, Tt begins: “‘My Dear Mrs. Bixby: Ihave been shown in the files of the war depart- ment that you are the mother of five sons who have died gloriously on the field of battle. I feel how weak and fruitless must be any words of mize which should attempt to beguile you from your grief for a lose 60 over- whelming. % “And yet I cannot refrain from tendering to you the consolation that may be found in tho thanks of the re- public which they died to ave, Tearn- ‘estly pray that our Heavenly Father may soothe the anguish of your be- reavement, and leave you only the cherished memory of the loved and the lost, and the solemn pride that must be yours in having laid #0 cost- ly a sacrifice upon the altar of tree- dom. “The peerlesé glory of AbraBam Lin- goin lies in the fact that beyond all other men he could read the thoughts and enter into the feelings and sym- pathies of the common people, and in hia own great sad heart he carried the burdens and sorrows of his evun- tryzhen until he wrought out the ba- tion’s freedom and sealed it with his blood" Stk ‘Said ee ee a John Allen, of Tupelo, Spnics thie aa his first experience in « battle dur- ing the civil war:, _ “A neighbor and T wére Behind a rail, fence. “All dt a sudden’ he “said. to me: ‘What do T care’ about tefri- torial rights? Tf ama heap mre’ use ‘st home than f bs) hete” Me whe tq gatout and-xo home whdira Yahkee, nfo in Saad ota tearing sp the ground. . 7 stay on So iy Be OIE swhat chance'tiave ea tele ‘née was enchigh sttit in es lett 6 iN 46 men‘and they fusy ‘fred i at You amt mie.’ "N.Y. World, A eke a te “"k CIVIL WAR INCIDENT. ‘wi TWo'Youds Contederates Went 8 Rée Water Throwgha Mam” |, .- | 5 bt) Camtater, + dom srImeonnection withan article inthe Sua of recent date relatiag.anipel dent of the battle-of Kennesaw, maun- tain, Georgia, in 1364, when Col, W, H. Martin, of the First Arkansas, regt- mens, gare, the order to. his to, eon Betee, and hointed ootine tad 7 7 _ W. I. JOHNSON, ee 6 ~PUNBRAL DIRECTOR®AND RBMBALMER. Office & Warerooms, 207 N, Foushee St. Corner Broad. HACKS FOR HIRE: Orders by Aeeehshe or Telegraph filled. Wedding, Sup- | pers and Entertainments ‘promptly attended. Old’Phone, 686, Residence in Building, New Phone, 48. “QA ibe, — KNIGHTS: OF COLUMBUS OF: THEWORLD eR: te ene Teed V.PO& FLK of We” . i) | Dag TO WHOMTT MAY ConceRe) 91) ao hie i) site Be ced eet Me Lo ee bere cet facade any Dep ‘Wanted ia alluections of the coustry jo organi=s edge: Gwen < m0 th ier piss wed woe aE 7, ALLEN Lah Semen atten nee eet kerchief On a stick that the federals in hie front might remove some of their wounded men from a burning woods, Mrs. Susan B. Hull, of Ne. 1080 Cathedral street, recounts an interest: ing bit of history, says the Baltimore Sun. ‘The First Arkansas regimént was composed largely of students of St. John’s college, at Little Rock, and was officered by the professors and jn- structors of the college. The first eolonelof the regiment was Mrs. Hull's brother, Col. John Baker Thompson, who had been president of the col- lege, and who afterwards fell at the battle of Shiloh. The First Arkan- sas Was encamped near Fredericks- oe ae ea % BAS. BO ANG CZ\ le, a iS = 84 of MA ig (arn Cater Cm ON re STARTED ON THEIR PERILOUS JOUR oe burg when the first battle of Manas- ses, or Bull Run, opened. The com- mand was ordered to the field, and it made the march in remarkably quick time, winning words of praise from Gen. Magruder. The men were not al- lowed to halt on the march, the roads were dusty and the weather warm, and they suffered terribly from thirst, When the battlefield was reached the command was thrown into the fore- front of the fighting. Almost directly in front of the regiment was a «pring of cool water, completely covered, however, by the guns_of a federal bat- tery. This tempting spring, eo near ‘end yet so far, was exceedingly tan- talizing to the thirsty men, and finally, when human nature could etand it no longer, two young boys, both un- der 16, whose names, unfortunately, rave been lost in the fight of time; volunteered to get some water from the spring. With a lot of canteens strung over their shoulders the two young heroes started on their-perilous journey. As soon as they came with- im range ef the federal battery {t opened on them, and « perfect. hail of canister and grape ewept the field. ‘The two lads reached the spring un- injured, and quickly filled the can- teens, while their comrades watched with breathless interest, expecting every moment to see them strack down. Suddenly, as if by magic, the fire of the battery ceased. Then as ‘the boys started on their return to the regiment an officer on horseback rode out from between the guns of the bat- tery, and, lifting his hat, waved it to ‘the boys, while a hearty cheer broke from the throats of the cannoneers. The officer had discerned the mission of the lade and given orders to stop firing. The cheer was reeponded to by the thirsty confederates, anda few ‘moments later they were pouring the ‘refreshing water down their dusty throate. | Possibly at Kennesaw, when the men and boys of the First Arkansas regiment saw the unfortunate wound- ed boys in blue in danger of a horrible death in the burning woods, they re- membered the incident of the first great battle of the war. A Gentle Mint, Lenders—Do you ever think of that “ten-spot” you borrowed of me? Berroughs—Don't worry. 1 still have it in mind. Lenders—Don’t you think it about time you relieved your mind?—Phil- adelphia Press. The Doctor Talks Back. “Why, there are physicians in Ger- many who charge only two cents for ® consultation and four cents for a “Visit,” said the mean man. “Well, if they always get that much, they beat me,” said the doctor.—Yon- ‘ers Statesman, A Purchase. Gladys—She has the fatal gift of beauty. May—What makes you think so? Gladys—Such glorious hair and complexion. May—Oh, that isn’t a gift. I was with her when she bought it-—Judge. But It Won't Work, Bhe gave him the key to her heart, years 60, ‘And the iift was récorded by Inw, Ang now Mr. Henpeck wishes that with ‘That key he could tock up her Jaw? —Cincinnat! Commercial-Tribune. New Outing and Pic.nie Park at Jones: bere. ‘There isa New Gating and Pionio Park, Jonesboro, at Fort Lee on the Fns- tern Branch of the O. & O. R. B. con Yenient for Picnics by wagon or rail. ‘There isa large pavilion that will ac- commodate 800 persons and other at- Excellent water on 4 canal Sage done Pe vurch, » society or rate cet cue that will ee perfect Test, recreation or pleasure. For ‘particulars "as ter anton and rates apply at once to Jxo. H. Bravtox, 10 W. Jackson St. Notice 111 _; The Hast End Memorial Burial Asso- giation of Richmond Informs the pub of land, situated in Henrico ‘Gonates near the city of Richmond, adjoining disposing of the same, in sections, sections and at the following terms. aeggtons, £25.00 and” Half Sections, ‘The situation of this Cemetery is High, diy and rolling and accoasitle to the Richmond Traction Street Railway and Seven Pines Railway lines, adjoin- Association has at a considera- ble expense divided this trast of land intosections, erected a fence around its boundaries, which with the additional improvements contemplated, will be am femplstiog’ perchnctag seas ‘place tem) for thetr bodes aintiras ee ends, The attention of the general public is solicited and advantageous inducements MarR B. Grifin, Prosidsat, No. 213 EB. ee a ee ea cole- formati rian, Keeper, No.208) © atseet, We, Custale, 702 East Broad street; W. i. ones, 1087, Bt. Poter stroct; W. Et Lewis, $08’ Buchanan streot; Samual Moredith, 1228 North 26th street; Jos- ph ene Ber 49 ns | Carrington street.” . haiti that is not benedied Bethe casional use ofa R-I-P.A-N-S Tabule. For sale by Droggists. The Five-Cent packet is enough for an ordinary oocss- . The family bottle, 60 cents, con tains a supply for a year. THE MIDWAY LUNCH ROOM, 726 N. 3rd St. Richmond, Va, MEALS FROM 7 A.M. TO 8 P.M. Term Reasonable, Quick Service. Give Me A‘ Call. MRS, 8. L. MITCHELL, Proprietress. —_—_—_—_—__———_——— Go to Beach Park. Westpoint Exear- sion and Picnic Greunds.