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THE RICHMOND PLANET VOLUME XXVIII, NO. 34. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1911. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. GRAND CHANCELLOR INSTALLS OFFICERS. Great Outpouring of People at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. There was a large out-pouring of the officers of the lodge of Knights of Pythias, and the courts of the Order of Calanthe, N. A., B. A., E. A., A. and A. last Tuesday night, 18th inst, at the Fifth Street Baptist Church. Grand Chancellor and Grand Worthy Counsellor John Mitch ell, Jr. presided. More than six hundred officers were installed. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D., pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist Church and by Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., pastor of the First Baptist Church. THE PYTHIAN ODE. "God. Bless Knightly Band" was sung, the large assemblage joining in the melody. Prayer was offered by Deputy Grand Chancellor O. M. Steward. District Deputy Robert M. Steward. District Deputy Robert terat-Arms W. Henry Jones, Mrs. Anna Taylor sat on the lower rostrum. The Past Officers occupied the front seats. MANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. The choir, under the leadership of Mr. A. McCoy rendered musical selections. Grand Chancellor Mitchell permitted all present, who desired to do so, ask questions. Many availed themselves of the privilege and some amusement was caused by the nature of some of the queries and the quaint but satisfactory way in which the chief officer answered them. THANKS TENDERED. The officers were then installed. Grand Chancellor Mitchell then delivered a short address: A vote of thanks, was tendered the Committee of Arrangements; the church and pastor, choir and after this prayer was offered by Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D., and the benediction was announced by Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D. MORGAN-LEMAS NUPTIALS The beautiful wedding of Miss Addie L. Vemas to Mr. John B. Morgan was solemnized Thursday, June 29, 1911 at Fifth Street Baptist Church. The wedding march was played by Miss Edmonia Anderson. The ceremony was performed by her pastor, Rev W F Graham, D. D. The bride entered the church with her uncle, Mr. Charles Lomas, who gave her away. Her gown was soft satin trimmed in sprangles and crystals with a hobbie train. The veil was arranged with pearls and orange blossoms. She carried a bouquet of white carnations. Miss Eva Graham acted as her maid of honor. She wore blue mesailline, trimmed in duchess lace and embroidered with pearls. Little Misses Joey Seay and Laura Washington acted as flower girl. The groom entered the church with Mr. James A. Winos who was his host man. The license was borne by her little daughter. The bridges腕袋 were Miss Katie Brown who entered with Mr. Robert Ferrell. She wore orange satin with crystal drapers and duchess lace. Miss Avis Horsley, who entered with Mr. George White wore pink mesailline with beaded drapers and Miss Marlo Ellis who entered with Mr. Alex Oliver. She wore lavender satin with crystal drapes and duchess lace. Mr. Thomas Pleasants, Mr. James Frayer and Mr. William Brooks acted as church ushers. In Memoriam. In sad and loving remembrance of our dear mother, Maria L. Harris, who departed this life July 20, 1899: "Dearest mother thou hast left us. We thy loss most deeply feel, But 'his God who has bereft us, He can all our sorrows heal." "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep From which none ever wakes to weep." Her daughters, ALICE & MATTE. Put your money in Real Estate. It's better than Life Insurance, because you get the benefit of it while you live. It's better than Banking, because there is no failure. B. A. CEPHAS, Real Estate Agent and Notary Public, 602 North 21st Street. Notice1 To All Whom It May Concern The output of First Baptist Church of Pocahontas, Va. is now valid. For further information, write to J. M. O'LANABAN, Church Clerk. While walking on the viaduct of the Chesspake and Ohio Railway between Marshall and Broad streets Thursday night, the 13th instant, about 9:30 o'clock, George Walker colored, thirty-five years old, a coachman the employ of E. D. Hotchkiss, of 7 East Frankin street, lost his footing and fell twenty feet to the ground below. He sustained a fractured skull and probably internal injuries. The city ambulance was called and injured man was attended by Dr. Teresa Tucker. He later taken to the Virginia Hospital. Walker was preparing to take several horses to Charlottesville, where Mr. Hotchkiss has a summer home. He had cared for the animals and was returning to the depot from a livestock car when he fell between the ties of the bridge. There have been several similar accidents recently at that point. Colored Man Asphyxiated. Williamsburg, Va., July 18.—Ned Harris, a colored well-digger, was asphylated in a well he was digging near Holdcroft, in Charles City county, a few days ago, and was dead when taken from the well. He had covered the well the night^ before and upon entering next morning was soon overcome by the deadly fumes that had accumulated during the night. A Mr. Powers, who went to his rescue, was also overcome by the gas, but was restored to consciousness with difficulty. Property owners who want good tenants, and who want their statements without trouble will do well to see me. Give the best advice you can return. Return to DEPTIA Real Estate Agent and Notary Public, 602 North Street St. Rev. S. H. Munford Visits Newport Va. Rev S H. Munford has just returned from Newport News, where he spent a week with Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Boulding of that city. It was a week of great joy. Many pleasant events occurred and many glad surprises from the Baptist Churches and Pastors of that city. No collections were asked for but the Churches and brothren, opened their hearts and hands to help the Blind Preacher. The following Churches gave a collection: First Baptist, $5.80, Sixth Mt. Zion, $80; Salem Baptist, Rev Wm. Fox, pastor, just installed, $5.88; one open air sermon, $3.30. Goddess the good people of Newport News. A Card of Thanks. Mrs Betty Brown (noe Mason) wishes to thank through these columns, her former scholars, viz. Mizsas Rosa B, Yancoy, Bolle V. Miller, Mesdames Fannie R. Carrington, and Fangie C. Brown, and Messra, George W. Gaskins, Fred D. Goodman, Fred H. Jackson, Charles Hamilton, Saml' M. Miller, Robert Archer, Robber Archie B, Hawkins, Jordan A, Jones and Mones M. Morris who no pleasantly surprised her Friday, July 14th with a beautiful loving cup, in affectionate memory of "Bygone days." Mock Conference A Mock Annual Conference of the A. M. E. Church will be held at the Third, St. K. M. E. Church July 24-26 1911. The public is invited to attend. Admission free. S. S. Morris, Bishop. Two Burned to Death. Lancaster, Va., July 18—A colored woman, Frances Wash, living near Rebothboth Church, and her four-year-old daughter, were burned to death late night. The house in which she and two or three young children were living, caught fire and burned down, without being seen by any other neighbors. This morning, when persons were seen in the house, the remains of the woman and her child in the ashes. The other two children, six and eight years old, were hiding among the bushes in the garden. They were unable to tell how the fire originated or how they managed to escape. 5 or 6 doses "666" will cure any case of Chills and Fever. Price: 25d. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1911. TRUE REFORMER SITUATION. EX-GRAND MASTER·TAYLOR'S STATEMENT. The Board of Directors of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers met at the True Reformer offices on Second Street last Monday. Grand Worthy Master A. W. Hojmes, preading. The primary object of this meeting is to arrange for the coming session of the Grand Fountain which will convene in this city August 22, 1911 and to receive the remainder of the money on the Old Folks' Home property. THAT TWENTY-THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS. This "amounts to" twenty-three thousand dollars. It seems thus that there has been a disposition on the part of some of the officials to treat this money as a special fund and not to permit it to go into the hands of Dr. John E. Moriweather, the treasurer of the Grand Fountain. The feeling existing between Chief W. R. E. and the Grand Worthy Master Holmes and his supporters on the other has intensified. AID PROMISED It is even alleged that aid has been promised certain True Reformer officials by those men now in authority and that this aid is being tendered. This is indignantly denoted by those men who have been appointed to the office. It will be remembered that the Board of Directors appointed a Committee to prosecute the guilty parties. THE PROSECUTING COMMITTEE This committee is composed of W. R. Grifn, chairman, A. Humbles, Floyd Ross and W L. Anderson. General Counsel J. Thomas Newcombe has been severely criticized for not proceeding arguably with the belief Grifn offered the resolution calling for his resignation. The resolution was not adopted. GENERAL COUNSEL EXPLANA- TION. General Counsel J. Thomas Newsome's explanation was that he had proceeded as rapidly as he could under the direction of the officials in authority. He had been directed not to proceed and suits instituted by him were proclaimed. The judge will be seen then that the bitter feeling between the contending factions of the True Reformers is being intensified. TALKING ABOUT THE MEETING. The meeting held at the True Reformers' Hall July 15, 1911 is still the subject of discussion, Chief W. R. Griffin made an open attack upon Grand Worthy Master A. W. Holmes, allonging that he was not only too timid in the discharge of his duty, but that his blunders had resulted in great financial loss to the Grand Fountain. He has called another meeting next Monday night at the Sharon Baptist Church. General Causal J. Thomas Newsome is booked to speak there too. LOCAL FEELING AROUSED. It is needless to say that they will have an audience. There is a disposition on the part of the officials and their advisers, who are being so mercilessly attacked to arouse a local feeling against the man who are hero pressing these prosecutionals. I understand that he is becoming a reformer who is liable to be either indicted by the grand jury next week or sued by the Grand Pondstone have already retained Hon. H. M. Smith, Jr., who is regarded as being the ablest practitioner of criminal law now before the bar in this city. AN ATTORNEY'S TASK. His influence with certain legal ir- bukehls, in this city is well known. He is expected, to clear those officials who can be cleared and to secure the least punishment for these, who must be convicted. One feature of the affair is the expense to which the True Reformer officials and ex-officials will be subjected in order to explain away certain discrepancies in the affairs of the Order. The "storm centre" has shifted from the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, U. of True Reformers, to the office of the Grand Worthy Secretary. SECURING BONDSMEN. It was reported that certain of the True Reformer officials have been busy securing bondage in anticipation of wholesale indictments by the grand jury which, all most next week, General Gortney J. Thomas Nesbaugh and Chief Welfare Griffin are now appealing to unravelling the tangle and with a hope of bringing order out of confusion. THE GOVERNOR'S LETTER Efforts have been made to have the reward of $500.00 offered by Grand Worthy Master A. W. Helmes supplemented by the state. The following letter from the Governor in response to efforts of General Counsel J. Thom as Newsome and Mr W. R. Griffin will explain itself: Commonwealth of Virginia, Governor's Office. Richmond, July 17th, 1911. J. THOS. NEWSEUM. Attorney, Richmond, Va. Dear Sir: I authorize you to increase the reward of $500.00 for the capture of R. T. Hill to $700.00. and the state will pay $200.00 of it. This offer will be good for four months. Very respectfully, WM HODGES MANN, Governor. WAITING FOR LARGER REWARD The fact that Cashier R. T Hill was permitted to walk away from this city has only increased the talk that he has sent away by interested parties. When the reward offered has reached its limit, it is believed that Hill will be produced by those who are anxious to obtain the money. His hiding place is said to be well known and he will be produced at the proper time. The offers in some quarters, it is said, are now being devoted to the task of continuing "the community of interests" between the suspected officials and to keep one of them from telling all he knows. FOUR MORE WARRANTS. Four more warrants were sworn out against I. B. Phillips last Tuesday afternoon before Magistrate R. T. Duke, Seventh and Marshall Sts. by Chief W. R. Grifflig and General Counsel J. Thomas Newsome. The officers went to Mr. Phillips residence to serve them. Mr. Phillips got in touch with his counsel, Mr. H. M. Smith, Jr. and he in turn called up Judge S. B. Witt and he directed the Chief of Police not to permit the warrants to be served. Mr. Phillips was already under a bond of $8000 with Mr. George E. Evans and Mr. Edward Ellis, Jr. as surrogates. He sent a short time in jail before his bond could be obtained. A DAILY PAPER'S VERSION. The following extract from the Richmond, Va. Times-Dispatch of July 19th will prove interesting reading: Four warrants, charging additional forgeries of checks to the amount of $100.75 were sworn out before Magistrate R. O. Duko last night against L. B. Phillips, book-keeper of the True Reformer's Savings Bank. The complaint was made by W. R. Griffin of this city, and J. Thomas Newsome a colored attorney of Newport News, but on account of an order issued by Judge Witt, of the Hustings Court. (Considert on Pace Number) The Troubles of Fifth Baptist Church and Its Pastor Aired Before this City and Southside. On Wednesday, July 12, 1911, in answer to a call previously made the representatypes from a large majority of the Baptist Churches of this city and vicinity assembled at River View Baptist Church on Jacqueline St., Rev. Howard A. Law, D. Pastor. After roll call Rev. E. Payno, D. D. Pastor of 4th Baptist Church was elected Chairman and Rev. Martin of Union Level Baptist Church, Fulton was elected Secretary, Rev. E. D. Lewis, pastor of the church being next nearest to the Fifth Baptist Church who issued the call for the advisory council stated the object of the call. Chairman Payne requested the agreeed members of the Fifth Church be heard to state their grievances. Because they came forward in a clean stream they met near read the charges, most of them of a very serious nature both against the Fifth Baptist Church and its pastor, Rev W. H. Dobson, D. D. SERIOUS CHARGES Among them were charges of wifebeating, drunkenness, false statement in alleging that he represented the Church at the Convention of the General Association of Virginia when he had been effected and given the money to do the same. More serious against the Pastor and Church, they were charged with excluding (9) nine members without giving a hearing, because they testified in court against the Pastor and Church in the sent the Church at the Convention as he stated to the Church he had done. After the aggrieved side had been heard from the Fifth Baptist Church was called for and no one responded. A brother who had no right as a legal representative arose and made his way to the front but Chairman Payne ruled him out. The whole matter was then after a little discussion by motion referred to a committee of 5 who brought in resolutions recommending the Church to make serious charges against both the Church and its Pastor, Rev. Dobbins, a committee he appointed to visit them and invite them to meet with the council later on. WILL MEET AGAIN The Council adjourned to meet Wednesday, 26th inst. at Moore St. Baptist Church, Rev. R O. Johnson, Pastor. As we stood on the outside looking in we got the idea the Council was seeking earnestly to do fair toward all partied concerned. We only have to say that Bossiana and Pastoral dictatorship will not longer be tolerated by the members of the Baptist faith and Church. Brothren, the atrovir is arriving. What to watch you do should also have to right that must and shall be respected. Some of our ablest city and state pastors were present: Dr. A, Binga, Jr. P, F. Morris, Drs. Stokes, Z. D. Lewis, E. Payne, Brown of Fulton, Thomas of Sharon, Mosby, R. O. Johnson and others. EAGLE EYE. TO FULTON PARK Thursday, August 10, 1911. THE WOMAN'S AUXILIARY and the WOMAN'S WORKING GUILDER will give an all day picnic jointly to Fulton-Park on Thursday, August 10, 1911, for the benefit of the above named guilds of St. Philp's Church. A pleasant time is anticipated. Friends and public are cordially invited to spend a day's outing, lasting until midnight. Refreshments will be served on the grounds. Enjoy amusements for the occasion. Guild stand will be afforded. Good order: will be assured. Street car connections will be regular and prompt. Admission fee to the Park, Five Cents. PERSONAL AND BRIEFS. —Deacon Benjamin Jackson, who has been indisposed is out again. —Rev J. B Barrett. Amelia, Va., was in the city and called on us. Rev. S. W Justus of Fayettoville, N. C. visited our office this week. —The Sharon Baptist Church, Rev. A. S. Thomas, pastor is being repainted. Rev. W. P. Curl. of Roxbury, Va., pastor of Elam Baptist Church, and Mr. P. G. Foerrell, of the same place, called on us. —Mr. and Mrs. William Dandridge of New Work are in the city the guest of Mrs. Mary Smith, 1013 St John St. I rent and sell anything from a stable to a mansion. No business is too small, none too large B. A. CEPHAS, Real Estate Agent and Notary Public, 602 N. 2nd Street. Ladies your own hair is much better and handsomer than fake hair. If you have not long,久 hair, hair, Ford's Hair Pomade. Get it at your druggist. Be sure and get Ford's, with the name of Charles Ford written on the package. —Popular Shirtwaiat Matlace at FULTON PARK. Saturday July 22, 1911 Dancing from 5 to 10 P M Ladies 10c. Gentlemen 15c—That's all. FOR SALE. A four-room house on Navy Hill. Rents for $1100 per month. Torms easy, say $150 cash and balance in small notes. small notes. B. A. GOSHAN, Real Estate Agent. 