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. 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 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. His mother's name is Harriet Lewis and his father's name is Richard Lewis, Sr. all of North Emporia, Va. If any one knows of his whereabouts or can furnish any information concerning him, please write his parents at North Emporia, Va., as they are very anxious to find him. The East Indian Hair Pomade Co. The wonderful East' Indian Hair Treatment is the one to use for straightening the hair growing and beautifying it. Have pretty, long and straight hair and stop it from being kinky, splitting and falling out We can give it to you. We can do anything for the hair you want done. we are hair specialists with over 15 years' experience. We have customers everywhere. We are honest with you If we fail we will refund your money. Drop a postal before buying for testimonials. We be glad to refer you to our list of customers. Price by mail $2.25. Last three months. But you will not regret it. Agent paid salary. Wanted everywhere. 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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. Making of Contracts for Building of No. Job Work a Specialty. PORTUNITY. NURAL & MECHANICAL COLLEGE. Unity Knocks at Your Door to day, of the Rich Blessings Opportunity the A. & M. COLLEGE for Oatley Independent as a Eclectic Farmer, Grace Teacher. $7.00 Per Month. For Free Tul- ress, and M. College, Greensboro, N. O. You may try To excuse your forward conduct, Sir, but I Wish it clearly understood That such roses are too good To be missed by every rude Butterfly! Pat's Punishment. Oh, if my love offended me, And we had words together, To show her I would matter be, I'd whip her with a feather! If then she, like a naughty girl, Would tranny, declare it, I'd give my pet a cross of pearl; And make her always bear it! If still she tried to sulk and sigh, And throw away my pores, I'd catch my darling on the sly, And smother her with roses! But should she clench her dimpled fern Or contradict her better. It'd manage her tiny writa With dalaty golden letters. 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." Qala gE REO UNE So Sete PPLANET Bick HROINTA.. | \eerer- TEES SAS CAC se SN ee ge” Ag WT SS oF minuets ee aE Ta OE hast AR kd > SHE RICHMOND PLANET. BICHMON| AONKE PLANET BICHMOND: | eNOS" : \ Rigieieniein | Neer o sper GES sttit UES Me ate ae] he St Sa VEE a) Fi se 7 G we ens panera GATURDAY, ¢, JANUARY 10, 1010, Editor - Mitchells Long Journey. {Uontinued From First Pago.) {sfaction felt on this occasion. We ‘were at tho end of our journey, 80 far ee To wostward trend of It was concerned. Our ticket road to San Franclaco, and woe would start on tho roturn from this point, We had beon ‘Away froth Ricbmond.so long that all suggestions that we take the steam- er for Seattlo met with a aogative shaké.ot the head. THE FIRST TO. PASS IT. Mr. Wm. T. Ewing was the first colored man to cross Chilton Pass, He was also tho frat célored mine ‘operator, He sorved tn tbe police department of Takoma, Washington, for sovon yoars, In 1886 the Popu: ‘ate carriod tHe day, and he re- signed his position and seven mem: ‘ders of the police force and one col: ered, he being the colored man, de ‘Sided to try tholr luck In the gold: elds of Alaska. Sfx-of tho white men romained,folr years. Mr. Ewing whipped 1587 pounds of provisions and tools sud landed at-Skaguay, . > HIGH PRICES, ‘Wo found himself in « prodicament for bls supply bad been put on boro in that icebound country and an ob fellow thero charged him $16 to carry ft four miles. He took on a whito partner and he had to go zine hundred miles with that stock ‘of provisions and tools. He rolayed the summit, a distance of about twonty-two miles, when he and bis white partner fell out. He strack ‘out for himself, aod ho hired an Tndlan to put his supplies on ‘the summit.” MADR THEIR OWN BOATS. ! Tho place on the otbor olds was Aco-closod, and Bwing had to pull his ‘own stuf on @ sled. Othor fellows had to Yond up with nalis, pitch and conkum. He went down to Circle ‘City and started out March 2. Thoy ‘had, to, make thelr.own boats. - He met’ some otbor minors, ana as he Rad the pitch, ho Jolnod So with thom ani! saitet on that date and Janded July 7. Despite all of this, Mr. Ewing sald ho had aufforod more Yn Towa then he’had in Alaska. He had lived in a tent with tho ther. ‘mometor from fifty to alzty dogrees ‘Dolow zero, ‘ MANY MILES WITH DOG TEAM. Tt will be noticed that this is prac tleally the tomperature at the North Pole. He returned to Dawson and Femainod there unti? 1900, He loaded a sled and made fourteen hundred miles with @ dog team. Hé mado the trip too in 44 days, “He Jad off 11 aye on account of bad wenthor. He had pald as bigh as $12 a pound for WAIL, (Ho lons-seven thoussnif doliars in two months. The atrango part of Mr. Rwing’s recital wan that he would tell what bo fost, but rarély sald anything about what he made, and yet be was welltodo, « x HANDLING HORSES. He went over to Seattle and DroughP fen head bf horses to Val Des. Alaska, aud there he broke them and ho then started out for & two-years’'atay. Ho stayed three years. Bome of the, horses died, zome wore traded aid some ware Killed. He’ dNtn't have success” on tis trip. He apent $996.15 in nine wy days. Ho did" trading to amount gf thirty thousand dollars, Mr. ‘Bwing exprensod his determination te Totarn to the icy shores of Aisaka ‘Ho told an “tsiveresting story about ‘the Evquimaux dog, which 18 in geo erat use.in Alaska. Z THE DOG WATCHED. - He and his partner bad a falling cout that night about it. rt cooms that ho went out that night to get ‘some water from the river, and the : dog wont with him. He droke the ico nnd got tha water in the bucket To the meantime hls deg ha} wan. dored around, while hie master woe Setting. the water, Mr. Ewing te. furnod to ble cabin “and wont to bed. Remombering that the dos had not come back with him, ~ ‘he asked he partner about {t. ‘WOULD HAVE FROZEN TO DEATH Hit partner, being sleepy and Uret, suggested that he go on to sleep and not worry dbout the dog Tals angera? Kwing, He got up and ‘Went out to look for {te dog, He Went to the hole where be had bre Xen the {co to met water and found the dog thore watehing the hole, etl dentir thinking thet Ewing Hag toh "Ten tn and that ho Was drowned, Fag + the dog remained there he -wouls Baye frozen to death that night. Mb * Boing jak Dek fe the sotia ae 0 Lok. ent. with im.) He ws ‘that the'tog. was ou as famisy SSCA E pare at Gast Wo mcs ¥(Sb0ld: boy ales ¢ Podreinauas bene es CAN RD GRY RE Bu Sd ma sat Bias SAUDI a EAGER AE Ceara cali Cary Bae ela) a Rotel a Oe ae on eee Sal pene SOI ese inen Sane Ben seh cana, co ehMATSreeAT a Hens Hnra ch after. 