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DIAMOND THE TRUE REFORMERS TROUBLES. DISAGREEMENTS WHICH ARE NOT YET HARMONIZED. Richmond, Va., Dec. 26, 1911. Lawyer J. Thomas Newsonie, Newport News, Va. ture in one of your balls was a for $197.00. A note was execu Dear Sir and Brother:—Your letter of December 22, in which your resignation was tendered reached me this morning and I wired you immediately accepting your resignation. In resigning, knowing that it was impossible for you to give the service the Order in its present condition demands, in my judgment, will be better for you, and I am certain it will be put us in a position to get lawyer who will endeavor to get together some of the property in the rightful name of the Organisation that we have not received any test from for three or four years, for an instance the Church Hill property, which I have called your attention to several times, as well as the property examined in the last month, or fourth month, for 20 months without receiving any rent, and the Baltimore property that you were ordered to look after and failed to do so; yet you received $100-per month "A pittance which you say you despair, called salary." NO EXCUSES OFFERED In accepting your resignation, I do so without offering any excuses for demanding of you to render for the "pittance of $100 a month" value received. Since August 22, you have not spent, in your office in Richmond three (3) hours altogether, this you cannot deny. It is no more for me to demand you to give value received than it is for me to make the same demand of the humblest clerk. Since you have resigned, you will please do me the kindness to send me a certified check of $200 that is in your possession belonging to the Grand Fountain for the purchase of the furniture of the Newport News Hall, also the difference between $122.50 and the cost of filing a memorandum of the suits against some of the indicted men which cost about $9.75. We gave you a check of $122.50 more than two months ago to file suits and attach the properties of the exofficials of the Order, and in order that this may be looked after immediately and these men not be allowed to get rid of all of their properties. We ask you to let me have your certified check of the balance of $112.75. WILL PROTECT GRAND FOUNTAIN Relative to being subjected to gross injustice and humiliations which you may you could not endure, I desire to say, if by calling your attention to the interests of the Grand Fountain being neglected when you received a salary to protect it, is considered gross injustice and humiliations, then I plead guilty to the charge. It shall be my purpose at all times to protect the Grand Fountain's interest whether it pleases or displeases. In my judgment, if you have been humiliated, your own acts caused it, and you cannot charge any one with it truthfully, but yourself. With the above request compiled with for the good of the Grand Fountain, and wishing you a successful future, I beg to remain. Yours for humanity. YOURS for humanity. W. R. GRIPFIN, G. W. Master. ATTORNEY NEWSOME EXPLAINS. He Replies to Grand Worthy Master Griffin. Newport News, Va., Jan. 2, 1912. Editor The Reformer Richmond, Virginia. Dear Editor—In his letter to me, which you published on the front page of your paper last week, Grand Worthy Master Griffin calls for the sphere of certain money which he al- ways in my hands. I ask for a appointment in as prominent a place in his career as we given him. future in one of your halls was sold for $197.00. A note was executed for the amount and subsequently paid when our investigation disclosed the illegality of the mortgage of the hall and therefore the foreclosure sale was also illegal. After mature consideration and consultation with my associate, we decided that it would probably be unwise to recognize the right of the purchaser of the hall to the property or to complicate the issue by selling our furniture to him as though it were conceded that the real estate (the hall) was in law and equity his property. The money was therefore deposited to the credit of the cause until the case is finally settled in the Courts. THE QUESTION OF COSTS As to the $122.50, the public will see that I would be foolish indeed to return the only means I have of paying costs while the suits are pending in the Courts. The suits have recently been filed. Depositions are to be taken, record evidence-certified, witnesses summoned, an order of publication issued, and even after judgments, if we obtain them, another suit will be necessary to subject the real estate of the defendants to the liens created by said judgments. To do this commissioners will have to be appointed to determine the value of the properties, the incumbrances thereon and the priorities of the liens and equities. For all of this, costs are required which must comp from the same $122.50. In the event of an adverse decision we shall certainly appeal which is another possible cost. I am the attorney of record in the case, and must go on with the suits notwithstanding my resignation. Office of Clerk of the Corporation and Circuit Courts for the City of Newport News, Jan. 3, 1912. dinetree Fowkes, Esq. Commonwealth's Attorney, Richmond, Va. My Dear Sail—At the request of J. Thomas Newsoffie, colored attorney residing and practicing law in this city, I write to say that he has prac- ficed law in the court over which I preside for a number of years and has not unfrequently assisted the at- torney for the commonwealth in prosec- uction of colored persons. So far as I know, it has not created any prejudice against the cause of the commonwealth, in the minds of jurors. I think I recall two cases—certainly one—where the charge was murder, and the accused paid the death penalty. Whether prosecuting or defending so far as I can recall and believe. Newsome has always been honorable in his deportment towards the court. Very truly yours. T. J. BARHAM. Hon. Minetree Fowlkes. My Dear Fowkes—J. T. Newsworth a colored attorney, practicing at our bar has asked me for a letter as to his qualification to assist you in the prosecution of the indictments against the officers of the-True Reformers. I am convinced that his services will greatly aid you in these cases, not only in handling the evidence of the Negro witnesses, which you will had a great help, but on account of his peculiar qualifications as an advocate in Negro cases which I do not know exactly how to describe, yet the effect of which you will understand after he has addressed the jury. White juries are prone to pay attention to a bright Negro lawyer in a Negro case, and especially J. T. Newsworth, who publicly handed his own testimony and made good impression on the jury. He is very anxious to help in these cases and if you accept his service, I am sure you will not make a mistake. I am. With kindest regards, CHARLES C. BERKELEY. Dr. Graham Remembered. In an interview with Rev. W. F. Graham, D. D., ex-pastor of 5th St. Baptist Church, now pastor of the Holy Trinity Baptist Church of Philadelphia, it is pleasant to learn that he feels highly elated over holiday remembrances from friends in both cities. In Philadelphia he and his wife wore the recipients of many tokens of respect. Both received purses of money and other tangible marks of pleasant remembrances. Mrs. Graham was in the city of Philadelphia four days and during that time was kept on the go constantly attending receptions given in her honor. They came home New Year's night and at ten o'clock a large company of Richmond friends from different churches packed the apolonio parlors at 103 E. Leigh street where a most pleasant time was spent. Dr. Graham received a large purse of money from church friends, a fine set of gold-link cuff buttons with his initials inscribed, presented by Mrs. Ida K. Mills on behalf of the Office Force of the American Beneficial Insurance Company. Mrs. Mills made a neat presentation speech. There was also in store for Dr. Graham a beautiful watch charm set with a sparkling diamond, which was presented by his beloved wife. The presentation speech on the part of church friends was made by Prof. B. H. Peyton, seconded by Mr. John W. Howard, Mr. R. W. Anderson, Mr. R. W. Moss, Mr. John Moss and Mr. Walker Gray. The friends desired to let the ex-pastor know that his going from them to success only and not leave their esteem, and affection. The following are some of those who were present: Ladies—Cora Sheppard, Martha Towns, Jennie Johnson, Martha Rodd, Carrie Peyton, Martha Seay, Alice Robinson, Arletto Sheppard, Rosa Robinson, Malcolm Moss, Lille Hardy, Ida Booker, Columbia Williams, Leana Williams, Lucy Williams, Mary Scott, Mrs. Janie Scott, Janie Scott, Mildred Matthews, Emma Jones, Annie Braithaw, Virginia Johnson, Rosa Watson, Adolie Anderson, Lizzie D. Howard, Mary May, Jemma Moss, Henrietta Brown, Caroline Clements, Belle Ross, Mary Page, Helen Thomas, Kate Moss, Kate Singleton, Estelle Pinkney, Edmonia Anderson Fenner, Carrie Davis Brethren--E. T. Colomban, R. W. Moss, Mack Pearson, B. H. Poyton, John Moss, J. W. Johnson, Peter Anderson, John W. Howard, Fred Gray, Joseph Sheppard, T. R. Scott, Walker Gray, R. W. Anderson. In closing their remarks the formal words were "Remember, Dr Graham, you have friends that can't be numbered in Richmond." An Evening of Pleasure Quite an enjoyable time was had at a reception given by Mr. Jesse Mosby at his residence, 715 Catherine Street. Thursday evening, December 28, 1911. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mosby, Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Hurley, Mrs. Ransom, Mrs. Matilda D. Mine, Mrs. Margaret Howart, Mr. and Mrs. Page, Miss Mattie Eldridge, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Johnson, Mrs. Lizzie Winston, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Anderson, Mrs. Pinkey Price, Mrs. Nicholas Price, Mrs. Bettie Ransom, Mr. and Mrs. Royal Threats, Mrs. Adolphus Taylor, Dr. and Mrs. Robert Byrd of Meyerdale, Pa.; Mrs. Hemley Henderson, Mr. and Mrs. Lilburn Mosby, Mr. Edward Wyatt, Mr. H. B. Burrell, Mr. and Mrs. Essex K. Page, Mr. C. C. Johnson, Atlantic City, N. J. For Rent Large Brick House on corner of Second and Leigh streets. Will rent as a whole or in flats. Apply to B. A. CEPHAS, 602 N. Second St. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS Installation of Officers. The Installation at the offices of the Subordinate Lodges, Knights of Pythian, N. A. S. A., R. A., A. A. and A. and the Subordinate Courts. Order of Calanthe, will take place Tuesday, 16th fnd., 8:30 P. M. at the First Baptist Church, corner of College and Broad streets. Grand Championer John Mitchell Jr., will conduct the ceremony entitled, by D. D. G. C. Robert Greg. All members, also the public are invited to be present. frs. E. W. Brown, A. B. and Wife Thank Members and Friends of First Baptist Church, of Templeton, Va. Dear Editor—Please allow space in your valuable and widely read race journal to thank our members and friends of First Baptist Church, Tapahannock, Va. for their kind remembrances of us during the holidays. On Monday, December 22nd, the members and friends of First Baptist Church crowded the house of Bacon Latent, and brought an abundant supply of this world's goods to make glad the hearts of their pastor and his family. When the "storm" had ceased and the house again resumed its usual state of calmness, we found upon the floor of the dining room, such useful commodities as—four, sugar, lard, butter, meal, meat, fish, vegetables, fowls, pickles, fruits, candy, cakes, nuts, as well as preserved fruits of various kinds. A club of ladies and gentlemen, also presented the pastor a purse, including a Five Dollar gold piece (the gift of one ardent member of the church). May God ever bless these kind and generous hearted people, and may our ear stay among them prove a blessing to them fraternally, in short a blessing in the upiliation of our people, spiritually, financially, intellectually and morally. Some among those who contributed are the following; Mears, Richard Tomlin, Leonard Young, George Breedlove, Phillip Beale, G. S. Bunny, Benjamin Jackson, John Payton, Monroe Robinson, Thomas Williams, Caston Samuel, Joseph Monroe, Jas. E. Croxton, W. M. Buckner, Aurin Buckner, Horace Beale, Mrs. M. C. Banelle, Lucy Williams, Lattice Beale, M. J. Green, Martha A. Smith, Sarah Dangerfield, Martha Mayden, Josephine Liverpool, Limie Pitta, Ella Jones, Jane B. Galen, Martha Kidd, Mamie Johnson, B. L. Lane, George Johnson, Martha Drey Braxton, Mr. and Mrs. Adams, Mr. and Brs. Braxton. We are Yours for the Cause of the Master REV, and SRS. E. W. BROWN DIED—Mr. Wallace L. Lomax of 1842 N. Second street departed this life Sunday, December 17, 1811. He leaves a devoted wife, a loving son and daughter, Mr. Anthony Lomax who dutifully waited on his father to the *Miss Julia Lomax* of Norfolk, whb also did all in her power for her father. The family is one sister, Rosea Colman, three brothers John, Waltham and Burrell Lomax, and a host of frends. He was a member of the First Baptist Church for years. He was also a member of the following societies: Good Samaritans, Charity, Lincoln Beneficial Club and Crispus Attucks Club. --- ROBINSON—Died on Sunday, December 17, at 1:45 o'clock at the residence of her husband, 721 W. Catherine street, Mrs. Elizabeth M., beloved wife of John W. Robinson. She was a member of First Baptist Church for 32 years. The funeral was preceded Tuesday evening, December 19th at 3:30 o'clock by the Rev. W. T. Johnson, D. D. She leaves a husband, sister, son, daughter and a host of friends to mourn their loss. She was a faithful member of Victoria Council, No. 24, I. O. of St. Luke, also of Unity Court, No. 132, Order of Calenthe and an officer of the Grand Court. Interment in Evergreen Cemetery. Funeral Director A. D. Price officiating. "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep. From which none ever wakes to weep." Canvasser Wanted Wanted, a good active Canvasser and Solicitor to handle our superb calendar line of goods for 1913. Apply at The PLANET OFFICE, 311 N. Fourth Street, Richmond, Va. WANTED—A Man and Wife to take charge of a New England Office. Reference required. Address The INDUSTRIAL UNION OF AMERICA, P. O. Box 305, Southern Places, N. C. 4t WANTED—At once Man and Woman to do general house work. Good home Good wagt. Prefer man and wife. Reference required. Apply M: L. HOFHEIMER, Third and Broad. Rent Reduced I am offering for rent on North PARK Street, a very attractive house of eight rooms, both rent and purtry. Apply to N. A. CHEPHAR, 603 North National street. Georgia's Appellate Court Makes Great Decision. Atlanta, Ga., December 20.—The colored citizens throughout Georgia are injolving over what they turn the fairest and firmeest decision recently handed down by a Southern court of law upholding the equality of all citizens before the law. It was that handed down by the Georgia Court of Appeals in behalf of a colored citizen who shot and dangerously wounded a member of an invading mob. The colored man of Georgia at least has the right to kill any mob member who enters his premises and will be unheld in his rights. WILL NOT BE HELD FOR MURDER. Will Rhodes was convicted in the Supreme Court of Greene county, Ga., of assault with intent to kill and alleged error. The Court of Appeals, in an opinion by Powell, J., speaking for the entire court, held that: "If one whose premises are invaded by a riotous mob, who lay siege to his habitation and continue their roping, shoots into the mob and wounds one of its members, he does not commit the offense of assault with intent to murder; and this law is applicable, irrespective of any racial difference between the parties." COLORADO WHITE MAN JRSE The opinion was as follows: The opinion was as follows: For purposes of the ruling which we are going to make the facts of this case may be stated as follows: A white boy had struck a Negro boy with a rock. On a subsequent night a crowd of Negro men—some six to one of them—broughed themselves into a party and without any warrant of authority went out hunting for the white boy. They went to various houses of white persons in the community where the boy did the striking with the rock was supposed to be, but where, in fact, he was not, took white men out of their houses and compelled them to go with them, fired plats, made riotous noises, and finally came to the house of the defendant, a white man, at whose house he and a number of friends he had called in were sitting quietly reading. They demided that he come out, and when he refused to do so surrounded the house. After the besieging party had remained around the house for about 30 minutes or more, and after one branch of their party had brought the defendant's brother on some pretext to this place, and when, in his endeavor to escape, he had been shot at and mortally wounded, some one within the house alleged to have been the defendant, fired a shotgun, hitting one of the Negroes in the leg; and for this offense, under those circumstances, this defendant has been convicted of assault with intent to murder. WHITE OR BLACK OFFENSE SAME "Now, let him who will get out 'impossible' 'Monstrous' 'Unheard of' or what he pleases. The only difference in the suppositional case which has just been stated and the case at bar is that it was a Negro boy who struck the white boy with a rock, and that it was a white crowd who were spreading terror among the Negroes, and that the defendant is a Negro and not a white man and that the man who was shot is a white man and not a Negro. It would be folly to snatch the equality of all men before the law if we should allow this conviction to stand. We would have to write a racial exection into that section of the code (Penal Code, 1910. Section 72) which provides that it shall be justifiable to shoot and even kill to prevent a forcible attack and invasion upon the property, or habitation. These white men or boys, as the case may be, (for the record does not disclose their area), had no right in the world to enter upon this defendant's promise in the riotous manner in which they did. Their excuse that they were out hunting for a Negro boy who had hit a white boy in no wise mitigates their offense, which under the law was nothing less than riot. They were not offenders; they had no warrant; the person for whom they were looking was not even upon the promises of the defendant, and no reasonable cause whatever for suspecting that he was there shown. It was error even for the court to submit to the jury instructions on the subject of right to arrest without warrant, for no such issue was raised by the evidence It is very probable that this instruction induced the jury into rendering the verdict which striken us as no manifically wrong. Judgment reversed."—Amsterdam News. Subscribe to The PLANET. DRAKES BRANCH, VA. NEWS. The store of W. S. Gregory, Jr. and Company was the most beautifully decorated store in town during the Christmas holidays. From a front view, one would think he is looking at a natural scenery. We understand that T. H. Crenshaw had the entire management of the affair that has called the attention of so many persons. Mr. Crenshaw's efficiency as a salesman has won a popular demand for his services and he is swiftly gaining the admiration of the people of this community. Nothing adds so much to a meal as a well-cooked, well-seasoned dish of beef because it is so delicious and toothsome. Nothing else can take its place. You can get it fresh every Saturday at Gregory's. The ordination of J. T. Roberson brought together a large number of interested people at Organ Hill Baptist Church Thursday. Of the Council at which five Churches were represented, Rev. A. J. Cary was chosen President, Rev. J. R. Tanner, Secretary and Rev. West, Catechist. After giving three hours, being fired with some of the most searching questions imaginable, Mr. Roberson passed the examination with a percentage of 80. That questions were asked that the questioner himself could not answer was evidenced by the fact that it was suggested that the questioner answer all questions on which the applicant failed. Rev. Roberson well deserves the title. Some of those present were as follows: Rev. P. E. Anderson, Samuel and Boston Hamlet, Dr. F. L. Hall, S. P. Lee, Sam Harris, R. B. Ranks, C. H. Taylor, Clem Green, Rev. Edward Daniel, Mrs. Sarah Gann, London Hicks, Mrs. F. L. Hall, Abraham Blankhisk, S. S. Powels and others Mia Kate Brodkon has accepted a position in South Boston Mrs. Whitfield Clark of Washington, D. C. is visiting her husband, Rev. Clark. Mr. L. Cousin of Union University paid a dying visit to his mother, Mrs. Axes Cousin of Charlotte Courthouse. The smiles of C. M. Shepperson are as broad as Jack Johnson's. His wife, Mrs. Bette Shepperson of Washington, D. C. and daughter, Mrs. Theodoseo of Somerville School are spending the holidays at home. Miss Ada Dupre is spending Xara at home. George Chatman of the Keysville Mission is visiting his father, Theodore Chatman. Mrs. George Pough, who fell from some styles two weeks ago, is in a serious condition. Her mother from Houston and other relatives are with her. "A 'reason why' advertisement written by you and inserted twice in The Richmond PLANET made $316.85 in 1911, that is, as near as I can figure it. It was possibly more." This is one of the many statements gotten from advertisers last week. What would have been the results had the ad, continued and the advertiser not forced out of business on account of family difficulties? People make up their minds what and where to buy in their homes. A good weekly newspaper as a medium is unexcelled. It reaches the home the latter part of the week when the busy times are over, the wife is preparing her shopping memorandum; and the family generally is in an attitude to read. Do you know a better time to let them know of your business? The ad., if interesting, is carefully read and results follow. The newspaper can get in the home and be a welcomed companion at times when no salesman would dare ask admission. But the name and address of the advertiser and the fact that he is in business wont do. Your proxies wont be confined at that, and your old customers will go to your competitor, whose advertisements are convincing. Write it at the top of your New Year's "resolutions that you will try "reason why" copy for 1912. The results will be counted in dollars and cents at the end of twelve months. Spent Vuletide at Hotel Dale, Cape May, N. J. Guests of the Hotel Dalo, who spent the Holidays and enjoyed the Christmas Tree thereat: Mr. and Mrs. Simmons, Phila., Pa. Charles E. King and wife, Chester, Pa.; Dr. Lucy E. Moton, Washington, D. C.; Mr. Charles Simmons, Tuckahoe, N. J.; Mr. B. J. Byrhewood, Architect, Downtown, Pa.; Mr. James Gordon, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mr. A. Y. Allen, Trenton, N. J. PRICE. FIVE CENTS. TEN YEARS FOR MURDER. Lawyer Newsome Greeted.