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THE RICHMOND PLANET LYNCHERS FOILED IN DANVILLE. The Officers of the Law Determined. Wanted to Lynch Roy Seals. Grand Jury Indicted Mob Leaders. Swift Punishment by Mayor Wooding. The Majesty of the Law Upheld. VOL. XXI NO. 33. LYNC The Officer Roy S Swift Punish DANVILLE, VA., July 27th, 1904. F. Flagman James L. Armes (white) was shot and killed, Friday night, July 15th, 1904 in the yards of the Southern Railway by an unknown party. After a vigorous search, Roy Seals, (colored) arrested and identified by R. B. Talbott's wife who was with Armes at the time he was fatally shot. This identification however was not conclusive, and many people, both white and colored were convinced that Seals was not the guilty party in Danville Light Infantry, the only military organization in the city left for St. Louis on the 17th and rumors were circulated that an attempt would be made to take Seals from the jail and lynch him. DEMANDED THE PRISONER: About 2 o'clock Wednesday morning a mob appeared at the Danville jail. It numbered about seventy-five men and consisted principally of railroad employees, wearing handkerchiefs over gloves. They demanded Roy Scales, most boisterous manner and declared their intention to lynch him. The authorities had been previously notified that such an attempt would be made by Mayor Harry F. Wooding was surprised and asked to sit at his home from the wife of one of the leaders of mob, who told him all about plans of the mob-leaders. He was accordingly on hand and addressed the lawless men, ordering them to disperse. WOULDN'T RESPECT THE MAYOR They paid no attention to his utterances, but swept by the faithful official carrying the Mayor along with them. The police officers opened fire, but not aiming to kill. They warned the leaders however that certain death awaited all those who attempted to break into the jail. Finding the guards determined, after half an hour's parleying the mob dispersed. The leaders boldly asserted that they would reform and return and that they would get Seals and hang him anyway. There was a decided feeling of uneasiness and not until the gray dawn of morning did the guard feel relieved, and express the opinion that for the present the danger had passed. WERE PREPARED TO MEET THEM The authorities were prepared for emergencies and acted at once. Judge A. M. Aliken of the corporation court took cognizance of the affair and acted at once. A special grand jury was speedily empanellled for the purpose of investigating Roy Seals, colored, the night before. It was composed of Messrs. E. G. Mosely, A. W. Douthat, L. G. Martin, W. P. Hodgnett, W. D. Cook, J. R. Swain, George W. Robertson, H. D. Guerrant and N. A. Fitzgerald. It convened Wednesday July 20th, 1904. MOB LEADER CAPTURED Daniel Talley, one of mob leaders, who had openly defied the officers, dashing against them alone had been captured, disarmed and placed under arrest, but was later released by order of Meyer Dodin, who thought that this would have given him a reprieve upon the mob. It did not do so however and further legal steps were taken. MANY INDICTED The special grand jury completed its labor, Tuesday afternoon, July 21st, and returned indictments against the following white men upon the charge of attempting to lynch Roy Seals, colored who is accused of the murder of flagman James L. Armes (white): W. D. Talley, Pratt, Prutt, Whit Mewt, Charles Prutt, Water Clark, Solomon Hudgins, Wicker Arms, W. Bail Lagrange, Charles Vaughan, Edw. Bail Buckner, N. J. Wall, William Harris, Frank Huffness, R. J. Lynch, George C. Mills, Elijah Williams, William H. Mann and Meyers. THE OFFICIALS ACTED PROMPTLY Wicker Armes is brother to the murdered flagman. Presentments were made against Wicker Armes and Bud F. Pruitt for threatening to shoot Mayor Harry L. Wooding and Police officer Robert S. Wynn, while in discharge of their official duties, and against R. J. Lynch for assaulting deputy City Sergent, R. J. Woolfolk,iller, while in the performance of his duties. Commonwealth's Attorney, Thomas Hamlin filed an information in each case. FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS CRITICIZED. The special grand jury recommended certain members of the fire department whose headquarters face the alley leading to the jail in which allay the officers made their stand against the mob, viz: E. B. Utter and L. D. Perkins should be cautioned and reprimanded by the court for using improper language towards the police force calculated to discourage them in the disfigure their duties and to inflame the mob. Of course, the police force in dealing with the situation in handling the mob without blood shot. MANY LYNCHERS LEFT TOWN. The action of the special grand jury created consternation in the ranks of the would be lynchers. Some left the city bv "the foot route," while others were in hiding. All ideas of further attack upon the jail were abandoned. Wicker Armes, Solomon Hutchings, W Bal Raigland, Frank Childress and William Harris were arrested upon the charge of "attempting to force the city jail to the purpose of wreaking vengeance upon a Negro, charged with murder." Armes, Hutchings and Raigland were builed in the sum of $200, but Childress and Harris went to jail in default thereof. JAIL PUNISHMENT FOR LAW-BREAKERS The cases of William Harris and Frank Childress were tried, Saturday, 23d inst and Harris was fined $50 and sent to jail for sixty days, while Childress, a boy of 16 years of age was sent to jail for thirty days. On Tuesday, 26th inst., Daniel Tailley, Wicker Warms, George O. Mills Billy B. H. Frattt were tried, convicted and fined $20 and sentenced to jail for sixty days. The indictments against Sol Meyers, Charles Vaughan, Pleasant Meyers, Charles Pratt and Walker Clark were dismissed. THE ATMOSPPHERE CLEARED. Wicker Armes, a brother of the murdered man Daniel Talley is the one who led the mob with a shot-gun and engaged in a scuffle with Jailor R. L. Woolfalk. These convictions have had a most beneficial effect, and no further talk of lynching Seals has been indulged in. Mayor Wooding, Judge A. M. Aiken and the special grand jury have been highly recommended by the law-abiding citizens of the city who recognize their promptness and faithfulness to sworn obligations in up-holding the majesty of the law. Pastor Installed Rev. A. Hobbs, the newly elected pastor of the Little Rock Baptist Church of Chesterfield county, Va., who passed a successful examination was orda nad the 14th, inst in the Third St. Baptist Church of which he is a member. The ordination sermon was preached by Rev. W. H. Stokes, B. D., pastor of the Ebenezer Baptist Church, which was rendered with much power and simplicity. He was installed the 24th, inst. The sermon was preached by Rev. J. J. Woodson the pastor of Providence Baptist Church which was received with great deed. Rev. Hobbs has a very promising field. The church has very bright and faithful young man, we think the right man in the right place, and we pray for his success as a minister of the Gospel. The church of which he is a member holds him in high esteem and believe that he will be a great light in the work of his master. Praying that he will continue in school until he is well equipped. --- The great John Robinson circus was here Tuesday and gave two of its high-class performances to large audiences. The parade in the morning was by far the largest and best ever seen in this city and was witnessed by thousands of people from far and near, who lined the sidewalks and filled every available point of vantage along the entire route. The Robinson show this year presents some new and high-class features, which were all given as advertised. The heavy rains of the night and morning previous made wet and soggy grounds, but the performances were given in detail, nevertheless, entertaining the vast audience for two hours, with one of the best ring performances ever seen here. The John Robinson circus has paid Greenville a visit regularly for many years, and their return will be, as in the past, hailed with delight.—Ex. --- Grand Vice-Chancellor T. J. Free in company with M. J. H. Talafero of Newport News, Va., was in the city this week. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, JULY 30, 1904. Another Lodge in Manchester. Independent Lodge, 75 was instituted at Manchester, Va., Monday night, July 25th by Grand Chancellor John Mitchell, Jr. Price's tally-ho was secured and a party of knights went over to do the work. Those assisting were Past Chancellor J. S. Forrester, Col. R. Chiles, Capt. Thomas Hwyatt, Sir David A. Adams, Past Chancellor W. E. Mitchell, Col. Jesse Scruggs, Past Chancellor Jenjamin Scott, Col. T. M. Crump, Past Chancellor P. H. Hodge, G. M at A., S. S. Baker and Sir John R. Cogbill. All of the visitors enjoyed themselves The following officers were installed: C. C., R. J. Jackson; V. C., J. J. Byrd, M. of F., P. A. Byrd; K. of R. and S. Thomas Flowers; M. of Eschequer, W. E. Jones; M. at A., Charley Coleman; P., Nick Jones; M. of W. Ackle Fuller; I. G., Lucas Byrd; O. G., W. C. Clarke. Trustees: Rev. W. R. Ashburn, 18 months; Ben. Thomas, 12 months; Dan Montague, 6 months. This lodge was organized through the efforts of special Deputy R. J. Jackson. The Grand Chancellor was much pleased. Refreshments were served in abundance and all heartily enjoyed the good repast. Ladies were present and served the delicacies of the season. For Sale. The handsome residence of Mr. B. L. Jordan, 809 N. 31st St., who is declining house keeping in this city. Description of Property:—Lot 27x125 Ft. to public alley 14 Ft. wide. Building, 20x55 Ft., two story frame, containing 9 rooms in two flats, rear porches, up and down, length of kitchen. The building has three Ft. solid brick foundation; first story, 10 Ft.; second story, 9 Ft. pitch; five Ft. mansard roof, with Octagon front. Tower, porch and mansard covered with slate, height of building, 26 Ft., situated on the front of 3 Ft. above the street level, with a distance of 2 Ft. fall in lot to rear in a distance of 25 Ft. length of lot. A two story roof stable, 18x28 Ft. on the lot. Good quality pump water; gas and fixtures in building (in use). The building is practically new (three years) and modern in every particular, built in 2 flats and for a home. Owner will sacrifice at a price to make a 15 per cent investment. This property is located in that rapidly growing section of Church hill, adjacent to Chimboraza Park. Only 5 doors from the Fountain Baptist Church, 2 blocks from East End School, 5 blocks from Chimboraza Park. The city is now erecting "Chimboraza School," 4 blocks away, at a cost of about Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). All street-cars traversing the city pass in view of this property. Broad St. Traction Cars pass the door. This is a model home or a super investment—will rent well and to good tenants. Apply to B. L. JORDAN, 504 N. 2d St. or 809 N. 31st St., City. Mrs. Laura Hickman will be home the 1st of August, the guest of Mrs. William Harris, 1406 Cary St., & Mrs. Roberta Lester, 405 Linden St. She will be pleased to see her many friends. She will then leave for Powhatan Co., Va, to visit her mother Mrs. Etta Brent. Killed by Lightning. Deacon Joe Scott Rowlett of the First Church of Centralia, Va., was struck and killed by lightning July 20th, while at work in the field, plowing. We feel that we have lost a gentleman and a Christian Deacon and a Sunday School worker. He leaves wife, three children, one brother, one sister, mother and father and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. The funeral took place at the above named church July 22nd. The Rev. I. Clark, assisted by the Rev. Geo Johnson of Richmond, Va., officiated. The choir sang, "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep." Done by order of the Deacon Board. R. H. GOODE, Church Clerk. PAYNE—William Payne departed this life Friday, July 23d at 4 P. M., after a long spell of sickness. He was a dear brother. He lived and died a Christian. "Dearest brother, thon hast left us, And our loss most deeply feel, But 'tis God who has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal." His sister, M. L. C. BLOODSHED IN MEAT STRIKE One Killed and One Fatally Injured at Chicago Stock Yards. PACKERS HAVE 7000 NEW MEN Chicago, July 27.—Little if any advantage has been gained by either side in the stock yards strike, and there is no hope of any immediate settlement of the difficulty. Realizing that they have one of the hardest propositions to contend with in the history of the packing industry, the packers are leaving nothing undone to gain the upper hand in the struggle with their 30,000 employees, who are on strike. All day long workmen from outside points were rushed to Chicago and taken to the stock yards under police protection to fill the places of the strikers. It was announced by the packers that 7000 new men are now installed in the different plants at the stock yards. With these men and with the new arrivals that are expected each day, the packers expect to get their affairs in such shape that the strikers will be compelled to seek a truce in the hostilities and seek a peaceable settlement at the dictation of the employers. With all the union workmen out on strike with the exception of the packing house teamsters, the only new additions to the ranks of the strikers are about 100 teamsters, who quit work as individuals, preferring to do this rather than wait for an official order to walk out, and the waitresses in the restaurants at the stock yards controlled by the packing companies. The teamsters have become restless, and the general belief is that few, if any, of the 700 employed in the packing industry will wait for the sanction of the international officers of the union to go on strike. Rumors of renewed efforts to settle the difficulty by arbitration were thick, but upon investigation they were found to be without foundation. When questioned regarding the situation, Michael J. Donnelly, president of the Butchers' Union, the organization which precipitated the original strike, said: "I have no hope of an immediate settlement. The fight is on, and the only thing we can do now is to stick to the end." Lines of vigilant policemen guarded the entrances to the stock yards all day and night, but despite this precaution disturbances were numerous, and two of them ended with fatal results. While an attack was being made on some colored strike breakers as they were leaving the stock yards, John Stokes, one of the strikers, was shot and fatally wounded by one of the negroes. Stokes, together with fully 100 companions, it is said, rushed on the negroes, and one of the latter drew a revolver and fired into the crowd, hitting Stokes. The police were close at hand and succeeded in scattering the rioters after considerable difficulty. During another riot within 100 feet of the same place, and less than an hour after the one in which Stokes was injured, a negro strike breaker was shot and killed. The rioter escaped before the police arrived on the scene, and it is not known who is responsible for the shooting. Chief of Police O'Neill, who has taken personal charge of the 375 policemen detailed to stock yards duty during the strike, declared that the police had the strike situation well in hand, and that they would be able to control the strikers and their friends. When Mayor Harrison was asked if he intended to take any action in an attempt to stop the strike, he said that for the present at least the matter would be under the control of the police department, and that as yet the strike was purely an affair to be looked after by the police. FITZ AND O'BRIEN MIX IT UP Fought Six Fast Rounds, With Last Cut Short After a Knockdown. Philadelphia, July 25.—Bob Fitzsimmons, the grand old man of the prize ring, and Jack O'Brien fought six rounds at the Philadelphia National League ball park. The bout was fast and furious from start to finish, and was stopped in the sixth round by the police after O'Brien had been knocked down. The fight still had a minute to go, and O'Brien might not have walked to his corner, for he had just been knocked down to a sitting position by one of Bob's left-hand jolts and had not fully recovered when the bell sounded, ending the contest, in obedience to a motion of command from the police official. One smash on the jaw from Fitz's terrible right might have sent Jack to dreamiand, and Bob was steadying himself for the blow when the gong rang. But while worsted, O'Brien was not disgraced. In fact, he made friends by the fight he put up. Jack carried the fight to Fitzsimmons in the earlier rounds and did comparatively little running away throughout the contest. He was down four times all told—once in the first, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds—but was dazed but once, and that was the last time, in the sixth. O'Brien hit Fitzsimmons even more often than Bob hit him, and had Bob's face bleeding from the first round, but the Philadelphia boxer was never able to shake the old-timer, who stands very firmly on his feet. SAW HIS BRIDE DROWN Boat Upset Returning From Camp and Husband Could Not Save Her. Laurel, Del., July 26.