8 for s banquet which wastovbe served=tn ‘our:honot,, we arrivGl'at the: Vestibule Gate a:trite late; but" wo Lave never seen g’more azmlrable sortiog Féndored thin she one which greeted ua In this catab- Uanment. esldes ourselvor we say Ms, H. W. Jones, Mr, Vance Dedrick, Mr. Joseph 8, Francis, Mr. Wm, A. Butler, Mr. J. 1, Derrick, Mr, W. ¥. Jackson, Mr. George Ingraham, Mr. L. Brown, M-. 0, Hudson, Mr, Leon P. Marah, Mr. Win. Bwing and Bt. G. B. Dirgan, 7 TBAL DUCK AS MENU. Each of tho guests.found,a toa) duék on bis pints after « short while ani thea tho service continued, while the conversations that énllvened the atfalr made it » fine affair through out. ‘The chot was brought in for congratulations, 0 delighted wore those who sat down to the repast. Wo wero late arriving at chureh fo1 the lecturo, and who could blame us? Tho Baptist Church was packed tc the doors as wo proceeded to thc rostrum, although when wo firs roachod the outaldo there wore quite a numbor of uneasy poople, whe foared they grould bo disappointed A RINGING TRIBUTE. Bir. W. F. Jackson, President 0 thi Negro Business Leaguo, preside and he Introduced Major John R Lynch, Paymastor in the Unite: States Army, and ane of the mot widely-known colored men in th United States, to introduce us. H declared that be had koown us fo twenty yoars, and during all of thi timo wo had’ "rung true; that we bad done much tor the colored peo ple of the country, and hat our ad vleo to the colored people had al ways proven tho best and what w. bad sald bad como true. AN APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCE, ‘We woro dooply impressed by thi earnestness of this distingulsbed so! ster and statesman, and long afte wo had left San Franelpco, erosstn, tho Rocky Mountains, ws. thought 0 his ripging tribute, which gave us 4: {doa ns to how wo were regarded oi the Pacific Coast and as to how w stood ‘in the oatimation of ono of th foremost colored mon tu thls coun try. Wo spoke that night. We fol Uke speaking. We had enjoyed a fexhitnrating automobile ride, a mag nificent repaat and an Introductto: by ong of the country’s greatest rac Meadors, ‘This tentiod to nerve us t make our best effort, ond tho af plauso which followed told us the Wwe "bad struck home.” + THE SIGHTS IN CRINATOWN. ‘Tho orercises over, we weio greet od by many peoplé and congratala’ et, Many wanted ‘to’ hear frox Virginie, and after a little while w took’ the car for the ferry aid wen over to San Francisco to viaw Chin1 town. | Wa, mere too late, howeve ‘88 most of tho Siaces wore dlosed, 4 guide balled ua and wasted to Kpo1 {f bis services were negded! He wa Ucensed for the purpose. Atte Foaming that section for abot Atteen minutes. with practically n ‘Chinameit on the streots} we won down through thé “redifgnt” dl let, Thore were the danco hall nnd there was a female dancor gaud fly attired. : GAY TIMES THERE. ee el oe Men and women wont In and we peered in through tho doorway, gome- how or othor with a feoling of dle gust, fixed with curloslty, The Dreachor was with us, aod a}so some of our friends. A ilttie farther down ‘was @ place operated by m colored concern. The dance was on, Men and women engaged tn the giddy whirl, We tired of the seono.and left “tho place of —_wrotchod- ness. Police officers walked up and down this midway streat, ant at times leaned up against the bulld: ings, CLOSING SCENES. Tt was now nearly 1 o'clock, ‘The electric Ughte shown brightly. Now women and men would pass down ithe strects. We started homeward, Jeroesed the ferry and about two lo’ctock entered our cosy apartments Jat Hotel St. Mark and proceeded to pack our trunk and sult caso propara. tory to Teaving Oakland and Son Francisco the next morning at 10 o'clock anit thus dogin in earnest the return trip, on, this, our long four ney. J PEARY WANTED ALL _ CREDIT HIMSELF Wasbington, D. C., Jan. 10.—Ad- taltting that the North Pole is. just as much lost as éver and that all future attempts to fad It must be independent enterprises, unaided by bia own work, Captain Robert B. Peary, the Arctic explorer, answered & crossfire of questions ate hearing bofore.the House Committeo on Ne. val Affaire today, He told bow he wanted the glory of the polar achleve- ment for dimeclf, declining to let any member of bis expedition, other than the*negro, Henson, go op tho last dath with him; how his publishing contracts bad precluded him trom tostizying before the committee last spring, and Low monibere of his ex Pedition had been ‘prohibited trom writing abont tho trip, Captain Poary wat asked’ to ator light ‘on why, ax a naval of floor, he made no report to the Navy Department. Mr, Roberts asked him if tt wae not customary for an officer ito report on matters for which he was detailed. Captain Peary sald he had made some report to the Coast land Geodetto, Buzzer nd chad ad: Wedd -the Navy Department of that thet. Tt was-bia impression that the auperintendent Of the survey had made report to the navy. Pressed by Mr. Roberts, Captain Peary wald ere wha’ e-letter of bis somewhere jaakiog secrecy -for his written repor to the eutvay ae (0 sodindings,-ete. “Why, being detailed to got cer tain information Sr the! government aia Bae tbe’ govethinent. not ti ins tg leforsadtion watt labér ff . e Hon niet Bn RGRAY ceri ito ‘testitying’ in the spresence of peinmpande ropresiotaiitge: He wes islven' permiealon to fle tla reason 19 writing, ees “Why ald you uot fako , white members of your party with you,o0 the final atage ot your tHp noith: ward, go. thet thofe might be ¢red- {blo ‘corroborative evidencot”” asked Reprosentative Roberts, of Massictin notes. 