602 N. Second Street. A Card of Thanks. Mr and Mrs W T White wish to thank their many friends for their kindness and to their great forlorn hope of their late son Emmett Mageon White Young Men' Get out your duck pants or flannel pants and go to the hirsutale Mottweil at FULTON PARK Saturday, July 22 SURPRISEING DISCRIMINATION. D. Buchanan & Son Do Not Want Colored Trade. An auction sale took place at D Buchanan & Son's old stand. 111 E Broad street, last Saturday afternoon and night. A colored boy was stationed at the door to tell all colored people not to enter as the sale was for white people only. This firm is preparing to move into palatially furnished quarters at the southwest corner of Third and Broad streets. It has many colored patrons, and they will no doubt learn with surprise that they have been thus distinuted against. It will hardly be necessary after this statement to announce that if Messara D Buchanan & Son do not want them to purchase goods at the old stand, it would not be proper to expect them to purchase goods at the new one. There are many fine palatially furnished jewelry stores on Broad street that colored people can patronize, and it is hoped that they will stay away from D. Buchanan & Son's jewelry store, where one of their own color has been stationed to tell them that they are not wanted. TAKES LAW IN OWN HANDS Mob Executes Negro Whid Bad Killed Georgia Sheriff. Moultrie, Ga., July 13 — Will McGriff, the negro who shot and killed Will Washington, a white man, and wounded two other men, was arrested at Baconton Tuesday afternoon and later killed by a mob estimated at more than 500 armed men, according to information just received by Sheriff Boyd. The message to Boyd was sent by Deputy Sheriff Crow, of Mitchell county, who stated that he gave the negro up to the mob of armed men, seeing that resistance would be useless. If necessary, he informed resisting of earhook he stated that he heard firing and presumed the negro had made an effort to escape and was killed. "It is generally believed that the negro has been killed, as, the crowd in pursuit talked freely of lynching him if he was captured. A New Book by Sutton E. Griggs. Sutton E. Griggs known to the public as the author of "Imperium In Imperio," "Overshadowed," "Unfettered," "The One Great Question," "The Hindored Hand" and "Pointing the Way" has just completed his eighth book, "Wisdom's Call," which is now ready for distribution. In view of Mr. Griggs reputation as an entertaining writer and original thinker his new book will be welcomed with keen interest. 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The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co. advertises in this paper, and you can want a first class dressing for kinky hair and unruly hair, go to your registrars and get a bottle of Ford's Hair Poundade—21c, or 50c a bottle. Spond A Day at Buckroth With the Thelan Beneficial Glyph The friends of the Theban Monarchial Club are invited to visit Buckroe Beach on the annual outing of the club which will be given Tuesday, August 8th. We hardly need to call your attention to Buckroe as a convenient and proper summer resort, for you will find there every facility that is necessary for your comfort and pleasure. We are making special efforts to have a select crowd and we can but assure you that the committee is doing all in its power to make the occasion one that will be enjoyed by all who take advantage of the trip. The rain cannot fall too fast nor the sun shine too long to prevent us from spending a pleasant day at the seashore. The train will leave 14th & Broad Streets at 8 A. M. Fare, round trip, $1.25 children under 18 years of age, 75 cents. L. R. EDMONDS, Chalrush. T. A. HILL, Secretaria SYNOPSIS. Rachelamel, who loves Carmel and though engaged to her sister finds Adelaide strangled in the fire three clubhouse. Unseen him, Carmel leaves the house. Adelaide leaves the house. Rachelamel tries to protect Carmel, whom he suspects. While placing his fingers upon the dead woman's throat he is seen by an officer, Detective, arriving, suspect him. Rachelamel is arrested by Adelaide. Rachelamel replies to Corner Perry are unsatisfactory, and he is arrested, charged with murder. Rachelamel thinks Carmel killed Adelaide while enraged and conceals from the police and believes for the fact that she was at the clubhouse. Carmel is very ill. Rachelamel states that his engagement ring was not on Adelaide when he found her body. The clubhouse was robbed the night of the murder. Rachelamel states that some one wearing a deny hat and with coat curls turned up away from the Whispering Pines and conceals the fact that this was Carmel. Detective Sweetwater learns that this "man" drove a gray horse owned by the Cumberlandia and the Detective Hexford bottle from the clubhouse near the Cumberland stables. Carmel delirious, repeatedly calls for her sister during the funeral and Arthur, Adelaide's disgustful brother dramatically places his hand upon the murdered woman. Sweetwater finds the derby and coat worn by Carmel in the Cumberland house. Arthur Cumberland carefully watches his raving sister and rebuffs Sweetwater. Sweetwater finds a sauna near the Whispering Pines where Arthur became interested the night of the murder. Sweetwater finds there an empty bottle stater from the Whispering Pines. Arthur of these stater and bottle when questioned introduces his movements. Arthur confesses that he was at the club when he stabbed the wine vault Sweetwater finds a poison vial at the Whispering Pines. --- CHAPTER XV "BREAK IN THE GLASS" It was some time before I learned the particulars of Carmel's awakening. It had occurred at sunset. With the exception of the doctor and possibly the nurse, only those interested in her as a witness in the most perplexing case on the police annuals were grouped in silent watchfulness about the room of mystery. It came suddenly, as all great changes come. One moment her lids were down, her face calm, her whole figure quiet in its statue-like repose, the next her big violet eyes had flashed open upon the world, and lips and limbs were moving feebly but certainly in their suddenly recovered freedom. She murmured, half petally. "Why do you look at me so?" Oh, I remember, I remember. What's the matter? I cannot move as I used to do. I feel-I feel." "You have been ill" come soothingly from the doctor. "You have been in bed many days. Now you are better and will soon be well. This is your nurse." He said nothing of the others, who were no placed behind screens as to be invisible to her. She continued to gaze first at one then at the biter. As she did so the Bush faded and gave way to an anxious, troubled expression—not just the expression anticipated by those who believed that with returning consciousness would come returning memory of the mysterious scene which had taken place between herself and her sister or between her sister and her brother prior to Adelaide's departure for the Whispering Pines. "You have the sama kind look for me as always," were her next words as her glance finally settled on the doctor. "But hors-bring me the mirror?" she cried. "Let me see with my own eyes what I have now to expect from every one who looks at me. I want to know before Kila comes in. Why, isn't she so her? Is she with-with—" Then in the shrill tones which will not be deceived she demanded again. "The mirror?" Nurse Duwin brought it. Carmel was still for a long time, during which the nurse carried off the glass. "I—I don't like it." Carmel acknowledged quality to the doctor as he leaned over her with compassionate words. "I shall have to get acquainted with myself all over again. And so I have been fill. I shouldn't have thought a little burn like that would make me ill. How Adelaldo must have worried!" "Adelaide is—is not well herself. It distressed her to have been out when you fell. Don't you remember that she went out that night?" "Did she? She was right. Adelaide must have every pleasure. She has "WHY ISN'T HE HERE?" earned her good times. I must be the one to stay home now and look after things and learn to be useful. "I don't expect anything different. Call Adelaide and let me tell her how—how satisfied I am." "But she's ill. She cannot come." of the Whispering Pines Walt till tomorrow, dear child. Rest is what you need now. Take these drops and drop to go sleep again." "I can't take it," she protested. "I forget now why, but I can't take anything more from a glass. I've promised not to, I think. Take it away. It makes me feel queer. Where is Adelaide?" Her memory was defective. She could not seem to take in what the doctor told her. But he tried her again. Once more he spoke of illness as the cause of Adelaide's absence. Her attention wandered while he spoke of it. "How it did hurt?" she cried. "But I didn't think much about it. I thought only of"— Next moment her voice rose in a shriek, thin, but impetuous, and imbued with a note of excited feeling which made every person there start. "There should be two" she cried. "Two! Why is there only one?" This sounded like raving. The doctors face took on a look of concern, and the nurse stirred uneasily. "Is not enough! That is why Adelaide is not satisfied. Why does she not come and love and comfort me, as I expected her to? Tell her it is not too late yet, not too late yet, not too late!" The doctor's hand was on her forehead. "Rest," came in Dr. Carpenter's most soothing tones—"rest, my little Carmel; forget everything and rest." He thought he knew the significance of her revolt from the glass he had offered her. She remembered the scene at the Cumberland dinner table on that fatal night and shrank from anything that reminded her of it. Ordering the medicine put in a cup, he offered it to her again, and she drank it without question. As she quoted under its influence the disappointed latenors, now tiptoeing carefully from the room, heard her murmur in final appeal. "Cannot Adelaide spare one minute from—from her company downstairs to wish me health and kiss me good night." Was it weakness or a settled lobular it was uncomfortable, but that which it was uncomfortable. it proved to be a settled inability to take in any new ideas or even to remember much beyond the completion of that dipper. As the days passed and news of her condition came to me from time to time I found that she had not only forgotten what had passed between herself and the rest of the family previous to their departure for the clubhouse, but all that had afterward occurred at the Whispering Pine, even to her own presence there and the ride home. She could not even retain in her mind for any appreciable length of time the idea of Adelade's death. Even after Dr Carpenter with infinite precautions, revealed to her the truth—not that Adelade had been murdered, but that Adelade had passed away during the period of her own illness—Carmel gave but one cry of grief, then immediately burst forth in her old complaint that Adelade neglected her. She had lost her happiness and hope and Adelade would not spare her an hour. This expression when I heard of it connecited me as I believe it did some others, that her act of self denial in not humming my whim and flying from home and duty that night had made a stronger impression on her mind than all that came after. She never asked for Arthur. This may have grieved him; but, according to my faithful friend and attorney, it appeared to have the contrary effect and to bring him positive relief. When it was borne in on him, it was so to be borne in on all, that her mind was not what it was he grew noticeably more cheerful and less suspicious in his manner. With this new shock of Carmel's inability to explain her own part in the tragedy and make me a man again in my own eyes I lost the sustaining power which had previously held me up. I became apathetic, no longer counting the hours and thankful when they passed. Arthur had not been arrested, but he understood or allowed others to see that he understood the reason for the surveillance under which he was now strictly kept. Of the inquest, which was held in due course, I shall not say much. Only one new fact was elicited by its means, and that of interest solely as making clear how there came to be evidences of poison in Adelide's stomach without the quantity being great enough for more than a temporary disturbance. Maggie, the second girl, had something to say about this when the visit which had held the poison was handed about for inspection. She had handled that vial many times on the shelf where it was kept. Once she had dropped it, and, the cork coming out, some of the contents had escaped. Frightened at the mishap, she had filled the vial up with water and put it, thus diluted, back on the shelf. No one had noticed the difference, and she had forgotten all about the matter until now. From her description, there must have been very little of the dangerous drug last in the vial and the jury rendered the noncommittal verdict: "Death by strangulation at the hands of some person unknown." I had expected this. The evidence, polishing as it did in two opposing directions, presented a problem, which THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. A confessor's jury could hardly be expected to solve. I was allowed one sweet half hour of freedom; then I was detained to await the action of the grand jury, and so was Arthur. the other broken love which Cardinal Hall destroyed with her own hand and foot in her memorial of framed passion. adamate had kept them all locked behind him and in full view or let me go and meet you somewhere and I have not dared. It was so late tonight you have come earlier, and I have slipped out and—oh, Elwood, you won't think badly of me! I'm all about JOIN THE Solid Dock Union When I was informed of this latter fact I made a sword vow to myself. It was this: if it falls to my lot to be indicted for this murderous offense I will continue to keep my own consent. But if I escape and a true bill should be found against Arthur then will I follow my better instinct and reveal what I have nitherto kept concealed; even if the torment of the betrayal drives me to self destruction afterward, for I no longer cherished the smallest doubt that to Carme's sudden rage, and to that alone, the death of Ada's aldea was due. My reason for this change from troubles to absolute conviction can be easily explained. It dated from the inquest and will best appear in the relation of an interview I held with my attorney, Charles Clifton, very soon after my second incarceration. We had discussed the situation till there seemed to be nothing left to discuss. I understand him, and he thought he understood me. He believed Arthur guilty and credited me with the same convictions. Thus only could he explain my incomployable reticence on certain points he was very well assured I could make clear if I would. That he was not the only man who had drawn these same conclusions from my attitude both before and during the inquest troubled me greatly and deeply disturbed my conscience. I introduced the topic thus: "You remember the detached sentences taken down by the nurse during the period of Carmel's unconsciousness. They were regarded as senseless ravings, and such they doubleless were, but there was one of them which attracted my attention and of which I should like an explanation. I wish I had that woman's little book here. I should like to read for myself those wondering utterances." "You can." was the unexpected and welcome reply. "I took them all down in shorthand as they fell from Dr Perry's line. I have not had time since to transcribe them, but I can read some of them to you if you will give me an idea as to which ones you want." "Read the first—what she said on the day of the funeral. I do not think the rest matter very much." Clifton took a paper from her pocket and after only a short delay read out these words, among others: "December the 5th—At 8:40 p. m., as the services neared their close, a violent change took place in her appearance, and she uttered in shrill tones those astonishing words which horrified all below and made us feel that she had a clairvant knowledge of the closing of the casket then taking place. "Break it open, break it open, and see if her heart in there!" "Pause there." I said. "That is what I mean. It was not the only time she uttered that cry. If you will glance farther down you will come across a second examination of the like character." "Yes; here it is. It was while the ubiquitous Sweetwater was mousing about the room" "Heard the very words he heard. I have a reason. Clifton Humor me for this once" "Certainly—no trouble. She cried this time. Break it open! Break the glass and look in. Her heart should be there her heart—her heart! Hurrible, but you insisted. Ranaghel" "I thought I heard that word glass," I muttered, more to myself than to him. Then, with a choking fear of giving away my thought, but unable to resist the opportunity of settling my own fears, I asked. "Was there glass in the casket lid?" "No; there never is." "But she may have thought there was." I suggested neatly. Then before he could reply. "What do you think' the nurse meant by a violent change in her patient?" "Why, she roused up. I suppose—moved or made some wild or favorite gesture." "That is what I should like to know. Is the detective, Sweetwater, still in town?" "I believe so; came up for the inquest, but goes back tonight." "See him, Clifton. Ask him to relate this scene. He was present, you know. Get him to talk about it. You can, and without rousing his suspicion, keen as they all say he is. And when he talks later and remember what he says. But don't ask questions. Do this for me, Clifton. Some day I may be able to explain my request, but not now." "I'm at your service," he replied, but he looked burt at being thus set to work in the dark, and I dared say nothing to ease the situation. He came in again toward evening, and this was what he told me: "I have seen Sweetwater and was more fortunate in my interview than I expected. He talked freely and in the course of the conversation described the very occurrence in which you are so interested. Carmel had been quietly previous to this outbreak, but suddenly started into overtish life, and raising herself up in her bed, pointed straight before her and uttered the words we have repeated. That's all there was to it, and I don't see, for my part, what you have gained by a repetition