—Young and pretty Mrs. Henry Dashiels, a bride of five weeks, was drowned by the cap-sizing of a boat in which she and her husband were returning to their home from Bivalve Camp. In some unexplainable manner the boat was upset and both occupants thrown into the water. Mrs. Dashiels sank before the husband could reach her side. She came up twice in different places, but each time sank before the now frantic man could reach her side. He continued to swim around in the water until rescuers took his unconscious body out of the water. He is in a precarious condition. Mrs. Dashiels's body was not recovered. Worked Green Goods Scheme Clarksburg, W. Va., July 27—Thos. W. Tichenal, alias O. S. Gundale, postmaster at Pleasant Hill, Preston county, W. Va., was lodged in jail here by Postoffice Inspector Edward I. Allen, charged with working a bold green goods scheme. In his position as postmaster Tichenal is charged with sending circular letters through the mails claiming that he had been an engraver in the treasury department at Washington, and proposing to sell bank notes at $1 for $10 worth of the spurious money. The arrest is of national importance, as his correspondence shows names of people in all parts of the country who were willing to circulate counterfeit money. Tichenal will have a hearing on Friday. Visiting Cards. Why pay enormous prizes? We send fifty nice visiting cards, name and address, postpaid, for 15c., coin or stamps, Richmond Card Co., Barton Heights Va. It —Rev. John W. Henderson, pastor of Shiloh Bapt. Church of Atlantic City, N. J. was in the city last week He preached at Tear Wallet Bapt. Church, Cumberland Co., Va. —Mr. P. G. Ferrell of Roxbury, Va. called on us. He lost all of his property and would be thankful for any help which may be forwarded to him. Mrs. Nannie Carter, Mrs. M. E. Dixon, Mrs. Mary White in company with Sir J. J. Booker, D. D. C., of Newport News, Va., called on us. Mrs. John G. Smith who has been indisposed has improved sufficiently to be able to leave for the country this week VIRGINIA STATE LIBRARY RICHMOND Judge En Speer's The Fourteenth Colored Me THE GREAT WRIT OF R BY A JURY—WAS NOT A REMARKAL HENRY JAMISO Judge Emory Speer's Opinion The Fourteenth Amendment. A Colored Man Released. THE GREAT WRIT OF RIGHT-MUST BE TRIED BY A JURY-WAS NOT DUE PROCESS OF LAW. A REMARKABLE PHILLIPIC. HENRY JAMISON DISCHARGED. A Federal Court's Decree Respected. [CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK] To properly determine this case it seems essential to inquire in the first place whether an order of the Recorder directing that a person shall serve a term in the Bibb county chaining a sentence to infamous punishment. The law upon this subject is settled. In expare Wilson, 114 U. S., p. 417-47, Mr. Justice Gray, for the unanimous court, announced that whether or not a crime is infamous must depend upon the fact, whether by the statute defining it, an infamous punishment can be awarded. And said the learned Justice, p. 428: "For more than a century, imprisonment at hard labor in the state prison or penitentiary, or other similar institution, has been considered an infamous punishment in England and America." MR. JUSTICE GRAY'S OPINI N. "Among the punishments 'that consist principally in the ignommy,' Sir William Blackstone classes 'hard labor in the house of correction or other wise,' as well as whipping, the pillory, or the stocks. (4 Blackstone's Commentaries p. 377). And Mr. Dane, while treating it as doubtful whether confinement in the stocks or in the house of correction is infamous, says 'punishments clearly infamous are leath, gallows, pillory, branding, whipping, confinement to hard labor, and cropping.' (2 Dane's Abridgment, 569-570)." This decision was rendered in 1884, and from it there has been no judicial departure. (Rose's notes on U. S. Supreme Court Reports, 10 vol. 1074 et seq.) It is perhaps not inappropriate at this point to recall the fact that this salutary doctrine of constitutional law has been of service to the people of this district. It was formerly the practice to prosecute illicit distilling and other violations of the internal revenue laws by information. PREVIOUS DECISIONS. In view of the ease with which such charges were presented, and the profits flowing therefrom to informers and others, frivolous prosecutions were multiplied, great inconvenience and, indeed oppression, was experienced by the rural population. This was averted by the decision in this court, in United States vs. Johanssen, 35 Fed. 407-414. Adoeting the definition of an infamous punishment as expressed in Exparete Wilson supra, and calling attention to the liberalizing and humane tendencies of the law as advanced by the progressive steps of our Supreme Court, we announced that: "Hereafter the courts of the United States of this district will take no action in the large class of cases involved, save after the presentment or indictment by the Grand Jury." The forecast of the effect of the decision made in the opinion has been justified by the event. "That crime is rare, that the impartial, law respecting investigations of the Grand Juries, would bring to the bar of justice the willful lawbreaker, but would in all likelihood discountenance the sinister and malevolent informer who has used the powers of the government to purvey to his malice, or to his greed for the perquisites of the witness for the prosecution." This has proven true. Thus it will be seen the enforcement of a constitutional principle which in one case deprives the municipal authorities of the profits which arise from involuntary and unpaid servitude imposed not for crime but for pacedilloes, on another occasion and for fourteen years since then becomes the salutary and effective defense of the rights and the peace of the people. INFAMOUS PUNISHMENT. The most cursory view of the evidence in the record will convince the impartial that practically every ignonious mark of infamous punishment is stamped upon the miserable throng in Bibb county chaingang. This is clear from the testimony of the superintendent, E. A. Wimbish, and from the uncontradicted evidence of witnesses who have expiated their disregard of sundry provisions of the City Code. The sufferers wear the typical striped clothing of the penitentiary convict. Iron manacles are riveted on their legs. These can be removed only by the use of the cold chisel. The irons on each leg are connected by chains. The coarse stripes, thick with the dust and Justice Gray continues: PRICE, FIVE CENTS memory is Opinion. An Amendment. A Van Released. RIGHT—MUST BE TRIED AT DUE PROCESS OF LAW. BLE PHILLIPIC. ON DISCHARGED. grime of long torrid days of a semistropical summer, or encrusted with the they mud of winter, are their sleeping clothes when they throw themselves on their pallets or straw in the common stockades at night. They write, toil, rest, eat, and sleep, to the never-clanking of the manacles and chains of this involuntary slavery. Their progress to and from their work is public, and from dawn to dark, with brief intermission, they toil on the public roads and before the public eye. About them as they sleep, journey and labor, watch the convict guards armed with rifle and shot gun. ESCAPR IMPOSSIBLE This is to at once make escape impossible, and to make sure the swift thudding of the picks and the rapid flight of the shovels shall never cease. If the guards would hesitate to promptly kill one sentenced for petty violations of city law should not attempt to escape, the evidence does not disclose the fact. And the fact more baleful and more ignominious than all, with each gang stands the whipping boss, with the badge of his authority. This the evidence discloses to be a heavy leathern strap about two and a half or three feet long, with solid hand grasp, and with broad, heavy and flexible lash. From the evidence we may judge that the agony inflicted by this implement of torture is not surpassed by the Russian knot, the synonym the world around for merciless corporal punishment. If we may accept the uncontricted evidence of the witnesses it is true that on the Bibbite chaining for no day is the strap fierce and not infrequently it is fiercely active. One witness' who served as a witness specified that if the gang does not work like "fighting fire" to use his simple whipping boss runs down the line striking with apparent indiscrimination the convicts as they bend to their tasks. Often the whipping is more prolonged and deliberate. At times, according to another witness, also uncontricted the convicts when at the stockade are called into the "dog lot." All present in the whipping boss selects the victims in his judgment worthy of punishment. HORRIBLE INHUMANITY. They are called to the stable door, made to lie face downward across the sill, a strong convict holds down the head and shoulders and the boss lays on the lash on the naked body until he thinks the sufferer has been whipped enough. It is but just to Mr. Wimbish to record his statement that he knew nothing of this ceremony. It may be judged from the evidence that it is a whipping more formal and dramatic than any other inflicted. Since this is done at the stockade, we may presume that the spectators and guard are the only witnesses, but on the public roads, in the presence of wayfarers and bystanders, often the convict, to use an exposition of a witness, "is taken down and whipped." The evidence gives us the account of two white persons who were thus whipped, one a boy with but one arm. For this reason, it was not necessary to hold him. He stood and cried as the boss applied the lash. The other white boy was compelled to place his head between the legs of a burgly negro convict and was thus immovably held. The punishment will mark the lad with infamy in the minds of his fellows as long as he may live. "To show the flaree vigilance of the guards on the day this case was argued, a number of officers on the day this case was argued, a number of State law are beigated with the authority by the recorder for minor municipal offences, attempted to escape from the chain gang dangling from a fence, and a detached wounded, one will probably no doubt if it will be a paralytic for life, as it is stated that the buckshot penetrated the vertebrae. [TO BE CONTINUED.] Destroved by Fire Last Sunday Night about 9:50 o'clock fire destroyed the house occupied by Mr. W. A. Christian on the property of Mr. Thos. E. Stagg, about ½ mile from government road. Everything was burned up with the exception of 6 chairs, 1 matress and a few chickens. Mossrs John Chambers of 633 Nicholson St. and Elijah Cotman who lives opposite Stagg's mill were badly burned in putting out the fire Sir Joseph Kemp of Maceo Lodge No. 35, is very ill at his residence, 912 Turpin St., bet 9th and 10th streets r Cees ee eaNG, A wa the ae i ' ( BATURDAY ......... JULY 30, 1904 RDA oars SUES 90, 0 DeouULTRy | (Fayre “ee be oS CSD | =~ ; XOIIBEES \AN- IDEA FOR BEEKEEPERS. fer indecies ees os oa pee eee oe ey took pleasure in showing a kink hich saved me one hand or one whole helper, for that matter. The sketch hows ‘the arrangement. ‘The comb-box at the right hand, and the uncapping gan at the left, and a little infront. 1 mancap two combs and place them in ithe extractor; start the crank with the hand, then work the treadle. While @oing this I take another comb, un- \eap and placé it in the comb-box. mow turn the frames in the machine, rt it agoing again, and take another Ricines scese ana eecnape ts jeombs, and proceed as before. When TT AL ek i ee —— iis Sr | ip HS IZ SY Siisiie SORES wirnkcron one foot gets tired I push the treadle to the dotted lines, and use the other. ‘There is no change of position except %o turn the arms and shoulders from Fight to left, and reach ahead to the eatractor—no stooping. A two-frame extractor of the Novice type runs very easily. The treadie is one by two and yone-half inches by three inches long swith a piece of broom wire to the erank ‘Whenever you wish to turn by hand you fan doso any minute. 4 To make a brush, cut a three-eighths ope nine inches long; unravel, and lay out flat. Nail two sticks, one on each ‘mide, and bring the other ends close to- ether forahandie. It is ahead of any- thing for me. I learned how to make ‘Drush from a man by the name of Crow. If nails are driven about one and one- fourth inches apart, so the points will adout come together, you will have the atiffness as well as the friction to hold ‘the rope strands, I have made about 100 hives by nail- Apg—no halving, mitering, nor dovetail- pg. I have used these three or four ears, and not one has given way. Of ‘eourse, most people will buy their hives, ‘and they can be dovetailed cheaply with machinery.—A, B, White, in Gleanings fo Bee Culture, a. = KEROSENE KILLS POULTRY. Kt Destroyed the Lice, It Is True, But Seventy Nice Young Turkeys j Went with Them. | Among other things that attracted eur attention in going about last sea- won was the quick and extended de- struction that kerosene oil will bring to a lot of young chickens or turkeys where it is used as an ointment to @estroy lice, fleas or bugs. In one Anstance a raiser who had a fine lot ‘of young turkeys discovered that some lice were bothering them a little, and fat once proceeded to rub them with lard in which some kerosene oll had Deen mixed. \ Always prior to this time this breeder had been very successful with the use of lard alone, but the addi- tion of Kerosene having been recom- mended, It was tried, and over 70 young turkeys were killed by the ex- periment. Hundreds of young chicks ‘have been killed in'the same way, and yet people will tell you to use it, and People will use it in spite of all that you can tell them. ‘The best and most Mmnocent remedy to be used In this (way Is to dip your finger, or a small “BUT drush, Into sweet oll and thor- oughly anoint the parts where the in- eect vermin are, and this will kiN them all and in no way injure the young chick or poultry. We presume that every paper in the country interested in poultry In any way has recorded In its columns the danger of using kerosene for this pur- pore, and yet, as stated above, people Will continue to use It. Nothing can be more destructive than are the inseet vermin when once they get a foothold among your young chicks or turkeys. One very success- ful turkey raiser carefully examines ‘every morning every young turkey up «to six weeks old, prior to allowing them their freedom. When lice are Aiscovered upon the young turkeys they are elther destroyed by the thumb nail or tonched with sweet off which quickly ends their existence This breeder succeeded in raising 1 out of some 76 or 77 that were hatched—The Feather. Milk Is Good for Poultry. ‘Phere is xo better or cheaper food for the laying hens than milk. It is Rot advisable however, to feed great quantities of it in its liquid state, as Mt is very loosening to the bowels. It should be prepared as follows: Place thick sour milk in pans and set over the fire to heat throngh well, when the whey mm * van arated from the curd. It should be drained to a dry, powdery mass, when it will be fit to feed. ‘The curd from two pans of milk will make a generous feed for 25 hens. Be sure to give plenty of water, also grit. It will be found a profitable feed.—Woman’s Magazine. WHEN POULTRY IS AILING. A Short Description of the Symptoms of the Many Diseases of Hens and Chicks ‘When the extrement secreted by the kidneys, which is normally pure white, appears yellow, though the droppings are solid and the bird appears perfectly healthy, look out for bowel trouble. ‘When the crop is bard and unyielding there is danger of the bird becoming ¢rop-bound, , When the discharges are streaked ‘With blood, it is time to give preventives for diarrhoea. When the joints are hot and swoilen, and the fowl is disinclined to stand, rheumatism has taken hold. When the nostrils are clogged with dirt, and the eyes water, ward off a pos sible case of roup by timely treatment. If the case is bad, apply the hatchet and bury the carcass, When the bird seems lame, and has small swelling 6n its foot, remove to house with no perches, and oblige it tc roost on a bed of straw. Bumble-foot is easily cured in the early stages if the cause is at once removed, When a hen seems to drop down be- hind, and goes repeatedly to the nes\ without laying, she is usually suffering from a disorder of the oviduct, and might as well be killed and éaten, When a bird is “going light,” has 00d appetite, but passes food from the bowels undigested, it is the early stage of consumption, and treatment is use- less. When the hen seems giddy, and turns round and round, she is probably suf- fering from apoplexy. ‘When the bird has leg weakness, with no disorder of the liver, feed lighter, and give plenty of vone-feeding mate- rial. ‘When new fowls are bought, quaran- tine them until sure they have no dis- ease. When a fowi bas difficulty in breath- ing, look out for pneumonia, When a fowl is dangerously sick with an organic disease, it is worse than use- less as a breeder, It is usually safer te Kill a bad case of {ilness than to try tc cure it.—Farmers’ Gazette, Canada. BOXES FOR CHICKEN COOPS This Idea Is Furnished by a Kansas Lady Who Knows What She Is Talking About. There was a time when I thought the A coop the only one in the world. That was before 1 gave the dry goods box a fair test. Last March two hens hatched ten chicks each, and I gave them all to one heti in & bottomless A coop. it rained a week, and auch a time as I had saving those chicks, One morning the water had raised under the coop and half the chicks were dead. I threw the old A coop away and this a —— — COOP MADE OF LARGE nox, year use only dry goods boxes, three and four feet square, of one-inch lum- ber. Rance The boards are taken from one side and cleats nailed across them to make a door, The bottom board Is left nailed ‘on to keep the chicks in the coop till they are five or six days old. Hang door at top, with leather hinges, as shown in the cut. Warm, sunny days throw the door back on top of box; at night close up tightly to exclude cold, rats, ete. and on mild rainy days prop the door out for shelter, Lath is nailed across the front to keep the hen in. With these coops one can give 25 to 30 chicks to one hen. When chicks are weaned and the cockerels sold, the coops are nice for the pullets to roost in till frost, when they are put In the house with lay- ing hens.—Farm and Home, A FEW POULTRY JOTTINGS, Dry sawdust makes a good bottom for the coops. Clean {it out and put in fresh sawdust each week. Don’t force the chicks on the roost too soon. This causes the crooked breast we so often find in chickens. The oftener you feed the chickens the faster they grow. You can scarce. ly hurga growing chick with dry feed Never feed damaged feed—that Is moldy corn, soured mgshes. Serlou: diseases too often ‘alone come fron feed of this kind. - ‘The Buff Orpkington, the handsom est of fowls, equals the Plymout! Rock as a table fowl, and the Leghors in its egg producing qualities, Don’t place the eggs of the Asiatt and Mediterranean fowls in the in cubator to hatch at the same time ‘The Asiatics have a thick shell an require more moisture to soften th ‘shell. The same amount of moistun ‘would prevent the thinner shelled eg: from hatching.—Twentieth Century; oe Dressing Fowls for Market. In scalding ducks and geese the wa- ter must be of the same temperature as for chickens, but they must remain longer in the Water, as their feath- ers are shaped to turn even hot wa- ter. Some people prefer not to leave them In the water so long, and after removing them wrap them up in a blanket to steam. But this Is a lit- tle risky when picking for shipment, as not all persons who help in the picking process know just exactly how long to let them steam, and often when taken from the blankets the flesh is cooked. After picking off all down and feathers hold them about 12 seconds in scalding water to plump them.—Rural Home. A Modern Mother. |. “Quick, mother! Baby brother has fallen down the well!” | “Oh! Oh! And the well hasn't been ‘gterilized!"—Town Topics. z THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. a ee Trouble for Him. “Ts an adv r Towne—I helped Goodart the othe] “What's tha day to select a beautiful etching— “The heroin Browne—Don't mention Goodart to] pull.”—N. Y. me; he's a contemptible character. — Towne—What! Why, be told me he w : was going to send the etching to you) ‘The Judge— for your birthday. time these a Browne—So he did, and my wife made] said to have r me rearrange all the other pictures in] The Witnes '@ | the parlor to make room for it and I'm] there when tt “| not done yet-—Philadelphia Press. the windows ee ———__ ‘The Judge- ‘The Very Best. An Aid to Longevity. prisoner comm Mr. Nuwed—Gracious, dear! Wher| «1 noticed the other day, Miss Clin.) The Witnes did you get these peaches? key, that some papers say that mar-{I seen him do Mra. Nuwed—Why? What's th+! ried men live longer than cingle onea| front window: matter? “And haven't you any desire to live| over th’ head Mr. Nuwed—They don't taste lik! jong Mr. Puttyblow?" Cleveland Pia the best in the world. “Why, yes, of course I have, Miss = Mrs. Nuwed—They must be. | ciinkey.” why Picked them out myself. The pictur'| “Oh, Mr, Puttyblow, this is so sud-| “Are you w on the can was prettier than any 0! gen!