5 “Ia tho firat place,” replied Capt. Peary, “I have always mado the final spurt, with one, exception, when Loo as with me, with oie man and the Eskimos, * because the man- 1 tnok pith me (Henson) was moro offectivg tor combined demands of -exten work than ang white man, The pole wan something to which T havo de- voted my Iifo, for which I bad gone through such ‘hel) as I hope no man In this room will over exporlence, and I Wa not, feel that should dt vido it with a young man who bad not tho right to it that I had.” Capsain Poary was asked by Mr. Roborta it any fnjunction of secrocy had deen mado as to what members of tho oxpedition might say. He ro piled that mombors of bis party were Rot freo.to write ‘or lecturo atter thole return except with bis written permission, oxplatiag that thor were pald tar thelr agrviods, Mr. 3fa com, of Arkansas, fhterJocted that Captain Peary wan also paid for bis ‘services through the salary paid htm as avnaval‘oficon Captain Poary, roplyliig to repeat, ‘ed quostions as to tho results of his Arctic trip, wald that bo bad not yot Propared such a chart as would ou able“any one to follow In his foot. steps to tho pole, bat ho “Imagined” that he bad data, by which he could prepare such a cuart, Ho sald the position of tho North Pole could be charted Just tho samo as the equa tor; the trouble was the comparative low alutude of tho sun, which nover gota higher than 22 1-2 degreea above the horizon, For that reason, ordinary obser vaflous could not be rellod on with accuracy. ‘Tho committe will continuo ‘the nearing of Captain Peary éomorrow. ‘8360.00 ENDOWMENT PAID, Ruchmond, Va., Jan 7, 1911. This {8 to certify that I hare re- colved from Jobn Mitchell, Jr., Grand Chancollor of the Grand Logo of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A, 8. A. B.A. A. and A., ($150.00). Ono Hundred and Fifty Dollars io payment of the deathclaim of Bro- ther William Bagby, who was a member of Union Lodge, No. 92. of Nowman’s, Virginia. ‘ Blgned: : . 0. J. BAGBY, Beneficiary. Witnens: . . ¢ Joba G. Smith, D. BG. C. A. D. Prico. 81,000 Verdict For' Mary Saunders and Charley Toms: (Fort Smith. Ark. Appreciator Union) Possibly tho largest verdict over rendered for colored peoplo tor the tallure to deliver a telegram was that recelyed recently at Van Buren in favor of Mra. Bary Saunders at 815 North "Street ta thie ety and er brothor, Charley Toms, of Clarendon, this State, Mr. Tome waa trying to get hore to attond tho funeral of thelr sister, Lou Taylor, Inst sum- meth and the tolesram was not de-| Uvered until after tho sender of tho message had arrived, Tholr verdint agatnst tho Western Union Tolesraph Co, was for $1,000. Lawyer Jo Jobneon conducted tho caso for thom, Jt will be remembered that Law yer Johnaon has conducted several casee in This citf and tn other places whore his cllest was a Negro against a whito nian, and notwithstanding he {2 a Democraf,“when a Negto om plova bim he gives him the samo sor. vice be would a white elicat. ee. OUTRAGED IN OKLATOMA (Muskoges Okie, Cimtter) On Saturday morning, December. 41, 1910, Dr, W. 3, Thompking of Kansas City, Mo., and one of the most prominent and auccecatul phy- aiclans In tho West, left hia homo via tho M., K. & T. railway for Mc- Alester, Okla, ‘The dodter bas been one of the phyalclans who treated Miss Hazel McDantel daughter of Hon, B. B, McDanfel, when she was near death, auffering trom mallg- nant typhotd fever, ‘The doctor bad purchased a rafiroad tieket and also & pullman tlcket to bie place of des- tination, and his trip was pleasant and unsventfal until he reached the town of Vinita, Okla, At this point he was Informed by four big burly deputy ahorise that he was under arrest and forcibly txken from tho train and carried up town to be {n- carcorated {a fall, Tho county Judge rotased to assumo Jurisdtction and tho four offers ther conucted thelr prisover to., two by four Jus- tice of the pesed.” - - g Horo s€ was discovered the doctor bad beon arrested without a warrant and thero waa noné of the train crew proent to make w complaint, but Uttle thing ko that made.no difter- eace to “hixzoner” and a fine of A Gollar and costs wan ansotsed agp the prisoner avd ho was notified tt was pay up or go to fall, and the whole amount was $16. Great God! Just think! A cost Du of $14 for arresting ® oltizen who had committal no crime unlose to Fide fu & Pallatan is erie. , Tha hungry hounds “inurt have jose ae. think, arnage , thay ‘bretetbed the s.wad, Bix fer Aisle heraed to make 1412 By thie tla he ood 4 Idd: Ue MAT on eee y deoancine aM advised | by. Low delored ‘soet phe “gapiagenimngnn i epiaatesatee tars eas ee HE re Se fi. Hereisthe -+@ xOUR (ONBY) . eer fo ‘O x i and the” et oe Lf cs _—<! Home. i | EAS Ser aee : af. VR Sree “ : . ae , . See Me About 8 A AOR ; ARE CON RA so . es > idl i RS ’ eae | B. A. CEPHAS, ena, Richmond’s Real Estate Agent. fi EE RITES, 602 North Second Street. atood arosind trombling {or the atrant gor, 40 pay up.the unlucky amount sad go, did so.and returned to the Katy dopot paid anot¥er fare to Mc- Alester and wax allowed: to Gopart in DEN S ‘A moro oxtransoul it dimnable Invasion of the Hgts’ of a citizen was nevor ‘porpetrated., Just think of It. A reputable citizen b4-gentioman outraged..by a set of iguoranmuses end projidiced Movil who are a dis graco to the fair State of Oklahoma. Dr. Thompkins ts assistant city phy: slcian for Kansas City. Gr. Medical Rog. of K. of P. of Missourl, school Inapeptor, chlof medical adviser for the National Negro Educational Loague. A thirty-tbreo degreo Ma son and has the confidence and re- spect of the better class of whito etl zens of Kansas City, Mo. “Dr. Thompkine was an Interstate passonger ond all the way from Kansas Clty to Vinita ent and con versed with high class whito gentle men who never once objected to is presence, but to the contrary wore glad to convorso with an {ntelll gent up to date man. Every one knows there is no social equality fn riding oo a tralo and It Is trao thal tho bill bilites who arrested the doc tor would on account: Ygnoranc eon out of aco If a 8 ‘and doubtless never before saw the loalde Jot one. oe aad Tho Katy conductor who ordored tho arrest bas gotten «his compan) {nto a mess that could bave beot avolded because ho ha¢ no ripht whatavor to order # passenger taken from a Pujlman cor. ‘Tho doctor {8 mado of, the proper kihd of stnff and says ho will teact these projudiced holl hounds a les fon they won't toga fovget, The United States courts ase dpen to him and he will not let up until the com pany makes amemds:for tho barst treatment be recelvad. ‘The locat or ‘ganizations in the Stato will asstet Ir tho Aght for inetice and right. 