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RICHMOND PEACOCK VOLUME XXIX, NUMBER 4. RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1911 PRICE, FIVE CENTS. Experiences in Louisiana Scenes on a Business Thoroughfare. A Fine Dinner.—Address at the Central Congregational Church.—Interesting Statistics.—A Reporter's Tribute.—The New Orleans' Picayune's Account of the Meeting.—The Homoward Journey. (Continued From Last Week.) I returned to 'the. Athensenum for the afternoon session of the American Bankers' Association. There was much business to be transacted. Officers were to be elected and installed and then the last works would be said. President F. F. Watts of Nashville, Tonn., would be GENERAL COUNSEL NEWSOME SPEAKB In less than a month, the eyes of the outings Negro race will be turned in the direction of Richmond. The State of Virginia will undertake on January 5, 1913, to determine whether or not the indicted ex-officials of the True Reformers are guilty of wrecking the great Negro bank and embarrassing the society. SHALL AWAIT VERDICT. As the time draws near strenuous efforts are being made to divert the attention of the public from the issues involved in the case by seeking to throw suspicion upon the general counsel of the order. I offer no defense for myself, but shall calmly describe the verdict of the American people. Those who have followed the case know that there is not a single contention upon which the True Reformers base their claims that was not promulgated by me nearly 12 months ago. There is not a single indictment to be tried the evidence to support which is not familiar to me. What the courts will do in the cases is not for me to ask. Indeed, I request that the least the least proper that I should even suggest what the verdict of the jury is likely to be. THOSE CIVIL SUITS. As to the civil suits. I shall at the proper time publish my entire correspondence, so that the people may know the facts. One thing is certain. I shall permit no man at this late day to have me resign my office, thus playing in the hands of my enemies and jealous friends(7) who would use the facts of my resignation as of the fact that I am a just heaven claims me before that day. I shall be on hand when the cases are called, and if the machinations of any man or set of men, white or black, seek to prevent me from being heard. I shall let the whole world know it. God alone knows the sacrifices I have made and the humiliations I have been subject to since I became the attorney for the case. My personal matters have been the subject of investigation, by associates subjected for me, and every man has felt it his bounded duty to thrust his advice upon me. A LAWYER'S OPINION On coming into Richmond and hearing the general counsel discussed in public and private matters, would imagine that he and not the indicted officer the Reformer and smashed things up generally. One of my brothers of the profession is quoted as saying "The legal affairs of the Order have not been properly conducted "Granted," that is his opinion — lawyers differ, but self-delight fall out, because the Reformer is charged Good. That's exactly what I have had to do, except that instead of being "free of charge" the office has been a "charge" upon me and got me in debt again, since all my loyal Reformers generally and my enemies in particular that when any matter affecting the Intent of the Order comes up in court, I'll be there. J THOMAS NEWSOME THORNTON—KYLES The marriage of Miss lattie B. Kyles to Mr. George A. Thornton will take place at the residence of the bride, 1010 Bt. St. Paul Rt. Monday December 38th, 1911 at 12 o'clock Friends are invited. No cards. A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! GLAD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY FROM PAINTING BY PLOCKHORST THE TRUE REFORMERS The Rewards for Hill—Reporter Questioned—Will Proscribe Cases Grand Worthy Master Griffin Making Progress. The receivers of the Savings Bank of the Grand Fountain, United Order of True Reformers, have given no indication of being ready to make a report as to the amount of dividends that will be paid the depositors. This largely due to the limitation determined the ownership of a large proportion of the assets now in the possession of the bank's receivers. The indications are that unless a compromise, which does not now seem likely is arranged months and years will pass away before the final word is said. THAT REWARD FOR HILL Quite a sensation was caused by the declaration accepted to Grand Worthy Master W. H Griffin that the Grand Fountain would withdraw offer of a reward for the capture of an unauthorized application would be made to Governor W. H Mann to withdraw the reward offered by the State of Virginia. He was further quoted as saying that a promise of immunity from the film, provided he turned State's evidence and would tell all he knew. THE REASONS GIVEN It was alleged that this step was taken in order to forestall some of the accused officials or their friends who it was claimed were proparing and then take over the reward both from Grand Fountain and from the State of Virginia. The proposition to to withdraw the reward does not seem to meet with favor among the colorado people this community, the communities have been made as to what it meant. ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK Vicious and persistent efforts are now being made to arrange the evidence for the prosecution of the indicted True Reformers and there there will be little doubt but what there will be some startling disclosures at the trials. Grand Worthy Master W. R. Griffin while on the field building up the work has others at work others gathering the erk dence. The outlook for the success of the Order is encouraging. Death claims are being paid. The contin ual course of affairs is of course dependent upon the forthward ace of the creditors. NICKEL SAVINGS BANK Recever Chewing Pays Money -Dollar -Many Repositories Head Receiver A J Chewning, Jr., has made a report in the case of the defunct Nike Savings Bank of which Dr. R. F Tancell was president and Dr. H. J Witt was the holder of cashier. Mr. Witt was elected president before the fall. ure and Attorney J R Pollard elect cashier, but neither of them took charge. Consequently when the crash the old officers were still in charge. PAYING OUT MONEY By a decree of the Chancery Court of this city twenty-seven cents on the dollar is being paid the depositors. When the remaining properties in the city are believed that ten percent more will be deposited, the depositors who had accounts in the Naked Savings Bank can get their checks by applying to Receiver A. J. Chewning Jr. 6 North Tenth street, Richmond, Va. It is not definitely known when the remainder of the property will be sold and payment to the small amount at this season of the year is being appraised. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. Ina Northern Clime. The Street Scenes in Philadelphia. The Bruce Case.—Convincing Evidence.—On the Way to Prison.—Bert Williams and His White Associates.—A Word Picture.—A Perennial Designation.—Belonged to a Race of "Nobodies"—The Last Word Spoken (Continued From Last Week.) I saw many specimens of the aristocratic ability of Mr. Lorenzo Harris. Black hair and pores and his skintches and water colors. He is also a sculptor of rare talent. He unquestionably possesses rare talent and should succeed in making a name for himself in the realm of art. One who did not know could hardly believe that he possessed the genius so strikingly shown in his drawings. A PENNSYLVANIA LEADER'S OFFICE On Tuesday afternoon, in company with Gen B. G. Collier and Mr. John B. Harris, I visited the general offices of the Grand Chancellor of Pennsylvania. Mr. Collier has these offices, and he has been primarily instrumental in bringing about the phenomenal growth of the Kulights of Pythias in the Keystone State. I also visited Douglass Memorial Hospital, where I found Dr. N. F. Mosselle looking tired and some that carworm, but he gave me good advice, which he is the official head kept up to its high state of efficiency. FINE CLUB HEADQUARTERS In company with him and his associate I visited the Citizens Republican Club, which is unquestionably the place of the kind I had ever seen. (Continued on Page Number) ```markdown ``` PERSONAL AND BRIEF Are you sick? Have doctors and medicine failed to help you? Are love back and enemies against you? If so write to me and know your troubles Inclose stamp Address PROF VERONA, 217 S Clinton St. Baltimore, MD Mr J R Mayo of Farmville, Va. was in the city this week and called on us Mrs Nanite Thompson continues very sick at her home in Stockton Street South Richmond, Va. Woods L. Taylor, son of Rev. Wm L. Taylor D. D. died at the Richmond Hospital last Monday, to which place he had been removed the day before Mrs Mary B Wood of Petersburg and Mrs Harvey Scott of this city were in the city this week and called on us At the Third St A M E Church, Sunday A M the Pastor will deliver a special Xnma message. Subject Gloria in Excelsis The Bold under the direction of Madam Phinno Payne Clarke will render The Shopper's Vision. Ashford "I Bring You Good Tidings" Wilson "Hosanna in the Highest" Wilson "Hark, Hark, My Soul Shelley Glory to God in the Highest Jeremiah" Parker will be rendered as a solo by Dr A C Johnson. J Johnson's Injuries Mr W I Johnson brought suit against the Virginia Railway and Power Company in the Law and Equity Court for fraud and by him in a collision with a streetcar. The jury awarded him three hundred dollars. Juko Crump over ruled the demerur of the defendant company and judgment was entered. NOTICE The regular annual meeting of the stockholder of the Mechanics' Savings Bank of Richmond, Va., will be held on the first Tuesday in January, 1913. Pythian Castle, 727 N Third street, Richmond, Va., 820 P. M. rwo = gy a yeaa ee NGO ! f (ne, , HALLIE | ERMINIE RIVES t Copyright. oa ty Se Bobbs-Merrill | PROLOGUE. To die fur the emperor and Vapan—that is the greatest hon- ‘or to which a Japanese soldier may aspire How this dea work- ed upon the pind of Haru, a beau- tiful daughter of the old samu- rai; how tt influenced her acts ina great crisis, how tt affected tho lives of Dr. Bersonin, man of sinister designs, Philtp Ware, @ dissolate American, and Duke Daunt, an American of the right sort; how Barbara met har fate kn the faraway orient and solved he mystery of a lost father— free are among fhe many themes hat_ make “The Kingdom of Slender Swords” the most aé& pording romance of modern’ Ja- \pan ever wettten. | CHAPTER 1. * Wikthe tux cis eases. ‘Be Mtuning ber breeze coot cheek, bur arteries beating Ike py Lrruma, ‘tune witn the. ured trod [Errob of Us ater deck aa the ace ean, levinthan sept on toward ita [parvor resins place } All that Japunexe Aprit day sho had foora fo a state of tremulmns excite mevt. She bad crept from her bert nt fawn to see the hazy wun come wp tn i@ Rosicrucing Gush an weirdly soft us 2 mirmge, tu viraw ter exes for the firat fliny feather of land Jaren Jena, erery ste ‘and round of It, bad been wowpn with tbe eartiest (imaginings of artntn » orphaned tte [Ber father whe tnd never geen Her motber she remembered “only a¥ vague widowed eure In Japan they two hnd met and had married aud att er a single year ner mothor bad re turned to ber own flace aud people roken hearted and. alone. [0 the month of ber return Harbarn bad bev born. A year ago ber aunt, to whom lsho owed the caro of her young gir! fbood, bad died, and Rarbara bad found herself at twenty three mistress of 5 tberal fortune and of ber own fu ure Jaymu hai alwase exercised potent Rpetl over her tinaginatien Ste Petured JC nm a lund of straaxe glow ug trees of nour castes and weird fattast tulitings Mere thom nth was the Intl af her wether 4 fe rs Tanner oetere ber fatter teat feted aa ded "Pavey tse ater eathier Canite+ te her ute ie tet antlers Luther Nene Pr ea: tasti at (tee Ue Woe retin gna trea y Jatt wean Wetete tne Nutr mre os fact cso fo StH te trannies fea Wate Dae Jar idee rae dngter of the Mier an Mtinha sider wir whet Ethane ted Lohutntivad anve Catiforn c wtter teal Ranatituted an oppertunins whvty at turing Se rhe fond tersctt ote ths Apel das the pathd Paettle uae lawny bebind her gazing with wtnditis lebeekn ou thut sliadowy bit kxround |raguels tutangiite in the mask at tiny pidity of (he distanes ‘The av hing pdenuly of It stung finrbara with a tender tnte'errtle ang TA hndow fe" teste per and si |torned It wis her uncte — lty clenr abaven furs benimed at her over bl felerteat cutie *Iap't It gcorlous™ she breathed. “Its better than champagne’ Ita Uke pins Jand needles In the tips of sour Augers There's pusitively an oor tn the at Uke eameiiins And did any one ever Jaco aus «coher? Blstop Atandelph was a bachelor jpast muldate ne ruddy and with eye- ytoftened by hnltunt gdod humor Ne wan the my of m rector of a flech Vii jgining parish which on his fathers death fad sent the son a unanition call He bhi answered, “No, my plier fo In Japan without consciousness of anctitlve Fur him in the trarst ens ‘the present roynge was a homeward one "Japan gets Into the blood.” he said musingl) “t reinember yet the Ari time I suw the const, twenty-Ore year Ago We wentehed st