—Oaly 80 Miles, One Mour’s Ride From Richmond, via Southern Ry. ,_ A great many excursions have: boon booked for “Beach Pa’ ter Saag gad July. ‘The various attractions. and provements at popular resort gives it more prominence each season; ‘To close proximity to Richmond, and the unlimited supply of the most whole- some artesian water, together with many other natural advantages, places Hitggond to none: as a pleasire and health resort for Richmond people. King William Pier, va eubetantial structure, extending 689 feet in length and 25 feot wide over the York River, Pit waterproof roofing as a protection from sun and rain, adds considerably to the beauty and convenience for pic-nic and other outing parties. In addition to the new Beach Park otal, now being ereoted, you will find hisees, fenaaeey Soe eet ouses, furnishing cheap rates an: first-class accommodations. ‘The principal attractions are such as fine fishing, boating, sailing, merry-go- round, shooting galleries, steam and naptha launches, a large dancing pavil- fon with a band of;music day and night, several wells of fine artesian water on ‘the grounds, and various other attrac- tions to suit the older people as well as s little ones. i eee ‘or any other information apply at or write to the Southern Ry. offiee, $20 Main St.. Richmond, Va. ora Phone, 1288, New Phone, 1558, THE PRIVATE LIVERY 700 CATHERINE ST., QUICK TRANFBRING AND MOVING. Suigurries TO Lat at Lowen Bice? NB. Tandem Lessons Given. Strict | attention given to all orders. George Jenkins, Proprietor. REC PLANET RELIGIOUS MATTERS MY FATHER'S WILL. He shall receive an hundredfold in this time . . . and in the world to come eternal life.—Mark 10, 30. My friends assure me I'm quite poor, But I say: "No." Although of this world's goods I'm sure I've nothing got. Yet I’m more rich in things of worth Beyond compare Than if I owned the whole round earth, In the hall and glare. My storehouser ever lacks supply, But overflows; It’s not far off, but close, near by, Secure from foes. My Father’s will provides for me In terms most clear, A hundredfold—how full and free! In this world here. All that there is to come, Wonderous still, Life everlasting in His home— Such is His will. For every need, how great or small, My Father’s will. Nor can the rich supply s'er fail, But must expand. With such a rich inheritance At hand and sure. Which drawing from but does enhance, Who can be poor? What blessed poverty is this, How rich indeed! Easily the brightest gifts can bring no blies This to exceed! -William G. Haeselbarth, in Christian Work. GYPSY AND GENTLEMAN Life Story of a Man Who Rose from the Lowest Ranks to Christian Pre-Eminence. Some years ago a lad of 17 took up his lodging in a room engaged for him in London. He arrived just before the evening meal, and for the first time in his life had to sit at a table and use a knife and fork. At the side of his plate was a piece of linen neatly folded, which he thought was a handkerchief and mentioned it to his host. He was sensitive enough to perceive that he had blundered, and said: "Please forgive me. I do not know any better. I am only a Gypsy. I know I shall make bunders, but if you will correct me when I make a mistake I shall be very grateful, and never angry or cross." This boy Rodney, now everywhere known as "Gypsy Smith," is to-day the most successful evangelist in London. All over England people attribute their new lives to his leading. He was born 43 years ago in a gypsy tent, and has never had five weeks of consecutive schooling in his life. When he was five years old the whole family was attacked by smallpox, and the mother died. She was buried at midnight with Christian rites, and this first religious service which her husband ever attended made a deep impression and led to his conversion. "Our first idea of God," writes Gypsy Smith in his recent autobiography, "came from his father's beautiful life in the gypsy tent—a life which was like the blooming of a flower whose beauty won us all. He never lived one life in a meeting and another in the gypsy tent." The son began his work under Gen. Booth, of the Salvation Army. He was attending one of their meetings when Gen. Booth entered, and, recognizing the boy as one whom he had heard, said, suddenly: "The next speaker will be the gypsy boy." Rodney trembled at the unexpected summons, but made his way to the platform and sang a hymn in his beautiful voice. "Keep your heart up, youngster!" called a tall man from the audience, as the boy stood speechless. "It is in my mouth now. Where do you want it?" came the quick reply. The audience laughed, and the boy somewhat reassured, spoke briefly. That was the way his public service began. When first called upon to conduct a meeting alone, Rodney had to face a serious difficulty—how to read the Scriptures aloud. He had spent as much time as he could find in learning to read, but his laurea and opportunities had been so limited that he knew he could not get through many of the big words. He thought at first of asking a friend to read the lessons; then of spelling aloud any word he could not pronounce; but he felt that would be an open surrender. So he read slowly and carefully till he came upon a long word. Then he stopped to make some comment, and after the comment he began to read again, but on the other side of the long word. However, the gypsy lad in time so perfected himself intellectually that one may now hear him—again and again without being able to detect a flaw in his grammar of pronunciation; and a great London newspaper credits him with using the best Anglo-Saxon speech since John Bright. Those who know the story of his life and the explanation of it in the fact that he is a graduate of the same school which trained John, the fisherman. Rodney Smith, "my friend." and gentleman," as Rev. Campbell Morgan calls him, is a power for good in the world to-day. He proves in his own life and work that religion has lost none of its hold, nor any of its power to elevate and bless. Youth's Companion. A BAD BARGAIN "Wouldn't