Richmond Planet

THE RICHMOND PLANET VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 7. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1911 PRICE, FIVE CENTS. Editor Mitchell's Long Journey. SCENES IN SAN FRANCOISCO. An Automobile Ride.—A Graphic Story.—A Colored Man's Experience in Alaska.—Grand Banquet. Large Audience Listens to Colored Banker from Virginia.—Farwell to the Pacific Coast. We were the guest of the Knights of Pythias at night, and we spoke to the members of the Courts of Calanthe, on the progress of the work. This was the first time we had a chance to turn assist to the work of the organization of which we had been for years an enthusiastic member. The address we delivered was well received, and at its conclusion, we were cordially greeted by those present, many of whom, had come from the Eastern States. Deputy Supremo Chancellor J. L. Derrick wields great influence here and did all in his power to make us feel at home in his district. A QUESTION OF COLOR There are four lodges in the northern district and stops were under way to organize a Grand Lodge. He was Master of Cormonules, Mrs. Dyson is Deputy Supreme Worthy Counselor. When the time came we had only a short distance to go before we were again at our hotel. The next morning, October 11, 1910, we went once more to the dining hall and we had an opportunity to again study that French menu. We were admirably treated and we found our white gentleman friend, who had precipitately left the table the day before at his accustomed post, and he gave no evidence of what seemed to be the embarrassment of the previous day. He even went so far as to greet us pleasantly when we met him in the elevator A SIGNIFICANT INQUIRY It was no surprise to us when one of the colored men inquired if we took our meals in this hotel. It may be well to state that we had distributed the souvenir booklets of the Mechanics' Savings Bank and we were about as much of a curiosity as would be a royal representative of the Flowery Kingdom. Some way or the other, we enjoyed enawering through the business streets of Oakland, California, and looking in the windows. The local committee had assigned to Mr H. W. Jones the task of showing us the sights of San Francisco and on Tuesday morning, despite the rain, we went across the bay to again inspect this great city THE PALACE HOTEL In the Postal card depots were pictures of the Jeffries-Johnson fight. We wont inside of the Palace Hotel, a palatial hostelry of magnificent proportions. It is impossible to properly describe this hotel, which had been furnished in keeping with its name. It may be well to state that we went over to San Francisco alone and then called up Mr. Jones from the Palace Hotel. A white lady attendant, seeing the badge of the American Bankers' Association upon the lapel of our coat, paid special attention to us and called up the party wanted. We parted with just fifty cents for the service and also seemed well pleased. EVIDENCES OF WEALTH. As we had some more time, we strolled into the room set apart for the American Bankers' Association. It was magnificently furnished. The parlor in this hotel are superb in their furnishings. We went out on the staircase and up to the Emporium, a department store, and a building which has a dome like the Capitol at Washington. We looked up the street, and to our surprise saw on the side of a tall building the words, "Mechanica, Savings Bank." It was a familiar name, and it interested us immensely during our stay in California. "We visited the well-furnished office of Mr. W. A. Butler, and met Miss Ello O. Clayton, stenographer and typewriter, who was formerly of Richmond. Then we took in the sights of the city again, and after tiring ourselves and our guides out decided to return to Oakland, where a drive in an automobile had been arranged for our pleasure and profit. HAD BEEN TO ALASKA Mr. Wine T. Busing was with us. and there was something about this gentleman that aroused our newspaper instinct and caused us to ask questions which led to a most intolerant eating recital. 'He had been in Alaska for years, having gotten the gold fovee. He may be said to be wealthy and yet he was a bachelor, a man of the world. He was a man ready for any emergency and calculated to confront any condition. His rugged countenance, determined formation of the mouth told its own story. AN AUTOMOBILE RIDE. What part of the expense of our entertainment, he bore we never knew, but he showed us some palatial residences which were upon the land books of California in his name. We were accompanied by Mr. George Ingraham. We went down the magnificent automobile roads of Oakland and stopped at an inn on the outskirts of the city. We saw the place where automobile races took place and the various points of interest were pointed out to us. We were now in the midst of the rainy season, but it did not deter us in our effort to enjoy the outing. NO FURTHER WESTWARD We cannot fully express the sad (Continued on Fifth Page.) JACK JOHNSON WOULD BATTLE JEFF AGAIN Chicago, Ill., Jan. 10.—Jack Johnson, heavyweight champion, showed little concern yesterday when told of the stories circulated by Barney Oldfield, the automobile racer, to the effect that Jeffries was doped when he fought at Reno. According to Oldfield, Jeffries is as good as over, and the speed king asserted in a recent interview that he would be willing to wager a small fortune that Jeffries can defeat the present champion. "I will give Jeffries a return match any time he wants it," said Johnson. "If Oldfield believes Jeffries is as good as over just let him get some club to hang up a suitable purse and I will sign the articles. I will not ask anything unreasonable, except that I will demand a champion's end of the money. I am getting tired of these stories about Jeffries being doped, and if he thinks he is a better man than I am, I am willing to sign up for another match and show the world that Jack Johnson is a real champion." Jack indicated by the tone of his speech that he wants to fight in the near future. He does not fear any man in the world, and believes he rules supreme in his class. "To hear out his statement he cited the fact that none of the promoters has been willing to hang up a suitable purse to match him with any of the present day heavyweights. The champion is arranging to leave on an extended Western thentreal tour next week. He said he would be willing to meet Jas Coftroth. Tom McCarey or any of the other western promoters half way in their attempts to sign him up for a match. He still maintains that he is going to Europe the latter part of March or the 1st of April. A WARNING. To the Churches of Virginia and North Carolina: Dear Brotheren, -Having been informed that a man who has lost both hands and one arm has been going among you claiming to be a student in Virginia Union University, we deem it our duty to make public these facts: 1. -The above described man was once a student in this school. 2. -He was dismissed from the school on account of conduct utterly unbecoming a Christian man. 3. -He was warned that if he ever used the name of this school to aid him he would do so at the risk of public exposure. 4. -If as we are informed, he pretends to practice fortune telling and to have secrets and powers which he sells for a good price, he is guilty of conduct which no true representative of this school would be guilty of. Therefore, not from unkind feelings toward the unfortunate and unworthy man, but from a sense of our responsibility to the churches and for the good name of our school, we hereby warn all churches against him. For the Committee of Virginia Union University. Mr. R. L. Ferguson, of Chicago, Ill. called on us. He is of the firm of Harvest & Ferguson. He expects to be present. (Durham, N. C. Reformer, Jan. 5.) "The North Carolina True Reformer" is the name of a new fraternal institution which has recently received a charter to do business in this State. That there is a need for such an organization, whereby the membership of the defunct Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers, which recently went into the hands of receivers as a result of unscrupulous management on the part of the Grand Officers, can reinitiate to conserve the originality of the Order as conceived by its founder, the late W. W. Brown and in the meantime retrieve whatever loss that may have been sustained by the failure of the above named institution is apparent from the fact that a State institution is thought to be the only medium through which the local membership may have recourse for future protection. With this thought in view, the promoters of the State organization are making strenuous efforts to save the grand old Order from complete annihilation, which now seems inviolable unless some unforeseen circumstances arise whereby the national organization may again be revived. It is the opinion of some who have been prominent in the ranks of the Grand Fountain that if ever again the Order is able to resuscitate itself, it will be at no early date, and the long suspense will cause the membership to become scattered and divided to the extent that a reorganization of the present membership will be impossible, and that now is the opportune time for such a movement as has been started. The promoters of the State Organization are receiving the approval and co-operation of the old leaders in many sections of the State and they have the endorsement of the Insurance Commissioner who revoked the license of the original institution. The State headquarters are to be located in Oxford, and the incorporators are Messrs C H. Taylor, Samuel L. Slaughter, Wm M Alston, Dr W J Hooker, Louis W Young, Walter Thorpe, Edward T Smith, John Green and Richard Currin. --- THE TRUE REFORMERS. (Durham, N C, Reformer, Jan 6) It has developed that serious doubt is entertained by some of the Order's most optimistic friends that the Grand Fountain United Order of True Reformers will again be able to resuscitate itself. It seems that this conclusion has been reached since the receivers announced that they had finished their work with the intimation that the assets would probably be less than one hundred thousand dollars. The confirmation of such a report would be a serious blow to the Order, and unless the members agree to assume the indebtedness and forward the money to Richmond for the purpose, there is little doubt but that the license to do business will be revoked absolutely, instead of being merely suspended as is the case at present. Especially is this true as regarding the Order in this State. There is strong belief that Insurance Commissioner Young will not recognize any other than a State institution. In fact, he advises the State lodges not to go back with the national organization unless there is a complete change of Grand Lodge officers, with this in view of the prominent leaders of the Order in this State have come together and secured a State charter whereby the local membership may be conserved by the reorganization of its forces. This seems to us to be the most timely move that has been made since the failure of the Grand Fountain. To our mind, it is the only medium through which the Order may be saved in this State. --- THE BLACK MOVEMENT TO AFRICA. Bonita, Arjz., Jan. 3, 1911. Editor of The Planet: Dear Sir,—Just as soon as we can get a loan on our farm of 120 acres we will be there with all the power that God will give us. We know personally that the return of the black race to Africas (their native land) is the will of God, and every living full blood of the five races will know the same; and they shall have no peace until, this move is made. Suppose Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and the East Louisiana would be offered to the Marry for his Amoris can homel. We should balance it to the last. The whole face face should offer up prayer to God, give Go and take care of us in the movement. A convention will be held about July, 1191, to organize the African Church of Ethiopia, and the converts shall be baptized if that faith and commence the movement immediately, according to the will, of God. "Comment": Mr. Editor, we call you to a point of reason. Have you over known of any安障 since freedom to the slaves for us to remain in this land of bloody. So says Dr. W, F. F. Graham, chairman of Trustee Board of Virginia Theological Seminary and College. The old. Virginia Baptist State Convention meets with Fifth-Street Baptist Church the second Wednesday in May. Members and friends of the Virginia Baptist State Convention and the Virginia Theological Seminary and College, hear me. On the $2d of December last, a chairman of the Trustee Board, I was in Lynchburg, where a mass meeting was held at the great Court Street Baptist Church to raise funds for the installation of a healing plant in our college. This was a necessity, for us you know, the school for many years had been heated by nearly a hundred small stores. Now, at a cost of $2,300, a healing plant has been put in that gives general satisfaction. Dr. Diggs has also had the opportunity and satisfaction of the entire school building nicely papered, and the walls of the hallways neatly kalmised. Everything looks neat and easy about the building. At this mass-meeting $900 cash from all sources came in. $250 of it coming direct from the New York Baptist State Convention. The Court Street Baptist Sunday-School gave $75,000 Deacon Adolphus Humbles is still standing by us. Therefore, in order that the contractor might have no claim against us, this salwar friend and long-standing member of our board paid the entire $2,300 down cash. It will, therefore, be seen that we still owe about $1,400 on this plant, and we owe this to Deacon Humbles. We trust and pray that every church will do its whole duty at the May Convention so that this amount may be paid off. The school is in excellent condition. There are nearly 300 students, 60 of whom are young minnists. The very best class room work is being done. Our course of study is second to none in America, for it is modellied after the best Northern Universities and Theological Seminaries. Our beloved president, Dr. R. H. Bowling, feels very much encouraged and writes us "Our State work seems in good condition." Now brethren, let us prepare to come to Ribbonmind in the very best shape. We want a large delegation; we want ten thousand dollars for the work. We want the brethren, to come from the North, South, East and West. We are going to take care of you in first-class style. The local committee of arrangement will soon be organized, looking toward the care of our great convention. It will be remembered that the Virginia Baptist State Convention has not met in Ribushmond since 1888, when it met in the Second Baptist Church. It is still the grand old Convention that was organized by the fathers in 1867, and handed down to us by such men as Revs. Corprow, Black, Scott, Gwathney, Fields, Cook, Madden, Jimmerson, Troy, Wolls, Holmes, Jasper and other fathers, as a goodly heritage. We upon whose shoulders their marities have fallen are not made of the stuff from which cowards, parasites and weaklings are born, but we belong to the Tribe of Judah, the Lion Tribe, from which sprang him who said, if we put our trust in Him we shall overcome. The work is ours; we must stand by it. Let the brothers remember that every dollar put in our educational work in Lynchburg to secure its property and to add more to what we have is a dollar fixing forever an asset for the Negro Baptists and the race. No power on earth can take our school from or sell it or move it or dictate its course and policy—none but the powers that own and control it, and they are the Baptist sons and daughters of Ham. Brethren, wake up, the Negro must bestir himself, must make himself 'respectable' by showing himself a man among men. Let the cry go up, on to Ribushmood with ten thousand dollars. AN EARLY RISING PATIENT. Just before the holidays we wont over to the Mechanics' Bank before 6 o'clock in the morning. We saw a colored man looking up at the building. As we passed, we asked him if he desired to see any one there. It was very dark save for the electric light on the corner. "Is there a dentist in this building?" he asked. We told him that there was Dr. Ramsey, and we asked him if that was the one he wanted. He said he thought it was, and he fumbled in his pocket for the dentist's card. He found it, and it was Dr. P. B. Ramsey he wanted. We asked him if he had an engagement with the dentist and at what hour. He said he had, and he had agreed to meet him that morning. We asked him again at what hour. "Oh, no particular hour at all—just this morning." We went to the telephone inside of the bank, and after a little delay succeeded in getting Dr. Ramsey out of bed to the telephone. He was dumfounded when he learned that his patient had come in from the country before 6 o'clock, when he got to his office at 8 o'clock. However, he asked us to show him into the reception room and he would be down in a short while. We did so, and as the building is steam-heated, he found it much more comfortable than being on the outside. Dr. Ramsey later explained that the customer came from the country by road-way at 5 o'clock, and he was about to be married; he wanted his teeth fixed up, and he was not particular about the cost of so doing. TO INCREASE THE DIRECTORATE A movement is on foot to increase the prestige and capital of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank, which institution is now erecting a handsome banking house at the corner of First and Marshall Streets. Dr John E. Mirtweather and Rev Z. D. Lewis D D pastor of the Second Baptist Church seem to be the leading persons in the movement. Many leading citizens have been invited to qualify themselves for positions of the directorate some of whom are the True Reformer officials. It is pointed out that the corporation has been a success and others are now asked to come in and share in this prosperity. THE HARP OF LIFE. Strike Hope' And every swinging star Gives answer from the sky. And every heart of falling pulse Will doff its sinking algh Strike, Fear' And soaring spirits droop Their wings in airy height. And hover over the treble string That quivers with affright. Strike, Joy' And all vibrating earth Rebounds in ecstasy. And fashion snails of happy peace For all humanity. Strike, Sorrow' And the very dust is shaken by the moun; And clouds of sadness rise to vell The sun upon his throne. Strike, Health' And—lo, its pulsing thrill Strike, Hate'—alas, the depth of hell Is sounded in this key! And every demon takes the field Of strife and infamy. Strike, Love! And—all, the harps of heaven Upon the Harp of Life we play And every string is sure and true. Each soul is sounded in its touch On all of its smiles, the whole way through. WANTS TO FIND HIM. I would like to know the whereabouts of my brother, Robert L. Carrington. He was last board from in 1908 in Guntersville. Alabama. His mother's name is Polly Carrington, South Boston, Halifax County, Va. If any one knows of his whereabouts, please write his sister, Little C. Love, at 1200 U Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. Liberal reward offered for such in Liberal reward offered for such information. No man in Georgia, or in this portion of the South, is more eminently qualified than Recorder Nahsh Broyles to discuss the rising tide of lawlessness, its penalties and the road to a remedy. His utterances at the dinner given recently in his honor comprise a challenge to every Atlantan and Georgian who realizes that the man who rules over the police court of the South's second city has had unruinable opportunities to study crime in its every phase and is known for his temperate expression. Pointing out the tragic ratio in which crime