—In Argument Bring Tears to Eyes of Vast Crowd. (Newport News, Va. Star.) Scott Raney, colored, who fatally shot Henry B. Smith, also colored, November 20, was found guilty by the jury in the Corporation Court Wednesday of murder in the second degree, and his punishment was fixed at a penitentiary sentence of ten years. As Raney was wanted in Warwick county for felonious shooting, where his case is now pending, Commonwealth's Attorney C. C. Berkely made a motion that his sentence be suspended for thirty days. Judge Barbham agreed to the motion and the commonwealth's attorney will endeavor to get the permission of Justice Henry F. Jones of Ivy Avenue, to try the case in this Corporation Court. The jury was out about two hours When Clerk of Courts D. G. Smith read the verdict, the prisoner dropped his head and, leaning near his father, who was by his side, wept bitterly. Sergeant Gray was directed to escort the prisoner to his cell, where he will be held until the other charges against him have been investigated or until court adjourns for December. There was a larger crowd out to hear this case than has been seen at the court-house since the celebrated Davenport case. The case was the general belief that Raney would certainly receive the death sentence and the fact that Mr. J. Thomas Newsome would defend him. Our readers know of this case. The Commonwealth contended that the shooting was cold-blooded, premeditated and without excuse or justification. There was a host of witnesses against Raney. Mr. Newsome was almost without witness and in spite of this he got the boy off with a mere prison sentence. Everybody who heard him said he made the most wonderful argument ever heard here. He moved the great crowd to tears and several of the jurors could not withhold their tears. The Negro race should rise up as a man and do honor to this young lawyer. We are lost for word to express our congratulations. We can only say, God, speed the young man. Mortgage Announcement the marriage of Emmia Ransom to Mr Cornelius Moton took place Thursday night, December 28, 1911 at 8:30 P. M. from the residence of her parent, 2806 U street City. No cards. PAYNE-TAYLOR The marriage of Miss Peachy V. Taylor to Mr. James E. Payne was quietly submitted at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. John Taylor 913 N. Third street, Thursday night, December 21, 1911. They are residing at 509 N. Third street. Christian Endeavor Meeting at Third Street, A. M. E. Church A grand Christian Endeavor Meeting will take place at Third Street A. M. E. Church Sunday, January 7, 1912 at 7:30 P.M. under auspices of Allen's Christian Endeavor League. An excellent program has been arranged. Reef, J. J. Smallwood of Charmont, N.J., one of the most forceful and convoking speakers of this country will address Allen's Christian Endeavor Leagues, B. Y. P. U. and other societies. There will be present some of the leading men and women of our city on this occasion. Mr. Norman Wesley is indie posed. Miss Courtney Booker is em- ployed ill at her residence, 819 W. Franklin Street. Miss Cleely J. Dirigz of Wash- ington, D. C., was the guest of Mrs. W. D. Scott during the holidays. --Rev. J. W. Brown, Pastor Union Baptist Church, Chester, Pa., was in the city this week and called on us. --We return thanks for an invi- tation to the reception at the Fifth St. Baptist Church, January 12, 1912 in honor of Rev. S. C. Manuel, D. D., the Pastor, Mr. J. B. Paxe, Chairman, J. H. Chiles, Clerk. Richmond 8. 8. Union to Meat. The Richmond Sunday School De- lon will meet with the Sixth Mt. Mt. Sunday School, Sunday, January 7, 1912 at 2:30 P. M. "The instillation of officers and the presentation of prices for attendance and banquets for the Mission Rally will take place. SYNOPSIS. Barbara Fialax, who understands her father died in Japan, goes to Japan, followed by Austen Warre, her lover. Philip Hammond, the author of *The Duke* meets Philia friend. Dr. Bersonin, and warns Phil about his disgusted habits. He leans Phil his Tokyo house. Thorn Presses like a Japanese and makes tools. Haru, an aristocratic Japanese girl, becomes companion to Barbara. Dr. Bersonin tells Ambassador Dandridge of a mysterious fighting engine of the Japanese army. Done attacks hersonin and is mysteriously annihilated Deunt meets Barbara. Barberin's servant, Ibala, is a Japanese secret service man. Dount learns that his father lamented because he has no son to die for the emperor. CHAPTER VIL IN THE STREET-OF-PRAYER TO THE GOD U UNDER the frill moon that touched the embassy garden to such beauty Harn walked home to the booze no-o-o small an' garden 'bout such big in the Street-of-Prayer-to-the-Gods Hard unlatched a gate across which twisted a plum branch with tarnished earl bark. It hid garden so thin KILL JONES MARU WALKED JOBE TO THE HOUSE BOOOR SMALL HARU WALKED, BORO TO THE HOUSE BOO SMALL that it was scarcely more than a rounded boulder set in moss, with a clump of golden leo shrape. "After the path, high in air, were stretched giant webs in whose centers hull black spiders as big as an Japanese spider rows. Beyond was a low dome, shaded by a grafted kirt tree. The thin white rice paper pasted between the bars of its sliding glitter stone only with the candle light within. So rang a bell which hung from a corn. "Hal al nal ase" sounded a cinnamon drawn voice from within, and in moment a little maid back to the shoji and bubbled over to the threshold. Her mistress stepped from her gate into the small anteroom. Here the floor was covered with soft tatine the thick, springy straw mat which in Japan play the part of carpets—and a bristle vane on a low pier stood hold a branch of dark ground plum and a single white lily. A voice was audible, rewriting in a drowning monome. It stopped suddenly and called Haru's name. She answered instantly and, parting the panels, passed into the next room where her father sat on his mist reading in the faint soft light of an anndo. He was an old man, with white hair strongly posed on gaunt shoulders. Broken in fortune and in health, the spirit of the samurai burned in sinn gusably in the fire of his sunken eyes. He took her hand and drew down beside him. She knew what was in his mind. "Be no longer troubled," she said. "The American Ojo San is as lovely as Ama-tasu, the Sun Goddess, and as kind as she is beautiful. I shall be happy to be each day with her." "That is good," be said. "Yet I take no joy from it. You are the last of a family that for a thousand seasons that served none gave its emperor and idalmyo." "I am no servant," she answered quickly. "Hather and I, in sort, a companion to the Ojo San, to offer her my tasteless conversation and somewhat to go about with her in this unfamiliar city. It is an honorable way of acquiring gain, and thus I may unworthily pay my support, for which now time to time you are brought to sell the prerequisite classes in which your soul exalted delight." His face softened. "I have lived too long," he said. "My hand is palsied. I a two sword man of the old clan; I should have died in the war, fighting for Nippon and my emperor. But after then was I too dishonorably old. Who did not the gods grant me a son-men who weared them with my sacrifices? She did not answer for a moment. Nothing in her care out at this rela-ted complaint, for she was of the same blood. If she had been a son that wound in her father's heart had been beaten. Through her arm the family would have fought. "Perhaps that, too, might be." she said presently in a low voice. "Should I urgently marry one not of two熟站 a station, be paid resolve adoption into our family." He looked into her deeply fumbling face. "Top, chief of the Lieutenant Lieutenant, he said, 'It is true OF SLENDER SWORDS That the go-between has already designed to sit on my hard mata. He is I think, in every way worthy of our house. I would rather be in the dewd, with a sword in his hand—know not much of this 'Secret Service'. What are his present duties? Double leash—with a spark of mischief in his hollow, old eyes—you are better informed than I." "He is in the household of one named Bernoulli, a man mountain like our wrestlers, whom service Japan pays with a wage." His seamed face clouded. "To cunningly, watch the foreigner's, incomings and his outings and make august report to the board of extraordinary information," he said, with a trace of bitterness. "to play the cloak when one is in all eyes and eyes. Honorable it is, no doubt, yet to my old palate it savors too much of the actor strutting on the circular stage. But times change, and if it live we must ape the foreigner—why, we must borrow their ways till time—the god grant it be soon—where we can throw them on the dust heap. And what am I to set my demeaned ignorance against my princes and my emperor? He panned a moment and sighed. "Islaida is well esteemed," he continued presently. "He has dwell in America and learned its tongue, a necessity, it seems, in these toypurty times. Yet as for marriage, waiting still must be. These are evil days for us, my child. From whence would come the gifts which must be sent before the bride to the husband's house? Your mother" he paused and bowed deeply toward the golden butadan in its sleeve—"may she rest on the lotus terrence of Amilda—came to my poor house with a train of cooties bearing laquer chests—silken as mist, klimno as soft and filmy as mist, gowns of cloth and of cotton, cushions of gold and silver patterns, jewel edged, velvet sandals and all lovely garments. Shall her daughter be sent to a husband with a chest of rugs? No, no." She leaned her dark head against his blue clad shoulder and drew the scroll from his trembling fingers. "I wind your mouth about my heart," she said. "Writing is best. Perhaps the evil times will withdraw. I have prayed to the Christian God concerning it. But your eyes are Augustly weened. Let me read to you whilie. He settled himself back on the mat, big gaunt hands buried in his sleeves, and snuffing the wick in the anubis, she began to read the archacle "grass writing." It was the "Shundal Zatun wa of Kyuno More." "Be not samurai through the wearing of two swords, but day and night have a care to bring no reproach on the name. When you cross your threshold and pass out through the gate go as one who shall never return again. Thus shall you be ready for every adventure. The Buddhist is forever to remember the five commandments and the samurai the laws of chivalry. "All born as samurai, men and women, are taught from childhood that diplomacy must never be forgotten. And woman is ever taught that this, with submission, is her chief duty. If it is unexpected strait her weak heart for sakes diplomacy, all her other virtues will not atone. "Natural, men and women, the young and the old, regulate their conduct according to the prescripts of Bushido and a samurai, without hesitation, sacrifices life and family for lord and country." For a long time in her blue and white room Barbara my awake, listening to the incandescent chants that came on the deepening mystery of the dark: the rustle of the pike needle outside her window, the kiri kiri kiri kiri of a nighticket on the sill, and the wavering chant of a tolling coole keeping time to the turst of his body as he hated his heavy cart. The shadow of a twisted pore branch crossed one of the windows, and in the infiltrating moonlight she would see the yellow gleam of the gold incaper Buddha on the Sentinel chest. She could imagine it the same image she had found as a little girl in the garret and had made her pet delight. For an instant she seemed to be once more a child stood on her low stool before it, her hands tight clamped looking up into its immobile counterance, half hoping, half fearing those carcrow tips would speak On the wings of this sensation came a childish memory of a day when her nunt had found her thirst and had thought her praying to kill. She remembered the look of frozen horror on her aunt's face and her own helpless mortification, for she did not know how to explain. The bell of the distant temple, which she had found in the garden, boomed softly, and the animal's dute sounded again its piercing, pliative double note. The two sounds began to weave together with a sense of unreality, dreamy, occult, incongruous. So at length Harbara gave slightly, the fragments of that lavish day falling into a blizzard moccasin in which strange figures migrated uncannily. She knew them for vision, and to avoid them climbed a gray hill to a gray old temple in which she saw her father, aasted stone lionged on a huge lotus dower. She knew him because his face was just like the face in the bucket she wore. She called out and ran toward him, but it was only a great gold leopard Buddha with a golden burning arched it. She ran out of the temple, where a dog pursued her and a jungleman men with a pallet then, who sat in a two full of sherry bottles, throw something on her wrist suddenly went off with a top the explosion and throw both him and the dog into him. It moved terrible but she could only laugh and light because somebody held her right in his arms and also knew that nothing would frighten her nor any more. And so the tale of this city wonder the drifted away at last when a dew and drenched sun. Later, when the moon had set and only the starlight, lay over the garden, the ambassador still in his study, thoughtfully smoking a cigar. On the mantel, under a glass case, was a model of a battleship. Over it hung a traverse drawing of the Pan- amas cuttings, and maps and framed photographs looked from the walls between the dark toed book shelves. The door was covered with a deep crimson rug of camel's hair. The shaded reading lamp on the deck threw a bright circle of light on an eope volume of treaties at his show. At length he rose, took up the lamp and approached the mantel. He stood a moment looking thoughtfully at the model under its rounded glass. It was built to scale and complete in every exterior detail, from the pennant at its head to the tiny black mules that peeped from its open casemates. Two years ago he had sent a fleet of such vessels to circumnavigate the globe. An American squadron of even deadlier type would cast anchor the next morning in those waters. Yet now Bermonni's phrase rang insistently through his mind: "Bersily shreds of steel!" It occurred like a refrain, mixing itself with the expert's curious words in the study with that extraordinary incident of the plums, which had bred a stealthy mistrust that would not down. With the lamp in his hand he opened the door into the hall and stood listening a moment. Save for the creaks and snappings that hunt frame structures in a land of rapid decay the house was still. He entered the drawing room, noticesely undid the fastenings of a French window and stepped out on to the plaza. There he threw the lamplight about him, mentally reconstructing the scene of two hours before. Here he himself had stood, yonder Bersoin and in the corner the dog, ten feet from the edge of the porch. It had vanished in the same instant that he had seen it keeping straight at the expert. What was it Bersoinin had taken from his pocket? A weapon? And where had the hound gone? He stepped forward suddenly. The chair, which had been thrown by the Japanese boy had been set upright, but beneath it and on the plaza beyond, disposed in curious wreaths and whorls, like those made by steel fillings above an electromagnet, lay a thick sifting of what looked like redish yellow dust. He stooped and took up some in his fingers. It was dry and impalpable, of an extraordinary fineness. He stood looking at it a full minute intent with some absorbed and disquieting communing. Then he shook his broad shoulders, as though dismissing an incredible idea, returned the lamp to the study and went slowly up the stair to his room. But he was not sleeping when dawn came, gray in the sky, for at that moment the Yokohama band was throbbing with the saxes of great guns pealing a sainte. The winter's edge was tinned with a watching crowd. Files of marines were drawn up beneath the green trimmed archies, and cutters flying the sun flag ing at the wharf, where groups of officers stood in dress uniform. Over the judge of the morning was spread a filmy curtain of damask rose, and beneath it into the harbor, like a broad dotted arrow band, was steaming a flock of black battalions, with ink smoke pouring from their stacks. THEY rode to the parade ground -Barbara and Patricia with the unassessor behind his pair of Kentucky gray's along wide streets grown festive overnight and buzzing with clocks and pedestrians. Every gateway held crossed flags bearing the blood red rising sun, and colored paper interiors were awauing in festivals along the gaudy blocks of shops, as wide open as plains of cut boneycomb. In their swift flight the city appeared a living sea of undulations, of im- mushroom green wastes alternating with humming sections of trade, of abrupt, clifftike bills, of small parks that were masses of cherry bloom and land scapes of worried Japanese beauty. Patricia quoted one of Haruki quaint any- ings: "No oo- many small villa- age got such a tonefulness as agether. That's the wanting alternating with humming sections of trade, of abrupt clifflike hills, of small parks that were parks of cherry bloom and landscapes of weird Japanese beauty. Patricia quoted one of Haruquint's many songs: "No oo many small vignage got such a tonemountains and come more closer together. That's the way Tokyo born." The horse trotted on, to drop to a walk presently on a brisk incline. High, sliding retaining walls were on either side and double rows of cherry trees, whose intersecting branches were a roof of soft pink bloom. Along the road were many people. "Why, there's little inhibition," said Patricka. "I never saw him, so far from home before. Don't that a queer looking man with him!" The solemnity his age old was troubling from the inclusion, his small burgers clutching the hand of a foreigner. The latter was of middle age. His coat was a heavy double breasted robe. His bettered hat, wide brimmed and soft crowned, was a joke. But his limon was fresh and good, and his clumpy shoes did not conceal the smallness and shapefulness of his feet. He wore linen and well built armor moved with an easy swing of shoulder and a stop a quick and graceful. His back was toward them, but Barbara could see his long gray black hair, a square now above no genuine grade of light and dusty and a disgusting white dust spot, with gray. Nobody would counsel to regenerate, but by spite of me one move through consciousness. His mother at his birth died and something curious and condoling. At the sound of where the new tune and all one seemed moved. As he gave not her features she thought a shattered shot across it. At side view his face had seemed a dark eye, but now in the vivid sunlight it appeared blached. His eyes were deep in arched orbits. One, she noted, was curiously prominent and dilated. From a certain bireflective turn of the head she had an impression that this one eye was nearly if not wholly sightless. All this passed through her mind in a flash, even while she wondered at his apparent agitation. For as he gazed he had dropped the child's hand, the new his lips compress in an expression grim and forbidding. He made an involuntary movement, as though mastered by a quick impulse. Then, in a breath, his face changed. He shrank back, turned sharply into the park and was lost among the trees. "What an odd man!" exclaimed Patricia. "I suppose he resented our staring at him. He's left the little chap all alone too." "I've seen that man once before," said the ambassador. "He was pointed out to me. His name is Thorn. His first name is Greek—Alosian, isn't it? yes. Alosian. He is a kind of cloacae: one of those bits of human foilism, probably, that western civilization discards and that drift eventually to the east. It would be interesting to know his history." The air was full of exhilaration; people—were laughing and chatting. And through it all Barbary moved, responsive to all this lightness and color, bowing here and there to introductions that left her only the more conscious of the one tall figure that had met them and now walked at her side. Daunt could not have told that the flowers in her hat were brown orchids; he only knew that they matched the color of her eyes. Last night the moonlight had bent her something of the fragile and ethereal, like itself. Now the sunlight painted in clear warm colors of cream and cardinal. It glinted from the perfect curve of her forehead and tingled in the wide waves of her brighter hair, making it gleam like her copper spoon into silk nine strands. His finger tingled to touch it. He started, as "A penny for your thoughts," she said, with sudden mischief. "Have you so much about you?" he countered. "That's a subtle face." "You wouldn't be dattered to hear them, I'm afraid." "The reflection is certainly a sad blow to my self esteem." "Well," he said daringly, "I was thinking how I would like to pick you WALL JONES "HE'S LEFT THE LITTLE CHAP ALL ALONE TOO." up in my arms before all these people and run right out in the center of that field"— She flushed to the tips of her ears. "Aid then"— "Just run, and run, and run away. "What a heroic exploit!" she said with subtle mockery, but the flush deepened. "You know to what lengthy I can go in my longing to be a hero," he muttered. "Running off with girls under your arm seems to have become a mama. But isn't your idea rather probable in this age of flying machines? To swoop down on one in an airplane would be so much thrilling. This is the field where you practice, too, isn't it that building away over there where you keep your glider?" "Yes. At first I made the models in a Japanese house of mine near here. I keep it still from sentiment." "How fine to meet a plan who admi- ts to having sentiment!" I tremend- ly interested in Japanese houses You must show it to me." "I will. And when will you let me take you for a fly?" "I'm relieved," she said, "to find you willing to ask permission." Her eyes sparkled into his, and both angled. Patricia was chatting an- imatedly with Count Voynich, a young diplomatist whom she had pointed out in the train. The baint stationed in the center of the immense field had begun to play something with a martial swing, and now the far brown strip that had blended with brown earth began to shift and tremble like the quiver of air above heated metal. Its motes detached themselves, clenched anew, and the long, wide ribbon, like a huge serpent waked from rigid sleep in the sunshine, swept into view—regiments of men, armed and blanketed, by the and platoon. They moved with high, jerky "goose step" and bodily swinging arm, line upon them, all the ground shook with the trump. Before each engagement were borne swamping large blockheads and infested by blood and blood. Sound were sparse flipping fringes. But they were more problems than flipping fringes. Clog had --- Bene found on a limestone cliff, and weighed about the body of a dead European butcher. The cliff was a limestone cliff he had an unknown friend himself set, exquisitely groomed he have might fall into the hands of the group. In each part made some operation, the mouth below the purple canopy, an officer's groove fenced out in retaliation, and a "bomber" here across the martial music like the regurgitated yell of a classical dervish. Dusset, watching Barbara, saw the light shining in her brown eyes, the excitement coming and going in her face. Again and again he fixed his gaze before him as infantry, cavalry and artillery marched and pounded and rumbled past—in vain. Like a willful drunkard it returned to intoxicate itself with the sight of her eager beauty that made the scene for him only a splendid blur. In Barbara, however, grevy nerve was thrilling to the sight. For the moment she had forgotten even the man beside her. As she watched the au- dacious outpouring of drilled power, tempered and restrained yet so terribly alive in its colled virility, she was feeling a koon pang of sympathy that was almost pain. In this burning panorama she divided no shrinking, devious thing sinking with the fatigue of ages, aping the supernaturalities of a re ```markdown ``` more race; not merely a tidal wave of intense vitality, mobile and mercurial, hashing onward toward an inadmissible unknown, but a splendid rebirth, a dazzling reincarnation of old spirit in new form, a symbol concrete and vital, like the blaze of a beacon flaming a metal revolve. She turned toward Daunt, her hand outstretched, her fingers on his arm, her lips opened. But she did not speak. Afterward she did not know what she had intended to say. CHAPTER IX. A MILLENNIAL UNDERSTANDING. PHIL. descended from his ricksha at the Tokyo club and