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RIGHT MORD PLANET GENERAL COUNSEL NEWSOME RESIGNS. Could Not Obey Grand Worthy Master Griffin's Orders. THE CULMINATION OF MANY DISAGREEMENTS LETTERS SENT TO HIS HONOR, JUDGE WITT COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY FOWLKES. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. R. C. OWEN8, President R. C. Owens Investment Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Newport News, Va., Dec 2, 1911 W. R. Griffin, Grand Worthy Master Grand Fountain, U. O. of T. R., Richmond, Virginia. Dear Sir: Your letter demanding that I give daily service in Richmond, as well as your dictation as to how I shall conduct the legal business of the Grand Fountain makes it imperative upon me to hand you, as one of the Board of Directors, my resignation as General Counsel for the True Reformers. Of course my election as General Attorney was without restriction as to place of residence and you have no right either in law or morals to require me to move from my home where I have an established business to take charge of the uncertain fortune of a crippled organization, in a strange city. BOUND TO RESIGN R. C. OWENS, President R. C. Owen cessary to the success of the True reformers, and it is impossible for it to be maintained between me and the present administration, I am in honor bound to resign. In doing so I beg to submit to the public that I have endeavored to render my people faithful service for the last twelve months, have almost demoralized my business at home, and been subjected to gross injustice and humiliation which I can not endure. I should say that I have been treated with marked consideration and respect by Judge Witt of the Hustings Court of the City of Richmond and Attorney, Mr. Minnette Fowkes, the insurance commissioner Col. Button and Mr. R. E. Byrd, speaker of the House who knows of my activities in behalf of the Reformers. THE REWARD FOR HILL. I wish also to express my gratitude to John Mitchell, Jr., Editor of The Richmond PLANET for the great service he has rendered the Reform era and me, since I took charge of the Order. I shall make a full report to the Board of Directors at its next meeting and shall inform of the result conference with W. P. Burrell which you ordered me to have, and I think it proper that I should disavow any knowledge of the withdrawal of the reward for R. T. Hill or any other act that indicates my concurrence in the evident Intention of certain True Reformers to conduct the legal end of the tangled affairs of the organization independently of the courts. Very truly, J. THOS NEWSOME ATTORNEY NEWSOME'S PLEA. Explains Why He Left True Reformers—Could Not Abandon Home Practice for Richmond Service.—His Business Crippled—Offers to Assist Prosecution. Dear Editor:— When one occupying a position of so great a responsibility as the General Counselship of a National organization such as the Grand Fountain of the United Order of True Reformers, finds it necessary, right on the eve of a decisive legal battle, to re- ns Investment Co., Los Angeles, Cal. sign his trust, the public should know who reasons for his remarkable action. I am therefore speaking to the public through the columns of your paper and "shall extinate nothing or set down night in malice." Without solicitation, I was, on last February, elected Senator Counsel for the True Reformers. I had built up in my home city, Newport News, Virginia, by sheer hard work, a splen didactic practice, bought a magnificent library, and had the respect of the entire bench and bar ofOWER Tidewater. My home was the stopping place of the most distinguished colony men who came to my city such as Booker T. Washington, Major R. R. Moton, Prof. W. Bruce Evans, J. M. Gandy, James T. Phillips, Hon. Fred R. Moore, Judge Robert H. Tor roll, and a host of great men of the race. My sole ambition was to demonstrate the possibility of a Negro lawyer, in the heart of the South, rising above mere mediocrity to a commanding place in the legal profession. How well I have succeeded, I shall leave those who know me and have visited my section to say. MADE GREAT SACRIFICE. On accepting the attorneyship, I made a great sacrifice in the begin- (Continued on page Number) RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1911. A Happy New Year To All! The R. C. Owens Investment Co. On last October 9th the Secretary of the State of California issued a charter to the R C Owens' Investment Company, a corporation organized to deal in Real Estate, Building, Mortgage-loans, Stocks, Bonds and Investments. The Company started upon its business career under, the most promising circumstances. Its capitalization is $100,000, divided into 100,000 shares of the par value of $100 each. The Los Angeles Agent of The PLANET paid a visit to the offices of the company at 325-6 Germain Building and found the company splendidly housed, in a suite of rooms replete with all the paraphernula of a modern investment office. No luxurious outlay, but good, useful, modern and advanced furnishings complete in every detail. The President of the Company is Mr R C. Owens, known from coast to coast as "Bob" Owens. Mr. Owens is a "native son"; his wealth, business ability and success, his strict integrity and financial honor have won a high place for him in the business and financial world. The colored people of the West have launched nothing in a business or financial way that has evoked such favorable comment and such splendid support. Already, more than One Hundred Los Angeles have subscribed to, the capital stock and several subscribers have paid up subscriptions for Assimons as $500; and the company is but two months old. the company invests its paid-up capital stock in first mortgage loans and in high grade real estate. The rise in real estate values in the city and county of Los Angeles and the constant call from new comers for money and advice about land and buildings offer a lucrative and ready field of operation to the company. Associated with Mr R C Owens as officers of the company are Dr A C Garrott, Vice-President and Director, graduate of Howard University, DD S, and a very successful and able dentist. Mr J W Palmer, Treasurer and Director successful business man and the Basal agent and Treasurer of the California Colony & Home Promoting Association Mr Palmer is a thorough student of finance, a large owner of real estate and a man of wide business training and experience. Willis O Tyler, a graduate of the Indiana State University and of the law school of Harvard University 's, in Secretary and Attorney of the company Mr Tyler is a grandson of Hannah Jane McCaw and Will H McCaw, two of the beat known pioneers of Indiana, and the couple who cleared, cultivated and afterwards acquired nearly the whole eastern half of Monroe County, Indiana. In the early "forties of the last century The University of Indiana, from which Mr Tyler graduated is now situated within two miles of the Great Hurricane Tract" the land owned by the Metaws, and it was at (Continued on Page Number EIGHT. Shot Because Refused to Ride With Cattle and Wagons. (Special Correspondent to the Chicago Defender) New Orleans, La., Nov 3 - The story that Ben Johnson, who was shot down Wednesday on the Algiers ferry-boat was inane is untrue. I was on deck at the time and saw the whole affair. Ben Johnson, a neatly dressed property owner of this state, was sitting on the upper deck of the Aligiers ferry boat among the white passengers. Several of the men went to him and ordered him down in the lower deck by dealing him several kicks. Then he resisted and drew a revolver. Some of the white men seized an iron rod and rushed at him the second time, then Johnson fired. Several white men fell. After he emptied his gun, the crowd rushed him again before he could reload, he began to use his empty gun a club, wounding several. In the midst of the first several shots were fired into his body by the mob on board. PAYNE BROWN. Mr. John F. Brown announces the marriage of his daughter, Addie Glenn, to Mr. James C. Payne, which took place Monday, July 31 1911. They are, at home to their friends at No. 835 N. Second Street, Richmond, Va. A NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION By GRACE MCKINSTRY COPYRIGHT, 1911, BY AMERICAN PRESS ASSOCIATION A motto's worth the telling That comes from Tennessee, Where mountaineers are dwelling Who seem from worry free, And let's this year keep humming Their motto and not fret: "There's a hull day a-coming That ain't tetched yet!" The Man Who Makes Resolutions at New Year's DIED—Wednesday morning, December 20, 1911 at 6:15 o'clock at 8:14 N. Second Street, Virginia F. beloved wife of Mr. Robert H. Brown. Her funeral was preached last Sunday morning at the Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist Church by Rev. R. V. Poyton D. D. She had been a member of that church forty years. She leaves a husband, two sons and one daughter to mourn their loss. She was a faithful member of Olivette Court, No. 88, Order of Calantha. Interment in East End Cemetery. Funer al Directors W. Isaac Johnson and Sons officiating. SMITH.—Died on WEDNESDAY MORNING, at five minutes to four o'clock, Dec. 6, 1911, at her daughter's residence, 1638 Euclid street, N. W. Wash.ington, D. C., Mrs Eliza Smith, beloved wife of Spencer Smith late of Bally, Va. She was a member of St. John's Church for many years, and died in the full triumph of faith. Singing, "Death is the gate of endless joy." She left six children, two brothers, one sister, ten grandchildren and a host of friends to mourn their loss. MR. BALL SPEAKS AGAIN. An Able Writer. Editor of The PLANET Prof I. Moore without a doubt is one of the most able writers of modern times. For some years now I have made it my duty to go behind the articles he writes. Now I wonder how many of your readers follow Mr Moore's writings. A few weeks ago I read an editorial in a New England morning paper which has now over 100,000 circulation. The Editor said that the great success of his paper was due to the interest of the readers and writers. This is true of Mr. Moore's articles. They are of great power to both the ownership and readers. I have just read and re-read the two articles of October 29 and 30th Mr Moore still believes that the leadership question should be laid away for the future. No doubt he means about fifty more generations to be born before this leadership star should appear. With all due respect to Mr Moore, we have the same God who will help the Ethelpin in those modern times as will help in the many years to come and we must today lay the foundation for all future generations. The conditions are before us and to wait for those yet unborn to place right where wrong is now is not the question with us. When the Almighty caused man to be upon the earth the will of his Maker was to do his very best every moment of his life to the end. Often it is said that slavery has killed the changes of the Ethiopians For a long while to come, but I say this is only a blind to keep wrong where right should rule. Our Maker will not send us a leader one million years from now. Right is a gift God placed before man at the start and we want a leader just now and we will find one out of the fifteen millions of Ethiopians of these United States. The situations of the Ethiopian people call for men and women of strong faith in God to come out just now and save the perishing who are going in every direction but the one one. The whole African face has been blished by a man with the leading Nero's location with the leading Nero's location in the only a sham With it many pitfalls for the people in the race who do not step to think Man asks why don't your people be like other people? How can they, when all the world worries me, and I say to one and all if you want the Lord's mothers and daughters saved for God and the nation to show the Nero's from the shoulds of the Ethiopians and we will be a gentle and humble man. JOHNSON IN CHICAGO Dearest He is In Better Condition Than When He Beat Jeffries. Chicago, December 23. John "Artha Johnson" colored berry weight "I opton arrived in Chicago today to spend Christmas with his mother. Johnson was accompanied by his wife three traveling companions, 'Brooke' his white vault and a Queen piece of baggage. He appeared to be in first class conditon. Asked about a report from New York that, while abroad, he had spent his time "buying tubs of champagne for bar maids and gambling." he grinned his eighteen-carat amilo and exclaimed: "My condition shows that story to be false. I'm as hard as nails and in better condition than when I beat Jeffries. I didn't buy any champagne for bar maids, nor is there any truth in the story that I am broke." Johnson thereupon flashed a handful of yellow bills. The marriage of Miss Cora Belle Eppa to Mr. Linday W. Hill was quilty solenized in the parlor of her pastor, Rev. W T Johnson, 110 East Leigh Street, Wednesday, December 20, 1911 Mr. and Mrs. Hill will receive Jan- uary 17, 1912. NOTICE! The regular annual meeting of the stockholder of the Mechanics' Bavings Bank of Richmond, Va., will be held on the first Tuesday in January, 1912. Pythian Castle, 727 N. Third street, Richmond, Va., 8:30 P. M. PRICE. FIVE CENTS. A CHRISTMAS PRAYER LUCIAN B WATKING. Hall, Holy Morn ordained of highest Heaven. Blest by the Birth of Bethlehem's One Babo,--- Spread wide to-day thy pure white wings of "Peace On earth, good will toward men. We falm would feel The glory of that gentle spirit warm About our lives as first it hovored o'er That rustic manger-criade of the past Lord God of Hosts, retune within our souls The human kinship of the world,— less we Forget that mights lie of Fatherhood' And Brotherhood' and Fellowship' One Love' Our Father who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory, forever. PERSONALS AND BRIEFES Are you sick? Have doctors and medicine failed to help you? Are love, luck and anomies against you? If so, write to me and know your troubles Inclose stamp Address PROF VERONA, 217 S. Clinton St. Baltimore, MD Mr. George B Burroll of Denver, Colorado is in the city. Mr and Mrs C M Logan of New York are in the city at 707 1-2 N Third Street, where they will be pleased to see their friends. Sir George W Rison of Danville, Va was in the city on business last week. Mrs Nannie Thompson of Stockton Street, who has been ill for some time is slowly improving. Mr L I King of New York who in the city last week, the guest of Mr and Mrs R T Cogbill of South Richmond, Va. Mr Ernest Baker arrived in the city last Thursday from New York on account of the illness of his father Mr Richard Baker of the South Side. Sir E W R Glenn who is now boated at Gordonville, Va was in the city for the Holidays and called on us. Prof J H Hill of the Arm- strong High School, Washington, D.C. was in the city this week and called on us Mr Claffence M Bowler 'Manager of the J P Wharton Printing Co New York N Y spent the holidays in the city visiting relatives and friends Master Miles M Bowler, son of Rev J Andrew Bowler who has been critically ill is somewhat improved under the skilful treatment of Dr M H Jones Rev R C Woods of Virginia Theological Seminary and College was in the city this week Mr William Johnson of Athaste City N J is spending the Holidays here Mr C C Johnson of Atlantic City, N J arrived in the city last week. He will remain here several weeks Celebrated Marriage Anniversary. The First Marriage Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bess was celebrated last Thursday night, 28th last at their residence 1116 St. John St. Richmond, Va. A large concourse of friends and acquaintances were present and highly enjoyed themselves BROWN'S SUBDIVISION. 5 Minutes Walk From Car 1440 Own your own home and stop paying rent. I have 42 beautiful lots located at the head 42th Street, $100 each to be sold on easy terms, $6.09 cash, 50 cents per week, no taxes, no interest. After the lot is paid for we will build you a home. You pay for same in rent until house is paid for. For further-particulars call and see M. BROWN, 920 E. MAIN STREET, Second floor front. xwo ‘ spine | Copyright, TOD, by the Bobb»-Merrill | ‘Company SYNOPSIS. Tarbara Fairfax, who understands ber father died tn Japan, gore to Japan, fol Towed by Austen Ware, her fover. Vllp Ware, he brother, Ino dlayotute gambler aunt meets Phite friend, Dr. re Sn eee te Tn Pe atbated batite “Ito lelns Pil hie Tokyo house “Aoyelue Thorn dresses lke a Japances and makes foie Mars, an aristocrat Japanese girl, beconice comithton to Bur- Dara. : CHAPTER IV HE setting sun poured a dood of wine ‘colored Ugbt ovet Reinanzaka—tho “Hill of, the Spirit"—whose long slope ‘rose behind the American embassy, whith: er the Dandridxe victoria was rolling It wan n long, leafy ridge stippled with drab wally of nodie Japanese bauses and striped with uerrow streets of the humble. i Along Sts erest ran’ tne borders’ with thorn bedzes. A Mitle way In sido this stowd a huge stpne turtl, fac ing a square orunmented. gateway stnded by crsptomerias, The latter was heavily but chnstely carved, and on Its celling wan a painting in green and white on a guld teat ground of Ewagon, the All Pitying, Frow the gate one louked down across the de eUrity, where inn walled compound the rmbling bulldings of tbe em bossy showed pailidly amit green follage. eyund this were sections ut tmilcking streets, and stil farther a Barrow White road clfipbed a bill to ward 2 military darracks—a blur of daw terra cotta red. From the gente ® moses pavement snaded by snered woch! trees Ie to n Buddhist temple front of the Monte sect, before which n flock of uttering gray apd white pigeons were pecking grains of riev scattered by a priest ‘Who stood on {ts uppe* step watching them through placid gold rimmed spec tacks t ‘Tho space whero the priest stood ‘was connected by a email, curved, elevated bridge, witb auother temple structure staging up tho right of the Jard, evidently used as a private ret dence ‘Sis was tore ornate, far elder und toucued with deeny 114 Porch was arcade Ret with UEAL wiD dows and bunz with bronze Interns green from axe. Its entruace door> were benutitully carved, paneled with endless designs In dnil colors and tur dered with s.reat gold lacquer peutsies Jald 00 a backsronnd of green uid ver millon Fri their corners4 juttee snarling beads of grotesyy Hous, niet op sither aide stood gizantic N10 Rlowering deine guardians of sacred Creshouds Chraiz:b the stratebt pe test treos that grew cle mbout eame tra sient gleams of a bedyed™gurten of furnished Ereen and marven tohage where .cherts bloums hung Uke tluty balls of pink smoke. ‘The gardeo usd a private entranee—a gnte in thu outer Inne—and over thix wis a amatl tablet of unpuinted wood Which, truustated, read. alorsius THORN Maker of Bu idhas Directly opporite stood a small Chris tan chapel. Jt wus newly built and still lacked Its finnt decoration—a rone window, howe empty sashes were stopped now with black cloth. High abore the towering greea Its slanting roof lifted a cross. 