increases in this country, he said The increase of lawlessness in our country is most alarming. Nearly 10,000 of our people were murdered during the last twelve months, and lawlessness of all kinds flourished like a green bay tree. We are fast becoming known to the rest of the world as a nation of criminals as a nation of murderers. Unless this lawlessness is checked, life and property will soon become so unsafe in our country that our peaceable and law abiding citizens will emigrate to some country where the law will protect them The indictment is appalling, but it is not susceptible to denial. The Constitution has times without number presented the same statistics and statements in its efforts to rouse the people of this State, but the facts come with a peculiar emphasis from the official who is called upon to deal with crime at its source in this big city. Regarding a remedy, Judge Broyles was not mealy-mouthed. His candor, as follows, regarding the plottetotter and other outlaws of the white race may not be palatable, but the conditions he states must be universally recognized before relief appears. First of all, we can set a good example to others by obeying the law ourselves. Just so long as the respectable citizen, silk hatted and kid gloveed, ships his shining pearl handled revolver into his hip pocket. Just so long will the negro denizen of "Hell's Half Acre" do the same thing. The negro is the most imitative race on the face of the earth, and he alibisor the white man's veil also does water. Let us cut out our vices and give him a fair opportunity to emulate our virtues. The deductions of this shrewd observer apply with equal force in the city and in the rural districts. If the negro pistol-tolerator sees the white pistol-tolerator or violator of other laws escape with a nominal penalty, how can the courts be expected to overt a deterrent influence upon him? In other words a. The Constitution has often indicated, crime is an contagious as disease and knows no distinction of race or geography. Ignoring the law ourselves, we are sowing the wind and will and are reaping the whirlwind in the shape of more fragrant and widespread violations by that child-race which does not enjoy the restraining influence, speaking generally, of horedity or of education. It is incumbent to first set our own house in order, before proceeding upon hopeless prophecies regarding the subject race, or lading out to its offenders harsh punishment with out reference to the law that the NEGRO IS ONLY DOING WHAT HE HAS SEEN THE WHITE MAN DO, and to employ the vernacular, "get away with it." It all gets back finally, as Judge Broyles emphasized, to undovolating enforcement of the law without regard to race or station, mawkish pleas or uncalculating prejudices. General Manager Peyton Remembered The clerks of the American Beneficial Insurance Company on Christmas Eve presented their manager, Professor B. J. Pteyton, with a very handsome picture, and on last Thursday evening in Agent's meeting he was remembered by them with a beautiful vase. The Manager, in a few well chosen words, assured the office force and agents that he highly appreciated their kind remembrations to him and that he shall always endeavor to conduct himself in such a businesslike way as to merit the confidence and esteem of all who may be associated with him. Mr. Henry Mason has returned to his home in Philadelphia after spending three weeks in the Southside visiting relatives and friends; PRICE. FIVE CENTS. A QUESTION OF KEYS. Speaking of keys, we happened to be in Mr. A. D. Price's funeral director and livery establishment recently, when he was sending off a wagon load of caskets to his warehouse. The driver asked about the key and he handed him a stick about 18 inches long, to which was attached the key. We wore amused and spoke about the site of the attachment. "Oh," said Mr. Price, "that's nothing. You see they have split that now." He went up to a cornice and brought out an iron rod four feet long, and to which was attached a small bunch of keys. "They can hardly lose this," he remarked "and they can always find it. Moreover, they won't be disposed to put all of this in a pocket and forget all about it. It is only necessary for you to be around a livery stable, where men don't think in order to understand about these conventions." The whole affair assumed a humorous aspect to us, and we found ourselves laughing long after we had let the Price establishment. NEW HOME FOR AN INSURANCE COMPANY. The Richmond Beneficial Insurance Company (Mr. E. F. Johnsoo, President, and Mr. John T. Taylore, General Manager), is arranging to erect a handsome threestory structure on the northwest corner of Second and Jackson Streets. The costed cost was $16,000, but it is now thought that when the last item of expense is stated that it will be about $25,000. This company has enjoyed a need of prosperity and owns the building in which it is present located. Mr. Charles T. Russell is the architect. His plans are entirely satisfactory. Death of a Baby. Huntington, W. Va., Jan. 3, 1921 Mr and Mrs Ed Brown lost their baby boy Tuesday night, the 3d instant at 6 o'clock aged 7 months. Death was due to carelessness on the part of his step-son. He let it fall and broke his neck and in ten minutes it was dead. The older boys age is between 11 and 12 years, and he has the reputation of a bad boy. Mrs Brown took the death very hard Y. M. C. A. NOTKR. The Y M C A Literary rendered a special program last Friday evening. More interest is being manifested every meeting. A large number was out last Saturday to hear the explanation on the Sunday School Lesson. Last Sundny was a very busy day. 9 30 A M the Workers' Meotlag, led by the chairman 3 30 P. M. at the Ehonzeor Baptist Church the great evangelistic meeting for men Rev C E. Hodgup. B D. pastor of the Loigh-Street Methodist Church, delivered an address which was crowded with many thoughts that will help everybody. Colonel Thomas M. Crump sang from his soul. The meeting was a good one. Mr I. Johnson conducted the boys' meeting last Sunday, and much good was accomplished. Men, be on time Sunday ready for hard work and the other man. Workers' Meeting 9:30 A. M at the Y. M C A. Building. A great evangelistic meeting at 3 30 P. M. at the Loigh-St. Methodist Church, under the assemblies of the church and Y. M C. A. Dr. W. T Johnson, pastor of the First Baptist Church, will deliver a special address to the men. Subject: The Test Colonel Thomas M. Crump has been requested to sing special songs for this meeting. Be a committee. Be on time. Bring the other man. The work in the city home was enjoyed by the inmates and the committee was happy. Eight prisoners in the city jail were led to Jesus. The committee finds much work to do. Do not stop praying for the Y. M. C. A. Stockholders' Meeting. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the American Household Insurance Company will be held at Price's Hall, No. 312 R. Leigh Street Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1913, at R. o'clock sharp. [Image of a man's profile] Synopsis Mid Danne, discharged for mourn- ment by his employer, goes to the home of his Friend Kellogg, who has helped him in the past. Kellogg sympathies with Duncan, who meets some of his old time acquisitions at the home of his friend. Kellogg wants to help Duncan, who is 'Encouraged, and outlies a novel scheme whereby Duncan can repair his shattered situation. The home is that Duncan should go to a country town, dress well, go to church, work steadily and thus attract and marry the wealthiest girl in the town. Puncan decides to follow Kellogg's suggestion and with an array of newly made city clothes departs for and arrives at Radville. OldபுராணGrahamrunsadiplated,ofdatelittledrugstoreinStadville.Hehasbytwo. 15421 GYHata, the old man's pretty but careworn daughter, works in the store. Mr Littlejohn, the Radville editor, becomes squashed with Duncan. "Bliky" Lockwood is the richest man as the village, and Duncan is interested to learn that the old�alser has a daughter, Josie. Duncan obtains a position in Old Graham's drug store without pay, for he earns that the village girls, including wealthy Josie Lockwood, are very fond of soda water. Duncan advances money to buy a new stock of drugs and soda strup, so as to give Graham to compete with the rival. Joelie Lockwood and Angie Tullivill visit the store and make Duncan's acquaintance. They flirt with him and buy soda water. Duncan meets Betty Graham, who, weary and suspicious of the world, does not care for Duncan. Roland Barnettie, in love with Joelie Lockwood, introduces to old Graham a New York swain, Hurmish, who tries to get the old gas machine that Sam has invented. "Blinky" Lockwood has a note of old which has matured and threatens Betty as to the consequences of nonpayment. Betty roves at her father because of his wartiness. Duncan comes in and gently reproaches her. CHAPTER XIL DUNCAN wont home for his mid-day meal. It wasn't much of a walk from Sam Graham's store to Miss Carpenter, and he didn't mind in the least. On this particular day he was sincerely hungry, but he had much to think about besides, and between the two he just, bolted his food and made off foot for the store. Naturally, knowing nothing about Sam's note, although he knew Pete Willing by sight as the sheriff and town drunkard in one, it didn't worry him at all to discover that gentleman tacking toward the store as he hurried up Beech street, eager to get back to his job. The first intimation that he was indeed seriously amused was when he entered, followed by Pete Willing, sheriff and born drunkard, is the best natured man in the world, as a general rule. Drunk or sober, Radille tolerates him for just that quality. On only two occasions is he irritable and unmanageable—when his wife gets after him about the drink and when he has a duty to perform in his official capacity. Tall, gaunt, gangling and loose joined. Duncan, returning to the store from lunch, found Pete standing in the middle of the floor, hands in pockets and a noisome stogy thrust into his mouth. "I'm not sorry," the Sam, "he beloved, "but there isn't no use wastin' words' bout it. I'm on business." "But what's the matter, sheeriff?" Graham asked, his voice breaking. "Ah, you know you got a note due at the bank, don't you?" "Yes, but—" "Well, it's protested. Y understand that, don't you? I'm here to serve the papers on to you." "But—but there must be some mistake." Sam clutched blindly for his hat. "I'll step over and see Mr. Lockwood. He's always been kind, very kind." "Naw!' Pete bawled. 'Mr. Lockwood don't want to see you unless you can settle. Y can save yourself the trouble. Y gotch put up or git out. I come from him soon's I got judgment to close y' up. And that goes, see!" "To—to turn me out of the store, Pete?' Graham's world had slipped from beneath his feet. He was over 1 "YOU GOT A NOTE DUM AT THIS BANK," whalmed. And it was with a child's look of pitiful dismay and perplexity that he faced the sheriff. The father who has fallen short of his child's trust and confidence knows that he had to appeal was unfeasible. He had his hand in his remains of what Kellogg and termed his grabstake, before he knew it. "But—there must be some mistake," Graham repeated bleedingly "It can't be. Mr. Lockwood surely wouldn't—" "Now, there aren't no use within about it" Willing roared him into at lence "Law is law, and—" He ceased quietly, surprised to find Duncan standing between him and this prey "What—he began." "Walt" Duncan touched him gently on the chest with a forefinger, at the same time catching and holding the sheriff's eye. "Are you," he inquired quietly, "laboring under the impression that Mr. Graham is deaf?" "What?" Duncan rolled to Sam apologetic by. He said what "Did you beat it, air." But by this time Peto was recovering to some degree. "What's you got to say about this?" he demanded secondo "I will show you." Duncan told him in the same quiet voice. "What I've got to say if you'll just put the soft palm on and tell me the amount of that note." "With interest and costs," he could less drastically, "it figures up three hundred 'n' eighty dollars 'n' eighty two cents." "There's no use deying that Duncan was angry. For the moment his pulse deserved him utterly. He could only repeat, as one who dreams. "Three hundred and eighty dollars." "Ill momentary consternation afforded Pete the opening he needed. The room shook with his regained sense of prestige. "Yes, three hundred 'n' eighty dollars 'n'—Say, you look a-here." Again the calm forefinger touched him and like a hypnotist's pass checked the rolling volume of noise. "Listen," begged Duncan. "If you've got anything else to tell me please re-retire to the opposite side of the street and whisper it. Meanwhile he quiet." Duncan turned and made for the soda counter, beneath which was the tilt. His scent roll of bills was in his right hand and there concealed. He stepped behind the counter (old Sam watching him with an anaconceon no less absolute than Pete's), pulled out the collar and pushed back the arm and pushed back the colse. Then quite naturally he produced with his right hand his four hundred and ```markdown ``` PETH TURNED BACK THE LABEL OF HIS COAT. PEE TURNED BACK THE LABEL OF HIS COAT. odd dollars from the bill drawer, stood up and counted them with great deliberation— "One, two, three, four." He smiled winningly at Pete. "Four hundred dollars, Mr Sheriff. Now will you be good enough to hand over that note and the change and then put yourself and that pickle you're wearing in your face on the other side of the door?" "I ain't got the note with me, Mr. Duncan." "Then perhaps you won't mind going to a police for it." Half unfoceted, Pete assented. "Awright, I go and git it. Kin I have the money?" "Certainly," Duncan extended the bills, then on second thought withhold them. "I presume you're a regular sheriff" be inquired. Very proudly Pete turned back the lapel of his coat and distended the chest on which shone his nickel plated badge of office. Duncan examined it with grave admiration. "I're beautiful," he said, with a sigh. "Bigh." Gingerly Fete grasped the bells, thumbed them over to make sure they were real and bolted as for his life, his coastline level on the breaes. There posted to Duncan, and old Sam Dickory. "Waal, I will be dodged." With a short, quiet laugh Duncan made as though to go out to the back yard, where the new stock was being delivered. "I'm going," he said hurriedly, "to find me hatchet and knock the sigh." Gig out of some of those 'packing craze. Want to get all that truck indoors before nightfall, you know" But old Sam wasn't to be put off by any such obtrusive subterfuge as that. He put himself in front of Duncan. "Nat, my boy. he said, tremulous, 'can't get this go through. I can't allow it.' "There, now," Duncan told him unconcernedly, yet kindly, "don't say anything more. It's over and done with." "But you mustn't. I'll turn over the store to you if"— "O Lord! Duncan's dismay was as genuine as his desire to escape Graham's gratitude. 'No-don't Please, don't do that!' But must so great a kindness unleas'd, Graham, with a timid bash of hope, 'you'll consider a partner ship'— "That's it!" cried Duncan, glad of any way out of the situation. "That's the way to do it—partnership. No; please don't any any more about it just now. We can settle details later. We've got to get busy. Tell you what I wish you'd do while I'm burning open these boxes. If you don't mind going down to the station to make sure that everything"s— "Yes, I'll go. I'll go at once." Sam groped for Duncan's hand, caught and held it between both his own "If-If fate or something hadn't brought you here today I don't know what would have happened to Betty and me" "Never mind" Duncan tried to soothe him. "Just don't you think dear Graham shook his head, still bawled." Perhaps, he stumbled on. "to a gentleman of your wealth $400 isn't much"— "No," said Duncan gravely without the dicker of an eyelash. "Nothing He remembered well the few dollars that now represented all his worldly goods. Then he smiled cheerfully. "There, that's all right." "To me it's meant everything. I—I only hope I will be able to repay you some day. God bless you, my boy! God bless you." He managed to jam his hat awry on his white old head and find his way out, his hands fumbling with one another, his lips invasively, perhaps in a prayer of thanksgiving. It was perhaps within the next thirty minutes that Betty had been left in charge of the store while Duncan, with cont and collar off and sleeves rolled above his elbows, hacked and pounded and priced and banged at the packing cases in the back yard) sought him on the scene of his labor. "Pretty good work for a York dude—not?" he hunged. There was a shadowy smile in her grave eyes. "It's an improvement," she simply. "He shot her a curious glance. "Ouch!" he said thoughtfully. "I just came to tell you," she went on, again immobile, "you're wanted inside." "Somebody wants to see me?" he demanded of her retreating back. "But who?" "Blinky Lockwood," she replied over her shoulder as she went into the house. "Lockwood?4" He speculated, for an instant puzzled, then suddenly "Father-in-law!" he cried. "Shivering he, mustn't catch me like this—I, a business man!" Hastily rolling, down his shirt sleeves and shrugging himself into his coat, he made for the store, buttoning his collar and knotting his tie on the way. He found Blinky nosing round the room, quite alone. Betty had disappeared, and the old soundrel was having quite an enjoyable time poking in his pocket, but did not see him and disapproving of them on general principles. So far as the improvements concerned old Sam Graham's fortunes, Blinky would concede no health in them. But with regard to Duncan there was another story to tell. Duncan apparently controlled money to some vague extent. "You're Mr. Duncan, ain't you?" he asked, with his leer, moving down to meet Nat. "Yes, sir Mr. Lockwood, I believe?" "That's me." Blinky clutched his hand in a genial claw. "I'm glad to meet you." "Thank you," said Duncan. "Something I can do for you, sir." "Wal, Peter Willin' was tellin' me yond just took up this note of Graham's." "Not exactly. The firm took it up." Blinky winked, angely at this. "Graham & Duncan," he said. "Graham & Duncan, sir. I've been taken into partnership." "Have, eh?" Blinky grunted mysteriously and fished in his pocket for some bank and silver. "Wal, here's some change comin' to the firm, then And here," he added, producing the document in question. "Is Ram's note." "Thank you." Duncan ceremoniously deposited both in the dill, going behind the sods fountain to do so, and then waited, expectant. Blinky was grunting busily in the key of one about to make an important communication you're a coincide in here with Hank" he said at length, with an acid gramine that was meant to be a smile. "Oh, it may be only temporary." Mat endeavored to assume a serene expression and said partially succeeded. I devoted much of my time in A "YOU'RE MIR DUNCAN! HE ASKED my studies," he pursued primly, "but nevertheless feel I should be earling something too." "That's right—that's the kind of spirit I like to see in a young man You always go to church, don't you? "No, air-Sundays only." "That's what I mean. D'you drink? "Oh, no, sill. Duncan parroted gibly, "don't smoke, drink, sweat, and on Sundays I go to church." The blond smile with which he faces Lackey's keen scrutiny disarmed suspicion. "I'm glad to hear that." Blinky told him. "I'm at the head of the temp-rance movement here, and I hope you'll join us and set an example to our fast young men." "I feel I could sure that," said Duncan meekly. Lockwood removed his hat, exposing the cranium of a baldheaded eagle, and fanned himself. "Warm