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THE RICHMOND PLANET MR. STEMONS SPEAKS. He doesn't Like The Editorial—Criticizes Expressions Therein—A Defense of the Negroes. Editor Richmond PLANET, Dear Sir:— I have read with interest your recent editorial on "The Retrogression or The Negro" called forth by the announcement through the public press that the hotels of Providence, R. I., have added another stone to the wall of industrial exclusion being built about the colored race, by dismissing all of their colored waiters and substituting white waiters. It is encouraging to see that race publications such as The PLANET, are beginning to awaken to the gravity of this situation. But, for all this, your editorial is a most peculiar blend of logic and sophistry of foresight and blindness. CHARGES INCONSISTENCY In one breath you proclaim a vital and recognized truth that this concerted movement against Negro labor is not primarily due to any fault of such labor, but rather to "the spread of the dark cloud of Tillimanism that has swept from the South over many sections or the North." In the next breath you take the opposite easy, and permit me to say, compromising position of ascrib to the "worthlessness of the average (?) member of the rising generation" responsibility, at least by inference, for the spread of this anti-Negro sentiment. WILLING TO FACE THEM Permit me to say that no Negro has been more ready than myself to boldly face any actual shortcoming or weakness of the race. But I do protest, in the name of reason, against the loose manner in which many writers and speakers of the race are of late years attempting to excuse their own dereliction of duty in failing to take a positive stand against this rising tide of race submergence by proclaiming to the world that this submergence is due to the "worthlessness of the average Negro." To say that the average Negro is "worthless" is merely to state that the Negro of character and worthy ambition is an exception. A CRUEL UNJUST REFLECTION There is not a colored person of "average" intelligence in the country, including yourself, who would not, upon sober second thought, say that this is a most cruel and unjust reflection upon the colored race. If this reflection were true, from what source come the marvelous progress of the race against great odds, and increase in character, intelligence and wealth, of which we are now hearing so much? Let it be frankly said that it is only in the face of attempts to reduce the growing barriers which are being raised against the race, in spite of their most earnest efforts to rise, that we hear so much of "the worthlessness of the average member of the rising generation." ONE FACT ADMITTED When we look the situation squaresly in the face, however, we are forced to admit that a disproportionately large element of Negroes, both North and South, are deprived and criminal, just as The PLANET charges. But we must not remain blind to the fact that it is in very large measure the injustices suffered by the race which are making it deprived, rather than race deprivation which is bringing injustice. Owing largely to that type of anti-Negro agitators to whom you refer, there has set in throughout the entire country (in spite of their thousands of sincere white friends, both North and South) a deep, unreasonable and unreasoning sentiment in favor of segregating the Negro and showing him aside in all things embracing the most vital rights and interests of men. There is, also, not a phase of Negro life and character which is not adversely affected by this hostile movement. WILL CEASE TO BE HUMAN It is easy for you to say that "most of us are so busy that we do not take time to notice race prejudice" in the South. But the statement is not borne out by facts, either North or South. The fruits of race discrimination are to be found in an abnormal increase of deprivation, criminality, insanity, disease and death among Negroes, in every part of the country. More than this: When the Negro ceases to be adversely affected by such injustices he will cease to be human. DOESN'T LIKE THE REMEDY Nor do we find illumination in your remedy for these injustices. "Let those waiters, who have lost their jobs come South again", you complacently advise. Even a dog has an inherent love for its home and associations. Is it human to suppose that Negroes can be unaffected about from pillar to post, and driven from the homes and friends of their choice by the whims of perverted popular sentiment, without undergoing some radical and dehumanizing change of character? While it is to the credit of Negroes that so far they have not been driven to the extreme of becoming incendiaries or mid-night assassins, as have many other races under less serious provocation, we may at least expect to see a large proportion of them "go to the bad", rather than jump from one section of the country to another in order to escape the unjust restrictions which are being made against them, as you seem to think they should do. Let us be just to ourselves. Instead of kicking the less fortunate of our race so hard for being down, let us make a manly and intelligent appeal to the American people against the unjust conditions which are causing Negroes to fall. Yours for humanity. JAMES SAMUEL STEMONS. 1321 South 17th St. Philadelphia, Pa. January 31, 1910. Rev. Colley Passes Away The many friends of Rev. W. W. Colley, former missionary to Africa will learn with regret of his death at Winston-Salem, North Carolina, December 24, 1909. He was the founder of the National Baptist Foreign Mission Convention and his great work will be remembered by thousands who sat under the mystic influence of his voice. He leaves a wife and seven children to mourn their loss. Mrs. Colley is now in Ashville, North Carolina. Look! Look! At This Great Opportunity. The Richmond Chauffeurs Training School, is now open for the purpose of fitting men as chauffeurs, and also for those who are expecting to own cars to enable you to have more pleasure, and get better results out of your own car by having practical knowledge before purchasing, enabling you to remedy some of your trouble without carrying them to some one else. Don't let this opportunity pass you, but get n line and head for 512 Brook Ave., where we will spare no pain in giving you our practical knowledge. For further information, apply to 512 Brook Ave. Done by order of the school. Study hours from 8 P. M. to 10:30 P. M. W. A. Saunders, Chas. Timberlake, John Price, Ell Jasper, James Ells, Proprietors. PERSONALS AND BRIEFES Mr. Frank Brown, of Philadelphia, called on us. Mr. George W. Rison, of Danville, Va., was in the city last week. Jefferson Starke, white, age 14 years, fell from an old wall at the August Grocery Company's place on West Cary Street last Sunday afternoon and he was seriously injured. Mr. Isham Mann, who has been in the employ of Mr. A. D. Price for many years, has rested and gone in business for himself under the name of Isham Mann & Co. Mrs. Susie B. Wright, D. D., G. W. C., of Portsmouth, Va., was called to the city last week, on account of the illness of her mother. She returned to Portsmouth Tuesday. Sam Inge, stabbed Frank Hermance in the arm last Sunday night because the latter was working in his place at Nolde's bakery on church-hill. The wound is not serious. Both parties are white. Mrs. O. M. Steward, who has been confined by serious illness since last Thanksgiving Day, is now convalescent and able to move about in her chamber. She desires through this channel to return thanks to her many friends who were so thoughtful and considerate of her welfare during the dreary weeks of her confinement by sickness. Rev. Dr. Adams Here. Rev. A. W. Adams, D. D., Field Secretary and General Missionary for the Colonial Baptist Convention, who is located at Boston, was in the city this week and called on us. He was accompanied by Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1910 Mr. Jeffries, White, Will Fight Mr. Johnson, Black Before very long a "ring," namely, an enclosure twenty-four feet square, roped in on all sides, will be arranged in some "athletic club." In this ring two men, one black and one white, will fight with the fists—until one of them is unable to fight any more, or until one of them fulfills his part of a corrupt bargain, and pretends to be beaten. Despite all the possibility of fraud, and all the probability of fraud, there is extraordinary interest in this coming battle between a white man and a colored man. The white man, Jeffries, is an extraordinary man of his type. In the old days he would have been a great warrior. Mounted on some heavy draft horse, able to carry three hundred pounds, inclosed in armor, with a big lance, this broad shouldered, thick necked, powerful, good-natured monster would have made a wonderful reputation. And dozens of fair damselfs with hundreds of beautiful dresses (and never a bathtub among them) would have made all sorts of sheep eyes at him. But the days of armor and the days of jousting have gone by. The fighters of today must use their fists. So Jeffries, who might have been the California Duguesclin, became, instead, the world's heavyweight champion. Johnson, the black man, is interesting also. He is tall, thin, good-natured, very deliberate. His methods show very little lost motion, very little the wasted energy. He has been about as successful as Jeffries in disposing of all the men that have opposed him. If there is anything wonderful in fighting, in striking another man with a clenched fist and knocking him senseless, Johnson and Jeffries are both wonderful men. In the discussion of this coming fight with fists there are features more interesting than human brutality, more interesting than the fact that millions of Americans would gladly pay ten dollars to see this fight and not thousands of them would pay ten cents to see the greatest work of art. First, and very interesting, is "Can Jeffries, the white man, fight and win after some years of prosperity and of fairly hard drinking?" Can he still compel his muscles to obey instantly the order of the brain? The fighter depends for victory, not on mere brute strength, but on the capacity to see instantly an opportunity to strike, and to strike instantaneously. The man in the fight sees an opening, a chance; the optic nerve tells the brain that the opportunity is there. The brain gives the order to another nerve, and that nerve in turn takes the order to the muscle. The fist shoots out. The brain, nerves and muscle work together instantaneously. The other man is done for. But if there is a fraction or a second lost between the story that the optic nerve tells and the obedient response—no harm is done. When the fist is sent on its errand the chance has gone by, and the spot that was to be hit is guarded no longer there. Most of the old wise men in the world of battle, believe that Jeffries cannot win, unless his colored opponent should be weaker than menhink They do not believe that the colored man, Johnson, at his best could win against Jeffries at his best. It is probable that Jeffries was the most powerful living man, best able to resist as well as to inflict punishment in all the history of brutal fighting. But Jeffries will probably be defeated—if the battle is fairly fought, according to the old wise ones—not by the colored man opposing him, but by the money that Jeffries has made and spent and drank by the prosperity that his muscles could earn. But that his brain couldn't stand. Quantities of whiskey, every drop of it poison, every drop of it making the brain less efficient than it was, have been absorbed by that huge fighter. It is very likely that whiskey will tell its story in the ring. The man may appear to be in perfect condition, he may skip the rope five hundred times, while all admire. He may strike the bag with terrific force. But that means nothing in battle. The whiskey doesn't keep him from skipping the rope, it doesn't keep him from running five miles, if he stops drinking for three months and trains hard. The whiskey slows up the whole system; it makes the pause between brain and nerve. That pause defeated Sullivan. It will be very interesting to see whether or not it will defeat Jeffries. In this fight there is another point that is extremely interesting. And that is the commercial aspect of race prejudice. Simple-minded old prize fighting gentlemen, looking at the thing purely on its merits, believe that Johnson will win—because they say that no man can live as Jeffries has lived and then get back into condition. But wiser man say that Johnson will lose because it wouldn't pay to have him win. In these scientific days the prince in a prize fight is not in the gentlemen who pay their twenty, or fifty, or one hundred dollars for a seat. At the ringside, though the promoters of a "great" fight might gather a hundred thousand dollars, that would be but a small part of the profit. The great profit is in the moving pictures. As the men fight, a machine records every movement. And for years afterward, whover will pay, may see the fight on the canvas, watch the blows and hear some loud gentleman tell how it all happened. In the exhibition of the pictures there is a great fortune. The ultrafine individuals say that Johnson will not win because he will not be allowed to win, or because he will be paid not to win. They say that if the white man wins, and the vanity and the childish egotism of white people are flattered, the moving pictures will be worth a million dollars. On the other hand, they say that if the colored man wins, the indignant white race will feel extremely sad about it, refuse to go and see the pictures and they will be worth hardly anything. Interesting, isn't it, to hear those who say that it would be worth while to pay this colored man is quarter of a million dollars to induce him to pretend that he is beaten even if he finds himself able to beat the white man? If human beings were civilized, if they had real ambition, instead of the ambition of the fist, they would care nothing at all about the result of this fight. If they tolerated it in the least it would be as an interesting test of endurance and quickness, and they would insist upon the utmost fairness for the black man. Those believing in the superiority of the white race would hope for the white man's defeat as a sign of real superiority. For if you begin at the top of animal life on this planet and work down, you find that the lower down you get the better the fighting quality in proportion to size. Any brutal, ignorant, low-browed individual of average strength could probably defeat ninety per cent of all the really great men that have ever lived. And any second-rate gorilla or orang-outang could get into the ring and thrash Jeffries and Johnson together with the greatest case. A half grown gorilla could jump into that ring, take Johnson with one hand, Jeffries with the other, knock their heads together and knock out their brains—and not half try. It is curious and interesting to know that the white race as proof of its superiority demands that Jeffries, the white man, shall prove his ability to do to the colored man what the gorilla could do to both. Observe that in this age of civilization it is worth a quarter of a million dollar bribe to a negro to pretend that he cannot whip his white antagonist, and be glad that we have ahead of us millions of years to develop.—New York Evening Journal FOR SALE—A complete home, furnished. House separate or furniture by piece or set. Direct Owner, 1111 W. Leigh St. 2-t. WANTED—Bright, well educated colored man and woman, who can induce people to save $1.00 regularly. Your pay, after trial, $25.00 to $50.00. Give your phone number. Address MEMBER BANKERS' ASSOCIATION, care of Carrier No. 59. Mr. James Patterson, Dead All that remained of James Patterson, the well-known blacksmith, of 225 West Leigh Street, was laid to rest last Tuesday afternoon. He had been ailing for a long time and he bore his suffering with christian fortitude. He died Sunday, January 30, 1919, at 11:40 A. M. and his funeral took place last Tuesday from the Eheneze Baptist Church. The popular pastor, Rev. W. H. Stokes, officiated. On the rostrum were Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D., Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., Rev. Evans Payne, D. D., Rev. Scott C. Burrell, Rev. Nelson Brown, Rev. C. H. Phillips and Rev. L. D. Brewer. Rev. Stokes took his text from a part or the 14th verse of the 13th chapter of Hosea. His remarks were appropriate and touching. Madame Fannie Payne Walker sung a solo with charming sweetness and Madame Carrie V. Hawkins also redered a selection in her usual admirable style. Mr. John Swann, of New Haven, Connecticut, was among the mourners. Funeral Director, A. D. Price, officiated. Subscribe to The PLANET A Pleasant Surprise On Tuesday evening January 25th, the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Johnson, of 926 St. Paul Street, was one of animation and pleasure, the occasion being a surprise party, led by Madams Carrie Christian and Druella Marks Gilpin, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson's eleventh marriage anniversary. There were more than seventy-five in the party. Miss Lucie M. Deane presented a beautiful service on behalf of the friends gathered, showing their esteem and best wishes for more years of prosperity. Mr. Johnson responded in a beating manner, thanking those who so kindly contributed to their great pleasure. Music and games were enjoyed by those present. Light refreshments were served, and at a late hour, all wended their way homeward, voting the evening profitably spent. Mr. D. J. Bradford. Resigns. Mr. D. J. Bradford, who has been manager of The Young Men's Business Association Coal and Wood Co., for nearly four years, tendered his resignation to that position at the board meeting in January, to take effect at close or the fiscal year February 1st. By request of the executive committee. Mr. Bradford will remain in charge of the business until February 12th. Best Fighters Flatfooted By Tad. Jim Corbett and Billy Madden are having quite a little tilt these days regarding flatfooted fighters. Corbett says that no good man ever fought flatfooted. Corbett, himself, fought on his toes; he was a dancing jabbing heavyweight, but if Jim will stop to think a moment he will discover that Madden is right when he says that the world's greatest fighters were flatfooted. Fitzsimmons, who knocked out Corbett, was as flatfooted a fighter as the world ever saw. The power behind his punch was helped out by this peculiar stand. Do you think for a moment that Fitz could have jolted with that mule kick slam if he had been up on his toes? Can any man in the world deliver a hard punch on his toes? Corbett declares that Johnson, who fights flat-footed, cannot be a good boxer. Strange again, Jim, when you figure that Battling Nelson, Joe Gans, Stanley Ketchel and all of our best fighters are flat-footed. Jen is flat-footed, along with the others. Can you picture the big fellow carrying 250 pounds up on his toes? Why, he'd tire himself out, in three rounds if he even tried it. Young Grifo, acknowledged by good judges to be the cleverest man in the world at that time, was not a dancer. Grifo fought with his head. It wasn't a trick at all for him to stand in the centre of the ring with his hands at his sides and let the other fellow break his back trying to land. Grifo's head did the work. He seldom moved out of range with his feet. He simply pulled his head this or that side, and let the punches slide by. They tell of a time in a saloon when Grifo standing at the bar, watched a fellow behind him try to knock his hat off. Grifo simply watched the fellow in the looking glass, and as the other swung Grifo just ducked. He made bets many a time in a saloon that no one could hit him in the face, and he never attempted to strike the other man. All of this simply goes to show that the feet are not essential to cleverness. Joe Gans won his spurs by his marvellous blocking. He never jumped like O'Brien to avoid a punch. He stopped the other fellow by sticking his glove out and stopping the punch. Jack O'Brien is a toe dancer, but he cannot punch. Jem Driscoll is another, but Jem is no bear at the wallop thing. Of course, the pretty boxer's use the toe thing, but the old boy with the slam is planted there on the floor with both feet, and when he slams. HE SLAMS. If you could punch as hard from the toe position, how is it that the best punchers are all set before they slam? Haven't you heard seconds yell advice from the corner when they fear the other fellow, DON'T LET HIT SET!"