togetber-your fatter oud t—Just & we two arg doing bow" She looked sit nim with sudden en gertiens, for of hin own accord he td never before apoken to bar of ber dend ‘father ‘Ttie latter tnd alwasa accitest very real pernonnge, but how Itt she knew about him! The sunt whe jhad brought ter ap—her mother's wit ter—hnd never talked of bim. and her [uncle xe had acca but twice since, slic Ihad been old enough to wouder Tut {uttle by little, gleaning @ fnet here sind sthere, ahe had ronstructed 8 alendet hintéfy of bim {t told of mingled blood, n birthplace ov n Mediterrannad falund and ® RspAy chitdhood. There wana thin sheaf of yellowed manu script iu her posession thai had been eft among her mother's scanty papers. a fraginent uf an old dines of nis Issany teaver bad been tuthienaly cut from it hnt In the pagen that were left abe had found dita of foteam. broken memory pictures of bis own mother which bad strangely touched her, of a bitter youth in Bogland and America orerabadowed by the havat ing fear of. blindness, of quests to West Indlan cltles told to phrases tbat depped guid gold and sunshine. The voyage-to Japan bad been made on the aaine vessel that ‘carried ber uncle. and they two bad thus become comrniden. The hatter bad teen an en: thurinatle youvg'ynleslonary, ono pf a of fa | “i wal SLE Lies cwnpke few chonen xpirity aot to defend a far feld casement thrown forward by the Dattertes of Christendom Hin slater had come out to vistt him, and w tew movtbs tnter tnd married bls friend. Such way the story. as Murbura knew $f, of her father and mother a Jove cbapter which tind oon closed with a farway grave bs the Intand sea Her fancy bad made of het fa ther a nathetle Akure Ana child ahe bod dreamed of sume das pla ing a monument to hte toetmory in the Jana ene capital. Sbo posnessed only one pleture of him. a Uny profile photo. graph which ano ware always 0 a locket engrared with her name. ft showed a dark face, clean shaven, Oye jy chiseled nnd passionate, with the large, full ese of the dreamer She bad itked to think It looked ike the palotings of St Jobn Perbaps thin thought bad caused the projected won ument to take the form of a Chriatlu chapel. From a nebulous idea the plan had become a dondle of blue prints, which she had sent to ber un clo with tbo request that be purchase for ber a sultablo alte and bestu thy dullding. He had done thia before bis vlalt to America, and now the chapel was compieted rave In one particular the memorial window of ich stained Blass stowed at that moment In the sbip's bold. The blabop bad oot seca ft. From some feellag which she bud not tried to ennisze Barbara bad satd nothing to kim of the chapel's enpecial nigolicaoce. Now. however, at bis un expected reference the feeling frayed And aho told him all of her plan. Fle gazed at her a moment {0 a star fled faxtion then looked away, ble hand kbadiig his eyes, When abe fin Ished there was a tong pause, whi b mate her wouder She twuched his “You were very fond of father weren't yo" . “You tw gals fo a tone oddly re stented “\nd was my mother with you when be fell tn Inve with her? ¥en." pnd after a panse, “t married them." “Thea they went to Naganakl.” xbe sald softly, “avd' there be died You weren't there then?” “No.” hy anawered ‘in @ low voice His face wns still turord nway, and abe cnught no unaccustomed pote uf feolIng In hts voice Be left her abruptly and begun to pare op and dua the decks while sb ntoad watehing the shore tine abarpen the (angted lor of barbor resolve nud ahifc Intw grantfold detatt AL teyeths the bishop apoke agate ut ter eidaw. bun. to Sle deual sone an CS . ry ay “URS NOT THe HOUT TO OIVR OP 4 cUABr “What are you going to do with thal man, Barbara?" ‘A fatnt flush come iu her cheek. “With what inne Austen Ware" She slirusced her shoulders “and Haughed—a utile uneasily “What cau one du with a man when be ts 10,00 miles avcay 7” ® “He's wot the sort to give up n chase” “Even a wild oore chase?” abo coun tered “When 1 was n boy tn Virgtota,” be sold, with “9 Uumoroun eye, “I use to chane wild Reese and bag ‘etn too” Tho bidiop nauntered away, lenving 8 frown on Dnrbara’s brow Bhe bad had a awitt mental ciafon of 9 cout ‘ark bearded face and newured beartus that the just sear hnd made fambiint Tt woe n handsome fnew. if romewttt cold Me owner was ele, hin aipadinn Wax unquestioned The fact that he wan ten senry her wentuf bad Ub muds bin attentions the more Gatteriug le had hnd oo Inherited fortune and naa been 00 idler; for this she admired him, If abo had not thrliled to bis declaration, 90 far as Hiking went, abe Wked bim.’ ‘Tho week sbo left New York he nad intended a yachting trip to tbe Mediterranean. When be told her, coallf noah, Uigt be should ene her again in Japan, sho had treated it as-n~fent, though knowing bim quite capable of meaning it From every worldly standpoint be was distinctly aligtbi. Every one who knew them bath conddentiy expected bor to marry Ware. Well, why not? Yet today sho did not ask herself the question confidently. It belonged Stlll to tho iimbo of tho fatureto the convenient “some day” to whieb ber thongot bad always banished It Her gaze weuit past the clustered shipping beyond thie gray Une of balid- fogs sod the masses of follage and swam Into a tremulove June evooing woven years past. ‘She Raw a wide campus of green _ ‘HS RICHMOND PLANET ,RICMMOND, VEROINIA, — award otudded with stately elma fev- toonod with slectric lights that glowed in the falling twilight, Scattered about were groups of beocbea, each with Its freight of dainty frocks, and on od of them she saw herself sit tlug, a sby girt of sixteen, on ber Orat Visit to a great university. Men wet by in sober binck gowns and flat mor tar boards, young, cleao shaved and boylab, with arms about one anothers - | ye : * oy ee i‘ 1 3 ta ie . y z Lg sy WALL ONES, Ge eae Od Se Waar eee eee sbouidera Here and there an orange “bluace’ made 0 rivid mpiand of cvlor, avd groups ly white tlauaeis spre wied beneutb the trevs under the perfumed “haze of Drierwoud pipes tbat miogied witb the ovurby eceat of roses, Scot one of the tnicunica of the iried dor Biltortes that faced the grevo came tbo mellow ‘Inaie of x aandolly and the sound of @ clear tenur “Of all the sila that are #0 smart There's none like pretty ally fhe fe the darting of my hexrt"— Tho groups about her bad fallen sl lent. Ont¥ ono Foire oad said, “That's Duke Dauot” ‘Then the melody sud denly brok® queeriy nod stopped. and the man why bad spoken got op quick Jy ond enld: “I'm gotog to. It's tome to dress anyway" And somenow bis voice bad ecewed to break quceriy too : Duke Daunt! The scene sbitted tnto the next day, when sbe bad met bim for a bandful of delirious momeute For how jong afterward bad be re mained ber childish Idol! ‘Time had overinid tbe memory, bat it started bright now at tho sound of that wbls: Ued tune. ‘ er uncie's rolco recalled her.’ Ho wor baoding ber ule binoculars. Sbo took them, cbuso a apot well forward aod glued ber eyes (6 tho giass. ‘Nlarer, nearer set, the sbip drew op tH there came to meet It two curred arms of breakwater. a mintatore lizbt house at each aside. Barbara lowervd tho plaas from. ber eyes. ‘The slow ‘awinging of the vessol to the aochor ‘had brought a dazzling bulk between her gnze nnd the shore perilously wear. She anw it now {9 {ts proper perspee- Uve-a trim steam yacht painted white, with a rakisb air of speed and tauntoess, the oo giioting from tts polished brass Ottiogs Ic Iny there, graceful and iigbt, 0 sbarp, clean eon traat to€Yhe gray nod setlow Jonk and mrotesqis snmpan, a dindaingul swap ‘amid a oolsy Hock of teat aud watlora. Adjusting the focun Murbara tooked A ann to uaval dplform who bad boarded the whip at quaraotine was pointing out the yarht to a passenger. and Marbara caught crisp bite of seo tences “You now the patchen of green? They're decorations for the aquadrua that's due tomorrow Look Just be yond them fretlest emft Ise ever seeu cant uf the atralts Cume tn tbls moratig Uwurr's In Nara oo dedox tho temples Han a younger brother who's been.qut here for a sear pelt the pace They won't tet private yachts ile ony closer in or thes a..g0 high and dey 00 ewpty champagbe fet ‘Hee “Rarbara was feeling a xtrange Ken sation of fumilianty —Puzzied, ne ttudrow ner gaze, then woke ence more Suddenly rhe dropped the ginas with a startled exciimation “What nee Foo going to do with that man” Ter Uncle's query kevmard tw echo aatirleat ly about her for the white yacht wns Aunige “Ware's, anit “there on the Bleathing buwa In prrlsbed golden tet tere was the came “Barbara” CHAPTER 1 rne roost” HE day had been sluggish swith the promixe of summer, nu the falling aftorusen had bronxht nm aoft suxpirnttor from the brond boron of the Parid laden with om cefroantag couinces along the bund bowerer. there war ttle aUr A few blockx away the for etg dive quarter wan drowning and nly n ningle nowssen twangied th Hey Goon's snloon where rallor of # doz en nationalities spent thelr ‘ware whtlo in port. At the curbing, ander the telerraph poles, tho cbattoring Hickaba coolies squatted, playing Go witb Gat stones op a square scratched ‘with a polated stick In tho bard beat. en ground. 0 the apotiess mats be. ‘bind thelr paper shoji tho curto mer- chantn sat on thelr gaudy wadded cushlons, while over the glowing fre bowis of eharcon! in the Inner rooms their wires coaked the rice for tho early evening meal. Tho office of the Grand pote! was quiet. Only a hand: ful of loungers gorsiped at tho ber, and tho Inet young Indy tourint bad Gnished ber Girtation on tho terrace and retired 10 the comfort of a ntay teas kimono In the deep follage of the “Biat™ the slanting uniight enught and quivered «Ml tho green mole reemed n mighty beryl, and tn Ite hedge shoded Inn, dreamy an thore ofan English silinge. the clear alr was pungent with trople blooms. Op one of these fragrant byway. Its front looking uit ncronn the bny. sfoud wma! bungalow which Dore oFer Ite gateway thr dubionn appeliqtion “The Roost” From Hn tnctoned piazza, over wehieb n winturia cine bung pale pend ania, a twisted wtair wd (0 the roof. bait of whieh sone Bot Thin space was aurraunded hy a talunteade and abaded by 0 rounded easly atriped avo: Ing, From thin airy retreat the on ter, far below soaked Ike a violet shaw! edged with sbimmerisg quick sliver and embroidered with falry Gf fg Juok ond Xaraya ‘i Unies the’ atpipedaawning three’ sen were groupéd about a miniature rou: Tette table. A fourth, middle aged and of boge bulk, with « cynical, Samitic face, (rom a.wtte armchair was lazily peering through the Geecy cunile of a ‘Turkish oe A Ofth stood lesn- fog against the balustrade watching. ‘The, inst was tall, cleso cut and smooth shaven. with comely bead well eet ou broad sboulders dad gray eyes. keen ‘nod alert, Possibly 50 one of the foreign Hplony (where m secretary of embuasy “wee by uo meson a rura avis) was better Hked than Duke Dauat. grea by hose who aerer_atifapted to be suficleptly farmiliar wittfrfin to call. bim setae nickosme which 3 characteristic. manner bad earned bim in bla salud Says. ‘At Intervigi'a pager muttered au im patleut exclnimation of gaco a mune: aylinbic order tw tbo stolld Japanese nervaot who pred uolseloaiy, dectly replenishing glisser ‘Through all ean the drouting buzz of bees 1 the Wels tarin the recbrreat rustle of the metal wheel, the gervous click of the rvillog uarbie and the sholfle aod tbud of tue Irury divka on the crevu balze. All at once the marble blundered toto {ts com Partment, a0. ove wf tho gawesters Dur inte e tolsterous iavgh of te wp ‘As the suddsn discord Jangled acrons the allence the oi¢ mao to the aror cber started ball rvund, Ble lps Callehed aod a mano of eometblog Ike fright « rovad hv face. ‘The clats at bia elbow wae empty but Le, raised Mt aud dralued air while the Ico ta It Wakled anda iuked He act ft dowo 0d wiped ble lp with a balf furtive Elance avout titd, but tbe curious axl fatlo had oppurcatis veo unputed. and presently tts face bud vary more regained ita specuiative, slightly sar doule expression Suddery a dixtact gua boomed rhe hour of suowt At the same tostant the murble svased its erratic carver the whret atiied and tbe youngest vf the gaming {ro and the waster of thr place, Philip Ware, a graceful, shape so See CS See. ty three with on Uuahed face apd nervous mauner pushed the seat tered counters ueross the table with shaking Oo gery My tot day" he said with sullen peti lance aud, ip ping the murbie Se Jar ga 7) ele @ mith OME ene meas ping the aurtie Ue naiy angrily toto the garden bolot croseed to A table ant poured vat u hrwny and anda / Daunt's erty eset had been lookiox at bim stead ty a itte curiously He bad kapwo bin xecesul yearn before ut ‘college. (how. the other hind been In ‘a lower chan ‘hadi hhusett Hut those Joterveutng seer bad weft thetr baler AML marke 41 bowe Mult bud atood only for loon hildt ducing ted und Gaunting AlenemrieM mtluatoues of carver na eompietels divaulute na conaistent direxurd of cuuvention:t moral ther®ichfares would well mnke It Te Yokota he was empldty eons Ing tu he 1H the ees of the censact OUR, an wssinpe for well Menai south te asold ad Incurrigtble danveur & porpossiime iter on the priasrre pots “Berter luck next time.” antd one ot the others Heinys ome along Lar ry Well te of to the club’ The older wan cose to depart ‘wore Gollberncéty, he grent mle becoinins Apparat. He wns framed like n wees ter abuoraut width of shoulder aud masnive bend giving an effect of ‘welzht whieh contrasted oddly. with aquiline tentures tn which was aw touch of the aneeipitrine somethiog froule and xtutster tke a yuiure (le esen Wwerr dappled sellow and deer aet andthnd a peculiar expresnion of cold. untroubled reward He crossed to the farther aide and Woked down “What a helght! te sold “The whole barbor tn ald out Ike n checker board” He spoke Ina tone cunmusty dokd and jacking tn Umbro. Mtn Eng fish wna perfect, with a trace of nc cent. . “Pretty talry” nnsented Pail morme ty “lt ought to be a good place to stow the ryundron when It comes 10 tomorrow morning It must have cost tho Japanese oary department a pretty ponds to bald thoso temporary wharts along the hund They must be ning & thourand Inedadescents. By tbe Gecoratiuna youd think the Dresd- Bovgbis wero Japan's tong lost broth- cra fniend of battiesbins of a country that's Ilkely to bave a row on with her almost nny minute. 