today." be observed in an endeavor to be genial that all but sprained his temperament. Indeed, so great was the strain that he winked violently. Duncan observed this phenomenon with natural astonishment not unmixed with awe. "Yes, sir; very," he agreed, wondering what it might portend. "I believe I'll have a glass of body" "Certainly," Duncan, by now habitated to the formula of soda dispensing, promptly produced a bright and shiny glass. "I see you've been fixin' this place up some." "Oh, yes," said Nat loftily. "We expect to have the best drug store in the state. What stupid would you prefer?" "Just body," stifled Lockwood. "His illness has amoled Duncan's understanding, mighty blow. Unable to believe his eyes, he hedged and stammered. Could it be? This from the leader of the temperance movement in Radfilla? "I beg nardon?" His denseness irritated Bilky slightly, with the result that the right side of his face agitated underwent an alarming convulsion. "I say," he explained carefully, "just-plain—body." "On the level?" "What?" grunted Blinky, and blinked again. A smile of comprehension irradiated Nat's features. "Pardon," he said "I'm a little new to the business.". Blinky, fanning himself industriously, glared round the store while Dunn's hands held the discernibly fanned and uncooked the whiskey bottle. He poured out a liberal dose of raw red liquor. Then, with his fingers chumped tightly about the bottom of the glass. "I SAY, JUST—PLAIN—BODY." the better to conceal its contents from any casual but inquisitive passerby, be quickly filled, it with soda and placed it before Blinky, accompanying the action with the sweetest of child-like smiles. Lockwood, nodding his acknowledgments, lifted the glass to his lips. Duncan awaived developments with some apprehension. To his relief, however, Blinky, after an experimental awallow, amplified the mixture expeditions he had made, and snatched his hilt lime resounding. "How," he demanded, "can any one want interlocutor,akter when they can get such a brief drink as that?" "I pass. Nat breathed, limp with admiration of such astounding hypocrisy. Blinky reluctantly pried a nickel loose from his finances and placed it on the counter. Duncan regarded it with disdain. "Ten cents more, please," he suggested neatly. "What for?" "Plain sod." The explanation was accompanied by a very passable imitation of Blinky's blink. CHAPTER XIII HAPPILY for Duncan, Blinky had no sense of humor. If he had he would explode the very first time he indulged in introspection. "Not much," said he, with his sour smile. "I guess you're too jokin' about the price of that drink. Well, good luck to you, Mr. Duncan. I'd like to have you come round and see us some eventn'." "Thank you very much, sir." Duncan accompanied Blinky to the door. "I've already had the pleasure of meeting your daughter, sir. She's a charming girl." "I'm real glad you think so," said Blinky, intensely gratified. "She's come to take a great shine to you. Come and get acquainted with the bull family. You're the sort of young fellow I'd like her to know." He paused and looked Nat up and down caputiously, as one might apprise the points of ahorse of quality up for sale. "Good day," said he, with the most significant of winks. "Ob, that's all right." Nat hastened to reassure him. "I won't say a word about it." Blinky, on the point of leaving, started to question this (to him cryptic utterance, but luckily had the current of his thoughts diverted by the entrance of Roland Barnette in company with his friend Mr Burnham. Roland's consternation at this unexpected encounter was, in the midst term, extreme. At sight of his employer he pulled up as if slapped "Oh," he faltered, "I didn't know you was here, sir." "No," said Blinky, with keen relish "I guess you didn't." "I—ah—come over to see Sam about that note," stammered Roland. "Wasal, don't you bother your head about what albut your business. Roly Come on back to the bank." "All right, sir" Roland grasped frantically at the opportunity to emphasize his importance. "Excuse me, Mr. Lockwood, but I'd like to interdo you to a friend of mine, Mr. Burnham, from Noo York." Amused, Burhann stepped into the branch. "How are you?" he said with the proper nuance of cordiality, offering his hand. Lockwood shook it unemotionally. "How do you?" he said perfunctory. "I brought Mr. Burhann in to see Sam!" "Yes," Burhann interrupted Roland quickly; "Barnette's been kind enough to show me round town a bit." "Here on business?" inquired Lockwood pointedly. "No, not exactly," returned Burhann with practical ease; "just looking round." "Only lookin', eh?" Blinky's countenance underwent one of its erratic quakes as he examined Burhann with his blubberiness. "New York caught the wink and lost breath." "Ah-yes--that's all" he assented unsteadily. And he spoke another wink dumfounded him, "Why? he asked, with a distal loss of assurance." "Don't you believe it?" "Don't see no reason why I should not." grunted Blinky. "Hope you'll like what you see. Good day." "So long, Mr. Lockwood," returned Burnham uncertain. Lockwood paused outside the door. "Come long, Roland." "Yes, sir; right away; just a minute." Roland was lingering unwillingly, detailed by Burnham's imperative hand. "What'd you want? I got to hurry." "What was he winking at me for?" demanded Burnham heatedly. "Have you—" "Oh!" Roland laughed. "He wasn't winking. He can't help doing that. it's a twitchin' he's got in his eye. That's why they call him Blinky." "Oh, that was it!" Burnham accepted the explanation with distinct relief, while Duncan, who had been an unregarded spectator, suddenly found cause to retire behind one of the showcases on important business. So that was the explanation! After his paroxysm had subsided and he felt able to control his facial muscles Duncan emerged swave and solemn. Roland had disappeared with Blinky, and Burham was alone. "Anything you wish, sir?" asked Nat. "Only to see Mr. Graham." "He's old just at present, but I think he'll be back in a moment of so. Will you wait? You'll find that chair comfortable. I think." "Believe I will," said Burham, with an air. He seated himself. "I can't wait long, though." he amended. "Yes, air. And if you excuse me" Burham's hand dismissed him with a tolerant wave. "Go right on about your business," he said, with supreme condecession. And Duncan returned to his work in the back yard. It wasn't long before he found occa- sion, to go back to the library, and by this time his dad was there in soo Seraflion with Burnham. "That's part of my, business," he heard Burbam say in blissful, obliterant accents. "Sometimes I pick up an odd, no 'count contraption that makes me a bit of money, and more times I'm stung and lose on it. There might be something to this gas burner of yours, and again there mightn't. I've been thinking I might be willing to risk a few dollars on it if we could come to terms." "Do you mean it really?" said old Sam eagerly. "Not to invest in it, so to speak: I don't think its chances are strong enough for that. But if you'd care to sell the patent outright and aren't too ambitious we might make a dicker. What of you say? "Why, yes," said Graham, quivering with anticipation. "Yes, indeed, if—" "Well." "If you really think it's worth anything, str." Burbam laughed doubtingly and said: ```markdown ``` "WAS TINKING ABOUT IT AT DENVER" that burner, so I made out a little bill of sale, and I says to myself, says I, "If Graham will take $500 for that patent I'll give him spot cash, right in his hand," says I. With this Burnham tipped back in his chair and brought forth a wallet from which he drew a sheet of paper and several bills. "Five hundred dollars!" repeated Graham, thunderstruck by this misinfluence. "Yes, sir, five hundred, cash. To tell you the truth—guest you don't know it—I heard at the bank that they didn't intend to extend the time on that note of yours, and I thought this five hundred would come in handy and kind of wanted to help you out. Now, what do you say? He doushed the bills under Graham's nose and waited, entirely at ease as to his answer. "Well," said the old man, "it is kind of you, sir—very kind. Everybody's been good to me recently, or also I'm dreamin'." "Then it's a burglar!" "Then don't lose any money for you, Mr. Burmash." Sam 5 THE OLD MAN LIGHTED A CHILDREN Nestled, with his insecure sense of fatness and square dealing. "Making the gas from grudge oil ought to—" Duncan never heard the end of that speech, for some moments he had been laying intently to read, lost something. The names of Purpura, plucked in a string on the chest, theft of his memory. He knew the 50 had beard it some place; some time in the past, but how or when or in respect to what he could not make up his mind. It had required Sam's reference to gas and柴油 oil to close the circuit. Then he remembered. Kellogg had mentioned a man by the name of Burnham who was "on the track of" an important invention for making gas from crude oil. This must be the man Burnham, the tracker, and poor old Graham must be the tracked. Without warning Duncan ran and made himself an uninvited third to the conference. "Mr. Graham, one moment?" he begged. excited. "Is this patent of yours process of making gas from crude oil" Burnham looked "up impatiently, frowning at the interruption, but Graham was all good humor "Wby, yes," he started to explain; "it's that burner over there that"— "But I wouldn't sell it just yet if I wore you," said Nat. "It may be worth a good deal." "Now, look here!" Burnham got to his feet in anger. "What business have you got but putting into this?" he demanded, putting himself between Duncan and the inventor. "Me?" Duncan querted simply. "Only just because I'm a business man. If you don't believe it ask Mr. Graham." "He's got a perfect right to advise me, Mr. Burnham." Interposed "Graham, rigging." Walk back—but what objection "you got to his making a little money out of this patent?" Burnham blustered. "None, only I want to look into the matter first. I think it might be—advised." "What makes you think so?" demanded Burnham, his tone withering. "Well," said Nat, with an effort summoning his faces to cope with a matter-of-siret business, "it's this way I've got an idea," he said, poking at Buruham with the foredinger which had proved so effective with Pete Willing "that you wouldn't offer 500 ten men for this burner unless you expected to make something big out of it, and it ought to be worth much to Mr Graham as you." "Ah, you don't know what you're talking about." "I know that." Nat admitted simply, "but I do happen to know you're promoting a scheme for making gas from crudro oil, and if Mr Graham will listen to me you won't get his patent until I've consulted my friend Henry Kolloog." "Kellogg," he knew—of L. J. Bartlett & Co. Nat's foredinger continued to do dently work. Buruham locked away from it as from a ferrary brand. "Oh, well," he said, dashed. "If you're representing Kellogg" and "Nat took care not to refute the implication—"I—"I don't want to interfere. Only," he pursued at random in his discomfiture, "I can't see why he sent you here." "I'd be ashamed to tell you." Nat returned with an open smile. "Better ask him." Burmham gathered his wits together "No. I can't," said Nat neatly. "I'm not allowed to gamble." His ingenuous expression exasperated Burnham. The man lost control of his temper at the same moment that he acknowledged to himself his doctal. In disgust he turned away "Oh, there is no use talking to you"— "That's right." Nat agreed fairly. "But I'll see you again, Mr. Granham"— "Not alone, if I can help it, Mr. Burnham." Duncan amended sweetly. "But," Burnham continued, severely ignoring Nat and addressing himself squarely to Graham, "you take my tip and don't do any business with this follow until you find out who he is." He dung himself out of the shop with a barked "Good day!" "Well, Mr. Granham!" Duncan turned a little apprehensively to the invader. a little apprehensively, to the invictor, "Margaret used to talk that way sometimes," she remarked. "She was the best woman in the world—and the wisest. She used to take care of me and protect me from my foolish impulses, just as you do, my boy." For a space Duncan kept silent, respecting the old man's memories and a great deal jumbled, in spirit by the parallel Sam had drawn. Then, "I was afraid what I said would sound queer to you, sir," he ventured "that you mightn't understand that I'm not here to do you out of your invention." "There's nothing on earth, my boy" —Graham's hand fell on Nats' arm "that could make me think that. But $600, you see, would have repaid you for taking up that note, and—I could have bought Betty a new dress for the party. But I'm sure you've done what's best. You're a business man"— "Don't! Nat pleased wildly. 'Two been called that so much of, late that it's beginning to hurt!' The old man turned away sadly, lighted a candle and went down into the colobwebb cellar to patch a broken window. Sere ag eer tae arse eee armrest: oe ae Bp r yess oe Regs ea ‘SRS RSPR EA NY 0 SATURDAY. . JANUARY 24, 1014, Yh New York, a Sir Kellogg, suator member of L, 3 Bartlett & Co., abuut amy Invention. Rut be tinned on foaving erersthing to rhtbte for bud- fess tomorrow And Juat look!” “But 1 thougbt Roland Namerte— J suggested with guile Of course 1 heard a romor.of what bad banpened —almont every one tn town pud—and how Woland and Gls trieod Mr Burn- ham bad sor of fallen vat on tho way, from the Bigelow Boure to-the tals. but no ony knew anything ded- Bite, ond | wantedgy get “the rights Of 1." ax Radeille mays, 80 | had dropped to ot Graham's on my way ome frum the ofllce, as I often do for an evening wmuke and a bit of gomnlp ‘Thosi I started nome. After « thoe | became aware that some one’ wan overtaking me. “Good evening. Mr Duncan.” 1 ea. tated, Ho stopped short, preriog through the gloom “food evening, but—Mr Littlejohn? Glad to sce yoo. Aren't you Inte?" é “You're out Iste yourself, Mr. Dun- ean, for one of much regular, Bot to rf oa 6a Las eee fi een — a eee y a Ee ees Se ee. Ce Sac as alae eS CUS as vere - Sesame . eee “ONS WHO NXVER MISEVE CBURCE OB ‘SORDAY sozroon.” @ay abnormal, habits—one who aerer missce going to chureb and Apnday ‘school, no matter what the weather.” He taughed lightly. “Had a letter I ‘wanted to catch the Oret morning train” * “Then you're interested tn Sam's burner? “No, I'm not, but I, bope to toterest ethers, Ob, yes, Mr. Graham told you about it, of course Ft just struck ‘moe that if a man of Burnham's stamp ‘was willing to risk $500 on the propo- aition be very ilkoly foresaw x profit fo Mt that might as well be Mr. Gra- ham’s. Bo I've“eent a detailed do scription of the thing to a friend to Rew York whol look tnto it for nie” He was silent for a tttie, “Who's Colonel Bohunt™ he asked suddenly. : “Why do,yon ask?” “1 saw fim this evoning He was passing the store and stopped to gare fo as if be bated {t—stopped so long that I got nervous and asked Miss Lockwood (she'd Just happened {0 for & parting glass—of soda) whether be was ao aiftrchiat of a retired barglar. Bbe told mo bis name, but was otber- wine inbumanly reticent.” * ““For Jone!” 1 chuckled, bot be Atdn't respond. ,80 1 took up the tale of the first family of Radvitio. “The story roa,” eaid 1, “tbat tho, Bobuna were one of the F ¥. V.'s; that they slckonod of slavery, freed their alaves and moved north to settle in Radvilie. 1 belleve they came from somewhere around Lynebburg, bat that ‘was a couple of gehcrations ago, When the civil ‘war broke gut.the old colonel ‘up thers"—1 gestured vaguely to the general direction of the Bobun man- soa falda “then, sci of cd a be coulda't fixht with the Rovth. He won bis spurs ander Lee, <After the war bad blown over be came Jboma, to find’ that bis only son nad ediisted -with the Radville company and disappeared at Gettysburg. It prot- ] besrly killed the off man, though Be wasn't vo old then, bat there's fire fo the Babu blood, and bis boy's ac- tion seemed to hins nothing ies than treanon” 7 “And that’s what cured him on the wordt” = “Not altogether. He hed a daughter cMargarct. Bhe was the tooat beatth, fal woman to the world,” 1 suspect tinny pat tlate of reget iyt ote wee a shade iy! pathy Sh the moncayiable with, sBlth Seino, (8 bauko. “ep, Sie abe Abpalt paver, curry a:Hotthernas, Ent. bo bee iy abe Sieh Kaas A Beak, Se! Mad toUArAY benrhiy’ stie: Siost itt I Rag A ARE ar ho 2... O a ~ eee bs aes ae ‘ . a - Ce Be eee ood octane ch ae FRAGBY TAMWED.SEOAME A” EMPLOTES OF vanese ere Steere were two of un that loved ber, but ah chone Ram Grabam™ 7 oiWhy.” be said awkwardly, “Pm sorry.” “I'm aot Rbe was right tf 1 couldn’ seo it that“way They rap away and so did 1. 1 went east, but they came back to Radrilie Colonel Rebun ner er forgavo them. but they were very happy ill abe dicd —Botty's ghelr augbter. of course Ram's not tht Bind that martics more than once.” We reached our gate, went 18 very qofetly, tit our candies and with elabo- rate care avnided tho bomemade bur glar alarm, “Ry the way, did you get your tavt tation to Jonle Lockwood's party. Mfr: Duncan? 1 happened to seo It on the ball rable thin ereaing.” “Yon,” be ansented quiotly “It's to be the social erent of the Year. 1 bope you'll enjoy tt” “Vm not ming {t's against tho rales at Grit=1 meab bustnosa rules. I'll be fo bony a8 tha ore, you knotr." ‘Alone, 1 wav fain to confess be bat- Sed my understanding. ‘The romb of busloess to Graham's began the following moraing. Dan- ean's hands tere full almost from the frst, and be bad to relegate such mat ters as making final disposition of bis stock and getting acquainted with It to the totretals between waiting apon customers. Old Gem ust have put UP wore prescriptions in. the next few days than be bad within the last Dre years, Everybody wanted to teke a Jook at tho renovated store, abake Sam's hand and see what tbe vew partner was really lke! Sothern & Lee's was for sonie das quite desert- #4, especinily after Duncan toot « jraf ext of their book, bought an ice cream freezer and bexan to sorge dabs of eream tn the node, WI Bigelow ereo dropped round and bought samples of the tobacco stock. frum two-fors up to tencenters, and smoked them: with exprossive suorts. ‘Tracey Tanner's soda and cig- arctto trade was tracaferred bodily to Graham's from the Gist, aod Roland Barnotte gave it his patronage, albeit grodgiogiy, a8 soon as he found tt im- possible to abake Joslo Lockwood's al legiance. I say grudgingly because Roland dido't ike the new partner and bod said so from the first. But every ono else did ike bim almost without excoption. fle attentivenoss and courtesy were not ungrateful aft er the way things were thrown at yoo nt Botbera & Lave, mp declared. Duncan certainly did strive tn please. No man ever worked harder ina Rad- vill store than he did. And from the time that he began to yliére there would bo séme reward tor his exor- ons, that the business was auscept! ble to boing bullt up by the employ: ment of progressive methods, he grow astonishingly prolife of ideas, from our sleepy point of view. The win- dow dispinye were changed almost dally, to begin with, and were made as Intercating as possible. We learned to go blocks out of our way to And out what Graham & Dnncan were explolt- ing today. And dally bargain sales were instituted. low priced articles of wrorydny ase, such x shaving scp, joothbrushes and the Iike, belng sold at a few cents above.cost on certain feys, which were announced tn ad- ragco by menus of band lettered cardr nthe show windows, whereas for merly we bad always been obliged to pay fall list pricen. BUI earlier in bis career a a bual- mess maa he noticed that the local practitioners wrote thelr prescriptions on odd scraps of paper. That’a all wrong.” he dectared “We'll have to Sx it” And by next morning the Job printing prees back of he courthoure was groaning Under an vider from Graham & Duncan's, etd a few days lator every physician within jevera! mites of Radville received bait y doaen neat pads of blanks with his namo and address printed at the top and the advice across the bottom, “Go 0 Grabam'n for the hest and purest irugs -and chemicals” Tho backs of he blanks were otilized to request yeople livlog out of reach, but on rural ree delivery routes, elther to mall helr prescriptions and other orders in + bare the phyalcians telephone them. yromMing to O}t and dispatch them by he frat port. For be baq a telephone tontaties| mithia the frat fortuight and the nest ay sdvertisad ip the Gaxette that erw by teenie ‘watld Feelte ae sitrnlon tof date 4 | elegy" Tracey Tanner be atte; his" delivery: bop.