paid the courier. The door was opened by a servile bedchair in buttons. Phil tossed his hat up to the hull rack and entered. It was cool and pleasant in and a great bowl of China aster on the table beside the membership book. On the wall was a wire frame full of visitors' cards. He strode through the office and entered a large, glass inclosed plaza where a number of Japanese, some of foreign, some in native costume, wore watching a game of Go. Two younger legation attaches were shaking dice at another table. Frowning, Phil passed into the next room. Here his eye lightened. Sitting in a corner of one of the huge sofas which sank under his enormous weight was Dr. Hergonie. A little round table was before him on which sat a tall glass framed with cracked ice. "Sit down," said the expert. "How do you come to be in Tokyo? The review, I presume." He struck a nail bell on the table and gave an order to the waiter. Phil lighted a cigarette. "No," he said, "I've come to stay for awhile." "You haven't given up your bungalow on the bluff?" asked their owner quickly. There was an old eagerness in his colorless face—a look of almost dread, which Phil, lighting his cigarette, did not see. It changed to relief as the other answered: "No, Probably I shouldn't be here more than a few days." The expert settled back in his seat. "You'll not find the hotel everything it should be. I'm afraid," he observed more censure. "I'm not there," Phil answered. "I—I've got a little Japanese home." "No," A message de garcon, oh? "The man hold up his clinking glass to the light, and under cover of it his deep set yellowish eyes darted a keen detective look at Phil's averted face. "Well," he went on, "how are your affairs? Has the stern brother appeared yet?" Phil shifted uneasily. "No," he replied. "I expect him pretty soon. though." He drained the glass the boy had filled. "You've been tremendously kind, doctor," he went on hurriedly. "to lend me so much without the least bit of security"-- "Fahawk!" said Hirsonin. "Why shouldn't I?" He put his hand to the other's shoulder with a friendly gesture. "I only wish money could give me as much pleasure as it does you, my boy." Two men had seated themselves in the next room. Through the open door came fragments of conversation, the gurgle of poured liquid and the bubbling hiss of Hirano mineral water. Bersonin lowered his voice. "Youth! What a great thing it is! Red blood and imagination and zeal to enjoy. All it needs is the wherewithal to gild its pleasures. After a time age catches us, and what are luxuries it then? Only things to make thresomeness a little less irksome!" Phil moved his glass on the table top in, sullen circles. "But suppose one hasn't the 'wherewithal' you talk of? What's the fun without money, even when you're young? I've never been able to discover it." "Kind the money," said Bersonin. "I wish none one would tell me how." Bersonin's head turned toward the door. He sat even rigid. It came to Phil that he was listening intently to the talk between the men in the next room. I didn't put out that it was a measured voice, cold and inactive and deliberate—that when the .Australian first, came two years ago, someone were quite different. The article will A national law in Japan is that Japan may hostemt, but you need to be in Japan and be the hostemt. The law of the Japanese hostemt is a different thing. It is a general sensitivity and difference when the abjbent is to a state between which and Japan there is red and various diplomatic tension—and in my opinion the time is at best important. "Pursuer—a young white with speaking now, less certain, less padded and a little hesitant—pursues the very danger makes for caution. People are particularly careful with matches when there's a lot of powder about." "True so far as intention goes. But there is the possibility of some contempts. You remember the case of the Ajax in the eighties. It was blows up in a friendly harbor—clearly enough by accident, at least so far as the other nation was concerned. But it was during a time of strain and hot blood, and you know how narrowly a great clash was averted. If war had followed regiments would have marched across the frontline shouting, 'Remember the Ajax!' As it was there was a panic in three bourses. Solid securities fell to the lowest point in their history. The yellow press pounded down the market, and a few speculators on the short side made gigantic fortunes." A moment's pause ensued. Bermino's fingers were rigid. There seemed suddenly to Phil to be some significance between his silence and the conversation, as if he wished it to sink into his (Phil's) mind. The voice continued: "What has happened once may happen again. What if one of those Dreadnoughts, by whatever accident, should go down in this friendly harbor? It doesn't take a vivid imagination to picture the headlines next morning, in the newspapers at home!" The ice in the tumblers clinked; there was a sound of pushed back chairs. As their departing footsteps died in the hall Bermino's gaze lifted slowly to Phil's face. It had in it now the look it had held when he gazed from the roof of the bungalow on the bluff across the anchorage beneath. Phil did not start or shrink. Instead the slicking evil that had him met halfway the bolder evil in that glance, from whose sinister suggestion the veil was for a moment lifted, recognizing a tactic kinship. "Suppose," said Bersonin slowly, "I should show you how to find the money." A sharp eagerness darted across Phil's face. Money! How much he needed it, lured for it! It could put him on his feet, clear off his debts, square his bridge balance and, his brother notwithstanding, enable him to begin another chapter of the careless life he loved! He looked steadily into the expert's face. "Tell me," he almost whispered. Bersonin rose and held out his band. He did not smile. "Come with me tonight," he said. "I dine late, but we'll take a spin in my car and have some ten somewhere beforehand. Tell me where your house is and I'll send Ishida with the motorcar for you." What did Bersonin mean? Phil replenished his glass, feeling a tense, nervous excitement. Why had he listened so intently—made him listen—to what the made in the next room were saying? He could recall it all. For some reason every word was engraved on his mind—the visit of the foreign squadron; speculatum who had once made quick fortunes through an accident to a battleship. He thought of the look he had seen on Bonninus's face. "What do you want me to do?" He muttered the words to himself. As he rose to go he glanced half fearfully over his shoulder. He walked along the street, his brain aure. He had turned for a short cut through a temble inclosure, and there he met her face to face—the girl of the matsur, whom he had seen waiting in the foam at Kanakura. His elm neck, pale with rice powder, rose from a soft white neckerchief flowered with gold, and a scarlet puppy was dreaming in her black hair. Phil's face sprang red, and a wave of warm color overran her own. "O-Harm-San!" he cried. "Konichi-wa," she answered, with grave courtesy, and made to pass him, but he turned and walked by her side. "Please, please!" he entreated. "If you only knew how often I have looked for you! Don't be unkind!" "Why you talk with me?" said Haru turning. "My Japanese girl—no all same yoyo country." "You wild, pretty thing!" he said. "Why are you so afraid of me? Foreigners don't eat butterflies." "No," she answered without hesitation; "they jus' break wings." He laughed unevenly. Her quickness of retort delighted him, and her beauty was stinging his blood. He put out his hand and touched her sleeve, but she drew away hurriedly. "See," she said. "My know those people to come in gate. Talk—bout my Papa-San—please, so they will think to have know you, no!" Phil obeyed the hint, but Haru's checks as she saluted her friends were flushing painfully. It was her first subterfuge employed in a moment of embarrassment with the realization that her home was near and that she was violating the code of department that from babyhood hedge about the young Japanese girl with a complicated etiquette. The women they had passed looked back curiously at the foreigner walking with her. One, a girl of Haru's own age, called mullingly after her: "Komba Mokotina do so?" Phil understood the query. Was she going to Mokotina—be the cherry festival tonight? His eyes spirked at the arm of head. "Hell." Well, he would be there: she. He had approached the quick wit of her subterfuge. The clever little language: She was not such a small brown male after all. "I think I did that mother well," he said when they had passed out of school. "That I think you honoured "YOU AND I ARE GOOD TO BE GREAT FRIENDS ABOUT US!" Parent and I exchange New Year's gifts at the very least." A little smile of, irresponsible fun was linking under Hardy's dash. "You have ask how is Papa-Sen rhu-matiem," she said. "In our street be have some large fames, for because he so old and no have got." Phil laughed aloud. "Look here, little Haru," he said, "you and I are going to be great friends, aren't we? He looked down at the alm, nervous arm, so soft and firm of flesh, so deliciously turned and modeled. He knew a jade bracelet in Yokohama that would mightly become it. He would write tonight and have it sent up. "When can I see you again, eh? "My no call, "she answered. "No come more far. My house very near now." He caught her hand. It was almost as small as a child's with its delicate wrist and slender fingers. "Give me a kiss and I will let you go." he said. As. she shrank back indigently against the palpings, her free hand dung across her face, he throw his arms about her and strained her to him. She wrestled against him with little harmless sobs, but he lifted her face and kissed her again and again. He released her breathing hard, the veins in his teeth throbbing, his lips burning hot. He stood a moment looking after her as, white faced and breathless, she fled down the hambone lane. CHAPTER X. SIBOP RANDOLPH lived in the quarter of Tokyo called Tsk'jkl. a section of "mude BISHOP RANDOLPH lived in the quarter of Tokyo called Tukif, a section of "mudge ground" in the bay composed, as the ancient ventry jest had it, of the proverbial tomato cans. It was flat and low, and its inner canal in the old days had formed the boundary of the extraterritorial district given over by a reluctant government to the residence of foreigners. 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Call and the Life and Fun shall be Written on individually. i SATURDAY ,...JANUARY 6, 191: =y paacaers - ALFALFA GROWING. Bert Methed of Seeding Crop is ‘Be. Sieved te Be After the Early Potatoes, Succemful stands of .alfalfa fave been ebtalned Uy vartous methods o! weeding, but It bas been pretty detinite ly decided by experiment stations and Deacticn) growers that the chances fo success are much better from some methods than from others. For in. stance, In nome sections good results can be obtained by sowing the seed with a nurse crop, such a= oats or bar- ley, but experiuments have stown that fm Obfo thin is not always a wine course to fallow, saga T. L, Wheeler et the Ubio ‘State university in the National Stockman and Farmer. ‘Tbe Tesulte obtained ip an experiment, car- vied out on the Oblo State university farm corroborate this statement. In 1908 a eld of i Iittle over elgbteen acres wes laid off Into three plots of about’ equal area. Plot 1 wan’ seeded to alfalfa April 17 and 18 with oats as @ nurse croj, plot 2 wan teft fallow and kept coNivated until July 17 and 18 apd then nerded, and plot 3 was planted to ently potatoes and then Perth it Oe athe gta ete ua 9 hae SRS ey os i | Field Ready Fer Seeding. sovded to alfalfu Aug. 6 and 7 after the potatoes were harvested. Eighteen pounds of need per acre were sown 08 all three plots. Btrict account wax kept of all labor and money expsnded. On plot I that season there was a loa of $228, ca plot 2 there wan x loes of $9.17, and on plot $ there wan a gain . $19.03 from the potata,crop. In 1000 three érops of hay were cut from the field, plot 1 making « yield of 4.3 tons per acre, pot 2. 5.228 tonk., and plot 3, 6.76 tous per acre. The plot where the nurse crop wax used was very weedy, mostly shephert's puree, and, tho stand of alfalfa wax not as thick. In 1910 the ntands on all the plots wore apparently about even, that -on plot 1 baying thickened up very ma- terially—that 1, the plants becagse scockler and spread out no an to cover the ground. Unfortunately for this experiment: the yields of the various plots were not welghed separately, #0 mo records ‘ere obtained. Llowerer, three cuttings from the entire Seld made an average yleld of 4.15 tone per acre, with a fourth cutting of a little ever a ton. In 1911 three cuttings made.a yield of 3.3 tons per acre, with = beary fourth cutting, harvested the ret.week in November. The amalier yield iz 1912 cam be accounted for by ‘eafaverable weather conditions. If one can Graw' conclusions trom this experiment it woeld appear that the bent metbod of seeding alfalfa se afterearly potatoe, for thea one can (cet « payiag crop from the land’ before the alfalte ts sown. The culttration aiven the potatoes will free the ground of weeds and prepare an excellent seed bed for the alfalfa. Apparently where @ farmer le equipped to handle pota- toos and feels that he cannot. afford te, fore a crop on the land to be sown to | alfalfa St would be better to put tt into potatoes thin to try to ratse an in ferior crop of oats or barley and get & poor stand of alfalfa and a good stand of weeds. ‘The part summer another Uttle ox- periment with alfalfa was made, A Geld that bad beec'seeded ibe summer before bad a very thin mand. A apring teoth barrow was Tun over ft. teariag =p the grovad thoroughly. This week | was Gone In September and the alfalfa seeded with a grain drill at the rate of fifteen pounds per acre. The of stand was much benefited by the vigereus cattivating, and tbe new seeding come en nicely. | 2 Hew Pereh Adds to Appearance, ; © It te Wonderful what @ chenge can ' S00ad be wreagtt im the appearance of @ CON plain, emettrective farmhouse by the. W™ tuple expedient of building a perch OES ardead It or on one or two atéen ana © Stenting some of the citmathg svee. | Ot ~ Many a2 woetyitty poms bee thes! * | feun emsfermed t 0 thing of; *t ‘7 . onbaey 1 Oey reve, coe ona a en ee a ga bl wt as el gh Re feel the stock when Gret starting the Uf pat wp te’a pen or Gry teege ts nil tile mare reneca tos with a small feed of grate jqu8. gradually increasing it, taking 8 weak or ton days to get up to a foe tent. : THE DRAG. AND THE DROUGHT Even Ordinary Reade 'Have Boon Weer ‘Omeeth and Hard—Geed Werk ‘Will Kees Them Se- Keep the road good. The protracted roaght of-thia year has permitted the ordiuary roads to wear smooth and ‘hard. “Not for many yeara has 10 large a mileage of wagon roads been 20 unusually fine. Of course the drag. ed roads were smooth without wear, and where they have been dragged for a series of years they are notice ably less dunty tian undragged roads of the. same soll, . In‘fact, eren the roads that have been dragged only x year or two sbow a marked decrease im dust. -Now that the roads are so gener- ally good It would be almost crimloal to let them ‘go back to thelr old time soft, rulty, rough, mudbold state when eo Uttle effort tx: required to keep them Ja fe condition, Get a split log drag ready and accept this as an in- Yitation to smooth the royd and push a ttle dirt to the middle." ‘The breaking of a long drought Is paually a gradual process, Only the moderate rains come at- first, and then the parched earth drinks the moisture ao greedily there tx not much mod or washing of the roll. A choice opportunity is thus provided for bring- ing & deglected road fnto proper abape by doing a little work frequently. ~ Bo get a road dreg ready. ‘Une the drag when the poi! is “moist, but not sticky.” Go after a very good shower. Be gteedy to grasp every chance to drag the road whea the surface in soften- ed. Do thin and the road will remata good all winter. But the work must be continuous. If you fall once then, the rainwater will lodge in ‘the road after the next shower, ond rematoing ot the road meany yoft Kpotx and mud- holes. ; Bulld a light drag. pealid Mt according to the direetionx wuleh ‘may be had for the aking from the office of poblic roadx at Wauxbington. It {x all very nimple. . Get the drag ready ndw...4¥0 not let) the good road backalide. CORNCRIB FROM A TREE. A Unique and Practical Methed of _ Storage Emptoyed by Washing- ton Farmer '** Not far fram Sequim, Jefferson coun ty, Wash., x farmer with a inventive mind baw a mont unique coracrib, ‘The country around Sequim war at one time-roxered with glant cedar ang or trem, which were cut down and floated to sawmills. There yet remain many of the stumpm of there monxtern of the forests. The xturops are about twelve feet high, Delic cur, at that height by woodsmen beenuxe of the lange amount @ rosin and pitch in the stump. Now the country produces fine grain, aod once in awhile a field of corm in grown by some farmer who bas emt- stated Crom the middle atates. One man conceived the idea of utilis: tog a big cedar atamp near bia barn. » -e i i a Corncrib Built From a Big Tree. ‘The stump. atood thirteen feet high and was ten feet in diameter and bol: low. The diameter inside this cedar stump_yas about seven feet wide. On ‘the south side of the stump was & le large enough to let a black bea x through, 4 In the stump was placed 2 floor of ‘wet clay, which when dry was as Dard as gement. The big hole was mada over fate a door with « scosp gate As. the corn was hauled in from the Geld the buskers threw ft into the top of the stump, and when Gilled « beard reot was made to kecp oat the raia. By placing four foot sticks of cord- wood at intervals in with the corn sir space for ventilation was made.. — . hie corncrib hoids about « thousand baahels of grain. ete \ Nig : 1 FAB# NOTES ian pa = es — Alfalfa Goo net attain maturity anti! the third or fosrth year; therefore 0 not sow it ézpecting t -get tha best vevalin’ im bese (hme. Dea't put off wreaking and turning your land ti! spring and’ then famp fm and try to do in 2 work work which: if property done. would require several months’ steedy grind. Pemphias will freee if .you Gen't arateh out, aud froten pempkiss are mo geed for anything. Good, rips, sound pumpkins are enjoyed by thé cows and belp the milk fow very weit Whee a wagon whee! nut bax be. come so eet that It doer vot yield read fy to the wrench, comer @ mremm of Rot water on the nut from the spout of m tenkettio ina sew mmtnmten the net ine fe,turred atteith the trues re We orl Oe sistance'te you in running the glace?” -T shoal xy on” sepiied Parmer Coruteonel. “Food has bate oo bist thet the summer beard opsesa would have been a ‘falere if ft beda't, bees fur mother aad our bon Jesh.” “Trey saved the axpunsve of help?” “Ne, air. But Josh is a right good Rend in a poker game, an’ the way mother picked up Uridge was somethin’ omacta’.”—Waabington Star. s he Lee IDA TTR th " OX A See ee eS i a” x a BREEDING. DAIRY COWS. Carelossnese of Ignerance In Treatment “Are Often Disastreus—Care® ’ of the Bull, a | Complaints of sterility or irregularity in breeding rarely coacern cows of the purely beéf breed, enpeciaHy where they lve tinder conditions that are nearly akin to those of nature and the ~ runs wit) the herd, but the dairy- in ix very offen in trouble about hie cown, which caused him « great denl.of Annoyance and lvss by.thelr breeding tiilures. It in a roatter of gceat importance to the dalryman, expecially if bo has a mile contract, that bin cows should be regular and that they should be caly- Ing at periods when he needs the mite, aince failure dixorgnnizes bis business and means couniderable loss when be has to keep -vinpty cows and at the same time buy miik in order to fulMl bls contract. i With reference to the failure to ap- pear at oestrum, thin trouble seemn to be Increaning with the cultivation of the milking habit and tbe Improve- ment of the duiry*cow. It in generally the best milkern that do not come ta season, and cestrum {is absent until the yield begins to fall off, in some casee until the cow tx dry. There have been cares {a which suck cows although everything was tried, had eventually te be sold out as bar: rena to, ro op granx or be Gel of for ‘eet aud were sometimes brought back forward in calf, but It obviously does not pay the dairyman to keep cows dotog nothing but carry acalf. > | The association between cows and heifers breaking nervice and the prey- alence of contagious abortion on the farm or in the nelghvorhood Is very generally recognized by those of ex- perience In these matters, but 1s, un- fortunately, not properly appreciated by the average farmer or cow keeper, or negligence that {a almost criminal ts exhibited. | The man who puta hin aborting cow. to the bull the frst ume she appean, at oestrum after the occurrence with out the siightest attempt at treatmen! deserves nothing better then failure and {f It is somebody else's bull be de serves to be mulct in heavy damages but elther carelesnness or ignorance -both culpable In these dars, causes {i to be often done, with disastrous re sults @s regards spreading the diseas by infecting the bull. ‘This {s a0 unanswerable argument tn favor of the scheduling of conta ious abortion. * ‘When abortion has been prevalent and a number of cows bave cast the calves at various stages of gestatios there is very often trouble about get ting the heifers in calf. Some diftical ty might reasonably be expected from what is known of the manner in whict the @iscase extends from cow to cow, very often from a single animal pan chased from a farm where it prevails Dut it is not so easily accounted for where there has been no abortions os tne premives. - In many cases, bowever, tt prevalls in the district or on meighboring farma and the organism cansing ft mmy be ‘carried in the same way as the germ o€ other infectious diseases, It ts am iniquitoes thing te de te vend a2 aberted cow to a ball without Detifytag the owner and giving bie ay opportunity of objecting, which tf by 1s. wise be would be sure to do, but fe often done, and this is why the bol Regt fer pebdlic service is such as tm portant factor tm the G@imsemination of the disease. ‘Where breeding failares occur among! a number of antmals under sock oom, Gitions and the turning again ts at tr regular fotervals it fe the usual thing to assume the fault to He with the Dall. It may be so, for stertiity tm the wall fe quite postble, and it may arin from overwork, overfatness, sexual Gediiity of prolonged .ma‘itenace high condition for show parpowes. Beeblie Manure le Escerticl. | It fe @ well knows fact that no sys tem'of crop rotation qill restore to the soll the potash a. phospboric acid re moved by crops. Usrives thene clement thet are removed be rétorned im some magner, says an IGabo bulletin, the eof will Inevitably become too poor for a very ambitious man to cultivate Oommen vigble manure 's conceded te ‘be one of the best fertilisers for gen @rai purposss, and it ia to be deplored (at mach of this valuabje plant food fe @amped away 28 90 much trash oF exponed to the leeching raime evee when intended for une. oc os Money In Wid Bank. very year macy vuleabie att trees are being cut for Greweed aad other tam whith should fo premrved ant prepagwied. A goed hichwy trea, ee ON 6 tae St Oe eee Zomr, © enevatag oo ypes a im timp eee. _ J sum - “(aes oo, Arr er coimentine 8 aa bee ove erating jon ae cures We cats oem ye Sm at, cy fe eee ees mbeol will lapreme ag ‘@ etgrecter ond of mind ter Mie ‘prepare ome for 6 eget w i . le . ee Va. Union University Offers the Best Higher Education to . COLORED YOUNG MEN. ie nas 4 rome SRE YOUNG MEN oa ae | cent Eip A £0 seamen O00 Rarhschie CAA es acs ean, te pear ua canteg oa UR COMLERE SOUnaE Sin ot coe te cme meine wy arte ot 7 oe ctees Bh nay tes or as an tne tes atraod soos fs os aor Peek oe OLNEY ts enya tm th ants felt Bre Meccorncae Saas Se Sa | Sep e ; Bik, Atterre aeons, tay eedvet ostan evens te ey 4 STEEP RCGRATE ROLNION tony ne ats Ue ter § Univermity to offer colornd ino an wlecation equal to that enjored by the farored of @ coe further Infoematlon, abSfeas the President, VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY. 3 RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. 