of the same or why you lay so much stress upon her gesture. What she said was the thing, though even that is immaterial from a legal point of view, which is the only view of any importance to you or to me at this structure." Boon after this Clifton left me and I could think out my hidious thought undisturbed. Carmel had pointed straight before her, shouting out, "Break in the glass." I knew her room. I had been taken in there, once by Adeliae, as a sequence to a long conversation about Carmel, shortly after her first return from school. Adeliae wished to show me the cabinet on the wall, the cabinet at which Carmel undoubtedly pointed, if her bed stood as it stood then. It was not quite full at that time. It did not contain Adeliae's heart among the other broken toys which Caroline had destroyed with her own hand and foot in her memorial of framed passion. Adrienne had kept them all locked behind glass and in full view of the child's age night and day, that the shames of those past destructive moments might guard her from their repetition and help her to understand her temper and nerves. I could not doubt her guilt after this. Whatever paused her forgetfulness had brought, whatever thunder jolled after Adalinda the wild cry of those first few hours are yet the impressions of her awful experience that encumbered to dismay revealed her secret and showed the工作的 of her conscience. It had not been understood by others; it had paused as an awesome episode. "I DON'T care a zush what you do to me. If you don't believe your own officer who swore be When these words of Arthur Cumberland were repeated to me I echoed them in my innest soul, I too, cared very little whether I lived or died. The grand jury reeled off its cases and finally took up sure. To the last I hoped sincerely, I think—I should be the man to suffer indictment. But I hoped in vain. A true bill was brought against Arthur, and his trial was set for Jan. 13. The first use I made of my liberty was to visit Adalardus grave. In that sacred place I could best review my past and gather strength for the future. The future! Was it under my control? Did-Arthur fate hang upon my word? I believed so. But had I strength to speak that word? I had expected to. I had seen my duty clearly enough before the sitting of the grand jury. But now that Arthur was indicted, now that it was an accepted fact that he would have to stand trial instead of myself, I was conscious of such a recoil from my contemplated action that I lost all confidence in myself and my stolical adherence to what-I considered the claims of justice. I trusted Arthur; I distrusted Carmel. But she had claims to consideration which he lacked. She was a woman. Her fall would mean infinitely more to her than any disgrace to him. Even he had seemed to recognize this. Miserable and half hearted as his life had been, he had shown him self man enough not to implicate his young sister in the crime laid to his charge. What, then, was I that I should presume to disregard his tend to the difficult maze in which we were both lost? You because of the self-restraint he misaffected he had my sympathy, and I resolved to stand his friend if I saw the case really going against him. Till then I would consider the helpless girl tongue tied by her condition and injured enough already by my misplaced love and its direful consequences. The only change I now allowed my self was an occasional midnight stroll up Flowered Street. This was as near as I dared approach Carmel's windows. I feared some watchful police警. I perhaps I feared my own hardly to be restrained longings. This was before Carmel left with her nurse for Lakewood. After that event I turned my bend no more in taking my midnight stroll. I was not told the day or hour of her departure, happily, perhaps, for us both, for I could never have kept away from the station. I heard later that she was deliberately driven past the Whispering Pines, though the other road was more direct and less free. If anything from possible spectacle they thought. no doubt, that a sight of the place might reawaken whatever memories remained of the last desperate scene preceding her brother and sister's departure for this out of the way spot. They little knew how cruel was the test or what a storm of realization might have overwhelmed her mind as her eye fell on those accursed walls, peering from their bower of snow laden pines. But I did, and I never rested till I learned how she had borne herself in her show drive by the two guarded gateways—mercilly. It seems and with no sign of the remembrances I feared. One sentence, and one only, reached my ears of all she said before she disappeared from town. "If Adelade were only going too! But I suppose I shall meet her and Mr Ranlashome somewhere before my return. She must be very happy, but not so peaceful as I am. She will see that when we meet I can hardly wait for the day." One incident more before I enter upon the serious business of the trial. I started one night for my walk at 10 o'clock instead of 12. I wont the old way, and the old long recording at the one charmed spot on the road. I cast a quick look at the decolated house which, short as it was, roused feelings which kept my head lowered for the remainder of my walk north and to the very moment when, on my return, the same chimneys and overbanging roofs came again into view through the wintry branches. Then habit lifted my head and I pansed to took again, when the low sound of a human voice, suppressed into a moan or sigh, caused me to glance about for the woman or child who had uttered this note of sorrow. No one was in sight, but as I started to move on I heard my name uttered in choked tones from behind the hedge separating the Fulton grounds from the city sidewalk. Had the voice issued from this isolated point of darkness? I went back to see. A pitiful figure was crouching there, a frail, agitated little being. "Ella Fulton" I exclaimed. "You wish to speak to me?" "Hah!" she prayed, with a frightened gesture toward the house. "No one knows. I am here. Mamma thinks me in bed, and papa, who is out, may come home any minute. Oh, Mr. Ranclagh, I am so much misery, and no one but you can give me any help. I have watched you go by night after night, and I have wanted to call out and begged you to come in and see me. order her so and meet you somewhere, and she a have no dared, die you so here "Touight you go, come earlier, and he have allotted out and—oh, Blindwood, you wrong think badly of me? It all about Arthur, land I shall die if some one does not help me and tell me how I can reach him with a message" She was a girl of pungy pharyque and nervous manner—the last sort of person you would expect Arthur Cumberland to admire or even to have patience with and the very last sort who could be expected to endure his rough ways or find anything congenial to himself in his disdained and purposeless life. But PARKER "NO ONE KNOWS I AM HERE" the freaks of youthful passion are and less, and it was evident that they loved each other sincerely. Reassuringly pressing her hand, I was started to find a small piece of paper cuttened convivially within it. was surprised to find a small piece of paper clutched convulsively within it. "For Arthur," she explained under her breath. "I thought you might find some way of getting to him. Father and mother are so prejudiced. They have never liked him, and now they believe the very worst. They would lock me up if they knew I was speaking to you about him. Mother is very stern and says that all this nonsense between Arthur and myself must stop, that we must never, no matter which er he is cleared or—or—'Bilence, then a little gasp. 1 hardly blamed the mother. "I—I love Arthur. I don't think him guilty, and I would gladly stand by him if they would let me. I want him to know, this. I want him to get such comfort as he can out of my belief and my desire to serve him. I want to sacrifice myself, but I can't. I can't!" she monned. "You don't know how mother frightens me. When she looks at me the words falter on my tongue and I feel as if it would be easier to die than to acknowledge what is in my heart." I could believe her. Her Fulton was a strong woman, whom many men shrank from encountering needlessly. "Let your mother is your very best friend." I ventured gently. "Not in this, not in this," she objected. "I must get a word to Arthur—I must." I saw that she had some deeper reason than appeared for desiring communication with him. I was debating how best to meet the situation and set her right as to my ability to serve her without breaking down her spirit too seriously when I felt her feverish hand pressing her little note into my unwilling palm. P. B. "Don't read it," she whispered, innocent of all offense and only anxious to secure my good office. "It's for Arthur. I've used the thinest paper, so "DON'T READ IT." nest paper, so that you can secrete it in something he will be sure to get. Don't disappoint me. I was sorry for you, too, and glad when they let you out. Both of you are old playmates of mine, but Arthur". I had to tell her. I had to dash her small bopes to the ground. "Forgive me, Ella," I said, "but I cannot carry him this message or even got it to him secretly. I am watched myself. There is a man who sees him constantly and may be induced to assure Arthur of your belief and continued interest in him. That man is his lawyer, Mr. Mofaf. Any one will tell you how to reach him." "No, no." she disciplined hurriedly, breathlessly. "My last hope was in you. You wouldn't think the worse of me for- for what I've done, or let mother know. I couldn't tell a stranger even if he went right to Arthur with it." Then, stepping up to my side, she whispered in my ear. "There is some thing I could say which might"— I stopped her. Right or wrong. I stopped her. She possessed evidence, or thought she did, which might help to clear Arthur. Evidence of what Evidence which would implicate Carmel? The very thought unnerved me. "I had rather not be the recipient of this confidence if it is all important or at all in the line of testimony. Remember the man I mentioned. He will be glad, to hear of anything helpful to his client." Her distress mounted to passion. "It's--it's something that will destroy my mother's confidence in me. I disobeyed her. I did what she would never have saye to do if she had known. 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Trust that, future femopower a bif and give such advice as would relieve us both from immediate fear without compromising Arthur's undoubted rights to justice. Meenwhile something must be said at once. As soon as she looked my way again I spoke: "Ella, this is no easy problem you have offered me. I can sympathize with you, possibly as no one else can, but I cannot reach Arthur either by word or by message. Your father is the man to appeal in in case interference becomes necessary and you must speak. You have not quite the same fear of him that you have of your mother. He's a just man. You may shock his fatherly susceptibilities, you may even lose some of his regard, but he will do the right thing by you and Arthur. Will you?" "I will try. I could only tell father on my knees. but I will do it if- if I must. Now I must go. You have been good. only I asked too much." And with no other farewell she left me and disappeared up the walk. I lingered till I heard the faint click of her key in the door she had secretly made her own; then I moved on. As I did so I heard a rustle somewhere about me on street or lawn. I never knew whence it came, but I felt assured that neither her fears nor nausea had been quite unfounded—that a listener had been posted somewhere near us and that a part, if not all, we had said and had been overheard. I was furious for an instant; then the soothing thought came that possibly Providence had ordained that the Gordian knot should be cut in just this way. But the event bore no oesthetic fruit. The wock ended, and the case of the people against Arthur Gumberland was moved for trial. I SHALL spare you the opening details of the trial, also much of preliminary testimony. Enough that at the close of the sixth day the outlook was a serious one for Arthur Cumberland. The prosecution appeared to be making good its claims. The quiet and unexpectedly dignified way in which at the beginning the defendant had faced the whole antagonistic courtroom with the simple plea of "Not guilty" was being slowly but surely forgotten in the accumulated proofs of his discontented life under his sister's dominating influence, his desire for independence and a free use of the money held in trust for him by this slater under their father's will, the quarrels which such a situation would naturally evoke between characters cast in such different molds and actuated by such opposing tastes and principles, and the final culmination of the same at the dinner table when Adelaide forced him, as it were, to subscribe to her prohibition of all further use of liquor in their house. Following this evidence of motive came the still more damaging one of opportunity. He was shown to have been in the clubhouse at or near the time of Adelaide's death. The matter of the bottles was gone into and the event in Cumberland roid. Then I was called to the stand and my testimony asked for. I had prepared myself for the ordeal and faced it undiminately. That I might keep intact the one point necessary. heard him come up the street. Then I would steel down and catch him on his way to the stables. I—I had a good reason for this. Elwood. He know I would be there, and it brought him home earlier and not quite so—so full of liquor. If he was very bad he would come up the other way, and I would sit waiting and crying till 3 o'clock struck, then creep into my bed and try to sleep. Nights and nights I have done this. Nothing else in life seemed so important, for it did hold him back a little, but not so much as if he had loved me more. He loved me some, but he couldn't have loved me very much or he would have sent me some word or seen me, if but for a minute, since Adelaide's death. And he hasn't—he hanked—and that makes it harder for me to acknowledge the watch I kept on him and how I know he never went through our grounds for the second time that night. He went once, about 0, but not later. I am certain of this, for I was looking out for bim till 3 in the morning. If he came back and then returned afterward to town it was through his own street, and that takes so long he would never have been able to get to the place they said he did at the time they have agreed upon. I know that he needs some one to come out boldly in his cause, and I want to be that some one, and I will be, too, whatever happens to me, if—if I must," she falsely added. I was dumb, but not from lack of interest or from unsympathetic feeling for this brave hearted girl. The significance of the situation was what held me speechless. Here was help for Arthur without my braving all the horrors of Carnegie downfall by any impulsive act of my own. For a moment hope in one burning and renewing game soared high in my breast. I was willing to accept my release in this way. I was willing to shift the load from my own back to the delicate shoulders of this shrinking but ardent girl. Then reason returned if consideration halted, and I asked myself: "But is the help she offers of any practical worth? Would her timid declarations, trembling as she was between her awe of her parents and her desire to serve the man she loved, welch in the balance against the evidence accumulated by the district attorney?" It seemed doubtful. She would not be believed, and I should have to back up her statement with my own hitherto suppressed testimony—a woman to be sacrificed whichever course I took. Such native chivalry as remained to me urged me to spire this little friend of mine. Then Carmel's image rose be- force me, glorious, impassioned, driven by the fierce onrush of some mighty inhbreathe force into violent deeds undreamed of by most women, but when thus undriven, gentle in manner, elevated in thought, refined as only a few rare characters are refined, and my heart stood still again with doubt and I could not say: "it is your duty to save him at all hazards. Brave your father, brave your mother, brave public opinion and possibly the wrecking of your whole future, but tell the truth and rid your days of doubt, your nights of remorse." I could not say this. So many things might happen to save Arthur, to save Carmel, to save the little woman before me. I would ALL THIS STOOD. fense had fully acted up to his opportunity. But something withheld him. Just at the moment when I feared the truth must come out he beastated and veered gradually away from this subject. In his nervous pacing to and fro before the witness stand his eye had rested for a moment on Arthur, and with this result: The situation was saved, but at a great loss to the defendant. I began to cherish softened feelings toward Arthur Cumberland from this moment. Was it then or later that he began in his turn to cherish new and less hostile feelings toward my sponsibility drove Carmel's beauty and Carmel's claims temporarily from my mind, and following the direction of Ella's thoughts, if not her glances, I sought in the face of the prisoner a recognition of her presence, if not of the promise this presence brought him. His eye had just fallen on her. I was assured of this by the sudden softening of his expressions—the first real softening I had ever seen in it. It was but a momentary flash, but it was unmistakable in its character, as was his speedy return to his former stolidity. The opening testimony of the day. 