“ Gomertiiin® tie | Nis thet tas tch Ths Md ee Le eS ~" 9 “IME BICHMONE PLANET Diccis een: Vid may A; uns THE BIGHM ralaitloineants sel seots fabesaso eee saan CS ae eg par perches ta a otter tuiker's Babine fi GD SELES Dave ee ee ae ae > her's btables foi Ud OByivos acres “5s oo flav of Sa week Win’ chaice 0 8 . “ik ree bear the burioces. ~ ® ; ‘ “Blartiag with a tne of ave andstrn fi,” AN by | Bor crat packages of indigestible sweets, a) yy . Duocan in time made arrangements , an ey | | with = ‘bis Pittsborg goueeheney - FRE! e concern to abip him ® emai) consiza, FP - fae SONA | ment of pouad and balf pound “fancy” | BRR SER Sia) : boxes of chocolates and bonbous twice f ae es eee eal. & week: And tatty pulla and fudge)! > RSNA GAY” purties laperd tanto desuetude, acai aye : ; Later Sperry lntrodoced im to sn PRE tact , * ansoclation of druggists, of (ah? pees“ ee became a member, for the mainte Pep ee test. Guar Dance and exploitation of the dear] Cet Casta Sie Make and tobacco trade tn connection Wit! fae Boe ee ay . rug business. 7 Pe SETS “icine te treated Badvilleto tte Grat| poriroee ee eay - circulating brary, establishing o Rosas ei Rees | | | * branch ta the store, One could bay ¢ ee | book at a moderate price and ait! Ps Rue EAN ZOTINA F Xeop (tor exchange {t for a feo of 8 Fevcuen Nae) fow cents, » Kee peectn| Undoubtedly be made the business feerrcmcreteaten soy) | bom during those Orat few month) Eanes Sac tteten\ and after that it settied down 20 8) fe niies STS > steady forward movement, The etre] | APRTES esa ceay Si Cn becante 8 slat center, a piace for peo ASR | Ce te Ble te eee, Le Une Trncey eae ore Paes Soeomis | Geererineen moted to be anststant ood another boy eee Be Crees e i eS to make dellverics, Rau ee rhmmtemostens | Qtvwetces es “That thls coro. oF progtved: tao Beas at Eee run away altogetbor with a desultory FeSisiidope ie meeet nc eet a Pease fem ed oe ee See hee epee Tee ers IRR eae a 5 Cees ea nae aa ee cee Pe etm : es | Pe rca ae oe ces pene ee: ee a pea, which started to toll why Duncal dido't want to go to Joste Lock wood" party { was long to finding out, bu Rot so long as Duncan bimscif, per haps, by which I mean to ery that was conscious of the deatre not to g And determined not to withont stop ping to analyze the-cause of that de stre more than very superficially. It bappencd, toward the closo of th eventfal day already Getalled: at ouct Teagth, that as Duncan was entering the house with a joad of boxed goods ho beard voices n the store—young olcea, of which ono was already too familar to bis ears. He poused, walt: ing for thom to get icone he thelr business and go, for he fad no time to waste Jost thed, eten oprah hetress of his mAnufactured destiny: Betty was then working in the shop (old Bam baving gone upstalre: for a ttle rest, who was overwrought and weary with the excitement of that ay), and it was Duncan's bope that abo would be able to serve the custom. era without bis assistance. ‘There wero two of thom, you see— Josie and Angie Tuthill—nonting, as usual, in couples. And while he walt. e4, not meaning to eavesdrop, but nn- willing to betray bis whereabouts by moving, he beard very clearly thelr Daxsage with Betty ‘i He overheard frst, distinctly, Betty fesponding in expregaloniess tones: “Hello, Angio. Hello, Josie.” ‘ ‘There ensued what scemed a slight. fy awkward pause, then Joste, paln- fully sweet, “Did you got the tovita. thon, Betty t « Betty moved foto Duncan's range of Vision, apparently intending to come and call him Whe turnod at the quee- tion, and he saw her emall, thin little body, and pinched face en silhouette against the fading light beyond. He sav, too, that abe wan stiffening ber- aelf ax tf for some unequal coatest, “The tovitation?’ abe questioned Gully, but with her head ap and steady. "Why," suid Joste, "T sent you one— to tho party, you know—my lawn feét next week.” we I give the focal pronunelation as It fn. “Did, your" : “I gave it to Tracy for you," per sisted the tormentor. “Didn't you got tr Betty canght at her breath inaudibly, Only Doncan cou reo the litele apasma of mortifeation and anger that ahook her, “Ob, perhaps 1 41d." aho sald short- ly, “I-J'll eak Mr, Duncan to walt on you"* Bho swung qbickly-out into the hat way, slamoiing tha door bobind ber and so darkeotng it that she didn't de- tect Dutican'n shadowed figure... And if ate bad meant to call bim abo Must have forgotten it, for an tostant later he heard. her stambling up the stair, and as abe disappeand be caught the echo of,n ninathered ob. He wAltéd motioniras, too disturbed at the time to care to enter the store and endore Jowle’s anid advances, and through the thin partition there came to bim thelr abarp comments on. Betty's ungracious behavior. "mWellt. * * Josie) eal Goally: “Oh, come on. Don't let's walt any longer. 1 don't think Irs healthy to driuk sody eo soon before dinnér, anyway,” Angie ginnced signiscantly at Josie, peying: oe “And, Deaides, we only wanted. ts bear?’ . itir setors with hate tictaaye ais er a masala 8 ° + ee) A at ee cae . "BRERA point eR . eS). Pouca 7tacl peo Fay rd dares Gay Ha Acta bas Ne) » Rey poe | | | Rae RN ees eA > (eee : Lee earnest yy [Semin aay hart te | BE a aie Seca DEL Eee earn tS ees E By vseeg eee Ea eee Rea Se pacae eee SU Piaie ee es Bee 38 SS Sova epan ie i ye ee ee ay | SS Gilerval to elapse, entered Me afore and begun to bestow the goods be had broogbt i. : ‘While he was at wotk the light falled. He stopped for Inck of it Just as Botty camo downstate “Hellor’ be said etiecrfully, “Know where the matches ate?" “Yea.” Bho moved behind x counter and fetched bim a ‘few. “Are you most done? she inquired, not: vo- friendly, db ho took down from its bracket one of tho off Iaaxps. “Hardly,” he responded, touching a light to th wick uf replacing the chimney. “It's a good deal of @ Job.” “Yea” He replaced the’ lamp and to the act of turning toward another caught o stlmpse of the girl's face, pale and Grawn, ber eyes a trifte reddened. And with that common scuse departed from blm, leaving bim wholly a prey to his tmpulse of pity. “Ob, thunder! he told Binisolf, throsting a band into ts pocket. “1 might as well be brako ts the way Tat now" He prodaced the scanty rematns of his “grabstake.” “Mies Graham’— “Yea?” sho asked, wondering. “Oould you get a party dress for thirty-four dellars?” “Thirty-four dollarsr* she faltered. He discovered what swall change he bad In his pocket. It was lke him to be extravagant, even extreme “And Ofty-thres cents? he pursued, with « nervous laugh. “Beavens!* the gti gasped. “I should think sol’ " “Then go abead!” Ee offered ber the money, but she could only stare, tm eredulous. “I'll stake you." | “Ob, no, Mr, Duncan,” she managed te say, “Ob, yes!” Ho tried to catch one of the hands that involuntarily had risen Pari te, rans Be ee eng ultaps ram CeMnNE Pee Danetme rE Cette Lae enue Ge erate SN tac. fc eas camer en Coe ee cS oie “RSS ie eo Restate td pee ae ae oa hay Ea pemresS o ea aaien Been oL aa eee eee Pan Sseg es 0 oa Rearerins Beara Se ae ee oe Pn eeopancer s eee wees Resear a eater ence) pore aurea ee | Ta eer Oe Set ie peeener ranges a Roe cent ecu omen ee pe cen erase | eras oN A ce bic aoe eM OTC eter mee aN) CoS ir eee OS ALY Bi ind eta een ne eee as Reece ea TTI itr Pe VaR ON ie |: MS OF FRED UES TIE MONET. toward Hor tace in'aigestare of won- der, “Please do,” to begged, his tono persuasive, “ase favor to mo.” But she evaded. him, stopping back. “1. couldn't take St; [ couldn't really.” *Yoa, you can. Just try it once and co how eany it i,” he persisted, pur eutng. No, T ean't"" “fihe looked up abyly and shook her bead, that emile of ber mother’s for the momont Mluminating ber face almest with the radignce of beauty, “Bot I-t thank you very tauch—Just the ame” “Bot 1 want you to go to that party.” “You're awful kidd,” the ald softly, stil] atofilng, “but I don't care to go now, IP. z “Don't caro to go! . Why, you were fnalsting. op going @ little whiff ago.” “Yes,” she admitted eiply, “I know E was, But I've been thinking over ‘what you mld since then, and I-I've feds tp my mind 1d be out of place there? , “Oht of plagel he echoed, thnnder ‘wes fre topstited I belons bare Woes. s3 wee Gt! ot ae = | Don’t Ruin Your Hair oe ph eteesr denen, Goan . : FOR THE HAIR x Original and Onl. Scientific Remedy Guaranteed to Straighten the Halr Moke it soft and plinble, easy to comb, glossy and-beautiful . 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BFZORE rou into dartip go ‘Pray twice you may"encape the foe. Bez ste you take « wifo—perdte! ‘Your prayers should not be less than ‘three. Peewee Ben: YOUNG SOLDIERS. - Ti, wero you no'er a achoolboy, ‘And di@ you nover train And feel that swelling of tha heart You ne'er can feel again? Diat never mest far down tho atreet, ‘With plumes and banners gay, ‘White the kettlo for tho kettle drum Played your march, march away? It seems to me but yesterday, ‘Nor acaree so long ago, ince all our school thelt muskets took ‘To charge the fearful fo Our muskea wero of cedar mood, ‘With ramrod bright and new, ‘With bayonet forever sot ‘Abd painted barrel too. ‘We charged opon « flock of geese And put them all to dight Szcopt one eturdy gander ‘That thought to show us ght. ‘But, ab, we know a (hing or twot ‘Our eaptain wheeled tho van. ‘We routed him, we scouted him, Nor lost @ eingle man. Our captain was as Dravo a lad ‘Ae eer commission bore, ail brightly shone his new tin sword. ‘A paper cap ho wore. LHe led us up the ateep hillside, ‘Againat tho weatera wind, ‘While the cpekerel plume that decked hts Streamed bravely out behind. ‘We shouldered arma, we carried arms, ‘We charged the bayonet, And wos unto the mullen stalk, ‘That io our course we met! At two o'clock the roll we called, ‘And til} the cloae of day ‘With feartess hearts, though tired limbs, ‘We fought the mimic fray, ‘Till the aupper bell from out the del! ‘Bade us march, march away. ~Aviher Diknewe. MIRACLES, = al YOU ask for miracies, my friend A, ‘Perhaps your eyen are blind and cansot scat 1 ocak them, too, and And them, truth ¢o tell, Where'er T lookin sky, on hill, tn det And when the summer weaver (ts magto ape 3 The Tote slone's « miracte to me.” “Blakeney Gray. THE BOOK OF YEARS. N sleep I turned the volume of my years, ‘The leaves were many, rough and ‘soiled and marred. And here and there « line was blar red and scarred Where to erase Itt had tried with tears Ro pare wan perfect, but through al there ran Fate lines and many spaces white and + clear Ah small they wore, the blotted lines ‘too near. But each showed where a higher thought derant Vaknowinaly I traced these paces Inter 1 thought them but tor leaves soon form and Tost, I knew not then the tears which they ‘should cost When ‘tn the western sky my ayn de- clined. Could T but write them now how fair they fll should 00K When tho great angel comes to close and ‘peal my book! ° =Ninette M. Lowater, tlie ha Cah Wakes Sie | At this time of sear good poultry: men are preparing for the winter, and the supply of cagn marketed In the cold weather largely, depends on the Preparations that are mado now for Several reanoan> ‘ Firat, bocanne tho cocks and hens ro now molting and require extra care in the way. of food, .wator and grit. Boll corn and oata together and feod onco « day. Wheat and corn aré Keod “foods, not cooked, for tho bal- ‘ance of the day. At this tine of year good, cold driox- ing wator kept in vessels ts all right, ‘but when the weather 18 cold heat the water. It will help to retain tho body heat 6f the bens, : Keep sand at all times to your poul- fey yard It fe the cheapent and best of git, | Bee that the broken panes of stars ‘are replaced and the-erscks ail closed Defore tho winter storms begta. ‘rach weats whould be made ‘at Least oico a pont. Tne sens aD not NIKE to leava thelr offerings in solled neats and often refuse to lay where lice are tx the nests, Whitewash the henhouse and roosts twice a year and scatter dry Ime over it balance of time or sprinkle with coal ofl. ‘ If cleanliness {s closely watched thoro will be leas danger of sick fowls, ee le ee ‘Tho woodwork around my kitchen atnk becamo very dirty, and I wanted it cleaned-aud revarnished. This casy method of gotting the dirt and old var nish off at tho same time was told me and proved to be a boon. ‘The inatrnc: tions wore to mako n soft cap from common yeflow laundry soap and when it was nearly cool to atir in one table. ‘spoonfal of concentrated Iye and ono half cuptut of coal ofl, When the mix. ture was liko a heavy paste it wan ready to bo spread over the woodwork with a palnt brush. 1 followed these Instructions, letting the soap remain a day and a half, and whon I washed St off with plenty of hot water was Dleasod to find the glirt and old var. nish come with It, leaving the clenb wood exposod.. When it wan dry I var nished it, and 1 had n sweet, clean Matchen again wit very little labor.— Mrs. C. C. Androws. Hew to Clean a Black Skirt It {a poasible to clean a black skirt with very. little trouble. Lay it fiat on a clean table. Remove all grease spota with brown paper and ® hot won, then with a sponge dipped tn strong coftay rub over the entire dress, paying syeirt attention to the front and edge ot tha skirt. After the whels of the skirt bia been spongod and while {t ‘s still damp fron on the ‘Wrong side until perfectly dry. THE SONQ OF THE SLAVE. Ae ores Fneae Cerne eee ATHE brain tag, weary ard worn, ‘With « heart that's as beavy as lead, T try to Invent some avaltable scheme ‘Yor getting a lttie‘ahead. 7 Cash! Cash! Cash! ‘They want It wherever I turn, » nd aman must forever be ‘under the ‘Unless be has money to burn. Pay! Pay! Pay! In cloudy weather and tats, And pay, pay, pay, For your meats and whatever you weart It ts, ob, for m shady spot ‘On an ‘ale in tho far south seas ‘Where clothes and tallors are not ‘And meals are picked.from treest ‘Work! Worki Workt . ‘Through spring and summer and fall. ‘Work! Work!, Work! For an tncome atways too amait, Coat and clothing and rent, Tent and clothing and coalt ‘We might get aboad If wo lived In @ tent Or Inhabited some dark hole. ‘© men with outstretched palms, 1 find you everywhere! © beggars asking alms, . Te little left to spare! Cash! Cash! Caaht ‘They asem to think 11 « crime If T at the end of the month hare saved ‘A title old aflvor dime. ‘Oh, to'be free from all ‘The striving to make a show ‘Where the great were as poor es the ‘email! 1am bonded tn slavery, though. I must work, work, work, And hurry ‘and worry and fuss, ‘Bo our neighbors may not, with the riches they've et, Hare a chance to look down on us. + Chicago Record-Irerala. - How to Make a Cornucopia. Whero tho Christmas tree is small and it ls desired to find placo for more presents than ft will hold a cornucopia can be effectively used in connection with tho tree. 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When writing to us to communicate your subscriptions or to discontinue your paper you should give your name and address otherwise we cannot find your name's address. CHANGE OF ADDRESS—In order to change the address of a device, just set the address as well as the reserved address. SATURDAY. JANUARY 10, 1910 Colored people who are disposed to be despondent should remember that this condition hinders rather than hope. While the outlook at times is gloomy, still at other times it is bright. We owe more than we ever did, and we have less civil and political rights than we ever had. Our expectations are that with wealth will come power, and with power we shall be able, we hope, to get back all of the political rights and privileges which we have practically been directed. ---o--- . THAT SEGREGATION ORDINANCE There has been much discussion of the segregation ordinance passed by the City Council of Baltimore, Maryland, and which is now being rigorously enforced in that Northern municipality. Times may have changed in this locality, when we last interviewed some of the leading white citizens in this community; but we are of the opinion that those white gentlemen who are predicting that such a pernicious race measure would be enacted here, provided this remarkable piece of legislation stands the test of the courts, are mistaken in their conclusions. Somehow or somehow there is a friendly fooling between the better class of white people and the better class of colored people of this city, and it is all sufficient for these white people to know that a certain kind of class legislation is specially objectionable to a large proportion of them for them to put it to sleep where it will be heard from no more in this world and will not have a resurrection in the world to come. Councilman George D. McBlake found this out when he attempted to have separate benches in the parks here for white and colored people. Some people do not know that the separate street-car bill was never introduced in the council of this city and that it was passed only after the most bitter fight in the legislature of Virginia. Mr. John E. Epps, the patron of the bill tried to explain that it was not intended to humiliate the colored people of this city and State, im- but he never succeeded in so doing. the He finally left the legislature and are gave up the office of sheriff and he liv- has practically sunk into oblivion. mo- The white people of Baltimore, ac- modified in their actions, must have this a tough and annexy set of colored and gives there with which to deal. They a b must be entirely different from the kind and type that live in this city and state. How else can we account for their "unheard-of-before" action? We did not know it, though, for we found those colored people of Baltimore, with whom we came in contact to be of the most influential and progressive type. Still, this impression is given abroad and in Southern cities. On the other hand, it may be on account of the progress being made by the colored people. The point we want to emphasize is that when any No-gro-bater hacerabouts starts any such foolishness in this balliwick, he will not only have the better class of Colored folks to confront, but the better class of white folks as well. As for the Baltimore ordinance, all the colored folks have to do is to buy the residences of the white folks and then move into the residences so purchased. When an off-ort is made to punish them for living in their own houses, the caso will be decided in their favor so quickly that the average citizen will wonder why he ever made any complaint about it. What is needed in Baltimore is not "fuss and feathers," the employment of this Negro attorney or this white one, but action, backed by money, and then all will be well. For our part, we would not lose an hour of our sleep thinking over the matter. The case is so plain that "n way faring man, though a fool need not err." --- DR. WASHINGTON AND HIS CRITICS. The anti Booker T Washington contingent under the acknowledged leadership of Prof W E B DuBois has certainly attracted the attention not only of the people of this