you like to buy some kindling wood, mister?" asked an unkempt and unpleasant-looking man. "It's the only way I have to make a living, and the price is not high." Happening to need what he had to sell, I engaged a load. When he came in for his money he said, apologetically: "I am a poor man, and I have a pretty hard time to get along. I would like to attend your religious meetings and go to church with my wife and children, but we are too poor. But I mean to come around anyway." The next day I met the man on the street. He had on ragged clothes, a once white, but now very yellow shirt with no collar or cuffs, and a torn, dirty slouch hat. I engaged him in conversation. I asked him why he did not "straighten up and be a man." His reply was very much the same as the pitiful story he told before, but this time I smelled the fumes of beer on his breath. "Excuse me, my friend," said I, "I do not care to intrude upon your private affairs, but you are a drinking man—" "Oh, no, I'm not," he said, cutting me off short. "But your breath smells of liquor." I insisted. "You've been drinking today." "Well, yes, I just had a glass of beer, but I'm not a regular drinker." I had heard such men talk before, so I ventured to press the matter home. "Let me see," said I. "do you suppose "YOU'VE BEEN DRINKING TO-DAY!" you drink a glass of beer a day?" "No, indeed, I don't. I only drink occasionally." "But you had a glass to-day?" "Yes." "And a glass yesterday?" "Yes." "And a glass the day before?" "Yo-s, I think so." "And on Sunday," I said, "you usually drink two glasses?" "Yes, I's pose I do." "Well, then, let me see; how much do you pay for a glass of beer?" "I pay five cents a glass." "五 cents a glass! Have you ever figured up how much your drink costs you a year?" "I took out a pencil and my notebook and figured the problem before him, saying: "Now, you say you average a glass of beer each day. That is five cents a day, or 35 cents a week. On Sunday you drink at least two glasses. We will say then that your beer costs you 40 cents a week, but I presume you drink more than that, don't you? Haven't you had two drinks to-day?" "Yes, I have. I presume I drink on the average two glasses a day." He had become interested in my figuring by this time and was quite communicative. "Never mind that now," I said, "let us figure up the cost as you stated it at first. Forty cents a week is $1.60 a month, or a little over $19 a year. Now, you say you drink just twice that amount, so we may say every year you drink $38 worth of beer! But I'm not through yet. You have been a drinking man for several years, haven't you? How many years have you been in this sort of business?" With shamefacedness he confessed that for seven years he had been such a drinker. "My dear sir." I said, "you tell me you are poor, that your wife hasn't had a new dress, for years, and your children are barefooted even in this cool weather, and yet—and yet, you stand here and tell me that you have for the last seven years systematically put down your own throat over $260 worth of beer! Where has that money gone? Does your saloon keeper dress in rags as do you? Does the saloon keeper's wife ever wear the same ragged clothes for years? Do their children go hungry and bare-footed, as yours do? But why not? Whose money pays for their clothing, their plush carpets, their coal and food? Man! your money has helped do it. Yours, and every other drinking man!" By this time the kindling-wood man had his eyes and his mouth wide open in astonishment. He acknowledged that what I said was true, and that he was a foolish man. It was abad bargain, and he saw it; as many another man has seen it before, and with tears in his eyes he faltered out, and I believe he was sincere—"I never thought of it in that way before. I'll never drink another drop." Oh, how many men there are who are wasting their money on drink, ruining themselves, cheating their families out of house and home, and are, at the same time, cursing God and the evil times, that, keep them poor and in disgrace. God grant that such deluded men may be made to see their folly!—Rev. B. A. King, in Union Signal. Cause and Effect. "The way those people flaunt their money fairly makes me ill." "Sour grapes always did have that effect."—Brooklyn Life. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA The Power of the Press. "Once again," triumphantly said the able editor of the Slopton-on-the-Sloh Herald, "has the power of the press made itself felt. For more than seven years we have been clamoring, conscientiously and continuously, in season and out of season, for a new railway station here, and now the A. B. & C. railway has decided to accede to our demand and erect one. The old station was burned down last Thursday night amid thunders of applause."—Tit-Bits. Pert Polly. "Yes," said Miss Ancient, "this lovely old brooch. Has been in our family for sixty years, quite." "And have you been wearing it all of the time?" asked Polly Perkins, who's not very bright. —Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune "Oh, Fraulein, I have something very important to say to you, but the words are missing." "Just say them. I will say 'yes' to anything."—Meggendorfer Blaetter. A Blazed Critic, The man who abuses that times are hard. You will observe a full soft. Is looking for a berth in life Particularly soft. -Washington Star. Popular with the Sex. "He's an exceedingly gallant and sen- sible young man. I heard him say that a man is as old as he feels and a woman—" "Oh, that's ancient!" "Wait till I'm through. And that a woman is half as old as she looks."—Chicago Post. Finality. "That ain't law," said the attorney to the Bilville justice. "I know it," replied the justice, "but it's me; an' ef ever I hear of you appealing from my decision I'll settle with you personally. Balliff, clear the court!"-Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution. In the Melee. Attorney—Did you see the plaintiff strike the defendant? Witness—Oi did, sor. Attorney—And was the assault committed with malice aforethought? Witness—No, sor; it wor committed wid a mallet behoind th' ear—Judge. Doubtful Recommendation. "Can you make me a set of teeth that will look natural?" asked the patient. "My dear sir," replied the tooth-carpenter, "the teeth I make are so natural that they fairly ache."—Chicago Daily News. A Reasonable Presumption. First Passenger—I wonder why we are making such a long stop at this station. Second Passenger (a traveler of experience)—I presume it is because no one happens to be trying to catch the train.