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THE RICHMOND PLANET TIME'S CHORD. YESTERDAY. Thou hideth in thy bosom many sweets Of joyous past that we so much adore, And many tears of sorrow at thy feet, We dropt to thy farewell—forevermore! TO-DAY. Thy fitting moments dance before our eyes And beg that we would weave into a crown Their jeweled forms—so like the starry skies— To make for us an emblem of renown. TOMORROW. O, sphinx of time, fitting from day to day, Eluding our eager grasp—so much As butterflies caress the many gay Sweet flowers, yet evade bright childhood's touch. ETERNITY O, mighty and infinite space of time! O, shrouded mist of hopeful mystery! O, glorious light for righteousness, sublime! O, utter darkness for sin's misery! LUCIAN B. WATKINS. From "Voices of Solitude." Girl Strikes Mother With Axe. January 25, 1909. Julia Brown, (colored) living in Childrey's Alley, came near meeting death yesterday at the inadvertent hands of her daughter, who, while at tempting to lay low her husband, struck her mother in the head with an axe, splitting her forehead from hair line to eyebrow. The daughter, Julia Williams, was being attacked, it alleged, by her husband, who came home drunk. He threw his wife down into a corner, and was about to get the best of her when the woman wrenched herself free and laid hold of an axe. The mother heard the commotion and rushed to the aid of her daughter. The latter swung the axe high above her head, intending it for the man, when the older woman came between. Fortunately she got only a glancing blow, or the people of Bird-in-Hand might have been called to attend a funeral to-day. As it was the old woman was laid practically unconscious, and when Dr Carr, of the city ambulance, arrived she could give little of the details of the fight. She exhibited a cloven forehead, and the physician, fearing a fractured skull, hurried her out to the City Hospital, where he could give her more careful treatment. Mechanics' Savings Bank The last issue of The Richmond PLANET gives an account of the very enthusiastic meeting of the stock holders of the Mechanics' Savings Bank of that city. The total aggregate deposits for the year 1908 were $485,716.59. President Mitchell in his annual report recommended that a banking house be erected and the directors recommended that the capital stock be increased to $100,000. That is business and it sets off the race better than one dozen big Negroes in Uncle Sam's offices.—Charleston, S. C. Reporter. A Missouri Negro in the Front Ranks Mr. John A. Lankford of Washington, D. C., the well known architect and builder, and the greatest architect of his race, who is recognized all over the country as authority on designing, erecting, and as a teacher of scientific industrial work, has been tendered a position by the Government of the United States as one of the constructional engineers on the Panama Canal. He has also been prominently spoken of by his many friends throughout the country as the Supervising Architect of the U. S. under the new administration. Uncle Sam would do well if this young/competent Negro would fill either of these positions. But we hope, however that Mr. Lankford will not accept any position under the U. S. Government. He is too bright a young man. The business, educational and religious institutions need his services, and he can do a great deal more for his race and mankind in the sphere in which he is now. I hope his Missouri friends will urge him not to accept any Government or political position.—St. Louis, Mo. "Palidum." Let the PLANET do your Job-work. Col. W. Henry Stokes Gone. The funeral of Col. W. Henry Stokes took place last Tuesday at 3 P. m. at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. He died Saturday 23d inst. at 5 A. m. after a long and painful illness. He was one of the most trusted members of the staff of the St. Luke Hospital and the letter here with appended will show in what high esteem he was held by Dr. Stuart McGuire, Rev. W, F. Graham, D. d. preached a most impressive sermon. He was assisted by Rev. Jacob Turner. The choir rendered choice selection while the solo rendered by Col. Thomas M. Crump, leader of the Second Baptist Church Choir was filled with melody and charm the large audience present. The remains were accompanied to the cemetery by the First Battallion and the Brigade and Regimental Staff Officers. The companies participating were Eureka Co., No. 1, Planet Co., No. 8 and Blooming Lily Co., No. 11. The officers were Brigadier General John Mitchell, Jr., Col John R. Chiles Col. D. A. Ferguson, Col. Jesse Scruggs, Col. Thomas Smith, Major J. J. Bly, Major D. B. Cornish, Capt. Willis Wyatt, Capt. H. Wyatt, Capt. John G. Smith, Lient. B. H. Peyton, Major Adolphus Jackson, Major Wm. A. Robinson. The White Rose Band furnished music for the occasion. The Uniform Rank marched to Evergreen Cemetery. The following resolutions were adopted: "Servant of God well done Rest from thy loved employ, The battle fought, the victory won Enter thy Master's joy." We bow this day to the will of our Heavenly Father, who has seen fit to remove from our ranks our faithful Colonel, W. Henry Stokes. We can say, he has fought his way through, he has suffered, yet throug- it all he was ever ready to do what he could for the rank and Knight- hood in general. He has gone to his reward and we too must go. We shall miss him in our assembly and when the bugle is sounded, one faith soldier will not answer the call, but has answered the call in Heaven. God bless us and may we meet him there. Resolved, First, That we tender our heartfelt sympathy to the be- reaved family and direct them in this hour of sadness to the kind and protecting care of a loving Savior, who is too wise to err and too kind to make a mistake. Resolved, Second, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the minutes and a copy sent to the family and a copy published in the Rich- mond PLANET. By order of the First Brigade, U. R. K. of P.. Gen. John Mitchell, Jr., Commanding; Col. John R. Chiles, Chief of Staff; Col. D. A. Ferguson, Asst. Adj. Gen'l First Regiment; Col. T. M. Crump, Commanding; Capit. Thomas H. Wyatt, Adj. First Battalion; Major Adolphus Jackson, Commanding; Lieut. B. H. Peyton, Adj. Rev. Dr. Graham read the following letter in his most impressive style; For seventeen years Henry Stokes served as janitor at St. Luke Hospital. His cheerful disposition and pleasing manners at once made him universally popular and the regular, faithful and efficient way in which he did his work set an example of great benefit to the other employees of the institution. His loyalty, absolute honesty and marked executive ability soon put him in a position where he was one having authority. He not only did his own work well, but he seemed to feel responsible for the work of others and while he was loyal to his race, he never tolerated half-hearted service or acts of doubtful prox. He would endeavor to settle complications personally, but if he failed to do so, he would without hesitation report the matter to the proper authority. He took as much pride and interest in the Hospital as if it were his own and I trusted him so completely that when I went away in the summer for my vacation, I gave him the keys and left it absolutely in his charge. Henry was ever ready, willing and cheerful, and asked for nothing except health and strength to do the work that was set before him. To him the word Duty had no uncertain meaning. Throughout a long period of years he deserved and won the confidence, respect and affection of those he served so faithfully. In his death, I feel that I have not only lost a valued employee but a true and loyal friend. STUART McGUIRE INFORMATION WANTED—Of Eliza Pryor. She will hear something to her advantage by addressing H. 1730 Diamond Street, Philadelphia, Pa. —Subscribe to The PLANET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 1909 $ ^{*} $ How About Johnson? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN WHAT ABOUT JOHNSON? HOW ABOUT IT JEFF? HOW ABOUT JOHNSON HOW ABOUT JOHNSON ARE YOU GOING TO FIGHT JOHNSON! HOW ABOUT JOHNSON THE RECEPTION. The signal victory of Jack Johnson over Tommy Burns, the Heavy-weight champion and the securing of that title by a Negro, for the first time in the pugilistic ring has caused the public to demand that Jas. Jeffries, the retired heavy-weight champion, who has never suffered defeat since he won the title, shall meet the colored champion. Despite the fact that he has declared that he would never enter the ring again and that he will not fight a Negro, he has been induced to give sparring exhibitions on the stage. The New York newspaper pictures his predicament as he appears before the footlights. He is on record as having declared that he would not fight Johnson or any one else for a million dollars. Still the promoters have "hung up" a purse of seventy-five thousand dollars and it may be increased to one hundred thousand dollars. This is the largest sum ever offered in a prize ring. Johnson has already announced that he is willing. He is now receiving one thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars per week. SULLIVAN MEANS BUSINESS. Will Hang UP $75,000 Purse for Jeffries-Johnson Fight. John L. Sullivan, inspeaking of his offer of $75,000 for a fight between Jack Johnson and Jeffries says: "I have never, as a rule, bothered about the promoter's end of the game, but this match particularly appeals to me. I was speaking with a half dozen sport-lovers in Buffalo last week, and they held that the title rightfully belonged to the white race, and was never really earned by Johnson. They gave him all the credit for his win over Tommy Burns, but at the same time looked at the matter as I did—that Tommy Burns was and is, nothing but a second rater, and was never looked upon as the fight king of the world, except by a few friends and fewer newspaper men. They also believed with me that a large amount of money would make Jeff re-enter the ring, and there could be only one result, that Jim would come into his own again. "I am on my way to the Pacific Coast and, doubtless, will meet Jeffries personally within three weeks. I will do all I can to get him to face Johnson, even if he doesn't fight for the money I hang up. Seventy-five thousand dollars is a big pile of money. It is $20,000 more than Corbett and I fought for, but $20,000 of the $45,000 with us was our own side bet of $10,000 a side. Commercialism seems to be the keynote of the fight game at present, and that is the way we have to handle it. The old days, when a couple of world beaters would enter a small room and battle for a small purse, are gone for good, but the fight game is here to stay. I sincerely hope it will not be long before we are reading in the papers of the daily training stunts of Jim and Jack, preparing themselves for the contest." At the first favorable reply from either Jeffries or Johnson, the purse will be deposited with the Boston American. How it would be divided is a question to be settled later, but Suillivan would prefer to have it go, as pursues in his day went, all to the winner. (Washington Post, Jan. 22, 1909.) Jeffries Getting Back Into Old Championship Form. San Francisco, Jan. 21.—There is more evidence that Jeffries will reenter the ring and will make an announcement to that effect in the near future. After boxing with Sam Berger in 'Frisco on Tuesday night, Jeffries said: "I am faster and better right now than I ever thought I would be when I quit the ring four years ago. This stage work agrees with me and I am getting my wind back every day. Three months' work in the mountains will put me right where I was when I left off: at least, this is the way I feel. If I don't get into the same condition that I was when I quit, then I will never fight again." Johnson and Langford to Fight in London, May 24, 1909. New York, Jan 21. —The heavyweight championship battle between Jack Johnson and Sam Langford, scheduled for twenty rounds at the National Sporting Club of London on May 24, has been finally clinched. The two Negroes will fight for the small pair of $6,000, of which $4,000 will go to the winner and $2,000 to the loser. But there is an excellent reason why Johnson and Langford have accepted. It appears that the National Sporting Club helped to finance Johnson's trip to Australia to corner Tommy Burns and that in return for the favor Sam Fitzpatrick promised that win or lose Johnson would return to England and fight at the famous boxing club. SAYS JEFFRIES IS NOT FIT Corbett Cautions Public Against Forscing Pig, Fish, Insects Forcing Big Jim Into Match. Lincoln, Nebr., Jan. 24.—James J. Corbett, the former champion heavyweight, who is in Lincoln with his show, urges the America public and the promoters not to be too hasty in matching Jeffries with Jack Johnson. Corbett insists that he is the one who should first fight the black man. He said to-day: "Jeffries was the most wonderful heavyweight pugilist that the world ever produced when he retired from the ring five years ago, but, mind you, that was five years ago. Jeff has taken on a lot of fat during his five years of inactivity, and it would be criminal were he to get back into the ring with Johnson unless he is absolutely sure that he is in condition. "I have seen Jeff within the past few weeks, and it is my honest opinion that he should not think of facing Johnson in less than a year and a half or two years. There is too much at stake—a Negro has the championship, and it must be won back by a white man, to whose race it belongs. Jeff must be right in every sense of the word before he takes the chance, and he cannot hope to be right until he undergoes a long course of training. The American public and the fight promoters are making a decided mistake by endeavour to force Jeff into a match at the present time." Gole, But Not Forgotten In sad but loving remembrance of our dear mother, Lucy Ann Jefferson who departed this life Jauary 28, 1908. "There was an angel band in Heaven That was not quite complete; So God took our darling mother To fill the vacant seat. And yet at times our eyes are wet, With tears for her we cannot see; Oh mother! art thou living yet And dost thou still remember us?" Her children. DR. E. R. JEFFERSON. THOMAS JEFFERSON. MAHALIA MORRIS. PRICE, FIVE CENTS THE HARRISON STREET BAPTIST CHURCH TROUBLE. Anti-Tartte Members Hold Business Meeting in Church Yard.—WILL Again Appeal to the Court. The troubles in the Harrison St. Baptist Church of Petersburg, Va. are apparently far from settlement, and the likelihood is that in some form or other they are again to be alired in the courts. At the annual business meeting of the church, held on the 11th of January, at which the Rev. Dr. W. C. Taylor, pastor of the First Baptist Church, presided, both factions were present in full force. Dr. Taylor conducted the proceedings in strict accordance with the constitution and laws of the church. The Tartite followers were in the majority, and selected Tartite as pastor and the officers of their following. Last Tuesday night the members of the anti-Tartite faction, to the number of 140, that being the regular business meeting night, met in the church yard, the church being closed to them, and transacted business Resolutions were unanimously adopted repudiating the meeting as held on January 11th as illegal, un-Baptist and not binding; that said meeting was convened in defiance of the agreement entered into by the Tartite and anti-Tartite factions; that persons were received into membership, not withstanding objections made to their moral character; that the constitution and rules of the church were flagrantly violated, and that the election of pastor, deacons, trustees and other officers was in violation of the constitution. The resolutions further empower the general committee to bring what ever proceedings may be deemed necessary to test the legality of the meeting of January 11th, and to employ counsel for the purpose. The case of the Rev. Ell Tarttto pastor of Harrison Street (Colored) Baptist Church, the largest colored church in the city, who appealed from the decision of the Police Justice sentencing him to six months in jail for inciting riot, will be tried before Judge Mullen next Monday. Since the sentence by the Police Justice, Tartt has been re-elected pastor of the church by a majority vote of his congregation, though there was and is strong opposition to him. WILLIAMS—HUNTER The marriage of Miss Mattie J. Hunter to Mr. J. W. Milliams will take place Monday night, Feb. 4 1909 at 8:30 o'clock at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Smith, 208 W. Baker St. Future home, 521 N. 3rd Street. Friends are invited. No cards. GRIFFIN—MILES The marriage or Mrs. Virginia A. Miles to Rev. J. R. Griffin will take place at the Mt. Tabor Baptist Church Thursday, February 4, 1909 at 8:30 P. M. Reception, February 4, 1909 at 1720 Baldwin St, from 9 to 11 o'clock P. M. and on Feb. 11, 1909 at 39 Fairfield Street from 8 to 11 P. M. Friends are invited. No cards. Will Speak Again. Mr. Robert L. Stanton will speak at the county jail again tomorrow. (Sunday.) —Sir J. W. Wells of Norfolk, Va. was in the city this week and called on us. —Mr. H. R. Miller of Edenton, N. C. was in the city recently and gave a most encouraging report of his business. —Richmond has been in the throes of a great revival on the part of the white people and now it has been communicated to the colored people as well. The Ebenezer Baptist Church, Rev. W. H. Stokes, D. D. Pastor seems to have been the storm center for Christian activity and many prominent colored people have professed an abiding faith in the Saviour. Col. Thomas M. Crump has been officiating with his musical talent and Rev. C. H. Phillips, the well-known evangelist has been in his glory there. DO YOU KNOW HIM? Manchester, Va., Jan. 20, '09. We would like to know the where- abouts of our son, Jesse Bebbs. When last heard from he was in Hudson, N. Y. He is in his 33rd year of age, about 5 feet, 8 inches tall, of dark brown complexion. He has been from home about nine months and nothing has been heard from hfm. Any information will be gladly received by his parents. JOSEPH F. BEBBS. SALLIE BEBBS. 310 W. 22d Street. Manchester, Va. - = ag rt it cE a Ss ae RON - ws teen = caliog, he tor phe tight of Sree a sat Sea y | "aieme bs SAAS TEASED EROS SESCTEO SEED $ face? T was reckless a | a Rope SW lS : Tn (feasts ecm Re | atan « iusel | 2 PES sea & | | } ERMINIE RIVES, on Be iE jo. bint your face from my wien: |Reanected hank draft bearing hit 8 Sk 3 “Hearts Courageous.” Ete. ~< ) | 5.2% the iawn Just outside the window | bing the slgnatu oe i S d 3 | ; on ™ were heard through the tn: | etched tn ttvid ch Sibviaie pesca’ 5 ¥ $ corrmcer. tee rar vows: $ | Cae # perfectly et. | & moment he softly gtcbed the win: Pe as ‘ We }wanderson (2:2) | 2253-5 eel ay | t t ; ; ie Ses : . ae ke pay)! Two . “Who's Who” In the Story. “BATAN” SANDERSON, the hero. daredevil, quixotic friend and tmlaister of the Gonpel. HUGH STIRES, prodigal and criminal VESSICA HOLME, the beautiful Bervine, helpless in the rush of events and the principal saferer to is coast ataes \agadtty MRS. HALLORAN, the camp oracle DAVID STIRES, stern, yet for- firing. and at the last made Bepoy by another's unhappiness. THE BISHOP, the victim of 1 misuoderstandiag HALLELUJAH JONES, the re. Ugious fanatic on whose shoulders tests the whole weight of the story EMMET PRENDERGAST, the false friend, perjurer and thict WHE SHERIFF, who is very much divided between duty and tn. elination. “BIG” DEVLIN, who turns ‘ebampion tostend of prosecutor aft er the bero’s race with death ae a oe dee Chapter 19 ESSICA bore back from the town that afternoon a spirit of tremulous gladness. In the few moments of that thrill ing ride and rescue a mysterious change had beea wrought tn ber. In the past days her soul hed been Possessed by a puluful agitation which abe dki not attempt to analyze. At moments the ingrained hatred of Hugh's act, the resentment that had been the result of that year of pain, had risen to battle for the inherent Justice of things. At such times she was restless and sat much a : sling David Stires eaningzlere eponses She could not tell bia that whe » Ups was #0 wear: that be whom eine his father's pride of jared Uilidle through ail the uo: Ss sinew then ted by bonest folk. addiag to bis one dix mal act the weight of persistent re tition. She could not tell him ths even though th. : sou now fived with out memory of the evil te had done, though be struggled under a cloud of hatred, reaching out to clean deed and bigh resolve. Now, however, all distrust and trept @ation had vanished. Strangely and suddenty the complex warfare n ber mind had stilled. Standing with Mrs Haitoran, she tad listened to the com. ment with shining eyes. Not that she Aistingwisted any sudden change of Opinion to turn persecution to populart fy and make the reprobate of today the favorite of tomorrow, but in Its very reserve she instinctively felt a Rew tension of respect. Suspicion and islike aside, there was none there ‘who would again hinder the man who had made that race with death. For her own part, she only knew that she had no longer fear of soul or sense of irrevocable loss or suffering. The Hugh she now loved was not the Hugh who had sinned. He must some time learn the facts of bis past. Was it not better to know the very worst it contained now, to put all behind him and face a future that held no hidden menace? She alone could tell him what had clouded is career, the thing whose sign and symbol was the forged draft. She car- fied the slip of paper in the bosom of her dress, and every day she took it out and looked at it as at some malefi- cent relle. It was a token of the old buried misery that, tts final purpose accomplished, should be forgotten for- ever, How to convey the truth with as little pain as might be. this was the Problem, and she had found the solu- tion. She would leave the draft secret- Jy in the cabin, where he must see it. It bore bis own name. and the deadly ‘word David Stires’ cramped Ost had Written across it told its significant story. How it got there Hugh would Rot question. It would be to him only ‘& detail of his forgotten life there. She was glad when late the next aft- ee Dr. Breut came for bis chat David Stires, and the latter sent her ont for a walk. SAR ores et. own: of enicke eu f eabin chimney. vo work wa “ermara for Harry bad osha Lae aa nin, alone ‘with his thoughta. It was a favorable opportunity. Jessica had the fateful draft in her hand as she ran quickly down the trail and across the cleared space to