country, but of Europe as well. Somebody is furnishing the money for this crusade, and for what purpose we can well understand. That the motive is rather a philanthropic than a selfish one, we are disposed to believe, for we cannot trace any financial advantage to accrue as the result of the dothronement 18 the public estimation of this distinguished leader from the Southland. It may be that the object is to accomplish his overthrow as the political referee of the colored people of this country. In this respect, these determined leaders seem to have partially succeeded, if we are to judge by the breaking of promises made by the genial and judicial occupant of the White House. The most positive jolt that Dr. Washington and his supporters have received has been the positive deciliation to appoint Assistant District Attorney Wm. H Lewis, of Boston, the Assistant Attorney General of the United States Mr. Lewis is a devoted friend and admirer of Dr. Booker T. Washington. He has stood by him "in season and out of season," and this appreciation and friendship have been returned by the "wizard" @ Tuskegee Institute. But Dr. Washington cannot "land" Attorneys Lewis in the position promised to hkm, although he has succeeded in securing other positions for lesser lights. He has not been able other to secure positive reappointments for other colored men in Southern States, and "thereby hangs a tale." The New York Age, a journalistic devotee of Dr. Washington, refuses to believe its own eyes, and the testimony of witnesses and declares that it believes that President Taft will keep his promise and appoint Attorney Lewis. Let us hope so. In the meantime, the anti-Booker T Washingtonites have resurrected or revived or transferred the Crisis, and it is now being issued in first-class shape from New York city, with Professor DuBois as leading contributor and editor. It is such a fine literary production, however, that we are of the opinion that it is "too good" to live and too classic to have many readers among the rank and file of the colored people, and therefore must be supported by the few men who believe in great principles and who are willing to make drastic sacrifices, in maintaining them. It is proper to state though that such doctrines as it expounds should find a lodging place in the breast of every patriotic citizen of color. We do not include though the condemnation of the distinguished leader of the Southland, Dr. Booker T. Washington in our remarks. We refer to its plain, outspoken discussion of right principles. We have always rogreted that there was such a radical line of cleavage between the two contending factions. Those of the Dr. Washington school are creatures of circumstances. They submit today with the hope that conditions will improve tomorrow. They yield to the inevitable and make terms that are humiliating today, that they may like to enjoy benefits as a result tomorrow. Much has been accomplished by this policy—that in a material way, and still much more, has been lost in a higher way. It is about to cost us our citizenship, and the loss of citizenship may lead to the confiscation of our property. That we have realized this fact is why we have not condemned the colored men of the DuBois type. Living as we are in this section of the country where the colored people are making giant strigol in material and financial progress, we have attributed much of it to the power and influence of Dr. Bosker T. Washington and his followers. This pridicament leaves a "seeker after knowledge" in "a strait twist two." The result is that Dr. Wash ington has the great mass of colored people at his back, and he is supported by a large proportion of the white people of this country. What he says is read and pondered a dozen times, where the utterances of any other colored man or set of colored men would be read in a perfunctory way but once. The men who are conducting the crusade against him and his policies though are on the fanatic orders. They do not know defeat, and they cannot understand failure. They keep at it, and the history of the world shows that men of this typo and calibro will not down, and must be finally dealt with and the principles, if right for which they contend recognized. It is so decreed in the lexicon of fate. Wants to Find Him. We would like to know the whereabouts of Richard Lewis, Jr. He was last heard from March, 1909. He was then at Portsmouth, Va. 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Lafferty—She has so much of it that when Tooley the other day wanted to store his first wife's portrait in the attic the new Mrs. T. insisted that the picture be left hanging where it was, in the sitting room. Lafferty—But what has that to do with the lady's self-esteem? Taforty—Why, don't you eat, she wanted the portrait to remain in aight, by comparison would realize the creature accounted he had made in his second choice. To Much to Believe "I should like to be excused, your Jordship," said a man who had been summoned on a jury in England. "What for?" "I owe a man five pounds and I want to hunt him up and pay it." "Do you mean to tell this court you would hunt up a man to pay a bill instead of waiting for him to hunt you up?" "Yes, your lordship." "You are excused. I don't want any one on the jury who will lie like that."—Cassel's Journal. Twenty-First Century Jones (pausing before a painting in the 'art gallery')-See what this picture represents. 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FIRE Phone M Special Attention Paid to the T Any Style or Architecture GOLDEN OPEN NORTH CAROLINI, AGRICULUM Young Man, Golden Opportun If You Would Enjoy Some is Offering You, W do at Once to and Learn How You Can Become a Skillful Mechanic or an Expert Board, Lodging and Tuition or Further Information, Ad PRES. JAMES B. DUDLEY, A. CURRENT VERSE. Friendship. My friend and I have wandered hand in hand. In the brightest pleasure on those happy shores. Alight with blossoms, where the song bird soars. Glad to the soul with joy of sky and land. Yet as we strolled no thought of more than love Entitled our senses. We but saw and knew A comrade's pleasure-loyal sweet, and true; We basked together 'neath the blue above. But once we journeyed where the war was dark— When eager threatened and dishonored dwell; And then at least, almost in awe, we felt. This name that kindled from brave friendship's spark. A Broken Song. "Where am I from?" From the green hills of Erin. "Have I no song then?" My songs are all sung. "What my love?" 'Tis alone I am farin'. Old grows my heart, an' my voice yet to young. "If she was tall!" Like a king's own daughter. "If she was fair!" Like a mornin' o' day. When she'd come blahlin' 'twas the break o' day. "Where did she dwell?" Where ene't I had my dwelliness. "Who loved her best?" There' so one will know "Who was gone?" Och. why would I be tellin'? Where she is gone there I can never go—Moira O'Neill. The Mistaken Moth. 'Mid the summer flush of roses Red and white, A daimself fair, a very Pretty all, Till a butterfly, so smart, With a butter and a dart, Kissed her month, and made her start In a fright. 'Ah, forgive me!' begged the insect, 'If you please; I assure you that I didn't too soon' I but looked around up. For the same where I did. All the honey swept to sit. At some ease. GEORGE C. JEFFERSON. W. GORDON HARVIE. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER. OF CASH HERITAGE. MANICUS' SAVINGS BANK BUILDING 2420-2637. STET STREET—SHOP IN REAR. 2420-2638. 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And if she dared her lips to pout- Lifes not part young missees- I'd wind my arm her waist about And punch her-with kisses! -J. Ashby Sterry. Sensible. "I admire Torkins immensely." "Why so?" "Oh, because he called an automobile by its right name and not a 'puff wagon,' or a 'buzz buggy,' or an 'automobble,' in a futtle effort to be funny." A Balloon Effect. Titcomb—Faytler had a dizzy spell yesterday, and fell from a fifth-hoor window. Greeno—Was he hurt? Titcomb—Not so much as was feared; the fact of his being light-headed seemed to base his fall. A Long Story. Boymour—Can your dachhund stand on his hind legs? Ashley—Yes; but I never let him; he's too apt to hurt himself. Boymour—Hurt himself? How? Ashley—By bumping his head against the selling His Specialty. "That politics of the peace, who is the president," I understand is a favorite marriage; one personality with widows." "See both the boymour and matthey, his specialty is reporting." SATURDAY... JANUARY 10, 1910. Editor Mitchell's Long Journey. (Continued From First Page.) infaction felt on this occasion. We were at the end of our journey, so far as the westward end of it was concerned, we had to read on to San Francisco, and we would start on the return from this point. We had been away from Richmond so long that all suggestions that we take the steamer for Seattle met with a negative shake, of the head. THE FIRST TO, PASS IT. THE FIRST TO PASS IT. Mr. Wm. T. Ewing was the first colored man to cross Chilton Man. He was also the first colored mine operator. He served in the police department of Takoma, Washington, for seven years. In 1886 the Populists carried the day, and he resigned his position and seven members of the police force and one colored, he being the colored man, decided to try their luck in the goldfields of Alaska. Six of the white men remained, four years. Mr. Ewing unhipped 1587 pounds of provisions and tools and landed at Skagway. HIGH PRICES. He found himself in a predicament for his supply had been put on shore in that ice-bound country and an old fellow there charged him $16 to carry it four miles. He took on a white partner and he had to go nine hundred miles with that stock of provisions and tools. He relayed to the summit, a distance of about twenty-two miles, when he and his white partner fell out. He struck out for himself, and he hired an Indian to put his supplies on the summit. MADE THEIR OWN BOATS. The place on the other side was ice-closed, and Ewing had to pull his own stuff on a sled. Other fellows had to load up with nails, pitch and oakum. He went down to Circle City and started out March 2. They had to make their own boats. He met some other men, and as he had the pitch, he joined in with them and sailed on that date and landed July 7. Despite all of this, Mr. Ewing said he had suffered more in Iowa then he'd in Alaska. He had lived in a tent with the thermometer from fifty to sixty degrees below zero. MANY MILES WITH DOG TEAM. It will be noticed that this is practically the temperature at the North Pole. He returned to Dawson and remained there until 1800. He loaded a sled and made fourteen hundred miles with a dog team. He made the trip too in 44 days. He laid off 11 days on account of bad weather. He had put it as high as $12 a pound for him. He seven thousand dollars in two months strangely part of Mr. Ewing's recital. But he would tell what he lost, but rarely said anything about what he made, and yet he was well-to-do. HANDLING HORSES He went over to Seattle and brought Ten head of horses to Valdes. Alaska, and there he broke them and he then started out for a two-years' stay. He stayed three years. Some of the horses died, some were traded and some were killed. He didn't have success this trip. He spent $996.15 in ninety days. He did't trading to amount of thirty thousand dollars. Mr. Ewing expressed his determination to return to the fey shores of Alaska. He told an interesting story about the Equimaux dog, which is in general use in Alaska. THE DOG WATCHED He and his partner had a falling out that night about it. It seems that he went out that night to get some water from the river, and the dog wont with him. He broke the ice and get the water in the bucket. In the meantime his dog had wandered around, while his master was getting the water. Mr. Ewing returned to his cabin and went to bed. Remembering that the dog had not come back with him, he asked his partner about it. WOULD HAVE FROZEN TO DEATH His partner, being sleepy and tired, suggested that he go on to sleep and not worry about the dog. This angered Ewing. He got up and went out to look for the dog. He went to the hole where he had broken the toe to get water and found the dog there watching the hole, evidently thinking that Ewing had fallen in and that he was drowned. He the dog remained there, he would have frozen to death that night. Mr. Ewing went back to the cabble and the dog, went with him. He told us that the dog was now with a family at Redwood. sake arranging for a banquet which must be served in our honor, we arrived at the Vestibule Cafe a trifle later, but we have never seen a more admirable service rendered than the one which greeted us in this establishment. Besides ourselves we saw Mr. H. W. Jones, Mr. Vance Dedrick, Mr. Joseph S. Francis, Mr. Wm. A Butler, Mr. J. L. Derrick, Mr. W. F. Jackson, Mr. George Ingraham, Mr. L. Brown, M. O. Hudson, Mr. Loon F. Marsh, Mr. Wm. Ewing and Mr. G. E. Durgan. TRAL DUCK AS MENU. Each of the guests...found a toal duck on his plate after a short while, and then the service continued, while the conversations that升维ed the affair made it a fine affair throughout. The chot was brought in for congratulations, so delighted were those who sat down to the repeat. We were late arriving at church for the lecture, and who could blame us? The Baptist Church was packed to the doors as we proceeded to the rostrum, although when we first reached the outside there were quite a number of uneasy people, who feared they would be disappointed. A RINGING TRIBUTE Mr. W. F. Jackson, President of the Negro Business League, presided and he introduced Major John R. Lynch, Paymaster in the United States Army, and one of the most widely-known colored men in the United States, to introduce us. He declared that he had known us for twenty years, and during all of that time that he had done much for the colored people of the country, and that our advice to the colored people had always proven the best and what we had said had come true. AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE. We were deeply impressed by the earnestness of this distinguished soldier and statesman, and long after we had left San Francisco, crossing the Rocky Mountains, we thought of his ring tribute, which gave us an idea as to how we were regarded on the Pacific Coast and as to how we stood in the estimation of one of the foremost colored men in this country. We spoke that night. We felt a speaking. We had enjoyed an exhibition of the young, magnificent repeat, and an introduction by one of the country's greatest race leaders. This tended to nerve us to make our best effort, and the applause which followed told us that we "had struck home." · THE SIGHTS IN CHINATOWN. The exercises over, we were greeted by many people and congratulated. Many wanted to hear from Virginia, and after a little while we took the car for the ferry and went over to San Francisco to view China as most of the flies were more likely to guide halted us and wanted to know if his services were needed. He was licensed for the purpose. After roaming that section for about fifteen minutes, with practically no Chinamax on the streets, we went to the beach to retrieve trict. There were the dance halls, and there was a female dancer graudally attired. GAY TIMES THERE. Men and women wont in and we peered in through the doorway, somehow or other with a feeling of disgust, mixed with curiosity. The preacher was with us, and also some of our friends. A little further down was a place operated by a colored concern. The dance was on. Men and women engaged in the giddy whirl. We tired of the scene, and left the place of wretched ness. Police officers walked up and entered the midway street, and at times leaned up against the building. CLOSING SCENES It was now nearly 1 o'clock. The electric lights shown brightly. Now women and men would pass down the streets. We started homeward, crossed the ferry and about two o'clock entered our cozy apartments at Hotel SL. Mark and proceeded to pack our trunk and suit case prepara-ing. Leaving Oakland and San Francisco next morning at 10 o'clock and then begin in earnest the return trip on this, our long journey. PEARY WANTED ALL CREDIT HIMSELF Washington, D. C., Jan. 10—Admitting that the North Pole is as much loathe as ever and that all future attempts to find it must be independent enterprises, unadvised by his own work, Captain Robert E. Peary, the Arctic explorer, answered a crossfire of questions at a hearing before the House Committee on Naval Affairs today. He told how he wanted the glory of the polar achievement for himself, declining to let any member of his expedition, other than the 'negro' Henson, go on the last dash with him: how his publishing contracts had precluded him from testifying before the committee last spring, and how members of his expedition had been prohibited from writing about the trip. Captain Poary was asked to throw light on why, as a naval officer, he made no report to the Navy Department. Mr. Roberts asked him if it was not customary for an officer to report on matters for which he was detailed. Captain Poary said he had made some report to the Coast and Geodello, Surrey and had added the Navy Department of that field. The impression that the superintendent of the navy had made a report to the navy Press by Mr. Roberts, Captain Poary said there was a letter of his somewhere asking secrecy for his written report to the envoy to so soundings, etc. "Why, being detailed to get certain information for the government, did you ask the government not to use this information until later?" insisted Mr. Roberts. "I would rather not give the information except to the committee," replied Captain Poary, and objected to testifying in the presence of newspaper representatives. He was given permission to file this reason in writing. "Why did you not fake, white members of your party with you, on the final stage of your trip northward, so that there might be credible, corroborative evidence," Representative Roberts, of Massachusetts. "In the first place," replied Capt. Peary. "I have always made the final spurt, with one, exception, when Loe was with me, with one man and the Eskimos, because the man I took with me (Henson) was more effective for combined demands of extended work than any white man. The pole was something to which I have deceived, and I have thought through such hell as I hope no man in this room will ever experience, and I did not feel that I should divide it with a young man who had not the right to it that I had." Captain Peary was asked by Mr. Roberts if any injunction of secrecy had been made as to what members of the expedition might say. He replied that members of his party were not free, to write or lecture after their return except with his written permission, explaining that they were not free to attend an convention, of Arkansas, interjected that Captain Peary was also paid for his services through the salary paid him as a naval officer. Captain Peary, replying to repeated questions as to the results of his Arctic trip, said that he had not yet prepared such a chart as would enable any one to follow in his footsteps to the pole, but he "imagined" that he had data, by which he could prepare such a c. art. He said the position of the North Pole could be charted just the same as the equation the trouble was the comparative loss of the sun, which never gets higher than 22 1-2 degrees above the horizon. For that reason, ordinary observations could not be relied on with accuracy. The committee will continue 'the hearing of Captain Peary tomorrow. $150.00 ENDOWMENT PAID. Richmond, Va., Jan 7, 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythagus, N. A., B. A., E., A., A. and A., ($150.00). One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the