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This, as you will see, was in open contradiction of my former statements that I had seen an unknown party thus attired driving away through the upper gateway just as I entered by the lower. But it was a contradiction which, while noted by Mr. Mofat, Arthur's lawyer, failed to injure me with the jury and much less with the spectators. That I should prevaricate even to my own detriment at a preliminary examination only to tell the truth openly and like a man when in court and under the sanctity of an eath was, in the popular estimation, something to my credit, and Mr. Mofat, whose chief recommendation as counsel lay in his quick appreciation of the exigencies of the moment, did not press me too sharply on this point when he came to his cross examination. But in other respects he drove me hard. An effort was made by him first of all to discredit me as a witness. My lack of appreciation for Adaldo and my secret but absorbing love for Carmel were inexorably brought out; also the easy, happy-golucky tenor of my life and my dogged persistence in any course I thought consistent with my happiness. My character was well known in this town of my birth, and it would have been folly for me to attempt to gloss it over. I had not even the desire to do so. If my sine, exacted penance I would pay it here and now and to the full. Only Carmel should not suffer. I refused to admit that she had given any evidences of returning my reckless passion. My tongue would not speak the necessary words, and it was not made to. It was not her character, but mine, which Mr. Moffat was endearing to assail. But though I was thus shown up for what I was, in a manner most public and undesirable, neither the rulings of the court nor the attitude of the jury betrayed any loss of confidence in me as a credible witness, and seeing this, the wily lawyer shifted his ground and confined himself to an endeavor to shake me on certain double and important points concerning my finding of the body. Then he branched off into a less barrowing topic and cross examined me in regard to the ring. I had said that it was on her hand when I had goodly to her in her own house and that it was not there when I came upon her dead. Had the free made me curious to examine the hand? No. Then I could not tell whether the finger on which she wore it gave any evidence of this ring having been pulled off with violence? No. I could not swear that in my opinion it was? I could not. The small flask of corulli and the three glasses, one clean and the others showing signs of having been used, were next taken up, but with no result for the defense. I had told all I knew about these in my direct examination, also about such matters as the bottles found on the kitchen table, the leaving of my keys at the Cumberland house and the fact, well known, that the two bottles of wine left in the wine vault and tabulated by the steward as so left in the list found in my apartments were of an exclusive brand unlikely to be found anywhere else in town. I could add nothing more, and, having spoken the exact truth concerning them from the very first, I ran no chance of contradicting myself, even under the close, fire of the opposing counsel. But there was a matter I dreaded to see him approach and which, I was equally sure, with an insight unshred, I believe, by any one else in the whole courtroom, was equally dreaded by the prisoner. This was the presence in the clubhouse chimney of the huff burned letter I had long ago been compiled in my own defense to acknowledge having written to the victim's young sister, Carmel Cumberland. As I saw District Attorney Fox about to enter upon this topic I gathered myself together to meet the onslaught, for in this matter I could not be stricly truthful, since the least slip on my part might awaken the whole world to the fact that it could only have come there through the agency of Carmel herself. What Mr. Mottaff thought of it—what he hoped to prove in the prisoners' behalf by raking this subject over—it was left for me to discover later. The prisoner was an innocent man in his eyes. I was not, and, while the time had not come for him to make this openly apparent, he was not above showing even now that the case contained a factor which weakened the prosecution—q factor totally disassociated with the only accepted theory that the crime was simply the result of personal stupidity, and drunken spite. And in this he was right. It did weaken it—weakened it to the point of collage. If the counsel for the de- fence had fully wetted up to his opportunity. But something withheld him. Just at the moment when I feared the truth must come out he hesitated and veered gradually away from this subject. In his nervous pacing to and fro before the witness stand his eye had rested for a moment on Arthur, and with this revolt: The situation was saved, but at a great loss to the defendant. I began to cherish softened feelings toward Arthur Cumberland from this moment. Was it then or later that he began in his turn to cherish new and less hostile feelings toward myself? He had hated me and vowed my death if I escaped the fate he could now dimly see opening out before himself, yet I could see that he wished to see me slip from my tormentor's hands with my story unimpeached and that he drew his breath more deeply and with much more evidence of freedom now that my testimony had been thoroughly sifted and nothing had come to light implicating Carmel. I even thought I caught a kindly gleam in his eye as it met mine at this critical juncture, and by its light I understood my man and what he hoped from me. He wished me, at any risk to himself, to unite with him in saving Carmel's good name. That I should accede to this, that I should respect his generous wishes and let him go to unmerged destruction for even so imperative an obligation as we both lay under, was a question for the morrow. Several short examinations followed mine, all telling in their nature, all calculated to fix in the minds of the jury the following facts: First.-That Arthur, awayed by cupidity and moved to rage by the scene at the dinner table, had by some unknown means of a more or less violent character prevailed upon Adelaide to accompany him 'to the Whispering Pines in the small cutter to which, in the absence of every servant about the place, he himself had harnessed the gray mare. Second.-That in preparation for this visit to a spot remote from observation and closed against all visitors they, still for some unknown reason, had carried between them a candle, stick and candle, a flask of cordial, three glasses and a small bottle marked "Polson"; also some papers, letters or scraps of correspondence among them the comprimising line I had written to Carmel. Third.-That while in this building at an hour not yet settled, a second altercation had risen between them or some attempt been made by the brother which had alarmed Adelodea and sent her flying to the telephone in great agitation with an appeal to the police for help. This telephone was in a front room, and the jury was led to judge that she had gained access to it while her companion ransacked the wine vault and brought the six bottles of spirit up from the collar. Fourth.-That her outcry had alarmed the prisoner in his turn, causing him to leave most of the bottles be- PARKER THE DOWED HEAD OF ELLA PULTON. low, and hasten up to the room, where he completed the deed with which he had previously threatened her Fifth—That poison having failed, he resorted to strangulation, after which, or before, came the robbers of her ring, the piling up of the cushions over the body in a vain endeavor to hide the deed or to prolong the search for the victim, then the departure, the locking of the front door behind the perpetrator, the flight of the gray horse and cutter through the blinding storm, the blowing off of the driver's hat, the identification of the same by means of the flour mark left on its brim by the mechanic's wife, the presence of a portion of one of the two abstracted bottles in the stable where the horse was put up and the appearance of Arthur with the other bottle at the door of the ina in Cuthbert road just as the clock was striking half past 11. This latter fact might have been regarded as proving an alib, owing to the length of road between the Cumberland house and the place just mentioned. If there had not been a short cut to town open to him by means of a door in the wall separating the Cumberland and Fulton grounds—a door which was found un locked and with the key in it by Zadok Brown, the coachman, when he came home about 3 next morning. All this stood. Not an item of this testimony could be shaken. Most of it was true, some of if false, but what was false no unavailable by any or diary means that, as I have already said, the clouds seemed settling heavily over Arthur Cumberland when, at the end of the sixth day, the projections closed. I was early in my seat. My first glance around the courtroom was unproductive. I saw only the usual public, such as had confronted us the whole week, with curious and increasing interest. But as I searched further I discerned in an inconspicuous corner the bowed head, vaulted almost beyond recognition, of Ella Fulton. It was her first appearance in court. With her were her father and her cold and dominating mother, and beholding her thus accompanied I fancied I understood an articulation manifested by Mr. Moffat. But another glance at Mrs. Fulton assured me that I was mistaken in this heavy surmise. No such serious purpose as I feared lay back of their presence here today. Curiosity alone explained it, and as I realized what this meant and how little understanding it betokened of the fierce struggle then going on in the timid breast of their distracted child's slickening sense of my own re sponsibility drove Carmel's beauty and Carmel's claims temporarily from my mind, and, following the direction of Ella's thoughts, if not her glances, I sought in the face of the prisoner a recognition of her presence, if not of the promise this presence brought hint. His eye had just fallen on her. I was assured of this by the sudden softening of his expressions; the first real softening I had ever seen in it. It was but a momentary dash, but it was unmistakable in its character, as was his speed return to his former stolidity. The opening testimony of the day, while not vital, was favorable to the prosecution in that it showed Arthur's conduct since the murder to have been inconsistent with perfect innocence. Many facts were brought forward in grim army against the prisoner, with but little opposition from his counsel and small betrayal of feeling on the part of Arthur himself. His stolid face had remained stolid even when the ring which had fallen out of his sister's casket was shown to the jury and the connection, made between its presence there and the intrusion of his hand into the same. Then came the great event of the day, in anticipation of which the courtroom had been packed and every heart within it awakened by slow degrees to a state of great nervous expectancy. The prosecution rested, and the junior counsel for the defense opened his case to the jury. If I had hoped for any startling disclosure, calculated to establish his client's alleged alibi or otherwise to free the same from the definite charge of murder, I had reason to be greatly disappointed by this maiden effort of a young and inexperienced lawyer. If not exactly weak there was an unexpected vagueness in its statements which seemed quite out of keeping with the emphatic declaration which he made of the prisoner's innocence. Even Arthur was sensible of the bad effect made by this preliminary address. More than once during its delivery, and notably at its conclusion, he turned to Mr. Mofat with a bitter remark, which was not without effect on that gentleman's cheek and at once called forth a retort singing enough to cause Arthur to sink back into his place with the first sign of realness I had observed in him. "Mofat is sly Mofat has something up his sleeve. I will wait till he sees fit to show it," was my thought. Then, as I caught a wild and pleading look from Elln. I added in positive assertion to myself. "And so must she." Answering her unspoken appeal with an admonitorial shake of the head, I carelessly let my fingers rest upon my mouth until I saw that she understood me and was prepared to follow my lead for a little while longer. My satisfaction at this was curtied by the calling of Arthur Cumberland to the stand to witness in his own defense. I had dreaded this contingency. I saw that for some reason both his counsel and associate counsel were not without their own misgivings as to the result of their somewhat doubtful experiment. FRANK JAY GOULD. Under Indictment For Forming Steel Wire Trust. Thirty Millionaire Under Ball Thirty millionaires Under Bank. Thirty millionaires, representing wealth estimated at $100,000,000, stood swattering in the United States circuit court in New York before Judge Archibald. They all pleaded not guilty to the charge of forming the "steel wire trust" and operating it in restraint of trade Herbert L. Satterloe, son-in-law of J Pierpont Morgan, was the First He and twenty nine others were held in $10,000 bail each for trial, the date to be set later. There were eighty-three officers and members of the so-called trust who have been indicted Frank Jay Gould will plead upon his arrival. In New York from abroad. District Attorney Wise trix; to have the day stipulated, but counsel for the indicted men asked sixty days Judge Archibald gave them until Sept 1 to demur and change their plons Nearly Killed by Mosquitoes After he had spent three days and three nights in a swamp four miles west of Caldwell, N. J., Aaron Kennedy, twenty-one years old, was rescued by John Erskin and Edward Klein, who had gone to the swamp to pick buckleberries. When 'found the young man was nearly crazed. He had slipped while leaping from bog to bog in the swamp and had wrenched his ankle so severely that he could not walk. Walkings of ```markdown ``` Photos copyright by American Press Association, 1911. PUMPING has already started, and unless a defect is found in the cofferdam the wreck of the battleship Maine will soon be exposed and possibly the mystery of Havana harbor will be solved. When all the water is pumped out the pressure on the cofferdam will be tremendous, as the depth is more, than thirty feet. The engineers decided to pump the water out a little at a time and to make frequent stops so that the cofferdam can be inspected and strengthened should any weakness be shown. After the water was leveled each two or six feet it was planned to examine the portion of the wreck exposed and to remove any bodies that might be found. The above pictures give two views of the wreck after the first five feet of water had been pumped out. The cofferdam showed no signs of weakness at that time, and the engineers were confident that the leakage would be negligible. mosquitos had attacked him and he had been bitten so severely that his features were swelling beyond recoq. Woman Stabbed to Death as She Stept nation Mr Kennedy went into the swamp, which covers a large area, last. The police are holding two men, Thursday to see if the bunkerberries one of whom they are almost certain were ripe. He didn't tell any one wielded the knife which almost sev where he was going and when he did ered the head of Mrs Elizabeth Can not return at night his parents didn't field, at her home. 938 May street, know where to look for him. Philadelphia. He hadn't gone far when he met with the accident. He managed to crawl a short distance, and for awhile kept the mosquitoes in check by building a fire. Erskin and Klein found Kennedy dying breathless near the ashes of the fire he had built. He was unconscious and would have died if left exposed much longer. It is believed he will recover. MAY CALL LEGISLATURE Extra Session Likely In Delaware to Act on State Road. The Delaware legislature may be called into extraordinary session to amend the law permitting the building of Dupont's $2,000,000 houseward. This was admitted by Governor Pennwell, who cannot now see any alternative Sussex county is clamoring for two housewards, one down the western side, but the law only provides for one. Dupont has not expressed himself, but is figuring on both and must decide by Saturday night. Ethel Barrymore Seeks Divorce. Ethel Barrymore, the actress, has taken steps in Los Angeles, Cal., to sue for divorce in New York from Russell Griswold golf, the young millionaire, to whom she was married less than two years ago. Papors were taken east by a special agent and are to be filed immediately upon arrival in New York. The grounds alleged are statuary and the name of a prominent New York mother, a woman to brought into the complaint. Sun Hatched Eggs. Gilbert Wright *e* (heelsford, a suburb of Lowell, Mass. reports that a setting of eggs with the hen had abandoned when almost ready to hatch hatched out without the assistance of the hen at the time). The heat had been so intense that it drove the hen on the nest, but it was warm enough for the atmosphere to take the place of the hen. Ten eggs have already hatched, and others are expected to Gave His Life For His Dog. George Clark gave up his life in a vain effort to save his dog from death beneath the wheels of a Southern railway train at Danville, Va. Clark, who was clear of the truck, discovered the animal slinger and rushed back, only to be struck by the engine. He died an hour later in a hospital. The dog was ground beneath the wheels. Faces Gerlous Water Hamline. A serious water tainment faces the villages in the vicinity of Sarantoga, N. Y, and unless a long rain soon comes to their relief the supply will be practically cut off. A long drought early in the spring, combined with the present heat wave of nearly two weeks, has reduced the rivers and other sources of supply far below their normy July mark. 25,000 Strike In Parle Twenty-five thousand union building workers struck in Paris to enforce a demand that the piecework system be abolished and their daily wages increased. HOLD TWO MEN FOR MURDER Woman Stabbed to Death as She Slept In Hallway of Home. The police are holding two men, one of whom they are almost certain wielded the knife which almost severed the head of Mrs Elizabeth Canfield, at her home, 938 May street, Philadelphia. One of the prisoners is the woman's husband, Thomas Canfield, who left her some time ago. The other man, strongly suspected of the crime, is William McCullough said by many to have been the cause of the separation of funny and wife. Mrs Canfield slept in the hallway to escape the stifling heat of the upper part of the house. Around her were grouped her three small children. The four bodies almost filled the narrow entry. As the family slept some one stole into the house from a rear way and, seeking out the body of the woman, in the dim light of the hallway plunged a knife into her neck and then, as if in a mad frenzy, drew it from ear to ear to insure quick death The murderer made a torch from a newspaper, lighted it and silently made his way from the house. 