? Yes, siree, when the other fellow with the kick gets set he's liable to knock the other fellow's block right out into the crowd. Madden is right when you figure it up. The fat-footed fighter is the real bear-cat. He does his fighting with his head, not his feet, and he's always set for the grand slam. Fifth St. Baptist Church. Located, Cor. 5th and Jackson Sts, RICHMOND, VA. Weekly News Column. REV. W. F. GRAHAM, D. D., Pastor Residence: 108 E. Leigh St. Richmond, Va 1215 E. Broad St., Richmond, Va HE LEFT US A LEGACY The church shall have joy and gladness, and is endowed with an everlasting inheritance. In His farewell greeting to His church, Christ not only said, "I will not leave you like orphans," but stated imperatively, "Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid, either now or hereafter," and testamentarily "My Peace I leave you—the peace of reconciliation to God, of eternal salvation in my kingdom, which I have gained for you as your Saviour. This gift, my peace carries with it lasting good, and true unfading happiness." This will is probated and securely archeived in heaven. The Fifth Street Baptist Church rejoices, and with cheerful countenance is receiving sustenance from the testator of this last will and testament. The church is enlightened to know that Christ is not short in His promises, and it will declare His greatness before all the world, because He has built it upon a rock, and sustained it with the blood of His salvation. Let all men praise God, for He is good. Keep His law and commandments, pray and not faint; reject not any counsel or mandate which is profitable, and succeed by an unfading righteous success. In all the ways acknowledge God and keep His will by precept and example. All that make life worth a single hour's purchase, are to be found in the duty we owe to God, to ourselves, and to humanity. Let every one ask himself the question. Am I discharging these duties? What am I doing to ameliorate the condition of mankind and to make the world better by my living in it? Do my ways please God? Let every one stop for a moment and think of the many blessings attending a moral and religious life, and the multitudinary concomitant upon a life of disobedience to the will of the Almighty Father of the Universe. A great teacher once said, "There is no sure anchor for the soul, but that infantile faith in the love and goodness of God, which exhibits itself in the following forms: faith in God's providence, faith in His promises, as revealed in His holy word, faith in His son Jesus Christ for salvation." These are cardinal principles of the Fifth Street Baptist Church together, however, with an abiding obedience to every law, and commandment of the everlasting King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Its mission is to obey and teach others to do likewise, thereby keeping itself connected with the reservoir of Jesus' nutrition. From this place the Fifth Street Baptist Church is continuously nurtured. Its growth is gradual, yet perceptible. Several have joined in the last two weeks, others are seeking admission: spirits are revived, love still adhesively holds together union and peace with such tenacity the propensity of heart attachment is so wide spread it makes one feel that there is indeed and in truth a oneness of purpose and mind working harmoniously in love, for one common cause. The Pastor preached a fine sermon last Sunday morning. Subject, "Mission. On the pulpit put two native born Africans, who are here attending the Union University. It was pleasing to see those young men from another country preparing themselves to return home for missionary work. In his sermon the Pastor told some startling things, which sank deep into the hearts of his congregation. He showed the necessity for missionary work, and urged his congregation to put forth greater effort to Christianize Africa, that there are about 80,000,000 human beings in Africa to whom the gospel has not been preached, and that there are only about 30 colored Baptist ministers sent from America in the whole continent of Africa. While in the Baptist Conference of Richmond city alone, there are more than 70 Baptist ministers. At night, Rev. Jacob Turner preached an excellent sermon. Subject, "Salvation is of the Lord." It was timely and well received. He put PRICE, FIVE CENTS his hearers to thinking. The choir rendered sweet music morning and night. Bro. Joseph Matthews sang one of his sweet solos, at Sunday morning service. It was fine. A large collection was raised during the day for missionary purposes. Sunday School—The Sunday-school of Fifth Street Baptist Church, had excellent service Sunday. Deacons Samuel Brown and James Page made acceptable addresses. Bro. Alex. Roane, of Bedford City, also made a good talk. B. Y. P. U—The B. Y. P. U, of the Fifth Street Baptist Church, resumed its meetings Friday night, February 4, 1910. Exercises commence at 8 o'clock. These meetings will be held each and every Friday night, commencing at the same hour. All are invited. Be on time. Pastor Remembered—Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D., was surprised by the presentation of a fine useful present from Sister Mary Mayo. Prayer Service—Prayer services will be held each and every Wednesday night. All are invited to these meetings. Re-registration—The church will commence its re-registration Sunday. Let every member re-register his name. Be obedient. It costs nothing so to be. The Pastor will preach next Sunday morning and night. Resolutions. Richmond, Va., Jan. 31, 1909. Again the Unseen Hand that rules our lives and shapes our end, has entered the ranks of the Independent Beneficial Club, taking from our midst, our brother and coworker, W. P. Quaries, than whom there was not a more active and stamina supporter, ever ready to give his time and energy to advance the clubs interest, therefore be it Resolved, That in his death we mourn the loss of one who shall be missed for his work and worth among us, one who by his kind, generous and affable spirit, has endeared himself to us, and be it further Resolved, That we tender to the bereaved family our deepest sympathy in their loss; that a copy of these resolutions be sent to them, also, that these resolutions be engrossed on the minutes of the Independent Beneficial Club, and that the same be published in our weekly press of this city. Done by order of the Independent Beneficial Club. C. H. WELLS, A. WALKER, JR., J. M. DABNEY, Committee. FOR RENT—good hand laundry, In Oak Park. Cheap. With well at door. Good patronage. M. H. OMOHUNDRO, (Room 22) 1103 East Main Street, Richmond, Va. Fine Stock of Chickens The beautiful Partridge Wyandottes. Good layers, setters and good mothers. We have prize winning stock. Some fine Cockerels at right prices. Eggs in season. Write us your wants. E. B. JOHNSON, Buckner's. Va. Having Stopped Development I will sell Forest Lodge cheap for cash. JOHN CUSSONS, Glen Allen, Virginia. 3-t FREE DISPENSARY Free Medical and Surgical Dispensary of the University College of Medicine is open for treatment of patients. 11 A. M. to 1 P. M., at Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Infirmary, 217 Governor Street. M. O. BURK, M. D., Superintendent. WANTED—12 good songsters, 6 females and 6 males. All must be original blacks and dark browns. Must read and write English and speak the language fair to furnish hymns in vocal music during the organizing of the Black Movement. Address D. R. THOMAS, Bonita, Graham County, Arkansas. THE BEST EVER "Echoes from Aonia" is the latest book of poems by LUCIAN B. WATKINS. Poetry of the highest order. Don't miss it. Read it. Price $1.00. Address The KUYAHORA PRESS. Newport, N. Y. A Mystery Romance Copyright, 1000, by Dodd, Mend & Co. CHAPTER VII On the morning after Challoner arrest the prosecutor was sitting in his private office in the courthouse when Mixley and McGratr entered "You've done as I instruct?" "You've got Challoner outside?" the prosecutor asked The men replied in the affirmative "Bring him in," commanded Mur- gatroyd. They returned with the prisoner Challoner looked better than he had the night before. "I sent for you," said the prosec- tor, "because of what you said last night. I am not sure that you meant all you said." Challoner laughed loudly "Of course I remember it," he said presently, and, pointing with a steady forefinger to a weapon on the prosecutor's desk, I shot him with that gun there. "Most decidedly, then I continue the prosecutor 'you do not rocult that I told you, that anything you might say would onrune broke in. But what's the use? It had to come I was grifting tired of bidding and never having a wink of sleep. Besides, I knew that Penniman, Cradle-baugh man, saw the whole affair no sooner to cope." Murgutrord's face expressed approval of this point of view. His voice, however, was noncommittal when he observed. "Penniman saw it all, then I" "Certainly he did" "Challoner volunteted" When the prosecutor spoke again he did so without looking up from several documents he was scanning "I haven't examined Pommiean my men have though he said "I've got him under look and key and hell have to stay there until". Challoner moistened his lips. "Cuth my trial I suppose he interposed "Door devil" That's hard lines". The prosecutor ignored the comment but he reminded the prisoner again that he must be careful not to say anything that could be used against him concluding with "You came here from the jail quite willingly this morning". "Don't you think we can cut all that sort of thing out Mr Prosecutor? a little fearfully". Before answering Murgatroyd shot a glance at his mom as if to sharpen their attention. "Very well then he said finally If you're quite willing I should like to know the exact details. As I understand it both Hargreaves and you were finally infatuated with an actress at the Friarity quarreled over her in that right" "Surely there is no necessity of bringing any other names into this" Challoner answered holly and then, little by little calming down, he recounted graphically the incidents of that memorable night. A most unusual performance on the part of the prosecutor cut him short. All the time Challoner had been laying bare the facts Murgatroyd had been toying with a pigkin wallet on which appeared in gold the initials "R H." and just when his prisoner was on the point of ending his story he tossed it over to him, demanding. "Do you recognize that?" The prosecutor desired if possible to add robbery to the motive in the case. "Know the prisoner repiled glibly should I think I did?" was Murgatroyd. When it lied there was $10,000 in it." Turned it inside out, he asked in an offhand manner. "Where's the money gone?" Murgatroyd's eyes searched the face of the man before him. "You took it." he asserted coldly Challoner strove to clear away his muddled recollections. "I took it! It decidedly not!" he exclaimed indignantly. But the man's dipsonnareal doubts and fears tinged the tone of his voice and lessened the impressiveness of his dental, though he added: "Why, your witness, Penniman, can tell you that. He saw the whole thing." Murgatroyd aaked of Challoner whether it was not a fact that he had tried to borrow money all over town. The "Yes" he elicited was muttered angrily. But I didn't touch that. Challoner assumed, the beads of perforation standing out on his show "If I could take the money, what in the world have I done with it? Tell me that. But look here, Murgatroyd; let's get down to business and have this over with. I told you that I waited for Hargraves for two nights. We had a game in Room A. There was a compact. Hargraves won out. Hang him, he always won out. We had a row then and there. I pulled that gun and fired at him point blank." "I killed Jim, and I would do it over again, I assure you. I don't remember any more, but I mennican was there. You've got his story. He knows all about it." "His story," observed Murgatroyd, laying a forbearer do the edge of the dawn "amounts to just what you said last night." "He's a long rap on the door," Murgatroyd said. It left the room he returned in an insult. "I Goes Conquer Thorne," he answered. and to the prosecutor "do wants to age you." Murgatroyd shook his head impatiently "Tell him to wait," he said brusquely "He won't wait," peaked Mixley You tell him that he's got to wait "returned Murgatroyd But Thorne did not wait No soon or had Mixley left the room than Thorne entered and strolled up to the prosecutor's desk. Mixley followed Thorne shook his n't toward Challenger Murgatroyd, he cried, with in jured air, "what's this? You call yourself a reputable lawyer you call yourself a reform prosecutor. This is a most unfair advantage" What now, Thorne—what now? "Most unfair," repeated the other wearily "You've got my client here—my client" Murgatroyd looked at Mixley and McGrath Your eldest "Where is your client?" There he is, pointing James Lawrence Challenger Murgatroyd rose and said savely I beg you pardon Mr Thorne Are you re-read it I didn't know Chal- bier I didn't know Why didn't you tell Mr Thorne? I didn't re-read Mrs Chal- bier I didn't know Mrs Chal- bier I didn't know you were in the room. Nice is good Thorne This is outrageous waiting to to the jail this morning and that was not there" He was his arm as if addressing a bury but he was told me that you had the frightened to hear him brought down here for the third degree This is a matter for the Morning Mid. Thorne my duty is to the people as well as for you to treat. No far I ve done my duty to be in to the Morning Midly with you" "At last I am here alone" said I told you he shook his head to be in to see what a de- termined Mr. Thorne your client is going back to all of us. I am so grateful to help Mr. Prosec for leading to Challenger. It had to do. But I don't forget this not for a moment. Mr. Murdargue and I. A "There he is, James Lawrence Challoner." Thorne grandiloquently as he stalked out of the door, followed by the prisoner and his guards. After the men had left Murgatroyd paced the door for awhile in deep meditation. "There's a discrepancy somewhere," he told himself, "and yet where the deuce is it? Challoner killed this man as sure as fate. The motive, the opportunity, was there. And then there's his confession. But"—He pushed a button, and when McGrath answered the call he was ordered to have Pennican sent down from the house of detention to him at office. The officer then placed a card upon the prosecutor's desk. Murgatroyd glanced at the card out of the corner of his eye. A dull fushion to his face, and, rising, he said: "Tell the lady to come in, please." There was a dash on the face of Shirley Bloodgood as she entered the prosecutor's office which was fully as deep as that on the face of the man eagerly awaiting her. "You must excuse me. Mr. Prosecutor. I quite alone. I have no chaparron." "Won't I anawry? suggested the prosecutor, placing a chair close to his desk. "What fact that I'm alone?" went on Shilpy, taking the suit collected, but moting a little farther. "him" should prove concisely that I not afraid to board the lion in his den." "Did it require so very much cour- Did I require so very much courage? After last night's taunt so many ways "Then it is about this Challenger all fair that you have come to see me?" he asked tactically. "I warn you, Shirley—don't! Handles off" Shirley looked him in the face. "Billy Muratroyd, you've got to help these people out!" "If such a thing were possible, Shirley, you're the one person to make me do it." "You must do it." she perished and looked at him appealingly. "Of course the man could not have been himself." "Probably not." he said coldly "But of one thing you may be sure—Challenger had a purpose in all this." "I suppose you realize that this thing is going to kill Miriam Challenger!" Shaking his head. Muratroyd and began to pace the door. At last he stopped directly in front of her "Shirley"—it was surprising how gentle his voice could be at times—I want you to realize the circumstances of this case, which you soon have forgotten. In the presence of several people, including yourself, this man has deliberately confessed to a premeditated murder. A man in my custody is a wifess' to the facts. No; If Challoner were my brother or my father—more than that, if you were in Challoner's place today. I should have to try you—count you! "But the condition that made him do this thing was abnormal," she persisted. "Like other men of his kind" returned Muratroyd "Challoner's decent at times, but, generally speaking, he's irretrievably bad" "But can't you get him off in some way?" There are ways, and you know it" Muratroyd smiled grimly "My dear girl, if I would do this thing I couldn't. I shall go a step further. If I could do it I wouldn't. I couldn't look you in the face if I did it." You're cruel!" she cried rising. "I ought not to have come." However I have done what I could for a friend. she flung back at him and started toward the door. Murgatroyd blocked her way. No, he said good humorely, not the least disconnected by her parting shot. It's my turn now. You have attempted to corrupt me asvere me from my duty and - And waited your time. I suppose as you were good enough to remind me on a previous occasion, she reduced looking up my arm at him under her. Murgatroyd was quick to detect her change of mood saying. "Won't you for the moment forget the balloons? Stinky!" Bigg you give me little opportunity to see you alone these days. If you're going to make love to me in that very fuzzy way of yours, or for that matter in any other way, I will go. Aren't you going to marry me, Shirley? he demanded with characteristic directness "Name old story, lingered the girl" "This is the sixth time now that I asked you. Again, will you marry me?" "Don't be silly." This is hardly the place Bill. I quite agree with you. But you has to make the most of opportunity. As I said before, the occasions are not rare when I dud myself about you. And unless you want me to help asking you speak the word now Shirley. Make me happy. You may as well ask it first as last for I do in derail you with you. I am going to have you" he sounded up energetically. "Then why bother about my consent?" A smile hovered around her lips. "Why do you persist in refusing me?" Shirley disbudd "Is it because of Thorne? Is he my successful rival?" he ventured. Shirley looked perturbed. "No, it's not because of Thorne. I wish it were. And after a moment. 'Do you still want to know?' "Yes, I've got to know, Shirley." "Will you stay right where you are if I tell you?" "I promise," raising his right hand half playfully. "Well, then it's because I love you," she said easily. Murgatroyd sprang toward her Shirley. The girl quickly waved him back. "Because I love you or believe that I do that I shall never marry you. I mean it." "But why?' he faltered. Shirley sighed unconsciously. "It is time that I made myself plain understood to you, not because you're entitled to an explanation, but because—well because I like you just a bit." A serious look was on her face. She seemed suddenly to have changed. The thousand and one little mannerisms that were so large a part of the girl's attractive were all there, but the voice was no longer the mirthful voice of the Shirley that he knew and loved. She spoke as though in a trance. "Can you understand me when I say that I have got to have something more than love? I am too practical, I'm afraid of myself, I am arrogant. I'm cursed with the instincts kind-of the American girl. Oh, let me tell you how it is!" she exclaimed impulsively "All my life I've been surrounded by men who were failures. My grandfather was a failure, my father was a failure, and my brothers are failures. They have fainted my happiness. Don't misunderstand me. I love them but I can't look up to them." "But-you don't want money!" he tightly griped. "I don't want right part of an American girl for that." "No, not exactly money. But the man who appeals to me is one who can surmount all obstruction," she answered, with grave leadership, "who has success running to the valleys. 'Have you ever lain, awake at night. Billy, and plained your future I have. And, in those dreams of mine I would always take my place by the side of my great knight assistant, help him to become greater. At times he has been a diplomat, a priest, a lawinter, and I have always lent him strength. When I marry, Billy, my Bushland's work will be my work, and it strangles my dreams, but the man must have dreamed running through his veins. "Then I haven't figured often in the lightlight of your dreams!" "If only you bad, Billy, but you haven't much as I have tried my best to fit my child's armor on you and place you on his warhorse. Now, can't you see what it would mean if we made the experiment of marriage? Marriage would not make me happy. It would be misery"— "Misery?" he gasped. "Yea, misery for you." she finished. "Can the girl who must have money make a poor man happy, much as she may love him? Can the butterfly make a flower bloom? Can the love I love him? A woman with social ambitions loves a man with none. Can she make him happy? No! And, while I am none of these, yet somehow I've got to fulfill my destiny, and I'm not going to chase anger and everlastingly offend the man who doesn't belong—doesn't fit in with my ideas." "But I do fit in, as you phrase it." Murgatroyd maintained. "Haven't I ambition! And am I not a fighter? You'd think so if I know the devil of a fight I am having right now with Candle-baughs—and I'm going to win! Shirley shook her head. "You are too much of a reformer, too much of a crank. No; I'm sorry to tell you so, but in my innermost soul I believe you will fall. You built that way. I don't know why, but men of influence have weighed you in the balance and found you wanting. William Murgatroyd, politically you're dead. That's what they tell me." Murgatroyd's face paled. "But the people—the people believe in me." Shirley smiled again. "You won't a diplomacy." "If you call chelging orders from Peter Broderick diplomacy." You hit from the shoulder wildly. Bly it lands on and hurts your opponent but it kills you. You're only honest, kelly nothing else." Murgatroy called out to her: "Only honest. Don't that count with you? Doesn't it signify?" It is easy enough to be honest, but it is great to make your honesty save and not destroy you, to get these men behind you instead of opposed to you to make your organization do what you want to do, to rise upon its shoulders because you make it lift up you. No. But, Shirley can't you see that the man who sends up for a principle cannot fall? "What have you done so far?" she added, the prosecutor of the plea, your last and only office. Am I right? "I'm afraid you are." he answered dully "In a way what you say is the truth. Politically I shall die"—Murgatroy shudded as he spoke—unless I can force this issue to a finish whilh my office lasts! Shirley shifted her mode of attack: "Look at Mr. Thorne"—"Ah, it is Thorne then." "Awhile ago I told you it was not Mr Thorne. But some day I shall meet the man I'm looking for—some day." "When you do Shirley Bloodgood," he was quick to remind her, "it's an even chance that he won't care for you." "It's a chance I'm going to take! I can love it," she went on wistfully, "yes and then, blushing, added very tenderly," "I am laying my soul hear to you William Morgatroy, because he knew howblow that you have a right to see it. Again I repeat. Look at Mr Thorne a prospective United States senator." "You admire him!" "He succeeded." "Have you any idea, young woman, what it costs in this state to be chosen senator?" "Does it cost anything?" was her native rejoinder. "Just about three-quarters of a million to swing the thing! Thorne has money and backing and"— "And you have neither," she finished for blim "Freebly." "Why not imitate Mr. Thorne and get both? To be a United States senator is one of the few great real successes possible of achievement in this country." "His methods are not mine." "Exactly. He secures support, you opposition." "Would you have me adopt his methods?" "would have you secure his results, she declared firmly." "And if I do?" "Oh, if you only would?" her young voice rang out clearly, hopefully. "And I did not you waiting for me?" "At the top of the hill, Billy!" She held out her hand. "Goodbye." *CHAPTER VIII* AFTER seeing Miss Bloodgood to her carriage Murgatroyd's thoughts were in a mass of bewildering complexity. As a matter of fact his pace of mind was wholly gone, and it was with a far different feeling than any he had before to experience that he sought his downtown club for luncheon. Success at any cost; Yes, that was the way she had put it. Well, and why not? Was that that the modern life of a girl of age and should he hold a more slip of hand responsible for putting into words what every woman thinks? Ridiculous! And the United States romote was her conception of greatness. Ah, that was for Thorne. The organization, the brewery, the railroads, would send him there—buy him the job. Presently the waiter brought his luncheon. None of the dishes suited him. Flintly, misintering to himself against the club's culinary. Murgatroyd pushed away, his pale and hastened out of the fridges. He sank worldly into the seat at his desk. It was this, he McMdrath could him when he entered to announce that he had brought down Pennicham. Murrayspread, stared at him delft. "Tennicicham," he repeated, "Who the dance is, Pennicham?" "Thunderstorm" burst from the lips of McMdrath. "Why, your star wit- dase (in the Condiller case) this brought Murray (trodd to earth, well) don't be like him in be said impetuity) "Another lady to see you, counselor," said McIntyre, half apologeticly. "I'll Mrs. Challenger this time," Murrayroad looked up quickly. "Mrs. Challenger: Why didn't you say so before?" Show her in at once! Murrayroad rose and went forward to meet her, saying: "How do you do, Mrs. Challenger? What can I do for you?" "I have come to see what can be done for my husband." "Miss Bloodgood was here a short time ago on the same errand," he observed, to put her at her处. "Miss Bloodgood!" *Amazement leaped into the young wife's tired brown eyes.