death-calm of Brother William Bagby, who was a member of Union Lodge, No. 92, of Newman's, Virginia. Witness: John G. Smith, D. B., G. C. A. D. Price. $1,000 Verdict For Mary Saunders and Charley Tons: (Fort Smith, Ark. Appreciator Union) Possibly the largest verdict ever rendered for colored people for the failure to deliver a telegram was that received recently at Van Buren in favor of Mrs. Mary Saunders at $15 North "North" Street in this city and her brother, Charley Toms, of Clarendon, this State. Mr. Toms was trying to get here to attend the funeral of their sister, Lou Taylor, last summer, and the telegram was not delivered until after the sender of the message had arrived. Their verdict against the Western Union Telegraph Co. was for $1,000. Lawyer Jo Johnson conducted the case for it. It will be remembered that Lawyer Johnson has conducted several cases in this city and in other places whose his client was a Negro against a white man, and notwithstanding is a Democrat, when a Negro employs him he gives him the same service he would a white client. OUTRAGED IN OKLAHOMA (Muskogee Okla, Cimiter) On Saturday morning, December 31, 1910, Dr. W. J. Thompson of Kansas City, Mo., and one of the most prominent and successful physicians in the West, left his home via the M., K. & T. railway for McAlester, Okla. The doctor has been one of the physicians who treated Miss Haze McDaniel daughter of Hon. E. B. E. McDaniel, when she was near death, suffering from malignant typhoid fever. The doctor had purchased a railroad ticket and also a pullman ticket to his place of destination, and his trip was pleasant and uneventful until he reached the town of Vinita, Okla. At this point he was informed by four big burly deputy sheriffs that he was under arrest and forcibly taken from the train and carried up town to be incarcerated in jail. The county judge refused to assume jurisdiction and the four officers then conducted their prisoner to a two by four justice of the peace. Here it was discovered the doctor had been arrested without a warrant and there was none of the train crew present to make a complaint, but a little thing like that made no difference to "hizmoner" and a fine of a dollar and costs was assessed against the prisoner and he was notified it was pay up or go to jail, and the whole amount was $16. Great God! Just think! A cost bill of $14 for arresting a citizen who had committed no crime unless to ride in a Pollman is a crime. The hungry hounds must have something, and think perhaps they had overtired the Doctor, a bad hiker finally agreed to make it $12. By this time and good Doctor imagined the kill willould soon be in demanding more cash and so be being driven by a few colored men who PUT YOUR MONEY IN A HOME stood around trembling for the strum- gor, to pay up, the unlucky amount and go, did so and returned to the Katy detop paid another fare to Mc- Alester and was allowed to depart in peace. A more outrageous and damnable invasion of the rights of a citizen was never perpetrated. Just think of it. A reputable citizen, a gentleman outraged, by a set of ignorantmuses and prejudiced devils who are a disgrace to the fair State of Oklahoma. Dr. Thompson is assistant city physician for Kansas City. Gr. Medical Reg. of K, of P. of Missouri, school inspector, chief medical adviser for the National Negro Educational League. A thirty-three degree Mason and has the confidence and respect of the better class of white citizens of Kansas City, Mo. Dr. Thomptkins was an interstate passenger and all the way from Kansas City to Vinita sat and conversed with high class white gentlemen who never once objected to his presence, but to the contrary were glad to converse with an intelligent up to date man. Every one knows there is no social equality in riding on a train and it is true that the hill bibiles who arrested the doctor would on account of ignorance been out of place in a pullman and doubtless never before saw the inside of the Katy conductor who ordered the arrest has gotten his company into a mess that could have been avoided because he had no right whatever to order a passenger taken from a Pullman car. The doctor is made of the proper kind of stuff and says he will teach these prejudiced holl hounds a less son they won't soon forget. The United States courts are open to him and he will not let up until the company makes amends for the harsh treatment he received. The local or organizations in the State will assist in the fight for justice and right. I BELIEVE IN LOVE. I believe in Love! No other Light could grow The stars above Whose souls thus brightly glow. No other Link of Life could hold Each swinging world within its place: No other Force could shape or mold A sun or moon in airy space For hearts that kneel in holy prayer. No other Touch our lives could key And harmonize the sweetness there Save Love—the soul of Melody. Ah, yes! I believe in Love! I Believe in Love! I believe in Love! I live to Love! I love to Heaven! On earth below, in Heaven above! No greater gift than God to give! For Love is God, and God is Love! Sir George L. Coleman, D. D., G. C., of Randolph, Va., was in the city this week. The Will of the Deceased Set Aside —An Interesting Case. The following item from the Richmond (Vp.) Times-Dispatch of Jan. 7, 1911, explains itself: In the Chancery Court the case of Lynch against R. F. Tansil, executor was decided in favor of the plaintiff. It was the content of the will of a woman named himself, as the sole beneficiary. After sitting two days the jury decided that it was not her last will and testament, and set it aside. The estate will be divided among her relatives. It seems that Mrs. Harris wishad Dr. Tansil to have all of her property to the exclusion of her relatives, and he did as she asked him to do, made it over to himself. The jurors did not take a favorable view of this attitude and conduct and set hands the IN MEMORIAM. HARRIS—Sacred to the memory of my dear husband and our loving father, Allen J. Harris, who died this day two years ago, Jan. 11, 1909: Ho is gone, but not forgotten; Never shall his memory fade. Sweeter thoughts forever linger Around the grave where he is laid. —By his Wife and Children. BUTHER GLEN NOTES. Ruther Glen, Va., Jan. 8, 1911. Rev. W. M. Washington, of Snell, Spotsylvania County, Va., has been called to the pastorial charge of the Mt. Salmon Baptist Church, Hewlett, Va. He will enter upon his duties there January 22. The Oxford Zion public-school has been completed and Miss Marie E. L. Corman, of Scotia burg, a provincian to be quite an educator. She is a graduate of the Hartabson Memorial College. Mir. Balfour Hill will return to Potersburg Jan. 14th, where he attends school. Reginald N. Hill teaches his same school near Doswell, Hanover County, Va. M. M. E. Tyree, a prominent carpenter of this place, is kept busy at his trade this season of the year. A NATIONAL LEADER WANTED. In reply to notice in your last issue, R. H. Ball wants, a national leader, we highly indorse his idea. Every State of the Union should hold a convention and elect delegates to hold a national convention, and from a national convention elect a national leader. We should not only have a leader in the national convention, but a leader of every State. By so doing we could have a man to represent our interest by calling on our State Legislatures. We indorse the movement. MOSES PORTER, JARY MEADOWS, Newborn, Va. TROUBLE AT THE ACADEMY. Police Officer Causes the Trouble. Quite a sensation occurred at the Academy of Music last Saturday afternoon at the matinee, when some of the colored theatregoers, who had been in line since 1 o'clock got to the gallery in which colored people are allowed to sit and secured good seats. A police officer ordered them over, and they were told to do so. The officer directed the showman to send them over, but he declined to make them go—just requested them to do so. Finally the officer threatened to arrest them, and they were forced to the side seats, Mrs. Wm. Miller walked out. She was given her money. She went home and later consulted us. We advised her to see the manager. She succeeded in Winehouse, the assistant Manager, and he offered her no authority to move them. The seats in question had been reserved for colored people. He offered her a ticket for the night's performance, telling her that he would see that she got properly accommodated. We advised her to take the matter up with Chief Werner. He investigated the matter and gave the desired satisfaction, stating that he had issued orders that the police would take no part in the assignment of seats to patrons. Their duties would be confined to preserving order. If a person, takes the seat assigned to her there would be no trouble. It is needless to state that this ruling has given absolute satisfaction, and there is much joy among the colored theatre-goers. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Lodges and Court Officers to Be Installed. The officers of the subordinate lodges and courts of the city of Richmond of the Knights of Pythias, N. A., B. A., B. A, A & A., will be in stalled at the Fifth-Street Baptist Church next Monday night, at 11 o'clock by Grand-Chancellor, J. Mitchell, Jr. A large attention is expected, and the exercises will be interesting. CEPH His Real Estate A rth Second Street e McNair GIFTED CLAIRVOYANT Richmond's Real Estate Agent. 602 North Second Street. Mme McNairdee GIFTED CLAIRVOYANT Mme McNairdee GIFTED CLAIRVOYANT YO The gifted clairvoyant, the great double (caul) voll. She is one of voyants of New Orleans. She is a omist. She tells plainly what your brain and mind. With a course of influence ofouble you has made thousand of homes her verse of St. Matthew "Blessed be called the children of God." She powers there where is confusion. heart will never forsake you, but sooner if you will only bed this several ladies of your city say. "Us. My husband and I separated since I called on this lady, he retu happy. This young lady says. "T write me. I called on this lady, can't afford to miss consulting the read characters. She challenges love, losses, business, family and separated, causes speedy marrying cards allowed in her place of strictly a Christian life, and ten if you are painful or alling, thin to see her. She spent eight years has traveled through 34 States. Read St. John, 9th chapter, 33d God, he could do nothing." "I, for one, as one in the midst treatment of my husband and the time and money, until I consult soon be a year. Through her he presents me-with a love a home. Tongue can't praise her. Thousands are flocking to see powerful consultation when he needs of all who called. Don't put off enjoy future happiness. You me Don't delay. Highly endowed by law and love, leading lodges, the S. M. T., Unit the Cilathan Court. The church the name of United Sisters of C and loved by all. God has endowed sing to aid humanity. She deals She wants to hear from all Address MADAM McNAIRDEE, 1 Ind. 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She makes thousands of homes happy. Read the first chapter, 96a verse of St. Matthews: "Blessed are the poets forers们 they shall be called the children of God. Only results the separated, makes peace where there is confusion. Your husband or wife or sweetheart will never see you, but will love you and marry you sooner. You will only heed this lady's consultation. Read what the ladies of our city say. "Ye, we believe her a Godsend to us. My husband and I separated over a year ago, and just think, since I called on this lady, he returned to me. We are together and happy. This young lady says The one I loved refused to call or write me. I called on this lady and we are now engaged. You can't afford to miss consulting this gifted lady. She is gifted to read characters. She challenges the world to excel her devotion to love, losses, business, family and financial troubles. Rounes the separated, causes speedy marriages with one one's will choice. No cards allowed in her place of business, entirely on her heavenly gift. If you are painful and think you have been withered, go to see her. And spend eight years in the jungles of Africa, and have been through 34 States doing good wherever she went. Read St. John, 9th chapter, 33d verse "If this man is not of God, he could do nothing." "I, for one, as one in the midst. My heart ached from the cruel treatment of my husband and the way he would throw away his time and money, until I consulted this wonderful lady. It will soon be a year. Through her he has been a loving husband, and today he presents me-with a lovely lot on which he will build a home. Tongue can not praise her too highly. Thousands are flocking to see this wonderful lady daily. Her powerful consultation when heeded has sent sunshine to the homes of all who called. Don't put off, but call at once, if you wish to enjoy future happiness. You may call at all hours, also Sunday, Don't delay. Highly endorsed by all the press, teachers, preachers, lawyers and doctors, and come well recommended by four of the leading lodges, the S. M. T., United Order of True Reformers, also the Calathan Court. The church society of her home, known by the name of United Sisters of Charity of the Missionary Church, and loved by all. God has endowed her with an unspoakeable blessing to aid humanity. She deals in 'nothing to be ashamed of. She wants to hear from all that are in trouble or distress. Address MADAM McNAIRDEE, 1103 N Senate Ave., Indianapolis, Ind. Positively no attention paid to letters without one dollar inclosed. TRIED TO DEMOLISH STATION MOUSE. J. J. Swooney (white), who was arrested by Policeman Tucker on a charge of being drunk and disorderly on the street, became obstreperous in the First Police Station Wednesday night and broke up all the water fixtures in his cell. The house officers experienced much difficulty in removing him to his cell, and a few minutes later there came to their ears the sound of rending and tearing, and ran to investigate, and found that he had broken off a long place of pipe and other damage. He was promptly ken down into the dungeon, where it was impossible for him to do further damage. He became quiet there and went to sleep. Jim Hopkins (colored), of 1038 West Leight Street, was seriously injured Wednesday night in an altercation with Leille Merritt, alias Jocko, also colored, who in allegedly the struck Hopkins with a rolling pin. Hopkins received the blow in his stern, which was knocked completely but and was left dangling on his cheek. Dough was still stalking to the rolling pin, which had later been in use; and some of it was scattered LOST AN EYE. THIS DAY EPHAS, Real Estate Agent. Second Street. McNairdee CLAIRVOYANT of the great female wonder, born with the one of the old ancient Southern Clair-choise is a living phrenologist and physlogist that you are adapted for in life by read. With a grasp of her hand she gives you ability to overcome all bad luck. She sees happy. Read the fifth chapter, 966 passed are the pacemakers for they shall be used." She reunites the separated, makes motion. Your husband or wife or sweetheart, but will love you and marry you and this lady's consultation. Read what may. "Ye, we believe her a Godspeed to narrate over a year ago, and just think, he returned to me. We are together and yours. The one I loved refused to call or lady and we are now engaged. You using this gifted lady. She is gifted toongs the world to excel her advice on money and financial troubles. Reunites the marriages with one of your choice. No of business. No one's ill wishes filled; and tends entirely on her heavenly gift. go, think you have been withered, go,ight years in the jungles of Africa, and States doing good wherever she went, 33d verse "If this man is not of midst. My heart ached from the cruel and the way he would throw away his consulted this wonderful lady. It will neither he has been a loving husband, and a lovely lot on which he will build so she too highly. to see this wonderful lady daily. Her heeded has sent sunshine to the homes but off, but call at once, if you wish to you may call at all hours, also Sunday, and by all the press, teachers, preachers, some well recommended by four of the United Order of True Reformers, also church society of her home, known by name of Charity of the Missionary Church, endowed her with an unspakeable bless-deals in nothing to be ashamed of. am all that are in trouble or distress. IEEE, 1103 N Senate Ave., Indianapolis, paid to letters without one dollar in OFFICERS ELECTED. At the meeting of the Dubois Literary Society of the Virginia Union University, Jan. 7, 1911, the follow- order officers were elected: Repor- Wed- the house city in a few their tear- and on off done where o fur- there President—B. D. Thompson. Vice President—A. M. Walker. Treasurer—A. A. Barton. Journalist—A. R. Etheridge. Critio—H. H. Long. Recording Secretary—L. Abrams. Corresponding Secretary—W. O. Wilson. Chaplain—J. C. Carroll. The officers will be installed to- night. A NARROW ESCAPE J. T. Wall, of No. North Carolina, an employee of the Richmond and Hendrick Railway Company, fell fifteen feet from the top of a tree at St. James and Leigh Bresta Wednesday afternoon, but was not seriously injured. Wall was in the tree cutting away branches and limbs to make room for trolley wires. He lost his footing and fell. His face was broken by lower branches, and he was thus saved from serious injury. Mrs. Nicholas Price, and son Bate returned home, after visiting Mr. Robert Byrd at McKenna Park. SATURDAY...JANUARY 14, 1911 One Would Do It. "You know what I'm going to do?" whispered the girl as she looked around at the crowd that was beginning to be so sleepy and that still stayed on. "I'm going to give a party and start the Chinese fanbon of telling them when to go. I'm going to get up as they do and say 'I'm sorry, but it's time for you to go home. Here's your hat.' I think it will be a mighty fine thing. So few people know when to go home. Don't you think so?" "Mighty fine," he answered, "but you don't intend ever to give but one party then. I see."—Exchange Whirlpool The first carriages used in Britain were called whirlcites. They are mentioned as having been in use at about the middle of the fourteenth century, Edward III. drove up in one to a tournament at Smithfield, which seems to have had some claim to resemble a triumphal car. And when Richard II was flying before Bollingbroke his mother rode in a carriage with a canopy supported on pillars and surrounded with curtains that could be drawn up at pleasure.—London Saturday Review Caught on: the Rebound. The old man was lecturing his more or less wayward son on the evils of getting up late in the morning. "Remember," he said, "that it was the early bird that caught the worm." "But how about the worm, dad?" queried the youth, who thought he had his sire up in the air. "Where did his reward for getting up early come in?" "I am informed," replied the old man gravely. "that the worm was on his way home—hadn't been in bed at all." And, there being nothing more to say, the young man said nothing—Chicago News. The Keys of the Univers. In the year 1094 William Patterson, founder of the Bank of Scotland, conceived the grand project of planing on the isthmus of Darton a British colony which, in his own words, "should secure for Great Britain the keys of the universe, enabling their possessors to give laws to both oceans and to become the arbiters of the commercial world." This colony was actually founded at a place still known as Puerto Escoces, but its people were subsequently forced by the Spaniards to evacuate and return to Scotland.