™—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Rigsby?” the others.—Philadelphia Press. ees ee “Quite well See ‘Not Patented. same office as Five Hundred Thousand. “Your mother-in-law never pays you} “I think he ‘Tess—I can't understand what ht! jong visit” young man. Saw in her. Her face is decidedly] “No, she never did but once, and{choly. He su Plain, that was right after I was married.” [some great di Jesr—Yes, but the figure she hat} “Put me on to how you Worked it,"| “Yes, he ha: maxes up for all that. the first man requested, earnestly. “Oh, how rc ‘Tess — Figure? She's positively “1 had my mother come on a visit at] “Why, he < Scrawny. She has no figure. the same time."—Chicago Journal. salary on the Jess—You're mistaken. She has six Sey it."—Tit-Bits. figures, and the first one's a fve— Just Bea, aoe Philadelphia Press. CS oh ine ae ae aux. Her Resentment. ‘Tess—Jack Hansom isn’t fat, Is he’ Jess—Not at all. He's quite grace. ful _and muscular. Why? Tess—I happened to mention him tc Miss Pechis, and she said: “Ob. isn’t he disgustingly stout?” Jess—Ah, yes. She rejected him fome Weeks ago, and she’s mad be- cause he didn’t pine away.—Coloradc Springs Gazette. Obeyed Instructions. “A gentleman bought a new variety ‘of potatoes, and told his gardener te be sure and plant them far enough apart. “Well, Sam, did you plant the po- tatoes far apart, as I told you?" Sam—I did, sir. I planted some in your garden, and some in mine, sc they are four miles apart.—Tit-Bits, Retribution, “I had a horrible dream last night,’ said Huddieson, when he came down to breakfast the other morning. “What was it?” asked bis wife, “I dreamt that [ was in purgatory. and was made to do all the things I had told my friends 1 would do if } were in their places.”"—Brooklyn Life. Commutation of Sentence. Mr. Bacon—I think we ought to cele- brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of our wedding, dear. Mrs. Bacon—What are you talking about? Why, we've only been married 18 years! “Well, don’t I get anything off for good behavior?”—Yonkers Statesman, Her Age. “How old would you say she was?" “Well, let's see. When we were in high school together she used to snub me because I was akid. Now I'm 37, and ‘um-m-m-weil, I should say she was about 28 by this time."—Town and Country, Wieeiaed en “Why don't you employ a steno- grapher?” “Don’t need one,” answered Mr. Cum- Tox. “Mother and the girls can criticise my grammar and spelling all that’s re- quired.”—Washington Star. - Certainly Certain. He—I suppose Miss Elderleigh 1s what you would call a girl of uncer- tain years, is she not? She—No, indeq!. She has been the Same age for at least ten years.—Chi- cago Daily News, Handicapped. Bifkins—I | now one girl who doesn't try to conceal her age. Mifkins—What’s the explanation? Bifkins—She has a twin brother.— Columbus Dispaten. His Wisdom. ‘The silent: man doth wink grain, His thouy!ts, he won't bethay ‘em, He thinks «!stakes ike other men, {But is too smarttosay “em, fT Wastinsicn’ Star FS CAUTION REQUIRED. {&_ CAUTION REQUIRED. | Asa FDR Bx Be Das ey CT i a ¢ ~ : eee YF oe ve N> “Do you think it’s right for aman to put so much money In his clothes?” : “It depends upon how sound he sleeps —and how noiselessly his wife can walk."—Chieaxo Journal, ae Our Old Friend. Now comes the eager fisherman Who dows the stream will plod. He'll ree} his fish in by the inch, ' His lies off by the rod, Indianapolis sun. | ‘Sala “Rinieiamiiaes Singleton—-Do you believe that mar- riage is a failure? ‘Wedderly—No; merely an assign- ment in which the wife is a preferred ereditor.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Depends on Circumstances. Howell—Do you think it pays to put much money into clothes? Powell—Not if you have a wife to go through them.—Town Topics. Why? Awkward Brute—What a grand floor this is! I could dance on it all night ‘The Victim—Then why dance on my feet?—Ally Sloper. Trouble for Him. Towne—I helped Goodart the other day to select a beautiful etching— Browne—Don't mention Goodart te me; he's a contemptible character. ‘Towne—What! Why, be told me he was going to send the etching to you for your birthday. Browne—So he did, and my wife made me rearrange all the other pictures in the parlor to make room for it and I'm not done yet.—Philadelphia Press. An Aid to Longevity. “I noticed the other day, Miss Clin- key, that some papers say that mar- ried men live longer than single ones." “And haven't you any desire to live long, Mr. Puttyblow?” “Why, yes, of course I have, Miss Clinkey.” “Oh, Mr. Puttyblow, this is so sud- den!"—Cleveland Plain Dealer. ‘Not Patented. “Your mother-in-law never pays you @ long visit.” “No, she never did but once, and that was right after I was married.” “Put me on to how you Worked it,’ the first man requested, earnestly. “I had my mother come on a visit at the same fime."—Chicago Journal. ee pac WORSE THAN WHEAT. AGEN (EBSA Lae \ amie, f rh yh pSefiti Nae Ke ; ap boy Os S RL. FQ ee Plans, See LWA Flloed thal speciation wheat? He—No; rye.—Chicago American. —. “You're ali the worid to me,” he said, “Be mine!” with signs of mirth, She answered: “You're too greedy, str; T see you want the earth.” Philadelphia Buitetin, | Discouraging. “There!” exclaimed —_ six-year-old Frances, throwing down her books; “I Just ain't going to school another day.” “Why mpt, dear?” asked her mother, “It's no use wasting time,” replied Frances. “I can't never learn to spell. ‘The teacher keeps changing the words every day."—Cincinnati Enquirer, The Last Vows. Seedy Nobleman—Are you sure, dear- est, that you will always honor my noble family? American Heiress—Always. And will you always love and cherish my money? “While life lasts.” “Then let the wedding bells ring.”— N. ¥. Weekly Simple Addition. | Employer (to clerk)—What’s — the matter, Mr. Simple? You look quite dazed. Have you had a sunstroke? Simple—A double son-stroke, sir, Employer—What do you mean? Simple—Twins—both boys, at four o'clock this morning, sir.—Ally Sloper. | Se Nibbles—By the way, what became of your friend Smiley? Stringer—Hanging terminated ‘his earthly career Nibbles—Hanging! Is it possible? Stringer—Yes; hanging around sa- loons.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Two Kinds of Engagements, “Why do the witnesses to a marriage ceremony have to sign their names, pop?” /2Oh, that ts the iaw, my son,” “Well, the seconds in a prize fight don't have to sign anything, do they, pop?”"— Yonkers Statesman. Not to Be Fooled, Mrs. Subbubs— told Bridget to string the beans this morning. ‘Mr. Subbubs—Yes, Well? Mrs. Subbubs—Well, she flared up ‘and told me I couldn't string her; that we'd eat them loose or not at all— Philadelphia Press, McWork’s Kindly Theory. Mrs. MeWori—Old Bullion is makin’ fobs o’ money. Phy shud he be want- In’ to rejuce your wages? Mr. MeWork—Sure, Oi dunno. May- be he do be thryin’ to get rich enough to be @ great pheelanthropist.—N. Y. coe Me et aaa First Boston Girl—What a dowdy that Miss Careless is. Second nosion Girl—In what way? First Boston Girl—She uses a pro- nunciation that went out of fashion two seasons azo.—N. Y. Weekly. Taking Acvantage of Him. Kate—Why did she insist on a ehureh wedding? Nell—Well, she said she was going to have him go to chureh with her for once.—Somervilie Journal. The Coming Heroine. Y | Mr, Jinks—I wish you wouldn't ats low our daughter to read those sentt- mental novels. | Mrs. Jinks—She isn't reading a sen- Uimental novel. The heroine doesn’t ‘marry for love. “Well, the modern society novel, In which the heroine marries for money, fs just as bad.” “She Isn't reading a society novel.” “Then what is it?” Fae “Is an advanced novel.” “What's that?” “The heroine rarries for a political pull."—N. ¥. Weekly. ‘What He Saw, ‘The Judge—Were you present at the time these acts of disturbance are said to have taken place? The Witness—If you mean was 1 there when the he!""='=" was done aa’ the windows bro», ¢ 8. The Judge—Ané dd you see the prisoner commit ony overt act? The Witnes:—No, air, 4 @ida't au iT seen him do wes to bust a couple o front windows an’ smash Patsy Breen over th’ head with a bung starter — eaereland: Piain Deaier. Why He Was Sad. | “Are you well acquainted with Mr. Rigsby?” | “Quite well. He fs employed in the Same office as myself.” _ “I think he is such an interesting young man, He is always so melan- choly. He surely must have suffered some great disappointment?” “Yes, he has.” “Oh, how romantic! What was it?” “Why, he expected a rise in his Salary on the first, and he didn’t eet it."—Tit-Bits. Lots to Do. ‘The youngster had heard a facetious Teference to the foolkiller and he was curious. “Does the foolkiller have to work awful hard?” he asked. “No; he doesn't have to, my son, but he ought to,” was the reply. “He'd have no time for sleep if he didn’t shirk his duty most shamefully.”"—Chi- cago Post. Practical Girl. “Refuse me,” he cried, wildly, “and life will be an empty dream.” ‘The beautiful girl crushed the violets in her hand. “Tis better to havean empty dream,” she said, firmly, “than to get married and have an empty pocket book."—Chicago Daily News. Conspicuous Example. “There is something in the theory that you can tell the character of a Person by his or her voice,” observed the professor. “For instance, when you hear the voice of a barker for a side- show, even if you don’t hear a word he says. you know he's a liar.”"—Chicago ‘Tribune. Higher Ambition Than That. vnilanthropic Visitor (at the Jail)— Younz man, | am sorry for you. Why did you commit that crime? Did you want to be a dime novel hero? Prisoner—Dime novel nuthin’! 1 ‘Wanted to see me picture in de papers.— Chicago Tribune. UNDAUNTED COURAGE. aS 3 . ies i ¢ a Saad Yee SN Gf TS | ca) fests hee sau who easily | Eibeser aged?" | “Hardly; he is going to be married for the fourth time next week.""—Chicage Soneaet A Victim Speaks. “Don't brevk the law,” said he, “For if sou do, The law, 4d counsel's fee, May soon break you." Philadephia Press, Gaurtaa He (vacating a seat in crowded car) Here is a seat, madam. She—No, no! Pray keep your seat,. He—Sorry I can't oblige you, madam, but I get off at this corner— Cincinnati Enquirer. I Professional Jealousy. “So you went to Dr. Pedal's plano recital, eh? ‘Tell me, what do you think of his exceution?” | “To be thorouzhly frank with you, I think he thoroughly deserved it"— Brookiyn Lite All Zor Effect. “Why did Jim be a steamer trunk?’ | “For the same reason he wears an ‘automobile cap."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. ‘A Revelation. Wife—I have.’t a gown fit to wear. Husband—Jove! That's the reason none of the servants will stay here— N. ¥. ‘Fimes. Then He Hurried Home. “I say, Miss Nellie,” remarked young Borem, as the clock chimed the hour of 11, “I have a conundrum for you.” “Well,” she queried, as she attempted to suppress a yawn, “what is it?” “What Is the difference between me and a five-dollar gold piece?” he asked. | “One can easily lose a five-dollar gold Piece,” she replied —Cincinnati En- -quirer, | The Social Calendar. | “¥es, I have been so busy with my Visits this week” said the impressive lady. “I Mondayed in Chicago and Tues- ‘dayed at Peoria. Then I Wednesdayed at home and Thursdayed in Michigan City, I Fridayed with friends at Moline and Saturdayed at Waukegan.” “Yes?” asked the friend. “And where do you expect to to-day to-morrow?”"— Judge. PS Sea (om Booker’s (3 Se 5 — Market Aged Dp 18 W. 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Granulated teeta bore os ; rs and soft eon) Hay mi Gaia, ste AND | LEADERS IN | i PARLOR SUITS, We have some twenty-five or thirty suits bought, most of which will be in stock ina few days. “Don’t do a thing” until you see this line. MORRIS ee This always popular chair of rest will be in as much de- mand thisfall as ever. Part of our stock has already ar rived and $10 values vie with $15 values of ayear ago. | ut & jay niture asd save time and money. { re nm elevator. | =, Jee 1-18 E. Broad 2 9, ey IF GN OF (i x vii q PT OhOrgem, g . S Mchot SBI PS a STea ye cheese Morstan back to her home. After the ‘angelic fashion of women, she had dorne trouble with a’alm face as long ‘as there was someone weaker than hee self to support, and Thad found her bright and placid by the side of the frightened housekeeper. In the cab, however, she first turned “aint, and then burst into a passion of weeping— so sorely had she been tried by the adventures of the night. She has told me since that she thought me cold and distant upon that journey. She little Suessed the struggle within my breast, ‘or the effort of self-restraint which held me back. My sympathies and my Jove went out to her, even as my hand had m the garden. 1 felt that years of the conventionalities of Life could not teach me to know her sweet, brave nature ais had this one ay of strange experiences. Yet there were two thoughts which sealed the words of affection upon my lips. She ‘was weak and helpless. shaken in mind and nerve. It was to take her at a dis- ‘advantage to obtrade love upon her at such a time. Worse, still, she was rich. If Holmes’ researches were suc- cessful she would be an heiress. Was it fair, was it honorable. that a half- Pay surgeon should take such advan- ‘tage of an intimacy which chance had brought about? Might she not look Bpon me as a mere vulgar fortane seeker? Icould not bear to risk that such a thought should cross her mind. ‘This Agra treasure intervened like an impassable barrier between us. It was nearly two o'clock when we reached Mrs. Cecil Forrester's. ‘The Servants had retired hours ago, but Mrs. Forrester had been so interested by the strange message which Miss Morstan had. received that she had sat up in the hope of her return. She ‘opened the door herself, a middle-aged, gtacefui woman, and it gave me joy to see how tenderly her arm stole roand the other's waist and how motherly ‘was the voice in which she greeted her. She was clearly no mere paid depend- ent. butan honored friend. 1 was in- troduced, and Mrs. Forrester earnestly begged me to step in and to tell her our adventures. IT explained, however, the importance of my errand, and prom- ised faithfully to eall and report any Progress which we might make with the case. As we drove away I stole a glance back, and I still seem to see that little group on the step, the two graceful, clinging figures, the half wpened door, the hall light shining through stained glass, the barometer, and the brightstairrods. [t was sooth: ing to catch even that passing glimpse of a tranquil English home in the midst of the wild, dark business which had absorbed us. And the more I thought of what had happened, the wilder and darker it grew. I reviewed the whole extraor- dinary sequence of events as I rattled on through the silent gaslit streets. ‘There was the original problem; that at least was pretty clear now. The Geath of Capt. Morstan, the sending of the pearls, the advertisement, the let- ter—we had had light upon all those events. They had only led us, how- ever, tom deeper and far more tragic mystery. The Indian treasure, the curious plan found among Morstan’s Dageuge, the strange scene at Maj. Sholo's death, the rediscovery of the treusure immediately followed by the murder of the discoverer, the very sin- gular accompaniments to the crime, the footsteps, the remarkable weapons, the words “upon the card, corresponding with those upon Capt. Morstan’s chart —here indeed was a labyrinth in which ® mun less singularly endowed than my fellow lodger might well despair of ever finding the clew. Pinchin lane was a row of shabby two-storied brick houses inthe lower quarter of Lambeth. I had to knock for some time at No.3 before Tcould make any impression. At last, how- ever, there was the glint of a candle behind the blind, and a face looked out at the upper window. “Go on, yon drunken vagabond,” said the face. “If you kick up any’ more row I'l open the kennels and let out forty-three dogs upon you." “if you'll let one out it’s just what I have come for,” said 1. “Go on!” yelled the voice. “So help me gracious, {have a wiper in this bag, an'Tll drop it on you're “ead if you Aon’t hook it” “But | wanta dog! Teried. | “I won't be argued with!" shouted Mr. Sherman. “Now stand clear; for when I say ‘three,’ down goes’ the wiper.” “Mr. Sherlock Holmes— I began, but the words had a most magical effect, | for whe window instantly slammed down, and within a minute the door was unbarred and open. Mr. Sherman was a kinky, lean old many with stoop- ing shoulders, a stringy neck and blue- | tinted glasses, “A friend of Mr. Sherlock is always weleome.” said he. “Step in, sir. Keep clear of the badger; for he bites. Ab, naughty, naughty, would you take a nip at the gentleman?” This toa stoat which thrust its wicked head and red | eves between the bars of its eae. | “Don’t mind that, sir; it's only a slow- gives it the run o' the room, for it Keeps the beetles down. You must not | tind my bein’ just a little short wi | yout first, for I'm guyed at by the | children, and there's many a one just | a AV ug AZ AZ ial | si ey Le \ fs (Mya Ca (hil i iy js aad “ROW GTAND CLEAR.” Sim. To the uncertatH, shadowy Nght I could see dimly that there were glancing, glimmering eyes peeping down at us from every cranny and corner. Even the rafters above our heads were lined by solemn fowls, who lazily shifted their weight from one leg to the other as our voices dis- turbed their slumbers. Toby proved to be an ugly, long- haired, lop-eared creature, half span- fel and half lurcher, brown-and-whitein color, with a very clumsy waddling gait It accepted, after some hesita- tion, a lump of sugar which the old ‘naturalist handed to me, and, having [thus sealed an alliance, it followed me to the cab, and made no difficulties about ‘accompanying me. It had just struck three on the palace clock when 1 found myself back once more at Pon- dicherry lodge. ‘The ex-prize-fighter McMurdo had, I found, been arrested fasan accessory, and both he and Mr. Sholto had been marched off to the station. Two constables guarded the narrow gate, but they allowed me to pass with the dog on my mentioning the detective’s name. Holmes was standing on the door- step, with his hands in his pockets, smoking his pipe. “Ah, you have him there! said he. “Good dog, then! Athelney Jones has gone. We have had an immense dis- play of energy since you left. He has arrested not only friend Thaddeus, but the gatekeeper. the housekeeper, and the Indian servant. We have the place to ourselves, but fora sergeant upstairs. | Leave the dog here, and come up.” We tied Toby to ‘the hall table, and reascended the stairs. ‘The room was as we bad left it, save that avsheot had been draped over the central figure. A weary-looking police sergeant reclined in the corner. | “Lend me your bull'seye, sergeant,” said my companion. “Now tie this bit ‘of card round my neck, so as to hang it in front of me. Thank you. Now 1 must kick off my boots and stockings! Just you carry them down with you, Watson. | am going to do a little climbing. And dip my handkerchief into the creosote. ‘That will do. Now come up into the garret with me for a moment.” | We clambered up through the hole, Holmes turned his light once more upon the footsteps in the dust. “1 wish you particularly to notice these footinarks,” he said. “Do you ob- serve anything noteworthy about them” “They belong,” I sald, “toa child or a smail woman.” “Apart from thelr size, though. Is there anything else?" “They appear to be much as other footmarks.” “Not at all. Look heret ‘This is the print of a right footin the dust. Now I make one with my naked foot beside it What is the chief difference? “Your toes are all cramped together. ‘The other print has each toe distinetly divided” “Quite so That ts the point Bear thatin mind. Now, would you kindly step over to the flap-window and smeil the edge of the woodwork? 