1 BEEIEVE IN LOVE, 1 boliove In Lovo! No othor Light could ‘grow Tho stare above ‘Whoto souls thus brightly glow. No other Link ef Lite gould hold Each swinging world within ite place: No other Forco could shape or mold A sun or moon in alry apalo— ‘Ab, yos! I delleve It Lore! * } pottere in Lave! No other Truth could shino As this, and prove” « To ufo’ so rich a ehrine. wér hearts that kneel in bely prayor. : No other Touch our lves could key And harmonize the éweetness there Bara’ Love—the soil of Molody, Ab, yea! I bellevo In Love! I Bellevo {a Love! 1 belleve in Lovo! I livo to’ Love: I love, to- lve. On earth Delon. fo Rear here’ No greater Bf tis Gou'to kire— For Love {s God, and God Is Isove! —Licfan B. Watkins. Sir Georgo L, Coleman. D. D., G. C. of Randolph, Va., was in tho city this week, | THE DOCTOR #UKD. —An Interesting Onso. ‘The following item from the Rich- mond, (Vp.), TrnesDispateh of Jae. 7, 1921, bxplalns iteolt: -In the Chancery Court the case of Lynch against R. BF. Tancit, executor wan deoided in favor of thw piaintit Tt was'the ‘contest of the will of « colored woinan named Martha ‘Har ria, {nvotving about $1,200. ‘Tatiell, who-te a cofored' physician, had written the-will-fon-her end hyd tamed himeglt ns the sol benet- claty. ‘Arcee sitting two’ days tho jury decided that it waa not her last Will and testament, and ‘et it naldé. Pas eatate will be divided among her relatives. “ : It seoine that Mrs. Harris wishad De. Tancil to Have ail'of her property to the oxstuston of ter tejatives, and be did aa dive afked Btn to Wo, ade it over. to bimeol oi TR er store dd OU tao: a favorat wee thie he ‘inate -and gontect thd wes WA ih ge UNO IN MEMORIAM. HARRIS—Sacred to tho memory ot my dear husband and our loving father, Ailen J. Harrie, who dled this day two years #go, Jap. 11, 1909: Ho $s gono, but not forgotten; ‘Never shall bis memory fade. aweeter thoughts forever linger "Around the grave whoro he {s 1aid. eiby MMs Wife and Chiliros, RUTHER GLEN NOTES. Ruther Glen, Va. Jan. 8, 1911. “Rev. W. M. Wasbingtos, of Snell, Spotsylvania County, Va.,'bas been called to the.pastorial charge of tho Mt. Salom Baptist Churcb, Hewlett, Va. Ho will enter upon bis dutlos there January 22, The Oxford Zion public-school has ben completed and Miss Marlo E. L. Colman, of Scotts burg, Va., 18 proving to bo quite an officlent teacher, Sbe is a graduate fof the Hartaborn Memorial College. Mr, Balfour Hil will return to Potoreburg Jan. I4th, where bo at- 'teuds school, Roginald ¥. ¥.1l teaches ble same school neat Hoswell, Hanover Coun: Va. ‘Mr. M. E. Tyree, o prominent car- penter of this place, te kept busy at his trado this season of tho year. XYZ ‘A NATIONAL LEADER WANTED. In reply to notice in your last {s- ave, R. H. Ball wants , @ national lender, we bigbly indorse bis idea. Every State of the Union should hold a convention and elect delogates to hold a national convention, and from a vational convention elect a national leader, We should not only bave a Teader In the national convention, but a loader of every State. By so doing ‘Wo could have a man to represent our {ntorest dy calling on our State Log- {slaturos. | We indorse the movoment. MOSES PORTER, + JARY MEADOWS, ; ‘Nowbern, Va. | —————— | ROURLE AT TRE ACADEMY. Police OMficer Caunes tho Trouble. Quito a sensation occurred at the Academy of Music last Saturday af- ternoon at the matinee, when some lof tho colored theatregoers, who had Deen In line sinco 1 o'clock got to the gallery in which colored people are allowed to alt and secured good seats. A police offcer ordered them to move, and they at Aret refused to do #0, Tho officer dlroctod the show: man to send thom over, but ho de ellned to make them go—fust re fauerted them to do eo. : Finally the offcer thréatened to ar rest thom, and they were forced to tho aide seats, Mra, Wra.- Miller walked out, Sho was given her money. She went bomo and. later consulted ua, We advised ber to seo tio manager. She succented {0 seeing Mr, Wines, tho Assistant Mau: ‘ager, and bo sald'that the officer had no authority to move them... The roatn Jn question-bad boon reserved for colored people. He offered het 8 ticket for the night's performance, telling hor that he would ses. that sho got properly accommodated. We advised hor to take the matter up [with Chief Werser. He lnvestixated the matter and gave the desired eat Infactlon, stating that bo had lsened Jorders that tho police woutd taken bart In the assfxament of seats tc patrons, ]__Thelr auttes would Wecontinod tc Preserving order, If a person.tako the acat assigned to her there woule do ng trouble. It la needless te state that thie ruling haa given ab tolute eatietaction, and there ts much Joy among the colored theatre goers, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs. and Court Todgon and Oftcers to Bo ‘Tho offcers of the subordinate lodge and courta-of the clty of Rich- mond of the Knighta of Pythlas, N, Aes Be Au Bas Au A de Ac will bo in atalled “at the Fitcestreet Haptlat Chureh next Monday night gt 3° 49 S'clock by: Gras Chaneslios 7 im Mitel | A, lares ‘tteac sie expected, ‘exercises -. iri toteresting, Mme McNairdee GIFTED CLAIRVOYANT peers aie ‘Tho giftes clairvoyant, tho great female wonder, born with tho double (caul) voll. Sho {s ono of the old anctent Southern Clair Voyants of New Orleans, Sho fs a living phrenologlet and physiox- omist. Sho toll plainly what you aro adapted for In Ilfo by read- fog your brain and mind. With » grasp of hor band sho givos you 2 course of influence to enable you to overcome all bad luck. She hav made thousands of homes happy. Rend the fifth ébapter. af Yereo of St. Matthews: “Blessed aro the peacemakers for they shall Be called tho caildron of God" Sho reunites the separated, maRes ponte where there { confusion. Your busband