1t rose white und pare, emblem of tho western faith that yet bed beca born tp the waat. Over against the or nato pageuntey of Buddhist architec ture 10 a toni! of another creed, of ¥a- Tinot Ideals und 4 payatonute devotion to them, It stuod simple, gllent aud watchful. ‘The priuxt oa the temple steps was looking ot the White cross Tegarding {t meditatively, as uno ‘to whora coucrete aymbols aro badges of spiritual things Footstepn grated on the gravel, and ‘tho oscupant of the older temple came alowly through its gurden He wana foreigner, though dreaxed In Japanese epstume. Lis shoulders wero broad and powerful. and he mored with a quickness and grave Ip step and action that bad woinething felloe ip it Hin hair, worn long, was bhick, touched with gray, ond a curved mustache uid his lips. UIs expression wus sevaltive- ly delicate nnd alertly odd, an Impres- sion added to by deeply set eres, O00 of whicb war Flulbly larger than tho other, of the variety known as pearl slightly bulbous, Unough liquid prawn and boavily janbed =x i + Tho newcvmer ancended the steps and stood 2 moment allently bealdo the Priest, watchlug the’ gluttovous pt geons, As be looked up be saw tho Other's gaze Oxed on the chupel cross, A quick shiver rah across Uls mobile fnce nnd, parsing. left it bard witb a kind of grim devaifeo. Prespouy the priest ald tn Japa- nex: “Tho Cbristlan temple scross the way honombly npproscles completion. Aavurediy. bowerer, wots bare eaten my Intelligence. Why does the gloumy holo iluastriously elect to remain in Ite wall?” . “It tn for a.thiog they call a ‘wio- Gow,” eaid Thorn. “after a tino they will’piit thereta sheen aboa “Waton represunting sublimely hideoos cloud born balngs and sdlotle tookisg satotd'to coldred giaws” “ ‘Toe\ pticsr nddded his shaven head TNR Nias Fares) Ie J (ORD) aacely. “It will, perbans, delgn to bo a gaku of the Christian God. 1 shall, with doference, study it 1 havo watered my worthless mibd with muco arro gaat reading of bim. Doubticss be was also Buddba and taught the way * Barbara stood tl ber rooth at the embansy, {t was spacious and atrs. tho high sallé pancted tn ivory white with drapertes of delft blud. ‘To this cunte Mri Buindiides hereaif bed taven ae nl Py SF my | F jr re é/ wo Ol! i : , sack i rane eee: i “her, prenenting to ber Maru, whom the ‘bishups note tad brought—a visio eager ture frum a Japanese fan, who bud sunk suddeoly prove, erery ne of ber sicuder form bowed, bands palt down on tbe Buor and forehead ot thet 1) u ceremowlous welcome te the foreign joan. fer yuause kt Ruyno Was woven With comelliss to sliver, eet of by ah obl, showlog a Azht of storks on o blue background aud chisped tn front with g silver Ore fy The heavy jet alr wag rolled Into wings on cither side, and a nigt put surmonnted ber forehead ‘Thto twin spirais sum with pomade, Joined at tho back ike the pintons of @ but ferfy, and against the bive black loops Iny A bright knot of eihvow. She was uw mMoring NboUt the room with A lent padding of Uzbt feet tn snows digitated bi, ndiniring the gown which the snnid nrd taken from Har bara trunks Ureastenally aie passed 2 silty baud up and down n soft wray witb o graceful purring regard of tet 8 deecy bow under ber stall oral eb and stole a glance th the cheval ais WIL n ttle cesintle qutyer of ston der Once stu paused to 10k at the lacquer imaxe on the Seas) chest “Buddha” she naid “Japan nan think very good for dla we” “Hara” euld Barbara as tbe matd™ busy Japanese fogers went wearching for elusive Oooks And exes, “Is It true that every Japaueso Qamé bas a mean ing?" “So. Ojo-Sant That mos* indeed true All Japan oame mean sume thing. ‘Haru’ mean apring, for’ ve cause ws bum that me. Very funny =ne?" “It is very pretty." sald Barbara, “Tow tha's olze!" was the dellgnted exclamation “Mama-San give name My Ike namo sellaways, for because /Maznn-san no more tn this world. Sy bone little toncsome iow” f “Where i sour bouse, fara? Near br? ‘The alenier hand potnted to the wooded etzht belind tho garden “Jus" therv on the street call Praser totheGats. Sy house 800-0 suit ap’ garden "bout stich Uig." Sdo tilt cated a spaco of perhaps atx feet aquore “Funpy—ne?" “And who lise thore with you?” Harn smiled driliiantly. “Ob, 80-04 many peopical Papa-San pp'—Jos" aw’ “No brother" She sbook ner head. “Sty don’ got, sho anid, “V'apa-San very angry tor Decnuay my jus’ girl an’ no could tx EU in Port Artbur.” Sho spoke with a smite, but tho mat ter of tact words brought suddenly jething of the = B or of that or ae) qunate,lazat gi = thee not boro by and debonair ntompt of hy ry th whieh has yi » the themo \UBM/\) \ ) bundred ato- Do att |) aneso feel #0, { 4 ar” abo ask: » Ui “Would er a y father bow 1 to givo his Sout eee for Jaz mow rr is DEAD: no girl tooked ner as If she fested. “Of course: Japan wan mos’ nappy if to be for our emperor. ‘Cho's for way er to bo man. Girl Jus’ can stay 10 an’ wish.” Aw tho gown's Ins ening was slipped tnto {te place turned up bet lovely ovat face b a amiling, sidelong 100k, (ana! abo oxcialmed, “Tow i enu-tee-ful, ne, only” oly what?” = fy thinks the Ofo-San most sutter nigh tho ‘center” « aughlagly Harbata caught theroth oll wrist and drew'ber before the ror, By oriental standards - tbe PO me MD PLANT RSOSMOND, VIRGINIA: . herself. in the two faces, both keenly @alicate and sensitive, yet vo. sharply Contrasted—one palely olive under its Jotty pillow of atraight black halr,, the ‘otbog, far and brown éypd, crowned with curling gold—tho extroies of eat fi seat woRed ont at each other, “Bee, Hard,” said Berbera, “How Gitforent we aret* Bia wa \_ “You so moro good tuck!" aighod the Japanesy girL “My ,Jos ike the nigbt” . “Ab. bat a moonligbted obgft,” cried Barbara, “soft acid warm and <uill of scrote, -Wheo sou bare a dweetbeart yoo will by far more ively tocbim than any_foretgn cir could pe! ____ Harn blushed rvally. “Sweetheart p'raps now," abo snid—"all anmy kind America story say ‘bout “Lave you renily, Hara?” eried Bar bara “L tory to besr about wweet- hearts. Maybu some day | way havo one too. Some time you'll tell mv about him, woo't sour? Suddenly, fat nelow tho window, there came 0 soaritug acigenblo anit « savage, wenacing buy Hhrbara eau ed oul A tawny, long wuzzied wolf: hound, tnutened to a wiuke. glared up at ber out of red dimmed ese “Poor fellow", sbe excinlined. “Ly tooks sick Lucs ue have to be the opr ‘Tbe Japanese girt shivered, “Very bud dog.” she eid. “My think very danger fo not Kill" ‘The deep tone of tho dianer gone shuddered through the house, and Bur: bara Aastened out Patricia met hor tp the Dall, nud tho two girls, wite farms about ean other's waists, de acenued the broud nugled stair to tise’ @ining room, where the ambassador stood, till aud spare und fron gray. with a contagious twivkle tn hts kind ly ese. ‘There rome axnln oo tho still aight alr the ravuge tay Barbara bad brard tn'ber room, “I'm afraid | must mube up my avind tw tose Shiro,” the anibis: andor anid regrettully “tes a Serlin wolfhound Ut a friend sent me frow Moscow But the citmate Goesn't agree, with blu apporeotiy. For the Inst “Zwo days be's seemed really unsafe | ‘Thery’s a famous Jap- anese dox doctor In this section, but ho'a been sick himself, and 1 buvent Mked to Ko 10 an ordinary nadve “vee But 1 shall nace him tooked at comor fore “Edo bope you will.” said Sirs, Dan @ridge vervousty “He ntnost killed Patsy's Poreruntua tue frat duy oe came” Coffee was served 10 tbe emyll draw: {ng room, « homoliie, soft tonea room of crystal paved bookenses and tur niture that bad been banded down tn tho Dandridge family trom candle, lighted colouy days. ~ “Lt seems a shame,” sald Mrs. Dan- Uridge, “thot this oventog bas, to bo broken, tut Patsy and f most Jook to Jat tho charity bazaar. I'm sure z0u wont mind, Barbara, if we leave’ sou alone wow for an hour of so. It’s a” new idea. Every indy 1s to bring something she haa uo further ose for, but which tn too good to throw away.” “1 presume,” observéd the ambaasa- dor innocently, “that somo of them will bring thelr bosbaudn” “Ned satd Sirs. Dandridge os sho drew on her wrap, “peopl will sun think you bayen't a serious side It would serse ypu right If 1 took sou along 03 my contribution.” . “A,” returned he, “I was thoughtful enough to make a previyos engage ment. Dr Bersontu ts coming to sce me.” s Patsy's nose took a decided elevation “be government expert," sho said “Bogwns op the train. It’s the frst time 1 ever saw ln eithout tht sinart looking Japanese bead boy of bis who goes with lum everywhere ax Saterpreter.” “I've noticed that." Mrs. Dandridxe sald. “Ho's always with blo in pix actomobille. By the way, Patsy, who docs that boy rewind wo of? It ua always puzzled me” “Why.” Patricia answered, “be looks something ike tHat* yapanese student hwe saw so ofteii the winter Barbnrn and we wero in Monterey You re member, Barbara—thé ove who spoke such perfect English. We thought bu was loony becnuse he used to sit on the beach all day and sall Ite woud- en bonts." “So bo docs." sald ner mother “There's a decided rexemblance. But Dr. Wersonin's boy is anything but loony. Uo bas a most intellixent face.” “Besldes” said Patricia, “the other was nearsighted and woro spectacics, Goodby, Barbara. 1 hope tho doctor will bo gone when wo got back” Dl. VERSOXIN. 05 BDONSSAGOF ToCel Ted Nis Cal: er in bls study. From across tho boll Barbara through tho nt open door could ago tho expert's hugo form Olling an arn. chair. Sho could bear bls voice dls- tnctly. Its even, vad Dainese affect- ed her cyriously. Something had been sald tp the fartber room whieh caught hor attention, "" understand tho trials of tho now powder taro been very successful,” tho ambassador was saying. “Is it destined to revolutionize warfare, do you tink “It ts too soon to tell yet.” was the reply, “Just what tho result will be It will'enormously incre iso tho range Of projectiles, as your oxcellency way ‘Buoss, and tts area of destruction will noarly double that of lyddite.” Barbara felt rather thay saw chat tho ambassador gave a little sfiudder “T can imagine wbat that means,” be aaid.. “l saw Port Arthur aftor the ralggo. Bo war ts to grow more dread fol stil Whon Wil tt conse, J woo der” “Nover? Bersonla answered, with cold smile, “It ts tho love of power that makes war, and’ that in map Is {nberent aod tfietadieable A.ontion In only tho Individual in the aggtegate, and selisbnesg ts thy guiding gospel of bothy Ze Sg ‘To Barbpra tho wards seemed cold: ly, crually repellant. She falt a wud. den quiver of dialike rug over ber. . “You-palot a aorry picture.” paid the ‘atnbaseadar. cep amen {ngennjty go mueh further. then? (Vhet. to your 7 oe aaa ot ial g i ni i 4 ‘y Es eae ne (. a A is] pee eau > pol ry ; : S a ij See / BY <= ( Ais - —= / SAS ones Sor wnat VALOR 1 Tux sost rowERYTL ee ae opinion, will be the Oguung engine of the future?” * “he vogthe of the futliry—Hursonky spoke deliberutety—"will Le aluug oth oF lives. It will be ao atumle one. It will employ no projectile, and no armor plate will resist {t. ‘The discoverer will buve bamested the law of molecular vibration. As there 13 n positive fore that binds atoms together, Bo (ere dust bo. a negative force that undgr cortuin conditions ep. drive thei opart.” ‘Hu spowo with what seemed op ex traordivary couvietoa. ls munuee had subtly changed For tho drst ume bis tone bad gutbered something kw fevitug, anu’ the dry. metallic vane ‘gceined to Garbara to stbrute with « ‘curtous, gloating (rump | "Granted auch a force” be went on Tamla inactive to generate nod direct Mt, and of what satte ty the most pow ‘ertu! buttiowuip. the most stupendous fort? Mere ally xureds of steel aud atone? Why such un vugine might be carried tn a vttxte uund, aud yet the nation that possessed tt could pe mas- ter of the world.” Not" unld tue ambuxsndor cebement- ty “Humanity woud revolt, Such a dis. covers would Le Wor-h less than doth: ing Ite use by wy warrfag uation Would call Gown the exreration of cltt- Ization and the ian who kued the 8o- cret (wonkd ve tou dugeroNs to de At large" : “That haa Qeurved to wwe Bersoain salt CML cand your exceltency fe got, luvedkion may do its work too well However, no doubt we spenk of net eutite Impdssbilities, let is nope av, at any rate.” ‘ eBurtara slipped tte die next room, closing the vor aud drawing the Saace ciereicad hal bun Geer i. Bho . A” (sik es eS Ne i 7 OS 5 1s ‘bad hud for x moment « vague. almost [eblldist sense uf abrinklng us If trot ‘sontething nutistrous aud uncanny « ach Remi ce ston ie UF tne et dow, aud 10 the dim tlgtt she wat down ‘anu Jet her dugers wander tdly in tong arpexKios Sve tought 9 @ne beard but out ‘by the nznten hedge a man was atnnd. Ing Jistening to the buxhed chords floating throb: the open window roti: the bungalow on the Yoxoba ‘ma blu aunt bad come back td ‘Tokyo. ‘Tokyo had Ueen the objective point ‘of Daunt’s lx years of Uipiomatic cu rear, aud Nie bod found the kingdom ot slender swords a fasciunting and ab aorbing study fp tho nbsorbing rou Une of the cbaocery and tbo bright gayetles of tho capitara diplomatic cir ele the first seat fad -gono avwiftly enougt. Sloco then the gilder expert ‘ments had tent au added zest. Even at collego Langley’s first aero ‘plane bad Interested bim, nod out vI that futerest had grovto a course vt reading which hed given bim @ broad tectnleal knuwivdgp, of applied me chanics: In Japan bo bad concetved tho Idea wf tbo pew fn propeller. Worked out Iu many an bour of study : the tittle Japaocav nouso in soya ma, whieh be bed tnken Decaure tt adjolved tbe parade ground whero is earliest csperimenta were made, One day: tls friend, Viscount Sokal, ‘8 dapper yonng officer on tho general stag, pod surprined Dim witb tho offer from the Japagese war department of tho use of an empty gamge on the edgo of tho great esplanade. Uniy a OUD seo Re bad awakened to the AuoWledgu (bat bis onme was known to tho nero eothusiaste of Paris, New York and Vienna aod that bis propol- Jor was au nxsured success, : Unconatiopaiy tonight his thoughts slowly tovk tho cebulous sbapo of A woman. He nad often dreamed ot her, though ho’ bad vever seen her faco. It wns palf velled now in the bluish baze of nis pip, while ate talk. ed to bin befuro a fro of driftwood {tbat burned with fed aud btoo ligbts bovagsc of sea ghosts in 10), and bor ole wan love. end clear, like & tute, Tho ‘wavering vutline war still bo fore bis mind's eye as be trod the qulot rond that led to tho esabaxsy, entered ite wide gate avd siowly cross ¢d the allett garden toward bis bache Jor cottage on the fawn, Abd ther suddenly the vison, Bid setzed a va ‘krant aielody ‘ngd bad, spoken to. bien Jo. eong, Daunt thrust bis, cold pipe foto hia, porket and-listened with bead thewntek “oe oe a SS a Tt Yas ou ‘brilligat dsplaxzot feeb- nique that beid Bim, for “the ‘player wax touching almple phords, ‘buc these Were einxins vld melodies that: took him fap to otber scenes abd gther Umes, Bo smiled “to pimaatf, Gow ‘long 4t bad peva since hu bad suing thent—not stove the old college dayal ‘Toawbappy. Irreapunnldle era of soulor digaities cate pack vividly to” wim, the campus and the singing. For Feary he had nut recoliected it alt no keenly, Ge bad been glee club solo Jat, pudhed forward vo all occasions and applauded to the ecbo, Praine uf bis slngiug be bad accepted somownat butnorousty. Nevor put once dad It Touched him deeply, and that bad been on commencement aftern@sn, * To had slipped away trom the war ering cheers at the station becnuse ne could not tur the farewells and far dump one of the caimpus laues bad come un preity Mrs Claybourne sit Ung op a rustle bened. Again ho henrd hor epeak ag plainly as if it were sen terday: “Why. if tt isn't Afr. Dount: 1 wonder bow the universmy can open $a tho fall witbuut youl” He bad sat down beside ber as she said: “Ppl. very insistent young person with ine bas Deon neurtbroken decauso we rould not got tickgss for tho Gleo club concert Inat night.” Nbo wanted to hear yoo sing” Ue bud tooked up thea to seo a young gt#! seated on the teaulog trunk of a tulip tree. Her ocutral tinted skirt Iny aguinst the dark bark, Dee face was alinost nidden by a spray of -tho great creamy plok blossoms. Some quality in itz delicate fovcliness hut made nlm wis to pleaso ber, and ‘aliting there, be bad sung the song {thot wus nla favorite. Mra. Clay: fourne iia pulled a is praieb of the hunp tree ‘to tint bio Uke a bouquet over the footlights, but the girly part: ied lipy, her wide deep brown eyed, had Iianked bin tn a better way. a ‘Tue ausic, cow Hoating over the Jeurden by suet sudednectous associn- ‘clon, reenited this scene, overiald, but never forgotten flurk! A cavende of aliver votes and then an old alr that bad been revived in his tine to become ne Geteces er ine toate sane cea ithe pet of the pinnoins—tho one we Jerowded enmpux had been wont to demand with loudest Foleo when bis tenor ted the “Senlor Singing” It Foren Tock with a rush the famine face the gray Ivied dormitories with thelr silta. trop balconies, the throb- bing plitot of iundollne aud bls own {roteo | Of atl Ge gietn that are so smart ‘Threo'x none