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TWAIN LEAVE RICHMOND BAILY. ror Mee nhc ncetbr a ke Tr ae 09 3 Ae ari, Tor, Nemeth oni, be as Ke ote. a, ee rey Nise a Peg nk WRy. Woks 48 A. x, 100 aa Band Soo Fa ie teteotres tA. My, GN A, Me, omg Aik Ie A Ma ood ty 10.08" ae Fe at “eon ie Sm Fi ae bt, Bele Aaa ew or" Goldsboro and Pager S416 Trine arte, Mickmed dap oss ar a gta sears eT A a, Sees ReMi tito kM eis A aes oto ine 28 he ews Masts eM, doe FE ro rae Selon ice tts Pace Me stxcrt Randers Smeg aly meet artical and epartary Sad ommactions not puarantee ap 0. ® CAMPRELI, D. PL a ————— Premier Carrier of the Ranth TRAIN LEAVE RICHMOND. X_N Following ehelule Reuree publiabed ve taformation and sot guarnaterd. pifil0 A.M. ~Dally--Loeal for” Charlotte Dur ham and Usleieh, "10:45 A, M-—Dallyctdmie, nt For all teinte Routh. Drawing Row Hadlee Mieeping Car to Aabeville, NC. 3900 Fee Rtwit Suter Local tue Durham ent intermer, ate ‘etatlons. 6:00 P. 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Ubu, teas SPoor S38 P—Week daze, No ‘Lyschbor” ThatNa “AniuvE RICHMOSD. Focal fen Fan A, Me 280 Fe A Through trom Past 135 Ao Me aie F , oral’ troat "Weet=*8:be an Ms 9:00 AM ire Through-7:00 A.M. tab P.M. James Miver Liee—8ia6 A ML, Ws Pat Southbound trains schedaled to leave Rich Re er: 98k RUS Nene r 4 and couches, -Allence, Birmdage Rion faranaane Sachasa ie att iia ae siz tM Viorida Limited, dally” shtept be day. i2:88 P.M —Glevpery ‘and Coachen’ Marne nab. Jacksonville, Atiseta, Sou Memnbie Northbound. trates sche = rive Kichmond dailyt 63m 4. We bss SO Je etorot Monday. 6:60 P.M, be Pe re —The WLUANET tw-read all pver thia county and in forsicn lana, Always Lostag His Boat, 1A colored tam calling himeerr, “Captain. John B.\,Simpeoa” and ad times Salling unde? other samen has been perstatently ewtmJiag both white and colored people ia Norfe:e Portamouth, Newport News ama Phoebus. His plaa has bese to re- present that he has mosey ta. a col- ored bank In-this city, He gets bis Victim to write to John Mitebell, Jr., President and tell Aim to send him atx nundred and fifty tolla.« or some ike amount at ones to the person who ts writing the letter or advanc- ing him @ small cum of money sntil he bas gotten his money from Rich- moad. b ~_ He alleges that he te captaix of « salltug vessel, whieh according to nis letters bas boon lost sear thimble Light ef Buckroe Beach and as he has deen carrying on thie kod of swindling for about two years, that boat ts presumably wrecked every two or three weeks. He aske that the letter be sest to bim tm care of the person who etvances the money. He yever comes back to sco if ihe money comes as be Girects. We have written coattwasesly to the People, whe send these Setiens, but we have bad quite a time to keep ap with bia, Kecp deor of Captain Joba B. faa . Published every Saturday by JOHN MITCHELL, JR., at 221 M. 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Mr. Nathannel False brought us a copy of the Richmond Times-published on May 11, 1867. We always desire new subscribers and appreciate those who are kind enough to read all that we care to say. --- We are making progress as a people and any one who will watch and read the census reports and government statistics will be convinced of our ever increasing prosperity. You may not have noticed it, but a large proportion of our representative colored men are limiting and practicing the very vices which they condemn in some of the white people of the Southland. --- The children of this day and time are not taught good manners to as great an extent as they should be taught. In many instances, this instruction is delayed until the child is past the proper age to receive it and profit by it. The dissolute colored people in this community are busily engaged in anthilizing each other. They seem to "glory" in being able to carve or kill some one of their number. Good songs, gambling and bad whisky are the things which they glorify and symbolize. What shall the respectable colored people do about it? We are ignored and insulted in many instances for the reason that we have too many vicious people in proportion to our intelligence and education on our side of the line. Of course the white man is responsible for it, but this does not relieve us of the responsibility of organizing and of making a legitimate effort to reform some of our people, who seem to be lost. We should organize and raise the money necessary to bring about this reformation. PRESIDENTIAL OUTLOOK. The disagreements now existing within the senate of the Republican Party of the country would seem to indicate that there will be no compromise ground. It is palatally evident that an open rupture between on-President Theodore Roosevelt and President William H. Taft is only a question of a few weeks. The office-holders have determined that their future hope rests with the present Chief Executive of the nation and his declaration that nothing but death can take him out of the running for the Presidency would indicate that it is a question of reelecting him or of virtually naming his democratic successor. BROWN'S SUBDIVISION. 5 Minutes Walk From Car Line. Signed Lectoria Cosby. Albeith Cosby. Martha J. Cosby. Lora A. Cosby. William N. Cosby. Beneficiaries. Witnesses: L. F. Flood. Hampton N. Hairston. C. W. Prunty. Lottie Praper. Pump and feed permit wheat c Pepper parts of are genu consume America tensively The abnormal precipitation, and high temperatures during the fall have set the strawberry runners to racing, the weeds to growing, and between the two many growers will get hurt. You can utilize home timber for your boxes. Have the long haul. It takes an expert to set up a barnrel. Any one can put a box together. For cold storage one must have barrels. It is thought Conclusion. Binks-Confessed it! I've gone and set down on that chair I varnished this morning. Mru. Binks-Well, for once you've stuck to your work-Boston Transcript. If it was only a question of men and candidates, the disagreements would not be so serious, but it is a question of both candidates and principles. President Taft will have a plurality of the delegates to the next National Republican Convention, but it is evident that the opposition intends to prevent his having a majority. If he is renominated at Chicago he must make compromises with his opponents of such a radical nature as to almost result in producing radical disgust for him and his platform in the country. Colored men are watching "the signs of the times" and will act accordingly. We are of the opinion unless Roosevelt makes overtures to the moneyed interests, which he has abused, President Taft will find this support on his side of the column when the final poll is made, unless the Democrats show good sense and nominate a conservative of the Judson Harmon type, in which case he will get a large proportion of the Republican vote which is disgusted with both of the political parties. The beautiful Christmas Cantata, entitled "King Winter," was presented at Fifth Street Baptist Church, Thursday, December 28, 1911, by the Fifth Street Baptist Sunday School. It was magnificently staged and all the parts were rendered with precision. The singing was excellent and the gestures of the chorus added much to the brilliancy of the scenes. The committee was ably assisted by Mrs. Mary Satterfield who trained the children. Found Dead in Alley Albert Jackson, colored, was found dead last Monday night about 10 clock in an alley in the rear of 100 East Franklin Street. Coroner Taylor, viewed the body and pronounced death to be due to a hemorrhage of the lungs. Jackson was about thirty years old and lived in Fourth Street. Own your own home and stop paying rent. I have 42 beautiful lots, located at the head of 25th Street, $100 each to be sold on easy terms, $5,000 cash, 50 cents per week, no taxes, no interest. After the lot is paid for we will build you a home. You pay for name in rent until house is paid for. For further particulars call and see M. JROWN, 920 E. MAIN STREET, Second floor front. $150.00 Endowment Paid Martinsville, Va. Dec. 30, 1911. This is to certify that we have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia. Knights of Pythian, N. A. S. A. E., A. A. A. and A. ($150.00) One Hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the death-claim of Bro. A. L. Cosby, who was a member of Douglas Lodge, No. 69 of Martinsville, Va. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAAS. New Lodge Organized at Rio Vista. Zlontown Lodge, No. 184, K. of P., was organized at Rio Vista, Va. Friday night, December 22, 1911. Dr. E. R. Jefferson, W. Henry Jones, Grand Master at Arms; Dr. J. A. Lewis, Grand Medical Director and Col. R. C. Mitchell, assisted by Rev. L. Morris performed the initiated the members of the lodge into the mysteries of Pythianism. The following are he officers: M. of W., Moses Carter; C. C. Edward Torrell; V. C., David Carter; K. of A. and G., Major Dandridge; M. of Ex., John Carter; M. of F., Benjamin White; P., James Norrell; M. at A., Wilton H.-Crump; I. G., John Lewis; O. G., Nelson Thomas. The lodge was organized through the efforts of Rev. Letcher Morris. Some Assistance Bee--You can't ever accuse me of helping you to make a fool of yourself. He-I don't know about that. You said you when I asked you to marry me--Baltimore American. Moonlight Episode They sat in silence on the beach. She was a somewhat ancient peach. She shut her eyes this ancient mime, expecting him to steal a kiss. But his was unherboic clay, and no he merely shone away—Londonite Gustave Jacques. The French have long used the means shown in the picture for keeping fresh for exhibition purposes or for the market long after picking the magnificent clusters of grapes which are raised for the table of the encure. The storerooms themselves usually have stone or stucco (cement) walls, which keep the fruit at a low, even temperature and thus retard decay. There may be as few as a dozen racks in the storeroom, or if the vine grower be proprietor of a very large 4 A Rack of Water Bottles to Keep Grapes Fresh. vineyard there may be as many as a hundred racks. In some cases, there are several of these storehouses, each containing a large number of racks. The stems, inserted into the life sustaining fluid, draw the water through their veins and keep the clusters in fresh and saleable condition for as much as two months. In every large American city there are a number of fruit stores which carry bothhouse grapes. Specially selected grapes and bothhouse grapes are on sale at from $1.50 to $3 a bunch. This fruit is usually imported from France or England, but there is no reason why the American grower should not no perfect his product as to get the trade away from the foreign competitors. American soil and American climate are capable of producing as fine a product as any in the world, but the industry of grape culture has been more or less neglected up to the present. Fresh Rhubarb During the Winter. Fresh rhubarb can be easily raised during the winter after the season out doors is over. All that is required, says an idaho bulletin, in the way of room is a warm cellar or basement. An soon as the late fall arrives dig up the roots, allowing as much dirt as possible to adhere, and pile them up on the north side of some building to prevent alternate freezing and thawing. When winter arrives bring the roots into the collar and plant them close together in shallow bins or boxes with a little soil between them. The soil should not be kept wet, but simply moist and mellow in order to allow a good circulation of air around the roots. Shoots grown in this manner are remarkably tender and of an excellent flavor. In order to obtain a supply over a long period they should be set out about every two weeks. At the end of a month the roots are usually exhausted. Roots forced in this manner are worthless for planting out again in the spring. Artichokes For Hogs Artichokes and pumpkins are valuable sources of a vegetable feed supply for winter. The former can be grown on hills and odd corners which would not otherwise be utilized, and in the late fall the hogs can be turned in to do their own harvesting until the ground is frozen. Pumpkins are of value in that they may be easily stored until midwinter and fed when the weather does not permit ranging out of doors on the wheat or rye fields. Try Peppars For Profit Peppers may be easily grown in all parts of the country, and market prices are generally quite good. Foreigners consume them in large quantities, and Americans are using them more extensively than a few years ago. HORTICULTURAL NOTES Kiefer pears are about a half crop and abnormally large. Specimens are plentiful weighing from fourteen to twenty ounces. Six ounce weight is much better than sixteen. Apples and pears that have been picked and bulked or barreled are not keeping. With midsummer temperatures and maximum humidity the rots are having a glorious feast. Compilation Why is a hen on a fence like a penny? Head on one side, tail on the other. Why does a hen fly over the fence? It can't go around it. Why does a miller wear a white cap? To cover his head. What is the most dangerous kind of man? One who takes life cheerfully. Who is the oldest lunatic on record? "Time out of mind." It May Not Be Necessary "Why, his wife has taken to monoplaning, and he thinks he might as well wait."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Sculptor Philosopher. The sculptor had just finished the Apollo Bolvedere. "I am satisfied," he cried. "Every man who passes thinks it looks like himself."—New York Sun. Tempting the Dose. Doctor—So you got him to take his medicine. How did you manage it? Nurse—Oh, I just added a sprig of mint and put a couple of straws in it!—Harper's Weekly. Futile. "Usin' profanity to a mule," said Uncle Elon, "don'ginerly accomplish much 'ceep' to give de mule a chance to show off his superior dignity."—Washington Star. Retort Courteous. He—Women are such slaves to fashions. Look what tight skirts they get. She—And men are such slaves to passions. Look how tight they get themselves—Baltimore American. Neils We don't mind nails upon our toes, but off a peroxide. The cobbler was a friend to try to graft Takes a Week. "I thought your daughter was coming home from the beach this week." ing home from the beach this week." "We had to let her remain another week in order to finish saying goodby to a young man."—Washington Herald. Note From the Btxx Shade of a Reporter-I understand, Mr. Dloghego, that you have at last found an honest man. Dloghego-Yes; but the son of a gun stole my lantent! Baltimore Sun. At the Sideshow Ticket Taker. I hear that two headed boy comes from Utah. Proprietor—Well, we'll advertise him as a Mormon prostitute.—Lippincott's. One Exception. Wildman Senior (to son home from college)—Well, Richard. "how have things been going with you this term?" Wildman Junior—Pretty slow; dad—except the cash—Exchange. Never That Way Hardrick (returning to town after ten years)—Is Mandy still your wife? Haybrick—She's my wife, but she isn't still by any means.—St. Louis Globe Democrat. Pa Know. "Pa." "Yes, my son." "What is a bridegroom?" "A necessary but unconsidered adjunct to a wedding." The Auto Household. "Say, Henry!" "Well!" "I wish you would crank up this ice cream frezer for me."—Pittsburg Post. SEEKING STOLEM PAINTING. French Detective Got Wrong Clue to "Mona Lien." FOR bouns the French sleuth had followed the man through devious highways and byways, the showcasing fellow sleuching along with his canvas roll held tightly under his arm. "Aha," himed the smiling detective. "I have been at no lost!" He came a little closer. Spots of paint were distinctly visible on the canvas roll. The sleuth sprung forward and matched away the package. "I or rent you," he dramatically cried, "for as much of my great Mona Lien!" The suspect clawed at the throat, and the death caused at the marbled cannon. "I will thank you to return to not any overtime!" And taking the convoy pursuant from the Detective's naval mission figures he continued along the road to Pensy—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Dangerous Blast A Tale undergraduate has been having a fairly lively time of it during his summer vacation and when the allowance has not been keeping schedule time. He was invited out to dinner with his mother, and he was seen to get a bit nervous when she began one of her favorite stories. This concerned the burning of their home, on which occasion the son's watch, left, on a burp, was found ticking in the ruins after the house had been destroyed. At the conclusion of the story the college boy jumped up abruptly and left the room with his handkerchief over his face as if suddenly seized with nosebleed. He did not return for several minutes, by which time the conversation drifted. After dinner the "undergrad's" chum asked the significance of the move. "I'll tell you, but nobody else," said he. "When mother told that story I was afraid she was going to ask me to show the watch."—Chicago Post. Our Restaurants "Why, the meat and potatoes are quite cold." "Yes, sir; you would have done better to have ordered a sandwich at this time of day, but you particularly asked for something hot!"—London Opinion. Not of the Smart Set. Indignant Mother--Don't you ever date to play with the cat next door again. You know very well that sbs has no license. "Bister Henderson," said Deacon Hypern, "you should avoid even the appearance of evil." "Why, deacon, what do you mean?" asked Bister Henderson. "I observe that, on your sideboard you have several not glass decanters and that each of them is half filled with what appear to be ardent spirit." "Well, now, deacon, it isn't anything of the kind. The bottles look so pretty on the sideboard that I just filled them halfway with some floor stain and furniture polish, just for appearance." "That's why I'm cautioning you, sister," replied the deacon. "Feeling a trifle weak and faint, I helped myself to a dose from the big bottle in the middle."—London Telegraph. Danger in Delay. Men who admire many girls and hesitate too long in making a selection are liable to ace the whole flock fly south.—Spokane Spokesman-Review. A Valuable Man: "Yes, he had some rare trouble with his eyes." said the celebrated oculist. "Every time he went to read he would read double." "Poor fellow," remarked the sympathetic person. "I suppose that interfered with his holding a good position." "Not at all. The gas company gobbled him up and gave him a lucrative job reading gas meters."—Lippincott's. He Know His English "Then I'm to tell the firm," the bill collector said, making a memorandum in his notebook, "that you'll probably settle this account next week?" "Well, I'd hardly put it that way," hesitatingly answered the other. "Probably is a pretty strong word; better make it 'possibly.'"—Chicago Tribune Sometimes Happens Friend--You took your son into your establishment a few months ago to teach him the business, I understand. How did he turn out? Business Man (wearily)—Great success. He's teaching me the business now.—Toledo Blade. A Bouvenir "I'm a souvenir hunter," said the facetious barber as his ransor slipped. "I just nicked out a little piece of your chin to remember you by." "Then you'd better hang on to it," snapped the irate customer, "for it's the last time you'll ever see me in here." -Detroit Free Press. Explaind. A specialist from London who is visiting our shore Bees danger in the sunlight's effect upon our peron. And that is why they've taken his adv- tices along Broadway. Concluding that the safest thing's to turn night into day. —New York Telegram. Mopeful. "Yes," she admitted; "this is the first time I have ever been in love, but" "But what?" interrupted the young man in the moonlight, more anxiously. "It is so nice," she continued, "that hope it won't be the last."—Chicago town. Slower. We require a representation in RICHMOND who is in touch with its best citizens to take subscriptions for THE CRISIS, the national Negro Magazine. 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MOVEMENT-Training in Book-keeping, Commercial Law, Stenography and Typewriting. THE DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Will be in charge of the Best Teachers in Dressmaking, Millinery, Housekeeping, Cooking and Fine Laundry Work. THE MUSICAL DEPARTMENT Will Embrace Vocational Training. For particulars and terms apply. REV. CHARLES HANNIGAN, President, 709 North First Street, Richmond, Va To the Friends, Customers and the Public in General: MRS. ROSA E. WATSON invites you to her Hair Parlors, 812 St. James Street. You can be supplied with Braids, Puffs, Transformations and Pompadours. Comblings made in Braids and Puffs on short notice. Straightening and Shampooing a Specialty. Straightening Combs, Ornaments for the Hair, Hair Groomes and preparations of all kinds for the skin. Phone Monroe 2874. 