the cabin door. It was wide open Peering warlly, she saw that both rooms were empty, and, with a guilty last glance about her, she entered. A ‘pal! in the wall held an oid vistin. and beneath it was a shelf of books. She took one from the meager row and openal {t curiously. It was “David Copperfield.” and she saw with kin ling Interest that beary jines were drawn along certain of the pages. She looked about her. Where should sbe pot the draft? He had left a marker jt the book. He wonld open tt again ho doubt. She laid the draft between | the printed leaves, beyoud the marker. ‘then, replacing the volume on the shelf, she ran from the door and has. tened back up the steep trail to the Knob. Leaning back against the warm rock, lapped in the serene peacefulness of the spot, Jessica fell into reverie. Never since ber wedding day bad she said to herself boklly “I love him” never till yesterday. Now all was changed. Her thought was a tremu- fous assurance: “I shall stay here near him day after day, watching. Some day bis memory will come back, and then my love will comfort him. The town will forget it bas hated and will come to honor him. Some time, seciug how he ts changed, bis father wlll for- give him and take him back, and we shall all three go home to the white [house ia the aspens. If not, then ty place will still be with Hugh. Perhaps [We shall live bere. Perhaps a cabin like that will be home, and I khall live [with bin end work with tim and exre for him.” ‘Thus she dreamed—a new day dream, untavaged by the sordid tests of ver- ity. So absorbed was she that she did not hear a step approaching over the [springy moss, a sharply broken breath Jas the intruder stifled an exclamation, ‘She bad drawn her handkerchief acrogs her eyes against the dancing glimmer of sunlight. Suddenly It drop- ‘ped to her inp, and she half turned. | In an instant of surprise, as Harry's Hook flashed into hers, a name sprang unbidden to her lips—a name that struck his strained face to sudden whiteness, ringing In his ears like the note of a sunken bell. All that was ‘clamoring in him for speech rushed into words. | “You call my name?" he eried. “You -know me! Have I ever been ‘Hugh’ to yon? Your face, that white band across your eyes, your voice, they came to me like something far away that I have known. I was mistaken. I was eragy to think that you"— He stopped. A wave of sympathy passed over her. She felt a mad wish ‘to throw all aside, to ery to him: “Yon ‘did know me! You loved me once! 1 am Jessica—I am your wife!” So in- tense was her emotion that it seemed to her as ff she bad spoken his name ‘again audibly, but ber lps bad not moved, aud the tap of a woodpecker on a nearby trunk sounded with harsh distinctness. / “[ have wanted to speak to you,” she said after an instant iu which she struggled for self control. “You did a brave thing yestenlay —a splendid ‘thing. It saved me from sorrow all my lifer” He put aside her thanks with a ges- ture. “You saved me also. You found me ill and suffering. und your horse carried me to my cabin.” “I want to tell you,” she went on hastily, her fingers lacing, “that 1 do not judge you as others do. I know ‘about your past life—what you kave forgotten. I know you have put it all behind you.” "iis face changed swiftly. ‘Today the determination with which he had striven to put from lis mind the prob: Jem of his clouded past had broken down. In the light of the charge which had been flung in his teeth the afternoon before, his Imagination bad ‘dwelt intolerably on It. “You know!” he sald hoarsely. “Yet you say that! They stoned me in the Street the day I came buck, Yester- day they counted mea thief. It Is like @ hideous nightmare that I can't wake from. Who am 1? Where did I come from? I dare not ask for fear of fur ther shame! Can you imagine what that means?” She came close to bm and touched Wis arm. “1 know all that you suffer,” she sald. “You are doing the stroig thing, the brave thing! The man in sou is ss PHOTOGRAPHER. GU N, 2nd Nt, Richmond, Va Drne Phstograpin Treeto Lite, Bugis service, Later provements iat tons Buck ceeeated Mewsomalfe fs moves avd Promet Service. Pletores Bolan od from Old negatives or Photepitens noe Richmond, Va THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. not astray new it was lost. bu! At has found ite way back. When your memory comes you will see that It is fate that lias been leading rou. ‘There was uoth Ing im your past that cannot be buried and for: gotten, What you have been you will never be again. t know that! [saw you fight Devlin. and 1 know why you Ga % 1 bearé ‘you play the violin. Whatever bas been, I have faith in you now!" | She spoke breathiessly, In very aban- don, carried away by her feeling. As she spoke be had turned toward ber, his pateness flushed, bis eyes leaplug ‘up like hungry fires, devouring ber face. At the look-timidity rushed upou her. She stopped abruptly and took a ‘startled step from bim. | He turned from her instantly, His hands dropped at his sides. The word that had almost sprung to speech had silpped back Into the void. | “I thank you for the charity you have for me,” he said. “which T in no way deserve. I-1 shall always re: member it.” She hesitated an Instant, made as If to speak. ‘Then, turning. she went Quickly from him. At the edge of the bushes she stop @ with a sudden tm- pulse. She looked at the handker- chief she held. Some tiny lettering was embroidered in its corner, the word “Jessica.” She glanced behind her He had not moved. Rolling It into hall, she threw It back over the bushes, then ron on hastily through the trees. | After a time Harry turned slowly, bis shoulders lifting In a deep respira tion. The white and filmy eambric taught his eye lying at the base of the great knoblike rock. He went t It, picked 1t up and looked at it closely “Jessica!” he whispered. The name clung about him. The very leaves re Peated It In music. He had a curious sensation, as if while she spoke that very name had half framed tteelf 1 some curtained recess of his thought He pressed the handkerchief to his face. The faint perfume It exhaled j like the dust of dead roses, gave him a shostly impression of the familiar, He struck his forehead sharply witt his open hand. “Fool!” he said, with a bitter laugh “Fool!” aes? * ide Chapter 20 I = ™ YER the sanitarium ou + the ridge sleep had de- scended. On Its broad grouuds there was no light of moon or stars, and its chamber win dows were dark save where here and there the soft gio\ of a night tamy sifted through a shutter, The evening had closed gloomily, breeding storm. Before Jessica extinguished the !ighi she searched in a drawer and found her wedding ring—the one she had Worn for less than an hour. When she crept Into bed the ring was on her finger. She had fallen asleep with her cheek resting on it, She awoke with a start, with a Vague, inexplicable uneasiness, an in: stinct that the night had voiced an unusual sound. She sat up in bed. staring Into the dark depths of the room. Her tustant thought had bees of David Stires, but the tiny bell ou the wail whose wire led to his bed. room was not vibrating. She listened @ moment, but there was only a deep Silence. Slipping out of bed, she cross ed the room and parted the curtain from before the tall French window. ‘The room was on the ground floor und the window gave directly on the lawn. While she gazed there came a sudden yellow dare of lightning, and far dis tant mutter of thunder spoke behind the hills, Stitt, with the wnreasoning uneast- ness holding her, she groped to the door, drew the bolt and looked out into the wide, softly carpeted ball, Ugbtea dimly by a lamp set just at the turn of the staircase, All at once @ shiver ran through her. ‘There, a dozen steps away, the tight full upon him, stood the man who Gilled her thoughts, He stood perfectly still, without ‘movement or gesture, gazing at her ‘She could see his face distinctly, all ovetted on the pearl gray wall. It ‘wore an expression of strained coucera 7 hs Ie ATA Ae face? I was reckless and careless then. I had damned the decent side of me that now fs quivering alive. 1 have tried to blot your face from my mem- ‘ory, but it 18 useless. I shall always ‘see it.” : ‘On the Inwn just outside the window Jow voices were heard through the In. creasing rain. ‘They passed, and after & moment he softly unlatched the win- dow. “Goodby,” he said. She stretched ont her hand. He touched f. then drew the window wide. As he stepped noiselessly down on to the springy turf the lightning flashed again, a pale green glow that seemed almost before her face. She drew back. and the same instant, through the thunder. the electric bell on the walt rang sharply. She threw on her dressing gown, thrust her feet Into slippers and hastened from the room, | ‘The same flash that had startled Jes- sica lighted brightly the physician and the watchman, who stood at the cor- ner of the building, having dnished thelr tour of Inspection. It was the latter who had found the opeo door and who had aroused the doctor, insist- ing that he had seen a man in the ball ‘The other bad poohpoohed this, but now by the lightning both saw the figure emerge from the French window and disappear In the darkness. ‘They ran back, the physielan ahead The window was not locked, and they stepped through It into en empty room. “To be sure!” said the doctor disgust- edly. “He was here all the time, heard us searching the halls and took the first unlocked door he found, Miss Holme, no doubt, is sitting up with Mr. Stires. Not a word of this," he added as they walked along the hall He barred the outer door bebind the watehman and went on. As he reached David Stires' room the door opened. and Jessie came out. She spoke to him in a tow, anxfous yolce. “I was coming for you," she sald. “lam afraid be Is not so well. 1 cannot rouse him. Will you come in and see what you can do?" ‘The doctor entered, and a giance at Lis patient alzrmed him. Until dawn ue kat with Jessica watebing. When the early sunlight was flooding the room, however, David Stires opened his eyes and looked upon her quite naturally. “Where fs Harry Sanderson?" he Asked. “I thouzht he was here.” | She looked at him with a forced smile. “You have heen dreaming,” she answered, | T suppose ao," he sald, with a sigh, “but It was vers real. 1 thought he came in and spoke your name.” | She stroked his hand. “It wns fancy, dear” | He lay silent a moment. Then he sald, “If it could only bave been Har ‘ry you married instead of Hugh, for ‘he loved you, Jessica.” She flushed as she said, “An, that was fancy too.” It was the first time since the day of ther marriage that he had spoken ‘Hugh's name. nig c= Gi room had become an imminent de- mand. “What if T love her! What right have I fo love her, with a wretched name like mine? She bas refinement, & measure of wealth no doubt; and I Am poor as poverty, dependent on the day's grubbing in the diteh for tomor- Fow's bacon and flour. Yet that would not stand in the way. 1 am_ao venal Pogue, angliug for the loaves and fishes Whatever else she cursed me with, na- j ture gave me a brain, and culture and experience have educwi@™ it Witu hand or brain I can hew my own uiche to stand in.” | So he bad argued, but his argument ended always with the same stern and unanswerable conclusion: “To drag her down in onder to lift myself! Be- cause she pities me—pity is akin to love—shall I take advantage of ber interest and tnnocence?” | In the eabin through the long tours {Ml the dawn began to infiltrate the dark hollows of the wood he had Isin wide eyed, thinking. When day came he had cooked his breakfast and there- After sat watching the havoc of the storm through the window. Hours Passed thus before the fury of the wind had spent itself. At length he Tose, threw open the door and stood looking out apon the wind whipped foliage and the drab desolation of the fog. Then be threw on bis mackinaw coat, picked up b's gold pan and climb- €4 down the slope. Beneath all other problems must lie the sondic problem of his daily food. He bud uncovered -& crevice in the bed rock at the end of his trench the day before, and now he sca # pallful of the soggy gravel {t contained and carried it back to the ‘cabin. With a sigh he took off his damp coat and threw a log on the fire. He ab- stractedly watched {t. kindle, then Oiled and lit bis pipe and neem nee rhelf. He ran his tand along ee er Where had been that wide, # i oH J boars, Eyeorwh cs: ayy pete Beef ois, aie of his presence there. ‘ She forgot that It was the dead of night; thet she was in ber nightgown. It flashed across her mind that some near and desperate trouble bad befallen bit. All the protective and maternal in her love welled up, She went quickly to- ward bim. He did not move or stir, and then she realized that, though his cyes seemed to look at her, it was with a passive, tranced fixity. They saw noth. ing. He was asleep. She halted, a deep compassion end a painful wonderment holding her, feel- ing with a thrill the power she pos- sessed over him, Then, like a cold wave, surged over lier a numbing sense of Lis position. ow had be entered? Had he broken focks lke a burglar? The situation was anomalous, What should she do? Waked abruptly, the result might be disastrous. Discov ered, lvls presence there when all slum dered, suspected as he bad been, would be ruinous. She must get him away, out of the house, and quickly. A breath of cool air swept past her, putting out the lamp—an outer door was open. At the same Instant sbe beard steps beyond the curve of the hall, Dr. Brent's voice peremptory and Inquiring. Her nerves chilled. He, blocked the sole avenue of retreat. No, there was one,other, and only one ~a single way to’ shield him, Quiet and resourceful now, though her cheeks were hot, she took the hand of the unconscious ‘mu, drew hin silent and unresisting Info the friendly shad- ow of her room, closed the door nolse- lessly and bolted It For a moment she stood motionless, her heart beating violently. Had be been seen? Or had the open door ere- ated an alarm? Keleasing his hand gently, she found ber way softly to a stand, Ugbted m tlay night taper and threw a shaw! about her. A sudden confusion tingled turough her veins, a sense of maidenty. eee opposing the sweet reminder of their real relation- “ship—was he pot fa fact her husband? that lay ever beneath her thought to justify and explain. / Suddonty, in the tense silence of the ‘room, the mantel clock struck 3 in deep chime, lke the vibration of a farof ‘church bell. ‘The tone was not loud— indeed, the tow roll of the thunder had been well nizh as loud—but there was in the Intrusive metallic cadence a Pecullar guggestioa to the dormant mind. It penetrated the crust of sleep. It touched the inner ear of the couscious intelligence. Hurry started, & shudder ran through his frame, he swayed dizaily, his hand went to his forehead. In the instant of shocked awakening Jessica was at his side in an agony of ‘apprehension, her arm thrown about him, her hand pressed across his Ups, ber lips at his ear in an agonized warning: “Hush! Do not speak! It ts I, Jes- sical! Make no noise!” She felt her wrist egught in a grasp that made her wince, His whole body was trembling violently. “Jessica!” he said in a painfully articulated whis- per. “You? Where am I?” “This is my room,” she breathed. “You have been watking in your sleep, Make no sound. We shall be heard.” A low exclamation broke from bis lips. He looked bewilderedly about him, his eyes returning to her face with a horrified realization. “I-came hereto your room?" The voice was scarcely audible. “It was I who brought you here. You were fn the ball, You would have been found. The house ts roused.” He turned abruptly to the door, but ebe caught his arm. “What are you going todo? You will be seen!” “So much the better. It will be at my proper measure—as a prowler, a housebreaker, a disturber of honest sleep!" “No, no!” she protested in a panic. “You shall not. I will not have you taken for what you are not. I know, But they would not know. No one ‘must see you leave this room. Do you ‘not think of me?” | He caught his bresth hard. “Think ‘of you!” he repeated huskily. “Is ‘there even an hour when I do not ‘think of you? Is-there a day when I rotia not die to serye you? Yet in my very sleep”— He paused, gazing at her where she stood in the half lizht, a misty, uncer- tain figure. She was curiously happy. ‘The delicious and pangless sense of guilt, however—the guilt of the hidden, not the blameworthy thing—that was tingling through her was for him a shrinking and acute self reproach. She was silent. “Forgive me,” he ‘said, “If you can. I—[ ean never for. give myself, How are a For answer she moved to the win- dow, slender and ‘He fol- Jowed silently. As ‘the car oe oe venied D he dark hedges and trees. l¢ibiackened, end she drew 1 ok i iter arn a ie erates ee Te ie ae pect RRL _ “God belp met” be 4, the Chapter 21 | 8 Harry made bis way down the mountain th the blank and heavy bark, “corgecting bis path byt lightning — he had faced squarely Gis wiienibads eh te reading and turned the pages. All at once his band clinched. He gave a choked cry. He was staring at ‘& canceled bank draft bearing his own name—a draft across whose face was written in the cramped hand resem. bling the signature a word that seemed etched In livid characters of shame— “Forgery!” “Pay to Hugh Stires—the sum of $5,000." He read the pbruse in a hoarse, husky monotone, every velp beating flerce!y, his body hot with the heat of a forge. There it was, a hid- eous chapter of it, the damnable truth from which he had shrunk! Did the town know? He snatebed at the draft and read the date. More than 3 a year ago, and ay it had been pre- es sented for pay: at nent fm a die ‘x x v tantelty, the city ry near which he < Sn tats oka op Bealde the f caliread "track ‘The forged name . was the same as = his own. Who "| i was. Desid i SUF Btiren? Mie ta ja iol eee city: been bis \ ‘ c homie once and < tat istamaous i ae act the forerun- AS seen Rata Intentness, It was canceled, therefore Jhad beea paid without question Yet the man It bad robbed hid stamped It | with that venomous hallmark. Clearly the law had not stepped In, for here he jwns at liberty, owning his name. He [had heen let go, thea, disowned, to car ity bis badge of crime here into the wil derness! And how bad be lived since | then? | He stumbled to a chair and sat down, his frame rigid. He thought of the robbed slulce in the gulch be low, of bis own unhappy adventure of the night. How vould he tell what be had done—what he might do? Min utes went by as he sat motionless, his mind catching strange kaleidoscople pictures that fled past him into the vold. At length he rose and went to the window, Far down the hillside a faint line through the mist spanned the gulch bottom. A groan burst from his lips. “That ts the hydraulle flume,” be said aloud. “Gold has been stolen there in the past again and again Some was stolen two nights ago. Low }do 1 know but that 1 am the chief?" Was that what Prendergust had meant by the “safe way to beat the game?” A shiver ran over bim, “How do I know!” he thought, “I can see my- self—the evil side of me—when the dark bad fallen waking and active. 1 see myself creeping down there, steal- ing from shadow to shadow, to scoop the gold from the rillles when the moon is under a cloud. 1 see men sitting from dark to daslight with loaded rifles across their knegs watel- ing. 1 see a fash of fire. 1 fear a re- port. I see myself there by the sluice boxes, dend, shot down in the act of a thief, making good the name men know me by!” The Ogure of Jessica came before him, standing in her soft white gown, her baud against her cheek and the fasmine odors about ber, The dream bo had dreamed could not be—never, hever, never! All that was left was surrender, ignominious Might to scenes barren of ‘suggestion, At that fnstant a shining point caught his eye. It came from the pan of gravel on the doorstep, on which the rain had been beating. He thrust the draft into his pocket and seized a double handful of the gravel. He plunged It into a pall of water and held tt to the light. It sparkled with’ coarse, yellow flakes of gold. He dropped the handful with a sharp ex- elamation, threw on his coat and rush- ed from the cabin, All day, alone on the fog soaked bill- side, Harry tolled in the trench with- ‘out food or rest. eit peatuera verte cere ite It was a fair, sweet evening, and the room where Jessica sat beside David Stires’ bed, reading aloud to him, was fooded with the falling sun- Nght. Since the old man's selzure in the night he had been much worse, and she had scarcely left his room. Today, however, he had sat propped by pil- lows, able to read and chat, and the deep personal anxiety that had numbed her had yielded. A knock eame at the door. It was a nurse with letters for him from the mail, and while he opened them Jes- sica Ind aside the book and went slowly down the hall to the sun parlor, ‘where the doctor stood with the group gathered after the early supper, chat- ting of the newest “strike” on the mountain, “We'll be famous #f we keep on,” he was saying as she looked out of the wide windows across the haze where the sunlight drifted down in dust of gold. “I've a mind to stake out a claim myvelf.” a “We pay you better,” sald one of the occupants grimly. “Anyway, the of Smoky mountain was staked in excitement a year ago. There's no doubt about this find, 1 suppose?" “It's on ext os yank.” sc revice In the glacial age ae ‘went ou about ber, nape “Where | x ere m?" some ne asked. BR aa a ee a oe Oe cae wc ts ¢ ‘ i est and principal, to the bank to my account.” For a moment she stood trans- fxed.«. The talk she bad mechan- teally heard 'eap- ed into signiti- cance, and ber mind ran back t the hour when she had left the draft at the cab- in. She caught the old man's handand kneltby his chair, laugh- tig and” erying “Se rl mo _ ium has pate sr at once... During these last few days the impulse to tell all that she had concealed had been al- most irresistible. Now the barrier had fallen. The secret she bad repressed 80 Jong came forth in a rush of sentences. that left bia mute and amazed. “I should tave told you before.” she ended, “but I didn't know—I wasn't sute"— She broke down for very Joy. He looked at her with eyes unnat- urally bright “Tell me everything, Jessica!” he said. “Everything, frou the beginning!” “He was young and frrexponsible, Jessica.” said the old man. “Mouey al- ways came so cesily. He didn't realize what he was doing when he signed. that draft. He has learned a lesson out In the world. It wou't burt his career fp the end, for no one but you and L ‘and one other knows it. Thank God? If his memory comes back"— “Oh, It will!” she breathed. “It must? That day on the Knob he only necded the clew! When I tell him who | am he will know me. He will remember tt all, Tam sure—sure! Will you let me bring him to you?” she added softly. “Yes,” he said, pressing ber hand, “tomorrow. I shall be stronger then.” She rose and lighted the lamp, shad- Ing it from his eyes. “Do you remember the will, Jesst- ca,” he asked her presently—“the wilh { drew the day be came back? You hover knew, but I signed it—the night lof your wedding. “Harry Sanderson was right, my dear, wasn't he? “I wish now [ hadp’t signed ft, Jes- Sica,” be added. “I must set it right? 