—N. Y. Weekly. A Stern Chase. The Youth—Yes, I'm in business for myself, but I don't seem to be able to meet with any success. The Sage—Nobody over meets with success, young man. He must overtake it—Philadelphia Press. Why He Was Mad Farmer Hodge — Those confounded boys tied a tinnail to that dog's tail and ran him 11 miles. Till ule 'em! Mr. Cityman—Was it your dog? Farmer Hodge—No. It was my pall. —Tit Bits. Pride. "Her father, you know, started in life as a grave-digger." "Oh, did he? I wonder if that's why her proud mother is so anxious to have the past buried?" — Chicago Record-Herald. One of His Best Friends. Flora—So you know Mr. Norox, do you? Lena—Indeed I do! I'm one of his best friends. I was the last one to throw him overboard when he lost all his money—Tit-Bits. Proof. "Do you think they are very much in love?" "In love? Why, he sends her original verse and she thinks it's poetry." —Puck. Positively Brutal Wife—I wonder if I could get a silk waist to suit my complexion? Huaaband—Sure. Cutt & Slash are advertising hand-painted silks.—Chicago Daily News. Almost Too Generous. Fatience—Is your minister liberal in his views? Patrice—Oh, yes; he often preaches for two whole hours.—Yeakers Statesman. He Knew Her. Mrs. Gabbleton (at the seashore)—Must I keep my mouth closed while in the water? Gabbleton—Yes, if possible.—Chicago Daily News. What She Feared. "You look worried to-night, 'William'," said the rural editor's wife. "Anything wrong?" 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HEY LET'S When God enrobed Himself with light And curtained night with star-traced sky, And curtained earth with folds of green, And curtained empires that lie In one huge cluster deeply set. Whose crystal gleam and beryl glow Bring pride to every patriot's breast, Superior, Ontario! Thy sister jewels lie between. And over all these waters free So tokens of man's godlike power, Bring mystery of earth and sea! Thy ships make commerce's blood flow strong With iron, lumber, coal and grain, Bring comfort to uncounted homes, And leave their paths without a stain. Thy ripples capture from the sun The diamonds studding every wave; The crystal floor is clean as heaven's; The stones form from deep mountains out of sight. Distilled by chemistry divine. They pour their ceaseless age-long flow, As fresh as life's own sparkling wine. Thy skies speak of a holy peace, Such peace as sleeping babe enfolds; Thy clouds as angel's wings, Thy stars, a living crown; Thy stretches where no shores are seen Are forestates of the boundless air. ABE HANCOCK'S GEESE WHOSE roost was you robbin' las' night, Wash?" inquired the storekeeper, suddenly. Wash Hancock continued to scrape the clinging "gumbo" from his boots with a pine splinter. "Is that a figger of speech?" he drawled. "I dunno whether you want to know how I was improvin' the shin'in' hours or whether—that's so, there is feathers on me, hain't there? Well," he continued, brushing some fluff from his coat sleeve, "I come by that honest. I was tryin' ter break up a henI'm set-tin' this morning'. I deepse a fool whether it wears speckled feathers or a red necktie." The storekeeper involuntarily straightened his flame-colored ascot. "O course that'll do to tell," he said. "What do you think about it, Sol? I doon'. say Wish'd steal anythin'--not unless it was prunes, er goobers, er fine cut, an' my back was turned--but if I had missed any chickens I'd want him ter show me that settin' hen he claims he owns." "Same here," agreed Baker, the tailor. "'D I ever tell you about the old "TLL BEING SWIZZLED!" SAYS THE OLD MAN." man an' the geese that of' Mis' Pakenham said he stole?" asked Wash. "It was before your time, Rufe, but I reckon Sol's heared about it." "Not me," declared Baker. "I've heered things said about you that I couldn't deny, not knowin' how true they wus, but your father ginrally hasn't ben considered responsible for 'em." "There was two of them geese," said Hancock. "The old man got up one mornin' an' shoveled his way out through the snow that had fell in the night to the barn an' found 'em busy in the granary. They was fine big fat white ones, as fat as fools an' as unconcerned as Sol acts when he gathers in the pot. The old man seen that their wings was well flew out an' he reckoned they had flew along with the storm from some neighbor's, so he ketched 'em an clipped 'em so'st they wouldn't travel no fu'ther away from home. Then he come back to the house an' et his breakfast. "We don't none of us go ter town for a day or two after that, but as soon as we did go the old man told us to kind o' leave word at the neighbors' about the gese an' if we found who owned 'em to tell 'em to come an' take 'em away. Well, nobody seemed to have lost no gese, an' the next few weeks the old man began to get one ease. He sent word out to Tarkio about 'em an' to Paineville, an' Booner and all over, but nobody come to claim 'em. When ever he went to town to do his tradin' he'd ask everybody he met if they hadn't lost some gese an' if anybody come along the road he'd go out an' stop the wagon an' say: I allow you don't know of no one that's missed a couple o' gese, do ye? "He wanted the felter ter have 'em that owned 'em and it sorter got on his mind, so at last it got to be a kind of by-word around an' the loafers 'd heller out as soon' they see him comin': 'No, I hain't lost no gese'. He finely put piece in the Demoreus about 'em what that didn't do no good. He began to feel mighty discouraged about it. Another told him that the gese belonged more to him than anybody, gese' held more than their was worth in feed an advertisin ter say not'nin' of the mental anguish they'd give him, but he couldn't see it that way. 'I got some other man's property,' he'd say, 'but I don't want it ever ding up to me to that. Abe Hancock ever kep' a man outer what was his'n. I wish the pesky things had been in Guinea before they come here.' "I've a notion to wring their necks an' have 'em for Sunday dinner,' mother'd say. "Don't you never let that notion git any farther along,' says the old man, pretty to 'lable firm. "But mother was sorter firm herself an' that's how it came out the way it did. It was plantin' time an' there was a right smart o' fencin' too, so we had to have two extra hired men ter git through the work an' hands was skeerce an' hard ter keep. It come Sunday an' fer onct mother had ter stay ter home from meetin' an' cook them men. The old man hitched up an' went an' took me along with him. Comin' back we see a buggy in front of us that had broke down an' a woman that was havin' considerable trouble straightenin' out. It wus Mis' Pakenham." "The widder?" asked Baker. "Yes," answered Hancock, "the widder. She had a farm over near Burton's in Satterlee township, an' run it herself ever since Pakenham died. Closer'n the bark on a tree an' sour as they dill pickles o' Rufe's. Worked in the field in short petticoats an' sunbonnit an' did two men's work'sides her own, but when she was dressed met matti she rigged up like the queen o' Sheeby. Silk dress an' gold watch an' chain and cameo bibcock. That's what made her so unbanding out fixin' her buggy, I reckon—askered o' mussin' her silk dress. Anyway, the old man pulled up an' got out an' helped her. Then, when she got through, he asked her to stare at the house an' take dinner with us, bein' as she hadn't made mother a visit for about a year, an' she finerly allowed that she would. "Well, we got to settin' down to the table and there was a good a mell 'What is it?' says the old man, 'Roast goose,' says mother, lookin' at