812 ST. JAMES STREET, RICHMOND, VIRGINIA. SUBSCRIBE TO THE RICHMOND PLANET. VIRGINIA in the Law and Equity Court, City of Richmond, this 14th day of November, 1811. daria Bryan.....Plaintiff v. W. S. Bratton.....Defendant. IN CHANCERY. The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce, a vicious matrimonial, by the plaintiff from the defendant. And an affidavit having been made and filed that the defendant, W. S. Bratton, is a non-resident of the State of Virginia, it is required that he support herewith himself, from this affidavit publication of the order and so affidavit may be necessary to present his interest herein. A Copy—Fuselt P. P. WESTON, Clark. GILLIEN J. JACKSON, A. --- MEN AND THINGS. By Bruce-Grit. Over in Africa they are turning out some very able men, young and old, who are a sign of hope to a race "scattered and pooled and terrible from the beginning" and the Negroes of America like the hybrids of old, are following in their footsteps. Africa has long been a land of mystery—it is also a land of surprises for within its borders are scholars and philosophers and poets and thinkers who occasionally rise up to refute the oft repeated libels against the dark continent and its people, which are born of the complacent egotum of a race which believes itself capable of teaching them, what civilization and Christianity is, and means. There are more real-heart Christians among the black people of Africa in America all over, and there is a better and higher code of morals existent among them than white civilization, and so-called Christianity has ever been able to evolve. White men are too conceived and too full of themselves to recognize in the Negro in Africa and America Those qualities of mind and heart of which he believes himself the sole custodian. Africans native to the soil, and of the race racy have already demonstrated, are still demonstrating the fact that man is mind as much as neither black nor white, and that man is a man. Terenzo said: "I am a man, and nothing that pertains to man is foreign to me," or words of similar import. In South Africa, on the West Coast and on the Gold Coast, there are black Africans who are as cultured and refined and as able thinkers and writers as can be found in any European country. These blacks were born to scholarship and when civilization was young, the Greeks and the Romans journeyed annually into Africa to sit at the feet of its obsolete philosophers and drink in Wisdom, no says Armistead an English Historian, who adds "that in compliment to these blacks the Greeks represented their favorite Goddess of Wisdom Minerva as an African Princess." "She's right, she's little slow coming forward," is comforting to the Negroes in America and in Africa who have faith in the self-redeeming power of the race to know that it is the race expectant, and that it will be its next move in the great world drama, which is nearing its end. That Africans are conscious of the "coming of the morning," and see with clear vision the end from the beginning is self evident. I sometime ago received from the West Coast of Africa two volumes of poems written by a native African, one called "Leaves from Love Garden," the other "Gradus and Parnassum." From the former I quote a poem called "The Race Soul." It is a poem instinct with patriotism, and reveals the soul of the Negro in Africa: "Say what, O what of the great race soul The soul of the black and free— The soul that throbs with the deepest gloom With a true immortality. "Yes the world rolls on, and the ages pass, And life with its thunderous tread, Keeps pace with the rhythm of the soul's deep song As we steadily forge ahead. Strikes the chords of affections pure. There's never the ghost of a base desire The Black man trades in a surer field Where no traiterous beauties gleam. "And he measures arms—but not with men Of base and low design." Who ever rejoice in the chink of gold And the sparkle of guddy wine. "Yes he measures arms ay! but not with those Who murder the weak and small; But he mounts the heights of a pure delight When he pities the wees of all. "O the fulsome ring of the-bottle about. Wakes no echoes in his breast; For the Black man hates the turbulent sold. The broad Sold of a great unrest. "Give place O man of the Ashen face Bow low to immutable laws. For the Earth belongs to the God that works. The will of the great First cause." If this isn't inspiration and prophecy, what is it? I hope the reader will indulge me for another quotation. This from his "Grades and Paragraphs." It is entitled *Poul marming build your sweet and joyous skillets* *Haworth's ardent ring with Angela's song of praise* *But, then you have made the apothecary sweet and ardent* Hidel bide your horrid ghostly forms Deep neath the pillars of the Universe Where gaze wide dreams and where rage force storms: Bhun if you can. His everlasting curse! "Waft, waff, ye breces through the distant realms The glorious news which this bright morning brings: Death He o'ercomes and ming He o'erwhelms. And o'er Earth He blessed peace now flings. But man is dumb and why? Can he not join The universal songs which shake the gates And of hell, brass-bound and Satan's steeled join: Which ne'er were moved s'en by de- cree of fate." Ring out ye bells out your joy- ful lays: Ring thro' the past and thro' the coming days. Happreals at Farmville, Va. Farmville, Va., Jan. 1. 1912.—When the pendulum of time waves midway between the old and New Year it found us in the First Baptist Church conducting a "Watch Meeting" with quite a large number who attended the 7:30 service. The most of them were returned at no clock, while many remained until the dawn of the New Year, which brings to us many events of the past, some of which we will mention. The sad news of the death of little Jannie Coles, the daughter of Mrs. William Coles, of Main Street who Wm. Coles of Main St. caused much pain in the town. The funeral services were conducted at-home by Rev. R. G. Adams, pastor. The holidays brought many friends and visitors to our town, Mrs. Waverly Logan, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Emily Shorter, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. John Son, No. 20-21st street, Richmond, Va. Mrs. Delila Bloon, and Mr. Henry C. Booker, were called from the city of New York to attend the burial of Mr. Joseph Booker of South street. Mr. Nathaniel Griggs, now of West Virginia and Bro. Burnette Griggs, of Princeton, N.J. and Miss Williams also of Princeton came home to spend Xmas with parents and friends. The Odd Fellows gave a banquet at Ely Street Hall, first Xmas night. The sisters of First Baptist Church conducted a festival during the holidays. Farmville's Dramatic Club gave a play at Opera House, Tuesday, December 26th, entitled "Countess of Lynn" or "Reyond Pardon." The participants acquired themselves with credit. Rev. R. and Mrs. R. G. Adams accepted invitations to dinner. Mr. and Mrs. George Allen of Ely street, Rev. P. M. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jeffress of South street, also took tea with Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Watkins of South street. Mr. R. L. Page left here during the holidays and was wedded to Miss Delmo Lucas of Roanoke, Va. The girls and boys who came from the various institutions of learning and the teachers of several counties returned to their respective places of abode with lighter burdens many anxieties and greater expectations. Rev. J. A. Harris preached an excellent sermon at 7:30 P. M. at First Baptist Church. Rev. Adams asked to extend many hanks to members and friends who sent them many presents during the holidays. Rev. Daniel spent his Xmas at home with family. He gave a family eunion dinner. $100.00 Endowment Paid. Harrisonburg, Va., Dec. 28, 1911 This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr. Grand Worthy Counselor of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe, ($100.00) One Hundred Dollars in payment of the death claim of Sister Catherine Hawkins, who was a member of Rockingham Court, No. 129, of Harfordshire, Va. Signed—Howard Hawkins Benedicary. Witnesses: Mrs. Josephine Atkins. Mrs. Cella Johnson, W. C. Mrs. Hattie L. Holmee. D. D. G. W. C. $100.00 Endowment Paid. Sare. Va., 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor of the of the Grand Court of Virginia, Order of Calanthe, ($100.00) One Hundred and Dollars in payment of the death- claim of Sister Lucy Spencer, who now was a member of Meanton Court, No. 155 of Gaith, Va. Signed—Ella H. Spencer Benedictary. Witnesses: Mary Jackson. Arthur Reed. Sarah Williams. George L. Coleman, D. Deputy. You are here The PLANET meet Before your door every week in 1920 by enclosing an $3.50. AT THE NATION'S METROPOLIS Christmas Celebrated in Appreciative Style—Various Cases—Services Christmas Dinner Provided for the Fee—Nagruas Invade Exclusive Section—J. B. Wood, Successful Colored Broker Opens Up New Residential Street—General News Notes. *(Allen's National News Bureau.)* Christmas the one great day of feast and joy has come and gone and the world once more has honored the birthday of Christ who was born many years ago in Bethlehem. In the Metropolis the day was made notable and everywhere the populeruletude was in evidence and the populace took the day off and formed in making the day one of good will and cheer. The day was made happy for the poorer families of the city who, year in and year out eke out a bare existence and who, to them Christmas dinner is a luxury. Every family is happy by the distribution of Christmas gifts by the various Charity Organizations. Societies of the City and wealthy philanthropic families. At the Salvation Army headquarters in 14th street thousands of unfortunate families gathered for their annual Christmas dinner. This was true of other institutions where the gather, like the Bowery Mission, the City Home as well as the city prisons and other institutions. Many of the Churchs observed the day with special Christmas services and the chanting of Christmas carols by the Choir. At Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in West 53rd street of which Rev. Dr. W. P. Hayes is pastor, special Christmas exercises were held on Sunday, Christmas eve. The subject of Dr. Hayes sermon was the "First Christmas Message." Dr. hayes said "that Christmas message was one of joy because it had in it the ring of victory" and the evening service the subject of the pastor's sermon was Christ the Light of the World. At St. Benedict's Catholic Church he feature was the chanting of the Christmas Mass. THE DAY OCIALLY. Various entertainments and Christmas dinners added to the social features of the day. The day was made happy by the annual reunion of families, who come together Christmas or the annual family dinner. Many visitors spent the day in the Metropolis visiting relatives and friends and young men and women from school and university anxious to get away for books for the holidays are spotted the week here. At the residence of Rev. Dr. W. P. Hayes, 518 W. 63rd street; a special Christmas dinner was served to a few friends of the family. The visitors including Charles Hayes, brother of Dr. Hayes. At the home of Mrs. James Taylor a Christmas entertainment was given Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hart, James Taylor and Miss Farrel. Among the most elaborate Christ mas entertainments and house par- ties was the one given at the resilien- ce of the Joe and Mrs. Henry Wallace of 250 W. 63rd street. The evening was made cheerful and enlivened by special music, recitations and other features appropriate for the occasion. An interesting feature was the singing of the Braithwaite Brothers. Those present were William Brown, Mr. and Mrs. S. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. Burrowts, Mrs. Blance DeForest, Misa Etta Francis, Julian Ford, Samuel Ford, Stanley Saunders, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Burton, Mr. and Mrs. S. L. bbb Miss Minnie Woodson, Mr. and Mrs. C. Lynch, C. Costill Hursey, Mrs. Lenna Bailley, Miss Jennie Dyer, Mr. and H. Brody, Miss Ella Waugh, Mr. and Mrs. George Vogelang, Miss Emma Pullman and Cleveland G. Allen, National Newspaper Correspondent. The evening was pleasantly spent and it was the wee a.m. hours before the guests wended their way home. Christmas over, the busy Metropolis turns its attention' to the New Year. Your Correspondent wishes the PLANET readers a Happy New Year. NEGROES INVADE EXCLUSIVE WHITE RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS Through the keen operation of J. B. Wood, a successful colored real estate broker of New York, colored families have been able to get in the exclusive residential section known is the Washington Heights. The house which will soon be occupied by respectable families is at No. 521 W. 179th street in the heart of the exclusive and fashionable neighborhood. It will be the first time in the history of the oldest resident of that section that a colored family has been known to occupy this district. When it became known by the tenure of the house that Mr. Wood had succeeded in getting the control of the building and equipped putting colored families in a protest went up from the neighbors against the invasion of the colored families. The protest came too late because already Mr. Lincoln Lank, one of the most prominent colored women in the race and a well-known Hair-dresser has taken apartments in the house. Mr. Wood believes that in a few months other colored tenants will move. The entry of colored tenants into this exclusive district marks one of the keenest real estate deals ever made by a colored broker in this city. The county that really is the most colorful real estate men of the country. In adopting an entrage into this district the utmost defiance had to be exercised. And it been known that colored tenants were trying to enter the neighborhood it would have been hard to open up this section. This is not the first deal Mr. Wood has made in which unusual skill was exercised. Mr. Wood is one of the leaders of the race. He was born in Virginia. After attending Wakefield Union University at Richmond, began a bona fide career in New York in 1850 at a real estate dealer. He has held 6 well experience in their discipline and he makes a thorough study of real estate conditions affecting the Negro. As a real estate agent, Mr. Wood always serves to be of the greatest care and to "teach your own correspondent." That a real estate correspondent many years ago to keep Negroes out of their sardines." NEW YORK LITERARIES ACTIVE The various literary societies of New York and vicinity are active and are doing much for race uplift among the colored young men and women of the race. The programs have been named for the year, and many important subjects bearing upon the economic status of the Negro will be discussed. b. At the John C. Price Lyceum of M. Mother Zion A. M. E. Church in West. 81st street the program of Sun day. December 31st will be one of the much interest. A special address will be delivered by Pref. N. H. Briscoe (white) of the political science department of the College of the City of York. His subject will be the "Squamish" of the P. Preyce Lyceum was named in honor of John C. Price, the noted Negro orator. At the New York Historical and Literary Society of St. James Presbyterian Church last Wednesday evening. Rev. Dr. W. P. Hayes pastor of M. Olivet Baptist Church spoke, on The Relation of the Church to the Amusement Question. The subject was an interesting one and was discussed by a number of prominent cler president. The president of the Misle is the Mrs. Leonard. The Musical Director is Mme. Emma De Leonard. At St. Marks Lyceum last Thursday evening the annual election of officers took place and a collation followed. The new officers are J. E. Robinson, President; Mrs. M. E. Copeland, Vice-President; Mrs. L. A. Smith, Recording Secretary; L. A. Smith Corresponding Secretary; K. Hale Name, Critic; Mrs. Charles Mayfield, Chaplain. Dr. W. H. Brooks installed the new officers. SOME IDEA ABOUT EQUITY CONGRESS organized several months ago to discuss civic questions in their relation to the Negro and to urge the appointment of colored men to the offices of policemen, firemen and other civil service positions is doing effective work. Meetings are held every. Sunday afternoon at the headquarters of the Congress at 89 West 134th street in New York the Fourth chapel of J. C. Thomas the Equality Council to kick the initiative in advocating the point of colored policemen to the force in New York and so vigilant was its fight until a few months ago a colored policeman was landed on the New York force. The Equity Congress is concentrating its efforts to the establishment of a colored regiment for New York. According to information from headquarters, plans are complete for the Negro regiment the regiment number has been secured a highly organized. Further reference to the Negro regiment will be made in the following issue of The PLANET. Some of the most prominent men of the race are interested in the Conference and are active in its proceedings. The President of the Conference is Mark Wheaton, a well-known lawyer and prominent. Col. Theodore Roosevelt has promulled to speak before the Congress in the near future. GENERAL NEWS NOTES Fisk University Quartette of Nashville, Tennessee is spending the holidays in the Metropolis. While here they will sing for the Columbia Phonograph Company for their records, young men are at the Hotel Maceo. Among the students of Howard University in the Metropolis are Christopher Gordon and William Golnes. W. P. Adams of Howard University 1910 is attending Columbia University. correspondent was made a member of city congress last sunday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell left for Washington to spend Christmas home last week. Her independent congratulates the PLANET 100 excellent frontispiece of its Xtra number. Bishop Walters spent Christmas at his Episcopal residence with his family. Dr. W. E. B. DuBois continues to grow popular in the Metropolis. IN THE Metropolis. Elaborate letters of being made for the celebration of the K-mancipation proclamation by Afro-American citizens. For the first time in many years the this was a green Xmas. CLEVELAND O. ALLEN. Correspondent. REALTY OWNED BY NEGROES. a Pennsylvania They Hold Title to Property Valued at $38,000,000. Harrisburg, Pa., January 1.—Details of the ownership of reality in this State by Negroes is presented or the first time in the annual report of Chief John L. Rockey, of the State Bureau of Industrial Statistics which states that colored men and women and organizations have title to real estate in Pennsylvania valued at $20,000,000, and assessed at $135,000,000. in Philadelphia Negroes own 1,000 parcels of real estate subject to taxation having an assessed value of $2,801,276. in Pittzburg they own 643 amenable properties, with an assessed value of $1,427,000, and a market value of $2,158,100. in other cities the value of their properties in from $85,000 to $110,000. The report shows returns on 80, 800 Negroes who are entering New Hampshire, among the classified housing, Domestic services, 69,4 manufacturing, 12,9; transportation, 11,6; agricultural, 4,0; and professional services, 1,5. Housing building associations are conducted by owned and : LOS ANGELES, CAL. NEWS. The Angeles, Calif., Dec. 26, '11.—The First Cantata given by the Choir of Wesley Chapel Church on Sunday December 24th was a great success and highly appreciated by a large audience. For the first time the Choir were choirists robes. They were white with the loosely tied cord about the waist, the end of the cords being finished with large. They were very busy with the occasion and carried with it significance that can only be appreciated by the people of the day who believe in progress. There is a great future for the Wesley Chapel Church because of its pastor able in the person of Rev. E. W.renchin, and next because they have an able chair instructor in the person of V. W. Howard. They as leaders can be easily approached. They are always willing to serve the people for the best interest. Such men as these are needed in our city and their arrival is always welcomed. Wesley Chapel M. E. Church holds second place in Method.am in our city and under her present administration it is believed, that in the near future who will take her stand with the foremost churches of our country. FOUND DEAD IN BED The body of Mr. George W. Holmes was found in his bed at Santa Monica where he was rooming. The deceased came from Atlanta, Ga. a few years ago, and it is believed he has a wife, two sons and a daughter. He resided here in Los Angeles until a few months ago when he went to San Antonio. He is between 50 and 60 years of age and has about five feet, four inches in height. (Will gladly give further information to inquiring relatives if they wish it.) Miss Fannie Edwards who came to our city a short time ago is now employed as stenographer at the Chamber of Commerce. Miss Edwards is a typical Negro woman and has no desire with any other race. It did not take a wire-pulling to secure his position, but he is competent. Miss Edwards's father is a man of Baltimore where he is a full carrier. She also has a brother who has one of the lending drug stores in the East. Rev. J. D. Gordon addressed the Y. M. C. A. on Sunday, 24th and a large audience enjoyed his discourse and welcomed him back again. Rev. Jesse Peck will leave Los Angeles on January 10th for Kansas City where he is to attend the Conference of the A. M. E. Church. The Reverend is a candidate for Bishop and it is hoped by the church and community whose lives have so faithfully served since 1908, that he will be successful in his undertaking. The Reverend has worn a spotless gown in our city, his life has been pure and clean. He is one of the few who have overcome their temptations and has stood out in the clear on his integrity as a Christian gentleman. This accounts for the tremendous congregation that wenda its way to the A.M. E. Church to hear the able and great divine and next to hear one of the greatest choirs in America. The Reverend is always well prepared to meet his congregation and has all who hear him are benefited. A $164.85 XMAS GIFT. Rev. Mrs. Dolly Lewis has just closed her four weeks' revival on December 24th with glory and success of 62 additions to the church. The profound impression made by Rev. Mrs. Lewis will never be forgotten by the public in general. This last revival was conducted at the Mt. Anderson Church, Rev. C. H. Anderson, Pastor at the Church. First revival in a Baptist Church in our city, notwithstanding she has been severely criticized by some of our good Baptist brethren who have not had a successful revival in their own Church during their four years administration. Howard University has made a world-wide reputation of educating the head, but not always the best. The interest of the Church and congregation was so deeply aroused that at the banquet tendered Rev. Mrs. Lewis on Monday night, December 25th, they presented her with a gift of $164.85 and a handsome coat. Mr. W. M. Mahra took charge of the Golden West Hotel on January 1, 1912. We are glad to know that the little difference between him and Mrs. Oliver has been adjusted. Mr. William Kenard, the owner of the Up-to-Date Hand Laundry caught the lucky number in visiting Luna Park, the admission was ten cents. For this investment he received a deed on a lot valued at one hundred dollars ($100.00). These prize num- are given away every day at some moving picture show or such place of amusement. Five men and one woman were indicted on December 27th in the Federal Court of Los Angeles for the smugglering of Chinese into America. The indicted are Mrs. Hall, Antonio Felis, Reynold Scott, Charlie Wing, Maten Loy, Kumi Unino and a number of others. I wish to extend my good wishes for a Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to my many friends in the East 8100.00 Enclosure Paid. Lynchburg, Va., Dec. 21, 1911. 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SUBSCRIBE TO THE RICHMOND PLANET. $150.00 Endowment Paid. Norfolk, Va., December 23, 1911. This is to certify that I have received from John Mitchell, Jr., Grand Cancellor of the Grand Lodge of Virginia, Knights of Pythia, N. A., S. A., E., A., A. and A., ($150.00) One hundred and Fifty Dollars in payment of the death-cash of Bro. Edward Stokos, who was a member of Cross Street Lodge, No. 121 of Petersburg, Va. Signe S. - Susan Stokes In the Law and Equity Court, City of Richmond, this 5th day of Dec., 1911. Harriet A. Kelley.....Plaintiff Walter R. Lomax, etc....Defendant IN CHANCERY. The object of this suit is to have set aside and declared null and void a certain deed of bargain and sale from Harriet A. Kelley to Walter R. Lomax and Nathaniel Bolling, so far as it applies to Walter R. Lomax, which deed is of record in the clerk's office of the Chancery Court of the City of Richmond in D. B. 212, B. P. 310, and bearing date on the 1st day of September, 1910. 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" This speak tore “thai well fo your people ax n whole; who sor people try to make themaclver bo Hore that they will not support. 