1 wonder where they wlll nncbor™ ‘The sellowlsh exes bad been gazing with nn odd. toteat giltter, and tnto tho henry. pallid face, turned away, had sprung sbarp, evil lines that scem- cd tho shadows of some monxtroun ro flection on which tho mind bad fed. Its sudden wickod vitality was in strange contrant to tho toneless rolce, which ovmy anid, “Thoy will ito ust op- posite thin potot” “Bo far io?" The young man Ican- ing on the balustrade spoke tnterest: edly “It neema as thoogh from here one could almost aboot a pea aboard any one of them.” “Yon might send mo up some aticks of shimone, doctor,” sald Poll, with atirle humor, “and I'll practice. Ul begin by ebying a fow at this for enken town It aeedn it” Thé big mao vmiled faintly as be whihdrew hls eyes and bold out his land to the remaining visitor. ‘The degrading tines tnd faded from hin face. : “Im distinetly giad to bare reen sou, Me Dannt.” be anid, “I've watch ed your trinin witb your aeroplane more than onre lately at the prrade ground. | sow tho elder Wright at Paria inant year, and 1 bellere your Aight will prove aa well sustained ax hls. It's a pity you can't compete for pome of the European prisee.” “I'm afrald that would take me out of theamateur cinas,” was the anzzrer, “It's purely au amusement with me a fad, If you like.” Ores ee Seeee Ss wee Eeewee em he kyo. I have an appotutment tontent, by the way, with your ambansadog ‘Come In to see me soon,” he sald, tarn ine to Phil, “I'm at home most of th time. Come and dine with me again." “Dr. Bersonin's tho real thing!” sal¢ Phil when the other bad disappear. “Ho's a acientintethe biggest tn bls Mne—but he's no prig Be belleves ix enjoying iife, You ought to seo bis villa at Kixarng, on the Chibe road. e's wort a million, they say. ang he gust make uo end of money as 2 zor eroment expert" Hv, pared, then added: “You sccm mlebty quiet to night. How does bo strike your” Daunt wae wlleut, He had seen that strange look that had shot across the expert's face at the sound of @ laugh Le wan wondering, too, what attrac ton could exist between this mldde aged rclentixt with bis cold eyes aod emotioniean rolce und Pali, spark ug and trreaponsible blurk abeep and no‘er-do well, who (bought of Hotbing but bie uwn course pleasures Fre quently of late be bad seen them to Rother ot tbrater of tea hous’ and once ip Rermonins gotorear to Shiba park to Tokse, “You doot tie tim 1 can see that well enough” went on Phil aggressive ly “Why. not fly's @ lot ubore any man | know, aad Im proud to bave him for a friend of mine” “There's ao accounting fof taster.” returued Oavur drsis “At aby rate, } dop't Imagine it matters particuiaris whether t iike Dr Rerionio or not Thore's another thing that's more apro pos" Le potted te tbe decauter to the otber's hands “You've bau enoush vf that tonlent, | should think ” Phil reddeurd “I've had no more than I can carry, if it comes to thot.” he retorted. “and | guess f'm ablo to tako care of mynelf,” Daant besitated a moment, Today's call Dad been a, part of bis consistent effort. atendily growing more irknome to keep allve for the snke of tho old college aumo the quay! frlendsbip be tiveen Them, ZI Ubioking of sour-brother.” be afid quivtiy, “You say bis sacht came foto barber frown Kobe today He'll scarrely Le more than 8 week {9 tho temple cities. and any train moy bring bi after that. You'll want ail the Ume sou'ee got fo Ktraighten out. You'll need to put your best foot for ward * A tok that wan uot pleasant abot acrosn I*hil'a face “1 suppose | aball,”* he nild anvugels “A pretty brotber he in" Ele weote me from pome that {f be found I'd been playlug he'd cot hls allowance to tay to $20 a week. 1d Uke to knuck that amily of bis down his throat the cold blooded Geb! He apenda enough * > “Hes carned It 1 voderstand,” aid Danot “Ro will | perhaps after {'ve bad my fing 1m tn no harry, aod | won't take orders ofways from im. I've bad to knuckw down to him all wy life, and (oP precious tired of it, Leap tell yon What buninesn ts tt of bis ff 1 choose w miny out bere to the ant?” Dount withdrew pis gnze. “Take bie advice, Poll.” ne anid. “The east isn't doting you any gond. You're do- Ang nothing but dinsinate, and it dogan't pas” “Pill gave a7 xbort sneering laugh. “Why whontdnt Latay abroad If 1 cao bave more fu here than f end at home?" be returned “If | had my sway I'd fever wont to xee the United Buatea ngain Taw country suite ny at present When 1 get tired il learr—if I can rate enongh to get out of town” ‘A flush had rien to Daunt's tore. bend but be mrned away withont re. ply At the attr bowever, De apoke again 7 : “Look here Vil" he ad. coming slowly back “Why uor come up to Tokyo for awhile? It'a—quleter, and It will be o change | bare a little Japoy ‘neso bourne ip Aosnwn that I tensed ag 18 place to work oo my gUGer models, ‘but 1 don't use tt gow, aod It's fairly wel! furntabed. Tho caretaker is an ‘excellent .cook {00." He took a key from Ite ring and Iald it on the table. “Let me leave thie anyway? Tho ad- ‘Gress ls on the label, and do as you Uke about It.” Phil tooked at him an tostant“¥ narrowing eyes, then laughed. “rom ‘a5 6 gentlo sedative, ch? And pastoral Fisltations every other day!” | “Tou needn't be afrald of that.” re piled Daunt. “I'll not come to lecture, you. 1 baven't set foot Io the place for m month snd probably aban't for @ month to come. Go up and try It anyway. Drop the bund atid the races for a Utte while and cet @ stip on tings.” Phil looked sway. A soddeo mem- ory came to bim of n face be had sen 4m Tokyo at ono of tho mataurt or ward festivals~a girl's face, oval and pen sive nod with a amile ko a Gasb of sunlight Her kimono had becn all of aaah a dukaie aaa Check coke Bac, "Good," anid Dauvt.:. “TH send a chit] to my caretaker the fret thing im the a 4 YQ gj NS t y YY (7m . [ J na Cae a yo ey em GF F ee - 8) . Sad Janes SARE LANE, OFAS AND FRITS ‘morving, and 1) put your vse on the visitors’ iat at tho Tokyo club, Well, | must be of” 4 Pit snw bin cross the fragrant close to the gato with a growing aneer He had.drawo on every avatiablo resource and had borrowed more thay be liked to remember, Dut stil! bis debts bad growa And cow. with tho coming of tho white yacht, he saw a lowering dupger fo the allowance on .whfcb ue abjectly depended. He koew bls Droit er for vue bum ov plon cuuld away frout a determination, who on ovra- sion could Dew to the line with mem. leas exactitude — Suppoxe be sbuuld cut off bis allowance altogether: Aa ugly passion stole over bls counte nance. Ue sprang up, Oiled = glass from the decanter and drank it thirst- is. CHAPTER Il, ew Gas 66 Sam GOtk. where tho. ambassadors pretty daughter waited, Barbara's prod- lem ‘bad been ewept away ta- trigta tod runtled to meot her, embrac- ed her, witb a piolst. ecstatic kiss on her cheek.» rescued the bishop frum hia ordeal of bandabakiog and earned btm og to Ond thelr tronks, teaving Barbara borne down by a babel of sound aud scent Whose uewness made ber breathless. ‘A dapper youth in Europeno dress, with a sbining browa-derby, 9 bright Purple necktie, # silver mounted cane and teeth cloquent of gold pridguwork. alld inte her bavd a card whose typo proclaimed*that Mr ¥. Nakajtna “did the guiding for foreign ladies and gen- Uenivns.” ‘Tue ricksba ride to the stenshun (for so the Japanrse has adapted the Roglish word “atation") was 2 moving panorams of strange bigh lights aod sbades, of saxory odors trum bake ovens. of open shop fronts bung Witb gaudy Agured crape or plied with sat fron blwa. warty purple inelons. eho Uy eRgplaot, shriveled yellow peppers and red Hokknide applen of weighted carte drgwn by Cbanting bait auked coolles and swiftly gliding victorian of Exropeaon ‘When the elekshn set them down nt the station she felt bewilderrd. set fait of exhilaration. An thes drew up at Its stone front a porter with red cap and brasa buttons emerged and beran to ring a beavy bell, awinging It bark and forth in both hands. ‘Ihe bisbup bought thelr tickets at a little barred ‘window bearing over it the sign. [our beagages will bo sent frooly to ery direction.” V bey entered the car just behind a0. ample-lndy who bad been among the ‘sbip’s possengore—a good natured. rol- ‘uble Cook’s tourist, who the necond day out und confided to Barbara bet cor inty of ap invitation to the tmperial Uherry Blossom party, a ber busband inad “a friend in the Utigation.” She |wore a painted muslin. and the bus- Ca of inOuenuia! acquaintance, a sub- stantial, red benrded person, showed now a gleaming expanso of white waist: coat crosned by @ gold watch chain that might havo restrained a tiger. ‘Vhe lady nodded and smiled beamtogly. ‘Tho road was narrow gauge, and the sents ran tho length of the car on oltber sido. Hardly bad its occupants settled themecives when, to the shrill piping of a horn, the train started. “Goodness, this ts a relief! algbed Patricia as the bisbop opencd the Orst Japanese newspaper be bad scen for many months. “T hate ricksbas. ‘They're such unsoclablo things! 1 haven't sald ten words to you, Bar- bara, and {v4 got oceans to talk about. But I'll be moreifut til 1 get you home. What a good looking youth that is {0 the corner!” “If 4 could only talk to bim" Bar ‘bara exciaied. “I want to know tho language Teli me, Patsy, bow long did It take you to learn?” “I? eried Patricia in comien! amnzo- ment. “Heavens and carth. 1 baven't learned St! 1 only know enough to badger tho servanteg, You bave to turn yourself toalde out to think Japanese 4nd then stand on your head to talk rey “Never mind, Barbara.” sald the bishop, looking op trom bis newspaper. “Fou cnn tearn It If yon Insist op It Horewould bea capital tescuer. Bless ty soul, 1 bellevo I forgot to tell you about bor!” . <“Who is Harn?” asked Barbara. "Biie'a a young Japunero girl, the Gnughter of the olf samural who sole us the Jand for the chapel. Tho fam ‘tly ta a foe olth one, but of frased for tdno, J was greatly Interested In ber, chloy, perhaps, because she isa Chris- Han. She became so with her father's consent, though be 1s.a Buddhist. She San't of the nervant cians, of course, but 1 thought If yon iked abe would make an {deal companion for you while you are learning Tokyo." “Lknow Haru,” aald Vatelein. “Bbe's a.deart he's as preity aa a picture, and ber English {s too quaint!” 4 “It would be lovely to bave her” Barbara answered “You're a very thoughtful man, Uncle Arthur.” , Ht cadght the planop. Ir reflected {t- welt even on the- demure face of 9 Japanese girl, and ths serious youtbs opposite gixgied openly in Aympathy. “1 do envy you your Grat .tmprey- alonsI” exclaimed Patricia, “I've been bere sa,long that I've forgotten mine, It seems perfectly natural now for people to live In bouses made of bird- cages and paper popkins and travel about Ip grownup baby buggies and to ae men walking around with bare lege and’ olfskiu umbrellas, It's Uke the soashoro at home, 1 sapptso—you get used to It” “The slowing of the train awoko Bar bara from a reverie. ‘The bisbop fold- ed bls newspaper aod put It into bis pocket, As bo did so the over ‘of tho ex: panslvo walrtcont leaned across the aisic aod addreaned btm. “Bay, my friend.” be sald, “you've Uved out bere somo time, 1 under etond” “Yea,” the bishop replied, “twenty: five years.” “Wol, I take It, (bem, you ougdt (0 know tits country right down to the ground. and if you don't lad I'd Iike to ark a question or tro." * “Do,” anid the ‘Bishop. “I'll be gind to anawer If { can.” ‘The other got up and took a seat op- posite, “You sep." be pursued coad- deottally. “I came on this frip Jost for a reat and to settle the pills for the curios my wife’-be tndleated the Indy, who bad now moved up beside, bim—tbinks she'd Ike to look at back home? But I've been getting taterest- ed by the minnie, It's quite some ume since 1 went to erbool, and 1 guess thero hado't so much tappened theo to Japan, 1 wirb you'd run dowo Uhy scale for ame, just to bit the Digb places. Now. thery was a Dig rumpns bere, | remwmber, at the time of our civil war. ‘They chose & vew emperor, didn't they T* ” “No; the dynasty bas been unbroken | for 2000 geara" “Two thousand years!” cried “the Indy. “Why. that's before Christ!” /“Wheo our ancestors. Martha, were palpting theruscises up In sellow ocher aod carrytog ciubs—what was the fow about then?” “It wos sometbiog lke this: To go back a ilttle. the emperor was alwaye the aomtnat cuter and aptettual besd. but the temporal power was adwints tered by a self decreed viceroy called the shogun Japun was a cloxed coun: uy, and only a Wttle trading wos 0 lowed In certain ports." Hin queationer nodded. A gtrt with a white balred old xoldier had touched the Intfer's xloere. and both were tly tening attentively “Then Perry came along and kicked open the ste Hom darded ‘ews didnt her” - The bishop's eres trinkled “Only with gifts, He brougbt n small print tog preas, toy telegraph ltue and a mipinture- Igcumotive nad railroad ‘track [He net up there on the beach @nd showed the officials whom tte abogun's government sent to treat with tim how they worked. In the end be made them understand the !m Menne ¢nitie of the scleutibe advance: ment of the wentern world, The vislt ‘wan an ese opener. and the wiser Jap- Anexe realized that the antlon couldn't exist under tbe old regio any tooger it, must amke generat treaties and adopt uew Ideus, Some, on the other band,- wnuted things to stay aa they were” “Pulling both ways, eb?" “Yee At leneth the progresaiata de- clded ov u eseeplug measure. 