* "She did not tell me she was coming, but that's just like her." She's a friend—Indeed. *Shirley's a good friend.* *Presently courage came, and she continued, 'Will you tell me, please, what my husband's chances are?' *Every man is supposed to be innocent until he is proved guilty. But, Mrs. Challenger, I can do nothing, for burdening you.* "Yes, yes. I know." But you don't quite understand. The man was not blissful. Surely you must know that. Let him live, Mr. Murgatrod. He's worth saving. Give him time—a chance. He'll be good. I shall make him good. I have tried, and I shall continue to try all the harder.* *Murgatrod sat motionless. After a while he looked up and said:* "I am very sorry for you, and I dislike intensely to hurt your feelings. But do you recognize that your husband shot this man in a quarrel over-" Mrs. Challenger quickly cut him short. "That woman! What do I care for that? You don't know what my husband is to me! I love him, no matter what he has done. Wides. It was all my fault. Let me tell you how it was. Laurie wanted money. His money was gone. He had spent it all, and-" Murgatroyd held up his hand. "I cannot let you speak this way. You are simply supplying me with evidence against him." "And I refused him." went on the excited woman. "I hardened my heart against him, drove him from home, and then—this dreadful thing happened." "It would be dastardly in me to listen further. You are making your husband's guilt more evident with every word. When Hargreaves was found he had been robbed of $10,000! There is nothing I can do, madam." he declared fairly. Mrs. Challenger wrong her hands. She seemed unaware how to proceed. In the end she said "I am going to do a terrible thing. It frightens me almost to death. I don't know how to begin, but my love for Laurie is my excuse for what I have to say. I hope you won't misunderstand me. Supporting Shirley was in Laurie's place. If she were accused of what that would you do for her?" The cases are hardly parallel, he answered indifferently, "They are precisely parallel," she maintained, "You love Shirley as I love Laurie. I know you do. Don't say no. Women have a way of knowing those things." "I would do anything to win her," he spoke up quickly, "know that you have great ambition. "And with such a girl at your side there is no reason why you should not become a great man This sudden interest on her part in matters concerning his future for the moment rattled him. Her words "with such a girl at your side" found a welcome in his heart. On her part Mrs. Chiljonner was becoming more and more composed. Her voice rang with conviction as she went on: "You will have uphill work, I know Your party is against you, and all that sort of thing; but, if only for siblings' sake, I want you—you must succeed." Mungatroyd found himself actually confessing to this woman that he thought he deserved to win out. "It's only money that you lack. I know, they've ventured now. "With money they couldn't keep you down. With money of your own" — The tension was getting too much for her. A man and a woman are standing in a room. The man is wearing a long coat and a hat, while the woman is wearing a dress and a hat. They are facing each other and appear to be engaged in a conversation. Murpattroy (fatched his gaze on her lace. Presently she cried out. "Oh, Mr. Murpattroy, don't you see what I mean, and won't you help gwr? But he failed to understand her. He was staring hard at her now. "Only this, Mr. Murpattroy," she said, meeting his gaze. "I will give you $10000 to set my husband free." "You mean to bribe me!" Miriam Challoner, towered, before him. She was desperately afraid that she had destroyed all hope of success by blinding it out like this. "Please don't be hard on me, condemn me, the blamed on me, before the judgment seat." "I know it's awful!" For a full half minute Mr. Morrison fastened his gaze on her face. Then he walked to the door, stepped inside the vault and satisfied himself that there was no one there, looked into every corner of the room and underneath the table. He came back and told her to repeat what she had said. "I will give you $100,000 to set my husband free!" "Mrs. Challoner," the prosecutor asked, falling into his habit of purging finger tip to finger tip, "how much money have you?" "In just a minute." With a hard look on his face Murgatroyd watched her take out the stub of a pencil, waited until at the end of a short calculation she looked up at him. "In all I have about $800,000 left." "And that $300,000 or so is..." "All in negotiable securities," she promptly assured him, "payable to bearer. I got 8 and 7 per cent on some of them—the old ones." "Where are those securities?" "In the Fidelity Safe Deposit vaults." "In addition to these," went on Murgatroyd, "you have your house on the avenue." "Yes. There's a small equity in it." "And care all you have?" he asked a moment later. "Absolutely." "Your house," mused Murgatroyd, half to himself, "will take care of Thurmo's fee." "How much will that be?" Murgatroyd jerked his head nervously. "Thorne? Oh, he'll take all he can get." There was a short silence which Murgatroyd suddenly broke. "Mrs. Challoner, your attempt to bribe is no longer an attempt. You have succeeded. I shall set your husband free." Mrs. Challoner smiled while the tears trickled down her cheeks. "I shall get you the hundred thousand dollars right away," she said as if it were a more bugatelle. "Just one moment, please," continued Murgatroyd, waving her back into her seat, for she had risen. "I shall set your husband free for eight hundred and sixty thousand dollars." Miriam Challoner leaned back in her chair. She seemed to hesitate. "For everything I have!" she muttered half aloud. Murgatroyd reached over and touched her on the arm and repeated in the same tone "Everything you have!" and added, "Surrey you did not think that I would sell myself for less?" "No, no, of course not," she faltered. "I wish I had millions to give you. You are a good man. You are doing a good act." Murgatroyd shook his head and said somewhat impatiently "Mrs. Challoner this is a business transaction. Let me close it. You can get your money today, I suppose?" "Yes, she replied in the next breath, the flush of joy still on her face. "Then do so, please." His voice was hoarse now "And bring them to me here wrapped up in brown paper. You understand that nobody must know about this. You know what it would mean to me to you, to Challoner." "Yes, yes!" she cried eagerly and held out her band. "It's an agreement." But Murgatroyd purposely ignored her band and abruptly turned away, saying, "This matter must be closed at once." And with a confident "I'll be back in half an hour" Mrs. Munloner passed out of the door, which Murgatroyd had softly and noiselessly unlocked. The man who presently was brought out of the barred interoom and taken before the prosecutor might from his manner have been anything from a doorwinker of a big department store to the number of a man in a kelter. In the matter of general admonition of the person, however, Penniman of the low brown was an exception to his class. No diamond blazed from his shirt front or fingers. Moreover, he was dressed in the most somber blacks, and under "his soft felt that the hair was brushed with scrupulous care. "Pemmican," said Murgatroyd, all geniality and good fellowship now, "how are they treating you?" And then, with a chuckle, "You look peaked, my dian!" Pemmican answered peevishly: "No wonder I'm all to the bad. But why am I kept locked up in this house of detention?" McGrath grinned and spoke: "Witnesses is wary game and scarce, so we keep em in cold storage. See?" Pemmican whined to the prosecutor: "You made my ball so internally large that my friends would not put it up for me." "Did you purposely?" Murgatroyd declared, "You are the only witness, and I've got to keep you whose your friends cannot reach you"—have a faint flush swirled over the prosecutor's countenance—"cannot corrupt you." Pemmican. Murgatroyd nodded a dismissal to McGrath, and, going over to a table in the center of the room, he drew to blim a slight of foolcap. "Come here, Pemmican!" he said. "Just sketch me here on this paper a little plan showing the position of the men in Room A that night." "Burps," volunteered Pemmican, taking the proffered pencil. "Now, here was Colonel-Harrweaves, here was." He stopped abruptly, but he had seen that in Murgtroy's hand a wallet marked "It. It." "Go on." said Murgtroy. "Go on." said Pemmican stopped again. "What are you looking at?" Murgtroy asked. "Oh, that?" he said casually and passed the wallet to Pemmican. Pemmican stared and backed away. "I don't want it. It ain't nice. I don't know what it is. What is it anhow? he guped. "No, counselor, he added. "and, bedside, I wasn't looking at it." Murgtroy patted the wallet. "It was Colonel Harrweaves' pocket book," he said. "I thought you recognized it." "Never saw it before counselor," he repeated jokingly. "Never saw it before." "You must have seen it," perished Margatroy. "I have unity, well worn, and he must have carried it, a long time. He was one and did your gatronne. The first is, Penniman," he went on, "this wallet was the occasion of my sending for you just now. I am informed that when Margates has carried it the wallet was full of bills, and when he was found in the street it was quilted empty. It is a metro detail, but, I should like to know whether Challoner robbed this man well as killed him." Penniman slowly shook his head. "Can't help you out," he answered, "for I never saw the wallet. I don't know." Margatroy wont off on another tack. "Very well, then. But there's another thing that you may clear up. By the way, Penniman, perhaps you don't know that Challoner has confessed." Penniman cried joyfully: "Confessed! Gos, that's good! Great! It just had to come to that!" "Yes," conceded Murraytrop, "but there's another thing which bothers me, though I don't know that it complicates matters exactly. It's more detail again. Challenger says he shot his man in Room A in Cradlebaugh's. You say the quarrel took place there, that Murgraves wout out first and that Challenger followed him. Hargraves as we know, was found dead in the street above. That's right, isn't it? "Bure," returned Penniman positive. "I didn't see him fire the shot. Nobody saw that. It's a good thing though, because between you and me prosecutor, notwithstanding my testimony, I thought that you'd have some trouble in making it, but he is confident, something, but they aren't anything, you know." Murraytrop seemed satisfied. Now he leaned toward Penniman and said confidently: "Penniman, I want your testimony in this case. I want it right. Have a clear?" Penniman accepted and collated: "You can demand on me. I tell the truth the whole truth to me!" His grate returned again to the piknik wallet on the desk. But, say, I never saw that thing before Murgatgord picked up the wallet. Penniman suppose I were to fill this with well say, $10,000 and give it to you" he said loudly, "how would you testify to me?" Penniman, "I never or will $10,000 in it. No-" Pennsylvania stolidly shook his head and answered: "To the truth counselor I'm an honest man." Murgatrod still persisted. "How much would you take, Pemmian," he went on, "to swear that Challenger did not commit this crime? Pemmian started back in alarm and once woke his head. "Conduiser, I am an honest man," he said. Murgatrod gave it up as a job. "You're honest all right Pemmian," he said. "You must go back now, but K. K. "I better save $10,000 in it." before the trill will go over the testimony carefully. You see. I'm most piquicular about this case." McGrath entered and took Pomminean away. Fifteen minutes later Mrs. Challoner arrived. She was accompanied by Stevens, the butler, carrying a large parcel, which he deposited on the proscenium table, ad directed. He was then dislambled, and when the door had closed on him the man and the woman stood for a minutes listening in silence to his reverent footsteps. Muratoyd noiselessly locked the door and looked at her interrogatively. "Too; the securities. They're all there. she hastened to assure him." "Shall I." Mrs. Challoner's hand waved her permission. The big, heavy parcel had been clumily tied up with brown paper. This Murgatroyd tore oil, and there stood revealed two long sheet iron boxes, old and somewhat battered. They were brightly sealed, and across each on a pasted piece or paper appeared in big letters the name "Miriam Challoter." "I brought them just as they were," she went on to explain. "You may break the sauna, scratch my name, and then they will be yours to do with as you please." "Oh the present," Morgantroyd told himself, "will give fall on my wrist, that will give up my pleasures." And turning to her, he waved ablends. "The devil closed. You understand the terrish? Everything is left to me to free your husband. I am to keep your mindy." "Yes," she breathed as it some heavy buttion. "Found from but young laddered." And now, for the last time, Miriam. THEATRE troyd looked Miriam Challoner full in the face and said solemnly: "One thing more—absolutely no one must know of this, not Challoner nor Thorne and, above all, not M|as Bloodgood. Everything depends on your silence. Your silence la the essence of this contract. You agree!" [TO BE CONTINUED.] Colonel John Sneed's Conversations on Domestic Problems Copyright. 1809 by C. S. Yest. COLONEL SNEED watched with sparkling eyes and swelling chest the efforts of his infant grandson to swallow a very small but very chubby foot. "There is no use a t-a-tin," boney," he observed to his daughter, Mrs. William Bolins—"there is no use a t-a-tin," but that a remarkable child, a most remarkable child. He knows what he wants and his gin" to get it or break his cock a-tryin." Just notice how he hangs on to that foot. He's got a grip like it, and his gin" set as Jim Robinson's old mule. Did I ever tell you about that mule, boney? "No, pop, but all bables suck their tree if they're given a chance." "Hush! Maybe they do, maybe they do, but they don't all do it the same way. Every human walks on two legs, yet it's easy to tell a man from a mollydollie by the way he steps. When it comes to readiness character there also many can get bhead of your old daidy and I don't need a telescope to see that this young man is an extraordinary child. He got the makin of a man in little hands, made on too, if you don't let tom-foolishness head blim off." THE MAED' OR A BABY "Why, papa, what on earth do you mean?" "Just what I say, bony. There's a whole lot of people in trousers loan' around this town who'd' be beef real now perhaps but let me add let' alone. The main point in zalatin' boys is in known' where to ston. "KILL MARTINO IS in knowin' where to stop. Where's too many mothers—and they're good mothers, too; I can't say 'anything' against their intentions, but there's too many of them—that's got the idea, that they ain't doin' their dirty uncles make it make little angels out of their boys. Some of them succeed, too, but the product don't they on earth very tog. Little angels are all right in heaven, no doubt, but they don't seem to at it in the plan of things down here. As old Hill Seltz's always sayin', they kind of do so. Then, is it just plain man, and the sooner you get that fixed in your nennin, honey, the better it'll be. Just look at the little raucal kick. I never saw such an extraordinary child. Houdet, I ever did. But, as I was sayin', honey, the small things in rein's boys is known when he let 'em alone. And boys, I want to tell you can stand a whole lot of lethm along and be all the better if, if you let that you gummert get the meltdown that he bosses of the shop, and I see sign of it already; if you jump and run every time he hoops and fetch and carry whenever he commands; if, when he gets old enough to understand, you talk about how sweet he is and how smart he is right before his face; if you pet him and cuddle him all the time and feed him things he's got no business to eat just because he wants them, he's pretty certain to out a prig that'll have many friends as a sheep stallin' cur and be about as much use to society. Maybe you woudered why the woods are full of just anne people. Well, that's the reason. If I had chance to choose a tree and walk and wan given my choice 'between the kind of a bobble' and no mother at all I only give me an expression of dignity. Let me wander of B "No, little girl, if you want to make a man of that boy give him a fighter's chance to develop accordin' to nature's plans and specifications. You've heard the old-sayin' that the Lord takes care of drunken men and little children. I have my doubts about the drunken men; I think it's another party that looks after them. But there's no mistake about the children, and if I was gain' to write a prescription for the makin' of a man I'd put down twenty dollars, twenty parts love and fifty parts trust in Providence. If you're ridin' a thoroughbred horse you don't want to use a whip or whip, and you need to touch the rub except to guide him. It's the same way with that youngster there. He's got good blood in him, and all you've got to do is to keep him in the middle of the road, and nature 'll do the rest. You IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. and William have got first to set the right kind of an example. You can't be much of *n* guide unless you know the route; you can't expect him to be truthful if you tell this; you can't expect him to be honest if you look out the car window when the conductor comes by. you can't expect him to be honorable unless you are honorable, but with others. it takes a mighty little prechic', but a whole lot of practicic', to raise a boy right. "You'll have to remember, honey, that the boy don't know the road. Once in awhile you'll have to give the roin a little pull to the right or the left to keep him from straying' off at the forks, and now and then you'll need to check him up from gin' into mudholes or stumblin' on rocks, but that's about all. You're his guide and all you need to know is about how often he'll come to a fork where the left hand road I'll look to him lots more attractive than the right hand one, and then you'll have to explain the difference. You'll have to show him that the main things to know about a road is where its gin' to wind up. Put it up to his intelligence and he'll go the right way, hinge times EXPLAINING THE DIFFERENCE. out of ten, but if you try to club him into gold' that way it's ten chances to 'one' that he jumps the track and curl across the field. "What's about the long and short of it. It little gift." It's an easy matter to make a man of a boy if you just keep him headed the right way and let him develop as the good Lord wills. Look at him now, will you? Makin' goooo expres at his granddaddy. Most remarkable child I ever saw." The Gentle Cynic No man is so busy that he hasn't time to make a few enemies. It's the chirpy kicker who always wants something to book. The truth is more apt to suffer from lack of circulation than a life. The plenitude of fame is no place for the man who likes lots of company. Even the man who likes to be at the top of the heap doesn't prefer an upper berth in a sleeping car. After all, it is better to be damned with faint praises than to be damned with none. When it comes to the sticking point, some people have a porous plaster beaten to a frazzle. The fellow who stays up all night luts the one who wakes up and finds himself felma. All work and no play is apt to discourage the budding dramatist. Fey menace Really its big as their own亿亿亿s of themselves. The aerospace may be a high flair in more ways than one. When a fellow asks, I pledge you my wager if you want to go in a pawn gobble. There are people who follow every thing they play, and I love the girls. When a girl gets married, she is married. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. to regret that the church organ isn't the fact that every rose has its thorn shouldn't prejudice us against the sweets of life. It's all right to hope for the best, but the fellow who spends all his time hoping will never get it. NewLeaseof Life For Zion Church Interest on Mortgage Debt of Pennsylvania Avenue A. M. E. Zion Church of Baltimore. Which Was $600 in Arrears. Quickly Paid Under the Leadership of the Rev. J. A. S. Cole. Notwithstanding the fact that our people in Baltimore are noted for their thrift and industry in business, educational and social affairs, their zeal for progress in religious affairs is however, none the less ardent. Some of the most influential churches of the race are to be found in Baltimore. Many of them are free of debt, and on the average all are pastored by able ministers, who are laboring earnestly for the moral and spiritual uplift of their respective congregations. Among the clergymen who have achieved more than ordinary success within a short time and whose influence for good has attracted the attention of other churches in and out of the city is the Rev J. A. B. Colo, pastor of the Pennsylvania Avenue A. M. E. Zion church. Mr. Colo is a native of Maryland. He came to Baltimore at an early age. He received his education in the public schools of Baltimore, which he supplemented with a course in theology at Boston university. He accepted the pastorate of the Pennsylvania Avenue A. M. E. Zion church about eighteen months ago, during which time he has made a most enviable record both as a pastor and financial leader. When he began his pastorate the interest on the mortgage debt of the church was more than $600 in arrears. To the majority of pastors who are familiar with church debts and the difficulty of raising money with which to pay them the situation which confronted the new pastor would seem anything but encouraging. 