2 colored eatervrise. I huve never hi much doubta about -th colored peostle bowevor, and ai very pleated to fad that you, In this one tnstgnce If noth ing Tore: bave Juxtitied my coun: dance, and eapeclally that jn. the Amecioan colored wai or peosle ax T have aald, It wpeaks more than well for your stat of correspondents, It wpoaku better yet for their cdl- tor, and proven that all deserve more sertoua considerations when thinks are te bo done. 5 PLEASED JIM GREATLY Now let me say that your Imue of October 14th, préwent year, gave me anch pleanure ax I have not, enjoyed for a long time from reading a col- pred peowte'n journal of apy kind. Amd you all keop up your Rood work T knew all the while that you could de itand would do it when yoa know that you were not being hum- bugxed. And may thin alone norve for mech to reassert and tnepiro uther catorprises of Lie. colored 1160- ple, by the colored jwopie und tor Me rolored people, {fC uony otters care to take patt 2 Nut you wilt not hexttaty te agree with me. one and all. that there {s much te be done, and the time Ix short. We all have walted too Jone uncn the other fellow amt have not dene - enough ourselves. But the , Urae (o mond Is when one dixcovers. Whe error. And let It be eld of us, that wo have dikcovered oure and notwithstanding it being the eleventh Dour tet us enter the garden and work hard and probatly we tay yet, receive the penny. : MORE ADVICE GIVEN. . Theesfore. Mr. Editor, let me call your attention and the attention wt your eatiro people to another featsre of tala vory paitie Jouruisl.atic Kub}et to which I call upon you as iny teat . witmom (0 entity, 1 vex mont hum. | bly of “course to tell your readers and malt that in doing Roud we, Howtd 100m ail aboNt un fo ren « wboro tho Kruatest can We dour y rut; Bow it 1k to bo dont to : got tho beat romuits. And If YR ; acres with mo } will proceed by AiO- } ing @ay one schoul tr too stall to 4 nducate all tho people at any one 3 ume. Ani Cor thi we should n5t ; neglect oe of the many. I wish, s borotoro to remind you then. of thy t {erence between a KeDUFal com ¢ mecelal and altiound journai nud t Mat ef the vtrictly magarine C4. « A QUESTION OF JOURNALISM. | L de not feel myneit worthy now. J wor t Imatruct soy of you upon h ne wt the mort powerful psyeior fs ogical sucivacos of. man, commonly alted ““Journaliem.” A magazine . Spurmal of book devoted ia keop- ng tho public posted along certain } Ines, while (ie commor Journal Ue coope wa generally informed aud can 2 aly devote ftw npacs to tho most 1 irgemt topica of the hour and tho !! mos which givo' its’ readers great ™ oncorm at that particular :moment. % ‘There boing so many things tovit Jair tho attontion of the jublic © laily that wo havo to leave it to our A ditors, as chairmen of a groat que 1? Jon to choose for us which of our ¥ paay clalnie {s of the groatest 1ater- 1 ut, m@ educational and Inspiring to i readers for that particular In: te ast, aad when our articles do not X ppeal ¢o dim ay vital and useful to 1 No masace of his roaders,, why of Ic ourwe, to simply overlooks them. {¥ te A waicaL coxcutsiox, — jm ¥ Wo can casily tell, therofore whon caro in harmony ‘with the ofitor th gr -the Konoral good of his readers th y the publication to Rives us, and vs rom though it is to Kill us some in mes, yet he docms it necossary (or M ls reader to know that one is to dio nd elleatiy asks thom to determine 1 pom the death. But if ho feels that a article 1s of no particular ure » his readers, be will simply over- hc Ok We, thet is all. No matter what m @ think about it .And then if we m wit. upon having publication with az a ee Cee See eT ae ee Wo can easily (ell, therefore whon we aro im harmony with the oditor for-the gonoral good of his readers by the publication bo gives us, and ovea though it is to Xill us some- Umes, yet he dooms it necessary (or bis reader to know that one is to dic and sllootly asks thom to determine upom the death. But if ho feels that aa article Is of no. particular use te bis readers, be will simply ovor- look #, that is all. No matter what wo think about it And then if we insist upoe baving publication with dim, why then he will charge'us for the space according as he thinks Chat the matter will affect his journ- al. Ovwr article is then trosted as an advertisement. New I have gone a long way to toll you really what I first bad in mind to tell you, and J could go on further, and yet feel sure that my discourse would be cf much deneft to wome if not most of the readers of ‘Tee PLANET, but the editor may not thimk that way, or may think that I am too long in coming to a poiat ead may not give me a hearing anyway. S80 you see-that I have to thank Mr. Mttebell for allowing me a begring In bie journal wheter pay M or not. And ifT do have to pay, why the more I please dIm the fess I will have to pay. There fore, although I feel that my remarks are meceneary to some, I also realise thet 1 must, be brief. THE SPHERE OF THE MAGAZINE. New, @ magasine may be a social or commercial paper, which makes & business of. informing ite readers epee. certain matters in cortaia ware, eoveréing-to the septation of chat pon Seve seteral tagaier bee, yon news. pages of coneral fare, of stich I thet The pe ta shest wean fe reed. bat you eoed a. ered apectal in whieh suciety ann (eth to acatety im 5 seciel atria. mt And this reminds me to say thal /many au article which may bo the rover thing for a newsrager of the keneral type, would never do for x magazine and vise-verma, And many A thine when It would be good fox both the aiyle of welting aunt be bared Oyon Che class of journal tn which. itts to be published, Be- cause although both fournaly ure read by the aame family, they are seldom reat by all allke, The xport ing Ruzelton are wontly Feud. by Jounger nen and boy», oF rotnetfmes there is a Indy who Is given to, or has a’ faney for some. jeartlenlar Kind of sport, und thin she will read Just so much us will Interest her, cic, eHut the wtrictly xoclal paper tn seotter nue altogether. “This one bt for the ladies principally, and, an we ail aro more gr lex fond of ladles’ company, it Ie natural that/we take some Interest In matters Abie! In terest Une lative, And. Crthermore i magazine may lay) around the house for moutha, and xometiines for years after a comnion newspaper has been -deatroyed, WI Ich treited upot Nie mame nahpeet. And Gite we can see that the are Giele written for a mararine whould net onf® he adapted (o the rpectatty of the gnmtette Ine whteh I fete be Published, hat also written with inore setentitie: presinlon and care is Ho may. be read spine day by “peogle who have not the least knowledge of sone subject aud may not care to! have and get Jour article may he off ch 4h enqaging uature Ula the reader WI be compelled to, atter| vive Fouding the headline, read the tory ail thrash { Many tines iz. makes thom take up he theme of squr argument. ax a] tidy ath very often when 1 Goes lwthing mere, Jt causes them to re! wentier the writer! and that if at fs flttere tiie they naw JOUR name gon a hook or paper It ould Ith, petlately attract thelr httention, rit they read or heard of your, ame ta eoniection with anything reat or miaall they woald mot Ate: rally becotin Intererted at one nd there are many wayn in which tin ean prods by Mattie te feened eunoncar te Fendine gone A AN VE TOR VER WHRETEN Rew yon have in Jour countzy sast Sach a inediuni ay L would think pro. ber to be miae your social mtatdard, died most. deeldedly so from. two nfaudponin one of which ts, that ths Salter at the abe which T have tn Mew, fd young mun of your own race and couutzs, und who has by rote inysterious means which mark Rim ae aw huntior of a dectdedly A- mierican type, and one whieh deserves your every attention and encourage: foent, has foutd a Way to readers In Several countries ad nie Ghtath C4 looked tga ay ydur standanl, bee cagtne he beng antopohen for equal raBit Aw te ean do yout much Rood fa ttapaty vee fit rstees tnay tie, HO ts Siow that Soa ye him Jour Kerfoun fitentons ‘Thi gentleman ‘tn Me, Join FB. A, MeConteo of Birming- hat, Ala, he editor of the MeCons feo's Monthly Magazine with many guluertlwrs and atl more admirers Ax 1 wan met only the other day by one of the ost “prominent law Jers of thie city and at once be-bexan to ask tne about McContco's”Maga- zine and promisex to become an Im- medlate subseritier, He hax some of the best people in our elty for hin subscribers and they all give hin pa- zotte tbo bighest praise, and wbea Its ate In coming to thom they, oné and all, jump right upon me. And what can Ido but to take all they choose to put upon me, and Korie of them seeia to biame mo for itw delay. | And then when {t comes they want to know why 1s there not moro of it. Xow you can do me much good by ploase seclag to it that Mr. MeCon~| Ico gets his paper out on time, as well as having plepty of Clasateymat- ler ,about the colored people of A- merica. The State Normal Sebool han deciied to adopt it ga a corres: ponding medium vetweds you and Mhemiselves, sinco that both oe of thefr profensors and thelr most ad- vanced pupil In English language are subscribers sand graat admirers of MeContco's. . PECULIAR EMBARRASSMENTS. I am not at the Normal School. however, and when these people meot me they mostly sit right upom my Deck abont’that McConico'’s Mag- azine and those bewutiful colored peo plo in America, The fanny part of is, many who cannot road x word of Enkllah “will have one of these opies and will come to me telling what & wonderful paper it fs, and whon J exclaim that “I did not know hat you could read-Englinh!” why hey would eay, “Well, I cannot, but hat makes no matter. I can look at he pictures after the others have ead te for me." ‘Now it js a regular word among hem tbat Iam going to burry up und learn English so that I can coa- ribute rtories of our school for those weet-faced American boya and girls 0 read. Amd then one of the sen- nore will say, “Wall I'am going td: urry Vp and get through “with my tudies and go there and marry oe of those girts and then we can speak nly English tm our homes.” And hia af course etaps the girls, until he other day when one of the girle nvemtéd a reply to her tauater. She aye, “Well, do you not think thet rr could get our. pictures sent over bere andebave thea put into the Magaxine, too? And if those young patlemea are helt ce. gallant os. ve hin they are, why do you net thiak hat they would like te learn Por- uguese,'too?” : Wit Make A cHange. = | ARG bea I beard that 1 desea to] bink chet I /ed better get another | aft of clothe apd Gnd come-curuse | that aulice me to say Just mow that de ‘careful and fo not’ mise. ypur chance, aay of you, | : |" Now, I would further suggest that there are may ways by which one jest make themselves of much use to others ax well as themselves’ by taking advantage of the opportunt- ties offered by such & magasine as the McConico's Just as well aa that of The PLANET. ‘You can practice writing stories, poetry, etc. for those Journals, and a sweet chitd'e story in A magazine KO thie Is the cptest thing at all, * é w And again It de/always interesting “aml instructive'to read anything writ ten upon all or any such nubjecte as good houvekecplug, farming, garden- Ing. drewemuking, the caro of ant. mato, birdn, ete, and a pleture of these when they are tlhe alwayx shown the netence and xenlus.of the writer or -onteDutor, while at thy “santo tice adding grace ina most wonder- ful way to the Journal In while 1 appears, | Now. I waw xeveral artielea in The PLANET that “wli somo Ite chan- kes would be Just the thing for w- niaxazine, avd further aay that these articlow reflect great credit upon thelr wratecn tov. Now I have really been more fengthy than T thought that [ would and inuet actually bex your many pardons and if the editor winb- s. 1 xhall never bo guilty of tho aioe net in the ame way again, SUM, I hope that T hage raid notb- ing here Uhat would not help yoo in retting your equal-sociat rights, and furtheY hope that It may In kome Kay help you to appreciate and pre- ecve Chem when they have ance bent vytatiot Now with my best winhen hes to say that tam your tarmatele ISAAC 8, MOORE i Risa dot Capitan Hatta, Mraait 4 . COOLING CREAM. The Only Satisfactory Way of Kesping It In Good Condition—Running Water a Factor, The, delverlug of peer cream -by fartuers aud tlhe jarchastng of the kam) by cream buying agents are ‘threat ening the yery foundations’ of» the creamery Industry, esertally the but ter mauufacturlng wide. 1f the datry men want to keep out olcomargertny and other cheap butter subrtita they must furnish the consmmning ‘pub} Ne with a swt xeade of butter, T process of dellvering Rood crvatn 1k m4 ntinple (hat no one sbookd err. Ifthe following arvtlinds are Foul eream will Invuriatly be fur nixhed. In certain nections of the coun try jg eed be Impede 0 out a ice: Monseyuentily the cuoling of thy creat must be done by water alone The principle of keepiug erwam Lo conditioa In te pradluce ax clean ereai an pomitie by having clean milk, bJ having all utenstin with which thd creat comer in contact thoroughly cleansed, by the proper couling of thd cTeats ay Koon ne Juwonttld ofier neparal Se fas Me se ee <2 B => Re = wy EG A Cream Cooler. ‘tion and the holdjak of it at an low 4 degree of tomperature ax well water ‘will allow, It te very fmportnpt that the cream be atirred while the cooling process i going on, expecially very thick cream tan the tendency is for the fat to ‘con solldate and thus retain the beat. Freab cream should never be added to that of previoux separation until I te’ cooled to the same temperature One Idea) way of keeping cream 8 te hare a xmall tank Into whlch water 1 pumped. Then put the cream inte small wbotgun cans and piace them ft the tank. He ure to hinve the-watet fn the tank om bisb oF higher than the cream tn the enn. The different tote of crenin mhontd not be pot Into the large aulpping can until the day of ablpment oF delivery. at the creamery. During the winter months the water fn the tank atould be a few tacher iiigher than the cream {n the can #0 at to prevent freezing of the cream: TD¢ roar cans should be covered on thalt way to the station {a the summer with A wet blanket Ornt, then a dry one thrown ovar that. The dry blanket pre vents the eraporation of the water from the wet blanket. A heavy dry dlanket is better than no covering, Daring the winter the cans should alee be covered while xolng to the vuiee witha beary blanket, ad as fo prevent! the cream from freezing. ‘This cut makea an ideal box for! cooling cream where a constant sapply| of water is available. The box ebould| be placed betwoea the stock tank and the well 20 that all water which geome to the stock tank must pase through the cream box. Profit In Late Pigs. Bome hog growers claim that late pigs are not worth cating for, and they advise Killing them at birth. Howey. of, ia this era of high prices of bogs ft te Mkely that farmers will be slew abset ‘killing young pigu even if. they Geo come at an unfaverable sensos. Pigs <am be made to grow rajédly in the Gand winter, but it takes care fal treat it. Their quarters mest be kept @ryfand they ahowhd be Regt well sheltered from storme—Farm Prog rem. 3 Babetitwts Pasture Por Mees. | ‘Thees whe have s good alfalfa paw ‘wae for bogs are ta luck, 436 thee ‘Whe beve sot may help. their bad ateng by sowing « miter of a the grains ‘they have dad oéfing abeat ‘tia pounds of rape te the sem. Ais vom Weshisete A ‘The R., F.& P»R. R.and W.S, Ry. announce the operation ff wo new fast trains; with parlor cars, between Richmond and Wash- ington, commencing Monday, November 27th, on the follpwing schedule : NORTHWARD ‘| Leave Byrd Street Mation, 3:50 P. M., except Sundays. Due Washington... . . 6135 P. Mi, except Sundays. SOUTHWARD Leave Washington . 40S P.M,, except Sondays. Due Byrd Street Station . . 6150 P. M., except Suadeys. £ Both trains stop at Elbe Station. ree Immediate connection at Washington to and from principal Northern, Eastern and one ce - Ty tsaine are merely added to the already excellent schedule maintained by the Richmond: Warhington Lines and will doubtless make A service will more popular with the traveling public. @ W, P. TAYLOR, Trafic Manager. RAGE Be er - a S Pe Oa * TROUBLESOME WEEDS. Much Good’ tn radicating Posts May ‘Be Dene by Work In pe By Srets } Although mauy of the eld weeds and those more Gxually eccurring Io “Kroves and orchards xre often found 4h noglected gardens, the Ixtter, even whew ingst carefully worked, afe per: sistently Invited by ubout two doven apeclon (hat sovts ty experinily. thrive In nssmrtation. with’ vegetables and Howey, . Among the earlint woods tosatart up in the spring atieng the grow: fog radishes, Iottuce ud ontons are the shepherd's purse (expselia and tivo epetee uf wid pepper geass Oe: pidiuray, Theso are native sutuala, but they now occur in gurdeun throushout the world mint nee generally mut abun dant, vigorous ait diticult te repress on newly taid one groan The shepherd's pare Ke a winter annual, getiniiating tn the fall and living over Winter and vo $4 heuptly | found Jy un werkt beds or fu those of onidhs, Spinich ant other fall rowan erie, Thar rut hoses ate Clustered, touthed oe more deeply dl Vi nnd form (he ceuter of the tuft, one oF more branching stems bewrlog siuall white Gower aud lum pede rele, “heart elmped seve pods, con catnnis tamernns Hight teow needn. ‘The sect of tepldiany moat in evs Jonce Is Called Cue saul or apetatoan epber Etsy, Sines the petits are 6h her HoWevoloped ut of a Krew COLOR, Sine wf the festves sae tnt divided, tite athnes ane nesety ebarply tooth Len the margin Ties tre pleaxnut: Y pmincent tw thie taste, mitatlne 0 tne Gf the at fen ete, whteth Ot thier ste De of thee matin EMI, The Cuwers ate papldly euerveded ty 8 feathery arrangement along the an merous tetnctes of the small pe fceled, disk shaped seed pods: contatn- tng a fow projertionately Lirge brown xeeds. ‘The Large or Cowering specten In very mintlir 1 all rekjerts te the above exerpt that tt hay white blow: fomie utud Rrown toe greater height. These wends, being auutals, are pot AumMeute or eradieate, In quick sueevanion to the abore crucifers upper pursinne or pusley, Iamb's quarter or plkwerd, the rag: weedy (nmbrvsial, the crevbing apldac- wort (cammetina, which. oxtending {tx xuccntent stetin in all directions jand rmting at every Jotat, is capable of xmotherins out 1a a very few days fan entire bed of delicate plants Ike paruiey, celery or young ontons, This has pale blue fowers, which lant but @ day, but are wucceeded by others from each sbenthing branch. Tt can only be removed trom “a bed ot vexetabies’ or flowers by carefut hignd weeding and repeated going over. ‘The fivsby stemmed and leaved pur- chase In another mont encroaching plant, developing with ereat rapidity and cren when separated from its roots being canphle of perfecting its thow- wands of iinate seeds by the nutri- ment stored fn {tx succolent stema and follage, which. If left lying on the ground after cuttlog with the hoe, wilt immediately strike root. Thin ts an in- troduced weed, but bas spread almoet throaghout the country and to” rainy seasons mnitiplion to the denpair of the gardener. It can- be utilised for greens. though there ia but litte eab- stance to it after boiling. 3 TOPPER FOR KAFFIR CORN. Useful and, Inexpensive Contrivanee Made by Nebracka Farmer From Gtalk Cutter. A Nebraska farmer has a Kaffir cora topper which he uses to lop cane and Ka@r cora, Two straight biedes from an old stalk cutter were used ia making it, one bolted on to a place of 2 by 4 three fest lomg and the upper biede fastened to It at one ond with : ia —= 3 ee i yy . | , r a - . @ tempat Core Teseen beh, A, wht etews the two kniree ae Detainee, Two ane a ey fat over’ ee wape tet Ou man stents & UB wages 1né owt Ge tagger, Ville unctber te the bur ‘Gin tel ‘pats them yeaa pats fo Tae heads when cut fall tate the wages. “Wintgr Protection of Small Pratte, Vor scuambersion the: wrsal covering of straw-4e, goed. In mild Fecations 's layer of straw mot lens than foue laches thick sbeald be apptied. Ln more ‘eo ete locations this wéald be incroseed te ax tnckes. and in the prairie sox tions it ls Gesicable to use eight inches Of atraw oF even more. : . Needed Fer Qeed' Crepe, Much depends open the vegetable matter afided to the voll. No matter how much plant food there may be Present. the soll will not produce large crops without humas, To supply bu- run vegetable aiatter must be tured Ghee br Gabayaid Menuie aaate 6 eR ee 5 6 ’ 2 cr vA | SF ane yes KA BELL. | Qy= PHS METRE “L wish Thad a nililion dollars” Beh tae NN ace iba, se SR. WR withoot inning mu -asx of yournelf and in not eaouxh to bite a high priced SEpECt (6. abuW" gon how to’ break f5 Well, Rather! Uncle Jackwin (showing cits hoy the farm)—With all your city cddication, sonny, I'l warrant you don't know which mide you milk a cow frum. ‘The Boy—Sure I do! It's the undet alde!—Pock, Must Bs Up to Date, “he, han & rhodel busband.” “1910 of 19117"—Detroit Free Press. Good Evening. - Lgbta turned bia. 77) Papa's very ntah, Little brother's there, Rercbed 10 a chair. Resting In my lap, . Gat, waking nap. Eater Mamma Mudae With a plate of fydee Sweetheart’s sitting there: Tam sitting bere Beth on the setts. ¥ido's to the midain, Very inte at nlgnt. Neo relief in sight. = ‘“Draly, t must £0." “Abest you really, Joe? AwtuBy giad you case, Wen't you come againt” eays she. Mew, ain't that a dickens Of an evening for met ““Chicage Repord-Eerai, Plan Your Windbréak. It fa 2 goed idea to plan now for an evesgress windbredk te protect your eremard, bat Go not sot the trees nti! iene ‘Weigh the milk and test for better ft &f you would knew the value of am sow, Uf the tents of the cow have a! tend age @ be wre or éry rub a title pure vessline co them. ‘The sbevtage inthe hay crop te many qnetiens makes the silo all the mere nectfel. it is sew the mainatey af the Gutrz. Fhe cow's bowels can be hept vegu- le? antl the thin improved by testing @ small ameent. cf of cake or, grand Gneeed ence or twicoa week ‘Fao comm ahoutd be cocked Jest 0 quistty es peutbte after expareting CMs wanthes, nnd A sheaid be kept ore unit bk ts Gclivered af the cream ov. ‘Saage ts Bet only 5 goed fond te OR, eat ten the nédisicas! velo of <a pai. = — : et Slender Swords _ By HALLIE ERMWNIE RIVES . . Copyright. 1910, by the Bebbe- Merrill Company" (CONTINURD FROM PAGE TWO.) a hospital aud sus hue of red belek malation bouees ntoud an xeamny awos Debind gre. bedves which gave a suggestion of v quict Englinh village. A couple of the sumiler tecations’ stil clung to their ancient sites, and the quarter boanted besides a score of am: bitlous urvpean reeidences and a modern botel. In the rectory the bisbop eat at Hifin witb the’arehbiabop of the Rus- sian cathedral, a man of serenty- claret. gray bearded and patriarchal, another Bt “Francis Xavier. In. this foreign Geld the palr bad been friends @uring- more than a score of years Both were equally broad inladed, bax long ago thrown dows the sectarian barriers too apt to prevall in Jeeu.re stricted communitien To a large az: tent they were confidante, The arch- bishop spoks Ilttle English ard the bishop no Russlan“and but “inebriate” Frenct, as be termed it, 0 that thelr ‘talk was. habitually ‘in Japanese. ‘When they tad Suisbed eatiog dota men bowed their heads in # aflent race. The Russian as be rose made the algn of the cross, * ‘An they entered the Ibrary a wrin- led boune nervant sucked in his breath behind them. “Will tbe thro eminent guest delgn to partake of a little worthless tobac- co?” be inquired in) the ceremontous bonorifics of the verdaculsr, - 4 The thrice eminent shdok bis bead, and the binbop answered: “Honorable thanks. Monda-San, Our guest au- gustly does not smoke.” At the table they bad-been talking] of the xnrat dream of botb—the Chris- Wanization of modern Japan. Tho| archbishop continued the coarersation now: “Aw L was mnying, the great atum- bilag block ts the language. It te sil right for you and mic, who have bad twenty sears at It, but our belpers haven't. Hin code of courtesy forbid a Japanese (0 nocd to correct even when we are absunily wrong. One of my bosa"—so the bishop affectionately referred 19 hin younger coadjutors— “was preaching the other day on “The Spiritual Attributes of Mankind.’ Io meant to une the word niugen—man {0 he wide Aenae. "He preached. he bought, with a Kod deal of succes. The people xccmed particularly crave nd attentive Afterward bo asked in old Japanese what be thought of he aubject, ‘Theanan replied that he jad felt much instructed to find there} ere my Many things to be sald Hout t. Me added! that he blinself general y ato them bolled. My young man ad umd the word nlnYu—carrots The Aplritual Attributey of Se \nd a whole xermon on It! feegine) 7 The archbishop threw Ween ble tet), nd laughed." ‘The the conversstten pitted again tuto the sertoms “OF arse,” maid the Diaiop, “there ts at etom he orenta tbulty o m | rate racial traits, to realise that Chris; anity bas “made Christendom's glo | jen, not ber shames. The Japances re ceseatiaily = spiritually minded | . copla, Bowe of the weet's most] | ommon vices they are strangely with at, and thelr code of everyday morale} , apll we can throw Yery few stenen| t themsbere.” 