1 must set It right!" He watched her with a smile on his face. “1 will rest now,” he said. And she adjusted the pillows and turned the !amp low. Crossing the room, she stepped throug» the long window on to the porch and stood leaning on the railing. The words of the Biblical narrative Mashed (through her mind: “And he arose and ame to his father. But when he was yet a great way off his father saw him and had compassion and ran and fell on his neck and Kisewt him." So Hugh's father would meet him now? Harry had labored, sprrred by flerce haste to make requital TW! the last ounce of the rich “pocket™ had been washed and the whole taken to the bank In the town no one bad Known of the find. It had repald the forgery and left him a handful of dol- lars over—enough to take him far away from the only thing that made lite Senn the effort. A gridual feeling of apprehension had come to Jessica—an Impression of blankness and chill that affected her Strangely. She stood still, frightened at the sudden seuse of utter sound- lessness. She caught up the lamp and, turning the wick, approached the bed. She Put out her hand and touched the wasted one on the coverlet. Then = sobbing ery came from her lips., David Siires was gone. A crowning Joy had goldened his bitterness at the last moment, and he had gone away with his son's face In his heart and ‘the smile of welcome on his lips. AD Chapter 22 ~ < ARK was falling keen and cool, for frost was S ia the alr, touching the r fall foliage on the hilis F to crimson and amber Se tnd:setching delicate bee teenies Sa. 4 F) ga Ge spidery framework of the long black railroad bridge that hung above “the hole.” The warning light from a signat Post threw a crimson splash on the ground. Its green pane cast a pallor on a bearded face turved out over the gloomy water. “It was here,” he said aloud. He stood a moment, his bands clinebed. “The new life began here. Here, then. 1 where the old life ended.” From wher= he stood he could see blossom- ing the yellow lights of the little city, five miles away. He set bis shoulders, whistied to the small dog that nosed near by and set off at a quick pace down the road. Once In the streets be turned up his coat collar and settled the brim of his felt hat more closely over his eyes. He ‘crossed an open square and presently came to the gate of a Gothic chapel set well back from the street. Its great Toxe window was alight, for on this evening wis to be held a memoria} service for the old man whose money had bnllt the pile, who had died a fort- night before fn a distant sanitarium, He turned at the sound of wheels, and the bier shocked itself apart to re- veal a kindly. ge joked at him for au: tastnut t-sned: Ea the, winydoy ofa in castings. Kunide: Ue. 4 < oo shop LL pete THE PLANET SATURDAY... JANUARY 30, 1909 with a sigh. "Only a face on the pavement," he said to his wife, "but it reminded me somehow of Harry Sanderson." "How strange it is," she said—the bishop had no secrets from his wife—"never a word or a sign, and everything in his study just as he left it. What can you do, John? It is four months ago now, and the parish needs a rector." He did not reply for a moment. The question touched the trouble that was ever present in his mind. "I know," he said at length. "I may have failed in my whole duty, but I haven't known how to tell David Stires, especially since we heard of his illness. I had written to him—the whole story. The ink was not dry on the paper when the letter came from Jessica telling us of his death." Behind them as they talked the man on the pavement was walking on feverishly, the dog following with a reluctant whine. At last he came to a wide, dark fawn set thick with aspen clustering 34 "It was here," he said aloud. about a white house. He hesitated a moment, then walked slowly up the broad, weed grown garden path toward its porch. In the half light the massive silver door plate stood out clearly. He had known instinctively that that house had been a part of his life, and yet a tremor caught him as he read the name-Stires. The intuition that had bent his steps from the street, the old stirring of dead memory had brought him to his past at last. This house had been his home! He started. A man in his shirt sleeves was standing by a half open side door regarding him narrowly. "Thinking of buying?" The query was good humouredly satisfic. "Or maybe just looking the old ranch over with a view to a shakedown!" The trespasser smiled grimly. It was not the first time he had seen that weather beaten face. "You have given up surgery as a profession, I see," he said. The other came nearer, looked at him in a puzzled way, then hugged. "If it isn't the cove we picked up on the railroad track," he said, "dog and all! I thought you were far down the coast, where it's warmer. Nothing much doing with you, eh?" "Nothing much," answered the man he addressed. Others might recognize him as the black sheep, but this non-descript watchman whom chance had set here could not. He knew him only as the dingy vagabound whose broken head he had bandaged in the box car. "I'm in better luck," went on the man in shirt sleeves. "I struck this about two months ago as gardener first, and now I'm a kind of a sort of a watchman. They gave me a bunk in the summer house there"—he jerked his thumb backward over his shoulder—"but I know a game worth two of that for these cold nights. I'll show you. I can put you up for the night," he added. "If you like." The wayfarer shook his head. "I must get away tonight, but I'm much obliged." "Haven't done anything, have you?" asked his one time companion curiously. "You didn't seem that sort." The bearded face turned away. "I'm not 'wanted' by the police, no, but I'm on the move, and the sooner I take the trail the better. I don't mind night travel." "You'd be better for a rest," said the watchman, "but you're the doctor. Come in, and we'll have a nip of something warm anyhow." His guest followed him into a spacious hall, scarce conscious of what he did. A double door to the left was shut, but he nevertheless knew perfectly that the room it hid had a tall French window letting on to a garden where camellias had once dropped like blood. The open door to the right led to the library. There the yellow light touched the dark wainscoting, the marble mantelpiece, dim paintings on the wall and a great brass bound Korean desk in a corner. What black tiing had once happened in that room? What face had once looked at him from that wheel chair? It was an old face gray and lined and passionate, his father doubtless. He told himself this calmly, with an odd sense of apartness. The other's glance followed his pridefully. "It's a fine property," he said. "The owner's an invalid, I hear, with one leg in the grave. He is in some santarium and can't get much good of it. Nice pictures, them," he added, sweeping a candle round. "That's a good looker over there. Must be the old man's daughter, I reckon. Well, I'll go and get you a finger or two to keep the frost out of your lungs. It'll be cold tonight. Make yourself at home." The door closed behind him. The man he left was trembling violently. He had scarcely repressed a cry. The portrait that hung above the mantelpiece was Jessica's, in a house dress of soft Romney blue and a single white rose caught in her hair. "The old man's daughter!" The words seemed to echo and re-echo about the walls, voicing a new agony without a name. Then Jessica was his sister! As he stared dry eyed at the picture in the candle light the misery slowly passed. He must know. Who she was, what she was to him, he must learn beyond peradventure. He cast a swift glance around him. Orderly rows of books stared from the shelves; the mahogany table held only a pile of old magazines. He strode to the desk, drew down its lid and tried the drawers. They opened readily, and he rapidly turned over their litter of papers, written in the same crabbed hand that had etched the one damning word on the draft he had found in the cabin on Smoky mountain. Most of the papers the searcher saw at a glance were of no import, and they gave him no clew to what he sought. Then, mysteriously guided by the subtle memory that seemed of late to haunt him, though he was but half conscious of its guidance, his nervous fingers suddenly found and pressed a spring, a panel fell down, and he drew out a folded parchment. Another instant and he was bending over it with the candle, his fingers tracing familiar legal phrases of a will laid there long ago. He read with the blood shrinking from his heart: "To my son, Hugh, in return for the care and sorrow he has caused me all the days of his life, for his dissolute "It's a fine property," he said. career and his graceless desertion, I do give and bequeath the sum of $1,000 and the memory of his misspent youth. The residue of my estate, real and personal, I do give and bequeath to my ward, Jessica Holme”—The blood swept back to his heart in a flood. Ward, not daughter! He could still keep the one sweet thing left him. His love was justified. Tears sprang to his eyes, and he laid the parchment back and closed the desk. He hastily brushed the drops away as the watchman entered and set down two glasses and a bottle. “There you are. That'll be worth five miles to you!” He poured noisily. His guest drank, set down the glass and held out his hand. “Good luck!” he said. The dog thrust *a* cold muzzle into his hand as he walked down the gravel path slowly, feeling the glow of the liquor gratefully, with the grudging release it brought from mental tension. He had not consciously asked himself whither now. In some subconscious corner of his brain this had been asked and answered. He was going to his father. Not to seek to change the stern decree, not to annul those bitter phrases—"his dissolute career, the memory of his youth!" Only to ask his forgiveness and to make what reparation was possible; then to go out once more to the world to fight out his battle. (To Be Continued.) An old man in Atchison writes to the Atchison Globe: "In 1866 I knew a Methodist preacher who would announce his text in this manner: 'You will find my text in the eighth chapter of Isaiah, ninth verse. If you don't find it thar, you will find it somewhat, if you hunt the book through from Genesis to Revelation. And if you don't find it then you will have found a great many things which will do to you a power of good.'" Advice to Mothers Be positive with the children. Lay down the law. It is remarkable how soon they discover when you are in earnest. Do not go to the breakfast table in a furry, but stop long enough to count 100 slowly, and then enter with a calm manner determining that there will be no squabbling. It is natural for the young animal to scrap, and while not criminal, still it must be checked to self-control. Suffocated in His Hat "Fell into his hat and suffocated." This is the indorsement on the death certificate of Alfred Parlow, who was found dead by the roadside in North Raynham, Mass., by a neighbor. The man was on his way to his home, and tripped and fell. His derby hat slipped down over his eyes, and his face was forced into it. The man never recovered sufficiently to extricate himself, dying of suffocation. Where Napoleon Failed It would probably be immoral to make Napoleon one's ideal. Moreover, we have to remember that to construct a perfect household is an achievement greater than any of Napoleon's. A truth which is illustrated by the fact that when he devoted his abilities to housekeeping he failed. It proved better to let Josephine have her way, which was extravagant, but comfortable. Work of Women Inventors Women are said to have been issued more than 6,000 patents by the United States office. They are not all domestic by any means, either, as some of them are for can couplers, night signaling, life rafts, car wheels, machines for manufacturing ozone and a typewriter for the blind. A pocket sewing machine and a sash that will go up without sticking are other inventions by women. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA FOR ROAST SUCKING PIG. Dish Well Repays Time Needed In Its Preparation. Prepare a stuffing for the pig as follows: Cut 12 thin slices of well-buttered bread, sprinkle each slice with very finely-chopped sage leaves, season with paprika and salt, and place the slices one on the top of the other, and cut them across into four parts, then put them inside the pig, and on the top of the slices place a layer of sausage, then tasten by means of a trussing needle and string; then brush the pig all over with salad oil and truss it up, wrap it in a double fold of brown paper that has been well oiled or steeped in warm butter, tie it up, and put it to roast for two and a half to three hours, according to the size of the pig, care being taken to keep it thoroughly basted while cooking. About half an hour before the cooking is complete remove the paper; and brush the pig all over with thick cream, and return it to the fire to get a nice deep golden color, and to get crisp; then cut off the head and split the back, lay the two halves of the pig on the dish with the head at the top. Serve with brown sauce and apple sauce in sauceboats, and hot currants on a napkin. The pig must be served very hot. Wash the currants, dry them, and put them on a tin in the oven for about ten minutes, then dish up and use. GINGERBREAD THAT ALL LIKE. Delicacy Popularly Supposed to Have Originated in Nuremberg. Break five whole raw eggs in a large bowl, and whip them for five minutes with an egg beater, then add eight powdered cloves, a pinch of ground cinnamon, half a grated nutmeg, quarter of an ounce of ground ginger, ten ounces of sugar, and work all together for about ten minutes, then add four ounces of candied lemon and orange peel cut in small dice shapes, six ounces of flour sifted and warmed, three ounces of creme de riz, a pinch of salt, and three teaspoons of baking powder should be mixed with the dry flour before it is stirred in. When these are well mixed add half a pound of sweet almonds, blanched and split in halves, and half a teaspoon of soda dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of cold single cream. Brush over a deep baking tin with warm butter, and paper it with a paper likewise brushed over, sprinkle it with chopped almonds, and pour in the mixture, brush the top over with a little cold milk, and bake in a moderate oven for rather better than half an hour. Then turn it cut and cut it in any fancy shapes, such as rounds, squares, diamonds, etc. Irish Stew. The serag end of the neck of mutton, say two and a half to three pounds, can be used for this dish. Cut up the meat in neat pieces and season with paprika and salt, put it into a greased stewpan with six or eight large onions cut up small, and fry for 15 to 20 minutes (but if button onions are obtainable fry the meat separately and add the onions about one hour before serving), then sprinkle over it a tablespoonful of flour and cover it either with cold water or light stock, and add a large bunch of herbs, and smother for about one and a half to two hours. Within half an hour of the meat being cooked added two and a half to three dozen blanched olive potatoes, and season with a little paprika and salt; when cooked skim off the fat and dish the meat up in a pile, and arrange the onions and potatoes with a little chopped parsley and serve. For Buiing Steel Goods A method of bluing small steel goods by dipping is to melt saltpeter in an iron pot, then immerse the previously polished and cleaned articles until sufficiently blued. The goods should then be removed and cooled in petroleum and afterward dried out in sawdust. Love at First Sight It exists, but it is utterly fallacious and dangerous, for it is based only on that fragile thing—looks. It may be romantic, but it is not lasting, and is seldom genuine.—illustracion, Barcelona. A Weighty Question "I took in two dollars just now," said the first promoter. "Good enough." declared the second promoter. "Shall we issue additional stock to correspond with our increased capital, or shall we have much?"—Judge. The Short and the Tall Woman There is no longer a perfect type of woman, such as the Greeks admired. There is the ideal short woman and the ideal tall woman, but they are very different. Let me throw out a suggestion to business women: "Never make capital out of the fact that you are a woman." —L. Brady. Willie's Destination "Willie, I'm going to heaven," she wrote, "and you will never see me again"—which was pretty hard on Willie. Natural Envy. Bacon: A man that hath not virtue in himself ever envieth virtue in others. Large Siberian Industry More than 5,000 tons of blades and skins are exported annually from Siberia. Produce Much Iron - Produce Much iron. The Ural Iron produces 657, 440 iron of iron each year. SENTENCE SERMONS. True blue never leaks indigo. Love never recognizes hardships in its way. The care free are never free from care for others. It takes a well-developed pride to boast of humility. Too many of us want the glory without the school of grace. It's a frail faith that fears to have its foundations examined. No raptures last that do not relate themselves to realities. The next and nearest kindness is the farthest reaching creed. He who lives only in future joys will know many present pains. You can be happy in any work in which you invest your heart. To save your faith from formalism translate every article into an act. Highways of happiness are never cut through with pain and tears. There is a world of difference between willing a deed and simply being willing to do. No religion has much power over us that does not make some great appeal to us. Cherishing the memory of slights and injuries is like filling the pillow with thorns. The saddest sight in this world is the man who can sin without any sense of sorrow. The man who sits on the fence is fond of talking about taking high ground on all questions. Credulity as to the guilt of others is often due to the word of conceive, be within our elves. They who wear the garments of religion all the week can feel pious on Sunday without a frock coat. CYNICISMS Some people never arrive at a conclusion till they die. All the world's a stage, with the critics' seats fully occupied. Nor is she a Venus just because she has an offhand manner. A woman isn't necessarily a jewel just because she is set in her ways. Suspicion always finds what it is looking for, if it looks long enough. Many a man is willing to sell his experience for less than he paid for it. The fellow who makes light of everything never sets the world on fire. The dead are soon forgotten, and some of us don't even wait till we are dead. It takes nerve to succeed, but it takes more to explain successfully why you didn't. There may be nothing new under the sun, but lots of people impress us as being pretty fresh. A woman generally manages to hold her own except in the small matter of holding her tongue. WE HAVE OBSERVED— That no man is really as clever as his fiancee thinks he is. That the young woman with teeth like pearls is rarely as dumb as an oyster. That the more a wife keeps her husband in hot water, the less tender he becomes. That while a woman of 30 will claim she is not over 26, a woman of 60 will say she is 75. That the way some wives break their husband's iron will is by rusting it out with eyewater. That while love may laugh at locksmiths, the milliner and the dressmaker make him feel mighty serious. That while matrimony was once looked upon as a life journey, it now proves too often only an excursion trip. BETWEEN OURSELVES Debt is the devil in diaguise. Nothing is so fatal to success as pretence. We live in an age when every blacksmith shop is an emporium. Until you come to realize that many things you were sure of were not so, and many you scouted are true, you have not begun to live. Society, this thing of cards, curds and custards, of parcheesi, bridge whist, tiddledywinks, pink teas and cheese straws, is born in vacuity, fathered by idleness—Elbert Hubbard. Quick Remedy Needed "Oh, mamma," said little Lola, "I've got a awful pain. Won't you please give me some of that medicine with sugar in it? Quick, mamma, before the pain goes away." All the Letters. The following is the shortest sentence, says Home Notes, containing all the letters of the alphabet: "Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs." WHEN YEAR3 HAVE PASSED Can I forget it? I twas on such a flight. As this, I think—just as the waning lamb Was depenning to darkness. But your made all the light: we needed for good- byes! No stars I ever knew shone half so bright! And so we parted. And the years took flight. Between us. Ah! How many snows are white Since then! Yet never, till my last day dies Can I forget it! MAKES KINKY HAIR SOFT REMOVES DANDRUFF KEEPS HAIR FROM BREAKING OFF And now we meet again. Say, you're a sight! I never saw a lady who was quite So altered in appearance, shape and say. I said I'd love you always, but—get wise— A "Hello, old chap! What are you doing in a drug store?" "I want something for my head." "H'm. How much do you think you'll get?" -Philadelphia Telegraph Jimmy's New Job. "I don't see you on the messenger force any more, Jimmy," said the lad with the envelope in his hand. "No; I've got a good job with a dog fancier," replied Jimmy, as he puffed a cigarette. "Wid a dog fancier? What do you do—feed the dogs?" "Naw! When a lady comes in and buys a pet dog I teach 'er 'ow to whistle." Oh. Well! Mr. Styles—Why do you wear such an immense hat, dear? Mrs. Styles—To be seen by people, of course. "Yes; but remember, dear, science tells us the human eye can discern an object as small as 1.625th of an inch in diameter."—Yonkers Statesman. Don't Biame the Man She—They've just been married, you know, and he kisses her every morning at the door when he is leaving. He—Of course. "I suppose he'll stop that as soon as the honeymoon's over." "He'll have to. She won't go to the door with him after the honeymoon is over!"