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Nor naught so good, but, strained from that faith use. Revolts from true birth, stumbling on abuse. Virtue itself turns vice being misapplied. And vice sometimes by action dignil fled " —Shakespeare. Mr James Samuel Stemons has seen fit to take issue with us relative to our views upon the best course to pursue in dealing with the ombrar raising conditions which now confront certain laboring elements of the colored race. It is shown that they are being supplanted by white labor in the North Mr Stemons makes the usual blunder of all of our leaders, who engage in the discussion of great questions. They permit their realism to outrun their judgment. Conservatism is now the watch word and men who are too radical are listened to by only those devotees, who are in a class to them solves. We must use diplomacy now and sound judgment in order to win it seems to us that we have a right to have opinions and that we should be accorded the privilege of expressing them without being lashed by a leader who seems to be permeated by the same motives as ourselves We are of the opinion that if we shall turn our outward eyes inward for a little while and become ther roughly informed as to our own short- comings, we shall be in a better posi- tion to meet the waves of industrial produces now sweeping over us. We plainly stated that the worthlessness of the members of the rising generation was not confined to the Negro race but was applicable to the white one as well. Mr. Stomous does not seem to know that the Negroes, who are something and who are doing something, constitute the minority of the race as a whole. This is equally true of the white race and we might say of all other races. The larger the percentage of intelligence and positive effort, the more glorious in the history of the race to which it is accredited. There are numerous pursuits in this section of the country which are "going abegging" from the lack of trained competent colored people to engage in them. Colored men of ability who should be carpenters are disting from servants, colored men of skill, who should be mechanics are bellamers, colored men of race intelligence, who, should be high up in how professions are, oking out an intelligence at good business as lackers its-white men. They would not enjoy the competency in wages, perhaps for some time, but they would be better off in the end. There are many fathers, who are cooks, dining room servants, porlers, laborers and in other tailings, who have spent their all upon their children with the hope that they would aspire to higher things and be their own bosses in higher professions, who have been sadly disappointed by having their off-spring with all of their learning like a ship upon the ocean without a compass uncertain as to which course to pursue, finally drop down at the old man's side and perform the same service with an education that he performs without an education There were the things to which we referred and we did it with a hope that the race leaders would proceed to help themselves from within first before attempting to help themselves from without, or begin the helping process by dividing up our forces and operating on both sides at the same time Mr Stemona, if he will pardon us for the remark is making the mistake of all enthusiasts, and it may be that we too have at some time been guilty of the same indulgence. He hopes to arouse an interest in a day and to reform conditions in a year. The point at which he is aiming is further away than he imagines. It will not be accomplished in one year or in five years or in ten years or in twenty years. It is the work of more than two generations and we can only begin the work, with the hope that our future offspring will finish it. The ringing of fire-belebs, the sturging up of a few leaders will not in our judgment bring about a change in the conditions to which he before it must be the result of steady, or organized effort on the part of the thoughtful men, both white and colored of the country, supplemented by the support of the parents of the rising generation, whose future is now being outlined and whose hopes may be realized. We must not fall to cry out against our own weaknesses and spare not, while at the same time voicing a protest against the crowding infilms of this age. We grant that the white people of this country or rather a large proportion of them are responsible for our short coming in many respects, but this does not alter the fact that we, ourselves should as a list in applying the remedy We are more interested in finding a way to be relieved of the "burden of this death," but we are in ascertaining just who was responsible for its visitation in our midst. Mr Stomans denies some of our allegations and then proceeds to add the truthfulness of them. But we are not here to "split hairs" as to language used. We do not intend to engage in any unseemly contumption. It may be that Mr Stomans is right in all that he says, that he has a plan that will relieve existing conditions. If he has, we shall not place as much as a straw in the way of his success. Let him continue on to the end and if he succeeds in his mission along the lines that he has mapped out, we shall be happy and God will be glorified. Mr Stomons may not believe it, but it is a fact that the industrious Negroes in the Southland are not taking time to notice race prejudice. They are too busy and they are working along the lines of making progress and accumulating a competence. It is this fact alone that is making the poorer classes of white men in this section of the country frantic and they try to stem the onward tide of progress of the Negroes, by calling upon their representatives in the legislatures of the several states to pass oneous and oppressive laws to keep the Negroes down In most cases they have their troubles for their pain, for the Norwegians now have the money with which they are able to employ justice-loving liberal minded white men to fight their cases from court to court. stopping only when both sides are apparently exhausted and if defeated proceeding along some other sheltered roads where the storms of race prejudice cannot come and the winds of race hatred cannot halt the onward march of this determined, but truly remarkable race of people. The colored people of Richmond pay taxes on property, real and personal, valued at ($2,057,517) two million, and fifty-seven thousand, five hundred and seventeen dollars. It may be well to quote Mr. Blemens. Here is what he said: Nor do we find illumination in your remedy for these injustices. "Lot waiters, who have lost their jobs come South again," you conspicuously advise. Even a dog has an inherent love for its home and associations. Is it human to suppose that Negroes can be buffeted from pillar to post, and driven from the homes and friends of their choice by the whims of perverted popular sentiment, without unsegregating radical and dehumanizing change of character!" rans" who are putting these colored men out of jobs are sending them home, to the Southland where they belong and where their friends will receive them with open arms, if they are worth their salt. History tells that God has used the lash of oppression in all ages to accomplish a given purpose with his people and that they have come out from under this form of scourging all the stronger for their experience. We do not intend to condone this ill treatment, much less defend it but God has more than once hair nosed the wiles of the Dovil to do His will. So you will see that these people who are being driven from pillar to post, as you say are away from home and away from friends. They, will find more sympathizing friends among the old time white slave owners, of the fainted-minded, justice loving type than they will among many of the cynical northerners, who see nothing but a dollar and the easiest way to make one. We do not discount the thousands of the philanthropic northerners, who have done so much for us and who are still leading their efforts through various channels to do much more. They are strengthening Booker T. Washington's hands, by giving him liberal donations for the benefit of our people and their influence in being further felt through the intellectual, educational and humanizing agencies as exemplified in Hartborn Memorial College, the Virginia Union University, Howard University and Hampton Institute and a multitude of other institutions that we might name. But we must do something for ourselves, independent of such help just as we are doing at the Virginia Theological Seminary and College. The graduates of the institutions that we have named will go out and build up other institutions These waiters then and colored men out of other employment have no need to sit down and 'suck their thumbs'. because they are out of a job They might go to work and set about establishing a hotel of their own This is the way we do down here If the white folks put us out of their own hotel, we set up a hotel or our own, even if it is only two sizes larger than a chicken coop If the white folks deny us privileges in their dry goods store, we organize our own dry goods store If the white folks get tired of us in their banks, we organize our own bank If the white folks don't want our dramaters" in their barrooms, we establish a barroom of our own If the white folks, don't want us in their churches, we get an old barn if need be and organize our own church, and then finally we get money enough to put up such a fine church that 'white folks sometimes make a mistake and go inside, before they find that there is a Negro minister in the pulpit. If the white folks don't want us in their state fairs, we organise a fair of our own, until finally we have two civilizations down here right side by side, a white civilization and a black civilization, with the white civilized people helping the colored civilized people. So you see Mr. Stemons, the people down here, the colored people down here are not worrying, they are too busy. They have the agitators, whom they have to food and clothe to do the worrying. We believe that it's God's way and that everything will come right in its own time. We must work and hope and our agitators must rest and then agitate and then rest. They cannot lead us to believe though that we are on the verge of any great catastrophe. For the race as a whole, for we are weathered today than we have ever been at any time during our existence. Mr Stemons, the colored people or Virginia, according to the official report of Hon. Morton Marry, Auditor of Public Accounts for the year of 1909, 1,517,500) one million five hundred and seventeen thousand, five hundred acre of land. These Negroes pay taxes on real estate valued at ($19,485,577) nineteen million, four hundred and eighty-eight thousand, five hundred and seventy-seven dollars and own personal property valued at ($7,111,708) seven million, one hundred and eleven thousand, seven hundred and three dollars. These Virginia Negroes pay taxes, according to even the white folks figures on property, real and personal, valued at ($26,600,280) twenty-six million, six hundred thousand, two hundred and eighty dollars. This is one of the reasons, Mr. Stomons, we invited those up there to come on home for the money, sir, is down here. It may be well for you to remember that the mines that pay best are attended with most danger in getting out the ore. It should be remembered, that the jobs that are attended with most risk to life and limb as a rule yield the highest compensation. And so it is with us down here. We are losing politically, but we are gaining materially. It may be well to give Mr. Stomons an idea of our productiveness. According to the reports of 1890 and based on the percentage of the products, the result of the Morrocos before the colored people produced in one year ($10,890,990) one hundred and two thousand, three hundred and ninety thousand, six hundred and ninety-two bushels of corn; (14,388,688) four million, three hundred and forty-eight thousand, six hundred and eight bushels of wheat; (3,942,123) three million, nine hundred and forty-two thousand, four hundred and seventy-two bushels of oats; (52,133) sixty-two thousand, one hundred and thirty-two bushels of rye; ($307,257) three million, three hundred and seven thousand, two hundred and fifty-seven bushels of potatoes; (91,308,850) ninety-one million, three hundred and eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty pounds of tobacco; ($320,850) three hundred and twenty thousand, eight hundred and thirty tons of hay; and cotton to the value of ($351,000,000) three hundred and fifty-one million dollars. The total value of the products of the Negroes' labor was ($500,800,000) five hundred and fifty-five million, eight hundred thousand and dollars. It is not a sane proposition then for us to invite the "out of work" Negroes in the North to come to the Southland, where the cotton grows, the tobacco sprouts and the watermelon is smiling on the vine! We think so. The unfortunate part of this whole discussion is that Mr. Stiemons has been looking on only one side of the contention He has need to lift himself up and look from horizon to horizon, as we have done. For every dagger of oppression, we have a hundred blades of financial prosperity. Bome of us are prosperity stricken, but some of us are well-to-do. We are meeting the white man on his own ground and by our own brawny arms and educated intellect, we are measuring arms with him. The better class of them are not complaining for the bulk of this wealth falls into his hands and the community is that much more prosperous by having industrious well-do Negroes within its confines. Still, these colored men who are producing this wealth do not constitute the majority of the colored people. The percent is steadily increasing. But a small percent of the Japanese are educated and trained in the art of modern civilization, but they are leading on a great nation and they now rank with the most favored people of the earth. We are adopting their tactics, and with the aid of the better class of white-people, North and South, we hope to see the dawn of even a brighter day. The discharge of Negro labor in the North, is but a scratch upon the shield of our prosperity. We not it, but we do not. We are depending upon ourselves more and more, and we think we see the streaks of dawn which betoken the ushering in for us of a longer, brighter day. "O, who can hold a fire in his hand By thinking on the frosty Guau- quas? Or cloy the hungry edge of hup- petite By imagining of a feast? Or wallow naked in December snow By thinking on fantastic Summer's heat? O no' the apprehension of the good Gives but the greater feeling to the worse." A LAWYER'S PREDICAMENT Attorney, J. R. Clifford tells a strange story of happenings in his neighborhood. There is something grimly humorous about the outrageous happening. Here is what he says in the last issue of his journal, The Martinburg. West 'Virginia Pioneer Poes: We have a thief, lier and perjurer in this county who has been exceedingly busy and offensive for the past year, swearing that A. B. & O. seldom whisky contrary to low and to with his cause, he never fails to have low characters associated with him. At Parkersburg he has a four known lady once got a good品 of Udele Sam's money by lying, they remind us of hungry wolves going about for foul purposes. The three got back from Parkersburg a few days ago with more money in their pockets than since the other time they came from thore, and as tools and their cash soon be poured on them and on the slaughter house where immortal butchering was demanded. The young man 'phoned for me, I went and finally laughed it off from Saturday 4 P. M. 'HU Monday 2 P. M. Knowing the notorious fellows who had my client arrested, I hired a team, went to Kearney's Supermarket, and gave him half past 1 P. M. Monday I went to this United States Commissioners office and gave him 'kid' names of persons, and asked him to assemble them—all lived in Martinsburg. He bluntly refused to do it, and threatened to lock him in. If I kept on conning for it, I kept on and had a right to, and would give him this. B. Commissioner yelled into 'Buck' take him out of here and look him up,' and 'Buck' did it. I committed no contempt of court from the fact I could be done in his house not court and further, he had been a court, how could I commit a contempt if I were not for it. he said, "I will be here for the day." He gave his name, his order, was given. Buck then, alone came in, and had not said, word and said, "Buck, grabbed me, Mr. Brown, the Marshall sprang to his feet and screamed, 'set down there, and simultaneously rushed on and crushed, my client down, it was a shameful, and brutal assault, and application I was going to make, and to avoid it. I was looked up; and they began to try my client soon as I was locked up, and sent him to fall and let me out. I was in jail 1 hour and 29 minutes, and soon as I got out, I got my client out and sent him home. So it seems that Attorney Clifford went to the jail intended for his outfit, that he got out himself and then got his client out. He is making it "warm" for his enemies and from the language used in his journal, the end is not yet. MOORE SCHOOL. Through its Principal, Mr. H. G. Carlton, has reported to the Sup. Dr J A. C. Chandler, the following roll of first honor, and promoted pupils, for the term, ending January 31, 1910: FIRST HONOR 7 A GRADE —Elyon Branch, Clara Hill. Others promoted —William Banks, Cornelia Brown, Jula Cary, Eliza Chatman, Louise Conway, Mury Goode, Josephine Johnson, Martha Johnson, Florence McBraxton, Branxty Payne, Henry Reid, Clara Wells. 6 B GRADE —Alberta Henley, Lillison Mallina Jackson, Mary Branch. Others promoted —Wallace Holmes, Herman Lee, Mabel Anderson, Gladys Booker, Golden Houston, Rosa Jackson, Ella Martin, Lillian Neal,孕moldhe Cheatham, Florence Shotton, Eubel Sith, Blackwell Johnson. 6 A GRADE —Jordonia Johnson, Robert Lewis. Others promoted —Ira Brown, William Bradley, Lewis Clarke, Leon Cooke, Florence Chandler, William Dujley, Annie Egea, Nettie Funn, Ollie Porges, Inez Freeman, Lewis Goode, Constance Hill, Cornelia Horley, Joseph Jack Clarke, Louise Conway, Marion Plorco, Entelle Pincock, Flasigan Randolph, Julian Robinson, Mary Bydner, Helen Tallafero, Marla Wormell 5 B GRADE—Ary Britt, Ruth Catlett Daisy Green, Lavinia Scott, Lella Lewis. Others promoted—Ruby Anderson, Mary Brown, Sailio Cherry, Lloyd Carter, Sailio Dawn, Margaret Hayden, Elizabeth Hill, Elizabeth Johnson, Julius Lewis, James Minor, Clinton Page, Virginia Righ, Olivia Robinson, Blanche Randolph, Gracie Scott, Gertrude Smith, Ethel Taylor, Gortrude Wilson, Louise Brown. 5 A GRADE, No. 1—Harry Howard, Rosetta Mines, Richard Winston. Others promoted—Rebecca Blunt, Charles Branch, John Franklin, Alice Foley, Jonnie Freeman, Marlon Harris, Joliet Jackson, George Aspar, Joliet Jackson, George Aspar, Paternoster Marle Price, Flood Paternoster Marle Price, Edgar Randolph, Estelle Thornton, Floyd Wingfield. 5 A GRADE, No. 2—Reginald Jackson, Annie Smith, Andrew Walker. Others promoted—Martha Bolling, Horace Brown, Everett Evans, Goldie Frazier, Thomas Hewlett, Lowsi Johnson, Charles Lewis, Moses Logan, Hester Martin, Rebecca Martin, McKinley Mosley, Charlie Plicazano, Borel Price, Pauline Perrett, Emma Thomas, Ruth Trent, Russell Williams. 4 B GRADE, No. 1—Leonard Carter, Arabella Cole, Eddie Giles, Elmo Jackson, Jackson Palee. Others promoted—Christopher Bolling, Mabel Bridgeforth, Ethel Bridgeforth, Viola Brown, Ernest Conley, William Franklin, Daisy Abraham, Augustus Holley, Hiley Holley, Soeondal King, Keziah Lowsi, Mabel Mason, Annie Nicholson, Evra Robinson, Willie Smith, Clara West, Mabel West. 4 B GRADE, No. 2—Wesley Taylor, Douglas Woolfok. Others promoted—Virginia Algnat, David Allon, Bruce Bassatt, Lucy Dandqfidg, Richard Johnson, Lillie Masse, Joseph Richardson, Louise Warden, Culea Brown, Lenora Branch, Annie Cox, Ethel Hames, Rebecca Japar, Mary Johnson, Daisy Stokes, Mary Wailer. 4 A GRADE, No. 1—Mary Clarke, Fanny Joy, Others promoted—Carl Vernon, Mary Burton, Rolen Brown, James Bradabaw, Walter Bolling, *Rdmonia Cokes*, Rosalie Chyton, Letcher Chatman, Silas Carrington, Jas, Evans, Gus Evans, Bessie Goode, Hattie Harvey, Harvoy Johnson, Willio Klimbrough, Langston Lowis, Wallnose Lowis, Connetta Mosby, Connetta Mosby, Richard Bardolph, James Sholton, Wm. Steward, Percy Tombs, Gabriel Tylor, Flory Trent, Emma Wingfold, Elizabeth Wood, Stephen Wilkerson. 4 A GRADE, No. 2—Edu Anderson, Louise Jackson, Midlwood Johnson, Gortzule Robinson, Others promoted—George Anderson, Edward Alexander, Ollie Hassett, Gerard Anderson, Derrick Dandridge, Katele Dawson, Olbert Forguson, George Flogouny, Lizzie Hairton, Lauren Johnson, Alma Johnson, Eddie Johnson, Simon Jones, Ida Awans; Gladys Robinson, Clinton Rock, Grannis Turane, Cecil Whitley, Herbert Wiltshire, Georget Woodson. 2 B. GRADE—George Branch, Linyou, Charles Freeman, Ara Harris, Vera Smith, Joseph the Spain, Others promoted—Ios. Brown, Lily Brown, Oliga Oliga, Daisy Cooke, Fliaie Epps, Cilla Fountier, Billy For, Wm. Fam, Emma Gaines, Martha Goods, Miss Marilyn James, Heeler, Heeler, Moeon 8. A GRADE, No. 2. Mary, Blakee Willie Harris. Other, Promoted. Norman Alton, Drunice Bacon, Bruce Briga, David Cayton, Briga, Daly Carter, Guaslo, David, Andrew Funn, Ruth Harris, Plomming Johannes, Welford Jones, Driving Moove, Haily Mosby, Lucie Mosby, Charles Hat, Ray Hortonse, Robson, Ronald Lewis, Robert Stowell, Lewis Stewart, Stowell, Lucy Wilkinson, Katie Fisher. 2 B GRADE -Matthew Brown, Mary Jackson, Thessa Howard, Arthur Randolph, Florence Staves, Others promoted -Charles Johnston, John Wray, Otho Johnson, Logan Logan, Linwood Mosby, Myrtle Pridy, Viola Patterson, Estelle Smith, Junius White, Marcellus Waller, Edith Anderson, Floxy Booker, Podocanthus Carrington, Clyde Horsey, Jreno Mosley, Robbie Price, Charles Thompson, Angus Wood, Henry Wray. 2 A GRADE—Rerer Bland, James Brown, Raymond Bland, Bernetta Hatcher, John Harris, Alma Mann, Esther Johnson, Samuel Mosley, Joseph Winston. Others promoted Oliver Brancho, Frances Bland, Ines Braxton, Annie Brown, Robert Harris, Ernest Hill, Mimkay Hopkins, Florence Jofferson, Steele Jackson, Olyria Johnson, Sadie Lewis, Rhit McGunn, John Hahn, John Roberts, Annie Roberts, Phoebe Roid, Adole Shelton, Virginia Smith, Emmett Tucker, Louise Thomas, Elizabeth Tucker, James Thomas, Hanah Wulker, B D GRADE—Cornellia Chow, Annie Roberts, Lewis, Harry Difdenton, Wilhiam Patterson, Pallio Lotter, Herbert Towe, Mabel Paylor, Lucrotta Wells. Others promoted—Ashley Anderson, Mary Baker, Sarah Chandler, Martha Cox, Julia Cheatman, Vornon Ford, Orrin Harris, Andrew Hughes, Ellen Harnt, Edna Johnson, Sadie Kyer, Pearl Logan, Robert Hatcher, Lucio Price, Bradley Randolph, Marlon Smith, Emogene Smith, Harvey Ternith, Edith Wilson, Louise West. 1 A GRADE—Jiene Babel, Regina Coles, Willie Edwards, John Fields, Lillian Johnson, Lesley Hicks, Genyva Johnson, Rubie Peyton, Sarah Pearson, Jennie Venable, Samuel Walker, Louise Wilson. Others promoted—Frank Archer, Charles Bland, Alma Boverly, Herman Cornell, Rosa Dillard, Elinora Gregory, Buna Hodgett Vooeland, Johanna, James Hodgett, Marshall Jackson, Marie Lee, Elizabeth McGulah, Jesse Murray, Washington Norrell, Carrie Peyton, Rubie Smith, Willie Waller, Lewis Lesley, Roland Williams. Corbett Tolls About Flatfooted By Tad. Jim Corbett's goat joondorled all over the stage last night when the writer saw him just before he jumped to the footlights for his monologue. "What are you quoting me as saying that no flat-footed man was any good for?" piped the big follow, with that serious look and those shaggy eyebrows hanging over his lamps like mosas on the edge of a waterfall. "Get me right now, don't let any of those follows print anything different, and it will all look like you have no defensive fighter who is flat-footed can be a champion. "Don't tell me that gans was a flat-footed defensive fighter. You can't pull that on me. Gans was an aggressive fighter. He didn't look, as though he was chasing the other follow, but, bobble me, the other follow was fighting all the time. He didn't know why he was fighting but it was in front of him all the time. He never refused a chance to swap punches, either. "No. Gans and Johnson are not alike. They're entirely different. Johnson slides along in the same manner that Gans did, but Johnson is always backing away to give his opponent room. He wants the other follow to lead, and in backup lots of the other follow to move him that seldom follows. Gans now backed away, like that. He backed around sometimes, but he was always circling the other follow. "I want to say, also, that it's foolish for a fellow to lead on his toes. He'd be a terrible sucker; I was on my toes when I was fighting. I danced all around my man, though When I walloped my youth of course, you didn't wallop me, you. The ideas of the toes or the ball of the foot is that you can dance gracefully away in case of danger. "Now, a fat-footed man would fall over on his back if he attempted to slide away backward. You must be up on your toes in avoiding a rush, and I don't care what anybody says to the contrary." "Do I think Johnson a faked trotted man? I, yes. I do. Why, if Johnson led with his loot, fast at you'd fall over on his face. No, he didn't against, Burna, Kaufman, or Ketchall, because he didn't go after them with a fast left. He stayed and piled that, right upfront, or that, right cross, for the head. That's his grab trick. He works the head to allow I have in my possession a prescription for several months that of vigor, weakness, memory, failing memory and less, brought on by excess of unnatural strain or the follicles of youth, that, and yeared in their own home—without any additional help—that I think every man who wishes to regain his many power and vitality, quickly and quietly, should have a copy. So I have determined to read a copy of the prescription two of charge in a plain, ordinary envelope to any man who will write it to it. This prescription comes from a speed study of man and animal, and it is the surest acting combination for the cure of defective manhood and vigor failure ever put together. 