him stiddy, 'I'll be ding swizzled!' says the old man, thumpin' the table with his fist, maeder'n hops. Mis' Pakenham, she looked from one to the other kinder curious, an' the old man simmered down, but it wizn't hard to see he wus disturbed in his mind. Mother was some flustrated, too. An' it wiz that-away through the meal. There was both of the gmee cheese cooked, but we wus all right hungry, an' Miss Pakenham wus the hungriest o' the lot, seemed like. She sent upher plate three times. Finely she said: 'I dumno when I've relished anything like that, but I'm powerful fond o' roast goose. I didn't know as you ken greese. Mr Hancock' "I don't," says the old man. "Them two geese come to us las' February. an—what's the matter, Mis' Pakenham?" She had showed back her chair an' laid down her knife an' fork an' was glarin at him. "Abe Hancock," she says, slow an' solemn, I didn't think you was the man to steal a widder woman's geese. Them two geese 'at you folks have jest et was my geese. They was taken from my place in Feboony. I know they was taken, because they was too much attached to their home ter leave without help, an' I've be'n inquirin' about 'em ever sence. Why. I couldn't go ter town but folks' dholer: "No, Mis' Pakenham, I hain't seen nothin' o' no stray geese," without me sayin' a word to em. I put a piece in the Clarion about em. You needn't tell me, Abe Hancock, that you didn't know whose geese they was.' "Father tried hard to explain, but she was one of them women you can't argue with, an' then mother got mad. Finally she says: 'Well, if it come to that, the geese is et an' you've et your good share o' them. We're able to pay you what they was worth, if you've got the conscience to ask it; but I reckon you don't want ter take the bones home with you. Wash, you go hitch up Mis' Pakenham's horse. She's gittin' anxious to go an' I don't want ter keep her." "I 't pose, says Mis' Pakenham, sorter sarcastic, you thrown away the feathers." "Mother colored up a little more, an' then went out an' got the bag o' feathers she'd plucked from them two geese, an' Mis' Pakenham waltzed off with 'em, an' I want ter tell you that her tongue wan't still about that ontl! the day she died. "Seems like Mis' Pakenham be'n inter town first after the geese left an' she made such a doin's about it 'at none o' the folks felt much inlined to help her find 'em, an' then when the old man come in an' seemed so plague-taked anxious ter find the owner they wus sorter tickled an' they kep' the thing up on both sides. It jest happened 'at the old man an' Mis' Pakenham never run onto one another. It mighty nigh broke the old man's heart to have Mis' Pakenham goin' around sayin' that he'd stole the geese." "He was too honest," commented the storekeeper. "That's so," said Wash. "I believe in folks bein' honest, but I don't like ter see 'em git bigoted about it."—Chicago Daily News. **Theme for New Drama.** Clyde Fitch writes from Salzo Maggiore, Italy where he is recuperating, that he recently had a terrifying hurdle race with a mad cow, which chased him half a mile around trees and over fences, brooks and meadows. 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We know His love and justice and righteousness as we rise through their appearance in the living men about us to their perfect showing in Christ, in whom was all the fullness of the God-head bodily. It is only when we come from knowledge of our Heavenly Father, through faith and love and dally experience, that we are able to interpret His revelation of Himself in nature. Jesus saw the tokens of His Father's love in the fields and on the hillsides of His village neighborhood. But first He knew Himself God's Son. It is the office of the natural world about us to fill up, not to begin, our knowledge of God's character. When we know Him we shall find His presence everywhere. We shall not always understand or enjoy, but we shall cease to fear, knowing that all His work in us and in the world, however incomplete, is moving on to a completion that is best expressed in likeness to Himself—Boston Congregationalist. Willie's Trouble. 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THE PLANET SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1903 BIG FUND FOR MINERS President Mitchell's Plan Adopted by National Convention. PUBLIC APPEAL FOR $1,000,000 Assessment Levied On Members Now at Work Will Raise $300,000 a Week. Soft Coal-Men Will Violate No Contracts. Indianapolis, Ind., July 21.—The national convention of the United Mine Workers of America adjourned Saturday afternoon after unanimously adopting the plan offered by President Mitchell for raising a fund of $300,000 TOMLINSON HALL. 2 (Where Miners' Convention Was Held) a week to aid the striking anthracite miners. A few changes were made in Mitchell's plan by the special committee, but they relate only to the method of assessment. The committee's report was as follows: First—That the national secretary-treasurer of the United Mine Workers be authorized to appropriate $50,000 from the funds of the national treasurer for the benefit of the districts 1, 7 and 9 (anthractie districts). Second—That all districts and sub-districts and local unions be asked to donate whatever they can afford for the support of the strike. Third—That an assessment of 10 per cent be levied on earnings of members where check system is used and at other mines of $1 a man every week. This assessment is not to be made against members of union now on strike, but to commence when strikes are over. Fourth—The assessments to be paid direct by the local unions to Secretary-Treasurer Wilson. Fifth—That 25 per cent. be deducted from the salaries of all national district officers and organizers. Sixth—That the assessment begin from July 16. Seventh—That all contributions made by the national organization be distributed to the anthracite districts in the natio shown by the last coal reports. Eighth—That each local union be requested to aid as far as possible in securing work for men now on strike. In this connection the good offices of the American Federation of Labor will be requested. Ninth—That an address be submitted to the American people. The salient points of the address to the American people are as follows: The convention of the United Mine Workers hefeby states the line of action which its members are determined to pursue. The coal miners of the country recognize the marvelous industrial progress of the country during the last decade, but our labor has produced the foundation for most of this wealth by producing the coal which has made the progress possible. But when the miners examine the patry pittance they receive as recompense for the labors and dangers they undergo they feel that they are being dealt with unjustly in payment for so much labor and so many sacrifices. The combinations of capital are so powerful that individuals are helpless, and experience shows that when capital combines labor must unite. The grievances of the miners have forced them to organize, not to take from the operators, what belongs to them, but to receive better treatment and fair remuneration for their labor. For five years the miners have lived up to the letter and spirit of every contract into which they have entered, and do not intend to violate them now. The miners believe that the best interests of the country are opposed to a general strike of the coal miners, and, while they feel that in the present fight their union may be destroyed, nothing can compel them to break their agreements. The miners request the American people to bring such pressure to bear upon the anthracite operators and anthracite railroads as will compel them to submit to arbitration. The expenses of the miners call for a contribution of $1,000,000 per month from sources outside the union, and with this amount the miners are confident they can win the anthracite strike. Crisis in Coal Strike Near Wilkesbarre, Pa., July 23.