Richmond Planet

THE RICHMOND PLANET K. OF P. NOTES. Tomorrow will be gala day of thanksgiving for the Lodge and Courts, and they will be joined by the Uniform Rank of the city, who will be out in large numbers. The Second Baptist Church will be taxed to its utmost capacity and it is hoped that the members of the organization will meet at the designated points at the time appointed. Blooming Lily Lodge No. 15 met on last Tuesday night and was paid an official visit by the Grand Chancellor who was accompanied by many of the Past Chancellors of this city. The meeting was a memorable one and the members of the lodge were greatly benefited by the presence of the distinguished official. Venus Court No. 47 had its second anniversary last Tuesday evening at the Pythian Oustle, 511 N. 3rd St. The condition of the Court as shown by the reports is excellent, having a large membership as well as a large Bank account. The exercises were of a high order and did credit to the committee in charge of affairs. The following named visitors were present and addressed the Court, viz. Grand Worthy Register of Deeds, Miss M. L. Chiles, Mrs. Harriet Thompson, Miss Eva Davis, Mrs. Anna Taylor, Mr. Elam L. Banks, Col Thos. M. M. Crump, Capt. Thomas H. Wyatt is the only male member of the Court and is much pleased over the fact. Refreshments were served and all present spent a most enjoyable time. Samson Lodge, No. 16, and Virginia Lodge No. 6 will meet on Monday night March 28th. Excelsior Court No. 117 meets on Monday evening March 28th, 1904 at 4:30 o'clock. All members are requested to be present. NOMAD. A Grand Time Expected. The thirty-ninth annual anniversary of the Afro-Americans to be celebrated by the Knights of Damon of Virginia, and others. We learn that on the 3rd of April there will be a special sermon delivered to them by Rev. White, B. D., at Mt. Carmel Baptist Church at 3 p.m. And on Monday the 4th of April that they will meet at the Knights of Pythias Castle, 727 N. 3r. 1 St. Doors open at 7:00 p.m. Admission 10 cts. The committee has made all arrangements to serve all of the delicacies of the season at City prices. We learn that the Right-Worthy Grand Counselor Sir J. C. Randolph has arranged to admit and feed the old people free. We heartily endorse this move and may God guide him to a success. We hope that as many as possible will be present. Still Waiting. Baltimore, Md., March 21, 1994.— Dear wife: I have received your letter of the 19th inst, and am very sorry to hear that you have postponed your home coming for another month. You have everyone languishing at me through the paper, and if you do intend to come home, give me a definite answer at once. The 27th of January I put a long add in the paper, and received no answer. If you want to come home I will pay for the month that you started to work for those people. I went down to the bank Friday and drew the $0.00 and was sorely disappointed by you not coming home when you promised. If you are coming home let me know at once. I cannot wait 'till the 20th of April. I will not answer any questions 'till I get a definite answer, when you are coming home, and let me have your address. I promise I will not interfere with you at your work. Your loving husband, J. HILL Colored Man Wanted. Who is intelligent and reliable, for responsible position in New York Office of Corporation. As he will handle funds, must be able to give best references and furnish $300.00 in cash as security, which will be secured. To the right man a liberal salary will be given, with chance for advancement as acility is demonstrated. Don't answer unless you can furnish the security stated. On Friday night, April 8th, 1904, the "Carey Lyceum" of the Virginia Union University will hold its regular annual public exercises. The subject for debate is; "Resolved that there should be a Divorce Law in the U. S." The Carey Lyceum has always attracted large and intelligent audiences; to its public exercises; and on this account, ample preparations are being made for the entertainment of its many friends. All are cordially invited to attend. - You save money in buying groceries of Reformers' Store. See ad. on another page. The Y. M. C. A. Conference met last Friday evening. The programme was very interesting. The bee was full of honey. The explanation of the Sunday school Lesson last Saturday by Prof. B. F. McWiliams was a help to all who attended. The report from the jail last Sunday was very encouraging. One prisoner accepted Christ. The boys last Sunday had a very timely address delivered to them by Mr. Chas. H. Hooper. Our brother is invited to come again. Much interest was manifested in the men's meeting last Sunday. Prof. A. B. Steer of the Virginia Union University delivered an address that every man in Richmond should have heard. Subject: The Dignity of Woman. The music by the University Quartette was enjoyed by all. Do not forget that women and men are invited to the explanation on the Sunday School Lesson to day 5 p. m., at the Y. M. C. A. Rooms. All men for Committee work are requested to be on time Sunday. Let every man attend the True Reformers' Hall Sunday 3:30 p. m. The Big Men's Meeting. Lawyer J. Henry Crutchfield will address the men. Subject: "And whom do you place next Those?" Special music will be rendered by a nantache under the directions of Mr. Nelson G. Booker. Come and bring another man. The women are happy to know that there will be a special meeting for them Sunday April 17th, 3:30 p. m. and Rev R. V. Peyton will address them. Every woman in Richmond is invited. Tell the other woman. Seats are free. Do not forget that we ask every home to remember these meetings. Boys meeting Sunday 4 p. m. All boys are welcome. Sutherlins, Va., March 19th, 1904. — A lodge of Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A. A, & A., was instituted here at White Oak Baptist Church last night with a membership of 26 Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr., accompanied by Assistant Surgeon General E. R. Jefferson and Grand Master at Arms S. S. Baker got off at Pace's Station where they were met by two wagons and brought five miles to the church. There they met Specia Deputy Grand Chancellor H. S. Keen, Past Chancellor Geo. W. Rison, Major L. W. Holbrook, Past Chancellor W. W. Manns, Sirs A. H. Claiborne, P.S. Terry Deputy Grand Chancellor W. A. Miller. They were drawn up in front of Mr. A. B. Betts store and warm greetings followed: The lodge was instituted at 9 o'clock. The Sir Knights named assisted. The following officers were installed; C. C. J. Squire, M. of W. A. B. Betts, P. Thomas Edmonds, M. of R. and S. S. M. Whitlock, M. of F., Granville Marable, M. of Ex, Henry Goode, M. at A. John Davis, V. O., T. M. Dodson, I. G. Philip Jeter, O. G., Howard Lipscomb. Trustees: A. B. Betts, J. Squire, S. M. Whitlock. The Lodge will be known as White Oak Lodge. No. 67. Sir A. B. Betts was apointed District Deputy Grand Chancellor This lodge was instituted through the efforts Special Deputy Grand, Chancellor H. S. Keen. Grand Chancellor Mitchell was much pleased. The Grand Chancellor left White Oak Baptist Church, arriving at Pace's and finding the train $ _{3} $ of an hour late. The party reached Richmond at about 8:15 a. m. The U. L. S. C. The Union League Social Club of Manchester, Va., gave an "Italian fantastic toe and heel" social at Cunningham's Hall, Friday night, March 18th, 1904. The guests began to arrive about 8 P. M. and the amusement lashed until the wee sma hour of morn—it being 2 A. M. when the gathering left to their homes, expressing regret that they could not remain longer and showering congratulations upon the young men. The music by Mr. Arthur Mosby and Mr. Thos. White was enjoyed by all present. Refreshmeds were served about 12 o'clock and all ate heartily of the delicacies. Long live Union League! Our space will not allow us to mention these present. On April, the fourth and fifth the Southern Railway will sell special tickets from all points on its lines to New Orleans and return, with return limit April 9th, at rate of one fare plus 25c, making the rate from Richmond $26.75. Comparatively low rates from all other points. The Southern Railway is the direct line to New Orleans, fast trains, convenient schedules, through cars, and Southern Railway Dining Cars, the service of which represents the highest standard of excellence. C. W. WESTBURY, D. P. A., 2t Richmond, Va. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1904. "Mock Cengress." An enjoyable evening is promised all who come out on Easter Monday night to witness this great entertainment at the "True Reformers" Hall under auspices of the First Baptist Church. Admission only 15 cents. For benefit of said church. You'll find what you want if you call on Mr. I. J. Miller at the New Enterprise Store, 528 E. Bread St. Are you a Jonah? If so, don't be any longer, but come out on Tuesday night March 29th, 1904 and hear what Prof. D. Webster Davis says about these Jonahs at the first Baptist Church. For benefit of said church. It Pythians Attention. The anniversary exercises of the Knights of Pythias and Courts of Calantha will take place Sunday, March 27th, 1904 at the Second Baptist Church at 3 p. m. The Knights will meet at the New Pythian Castle 727 N 3rd St., at 2:00 p. m., sharp. The Uniform Rank will meet at the same nour. The members of the Courts will meet in the lecture room of the church at 2:30 p. m. The Brigdae staff will be out in full dress. —Miss M. Eise Green, who has been sick is convalescing. —Reformers' store, 6th and Clay Sts., calls your attention to their ad., in this issue. Read it and be convinced. —Bishop R. S. Williams of Augusta, Ga., in company with Kev. H, H Hankins, P. E., and Wm. Ivey of Petersburg, Va., will be in our city and will preach at Bethel Chapel, Monday night, March 28th, 1904 at 8 p. m. No, his head's not in the cellar cap. He's looking at the large fine stock of goods of Mr. I. J. Miller's. 528 E. Broad St. Mr. Philip Hilton's "Young Country Brethren" at Cunningham's Hall, Monday night, 28th, promises to be the most comical concert of the season. It will be fun for fun lovers. Watch for the parade at 4 p. m. in Manchester. Wanted—Blacksmith and must be an all-round man to run repair shop. With small capital will take him in as partner. Good business. Apply at once. H. H. COLES, 1512 County St., Portsmouth, Va. Southern Women Wanted. Young women to do plain cooking, washing and ironing for families in and around New York. Nice homes and good wages. Any woman that is willing to learn will be sent for. We send you tickets. Address: HUNTER. 321 West 59th St. New York. 4t Agents wanted. Stamp for reply. Flour 30 cts, good lard 3 lbs. for 25 cts, large new herrings 9 cts. per dozen at Reformers Store this week. He fell down triving to get there, but he bought a fine suit for a little money at the New Enterprise Store, Mr. I. J. Miller, proprietor. A REMARKABLE RECORD Gunners on Kearsarge Do Some Fine Work at Target Production WORK at TARGET PRACTICE. Washington, March 22.—In a private letter received at the navy department from an officer on board the Kearsarge, the following remarkable record made by that battleship in her target practice just completed at Pensacola is given: One 12-inch gun made six hits out of seven shots in five minutes and 20 seconds. An eight-inch gun made 10 hits out of 10 shots in five minutes and 20 seconds and a five-inch gun made 18 hits out of 18 shots in two minutes. At the navy department this record was declared to be the best ever made by an American warship, and as far as the officials know it has not been equalled in any foreign navy. Telegraphers Demand Increase Newark, O., March 22.—Telegraphers of the Baltimore and Ohio railway have voted 5 to 1 to stand by their demand for an increase in wages. The vote was canvassed by the general committee in the presence of H. B. Perham, president of the National Order of Railway Telegraphers. Thirteen hundred votes were cast. Mr. Perham and E. W. vanetta left for Baltimore to present the demands to the Baltimore and Ohio officials. Wrong Cough Drops Kill a Baby. York, Pa., March 21.—By the accidental administration of laudanum instead of a cough remedy, the 1-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. John Campbell is dead at their home in Wrightsville. 1920 Already China has massed nearly 100,000 men on the Manchurian frontier to resist any effort which Russia may make to further assail the integrity of the Chinese empire. Most military men in line to the belief that if Japan should meet with a series of serious reverses on land China will come to her aid, putting her hordes in charge of the alert and well trained Japanese officers, Yuan Shi Kai, the commander in chief of China's army and navy, succeeded Li Hung Chang as governor of Pechii province and for some time enjoyed the unique distinction of having under him the only well trained body of troops in China. It was that fact that induced the dowager empress some time ago to elevate him to his present exalted position. Yuan Shi Kai is well known as an ardent opponent of Russian aggression and a warm sympathizer with Japan's attitude in the present conflict in the east. PORT ARTHUR IS AGAIN BOMBARDED Admiral Togo's Fleet Returns to Attack on Russian Stronghold. THE TORPEDO BOATS REPULSED Several Hours. Latest Fifteen Battleships Took Up Positions and Shelled the Town For Five Hours—Russian Commander Reports Five Killed and Nine Wounded. St. Petersburg, March 22. — Another attack by the Japanese fleet on Port Arthur, beginning with operations by torpedo boats and ending with a bombardment by battleships and cruisers took place after midnight Monday. The emperor has received the following telegram from Viceroy Alexieff. Lieutenant General Stoessel reports that at midnight of March 21 Japanese torpedo boats were discovered by our YUAN SHI KAI, COMMANDER AND Already China has massed nearly 100 to resist any effort which Russia may the Chinese empire. Most military men should meet with a series of serious aid, putting her hordes in charge of the Yuan Shi Kai, the commander in chief Li Hung Chang as governor of Pecheng, the unique distinction of having under treops in China. It was that fact the time ago to elevate him to his present known as an ardent opponent of Russia with Japan's attitude in the present c searchlights. Our guard ships and fort batteries opened fire upon them, the 25 JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT IN WINTER OFF PORT ARTHUR. JAPANESE TORPEDO BOAT IN WINTER OFF PORT ARTHUR. firing lasting for 20 minutes. At 4 o'clock in the morning the attack was renewed. "At 6:30 o'clock in the morning four of the enemy's ships appeared from the south, followed by the whole squadron of 11 ships and eight torpedo boats. Our squadron left the roadstead to meet the enemy. "At 9 o'clock the enemy's battleships opened fire on Liaotishin, after which they took up a position behind the rocky eminence of Liaotishin and bombarded Port Arthur." Viceroy Alexieff adds that he is waiting for details. A later dispatch from the viceroy to the emperor says: "According to a supplementary report from Lieutenant General Stoessel, the enemy's fleet consisted of six battleships and 12 cruisers. About 9 p clock in the morning the fleet divided, the battleships and torpedo boats taking up a position between Liaotishin and Golubinaia bay (Ligeon bay), while the cruisers formed up in two divisions to the south and southeast of Port Arthur. "At 9.20 the battleship Retvizan opened fire over the crest of Liaotishin against the enemy's battleships, which replied by fireing on the town. Meanwhile our fleet formed up in line in the outer roadstead. "About 11.30 clock in the morning the cannonade slackened, and the Japanese fleet, reuniting, drew off slowly to the southeast, and at 12.30 had disappeared. "During the bombardment five soldiers were killed and nine were wounded. One soldier on the shore was brushed." Another telegram from Viceroy Alexieff to the emperor gives Vice Ad IN CHIEF OF CHINA'S ARMY NAVY. 900,000 men on the Manchurian frontier make to further assail the integrity of men incline to the belief that if Japan overaces on land China will come to her alert and well trained Japanese officers. If of China's army and navy, succeeded it province and for some time enjoyed him the only well trained body of that induced the dowager empress some exalted position. Yuan Shi Kai is well an aggression and a warm sympathizer afflict in the east. miral Makaroff's report as follows: "At midnight of March 21 two of the enemy's torpedo boats approached the outer roadstead, but were discovered by the searchlights of the batteries and fired upon by the forts and by the gunboats Bobr and Otxazuy. They were obliged to retire. "A second attack was made at 4 o'clock in the morning by three torpedo boats, which also were repulsed. "At daybreak three detachments of the enemy's feet, consisting of six battleships, six armored cruisers, six second and third class cruisers and eight torpedo boats, approached from all sides. At 7 o'clock our squadron commenced to leave the inner harbor, the cruisers leading, with the Askold flying my flag, at their head, and the battleships following. "The enemy's battleships approached Liaotishin and fired 100 shells from their 12-inch guns at Port Arthur and 108 shells at the environs of the town "Our shells, fired at a range of 80 cables, were well placed. About 10 o'clock a Japanese battleship was struck by a shell and retired. "We lost no men during the bombardment, which ceased at 11 o'clock, when the enemy's ships reassembled, and after passing along the outer road-stead, drew off without attacking our fleet." Port Arthur Bottled Up. London, March 23.—A correspondent of the Times at Tokio, under yesterday's date, cables that it is rumored that the Japanese have succeeded in blockading the entrance to Port Ar- News is received from Newchwans that a south wind is dispersing the ice points, which means the beginning of active operations that at last will reveal the carefully concealed Japanese plan of campaign. JAPS' ARMY ADVANCING Russian General Reports Occupancy of Yone-Pyon By the Enemy. of Yong-Pyon By the Enemy. St. Petersburg, March 22. The following dispatch has been received from Vieceroy Alexieff, dated Mukden, March 22: "General Mistchenkow reports that on March 17 our scouts approached Anju and observed on the left bank of the Cheng-Cheng river, opposite Anju, entrenchments made by the enemy Up to that date the enemy had not appeared at Yong Pyon (15 miles northeast of Anju). It is supposed that, there is one Japanese division at Anju, and that the remainder of the first army corps is at Ping Yan. “In consequence of the report that two squadrons of the enemy had arrived at Pak-Chon (15 miles northwest of Anju), 200 of our cavalry were dispatched for the purpose of preventing the enemy from crossing the Pak-Chon river. Our cavalry found three Japanese squadrons on the left bank of the river, but they withdrew towards Anju on the arrival of our detachment without fighting. The Japanese squadrons number about 150 each. “On the night of March 19 two dispatch riders encountered a Japanese patrol between Kazan (about 50 miles north by west of Ping Yang) and Chenchu (about 12 miles north of Kazan). The patrol opened fire, but our dispatch riders escaped unhurt. “According to a report, 3000 of the enemy's cavalry occupied Yong Pyon March 19, and material for pontoon bridges has been placed in readiness north and south of Anju.” The advance of the Japanese shows that they are losing no time and that they are more rapid than the Russians expected. Nevertheless, the fortifications of Anju shows the Japanese operations are accompanied by all proper military precautions. So far as the Russians are concerned they have no intention of attacking Anju, but the province of the 5000 or 6000 cavalrymen under General Mistchenkow will be to harrass and retard the Japanese in every way possible. The authorities here believe that it will be only a matter of a short time now when active land operations begin, but at first these will take the form of skirmishes, as the main Russian force remains in occupation of strategical points on the Yalu river. Japan Holds Up General Allen. Seoul, March 22—The Japanese have stopped Brigadier General Henry T. Allen, former chief of the Philippine constabulary, and now United States military observer with the Japanese army at Ping Yang, requesting him not to proceed neared their outposts. CHINA WORRIES RUSSIA Believes Her Neutrality Depends On Believes Her Neutrality Depends On Result of First Heavy Land Battle. St. Petersburg, March 22.