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Ho fs the «trong: est eandidate Inaide of the Repub- Mean Party, nnd the weake® one outaide of it. ‘The politicians and the ptates- men {a this country hare attracted tho attention of the world to the fact that Russia han been, and fs dolng, Just what this country has been, and tn doing, densing admte- aion within our Lorders to subjects of otber coantries who are not wanted. sense mene ‘a Colored folkn should ‘understand tnt our greatent trouble will bo found within” ‘The race must bo- gin the work of nclf-purincation. Many of our loaders disregard fun- damental principles and aro an un- Just to thelr own people, ax aro miany of the whita Noxro-haters, whom they abune and eriticize. The reporia frém Bristol Va, rol- ative to tho wholeanle selling of their votes Ly white men, both Ro- publicans and Democrats, would Ia- dcato that the attempt to got rid of a vennl olectorate upon the basis -of color, by the diafranchisement of Negroes has proven a dismal tail- ure. DO YOU EVER GET DISCOURAGED? Romombeor That Your Chances Aro Apt to Do Brightest Just When You Think Then . Blackest. /™“ (NY. Evenlag Journal) eee Mercier. gaan ear te ca cxtes thought, iutellgence and au bition writes, among other things “TL have dene my beat, 1 have ral: 1) trad to bo of aise to Oller people whily looking after my ean inter: este umd He intorents of ny fant. hy Yet L feet that f have aaite no headway thet ail the elfert tts gone for nothing fs the world real: 1} controlled by benevolen © oF Bi contruited by tue and chance? ‘The world Is ruled by Juatice We come Inte He aubjert ty Certain Te, ulations certun thet puntsha ent for delinits Uransg.restions The luww geverming tio are wter: nal aud umehaaging When a body falle fot & toot IC darted to the kround amd destiayed whether ¢ Tee ther benly of an nore nt ebitd ot thar oft omurderer ‘The law of KFWNILAION hows HO Easoqte The sate lawa for atl and the mattio results Com [set tlut, wel fe the Law under Wht we Hye Mt fe fast and caleatited ty take ted Cain, straagte tad deselup Dincouragenpat ts oftes a Rood vigil” “Thwe nud who ts not disvour ged ahout himself Js satisfled about Himself And wativfaetion with one » tel teans luch of growth — The man who fs contented has stopped growing ‘The man who worrtes and feel diyeouraged i proably the coming ian The grexerat men that have lived have gone through periods of black Gisiourngoment, We wish that out readers vould ‘know thin and. take hearts Ju thetr own dis ouraged hours Napoleon with ell hie glory. ett ahead of bin was tompte! Cr ball himgeif at one cme And te was tomptid to marry a FN fat Off wos wan without loving her wht hts even worse Henry Georse whose ep'wadid charastet has srt 0 guod an oxam- ple to he world, was Feducet al. most fo erime, and ho was reduced practically to starvation A wan far greater than Napoleun or any menareh that ever lived ‘was Avraham Lin-oln and bls mind. ov- of aud over was filled with’ the denpest discouragement before he had oven bexun to do his great work for hiy uation and for the world When he wae beaten by Doulas in his raev for the Senate he really velleved that tho end of his carvor hud come He wrote to a frtend Tam glad F made the late raro It avo ine a hearing on tho great and durable question of the —aKe which 1 could baye had tn no other way ond though I now sink out of Mow and stall be forgotten, 1 bo- ileve E have made some marge whl h WHT tot for the cause of Cvit Mb. erty Jong after Jan gone If Lincoln could alnk ao tow tn despondoncy nnd rise later to the wonderful work that wo owe to hin there 1 no rerson for any man to be finally dist ouraged or grt A fine sword takes a great deal of brutal hairmering beforo it has the dee and the temper to ent And he man who ts going to amount to anything must be forged, hammered and sharpened by disappointment. JIxtllusion and discouragement No rat ian can Ko through Hifo MWke a steer fattening for tho butcher It takes ntorins, troubles and dia- onragement to farm a character worth anything Get your German neighbor to trans- late this from Goethe Ew tildet cin Talent slen in der stitte Sich en Charakter In dem Strom wor Welt" Tancoln doing bis bost, absolutely sincere, was xubsected to the vitost riage Ia ruldition to suffering dofont. There *as no Insult that wax not lung at him ‘hero was no shatno- ral accusation not mado against bis pure chnratter ‘Over and over he muet have wish- “| himself out of the fight and many Hmex as we know, he was discour- reed and felt that bts Ife had tailed. Reteimber that be had Inck of arly education to fzht «ith, he bail poverty to keep him back, he had arly failure in business” through jo fanit of his own — which loaded hin WI a deht dificult 1 pay. He pad pont relatives hanging upon im Wut while he did pet disconr- need, and While he expressed this iscournzement ho kept on trying and was rewly for the next thins as coon an Mt‘ came, Wo have quoted this extract from Lincnin s totter today delleving that iC will sso encourngement to other roo men temporarily dirconrazed who pom to be rewtnded that dark- wets dure precede the light tat ne man Was ever cubed the bof eu cose and arhlovements withant rotngt thromth the deep valley af dlsront- remit hat Hew on thls stle af the ix anoantan $100.00 ENDOWMENT vam . Thin Je to cortify that T hava, re- colved from John Mitcholl “Sr Grand Worthy Counsellor af the Grand Court ot Virginia, Order of Calanthe ($100 00), Ono Hundred Dollars, In payment’ of tho death. claim of Sister Nora Wade, who wne A member of Industrial Court, No TA of Danville, Virginia Sigued THOS WADR, . ‘Admlnintrator | Witmentens | Vattlo @ Wert, Inpoatris. U, 8. Cunningham. |B. J. Holbrook, Deputy. ‘ | —fiudactibe to The PLANET. THE RICHMOND PLASET, RICHMOND, ‘VERGINIA, | } * ina Northern Clime. uber (Continued Pro Pare Numbos ) goa eae among the colored people I later Visited Mr. A, 8. Jones, who conducts uber at 6{4 South Pittoonth street tte bas Just purchaved thostio low: ca adjoloing hls prevent quarters ai cruceie te Souuct © nobel ONLY TWO IN THE BUSINESS It waa stated that thoro are only two colored. men Ja Philadalpbis He. cnaed to soll iyuor Me AS Sones fone and Mr Anos At Scott, the ther” and yuu thousands of culored opie wotronize these kind of Tee Tie ene ten wetom wae, TL xemehed tie) "Meren’ senideue, aad Bid VOULI NOT LEAVE * ured ‘oe my easy room and glept NRE BATE clarged with sailous forma of swing were arraigned — beforo Ne wonld forge the name of the henefesary and collect the money ‘The accused man’s Lewyer Ret ap the biva that he was an eptloptle and did ws know whif ho was doin The Jury thought differently, and found hin galt’ Then followed tho do- vere of the sentence by Judgo Hol- land a fue of $5,000 aud conno- hoont Mhe penitegtiary for (wo year Ano‘ler white man advertised Me tie westd lan woney om any property ans whore He used the Enited States wa ain so doing, ‘Tho publisher wast there to testify that It was by the direction of the accused that the avertisement was inserted Hila counsel plenled that ho did got In- tend to defraud tho governinent He told that he Had « wife and daughter Mejendept upon him for support VISE AND IMPRISONMENT The Jury found wim guilty and ho was flned $5 0OU and Kent to the pentlontlary for two years “Tho gov- ernment Inspector appeared against a white inachinist, charged — with counterfalting The evidences of his han I[work were Jingled upon the ible He had borne a previous good charneter and it was allered that he did not realize fully the chormity of his offense Tho fury fomnd him gutlty and Judge Hollnad stited that he would bo Hight with him nx it wax hls Orst offense Ho directed that he pay the costs of court and sentenced him to nine months’ Imprisonmont AN of the wen were Ind away Immediately to the lock-np in tho Federal building Thad been given the freedom of the Kpactons room" and when not writ- ing for The Plnnot lounged about awaiting my turn to teatits In the Hrnce case which up to that time kad not been called by the United Staten Marshal BRUCE CASE CALLED Wednesday morning December 17 TALL was th the Federal building 1 thus and went to the court roont Aftor settling cuses In whlch the de- fondants pleaded guilty, the nse of the covernment against 117 and M1 tree wax called — oth’ of the Aeensed mon were represented by white attorudse the ene. repreunt: ine DD Brnee. Attorney Scott. 1 wae Informed ta ene af the abtest fea tiionern at the bar An effort fuer trade to hase the earee of tho two Mothers telod separately, tut Indve Naltand overruled tho motion and the te-firans of the witnesses was begun x HE HOODOO OF THIRTEEN | Te way be of sperinl interent to Srite that hore wore mediums or al- Weed fortune (ollern, tho destroyers fe altered deetroyern of canjurgtion, sho belleved In nlzas and syinbols, fore toa triad on the thieteonth of the tuonth whleh imuat havo bean aa bhferron ible ta thom aaa. trial wontd beon a ti fay What appere fol more eineabis was the wtrtitas nif of ow of the panel of Jurymon he comme) amt the ringing vaten of He Tuttod Stites Marshal dires ting Anat Jarer No 17 shot take hin Hiner United States District Attor- hev Walter Douglas had careful: Ww prepared bia care and none of the haints fo crrential In order to necura aconvict on hat been neslected Ho called Postamice Inapector Earnshaw to tho stand | THOSE DECOY LETTERS Mo capiained that ho had sent de- coy letters fo Dr DD. Benca tn tov aponse to tho advortleoment In Tho Vianet —‘Theso Ietters wore read One was dated fram Greanwood. 8, (and another trom Columbia, Ga They told about having heen Leiek- ed or conjured and also about bringlar back to thom of @ lover. Dr firnce's letter In reply Inform: ea them that ho cold do the work for #3500 Upon thelr informing Mm that they Wid not havo that tnnch money, he ntormed thom that they coutd pay him $1090 cash ans $260 in regular Installments until top remnindor had been pald In the meantime ho would begin work It may ‘be, woll to stato that tho Postofico fnspector had siqned fictl- clous namos to thed letters and they wore really.