—Yonkers Statesman. Matter of Statement Mrs. Crimsonbeak—An old Greek law provided that if a man divorced his wife he could not marry a younger woman than the discarded partner. Mr. Crimsonbeak—Oh, well, of course, no woman would be younger than the divorced one claimed she was.—Yonkers Statesman. Didn't Harmonize Patience—Do you have harmony in your church choir? Patrice—Do we? Well, say! Just listen! Last Sunday the soprano wore a pink hat and purple waist, the alto had a green waist and yellow hat, and the basso had a green necktie and a red nose!—Yonkers Statesman. Translate at Your Leisure A Zurich newspaper published the following advertisement in English: "Residing board house among a charming set of mountains. Very beseeching for families or singular individuals. Shadowed glades and amitable places for resting for guests of the cure. All facilities for mountainous expeditions. Excellent kitchen, with lager beer running from the tap." Let Each Help Those Closest at Hand. Conditions can be righted when the community thinks and acts. You cannot right them. I cannot right them. But you and I can offer, within a narrow circle, the tailow dip of individual good heartedness while we wait for the calcium of the full brotherhood of man which is coming later.—Cynthia Westover Alden, in the Circle. Try This Plan If you have an old bicycle pump around the house you can put it to good service when next you clean your sowing machine. Tiny pieces of lint, threads and the like can be blown out of the crevices and the machine cleaned in much less time. An atomizer can often be used for the same purpose. Ciergymen Are Scarce The reluctance of men to take holy orders in the Church of England, which is so noticeable a feature at the present time, is a matter of more than ecclesiastical interest. It affects not only the existing clergy but also the laity; and not the church laity alone but the nation as a whole.—Nineteenth Century. Once Upon a Time An Atchison girl refused to marry a good man because his name was Fritz Schmelt, when all her dreams had been of something like Chancey St. Clare de Paul. And Fritz Schmelt didn't do thing afterward but make his ugly name good for a million.—Atchison Globe. LINCOLN HAIR POMADE KEEPS SCALP FRESH CLEAN AND WHOLE- SOME MAKES HAIR GROW LONG AND WUXURIOUS WHICH WAY WOULD YOU RATHER HOW YOUR HAIR-SOFT AND LONG SO THAT YOU CAN PUT IT UP IN THE LATEST STYLE OR SHORT AND KUNKY A WOMAN'S JUST PRIDE IS HER HAIR. TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THAT KINKY, CURLY HAIR, PUTTING IT IN THE MOST PERFECT CONDITION TO BE COMBED INTO ANY SHAPE JUST TRf A BOTTLE OF LINCOLN HAIR POMADE. MANUFACTURED BY The Lincoln Pomade Co NORFOLK, VA., U. S. A. Agents Wanted Everywhere. Write for particulars. If your dealer does not keep it, send 20 cents in stamps or silver to THE LINCOLN POMADE CO., Department B, Norfolk, Va. and we will send you a bottle by return mail. The Hawkins-Price Co. Hair Growers and Restorers. (TRADE MARK REGISTERED.) A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V. W. X. Y. Z. Carries a full line of natural human hair braids, bangs, pompades and the latest styles in front pieces—all colors—black, brown gray and mixed gray. Those desiring pieces to match the hair must be very sure in stating explicitly the colors desired. It is always safe to send a small sample of hair if possible, so that MARY MAY we may be in a position to match it correctly. PRICES: For Braids, (Natural Hair) ..... $2.50 to $5.00 For All-round Pompadours, (Natural Hair) $3.00 to $5.00 For Front Pieces, (Natural Hair) ..... $1.00 to $1.50 This preparation has proved to be a fortune to many of the unfortunate, who are to-day delighted with its wonderful results. The merits of this great hair preparation naturally place it in a sphere all of its own, and the glowing terms in which our patrons speak of it, reassure us of its satisfactory results. We can well boast of a large patronage throughout this and other States and also enjoy the commendation of the very best white and colored people in this immediate community. In order to convince the most skeptical readers or the merits and results of the Hawkins-Price Hair Grower and Restorer, we will from time to time produce in print the photographs of those giving us permission to do so who have used our preparation and are to-day among the many bearing witness of the genuine qualities. We do not desire the correspondence of those expecting a miracle or anything unreasonable. Our preparation is a natural and pure compound, the ingredients of which, we would not hesitate to put in print. We will just here remind the public that the United States Government has placed national patent rights on our hair preparation by which it is protected, and we are in turn responsible to the government for honest methods and square dealings. positively remove Dandruff, Cure the Scalp of all Impurities, Restore the Temples of Bald Heads, where the Roots are not Dead. Price, 35.35 The Face Beautifier makes the use of powder entirely unnecessary and is perfectly harmless. Sale Price, 25 and 50 cents and $1 per bottle. A charge of ten cents extra is imposed on all out of city orders. Money can be sent by Post Office Money Order, or Express Money order. Address all communications to HAWKINS-PRICE COMPANY, 616 N. 1st St., Richmond, Va. Phone 4601. Correspondence Strictly Confidential. RAILROADS. Southern Ry TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND Richmond, Fredericksb'g & Potomac R. R. SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE JAN. 4, 1909. N. B—Following schedule Agues publishes on as information, and are not guaranteed; N. C—Following schedule Agues publishes on 11:00 A. M.—Daily-Limited-Buffet Pullman & M. D. and Birmingham, New Orleans, Memphis, Chattanooga, and all the South Through coach for Chase City, Oxford, Durham. 12.30 M.-Daily-Limited Palm Local. 9-30 P. M. for all the South. YORK RIVER LINE 4:30 P. M.-Rx. Sunday-To West Point-Go nected Baltimore Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 2:15 P. M.-Monday, Wednesday and Friday- 4:30 A. M.-Rx. Sunday, Local to West Point. Leave Elba Station - 2.40 A.M. 14:45 P.M. 500 F.M. Arrive Elba Station - 6.40 A.M. 10:40 A.M. 6.00 F.M. TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND *Daily*, *Weekdays*, *Sundays*, only. *Daily* except Monday. All trains to or from Byrd station at Eba. Time of arrivals and departures not given, and the signs, *All Pullm, n cars, no location* stops. 7:000 M. - M. 9:230 P. M. - From all the South. 7:000 M. - M. 9:230 P. M. - Durham. Chase P. City and local stations 8:400 M. - M. From Keysville-Local. 8:400 M. - M. From Keysville-Local. a. 2:000 M. - Point Forest. From Wednesday F. and Sunday 10:450 M. - M. 5:454 P. M. - Local from Worcester. S. E. P. - M. 2000 P. M. 2000 K. Main Street. Phone 400 ONLY ALL-RAIL LINE TO NORFOLK. save Bydr Street, Ribbon, Moor. Is a 100-foot road. For Norfolk-9:00 A. M., 8:00 P. M. and 7:00 M. daily. SEABOARD For Lynchbark, the West and Southwank- *000 A. M.*, 12:10 P. M., and 8:40 P. M. daily ARRIVE RIHOMOND—From Norfolk-11:39 P. *4.* and 8:50 P. M. daily. From the West- *60 A. M.*, 2:06 P. M. and 8:50 P. M. daily. Pulman, Parlor and Sleeping Car. Cat SOUTHBOUND TRAINS SCHEDULED TO LBAVE RICHMOND DAILY. ATLANTIC COAST LINE TRAINS LEAVE RIGHMOND DAILY. For Florida and South-81. A. M. and T. 71. For Texas and South-81. A. M. and T. 71. NORTHBOUND TRAINS SCHEDULED TO AIR RIVE RICONDOM DAILY. Norfolk-6:00 A. M., 8:00 P. M and 7:10 P. M. F. N. and W. P. Work A. M., 10:10 6:35 A. M., 9:15 A. M., Florida Edited, 6:55 P. M.; 6:35 P. M. For Petersburg: 8:00 A. M., 12:10, 8:00, **P. M.,** 8:00, 6:00 P. M., 7:25 and 11:20 P. M. For Goldbobar and Fayetteville: **8:00 P. M.** Maine arrive, Richard down-6:10, **8:00** ***M. K.** 2:00, 6:00 A. M., 8:00, ***M. K.** 2:00, 6:00, 8:00 and 8:50 P. M. ***Except Sunday** ***Sunday only*** ***No Buys*** —Mr. Joseph Evans, our agent at Pittsburg, Pa. desires all his customers whose subscriptions for the Richmond PLANET are past due to call and settle at once. Three of arrivals and departures rad, commu- tions not guaranteed. C. E. CAMPBELL, F. R. FOUR THE PLANET JOHN MITCHELL, JR. · EDITOR All communications intended for publication should be sent as to reech us by Wednesday. the occupation price is $1.50 per year in advance. There are four ways by which money can be sent by mail at our risk—In a Post Office Money or by Bank Check or by an Express Money by Bank Check or by none of these can be procured, in a Registered Letter. 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The letters have decided that subscribers to newspapers who do not order their paper discontinued at the expiration of time for which it has been paid are held liable for the payment of the subscription up to date when they order the paper discounted. COMMUNICATIONS—When writing to us to renew your subscription or to discontinue your paper, you should give your name and address in full, otherwise we cannot find your name on our database. CHANGE OF ADDRESS—In order to change the address of a subscriber, we must be sent the former as well as the present address. Entered at the Post Office at Richmond, Va. as soon as possible. SATURDAY...JANUARY 30, 1909. WILL RESTORE THEM. The following telegraphic report explains itself: "Washington, D. C., Jan. 27.—Senate leaders have drafted a bill for the settlement of the Brownsville question, which meets with the approval of President Roosevelt and Senator Foraker. It provides for the appointment of a commission of general officers to consider all applications of the discharged Negro soldiers for re-enlistment. The conclusions of the commission are not to be final, but must be submitted to the War Department for review. "In the event the commission finds that there is no evidence to connect the applicant for re-enlistment with the Brownsville affray, the applicant is to be restored to service in the army. The bill has not yet been made public." It would seem to us that this statement of the case should be generally satisfactory to the colored people of the United States and put an end to an agitation that has promised to fast as long as a colored soldier inhabits the earth. This agreement recognizes the principle that a man is presumed innocent until he is proven guilty for the reason that a provision is made for the re-ealliment of all applicants against whom there is no evidence to connect them with the shooting up of Brownsville. So far as the legitimate investigation has gone, there has been no evidence whatever to connect an individual colored soldier with the alleged affair. The appointment of a commission of general officers to pass upon the merits of the case is the end of a most embarrassing situation, so well emphasized by the great Ohio Senator, when he declared that it was without a precedent in the matter of giving the President of the United States the power to pass upon the guilt or innocence of men, whom he had previously declared to be guilty. The provision that the findings of the commission is to be subject to review by the War Department is simply a feeble effort to "save the faces of the officials" who have been largely responsible for this most unfortunate affair. To our minds, it is also done to relieve Hon. William H. Taft of a most embarrassing situation, and to prevent the handing down to him a legacy of turmoll and strife that would threaten to further alienate from him the support of many of the most conservative colored men in this country. If the bill to be drawn and pressed to its message is in line with the statements made in this brief dispatch we are of the opinion that a solution has at last been found of one of the most knotty problems that has ever confronted this or any other administration and the three co-ordinate branches of the government. Bring on the bill, gentlemen and press it to a vote and let us all go on our way rejoicing. NO FURTHER USE FOR THEM The administration announces the discharge of Detectives Brown and Baldwin, who were paid fifteen thous and dollars of government money for investigating the soldiers of Companies B, C and D, of the Twenty-fifth Infantry. This announcement was made January 22, 1909 and follows the startling arraignment of the administration and its methods in securing perjured testimony against these faithful defenders of the nation. The War Department is said to have given out that these detectives have accomplished all that can be expected of them. "This is no joke" for from the disclosures made by the distinguished Ohio Senator there was not anything whatever to be expected of them after he got through with their most discreditable practices. Those detectives should "bag their heads" for they are the objects of contempt by every right-thinking man in the country and we are of the opinion that it would be dangerous to cross the White House threshold after the facts in this most remarkable investigation had been made known to the brilliant occupant of the White House. He was imposed upon in a fashion that was not only humiliating to him but a source of serious embarrassment to the War Department as well. MR. TAFT IN THE SOUTHLAND. We have read with much interest the most friendly declarations of President-elect Taft, while on his social and political tour of the Southland. He has been sitting at the table with the best and most patriotic elements of the white South. He has indulged in social festivities and he has embraced the flower of the womanhood of the sunny land. From a rational standpoint, after such a reception and experience, he is hardly responsible for what he says. The effect of this kind of treatment will not wear off for six months or more. He stated that the South had won him. We doubt not that most any other man would have felt the same way although he might have been more diplomatic in giving expression to the feeling of his heart. When he gets back to Washington and the army of prospective office-seekers march up the magnificent gravelled walks of the White House to have him make good his implied promises and to see to it that the appointments that do not displease the better elements of the South are not made, then he will feel a gulp in the throat and feel a desire to recall many of the hasty expressions that he courteously made to these hospitable white folks in the Southland. We note though with pleasure that all of President-elect Taft's utterances on the Negro have "rung true." We have been led to wonder if he shall be able to lead hand in hand the two elements in this section of the country so as to have peace between both. Let us hope so. Of course, the better class of white people and the better class of colored people understand each other, but the mischief maker, the trouble breeder is ever present. His drastic criticism of Senator Tillman, in his opposition to the education of the Negro was a most telling feature of this trip. We are of the opinion though that there are "breakers ahead" for Mr. Taft. He is repeating the same blunder made by his distinguished friend in the White House. Mr. Roosevelt's visit to the South caused him to be a changed man and he has not recovered his equilibrium to the present moment. The Southern politician and statesman has learned many things and one of them is to give the northerner a view of this section through opera glasses especially provided for that purpose. They see this section from a Pullman or from the table of a Southern dining room, where Negro cooks have arranged the delicacies and where the palate offsets the judgment. We are content to wait and see what we shall see, but somehow or some way, we feel a delightful surprise coming either for the hospitable white folks or for the expectant Negro. As for our part, all that we shall say at the end of President Taft's administration, provided the white South wins, will be, "Lord, we asked for nothing and we got it; we expected nothing and we haven't been disappointed. Blessed be the name of the Lord." Mr. D. J. Farrar, who has the contract to erect the new brick building for Mrs. Vera Bolling on North Fifth Street is laying a foundation of reinforced concrete. This district will consist only of brick buildings hereafter; wherever new work is projected. Miss Cora L. Bright who has been indisposed at her residence, 902 N. 7th Street is much improved. THE RICHMOND PLANET. RICHMOND. VIRGINIA SIX KILLED IN CRASH AT SEA Liner Republic Sinks After Being Hammed by the Florida. SURVIVORS LAND IN NEW YORK Sounding Distress Signals By Wireless Telegraphy Prevented an Appalling Disaster at Sea—Many Vessels Caught Message and Rushed to the Rescue—Steamers Carried Over 1400 Passengers. The White Star liner Republic, rammed by the Italian liner Florida, in the fog off Nantucket, Mass., when six persons were killed, sank after being kept afloat for thirty-six hours. Her passengers, 1650, taken off many hours before by the steamship Baltic, were landed in New York. The Republic was in tow of the revenue cutter Gresham and the derelict destroyer Seneca, proceeding to New York, when she sank. On board her was Captain Sealby with a volunteer detail of fifty of her crew. They were taken off by the Gresham, which cast loose from the crippled liner and stood by until she sank beneath the waves. The Florida, which crashed into the Republic in the dense fog Saturday morning and gave her her death blow was conveyed to this port by the American liner New York. That there was loss of life attending the collision was not known until Sunday. Then the wireless, which has had its first g-eat trial and proved its utility, brought the news that two passengers and four of the crew were killed and several others injured. It was by most merciful circumstance that the wreck of the Republic did not become one of the most appalling tragedies of the deep. She suffered by that unavoidable thing—a collision in a fog. Fortunately she wilt but twenty-six miles from land, was the path of traffic and the vessel that rammed her was able to give aid. From the moment that the Republic was struck amidships by the Florida the danger that she would perish was apparent. The Republic was equipped with wireless telegraphy, and hardly had the shock of the collision passed when her cell for help went out to an vessels and shore stations that it might reach. The engines were stopped and the dynamos dead, but storage batteries had been provided, and as long as they lasted the wireless operator of the Republic continued to send out the call—"C. Q. D."—the ambulance summons of the sea. Many vessels caught it and turned about to hasten with all speed to the rescue. The huge Baltic, of the same line as the wrecked vessel; La Lorraine, of the French line; the Camarer Lucania and several revenue cutters along shore were in the fleet that went groping in the almost impenetrable fog, their sirens screaming and submarine bells booming their signals in search of the helpless ship. As the result proved, since the Baltic reached the scene before the Republic sank, the wireless would have saved all of her lives; but though not first it had seemed that both wounded vessels would sink, the Florida was gotten under command a few hours after the collision and hastened to the support of the Republic. A dead carr prevailed, and all of the Republic's passengers were transferred without injury. Later they were transferred to the Baltic. Schoolboys Fight Duel William Pollak, a fourteen-year-old schoolboy, was sent from the public school at Summit, N. J., to the Overlook hospital at Newark, suffering from a dangerous knife wound over the heart. According to Pollak, the wound was received in a duel with a classmate Arthur Tappan, sixteen years of age. Both boys, Pollak asserts, were rivals for the affections of a girl member of their class, and to determine which one should have the right of way they decided upon a duel. This was fought out, he says, during the noon recess one of the classrooms at the school serving as the duelling ground, and pocketknives as the weapons. Other pupils confirm Pollak's story and say that twenty classmates of the two boys witnessed the fight. At the hospital is was said that if Pollak's wound had been half an inch lower it would have proved fatal. Miners Will Rock John Mitchell Miners Will Back John Mitchell. John Mitchell, labor leader, reunited the warring elements of the United Mine Workers of America in their convention at Indianapolis, in the greatest speech of his career. Factions seemed to be dissolved into one grand appreciation of Mitchell and the indirect cause of it was the decision of Judge Wright at Washington. Events in the miners' convention moved rapidly. Mitchell was given an ovation; a petition started to be signed by the 1350 delegates protesting against the decision to President Roosevelt; $2500 was appropriated to defend Mitchell and "more as needed." a telegram was sent to Samuel Gompers announcing this fact, with the words: "Stay in the game; 200,000 black diamond artists are backing you." Fifty-three Die In Explosion Blown to pieces by exploding powder, burned to death by the resultant fire, or drowned in the icy waters of Lake Michigan, was the fate of fifty-three workmen who were working on a submarine tunnel at a wooden crib, a mile and a half from the Chicago shore. The crib was used for the construction of a new submarine water tunnel connecting with the south side shore of the city at Seventy-third street. It is known that 125 workmen were employed in the crib and the connecting tunnel at the time of the explosion, which started the fire and blew or drove the men into the water. Many are missing, and the death rate may be greatly increased. Animals In the United States. Animals in the United States. The horses in the United States numbered 20,640,000 and they were valued at $1,974,052,000, an average of $95.64 per head, on Jan. 1 last, according to a report issued by the department of agriculture. The report showed a total value of $4,525,259,000, or over 4 per cent more than a year ago, for all farm animals on farms and ranges in the United States. The number and value of other animals follow: Mules, 4,053,000 and $437,082,000; cows, 21,720,000 and $792,945,000; other cattle, 49,379,000 and $863,754,000; sheep, 56,084,000 and $192,632,000; and swine, 54,147,000 and $354,790,000. Carried Forces in Her Body 11 Years Garried Forces in Her Body 11 Years. A pair of surgeon's forceps, accidentally sewed up in the abdomen after an operation eleven years ago, caused the death of Miss Mary G. Donovan, of Philadelphia. The operation in