—In government circles there exists a strong belief that the question as to whether China will observe her neutrality undertakings will depend largely on the result of the first heavy land fighting. A big victory by the Russian army, it is believed, will insure the quiescence of the Celestial empire, but there are grave fears as to what might happen in the event of a signal Japanese success in the early stages of the land operations. The recent naval success of the Japanese has not greatly impressed the Chinese, but if the Russians should sustain a really disastrous defeat on land the Chinese might suddenly be aroused, whether with the connivance or even with the consent of the Japanese, against Russia and perhaps against all foreigners. Russia's present plans are based on the appreciation of the supreme importance of the first land battle, and no fighting on a large scale will take place, if it possibly can be avoided, until the Russians feel morally certain that they can deal the enemy a crushing blow. Captain William V. Judson, United States military attache to the embassy here, has arrived and will proceed to the front as soon as possible to observe the military operations for his government. Another cut in Grain Rates. Philadelphia, March 22.—The New York railroads having met the latest cut in ex-lake freight rates from Buffalo, the railroads entering this city have announced a further cut of four mills to go into effect next Saturday. This applies only to wheat, faxseed and barley. A cut of four mills on corn, rye and oats would have placed these grains on the free list. The new rates are as follows: Wheat and faxseed, 2 mills; corn and rye, $3 \frac{1}{2}$ mills; burley, 1 mill, and oats, 4 mills. AFGHANISTAN AMEER PO St. Petersburg Hears Rumor rent to That Effect St. Petersburg, March 23. A received from Ashkabad (the [Pencil sketch of a man with a long beard and a mustache, wearing a suit and a hat.] of the Russian Trans-Caspian territory) says a rumor is current there. Under the Ameer of Afghanistan has been polished. Habibullah Khan, the Ameer of Afghanistan, was born in 1872, and succeeded to the throne on the death of his father, Agdar Rahman Khan, October 1, 1901. LOCAL OPTION FOR OHIC Bill Provides Elections In "Residence Districts" Instead of Ward Columbus, O., March 23 — The Brown neck bill providing for district local option elections in cities and villages of the state passed the house by a vote of 71 to 33. Advocates of the measure say it will pass the senate and that it will be signed by the governor, making it a law. The bill is a substitution for the ward local option bill, and provides for local option elections or "residence districts" instead of wards. A "residence district" is defined as mean "any clearly described, crowded, compact section or territory in a municipal corporation containing more than 300 qualified electors, more than 5000 qualified electors, and that such district shall not contain a block in which one-half or more of the foot frontage of such block is occupied by buildings actually devoted for manufacturing, mercantile or other business purposes, not including loons." Liquor may be delivered in district which have voted against saloons. PLATT REMAINS LEADER Will Head New York Republican With Odell As State Chairman New York, March 21.—At a conference between Senator Thomas C. Platt, Governor Odell, Colonel Dunn, chairman of the Republican state committee, and many other prominent Republicans, after a full exchange of words and statements by Senator Platt and Governor Odell, it was unanimously agreed that Senator Platt should remain, as he has been in the past, the active leader of the party. It was also agreed that Governor Odell should be selected as chairman of the state committee to be chosen at the approaching convention in April. It was further agreed that when there were local contests for leadership in the party there should be no interference in favor of or against any one, either by Senator Platt and Governor Odell. Gave His Life For His Friend. Wilmington, Del., March 21.—Frank Suydan, of Middletown, Del., lost his life in a heroic effort to save the life of his friend, William Maxwell, of the tinmore, who, while delirious, threw himself in front of a rapidly moving train and was killed. Maxwell and Suydan worked at Middletown, and the former Saturday was taken ill. Suydan volunteered to take Maxwell to his home in Baltimore, and while waiting at the railroad station for a train Maxwell well became delirious and threw himself in front of an approaching freight train. Suydan attempted to grasp Maxwell, but was too late, and both were caught under the wheels of the train and ground to pieces. Deranged By Drink and Shot Himself Norfolk, Va., March 23.—D. Paul Hughes, secretary of the Daquan- Mining company, director of the Pils- burg State Bank and prominent in Pennsylvania, financial matters, who himself through the head on the shores of Mahone lake, after writing a note in which he bequeathed his body to a medical college, and declared he was going on a long journey to bea- lLeutenant Peary to find the North Pole. The man had been drunk and heavily since he came here two weeks ago, and his friends say his mind has come so deranged as to be noticeable some days ago. RESPONSE LONG PANTS. $mother be a reg'lar kid, 'bout two feet high, I guess, $wearin' bibs and aprons and a reg'lar baby dress, $may she user make me wear my hair them there curls- gross she didn't know how fellers hate to look like girls. But now you bet I'm grown up, and got a little chance; I wister be a baby—when I got a smash I cried. But I'm a-learnin' how to fight—the fellers uster ride all over me and knock me down and call me "mother's own." I tell you now they ain't so gay—they jest me alone; Chuse 'bout a week ago I licked Ned and Hilly Vance; I ain't no better than him. Iaster kinder hate the girls-I wouldn't ever play talk with them er walk with them, but now it ain't that way. jes' a little gone, the fellers say, on Susie White; She's got such pretty eyes—and, say, her smile is out of sight. I took her with me to a reg'lar grown niece; she's pretty, she looks like him. Milwaukee SeptInel Meeting His Appointment By FRANK H. SWEET (Copyright, 1863, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) BARSTOW sent the tip o. his whip curling out over the horses' backs, not touching them, for he was very careful of the beautiful span, but allowing its sharp cutting through the air to act as an incentive. However, although their necks straightened a little, the speed did not increase. It could not on this road, with an ordinary driving rig. They were already going at a three-minute pace. He gave a quick glance over his shoulder. An automobile was just turning a curve of the road, three-fourths of a mile behind. His eyes studied its occupants keenly. "Yes, that's the sherif all right," he thought, grimly. "No one could mistake those shoulders and that cowboy hat; and he's a head above his companion. I wonder who the companion is—some fellow he's sworn in as deputy, likely. And the automobile is Carson's. No other could slip over the ground the way that does. I suppose Cunningham has deputized it. Also, "turning back and hissing the tip of his hip once more across the horses' backs," "it's going to be a race. But I'm glad Carson himself isn't back there. Recless as the sherif in after game. I don't think he'll take over three miles out of a strange marshine, and it's only 20 to Leighton, with a straight road and a good start and my span fresh. Yes, it'll be a race." But ten minutes later he could see that the automobile was slowly, but surely, gaining on him, and at the end of half an hour, with eight of the 20 miles passed, the automobile had correlated one-third of the distance between them. The horses were now breathing heavily and their speed decreasing; the machine was coming on more rapidly. Barstow glanced over his shoulder, studying the ground critically, then allowed his gaze to fall back to his pursuer. The seriff was motioning frantically for him to stop. Barstow grinned satirically. "Not just yet, Cunningham," he thought. "The race is getting too interesting. Besides, there's too great a stake involved. Any other time I'd be glad to accommodate you. Just now I'm going to Leighton, and with good luck I shall have barely 20 minutes to gather up a minister and have him at the station when her train comes in. Once across the line, and I'll whistle at Cunningham—no, I won't. I'll ask him to be best man, if he follows me that far. Thank the stars there'll be no nee. for a license, and confound the postman for not delivering my letter yesterday when it came." There was a long stretch of clear road ahead, with the horses going steadily. He made a turn with the reins about his wrist and drew a letter from his pocket. It had been given him by the mail carrier only 40 minutes before, just as he was starring out with his span, and he had read it at a glance and then dashed away on his wild race to Leighton. He now swent the lines with another glance, his face glowing. "Dear Harold, the letter read, "we shall be there one day earlier than arranged. Then senator will not speak at Hammel, and that saves us stopping over; but he has arranged to speak to the business men at Ponceon, a hundred miles farther on, so the time with you will be the same, only a day earlier. From the train schedule I think it will be about 15 minutes. Have the minister and everything ready. It seems a reckless, hit or miss kind of marriage, don't it, Harold? But, then, uncle is so anxious to see it; and he's got to be at Ponceon and must take steamer for Europe only a few hours later, to be gone a year. So it's Hobson's choice. But never mind, Harold. Well make it up on our wedding trip, and miss every train if we like—or, why not make the trip with your span and stop everywhere and nowhere in particular. I think that would be fine. 18 The Baltic fleet is second in importance in the four great fleets owned by Russia, and most of the ships comprising it were built at the St. Petersburg and Kronstadt yards. The Russian navy may be said to be the offspring of Great Britain's naval establishment, since it was at Deptford on the Thames Peter the Great watched the progress of ship building and after a regular apprenticeship to master the trade, he engaged a large body of skilled artisans to work in Russia on the building up of a defensive fleet to check the aggression of Sweden. BATTLESHIP SISSOI VELIKI AND Claire." Barstow slipped the letter back into his pocket, curling the whip once more out in search of impossible speed. Ten minutes passed, and with them three of the remaining 12 miles Leighton was now but nine miles ahead; and the state line, beyond which Cunningham's authority as sheriff would for a time be null, was five. Once across the line and he could snap his fingers at the pursuer. He glanced back. The automobile had covered one-half of the distance and was coming swiftly and smoothly. The horses were breathing hard. Another three miles, with no change, and the race would be ended—lost. Involuntarily Barstow leaned forward, as he often did in moments of suspense on the race track, when a hand's turn meant win or lose. Then his face blanched. A cow was walking deliberately from the roadside growth, and along here the road was narrow. Barstow rose to his feet and reached forward as far as he could, his whip in the air. A spill and smash was better than missing a chance. As they swept upon the cow, the whip came down viciously, the animal threw up her head, thereby saving it from the rushing wheels which just grazed the skin. But as though ashamed of this slight concession, the cow snorted and walked quickly to the middle of the road and there stopped. Barstow heard a yell behind him. The cow had lowered her head to the automobile in a manner that threatened dire consequences to both. Cunningham yelled once more, savagely; but the cow remained obdurate. Then Cunningham stopped. When the animal was hustled unceremoniously aside and the machine again started, it had lost the three-fourths of a mile previously gained. Twenty minutes afterward Barstow sweet triumphantly across the line and turned his horses to one side. Sixty seconds behind him thundered the automobile. As the machine stopped beside him Barstow took off his hat. "Fine spurt, that last of yours, Cunningham," he congratulated. "But not quite enough. However, the odds were against you. I've a good mind to go THE COW HAD LOWERED HER HEAD TO THE AUTOMOBILE. THE COW HAD LOWERED HER HEAD TO THE AUTOMOBILE. back and buy that cow and pension her with a clover held for life. But say, can't I get you for best man a half hour or so from now? We'll fix this other thing up afterwards. What's it for, anyhow—my fast driving yesterday? "Fast simpleton!" sputtered the sheriff, disgusted. "A special came in two minutes after you left and brought this young man. He's Claire Egmont's brother, and came on ahead to help you get things ready. They thought it would be more convenient to stop at Brant than Leighton, as the train will be held there 20 minutes for the down express to pass. It will be there in just 48 minutes now." "Good Lord!" ejaculated Barstow, agast. "And my horses are winded. I can't do it." "Of course you can't, with them," hurriedly. "Here, jump into this automobile and speed her till the wheels leave the ground. Never mind cows and things. Run them down. Our minister will be on the post office steps when you get there, waiting for his mail. Pick him up as the cowboys do their hats, at full speed. Scorch now! I'll bring home the horses." Forty-eight minutes later, when the north express pulled into Brant an automobile was just whirling up to the platform. In it was Barstow, a little flushed, but smiling, a young man who seemed highly amused, and a clergyman somewhat the worse for wear. Arrested as Sales. During the Franco-Prussian war an Englishman was arrested as a German spy in Paris and condemned to be shot. However, he seriously insisted that he must return to his quarters. This, his guards replied, was impossible. "You are about to be shot," he said, consolingly. "Yes. I know," he replied, "but I must go back and fetch my umbrella." His guards looked at him for a moment, then forthwith liberated him. None but an Englishman could be such a hopeless fool, they said. Lord Playfair was once in a similar predicament. As a proof of his identity he handed over a letter from Lord Palmerston. The guard could not read it, but accepted it as good enough. As a matter of fact, it contained Palmerston's instruction to Playfair to assemble all he could about the French military forces and intentions. Food In China. "The food of the Chinese consists principally of rice and fish." That statement has appeared in nearly every school geography and history that has been published since the flood. "It's all folderol and flapdoodle," says a concessionaire from the interior of the great empire. The streams were fished out years ago, and you seldom find fish in the interior. On the coast—yes. Much fish is eaten. But the main food of the Chinese is pork and chickens. Mutton and beef are rare. Less rice is eaten than you would imagine, but there is an abundance of palatable vegetables, and you would find no difficulty in making out a good dinner."—N. Y. Press. And Never Will Church—Did you say your boy is still pursuing his studies at college? Gotham—Yes, he hasn't caught up with them yet—Yonkers Statesman. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Fighting Strength of This Portion of the Czar's Sea Power That May Be Sent to the Far East. : : : : : : : HE much discussed squadron of the imperial Russian navy will occupy the world's stage shortly, and under the command of Admiral Marakoff, late commander in chief of Kronstadt, a better record is expected than that of the fleet at Port Arthur under Admiral Stark. Admiral Marakoff is widely known through his marine inventions, having made many mechanical improvements in naval service. His most important achievement was in the construction of the famous ice-breaking steamship "Ermak," whose principle of operation was borrowed from a smaller type of 8,000 miles without all devices known for protection, evolution of naval is noticeable in the pedo tubes placed w line to avoid the d from a chance shot does are fired—a be by the Chinese at and the Spanish at. The exits and pass engine rooms are m those in vessels of while each pair of from the others by further contribute t 42 BATTLESHIP K NAZ POTEMKIN. vessel long in use on the great lakes. curity on the po So successful was the Russian shiping at their sta that navigation in the harbor of Kron- The other vess stadt is open all the year round, a win- of their various ter condition impossible before the Er- cception of the mak was built. The present fleet was expected to Join Admiral Wrenius in the Red sea, and is composed of the ships named below: Battleship Sissol Velliki (Sissol the Great) has 8,880 tons displacement, four 12-inch rifles, 12 six-inch and 34 smaller guns, six torpedo tubes. Armored cruiser Admiral Nokimoff 8,524 tons, eight eight-inch rifles, ten six-inch, 14 smaller guns and three torpedo tubes. Admiral Korinoff, 5,800 tons, four THE SHIP IS ATTACKING THE ISLAND. BATTLESHIP SISSOI VELIKI AND ARMORED CRUISER PAMYAT AZOVA. eight-inch rifles, 14 six-inch, 18 smaller guns and six torpedo tubes. Vladimir Monomach, 5,593 tons, five six-inch rifles, six four-inch, 26 smaller guns and three torpedo tubes. Armored cruiser Pamyat Azova, 6,734 tons, four eight-inch rifles, 17 six-inch, 30 smaller guhs and three torpedo tubes. Armored cruiser Admiral Nokimoff, 8,524 tons, eight eight-inch rifles, ten six-inch, 14 smaller guns and three torpedo tubes. The coast defense vessels, Sebyavin and General Aproxin, are the sister ships, with details as follows: Displacement, 4,126 tons, four nine-inch rifles. with monarchs in such matters. The sailors are fine-looking fellows, broad shouldersed, and as a general thinner bearded; they are the equal of any other nation in seamanship and are a brave as the Cossacks on land. The men may find fighting at home, however, as it may not be expedient to join the Red Sea squadron in view of the threatening cloud nearer home. Almost all the armament for these ships has been obtained from Krupp of Germany and Canet of France, but it will be only a short time before it pertains to a man-of-war will be manufactured on Russian soil. The ship-builders of the world are now attuned at the srills apparent. The following five battleships are also sisters and the same description answers for each: Bordino, Alexander III, Knyaz Polemulin, Knyaz Suvaroff, Slava and Orel, displace 9,244 tons and are armed with four 12-inch rifles, 12 six-inch, 22 smaller guns and three torpedo tubes. The last group is distinctively Russian in composition, though the vessels are modifications of the British warship "Trafalgar," with the freeboard forward 16 inches higher than on the last named ship. Possessing the great speed of 19 knots, they can steam Good Resolutions. Customhouse Officer—Have you anything to declare? Seasick Passenger—Yes; I declare that I'll never go to sea any more.