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National Colored Men's Hotel Club and Liquor Dealers' Association to Meet.-Budget of Washington News By A. F RO. Hon. W. H. Lewis to Speak in Denver. At the special request of President Taft, Assistant Attorney General Lewis will attend the meeting of the National Afro-American Educational Association as representative of the theatrical Mr. Lewis is an eloquent and forceful speaker and will be a great addition to the programme. Taft Retains Confidence of People. There are many shrewed politicians who are inimical to President Taft and they are laying all sorts of traps for him, but they will not succeed in their schemes, because he retains the confidence of the people. Memorial to Great Emancipator. President Taft has informed Senator Culliom that the fine arts commission will soon make a report to him upon the proposed $2,000,000 memorial in Washington to Abraham Lincoln. The report will recommend the site for the memorial and the shape it should take. After the report is in hand President Taft as Chairman of the Lincoln Commission will call a meeting of that body to take steps toward inviting architects to submit plans for the memorial. Senator Culliom is anxious to see the designs all in and one accepted, so that a report can be made to Congress at the next session and an appropriation of $2,000,000 authorized. Afro-American Hotel and Club Men Meet The National Colored Men's Hotel Club and Liquor Dealers' Association will hold its seventh annual convention in Washington August 26, 27 and 28. More than 800 delegates are expected. Walter S. Thomas of Columbus, Ohio is president and James A. Rous of Buffalo, N. Y. is secretary. Dancy Speaks at Durham. Hon. John C. Dancy was the principal speaker at the opening of the National Religious Training School summer chautauqua and he made a great address it is said. The Durham school is forging ahead under Dr James E. Shepherd. Pastor of Vermont Ave. Bapt, Church Justice Anderson has rendered a decision in the contest to a pastorate of the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church and Rev. James E. Willis may come to presach. The Court said that it had no jurisdiction in the matter Thomas I. Jones and William L. Pollard were the two Afro American attorneys for the opposing factions. Bishop in Bandwagon. Good Bishop Walters of the A. M. E. Zion Church is again in the Republican fold. He made a desperate effort to be a Democrat but it was too big a job. After giving the matter prayerful attention, Bishop Walters decides to run the party for an Afro-American and the Bishop is right. The rest of the colored Democrats will be in line before the next election. Kansas Strong for Taft. D E. Mullanoy, President of the Farmer and Merchants Bank of Kahsas writes to Washington that President Taft has grown in favor daily with the people of Kansas and expressions of admiration are heard from every part of the state and Kansas may be safely counted for Taft-in the convention and the election. Mrs. Clifford's "Bace Rhymes." Mrs. Carrie W' Clifford who has won national fame as a worker for the uplift of the Afro-American people, has written a brochure which she has given the title of "Race Rhymes" it contains a number of excellent poems which will aid the race in its fight for higher and better things The brochure is beautifully and artistically printed by R. L. Pendleton. Kentucky for Taft. the greatest Republican convention ever held in Kentucky has finished its work. Baldacchia, in Baldacchia Taft and suggesting "Taft and Bradley" as the slogan for 1912 Dr. Curtis Preparing for N. M. A. Dr. A. K. Curtis, Washington's famous physician and surgeon is very busy preparing for the next meeting of the National Medical Association which will be held June 2-2. Washington has near hundred Afro-American physicians and surgeons and a large number will attend the meeting. Miss Lyons Gets a Place. Miss Hope Lyons, eldest daughter of Hon. Judson W. Lyons, ex-Register of the Treasury, has been appointed to a clerkship in the place of the Recorder of Deeds. Rev. Lankins to Reorganize. Rev. S. Gerlah Lankins announces that he will reorganize his old church at the corner, of Truth and R Biresta under the name of the McKinley Memorial Church. Afro-Americans With Taft. Reports from every part of the United States indicate that the Afro-Americans of the United States will stand solidly for Taft in 1912. There were a few disgruntled people of the race who have endowed to "organize" against the President but their efforts have been futile. Mrs. Cooper Will Teach Here Again. Mrs. A. J. Cooper, formerly principal of the M Street High School, who has been teaching for two years at Jefferson City, Mo. will return to Washington in September as teacher of Latin in the M Street High School. Afro-American Whist Export. Prof. J. W. Cromwell, Jr., teacher of German and mathematics in the M Street High School, holds degrees of B. A. and M. A. from Dartmouth was the winner of the New York Sun prize contest. Afro-American Stenographer for Commission. Associate Justice Hughes of the Supreme Court is chairman of the Commission which is to investigate second Glass postage rates. The first meeting will be held in New York, August 11. Mr. Joseph E. Johnson, former stenographer to Speaker Cannon has been appointed stenographer to the Commission. Women Favor Taft Policy. The women of England are arranging to make their voices heard on the side of President Obama's proclamation Anglo-American meeting will be held in October. Clapp Champions Colored Cause. Senator Moses E. Clapp of Minneapolis, in an address at Cosmopolitan Baptist Church Sunday night, championed the cause of the Afro-American people and painted the achievements of the race in glowing terms. Brig. Gen. Andrew S. Burt, who an colonel commanded the 25th U. S. Infantry for ten years paid a tribute to the bravery of the colored soldier. A Thousand Postal Banks. Over a thousand postal savings banks have been established in second class offices and on August 1, Postmaster General Hitchcock will open banks in first class offices. The first tour will be established at the main post offices in New York, Chicago, St. Louis and Boston. Caninaign Expense Bill. The campaign expense bill was taken up by the Sonate Monday. Sonator Lodge of Massachusetts declared that the whole purpose of a publicity law is, to let the public know exactly what money is being spent on the "theory is that money publicly accounted for is properly spent." Taft Peace Part Grand Proposal. Rev, J R J. Shannon, in his sermon at Metropolitan M. E. Church, Sunday said, "The greatest thing that has taken place on the stage of the world since Abraham Lincoln the emancipation of the slaves is his proposal for a treaty of unlimited arbitration between the United States and Great Britain. Aust. District Attorney Cobb Returns. Assistant District Attorney Cobb has returned from a trip to Wilmington, Del. where he was the guest of Dr. Albert at his beautiful home, which is said to be the finest owned by a pre-American in the state of Delaware. To War on Blindness. One-half of the total blindness in this country is preventable, according to the American Association for the Conservation of Vision. President Taft who is the Honorary Vice President of the Association has just received notice that the Association will be amended for 1912, in which day every person in the United States is to be instructed in the care of the eyes. Y. M. C. A. NOTES. The Y M C A literary last Friday evening was a warm number. The conversation was a good one, led by Mr. D. B. Winston. Subject, "Civil Government." Last Sunday was a day which was crowded with much hard work. The workers' meeting at the building at 9:30 A. M. was enjoyed by all. The committee in the City Home at 10:30 A. M. helped the inmates by the meetings which were held. Elven prisoners were won for Christ in the city jail by the committee at 10:30 A. M. The boys' meeting at 4 P. M. was conducted by the president of the work. Rev. John Herdon gave the men a special address at 5:30 P. M. on "Success." Every man was helped. Men, be on time, ready for the bishop man. hard work - and the bulb thin. 9:30 A.M. at the building work- oral meeting. Come. a special meeting for boys at 4 p.m. Mr. C. E. White will address the men at 6:30 P. M. at the Y. M. C. A. building. Special music. Come and bring the other man. Be on time. Do not stop praying for the Y. M. C. A. READ What The PLANETS Add vertigris say and prefix thereby. Please mention us when answering them. Washington, July 13—Rectiprocy debate in the Senate today was preceded by the indorsement of the plea of Senator John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, for the retention on the Senate pay roll of "Jim" Jones, an aged negro bodyguard of Jefferson, for paving Williams, the Senate overthrow its own committee on patronage, which own recommended the removal of Jones from the pay roll. Bitter words were exchanged between Sonator Williams and Senator Heyburn, of Idaho, over Mr. Hoy, burn's characterization of the Corfederacy as an "infamous cause," Mr. Williams retorting that he was unprepared to hear that expression from a "civilized man." "But for the parliamentary rules that restrain me," declared Mr. Williams, saying about the kind of human being in whose heart such thoughts can erase." Mr. Williams asked to have Jim Jones, the eighty-two-year-old negro, who had been Jefferson Davis's body guard, and in whose custody the soul of the Confederacy was intruded, retained on the Senate, pay roll as a laborer. Senator Heyburn acquiesced in retention of the negro for his service formerly given to the Senate, "but not of an infamous cause." MAKES SHARP RETORT. Senator Williams replied with great feeling that he was not prepared to hear a civilized man in the twentieth century call an infamous cause the cause for which his (Williams's) father laid down his life. "Lee and Jackson may have been wrong." added Mr. Williams. "That the government is now in existence is a cause for congratulation to the children of the men who died with Lee and Jackson, but I cannot express the sentiment I have for a human being in whom such sentiments can remain as have been expressed here." "There is no right of American citizenship," he added, "that permits a man to insult the dead." "Well, was it a glorious cause?" asked Mr. Heyburn. "There was much of glory in it." replied Mr. Williams. The Senate sustained Senator Williams by a vote of 37 to 18, leaving Jones on pay roll at $720 a year as laborer. Mr. Heyburn, following his bitter altercation with Mr. Williams, voted against the negro. WILLIAMS ENRAGED. Senator Heyburn's use of the phrase "infamous cause" seemed to encourage Senator Williams. Walking into the middle aisle and shaking his head at the gentleman from Idaho, he exclaimed passionately: "Loyalty and courage and honor are things that are precious to honorable men. The Senator from Idaho seems to have constituted himself a sensor to see that no blower is needed of the men who wore the gray. Whence comes this consensual?" When Senator Heyburn rejoined that he was simply exercising his rights as an American citizen, Mr. Williams retorted: "There is no inherent right in an American citizen to insult the dead. The Constitution confers no right to trample on the feelings of the living. The idea of saying that men who gladly sacrificed lives in behalf of the constitutional principle were engaged in an "infamous cause." In opening the address which precipitated the bitter encounter with Mr. Heyburn, Mr. Williams said. SENTIMENT IS URGED. "I raise for the purpose of pleading the cause of an old, faithful and honest negro man I do not know that I have anything to urge in his behalf, except sentiment. Among all the magnificent attributes of the human race I think Tom Carlyle was right in saying that loyalty was the greatest of them all, loyalty to a country, to a cause, to a leader, to a man, loyalty to something. It is not peculiarly one of our virtues. This old darky possessed it in a very high degree." This precipitated one of the sharpest discussions heard in this Senate this session. James Jones, around whose name the Senate oratory raged, has been on the oath to pay rolls for many years. In late years he has been so bored that he has been able to render no service. Recently, at a celebration here in honor of Jefferson Dayla's birthday anniversary, Jones who introduced to a monastery gathering by Senator Bailey, of Texas, as the man who holds inviolate the secret of the hiding place of the seal of the Confederacy. This incident aroused much enthusiasm among the followers of "The Lost Cause." CAUGHT ON SHAFT. Staunton, Va., July 17.—Arnold Gardner, seventeen years old, was instantly killed in the plant of the Virginia Portland Cement Company, at Fordwick, Sunday afternoon. He was a bim watcher in the raw material department, and while coming down a ladder he reached out to oil the machinery he reached out to a shaker and gently whirled around, his shaker being drawn so tight that breathing was impossible. When the machinery was stopped to release him he was dead. The only injury to his body apparently was to his feet and ankles, which were mangled from striking a beam as he was whirled around. The youth had left his home at Rich Patch fifteen months before because of disagreement with his stepfather, and until the accident his whoreshouts was unknown. —Old papers at the PLANET OF fires at 18 cents per hundred. TO CLEAN UP FORTUNE New York, July 14—No wonder for a fight with slammerer. Johnson has mapped out a world's tour that will not more than $100,000 of the easiest money a pugilist ever gathered. The big negro has made arrangements to "Eight" Patrick Curran, an awkward Irishman, in Dublin next month, and will receive $25,000 for his services. Curran is said to know less about the game than Jem Rochee, who was said to be the most skilled of who were knocked out by Tommy Burns in a round. Johnson's so-called manager, Tom Flanagan, trainer of professional runners in Canada, is responsible for the digging up of Curran, who has had little or no experience, but is willing to take a clance for the sums up $2,500. Johnson has also agreed to right the English heavyweight, champion, Bombardier Wells, and nearly in September, and will receive a guarantee of $30,000, lose or draw. The fact that Wells barely managed to defeat Porky Flynn, of Boston, on points in a recent twenty-round affair in London, indicates that Johnson will run no risks when he goes after this soft bank roll. Wells weighs about 190 pounds, is a alk-footer and possesses a moderate amount of muscle but as Langford it is beloved he would, be accomplishing wonders if he stayed half a dozen rounds. Jewey Smith, the English heavyweight, who was beaten by Flynn the other night, says that Wells never amounted to much. It is probable that Johnson will tackle Sam McVoy, in Paris, in November or December, . . . as several French promoters are angling for such a match and a guarantee to the conqueror of Jeffries Johnson insists upon $25,000 at least, and he may get it, as Parisians are anxious to see him in action. WILL GO TO AUSTRALIA. Johnson will sail for Australia in January to fight Bill Lang, at Sydney, on Easter Monday. For that affair the nroger titleholder, will pocket $25,000, regardless of the result, which on form is a foregone conclusion Lang is an exploded phenomenon. Langford knocked the spots out of him in London last spring, but that made no difference when he arranged the Johnson affair, inasmuch as the Australian sporting public will stand for anything that this daring promoter frames up. Johnson has received assurance that after whipping Lang he can have a scrap with the battered Bill Squires, and possibly with Tommy Burns's "white hope," Jack Lester, while he may tackle other big men in that part of the world, whether they can fight him or not. Johnson McInish have entered their partnership to clean up a handsome fortune on the sure thing basis, and according to the plans already mapped out, Johnson will not be compelled to overexert himself. The champion intends to land in California some time next summer, with a wagon load of gold, still holding his title. Then he may decide to accept a challenge from Langford, the only man in the world capable of extending him. Langford is ready to fight Johnson in England, France or Australia within the next year, but he has been made to understand that he is harred from such competition. "When I've made half a million out of fighting," said Johnson in London recently, "I may consent to fight Langford, but not before. If I do make a match with him I will get $30,000 for my ond, and he'll have to bet $10,000 for nothing doing. That's final I wouldn't fight Langford in Australia under any conditions, because we wouldn't draw." FRISTLES ESCAPE FROM CITY JAH --- Almost under the eyes of the guards, Eddie Royall and Ben Blanch colored "trustees," escaped from the city jail last Monday night about 8:45 o'clock, just as the prisoners were being locked up for the night. It is known that they made a escape through a cell block which, according to the institution. The delivery was discovered, the estimated, three minutes after the men got away, and the police of both districts were notified. Early this morning it was said that clues had been discovered, but neither man had been caught. Unless Blanch and Royall, if they are caught, tell how they got away their methods will overcome a mystery in the police officers in the case of the jail, the cap was securely locked and holted, and the fastening removed without disturbing the lock. PUSHED HEAVY STONE AWAY In addition there was a stone weighing about 250 pounds on top of the cap, which had been worked off in a way that cannot now be exclaimed. At all events, the men made a clean job of it and succeeded in going away in spite of the fact that the police werb put on the trail a very short while after they were plausible. Both men were serving a two-month's sentence—Royall for selling willsake without a license and Blanch on security. They had served more than half of the time, and were considered safe to be left loose in the yard. There were other prisoners in the yard at the time, but as far as the police were concerned, Blanch and Royall are both residents of the city, and are said to frequent Seventh street, where a close watch is being maintained for them. The fugitives are well known in the eastern section, both by members of the police force and others. They may remain in hiding for a short while, but unless they succeed, they will be apprehended, it is expected that they will be apprehended. mankind, or no charge, no matter what your disease, sickness or affliction may be, and restore you to perfect health. Thousands of people, the best and leading ones in the Unit d States and Europe, will testify that I am one of the most wonderful healers of all complaints in the world. I use nothing but herbs, roots, barks, gums, balsam, leaves, seeds, berries, flowers and plants in my medicines. 