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 injuries may stop drugging himself with cure 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 like this: Dr. A. E. Robinson, $385 Luck Building, Detroit. This splendid recipe, plain ordinary envelope for charge would charge $3.00 to $6.99 for merely writing out a prescription like this—but I send it entirely free. outboxes them. He wouldn't stand and slug with Kaufman and he won't with Jeffries. "I tail you when Jeffries gets crowding him with that big left paw he will have to back up, and if he does it fat-fouled he'll fall over. I know, that Jeff came after me so fast that I couldn't get out of the way, and I was going like a race horse on my toe. That Jeffries will beat Johnson. I have a lot of loot for this follow Johnson, but, take it from me, if Jeff is right he'll give this follow Johnson, but take it had or ever expected to have." OLD RIVALS IN A BOW Corbott and Sullivan. Clash on Out- come of Big Fight. Boston, Mass., Jan. 31. —John L. Sullivan and James J. Corbett, who engaged in that great fast battle in 1892, had a return match today. The match was a verbal one, though, and at long range, too. Both are stars in the theatre, and naturally enough the coming Jeffries-Johnson, about was the cause for the word row. In the afternoon Sullivan very emphatically reiterated his statment that the Jeffries-Johnson fight was going to be a very hard fight, and looked very fasy to him from the start. "If Jeffries was really intent on coming back to championship form after his five years' retirement, he wouldn't surround himself with a retinue of old horses," said Sullivan. Of course, this rised Corbett, who was a champion, and the fight is not a frame-up. There never was a championship fight yet which was a fake. SULLIVAN A KNOCKER "Sullivan is always knocking something or somebody, and this recent outburst is not a surprise to me. The public will recent such remarks, he is making, for they are unsupportable and insulting, not only to the fighters and promoters, but to the public also. Jeffries describes the situation, he says, doing in the fight, they do not like him. He would not engage in anything that was even a shadow or a fake. Naturally, I don't care to get into any controversy with Sullivan on this unfortunate matter. It is not my fight, but you can bet if it was Sullivan would hear from me very quickly. His knocking is only inadvertent, so spot among a certain following, but they are getting on to him more every day he lives." Not content with his former-state mentor the old champion, with that same hatred for Corbett that he has had since 1892, said after hearing about Corbett that he would. "Make it hard for Joe Johnson," he back. "I kqw it, and nobody knows it better than Jeffries himself. I don't care what Corbett says, his talk to me has the same weight as the aches on a cigar. He couldn't." With Corbett as his trainer, it would be all off with Jeffries. Corbett, of course, is boosting the game, but that night, if it ever comes off, will demonstrate what I have said. Jeffries can't come back. If he intended youngsters, who would punch him around a little." "You ought not to talk like that, 'You ought not to have done for you, Corpelt, Corpelt." Bentall, N. X., January 81.—Jack Johnson made two denim robes to Sam Langford, today. He will post 10,000 now for a match after the 11th. In the morning back Jannetta for 800, 800, denim Langford. Packing Houses Control Quantity and Price of Live Stock in Daily Buying. Profits in the Business. The corner stone of the fight now under way before the federal grand jury in Chicago for lower meat prices turns upon the effort of the packing interests in the country to form a $500,000,000 trust, with an English charter so framed to do the dodge the operations of the laws of the United States. Four years ago this idea for operating all of the packing house plants in America was started upon its way. It died a spacely death when attorneys who looked into the question reported to the chief movers that an English corporation operating under an English charter could do nothing in America that a local corporation would be prohibited from doing. Then the National Packing company became the sole reliance of the meat interests. Following the train of this company the grand jury will find the allegation that a combination artists for controlling the quantity and price in the daily buying of live stock. This matter goes to the life of the packers' present defense, that the high prices of meat are due to the operations and greed of the farmer. Here is what the evidence in the hands of the government on this point will show: Practically all of the live stock that comes to the Chicago packers is purchased in the daily market at the yards of the Union Stock Yards company. Car after car daily empties its burden of cattle, hogs and sheep into the vast pens of the concern. Each of the big houses has its staff of buyers, who spend the day in the pens buying for their respective homes. The evidence will show that each day between 9 and 10 o'clock the operations of the buyers are mapped out by them. A network of private telephone lines, leading to each pen and from each packing house, is brought into service to tell each buyer what he must buy, what he must keep off of and how the day's buying has been allotted among the packers. There is no independent bidding of one house against another, as the following incident will show. One day the buyers were all assembled in the hog pens in preparation for the day's business, but after consulting the central office just before the opening of the market it was noticed that all the buyers except one drew off. They had been ordered to let that house do all of the buying and not to make a purchase of one hog at any price. The result was that sellers who had brought hogs to the pens had them, left over until the following day. The hogs must be fed, the men must maintain themselves at hotels, and the cost of waiting for a rise in price was thus made too great to warrant a fight for a higher price for the hog shipments. Next day the price of hogs down and everybody bought. The general program was to limit the buying squeeze the price, and then by concerted action stock up on hogs at the reduced price, just before "the law of supply and demand." quoting the packers, "forced up the price again." From an inside source about the stock yards if it is learned that there is less justification for a high price of meat under the latter day system of utilizing the by-product that there has ever been since the packing industry began. This is because, these by-products are now sold for one-third the cost of the animal. These are the figures on which this estimate is based: A 1200 pound acre* on the hoof, bought at a price which nots the seller $66, will dress 750 pounds of meat for the market. This will be sold for $60 more or less, according to the market, leaving the packer the by-product on which to make up the deficiency and make his profit. He will do this in the following manner: Tallow, and oleo fat, $10; bids, $12; tongues, 75c; ox tail, $10; lirr, 35c; caulings, 85c; glue, $1; horns, 25c; switch, 10c; tripo, $1; shank bones and knuckles, 20c; palates, 10c; brains, 10c; lips, 10c; chuck meat, 20c; swinethreads, 10c; blood, $1. Total $44.60. Poison In. Swone's Body. Colonel Thomas H. Swobe, multimillionaire, and Chairman Swobe, his nephew, died at Kansas City, Mo, from atheletic poisoning. This information was contained in a telegram received by John G. Paxton, a private attorney, for the Swobe-heln Arrests are expected. The telegram from Chicago, which announced that Dr. Walter Hales and Dr. Ledwig Kektsen had found poison in the stomach of the two dead members of the Swobe, family, leaks connection to the theory advanced some weeks ago that a deliberate plot attempt to exterminate the native Swobe family. Ocolosel, Swope, whose fortune is vulturously estimated at from four to six million dollars, died in convulsion. His nephew died under similar circumstances. Shortly afterwards eight members of the Swope family were stricken with typhoid fever. Then came the startling statement that a person who would benefit by the death of the members of the Swope family had purchased typhoid bacillus from a Kansas City toxicologist. This bacillus, it is alleged, was planted in the Swope home. Confesses Murder to Spare Wife. Michael Baah, who is charged with murdering Philip Richards, an amateur hypnotist, who exercised an improper hypnotic power over Mr. Baah, pleaded guilty to murder in Wilkesbaro, Pa., so as to save his wife the humiliation of having to publicly tell about her relations with Richards. Later in order to determine the degree of the murder, Judge Fuller heard the testimony privately, Mrs. Baab told how Richards had hypnotized her and how his power over her finally became so great that she told her husband and asked for his protection. Baab's attorneys also showed there is a taint of insanity in his family and that he has twice been severely injured in the head, and the injuries are inclined to produce mental weakness. Dios Praying In Fire A disastrous fire on South Market street, in Mount Carmel, Pa., resulted in the death of Mrs. Joseph Hinkol, thirty years of age, the mother of three children. A nine-year-old boy carried out his four-year-old brother, and then hurried back through the smoke and flames and hunted and carried out to safety his year-old baby sister. After the fire was extinguished and the excitement had died down, a teamster examining the ruins found the woman, kneeling and hands clasped and upraised as if in prayer. Almost all of her clothing was burned from the body. Gets Six Months For Killing Child. According to a decision in the Nansenland circuit court at Suffolk, Va., parents cannot be given more than a jail sentence for basting their children to death William and Venie Pugh were tried for murdering their young daughter, Mary, three years of age, whose skull was crushed and whose body bore many evidences of torture. The father was fined $50 and given six months. The woman went free. The crime was peculiarly atrocious, and the jurors favored a severe penalty for the man, but could not inflict it under instructions. Reading Engineers - Get a Raise Orders affecting every engineer of the Philadelphia & Reading railroad system were issued at ReRading, Pa., by General Manager A. T. Dice. This was to the effect that, beginning Feb. 1, there would be an increase of wages for all the engineers, bringing the scale of wages up to par with the wages paid on all systems in this country. The increase will average about 13 per cent more than the present scale of wages. Escane Death as If by Miracle A bobsled carrying twenty school children was struck by a fast lake Shore & Michigan Southern passenger train on North Main street at Andover, Ohio, and carried upwards of 200 feet upon the pilot of the locomotive until, brushed off by an engine standing upon a side track. Not one child was killed and none is thought to be seriously hurt. Peedleton, the driver, was uninjured. One of the horses was hurt and had to be shot. Turkey Bella For $500 At the Northern Illinois Poultry Show at Belvidere, Ill., it has been an nounced that the famous Porter turkey was sold to E. H. Burns, of Orient, S. D., for $500. This gobbler has taken first prize and sweepsatts at New York, Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md., and other cities where national poultry shows have been held. His weight is fifty-two pounds, and he is said to be the large turkey in the United States. New Oléomargarine Tax. Senator Penrose introduced a bill to amend the oleomargarine law in accordance with recommendations made by associations of dairymen and grangers. The measurab imposes upon manufacturers of oleomargarine a special tax of $600 a year. The tax to be paid by wholesale 'dealers' in uncolored oleomargarine is fixed at $200, and the tax assessed against retailers in similar product is fixed at $6. D. L. & W. Kills a Passenger. D. L. & W. Kline a Passenger. The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western's proud record of not having had a passenger killed in ten years was broken by the killing of Edward Hill. of Gibson, Pa., as he left the passenger train at New Milford. Hill did not notice a coal train approaching upon the opposite track, and as he alighted from the train he stepped in front of it, was struck and killed. Spain Expects Another Royal Baby. A birth in the royal family of Spain is expected in the latter part of May. Queen Victoria already is the mother of three children—Prince Alphonse, Prince Jaime and Princess Beatrice, the latter having been born on June 23, 1908. Gave Birth to Four. Mrs. Margaret Brooks, a nagro woman, who lives in the Chapoll Mill community at Atalita, Tox, has just given birth to her second quartet of children. She is, also the mother of three sons of triplets, and one set of twins. Cruelty flies at Honolulu. Honolulu, Feb. 1. The Pacific cruel air heat has arrived there from Yokohama. A coal burn on the Waikato tussed of smallpox. To Ascertain Whether New Measure is Reusableible For High Cost of Food and Other Necessaries of Life, Hearings Will Be Public. Washington, Feb. 2.—The house of representatives will make a rigid investigation into the cost of living. Representative Payne, of New York, the chairman of the ways and means committee, and majority leader in the house, introduced his resolution providing for an investigation along the broadest lines. Prior to introducing his measure, Mr. Payne conferred with Representative Champ Clark, the minority leader, who had been designated with him by the committee to draft the instrument authorizing the investigation. The committee is to inquire into any alleged increase in the cost of the necessaries of life, some of which, such as clothing, fuel, furniture, meats and foodstuffs, are enumerated. The wholesale and retail prices and rates of profit are to be investigated. The question of whether the tariff is responsible for the alloged high cost of living is covered in a general provision as to "whatever prices are affected, increased or otherwise, by any laws of the United States." The hearings of the committee will be open to the public. It may sit anywhere in the United States and summon and swear witnesses. A thorough and far-reaching investigation of the so-called "beef trust" is provided for in a resolution introduced by Representative Coudrey, a Republican member from Missouri. The resolution is drawn in drastic terms and appropriates $30,000 to be used in getting at the facts. Fines of $6000 and imprisonment for five years is provided for witnesses who decline to reveal information to the committee. The bill provides for a "thorough and complete investigation of the present unreasonable and unnecessary ad vancing prices made by meat packers and of the reported hoarding of live stock in western yards; of the refusing of large orders and the holding of supplies in freezers to create the impression of a shortage." The committee, which is to consist of six senators and six members of the house, is empowered to call witnesses and administer oaths, to sit anywhere and compel the attendance of those from whom they declare testimony. It is authorized to call upon any court in the United States to enforce the orders of the committee and compel replies to questions put to witnesses. To Enter Suit to Dissolve Meat Trust Chicago. Suit B.—Civil suit to dissolve the National Packing company on the charge that it is a trust is expected to be filed by United States District Attorney Sims within a few days as a result of disclosures made before the federal grand jury investigating the alleged beef trust. The suit will be filed possibly this week. This report was given weight by the intimation Saturday that in the books and documents of the National Packing company now being examined by the grand jury there had been found evidences which convinced Mr. Sims that indictments could be secured for five Packingtown officials, the heads of the chief meat packers there. OLD MEN BREAK: STRIKE Took the Place of Breaker Boys at Coal Colliery. Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Feb. 2.—Old men, many of them grandfathers, broke the strike of the 200 small breaker boys at the White Oak breaker at Archbald and compelled the boys to return to work without getting the increased pay they demanded. When the now child labor law, effective Jan. 1, drove a number of boys out of the breaker, old men were put in their places and were paid $110 a day, whereas the boys got only 72 cents. They demanded an increase, saying they worked as quickly as the men, and on being refused they went on a strike. The company began filling their places with old men, and the boys gave up and went back to work at the old rate. CHOKED TO DEATH ON MEAT Louisville Councilman Dies While Eating Lunch in Saloon. Louisville, Ky. Feb. 2.—Henry V. Wolf, a city councilman and clerk in the Southern railway office here, choked to death on a piece of meat which he was eating at the lunch counter in a saloon. Mr. Wolf had taken but a few blites when he grew black in the face and fell to the stair. A physician was called, but Mr. Wolf was dead before the doctor arrived. Tramp Inherite $250,000. Boston, Feb. 2.—After having tramped in poverty throughout the country for nearly a dozen years, James J. Corbett was declared heir to $250,000. Judge George decided that Corbett was the missing brother and heir of William J. Corbett, a junk dealer 1910 FEBRUARY 1910 Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CONDENSED NEWS ITEMS. Thursday, January 27. The supreme court at Boles, Idaho, has handed down an opinion declaring constitutional the local option law that has been attacked on almost every provision since its passage. John Honegh, allegen years old, was killed; Walter Smith, fifteen years old, was fatally injured, and Marjory Houghton, aged fourteen, had her leg broken in a consisting accident at Theresa, near Syracuse, N. Y. The prompt action of her thirteen-year-old daughter in forcing milk into her mother's mouth after the latter had taken a dose of carbolic acid may savv the life of Mrs. Katherine Martineck, of Williamburg, N. Y., according to surgeons at the Bedford hospital, where the victim is now a prisoner, charged with attempted suicide. Friday. January 28. Harry H. Bell, of the editorial staff of the New York Herald, was accidentally asphyxated by gas in his home. At Louisville, W. Va., William Belcher shot and fatally wounded A. H. Parrott. Belcher escaped. Both men were minors. "Uncle" John Ramsey, 119 years old, thought to have been the oldest person in Ohio, died at the county infirmary near Elyria, O. Frederick W. Kellet, of Denver, and Franklin F. Fay, of St. Louis, were acquitted at Denver, Colo., of fraudently obtaining coal lands in Roult county by means of dummy entrymen. Saturday. January 29. A bobbed carrying twenty children was struck by a fast train at Andover, O., and carried 200 feet upon the pilot of the locomotive, until brushed off by an engine standing upon a side track. Not one child is thought to be seriously hurt. George B. Robertson, a negro, was arrested at Louisville, Ky., charged with the murder of Mrs. Jennie Gleghorn, a white woman, whose dismembered body, minus the head and heart, was found in a negro resort in Chicago on Jan. 20. Four men were killed and sixteen injured sixteen miles south of St. Paul, W. Va., on the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio railroad. The wreck was caused by a large dislodged stone, that fell on the track on a sharp curve, into which a train of flatcars backed. Monday, January 31. Seven men were hurt in an explosion in an artificial leather factory at Newburgh, N. Y. For smuggling over the Maine border, William J. Kelly was given fourteen years in the Atlanta, Ga., prison. Many floral pieces were placed inside the McKinley town at Canton, O. including former Secretary Cortelyou's annual wreath. Because of ill health, B. H. Wilbur, former president of the Lehigh Valley railroad, has resigned as borough treasurer of Bethlehem, Pa. after continuous service for thirty-two years. Tuesday, February 1, Samuel H. Tattorsall, for many years supreme secretary Improved Order of Heptasopha, died suddenly at his home in Baltimore, Md. The 100th anniversery of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, Feb. 12, will be commemorated by the United Spanish War Veterans throughout the United States. An Italian, snowballed by a crowd of small boys at Boaver Falls, Pa., turned upon them with a knife and stabbed one of them, John Watson, near the heart. Floating helplessly in a disabled gasoline launch, three men were drowned at Mount Pleasant, when the launch was run down by the towboat Enterprise Hopofed Point. The stump of a lighted cigarette carelessly thrown into a pile of loose blasting powder at Atlanta, Ga., resulted in the fatal injury of William White, aged sixteen years, and Vestile Moss, aged eleven years. Wednesday, February 2. The Pacific cruiser fleet arrived at Honolulu yesterday, one day ahead of the original schedule. The fleet sailed from Yokohama Jan 21. Striking foreigners, numbering about 1000, returned to work at the plant of the Standard Steel Car works, at Hammond, Ind, after having been out for about two weeks. For being scared until she turned bald-headed, Tillie Olminsky, a factory girl at St Paul Minn., was awarded $2000 by a jury her waist caught in the wheels and shafting. Richard Martinez, son of Uregori Martinez, former minister from Costa Rica to the United States, was married at Roanoke Va., to Miss Cathere Thorn Peake of Richmond, Va. PRODUCE QUOTATIONS. The Latest Closing Prices For Produces and Live Stock. PHILADELPHIJA • FLOUR steady; winter low grades. $4.40/60; winter clear. $5.25; city mills, fancy, $6.10 $6.40. RYE FLOUR quietly per barrel, $4.25 @ $4.40. WHEAT firm. No. 2 rod. $1.26@1.78 quot. No. 2 yellow. local. $1.26@7.78 OATB steady, No. 2 white, 53½ ♩ 54¾ lower grade, 62³ FOULTRY: Live-firm; hons, 18© 17c; old roosters, 11@11%c. Droosed steady; choice fowls, 18a; old roosters, 17c BUTTER wank; extra creamy, $3c EGGS weak; selected, 27¢$3c. nearby, 21c; western, $1c. BOTTOMS Agr. rose; bush, $1c. POTATOES firm; por bush, $2@55c Live Block Markets PTTIBBUNG (Uplon Block Yards) @ price, choice, $65.00 @ $65.50, pricing, $65.24 @ $64. SHEEP firm; prime wethers, $10.10 $6.25; culla and commons, $4.10; lamba, $8.50; veal calves, $9.80; 10, medicines, $7.85; heavy bones and meds, $7.85; Ukt Yorktown, $5.50; 60; piga, $3.20; 8.30; roughe, $7.00; 8.25. $1,000,000 Breakfast, $7.00 Merger On $1,000,000 breakfast, Food Merger On Minneapolis, Minn. Feb. 2.