—Ally Sloper. "Stock holder in a fire insurance company." - N. Y. Times. T 8,000 miles without recoaling, and have all devices known at the time of building for protection, developed in the evolution of naval construction. This is noticeable in the position of the torpedo tubes placed well below the water line to avoid the danger of explosion from a chance shot before the torpedoes are fired—a lesson dearly learned by the Chinese at Yalu river in 1895, and the Spanish at Santiago. The exits and passages from fire and engine rooms are much larger than those in vessels of any other nation, while each pair of boilers is isolated from the others by bulkheads which further contribute to the feeling of se THE RIVER OF THE RIVER OF THE RIVER curity on the part of the crews working at their stations. The other vessels are good specimens of their various classes, with the exception of the Pamyat Azova and the Vladimir Monomach, which have practically been rebuilt since 1900. If combined with the squadron now in the Red sea, comprising the battleship Oslabia, cruisers Aurora and Dimitri Donski, besides the flotilla of modern torpedo boats accompanying the large ships, a formidable force may threaten the Japanese fleet at Corea, and perhaps reverse the tale of victory. The lack of authentic information about the damage sustained by the attacking Japanese fleet at Port Arthur is proof of thorough preparation the islanders made for strategic movements. It is inconceivable to believe, as the meager news would indicate, that the destruction was entirely one-sided—that another "Manila" or "Santiago" is recorded, and the world waits eagerly for light on this point. Even the reports of the Russian losses are so guarded that scarcely anything has been added to the store of knowledge concerning development of modern naval warfare. The Baltic sea fleet and personnel are very dear to the czar, who proudly reviews it more frequently than is usual ARMORED CRUISER PAMYAT AZOVA. with monarchs in such matters. The sailors are fine-looking fellows, broad-shouldered, and as a general thing bearded; they are the equal of any other nation in seamanship and are as brave as the Cossacks on land. These men may find fighting at home, however, as it may not be expedient to join the Red Sea squadron in view of the threatening cloud nearer home. Almost all the armament for these ships has been obtained from Krupp of Germany and Canet of France, but it will be only a short time before all that pertains to a man-of-war will be manufactured on Russian soil. The ship-builders of the world are now astonished at the sirides apparent in Russian manufacture, particularly when it was recently announced that five 16,500 ton battleships and a large number of cruisers were projected for building at Russian shipyards, thereby keeping abreast of Great Britain and America in sea power. This is remarkable for a power which but ten years ago had but one battleship in commission outside of the Black sea; but still it is in keeping with the determination to keep in front and strive to realize the dream of Peter the Great —southern and eastern gateways to the sea. NUGHILAS L. QUIRK "The armless wonder," said the fat lady, "is a man of excellent traits. He has always laid aside half of his earnings, and now he has enough money to retire on." "Yes," commented the Circassion princess, who was bleaching her wig preparatory to accepting a situation as an albino. "I have always thought the armless wonder was forehanded."—Judge A Real Freak "Why is it," asked the human interrogation mark, "that coroners do not hold an inquest over the body of every person who dies?" "It is only necessary where a person is accidentally killed or dies without medical advice," replied the man who knows things. "When a man shuffles off this mortal coll after being attended by a physician everybody knows why he died, and there is no need of an inquest."—Cincinnati Enquirer. How It Works. Prison Superintendent—Here's a lot of official documents showing that the man who has been in cell 90 for the last ten years has been found innocent of the crime for which he was convicted. Assistant—Hum! What's to be done now? Superintendent—Kick him out—N. Y. Weekly. Good Natured Brown. An optimist—he's thankful for Most anything—is Brown. He cares not what turns up, sir, nor How often he's turned down. - Philadelphia Ledger. Mr. Newwed—This dinner isn't cooked like my mother used to cook her dinners. Mrs. Newwed—If you made as much money as my father used to make. I wouldn't have to cook dinner.—Chicago Journal About the Size of It. Ideals die too fast, 'tis said; But why should people mourn? For every one that shuffles off Are least two quire are born. —Cincinnati Enquirer. The Truly Poor. Joltem—Isn't it queer those old-timers didn't have any clothes they could call their own? Boltit—Why, what do you mean? Joltem—Well, you know the Bible says: "They rent their garments."—Cincinnati Enquirer. Always the Way. Nodd—Awfully sorry to hear your home burned down. Did you save anything? Todd—Oh, yes. After some very lively work we succeeded in getting out all the things we didn't want.—Town and Country. "Won't you be glad, Tommy, when your baby brother is as big as you are now?" asked the caller. "You bet I will," replied Tommy, "then he'll be licked fur some o' the things that I git licked fur now." — Philadelphia Press. **Kept in Concernmumnt.** "What kind of a man is Wiggins?" "He's the kind of a man who will promise anything." "But does he keep his promises?" "He must. Nobody sees or hears anything of them afterward." — Washington Star. **A Choice of Evils.** "Miss Chatterton? I think I'll send her word that I'm out." "Won't the still small voice reproach you?" "Yes, but I'd rather listen to the still small voice than to Miss Chatterton." — Puck. Somebody's Dad—Dickey, if Minne- haaha means laughing water and Minne- napolis means city of waters, what does Minnesota mean? Somebody's Kid—Soda water.—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. A Heavy Loss. "I lost a pot of money at the track yesterday. Had a tip on Flyaway for the fourth event." "And he lost?" "No, he won. But I didn't have a cent to play him." — Judge. An Usual. Ernie—Why was Mrs. Wiggs so late in attending the meeting of the Society of Universal Peace? Ida—She had a spat with her husband because he refused to mind the baby.—Chicago Daily News. Victim of Her Tongue. Victim of Her Tongue. Patience—She is always talking about her enemies. Patrice—Why, I thought she was always talking about herself? "Weil, she's her own worst enemy."—Yonkers Statesman. Brings Its Own Reward. "Uncle Peter, how have you managed to retain such a magnificent head of hair at your age?" "By never buttin' in where I ain't wanted, I reckon"—Chicago Tribune. Her Only Opportunity. Penelope I hear Miss Angular is engaged again. Maude—Yes; she's engaged about every leap-year—Judge. Gibson—Worse; he's becoming auto mobilistic—Judge. Pulled the fisherman in Now they re fishing the fissure for Fischer —Cincinnati Tribune Quite a Memory. 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Hay and Grain. ```markdown ``` The Gentleman From Indiana By BOOTH TARKINGTON "Wicked," she exclaimed, "to shut yourself up like this! I said it was fine to drop out of the world, but why have you cut off your old friends from you? Why haven't you had a relapse now and then and come over to hear Ysaye piny and Meliba sing, or to see Mansfield or Henry Irving, when we have had them? And do you think you've been quite fair to Tom? What right had you to assume that he had forgotten you?" "Oh, I didn't exactly mean forgotten," he said, pulling a blade of grass to and fro between his fingers and staring at it absently. "It's only that I have dropped out of the world, you know. They rather expected me to do a lot of things, and I haven't done CHAPTER VII THE moon had risen, and there was a lace of mist along the creek when John and Helen reached their bench. (Of course they went back there.) She turned to him with a little frown. "Why have you never let Tom Mere-dith know you were living so near him—less than a hundred miles—when he has always liked and admired you above all the rest of mankind? I know that he has tried time and again to bear of you, but the other men wrote that they knew nothing, that it was thought you had gone abroad. I had heard of you, and so has he seen your name in the Rouen papers—about the White Caps and in politics—but he would never dream of connecting the Plattville Mr. Harkless with his Mr. Harkless; though I did, just a little, in a vague way. I knew you, of course, when you came into Mr. Halloway's lecture the other evening. But why haven't you written to my cousin? "Rouen seems rather far away to me," he answered quietly. "I've been there only once, half a day on business. Except that, I've never been much farther than Amo—and then for a convention or to make a speech—since I came here." them. Possibly it is because I am sensitive that I never let Tom know. They expected me to amount to something, but I don't believe his welcome would be less hearty to a failure—he is a good heart." "Failure!" she cried and clapped her hands and laughed. "I'm really not very tragic about it, though I must be consumed with self pity." he returned, smiling. "It is only that I have dropped out of the world while Tom is still in it." "Dropped out of the world!" she echoed impatiently. "Can't you see you've dropped into it? That you"— "Last night I was honored by your praise of my graceful mode of quitting it." "And you wish me to be consistent," she retorted scornfully. "What becomes of your gallantry when we abide by reason?" "True enough; equality is a denial of privilege." "And privilege is a denial of equality? I don't like that at all." She turned a serious, suddenly illuminated face upon him and spoke earnestly: "It's my hobby. I should tell you, and I'm tired of that nonsense about 'women always sounding the personal note.' It should be sounded as we would sound it. And I think we could bear the loss of 'privilege'"—He laughed and raised a protesting hand. "But we couldn't." "No, you couldn't. It's the ribbon of superiority in your buttonhole. I know several women who manage to live without men to open doors for them, and I think I could bear to let a man pass before me now and or wear his hat in an office where I happened to be, and I could get my own ice at a dance, I think, possibly with even less fuss and scramble than I've sometimes observed in the young men who have done it for me. But you know you would never let us do things for ourselves, no matter what legal equality might be declared, even when we get representation for our taxation. You will never be able to deny yourselves giving us our 'privilege.' I hate being waited on! I'd rather do things for myself." She was so earnest in her satire, so full of soorn and so serious in her meaning, and there was such a contrast between what she said and her person—she looked so pre-eminently the pretty marquise, the little exquisite, so essentially to be waited on and helped, to have cloaks thrown over the dampness for her to tread upon, to be run about for—he could see half a dozen youths rushing about for her icees, for her carriage, for her chaperon, for her wrap, at dances—that to save his life he could not repress a chuckle. He managed to make it inaudible, however, and it was as well that he did. "I understand your love of newspaper work," she went on less vehemently, but not less earnestly. "I have all wanted to do it myself, wanted to immensely. I can't think of a more fascinating way of earning one's living. And I know I could do it. Why don't you make the Herald a delightful To hear her speak of "earning one's living" was too much for him. She gave the impression of riches, not only by the fine texture and fashioning of her garments, but one felt that luxuries had wrapped her from her birth. He had not had much time to wonder what she did in Phatville. It had occurred to him that it was a little odd that she could plan to spend any extent of time there, even if she had liked Emmie Briscoe at school. He felt that she must have been sheltered and peted and waited on all her life. One could not help yearning to wait on her. He answered in articulately, "Oh, some day," in reply to her question and then fell into outright laugter. "I might have known you wouldn't take me seriously," she said, with no indignation, only a sort of wistfulness. "I am well used to it. I think it is because I am not tall. People take big girls with more gravity. Big people are nearly always listened to." "Listened to!" he said, and felt that he must throw himself at her feet. "You oughtn't to mind being Titania. She was listened to. You"— She sprang to her feet, and her eyes flashed. "Do you think personal comment is ever in good taste?" she cried fiercely, and in his surprise he almost fell off the beach. "If there is one thing I cannot bear, it is to be told that I am 'small.' I am not. Every one who isn't a giantess isn't small. I detest personalities. I am a great deal over five feet, a great deal more than that—I"— "Please, please," he said, "I didn't!"—"Don't say you are sorry," she interrupted, and in spite of his contrition he found her angry voice delicious, it was still so sweet, hot with indignation, but ringing, not harsh. "Don't say you didn't mean it, because you did! You can't unsay it, you cannot alter it, and this is the way I must remember you! Ah!" She drew in her breath with a sharp sigh and, covering her face with her hands, sank back upon the bench. "I will not cry," she said, not so firmly as she thought she did. "My blessed child!" he cried in great distress and perturbation. "What have I done? I—I—" "Call me 'small' all you like," she answered. "I don't care. It isn't that. You mustn't think me such an imbecile." She dropped her hands from her face and shook the tears from her eyes with a mournful little laugh. He saw that her fingers were clinched tightly and her lip trembled. "I will not cry," she said again. "Somebody cought to murder me. I ought to have thought—personalities are hideous"— "Don't! It wasn't that." "I ought to be shot"— "Ah, please don't say that," she said, shuddering. "Please don't, not even as a joke, after last night." "But I ought to be for hurting you. Indeed"— She laughed sadly again. "It wasn't that. I don't care what you call me. I am small. You'll try to forgive me for being such a baby? I didn't mean anything I said. I haven't acted so badly since I was a child." "It's my fault, all of it. I've tired you out, and I let you get crushed at the circus, and"— "That!" she said. "I don't think I would have missed the circus." He had a thrilling hope that she meant the tent pole. She looked as if she meant that, but he dared not let himself believe it. "No," he continued, "I have been so madly happy in being with you that I've fairly worn out your patience. I've haunted you all day, and I have"—"All that has nothing to do with it," she said, with a gentle motion of her hand to bid him listen. "Just after you left this afternoon I found that I could not stay here. My people are going abroad at once, and I must go with them. That's what is almost making me cry. I leave here tomorrow morning." He felt something strike at his heart. In the sudden sense of dearth he had no astonishment that she should betray such agitation over her departure from a place she had known so little and friends who certainly were not part of her life. He rose to his feet, and, resting his arm against a sycomore, stood staring away from her at notting. She did not move. There was a long silence. He had wakened suddenly. The skies had been sapphire, the sward emerald, Plattyville a Camelot of romance, a city of enchantment, and now, like a meteor burned out in a breath, the necromancy fell away and he gazed into desolate years. The thought of the square, his dusty office, the bleak length of Main street, as they would appear tomorrow gave him a faint physical sickness. Today it had all been touched to beauty. He had felt fit to live and work here a thousand years—a fool's dream, and the waking was to aid emptiness. He should die now of hunger and thirst in this Sahara. He hoped the fates would let it be soon, but he knew they would not; knew that this was bysteria, that in his endurance he should plod on, plod, plod dustily on, through dingy, lonely years. There was a rumble of thunder far out on the western prairie. A cold breath stole through the hot stillness, and an arm of vapor reached out between the moon and the quiet earth. Darkness fell. The man and girl kept silence between them. They might have been two sad guardians of the black little stream that plashed unseen at their feet. Now and then a reflection of faraway lightning faintly limned them with a green light. Thunder rolled nearer, omniously. The gods were driving their charisies over the bridge. The chill breath passed, leaving the air again to its hot inertia. "Wanted to stay here?" he said huskily, not turning. "Here? In Idiana?" "Yes." "In Rouen, you mean?" "In Blattville." "In Plattyville." "In Plattyville." He turned now, as tounded. "Yes. Wouldn't you have taken me on the Herald?" She rose and came to ward him. "I could have supported myself here if you would, and I've THE ROMAN PANES & MOND VIRGINIA studied how newspapers are made. I know I could have earned a wage. I could have helped you make it a daily." He searched in vain for a trace of railway in her voice. There was none. She seemed to intend her words to be taken literally. "I don't understand," he said. "I don't know what you mean." "I mean that I want to stay here; that I ought to stay here; that my A She sprang to her feet, and her eyes flashed. conscience tells me I should; but I can't, and it makes me very unhappy. That was why I acted so badly. "Your conscience!" he cried. "Oh, I know what a jumble and puzzle it must seem to you." "I only know one thing—that you are going away tomorrow morning and that I shall never see you again." The darkness had grown intense. They could not see each other, but a wan glimmer gave him a fleeting, misty view of her. She stood half turned from him, her hand to her cheek in the uncertain fashion of his great moment in the afternoon. Her eyes, he saw in the flying picture that he caught, were troubled, and her hand trembled. She had been irresistible in her gayety, but now that a mysterious distress assailed her, of the reason for which he had no guess, she was so adorably pathetic and seemed such a rich and lovely and sad and happy thing to have come into his life only to go out of it, and he was so full of the prophetic sense of loss of her, it seemed so much like losing everything, that he found too much to say to be able to say anything. He tried to speak and choked a little. A big drop of rain fell on his bare head. Neither of them noticed the weather or cared for it. They stood with the renewed blackness hanging like a drapery between them. "Can—can you—tell me why you think you ought not to go?" he whispered finally with a great effort. "No; not now. But I know you would think I am right in wanting to stay. I know you would if you knew about it; but I can't. I can't. I must go in the morning." "I should always think you right," he answered in an unsteady tense. "always." He went over to the bench, fumled about for his hat and picked it up. "Come," he said gently. "I am going now." She stood quite motionless for a full minute or longer; then, without a word, she moved toward the house. He went to her, with hands extended to find her, and his fingers touched her sleeve. Together and silently they found the garden path and followed its dim length. In the orchard he touched her sleeve again and led the way. As they came out behind the house she detained him. Stopping short, she shook his hand from her arm. She spoke in a breath, as if it were all one word. "Will you tell me why you go? It is not late. Why do you wish to leave me, when I shall not see you again?" "The Lord be good to me!" he broke out, all his long pent passion of dreams rushing to his lips as the barrier fell. "Don't you see it is because I can't bear to let you go? I hoped to get away without saying it. I wanted to be alone. I want to be with myself and try to realize things. I didn't want to make a babbling idiot of myself, but I am. It is because I don't want another second of your sweetness to leave an added pain when you've gone. It is because I don't want to hear your voice again, to have it haunt me in the loneliness you will leave. But it's useless, useless, useless. I shall hear it always, just as I shall always see your face, just as I have heard your voice and seen your face these seven years, ever since I first saw you, a child, at Winter Harbor. I forgot for awhile. I thought it was a girl I had made up of my own heart, but it was you all the time. The impression I thought nothing of then; just the nearest touch on my heart, light as it was, grew and grew deeper till it was there forever. You've known me twenty-four hours, and I understand what you think of me for speaking to you like this. If I had known you for years and had waited and had the right to speak and keep your respect, what have I to offer you? I couldn't even take care of you if you went mad as I and