7 The archbixbop nodded. « “By the way." "be sald preseatly, | , hanging the subject, “I pamed your ew chapel the other day. It ta very andsome. Your niece, 1 think you id me. built it. May I ask" “Yea.” anid the host, “It ts my dead stern child. Barbara, John Fatr| 1 .x'n daughter.” 4 A look passed Detweeo them, and] 9e bixhop rose and paced up and| J own. @ habit when be was deeply! ¥ joved. “Nhe came back to Japan 1th me." he continoed.”” “Lam tol s Ko her to ace the chapel this after-| t pon. Yesterday abe told me abe in-| I Gah he ee Bea edicated to ber father's meme. a For a moment there was mo re ply, ‘Then the otber atid, “You have beard noth: ing of Fairfax all these years?” “Not a word.” Bho bas never known?” ‘The bishop = San Somes “eur vas xevee ensrpetbetA “She delleves be diel before ber moth. or left Japan.” He paused before tbe Window. his back to the other. “He was mg friend.” be anid, “20d I loved him. 1 gave my. sister to-him, and she loved bim tee.” “I remember.” said, the archbishop towy. “She weet tack to America from Nagasaki: Hew otrange tt was! be never told any ene Why che left him?” Z “Never 0 weit. Me ied batore 1 went to America again. She left mo a miter which hated ot something whelly esforstrabie, almost satanic, ft sbust have seemed to bai.” Saad ber =: . “Disappeared. Bin ‘was thenghe have gene to"Chme. Parhage be’ sitive there yet. | have aiwars wer dered. If on tow te be fring | what way? The btabep turned. ot rumtiy.. “in vie of whet we beow'! mae. tend mowit Vo the Qoaivation of Ber te teal tp eet ey be tetimeast f die yeh 8 fiend.” 7 aan wee 6 sip Vale « ft eh bo cng at length. “Tom x | cometunes sf: 2 phen supe things.” The ‘memory _ of a beaatifel thing.” Let us met fe" a ‘The Blab od the smbasendor when tbe call’ was coded that afternoon, found Wartara with Hara in the garden pay |. She wat om its wide ledge, Hara akiber feet tn a Gainty- kimono of pal gray cotton erape with 2 woren payern of plum Dlossonis.” The oral Jdpancee face showed 50 trace now of the passionate anger with which abe bat fed from Phil's Xineen, if it bad Jett ce the trace was, bidden und fe racial tiask that brbitually glosfee the eur- face of ortental feeling. Barbara had fallen tn: lore with Hiaro’n plqnant pervonality, with ber fragile loveliness. ber quatot phrasing, her utter desire to please.y While Pa- tricia deepened ber eneagile freckles = the tennis court she bad made the Japanese gir! bring ber namisen and Play. Afterward Hacw in ber pretty broken English bad told ber stories, (O14 legends that are embalmed in the geisha dances, of the forty-seven ronin ‘and of the great shogun Who ilept by the buge stone lanterus {2 Uyeno park. When Barbsrn and her unote started on thelr walk—be was to shew ber the chapel—the ambassador strolled with them as far as the main gate of the compound. A string of carriages from the imperial stables, each with the golden chrysanthemur on its Inc- qeered panel, was just passing. Their oceupanta, seme of whom were Japa-- mese and some foreign. were In aval wniform, thelr bressts covered with orders. “The officers of the foreign aquad- ron, no doubt,” aald the ambassader, “being ahown the aighta of the capital, Day after. tomorrow the minister of marine begins the oficial entertatn- went with m ball tp thelr héuor. “Yor will enjoy that, Barbara.” “T wish.” aaid the biebop, “that the pensiroistn who are no fond of telking of diplomatic ‘strato’ could see a Japa- nese walcome. ‘The stay of these off- corn will be one long feativity.. Yet to read n cortinental journal you -would think every cthet Japanese was carry: . nx a cint for use if they ventured unhore.” ‘The ambansador watched the cavel- ado thoughtfully, For weeks the aewspapers of European -capitals tad alked of condlcting Interests and un- econclieg Piffereuces between the Uwe ountrice, Fle knew that there was itUe in this, Ip fact, save tbe jouraal- stic pecenn'gy for “ewe” and a necy- Kisnews {tht seems periodically to pprent hixbly strung, chanceries as It joes Individemie, Beneath this murtace orrent diplomacy bad gone its even, emperate wey, undisturbed. But as « rained diplonntixt becknew that the nowt Daxclem rumor, If too loag per inted In, nd grave danger, and ‘be ad welcomed the coming of the quadron fat the xake of the effect om orelga public oploln of the Laviad nd open hearted hospitality whick Ja- an would offer it Wea the car ages had whirled past be bede the thers goodby and went back to bis ooks. ‘Walking op the sloping “Hill ef the pirit” to the templed knoll beblod it. arbera felt tn tune with thethfter- D8. As they walked Barbara told of the iventure of the erening before with s welfhound and of the review of worming. and the Dishop, shrewdly “ardiag her, thought be had never ther eo beautiful. - ‘What haa happencd—who has bap- 6. Harbaray’ he asked, for be déenty gncased he knew what that ok meant Fler eyex dropped. and her ristag col- confirmed his idea. “I don't iatow! > your” fle took out bis pocketbook and nded her a clipping from a morning wepaper. It chronicled the arrival ‘the yacht Barbara. Bhe looked at him out of eyes beim: ag with tnugbter: The time has coma” the Walrse mld, “ro talk of many things shoes and ships and sealing wax. ‘Of cabbegee— : ‘But not Ware?" be finished “AR rt. He'll mpeak for bimeetf, pe abt Tlie paper says bes at Nara, ¢ then he doenn’t know you are bere t We pushed our sailing date for- 4, vou remember.” I'm trying to carb my tmpatienc,” r said Dilthely. “Menewbile I can't | you what @ good time I'm heaving. bell stay in Japan forever. ‘1 cam 1 it in my bones. I shall have & penese. house with a chaperon. two ihea_catn and am amsh and etedy three systema of Gower arrange Bain Wis dapcancrg ls Matin ee ae ene eee Ca er anes eee "To talk of many things— Of shoce and abipa and sealing wax. ‘Of cabbeges— : “But-not Ware?" be finshed. “AR Higbt. He'll npeak for bimsett, ne doubt. Thin paper says bes at Nara, bat then he doenn’t know you are bere yet. We pushed our sailing date for- ward, you remember.” “I'm trying to carb my impatience.” abe said bilthely. “Menawbile I can't tell you what a good time I'm having. Label! stay tn Japan forever. “1 cam feel it tn my bones. I shall have & Japanese. house with chaperon. twe tallhea_catn aud Am amah and atedy the three systems of fower arrange ment and the tea ceremony.” They bad reached the buge gata with its little booth in which @ sentry Bow stood. “He wears the walfern: of the tmpertal guard.” the bisbop veld. “That is the residence of oe of the dangbters Sf the emperor.” Be turned into the lady that opened eppestte, It was bedged with some wafamfiar thorny ehrub with weelly yelew blomome, and a Httle way. ia aide stood an old temple gate with. & crews torlt. She stopped with en ox: aanetion, 7 “Yen he said, “thebe le the chapel.” Bertere wes leotiag epyesiio (be terti, where, amid the Gowering greta, a casting revt ited. betting a cress. It steed eat whitely cot agaiest the ben, a silent eiteem. Facing the Gragon ownrniing gota, % mate ber thiat of pato musty Jn penguoun pe ge cvuntries, of Pus) counting before Be ‘tempt of Dusan tn Syberms o0d jonsty Cbritian ancborttes ts protane nate of green aud guté. ‘Watberh tied paemed te trent of the apts enon far che laos gia ete “OM be tore” Son stetan sate. sx “it t to be pet $77.9 ‘= ont ae oe peecien emarna sorning” oop t Ge Goer taf peered tate the “Tea VM als © took ohow 0G, we dente: 0.08 te mabe » raanericed. : Sypes.) ane may wor beck, fur.gep, : (tO CORTENSED.X 7 HIGH GRADE JOB WORK In Fact Printing of All Kinds Executed Promptly. THE PLANET is the Leading Journal in the Country --- We Do Linotype Work for the Trade. We print CALENDARS. Our prices are as low as is consistent with First Class Work. We furnish Invitations for Balls, Weddings and Special Entertainments. We have a Stock Room here in which we carry Book Paper, Bond Paper, Flat Writings, Manilla Paper, Envelopes. Card Board, Wedding Stock. in fact, Every thing in the Printing Line. MAN LYNCHED NEAR BALTIMORE Colored Slayer Taken From Jail and Shot to Death. KILLED MAN IN ROW Negro Fought Tard For His Life, But Was Beaten Unconscious and Carried Away to His Death—No Clew to Perpetrators. King Davis, colored, twenty-eight years old, who last Saturday shot and killed Frederick A. Schwab at Fairfield, Anno Arundel county, Md., was taken from the jail at Lincoln, a suburb of Baltimore, and shot to death by a small party of men. Davis, who was also known by the name of Johnson, was dragged to a spot about 200 yards from the station and shot through the lungs four times. His body was not discovered until several hours afterward by a passerby, who notified the police. No all-night guard is kept at the station and the police had no knowledge of the affair until the finding of the body was reported. Chief of Police Irwin at once started an investigation. He said he had no clew to the perpetrators of the deed. The avenging band, thought to have not exceeded eight or ten in number, formed quietly. They effected an entrance into the lockup without attracting the attention of those living nearby, and went to Davis' cell, where they found him asleep. Hubert Chase, colored, who was held in the station as a witness in the Schwab case, was not molested. Chase said that Davis fought desperately and shrieked for mercy, but his cries were silenced by a blow on the head, which stretched him unconscious. He was then dragged away to his death. No noise or outcries were heard by the near neighbors except the shots, and no attention was paid to those, as they were thought to have been fired by Christmas merrymakers. Between the station and the scene of the lynching the grass was trampled down and there was a trail of blood, indicating that Davis was badly beaten before he was taken out. A jury of inquest returned a verdict that Davis came to his death by bullet wounds inflicted by parties unknown to the jury. The trouble which caused the shooter of Schwab started in a school at Pairfield over a game of pool between Frank Schwab, a brother of the dead man, and Davis. Schwab inspected Davis called him vile name. After the party left the saloon Frederick Schwab took up his broth er's quarrel with Davis, who drew his platol and sent a bullet through the heart of Schwab, killing him instantly. Davis then first two shots at Frank Schwab, without effect, and fled, but was arrested an hour later. He declared he shot in self-defense, asserting that Frederick Schwab had struck him first. Material revision downward at once of the tariff on wool and woolens is urged by President Taft in a special message sent to both houses of congress. The message transmits to congress ten long-watted report of the tariff board on "schedule K" of the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The board's report shows, and the president's message emphasizes that the existing duties on many classes of wool and wool manufactures, particularly on lower grades and the unscoured raw material, and on the higher grades of the finished product are prohibitory and greatly in excess of the difference in the cost of production here and abroad. The duties are so arranged, the message sets forth, as to keep out of the United States entirely wools of any qualities which, if imported, might be used to displace the cheap substitutes now employed. President Taft points out also that the cost of wool growing, of manufacture and of buildings plants is much higher in this country than in the chief competitor of the United States, and that this is not offset in this particular industry by any superiority or greater efficiency of the American labor. The cost of turning wool into yarn and yarn into cloth, the message sets forth, is nearly twice as great in the United States as abroad, and that, with the higher wages of labor, forms a handicap that has been overcome by the protective principle, resulting in the building up of a great industry involving the welfare of hundreds of thousands of people. The president points out that the full duty is not added to the price in the United States, and that much of the so-called "compensatory duty" is greatly excessive, competition here keeping the prices far below those indicated in the tariff schedules. "In recommending revision and reduction," says the president, "I therefore urge that action be taken with these facts in mind, to the end that an important and established industry may not be jeopardized." Save Heir From Strange Cult: George Lindsey, the twelve-year-old heir to a fortune in Philadelphia of more than $1,000,000, has been rescued in Chicago from the "inner circle" of a man worthless cult known as the Madman. Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsey was an ardent believer in the Mandham case, and had been advanced by the hands of the sent to the post of "Vahidah." 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. Before the boy was wretened from the hands of the followers of the cult, he had been traced by detectives employed by the uploe from New York to Los Angeles, and eastward again to Chicago. The uncle has asked that the court take charge of the boy. He alleged that the lad had been kept for a time on a diet of grapes and beer. The boy is now with his mother. She has been ordered not to return him to the "temple." Judge Plinckney will hear the case on Jan. 4. When the father of the boy died, he and his mother were made joint heirs, and the estate was left in trust, with a trust company in Philadelphia. By a provision of the will, it is understood, the entire fortune of the former contractor was to have reverted to the mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay, in the event of the boy's death. According to operatives of the W. 3. Burns Detective agency, the mother and the boy disappeared from New York about six months ago. Closely associated with her was "Rey. D'Ottoman Zar Adusht Hanlah, the high priest, and it is said that he prevailed upon the mother to uso her son as a chosen instrument in the cause of the religion. He was to have been a subject of special revelations, and it was during his course of preparation for this notable purpose that he was put on the grape and beer diet. --- Congress Ratifies Treaty Abrogation. The last step in authorizing the termination of the treaty of 1832 between the United States and Russia was taken when the house concurred in the Lodge resolution ratifying the action of the president in notifying the Russian government that the convention would come to an end Jan. 1, 1913. President Taft then signed the resolution. While congress is revering certain relations with Russia the state department and the White House are working vigorously to push negotiations booking to the drawing of a new understanding. That this is a delicate task is acknowledged. The best of feeling thus far marks the negotiations, but the difficulties, while not insurmountable, are great. This is especially so because of this government's ban on the entrance into this country of the orientals races. Both the senate committee on foreign relations and the foreign affairs committee of the house indicated their entire willingness to assist in advancing the overtures in every way in their power. The stake is a commercial interchange between the countries running into the millions of dollars annually, with the balance all in favor of the United States. Find Fortune on Woman. In the skirt of a woman arrested on the charge of pocket picking in New York was found concealed $1481 in bills of small denomination, three god watches, a brasset, four wedding rings and six diamond rings. She was Mrs. Lena Stamee, and the You will receive courteous attention and your patronage is earnestly solicited. Out of Town Orders Promptly Attended. 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Mickle, an old storekeeper in Seventh street, Washington, on Nov. 17 last. Martin, who appears to be a nervous wreck, said that he entered the store, struck the man over the head with a wrench, took the contents of the cash drawer and fled. He said that he went to West Virginia and did not know that the man he assaulted was dead until he read it two weeks ago in a Washington newspaper. He saw also that some one else had been arrested for the crime. The memory of his death and the thought that an innocent person would suffer for it drove him to a professional, where he told his story to the priest. It was on the advice of the latter, Martin said, that he surrendered himself. Martin formerly lived at Cumberland, Md. He has been in Whitmore only a few days, he said. Martin told the police that his first thought after reading of the arrest of another for the murder was that he had a lucky escape. "Then," he said, "I began worrying. I could not rent; I could not sleep. I have been in misery." "I would rather be hanged or have anything else done to me than to be tormented by my thoughts. The man I killed kept a cigar store on Seventh street, Washington. I went in there and asked him for money. He refused me and I struck him over the head with a monkey wrench. Then I ran away. I went to West Virginia and came here about three weeks ago from Berkeley Springs. I am a baker by trade and am not married. "Ever since I read that I had killed the man I struck I have seen faces at night when I was in bed. I can see the picture of that cigar store." Operate on at Eighty-Seven. Mrs. Martha Baldwin Morgan, eighty-seven years old, a sister of Summerfield Baldwin, a leading financier of Baltimore, was operated on by Dr. St. Clair Spurrell in Johns Hopkins hospital. It is said she probably will be able to leave the hospital early next week. Mathematical Wizard Found Dead. Arthur F. 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SATURDAY...JANUARY 6, 1912 SUN YAT SEN IS PRESIDENT New Executive Will Conduct Further Negotiations With Manchu Dynasty at Pekin. Dr. Sun Yat Sen has been unanimously elected president of the republic of China by the rebel conference at Nankin. He will now draw up a cabinet, will now draw up a cabinet. For several years Sub Yat Sen has labored in America and Europe aiding the propaganda for reform in his native land, and in crediting with having had a large part in organizing the present revolt. Immediately following the receipt of word from Nankin that he had been elected president of the republic, Dr. Sun Yat Sen gave out the following statement at Shanghai, with the request that it be transmitted to his friends in the United States: "I consider it my duty to accept the presidency. My policy will be to be secure peace and a stable government by the promptest methods possible. My single aim is to insure the peace and contentment of the millions of my fellow congrymen." The peace conference at Shanghai decided to call the calling of a national convention to decide the form of government of China, whose decision shall be bilingual on both sides. The Manchurian troops are meansible to evaluate their positions and the republicans to maintain theirs. The news of Dr Sun Yat Sen's election to the presidency by the delegates of the eighteen provinces of China proper at their conference at Nankin spread with extraordinary rapidity among the population of Shanghai. Crowds made their way to the house in the French concession in which he has resided since his arrival. When he appeared he was greeted with an enthusiastic ovation. Members of the provisional cabinet, which was formed by Dr. Wu Ting Fang on Nov. 6, and delegates who were sent by both the imperialists and revolutionaries to the peace conference, pass frequently along the streets on their way to President Sun Yat Sen's headquarters. Sun Yat Sen's election means that the peace conference between Wu Ting Fang and Tung Shao Yi is closed. The president will assume charge of all negotiations. The continuance of these negotiations with Yuan Shi Kai as the representative of the retiring Mahcheu royalty will depend entirely upon the immediate withdrawal of all the so-called imperial troops from all points of contact with the revolutionaries. Under these conditions the armistice will be extended for ten days, to give President Sun time to issue the terms under which the Manchus must lay down their arms and to decide upon pensions and other preliminary details. There is every reason for the belief extant that the country is incapable of maintaining a republic, and even now in the south the republicanists show extreme dissention and factionalism, thus indicating accurately the possibilities of ensuing chaos and leading surely sooner or later to foreign intervention and possibly to the partition of the empire. --- Turkish Towels For Milady's Gowns Milady's next gown will be simple of attalment and it will accord well with the housekeeping entailment due to the high cost of living, it was said at the expoition of coming fashions on display in Chicago by dry goods trade papers. The bathroom, which supplied her bathrobe (otherwise known as blanket cloth) coat, now will furnish her dress. And the material in it will be Turkish towels. With the red towels, with or without the red ribes and tasseled border, as suits the wearer's individuality, a little lab of Irish lace, an opening here and there for an arm to come through, and the gown is complete. A simple silk underskirt, toned to show off the towel fringe left at the bottom of the skirt, and clothing slightly in excess of the overdress, completes the costume. Confessas Killing Son-In-Law Mrs. Mary Goldan, a cripple, fifty years of age, contended at the county jail in Mobile, Ala., that she shot and killed her son-in-law, Fred Waserleben, formerly of the German police force. He was killed Saturday night, she said, when he attempted to attack her. Mrs. Godan said that her son-in-law had been drinking, and when he attacked her, she escaped, and got his own revolver. She shot him three times, dragged the body down stairs from the second floor, put it into a cart and dumped it into a pond. The crime was revealed when the body was found fishing there. Search of the home of the wife and mother-in-law revealed evidence of the crime, and Mrs. Godau, the slave man's wife and a son of the former by a second husband were placed under arrest. Mrs. Godau was arrested in 1893 for the mysterious murder of her husband, but was acquitted for want of evidence. It was alleged then that life insurance was the motive. The police alleged that Wasserleben was shot as he slept, and that the wife and mother planned to obtain his $7000 life insurance. Shoots Girl and Kills Himself. Barrett Levis, the nineteen-year-old son of Francis Levis, of Detroit, shot Hina Lawrence, daughter of O. H. Lawrence, of Waverly, N. Y., and then committed suicide. The young woman was shot once in the leg and three times in the neck, but it is believed that she has a good chance for recovery. Young Levis shot himself three times in the head and died an hour later. Jealousy over the attentions of another man to Mina Lawrence, who is a popular member of the younger society set in Waverly, is supposed to have caused young Levis to commit the deed. Held a prisoner by a harbored wire fence through which he had attempted to creep on the mountain, about three miles from his home, the body of Louis Stoffergen, a wealthy octogonian of Portville, Pa., was found by two state policemen, after hundreds of people had scoured the surrounding country day and night since Tuesday afternoon. Death was due to exposure, he having apparently been too weakened by his long tramp to release himself from the barb which held his clothing. --- Steal Municipal Hospital Health Officer Jones visited the site of the municipal hospital, half a mile east of Freehold, Pa., and was amazed to find only the frame of the building remaining. The last patient there was a small-pox victim. The bed upon which he bedded bedding, furniture and items were covered with the windows and doors were carried off. No little apprehension is felt, because the bedding and other material may return small-pox gouts. --- For the purpose of putting a stop to the late arrival and early departure from work of his hundreds of salaried officials, from the highest official down to the clerk, Charles M. Schwab, president of the Bettelheim Steel works in South Bettelheim, Pa., installed time clocks in all departments. It is the first time in the history of the works that such a procedure has been established, and among the persons affected is Mr. Schwab, he having assigned a "number" to himself. --- Woman Was In Bed 15 Years. Mrs Emma Langman, seventy years old, who refused to get up from her bed for fifteen years, died at the county infirmary at Evansville, Ind. A reversal of her fortunes, which drove her to the county asylum, caused her residence power to leave her after she allowed there. Recently, from continuous lying, she developed paralysis, and it was the immediate cause of death. Doctor Decide Against Morr Doctors Uncle Against Morse. It has been announced at the White House that Washington the report of the agency medical officers who examined Charles W. Morse, the consultant New York banker, serving a sentence in the Atlanta, Ga. federal prison, did not warrant immediate interference by the president, and that the prison would not be granted at this time. Back Scratchers For Tact A bearded Christmas present to Presiding Taft, in the shape of two "back scratchers" from a Michigan manufacturer, has reached the White House. "Should you have occasion to use them before 1512," said the manufacturer in a better accompanying the gift, "Please entertain the happy thought that Michigan is at your back." --- Died on Wedding Anniversary. One year ago Frank Conosky was married to Miss Bertha Long, of Wilkes-Barro, Pa. At the same hour on which the two stood before the altar Conosky was stricken suddenly ill and died in a few seconds. He complained very little of ill health. Steeple-Jack Tumbles to Death. Joseph Huyck, of Deposit, N. Y., employed on a steeple-jack on St. Ignatius church at Kingston, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa., fell from the roof of the church and was so badly injured that he died in the hospital a short time afterward. GENERAL MARKETS PHILADELPHIA — FLOUR quat; PILHAM 6 6.25; city mills, fancy, $299.00 RYE FLOUR firm, at $5.15 @ 6.40 per barrel WHEAT stenody; No. 2 red, #19@94c CGRN quiet; No. 2 yellow, #86c OATS firm; No. 2 white, #53c; lower gray, #2c POILTRY: live steady; henn, 12¹⁰ 14¹⁰; old rosters, 10¹⁰; turkeys, 15¹⁰ 15¹⁰. Dressed firm; choice fowl, 15¹⁰; old rosters, 10¹⁰; turkeys, 20¹⁰; 20¹⁰. BUTTER steady; extra creamy, EGGS firm; selected, 20¹⁰; nearby, by 32, witen, 33. POTAT¹⁰ firm; bash, 11¹⁰. 