—Argonaut. Talk and Money. Talking about promises," said a promoter, "some of these moneyed men, with their mouths full of millions and their quite empty hands, reminded me of a barber This barber said one day as he shaved me: "That's a fine pup of Simmons'. I'd give anything for it' "Well, it's for sale, isn't it?" said I. "The barber burst into an eering laughter. "Oh, yes, it's for sale," said he. "But do you know what Simmons wants for it? Why, $21." Making Himself Belid. "Step this way," ladies and gentlemen," exclaimed the lecturer in the dime museum, "and gaze upon one of the greatest wonders known to medical science—the ossified man, a human being, perfectly normal in every other respect, but who has turned to stoma." "How did he get that way?" came a voice from the awestricken theng. "Love," replied the lecturer, lowering his voice confidentially; "love did it. He fell in love with a beautiful malden, tried to make himself solid and overdid it. We will new pass on to the" A Hearty Welcome "Is it not true that you farmers are hostile to balloonstall" ventured the young astronaut who had descended in the barnyard. "Why, no, Branger," laughed the old farmer as he came forward with a ginkgfer. "We are always glad to have a balloon land on our place." "I'm certainly glad to hear it." "Kansas; the last one that landed here came in handy. I used the rope to the stera, packed corn in the basket and cut the gas bag up and made overalls for all the farm hands." Welcome, branger. welcome."—Exhilarance. She Wanted a Title. A title gives the right to embroider a coronet on the body linen. It is pleasant in a railway train to your event on a coroneted pocket handkerchief. La Marechal Niel thought so, I dare say, in the summer of 1880. Her husband escaped the carnage of one of the battles fought that year in Lombardy. He also assured against heavy odds and the terrible blunders of the general staff victory to the French. His wife was with him when his marshals baton was brought in with a letter from Napoleon III. Niel thought Mme. Niel would have helped into tears from joy. Instead of that her mouth fell. "You are marshal, you are," she said. "That does not make me duchess."-London Truth. The Mewoun. The blowgun is still popular for hunting birds among the Koeiati Indians of Louisiana. This weapon consists of a tube, usually of cedar about six feet long, rubbed smooth on the inside with an implant made for the purpose and carefully straightened with the aid of fire. Blender-powered darts about six inches long are used on musminton, each one wrapped firmly around a third of the length with ammunition or cartridge, to make it fit the blender of the tube. The drum that a quick puff of the breath drives the little dart dying with sufficient force to impale and kill a small bird or squirrel-Pittsburg Dipatch. The Last Chinese Actress. Many visitors to the Celestial Kings dom have noted the absence of women from the stage. All the rules in a Chinese play are taken by men. This singular custom is traced back to a woman's whim. The Emperor Tung Teaching married an actress at the beginning of the eighteenth century, when women were allowed on the stage. The emperor died, and the empress dowager ruled the country for her son, the Prince Kim Sung. To satisfy her sanity this shrewd and most peculiar woman issued a decree in the year 1788 forbidding, under penalty of instant death by the sword of the executioner, any member of her sex to appear on the Chinese stage. "After me, no one," said the empress dowager, and since her day no woman within the reach of Chinese law has dared to test the strength of her decree The Boy Told Them. "An odd incident happened in Albany a number of years ago, when I was a member of the legislature," said a judge. "One day for some reason a member wanted to verify a certain passage from the Ten Commandments, but when a Bible was handed him he did not know where to look. Neither did any of his colleagues know. Nearly everybody was aware that the divine laws were somewhere hidden away in the Old Testament, but this was the end of the combined knowledge of the assembly. At this juncture a meek freed little page, a youngster of some twelve summers, piped up that if the gentleman would look in the twentieth chapter of Exodus he would find the commandments. It was a rather disconcerting thing that a chamber of grown men had to acknowledge the superior information of a child."—Baltimore American. Out and In Politics. Newspaper men in a large city of the middle west have had a difficult time trying to elicit political information from a certain politician in that town who in answer to all questions invariably offers the stereotyped response, "I am out of politics." Inasmuch as the man is an important figure in the local political turmoil, this response is not taken seriously by the interviewers, to whom, indeed, its repeated utterance has become a trifle monotonous. Not long ago a veteran reporter succeeded in gaining the presence of the politician, to whom he put the query, "What's going on in politics?" "Oh, I'm out of politics," he said. "That's understood, of course," quickly responded the scribe "Would you mind letting us know what progress you're making toward breaking in again?"—Exchange. Then She Fainted. Little Mr. Crumpson arrived home one evening rather earlier than usual to find his wife away on a shopping expedition. He picked up a ladder paper and was soon interested in a recipe for making ginger biscuits. "Happy thought!" said Crumpson. "I'll give the missus a pleasant surprise." And when the lady arrived home she found a nice plate of biscuits on the table. "Splendid, George, dear!" she said as she nibbled one of the dainties. "What do you call them?" "Ginger snaps, pet. all my own make," was the proud reply. "Where did you get the ground ginger. Georget." "In the cupboard, darling. That green tin, you know." "Upboard! Green tin!" came the exclamation. "Oh, George, that was reach poison!"—London Scrans. A. Freak of the Cards It is well known to card players that the number of combinations that can be made with a deck of fifty-two cards is practically unlimited, and many stories of freak hands at poker have gone the rounds for years. It is probable, however, that five hands dealt at a "family" game in Germantown one evening will stand as the most remarkable on record. In the game were three women and two men, and the pack had been in use for half an hour when each of the players picked up a "paf" hand, which resulted in some lucky betting of penny chips. When the showdown came it was found that the hands in order from the dealer were an eight full, a seven full, a six full, a five full and a four full. As the dealer had the lowest hand he was not under suspicion, but the five hands were kept as a curiosity.-Philadelphia Record. Always Losing His Boat. A colored man calling himself, "Captain John E. Simpson" and at times sailing under other names has been poralistically awailling both white and colored people in Nortlock, Portsmouth, Newport News and Phoebus. His plan has been to re- present that he has money in a col- ored bank in this city. He gets his violent to write to John Mitchell, Jr., President and tell him to send him six hundred and fifty dollars or some likes amount at once to the person who is writing the letter or advancing him a small sum of money until he has gotten his money from Rich- mond. He alleges that he is captain of a sailing vessel, which according to his letters has been lost near Tumble Light of Buckroe Beach and as he has been carrying on this kind of swindling for about two years, that boat is presumably wrecked every two or three weeks. He asks that the letter be sent to him in care of the person who advances the money. He never comes back to see if the money, comes as he directs. We have written continuously to the people, who send these letters, but we have had quite a time to keep up with him. German Steak. To a pint of cold minced lamp and two stalks of finely chopped celery and a tablespoonful of parsley. Stir in a tablespoonful of melted butter, the crumbs of three large crackers, half a teaspoonful of salt, one-eighth teaspoonful of pepper, one teaspoonful of green mint chopped fish, one beaten egg and enough water to moisten. Shape into a steak and place in buttered pan. Bake for thirty minutes, basting three times. Use two tablespoonful of vinegar to which a tablespoonful of melted butter has been added. Cover the top of the steak with cracker crumbs mixed with egg yolk and replace in oven to brown. Bserve with a garnish of parsley and sliced lemon. -Chicago Record-Herald Another Insomnia Cure. For sleeplessness fill a hot water bottle and place it under the ankles. It works better there than at the soles of the feet. Put a rather small amount of very cold water in another rubber bottle and lay it on the head. The cold water is more comfortable than ice, which seems exciting rather than soothing. At first, says a woman who has tried this cure, I would get to sleep in about an hour and waggle again as the water heated. The cold water would have to be changed four or five times during the night. Then once changing was enough, and now if the brain begins to spin after I lie down for sleep I put on the cold water bottle and am asleep soon for the whole night—Harper's Bazar. Beards and Barristers In England barristers were at one time strictly prohibited from wearing beards. In the "Black Hooks" of Lincoln's inn there is an order, dated "AR Saints' day, 1542," which enacted that "Mr. Germyn, oon of the Folsahk, shall before the xijth day of the instant moneth of November shave off his beard and afterwards to kepe the same in like sorto, upon the payne to be exiled from the Folsahk." A few years later, in 1557, the order was somewhat related: "Item, that none under the degree of a knight or benerhe ware any bearde above ilj. weaker growings, upon payne of XLs. for every weak after monychoe."—London Chronicle. Ceramical Oltren. A valuable and somewhat curious variety of citron is cultivated along the shores of Albania, western European Turkey. It is known as the "Cassinia" or "Errop" (Hobrew). It is a small citron, weighing not more than twenty-five drama, just large enough to be held in the hand, and is thus used in the religious ritual by the Jews all over the world during the celebration of their feast of tabernacles. Such a citron, if sufficiently small, without bleism and possessing a somewhat extended nose, is valued at from $4 to $10 each. These citrons are mostly exported from Parga, Turkey, and not from Corfu, as is generally supposed. A few are said to grow near Dakovoto, Greece. He Backdid. An Atchison man who recently "confessed religion" and became a member of the church says his family, and not his associates downstairs, are responsible for the backstiding that followed within three weeks. He says his wife and the girls were in a conspiracy to impose upon him to work him for money, to make him do more work around the house and to submit all sorts of tyrannies without grumbling. "He can't object," he overheard his wife say, "for he has religion now and is bound to be meek and humble." Three weeks of this drove him into a frenzy, and one day he backslid so vehemently and forcibly that his wife and daughters were left speechless—Atchison Globe. A Lever of Cander Imperious Man—I wish you would be so kind as to lend me a sovereign. I'll pay you have in a few days. Candid Friend—If you had asked me for the lean in a candid and straight-forward manner I would have loaned you the money, but asking me in the way you did causes-me to distrust you. "I don't understand you." "You asked me to be so kind as to lend you a sovereign?" "Yes." "If you had been candid, you would have said to me, 'Be so stupid, be such an ignominious ass, such a hopelessilot as to lend me a sovereign,' and you might have got it.'"—Pearson's Weekly. A Jake on Offenbach. Offenbach, the famous opera bouffe composer, had an insatiable thirst for success and fame combined with a vanity that occasionally played him a sorry trick. Once he was going down the Rhine on a steamer, among whose passengers was the Duke of Nassau, a fact of which the composer was in bleak insurance. As the steamer approached his last stopping phase the bank of the river was seen to be covered by a dense throng of people, who were shouting and waving their hands. A bend on the pier was playing a march from one of Offenbach's operas. As the boat touched the pier Offenbach stopped to the rail and bowed and waved his hat to the people in acknowledgment of this flickering ovation. "It is glorious to be received in a foreign land like this," he remarked to his companions. But his self complacency received a rage shock the next instant when the duke's adjust appeared and said in a rough and insulting manner: "Get out of the way, will you, and let his highness show himself"—London Standard. Joining Them : "And the British peers will be in that class if their veto power is taken awar." "Why, the closer a man is the harder it is to touch him." FORD'S HAIR POMADE THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINNY OR CURLY HAIR, IT'S USE MAKES STREETBORN, MASH HAIR GOTTER, MORE PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO GND AND PUT UP ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT. NOTE FOR TEXTMONKEY, TELLING HOW THIS RELIABLE REMEDYMAKES SHORT, EVERY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAY, BEST POXADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRIFT, STORING OF THE SCALP AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE CONDIMENT UP IN 25 AND 50+ BOTTLES WITH CHARLES FORD'S NAME, ON EVERY PACKAGE. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. 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Howe quotes the following item from the old minister's "Memoranda:" "An honest but, not very intelligent farmer of my parish some ten years ago occupied me in this manner: "Well, Mr. Bancroft, what do you think the people of the old parish say of you now?" "I answered, I hope something very good." "They say, 'If we find fault with him he does not mind it at all, and if we praise him he does not mind it, but keeps steadily on his own way. We therefore have concluded that it is best to let him alone." "The farmer mentioned the fact as a subject of laughter, but I thought and still think that, taking the declaration in its bearings, it was the prettiest compliment I have received through my whole life." Disposing of Hash Yeast! I see that all the food served to a guest at a Japanese dinner and not consumed by him at the time is taken to his home by the servants of his host. Crimsonbeak—The hosts over there are certainly persistent. They seem to get rid of their hash in some way!—Yonkers Statesman. The Planofote "Little Elsa, whose mother was visiting her neighbor, was doing the five-finger exercises." Thump! Rattel! Bang, bang! I Rattel! Thump! "Great heavenal!" cried the neighbor, startling up. "What on earth is your daughter trying to play now?" "I're an exercise," said little Elsie's mother, boasting with maternal pride, "from 'First Steps in Music.'" "First Steps in Music!" repeated the barrassed neighbor. "Well, dear, is there nothing she can play with her hand?"—Answers. A Mrs. Farmer Whiffletree--Do you remember, our counting days, Hail! You was free from problems so me. Whiffletree--Hawaii! has! yes, and your counting mother mind saying "This woman is wonderful." This organization is one of the most powerful in the country and its progress has been phenomenal. The Grand Lodge of Virginia has jurisdiction over all of the cities and counties in this state. Thirty males are required to organize a new lodge. The benefits paid constitute one of its strongest features, but the principles are greater than anything else. Founded on Friendship, based on Charity and established on Benevolence, the respectable, upright people of the state will find it an order worthy of their heartiest support. 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. only absolutely necessary reg. apply at the main office. The Court Is the Female Department of thirty persons to organize a course. Fidelity, exercise Harmony and an endowment and burial benefits. The only expense for a rosette, costing 25 cents for all information concerning John 3 nothing on earth is so valuable as a at great trouble and cost, much more in the publishing that the schools can give it. The youth. Who would choose a poor physician. And who would choose an inferior school to increase the strength of character and of excellence? Dormitory, Virginia Va. Union Offers the Best H COLORED V IT HAS A FINE ACADEMY course in recognized education school subjects. ITS COLLEGE COURSE is broad and as high as those of any college for white of the Orangie Board. ITS THEOLOGICAL COURSE has for many Biblical schools. Underway and all that are given here. One hundred students for the of the school. ITS NINE GRANTE BUILDINGS, its of 12,000 volumes, its title faculty and its University is offer colored young men as of other races. For further information, address the Press VIRGIN The Courts of Calanthe The Courts of Calanthe Is the Female Department of the Order. It requires a membership of thirty persons to organize a court. Its members are pledged to exhibit Fidelity, exercise Harmony and prove Love one for the other. It pays an endowment and burial benefit of $150.00. It pays $3.00 per week sick dues. 