Itks. pretty Sallyt + he la the darting of my heart. And she iiwes= He senreels know be sang. bat the siirant tenor Uttlng across the seat of the wisturit eume clearly to the girl at the piano Kor a moment far Uara’s fingers jolayed on ax she fistened with a strained wonder ‘Then the wu sle teased with a discord and ae caive quickly through the opened wladow ‘The song wus sinltien. from Daunt's lips. Un the tat it thut she stood out Noed on the trond pizza, a Oerce. snarling yelp aud u clatter came from within the houxe and there rang out a lecronnted Japanese warning An outer: lor flew open and Jie huge Ogure of 'De Berwnin ran out, purnued, by m Hteapliug white shadow, while the air: {ehriited to the sisnge ery of a hound, shaken with rice. ! Run, Rarbarai ‘Lhe ambassador's ffelee, caine tron» ane doorway wat be white moonlit gure, 10 Mts gnnzy Abventng gown, turned too late, Empry. ‘vanded Daunt dashed for the piazza : as, with A crash, w heavy poreb chur hurled by a Jnpauese house buy | penned the nalmal for an tustnat i corner fle enught the white (igure up fn bis urins sprang Into the ahade of the Wistaria urbor, and set her,tret on Mts bigh ratling. ‘The voted from the doorway called neatn, sharply: “This way, doctor! Quick!" + The wolthound, traHing it broken chato, had lenped the barrier and was Inunched straight ot the crouching ex pert. ‘The iatter hud dragged sume thing amait and square frum his pocket and be seemed now to hold this out be fore him. Dntint, wrenching a ctet from the arbor railing, felt a putt ot coid wind striko bls face, and sume, thing Ike an eltin note of music, hit and thin ne no insect's, drifted acroxs tho confusion, te rushed forward with bls improvised wenpon—then stopped short. ‘Ihe dog was no longer there. & * The ambnreadne mndo an exclama Yon He atepped down aad peered under the ping Even in the dim Ught,.the tong xpneo was palpabis einpty ' The heat Soy spoke rapidly In Japanese and potuted toward te gate. “Io sase he must hare jumpout down this alue." expinined “Daunt. “and ruir ont to the steret, He's no where In the xarden, at any rate Wo ‘cae Sec overe' ind: aw otpncuins® CHAPTER VL ‘THE weD Oy THE ariDER. ERSONIN walked away, dzht i Jog dexperately with’ bis ghart fy span of merriment It was ‘ neevoun affection which tnd [haunted Uim for years. It dated trom ‘a thmo shen tn Soutb America, tn an ‘acuta crisin of deaperate personal hae ard, he hind tangbed tho frat pent o that strange Inughter of which he war to bo ever utter nfruid. Before long the paroxyama corned ‘and ho grow calmer, ‘The quiet’ rund bad merged tuto & buster thorougy fare. We walked on mlowly until blr command wna regained. SVent of the outer moat of the lmperint grounds bé furped up a pleanint Iammitké atrevt pad presets antered in’ ben, ate Tho hours. Into whteh ho tot ‘himrelf ‘arith @ latchkey,"vine a rambling meal. Jern two wiory stricture of relluw latueco, The lower oor was pznctirally Japusod: since Ile tenant teed. love jabd dja hot entertain. “he upper tog beside the ball, Cdutained e. small bed- jrooim. a bath and Grvesing réeit and & Nigrge. barely ' furatated laboratory. 'The lutter was jlned on two aldes. with lelané covered stelvée, “witch “give allmpsea of rows of books, of” ates! ‘ahelle, metal and crystal retortd.atd ‘eructblen, the delicate parapbbroalti ‘ot organic chemistry, and complicated jinatrumoute whose uso po one kpew lanve hiteelt—s Ot setting for thy great student, the poer of Offenbneh tn IMunieb nod of Bayor to leona. [Against the wall lonned a drafting fboard, on which. planed down by umd tacks, was & sketch plan of 8 }Fovolvlng turret. From a bracket tn a ‘corner—tho alogle atry touch of doll- leacy in a chumber almont sordid ‘tn Ite ‘appotntments—swung n bamboo cage ‘arith a brown biwn or Japaneso Onch, 2 downy putf of feathers with Its head ‘under Its wing, } 1p the upper alt Bersontn's Japa: ‘nese heat boy had been sittlog at 2 aman desk writin. Morsouln entered the taboratory. opened a safe tet tora "tho wall and pue into it something which he took from his pocket. Thou abe donned a drevsing rown the boy “pronght aod threw himacif into a hoge leather chair, “Mako mo sowe coffee, Ishida.” be sald. FOr ap hour Bersonin snt smoke Sng In the silent room—one cigar after ‘agotiee, deep in thought, All at ouce thers caine n ehirp from tho engo In ‘the corner and {ts tiny occupant, wak- ed by the electric Hight, bust {ute song 8 clear and Joyous a8 though before {ts free wing lay all tho meade of Eden Rervunia rose, and. whistling, opened thg cuxe door and eld out au cnormous*fureinger Tho Uttle crea- ture stepped un ‘it, aud, beld to nis “cbeck, It rubbed Mx, fetithered head against tt. For a moment he crooned -and whistled to {t, then keld bls finger to the cage and It obediently resuwed Its perch und Its melody Tho expert took n dark cloth from a book and threw {t over the cage and the avog ceased, : Bersonin went to the door of the roow and tastened It, then polocked desk and spread some papers on tbe table. One wns a chart, drawn to tho mivutest scale, of tw barbor of Yoko- howe, On ibad',been marked a kroup of projectile sunped spots sug- Resting a Uotilla of vessels at anchor. For n long thmo be worked absorbidly, setting down Ugures, measuring with inalte palns, computing angies—al- ways with reference to a small square in the mup's {nner margin, marked In red. He covered many sheets of paper With his calculations. Finally be took another paper from the safe and com: pared.tbe two. He lifted bis bead with 8 look of satistaction. Junt then bo thought te beard a alight nolso from the-hall Ssriftly and nolseteasiy a8 a great cat bo cros ed to the door and opened it Ishida sat Ip bis piace verafébing in, torlously witb a foreign pen. & Bersonin’a gianco of suspicion alter- ca “What are you working at so in dustriousty. Ishida?" no asked. ‘The Japanese boy dleplayed the sheet. with pride. | It was an odo to tho coming squad ton. Bersonin read It: Welcome, foreign men-ot-wart Young and age, “vane ain and naman, | None bur ye elcome And bow our renches know you but to satiery, =| Nor the Liabylon nor the Parisian you to Groat, ie it ever 20 hamble, Yet a Udbit with our heart What may nvt bo accomplishment Rising By HH. taka, with deat compliment. Rergonin takt It down with a word of approbatios. “Well done,” be ant. SRE rere ern, Peat itr ae Inter recollected the papers op'the tnble., The servant was In the laborntory when bia manter baxtilg re-en- tered. Ie won methodically Femoring the coffee tray, Alone ouce more. Ishida Tesonted himself ut dis small desk. Me ture pho poe, to stall bits aad put them into the Waste poper basket. ‘Then, rubbing the cake of {adla ink on tle stone tablet, ho drew a mass of Japanese writing fownrd bim and, with brusb .nel& vertically between thomb and fore Onger, began to traco long, dellento cbarneters at tho en Ce ates ee Nar, Pata meats Inter recollected the papers fy op'the «ble. ‘The servont was In the Inborntory when BRS hia master bastily een pe tered. Le wan methodically 5) removing the coffee tray. E Alone ‘once more, Ishida gp Tescated bimself ut dis sroall 2 desk. Me tore tho poew.to IE = small bits and put them tate fay = ‘the wnste poper basket. gi Then, rubbing the cake of M's {dia Ink on tte stone tablet, 24 N ho drew a mass of Japancso’ WW writing foward bim and. 3K with brusb .helé rertically between thomb and fore Anger, began to traco tong. 4 eleato characters at wo # top of the.first sbeot, thus: In the Japnoeso phrase this might ikerally bo transintod as follows: ChOsa CURRENT OF, LATING WATER THUNDER ON, WORK EFFECT LEST HAND RESPECTFULLY Which In covventionn! Luglln ts to nay: aK A STUDY OF CROSS CURRENTS IN THEIR EPFECT ON SUBMARINE. ‘MINES ~ SUBAUTTED WITH DEFERENCB ‘This Onished, ho sealed it in an en. yelope, took a book from the breast of bis kimono and began to seat. its cov er bore the words; “Second Engilst Primer ‘in Word: of Two Syllables." Ita toner pages however, balled the legend i wos Maban’s “In Qucuco of Bes Power on His tory.” Yet Lioutennny Jabida of th Japa bese imperia! oo vy, ono thme stv: dent in Monterey Cal, now in ape cin! secret nertice weal: ahabrapandie OSE o—” “Second Engilat io Primer ‘in Word: we of Two Syllables." e Ite toner pages, however, pole f the legend 1 ; \ 2 _ wan Maban's “Io 9 eqay uonco of Bex Powor on His % tory.” Beg 5). Yet Lioutennat Ms ie Jatiidn of tho Japa — nese imperial on We vy, one thmo atv Sone. 8 dent tn Monterey LIRUTENANT 1OTTDA Cal, now tn ape RAD ABSTRACT. cin} gecret nertice oes read abstractediy He wus wondering stby, De. Bersoain sboutd bare tn bis posseasten a tech Bical oneal obart and what wax th meaning of certain custous aarfelngs be had wade on it 2 fn the garden the moon's falnt Sigt gilmnered on the broad satiny loates of the carfelliaa and: tho dalicate trac: erten of ced manple follage At joe for ther aide, amid. dowgriig, bushes, whieh cant indigo shadows, stood Cnn pega. rough. many Fea vefote from: Koren, atid toward thir -Wavit and thé girt, whom he bad beta for’ breathless moment io. Gls artin firolled slowly along « winding pet ‘led patti’ feemistant Syith tho “Bleker viata ght gigas se ‘trig? eWadows “ot Litle,“learec- ‘The, ‘itructure’ had a aud ‘herp. on a, béneh they, sat-dowp. the Hitskty Satincn sptesd cout” betore Hiei a oS Be, *badpiememberede thas "a guewe | bud seen expected To" ptrjro ioat day ‘gro America, Yent Knew ‘tnat ton woust pe 'sho;...But, strapkely suough, St Gd aor'seemyas: It\they had never pofore mot, Nor/bad He ‘petite aes that etnce that short sbarp scene they bud oxchapged’ scarcely a duxen ‘words. Jn its curious sequel, ax bo stood, Ustentng to the écho of Herso nln’s strange langbter, be bad waomet+ tarily forgotten all about ber, ‘Then he’ bad remembered, with a sbock, that be. bad left ber pérched (u even Ing Gress on the bigh railing of’ the arbor. = “L wonder ff you aro in the habit,” abe bad said, with » tio iaugh, “of putting uncbaperoned girls on the.tops of fences and,golug away and forget- ting all abwut them.” Bor laygh was deliciously unoven, but ft-did not seem so trom fright. Ho bad answered something tnord!- ‘Bately foolish and bad ifted ber down again, not bolding ber so closely this time, He remember®l that on tho Grst occasion be bad held ber yery Ughtly indeed. 7 Bo looked up-suddenly, conscious tbat sbo was inughing allently. “What is it?” be sked. “Vo seem so tremendously acquaint: ed.” she said, “for peoplo who"— Sbo stopped an tnstaat, “You don’t even know who lam.” In the references to ber coming bo bad beard ber vam spoken, and now by a abect mental offort bo managed to recall it ay “You are Miss Fairfax.” bo sald. “And my anime, perhaps | ougbt to add. {s Doont | am the secretary of em- Dasay, | dope, after our ittle effort of tonigbt you will got consider diplo- macy only high class yaudoville- Such tomedy scarcely represents our dally ‘biIL” “It came near enough to being trag- edy,.” she answered 7 “It wns so uncommonly Lifelite [ was torn with a fear that you might not guess st wns got up for your espe cla} Deaedt” “How well sow treat sour visitors!” sho nid, with gently trong. “Had you ‘many rebenrsals?" 8 “Very few," be said “I was afrald ‘the boy might misread the stago,direc- tlon and stip shi dog chain too soon. But 4 am greatt~pleased. t have al- was bad an insatiable tonging to be @ hero—if only on tho stage. | aspire to grand Spera also, am yan cap tere noticed.” He laughed, a tride sbame- fneedly, then added quickly: “I bupo yoy Iked tho yal disappearance act. It wae rather effectite, don’t sou think?” he amiled uowillingly. “Ab, you amgke Ught of it! Bat don't think | ida't know bow quickly you acted— what you risked in that ono minute! And theo to run back a second timo!” Sbo shuddered a litle. “You could have dono nothing with that ploce of wood.” “1 aenure you," bo sald, “you under rate my prowess! But {t wasn't to bo used—it was only the dog’s cao.” “Poor brute! suo eald. “I hope bo ‘will tojure nobody.” “Luckily tho children aro off the strevis at this hour,” ho answered. “He'll not, go far; tho police aro too ’ pumerous.’ | am afraid our very ofl- cient performer ts permanently retired from the company But f baven't yet congratulated you. 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Ficatolana Hacks and Caakets of AM Descriptions, I hava -_Bpare Rocm:for BODIE whea tke Family haya’ Hots euttable’ Pines; All cons- Try, Otdeep-are; Otyen, Bpenial “Atten- i ahaa ote chee lan. toy Me med sYex, sal be WiAited oe TeAt a eARy:: ig. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 80, 1911. THE DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR BY ALFRED TENNYSON FULL knee deep lies the winter snow. And the winter winds 'are wearily sighing. Toll you the church bell and and slow and tread softly and speak low. For the old year lies a dying. Old you will. You came to us so readily. You lived with us so steadily. Old year, you shall not die! He nath po other life above: He gave me a friend and a true, true love And the new year will take them away Old year, you must not go. So long as you have been with us Such joy as you have seen with us! Old year, you shall not go! "HE WILL NOT SEE THE DAWN OF DAY." He frett'd his bumpers to the brim. A jollier year we shall not see. But, though his eyes are waxing dim And though his foes speak ill of him, He was a friend to me. Old year, you shall not die! We did so laugh and cry with you, I've half a mind to die with you, Old year, if you must die. He was all of jokes and jest, But all his merry quips are o'or. To see him die across the waste He will die across the poathaste, But he'll be dead before. Every one for his own. The night is starry and cold, my friend, And the new year bilthe and bold, my friend. Comes up to take his own. "I HEARL JUST NOW THE GROWING COOK. How hard he breezes! Over the snow I heard just now the crowning cook. The cricket chirps; the light burns low. Tis nearly twelve o'clock. Shake hands before you die, What for it we really run for you. What to it we run for you? Speak out before you die. And a new face at the door, my friend, a new face at the door. NEW YEAR'S. TOILETS OF JAPANESE BELLES. The most elaborate New Year toilets in the world are made by Japanese belles. The women of Japan have been having a New Year for hundreds of years before the women of Christian countries, according to their chronology of the age of the world, and they have learned to make much more of it than the women of shorter lived Christian nations. The New Year in Japan; falling a little later than ours, brings the Flowery Kingdom into its full flowerness, and on that day the whole gid New Year is called in to celebrate the advent of another twelfement. It is commonly supposed that women in Japan hold a secondary place to men and that no festival could be carried on by them and for them. But, far from being the case, there is no nation on earth that values its women as highly as the Japanese nor any country where the New Year is more beautifully ushered in. Woman have a strange way all over the world of bringing in the New Year. Other holidays are common to all men and women, but the New Year in Japan seems devoted to woman alone. She makes her toilet sitting on the floor, with a silk robe around her. When she gets out of her peculiar little bed upon the floor and lits her shapely head from her smooth, round pillow she gets into a perfumed bath, in the taking of which she is assisted by her female. servants if she be a woman of very high rank and by the woman of her household if she be of good family, but not wealthy. Her perfumed bath is poured into a tub, and a little matting screen is set around the tub. This is the Most Famous American New Year's Poem. Thousands of Americans have composed verses in celebration of the passing of the old year or the coming of the new year, but this elegy in blank verse, written by Crayton in British literature, is the only one that has survived the test of time. For two generations it has been acclaimed by competent critics as the most eloquently poetic of all so called New Years poems written in a native of Connecticut, born in 1874, from ISU until his death in 1879 he was editor of the Louisville Journal, predecessor of the Louisville Courter-Journal. He was a paragrapher of wide distinction. A collection of his poems was published in 1876. This midnight's holy hour, and silence now is brooding like a gentle spirit o'er The still and pulseless world. Hark, on the winds. The bell's deep tones are swelling 'it's the knell Of the ancient warrior' No funeral train Is sweeping past, yet on the stream and wood. With melancholy, light, the moonbeams rest. Like a pale, spotless shroud; the air is surr'd And Winter, with his agod locks—and breathe In mournful edences, that come abroad Like the far wind harp's wild and touch- ing A melancholy dorge o'er the duad year, Gone from the earth forever. Still chambers of the heart a spécter dim. Whose tones are like the wizard voice of Time Heard from the tomb of ages, points its cold And bernaen finger to the beautiful And holy violets that have passed away And left no shadow of their loveliness On the dead waste of life. That specter lifts The coffin lid of hope and joy and love And, bending mournfully above the pale Sweet slumber there, scatters dead flowers Oer what has passed to nothingness. The year Has gone and with it many a glorious throng Of happy dreams. Its mark is on each Of happy dreams. Its mark is on each brow. Its shadow in each heart. In its swift course It waved its accepter o'er the beautiful, And they are not. It laid its pallid hand Upon the strong man, and the haughty form in fallen, and the fashing eye is dim. I trod the hall of revelry, where And reckless shout resounded. It pass'd o'er The battle plain, where sword and spear and shield Flash the light of midday, and the strength Of serred hosts is shiver'd, and the STEAM. Green from the soil of carnage, waves above The crush'd and moldering skeleton, It came And faded like a wreath of mist at eve. Yet are it molted