listened. I've no excuse for this raving— Yes. I have no." He saw her in another second of lightning, a sudden, bright one. Her back was turned to him, and she had taken a few startled steps from him. "Ah," he cried, "you are glad enough now to see me got. I knew it. I wanted to spare myself that. I tried not to be a hysterical fool in your eyes." He turned aside, and his head fell on his breast, "God help me!" he said, "What will this place be to me now?" The breeze had risen. It gathered force, it was a chill wind, and there rose a wailing on the prairie. Drops of rain began to fall. "You will not think a question implied in this," he said, more composed, but with an unhappy laugh at himself. "I believe you will not think me capable of asking you if you care"— "No," she answered, "I—I do not love you." "Ah, was it a question, after all? I—you need me better than I do, perhaps. Sight, if I asked, I knew the answer." She made as if to speak again, but words refused her. After a moment, "Goodby," he said very steadily. "I thank you for the charity that has given me this little time—with you. It will always be—precious to me. I shall always be your servant." His steadiness did not carry him to the end of his sentence. "Goodby"— She started toward him and stopped. He did not see her. She answered nothing, but stretched out her hand to him and then let it fall quickly. "Goodby," he said again. "I shall go out the orchard gate. Please tell them good night for me. Won't you speak to me? Goodby!" He stood waiting, while the rising wind blew their garments about them. She leaned against the wall of the house. "Won't you say goodby and tell me you can forget my"— "No!" he cried wildly. "Since you don't forget it! I have spoiled what might have been a pleasant memory for you, and I know it. You are all ready troubled, and I have added, and you won't forget it, nor shall I—nor shall I. Don't say goodbye! I can say it for both of us. God bless you, and goodbye, goodbye!" He crushed his hat down over his eyes and ran toward the orchard gate. For a moment lightning flashed repeatedly. She saw him go out the gate and disappear into sudden darkness. He ran through the field and came out on the road. Heaven and earth were revealed again for a dazzling white second. From horizon to horizon rolled clouds contorted like an illimitable field of inverted haystacks, and beneath them enormous volumes of bluish vapor were tumbling in the west, advancing eastward with sinister swiftness. She ran to a little knoll at the corner of the house and saw him set his face to the storm. She cried aloud to him with all her strength and would have followed, but the wind took the words out of her mouth and drove her back, cowering, to the shelter of the house. Out on the road the lashing dust came stinging him like a thousand nettles. It smothered him and beat him so that he covered his face with his sleeve and fought into the storm shoulder foremost, dimly glad of its uprigh, yet almost unconscious of it, keeping westward on his way to nowhere. West or east, north or south, it was all one to him. The few heavy drops that fell bolling into the dust ceased to come; the rain withheld while the wind kings rode on earth. On he went in spite of them. On and on, running blindly when he could run at all. At least the wind kings were company. He had been so long alone. There was no one who belonged to him or to whom he belonged. For a day his dreams had found in a girl's eyes the precious thing that is called home. Oh, the wild fancy! He laughed aloud. There was a startling answer—a lance of fire hurled from the sky, riving the fields before his eyes, while crash on crash numbed his ears. With that A A man was learning over the top rail and looking at him. his common sense awoke, and he looked about him. He was two miles from town. The nearest house was the Briscoes, far down the road. He knew the rain would come now. There was a big oak near him at the roadside, and he stepped under its sheltering branches and leamed against the great trunk, wiping the perspiration and dust from his face. A moment of stunned quiet had succeeded the peal of thunder. It was followed by several moments of incessant lightning that played along the road and the fields. From that tolerable brightness he turned his head and saw, standing against the fence, five feet away, a man, leaning over the top rail and looking at him. The same flash swept brilliantly before Helen's eyes as she crouched against the back steps of the brick house. It revealed a picture like a marine of big waves, the tossing tops of the orchard trees, for in that second the full fury of the storm was loosed, wind and rain and hail. It drove her against the kitchen door with cruel force. The latch lifted, the door blew open violently, and she struggled to close it in vain. The house seemed to rock. A candle flickered toward her from the inner doorway and was blown out. "Helen! Helen!" came Minnie's voice anxiously. "Is that you? We were coming to look for you. Did you get wet?" Mr. Willetts threw his weight against the door and managed to close it. Then Minnie found her friend's hand and led her through the dark hall to the parlor, where the judge sat placidly reading by a student lamp. Lige chuckled as they left the kitchen. "I guess you didn't try too hard to shut that door, Harkless," he said, and then when they came into the lighted room, "Why, where is Harkless?" he asked. "Didn't he come with us from the kitchen?" "No," answered Helen faintly. "He's gone." She sank upon the sofa and put her hand over her eyes as if to shade them from too sudden light. "Gone!" The judge dropped his book and sat staring across the table at the girl. "Gone! When?" "Ten minutes—five—half an hour—I don't know. Before the storm commenced. "Oh!" The old gentleman appeared to be reassured. "Trobably he had work to do and wanted to get in before the rain." But Lige Willetts was turning pale. "Which way did he go? He didn't come around the house. We were out there till the storm broke." "He went by the orchard gate. When he got to the road he turned that way." She pointed to the west. "He must have been crazy!" exclaimed the judge. "What possessed the fellow?" "I couldn't stop him. I didn't know how." She looked at her three companions, slowly and with growing terror, from one face to another. Minnie's eyes were wide, and she had unconsciously grasped Lige's arm. The young man was staring straight before him. The judge got up and walked nervously back and forth. Helen rose to her feet and went toward the old man, her hands pressed to her bosom. "Ah," she cried out. "I had forgotten that! You don't think they--you don't think be"— "I know what I think." Lige broke in. "I think I'd ought to be hanged for letting him out of my sight. Maybe it's all right. Maybe he turned and started right back for town—and got there. But I had no business to leave him, and if I can I'll catch up with him yet." He went to the front door and. opening it, let in a tornado of wind and flood of water that beat him back. Sheets of rain blew in horizontally in spite of the porch beyond. Briscoe followed him. "Don't be a fool, Lige," he said. "You hardly expect to go out in that." Lige shook his head. It needed them both to get the door closed. The young man leaned his back against it and passed his sleeve across his wet brow. "I hadn't ought to have left him." "Don't scare the girls," whispered the other; then in a louder tone: "All I'm afraid of is that he'll get blown to pieces or catch his death of cold. That's all there is to worry about. They wouldn't try it again so soon after last night. I'm not bothering about that; not at all. That needn't worry anybody." "But this morning"— "Fishaw! He's likely home and dry by this time. All foolishness. Don't be an old woman." The two men re-entered the room and found Helen clinging to Minnie's hand on the sofa. She looked up at them quickly. "Do you think—do you—what do you?"— Her voice shook so that she could not go on. The judge pinched her cheek and patched it. "I think he's home and dry, but I think he got wet first. That's what I think. Never you fear. He's a good band at taking care of himself. Sit down, Lige. You can't go for awhile." Nor could he. It was a long, long while before he could venture out. The storm raged and roared without abatement. It was Carlow's worst since '51, the old gentleman said. They heard the great limbs crack and break outside, while the thunder pealed and boomed, and the wind ripped at the eaves till it seemed as if the roof must go. Meanwhile the judge, after some apology, lit his pipe and told long stories of the storms of early days and of odd freaks of the wind. He talked on calmly, the picture of repose, and blew rings above his head, but Helen saw that one of his big slippers beat an unceasing little tattoo on the carpet. She sat with fixed eyes, in silence, holding Minnie's hand tightly, and her face was colorless, growing whiter as the slow hours dragged by. Every moment Mr. Willetts became more restless. He assured the ladies he had no anxiety regarding Mr. Harkless. It was only his own dereliction of duty that he regretted. The boys would have the laugh on him, he said. But he visibly chafed more and more under the judge's stories and constantly rose to peer out of the window into the wrack and turnoil, and once or twice he struck his hands together with muttered ejaculations. At last there was a bull in the fury without, and as soon as it was perceptible he announced his intention of making his way into town. He "had ought to have went before," he declared apprehensively, and then, with immediate amendment, of course he would find the editor at work in the Herald office. There wasn't the slightest doubt of that, he agreed with the judge, but he better see about it. He would return early in the morning and bid Miss Sherwood goodby. Hoped she'd come back some day; hoped it wasn't her last visit to Plattyville. They gave him an umbrella, and he plunged into the night, and as they stood for a moment at the door, the old man calling after him cheery good nights and laughing messages to Harkless, they could see him fight with his umbrella when he got out into the road. Helen's room was over the porch, the windows facing north, looking up on the pike and across the fields, "Please don't light the lamp, Minnie," she said when they had gone upstairs. "I don't need it." Miss Briscoe was flitting about the room hunting for matches. In the darkness she came to her friend and held a kind, large hand on Helen's eyes, and the hand became wet. She drew Helen's head down on her shoulder and sat beside her on the bed. "Sweetheart, you mustn't fret," she soothed in motherly fashion. "Don't you worry, dear. He's all right. It isn't your fault, dear. They wouldn't come on a night like this." But Helen drew away and went to the window, fattening her arm against the pane, her forehead pressed against her arm. She had let him go; she had let him go alone. She had forgotten the danger that always beset him. She had been so crazy; she had seen nothing, thought of nothing. She had let him go into that and into the storm alone. Who knew better than she how cruel they were. She had seen the fire leap from the white blossom and heard the ball whistle, the ball they had meant for his heart—that good, great heart. She had run to him the night before. Why had she let him go into the unknown and the storm tonight? But how could she have stopped him? How could she have kept him after what he bad said? He had put it out of her power to speak the word "Stay". She peered into the night through distorting tears. The wind had gone down a little, but only a little, and the electrical flashes danced all round the horizon in magnificent display, sometimes far away, sometimes dazingly near, the darkness doubly deep between the intervals when the long sweep of flat lays lay in dazzling clearness, clean cut in the washed air to the finest detail of stricken field and heaving woodland. A staggering flame clove earth and sky, and sheets of light shook it, and a frightful uproar shook the house and rattled the casements, but over the crash of thunder Minnie heard her friend's loud scream and saw her spring back from the window with both hands, palms outward, pressed to her face. She leaped to her and threw her arms about her. window. "At the next flash! The fence beyond the meadow." "What was it? What was it like?" The lightning flashed incessantly. Helen tried to point. Her hand only jerked from side to side. "Look!" she cried. "I see nothing but the lightning." Minnie answered breathlessly. "Oh, the fence! The fence! And in the field!" "Helen! What was it like?" "Ah, ah!" she panted. "A long line of white looking things - horrible white"— "What like?" Minnie turned from the window and caught the other's wrist in a strong clasp. "Minnie, Minnie! Like long white gowns and cowlies crossing the fence!" Helen released her wrist from her companion's grasp and put both hands on Minnie's cheeks, forcing her around to face the flickering pane. "You must look! You must look!" she cried. "They wouldn't do it! They wouldn't - it isn't!" Minnie shuddered. "They couldn't come in the storm. They wouldn't do it in the pouring rain." "Yes! Such things would mind the rain!" She burst into hysterical laughter, and Minnie seized her round the waist, almost as unnerved as Helen, yet trying to soothe her "They would mind the rain," Helen whispered. "They would fear a storm. Yes, yes! And I let him go; I let him go!" Pressing close together, clasping each other's waist, the two girls peered out at the landscape. "Look!" Up from the distant fence that bordered the northern side of Jones' field a pale, peled, flapping thing reared itself, poised and seemed, just as the blackness came again, to drop to the ground. "Did you see?" But Mimie had thrown herself into a deep chair with a laugh of wild relief. "My darling girl!" she cried. "Not a line of white things—just one—Mr. Jones' scarecrow! And we saw it blown down." "No, no, no! I saw the others. They were in the field beyond. I saw them. When I looked the first time they were nearly all on the fence. This time we saw the last man crossing. Ah, I let him go. alone!" Minnie spring up and infolded her. "No; you dear, imagining child, you're upset and nervous, that's all the matter in the world. Don't worry; don't child; it's all right. Mr. Harkless is home and safe in bed long ago. I know that old scarecrow on the fence like a book, and you're so unstrung you fancied the rest. He's all right. Don't you bother, dear." The big, motherly girl took her companion in her arms and rocked her back and forth soothingly and petted and reassured her and then cried a little with her, as a good hearted girl always will with a friend. Then she left her for the night, with many a cheering word and tender caress. "Get to sleep, my dear," she called through the door when she had closed it behind her. "You must if you have to go in the morning. It just breaks my heart. I don't know how we'll bear it without you. Father will miss you almost as much as I will. Good night. Don't bother about that old white scarecrow, that's all it was. Good night, dear. good night." "Good night, dear," answered a plaintive little voice. Helen's check pressed the pillow and tossed from side to side. By and by she turned the pillow over; it had grown wet. The wind blew about the caves and blew itself out. Sleep would not come. She got up and laved her burning eyes; then she sat by the window. The storm's strength was spent at last. The rain grew lighter and lighter until there was but the sound of running water and the drip, drip on the tin roof of the porch. Only the thunder rumbling in the distance marked the storm's course, the charlies of the gods rolling farther and farther away till they family ceased to be heard altogether. The clouds parted A woman in a long dress reaches out to a man in a long coat, who is standing on a tiled floor. "Look!" she cried, majestically, and then, between great curtains of mist, the day star was seen shining in the east. The night was hushed, and the peace that falls before dawn was upon the wet, flat lands. Somewhere in the soden grass a swamped cricket chirped; from an outlying flange of the village, a dog's bowl rose mournfully; it was answered by another far away and by another and another. The sourcous chorus rose above the village, died away, and quiet fell again. Helen sat by the window, no comfort touching her heart. Tears coursed her cheeks no longer, but her eyes were wide and staring, and her lips parted breathlessly, for the hush was broken by the far clamor of the courthouse bell ringing in the night. It rang and rang and rang and rang. She could not breathe. She threw open the window. The bell stopped. All was quiet once more. The east was gray. Suddenly out of the stillness there came the sound of a horse galloping over a wet road. He was coming like mad. Some one for a doctor? No; the hoof beats grew louder, coming out from the town, coming faster and faster, coming here. There was a plashing and trampling in front of the house and a sharp "Whoa!" in the dim light of first dawn she made out a man on a foam flecked horse. He drew up at the gate. A window to the right of hers went screeching up. She heard the judge clear his throat before he spoke. "What is it? That's you, isn't it, Wiley? What is it?" He took a good deat of time and coughed between the sentences. His voice was more than ordinarity quiet, and it sounded husky. "What is it, Wiley?" "Judge, what time did Mr. Harkless leave here last night, and which way did he go?" There was a silence. The judge turned away from the window. Minnie was standing just outside his door. "It must have been about half past $2 wasn't it, father?" she called in a choked voice. "And—you know—Helen thought he went west." "Wiley!" The old man leaned from the sill again. "Yes," answered the man on horseback. "Wiley, he left about half past $—just before the storm. They think he went west." "Much obliged. 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The Montgcmery Powensiser in a recent utterance is i agmerition behind the times. — In cummmsenting onthe sort of education sist she South will permit, the Aven wut says: “'To educate the- Negroes Mier Soctors lawyers and the like,isfo lay “ay. Saable The white peop e of the Soath sweietermined to control in the learned wwevfecsions. To educate the Negroes as Teachers, physicians, lawyers, and other socom tions of that kind, is to invite @aivere and insure disappointment and sqemitiy something warte.”” ‘This does anot xepresent the intelligent South that thee Sts face to the fature. It must be swMfevident that a race of millions of eset: thousands are gaining wealth saul property, must have legal advisers smemang thir own people—lawyers who ‘wil teack them to avoid litigation in emikie ‘they love to indulge. True, skowest lawyers intent on protecting them a Seir ignorance and helping them to ‘sitesi rights." ‘Sie naid farther: “For physicians the race needs the best ‘wen; scholarly men with clear heads, “mined facnities, eceurate, judgment, Swizaced powers.To gain the confide nec a€ their own race;tocommand the respect @ white physicians, the highest abilit, suit tzaincng are demanded. Scores of ednate pflysicians by their skill and worth have won the confidence of the gestession. Broadminded white physi- sans hold consaltation with them. ‘kay of them are called into the humes @white people. The intolerance and smoxswness of the Ind'anola doctors is seexception. They thus are becoming sendistors between the races."” 4m qpeatcing of the ministry, he boldly Meclarediche necessity for a thorongh wain ing of the divines. He ued the wallowing language: ~‘Yne-domend for a trained and con. smorated rainistry is imperative. The sxuné-cerigas problem before the race is Sw oid the progressive, aspiring Ne- geece of the rising generation to. the Search, throngh a ininistry, the ma prity of whom, according to Dr. Box. <r. Wasninctox, are not filted morally «ar Swtellectually for that, office. The svaghoct qualities of leadership are re- gaurel to meet the demands for the re- Uypess, civil and social reforms that wexetoame for the redemption of the mace. The minister is the ceuter of gewer. The preacher now is their con- —Santed leader. To hold this leadership «demands a ministry that proves by_ its wemswterful grasp and brave treatment of ak gesstions that make for the civil aud sumos® aplift of the people, its right to ‘sacliewinip. As teachers of the Word, ssntixe Seaders of their people into larg: sec Tacdu and truth and righteousness. 