-enguled th Phijedalphia. a : All, RETURNPD TQ PHILADEL- eats. v . Dr. Mruce'a, lotters, iv reply, though, went Jo the postoMces Jn Georgii and South Carolina, whore Lue postinastos seat then) on to the frostofice Mapotior Karoshaw — xt Philadviphia. In all casos’ Prof Bruce’ required n deposit of $1.00 batore ho would answer queathan ‘Then a letter Was sent from Columbus, Tenn, The postinaster there wax adylued whut todo This kettor was mailed to the Fostmaster By Postomice — Inspei tor Earnshaw at Mulydelphia and then re mallvd from Chat polnt to Prof Bence The $1.00 was sent THE AMOUNT WANTED. _ Protensor Brace wanted $35.00 ina jmirporting to be a father wan- ted bm to Mind bis daughter, ho had Tit howe Hy aly wanted good nek aud proteytton axcinst oth Sy tyoubtes, We bad Leet the hed and he wanted it xatten away Prof Heuer wes (@ Etat he wht Rot habe 4 Now thet, bu Te “sould tet fy amis Kg was tet oe Meco ta wend Few tote aint $8 ay Ne Solan Tt vay ephuted kit hs atte ad gotten Hh thowbhee with So souns man ant this was why sho ein hance bat “hat te HBeuce) woul Wein bet bie Must ont" sbetay the Postome Inspertor, wht er Nie anatimed “Mae told hus be tad (ound out that tht vas realty why the idightor had Tote hotie and hy wae readings Lia the $9.00 for hh te work thy case and take off the spell THE CHARM IX EVIDENCE Vout Bence sent a charm he wos to welt all the tte on hls toft Sie Pe money WAS acMt by ext fod biter The receipts were pros duct and the charm shown to an aniet audience and? an interested jury In the meantime Attornoy sot sit by the sue ot Dr l D Bene and thady 0! :eetlons to much of the eviden ¢ Judve Holkind Is- toned to him patiently aud Uhen at. tr bearing tae Dias et Attorney In Ceareut Iauguage replied, * Objection overruled.” Aguln and again as the case pro. seeded the Tnwyer arene stated thts contention ‘The court avked a few questions and then the wimo reply tame, "Ob- Jitton overt led "Ce ned exept: et In one oF “wo tnstancos the points made were siattined Bat thoze pres eut soon tog: ed for rhe samy dela ration — Obpectlon overruled ” POSTMASTER WERE TOO Ax a matter of fet the govern: ment had caret ally preqared Its ene and sifted ifs @: dence Counsel for Me aeruged had Instyted that the Vostastur, who had done the re wailing, shovld be there to tostify @ FostoMfice Inspector Earnshaw could not know of Aik own knowl. ede ttt the remailing had taken Mace Tho Lntted States District \uorney stuply looked amused, (or as sunn ns Postoffice Inspector Earn- shaw Teft thy stand thrt very Pont- suanter, wha had como all tho way from Coluribus, Tenn took — the v tod and t stifled of hic own knowl. flee Oiat ho had malted and re- mauled the decoy lottere SWHY TWAS WANTED Po-tofee Inspector Harnabaw had testified that when he went (0 arrest Dr Bruce and his brother, the for- mer had stated that the advortise- ment had been continued In Tho Manet without hts order and with. out bis paying therefor John Mitchell, Jr. Editor of ‘The Richmond (Va) Pkinet, was called and [ toox tho stand, testifying that the advertisement way frat Ingorted March 17 1906. bad been discon- Unued three months that year, bo- ing renewed September 24, 1906, and had been published ever since. Dr D D Bruce had pald for it rox- ularly every three months except, for the last three montis which MMM had not beon patd PAID FOR ADVERTISEMENT I wformed coundel that he patd fort the advertisement by check signed D1) Bruce — Attorney Scott wanted to know If T knew that Prof Nr ice signed the chock I could not Lnow that, for the reason that he wan in Philadelphia and 1 wax tn Richmond The checks went Uhrough the bank all right “A colored woe man from Staunton testified that she Wad rent Dr Bruce money and her letter wae goail, A volored woman from TMowburg. Pa, tested that she ow tho allvnrtisement tn The Hanet alo and Kent him money Techntenl points were rated by conmel for the defenie and proot demanded that Dr Rrues had re celved tho money THE CHAIN COMPLETED ‘The Zovernment—yt a Philadel: ita letter earrier on th stant who had delivered tho. Fesiatoret Lotter to Dr Hence It wan tn the after- noon of Decombor 13. 1911, that ar- fument of counsel wan hoard Thon followed tho Finging charge. of Judge Jamon B Holland to the Jury ‘Tho Jurors retired and within twonty inlnites they had returned with An verdiet finding both brothers guilty of using tho United Staten matin to araud. | Counsel fore tho convicted Dr Trace annonneed that ho dealrod to fire nome pointe of law and Judge Votlani did not rentenco the privon- orn hut carried the motion over wn- Ub tho nowt day The wits of Dr. DD Hence, actatl Indy of bright complex.on, Wan an Interested I- tener | essruaiwas-rosrmson: A fow momentn Inter tho Jndga rotired from the wench, tho tall ford of Dr_Bruco followed the United States Marshal to the lock-itp tn tho Federal botlding, white hin brother of short atatuo followed him Fivo houra before both wero free mon, aut on ball, now thoy woro prisoners of tho govarnment and wonk| spend thole frat Bight within tho gloomy ‘confines of the prison aa the wards fot Uncle-Sam,. It aay be well to ato that they produced no, mitnees ‘os, and did not testify tn thelf-own bobelt. es Tfolé and did wont on the outside where the milegse for the wituesses summonet was being compiled, and the formal discharge from further wervico noted, ; | DISIE OF FROG LEG, , f Wént ont on Market street, now crowded with Chetatmat shoppers. L enjoyed myselt looking fn thi bril- Hantly Ighted shop wlydows and goo ing tho sight sn tho great John Wan Amaker store 1 went to the Broad Strect Statlon where Thad luncheon Recollections of those frog's lexw [wits bh bad given me wo much appe- Hite Inst year at Colnmbuy, O wroas fester aie and 1 wa not fon he fore Thug pluced ano fer for what Teaw on the bill of fare “Frog's lex 12h breaded "1 saw the waltor Conang. ‘Theeo was no doubt mow a to the fut that fogs ind at woMe Une used those two palre of legs, You could tell He in tho diet , SAW HERD WILLDAMS do revutsion of fecting folloaed I wished Thad hot placed the order Powoutd have cancelled the order hut TL conid net 1 swallowed tp Aisgust aud Chis woe soon followed dy a mouth lull Of froxy lex AN fawtipath> ta them vantshe ‘The fate wae glortoms und L sat there nattt L had completed Che task” and Tate ple and drank ceeatn (0 con Chute Oils resarkable repaet In the dining hall of the Broad Street Rt: ton The walters fed come to know me One of thei suid There ts Set Williams "1 did not see hii then but later hg camo in andl ntepped forward (0 greet bin He Nas playing a he Chestnut Street Oprea House In the play Ztegtelil Follles * i ears The sepatation of Willams and Walker at conedians tk well nigh world wide The death of Walker lft him alone 1 saw a tall fine looking colored man almost a na latto tn color He wns acrotapanted by a well dressed colored man of darker complovion Why they were fu the raflway statton T never knew, bat after shaking hands with Mr Williams and Introducing myself, 1 kave him ove of the booklets of the Mecharies’ Savings Bank and turned to go Lookin backward a moment iter T saw tho cause of his hurry Mtv and his companton were stund- ing before the bar conversing, 9 place wbbh f had not before notte. od Having heard a much about the famous conwdtan, f dectded that 1 sould so that night to hear hin WENT ALONE TO THE PLAY 1 did not get in tonch with my host and hostess Me and Mra Joha B Harris in time and thorofore, hil to eo on my aan hook 1 walk: ¢d into the Chestnut Street Opera Honso and inquired as to prices for Feserved neats IT was told that they were $150, $100 and 73 centa I thought that us the best shows on Market Street woro 10 cents, With 20 cents for reserved eats, that surely T would be comfortable in a 75 cont “altting down place" It was marked family “elrelo 1 proce to climb When I had reached the “rout the last gallery, I fount Seat No 36" reserved Jt was 2 honch with (he numbers marked thereon, and 1 was xiven an end seat Just the third beneh from the front railing f could count the ridges In the cpiling. FRW COLORED FOLKS THERE | There were few colored people here and as the 8 15 hour came Shite Jadtes and gentlemen Med In unt! well nigh oeery. sont +a. this play bouso hind been taken. Thad “own high" without, know. Ing It, but from my position I could neo pialnly und honr dlatinotly,. bo- ing an unknown in tho City of Bro- thorly Love, whore T could obsorte to my hoart's contevt the part taken by Bert Williams, the ono colored actor In this aggregation of whito talont, which bad entertaiped two continents. I amfight aswell adinit that thls was a fino piny. ‘Tho ne- tore were “stars” In thotr respective apheres. T looked down below to tho other reserved reat. those of the $150 and upwards. kind BRUCE'S ATTORNEY ‘THERE. 1 xaw. or think f saw. tho smiling countenanes of Nr DD Bruco'n at: torney He wan enjoying Itmeelt, while the prisoner, and his. brother were no doubt apending troubled hours in that lockup In that stone Federal building on the corner of Nath and Murket Streets Jt would take too much space to describe tha play 1 wantet"to see and hear Bort Williams Th the axeregatioh of ae- tora, chorus girls and men, I saw no sigh of him" ‘There was a bis yel- low dog. who attracted much atten- Hon and caused much aniusement fhe nian who played dog under- stood fis buntness and wo were fed to wonder nfter tho dox had beon Kicked and gavo forth gonulné howln IC was not then, looking, at the form of bert Wiltlann REALLY BELIEVED IT Fld not know tt then I do not know 1 now, bot yon enrtalyly will not complain’ It L tell you that Thad my. nugpleiona “Tho play was magnificent 1 wouht have puld $150 for w gent to witness this great opera which carried with It uch a great moral lentan 1 naw tho program and “Phe Symbola” ‘They reprenented Evory Wite, Hnp- pines, Jealousy, Syuabina, Care, Breen, Excitement, Elegance, Kind: hes, Galety, Lovelinens, Grace, Van- ity. “Amusoment, Roryantle, Evory Uurband, — Rhymo, Renron, | Drink, Gamble and with the white actors, miale and female, annworing to those Aenignations, whore would you aup- pono they had plncod Rort Williame, tho colored comedinn, and what aym- bol had thoy assigned to him? | ‘THAT STRIKING syMnor, <J found thin out in the firat act, whon tho gréon curtalg had beon a eee UlU!ti<sti‘(<i‘ ‘él . 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C. 3 . tung down, A white gloved band carofully parted the costly drapory In the middle, then followed s black urm, and then a woolly head and n taco as black@ss charcoal, with gleaming ‘Wyo and red and yellow lips, while a body woarlhg an IIl- tting Diack Princo Alvert coat and pants which might be termed “high water? mado a bow to the audience and began to doliver & most senalblo and entertaining lecture upon the Symbols It may bo well to star that Bort Wililams appeared under thé symbol of “Nobody.” Tho Ione representative of the race was ad- vertising the undono condition of people staggering under a load of vituperation and misropresentation. Ho was {n the play, Ho was thero vecauso the playright had to croato a place for him, due to bla past rep- uvation and prosent brilliant — at. tulprnents, as woll as tho friendsbip of the manager and owner who con- trols Zolgteld Folites. THAT PARTING LOOK. / When Bert Wyiliains Imd conclud- ed the moralzing ayeech upon thc short-cominga of married men, he shuttled of from the tootiights, amldat the applause of the audience klvlag a nidesplitting look, as he disappenred fn the wings "of tho stage Ifs last appearance was tho Grewston’ at a 08h which upon Yo Ing encoret, ho returned to alng galt ‘Then a magnificent sceno of that Now York Central Depot followed, after the regular rendition It was tn tho “xood old winter timo" A colored porter, known as Rufus Rod- cap. who Was nouo other than Bort Wilitams, appenred elimbing upon the elovated tracks To had a ault rase of a tourist, who was climbing up from below, ‘Ho had a rope thea around his waist, Jush.ae-tough bo was climbing ghe mountalns of the Alps In Switzerland Tho porter had tho other end A PORTER'S DLUNDER When thoy reached the top of the trestle the English tourlet putted und staggered from exhaustion Ho toltt Rufus Redeap (Bert Wiliams) that he winted to catch tho train in Ume He explained what tralp ho wanted * Why," sald Rufus, “that track 9 No 24, down bolow." ‘Then followed a Look of agony in tho countenhave bf tho passenger. Ho had climbed up Now ho must crawl down, and Rufus did not want to carry IMs nutehel any further. Ho totcover explained that ho was on- ly a wubstitute porter and didn't know much about the tratns anyway ‘The tourint looked down below and remarked how deep it was Ru- fis Rediap explained that {twas shallow, being only 127 feot deep ‘hero were other places where they Sere Masting which — were much dower A TOURISTS MISFORTUNE ‘Tho tourlat wlipped of tho treatlo and fell bolow 4 ‘Then the rope fol- fowed Min until st wan taut, Tutus dasan pulling In the Mine until tt was piled up on the trestle, Boon tho head of tho tourist van een axain ax ho was puM™ng. When ho win almost up to the top he caught one of Uregtionms and arked for a tbe mateh « Rufua let go tho rope to get tho mateh and tho touriat, having no support shot down tuto apace again Rufus beran pulling dim up again When hin head ap peared tho first thing ho anid was to tell Kufia not to give him a« match Finally ho reached tho top and talked for quite a while, then he slipped qf on tho other aide, the ropo Kot away from Rufus, m blast of dynamite from ‘tho rocks below tho rope shot up and Rufus declarod that ha could aco tho white man WMown over tho church ateepla, and # ho throw tho auit caro into tho apace bolow, Thoaudience was con- vulned with leughter and tho our- tain went own while a tromotidous applause rooted Bert Williams, | THE FINAL CHAPTER. ‘The end had come. Tho tancors wero on the atage in thelr bright colored costuines,” Tho “Stare” wore at the footlights proparatory to the ringing down of the curtain, *, My train was to loave at 12:16 A. M It was then 11 07. I gathered vp my belongitgs, sprang up tho Uer of landings, then down the stalrway to tho street balow, thon to 415 South Eleventh streot. J found Mr. and Mrs. Harris awaltiog me. Bidding them good-bye, I took my auif case, boarded a stroot cgr, wafed Loronzo Harrie adiou and a fow wilnutes later was walking dowo Murket strect to tho Broad Stregy Station It was useless to transfor so an officer’ said, as 1 could walk It/beforo‘a car would take mo thoro Iyentored tho station, was shown the Way to the Richmonq slopper and found my berth ready. RESTING AT LAST. wes Apr tore roading a morning's por Bs This lasted just tivo min utesand I sank to rost on w pillow obilvious af my surroundings, unudl tho porter told mo 1 wos near Aah- land 1 then learned that Rov. J. 3. Quseell, of Lawrencovillo, Va,, was abourd Ho Jooked so much Iike a white man that I did not know bim. It was 730 whon I reached Elba wud whortly afterwards I was entor- ing my own zesidenco at Richmond, after my picturesque expertence