—The reported consolidation of all cereal man ufacturing, concern of Minneapolis one in Battle Creek, Mich.; two in Chicago, and some in Iowa, in a new $1,000,000 corporation to handle the output of these breakfast, food conservation was confirmed by Thomas W. Minka, who has been probing the new business. --- Wild Excitement at Somers Point, Near Atlantic City. Finders of Treasure Believed to Have Removed It—Visitors View Cavern, Which Had Been Bricked Up With Walls Two Feet Thick. Atlantic City, Feb. 2—Somers Point, near here, is wildly excited because it is believed that the fabled treasure of Captain Kidd, of buccaneer fame has been found. The excithment is not less because of the fact that the supposed discoverers of the loot made away with it. Old inhabitants who really credit the belief that something of value has been discovered and made away with think it is possible that the treasure trove may have been plate and coin buried by residents of the ancient seaport when the British war vessels showed up during the Revolutionary war, but the more romantic choice to believe that the treasure was really the Kidd deposit which had been searched for during the past half century along this portion of the coast. The supposed recoverers of the treasure are believed to have carted it away during the heavy storm of Saturday night last. They left as clues an old cave within a few hundred yards of the home of County Judge Highee and hundreds of curious townsfolk visited the spot. The uncovered cave had been bricked up with walls over two feet in thickness, which show the greatest care in construction. The top is covered with slabs of red and stone of a quality unknown in this locality and believed to have been brought here along with the supposed treasure buried by Captain Kidd or others who sought its concealment. The bricks are of a style similar to those known to have been brought here from England during Colonial days, and both stone and brick are so old that they crumble to blows of picks now being used to discover the real extent of the cave. So far as can be learned from the formal examination made-by Mayor John Campbell the cave is at least 150 years old. When the first discovery was made the signs left by the mysterious visitors showed that the cave had been opened and that the diggars had continued their work until they uncovered what is supposed to have been a chest or box, square and about six feet long by two feet wide. The box had been dredged to a wagon whose wheels marks were pliable visibly, but trace of the vehicle was lost after it had taken the main road leading to Pleasantville. The cave lies in direct line with an aged cedar tree and a stump of another tree, which are believed to have been the marks by which the strangers found the spot. The strangers had evidently carried their digging for about ten feet but stopped as soon as they found the supposed chest. Further digging disclosed the fact that the cave runs back for about twelve feet and has two other entrances both brickled in the same style as the one uncovered Captain Mark Doughty, one of the oldest residents of the resort, belooves that the cave hold valuables belonging to people of Somers Point and surrounding country, left there during the war of the Revolution. Captain Van Sant, who is also one of the oldest residents of Somers Point, recalled the fact that for years past visitors, many of whom were armed with maps, have been digging in the vicinity of the city in search of the fabled treasure of Captain Kidd. Most of the strangers carried cryptic charts and carried out their searches in secret. Residents of the city have already started on the work of digging out the entire interior of the cave in the hope of finding more treasure, and Mayor Campbell is gondering the sweeping in of special policemen to guard the spot to prevent the carrying away of any other valuables which may be found there. Town Officials Attend Cock Fight, Ollyphan, Pa. Feb 2 — Claiming he has the names of many prominent men of this place who attended a cock fight the other night, Rev D. J Murphy threatens to use them as witnesses against the saloonkeeper in whose anloon, he says, the fight took place. He says several of the borough officials and a number of other prominent residents attended and bet on the battles. Father Murphy intends to take the matter into court and ask that the license of the saloonkeeper be revoked. SAVED HIS SISTER Heroic Act of Small Boy at Trenton, N. J. Trenton, N. J., Fob 2—Harry Aker, an eight-year-old boy, risked his life to save his six-year-old sister from death when she fell into the waters of the local basin of the Delaware and Raritan canal after breaking through the ice. The youngest was some distance away when he saw his sister crash through the ice. Although he was in danger of drowning also, he rushed to the hole, stopping from one place of loose ice to another, and grasped the drowning girl by the hair as she came to the surface. Lookly the ice held him and he was able to bring the shivering child to shore. When the girl had died her clothes by a fire which he lithed the two went home, and did not say anything about the incident to their parents. A policeman who had witnessed the rescue from an orchard bridge, some distance from the scene, told the boy's father later of his brave act. Vivid Story of Life on the Farm Mississippi Negro Farmers In Fourth Annual Conference Tell How They Conquered the Soil, Built Homes and Started Bank Accounts—Principal Holtzclaw's Good Advice. Two thousand Negro farmers and their wives and children attended the fourth annual session of the Negro farmers' conference, which was recently held at Utica, Miss., under the auspices of the Utica Normal and Industrial institute, of which William H Holtzelzwal is principal. The establishment and matenance of the Utica Normal and Industrial institute are the direct outcome of the Tuskegee institute idea, its principal being a typical Tuskegee product. The concrete examples of successful farm life of these Negro farmers who attended the conference show how this institution, with all its work, has become a part of the life of the people. Ten years ago they lived from "hand to mouth." Now, through the influence of this institution, some have A PRINCIPAL W. H. HOLZELLAW. cleared themselves of debt, others have erected spacious modern homes for their families, while all, more or less, are bending their every energy to the task of obtaining a good education for their children to the end that they may be good and useful citizens. Whatever complaint may be lodged against industrial education, the accomplishment of such results with this system would appear to all right thinking people as proof of its effectiveness. The principal and teachers of the institute, all young, energetic and self-sacrificing, become a part of the community, and in their diglified way, living a life of Christian uprightness, make the uneducated people about them feel that, after all, there is something in an education worth having. The community school, the extension meetings, house to house visitation and the farmers' conference all have a great influence on the lives of the people who come in immediate contact with the school. For example, note the common sense advice contained in Principal Holtzclaw's annual address before the farmers' conference. He said in part The great possibilities of our state can never be fully realized until we get out of the habit of moving from place to place and stay there—make some place our permanent abode. No people that is continuously moving from place to place can hope to amount to much in the world's progress. Health, happiness, even for children, is the most important thing. Too long we have seen the fantastic glories of great possibilities in some faraway place and have been all the while neglecting the opportunities at our doors. I have seen many parts of the country, and I am apt that I consider a better place for the Negro, than right here in Mississippi. There are yet many things that we ought to have and many that will come with the progress of the years will come, and we ought to make the best use of them. But the questions that confront us today are. What are we doing to help ourselves? How are we living our lives? Let us go home and make the best use of them. How are we going to do it? How are we going to do it? It is but an act of kind to a house upon it and to make it more than one or two rooms. It is to fruit trees and shade trees in the garden and paint the walls of the house and teach them how to work. Let everybody work for our temporal salvation is largely bound up in our ability to become intelligent producers by working with you. I know you have many things to contend with, but you must not let these things overcome you. The individual who gets up in the world is the individual who surrounds not the one who allows conditions to master him. Don't get in the habit of going about with a long face, a hung down head. Just look the world in the face with head erect and you will know that the world will make a place for you. Attending this conference were a large number of prominent visitors, among whom were Charles Banka, cashier of the Bank of Mound Bayou, Isaiah T Montgomery, founder of Mound Bayou, the only all Negro town in the state; J A Martin, principal of the largest Negro city school in the state, from Jackson; L K Atwood, president of the Southern Bank of Jackson; John Green, representative of the Jeanne Rural School fund; J. W. Williams, principal of an industrial school, a direct outgrowth of the Ufica institute. The products exhibited from the horticultural and agricultural departments were splendid. Frank admissions as to their own shortcomings, of the things that contribute toward their failure, were given by the individuals as freely as the proud statement of successful accomplishments. "I made good money, but I ain't got no home, cause I done eat it all up," said one man. And yet before that audience he determined to do more for his family then ever before. Strange enough, this same man has successfully educated his three children, two of whom hold responsible positions in southern schools. Another man detailed how, after ten years in debt, he covied with his wife that they would work for themselves, and now, after four years' hard work, they have a nice home, 120 acres of land, with all payments up to date. Thus in simple words the story of their experience was told. The boll georill, too, contributes to the trials and misfortunes of the farmers. One man, speaking of the situation, declared, "I can't a gwine to 'how de boll georill weel nor de white fakes' to run me away my farm." Another man confessed that for a long time he wanted to sage, before he would open a bank account, and when he finally came to his senses he began an account with $10. Now he has a $311 acre farm worth on an average of $10 per acre. Strong and for the resolutions were adopted by the entire conference, in which the state of Mississippi was congratulated for the increased agricultural development out with particular reference to the extent of good feeling now prevailing between the races. The black people pledged themselves to use their, best influence for the continuance of these relations. The resolutions read as follows: We regret that the good name of our state is not occasioned by the frightful, work of the controlled mob. We are aware that the better element of the white race is one with us in the wish that this fact was different, but in spite of our combined wishes it reverberated with our horribly implore the strong arm of the law to see to it that the state are respected by white as well as black rich as well as poor. We further commend the state upon the abolishment of the legal sale of intoxicating liquor within our borders. The good effects of the law are now clearly seen. We pledge ourselves to render the nasance we can to the officers of the police within our state of liquor in our various communities. We urge our people to harbor no criminals to see to it that the pistol tolerm* reported that all law enforcement is put away and that we are not the greatest that to be ours of our people in every comm to get in touch with the leaders of towns to see us as far as possible and be in the enforcement of the law. We are not the greatest that them in an environment which looks to the improvement of the people in any way. We cannot possess perfectly our people to be good and good processors of local bank accounts but have a dollar. The habit of possessing a bank account will help post as the table of being poor to whatever. An a parking word we want to happen is to use us until we learn to work twice a month of the year instead of eight, or the average farmer does. Let us read our ways on all lines to a tremendous effort to lift ourselves up. PROMOTERS TO MEET Gleason to See Jeffries, Then to Confer With Hickard. San Francisco, Jan 31 — Jack Gleason, leaves today for a conference in Seattle with James J. Jeffries, which may settle the long drawout controversy between the two promoters as to where the fight is to be held Gleason has no well-defined idea as to what will actually be accomplished. "I don't know. as I expect Jeffries to decide in favor of San Francisco and this conference," said Gleason. "I know that I would care to force the matter to the end." "What I want to do is to have a talk with Jeffries and Borgar and find out what they have learned from 'Tox' Rickard, and what he proposes to do." WILL SEE RICKARD "Then I want to make an appointment for Rickard to meet me somewhere and talk it over. Probably Reno would be a good meeting place and very likely next Friday would be the time. Then, if Rickard insists on Salt Lake City, I will make him a proposition to take over the fight myself "I will be prepared immediately to post the $20,000 forfeit, so that Rickard can have his money back, and I will make arrangements to hold the bill in or near San Francisco. If I can't get a permit in San Francisco, there is no question that the bout can be held in Alameda county." WON'T FIGHT IN UTAH Johnson's Manager Says Battle Will Take Place in California. Chicago, January 31 — "There is absolutely no doubt that the fight between Joffries and Johnson will take place at Gleason's Ocean Vlow Club in California. It will certainly not take place in Salt Lake City or anywhere in Utah." This statement came from Goeckel, who told Jack Johnson, now at the Hotel La Salie nursing a cold, which threatened him with pneumonia. "The question will be settle sometime this week" continued Littie. "to. Bofore I left Now York, I wired both Rickard and Gleason for an immediate answer to my question as to where the battle would take place. Johnson is anxious to get to training. He already has started and is doing some road work every day I received no answer from either of the promoters, but was informed they would get together this week, and settle the battle ground question. "I do not believe Rickard can make good in Utah in the face of the arguments made by Gov. Spry, to the effect that under no conditions should the battle take place in the State over which he is chief executive. Furthermore, California will be a far better drawing place, that much Rickard must admit. Gleason has this Ocean View place, which is an Ideal spot and the railroads can accommodate everybody." The Richmond PLANET Depot in 276 South Regent street, Portchester, N. Y. ISAAC PARHAM, Agent. SIX SATURDAY FED. 5, 1910. ALSMGIVING AND PRAYER Sunday School Lesson for Feb. 6, 1910 Specially Arranged for This Paper LESSON TENT Matt 6115 Memory verse 6 GOLDEN TENT Take level that ye do not your rightiness before men, to be what ye are in time. The summer of A.D. 22 near the middle of Christ's ministry. PLACE The traditional site is the Horns of Hattian or three miles west of the Sea of Cultivar. Suggestion and Practical Thought. The lesson to-day dwells on sincerity and truth applied to giving and praying. 1. Sincerity versus Hypocrisy in Giving.—Va 1-4 First, the Principle, underlying the actions referred to is, that so far as relates to virtue or character in the door, it is the motive that determines the value of an action, no matter how good the action in itself, or how important the gift may be to the receiver Second. Its Application to Giving I. "Take heed" emphatic because what follows is very important. "That ye do not your alms" R. V., according to the best MSS. "your righteousness," your good actions both moral and religious, before men for the purpose or design to be seen of them, to gain applause in order to be regarded as righteous and generous II. Slaccerity versus Hypocrisy in Praying—Vs 68 Thou shall not be as the hypocrites are" who do not really pray, do not desire or expect what they ask, or hold communion with God, but desire to appear very religious to men and hence stand apart like the Pharisee, in the parable, as if absorbed in devotion. III A Form of Prayer Filled with the Spirit—Vs 9-15 The Lord's Prayer as given in Luke, perhaps on an other occasion, is prefaced by a re request from the disciples that Jesus would teach them how to pray 1. We need to learn how to pray. if we would gain the most possible from prayer "Let the soil be tilled that the germ may grow 2. Jesus gave a model, expressing the true principles of prayer 3. A model or form is useful only when filled with the real Spirit of prayer. 4. We can interpret the model by the way Jesus and his disciples used it. We have no recorded instance of their using this prayer, but the prayers of Jesus were in accordance with its principles. The Hearer and Answerer of Praper "Our Father which art in Heaven" This expresses that aspect of God which most attracts us to pray to him. He is not a mere "bright Essence incite," a "power that makes for righteousness," but a Person, as really as our spirits are persons; infinite, omnipotent, omniscient, King, Creator, Ruler, but withal a Father whose qualities we learn from his Son, our Elder Brother Jesus The Chof Alm and Goal of Prayer is expressed in a threefold form, which represents the highest the host, the happiest, the noblest conceivable ideal and goal for every child of God and for the whole human race. "Eye hath not seen nbr ear heard, neither has entered into the heart of man" anything beyond the "which God hath prepared for them that love him." Prayer for Our Material Welfare. II. Give us this day, or as Luke reports, "day by day" our daily bread "Daily bread" includes supplies for all our wants, food for hungry hearts as well as bodies, for the mind, the spirit, the tastes, for beauty and music, and for every appetite and longing. Prayer for Deliverance from Evil — Vs. 12-15. The deliverance is three-fold. 1 From the Burden and Effects of Past Sins. "Forgive us our debts," the duftes we owe to God and man and have not. Forgiveness is thus the first step in being delivered from evil. The Second Step in Deliverance from Evil Is Victory Over Temptation. 13. "Lead us not into temptation." Thou, who art the guide of our life, lead us, but away from temptation. Temptation is trial, proving, the conditions meant to test our characters, our choices. 