1 shall stay over here. as I have this handker- chief in my hand.” I did as he directed, and was tn- stantly conscious of a strong tarry smell. “That is where he put his foot in get- ting out. If yon ean trace him, I should think that Toby will have no dificulty. Now run downstairs, loose the dog, and look out for Blondin.” . By the time that | got out Into the grounds Sherlock Holmes was on the roof. and 1 could see him like an enor- mous glow-worm, erawling very slowly along the ridge.” I lost sight of him behind a stack of chimneys, but he presently reappeared, and then van- ished once more upon the opposite side. When { made my way round there I found him seated at one of the corner eaves, “That you, Watson?” he eried. “Yes.” “This is the place. What is that black thing down there?" “A water-barrel.” “Topon it?” eee \ “No sign of a Inder?” “Nae “Confound the fellow! It’s a most break-neck place. I ought to-be able tocome down where he could climb up. The waterpipe feels pretty firm. Here goes, anyhow.” There was a scuffling of the feet, and the lantern began to come steadily down the side of the wall. ‘Then with a light spring he came on to the barrel, and from there to the earth. “It was easy to follow him," he sald, drawing on his stockings and boots. “Tiles were loosened the whole way along, and in his hurry he had dropped this. “It confirms my diagnosis, as you doctors express it.” The object which ke held up to me was a small pocket or pouch woven out ll eee eae ne: sO Lae er eee THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND. VIRGINIA. clxGrette case. [nside were half « dozen spines of dark wood, sharp at one end and rounded at the ‘other, like that which had struck Bartholomew Sholto. “They are hellish things,” said he. “Look out that you don’t prick your- self. I'm delighted to have them for the chances are that they are all he has. There is the less fear of you or ‘me finding one in our skin before long. I would sooner face a Martini bullet, myself. Are you game for a six-mile trudge, Watson?" “Certainly,” I answered. “Your leg will stand it?" “Oh, yes.” “Here you are, doggy! Good old Toby! Smell it, Toby, smell itt He pushed the creosote handker- chief under the dog’s nose, while the creature stood with its fluffy legs separated, and witha most comical cock to its head, like aconnoisseur snif- fing the bouquet of a famous vintage. Holmes then threw the handkerchief toa distance, fastened a stout cord to the mongrel’s collar, and led him to the foot of the water barrel. The creature instantly broke into a succes- sion of high, tremulous yelps, and, with his nose on the ground, and his tail in the air, pattered off upon the trail at a pace which strained his leash and kept us at the top of our speed. ‘The east had been gradually whiten- ing, and we could now see some dis- tance in the cold gray light. The square, massive house, with its black, empty windows and high, bare walls, towered up, sad and forlorn, behind ? 451 fA | — es aca yey a ae Se ape yl Wit (7 Jira HM be Sel mn we o> EF, us, Our course led right across the grounds, in and out among the trenches and pits with which they were searred and intersected. The whole place, with its seattered dirt heaps and ill: grown shrubs, had a blighted, ill- omened look which harmonized with the black tragedy which hung over it. On reaching the boundary wall, Toby ran along, whining eagerly, underneath its shadow, aud stopped finally in a corner screen by a young beech. Where the two walls joined, several bricks had been loosened, and the erev- ices left were worn down and rounded upon the lower side, as though they had frequently been used asa ladder. Holmes clambered up. and, taking the dog from me, he dropped it over upon the other side, “There's the print of wooden-leg's hand," he remarked, as 1 mounted up beside him. “You' see the slight smudge of blood upon the white plaster. What a Incky thing it is that we have had no very heavy rain sinee yesterday! ‘The scent will lie upon the road in spite of their eight-and-twenty hours" start." Lconfess that [had my donbts my- self when 1 reflected upon the great traffic which had passed along the Lon- don road in the interval. My. fears were soon appeased, however. Toby never hesitated oF swerved, . but waddled on in’ his peculiar rolling fashion. Clearly the pungent smell of the creosote rose high above all other contending scents. “Do not imayine.” said Holmes, “that Tdepgnd for my success in this ease upon the mere chance of one of these fellows having put his foot in the chem}- cal. 1 have knowledge now which would enable me to trace them in many different ways. This, however, is the readiest, and, since fortune has put it into our hands, I should be culpable if T neglected it. It_has. however, pre- vented the case from becoming the pretty little intellectual problem which it at one time promised to. be. There might have been some credit to be gained out of it, but for this too palpable clew.” “There is credit, and to spare,” said 1. “Lassure yon. Holmes, that T mar- vel at the means by which you obtain your results in this ease, even more than I did in the Jefferson Hope mur- der. The thing seems to me to be deeper and more inexplicable. How, for example, could you describe with such confidence the wooden-legged man?” “Pshaw, my dear boy! it was sim- plicity itself. I don't wish to be theatrical, It is all patent and above- board. Two officers who are in com- mand of a convict guard learn an im- portant secret as to buried treasure. A map is drawn for them by an English- man named Jonathan Small. You re- member that we saw the name upon the chart in Capt. Morstan’s possession. | He had signed it in behalf of himself and his associates—the sign of the four, as he somewhat dramatically sation’ 3k. = ikea es ke Chart the: St > yj se Re. One Gi, 6 ye aN ole es ES ee LN ce Re ny PEG se “a oe fy ae Ten Veet ngs eee. ee LAS a an RS ea — Pus Vis SS RNG Kes te it KAS ‘ i oem ; = Ri f bas V7 i aah fi ie i\ eee HOLMES CLAMDERED UP AND TOOK THE 00 PROM are. officers—or one of them—gets the treasure and brings it to England, leaving, we will suppose, some condi- tion under which he received it unful- chart ts dated ata time when Morstan was brought into close association with convicts. Jonathan Small did not get the treasure because he and his associates were themselves convicts and could not get away.” “But this is mere speculation,” said I. “It is more than that It is the only hypothesis which covers the facts. Let ‘Us see how it fits in with the sequel. ‘Maj. Sholto remains at peace for some years, happy in the possession of his treasure. ‘Then he receives a letter from India whieh gives him a great fright. What was that?” “A letter to say that the men whom he had wronged had been set free.” “Or had escaped. ‘That is much more likely, for he would have known what their term of imprisonment was. [t ‘would not have been a surprise to him. What does he do then? He guards him- ‘self against a wooden-legged man—a white man, mark you, for he mistakes a white tradesman for him, and actual- ly fires a pistol at him. Now, only one white man’s name is on the chart. ‘The others are Hindoos or Moham- medans. There isno other white man. Therefore we may say with confidence that the wouden-legged man is identi- cal with Jonathan Small. Does the reasoning strike you as being faulty?” “No: it is clear and concise.” “Well, now, let us put ourselves in the place of Jonathan Small. Let us look at it from his point of view. He comes to England with the double idea of regaining what he would consider to be his rights and of having his revenge upon the man who had wronged fim. He found out where Sholto lived, and very possibly he established communi- cations with some one inside the house. ‘There is this butler, Lal Rao, whom we have not seen. Mrs. Bernstone gives him far froma good character. Small could not find out, however, where the treasure was hid, for no one ever knew, save the major and one faithful servant who had died. Suddenly Small learns that the major is on his deathe bed. Ina frenzy lest the secret of the treasure die with him, he runs the gauntlet of the quards, makes his way to the dying man’s window, and is only de- terred from entering by the presence of his twosons. Mad with hate, how- ever, against the dead man, he enters the room that night, searches his pri- vate papers in the hope of discovering some memorandum relating to the treasure, and finally leaves a memento of his visit in the short inseription upon ‘the card. He had doubtless planned beforehand that should he slay the | major he ‘would leave. some. such ree ord upon the body asa sign that it was not a common murder, but, from the Point of view of the four associates, something in the nature of an act of justice. Whimsical and bizarre con-| ‘ceits of this kind are common enough ‘in the annals of erime, and usually af- ford valuable indications as to” the criminal. Do you follow all this?” S"sVery clearly.” _“Nows what could Jonathan Small do? He could only continue to keep a Seeret watch upon the efforts made to find the treasure. Possibly he leaves England and only comes back at inter: vals. ‘Then comes the discovery of the garret, and he is ins'antly informed of it, We again trace the presence of some’ confederate in the household. Jonathan, with his wooden leg, is ut- terly unable to reach the lofty room of Bartholomew Sholto. He takes with him, however, a rather curions asso- ciate, who gets over this difticulty, but dips “his naked foot into creosote, whence eome Toby, and a six-mile limp fora half-pay officer with a dam: aged Achillis tendo.” “But it was the associate, and not Jonathan, who -ommitted the crime”. “Quite so. And rather to Jonathan's disgust, to judge by the way he stamped about when he got into the room. He bore no grudge against Bar- tholomew Sholto, and would have pre- ferred if he could have been simply bound and sagged. Hedid not wish to put his headin a halter. ‘There was no help for it, however: the savage in- stinets of his companion had broken out, and the poison had done its work: so Jonathan Small left his record, low- ered the treasare-box to the ground, and followed it himself. ‘That was the train of events as far as I can decipher them. Of course as to his personal ap- pearance he must be middle-aged, and must be sunburned after serving his time in such an oven as the Andamans, His height is readily calculated from the length of his stride, and we know that he was bearded. "His hairiness was the one point which impressed itself upon Thaddeus Sholto when he saw him at the window. I don't know that there is anything else." “The associate?” “Ah, well, there is_no great mystery in that. But you will know all about it soon enough. How sweet the morn- ing alr is! See how that one little cloud floats like a pink feather from some gigantic flamingo. Now the red rim of the sun pushes itself over the London clondbank. [tshines ona good. many folk, but on none, I dare bet, who are on a stranger errand than you and 1. How small we feel with our petty ambitions and strivings in the presence of the great elemental forees of nature! Are you well up in your Jean Paul?" “Fairly so. 1 worked back to him through Ca¥lyle.” “That was like following the brook to the parent lake. He makes but one eurious but profound remark. It is ‘Up, an stared wondéringly at us as ws passed, but our inimitable Toby looked neither to the right nor to the left, but trotted onwards with his nose to the ground and an occasional eager whine, which spoke of a hot scent. , We. had traversed Streatham, Brix- ton, Camberwell, and now found our selves in Kennington lane, having borne away through the side streets to the east of the Oval. The men whom we pursued seemed to have taken a curiously zigzag road, with the idea probably of escaping observation. ‘They had never kept to the main road if parallel side street would serve their turn. At the foot of Kennington lane they had edged away to the left through Bond street and Miles street. Where the latter turns into Knight's place ‘Tobey ceased to advance, but began to ruu backwards and forwards with one ear cocked and the other drooping, the very picture of canine indecision. Then he waddled round in circles, looking up tous from time to time. as if to asic for sympathy in his embarrassment. “What the dence is the matter with the dog?" growled Holmes. “They surely would not take a cab or go off ina balloon.” “Perhaps they stood here for some time,” I suggested. “Abt it’s all right. He's off again,” said my companion, in a tone of relief. He was, indeed. off, for, after sniff- ing round again, he suddenly made up === Rh === == joao. Cex gd y AEF f f a MMA H ih Pron ee Fj i) a || i His oT |= REAS As Be aio as eee his mind, and darted away with an energy and determination such as he had not yet shown. The scent. ap- peared to be much hotter than before, for he had not even to put his nose on the ground, but tugged at his leash, and tried to break intoaran. I could see by the gleam in Holmes’ eyes that he thought we were nearing the end of our journey. Our course now ran down Nine Elms until we came to Broderick & Nelson's large timber yard, just. past the White Eagle tavern. Here the dog, frantic with excitement, turned down through the side gate into the inclosure, where the sawyers were already at work. On the dog raced through sawdust and shavings, down an alley, round a pas- sage, between two wood-piles, and Bually, with atriumphant yelp, sprang upon a large barrel, which still stoop vpon the hand-trolley on which it had been bréught With tolling tongue and bitnking eyes. Toby stood upon the cask, looking from one to the other of us for some sign of appreciation. Thestaves of the barrel and the wheels of the trolley were saneared with dark liquid, and the whole air was heavy with the smell of creosote. Sherlock Holmes and I looked blank- ly at each other, and then burst simul- tancously into an uncontrollable 6t of laughter. (TO BE CONTINUED.) SCHOOL OF TAMED TROUT. Connecticut Man Has Pond Full of Pets Who Eat from His Hand and Frolic with Him, ‘Three years ago Joseph S, Mitchelson, of Tariffville, Conn., stocked a small pond across the road from his residence with brook trout. They have grown to be from one to two poundsin weight and are quite tame, ‘Mr, Mitehelson feeds the trout on raw beef, chopped fine, and plays with them much as he would with a puppy. ‘They eat out of bis hand and allow him to fondle them as he pleases. One form of amusement which Mr. Mitchelson has invented is a sort of tug- of-war match. He fastens a piece of meat to one end of a string and then it’s BS. fp ae 7 Ss NY = a zi (A Se oa ———e = SS rr ol 2 hy ee TN get ee D (e SSSR ECGS Ge & tussel to see which is stronger, trout or man. The trout digs his toes into the turf, so to speak, sits back on his haunches, and pulls for fair. In reality he backs water with his fins. Then he will suddenly turn and try to run away with the bait. It is but fairto Mr. Mitch- elson to say that he Is like the elreus Manager, who always lets the woman charioteer beat the Roman. Mr. Mitcheison has hardly tamed his trout so that they will come up into his hands, but to be stroked in that part of the body where they stow away the worm. Properly soothed in this manner ge can lift a trout completely out of Water without his making a flop. ‘Mr. Mitchelsen says he had one charmed where he lived in'the west 80 that he could carry him all around a room without dieturbing the trout’s peace of mind. With his trained trout he has not yet attempted so complete a Teversal of natural laws, but they like to be petted, as does a child with a stomach ache. ea aoe aad THE WAYS OF CUPID. ARE WONDERFUL, INDEED, AND PAST FINDING OUT. How a Young Kentuckian Won a Bride and a Thousand Doilar Bet— Other Events That Are a Trifle Strange. “I'll bet you $1,900 you can’t do it* This was the remark made some tionths ago by Mrs. Charies Patton, of The Highlands, near Erlanger, y., to her daugitor, Mae Svelyn Patton, who declared she could marry Haroid Bareroft White without her mother's knowledge. The couple were — be- Yrothed, and the wedding was not to take place unitl next fail. The girl, however, accepted her mother's bet and the contest was on. Mrs. Patton kept an eagle eye on her daughter, and the daughter and her lover were con- stantly watching for a chance to win the wager. Last month their opportu- nity came. Mrs. Patton invited a large party, including Mr. White, to visit the battlefield on Lookout moun- tain. In the confusion of leaving the hotel the young couple disappeared for afew minutes. When they came back they were man and wife, the girl flour- ishing her marriage certificate and gleefully demanding the $1,000. Mrs. Patton is the wife of an official of the Southern Pacific railway, and Is rich, £0 she could afford to pay the $1,000. Besides, a fashionable wedding would cost her much more than that, any- way. What girl doesn't love a hero? ‘Thomas Taafe, of East St. Louis, a year ago saved Josie Touchette of Centerville from a negro highwayman who was trying to rob her of a dia- mond ring. Taafe stepped between the negro and the girl. Both men had revolvers and both began shooting. Neither was hurt, however, Taafe only receiving a bullet hole through his hat. The negro ran away and Taafe escorted the girl to the home of her friends. She was as pretty as he was brave, and every girl who reads this Wh (BS yr , Bape ne | knows already how it all ended. They Were married last week, of course. If a wealthy woman decides to mar- ry & peanut vender, Kalamazoo sounds just like the name of the town where ‘Cupid woud turn the trick. For many years