which the mistake was made was performed by a surgeon of this city of high repute, who has since died. The facts in the case were suspected only a few days ago, following an X-ray examination. Miss Dorovan was operated on at the University hospital, but this measure had been too long delayed, and her death followed a few hours later. Held For Attempt to Bob Dead Girl Held For Attempt to Rob Dead Girl. While kneeling beside the body of seventeen-year-old Annie Werner while it was being viewed by a number of her friends, Mary Dougherty, of 312 Marshall street, Philadelphia, attempted. it is said, to steal a number of rings from off the dead girl's hands. The woman had gained entrance to the house of mourning on the pretext of being a friend of the dead girl. She was accompanied by John Smith, of 1832 Marshall street. Both Smith and the woman were arrested and hein in $1000 bail. Tied Wife's Towel Tied Wife's Tongue to Stop Talk. Mrs. Alexander Zalvice, of Barberton, O., had her spouse placed under arrest on a charge of cruelty. Zalvice pleaded guilty, saying that his wife's incessant talk had driven him wild. Mrs. Zalvice told Humane Officer Ackerman that her husband had seized her, forced her mouth open, pulled out her tongue and tied around it a heavy piece of twine. Four Men Blown to Death Four men were killed and ten injured, one fatally, when several tons of dynamite in one of the buildings of the Forcite Powder works, at Lake Hopkong, N. J., blew up. The detonation of the huge mass of explosives shook the country for miles around and blew the building containing it to atoms. Of the fourteen men in it not one escaped death or injury. Will Walk From New York to Frisco. Not satisfied with his long walk from Portland, Me. to Chicago, Ill. just forty years after he made his record walk of Oct. 29, 1867. Edward Payson Weston, the pedestrian, has undertaken a still greater feat. On his seventieth birthday, March 15, he will leave New York for San Francisco, a 400-mile journey, which he expects to cover in 100 days. Glives Summer Home For Sanitarium Levi P. Morton, of New York, former vice president of the United States, has made an offer through Governor W. M. O. Dawson, of West Virginia, that he will give the state of West Virginia his summer resort property at Red Sulphur Springs, W. Va. for a sanitarium for consumptives. The offer will be accepted. Babies Given Away. A carload of seventy-five babies was distributed in New Orleans. The precious freight came from the New York Foundling and Orphan asylum. Scores of foster parents were waiting at the station to claim the little ones, for whom they had previously applied. Found New Case of Cattle Disease Found New Case of Cattle Disease. A new case of foot and mouth disease appeared in Lancaster county Pa. The case developed last week but was kept quiet. State Veterinarian Pearson has gone to Lancaster to have the animals killed and a quarantine established. Shot Himself In Church In a posture of prayer in St. Patrick's Catholic church at Savannah, Ga., and with a bullet hole through the temple, the dead body of Otto Schueitzer, of Philadelphia, was found several hours after the fatal shot was fired. Jilted. She Lose. Mind Because her fiance changed his mind after she had made preparations for their wedding, Miss Rose Juergens, of Davenport, Ia., became violently insane and was taken to the Mercy hospital. Denatured Alcohol Kills Two. Two soldiers are dead at Fort Dupont, near Delaware City, Del., and two ethers will probably die, from the effects of drinking a pint of denatured alcohol. Sultan's Third Wife Dead The third wife of the sultan of Turkey, the mother of Prince Burhan Eldin, his majesty's favorite son, died Wednesday and was buried Thursday. EARTHOUAKE IN NEBRASKA Noise Ressembled Explosion and Cattle Stamped. Norfolk, Neb. Jan. 27—Specials to the Norfolk Daily News report a violent earth shock through Pierce and Knox counties Tuesday. The noise resembled a powder explosion. Horses became frightened and cattle stamped, it is said. The school building at Plain View was shaken perceptibly. The shock lasted but a few seconds. Slot Machine For Newspapers Chicago, Jan. 27.—A slot machine that will supply newspapers is to be given a trial in Chicago. It is said that negotiations are under way for installing the machine on street cars and on elevated railroad stations (free RECEIPT THAT CURES WEAK MEN--FREE. Send Name and Address To-day— You Can Have It Free and Be Strong and Vigorous. 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I think I owe it to my fellow man to send them a copy in confidence, so that any man, anywhere who is weak and discouraged with repeated failures may stop drugging himself with harmful patent medicines, secure what, I believe, is the quickest-acting, restorative, upbuilding, SPOTTOUCHING remedy ever devised, and so, cure himself at home quietly and quickly. Just drop me a line like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson, 3895 Luck Bldg., Detroit, Mtch., and I will send you a copy of this splendid receipt, in a plain, ordinary sealed envelope, free of charge. of the features of the device, it is said is that it will return the proper change automatically. Mining Broker Gets Five Years. Toronto, Ont., Jan. 27.—Frank Law, the mining broker convicted of swindling the public through selling worthless Cobalt mining shares, was sentenced to five years in Kingston penitentiary. Law's partner, W. L. Russell, fled across the border when the trouble started. BROWN TAIL MOTH WORST TREE PEST Farmers of Three States Warned of Insect's Arrival. DAMAGING TO ALL SHRUBBERY Pennsylvania Zoologist Declares Pest Is Much More Dangerous Than the San Jose Scale—"Buglogists" of Three States Prepare to Fight Common Enemy. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 27. — Unless federal and state authorities succeed in arousing the thousands of farmer in Pennsylvania to realize the danger of the situation, the commonwealth may be invaded by an insect pest taut will be ing torment to every one living within the zone of its attack. For the brown-tail moth, a pest that travels in clouds as fast as the wind can blow it, has been discovered in this state, New Jersey and New York simultaneously within the last three days. This note of warning was sounded by Professor S. A. Surface, state economic zoologist, in an address before several hundred members of the state board of agriculture at the thirty-second annual session, which began here. Not only is this moth damaging to all deciduous shrubbery and forest growths, but it is a torment to the human race. Flying through the air like so much dust, these pteriferous insects let fall from their bodies nettle-like spires that cling closely to the skin. It is a French "importation," and has come into the state on seedlings, nursery growths and rose bushes. Alarmed at the possibilities of having vast areas infested with the little torturers of mankind, some of the foremost "bugologists" of the three states will meet in New York on next Tuesday to determine upon means of stopping the spread of the "common enemy of the forests and human peace," as Professor Surface terms it. "This pest that threatens us is so much more dangerous than the famous and destructive San Jose scale," he declared, "that a comparison would seem ludicrous." Recently Professor Surface though, the San Jose scale such an enemy to the common good of the fruit grower that he piloted a special instruction train down through the Cumberland valley just to enlist about 10,000 farmers in the cause of tree preservation. KILLED ACTRESS AND HIMSELF Double Tragedy in Tenderloin in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Jan. 27.—Mazie Kenney, a burlesque actress, twenty years old, was shot and almost instantly killed by an unidentified young man, who was infatuated with her. He then fired a bullet into his own brain and died shortly after his removal to a hospital. The identity of the murderer and suicide is unknown to the friends of the dead actress. They state that he has been paying attention to her for about a month, although she was e married woman. They visited a theater together. After the show they visited a furnished room house in the Tenderloin district. They had hardly entered an upstairs room when two shots were heard. They were found lying on the floor of the room. He had a bullet hole in his temple and she was shot at the base of her skull. A revolver with two shots fired was clasped in his hat. 1. The dead man is about five feet tall and very dark. He wore a light overcoat, with the trade name of Simon Long & Son, Wilkes-Barre, on the hanger. In his pocket was the name, L. M. Hemmerling. CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS. Thursday, January 21. Arbitration treaties with Costa Rica, Austria-Hungary and Chile were ordered favorably reported by the senate committee on foreign relations. Thieves secured $1100 worth of precious stones from William Rassweiler, a diamond merchant of Chicago, during his temporary absence from his store. Fire destroyed the buildings compiling the Brookside Wooden mills and the George E. Moore wool scouring plant at Leeell, Mass.,ntailing a loss of $650,000. The board of overseers of Harvard college conferred the nomination of Professor Abbott Lawrence Lowell as president of Harvard university, to succeed President Charles William Eliot. Friday. January 22. United States Senator James P. Clarke was selected at a joint session of the legislature of Arkansas. Four unknown men were drowned at Marine City, Mich., while crossing the St. Clair river on the ice from Port Lambton. During a family quarrel at Ironton, O., James Taylor was shot and instantly killed by his wife, after he hacked her with a butcherknife. Fire of unknown origin nearly wiped out the business section of McAdoo, a small borough near Hazleton, Pa., and caused a less estimated at $75,000. Saturday, January 23. Ratifications of the arbitration treaty between the United States and Italy were exchanged by Secretary Root and the Italian ambassador at the state department. William O. Bethea, a young marshal and instantly killed his father George Bethea, without provocation as the aged man was entering the home of his daughter at Jacksonville, Fla. Atter fifteen years' rebellion agalps the authority of the Catholic church Rev. Father Anton F. Kolaszewski, of Cleveland, O., has returned to the field, has been forgiven and granted absolution. Fireman Philip Radle was killed and Engineers John J. Van Burkirk and Michael Haggerty were badly injured in a head-on collision between a coal train and a shifting engine near Scranton, Pa. Monday. January 25. Sixty guests at a Grand Rapids Mich., hotel are under a ridd quarantine because a fellow guest has developed small pox. John Claypole, aged thirty-eight years, was shot and killed by Deputy Sheriff James Motter during the raid of a large cooking main at Prayville near Butler, Pa. In the presence of 100 persons on a Cleveland street, Dr. Christian Sihler, proprietor of a sanitarium, cut his throat with a pocketknife, but he was probably recover. Sald to have rifled private boxes in a bank at Port Worth, Tex., of jewelry and money valued at over $70,000. Leftwich Holland, a clerk in the bank, has been arrested. Tuesday, January 25. The Hotel Roy, at Fonda, N. Y., was totally destroyed by fire, entailing a loss of $20,000. Rev. Dr. Alfred Harding on Monday was consecrated as bishop of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Washington. Richard K. Wallace, a freight conductor, was crushed to death by a coal car on the Pennsylvania railroad at Philadelphia. Harry Cordron, twenty-four years old, who lost his way, perished in the ice and snow within a stone's throw of his home at New Castle, near Pottsville, Pa. William Ingersoll Bowditt, a co-worker with William Lloyd Garrison and John Crown in the anti-slavery days, died at his home at Brookline Mass., aged eighty-nine years. Wednesday, January 27 Short in his accounts $600, Post master J. W. Kennedy, of Searchlight, Nev., blew out his brains. The annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held in Memphis, Tenn., on June 8, 9 and 10. Henry Miller, yardmaster at the Reading railway wards at Mahanoy City, Pa., das run down and killed by a train. An explosion of natural gas at Bradford, Pa., wrecked the plant of the Tuna Valley Pressed Brick company and seriously injured R. C. Gordon and Philip Derry. PRODUCE QUOTATIONS The Latest Closing Prices For Produce and Live Stock. PHILADELPHIA — FLOUR quiet; winter extras, new, $3.75@4; winter clear, $4.25@4.50; city mills, fancy, $5.85@6. RYE FLOUR quiet, at $4.10@4.15 per barrel. WHEAT quiet; No. 2 red, western, $1.07%@10°. CORN steady; No. 2 yellow, local. 66@67c. OATS steady; No. 2 white, clipped, 56%c; lower grades, 54c HAY steady; timothy, large bales. $15 per ton. POULTRY: Live steady; 13@ 14c; old roosters; 10c; dressed firm; choice fowls; 14½c; old roosters; 10c. extra steady; extra creamy. 32c per lb. ECGS steady; selected, 34 @ 36c; nearly; western, 30c. nearby, 30c.; western 30c. POTATOES steady at 80$@2c, per bushel. Swet Potatoes steady, at 50$@6c, per basket. Live Stock Markets PITTBURB (Unior, Stock Yards)— CATTLE slow; choice, $6.25@6.35; prime, $5.99@6.10. SHEEP steady; lambs stronger; prime wethers, $5.10@5.25; cul's and common, $2.35@5.15; lambs, $5.75@7.0; vowels, $8.50@6.50. HOGS slow; sheep heavier, $6.75; medlums, $6.40@6.65; heavy, Yorkers, $6.55@6.60; light Yorkers, $2.15@6.30; pigs, $5.75@6.55; goats, $6.55@6.30. A FRANK V. COING. I love a girl with golden hair, And eyes of 'olet hie. And indeed her face compares With those adorning you, Her temper is an angel's, and Her form I'll never forget- But I must here confess, my dear, That yours is better yet! I love a girl with raven locks, And eyes of deepest brown; I'll walk to see her eighteen blocks, If she were here in town. I'll be twelve and white If she should prove untrue! But oh! not near as much, my dear, Do I love ner as you! I love a score of girls, I guess, Quite faithfully and well. Ay, I adore them more or less- My ardor naught can quell. But you alone can fill my cup With joy, O maid divine! And I will give some of them up If you will just be me! Cleveland Leader Poet—I can make no mistake in say- ing her cheeks are like the rose. Friend—But you have never met her. Poet—That matters not. If she is rosy there are red roses; if she is pale there are white roses; and if she is sallow there are yellow roses. Try Not the Pass the pass. "Try not the pass." said, and shook with doubt his shaggy head. "Make quarter kick and play in mass, But do not try the forward pass." No Boom for Doubt Mrs. Bargyn-Hunter, who was looking through the shop of a dealer in knick-knacks, picked up a smart handbag. "Are you sure," she inquired, "that this is real crocodile skin?" "Absolutely certain, madam," replied Iky. "T shot the crocodile myself." "It looks rather solled," observed the customer. "Naturally, madam," explained the truthful faker. "That's where it struck he ground when it tumbled off the tree." Lost and Found. Mrs. De Shopper (breathlessly)—Did I leave my purse here? I’ve lost it somewhere. Clerk (who worked an hour showing Mrs. De Shopper goods without being able to sell her anything)—I will inquire, madam. Cash! Cash! Here a minute! Did any of you boys find an empty purse anywhere around here this morning?—New York Weekly. True Happiness. Mrs. Murgers—I see a prominent society belle is dead. If there ever was a perfectly blissful existence on earth, she enjoyed it while she lived. Mr. Murgers—Because she was a society belle? Mrs. Murgers—No. Because she was engaged 24 times and never married—New York Weekly. Done Mr. McSosh—Say, old man, I'm going into the hotel business. Mr. DeLush—Great! What are you Mr. Dellusn-Great: What are you going to call your hotel? Mr. DeSosh—Going to name it after myself. Mr. DeLush—Good again! If there's anything in signs, it'll be full all the time.—Cleveland Leader. Absolute Security Citizen—Yes. I have an umbrella that needs mending; but, if I let you have it, how am I to know that you will bring it back? Umbrella-mender—Haf no fear. I always sharge more for mending dan I could sell ze umbrella for—New York Weekly. Useless. "You say he's written some original songs?" "Yes." "Why doesn't he publish them?" "No use. They're not good enough to be great and not bad enough to be popular."—Cleveland Leader. Misunderstood. Court Officer (after adjournment)—Mr. Skiles, will you see that the jury is comfortably fixed? New Ballff—Fixed, Mr. Jinx? Fixed? Great Scott, who's going to put the money?—Chicago Tribune. An Early Riser "Are you an early riser, Pat?" "Am I? Sure, I'm sich an early riser, sor, that I'm a'eared sometime I'll fetch messl gittin' up when I'm golu' to bed!" -Yonkers Statesman She Knew Her Flo—The impudent thing wanted me to marry him. Sissie—When is the wedding going to be? Butcher—Any orders to-day, ma'am? Prim Spinner—Yes. You may send me a nice—er—limb of lamb.—Judge. Knowledge and idleness. It is no more possible for an idle man to keep together a certain stock of knowledge than it is possible to keep together a stock of ice exposed to the meridian sun. Every day destroys a fact, a relation, or an influence; and the only method of preserving the bulk and value of the life is by constantly adding to it.—Spencer Smith SIX AG PLANET SATURDAY...JANUARY 30,1909 Sunday School Lesson for Jan. 31, 1909 Specially Arranged for This Paper LESSON TEXT.—Acts (4:5-20) Memory verses II. & GOLDEN TEXT.—They were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. TIME.—The same afternoon as the last lesson, and the following morning. A few weeks or months, possibly a year or more after Pentecost. PLACES.—Solomon's porch in the temple court; a prison; the half of the sambdrim near the temple; a private room in the city. Comment and Suggestive Thought The miracle of healing the well known lame beggar; Peter's sermon proclaiming Jesus as the expected Messiah, and charging the Jews, especially their rulers, with the crime of murdering him, but calling on them to repent and be saved; and the fact that thousands became the disciples of Jesus and joined the new, enthusiastic community, all this aroused the leaders to put a stop to this religion which was "turning the world upside down." (1) The Jewish authorities found that the new religious movement was the "installation of a new station for the distribution of currents of influential opinion," and they determined to cut the wires, and stop the flow of the current; but the only results were a shock to themselves, and more power and more lights. (2) Fools! they thought if they could but哭, the neck of the crowning cock it would never be day." While these 5,000 were all Jews, they were something more; a new stamp was on them (Stiffer), a new perfume, a new atmosphere was around them, a new light shone in their characters. They became new forces in the world. There was some such change in them as transformed Peter and John, the fishermen, into apostles who changed the face of the world. The Comfort of the Imprisoned Apostles.—"The speakers went to prison; their words took wings, and flew to the uttermost parts of the earth. Here is a beautiful marvel. What vitality is in a spoken word! No wonder that men like Joubert and Emerson toil like slaves to put a thought into perfect language! Who would not be content to go to prison, or to death, if he could leave something like the Twenty-third Psalm or the Beatitudes, or the thirteenth chapter of 1 Corinthians, as his legacy to the world? Behind those prison bars the apostles comforted themselves by remembering that they had uttered words which would not return to Jesus Christ void, but would accomplish the work whereunto he had sent them."—Charles Frederic Goss. The hall of the sanhedrim, according to both the latest great cyclopedias, was within the temple court. The sanhedrim sat in a semi-circle, with the president in the center, while opposite were three benches for the scholars of the sanhedrists, who thus practically learned law. V. 8. "Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost." In fulfillment of Christ's promise (Matt. 10:19, 20). Thus Peter was given courage to speak the truth, and guided to the choice of the right things to say, and the best way of saying them. This was his first experience in speaking before this August assembly, and he, an unlearned fisherman, may well have qualified before such a tribunal with such power over his fortunes, even while he rejoiced at the opportunity to preach the Gospel to them. "Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost," is a thousand Peters: Peter multiplied by the very Delty. Peter—a straw blown away by the mocking wind, by himself. But Peter filled with the Holy Ghost" was a man of war, a mighty captain, a soldier not to be put down; clothed with heavenly panoply, eloquent with heaven's thunder, gracious with heavens' love. "Ye rulers and elders." Peter is respectful, but these very titles imply that they should be leaders in every good work, and favor all that would help the people. V. 11. "This is the stone which was set at nought of you builders." Peter applies to the sanhedrim the Psalm (118:22), which he had heard the Master use to a deputation from this same sanhedrim. This symbolic imagery "seems to have been drawn from one of the stones, quarried, hewn, and marked, away from the site of the temple, which the builders, ignorant of the head architect's plans, or finding out it no mark, had put on one side as having no place in the building, but which was found afterward to be that on which the completeness of the structure depended, "the head of the corner"—on which, as the chief corner stone, the two walls met and were bonded together." - Plumtre V. 23. On their return "to their own company," they all joined in a hymn of praise, quoting Psa. 146:6 and Psa. 221, 2, perhaps singing the whole of thee psalms. Past deliverances of God's people gave assurance of trumph now. Friendly Enemies.