in the viewless air It heralded its millions to their home in the dim land of dreams. Remorable Time Flerce spirit of the glass and acythe what power power. Can he fly in his silent course or melt his heart to pity? On, still on, He presses and forever. The proud bird, The condor of the Andes, that can soar Through heaven's unfathomable depths or brave The fury of the northern hurricane And bathe his plumage in the thunder's home. Furls his broad wings at nightfall and sinks down To rest upon his mountain crag, but Tume Knows not the weight of sleep or weariness. And night's deep darkness has no chain to bind His rushing pinions. Revolutions sweep O'er earth, like troubled visions o'er the breast. Of dreaming sorrow; cities rise and sink. Like bubbles on the water; fury isles Spring, blasting. from the ocean and go back To their mysterious caverns; mountains rear To heaven their bald and blacken'd cliffs and bow Their tall heads to the plains new empires rise. Gathering the strength of doxy centuries, And rush down like the Alpine avalanche, Startling the nations, and the very stars, Yon bright and burning blazonry of God. Glitter awhile in their ocular depths, And the Piled, lovest of their train. Shoot from their glorious spheres and pass away a streakless void. Yet Time- Time, the tomb builder-holds his duree carcer, Dark, stern, all pitiless, and pauses not, Amid mighty wrecks that strow his path. To sit and muse, like other conquerors, To sit the fearful ruin he has wrought. A Song For the New Year. A song for the New Year! Exh tant its hours- The dust of defeat hath not suilled its flowers. But Fancy hath dipped them in dead earth. And brought them all blooming in beauty, to you. A song for the New Year. A clarion strong: Achievement, through service, re freshment through song! No mountain too mighty for Faith to remove; No labor too low, transfigured by Love! A song for the New Year. A message of joy: May never a discord its music alloy! But, growing in sweetness and melody clear, May it ever inspire and strengthen and cheer. —Ernest Neal Lyon. —Subscribe to The PLANET. SACRED CHINESE LILY SET OUT ON NEW YEARS. THE Chinese New Year is the most important celebration known to that people and about the most spectacular anniversary on earth. Connected with it however, is a very beautiful custom of setting out the bulbs of the famous Chinese illy, which is the sacred flower of the Colostial Kingdom. No Chinaman would be found without one of these plants growing in his house, as he devoutly believes that it brings luck to the inmates. This flower has the remarkable quality of growing in clear water with a few pobbles thrown around to hold it in place. A very pretty little legend is told in connection with the Chinese illy. 'The tale is as well known in the Colostial empire as that of Christ blessing the illies is to nations farther west and is even older. The only place in China where the illy grows naturally is in the province of Fukien. The folklore tale of the Chinese says it was planted there by a spirit. Long ago—nobody can tell for certain how many thousands of young Lo Tsi, a man of Fukien, took unto himself a wife. This woman, Tsien, was proud, haughty and selfish. Lo Tsi led but a dog's life with her, so he took a second wife. This younger helpmeet was called You Fung San and she was beautiful and available. Tsien promptly made life miserable for her also. In due time the elder wife bore a son, in character like herself, whom she named Fook Su. Then You Fung Sun likewise bore a son, who was devout, meek and gentle, and he was named Ho Ming. As these sons grew toward manhood life was made so usable for poor Ho Ming that he ran away, changed his name and worked in the fields as a laborer. After many years his heart was smitten with remorse, however, and he resolved to return to his home. He did so, only to find his father and mother both dead, the property having descended to Tselen and her selfless son. Ho Ming, under the Chinese law, however, and a right to one-fourth of the property. As his share he was given a rocky tract of ground, on which nothing would grow. The only redeeming thing about it was that it was traversed by a stream of water. Uttterly dejected, Ho Ming again left home, with the inception of returning no more. Before leaving, however, he burned dry leaves to offer up incense to the spirit of his father. Out of the smoke a sen, or spirit, came to him and told him to return the next year, when he should have wealth until. Ho Ming then fell asleep, and in his dream his father and mother came to him and bade him be of good cheer and do as the spirit had directed him. At the dawn of the new year he returned, according to the command only to find the stream of his rocky plot of ground all filled with beautiful new illies. The spirit again appeared to him with the assurance that these flowers would bring luck and happiness for one year to whoever could induce them to bloom. War Congressman Honored by House. Sydneyhan E. Ancona, eighty-seven years old, of Reading, Pa., one of the few living members of the special session of congress of 1861, which met July 4 to declare a state of war against the confederacy, received an unusual honor in the house. Amid cheers from both sides of the house, the body took a rocus of ten minutes to permit a public reception for Mr. Ancona in front of the speaker's desk. Every representative in the house filed past the white-haired veteran and shook his hand. To Give Employees $40,000. Directors of the Interborough Rapid Transit in New York have announced the distribution of $40,000 as a Christmas present to employees. This will be given out at the rate of $5 in gold to each employee receiving $110 a month or loss, who has been on the company's payroll since Dec. 31, 1910. Eight thousand employees of the elevated and subway lines are affected by the order. Baby Has Appendiolette. A nine-weeks-old baby was successfully operated on at the Mercy hospital, in-Pittsburgh, for appendicitis. The child, Regis Canovin McKinney, named after Bishop Canovin, of the Catholic diocese of Pittsburgh, became sororiously ill. Physicians found the trouble to be appendicitis and the operation was performed. The child's father submitted to a similar operation recently. B-Foot Sheet Law Unconstitutional. The law passed by the legislature of Virginia requiring hotels to furnish sheets of at least eight foot long to all beds was declared to be unconstitutional by Police Justice Duncan, of Norfolk, before whom a test prosecution was brought. The state appealed. Hold Up Man In Bikerscrane Walter Herz left his office on the fifth floor of a skyscraper in Chicago and started down the brilliantly lighted corridors. He had proceeded only a few steps when two men approached him, pressed revolvers to his head and robbed him of $4. Murder Ends Quarrel at Capo May. Jacob Coloman, colored, aged, fifty years, was shot and killed by "Squib" Taylor, also colored, in the barber shop of Dempsey Smith, on Lafayette street, Capo May. The police are looking for Taylor. The shooting was the result of a quarrel. Diamond in Leg of Lamb. Mrs. Andrew Johnson, of Shotton, Conn., purchased a leg of lamb from a traveling butcher and was preparing it for the oven when a diamond fell out of the meat. A local jeweler valued the stone at $260. Nothing on earth is so valuable as a Human Mind. If a diamond is worth polishing at great trouble and cost, much more is the mind of a boy or young man worth all the polishing that the schools can give it. The best education is not too good for a providing youth. Who wisely choose a poor physician o save a few cents when health is in danger! And who properly educate which o save a few dollars than a better school will increase the strength of character and of mind for life, and prepare one for a larger usefulness. ```markdown ``` ```markdown ``` Dormitory, Virginia Uni Va. Union Uni Offers the Best High COLORED YOU! IT HAS A FINE AOADEMY COURSE INCLUDING completed common school subjects. IT'S COLLEGE COURSE is broad and complete as high as those of any college for white youth of the Carnegie Board. IT'S THIOLOGICAL COURSE has for many years Baptist Schools. Hebrew, Greek and all the regular are given here. One hundred students for the All milions of the school. IT'S NINE GRANTE BUILDINGS, its finely equ of 12,000 volumes, its able faculty and its full co University to offer colored men an education equ IT HAS A FINE ACADEMY COURSE including manual training for those who have completed common school subjects. - FHS COLLEGE COURSE is my college and complete. its requirements and standing are - offered at FHS. my college for white youth in the State, according to the rating of the Carnegie Board. ITS THIOLOGICAL COURSE has for many years been the standard course for colored Baptist Schools. Hebrew, Greek and all the regular subjects given in Northern Seminaries are given here. One hundred students for the Ministry are enrolled in different departments of the school. 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THE TRUE REFORMERS We doubt if we are sufficiently well advised relative to the present status of the True Reformers to express an opinion. Still, we have noted with regret the recent resignations on the part of Dr John F Merriflower as Grand Worthy Treasurer and Attorney J. Thomas Newsome as General Counsel. In many senses and from many angles the retirement of the latter is especially unfortunate at this stage of the proceedings. It is always a questionable transaction to swap counsel on the ove of a litigation or prosecution and it is never done by men of conservative judgment when it can be avoided We are unwilling to believe without positive evidence to that effect, that Attorney Newsome has been "holding with the hare and running with the hounds" in this matter. So far as we have been able to observe, the primary cause of the trouble was the alloged insufficiency of the compensation accorded a man of his reputation and practice for the service rendered and the inability or unwillingness of the present corp of officers to increase the amount. Attorney Newsome is absolutely correct in saying that no first-class lawyer could afford to give all of his time to the Order, reelinguishing General Counsel Newsome Resigns. (Continued From Pare Number) ning, under very peculiar circumstances. In the first place, a part of the old regime of officers was, in charge, one of them, W. P. Burrell, a man of national reputation as a fraternal insurance expert. From my viewpoint, certain directors of the various corporations of the True Reformers were liable either civilly or criminally, possibly both, for the embarrassments of the Organization. To determine whether pr not this assumption was correct, it was necessary to examine with great care, caution, and in detail, the charters of the various corporations, the minutes covering nearly thirty years, and the law applicable to the case of course men of education, legal training, and experience, realize that this task was tremendous. Unfortunately, however, our race is not overloaded with such men. In a large number of our secret and fraternal organizations the stock in trade of the leaders is the power of abuse, the ability to tell funny stories and the disposition to enlarge the pronoun 'F'. Another great difficult) was the conflicting interests of the Bank and the society proper. On the one hand, able, influential and resourceful lawyers representing the depositors of the Bank claimed everything as the Bank's property, while on the other hand the Grand Fountain, whose very existence depends upon the opposite view looked to me to vindicate its right. From the very beginning I have been hampered embarrassed and almost traced by an inane demand made upon me to come to Richmond. A moment's thought would show how foolish such a requirement was. The facts were all before me. The great question was how and where to find the law of the case. Two or three times every week since last February I have travelled to Richmond at my own expense, mingled freely with the people enemies, and friends addressed a large number of public meetings arranged the testimony for thirty seven instruments testified for five days before the Grand Jury resisted successfully the application for a Receiver written thousands of letters conferred with scores of lawyers and all the white I have been prepare for the great battle that must settle for all times the destiny of the True Reformers. Meantime the generosity of the press white and colored, in commending my efforts, the applause that greeted me in the public meetings and the praise that came to me from men of prominence white and black, began to stir up much jealousy in certain directions and a conspiracy was started to ruin my reputation. If I was seen on the streets in conversation with an indicted official the rumor at once wore the rounds that I had sold out. If I owed a man in Richmond one dollar which I sometimes had to borrow because my business had almost gone to wreck at home by reason of my attention to the work of the True Reformers. It immediately became the subject of a public gossip. If I stopped at a hotel and mingled with the prominent men whom I might meet there I was added and admonished to be a little more circumspect. When a receivership was applied for to take a receivership was published far and wide that the act on was instigated by me because one of the lawyers in the case was at one time my partner And all of this was done in spite of the fact that my whole soul was in the work. I have labored late and early to prepare myself, have not eat an breakfast or dinner at home a dozen times since last February, have gotten greatly in debt and have been insulted, humiliated, and ridiculed until I have been almost driven crazy COULD NOT GIVE DAILY SERVICE To add to this burden, I was ordered right on the eve of the great criminal trials to give daily service in Richmond when it is absolutely necessary that I should give every moment to study and make preparations for the cases. I have resigned my trust but I have not relinquished one whit my interest in the True Reformers. I have called upon Judge Witt and Commonwealth's Attorney, Minetree Fowkes, to permit me to assist in the prosecution of the criminal cases, and I shall go right on with my civil suits. I have made some friends in Richmond, whom I shall always hold in grateful memory and I know of no man there that I have done an injury. To those who have sought to put me in a false light before my countrymen, I have no word of consure. I leave them to the sting of their own conscience and to the reward they are sure to receive from Almighty God. Newport Newa, Va. Doc 20 12:11 Hon Samuel B. Witt Judge Hustings Court, Richmond, Virginia Dear Judge. The object of this letter is to ask your good offices to the end that I may be permitted to participate actively in the prosecution of the ex-officials of the True Reformor whose trials are set for January 5, 1912. Because of the prominence of the colored men indicted, the suspicions and penalties of some of the men with whom I have been associated, as well as the wicked designs of a few individuals to ruin by reputation among my people in this country, rumors have been circulated far and wide that I have sold out or in some way compromised the interest of the Grand Fountain. I therefore call upon you, an honorable Virginia gentleman, to allow me to vindicate my name and honor by participating in the prosecutions that will commence January 5th. his practice and removing to Richmond upon a salary of one hundred dollars per month. When the fact is considered that the Order is practically upon probation and its future existence a question of the skill and ability of Grand Worthy Master W. R. Griffin and his corp. of assistants, it booms all the more out of the question for a man, who has a family to support, to accept such a compensation. The Grand Worthy Master is making a sacrifice himself, which few men would be willing to make in his effort to rehabilitate the Ordpr. He is meeting with handicaps and obstacles that his predecessors in their painless days were not called upon to confront. His services should be worth as much as one and a half times as the thesis. Yet he is beset on every side with embarrassing situations and puzzling problems, being "damned if he photo and damned if he don't Attorney Newsome is sensitive and he relles greatly upon the advice of friend and supposed friends. In the midst of all of this his resignation was practically demanded, for the order given could be susceptible of no other construction. He could not obey it Grand Worthy Master W.R. Griffin wants a lawyer in the office continually. He will have one there. We are not placing our judgment alongside of his judgment for the reason that "we cannot see in his hand" and we are not fully advised as to the cause for his action. It may be that he has acted for the best and the has, results will tell We are of the opinion that the new management should have a fair trial unharmed by conflicting interests. To this end, it may call for resignations from such officials who may choose to hand them over. The pub he expected much of Mr. Newsome and will naturally feel disappointed over his retirement upon the ove of the great legal struggle Harmony must be the watch word. Grand Worthy Master W. R. Griffin can well afford to "pocket" his resentment felt in connection with those who are unfriendly to him in his course and who are trying to bring about his overthrow. He can build up a "machine" which will prove to be of service in one direction and may bring about his undoing in another It behooves all of us though to give him our support with the idea of ascertaining just how far he is able to succeed and place the Order upon its feet again. He has energy, courage and the youth necessary for the struggle. He and his followers alone, supplemented by the good-will of the public can answer the question "Can the True Reformers come back?" Follow-Up System. By J J Shepperson. Drake a