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Editor The Planet: Dear Sir,—We beg to state through your paper to the outside world that the colored people of this, Charles City county are vancing to the city. The colored people own about one-half the land, are doing good business in all walks of life. FOURTH OF JULY A GREAT DAY On the Fourth of July the first irase band was presented to the public. It consisted of about sixteen young colored men, who are looking up and looking forward for the advancement of our race. Exercises opened about 11 30 A. M. Mr. John R Hayes, one of the members of the band, arose and in produced Mr R A Charity, the band leader, who made some very impressive remarks as to his work and effect in trying to train young men in music. He then introduced Professor P G Ferrell master of ceremonies Music by the band America Scripture reading by Prof A Q Born from the 95th Psalm Franklin Prayer by Rev Edmond Bradley A paper was read by Mrs. Muggle lion of Roxbury, Va. Paper by Miss Nina Brown, of Ruthville, Va. Music by the band Solo by Miss Elizabeth Hassett, Charles City Courthouse, Va Paper by Mrs Mary Allen Paper by Mrs. Georgia White, of Roxbury, Va. Address by Mr Russell Washing on, of Roxbury, Va. Music by the band Paper by Mrs Eva M Bradley, of Roxbury, Va. At this point Prof P G Ferrell presented the new brass band, which was received with great applause Rev W P Curl, of Roxbury, Va was next introduced, who preached a heart stirring sermon to the young band from Ex 42 'What Is Thin n Thine Hand' Prof A Q Franklin of Ruthville Va. delivered a very pointed address to the young men of the count Rey J J Sweat next spoke and raised a very handsome collection for him. Rev John E. Jones, of Malvern Hill, Va., next spoke and with such instructive remarks that he will live in the minds of his hearers for many a year. The meeting took place at the Oliver Grove Park. This is a new park opened by this young band, which is known as the Olive City Band, No 1. It honors much success. Toledo, Ohio Notes. The daughter of Mr and Mrs Mary Delany, Mrs. Josephine Delany Rann of 306 Belmont, Ave. died at their residence Sunday evening at 8 P.M. July 9, 1911, age 32 years and 5 mo. She died in full faith of Christ, which was her constant talk and her ruse that was that her dear sister and husband would prepare her for her in Heaven. She was but not forgotten. The daughter opened the Golden Gates and she awned sweetly through them to the Great Beyond. --- Mrs. Filza Bryd of Lima, Ohio, attended the funeral of Mrs. Josie Rann Tuesday. Mr. George Dent. of Toledo, who went to Mphlema, Tenn. on a visit was overcome by heat, but is a great deal better now. He will be able to return home, in a few weeks. To the Public—Take Notice That the Warten A. M. E. Church will run an Excursion to Canada the 1st of August from Toledo on the Trolley Line. L. J. HAYDEN MANUFACTURER OF Pure Herb Medicines If so, call and see L. J. 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Fare, round trip. $1 25. Rev LEE Pastor of Church GREEN LYON Mississippi Pythian Grand Lodge. West Point, Miss., July 15—No time in the history of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias was there as much interest manifested as in the session of the Eureka Grand Lodge, No 1, which closed here last night. The reports showed that the standard had been kept up. The death of John W Strauther, who for a number of years held the position of Grand Master of Eschequer, brought out several strong men for the position. Then the Rev. A D Snodgrass, of Alcorn, was an aspirant for the position of Grand Chancellor, and over a dozen men applied for Grand Keeper of Records and Seal. John W Hirris, in his opening address, said many good things, and offered some good advice to the members of the rank. His address brought forth outbursts of applause. The annual address of the Grand Chancellor was scholarly and aggressive. There was much interest manifested in the report of Rev H L Buckingham, who was appointed Master of Exchequer at the death of Straubur. While it was understood that he was not a candidate for reelection, yet many were interested in his report. The report showed that during the past year the receipts for the year to be Balance brought forward, $44,366 51, collected for the year, endowment, $118,877 10, grand lodge taxes, $5,404 30, balance brought forward, $160, burial fund, $5,786 16 special taxes, $6,483 33, total $183,334 40 Paid out, endowment to benefactaries, $111,202.58, special fund $1,881 60, paid burial expenses, $6,600, paid legal expenses $2,020 grand lodge expense, $2,615 01 Total $139,320 19, balance $44,000. The election of Grand Officers brought out many strong speeches in placing candidates in nomination. The election of Grand Chancellor resulted in Rev A D Snodgrass receiving X1 votes and John W Harris of Meridian 408 S H. Highland was elected Grand Master of Exchequer over W D Gary and N S Taylor, receiving 86 votes over both of the candidates. The other officers elected were J W Nichols, W J Nichols, Vice President, Vice President, W W Blackburn, Port Gibson, Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, V L. I. Ruben, Holton Grand Lecturer, W W. Lindsay Greenville, Grand Prelate, John Wonders, Jackson, Grand Master at Arnae The Mayor of West Point, together with the Board of Trade united in inviting the Mayor of West Point, and congratulated the Knights upon their department. Summer School and Chautauqua of the National Religious Training School, Durham, N. U. --- AGENTS FOR THE PLANET. RICHMOND, VA. W. H. White, 561 W. Leigh Street. Peter Thompson, 422 E. Marshall Street. R. B. Sampson, 523 N. 2d St. J. J. Nixon, 405 1-2 W. Leigh St. Wm. H. Scott, 2218 E. Main St. Miss Ruth Cary, 1018 N. 2d St. N. Winston, 537 Brook Ave. C. D. Griffin, 224 S. 2d St. William B. Smith, 3 W. Leigh St. Tom Blair. Thomas Page, 815 State Street. Booker & Ford, 303 W. Leigh Street. A. Ferguson, 600 N. 2st St. Virgil Minnis, 532 N. 2d St. James L. Stewart, 436 Brook Ave. David P. Smith, 922 N. 31st St. Claronce Williams 1411 Ross Street. M. C. Waller, 1100 W. Leigh St. Mrs. Ron Gloss, 3909 Soventh St. LONG BRANCH, N. J. Jesse W. Shreaves, 88 Liberty St. HACKENSACK, N. J. D H. Hassell, R. R. Ave., Nr Clay St. SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH. Charles Ludwig, P. O. Box 1776. PITTSBURG, PA. Jos. Evans, 2816 Wobster Ave. PHILADELPHIA, PA. W. Schure, 1218 Pine Street. E. P. Mackens, 1116 Pine Street. James E. Warwick, 254 S. 11th St. Mrs. Lavinia Aldridge, 521 S. 12th Street. Young & Olds, 1606 South St. Rev. W. Henri Robinson, 420 S. 11th Street. NEWPORT NEWS, VA. Freddlo Smith, 1358 29th St. O. J. Hartls, 1128 30th St. DANVILLE, VA. Harry A Clark, 117 Craghead St. PROVIDENCE, R. I. Douglass A. A., P. A., 916 Westminster Street. NEW YORK, N. Y. E H Green, 48 E 132d St. E A. Williams, 200 W. 63d St. J E. Schmidt, 263 W. 36th St. John Dow, 75 E. 136th Street. Cleveland G. Allen, 266 W. 53d St. LOUISVILLE, KY. Jease E. Brown, 1216 W. Green St. BALTIMORE, MD. Mrs. G H. Carter, 502 W. Biddle St. BUFFALO, N. Y. A. Conloy, 7 Potter Street. ST. LOUIS, MO. W. A. Price, 6 N. 14th St. HUNTINGTON, W. VA. Wm. C. Claybrook, 821 15th St. DRAKE8 BRANCH. VA. Clom Green. LOS ANGELES, CAL. A. D. Lacey, 790 San Pedro St. FREEMAN, W. VA. Langton H. Thompson. ATLANTIC' CITY, N. J. A. E. Edwards, 1908 Arctic Ave. NEW ORLEANS, LA. A. O. Smith, 202 S. Rampart St. ASBURY PARK, N. J. Rouzeberry Bell, 118 Sylvan Ave. ELLISVILLE, MISS. D J. Randolph BOSTON, MASS. J. W. White, 832 Tremont St. C. Branum, 657 Shawmut Ave. BROOKLYN, N. Y. John S. Abbey, 77 Lexington Ave. Samuel Willis, 81 Fleet Place. TARBORO, N. C. V E. Howard. WILMINGTON, N. C. Wm. H. Moore. NORFOLK, VA. Charles S. Morris, 386 Bank St. John DeBona, 610 Church St. Thomas E W. Perry, 2 James Place. KNOXVILLE, TENN. A. C Kimbrough, 122 E. Vino St. ATLANTA, GA. Hopkins Book Concern. "STAUFONT VA. J H Allen, 120 S. Augusta St. A C Mabrey, 127 E Main St. FARMVILLE, VA. Rv R. G. Adams, 218 North St. TOLEDO, OHIO. Green Eaton, 646 E. Central Ave. DFMOPOLIS, ALA. Miss Annie L. Spencer, Box 224. CHICAGO, IL. R. M Harvey, 3924 State Street. BLUE RIDGE SPRINGS, VA. The Man Farthest Down By BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. THE MAN FARTHENT DOWN. (The Fifth Article in the Series Called "The Man Farthest Down") There is one street in Catania, which seems to be given over hands to the trade and industry of the others. Power people of the city it is not mentioned in the guide books and there is perhaps no reason why it should be. Nevertheless, there are material, after stone a great many interesting things to be seen in that street strange, books but the floors of quaint homely things. That give a stranger intimate glimpses into the life of the people. For example, on a street corner, tucked in away in one of those sung spaces in which one sometimes finds a crowded fruit stand. I discovered one day, a macaroni factory. Within a space perhaps three feet wide and ten or twelve feet in length, one man and a boy conducted the whole business of the sale as well as the manufacture of macaroni from the raw grain to the completed article of trade. The process, as it was carried on in this narrow space was necessarily a simple one. There was a bag of flour, a box in which to mix the paste and a press by which this paste was forced through holes that converted it into hollow tubes. Afterwards these hollow tubes were placed in a box, because there was no room inside, had been set up in the street. After leaving this cloth frame the macaroni was hung up on little wooden forms for inspection and for sale. One of the most curious and in threatening places on the street was an apothecary's shop in which the apothecary manufactured all his own drugs, and acted at the same time as the poor man's physician or medical adductor. This man had never studied pharmacy in a college. His knowledge of drugs consisted entirely of the traditions and trade secrets which had come down to him from his predecessor in the business. His shop was filled with sweet smelling herbs, gathered for him by the peasants, and from these he brewed his medicines. The skeleton of a fish hung over the counter from which medicines were dispensed, and the shelves behind were filled with many curious and musty bottles. The apothecary himself was a very serious person, with a high pale forehead and the absorbed air of a man who feels the weight of the knowledge he carries around with him. All these things, especially the smell of the herbs, were quite awe-inspiring, and undoubtedly contributed something to the effectiveness of the medicines. It is a very busy street in which the apothecary, the macaroni man factory, and the others are located. In fact, it seems as if work never stopped there, for it is full of little shops where men sit in their door ways. Or at the open windows until late at night, working steadily at their various trades, making the things they sell, and stopping only now and then to sell the things they make. The whole region is a hive of industry for it is the neigh norhood where artisans work, and the working men make everything by hand that in our part of the world, we have long since learned to make by machine. In fact, in this street it is possible to get a very good picture. I suspect of the way in which trade and industry were carried on in other parts of Europe before the age of steam. About nine o'clock Saturday night . the night upon which I arrived in Catania I was walking down one of the side streets in this part of the city, when my attention was attracted to a man sitting in his doorway, working by the light of a little smoky lamp. He was engaged in some delicate sort of iron work, and as near as I could make out he seemed to be a tool maker. What particularly attracted my attention was a little girl certainly not more than seven years of age, who was busily engaged in polishing and sharpening the stamps he used. I stopped for a moment and watched this man and child, working steadily, silently, at this late hour of the night. I could but marvel at the patience and the skill the child showed at her work. It was the first time in my life that I had seen such a very little child at work, although I saw many others in the days that followed. I have often heard it said that people who are born under the soft southern skies are habitually indolent, and never learn to work there as they do in more northern latitudes. This is certainly not true of Sicily, for, so far as my experience goes, there is no other country in Europe where incessant labor is so largely the lot of the masses of the people. Certainly there is no other country where the labor of the labor will kill the skilled labor of the offspring as well as the rough labor of digging and carrying on the streets and in the mines, is performed by children, especially boys. There is a law against Sunday labor in Calabria, but the next morning as I passed through this same quarter of the city, I found the majority of the people still busily at work. I stopped to watch a man who was making mandolines. This man lived in one room, which was at the same time a workshop, kitchen and bedroom. There was a great heap of matresses piled high upon the bed in one corner. A little charcoal brazier, on which the cooking for the family was performed, stood upon the work-bench. The ceiling was hung with finished instruments, and the pavement in front of the house was piled with others in various stages of completion. This room was occupied by a family of five, all of whom, with the exception of the wife and mother, were engaged, each in SIX their different ways in the work of manufacturing mandolins. All the skilled work (the setting of the decorations and the polishing of the frames) was performed by the boys, but a little girl who was standing near seemed to be making herself handy as a helper in the work of the others. In this treeless country where there is almost no wood of any kind to be had, the most useful building material, after stone and plaster, seems to be the vol. only the roofs put the floors of most of the buildings are made of this material, and its manufacture is consequently one of the principal minor industries of the country. One day, while I was wandering about in the outskirts of Catania I ran across a plant where two men and three little boys were at work mixing the clay, forming it into octagonal shapes, and pitting it out in the sun to dry. The two men were at work in the shade of a large open shed but I could not make out what they were doing. As nearly as I could see, almost all of the actual work was performed by the children, who ranged I should say from eight to twelve years of age. The work of carrying the heavy clay, and plitting up in the sun after it had been formed into tiles, was done by the younger children. I am certain that if I had not seen them with my own eyes I would never have believed that such very little children could carry and heavy loads or that they could work so systematically and steadily as they were compelled to do in order to keep pace with the raid of movements of the older boy who was molding the tiles from the soft clay. The older boy could not have been, as I have said, more than twelve years, of age but he worked with all the skill and the rapidity of an experienced piece worker driven at the top of his speed. I was so filled with pride and at the same time with admiration for this boy that as I was unable to speak to him, I ventured to offer him a small coin token of my appreciation of the skill with which he worked. So intent was he on his task, however that he would not stop his work even to pick up the money I offered him, but simply threw me and moulded his head for me to place it on the bench beside him. These instances of skilled labor among children are by no means exceptional. At another time I remember a stopping to look at a little boy who seemed to me could not be more than eight or nine years of age, working side by side with a man, confidently his father together with several other men all of them engaged in building a boat. The boy I speak of was engaged in the listing of water slides of the boat and made I watched him at his task I was again compelled to wonder at the case and skill with which these little fellows use their tools. All these things, as I have said, gave me an idea of the manner in which the trades were carried on by force the extensive machinery had brought the factory system into existence. It showed me also the easy way in which, in those days, the ininstal education of children was carried on. When the work in the handicrafts was performed in the house, or in a shop adjoining the house it was an easy thing for the father to hand down to the son the trade he himself had practiced. Under the conditions in which trades are carried on in Sixty today children are literally born to the trade which their fathers practice. In these homes, where the shop and the home are crowded together in one or two rooms, children see their fathers and mothers at work from the time they are born. As soon as they are able to handle a tool of any kind the boys at any rate, and frequently the girls also are set to work helping their parents. As the father in turn has probably inherited the accumulated traditions and skill of generations that preceded him in the same trade, his children are able to get from him in the easiest and most natural way, an industrial education such as no other kind of school can give. Whatever may be the disadvantage of the people of Sicily in other respects, they have an advantage over the Negro in learning the skilled trades the value of which it is difficult