—In a sermon by Rev. W. C. Piggott in the London Sunday School Chronicle, on "Friendly Enemies," I find these words: "Sorrow, pain, trial, are real enemies of man, and the perfect life which he homes for cannot comp till these are banished; but often those things in life which seem most evidently hostile to our peace may be our protection against greater evils". We learn not only obedience, we learn joy itself through the things which we suffer, and as a modern writer has said, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of the FLATTER A LITTLE FLATTER A LITTLE PLEASANT SPEECHES ALWAYS ARE WELCOME. Iy Unwelcome Truths. "Do women like to be flattered?" is the question propounded by a mere masculine. Only a man would have asked it, because every woman, if she is willing to admit the truth to herself, knows that she likes it. Equally she is aware that frequently many of the charming things said or insinuated are flattery, and in that sense are not true. But even so, the mere fact that she knows their untruth saves her from putting any great faults in the statements, and she receives them on the basis of its being nicer to hear pleasant speeches than unpleasant ones. But the great underlying reason that a woman is willing to be flattered, even when she knows the words are not sincere, is because the pleasant speeches are evoked from a desire to please. That in itself justifies the deception, if there is any, and makes flattery a desirable coin in the circulation of social currency. So even though a person is commonly known to flatter, the individual who does it will be far more popular and welcome than one who goes through life saying brusque truths with a manner regardless of the feelings of others. A flatterer is by no means necessarily an untruthful person; overdone it becomes nauseous, defeating its own end; judiciously employed, it oils social intercourse. It is far wiser to tell a woman that she looks pretty or that she does not look ill, even though one knows her to be suffering. But if the woman has shown sufficient character to try to rise above the pain of the moment, or if her life is such that she has not time to give way to it, to tell her that she looks ill is like giving her a blow. It takes from her what little backbone she has, and in nine cases out of ten she begins to act as ill as she is, a condition she had refrained from previously. * On the other hand, to tell her she looks well means giving a moral brace. It helps her fremendously to feel that she doesn't show what she is suffering, and the person who has added her becomes likable in her eyes. He is a flatterer, undoubtedly, but the good done more than justifies the means. A little flattery to a young girl will strengthen her pulse among strangers, and sometimes prevent embarrassment. Flattery in moderation, is kindness of heart and should be encouraged; in excess it is silliness and a characteristic of the weak-minded. ARE HURT BY FREEZING Foods and Liquids Must Be Protected from Cold Weather. During the winter tonies and other liquids should be kept where they will not freeze, as with many of them the condition is changed and much of the good effect lost. There is special need of care with milk of magnesia, which is much used as a dentifrice. Freezing precipitates the magnesia, and it falls to the bottom of the bottle and is greatly deteriorated in consequence. Olive oil should also never be allowed to freeze, as it is not the same afterwards and loses much of its taste. Connolseurs will not keep it in the refrigerator, even in summer. Milk that has frozen is thin and watery, and if intended for use by babies is never so beneficial afterwards. Embroidered Stoles Fashion is borrowing from the clergy as well as the classic. What with the casse-ck gown, the girdles of heavy floss, the monk cape, there is quite an addition to the styles from priestly vestments. Now the stole has come into highest favor. It was in fashion some time ago, then somber and subdued. Now it is resplendent with embroidery and metal threads. These stoles are worn over the shoulders, around the waist, down the front of skirts, from the armholes down the sides of evening gowns and from back of an empire bodice to hem of the skirt. Rosettes in the Hair There is a new fashion come about to wear a filet of ribbon across the pompadour ending in large rosettes, Dutch fashion, over the ears. These are made of cloth of gold or silver, of soft satin ribbon, and sometimes of lace and flowers. The young girl who wants something novel for her coiffure when she is going out to her first parties might follow out this suggestion. The size of the rosettes should be carefully watched, for if they are too big, the arrangement is apt to be unbecoming. Sashes of Galloon A novelty in costumes is the two long sash ends starting in a flat bow made of six-inch galloons. These are put on the back of handsome gowns whether they are for evening or afternoon. Galloon is chosen that har a solid body with much embroidery in floss and metal. On some gowns these streamers are lined with net or liberty satin to keep them from turning and twisting. Essentially Feminine In developing the idea of truthfulness, a teacher asked the question: "What is the best thing in the world to do, and at the same time the hardest?" A little girl raised her hand timidly: "Well, Emma?" "To get married." THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA RAM'S HORN BROWN'S PHILOSOPHY. The mole doesn't know that he lives under ground. The man who truly fears God fears nothing else. The cow that jumped over the moon has not yet come down. The man who is against the Lord's people is against the Lord. A song will do more toward making the world what it ought to be than a groan. You can't make a man right in his conduct as long as his thinking is wrong. The poorest man is not the one who has the least, but the one who wants the most. The man who takes from another a God given right is the real loser by the transaction. It ought to be the first business of every Christian to be about his Father's business. God can make things as plain as day to some men that he can't even hint at to others. There are so many people who are never at home when a good opportunity comes along. The boy wouldn't be so likely to hate the farm if he didn't have to cut weeds with a dull hoe. It is better to be a nobody who amounts to something than to be a somebody who accomplishes nothing. The man who earnestly seeks the help of Christ will not fail to get it because there is a flaw in his theology. TEN SERMONS IN 30 SECONDS. The devil never taunts the man of whom he is sure. Innocence is ignorance of sin. Virtue is sin conquered. We are punished not so much for our sin, as by our sin. Reputation is what others give us. Character is what we give ourselves. If any man were half as good as he knows how, he would be twice as good as he is. Most men are sorry not because they have sinned, but because of the result of their sin. Some men are trying hard to get rid of sins. They will never succeed until they conquer sin. There are many kinds of "memory methods," but no one has ever invented a scheme which will help a man forget. Most men flatter themselves that they cannot be fooled by their fellows, but they are fooling themselves by supposing that they can fool others. It is a most difficult task to drag to its destruction a beast of the field, but it is sometimes a hopeless undertaking to attempt to rescue a human being—Rey, Charles Stelzle. CLEOPATRA'S CODE Keep expectation alive Keep to yourself the inner secrets of your art. Always tell the truth, but not the whole truth. Never be monotonous—vary your mode of action. Don't be too much of a dove—even sweetness pails. Keep the extent of your accomplishments unknown. Seem transparent, yet be not so in friendship or love. Drain nothing to the dregs, neither sorrow nor happiness. Put up with fools, for the malice of a fool can do more harm. Never tell your troubles to a man, but always be ready to hear his. Remember that men always like to be amused, never instructed. Avoid explanations. Your friends don't need them, your enemies won't believe them. MOTOR MAXIMS Better rust than bust Money makes the auto go. One good turn-over deserves another. An auto in hand is worth two in the ditch. The early policeman catches the unwary speeder. WILL PLEASE THE BABY Sleigh Bell Ring Makes Delightful and Appropriate Gift. Something for the baby is one of the most important of gifts. A sleigh bell ring will delight his young fancy, for it has gay ribbon, and when he shakes it the bells tinkle merrily. A small embroidery hoop is wound tightly with ribbon, and five strands of JOSHUA BANKS & SONS EVERY FACILITY CONSISTEN WITH FINE CATERING. Special Attention Given to Bai- Suppliers, Installations and Smeet- ers at the Shortest Notice Your Patronage Solicited. Refresment Cars and Boat Privi- sion as Handled in Season. Address - All communications to LAM L. BANKS, 511 N. $d & Residence: 1312 N. 26th N. Let the PLANET do your Job-work Higgins, Dealer in CHOICE GROCERIES, WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS. PURE GOODS, FULL VALUE FOR THE MONEY. 1610 East Franklin Street. [Near Old Market.] Richmond, Virginia BOARD AND LODGING. Meals Furnished At All Hours. Prompt Service. Transient and Permanent Boarders and Lodgers Will Find it to Their Interest to Patronize Me. Meals Without Lodging or Lodging Without Meals. 'Phone 5570. MRS. K. DREW, 322 N. 18th Street, Richmond, Virginia. N. WINSTON. CONFECTIONER. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATER-IN SPECIAL ATTENTION Oysters REC Opened to 12 o'c Special Attent and the Whole HEADQUARTERS FOR PURE ICE-CREAM. 537 Brook Ave. 'Phone FYD the ribbon are stretched across the hoop. A bow of the ribbon finishes where the strands are sewn on, and a bell is sewn to the other end. A practical idea is to take a hoop from a butter tub, make notches in the wood and tie it together tightly before winding with the ribbon. It takes only a few minutes to make the ring and the ribbon and bells are inexpensive. Anyone who has a few moments to spare might make half a dozen or so, and send them to some children's home or hospital—for there is always sure to be some very wee ones there. WHEN BLOUSE MATCHES SKIRT Addition That Marks Best Style and Makes Suit Harmonious, Those who have net or chiffon cloth blouses in the same color as a cloth skirt should put pieces of the cloth on it. This makes the suit harmonious and brings it into the best style. It is always possible to get a little more of the skirt fabric. Even if it is of rough serge or chevlot, it will not look amiss on net. Fine silk net is not used for these waists, but coarse filet net that stands up under any addition of cloth. The latter is added into two-inch bretelles and straps under the arms. If braid is used on the suit these may be braided in the same design. Another method of adding the cloth, and a pretty one, is to put a five-inch band of it around the center, under arms, on a straight line. This should only be done when braiding is used. Another piece of the cloth goes over each shoulder and shapes into this band. Furnishings of a Hearth Nothing adds so much to the appearance of a room as an open fireplace; even if a fire is never lighted in it, the ventilation is improved and the room made to look larger. The furnishings of a hearth with the brass wood box and handsome brass andirons, show- and tongs, on a brass standard, with a brass fender and brass-bound hearth broom, now be JOHN M. Knights of Pythias, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAST F.C.B. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of 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 regalla. For information concerning the organization of lodges apply at the main office. only absolutely necessary regu- apply at the main office. The Court Is the Female Department of thirty persons to organize a co- Fidelity, exercise Harmony and an endowment and burial bend dues. The only expense for it a rosette, costing 25 cents for a THE BANDS OF CALA- stitutes a feature and persons a circle. The expense is nomin- $1.00 to $1.50 sick dues and d Lodge or Court or Band in you For all information concern For all information con- membership in the lodges and 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 $300 per week sick dues. The only expense for regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 cents and a rosette, costing 25 cents for funeral occasions. THE BANDS OF CALANTHE or Children's Department also cont stitutes a feature and persons cannot do better than to enter the little ones into this mystic circle. The expense is nominal and the benefits all that could be expected. It pays from $1.00 to $1.50 sick dues and death benefits of from $30.00 to $40.00. If you have noPythian Lodge or Court or Band in your neighborhood, orgniz one. For all information concerning the Children's Department address For all information concerning special rates of membership in the lodges and courts, address. PURE ICE-CREAM. ICES, ETC. IN TO FAMILY TRADE. RECEIVED DAILY AND SERVED TO ORDER. clock every night. ention to Dealers esale Trade. STON'S 'Phone, 2253. The woman with a taste for rambling can often pick up these hearth fixings for less than half-price by buying a piece at a time in junk shops or country farmhouses. True, they may not match, but when all are kept brightly polished this is of little importance, and there is the added interest of collecting. Natural Waist Line The newest afternoon frocks from Paris exploit quite a contradiction to prevalent modes in America. A smart woman appeared at the horse show in a Callot model, unpacked only the day before it was worn, and instead of a short-waisted effect the bodice came well down to the natural waist line, so that she appeared as slim as possible at that point. It seems that many of the great designers considered that this treatment balances the tight-fitting skirts better than the straight waist line. The skirt of the gown seen was as tight as possible, defining the limbs of the wearer as she moved, and having a narrow, rather long train. Evening gowns on the other hand continue to have their skirts draped almost to the bust. Eighteenth Century Mules In the way of footwear nothing could be more captivating for young girls than the dainty little eighteenth century mules which have come again into fashion. It is so eminently proper for the wearer to display them that the directoire frocks which women wear which 'ang long on the floor floor are coquettishly caught up a bit in front for the express purpose of showing off the fetching mules. Girls who do not wear sweeping gowns are therefore at an advantage, for the length of their skirts is such that the pretty mules show all around. Rosebud Hatoins The latest novelty in hatpins is the natural rosebud or half-blown flower, which, by some wonderful process, is transformed in all its perfect beauty of form and color into an imperishable substance. Nestling in the fur or foliage of a smart hat, they add the newest touch of elegance.—From a Paris Letter to Vogue. Spats in Fashion. All those who are not wearing cloth top shoes in brown and gray are wearing spats. They are already on the streets, even during these mild days. Reality of Riches Beecher: In this world it is not what we take up, but what we give up, that makes us rich. Qualify First. Seneca: Let no man presume to give advice to others who has not first given en good counsel to himself. From Siberian Fisheries. Two thousand tons of fish are sent out of Siberia every year. This organization is one of the most powerful in the country and its progress has been phenominal. 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. N. A., S. A., E. A., A. AND A. organization is one of the most power- has been phenominal. The Grand over all of the cities and counties in led to organize a new lodge. The largest features, but the principles based on Friendship, based on Cha- the respectable, upright people of their heartiest support. an endowment and burial benefit o- per week sick dues. The badge valla. For information concerning hurts of Calant the Order. It requires a mem- bour. Its members are pledged and prove Love one for the other. efit of $150.00. It pays $300 per regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 funeral occasions. ANTHE or Children's Department cannot do better than to enter the final and the benefits all that could death benefits of from $30.00 to $40 our neighborhood, or gruziz one. ing the Children's Department ad Mrs. ANNA TAYLOR, W. M. 120 W. Hill St., Richmond ERNING special rates of courts, address JOHN MITCHELL 311 N. 4th St. THE ECONOMY, 303-5 North Third St FINE TAILORING CLEANING, DYEING AND REPAIRING STRAUST Old Yacht PURE W Will Satisfy the skin of stimulant We have all grade Cigars and Tobac us. ISAAC STR Dealer in General Line of FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES, NOTIONS, FRESH MEATS, CI- GARS, TOBAC'O, ICE, WOOD, COAL, &c. 11 S 4TH ST. RICHMOND. VA BOARDING & LODGING Rates Reasonable. All the Comforts of Home Orders received by letter or telegraph MRS. BOOKER LEFTWICH. PROPRIETRESS 816 N. 2nd St. Richmond, Va BLACKWELL & BRO ONE OF THE LEADING PAINTERS Practical House and Sign Painters. Graining and General Contractors. .....ALL WORK GUARANTEED..... Cards, Letters or Orders. ...Give us a trial, you will never regret it.... Address, 608 St. Peter Street, RIC HMOND VA. 'Phone 5688. Nelson.s Hatr Dressing can be bought at Jennings and Brown Drug Store, Pittsburg, Pa. DR. P. B. RAMSEY, DENTIST, 115 East Leigh St. 'PHONE, 816. Saves Telegraph Tells. A pigeon used by a Manchester (Eng.) firm of mill-owners to carry messages from one mill to another has saved the firm £229 in telegrams during the past ten years. The courts decide that the sardines are not a combination in restraint of trade. This leaves them in the old category of little fishes billed in ile.—Boston Herald. As a health restorative, a French medical expert recommends a ten or fifteen days' diet of fruit alone, twice a year. Remedy Can Be Found Lowell: For artificial evils, for evils that spring from want of thought, thought must find a remedy somewhere. We do not know how cheap the seeds of happiness are, or we should scatter them oftener.—Lowell. Some people don't know much, and even that they can't keep to themselves. A rascal grown rich has lost all his kindred. THE ECONOMY PROPRIETOR. Simply Packed. Fruit for Health Common Fault. ment also con- the little ones into this mystic ld be expected. It pays from $40.00. If you have noPythian address. STRAUS' SPECIAL Old Yacht Club, PURE WHISKEY Will Satisfy the lover of the right kin of stimulant. Special prices. We have all grades of good liquors, Cigars and Tobacco. Call and see us. ISAAC STRAUS & CO., 422 E. Broad St., Richmond, Virginia. H F Jonathan FISH, OYSTERS AND PRODUCE. 120 N. 17TH ST., RICHMOND, VA. ALL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Long Distance 'Phone, 752. SCHOOL SHOES. Capitol Shoe & Supply Company, No. 210 East Broad Street. A complete stock of Boys,' Misses,' Men's, Ladles,' & Children's Shoes. ALL THE LATEST STYLES. MRS. JOSIE A. GRAHAM Virginia's Most Successful Hair Culturist. ...PARLORS..... 108 E. Leigh St., - Richmond, 'Phone, 1034. views and Correspondence The largest and most up-to-date Hair Dressing Farlors in Richmond. The very best preparations that can be made for the hair, scalp, face and skin. Graham's Superior Scalp Food for groving hair on bald heads and bare temples 25cts. per jar. By mall, 35cts. Graham's Superior Grange Flower Skin Fo' for developing and beautifying the skin, 25cts a jar. By mall 35cts. Graham's Superior Velvet Liquid Powder for giving a beautiful fair color, 25 cents a bottle. By mall 35cts. Graham's Vegetable Hair Dye the best on market giving a rich natural color, $1.00 per bottle. By mall, $1.25. Mrs. Graham makes a specialty of massaging and beautifying ladies' faces for parties and public gatherings. 35 cents. Mrs. Graham schampoos the head and puts it in a healthy condition, 25 cents. All ladies who attend parties and other social gatherings should have their finger nails manicured and made beautiful, 25 cents. Mrs. Graham's preparations sell at sight. Ladies living in other cities and towns can make good money by selling these preparations. Write for terms to Mrs. J. A. Graham, No. 108 B. Leigh St., Richmond, Va. —We are selling old papers of fifteen cents per hundred. ```markdown ``` NEYLANDER SATURDAY...JANUARY 30, 1999 TO COOK MACARONI TO COOK MACARONI SHOULD BE AT LEAST AN HOUR ON THE FIRE. Also Must Be Put Into Water Exactly at Proper Temperature—Suggestions for Preparation of Dishes. In order to make macaroni at all palatable it should always be put into water that is boiling "on the jump" and highly seasoned. Otherwise it will develop into a tasteless mass of soggy dough. Another mistake that many cooks are apt to make is not cook water that is boiling "on the jump" and highly seasoned. Otherwise it will develop into a tasteless mass of soggy dough. Another mistake that many cooks are apt to make is not cooking macaroni long enough. Many authorities will tell you that 20 minutes is long enough, but an hour is far better. Here are a few suggestions for macaroni dishes, so acceptable at this season of the year: Italian macaroni—Boll enough macaroni for the family for about an hour, and when cooked drain it off into another sancepan and pour over it half a cup of melted butter. In another saucepan stew a can of tomatoes until done, strain through a fine sieve and thicken with a tablespoon of browned butter and flour. Season with salt and red pepper to taste. Put the macaroni in a deep dish and pour the thickened tomatoes over it, then cover the top of the dish with grated cheese, serve at once. Macaroni with cheese—Break into short lengths with macaroni enough to fill a large coffee cup and dash into pot of boiling water which is well salted. Cook until tender and stir often at first to keep from sticking to the bottom of the pot. When cooked, drain off all the liquor, put the macaroni into a porcelain kettle and add one cup of either beef or chicken stock and one cup of tomatoes which have been rubbed through a colander. Let this simmer for 20 minutes, or until the liquor is well absorbed. Add to it half a cup of grated cheese, one tablespoon of butter, salt and red pepper to taste and serve hot. Macaroni croquettes—This is a good way of using up left-over macaroni; Take about two cups of the cooked macaroni and chop it quite fine, and if it is not soft enough add a little white sauce to it. Heat it in a saucepan over a slow fire, season highly with salt and red pepper and add a little grated cheese to it. Take out and shape into long croquettes, roll them first in bread crumbs—not cracker dust—then in the beaten yolk of an egg, then in the bread crumbs once more. Let them dry for a few moments and fry in deep fat. Serve on a platter with drawn butter and sprinkle powdered cheese over it. Parmesan cheese is best, but English cheese will answer the purpose. Apricot Pudding. Put one pound of stewed apricots in pudding pan, using juice for sauce. Sift well one-half teaspoonful of salt and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder with two cupfuls of flour. Rub in one-fourth of a cupful of butter; beat one egg lightly and add three-fourths of a cupful of/sweet milk and stir into flour, using more milk if necessary to make batter soft enough to spread over apricots. Bake one-half hour in hot oven and serve with sauce, made as follows: Melt one tablespoonful of butter and mix with one tablespoonful of flour; add one-half cupful of sugar and the juice from apricots. Cook five minutes. Norwegian Prune Pudding One-half pound prunes, two cups cold water, one cup sugar, one inch piece stick cinnamon, one half cup boiling water, one half cup cornstarch, one tablespoon lemon juice. Pick over and wash prunes, then soak one hour in cold water, and boll until soft; remove stones, obtain meat from stones and add to prunes. Then add sugar, cinnamon, boiling water, and simmer ten minutes. Dilute cornstarch with enough cold water to pour easily, add to prune mixture and cook five minutes. Remove cinnamon, mold, then chill, and serve with cream. German Baked Beans Soak one quart of navy beans overnight; in the morning clease thoroughly. Put beans in kettle with one quart of tomatoes; cut up one good sized onion and about one-half pound of bacon in small pieces, add sufficient water, and boll until pretty near done. Then place beans in pan with pieces of bacon on top and administer sugar and flour on surface and put in oven and bake until nice and brown. After-Dinner Cheese A new way of preparing an after-dinner cheese will be found worth trying. Put a cupful of grated American cheese into a basin, add two-thirds of a cup of finely chopped salted almonds, one tablespoonful of brandy and a pinch of salt and cayenne. Mix well, press into a small mold until needed, turn out and pass salted wafers with it. Sweet Potato Salad Take six large sweet potatoes, peel and boil until thoroughly cooked. When cold slice and add one large onion, one stalk celery, and one large green pepper. Pour mayonnaise over all and garnish with parsley. Potato Mucilage. A good mucilage can be made from potato peelings; put as many peelings as desired in kettle, cover with water, boil one hour; strain, then add one-half teaspoonful of alum; this will keep indefinitely. TWO GOOD HOT PUDDINGS. Peach Delight and Queen Pudding Can Both Be Recommended. Peach Delight.