or wife or sweet Beart will novor forsake you, but wilt’ love you and marry you soonor if you will only heed thie lady's consultation, Read what eovoral ladies of your city say. “Ye, we belive her a Godsend to un. My bueband and [ ecparated ovor a year ago, and just think. since I calted on this Indy, be returned to mo. We aro togother and happy. This young lady saya The one f loved refused to call or write mo. 1 called om this lady and wo aro now engaged. You can't afford to mis conaulting this gifted Indy. Sho iw gifted to Tead characters. Sbe challongos tho world to excol hor advice on Tove, losece, Duotness, family and foanctal troubles Reunites the separated, causes speedy marriagos with ono of your choice No cards allowed in her place of buslocss. No ono’s itl wishes Alled: strictly a Christian lady, and tends eotirely on hor heavenly sift. Tf you aro painful oF alling, think you have beon withcratted, 50 to seo her. Sho spent elght yours in the jungles of Africa, and has traveled through 34 Btates Wlolng good wherever she went. Rend St. Jobn, 9th chapter, 33d verse “I€ this man 19 not of God, ho could do nothing.” “1, for one, ag ono In tho midst, Bfy heart ached trom tho cruel treatment of ‘my busband and tho way ho would throw away bis timo and, money, until I consulted this wotdorful lady. It will soon be @ year, Through her he has beon a loving busband, and teday be presants mo-with a, lordly lot on whieh he will bulld abome, Tonguo can't praiso her too highly. ‘Thousands are flocking to see this Wonderful lady dally. Hor powerful consultation whon heeded has acnt sunsRine to the homes of all who called. Don't put off, but call at oncé, if you wish to enjoy future happiness. You may call at all hours, also Sunday, Don't dolay. Highly ondortod by all tho press, teachers, preachers, lawyers and doctors, and como well recommonded by four of tho Joading lodges, the 8. M. T., United Order of Truo ReQrmors, also the Calathan Court. ‘The church scclety of her home, known by the name of United Gisters of Charity of the Misstodiary Church, and loved by all. God has endowed her with an onspoakadle bleo- sing to ald homanity. Sho doals In ‘nothing to be anbamed of, Bho wants to hoar fram all that aro in trouble or distress, Addremn MADAM MeNAIRDER, 1103 N Sonato Avo., Indianapolis, croag NEY Mo attention pald to letters without ong dotler to: *qRIKD TO DEMOLISH STATION. HOUBE, J. 5, Swoonoy (white), who was arrcated by Pollceman Tucker on a chargo of belug drunk and dlsordor- ly on tho street, became obstrepor- ous fo tho Firat Pollto Station Wod- nesday night and broke up all the Watef Axtures i his cell. ‘Tho bouse officers experionced much diculty in removing him to bis coll, and a few minutes latér there caino to tholr cara the sound of rending and toar ing. ‘They ran to Investigate, and found that Sweeney bad broken off & long ‘ploce of pipe amt had done other damage. Ho was promptly ta- kon down into tho dungeon, whore it wan Impossible for him to do fur- ther damage, Ho became qulet there and wont to sloop. Jim Hopkins (colored), of 1308. West Lolgh Strect, was ‘sorlously in- jured were night in an altor. cation ‘with ite Merritt, alias ‘Jockos. also colored, who “ls al- leged .to have atruck Hopkins with 5 Sitar. pin. i? Hopilns received the blow {n hie ave, which was knocked completely Be Set a atitatae al Li a ing to perolllog, Bs had tataty bse; ad some of It was scatters ‘orer Mopkine'’s boty. °. LOST AN EYE. OFFICERS ELECTED. At the meeting of the Dubois Lit- oraty Soclety of the Virginia Union Univorsity, Jan. 7, 1911, tho follow- ing off{ers wore elected: Prosident—B. D, Thompson. Vice-President—A. M. Walker. Treasurer—A. A Barton. Journaliat—A. R. Etheridge, Critlo—H, H. Long. Recording Secretary—L. Abrams. Correspoding Secretary—W. 0. Wilson. Chaplain—J C. Carrol?. ‘The officers will be installed to- atght. A NARROW ESOAPE. J. T. Wall, pf Noth Carolina, an employe of- the Richmond and Hen- rico Railway Company, fell fifteon: feet frem the top of a-troe at Bt. James and Leigh Streets Wednesday sfieenoea, ‘but was not esriously In- ured, | Wall was in tho tree cutting away branches ‘and limbe {6 make" room for free, ‘wiror, when he lést his footing oie Feit tie fat rear bro n by ower bratches, and he was si eave@trom setious Jajary,. . s-Mre. “Nichole rise aad “eon, (Dave returaed Roe. “attee’: yialted SEP L a | ng ACRE ee ae eee: "Same Seine eo os . eek ee eri ea nearer SATURDAY... .JANUARY 44, 1025. - One Would Do It. “You know what I'm gotng to dof whispered the girl as she looked around at the crond that was beginalng to-be ao sleepy and thot still stayed on. “I'm golog to give a party and start the Chinoee fanbion of telling them when to go. I'm going to get cp as they do and say ‘I'm sorry. bot it’s me for you to xo home. Here's, your hat’ I think tt will be a mighty fine thing, So few peole know when to go bome. Don't yuu think so?” “Mighty Que,” be answered, “but you Gon't intend ever to give but one party thon, I see."—Exchange. Whirlicotes. Toe frat Garringes used 1a Britate were calicd whirllcotes. They are mentioned as baving been in use at about the middle of the fourteenth cen: tary, Edward Ill. drove up to one ts @ tournament at BSuithdeld, which seems to bave bad some claim to re aemble a triumphs! car, And when Richard I wan Aylog before Boling broke his mother rode {n a carriage with 2 canopy supported on pillar and surrounded with curtaing that could be drawn up at pleasure.—Lon. don Baturday Review Caught onthe Rebound. ‘The old man was lecturing, his more er leas wayward son on the evila of wetting up late Io the morning, “Remomber,” be said, “that it was the early bird that caught the worm.” “But how stout the worm, dadT” queried the youth, who thought be bad Aus sire up tn tho alr, “Where did his rowsed for getting up early come taT* “Lam mformed,” replied the old man gravely, “that the worm was on his way home—badu't boen in bed at all” And, there being nothing more, to tay, the young man sald nothing — Chicago News, | ‘The Keys of the Universs. Ta the year 1094 William Patterson, founder of the Bank of Scotland, con- celved the grand project of planting ea the isthmus of Darien a British colony which, In bis own words, “whould eccure for Great Britain the keys of tho universe, enabling their Peeseatora to give laws to both oceans And to Decome the arbiters of the com- mercial world." This colony was sctu- ally founded at a place still known as Puerto Escoces, but its people were gubscquently forced by the Spaniards te evacuate and retura to Scottand— (Argenant. Talk and Money, * ‘Talking, about promises,” said a pro- moter, “some of these moncyed men, ‘with thelr mouths fall of militons and thelr quite empty hands, reminded me ofa barber This barber sald one day ‘as be shaved. me: “That's a fine pop of Simmons’, Ta give omything for it’ "Well, it's for sale, tan't it? said 1. “Tho barber burst into sneering langhter. 