0 Ws, aeaaisters of intellectual breadth azxé epiritaal vision are needed.” food sgain: “in view, then, of these impressive Mimcte and arguments, which show that man @he higher education the very exis- ~eewne of any education depends—that sven the best interests of indastrialism same Sound up with the higher training; ‘@ixas collegiate discipline and culture are smreesnery for the raising up of a train. ail leatoretiip for the emancipation of szasses and for skill and success in She professions—let us again ask, to what extent shall the higher education be attempted? We answer, only ta that extent shall es opportunity to ail those who are thoroughly equipped in the preparatory schoo!s and have the ambition and the c:pacity for the higher training ® chance to unfold the and divinest that isin them. Say nut to auy man of set of men. or to any race: This or that kind of edecation is good enough for thee and thine. | This is unphilosophacal, unjnst,an- American, Let the gutes to largest knowledge and culture be thrown wide open. Let each man for himself enver. Boe no limits Let each man by his active brain and aspiring soul, set his own limits oon ae “For many years to como, the first educational task among the colored peo- ple will be to supply competent teachers for public. industrial and elementary schools. Hence, more of the resources of the pumerons institations already in operation should ‘be ‘devote to. first dl normal and academic work. It is ‘also the part of wisdom to give a large Place to industrial training. Were 1 | Speaking upon this phase of education. | ‘should be just as strong and insistent in my advocacy of the training of the hand, ‘As essential to the wise and rounded de: ‘velopment of the race. We need more industrial schools, rather than less. ‘The best future of millions of the Negro race ‘is bound up with the industrial tents Of the fensof thousands who may be tho: Prepared for directing the energies of thetr people to wise ends. ”* The above is broad ground on which rests a broader plaiform, ‘His plea against race prejudice is an ‘qnestionably one of the strongest point: of his address, | He said: ,TAnd further, let'us not forget that ‘this hi, er lacation of the exceptional Negro, tur which we plead, is a slow process. It is only through generations of discipline and patient education of the people through such teachers, that the masses will be lifted into the larger and higher fellowship of the intellectual life. We have tuo often mate the mis take of confounding the education ot ‘the individual with the mental and ‘moral equipment of a race. The teach. ing of soctology is that, while we may ‘edneate the individual in a few years, the intellectual and moral equipment of | a race is. a question of gencrations, and it may be of centuries."” | And again: | “It is the educated leaders—minds of large native capacity, the elect. spirits, deloped, sharpened and polished by the higher education—who are to overcom: the race prejudice and civil inequalities against the Negro, and gain for him his rights as a map and asa citizen. Eveu ‘the eontest against race prejudice is no: hopeless. Said James Russell Lowell years ago: "We cam remember when the prejudice against the Trish was as ‘strong in many of the free States as that against the African could ever be im the South. ‘This pr judice near y ‘gave anew dirvetion to politics of the country." Who, I may ask, overcame the tolerant spirit of cruel race preja dice of Peacon Street. won civil recog. nition, and seat d an Icishman as Mayor in the City Hallof Bastou? Mark you. it was not Paddy O'FLeti y, the skilled brickmason, or Denms ‘O'Leary, the boss carpenier, or Tim O'Shaughnessy the skilled master of the latest ideas of trock-gardening—not these who de manded and gained resognition for “their race from proud old Boston I was tho Irishman who had measured ‘brains with the Yankee in Harvard Col. “lege, and who had taken honors in the Boston University School of Law. Ele “mentary and industrial training of the masses is efloient, but the education of the exceptional men of the race ig alone sufficient for a people if it is to gain avd hold # self-respocting footing among “men, Waat the Negro asks is not socit ‘equality, but simply equatity of oppor: et in the business and struggle of ife."* ‘Tins then is the position of the Negro ‘To say that trained educated leaders injures the Negrois to belie bistory aud wage a warfare upon education itself, To the doubting Thomases of the race and the Negro-haters of the South- land, we have bac to exclaim: Look at the Japanese and see what wonders the higher ‘education of a people has wronght. “THE NEGKO: THE SOUTHERY. ER’S PROBLEM.” Mr, Tuostas Nexson Pace, who is ‘Prosident R_osrvent’s adviser with ‘reference to political matters relating to Virginia in particular and the South. land in general has made some sur- prising statements in his article in Mc Cuure’s Magazine for March,apd at ‘the same time displayed an antagonism ‘to the New Negro that betokens ill for ‘us, if his advice is heeled by the dis ‘tinguished cecupant of the White House. Already, fewer colored men hold of- fice under his administration than at ‘any time since the induction o! Gen. U. ©. Grawr into the presidential chair at Washington and the confirmation of br. W. D. Crum, as Collector of the Port at Churieston, South Carolina de- spite the backing of the, administration is as yet sng fire. In an bxtrabt cited from this dissert ‘tion of Mr. Pagr, and published in our “issue of last week, he declared that. the Speaiieare tr kak sums of money by philanthropists in behalf of the Negro was eas as the only re- _turn thereforlwas sed experience. /Ivis inconepivable that a. gentlemar of Mr. Par'd ability, with the statis. tics and the facts within easy reach of him in“the archives at Washington should have given away to this ont. ‘burst of péssimism and that he should sing: i t “Hark from the tom a dolefal sound To a, beligver"s ar.” Negro siffrage has proven’ a failare only becawke the .outherners, backed-up by the national government decreed that it shoyld be a fatare. | But what bins been the result of the nent of libera! laws and the ex- penditares of millions of dollars by philanthropists? / History furnishes no example of such ‘aradical and surprising change from slavery to freedom as is afforded in the case of the much abused blacks of the Southland. Forty years ago, they were illiterate, ignorant, poverty-stricken, relying up THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHM ND, VIRGINIA. I —_—_—_———— EE on their white masters for every thing, while enriching the men upon whom they relied. ‘They were taught to regard them- solves as inferior and in #npport of this “great. truth” ware told to listen to the Yeading of I Peter 2:18: “Servants, be subject to your masters swith all fear, * ‘and Colossians 8:23: “Servants, obey in all things your miasters.’” These citations from the Sorrptures which impressed the religions black-man ‘were not without their effect upon the white master as well. White children, youngsters and the like “of Mr. Tuomas Netsox Pac's stripe believed from the bortom of their hearts that they were divinely commis- | sioned to rule over the black people and many black people shared the same opinion relative to the right of the F. F. V'sof Virginia to own and exercise their sweet will upon the poor, deladed blacks of the Sunny Clime. Thisthen was the picture of forty years ago. Whats it towlay? Then there were four millions of us, but | thanks to our own fecundity and our |1 ve of each other and the white men’s | love of us, there are today more than | ten millions of us, and the census fig | Bros are still rising. Edueation bas done its work and every hillside is dotted with farm- houses and the cities well “peppered” with the tasty homes of the colored peo- ple. We have lawyers, doctors, minis- ters, pharmacists, realestate agents, msurance presidents and managers, euthors, editors, publishers, merchants, linguists, deatists, Bank presiden’s. Bank cashiers, college presidents, copy- ists, stenographers, statesmen, office- holders and tyoe-writers. These much abused people, owning nothing at the close of the war now own seven hundred million dollars worth of propery in the United States today and in Mr. Tuomas Nezson PAGe’s own state is increasing his real. estate and personal holdings at the rate | of over one million dollars per yaar. |The official report of the Auditor of | Virginia shows that the colcred people | of this state pay taxes on property, real |und personal, aggregating eighteen mil | lion dollars. |. The standard of the pulpit has been |raised ud, the teachers. who now in- struct the young of the race are of Ne gro parentage. We no longer can tell a |colored man’s home by the poverty ot | his surroundings, | Sambo has profited by education, the jwork of the philanthropists He is | working upon the farm, Mr. Pace, but | t is his own farm, thank Gon, | Come home, Mr. Roosnvent’s advis jer! Come to Richmond, the capital of |the Inte Confederacy and open your | eyes and see. | Weown one million dollars. worth of |property in this city. We maintain j and support four Negro Savings Banks | with an aggregate capital of one hun | cFed and eighty thousand dollars. | Come and visit our homes, Mr. Pao. | You are a Virginia gentleman and we | will permit you to enter. | Aservant ushers you into the parlor. It is richly furnished, is it not? You nok qebt mea et cwean ses ce ‘the fingers of an accomplished graduate |from the Virgitia Theological Seminary Jand College, tho Hartshorn Memorial | College or from the numerous other in |stitutions of learning that are playing |so important part ia the elevation of the owt trogden and mach oppressed peo ple. Ob, yes, Mr. Pace, the mistress of this house was a slave and the good manners your pareu's taught her are being impressed upon the children who ‘roam through this hoasehold, This is a now picture of startling ‘boldness, of course. Your associates “have been visiting some colored people's houses, but not these kind of colored ee and when they left, it was not ‘through the front door, but through the back gate, with a step that betokened horry in order to reach a place of safety “where they might avoid detection. | But that was the low, degraded Ni - ‘gro that he visited aud his ideals were formed by just such associations. Bat now, you see the New Negro. This one is not after your white fe- | males, and the greatest favor that he tske is that your people will let the col- \ored females aloue. On his side of the line, he is content. Neither docs he wish for the 0 called social equality,—the great phantom | which runs the average poor white man |erezy. i Bue tha most remarkable nart of Mr ‘men were taxed, it requiring five slaves to equal three Inboring white men. Yet Mr. Pacx udwite that ‘THomas Jnrexn- SON was u strong adyocate of emancipa- tion. ‘This then was.a recognition of a prin- ciple which Mr. PaGRr has attacked. ‘Me speaks about “Unele Tom’s Cabin * by Harrier Brecuze Stowe as the nail iv the hands of a woman that fast- ened Sisera to the ground. Tr #08 a true picture of the conditions in the fastnosses of the Southland and the reoer.t peonage cases have exposed a similar condition of affairs in Sourn | Caroma, Geoxota, Mrserssrer and Lovisiasa that is equally as horrible. Mr. Pace then cites Anganas Lix- | COLN’S position on the “question of slav- ery, anmindfal of the fact that the dis- | Singelshed Emancipator was supposed | to be the President of all uf the people. || the North as well as the South and that jander his cath of office, his first duty || was to'the Unton. i And yet Mr, Pace assames an atti- tod) of fairness and bays: | “No race ever behaved better than | th, Negrovs behaved during the War. Not only were there no massacres and no | outbreaks, but eveu the amount of de fection was no. large. While the num- ber whoentered the Northern Army | was considerable, it was not as great. ne | might have been expecte? when all the f cisare taken imo acconnt. A respect | Able number came from the Noth, while || most of the ethers came from the see: | tions of the Soath which bad already | been overran by the armies of the Union | aud where mingled persuasicn and con - vulsion were brought to bear. Certainly | no one doula proparly ‘binare’ them hee | yielding to the arguments used. ‘Their | honies were more or less broken up; or. | ganization and discipline were relaxed, ‘and the very means of subsistence had | beoome procartons; while on the other |hand they were offered bounties and [glittering rewards that drow into the |armies hundreds of thousands of other |nationalities. Zhe number that must "be credited to refugees who left home in |the first instance for the purpore ot | volunteering to fight for freedom, 1s be- | hieved by the writer to be not large: pe || sonally, he never knew of one. - How. ever large the umber was, the number |of those who might hare gone, and yet | threw in their lot with their masters ‘jaud aver dreamt of doing otherwise, | was far larger. Many a master going off '/to the war entrusted his wife and ehil | dren to the care of his servants with as || much confidence as if they had been of his own blood. ‘They acted rather like |claosmen than like bondiien. Not only |@id they remain loyal, but they were || nearly always faithfui'to auy trast that [had ben confided {to them. They {Were the faithfal fuardinns ‘of their [masters’ homes aud families;the trasted agents wud the shrewd counselors of fheir mistresses. ‘They raised the crops | which fed the Confederate Armies, and suilere:’ withoat complaint the prive- toms which came alike to white and |Back trom the exw i my of war. On the | approach of the enomy,the trusted house |/pervants bid the family stiverand valua- bies, guarded horses and other property, anéi resisied all temptation to desert er |betray, It must, of course, rest always on covjecture; Vat the writer believes that, ad the Negro, beon allowed. ta | fi,hi forthe South, more of them would ‘hive volunteered to follow their masters | cian evel volunteered in the servive or the Union. Many went into the tield |with cheir masters, where they often displayed nor only -ourage but lievoism, and, notwithstanding all temptations |stood by them loyaliy to the end. | As Henry Grady once said, “A thousand |torches wodla hae disbanded. the [Southern Army, but there was, not lone.” ¥ | Wo ask in alf'oandor, could a grander | tribute be paid to a people than is con | tamed in‘the above Hines? 11 {t be tre, and it is tras, why should Mr, Paar or | these southerners seek to. deny to tle | educated, property-owning, wealth-pre- |ducing Negroes of the Soutliland the ‘only boon which can be said to'comport | with his remarkable premises which he jhas laid down,—namely, “the only Proper séttlement of it is one foauded 04 justice and wisd m.” | Mr. Paox knows that toxition with. | out representation is tyranical and yet | he would assign these Negroes and their offspring—the clans-men of the south- |ern white men—to a state of serfdom, | the like of which is only 10 be found in the barren wastes of gloomy Siberia or the Asin Minor principalities under | Turkish sway. | Mr. Pace, is this the justice for which |youheve spoken? — Is this the fair-pliy |for which you stand? And then, us if to mimimize the force Jof his assertions and to qualify the | strong language he had uttered, ho con. | tinued: |_ ©The inference that has been drawn | from this is usually oue which is wholly | in favor of the colored race, It is, how- | ever rather a tribute to both races, Had (slavery atthe South been the frightful {institution that it has ordinarily be: m || pictared, with the slave driver and the bioodhudud always in the foreground, Jit is hardly credible that the f ture of the Neg-ves to avail therselves of toe Opportunities for frecdom so frequently (aiggts a opens erate pega’ de for which you stand? And then, as if to mimimize the force ‘of his assertions and to qualify the ‘strong language he had uttered, he con- ‘tinued: _ “The inference that has been drawn ‘from this is anally oue which is wholly ‘in favor of the colored race, It is, how- ever rather a tribare to both races, Had slavery at the Soath been the frightful institution that it has ordinarily. be: 1 pictured, with the slave driver and the bloodhound slways im the forezroand, it is hardly credible that the f ilnre of the Neg-ves to avail therselves of toe opportunities for freedom so. frequently offered them would have been so general and the loyalty to their masters would have been so a voled. “-Oue other reason 18 commonly over- | ooked, ‘The inssiact for command of tbe white sace —at least, of that section (to which the whites of this count y_ be- Jong—is a wouderfal thing: the serene | self-euifiac nee which Teckons Bo oppo- ‘sition, bar drives straight for the high- ‘est place, is impressive. It made the race in the past; it-has preserved it in our time. Tho Negroes knew the Joon- 'stancy and courage of their masters. “They had had abundant proof of it for | generations, and their masters were now ‘warms. The failare of a servile popu- |lation to rise against their masters in time of war 1s no pew thing. His- wry fornishes many illustrations, Piu- tareh tells how the besiogers of acertain city offered, not only freedom to the ‘slaves, but added to it the promise cf ‘their masters’ property and wives it “they would desert them. Yet the offer | was rejected with scorn, Daring the | lgevolution, freedem on the same terms | was offered the slaves in Virginia and the Carolinas by the British General,but with little effect, except to inflame’ the masters to bitteror resistence. The re- sult was the same during the Civil War.” But the tender memories of the pas: ‘caused the race prejudice within his ‘bosom to retrent once more, for he said: “The exactions of the War possibly the races nearer © than hey had ever beet before, There ‘ha boon, in thos past. oxme hostile feeling between the and the plain wiblvces, due. principally to the well- Jenown arrogance of = slave population towards a poor, free, working -popula- Hon, his wad largely dispelled daring the War, ¢.. the oue side by the heroism stiown by the poor whites, and on the other by the kindaoss shown by the No- ‘groea to their families while the. men were in thearmy When the War closed, the friendship betwee the races. Was never stronger; the'relations were, never more closely welded: The fidelity $f the Negroes throughoat th + War was, fully ‘appreciated andealied forth a whruier affection on the = of the re. aaa tuistresses. and the wate el Sait-asntal of whites equal ized by tho Negroon. “Nor tid this eleven conse with the emancipation of the. Ne. gro. The return of tl masters a huailed with joy in the quarters as th tho mansion. Wheu the worn aud. dis- heartened veteran made his last mile.on his retarn from Appomattox it was ofcen the group of Negroes watching for him a2 the plantation gategthat® first canzit his dimmed eye and their shouts of wel- come that first sounded in his ears.”” Ob, yes, Mr. Pacz and ttipusands of Confederate white men, “to the. manor born," are willing to accdrd to these same Negroes and their’ offeprings the {eights cwhich yo would deny. ‘Talk about being ingrates, speak about being angratefal, what else would “they be not to be willing to give to these . sav- iours of their families all of the legal rights which they enjoy? There are thousands of southerners who will eat with Negroes, drink with Negroes and think nothing about it, ‘and the Negroes who are the recipients of the privilege do not in any wise re- gard it in a sense that it would entitle them to enter these white men’s doors as guests of the family or to request the bands of their daughters in marriage. _ Only the evil d-signing politicians in- dulge such nonsense. As we have before dsserted, white men like Gov. Varpaax can do us but little harm. They cause our white friends to assert themselves and come to our defense, | But the cool, calm, apparently fair, ‘but still incipient attacks upon our vital political rights by men of Mr. Tuostas Netsow PaGe’s stripe tend to carry conviction to the phlegmatic northerner auless the fallacies of their argament are plainly exposed. If Mr. Page is to be President Roosr- ‘VeLT's adviser during the next four years and his advice heeded, fare you ‘well, Brother Sambo! REPUBLICANS NAME THEIR COMMITTEE will Crate For Elee- 4 ieee COMMITTEE ‘Weshington, March 22—Thirty-four of ‘the 48 members of the Republican Feagressionsl campaizn committee, ne Will conduct the campaign for 9 electicn of Republican members of Qe H6ih congress, were chosen at a eaneus of the members of the senate #ad house held in the hall of the house, ‘Te members chosen were selocted by the state delegations In congress. The 1# vaeancies or tie committee are from Sintes the delegations of which as yet have taken no action. A’resolution was Passed by the caucus empowering’ the noxt chairman of the committee to fill ‘the vacancies, ‘The members chosen and the state or tertitory they represent on the commit- tee are as follows: Representative Metcalf, Calffornia; Brooke, Colorado: Lilly, Connecticut: Freneh, Idaho; Hutl, lowa; Bowersock, Kansas; Hunter, Kentucky; Burleigh, Waine; Mudd, Maryland; Lovering, Massachusetts; Fordney,” “Michigan; Tawney, Minnesata; Bartholet, Mis- eourl; Dixon, Montana; MeCarthy, Ne- braska; Loudenslager, New Jersey; Sherman, New York; Spalding, North Dakota; Longworth, Ohio; Senator Mitehell, Oregon; Connell,’ Pennsyl- Vania; Capron, Rhode Island; Burke, South Dakota; Howell, Utah: Stemp, Virginia; ‘Humphrey, Washington; Dovener, West Virginia; Babeock, Wis- consin; Mondell, Wyoning: Delegate Kalanianaole, Hiwaii; Delegate Rodey, New Mexico; Delegate MeGutre, Okla- homa; Resident Commissioner Dege- tan, Porto Rico. ‘The states left vacant on the com- anittee are as follows: Alabama, Arkan- fa8, Delaware, Florida, Mlinois, In- diana, Louisiang, Mississippi, Nevada, North Carolina, South Cavotina, Texas, Vermont and Arizona ‘Territory About 75 members of the senate aria Ronse attended the caucus, whieh was Dresided over by Ropreventative Hep- burn, of Jowa. ‘The velection of wen bers took less than an hour, PRICE OF COAL COMES CLOWN Reading to Follow Lead and Make Rinkat Gntinn Raduetion: Philadelphia, March 22.