tn that northern elty JOUN MITCHDLL, JR. University Conference of tho Higher Colored Schovuls, | The sixth annual conferonco of prindipals und teachers of the High- er Colored Schools of Virginia will bo' eld at Virginia Union Univoralty Thursday and Friday, Decombor 28 and 29 “This conferonce brings togother represontatives of a score of th highest colored schools in tho State Important questions aro discussed, which aré Jnterenting and proftadio not only to tho heads of thea schools, but to all who aro intor- ented in education. “This yoor tho discussions, Vorinning Thureday af- tomoon at 2:30 o'clock, doal with tho relations of tho higher colorod chooks to each other and with sum- met normal schools, Thuraday night At 7 o'clock the topics discussed have reference to: manual and Indus- trial (raining. Friday morning tho general eilucational Interonta of the colored poovle will be prosanted. Bosltes two or throo mombora of tho State Board of Education, prin: clpnls and teachers In a dozen of tho ending colored achoola will present papers Alt trlenda of oituention aro coriinily Invited to bo preront at tho varlons nessfons of the conference. cordially Invited to bo preront at the varlows sessions of tho conter- once. GOOD NEWS FROS. MISSOURI. OMmMcera Complimented. an" | St Tauls, Mo, Dee. 17, 1911 Mr John Mitchell. Jr, Editor The Richmond Planet Dear Sir—Pleare allow mo spaco in your yatuable paper to say a fow words about 8t Loula Djvinton. Hon. Floyd Tors, Vico Grand Worthy Master nnd | Deputy General: Viep Grand Mnater Floyd Roan holds Dig Union mecting In Church, Indications point to a gront awakening fn the West for the Order. Tho Vico Grand Master dolivored. & thrilling addrecs hefore hia mombors, Wa biahly ap- preciate the olectton of Chief Rons as Vico Grand Mantor and Doputy Gon- oral. and Waltor R. Orimn, of Wash- ington, D.C... a8 Grand Worthy Mas- tor, and the Ton J Frank Douglass no Grand Secrotary, the people plodgo its support to tho prosont ad minintration of tho Srand Fountain. U. 0. T_R, Chtot Ross paying death claims xa followa: > Mra_Jano Hover, of Agorthy Foun- tain, 1408, 3126.00. Mra, Harrlot Pitts, of Clayton Fountain, 1438, $126.00, = Hoping that the trial uf the ex- oMcora will not tn further postponed thap Jan. 6, 1912, “ Respectfully yours for the ro demption of the Grand Foun- ton, >” : . + BP. & WENDPRSON, ```markdown ``` AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS Metropolis All Ready For Christmas —The Day to be Notable—Elaborate Church Services—Bishop Walters Back From Washington, Off to Philadelphia —Educational Mass Meeting Held at St. Mark's M. E. Church—A Young Convention. Allen's National News Bureau. New York City, Dec 18, 1911. BISHOP WALTERS BACK. Bishop Alexander Walters, the noted race champion, returned to the Metropolis last week from Washington, D. C., where he was honored last Thursday evening at Galbriath A. M. E. Zion Church by the presentation of a loving cup by the citizens of Washington. The Bishop had a good word to say about the citizens of the Nations Capital, who joined in honoring him at the exercises last Thursday evening. The occasion was a notable one and will make history for the race according to the information that reached this bureau. The Bishop's stay in the Metropolis was brief, owing to an urgent engagement in Philadelphia. The Bishop will return in time to spend Christmas at his Episcopal residence with his family. EDUCATIONAL MASS MEETING Last Sunny afternoon at St. Mark's M E Church an enthusiastic mass meeting was held in the interest of the West Alabama Institute at Panala, Alabama, of which Prof Arthur W. Mitchell is principal and an institution which was recently destroyed by fire several weeks ago, which resulted in a $10,000 loss. The purpose of the meeting was held to aid in raising sufficient funds with which to robust the school on a larger scale, and do more efficient work George W. Allen presided and special music was furnished by Miss L. K. Walker, of Birmingham, Alabama, and Mrs. Johnson. The speakers were Cloverland G. Allon, Fred R. Moore, of the New York Age, Prof. Arthur W. Mitchell the principal of the school, who told about its needs and the condition of the Negro living in the black belt of Alabama and the South in General. Prof. Mitchell said in his address how necessary it was for the race to support and contribute to Negro uplift through educational agencies. He told how the school was founded, starting in 1908 with 3 pupils and one teacher. "We started in borrowed quarters and just before we were wiped out by the fire we had built up a school with property valuation at $10,000 and had erected four splendid buildings. We had 300 pupils and eight teachers. "In addition to erecting the school buildings we hope to build adoloping a Negro town where the members of the city can be taught upliftful citizenship." Prof. Mitchell is a young man of much promise and is meeting with much success in his work. Rev Dr. W. I. Brooks, pastor of St. Marka M. E. Church, was also present and made an interesting address. In a recent interview with Prof. Mitchell, startling facts were revealed about the sad conditions of the surroundings of the race in Alabama. He points out that in Sumter county, which is the Southwestern section, that the greatest amount of ignorance can be found. He told about the one log cabin in which lives the entire family sometimes as many as seven or eight. "The public school system is inadequate, lasting not more than 4 months at the time," said Professor Mitchell. He said not more than 41 cents per capita is paid for the education of the average boy or girl. Professor Mitchell tells a sad story of his rise upward. He struggled through Tuskegee Institute and graduated with high honors from the school. He wields much influence in that section, and is regarded as one of the most prominent young educators in the South. A YOUNG INVENTOR Richard Moyers is a young man who has shown rare genius as an inventor, and has before him a brilliant future in that direction. He has recently placed on the market an invention called the twin string engine, to be used on aeroplanes and automobiles. The model has been praised by several sceptical men, who believe that the invention will be of much use to the aeroplane and automobile. At the rooms of the Aeronautical Society last Friday evening, where the model is on exhibition, well known scientific men, among them Harry Atwood, coaugustulated young Moyers on being successful in landing the device. Mr. Moyers is a Richmond boy, and came to New York several years ago. He promises to put on the market several other inventions. Drako's Branch (Va.) . News. The Farmville correspondent of The Planet struck a hard blow at whisky and its evil in that town a few issues back, stating the determination of some to take a stand against it and fight to the bitter end. This is as it should be; we need such standpatters in Drake's Branch. But it should be remembered that the time he to fight the enemy hardest is when he makes the biggest efforts to succeed. Think of the sin will be committed and the lives lost by the use of whiskey during the Christmas boundary. It is truly great to reform others and not bow to the tempter. I am reminded here of an old woman who was sick and who told her pastor when he visited her her parrot cursed and used bad language continually and there was need for reformation. Hearing this the parrot made an oath and added: "I want this old woman to die." "I want this old woman to die." The minister bowed his head in silent prayer, then said, I have a parrot that sings and prays all the time. I will take your bird with me, put it in the cage with mine and he will be reformed in a few days. In a month when the old lady could brace the wind she drove over to the minister's house to see her parrot. As she passed the cage her bird yelled "I want this old woman to die!" "I want this old woman to die!" The minister's parrot said "I lord hear our prayer. Lot us be not overcome with evil, but rather overcome evil with good." A unique wedding took place here last week, Wm. Henry Eubanks and Miss Sarah Barnes being the contracting parties. It was on the order of weddings in old days, when people gathered on the highways and watched for the bridegroom to come. No vehicles were used. Having spent a week's visit with her father, Dabney Smith, of Charlotte Courthouse, Miss Lottie Smith returned to Baltimore this week. Mrs Ora Huff, of Highwood, Conn. is visiting her mother, Mrs Pantheria Eubank. M. M. Lee has arrived from the hospital In South Boston and reports that his father, A. A. Lee, is convicence. Mrs. Louisa Hall, age 98 was buried last Tuesday. She had been in feeble health some time and her death was not unexpected. Thornton Marshall has bought a farm on Charlotto Courthouse road near the car bridge. He will move to his new home this week. Sunrise meeting Sunday at Orgain Hill Church. Christmas tree Tuesday night at Wheeler Presbyterian Church. Christmas tree Wednesday night at Orgain Hill Church. Christmas tree Thursday night at St. Michael's Church. A merry Christmas and a happy New Year. From Los Angeles, Cal. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 14, 1911—The Mon's Sunday afternoon Forum that has been in existence for a number of years and has always stood for that which is high and no blea. was compelled a few months ago to expel some of its oldest and active members because of the increase of animosity and personal grievances that were displayed at each meeting. This kept the body divided and there was no hope for better conditions, and it is believed that in time might have been some serious trouble. When the cases had been thoroughly investigated, the only solution for the problem was to do away with the peace-breakers. PEACE THERE NOW There is no politics or politicians to disturb the harmony of the meetings, and its a pleasure now for any one to visit the men's Sunday Forum where they can hear and be heard, where peace and happiness prevail over all. If you wish to know the current events and know what the world is saying about us, visit the Forum Sundays at 4.00 P. M. We guarantee you an interesting and profitable afternoon at the Odd Fellows Hall at 5th and Wall Streets. G A R. ENTERTAINED. The G A R of Los Angeles was the guest of honor at the Wesley Chapel M E Church on Sunday evening. Decumber 11ta at which time they presented to the church and congregation a beautiful American Fling. Following the presentation Rev. Kinchon, the pastor responded and it was endorsed by the Chataquia salute by the entire congregation. Short addresses were made by the G A. R. Post. Captain F. H. Crumbly spoke. The Hall Jubilee Singers played a prominent part and were called on to render several pieces. An impressive solo was rendered by Little Miss Brooks, the 12 year old daughter of Mrs K. Brooks entitled "By and By." Miss Brooks is the youngest of the eighty-six converts that were converted during the revival of Mother Dollo Lowis. WE MEET AT THE WALDORF. As a final closure of the late successful campaign, a number of Los Angeles leading business and professional men attended a five-course dinner at the Waldorf Hotel as guests of R. C. Owens. The roster set of the evening was spent in the delivery of short addresses, Mr. Owens acting as toast-master outlined the puns which he said might be the foundation for the future or when the colored citizens might band industrial institutions of various kinds to afford employment for our young men and women. His romances were highly endorsed by his listeners. This social gathering may be the outburst of something that may lead the Negro of the Pacific Coast to a higher standing in the commercial world. I am in a position to know from my past experience, of the Negro's condition throughout this country that he has a better opportunity in southern California than in any other State in the Union with all things considered, and a coming together of this kind will mean much to the community. Miss Nannie Brown was suddenly called to visit her sick mother in West Virginia. It is hoped she will find her mother improving and nothing serious in the end. A. D. LACEY. ```markdown ``` THE TEDDY BEAR GROUP THE RAIN By ROBERTUS LOVE YOU'VE heard of it "raining cats and dogs." And certain I am it does rain frogs. Sometimes, and polly-wollies. But come and listen to me, my dear, For I want to ask, Did you ever hear TIS a wonderful rain I'll tell about, And there isn't the tiniest bit of doubt That it comes in Christmas weather And that all night long the doll drops fall From up in the sky through the chimneys tall With no more noise than a feather. FROM up in the sky where Santa sails In his airship swift as the sweeping gales The dolls rain down the flue, dear, And if you've been good the whole year through And have done the things that you ought to do. They are all sent down for you, dear. D. W. Davia to Lecture in Philadelphia, phla, Pa. "The Down and Outs" will be the subject of a brilliant lecture by the renowned Prof. D. Wobster Davis, D. D., of Richmond, Va., at Shilloh Baptist Church, Lombard Street, above Eleventh, Thursday evening, December 28, 1911, for the benefit of the rally, under the auspices of the Solid Rock Club. John Clinton, Jr., prest- THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. THE DOLL ```markdown ``` dont, Rosa B. Clinton, secretary; F. P. Maxwell, treasurer. Professor Davis is a scholar, poet author and lecturer of the greatest ability, and white audiences of thousands all over the country flock to hear him wherever he appears. A thousand will hear him at Shiloh Christmas wook. Ain't you glad you will be one of them! Como prepared to laugh and cry! OF DOLLS OF DOLLS [Copyright, 1911, by American Pm Association.] THERE'S the girlie doll with the flaxen hair, And the big, fat, growly Teddy bear That is made for hugs and squeezing, And the dolly boy with the queer little hat, And the doggy doll, and the necktied cat, Which I'm sure is very pleasing. 