—There is now every indication that the strike of the anathracite coal miners is nearing a crucial point, and the crisis is expected to come at almost any time within the next few weeks, and certainly before September 1. Operators claim that their old miners have been leaving their names at the offices of the companies as being desirous of returning to work. These operators say that the only reason they have not made an effort to start is that they are merely awaiting the time when a surf scientific percentage of men have applied to insure that there will be some measure of peace assured. On the other hand, the striking miners seem equally confident that there will be no break in the strike until their grievances have been adjusted. The leaders state that they have every means at hand to carry on the strike indefinitely. At present it seems, from what little the operators and coal roads will state, that an attempt would be made almost any time to start some of the mines. The one thing that is said to keep back such action is the fear that riots might ensue if any large percentage of miners were left idle. It is believed by those who understand the situation that it would be folly to attempt to use miners who are not thoroughly acquainted with the particular mines in which they are placed at work. Under the Pennsylvania law no miner can secure a license unless he has worked at least two years as an assistant. There are not believed to be enough of these to work more than a few mines. Mitchell Coming East Indianapolis, July 23.—President Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, left Indianapolis today for Wilkes barre, where he will probably reopen strike headquarters tomorrow or Friday. His intention, it is understood, is to remain in the anthracite region until the strike is settled. It is understood that Mitchell and his assistants are convinced that they can win the anthracite strike if they can hold out for 10 weeks longer. LADRONE CHIEFS ESCAPE Two Break Through Constabulary Lines After Fiance Flight. Lines After Fierce Fight. Manila, July 23—Montallon and Fellzardo, the Ladrone chiefs, have broken through the constabulary cordon in Cavite province and have escaped to the mountains. A number of Ladrones were killed in earlier attempts to force the cordon. The cordon encompassed the leaders and many of their followers. The latter when trapped made a series of breaks to escape. The constabulary withstood the first attacks, killing 14 and capturing 15 men. The Ladrones finally massed together under cover of the darkness and forced their way through a weak spot in the cordon, near Das Armas, killing one and wounding one of the constabulary. The latter captured the papers and effects of the leaders and destroyed quantities of supplies. An extensive drive, with the object of capturing the Ladrone chiefs Montallon and Felizardo and 50 of their followers was organized in Cavite province. Twelve hundred constabulary, commanded by Captain Baker, moved last Thursday at daylight, forming a complete angle-shaped cordon covering 60 square miles. Patrol launches guarded the rivers, and it was expected to close the cordon last Saturday. The entire male population of the towns and farms were to be included in the concentration movement. When complete the Ladrones were to have been arrested and the others were to have been released. Presented With a Loving Cup By Staff Officers. Washington, July 22.—Major General John R. Brooke, commander of the department of the east, having reached the age limit, was retrained from active service yesterday, and is succeeded by Major General Adna R. Cheffee, who is now stationed at Manila, as commander of the Philippine department. Relieved by MacArthur. New York, July 22.—Major General Arthur MacArthur yesterday assumed command of the department of the east, relieving Major General John R. Brooke. The ceremony took place in the headquarters building on Governor's island. General Brooke was presented with a large silver loving cup by the officers of his staff. The troops of the post were paraded and a double line of sentries was formed from General Brooke's house to the wnaw. Down this line he passed, escorted by all the staff, and the 13 guards of a major general's salute were fired in his honor. Searching For $70,000,000. San Francisco, July 22.—The schooner Hermann has sailed for the South Sea, ostensibly on a pleasure trip, but in reality, it is said, in search of buried treasure, amounting to $70,000,000, reported to have been hidden on an island by the mutinous crew of a Japanese ship. Captain James Brown, a retired mariner of the Atlantic coast, is in command of the Hermann, and is accompanied by four or five eastern friends. The little schooner was fisted out at an expense of $18,000. Atlantic Wants Roosevelt Atlantic City, N. J., July 23.—President Roosevelt will be invited to come to Atlantic City on August 8, when the Fleral Parade on the Boardwalk will be held. A representative left here yesterday for Oyster Bay to extend the invitation. HOW THEY LOVE BACH OTHER. A "I've been told that I look exactly like a Gibson girl. Do you think so?" "Indeed I do. But which Gibson girl do you mean? I only known two. Kittie Gibson, who is our cook, and Lizzie Gibson, the launder."—Chicago Tribune. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND; VIRGINIA. TEMPERANCE NOTES ALCOHOL RESPONSIBLE. Disasters of Various Kinds Which Are Traceable to Drink-Be-fuddled Brains. HE KNEW ALL ABOUT IT. horse Report of Nickel at Richmond, Virginia, at the 16th, 1902, ma-ric Accounts Virginia. Loans and dis- furniture and Current expen- Checks and et- Specie nickel- Many of the most serious railroad and steamboat accidents have been found in the final analysis to be due to the bad reasoning and faulty senses of the responsible persons in charge. When these accidents are studied they are traceable to distinct physical causes, among which the use of alcohol is most prominent. Thus the engineer who, tired and worn, takes a drink of spirits, which all unconsciously depresses the acuteness of his senses and dulls his reasoning power. Later the train orders are confused and the danger signals are not correctly seen, and a frightful accident follows, in which he perishes. No one realizes that all this was due to the glass of spirits taken to relieve his weared state. The captain of a great steamship used spirits to keep warm while on the bridge, and a few hours after made a terrible blunder. No one recognized the connection between the spirit taken and the accident, and yet it was simply cause and effect. His usual mental clearness was dulled and his judgment impaired. An architect planned a great block of buildings taken and the accident, and yet it was simply cause and effect. His usual mental clearness was dulled and his judgment impaired. An engineer who drank at night and in so-called moderation decided that a reservoir dam was safe and would bear any pressure. Later it burst and many lives and immense property was destroyed. Here the same mistake was made, in trusting to the faulty reasoning of the engineer. This list of disasters and losses might be extended almost indefinitely, and only recently is there any suspicion that the use of alcohol was an active predisposing cause. The delusion that alcohol used in small quantities never impairs the integrity of the senses and reasoning is contradicted by daily experience. A still greater delusion exists in supposing the inebriate to be simply a moral victim, not diseased. It is this error that crowds the criminal courts with victims, who are crushed out in the efforts to restore them. Scientists are teaching the great lessen of prevention, which insists that all responsible men, holding positions of trust, should be total abstainers—Journal of Inebriety. CAN DO WITHOUT SALOONS. Santa Menden, Cell, Tries Experiment with Success Beyond Expectation. Santa Monica, Cal., nearly a year ago decreed the closing of the saloons. To do so was predicted would ruin the city. How the city had been ruined, read what the California Voice says: First, a very notable increase in the number and character of the population and visitors to the beach. Second, business men say that since closing the saloons in May there is a decided improvement in business, some going so far as to say that their business has almost doubled. The merchants say that they are now getting more cash in hand for goods than ever before, and that what formerly went to saloons now goes into the legitimate channels of trade. An example or two will show the trend of business under prohibition. The bank deposits in the Santa Monica bank for the three months of June, July and August, 1906, under prohibition, were $46,000 more than they were for the corresponding months of 1899 with open saloons. Moody's delicacy store for the month of June, July and August, 1900, under prohibition, took in actual cash for June, $232.50; for July, $354.83; for August, $427.23, in excess of the cash receipts for the three corresponding months of 1899, when they had saloons. In May, 1899, there were 24 arrests for drunkenness; in May, 1900, only four, and all other cases traceable to saloons have fallen of correspondingly. So that summing it all up, Santa Monica can very well afford to do without saloons, and the good people of Santa Monica say that they can never again afford to have another saloon in their little city by the sea. Prohibition In Maine Mrs. Katharine Lente Sterenson, president of Massachusetts W. G. T. U., has just completed a trip of nearly two weeks in the state of Maine, and says she is prepared to speak with greater authority than ever before on the subject of prohibition on its native health. While she unquestionably found towns where the law was violated, she also found towns where it was as perfectly enforced as any other law upon the statute book. In one place the president of the union said to her: "If we were to see a man staggering upon our streets we should be much more likely to think he was slick than that he was intoxicated. It is a sight we never see." In another place the minister said: "We do not need the law here in this village; it enforces itself; there would be no liquor selling and no drunkenness in the community if there were no law. The years have done their work and a prohibition community is the result." **End Given Is a Fair Trial!** Gentleman (to village cobbler)—What's that yellow powder you'dn't taking so constantly, my friend? Cobbler—it's snuff—catarrh enuff. Gentleman—Is it any good? I'm somewhat troubled that way myself. Cobbler (with the air of a man who could say more if he chose)—Well, I've had catarrh for more'n 30 year, an'I've never took nothin' in it but this!"—Tit-Bite. HE KNEW ALL ABOUT IT. horse Teacher—Now, Johnnie, in this sentence, "John shoes the horse," what does horse stand for? Johnnie—Horse is a noun, masculine gender and stands for John. Teacher—Nonsense! How could that be? Johnnie—So dat John can shoe it, of course.—Chicago American. The Difference. One man's meat is another's poison. One courts the fate his neighbors dread; The looks that Johnson thinks are golden to Smith perhaps look merely red. —Chicago Record-Herald. Why He Didn't Get Her. Prospective Father-in-Law—Do you ever gamble or smoke, sir? Prospective Son-in-Law—No, sir! Prospective Father-in-Law—Do you ever drink, sir? Prospective Son-in-Law (absent-mildedly—Well, I don't care if I do, sir.—Smart Set. Realistic. Managing Editor--Well, I must say you did that insane asylum assignment beautifully. They tell me you acted exactly like a medman. How did you do it? Reporter--Why, I went sight out and got a suit of camel's hair underclothes--Brooklyn Life. Report of the Condition of the MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK at Richmond, in the commonwealth of Virginia, as the close of business. July 16th, 1902, made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts. $940 50 Overdrafts. 1 03 Due from National Banks. 12,369 89 Other real estate. 2,839 78 Furniture and fixtures. 1,607 12 Current expenses and taxes paid, 980 32 Checks and other cash items. 738 01 Specie, nickels and cents. 150 34 Paper currency. 1,725 73 Total. $21,342 72 RESOURCES. LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in.....$2,925 87 Surplus fund.....338 43 Undivided profits.....124 04 Individual deposits subject to check.....7,656 87 Time certificates of deposit.....10,298 01 Total.....