4 “Ok, yes, it's for sale,’ eid he. “But 0 you know what Simmens wants for “st? Why, gar” ‘Making Himself Selld. “Btop this-way, ladies and gentle men,” exclaimed the lecturer tn the imo inuseum, “and gaze upon one ef the greatest wonders knewn te medi- al sclence—the ossified man, a hirmas betng, perfectly normal in every other Fespect, bat who bas turacd to stena.” “How did be got that way? came « eke the awestricken throng. ‘“Lavh” repliod the lectures, lower. “tag bis Voice conSdentially; “love did it He fell ia love’ with « boantifnl walden, tried te make himself sollé end overdid It. We will new pass on Go the’ — A Hearty Wetoome. | “Ie it net, true that you farmers are hnestile to balloguistet” ventured the young seronsut whe bid deeceaded in Scary, or Henagee “Why, Bo, i” ewghod the old farmer as be came forward with a pitchfork. “We ure always gisd to have a ballcon land os our place.” “T'm certatnly giad te hear IL” “Yeas; the last ono that 1anded bere came in handy, I used the ropes to tie the steers, pecked corm ta the bagket and cut the gas bag up and made ever- alls for all the farms han@a. Welcome, stranger, welcotze!"—Bixchanse, She Wanted a Tite, A title gives tho right to embroider & cornet om the bedy linen. It te Picasant in a railway train te goor eceat on a coroneted pocket handker- e@hiet, La Marechal Niel thought so, I dare say, tx the summer of 1860. Her trusbdand cecaped the carnage of exe of the battion fought that year 19 Lombardy. He alse assured agatast heavy odds and the terrible blunders sf tho general staf victory to the Wrench. Hils wife was with him when Ms merabate baton was brought ts with @ letter from Napoleon UII. Niet hovght Mme. Niel would have melted ‘The Mewgun. ‘The Mewgen le sill popular for ‘danting irda among: the Kearati 12- Mase of Loulelans. weapon oen- sity of 0 tube, ef cove, atest iy feet loa, rubbed smooth em the tiside with am Lnyhement mad¢ toe the purpece and carefully otratytiened satth:cthe. aid. of Gre. Blender polated ab som , atic aaa” Wregped, ithe Salnd of: Ite leaach se 0 Pe’ Catton. ta" roa it, ‘the erake "6h the “tabh. “The teaser Euan aes FATAL ce Ore eT ee eS then "a quick pulf of the breath Irired the Ittie dart fying with sutficient fores to Impale and kill # small bird or equirrel—Pittaburg Dispatch. The Last Chinese Actress. Many visitors to the Celestial King om havo noted the absence of wemer from the atage. All the roles in &@ Chi- nee play are taken by wen. This singular custom ta traced back to a woman's wom The Emperor Tung Decking married an actress at tho be: sinpiog of the elghtecoth century, when women were allowed op the stage. The emperor died, and the eat proas dowager rut! the cuuntry for her sou, the Prince Kin Sug To aat- isfy ber ganity this whiewd nnd most peeullar woman bnyued atidecree in the year 1733 forbidding, under penalty of inatant death by the aword of the exe: cutlouer, any member of her vex to appear on the Chinese atage “After me, po one," suld the empress dow ager, and ture her day no woman within the rewh of Chines Inw has dared to test the atreugth of her ag, cree The Boy Told Them. “Ag odd ttetdent happened tn Al Dany a number of years ago, when was a metuber of the legislature,” anid a Judge “One diy for Mone reason a member wauted tu verity a certian passage fromsthe Ten Commandments, but when n Mlbie was banded bim be id vot know where to lok — Neither 41d any of hia colleugues know, Near- ly everybody wan award that the él- vine liws were wumewbere biden away Ip the Old Testament, but this was the end of the combined knowl- edge of the asxombly At this Juncture € meek freed iitle pare. a youbgster of some twelve aummers, piped up that {f the gentleman would look in the tweaticth chapter of Exodus he would find the commandments It wah « rather disconcerting ting that a cham bee of grown men hed to acknowledge the superior information of a child."— ‘Baltinere American, Out and In Politics. | Newspaper meu in « Jarge city of the middle west bave had a dificult twe wying to elicit political Information from a certaio politician in that town \who tn answer to all questions lavarl- ably offers the stereotyped response, “f am at of politics.” . Inaswmuch as the man is an Smpor- tant figure ip the local political tur- moll, this response {s, not taken sett PT Wy he Interviewers, to, whom, eed, Ita repeated utterance bas be. come & trif_e monotonous. ‘Not long ago a veteran reporter suc- ceeded In gaining the presence of the polltictsn, to whom he put the query, “What's golog on In politics?” "Ob, I'm out of politics,” he aatd “That's understood, of courre,” quick- ly responded the nctibe “Would you mind letting us know what progress you're making toward breaking in again ?"—Bxchange. Then She Fainted. Little Mr. Crumpson arrived home one evening rather earller than usual to find his wife nway on a shopping expedition. He picked up a Indien’ pa. pet and was sodu {nterested {0 8 recipe for making ginger biecuits. “Happy thought!’ satd Crampeon, SUT give the minsus a pleaant sur- prise.” And when the Indy arrived home abe fennd a nice plate of bis- cults on the table “gplendid, George, dear” sbo said as abe nibbled one of the dainties, “What de you call them?’ : “Ginger auaps, pet. all my own make,” was the prond reply. Where did you get the ground gin- wet, George?’ “In the cupboard, darling. ‘That gree tin, you know.” ‘“Ospboard! Green tin! came the exelamation, “Ob, George, that was reach polson!”