'TIS a rain, my dear, where you don't get wet And you can't catch cold at all, and yet You'd better not be out in it, But stay asleep in your trundle bed Till the sun in the east is rosy red And then jump up that minute! YES, jump right up in your nightgown white And see what a rain has fallen at night, And it won't be polly-wollies. But there on the hearth where the doll drops fall You'll find them each and you'll love them all— And such is the rain of the dollies. ```markdown ``` A great banquet will be held in his honor. Rally subscription cards, including admission to banquet, 25 cents, $5 in gold to person selling largest number. 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DEAD GIRL MAY HAVE EATEN POISONED CANDY Mulatto Insists She and Seemingly White Daughter Did Not Seek Death. (Philadelphia, Dec. 12, 1911) The death of Mary F. Harmon, 18 years old, and the circumstances of the illness of her mulatto mother, Louisa Harmon, 42 years old, in a room in their home at 215 North Fifteenth street, on Sunday, were further shrouded in mystery yesterday when the older woman, conscious for the first time since she was stricken, denied to detectives at her bedside that either she or the girl had attempted suicide. A half-empty candy box found in the apartment has been seized upon by the police as a possible solution of the puzzling case. No name appears on the box. The contents will be analyzed today. Detective Emauuel, who is investigating the strange affair, does not place the limit of credence in the statement of Mrs. Harmon. All the police concerned in the case, in fact, are of the belief that the mother and daughter entored into a suicide agreement. They admit, however, that the matter is not cleared up, and that there is a possibility that murder was attempted. When the woman and the body of the girl, who, although seemingly white, was the mulatto's daughter, were found late Sunday night, the girl had been dead at least three hours. The mulatto lay unconscious on the floor. The girl's body was taken to the _morgue and the mother to the Hahnemann Hospital. Since then it has developed that the young woman was a daughter of John Moyn one time the policy king of Baltimore, and the protector of Louis Harmon, when she lived in that city. The girl inherited Moon's estate, which was worth about $12,000. MARY HARMON'S LIFE. The life of Mary Harmon is stranger than fiction. Her mother's struggle to establish the child socially in Baltimore began before Mary knew who she really was. Until her tenth year she attended private schools in the Maryland city, notably Notre Dame, believing that the negro who accompanied her thore dally was as she represented herself to be—a guardian-nurse appointed by her white parents. When she reached her tenth year the woman told Mary that she was really her mother. From that time her manner was changed, and she was subdued in the company of her school companions. Private tutors attended to her musical education and her clothes were of the best. But finally suspicions formed themselves in the minds of her companions. A faint suggestion of salowness began to manifest itself in her complexion, and after short stays at several schools in Baltimore the mother and daughter moved to this city. A short time after their arrival here lack of money forced them into modest quarters and the girl into almost complete obscurity. One of Moan's old Baltimore neigh One of Moan's old Baltimore neighbors, who is evidently familiar with the affairs of the dead policy king, told a North American corre- spondent last night a story concerning Mary which would serve to contradict the statement of Mrs. Harmon that the girl is her daughter. The story is to the effect that Louisa Harmon was Moan, and that another one gave birth to a child, now living, of whom Moan was the father. As Moan was disposed to show prefer- ence for that woman, it is said that Louisa Harmon conceived the plan of obtaining through a white woman a child from a foundling institution, which she palmed off on Moan as his child, thus getting a liberal allowance from the policy king. DENIES SUICIDAL INTENT. The statement made at the hospital yesterday by the Harmon woman consisted for the most part of the denial of suicidal intent, and the declaration that neither she nor her daughter ever contemplated self-destruction She said that she know no reason for any one to desire the death of her daughter or herself, but added emphatically that it was beyond her to explain what caused her daughter's death and sent the mother to the edge of the grave. The mother cried plteously for her daughter. She did not seem to realize that the girl was dend. An autopsy will be performed this morning on the body in the morgue. Following this, Coroner Ford will hold an inquest, at which a report of the analysis of the candy will be made. THEATRE 18 SCENE Negro Pays Penalty on Stage, With Victim's Relatives in Boxes. Jackson, Ga., Dec. 15,—William Turner, a negro preacher, was hanged by due process of law in Kenk's Opera House here yesterday. Never before, probably was a formal sentence of death carried out in a place of amusement. Turner was executed for having incited a race riot, in which Josse Singley, a prominent planter, was shot to death. In the private boxes and fronttrqs of the opera house yesterday planter, was shot to death, yesterday many relatives and those who were friends of Singley were soaked. Other parts of the house were not crowded but only because the sheriff refused to issue many cards of admission, for on the street a throng of whites and negroes, knocked on the closed doors and clamored for admission. The sheriff posted a guard of his deputies to restrain the crowd, whose yearning to see the THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Bill-Heads, Letter and Note Heads, Envelopes, Business & Visiting Cards, Policies, Medical Blanks, Insurance Blanks, Financial Cards, Lodge Books, Labels, Checks, Check Books, Minutes, Pamphlets, Whole Sheet Posters, Handbills, Placards. 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His eyes, looking amazingly large in their black setting, roved over the audience. Turner, an old man, was self-contained. "Have you anything to say, Turner?" asked the sheriff. "This is your last chance." "Yes, sir, Mistor Shoriff," returned the man about to make his final exit. "I have made my peace with God, sir, and I want to say that I did start that riot and—and I fired the shot that killed Mistor Singley, sir." With a glad oath, a man in the front row, who was leaning forward glancing at Turner, brought his palms together fiercely. Turner glanced at him and went on. "And I want to say, Mister Sheriff and gentleman all, that the men of my race had better do what white men tell them to do. Toll the man of my race, Mister Sheriff, to take the advice white men gives them and tell them, too, to keep away from whiskey—for God's sake to keep away from whiskey. And that's all Mister Sheriff." The drop fell, the audience dispersed. 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WHITE COWARD ATTACKS COLORED GIRL WITH AXE HANDLE He Gets Mob and Breaks Into Her House and Beat Her Grandmother, Aged 86, Breaking Both of Her Arms. (New Orleans, La., Bugloss Journal.) The first news of the beating up of this family was brought in the city Monday evening, when Frances Flanders, the old negro woman, 86 years of age, almost stumbled into the office of District Attorney Holcombe, and told of the beating up of herself, her two daughters and granddaughter. Both of her arms were broken, and one was broken in two places. She was in so much pain that she could hardly tell her story. When she got through Judge Brunot was recited the facts, and an affidavit made out against the four men, in accordance with her story, which charge is one that carried the death penalty. THE STORY. As near as the facts can be gathered, the difficulty started Saturday evening in Flonager's store, of Zachary. Frances Flanders, accompanied by her granddaughter, wont to the Fonager store to make a purchase. Willie Brown made some romark about Ellen Busch sending to the store, getting things and sending them back. He made some reference to Ellen Busch, which her daughter, Joseph.no Busch resented. She told Mr. Brown not to talk that way about her mother. One word led to another and soon the negro, who is about 18 years of age, and Brown wore in a fuss. He picked up an ax handle and wont after her. The sight is said to have resulted in the negro girl getting the bost of the encounter. GO TO THE HOUSE. Saturday night, Brown, accompanied by three of his friends, Chrles Harroll, Ambroso Williams and Irr. J. M. Quinn, is alleged to have gone to Frances Flanders. It is alleged that they took an ax, broke out the windows and then broke down the door, and got inside. The old Negro woman says that when they first came to the house she heard Harroll's voice, and told him that if he had come to arrest her granddaughter, Josephine, for the sight he had had that evening. she would let him in. Harrell was formerly town marshal of Zachary and the old negro thought that he still was. She says, however, that when she heard the other voices she knew that they had not come after the woman. HID IN CLOSET. The old woman says that before the men could break. In the house the granddaughter who had had the fight with Brown in the evening, was held in a closet. When the four men got in the house they did not find Josephine Busch, but they did find the old grandmother and the two daughters, and they allege that the men proceeded to beat them up. Mary Clips got out of the house after receiving a couple of blows over the head, one of which nearly put out one of her eyes. The old negro woman was beat up and her two arms broken. 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COLORED FAMILY THERE TOO It was after 3 o'clock and I lost no time in reaching the street below and a few moments later was listening to the explanations of Colonel James Lewis who being a veritable landmark himself, could point out to me the places of interest I saw the splendid maqueenums in the centereries and found that ex Governor P B S Pinchback's family owned one of the most attractive I looked at the leaves, where the streets were below the level of the Mississippi river. I had explained to me the great drainage system of New Orleans. I was told why burials had always been made above ground until quite recently Colonel Lewis stated that he had seen burial-made beneath the surface? PUMP KEPT BUSY The grave diggers could not work unless a pump was provided and as he threw out the earth another man pumped the water out or kept it down until a sufficient depth was reached. The body was interred and the pump kept going until the body had been covered up again. The drainage system had changed all this now, and graves could now be dug. The sewerage of New Orleans was drained to Lake Pontchartrain. The roadways were fine, the streets well kept and the salubrious climate bracing. The parks and driveways rank with the best in the country. Oh, the grandeur of the scenery, the exhilarating effect of this afternoon's drive' WANTED LIQUID REFRESHMENTS But Colonel James Lewis was unhappy. He mildly suggested to Attorney Vance and gently to Dr J A Hardin that according to his inward register, it was about time to stop that automobile. It needed attention at the hands of the chauffeur in front of some place of refreshment. His representations were not noticed, and as the minutes lapsed into twenty minutes, he seemed about to collapse and called their attention to the fact that he needed "medicine." yes needed it badly Dr Hardin's medical knowledge convinced him that it was nothing serious and we went on. Later there was another collapse on the part of Col Lewis. He insisted that he could not go further. He knew the remedy which would produce immediate results and he could then go further. WOULD NOT HEAR HIM But Dr Hardin was obdurate and Attorney Vance deaf as a post and as full of smiles as a maiden Col Lewis blurted out, "You know Vance, a few months ago before you got on the water wagon you wouldn't have thought of going this long without refreshments. A cocktail would go mighty good just now and I must have one. I'm old and my blood is thin." They "junished" the Colonel as while longer and then drew up in front of the Iriguana Club, where I had the satisfaction of soiling Colonel Lewis sipping his cocktail while giving forth expressions of appreciation that would