$21,343 72 State of Virginia, City of Richmond, as: I. Thomas H. Wyatt, cashier of the above named bank, do, solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. THOMAS H. WYATT, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 19th day of July, 1902. JOHN MITCHELL, JR., J. C. FARLRY, WM. CUSTALO, Directors Do You Know Them? MARTINSBURG, W. VA., July 8, 1902. I am an old soldier and belonged to Co. E, 2nd U. S. Cavalry commanded by Col. George W. Cole and Capt. John Tucker. I am desirous of locating some of my old comrades that I might be able to be identified and thus secure my pension. Here appended are a few names: Joseph Morris, corporal; Levi Boone, first duty sergeant; Thomas Campbell, commissary sergeant; Wm. Mosby, bugler; Benj. Hart, orderly bugler; Oliver White, private; Adalai Skinner, private; Isham Lofat, private; any of whom if living will confer a great favor by communicating with Dawson, Ga., July 12th, 1908. I desire to know the whereabouts of my relatives I was sold from Virginia when a small child being in a drove led by Mr. Price or Price. I belonged to Philip Miller's estate. One of the boys was named James Miller. My father's name was Jeffrey Miller. My mother's name was Belsie Miller. I was born in Kinston, Va. My name was Susan Miller. Any information will be thankfully received. Address Dawson, Ga., June 27th, 1903. I desire to know the whereabouts of the relatives, of Jane Harvey. She was a slave owned by Beverly Caesar. At the time I was sold I was 19 years of age. My mother was Rhody Harvey, and was owned by Erasmus Gary. My uncle's name was Allen Harvey. I nursed two boys for Mr. and Mrs. Beverly Caesar, Samuel and Edward Caesar, and Joseph Edward Murrell. Mr. Caesar had two daughters, Miss Sarah married Mr. Erasmus Gary and Miss Josephine married Mr. James Murrell. I had one sister, Malinda, and two brothers, Jarry and Samuel Harvey. Any information will be thankfully received by Jane Codes, Dawson, Ga. NOW OPEN WALKER'S HOTEL For First-class Colored Guests. 116 South Ave., Near New Market, Petersburg, Va. 7-14.5m Nickel Savings Bank at Richmond, in the commonwealth of Virginia, at the close of business, July 16th, 1902, made to the Auditor of Public Accounts of the commonwealth of Virginia. RESOURCES. Loans and discounts, $5,303 60 Furniture and fixtures, 1,600 00 Current expenses and taxes paid, 239 00 Checks and other cash items, 86 00 Specie, nickels and cents, 1,416 26 Paper currency, 3,729 00 Total, $12,372 86 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $5,970 00 Surplus fund, 1,100 00 Individual deposits subject to check, 4,867 86 Time certificates of deposits, 435 00 Total.....$13,372 86 State of Virginia, city of Richmond, ss I. E. A. Washington, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. E. A. WASHINGTON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 23rd day of July, 1902. R. F. TANCIL, R. J. BASS, L. L. BANKS, Directors. Winddale Park Free to Sunday Schools. In appreciation of the excellent patronage given Winddale Park on July 4th, by the Richmond and Manchester public, hereafter the grounds will be rented to parties for only, two dollars per day and will be given absolutely free to any Sunday School desiring to have their picnic at this park. Simply name a date not taken, and it will be yours for the asking. The grounds are also open free to the public every night after 7 o'clock. P. M., and on every Sunday. For further information address, S. B. Steward, 2818 P. St. 7-02-4t CANVASSER —WANTED— to sell PRINTERS' INK a journal for advertisers published weekly at five dollars a year. It teaches the science and practice of Advertising, and is highly esteemed by the most successful advertisers in this country and Great Britain. Lateral comm mission allowed Address PRINTERS' INK No 10 Spruce St. New York. HOWARD UNIVERSITY Medical Department Including Medical, Dental and Pharmacetic Colleges... madoento Colleges. 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THOS. H. WY. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. O. FAIR JNO. R. CHILES, B. P. VANDERVALL, JOHN MITCHELL, JR., JNO. T. TAYLOR, R. W. WHITING, THOS. M. CRUMP, WILLIAM C. PHONE, 577 A. D. P. THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR, E. All orders promptly filled at short notice, rented for meetings and nice entertainment conveniences. Large picnic or hand washing but first-class carriages, buggies, etc. Supplies. 212 EAST LEA [Residence] OPEN ALL DAY & NIGHT. "THE ECONOMY." 808 N. 3rd St. Fine Tailoring, CLEANING, DYEING, AND REPAIRING. W. O. TURNER, PROPRIETOR. CENT Interest Paid on All Deposit ing 60 Days or over. NEGOTIATED.—The patronage of is excited. For all information concerning Stock, De- d., apply to the Cashier. It s are fitted up with modern improvements. Building- city. Polite officials will be pleased to serve you. 4 PER CENT Interest Paid on All Deposits Remaining 60 Days or over. LOANS NEGOTIATED.—The patronage of the Public is solicited. For all information concerning Stock, Deposits, and Loans, Etc., apply to the Cashier. Apartments are fitted up with modern improvements. Building lighted with gas and electricity. Polite officials will be pleased to serve you. OFFICERS HELL, JR., President. H. F. JONATHAN, W. THON. H. WYATT, Cashler. DIRECTORS: J. C. FARLEY, W. F. GRAHAM, E. J. ES, B. P. VANDERVALL, D. J. GHEAVERS, W. HELL, JR., JNO. T. TAYLOR, H. F. JONATHAN, THOM. WHITING, THOS. M. CRUMP, SEC'Y, E. A. WASHINGTON. WILLIAM OUSTALO. 577 NEW PHONE A. D. PRICE GENERAL DIRECTOR, EMBALMER AND L. ers promptly filled at short notice by telegraph or tele- tings and nice entertainments. Plenty of room with Large picnic or band wagons for hire at reasonable class carriages, buggies, etc. Keeps constantly on hand. 12 EAST LEIGH STREET [Residence Next Door.] L. DAY & NIGHT—Man on Duty JOHN MITCHELL, JR., President. H. F. JONATHAN, Vice-President. THOS. H. WYATT, Cashier. BOARD OF ADMINISTRATORS BOARD OF DIRECTORS: J. C FARLEY, W. F. GRAHAM, E. R. JEFFERSON. JNO. R. CHILES, B. P. VANDERALLY, D. J. CHAVERS, W. M. A. HANKINS, JOHN MITCHELL, JR., JNO. R. CHAVERS, ONATHAN, THOMAS SMITH, R. W. WHITING, THOS. M. ORUMP, SEG'Y B. A. WASHINGTON, J. C. CARTER, WILLIAM USTAELQ. All attendees promptly filled at short notice by telegraph or telephone. Halls rented for meetings and nice entertainments* Plenty of room with all necessary conveniences. Large picnic or band wagons for hire at reasonable rates and noth-ing first-class carriages, buggies, etc. Keeps constantly on hand fine Funeral Supplies. OPEN ALL DAY & NIGHT--Man on Duty All Night; A Baptist minister of 15 years experience as a first grade teacher, is desirous of position in school connected or unconnected with pastoral duties. Can teach any branch of University curriculum, and stenography and typewriting. Address. JAMES A. BURNS, A. B., Ph. C., Principal District Schools, Box 311, Biloxi, Miss. paid on All Deposits Remain- days or over. the patronage of the Public serving Stock, Deposits, and improvements. Building lighted with pleased to serve you. ERS: H. F. JONATHAN, Vice-President TT, Cashier. KEY, W. F. GRAHAM, E. R. JEFFERSON D. J. GHAVERS, WM. A. HANKIN H. F. JONATHAN, THOMAS SMITH, SEC.Y. E. A. WASHINGTON, J. J. CARTER ESTALO. NEW PHONE, 1133 PRICE, NBALMER AND LIVERYMAN price by telegraph or telephone. Hall is Plenty of room with all necessa- sions for hire at reasonable rates and noth- kees constantly on hand. fine Funer HIGH STREET. Next Door.] Man on Duty All Night NOT ONE CENT TO PAY! GLOSSINE THE WONDER QUEEN OF ALL HAIR TONICS FOR INJECTION SEE INSIDE STRAIGHTENS CURLY KINKY KNAPPY HAIR CONTINENTAL CHEMICAL CO ST. LOUIS MO. GLOSSINE is Queen of all. Hair Tonics to straighten the hair and cause it to grow long and beautiful. We will send you a large sample but FARE OF CHARGE. We prove this idea. 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