—London Scraps. A Freak of the Crrds. It ls well knows to card players that the number of combinations that cao be made with 2 deck of Afty-twe cards Me practically anilmited, aod many ato- ties of freak hands at poker bare gone the reunds for years, It is probable, however, that five hands dealt at a “tamily” game in Germantown coe evening will stand as the most re- markablo on record. Ip the game were three women and two men, and tho yack kad been tn use for half an bour When each of the players picked up & “pat” hand, which reaulted in some Uvely betting of ponny chips. When the showdewn came It was found that the hands In. order frém the dealer mere an sieht full a sevén full « atx full, a five full and a for full. As the Geater had the iqprest baud le was tut usder suspicion, but the fve hands were kept-as a curtoaity.—Phlladelphia Record. Always Losing His Bost. A colored man calling himself, “Captain Jehn DB. Simpeon™ and at times salltog undor other names has boon poralatently .ewialling both white and colored people in Nortoik, Portamouth, Newport News aod Phosbus, His plan bas boon to re present that ho hes money tn a col- ored bank in this clty. He gets his victim to write fo John Mitebell, Jr., President and tell him to send him six hundred and fifty dotlars or some lik amount at once to thy pereor, who is writing the fotter or advanc- ing him a email eum of meney until he had gotten bis money from Rich. mond. Fle allopes that he ts captain of « sailing veosel, whieh according tp his letters has been lost near Ti{mbte Light off Buckroe Boach and as he has been carrying on this kind of awindling for about two years, that boat is presumably wracked every two or three wooks,. He asks that the letter be sont to bim'in care of the person, whe allvancea the money. Hig Sever oomos bask to see tf the money, comes ashe direct. Ws have writton continously te the pica a erty wokaye a time. “ipaesr doar of Oupaln eh bu Kae. . (a BL Alerpeon :ec' eaybody "WHs 34038" Lice Rigasy, acy < Fe Pa DYP PAN BY i Ke THE RICHHOND PLANTT. RICHMOND: VIPOEA, cniemnaet sammtncumeneaats of eee RE —— "German Steak. Cae ‘To'n piut of cold minced lamp ‘edd two stalks of fuely chopped celery and @ tablespoonful of parsley. Btir Ir & tablegpoonful of melted butter, th crumbe of three large crackers, balt @ tearpounful of salt, ope-elghth {tex spooutyy of pepper, one teaspodaful of teen mint chopped “hie, one eaten egg and. enough water ty mols ten, Bbape tnto a teak and plate im buttered pan. Bake for thirty mip tutes, basting three times, Use two t# Dlespoonful of vinegar to which tableapoonful of melted butter has been added. Cover the top of tho steak with cracker crambe mixed with egg yolk and replace in oven to brown. Berve with a garnish of parmley and sliced lemon,—Ohicago Record-Heralé. Ancthar tnsomnia Ours. For sleeplessnese fil a hot water bot (le and place it under the ankles. Tt works better there than at the soles of the feet. Pat « rather email axsoant of very cold water in another rabber bottle and fay it on the head. ‘The cold water {s more comfortable than fce, wich scoms exciting rather than soothing. At first, seya 2 weman whe tas tried thls cure, I would get te sleep inabout am hour and wakg again ts the water heated. The cold water would have to be changed four or fire times doting the night Then once changing was enough, and now If the Weain begins to spin after I lie down for sleep I put on the eid water bot- tle and am asleep soon for the whole night—Harper’s Barar. Beards and Barristira, = To England barristers were at exe time strictly prohibited from wearing Beards, In the “Black Hooks” af-Lin- coln's fun there Is an ender, dated “AM Bainte’ day, 1542," which eniscti tay ae. Germyn, oon of the Felawahy, shall before the xith Gay of the ty stant moneth of Novémbor shave of hte beardo and afterwards to kepe the same in lke sorte, upon the payne te be exiled from the Felawabip." A fow yeara later, In 1557, the order was bemowhat relaxed: "Item, that none under the degre of a knight er bancher ‘ware any bearde above iif, weakes’ growinge, upon payne of XLs. for every weaks after monyeics."—Lendc Chrontele. | Ia Oltren. A vanabie ond semowhat curtoas variety of cltron ts enitivated along the shores of Albania, western Bu- ropean ‘Turkey. It is kgowa as tho “Caneala” of “Esrog” (Hebrew), It ts a small citron, weighing sot shore than twenty-ve drama, jost large enough to be held fn the band, and ty Rhus used fa the religious ritual by the Jews all over the world during the celebration of their feast of tabers Ractes, Sock a citron, $f suflcientty small, without blemish and possessing: comewbat extended poecle, is valacd ‘at from $4 to $10 each. ‘These cltrons’ are mostly exported frem Parge, Tur key, and not from Corfu, as ts gener- Aly supposed. A few are sald’ to grew. near Diakort, Greece. He Backstid. ” An Atchison man whe recently “com fessed rellaton” and became a member of the church says his fantily, and not hts assoctates dewntows, are — Mble for the backsliding that followed ‘within three weeks. He says hia wife and che girls wore tn a conspiracy to. teapese upem hint, to werk him tee! woe, © make hie Ge mart work around the house and te eubwit te all sorta of tyranafes withent eromblse “He cas't object,” he evorbeard bis wife say, “for he has religion now and fa bound te be mock and hamble.