Branch, Va. A series of solicitations usually consisting of several form letters, but sometimes sent with other printed matter—mailed at intervals to prospective customers, is called a follow-up system. As to how many letters a follow-up system should include is a question not yet fully decided. Much depends on the value of the article advertised, and the class of people addressed. If it be something that people deliberate over a long time as selecting a school for a daughter's education, buying a property or a piano, etc., as many as 8 or 12 letters may be included in the system. It is the general custom, however, to include three letters and these are sent at intervals of 8 or 10 days. Whether to make the best offer in the first letter or not is a question for careful consideration, depending, as in other cases, on the interest already aroused in the prospective and the offers competitors are making. There is much waste in some follow-up system. Some advertisers get up a series of 6 or 8 letters without regard to article advertised or their class of customers, and they sometimes even forget their competitors. It costs money to get up a follow-up system, whether it sells the goods or not, and no advertiser can afford if unless results are forthcoming. It should be remembered that the offers and conditions should be repeated in each form letter, and each one independent in itself. It is a mistake to have a second one dealing with the offers because when the second is reached the first may be misplaced and its contents forgotten. $150.00 ENDOWMTNT PAID. Graham, Va., 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythias, N. A., R. A., E., A. A., and A ($150,700). One Hundred and Fifty Dollars, in payment of the death claim of Brother Patrick Walker, who was a member of Metropolitan Lodge, No. 165, of Graham Va. Witnesses:— Lewis Heath. Ned McColleman. S. L. Browns' M. of F. J. E. Adams. D. C. Johnson, D. D., G. G. --- OTHER DIFFICULTIES CON- FROSTED A LOGICAL PREDICAMENT J THOS NEWSOME I have assisted in many a prosecution in the Courts of this Commonwealth, have made a special study of the criminal law and am more familiar with the cases against the indicted officials than any other lawyer can possibly be, as I have been attorney for the Grand Fountain since last February. The forcing of my resignation just a few days before the trial of these cases makes it necessary for me to appeal to you, as the oyes of the entire Negro race are upon me. Wishing you the compliments of the season, I am, with great respect. Your truly. J. THOS. NEWSOME Newport News, Va., Dec. 26, 1841. Hon. Minetree Fowlkes. Commonwealth's Attorney. Richmond, Virginia. Dear Sir: The forcing of my resignation just a few days before the trial of the indicted ex-officials of the True Reformers and the malicious rumors that have been circulated against me far and wide to the effect that I have sold out to those officials, make it necessary that I should ask you, in justice to myself that I may be allowed to participate actively in the prosecution of them. I assure you that I am familiar with the facts of the case, upon the law, and, if permitted to do so, I shall do my best to be of service to you. I have useless in many, very important criminal cases in this section, been associated with quite a few of Virginia's ablest attorneys, and I try to deport myself properly If being a great Negro organization that has been wrecked, the race will feel especially grateful to you, if you will permit one of its own sons to assist in the prosecution of those charged with its undoing With compliments of the season. CLAIMS NEWSOME NEGLECTED DUTY Head of Grand Fountain Demanded That He Stay in Richmond or Resign. Pointed comments fill two letters written by Grand Worthy Master W R Graffin to J Thomas Newsome, whose resignation as general counsel for the True Reformers was referred to in the Times-Dispatch of Sunday Newsome claimed that he had been humiliated and subjected to gross injustice. One of the letters under date of December 11 was either that Newsome resign or spend his time in the offices of the order in Richmond, instead of at Newport News, where he lives. The other accepts the resignation In the first missive Worthy Master Griffin reminds the attorney that the Grand Fountain is paying him $100 per month and asserts that the best interests of the organization were not being looked after "None of the indicted officers" the letter says. Are transferring their properties and we must be protected legally by some one who can afford to give the service the interest of the order demands." Replying to the letter of resignation, the Worthy Master says it will be a good think for the order, "as it will put us in a position to get a lawyer who will endeavor to get together some of the property) in the rightful name of the Grand Mountain that we have not received any rents from for three or four years. He mentions some of these pieces of property including that in Baltimore, "that you were ordered to look after and failed to do so. Since August 22 the letter says Newsome has not spent in the office in Richmond three hours altogether. If Newsome has been housed it proceeds, his own acts caused it. The letter further calls for the return of some money said to be in Newsome's hands and there is mention of a check for $122 50 given to pay for filing suits and attaching properties of former officials of the order. TimesDispatch December 27, 1911 V M L Zion Conference The Virginia and Albemarle Conference of the A M. E. Zion Connection, met in joint session in Petersburg, Va., Nov 29, 1911, with Bishop J W. Hood, D. D. L. D., and Bishop G W. Clinton, A. M., D. D. presiding. The session was grand in every respect, and the reports from the various charges showed much improvement along all lines, both spiritual and financially. The money raised in both conferences during the year for all purposes aggregate about $65,000 Peace and harmony provailed throughout the entire sessions. The preaching was of high order. The sermons by Bishop G W. Clinton, held presiding older of North Carolina, and Dr. Morrey, of Elizabeth City, which we delivered on Sunday, were soul stirring; loud hallelujahs were heard in every direction. Other great sermons were preached by Dr Corrothors, of Washington, D. C.; Dr. Colhart, of Kentucky and Dr. King, of Edenton, N. C. Never in the history of the A. M. E Zion Church was there such a manifestation of the presence of the Holy Ghost from start to finish. Bishop J W Hood, the Senior Bishop of that Church and the oldest Negro Bishop in the world, is a man of almost unbounded resources in thought and ideas as to the operation of the connection. When he speaks the whole connection stops to listen; his life is entirely wrapped up in the church of his choice and the future of the race. White Bishop G. W. Clinton is known as the pulpit orator of the connection, his vast knowledge of Scripture of men and the business world causes him easily to rank with the greatest men of the age. The next sessions will be held in November, the Albemarle conference at Elizabeth City, and the Virginia conference at Franklin, Va. The writer was returned to Richmond, when we hope to be able in the near future to call the Virginia conference, trusting that our stars in the capital of the Old, Dominion may prove a God-send to all concerned. Our motto being righteousness, mercy and truth. Our business is to lift up Christ. Our work the uplift of fallen humanity, the ingathering of Immortal Souls and the waging of war against the power of darkness. To this end we shall labor until the Master calls. Florence, S. C., Dec. 19, 1911. At a meeting of the Emancipation Day Association, held at Leys's on the 18th instant, the secretary was instructed to write Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard University, Washington, D. C.; that the colored citizens of Florence had unanimously agreed that he should be the orator of the day to deliver the Emancipation oration on Monday, January 1, 1912, at Florence, S. C. at Trinity Baptist Church. Quito a large crowd of people will visit the city on that day to hear this distinguished gentleman and leader. Respectfully, E. B. WEBSTER, Secretary. I A. G. Vanderbilt Weds Mrs. McKim. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt and Mrs. Margaret Emerson McKim, daughter of captain James E. Emerson of Baltimore, wore married at Roligato, near London. They have gone on a motor wedding trip. It was said at the Vanderbilt apartments in London that their destination was not known. The bride, who is a daughter of Captain Isaac Emerson, millionaire patent medicine manufacturer, of Baltimore, obtained a divorce from Dr McKim at Rono, Nevada, in August, 1910. They were married Dec. 30, 1902. Mr Vanderbilt was divorced by the beautiful Mrs Else French Vanderbilt on May 25, 1908, Justice O'Gorman, of the New York supreme court, granting a decree on the report of a referee, who had found Mr Vanderbilt guilty of misconduct. The decree provided that Mr Vanderbilt should not marry during the lifetime of Mrs. Else French Vanderbilt, but permitted her to marry during his lifetime. Family Wiped Out by Murder. Some time between last Tuesday noon and evening an Italian farm band employed by the Mormor family, at the Freestreet, a Rensselaer County hamlet, six miles from Albany, N.Y., slow Mrs Conrad Morner, a widow; her two daughters, Edith, aged twenty, and Blanche, aged seventeen, and her son, Arthur, twenty-eight. The bodies of the three women were discovered in the cow barn on the Mormor farm. They had been so hacked with a hatchet and battered with a balstick that the murderer had been able to crush all three of them into a small manure pit on the side of the stable. The body of Arthur Morner, mutilated and with the throat cut, was found under another part of the barn floor. A blood stained hatchet and a four-foot club were found in the pit near the three bodies of the women, and with these the police believe th murderer first killed and then mutilated these victims. Mrs. Mornor had received a blow from the hatchet on the right side of the head and her skull was fractured in several places. The body of the elder girl, Edith, also was badly cut and bruised. Her head was nearly severed, by a blow from the hatchet, and there was a large hole in her loft temple. The younger girl's body was the least mutilated. What money there was in the house before the murder was found intact, Indications, the authorities say, point to the murderer as being insane. They are looking for traces of a farm hapl, an Italian, who was known as Edward Dinnia. An Italian farmhand known as Edward Dinnia is under arrest. Farmer Convicted of Murder In the case of Lazarus Shonon, charged with the murder of Charles Reisch, his neighbor, in Cumru town- ship, on Sept 18, the jury, after a fug We require a representation in RICHMOND who is in touch with its best citizens to take subscriptions for THE CRISIS, the national Negro Magazine. The work is dignified and profitable. ADDRESS THE CRISIS, 20 Vesey St., New York, N.Y. 10 West Leigh Street, Richmond; Virginia. LARGE CAPACIOUS WARE-ROOMS, FILLED WITH THE LATEST DESIGNS FROM THE BEST MANUFACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES PROMPT AND POLITE SERVICE ORDERS RESPONDED TO DAY OR NIGHT. Determined to furnish the very BEST service at the LOWEST Rates possible, the Patronage of the Public is Solicited. CONSISTING OF LOVE AND COMIC TOPICS AND ALSO SCENES OF WASHINGTON. days' trial returned a verdict of gally of murder in the first degree in Reading, Pa. The parties were neighboring farmers, who had many disputes, until Shonour laid in ambush for Relach, who was the father of nine children, and shot him dead Patriarch of Diplomats and Authors Dies in New York. 5 Acquit Girls of Shooting Stokes. Lillian Graham and Ethel Courad were acquitted in New York of the charge of attempting to kill W. K. D. Stokes. The jury which freed the chorus girls believed their story that they shot Stokes in self defense. It was not impressed by Stoken's account of the gunplay and the circumstances that led up to the shooting. Persons who talked to the jurymen said it was evident that they considered Stokes as well as the chorus girls had boon on trial The vordict surprised both sides. Counsel for the chorus girls figured on a disagreement or, at the worst, a conviction on the second count of the indictment, assault in the second degree. Assistant District Attorneys Buckner and Embree expected a verdict of guilt of assault in the first or second degree. Both young women were powerfully affected by the two words that lifted them out of trouble, Miss Courd particularly Her hysterical screams shrilled through the courtroom long after the jurors had departed. Tuan-Fang Killed by His Golders. Tuan-Fang, former director general of the Hukwang railroad, and at one time vicoy of the province of Chi-Li, has, according to information received in Peking by missionaries at Chung-King, been killed at Tse-Chow, in Shan Si province, by his own soldiers. Tuan-Fang previously dined with his officers, and suspecting their disloyalty, offered them 40,000 tools for a safe passage to Shan-Fu, the capital of Shen Si province. He then sought to escape in a chair, his brother accompanying him, but the soldiers detected Tuan-Fang and one of them slashed him with a sword. "Would you kill me?" asked the general. The chorus, "Yes, knuckle!" came from the soldiers. To this Tuan-Fang answered: "I shall not kneel. You may kill me if you choose." The soldiers then fell upon the general and hacked his body to pieces. His brother also was killed. Tuan-Fang was one of the most prominent men in China. Holy Ghoster Gets Ten Years in Jail. Ten years in the fodder prison at Atlanta was the sentence imposed upon the Rev. Frank W. Sandford, leader of the Holy, Ghost and Us Society of Sibloh, in Portland, Me. for causing the deaths of six persons on the yacht Coronet. Sentence was pronounced by Judge Clarence Hale in the United States district court, on the first of six counts of the indictment, which charged manslaughter in causing the death of six of his followers by neglect, in failing to provide the necessaries of life on the recently completed seven months' cruise along the shores of three continents. Every seat was taken in court and scores stood in the alley. Interest had been heightened by reports that federal investigators had been at Shiloh in the gulse of converts to watch Sandford and report his mental condition. After Sandford reaches Atlanta, if his acts warrant, it is possible he may go to the federal insane hospital at Washington. Another Grandson Born to Kaiser. Crown Princess Coelia, wife of Crown Prince Frederick William, gave birth to a son in Berlin. ITALY AND TURKEY NEGOTIATE FOR PEACE Both Countries Seeking Basis to End War in Tripoli. An exchange of communications between the Italian foreign office and the chancelleries of other European powers is proceeding at the present moment with the greatest activity. The subject of the communications is the war in Tripoli, but the question of the renewal of the triple alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy is also being discussed. Efforts are being made both by the government in Constantinople and the Italian foreign office to find a possible basis for the conclusion of peace between the two countries. The negotiations regarding the triple alliance are of the most important character, as it is conceivable that they might even result in the withdrawal of Italy from the alliance and the consequent strengthening of the triple entente between Great Britain, France and Russia. The Italian ambassador to Berlin is now in Rome, where he is giving a verbal report to the foreign minister, the Marquise di San Glulano, as to the disposition of Germany. BROTHER KILLS BROTHER Fought Duel to the Death Before Their Mother. As their mother looked on, two brothers fought till one of them dropped dead, at Wheat, Roane county, Tenn. After the tragedy Jacob Hembree surrendered. He said that his brother Hess abused his mother by violent language. Jacob upbraided his kinsman, who, it is declared, roceted the talk by drawing a knife. Before the mother could stop between the two men Jacob fired. His brother dropped dead. Station Roof Falls Half of the roof of the old Pennsylvania railroad, Pittsburg division, round house in Alcoona, Pa., now used for the housing of locomotives, fell in without warning. A number of workmen were injured, but none of them fatally. About twenty locomotives were damaged. Schwab Gives $5000 to Church. Rev. J. J. Q'Connell, pastor of the Catholic church of the Holy Infancy, in South Bottletho, Pa., announced to his congregation that the annual Christmas gift to the church by Charles M. Schwab was a check for $5000. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 30, 1911. (By Bruce-Grit.) The Negro Society for Historical Research of Yonkers, N. Y., submits the following list of names of great Negroes whom it believes are entitled to rank with any similar list of white men, advantage for advantage as true representatives of the possibilities of the Negro race. 1. Richard Allon. Founder of Negro Methodism, Pa. 2. Prince Hall. Founder of Negro 3 Toulssant L'Ouverture, Soldier, Statesman, Emancipator, Hayt. 4. Crispus Attucks (1775) Patriot and first martyr of the Revolution, Mass. 3. Samuel Crowther. First African Doustist (native). Africa. Bupa. 6. Sir Conrad Reeves, K. C., M. G. Chief Justice of Barbadoes, B. W. I. 7. Alexander Crummell. Theologian and Author. N. Y. 8. Daniel A. Payne, Bishop of A. M. E. Church, Author. Ohio. clan, Astronomer. Md. 11. Alexander Dumas, Novellist France. 12. Alexander Poushkin, Poet. Russia. 13. Sir Samuel Lewis K. C. M. G. Barrierist-at-Law. Africa. 14. Gustavus Vassa, Author, Essayist. Africa. 15. Boehner Williams, Poet, University of Cambridge (Eng). B. W. I. 16. James McCune Smith, University of Glasgow, Physician, Publicist. N. Y. 17. General Budhoe, Emancipator, Danish W. I. 18. Paul Cuffee, Navigator. Va. 19. Jas. Forten, Merchant Prince. Philadelphia. 