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The purpose is to find out, if possible, more about the true inwardness of the Roosevelt movement and to talk with prominent New York politicians who favor the renomination of Taft. It is understood that important conferences will be held in New York, having for their object plans to offset the Roosevelt movement. The Taft leaders are danger of the ground slipping from under their feet completely and are trying to guard against this. The burrowing of Mr. Hilles to New York comes on the heels of the disclosure to the president that Colonel Roosevelt refused to eliminate himself as a possibility. This story, 'ound wide credence in Washington. For some reason the White House had been taking the position that Mr. Roosevelt was practically eliminated and did not need to be considered, in spite of reports to the contrary. Elsewhere politicians have known, through sources that could not be questioned, that Roosevelt was working his utmost against Taft, and apparently with the object of getting the nomination himself. It looks now as if the White House at that has reached the conclusion that Roosevelt is "in the game." So far as the Republicans are concerned, all eyes are centered on the well-defined attempt to force the nomination of Colonel Roosevelt. That this movement has attained surprising proportions and is being cleverly engineered by some of the ablest politicians in the country is known. The refusal of Ohio progressives to give LaFollette an endorsement over Roosevelt is viewed as highly significant. In this connection it is of interest that Roosevelt was supposed to be for abolitionists and linked up with James R. Garfield for Roosevelt. Roosevelt men are unanimous in promising early and momentous developments. The Republican situation is seemingly reduced to a case of Taft or Roosevelt. From the LA-Follette leaders recognize the improbability of nominating their candidate, and it would not be surprising to see the LA-Follette following it at least a large part of it soon shouting for Roosevelt. On the Democratic side, with the national committee to meet next Monday, there is also great activity. The Champ Clark people have been extremely active of late. They are preparing for a big showing next week. At bottom there is a surprising amount of talk that when the dust all has settled down Bryan will be the nominee on the Democratic side and Roosevelt on the other. RUOSEVELT A SPHINX Refuses to Affirm or Deny Rumors of His Candidacy. With a general refusal to "confirm or deny any rumor," Colonel Thordoro Roosevelt in New York declined to discuss a report that a movement was stood in New Jersey to place his name on the presidential primary ballots. The former president was asked whether he had been approached by any one of consequence or authority in New Jersey politics with a view to having his name placed on the ballots. "That necessarily involves a definition of the phrase any one of consequence or authority be pledged." I must decline to confirm or deny any reports or rumors of his sort. "Have you taken any steps, colonel, to have your name removed from the primary ballot in Nebraska?" "I have taken no steps one way or the other." "A dispatch from Washington says that you have made known to President Taft. Taft, from a friend, your unwillingness to say that you will, under no circumstances, accept the nomination next June. In this true." "I have not taken the story," Colonel Moorewell, answered. "I suppose I have been neglecting my education again. But I will any this. That when I have any announcement to make I will make it publicly. I will not discuss those rumors. I have nothing to say on anything. The peace banquet with its strong arm equid preserving peace, presented an opportunity the other day—but I am not discussing rumors and reports." Police Judge's Home Dynamited. The home of Police Judge John Lancaster in Thone, Ky., was blown up with dynamite and practically wrecked. Revenge was the cause for blowing up the house. TWO INJURED BY AUTO Man and Woman Hit by Seester Otte er's Auto May Be Fatally Hurt. A large automobile belonging to Senator Oliver, of Pennsylvania, ran down a man and woman near the White House, in Washington, including interior which will probably prove hurt in both cases. Alexander Weiling, the chaplain, deceived that he was blinded by a storm and did not see an enemy in front of him. The wounded were Agustin Smith, a conspirant, and Sarah Pigsgale, a waitress. The legs of both the man and women were fractured in several places and they are suffering from internal injury. B Senator Oliver in out of the city. APPOINTS WOMAN DEPUTY New York Sheriff Appoints Justice Truax's Widow as Assistant. True to his promise to appoint several women deputy sheriff, Sheriff Julie Harburger, of New York, has selected Mrs. Caroline Truax, widow of Justice Truax, of the state supreme court, and 'invested her with authority of deputy seriff of New York county. The Sheriff has other applications from prominent women and probably will soon name additional deputies. To Discard Prison Stripes at Atlanta. 76 Disciple Person Strips at Atlanta That the conspicuous striped garb grabbed the attention of the prison in Atlanta, Ga. was the New Year's day announcement of the warden of the penitentiary. Only the convicts who work outside the walls of the institution will wear the distinguishing clothing in the future. Taft's Secretary Who Is Man- aging His Campaign. J. ALFRED DICKENS DIES SUDDENLY Alfred Tennyson Dickens, eldest sure living son of Charles Dickens, the novelist, died suddenly of acute indigestion at a hotel in New York. Mr. Dickens was in this country on a lecture tour. Mr. Dickens was a godson of the poet Tennyson. He was in his sixty-seventh year. Mr. Dickens, who passed the greater part of his life in Australia, got there at the age of twenty, arrived in this country on Sept. 29, landing at Boston. He rested there for ten days because of a slight indisposition before beginning his lecture tour, which he opened at Lowell, Mass. on Oct. 19. His travels to all lecture engagements took him as far west as Denver. His last lecture was on Dec. 28, before the Stato Teachers' association at Indianapolis. The lecturer was on his way to attend the theater when taken ill. He soon improved and was preparing to go in Kingston, N. Y. to fill an engagement when he was again attacked. He died shortly after being taken to his room from the hotel lobby. Alfred Dickens' home was in Melbourne, Australia. No arrangements will be made for his funeral until word has been received from his children in Melbourne. His wife died several years ago. PARDONED AFTER 28 YEARS Man Who Broke Jail Became Wealthy and Reared a Family. W. L. Hurst, of Hurst, Tox., whose son, Nathan Hurst, escaped from the Texas postmilitary twenty-eight years ago, and who has become a leading and wealthy citizen of Maysville, Mo., has arrived, bringing a pardon from Governor Colquitt. When a youth the son was sentenced to a term of seventeen years for horse theft. Become coming to Maysville Hurst changed his name to William B. Hammond, and under this name, owed married twice and has reared a family. It was not until recently, when the pardon was issued at the request of the elder Hurst, that the family, and friends of Hammond knew of his youthful escape. THINKS HIS PAY TOO HIGH New Jersey Official Asks That His Fees Be Reduced. Florence, N. J., has produced a public official who thinks he is being paid too much for his services. He is Township Clerk Charles Green, and at the organizing meeting of the township committee he appointed the members by sending a request that his fees of $150 for election work be reduced by $100. There was a discussion as to the legality and wisdom of doing as Green requested, but finally the motion was put and carried. TAFT PARDONS & MURDERERS Buffalo Ward Combined of Killing Gun Sale and Three Officers at Gun. President Taft commended the Life substitute of Arthur Adams and Robert Sawyer, two British subjects convicted of murder in 1904, tougue immediately. These prisoners are in the Atlanta prison. They were charged with the murder of the captain, the male engineer, cook and one sailor aboard a lumber schooner off the North Carolina coast. Fatally Wounded, Runs.Mile For Aid. Disappointed over a love affair, Joseph Pluter 'shot' himself in South Bethlehem, Pa. Fatally wounded, he ran a mile to a doctor, where he fell over exhausted. 1912 JANUARY 1912 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SAYSMORSETRIED TO BRIBE HIM Offered to Share $2000 Made on Deal While in Prison. SENT A CIPHER MESSAGE Warden Moyer's Statement is the Result of Charges of Bad Treatment of Banker in Atlanta Penitentiary. Warden W. M. Moyer, of the federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga., made a formal statement, in while she declares that Charles W. Morse, the convicted New-York banker, had offered him what he construed to be a bride shortly after Morse became a prisoner in the institution. He said he refused it and so notified Attorney General Wickramham. Moyer's statement was a sequel to the publication in a local paper that a congressional investigation into the alleged bad treatment of Morse in the prison probably would be instituted. Warden Moyer said he had given Morse permission on March 11, 1910, to send a copier telegraph to purchase some gas stock, and that subsequently Morse had come into his office and said: "Warden, I made $2000 on that deal and I want you to have half of it." The warden said he told Morse to forget he ever said anything like that and never to say such a thing again. He said he advised Attorney General Wicker-mann that he had permitted Morse to send the telegram. It developed that the department of justice made an investigation at the prison last spring. The result of the investigation is not known. Warden Moyer's statement was made before a gathering of newspaper men invited to inspect the so-called "dungeon," where Morse was sent into solitary confinement May 13-15, 1910, according to charges against the warden "for giving a sick boy about to be discharged a paltry sum of money." The warden read his report on the incident to the department, in which it was stated that Morse was sent to the "solitary" because he refused to tell where he got about $50, which he subsequently admitted he had received from a discharged prisoner, his wife and his business partner. The warden denied that it was for giving money to a sick boy. Moyer denied that he had strong prejudice against Morse, or that any statement he had made to the attorney general had any influence in determining the president's latest action in the case. He admitted a natural prejudice because of the incident of the gas stock and other matters he would not mention. Attorney Fidelis, counsel for Morse, left for Washington, after being present at the interview, with the aweful purpose of learning from the attorney general whether Warden Moyer had been asked for an opinion on Morse's condition. Moyer had declared that on Nov. 27 last, when reporting to Attorney General Wickersham that Mores had been removed to the hospital at Fort McPherson as directed, he added: "I saw the prisoner on the afternoon of Nov. 25 and in the early morning of the 26th, and he did not then seem to me to have the appearance of a man whose condition is critical." Meets Horrible Death in Breaker. Lawrence Kolbushnik, twenty years of age, was ground to death at the Doharew & Hudson breaker, at Hudson, near Wilkes-Barre, Pa. when his loose jacket caught in the rapidly moving shafts and drown in his body before he could even make a struggle. Kolbushnik was engaged as an offer and was about his work when he met his end. His jacket was open and a corner of it was caught in the suction. Instantly he was being hurled with the great wheels at a terrific rate. Before friends could reach him death had occurred, and when the machinery was stopped it required some time to get the managed body from the wheels. Susa Cooker For $100,000 John J. Broen, the riding master who on April 28, 1910, married Richard Khel Croker, the daughter of Richard Croker, former leader of Tammany Hall, sled sutt it in the sapranc court in New York against Richard Croker and his two sons, Howard and Richard Jr., for $100,000 for allied alienation of his wife a prisoner. The couple were married in Hammond by a justice of the peace. Swordman later Broen's wife left him and returned to her father. M. Jail Breaker Repent; Return to Cell Timing his blows so that they would not be heard for the abuses of merry laughter emanating from a party of young people being entertained by Sheriff Harry C. Smith and family in the county prison at Huntingdong, Pa. Saturday Light, Louis Rosal, a Mount Union young man, serving a long term for illegal liquor selling, pounded to pieces a heavy lock, securing an iron window, and escaped. Taking a late train, he arrived home before midnight, but quickly repenting his flight, he hired a team and had the driver rush him back over the rough twelve mile road to Huntingdong, and entered the prison two hours before daylight, while Sheriff Smith and offi- cers were still securing the county. Must Pay to Show He Is Alive. Joseph Hilney offered decided objection in Newark, N. J., to paying $63 to prove that he was alive. Blaney, who was about to be declared "officially dead" because nothing had been heard of him here for eleven years, turned up at the surrogate's office and put in a claim for a share of his father's estate. When he found, that he would have to pay $33 to keep himself off the "dead list", however, he demurred, an explanation of his expense was for advertising for him instead of failing to satisfy him. Blaney said he would counsel counsel to find out why this payment was necessary to bring himself officially to life again. The Famous River Ohio The river Ganges, in India, is far more for two things—its alleged purifying influence on all who bathe in it and its muddiness. For ages there has been a belief among the Hindus that a dip in the Ganges, particularly at Benares, where the water is full of impurities, is a safeguard against the cholera, typhoid fever and other infectious diseases. An analytical examination of the river water at Benares has revealed the interesting fact that the Ganges is fairly alive with bacteria antagonistic to the haplocili of cholera and typhoid. The plague ridden Hindi who plunges into the river to bathe in it and even to swallow, a few mouthfuls of the muddy water provides himself with a vast army of useful microbes which will quickly sweep out of existence and out of his system the deadly microbes of disease. So there must be some merit in the reputed medicinal virtues of the Ganges after all. THE JOKE PROVED FATAL It Was a Gray Bearded Old One That Got in Its Deadly Work. "What became of Bill Richardson?" I asked of a quant character I met in one of my travels on a western railroad: "It came about in this way," said the commercial agent who tells the story. "The reply of my companion for a day war: He died from the effect of the joke that had been played on nearly everybody in that town. It may have been an old one when the murmuring stars shouted together for a night I know, but it was new in our town and was springing by a Maine Yankee who had been living in our burge for several years. His name was Charles Davenport, and he died many years ago. In his shuffling way he went from store to store and said that he had just heard that a well known citizen had got shot. Then the people who had listened asked where the man got shot, Davenport said in his drawing voice, "He bought 'em." "That very night, after everybody who had bit had got through cusin' Dawnton, Bill Richardson, the old hotel keeper of the town, was shout. Every one knew Bill Richardson. As soon as the accident occurred a friend of Bill rushed to a nearby doctor. He was a member of one of the big churches and was as well known for his piety as he was for caring nearly everything that come his way. But he was a very sensitive man, Richardson's friend who called on the doctor was greatly excited. "Doc was upstate where he was promised to the window by wood blocks. He filled the window and asked what was wanted. The man below replied that old Bill Birkham had got shot. How it happened that Davenport had add dawn that day on the old gun, and he was so sad as a harried burner about it. So when the man knew that film played and Bill Birkham had got shot that former attacker relied on and yelled back: "You go to him. I know where he got out." And with that he maneuvered down the window and went to bed. "Before the friend of got the Bill Birkham, could still another dawn play, Bill had passed away. The single best day he had, but if it wasn't him Bad old job he whistled before I came on. The john didn't stop with my blight. It was now behind him. She did her wounds from his whistle, and he was held below the stained gown and there was a many enough for several days, but when it was explained how far had been said he was declared not guilty. I lived in the town several years after that and no longer as I did I never heard of any body playing a joke of any sort." — New York Herald. Killie Family and Himself. News Family and Himself. Nils has been received in Little Rock, Ark., that the entire family of T. J. Ford, consisting of himself, wife and six children, had been injured. Ford resides twelve miles from Boston, Ark. The evidence tends to show; it is declared, that Ford killed his wife and children and then took his own life. Jersey Woman Has Pellagra Mrs. Mary de Shay, wife of a farmer, is a patient in the Paterson, N. J. General hospital with what the physicians of that institution believe is a real case of pellagra, the disease which has been baffling the medical men of many countries. The woman was admitted to the hospital three weeks ago. . Child, Eats Pills and Dies Knocking a bottle of herb pills from a bureau, John Runyan, aged seventeen months, of Altoona, Pa. got down to help his father pick them up. While doing so he evidently ate several of them. In a few moments he was seized with enema and died. Mother and Two Girls Killed In Fire. Mrs. James Ritter and her two children, Lillian, five years old, and Ethal, three years old, took their lives in Ultrorm, N.Y., when the diner and their horse. The Cleanest Man. "Which is the cleanest man," assays the individual with the serrated whiskers, "a man who has just come from a Turkish bath or one who is working in the mud and muck of the Panama canal, getting the bed ready for the foundation of the Gatun dam?" "The one from the Turkish bath, of course," says the man with the discouraged eyebrows. "No. The other fellow is a damite cleaner, you see."—Chicago Post. Monsters. A dinosaurus wandered out Pterodactyls patroled. A monster wielded, he stroked about Our public to amuse. He saw the locomotives swing And as he dodged he cried, "That thing Both surely take my nerve!" He gazed, upon the motorcar And heard it grind and whine. He kept up the after, So huge, yet all at ease. "Alas," he cried, "what fearful change Throughout this world I see! I have no chance to escape! The good old times for me!" —Washington Star. "Marriage is a civil contract," and the bullying husband. "Huh!" replied the frate wife. "It is too." "I don't see that anything that you ever had anything to do with in civil at all." she returned. When in finance by devious ways He thought to dazzle and amaze He said, "I'll prove, with cunning pains That I surpass "world for brains" But what next morning he was broke The man was again he spoke: "A pernicious am I And have a very poor supply." —Washington Star. The Obvious Reply. "Pa," inquired William, "what is burlesque?" "A burlesque, son," replied the father, "is a takeoff." "Take off what?" "Henry," interrupted the mother, who had been ill-tending to the conversation, "if you are going to answer that question I will leave the room."—Judge. Touring Europe. The roads were along the Rhine. Our car was new. We oiled the gear, abandoned fear. And safely new. We couldn't glance at passing Praxis. That land unborne. And fully naked, to be a flying strangle. Our trip, I guess, was a success. And every tired, you understand. Was but a blur. -Pittsburgh Post. Tos Curious. Chamley - I didn't know you were acquainted with Miss Lovitt. She asked me last night if I knew you. Hamley - That was nice of her. What led her to ask you that, I wondered! Counley - Why - or - I had just asked her if she could imagine any one bigger than Bill Thempson - The Boy.