to estimate. Everywhere one sees the evidences of this skill with the hand, not on it. In the public buildings, in some of the common objects of daily use, I have already referred to the way in which the ordinary little two wheeled carts which take the place of the ordinary farmer's wagon in this country, are decorated. I have seen in Catania men at work practically how these carts out of the log. I do not know to what extent the frame of the wagon in hewn out in this way, but at any rate, the spokes are. Every detail is worked out with the greatest possible skill, even to the point of carving figures or faces at the ends of the booms that make the frames. Likewise the harness of the donkeys that draw these carts is an elaborate and picturequeous affair which must require a vast amount of patience and skill to make. The point I wish particularly to emphasize here is that all this skill in the handcrafts, which has become traditional in a people, is the best kind of preparation for every kind of higher education. In this respect the Italian, like the Japanese and Chinese, as well as every other race which has had centuries in training in the handcrafts, has an advantage over the Negro that can only be overcome when the masses of the Negro people have secured a training of the hand and a skill in the crafts that correspond to those of other THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Not only are children, especially boys, employed at a very early age in all the trades I have mentioned, but young boys from fourteen to sixteen perform, as I have said, in the mines and elsewhere An incredible amount of the crude, rough work of the community. of the remember one day in Palermo seeking for the first time in my life, boys, who were certainly not more than fourteen years of age, engaged in carrying on their backs earth from i cellar that was being excavated for a building. Men did the work of digging, but the more drudgery of carrying the earth from the bottom of the excavation to the surface was performed by these boys. It was not simply the fact that more children were engaged in this heavy work that impressed me. It was the slow, dragging steps, the fixed and unalterable expression of weariness that showed. in every line of their bodies. Later I learned to recognize this as the habitual manner and expression of the curse, which is the name that the Italians give to those boys who are employed in the sulphur mines to carry the crude ore up from the mines where it is dug and to load it in the cars by which it is conveyed to the surface. The work in a sulphur mine is organized in many respects, I learned like that of a coal mine. The actual work of digging the sulphur is performed by the miner, who is paid by the amount of crude are he succeeds in getting out. He, in his turn has a man or a boy, sometimes two or three of them to assist him in getting the ore out of the mine to the smelter where it is melted and refined. As I myself had had some experience as a boy in work similar to this in the mines of West Virginia, I was interested in learning all I could in regard to those boys and the conditions under which they worked. In the case of boys employed for this work the Sicilians have a custom of binding out their children to the miner or pleconero, as he is called. Such a boy is then called in the language of the country, a caruso. As a matter of fact, a pleconero who buys a boy from his parents to employ him as a caruso actually purchases a slave. The manner in which the purchase is made is as follows. In Sicily, where the masses of the people are so wretchedly poor in everything else, they are nevertheless especially rich if children and as often happens, the family that has the largest number of months to till has the least to put in them. It is from these families that the caruso are recruited. The father who turns his child over to a miner receives in return a sum of money in the form of a loan. The sum usually amounts to from eight to thirty dollars according to the age of the boy, his strength and general usefulness. With the payment of this sum the child is turned over absolutely to his master. From this slavery there is no hope of freedom, because neither the parents nor the child will ever have sufficient money to repay the original loan. Strange and terrible stories are told about the way in which these boys ships have been treated by their masters. Before coming to Sicily I had met and talked with persons who described to me the processions of half naked boys their bodies bowed under the heavy weight of the leeds they carried, groning and cursing as they made their way up out of the hot and sulphurous holes in the earth as they carried the ore from the mine to the smelter. All that I had heard elsewhere was confirmed later by the details furnished by official reports and special studies of conditions in the mining regions, of persons who had been by farent persons. In these reports I learned that the mines had been in the past the refuge of a dehased and criminal population, whose vices made the bleak, sulphur-smitten region where the mines are located as much like hell as it looks The cruelties to which the child slaves have been subjected, as related by those, who have studied them are as bad as anything that was ever reported of the cruelties of Negro slavery. These boy slaves were frequently beaten and pinched, in order to wring from their overburdened bodies the last Trap of strength they had in them. When beating did not suffice, it was the custom to since the calves of their legs with lanters to put them again on their feet. If they sought to escape from this slavery in flight, they were captured and beaten—sometimes even killed. As they climbed out of the hot and poisonous atmosphere of the mines their bodies, naked to the waist and dripping with sweat, were clilled by the cold draughts in the corridors leading out of the mines and this sudden transition was the frequent cause of pneumonia and tuberculosis. In former years children of age, six and seven years of age were employed at these crushing and terrible tasks under the heavy burdens (averageing about forty pounds) they were compelled to carry, they often became deformed, and the number of cases of curvature of the spine and deformations of the bones of the chest reported was very large. More than that, these children were frequently made the victims of the lust and unnatural vices of their masters. It is not surprising, therefore, that they early gained the appearance of gray old men, and that it has become a common saying that a carousel rarely reaches the age of twenty five. It was with something of all this in my mind that I set out from Palermo, a little before daylight one morning in September to visit the mines at Campo Franco, on the southern side of the island, in the neighborhood of Girgensi. My misgirl were considerably increased when, upon reaching the railway station to take the train, I found that the guide and interpreter who had been employed the night before, to accompany us on the trip had not made his appearance. We waited until all the porters at the station and the guards on the train were fairly in a fever of excitement in their well meant efforts to get us and our baggage on the train. Then, at the last moment, with the feeling that we were taking a desperate chance, we scrambled aboard and started bif into a wild unknown, which no guidebook had charted, and, so far as I knew, no tourist had ever visited. The train carried us for some distance along the dillite plain between the sea and the hills. It was just possible to make out in the twilight of the early morning the dim outlines of the, little, towns we passed, At length, just as we were able to catch the first glimpse of the morning sun along the crests of the mountains, the, railway turned abruptly southward and the train plunged into a wide valley between the brown and tarren hills. At Rocca Palomba we left the main line of the railway, which turns eastward from there in the direction of Catania, and continued our journey with the somewhat ruder comforts of an accommodation trunk. From this point on the way grew rougher, the country wilder and the only companions of our journey were the rude country folk, with an occasional sprinkling of miners. At the little town of Lorcara we entered the zone of the sulphur mines. From now on at nearly every station we passed I saw great masses of the bright yellow substance, piled in cars, waiting to be carried down to the port of Girgenti for shipment to all parts of the world, and-partition early to the United States, which is still the largest market for this Sicilian gold. The nearer the train approached our destination, the more uncomfortable I grew about the prospect that was before us. I felt very sure that I should be able to reach Campo Franco and perhaps see something of the min. but whether I should ever be able to get out again and what would become of me if I were compelled to seek shelter in some of the unpromising places I saw along the way was very uncertain. Fortunately, Dr Robert E. Park, of Boston, who was traveling with me and who accompanied me on nearly all of my excursions of this kind, was with me on this trip. Dr. Park had a pretty thorough mastery of the German language, and could speak a little French, but no Italian. He had, however an Italian grammar in his satchel, and when we finally found ourselves at sea, in a region where neither English, German nor French was of any help to us, he took that grammar from his satchel and set to work to learn enough Italian between Palermo and Campo Franco to be able to make at least our most urgent wants known. For four hours he devoted himself industriously to the study of that beautiful and necessary language it was a desperate case, and I think I am safe in saying that Dr Park studied grammar more industriously during these four hours than he ever did before in his life. At any rate by the time the train had crossed the rocky crest of the mountains which divide the north and south sides of Sicily, and before we disembarked at the jonesome little station of Campo Franco, he could speak enough Italian, mixed with German, French and English, to make himself understood. Perhaps another reason for Dr Park's success was the fact that the Italians understand the sign language pretty well. The mines at Campo Franco are on the slope of the mountain just above the railway station. A mile or more across the great empty valley, high up on the slope of the opposite mountain, is the village from which the mines get their name, a little cluster of low stone and cement buildings, clinging to the mountainside as if they were in imminent danger of slipping into the valley below. A few hundred yards above the station great banks of refuse had been dumped into the valley, and a phase where on the side of the mountain the furnaces milk smelters were located. The great rows of kilns, like great pots, half buried in the earth, in which the ore is melted and then run off into forms where it is cooled and allowed to harden. I confess that I had been very dubious as to the way that we were likely to be received at the mines, seeing that we did not know the customs nor the people, and had very scant supply of Italian in whilc to make known our wants. The manager however who proved to be a very polite and dignified man, could speak a little French and some English. He seemed to take a real pleasure in showing us about the works. He explained the methods by which the sulphur was extracted, insisted upon our drinking a glass of wine, and was even kind enough to loan me a horse and guide, when I exspassed a desire to rent one of the passing donkeys to convey me to some of the more inaccessible places farther up the mountain, where I could see the miners had burrowed into the earth in search of sulphur. On the vast slope of the mountain and at a distance they looked like ants running in and out of little holes in the earth. It was at the mouth of one of these entwines to the mines that I got my first definite notion of what sulphur miners look like—those unfortunate creatures who wear out their lives amid the poisonous fumes and the furnace heat of these underground hells. There was a rumble of a car, and presently a man, almost stark naked, stepped out of the dark passageway. He was worn, haggard and gray, and his skin had a peculiar grayish white tinge. He spoke in a husky whisper, but I do not know whether that is one of the characteristic effects of the work in the mines or not. I was told that, in addition to other dankens, the sulphur has a bad effect upon the lungs. It was explained to me that the sulphur dust gets into the lungs and clogs them up, and that is what accounts for the groans of the carousel, so frequently spoken of, when they are tugging up the sleep and winding passageways with the heavy burdons of crude ore on their backs. It had been, many years since I had been in a mine, but as I entered the dark, damp gallery and felt the sudden underground chill, the memories of my early experiences all came back to me. As we got farther into the mine, however, the air seemed to grow warmer. Suddenly, a door at the side of the gallery opened; a blast of hot air, like that from a furnace, burst out into the corridor, and another of those self-sanked into water, with both aspiration, stepped out. We passed at intervals along the main corridor a number of those doors, which as I discovered, let down into parts of the mine where the men were at work. It seemed incredible to me that any one could live and work in such heat, but I had come there to see what a sulphur mine was like, so I determined to try the experiment. The side passage which I entered was, in fact, little more than a burrow, twisting and winding its way, but going constantly deeper and deeper into the dark depths of the earth. I had known what it was to work deep down under the earth, but I never before so thoroughly realized what it meant to be in the bowels of the earth, as I did while I was groping my way through the dark and winding passages of this sulphur mine It is down at the bottom of these holes, and in this steaming atmosphere that the miners work. They loosen the ore from the walls of the seams and it is found, and then it is carried out of these holes in rocks by the carousel. In the mine which I visited the work of getting the ore to the surface was performed in a modern and comparatively humane way. It was simply necessary to carry the ore from the different points where it immedited to the car, by which it is then transported to the smelter. In those mines, however, where the work is still carled on in the old, traditional fashion, which has been in vogue as far back as any one can remember, all the ore is carled on the backs of boys. In cases where the mine descended to the depth of two, three or four hundred feet the task of carrying these loads of ore to the surface is simply heartbreaking. I can well understand that persons who have seen conditions at the worst should speak of the children who have been condemned to this slavery as the most unhappy creatures on earth. From all that I can learn, however, the conditions, changed for the better in recent years. In 1902 a law was passed which forbade the employment of children under thirteen years in underground work, and to this was added a little later a provision which forbade, after 1905, the employment of children under fifteen in the mines. So far as I am able to say, this provision was carried out in the mine I visited, for I did not see any where inside the mine children at work I saw a number of the poor little creatures at work in the dumps outside the mine. 