—Anuounce- ment is expected at an early date that the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and fron company will make the uswal Spring reduction in the price of domes: Ue coal on April. Under this redue- tion the. price of anthratcite fuel, which Is now $6.25 a ton, will be $5.75 a ton. Ten cents a ton will be added to the price each month until the reg. ular rate is reached on October 1. All the larger anthracite companies, excepting the Reading, sent out cirew- lars announcing the spring reduction. ‘The rates on April 1 will be: Broken coal, $4.25; exe, $4.50.a ton: stove, $4.50. a ton; chestaut, $4.50 9 ton; pea- $3 a ton, and buckwheat, $2.50 a ton. ‘The Reading company. it is said, was opposed to making the cusomary reduction this spring. MINERS’ SCALE SIGNED Operators and Men Affix Their Signa. tures to the Agreement. Indianapolis, March 22.—Right coal Operators and cight miners, compos. Ing the joint suy-scale committee of TTerrre crerrTctrecr ec the central édmigetityys regibrl, “aimxelt their - st; tures to tie articles of ae which, proyide for~ 2. we years"; wage conttact Hepreen theLim dustrial gnd the capitalistic ints:>sts of the cbal industry of the Untwd States, No change was} made In) tie compromise proposal of ‘the dperators which, was accepted by a referendum vote of tife thiners. ‘ A rehabilitation of the inter-state Joint conference was effected by. fixing Janurry 25, 1906, as the date for the next joing conference of the operators and roinets ef: the central eompetitive region, *** on = MRS. POWELL HELD FOR CouURT Delaware Woman, Accused of Murder, Mibaiindia te When ah at at a te Dover, Del. March 23.—The prelim- nary hearing of Mrs. Mary A. Powell, Alleg-d murderess of Estelle Albin, whic was scheduled for yesterday, was held late on Monday evening in the eelt of Ms. Powell at the county jail. Accompanied by the prisoner's coun- sel, Magistrate Wood went to the jail. Mrs. Powell watved a hearing and was held without bail to await the action of the grand jury at the April term of court. « E ‘Tho advanced hearing proved a great surprise to a great crowd of persons who had assembled in the hope of tis- tening to evidence in the case. Earthquake in New England States. Boston, Dee. 21..— An earthquake this morning caused a tremor through- out the entire eastern section of, New England. Bexinning at St. John, N. B., the seismic vibrations traversed the state of Maine. causing some slight damoze to buildings In Augusta, Bangor end Portland. The shock was felt plainly as far south as Taunton in this state At Augusta, Me. lamp chimaeys were broken and crockery Was smashed. The vibrations, lasted several seconds. Winton deaaa Bates Washington, March 23.—The presi- dent sent to the senate the following nom nations of postmasters: New Jer. sey- George B. Jacobus, Caldwell; Charies W. Russell, New Brunswick: Pennsylvania — Daniel M. Bennett, Bri¢gevilie. A WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED. ‘Thursday, March 17. Sresident Kousevelt has appointed Cay ‘ain T. F. Jewell to be a rear ad- mir. V tifam £. Staley, exxovernor of “Kansas, has resigned as a member of the Dpwes Mndion commission. Lr. James 2. Seuford, speaker of the Colérado house of representatives, died at bis home in Denver of appen- dicitis. Fire destroyed four oyster packing plants and the railroad frelscht sheds at Tilghiman’s island, Md., causing a Joss of $40,000. ‘The Hickory Run Brick company, of Allentown, Pa, has made an assign. ment for the benefit of creditors. Lia- Dilities, $75.000; asso‘, $25,000. Frigay, March 18. W. J. Gliver, of Knoxville, Tern., has been appointed reciver for the Tennessee Central railroad. W. T. Nichols has been appointed by President Roosevelt to be secretary of Arizona, to succeed Isaac T. Stod- dard. Bishop Louis M. Fink, of the Leav- enworth, Kan., diocese of the Catholic church, diet in Kaneas City of pneu monia. St. Lonis fair officials have recety- ed a cablegram that Russia will par ticipate In the press congress to be held at the exposition. General H. H. Thomas, who was re cently ousted as federal appraiser at the port of Chicago, dropped dead in & lawyer's office of heart disease. Saturday, March 19. The New Jersey Democratic state committee will meet in Newark March 24 to fix a date for the state conven- tion, President Roosevelt has issued an order applying civil service rules to the service of the war department in the Philippines. ‘The postoflice safe at Mount Wash- ington, near Baltimore, Md., was blown ‘open by dynamite and $300 in money and stamps taken. George A. Secor, formerly'cashier of the Delaware, Lackawanna and West- ern railroad ‘at New York, was sen- tenced to (Wo yeurs and six months imprisonment for embezzling $10,166, Monday, March 21. John Noral had every done In his body broken by a fall of 200 feet in the Hazle Brook mine, at Hazleton, Pa. One man was Killed and one fatally hurt at Baltimore, Md., by the derail- Ing of 4 Baltimore and Ohio coal train. ‘The world’s cotton crop for 1902-1903 fs estimated by the department of ag- riealture at 17,179,765 bales, valued at $750.082.451. Fayette Sawyer and Burke Harris, negroes, were hanzed by a mob at Cleveland, Miss, for the murder of another neo. Samuel Kile, an employe of a enw mill at Miflfinville, Pa. stepped on a vaplily; revolving rip saw, lest his rixht foot at the ankle and was se. riously eat abone the back and head. ** Tuesday, March 22. Ex-Mayor William R. Grace, of New York, died of pneumonia at his home in that city, aged 72 years, The supreme court of the Unites States has adjourned for two weeks for the usual Easter recess, Burglars blew open the safe in the postoiie at Plessantville, N. J., and secure! $175 in cash and stamps. The Warehouse of the Deering Har vesting Machine company, at St. Louis, stored with farm machiuery was destroyed by fire, Loss, $150,000, Dr. Jesse B. Carter, of Princeton, N. J. has been appointed professor of epigraphy and paleography in the American School of Classical Studies at Kome. Wednesday, March 23. The Ohie Republican siate conven- tion will be held May 17 and 18 at Co- lumbus. By the collapse of a brick buildin: being erected at Houston, Tex., eight persons were injured, three fatally, ‘The National Hardware Dealers’ As- sociation held fits annual convention at Indianapoiis, ind. NEW PLAN OF... "MERGER COMPANY it Indludes a Bk Dividend of nena NOTICES SENT se Gay of Brent excitement <p. the .stode market and numerous conferences ‘among the leading, financial interests, the new plan of the Northern Seeuri- Hes company has been made publde. In substance it provides for a stock divi- dend of 99 per cont, this to be effected by a reduction of that amount in the capital stock of the Securities com- pany. : ‘The other assets of the Sccarfies. company, consisting chieny of its Ghi- eazo, Burlington and Quincy holdings and Northern Pacifle coal lands, will remain in the treasury o: the company until some plan for their distribution has been evolved. Official notice of a new plan, which Is signed by President HI, was sent to Northern Securities stockholders im a cireular letter, which soys in part: “Since the formation of your com= pany, with a view of promoting, de~ veloping and enlarging the commerce and trafic of the country served by the Grest Northern and Northern Pacifie Railway companies and by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad com- pany, the trae and earnings of the three railways have largely increased. ‘The rates paid by the public have beem materially reduced. The respective rail- ways have been extended, and taclr condition and facilities improved and increased. “The company’s acquisition of North= ern Pacific and Great Northern snares were made in. the full belief that such purchases were in no wise obnoxfous to any law of the United States. How- ever, the majority of the supreme court of the United States, disregarding as ir= relevant any beneficial increase of ‘commerce, was of the opinion’ that as ‘@ matter of law your company’s hold- ings of the stocks of the two raitway companies in {self constituted a re straint pf inter-state commerce prohib= ited vy the so-called Sherman act of 1860, Accordinisly the ratlway com- Panfes have beon forbidden to permit your company to vote or to collect divle end on the shares held by it “Therefore, your @rvcters have) une der advice of counsel, decided that im order to {hilly and promptly comply. With the dzeren in thiv suit, it ts meces= sary to reduce the enpital stock of the company and to distribute to its share~ holders the shares of stock of sald rail way Compantes now held by It “To this end they: have adopted reso= lutions recommending to the stock= holders: “Firet—That the eapltal stock of thie ‘company be reduced from 3,954,000 shares, now outstanding, to 39,540, be- ing a rednetion of 88 per cent. “Second—That said 99 per cent. of the presen outstanding shares be called fm for surionder and cancellation, “Third—That against each share of the stock of this company so to be sur- rendered there will be delivered $39.27 stock of the Northern Pacific Rallway company, $30.17 stock of the Great Northern Railway, company, and pro- portionate amounts thereof for each fraction of a share of stock. “As required by the laws of the state of New Jersey, under which the com- pany was created, a special meeting of the shareholders has been called for April 21, 1904, at 11 o'clock a. m., at the office of the company in Hoboken. The collection of the May and subse quent_dividend on such sahres being forbidden by the decree until such dis- tribution has been made, the Import ance of promptly executing and for warding proxies ts obvious. “The assets of the company remain- ing. In Its treasury after the foregoing distribution is made will consist of stocks and other property in no way inyolved in the suit, producing Income, and conservatively Valued at an amount in excess of $3,954,000, to which it is proposed to reduce the stock of the company.” Settlement on Publle Lands. Washington, Moreh 22—In the sen ate Mr. Hoar introduced by request » bill to organize 9 colonization bureau, which, he sald, was prepared by off cers of the Ssivation Army, for the purpose of securing settlement on pub- lie lamis. He sald it was prepared upon the advice of the late Senator Hanna and bad he lived would have been Introduced by him. The bill was referred to the committee om public lands. Saude jpelisticaensceS tier Seong he me eine) Vinca en) Att \ Ces S Dovble Daily Trains Carrying Pallman Sleepers. Cate Gnse (a la carte) and Chair Cars (seats trae}. Electric Lighted Throughout | Se | BETWEEN Birmingham, Memphis and Kensae (iy Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terrttevtse wo THe Far West and Northwest THE ONLY THROUGH SLEBPINO CAR MRS BETWEEN ThE SOUTHEAST ANG KANSAS CITY Descriptive literature, tickets a ranged and through reservations 2ap upon application to W.T. SAUNDERS, Gent Aor. Paww. Sace? on F.E.CLARK, Trav. Pass. Act. Avcamra, Gi | W. T. SAUNDERS , Gen'l Agent Passsnger Departmens { ATLANTA, GA. HE & PLANET He had done all thing that wasn't in accordance with the law. So they caught him and they tried him and they proved that he was bad. But he got a "stay" or something and is out again and free. For the court above released him on a technicality. Day by day we deal with people who have gone the wicked way. Who have fallen from high places—trusted only to betray. Day by day the rogues are captured and the juries hear the facts. Day by day the rogues are sentenced for their lawless, sinful acts. Day by day they go appealed on all kinds of charges. And escape because forever there are technicalities. There's the ready supersedes, there's the habeas corpus writ. When the other dedges tail they can still fall back on it; If the sinner has the cunning and can raise the needed fees; He may spurn the law, relying on the technicalities. Not for those whose ways are righteous have we laws upon the books; Laws, it seems, are only given for protection of the crooks; When the jury has decided, after all the truth is heard. Some wise judge finds some omission or an error in some word, And the wonder is that any rogue is ever forced to flee. And the wonder is that always there's the technical. -S. E Kiser, in Chicago Record-Herald. UNCLAIMED FREIGHT (Copyright 1903, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) "NO NEWS of the lubber, I suppose," remarked Mr. Fisk, chief mate of the dark Astrea as, shading his eyes with his hand, he feigned to be regarding something along the shore line. "No," replied the captain, shortly. "It beats any problem of navigation you can find in the book," continued the mate. "She's not a bale of goods for the custom men to care for," grumbled the captain, "there's no duty on her. I can't store her in a warehouse, I can't keep her board ship and I can't do anything." "It be an awful thing to turn her out among these dagos," said Mr. Fisk. "If you feel so strong about it why don't, you pay her passage back to the rates?" inquired the captain, grumpily. The result of this appeal to Mr. Fisk's berality was never to be known, for not then the object of the discussion ame on deck. A typical Frenchwoman; light of build; bright as to face rather man pretty, and with all the vivacity of er race. "Eh bien," shr said, "no news, captain, suppose, yes?" "Not a bit," responded Capt. Hovey, ve searched everywhere." "So have I," said Mr. Fisk. "I thought I have a stunstroke yesterday fromatin." Capt. Hovey glared at the mate. "Hein." exclaimed the lady. "is it that must go ashore, captain, Monsieur seek?" She turned her black eyes on the offers in succession. There's five days yet," remarked the pain, soothingly. Something's bound to turn up," added Fisk. The woman, walking to the rail looked for to where Cataio lay, its white buildings gleaming in the sunlight against slate background of the Andes. an she shrugged her shoulders. I'll take you ashore to-morrow," said captain, "I'll show you the town." Yes, and I'll take you next day," put Mr. Fisk. "I've been here three times I know—" Mr. Fisk," interrupted the captain, ally, "you had better see about get-that there topsail unent." Mr. Fisk walked forward, catching the tail of his eye the coquettise the woman threw after him. Then turned smiling to the captain,anks, I go much with pleasure," she when the Astrea sailed from Boston Callao she carried a passenger—he Rouget, who was going to join over. He had sent her the passage and she intended sailing on the Goliath and had so written him, had missed the ship and was obeyed to wait two months for the next, the Astrea. when the Astrea reached Callao Ja-Dubourg was not on hand to meetride. Inquiry developed that, on arrival of the Goliath, he had abrupt his position as cook in a hotel and bed. That was two months ago and he could be found of him. Hence the Rouget remained unclaimed board of the Astrea. He should he do with her? She do one and to put her ashore penitentiary strangers seemed barbarous. Hovey didn't feel like paying her he back to Boston. the thought percolated itself in his brain, why not marry her? for some time contiplated reform the sea and he had, during age, been much impressed withractiveness of the woman. Be-pilied her and pity is—. such a woman the settling down would not be an unpleasant one. Hovey did not feel sure that uget would accept his suit, and perturbed about Fisk's actions. The fellow seemed at times as if he had a notion of courting Miss Rouget. The captain determined to bring matters to a conclusion at once. The next day, while Miss Rouget was sitting beneath the owing on deck, Capt. Hovey called his mate into the cabin. "Mr. Fisk," said he, with dignity, "Miss Rouget and I are going to get married." "Took you, did she?" exclaimed Mr. Fisk. "I thought she would, but the sailors were sure she wouldn't. But, I says, looks don't count with women." Capt. Hovey breathed short. "Old Dan, the cook, said," continued Mr. Fisk. "that there was too much difference in your ages, but then it must be very comfortin' for a man to think when he dies he will leave a wife young enough to marry again right off. It must be very 'comfortin'." The captain gazed at his mate with a turgid face, plainly struggling with his emotions. "Now," said Mr. Fisk, soothingly, "don't you worry. I've had loss of experience in weddin's and I'll fix up this one all ship-shape. A snug weddin' on deck and a dance." And Mr. Fisk darted up the companion way utterly unheeding the violent and profane adjuration of the captain to stop. Capt. Hovey wanted a very quiet wedding ashore, but Mr. Fisk was set on a ceremony aboard ship with attendant festivities and, as the bride to be supported him the captain was obliged to consent. He purchased a wedding ring and also presented the young woman with a gold watch and chain. "It's all right," gasped Mr. Fisk, the morning of the wedding day, as he rushed into the cabin. "I've engaged a sky pilot—a sort of missionary fellow hungry for a meal and a job, the consul's coming, so is the stevedores and the ship chandler and a dozen sailors from ships in port. Oh, we'll have a plum duff of a time. These dagos all play the guitar and a sailor can't dance to that music, but I ran across a swab who plays the fiddle, so we'll have plenty of music." "I wish I'd never started the blasted thing," muttered the captain. It looked to Capt. Hovey as if all Callao was coming to the wedding. Guests came in skiffs and shallows, while one enthusiastic Peruvian swam to the ship and moved serenely, dripping copiously among the spectators. Mr. Fisk flew about the decks in a seethe of exite- SHE FLUNG HERSELF INTO THE EM BRACE OF THE FIDDLER. ment, the missionary took his position, book in hand, the guests arranged themselves and then the bride couple came on deck. The captain wore a blue plaid coat and perspired profusely, the bride was charming in white. "Marie, is it thou?" cried a voice, trembling with emotion. "Jaques, mon ami," screamed the bride, and flying from the side of the groom, she flung herself into the embrace of the fiddler. "Marie," cried he. "I rushed to the wharf when the Gollah arrived. You were not there. I was desolated. I abandoned my position. I fled to the country. I became a gatherer of the bark. The Saluts brought me back to Callao. Marie I have found thee." "There will be no wedding," announced the mate, later. "The lady prefers a shave-head to do the trick, but let's eat and dance." "You know a heap about managing weddings," growled the captain after the guests had departed. "I am a gold watch out." "Well," remarked the matter of fact Mr. Fisk, "it would have cost you more to have taken her home as your wife." Still Obscure. "Josiah," asked Mrs. Chugwater, holding her, finger on the place in the paper where she had been reading, "what does 'he' mean?" "It means also, in addition, likewise," responded Mr. Chugwater. "Can't you tell from the other words in the sentence?" "No, and that doesn't seem to make it any plainer, either," she said, proceeding to read: "The lower classes of Chinese also, in addition, likewise out a miserable existence." What's the sense of that, I'd like to know?"