Henry Chamberlain sold peanuts on a Kalamazoo street corner. For many years Mrs. Julia Damon bought peanuts of him. He is 69, and it isn’t fair to tell how old she is, but sho owns considerable reai orane has cash and stocke worth $109,600. No Sn subpected tomatic tn thelr Une ‘Their wedding came about this way: Chamberlain until recently was the Proprietor of a peanut stand on tho corner of one of the principal streets of the city. At the last meeting of the common council it was decided to eject him because he insisted he could not Pay the necessary license for his priy- ileges. It is thought this move on the Part of the council caused the wedding to be hastened. | At any rate, they were married and are now on their honeymoon trip. | There's something about a life on the sea that makes the sallorman jolly and lovable, whether he is 18 or 80 years old. This is true in the case of Henry B. Merrill, an old whaling cap- tain of Greenport, L. I. He is 80 years old, and two weks ago married his housekeeper, Mrs, Sarah J. Rogers, a widow of 60. Capt. Merrill has led a roving, interesting life, having been around the world three times, landed on the eastern coast of Russia, on the coast of Alaska. stopped six different times at the Sandwich islands, crossed the equator 16 times, rounded Cape Horn four times, and helped to kill 150 whales. He was also a forty-niner and saw life in the California gold fields. a There is something pathetic in the Tomance of Edward O. Smith, chief clerk of the West Shore ratfiroad ae Weshawken, N. Y., and Carrie Reed. They were married after a courtship of 11 years. She waited all that time until he could provide a home for her. Their wedding day was on ‘Tuesday and on the fololwing Saturday night he was asphyxiated by gas in his room at Union Hill, where he had gone on & business trip. Alligator Farm in France,” An alligator farm, stocked with young animals from the United States, 4s to be established in the south of France. Alligator skin has become so highly prized that the animal dealers believe it will pay well to raise the alligators on this, the first farm of Its Kind In the world. ‘The skin Is said to be becoming scarcer each year, and there Is always a great demand for It for boots, shoes, hand bags, writing pads, portfolios and toilet articles, WAS RUINED BY PRAYERS, Missouri Man Makes Strange Charge Against Wife He Is Suing for a Divorce. Frederick Hyalt, of Macon, Mo. a veteran of the civil war, makes a won- derful attesiation’as to his pellet in prayer In his divorce bill against. his rwite, Martha A. Hyatt. The couple Were married in 1860. There was a ¢ “ separation at North Bend, Neb, L881, and for the last two years has been trying to get a decree thr. the etreuit court here, He admits the he left his wife. But says it was cause she ruined bim in a wheat d at St. Louis by praying that the ket would go against him. ‘The prayers of his wife, Hyatt were answered immediately and or whelmingly and he has never able to recover from the effects. them. He was demurred.eut of cot tf k ee = Ti =a =a in December, but got the case rele ‘stated. One of his depositions has in from Los Angeles, Cal. The d nent is Hyatt’s brother, C. Ww. Hyatty who was entertaining Mr. and M1 Hyatt at North Bend, Neb, when incident that caused the separation curred. On this point the witness poses: “She went out into the publ Street, knelt down before the ‘and prayed that her husband would come a beggar. Sh» acted so that ‘had to put her on a train and send } home in order to avoid being graced. She was a dangerous wo and had ro control ove: her tempers Mrs. Hyatt lives at Clarence. denies her husband's charges, and contest the proceedings against her. 4 He Was Right in It. i Mr. Subbubs—So one of your fat hands bas a great reputation as @ | Weather Prophet? Does he often ge@ it right? | Farmer Hayrick—He hits it right ine times out o' ten. | Mr. Subbubs—How docs he man: to do it? | Farmer Hayrick—Wa-al, he goes the exact opposite of what he sees in the “weather probabllities,” by gumi— Sudge { That's What. } The man who really knows ta, ff ‘Anat sit. we adores But he who oniy thinks he kuows fi Ant ea bore FOR SELF-PRESERVATION, Pine ais Se, oN . 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JULY 30, 1904 Twenty-cicut white bricklayers event ont ona strike at WAsttxatos, D.C., July 19h, 1904, becanse a colored Sricklayer, named Gzonce TAYLOR was @ ven work there under the Civil Ser- wice rales, The direct cause of the strike was the color and race of the non-union work evan. It is another effort to force to an Sssue the “open shop” question as ap- plicable to the government. President Roosevent has already ruled upon this matter and it remains to be seen Whether the government shall bow to the Inbor-anion or the labor- anion to the government. The work on the Wastixotox Bar- vacks has been practically suspended as TAYLOR was the only brick-layer who was laying bricks on the job. Ttserms that organized labor 18 dis- ‘posed fo be unfriendly to the mechanics of color. 26,000 OPERATIVES OUT/) Textile Mills at Fall River, Mass, Closed Down. Fall River, Mass., July 26.—The first Gay of the strike of 26,000 cotton mil! operatives here passed quietly, and so, Anal Probability, will pass the suc- “seeding days, for the reason that the Opposition té the strike on the part of “operatives ts so slight as to be hardly & feature The cause of the strike is a 42% per cent. reduction in wages. A summary of the strike ts as fol- Sows: Textile operatives idle, 26,000; amills closed, 37; weekly wage loss, $170,000; wage reduction, 12% per ent; spindles idle, 2,300,000. ‘The mill owners and their operatives ‘are determined fn their positions, and ‘the outcome is hard to predict. With the strikers it is a question of how Jong they can do without their wages and exist on strike benefits. On the part of the owners it is a matter of ‘how long they can afford to have their ‘snills closed down. At presenit the cot- fon and cloth markets are not at their Dest. et Rae cee ete ee eater Na, eee New Martinsville, W. Va., July 25.— ‘Two men were killed and one seriously wounded by the Pittsburg excursion train at Paddens Crossing, near ‘hero. ‘Ned Harrington, Charles Longwell and Newton Kemp went to Sistersville and s@rank heavily. When they reached Paddens they stopped off, missing the Jast traction car. They went to sleep ‘On the Ohio River railroad tracks. A farmer found Kemp ina field where he ad been knocked by the train, 90 Sadly injured that he could not walk, The t { the other two men were 5 It was impos- ob the other. Fought Duel With Knives, ‘Richmond, Va., July 27—Two men, sone named Shepherd, the other Lank. ford, fought a duel’ with knives at Blue Creek, Mecklenburg county. SLankfor’ was killed in the fight and thepherd died tater from wounds re ved ir the encounter. The quarrel over @ woman. JAPS OCCUPY - NEWCHWANG Russians Retreat From Ta Teche Kiao to Haicheng. MAY WITHDRAW TO MUKDEN Kuropatkin’s Line Threatened By Japs’ Advance From Saimatsze—Fighting Reported Above Liao Yang — Two More British Ships Captured. |, Tien Tsin, July 27.—It is reported here that the Japanese lost 380 men in killed and wounded in the fighting which has taken place outside of New- -chwang during the last two days, The Russian losses during the engagements ie not known. A small detachment of Japanese scouts entered Newchwang Monaay night. About 200 troops ar rived there later, and more are ex- pected. Crowds of Russian refugees Were awaiting trains at Yinkow, near _Newchwang, to take them away. __ The Chinese flag is flying over the custom house at Newehwang. It is ‘Teported that the Japanese took the Russian position at Ta Tche Kiao on | Monday night at the point of the bay onet. | It is reported here that heavy fight- ing has occurred between Liao Yang an'l Mukden. "RUSSIANS FORCED TO RETREAT Ta Tche Kiao Rendered Untenable | After Desperate Battle. London, July 26, — Cabling under date of July 24, the Dally Mail's New- chwang correspondent describes a 14 hours’ desperate battle, with heavy losses on both sides, and which re- sulted in the Russian position at Ta ‘Tehe Kiao being rendered untenable, by reason of which they will be com: pelled to retreat towards Haicheng. “The battle began at 6 o'clock in the morning.” the correspondent says, “the Russians resuming the attack, on the Japanese position on the heights east of Ta Tehe Kiao. After a few hours the Japanese left flank from Taping mountain captured the village of Tan- ghudituen, compelling the Russians to retreat to Tlenghuaituen, six miles from their base, “The Russians, now reinforced, maintained the position until 5 o'clock in the afternoon, when the Japanese right flank made a sudden appearance on the hills south of Ta Teche Kiao and by a tremendous fire forced the Rus- sians to retreat. “The Japanese firing line extended 15 miles. “After two more hours of an inces- sant storm of shot and shell they swept the last hill and the plain clear of Russians.” Gabe Pe ee Russians Admit Evacuation, St. Petersburg, July 27. — General Kuropatkin’s telegram recording the withdrawal of the southern army from ‘Ta Teche Kiao to Haicheng fails to give Aetails of the continuous rear guard actionspreceding the retreat, but the War office thinks the losses were sev- eral hundred, which would indicate ‘pretty severe Aghting, General Kuropatkin does not_men- tion the number of troops engaged, but the presence of Generals Saroubaieft and Stakelberg, both corps command. ers, shows that the total must have been large, though certainly far tn- ferior to the combined forces of Gen. erals Oku and Nodau. ‘The preceding determined attack on Tan Tchi, 10 miles southeast of Ta Teche Kiao, probably rendered the evacuation of the latter place Impera- tive, although the war office has pro- Gicted all along that no determined re- sistance would be made at Ta Tche Kiao. In anticipation of a retirement from Ta Teche Kiao, orders were sent July 25 to the Russian garrison at Yinkow to withdraw. Atcsough military men do not seem to be mlarmed, the southern army from Ta Teche Kiao tends to concentrate Kuropatkin’s forces, thus giving him & smaller front to defend, considerable nervousness is manifested here by thone nat in the secrets of the Russian commander-in-chief, especially as Gen- eral Kuropatkin points out himself the danger threatening his line to the north owing to the development of the Japanese advance from Saimatsze toward Mukden. If this column be Pushed home and the Japanese cor- don should at the same time be tight. ened from the south and east, General Kuropathin's danger would be easily conceivable. and consequently there is alrecty talk of his preparing to meet this danger by withdrawing to Muk- den and there awaiting further rein- forcaments. A rumor is current here that Gen- eral Samsonof was severely wounded during the fighting at Ta Tche Kiao. Heavy Fighting at Port Arthur. Chefoo, July 27—A junk bringing Chinese refugees from Port Arthur has just arrived here, The Chinese report that when they left Port Arthur, July 22, heavy fighting was going on both on land and sea. They were unable to give details. They report that the Japanese have heavily fortified San Chinpo hill. MORE SHIPS CAPTURED Formosa Seized In Red Sea and the Calehas Off Japanese Coast. Suez, July 27.—The Peninsular and Orientai steamship Formosa has just arrived here flying the Russian naval fiag and with @ prize crew on board. She was captured in the Red Sea by one of the vessels of the Russian vol- Unteer fleet. She is said to have on board the Red Sea pilots who have bee on the Smolensk and St. Petersburg, as well as the Ardova’s crew. The Russian consul is awaiting Ine structions for the release of the For. esa, The Calchas ized. Liverpool, July 27.—“rhe owners of the British steamer Caichas, bound from Puget Sound to Japan, have re- eelved a telegram from Hong Kong re- THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Porting that the Calchas “has Been seized by the Viadivostok squadron, Formosa to Ba Released St. Petersburg, July 27.—It is con- sidered certain here that the Peninsu- lar and Oriental Steamship Company's steamer Formosa was selzed by the Yolunteer fleet steamer Smolensk be- fore the receipt of instructions from St. Petersburg. It is expected that the Vessel will be immediately released un- der the agreement entered into between Russia and Great Britain, BRITISH STEAMER SUNK The Knight Commander Sent to the Bottom By the Vladivostok Fleet. Yokohama, July 26.—The Viadivos- tok squadron sunk the British steamer Knight Commander, from New York, off the province of Izu, after transfer. ting the crew of the Knight Com- mander to the steamer Tsinan, which arrived here. ‘The Viadivostok squadron also cap- tured a German vessel believed to be the Arabia, with 30,000 sacks of flour, and an tnknown British steamer. Tae two vessels were sent to Vladivostok in charge of prize crews. The Ameri- ean Trading Company are the agents here for the Knight Commander. ‘Sailed Mrand ‘Paes aces New York, July 26.—The steamer Knight Commander sailed from New York May 6 with a large cargo, bound for the Orient. A large portion 6f the fargo was consigned to Singapore, Manila and Shanghai, but she also car. ried merchandise, machinery and other articles for Japanese ports. Accord- ing to reports received at the office of the local agents of the Knight Com- mander’s owners, the steamer already had visited the three former ports and discharged a portion of her cargo when she was selzed by the Russians, Although it was Impossible to secure & full copy of the manifest showing the steamer's entire cargo, it was learned that the Japanese consignment included 750 steel plates, 400 steel rails and quantities of tron work for rail. road bridge construction. The macbin- ‘ery was consigned to an electrical con- cern at Kobe. At the local offices of the steamship company it was said that the Rus- sians, upon overhauling the Knight Commander, evidently considered her cargo, or at least a portion of it, as contraband, and seized her with the Intention of taking her to a Russian Port. Then, finding her too slow to ac- company their fleet they decided to destroy her. A brief cablegram was received from Captain Durant, the commander of the steamer. The cablegram read as fol- lows: “Steamer destroyed; crew saved.” ‘The Knight Commander was valued at about $105,000, and the value of her cargo is estimated at $120,000. She was owned by Greensbields & Co, of ieee ne The Ardova Released. Suez, July 26.—The British steamer Azdova, which was seized by the Rus- sian volunteer fleet steamer Smolensk, has been released and her prize crew has been landed. MINERS MAY STRIKE Conciliation Board Fails to Adjust Grievances at Coxe Brothers & Co. | Wilkesbarre, Pa, July 27—-Tho de- cision of the Coxe Brothers & Co. mine ‘Workers to go on strike unless the ‘conciliation board adjusted their griev- ances resulted in Superintendent Ku- blick being present at tho meeting. He took up several hours in stating the company’s side of the controversy, claiming that the men were discharged because they violated a well-known rule of the company. As no decision was rendered by the conciliation board at the session, it is Delieved by those interested that a strike will occur. The miners’ represen- tatives on the board will make no statement in regard to the matter, Other grievances were taken up dur- ing the afternoon, but thelr nature could not be learned. It is probable, however, that the check weighmen question was discussed, ‘The check weighman question was also taken up, the representatives of the operators insisting that the matter should come before the conciliation board, and the representatives of the miners contending that the whole ques- tion had been settled by the decision of Carroll D. Wright, A serious hitch de- veloped, and it is stated that the rep- resentatives of the operators demanded & vote on the proposition to submit the matter to the board. A ballot was taken, but the miners refused to vote. ‘When the meeting adjourned, it is understood no time or place was agreed upon for another meeting. Both sides are reticent as to the possible outcome of the hitch. “Devil's Rock” Blown Up. Trenton, N. J., July 27. — “Devil's Rock,” a huge boulder in the Delaware river in the rear of the State House, was blown up by dynamite in the presence of a large crowd of people. The fuse was ignited by electricity. ‘The rock formed an eddy in the river which has caused the drowning of 16 persons within the past few years, The destruction was brought about by a popular demand, and Mayor Katzen- bach turned on the electric current that Ignited the dynamite. Parker's Notification August 10. Esopus, N. ¥., July 25.—Judge Alton B. Parker telegraphed to Congressman Champ Clark, chairman of the notifica- tion committee, requesting him to fix the notification for Wednesday, Au- gest 10, at Rosemont. Congressman Clark is chairman by virtue of having been permanent chairman of the con- vention. ‘Wikatee: “tions Geni teen Danville, Va., July 26.