20. Ira Aldridge, Tragodian, "The Black Roscius." Md. 21. General Henry Dias, Hero of Cincinnati. Brazil 22. Paul Laurence Dunbar, Lyric Poet. Ohio. 23. William Hamilton, Editor Anglo-African Magazine 1860. N. Y. 24 Anthony William Aimo, University of Wittenberg, 1720. Ph.D. Ai- tence. 25. J. J. E. Capitain, University of Leyden, 18th century Poet, Linguist. Gold Coast, Africa 26. Geoffroy L'Islet, 1760. Botanist, number French Academy of science, France. 27. Eustache, Philanthropist. Winner Monthyon Prixe of Virtue, France. 28. Alexander Petfon, Civil Engineer — President Hayti. 29. Martin R. Dolany, African Explorer, publisher, physician. Del. 30. J W. C Pennington (1809), Historian Md. 31 Brindis do Sala, Violinist, received by royalty and decorated for his skill as a musician. Cuba. There are only a few names of hundreds of the great Negroes, who advantage for advantage, will not suffer by comparison with any thirty-one white men of Europe or America. An annonymous correspondent, whose letter just received is postmarked Cincinnati O., Dec. 7, 1911, writes me as follows: You need not give yourself the least concern about the Jophotic horse lynching Negroes have come, and when I arrive to the play, will be no more lynching. Good "The trouble with the children of this world is that they do not understand the Scriptures. The Scriptures each that two must come "Ia ix-6, Job xl to Ecc iv-9, Heb. vll. 3:2; Roy xxl-11. Jesus was nailed a and I was pierced, therefore, it was written they shall look on him whom they pierced. They do indeed look on me, but they know me not. I came as a nict, and though I am without father, without mother, yet I am in the flesh. I understand all about this lynching, and I will put an end to it in one day. ... So far as understanding is concerned, I might just as well give the Scriptures to a hord of swine, as to give it to the children of this world. If you asked a child if one child be born into a family and a son be given unto that family how many there will be? The child will say two, and for the reason that one and one are two, but the d—n fools in this world can't learn that one and one are two. Ian. IX-6*...Jot me put this question to you directly. Have you not yet learned that God is three? Exodus 6, and that one of the three is evil, and evil, Gon III-22: Ian. XLV-7 and that the evil one cometh without the woman, without hands, Dan II-34. Doth not the Scripture teach that the Destroyor cometh? Job XV-31. YOU NEED NOT BE DISTURBED ABOUT LYNCHING but got yourself into the place of refuge and stay there; for I have a commandment to destroy the house of Japeth. In one day suddenly that house shall die. Did not the Egyptians in one day die? Did not the children of Sodom in one day die? and the house of Japeth in one day shall die." My correspondent is evidently a member of the house of Japeth. He seems to possess a conscience, a clear vision, a large sense of justice and some knowledge of the law of compensation. The victims of the lynching habit fully realize the truth of the axiom.—"What goes up must come down." The House of Japeth is sowing to the wind and it will reap the whirlwind with terrible con- sequences. Nothing is more surely written in the book of fate than this. "The letter above quoted was evidently called forth by my recent article in a West Virginia Newspaper—The Pioneer Press in which I characterized the Coatesville mobs as Savages and barbarians, who are a disaffected and unhappy characterization." I have not yet had occasion to withdraw that statement and I shall not do so until after the ring leaders in that brutal crime are adequately punished. As to this he-over, like Sandy the lioness, Bip and Tibbs Next Week 1 From New York (Continued From Last Week.) NEW YORK TRYING TO GET DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Great effort is being made on the part of the Business Men of the Metropolis to persuade the National Democratic Convention to meet in New York in 1912. The business men of the city believe that New York offers unparalleled advantages for the entertainment and comfort of the many visitors who would attend the convention, and that such a convention would do a great deal towards advertising the many advantages to be found in New York. At a meeting of the Hotel Men's Association last Monday afternoon plans were discussed to persuade the convention to meet in New York. The hotel proprietors declare that the hotel facilities of New York are the best in the world, which would be of much advantage to the videogates. New York is running a swift place in the race, having received the second place in the race for the convention. It is the prevailing opinion here that according to the large number of wealthy and influential business men here, that if sufficient pressure was brought about, New York would have very little trouble in getting the convention. Other reasons why the citizens boilieve that New York would be an ideal place are the many interesting points in and around New York that would afford splendid advantages for sight-seeing. At the headquarters of the United Colored Democracy a concerted movement is being made to have the convention meet in New York. This would bring to the city many prominent colored Democrats Bishop Walters has not expressed himself on the matter yet. ACTIVITY AMONG THE ELKS. One of the strongest organizations in New York for the promotion of fellowship is the United Order of Elks. Some of the most prominent men of the Metropol - are members of the organization and the Order wields much influence. Perfect harmony exists in the Order, and perhaps it may be safe in saying that few organizations is doing more for real uplift work than the Elks. The organization has had an interesting and rapid growth and was organized by the Society of Orchmatti by B F Howard. So branches began to appear in various cities of the country, and nine years ago the first organization among the Elks was formed in New York by W W Winfield, one of the prominent members of the society. The name of the Order was the Manhattan Lodge the name of which it has borne every since So rapid has been the growth of Manhattan Lodge until it has the membership of 760, which makes it one of the strongest Orders in the country in a recent statement given out by J. H Anderson, managing editor of the Amsterdam News and a prominent Elk, the following statement was made. The type of the men who elk in the Elk are not 'roof' Other prominent Elks are Dr. Kollag, a well known physician, and Frank Wheaton, a lawyer. The Elks make ample provision for the comfort of the members when they are sick, and provide for them at death. Roy, Dr W. P. Hayes preached the annual sermon to the Elks a few weeks ago at Mt Olivet Baptist Church EX-MEMBER TEXAS LEGISLATURE IN MEROPOLIS. Hon. R. L. Smith, of Waco, Tex., an ox-member of the Legislature of Texas, a member of the Jeans Fund Committee and one of the most prominent men of the race, is in the Metropolis, combining a business and plausuro trip. He came over from Washington a few days ago, where he had been attending a meeting of the Jeans Fund, which met in that city. Aided from seeing the sights of the Metropolis, he has been looking after some important matters pertaining to his large interests in Texas. He has been the recipient of much attention while here, and has large numbers of friends. Mark's M. E. Church last Sunday afternoon in the interest of education in the South. GENERAL NEWS Counselor W. B. Marshall, the brilliant young lawyer, who won fame in the Brownsville case, has returned from an extensive tour which carried him several miles into Western States. At St. Louis he addressed the White Democratic Club, an unusual honor, being the first of his race to address a club. At the True Reformers' Hall last Friday evening an entertainment was given by the Missionary Society of St. James Presbyterian Church. Joseph K. Robinson is one of the best checker players in the race. Last Friday evening he played Dr. Schafer, the well known State champion of New York. The boys and girls from the colleges are coming home for Christmas holidays. GLEVELAND, G. ALLEN, Correspondent. 1500 FALL IN RESHT MASSACRE Russlans Staughter Men, Women and Children. Czar's Brutal Cossacks Wreak Terrible Vengeance on Helpless Persians and Laugh at Pitous Pleas For Morcy. After a seventy-two-hour carnival of slaughter in Resht, capital of the Persian province of Ghilan, in which 1600 Persians, men, women and children, were slain by Russian Cossacks, the soldiers continued their gruesome work by sending detachments of troops to shoot down the refugees who were fleeing from the city. Inside Resht the massacre still went on. Details of the massacre were received by a courier who traveled the 150 miles of country between Resht and the capital on horseback. The messenger brought a plea for aid from the governor of Ghilan. He declared that Russians were killing defenseless men, women and children and that savage Cossacks swept through the streets of Masula and Ardabil well as in Resht. The Russians started the slaughter by shooting down a dozen Persians who had assembled in front of a proclamation upon a public building. Inflamed by the sight of blood, the savage Cossacks went through the streets shooting at every person in sight. Foot soldiers invaded the dwellings and stores of peaceful citizens, driving them into the streets in terror, where they fell victims to the insane rage of the Cossacks. Little children were slain before the eyes of their parents. Aged men and women were torn limb from limb, while their relatives and friends begged pleniously for mercy. The Russians only laughed at the pleas. A deputation of citizens appealed to the governor to save their women from the barbarians which the Russians were inflicting. They were counseled to take no aggressive part against the invaders and to do nothing that would enrage still further the Russian troops. Persian Cossacks were idle in their barracks where the streets fairly ran with blood in the most thickly populated district of the city the gutters were piled high with bodies, many of them hacked to bits and about half of them headless. Russian Cossacks, with their uniforms dripping with blood, galloped through the streets to check the flight of families trying to get away from the city of horror. Those of the citizens who attempted to defend themselves were subjected to the greatest indignities. Some of them were drawn and quartered. Others were decapitated and their heads placed on plikes before public buildings with warnings written in Russian showing all Persians what they might expect if they attempted to hinder the Russian invaders. Russian artillery has been placed in front of all the public buildings in Resht. The Russians threatened to "scourge the city with grape and canister" if they were thwarted by the people or by the Persian soldiers in their looting of the city. To show that they were in earnest the Russian artillerymen fired several volleys into the buildings, riddling the walls with shells. It is related that a sixteen-year-old girl went before a Russian colonel of cavalry to seek protection for her parents. After being insulted by the Russian officer she was turned loose to a hordes of drunken soldiers, who fell upon her, literally toasting her into pieces. The cabinet notified W Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer general of Perla, of his dismissal from that office. This followed the decision of the mejlis (national assembly) and the ministry to submit to the demands contained in the Russian ultimatum. The cabinet intimated to Mr. Shuster that it would communicate to him later its plans for the turning over of his accounts to his successor. It is reported from Shiraz, capital of the province of Furs, that Persians fired on a body of Indian troops who were proceeding to meet the British consul, one of the Indian soldiers being killed. There has been considerable trouble at Shiraz on account of the blight instituted against the Indian troops by the Mollahs. Two Boys Drowned While Skating. Walter Newton, sixteen years old, and Clarence Cook, thirteen years of age, both farmer boys living in Big Rapids township, Mecca county, Mich, were drowned while skating on the Muskegon river, three miles south of Big Rapids Taft Max Vote Pension Bill Tatt May Vote Pension Wit. Tatt may interior Interior Fincher in form of Tatt may pensionation of the Siswero dollar-day pension bill, as it passed the house, would facerec the government's annual pension expenditures at least $75,000,000. Hen Good Bat Catcher Thomas Koe, of Vinceland, N. J., has a Plymouth rock hen that is a wonder to all poultry fanatics. This hen recently caught and killed two large rats and now spends most of the time watching for rats. --- New Find Starts Alaska Gold Rush News of a rich gold strike on Ham- mond river has been brought to Ruby, Alaska, by Depity Marshal Howell. The gold was found in a deep chan- nel and runs $6000 at the bottom of the shaft. Pay. dirt has been found in this neighborhood before, but this is the first time a channel has been discovered. A rush to the new digging is in progress. THE RICHMOND PLANET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. Perelia's American Treasurer General Who Dafied Russia. M. Persia Forced to Oust Shuster. The Persian cabinet in Tolberan has given to the Russian minister, S. Poklevski-Koskell, verbal assurances of its intention to comply with the demands of the Russian ultimatum, the principal demand of which is the dismissal of W. Morgan Shuster, the American treasurer-general of Persia. Official notices were posted on the walls of the city in prominent places ordering the people to abstain from political meetings of any kind without having previously obtained police sanction. It is said that this order was issued by command of the cabinet as the Russian ultimatum was being discussed The fighting between the Russians and Persians, reported from Tabriz, lasted in the streets of the city throughout the day. The old Citadel was bombarded. The Russian consul-general sent to headquarters a request for reinforcements, in view of the danger to Russian subjects and Russian property in the city. The Russian Cossacks at Resht drove the Persians out of their position after considerable fighting. It was found that the Persians were armed with Russian rifles. According to Russian reports, both at Tabriz and Resht the fighting was opened by an attack on the Russian forces from a Russian amphibious Morgan Buys Ivory Crucifixion. J Pierpoint Morgan is the alleged purchaser of an exquisitely model figure of Christ crucified in almost natural size in twoyear, long in the family of Signor Mayner, of Roux, near Barcelona, Spain. It is pronounced by experts to be the work of either Michael Angelo or Loenardo da Vinci, having been executed with marvellous skill by a real master hand. Recently $121,000 was offered Mayner for it on behalf of an American millionaire. El Nottina is a Barcelona paper ad vocates raising a national subscription to prevent its leaving the country. Finds Woman's Arm in Tree When Alfred Fowler, a Clifton Heights merchant, opened a large Christmas tree he was horrified to see the arm of a woman fall to the sidewalk. The tree was one of a consignment which was shipped from Maine. The arm is well preserved and apparently was amputated recently. It was well concealed in the thick branches and even after Fowler had cut the rope did not fall out until he gave the overgrown a shake Bwallows Poison for Cough Medicine When Grasse of Edwardville, near Wilkesbarre Pa., was seized with a violent coughing spell he rushed to a closet and seized what he thought was a bottle of cough syrup. He placed the bottle to his lips, and took a mouthful of the contents, swallowing it immediately. He fell to the floor a second later, and it was learned that he had taken carbolic acid in mistake. He cannot recover DINE TOGETHER MILES APART Man and Wife Enjoy Christmas by Telephone 500 Miles Apart. Although separated by 500 miles, Charles Is Anderson, a wealthy New York broker, and his wife enjoyed a Christmas dinner together by telephone. Mr Anderson was at a Denver hotel and his wife was in Salt Lake City, Utah. Telephones were placed at their respective dinner tables and waiters on extension telephone heard husband and wife order a menu together as if they had been sitting sliding by side. During the meal husband and wife kept up a constant conversation Telephone charges brought the cost of the dinner up to $75 SISTERS BURN TO DEATH Fire Destroyed Their Home at Carson's Run, Maryland. Mrs Betacy Kelthley, aged seventy-eight, and Mrs Susan Mallock, eighty-one years old, widowed slators, worn burned to death in a fire of unknown origin which destroyed their home at Carson's Run, near Aberdeen, Md. The two women had lived alone in the house for the last twelve years. Blind Girl Struck by Stray Bullet. Carrie Thompson, a nineteen-year old blind girl, was struck in the head by a stray bullet as she alighted from a trolley car with her aunt in Louisville, Ky. She received only a scalp wound. SHAH OF PERSIA. Boy Ruler Who Czar Beeks to Depose. H CRUSHED TO DEATH IN BREAD MIXING MACHINE Baker Meets Horrible Fate While at Work. Theodore Lefawitz, twenty five years old, a baker employed by the Frohter companies in Philadelphia, was pounded to death in the heavy gearing of a bread mixing machine. The man was drawn into the ponderous machine in full sight of a rooftop of workmen, who were powerless to stop the machinery in time to save him half the bones in Lefawitz's body were broken. He was taken alive from the machine but died an hour after having been admitted to the Hahnemann hospital. The broad milers used in baking establishments are ponderous machines, driven by electricity Lefawitz was standing at one of them when his blouse caught in a revolving rod. He yelled frantically as he was drawn into the machine, and three or four men jumped in different directions to swish off the power but by the time the machine was stopped Lefawitz's body had been pounded almost beyond recognition "NOT IN POLITICS," SAYST. R. No One Has Asked For His Support In New York, Fight. He Asks NEW YORK RIGHT. THE ASSOCIATE Colonel Rosevelt announced he was taking no part in the New York state political situation and that not a single human being had asked him to lend his influence to the support of any one date for the Republican noun- lation for governor next year. Preyous to his announcement Colonel Rosevelt had an hour's conference with Durwin F. James Jr. president of the Young Republican club, of Brooklyn. 