—Chicago Tribune. Tame Reindeer. The range of the tame reindeer has been widely extended in northern ANC by the tribes that number him among their valuable assets, and now he is in process of being widely introduced into Alaska. Civilization, therefore, has done much to extend the habitat of this animal to the south, but the domesticated reindeer has not been introduced into most of the great regions of the arctic, where the wild animal roams at will. Thus Accounted For It has been said that in captivity elephants always stand up when they sleep, but when in the jungle, in their own land and home, they lie down. 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A physician and his wife had secured a housemaid about 23 years old, who came with the best certificates. She was devoted, attentive, laborious, capable, always smiling—in short, an ideal girl. After a fortnight, when the physician's wife was visiting her friends, she excited their jealousy by her reports of such a wonderful "bonne," for that question is the most frequent topic of women's conversation in France. One morning a grave gentleman called on the physician. "Have you "GOOD-MORNING, MARY." here," he said, "a housemaid named Mary?" "Yes, sir." "Are you pleased with her?" "Perfectly, sir." "Could I see her?" "But——" "Do not be alarmed, I will cause you no trouble; there is my card." It read: "M. Hamard, chef de lau suret (chief of detective service). Mary, modestly blushing, entered the drawing room. "Good morning, Mary," said Mr. Hamard, as he pulled off the girl's wig; "I arrest you, at last." "She" was a man, a member of a band of burglaries, and had been in the habit of giving them keys and information about houses which could be easily plundered in the absence of the owners. THIS BEAR OBSERVES Attacked Mail Carrier Who Wore Coat Made of Brain's Departed Relative. Dr. Harry M. Ulish, a civil war veteran, who is driver of rural route No. 2 from Lewistown, Pa. was held up the other morning near Strode's Mills by a black bear. Ulsh, who wears a large coat made of the fur of the bear family, was driving leisurely along, when a black bear crossed the trail ahead and stopped by the roadside to take a good look at the doctor and his coat, as if he recognized in it a long-lost brother. But the physician, not desiring any closer acquaintance with his bearship, put the whip to his horse, and, deviating somewhat from his usual route, he made a record run to the next farm house, where he asked for help. BRUIN TOOK A GOOD LOOK The farmers took their shotgun and started to hunt for bruin, but as yet they have not reported his capture. Ulsh declares he will never wear that coat along the mountains again until that particular bear has been slaughtered, as bruin acted just as though he had identified the skin as that of a departed relative. Hides Colns in Her Shoes The many counterfeit ten franc pieces lately circulated have been traced to a Marselles coiner, who, with seven others, was arrested. The coersers made a huge profit for several months, the principal being a woman, who concealed the coins in her high heel, Louis Culnze shoes. She lived with a young prodigal son of a Lyons merchant with an income of only $800, and wished to increase it by her partnership with the Marselles coiner. Wheelbarrows in Brazil A cargo of Connecticut wheelbarrows was shipped to Brazil, and some natives filled them tall of stone and materials and carried them on their heads. 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It wax beush! hy the bank ams shipped by water from St. Lone sy, BS ==3b AX iN Gee Do ae | Dod Siete! 11 a, 4 DA oes =A GF 1. See BA ee 3 lel \ Ss My Sadia ? 4 x) 4 yo F i PT fb Cee: .' 3% 194 es ey Oe i JIVE “| 1 — ALS er MBBAPPED INA SACK AND TIED SE- SQVRELY AND PUT INTO TUE WELL. Bm GG. Mt weighs threw tons anda Lalt Samad cost $1.200, 11 playea a tench x part BoUsilaway county Hearcial watters eure Stag: the civil war arc at owe time. dn 1862 womizined $50,000 in pold. Coretions were very unsettied ane bores of preca- Airy soldiers and Lushwhack ers were warMwline overthe courtry inevery eitee- Siow commit: mary oo reREH 8 Wilh se fiehting with one ereten The of .Seiusat thebant ef whieh sir. Coal wae Wrsiient, vo: ser ene ier teer ore of Mhese Durc: ehoulé male a ralé on the Bown creel che safe e16 th © all Neat weed. The dirrtore hele several con- sselteion and fen nt test erred that Wr Cord, Col, WoT Sool ane Fe Pari er! Rebonid mule a sseret Cisnosition of the Gemniaze. ° Ose man-tusceesed:ttat it be erred inva hayerack, but this scheme sa7er jevted. YP Vverinred the Weam sare Mr. Curd | ria we crop it 10146 bettow ef a well Mr} Of John Bortles's stere—It stead shee the Adams bloc! Is row ard the | seretl asic Uh we tere OF ThE Tet avd saey urgestion wae wWopied. Twar td to Brew the wud fete the well Ieose. but “She vather twa theneh+ 1 best to pot it! Sremchs for (eer ih wor’ eet sovesttc red hat we would ro! Are Ti nil TV told them that Phed soparsted ‘he! seni }o ite raw state from the chr! tn Calley Borvia and 4/10 sure that Leonle fine $20, AERA pieces In what came ont of a will, Maerenthome, Bushy har theleway. ard Whe T56.10 wre CL oe He severed parts sand ench part wrepped Ir assch ord tied peermrely avé pet fr to the well. There tt astayed for about twn sears are wher the Aterrorsof the warhad obert sbsided and MA mes thoneht fete cole the treasere swetried to brine gy omby attaching heals fae the sachs and” hoisting ft to the syn Weer Bu! teat wovld pei werk for che ceaeie dene rotind aye the wieht of he eeniy eased thom to brest ave. after all She water Rad tu be tater ont end tere abetie pathorelt topper se-In,-Thesecrat mrerariling where the more) was biceen were nat knewr to srvore but thet brew sete peed it in the wel—rot een by ‘She other Cirectore af thy ber! When Me wer! erheme woe Pe hrorehed f wes serie that the bo hwtoecter mtehe tn amme way hear of its belre there ard emoali) ip the wotrr ont gre secure the “Reeety hat Holt Yew ther ween pare sane Cntr stl the waier wes ros itenre ly Ret pasee enereh tecehier ema” e mate fiers uncam'orable for them.” Band yte W Rtky Sher em. Buady had 2 cave for vood “eit and one mor:ing ar Keosoas serrmisin be had samrled with ovher sefi-¥s, Some Diamond B comris: ory Uhen he revehen his battery he yeas in sereiient spirits, Soon Gen. Geary vente that way and observing he Hen: Sevam"s condition erally addresed Sem: “Lient, Roray. you are dron™.” AQirk as wm fash Pondy answered “Bee. Geary, you're a -— tart" Sa! erery: ‘Vou are so drun’ vou den’ Beow that gun from a hollow loz” =F don't eh? Well, TM show you ssremher 1 do or not” Pointing to 4 azroxp of confederate off rs on an em: uence a half mile distant, Reends seid: ~Do you see that burch of rebel sever there? Now jist watch me reat fer them.” Seizine the trail of a xnn Be Fer red It aroned, rot the ene aadincted everything to his Hine am Hore the order to fire. The shell ex ptoded in the midst of the rronn, wh hea Hastily retired 10 cover. carrying Mee wounded with them. Gen. Gear cmEndrew bie offensive remarts, com spPimented fhondy on dis <1 anit rod ERY. Tae writer hae heord federal “ho omght to traw env that Rend Men the chat Mar killed Gen, Polk Kenesaw Caretie Sandow, (he Siren Yan. Rp amusing story is told of Engen Zandow, the min of Hon strength Mee spring, when he was visiting th south of France, he was robbed of a runk containing valuables. Hearing who the thieves were and meeting them in the street, he promptly seized them and carried them, without any siens of exhaustion, to the police sia- tion. CO.LNE.S AND DARING. Fine Eahibition of Courage When Ld bentns Got in Amongst Sher- eines Dinioaeaee “All soldiers.” ssid the captain, in the Chicare Liter Ocean, “tain a good deal shout, (heir experience at bloocy angies in storuaiog Loris, charging breastworks, ‘Si6 in breaning through abatis ané other obs ruciions in trout of aa enemy. ‘This ‘Is naiural and ereditabie, becuuse. as a thle, the great things of war were cote in the heat 01 such cot flicis. Bu the finest exhibition of courage ard caring ard ‘cool heaceduess that eame wader hy nO- lee Curizg the war was vot ina fight at | bicocy angie, nor in the turmoil and “excitement of a charge, “In May, ist, our bricace was at Resnea ard had just charged camp from the rerth side of the river to the south sie wien atnrions storm bro.e upot-ts, Onr rerimont was not far from the reir toed sheds in which were stored the am- munition for Sherman's Atlanta cam- Daten. Boxe: of cartridges ard helis of all sizes and Lines. ! ers ef poweer were pilee bizh In the large shed, and were closely guarced. Wet new that the safe'y of thar ammunition meant the etiecess of Sherman's comprien. are tell in wih oll the strict regutations Tooling sto. tts “safety | “On this éay net was buey scouring my tent. which had inst beer pitehed, there was a blinding flash of Hehtrire and an appaliirg crosh of thurcer. As Moo* e¢ ont from my tent Leaw bundreds of men moving off In a crouchite post- tion, with faces dazed ard eyes turred bacl ward toward what all seemed to re- gard as a point of cormon danger. 1 [stepned ont and caw thar the great pile of ammunition hac heer etrnek by Neht- pring, that the box-s on top had been thrown helter-s’ eter, ard that the tow in some of those torr oper. was burr itg, _“T inew then why the cléiers of cur fichting bricade were rmnrine away. ane, aimoned by the thought of what micht happen, T awaited eteli/te the exploricr s thet were to d-e:rew Sherman's char ces for snecess in a preat carrnaien, ard pes- elbly the Hive: of mys-if ere all stout ine. But there wae no exntofom. saw A single mau scale the pite of ammurt- ton. ard arother rome to his aseistarce. Tsaw our of the men sratch the smolder- ine tow [rom the bey of shells are wave ‘Vas a sional to the fying men that the daneer was aver. “To my ming the men who climbed yp that pite of explo-tves a1d pnt ett the fire that endargered Sherman's ammuri- : wy), § mes Fi gable tapered —— GEx i= as Kes Se ae | —. Ue Mig Ses) = Re ay RE vi i 4 « Me i a pee a a8 ig =): | A (7, 2 _—_— ee SN age at AY fet T SAW A SINGLE MAN Uipaieupply fe te nokable an wend dy wisptepealsiicar Kxepark sctiebioeds arte tt Spottepivasia or eharaed with MeCooh at Kents. “And yet to men No: of the at fe mace It apy report Sherman Cocs rot refer to it tn hismem- Gite. abt. eotarast tcow.orls ore arm Oe en ieee ton ireldent in bls letters ard. be did re tive Geanemeel nohero at ths peeceles Who wes he? ‘The wor'e ought toFtow l baw the affair st love teres, Ther must be sone one living who saw Ite uremic | DRCBNYED THE GRDER. Caton Petaners Were Sat Robbed ae tases ereated™ Om Their Subleakiccee Gen. Longstreet used to tell a good many storiea «o suow Liat Whe men of his command always trewed captured tinson solaiets Wail AS ye con-kder- Atici and Linuaess as was possible wo- der the circumstances. He said that his orders ou this poin’ were very strict, ard he neyrr Fnew any of bis ren io discbey. AS he weut on to es plan bow proud be was oi the @ od OC his mien on Ulus poral, w Tisien: Fea blo,ed in ome oF she deparmens a Washing. on amerrayced nat, FCuucubecly 30Rr orders were seriel, general.” he said, “but 1 happea to know that they were evaded. |For example te Last Tenvessee sou order ed your men co respect the belonging: Of the prisoncrs, and this ts the way some of them did it, [ wore a good pair of army shoos, nearly new. One day a good-natured fellow in gray with no shoes to spetk of wall ed atoms ow Tne looking intentty at the shoes o the captured muionists, He pit hi foot by the side of mite, and, remark. ing that I was just his size, added, ‘Old Pete (Longstreet) says he will av every man sho! Who steals anything from a prisoner. To save my. life won't you trade shoes with me? fo T must have them shoes.” Of rourse I traded, 22 did other prisoners.” | Ar this Longstreet smited. but insist ed that the story didm't prove anything | Pager TER mae | Ay She—Oh. Mr. Borem, bow do you do? T was talking to Mrs, Nexdor just now, and | couldn't heip thinking of you. He—And was she discussing me? | “Not exactly. She was commenting on the weather, and just asked me if [ conld imagine anything more tiresome and disagreeable.” —Philadelphia Press. Ve Most Re “My dear aunt. I'm sogtad 10 see you.” “is mat sot tre vou brote again?” “Chicago American. THE RVIOW TONY PLANET, RISHVMOND, VIRGINIA. SSS SS SX Xm kX mR _ _ _—_—__ + Emanciprtion’s Woes. (A AV AY DVALY aS "BAO. NID | First Clubwoman (a tew years] gi CR geen eng owe ery es Woe tence)—Men are enough to drive a] 43 NES a First Clubwoman—Only ‘hink. For : ly smiling im his dreams.—N. og R Householéer—Dia the master pimmber| Collector-—Yes, sir, and he found an S = hour to look ap the items, and he! Pp charges five dollars an hour cer bistime.| (Gq ge, Three coilars more, picase."-N. Y. . oe — | Qe pot “Professor, ‘as. ed the inquisitive stu: dent, “are the turee clemeuts, fire, wa ter and air, political elements?" “No,” replina che professor, “but the political ekements are somewbat simi lar.” “What are they?” queried the «tudent “Fire-water and wind,” replied the man of wisdom, wini ing his other eye.— Ciuciunadi Buquirer. Another Wareins. “L have just been reading the ae conni of a railway wreck in which ev. ery oveupant of ihe smoxing carriage Was more oF less injured, while the res of the passengers in ihe train eseapec without harm,” said old Hodge. “There, Ezra, eried Mrs. Hodze, trl umphantly, “there is another warning against the use of tobacco."—Tii-Dits One Dereripiion of Ht. “What,” asked the teacher, “do you understand by ‘the sireiuous lite? Does tt convey any meaning to you?” “Sure.” replied the bad boy. “What?” “Why, What happens In the woodshee when pa geis home after you've beer naughty.” was the prompt reply.—Bos ton Budget. ea eee mae TT “Yes,” said tae Kestue y judge, “the seutieman shot the man lor calling him a liar and T acquitied him.” “But that was hardly ar excuse, was it?” argued a Yaniee lawyer. “Of course, why nol? [i wes a clear case Of seli-defonse."—Deiroit Free Press, Matier of Doane, “A man who has no encm!es,” began the Norwood philosopher, “may be xvod, but—" “But what?” interrupted the Mt. Au- bara man, “It's a question what he's good for,” continued the dissenser of philosophy. —Cineinnaii Enquirer, AN He Had. The Father—You say you wish to marry my daughter? ‘The Youns Man—Yes, sir. “Amd you are out of employment?” “AU present—yes, sir.” “Well, what have you got to marry my daughter on besides nerve, sir?” ~-Yonkers Statesmzn, Now the Rates the Roost. He marred his typewriter: made quite a ‘atte. And now he's her “dariiveg Jim; For fully five seays hed ctated to her, Tut now shee dictating & bin, =Vonkers Statesman, BROTHERLY APPRECIATSON. es 7) ‘ Sue ERIS SS, 2 bs & Sy 5h 7 i 4 a “ Be hae By Ey re R22 Ae They fb fant x i pea Ki hl jy 3 TS BPA ‘Sts mans ates PRY, ce LOE NO Eee | oe ee? Wink Rew isntemad—boa't you nine baby a the perfect pleture o€ hla fathe Her brother (eritienNy)—Yes, he is ibe. very. comic valentine. af hlgsi= Brooklyn Eagle, eerie was esatats pupita tre apaiees _Eretpuns Secares Kate—The tell me Fred has pro- posed to Minnie. Eva--And we have alwavs been ted to belicve that ‘qd was rota drink- ing man.—Rosion Transeript. Puratoxiont Wer Tree. “Do Pee ham and his wite get on well ‘ozether?” | “Oh, yes, they get on very well to gether so loug as they are apart."— Indze. Glortonn. “Well, Johnnie, did you have a good time at the children’s party?” “Yon ber. T was sic’ for nearly a week.”—Chicago Record-Herald. ’ Tempus Poe tt, He—Re candid, and wl me when yon want me to #0. She—It's 4 cow le of honrs too late or that.—Smart Set. After Che Ceremony. Stodgers—Didn't you promise to obey ue at the altar? 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Father (at head of stairsy—Daughter, what time Is {t? {Daughter (in parior)—It's a quarter after ten, father | Pather—Ait right. Don't forget to start the clock again after the young nan goes out to get bis breakfast —Chie | cago Daily News. Just Wak. e ‘The Earle—I have one great advan- tage over you. I don’t need to keep dodging antomoblies ll the time. The Cow No. bat Jrst wait Ul they. get those aire! ps going. —Puck. To Aveta) Penuetty: [Young Auihor (who thinks himaelt famous) —I beileve 1 should enjoy my wacation better {i | could go incognito. FFriend-Good idea. Travel uuder our noni ce plume-—N. ¥. Weebly, Cheer Up. =I Oo ee eee Ructe nh wil bo se goa | Bettis ony wed set or act Hone forere samies Ween ae Te a THE YUANET SATURDAY.....MARCH 26, 1904 RELIGIOUS MATIERS OUT OF TOUCH. Only a smile, yes, only a smile. That a woman 'or burdened with grief Expected from you; 'it would have given relief. For her heart ached she the while; But weary and cheerless she went away. Because, as it happened, that very day You were "out of touch" with your Lord. Only a word, yes, only a word. That the Spirit's small voice whispered "Speak:" But the worker passed onward unblessed and weak. When you meant to have stirred To conquer, and love anew. Because when the message came to you, You were "out of touch" with your Lord. Only a note, yes, only a note To a friend in a distant land; The Spirit said "Write:" but then you had planned Some different work, and you thought It mattered little. You did not know Twould have saved a soul from sin and you. You were "out of touch" with your Lord. Only a song, yes, only a song That the Spirit said: "Sing to-night. Thy voice is the Master's by purchased right. But you thought: "Mid this motley you. I care not to sing of the city of gold”— And the hearts that your words might have reached grew cold; You were “out of touch” with your Lord. Only a day, yes, only a day. But, ob! can you guess, my friend, Where the influence reaches, and where it will end. Of those hours that you frittered away? The Master's command is: "Abide in Me!" And frutless and vain will your service be Young People's Paper. FRIENDSHIP. To What Height It May Rise Shown in Life of the Friend of Sinners. Friendship is to love in the human affinities the same as adhesion is to cohesion in the physical affinities. It is not so strong, though greater in its range and similar in its nature. Love can hardly live without friendship; and friendship is a kind of phosphorescent love—the light without the heat, writes Leander Turney, in the Baptist Union. Love seeks its completions, friendship its complements. Human atoms group themselves into social molecules according to mysterious attractions, even as the hypothetical atoms of the chemist. Friendships are made at the behest of love, or taste, or reason. Self-interest may guide in the formation of associations, but not in the making of friendships. These come from love when tears, laughter, prayers or kindred resolutions spring from two hearts that cannot be kept apart; or from mutual tastes in the enjoyment of a dish, a game or an art; or from the deliberate purpose of an aspiring nature which learns to seek in others supply for its own deficiencies, as the bee the honeyed blossom, the stammering Moses his Aaron, the mother of Jesus and His beloved disciple, a companionship made sacredly sweet by their great grief and later their great joy. Friends should be chosen with regard for themselves, aspiration for ourselves, respect for society and reverence for God. Friendships should be conserved—by reserve, as appetite is whetted by abstinence; by considerateness, for both friends must be served by the friendship; by constant, though not too familiar, intercourse, because they who would journey far together would better walk than run. Let it be remembered, friendship is not a star unquenchable, but a candle that must be kept out of the wind. As perfect music is not produced by an imperfect instrument, so there comes no perfect harmony of friendship from human nature, in which there is always something out of tune—some discord of pride, deceit or ambition. There are beautiful friendships in the world; but like the stories of the child's bubble, they are made of souls and may be lost in a moment. Therefore, a true friendship should be as tenderly nursed as an infant—for it is as frail, as sweet, as darling, as full of possibilities. Possibilities? Measure them by the ways in which man can serve one another by the need of every man for help from his fellows by the beauty of disinterestedness, by the mobility of self-sacrifice, by the greatness of a sentiment that can forget place and blood in recognizing a common humanity. He who was the Friend of sinners has shown to what heights friendship may rise. Abundant Life. The call of God is ever for an enlarging life. The mission of Jesus was to bring the abundant life to every soul—it is not strange that what we call the "providences" of God, often seem to be the narrowing of life? How can he mean "enlargement" when he takes away the things that seem to us to have ministered to enlargement? When there seems to be a narrowing of life itself—cutting away the hearts upon which we have leaned; perhaps laying one aside from active service! How can it be enlargement? Yet that is, after all. His purpose in dealing with us all. He never limits the life of one of His children. As the cutting of the life of the issues in larger frutage, so the seeming limitations of God ever lead to the larger life—if we will have it so. Soul of mine do not sigh over what seems to the limitations of life; listen closely—His voice is ever calling them to larger things. Into the larger life. None can limit the thy- self. Thou shalt see it in the afterward of days. Every seemingly narrow place is a room in His gymnasium; subjethyself to the holy exercise, and thru shalt realize the larger life of His love and His service.