| ‘Three weeks o€ this drove him into frensy, and one day be beckalid s0 re- heeroentty and forcibly. thet his wite aod daughters were left speechless — Atehlsca Globe. A Lever of Cander, Tmpecenieus Men—1 wish you would ‘be we kind us to lend mo a sovereign. TU pay you bac in a few days. Candid Friend—It you hed axkod me fer the lean in a candid and atralght- forward manner I winld have loaned yeu the mouey, but asking me In the way you did causes-me to distrust 7 Gon nd "t ondegstand you.” “rou uated Be to be no kind as te toad you « soveretga?” Tes.” “If you had been candid, you would have ald to me, ‘Bo so stupid, be such an igneminlous ass, such a hopeleca Kifot as to tend mo a sovereign,’ and you might have got {t'"—Pearsew'e ‘Weekiy. A Joke on Offenbach. Offenbach, the famous opera bouffe composer, had an insatiable thirst for wuceess and fame combined with a vanity that occastonaily played him a worry trick. Once ke was going down tha Rhine ot 2 steamer, among wheee passengers was the Duke of Nexsow, a | Vga IN 7 Heretic N\\ lif 3 weaeneean eee? i) Ngee eo eee a Sa § THE. CLD. BLE Di FOR Y Sesenatae ts Seare et PLUABLE ARD GLOSSY, EASY TOONS AND, : Fey cA Ae yRIE TAR LENGTH WILL {om TS SUARNGL EDS Bon . GEMEDTIBAXES | ‘SHORE MALY HAIN. GROW LONG AND YORY, BEST. FOMADE ON THE MARKET FOR DANDRUFY, STOKURS OF THE SCALP AND. FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. Saciea Sioa SOuB BY DRUGGISTS.. TF YOUR DOUSEIST CARROT SORELY oe en an apr a lime: ce earriee URES ek OA. Omice Heaje; 8 A. M.BRGP. M.. CEITY Vy DR.». B RAMSEY, Batifing, Boeus tore Rad Floor, RICHMOND, § - VIRGINIA, seer Nelson's Heir Dreasing ean be 20 cured from the agent, Mr. Joseph Evans, 1802 Webster Avenue, Pitts- burg, Par A “Pretty Campliment.” Asron Bancroft, the father of the great American historian, was “a Massachusetts clergyman who revolted against the stern theology of the daf, ‘The young minister found himself held at arm’a Iength by-'the susrounding clergy. “Th “Tb Life and Letters of Georae, en Mr. M.A. DeW. Howe. augtes the followtog item from the old Ministers “Memoranda:” “An heviest but, vot very tatalligent farmer of my. parish some ten years ‘ago aécosted me fn this manser: "Wells fe. Bancroft, what de yeu think thespeople of the old parish may ogo" BET due ink vf answared, ‘I hope sofnetbing very good? ¥ os ‘They gay, ‘If Wwe find fanit with him be does ngt mind tt at all, and if je praise him fie does not mind It, bet steadily ot bid own way. We thérefore have concYoded that it ts best to let biat atone’ Z “The farmer meutioned the fact as & subject of laughter, but I thought and otill think that, taking the declara- tion fn Ite bearings, it waa the prettiest compitmedt I have receled threugh my whole Ute.” t 7 Disposing of Hash. ‘Yoast—I soo that all the food servod to guest at a Japanese dinner and not ocnsumed by him at the time is taken to bis home by. the servante of bie host. ‘3 Crimsonbeak—Tho bosts over thera aro cortalgy persistent. They seem to ‘got rid of thofr hash in some way!—Yookcrs Statesman, ‘The Planotoste. “Little Elste, whose mother was Mieltiog ber neighbor, was dolng the five-dnger oxereies. ‘Thumpt Rattle! Bang, bang,! Rat uel Thamp! “Groat heavens!” cried the nelgh- bor, startog op. “What on earth ts Your daughter trying to play now?” “It’s ap exercixe,” anid little Elste’s mothor, boaming with maternal pride, “from ‘First Bteps tn Music,” “ ‘First Stepa in MusleT'” repeated the barrassod noighbor. “Well, dear, fe thero nothing sho can piay with ber bandst’—Answers, SLOW BUT SURE. pen? A Lf 4 ZK NI ~ dda y “Pa: bal: Pea Bonny tin Pree: ¢ {riences ha) 2e TC ae ai Te ea Ny oe eevee mee Pep fee sa ‘, eS ap § ‘6 Mrs.) tree} ceeeemeeet omy F _ 2abeed WAM etreeHEwh) bem! ‘ye, Sa Yerasstaa steer etre, mines “taping cat x speek <I We TEE PI NT MRIS ERIE REE SPY ESTE TATE TSIM CREN LRT SEIS ELITE RINE IE AE IB A EIRP EET EE PSS | pga SCORN ach Pigg a beg a ri a —TRAIGDES ot © ytpias,: eh ’ OO RR Re eRe 1 Ne AWS. Ay Be Ay AAND A, HP SNES” * ~ i uae aes 02 a This organization is one.of the most powerfy] in’ the: ouiititry:.eud tte G0 a g' e mt tm te TY; COO has been phenominal. The Grand tof Virginia‘hag jurle- fy IS Siedon over all of tee ¢ities and counties in ec Thirty iege 4 r fy are required to organize.a new lodge, The benefits paid coustitute ona i ee 4-\ of ite strongest features, but the principles are gréater than anything vas ro ~ else. Founded on Friendship, based on Charity and established on Bo- LAL is). ; aevolence, the respectable, upright people of the state will find itan order Aa worthy of their heartiest support. * ‘avis . It pays an endowment and burial benefit of of $200.00 for all ages. It pays $4.00 per week dick dues, The badge costing 75 centd cach ta the only absolutely necessary regalla. For information-concerning the organzaltion of lodges ‘apply at the main offiee. | . pif | The Courts of Calanthe _.¥ Is the Female. Department of the Order. It-tequires a membership of © gta. thirty pers ous to Organize a court. Its members are pledged to exhibit Jee Fidelity, exercise Harmony an Prove Love one for the ather. It pays aN jan endowment and‘burial benefit of $150.00. It pays $3.00 per week sick bee dues. The only expense for regalia is shoves, e badge, so cents and RE arenes costing 25 cents for funeral occasions. i ‘For all information concerning special fares of membership in the lodges and conrts, address ~~ John Mitchell, Jr ohn Mitchell, Jr., _ ” ‘ ‘ . v i STIN. 4th Street. Se rE ES ne ee a Tine eT oe Se sctbicg om ean Ue valuabie oo borin mind, Ut» dimond iy wotth poticins 4t great trowble and cost, mech marg ts the mind of « bey or yecng man worth all Ge > : pellshing that the schools can gire (t Seep rapreipey epee gh dl neg Gil maf Jouth, Whe would choose poor phyvicias ta sare a tew conte when ts be denger) Fo cra ae be ela nets oes rae ee reer Increase the strength of characte sod of mind for Kis and proper ese for g hoger | * eeefulnoe? “ < as . ; i Pace Leanne te rie arc et A i] Pee an ie SEP Dormiery, Vorpihid- Suites Wanyenanny. Va. 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JORGEN'S SON Before makin, purchas you would dowell to call at the most "réliable furniture ‘house in the city and see the fine line of «agra REFRIGERATO) MatriNes _ OML-CLOTHS . Aud in fact everytlilng thet te sas in house foralshings. |.’ RUGS AND CAREeTS Ol. avery. description; also the; lacs dovigae ft ROCKREA Seer, RE: PENN HORTLY before New Year's the Springville Evening Star had printed in conspicuous type on its first page this announce- To the first baby born in Springville after the beginning of the new year the Evening Star will present a solid gold drinking cup. First come, first served It was observed around town that the offer caused several fond husbands to become visibly excited. Among those, and undoubtedly the most visibly excited of all, were Hon Samuel Parlow, recently elected to the legislature, and Joseph Barlow, a brother attorney, whom he had defeated in the race for the office. 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. 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