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And it is safe to predict that if no unforeseen trouble arises this mation will be the mistress of the world. And let us hope that it will be with the aid of some of those citizens of America who have so faithfully helped to make her what she is but are of no other force on account of their rejections that class generally referred to as negroes. But to better tell this story, I suppose that I had better call in a little testimony of others as witnesses to what I wish to say, or else you may think that I congratulate things. So now I will draw a few extracts from the history of the United States of America, made in 1995 for the world to see what great opportunities were here for the right people. The matter begins like this. In Brazil reign both peace and prosperity. This important South American republic has effected new and notable progress in the principle elements of natural riches, under the judicious administration of the late Alfonso Pérez de Inglés. The previous President who was elected are Dr. Noel Pechahan, is a decided mulatto. There is no doubt that Brazil is one of the most prodigiously dotted countries of the globe for her riches and from the beginning to end during the year just past, he had much to dismay of the great man who all in the construction of new railroads and the improvements of the ports. THE RATIFICATION OF A TREATY The ratification of the treaty of general arbitration with the republic of Argentina and the adjusting of the question of Limits with the Holand-Ries. Guana represent the satisfactory rule of the two matters that had enough political importance usso much that the realization of the loan of the State of St. Paul Brazil, indicates of a passer evident that the government had by object made that the principle products of the country, conserve the position that they held in the markets of the world. The transendency of the project has given place naturally to a discussion considerable and one fails to benefit to the planners of Brazil and in particular for those of the State of St. Paul said project, and of the new contribution. One of the accounts historical and of importance commercial of the year, passed 1907, was the exposition national, that they celebrated in Rio de Janeiro, to commemorate the centenary of the opening of the ports of Brazil to international commerce. Said exposition, in a practical and valuable augmentation, the production Brazilian, and gave place to a discussion in as much as to the convenience of celebrating in 1922. The centennial of independence of the country mediant an exposition international. It caused to have them in consideration the hopelessness of the republic, has given for result that the government take measures in the way of augmenting the marine force of the country by means of the construction of new ships of war of the most modern models. They have already given orders to the English builders to build 30 new cruisers for the Dreadnought type, and 26 other cruisers, gunboats and torpedo boats. Ademas of the measures that the Brazilian government has taken with the hope of protecting the great production of coffee of the republic, they carry into with carrying out the policies of a public use, between which it is of dignity to mention the concession they made with the end to establish a transatlantic cable service with Europe and African operation within three years. The government has announced the continuation of the lowering the duty of certain articles that they imposed on United States, in conformity with the treaty of December, 1906. Proportionately thus the means of maintaining the actual commercial current between the two countries. RELATIONS EXTERIOR. The fifth day of December, 1908, in the case of Buenos Aires, they effected a kind of ratification of the treaty to arbitrate of celebration between Brazil and the Republic of Argentina and that was confirmed in Rio de Janeiro the 7th day of Sept., 1908, and afterwards during the year in reference they affirmed venue arbitration with the United States, Portugal, France, Spain, Mexico, Honduras, and Panama. In a life while they will celebrate other conventions with Great Briton, Switzerland and other countries of Europe. The 15th day of September, 1908, at The Hague they effected the训令促交 between Brazil and Holland, that was confirmed in Mio de Jarneto on the 15th day of May, 1906. The unlicensed commission that was established between Brazil Bolivia, in conformity with the treaty Petropolis of 17th of December, 1902, that have already terminated their work, subject to the approbation of both governments, massacre that the government of France has manifested the left of the continuation of unraveling of the frontier at the side the government of France, with an artificial speech of the Federal concession of Switzerland the 1st of December, 1900. They are questioning negotiations for to celebrate a treaty of limits with Peru. During the year in reference they have celebrated treaties of navigation and commercio with the Equator - Peru and Colombia those which are subject to the treaties of navigation and commercio and they are questioning post so treats similar with Bolivia Chile and Peru The capitalists continue considering how to secure the bonds and other valuations of the republic and the credit of the nation they have established firmly that lies between the nation and the republic in pay of their obligations of finance. The satisfaction realized from the loan relative to coffee rose to $60,000,000, and the subscription of $20,000,000 of the loan of Brazil, authorized by the law of the first of July, 1905, showed conclusively that country had excellent credit and had a notable exit in force that has been made by elevating the republic to a height so satisfactory in that today they meet and fix the current value, it is said, their paper money in the first place retiring gradually from the circulation and during the month of December 1905 between the creation of the cash of conversion that already has been operating a time sufficient to give an idea of the influence that has to object in the general prosperity of the republic. FARMS AND FARMING. The increase of the government during the economical year of 1908 they accorded to $144,300,664,inasmuch that the increase only to beague to $143,632,368, indicating thus surplus of $68,296. The 1st day of December, 1908, the foreign debt accorded Ib$6,943,967, as 9th December 31, 1908, the deposits in gold issued to the conversion rose to $9,396,363 mules, or Ib$6,587,272, that shows a base of Ib$665,338, respect of the deposits that they had in the same closed of the pass year. The importations of monies of gold rose to Ib$141,736, inasmuch that the exportations of gold only leagued to Ib$20,700. The presupposition annually corresponding to 1908 amounted to $140,268,022. It is said that amount of $5,600,000 in comparison with the assignations of the year before. The greater part of the amount of the expenditures of the departments of planters, marine, or navy, war and industry. In the assignation that makes the presupposition to this last department, the sub-minister prizes with hope to stimulate the industries of the country, insomuch that the legislature also taken measures in the ways of stimulating local loans in other branches. The notable progress that the republic has made justifies an elevation in the expenditures of the Federal government, of which the treasury is the first service of delegations enough of reservations for water, fortifications, porters, under the services of debt. rendition of the paper money, public offices and reinforcements of the army and navy. They calculated that the several increases in demand from bulk to demand to bring a total of $139,914,832, that giving thus a deficit of $164,911. COMMERCE. The figures that have been published about the commerce of Brazil in 1908, indicate that the value of sold commerco ascended to $397,925,000. Without including the money colined in comparison with $427,000,000, the year preceding. During the two periods they imported $708,000 and $22,000, respectively, the money colined. The value of the money is calculated as $177,450,000, against $220,475,000 in comparison with $700,000,000—the year before. To the want of money that was in all the markets of the world, the value of the ex exportations during the year excede in $43,000,000, that of importations. The principle products of exportation were valued as follows Coffee, $115,000,000; rubber, $55,000,000; cocon, $9,000,000. The herb mate (which is used for can,) $8,000,000; tobacco, $114,000,000; cotton $8,000,000. The perspective commercial bettered much during the latter months of the year, and it is expected that in 1909 the financial establishment be complete The result of the special consignments in 1908 to Cortas importations from the United States constituting an elevated tariff of commerce of the year enacted in 1908. The consignments that they imported in 1908, that they use of the prerogatives of the nation more favored to represent a value of $2.37,594, in comparison with $2.54,136, the year before with $2.54,136, the year before should be while that this rise is anticipated to have as a result as a domestose of in 1909 the importations of Merchandise similar of all the countries indicate a fall of 5 per cent. The shipments of coffee that they made during the terminated year 30 of June 1909, except to 12 states, are to 165,652,324, of which 574,360 per cent of those which went to Europe, and one 43d per cent to the United States. It is announced that the harvest in Brazil correspondent to 1907-8 comes up to little more than 10,000,000 sacks, against about 20,000,000 the year before showing the effect that has made some of the known existence that contrasts with the growth of 6,500,000, announced harvest in 1906-7. The total quantity of rubber of 1908 that was shipped from the regions of the Amazons, including the district of Ibira and Persa amounted to 38,160 thousand tons to be shipped to the United States and 17,500 to the United States. The exports of the harvest of 1907-8 from the ports of Iquitos, Manaus and Para was raised as to 37,500,000 tons. The country located as the first child as a producer of cocoa, although in 1998 it produced more than 23,153,000 in 1907, it is to be expected that the harvest corresponding to the year of 1909 will range about 23,000,000 kilograms. The year in reference to the export to Brazil nuts, came up to 480-602 bushels valued at $1,121,278 in comparison with 512,237 bushels that were valued at $1,219,778 the year before. The exportation of hides, equally, represented the principle article of commerce of Rio de Janeiro, were as one 2 1/2 per cent, greater than the year before, and they also exported other products from animals which figured in the game proposition. In 1908 they exported 170,719 salted hides, with Europe as the destination, in comparison with 500-513 the year before. Wheat and flour merited special mention in the list of importations, products that subminister greatly to the republic of Argentina. The government of Brazil has estimated a foundation of mills for flour, and the wheat of Argentina will import in greater quantities for the mills of the country. (To be Continued In Another Chapter) WIDOW AND MAN HELD FOR MURDER Authorities Charge Conspiracy to Get Insurance. Benjamin Galloup, who showed such remarkable vitality after having his head nearly shot off by Frank Calhoun on Saturday night, died in Huntingdon, Pa., at the Biblir hospital. Calhoun, who has confessed to the shooting, and Mrs. Galloup, widow of the murdered man, were held for court by the coroner's jury. It is alleged that a conspiracy existed between Calhoun and the widow to get rid of Galloup, so that the couple might share his life insurance money and eventually marry. The Huntingdon officials say they have in their possession evidence which leads to such a conclusion. Calhoun, in his confession, declares to him in self-defense. His vitality shown by Galloup parished the physicians of the hospital. When he was admitted it was at first thought the man was dead and word was sent out to that effect, but later a spark of life was discovered, and this, notwithstanding that a portion of Galloup's skull and been blown away and his brains also torn by the charge from the shotgun. From Saturday midnight the man lingered with an opening in his skull that would admit a man's double fat, until Friday, when he succumbed to the wound. He did not regain 'conduisance at any time, but the confession of Calhoun cleared the mystery. The House Will Follow the Senate's Lead and Treaty Will End on Jan. 1, 1913. The senate unanimously ratified President Taft's action in giving notice to Russia of the termination of the treaty of 1832. The house of representatives will follow the senate's lead, and then the procedure of termination will have been fully completed. It was the joint resolution presented by Senator Lodge and reported by the senate committee on foreign relations, the substitute for the offensive Suzer resolution, that the senate adjoined without a dissenting vote. Seventy-two senators voted. The Lodge resolution avoids the charged fault of the house measure. The phraseology is carefully couched and calculated to give no offense to Russia. By its terms the treaty will end Jan. 1, 1913. There were two roll calls. This was had on a substitute proposed by Senator Hitchock, of Nebraska, Democrat. This substitute was a modification of the house resolution passed last week under the leadership of Representative Suzler Fourteen Democrat, includes Hitchock and two progressive Republicans, voted for this resolution and against it. Senator Culberson Democrat, Texas, in the course of the six-hour debate that preceded the vote on the resolu- Additional Fast Trains to from Washington The R., F. & P. R. R. and W. S. Ry. fast trains, with parlor cars, be ington, commencing Me on the followi NORTH Leave Byrd Street Station, 3 Due Washington ..... SOUTH Leave Washington. Due Byrd Street Station Both trains stop Immediate connection at Washington and Western cities. These new trains are merely added to by the Richmond-Washington Line, and popular with the traveling public. The R., F. & P. R. R. and W. S. Ry. announce the operation of two new fast trains, with parlor cars, between Richmond and Washington, commencing Monday, November 27th, on the following schedule: Leave Washington. 4:05 P. M., except Sundays. Due Byrd Street Station 6:50 P. M., except Sundays. Both trains stop at Elba Station. Immediate connection at Washington to and from principal Northern, Eastern and Western cities. These new trains are merely added to the already excellent schedule maintained by the Richmond-Washington Line, and will doubleless make its service still more popular with the traveling public. W. P. TAYLOR, Traffio Manager. tion, declared that the fact had come out before the foreign relations committee that the Singer Manufacturing company, the International Harvester company, J P Morgan & Co., banking interests and John Hays Hammond had investments in Russia, and that the committee was altogether too considerate of these interests in dealing with the situation. The debate showed that many of the senators were in favor of abrogating the treaty as much on the ground of its being obsolete as on the ground of violations by Russia. Senator Gavin Aveya awarded himself in favor of the termination of the treaty as the only honorable course open to the United States, but he urged moderation in the use of the language for the resolution. Politics played a large part in the senate deliberations. Leaders of both parties strove to reap from the situation as much political advantage as they could, and the rivalry was keen. The Democrat charged that the Republicans sought to stalefor Democratism, and the Republicans maintained that a Republican president and senate pulled the Democratic house out of an international muddle that might have caused serious complications. Both parties, however, are awake to the probable effect the abrogation of the treaty may have on American commerce. While they are battling for the same large share, they are together on the campaign advice of protecting the important trade relations existing between Russia and the United States. EASTON MAN SWINDLED Straightens Work Him for $340 by Diamond Substitution. Two strangers came to Easton, Pa., and looked up Josse Froy, a well-known resident, telling him they had been sent by a friend of his in New York. They were so well posted about this friend that Mr. Froy was deceived. The strangers said they wanted to sail two unset diamonds and offered them for $340. Froy took them to a place where he said the stones were worth much more than that. Mr. Froy met the men and said he would purchase the stones. Later Froy learned that he had been swindled, the strangers having substituted pasta imitations. WHITE CLAIMS PRESIDENCY Says Mine Workers Re-Elected Him by Over 40,000 Majority. John D. White, president of the United Mine Workers of America, claimed a rp-election to the presidency over T. L. Lewis by a majority of from 40,000 to 50,000. Mr. White based his claim on incomplete and unofficial returns received here. Court Appoints F. A. Delano, W. T. Blixby and Edward B. Pryor to Take Charge of the Road. Judge E. B. Adams, of the United States circuit court in St. Louis, appointed F. A. Delano, of Chicago, president of the Wabash railroad; Edward B. Pryor, of St. Louis, vice president of the Wabash, and William K. Blixby, chairman of the board of directors of the American Car and Foundry company, receivers for the Wabash, in answer to a petition filed by the Westinghouse Airbake company through Schnurmacher & Rassleur; their attorneys. The claim in the petition is for $18,000. Each of the receivers are required to give bonds in the sum of $300,000 within ten days to quality. The fact that the petition was filed on the same days hours of the court, and that immediate action was obtained on it made it difficult to obtain exact information regarding the claim. Benjamin Schurmacher, St. Louis attorney, who filed the petition for the Westinghouse company, refused to give any information whatsoever regarding the matter, and expressed great surprise that anything should be known. William K. Blixby, of St. Louis, one of the receivers appointed, did not know of his appointment until inform- announce the operation of two new between Richmond and Wash- unday, November 27th, ing schedule: WARD 1:50 P. M., except Sundays. 