—Baptist Union. THE TEN COMMANDMENTS. Not a Sufficient Moral Guide Until Christ's Gospel Has Been Read Into Them. A certain rich young man who had observed all the commandments from his youth evidently thought that his chances for inheriting eternal life were very good. "What lack I yet?" he asked of Jesus, putting the question as though it were scarcely possible that he lacked anything. The Saviour showed to him, says Wellspring, that instead of having an indisputable title to enteral life he had none at all. There is a vast number who, like that wealthy young ruler, over-alt the ten commandments. If one will carefully go through and weigh them, he will see that they do not present a high moral standard. The Hebrew race, and much less the world, was not ready at the time of their promulgation for the revelation of high ideals. To the little child we have to say "Do not," and wait with what patience we may for the time when we can say "Do." The human race then was in the "Do not" stage of development. All the commandments are "shall nots" save two. Take the two tables and see how little they require. The first table does not say that there is only one God, and that we should love Him with all our heart and soul and mind and strength. All that it demands is that we shall have no other gods before Him, shall make no images for worship, shall not take His name in vain, and shall refrain from all work upon the Sabbath, thus keeping it holy. Many a man does this without any thought of being particularly religious; he's just being decently civilized. So it is also with the second table. Who would set up a claim for special respect because he has always honored his parents, never murdered or been unchaste, or stolen, or borne false witness, or coveted his neighbor's possessions as Ahab coveted Naboth's vineyard? There are men who truthfully can say that they have regarded all these commandments, and yet their neighbors would characterize them as "meaner than dirt." In order to be a good man, one must do something, not merely refrain from doing something hurtful. One can keep all the mandates of the second table, and yet be stingy, cruel, oppressive and hateful. Taken all together, they do not sum up to the golden rule, which tells us to do unto others as we would have them do to us. "Thou shalt not" keeps the hands to the side; "Thou shalt" extends them in loving service. How is it that people have such an exalted conception of the ten commandments? It is because we have been reading the gospel into them—as we should do. Ever since Jesus gave His answer to the lawyer, who asked him, "Which is the greatest commandment in the law?" Christian people have been interpreting the first table of the law as meaning, "Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind," and the second table as meaning, "Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself." And that is what they should mean to us. But, don't you see, that one must have a higher moral standard than the ten commandments, just as they read, in order to be respectably good? Not that we should throw them aside, any more than we should throw aside the alphabet because we are reading fine literature, or the rules for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division because we are doing sums in algebra. But no one should feel like congratulating himself if he still were painfully putting the letters together to spell c-a-t or ba-ker, or scratching his head over the question, "Seven times two are how many?" "Wherefore," says the writer to the Hebrews, "leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection." Don't stay back near the starting point with the ten commandments. SEEDS THAT WILL GROW Patience and resignation are the pillars of human peace on earth.—Young. No great destiny ever swings on the pivot of irresolution.—United Presbyterian. "A good life keeps off wrinkles." Goodness is beauty in its best estate.—Marlowe. There is only one way to have good servants; that is to be worthy of being well served.—Rushin. Do not dare to live without some clear intention toward which your living shall be bent. Mean to be something with all your might.—Phillips Brooks. Wherever life is simple and sane, true pleasure accompanies it as fragrance does uncultivated flowers.—Charles Wagner, in "The Simple Life." To conquer our own fancies, our own lusts, and our ambition in the sacred name of duty, this it is to be truly brave and truly strong.—Charles Kingsley. How careful one ought to be to be kind and thoughtful of one's old friends. It is so soon too late to be good to them, and then one is always so grieved.—Sarah Orne Jewett. The effective life and the receptive life are one. No sweep of aim that does some work for God but harvests also some more of the truth of God and sweeps it into the treasury of the life.—Phillips Brooks. Nothing is too little to be ordered by our Father; nothing too little in which to see His hand; nothing which touches our souls too little to accept from Him, nothing too little to be done to Him.—E. B. Pusey. Cheered by the presence of God, I will do at the moment without anxiety, according to the strength which He shall give me, the word that His providence assigns me. I will leave the rest; it is not my affair.—Fenelon. He- I think I a fool She- Well, dear you told me it was a wife's duty to agree with her husband - Yvette Stateman. THE RICHMOND PLANET RICHMOND VIRGINIA FROM DEATH TO LIFE. Freezing Boy Rescued from Ice Float by Erd.e Workers. Youth Floated Helplessly for Over Three Hours After Skiff Was Overturned-Fulfled to Safety by Means of a Long Rope. Albert Smith, 19 years old, after floating on a cake of ice in the Missouri river at St. Charles, Mo., for more than 3½ hours, was rescued by workmen on the Wabash bridge in a daring and spectacul manner, while a large crowd watched the thrilling scene. The shouts of the youth and the signals from the commercial bridge above attracted the attention of the workmen on the railroad bridge, while his ice float was many yards away, and immediately the men lowered long ropes at points where it seemed likely that he would pass close enough to grab a life line. Whether he would pass near enough to be saved was a question which whetted the keenest anxiety on the part of all spectators. Slowly the cake of ice came under the bridge. He reached out for one of the dangling ropes and grasped it tightly, and thrust his arm through the noose. At the first tug to lift him up he slipped from the cake of ice into the frigid water. He was raised above the water, but fell back. Another plunge would have ended his life, but the bridge workmen were determined, and on the third effort the lad was freed from the flowing ice and then drawn slowly through the air to the bridge, while a great shout from all observers rent the air. Then arose the question as to his having life in him. A party of men carried him to the station. He was revived, dry clothing provided and nourishment given him. He then told his story, saying that he lived with James Caten, at the city water works, and worked for a farmer in St. Louis county. "Early this morning I started to work and tried to cross the river in a skiff," he said. "When I was about 100 yards from the spot where I intended to land, a great cake of ice struck the skiff and overturned it. I kept myself above the water and finally managed to climb on 20 FEET A MOMENT OF SUSPENSE. (Diagram Shows How Youth Was Rescued from Floating Ice.) top of the cake which had proved my undoing. "I was almost frozen, and the ice on my clothes, which appeared soon after my plunge, cut me. I did not seem to be afraid much, though, for I had hopes of being pulled out of the river at the Highway bridge. I was almost certain of being rescued. "As I approached it I grew a little anxious, and finally when I went floating under it, and saw no one, I gave up all hopes. I had then been on the ice for two hours, and was so weak I could hardly stand." "When I came in sight of the Wabash bridge, and saw them making preparations to take me off my strange craft, I was so thankful I almost warm. I prayed with all my power that I might be saved, but thought I was gone until I found a rope hanging almost in front of me. "When I had grabbed it and had gotten in the noose, I felt as safe as I do now. The long journey through the air, from the river to the bridge I remember little of, and am not sorry." Smith was first seen by Superintendent Broughton, who was on the Highway bridge. Broughton signaled to Superintendent McPearson on the Wabash bridge that there was a man in the water. McPearson called his men off the work and ropes were brought and lowered. Eighteen lines were lowered when Smith reached the bridge, and others were colled ready for use. Frogs That Swallow Birds. "Do you know that out in one of the states of the middle west one of my books was taken out of the schools because it contained a statement that a frog which I watched caught and swallowed a sparrow?" asks a writer in an exchange. "The probability of this was debated for an hour or more, and it was then decided that no frog could crooke down a sparrow, and the book was withdrawn. They did not happen to know that frogs sometimes grow to a length of 16 inches. There is a man in the upper part of Connecticut who has a number of frogs as long as that," he said, spreading his hands to indicate the length. "He often feeds them with mice and sparrows, and I have a photograph showing one of these frogs just about to take a bird in his mouth. High-Toned Car Drivers. Among 5,000 street car drivers in Vienna a recent census showed that there are 400 nights, about 50 barons and four counts. In Real Life. He had just urged her to play for him, but she turned petulantly from the piano. "I wonder," she said, "if men are all alike." "How do yeou mean?" he asked. "Well, Mrs. Binks says that before marriage they always want you to play for them, and after marriage they always want you to work for them"—Brooklyn Eagle. OLD DOMINION ST. AMMISHP COMPANY. Night at Line for Nortolk. Leave Richmond daily at 7 p.m., stopping at Newport News in both directions. Daily except Sunday by O. & O. 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Mister Dooley is a large gray ape, two years old. A sea captain brought him up from Brazil recently and pres- ented him to John J. Fischer, who lives at Sanford place and Montrose arenae. Within 24 hours the ape had shown as much intelligence and, with- all, was so diplomatic and democratic that the dignified title of Mister Dooley was conferred on him. To the boys of the neighborhood Mister Dooley at once became a guide, philosopher and friend. The ape was perched on a tree-box one day, watching for stray cats, so that he might properly discipline them by pulling their tails, when the battery of the invincible B. B. C. began a little warming up work in Sanford place. The swift flight of the ball to and fro, its sharp thud as it landed in the catcher's glove, so interested Mister Dooley that he forget all about the cats. A wild pitch flew past Harry Fischer and rolled near the tree-box. In an instant Dooley was down on it like a star fielder. He picked up the ball, pitted it, sniffed it, nibbled at it with his big strong teeth. Good to eat? No. Then it must be a toy. Very well. Dooley drew back his left arm as he had seen the pitcher do, and hurried the ball with all his might at Harry Fischer. The ball flew straight as a bullet, Dooley fell down on all fours because of the impetus of his throw, but when he saw Harry catch it with a sharp thud of the glove the ape pranced and chatted with glee. After practicing with Mister Dooley for a week the Invincibles played with him in their next match with the A monkey is climbing a tree. Young Orioles. When the ape entered the box to pitch the Orioles laughed so long and loud that they nearly broke up the game. Would they let him stand within 30 feet of the plate? Sure, they would in a minute—and say, "They didn't bat that monk out of the dot, well, they'd eat him alive!" The Orioles best batsman, Tommy Keeler, came up first. He selected a thick club, of marvelous resiliency and a well known record as a lucky stick and tapped home-plate. Mister Dooley was not rattled by the scornful wink Tommy shot at him. Without any flourishes or preliminary dancing he drew back his lean left arm and let go a high ball. Tommy whanged at it with a grin. "Stre-e-eek one!" yelled Umpire McGann. Which, alas! was too true, for the high and easy looking ball had taken a tremendous drop just before it reached plate and tell into the catcher's glove. Again Tommy faced Mister Dooley, but this time without wink or grin. Sad to relate, he fanned empty air again. His face became a tragic mask as he made his third effort. The poor boy struck out. And so did the two Young Orioles who followed him. Nevertheless, when Mister Dooley came to bat on his side the Young Orioles began to laugh again. For his bat was nothing but the but end of a broomstick whittled down to fit his size. The pitcher let loose an outshoot. Mister Dooley, left-handed, swung far out and smashed at it. The impact knocked him down, but the ball flew toward first base. Dooley galloped down the line, but the baseman had picked up the ball and was ready to touch him out. Before he could thaw out Dooley had leaped over his head and established himself on first base. And there he perched uttering the apish satisfaction call of "Unh! Unh! Unh!" until he saw a chance to steal second. A three-bagger by the captain of the invincibles brought Dooley home. Why go into the sad details of the overthrow of the Young Orioles? The final score was 34 to nothing, chiefly due to Mister Dooley's accurate, heady play. "Reformers" 6th and Clay. BUY OF US AND SAVE MONEY. "REFORMERS," 6TH AND CLAY. COME HELP US SOLVE THE NEGRO PROBLEM. It is your race and your store. Why not give us a call, when you need anything in our line? We are sure that we can please you both in price and in quality. Have just received a lovely line of suits for Boys. 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Marriage of This Couple Proves That Cupid is Not Affected by Boren's Chilliest Blasts: Weather seems to be the last thing that Cupid cares about. There always has been a slight prejudice in favor of June weather, but when it comes to the real question, any weather, any time, and any climate will do. Young people went out sleighing and were half frozen, but not so much that they could not decide suddenly to stop at a justice of the peace and get married. Other reports brought news of weddings in the tropics. Cupid is a hardened little man, physically. He seems to get along as well in the Aleutian islands as in southern Italy. Carl L. Carlson, of New Britain, Conn., invited Miss Elizabeth McKeon to take a sleigh ride to Southington. "Isn't sleighing jolly for two?" suggested the girl. "Yes," said the boy, "I'd like to keep on sleighing forever with you." He had been waiting an hour to say something of this kind, and that was GOT A BAPTIST MINISTER his opportunity. Just then the horse stopped. "Where are we?" inquired Miss McKeon. "Why," exclaimed Carlson, pointing to a sign on the door of the house, "a justice of the peace lives here. Let's get married." This particular horse seemed to have been particularly wise in his day and generation. They got out, and pulled the door bell until the sleepy justice stuck his head out of the window. "What's wanted?" he asked. "We want to get married," said Carlson. "Have you got a license?" asked the justice. Even the horse looked foolish as the young people realized that wedding de- THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. manded certain preliminary formalities. "If you haven't, you had better get one," said the justice. Just before he slammed the window down again he told them where the clerk lived, and they hastened to wake him up. Then they got a Baptist minister out of bed and he married them. A man sits in a chair, facing a woman lying on a bed. 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THE NATIONAL, 832 Dearborn St., Chicago In order to promote circulation and to create additional interest, we have decided to make the Knights of Pythias, It pays an endowment and burial benefit of $200.00 for all ages. It pays $4.00 per week sick dues. The badge, costing 75 cents each is the only absolutely necessary ravalia. For information concerning the organization of lodges, apply to the main office. a feature and persons cannot do better than to enter the little ones in this mystic circle. The expense is nominal and the benefits all would be expected. It pays from $1.00 to $1.50 sick dues and death benefits or $40.00. If you have no Pythian Lodge or Court or Band in your neighborhood, you are one. For all information concerning the Children's Department, address, For all information concerning special rates of membership for new lodges and courts address, JOHN MITCHELL, JR. 311 N. 4th St., Richmond, Va. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAKS. 1853 FCB A 311 North Fourth St., Richmond, Va. N. A., S. A., E., A., A. AND A. This organization is one of the most powerful in the country and its progress has been phenomenal. The Grand Lodge of Virginia has jurisdiction over all of the cities and counties in this state. Thirty males are required to organize a new lodge. The benefits paid constitute one of its strongest features, but the principles are greater than anything else. Founded on Friendship, based on Charity and established on Benevolence, the respectable, upright people of the state will find it an order worthy of their heartiest support. The Courts of Calanthe Is the Female Department of the Order. It requires a membership of thirty persons to organize a court. Its members are pledged to exhibit Fidelity, exercise Harmony and prove Love one for the other. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of $150.00. It pays $3.00 per week sick days. The only expense for regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 cents and prosecute, costing 25 cents for funeral occasions. THE BANDS OF CALANTHE or Children's Department also constitutes