—Butter the bottom and sides of a shallow baking dish. Slice stale bread rather thin and cut in a round shape with a tin cutter. Cover the bottom of the dish with these. Open a can of peaches and on top of each piece of bread lay half a peach—the side from which the pit has been removed uppermost. Fill each cavity with a spoonful of brown sugar and a small piece of butter. Put in the oven and bake slowly, occasionally adding more sugar. Just before they are quite cooked add a teaspoonful of any kind of sweet jam to each peach. Serve in the pudding dish hot with whipped cream or a rich foamy sauce. Queen Pudding.—Take one pint of bread crumbs, one quart of milk, a coffee cup of sugar, the yolks of four eggs and the grated rind of one large lemon. Beat together the yolks of the eggs, the sugar and the lemon until thoroughly blended, then add the bread crumbs and milk. Bake until a golden brown. When the pudding is done beat the whites of the four eggs with four tablespoonfuls of sugar until perfectly stiff. Now over the top of the pudding spread a thick layer of currant jelly or a tart raspberry jam and over this spread the whites of the eggs. Set in oven again long enough to brown the top. BOTH CAKE AND CANDY. Marizpan Cakes One of the Most Popular of Confections. These are a cross between cakes and candies and perhaps the most popular of all the confections. You will require for their making, one pound sweet almonds, one pound powdered sugar, a half ounce of butter and rose water to flavor. Blanch the almonds and spread on a flat dish to dry. This will require at least 12 hours. Pound fine in a mortar until like flour. Add the sugar and enough rosewater to make a dough that can be rolled out. Divide into two parts and having dusted the molding board with powdered sugar put one-half on the board and form into flat round cakes like macaroons. Put the other half on the board, roll out to a half-inch in thickness and cut into little strips. Moisten the edges of the first cakes with a little rose water and place the little strips around them to form cups. Set these on a greased paper on flat tins and bake in a very slow oven. For the filling, mix one pound powdered sugar with rose water to moisten and beat until stiff. Fill the cups and brown in the oven. Or, if preferred, put the beaten sugar in the cups, top with a candied cherry or violet. In this case do not brown.—Emma Paddock Tefford. Turkey Croquettes Chop the fragments of turkey, adding for seasoning a small portion of bologna, ham, or tongue, together with a bit of fine minced onions, salt, pepper and parsley. Make a thick cream sauce, allowing for each pint of the seasoned meat the following portions: A heaping teaspoon of butter and two teaspoons of flour. When blended, pour in a cup of hot milk, stirring until thick and smooth. Salt to taste, add the meat, and beat well until mixed. Season more highly if desired, then set in a cold place until cold and stiff. Form into cones, dip in beaten egg, roll in fine crumbs, place again in cold place. Fry in deep fat and stick a little piece of parsley in the end of each cone before serving. Fish Turbout. Take a small whitefish and put in boiling water, to which has been added one tablespoonful of salt and a very little vinegar. Let this simmer half hour. Take out the fish and let it remain until perfectly cold. Then pick it into small pieces, putting them into a well-buttered dish. Take a pint of milk, bring it to boiling heat, add half cup of melted butter with a tablespoonful of flour beaten in; squeeze in the juice of a small onion, with salt and pepper to taste; pour this mixture over the fish. A cup of sweet cream will improve it. Stir up well, adding a few crumbs of bread; put three or four pieces of butter on top and bake in a slow oven 15 minutes. Prune Marmalade Take one pound prunes, cook until soil so as it will be easy to remove stones, then put through meat grinder, which makes it easier than chopping; add one cup sugar, one-half cup cream, two teaspoonfuls of vanilla, then beat until nice and light with egg beater; serve cold. This is a delicious and inexpensive dish. Buckwheats for Two Many persons think buckwheat cakes are heavy and unhealthy. Made in this way they are light and nutritious. For two persons allow three hearing tablespoons of buckwheat and one wheat flour, one teaspoon baking powder, one teaspoon molasses, one-half teaspoon of salt; make as thin as desired with cold water. Brown Bread Chop finely one-half cup seeded raisins and English currants, then add two cups sour milk, one cup molasses, one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon salt, one cup graham, and two cups corn meal. Steam 1½ hours in baking powder cans or three hours in loaf. Useful Kitchen Knife A glazier's knife will be found an excellent thing with which to scrape and clean the bottoms of pans and kettles. This need only be tried to prove its value. Money in Growing Baskets First-class banana bananas, growers in Costa Rica SI cents at a bunch. The inferior quantities sell at half that price. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Peat. A vegetable substance found amidst much moisture, as in marshes and morasses, and made up of roots, stems and fibers in every stage of decomposition. When cut and dried it is often used for fuel in many places where coal and wood are scarce. The use of peat as fuel in the distillation of Scotch whisky gives it its peculiar flavor. Male Gossips Men are greater gossips than women. There is nothing a man likes better than a scandal, and even if this is not always forthcoming he thoroughly enjoys talking about other folks' affairs. Get a man at a tea table and gossip will not be lacking for a minute. Who brings all the latest rumors to country houses if it be not the men?—London World. Must Be Hard Work. In Russia there is a cheap reaping machine which has a reel, but no automatic rake. A man sits on the platform and rakes off the grain with a pitchfork. The name of this machine is "jobogrelka," and since "lobo" means "brow," and "grelka" is "a heater," the whole can be translated "brow-sweater." Philcsophical The only woman that any man will acknowledge as his superior is his mother. Therefore to be truly appreciated every woman should have a son. A husband knows, too, when his wife is wonderful, but something keeps husband from saying so. Makes him look less wonderful, and that's not proper ever—Exchange. The Japanese Bible It is said that when the Bible was translated into Japanese an equivalent to the word "baptize" was not to be found, and the word "soak" had to be used instead, so that the Japanese are acquainted with a person of the name of "John the Soaker," and with a doctrine of "soaking for the remission of sins." Dolls of Korean Children Korean children make their own dolls from bamboo and a dried grass much like cornsilk, which serves for hair. The faces are mere daubs of white and the rest is left to the child's imagination, which doubtless clothes the doll with all the desired attributes of the most finished French beauty. - Bohemia Magazine. Where Fortunes Topple. The demand for employment by educated women is greater proportionately in England than in any other country. Nowhere in the world is the dilemma of a woman accustomed to luxury and suddenly thrown on her own resources so distressing as in England. One Left. "Santa Claus brought me a little baby sister for Christmas," confides the small girl from next door. "He did? That was fine!" answers the neighbor. "Yes; an' it's th' only present me an' Freddie got that papa has not broken already windin' it up an' showin' us how it runs."—Judge. Bose to It. Mr. Justintroduced—"Who is that awfully homely man over there in the corner, Mrs. Hobson?" Mrs. Hobson—"That is Mr. Hobson." Mr. J.—"Ah, how true it is that the homeliest man always marry the prettiest wives."—Puck. Comfort for the Bereaved Mrs. O'Toole—"She's takin' on awful. Her husband got three years—but he kin git 12 months off for good behavior." Mrs. Dooley—"Tell her to rest ally. Sure an' he may not be have himself."—Life. Imitators of Narcissus Women, as a rule, are so intensely and so naturally coquettish that on a desert island they would look for water not as a beverage but for use as a mirror.-Zeitung, Vienna. One's Whole Duty I am glad to think I am not bound to make the world go right; but only to discover and to do with cheerful heart the work that God appoints.—Jean Ingelow. Wood That Will Not Float There are 413 species of trees found within the limits of the United States the wood of 16 of which when seasoned is so heavy as to sink in water. Washington-Made Humer "A Chicago man named Cheese wants his name changed," says the Allentown Call. Why don't he move to Georgia and cultivate the Crackers instead?—Washington Herald. Secret of Contentment To work out our own contentment we should labor not so much to increase our substance as to moderate our desires.—Sanderson. Popular Disease. Dr. Bertillon says love is a disease. But what's the difference so long as it adds to the batting average of the joy of living?—Toledo Blade. Red Light Shows Far. Red lights can be seen at a grea- er distance than green. From Small Beginnings. Great floods have flown from little sources—Shakespeare. "It wouldn't be so sad to have to go to bed," said the little Salpeen, "If it didn't get late so early." Bricks Used in Tunnel. The number of bricks used in the Severn tunnel is computed to be 77,000,000. CHARGE OF THE FAIR BRIGADE. (With apologies to the shade of Lord Tennyson.) "Charge through the naked!" they cried. (Three know what they want to buy— Anxious unnumbered!) Bargains to right of them; Bargains to left of them; Bargains in front of them; There to be plundered. Storm they with right good-will; Bomb and wreck well; Into the jaws of death. Where the best bargains sell. Push the unnumbered! When will their courage fade? Oh, the wild charge they made! All the men wondered. Yet "honored" all the charges made, As off before they'd paid For their wives' plunder. Forward to their brigade! Happy unnumbered! King David's Eloquence. Eloquence is accounted the greatest of all possible gifts among the Arabs. According to Arab tradition, the most superlative degree of eloquence was attained by King David, such being the beauty of his diction, added to the poetry of his words, that when he declaimed the psalms even birds and wild beasts were spellbound, while on some occasions as many as 400 men died from the excess of delight induced by his reading. Hic Jacet! O eloquent, just, and mightie Death! Whom none could advise, thou hast perswaded; what none hath dared, thou hast done; and whom all the world hath flattered, thou only hath cast out of the world and despised. Thou hast drawne together all the farre stretched greatnesse, all the pride, crueltie, and ambition of mcn, and covered it all over with these two narrow words, Hic jacet!—Sir Walter Raleigh. An Old Prayer. The fourline prayer generally taught to children. "Now I lay me down to sleep," etc., appeared first in the old "New England Primer." This book appeared as early as 1691. In that year its second edition was advertised by Benjamin Harris of Boston. The oldest copy known to be in existence is dated 1737. In the early editions the word "take" was inserted before the word "my." Many Fishes in One It is said that the starfish has a unique way of escaping from a net when it is caught; it falls apart, into a dozen fragments, and these fragments slide through the meshes. But the strangest part of it is that each of the fragments becomes, in time, a perfect fish. The only way to preserve a starfish is to plunge it into fresh water soon after it is taken; that kills it instantly. When Society Decays The prosperity of a people is proportionate to the number of hands and minds usefully employed. To the community, sedition is a fever, corruption is a gangrene, and idleness is an atrophy. Whatever body or society wastes more than it acquires, must gradually decay; and every being that continues to be fed, and ceases to lab., takes away something from the public stock.-S Samuel Johnson. Mean to Do Things Thoroughly Mean to Do Things Thoroughly. A Chicago woman suffragett accuses Adam of being a loafer and bringing about all the trouble. It took a long time to turn the tables on the original man behind the theory that a woman is always to blame for everything, but now that the suffragettes have started to even things, it is fearful evidence of their thoroughness that they are starting at the beginning—Baltimore American. Drawing the Line "I don't mind listening to a man who is paying for my dinner tell me the story of his life," said the woman. "Men's lives are generally interesting, but I won't stand to hear a woman tell everything she knows, even if she does pay for nfly dinner. I'd rather pay for my own dinner and get an occasional shy at the conversation." Means Strain on Women Every monthly magazine carries as many as two continued stories in it. When a man takes six, it means that his wife is carrying 12 continued stories in her head in addition to doing the cooking and trying to find out how much the new hat cost wore by the woman next-door—Oll City Derrick. Sermon in a Sentence. Reverence the simple, the prosac, the natural, the real; and demand of every common thing of life, whether it be your body or your money, or your daily experience, that it shall bloom into fine results in your own soul, and in your own influence on the world.—Phillips Brooks. Untruthful Signs. A New York retail merchant who has been in business for a quarter of a century says that not one sign out of a hundred in a shop window that tells of bankruptcy, fire sales, closing out prices, moving bargains and such like information tells the truth. Little Known in Insect World. Although there are over a million specimens of insects in the British museum, scientists say the largest part of the insect world has not yet been discovered or named. Dangerous Complication Dangerous Complication. "I've never been really uneasy about Uncle Henry until now," said Mrs. Lapsling. "The doctor says his symptoms indicate metempsychosis of the lungs." The One Thing of Consequence. What we think, what we know, or what we believe, is in the end of little consequence. The only thing of consequence is what we do—Ruskin. Comparisons Are Odious. Mrs. Chrimsonbeak—This paper says that about twice as much power is required to stop an express train as to start one. Mr. Crimsonbeak—Very likely, but that does not give us any adequate idea of the additional power needed to stop a woman talking as compared with what is required to start her. Yonkers Statesman. Speaking of the "Yellows" Church—I see some of the Chinese newspapers are printed in a roll, so that when a portion has been read it may be torn off and thrown away. Gotham—It might be well to adopt the printing of newspapers in that form in this country and in that case certain parts could be torn off and thrown away before read.—Yonkers Statesman. Important. The man was using a southern railroad for damages, owing to a delay which made him miss an appointment, and the ordinary preliminary questions were being put to him. "Age, please?" asked the judge. "Well, your honor," said the plaintiff. "do you want my age when I got on the train or when I got off?"—Yonkers Stateman. Wifey Cooked. Bacon—Do you have any trouble with your cook? Egbert—I certainly do. "Does she talk back to you?" "Indeed, yes." "I shouldn't think you'd allow it." "You couldn't help it if you were married to her, as I am!"—Yonkers Statesman. Ranter—I thought this paper was friendly to me? Editor—So it is. What's the matter now? Ranter—I made a speech at that banquet last night, and you didn't print a line of it. Editor—Well? What further proof did you want of our friendship? Sad. Hippi—They tell me Tortoise has passed away. What was the trouble? Bon—He died of chagrin. After holding the speed booby prizes for years with unquestioned supremacy, some envious rival invigiled him into a match race with a government contract.—Puck. The Ways of Modern Literature. Nice Old Lady—Will you kindly tell me if the person who writes the mothers' page every week in your paper is in? I want to tell her how much I have enjoyed reading her articles on "The Evening Hour in the Nursery." Office Boy—That's 'im over there with a pink shirt, smokin' a pipe. A. 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MAIN OFFICE: 510 8. 8th St. Falladelphia, Pa BIGI THE YACULT SEES MORE GRAFT IN PANAMA Congressman Rainey Says Taft's Brother is in Deal. WANTS A GENERAL PROBING Declares W. N. Cromwell, Charles P. Taft and Others Are Being Permitted to Rob the Republic of Panama and the United States Treasury. Says They Have the Assistance of the Administration. Washington, Jan. 27.—That William Nelson Cromwell, Roger L. Farnham, Charles P. Taft and others are parties to the "most infamous railroad proposition ever submitted to any government," and that they "are being permitted not only to rob the Republic of Panama, but indirectly the treasury of the United States," were charges made by Representative Rainey (Dem.), of Illinois, in a startling speech in support of his resolution providing for an investigation by congress of the Panama canal purchase. "In their efforts in this direction," he continued, "they have had so far the complete co-operation and active assistance of the present administration and of the next president of the United States." Mr. Rainey traced the history of the proposed canal and declared "that we have already started in the direction of the rocks upon which the French companies were wrecked." Referring to the government's libel suit against the New York World and the grand jury investigations now in progress in this city and in New York, Mr. Rainey said: "If we are to carry this project to a successful conclusion we must avoid graft. It is not the part of wise statesmanship to dispose of resolutions asking for an investigation of any phase of the canal question with the sweeping and absolutely unsupported official declaration that there is nothing to in investigate. "It is not the part of sound statesmanship and true patriotism to attempt to revive the obsolete common law remedies of 200 years ago, and to employ all the tremendous agencies of the government in attempting to crush newspapers which have had the courage to call attention to a questionable transaction in connection with the canal." Bitterly Denounced Cromwell Mr. Rainey was particularly bitter in his denunciation of Mr. Cromwell, general counsel for the new French Panama Canal company, and counsel and a director of the Panama railroad, which is owned by the United States government. He charged that "through the manipulations of Mr. Cromwell the French Canal company was permitted to steal from the United States government three or four million dollars," and that after he "had become an officer in fact of the United States, he became a party to an attempt to collect from the United States a fraudulent claim on the part of the canal company of $2,200,000." He also was unsparing in his attack upon Don Jose Domingo de Obadia, president of Panama, who, he said, represented "as no other Spanish-American statesman in his generation, all that is corrupt in Spanish-American politics." "Since the election of last November," he continued, "under the shadow of the dome of the capitol a breadline appears daily, constantly increasing in length. If we permit the scheme of William Nelson Cromwell, Roger L. Farnham, Charles P. Taft and others to go through on the Isthmus of Panama, this government will have there a breadline containing 400,000 people." If we "permit the men who are attempting to steal and to appropriate in their own use the revenues of this republic, we place upon the United States the burden of caring for those people," he said. He then charged that the United States has expended $176,422,465 on the canal without lowering it an inch from where the French left it. DUG UP BURIED TOES Brakeman Said Mud Covered Them, and They Are Found as He Said. Gallipolis, O., Jan. 27. — Thomas O'Leary, a Middleport railroad brakeman, recently had two toes of a crushed foot amputated. He complained that the severed toes, which had been buried, were covered with mud, which made them hurt. His father exhumed the toes and found that they were as the son complained. He washed the toes and reburied them. When he returned to the house the son was rejoiced over the fact that his toes no longer hurt him. Scaffold Falls; Four Fatally Injured. Wheeling, W. Va. Jan. 27. — Seven bricklayers were seriously injured, four of them probably fatally, when a scaffold on which they were working gave way, precipitating all the men a distance of thirty feet into a pile of bricks. and senate here in separate session elected Joseph L. Bristow United States senator to succeed Chester L. Long for the six year term, beginning March 4 next. WIRELESS FOR ALL SHIPS Bill For Compulsory Installation Introduced in Congress. Washington, Jan. 27—Compulsory installation of wireless telegraphy equipment on all ocean going steam ships carrying passengers is provided in a bill introduced in the house of representatives by Congressman Burke, of Pittsburg. The measure will affect New York shipping interests more than any other section of the country and was inspired directly by the Republic disaster. Reuben Miller, a Pittsburg millionaire aboard the Republic, wired Burke urging immediate action by congress to compel wireless installation. DOG DRAGS CHILD OFF TRACK Companions Flee, But St. Bernard Saver Child, From Fargo South Norwalk, Conn., Jan. 27. — Right in the path of the Pittsfield express, little "Buster" Plunkett, the three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Plunkett, abandoned by his little friends, sat crying and within a few inches of death, when Irish, a large St. Bernard dog, pulled the child to safety just as the express train whizzed past. The train was stopped and a purse was made up for the boy and dog. Were $69,138,153 Less Last Year Than in 1807. New York, Jan. 27. — Earnings of the United States Steel corporation for the last quarter of 1908 and for the whole year, together with the usual dividends on the preferred and common stock, were made public Tuesday. The earnings of the quarter ending Dec. 31 last were $26,225,485, compared with $27,106,274 the previous quarter and $32,553,005 for the corresponding quarter a year ago. The surplus of the quarter was $5,142,451, a decrease of $9572 as compared with the quarter ending Sept. 30, 1908, and a decrease of $4,216,823 as compared with the last quarter of 1907. The net earnings for the quarter were $21,011,663, a decrease of $298,754. The unfulfilled orders on hand were $3,603,527 tos, against 3,421,977 three months ago, and 4,624,553 a year ago. The earnings for the year 1908 were $91,826,520, a decrease as compared with 1907 of $91,138,153, while the new earnings were $74,842,330, a decrease of $58,402,599. The surplus for this year was $10,497,935, a decrease of $4,681,902. The earnings for 1907, which were $160,964,673, were the highest on record for the company. The regular quarterly dividend on one-half of 1 per cent on the common and 1% per cent on the preferred were declared. MOTOR KILLS TWO IN CREEN Bridge at Allentown Collapses Under Weight of Truck. Allentown, Pa., Jan. 27.