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Parlow and Barlow had been rivals in their profession for years. Both were young and, brilliant. Both had married two years before, within a week, and as yet were childless. The golden cup was on exhibition in the show window of Sanderson's jewelry-store. Certain interesting rumors having become prevalent in town, nobody expected any prospective father to be in the running other than Barlow and Parlow. Accordingly the day before New Year's the cup disappeared from the window for about an hour and reappeared thus engraved on the side. Half the men in Springville began laying eggs on the letter that would THE WALK I'LL GET YOU FIVE DOLLARS," BALD THE BARLOW FAMILY DOCTOR be used to fill in the baby's name. The betting between "B" and "P" was about even. "I'll bet you $5," said the Barlow family doctor to the Parlow family doctor, "that Sanderson will have to engrave a 'B' in that blank space." "Taken," said the Parlow family doctor to the Barlow family doctor. There was a joint watch meeting at the Baptist church, which had the largest edifice in Springville, and during the long drawn out exercises while awaiting the advent of the new year the experienced mothers and fathers nudged each other and whispered their views as to the outcome. The pastor in charge of the watch meeting announced the doxology just as the clock hands reached 11:55, and as the final line of the grand old song died away the bands indicated the mid-night hour. The new year was born. As the people dispersed to their homes they were started to hear news boys crying an extra edition of the Evening Star. "Cup Contest a Tie" said the headline, and the brief story in big type announced that both Baby Barlow and Baby Parlow were born at exactly one minute past midnight. When the populace arose from bed on the first day of the year the remarkable coincidence was the sole topic of conversation. Both Papa Barlow and Papa Parlow had to telephone to Editor Armstrong, each without knowing the other was doing so, announcing baby's arrival. Each said he had timed the event by his watch. So much being at stake—and this does not refer to the gold drinking cup alone—a public hearing on the vital sue was called for 2 o'clock in the afternoon before Squire Scroggins. The two proud papas being lawyers, it was the feeling of the people that the matter should be settled before the court. "If the court please," said Editor Armstrong, railing after the courtroom was filled to its ultimate limit. "I will stay the case. This, your honor, is the case of Bairrow, versus Pardow, wherein said Bairrow and said Pardow both became guilty of murder, and the jury, in the new case, acquitted them of the murder." P IN THE COURT PLEASE" SAID EDITOR ARMSTRONG. second part, so to speak, first saw the light of this beautiful world at one minute past midnight Jan. 1, 1010. Now, your honor, the present speaker has offered a cup to the first baby born in Springville after the beginning of the new year. The question is, What is the question? "Mr. Armstrongo," said the court, "seems to see the matter in its true light. There appears to be no question at issue here. A drinking cup cannot be divided between two babies for if cut into two pieces it would not hold milk, which, the court takes for granted, is the beverage intended for the delectation of the winner. Therefore this court dismasses the issue without prejudice." This caused a murmur of disapointment to run through the assemblage. But silence was restored when Sanderson, the jeweler, arose to ad dress the court. "If your honour please," he said, "I think I can make out a case. I seek to be the person most vitally interested here, for I've got that cup on my hands, and unless it is awarded I may have to keep it, and, as you all know a name, with the exception of one initial letter, has been engraved upon the costly trophy. Now, your honor I wish to request Mr. Barlow and Mr. Farlow to lay their watches upon the court's desk." The two young lawyers wonderingly complied. Sanderson then asked each man if he had set his watch since his baby was born. Each replied that he had not done so. "Very well, then," the jeweler continued. "Now I will ask the court to impanel a jury of six men, who shall take these two watches to my store and compare them with the electric clock there, which is set, as you know, by Washington time and therefore, is accurate." The court selected the jury, and the men picked up the watches and fled out. In their absence a few more bets were made. A few minutes later the jurymen returned and took seats. "Gentlemen, what have you to report?" asked Squire Scroggins. "We have to report, your honor," said the juror first qualified, "that we find one of these watches to be five minutes fast and the other exactly on time." "Which one is on time?" "This one," said the juryman, holding up one timepiece. "But as both of these, watches are of the same make we do not know who owns the slow one." "Yes," said Sanderson. "I sold both these watches to the gentlemen about a month ago, and they said they would bring them back to have their wives engraved, but they never did." "The court rules, then," said Squire Becroglins, "that one of the babies in question was born four minutes before the old year ended, and the other baby therefore is entitled to the cup. "The foreman of the jury," he continued, "will take both watches, turn P "THE COURT BULLE, THEN," SAID SQUARE SORGOGO. his back to the assemblage, lay both timepieces down upon my deak and then let Mr Barlow and Mr. Pairlow each identify his watch without opening the cases, of course. Both Pairlow and Barlow refused to make the effort at identification. The trophy, now known as the "Arrow cup," was sold 'at auction for the best of the Baptist Sunday school. How to Dress a Purse. A small piece of knit fabric on the hip and the chest in a turtleneck will shuffle money all the way. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA GOWNS OF VELVET. Combined With Soft Dark Shades It Is Found In Many Frocks For Street and After- noon Wear. There seems to be no end to the rage for velvet which came to us a few months ago. Fashionable dress-makers are showing every thinkable variety of it in every kind of gown. The model illustrated here is built up of the embossed velvet on a chiffon foundation, which is one of the most exquisite of the velvet manufacturer's triumphs and has the richness of velvet, with the marvelous clinging softness of the chiffon cloth. It is made with considerable simplicity of line, a thing eminently desirable where such richness and beauty of material and a figured design make fussy elaboration skin to gliding refined gold and painting the lily. The entire one piece frock shown here, held in slightly around the waist by several lines of shirred cording, is of embossed velvet in a curious red tone resembling a drops of wine shade, but slightly lighter and warmer. A very little of a red chiffon petticoat shows below the long tunic, and there are touches, of red chiffon about neck and sleeves, while the only other trimming consists of a little black cluster of cord and tassels set in a line down the full length of the left tunic front. A visit to many fashionable dress-making establishments shows this tendency for red. This same red appeared in a very handsome frock and coat costume of velvet on a very supple dull finish satin ground, but in this case a turtle of the embossed velvet fell over a skirt of plain velvet bordered widely by opossum fur, and the short waisted cout had a big collar and cuffs of the fur. A full length coat of dull old rose velvet trimmed in skunk and in handsome embroidery and fastening of dull old silver accompanied a delightful little frock of old rose shiffon and satin trimmed in old silver lace and narrow lines of skunk and a full length coat of soft old blue velvet, with enormous collar and cuffs of chinchilla, was for wear over a one piece robe of the velvet untrimmed save for very handsome face about the neck and in the under sleeve and an old girdle which is merely a long scarf of chinchilla drawn around at a shortened wrist line, knotted one at the left front and left to fall in long cuffs, widening slightly as they descend and reaching almost to the bottom of the frock. The fur girdle in one form or another is one of the novelties, often repeating this idea. THE LADY IN A WIDE HAT One finds considerable originality in the girdles of the season. Some are smoothly drawn and shaped in the back, rising high to meet the V of a polated or surplice opening and continuing in a train or sash ends down the skirt, while the front section of the girdle is a little narrower and drapped. In other models one finds only a heavy cordiere, often in dull gold or silver, defining the waistline, knotted at the middle of left front and falling in long ends finished by handsome tassels or ornaments. A clever girdle arrangement was a big soft cord of dull gold tissue and a similar cord of black velvet twisted very loose together around the waist, knotted together and falling in two ends, one gold, one black velvet, the black end finished by a tassel of jet beads, the gold end by a tassel of gold beads. This girdle was, by the way, used on a very chic model of checked black and white velvet, over which was a tunic of black moussellines do sole velled in a second layer of white mousselline do sole. There was gold lace laid on the black mousselline under the white mousselline, across the bodice and tunic bottom, and the tunic was edged by black velvet and narrow lines of skunk. Mary Dean Will Keep it 'From Spitting at the Ends and Will Preserve its Strength. Singing or clipping the ends of the half, is extremely necessary once in a while for its best health. Frequently, when it shall be opened up upon the condition of the scalp, for half scissure, greatly some spitting al mostly immediately after treatment, while on the head of another person, it may remain in good condition for several months. When the ends split, each hair dividing itself in two, it invariably indicates lack of nourishment from the scalp and deadness of the ends. Obviously, then, to remove it is the only course. There are some scalp specialists who believe that singing is better than clipping. This is such a moot question that it is not worth while for us now to enter into the merits of each side of the controversy. There is this to be said, however, for clipping—it may be done by one脉冲, whereas some one else must be employed to sing it. As to when either is to be done it may be said that split ends whenever they are found to exist are to be removed, and, if singing is the method adopted it must be done before shampooing, that the very disagreeable odor may be removed by washing. To singa, a long wax taper, such as is used in a holder for lighting gas, is better than anything else. The light endures for some time, and the taper is easy to hold. Danger in the process naturally comes through risk of burning the long hair, but if the locks are properly held this is entirely eliminated. Unquestionably the safest method is to divide the hair into a great many parts, getting each time a thin strand. This is twisted up as tightly as it can be without sliking, and over this the lighted taper is run quickly. The split ends do not twist in, and so are exposed, and they burn off immediately, the tightness of the strand checking the name as soon as the body of the hair is reached. There is no doubt that this is the best way of removing all dead ends, for with clipping it is impossible to go over those which are shorter than the general length. But clipping is certainly better than nothing, and the verticet tyco can do it after a fashion. It is not necessary to cut off more than an inch in this way. QUICKLY MADE WRAP. Every woman likes pretty kimonos, but the busy matron usually feels she cannot spend much time in making such garments and so does without or buys ready to wear articles. As a solution of this problem a negligee that can be completed in an hour has been designed and is shown here. Fortunately the lines are such that they will look attractive on stout figures. To copy this model for the average woman only eight and one-half yards of goods twenty-seven inches wide or seven and three-eighths yards thirty-six inches in width will be needed. Of contrasting material for trimming one yard thirty-six inches wide be required. As this kimono is plain, without tucks or plats, the design is more suitable for developing from woolen goods from sheer cotton fabrics, such as lawn and batiste. French french, cashmere or oridern down would be exceedingly pretty in this style if banded with strips of silk in a matching shade. For a bride a kimono of pale blue or rose pink French flannel would be pretty if decorated with bands of white satin, embroidered with blue or pink to match the material used in the making of the garment. A less elaborate form of band work and one that is effective is feather-etching. This can be quickly done, and if used, placing a row on either side of the bandings, it will give the garment a dainty touch that is pleasing. The sleeves may be finished in either of the designs described and trimmed in harmony. There is such a thing as fatigue which goes deeper than daily work. We can work so hard as to become exhausted—too exhausted for any kind of work. Perhaps this is will fatigue. It is coming to be regarded as fundamentally true that rest from such fatigue demands continuity. Oatmeal is an excellent dish for cold weather, as it has excellent properties for heating the blood. It is too strong and substantial a food for infants and even makes heavy demands on the digestion of those who are in good health. In great value and usefulness as food eggs rank next to milk. They should be well cooked, and for invalid the best plan is to poach them. When cooked in the shells or when fried they are not so digestible. Handkerchief Walst Many of the new separate blouses in Paisley, Persian and Dresden designs are being made from crape handkerchiefs, scarfs and muffins. This is a hint which may well be taken by the home needleworker, as these blouses of the silky crape are easy to cut and make up. Usually there is a figured design in the middle, then a band of plain white or a light color and a figured border. This white strip must be allowed for, and it looks well as the lower part of the blouse and the inside of the sleeves, thus giving a sort of bolero effect. Under sheer velting these crape handkerchief walters are draped, and they lend themselves readily to this treatment. If you have too many stars of this sort or simply wish an original blouse to match the scarf worn by everybody nowadays think of this Paris idea and not accordingly. Extra Sleeves. Dresses and shirt waistls always become solled and worn out on the sleeves faster than anywhere else. Moreover, separate black sleeves soil almost immediately any white what they are worn will fit. A good idea is to make with each blouse a pair of extra sleeves, reaching a little above the elbows and fashioned of the same fabric and cut as the sleeves underneath. Flatten these with a band of hat rubber under a hem They Are Favorites This Winter For the Little Girl and Aro Made at Small Cost. The bell shaped hats for little girls as worn this season are undoubtedly the most becoming that have yet been found to adorn the little heads, sitting down over the little faces and framing the curis. The first shape which we illustrate is of pale rose covered with lace. It is bound with black velvet and trim- med with a narrow band and a tuvy bow at the side. The facing is of rose silk. Below is shown a shape with a puffed crown of black velvet edged with a ruffle of white satin striped with black. A silk cord is tied around the crown and knotted. If a fluffy effect be desired an overdrapery of lace on the brim can be used. Ermine is a great favorite for hat trimming, and a band of this over an oval form covered with white satin and trimmed with a cream colored lace frill is an exquisite adornment for the head of a little girl. Another good idea for a hat is pale pink felt trimmed with a band of skunk for A white gardenia of kid is placed at one side, tinted. If you wish, with a pale shade of pink, using a water color brush This new flower is durable, admitting frequent cleanings. And the final suggestion is a shape in matte blue. Corded silk may be used for this model, but any soft satin will do. The full crown is gathered in under two rows of corded shirring. Irish lace in points falls over the plain brim. Eyelid embroidery or mettle lace is a practical and less expensive suggestion. Do not forget the little one when planting this season's mulberry. One afternoon will suffice for making a bell-shaped hat that will combine a modish simplicity at a reasonable cost. Inopportune. "Did you ever propose to a girl in a cancer?" "Nothing She just coughed and spluttered." "Eh!" "When I reached over to take her hand the blaned canoe capsized and she swallowed about nine gallons of water." "I should say I did! He's too old fashioned for me." "How's that?" "Whon he asked me to marry him he asked me if I loved him. The ideal!" Up Life's Byways. Two paths up the hill of life. The path of wrong, the path of right. One way is strewn with soil and striae. The other decked with flowers bright. But the the goal, and not the road way. The path that lures the lighter lead is not the safer to pursue. We offer you, the Latest and Most Artistic Photo, as a More Moderate Figure than you can obtain elsewhere. Special Attention Paid to Children. Enlarging and Copying Interior View Work. We will also be Pleased to Quote you Prices an Exterior and from Old Photod, A Specialty. Funeral Director, Embalmer and Liveryman. 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Open thy doors, O my soul, To ocean and sky and plain. To shelving shore and breakers' roar, And the mountains that shout again. Open thy doors, O my soul, To the scent of the climbing rose, To the meadow's sweep, and the drowsy sheep, And the woodland's deep repose. Wilder wider my soul The winds through the pine tree blow; Tis the Word of God it at moveth abroad, And deep to deep will go. Open thy doors, O my soul, And the fret and pain of care. And the fittle stress and the petitness, Will vanish into air -Edward Arthur Wicher, in Sunset Magazine. The Color Scheme. When she set an arnares for Smithers, She was a little night, Found out his favorite color And dressed herself in white. When Jones was her admirer She showed a business head; To the cat she garbled, her red in Another change she managed When Algy cams in view, Churchmouse she shuffled And gowned herself in blue. You ask which hush chromatico He wears that match? The color of his money Was what she had in match. —New York Sum. In the House of Dan Cupid. And as she looked about, she did behold How over that same dore was likewise Be bold, be bold, and everywhere. Be Bold; That much she must'd, yet could not con- struct it By any riding skill or commune wit. At last she spyde at that rowne's upper and Another dore, on which was writ. Be not too bold; whereto though she did bend. Her earnest minds, yet wis not what it might intend. Spenser, "The Fourth Queene." محمد بن محمد الحسن Strange. Wonderful. but True are the three words that describe the Great American Medium. PROF. D. D. BRUCE, M. D., The Only Living Apothec of Science of the Mysteries. $5000 IN GOLD TO ANYONE IN the World to Compete with him. Possessing more Power than any four Mediums combined. Your maximum combined. No Card, Trance or Hand Humbug. GREATEST HINDO MEDIUM IN THE WORLD. 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We have a vast metropolitan Department, where they are often, mostly while they are stationary. Write, as once in the University, UCON ION TRAINING SCHOOL, Kee Bee Southern Pines, Moors County, N. O. NO FAILURE HERE. THE MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK Has steadily increased its deposits in the face of the business failures of others. It stands ready and willing to pay over on demand to timid depositors every dollar they have with us. This proves our ability to meet our obligations. It means that we have the backing and the collateral which enable us to walk upright. We Have Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent. They are proof against all kinds of disaster. Over Twenty-five Thousand Dollars increase in gross resources Over Twenty Thousand Dollars Increase in Deposits. WE HAVE THE BANK SAFES FOR YOUR OWN HOME, IN WHICH YOU CAN SEE THE MONEY GROW. Persons who have LOST their MON EY in Other Institutions, which were not so Sound as Ours, can BORROW MONEY HERE. We Receive Money On Deposit, and We LOAN MONEY On Demand. Polite Attention. Prompt Service. We are Members of the American Bankers' Association of the United States. Our Correspondents are the National Park Bank of New York, with Deposits Aggregating Ninety-nine Million Dollars, and the American National Bank of Richmond, Va. with Deposits Aggregating Four Million Dollars. We are Conducting Business on Modern Banking Principles, and We Have the Backing to Ensure Success. ```markdown ``` A Lin JOHN MITCHELL, JR., Presi JOHN MITCHELL, JR. E. R. JEFFERSON. JOHN R. CHILES. R. W. WHITING. N. W. CORNER THIRD AND CLAY STS. 1. VIEW OF THE INTERIOR OF THE BANKING ROOM—Seen from the top of the Vestibule. The Vault Door Closed. The metal in the Vault weighs 33 tons, outside is 19 inches of concrete including porcelain brick. The white Italian Marble Clock has United States Observatory Time, being electrically set and adjusted from Washington, D. C. No Wild-Cat Banking Here. D. J. CHAVERS. W. F. GRAHAM. JOHN T. TAYLOR. THOMAS M. CRUMP. J. J. CARTER. A. D. PRICE. P. B. RAMSEY. H. L. JACKSON. ```markdown ``` THESE FIGURES TELL THE STORY. Gross Resources, as Shown and Reported to the Banking Department State Corporation Commission; November 10, 1010,... $214,085.20 September 1, 1010.... 188,820.10 Increase in Two Months, $25,250.07 DEPOSITS. November 10,, 1010,... $173,808.33 September 1, 1010.... 153,050.19 Increase in Two Months $20,812.14 ```markdown ``` or All resident. AS. M. CRUMP. Secretary THOMAS H. WYATT. H. F. JONATHAN. THOMAS SMITH.