—R. J. Lynch and Whit Meyers, ringleaders in the riot of Wednesday morning, were tried in the mayor’s court. Lynch was fined $50 and sentenced to 60 days In jail for participation in the riot, and was fined $50 additional for assaulting an officer. Meyers was fined $30 and sen- tenced to 60 days in jail. Both men noted an appeal. The testimony in both cases was principally that of the officers who defended the fall from at- tack. Bud and Charles Pruitt, against “whom indictments are pending, were “arrested during the day. x TAGGART ELECTED NATIONAL CHAIRMAN Indiana Democrat Chosen Despite Strong Opposition. WILL APPOINT COMMITTEES | waits Saad ieee ee were fulfilled when Thomas Taggart, (of Indiana, was elected chairman of the Democratic National committee. Endorsed by nearly every member of the committee the day after the con- vention adjourned at St. Louis, it has been known ever since that only the decree of Judge Parker in favor of some other man or the consent of Sen- ator Gorman to accept the place could Prevent the selection of Taggart. Nei- ther of these contingencies arose, and ‘the Indiana man was unanimously chosen to a place for which he long has bad aspirations, | Although the vote was unanimous, it was not until after it was actually in progress that opposition to Mr. Tag- Bart's selection was withdrawn. Be- ‘ginning with the return of Senator Gorman, former Senator Hill, former ‘Senator Joues and other Democratic leaders from Esopus and lasting up to ‘the moment when the committee was ‘called to order, the strongest possible ‘effort was made to bring Senator Gor- ‘man into sthe field or to arrange a ‘combination that would place some one besides Taggart at the head of ‘the committee. Almost continuous con ferences were held, intimations of great financial advantages to the party were made, and many expedients were sug- ‘gested, even to delaying the election ‘until after the committee visited Judge Parker today, In order to defeat ‘Taggart. But nothing would change the determination of his friends to force an election and to compel a show of strength. Failing to secure the ne cessary conditions to defeat Taggart, the opposition yielded and the proceed ings of the committee were brief and harmonious, Urey Woodson, of Kentucky, was elected secretary of the committee. Edwin Sefton, of the District of Co- lumbia, was made assistant secretary. John I. Martin, of Missouri, was elected sergeant-at-arms, and Samuel Donelson, of Tennessee, assistant ser- geant-at-arms, ‘The most important action of the committee, aside from the selection of a chalrman, was that of arranging for 2 committee or committees to manage the campaign. A proposition submit ted by William F. Shechan, slightly modified upon the suggestion of Sena- ‘tor Bailey, was adopted. As agreed to, it 1s as follows: . “That the chafr be authorized to ap- point two vice chairmen, as his Judg- ment may determine; that the chair be authorized to appoint au executive committee of not less than five, nor more than seven members; that the chair be authorized to appoint a finance committee of not less than three, nor more than five members, and if in the judgment of the chair these two committees should be amal- gamated into an executive committee, then the executive committee shall be composed of seven members: that if at any time the exigencies of the cam- paign should, in the judzment of the executive committee and the chairman of the national committee, require it, or if it becomes advisable to increase the number, that they may select ad- ditional members, not more than one from any one state as members of said executive committee; that In conform- ity with a resolution adopted by the last Democratic national convention the members of the said executive and finance committees may be selected from the outside membership of the national committee.” The plans of Chairman Taggart for the next few days Include the trip to Esopus today, returning to New York this evening. He expects to spend to- morrow in this city, consulting with a number of promfaent Democrats re- garding the composition of the commit- tees he ts authorized to appoint. To- morrow evening or Friday he will leave for Indiana, but will return almost {m- mediately, announce the committees, establish headquarters and enter upon REAR ADMIRAL TAYLOR DEAD Naval Hero Dies of Peritonitis at Sud: bury, Ont. Sudbury, Ont. July 27—Rear Ad miral H. C. Taylor, of the United Ey UY : SES ay ee f < . j ? Wy RNY 7 i RW, BY ize Up kh ED eae hip Le ae ges 2 <r dilate eam lee i aa States navy, who commanded the In- diana at the battle of Santiago, died at Copper Cliff General Hospital of peritonitis. Admiral Taylor arrived at Sudbury July 16 on a tisit to his son, Roger Tay- lor. The admiral, who took suddenly ill at the Balmoral hotel, was removed to Copper Gili by special train last Wednesday and a specialist called from Montreal. The admiral’s condi- tion improved somewhat up to yester- day, when the ease presented a more serious aspect. A WEEK’S NEWS CONDENSED. 4 & Hot! < Hot! & Hot! “Do You Know Where the Coolest Place in Town Is?” “Yes,” at the | 9 Reformers Store, And You will be Served with a Glass % of hS> ICED TEA FREE.” =a ‘Thureday. July 21. Se ee ee aeered ™ a crash between a work car and a trolley ear at Hempstead, L. 1. King Edward has conferred the Vice toria Cross upon Captain Matthews, ef Sir Thomas Lipton’s yacht Erin. ‘The Topeka, Kan., pension agency 4s the largest in the United States, hav- ing 115,620 pensioners enrolled, who drew $16,294,221 last year. J. Marbourg Keedy, a New York at- torney, formerly of Hagerstown, Md., has been appointed prosecuting attor- ney for the Panama Canal zone. Friday, July 22. Joseph W. Folk, circuit attorney of St. Louis, was nominated for governor of Missouri by the Democrats. Mrs. Henry George, widow of the late Political economist, died at her home at Monticello, N. ¥., aged 65 years. While hurrying to work at Carlisle, Pa., Mrs. Viola Nixdorf fell under a freight train and had both legs cut off. Joseph Weber, of Richmond, Va, was killed at Kingston, N. Y., by fall- ing from a bridge, a distance of 150 feet. By falling down an elevator shaft in the Mutual Reserve building, New York city, William B, Cunningham, an importer, living at Upper Montclair, N. J., was instantly killed. Saturday, July 23. Rosa Hill, aged 11, of Laurel, Del., stepped on a piece of glass, cutting off the big toe of her left foot and nearly Died to death. A passenger train on the B. & 0, Railroad was wrecked at North Ver- non, Ind. ‘The fireman was killed and four passengers injured. While 15 workmen were standing on the tracks of the Trenton cut-off rail- reoad, near Norristown, Pa, a train backed into them, killing two. ‘The notification of Henry G. Davis, vice presidential nominee of the Demo- cratic party, will take place at his West Virginia home in August. Edward Schemp, aged 8, was burned to death and his parents and thres brothers severely burned in a fire that destroyed their home at Chicago. Monday, July 25. | In a rear-end collision on the Chi- cago Elevated Railroad 20 persons were injured, several seriously. The Panama Canal Commission hold its final meeting at Washington, D. C., pending its departure for the isthmus. ‘The House of Hoo Hoo at the St. Louis Exposition, burned about a. month ago, was rededicated, having been rebuilt, ‘The Ancient Order of Hibernians de- cided to hold {ts next biennial conven- tion at Saratoga Springs, N. ¥., the third Tuesday in July, 1906, James Kain, 83 years old, the oldest telegraph operator on the Erie rail road, is dead at Painted Post, N. Y., after 55 years’ continuous service. Tuesday, July 26, W. J. Bryan says he cannot attend the notffication of Judge Parker at Esopus, N. ¥., because hig time is all | taken up. It is reported that Paul Kruger, late president of the Transvaal, left a for- tune of $5,000,000, mostly in European securities. Admiral Cooper, who has been re-| lieved of his command on the Asiatic | station, has arrived in San Francisco on sick leave. Gotlieb Elsesser. for 49 years an em- ploye of the Pennsylvania railroad, was killed at York, Pa, by stepping in| front of an engine. Leo Jakobi, the wealthy proprietor of the Auto Supply company and vice President of a Philadelphia woollen manufactory, while melancholy from illness committed suicide by shooting in New York. Wednesday, July 27. Twenty-four bookmakers were tn-| dicted at Chicago and steps taken to. stop all gambling at the race tracks. | ‘The West Virginia legislature met in| special session to consider tax reform bills agreed on by Republican leaders. 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Shepherdstown, W. Va, July 27.— Mrs. Katherine Reynolds made an em- Phatic denial of the report of her en- Bagement to former Senator Henry G. Davis. She said there was no founda- Hon for the report and was indignant that such false statements were pub- Ushed. A bream of Bliss, “So you are jooiing forward to a good time this summer?” “Yes, sir” answered Mr. Cumrox. “Going out of town?” “No. I'm goize to send mother and the girls out of town. ‘Then I'm going to sit In my shirt sleeves, smoke my pipe in the parlor and hire a street plano to play all the rag-time I want” —Washington Star. GOOD FOR SHOES. ae ae | BOARDING & LODGING. ‘The purchaser of each Pair of Shoes| Rates Reasonable. Ag the Comforts from $1.00 upwards entitles you to ale ae Coupon. | ae wai 95 Coupons will get you a Pair of our) Orders yYetter or telegraph, *® BEST $150 SHOES. aa) ™” ER LEPTWICH, coe gALBERT STEIN, | Se oracarsancy (Cor. Sth & Broad St. 428 E. Broad St,’ 816 .N. 2d St, Richmond, Va, His Explanation. “What'll I do about this explanation of mine?” asked the congressman. “My constituents will expect some thing of the kind from me.”" “Follow the usual method,” an Swered tae experienced editor. “Make it so long that people will take {t for ranted rather than try to read it all.” —Washington Star. THE PLANET SATURDAY ..... JULY 30, 1904 THE DAIRY An Ideal Canadian Scale of Points to Be Used in Determining Quality of the Product. Miss Bella Millar, in an address before the Women's institute, of Ontario, Can., gave the following as the scale of points to be used in judging butter: Flavor ..... 45 points Grain ..... 25 points Color ..... 15 points Salt ..... 10 points Package ..... 8 points In explaining the scale she said: "You will notice that flavor gets 45 points, being nearly half the 100 points. We want our butter to have a sweet flavor; that makes us want to eat butter and bread instead of bread and butter. "Perfect grain gets 25 points. It should have a waxy softness, yet not salvy or greasy. It must be solid in body, and have no excess of casein or water. ```markdown ``` "The color should be uniform and bright, not too pale, yet not too highly colored, while the salt should be evenly distributed and thoroughly dissolved. The package should be neat and clean, using a good grade of paper for wrapping. As I said before, we should cater to the trade. If we are making for a certain market, make what that market demands. If making for special customers, endeavor to suit their tastes in every particular. This is important, for, while one customer likes a full-flavored butter, another likes a mild one. One likes the butter pale; another highly colored; one likes very little salt; another quite a quantity. It is by catering to these likes and dislikes that our butter will be in demand, and we shall receive a good price for it." The little cut shows the appearance of the bacteria—immensely magnified—which produce good flavor in high grade butter. MILKING WITH WET HANDS. It Is a Practice Sanctioned by Long Usage, But It Should Be Discontinued. In milking, the hands do not need to be wet. The habit of wetting them should be abandoned, as it is practically impossible to keep the hands moist without using the foam on the milk as a source of moisture. The milker may imagine that by merely touching his fingers to the top of the foam no injury comes to the milk, but the habit had better be abandoned in the interest of cleanliness. We think however that some of our writers overdraw the matter when they talk of milkers dipping their fingers into the milk. The inference is that the fingers of the milkers reach the solid milk. The writer has never seen a case of this kind. According to the writers referred to, the milkers dip their fingers into the milk and convey to the teats of the cow so much of the milk that the latter drips from the teats into the pail and oozes out from between the fingers in milking. Who ever saw a case of this kind? But even at its best, the habit of moistening the teats with milk is not one that should be perpetuated. If the hands were to be moistened at all, pure water would have to be kept near for that purpose. This is impracticable. Therefore let us put aside the practice of moistening the teats at all and milk with dry hands—Farmers' Review. Prof. Trigg on Silo. A progressive dairyman in Minnesota built a silo five years ago and was rated as half-draft by his old-fashioned neighbors. He filled his silo and fed his cows, and was thus able to so far distance these scuffing neighbors of his in the returns he received from the creamery, which they all patronized, that he can now count ten silos on the ten farms adjoining his. It has come to this that where land is worth $80 to $100 per acre, where corn is grown and stock is kept, the silo is just as absolutely indispensable in the economical administration of the farm as the mainspring is to a watch. This Farmer Was Forgetful This Farmer Was Forgetful. The Rice Rustler has the following: "A story is going the rounds regarding a farmer who is greatly troubled with absent-mindedness. On the way home from town, so the story goes the thought came to him that he had forgotten something. He took out his notebook, went over every item and checked it off. He saw that he had made all the purchases he had intended. But as he drove on he could not put the feeling aside. When he arrived home and drove up to the house his daughter came to meet him, and, with a look of surprise, asked: "Why, where is ma?" Neat Packing Helps Sales Appearances count for much in marketing produce. Neatness plays no little part in selling the small things off the farm. We have seen good butter, milk and poultry go begging for custom when placed on sale in a slipshod union alongside of an attractive package of the above-named produce. A little time spent in getting things in shape time saved—not lost. The grocery man and merchant, in displaying goods for sale, recognize this principle in exhibiting their wares. Why should not the farmer profit by their experience?—Midland Farmer. BUTTER THAT SELLS CHEAP In Nine Cases Out of Ten It Is Made from Cream That Has Stood Too Long. Men that use hand separaters should see to it that the cream is taken to the creameries before it gets too old to be made into good butter, if they are in the habit of taking it to the creameries at all. Some that have been negligent in this matter have been in the habit of waiting two or three days over time and then hauling or sending their cream to the place where it is to be made up into butter. The creamy manager should never take this old cream, but many do it because they say they can sell all their butter at a top price anyway. The result is that this butter goes onto the general market and large quantities of such product are bought up by the cold storage men and put away to be used months after the time when it came into their hands. During this time the bad qualities of the old cream come to the surface, and when the butter is taken out of cold storage, it grades far below what it graded when it went in. Then the commission handlers of this product say that the deterioration is due to the fact that the butter was made from cream skimmed by a hand separator. A great and useful invention is thus blamed for something that would have happened just the same if the farmer had raised his cream by the gravity process. Only in that case the cream would have been made up into butter at home rather than been sent to the creamery and got into the hands of the wholesale handlers of butter. This matter of old cream is one of the chief causes of the farmer's wife getting only a two-thirds price for the butter she makes.—Farmers' Review. FOOD AND SIZE OF COWS. Some Valuable Thoughts on an Important Subject Furnished by a British Dairyman. Good and persistent milking produces milkers and the development of milking qualities, whereas on the contrary if irregularity and neglect is practiced the talents which would develop with use will naturally disappear, even what there is. It is a great mistake to suppose that dairy cows all belong to one breed, says Robert Pethridge. They vary from the Small Kerry of Ireland, the Jersey and Guernsey of the Channel Islands, the hardy Ayrshire of Scotland, the dual-purpose Shorthorn and Devon of the west of England, to the Red Polled Norfolk of the east of England and others, all of which with selection and development produce magnificent dairy cows. It is the character of the food more than anything else that determines the size. As we know, in those districts which do not produce rich and abundant grasses you will not find large cows, and in those districts which do produce the necessary constituents for growth and milk producing, in a few years a small bred animal will become the parent of a large type, and with continuous milking will furnish many good milkers. Select and test your cows and use a bull from a family which has a milk record, and remember that your bull is half your herd. CALVES MUST HAVE SHADE. Where Trees Are Not Accessible Shelter Like the One Here Described Should Be Erected. It is all very well to tie a calf out of doors where he can have a bite of green grass, but a shade spot to lie down in is imperative. The sun beating down upon an unprotected calf greatly retards EFFECTIVE CALF SHADE growth. If there is no natural shade at hand, use the device shown in the cut. Two stakes, driven on a slant, support a square frame of wood that is covered with burlap, or any cheap cloth. Tie the calf so he can just reach the shade, but cannot tangle the rope about the stakes. The stakes can be shifted to new ground in a moment when it is necessary to move the calf.—Orange Judd Farmer. The Scientific Milk Seller "That milk looks as if it were half water," protested the woman at the kitchen door. "It is much more than that, ma'am," replied the milkman, a college graduate in reduced circumstances. "I guarantee it to be 86 per cent. water, four per cent. butter fat, three and one-half per cent. caseln, and six and one-half per cent. sugar and various salts, the combination resulting in the liquid commonly known as milk. Chemical analysis of the same cheerfully furnished whenever desired. Good morning, me'am."