1:35 P. M., except Sundays. WARD 1:05 P. M., except Sundays. 1:50 P. M., except Sundays. st Elba Station. to and from principal Northern, Eastern the already excellent schedule maintained will doubles make its service still more W. P. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager. od by the press, and consequently was in no position to make a statement. Edward H. Payton, vice president of the Wahnbach, and another of the re- ceivers appointed by the court, was In New York, from where he started for St. Louis. Lawrence Greer, a New York attorney for the firm of Pierce & Greer, whose partner is chairman of the board of directors of the Wabas, was in St. Louis, and at the hearing of the patition representing clients who are interested in the Wabash railroad. He refused to divulge their names. Pastor in Cell as Dynamiter Rev, Charles M. Brower, formerly a chaplain in the United States army, now a pastor of a Baptist church in Olustoe, Okla., has been accused in a confession by Michael Quirk, a private, of implication in a mysterious series of explosions which have haunted military authorities at Fort Hallel for six months. Explosions and fires within six months have destroyed government property valued at $500,000. A big warehouse in the maneuver ground burned with a loss of $290,000. Since Quirk's arrest there have been no fires. It was said at the post that others have been implicated and that more arrests will follow. United States Commissioner Chase said Brower had been arrested at Olustee, and was being hold for-United States marshals. Quirk in his confession he said he blow up the bridge across the Kaw river, June 24 last, and the cavalry stable June 30, when twenty-five cavalry horses were burned to death. He said also that he blow up the water main which supplies the post with water. Quirk declared that he committed these crimes at the investigation of Brower, who sought revenge because he had been court-married and dismissed from the service for conduct unbecoming an officer and a 'gentleman. NO CLEMENCY FOR MORSE Taft and Wickersham Agree, to Take No Further Action in His Case. President Taft and Attorney General Wickersham made it plain that for the present no further action would be taken by the government in the case of Charles W. Morse, following a meeting of the cabinet, said that Morso was not in a critical condition, and would remain in the army hospital at Fort McPherson, near Atlanta, who he was removed from 'the Atlanta patientiany several weeks ago. No application for a commutation of sentence will be considered by the president or Mr. Wickersham unless the condition of Morso grows mature, the condition of the president under consideration. Officials say that Morso's friends cannot expect further action at this time. Copyright, 1910, by the Bobb- Merrill Company (CONTINUED FROM PAGE TWO.) "I hadn't time to be frightened. I was thinking of something else. The fright came afterward, when I saw you—when you left me on the railing." She spoke a little constrained and went on quickly: "I really am a desperate coward about some things. I should never dare to go up on an aerial plang. For instance, my Paly tells me you do almost every day. She says the Japanese call you the 'bonorable man.'" "There've no foreign theater in Tokyo and to winter opera," he said lightly. "We have to anuse one another, and the glider is by way of contributing my share of the entertainment. It is certainly an uplifting performance." He smiled, but also shook her hand. "Ah," she said. "I know! I was at Fort Logan last summer the day Lieutenant Whitney was killed. I saw it. The smile had faded, and her eyes had just the look he had so often fancied lay in those eyes he had been used to gaze at across the burning driftwood—his "Lady of the Many Coloros Firen." He knew himself how the boys would and soften if he too, should some day come to grief in such audden fashion. They were wohly wonderful eyelash he had noted them even in the instant when he had snatched her from the plaza—from the danger into which his cavalier singing had called her. "How brazen you must have thought it!" he exclaimed. "My impromptu solo, I mean, I barely know how I came to do it. I suppose it was the moonlight it does make people idiotic sometimes, you know, in the tropics and then what you played—that dear old song! I used to sing it years ago it reminded me"—"Yes!" "Of the last evening at college. It was a night like this, though not so lovely. I sang it then—my last college solo." "Your last!" She was leaning to ward him, her lips parted, her eyes bright on his face. "He said. "I left town the next day." Her eyes fell. She turned half away and put a hand to her cheek. "Oh. she said vaguely, 'or course.'" "But it was brazen, he dislusted amely. 'I promise never to do it again.'" The breath of the night was coolly sweet. It hovered about them, miniled of all the musky winds and flower months of Eden. A dulled, weird sound from the street reached their ears, the monotonous band tapping of a small, shallow drum. "Some Buddhist device," he said, "making a pinch round of boof places. It bled in a dingy white cotton robe with red character stamped all over it. one from each shrine he has visited, and here and there in a doorway he will stop to chant a prayer in return for a handful of rice." "How strange! It doesn't seem to belong somehow with the telegraph wires and the trolley cars. Japan is full of such contraints, isn't it? It seems to be packed with mystery and secrets. Listen!" The deep, resonant boom of a great bell at a distance had throbbed across the nears strumming. Must be in some old temple. Perhaps there is something going there to worship. Does any one live in the temples? The priests do, I suppose. "Yes," he answered. "Sometimes other people do too. I know of a foreigner who lives in one." "What is he: European?" "No one knows. He has lived there fifteen years. He calls himself Alosylus Thorn. I used to think he must be an American, for in the chancery safe there is an envelope bearing his name and the direction that it be opened after his death. It has been there a long time, for the paper is yellow with age. No doubt it was put there by some former chief of mission at his request. He has nothing to do with other foreigners. As a rule, he won't even speak to them. He is somethings of a curiosity. He knows some, loses secret about gold leaver, things are." "Is he young?" "Married?" "Oh, no! He lives quite alone. He has one of the loveliest private gardens in the city. Sometimes one doesn't see him for mouths, but he is here now." *(TO BE CONTINUED.)* Killed in Moving Picture show. Willee Rhodes, sixteen years old, was instantly killed at a moving picture theatre at Portsmouth, Va, when several thousand volts of electricity passed through his body. He was employed as operator, and it is said a short circuit caused the accident. Firehose Got Long Sentence Firebugs Gt Long Bentence, August and Charles Dickhamm the head of a gang of firebugs that terrorized the offificial police of years, were sentenced to slate prison by Judge Domarest in Hackensack, N. J. August, who confessed to two charges of arson, must serve not less than eight years and not more than thirty, and Charles must serve not less seven and one-half years and no more than fifteen. He Was Stricken With Aiment Incident to Old Age, and After Three Days Succumbed. John Biglow, the vendable dilemma, historian, author and publicist, died of a kidney disease at his home in New York. He was ninety-four years old. Mr. Biglow died in the old-fashioned house on Gramory Park that had long been his residence. Three days ago he suffered a return of an aliment incident to advanced age, which attacked him last June at his summer home in Highland Falls. For more than two days he suffered intense pain, but eight or ten hours before death thore came a partial paralysis of the senses. For several hours he lay smiling at those about him, but unable to speak. At the boddle wore two of his four children, Major Biglow and M|ss Grace Biglow, and his granddaughter One of the first to be notified of Mr. Biglow's death, was Andrew Carnegie, whose birthday, Nov. 25, coincides with that of the aged diplomat. The two were close friends, and they spent part of their last joint birthday together at Mr. Biglow's residence, as had been their custom for several years. Mr Biglow was born at Malden-on-Hudson, Ulster county, N. Y., Nov. 25, 1817. He graduated from Union college in 1835. From this college and from Racine and the University of the City of New York he took the LL.D. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1839. Nearly forty years ago he was secretary of state of New York. His first office was that of inspector of Singh's school. He gave as much time to writing as he could, and did to the law, and was editor of the New York Evening Post from 1849 to 1861. Mr. Bigolow edited the "Writings and Speeches of Samuel J. Tilden." "The Writing of Benjamin Franklin," and wrote a "Life of William Cullon Bryant." Some of his later writings were, "The Mystery of Sleep," "The Unusual Life a Crown to the Simple Life," "Our Ex-Presidents: What Shall We Do for them? What Shall They Do For You?" and many extensive magazine articles. Mr. Bigolow was a member of the Century Association, and was in 1902 president of the trustees of the New York Public library. He was married to Jennie Poulney, and his children are Poulney, Grace, John, Jr., and Mrs. Butler K. Harding. He was sent as consul to France in 1861 by President Lincoln, and in 1865 he served as envoy extraordinary and minister plantontyentary to that country, and went to Paris that he recured the original script of the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, which he published in 1863. Mr. Bigelow's public services, chronologically arranged, were: Prison Inspector, 1845-46, editor New York Evening Post, 1849-51; consult at Paris, 1861-64, multer to France, 1864-67; chairman New York canal investigator, 1867-71; state, New York, 1875-77. He was executor of the Samuel J. Tilden estate, president of the New York Public Library trustees and of the Actor, Tilden and Lonox foundations; trustee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, president of the Tilden trust, president of the Century-Association and Metropolitan Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as of various historical societies. 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"DURS THE WITHERSPoon FAMILY LIVE HEART" IS INQUIRIED. the fires, and Dutch ovens where fur- keys were roasting, and cooking was going on all night. "The wedding was by early candle- light at the little chapel in the woods. It was a short walk across the meadow, and the last old moon of the year was shining in the weat. The little black boys carried torches at the head of the procession. At last the wedding breakfast was over, and the procession formed, all on horseback, to 'Accompany' us to the manor house, where we were to entertain for three days. No tears were shed at my wedding, for in those days we were not troubled with doubts and fears as to how things would turn out. Everybody know your grandfather's people, and he had been a seemly bachelor for five and thirty years, while I was a young chit just turned eighteen. The road was ten miles from my father's home to the manor farm. There were more than twoscore of cousins in the wedding procession. I rode on a pillow behind your grandfather, and so rode all the married couples. "About the gate were all the field hands, the men, women and children, shouting: 'Welcome the brider! Joy to the bride!' The gate was opened by two tail fine looking black boys, pure blooded Africans. Your grandfather called them to him as we passed through the gate and said: 'This is Daniel, your house boy, Nancy, and this is Curblin, my body servant. They have grown up on the place.' The black boys shut the gate and raced off through the trees to the house.' "You want to know about Curbin? It has been a mystery to me these many years. He disappeared with the second year of my marriage. New Year's day was a great occasion for him. He was devoted to your grandfather and faithful in all his service. I noticed a change in him after I came home from the north from my brother's wedding in Rochester, N. Y. Your Uncle Ben was a baby, and when I had been away a month your grandfather came after me with the carriage and Curbin to take care of the baby. Curbin was a better nurse than Aunt Judy, and the baby took to him. This was in October, and Curbin disappeared with the old year. "The year previous he had been in love with a free black girl from Pennsylvania who had come as maid to Consol Suny from Harrisburg. But when she went home Curblin made no sign, and we functed he had forgotten her. As long as your grandfather lived he used to any he was certain Curblin would come back some day, and as he lay dying he said: 'Is Curblin here? I thought I heard his voice.'" Grandmother prayed and was silent. A knocking was heard on the porch door, and I went to open it. The snow was still 'falling, and the bent figure of an aged colored man stood in the doorway. "Doe the Witerspoon family live here?" he inquired. "I am Mrs. Nancy Witerspoon," spoke up by grandmother, who was notable for her charitition. "Will you come in out of the snow?" The old man, carefully brushing off the snowfaken, stepped into the hall. Grandmother waited to hear his petition. E looked about the ancient room, lighted only by the great long fire on the hearth. "The tall clock in the corner ticked solemnly for a moment and then struck the hour before he spoke. "It is just the same," he said, as if talking to himself, "but there has add- 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. We have a supply of Fine Commencement. Folders for Graduates of our Educational @ Hospital Institutions. They are here for Your Inspection. Devoted to the Interests of the Citizens of Color. ed a weight of years. Miss Nancy sits in the little chair by the fire, the old mintlock hangs above the chimney- piece, the old clock pictures the dying morn. Don't you know me, Miss Nancy? "No, my good man," said grandmother. "I do not recollect having seen you before." "Don't you remember Curbin, Miss Nancy?" "Curbin!" said gruddmother. "Curbin! Yes; I recollect Curbin, who ran away fifty-eight years ago tonight. What of Curbin?" "I am Curbin, Miss Nancy." "Yes, Miss Nancy, I am, but I surely thought you would know me." "I do know you," said grandmother kindly, "but you must make allowance for changes, and if you are Curbin draw that chair near the fire and tell me where you have been all these years." And the old servant told his story, with many pauses and reflections, looking anxiously again and again at the doorway as if expecting some one. His love for the free girl Eliza had been deeper than his master imagined, and from time to time she had communicated with him. She had urged him to run away, but he never contemplated anything of the kind, hoping in time to save enough to purchase his freedom. The visit with the master to Rochester had been the turning point. During the winter nights as he tended the log fire in the hall and slept on a rug before the fireplace he heard his mistress tell the wonders of a free country where the black man was as good as the white and where there were no slaves. This changed his views about joining Eliza. He would go to her at once and later send back the price of his freedom to his loved master. He planned his flight carefully and crossed Mason and Dixon's line that stormy night after welcoming, in the now year with his master. Once across the border there were enough people to conceal and aid him. He reached Rochester and married Elliza. The two, fearing recognition, crossed the lake to Canada. There he found employment and liberty, and as the years passed a large family grew up around him. One by one he had seen them settle its life, and but two months before Elliza had died. Free now from family claims, with the boarded price set upon his head as a slave, he determined to return to Maryland and to the master he had loved in his youth to pass his last days in serving him. The debt was a debt of honor, and here it was in gold eagles. His old mistress heard his story, and the tears streamed down her cheeks. "Your master, too, has gone on a journey, Curblin, but we may not follow him. He greets the new year in another world." The old man's head was bowed on his clasped hands resting on his cane. With an effort he raised, himself and You will receive courteous attention and your patronage is earnestly solicited. Out of Town Orders Promptly Attended. If our prices are higher, you can go elsewhere if you can better them in the same grade and class of work. If our prices are lower, we stand ready to accept the business. 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