14. Delliverance from All Evil of All Kinds "But deliver us from evil" "The evil," not "the evil one" as in the R. V. for that narrows and belittles the prayer (the "one" is not in the Greek) but from evil every evil, temporal and spiritual, including the evil one, but most of all from sin the great evil, and the source of most other evils. God answers this prayer by removing many evils. The Power That Assures the Answer - V 12 The rest of this verse is not found in the oldest MSS and the R. V. puts it in the margin. "For thine is the kingdom" the rule and the right to rule over nature and man All forces are under his control And the power All power natural and spiritual Illustration "In a Russian palace there is a gallery in which are hung several hundred portraits of young maidens. Those pictures were painted by Count Rutari for Catherine II the striking feature in the collection a that those who were familiar with the empress and her habits and tastes could find in each portrait, half-concealed, half revealed, something that reminded them of her (a jewel, a flower, a feature, etc.) the whole gallery was a great ring of the empress." "Everything in this world has in it, for a devout mind some suggestion of God." STICK TO THE CLASSICS. In Advice of Miss Maude Fittchette to Students of Music. Among the many talented young women of Norfolk, Va., who have won distinction along musical lines is Miss Maude Fittchette, who at an early age showed great fondness for the piano. She studied under some of the best teachers of Norfolk. Her advancement was so rapid that at the age of twelve she was offered the position of organist of the Calvary Baptist church of Norfolk. Miss Fittchette is a graduate of the Norfolk Mission college and is very popular in musical, social and educational circles. Her mastery of classical music has attracted the attention of many persons in search of a capable teacher of piano and organ music and voice culture. She is the possessor of a splendid mexico soprano M. MISS MAUDE FITCHELTE voice of wide range, which has been heard by many cultured audiences in and out of Norfolk Miss Fitchette's work as an accompanist and solofit has been indulged by some of the leading professional musicians and teachers of tidewater, Virginia. She discourages the study and use of ragtime songs and urges her pupils to stick to the classics. Miss Fitchtec has had considerable experience as an organist. She has been organist at different times for many of the churches in Norfolk and vicinity and is officiating at the present time as organist of the famous Bank Street Baptist church, which is noted for the culture and thriftiness of its general membership. The choir of this church is made up of specially trained vocalists. Its condition of "Saul" during the recent holidays received high praise from critics and the public generally. The choir rehearsed under Miss Fitchtec's direction. To Mrs Sarah S. Collins and the late Mrs Carrie Gibson O'Kelly Miss Fitchtec attributes much for the success which she has had as a teacher and singer TUSKEGEE IN NEW YORK. Public Given Birdseye View of Our Greatest Industrial School. It has long been one of the problems of the Tuskegee institute in its effort to interest the public in its work to find some method of showing people a thousand miles away just what the school is actually doing and what industrial education, as Booker T Washington conceived it means. This year a new method of solving this problem has been adopted. At the public meeting which was held on Jan. 24 at Carnegie hall, New York, under the auspices of the Armstrong association, the work of the school home at Tuskegee was actually brought to New York by showing it in the form of moving pictures. By this means it was possible to show students at work in the fields, planting, plowing, milking working in the dairy and building roads, as well as showing the whole body of 1,000 students in motion, marching to chapel, all in life size moving pictures. The plan to put Tuskegee into a moving picture show did not originate at Tuskegee, however but in Boston. A group of Negro business men in that city recently organized a company to present moving pictures to audiences of our people throughout the country. They conceived the idea that it would be a good thing as well as a paying investment to produce some pictures that would show Negroes what Negroes are doing. One of these scenes pictures the cotton industry. Another series shows the fighting Tentb air at Fort Eton Alten. Vt. It has been the plan of the company to send its pictures about the country and show them in our churches. They have thus far performed an important educational work among the masses of the race, because the pictures of what Tuskegee is actually doing are the best argument that can be made in its favor, and it is important to the success of the work that Dr Washington is trying to do that all the Negroes as well as all the white people should understand and appreciate the large and novel educational experiment he has undertaken for the masses of the race. Famous Writer Makes New Discovery, "Old Hickory," writing in the Dallam (Tex.) Express recently, says there is a town in England which has a population of 0,000 persons, and it also has 0,000 dogs. That is the doggondost town I over heard off. He also says that there are about three real adults among the women to one among the men in every denomination. YOU Want a Pair of —and so does every other well-dressed man here. They're the smartest shoes that money can buy—exact reproductions of expensive metropolitan custom models. They're made in quarter-sizes, giving you an exact fit. Regal Shoes are the greatest shoe values in the world—that's why we sell them. Let us show you the new Spring styles. $350 $400 and $500 1611 East Broad Street. W. N. WATKING R. T. BIBBS R. E. MALONE WOULD YOU LIKE YOUR FACE LIGHTER GOODRED FOR EVERY IMPORTANT OCCASION YOUR SKIN CLEAR SMOOTH FINE YOUR HAIR LONG HIGH DRESSY YOUR PERSONALITY MORE ATTRACTIVE SEND 10c FOR SAMPLE OF WONDER HAIR GROW ANOTHER 10c FOR 2 SAMPLES OF COMPLEXION WONDER These sample and our information book and the private letters we will write to you will show you how to have all these improvements. We cannot overcome nature, but as far as your individual characteristics will permit, we can make you prepossessive, presentable and attractive. The editors of colored newspaper will tell you we are responsible. We are doing more for colored than any business concern in this country. Our mission is not a lofty one like that of Dr. Books Washington, but in our way we are trying to do for their bodies, what he is doing for their minds. We Represent That Company enables people, white or colored, to improve their appearance. People, who have good appearance and who are proposing and presentable, better position competitively and socially and go along better every way. We WILL BE CLAD TO CORRESPOND, WITHOUT CHARGE WHEN WE REQUEST THEM TO PRIDE IN THEIR PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND DESIRE TO BE INFORMED OF DISCOVERIES WHICH WILL BENEFIT THEM SEND 20C FOR THE THREE SAMPLES IMMEDIATELY This LITTLE EXPENDITURE WILL BENEFIT YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW. After the samples are received, watch for the postman. He will bring you letters very often WRITE YOUR NAME AND STREET ADDRESS FREAKLY M. B. BERGER & CO., 2 Rector St., New York Why Not Make Use of Your Spare Time. 1. TO INCREASE YOUR KNOWLEDGE. 2. TO INCREASE YOUR WORK The Afro-American School of Correction L. Jones, L. L. B. President and W. Blahc Secretary, will do these things and more of its kind for colored people and is co-ordinator. It provides a course in English, Thesis College and Business Course. It will make a course especially for you know and teach you privately and confident from work, studying at home or where you visit, and recite to us whenever you get courses, payable at $3.00 per month, until we furnish text books and there are a five years to finish and graduate you. We teach by mail. If you know how you. Send for a catalog, or stop in on Do it now. W. P. Box 2394 State Office at Second Baptist Church, Third St. 2. TO INCREASE YOUR SALARY. School of Correspondence, incorporated, Thea and W Bishop Johnson, D. D., L. L. D. and more for you. It is the only school and is conducted by experienced educa- english, Theology, Law and Special Academics really for you, of the things you need to and confidentially and you will lose no time or where you are employed, when it is con- ver you get ready $50.00 will pay for our mouth, until that amount is paid. There are no other charges. We give you the money. know how to read and write, we can help stop in our office and get information. W BISHOP JOHNSON, D. D., Secy. 2394 Station G h, Third Street, Between H and I Sts., N. W. The Afro-American School of Correspondence, incorporated, Thea L. Jones, L. L. B., President and W Bishop Johnson, D. D., L. L. D., Secretary, will do these things and more for you. It is the only school of its kind for colored people and is conducted by experienced educators. It provides a course in English, Theology, Law and Special Academic College and Business Courses. It will make a course especially for you, of the things you need to know and teach you privately and confidentially and you will lose no time from work, studying at home or where you are employed, when it is convenient, and recite to us whenever you get ready $50.00 will pay for our courses, payable at $3.00 per month, until that amount is paid. We furnish text books and there are no other charges. We give you five years to finish and graduate you. We teach by mail. If you know how to read and write, we can help you. Send for a catalog, or stop in our office and get information. Do it now. W BISHOP JOHNSON, D D., Sooy. Box 2394 Station G Office at Second Baptist Church, Third Street, Between H and I Sts., N. W. --- --- Economical Fashlora Sergez, disguises homepumps and mixed suitings for the street and volles and cushmores with self-trimmings in the way of shirrings, pipings, rolled or hand trimmings for the indoor dress, are the materials the economical woman who would appear up to date should select for the winter wardrobe that is yet to be returned. The first should be chosen because, being the fabrics that figure in the fashionable street suits made by the most exclusive tailors, the plainer suits made up in them cannot fall to be recognized as the proper thing. Some of the exclusive models for indoor gowns are entirely free from all but self-trimming, rows of shirrings over cords being the most popular forms of garniture. -Harper's Bazar. Improving the Evening Frook. A last season's evening frock can be quickly and inexpensively brought up to date by the addition of a drapery of some light fabric matching the color of the gown, or if preferred, a flowered chiffon or spangled goods. The drapery is simply caught just below the bust, like the bib of an apron, the material falling in a deep point well below the knees and is then taken around the waist to the back, where it is arranged in a variety of ways. The ends may lose themselves under the back width, or be tied as a sash or looped panier fashion as considered most incoming to the wearer. Getting Wise. Bobblets. "Have you realised anything from your poems yet?" Rhymer—"Well, I'm beginning to realise that they are not poems." 8ouora. "I hope he didn't squeeze your hand in the conservatory last night!" "He tried to, but he found he was a lemon squeezer." Well Posted. "Is he a well posted man?" "I should say so. He knows exactly what all this trouble with Nicaragua is about." Its Defect "Do you think the telephone in $ home is a paying investment?" "Walk is doesn't always answer." This organization is one of the most powerful in the country and its progress has been phenomenal. The Grand Lodge of Virginia has jurisdiction over all of the cities and counties in this state. Thirty males are required to organize a new lodge. The benefits paid constitute one of its strongest features, but the principles are greater than anything else. Founded on Friendship, based on Charity and established on Revenolence, the respectable, upright people of the state will find it an order worthy of their heartiest support. 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 regalia. For information concerning the organization of lodges apply at the main office. The Courts of Calanthe Is the Female Department of the Order. It requires a membership of thirty persons to organize a court. Its members are pledged to exhibit Fidelity, exercise Harmony and prove Love one for the other. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of $150.00. It pays $3 00 per week sick dues. The only expense for regalia is the cost of the badge, 50 cents and a rosette, costing 25 cents for funeral occasions. For all information concerning special rates of membership in the lodges and courts, address John Mitchell, Jr., 311 N. 4th Street. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIA UNITED KINGDOM only absolutely necessary regu- apply at the main office. The Court Is the Female Department of the thirty persons to organize a co- Fidelity, exercise Harmony and an endowment and burial bene- dues. The only expense for m a rosette, costing 25 cents for f For all information concerning John 3' SEEING EUROPE. "And did you go through Berlin while touriu, abroad?" asked the caller "Did we, dear?" said the wife to her husband. "Yes," replied the busy man be- hind his paper, "don't you remember we bought some gasoline there?" "And Paris--did you stop in Paris?" continued the caller. "Did we, dear?" asked the wife of her better half "Why, of course Don't you remember we busted a tire there and had to have a new one put on!"—Yonkers Statesman Made-In-Britain Joke "Years," drawled the English visitor to the club, "over in our country we never go into a Turkish bath after a meal" "That must be a London Punch joke," laughed one of the club members. "You would hardly expect to and a meal in a Turkish bath." "By Jove, I don't know. I have often board of chaps who go into Turkish baths and over 'eat themselves' Down at Bacon Ridge. "By cricky." said the old postmaster at Dacon Ridge, in solemn tones, "things would be serious in this here town if a fire broke out during the next twenty-four hours." "Firemen slick?" quered the seap salesman. "Worse than that. It's wash day and every shamed one of their red shirts is hanging out to dry." Not Curious. "No," said the statesman, "I shouldn't care to go to the north pole even if it could be done in comfort." "But think of what a strange place it is. Whichever way you turn you are looking south—" "That's just it. I have had trouble enough with a solid south." A Street Dialogue "There she goes the bells of the town. She has beautiful eyes. Don't you think so?" "I can cheerfully testify that she has one beautiful eye. I couldn't see the other on account of her flat-brimmed hat." "I remember your wife as such a dainty and pretty little thing, and yet they tell me she has turned out a fine cook." "Turned out a fine cook!" She has turned out half a dozen of them within the last three months." In a Devonshire Churchyard. Charity, wife of tidden Hugh. Underneath this stone doth lie that her husband told her to Hard to Built "Miss Ulmourge says you are the poorest photographer in town." "You can never see up a woman. That old maid's pictures did not look a bit like her and still she was displeased with them." BOARDING & LODGING Rates Reasonable. All the Comforts of Home Ordars received by letter or telegraph MRS. BOOKER LEFTWICH. PROGRAMMERS. BLACKWELL & BRO. ONE OF THE LEADING PAINTERS 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, RH VIMOND. VA. Phone 5688. JURGEN'S SON Before making your purchase you would do well to call at the most reliable furniture house in the city and see the fine line of REFRIGERATORS, MATTINGS, OIL-CLOTHS And in fact everything that is needed in house furnishings. RUGS AND CARPETS Of every description; also the latest designs in ROCKERS and special CHAIRS Our goods are the best for the price and the price is very low. C. G. JURGEN'S SON, ADAMS AND BROAD STREETS. A. Hayes OFFICE AND WARS-ROOMS, 727 North Second Street RESIDENCE, 725 N. 2nd Bt. First-class Maces and Caskets of all descriptions. I have a spare room for bodies when the family have not a suitable place. All country orders are given special attention. Your special attention is called to the new style Oak Caskets Call and see me and you shall be waited on individually. 'Phone, 8778. Lucky. "Have any luck on your hunting trip?" "No, but my guido had pretty good luck." "What'd he get?" "Nothing, I didn't hit him once." Strong Habit. "That fellow made money, but he certainly is a faker." "Indeed, he is. Why, the habit was so strong, that's why he built his now house on a bluff." "What six dolls' or dyeing that cape? Outraged!" "Woll, mikam, the increased cost of living has caused us to increase the cost of dyeing." "The Boubrette—Did you ever hear the new barytone sing "Rocked in the Cradle of the Dee5?" Low Comedian—Yes, twice—and it made me seasick both times. M the lodges and courts, address l, Jr., Street. THE ECONOMY. 303-5 North Third St FINE TAILORING CLEANING, DYBING AND REPAIRING CHITMAN M. WHITE, PROPRIETOR. STRAUS' SPECIAL Old Yacht Club. Will Battery the lover of the rights 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 H F Jonathan FISH, OYSTERS AND PRODUCE. 114 N. 17th St., RICHMOND, VA. ALL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION. Long Distance Phone, 768. SCHOOL SHOES. Capitol Shoe & Supply Company, No. 210 East Broad Street. A complete stock of Boys' Misses,' Men's, Ladies,' & Children's Shoes. ALL THE LATEST STYLES. DR. P. B. RANSEY, DENTIST, 115 East Leigh St. 'PHONE, 816. Scientific American. A bodemany illustrated work by. Lawrence g. mation of any biomedical journal. Warren G. and John P. Baldwin, editors. MUNN & Co. be illuminated. New York Boston Office, 60 P. St., Washington, N. D. The modern Burglar and Fire-proof Vault, with its steel lining and bur- ```markdown ``` NOW OFFERS titles which it possesses money, jewels, insured stocks, bonds, and a scription at a reason. It holds choice re dispose on long time the patronage of the favor of the large time deposits, remain over. The modern glar-proof ro PERSONS WHAT ABOUT THEIR DEED AND THE LIKE, when they transfer Bank, where they from fire and theft. There is a special BOX at THE MEC which THE CASHIER show you and either The stock of the BANK is now selling NOW OFFERS TO THE PUBLIC the facilities which it possesses for the safe-keeping of money, jewels, insurance papers, deeds, wills, stocks, bonds, and all valuables of whatever description at a reasonable cost. It holds choice real-estate, of which it will dispose on long time payments. It requests the patronage of the small depositor and the favor of the large one. Interest paid on all time deposits, remaining (60) sixty days and over. glar-proof round-door will be a wonder to the uninitiated. PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN UNEASY ABOUT THEIR DEEDS, INSURANCE PAPERS AND THE LIKE, will breathe a sigh of relief when they transfer them to the vault of the Bank, where they know that they are safe from fire and theft. There is a specimen SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX at THE MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK, which THE CASHIER OR THE TELLER WILL show you and either will explain its workings. The stock of the MECHANICS SAVINGS BANK is now selling above par-to be exact it ```markdown ``` POULTRY Drafts in the poultry house prevent drafts on the bank. A little salt in the mash will be beneficial to the fowls. No incubator can think; you must do that part of the work. Theoretical poultry raising which won't work out is worthless. A good incubator has but one fault; it has the pride in its offspring. flipping doors to the poultry house will solve the sunlight question. Raw, windy days work havoc with the poultry, if allowed-out in it. Small incubators should be used until experience has been gained. Uniformity in size and shape should characterize eggs for the incubator. Incubators need the care of mature minks. Children cannot handle them properly. The farm boy and the farm girl should each own a stock of good, pure bred fowls. Don't let the lice "get away" with your chicks while you wonder what ils them. The incubator does not conflict with the sitting hen; she does her work in summer. Appliqué and eyegroom are almost always the result of excessive fatness among the fowls. The hen is the only individual in whom a propensity to lay things around is condoned. The young rooster does not crow because he is happy; he is just advertising that he is unmarried. It would be a good plan to store some fine loam in a dry place for use this winter in the dust bath. Trials of the trade is sometimes a polite term for referring to dishonest methods in the disposal of products. TRAP NESTS ARE VALUABLE Enables Poultryman to Keep Clear Record of Each Hen and to Pick Out the Poor Layers. I presume every one knows what trap hosts are by this time, and so will merely say that they are nests in which the hen that lays the egg is confined until a record is made of her achievement, when the trap is again set for another hen, writes W. I. Warner, in American Agriculturist. I know of just two kinds of trap nests, one that closes as soon as the hen goes in and the other that is closed only after the egg has been laid. In the former kind the hen is shut in whether the lays or not, and as hens Subscribe to the PLANET OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. --- Homemade Trap Nest. are often curious they may be caught in this way and confined unnecessarily. In the other kind the hen may go in and out at pleasure, but cannot be confined until after the egg has been laid, since the egg itself is used for closing the trap. A trap host is to the practical poultryman what the Babcock test is to the daliyman. It gives each hen's record of egg laying. Thus the poor layers may be picked out and the good ones favored. A handy trap nest is shown in the accompanying picture. It is so simple that anyone can make it. It is, in fact, merely an ordinary nest with a circular or square opening in front. The door, as shown, is of very light stuff, pivoted at the top. When the nest is set, a wire runs across the opening and rests against a piece of the projecting from the opposite hole. When the hen enters, she lifts the loose end which permits the door to drop behind her. After she has laid, she is removed and the trap set for the next one. Telling the Age of Eggs In the Paris markets they have a certain way of deciding the age of eggs which seems practical. About six ounces of common cooking salt is put in a large glass, which is filled with water. When the salt is in solution the egg is dropped in the glass. If the egg is only one day old it immediately sinks to the bottom of the glass. If three days old it sinks only just below the surface. From five days upward it floats. The older it is the more it protrudes out of water. Remove the Drappings. Do not permit the fowls to roost ever a mass of droppings. On warm nights these send up large quantities of ammonia, which is vory harmful to the health of fowls. Watch Best Mothers Make a note of the ben that had the best hatch and raised her chloke in the best shape, and lat her repeat it next season. She will do it. THIS BANKING INSTITUTION is no longer an experiment. It is conceded to be run upon and in accordance with the most improved rules of the best banking concerns in the United States. Its large spacious four story bank and office building is now in the course of erection and when completed will be one the most modern edifices of the kind in the Southland and will rank with the best white institutions of a similar kind and character. is selling at ($5.00) five dollars per share above its face value and rating it on the basis of the past dividends, this stock pays seven per cent. to those who purchase now. The BOARD OF DIRECTORS has decided to place a limited amount on the marked at $15.00 per share, to be exact, the block equals just ($10,000.) ten thousand dollars and application should be made for an allotment to the Cashier of the Mechanics Savings Bank at once or to some member of the Board of Directors. The first who come will be the first served. GOOD POULTRY HOUSE PLAN Details of a Practical and Convenient Coop Which May Be Gotten Up Very Reasonably (OH J WISLEY GRIFFIN) As a great many farmers take the hen fever when eggs are high I here with present a pen sketch which will be of service to some one who is conemplating the building of a poultry house in the spring. The ground plan is 12x10 feet and is divided into parts each 12x10 feet. The compartment on the right is used as a winter roosting and laying place. Practical Poultry House. The center as a scratching shed in the winter and a shelter from rain and sun during the summer. The room at the left is used during the winter as a place of exercise and in which to feed mashes and to water the fowl. This room also contains the dust boxes and is where the feed is stored. A. A. A. in the dotted squares represent the windows or their location in the front of the house. B. B. is sided up solid to the line running from B. to B. to 11½ feet high. The line running from C. to C. is the top of a 4-foot high poultry netting which runs the entire length of the house. There is a drop curtain arranged in each room to come down next to this wire in stormy weather and cold nights. From C. to top of the house is planked up solid except the windows, as shown at A. A. A. D. D. D. the nest boxes under the dropping board N. There are two rows of nesting one facing the scratching shed, the other facing the right-hand room. A trap nest may be arranged very conveniently here. B. is a drop curtain in front of the roosts in the winter department, which is to be let down at night. F. is the roosting poles in the winter quarters. G. is the roosting poles in the summer roosting quarters. H. H. the doors of poultry notting. I. the little door that leads from the scratching shed to the shed in which to scatter wheat, rye, oats and corn. I. oat straw scattered on the floor. M. M. M. the floor which should be of sand and gravel. A house of these dimensions should be 9 feet in front and 7 feet tall in the rear. It may be made of any stuff at hand or to suit the builder. It can be made a very costly affair or it may be gotten up very reasonably. PICKING POULTBY ON FRAME Invention of Massachusetts Man Greatly Facilitates Work of Cleaning Fowl. Poultry dealers will