—Two men perished when the old frame county bridge across Jordan creek at Steck el's, on the northern outskirts of the city, broke down as a heavy motor truck of the Lehigh Valley Motor Car company, carrying three tons of flour, was passing over it. The huge machine went into the creek, turning turtle and throwing out the three men riding on it. Martin Desch, the chauffeur, was drowned. Chester J. F. Gehringer, a flour salesman, was pinned fast under the car and crushed to death. Howard S. F. Barner, freight agent of the car, caught hold of a plank of the broken bridge and after being in the water ten minutes was drawn out by a rope thrown to him by Oscar Danner, conductor of a trolley car, that arrived on the scene. He was uninjured. CATHOLIC STATISTICS 22,474,440 Under Protection of United States Flag. Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 27.—There are 14,235,451 Roman Catholics in the United States, according to the advance sheets of the 1909 Wiltzius official Catholic directory. The statistics are furnished by the archbishops and bishops of the United States after the taking of a census in all dioceses. Adding to the 14,235,451 the number of Roman Catholics in the Philippines, Porto Rico and the Hawaiian islands brings the grand total of Catholics under the United States flag to 22,474,440, as compared with 12,653,000 Catholic subjects under the British flag. ROOSEVELT BACK TO WEST Says He Expects to Live There Most of the Time After African Trip. Washington, Jan. 27. — President Roosevelt has declared to callers that after his return from Africa, where he intends to spend a year, he expects to go west and live there most of the time. "That is the country for me," said the president. "I like the east, but I have a positive longing to be among my western friends again." Root Turns Down Russia. Washington, Jan. 27.—Secretary of State Root has refused to extradite Christian Rudowitz, the Russian, for whose possession the Russian government has made vigorous representations. BOTH CONVICTED. A Pittable Case in Prince Edward County.—Race Prejudice and Its Insistences. Richmond, Va., Jan. 20—Probably the most unique and pitiful case in the history of Virginia has developed in Farmville, where Marcus Lindsay and his wife, both believing themselves to be Negroes, have been sentenced to 18 years each in the penitentiary, the court having adjudged the man to have sufficient white blood in his veins to be legally white. Marcus Lindsay is the son of a white woman. He always accepted a story, however, that he had colored blood in his veins. Believing this, he had associated with Negroes from his infancy, lived with them, and attended their churches and schools. Some months ago Marcus was married to Sophy Jones, a Negress, and the widow of a Negro and has since lived with her. BOTH INDICTED FOR INTERMAR RIAGE. Indictments were brought against Lindsay on the grounds that he is a white man who has married a Negro woman and against his wife, Sophy, for having married a white man, being herself a Negress, the laws of Virginia prohibiting such intermarriage. The court, while dwelling at length upon the tragedy that has made this man and woman criminals without any intention on their part of committing a criminal act, declared the marriage null and void, and sentenced the prisoners to the penitentiary for having committed an interracial marriage. The court added, however, that while under the law he was forced to pronounce sentence, he would personally petition the Governor to pardon the prisoners without allowing them to be taken to the penitentiary, but upon condition that all marital relations between them should cease. John L. Offers Purse for Jeffries-John son Fight. Boston, Jan. 21.—A purse of $75,000 is offered for a fight between Jack Johnson and James J. Jeffries. John L. Sullivan, the former champion, offers the purse. This offer is no idle talk. Sullivan says he means business. John L. is ready to deposit the entire $75,000 as soon as he is assured that the fighters will at once appear. In a telegram received here last evening the old gladiator, who is in Washington this week says that his manager, Frank Hall, who is a wealthy man, is "in" with him on the proposition. They are both read to go forward with the details. The victory of Johnson did not please Sullivan. When Jeffries appeared at a San Francisco theatre in an exhibition bout a few days ago John L. read the reports of Jeffries' condition very carefully, and he finally made up his mind that the big fellow was shaping himself with a view of going after Johnson's scab. It was then that the idea occurred to him to offer a big purse for a fight between Johnson and Jeff. He consulted with his manager Frank Hall, and between them they decided to offer $75,000, which is the largest amount ever offered for a fight for the big white man and the big colored man to battle for. "In the meantime," continued Sullivan, "I am trying to find a good man to take Jeffries' place in the event that he will not re-enter the ring, and I will find somebody." He added that the place for the fight has not yet been decided, but that San Francisco is under consideration. Condemn Crime. Recently an outrage was committed upon the person of an attractive young woman in Richmond, Va. by a brute in human form. The press of that city, with an unlooked for justice called attention to the fact that the Negro residents of that city were not to be blamed for the act of this degenerate. The individual was to be condemned and punished, not the race. The Richmond PLANET, the leading Negro newspaper of Virginia just commends the white press for its attitude. In so doing it states the attitude of the respectable Negroes of every community against criminals with a clearness and forcibleness that cannot be misunderstood. The attitude of the Negro press with reference to crime could not be stated better than it is in the PLANET'S editorial which we quote in full—Omaha, Neb. Enterprise. Highly Complimented. Company C, 24th United States Infantry, through the efforts of their First Sergeant James Washington, has developed into a strong and efficient chorus, and surprised Regimental Chaplain W. W. E. Gladden, 24th Infantry, at the Post Chapel, Madison Barracks, New York, Sunday evening January 24th, 1909 by rendering a splendid song service. Only a few of the men took a part in this song service belong to any church, and the fact that they rendered their services voluntarily, and have expressed their intentions to continue in the work, makes it an act that is highly appreciated by the church workers at this post. This is the company that was, owing to its excellent discipline and drill, selected by Commanding Officer of the 24th Infantry to participate in the parade of the Lincoln Emancipation Association, Brooklyn, N. Y. on January 1, 1909, and their good conduct and splendid showing made on exhibition drill at Prospect Hall and the Armory of the 47th Regiment, N. Y. N. G., won for them much praise. These men show them selves to be equally as good church workers as soldiers. The company is commanded by 1st Lieut. Robert G. Rutherford, 24th Infantry. Mullatto Girls. In fact, all women who have light brown or creole colored skin will be surprised to learn that the new kind ND PLANET RICHMOND, VIRGINIA Lodge, No. 89 of Portsmouth, Va. Signed—Mary F. Ballard Administratrik Witnesses: S. H. Starkes. William Grogan. Richmond, Va., Jan. 15, '09. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A., A. and A. ($150.00) One Hundred and fifty Dollars in payment of the death- claim of Brother Thomas Starkes, who was a member of Royal Lodge, No. 26 of Richmond, Va. Signed—J. Thomas Hewin Administrator Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 11, '09. This is to certify that we have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe, ($100.00) One Hundred Dollars in payment of the deathclaim of Sister Bettie Jennings, who was a member of Beacon Light Court No. 90 of Lynchburg, Va. W. J. Wells, D. D. G. C. S. V. Payne, W. C. Bettie P. Dismond, D. D. G. W. C Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 4, '09. This is to certify that I have re-grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe, ($100.00) One Hundred Dollars in payment of the death-calm of Sister Catherine Leach, who was a member of Mt. Ararat Court, No. 131, of Portsmouth, Va. Signed—William Leach. Guardian. The bull dog used to drive cattle, and was trained to meet the rushes of his enormous charges by gripping them in their most vulnerable spot—the nose. Thus in time he became known as the bull dog. The dachshund is a German dog, and, as his name indicates when translated, was used for hunting badgers. Hence his name—badger dog. We venture hambly to expostulate with the distinguished feminine publicist who insists that Adam "was a loafer." We don't mean to defend Adam. As the cause of work in his somewhat numerous posterity he never can be popular. He may have been a mallinger, but surely he is protected by the statute of limitations.—New York Sun. There is a city history club in New York that is doing good work, the object being to gather all the data possible in regard to historical facts in the life of the city. Some of the late collections include real Elizabethan chins, ashes of Columbus in a gold cross and historical portraits of early Dutch in New York. The modern child believes in fairies probably no more than he does in Santa Claus. The next generation will most likely dispense with children's books altogether. And yet, it is said, and no doubt truly, that there was never an age when so much literature for children's use was written—Ladies' Field. her Signed—Mrs. Alice X Jones. mark Administratrix H. A. Davis, K. of R. & S. Witnesses: H. A. Davis, K. of R. & S. A. B. Leftwich, C. C. A. E. Smith, V. C. J. R. Brown. W. J. Wells, D. D. G. C. "There's nothing in physiognomy," observed the man who had been stung. "I desired to be ruler in my own household, so I married a woman with a weak chin, which she had inherited from her mother. Later I found that she also had a stubborn disposition, which she had inherited from her father." A young lady who wears one of those big hats has endured all the glues and jeers cast at her chapeau in dignified silence. The last straw, however, was the remark that a friend makes every time he meets her: "Come out from under that hat," he calls. "We all know you are there."—Boston Record. A gambling club was raided at Bezzers, France, one night recently, and the money on the tables taken by two men in plain clothes. After their departure it was found that they did not belong to the police, and that the gambblers had been the victims of two daring thieves, who got away with $9,000. her Signed—Mrs. William X Staples. mark Administratrix H. A. Davis, K. of R. & S. Witnesses: H. A. Davis, K. of R. & S. A. B. Leftwich, C. C. A. E. Smith, V. C. J. R. Brown. W. J. Weils, D. D. G. C. The A New York ation had amon is the educatio Piper of Hamel er answered: A New York normal school examination had among its questions: "What is the educational value of "The Pied Piper of Hamelln?" A would be teacher answered: "The Pied Piper teaches children to be kind to animals, especially rats." Keeping New York American Keeping new York Americans. If it were not for the inflow of persons from the New England states and the west New York would soon be a city of people of foreign birth in overwhelming proportions, for there is a small number of inhabitants of native stock in the metropolis. of Complexion Wonder called "Shell Pink" will give their cheeks a natural peach pink color. They should use the original Complexion Wonder. No. 1 to make the skin lighter and then should use "Shell Pink," No. 2 to add the beauty tint. The best thing about Complexion Wonder is that it has no artificial effects. M. B. BERGER & CO., 2 Rector Street, New York will send it for 50 cents. They also supply for 50 cents each the Wonder Comb and the Wonder Uncurl which makes kinky hair straight. Major B. F. Jackson's Accident. Major B. F. Jackson, colored foreman of Pneumatic Riveter in Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Deck Company and Major of 3rd Battalion 2nd Regiment of U. R., K. of P. of Virginia, fell 35 feet from protection deck of U. S. S. Delaware to bottom of fire-room and sustained two broken ribs in left side over his heart, and lower right leg broken. He is doing as well as can be expected. The Ship-yard doctor has attended to his injuries. We hope he will be up and out with his old friends again, for we truly missed him from his command New Year's Day, 1909. Officers and Friends. Evangelist Rev. S. L. Johnson Com ing Again. The revival metings now in progress at the First Baptist Church. Corner of College and Broad Streets will be in charge of Evangelist Rev. S. L. Johnson for ten days beginning Feb. 1, 1903. Rev. Johnson comes to us from a great meeting in Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, N. Y., whree hundreds of souls were converted to Christ. The great men's meting under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. and the church will be next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 at the above mentioned church conducted by our renowned Evangelist Rev. Dr. C. H. Phillips. Everyone is asked to be interested and every man is asked to come. W. T. JOHNSON. Pastor. Architect John A. Lankford has been tendered a tempting offer to take up construction work for the government in Panama, in connection with the Isthmian Canal. Preferring to build up his increasing business along strictly architectural lines, he has declined the offer. Mr. Lankford was chosen supervising architect of the African Methodist Episcopal Church at the Norfolk General Conference, and in addition to an extensive demand for his services by the churches of this denomination, he is making a specialty of laying out comprehensive courses of instruction for industrial schools, his plan covering every department of manual and mechanical training on scientific lines. Mr. Lankford carries the degree of Master of Science, and is regarded as an expert by competent draftsmen.—Washington Bee, January 24, 1909. Evangelists Meeting The great evangelist meeting is going on at Maye's Tobacco Factory on 7th Street, between Main and Cary Streets at ten minutes past one o'clock. Every day meeting. Our work is having a big success. Gamblers are throwing away their dice and women are reforming their lives and souls are coming home to God. We are glad to note we have co-operation with all the pastors in the city. Rev. Dr. W. F. Graham spoke for us January 26, 1969. Rev. Z. D. Lewis will speak Feb. 2. REV. GEO. W. ROANE. JOHN T. ANDERSON. JOHN THOMPSON $150.00 Endowment Paid. Lynchburg, Va., Jany, 25, 1909. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A, A, and A. ($150.00) One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the deathclaim of Bro. Wm. Staples, who was a member of New Hope Lodge, No. 94 of Lynchburg, Va. $150.00 Endowment Paid. Lynchburg, Va., Jany. 25, 1989. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A., A. S., E. A., A. A. and A. ($150.06). One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the deathclaim of Bro. Armistead Jones who was a member of New Hope Lodge, 94 of Lynchburg, Va. $150.00 Endowment Paid. Portsmouth, Va.. Jan. 22. 1909. Portsmouth, Va., Jan. 22, 1909. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A., S. A., E., A., A. and A. ($150.00) One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the death- claim of Brother Edmund Ballard, who was a member of St. Stephen's $150.00 Endowment Paid. J. J. Carter. S. S. Baker, D. D, G. C. $100.00 Endowment Paid. Signed—Samuel Jennings, Beneficiaries Witnesses: $100.00 Endowment Paid Elizabeth Clark. M. D. Daughtry. S. B. Wright. D. D. Dogs Bred for Use. Statute of Limitations Preserving City Records Top Skectical for Fairies Squeezed. Hidden in Vain. Clever Ruse of Thieves The "Pied Piper." $565.00 DEATH CLAIM PAID. PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, January 6, 1909. To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that Mr. E. Portsmouth, Va. carried policies of Aid Society of Virginia, Inc., invading first day of January, 1906 paying and under No. 5358 on November ing to $25.20; total premiums pay 95; that on this date above written amount of Insurance carried amo and Sixty-five Dollars. Witnessed by: Eliza B. Clarke. W. F. McGlone, Supt. Po This is to certify that Mr. Emmet M. Hicks, 205 Green Street, Portsmouth, Va. carried policies No. 37567 and 5358 in Southern Aid Society of Virginia, Inc., having insured under No. 27567 on the first day of January, 1906 paying 103 weeks amounting to $25.75, and under No. 5358 on November 25, 1907 paying 56 weeks amounting to $25.20; total premiums paid on the above two policies, $50, 95; that on this date above written the company paid to me the full amount of Insurance carried amounting to ($565.00) Five Hundred and Sixty-five Dollars. Signed—Bettie Hicks, Beneficiary. Witnessed by Eliza B. Clarke. W. F. McGlone, Supt. Portsmouth District. Wagner Fooled the Critics. Here is a story of Wagner's visit to London in 1855. After the first Philharmonie concert the critics reproached him for conducting a Beethoven symphony without the score. At the second concert, to satisfy his audience, Wagner had a "partition" on his desk, which he frequently consulted. The critics declared the improvement was marked. The score, however, was Rossini's "Barbier de Seville." Valuable Conch Shells The conch shell is highly prized in India. In many of the temples they are blown daily to scare away the malignant spirits while the god receives his daily meal. A conch with the spiral twistings to the right instead of to the left is supposed to be worth its weight in gold. Some years ago a conch of that description was offered for sale in Calcutta, with a reserve price of a lakh of rupees placed on it. It was eventually bought in for $20,000. The Disturbing Telephone: "The telephone has destroyed all the privacy of society," said the society girl. "It breaks in on everything. Nothing is sacred to it. You may be saying your prayers. The telephone. Or in the midst of your bath. The telephone. Or doing up your back hair, or, worst of all, a delightful man may be making love to you, when k-ling, k-ling! The telephone breaks off the thread of his theme and he falls to resume it." Warmth and Illumination Needed Warmth and Illumination Needed. A philosophy without heart and a faith without intellect are abstractions from the true life and being of knowledge and faith. The man whom philosopher leaves cold and the man whom real faith does not illumine, may be assured that the fault lies in them selves, not in knowledge and faith. The former is still an alien from philosophy, the latter an alien from faith—Hegel. Prince Rupert's Drops Prince Puertor's drops are drops of molten glass consolidated by falling to water. Their form is that of a tadpole. The thick end may be hammered pretty softly without its breaking, but if the skin at portion of the thin end is injured the whole flies into fine dust with explosive violence. These toys, if not invented by Prince Rupert, were introduced by him into England. For Test and Judgment It does not kill the initiative or independent spirit to resolve to hold your tongue, nor is it hypocritical to be sane and politic. 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