—Chicago Tribune. Oleo Law Is Constitutional The United States supreme court has confirmed the decision of the lower courts declaring constitutional the national oleo law which taxes oleo colored like butter. The vote was decisive, being six to three. This puts an end to the long-crown-out fight, and dairymen are to be congratulated. Oleo manufacturers have made every possible attempt to evade the law, carrying it from court to court, hoping to find some flaw. Farmers can now turn their attention to other needed national legislation. — Orange Judd Farmer. A Paraphrase. Some men are born to greatness; With luck their lives begin. An amateur distinction. And others just "but in." -Washington Star. THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. OLD JOHN WAS NO FOOL Chippewa Indian with a System of Playing Poker That Surprised the Lumbermen. Kah-be-nug-gway-way, better known as "Old John Smith," is probably the only Indian in the United States that could be classed as a humorist. John, says the Duluth Herald, is the wit of the Chippewa nation, and among the white people of northern Minnesota is considered the wisest and foxiest red in the country. John is somewhere in the neighborhood of 90 or 100. John's home, at the mouth of Leech river, has long been known as "Gamblers' Point." for the reason that many REPLENISHED HIS PIPE desperate contests at the great national game have been played in John's cabin, on the bank of the river. His place became famous in the early days, as an abiding place during the hot months of summer for many lumbermen from Minneapolis, Duluth and other places who desired to have an outing. Their principal occupation while in the vicinity of John's home was poker playing. In a spirit of kindness they taught him to play, when they first came, and he used to sit in the games with them. If his guests won, they would give the money back to John, believing that he was unacquainted with the game and to keep the money would be nothing short of robbery. It invariably happened that John was always the winner when the guests got ready to depart. It was some years before the truth of John's knowledge of the cards became known. It appears that he knew all about poker and had some original tricks that were sure winners. He possessed an old deerskin tobacco pouch and when playing would always sit with the pouch between his knees. When the time came to fill hands, John would evince an unsatisfiable desire to smoke and would dive into the sack and replenish his pipe. Invariably, after filling his pipe he would lay down the winning hand and take the pot. This went on for many years, until finally John could not stand the humorous side of his little game, and he told the boys one day how he did it. Inside the tobacco pouch was a whole deck of cards and when he wanted a good hand he would fill his pipe and incidentally his hand. ANOTHER USE FOR HAIRPIN. Washington Newspaper Man Discovers the Ultimate Possibilities of the Article. A Washington correspondent thinks that civilization would be unthinkable without, the hairpin, but until day before yesterday he had no notion of the ultimate possibilities of the article. It was in the drawing room of a restaurant much frequented by women and two pretty young women came in together. "I'm going to smoke a cigarette," said one, quite as if smoking were the A "JUST WATCH ME SMOKE." usual thing among young gentlewoman. "I always smoke after luncheon." She produced a dainty cigarette case and selected a cigarette. "Mercy," said the other girl. "Do take off those new white gloves. You'll get a dreadful stain on them." "No, I won't," said the first girl. "You just watch me smoke." She took an ordinary thin wire hairpin from somewhere in her back hair, and put a cigarette between its two arms. "There," said she. "I never stain my fingers. Hairpins make the best cigarette holders in the world, and I don't see how men ever get along without them." Windmills in Germany Windmills in Germany are now used to produce power to drive electric motors. Catching. Don't growl! that you're tired Whatever you do; The chronic complainer Makes his friends tired, too. —Houston (Tex.) Post. A. Certain Test. Daughter—I sometimes wonder if Jack really loves me. Brother—Well, you needn't. I've been borrowing money from him for the last nine months, and he hasn't decreased his visita—Brooklyn Life. 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No one has sung Sweeter, gladder chant than this from the boy whose shoes are flung In a heap, lest he shall miss Add a moment of the play. School is out"—with this there died All remembrance of the task Woodlands in whose shadows bask Azy boys and birds and best In the summer noon's delight; And there come the ecstasies Of the song of summer night. School is out"—when we have turned Page by page the book we live, With our lessons still unlearned, What will deeper pleasure give than to see the open door And to hear the teacher say: Close the book and fret no more School is out; now go and play! W. D. N., in Chicago Daily Tribune. A DEAL IN WHEAT By J. C. PLUMMER (Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) THERE was a financial crisis in the home of Capt. Soloman Peebles. The butcher and the grocer each had menacred the unfortunate mariner with legal proceedings if their accounts were not settled forthwith and the furniture man hinted strongly at removing the parlor suite if the balance owed heron was not paid, a dire threat, which, if accomplished, so Mrs. Peebles said, would forever disturb her rest in the grave. Added to this Mrs. and Miss Peebles were without proper attire to appear before their neighbors without a feeling of deep humiliation. "I can't understand it," said Mrs. Peebles, for the hundredth time, "why you can't make money. There Capt. anyyard, not as good a seller as you and yet he lives fine." Capt. Peebles who had been beating the devil's tattoo on the table during this address, flung his hat on his head and something which caused his wife to elevate her hands aloft, and left the house. Jack and Capt. Peebles did not get on together. Always a careful master and latterly an over-careful one, he was constantly having accidents. From sticking on a bar to fouling a wharf his craft was always paying damages or expenses until shipowners dropped him. He was too old and fat for a mate, and it would have been folly to work for foremast wages with his family. Hence the straightened condition of the Peebles family at present. One thing, amid all his troubles Capt. Peebles had kept intact this home. Purchased in installments, the fruits of hard toll and privation, he regarded it as a refuge for him and his family that should never be touched and yet when he left the house he had resolved to sacrifice it. "I will lend you $200 on your house. Peebles," said John Simms, capitalist, "and what's more you sign the mortgage and I won't require your wife's signature, nor will I record it until necessary. You pay up your debts as you agree and pay up the mortgage as you can." With the money in his pocket and trouble in his heart, Peebles walked homeward, feeling as does a sailor when he abandons his ship. His home was gone, he could never repay the mortgage under the present frown of fortune. At the street corner he met Capt. Lanyard. "Hello, Peebles," said he, "you look as if you had been dismasted in a squall." However reticent a man may be about his own troubles sometimes they call him so that it is a relief to talk of them and Peebles told Lanyard the whole story. "Whew!" said Lanyard, "that's tough. Why don't you make some money?" "But how?" asked Peebles. "Spekillate," replied Lanyard. "The time's gone by when a man can make any money sailing schooners for wages and gratuities. I wouldn't be master of any ship built and I have money in bank and in my pocket. Now, I never met a belated craft on the sea that I did not have provisions and spare spars to give her and I'll help you, Peebles. Buy wheat." "Whew!" einculated Peebles. There was a curcstone broker in New York who thought himself lucky if he had a blonder for his Sunday dinner. He went to Chicago and he's made a fortin and, as I did him a favor or two when he was poor, he gives me some tips and they never go wrong. Here's a letter from him saying 'buy wheat, September wheat. The government report will be out next week, and it has lea'c it will show a hamased condition and wheat will go up in five or ten cents with a jump.' There are, buy it, the wheat.' "Iive only $200 paid Beebles. "Plenty," said Howard, "buy 5,000 beebles, put my $200 and when it grows up to where you'll have $250 profit sell her out. It is as easy as heaving a log." "Is pose it goes down?" "It won't go down." This fellow is not yet wrong. I'm going to buy 20,000 Dushels. See Coorstock and tell him sent you." Beebles walked on thinking deeply. This was the secret of Lanyard's prosperity. Why shouldn't he do as well. He heard himself hailed and saw Josiah Boggs, a saiplower, beckoning to him. "Peebles," said Boggs, "I've made up my mind to sell the Mary Jane. I'll take $5,000 for her. Nose around among your sailor friends and sell her and I'll give you five per cent." Five thousand dollars was dirt cheap for a schooner like the Mary Jane and Peebles felt he could sell her. There would be $250, which would see him square even if the wheat deal went wrong. Things were turning. The next morning Peebles went down to the wharf early, but he did not succeed in selling the Mary Jane. About noon he went in Comstock's office. "I'll deal for you with pleasure, Capt. Peebles," said Comstock, "just write your order on this blank and drop in about an hour later and I'll tell you at what price you got in." "You're in at 87," said Comstock. "Here's your sales ticket and receipt for your $200." "My wife'll find this piece of paper and raise thunder," mused Peebles. "I'll tear it up," and he did. The followup morning, for the first time in his life, he looked at the Chicago quotations. Horror, September wheat closed at 86½. He was $25 loser already. He hunted up Lanyard, who laughed at him. "What's a half cent?" he asked, "you can't hit the exact bottom. It'll come out all right, rest easy." The balance of the week wheat wobbled between 86½ and 87, causing hope and despair to Peebles, but on the following Tuesday he opened the paper to be confronted with this item of news: "Big slump in wheat. Government report unexpectedly favorable. September wheat drops six cents and closes at 80." He felt the blood dry in his veins. Haiiess he rushed from the house to Lanyard's. The gentleman looked like a West India island after a hurricane. "Awful, isn't it?" he muttered, "I'm teetotally busted. I'm sorry I met you, Peebles, but the tip never went wrong before." "I'd kill myself," mused the unhappy Peebles. "if I only knew A man reading a newspaper. HOW. I came near drowning twice and I won't try that way. I saw a man die of pizen once and that sickens me of that, and I'm sure I couldn't hit myself with a pistol." It was a horrible day and a sleepless night for Peebles. All was lost and Simms would never forgive him for not paying his debts with the loan. He would record the mortgage and drive his wife to despair. He slump out of his house in the morning and by obscure streets made his way to the wharf, hoping to sell the Mary Jane. A man grasped him by the arm. It was Comstock, the last man he wished to see, for undoubtedly he owed him something. "I congratulate you, Capt. Peebles," said the broker. "You are a man in a hundred to sell wheat when all the world was buying." "Sell it!" gasped Peebles. "Yes, you ordered me to sell 5,000 September at 87 and I gave you your sales ticket. Come down and I'll give you a check for $500." Peebles tried to say something, but only gurgled. "I meant to buy," he stammered, "but I was thinking of selling the Mary Jane." "I don't know that lady," said the broker, "come down and get your money." When he returned to the house Capt. Marsh awaited him. 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Sun. THE EVICTION OF MONSIEUR By J. C. PLUMMER (Copyright, 1904, by Daily Story Pub. Co.) OUT on the street he goes, bag and baggage." said Mrs. Raggett, "unless he pays me what he owes me. And to-morrow morning, too." "I think Musseer Grande means all right," remonstrated Capt. Gaggett somewhat feebly. "You are a nice judge of people, you are," retorted his wife, scornfully "there's not a rum-sucking old sailor about the wharves who hasn't borrowed money from you, and they all mean well You'd think the Old Boy meant well, I suppose, if he stuck you on his fork." Capt. Raggett, guiltily conscious or having loaned Capt. Simon Bond a dollar, that very morning, held his peace. "For a whole month that old Frenchman has been promising me my money," continued Mrs. Raggett, "says he's a letter coming from France with a lot of money in it. Where's the letter, I'd like to know? I won't be made a fool of no more." "Wait until to-morrow night," pleaded Capt. Raggett, "the letter may come to tomorrow." "Letter from the moon," sniffed his wife, "there's no letter, you ninny; he's only playing off on me for time." "If you please," said a gentle voice from the staircase, "is it that the post has come not yet?" "Yes, he's come, gone and forgot it," replied Mrs. Raggett, roughly. "And no letter," cried Monsieur Grande, with a gesture of despair. "I am desolated, Madame Raggett. Again I cannot fulfill my promise. But patience Madame, it must come, it must come." "There may have been gales at sea," put in Capt Raggett. "Yes, yes," exclaimed the Monsieur "and held the ships ahead, no aback; patience, Madame, patience." The old man ascended the stairs to his room, supperless, for Mrs. Raggett had made no hospitable sign. Monsieur Grande was the sole boarder at the Raggett mansion. The tall, thin, old Frenchman, with the oval of his face accentuated by the grey imperial at his chin, with his gentle manners and perpetual struggle with the idioms of the English language, had made many friends in the neighborhood, but he had never made a favorable impression on Mrs. Raggett. That strenuous lady denounced his gentleness as weakness, and his mistakes in language, stupidity. At first the Monsieur made a meagre living, writing for some French newspaper, but, latterly, his contributions seemed unwelcome, and he became back in his board. Then a letter came from France, and the Monsieur came to Mrs. Raggett, his face as radiant as a sunny day in June. In his excited manner he read that a legal matter had been settled in France, and that a remittance of 3,000 francs would be made the monsieur by the next mail. Monsieur trod on the air. He invited both the captain and his wife to a dinner at a French restaurant, and to the theatre afterwards. He promised treats, galore, to the neighbors, and presents to the dirty children, who loved to play tricks on the old Frenchman. But day succeeded day, and the letter came not. Day by day the irony of Mrs. Raggett changed to insulting rockery, and the gentle old man was overwhelmed with shame. Wistfully he watched for the postman each day, and sadly he bowed his head, as he passed the house, without leaving the expected missive. Capt. Raggett, entering his room, stealthily, found the old man sitting with his face on his hands. "Ahoy, musser," said the captain, softly, "here's a bit of bread and 'am I hooked from the safe. Eat it." "I am desolated." groaned the mon- sieur, "will the letter nevalire come?" "Museer," said the captain, suffering from a throat obstruction, "you'd better get ready to weigh anchor to-morrow." "Comment?" asked the monsieur. "The missus'll ask you to get out to morrow," explained the captain, still suffering with impeded utterance. "I want to give you the word." "I must leave; is it that I must leave?" "That's what she says," said the captain, "and you come straight down to the schooner Nautilus. I'll give you a berth." "But, my letter, captain. It will come here, and I must be here to get it." Capt. Raggett shook his head, sadly. He did not believe in the letter, but not for the world would he have had the monsieur suspect his doubts. Mrs. Raggett arose the next morning, in a first rate humor for an eviction. She had slept poorly, and had discovered that her husband had loaned a dollar to Capt. Bond. She ate breakfast with a ferocious gleam in her eyes, which chilled the blood of the captain, and directly the meal was finished she prepared for action. "Mais the letter, it has not come," exclaimed the old man. "When it comes I will pay you." "Mister Grande," said Mrs. Raggett, "you will do me the favor of leaving this house and board." Monsieur Grande made no move to leave. He sat, as if stunned, in his room. Mrs. Raggett was a woman of prompt action. She summoned a ragged, slattern of a man, called Pete, who did old jobs for enough to buy a drink, and ordered him to carry the monsieur's scanty furniture out on the sidewalk. The neighbors gathered, as the small pile of effects were placed alongside the gutter, and commented in undertones. When the last piece of furniture was out of the room, Pete grasped the arm of the old man, as he leaned against the wall, and began to drag him out. Then something happened. Pete lay down, suddenly, on the floor, his head striking the boards with a thump, and Capt. Raggett, his face as red as a lobster, escorted the old man carefully down stairs. Pathetically, the old man perched himself on the pile of his household goods, and concealed his face with his hands. The neighbors looked on, silently. Many of them had undergone the same misfortune in their time, and their sympathy was not the less, because they were silent. They were not wont to be expressive of their emotions. Suddenly, the old Frenchman's head arose, a hopeful, wistful expression came A "IT MEANS THAT I AM RICH." into his eyes, for away up the street he saw the grey uniform of the postman. He came briskly down the street, stopping at one house after another; until he reached the Raggett house. Monsieur gazed at him, eagerly. "Nothing," said the postman, shaking his head. "Rien," groaned the old man, his head dropping on his breast. Mrs. Raggett laughed scornfully, and Capt. Raggett, who was leaning against the mantel-piece in the lowest possible spirits, was so depressed at the nondelivery of the letter that he knocked a nickel clock off the mantel and with it a mass of papers tucked behind the clock. "Orkard idjut," exclaimed Mrs. Raggett. The captain solemnly picked up the clock and replaced it. Then he gathered up the papers. There was one bulky envelope from some installment house which had come unsealed and contained advertising matter. As the captain picked this up another letter dropped from out of the advertisements. "What's this?" exclaimed he, "a letter for M. M. Francois Grande. Where did this come from?" Mrs. Raggett colored. "I suppose it got tucked into that there other letter and nobody noticed it." she said. "Let me see it." "It belongs to Musseer Grande," said the captain, and he bore it to him. With eyes gleaming, with gaelic utterances pouring from his lips, the old man opened the letter. There was the draft for 3.000 francs, and, more, a promise of a like sum in two months. The old Frenchman waved the draft, triumphantly. "I was sure, captain," he exclaimed, "It is that I am rich. It is that we have a dinner at the restaurant, that the friends have presents and the children have bon-bons." Mrs. Raggett was harsh, but she had some feeling. She declined the invitation to the dinner. "I'd have choked me," she exclaimed. Monsieur still boards at the Raggett house. His articles sell again, and in two months' time another draft and another dinner, more presents, more bon-bons for the children. If the imported ants really destroy the boll weevil, they will be forgiven any additional annoyance they cause in connection, with the picnic pie and cake. "A bigot, my son, is a person who doesn't think as I do and sticks to it."—Tit-Bits. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND VIRGINIA. MAIDEN DIED HAPPY MAIDEN DIED HAPPY GAVE LOVER TO GIRL FRIEND ON HER DEATHBED. The betrothal of Miss Lulu Walkup of Jefferson, Ind., to Charles Smith of Anderson, Ind., was made at the bedside of a dying girl. Lulu Walkur and Elizabeth Lawrence had been schoolgirls together and lifelong friends. Last year Miss Lawrence became the promised bride of Charles Smith, but a few weeks before the date fixed for their wedding she be came seriously ill. Mr. Smith and Miss Walkup were in almost constant attendance at the bedside, and a few hours before her death, after her physician had informed her that she could not recover, she motioned for her betrothed and Miss Walkup, who had been her most intimate friend, to come to her beside. They did so, and with the last remnant of her strength, she joined their hands together with the remark that she could die happy if she knew that they would be wedded. The betrothal made in tears over the form of a dying girl will end in a wedding the coming week. Harry Seward, aged 19, and Stella Little, only 13, were very much in love with each other, and so they eloped. They were captured in a boat, trying to escape into Nebraska. Harry is a huge, muscular youth, man grown, and was employed by Stella's father as a farm hand near Des Moines. Stella is a blonde and tall, so well developed that she easily passes for 18. Their course of true love ran smoothly enough until Stella's parents sought to marry her to another man. Then she eloped with Harry. They went to Sioux City, where Harry's parents live. They were so big that they had no difficulty in getting a license and in finding a justice who married them. Then Harry took his bride home. Five days A ELOPED WITH GIRL OF 13. afterward Harry's little brother came running into the house. "Look out, the plicemen are after ye," he panted, breathlessly. Harry and his bride dashed out of the house, hand in hand, and made for the Missouri river, with the officers in close pursuit. They sprang into a rowboat, but before Harry could pick up the oars the policeman seized the boat's painter and the young bride and groom were escorted to jail where Harry is held on a charge of abduction. "Her mother wanted her to marry Everett Soloman, who worked for the Iowa Dairy company," young Seward said, "and I wouldn't stand for it. I'll soon find work and will support my Stella. I may have done wrong in stealing her away, but I love her and will protect her if I have a chance." Albert Grayland, of Sharon, Minn., was only 20 years old, and Myrtle Thyme, his sweetheart, was 18 when they sought a marriage license to wed. “You’re not of age,” said the clerk. “You have to have the consent of your parents or a guardian.” “But I have no parents and no guardian,” replied Albert Grayland. “Get a guardian, then,” suggested the clerk. A queer light shone in the eyes of the girl. “I'm 18 years old,” she said, “and of legal age. Why can’t I be your guardian?” They went to the probate judge, Blushingly the girl told the judge the story and asked to be appointed the guardian of Alfred Grayland, infant. The judge had been young himself, once, and probably in love a good many times. So he signed the papers, and Myrtle Thyme took possession of her ward, Albert Grayland, and all his property—he is well off. She married him right away, but, under the laws of Minnesota, she has to report to the probate judge every cent spent by her husband. All his eligar money goes into the report. When he spends 50 cents to see a ball game the amount has to be inserted in a bill of particulars and filed with the court. The young bride even was compelled to pay the two-dollar fee for the license and the three-dollar fee to the justice of the peace. These expenditures she had to report to the court as "marriage expenses" of her ward. Furthermore, she must keep good eye to his conduct, for in this state guardians are responsible for the moral as well as the financial welfare of their wards. Feminine Charity Him—Don't you think Miss Platnun has an awfully sad face? Her—Yes, poor dear; a face like hers is enough to make any girl sad.—Chicago Daily News. She—Would you be willing to die for me? He—Y-e-s—after you got too old to marry again—N. Y. Weekly. At the Shore. "You have broken my heart," he said, bitterly, as they walked back to the hotel. "Why didn't you tell me that you were married?" "Why," she pouted, "how was I to know that you were single?"—Smart Set. Cholly—Oh, no! The widow is not handsome. Ferdy—But is she interesting? Cholly—Deucedly so—to a chap as heavily in debt as 1 am.—Puck. June 19, 1904. C & O ROUTE. CHESAPEAKE & OHIO RAILWAY. 2 Hours and 25 Minutes to Norfolk. LEAVE RICHMOND—EASTBOUND. 7:35 a.m.—daily—Local to Newport News Old Point and way stations. 9:00 a.m.—Daily—Limited—Arrives Williams- burg 9:36 a.m., Newport News 10:30 a.m. m., Old Point 11:36 a.m., Norfolk 11:36 a.m. 4 500 p. p. p. Special. Artworks Wil- hamstur 4 500 p. p. p. Artworks Wil- m. p. p. Old Pt. 6 500 p. p. 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TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND DAILY BYRD STREET STATION. 8:30 a. m. To all points South. 9:00 a. m. Petersburg and Norfolk. 12:30 p. m. Petersburg and N. & W. West. 13:00 p. m. Petersburg and N. Norfolk. 14:10 p. m. Goldsboro local. 5:56 p. m. Petersburg local. 5:56 p. m. To points South. 5:56 p. m. Petersburg and N. & W. West. 11:30 p. m. Petersburg local. TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND. 4:07 a. m. 7:35 a. m. 8:25 a. m. except Sunday 11:10 a. m. 11:28 a. m. 2:00 p. m. 6:50 p. m. 7:45 p. m. 8:45 p. m. *Except Sunday. *C. N. OAKBELL, Div. Pass. Agt. W.J. CAIG, Gen. Pass. Agt. Norfolk and Western R. R. LEAVE RICHMOND (DAILY), BYRD STREET STATION. 600 A. m. NORFOLK LIMITED. Arrives at Norfolk for work only at Peersburg, Waverly and Suffolk. 8000 A.m. 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When EFFECTIVE FIELD SPRAYER In the second leaf and while the fields were covered with a solid green mat of plants, I went over them with my sprinkling tank, spraying them with the following solution: Eighty gallons of water p a in a $2\frac{1}{2}$ per cent, solution of bluestone or sulphate of copper. This solution must be strained before placing in the tank to prevent clogging of the sprayer. The result of this spraying was the practical eradication of all the mustard plants, but few remaining in a growing condition. The cut shows the arrangement I used for spraying the field. A wagon water tank may no used instead of a barrel, as shown, in which to place a strong force pump. A pipe is attached horizontally at about the height of axle to rear of bed, being connected with barrel or tank by a suitable hose. At proper intervals spray nozzles, such as are used for spraying fruit trees, are attached to pipe pointing directly downward as shown at a. A second spraying willeld be found necessary.—Rud McWaters, in Farm and Home. DRAINAGE OF A WET FIELD The Work Was Not Half So Hard as It Seemed in Advance and the Benefits Great. A little experience is worth more than whole lot of theory. The theory of draining land is generally all right, but it does not get hold of one's thought and purpose as a very little experience does. For instance, I had a piece of land that was so wet and soggy I could do nothing with it after it was plowed. The weeds grew on it like bushes, the corn like blades of grass. Last fall and early this spring I dug some ditches in the lowest places, and laid two-inch tile in them. I dug a deep ditch at the head of the wet piece, just under the hill, picked the stone from the piece of land and filled this head ditch with them. This cut off the water from the hillside. The main litch led from this head ditch straight down through the field. The effect is marvelous. The land broke up well in plowing and harrowed down smooth. The corn is growing on it as well as elsewhere in suite of the cold soils. The main point in this item is this: The amount of work involved appeared mountainous at first, and deterred me from undertaking it. But the actual work of digging the ditches, laying tile, piling stone and filling in the head fitch was surprisingly small, and easy in comparison with the apprehension of what it would be. A few days of continuous work transformed that boggy piece of land into one of easy tilth. One thing more in this connection: The road to the lower fields lay across the former wet piece of land. I cut two ditches across the road, at the head of two cross drains, and filled them with stone, and now, instead of having a heavy, wet piece of road to haul manure, hay, etc., I have a dry, hard road. Altogether, the work has been small, the expense light and the satisfaction great. And—this is another point—the experience is so encouraging that another field which presents like difficulties of culture is no longer disheartening, but, on the contrary, inviting knowing, asone may by a trifle of such experience that it will easily yield to the same method of treatment and become fertile instead of waste, as at present. W. R. Cary, in N. Y. Tribune Farmer. How to Hang Grindstones It requires a pretty mechanical to hang a grindstone to run true and stay true. It is supposed that there are no langes upon the axle. The hole should be at least one-eighth or one-half inch larger than the axle, and both axle and hole square. Then double wedges for each of the four sides of the square, all alike and thin enough, so that one wedge from each side will reach clear through the hole. Drive the wedges from each side. If the hole through the stone is true, the wedges will tighten the wedge true. If the hole is not at right angles to the plane of the stone it must be made so, or the wedges corresponding must be altered in the taper or meet the irregularity in the hole.—Prairie Farmer. WILL HAVE TURTLE SOUP True Story of a Big Snapper That Held Up Two Wheelmen and Crew of Trolley Car. Essington, Pa., has had another little sensation in the pranks of a ten-pound snapping turtle. The snapper actually held up two young whelmen from Philadelphia and a Chester Traction company motorman in the middle of the old Lazaretto road. The whelmen were enjoying their spin along the shell road and were heading for Prospect park, when they were confronted by the big snapper which made its appearance from one of the marshy ditches. Advancing to TURTLE CAUGHT THE ROPE the middle of the highway, the snap per stuck its head out of its shell and with extended neck assumed an aggressive attitude, causing the cyclers to slacken speed. The lads dismounted, and one of them was pursued by the snapper with open mouth, while the other sought refuge behind a convenient trolley pole. It was while they were in this predicament that the trolley car operating between Essington and Moores came along, and the lusty shouts of the young wheelmen attracted the attention of the motorman, George Smith, who stopped his car and soon sized up the situation. The motorman has a taste for snapper and he laid a plan to capture it by taking the rope from the trolley pole, which he used as a lasso. The snapper next directed its attention to the motorman and caught the rope in its razorlike jaws and cut it in twain. Motorman Smith, with the assistance of Conductor Robert News, finally made the snapper a prisoner, took it to his home in Chester and will entertain his friends later on with snapper soup. STRANGE CIVIL WAR STORY. A Kentucky Judge's Reason for Keeping a Twenty-Dollar Bill Forty-Two Years. The Danville (Ky.) correspondent of the Louisville Post says that County Judge W. H. Prewitt, who now lies critically ill at his home in that city, with very little hope of his recovery, has in his possession a $20 bill which has connected with it a pathetic story of our civil war. While gathering together and arranging his personal effects, in company with several friends on Tuesday, he pulled from an old box a $20 bill, yellow with age, and remarked: "This must not be spent during my lifetime." He then related the following story: "Just after the battle of Perryville I PULLED OUT AN OLD BILL. found two young confederate soldiers — two boys, about 17 or 18 years of age, lying wounded upon the field. I took them to my home, then in the neighborhood of the battlefield, and took care of them for several weeks, until they had almost recovered from their wounds. One morning a company of federal soldiers surrounded my house and took us prisoners to Danville, where they kept us for several days before taking the boys to prison. When the lads were about to be taken away they gave me this $20 bill for taking care of them. I refused at first, but they insisted that I take the money, for it would be taken from them anyway, and I would just as soon have it as anybody. I finally consented. They gave me the bill and bade me good-by as they went to prison. This was 42 years ago," said the judge, "and I have neither heard nor seen anything of the young soldiers since, but I have kept the money. Many times I have been broke and in need of a dollar, but I never had a desire to spend the bill. Here it is; it belongs to them." Her Error. First Society Woman—What is the matter with her? Isn't she a social success? Second Society Woman—No. She doesn't seem to know what the public wants.—Brooklyn Life. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA DEAR HAROLD'S WAY HE'S A CHARMING BOY, HIS FOND MOTHER SAYS. Needs Intelligent Treatment and Kindness, According to the Same Authority, But Nobody Agrees with Her. "Harold isn't an ordinary child, by any means," observed the fond mother. "He has tremendous energy and it is sometimes quite a problem for his father and myself to keep it properly applied. Only the other day he got a can of red paint that the men had been using to paint the back fence with and daubed it in stripes up and down the front of the house as high as he could reach, and when he had done that he went next door and did the same thing to the front of their home. Of course, he didn't mean any harm, but they were quite ill-natured about it. "I thought it showed an artistic tendency—to a certain extent, though, of course, crude. It needs development, that's all. "I was going to say that the woman was mean about it. She scolded the poor child and then she came and complained to me. I told her that I was very sorry and that I would ask Mr. Kidly to see that it was cleaned off, but I let her see by my manner what I thought of her making a fuss about a little thing like that. "But the amusing part of it was that Harold, poor child, took her scolding to heart so much that she had hardly got back into the house when he ran out and flung a stone through one of their windows. He was going to throw another when I called to him and made him come in. I told him that it was very wrong to throw stones through people's windows. Harold is very sensitive, you know, and he wasn't used to being talked to in the way that woman talked to him, and, being a child of spirit, it was quite natural for him to resent it. What Harold needs is kindness. "He has such an inquiring disposition. Why, he'll sit and ask me questions by the hour—oh, on the strangest subjects. I always make a point of answering him." M. DAUEDE NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE. I think a child should be taught. And he is thorough. He isn't content with superficial knowledge. The other day he was asking me what was in the sofa pillows and I told him some of them were stuffed with down and some with feathers and the green flat one had pine needles inside. Of course he wanted to know then what down was and I told him it was little feathers and the other feathers were just feathers and that they didn't sew things with pine needles and that the other kind of needles didn't grow on other kinds of trees and I went into the subject, as I thought, quite thoroughly. But Harold wasn't satisfied and while I was out of the room he took my scissors and cut open two of the pillows and when I came down he had the feathers scattered all over. He wanted to see for himself, you know. I think that is such a splendid trait in a boy, don't you know. If he makes the law his profession it will be valuable to him. "He's got lots of spirit and a will of his own. We can't make him do anything he doesn't want to do unless we can make him see that it's for his own good. I always reason with him and just as soon as I convince him you never saw a more obedient and docile little fellow. You see, what Harold needs is some one who can understand him and deal with him intelligently. Excuse me a moment and I'll see what he doing now." As the fond mother left the room, records the Chicago News, one of the visitors turned to the other and said: "What Harold needs is a nice, large, smooth-backed hairbrush laid on hard where it will do the most good, and I'd like to be the one to give it to him." The other visitor nodded. Silence for an Entire Month A curious custom prevails in Bulgaria which must be a hard penalty for the woman who loves to hear the sound of her own voice. All newly married women are obliged to remain dumb for a month after marriage, except when addressed by their husbands. When it is desirable to remove this restriction permanently the husband presents her with a gift, and then she can chatter to her heart's content. American Genius Everywhere American Genius Everywhere. The last railroad built in India has American railis. Americans export their galvanic wires to South Africa, Egypt, too has more than one Philadelphia bridge. Three hundred railroad cars from Jersey City have found their way into the land of the Pharaohs, and in the founderies of Pittsburgh electrical tramways were forged to connect Cairo with the Pyramids. Rivalrv. "Isn't there a great deal of rivalry among arctic explorers?" "Yes, indeed," answered Miss Cayenne, "especially as to literary style." —Washington Star. A Similarity. The race horse and bland politician Finds life but a chance at the most. Sometimes he wins out with precision gets left at the post. -Washington Star. THE PLANET FOR 1904. 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An affi- davit having been made and filed that the defendant is a non-resident of the State of Virginia, it is ordered that he appear here within 15 days after due publication of this order and do what- ever is necessary to protect his interest herein. A Copy Test: P. P. WINSTON, Clerk. To Willie Johnson: You are hereby notified that I shall on August 12th, 1904, at the law office of Phil. B. Shield, Chamber Commerce Building in Richmond, Va., between the hours of 9 A. M. and 9 P. M. proceed to take the depositions of John Thompson and others to be read as evidence in my behalf in the above styled suit. HATTIE JOHNSON. By Counsel. Mr. John Scheer, expert jeweler, and optician, has moved from East Main street to his handsome new store, 6 North Ninth, opposite News Leader, where he will be glad to meet his many friends and patrons. Everything in jewelry, etc. Expert repairing. Love Rewardeo. Madge—What makes you think that handsome music teacher is mercenary? Marjorie—He charges Dolly's father two dollars an hour for making love to her.—Town Topics. Failed to Connect Garrick Brown—Any one make a hit! Shakespeare Jones—No; they were all poor shots.—Judge. 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 regalia. For information concerning the organization of lodges, apply at 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 could be expected. It pays from $1.00 to $1.50 sick dues and death benefits or from $0.00 to $40.00. If you have no Pythian Lodge or Court or Band in your neighborhood, organize one. For all information concerning the Children's Department, address. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAAS. F.C.B. 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 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 si tues. The only expense for regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 cents and a rosette, costing 25 cents for funeral occasions. MRS. ANNA TAYLOR, W. M., 120 W. Hill St., Richmond, Va.