have made a saint laugh. A COSY HOME After meeting several members of the club I was soon again in Dr. Hardin's car and went to his residence to see his accomplished Madam and highly educated and attractive daughter She has been trained in music by French masters The Madame was out visiting, but came in later. In the meantime, Miss Yulia Hardin entertained all of us with remarkable selections, while her father prepared refreshments in the palatial dining room. It was an hour later before we left for the Chicago Hotel. Later as I was going out, I met Mr Patrick Prescott, who discussed the events of the week. We walked down Canal street and talked until a late hour, when I returned to the hotel again and went to sleep. THE WEEK'S WORK ENDED I felt relieved The American Bankers' Association had adjourned and I had met with no unpleasant experiences Now. I was upon my own resources The powerful influences with which I had affiliated had been practically withdrawn The palatial Bankers' Specials had left Friday night I had promised to speak at the Congregational Church Sunday night and this would delay me here until Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock The next morning I visited the department stores and spent much of my time inspecting the goods therein contained. I decided that it would be well to secure my sleeping car accommodations in advance. DIDN'T WANT TO SELL IT. I entered the L. & N. offices and after having my ticket validated, I asked for Pullman ticket. There was a hurried consultation between the two gentlemen. They evidently did not understand the badge of the American Bankers' Association upon the lapel of the coat of a colored man. The older of the two said that I had better wait until I got on the train. There might be some vacancies, and I could then secure a berth from the porter or from the conductor. I told him that, while I thanked him for the information, I did not do business that way. I wanted a lower now. He said, "Well, call back about 5 o'clock and I'll see what I can do." I went at once to the Bureau of Information of the local committee of the American Bankers' Association and asked for the Pullman offices. They told me I went to the corner and just as I was about to go upstairs, saw the office of the Southern Railway HAD NO TROUBLE I made myself known to the polite official there. He looked at the ticket and told me about the best train to take. I asked him for a lower berth. He sold it to me. I walked out satisfied and then arranged to remain over in the Crescent City. I saw a large political mass-meeting that night, held in the interest of one of the Democratic candidates for U. S. Senator. The stand phone with electric lights and was decorated with sugar cane, cotton and flaxes. I returned to the Chicago Hotel and after a brief conversation with the hotel propriator went to my room to rest peacefully until the dawn of our late morning sun. FULLMAN PORTER'S PROFITS It was cold I prepared my address for the night. While sitting there a visitor entered. He wanted me to share with him a snack which he had recently purchased. He was scheduled for a job as head waiter at Gulfport. He told about the experiences of Paulman porters some of them make he said 'from $150 to $200 per month but a few of them save anything. He named several who had made enough money to go into business for themselves. The mass of them spend all they make. When he left I proceeded with the work of preparing my address. Proprietor Smith entered and we discussed his great hotel and banking scheme which would revolutionize the finances of the colored people of the country. A FINE DINNER he carriage came to take me to the dinner which had been arranged for me at the residence of Mrs E P Taylor, 3513 Baronne Street. I have never sat down to a more magnificent repast. It was served in courses. Those present were Mr W E Roberson Mr A J Rose, Dr J E Willis, Mr H M Maxwell Mr P Chestnut, Mr M L Mays, Jr. M R J. I. Lopez and Mr F W La randares. It was 5 o'clock when I left for the residence of Mr and Mrs Patricia Prescott, where I met Mrs Marie Coca Miss Daisy Bowman and Mrs S C Bowman THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Mr Lopez's fine carriage was at central disposal. I was soon at Central Congregational Church, where a most select and cultured audience had gathered to hear me speak. Rev H H. Dunn, conducted the religious exercises and introduced me to the audience I told of my experiences at sessions of the American Bankers' Association and of how I came to be there. I told of the founding of the Mechanics' Savings Bank and cited statistics as to the producing power of the colored people of the country and of the showing of the colored people of Virginia. I explained that only about ten per cent of the race was doing the "pulling" and accomplished such great results. What would it be when the entire race could be thrown into the equation? INTERESTING FIGURES The following figures as read will no doubt prove to be of interest Village of Crops Produced by Negroes 1906 37 p. c. corn $ 75,820,074.40 06 Wheat 3,617,483.97 04 Oats 2,315,770.88 02 Rye 53,399.73 93 Rice 1,204,854.56 05 Hay 297,698.35 09 Potatoes 1,417,926.52 211 Sweet Potatoes 3,192,536.24 389 Cotton 249,681,188.28 102 Tobacco 6,969,729.99 Value for 1906 $343,960 692.89 Value of all other farm products of Negroes 100 411,136.66 Total value of farm products by negroes in 1906 $144,371,829.55 Number of acres of land owned by Colored people of Virginia 1908 1,464,048 1910 1,551,153 Increase in 2 years (acres) 87,105 VALUE OF LAND AND PROPERTY OF COLORED PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA 1908 Assessed Valuation $25,628,336 Actual Valuation 32,035,480 1910 Assessed Valuation 27,768,056 Actual Valuation 34,710,070 Increase in two years 2,139,720 Richmond, Va Assessed value of property in 1908 $2,613,529 Actual value 3,266,911 1910 - Assessed valuation 2,878,252 Actual valuation ... 3,597,815 Increase in two years... 264,723 HAD WON FAVOR. My remarks had occasioned much favorable-comment evidence by the Pa- s. disregard of a time-worn custom by the tendering of applause in a church The white reporter for the New Orleans Picayune seemed much impressed and unusually enthusiastic, joining at times with the audience in the manifestation of approval over my many humorous statements, and the points I made. He evidently wished to place me in a most favorable light with the white people of that station and in doing so in his report to his newspaper he "leaned too far backward" and accredited to me statements I did not aid could not have uttered in view of my attitude upon great questions durikk the past twenty years $30,000 of Shoes, Slippers and CAPITOL SHOE 210 E. I AS THEY SAW ME. The article was under the heading "Only Negro Banker Delegate here Makes a Unique Talk to Negroes." The article began as follows In attendance at the recent bankers' convention was one John Mitchell, Jr. the only colored delegate and the only negro member of the association. He is a type of the educated negro and is thought to be the best posted negro on the subject of banking in the United States by the members of the American Bankers' Association. He has been a member of the association for about ten years and has attended every convention in the interest of the bank owned by him. He is president of the Mechanics National Bank, of Richmond Va. with a capital of $100,000 and an institution that is doing a very flattering business under his guidance He was asked to address the members of the Central Congregational church before leaving for his home. This he did last night before one of the largest crowds which has been in the church in some time. The audience represented the very host element of negroes of the city, and enjoyed the address. Then followed a column of what I was alleged to have said at the meeting ANOTHER ADDRESS DELIVERED But I am getting ahead of my story. Mr Lopez's carriage was there and I was soon on my way to the Third Street Baptist Church where I was the subject of a most flattering introduction at the hands of the pastor. Rev J Madison Young formerly of Virginia I spoke and shook hands with many after the services, returning to the Chicago Hotel thoroughly tired out after the days' experiences. As an evidence of how I was considered by some of the colored people there, I was being shaved in a barber shop. When I paid for the service the proprietor remarked Mr Mitchell. I see you have some gold in your purse. Would you mind exchanging a piece with me for some other money?" KEPT AS. A SOUVENIR. I told him that the smallest change I had in that kind of money was a ten dollar gold piece "That's all right," he said. He pulled out a roll of bills and extracted therefrom a ten dollar note. I gave him the kraft piece, "I shall keep this," he said. In talking about it in Proprietor A O Smith's Hotel, some one said, "Why, there are hundreds of colored people here who would just like to shake your hand in order that they might say that they shook hands with the only colored banker who was a delegate to this association." I had not seen it in this light until now. My last night in New Orleans brought many memories and a wonder if there would be any "bitches" at the final roll call. Would I wind up my career in this beautiful city with credit to myself and no discredit to those who had so signally honored me? ON THE WAY TO THE STATION Proprietor A O Smith secured a carriage and accompanied me to the railway station. As strange as it may seem, a white driver held the reins and carried me and my host to the L & N depot. I had hidden Miss E D Smith auleen and thanked her for the many courtesies extended to me. Now I stood on the outside of the Pullman after the porter had carried my luggage aboard and talked about Smith's great hotel scheme which he planned to put in operation within 90 days after he was ready so to do. The hour had arrived. I shook hands with my friend Smith and stepping aboard was soon on my way to the Old Dominion THE END OF ALL PERFECTION The rain fell and the fields were lakes in some places, but I looked on with satisfaction, thinking about the scenes in which I had been the central figure and thankking God that the conclusion had been gratifying to my friends and associates I reached Richmond Tuesday night without incident and as I left the train and Roscoe carried my luggage to the carriage which awaited me, the quiet carnal words of Attorney J. Madison Vance were still ringing in my ears "John Mitchell," you are making history while the panoramic scenes and events through which I had just passed, crowded my memory, emphasizing to me at loathe a recital of my remarkable "Experiences in Louisiana." JOHN MITCHELL, JR. Full Dress Ball. The full dress hall which was to have been on Thursday, November 30, 1911. In the new Auditorium of W. I Johnson & Sons. 10 West Leigh streets, will take place Wednesday, December 27. On account of the postponement, the admission has been reduced to 60 cents a head, $1.00 a coupid. Tickets at the ticket box of W. J. Johnson & Sons. We have received an attractive calendar from Frazier & Brown Real Estate-Company, of Pittsburg, Pa. $30,000,00 STOCK of Shoes, Slippers and Rubbers to be sold at a sacrifice at CAPITOL SHOE AND SUPPLY CO.'S STORE, 210 E. BROAD STREET. COME EARLY AND AVOID THE XMAS RUSH. The largest and the most complete shoe store owned and run by Negroes in the United States. There are 50,000 Negroes in Richmond and vicinity. We want 5,000 of them to patronize this Negro Shoe Store. Have you a heart to understand? A mind to reason? Or a conscience to dictate? Then let us reason together 50,000 people are a big city, can make any business succeed. We have the goods and are selling them right. Won't you give us a part of your shoe business? This store is rightly the pride of the Richmond Negroes and a large number of them have given us support and encouragement. Won't you call to see us and make our store your headquarters on shopping days? We will be glad to accommodate you. Shoes for Children from . . . . $ .50 to $3.50 Rubbers for Children from . . . . .35 to .65 Shoes for Ladies from . . . . 1.00 to 5.00 Rubbers for Ladies from . . . . .50 to .75 Shoes for Gentlemen from . . . . 1.50 to 6.00 Rubbers for Gentlemen from . . . .65 to $1.25 The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a grayscale photograph of a cityscape with buildings and a bridge in the background. A. D. PRICE, President. THOMAS M. CRUMP, Secretary. B. L. JORDAN, Auditor. H. B. PHILLIPS, Manager. JOSEPH M. JACKSON, Book-keeper. BERNARD C. ALLEN, Salesman. MISS HATTIE B. CARTER, Saleslady. JOSEPH DABNEY, Salesman. JOSEPH M. HARRIS. Delivery Clerk. Santa Claus will meet the Children at Capitol Shoe Store on Xmas Saturday, Dec., 23, 1911. ```markdown ``` The friends of Mr. Shermon Garrett, our professional nurse, No 12 East Duval street, who was successfully operated upon by Drs. W. W. Dunn and E. R. Jefferson will be glad to know he is well, out again and looking fine, after having been confined to his home for five weeks. SEND A ROTHSCHILD WILLOW OR FRENCH PLUME A Sensible Serviceable Gift Which will hold memories sweet for Yrs. WILLOWS. 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