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According to law, the employment of children under fifteen years of age has been forbidden since 1905. As is well known, however, in Italy as in America it is much easier to make laws than to enforce them. This is especially true in Sicily. The only figures which I have been able to obtain upon the subject show that from 1880 to 1898 there was an enormous increase in the number of children employed in and about the mines. In 1880 there were 2,419 children under fifteen years working there among whom were eight girls. Of those 88 were eight girls and 163 were eight years of age, while twelve cent of the whole number were per cent of the whole number under nine years of age. In 1998, however, the number of children under fifteen years of age was 7,032, of whom 5,232 were at work inside the mines. At this time the government had already attempted to put some restrictions on the employment of children in the mines, but the age limit had not been fixed as high as fifteen years. The sulphur mines are located on the southern slopes of the mountains that cross Slicly from east to west. About ten miles below Campo Franco co the two branches of the railway, one running directly south from Rocca Palomba, and the other running southwest, from Calantisetta, come together a few miles above Griorgi. On the slopes of the broad valleys through which these two branches of the railway run are located nearly all sulphur mines in Italy, these mines, which furnish something like seventy percent, of the world's supply of sulphur, a constant stream of this yellow ore flows down to the sea at the port of Grienten. After leaving Campo France I traveled through this whole region. In many places the mountain slopes are fairly honeycombed with holes, where the miners in years past have dug their way into the mountain in search of the precious yellow mineral. Foremany mines in every direction the vegetation has been blasted by the poisonous smoke and vapors from the smelters, and the whole country has a blotched and serpulous appearance which is depressive to look upon, particularly when one considers the amount of misery and the mundane of human lives it has to create this condition. I have never in my life seen any place that seemed to come so near meeting the description of the "abolination of desolation" referred to in the Bible. There is even a certain grandeur in the desolation of this country which looks as if the curse of God rested upon it. I am not prepared just now to say to what extent I believe in a physical hell in the next world, but a sulphur mine in Sicily is about the nearest thing to a hell that is coneivable in my opinion. In the mine in which I went I found the heat the sulphur and the people' with these three elements there seemed nothing lacking to constitute a hell. As I have already said, however, there are indications that in the sulphur mines, as elsewhere in Sicily, the situation of the man far theest down is improving. I pray God that it is so, for I could not picture an exaltance more miserable than the slow torture of this crushing in horror in the hot, and poisonous air of these sulphur mines. Let me say also that I came away from the sulphur mines and from Sicily with a very much better opinion of the people than when I entered. I went to Italy, with the notion that the Sicilians were a race of brigands, a sullen and irritable people who were disposed at any moment to be swept off their feet by violent and murderous pains. I came away with a feeling, that, at the very least, more slain against than sinning, and that they deserve the sympathy rather than the condemnation of the world. The truth is that, as far as my personal experience goes, I was new or treated more kindly in my whole life than I was the day when, coming as a stranger, without an introduction of any kind, I ventured to visit the region which has the reputation of being the most wicked, and is certainly the most beautiful. I am the region around and north of Girgent, which is the seat at once of the sulphur quines and the Mafna. If any one had told me before I went to Sicily that I would be willing to intrust my life to Sicilians away down in the darkness of a sulphur mine, I should have believed that such a person had lost his mind. I had read and heard so much of murders, of the Mana in Sicily, that for a long time I had had a horror of the name of Sicilians — but when I came in contact with them, before I knew it, I found myself trusting them absolutely to such an extent that I willingly followed them into the bowels of the earth; into a hot, narrow, dark sulphur mine where, without a moment's warping, they might save demanded my life or beld me, if they cared to, for a random. Nothing of this kind occurred on the other hand, I repeat, every Sicilian with whom I came in contact in the sulphur pH mine treated me in the most kindly manner, and I came away from their country having the highest respect for them. I did not meet while I was there a single person, from the superintendent to the lowest laborer at the mines, who did not seem not only willing, but even anxious, to assist me to see and learn everything I wanted to know. What is more, Campo Franco was the only place in Europe where I met men who refused to accept money for a service rendered me —The (N Y) Outlook. From Boston. Boston, Mass., July 4 — Dr Chas W. Eliot, president emeritus of Harvard University, delivered a remarkable oration at the patriotic exercises in Faneuil Hall this morning. He said all men are not created equal, nor have they any inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Dr Eliot reviewed the Declaration of Independence, saying "The Declaration of Independence made some general affirmations which were not of English origin, and never have been universally accepted by political philosophers, but nevertheless have had great influence on the policies and aspirations of the people of the United States. The statement that all men are created equal is manifestly not true in every sense. Men are not born equal in capacities, powers or dispositions, and under a regime of liberty the inborn diversities of capacity and character in different individuals increase as life goes on and inevitably produce great inequalities in regard to property and general conditions of life. Nother have all men any unfailable rights of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We and all preceding generations have constantly seen men deprived of liberty, the pursuit of happiness and even of life. Any rights of that sort with which men have been endowed by nature are clearly allenable in practice. Moreover, we Americans have often been in doubt whether government really does derive its powers from the consent of the governed, for we have seen in power minority government as results of elections and also governments under elective forms which really were governments by force. We ourselves at this moment are governing the Filipinos without their consent. If a new declaration of independence were written today it would deal chiefly with social and industrial rights. The extraordinary dependence of each individual on many other individuals which modern means of transportation have developed throughout society, did not exist in 1776, and the collective action of the community which now so frequently overrides individual rights did not yet been imagined. The Fourth of July should always be called Independence Day, for it commemorates a bold public act by competent representatives of people extraordinarily independent in their habits of thought and life. How different is the situation of the American people today. Dependence on wages or salaries is the rule instead of the exception. The huge monopolistic industrial combinations the combinations among financial institutions which put great masses of capital within the control of a few persons and the large scale retail establishments in which capitals are few and subordinates many all too to diminish the personal independence of the average man or woman. The trades unions take a strong hand in reducing the personal independence and practical liberty of the courneymen in their respective trades. "In short, it is impossible that the lepers, operatives, salemen and trades unionists of today should be a independent, self-reliant and en- abled labor force, the pioneers, farmers, shepherds and unrollable mecha- ces of 1776 were." Los Angeles News. --- Los Angeles, Cal . July 6, 1911 Mr Wm Bown, who a few weeks ago shot and killed Mackie Mackron has lost his mind, and on the evening of June 29th he was discovered butting his head against the iron bars of his cell with terrific force the blood streaming down his face and over his clothing. He is now in the hospital. Mrs Lena, Mason is holding the city of Pasadena under the spell of her magnetic religious powers. May great be accomplished. About twelve hundred people assembled at the Westly Chapel M. E. Church on the evening of Prilary, June 30th, and enjoyed to the high at the elaborate reception and commencement exercises for the numerous young women graduates of Los Angeles and vicinity. The association spared no pain in making the occasion one of the grandest affairs of the season. The principal speaker of the evening was Attorney W. O. Troy, who delivered his address with as much excellence and dignity as that of a stateman. It is remarkable to know that this able young lawyer has connected himself with the Y. M. C. A. and is an active worker, as well as one of the users of the A. M. E. Church. We need more of this type of young men in the golden West. A. D. LACEY. Monday, July 81, 1911 Adulta, $1.00 LEV. E. PAYNE, D. B. Pastor. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. FROM SOUTH AFRICA (By K. Z. S. Poregrino (By K. Z. S. Poregrino) We are in all the turnout and exe clement over an industrial war here and have been for the past four Works There is in South Africa a Typographical Union, whose headquarters are at Johannesburg, with branches throughout the other provinces, including of course, the Cape Colony. The largest printing plant here is that of the Cape Times Company, with the Argus a close second. Then comes the South African news and the Onsland, the last two being under one management, and Onsland—meaning 'Ourland'—published in the Dutch language. Our meaning, of course, the Dutch exclusively, since neither the original native in any other people have any claim to the land THE PIECE DE RESISTANCE. The cause, or the initial cause, of the trouble is found in the presence at the Cape Times works of a composter by the name of Stone, who is a non-unionist, and who by all accounts has succeeded in earning for himself the sobriquet of "blackleg," or "strikebreaker." Stone has, it is said, but himself on other occasions for purposes inimical to the interests of organized labor, and therefore the men at those works would have none of him unless he would recount—in other words, join the Union and pay the usual assessments levied on those who act. To this arrangement, it is said, that Stone agreed, going so far as to pay one or two installments of the amount assessed. This was during the session of Parliament, when all the officers were busy—a period of which advantage might have been taken by the men, did good generalship obtain. Shortly after this the Houses of Legislature adjourned, and Stone turned in his card refusing to pay further. It is said he was urged to that course by card refusing to pay further. It is said he was urged to that course by the masters, which is the word used here to define the employers. However it may be, did the men possess equal perspicacity to have struck when the iron was in the fire? They may have made a coup. A STATE OF CHAOS The Times men struck, followed by the lockout of the men on the News, Argus and Ousland, who refused to handle any of the orders from the Times office. The printing trade was at once paralyzed, all other business indirectly following. The two morning papers were issued alternately with such hands as remained on, assisted by apprentices, etc. from Port Elizabeth and other centers. Meanwhile the cables were at work, searching for hands from England, and with the result that each steamer coming in, since a fortnight of the initiation of the strike has brought its true Britians, who never, never, never shall be slaves. And these are promptly installed, while the strikers are looking on from the outside, cooling their heels while the imported ones are being regaled within the offices, with good board, lodgings, and it is whispered good booze also, at the expense of the employers. Meanwhile the plants are all run ning smoothly, the papers coming out regularly. A few of the strikers had the temerity to insult—mark 'ou, not assault—some of the newly imported, and were promptly brought to court and fined. Of course, such a thing may be done with impunity in the States, but they must not here ook cross or apply any language to he undefiled which may not be used in class meeting A PECULIAR POSITION The position, however, is, in nasal as the colored brother is concerned, a very peculiar one. The strikers are composed of quiteelsmetaacetol There are among them those of the mixed variety, in whom the proportion of the tainted fluid is such as to enable them successfully to defy detection and pass in a crowd for white (Brother Mitchell, pray excuse this part if it is offensive). Demu's my sentiments, anyhow. True here are among them, good, stalwart nany colored men, with the big "M" as well as the little folks. There is a good proportion of English and some Dutch—an heterogeneous mass of a massive sable crowd. A happy family. True it is a misfortune that nakes us acquainted with strange bed-fellows. HEADS, I WIN, TAILS, YOU LOSE Now I have stated that the heads quarters of the B. A. T. U. is at Jorburg. There also is the home of the political labor party, the principal plank in which platform is "White South Africa," the meaning whorebe being not a country wherein a white man may live side by side with the original owner of the soil, but, where the former may lord it over the latter, who shall be but the hower of wood and drawer of water only Aside from the glaring inconstance implied the abnormal gall contained in the proposition that a few origners, many of whom leave their country for the benefit of that country, who have not as yet lost the offensive affinity of the storage which impregnate their clothing and having the offerritory to suggest an ding against the nature of the country, the very suggestion would be laughed at. But strangely enough, these wretches are taken seriously here, politicians even of the respectable order appear to be afraid of them and they are at least tolerated. Now, owing to the more liberal policies which obtain generally in this Colony and owing to the fact too that he is, or rather would be, did he really appreciate his position, the master of the situation, the colored man is at the eleventh hour received in the Union and is thus, while being useful as an auxiliary in the conflict in the proud position in the conflict to contribute to the sustenance of a Union, where he is but half a member, since he is not and cannot be permitted under any cir stock of ladies, gentlemen and children shoes, regardless of cost. Every pair of summer shoes in stock reduced in price. MEN'S $4.00 to $5.00 Oxford in all Leathers for ..... $2.85 WOMEN'S $4.00 Tie, Pat. Oxford and Pumps for ..... $2.45 MEN'S $3.00 to $3.50 Oxford in all Leathers for ..... $1.85 WOMEN'S $3.00 and $3.50 Ties, Pumps and Oxford for ..... $1.85 MEN'S $2.50 to $3.00 Oxford in all Leathers for ..... $1.45 WOMEN'S $2.00 to $2.50 Ties, Gravenetts and Velvet Pumps for ..... $1.35 200. PAIRS WOMEN'S SHOES and OXFORDS, Irregular Sizes that Sold for $2.50 to $4.00, If You find Your Size You Get a BARGAIN—As They GO AT THIS SALE FOR 500. A PAIR. 300 Pairs Children Barefoot Sandals at 45c, 55c, 85c, $1.00 $1.20 $1.50 200 Pairs Roman Sandals for Girls, Misses and Ladies for..... 95c, $1.15, $1.75 200 Pairs Boys' and Men's Rubber Bottom Tennis that sold for 75c. & $1.00 for...45c & 52c a pr. Capitol Shoe & Supply Co., --- # CAPITOL S stock of ladies cost. Every MEN'S $4.00 to $5.00 for ... MEN'S $3.00 to $3.50 for ... MEN'S $2.50 to $3.00 for ... 200 PAIRS WOMEN'S Your Size You 300 Pairs Children Bars 45c, 5c 200 Pairs Roman Sams Ladies for... 200 Pairs Boys' and M that sold for 75c. & S Capi 210 E. Bro cumstances should be go North in quest of work rub shoulders with his white confessors of the North. (To be continued.) POLICE PATROL BADLY SMASHED Struck by street car No. 30, of the Forest Hill Line, at the other end of the Free Bridge, the police automobile patrol was last night so badly damaged that it had to be towed back to the Second Station by a truck coached by the Gordon Motor Company, and Chauffeur Wilson who was in charge of the car, was slightly hurt by being violently hurled against his teering wheel. The patrol had been called to the box on Seventh street, at the far end if the bridge, to take Willie Sheperson, a prisoner charged with curing and abusing Mrs. H B Rudder, o the Third Station. The automobile, Mr Wilson stated last night, had passed the street car on its way over, and was standing on the street ar tracks waiting for the prisoner o he placed inside when the street car struck it with full force from behold. Mr. J. W. Robertson and J. B. Woolridge were in charge of the car. It is said that the motorman crossed the bridge at a speed approaching fifteen miles an hour, the law providing that the limit shall be not more than eight. It is also alleged that the watchman at this point, seeing the collision, waved the motorman down, and the latter entirely disregarded its warning signal. Ernest Thompson, who has charge of all the police mechanical apparatus, and Bicycle Policeman Reid wore in the patrol wagon at the time they jumped as they saw that a collision was inevitable, and waved to be incoming car. Chauffeur Wilson stuck to his seat. The machine was truck with heavy forces, and is said to have been hurled ninety feet from the point at which it was standing. The street at this point is very narrow, with a steep embankment on one side, and there is not room enough on either side for the automobile to stand, and it was, therefore compelled to rest on the street car tracks. The automobile was badly smashed up, but it was impossible last night or Chauffeur Wilson to estimate the damage.—Times-Dispatch, July 11, 1911. EXCURSION TO ASHEVILLE Black Mountain, Hendersonville, Hot Springs, Wayneville and Lake Baxaway, N. C. SOUTHERN RAILWAY announces its "Annual Mountain Excursion to Western North Carolina, August 3d, 1911. Two weeks in the glorious "Land of the Sky"—"Sapphire Country," at very small cost. Round freight from Richmond to tshoville $7.60; proportionately low rates from points West Point to Dana River. Very good on a trains August 3d, in Colorado or illinois, and returning until August 17, 1911. Through sleeping cars at 10: 45 A. M. and 11:45 P. M., August 2, 1911. For detailed information, booklets, Pullman reservations, etc., consult ticket agents, or write S. E. BURGESS, D. P. A., Richmond, Va. $50.00 ENDOWMENT PAID. Burkoville, Va., 1911. This is to certify that I have recelved from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calantha (90000), Fifty Dollars, in payment of the death claim of Bister-Camille Quarles, who was a member of Childred's Court, No. 243, of Richmond, Va. Signed: HATTIE C. FOWLKES, Lawrie Fowlkes, Guardian Guardian. SPECIALS. SHOES and OXFORDS, Irr You Get a BARGAIN—As The Firefoot Sandals at 95c, 85c, $1.00 $1.20 $1.50 Sandals for Girls, Misses and ..... 95c, $1.15, $1.75 Men's Rubber Bottom Tennis $1.00 for... 45c & 52c a pr. itol Shoe road St. Go With FIFTH STREET BAPTIST S. 6. On Its annual All-Day Picnic to Fulton Park, WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1911. Novel Base-ball Series Between Boys and Girls. B. H. Peyton, Supt.; R. C. Mitchell, Secty., J. Henry Crutchfield Chair. FORD'S HAIR POMADE THE OLD RELIABLE DRESSING FOR KINNY OR CURLY "HAIR ITS USE MAKES STUBBORN, HARSH HAIR SOFTER, MORE PLIABLE AND GLOSSY, EASY TO CUMB AND PUT UP IN ANY STYLE THE LENGTH WILL PERMIT WRITE FOR TESTINIRES, HOW THIS REMARKABLE REMEDY MAKES SHORT, KINNY HAIR GROW LONG AND WAVY, BEST PONDE ON THE MARKET FOR DANBUFF, NOTHING OF THE SCALP AND FALLING OUT OF THE HAIR. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS, GET THE GENIURE,PUT UP IN 25* AND 50* BOTTLES WITH CHARLES FORD'S NAME ON EVERY PACKAGE. SOLD BY DRUGGISTS. IE YOUR DRUGGIST CANNOT SUPPLY YOUR WE WILL SEND IT TO YOU DIRECT AT THE FOLLOWING PRICES, SMALL SIZED BOTTLE, 25* LARGE SIZED BOTTLE, 50* THE OZ OUNCED OX MARGIN CO. 216 LAKE ST. DEPT. CHICAGO, IL. AGENTS WANTED. When in TOLEDO, OHIO Please Stop at THE ROBINSON HOTEL, for Rooms & Baths. Furnished Rooms for Rent by Day or Week. Hot and Cold Baths, 20 Conts. Homp 'Phon, A 5222: MISS JULIA ROBINSON, 442-501-503 N. Erie Street, TOLEDO, OHIO. 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