find part of their work, at least, greatly facilitated by the invention of a Massachusetts man. This invention is a poultry-picking frame and any poulterer will at once appreciate its advantages. It consists in the first place of two arms extending from the wall, where they are screwed. From the upper arm hangs a cross-piece, depending from a spring, while the lower arm has a member, adjustable to different lengths, adapted to hold the head of Picking Frame. the fowl. The legs of the bird are held in the upper bracket and its head in the lower one. It is then is a position where its feathers may be plucked rapidly and easily, the spring in the upper bracket permitting the necessary elasticity. Only a poulter-er who has picked thousands of chickens and other fowl under the disadvantages of the old method, where he either had to hold the bird with one hind or the it up and have it flop around under his touch, can appreciate the full merits of this frame. Fatten the Crowers. Don't keep a lot of towels around. Fatten them before they get too old and serve them up for dinner. Do not sell them to the huckster at three cents per pound when by two weeks isolation and feeding they will furnish prime roasts. Subscribe to The PLANET. WE HAVE ARRANGED for a limited number of Safety Deposit Boxes. They will be rented to our patrons at the rate of (.25) twenty-five cents per month and upwards, payable in advance annually. Two keys will alone secure entrance to one of these boxes. The bank has one and the depositor the other. Both keys must be used, one after the other; before the safety-deposit box can be opened by either the Bank Cashier or by the depositor. This is a measure of safety which must be seen only to be appreciated. ```markdown ``` BLOTTING-BOOK EASILY MADE Decorative and Useful Little Contri- ance Designed from Cast-off Materials. Quito a decorative and useful blot ting-book like this may be made from the covers of an old folio or large book. Remove any superfluous* or rough pieces of paper, then cover over the outside with art linen embroid ered with the word "Blotting Book." BLOTTING Book. and any simple little device above and below Turn the edges over to the inside and fix by glue; cut cardboard or stiff paper half an inch smaller each way than the outside, cover this with linen and fix inside the book, so that the edging of the cover stands out evenly all the way round, fix it by glue, cut the sheets of blotting paper just a little smaller than the open book; fold them down the middle, put silk cord down the fold, then set inside the book; press the cord to the back of cover and tie in a loopy bow with fringed ends MANY IDEAS FOR RUFFLES Worn in Profusion, There Has Come a Decided Revival of the Hand- Made Ones. Now that we are to have ruffles at the wrist as well as down the fronts of blouses there is quite a revival of the hand-made ones. Fine mule, handkerchief linen and the old-fashioned tea tinted batiste are the fabrics used. The latter is especially dainty and goes well with the old-world look of all the new trimmings. Women are making these during their idle hours. The material is bought by the yard, then cut into strips two and four inches wide. The edges are either scalloped and buttonholed in conventional fashion or they are hemmed and the embroidery put above. This embroidery is done in fine French designs, showing small basket of flowers, or in classic bor- JOHN MITCHELL, JR., President. H. F. JONATHAN, Vice-President. THOMAS H. WYATT, Cashier. John R. Chiles, John Mitchell, Jr. H. F. Jonathan, R. W. Whiting, Thomas H. Wyatt, E. R. Jefferson, D. J. Chavers, John T. Taylor, Thomas Smith, Thomas M. Crump, Sec., J. J. Carter, A. D. Price. P. B. Ramsey, H. L. Jackson, H. Powell. Famous $10. & $15. SUITS Comparison Will Positively Prove that "The Famous" Suits, Raincoats and Overcoats at $10 and $15 are Easily the Peer of Garments Sold Hereabouts for Almost Twice as Much. Fashioned, too, in a Faulices Way, with Great Care Exercised in their Tailoring, so that they may be Right up to "THE FA MOUS" Requirement. They Must be "Right" to be Here. Garments most Expertly Tailored and Created in the most Fashionable Manner. They were Built in one of America's Greatest Tailor Shops, where only Expert Workmen Find Employment. Real Worth $15 to $28. "THE FA MOUS BRAND OF TAILORED TROUSERS, $9 @ $4. WE HAVE NO CONNECTION WITH ANY OTHER CLOTHING STORE IN THIS CITY. The Famous CLOTHING CO. The former is new and artistic when the tiny flowers are done in faint-colored floss. One set of ruffles on old yellow batiste has baskets in the French form, with the turned-down ends done in the color of the foundation. The tiny blossoms, tumbling out, are in faint lavender, pink, blue and spring green. This can be copied on a white foundation Better Opportunities. "You say she obtained a better position. Loss work!" "No, more work." "More money?" "No, less money." "Then how in the world can you say that it is a better position?" "Her new boss is not married." BANK for a limited num- They will be rent- rate of (S.25) twen- d upwards, payable keys will alone se- e boxes. The bank the other. Both or the other; before can be opened by by the depositor. which must be seen ```markdown ``` OF DIRECTORS: M. President. Rice-President. Cashier. Mitchell, Jr., Whiting, R. Jefferson, Taylor, M. Crump, Sec., Jackson, H. Powell. & $15. SUITS Will Positively Prove that "ous" Suits, Rain- and Overcoats at $10 and $15 Order of Garments Sold Here- Almost Twice as Much. Faultless Way, with Great Care Exercised that they may be Right up to "THE FA- ny Must be "Right" to be Here. Gar- rorod and Created in the most Fashionable in one of America's Greatest Tailor Workmen Find Employment. Real OF TAILORED TROUSERS, $8 $4. THE LOCATION N. W. COR- BROAD, AND LOOK FOR THE SIGN. OCTION WITH ANY OTHER CLOTHING MORE IN THIS CITY. Famous HING CO. OUR VAULT Bash Worn with Bracelet. All that hung gracefully becomes the fashion. The woman who first wore the shawl in Italy soon startled Home by her grace. She had not even been known as pretty before that, but ever afterwards she was the Roman beauty. The shawl recived another hanging, a fringe, which awayed and trembled with every movement of the figure. Then came the gracefully hanging skirts, and now the newest thing is to have a cash drawn from the waist through the bracelets of gold worn above the elbows. The saah, which hangs down to the edge of the skirt, gives an unusually graceful effect. As the saah is not loose, but attached to the dress at the waist, it is no trouble to the weaker, but is an everlasting temptation to be kept moving. BE A LOVE SPORTING NEWS. JEFFRIES WILL OUTLAST JOHN BON AND WIN IN A LONG GO, SAYS GOTCH World's Wrestling Champion Declares Colored Fellow's Defensive Style of Fighting Will Prove Him Undoing in the Heavyweight Championship Fight, July 4th BY FRANK GOTH Perhaps I am going out of my mold when I write anything about the pugilistic game, but since I joined the alstar athlete troupe and worked with Jeffries daily I have become greatly interested in boxing and learned just how great a man the retired champion is. I believe that I am in a position to know as much about Jeffries condition as any one I have worked with him every day for the past eight weeks. In all of the time that I have been with him I have not discovered any weakness in the retired champion's makeup and I can see no reason why he should not go into the ring July, in the very best condition I do not agree with the possessors that he has suffered greatly by his long lay off from active pugilistic duty and I am firm in the belief that he will very nearly as good as the Jeffries wowed down Rush in Fitzsimmon Corbett Sharkey all if not as good as he ever was. Many questions have been raised about Jeffries since his first announcement that he would fight Johns. The cry from every quartet of the globe has been "He can't get him in shape. He may be able to go few rounds but in a long fight he surely will be whipped by the colored fellow. Now all this may sound well to people who do not know just how much of his old time strength Jeffries has retained. This talk in doubt is a good argument for the supporters of Johnson, but it is not true. Jeffrie not only will be right but the longer he'll stay on the better chance he will have. That sounds like a foolish statement doesn't it? Well it isn't, and there is a good reason for believing that Jeff is going to be the stronger at the end of every round as the light progresses. JOHNSON WILL RETREAT NOF JEEF Johnson has always been a defensive fighter. He has allowed his opponents to bring the battle to him and has backed around the ring cutting his men down with uppercuts. Now he is not going to be able to hurt Jeff to any great extent by this style of battle, because the latter with his left hand extended and pursuing his favorite crouch method of fighting will leave few vulnerable points exposed. Any one who has followed athletics of any sort knows that it is much more wearing on a man to back up than to walk forward. Johnson is going to back up. That is the style he always has in mind, and he will not change it for Jeffries. The colored follow backaway from Jeff is going to sap his strength much more rapidly than his foe. The latter of course, is not going to gain strength as the fight progresses but he will conserve more of his energy than the present champion, and this is going to tell as the fight mounts up into double figures in rounds. There has been so much talk about Jeff's endurance being bad that I think it is time for some one to tell something about this matter. Now the doctors say that the big felt low his fat around his heart and other organs. I am no doctor and I cannot do this, but I do know that his lungs are not affected. A lot of people are prone to believe that his wind is bad because he puffs up his workouts with his show. This is not a fair criterion because while he is jumping from town to town living in cars most of the time he is not able to train for his wind. There is only one thing that will give an athletic endurance and that is a long stage of road work. JEFF'S BREATHING NOT INJURED Every one knows that I take good care of myself, and I am free to confess that I am about all in after a fifteen minutes' stunt on the mat. Wait till Jeff gets into his training camp and does a few stunts in the mountains, and you will see how good his wind is. He will have plenty of breathing capacity, because I know his lungs have not been hurt during his absence from the ring. All he needs is plenty of good, hard work, and he will go into the ring in fine fettle. The other day we wrestled for a half hour and he finished fully as strong as I did. Of course, he is not a finished grappler, but he gave me a hard battle. I was forced to use the Graco-Roman style of wrestling because he did not want me to work on his legs. In the thirty minutes that we were tussling I was able to pin him down but once. This should show how great his strength, because he knows little of the wrestling game. Those who have been Doubting Jeffries's sincerity and his soal in training for Johnson should travel with him for a while. They soon would become believers in him. When I started out with the Frazee show I was not a great admirer of Joffrie. In fact, I was one of the doubters, but I have grown to see that he is honest and that he is working as hard as any man could to get into shape JEFF LIVING CLEAN LIFE I have left the columns of the doubts to be one of his staunch supporters, and the main reason for the change is the manner of life Jeff is living. He is following the straight and narrow path, and if he is beaten it will not be because he has dissipated white preparing for the flight. In the eight weeks that I have been with him I have not seen him take a single drink and I think I am safe in saying no liquor has passed his tips in that time Another great point in favor of Jefferson is his determination if ever a man had a set purpose that man is Jeff, and the purpose is to defend Johnson. While he is going to fight for one of the greatest sums a fighter ever commanded, I really believe the pleasure or defeating Johnson would be a greater reward for him than all the money in the world. He would not talk for a second in order to enhance his profits from the pictures of the bout or for any other reason and when the light comes off my opinion on this matter will be proved true. EIGHT WILL MAKE JOHNSON A RICH MAN, WIN OR LOSE Colored Heavyweight Champion In Sure to Profit Immensely in His Coming Battle With Jeffries—In Event of Defeat He Will Again Have Title Should Bottlermaker Quit Ring New York, Jan. 29 Jack John so into it on the Johnson brand outside which marigold as possible he forest he has to go into training. There is to law against it and every reason Jack should make his hay who the shines Johnson is a great lord and it takes a world of money to keep him going he is ready for the seven long hun WHO NOW sat down for the ticket us ways and means in the light to the bills of the various promoters and the dis- tractable purse was un- less on it. It was him Jeffries who took for winner take all and was but and it was Johnson's who in manager who hastened to the safe same and conserve to Johnson said he was wa- ting to fight winner take all but baked a bit at the sled bit. Here it interrupted Johnson's manager "Nothing like that! I don't want to be eating snowballs next Winter if anything happens to Jo- son in this fight. Let's make it 17 and 27, and the original sled to goes." Johnson's manager showed a horse sense to say nothing of the unny institute of a man arrogly in several thousand bones. John never used a manager for anything except to draw money from him. DIFFERENCE IN TRAINING The folleveston man is taking to have a very soft thing of it in a few months. Being already in his good training, he will not require more than two months of preparation for the big flight. Jeff will have to take five at least. As soon as Jeff takes to the hive we shall hear more about his plots than was priced at out £20. Tumbo when he first beamed into the Jungle. All this free press agent stuff is going to make it easy for the darts end of the sketch to get money on the road. Jeff will be out in the woods working hard and getting into shade and Johnson will be hitting from theatre to theatre raking in the spots and delivering short speeches about what he will do to the white man. If Johnson has a clever man at work signing up the dates for him he should make quite a small for one before he is forced to knock off play and go to hard work It is an even money bet that if this happens we shall begin to hear loud wails from all over the country and there will be a grand all-star recival of the parable about the cricket who was out chirping all Summer while the ant was out gathing in the moss and the honey, and getting all readied up for a tough Winter. If the champion takes a notion to stay on the road until within two months of the fight he will make a lot of money and buy a few new automobiles and the affair will be his own business. He is entitled to all he can get out of the game Here is another rather interesting angle to this coming fight. It is rather early to count chickens, and it never a good plan to add up your tickets until you see your number go up in front of the judges' stand, but suppose Jeffries wins this fight, and wins it in impressive style, as they say) on a race track. What will happen then? WINNER WILL BE RICH MAN The winner of this fight will get more money than most fighters have made in a lifetime. With the picture thing and the $75,000 which goes to the winner in a lump, a comfortable fortune is assured. Should Jeff win there wouldn't be another man in sight to give him an argument. Would the big fellow remain in training for a few years just to crowd Johnson back into the second rate division? I don't think so it hasn't been any too easy to get Jeff out of his retirement this time, and if he he ever drops back again and an nounces his retirement, he's likely to stay retired. And what then? Nothing much, only Johnson will be the legitimate claimant of the title as the next best man. If there is any argument about it Johnson will proceed to clean up the bunch and establish his claim, and there you are again. A man cannot retire from the ring and take his title with him. He must leave that to be fought for by the other fellows. With the biggest clean-up in history tucked away in Jeff's bank, some fat theatrical dates in sight. and a possible $250,000 to be cleaned up, what incentive would there be for another diggit? On the other hand, if Johnson wins, there will be a black champion of the world, and the only man who is conceded to have anything like an even chance with Johnson is another black man—Langford—and there you are. It isn't anything which Johnson has ever shown in the ring that worries Jeff's supporters these days it is the big one himself. How good is he? How far can he go? Can he still take a terrific pounding on the jaw without wabbling? The Johnson who whipped two middleweights - one of them a good middleweight - couldn't have whipped one half the man who retired after disposing of the heavy weight crop so thoroughly that they couldn't find another man to draw a decent house against him. The question is: Will it be the same old Jeff who comes back or will it be a fine looking shell? A month before the fight will be time for the prognosticators' union to get on the job Everything up to now is guess work. Put four months hard training under Jim's belt and we will begin to know something about where he stands. 10 ROUNDS ENOUGH Jeffries Says It Will Not Take Longer to Beat Johnson. San Francisco Jan 29 A decided change in the flight situation is expected to take place when Jim Coffroth arrives here week after next. Word that that famous Colina promoter had salied for this country reached here today and rumors of all kinds started as a result. Though it is generally understood that Coffroth has no interest in the agreement signed by Rickard and Gleasen, yet his appearance here at a time when these two promoters are wren-gling as to the place where the flight should be held is looked upon as significant. There are those who believe that some sort of a compromise will be offered just as soon as Coffroth teaches here for all that he is beamed both Gleasen and Rickard are anxious to have the present module cleared away It is limited that confrith may be selected as a top promise promoter of the offer, though his friends in the trade will have no part of the game. GLASON REAL BOSS A fact that is that Cotrhoff can do nothing without Glisson Glisson is in good with the powers that he has nothing that he says goes so far as San Francisco is concerned. It may be that the advertised coming of Cotrhoff will bring Rickel and Glisson together. The Rickel and Glisson together is broadly hinted that the Newman man has assurance that he is not off the fight and that he can a week passes Gov. Spry of Utah may issue a statement to the effect that inasmuch as Jeffries and Johnson have signed to appear in a 4-round boxing contest there is no violation of the law which prevents the fighting. If this comes to pass France is out of it so far as the fight is concerned I for Gleason will be unable to persuade Rickard to hold the fight here. Also however, would not exclude Gleason from an interest in the affair by reason of his agreement with Rickard Gleason, however, still has hopes that Rickard I will not be able to make good in I tah in which he will be the older mogul of the fight here. EFFRIES IN GOOD TRIM Local sporting men who saw Jill Jeffries in Portland, Oregon, this Winter were astounded by the wonderful change in the former champion a condition When last seen here Jeff was hog fat and unable to get out of his own way Now according to the reports of those who have seen him recently he is nearly down to fighting weight is fast on his feet, strong and fit to take care of himself at a moment a notice. There is no denying the fact that there has been some doubt in the minds of Jeffries friends here as to his ability to get into form again but this is rapidly changing since the good news has come that he is even now nearly fit According to those who have had talks with Jeffries, he is confident that Johnson will not be in the least troublesome for him to boat. He told one of his friends in Portland that he did not expect the fight to last ten rounds unless Johnson was able to stay away from him longer than that, which he seemed to doubt. "If I can get him at all it will be all over pretty quick, for any heavy weight that Kutchel can floor, I can boat in a punch," he is reported as saying. ANXIOUR TG TRAIN Jeffries is said to be eager to go into training. While his present tour has been 'most profitable', he has grown tired of the work and years for the time when he can get lots of outdoor work and do, regular training and boxing stunts with his sparring partners. He proposes to work harder for this fight than he ever has before for he is doctedly anxious not only to win, but to appear so much faster than Johnson that the bout will look one-sided right from the outset. Jeffries is feeling his oats to such an extent that all of his sparring partners are suffering more or less from the terrific punches which he hands in the exhibitions and con sideens it great fun. 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JUEBEDAY, FEBRUARY 7 and 8, 1910 Bronzes, single and in pairs, Marble Mantel Ck Mantel Mirrors, Handsome Walnut and Rose- 150 Chamber Suits, in oak, walnut and poplar, 55 Hair Mattresses, in excellent condition, 200-frame Back Bar, with three large Mirrors, cop- th Beer Cols, Electric Ceiling Fans, Electric Bootblack and Hotel Settees, Showcases, Restau- tables, Copper Cook Utensils, Wardrobes, Iron Chairs, Feather Pillows, Carpots for rooms, hall cars and various miscellaneous articles. Up the effects of Ford's Hotel. Every article of same price. Every courtesy will be shown ladies. SALVAGE CORPORATION, Auctioneers. The garments in this sale represent of our best selling styles of the season of to make room for our incoming S. GANS-RADY Mayo, Salvage AUCTION FINAL AUCTION SALE OF FURNISHED TAIL—BRONZES, MANTEL MIRRORED SUITS, PARLOR SUITS, REMOTOR, BAR FIXTURES, ELECTRICALLY ALL OTHER EFFECTS OF THIS We will sell at public auction in Ford's hotel corner Eleventh and Bronze. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, FEB. Beautiful High Priced Bronzes, single Clocks, large Mercury Back Mantel Mirror, wood Parlor Furniture, 150 Chamber S. 100 National Springs, 125 Hair Mattress, point Annunciator, Oak Frame Back Bar per lined Front Bar, with Beer Colls, Bells and other Fixtures, Bootblack and rant, Kitchen and Centre Tables, Copper Beds, Vienna and other Chairs, Feather and stairs, Fenders, Grater and various. This sale finishes up the effects of fored will be sold for some price. Every TERMS Cash. MAYO SALVAGE in this sale represent the real stories of the season which ne- for our incoming Spring Stock. BRADY CORP Salvage Corp. AUCTIONEERS SALE OF KURNISHINGS OF H MANTEL MIRRORS, HAIR MIRROR SUITS, RESTAURANT MIRRORS, ELECTRIC FANS AND ELECTRICS OF THIS 168 ROOMS. Public auction in detail to Cloventh and Broad Streets. 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